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Track Archive
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GCU launches new track program, earns early respect
Arizona’s newest college track & field program has really hit the ground running… so to speak. Grand Canyon University just rolled out its new program and has already earned instant respect, as both men’s and women’s teams are nationally ranked. As the indoor track season opened for the Division II school in west Phoenix, the [...] -
Track teams compete in the eerie quiet of NAU Skydome
The Lumberjacks invited seven track & field teams to their NAU Team Challenge today. But they aren’t inviting any spectators. It should provide an eerily quiet afternoon without cheering fans in the stands, as the Jacks compete against in-state rivals, Arizona State and Grand Canyon University, as well as teams from California and Nevada. Spectators [...] -
Wildcats tested by nation’s track elite at Razorback Invite
It was a busy weekend for the University of Arizona track & field team. The Wildcats set a new school record, three nation-leading marks, and a second-place national mark. And along the way, recorded a number of personal-best times. It all happened at the Razorback Invitational at the University of Arkansas, where the Cats got [...] -
AZ colleges debut new sports programs for track, baseball
The options in Arizona are growing for high school athletes who want to move on to play at the college level. Two new sports programs debut this weekend, as Grand Canyon University launches its new track & field program and Arizona Christian University throws out the first ball in its new baseball program. Arizona Christian [...] -
NAU track teams picked to finish No. 1, No. 2 in Big Sky
The Northern Arizona track & field teams will have to live up to expectations this year without the help of some of their best athletes, who were lost to graduation. The Lumberjacks’ men’s team has been picked to win the Big Sky Conference again this year, based on the pre-season coaches’ poll. The men’s squad [...] -
UA women begin track & field season with No. 14 ranking
It’s still early in January and it’s already time for the jocks in the baggy, knee-length basketball shorts to make room on the sports page for those athletes running around the oval in the short shorts. Yep, it’s time for college track & field to begin its indoor program. And in Tucson, the women Wildcats [...] -
August tells story of GCU’s growing role in local recruiting
A flurry of recruit signings announced by Grand Canyon University this month helps to illustrate the impact the private, Christian-based college in west Phoenix is having on the college careers of local athletes. The Antelopes are sucking up the local talent like a vacuum. Arizona State in Tempe and University of Arizona in Tucson play [...] -
Ryan Whiting has one more award to win…The Bowerman
Just when we thought Ryan Whiting had accomplished all he could during his storied college track & field career, along comes one more possibility. Whiting, who pretty much owned the shot put event during a storied career at Arizona State that just concluded, has been announced as one of three male finalists for The Bowerman. [...] -
Jelmini wins big at NACAC track meet. Next stop: ASU
Here’s a young lady about to make a name for herself in college athletics. It’s a name worth remembering… Anastasia Dalma Jelmini. But her friends just call her Anna. Anna Jelmini will be a redshirt freshman at Arizona State during the 2011 season. While she is waiting for her college career to get started, she [...] -
New track program at GCU off to a running start
As each new piece is added, the excitement of building a new college sports program grows exponentially. The recent addition of a state champion like Mason Simmons will accelerate the development of the first-ever track & field program at Grand Canyon University. New head coach Tom Flood put together a limited schedule this spring that [...]
