Rob Mullett, ex-Butler student-athlete, went a second quicker than at Stanford a few weeks ago and in doing so became the only British male steeplechaser to have an Olympic standard. He was 0.38 seconds inside the B standard. Rory Fraser fell less than a second outside the 5000m B standard for the second time this season in a 5000 won by Mo Farah, only a matter of hours after he

With conference now in the books, the final chapter of the 2011-2012 collegiate track and field season is nearly upon us. A healthy contingent of 43 British and Irish athletes have overcome the first elimination hurdle; to qualify for the NCAA regional preliminary rounds. These preliminary meets are not scored team meets, and as such no team or individual titles are up for grabs as is the case with cross

James Alaka hits the A Standard We said last week in our preview that the British and Irish athletes would be kept busy over the weekend. Indeed we were not wrong: The fruits of this labour resulted in 14 Individual conference wins by 12 athletes, as well as many other athletes finishing in the crucial top eight scoring positions for their teams.  David Rooney (5000m & 10000m) and NCAA mile

A total of 58 collegiate track and field events are scheduled to take place this weekend, with the majority of these being conference championships. Whilst a few conference meets have already occurred in recent weeks, this weekend is typically when most will take place. For many athletes, this will be the final weekend of the seasons.  Whereas in a typical European summer, the season is as long as you decide

Regional Qualifying Marks As the NCAA bandwagon heads into ‘championship season,’ we take our first look at how the regional ranking lists are shaping up. As we mentioned in our outdoor preview a while back, the top 48 athletes in each event in two regions will advance to compete in the NCAA preliminary round. Unlike indoors, a definite number of athletes get to compete in each event at regional’s (48),

Big East, Ivy League and more Weekend past saw the end of the ‘regular season’ in NCAA track before Conference, Regionals and Nationals come to prominence. For many athletes it was a chance to hit the regional mark before Conference. While many took advantage of a last tune-up, or regional qualification attempt, others were competing in their Conference Champs. The majority of Conferences will take place next weekend, but several