U.S. Collegiate Women’s Indoor Athlete Of The Year — Lexi Jacobus
SHE DIDN’T QUITE claim the Collegiate Indoor Record, but Lexi Jacobus did get the low-altitude version, clearing 15-4¼ (4.68) to… Read More
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U.S. Collegiate Men’s Indoor Athlete Of The Year — Grant Holloway
GRANT HOLLOWAY’S FINGERPRINTS were all over the NCAA Championships, making him a slam-dunk choice. He didn’t just win a 60/60H… Read More
U.S. Women’s Indoor Athlete Of The Year — Ajee’ Wilson
HER AMERICAN RECORD 1:58.60 in the 800—which also ended up as the yearly world leader—was the topper for Ajee’ Wilson,… Read More
U.S. Men’s Indoor Athlete Of The Year — Donavan Brazier
IT WAS TOUGH TO TOP do-everything collegian Grant Holloway, but Donavan Brazier did, setting an American Record 1:44.41 in the… Read More
Vin Lananna Files Formal Grievance Against USATF
AT A MEETING held during the indoor nationals, USATF’s Board Of Directors opted to take no action on federation President… Read More
Women’s Indoor Athlete Of The Year — Mariya Lasitskene
IT’S ALWAYS TOUGH to choose between/among athletes who have options in multiple events (generally speaking, tracksters) and those with only… Read More
Men’s Indoor Athlete Of The Year — Yomif Kejelcha
IN A TIGHT-TIGHT DECISION which even found one member of our panel lobbying for a tie, Yomif Kejelcha has been… Read More
Late-Blooming Gregorek Breaks 3:50 Barrier
“I shocked myself pretty bad with that one,” says Johnny Gregorek, who scared the American Record with his 3:49.98 to… Read More
Stanford’s Grant Fisher Has Multiple Options
“There was a lot of chaos,” recalls Grant Fisher of his stunning win in the Millrose 3000, a race that… Read More
Athing Mu — National HS Leader In 4 Events
Al Jennings has been coaching prep standout Athing Mu (Central, Trenton, New Jersey) since she was 8 years old and… Read More
T&FN Interview — Shelby Houlihan
Shelby Houlihan 1999—Finishes 2nd in the Sioux City first-grade cross country race, a crushing 100 seconds behind the winner over… Read More
From The T&FN Vaults — El Guerrouj Breaks Indoor 1500 & Mile Records
With Yomif Kejelcha assaulting the undercover WRs in the middle distances two February weekends in a row (on the 9th… Read More
Franklin Knew AR Was Coming, But Not When
When Tori Franklin leaped to her American Record 47-9¾ (14.57) in Madrid, she knew coming out of the sand that… Read More
Payton Otterdahl Welcomes The Spin He’s In
When shot putter Payton Otterdahl tossed a world-leading 71-0 (21.64) at Nebraska’s Colligan Memorial, it was the culmination of a… Read More
Akron’s Matt Ludwig Joins The 19-Foot Club
It’s only February yet the men’s pole vault is taking off with Mach 5 velocity. Collegians are in the elite… Read More
Book Review — The Sky’s The Limit:
The Joe Dial Story
JOE DIAL WAS T&FN’s HS Athlete Of The Year in ’81. He broke the national record 4 times that year,… Read More
Justin Gatlin — And Miles To Go Before He Sleeps
Farewell tour? No way. Justin Gatlin is here to tell the sport ixnay on his etirementray. With no disrespect to… Read More
WR Holder Kevin Mayer Wasn’t Fueled By Anger
It wasn’t about revenge. Nor was it some cathartic release of frustration venting from Kevin Mayer over 2 special days—and… Read More
Do The Multi-Events Really Need Revamping?
It’s the Gundersen Method, in recent years a component of the rules in Modern Pentathlon and Nordic Combined that heightens—at… Read More
New Flag, New Beginning For Rai Benjamin
A recent tweet quoting Rai Benjamin, the 21-year-old Collegiate Record holder who is history’s equal third-fastest 400 hurdler, summed up… Read More
