When Vin Lananna was hired in July 2005 as the head track and field coach, he immediately helped the University pursue the U.S. Olympic Trials and return to a strong distance running tradition.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – It was a decision that robbed hundreds of athletes of their once-in-a-lifetime chance at Olympic glory, and for more than four decades, it weighed heavily on the man who made ...

Members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Track & Field team, including six Oregon athletes, were honored today during the Olympic Trials’ opening ceremonies and a trip to the State Capitol in Salem. The team ...

Every four years during the Summer Olympic Games, there’s still a part of Ron Neugent that hurts. It’s been 44 years since the Wichita native earned the right to represent his country in men’s ...