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Kelly-Ann Baptiste is admittedly a shy person. Yet the 100-meter star, representing Trinidad and Tobago, is doing all she can to remain in the spotlight.
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Nickel Ashmeade is hungry. He’s hungry for a place on the medal stand and hungry for success. But Ashmeade doesn’t go hungry at home.
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World champion hurdler Aries Merritt works hard and plays just as hard. Video games, that is. Merritt says there isn’t much else to do in College Station, Tex., where he trains on the campus of Texas A&M with coach Vince Anderson and Andreas Behm. But that leaves plenty of time to focus on his new seven-step approach to the first hurdle and dominating League of Legends on his computer for hours.
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David Rudisha looks at each race as the next rung on a ladder, slowly climbing until the peak. This year, the peak is the Olympic Games in London, where Rudisha will look to win his first Olympic gold medal and the only major title that has eluded him so far.
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No matter what happens from now until the end, Jeremy Wariner will finish his career as one of the greatest quarter-milers ever and the closest thing to Michael Johnson since, well, Michael Johnson. He has seen rivals rise and many fall. Wariner has peered down from the perch of success and seeks to reclaim the throne as the best in the world.
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Today Eddie Owens was packing a bag to join his future Princeton teammates at a preseason training camp in Utah. While he stuffed a suitcase to prepare for his future he still couldn’t shake his feelings of the recent past.
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More that 60 former St. Joseph by the Sea track alumni and hundreds of athletes and spectators took on the heat Saturday to honor a former teammate, coach and friend in the second annual Daniel Kelley Twilight Mile.
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Jen Clayton, former state long jump champion and New York State record holder, has transferred from LSU to the University of Central Florida, according to the UCFToday.com website.
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National champ Eddie Owens placed second at the Pan Am Junior Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase Sunday at the Ansin Sports Complex in Mirmar, Fla. Owens, a recent graduate of Packer Collegiate in Brooklyn, crossed the line in 9:07.11.
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Rolyce Boston learned more than he expected when he went down to the Florida for the Pan Am Junior Games Friday. He didn’t have much practice time after nationals last season. The new Sheepshead Bay graduate was resting a right knee he injured at the state championships.
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Recent Sheepshead grad Roylce Boston will represent his native Guyana this weekend at the Pan American Junior Championships in Mirmar, Fl.
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The summer is a great time to look ahead but it’s also the perfect opportunity to reflect. And there were so many moments this past outdoor season worthy of recognition. This is in no particular order. In fact, I shuffled them on purpose. So you ranked them. Let me know if I’m missing something
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North Shore junior Brianna Nerud broke the New York State record while finishing seventh in the 2,000 steeplechase Saturday at the World Youth Championships in Lille, France. PHOTOS BY PHOTORUN.NET
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North Shore’s Brianna Nerud advanced to the final in the 2,000 steeplechase Friday morning at the World Youth Championships in Lille, France.
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North Shore coach Neal Levy said that his star steeplechaser might have been overwhelmed by the moment at the World Youth Trials last week. Now she’ll have a chance to shine on an even bigger stage.
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Lateisha Philson (pictured right) broke the New York State junior class 100 hurdles record in 13.69, finishing third at World Youth Trials Wednesday.
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Bronxville’s Mary Cain finished second in the 1,500 meters at the USA Junior Championships Sunday in Eugene, Ore., then found out that she is too young to compete at the Pan Am Games next month and also too young to compete at the World Youth Championships this summer, effecting ending the most proflic freshman campaign of any runner to put on spikes in New York State.
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Here is a list of New Yorkers entered and listed as “qualified” for the World Youth Track and Field Trials as of today, June, 24, 2011. The World Youth Championships are July, 6-10 in Lille, France.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. – Fayetteville-Manilus (N.Y.) senior Courtney Chapman summed it best when she explained why she could close the gap on Cami Chapus of Harvard-Westlake (Calif.). Chapman grinded a 15-meter lead down to a single step.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. – Anyone who has ever seen Edward Cheserek knows that he doesn’t waste any time. The St. Benedict’s star sophomore doesn’t like being behind and regardless of the size of a deficit, he will try to erase it in one towering, intimidating move.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. – Mary Kate Anselmini said since she joined the Ward Melville track team in eighth grade, she had as much fun as she did this season.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. – Some of New York’s top teams were stuck in airports or at home while their events went off at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals because of severe storms that rocked the New York City area yesterday.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. – The last individual race that Aisling Cuffe will run as a high school athlete told everything about who she is as a runner.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. – Everything seemed out of wack when Myles Andrews took over the anchor leg in the 4x800 for Long Beach Poly.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. – Rudy Winkler arrived at the point in his competition where he figured the whole thing a wash.
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Wesley Frazier (Raleigh, N.C.) set the national sophomore 5,000-meter record at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals in 16:24.83 at Aggie Stadium, on the campus of North Carolina A&T. St. Benedict’s superstar sophomore Edward Cheserek broke a meet record while claiming his first national title in the 5,000 in 14:25.74.
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As many as four Middletown athletes will compete as freshman at Southern University, including Mel and Manny Mosley, as well as Daniel Simon of Boys & Girls.
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Mary Cain set a national freshman record while winning the 1,500 state federation championship in 4:17.84. The time is the seventh-fastest in the United States all-time and led the greatest 1,500-meter race in New York State history. Aisling Cuffe finished second in 4:19.83 while Courtney Chapman of Fayetteville-Manilus third in 4:23.01 – all faster than Cain’s previous state record of 4:23.1.
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CALEDONIA – As soon as the officials stretched the measuring tape, Sheepshead Bay senior Rolyce Boston came over, peaking over bent shoulders, and went screaming down the runway.
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CALEDONIA – Jordan Yamoah turned to the crowd after his last miss in the pole vault and responded to their cheers with a courteous bow. The Arlington senior put on quite a show, clearing the highest bar anyone has ever seen in New York and winning his second straight state federation championship.
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CALEDONIA – There is a picture of Aisling Cuffe running her first state meet as a freshman. She was in the unseeded section while Emily Lipari, a former star at Roslyn, in the background as she prepared for the faster heat.
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The Judges star junior hurdler doesn’t look good when she walks. Lateisha Philson limps. She takes her time climbing stairs and said that sometimes she even takes the elevator at school. But she looked great running.
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Columbus junior Strymar Livingston set persona bests in the 400 and 800 Saturday at the PSAL championships. But Jefferson owned the field events to win its first city title since 2003.
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MIDDLETOWN – As fast as it took a starter’s pistol to sound, the state meet could have lost its best quarter-miler. Middletown’s Mel Mosley avoided what could have been a disastrous disqualification at the Section 9 championships that would have cost him a shot to win his first individual state title.
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MIDDLETOWN – For the first time, Cornwall’s Aisling Cuffe could become a double state champion at the New York State Championships next week. If she choosing to.
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WESTBURY – Valencia Hannon sprinted from the finish line to the infield scoreboard to take a better look at her time. She wasn’t wearing her glasses, she said. But the truth is that she wanted to make sure she believed what she saw.
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The Fast Times Relays is known as a meet geared for relays to come in with fresh legs and produce, well, fast times. But Middletown senior Mel Mosley turned in an iron horse performance that made it no wonder why he’ll be the cornerstone of the freshman recruiting class of Southern University in Louisiana.
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NEW YORK – Warner Cooley III turned to the crowd of teammates, dressed in black t-shirt and lining the edge of the stands at Ichan Stadium. Cooley just won the 400 meters, turned the crowd and lifted both hands in the air. The crowd did the same.
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NEW YORK – Senior Emily Taussig knew it was only a matter of time until St. Anthony’s depth would take over the CHSAA championships. Her teammates, on the other hand were stirring.
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Middletown senior Mel Mosley ran himself into another class of sprinters Wednesday. He chopped an entire second of is personal best to win the 400 meters at the Section 9 A-D championships at Middletown, clocking 46.88 seconds.
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When the championship portion of the season rolls around that’s when most high school track and field athletes do most of their team’s heavy lifting. So since some of the county championships have started around New York State, I wanted to take a highlight some of the best doubles we’ve seen over this past weekend. Here are some that stood out.
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Ward Mevlille senior Mary Kate Anselmini won the open 2,000-meter steeplechase Friday at the Suffolk County Frosh/Soph championships Friday. The defending national champ, clocked 6:46.68. W-M coach Tom Youngs says that Anselmini, who spent start of the spring season recovering from a foot injury, will be aiming for state and national record at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals next month. The record is 6:33.70 set by Suffern's Shelby Greany in 2009. Greany is now a top distance runner at Providence.
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When Mel Mosley wanted to accomplish something, he turned to the one person that’s been with him his entire life: his twin brother.
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St. Anthony's Olicia Williams won the girls 800 meters at the North Shore Invitational in 2:07.8 Saturday, the sixth-fastest time in the Unitied States and second-best in New York State. Williams finished ahead of Harborfields junior Kelsey Margey, who placed second in 2:11.0.
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In a story posted last night, I wrote that Cornwall senior Aisling Cuffe broke a New York State record when she won the 1,600 at the Loucks Games Saturday in 4:40.56. The time, when converted to a full mile, would equate to 4:42.19, which is faster than the mark set by Saratoga Springs' Nicole Blood (4:42.40) in 2004. However, that information is incorrect. Record-keepers do not accept such converted times since the 1,600 is about nine meters short of a full mile.
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Cuffe won the 1,600 at the Loucks Games Saturday in 4:40.56, the fastest time in the country this season. Her time bettered the state record of 4:42.40 set by Saratoga Springs’ Nicole Blood for a full mile. (Cuffe’s mark converts to 4:42.19 for a mile.)
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WHITE PLAINS – Medgar Evers coach Shaun Dietz gave Andre Jordan the pat on the back in deserved after he won the 400 meters at the Loucks Games. Then he quickly put the performance in perspective.
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Bronxville freshman Mary Cain added another race to an incredible string of performances Friday night when she won the 3,000 meters at the Warwick Friendship Invitational in 9:28.6.
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WHITE PLAINS – Aisling Cuffe’s Friday consisted of watching a Harry Potter movie, a bullfighting documentary, watching Capitalism: A Love Story, lunch, and catching the beginning of the movie “Prestige.”
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WHITE PLAINS – Zavon Watkins ran the fastest 800 meters of his high school career Friday and one of the best in the country. But the Liverpool junior and indoor 800 national champ, stood outside the track talking about what he still had to prove.
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WHITE PLAINS – St. Benedict’s coach Marty Hannon couldn’t help but think about what could have been. When senior Tahlief Jackson transferred from Patterson to the New Jersey private school powerhouse, the rules said he had to sit out 30 days. That meant he had to watch his new team from the stands at Penn Relays.
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Bronxville’s Mary Cain is just a freshman. By now, she’s achieved almost every time-goal she’s ever set for her high school career. Now she wants to find where her limits are, because it’s safe to say at this point that no one knows.
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HUNTINGTON – From the gun, Kelsey Margey smothered North Shore’s Samantha Nadel’s shoulder. It almost looked like the Harborfields junior was using Nadel to hold herself back.
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HUNTINGTON – As much as Owen Skeete had built a reputation for front-running, he has built the same reputation for crumbling once the field reeled him in.
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HUNTINGTON – North Shore set a meet record in the girls 4x1,600 relay at the St. Anthony’s Invitational Friday. When they finished, they were disappointed and their coach was fuming.
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Aisling Cuffe remembered having an off-day whlle watching Haley Pierce turn in the best race of her career earn an upset at Penn Relays.
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Tre Bracey isn’t afraid of the moment. Not even an audience of 50,000 at Penn Relays could faze him. The Hamilton senior stayed in his own head, in his own world. All to a James Brown soundtrack.
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – As loud and crazy as Franklin Field, especially with 48,531 people packed in the stands, Long Beach Poly’s Aaron Harris felt some gratitude for making the place just a little more quiet.
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – As loud and crazy as Franklin Field, especially with 48,531 people packed in the stands, Long Beach Poly’s Aaron Harris felt some gratitude for making the place just a little more quiet.
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – When Jordan Yamoah finally got his chance to meet Bill Cosby at Penn Relays, he told the meet’s most revered celebrity that he had been dying to meet him. “Well, I’m glad you lived,” Cosby told him.
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Dan Mykityshyn said that it was the kind of thing that a runner stays up at night and dreams about.
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Dan Mykityshyn said that it was the kind of thing that a runner stays up at night and dreams about. (Photos by Don Rich)
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – St. Anthony’s didn’t get quite what they came for but the Friars certainly did not leave empty-handed.
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Fayetteville-Manlius won the Distance Medley Relay Championship of America at Penn Relays Thursday in a meet record 11:34.46. F-M led a New York-contingent that owned the DMR. North Shore, carried by Brianna Nerud’s 3:31.7.
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Fayetteville-Manlius won the Distance Medley Relay Championship of America at The Penn Relays Thursday in a meet record 11:34.46. F-M led a New York-contingent that owned the DMR. North Shore, carried by Brianna Nerud’s 3:31.7 leadoff and Samantha Nadel’s 4:45.84 anchor, finished second in 11:36.10. Cardozo, which had the day’s fastest 4x400 relay, finished fourth in 11:51.16.
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Cardozo runners said they didn’t have anything to prove at Penn Relays. They didn’t know how fast they could run.
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Olicia Williams stood on the side and watched while Ajee Wilson of Neptune (N.J.) comfortably delivered one of the greatest relay legs ever seen by a high schooler at Penn Relays. The St. Anthony’s junior didn’t have any thoughts of trying to match it. And she didn’t need to.
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Ahtyana Johnson will never run another race for Benjamin Cardozo. But that doesn’t mean that she’ll never run another race.
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Medgar Evers will have Sandrae Farquharson available for the rounds of the 4x400 relay at Penn Relays this weekend. The problem for the indoor national champs, is that they likely will not have Kadecia Baird.
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When Nyanka Moise-Joseph joined the track team her freshman year, she said that coach Shaun Dietz didn’t think much of her.
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NEW YORK – We’ve all had days when we woke up in the morning and decided, even before we tore the covers off, that today would not be fun.
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NEW YORK – It’s never a surprise when Mary Cain goes out hard. What is surprising though, is how hard she blasts off the starting line.
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Packer Collegiate’s Eddie Owens arrived to the start of his race in the 3,200 with enough time for the distance start to hatch a plan with Andrew Valenski of Massapequa. They agreed to alternative the lead for seven laps but on the sixth lap Valenski backed and the pace stalled. That’s when Thomas Diliberto surged .
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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- When Brett Squibbs cleared 16 feet, for the first time in his life, Saturday, he became the perfect protagonist in the type of storybook tale that only sports can produce.
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COLUMBIA -- When Brett Squibbs cleared 16 feet, for the first time in his life, Saturday, he became the perfect protagonist in the type of storybook tale that only sports can produce.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. – Sancho Barrett said he is not completely healthy yet. But if he isn’t 100 percent yet, whenever he is, Barrett could be scary good.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- O'Neal Wanliss showed up late to the track meet. He was late to award podium after his race.
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COLUMBIA -- O'Neal Wanliss showed up late to the track meet. He was late to award podium after his race.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- If you listen to Medgar Evers coach Shaun Dietz, he made it sound like a glorified practice session. He ran his girls ragged and they looked like it.
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COLUMBIA -- If you listen to Medgar Evers coach Shaun Dietz, he made it sound like a glorified practice session. He ran his girls ragged and they looked like it.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Medgar Evers led a handful of New York teams away from the cold weather to take advantage of the warmth in South Carolina at the Taco Bell Classic.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- When Taina LaPorte finally pulled her arms away from her face she revealed a smile.
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COLUMBIA -- When Taina LaPorte finally pulled her arms away from her face she revealed a smile.
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Samantha Nadel almost became a story about what could have been. She could have been the next great one. Or she could have been one that was supposed to be great but then became a story of fizzled potential.
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NEW YORK – There will come a time when Lukas Verzbicas will have to put what he did in perspective. One day he’ll have to take stock of his performance and see that he laid the foundation for what legend is built on.
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NEW YORK – The best indication that Aisling Cuffe was on pace had nothing to do with time. The Stanford-bound senior wanted to listen to her body and she knew her legs would pass the message.
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NEW YORK – It is fact that Shelby Ashe is the best in the country in the weight throw. She’s the best ever.
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NEW YORK – When Gunnar Nixon finally finished he walked over to the high jump mat, laid face-down and closed his eyes. He had to stop moving for just a minute.
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NEW YORK – Christina Hillman stood next to the board that showed the best throw of her life – 14.88 meters.
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Leonard Korir won the NCAA 5,000 meters on Friday night, becoming the first national champion in Iona history, in any sport.
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