DECEMBER
31, 2003
Saratoga
Springs girls star at Brown Invitational
Record
breaker Ashley Couper doesn't feel the pressure
| BFTA
stance 'ridiculous' says Couper
Miami's
Andrea Kremer tabbed as Ohio Division I Athlete
of the Year
University
of Northern Colorado reposts coaching position
Trackshark
interview with Michigan's Sarah Pizzo
How
gutsy Jo Fenn won a race against time
DECEMBER
30, 2003
A
Brief Chat with Ann McGranahan
Missy
Buttry is eyeing the elite (12/24)
Amber
Klein is the Bismarck Tribune's Sportswoman
of the Year
Brianna
Torres profile
Paula
Radcliffe, Kenenisa Bekele named Runners of
the Year by Race Results Weekly
Latest
Running USA Wire
24
Hour Fitness plans to give jobs to 200 Olympic
hopefuls
Top
Kenyan athletes snub Sotik cross country race
Results
from 12/27 Boston University All-Comers Meet
DECEMBER
25-29, 2003
Sean
O'Brien, Jennifer Kramer win Millennium Mile
| Results
NY
HS: Nicole Blood still striding far ahead of
the pack
Joan
Samuelson has Olympic Trials in mind
Alice
Chelangat, Pamela Anisomuk win in Sotik
Worknesh
Kidane added to Great North XC field
Elana
Meyer to race in Miami February 1
Olympic
hopeful Sonja Friend-Uhl is finishing business
Kelly
Holmes confirms intent to participate in British
World Indoor trials
PA
HS: Kylee Schuler makes verbal commitment to
Richmond
NY
HS: Albany area's best by class size
FL
HS: Heidi Miller, Sean Brann are Naples Daily
News XC Athletes of the Year
LA
HS: Anacoco senior Clerc Koenck caps stellar
career
FL
HS: Laura Woznicki exceeds her personal goals
Zepherinus
Joseph, Marlene Persson win 5k in Florida
Year
of triumphs and surprises, but stalked by scandal
and shame*
DECEMBER
23-24, 2003
A
Brief Chat with Missy Buttry
SD
HS: Ramsey Kavan keeps getting better
Race
founders will have plenty of competition at
2003 Millennium Mile
Ramilia
Burangulova and Lioudmila Kortchaguina join
field for P.F. Chang's Arizona Rock 'n' Roll
Marathon
Stanford
hopes to get 2011 World Track & Field Championships
Fall
update from ZAPfitness
Paula
Radcliffe will support her brother as he runs
London Marathon in 2004
Compete
or lose out, British athletes warned
Maryland
made most of 2003 cross country season
Beijing
breaks ground for 2008
CA
HS: Kelsey Delagardelle is 2003 Daily Press
Girls XC Athlete of the Year
FL
HS: Rebecca Zuhlke on track
NY
HS: Smithtown runner Jessica Hampson takes it
in stride
CA
HS: Sophia Leon 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
Christy
Nielsen-Crotts running for her life
17-year-old
Geleta Burika wins in Brussels
Justyna
Bak over Kathy Butler at Venta de Baños
Runners
heading to Birmingham for 2004 events
Maria
Mutola to run 1,000m in Birmingham February
20
Paula
Radcliffe's year by a distance
Carlos
Paradelo, Brianna Torres put heart & sole
into Run AZ store
Ron
Mann named assistant coach for Team USA
Fallout
from BALCO probe could taint Olympics, pro sports
Another
record for New Zealand's flying (Katrina) Finn
DE
HS: Anna Brousell is finally the big fish
CO
HS: Top kid: Rachel Gioscia (the CO 3A State
XC Champion)
NJ
HS: Lisa Miller is the Princeton Packet
Girls' Runner of the Year
Closing
of Runner'Shop bemoaned
DECEMBER
19, 2003
A
Brief Chat with Tina Connelly
Berhane
Adere will be favorite in Brussels this weekend
2004
USA Running Circuit offers record purse
KS
HS: Jana Gwinn is the 2003 All-Sun Girls XC
Runner of the Year
W&M's
Ali Henderson, Adam Otstot are CAA Scholar-Athletes
of the Year
Mike
Nielson, Ashley Johnson represented Utah State
at NCAA meet
NJ
HS: Ashley Uniszkiewicz selects Quinnipiac
It
runs in the family for University of Iowa's
Chloe and Georgia Millward
Bryant
College's Paula Klepadlo finishes second to
Heather Gardiner in 5,000m
CA
HS: Rachel Bryan, Caitlin Chock are co-MVPs
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
Christin
Wurth, Ann Marie Brooks finish 2-3 in 1,000m
race
Rachel
Earney qualifies for Olympic Marathon Trials
CA
HS: Bruised Rachel Bryan is 19th at Nationals
MT
HS: Zoe Nelson places eighth at Nationals
NJ
HS: Girls track preview
TX
HS: Marissa Daniels 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
Jenny
Barringer's Foot Locker Diary
Chat
Room: Mary Decker Slaney, Track and field Hall
of Famer
PA
HS: Frances Koons blazes to ninth at Nationals
William
& Mary sweeps CAA awards
Jessica
Crowder wins 3,000m in season opener
L.A.
Invitational cancelled over finances*GA
HS: Kristen Johnson, James Raffety will leave
a void at Marist | Newcomers
Haley Kolff and D.J. McMillan are naturals
PA
HS: Janelle Young is complete package
PA
HS: Kate Papenberg is YDR's top DI runner for
the third-straight year | Twins
Christina and Yianna Antonopoulos still improving
Lauren
and Lesley Dalton to run for Weber State
DECEMBER
16, 2003
Britain's
golden girls keen to move up in the world
Paula
Radcliffe's rivals to run London
British
pair will face challenge from Derartu Tulu at
Great North XC
Joe
Parker, Amber Harper honored at Junior Olympic
XC Championships | Meet
Results
Gift
could restore track at Wayne State University
Russia's
Alevtina Naumova wins Rocket City Marathon
Weekend T&F Results: Harvard
vs. Boston College | Purdue
Black & Gold Intrasquad | ISU
Holiday Classic | GVSU
Holiday Open (PDF)
MA
HS: Boston Globe All-Scholastic XC Team
TN
HS: Jill Skinner state's fastest with jump of
50 places
MA
HS: Amber Sayer among nation's elite
NC
HS: Brenna Burns and Ollie Ehlinger are Runners
of the Year
DECEMBER
13-15, 2003
Paula
Radcliffe runs into history books as Britain
captures Euro XC gold | Radcliffe
gets back on track | Radcliffe
becomes Holyrood star | Options
open for Radcliffe | Preview:
Radcliffe prepares for cross country and cooking
turkey
HS:
Katelyn Kaltenbach wins Foot Locker Nationals
| Kaltenbach
takes national title at the wire
HS:
Marie Lawrence second at Cross Country Nationals,
Collier 19th
HS:
Diverse runners arrive in San Diego with unique
concerns, motivations; Claire Rethmeier 14th
HS:
Jennifer Barringer finishes #3 in nation*
| Preview:
Barringer takes aim at national title*
HS:
Katie Harrington places fourth at Nationals
HS:
Nicole Blood tires, takes seventh | Saratoga
girls take stamina to Nationals
HS:
Zoe Nelson eyes title defense | Zoe's
off to Nationals again
HS:
Frances Koons unleashes super kick, finishes
ninth
HS:
Melissa Grelli's final run for redemption
HS:
Rachel Forish 13th, Erin Bedell 25th*
HS:
Claire Rethmeier 14th among nation's best
HS:
Lindsay Donaldson, Victor Gras earn places in
the sun | Donaldson
16th
HS:
Kate Niehaus finishes 17th at Nationals
HS:
Beth Fahey finishes 27th at Nationals
HS:
Maddie Schueler finishes 28th at Nationals
HS:
Brittany Sedberry 30th at Foot Locker Championships
| Jon
Anderson, Brittany Sedberry in unfamiliar territory
HS:
Angelina Blackmon struggles in San Diego
CA
HS: Liza Pasciuto concludes four-year run
Margaret
Okayo headlines field for 2004 London Marathon
Sonia
O'Sullivan may be Aussie hope
A
Brief Chat with Mary Cullen
A
Brief Chat with Seana Carmean
Missouri
cross country season review
Lauren
Noble completes first season at Columbia
German
engineer (Joerg Schmidt), Wisconsin mom (Lea
Baer) win Kiawah Marathon
Honolulu
Marathon coverage
Andrew
Valmon provides spark to new Terp track season
Edann
Brady runs away with title
Hall
of Fame is new attraction at New York's Armory*
Lioudmila
Kortchaguina disappointed with her White Rock
Marathon winning time* | Russian
falls short of course record* | Results*
| Photos*
NJ
HS: Work in the summer leads to great success
for Jenn Lippincott
Jim
Estes leads national quest for running prodigies
Jef
and Michelle Scott own Red Nose Run
MA
HS: When it comes to running, Amherst harriers
are in full control
DECEMBER
11-12, 2003
Shalane
Flanagan wins Honda Award for second-straight
year
A
Brief Chat with Katelyn Kaltenbach
HS:
Claire Rethmeier awaits Nationals
HS:
Frances Koons keeps running into success
HS:
Storm made Victor Gras, Lindsay Donaldson alter
their schedules
HS:
Angelina Blackmon headed to national cross country
meet
HS:
One more run for Liza Pasciuto*
HS:
Alex Dunn, Melissa Grelli qualify for Foot Locker
National Finals
Patti
Dillon takes sprained ankle in stride
UW-Oshkosh's
Liz Woodworth runs close to perfect season
Indiana
Invaders add Ruth Chege
Salt
Lake City Marathon runners get pep talk
Freya
Murray finds new park life
DECEMBER
10, 2003
Lyubov
Morgunova forced out of Honolulu Marathon after
car accident in Moscow
Missy
Buttry named USATF Athlete of the Week
New
start for Kathy Butler as funding is restored
Liz
McColgan requests a strong home showing
"We've
yet to see the best of [Paula Radcliffe]"
Hansons-Brooks
women finish fourth at USATF Club Nationals
Angela
Homan named SEC XC Athlete of the Year
Georgia's
Kristin Heffelfinger named SEC Freshman of the
Year
Shalane
Flanagan, Kim Smith, Sara Bei and Michaela Mannova
nominated for Honda Award
Briana
Shook ranked #1 in steeplechase by Track
& Field News | Toledo's
Chris Tye wins 5,000m in season opener
MI
HS: Jackson sophomore Kristina Olsen is area's
best
Tegla
Loroupe arranges Race for Peace
DECEMBER
9, 2003
A
Brief Chat with Jennifer Barringer
Michelle
Hannaford wins Tuscon Marathon, Viola Schaffer
wins Half | Hannaford
qualifies for Trials
Sonia
O'Sullivan wants to run for Australia in 2006
Commonwealth Games
An
easy run, little drama for Cal International
winners Tatiana Titova and Michael Bartoszak
| Cori
Mooney qualifies for Olympic Trials
USA
track team may shun red, white and blue for
security reasons
Hayley
Tullett gets GB call after Jo Pavey withdraws
| GB
turns to Tullett
Wilson
Komen, Nicole Stevenson win Run Barbados Marathon
| Curtis
Cox, Anna Trave win Half Marathon | Catherine
Ndereba, Joseph Ndiritu win 10k
More T&F Results: Jack
Pyrah Invitational | Golden
Flash Gala @ Kent State | Illinois
State Earlybird Invitational | West
Virginia Holiday Classic
Notre
Dame announces Sunni Olding among signees
UC
Davis runners finish season at USATF Club Nationals
San
Jose State signs signs "impact runner"
Erica Sahli
DECEMBER
6-8, 2003
Missy
Buttry, Alan Webb capture USATF Club XC crowns
| Webb,
Buttry win cross country titles
At
BYU, runners recruit team (11/1)
USATF
approves lifetime ban for first-time steroid
offenses
Michael
Bartoszak, Tatiana Titova win Cal International
Marathon (results) | Off
and running
Mary
Slaney enters Hall of Fame, putting disputes
behind her*
MT
HS: Zoe Nelson stymies challengers — again
| Preview
CA
HS: Fall can't faze Claire Rethmeier, who qualifies
for nationals
CA
HS: Liza Pasciuto qualifies for national finals,
where she last ran as a freshman
CA
HS: Lindsay Flacks runs to second place in region*UT
HS: Two Mountain View harriers barely miss qualifying
for nationals | Preview:
Heidi Magill to test mettle
Alice
Timbilil wins Alcobendas XC
Kenya
and China take honors in Singapore Marathon
Clemson Opener results: Day
One | Day
Two (Vicky
Gill 9:15 3,000m)Sara
Bei and Stanford accomplish their mission
Michigan's
Katie Erdman breaks two meet records in season
opener
Select T&F Results: | Cornell
Relays | Tulane
Winter Classic | Husky
Winter Carnival | Boston
University Multi-Team Meet
Mike
Sandrock: Winter no excuse to stop training
Laura
Cherdack, Will Merchad lead UC Davis at USATF
Club Nationals
Susan
Partridge ready to let her feet do the talking
| Partridge
crosses her home country for GB
CA
HS: All-Imperial Valley Press girls cross
country team
DECEMBER
5, 2003
Gayle
Olinekova, once one of the world's fastest female
marathoners, dies
Seana
Carmean chasing dream at US Olympic Trials
Paula
Radcliffe to compete in European Cross Country
Championships
California
XC teams head east for Club Nationals
Georgetown
maintains national standing (season in review)
Oregon
women happy with first season under new coach
Bowdoin
first-year Neoma Palmer runs to DIII All-American
honors
MI
HS: Tricia Rozeboom is Holland Sentinel's
XC Runner of the Year
MD
HS: Figure-skating freshman Alison Smith tops
all
DECEMBER
4, 2003
Win
has Australia's Hayley McGregor closer to Athens
2003
USATF National Club Cross Country Championships
entrants
FL
HS: Jenny Barringer is Runner of the Year*
| Barringer
shines when faced with a challenge*
CA
HS: Fourth time is a charm for Caitlin Chock
at state meet
CO
HS: Smoky Hill trio qualifies for Foot Locker
Nationals
Refreshed
Georgie Clarke back on track | Clarke
battles Sydney legacy
Still
no end in sight for Mary Slaney
USATF
board OKs lifetime steroid ban
Jessica
Crowder is All-American [woman]
Annie
Bersagel leads Wake Forest women at NCAAs
Yale
track teams primed for test run at Northeastern
| Husky
Carnival entry lists
Columbia's
Lisa Stublic wins Harvest Ramble race
Bucknell
hosts Bison Opener this Saturday
Greensboro
a contender to host USA Outdoor Track &
Field Championships
CA
HS: Annie St. Geme (Ceci's daughter) is Daily
Pilot Athelte of the Week*
DECEMBER
3, 2003
Dibaba
‘senior’ and Meseret Defar make up
for Paris disappointments
Hectic
month ahead for Jo Pavey
NAU
coach Ron Mann set to retire
Sonia
O’Sullivan heads up strong Irish team for
Europeans
Time
bonus increase for British runners in London
Marathon
Miami
begins indoor season at Kent State this weekend
Chico
State's run ends in reward
NY
HS: Saratoga Springs girls' XC team recognized
by City Council
VA
HS: Emily Harrison set and then accomplished
lofty goals
CA
HS: College Park girls earn 'ultimate team win'
FL
HS: Jacy Kruzel: Broward Girls' Runner of the
Year | Nicole
Schappert: Palm Beach County Girls' Runner of
the Year
NOVEMBER
29-DECEMBER 2, 2003
Patti
Catalano Dillon running for her life
Sileshi
Sihine and Tirunesh Dibaba take Great Ethiopian
Run in record times
Shannon
Grady getting all a body can give
Emilie
Mondor, Simon Bairu win Canadian nationals
| Results
| Mondor
a northern light girls can follow
Deena
Drossin Kastor wins Jesse Owens Award |
Teleconference
transcript
Meghan
McLaughlin ahead of schedule
Michigan's
Rebecca Walter sets sights on Olympic Trials
A
Brief Chat with Liza Hunter-Galvan
Kathy
Butler battles back to top form, finishes fifth
in Dunkirk
Elizabeth
Frame wins Seattle Marathon
Foot
Locker Regional Results and Photos | Photos
for purchase
NY
HS: Nicole Blood wins Northeast Regional, returns
to national finals*
NJ
HS: Ocean City’s Brittany Sedberry shines
at race in New York | Brittany
Sedberry and Jen Clausen qualify
SD
HS: Ramsey Kavan qualifies for FL Natioinals
with runner-up finish in Midwest
IN
HS: Racheal Marchand to run in national meet
OH
HS: Sunni Olding third in Midwest
VA
HS: Beth Fahey takes her show on the road
OR
HS: Katie Leary signs with Oregon
Erin
Donohue has strong junior season at UNC
Cara
Kiernan, Lucas Meyer represent Yale at nationals
Phyllis
Tuggle still winning cross country races
Lauren
Caputo, New England runners suffer in the heat
of Indiana
Emily
Bryans, Catherine Rossi win Troy Turkey Trot
races
ME
HS: Elise Moody-Roberts wisely choosing time,
place to run | All-Star
Girls XC team
FL
HS: Laura Bowerman is runner of the year
CA
HS: Rachel Bryan, Caitlin Chock defend titles,
will race at West Regional | Sadness
greets Pasciuto at the end | Claire
Rethmeier improves 96 places but wants more
CA
HS: Alicia Follmar, Bay Area teams win titles
CA
HS: Tiebreaker gives College Park state title
| Sixth
runner Lizzy Eskildsen makes a difference
CA
HS: Oak Park, Ventura run away with titles
| Ventura
girls win
CA
HS: Strong tradition runs on, Phyllis Blanchard
and Shelby Leland have some big shoes to fill
(11/7) | Blanchard
sprints into fourth place
FL
HS: Kerry Allen runs ahead all season
There's
much more to Ethiopia than famine and war*
Asia
Ramey signs with Liberty University
WMU
sports land on the chopping block
Paul
Low, Kelli Lusk cruise at Talking Turkey race
Ocean
State Marathon comes to dead end
Sonja
Friend-Uhl wins Run 4 the Pies | Reback,
Uhl win
