Track Ledger

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14 June 2013	NCAA Champ Brianna Rollins Signs Pro Contract 265 By [caption id="attachment_10283" align="alignleft" width="242" caption="Brianna Rollins in Aug 2012: Photo by Patrick Wright, Clemson University"][/caption] The past several days have been exciting times for 21 year-old Brianna Rollins who has just signed a professional contract with agent John Regis of Stellar Athletics. The Clemson University junior was recently crowned the 2013 NCAA champion in the women’s 100m hurdles at the NCAA Championship held in Eugene, Oregon last weekend (June 8). She won the title in spectacular fashion, stopping the clock in a world leading time of 12.39 seconds and smashing her own NC....
14 June 2013	Sprint Champ TCU’s Charles Silmon goes pro, plans busy summer 265 By [caption id="attachment_10350" align="alignleft" width="166" caption="Charles Silmon_NCAA Champs 2013 - Photo by TCU Athletics"][/caption] “Coming into the season, I expected to win Nationals that was my main goal and my main focus, so accomplishing that was great. It was a week by week process… I just wanted to win national and that was a big thing,” said Charles Silmon, a senior at Texas Christian University (TCU), who won the men’s NCAA outdoor 100m title in Eugene, Oregon last weekend (June 7). Charles won the 100m title in a sizzling time of 9.89 seconds (+3....
12 September 2013	TECH HOSTS RED RAIDER OPEN FRIDAY 265 By [caption id="attachment_7799" align="alignleft" width="132" caption="Kennedy Kithuka, Photo courtesy of Texas Tech Athletics Communications"][/caption] LUBBOCK, Texas – The Red Raider and Lady Raider cross country teams are set to host their lone home meet of the 2013 season Friday as Texas Tech competes in the 2013 Red Raider Open at Meadowbrook Golf Course in Lubbock. The two squads enter the meet fresh off a sweep at the Texas T....
10 January 2014	Sprinter Cierra White in consideration for Pre-season Bowerman Trophy 265 By LUBBOCK, Texas – The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association has named Lady Raider sprinter Cierra White as one of 18 athletes in consideration for the 2014 Bowerman Trophy with the release of the 2014 Women's Preseason Watch List. The organization named 10 athletes to the official watch list with White among an additional eight athletes receiving votes. The junior and 2013 All-American in the 100-meter dash is one five Big 12 athletes among thos....
10 January 2014	A Motivated Akheem Gauntlett Seeks Redemption, Targets Personal Best in 2014 265 By [caption id="attachment_13074" align="alignleft" width="242" caption="Akheem Gauntlett 2013. Photo by Walt Beazley"][/caption] “Training is going good. My coach [Trevor Green] is great and he is working me hard. I have the mentality that what doesn't kill me makes me stronger” said Akheem Gauntlett, the Jamaican quarter-miler . He continued “so I have to prove not to anybody but only to myself to try and come back harder from all of the things that happen last year. This year I want to leave my mark.” Akheem was poise....