Mabel Staton, the Black track and field standout who broke through racial barriers and became the only woman to compete for ...

Mabel Landry Staton, a track and field trailblazer who was the only female American to compete in long jump at the 1952 Olympics Games in Helsinki, has died at 92, her family said.

Staton, who went by the name of Mabel Landry when she attended DePaul in the 1950s, before the school had a women's track team, was inducted into the university's athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.

There’s little over a month to go until the World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing 25 and excitement is building for ...