Flagstaff’s Yohanes Van Meerten Commits to the University of Oregon
Flagstaff High School standout Yohanes Van Meerten has committed the University of Oregon. Currently a junior, he had narrowed his search to a top-six schools by the end of 2025 before choosing the Ducks. Other schools in consideration were University of North Carolina, Oklahoma State, BYU, Florida, and Wake Forest. Van Meerten has emerged as […]
2026 TCS London Marathon Delivers Historic Day as World Records Fall in London
The 2026 TCS London Marathon produced one of the most remarkable days in distance running history on Sunday, with both elite races rewritten by record-breaking performances. Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe stunned the sport by becoming the first athlete to break two hours for the marathon under official race conditions, while Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa defended her title […]
Rudy Chapa’s Untouchable 28:32.7
On April 24, 1976 at the Drake Relays, a high school senior from Hammond, Indiana stepped onto the track to chase an Olympic Trials qualifying standard. Fifty years later, the name Rudy Chapa still sits atop the national high school record books for the 10,000 meters, a mark that has become one of the most […]