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NEWSWATCH ARCHIVES
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March 2002 | February 2002 | January 2002 | December 2001 | November 2001 | October 2001 | September 2001 | August 2001 | July 2001 | June 2001 | May 2001 | April 2001 | March 2001 | February 2001 | January 2001

MARCH 31-APRIL 1, 2002
Sammy Kipketer shatters his own 10k world best at Crescent City
Crescent City Notes
Breeze, overcast sky relieve runners
Stanford Invitational: Teter smashes her best in 1,500 meters
Drums roll for Gebrselassie road show
Thugwane is back
Mayock's summer vision will put Moorcroft into the shade
A President leaves no doubt about being fit to run the country
Arkansas earns one automatic bid and two provisionals at Stanford
CU competes at Arizona State Sun Devil Invitational
NAU distance runners score four national qualifiers
Masai leads Kenyan stars in IAAF rankings
Kotov just warming up for Comrades
CA HS: Eric Roberts gets a kick out of 1,600 title
FL HS: Young Buchholz looks like veterans
Former state champ. wins Michigan's Flushing Township Half Marathon
Mike Sandrock: Racing schedule fills up
John Rolfe: A worthy race; and bashed by a van

MARCH 30, 2002
Stanford Invitational: Athletes use perfect weather to prepare for season
World's fastest man to highlight Crescent City Classic | Classic attracts elite male runners
Sullivan, Yuda win in Balmoral
Zatopek was more than just a great champion
Two Oceans: Mphulanyane sews it up on the downhills
UT HS: 2002 top prep track & field athletes
IL HS: A meet that has raised the roof
Lions game may force
Detroit Free Press Marathon to reschedule
New business plan saves Golden League track meet from going bust

MARCH 27-29, 2002
Gebrselassie's rise provides hope in the long run

Meb's wild ride
From Dublin to Carlsbad, World XC Champions chase road records
Crumpacker: Stanford Invitational takes place this weekend
Stars to compete at Stanford Invitational
A Brief Chat with Josh Cox
A Brief Chat with Brian Clas
Top area talent will be on display at Florida Relays
Jeff Hollobaugh: Decent U.S. races at World Cross Country
Ethiopian athlete was too good for us, admits Kosgei
Bekele double sends Kenyan coaches back to the drawing board
Mohammed Mourhit unveils World Half Marathon Championships course in Brussels
Moscow unveils Worlds bid
Bill Wells: Paul Low hits the scene
IN HS: Sammy Shaw trains hard to build endurance for the long haul
News from Kenya: Two share Shs 250,000 jackpot
Doug Kurtis: Winning is more than finishing first
Pressure is on champs at Two Oceans
Difficult to pick a winner for Two Oceans race

MARCH 25-26, 2002
Ethiopia's Bekele makes it look easy
Athletics hails Bekele
Haile's protege scores unique double
Bekele displays strong credentials
Bekele to miss Balmoral
CU's Ritzenhein runs well in Ireland
Kenyan athletes get their match (Photo)
Kenyan cross country team returns

Gebrselassie holds off Ramaala in Lisbon
Andrey Kuznetsov outruns field, glitches | Photo Gallery
Shaun Creighton defends Shamrock Shuffle title on chilly day
Joseph Ndiritu runs away with third consecutive Around the Bay 30k title
Joey Keillor runs to third first in Human Race 8k
Keillor wins men's title at Human Race 8k
RRCA elects Herb Lindsay to 2001 Hall of Fame
A Brief Chat with Herb Lindsay
South Africa: Pio Mpolokeng wins 21k race at a canter
Athletics boss calls for World Cross to be held every other year
AAI may bow to Kiernan's wishes
Nike swooshes its way into key Boston Marathon site
Boston University concentrates on 'inward growth'
IAAF to hold their council meeting in Nairobi April 13-14

MARCH 23-24, 2002
WORLD CROSS:
Bare-footed Gebremariam takes world junior title
Bekele wins world short course title
Radcliffe dominates, Bekele set for double bid
Moving forward, looking back, remembering Kim McDonald
Simms follows the McDonald route
AZALEA TRAIL RUN:

John Itati's kick wins ATR

Hellebuyck sets U.S. masters mark
Lankford, Schmidt are local winners
A race worth running
MISCELLANEOUS:

Abera pulls out of London Marathon

Kenyan surges past former SMU star to win Uptown | Results
Paul Tergat prepares for London
Maine's premier team? Look under Dirigo RC
Ivan Ivanov's strong finish catches marathon vets in State Farm 10 Miler
AZ HS: Eric Doll wins 1,600 in 4:15
MD HS: Southern MD all extra boys' track and field team
Fosbury bemoans the decline of track and field
D.C. Marathon to step off under multiple clouds of controversy
Marathon seeks walkers, joggers - fast folks too
Time to draw the line for Jacques LeDuc

MARCH 22, 2002
CU's Torres, Ritzenhein on fast track

VA HS: South Lakes' Richard Smith weaves his own web
Malaria sidelines defending champion Enock Koech
World XC: A look at prospects for day one
A Brief Chat with Clint Wells and Tony Cosey
John Treacy's golden moment
Conditions may aid in blazing new Azalea Trail Run record
Chicago's Shamrock Shuffle 8k draws a crowd
Clyde Colenso and Duncan Cragg to battle this weekend
Limo out to restore Kenyan pride
Africans take junior class to senior level
Kenya out for clean sweep in cross country
Richard Chelimo's cherished memory drives Kenyans
Fast times expected at Cal Invitational
WA HS: Chris Lukezic and Tyler Campbell: Two swift to match | Season outlook

MARCH 21, 2002
Bowling Green to cut men's track | Eliminated
Enock Koech dropped from Kenyan team
Tom Nyariki and Gladys Asiba are top seeds in Azalea Trail Run
Erik Nedeau finds less fits best
Mark Carroll prepared to adjust for an all-out effort
Leopardstown will spur success in Dublin
Lagat, Kimani among athletes scheduled to compete at Mt. Sac
MD HS: Area's best are multi-sport stars
Monterey Bay Half Marathon supports U.S. distance running
Latest marathon takes competitor to the Antarctic | Antarctica Marathon a race to extremes
Athletes may next seek genetic enhancement
Doug Kurtis: Films would make for great movie marathon

MARCH 20, 2002
RWOL: Gebrselassie vs. Tergat at Lisbon Half Marathon
Vienna fall shouldn't upset Mourhit's Dublin defense
Mark Steinle puts money above medals
American entries in Azalea Trail Run strong
Visa gaffe might cost Kenyan cross country team | Kenyan visa scare is over
$560,000 in prize money to be awarded at world cross
Hendrick Ramaala readies for Manchester
A Brief Chat with Sebastian Coe
Keino seeks punishment of coaches, trainers for dopers
NJ HS: Ken Sinkovitz a winter wonder lad
CO HS: Boulder-area track capsules
CA HS: Tri Valley league preview
FL HS: Evans wins Hayes Invitational
Doug Thurston: Get with the program for best results
Amid progress, drug testing still produces mixed results
Significant decline in the number of Irish athletes testing positive
Zimbabwe gets green light to compete in Commonwealth Games
Running a marathon is hard, learn the organizers of inaugural event

MARCH 19, 2002
Dave Davis takes a run at the world
Pounding past the pain, Eric Garner has runner's high (March 8)
FL HS: Andy Biladeau keeps foes at a distance
Kenya's Mike Kosgei confident despite Tergat's absence
Penpix of Kenya's men's world cross country team
Paul Mwangi, Amy Lyman win St. Patrick's race
Azalea Trail Run: A run against time | Full bloom
Gebrselassie assists in media training workshop for elite Ethiopian athletes
Tulu and Wami skipping Dublin, Gebrselassie off to Lisbon
St. Pat's race full of teen spirit
Pot o' Gold race has best time in ten years
Masters athletes: Track's not kid stuff
Jerry Kiernan: Ireland's marathon man
Edwin Moses hurdles life's problems

MARCH 16-18, 2002
Kenyan teams head to Dublin | Ethiopia worries Kenyans
Kenyans plot strategy to win world cross
Keninisa Bekele goes for Dublin double
Runnin' of the Green Lucky 7k kicks off Denver racing season
Lawson takes time out, still wins St. Paddy's Day Run
Kyle Baker cruises to third straight victory in Irish Jig 5k
Casey Smith, Chris Banks reign in DC-area 10k race
Runners battle heat, winds at Shamrock Marathon
New Bedford Half makes 2,255 winners
Gorman has luck of the Irish in Gruene 10k
Christian Goy claims NCAA title in mile
Mark Steinle proves fitness in style
Minnesotan wins Mercury News 10k
Mazano, Gollnick win Unicorn Classic 5k
UO Ducks snow under their competition
Rolfe: Mark Steege enjoys training with wild creatures

MARCH 15, 2002
Broe will face Abdirahman at NYRR 8000
Tulane to cut men's track & field
UCLA warms up to host first outdoor meet
BYU men head outdoors
Kamathi, Limo lead Kenyan cross country squad | Paul Kosgei dropped from Kenyan XC squad
CA HS: Preview of this weekend's Piedmont High Distance Festival
River Bank Run 25k registrations ahead of last year
Peachtree Road Race entries opening up
Runners, spectators drawn to Holyoke St. Patrick's 10k

MARCH 14, 2002
A Brief Chat with Matt Downin

Tim Broe to compete in NYRR 8000
IAAF first to introduce EPO testing out of competition
Daniel Komen declines offer to head Keiyo AAA
MD HS: Shane Stroup struggles at Nike Indoor Classic
NJ HS: All-Bergen County Boys' Track Team
Capacity for exercise can help determine life span, study says | another article
Jerry Ruff: Running brings back self-controlled athletes

MARCH 13, 2002
A Brief Chat with Abdi Abdirahman
Richard Limo has learnt a lesson and is ready for Dublin
Kenya to bid for World Championships
Stanford men 35th at NCAAs
Alan Webb among nominees for the Sullivan Award
DC Marathon: A marathon for the rest of them
Denver area: Runnin' of Green first test, other tips, clubs, key races and links

MARCH 12, 2002
Dan Wilson: Running at his own pace
Cragg takes individual title in 5k
Christian Goy prepares for the end (March 7)
Brannen's tactics may propel him to a title (March 7)
Wisconsin's DMR finishes second at NCAAs

UW's Garner, Inman earn top 15 finishes at NCAA Indoor
Gezahegne Abera in U.S. for treatment
Photos from Irish short course XC trials
Britain's Mohammed Farah out of World Cross with hip stress fracture
Two-time Honolulu champ Eric Kimaiyo's brother shot dead
NIC: Dalpiaz 3rd in two mile at elite meet
Commonwealth Games: Wishing I could run for cover, by Sebastian Coe

MARCH 11, 2002
A Brief Chat with Mebrahtom Keflezighi
Serious work at camp for Kenyan XC team (Photo 1 | Photo 2)

Robert Ashby makes two marathons in two weeks seem effortless

Hicham El Guerrouj organizes second international road race in Berkane
Nine Kenyan locals to compete in Boston
Kenesisa Bekele wins Five Mills Cross Country
Wilson Onsare wins Paris Half Marathon
New Yorker Collins wins Valley of the Sun Marathon
UMass cuts men's indoor track
NIC: Bobby Lockhart beats national field in two mile
NIC: E. Roosevelt shows national class; Lockhart claims title
NIC: Oakland Mills boys' relay produces its own photo finish
NSIC: Utah track stars shine at Nationals
Johnny Kelly, Joan Benoit Samuelson make appearance at Naples 10k
Britain's Mike East revises his plans
Peter Mathews wins Irish short course XC title
WI area track and field stars get All-American honors at DIII meet
South Africa's Robert Koao wins second marathon of the year
Riddle's South African team ready to tackle Boston
Bob Dugan's win at Riverwalk is satisfying
There's still time to train for Bolder Boulder

MARCH 8-10, 2002
Winners pull fast one at Gate River Run
Drossin, Keflezighi defend U.S. 15k titles at Gate River Run
Bill Rodgers drops out with pulled calf muscle at Gate River Run
Khannouchi, Ndereba win Kyoto half marathon
Tennessee takes men's NCAA title
UA's Said Ahmed 3rd in NCAA 800
A Run to Glory: Arkansas stays in contention with 5,000m runners
Tennessee leads the way in NCAA indoor meet
Alabama distance runners come up short
John Kemboi and Zolia Gomez win doubles at NCAA DII Championships
Alabama, LSU vie for NCAA Indoor title
CU's Gorton sixth in NCAA mile
CU duo goes 2-3 in NCAA 5,000
Atwater, Tolman advance to mile final
Cragg hoping to lead all-out assault on distance races
Stanford sends 11 to NCAAs, Riley runs 13:40 outdoor season opener
Locals, less Webb, toe the line for NCAAs
Baumann wants to be compensated for lost wages

MARCH 7, 2002
Brief Chats with Derrick Peterson and Michael Stember
Twin Cities Marathon to host USA Championships in 2002
Gate River Run: Best local runners chase in vain
Weber State's Tolman, Atwater and Beebe to compete at NCAAs
Nathan Brannen named Big Ten Indoor Freshman of the Year
Trio of Yellow Jackets set for NCAA Indoor Championships
Ireland's short course trials to go ahead as scheduled on Sunday
MA HS: Local runners grab N.E. titles
Strong field assembled for Balmoral race
Japanese ultra star set for Comrades
Centipede races have leg up on fun

MARCH 6, 2002
NYRR puts up $25,000 bonus for breaking Salazar's 8k record at USA Championships
A Brief Chat with Matt Lane
Eric Garner makes Washington state history
Sean Kelly breaks Duke record in 5,000
Schlotzsky's Bun Run gets Meb, goes bigtime

MARCH 2-4, 2002
Pate, Teter provide national championships' unlikely highlights
Broe runs circles around U.S. indoor competition
Czapiewski upsets Bucher in European indoor 800
Spain picks up three medals in European indoor 3,000, four medals awarded
Kenya's Ndungu becomes first make to take consecutive titles in L.A. (Photo)
Stephen Ndungu wins again at L.A. Marathon
Ryuji Takei wins Lake Biwa Marathon
Enraged joggers nab hit-and-run driver
Photo gallery from European Indoors
Jim Jurcevich, Lyubov Kremleva win Reedy River Run 10k | Top finishers | Photos: Page One | Page Two
Kipketer is yet to report to camp
UConn tracksters focus on individual goals
Providence heads for final races
CA HS preview: Taft has a stated purpose
HS New Englands: Dennis-Yarmouth star doubles up
James Nolan manages only sixth in Vienna
Mofokeng outpaces half marathon specialists
Sandrock: 'I Run, Therefore I am -- Nuts' is a winner

MARCH 1, 2002
Peter De La Cerda was a late arrival to the marathon but is making up for lost time
L.A. should be flat-out faster
Beatty: Bringing back beautiful memories
Golden League jackpot returns to 'must win all' format

     
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