LAST LAP — September
HERE’S THIS MONTH’S collection of short takes on generally off-track activities that have gone/will go a long way towards shaping… Read More
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FOR THE RECORD — September
Records reported since the August issue: W = World; A = American; J = Junior (U20). MEN ABSOLUTE TRACK 400… Read More
FROM THE EDITOR — It’s Time To Fill Those Empty Lanes
THE NCAA WAS BETTER THAN THE OT in one area that most probably didn’t notice: it used all the available… Read More
A Sizzling Olympic Trials Chooses Powerful Team USA
EUGENE, OREGON, June 18–21, 24–27 — From the opening round of the first event, the men’s shot qualifying, which began… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s 100 — A Year’s Delay Changed Everything
ON ONE LEVEL, Trayvon Bromell — who in victory here matched the 9.80 time Justin Gatlin ran to win the… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s 200 — Noah Lyles Bounces Back
THE HALF-LAPPER as the two Q rounds played out emanated a déjà vu all over again kinda feel — as… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s 400 — Michael Norman Leads New Faces
THE EVENT HAD A NEW, younger look this year, with no repeat finalists from ’16. In a closely contested final,… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s 800 — Clayton Murphy Back In Form
MAYBE CLAYTON MURPHY knew he was ready. Maybe Donavan Brazier knew that he wasn’t. The fans, however, not privy to… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s 1500 — Cole Hocker Outfoxes The Fox
ONCE AGAIN MATTHEW CENTROWITZ proved he is the master of tactics in the 1500, but that didn’t protect the reigning… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s Steeple — Hillary Bor Had The Best Last Lap
THANKS TO DONN CABRAL’S going to the front and staying there for the better part of 6 circuits, the steeplechase… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s 5000 — Paul Chelimo Tough To Pass
DEPENDING ON POINT OF VIEW, Paul Chelimo is either a competitor, a tactician or a cheater. Down the stretch of… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s 10,000 — Woody Kincaid Had Biggest Kick
A 25-LAP RACE has lots of numbers, but the operative numbers here were a 79-degree (26C) temperature and 12 runners… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s 110H — Grant Holloway Destroys The Field
AN AMAZING PENULTIMATE DAY of the Trials was closed out by Grant Holloway’s 12.96 win to lead a Tokyo-bound trio… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s 400H — Rai Benjamin Oh-So-Close To WR
OLYMPIC TRIALS TRACK EVENTS rarely begin their qualifying rounds with an overwhelming, odds-on favorite. This year’s men’s 400H was an… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s 20K Walk — Now Nick Christie Waits
THE PLAN — by moving the start to 7:00 in the morning — was to beat the worst of the… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s High Jump — JuVaughn Harrison Starts His Double
THAT SOARING TEMPERATURES might make the high jump difficult started to become apparent at the first height, an “easy” 7-1… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s Vault — Chris Nilsen Was Perfect
THE OT VAULT is often a mental chess match. And this year’s emerging Grandmasters were the unshakable Chris Nilsen, the… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s Long Jump — Harrison’s Double A Done Deal
HE DID IT. JuVaughn Harrison won an unprecedented OT double in the high jump and long jump. Well prepared for… Read More
