The IAAF World Outdoor Track and Field Championships ended with a jam-packed day that highlighted each of the major themes that kept coming up during the 10-day event: Mothers: This time, it was Nia Ali, who has a 4-year-old son… Continue Reading
Just about every track nerd I know had “Day Eight” of the IAAF World Outdoor Track and Field Championships marked on their calendars, and the performances lived up to the hype. Dalilah Muhammad set a world record in the 400-meter… Continue Reading
On Thursday, Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain led a blazing 400 meters, running the third fastest time ever at 48.14 seconds. Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas won the silver in 48.37, setting a new area record and moving her up… Continue Reading
By Brooklynn Loiselle PALO ALTO, Calif. — Timothy Cheruiyot of Kenya had intended to arrive in the United States early in the week before the Prefontaine Classic. But two days before the meet, he was not in the United States.… Continue Reading
By August Howell For nearly every professional sport, there are certain numbers and statistics that are recognized as a pinnacle of achievement: Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 38,387 career points, Michael Jordan’s six NBA championships. For track and… Continue Reading
By Isaac Gibson The men’s 1,500-meter final Sunday at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials will have an unorthodox 13 men competing in it. And nearly half of those men have worn an Oregon singlet at one time in… Continue Reading
By Will Denner World champion Kenyan distance runner Asbel Kiprop didn’t break his personal record Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic, falling short of the expectations he set for himself prior to the Bowerman Mile. Kiprop said at the meet press… Continue Reading
As a former NCAA champion for the Oregon Ducks, Matthew Centrowitz Jr. is comfortable in front of the crowd at Hayward Field, and he knows how to feed off of its energy. So he was comfortably near the front of… Continue Reading