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USA Track & Field Championships: The Oregon Track Club's Tyler Mulder says it's his turn Print By Ken Goe, The Oregonian  Email the author | Follow on Twitter  on June 18, 2013 at 2:00 PM, updated June 18, 2013 at 2:08 PM Email The Oregon Track Club's Tyler Mulder (right) is tired of being only close.Ross William Hamilton/The Oregonian EUGENE -- Tyler Mulder is ready to break through, past ready really. He is tired of knocking on the door with only bruised knuckles to show for it. The Oregon Track Club e...

A not so "Olympian" moment When people hear the title "Olympian", I think sometimes they instantly assume that along with that comes some kind of insane superhero strength or fitness, making that athlete able to do pretty much any type of workout with no problem at all. Well last Sunday was a prime example that this is not the case. Looking back on it, I thought it was funny and had to share. Last Sunday on Father's Day, Ashton and I had no plans, no errands to run, nothing to do. It was a beautiful day and it made me want to spend the day out...

Just getting started | Outdoors | The Register-Guard | Eugene, Oregon CRESWELL — On the practice range at Emerald Valley Golf Course, Ashton Eaton paused for a short break after hitting golf balls for a while. “You getting tired?” asked Emerald Valley general manager and head professional Todd O’Neal. “Are you kidding?” responded the world record-holder and Olympic gold medalist in the two-day, 10-event decathlon. “I’m just getting started.” Which he was, on that perfect evening, going on t...

André Lowe, Senior Staff Reporter Former 100 metres world record holder Asafa Powell has already suffered two injury setbacks this season, but his coach Stephen Francis said his charge is raring to go for this week's JamaicaAthletics Administrative Association/Supreme Ventures Limited National Senior Championships at the National Stadium. The meet will be used to help select Jamaica's team to the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, August 10-18, but there were major question marks over whether or not t...

Gabriele Anderson Continues Beating The Odds By Mackenzie Lobby Published 22 hours ago Anderson competing in the 1,500m at last summer's Olympic Trials. Photo:www.photorun.net Table of Contents Adept at Survival Change of Plans Charting a Course Minnesota runner ready for this week’s U.S. Track & Field Championships. Stepping onto the track at Hayward Field last summer for Heat 2 of the 1500m semifinal felt like a finish line of sorts for Gabriele Anderson. She went through the motions of warming up, unshaken by the fact that she was not...

  Three-time USA Indoors champion hopes to win first national outdoor title this week.     Jun. 18, 2013   |   0 Comments                       A A       Janay DeLoach Soukup practices for USA Outdoor Tra...: Olympic bronze-medalist Janay DeLoach Soukup practices at CSU for the upcoming USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (Video by Kelly Lyell/The Coloradoan). Written by Kelly Lyell FILED UNDER Sports Colorado State Purchase Imag...

Already one of the best high jumpers in collegiate history entering this outdoor season, Barrett, a senior from Wappingers Falls, N.Y., made her last season count with not only an NCAA title, but also a collegiate record earlier in the season. At the DI Championships in Eugene, Barrett won by 3½ inches with a clearance of 6-4¾ (1.95m), though she needed a dramatic third-attempt clearance at that height for a chance at three attempts to become the first collegian to clear 6-6¾ (2.00m) during the collegiate season. She was n...

THE CWSA PRESENTS LOUISIANA STATE’S KIMBERLYN DUNCAN WITH HONDA SPORTS AWARD FOR TRACK AND FIELD   LOS ANGELES, California (June 12, 2013) --- For the second year in a row, LSU’s Kimberlyn Duncan (Katy, Tex.) has received the Honda Sports Award for track and field and becomes a finalist for the 2013 Honda Cup. The Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA) will present the Honda Cup live on ESPNU, June 24 at the USC Galen Center Founders Room in Los Angeles.   “It’s a great honor to be considered for the Honda Cup,...

ATLANTA, GA - Doyle Management Group (DMG) is excited to announce its 2013 signing class. The agency now represents Brigetta Barrett of the University of Arizona, Andy Bayer of Indiana University, and Kimberlyn Duncan and Damar Forbes of LSU. DMG CEO Paul Doyle is pleased to be adding such a distinguished group of athletes to his agency. “I’m very proud to be adding people with such high caliber athletic ability and character to our group,” says Doyle. “It’s exciting to have the opportunity to work for them for wh...

Ashton Eaton honored by Oregon House It was the Oregon House’s turn today to honor Ashton Eaton, the 2012 Olympic decathlon champion from central Oregon. Eaton appeared in the House chamber with his mother, Roslyn, and his manager, Paul Doyle. “A small-town kid elevated to the status of the world’s greatest athlete is something we can all be proud of,” said House Republican Leader Mike McLane of Powell Butte. House Concurrent Resolution 31 was carried by Rep. Jason Conger, R-Bend. Rep. Gene Whisnant, R-Sunriver, also sp...