Ryan Whiting photo by WingedFootFotos.com/Trevor Barron photo by Ed Yaker

 Arizona State graduate, Ryan Whiting (pictured far left), won the shotput at the Millrose Games with a final throw of 69'11".  (Photo by Geoffrey Decker)

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Kiski's Reid picks Cornell (via m.triblive.com)

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 There was a time – one year ago, to be exact - when Monica Pechanec had no idea about the pole vault.  “All I knew is it was something in track and field that used a long pole and a box,” she said. “I didn’t know anything about it.”

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(Photo by Tim Fulton, ArmoryTrack.com)

Photo by Gregg Armstrong, ArmoryTrack.com

By Peter Gambaccini Photos by Victah Sailer Frances Koons of the newly formed New Jersey-New York Track Club, coached by Frank Gagliano, will do the (via Racing News)

More than 20 years ago, Riva Johnson played field hockey and lacrosse at Cherry Hill West High School. In her junior year, Johnson (then Riva Gensib) switched to cross-country and track. With running, she says, "I got out whatever I put into it. I wasn't relying on 10 other teammates to win." (via www.philly.com)