American record holders, Hollister men's mile featured at USA Track and Field Classic
INDIANAPOLIS – A pair of American record holders and a men’s mile named after one of the most significant figures in the corporate history of Nike highlight competition in the distances and throws this Saturday at the USA Track & Field Classic in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
American record holder Jillian Camarena-Williams (Woodland HS, CA 2000; Stanford 2004)will compete in the women’s shot put while American record holder Galen Rupp goes after another AR, this time in the men’s 2 mile, in Fayetteville.
With a field full of sub-four-minute milers, the Geoff Hollister men’s mile will honor the memory of Hollister, the third employee of Nike, founder of the Athletics West track club and key figure in grassroots running efforts who died Monday after a long battle with cancer.
Held at the University of Arkansas’ Randal Tyson Center, the USA Track & Field Classic is the third stop on USATF’s 2012 Indoor Visa Championship Series. The meet will be televised on ESPN2 from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, February 12. Continue reading the full release HERE.
Suhr Named USATF Athlete of the Week
INDIANAPOLIS - Jenn Suhr has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after setting an indoor American record in the pole vault of 4.88m/16-0 to win the event at Saturday’s New Balance Grand Prix in Boston.
After failing to clear a height in the women’s pole vault last weekend at the U.S. Open, Suhr returned to the second stop on USATF’s Indoor Visa Championship Series in Boston with avengence. On her very first jump of the competition, Suhr soared over the 16-foot high bar to improve her previous American record of 4.86m/15-11.25, which she set last year at the USA Indoor Championships Continue reading the full release and weekly recap HERE.
About USA Track & Field
USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track & field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States. USATF encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, the World's #1 Track & Field Team, the most-watched events at the Olympics, the #1 high school and junior high school participatory sport, and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States:www.usatf.org This email was sent to: keithconning@aol.com
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