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Newswatch Archives
June 2001
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June 30 - July 1, 2001
Single minded: Children focus on one sport

June 29, 2001
Golden League starts tonight
A Brief Chat with Nathan Brannen
Natalie Davey wins Downhill 1k

Carroll aims for a fast time in Rome
El Guerrouj date with Ngeny runs into trouble
Kenyans temporarily barred from chasing records
Nils Schumann out of German Championships
Borzakovsky to skip World Championships
Grand Prix final to be expanded to two days
If you haven't been there recently, check out prettysporty.com's photo galleries

June 28, 2001
Dathan's day to honor Rockford's favorite son
El Guerrouj gets revenge chance
El Guerrouj ready for new challenges
Scott Jurek legs out a triple

Marathon raises prizes
Edmonton D-Day 36 (800 to 10k preview)
Tony Waldrop returns to Carolina as Vice Chancellor

June 27, 2001
www.MarkCoogan.com is launched
Bringing best out of best

Goucher blames flight delay for finish
Say it ain't so, Broe
Clay Schwabe's Eugene journal
Record prize money for NYC Marathon

U.S. team could have down year at Worlds
Another negative article from Phil Hersh
Athletes say goodbye to track and field
Kids running marathons | Wesley Paul story
Old Articles:
McMullen decides to give track another try
McMullens cling to Olympic dreams
Clock doesn't lie: Time runs out on McMullen

June 25-26, 2001
Nice photo gallery from USA Today
Bay Area Running News' USATF coverage
Incredible run is over for Bill Duley
Jurek, Trason win Western States
Green Bay Marathon special section
Taye runs away from pack of pursuers
Hood serves notice he's recovered from surgery
US track team has a lot of stars and a lot of holes

Ron Bellamy: Until we meet again
Webb schooled by veteran teachers
Chorny sidesteps steeple nightmare
Wells just misses spot on World team
Krummenacker picture perfect in capturing 800
Ron Bellamy: Coming up a tad short
Johnson wins 'greatest race in history'
(not sure where they got the idea that Ritz is 'also headed to Michigan')

Raczko monitored Webb's progress perfectly
Webb's glorious season ends
Attention turns to Hayward makeover
Decathlete credits Invaders for support
Dowling, Alvarez win Boulder's Lyons River Run
New Boulder race draws runners to hill

June 24, 2001
Downin picks them all off
Downin pulls off an upset
Webb meets his match
Veterans school youngster
Resilient runners bring Webb back to earth
Webb schooled by veteran teachers
Webb will have to wait to make a run at world
A surprise ending in the 1,500
'Big Wave' still rolling along after Sat.
Jennings mistimes his break in 1,500
Webb's jersey retired
Virginia teen raises bar for young runners
Track stars still shine up close
Photo: In the Spotlight
Saturday highlights
Wilson makes last-second switch, wins 10k
Track picks up the pace

June 23, 2001
Kennedy's comeback complete
Kennedy's surge gets crowd jumping
Ritzenhein just misses prep national record

Oh baby! Daddy's got to run
Today, all eyes on one runner

Friday's highlights and stats
Records fall on day two of GMC Envoy Championships

June 22, 2001
Abdirahman wins first national title
McMullen runs nationals, awaits child's birth
Michigan trio trains for nationals
Life on the run not always glamorous, never cheap
Keflezighi makes U.S. team with 2nd in 10,000
World (meet) awaits Alan Culpepper
Webb wins preliminary heat
Webb advances, Greene ties meet record
Webb keeps sights on future
Teenage sensation goes for 1,500m victory
Webb speeds to 1,500 heat win, finals
Webb article with ignorant headline
USATF Championships Notebook
Greene's party ends early after blur of activity
Strong day one at GMC Envoy USA Champs.
LetsRun.com wrapup of day one

Poor facilities force Borzakovsky to Europe
Third time's a charm for Scott Jurek

June 20-21, 2001
Culpepper, Keflezighi resume 10,000m duel
Rockford grad ready to step up in class
UM signee's road to fame returns home
USATF Men's Form Chart
Life after fourth: Athletes learn to deal
Webb still spins hot tale
Webb looking to make history
Ritzenhein looks to make his mark on USA meet
Alan Webb: Long distance calling
Prep phenoms temper post-Olympic letdown
Webb perks up 1,500m field
He's super but he's no savior
Webb's prep mile record impressive internationally
Webb: Winner by a mile
Locals gear up for meet
Stars will barely get untracked
All eyes on Track Town
MN HS: Boys track champions
Mark Carroll pulls out over travel costs

June 19, 2001
Culpeppers: Running for the Worlds
A Brief Chat with Khadevis Robinson
Kipketer plans comeback for Edmonton
South Lakes rolls in distance medley
South Lakes sets DMR national mark
Penn's Sam Burley: The last runner standing
Yong-Sung Leal interview on CalTrack.com
Brian Appell to coach Utah's distance runners
Collet, Appell to head Ute T&F programs
Rockford girls finish second

Clinic for dedicated runners in Boulder
MI HS: Saline's Moore finishes strong

June 18, 2001
USATF Preview: Rising stars join Olympic heroes
Webb's finishing leg helps school set DMR record
Webb anchors speedy relay
Hatch caps prep career with third at nationals
Said Ahmed settles for fifth
Autism doesn't slow this marathoner
Hayward Field showing its age
Track city? Not without help

More rain falls than records during meet
Nothing mysterious about Manitoba Mar. winner
James Nolan takes control, wins Nuremburg title
Palmer's a legend with a passion for running, life

June 17, 2001
Boys seek records but girls set them at Nationals
Marc Sylvester shines at waterlogged champs.
Rockford girls establish national relay record
Atlantic relay second
Day One wrap-up from USATF Jr. Nationals
Matolo beats countryman to Grandma's finish line

Ryan Meissen wins men's half marathon
Meissen wins half marathon in record time
Beardsley runs in one last Grandma's
Beardsley rides waves of emotion
Grandma's Marathon notes
South African breaks out to win Dad's Day 5,000 Dad's Day 5,000 Results (Dallas, TX)
Mt. Washington: Dunham can't top Kihara's finish
Paul Rosser, Johanna Nielsen win Park City 26.2
Plaatjes forced out of Comrades, Mattheus 2nd
Kelehe breaks foreign grip on Comrades

June 16, 2001
Saturday morning Raleigh report from DyeStat
Ritzenhein earns national title, misses record
Ritzenhein earns victory, not record
CU-bound Ritzenhein misses 2-mile mark
Webb has finishing touch, anchors 4x800

A record-setting night in Raleigh
Webb, Ritz excite crowd with speedy runs
Kenyan men finish 1-2-3 at Grandma's
Matolo, Denisova win Grandma's Marathon
Grandma's: Elite runners overcome plenty
Adams State runners among the elite
Good Marty Liquori article (More than a year old)

June 15, 2001
USATF Nationals entries now posted
Utah State runner dies in head-on collision
MI HS: Rockford runners on national stage
High school sensations to compete at NC State
Webb heads adidas field
Raleigh meet officials keep close eye on weather
Kenyan will chase Beardsley's ghost
Plaatjes to compete in Comrades 90k
South Africa beckons Plaatjes
adidas T&F Champs overview from Wash. Post
25 years of Grandma's Marathon
Grandma's facts and figures
P(ortland)SU hires Veney as track coach

June 14, 2001
The Jim Ryun Story on trackandfieldnews.com
Desire, talent make Webb fastest U.S. prep miler
Mystery men and women at track meet
Ritzenhein chases old record
Jim Spier stages world-class event
NSO: Boys 800 field looks like summit meeting
Webb leads South Lakes against Jefferson twins
Four fast kids arouse admiration and concern
A Brief Chat with Jonathon Riley
MI HS: Tim Ross runs his way into record books
Livid Leonid has no love for Russia
CC grads lift Aquinas relay team

June 13, 2001
A Brief Chat with Dathan Ritzenhein
Webb not only U-M track star
Bill Duley ends historic run at Agoura HS
Bjorklund to run Half Marathon for run
Defending champs push half-marathon limits

June 12, 2001
KU's Gruber relishes U.S. Open victory
A Brief Chat with Bryan Berryhill
Khannouchi gets victory at Abraham Rosa 10k

June 11, 2001
An African boosts U.S. running
Out of Africa
Duluth News Grandma's Marathon special section
Star prep miler coming to Raleigh
Bellin: Kimani dethroned by fellow Kenyan Koskei
Koskei isn't number two now
Legends blend in with the pack
Karori, Alexander take Sunrise Stampede 10k
67-year-old DeMet thrives on freedom
UT HS: Pilkington wins 3,200 at Golden West
Stars of tomorrow to compete at Jr. Nationals
Ritzenhein Stars (old)

June 9-10, 2001
Ryan Hall runs 3:42.70 (read last paragraph)
Big Newsday feature on Alan Webb
20 years later: Beardsley runs again at Grandma's
A Dick Beardsley chronology
Shadrack Hoff chases down Tim Broe
Koskei, Meyer win Bellin Run
Helledy takes a 34-minute tour
Begley, Segera win Sunburst 5k
Cherokony, Mangette win Sunburst Marathon
Peregrine Systems U.S. Open wrap-up
Stanford meet story from SF Chronicle
Year's best 1,500m for Lagat in Seville
Koech, Kiplagat win PA's Capitol 5,000
Grandma's Marathon field loaded with talent
CA HS: Hall breaks state record (one week old)
NY HS: Millioen doesn't disappoint in finale
NY HS: State meet results
MN HS: Schneider ends career with another title
MN HS: Boys' records take a beating
MN HS: Riter breaks Holman's 800m record
MN HS: State track results
MN HS: Schneider wins 3,200
PA HS: Meet of Champions notes
Kweeder victorious in Lawyers 5k

June 8, 2001
Will local make Steamboat go loco?
Steamboat a safe haven for late-bloomer
Ngeny set for Seville test
Dad's Day Invitational 5,000 preview
Golden West preview
MN HS: Meet features best performers in years

June 7, 2001
Farm Team designed to nurture distance runners
Are we a running mecca?
Kelly writes his own chapter in record books
Stanford men claim fourth at nationals
Notturno de Milano meeting report (results)
UO not running victory lap yet
UO track's secret weapon: in-state recruits
Gebrselassie last 10,000m in Canada
Haile says farewell to 10,000m
MI HS: Wyandotte miler gets unexpected kick
NJ HS: Ty Jensen gets redemption in 1,600m
NJ HS: Boyett sets personal best in 3,200m

June 5-6, 2001
Dathan Ritzenhein feature from mlive.com
Brannen will get his kicks with U.S. phenom
Ngeny heads list of 5 Olympians for GP II meet
Znamenskiy without Borzakovskiy
Wetmore: We need to be stronger
Eugene - hippy city that knows its track & field
VA HS: Eastern region dominates AAA meet
Providence-area college notes

June 2-4, 2001
El Guerrouj's "On the Road to Edmonton" journal
Kagwe, Okayo 'rock 'n' roll' to victory
Kenya dig this?
Berryhill utilizes fast start for win
Berryhill makes winning return to Hayward Field
Stanford's Riley takes 5,000m title
Cardinal runner comes through
Stanford Olympians endure tough NCAAs
Many fans missed out
Lincoln brings national title to Arkansas
It's all adding up for UA's Lincoln
McDonnell recovered, Arkansas team didn't
Polonski not satisfied with marathon debut
Fanny Blankers Koen Games Report
Prince of the mile is new hope for U.S. running
Times already changing for Webb
Webb bids adieu to 800 record
Webb runs record 800, visits President
Webb items auctioned on eBay
Alan Webb: A legend is born
Nay, Moore win Salt Lake Classic 10k titles
Wilson, Hansen win Salt Lake Classic 5k titles
CA HS: Ryan Hall sets 4:02.62 state record
CA HS: Best prep miler has others thinking fast
CA HS: State meet sees stunning marks
CA HS: Leal wins state 3,200, emulates idol
WA HS: Kiter just misses 3,000m state record
MA HS: Ahmed aims high, hits target
MA HS: State meet report

May 31 - June 1, 2001
Shay pushes, then pulls away to win
Link takes second in 10,000m for Arkansas
Stanford places five in 1,500m final
NCAA: Day Two Notes and Quotes | Day One
Goucher set for 2001 debut
Bolder piques interest of Goucher, Culpepper
Bryan Berryhill has blossomed just fine
Heinze pouring it on for NCAA revenge?
U.S. runners feeling optimistic
Young talent forces U.S. milers to dig deeper
Webb in high demand
Ryun hails Webb's record-breaking run
NCAA team title up for grabs
A Brief Chat with Kevin Sullivan
CA HS: Running became his racket

     
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