Leader of World’s No. 1 Track Team, in San Diego Visit, Calm Amid Storms
The president of track and field’s U.S. governing body had a calm outlook Sunday in…
Justin Gatlin, Meet Ruben Whitney: You Beat His 37-Year-Old Masters Sprint Record
On June 14, 1980, San Antonio’s Ruben Whitney was 35 years old when he shocked…
Vista Sprinter, 62, in Doping Case Cleared to Return in May 2017
Updated Aug. 4, 2016 A 62-year-old Vista sprinter who tested positive for a banned testosterone…
Hightower Quits USATF Post; New Chair’s Ties to Drug Cheat Noted
Updated at 9:15 a.m. April 16, 2015 Stephanie Hightower signaled a greater push for election…
Grassroots Track & Field at Risk After USATF Board’s Action
This past weekend in Santa Monica, the USA Track and Field board of directors reaffirmed its…
Ex-Olympic Coach Backs Hightower, Lauds USATF Board’s ‘Long Haul’ View
Updated at 7:30 p.m. March 16, 2015 Unlike many others in USA Track & Field,…
USATF Board Keeps Hightower as IAAF Council Nominee, Defying Calls to Rescind
Updated at 4:55 p.m. March 16, 2015 SANTA MONICA — Three months after their annual…
100-Year-Old Leland McPhie Leads SoCal Track Club to National Masters Title
Leland McPhie, the retired San Diego County sheriff’s captain who turned 100 a week ago,…
Leland McPhie Turning 100, Retired From Sheriff’s Department But Not Sports
Sheriff Bill Gore and other department leaders will honor retired sheriff’s Capt. Leland McPhie on…
