Yardbarker: Track and Field

thoughts on purdue's freshman sprinter shane crawford

Mon, 12 May 2008 13:15:08 -0500

there is alot of talent at purdue this year in track but give me some thought on shane crawford..Took fourth in the 100-meter dash at the 2007 Pan American Junior Games in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Posted a trio of excellent times, including a 10.34-effort in the semifinals. Also ran on the gold-medal winning 4x100-meter relay. Placed third in the 100 at the USA Track and Field Junior Championships, clocking a time of 10.38 in the finals and 10.33 in the semifinals. Placed second in the 60-meter dash at the 2007 Nike indoor nationals with a time of 6.72. Notched a career-best time set purdue big ten record with a time of 6.70

iPods at Run Races? The Debate Continues

Sun, 11 May 2008 14:25:14 -0500

With the exception of using iPods to warm-up before race events, be they track & field, XC or road races, I am 100% against the use of iPods in competition. It is a safety issue for both the person using the iPod and for athlete's around the hearing distracted athlete. Get over it. If you can't run without an iPod then stay in the gym and off the race courses.

Separated at Birth: Allison Stokke and....

Mon, 05 May 2008 15:25:31 -0500

This one's just a bit too weird....

2008 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials Exciting to the Finish

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:11:41 -0500

If you are a stat junkie, this article is chock full of interesting bits of information about this week's women's Olympic qualifier for the marathon. Women's marathoning is getting stronger and stronger every quadrennium. Check the article for proof! A one-hour highlight show is scheduled to air on Sunday, April 27 on MSNBC.

Michigan Wins DMR at Penn Relays

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:48:28 -0500

If you are going to bring it, the Penn Relays is the place to do it. Michigan's distance medley relay team did just that. Serita Williams, Danielle Tauro, Geena Gall and anchor leg Nicole Edwards clocked the second fastest collegiate DMR time to win in 10 minutes, 49.58 seconds. Edwards, a senior, overtook Tennessee's Sarah Bowman on the final 100 meters to score the DMR win at the 114th Penn Relays. Tennesse, the DMR defending champion took second in 10:50.51 and Stanford rounded out the top three in 11:05.48.

NWA all the way

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:26:06 -0500

nWa all the way baby, thats what im talking about, fayetteville-what a fascinating plc to b.We're having fun out here and its all about the excitement anyways. Im really trying to focus on running. Today i was feeling pretty fast, no back pain at all. Just a little tired from trip thou. But im alright. Today and the day after im gonna see some serious damage on the field, and on the 2nd of May i ll get busy aswell, so beware Hogs. im out now, holla later.

These Links Are Either Off The Hook or Off The Charts

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:31:19 -0500

Hello noble readers. I've located some good material from around the blogosphere, and I want to share. The World of Issac is running a 4 bracket, Dirtiest Name In Sports Tournament. Who doesn't chuckle upon hearing the names Dick Trickle, Chubby Cox, Rusty Kuntz, and David Seaman? Many more great names in the Tournament.

Stokke Inflation, Part II

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:01:20 -0500

Definition: Where a writer of a site spends an inordinate amount of time researching an article that gets a decent amount of traffic, then links to pictures of an attractive female athlete which receives about a hundred times more attention.

Newest Allison Stokke Photos

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:24:13 -0500

Here's the latest photos of pole vaulting phenom Allison Stokke, as she soars to new heights with the Cal track & field team

Allison Stokke still doing track, still attractive

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:37:34 -0500

I really don't see what the big deal is. She's young, athletic, attractive, basically the kind of girl I go out with every day.

Fun Photos From London Marathon

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:03:32 -0500

Some fun photos from this weekend's London Marathon. The race of over 35,000 competitors had it all, from African tribesmen & camels to Star Wars stormtroopers & Borat impersonators.

Jonesin' for Gold - IOC strips Medals from Relay Team Members

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:03:31 -0500

The IOC has decided to strip medals from Marion Jones' relay team members from the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The athletes on Jones' 4x400m relay team will lose their gold medal and 4 x100m team will surrender their bronze medals. The US Olympic Committee has said it will accept the IOC's decision but will not block the relay team athletes in attempts to appeal the decision.

Olympian turned Gladiator

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:46:01 -0500

Former Olympic athlete Du'aine Ladejo from Great Britain has traded spikes for spandex as a star in the UK's Gladiator television program. The '94 European Champion and '96 European Indoor Track Champion at the 400m, Ladejo will compete under the name, "Predator."

All I can say is WOW!!!

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:56:23 -0500

Having visited the Maasai Mara myself a few years back and meeting a man who had killed a lion with a spear-and it wasn't even a big deal as well as a child no more than 12 who was traveling dozens of miles across the Mara to sell some animal skins I have no doubt that these Maasai Warriors can and will acomplish their goal.

Introducing...Stokke Inflation

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:09:19 -0500

Allison Stokke helps Cal to jump up a lot in an arbitrary list of hottest campuses.

Arizona State sophomore sets collegiate shot put record

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:07:29 -0500

On March 14, Ryan Whiting, a 6'3" sophomore from Arizona State, set the all-time collegiate record for the shot put, heaving the 16-pound weight an amazing 21.73 meters (71'3.5") ! He broke a record that stood for over 30 years, surpassing Stanford's Terry Albritton, who threw it 21.50 m (70'6.5") in 1977. And, yes, he won the men's shot put national title with that toss.

Marion Jones Enters Federal Prison

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:22:56 -0500

Former track star Marion Jones began her six month federal prison sentence this afternoon at the Federal Medical Center Carswell, located on the Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth. It appears Marion got "somewhat" of a deal because this particular prison specializes in medical and mental health services, but has select inmates who don't require that kind of care (Jones).

World Record Holder Radcliffe Out of London Marathon

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:30:47 -0500

Injuries are unfortuneatly a part of the process. When you train and compete at the world class level, every decision is an important one. Clearly it's a no brainer for Paula Radcliffe to opt out of starting at the London Marathon. She has bigger fish to fry in Beijing this summer. It is a big blow for the London Marathon to lose Radcliffe and her absence certainly takes away some of the shine on race day. It will be up to Romania's Constantina Tomescu-Dita and Gete Wami and Berhane Adere of Ethiopia to duke it out.

Winning Is Everything?

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 14:32:26 -0500

We have heard the saying many times in our athletic careers. Winning is everything. It is told to us by coaches and observers alike. Athletes will go to extreme measures to put themselves in position to finish on top. I'm talking steroids, people. When winning comes in front of your name, integrity, image and family, it's time to reassess your priorities. I analyzed this when Marion Jones confessed to using performance enhancing drugs prior to her spectacular 2000 Olympic showing, where she brought home five total medals (three gold and two bronze). As I watched a teary eyed, apologetic Jones, facing the media outside a courtroom, I learned how important winning can be to individuals. It was disheartening for me to see my favorite female athlete in that position but it took great courage for her to finally come forward and speak up.

Now I know why they run so effin fast

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:50:03 -0500

You'd be fast too if you had to avoid arrows being shot at you.

What In Allah's Name is This All About?

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:30:02 -0500

WUSA9.com: High School Track Star Alleges Religious Discrimination

Marion Jones' Descent From Olympic Hero to Common Criminal

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:27:15 -0500

Years ago, Americans believed that our athletes--unlike those from totalitarian regimes like the former Soviet Union, East Germany and China--competed without cheating. Marion Jones forever shattered that good faith.

Marion Jones going to prison

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:33:42 -0500

Marion was sentenced to 6 months in the slammer today. "Track and field superstar Marion Jones was sentenced this morning to six months in prison for lying to federal investigators about the BALCO steroid ring and for lying about a check-fraud scheme involving her ex-boyfriend, the Olympic sprinter Tim Montgomery. " Don't lie to Feds they get you everytime

Blade Runner to be Denied Chance at Olympics

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:44:07 -0500

A runner with two prosthetic legs will not be allowed to compete in the Olympics. Cruel? Fair? Both?

Marion Jones + Rogue Tooth = Possible Mercy From The Law

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:48:03 -0500

Will the federal judge throw out Marion Jones' jail sentence after her letter of mercy? Had she groveled at his feet in person then maybe she could have gotten what she wanted. No red blooded American can withstand the charm of Marion's rogue tooth.

Scoop Jackson's "Girl" Looking to Avoid Jail Time

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:34:53 -0500

According to TSG, Marion Jones claiming she has already been "cast from American hero to national disgrace," wants to be spared prison when she is sentenced next week. No word as to whether Scoop Jackson will be fighting AGAINST her motion (for personal reasons, of course).

BLADE RUNNER OLYMPICS IN 2008?

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:02:02 -0500

The Games in 2008 Beijing could be the first Olympics where an athlete with prosthetic limbs could be competing in track and field events. Oscar Pistorius was born without fibulas and runs with blades as prosthetic replacements for his lower legs (below the knee) and is seeking clearance to compete in the Games….

SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR: ALLISON STOKKE

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:47:22 -0500

Since this is the first-year of blogging for PartMule — however choppy — I thought we should end the year by giving out a Sportsman of the Year award….or better yet, Sportswoman of the Year. I've never been enamored by the politics behind SOTY awards that, all-in-all, end up being a love fest for the most popular athlete of the year….versus being handed to the truest, most deserving athlete. So, it is in that spirit, that we award the Sportsperson of the Year to Miss Allison Stokke.

Marion Jones gone but not fogrotten

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:20:32 -0500

Good luck at how Marion was the greatest sprinter of her time despite the drugs, as she figured out how to beat the rest of the drug cheats. "She was the greatest sprinter of her generation and, in an age when cheating with drugs was common, she raised her game to use even more sophisticated designer dope to beat other cheats." In twenty years no one will even no who Jones was now that she's been erased from olympic results. Yes she was dirty but she certainly wasn't the only one!

I realize it's been awhile...

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:39:13 -0500

So I am absolutely pooped, but it was well worth it due to an amazing week. My best friend flew up for five days and we went to two concerts, one being the jingle ball showcase and the other being the spice girls reunion!!!! They were both amazing in diffrent ways. Here's a lil taste of the spice... And the best part by far was when Sporty Spice (my favorite) came out and sang her hit solo single "I Turn to You"! check it out! (i didn't film this by the way....) watch the whole thing it's awesome. Anyways I am sooooo tired and have finals coming up, but I will be sure to load some new pictures of the first concert I was at with fall out boy soon! Have an awesome weekend. :D