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Latest Updates at Steeplechics.com: News (05/15/08): The Runner's Cookbook: Winning Recipes from Some of the World's Best Athletes The Runner's Cookbook: Winning Recipes from Some of the World's Best Athletes is available for purchase here. This is a fundraising cookbook, and all of the proceeds will go to the Ryan Shay Memorial Fund and the Jenny Crain "Make It Happen" Fund...more Bio Update: (05/15/08) Hatti Dean List Update: (05/14/08): 3000m Steeplechase – 2008 World Leaders Results added 05/12/08: Midland Premier Meet (04/27/2008) Great Plains Conference (05/03/2008) BUSA Champs (05/03/2008) Northeast Conference Champs (05/04/2008) IAAF Super Grand Prix (05/09/2008) Oregon Twilight Meet (05/09/2008) Cattle Farm Classic (05/09/2008) Wisconsin Twilight (05/09/2008) Billy Hayes Invitational (05/09/2008) Seminole Twilight (05/09/2008) Gator Invitational (05/09/2008) Greek Club Champs (05/09/2008) Minnesota Open (05/09/2008) Clemson Classic (05/10/2008) Shannon-Foreman Invitational (05/10/2008) North Central Conference (05/10/2008) New England Champs (05/10/2008) Occidental Invitational (05/10/2008) Sun Belt Champs (05/10/2008) Western Oregon Twilight Meet (05/10/2008) Southland Conference (05/10/2008) Heptagonal Games (05/11/2008) Bio Update: (05/06/08) Barbara Parker New Blog Posted (05/06/08): Ann Gaffigan: Perspective and Family   Steeple Chics in the News: Jenny Barringer = Workaholic (05/15/08) Hard work is what Barringer does best. Besides her running accolades, the political science major is an accomplished student with a GPA of around 3.7, works with her church and does community service for a program that helps assimilate refugees into American life. She over-commits, as she says, but does so not just for herself, but for her family and teammates as well....more Olympic Notes: Brown Aims for a Steeple Spot (05/14/08) "It's really a great race to showcase our athleticism," Emily Brown told MinnPost.com. "There's something not pretty about steeplechase. It kind of shows girls that women can look ugly in sports almost, and it doesn't have to be a beauty contest, really."...more Lois Ricardi is the Ruler of the Pit (05/13/08) The allure of the steeplechase remained even after taking a swan dive into the water pit in one of her first competitions, and her drive has made her one of the Big Sky's best in the event. When the league track and field championships start Wednesday at Sacramento State, Ricardi will compete in the steeplechase and two other events, trying to help the Bengal women repeat as champions....more Big 12 Championships First Step to Beijing for Buffs (05/13/08) Coach Mark Wetmore began talking about the possibility of an Olympic run with both Jenny Barringer and Brent Vaughn last summer, and both have been training with that ultimate competition in mind all year. Wetmore handicaps Barringer's chances this way. "There are three or four other excellent women in her event who have achieved the Olympic A standard for competition in the Olympics," he said. "So it's not a shoo-in for her. But she has a very strong chance....more MacFarlane Wins Steeplechase in Qatar (05/10/08) Australian Donna MacFarlane recalled some advice from her late coach Max Cherry en route to an impressive victory in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Qatar Super Grand Prix...more Nickless is Big West Athlete of the Week (05/09/08) Senior distance runner Bethany Nickless was awarded the honor after finishing with a time of 10:32 in the 3000 meter steeplechase while competing in last weekend’s Payton Jordan Invitational. “It’s a pretty cool award to win, and I wasn’t really happy with my race so it was surprising,” Nickless said. “I really had no idea until someone said ‘congratulations.’”...more Brown 3rd in TC 1 Mile (05/09/08) Brown, fresh off a big 5000m PR at Payton Jordan on Sunday, took 3rd in a competitive TC 1 Mile in Minneapolis yesterday evening (Thursday)...more Brown to Run in Medtronic TC 1 Mile Race on May 8 (05/07/08) Brown is coming off a win and new personal best of 15:19.57 (previous best was 16:28.24) in the 5000 meters which she ran at the Cardinal Invitational on May 4...more Ramos Resets School Steeplechase Record (05/06/08) At Sunday’s Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational, Kansas State sophomore Beverly Ramos broke the school record in the 3000M steeplechase after finishing 13th. The field in Palo Alto, Calif., contained a number of professional athletes and found Ramos as the third finishing collegiate with a time of 10:15.56....more Colby's King the Queen of the Steeplechase (05/05/08) Anna King of Greenland, a senior on the Colby College women's track and field team, broke her own meet and school record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and won the event for the second year in a row at the New England Small College Athletic Conference championships...more More News Steeple Chics Login

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