Brian Shrader qualified for this year’s Meet of Champions, the prestigious post-season track meet that enables the best athletes from across classifications to compete head-to-head. But he decided not to … Read More
Anyone who left the track early Saturday at the NCAA Preliminary Round West in Austin, Tex., probably won’t do it again. They missed the most exciting event of the day … Read More
This year’s Meet of Champions once again gave high school track athletes from the smaller schools a chance to compete head-to-head with those from the 4A and 5A divisions. The … Read More
No cigar this year… but close. The University of Arizona women ‘s team matched their best conference finish ever, while Arizona State once again dominated women’s discus. Those were just … Read More
For the past couple of years, Jessica Tonn has pretty much owned high school distance races in Arizona. She just won another state 5A-I title in the 3200m run – … Read More
Grand Canyon University is stocking up again on local athletes, but most of them are finding their way back to the Phoenix school after starting their college careers elsewhere. GCU … Read More
Just as Penn State came to be known as “Linebacker U” for the great football players it produced at that position, Desert Vista High School in Phoenix deserves the “Pole … Read More
Arizona State used its Sun Devil Open over the weekend to tune up for Saturday’s annual match-up with NAU and UofA. And hurdler Jasmine Chaney took the opportunity to try … Read More
The competition at this year’s Mt. SAC Relays lived up to its billing. ASU senior distance runner, Brandon Bethke, finished the 5,000m race with the second-fastest NCAA time this season, … Read More
The Show Low High School boys’ track team combined speed and distance strength to upset the hosts of this year’s Eastern Arizona Rotary Invitational. In a large field of teams … Read More
Over the weekend, Julie Labonte showed why she was such a coveted recruit for the University of Arizona track & field program. Labonte threw the shot put 55′ 2 1/4″ … Read More
While Arizona State was taking on the field in the ASU Invitational yesterday, Ryan Whiting was taking on the world. The Sun Devils won five events at the Invitational, including … Read More
A couple of out-of-state party crashers weren’t able to spoil the fun yesterday at Chandler High School. The Wolves still got the lion’s share of wins. Chandler HS cleaned up … Read More
Kathy Fisher wasn’t able to compete in the 300 Hurdles in Wednesday’s four-way track meet. But Sahuaro High School managed just fine without her participation in that event. Sahuaro HS … Read More
Let the duels begin. Again. Cross-country is in the books, but high school track & field is just getting out of the starting blocks. And right away, several big names … Read More
It’s a pretty good bus ride from Sedona to Flagstaff, especially in a school bus. But the kids on the Red Rock HS track team made the trip worth their … Read More
The Wildcats just gained some big ground in their cross country and track programs as they prepare to add a two-time national champion to the roster. Stephen Sambu, who won … Read More
