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Drama in the final event of the men's decathlon saw the leader after nine events, Kendrick Thompson of the Bahamas, ...
The bronze medalist at the USATF Championships, Dylan Beard moved up to silver in the men's 110 hurdles with a 13.39 into a stiff wind. Baylor's Demario Prince took the gold in 13.35. U.S. champion Ja ...
INDIANAPOLIS -- A stunning American U20 record* in the men's 800 earned Cooper Lutkenhaus (Justin, TX/USATF Southwestern) recognition as the 29th USATF Athlete of the Week award winner for 2025. It is ...
Dave Wottle's dramatic stretch run earned him an upset victory in the 800 meters and established him as one of the stars of the 1972 Olympic Games. As a student at Bowling Green State University, ...
One of the greatest intermediate hurdlers of all time, Charles Moore never lost a 400m hurdles race and was an innovator in the event. Before Moore came along, competitors in the event customarily ...
One of the most successful track coaches in the world while at Villanova University, James "Jumbo" Ellliott excelled at getting his athletes ready for the big meets, whether they were the Penn Relays ...
A 1956 Olympian at 1,500 meters, Don Bowden is best known for being the first American ever to break the 4-minute barrier in the mile. Bowden became the U.S. mile record holder when he ran 3:58.7 in ...
In 1948, Cordner Nelson and his brother Bert (also in the Hall of Fame) began publishing Track & Field News. Over the years, the magazine earned the soubriquet "The Bible of the Sport." Nelson served ...
The head track coach at Ohio State University from 1932 until 1965, Lawrence "Larry" Snyder coached some of the greatest track athletes in history, including Hall of Famers Jesse Owens, Dave Albritton ...