By Aniyah Cusseaux — Staff Writer San Jose State men and women’s track and field finished in seventh and 11th place in the three-day Mountain West Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, N.M. Both teams competed in various events, which included 60, Read more
By Aniyah Cusseaux — Staff Writer Sarahvaughn King etched her name into the history books of the renown San Jose State track and field program. With only a few collegiate track meets under her belt, the sophomore set a new Read more
By Aniyah Cusseaux — Staff Writer San Jose State men’s and women’s track and field placed second and third for several events at the Boise State Team Challenge indoor meet on Saturday. Junior Silvia Gutierrez competed in her second collegiate Read more
By Chris Estrada – Staff Writer Standing atop the winner’s podium, Tommie Smith wasn’t thinking about himself after achieving his lifelong dream, but rather those back home still suffering from systemic injustices. “When I won that gold medal, it wasn’t just Read more
By Brooke Finister – Staff Writer The untold story of the John Carlos and Tommie Smith statues is important when looking at the legacy of encouragement at San Jose State University. A fiberglass and bronze structure was erected on October 16, Read more
By: Madyson Montoya- Staff Writer After 30 years of waiting at the starting line, the pistol has been fired and men’s track is racing back to Speed City. A huge part of the team’s history has been missing representation, but it’s back and Read more
By: Austin Turner- Staff Writer Many of the most memorable events in the history of sports have nothing to do with the actual sport: Jesse Owens standing up to Hitler in Berlin, Jackie Rob- inson breaking the color barrier,Muhammad Ali’s Read more
By Nathanael Person The 1960s was a tumultuous decade for Americans of ethnic minority. No group embodied this struggle as much as African Americans. As the United States slowly realized the dream of desegregation, racism and violence were rampant. Tommie Read more
By Hugo Vera – Staff Writer October 16, 1968 will forever be remembered as one of the most pivotal and divisive demonstrations not only in sports history, but world history. When San Jose State track and field athletes Tommie Smith and Read more
By Sara Biela – Content Editor All eyes on the international stage. Countless people sat in front of their televisions to watch San Jose State men’s track and field stars Tommie Smith and John Carlos receive their gold and bronze Read more
By Marissa Scott San Jose State’s two-time Mountain West long-jump champion Destiny Longmire will join Big-12 Texas Christian University, as announced on the Horned Frog Twitter account on July 23. Longmire, arguably one of the best women track and field Read more
By Lindsey Boyd The first San Jose State female track and field athlete to make it to NCAA in the five years of the team now exists. She was also the Mountain West champion 2017 and 2018 in the long Read more
By @MadysonMontoya Women’s track and field broke records and placed high at the Cardinal Classic in Stanford. The heavy-loaded week ended with the Spartan sprinters and jumpers competing against some of the top teams in the nation. The two-day meet started Read more
By @jenaemims_ San Jose State’s women’s track and field split up its team for three different outdoor meets in four days this week. Starting off the week, the Spartans headed south to Azusa and participated in the Bryan Clay Invitational. The Read more
By Madyson Montoya (@MadysonMontoya): A busy week lies ahead for San Jose State’s women’s track and field team as it heads up and down the state to compete in three different meets. Starting on Wednesday, junior Kolbi Sims will partake Read more