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Championships to be held March 9-11 in Birmingham, Alabama ALAMOSA, Colo. (March 1, 2017) – 22 individuals from Adams State University will showcase their talents at the 2017 Indoor Track & Field Championships on March 9-11 in Birmingham, Alabama. The second-ranked Adams State men total 14 individual entries with sophomore Sydney Gidabuday slated to compete in three events (5000m, 3000m, DMR). The group of Oliver Aitchison (Mile & DMR), Austin Anaya (Mile & DMR), Tom Gifford (800m & DMR), and Kyle Masterson (5000m & 3000m) will each compete in two events. The third-ranked Adams State women carry a field of 8 individual entries as junior Jenna Thurman (5000m, 3000m, & DMR) and senior Sunayna Wahi (60m, 200m, 4x400m relay) are entered in three events each. Leanne Allen (4x400m relay & DMR), Roisin Flanagan (Mile & DMR), Dianna Johnson (60m & 4x400m relay), and Jessica Scherrer (4x400m relay & DMR) are all slated to compete i...

Sydney Gidabuday during the 4x400m relay. Gidabuday also notched the fastest NCAA DII time in the 3000m on Saturday ALAMOSA, Colo. (February 4, 2017) – It was a day of top national times for Adams State University on Saturday at the Grizzly-Buffalo Clash. The Grizzlies secured four NCAA Division II top times with three of those meeting an automatic qualifying standard. Saturday's impressive feat was preceded by two top times on Friday by Ian Kerr in the men's 200m dash and the Adams State women's DMR team of Roisin Flanagan , Jessica Scherrer , Leanne Allen , and Jenna Thurman . On Saturday, Sunayna Wahi 's 60m dash preliminary time of 7.43 made her the NCAA DII leader while also serving as a provisional mark. The time also set a new meet record. Wahi followed with a first place time of 7.45 in the finals. Jenna Thurman led the way in the women's 800m run with an automatic qualifying time of 2:10.72 to obliterate the previous High Altitude Trainin...

Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia World 1500m champion Genzebe Dibaba added to her growing list of record-breaking achievements by breaking the world 2000m record* at the Miting Internacional de Catalunya in the Spanish city of Sabadell on Tuesday (7). The three-time world indoor champion overtook the pacemaker just before the half-way mark, which was reached in 2:42.65, and continued to extend her lead over her younger sister Anna and Morocco’s Siham Hilali. She went on to stop the clock at 5:23.75, taking almost seven seconds off the world indoor best set by Gabriela Szabo in 1998. Although the 2000m isn't an official world record event indoors, Dibaba’s performance – pending ratification – can be classed as an outright world record as it is faster than Sonia O’Sullivan’s outdoor mark of 5:25.36. As well as the outdoor 1500m world record, Dibaba now owns the fastest ever recorded times indoors for the 1500m, mile, 2000m, 3000m, two miles and 5000m. El...

Tanzania’s Alphonce Simbu crosses the finish line in 2.09.32 seconds to win the overall men’s title at the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, 2017 on Sunday. Tanzania’s Alphonce Simbu and Kenya’s Bornes Kitur triumphed at the 14th edition of the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2017 on Sunday, winning in 2:09:32 and 2:29:02 respectively to take home first prize cheques of USD$42,000. It was a close finish for the Indian men at the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon this year with the finalists neck to neck till the 30 km mark. Sprinting across the finish line, Kheta Ram came in first, clinching the title with a timing of 2:19:51. Close on his heels was Bahadur Singh Dhoni who clocked his personal best and came in second with a timing of 2:19:57 and T H Luwang from Manipur who placed third with 2:21:19. Racing across the finish line for the Indian elite women was Jyoti Gawte from Maharashtra who was confident in her abilities from the start and finished with a timing of 2:50:53. Nex...

Left, Secretary General (AT) Wilhelm Gidabuday and the Former New York City Marathon Champion, Juma Ikangaa. Picture by Gadiola Emanuel. By Zephania Ubwani Arusha — Athletics Tanzania (AT) may be the first national sports association to shift its head offices from Dar es Salaam to the designated capital Dodoma, according to its recently elected secretary general, Wilhelm Gidabuday. The body is already in contact with the Capital Development Authority (CDA), a government institution in charge of infrastructure development in Dodoma, to secure a plot for construction of its headquarters. "We need a plot for our permanent home. After securing it, we will apply for a grant to meet the cost of construction," he told The Citizen here on Monday during an interview on a wide range of issues He said AT president Anthony Mtaka, who doubles as the Simiyu regional commissioner, has been in touch with CDA officials over the issue. "After getting the plot, we will see...

Ted Banks (Theodore Banks) was perhaps the most controversial but successful Track & Field Coach in America EL PASO, Texas - Author: Staff Report Published On: Aug 26 2016 12:57:27 PM CDT       Ted Banks, who led the UTEP men's track & field and cross country teams to a combined 17 national titles, passed away at his home in Gunter, Texas Thursday night, said Jeff Darby with the University of Texas at El Paso. Banks was 82 years old. He led the UTEP men's track and field and cross country teams from 1972 to 1981. "Ted Banks was one of the most successful cross country and track coaches in NCAA history," said UTEP track & field coach Mika Laaksonen.  "His tenure at UTEP is unmatched with achievement by any other coach." "He was at the forefront of track and field coaches when he was here at UTEP and certainly determi...

The Rio Olympics ended with a spectacular carnival-inspired closing ceremony, and the official handover to 2020 hosts Tokyo The colourful ceremony, lasting almost three hours, celebrated Brazil's arts and was held in a wet Maracana. Among the highlights were Tokyo's impressive showcase and a vibrant carnival parade. "These were a marvellous Olympics, in a marvellous city," said International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach. "Over the last 16 days a united Brazil inspired the world, in difficult times for all of us, with its irresistible joy for life." Bach officially closed the Games of the 31st Olympiad after 16 days of competition, featuring 11,303 athletes from 206 nations and a refugee team. One of the biggest cheers of the night came when Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appeared dressed as computer game character Super Mario, rising out of a huge green pipe in the stadium. The ceremony, watched by billions around the world, f...