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APRIL 30, 2004
Cardinal Invitational start lists (PDF) | Cardinal Invitational live results
Eugene not out of NCAA track mix
Scott Rantall outkicks Matthew Chesang for Big 12 10,000m title | Quotes | Results
South Dakota State's Brad Lowery has big breakthrough with 3:42 at Mt. SAC
Big Meet brings out almost-forgotten team spirit | Stanford prepares for Big Meet
UCLA, USC to duel for upper hand
Arizona hosts ASU, NAU
Rutgers hosts Big East Championships this weekend
Kurt Michaelis named Youngstown State's Athlete of the Year
PA HS: Penn Relays winner Ian Fitzgerald eyes PIAA 3,200-meter repeat
Active.com acquires Do It Sports
U.S. is determined to send clean team to Olympic Games
Joe Gibson to defend title at Apple Blossom 10K

APRIL 29, 2004
Hengelo lines up Gebrselassie, Bekele and Mutola
Dathan Ritzenhein aims to get Olympic "A" standard in 10,000m at the Cardinal Invitational
Stanford to host Cardinal Invitational tomorrow
Grant Robison settles into peak pace
Likhaya Dayille to compete in Albuquerque's Run for the Zoo | Top runners find cash at the finish line
Oregon can't land three-year deal to host NCAA meet
Lee Bong-Ju gunning for Athens gold
A Brief Chat with Jonathan Johnson
Kevin Collins, Scott Shaw to compete in Mountain Goat Run
Colorado set for Big 12 meet | Missouri travels to Big 12 Championships this weekend
State pride on the line in Wasington-Washington State dual
OR HS: Ryan Vail commits to Oklahoma State
PA HS: Ian Fitzgerald named high school athlete of the week
Runners get tips from Mark Coogan

APRIL 28, 2004
Runners face punishing workouts at Michigan track
Matt Tegenkamp chases record after record
Stephen Pifer sidelined again in spring, will redshirt track season
Transcript of Jonathan Johnson chat
Stanford hosts Cardinal Invitational, travels to Big Meet at Berkeley
Andy Smith and Julia Lucas record their first Penn Relays victories
Laura Bowerman and Kirsten Hagen sign with Florida State
Track and field complex named after BYU coach Clarence Robison
NAU athletes earn Big Sky honors
Tegla Loroupe and Christopher Cheboiboch win Leipzig Marathon
Roger Bannister's name fades, but feat stands test of time
Molly Landreth following her late brother's lead*
OR HS: Galen Rupp to run 5,000m at Stanford this weekend
Arizona takes on ASU, NAU in Double-Dual
Ronnie Holassie inspires his roommate to run
Hotels invest in health kick

APRIL 27, 2004
An article we think we originally missed: Will there be a replay of the roar - Michael Stember feature
Jonathan Johnson to participate in live chat on TrackShark.com tonight
Georgetown wins Penn Relays 4x800
Chris Solinsky's 13:42 ranks #8 on Wisconsin's all-time list
Minnesota's Trent Riter shows he'll go the distance
Kevin Taylor wins George Washington Parkway Classic 10-Miler*
IL HS: Guest opinion: Coach Joe Newton makes impact - forever
CA HS: All-weather tracks, fields are taking county schools by storm
NJ Marathon: Gyula Szabo wins in 2:33
Hold that stretch: Warm-up is challenged, again*
A run through history: My Boston Marathon experience, by John Meyer
Taming Big Sur: Ibrahim Limo, Suzy West outlast the competition

APRIL 26, 2004
Select T&F Results: Penn Relays Thursday Friday Saturday | Drake Relays | Oregon Invitational | Hillsdale Relays
Penn Relays Photos at Track & Field Photo - more coming soon at prettysporty.com
TrackShark.com to host chat with Texas Tech's Jonathan Johnson Tuesday
Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon/10K: Alexander Belavin bides his time, position as Scott Fry fades | Pushing one another helps speedy Kenyans, Patrick Nthiwa wins 10K | Henry Dennis is top American in 10K
OR HS: Galen Rupp can't run down record | 40 of Rupp's 115 mpw done on underwater treadmill
NM HS: Shadrack Kiptoo wins 800m showdown with Cody Harper
Wilson Komen wins Pike's Peek 10K less than a week after finishing 12th in Boston Marathon*
Conor Holt breaks his own course record in winning the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon
Ibrahim Limo wins Big Sur International Marathon
Jamie Hibell wins Runner's World Half for third time
Ovidiu Olteanu and Denisa Costescu win OSF Heritage Run
Cherry Creek Sneak winners Patty Rogers and Art Simers take acclaim back to coaching jobs
Theo Martin 12th in Salt Lake City Marathon
Ezekiel Kemboi starts Athens preparations – AK Weekend meeting report
Central Michigan men run well at Hillsdale Relays

APRIL 24-25, 2004
More weekend news coming Monday
Rising British star Sam Haughian killed in car crash in South Africa
Double win at Penn Relays has Alan Webb back on track*

Fast finish to Penn Relays* | Alistair Cragg anchors Arkansas' winning 4 x mile relay at Penn* | This time Arkansas hangs on*
Georgetown wins Penn 4x800*
Minnesota wins 4x800 at Drake Relays
Bernard Lagat wins mile at Drake Relays
Carl Moe breaks Washington's freshman 1,500m record in Oregon | Moe finishes second to Scott McGowan
Nate Robison wins 1,500 on day when BYU's T&F complex is named after his grandfather
Feature about Chris Zieman, the top American finisher at this year's Boston Marathon
Roger Bannister's milestone recalls a different era in sport* | After 'unbreakable' barriers fall, doping questions and denials*
A look at Central Arizona College coach Mike Gray
CA HS: Troy Swier runs 3:55 1,500 at Mustang Relays
NM HS: Shadrack Kiptoo vs. Cody Harper in 800m race to remember
Teren and Emily Jamison win Salt Lake City 5K | Gabriel Muchiri wins first Salt Lake City Marathon | Kenyan wins
Deeja Youngquist and Teddy Mitchell win Kentucky Derby Festival Half Marathon
Jared Segera wins Get in Gear 10K for third time | Segera, Costescu breeze to victory
Najeeby Quinn, Jerry Ross win Anchorage Daily News Heart Run
Luke Kibet, Anuta Catuna win Country Music Marathon | Kibet strumming again after marathon win
Steve Nearman: Sub-4:00 mile will get its due
Doctor treats runners for free in an effort to get them to the starting line*
Survivors of Sudan civil strife plan to run Bolder Boulder
Burundi's Gilbert Tuhabonye knows plenty about survival

APRIL 23, 2004
Friday's Penn Relays Results | Thursday's Results
Alan Webb overcomes nerves to win Penn Relays 5,000* | Grant Robison wins collegiate 5,000
Jason Lehmkuhle wins Drake Relays 5,000
Drake track impresses Said Aouita
Drake Relays Results
Runners at Stanford will go the distance
A Brief Chat with Chris Graff | A Brief Chat with Steve Slattery
Washington's Mark Mandi has come a great distance
Giacomo Leone seeks Olympic marathon place this weekend in Padua
Drake to hold masters Dream Mile
Despite uneasiness over cougars, runners are still drawn to foothill trails
Richard Roberts taking a shot at back-to-back Cleveland Marathon wins
NY HS: Kyle Heath signs with Syracuse
OR HS: Top Oregon high schoolers to compete in Bowerman Mile
MI HS: Ryan Scott eager for college challenge, will attend IUPUI

APRIL 22, 2004
Thursday's Penn Relays Results (distance events to take place in evening)
Alan Webb to run 5,000m and mile at Penn Relays*
Whatever happened to... Don Paige?
After representing Eritrea in 2000, Bolota Asmerom hopes to represent U.S. in 2004
OR HS: Despite his state-best times, Stuart Eagon is setting his own pace
Dathan Ritzenhein named Colorado's male Athlete of the Year
Only Americans qualify for Twin Cities Marathon money
Drake Relays Results (meet begins today)
Louis Luchini's 13:25 breaks Stanford's 5,000m record
Stanford heads to Penn Relays
MI HS: James Erickson (4:16) second to Liam Boylan-Pett (4:10) at EMU
John Kariuki headlines field for Salt Lake City Marathon
John Bitok wins Syracuse's Soladay Award
AR HS: Patrick McGowan signs with University of Arkansas

APRIL 17-21, 2004
BOSTON MARATHON
Boston Globe's coverage | Boston Herald's coverage
Christopher Zieman and Julie Spencer are top Americans

Fred Treseler helps top runners get comfortable
LONDON MARATHON
“Weather denied me fast time,” says Evans Rutto after London Marathon win
Jon Brown plays it cool in London, gets Olympic qualifying time
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Spiked Shoe Diary: Michael Stember
Hezekiel Sepeng holds off Mbulaeni Mulaudzi to claim SA 800m crown
Frederick Cherono and Helena Javornik win Turin Marathon
Anchors carry big weight at Penn Relays
CT HS: Gavin Coombs making a run on titles*
Nate Brannen, Nick Willis head west to try for Olympic qualifications
Georgetown track succeeds without students noticing
NC State's Andy Smith scores 18 points at ACCs
Matt Gonzalez wins Mt. SAC 5,000m
Matt Tegenkamp breaks Wisconsin's 5,000m record by 6+ seconds
IL HS: Running down a dream: Matt Withrow chooses Wisconsin | Interview with Withrow
CO HS: For three, it's another run for their lives
OR HS: Galen Rupp in 'best shape' and eager to run
PA HS: Ian Fitzgerald chooses William & Mary
Some milers too fast for their own good*
75-year-old fan finally meets Olympic hero Billy Mills
Country Music Marathon to draw top runners
Marathon effort: Surviving the run
Four U.S. athletes who tested positive accept drug sanctions
Todd Forsgren upholds Bowdoin College tradition in Boston Marathon

APRIL 14-16, 2004
Gezahegne Abera defends Flora London Marathon title | Ambitious Abera outlines his treble vision | Abera's world record ambition
Rodgers Rop sets out to reclaim laurels in Boston | Rop looks to regain title
Moroccan-born Mohamed Ouaadi tests mettle
Success rubs off on Benjamin Kosgei Kimutai
"Adam" Culpepper (aka Alan) to be guest broadcaster for ESPN
Kevin Collins an 11th-hour entry for Boston
Teff, a staple of the Ethiopian diet, may help marathoners
Kids greet Kenyans: Elmwood School welcomes elite marathon runners
Boston plans to bid for 2008 Marathon Trials
High temperatures expected in Boston on Monday
Boniface Kiprop to set Olympic pace for brother
Olympic showdowns already heating up for Sacramento trials
Stanford to compete at Mt. SAC
Kansas' Wes Santee knew he was flat-out fast* | 50 years ago, Kansan raced for a 'Perfect Mile'
For fans of Kansas Relays, legend spelled R-Y-U-N
Steve Cram: London the most open race in years
Chris Brasher's dream unfulfilled as British men lag behind
Ian Syster hopes for a big run in London
Jon Brown storms off in a huff | David Bedford hits back at Brown | First it’s 'go-slow', now Brown’s a no show | Brown gets shirty over running saga
Irish trio eyes Olympic qualification in London
Lee Troop seeks Australian record in London
Hezekiel Sepeng no longer alone at the front
Indiana Invaders add NAIA champion John Ngigi
Erik Heinonen would be big asset for Ducks
Nick Symmonds wins in return from injury
Recall Kosgei, Athletics Kenya told
At 38, Ken Pliska knows his pace
Fate of Bislett finally decided
TX HS: Scott MacPherson, Erin Bedell win 1,600s by large margins*

Matt Gonzalez leads New Mexico contingent at Mt. SAC
Penn Relays organizers expecting banner year*
Brown to host Heps May 8-9
Vicky Huber Rudawsky: Let your kids enjoy their time in sports
FL HS: Hari Mix finds fast track to running success, will attend Stanford*
TN HS: Andrew Bumbalough expected to compete at Doug Hall Relays this weekend
AZ HS: Caleb Lynch shoots for state record in 800, ran marathon during off season for fun
IN HS: Expectations help P.J. Lamping after surgery

APRIL 13, 2004
A Brief Chat with Nick Rogers
Paul Tergat: Now the only focus is Athens
There's no U.S. gold in Boston's hills
Hezekiel Sepeng sets sights on Olympic medal in 800m
Olympic gold medalist Julius Sang dies in Eldoret (headline corrected)
NJ HS: Notebook: Chris Pannone to return to racing today
Tony Veney brings stability, technique perfection to rusty UCLA program

APRIL 10-12, 2004
Dan Browne wins USA 10-Mile Championship, sets record | Browne wins Papa John's 10 Miler
Hicham El Guerrouj trains for Olympic double
Dathan Ritzenhein runs 7:50 3,000m, destroys meet record
OR HS: Stuart Eagon to sign with Wisconsin, Galen Rupp to stick with Alberto Salazar for at least a year
A confident Bolota Asmerom wins mile race named for Brian Maxwell
Robert Cheseret wins mile at UCLA in 4:01
Nelson Kiplagat wins Crescent City Classic
Unraveling the mystery of the Moulton twins
Marathoner James Hamilton still irked at how he was portrayed | Taking some drugs off banned list for Olympic, regular athletes
Jon Brown shooting for sub-2:15 in London
Bernard Lagat, Bob Kennedy, Alistair Cragg expected to run Mt. SAC 5,000m
Wisconsin wins DMR, 4x1500 at Sea Ray Relays
Marco Mambo's training pays off as he wins Two Oceans | Five runners injured en route to race
The four-minute miler who [claims he] beat Bannister by 29 days
Mt. SAC serves as early marker
HS: Arcadia coverage at DyeStat.com
University of Oklahoma to host Big 12 Championships on new track
Steve Nearman: Rabbits can breed surprises in marathons
Mark Tucker sets Dragon Mile record
Tom Dever finds passion for running in his forties
Johnny "The Younger" Kelley to enter National Distance Running Hall of Fame
Review of "The Perfect Mile" | 50-year distance alters quest for 4-minute mile
Rivals turn to tattling in steroids case involving top athletes*
Mike Sandrock: Gear up for Bolder Boulder, meet Colleen De Reuck

APRIL 9, 2004
Latest Running USA Wire
Nic Crider will face elite field in final leg of Triple Crown of Running
RI HS: Dan and Josh Springer enjoy some big-time track success
IL HS: 2003 motivates Brandon Mull
Lee Troop wins Croydon 10K

APRIL 8, 2004
Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot leads 16 Kenyan males to Boston
Kentucky's Nick Devenport receives warm homecoming
Stanford track poised to return to the head of the Pac
Kenyan Trials to begin June 25
National Distance Running Hall of Fame to skip 2004 inductions
John Landy Australia's best by a mile
Defending champions to run Two Oceans Marathon
Mike Slinskey wins 5K race
CA HS: Arcadia Invitational provides inspiration to Bay Area athletes
HS: Marc Bloom explains the Nike Team Nationals qualifying procedure

APRIL 7, 2004
A Brief Chat with Bolota Asmerom
Papa John's attracts top field, USA Men's 10 Mile Championship to be held on Saturday
Bill Rodgers' long career races on
Marathon's capital day | Men to watch | London legends | The London Marathon story
TX HS: Sweden's Erik Folke makes quick transition for Highland Park

APRIL 6, 2004
IL HS: Matt Withrow chooses Wisconsin
Four up-and-coming Kenyan runners to run Flora London Marathon
Georgetown runners keep their stride heading into outdoor season
Though tired, Yale track treks on
NZ concerned over tough Olympic qualifying standards
Peter Riley misses European 10,000m Challenge with flu, Glynn Tromans 20th

APRIL 3-5, 2004
Felix Limo wins Rotterdam Marathon in 2:06:14 | Limo sets course record
Standout group has Michigan, Eastern Michigan ties
Oregon's Mike McGrath runs with his pack, for now
Ambesa Tolosa and Selina Kosgei shine in Paris Marathon
Paul Kirui and Joyce Chepchumba win Berlin Half Marathon
Nelson Kiplagat wins close race at Cherry Blossom 10-Mile Run* | Results
Luke Kipkosgei wins largest Cooper River Bridge Run in history*
Jean-Marie Ndikumana wins Capitol 10,000
CT HS: Gavin Coombs has day named after him
Dick Beardsley runs toward sobriety
Notre Dame competes in only home outdoor meet
Weekend collegiate T&F results from trackshark.com
Brian Maxwell a visionary power
14-year-old Kevin Schwab wins 10K in 32:34*
Adam Carlson and Lindsey Keller win Charlottesville 10-Miler
Eric Heins, Nicole Cueno win St. Louis Marathon
Perhaps a shortage of red ink for Sacramento '04?

APRIL 2, 2004
Hicham El Guerrouj reaches for new heights
Kenyan town churns out wealthy athletes
Paris Marathon preview
Kenyan runners criticize World Cross outcome
Jacob Rotich wins Texas Relays 5,000m | Meet information
Andy Prentice scorches series of 800s

APRIL 1, 2004
Rotterdam Marathon, earliest ever date and strongest ever field
Eric Wainaina eyes Athens gold
Craig Mottram geared up for Great BUPA Ireland Run
Texas Relays this weekend
UW-Oshkosh's David Cisewski continues his success
Paul Ereng to be inducted into the Drake Relays Athletes Hall of Fame
Lucian Rosa's reward
GA HS: Chris Woods eyes repeat of 800 feat
Butler's Gary Blackman named Horizon League Indoor Track Athlete of the Year
Online registration for Beach to Beacon now available
WV HS: Ryan Jobes signs with the University of Richmond
Rochester Runner of the Year premier series adds Bruggers Bagel 5K
Rhode Island running notes*
Security to be boosted for U.S. Athletes in Athens*
Sprinter Henry Neal out to put career back on track*

     
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