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This weekend U.S. track and field stars Lolo Jones and Lauryn Williams were named to the U.S. Olympic bobsled team.  Participation in the 2014 Olympics at Sochi will make them two of only ten American athletes and two of only 25 female athletes worldwide to ever participate in both the summer and winter Olympics.  This feat alone should garner praise and admiration, but for one of these two athletes, her accomplishments thus far just haven’t been enough.  Hurdler Lolo Jones h

What were you doing at the age of 17? Probably not running in World Championships, right? Well, that’s exactly what today’s GladiatHer to Watch, Mary Cain, was doing.  At 17 Cain became the youngest person EVER to run in the finals of the 1500 in the World Championship.  On the way to the WCs Cain shattered record after record in middle distance races (800m to 2 miles).  Today she announced that she will be forgoing the experience of running as a college athlete and will head