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* Requires RegistrationFranek Advances to Worlds
July 1, 2009
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
| Nicole Bush displays toughness at U.S. track championships
June 30, 2009
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.
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| Syracuse Freshman Busby Wins National 3000m Steeplechase
June 30, 2009
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
| Add another trophy to the case for University of Colorado ace Jenny Barringer
June 30, 2009
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
| Domínguez sets Spanish steeplechase record
June 28, 2009
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
| Steeplechase snafu a bad break for one, black eye for others
June 28, 2009
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
| Jenny Barringer got Engaged!
June 27, 2009
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
June 24, 2009
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
| Melinder Kaur breaks Malaysian national record
June 21, 2009
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
| Rice's Waite Earns Academic Honor
June 21, 2009
Lennie Waite has been selected to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® second team, women's track & field/cross country .... more
| Barringer Named USTFCCCA Women's Track Athlete of the Year
June 17, 2009
Barringer, from Oviedo, Florida, won the NCAA 3,000 meter steeplechase title last week giving the Colorado Buffalo three steeple titles in the past four years. Her time (9:25.54) reset the all-time collegiate-best and was a new NCAA meet record. During the 2009 outdoor campaign, the senior picked up two other NCAA all-time records in the 1,500 meter run (3:59.90) and the 5,000 meters (15:07.64), becoming only the fourth woman in U.S. history to ever run under four minutes in the 1,500 meters and the first to do so in seven years. She is also the youngest U.S. female to accomplish the feat.... more
| Sue Grigsby to compete at World Masters
June 16, 2009
The race starter was calling out lane assignments for runners in an 800-meter event at a community college track meet in the mid-1970s.
"Mr. Smith, Lane 1; Mr. Jones, Lane 2; Mr. White, Lane 3, and on and on until he came to "Mr. Grigsby, Lane 7 ... "
"Excuse me," a decidely un-male voice interrupted. "It's Miss Grigsby."... more
| Barringer a finalist for Honda-Broderick Cup
June 16, 2009
"To rise to the top of such a fabulous group of women is really quite an honor," Barringer said. "I've looked at the women who have been honored with the top track and field award over the past years, and it's really special to be among some of those great names."... more
| The Revival of US Women's Middle Distance ...led by Steeplechics!
June 16, 2009
One might notice that the 2 atop this year’s US leaderboards for 1,500m, Barringer and Willard, are primarily known for competing in the steeplechase. During training in the off season, the drive to be the best in the 3k Steeple most assuredly also resulted in the two dropping significant time off of their 1,500 times... more
| Barringer breaks NCAA Steeplechase record in final collegiate race
June 14, 2009
Five days after running 2009 world leader Gelete Burka to the line and setting a collegiate record of 3:59.90 for 1500m, Barringer, in her final track race as a University of Colorado student, set a collegiate record for her parade race, the 3000m Steeplechase. Running alone far ahead of her 15 competitiors, Barringer won in 9:25.54, three seconds off her own national record.
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