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Track & Field

Long jump personal best takes 1st at IHSA state

By Paul Katula • Jul 20, 2024
The longest long jump at the IHSA state track & field finals this year was made by a senior from Naperville Central HS.

Star Sportsmanship on a Wis. Cross-Country Track

By Paul Katula • Sep 16, 2023
Two cross-country runners displayed great sportsmanship at a Wis. meet as they stopped short of the finish line to help a competitor.

IHSA doesn’t have to accommodate certain runners

By Paul Katula • Feb 9, 2018
The IL H.S. Assn. won in court and won't have to modify how runners qualify for the state's final track meet following sectional competition.

Runners’ brains, like musicians’, more connected

By Press Release • Dec 14, 2016
Research shows that runners' brains, like those of musicians, are more connected in their networks of neurons. What's that about?

Usain Bolt runs the 100-meter sprint in 9.58 seconds

By Paul Katula • Aug 17, 2009
Usain Bolt of Jamaica ran 100-meter sprint at the track World Championships in Berlin Sunday in 9.58 seconds, a world record.
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