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June 2003 | May 2003 | April 2003 | March 2003 | February 2003 | January 2003 | December 2002 | November 2002 | October 2002 | September 2002 | August 2002 | July 2002 | June 2002 | May 2002 | April 2002 | 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

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JUNE 30, 2003
Eastern Michigan grad Boaz Cheboiywo wins his first-ever road race
Ryan Deak wins Lyons 5k
Frank Shorter's belief in fair play was bolstered by drug suspicions about East German
Maine Distance Festival Entrants: Men | Women | High School
Memorial Josefa Odlozila Results (Prague GP II) | Photos
IAAF Super Grand Prix forges ahead in Lausanne
Jorge Torres and Billy Nelson interviews from run-insight.com

New web site: Pfitzinger.com

Minnesota athletics fights ongoing budget problems
Brief pre-USATF interview with Tim Broe
Andrew Valmon takes baton for Maryland track

JUNE 28-29, 2003
Kenenisa Bekele wins close 5,000m in Oslo | Quotes | Results
Krummenacker wins, Lunn, Slattery and Robinson second at Norwich Union | Results
Gebrselassie to race Bekele over 5,000m at Rome's Golden Gala July 11th
A Brief Chat with Bryan Berryhill
Competing against some of the world's best at a young age didn't intimidate Jim Ryun
Christopher Cheboiboch beaten in North Rift Valley Championships
MO HS: Adam Perkins reflects on decision to skip high school track
Results of Boston High Performance Meet #5 (June 28) | Entry lists for July 1
Nick Willis runs 3:37 in Poland (results) | Nate Brannen runs 1:47
Alistair Cragg is SEC Male Athlete of the Year
Louisville's Tim Kaiser has big goals for his second season
NY HS: Dan McKenna Co-Athlete of the Year
OR HS: Mike McGrath earns Gatorade award
WV HS: Chris Snell to run for Concord College
USATF Club Championship series announced
Marion Jones and Tim Montgomery's son born early
Richie Boulet fifth at Double Dipsea

JUNE 27, 2003
Bislett Games Preview | Start Lists/Results
Stanford, USATF an excellent match
Lee Troop, Carrie Messner set pace in Hill 2k | Troop marches on
Running USA Wire: Top Americans to Crazy 8s, AARC and RRCA to jointly sponsor 2003-04 Roads Scholar class
Duke announces class of 2007
Grant Robison takes third at nationals
Ryan Deak to compete for a Colorado high school
KY HS: Bobby Curtis wins Gatorade award

JUNE 26, 2003
Khadevis Robinson wins 800 in 1:45, Nate Brannen wins slower heat (results)
Mark Wetmore satisfied with his athletes' performances at U.S. Nationals, Ed Torres breaks CU record
Oslo should help to define Ethiopian 5,000m selections for World Championships
A Brief Chat with Scott Goff
Sam Burley sixth at U.S. Nationals
New Maryland coach Andrew Valmon boasts nice track record
Team USA named for 2003 World Youth Championships
PA HS: Divine year for Tom Devine
Canada's Mike Woods makes late charge into Worlds
Canada's Braden Novakowski qualifies for Junior Worlds
Flying Pig race director resigns

JUNE 25, 2003
Yuriy Borzakovskiy, Jolanda Ceplak win 800s in Greek GP meet | Results
Tim Broe to heal while focusing on Athens
Maryland hires Andrew Valmon as head track & field coach
PA HS: Sam Bair chooses Kent State
Teammates push Loyola's Andrew McQuillan
FL HS: Kevin Lyons refuses to sit still in anything he does
CA HS: Feature on student-athlete Victor Camacho
Kenya names 10 athletes to World Championship marathon team
Rodgers Rop to race 10,000m on track
Snickers to make energy bar | Tasty health bar or healthy candy bar?

JUNE 22-24, 2003
National stage awaits Jorge and Ed Torres
Boulder native Jason Lunn wins 1,500 title | Lunn wins under the radar
Rapid recovery for David Krummenacker
Jorge Torres longs to qualify for Worlds*

New York Road Runners create Alberto Salazar Award

12:48 5k runner Stephen Cherono set to defect to Qatar
A Brief Chat with Jeff See
Steve Slattery claims title in steeplechase
Kent State's Mike Inge wins 800 title at USA Junior Championships
Alan Webb hits some bumps during his mile run*
Billy Nelson claims junior 5,000m crown
Brett Gotcher wins junior 10,000m, doesn't know if he'll go to Barbados
Adam Perkins finishes seventh in junior men's 1,500 | Perkins makes final of junior men's 1,500
Kevin Davis wins junior steeplechase title
Photo: Carl Blackhurst runs steeplechase at U.S. Nationals
Stanford athletes qualify for Junior Pan Am Games
Jason Lehmkuhle keeps his laces tied and wins close half-marathon | Lehmkuhle overtakes Polson
Joseph Kamau wins Grandma's Marathon
Simon Wangai wins Fairfield Half Marathon
John Ndgungu wins Steamworks Animas Valley Half-Marathon

JUNE 21, 2003
Tim Broe gives self birthday gift despite back that 'feels broken' | Broe captures 5,000
Goucher nabs second in 5,000m, Torres third
Bryan Woodward is coming on in 800 meters
Lauren Fleshman, Louis Luchini miss out on trip to Paris
Brett Gotcher runs with the big boys
Matt Gonzales finishes in the middle of famed pack in 10,000m
Ed Moran, Sean Graham set PRs at NCAAs
Defending Grandma's Marathon champion Elly Rono has sights on record
On birthday, Broe hopes 5,000-meter title will help end his frustration

JUNE 20, 2003
Runner learns formal lesson: Bryan Berryhill back from bad blister
Alan Webb on fast track to being forgotten
College track athletes endure grueling season
Sam Burley wins 800m heat at Nationals
A Brief Chat with Tom McArdle
A Brief Chat with Chris Lear

JUNE 19, 2003
Alan Culpepper wins hot 10,000 | USA Championships Results
David Krummenacker credits recovery to 'miracle'
Krummenacker dispels doubts
Tim Broe plays wild card in 5,000
Bob Kennedy not in his best shape but expects to win
How Gabe Jennings' training trip turned into a wild 6,000-mile tale of survival
Americans push the pedal for the medals
A moment with ... Nick Rogers, distance runner
Buffs, Boulderites to USAs
Daniel Lincoln named USATF Athlete of the Week
Penn runners defy precedents to top NCAA Championships | Burley, Chaput take NCAA Championships
Elly Rono values the thrill of the chase
WA HS: Carl Moe sets goals but keeps his 'dream' in front of him
NJ HS: John Richardson overcame fragile psyche for historic season | Another article
VA HS: Ryan Foster made most of final season
Matt Gonzales takes on USA Championship field (he finished 11th in 28:48.21)

JUNE 18, 2003
David Krummenacker suffers hamstring injury
Adam Goucher ready to return
Tough test awaits Jorge Torres
Nick Rogers chasing that second chance
Distance runner Gabe Jennings lives on the edge while chasing dreams
McMullens (Paul and Phil) still representing USA
Future stars to compete at USA Junior Championships
2003 Seattle International Track & Field Classic results
Pac-10 announces All-Academic T&F team
Wisconsin Runner hopes to continue dominance at race
Local runner Mark Hamiter to train for Olympic Trials

JUNE 17, 2003
Michael Stember shoots for a trip to Paris
USA Nationals to be televised on NBC, ESPN2
‘Special team’ has John McDonnell feeling spry
Nate Brannen, Nick Willis denied NCAA titles
A look at how the NCAAs top 15 XC runners from 2002 fared in track
Michael Aish added to NZ's World Championship team
HS: adidas Outdoor Championships interviews
Unbreakable Vladimir Kotov runs through 70k of pain
NH HS: Cory Thorne ahead of the pack
Wilson Perez wins Market Square Day 10k

JUNE 14-16, 2003
Preview of USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships | Senior Entrants | Junior Entrants
Grant Robison wins NCAA 1,500m title | Socks help Robison
Arkansas wins first NCAA Outdoor title since '99, 38th overall | Arkansas all the way back
Sam Burley captures national title in 800m | A Brief Chat with Sam Burley
Daniel Lincoln makes history
Lincoln, Cragg go hand-in-hand | Runners' teamwork shows in photo finish*
Foreign participation in track rising: Athletes from abroad motivating Americans | U.S. college stars aren't necessarily American | Foreign athletes: Recruit them or not?
Chris Mulvaney a bridesmaid again
Billy Nelson earns All-America honors
Former Princeton Tiger Paul Morrison back in NCAA meet
Patrick Muturi joins the U.S. Army as a way to acknowledge the blessing he's received as an American
HS: Milers impressive at adidas meet*
CA HS: Tim Nelson second at Golden West | Results
Ageless runner Johnny Miles dead at 97 | Won Boston Marathon twice, once with 95˘ shoes
HS: New England Championships results
Keith Kelly wins 6k race
Michael Danahy, Amanda Mitchell win June Fete 10k
USATF New England Championships results

JUNE 13, 2003
Comprehensive NCAA coverage from the Sacramento Bee
Arkansas' Lincoln, Cragg hold hands in 1-2 finish
New Mexico's Matt Gonzales runs PR to finish third in 10,000m
Arkansas, Auburn set to duke it out for team title, Mulvaney 'a little bit rusty'
Jason Hartmann, Ryan Andrus finish 4th, 13th in 10,000m final
Robbie Stevens competes despite constant achilles pain
10,000 too much for three from CU
Grant Robison advances to 1,500m final
Travis Laird finishes 18th in 10,000m
Sophomore jinx continues for Marc Sylvester
It's Finals fantasy in this track league
adidas Outdoor Championships interviews

JUNE 12, 2003
Stephen Cherono upstages El Guerrouj on a night of greatness in Ostrava | Results
Seattle Intl. preview, Tony Young chases masters mile record
A Brief Chat with Daniel Lincoln
Arkansas stays steady, McDonnell satisfied with first day | Wild 800m prelims eliminate two favorites | Hogs trying daring double
BYU's Chad Simkins earns All America honors
Marc Sylvester out of 800m at NCAA track
Ida Nilsson, Nurani Sheikh advance at NCAAs
Billy Nelson advances to 5,000m final | Nelson doesn't run according to plan
So far, Sac State is a host with the most
Victoria International Track Classic results (Adrian Blincoe and Adam Goucher run 3:56)
Pre-adidas Outdoor Championships interview with Steve Magness
Delaware's Jim Fischer is a coach for everyone
PA HS: Mark Korich combines speed and smarts
Coaches wary of new NCAA format

JUNE 10-11, 2003
Jorge Torres fueled by inner fire
NCAAs a tuneup for Jorge Torres
Alistair Cragg ready to work
Daniel Lincoln seeking sweet swan song
Under John McDonnell, Arkansas going the distance
Marty Robeck pushes himself to lower times
Tommy Bonn goes the distance
SMS' Blake Boldon runs to the top in 1,500 meters
NCAA track bigger, but is it better?
CU's magnificent seven heads to NCAAs
Dan Wilson wins Connecticut mile but fails to break 4:00
Hansons article from the Wall Street Journal
HS: Pre-adidas Outdoor Championships interview with Chris Solinsky
Hicham El Guerrouj to run first 5,000m Thursday
Gezahegne Abera, Elfinesh Alemu wed, 25,000 attend
HS: Andy Biladeau interview from flrunners.com
Anti-Doping Agency, NCAA discuss test gap
The race to host major track meets is on
Sebastian Coe to assist Latvian runners

JUNE 9, 2003
Nate Brannen and Nick Willis combine from abroad to form Michigan's dynamic duo
Daniel Lincoln chasing record third NCAA steeplechase title | From walk-on to All-American
"Chris (Mulvaney) is a perfectionist. He doesn't miss anything."
A Brief Chat with Steve Magness
Run for it: Jon Gill feature from Outside magazine -- inmate chases Olympic dream
Steamboat: No record but maybe new legend | Follow those Kenyans if you know it isn't your day
Steamboat Classic results (Broe 4th, Khannouchi 7th)

Wilfred Bungei shines in Seville, runs 1:43 800

Henry Rono's 80 days of joy
Formula for NCAA team title can be tough
CA HS: Phillip Reid not resting on his laurels
Eric Tollefson, Uli Steidl win at Everett to Rome Classic
David Njuguna, Deeja Youngquist win Litchfield Hills Road Race

JUNE 8, 2003
OH HS: Sophomore Jeff See runs 4:06.81 1,600 | Results | Photo
WI HS: Chris Solinsky runs 9:04/4:05/1:55, falls just shy of triple and record | Not what he had in mind
Foreign runners like Cragg and Nilsson among top contenders at NCAA meet
Ryan Shay wins 30th Hospital Hill half marathon
Minnesota Distance Classic results
Boston High Performance Meet #4 results
Harry Jerome 10,000m results
U.S. Open results, includes Olympic Development events
Henry Kipchirchir youngest champion in Orange Classic's 23 years | Notes
'Jess' Kelley was a mother to all of us
MA HS: Chris Barnicle threatens Alberto Salazar's two-mile record | Barnicle out front
CA HS: Tim Nelson wins dramatic 3,200 | Kyle Alcorn falls short of title defense
CA HS: Phillip Reid wins state 1,600 title in 4:08
CA HS: Mario Cobain runs his way to respect, finishes second in state 800
NY HS: A final push by Brian Dalpiaz comes up short
OH HS: Eric Speer wins 800 in school record 1:52
NY HS: Andrew Whitbeck finishes second in steeplechase but wins state title
Less is better -- lifeline to save the sport
Eddy Hellebuyck heads back to the hills
Steve Nearman: In Palo Alto the weather is perfect for running

JUNE 7, 2003
Ryan Shay wins USA Half Marathon title at Hospital Hill

El Guerrouj at a canter in Berlin
WI HS: Chris Solinsky wins state 3,200 | Day One Results | Article w/ photo
Ngeny in fitness trouble, Kipketer and Talel are also defeated | Limo pips Kipketer
Veterans turn in victories at Oracle U.S. Open | Results
BYU 800m runner Chad Simkins hitting his stride
Runner graduates from Colby, sets out on walk to Cancun | Dave and Scott still running the USA
IN HS: Nef Araia finishes second twice, Christian Wagner runs 4:07/8:55 | Results
MN HS: Garrett Heath wins classic 3,200
MA HS: State meet results
CA HS: Mike Poe's one last chance to shine* | Kyle Ivie off to state final race*
Cal Poly freshman Matt Johnsrud looks back on stunning victory
HS: adidas Outdoor Championships preview
AL HS: Gaiting Kara loves to run, will attend Alabama
CAN HS: Braden Novakowski exacts revenge
Stanford teams are used to the chase
22 BYU Cougars head to NCAAs

JUNE 6, 2003
The Oracle U.S. Open will be televised live June 7 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. (ET) on ESPN | Results
Hicham El Guerrouj runs 7:30 in 3,000m (results only)
Khalid Khannouchi among those set to challenge Tim Broe at Steamboat Classic
Tom McArdle to join Nike Oregon Project
Jeff Hollobaugh: Track & field regionals a smart choice
CA HS: Alex Dunn carries more than just track shoes to state meet
Mark Conover becomes head coach at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Men's half marathon championships this weekend | More detailed preview in Running USA wire
Family sues over death of Wyoming runner
Wayne Angel named Illinois track/XC coach
IN HS: Christian Wagner chases Rudy Chapa's records this weekend
NJ HS: John Richardson runs 1:51/4:09, gets first 8/16 double in MOC boys history | Richardson breaks Chris Lear's record | Results
CA HS: Mohamed Trafeh tries to stake his claim in state track history
CA HS: Phillip Reid seeking perfect finish
CA HS: State meet preview
OH HS: Derek Hoye takes next step toward state 800m title
IN HS: Mike Smith gives his all and then trusts in God
IN HS: Alex Harvey and Josh Foss superb distance runners with differing personalities
Josh Campbell heads to Long Beach State
Ralph Perry III's Dipsea record reigns supreme

JUNE 4-5, 2003
Nike Oregon Project puts U.S. back in running
Sub-4-minute miler's right of passage is subject of book
Penn's Sam Burley would like a national title
A Brief Chat with Anthony Famiglietti
USA tries to push athletes to go the distance | Endurance events often lost in sprinters' wake
Minnesota Distance Classic attracts star-studded field | Entry list
Kajaks International Track Classic Results
Big names head to Oracle U.S. Open
John McDonnell hoping 13 becomes a lucky number for Hogs
Stanford guns for top-five NCAA finish
Fresno State's Bob Fraley taking one for the team
Cal announces T&F recruiting class
El Guerrouj takes on 3,000m in Turin prior to 5,000m debut
Kenyan Armed Forces Championship preview
IL HS: Zach Glavash's focus leads to class A state meet record
KS HS: Kansas State Meet has plenty of stories to tell
Michael East's best start
Mark Hudspith hopes to make Britain's Olympic team

JUNE 3, 2003
Anthony Famiglietti: Steeplechase artistry
Andrew Ellerton is a middle-distance runner on the rise
Khannouchi awaits biggest race | Steamboat makes world of difference for Khannouchi
May update from ZAPfitness
Fast pace pushes Trent Briney in Dexter-Ann Arbor Half Marathon
Britain's Michael East aiming high
Bart Phariss enrolls at Butler after three years at Indiana
NCAA meet brings back old memories from 1968
Three indoor track performers are disqualified, NCAA won't cite reasons
IL HS: Triple crown treat for Stephen Pifer | All distance records were set in the 70s
CA HS: Yong-Sung Leal fastest in CA, Yosef Ghebray fastest sophomore
CA HS: Alex Enscoe fastest in NCS but only second-fastest in family (scroll down)

OR HS: Lauren Jespersen comes up short in final state title race

John Itati wins Gardena 5k
Tim Noakes wins prestigious book award
Bislett stadium takes on new look for 2003
Tom Jackovic named USATF's Director of Development

JUNE 2, 2003
Kenenisa Bekele ploughs cross country winning furrow around Hengelo’s track | Bekele reviews the coup d’état | Bekele ready to succeed master | Results
Jason Lunn outkicks David Krummenacker at Home Depot Invitational | Results
Ondoro Osoro wins his first marathon since shooting in 2000 | Nazario Romero's marathon love unrequited
Hicham El Guerrouj to run Gateshead
Razorbacks run away with Regional
Nate Brannen, Nick Willis win at regional meet
Regional meets raise ire but not visibly
Indiana Invaders to host USATF National Club T&F Championships
Results from Boston High Performance Meet #3
Julius Rotich, Charne Rademeyer rule Dam-to-Dam under ideal conditions | Results
Dan Mayer wins Fifth Third Bank Half Marathon
IL HS: Stephen Pifer uses state meet to stage grand finale for storied prep career
OR HS: State meet results
MI HS: Pinckney High celebrates kinship in cross country
Mike Sandrock: Creativity goes long way when raising kids, training
Elite runners enhance Orange Classic 10k

JUNE 1, 2003
Bekele defeats Gebrselassie in Hengelo 10,000m
Salt Lake City Classic: Hot temps, hot times | Life on the road gets better with age for Dennis Simonaitis
Chris Mulvaney, Robbie Stevens miss regional finals due to injuries, will earn NCAA bids
16 BYU Cougars qualify for national championships
WI HS: Chris Solinsky: The fire inside
CA HS: Yong-Sung Leal wins NCS 3,200 title in 8:59
WA HS: Carl Moe sets meet record, just misses state record
WA HS: McClary twins go 1-2 in 800, defeat Carl Moe
KY HS: For Bobby Curtis, it's triple the fun | Curtis wraps up career with style | Curtis' record effort keeps St. X on top | Curtis makes finale memorable
OR HS: Joaquin Chapa, Mike McGrath win state titles
VA HS: Alex Tatu wins 800, hailstorm halts meet temporarily
CT HS: Mohamed Khadraoui wins 3,200 in record time | Meet notes
IL HS: Zach Glavash repeats as Class A 800m champion
WA HS: Brian Ehlis completes distance double, Tim Freeman wins 800
WV HS: Ben Raper wins 3,200, is second in 1,600
Private industry, USOC break mold with training site

     
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