Articles filed under Track and Field
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Cary-Grove grad Freeman getting better and betterSep 12, 2013 3:56 pm - When it rains, it pours. For Cary-Grove graduate Josh Freeman that statement hits home both literally and figuratively. On the figurative side, the sophomore shot-put th...
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Bolt closes out season with another winSep 06, 2013 4:57 pm - BRUSSELS — Usain Bolt closed out the season Friday with another win in the 100 meters, finishing in 9.80 seconds in the Memorial Van Damme. The time, sluggish by his ste...
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Ben Johnson promotes new anti-doping campaignAug 29, 2013 4:33 pm - LONDON — Disgraced sprinter Ben Johnson is the face of a new anti-doping campaign. The Canadian was stripped of his Olympic gold medal and world record in the 100 meters...
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Bolt is indisputably golden in 200 at worldsAug 17, 2013 6:20 pm - MOSCOW — Forget the race. With Usain Bolt, the real fun happens after he crosses the finish line. Now that’s entertainment. Certainly more than his 200-meter win, when t...
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Feet, don’t fail me now!Aug 16, 2013 9:08 pm - The Palatine Park District Feet Fest is back, so lace up the shoes and get out there at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 25. The 10th annual 3K Family Fun Run/Walk starts from Tow...
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AP: Gay tested positive at U.S nationalsJul 26, 2013 7:30 pm - Sprinter Tyson Gay failed more than one drug test this year, recording one of his positives at the U.S. championships in June, where he won the 100 and 200 meters, The A...
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Track meet honors longtime Conant coachJul 16, 2013 3:35 am - Friends and family members are hosting the second annual Coach Ron Gummerson Summer Track Meet at Conant High School, 700 E. Cougar Trail in Hoffman Estates, on Thursday...
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Barrington’s Krzysko adds first-team national honorJul 09, 2013 8:04 pm - Barrington’s Loren Krzysko, who helped lead the Fillies to a third-place finish in the Class AA state softball tournament last month, has been recognized by the National...
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A busy summer calendar for new Harvard AD RifeJul 01, 2013 10:24 am - He wrapped up three weeks of teaching summer school at Lakes, Harvard approved him as its new director of athletics and activities at its June school board meeting, and ...
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Olympian Tegenkamp joins Chicago Marathon fieldJun 27, 2013 4:21 pm - The United States just improved its chances at winning the Chicago Marathon for the first time in 11 years. U.S. Olympian Matt Tegenkamp announced Thursday that he will ...