t-and-f: FL 4A State Meet Highlights

2005-05-08 Thread Ricky Quintana
FL 4A Highlights By Ricky Quintana Complete results at http://www.fhsaa.org/track/state/4_results.asp Girls Northwestern(Miami) wins third state championship after three consecutive runner-ups. Defending champs and ‘rebuilding,’ Oak Ridge(Orlando) finishes just 10 points back on the shoulders of

t-and-f: Modesto Vault Results

2005-05-08 Thread Roger Ruth
Yesterday, I wrote, "Has anyone found a site that gives results of the Modesto Relays? The event website seems good in listing schedules and entrants, but doesn't seem to have any link to results." "An alternative source would be appreciated." Quick responses from Mike Takaha, Karen Locke, and S

t-and-f: Gatlin queries false start change

2005-05-08 Thread R. Schmidt
American sprinter Justin Gatlin is opposed to moves by the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) to change the false start rule. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4521963.stm Under the current rule, the athlete making the second false start of a race is disqualified reg

t-and-f: Stevenson keeps Pole Vault in the headlines - Modesto

2005-05-08 Thread R. Schmidt
http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29304.html Sunday 8 May 2005 Modesto, California - As has so often been the case in the recent history of the Modesto Relays, the Pole Vault took centre stage, as Olympians Toby Stevenson and Jillian Schwartz put on dazzling displays for the capacity crowd i

t-and-f: Powell's 9.84 stuns and Bolt's 20.14 delights in Kingston

2005-05-08 Thread R. Schmidt
http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29306.html Sunday 8 May 2005 Several World-leading performances highlighted the second Jamaica International Track & Field Invitational, Saturday evening (7 May) at Kingston's National Stadium. Under the theme 'Athens Recreated,' the North and Central Americ

t-and-f: Kibet and Cheruiyot head Kenyan parade – Berlin 25km

2005-05-08 Thread R. Schmidt
http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=29310.html Sunday 8 May 2005 Berlin, Germany - Neither wind nor cool temperatures of less than ten degrees Celsius could stop the Kenyans in the 25th edition of the Run Berlin. The jubilee edition of the race, which was formerly known as "25 km von Berlin" a

t-and-f: Lewis-Francis eyes quick start

2005-05-08 Thread R. Schmidt
http://sport.guardian.co.uk/athletics/story/0,10082,1478604,00.html David Martin Saturday May 7, 2005 The Guardian The Olympic gold medallist Mark Lewis-Francis is hoping to get his outdoor season off to a flying start in Jamaica today. Lewis-Francis, who ran the anchor leg in the sprint relay

t-and-f: Sepeng tests positive for norandrosterone

2005-05-08 Thread R. Schmidt
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfield&id=2054317 Reuters Internet Delivery System Track and Field News Wire By Craig Ray CAPE TOWN, May 6 - South Africa's former Olympic 800 metres silver medallist Hezekiel Sepeng has tested positive for the banned steroid norandrosterone, Ath

t-and-f: Kastor returns to Bolder, takes aim at 4 of a kind

2005-05-08 Thread R. Schmidt
De Reuck, Rhines will round out U.S. women's team http://www.dailycamera.com/bdc/running/article/0,1713,BDC_2413_3743787,00.html By Michael Sandrock, For the Camera May 1, 2005 Once a runner wins an Olympic medal, she has reached the highest echelon of long-distance running, commanding large app

t-and-f: Bekele aims for fast time in opening outdoor race

2005-05-08 Thread R. Schmidt
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfield&id=2055572 Reuters Internet Delivery System Track and Field News Wire By Sabrina Yohannes NEW YORK, May 8 - Olympic 10,000 metres champion Kenenisa Bekele is aiming for a fast time in his opening race of the northern outdoor season at an

t-and-f: Gatlin, Liu victorious at Japan Grand Prix

2005-05-08 Thread R. Schmidt
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=trackandfield&id=2055068 Reuters Internet Delivery System Track and Field News Wire OSAKA, Japan, May 7 - Olympic champion Justin Gatlin stormed to victory in the men's 100 metres at the Japan Grand Prix on Saturday. The American clocked 10.15 seconds