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Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf was given a 100m lane at the USATF Golden Games last weekend, bringing more eyes to the event
They’re all ranked among the top 10 Americans of all time in their events—Droddy in the marathon, True in the 10,000 meters, Bayer in the steeplechase. And they were all dropped by their sponsors at the end of 2020. This news took a while to seep out—after all, athletes don’t tend to publicize it when their sponsors reduce their pay or stop supporting them altogether. But Droddy, 30, and True, 35, have been open about their status and confirmed it in calls with Runner’s World (both had been sponsored by Saucony), and Bayer told the that Nike dropped him and he has left the spor...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico Track and Field Team is set to travel to Clovis, Calif. for the 2021 Mountain West Outdoor Championships. The three-day event kicks off Thursday, May 13, and runs through Saturday, May 15. This will be the first conference championship event in two years. A total of 38 UNM Athletes will be participating in the meet. Two program records have already been broken this season, one in the women’s high jump and one in the women’s 200m dash. It was Tianna Holmes who made both program and West Coast Relays history in the women’s 200m dash, cro...
Broncos Country in waiting game for Rodgers news Is he a Bronco yet? How about now? Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Following the conclusion of the 2021 draft last week, all eyes are on the Green Bay and what they’re going to do with their MVP Super Bowl-winning quarterback. For whatever reason, salary cap considerations, fear, denial, or a combination of all three, Aaron Rodgers was not traded to Denver on the first night of the draft. Not moving Rodgers during the draft cost them the chance to pit potential suitors against one another and further del...
Charlotte Prouse Sets New Personal Best in 3000m Steeplechase WALNUT, Calif. — Charlotte Prouse of The University of New Mexico track and field team posted a new personal best in the 3000m Steeplechase, finishing at a time of 9:39.78 at the USATF Golden Games and Distance Open at Mt. SAC. The field included five runners currently ranked in the top-35 in the world in the 3000m Steeplechase. Prouse’s previous personal best in the 3000m Steeplechase was set at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, finishing as the runner-up at a time of 9:44.50. Finishing in ninth place overall,...