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PURPOSE:      This website provides a medium for a growing body of information, about steeplechase for girls and women, that has become too large for publication in the "Women's Steeplechase Report," an e-mailed newsletter produced by James E. Fields.      The website, designed and administered by steeplechaser and 2004 University of Nebraska graduate Ann Gaffigan, also provides an archive for results and other steeple information previously published in the Steeple Report.      The report and website audience includes athletes and their families, plus coaches, fans, journalists, meet directors, officials, and track statisticians. They currently reside in 52 nations. STEEPLE REPORT:      We have aided development of women's steepling since the 1980s. Our "Women's Steeplechase Report," a volunteer service affiliated with no organization, has been distributed free via Internet since early 1996. We send about 30 issues each year.      For additions to the free mailing list, please provide name, e-mail address, location (USA show city or state; others show nation) and category: athlete, coach, journalist, meet director, parent, official, statistician, etc. Send to Steeplers@Earthlink.net.      For address changes, provide both old and new e-mail addresses. CONTRIBUTORS: Dr. James E. Fields edits "Women's Steeplechase Report," a primary source of information for this website. He coached at University of Missouri, where he earned his Ph.D, and Seattle Olympic Club whose athletes won more than 100 place medals in national championship competition. Earlier he was an industrial engineering methods analyst, doing studies to develop human performance efficiency. Fields has also served as a professor and journalist, traveling to dozens of countries and observing quality track meets such as Olympic Games, World Championships, Grand Prix circuit plus its finale, and national championships. He has produced rules changes that pioneered USA women's cross country, distance running, and race walking. For awhile Fields was chair of the national women's rules committee. He now lives in Knoxville during the academic year, then in Seattle during summer months, volunteering in both regions as a certified track official. Ann Gaffigan is a computer programmer/web systems developer with a degree in Computer Science from the University of Nebraska in May 2004. Gaffigan incorporated as Gazelle, Inc. in April 2006. Her clients include the Nebraska School Activities Association and the Iowa High School Athletic Association. She has competed professionally in the steeplechase since winning the 3000m steeplechase at the 2004 USA Championships, setting a then-American Record of 9:39.35. She last competed in the 2008 Olympic Trials, finishing 10th. Photo Courtesy of Eric Naslund

COPYRIGHT NOTICE:      New text content at this site is Copyright 2013 by James E. Fields. Older text was previously published in "Women's Steeplechase Report" for which copyright notice appears in individual issues from 1995 to present. Permission for non-commercial use is readily available upon request. Photos and other artwork at this site display the name of their creators who retain copyright control.      Results of individual competitions, lists of best marks, and the calendar of coming events appear in original, creative format which is eligible for copyright; but their data/information content is not original creative work -- and such content is thus not eligible for copyright.      Send questions and/or comments to Dr. James Fields      THANKS to those overseas correspondents who have provided information over the years to enhance our World Lists: Thomas Constas, Gyorgy Csiki, Tim Grose, Heinrich Hubbeling, Tony Hunt, Paul Jenes, Tore Johansen, Zbigniew Jonik, Ozren Karamata, Ian Kemp, Winfried Kramer, Peter Larsson, Peter Matthews, Zdravko Peternelj, Milan Skocovsky, David Tarbotton.