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Marathon woman to be a triple-threat (Miami Herald)
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Carol Hill Williams, 50 Kresse Associates court reporter Coral Gables Whole new world: When I was growing up, I failed P.E. I just started running when I moved here from Virginia four years ago. I weighed 190; now I'm at 125. In January I completed the Miami marathon. I believe God opened up a piece of heaven when He showed me what athleticism is about.
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Judge grants temporary restraining order for Justin Gatlin
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Banned sprinter Justin Gatlin finally won a round in his bid to defend his 100-meter title at the Beijing Olympics. His chances of ultimate success, though, still faced significant, perhaps insurmountable, obstacles. A Florida federal judge ruled Friday that Gatlin should be allowed to compete at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials, which begin June 27 in Eugene, Ore.
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Miami's Takecia Jameson claims 400 hurdles in 58.66 at USA Junior Champs
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Miami's Takecia Jameson claims 400 hurdles in 58.66 at USA Junior Champs
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Florida State and Bob Braman agree to multi-year contract
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Florida State University Director of Athletics Randy Spetman announced Thursday that Bob Braman has agreed to a three-year contract to remain the head coach of the Seminole Track and Field and Cross Country programs. Braman, who was hired as FSU's Cross Country Coach and an Assistant Track Coach in 2000, took over the reigns of the Track and Field program in 2004 and has led the Seminoles to three straight NCAA Men's Outdoor National Championship titles.
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Distance races take center state in tomorrow's Bislett Games
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Florida State's Hannah England - who is from Oxford, England - won the 1500 at the NCAA East Regionals, which were contested at her college track in Tallahassee. She'll compete in the NCAA Championships next week in Des Moines.
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Matt Dobson resigns as UWF cross country coach
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UWF president John Cavanaugh confirmed Matt Dobson's departure in an e-mail Tuesday. Cavanaugh said Dobson resigned, but did not elaborate.
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Gators come through rain-soaked Florida Relays, Kevkhishvilli wins shot
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Despite a rain-shortened ending on Saturday, the University of Florida track & field team came away from the 2008 Pepsi Florida Relays on a positive note, piling up eight event wins and a dozen NCAA regional marks on the final day of its lone home meet this season.
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UCF Track and Field Travels to Pepsi Florida Relays (UCF Golden Knights)
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The UCF track and field team is back in action, traveling to its second of three consecutive outdoor meets contested within the state of Florida, as the Knights head for Gainesville, Fla., to participate in the Pepsi Florida Relays.
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FSU Women's Cross Country Team Recognized In the Classroom (Seminoles.com)
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Three Seminoles named to USTFCCCA All-Academic Team. In every facet it's been a great season for the Florida State women's cross country team. During the fall, the squad achieved a program-best third-place finish at the NCAA Championships.
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UCF Track and Field Announces Schedule Change (UCF Golden Knights)
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The UCF track and field team will now compete in the Miami Elite Invitational on Saturday, April 12 in Coral Gables, Fla., head coach Caryl Smith Gilbert announced Thursday. This is a change from previous schedules.
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Track and Field Opens Outdoor Slate at Hurricane Invitational (UCF Golden Knights)
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Coming off its strongest indoor campaign since joining Conference USA, the UCF track and field team opens its 2008 outdoor season this weekend when it travels to Coral Gables, Fla., to participate in the Hurricane Invitational. The two-day event, hosted by the University of Miami at the Cobb Track and Field Facility, begins Friday at 3 p.m. and continues Saturday at 11 a.m.
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Miami, Florida hosts Hurricane Invite
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The University of Miami track and field teams will compete at home for the first time this season as they welcome 21 collegiate squads to Coral Gables to participate in this year's edition if the Hurricane Invitational Thursday through Saturday at Cobb Stadium.
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Florida State men come up close with second place finish at NCAAA's
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Florida State men come up close with second place finish at NCAAA's
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Seminoles pick up three automatic and four provisional marks
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Seminoles pick up three automatic and four provisional marks
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Florida's Liene Karsuma clears 6-0.75 in high jump to earn way to NCAA's
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Freshman Liene Karsuma (Riga, Latvia) leapt her way into the NCAA Indoor Championships on Friday night, clearing an automatic-qualifying height of 1.85m/6-0.75
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Andrew Carlson, Deena Kastor take USA 15k titles
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Andrew Carlson (Bloomington, Minn.) captured his first national title as 2004 Olympic Marathon bronze medalist and defending women's champion Deena Kastor (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.), dominated the women's field at the 2008 USA 15 km Championships Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla. (USATF)
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Winning River Run mix: Guts, Gusts
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Andrew Carlson chased down Deena Kastor and became the first runner to win the Gate River Run in Jacksonville Municipal Stadium.
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Florida State's top-ranked squad heads to ACC Championships
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The Florida State track and field team will begin its quest for the No. 2-ranked men's sixth-straight ACC Indoor Championship a program-first conference title for the No. 14 women this Thursday, Feb. 28 in Chapel Hill, N.C.
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Florida State freshman Ngoni Makusha wins long jump at 26-00.25
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A frosty morning in Arkansas gave way to a heated day of success as the Florida State track and field squad turned one automatic and three provisional qualifying marks at the Tyson Invitational. Among the day's highlights was a school record-breaking performance in the long jump from freshman Ngoni Makusha and two top 60m dash performances from All-Americans Walter Dix and Michael Ray Garvin.
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College Choices 08 on Dyestat.com
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2007 Foot Locker National Champ Michael Fout, LaPorte HS, LaPorte, IN - Distance - Florida State University. Get the full scoop at Dyestat.com
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“Sunshine State” was adopted as the State Nickname by the 1970 Legislature. Previously, official sanction for this nickname could be inferred from the law requiring use of Sunshine State on motor vehicle licenses."
source: Florida Handbook, 1997-1998, by Allen Morris.