Cross Country Running

On most school days, Aberdeen High School senior Poli Baltazar runs at least 5 miles before he even enters the classroom. He continues his diligent training routine during practices, on weekends and even on the eve of a big race. That type of work...

Nathan Dunford has shown an affinity for reaching new heights at Mount Baker. He already has a Class 2A state championship in pole vaulting in his back pocket and owns the top vault in the state of Washington so far this spring at 16 feet, 1 inch....

Magic had Kareem. M.J. had Scottie. Rice had Montana. Gehrig had Ruth. The hall-of-fame resumes of the aforementioned superstars were all bolstered by a partner in crime. On their own, each athlete represented the best and brightest of his sport. But...

Today is the day for the Thunder in the Valley, and the Terre Haute Triathlon is under new leadership in 2013, the 28th year for the event at Hawthorn Park. A former Terre Haute North track and cross country standout, Ethan Page is the race director...

While Boston-area sports fans are wrapped up with a Bruins playoff run and a scrappy Red Sox squad, fans would be remiss not to keep watch for Northeastern junior distance runner Eric Jenkins, who has rapidly entered the mix for future U.S. national and...

Frontier Academy senior Molly Morrison is used to running in a pack with teammates. She often did so during this past fall's cross country season. On Friday, instead of running through dirt, grass and shrubs, Morrison and her Wolverines teammate...

Grace Zamudio is still seeking her first career state title. The Glendale Community College sophomore might leave College of San Mateo on Saturday achieving a first in the history of the California Community College Athletic Association track and...

Abby Culp never realized how much she loved running until she couldn't do it any more. After her freshman cross country season at Winters Mill, Culp's family moved to Florida for six months, and she had to take a break from running during a brief...

During her time at Northwest Whitfield High School, senior distance runner Shelby Wilson has learned being at her best physically means paying attention to her mental approach, too. It's a lesson she hopes to apply even more as a member of the cross...

When Beau Gerding told his parents he was going out for tennis this spring, they were stunned. "They were in shock," Gerding said. The St. Cloud Cathedral senior had never played competitive tennis before, not anywhere, not at any level. A fine...

TWO DAYS AGO, Coby Jacobus and Dylan Lafond went on a 12-mile run and one can imagine the discussion that took place between them. First, a little recent history. It was only five years ago that Jacobus was diagnosed with renal failure and desperately...

Abby Carrasco is ready to begin delivering on the promise she showed the first few months of her Sanderson High School running career. Earning two medals in a tough double Friday at the UIL Track and Field State Championships probably was a step in...