BOULDER—University of Colorado senior Jenny Barringer’s 2009 historic track and field season is still getting recognition as she has been named a finalist for the U.S.A. Track and Field Jesse Owens Athlete of the Year Award presented by Nike. The Jesse Owens Athlete of the Year Award was established in 1981 as a tribute to…
Rising American track star Jenny Barringer returned for her final season of cross country at the University of Colorado this fall instead of signing a professional contract over the summer. She had a huge breakthrough season on the track, winning a pair of NCAA titles, setting six NCAA records and breaking her own American record…
German Fernandez is the biggest middle distance hopeful to emerge from the US since the rise of Alan Webb. Read all about this young prodigy and get his thoughts on his Australian counter-part, Ryan Gregson…READ MORE Jenny Barringer is one of, if not the, most talked about distancve runner in the US right now. Recently…
INDIANAPOLIS – Dwight Phillips has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after tying the eighth-best outdoor mark in history in the men’s long jump Sunday at the Nike Prefonataine Classic at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
