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indoor track
May 22, 2023

K-State announces new indoor track and field complex

Kansas State Athletics Director Gene Taylor announced recently that construction has commenced on a new indoor track and field complex as the department will transition the original football indoor building into a new facility for track and field. ...


track and field
April 5, 2022

Florida HS Track and Field Athlete May Sue Following Sucker Punch

According to multiple reports, the Florida high school track and field runner who was caught on film being run down from behind and sucker-punched during a race last week is considering pressing charges or filing a lawsuit against the student-athlete...


demirjian
June 11, 2021

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
May 13, 2021

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...


April 23, 2021

Clemson to Reinstate, Add Teams Post-COVID

Following months of discussion with student-athletes, their representatives, families, supporters, and others, Clemson University and the Department of Athletics announced earlier this week it will continue men’s outdoor and indoor track & fiel...


ivy league
November 13, 2020

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...


May 4, 2017

Relieving shin splints in athletes

If you spend enough time around athletes, you'll most likely observe at least one of them putting ice on their shins after practice. Ask “why,” and the most common answer is, "I have shin splints."” Although it may be a common problem, shin spl...


February 3, 2017

Track & Field: Getting more from your warmups

The days of taking a lap and static stretching as a warm-up are over. Chuck Woolridge, the successful cross country and track coach at Campolindo High School in Moraga, California, has learned quite a bit about the ancillary aspects of running in ...