His name wasn't splashed across any of the headlines when Grand Slam Track — the running league that was supposed to infuse cash into the sport and its athletes' bank accounts — declared bankruptcy, making it official that dozens of runners and even more vendors might not see any of the money they were promised.

The 16-year-old middle-distance runner just didn't have it. Not on this night. His kick, the one that helped him shatter all sorts of 800-meter records in this breakout season, wasn't there. Maybe it was the magnitude of the stage for Cooper Lutkenhaus ...

In the second installment of a four-part series, the NJ.com indoor track staff highlights the state’s top junior boys runners and invites you, the fans, to vote for the athletes you believe stand above the rest. Scroll down to meet the nominees and cast your vote in the poll below.

Athlete of the Year Tatum Cramer and Coach of the Year Chris Scanlan lead the 2025 Times Union girls’ outdoor track and field all-star teams. The pair were part of a stellar season for Section II athletes that saw multiple area records fall as four ...

Kim was born in 1996, and gained a degree in Physical Education from Changwon National University, and previously attended Chungbuk Sports High School. Her specialty is the 400 me

The rest of the distance runners were done for the day. The track was empty and Nelly Puente was debating whether to do a final 400-meter sprint to conclude her workout. No one, other than her coach, Katherine Reimer, was around to see if she did the extra ...

The outcome of the voting will have no bearing on NJ.com postseason awards or All-State selections, which will made solely by indoor track writers Bakari Tice and Greg Patuto. The finalists and the results of the poll are below the list of athletes. Times from the below athletes can be found on nj.milesplit.com.