Kaitlin Petrillose (University of South Dakota) who graduated from McNeil (Round Rock) last year has qualified for the Olympic Trials in the Pole Vault with a jump of 14' 1 1/4"
Collegiate and A&M Records Set at A&M Mondo Challenge - and that's just Day 1! story
Oklahoma City University XC Coaching Clinic - February 25 - 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - Information - Dr. Jack Daniels will lecture
UT Pan American HC Dave Hartman resigns for asst coaching position at Lamar - story
Aldrich Bailey continues his early-season dominance capturing the 60 and 200 dash at Arkansas, 6.84 and 20.99 respectively
Victor Glaze II captures HJ at Carl Lewis Open with jump of 7-0
Devin Field sweeps LJ and TJ at Arkansas HS Indoor Meet (25-05.75 / 49.08.25). Field also won the 60Hurdles in 7.91
Congratulations to Karis Jochen from A&M Consolidated - Gatorade Female XC Runner of the Year for Texas - information
Congratulations to Shawnacy Barber, whose 17-06.50 vault at the Texas A&M HS Indoor competition is the 2nd-highest indoor mark for a prep athlete in US history. As well, congratulations to Aldrich Bailey who captured 200 and 400 gold (21.14 / 47.05) - both marks are #6 indoors all-time. Freshman Paige Hofstad won the mile (5:10.79) and 2-mile (11:17.49) to set meet records, and Devin Field for defending his long jump title at 24-07.25.
Olympic Quest & Lone Star Pole Vault announce its 2011-2012 schedule - Information
TEXAS RELAYS - IMPORTANT DATES for 2012
Saint Mary’s Hall, San Antonio, TX
Position: (2) Boy’s and Girl's Track and Field assistant coach
Looking for two assistant coaches to help out with sprints, hurdles, jumps and throws.
Interested candidates, please contact: Derek McIntyre, Saint Mary’s Hall Athletic Director dmcintyre@smhall.org
Shannon Hawrylo, Saint Mary’s Hall Head Cross Country/ Track and Field Coach shawrylo@smhall.org
Excellent early marks in Aggies' Reveille Indoor Meet - results on Meets Page
TRAINING TO THE STRENGTHS OF INDIVIDUAL CROSS COUNTRY ATHLETES - An article by Andria Nussey, a Master's degree student at Angelo State University
Congratulation to Lancaster's Greg Williams: Bobby Fox Award Honoree at Texas A&M-Commerce (article)
Click here for 2011-12 UIL Alignments
Lancaster's Vincent Johnson hired at K-State - full story
Liz Wort named to TCU Track & Field and Head XC Coach - full story
Texas / UNF to Host NCAA DI Preliminary Rounds - full story
Devin Field, Devonte Davis and Reese Watson honored among DyeStat's Top Male Jumpers for 2011 - full story
Aldrich Bailey - Mansfield Timberview - was honored as one of DyeStat's Top 11 HS Male Sprinters / Hurders for 2011 while Jennifer Madu was honored as one of their Top 13 HS Female Sprinters / Hurdlers
Shelbi Vaughan - Mansfield Legacy - was honored as one of DyeStat's Top 9 HS Female Throwers for 2011 - full story
Texas Tech hires former Olympian Victor Houston
Usain Bolt: Case Study in the Science of Sprinting
Meagan Gray (Lone Star PV) sets a youth girls' pole vault national record with her height of 3.50m/11-5.75 at the USATF Junior Olympics
NFHS: July 5, 2011 - T&F Rules Changes Focus on Jewelry and PV Requirements
The Dallas Morning News has listed among its London Games: One Year Out coverage the prospect of North Texans making it to the Olympics: among them, Michelle Carter, Jeremy Wariner, Darvic 'Doc' Patton, Dennis Bowsher, and Marquise Goodwin
USTFCCCA's August Techniques Magazine
How Usain Bolt and Jamaica Came to Rule the World - Interestng Article and Video
As the captain on Hill Street Blues used to say, "Please, be careful out there!"
123 Commits Posted
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