Johnson, Bucknam Named USTFCCCA Coach of the Year

NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announces the national award winners for 2013 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field season as chosen by the nation’s coaches. National-championship coaches Chris Bucknam of Arkansas and Oregon’s Robert Johnson were named National Coaches of the Year. Arkansas’ Travis Geopfert and Kansas’ Wayne Pate are the National Assistant Coaches of the Year.

Mar 14, 2013

D'Agostino, Cazzola, Frazier, and the non-Single Ladies

Before we head into the weekend, we want to talk about what it means to “run like a girl.” While it’s still used by some to describe “gutless running,” it’s been adopted as a badge of pride by others. What does it really mean to be a lady on the track?

Mar 13, 2013

Chris Derrick and the Time Machine

Chris Derrick and the Time Machine

Mar 6, 2013

The Weekend Recap: Records Galore and Age Defying Performances

Marks are nothing without perspective. Final results can tell you how races ended or if someone set a personal best, but there’s more to a race than a time.

Mar 4, 2013

Sweet 16 - Release #7 (Feb 25)

Sweet 16

Mar 3, 2013

The Sleeper: Kevin Williams

Isaac Wood returns with yet another edition of The Sleeper. The last few months, Wood has been all over the running world. He’s commentated for Flotrack for two days at the Armory Collegiate Invitational, written countless in-depth (that’s an understatement) weekend previews, and is now a contributor for Letsrun. If you want to stay up-to-date with all of his insight and analysis, make sure bookmark put his blog The Wood Report and follow him on Twitter.

Feb 28, 2013

UW-La Crosse Men and UW-Oshkosh Women Top DIII Rankings

Feb 27, 2013

Lincoln (Mo.) Women and Adams State Men Overtake Top of DII Ranking

NEW ORLEANS – For the first time since the final stages of 2010 – a span of 22 weeks – the Grand Valley State women are not the top-ranked team in the Division II U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Team Computer Rankings released Tuesday, losing the top spot to the Lincoln (Mo.) Blue Tigers, while the Adams State men regain control of the men’s rankings.

Feb 26, 2013

Sweet 16 - Release #6 (Feb 18)

Sweet 16 - Release #6 (Feb 18)

Feb 26, 2013

Three-Time Defending Champs Florida and Oregon Closing in on Top Rankings

NEW ORLEANS - The Arkansas men and LSU women remain atop the latest U. S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I National Computer Team Rankings released Tuesday, but both squads lost ground to the three-time defending NCAA indoor champions for their respective gender, significantly so for Arkansas.

Feb 26, 2013

Collegiate Record for Makeba Alcide Leads Athlete of the Week

Feb 25, 2013

Daring to Dream - The Russell Brown Story

Daring to Dream   BY BEN DEJARNETTE   He has lived this moment in his dreams. The raucous crowd roaring its approval. The wall of noise crashing down onto the track from every direction. The Olympic flame burning as faithfully as the desire that drove him here. Born out of years of humble devotion to his sport, this is Russell Brown’s dream.   But it is not his reality.    As the world’s best milers prepare for the Olympic 1500-meter preliminary round in London, Brown moves gingerly around a turf field in his hometown of Hanover, N.H., anxiously testing the condition of his injured Achilles tendon. He has run faster than any American at 1500 meters this year, but his tentative strides bear no resemblance to the powerful cadence that propelled him to a 3:34.11 personal best in Qatar ten weeks ago.  Today’s run lasts just eight minutes. It’s all his broken body can manage.   Brown never imagined his season would end this way. He entered the U.S. Olympic Trials in June among the favorites to punch a ticket to London. He left without even advancing to the 1500-meter final. Battling an Achilles injury sustained just days before the Trials, Brown barely made it to the starting line of his semifinal heat, limping painfully to the finish in a last-place 3:58.85 clocking—his slowest time since high school.    As he hobbled off the track, Brown didn’t owe the world a dignified exit. The undeterred kids waiting at the gate for an autograph could have found another signature for their souvenirs. The journalists could have interviewed the next athlete to walk through the press area. When asked by a reporter to explain what happened, Russell Brown didn’t need to open his heart to the camera pointed at his face. He could have walked out.    Instead, he answered the question with disarming candor, offering the world a glimpse of an Olympic hopeful’s struggle to draw meaning from a journey that ended at the wrong destination.    * * *

Feb 19, 2013

LSU Women No. 1 in DI with Oregon Charging; Arkansas Men Remain on Top

Feb 19, 2013

Sweet 16 - Release #5 (Feb 11)

Sweet 16 - Release #5 (Feb 11)

Feb 19, 2013

O'Hare Leads National Athlete of the Week Awards

Feb 18, 2013