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All RT articles published with anything to do with US college track and field
August 14, 2009
Writing about someone you know is always difficult. Writing about someone you know who just got let go from their dream job, to which they'd dedicated almost 20 years of their life...
July 22, 2009
David McNeill has had a cracker of a season. He kicked it off by winning the Zatopek 10000m in Melbourne in December. That run got him nominated for the Berlin World Championships over the 10000m distance....
July 5, 2009
For 28 years, UCLA has had one thing that no other program could match: Art Venegas. A throws guru, a rousing speaker, and a fierce competitor, Art Venegas built up a throws program at UCLA that...
July 5, 2009
Shawn Forrest could be Australia's most under-rated distance runner. Currently on a scholarship with Arkansas, we managed to catch up with Shawn shortly after hs brilliant 2nd place to Galen Rupp...
June 26, 2009
German Fernandez is the biggest middle distance hopeful to emerge from the US since the rise of Alan Webb. Read all about this young prodigy and get his thoughts on his Australian counter-part, Ryan Gregson......
June 26, 2009
Jenny Barringer is one of, if not the, most talked about distancve runner in the US right now. Recently she won her third NCAA title, a mere week after clocking a 3:59 1500m at the Prefontaine classic....
June 22, 2009
I've been thinking a bit about football recently. Specifically, I've been thinking about how we could go about determining who the best player is at each position. Imagine if, at the end of...
June 21, 2009
Ryan Foster had an incredible NCAA Championships over 800m. Over the three rounds he ran his three fastest times ever, culminating in a 1:46 in the semi finals, where he was the second fastest qualifier....
June 14, 2009
Few meets can rival the NCAA Championships for drama, intrigue, and upsets. It combines elite, world-leading performances with tight team competitions in which the difference between 6th and 8th...
June 10, 2009
Track and field is about competition, and competition is about one thing: gambling. Er, I mean winning. Okay, winning at gambling. In Pat Butcher's most recent blog , he laments the rise...
June 7, 2009
© 2009 The Runner's Tribe, all rights reserved. Published Sunday June 7, 2009 Article by Chris Wainwright In what is regarded as one of the largest track and field meetings in...
June 4, 2009
Track and field is competition in its purest form. Athletes compete head-to-head to see who can run faster, throw farther, and jump higher. Of course, competition isn't necessary for...
May 25, 2009
Coaching changes are normal. Every year, thousands of high school and NCAA athletes graduate and change locations, training groups and coaches. Every year coaches retire or transfer schools. ...
May 8, 2009
By Bryan Green I had to choose between two track meets last weekend, Payton Jordan or the UCLA-USC dual meet. There was a lot I wanted to see at Payton Jordan. I knewChris Derrick andGerman...
German Fernandez and World Cross
March 19, 2009 By Bryan Green I don't make any claims to be a track and field historian, but I can't think of any precedent for the decision recently made by German Fernandez. A freshman, arguably a favorite...
March 11, 2009
By Bryan Green Bryan ran cross country and track and field for UCLA, as well for Japanese ekiden teams while living in Japan. He now pretends to be a runner (mostly on weekends) and a writer (mostly after...
October 28, 2008
By Bryan Green Galen Rupp is currently the favorite to win the individual title at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, and his Oregon Ducks are the favorite to defend their team title from last year....
Septembr 25, 2008
© 2008 The Runner's Tribe, all rights reserved. A New Zealand athlete travelling to the United States is nothing new. However the topic is one that is frequently debated, with several arguments,...
June 14, 2008
It's not everyday that you get the opportunity to catch up with a man who has not only achieved some speedy times on the track, but also experienced life inside collegiate America from two...
