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Lead Stories: Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Pac-10 Cross Country Conference Championships Results

Posted October 28th, 2007 at 11:00 AM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Cross Country

Women

Team
1. Stanford, 48 points
2. Oregon, 64 points
3 (tie). ASU, 68 points
3 (tie). Wash, 68 points
5. WSU, 136 points
6. Arizona, 188 points
7. OSU, 197 points
8. USC, 215 points
9. Cal, 237 points
10. UCLA, 248 points
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TFS News Briefs: 10/26/07

Posted October 26th, 2007 at 1:46 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Cross Country, Track & Field, Olympics, Drugs In Sports, TFS News Briefs

Fast Times Vs. Competition
Interesting debate over at the Track & Field News Message Board about whether it is better to have fast marks or competitive races in Track & Field. Read more at: [Track & Field News]

Univ. of Arkansas Stripped of Two Team National Titles
The university of Arkansas Track & Field team has been stripped of two national championships and is now on probation for 3 years stemming from an incident involving unethical conduct by a former assistant coach, Lance Brauman, who also coaches Tyson Gay.
Read more at: [ESPN]

High Jump WR Holder Javier Sotomayor Makes Headlines
Cuban High Jump world-record holder Javier Sotomayor has been making the news rounds lately, weighing in on doping (”Doping… does not demean the sport as such.”), predicting Beijing sucess for Cuba’s track & field team and as “brand ambassador for Vodafone Delhi Half Marathon.” Read more at: [The Hindu][Granma International][Indian Express]
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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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