What Are All Those Symbols?
We’re talking about the notations found in results we publish in eTrack Newsletter and as part of website and magazine news stories. A combination of numbers and letters in parentheses, such as “9, x W” means that the athlete has moved to No. 9 on the all-time world list, with a performance outside the top 10. Had it say, been the No. 9 performance, the notation would have been “9, 9 W.”
You might also find something like “x, 6 A”. The x in the first position means the mark is not a PR, but the performance is No. 6 in U.S. history.
We note all-time list positions for World (W), U.S. (A), College (C), Juniors (WJ or
AJ) and High School (HS).
We also denote yearly list leaders for the World (WL), U.S. (AL), College (CL) (Div. I
only) and High School (HS). □
