Articles filed under Track and Field
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2016 Chicago Marathon to feature 5 past championsAug 23, 2016 1:00 am - Five world-class champion runners - led by marathon world record-holder Dennis Kimetto and last year's Chicago Marathon winner Florence Kiplagat - will compete in Chicag...
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Algonquin's Evan Jager wins silver in 3,000 meter steeplechaseAug 17, 2016 1:00 am - Evan Jager knows steeplechase history about as well as anyone. Like, how difficult the Kenyans are to beat and how the Americans haven't captured an Olympic medal since ...
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International Chicago 5K race draws legendary runnersAug 16, 2016 1:00 am - Four legendary runners - Steve Jones, Joan Benoit Samuelson, Constantina Dita and Deena Kastor - will return to Chicago take part in inaugural International Chicago 5K o...
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Say it ain't so, Joe NewtonAug 08, 2016 5:00 am - I almost fell out the chair when I read this - York's Joe Newton to end his reign coaching the Long Green Line. He's now 87 and has been coaching track and cross-country...
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York's Newton to end his reign coaching the Long Green LineAug 04, 2016 1:00 am - Legendary York cross-country coach Joe Newton is nearing the end of his famed Long Green Line. At a news conference Wednesday at the Elmhurst high school, one of the coa...
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Elgin nurse hopes to represent Puerto Rico in Rio OlympicsJul 21, 2016 5:30 am - A pediatric nurse at Elmhurst Hospital will learn this weekend whether she'll be competing in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, representing Puerto Rico on the track ...
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Jacobs High grad prepares for Olympic TrialsJul 03, 2016 1:00 am - Editor's note: Evan Jager, a 2007 Jacobs High School grad, will be competing in the steeplechase preliminaries Monday at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. The final ...
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Western Illinois pays tribute to program's top baseball achieversJun 24, 2016 1:00 am - In cooperation with the current Western Illinois baseball coach Ryan Brownlee, former Leatherneck and current Libertyville resident Connie Kowal has organized the last t...
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Palatine's O'Brien tests national stage at Brooks PR InvitationalJun 16, 2016 1:00 am - For Palatine senior runner Kelly O'Brien a precipitous fall preceded a spring of growth. O'Brien capped an eventful year by earning a golden ticket to participate at the...
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Fox Valley boys track and field state notesJun 02, 2016 1:00 am - CHARLESTON - The Camron Donatlan achievement of winning the high jump at the Class 3A boys track and field state finals after starting the year on the West Aurora underc...