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2009 USA Outdoor Track and FIELD Championships

June 18, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

   Back to Eugene, OR for the 2009 USA Championships.  This year we will be competing for spots on the USA World Championship Team that competes this summer in Berlin, Germany.   The top 3 in each event who have the world championship standards will make the team.  The women’s discus is on the 1st day, June 25 at 6:45pm so make sure you tune in.“The 2009 World Outdoor Championships will take place at the 1936 Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany, where American track & field legend Jesse Owens became... [Read the full story]

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2009 USA Outdoor Championships

I hope this picture says it all.  There is nothing like taking a victory lap at Hayward Field and it was more exciting taking it with my son.  He enjoyed the crowd, waving the... [Read more]


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Introduction to the Discus Throw

Introduction to the discus The ancient Greeks have described this event better than any other. They used stone and then bronze disks between two and six kilograms in weight and... [Read more]


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