Daniel Petty

Digital Director of Audience Development

Daniel Petty

Digital Director of Audience Development for 抖阴ap. He is a former senior editor, director of audience development, digital director of sports and social media editor at The Post. He has covered running, endurance and outdoors sports for years for The Denver Post and other publications. Outside of work, he enjoys running, cycling, snowboarding and hiking. He left The Post on April 30, 2017.

David Oliver races to a second place finish the third heat of the semifinals in the men's 110-meter hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, Saturday, July 9, 2016, in Eugene Ore. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

David Oliver pulls out of Olympic Trials hurdle final with hamstring injury

August 22, 2016 at 6:27 p.m.

David Oliver's chances to make another Olympic team came to a heartbreaking end Saturday when he suffered a left hamstring injury in the semifinal and was forced to scratch from...

EUGENE, OR - JULY 09: Kara Winger competes in the Women's Javelin Throw Final during the 2016 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on July 9, 2016 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Kara Winger finishes third in javelin to qualify for Rio Olympics

July 9, 2016 at 9:41 p.m.

Kara Winger on Saturday finished third in the women's javelin at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials to qualify for the Rio Olympics.

EUGENE, OR - JULY 08: Michael Norman competes in the Men's 200 Meter Semi-Finals during the 2016 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on July 8, 2016 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

A majority of track and field Olympic athletes are first-timers. That’s entirely normal.

July 26, 2016 at 4:45 p.m.

Team USA's track and field team聽will showcase scores of new, younger faces, some of whom haven't even graduated high school.

EUGENE, OR - JULY 08: Mason Finley competes on his way to placing first in the Men's Discus Throw Final during the 2016 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on July 8, 2016 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Mason Finley wins men’s discus at U.S. Olympic Trials

July 26, 2016 at 5:11 p.m.

Mason Finley established himself聽as the man to beat in the men's discus even before Friday's final round at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials.

David Oliver wins the fourth heat in the men's 110-meter hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, Friday, July 8, 2016, in Eugene Ore. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

David Oliver coasts to hurdles semifinal qualifier at U.S. Olympic Trials

July 26, 2016 at 4:37 p.m.

David Oliver qualified for the semi-finals of the men's 110 meter hurdles on Friday under cloudy skies at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field at the U.S. Olympic Track and...

Kara Winger competes during qualifying for the women聮s javelin at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, Thursday, July 7, 2016, in Eugene Ore. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

What Colorado athletes to watch on Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials

July 9, 2016 at 1:20 a.m.

What Colorado athletes to watch during Day 9 of the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, plus how to watch the events on television.

EUGENE, OR - JULY 07: Emma Coburn competes in the Women's 3000 Meter Steeplechase during the 2016 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on July 7, 2016 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

How to watch Day 8 of the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials

July 26, 2016 at 4:37 p.m.

How to watch the Olympic Track and Field Trials on TV for Day 8, and what athletes from Colorado to keep an eye on.

Jenny Simpson, Shannon Rowbury and Sara Sutherland run in the Olympic Trials.

Three former CU Buffs advance in women’s 1500 meters at Olympic Trials

July 26, 2016 at 4:37 p.m.

One of the quirkier聽qualification processes here聽at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials involved Thursday's 1,500-meter women's first round. Twenty-seven women started 鈥� and only three were eliminated.

Emma Coburn reacts to winning the women's steeplechase final during Day 7 of the Olympic Track and Field Trials

Emma Coburn wins steeplechase at Olympic Trials, punching ticket to Rio Games

July 26, 2016 at 4:44 p.m.

Emma Coburn made her second-straight Olympic team in the women's 3,000 meter steeplechase at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, slowly gapping a field that could simply not keep...

Kara Winger, throwing in only her second meet this season, makes javelin final

July 26, 2016 at 4:37 p.m.

Kara Winger needed only a single throw to finish first in qualifying in the women's javelin.

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