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TFS News Briefs: 3/21/08
Special NCAA Track & Field Edition

Posted March 21st, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, TFS News Briefs

TFS News Briefs
2008 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field: Week 1
The 2008 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field season officially kicks off in fine style this weekend with 38 (count ‘em, 38!) meets throughout the country. The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association has links to all of them on their website. Schedules like this one are truly a track junkie’s dream come true.
Read more at: [USTFCCCA]

ASU Opens Outdoor Season At Home
ASU, the 2008 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Champions, will open their outdoor season at home this weekend at the Baldy Castillo Invitational. Both the men’s team and the women’s team won the NCAA national titles last weekend. The meet will be contested on the Joe Selleh Track at Sun Angel Stadium in Tempe, AZ.
Read more at: [Sun Devils]

Oregon Host First Meet At Revamped Hayward Field
The University of Oregon’s historic Hayward Field has had an $8 Million facelift in preparation for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials, and now the Ducks want to show her off to the world. Folks will get their first look at the freshly-reminted stadium by hosting the Oregon Preview on Saturday, March 22nd, 2008. Over 550 athletes from throughout the Northwest will be competing in the meet.
Read more at: [Go Ducks][Hayward Field]
Image courtesy of GoDucks.com.
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TFS News Briefs: 2/09/08

Posted February 9th, 2008 at 1:30 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics, TFS News Briefs

TFS News Briefs
New Balance Collegiate Invitational Producing Fast Times
The New Balance Collegiate Invitational, being held this weekend at the Armory in New York City, is producing some solid collegiate marks in the build-up to the NCAA Championships.
Read more at: [Google News][Results at Milesplit]

Bekele Going For 300m Indoor WR
Kenenisa Bekele, the current track and field distance king, is going for the 3000m World record in Valencia, Spain today. Stay tuned for the results of the Ethiopian great’s attempt.
Read more at: [IAAF][Google News]

A Peek At the 2008 Track & Field Season
A peek into the future reveals 51 world-class track meets: 6 Golden League meets, 5 Super Grand Prix events, 14 Grand Prix venues, 1 World Athletics Final, 25 Area Permit meets. The best track meet of the year isn’t on the list. It’s going to be held in a town in Eastern China.
Read more at: [IAAF]
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