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2010 USA Outdoor Track And Field Championships
The 2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held at Drake Stadium, Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa on June 23–27, 2010. In order to boost the visibility of this event, USATF sponsored a member appreciation tent at the event and promoted the entire week as "Membership appreciation week." Highlights of the meet were televised on ESPN and NBC. Results Men track events Men field events Women track events Women field events References *Morse, Parker (2010-06-26)Patterson, Felix steal the show: USATF Nationals, Day 1 & 2 IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-27. *Morse, Parker (2010-06-27)Lowe jumps 2.05m, wins over Iowa: USATF Nationals Day 3 IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-27. *Morse, Parker (2010-06-28)Oliver flies 12.93, Suhr soars 4.89m as US champs conclude IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-27. External links Schedule and results {{USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Usa Outdoor Track And Field Championships, 2010 Track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is located on, and named after, the Des Moines River, which likely was adapted from the early French name, ''Rivière des Moines,'' meaning "River of the Monks". The city's population was 214,133 as of the 2020 census. The six-county metropolitan area is ranked 83rd in terms of population in the United States with 699,292 residents according to the 2019 estimate by the United States Census Bureau, and is the largest metropolitan area fully located within the state. Des Moines is a major center of the US insurance industry and has a sizable financial services and publishing business base. The city was credited as the "number one spot for U.S. insurance companies" in a ''Business Wire'' articl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamaal Torrence
Jamaal Torrance (born July 20, 1983) is an American sprinter, who specializes in the 400 meters. Career In 2005, Torrance Anchored an NCAA Division II Outdoors 4 x 400 m runner up team (3:07.79) and placed seventh at the NCAA Division II Outdoors (47.41). In 2006, Torrance came in fourth at the NCAA Division II Outdoors (47.19), became the NCAA Division II Indoor champion (46.89), and anchored for the winning team at the NCAA Division II 4 x 400 m (3:08.78) At the 2007 Pan American Games, Torrance won a silver medal being part of the 4 x 400 m relay. Torrence finished seventh in the 400 meters with a time of 46.06. At the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Torrance won a gold medal being part of the 4 x 400 m relay. At the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Torrance won a bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place fini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Huling
Daniel "Dan" Huling (born July 16, 1983) is an American distance running, runner who specializes in the 3000-meter steeplechase. He holds a personal record of 8:13.29 minutes for the event, set in 2010. He has represented the United States at the World Championships in Athletics four times (2009 to 2015). He was the American steeplechase champion at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 2010. He also ran at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup. Collegiately, he competed for the Miami RedHawks. Career Early life Born in North Kingstown, Rhode Island to Kenneth and Laurie Huling. Miami RedHawks. Retrieved on July 5, 2015. he attended Geneva High School (Illinois), Geneva High School there and after an initial interest in tennis, he ran in state meets in track and field and cross country running.Dan Huling . Bowerman Track Club. Retrieved on July 5, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Smyth (athlete)
Patrick Smyth (born August 6, 1986) is an American long distance runner from Salt Lake City. He had retired in 2020, but came back to competition in 2023. College career Smyth was a seven-time All-American and three-time Big East Conference champion. While at the University of Notre Dame he set a 10,000-meter school record of 28:25.85 and ranked 11th at the 2008 NCAA Championships in cross-country. He also finished 4th nationally in the 10,000-meter race. International career Smyth competed in the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. He was also the 2013, 2014, and 2015 XTERRA trail running champion. Smyth earned a team bronze medal, and finished 8th individually, at the 2017 World Mountain Running Championships The 2017 World Mountain Running Championships was the 33rd edition of the global Mountain running competition, World Mountain Running Championships, organised by the World Mountain Running Association and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Moran (athlete)
Ed Moran (born May 27, 1981) is a retired track and road runner who specialized in various long-distance disciplines. A gold medalist in the 5000-meter race at the 2007 Pan American Games, he would go on to represent the United States at two IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2008 and 2009, before finishing the 2011 New York City Marathon in 9th place. Running career High school Moran moved to the Lawrenceville section of Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey at the age of 6 and attended Notre Dame High School, where he didn't take up running until his sophomore year. By his senior year of high school, Moran's personal bests were 4:19 (min:sec) in the mile and 9:26 for the 2-mile.Hunt, Christopher"Moran to live dream in NYC marathon" ESPN New York, November 2, 2011. Accessed October 21, 2014. "After his parents moved to Lawrenceville when he was 6, Moran started running as a sophomore at Notre Dame High School in New Jersey." Collegiate Moran ran and studied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galen Rupp
Galen Rupp (born May 8, 1986) is an American long-distance runner. He competed in the Summer Olympics in 2008 in Beijing, 2012 in London, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro and 2021 in Tokyo. He won the silver medal in the men's 10,000-meter run in London and the bronze medal in the men's marathon in Rio de Janeiro. Rupp competed for the University of Oregon and trained under Alberto Salazar as a member of the Nike Oregon Project. He won the 2017 Chicago Marathon, becoming the first American to do so since Khalid Khannouchi in 2002. Rupp won marathon at the United States Olympic Trials in Atlanta on February 29, 2020, with a time of 2:09:20, and qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, where he took eighth place. Rupp currently holds multiple U.S. records at the high school, collegiate and senior levels. They include records in the indoor two-mile run and 3,000-meter run with times of 8:07.41 and 7:30.16, respectively. He is considered to be one of the greatest American distance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Bumbalough
Andrew Bumbalough (born March 14, 1987) is a runner who specialized in various middle and long distances in track. He represented the United States at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and at the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup. After graduating from Georgetown University, Bumbalough went to train in Oregon with Coach Schumacher and fellow athletes Tim Nelson, Matt Tegenkamp, Evan Jager and Chris Solinsky. In 2011, Bumbalough finished fourth in the 5000m at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships behind Bernard Lagat, Galen Rupp and teammate Chris Solinsky. Running career High school While running for Brentwood Academy in Brentwood, Tennessee, Bumbalough set men's state records in track and cross country, including the 3200 meter run in 2004 (8:46.47) and the 1600 meter run in 2005 (4:05.75). Collegiate Bumbalough went on to study and run at Georgetown University. There he accumulated a total of six All-American honors. At the 2008 NCAA DI Indoor T&F Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Nelson (athlete)
Tim Nelson (born February 27, 1984) is an American distance runner, who earned All-American honors at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and represented the US in the 2009 World Track and Field Championships. High school Nelson hails from California where he attended Liberty Christian Academy from which he graduated in 2003. He won three California State CIF cross country championships: * Year 2000, in a time of 15:31 (a Northern Section sophomore class record) * Year 2001, in a time of 15:35 * Year 2002, in a time of 15:39 Over the course of his high school career Nelson qualified for two Footlocker National Championship - in 2001 and 2002. Additionally, he won the 2002 State CIF 3200-meters title over defending champion Kyle Alcorn (Buchanan). University of Wisconsin Nelson went on to study and run at the University of Wisconsin where he made an immediate impact on the track and field team, placing high at both the conference and regional levels in his freshman year - he qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Lagat
Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat (born December 12, 1974) is a Kenyan-American middle and long-distance runner. Lagat was born in Kapsabet, Kenya. Prior to his change of domicile to the US, Lagat had an extensive competitive career representing his native country. He is the American record holder in the 1500 m and mile run indoors, as well as the 1500 m and 3000 m outdoors, and is the Kenyan record holder at 1500 m outdoors. Lagat is the second fastest 1500 m runner of all time, behind Hicham El Guerrouj. Lagat is a five-time Olympian, having competed in the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 games, and is a thirteen-time medalist in World Championships and Olympics including five gold medals. At the age of 41, he finished 5th in the finals of the 5000 m at the Rio Olympics. Lagat's long-term coach is James Li of the University of Arizona, with whom he has worked for over a decade. Early life Lagat was born in Kaptel village, near Kapsabet town in Nandi District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Leer
Will Leer (born 15 April 1985) is an American mid-distance runner. He graduated from Pomona College in Claremont, California in May 2007. Leer has represented the United States in international competition. Running career High school Will Leer ran track, cross country and played soccer at Minnetonka High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota. He was coached by Jeff Renlund. He began running track his sophomore year as a means to stay in shape for soccer in the fall. He quickly found success as a runner. However he did not make the switch to cross country until his senior year when coach Renlund convinced him to run in a few races for the Minnetonka cross country team. In the 2002 section 6AA championships, Leer finished 11th, missing state qualification by one place. That spring Leer ran a 4:16.41 1600, setting the Minnetonka High School record previously held by his coach. Leer's 1600 time was the 4th fastest time of the year in Minnesota. He also ran a 1:54.64 800, the 5th fastest t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonel Manzano
Leonel "Leo" Manzano (born September 12, 1984) is a retired Mexican-American middle-distance track and field athlete specializing in the 1500 m and mile. He was a silver medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Manzano is known for finishing his races with a strong finishing kick. Running career Early life and high school Born in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico, Manzano moved with family to Texas at the age of four. He was raised in Granite Shoals, Texas, and excelled at Marble Falls High School, where he won a total of nine Texas 4A state championships in track and cross country. Manzano recorded prep bests of 1:50.48 ( 800 m), 4:06.29 (1600 m), and 9:07.18 (3200 m). Collegiate During a recruiting trip to the University of Texas, Austin, Manzano went on a training run with several runners on the track and field team. It is reported that they ran 8 miles. After coming back from the run, Manzano was quoted as saying that the 8-mile run was the longest run he had ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lopez Lomong
Lopez Lomong (born January 5, 1985) is a South Sudanese-born American track and field athlete. Lomong, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan, came to the United States at the age of 16 and became a U.S. citizen in 2007. Lomong qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 1500 meters at the United States Olympic track and field trials in Eugene, Oregon. He was the flag bearer for the United States during the 2008 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony. He is currently a member of Team Darfur, a group of athletes urging China to exert pressure on the Sudanese government to address the War in Darfur. Lomong's autobiography, ''Running for My Life'', was published in 2012, co-written with Mark Tabb. Biography Lopez Lomong was born Lopepe Lomong in Kimotong, an ethnic Buya village in Budi County, Namorunyang State, South Sudan to Awei Lomong and Rita Namana.Lomong, Lopez, and Mark Tabb. 2012. ''Running for My Life: One Lost Boy's Journey from the Killing Fields of Sudan to the Olympic Games'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
