Now that former area resident Brigetta Barrett has qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, high-jumping a personal-best and meet-record 6 feet, 7 inches at Saturday’s U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore., the question now becomes: Can sh...
Jul 6 2012, 12:32 AM
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When Ashton Eaton broke the world record in the decathlon at the U.S. Olympic trials last month, he looked around for his personal coach, Harry Marra of Cohoes.
Eaton, 24, and Marra, 64, found one another among the throng at the&n...
Jul 5 2012, 11:15 PM
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Augusta, Ga--"It showed me I can endure anything and I can persevere and I can rise to the top of anything because I was shot twice and left for dead and my sister was as well and Lyndon, he was shot in the head and left for dea...
Jul 5 2012, 04:30 PM
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Once a year we anticipate what we might get for Christmas. Sometimes we know we will get something special. The anticipation for the 2012 Olympic Trials is over. The athletes say they compete better here, officials have put in hard work, and fans have ...
Jun 21 2012, 07:02 AM
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Ashland's A.G. Kruger looking to assure his Olympic ticket in Thursday's hammer-throw trials
Published: Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 10:27 PM
By Tim Warsinskey, The Plain Dealer
EUGENE, Ore. -- This place is to trac...
Jun 21 2012, 06:11 AM
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Preparation for the 2012 Olympic games in London presents a different set of challenges for former SIU track and field throwers Gwen Berry and Brittany Riley.
Berry and Riley are SIU alumnae who are training to compete in the Olympic Trials in Eugene...
Jun 21 2012, 05:59 AM
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