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By Doug Robinson
Source: Deseret News
With relatively little fanfare, BYU athletes pulled off a distance-running double for their school this summer.
First, Kyle Perry, a BYU senior, won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA track and field championships in Eugene, Ore.
Then two weeks later, his training partner, BYU graduate Josh McAdams, won the steeplechase at the USA [...]

Liz appears in the Nike “Courage” Commercial that has been running on NBC during the 2008 Olympics:

IAAF WORLD RANKINGS – Women’s 3000 Meter Steeplechase
The IAAF world rankings are determined by an average of all race performances during the year. The top eight athletes in the world in each event were invited to the World Athletics Final (held in Monaco in September 2005).

Name
Country
Points
 

1
Dorcus Inzikuru
Uganda
1331
 

2
Mardrea Hyman
Jamaica
1226
 

3
Korene Hinds
Jamaica
1223
 

4
Lívia TÓTH
Hungary
1222
 

5
Cristina Casandra
Romania
1219
 

6
Salome Chepchumba
Kenya
1207
 

7
Elizabeth Jackson
USA
1157
 

8
Lisa [...]

Source: USATF.org
During meetings this week in Lausanne, Switzerland, the executive board of the International Olympic Committee accepted an IAAF request to include the women’s 3,000m steeplechase at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
The inaugural Olympic women’s steeplechase will occur during the 20th year of women’s international steeplechase competition. The women’s steeplechase was included at [...]

Source: LetsRun.com
For the first time ever in the history of the event, World Championship spots were on the line at the women’s steeplechase final at the US Championships. The event was first introduced to the US champs in 1999, but has gradually increased in competitiveness as 2005 and the events inclusion in the World Championships [...]

Source: GoStanford.com
Women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase FINAL: 1:00pm, SATURDAY
World record: 9:16.51, Alesya Turova (BLR), 2002
American record: 9:41.94, Elizabeth Jackson, 2002
Meet record: 9:47.35, Elizabeth Jackson, 2002
THE SCOOP: American record holder and three-time U.S. champion Elizabeth Jackson is the defending champion and favorite in 2003. Former Oregon All-American Lisa Nye was the 2001 champion and is the veteran of [...]

Source: Stanford.com
Stanford, Calif.
The top men’s and women’s distance runners in the United States, including American record holders Regina Jacobs, Deena Drossin, Nicole Teter, Elizabeth Jackson, and Meb Keflezighi will run at Stanford’s Cobb Track and Angell Field at the USA Track and Field Championships on June 21-23. In addition, world ranked U.S. runners such [...]

Elizabeth Jackson ran a U.S. leading time of 9:50.87 in the 3000 Meter Steeplechase at Milan, Italy on June 11th. The USA National Championships are to be held later this month. Jackson is ranked first in the nation headed into nationals.

Source: GoStanford.com
Stanford, Ca – Yoko Shibui of Japan and Deena Drossin of the United States set national records in the 10,000 meters for their respective countries to highlight the Cardinal Invitational on Friday at Cobb Track & Angell Field.
Shibui ran 30:48.89 to win the race, while Drossin was clocked in 30:50.32. Drossin beat the previous [...]

Source: USATF
By: Shawn Touney
USATF Communications Intern
INDIANAPOLIS – Fifteen-year old Michelle Carter, who set a national age
division record in the intermediate girl’s shot put this past weekend at the
USATF Youth Athletics National Championships in Decatur, Ill., has been named
USATF Athlete of the Week. Carter tossed the shot 14.99 meters/49 feet, 02.25
inches, breaking the record in her [...]