Articles filed under Track and Field
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Bad blood. Lyles shoved by Bednarek after his win in 200 meters at US nationalsAug 03, 2025 7:20 pm - Noah Lyles landed the day’s biggest blow on the track, passing Kenny Bednarek for the win, then looking his way to talk some trash. Bednarek’s answer was a two-handed sho...
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‘He’s missed greatly by everybody’: Late Fremd coach Dave Yates continues to inspireJun 18, 2025 8:39 pm - At the Windmill City Weekend Shootout girls basketball event, Batavia coach Kevin Jensen continues what he and the late Fremd coach Dave Yates started
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Naperville parents voice objections after transgender student competes in track meetMay 20, 2025 9:28 am - Parents on Monday packed a Naperville Unit District 203 school board meeting after a transgender female student competed at a track meet at a middle school.
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Bregenzer, Znajda can count themselves among ‘the best of the best’Apr 02, 2025 6:42 pm - Barrington’s Joe Bregenzer and Prospect’s Veronica Znajda are among 26 student-athletes statewide named to the Illinois High School Association’s 2025 Academic All-State Team.
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‘It was a great day’: Kaneland High graduate is first American in 31 years to win Los Angeles MarathonMar 18, 2025 1:52 pm - Kaneland High School graduate Matt Richtman, from Elburn, won the Los Angeles Marathon on March 16 in a blazing time.
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Elburn native Matt Richtman is 1st American man to win Los Angeles Marathon in 31 yearsMar 17, 2025 9:26 am - LOS ANGELES — Matt Richtman won the 40th annual Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday, becoming the first American man to take the title in 31 years. The Elburn native and Kanel...
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College Achievers: Stephen vaults to another Big Ten awardMar 03, 2025 12:00 pm - College Achievers: Michigan State University senior Gabrielle Stephen, a graduate of Bartlett High School, earned her third Big Ten women’s gymnast of the week award.
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College Achievers: Watcke burning up the track for VillanovaFeb 23, 2025 1:00 pm - College Achievers: In Hinsdale Central graduate Dan Watcke’s first three indoor track meets competing for Villanova University, he set three program records.
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Man killed by stray weight at Colorado track and field meet remembered as dedicated husband, dadJan 28, 2025 8:06 pm - A spectator killed by an errant weight in a hammer throw event at a youth track and field meet was a dedicated father and husband with a great sense of humor, relatives s...
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Honors all around for three well-deserving suburban cross country coachesNov 07, 2024 6:00 am - Scott Nelson, Chris Quick, and Jim Westphal to be inducted into state track and cross country hall of fame; Hinsdale South Special Olympics coordinator earns an award.