Bucknell's Caitlin Cavanaugh Named Patriot League Female Cross Country Rookie of the Week Sep 10, 2008
She also finished 10th at the 2008 Pennsylvania Track & Field Coaches Association (PTFCA) Indoor State Championship in the 3,000-meter event, held this past March. Bucknell's men's and women's cross country teams return to competition on Saturday, Sept. 20, competing with split squads in the Buffalo Stampede in Buffalo, N.Y., and the Dickinson Long-Short Course Invitational in Carlisle, Pa. (Bucknellbison.com)
North Pocono athletes named all-state performers Jul 6, 2008
Ben Wilk, this spring s Times-Tribune Male Track and Field Performer of the Year, earned a spot on the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association boys all-state team as one of four discus throwers. As a senior Clifford earned player of the year honors in the Wyoming Valley Conference and was a first-team all-star after leading the Trojans to a second straight conference and District 2 Class AA crown. (Scranton Times, PA)
Column: It's time to get moving for those outside the Top 12 Jun 9, 2008
However, Gordon is a four-time winner at the Pennsylvania track and has got to be itching to get the monkey of having not won a race this season off his back. The Pocono race also marks a network switch from FOX to TNT, so don't forget to adjust your Tivo. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Kyle Busch wrecks car in Pocono practice, starting last Jun 8, 2008
Win at Pennsylvania track a key part of his bid for historic Triple. It wasnt nothing that has anything to do with his racing in Texas, Pocono and Nashville, he said. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Washington Sunday: Five Vulcans earn All-American honors in track Jun 8, 2008
The California University of Pennsylvania track and field team had five individuals earn All-American status at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships, which were conducted at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, Calif. May 22-24. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Pocono winner? Jun 7, 2008
He has struggled in recent races at the Pennsylvania track but after is confident over his chances on Sunday after last weeks test at Pocono went off quite well. Special feature. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Busch begins manic 3-race swing Jun 7, 2008
Win at Pennsylvania track a key part of his bid for historic Triple. Speed, who will run an ARCA race at Pocono on Saturday, also had to start at the back of the field a week after getting his first Craftsman Trucks victory. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Kyle Busch top threat at Pocono Jun 6, 2008
Win at Pennsylvania track a key part of his bid for historic Triple ... He has struggled in recent races at the Pennsylvania track but after is confident over his chances on Sunday after last weeks test at Pocono went off quite well. (MSNBC -- Sports)
No price is right for Pocono Raceway Jun 4, 2008
JONATHAN FERREY/Getty ImagesJeff Gordon, the winner of last year's Pocono 500, says the Pennsylvania track is "outdated.". NASCAR SPRINT CUP: pocono 500. (Florida Times-Union)
PG East: Latrobe's Bower sends message with times at Baldwin Invitational May 15, 2008
At the Pennsylvania Track Coaches Association indoor championships at Penn State in early March Bower was fifth in the 1,600- and 3,000-meter runs. And remember, the indoor state championships attract all of the top runners regardless of classification or where their school is a PIAA member. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Division II champion almost anyone’s guess Mar 25, 2008
And Western Wayne will be led by All-Region hurdler Lyndsay Barna, who placed eighth in the 55-meter hurdles at the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association state meet. Division I. (Scranton Times, PA)
PG South: After long season, Baldwin's Adley prepares for track Nov 21, 2007
It was so good that he was the only WPIAL runner named to the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association boys' all-state first team. Jacob, Taylor and Seneca Valley's Cam Stauffer were selected for the second team. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Pocono suits Hamlin fine Aug 3, 2007
Ezra Shaw / Getty ImagesDenny Hamlin has a solid shot at getting his third win at Pocono Raceway in Sunday's Nextel Cup event at the Pennsylvania track, writes Johnny Benson of MSNBC.com ... To excel like that is something special and so Hamlin's my favorite to win this Sunday's Nextel Cup race at the Pennsylvania track ... In 13 Cup starts at the Pennsylvania track, the Penske Racing driver has six top-fives and six-top 10s. (MSNBC -- Sports)
NASCAR notes Aug 2, 2007
NASCAR team reports as the Nextel Cup circuit moves from Indianapolis Motor Speedway to Pocono for the second race of the season at the Pennsylvania track. No. 24 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports. (USA Today -- Sports)
Benson: Hamlin pick for Pocono three-peat Jun 9, 2007
Ezra Shaw / Getty ImagesDenny Hamlin has a solid shot at getting his third straight win at Pocono Raceway in Sunday's Nextel Cup event at the Pennsylvania track, writes Johnny Benson of MSNBC.com ... To excel like that is something special, so if anyone is telling you the past is the past and this Sunday's Cup race at the Pennsylvania track is a whole new test for Hamlin and the other drivers taking part in it, well, in a sense that's true, but Hamlin's clearly my favorite to make it three wins... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Marlin feels like he’s due Jun 8, 2007
In both of his visits to the Pennsylvania track last year, the Ginn Racing driver experienced problems first with an engine failure in June and then with brake issues in July. To get good finishes at Pocono, you have to have everything at its best, said Marlin, who has 16 career Top 10s at the 2. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
A confident bunch May 24, 2007
So even as they ll face the Citius-Altius-Fortius crowd of Pennsylvania track, the way they won a week ago, on top of an undefeated regular season, gives everyone confidence. They re not just going to buckle under the pressure, Samuels said. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
PG West: Bridgers hurdler few steps from title May 17, 2007
He also worked hard during the indoor track season and placed eighth in the 60-meter hurdles at the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association championships at Penn State. Admittedly, the 60 hurdles is not his best race. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Laurel Highland's Jacobs takes run at WPIAL track history May 16, 2007
That might only be part of one of the greatest Pennsylvania track stories. Jacobs started running the 400 this season. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
PG East: Kisk Area's Ulizio makes her point May 10, 2007
The thinking, though, is that Ulizio is performing at a level seemingly above everyone right now as the home stretch of the Pennsylvania track season is fast approaching, with the WPIAL and PIAA championship meets coming into full view. As for a the WPIAL meet, would it be a disappointed if Ulizio, the odds-on-favorite, didn't win. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
PG North: Pine-Richland hurdler Doaty is driven May 3, 2007
Doaty placed seventh in the 60-meter hurdles at the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association indoor championships in February. "That race is too short," she said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Washington Sunday: Big Macs' Matthews a versatile standout Apr 15, 2007
During the indoor season he placed fifth in the long jump at the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association championships at Penn State and was 11th in the 200-meter dash. At the Tri-State Track Coaches Association indoor championships at Slippery Rock University, Matthews was first in the long jump with a distance of 22 feet, 1/4 inch and third in the 200 and 400. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
PG North: North Allegheny runners shine at meet Apr 5, 2007
" The long runs seemed to help. During the indoor season, Langhans won the 400 at the Tri-State Track Coaches Association championships at Slippery Rock University with a time of 59.68. She then placed 10th in 58.85 at the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association championships at Penn State. It should be pointed out that for indoor track there are no classifications, so she was going against the best in the state. "[Langhans] had a really good indoor season and has just picked it up from... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Sub-4 miler Masback '77 now CEO of USA Track & Field Mar 30, 2007
Of all his races, his favorite places to run were in Oslo, Norway, where Masback ran his two best miles and at the Penn Relays at the University of Pennsylvania track in Philadelphia. When he continued to run postgraduate school, Masback noted that he often returned to Princeton. (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
EAST: Hempfield thrower chooses track & field over football for college sport Mar 29, 2007
Banks won the shot put at the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association Indoor Championships last month at Penn State with a toss of 62-2 3/4. That mark is the 13th best in the country, according to track Web site , during the high school indoor season and Banks is the fifth ranked individual. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Quarantine affects area stables, shows Mar 1, 2007
"Any horse currently stabled at Penn National that leaves the grounds to race in Maryland or West Virginia will not be allowed to return to the Penn National stable area until further notice," a statement from the Pennsylvania track said. "Any horse stabled on a farm from which horses are shipped to race in Maryland or West Virginia will not be allowed access to the Penn National barn area until further notice. At this time, horses will be allowed to race at and return from Philadelphia Park.... (The Burke Times, VA)
PG North: Inside story: The weather's just perfect on an indoor track Feb 23, 2007
The indoor season ends Saturday with the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association indoor state championships at Penn State's Multi-Sports facility. There were five indoor meets in Western Pennsylvania this year with the first at the Pitt Field House Jan. 6 and the last, the Tri-State Track & Field Coaches Association indoor championships, last Friday at Slippery Rock University's Morrow Field House. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
