USATF Men’s Long Jump — Grimes’ Outdoor PR Caps Close One
WITH A PAIR of very notable exceptions — Olympic champions Dwight Phillips and Jeff Henderson — U.S. long jumping has… Read More
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USATF Men’s Triple Jump — Robinson Follows Up Indoor Title
THE 15-MAN FINAL was headed by defending champion and Paris 6th-place finisher Salif Mane, USATF indoor champ/list leader Russell Robinson,… Read More
USATF Men’s Shot — Loaded Field Scrambled In Furious Finish
HINDSIGHT MIGHT EVENTUALLY tell us the men’s shot competition represented a changing of the guard. The event has been dominated… Read More
USATF Men’s Discus — Jagers Tops Podium After 7 Years Away
AN OLYMPIC AND 2-time Worlds finalist, Sam Mattis finished 2nd here a year ago. This time he opened with… Read More
USATF Men’s Hammer — Winkler On Consistent Cruise Control
RUDY WINKLER IS getting to the point where dominant performances are his new normal. His worst throw Thursday, a first-round… Read More
USATF Men’s Javelin — Thompson Settles It Out The Gate
NO DOUBTS WERE LEFT by Curtis Thompson in the javelin. The 4-time champion made it 5 with a dominating performance… Read More
USATF Men’s Decathlon — Garland Steams To 8869
”FREIGHTTRAIN” is the monicker that appears between Kyle Garland’s first and last names on his Instagram account, and he rolled… Read More
Kyle Garland Is Rolling Clear-Minded, Clear-Hearted
IT ALL SEEMED SO EASY a few years ago, when Kyle “Freight Train” Garland burst onto the scene. He… Read More
USATF Women’s 100 — Jefferson-Wooden Dashes To 10.6 Territory
COULD IT BE that we now have our Tokyo women’s 100 favorite? In a mere 10.65 seconds of mind-blowing sprinting,… Read More
USATF Women’s 200 — Jefferson-Wooden Scores Rare Double
WHILE 4 MEN have swept the 100 and 200 at U.S. nationals or Olympic Trials on five occasions over the… Read More
Jefferson-Wooden Working Out A Winning Equation
IT TURNS OUT that Melissa Jefferson-Wooden’s historic ascension was a math problem to be solved: 100 plus 200 (meters), minus… Read More
USATF Women’s 400 — AR Again Eludes SML
FOR NOW, AT LEAST, the AR in the women’s 400 remains out of Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s grasp. There was little doubt… Read More
USATF Women’s 800 — Wily Collegian Willis In Wild Finish
TEN ENTRANTS had previously met the WC qualifying standard (1:59.00), and many others had run near or faster than that… Read More
USATF Women’s 1500 — Hiltz Expected Tactical Race & Aced It
WITH FAMED FRONTRUNNER Elle St. Pierre on maternity leave, the expectation was that this year’s 1500 final would be a… Read More
USATF Women’s Steeple — Halladay-Lowry Leads Next-Gen Trio
IMPROVING HER RACE STRATEGY and execution. Setting an American CR in her final collegiate race. Transitioning to becoming a pro…. Read More
USATF Women’s 5000 — Comebacking Houlihan Kicks Best
AFTER COMING BACK hot from her 4-year doping ban during the indoor season, capped by a silver medal in the… Read More
USATF Women’s 10,000 — Infeld’s Triumphant Resurgence
WHATEVER THE WOMEN’S 10,000 lacked in Tokyo team clarity, it made up for it in excitement. Elise Cranny led the… Read More
USATF Women’s 100 Hurdles — Russell Roars To Meet Record
“I’M BECOMING WHO I BELIEVE that I am,” said Masai Russell. “Hurdle queen, period.” Already the Olympic champion and the… Read More
USATF Women’s 400 Hurdles — Magnificent Muhammad Fights On
WITH THE ABSENCE of WR holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone — she focused on the 400 — the hurdles promised to… Read More
USATF Women’s 20K Walk — Teacher-To-Student Torch Pass
A BRILLIANT STUDENT and a brilliant teacher. Lauren Harris, 26, is the student. Maria Michta-Coffey, 39, is her teacher. The… Read More
