Lane One News... Road to Beijing 2008

PA Olympic Athletes, Coaches, & Officials: interviews, stories & profiles

More Track & Field News

7/3 - Current list of PA athletes who have made the 2008 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team, including latest Trials news, results, and links to PA athlete profiles
6/25 - PA's McMahon sets San Mateo Co.Hammer record: Press Release from Fred Baer
shannon rowbury
6/25 - PA's Olympic 1500 Meter Hopeful: Shannon Rowbury Teleconference
brad walker
6/24 - PA's Olympic Hopeful: Pole Vaulter Brad Walker Profile

by Bob Burns, PA/USATF Feature Story Reporter

Photo courtesy of Kirby Lee, Image of Sport

erica mclain
6/24 - PA's Olympic Hopeful: Triple Jumper Erica McLain Profile

by Bob Burns, PA/USATF Feature Story Reporter

Photo courtesy of stanford.com

Magdalena Lewy-Boulet
6/23 - PA's 2008 Olympian Magdalena Lewy-Boulet Profile/Interview

by Mark Winitz, PA/USATF Feature Stories and News Manager

Photo courtesy of the Clay Shaw/Sport 35 Photography
Blake Russell 2004 6/20 - PA's 2008 Olympian Blake Russell Profile/Interview by Mark Winitz, PA/USATF Feature Stories and News Manager

For Blake Russell, finishing an oh-so-close-but-oh-so-distant 4th at the 2004 U.S. Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials read more...

Photo courtesy of the New York Road Runners
6/12 - PA's Stephanie Brown-Trafton featured in Stockton Record
"Throwing at a dream Galt resident peaking just in time for Olympics" read more...
6/7 - Suzy Powell-Roos Interview & Profile
Olympic Throws Hopeful
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by Bob Burns
Photos by Don Gosney
Nicole Teter 6/6 - Nicole Teter Interview & Profile

Olympic 800 Meter Team Hopeful
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by Silver Lumsdaine, PA/USATF Communications
Photos by Don Gosney
5/30 - Shannon Rowbury Profile

Olympic 1500 Meter Team Hopeful
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by Bob Burns
Photos by Don Gosney
5/30 - Scott Bauhs Profile

Olympic 10,000 Meter Team Hopeful
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by Bob Burns
Photos by Clay Shaw / Sports 35 Photography
May 25 - PA T&F Championships Story by Fred Baer, IAAF scoring, and links to additonal media coverage:
"World discus leader Stephanie Brown Trafton and American women’s javelin record holder Kim Kreiner scored impressive victories Sunday at USA Track & Field’s Pacific Association Championships at College of San Mateo." Read more...
May 25 - Pacific Association T & F Championships Results
5/22 - Alysia Johnson Profile

Alysia Johnson has a flair for the dramatic. The 22-year-old 800-meter specialist will graduate from University of California, Berkeley in June...
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by Silver Lumsdaine, PA/USATF Communications Intern; Photos by Don Gosney
5/20 - PA/USATF 2008 Open T&F Championships Meet Preview- updated
shannon rowbury 5/16 - Shannon Rowbury article by Fred Baer

Read about her 4.01.61 - 1500 meter time at the adidas Track Classic May 18 (fastest U.S. time in 6 years and the 2008 world leading time).
grace upshaw
5/16 - Grace Upshaw Profile

No Leap of Faith for Second Olympic Berth
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by Mike Fanelli, PA/USATF Communications Intern
Photos by Don Gosney
5/9- Eugene 08 - enter asap!
5/7 - Stephanie Trafton-Brown tosses 217+ (possible world best!) at Hartnell; full story courtesy of Track & Field News. Results
5/4 - Payton Jordan Invitational: Shalane Flanagan (Marblehead, Mass.) runs 30:34.49 10K - AR record by 17 seconds, world leader for 2008 and the fastest 10,000 ever by a woman on North American soil. Read bio. Read teleconference.
5/4 - PA Athletes Star at Payton Jordan Invitational ...read more...

FAYFOTO/Boston

4/25 - BAA Report on U.S. Women's Olympic Marathon Trials

4/25 - Brown-Trafton & Barnes Receive USATF Development Grants

4/20 - PA's Lewy-Boulet and Russell 2-3 at Marathon Trials; View Marathon Trials Photo Gallery

4/17 - PA 2008 Track & Field Grand Prix Standings as of 4/17

4/15 - PA Women's Olympic Marathon Trials Stories & Interviews

Amy Acuff
4/10 - Coppola's Torch Relay Experience

4/10 - Coach McDaniels at the Torch Relay
3/6 - Oly Hopeful: Upshaw Back in NorCal

More T&F News...

6/24 - Chabot All Comers Meets start Tuesday, June 24!
5/22 - Gary Shaw Big Throwers Classic Results
5/12 - Calif. Invite/Modesto Highlights & Results
4/7 - Brown-Trafton my58 Video
4/7 - Brown-Trafton 206 Discus Toss at Stanford!
4/1 - 2008 PA T & F Grand Prix Info; $15,000 purse!
3/31 - Armenta Third at U.S. RW Trials
3/10 - Maui Discus Challenge, PA/USATF Athletes Slated
3/3 - PA T&F Championships Meet Info & Online Entry
2/23 - PA's Acuff (HJ), Camarena (SP) & Rowbury (3000m) win at USA Indoors ... Read More
2/23 - PA's Rowbury "New distance threat" at USA Indoors... Read More
2/1 - Acuff Wins at Millrose Games ... Read More
1/28 - Tiger Bar Sports Joins Tri-Valley Athletics ... Read More
1/21 - Acuff Visa Athlete of Meet, Fresno ... Read More