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Six University of Colorado alums represent Team USA in Tokyo Olympics July 27, 2021 Morgan Pearson of Colorado walks off the track after losing his heat in the men’s 800 meter race during the Colorado Invitational Track and Field Meet Saturday, April 12, 2014, at Potts Field in Boulder, Colo. (Kai Casey/CU Independent) Six athletes from the University of Colorado are in Tokyo and will represent Team USA in the COVID-19-delayed 2020 Olympic games. The Buffs are represented by Joe Klecker, Emma...

Today Partly cloudy with afternoon showers or thunderstorms. High 82F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%.. Tonight Partly to mostly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms during the evening. Low 59F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%. Updated: July 25, 2021 @ 7:10 am

Conner Mantz and teammate Casey Clinger finished eighth and 12th, respectively, in the mens 5,000-meter final Sunday morning at historic Hayward Field. Mantz, the reigning NCAA cross country champion who prepped at Sky View, moved up from 11th with four laps to go and briefly led the pack. That pace, which has often been described as "the Mantz zone," helped propel Nikes Paul Chelimo to first in 13:26.82 seconds. Nikes Grant Fisher finished second in 13:27.01 and Woody Kindcaid rounded out the...

Conner Mantz and teammate Casey Clinger finished eighth and 12th, respectively, in the mens 5,000-meter final Sunday morning at historic Hayward Field. Mantz, the reigning NCAA cross country champion who prepped at Sky View, moved up from 11th with four laps to go and briefly led the pack. That pace, which has often been described as "the Mantz zone," helped propel Nikes Paul Chelimo to first in 13:26.82 seconds. Nikes Grant Fisher finished second in 13:27.01 and Woody Kindcaid rounded out the...

Follow along as a variety of former high school and collegiate track and field standouts try to earn an Olympic berth for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo in \

Follow along as a variety of former high school and collegiate track and field standouts try to earn an Olympic berth for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo in \

Battle Mountain High School graduate Val Constien qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 3000-meter steeplechase.

Courtney Frerichs and Val Constien also made the team for Tokyo.

EUGENE, Oregon --  University of New Mexico track and field alum Courtney Frerichs has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics after finishing in second place Thursday night in the 3,000-meter steeplechase…

The women's steeple has been the most predictable event at USAs in recent years. Will that continue in 2021, or will there be a changing of the guard? Colleen Quigley hasn't run a steeple since 2019.