http://www.samfordsports.com Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:30:14 EDT en-us 30 http://backend.userland.com/rss Latest Samford Track news Copyright 2008 http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/cs/graphics/teams/team-logo-samf.gif http://www.samfordsports.com 51 60 http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/samf/sports/c-track/spec-rel/082008aaa.html BIRMINGHAM, Ala. --- Samford University assistant cross country and track and field coach Chad James will take off to the Far East in a week to coach Lakeshore Foundation athletes Carlos Leon and Scott Winkler in the throwing events of the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China.]]> http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/samf/sports/c-track/spec-rel/082008aaa.html Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:08:42 PST http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/samf/sports/c-track/spec-rel/072208aaa.html BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ---- Samford track and field head coach Rod Tiffin has added another talented student-athlete to the 2008-09 roster. A native of Norcross, Ga., David Polstra joins a young but experienced squad who looks to excel under new leadership in the coming season.]]> http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/samf/sports/c-track/spec-rel/072208aaa.html Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:47:30 PST http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/samf/sports/c-track/spec-rel/070908aab.html BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ---- Hoover, Ala., native Patrick Wells signed with Samford track and field June 18 for the 2008-09 season. The Bulldog signee is a transfer from the University of Alabama and will start competing as a junior.]]> http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/samf/sports/c-track/spec-rel/070908aab.html Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:33:51 PST http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/samf/sports/c-track/recaps/061308aaa.html DES MOINES, Iowa ---- Samford senior distance runner Lauren Blankenship fell just shy of earning her second All-American status Friday night at the 2008 NCAA Track and Field Championships hosted by Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Blankenship finished 15th in the 5,000 meters finals after qualifying Thursday with a fifth place finish in her preliminary heat.]]> http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/samf/sports/c-track/recaps/061308aaa.html Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:21:34 PST http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/samf/sports/c-track/recaps/061108aaa.html DES MOINES, Iowa ---- Senior Bulldog Lauren Blankenship qualified for the finals of the 5,000 meters of the NCAA Track and Field Championships Wednesday evening. The distance runner from Alpharetta, Ga., took fifth place in the first heat of Wednesday's competition, automatically qualifying her for the finals which will take place Friday night.]]> http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/samf/sports/c-track/recaps/061108aaa.html Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:40:17 PST http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/samf/sports/c-track/spec-rel/060308aaa.html BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ---- Samford senior distance runner Lauren Blankenship was notified Tuesday that she will be competing in the NCAA Championships, June 11-14. Blankenship will run in the 5,000-meter race, the same race she placed eighth in just last weekend at the NCAA Mideast Regional.]]> http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/samf/sports/c-track/spec-rel/060308aaa.html Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:02:22 PST http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/samf/sports/c-track/spec-rel/060208aaa.html BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ---- Senior Bulldog distance runner Lauren Blankenship earned NCAA All-Mideast Region honors for her eighth-place finish at the NCAA Regional on Friday in the 5,000-meter race, it was announced Monday by the U.S. Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association.]]> http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/samf/sports/c-track/spec-rel/060208aaa.html Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:13:05 PST http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/samf/sports/c-track/recaps/053008aaa.html FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. ---- No Samford student-athletes were able to automatically advance to the NCAA Championships in the first day of the 2008 NCAA Mideast Regional hosted by the University of Arkansas. Three Bulldogs - Lauren Blankenship, Michael Smith and Hillary Neal - competed in the event.]]> http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/samf/sports/c-track/recaps/053008aaa.html Fri, 30 May 2008 21:20:16 PST http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/samf/sports/c-track/spec-rel/053008aaa.html BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ---- Three Samford student-athletes will compete in the 2008 NCAA Mideast Track and Field Regional Friday and Saturday, May 30-31. The two-day event is hosted by the University of Arkansas.]]> http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/samf/sports/c-track/spec-rel/053008aaa.html Fri, 30 May 2008 14:20:44 PST http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/samf/sports/c-track/spec-rel/052508aab.html BATON ROUGE, La.--Bill McClure, a former track and field coach and athletics administrator at Samford, passed away Saturday night after a long illness at the age of 86.]]> http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/samf/sports/c-track/spec-rel/052508aab.html Sun, 25 May 2008 17:50:09 PST http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/samf/sports/c-track/recaps/051708aaa.html ATLANTA, Ga. ---- Three Samford Bulldogs will compete in the NCAA Mideast Regionals, May 30-31. Four members of the Samford track and field team tried for a last chance at qualifying for the event Saturday at the Georgia Tech Invitational. None of them were able to improve on their marks and qualify but because of qualifying performances earlier in the year, Lauren Blankenship, Hillary Neal and Michael Smith will head to Fayetteville, Ark., to compete for a chance at an NCAA Championships appearance.]]> http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/samf/sports/c-track/recaps/051708aaa.html Sat, 17 May 2008 22:35:21 PST http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/samf/sports/c-track/spec-rel/051508aaa.html BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ---- Four members of the Samford track and field team will compete in the Georgia Tech Invitational this Friday and Saturday, May 16-17, at the George C. Griffin Track in Atlanta, Ga. The two-day event is expected to features over 1,200 athletes from colleges and universities across the nation.]]> http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/samf/sports/c-track/spec-rel/051508aaa.html Thu, 15 May 2008 14:33:07 PST http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/samf/sports/c-track/spec-rel/051408aaa.html BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ---- Former Auburn stand-out Rod Tiffin will be the new Head Track and Field/Cross Country Coach at Samford University, announced Athletic Director Bob Roller Wednesday. Tiffin comes to Samford after serving 11 years at the University of Alabama as an assistant coach. Tiffin's hire will become effective July 1.]]> http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/samf/sports/c-track/spec-rel/051408aaa.html Wed, 14 May 2008 11:20:11 PST http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/samf/sports/c-track/spec-rel/050808aaa.html BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--Blaise Carie, a sophomore track and cross country athlete at Samford, has been selected to participate in the NCAA National Student-Athlete Development Conference in Orlando, Fla.]]> http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/samf/sports/c-track/spec-rel/050808aaa.html Thu, 08 May 2008 19:59:17 PST http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/samf/sports/c-track/recaps/050308aaa.html CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. ---- The Samford University track and field teams captured their highest conference finishes Saturday in the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships held at the Stuber Track Complex on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. The Bulldog women earned second place with 118.5 points while the men grabbed fifth place with 49 points.]]> http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/samf/sports/c-track/recaps/050308aaa.html Sat, 03 May 2008 21:27:47 PST