Articles filed under Track and Field
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Evan Jager returns to Jacobs and his Algonquin fansSep 04, 2012 11:00 pm - Evan Jager has set an American record in the 3000-meter steeplechase, represented the United States at the 2012 London Olympic Games in the same event and competed all o...
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Usain Bolt clocks 19.58 in 200 meters in SwitzerlandAug 23, 2012 4:38 pm - LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Usain Bolt clocked 19.58 seconds to win the 200 meters at the Athletissima Diamond League meeting on Thursday, after training partner Yohan Blake...
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A Pick 6 of NFL teams that could use Usain BoltAug 15, 2012 1:46 pm - Now that the Olympics are over, there’s one very fast young man looking at one very long layoff before resurfacing in Rio in four years. Hey, Usain Bolt! You want to pla...
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Belarus shot putter stripped of Olympic goldAug 13, 2012 7:40 am - LONDON — Shot putter Nadzeya Ostapchuk of Belarus became the first athlete to be stripped of a medal at the London Olympics after her gold was withdrawn Monday for dopin...
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US women win 4x400 to give Felix 3rd Olympic goldAug 11, 2012 5:27 pm - LONDON — By the time Allyson Felix was done doing her part, her third gold medal of the Olympics was all but hanging around her neck. Staking the U.S. team to more than ...
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Bolt anchors Jamaica to relay record for 3rd goldAug 11, 2012 5:16 pm - LONDON — Be it a gold medal or a souvenir from a record relay run, Usain Bolt always gets what he wants at the Olympics. The Jamaican will leave London a perfect 3 for 3...
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Quite an Olympics for American womenAug 10, 2012 6:45 pm - It’s the 40th anniversary of Title IX here in the United States this year and the Olympics is serving as the perfect tribute. Quite simply, the U.S. women, all of whom h...
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Felix, Jeter help US break 1985 record in 4x100Aug 10, 2012 2:00 pm - LONDON — Eyeing the trackside clock as she approached the finish line, Carmelita Jeter pointed the black baton in her left hand at those bright orange numbers. She wante...
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Taylor wins Olympic triple jump gold for USAug 09, 2012 3:08 pm - LONDON — Christian Taylor won the Olympic triple jump gold medal Thursday night, overtaking U.S. teammate Will Claye with his fourth jump in the final. Taylor, the world...
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Bolt wins 200, Rudisha gets 800 record at OlympicsAug 09, 2012 3:00 pm - LONDON — Usain Bolt backed up his billing as a "living legend" by winning the Olympic 200 meters and becoming the first athlete to repeat as double Olympic sprint champi...