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TFS News Briefs: 9/30/2007
Posted September 30th, 2007 at 7:40 PM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Cross Country, Track & Field
Gay Wins, Powell Injures Hamstring in Yokohama
Tyson Gay ended his season strongly by finishing 1st in the 100m in a steady rain at the Super Track and Field Meet in Yokohama, Japan Sunday. In the same meet Asafa Powell pulled a hamstring muscle while running the turn of the 200m. Tyler Christopher of Canada went on to win that race. Read more at: [The Canadian Press]
Cross-Country: Oregon Upsets Wisconsin at Bill Dellinger Invitational
Number three Oregon pulled off an upset victory over number one Wisconsin in the men’s race at the Bill Dellinger Invitational in Eugene, OR on Saturday. The Badgers were outscored by the Ducks 54 to 73 points. Read more at: [UWBadgers]
Tergat Salutes Gebrselassie’s World-Record Run
Kenyan Paul Tergat, upon hearing that Haile Gebrselassie had beaten his four-year old marathon world record of 2:04:55 by running a time of 2:04:26 at the Berlin Marathon, said, “There is no better person to break the record than Gebreselassie… He has been hunting for it for a long time and had been successful. Now that he has done it I salute him.” Tergat will be running in Fukuoka this December. Read more at: [SuperAthletics]
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WEEK 2 XC Rankings: Oregon & NC St Men, Princeton Women on the Rise
Posted October 3rd, 2006 at 11:00 AM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Cross Country
The Wisconsin men and Stanford women retained their #1 rankings according to the the Week 2 USTFCCCA polls.
The new poll demonstrated some notable changes following this past weekend’s cross country action:
- The Oregon men rose from 17th to 6th and the Arkansas women moved up four spots on the heels of their big wins at the Bill Dellinger Invitational.
- The Michigan women claimed the #2 spot and the men of NC State jumped to 13th after their victories at the Notre Dame Invitational. NC State had been left off of the Men’s D-I Top 30 in Week 1.
- The Princeton women climbed to 7th as a result of their showing at the Paul Short Invitational.
- The Texas men took a big hit, falling from 6th to 23rd.
For complete rankings, go the to official USTFCCCA Division I site.
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