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New York track team’s dress code petition garners 50,000 signatures
About a year ago, a high school girls' track team from Albany, New York, defied the school's dress code violation by showing up in sports bras to practice. It was a hot day with temperatures reportedly hitting more than 80 degrees. When the athlet...

Study: Air pollution exposure leads to slower NCAA race times
According to a recent study from Stanford, Columbia, and Mount Sinai researchers believe air pollution is affecting race times of NCAA track & field events. Researchers found that runners competing in 5K races in areas with air pollution level...

Track & Field/Cross Country Rule Changes for 2022-23 Season
Every year the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) reviews the rules for every sport looking to improve the experience for student-athletes. Last month, the NFHS revisited the rules for high school track & field/cross ...

Gators Sweep D1 Outdoor Track & Field Championships
The Florida Gators men's and women's outdoor track & field teams each captured their respective national titles over the weekend. The Gators men's team totaled 54 total points, with Texas finishing second with 38 points. The championship for F...

Facility Focus: Illini’s Demirjian Park Head of the Pack
The YouTube video lasts just 96 seconds, but that’s plenty of time for dozens of exciting exultations from the University of Illinois women’s soccer team. It’s the type of over-the-moon exuberance usually reserved for championship celebratio...

Mask Mandates Updated in Oregon After Runner Collapses
The Oregon Health Authority updated its mask guidance recently for non-contact sports following a high school runner collapsing during the home stretch of a race in Bend, OR. As part of the updated guidelines, those participating in non-contact sp...

Track Coach Fired for Refusing to Force Athletes to Wear Masks
A New Hampshire high school track and field coach was fired earlier this week for not making his student-athletes wear masks. Brad Keyes, a third-year track and field coach at Pembroke Academy, penned a letter to his athletic director, Fred Vezina...

OSAA Pushes High School Sports to February
The Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) announced earlier this week that the start of the high school sports season will be pushed back to February. In a report from The Statesman Journal, practices for winter sports were slated to begin a...

Ivy League Cancels Winter Sports, Delays Spring
The Ivy League became the first NCAA Division I conference to officially cancel its winter sports season, according to an ESPN report. In addition to canceling the winter sports season, the Ivy League also announced the postponement of spring spor...

UAA Conference Cancels 2020-21 Winter Season
The University Athletic Association (UAA) Presidents Council has unanimously approved a resolution to cancel all formal UAA winter sport competition for the 2020-21 season. Over the last several months several UAA committees comprising athletic ad...