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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 08/14/2009
Stephanie Brown Trafton didn't sound satisfied, although that Olympic gold medal from Beijing last August was a nice validation of where she ranks among the world's female discus throwers. Her challenge now is staying at the top. So she's hoping to step into the ring and deliver another magical performance in the IAAF World Outdoor Championships, which begin a nine-day run Saturday in Berlin. Trafton,...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 03/29/2009
Stacy Dragila For Stacy Dragila and Amy Acuff, it's time to savor one last outdoor track and field season, say goodbye and cherish the memories. And there are plenty. Dragila, the former goat-roper from Placer High School in Auburn, won the first Olympic gold medal in the women's pole vault in 2000, earned two outdoor and one indoor world championships, claimed 17 national titles – nine outdoors...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 12/28/2008
Gold medal-winning coxswain Mary Whipple grew up in Orangevale and graduated from Sacramento Adventist Academy. Amy Acuff Track and field The Isleton resident won the U.S. Indoor high jump title with a 6-foot, 3 1/2-inch effort. She finished second in the U.S. Olympic Trials with a 6-4 leap, then just missed reaching the Olympic final, clearing 6-2 1/4. Jill Camarena Track and field Her Olympic hopes...
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