Natasha Wodak

The Sports Peakbox: cross country and track and field

By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor  Welcome to The PeakBox. I am your host, Isabella Urbani. Each week The Peak will answer student submitted questions about sports at SFU. This week, we asked students to pose questions about cross country and track and field.  When did track and field and cross country originate? Track and field is a term used to describe “running, jumping for height, and throwing for distance.” Disciplines outside of running are referred to as field events. The sport of track and field has been practised for centuries. The ancient Olympic games, first recorded in 776 B.C.,  including…

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