DECEMBER
31, 2003
Chris
Acs always on the run
Miami's
David Mitchell tabbed as Ohio Division
I Athlete of the Year
Wilson
Kipkemei to run Bocclassic International
in Italy today; Boniface Kiprop to
race in Italy tomorrow
Paul
Tergat to run in Belfast January 10
University
of Northern Colorado reposts coaching
position
Hershey,
PA track coach Kevin Stover runs 2:29
in first marathon
DECEMBER
30, 2003
Paula
Radcliffe, Kenenisa Bekele named Runners
of the Year by Race Results Weekly
Latest
Running USA Wire
Nike
Farm Team's Eric Savoth wins NJ road
race
24
Hour Fitness plans to give jobs to
200 Olympic hopefuls
Britain's
Ben Noad sets sights on World Cross
after winning road race
Top
Kenyan athletes snub Sotik cross country
race
Jason
Pyrah is #19 among Southwest Missouri's
top 100 athletes
Results
from 12/27 Boston University All-Comers
Meet
KY
HS: NKU-bound Keith Knapp is Runner
of the Year
DECEMBER
25-29, 2003
Sean
O'Brien, Jennifer Kramer win Millennium
Mile | Results
Paul
Koech tops star-studded field in Sotik
Top
stories of 2003: Tim Broe outruns
pain, past troubles
A
look at Moses Kiptanui's career
NY
HS: Hakon DeVries is Poughkeepsie
Journal's Sportsperson of the
Year
Running
for his life: Abraham Habte owes success
to resourceful mother and friends
Hicham
El Guerrouj is Moroccan Sportsperson
of the Year
Matt
Tyrrell aims for Olympic Trials steeplechase
standard
TX
HS: Brian Sullivan likes sharing success
Bobby
Curtis among top 10 of 2003
FL
HS: Heidi Miller, Sean Brann are Naples
Daily News XC Athletes of the
Year
NY
HS: Albany area's best by class size
LA
HS: Joffroi Holcombe returns to form
for Menard
FL
HS: Robert Hillman almost flawless
in 2003
GA
HS: Kelley Sanders' drive results
in state championship
Zepherinus
Joseph, Marlene Persson win 5k in
Florida
Goo
Goo Dolls' Mike Malinin to run marathon
and play along the way
Year
of triumphs and surprises, but stalked
by scandal and shame*
Mike
Conley's son making a name for himself
DECEMBER
23-24, 2003
Race
founders will have plenty of competition
at 2003 Millennium Mile
Haile
Gebrselassie eyes indoor two-mile
record
Stanford
hopes to get 2011 World Track &
Field Championships
Robert
Cheruiyot questions Athletics Kenya's
timing on Olympic marathon selections
Fall
update from ZAPfitness
Compete
or lose out, British athletes warned
CT
HS: Gavin Coombs comes away from season
with elusive state title
Beijing
breaks ground for 2008
FL
HS: Hard work pays off for Lief Thomason
CA
HS: Junior Salas is the 2003 Daily
Press Boys XC Athlete of the Year
CA
HS: Steven Giron is Merced Sun-Star
Runner of the Year
Prepare
for Boston Marathon now
U
of O back to drawing board on privately
financed arena
DECEMBER
20-22, 2003
Paul
Tergat defeats Sergiy Lebid in Brussels
| Paul
Tergat will not run World Cross, will
focus on Olympics
Sileshi
Sihine in a class of his own in Venta
de Baños | Sileshi:
Ethiopia's New Star in the Sun
Runners
heading to Birmingham for 2004 events
Fallout
from BALCO probe could taint Olympics,
pro sports
Carlos
Paradelo, Brianna Torres put heart
& sole into Run AZ store
Jeremy
Polson to share training grant
DE
HS: No quit in Duke-bound Kyle Kershner
Ron
Mann named assistant coach for Team
USA
Texas
A&M sophomore John Gonzalez finishes
11th in White Rock Marathon
Steve
Moneghetti's team ends tribute run
in style
Closing
of Runner'Shop bemoaned
DECEMBER
19, 2003
Paul
Tergat to take on top runners from
European XC Championships this weekend
Meb
Keflezighi leads U.S. elite at Arizona
Rock 'n' Roll half marathon |
More
information about the field
2004
USA Running Circuit offers record
purse
Haile
Gebrselassie's last run in U.S. yielded
Olympic gold
Chad
Worthen wins appeal, earns spot in
Olympic Marathon Trials
W&M's
Ali Henderson, Adam Otstot are CAA
Scholar-Athletes of the Year
WA
HS: Freshman Matt Frerker on fast
track
KS
HS: Kansas-bound Paul Hefferon enjoyed
dream season
Mike
Nielson, Ashley Johnson represented
Utah State at NCAA meet
Kenya
names provisional Olympic marathon
squad
John
Smith, Sandy Fowler to lead USA World
Outdoor Championship team
Cleveland
Marathon gets new course
DECEMBER
18, 2003
Haile
Gebrselassie to compete at adidas
Boston Indoor Games
Jason
Ryf makes the Trials cut on appeal
Charlie
Gruber among three nationally-ranked
KU athletes/coaches
Dick
Beardsley voices opinion in Birmingham
newspaper (scroll down)
NJ
HS: Boys track preview
TX
HS: Randall Krauskopf
named The Facts’ All-Brazoria
County XC Athlete of the Year
Mike
Kosgei wants more Kenyan athletes
in training camp
Steroid
use a problem from pros to preps
DECEMBER
17, 2003
2005
USA Outdoor T&F Championships
to be held at Home Depot Center
Sergiy
Lebid to take on Paul Tergat in Brussels
this weekend
A
Brief Chat with Todd Reeser
William
& Mary sweeps CAA awards
L.A.
Invitational cancelled over finances*
Obed
Mutanya picked for Zambia's World
XC team
ISU's
Aaron Harding, Isaiah Stafford go
1-2 in 3,000m in season opener
GA
HS: Decorated Charlie Dickhaus already
looking beyond college career
GA
HS: Kristen Johnson, James Raffety
will leave a void at Marist |
Newcomers
Haley Kolff and D.J. McMillan are
naturals
PA
HS: Early success puts Brian Fuller
on right track
Joe
Parker named USATF Athlete of the
Week
Chris
Davies helps out Britain despite injury
DECEMBER
16, 2003
IL
HS: Matt Withrow wears national crown
proudly
TN
HS: Andrew Bumbalough's running gets
national attention
Gift
could restore track at Wayne State
University
Joe
Parker, Amber Harper honored at Junior
Olympic XC Championships | Meet
Results
Paul
Morrison's comeback
Weekend T&F Results: Harvard
vs. Boston College | Purdue
Black & Gold Intrasquad
Britain's
Michael Green wins Rocket City Marathon
Henry
Rono reveals shady deals
MA
HS: Boston Globe All-Scholastic
XC Team
NC
HS: Brenna Burns and Ollie Ehlinger
are Runners of the Year
NJ
HS: Morgan Seybert is Princeton Packet
Boys' Runner of the Year
PA
HS: Dan Javitt is the DII York
Daily Record Runner of the Year
| Matt
Dennish is DI Runner of the Year
DECEMBER
13-15, 2003
Sergiy
Lebid eases to fourth European XC title
| Lebid
wins again for a place among the legends
HS:
Matt Withrow kicks it into gear, wins
Foot Locker Nationals* | Withrow
wins National Championship
HS:
Matt Withrow's extra surge edges Galen
Rupp
HS:
Diverse runners arrive in San Diego
with unique concerns, motivations
HS:
Ben True takes fifth place in National
Finals | Preview:
The moment of True
HS:
Ryan Deak finishes sixth
HS:
Mohamed Trafeh comes up short at Nationals*
HS:
Gavin Coombs is going national (Coombs
was unable to compete due to illness)
HS:
Victor Gras runs to ninth | Donaldson,
Gras earn places in the sun
HS:
Garrett Heath finishes 10th in Foot
Locker Championships
HS:
Scott MacPherson 14th, Erik Stanley
28th, Brian Sullivan 30th*
HS:
Cory Thorne 17th at National Championships
HS:
Alex Dunn holds his own, finishes 25th
HS:
Jon Anderson, Brittany Sedberry in unfamiliar
territory
HS:
Galen Rupp, Stuart Eagon ready for Nationals
Fab
four milers get together for first time*
Jim
Estes leads national quest for running
prodigies | Interview
with Estes
Jim
Ryun to congratulate future achievers
when proven clean
Texas
State Champion Logan Sherman wins Half
Marathon* | Nephat
Kinyaniui wins Dallas White Rock Marathon*
| Results*
| Photos*
Hall
of Fame is new attraction at New York's
Armory*
At
41, Alfredo Vigueras chases dream of
making U.S. Olympic Team
Andrew
Valmon provides spark to new Terp track
season
Trackshark Interviews: Billy
Nelson | Gavin
Thompson
Missouri
cross country season review
Penn
cross country season review
IL
HS: Tim Flamer resigns from Edwardsville
High School post
CA
HS: Brett Campfield breaks out
NJ
HS: Chris Pannone of Hunterdon Central
is Athlete of the Year | Dave
Stoszak is Coach of the Year
NJ
HS: Nickname is fitting for Eric "Speedy"
Mills
German
engineer (Joerg Schmidt), Wisconsin
mom (Lea Baer) win Kiawah Marathon
Jef
and Michelle Scott own Red Nose Run
NM
HS: Los Lunas twins Matt and Nick Cash
are friends, competitive foes
Distance
runner Brett Halter finds his niches
as a throwing coach
Mark
Jobes runs away with title
MA
HS: South Hadley, Amherst pace All-Star
picks
DECEMBER
11-12, 2003
HS:
Storm made Victor Gras, Lindsay Donaldson
alter their schedules
HS:
Alex Dunn, Melissa Grelli qualify for
Foot Locker National Finals
NJ
HS: Motivated Khadraoui's dominating
season included second straight M of
C crown
NJ
HS: Mainland is Team of the Year
Salt
Lake City Marathon runners get pep talk
NJ
HS: Oscar Nordenbring verbally commits
to Penn State
DECEMBER
10, 2003
A
Brief Chat with Matt Withrow
Paul
Tergat and Sileshi Sihine to take on
Eliud Kipchoge at Great North XC
Hansons-Brooks
wins third-straight title at USATF Club
Nationals
Clemson's
Scott Shaw ends career with All-American
accolades
Thomas
Morgan named SEC Runner of the Year
Mike
Poe named SEC Freshman of the Year,
John McDonnell Coach of the Year again
Georgia's
Simon Ngata named South Region's Runner
of the Year
Princeton
New Year's Invitational Results
OR
HS: Galen Rupp heads to Foot Locker
Nationals
DECEMBER
9, 2003
Sileshi
Sihine latest in Ethiopian production
line
Broke
and angry, John Ngugi seeks help
Bassirima
Soro wins Tuscon Marathon, Kyle Goklish
wins Half
TN
HS: Andrew Bumbalough ready to make
state proud at Foot Locker Nationals
An
easy run, little drama for Cal International
winner Michael Bartoszak | Erik
Kean qualifies for Olympic Trials
| Kevin
Stover runs 2:29 in debut
Eliud
Kipchoge signs up for Great North Cross
Country
USA
track team may shun red, white and blue
for security reasons
Wilson
Komen, Nicole Stevenson win Run Barbados
Marathon | Curtis
Cox, Anna Trave win Half | Catherine
Ndereba, Joseph Ndiritu win 10k
Kenya's
John Kelai wins Singapore Marathon,
will use prize money to educate daughters
More T&F Results: Jack
Pyrah Invitational | Golden
Flash Gala @ Kent State | Illinois
State Earlybird Invitational | West
Virginia Holiday Classic
Notre
Dame announces Jake Watson among signees
Brown
men open season at home
UC
Davis runners finish season at USATF
Club Nationals
Stanford
grad Fred Carter sets record in 5k road
race
DECEMBER
6-8, 2003
Alan
Webb, Missy Buttry capture USATF Club
XC crowns | Webb,
Buttry win cross country titles
NM
HS: Shadrack Kiptoo wins Foot Locker
West Regional
Michael
Bartoszak, Tatiana Titova win Cal International
Marathon (results) | Off
and running
USATF
approves lifetime ban for first-time
steroid offenses
Khalid
Khannouchi's absence isn't expected
to hurt Birmingham trials
Haile
Gebrselassie gives hope to a country
that has run on empty
Tomoaki
Kunichika wins Fukuoka Marathon in 2:07
| Jon
Brown misses qualifying mark
A
Brief Chat with Ben True
UT
HS: Two Mountain View harriers barely
miss qualifying for nationals
OH
HS: Matt Buzek running ahead of the
pack
John
Yuda on top in Alcobendas XC
Kenya
and China take honors in Singapore Marathon
Clemson Opener results: Day
One | Day
Two
Mohamed
Trafeh among Arizona's recruits
16
weeks at 100 mpw helps Dylan Olchin
break track record
Select T&F Results: Arizona
All-Comers Meet (PDF) | Tulane
Winter Classic | Cornell
Relays | Husky
Winter Carnival
CA
HS: Alex Dunn qualifies for Foot Locker
Nationals
Laura
Cherdack, Will Merchad lead UC Davis
at USATF Club Nationals
NJ
club set for national cross country
meet
Mike
Sandrock: Winter no excuse to stop training
UTA
senior Erik Petersson wins Arlington
Winter Run
An
uphill challenge: From Iraq, a journey
thousands of miles to run 26.2 of them
DECEMBER
5, 2003
IL
HS: Matt Withrow a quick study
Nate
Brannen and Nick Willis will prepare
for Olympics in outdoor season, will
likely reshirt
Khalid
Khannouchi withdraws from the Olympic
Trials* | Khannouchi
pulls out, cites problems with foot
| Khannouchi
out again
Brief
Chats with Jon Brown and Steven
Moreno
Eastern
Washington's Brandon Fuller overcomes
obstacles to become school's first NCAA
XC qualifier
California
XC teams head east for Club Nationals
Western
Michigan will likely cut men's track,
cross country
Oregon
harriers battle through tough season
Georgetown
maintains national standing (season
in review)
Craig
Mottram streaks away
MI
HS: Tad Hulst is Holland Sentinel's
XC Runner of the Year
CA
HS: Berkeley runner Alex Enscoe finishing
fast
DECEMBER
4, 2003
Khalid
Khannouci withdraws from U.S. Olympic
Marathon Trials
Richard
Kiplagat feature: The cost of a dream
Craig
Mottram wins Zatopek 10,000 easily
2003
USATF National Club Cross Country Championships
entrants
CO
HS: Smoky Hill trio qualifies for Foot
Locker Nationals
USATF
board OKs lifetime steroid ban
Bringing
home trophies, NAU XC keeps up national
standard
UMass-Dartmouth's
Abdulgani Abdi earns DIII All-America
honors
Yale
track teams primed for test run at Northeastern
| Husky
Carnival entry lists
Bucknell
hosts Bison Opener this Saturday
FL
HS: Coleman Hoover is Runner of the
Year*
GA
HS: Tommy O'Connor to run at Duke
CA
HS: Calvin Glass is smooth, takes fifth
in Division II
Greensboro
a contender to host USA Outdoor Track
& Field Championships
CA
HS: Big Bear's Chad Hall runs into tough
competition
DECEMBER
3, 2003
Bernard
Lagat's doping case won't rest
NAU
coach Ron Mann set to retire
Brian
Sullivan named USATF Athlete of the
Week
Sergei
Lebid aiming to equal record in Edinburgh
Steve
Moneghetti urged to return | Craig
Mottram sets up intriguing Zatopek clash
Time
bonus increase for British runners in
London Marathon
Indiana
Invaders add 800m runner Anthony Kabara
Wayne
State's Nick Allen prepares for life-long
trek
Black
Hills State men finish second in NAIA
XC meet
Chico
State's run ends in reward
FL
HS: Jake Wilke is Sun-Sentinel
Boys' Runner of the Year | Nick
Jarriel: Palm Beach County Boys' Runner
of the Year
VA
HS: Hard work and dedication pays off
for James Printz
NOVEMBER
29-DECEMBER 2, 2003
Dathan
Ritzenhein - Heart of a champion
| Ritzenhein
vs. the world
Sileshi
Sihine and Tirunesh Dibaba take Great
Ethiopian Run in record times
Emilie
Mondor, Simon Bairu win Canadian nationals
| Results
After
missing Trials by seconds last year,
Chad Worthen will try again
Uli
Steidl wins Seattle Marathon for fifth
time
TX
HS: Brian Sullivan wins Foot Locker
South Regional
Foot
Locker Regional Results and Photos
| Photos
for purchase
ME
HS: Ben True wins Northeast Regional,
heads to Nationals | Dartmouth-bound
True ready to face nation's elite
IL
HS: Matt Withrow wins Midwest Regional
| Withrow
runs down his dreams (11/11)
NJ
HS: Jon Anderson qualifies for nationals,
Mohamed Khadraoui doesn't
NH
HS: Cory Thorne qualifies for nationals
CT
HS: Gavin Coombs, Ahmed Haji qualify
for national meet
TN
HS: Andrew Bumbalough qualifies for
Foot Locker Nationals
MN
HS: Short interview with nationals qualifier
Garrett Heath
CA
HS: Mohamed Trafeh wins second-consecutive
state title without going all-out
Jeff
Gaudette 38th at NCAA XC, named All-American
Tom
Dalton, Louis DiNuzzo win Troy Turkey
Trot races
OK
HS: Brian Gosnell signs with Oklahoma
State
Cara
Kiernan, Lucas Meyer represent Yale
at nationals
CA
HS: Tony Arredondo's road to the top
began in strawberry fields
CA
HS: San Luis Obispo races to state title
CA
HS: Yosef Ghebray, Bay Area teams win
titles
ME
HS: All-Star Boys XC team
Christo
Landry and David Groff sign with William
& Mary
NJ
HS: Foot Locker preview - Mohamed Khadraoui
among the favorites
FL
HS: Ken Magee is Times Boys Runner
of the Year
CA
HS: Alex Enscoe improves time, place
at state meet
MI
HS: Josh Perrin repeats as area's top
runner
NY
HS: Victor Heath 14 seconds away from
Nationals qualifier
There's
much more to Ethiopia than famine and
war*
WMU
sports land on the chopping block
Paul
Low, Kelli Lusk cruise at Talking Turkey
race
Ocean
State Marathon comes to dead end
John
Reback earns surprise win in Run 4 the
Pies | Reback,
Uhl win
