In the latest Class AA Boys Cross Country Ratings, released September 3, Rosemount retains its top ranking, as expected. #2 Wayzata changes ...

Here's a round up the weekend's results for quick viewing over the holiday. Hope you're enjoying the official end of summer. Fri...

The highly-touted Rosemount boys cross country team -- ranked #1 in Class AA and NTN's Heartland Region -- lived up to their early bil...

The Minnesota High School cross country season gets underway in earnest Friday at Rosemount's Irish Invite. There, the Rosemount boys --...

Four-time USA triple jump champion Shani Marks finished tied for 18th with a leap of 45-7 1/4 in triple jump qualifying at the IAAF World Tr...

Shani Marks, the final Minnesota athlete to compete at the IAAF World Track and Field Championships in Osaka, Japan faces a basic but chall...

Since it ain't every day that a Minnesotan wins a medal at a World Championships -- heck, Kara Goucher's bronze was the first-ever ...

Former Minnesota State Mankato high jumper Jim Dilling cleared 7-2 1/4 in the qualifying round of the IAAF World Track and Field Champions...

Duluth native Kara Goucher earned a bronze medal in the 10,000 meters at the IAAF World Track and Field Championships today. She clocked ...

What's that joke about California? They tipped the United States and all the loose screws rolled there. Well, a lot of loose items in th...

It's Friday, so in keeping with a little pattern we've established, we'll introduce another new member of Team USA Minnesota to ...

If Tuesday was Shani Marks' "media day" -- we noted her feature on Rosen's Sports Sunday on the same day the Rachel Bloun...

Chad Austin, the author of the fine Running Minnesota interview weblog and a good friend of Down the Backstretch , offers this interesting ...

Grandma's Marathon 8th place finisher Melissa Gacek of Run N Fun and Human Race champ Pat Russell of GEAR currently lead the Minnesota R...

USA triple jump champion Shani Marks, who is counting down the days until she competes at the IAAF World Track and Field Championships in O...

Kenyan runners dominated the Boston Scientific Heart of Summer 10Ks in Minneapolis on Saturday. Angela Mutuku out-kicked Rose Kosgei for the...

In the second in our series of short interviews with the newest members of Team USA Minnesota, we chatted briefly with former Gopher cross c...

Gopher pole vaulter Alicia Rue and Team USA Minnesota marathoner Chris Lundstrom were named USATF Minnesota Athletes of the Month for August...

When I put together DtB 's recent poll about who deserved the #1 ranking in Boys Class AA cross country, I did the usual things one does...

Two groups are offering ways for interested parties to donate money for a new racing wheelchair for Interstate 35W bridge collapse victim Ma...