TFS News Briefs: 11/12/07
Posted November 12th, 2007 at 1:00 PM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Cross Country, Track & Field, Olympics, TFS News Briefs
Galen Rupp: “I’m starting to come around”
Galen Rupp, in only his second cross-country race of the season (he had started his training cycle again after competing in the World Championships), finished 1st to lead the Oregon Ducks to a 1st-place team finish at the NCAA West Regional cross-country championships. He is considered to be a favorite to win NCAA Championships this coming weekend. Read more at: [The Register-Guard, OR]
Craig Masback: “All signs point to [’08] being the best Olympic Trials ever”
Craig Masback has written a guest article on Oregon’s The Register-Guard website, explaining how the preparations for the 2008 Olympic Trials are coming along. Set to begin on June, 27th 2008 and lasting until July 6th, 2008, Masback writes that, “The pieces are falling into place to meet the Eugene ‘08 objective of making this Olympic Trials the most athlete-friendly and fan-friendly in history.” Read more at: [The Register-Guard, OR]
IAAF Ratifies New World Records
Haile Gebrselassie’s 2:04:26 marathon at the September 30th Berlin Marathon and Lornah Kiplagat’s 1:06:25 half-marathon (as well as her 1:02:57 20K en route to the half-marathon in Udine, Italy on October 14th at the 2nd IAAF World Road Running Championships) along with several other world records, have been ratified by the IAAF. Read more at: [IAAF]
Candidates Announced for IAAF 2007 Performance of the Year
The candidates for IAAF’s 2007 Performance of the Year have been announced. The men’s list includes Americans Tyson Gay, Reese Hoffa, Bernard Lagat and Jeremy Wariner while the women’s list includes Americans Allyson Felix and Sanya Richards. The men’s and women’s winners will be announced at the 2007 World Athletics Gala in Monaco on November 25th, 2007. Read more at: [IAAF]
Ukranian 16-Year-Old Ranked 44th in the World in Discus
Mykyta Nesterenko, a 16-year-old from the Ukraine who is ranked 44th in the world in the discus throw and is the world junior record holder for both the shot and the discus, is featured in a European Athletics interview. Read more at: [European-Athletics]
***Note: We encourage EVERYONE to see a doctor before altering their diet, taking a supplement and/or performing athletic, fitness or other strenuous physical activity. It is your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, completeness and usefulness of any information, instruction, opinion or advice contained in the content. Please also see our complete disclaimer.***
Tags: 20k, allyson felix, athletics, Bernard Lagat, craig masback, cross country, discus shot, eugene or, galen rupp, haiel gebrselassie, half marathon, IAAF, Jeremy Wariner, junior world record, Lornah Kiplagat, marathon, Mykyta Nesterenko, ncaa west regional cross country championships, Olympic Trials, oregon ducks, Performance of the Year, Reese Hoffa, sanya richards, track and field, tyson gay, ukraine, university of oregon, world record
Like what you see? Subscribe to our feed!
The Final Sprint
[…] TFS News Briefs: 11/12/07 […]
November 12th, 2007 at 4:08 pm