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Track and Field News ; Track & Field continue Indoor Season at Rod McCravy Memorial

USA Sports News : The Muray State women's track & field team will continue its record location season at the Rod McCravy Memorial hosted by Kentucky, Jan. 27-28 at the Nutter Field House in Lexington, Ky.

Racers will be one of 17 teams at the assemble from 10 different conferences. MSU will be one of two teams from the Ohio Valley Conference, with Eastern Kentucky also participate. The SEC will be represent by the host Wildcats, Mississippi, South Carolina and Vanderbilt. Conference USA will be represent by Memphis and Central Florida; with the Sun Belt have teams from Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky. Also at the get together will be Cincinnati (Big East), Chattanooga (SoCon), Georgia Tech (ACC), Southern Illinois (Missouri valley), Ohio State (Big 10) and Miami (Ohio) (Mid-America).

Junior Alexis Love will be looking to get better on her record-setting time in the 60 and her top-ranking OVC time in the 200. Love is currently ranked No. 52 in the NCAA for her 24.31 come to an end in the 200 and 54th in the 60 (7.54-MSU school record).

The get jointly will get under way at 6 p.m., Friday, Jan. 27, with the weight throw, pole vault, and high jump and long jump events. Saturday's field events will start at 10:30 a.m. and run throughout noon, with track events running from 12:30 to 5 p.m.

Eugene (KMTR) - Members of the U.S. Olympic Committee and U.S.A. Track & Field are visiting Eugene this week for preparation meetings; there's a lot to do before 1,000 hopeful athletes arrive in Lane County. University of Oregon's Track & Field Director Vin Lananna, and Chester Wheeler from the U.S.O.C. exposed a few details about what fans can expect this summer. They're rolling out a London theme, pub included. A lot of the new features will be geared toward young people, in hopes of attract them to the sport, and ongoing the Track Town legacy. One of the new items is a cell phone app, where fans can track the results of events live as they unfold on the track.

Speaking to the community impact, the U.S.O.C. already has 11,000 hotel room nights booked for the trials. Organizers wait for about 20,000 fans inside Hayward Field each day, and the free festival outside the track will likely be back this year, attract thousands more.

The countdown is at 156 days to “Track Town 2012.” Stay tuned over the next couple months for more surprises to be exposed about what's new inside and outside Hayward Field this summer.

Kenya's world and Olympic champion Asbel Kiprop easiness to a relaxed victory in the men's 3km event at the Great Edinburgh Cross Country race. He clocked nine minutes, 20 seconds to beat Britain's Jonny Hay (9.25), with Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele well down. Ireland's European cross country champion Fionnuala Britton won the women's 6km race in 21.32 ahead of Britain's Gemma Steel and Elle Baker. "It is nice to feel strong and run like that," Britton told. Kiprop beat fellow Kenyan Brimin Kipruto, who won Olympic gold in the 3,000m steeplechase, and Ethiopian legend Bekele, who both finished well down the field.

We must go back 11 years for the last time Kenenisa Bekele completed outside the top 10 in any race, and that was in the 2001 Oslo 5,000m when he was still a junior. One wonders if his bubble has burst, since he's now lost four of his last five races. But remember the one he did win was last September's Brussels 10,000m, which was highly important as he ran the fastest time in the world in 2011 and almost guaranteed his selection for London in that event. Olympic Park on 4 August will be a far cry from Holyrood Park on 7 January.

Bekele, who won gold in the 5,000m and 10,000m in Beijing in 2008, is regarded as the biggest rival to Britain's Mo Farah at the 2012 London Olympics but he struggled with the pace. Kiprop, 22, said: "I expected a very tough contest from them.”I am excited having won here today after being second last year." Britton beat a quality field at Holyrood Park to win by an inspiring 20 seconds. The 27-year-old said: "It is a big event and I knew I was the person everyone would try to chase down so I knew I had to have a good race.

Olympic gold medalist Dawn Harper leads a physically powerful field announce on Wednesday for the women's 50m hurdles at next month's US Open indoor athletics meeting at Madison Square Garden.

USA Track and Field said that Harper would be connected in the event by two-time defensive world indoor champion Lolo Jones, USA Indoor and Outdoor champion Kellie Wells and British national record-holder Tiffany Ofili Porter.

The showdown adds to earlier announce stars Jesse Williams, Christian Cantwell, Adam Nelson, Bernard Lagat, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Asafa Powell, David Oliver and Jenn Suhr, all looking for to get their Olympic-season campaigns off to flying starts.

The well-known arena in Manhattan will host the first edition of the US Open on January 28 as the first event of USA Track and Field's Visa Championship Series.

Meanwhile the Millrose Games, the indoor gathering held at Madison Square Garden since 1914, have been stimulated by organizers to the more modern Armory Track and Field Center in New York on February 11.

Dressed as Santa, David Strout points racers in the way of the register area at Simpson wood United Methodist Church for the Peachtree Corners Christmas 10k on Saturday,

Hundreds of racers, young and old alike came dressed in their best holiday gear as they contribute in the Peachtree Corners Christmas 10k at Simpson wood United Methodist Church on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011.

Elf ears, reindeer antlers, Santa Claus beards and a few grinches were spotted running throughout the neighborhood on the brisk and windy morning.

The happening was a USA Track & Field endorsed race and a qualifier for the 2012 Peaachtree Road Race later next year.

The race was planned by the Georgia Cup, a Peachtree Corners-based company. If you missed this one, there's one more coming up on Jan. 1, 2012, the Resolution 10k.

It's a great way to start out the new year. The 10K and 5K race will be held in Peachtree Corners Technology Park. Look for more in order coming up on the 2012 Resolution 10K, or visit the company's website for details and register.

Shot putter Dylan Armstrong of Kamloops, B.C., heads the list of finalists chosen for three of Athletics Canada’s major award and his coach Anatoliy Bondarchuk heads another of the short lists, as the national body for track and field unveils its stars and their achievement Friday.

Armstrong, 30, is chosen as the best overall athlete in track and field, the best field athlete and the best presentation of the season, Bondarchuck us chosen as coach of the year.

The 6-foot-4, 310-pound Armstrong.had a brilliant flight season in which he under enemy control the big man’s sport by winning the points race in the Diamond League elite events; posting a season-best throw of 22.21 metres – which stands up as the Canadian record; taking Canada’s first world championship medal in shot put in Daegu, South Korea; and taking a Pan American Games gold, introduction the steel ball a meet-records 21.23 metres.

The winners will be unveil Wednesday December 21, and will be honored at a feast following the 2012 Canadian Championships in Calgary.

The finalists and winners are chosen by Athletics Canada’s Awards Committee from a nominee pool put forward by the membership.

Former world record possessor and sprint legend, Asafa Powell, will make his New York indoor track first look at the 2012 US Open Track and Field meet on January 28 at Madison Square Garden, USA Track and Field proclaim yesterday.

Returning to the site of her 2011 NYC indoor victory, World and Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown will join her Jamaican countryman in the short sprints, while two of the most popular Garden high-school track events - the Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) boys' 4x800m and girls' 4x400m relays - also will be contested.

"No US city is more international than New York," USATF Interim CEO Mike McNees said. "Having Veronica and Asafa at the Garden will help focus the international significance of the Olympic year, with the US Open as the first round of the 2012 USA-Jamaica competition."

The kick-off event of USATF's Visa Championship Series, the US Open will be the first track meet to be held in the newly renovate Garden, and will be the first major professional meet in the United States as the 2012 Olympic year get under way.

As the man who has run more sub-10-second 100m dashes than anyone in history, Powell's look will mark his first NYC exterior since he ran at the 2009 Reebok Grand Prix at Icahn Stadium, and his first time competing indoors since 2004.

The 29-year-old Jamaican held the title of world’s fastest human for three years, when he own the 100m world record of 9.77 seconds from 2005, until Usain Bolt broke it in New York in 2008.

VCB returns

Among the most consistent and decorated short sprinters of her age group, Campbell-Brown's recommence is the stuff legends are made of; two-time defensive Olympic 200m gold medallist, defensive World Indoor 60m champion, 2011 World champion at 200m and 2007 World 100m champion.

At the Garden in 2011, 'VCB' easily won the 60m dash in the Visa women's 60 metres. Her additional international hardware include a bronze medal in the 100m at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and silver in the 2000 Olympic 4x100m. At the World Championships, she has won a total of seven silver medals, dating back to 2005.

Tickets, starting as low as $15, will go on sale to the universal public today at 12 p.m. Tickets will be obtainable at the MSG Box Office, Ticketmaster charge at 866-858-0008, all Ticketmaster outlets and THEGARDEN.com. Annual MSG Track & Field subscribers can contact 212-465-6073.

Oregon distance runner Matthew Centrowitz has decided to forgo his final season of collegiate eligibility to run professionally.

The 2011 world bronze medalist in the 1,500 meters has signed with PACE Sports Management, a United Kingdom-based athlete management company.

The PACE track and field roster includes Olympic champion Usain Bolt, and world champions Vivian Cheruiyot, Mo Farah, Linet Masai, Phillips Idowu, Christine Ohuruogu and Jana Pittman.

Centrowitz will turn his focus to the 2012 Olympic trials and the London Olympics. The trials will be held June 22 to July 1, 2012, at Hayward Field in Eugene. The Olympics start July 27.

"I am very grateful to the University of Oregon and the coaching staff for all they have done for me," Centrowitz said. "This important decision has taken me a couple of months to decide on but (is) a decision I feel that is best for me in reaching my upcoming goals."

This past season, Centrowitz won NCAA and U.S. championships at 1,500 meters. He holds the school record in the event at 3:34.46.

Centrowitz was a three time Pac-10 champion in the 1,500 and was a seven-time all-American.

"Matthew has had an enormous impact on the University of Oregon track program," Ducks coach Vin Lananna said. "Oregon has a great tradition in distance running and we are proud of his accomplishments in adding to that tradition.

"We wish him nothing but the best and we are excited for his future as a professional."

Centrowitz will stay at Oregon to complete his sociology degree. Although it's not as common for a track and field athlete to turn pro early as it is in football or basketball, it is not unprecedented.

It is more common for sprinters. Allyson Felix never ran in college despite enrolling at USC. Tyson Gay and Wallace Spearmon both left early from Arkansas and Jeremy Wariner did the same at Baylor.

Former McKay standout Ryan Bailey ran one season at Rend Lake (Ill.) Community College before turning pro. Alan Webb and Evan Jager are examples of distance runners who who left college early.

Webb ran one year at Michigan before turning pro, while Jager left Wisconsin after one year.

EUGENE, Ore. - The 2012 Olympic Track & Field Trials start June 22 at Hayward Field. The local organize committee educated some lessons from 2008 that should make 2012 even better and more noticeable.

NBC is the broadcast rights holder for the 2012 trials and was so as well in 2008.
Due to NBC's tight limits on the 2008 Olympic Trials in Eugene, many people who were not able to go to the trials in person miss a lot of the action.

KVAL Sports has learned, however, that 2012 will be a much dissimilar story. "With our work with NBC, we try to make it as fan welcoming as likely to the most number of people," said 2012 organize Committee Co-chair Greg Irwin. "So, moving up the plan a little bit and making it more obtainable to everyone across the country, we want everybody to have the advantage of watching the spectacular events at Hayward Field."

In 2008, the men's 800 meter final was the most unforgettable event of the trials, but it was seen only once on television.

"It is trying when you turn on KVAL and you can't of necessity watch the races you want to watch because somebody else has the rights to them," said 2008 men's 800 champion Nick Symmonds.

NBC's system in '08 not only excluded anyone else from shooting any video of the trials, but NBC also prohibited any other media outlet from airing their video of events on certain days.

"NBC pays billions with a 'b', billions of dollars to own the rights not just to the Olympics, but to the Olympic Trials." said USA Track & Field spokesperson Jill Geer. "I can tell you that I've been on calls with NBC officials where we've worked on them loosen their guidelines."

But they were anything but loose in '08 and KVAL was required to use immobile pictures to tell the story of the days' events. The main reason for that was because on most days NBC chose to air its boradcasts awaiting midnight when KVAL's newcasts were previously over. However, that won't be the case in 2012.

"We haven't announced the broadcast schedule yet, but the time slots are not going to be 11 to midnight," said Geer.

"All the TV coverage of the US Track & Field Championships will be held at prime time," said 2012 Organizing Committee Co-chair VIN Lananna. "So, it will be a much better schedule." That will be good for everyone, as well as local media outlets.

Division II Cross Country Announced National Awards

NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announce on Tuesday that NCAA Division II Cross Country Champions Ryan Haebe of Western State and Neely Spence of Shippensburg were named as National Athletes of the Year for the 2011 cross country season. In adding, Western State’s Jennifer Michel was standard as the National Men’s Coach of the Year while Tracy Hellman of Augustana (S.D.) was named the National Women’s Coach of the Year.

NATIONAL MEN’S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Ryan Haebe, Western State
Haebe, a sophomore from Evergreen, Colo., won the NCAA Division II person men’s title in 30:45.1, three seconds ahead of colleague Tyler Pennel.

Haebe became the first entity national champion for the Mountaineer men since 2001, and only the second student-athlete in Western State history to win a men’s cross country national championship. Michael Aish won national titles in 1999 and 2001.

Earlier in the fall, Haebe positioned fourth in the RMAC Championships, helping the team to the meeting title. Haebe did not take part in the NCAA Central Regional.

NATIONAL WOMEN’S ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Neely Spence, Shippensburg
Spence, a senior from Shippensburg, Pa., won her second-consecutive Division II national championship with a 13-second triumph over the field and a 6K time of 20:53. Spence led for the majority of the race, gradually increasing her lead as the runners spread out through the frozen tundra.

Earlier in the season, Spence capture her fourth-straight Atlantic Region top and won the region this season by nearly a full minute with a 20:43 performance in the 6k. Spence also became the first in PSAC history to win four-straight league cross country crowns.

NATIONAL MEN’S COACH OF THE YEAR: Jennifer Michel, Western State
Michel’s Mountaineers engineered their first NCAA men’s cross country team crown since 2005 with a leading victory at the NCAA Championships. Western State tally just 27 points, placing their top five runners in the race’s top 13. Sophomore Ryan Haebe and senior Tyler Pennel ended the race 1-2, senior David Goodman placed fifth, senior Gabriel Proctor took seventh, and sophomore Trevor Blackman came in 13th.

For Michel, in her fifth year at the helm, Western State won their first RMAC title since 2004 and located second in the NCAA Central Regional.

NATIONAL WOMEN’S COACH OF THE YEAR: Tracy Hellman, Augustana (S.D.)
Hellman’s squad won their first NCAA title in women’s cross country with a 75-79 victory over adjacent challenger Western State. Entering the meet as the No. 5 team in the nation, the Vikings wedged to the plan and stuck jointly as the scoring crew of five would earn overall places of 12, 13, 15, 17, and 29. Junior Leah Hansen led the group; follow by sophomore Runa Falch, sophomore Kristin Brondbo, junior Kyle Blakeslee, and senior Kelly Kougl.

The Vikings earlier in the season won their fifth-straight discussion meet as they took the NSIC title. They were third in the NCAA Central Regional.

Athletic Sports Calendar for 11/19

Athletic sports news: DasHuh Basketball Dads-Daughters 2-on-2 Tournament - Alternative Learning Center, 3650 Michigan Ave., Fort Myers; double elimination, games played with women's ball; registering daughters grades 6-8 & dads (any age), entry fee $60 (forms online), deadline Nov. 23. Info: Shannon Graham (239) 357-6791;

Dec. 5-Jan. 13

Cal Ripken Baseball Registration - Taking registration from players ages 4-12 at Cape Coral Parks & Recreation athletic office, 1015 Cultural Park Blvs. (City Hall), 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. weekdays; cost for T-ball & coach-pitch $50, all other divisions $110 (Dec. 5-31), $120 (Jan. 1-14); season begins Feb. 18. Info: Bernie Howard (239) 242-3485.

Jan.-May

Cape Recreational Youth Track & Field Club Registration - Ida Baker High School; athletes ages 8-18 welcome, non-competitive team meets 5-7 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays; competitive travel teams available; cost $75 (includes AAU and USA Track & Field memberships. Info: (239) 980-3351;

General Info

Cape Coral Bass Club - Meeting first Tuesday each month, 7:30 p.m., Caloosahatchee Moose Lodge 2395 on Cape Coral Parkway; men, women, children who love to bass fish welcome; tournaments held locally and out of town. Info: Jim Lewis 945-7188; Cape Coral Tarpon Hunters Club - Meeting third Thursday (March through September) each month, 7 p.m., Cape Coral Yacht Club; 40th anniversary year; club catches and releases all tarpon; social and competitive club, hosts rookie seminars, tournaments for youth and adults. Info: Gary Jackson (239) 898-2980.

Cape Coral Sailing Club - Meeting fourth Wednesday each month, 7:30 p.m., Cape Coral Yacht Club, 5819 Driftwood Pkwy.; adults interested in boating (sail or power), cruising or armchair are welcome. Info: Ron Miniter 945-7761.

Sailing Singles Club - Happy Hour gathering first Friday each month, 5 p.m., general meeting third Thursday each month, 7 p.m.; daysails & weekenders being planned; learn to sail with us; new members and captains with sailboats welcome. Info: Shannon (239) 541-0104.

Saturday, Nov. 19

Oasis High School Baseball Golf Tournament - Coral Oaks Golf Course, 1800 NW 28th Ave.; 1 p.m. shotgun start, foursome scramble format; prizes, long drive, putting, hole-in-one and closest to pin contests; entry fee $100 per player, proceeds benefit Oasis High School baseball team. Info: Louis Korchick (239) 898-8332; Frank Haba (239) 699-0572; Shuan Haag (239) 590-5217;

Sunday, Nov. 20

Lee County Archers 3D Archery Shoot - Nalle Grade County Park range, North Fort Myers; sign up 8 a.m., shotgun start 9 a.m., shooting fee $10; roving field range of 20 3D target stations plus 14-station NFAA field course. Info: Ben Brown (239) 369-6212.

Wednesday, Nov. 30

50-Plus Softball Registration - Accepting applications for players, all skill levels, for Tuesday/Thursday evenings at Cape Coral Sports Complex or BMX Park; winter/spring season starts Jan. 3 (deadline Nov. 30); cost $70 per player, tryouts held 5-6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays prior to league games until Nov. 30, all new players must attend at least one tryout. Info: Jennifer (239) 292-2923; Tina (239) 267-9684 or (860) 575-9452; Ken (941) 855-0489.

Sunday, Dec. 4

Lee County Archers 900 Round Event - Nalle Grade County Park range, North Fort Myers; 9 a.m., open to public, registering new participants, all skill levels. Info: Ben Brown (239) 369-6212.

Dec. 7-11

Jamaica Invitational Pro-Am "Annie's Revenge" Golf Tournament - White Witch and Cinnamon Hill golf courses; 54-hole tournament based at Iberostar Grand Hotel Rose Hall Resort, Montego Bay, Jamaica; foursome team (three amateurs, one pro) entries accepted, first-come first-served basis; register online. Info: www.jamaicaproam.com

January 2012

Alumni Football Invitation - Weekend games Jan-March (2012), for all former high school football players age 18 and older; full pads, officials, etc., must gather 35 players to play; can be fundraiser for your school.

Jan. 7-8

HITS Triathlon Series - Naples; five distances including full marathon; details and open registration online. Web: www.hitstriathlonseries.com

Jan. 7-15

Minnesota Twins Baseball Fantasy Camp - Hammond Stadium at Lee County Sports Complex; campers enjoy week of living a Major League experience, instruction and coaching by former Twins greats like Harmon Killebrew, Bert Blyleven, Tony Oliva, Kent Hrbek and many others; registrations for 2012 currently ahead of last year's sellout pace. Info: Stan Dickman 1-888-446-8946; Web: www.twinsbaseball.com

A three-part inquiry into the politics of best track and field athletics by KVAL Sports airs on KVAL 13 TV News at 6 starting on Monday, Nov. 21.

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - U.S. champion Nick Symmonds runs in and has won debatably the toughest race in track and field: the 800 meters.

Off the track, Symmonds is now fighting what could be a trailing battle. "The current position is really crippling our sport, track and field," Symmonds told KVAL sports.

The Willamette University graduate and current Springfield resident said the International Associations of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and United States Track & Field are doing more harm than good with their current logo rules. Symmonds believes these systems are the largest problem with the sport today.

"What I'd like to see is the policy changed so that athletes are permissible to have multiple sponsors displayed on their skin, displayed on the back of their jerseys," said Symmonds. "Just change the rules to permit more corporate dollars to flow into the sport."

Symmonds at first voiced his strong opinions on the logo policy compulsory by the IAAF and USATF in a blog post on flotrack.org on Oct. 3.

"As it is now meet sponsors work through the IAAF and USATF," said Symmonds. "The governing bodies take their share and let what's left trickle down to the athletes in the form of prize money. I appreciate that these governing bodies need to take a cut in order to keep operating, but it's gone beyond that. It's gotten to the point where people are taking benefit of the athletes and taking much more than their share of the pie."

Symmonds feels that allow athletes to display more finance logos mean more income for the athletes. The current IAAF policy state:

IAAF Advertising Regulations:

3.1.1.2 Any other Advertising on or by or otherwise related with an Athlete is prohibited, including but not incomplete to body painting, tattoos, jewelery, hair dying, hair shaving, the use of any flags, banners, T-shirts, hats and any other form of display of Advertising.

3.1.1.3 No advertising or display of Sponsors of the Athletes in the form of "an Athlete x sponsored by company y" or similar may be display or appear on the Athletes or or else in the Competition Site.

So who's really behind this policy? The IAAF - or the shoe companies that may not want other corporations advertise with their athletes at events?

"Let's say I'm sponsored by company X, and company X gives me my uniform, they might not want other logos obscure their apparel," said USATF spokesperson Jill Geer. "So, there’s not just the international rule, but also there are each individual apparel manufacturer as well."

"There are all sorts of sponsors for IAAF," said 2011 USA men's World Championship team coach Vin Lananna. "So, I don't recognize if just the shoe companies alone would have the juice to be able to stop or stop something that made intellect for the athletes."

"To a sure extent I imagine the clothing manufacturer enjoys having their logo as the only one on a jersey, but even their logos, Nike's swoosh for example, has extreme limits of where it can be placed and how it can be displayed. These limits come from USATF and IAAF and they're absurd as well."

Track & Field will come back to the country's premier sports and activity venue for the 99th year on Saturday, January 28, when the U.S. Open Track & Field at Madison Square Garden kicks off USA Track & Field's 2012 pass Championship Series, USATF announce Thursday.

Garden legend Bernard Lagat will headline in the men's mile in a USA Track & Field meet that promise to glass case the best of the sport's practice in a sleek in-stadium and put out appearance. The U.S. Open will be the first track meet to be detained in The Garden following the conclusion of the first phase of the building's historic, top-to-bottom, three-year Transformation, and will be the first major specialized meet in the United States as the 2012 Olympic Year gets under way.

"Madison Square Garden feel like home to me, and I am so happy to be coming back in 2012," said Lagat, a 2-time Olympic medalist and the American record holder who has won eight 1-mile races in the Garden. "I can't think of a better place to kick off the Olympic year. I look onward to seeing the New York track fans who have support me for so many years, many new fans in the new Garden."

The U.S. Open will be transmit on ESPN from 7-9 p.m. Eastern on January 29 and is part of USATF's most aggressive TV schedule in years.

NEW ORLEANS, La. - The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announce Wednesday that Carolina senior Kendra Schaaf is the 2011 Southeast county Female Athlete of the Year. The honors were nominated on by Division I cross country coaches.

Schaaf won both the ACC Championships and NCAA Southeast Regional Championships entity titles. Schaaf, who won the ACC get together by 25 seconds two weeks ago, conquered the NCAA Regional field as well as she won by more than 14 seconds and led the women's team to a third-place come to an end.

Schaaf, next to with sophomore Jake Hurysz, will vie at the NCAA Championships Monday, Nov. 21, in Terre Haute, Ind.

The men's race will begin at about 12:08 p.m. ET; follow by the women's race at around 12:58 p.m. A live webcast of the championships will be show from noon to 1:30 p.m. ET on NCAA.com. Highlights from the championships will be integrated as part of the CBS NCAA Fall Seasonal Show planned to air on Saturday, December 18, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. ET on CBS HD.

FORT WORTH, Texas – TCU’s Jordan Calhoun and Cameron Tabor garnered Bob Lilly - Athlete of the Year honors by the better Fort Worth Chapter of the partnership of Christian Athletes.

Calhoun and Tabor were accessible their award at the FCA “Share the Victory” feast at the Fort Worth Hilton on Nov. 11. J.C. Watts, a former US Congressman and starting quarterback at the University of Oklahoma, was the major speaker at the banquet.

Calhoun, a Norman, Okla. native, netted a team-high seven goals, while dishing out a pair of assist in 2011. She is the program’s all-time most important in career goals (36) and points (85). The senior onward tallied three game-winning scores this season, putting away Toledo, Hofstra and Northwestern State. Calhoun received all-conference acceptance for the third time in four years, claim first-team recognition in 2008 and 2010.

Tabor enjoys a winning sophomore campaign in 2011, breaking the TCU benchmarks in the weight throw and hammer throw. The Norman, Okla., native twisted in a personal-best discus mark of 175-4 feet to maintain the event at the Bobby Lane Invitational. Tabor also claimed the shot put title at the Texas A&M Reveille and the hammer throw top at the Horned Frog Invitational. He entered to the NCAA West preliminary in the shot put.

USA Sports News

Track and Field News ; Track & Field continue Indoor Season at Rod McCravy Memorial

U.S. Olympic Committee visit Eugene for Track Town 2012 planning

Easy win for Asbel Kiprop and Fionnuala Britton

Athletic news: World's top hurdlers place for new indoor fixture

Racing towards Christmas

Armstrong in conflict for three Athletics Canada awards

VCB, Asafa to highlight indoor get together in New York

UO runner Centrowitz decides to turn professional

2012 Olympic trial will be more able to be seen than in 2008

Division II Cross Country Announced National Awards

Athletic Sports Calendar for 11/19

The current position is really crippling our sport

USATF launch U.S. Open at Madison Square Garden; Lagat takings to Garden for men's mile

Kendra Schaaf Named district Athlete of the Year

Calhoun and Tabor collect FCA Honors

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