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TFS News Briefs: 11/07/07

Posted November 7th, 2007 at 2:30 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Cross Country, Olympics, TFS News Briefs

London Olympic Stadium: “For a New Era”
The 2012 London Olympic Stadium was unveiled today. Lord Sebastian Coe called the 80,000 seat arena a “stadium for a new era.” It will be converted to a multiple-use, 25,000 seat stadium when the Olympics are over. Read more at: [BBC Sport]

Razorbacks to Host South Central Region
The Arkansas Razorbacks cross-country team is hosting the NCAA South Central Regional Championships this coming Saturday, November 10th, 2007. The Hogs have won 28 of the last 29 South Central titles, including 17 straight. Read more at: [HogWired.com]

Glitch at NYC Marathon Causes Some Erroneous Finish Times
Oops! New York City Marathon organizers, calling it a “little problem,” are downplaying a malfunction that caused some finishers of the New York City Marathon to have incorrect times. Some of these erroneous times may have implications for Boston Marathon qualification. An official statement will be released tomorrow. Read more at:[Bloomberg.com]
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Coach McDonnell Honored by the Southeastern Conference

Posted October 31st, 2007 at 8:31 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Cross Country

Arkansas’ John McDonnell was chosen as the SEC Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year, it was announced by the conference on Tuesday.

The award marks McDonnell’s 13th consecutive SEC Cross Country Coach of the Year award and 16th overall after guiding his Razorbacks to another SEC Championship. The Hogs won Arkansas’ 34th-consecutive cross country conference title and its 17th-consecutive SEC cross country title. The title win also marks Arkansas’ 82nd conference title (cross country, indoor and outdoor).

McDonnell has been named National Coach of the Year 12 times in indoor track, 11 times in outdoor track and seven times in cross country for a total of 30 awards. He has been Conference Coach of the Year a remarkable 48 times, and Region Coach of the Year 61 times.
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