A 16-year-old from New Zealand has set a new world record for the fastest mile ever run by an under–18 athlete.
On Saturday afternoon, 16-year-old Sam Ruthe ran a mind-boggling 3:48.88 mile at the John Thomas Terrier Classic in Boston, beating a slew of pros to win the invitational heat. The meet was held at ...
During his tenure as the cross country and track and field coach at Montgomery High School, Larry Meredith coached a future two-time Olympian and an American record holder — but in February 2020, his ...
Sam Ruthe, a 16-year old from New Zealand, broke the world record for the fastest mile ever run by an athlete 18 or under, doing so in Boston on Saturday. Competing in the John Thomas Terrier Classic, ...
Wilma Rudolph was told by one doctor that she'd never walk again. Polio, double pneumonia and scarlet fever were to blame. So, Wilma Rudolph became the "fastest woman in the world." “My mother told me ...
Grant O’Connor of West Hartford was 28 seconds short of qualifying for the Olympic Marathon Trials in 2024. At The Marathon Project Dec. 21 in Chandler, Arizona, he made sure he had plenty of extra ...