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TFS News Briefs: 10/24/07
Posted October 24th, 2007 at 11:21 AM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Cross Country, Track & Field, Olympics, TFS News Briefs

Profile of Cuban 110m Hurdler Dayron Robles
Cuba News Headlines/Cuban Daily News profiles 100m hurdler Dayron Robles and explains why the Cuban people believe he ought to be the 2007 Track & Field Athlete of the Year. Read more at: [Cuba News Headlines/Cuban Daily News]
Poor Air Quality in Beijing May Force the Move of Some Distance Events to Another VenueInternational Olympic Committee inspectors are in Beijing in continuing efforts to monitor the city’s notorious pollution and to try and determine whether or not some long-distance events will be need to be moved to another city. Read more at: [Washington, PA Observer-Reporter]
NCAA Cross Country: Conference Championships Weekend
The top 5 ranked teams in NCAA Division I Cross Country (1. Oregon, 2. Northern Arizona, 3. UTEP, 4. Iona, 5. Colorado) will all be competing in their conference championship meets this weekend. Read more at: [USTFCCCA]
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Oregon shoots for Pac-10 repeat on conference championship weekend
Posted October 23rd, 2007 at 12:15 PM by Martin Kennedy
Section: News & Results, Cross Country
Top-ranked Oregon defends its title at the Pacific-10 Championships as other nationally ranked Division I teams also prepare for conference meets this weekend.
Oregon, the top-rated team in the most recent U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association poll, will be challenged Saturday by eighth-ranked California, No. 14 Stanford, No. 19 UCLA and 25th-ranked Arizona State. The Pac-10 Championships will be held in Corvallis, Ore.
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