Athletics NZ weekly round-up 21 November
By Athletics New Zealand @AthleticsNZ
AUCKLAND
Athletics Auckland Meeting, Mt Smart Stadium – 19 November 2016
Fourteen year old Dominic Overend smashed the Auckland junior boys 14 100m hurdles record. The grandson of New Zealand 100 and 220 yards champion in 1967 Wayne Overend recorded 13.82 (+2.0) breaking...
Eliud Kipchoge said he remained unaffected by the pollution after running 59:44 minutes to take the win in the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon.
“I wanted to run in a city that is polluted and show people that there is no need to worry. The other day, someone told me that...
By Chris Lotsbom, @chrislotsbom
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TERRE HAUTE, IND (19-Nov) -- The magic of the LaVern Gibson Cross Country Course struck again here on a bone-chilling day, as Villanova's Patrick Tiernan and Missouri's Karissa Schweizer earned upset victories at the NCAA Division I Cross Country...
Read the Wrap- http://www.runnerstribe.com/australias-patrick-tiernan-of-villanova-wins-the-ncaa-d1-cross-country-championships/
Six NCAA Cross Country champions were crowned across Divison I, Division II and Division III on Saturday.
DI Men's Championship: Villanova's Patrick Tiernan won the individual title with a time of 29:22, finishing 5 seconds ahead of 2nd place Justyn Knight of Syracuse. Northern Arizona won the team competition 125-158...
American marathon runner Michael Andropolis sets his heart on representing his country at the Olympic games. Meanwhile his marriage has fallen apart and his children have no respect for him. He sets out on his task with determination and hope that his success will resolve his personal problems.
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RUNNING INDUSTRY & EVENT NEWS WRAP-UP
By David Monti, @d9monti
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TERRE HAUTE, IN (18-Nov) -- As we await Saturday's NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships here, here is a wrap-up of the latest running industry and event news which has crossed the editor's desk...
SHOES FIRMLY TIED, FINN ASPIRES TO NCAA XC TITLE
By Chris Lotsbom with David Monti (@chrislotsbom / @d9monti)
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TERRE HAUTE, IN (18-Nov) -- A year ago in Louisville, Ky., the University of Michigan's Erin Finn was running confidently in the opening minutes of the...
By David Monti, @d9monti
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TERRE HAUTE, IN (18-Nov) -- It has been a long, and mostly fruitful, year for Syracuse University junior Justyn Knight. The 20 year-old Canadian from Vaughan, Ontario, may have missed making the Olympic team by the slimmest of margins,...
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
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TERRE HAUTE, IN, USA (18-Nov) -- The NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships are fewer than 24 hours away. Sixty-two teams are eyeing the sleek national championship trophies, while a select number of athletes have a shot at taking...
