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Latest Updates at SteepleChics.com: Including content from "Women's Steeplechase Report," a free e-mail newsletter from Dr. James Fields. Results added 07/1/09: USATF Championships (06/28/2009) USATF Qualifying Round (06/28/2009) England U20 & U23 Champs (06/28/2009) Canadian Champs (06/28/2009) USATF Junior Champs (06/28/2009) EAA Permit Meet (06/27/2009) World Youth Games Regional (06/26/2009) International Meet (06/21/2009) Junior/Youth Meet (06/21/2009) USATF New England Champs (06/21/2009) National Athletic Cup (06/19/2009) National Junior Champs (06/04/2009) Bio Update: (06/23/09) Cristina Casandra Bio Update: (06/03/09) Bridget Franek   Steeple Chics in the News: Links to external news sources covering women's steeplechasing. Franek Advances to Worlds (07/01/09) For Bridget Franek, a matter of seconds made the difference between a trip home for a relaxing summer or continuing on to a world championship. Franek had little time to spare Sunday as she battled her way to a third-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the USA Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore....more Add another trophy to the case for University of Colorado ace Jenny Barringer (06/30/09) Barringer easily won the race in 9 minutes, 29.38 seconds. She took to the front of the pack from the gun and had Anna Willard and Lindsay Anderson right behind. Barringer never lost her lead and ran a race that looked effortless. Around the fourth lap she started to put a little more distance between her and the rest of the field, but Willard, Anderson and Penn State’s Bridget Franek were less than 10 meters away. By the time she entered the sixth lap, Barringer had pulled away to a 25 meter lead which she would never relinquish. ...more Syracuse Freshman Busby Wins National 3000m Steeplechase (06/30/09) Syracuse University freshman Natalie Busby won the USA Junior National 3,000-meter steeplechase championship with a time of 10:55.25 at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. Busby won by just .26 seconds. The victory earned her a chance to represent the USA at the Pan American Championships in Trinidad and Tobago on July 31-August 2. She is the fourth Orange runner to make a USA Team this year....more Nicole Bush displays toughness at U.S. track championships (06/30/09) Nicole Bush did not win a medal at the U.S. track championships. She did not even race in the finals of her specialty, the 3,000-meter steeplechase. But Bush, who just finished her senior year at Michigan State, nonetheless turned in the gutsiest performance of the weekend. ...more Steeplechase snafu a bad break for one, black eye for others (06/28/09) Nicole Bush isn’t blaming anyone for her broken right foot. Too much can happen in the steeplechase. Your body takes a pounding, and it’s an inherently risky event. There’s no way to know what might have happened if the barrier at the water jump had been set at the proper height. All anyone knows is the barrier was too high during Friday evening’s preliminary heat of the women’s 3,000 meters at Hayward Field. USA Track & Field CEO Doug Logan believes it was set at the men’s height of 36 inches. Others say it was probably at 33....more Domínguez sets Spanish steeplechase record (06/28/09) Spain's 2002 and 2006 European Athletics Championships 5000m gold medallist Marta Domínguez set a Spanish 3000m Steeplechase record of 9:16.50 at the ‘Reunión Internacional Ciudad de Málaga, Gran Premio de Andalucía', a European Athletics Outdoor Premium Meeting, on Saturday....more Jenny Barringer got Engaged! (06/27/09) Jenny Barringer was surprised by her boyfriend last night with a marriage proposal....more Bridget Franek Named To ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Team (06/24/09) Penn State's Bridget Franek has been named to the ESPN The Magazine All-America Track and Field Team, announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The award is the first ESPN The Magazine citation for the junior, who recently earned All-America honors on the track with a fourth-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Franek, a six-time NCAA All-American, was awarded third team honors by CoSIDA....more Rice's Waite Earns Academic Honor (06/21/09) Lennie Waite has been selected to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® second team, women's track & field/cross country ....more Melinder Kaur breaks Malaysian national record (06/21/09) Long distance runner Melinder Kaur announced her arrival on the national stage by breaking the women's 3,000m steeplechase national record by half a minute at the Malacca Open yesterday....more More News Steeple Chics Login

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