track & field
March 25, 2024
Star MHSAA track & field athlete ruled ineligible for season
A Mississippi high school track and field freshman has been ruled ineligible to compete this season, according to the Mississippi High School Athletic Association (MHSAA). Tupelo High School freshman Andrew Brown is regarded as the fastest freshma...
April 4, 2023
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...
March 8, 2023
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...
August 3, 2022
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 ...
June 13, 2022
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...
March 16, 2022
Penn Athletics Announces $70M Track & Field Center
Penn Athletics Director Alanna Shanahan announced that the University would begin construction on a new state-of-the-art center for track and field, according to a report from the Daily Pennsylvanian. Due to begin construction this August and be c...
April 7, 2021
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...
Teach kids to pay attention to their bodies and their own thirst, and to “drink to thirst”—that is, drink enough water so that the thirst recedes. Rehydrate between sports events/practices.
The telltale signs of heat-related illness in student-athletes
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Each year, an estimated 240 people die from heat-related illnesses, an...