• Edwardsville Star Signs With Stanford

  

  Todd Grasley - 8 Hours Ago - Comment

• Alumni Report: Week of February 13-19, 2012

  

  A report of the top collegiate performances from around the country of former Illinois high school stars from February 13, 2012 - February 19, 2012.

  Todd Grasley - Yesterday - Comment

• Arkansas, Oregon Still Top Teams as Conference Indoor Championships Loom

  

  NEW ORLEANS – The latest USTFCCCA National Computer Team Rankings for Division I show a few changes from the previous week. The top four men’s teams stayed in the same spot, spurred by No. 1 Arkansas. Oregon still is the No. 1 team on the women’s side as LSU and Clemson switched positions, now standing at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively.

  Todd Grasley - 2 Days Ago - Comment

• 5 Minutes With Chris Derrick

  

  Chris Derrick came to Stanford University in 2008 via Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Ill., where he was the 2007 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships runner-up and the Nike Cross Nationals individual champion (where he led his team to victory). He had a 8:48.9 3200m best and ran a 13:55.96 for 5,000m, the fastest time ever in an all-high school race.(via Running Times)

  Todd Grasley - 3 Days Ago - Comment

• Track And Field Needs New Heroes To Step Up

  

  Once home to some of the biggest names in U.S. sports, track and field is struggling to produce a new generation of heroes. (via MarketWatch)

  Todd Grasley - 5 Days Ago - Comment

• Illinois Standout to Pole Vault for Memphis

  

  Memphis track and field announced the signing of Illinois high school track and field product Carolina Carmichael on Friday. Carmichael's accomplishments include being named Illinois All-State in 2010 and 2011 in the pole vault.

  - 5 Days Ago - Comment

• How Sibling Runners Set Themselves Apart

  

  We haven't played one-on-one basketball against each other in a while," says Mark Derrick, a senior at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Ill. "I used to lose to him all the time just because he was bigger than me, but now that I've grown, it should be a pretty even game." (via Running Times)

  Todd Grasley - 6 Days Ago - Comment

• Ginger: Pole Vault Is Unlike Any Other Event

  

  As a  fiery eighth grader Tyler Ginger was gearing up for a new challenge. He had played the traditional sports and wanted to test his hand in something different. When he came out to the track he realized he wasn't very good at most events, except for one, the pole vault.  He says that event stood out to him above any other.

  Todd Grasley - Last Week - Comment

• Buford-Bailey Adds Five State Champions to 2012-13 Squad

  

  Illinois women's head track and field coach Tonja Buford-Bailey announced the addition of five talented student-athletes to the 2012-13 recruiting class including the addition of the No. 1 sprinter in the country along with a state record holder in the hurdles, two state champion distance runners and a state champion in the pole vault. (via www.fightingillini.com)

  Todd Grasley - Last Week - Comment

• Ellis On Track For Division-I Level

  

  Lexi Ellis has made tremendous strides in a sport she started competing in as an eighth grader. The Morton High School senior’s quick development helped her land an opportunity at Loyola University Chicago, which she made official Feb. 1 by signing her National Letter of Intent.(via http://www.mortontimesnews.com)

  Todd Grasley - Last Week - Comment

• Alumni Report: Week of February 5- February 12, 2012

  

  A report of the top collegiate performances from around the country of former Illinois high school stars from February 06, 2012 - February 12, 2012.

  Todd Grasley - Last Week - Comment

• Huskies Shatter School Records in 4x400 Relay and Triple Jump at Iowa State Classic - Northern Illinois Official Athletic Site

  

  The Northern Illinois track & field team turned in a second-straight record-setting day Saturday at the Iowa State Classic. (via www.niuhuskies.com)

  Todd Grasley - Last Week - Comment

• On Track blog: Sights set on a trip to 'Big Blue'

  

  In his On Track blog, Galesburg High School track coach Craig Hillier says practice is under way and athletes from around the state have their sights set on a trip to "Big Blue" in Charleston. (via http://www.galesburg.com)

  Todd Grasley - Last Week - Comment

• Redbird Track & Field and Cross Country Sign Five for 2012

  

  The Illinois State men's and women's track & field and cross country teams signed five student-athletes to National Letters of Intent (NLI) to continue their academic and athletic careers at Illinois State, as announced by head track & field coach Elvis Forde Thursday. (via www.goredbirds.com)

  Todd Grasley - Last Week - Comment

• Wildcats Announce 10 Newcomers for 2012 Season

  

  Northwestern head cross country coach April Likhite announced today the 10 members of her 2012 incoming freshman class, a group that draws on six states and adds to a roster that returns many of its top performers from a successful 2011 campaign.

  - 2 Weeks Ago - Comment

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