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03 June 2012

Four impressive Americans at the Prefontaine Classic

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[caption id="attachment_2574" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Sanya Richards-Ross at 2012 Penn Relays. Photo by O'Neil Reid"][/caption] The Prefontaine Classic provided impressive wins for several American athletes, including Allyson Felix (200), Sanya Richards-Ross (400), LaShawn Merritt (400) and Justin Gatlin (100). With less than three weeks to go for theUSnational trials, these athletes have clearly begun to separate themselves for the pack. Here are a few takeaways from the Prefontaine Classic. Allyson Felix looks very good. Felix used her recently discovered spee....

04 June 2012

Allyson Felix, Tianna Madison join adidas Grand Prix 100m

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[caption id="attachment_1725" align="alignleft" width="282" caption="Allyson Felix, Penn Relay 2012, Post Race Press Conference, Photo courtesy of O'Neil Reid"][/caption] NEW YORK CITY (June 4, 2012)—Allyson Felix and Tianna Madison, both of whom have exploded this season as surprise contenders to make the U.S. Olympic Team at 100 meters, have been added to the field for the adidas Grand Prix on Saturday, organizers have announced. They join a women’s 100-meter field that already includes American Carm....

04 June 2012

Time To Realize A Dream? Edward Cheserek (NJ high school junior)

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http://www.armorytrack.com/News/Post/cheserek-time-to-realize-a-dream....

08 June 2012

New Jersey Track and Field Meet of Champions postponed until Monday at 5 p.m.

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http://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/boystrackandfield/index.ssf/2012/06/meet_of_champions_moved_until_monday_at_5_pm.html....

08 June 2012

Bolt makes extra-ordinary entrance at Bislett Games (video)

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http://universalsports.com/video/usain-bolt-arrives-at-bislett-stadium-in-style/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJhoGKol6Tw&feature=youtu.be ....

09 June 2012

Is Asafa Powell about to turn the Corner?

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[caption id="attachment_2460" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Asafa Powell surrounded reporters at the 2012 Penn Relay. Photo by O'Neil Reid"][/caption] Jamaica's Asafa Powell is perhaps the most prolific sprinter in track and field history and has over 75 sub-10 100m performances throughout his career. Powell has a personal best 9.72 seconds in the 100m and 19.90 seconds in the 200m. He is an Olympics gold medalist and world champion in the 4x100m relays and has held the 100m world record. But despite these accomplishments, Powell is not....

11 June 2012

Zara Northover: Moving in Faith towards London Glory

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[caption id="attachment_2825" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Zara Northover at the 2012 adidas Grand Prix NY. Photo by O'Neil Reid"][/caption] “It’s has been a real rough year for me … three of the prominent men in my life has passed away recently... but I am grinding it out, I am out there moving in faith and I am not giving up on making the Jamaican team.” said 28-year-old Zara Northover. Zara who competes in the shot put has lost her coach, her brother and her father dur....

11 June 2012

TrackLedger.com Q & A - Luguelin Santos

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[caption id="attachment_2850" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Luguelin Santos at the 2012 adidas Grand Prix NY. Photo by O'Neil Reid"][/caption] Luguelin Santos of the Dominican Republic has put together a very impressive season so far. This past weekend at the adidas Grand Prix, the 18 year-old Santos took first place in the 400m in a time of 45.24 seconds, ahead of American Jeremy Wariner (45.30) and Bahamian Chris “Fireman Brown (45.35). Santos has a lifetime and season best of 44.45 seconds in the 400m which he established in Hengelo on May 27

14 June 2012

Aaliyah Brown – Illinois’ Rising Star on Track

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[caption id="attachment_2945" align="alignright" width="297" caption="Aaliyah Brown- runs PB 11.44 secs in the 100m in New York. Photo by O'Neil Reid"][/caption] “I feel really good about my race. I came here to win. I felt my start was good, my transition phases throughout the race was good, so I feel really good about my race,” said 17 year-old Aaliyah Brown commenting on her performance at the Adidas Grand Prix last weekend in New York. The Illinois native ran a personal best of 11.44 seconds in the 100m to ....

14 June 2012

For Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce it's all about Execution

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[caption id="attachment_2925" align="alignright" width="192" caption="Fraser-Pryce smiling after her 100m (10.92) victory in New York. Photo by O'Neil Reid"][/caption] “I think today it was not about the win; it was about getting everything right before the National Championships,” said Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce commenting on her season best performance of 10.92 seconds in the women’s 100m at the Adidas Grand Prix in New York last weekend. Fraser-Pryce continued, “it is my last race before the Jamaican Championships so for me today, it was all about execution.” Fraser- Pryce got a brilli....