Abdirahman set to defend men USATF Press Release Apr 04, 2008

2008 USA Men's 10 km champion Abdi Abdirahman (Tucson, Ariz.) will defend his title against a field that includes two fellow Olympians at the USA Men's 10 km Championship in Richmond, Va., this Saturday. This year's championships are hosted by the Metropolitan Richmond Sports Backers in conjunction with the Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K.

Abdirahman will face challenges for the title from the likes of 2004 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials champion Alan Culpepper (Lafayette, Colo.), 2004 10,000 and marathon Olympian Dan Browne (Portland, Ore.); and USA 25 km champion and record holder Fernando Cabada (Boulder, Colo.).

2007 National Podium Education Project FREE !!!! USATF Press Release Nov 07, 2007

Program Information

USATF presents the 2007 National Podium Education Project. This year's project includes most track and field event areas. The NPEP will be held Dec. 11 through Dec. 15, 2007 at The Tuscany Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, and is broken into two sessions. The coaches of the top elite athletes will be holding their High Performance Division (HPD) Elite Athlete Seminars in conjunction with the NPEP. The HPD seminars are run to provide specific scientific information and analysis of our best athletes to ensure that the United States dominates the podium at the Olympics and World Championships.

St. Xavier Alum Bobby Curtis named USATF Athlete of the Week USATF Press Release Nov 01, 2007

INDIANAPOLIS - Bobby Curtis has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning the 2007 Big East Cross Country Championships Saturday at the E.P. `Tom' Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Ky.  He is the third former Kentucky high school runner to be named Runner of the Week this year joining Thomas Morgan and Tyson Gay.

Inaugural NACAC Cross Country Championships Debut Sunday USATF Press Release Mar 03, 2005

The first North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) Cross Country Championships will make its debut onto the international calendar this Sunday at the US National Training Center in Clermont, FL. Floridians representing Team USA in the junior race will be: Jenny Barringer, Alex Miletich, and former Floridian Tim McLeod.

Summary of Junior Nationals USATF Press Release Jun 22, 2002

There were plenty of great performances this weekend as the best junior athletes in the nation showed up for the USATF Jr Nationals. Among them were those of sprinter Sanya Richards and racewalker Ben Shorey, who were named Athletes of the Meet and set Am