FROM THE EDITOR — What’s Your Favorite Olympic Men’s 1500?
TIME OR TACTICS? Based on recent conversation on our Message Board, there are still those who think that Matthew Centrowitz’s… Read More
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ON YOUR MARKS — May
JAMAICAN POLICE have dropped their investigation into Usain Bolt’s birthday party last August which led to his bout with COVID…… Read More
LANDMARKS — May
Died: RaNae Bair, 77 On January 23; in San Diego, California; of cancer. The 2-time Olympic javelinist represented the U.S…. Read More
STATUS QUO — May
THE LATEST in the aches, pains & eligibility departments: Andy Bayer has retired at age 31. A finalist in the… Read More
TRACK SHORTS — May
PRO VAX! One vote in favor of vaccinating athletes before Tokyo comes from Ethiopian superstar Genzebe Dibaba, who says, “I… Read More
LAST LAP — May
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
FOR THE RECORD — May
Records reported since the April issue. W = World; A = American; C = Collegiate; JC = Junior College; J… Read More
U.S. CALENDAR — May
EVEN WITH THE GREATLY IMPROVED C19 situation, all meets should be considered tentative. Ongoing public-safety orders could cancel meets in… Read More
FROM THE EDITOR — Why Does WA Undervalue NCAA Competition?
WHEN SEB COE WAS CAMPAIGNING for the IAAF presidency back in 2015, an important part of his pitch to the… Read More
NCAA Indoor Day 1 — Tyra Gittens Claims Pentathlon CR
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, March 11 — Though she said she tried not to think about Kendell Williams’ Collegiate Record in the… Read More
NCAA Indoor Men Day 2 — JuVaughn Harrison Doubles
5000: Wesley Kiptoo (Iowa State) On paper, you had a single race, one where yearly list leader Amon Kemboi was… Read More
NCAA Indoor Men Day 3 — An Oregon Juggernaut
Men’s Teams: Oregon “Just an insane group of guys,” is how Cole Hocker put it. The winner of the mile… Read More
Cole Hocker Joins A List Of Legends
COLE HOCKER NEVER RAN at Historic Hayward Field. Never a race or a workout. Never witnessed a meet there. “It… Read More
NCAA Indoor Women Day 2 — A CR For Tara Davis
5000: Joyce Kimeli (Auburn) Auburn’s Joyce Kimeli had a scare at the start of the 5000, stumbling and apparently false-starting…. Read More
A Long Journey Pays Off For Tara Davis
FOR TEXAS LONG JUMPER Tara Davis, big marks, big performances, records and championships are about being in the right place…. Read More
NCAA Indoor Women Day 3 — Arkansas Does It The Hard Way
Women’s Teams: Arkansas Usually, a team needs some heavy hitters to win an NCAA track title; Lance Harter’s Arkansas squad… Read More
NCAA Men’s XC Champs — Northern Arizona Back On Top
STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA, March 15 — It was a day for frontrunners in this most unusual year as the ’20 NCAA… Read More
Conner Mantz Checks One Off His Bucket List
HE STILL HAS LOTS of races to run and goals to achieve but after his NCAA XC win Conner… Read More
NCAA Women’s XC Champs — Wins For Chelangat, BYU
STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA, March 15 — On a Monday morning in March that felt like November, Alabama’s Mercy Chelangat captured the… Read More
