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February 26, 2022

2022 USA Indoors: Heather MacLean Pulls a Shocker to Win 1500, Elle Purrier St. Pierre Misses Team

MacLean beat her training partner for the first time in 16 attempts while Josette Norris edged out Purrier St. Pierre for second by .01.
January 26, 2019

8 Takeaways from the 2019 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix

We recap the highlights and lowlights from Boston where Donavan Brazier sat and kicked on Clayton Murphy, Yomif Kejelcha looked amazing while Sydney McLaughlin didn't and Jenny Simpson "borderline" embarrassed herself.
July 16, 2018

Mary Cain Racing Over 3000m In Ireland Today At 3:05 PM ET

It's been almost exactly two-years to the day since Cain raced on the track. Watch her comeback race today live as she faces a field that includes Emily Sisson, Elinor Purrier and Genevieve LaCaze.
February 09, 2018

Edward Cheserek Blasts 3:49.44 Mile To Move to #2 on the All-Time World Indoor List

Edward Cheserek is currently a man without a country. He doesn't want to run for Kenya and he can't race for the US so tonight he raced the clock - and won.
November 16, 2017

2017 NCAA XC Women's Individual Preview: Can Reigning Champ Karissa Schweizer Fend Off The Undefeated Ednah Kurgat and Elle Purrier?

The top women in this race very likely will be top pros as this field is loaded. Who has the edge?
September 22, 2017

2017 Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown: #27 Illinois Goes 1-2 but #3 Syracuse Men Roll as #7 Providence Women Hold Off #18 Indiana & #25 Georgetown

The Orange (35 points) went 3-4-5 and cruised past the Illini (56 points) but the Friars (71 points) had to work for it despite going 4-5-6 as the Hoosiers and Hoyas were each just 7 points behind. Illinois' Jesse Reiser (24:13) and New Hampshire's Elle Purrier (16:49) were your individual champions. Might Illinois win its 1st Big 10 title since 1984?
March 08, 2017

2017 NCAA Indoor Women's Mile Preview: Oklahoma State's Kaela Edwards Aims to Become First Repeat Champion Since 1990

It's been 27 years since there was a repeat winner of the NCAA women's mile but that likely will change this weekend unless UNH's Elinor Purrier or Penn State star  freshman Danae Rivers can pull off an upset.
February 15, 2017

Week That Was: Women's 800m Madness, One Runner from Japan is Better than All of American Men Combined in the Marathon the Last 6 Years, Collegiate Milers and More

The American 800m women took it to another level this week, and a Japanese runner reminded us the American men's marathoners have struggled as a whole.
January 28, 2017

2017 BU Terrier Classic Live Results / Start Lists / Schedule

Distance highlights include Robby Andrews winning the 1000 (2:21.23), New Hampshire's Elinor Purrier taking the mile in 4:34.98, Esther Guerro taking the 800 in 2:01.72 over Cory McGee (2:02.20), and Megan Malasarte winning the 1000 (2:45.51). *MB: Robby Andrew's 1k
September 17, 2016

RRW: Providence Earned Dominant Win At BC Battle In Beantown

On the men's side, Dartmouth won as #6 ranked Arkansas finished only 3rd holding some athletes out. UNH's Elinor Purrier and Arkansas' Alex George (running in a speedsuit) got the individual victories. *Full Results
September 16, 2016

Battle in Beantown: No. 3 Providence Women Roll; Unranked Dartmouth Men Upset No. 20 Providence and Shorthanded No. 6 Arkansas

At the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown, Arkansas' Alex George (24:09) and UNH's Elinor Purrier (17:06) claimed the individual wins at Franklin Park. We also ran into Molly Huddle, who updated us on the early stages of her NYC Marathon training.
June 07, 2016

2016 NCAA Outdoor Women's Mid-D/Steeple Preview: Can Raevyn Rogers (800), Marta Freitas (1,500) & Courtney Frerichs (3,000 SC) Deliver As Favorites?

Freitas (4:09.80) and Frerichs (9:29.31) have SBs that put them well ahead of the rest of the NCAA, while Rogers is the defending NCAA indoor/outdoor champion. Can indoor mile champ Kaela Edwards challenge Freitas in the 1,500? What about Stanford's supersoph Olivia Baker (NCAA-leading 2:01.02) in the 800?
March 04, 2016

2016 NCAA W Mile Preview: Can UNH's Elinor Purrier Win One For the Small Schools?

Purrier's 4:29.71 is over two seconds faster than anyone else in the NCAA this year. Can Oklahoma State's Kaela Edwards, Villanova's Angel Piccirillo or North Dakota State's Erin Teschuk challenge her?
May 18, 2015

2015 IC4A/ECAC Track And Field Championships Results

In the steeple, Elinor Purrier won in 9:53.53 over Emily Ritter (9:55.15). LIU Brooklyn men and George Mason women won the team titles.