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September 29, 2008

Clay, Stuczynski your choice for the Jesse Owens Award...

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September 29, 2008

Weekend wrapup: September 27th--Pixler sixth at Stanford Invitational...

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September 26, 2008

One more Usain Bolt post...

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September 26, 2008

Cross country weekend preview...

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September 25, 2008

Brad Walker wins Jeff Hartwig's farewell meet in Aachen, Germany...

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September 24, 2008

UW sprint coach LaMonte Vaughn no longer with Huskies...

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September 23, 2008

And for a bit of comic relief...

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September 22, 2008

Bernard Lagat nosed at the finish of Fifth Avenue Mile...

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September 21, 2008

Bernard Lagat returns to NYC to run Fifth Avenue Mile...

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September 20, 2008

Kendra Schaff & Paul Limpf break course records at Sundodger Invitational...

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September 19, 2008

Paul's notes--Sundodger Invitational cross country meet at Lincoln Park...

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September 19, 2008

New poll up...

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September 19, 2008

David Kinsella interview on Trackshark.com...

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September 18, 2008

Greg Metcalf gets his deal extended to 2011...

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September 18, 2008

Cross country preview: THE BEST OF THE REST...

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September 17, 2008

Cross country preview: PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY

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September 16, 2008

Cross country preview: WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

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September 16, 2008

Huskies ranked #3 in USTFCCCA women's pre-season rankings...

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September 15, 2008

Cross country preview: SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

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September 14, 2008

Walker second, Thurmond sixth in World Athletics Final...

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September 13, 2008

Lagat wins 3000 at IAAF World Athletics Final; Katie Hansen wins Pier Park XC meet...

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September 12, 2008

Cross country preview: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

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September 12, 2008

Thurmond, Walker & Lagat in Stuttgart for IAAF WAF...

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September 11, 2008

Cross country preview: SEATTLE UNIVERSITY

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September 10, 2008

A follow up on our story on Ivan Ukhov...

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September 10, 2008

Cross country preview: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

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September 10, 2008

Wonder what it's like to hang out with Usain Bolt in Kingston?

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September 09, 2008

Cross country preview: EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

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September 08, 2008

Cross country preview: GONZAGA UNIVERSITY

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September 07, 2008

Weekend wrapup: September 6-7

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September 06, 2008

Eagles and Cougars win Clash of the Inland Northwest cross country meet...

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September 06, 2008

Do NOT try this at home...

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September 05, 2008

Cross country season kicks off for Eastern, WSU, Gonzaga Saturday...

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September 04, 2008

CATCHING UP WITH: Anson Henry

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September 02, 2008

Brad Walker ties for third in Lausanne...

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September 02, 2008

Brad Walker competes in Lausanne...

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September 01, 2008

Bryan Clay gets on the Wheaties box!

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September 01, 2008

Post Olympic thoughts from Kara Patterson (part two)...

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Mercanator: Seattle, WA, United States; Internationally respected track and field writer & photojournalist Paul Merca brings his take on the sport to paulmerca.blogspot.com. Paul was the assistant director of communications for the 1984 USA Women's Olympic Marathon Trials in Olympia, WA., and PR director for the 1999 USA Cross Country Championships in Tacoma, WA. The current public address announcer for the University of Washington's home track and field meets, Merca's been a media assistant to the USA national team (2001-11, 13, 15, 17, 19) at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships. His vast knowledge of the sport has been utilized by many of the country's sports television networks, and was a senior writer to Northwest Runner magazine. He's covered 15 World Athletics Track & Field Championships, and two Olympics. Merca graduated from Seattle's Franklin High School in 1977, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Washington in 1981 in Communications. He competed in track and cross country at Franklin, and ran cross country at the University of Washington.

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