News Articles
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Indoor Visa Championship Series ratings up 22 percent on ESPN
by USATF - Wed Mar 18 11:40:05 -0400 2009
INDIANAPOLIS (March 11, 2009) - USA Track & Field's signature series of events, the Indoor Visa Championship Series, saw a huge increase in ratings for its ESPN shows as well as a significant bump in ratings for the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships. read more
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Eight Olympians to compete for 15km title
by USATF - Wed Mar 18 11:35:24 -0400 2009
INDIANAPOLIS (March 11, 2009) - Defending men's Champion Andrew Carlson (Flagstaff, Ariz.) takes on a field that includes eight Olympians at the USA 15km Championships this Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla. read more
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Benoit Samuelson, Rono, Raschker headline record entries for USA Masters Indoors
by USATF - Tue Mar 17 18:38:24 -0400 2009
LANDOVER, Md. - The 2009 USA Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships at Prince George's Sports and Learning Center in Landover Md., Friday-Sunday, March 20-22, have attracted some of the world's top masters athletes, including at least 12 Olympians. read more
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High School Championship meets this weekend
by Vicky Oddi - Fri Mar 13 17:55:11 -0400 2009
America’s top high school athletes will compete at two different national-caliber meets over the weekend. read more
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Terre Haute hosts DIII Champs
by Vicky Oddi - Fri Mar 13 17:53:33 -0400 2009
The 2009 NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships will be held March 13-14 at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Ind. read more
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NCAA DII in Houston
by Vicky Oddi - Fri Mar 13 17:51:12 -0400 2009
The 2009 NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships are being held Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the University of Houston. read more
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NCAA DI Champs head to College Station
by Vicky Oddi - Fri Mar 13 17:45:46 -0400 2009
More than 750 athletes are set to take center stage at the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships on March 13-14 at Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium at Texas A&M in College Station, Texas. read more
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USA Track & Field Foundation announces 2009 Distance Project Grant recipients
by USATF - Tue Mar 10 18:37:31 -0400 2009
INDIANAPOLIS - The USA Track & Field Foundation, running event organizations and generous fans have come together again to make possible a significant investment in USA distance running in 2009. read more
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Pickler, Arnold repeat at 2009 Indoor USA Combined Events Champs
by USATF - Tue Mar 10 18:36:02 -0400 2009
March 9, 2009 - Diana Pickler and Jake Arnold won their second consecutive titles over the weekend at the 2009 USA Indoor Combined Events Championships, held at Eddie Smith Field House on the campus of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. read more
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USATF Board selects officers, Hightower elected chair
by USATF - Tue Mar 10 18:34:05 -0400 2009
March 9, 2009 - At its March 8 meeting in Orlando, USATF's reconstituted, 15-person board of directors elected four officers. read more
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Pickler named Athlete of the Week
by USATF - Tue Mar 10 18:31:02 -0400 2009
INDIANAPOLIS - Diana Pickler has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning the women's pentathlon over the weekend at the 2009 USA Indoor Combined Events Championships, held at Eddie Smith Field House. read more
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USATF proposes USA-Jamaica dual meets in 2009
by USATF - Mon Mar 09 11:45:50 -0400 2009
(March 6, 2009) - USA Track & Field this week proposed that the world's two sprinting powerhouses challenge each other in a unique, dual-meet format that could see some of track and field's superstars match up like never before. read more
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Team USA wins three out of four team titles at NACAC Cross Country Championships
by USATF - Mon Mar 09 11:38:09 -0400 2009
CAPE CANAVERAL (March 7, 2009) - Clara Grandt (Morgantown, W.V.), Ryan Hill (Hickory, N.C.) and Stephen Pifer (Eugene, Ore.) won their respective races to lead Team USA to three team titles Saturday at the 2009 NACAC Cross Country Championships. read more
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Team USA to compete at NACAC Cross Country Championships on Saturday
by USATF - Fri Mar 06 15:53:25 -0500 2009
CAPE CANAVERAL (March 5, 2009) - A field of nearly 100 athletes representing nine national federations will compete this Saturday, March 7 at the fifth annual NACAC Cross Country Championships. read more
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Olympians to clash at USA Indoor Combined Events Champs
by USATF - Fri Mar 06 15:37:34 -0500 2009
INDIANAPOLIS (March 5, 2009) - 2008 Olympian and defending women's champion Diana Pickler will face two Olympic teammates, and Jake Arnold will return to defend his men's title this weekend at the 2009 USA Indoor Combined Events Championships. read more