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Shot putter Reese Hoffa qualifies for third Olympics

...between Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh in the women's 100.And With no protocol in place, there's no guessing how USA Track and Field plans to settle the situation. The organization is still determining a procedure to settle the situation...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/olympics/2012-06-24/shot-putter-reese-hoffa-
Track group draws scrutiny with no plan to settle tie

...Greene, who would do a coin toss as a last resort.Everybody has an opinion ? even Olympic gold medalists ? about USA Track and Field's hastily unveiled options for breaking a third-place tie between Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh, who...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/2012-06-26/track-group-draws-scrutiny-no-pla
Overtime

...David Robinson, of Sandersville, Ga., shot 74. Track and FieldTiebreaker won't occur before 200In Eugene, Ore., USA Track and Field officials said they will wait until after the women's 200 meters Saturday night at the Olympic track trials...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/2012-06-27/overtime
Allyson Felix takes Olympic gold in 200

...first time in an otherwise-pristine career.Her tie with Jeneba Tarmoh for the third and final spot in the 100 forced USA Track and Field officials to scramble for a solution. One possibility was a coin flip; instead, they settled on a run-off...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/olympics/2012-08-08/allyson-felix-takes-olym
Lance Armstrong banned from running Chicago Marathon

...France titles. Armstrong, who retired last year, has denied doping.Marathon officials said Armstrong didn't formally register for the race, but noted that USADA's ruling bars him from entering races sanctioned by USA Track & Field.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/other-sports/2012-09-07/lance-armstrong-bann
Spearmon wins men's 200, women's 100 runoff set for Monday

...Tarmoh finished fifth.On Sunday morning the athletes got together with track officials and decided on the Monday runoff.USA Track and Field was criticized because there was no tiebreaking policy in the first place and because the matter lingered for...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/olympics/2012-07-01/spearmon-wins-mens-200-w
Tarmoh declines 100 meter runoff against Felix

...meters rather than meet training partner Allyson Felix at the starting line to break a third-place tie. She notified USA Track and Field early in the day of her intention to withdraw from the Monday night race, later saying it was simply because...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/olympics/2012-07-02/tarmoh-declines-100-mete
Jeneba Tarmoh moves on from runoff debacle

...her spot in the 100 to training partner Allyson Felix after they finished in a dead heat for third place on June 23.USA Track and Field didn't have a protocol in place to break the tie and adopted one on the fly. The athletes could choose between...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/olympics/2012-07-24/jeneba-tarmoh-moves-runo
First lady, sport groups unite to reach children

...reach 40,000 additional children, the U.S. Soccer Federation will engage 12,000 youth in after-school programs, USA Track & Field is expanding its youth program by 35 percent and the U.S. Tennis Association plans to reach 750,000 new kids...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/olympics/2012-05-15/first-lady-sport-groups-
Overtime

...defend worlds titleOlympic and world 400-meter champion LaShawn Merritt will be on the U.S. roster for worlds after USA Track and Field waived a rule that would have prevented him from competing because he missed national championships while serving...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/other-sports/2011-06-28/overtime-0