FARMINGTON — University of Maine graduates got an emotional sendoff during Saturday’s commencement from their senior class speaker and Joan Benoit Samuelson, a hero and role model for women everywhere ...

You might think that now that her competitive running days are behind her, life might be slowing down for Joan Benoit Samuelson. Think again. Samuelson is still busy operating the Beach to Beacon 10K ...

LOS ANGELES, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Joan Benoit Samuelson, the first women's Olympic marathon champion, hopes the return of the Summer Games to Los Angeles in 2028 will propel a new generation of American ...

Joan Samuelson remembers the day very well, much better than Bill Rodgers does. She was a 19-year-old college sophomore, a field hockey player and aspiring distance runner at Bowdoin College, and she ...

Joan Benoit-Samuelson, the 1984 Olympic Marathon Champion, joined fans in Eugene to run in celebration of the 40 year anniversary of Title IX.

During the Women's Olympic Marathon Trials in Boston last April, the roadside crowds cheered loudest for her, the local girl who conquered the world. Some of her competitors hadn't been born the year ...

Joan Samuelson remembers the day very well, much better than Bill Rodgers does.