Tag: track and field
Former SU runner Justyn Knight to join Team Canada in Tokyo Olympics
Knight was the 5000-meter NCAA champion in 2017, and helped lead Syracuse to a cross country national championship as a sophomore. Read More »
Amanda Vestri finishes in top 10 at NCAA Outdoor Championships
Aidan Tooker, JP Trojan, Amanda Vestri and Annie Heffernan represented Syracuse in the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships this week. Read More »
4 Syracuse runners qualify for NCAA Championships
JP Trojan finished 10th in the men's 10,000 meter race, becoming the first Syracuse runner to qualify for the NCAA Championships. Read More »
Syracuse unable to secure individual title at ACC Outdoor Championships
In the women’s 10,000-meter, Syracuse placed two runners in the top six. Amanda Vestri placed fourth and Annie Heffernan took sixth. Read More »
Justus Holden-Betts is becoming SU’s latest steeplechase star
Heading into the ACC Outdoor Championships on Thursday, Holden-Betts will look to set another personal best in order to reach the NCAA East Regionals. Read More »
Amanda Vestri wins women’s 5,000-meter by 19 seconds at Virginia Grand Prix
In addition to Amanda Vestri winning the 5,000-meter, two other SU runners finished within the top 10 in the event. Read More »
SU record-holder Flings Owusu-Agyapong looks to make return to the Olympics
Flings Owusu-Agyapong was the Ghanaian flag bearer in the 2016 Olympic opening ceremony and hopes to return to the Olympics in 2020. Read More »
Amanda Vestri sets 10k meet record at Virginia Challenge
Amanda Vestri set the Virginia Challenge's 10k record, beating the second place finisher by almost 40 seconds. Read More »
Shaleah Colaire wins 400-meter hurdles at Hurricane Alumni Invitational
Shaleah Colaire won the 400-meter hurdles event at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational. Read More »
Syracuse women’s track wins 2 races at Ocean State Invitational
Syracuse women’s track took home first place in the 400-meter and 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Ocean State Invitational. Read More »
After disappointing 2016 Olympics, SU alum Katie Zaferes prepares for Tokyo
Katie Zaferes finished 18th in the triathlon in the 2016 Rio Olympics. She is now the top triathlete in the world heading into Tokyo this summer. Read More »
Syracuse's Annie Heffernan places top-10 in Raleigh Relays
Only one Syracuse runner finished in the top 10 during the Raleigh Relays as part of the start of the outdoor track and field season. Read More »
How Amanda Vestri became Syracuse’s top distance runner
Amanda Vestri is one of Syracuse's best distance runners. At Syracuse, she learned to pace herself and stay in the middle of the pack before pulling away. Read More »
After winning 9 state titles in high school, Brevin Sims is SU’s newest star
Brevin Sims won nine Tennessee state titles while in high school. At the ACC Indoor Championships, he placed sixth in the 60-meter hurdles. Read More »
JP Trojan named Northeast Region Performer of the Year
Trojan is the top-ranked 5,000-meter runner in the region and finished fourth in the event at the ACC Championship last weekend. Read More »
Syracuse men's and women's track finish 14th in ACC championships
Amanda Vestri won Syracuse's only event at the ACC championship in 2021. Read More »
Amanda Vestri wins 5,000-meter race at ACC championship
Amanda Vestri won the 5,000 meters at the ACC championship on Feb. 26, becoming the second Syracuse runner in the last three years to win the event. Read More »
SU alumnus Justyn Knight records world-leading 2-mile time
Syracuse alumnus Justyn Knight's 8:13.92 two-mile time was world-leading Saturday at the New Balance Grand Prix held in Staten Island. Read More »
Syracuse’s Brevin Sims secures top 5 finish at Tiger Paw Invitational
The Orange traveled to Clemson, South Carolina this weekend to participate in the Tiger Paw Invitational. Read More »
Syracuse's Brevin Sims wins debut race at Doc Hale Elite Meet
Brevin Sims, the Tennessee 2020 Gatorade Player of the Year, placed first in his debut race as Syracuse sprinters had their first meet of 2021. Read More »
Syracuse track and field begins indoor season at Virginia Tech Invitational
Syracuse distance runners participated in the 3,000-meter, 5,000-meter and mile races to open the indoor track season at the Virginia Tech Invitational. Read More »
Where are they now? The 2015 men’s cross country champions, 5 years later
The Daily Orange takes a look at where members of the 2015 men's cross country are, five years after their championship win Read More »
Syracuse struggles at ACC Championships, men place 6th
The Orange men placed sixth overall with a total score of 135- one more point than 5th place Duke, who entered the weekend unranked. Read More »