Rutgers senior James Plummer asserted himself as the best discus thrower in the East on Thursday in Greensboro, N.C. He is one of 15 tri-state athletes who earned a spot at the NCAA Championships, slated for Eugene, Ore., in two weeks.
UCF's Alexis Faulknor and Jen Clayton are the top two long jump seeds in the NCAA East Preliminary Round, which begins today in North Carolina. Clayton, as you might recall, was a standout at Suffern High.
Ato Boldon — who won four individual Olympic medals for Trinidad & Tobago — is now an Emmy-nominated track & field analyst and host of the IAAF's "Inside Athletics." In the latest installment of that series, Boldon made sure to rep Armory Prep. Video now included.
The New York stop on the Diamond League circuit — the adidas Grand Prix at Icahn Stadium Saturday — is becoming one of the most high-powered track & field events of the year. Gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross will make her season debut.
English Gardner — a junior from Voorhees, N.J. — is looking to score big sprint points on Oregon's home track next month at the NCAA Championships. But first she needs to advance from this week's Western Prelims.
The road to the NCAA Track & Field Championships begin this weekend with preliminaries in Texas and North Carolina. It is the only path to the big show in Eugene, Ore., early next month.
If Mary Cain can finish in the top three of the 1,500m run at the U.S. Nationals next month, she will represent the U.S. at the World Championships in Moscow. That's because the 17-year-old hit the IAAF 'A' standard tonight in California.
Dr. Norb Sander, the Executive Director of the Armory Foundation, accepted the New York City Legend Award for his work restoring The Armory and developing Armory College Prep.
In recent days New Jersey's Ben Malone, in separate races, has beaten Edward Cheserek in the mile and broken the Garden State's 1,500m record. Is he going to peak at the Dream Mile at the adidas Grand Prix on May 25 at Icahn Stadium?
What kept BYU from claiming the IC4A title in its first trip to the Championship was a proscription of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints which precludes its athletes from competing on Sunday. That allowed Cornell to scream past the Cougars for victory.