NCAA Men’s 400 Hurdles — Ezekiel Goes Out On A High Note
IN THREE PREVIOUS appearances at the NCAA meet, Baylor’s Nathaniel Ezekiel had shown remarkable consistency: 4th in ’22, then 3rd… Read More
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NCAA Men’s 4 x 100 — Auburn Sprints Through Chaos To Repeat
OUR PREMEET PROGNOSTICATIONS looked brilliant after the semifinals: the predicted top 6 all auto-qualified and our picks for places 7–9… Read More
NCAA Men’s 4 x 400 — South Florida Takes A Tight One
YOU ALWAYS HOPE that the concluding NCAA 4×4 involves contenders in an as-yet undecided team title race. It makes an… Read More
NCAA Men’s High Jump — Troupe Makes Ole Miss History
SUFFICE IT TO SAY, when Arvesta Troupe was staring down the high jump bar for his first attempt at 7-5¼… Read More
NCAA Men’s Pole Vault — Solovev Brought Strategic Efficiency
IT LOOKED AS IF Kansas junior Ashton Barkdull was about to roll to victory… until Texas A&M junior Aleksandr Solovev… Read More
NCAA Men’s Long Jump — Clemons Finishes It On First
MALCOLM CLEMONS likes to follow a script of his own design. “I always try to come out to the competition… Read More
NCAA Men’s Triple Jump — A Sooner 1-2
AS HE RESPONDED to questions after his 55-2 (16.81) NCAA men’s triple jump victory Friday, Brandon Green — wearing a… Read More
NCAA Men’s Shot — Swarens Strikes In Final Frame
WISCONSIN SENIOR Jason Swarens arrived in Eugene with the year’s longest mark, an early May 70-1½ (21.37. Second last year… Read More
NCAA Men’s Discus — Olympian Duel To Mullings
THE ’22 NCAA CHAMPS featured three frosh at the top of the podium in the men’s discus. This year’s comp… Read More
NCAA Men’s Hammer — Záltos A Winner On Fourth Try
WITH 5 NON-SENIORS finishing in the top 8 in last year’s hammer final and ’23 runner-up Kostas Záltos of Minnesota… Read More
NCAA Men’s Javelin — Injured Deysel Hits One Early
AFTER MANY YEARS coaching the javelin, Missouri’s Brett Halter has come to rely on an interesting analogy to help his… Read More
NCAA Men’s Decathlon — Bair Rolls From Get-Go
NO ONE EXPECTED A BLOWOUT, but Peyton Bair wound up cruising to victory by 435 points – the third-highest in… Read More
NCAA Women’s Champs — Georgia Exceeds Expectations
ALL SPRING LONG, the Georgia women under Caryl Smith Gilbert looked like they were going to be awfully tough to… Read More
NCAA Women’s 100 — Late Bloomer Moody Hits The Front
ALTHOUGH HER MOM and grandma ran track, Samirah Moody didn’t take up the sport until eighth grade and wasn’t a… Read More
NCAA Women’s 200 — Soph Ford Shines In Her Specialty
WATCHING SOUTH CAROLINA supersoph JaMeesia Ford during her individual event and relay prelims on the first day, it was entirely… Read More
NCAA Women’s 400 — Butler All The Way
THIS WAS THE ONLY event showcasing a pair of Olympic gold medalists: Georgia junior Aaliyah Butler and Arkansas soph Kaylyn… Read More
A ’24 NCAA Kick In The Butt Motivated Butler
AFTER BOWING OUT in the semifinals of the 400 at last year’s NCAA, Georgia’s Aaliyah Butler had a long talk… Read More
NCAA Women’s 800 — Patience Rewards Willis
THE PREMEET HYPE centered around LSU’s Michaela Rose and her quest for the Collegiate Record, and BYU upstart Meghan Hunter… Read More
NCAA Women’s 1500 — O’Sullivan’s Third Time A Charm
“THEY SAY if you’re not first, you’re last, but I guess it works the other way that if you’re not… Read More
NCAA Women’s Steeple — Lemngole Defends, Records Tumble
IS SHE UNBEATABLE? Doris Lemngole, that is. The year’s second-fastest collegian, Pamela Kosgei, certainly thought so, wisely opting instead for… Read More
