Photos: Brigetta Barrett

UA high jumper and Olympic silver medalist Brigetta Barrett has won 24 consecutive college high jumping competitions in her athletic career, …

List of Southern Arizonans in Monday's Boston Marathon, with updates

Forty-eight racers with Southern Arizona ties took part in today's Boston Marathon. Below are times for those who finished. Those who have con…

Boston Marathon: Former UA star Bruschi near finish line at time of blast, but is safe

By Ryan Finley, Arizona Daily Star

Former Arizona Wildcats and NFL star Tedy Bruschi was watching from a finish-line area hotel during at the time of today's Boston Marathon bla…

Photos: Explosions at Boston Marathon

Two explosions injure several people at the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15.

Photos: 19th Annual Thanksgiving Cross-Country Classic

Approximately 2,400 runners in a men's 5K, a women's 5K and one mile fun run/walk, took on a European-style cross country course featuring wat…

Rio Rico boys earn team championship

Daniel Gaona Arizona Daily Star

CAVE CREEK - On paper, Rio Rico had the best boys cross country team in the state this season.

High school cross country: Trouard multitalented and multi-titled

Matt Lundgren Arizona Daily Star

Salpointe Catholic senior Andy Trouard earned eight state titles last school year.

High school girls cross country sectionals: CDO sophomore earns win

Daniel Gaona Arizona Daily Star

Canyon del Oro sophomore Bridgette Doucet won the individual title at the Division II, Section II meet on Saturday in 18 minutes, 37.6 seconds.

High school boys cross country sectionals: Salpointe's Trouard clocks record mark

Daniel Gaona Arizona Daily Star

Salpointe Catholic senior Andy Trouard paced down the final stretch of the 3.1-mile Marana High course with a huge lead and had no reason to hurry.

Photos: Cross Country Sectional Meet at Marana

The 2012 Cross Country Sectional Meet at Marana High School on Saturday, Oct. 27.

High school golf and cross country: Salpointe top team, has top individual after one day

Daniel Gaona Arizona Daily Star

Salpointe Catholic junior Krystal Quihuis led all golfers with a 4-under 66 on the first day of action at the Division II girls golf champions…

High school cross country: Pair hope to lead way to state for teams

Alex Williams Arizona Daily Star

When Mountain View's cross country season ended at the Division II sectional meet last year, the Mountain Lions and coach Adam Vargas met to t…

High school cross country: Zibrat no longer snakebit at Rattler

Daniel Gaona Arizona Daily Star

A veteran of the rough course and a rookie runner had something in common at the 11th annual Valerie McGregor Rattler Co-ed Invitational.

High school cross country: Hawks' prey is state title

Daniel Gaona Arizona Daily Star

RIO RICO - Rio Rico cross country coach Stephen Schadler thinks he has the top four runners in the state.

Cross country: Foothills coach changing course

Daniel Gaona Arizona Daily Star

Eric Grossman has been the girls cross country coach at Catalina Foothills for 10 years, and he's always run with the team.

Los Mezquites Cross Country Invitational: Rangers win boys title despite official's error

Daniel Gaona Arizona Daily Star

The Rincon/University boys ran away with a 20-point win at the 22nd annual Los Mezquites Invitational on Saturday, but the Rangers were left w…

Pima College: Runners seek top-10 national finishes

By Daniel Gaona, Arizona Daily Star

Greg Wenneborg is in his eighth season of coaching cross country at Pima College and this year’s squads are the smallest he’s had.

Runner goes the distance for music

By Patrick Finley, Arizona Daily Star

Before you ask, the Barefoot Marathoner wears shoes when he’s singing.

Olympics: Amphi star Bates parlayed Olympic 1992 bronze into NFL career

By Alex Williams, Arizona Daily Star

This continues a countdown to the July 27 start of the Olympics with Southern Arizona moments and figures from previous Games.

Olympic countdown: Ex-Cat made steeplechase final in 1996

By Matthew Lechuga, Arizona Daily Star

This continues a countdown to the July 27 start of the Olympics with Southern Arizona moments and figures from previous Games.

Olympic trials: NCAA heartbreak pushes hurdler Moline's to be "with the best of the best"

By Patrick Finley, Arizona Daily Star

As his car curved away from the Eugene, Ore., airport toward Highway 99 on Tuesday, Fred Harvey imagined an announcer calling the 400-meter hu…

Brutal car wreck, eyesight loss just more hurdles overcome for paralympian

By Patrick Finley, Arizona Daily Star

You can get to London from Tucson by bus.

Arizona Wildcats track: UA's Sambu an overnight sensation

Opinion by Greg Hansen, Arizona Daily Star

Rather than be part of his high school’s sports programs, Stephen Sambu cleaned windows at the school. “That was the punishment,” he says now.…

Running: Runners invited to party Saturday at Tucson's biggest road 5K

By Daniel Gaona, Arizona Daily Star

More than 2,000 runners and walkers of all ages are expected to take over some downtown streets Saturday.

Arizona Wildcats: Sophomore now owns 4 school records

Staff and wire reports

Arizona's Lawi Lalang set a school record in the 1,500 over the weekend at the Payton Jordan Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif.

Running: Desert a draw for world-class duathletes

By Patrick Finley, Arizona Daily Star

Dave Slavinski arrived in Tucson on Friday morning, a few hours after midnight.

Boston Marathon: Tucsonan wins wheelchair division

Staff and wire reports

BOSTON — Tucsonan Shirley Reilly edged Japan's Wakako Tsuchida during a sprint to the finish line to win the women's wheelchair division of to…

Ultrarunner's death a mystery as friends remember him

The Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Up mountainsides, through deserts and the wildest of rugged terrain, there was little that could break the serenity or sol…

Tucson Marathon winners

Daniel Gaona, Arizona Daily Star

Marc LeBlanc from Denver won today's Holualoa Tucson Marathon by just less than 5 minutes, with a time of 2:35:47.

Division II state cross country meet: CDO boys capture first state title

Michael J. Craven Arizona Daily Star

PHOENIX - What a relief.

State cross country meets: Desire to win realized for 2 from Tucson

Michael J. Craven Arizona Daily Star

PHOENIX - Nico Montanez's emotions were boiling over throughout the day on Saturday and the St. Augustine senior wasn't afraid to admit it.

Division III state cross country meet: Sabino's Stamp, Rio Rico boys settle for runner-up finishes

Daniel Gaona Arizona Daily Star

PHOENIX - Sabino's Tyler Stamp and Scottsdale Saguaro's Jake Wynn saved their best for last.

Boys Cross Country: Dorado boys a pack without a leader

Michael J. Craven Arizona Daily Star

Nowadays, Rick Glider leads Canyon del Oro's practice runs from the padded seat of a tall, black mountain bike. It hasn't always been that way.

Cross country sectionals: Newell, Sahuaro girls, CDO boys earn titles

Michael J. Craven Arizona Daily Star

For four years now, Chloe Newell has been on the cusp.

Cross country: Rio Rico dominates Div. III sectional

Daniel Gaona Arizona Daily Star

Rio Rico swept the team titles of Saturday's Division III sectional meet with equally impressive performances.

St. Augustine senior wins sectional, wants state title

Michael J. Craven Arizona Daily Star

St. Augustine Catholic senior Nico Montañez has yet to win a state championship, but the way he sees it, there's plenty of time.

High School Cross Country: Kenyawani's late kick wins sectional

Arizona Daily Star Arizona Daily Star

Rincon/University senior Noah Kenyawani knew he had to take it easy during the first mile of Friday's Division I, Sectional II race at Freesto…

Girls cross country: Foothills fools 'em

Michael J. Craven Arizona Daily Star

Bailey Welliver was merely a wide-eyed freshman last season, but she didn't fail to notice that the Catalina Foothills girls cross country pro…

Photo Gallery: Mount Lemmon Marathon

Hundreds of people gathered before dawn to run the First Annual Mount Lemmon Marathon. The event featured a full Marathon starting at Mile pos…

High school cross country: Not just state title on Newell's mind

Daniel Gaona Arizona Daily Star

Sahuaro cross country runner Chloe Newell finished third in last year's Division II state meet in 19 minutes 27.84 seconds.