100, 200 meters | Allyson FelixA Two-time world champion outdoors for the 200 meter shot. She had the largest margin of victory ever in World Championships 200-meter final (2007). She was the 2004 Olympic silver medalist in the 200 meters. Has run a 10.93 seconds 100m. this season.

400 m | Sanya RichardsShe is the 2006 IAAF Athlete of the yearA three times U.S. champion outdoorsA 2004 Olympic gold medalist on the 4×400 relay team. She competed at the University of Texas.

800 m | Alysia JohnsonShe just completed her college eligibility for California in the NCAA championshipsShe the reigning U.S. champion in the open. meet your winning time of 1:59:29 at the 2007 NCAA is the 3rd fastest in school history.

1,500 m | Treniers ClementHas won three consecutive U.S. outdoor championships over 1,500 She was the 2006 U.S. indoor champion in 1500 a sub-2 minute 800 runner. They competed for Georgetown.

5,000 m | Lauren FleshmanThe 2006 U.S. ChampionshipA three times NCAA champion for Stanford. It is from Oregon Coach Vin Lananna trained

10,000 m |. Kara GoucherBecame the first U.S. women’s medal at the World Championships in the 10,000 by the bronze in 2007. Second in the 5,000 at the 2006 Citizens Second Placer in the 10,000 at last year’s U.S. championships. She is trained by coach Alberto Salazar

Steeplechase | Jennifer BarringerThe reigning U.S. champion, after last season in 9:34.64, then the second fastest time by a U.S. woman. 2008 NCAA champion for University of Colorado.

100 hurdles | Lolo JonesA two-time reigning U.S. indoor 60-meter world champion and 2008 world outdoor champion. She stood in the 2007 U.S. championships third outdoorsShe sixth at last year’s World Championships outdoors. Was three times national championWas a 11-time All-American for Louisiana State.

400 hurdles | Tiffany Ross-WilliamsThe reigning U.S. champion winner of the 2007 Visa Championship Series. . Sixth place in the world in 2007 by Track & Field News

High Jump | Amy AcuffWon her first U.S. championship in 1995 and is still the best in the world. A three-time Olympian and the reigning U.S. champion, she finished in the 2004 Games in Athens in fourth. Competed for UCLA.

Long Jump | Brittney ReeseNCAA Champion 2008NCAA 2007Named Southeastern Conference champion in women’s field athlete of the year. Second in the 2007 U.S. championship ranked eighth at the World Championships.

Triple Jump | Erica McClainShe has won seven Pacific-10 Conference title in either the long or triple jumps, including both events meet at the 2008 Pac-10. She won the 2005 U.S. triple jump championship as a Stanford freshman. Third at the U.S. championships outdoors last season.

Pole vault | Jenn StuczynskiA U.S. Record holderShe reset its own record last month at 16 – 3 / 4 She has three consecutive U.S. outdoor championshipsShe three of the last four national championships won won indoors.

Shot | Kristin HeastonThree-time U.S. outdoor champion and 2004 Olympian. She was the first pitcher in the qualifying round in the 2004 Games in Ancient OlympiaThe first woman to compete there in an Olympiad

Discus | Suzy Powell-RoosU.S. Record holderShe broke a mark that for 21 year.The by throwing 222-0 last year, reigning U.S. ChampionA had been standing two-time Olympian. You eighth at last year’s World Cup

Hammer | Brittany was RileyReigning U.S. ChampionThe 2007 Vice-champion in the NCAA championshipsShe the 2005 U.S. junior champion

Javelin |. to win Dana pound beat American record-holder Kim Kreiner, the 2007 U.S. ChampionshipShe was a runner-up in 2006She was a runner-up in 2005She won back-to-back NCAA titles for the Air Force Academy in 2006, she won back-to-back NCAA title for the Air Force Academy in 2005Sixth at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials.

Heptathlon | Jacquelyn JohnsonShe won its fourth consecutive Pac-10 Heptathlon Championship last month for Arizona State, scoring hit record 6307 points. She was on the 2007 U.S. championships, while a college junior fifth.

The history of track and field traces back to the earliest of times. People have been walking, running or throwing things since the beginning of man. Competition as a natural means of manhood took root and individuals began to run against one another. The first race of record is noted to have taken place at the first Olympic Festival in Ancient Rome in 776 B.C. It was said to have been a stadium race or one length around the stadium.

During these times the Olympics remained the main stage for all track and field events and it only showcased such events every four years. The events began to evolve over the centuries as a number of new track competitions were incorporated as well as non track and field events. The pentathlon consisting of five events, boxing, wrestling and foot races of varying length were installed into the early Olympics. It is often said that the ancient Roman and Greek warriors often incorporated running into there training. Daily doses of running through hills, jousting, wrestling and hand to hand combat were routine forms of training.

It wasn’t until the eighteen hundreds that the history of track and field began to formally organize as grade schools and Universities began to incorporate daily exercise and running routines. Track and Field history was so evidently rooted in Ancient Greek and Roman times then it slowly began to evolve into English culture. It was said that the first college competition was held between Oxford and Cambridge in 1864.

Track and field began to modernize around the time of the first modern day Olympic Games in 1896. Modern day track and field events take place around a four hundred meter track and the remaining field events are usually occurring at the same time inside that track.

It was around the early 1900’s that a number of leagues and associations began to form. International and domestic leagues began and held the athletes amateur status so that they could compete in the Olympics. Despite this the sport continued to grow in the early years and held the first NCAA Championships in 1921.

Ironically one of track and fields most popular events the marathon wasn’t even introduced until the 1896 games in Athens, Greece. It got the name marathon as the race started in the town of Marathon and continued on to the Olympic Stadium.

Track and field continued to deal with the issues of amateur status among its athletes for years to come and it held back the development of the sport. It wasn’t until 1970’s that the professional stature was formed so that athletes can compete annually in events while getting paid and still be able to compete in the Olympics.

Track and Field history has seen an evolution involving the running surfaces, shoes and types of races. The sport continues to grow at the amateur and professional level and is highlighted by the Olympics every four years…So goes the history of track and field.

Cross-country skiing is a sport that spreads through open, natural terrain in the event with a large group of runners. No two are exactly the same way.

There is a difference between cross country and track. First, cross-country in an open, natural landscape is not a specific site. The speed is different and especially because of distance to be covered by the natural terrain should be. Gait was also different in the field of leg movement, planting the foot and stride length.

Generally, cross-country skiing is not taught automatically, but you have to go through special training, appropriate technology for the successful execution of the purchase and minimize injury. Also a distance is runner good tracks that cannot be the same excellence in cross-country race.

Different techniques for different surface textures are used. For example, if the soil moist and soft, and short stride length to avoid skidding. In addition, the runners to bend your knees slightly and your toes pointed outward slightly to improve the soil. Walking on wet surfaces require more effort than on dry land. On hard surfaces, runners must keep the legs toward the barrel, with a straight line from heel to toe. (more…)