Please keep Jim Marshall, his wife Merry, daughter Brittanny, and granddaughter Lexi in your prayers. Coach Marshall’s son Cody, 20, passed away suddenly Tuesday.
A look at Missouri Running, Cross Country, and Track and Field. News, Information, and Coverage about the sports and those involved.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Friday, September 16, 2011
Mitchell to run 150 meter race for USA in England Saturday
Maurice Mitchell, who made his World Championships debut two weeks ago, will wear the USA jersey for the third time Saturday in England. Mitchell, the Florida State senior, Raytown South grad, and Kansas City native will compete in the Great North City Games in Newcastle Gateshead England. The event pits Great Britain and Northern Ireland against the US in a limited schedule event that will run 2.5 hours. The event will run 1-3:30pm England time which is 6 hours ahead of us. If you want to watch online you can do so here: http://www.greatrun.org/tv/ 7:00 -9:30a.m. Missouri time. Mitchell ran the second leg of the US 4x100 relay in the preliminaries before being replaced for the final-which the US failed to finish again. Mitchell will join Walter Dix in the straight 150 meter race. Dix just ran the second fastest 200 time ever for an American today in 19.53.
Mitchell made his first US team in the summer of 2010 at the NACAC championships.
Friday, September 2, 2011
Cantwell, US Men come up short in Shot Put
An impressive United States streak came to an end Friday in Daegu South Korea at the 2011 Outdoor World Track & Field Championships. Not only did the American Men’s Shot Put victory streak end at three, but all four Americans finished out of the medals in the 16 lb. ball toss. Cantwell (2009 champion), Reese Hoffa (2007 Champion), and Adam Nelson (2005 Champion) as well as young stud Ryan Whiting failed to throw much over 70 feet resulting in only three bids to the 2013 Championships for the Americans. The World Champion receives a bye into the next championships, allowing their country to send up to four athletes in an event if all have earned the qualifying mark.
Cantwell, the Eldon Missouri native and Eldon High School and Mizzou graduate finished in fourth with a best toss of 21.36 meters/70-1 or so. Hoffa finished fifth, Whiting 7th and Nelson 8th.
Jenny Barringer-Simpson: World Champion!!!
Jenny Barringer Simpson, who I now claim as a Missourian after having married former Liberty High School and Truman State runner Jason Simpson last year, became the second American woman to claim the Outdoor World Championship Gold Medal in the 1500 meters since the inaugural bi-annual event in 1983 when Mary Decker-Slaney earned Gold. Barringer-Simpson, who now lives in Colorado Springs, CO, claimed the title Thursday in Daegu South Korea, in 4:05.40.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)