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Ann Alyanak prepares for Olympic Trials
Posted by Matt
It's been almost a year since University of Dayton head women's cross country coach and assistant track and field coach Ann Alyanak qualified for the 2008 Olympic Trials at the 2007 Boston Marathon, proving that she was among one of the best women's marathoners in the country. The Olympic hopeful will head back to Boston on Sunday, April 20 to compete a day before this year's Boston Marathon.



Ohio State defeats Michigan 110-93 in classic dual meet in Columbus
Posted by Matt
The Ohio State men’s track and field team put on an impressive all-around performance as the Buckeyes evened the “The Dual” series with a 110-93 victory over its rival Michigan Saturday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The Buckeyes won 11 of the 19 events.



Ohio State battles Michigan in The Dual at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
Posted by Matt
The Ohio State men’s track and field team will host their first meet of 2008 this week as they compete with Michigan in the outdoor half of “The Dual” at 11 a.m. Saturday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.



New winners in Heart Mini-Marathon (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Posted by TheRunning
A pair of first-time winners dominated the 15-kilometer field in today's Mercy Heart Mini-Marathon.



NCAA Division III Championships at Ohio Northern this weekend
Posted by Matt
NCAA Division III Championships at Ohio Northern this weekend



College Track and Field: Lady Raiders topple another record (The Sentinel)
Posted by TheRunning
This may begin to start sounding a little old, but the Shippensburg University womens’ track and field team broke another record, this time at Saturday’s Kent State Tune Up.



Stevi Large breaks MAC and Akron weight throw record again at 70-03.50
Posted by Matt
The Zips Open was the final meet at home for the indoor season for the University of Akron’s track and field teams and junior Stevi Large (Somerset, Ohio/Sheridan HS) went out with a bang Friday night at the Stile Field House.



A Brief Chat with Rob Myers
Posted by Matt
Rob Myers, 27, who ran 3:57.82 for the mile at the Tyson Invitational in Arkansas last Friday night, is entered in the 1,500-meter run at the USA Indoor Championships this weekend in Boston



Ashland University announces plans for new athletic complex
Posted by Matt
Ashland University announces plans for new athletic complex



USATF National Club Cross Country Championships results
Posted by Matt
USATF National Club Cross Country Championships results



High School Runner Breaks Leg In Meet, Crawls To Finish Anyway
Posted by Matt
Only once has Claire Markwardt logged on to YouTube and watched herself fall to the ground as first her left tibia and then her fibula snap in half. Only once has she watched herself crawl the final 45 feet to the finish line, ensuring that she would complete the final race of her high school career.



Marathon wins race for 2008 event (Akron Beacon Journal)
Posted by TheRunning
The fifth annual Road Runner Akron Marathon is now only two days away, but the day's biggest news features a highlight for the 2008 race. Akron to host USA Women's 8K Championship next year, hoping it's a steppingstone to Olympic Trials in 2012



Akron Marathon keeps runners on fast track with upgrades (West Side Leader)
Posted by TheRunning
Three participants in this year’s Road Runner Akron Marathon will be covering the course in a wheelchair.



Josh McAdams and Michael Spence go 1-2 in Pan Am Games steeplechase
Posted by TheRunning
Josh McAdams and Michael Spence dominated the men's 3,000 meter steeplechase winning gold and silver Saturday night at the 2007 Pan American Games at Joao Havelange Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.



UD names Steinwachs new track and field coach (Dayton Daily News)
Posted by TheRunning
Adam Steinwachs has been named the new track and field head coach at the University of Dayton. He replaces Kandice Erwin, who resigned earlier this season.



Treniere Clement wins 1,500-meter event down stretch for third U.S. title in row; world meet next
Posted by TheRunning
Clement won the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:07.04 --and it all came down to the final straightaway. Clement outkicked second-place finisher Christin Wurth, who finished in 4:07.86.



Athletics: Cleveland Marathon Announces Official 10K Results (RunnersWeb.com)
Posted by TheRunning
After consulting with USA Track & Field, the governing body for long distance running, and race directors of other prestigious major marathons, Cleveland Marathon Inc. officials announced today that runner chip-times in the 10K race will stand as the official race results.



Boys state track and field: Medina sets school record (Akron Beacon Journal)
Posted by TheRunning
The Medina boys track and field team has compiled a long, impressive list of accomplishments this season. The Bees have won Pioneer Conference and district titles, and they finished second at their regional meet last week. But Medina proved it hasn't finished adding to its resume.



RITE AID CLEVELAND MARATHON (The Plain Dealer)
Posted by TheRunning
There was not a lot of fanfare. Badge No. 2191 would have liked it that way. But about 40 members of the Cleveland Police Department took to the streets during Sunday's Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon in memory of Detective Jonathon "A.J." Schroeder, who was killed in the line of duty last Aug. 30.



Running on empty
Posted by TheRunning
Ohio University's decision to ax track and field leaves athletes hurt, disillusioned


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Ohio, the “Buckeye State”, received its nickname because of the many buckeye trees that once covered its hills and plains.
But that's only partly the reason. We have to go back to the feverish presidential campaign of 1840 for the rest of it.
William Henry Harrison, a Virginia-born Ohioan and military hero, was a candidate for the White House, but his opponents commented that he was better suited to sit in a log cabin and drink hard cider.
Some of Harrison's leading supporters, who were experts in promotional know-how, decided to turn into a positive reference what was supposed to be a negative one.
They dubbed him "the log cabin candidate," and chose as his campaign emblem a log cabin made of buckeye timbers, with a long string of buckeyes decorating its walls. Furthermore, in parades, his backers walked with buckeye canes and rolled whisky barrels.
The campaign gimmicks were successful. "Old Tippecanoe," as Harrison was often called, beat President Martin Van Buren in the latter's bid for re-election, and thereafter the buckeye was closely associated with the state of Ohio.
The name itself is of native origin. Because the markings on the nut resembled the eye of a buck, the Indians called it "hetuck" or "buckeye."
source: http://www.lkwdpl.org/buckeye/index.html