Kampf, Miller challenge for USA 1 Mile Road titles

INDIANAPOLIS - Heather Kampf (Minneapolis, Minn.) and Craig Miller (Madison, Wisc.) will challenge for the USA 1 Mile Road Championship title Thursday in Minneapolis, Minn. The event is part of the USA Running Circuit and is hosted by the Medtronic TC 1 Mile for the fourth time.

Felix named USATF Athlete of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS - Allyson Felix has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after winning the 100 meters in 10.92 seconds at the Doha Diamond League meet on Friday.

Devers, O’Brien, Temple, Connolly selected to U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame

DALLAS - Four track and field greats are among the 10 individuals and one team to be inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame presented by Allstate Class of 2012.

First Lady Joins with USATF, USOC and NGBs to get kids active

DALLAS – First Lady Michelle Obama today joined U.S. athletes, including Team USA track stars Bernard Lagat, Lashinda Demus, Wallace Spearmon and LaShawn Merritt, to announce a nationwide commitment to get more than 1.7 million American children active as part of her Let’s Move! initiative to solve the problem of childhood obesity.

Barron, Melville top Team USA finishers at World Race Walking Cup

Trevor Barron and Miranda Melville led Team USA as competition in the 25th edition of the World Race Walking Cup concluded Sunday in Saransk, Russia. Competition began Saturday with the junior men’s and women’s 10 km races and the men’s 20 km race and finished Sunday with the women’s 20 km race and men’s 50 km race.

Cherobon-Bawcom takes women's USA 25 km title in American record time; Joseph Chirlee wins men's race

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. – Janet Cherobon-Bawcom (Rome, Ga.) ran a pending American Record of 1:24:37 in winning the women’s crown Saturday at the 2012 USA 25 km Championships. Joseph Chirlee (Colorado Springs, Colo.) won the men’s title in 1:15:11.

News and Notes, Volume 12, Number 17

1. American sprinters roll at Doha Diamond League 2. Cherobon-Bawcom, Gotcher headline USA 25 km Championships

American athletes to compete in Saransk, Doha

A total of 17 men and women will compete for Team USA Saturday and Sunday in the 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Cup in Saransk, Russia. The 25th edition of the World Race Walking Cup, competition will include junior men’s and women’s 10 km races along with men’s and women’s 20 km and men’s 50 km races.

Brown-Trafton named USATF Athlete of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS - Stephanie Brown-Trafton has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after setting the American record in the discus with a throw of 67.74m/222-3 last Friday in Maui, Hawaii.

News and Notes, Volume 12, Number 16

1. adidas Grand Prix to feature top 1500-meter Americans 2. Universal Sports Network’s countdown hits the track with sprinters Felix, Gatlin

McNees departs USATF

INDIANAPOLIS – USA Track & Field Chief Operating Officer Mike McNees is leaving the organization as USATF transitions into a new phase, USATF announced Monday.

Brown-Trafton sets Discus American Record

INDIANAPOLIS - Olympic gold medalist Stephanie Brown-Trafton set an American record of 67.74m/222-3 on Friday at the Altius TC Throwdown in Maui, Hawaii.

Manzano Named USATF Athlete of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS - Leo Manzano has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after anchoring his team to victory in the distance medley relay Saturday at the 13th edition of the USA vs. the World at the Penn Relays.

News and Notes, Volume 12, Number 15

1. USA vs. the World broadcast 2. Additional world champions added to adidas Grand Prix

Oliver selected to USOC Team for Tomorrow

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – American 110-meter hurdles record holder David Oliver has been selected for the United States Olympic Committee’s Team for Tomorrow Athlete Ambassadors program, the organization announced Tuesday.