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Lead Stories: Sunday, November 23, 2008

King’s road to Eugene begins

Posted May 27th, 2007 at 11:25 AM by thefinalsprint.com

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

max king 2 Several hundred fans were on hand Saturday night as Max King won the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase at The Road to Eugene ‘08 at historic Hayward Field at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Ore.

The Road to Eugene ‘08 is a cooperative effort between the Local Organizing Committee for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, USA Track & Field, and the USATF Athletes Advisory Committee. The meet is a benefit for the Professional Athletics Association (PAA), a newly formed union of professional track and field athletes.

A former Cornell standout, Max King held off Brian Olinger to win the men’s 3,000m steeplechase in a personal best 8 minutes 31.26 seconds with Olinger second in 8:31.56, they are the second and third fastest performances by Americans so far this year. For their efforts, both King and Olinger achieved the Olympic Trials “A” standard.
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Ritzenhein to make 2007 track debut, Solid fields on tap at Road to Eugene ‘08

Posted May 25th, 2007 at 2:53 PM by Bob Ramsak

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Ritzenhein_NYCM_06 Solid fields have been assembled for this weekend’s second running of The Road to Eugene ‘08, to be held at Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon.

While the main program is scheduled for Sunday, the men’s and women’s 5000m races, along with the men’s 3000m steeplechase, will be held on Saturday evening, immediately following the conclusion of the NCAA West Regional Championships.

For distance running fans, the 2007 track debut by Dathan Ritzenhein will be of significant interest. Arriving on the heels of his victory over Craig Mottram in the Healthy Kidney 10-K in New York’s Central Park, “Ritz” will lead a 5000m field that includes Mexican rising star Juan Luis Barrios and Adam Goucher.
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World record holder Defar to lead elite field at Carlsbad

Posted March 29th, 2007 at 11:17 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results

Meseret Defar, the Race Results Weekly Runner of the Year for 2006 and the world record holder for both 5000m on the track and 5 km on the road, will return to Carlsbad this Sunday to defend her title.

The event, which will be the 22nd annual, has hosted 16 world records, including Defar’s 14:46 from last year.

“I am coming back to the Carlsbad 5000 to break my record,” Defar said in a prepared statement circulated by event organizers, Elite Racing. “I feel I can run closer to 14:40.”
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