Olympic Trials Men’s Triple Jump — Will Claye’s Last-Gasp Comethrough
“IT WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS where you had to be a veteran and pull it out and make… Read More
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Olympic Trials Men’s Shot — Ryan Crouser Crushes World Record
AFTER TEASING US on so many occasions with perhaps the greatest consistency the event has ever seen, Ryan Crouser got… Read More
Crouser Is Still In Search Of Perfection
“THAT WAS NOWHERE NEAR THE PERFECT THROW.” And yet, everyone who saw Ryan Crouser’s World Record blast would agree that… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s Discus — Mason Finley Finally Found Technique
DEFENDING HIS TITLE, only the third discus thrower after Mac Wilkins and Anthony Washington ever to do so at an… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s Hammer — The American Record Falls To Rudy Winkler
EVERY TIME THAT Rudy Winkler stepped into the hammer ring it was an event, building on an already spectacular season… Read More
Rudy Winkler Knew His Biggest Day Was Coming
THE TRAJECTORY OF Rudy Winkler’s hammer career has been leading to a special place, particularly since his ’19 breakthrough in… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s Javelin — Searching For Standards
THROWING No. 10 IN THE ORDER, New Jersey native Curtis Thompson threw 263-7 (80.34) on his first throw, taking a… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s Decathlon: The Return Of Garrett Scantling
WHEN WE LAST SAW Garrett Scantling in a decathlon, it was as the disappointed 4th-place finisher in ’16. He gave… Read More
Olympic Trials Women’s 100 — Sha’Carri Richardson En Fuego
RUNNING AS IF HER HAIR WAS ON FIRE, Sha’Carri Richardson blazed the straight to take the 100 title with her… Read More
1-Month Suspension Will Keep Richardson Out Of Tokyo
5 DAYS AFTER the conclusion of the Olympic Trials, the news landed with an explosion. Rumors that had started circulating… Read More
Olympic Trials Women’s 200 — A Race Second To One
A WORLD-LEADING 21.98 PR in her heat? When Gabby Thomas was asked about going so fast in the first round,… Read More
Olympic Trials Women’s 400 — Mom Power Rules The Day
THE TWO FASTEST AMERICANS on the yearly list, NCAA champion Athing Mu and Shamier Little, opted for other events, leaving… Read More
Olympic Trials Women’s 800 — Another Junior Record For Athing Mu
THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED 2-LAPPER presented intriguing elements: a young upstart versus proven veterans, and steam-bath conditions prompting race-plan revisions. It… Read More
Olympic Trials Women’s 1500 — A Shove Was The Key
IT WAS AS IF a New England dairy cow delivered a kick to Elle Purrier St. Pierre. It was strong… Read More
Olympic Trials Women’s Steeple — Emma Coburn Runs Win Total To 9
AMERICAN RECORDHOLDER Courtney Frerichs began inauspiciously, falling in a tangle of runners after the first water jump in her heat…. Read More
Olympic Trials Women’s 5000 — A Bowerman TC 1-2
TWO OF THE TOP CONTENDERS intended to work together, but Bowerman TC teammates Elise Cranny and Karissa Schweizer had hoped… Read More
Olympic Trials Women’s 10,000 — Emily Sisson’s Strategy Plays Out
IT HELPED TO HAVE A GOOD RACE PLAN heading into the rescheduled Saturday-morning 10,000, and Emily Sisson displayed even better… Read More
Olympic Trials Women’s 100H — Sweet Redemption For Keni Harrison
FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW the 100 hurdles has been one of the hardest events to formchart, especially in the talent-laden… Read More
Olympic Trials Women’s 400H — And A World Record To Wrap Things Up
RUNNING THE RACE of a young lifetime, Sydney McLaughlin unleashed a World Record 51.90 over the long hurdles to give… Read More
Sydney McLaughlin Was Ready For Something Really Fast
AFTER A SEASON-OPENING 52.83 that she ran in Nashville three weeks earlier, Sydney McLaughlin knew she was ready for the… Read More
