Track and Field

Ryan Palmer (62) leads at Colonial

2013-05-23 21:55:00

Colonial member Ryan Palmer shot an eight-under-par 62 on Thursday to match the first-round record at Hogan's Alley and take a one-stroke lead over John Rollins at Fort Worth. The bogey-free 62 equaled Palmer's lowest round on the PGA Tour. Palmer,...

Track: Palisades' Marissa Williams sets two City Section records

2013-05-22 21:26:19

Turquoise Thompson's talent in track and field runs in the family

2013-05-22 21:43:00

Turquoise Thompson, UCLA's explosive hurdler, hasn't always had a say in things. Her eclectic forget-me-not name? That was her mom's call, the result of Lori Smith-Thompson's schoolgirl crush on Julius Erving, whose wife at the time was named Turquoise....

Palisades' Marissa Williams shatters City Section distance track records

2013-05-22 22:03:00

Frozen yogurt. That's the reward 15-year-old sophomore Marissa Williams of Palisades plans to give herself after turning in the greatest performance by a girls' distance runner in City Section history Wednesday night at the City track and field...

Iran disqualifies 2 high-profile presidential candidates

2013-05-21 15:21:00

TEHRAN — In a highly anticipated decision likely to spark controversy, Iran's supervisory electoral body on Tuesday disqualified two high-profile candidates from next month's presidential race after both were assailed as disloyal to the nation's...

Track: Myles Hawkins leads Orange Lutheran to title

2013-05-20 08:53:40

Khalfani Muhammad wins Southern Section Division 3 100, 200 races

2013-05-19 00:00:00

Khalfani Muhammad of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame has never faced a camera he didn't like or taken on an opponent he didn't want to beat. That made Saturday's Southern Section track and field championships the ideal environment for Muhammad to put on a show....

Competition in 100 meters could be hot in Southern Section meet

2013-05-17 19:21:00

The Southern Section track and field championships are set for Saturday at Mount San Antonio College, and the 100-meter races could be as sizzling as the weather. Khalfani Muhammad — the defending state champion from Sherman Oaks Notre Dame...

Boys' track: Adoree' Jackson soars 25 feet in long jump

2013-05-18 12:34:06

Loyola sprinters pass test without a glitch

2013-05-06 00:00:00

For those who run relays in track and field, passing the baton can be scarier than a scene from "A Nightmare on Elm Street." Just ask sprinter Morgan Simon of Los Angeles Loyola High. He remembers suddenly dreaming about dropping the baton. "I looked...

Track: Amir Patterson wins Mission League shotput, discus

2013-05-01 18:53:30

Track: Dorsey's Billy Vaughn tunes up in 400 meters

2013-05-10 10:54:16

Smithsburg's Emma Gerhold clears the bar on the way to winning the Class 1A girls pole vault title in the Maryland State Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Thursday at Morgan State University.

2013-05-23 00:00:00

Macy Heinz of Ipswich is the only female athlete in the state who finished the season leading three individual events. Just an eighth-grader, Heinz tops all Class B runners in the 400-meter dash (:58.65), the 800-meter run (2:16.91) and the 1,600-meter run (5:12.68).

2013-05-22 22:52:00

Lady Patriot senior Alex Bunch, No. 357, sprints down the final stretch of the girls� 800-meter run at the 2013 KHSAA Class 3A State Track and Field Championships at Louisville. Bunch, who made six straight trips to the state meet, finished her final high school race in 2:27.54.

2013-05-18 00:00:00