ON YOUR MARKS — August
KARA WINGER on not making the Olympics despite her amazing javelin comeback season: “I set myself up purposefully to have… Read More
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LANDMARKS — August
Died: Wade Bell, 79 On July 04, in Eugene. The Oregon star ranked No. 2 in the world after winning… Read More
STATUS QUO — August
THE LATEST in the aches, pains & eligibility departments. starting with the U.S.: Josette Andrews held off on racing this… Read More
LAST LAP — August
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
Greatest-Ever Trials? How Did ’24 Stack Up?
WHEN CONFRONTED WITH a series of great competitions capped by a World Record to complete an Olympic Trials there is… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s 100 — Lyles Wins War Of World Champs
THIS EVENT PROMISED some intriguing story lines. Noah Lyles is the 2023 world champion who aims for 3 (or is… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s 200 — Trademark Lyles Met Challengers
DOUBLE DASH world champion Noah Lyles’ quest for the elusive Olympic sprint double began its second phase on the day… Read More
Lyles Readies For Rise In Olympic Spotlight
IF TELEVISION COMMERCIALS and magazine covers can sway you, then yes, you probably agree that Noah Lyles is the slam-dunk… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s 400 — Quincy Hall Just Kept Coming
BY ANY MEASURE Quincy Hall came to the Olympic Trials as one of the favorites in the 400, but he… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s 800 — Hoppel MR As 3 Run 1:43
THE STAGE WAS SET for something special after a couple of very fast semis. Josh Hoey led ’21 winner Clayton… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s 1500 — Fastest All-U.S. Race
NO SURPRISES. If one can sum up Yared Nuguse’s race plan for the 1500, that was it: make the pace… Read More
Cole Hocker Set To Aim High In Paris
IT WOULDN’T BE accurate to say Cole Hocker was wandering lost through the woods in 2022 and ’23, but those… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s Steeple — Rooks Affirms Fave Status
WHAT A DIFFERENCE 3 years can make! None of our ’21 Olympians repeated for the ’24 squad, though both defending… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s 10K — A Title At Last For Fisher
T&FN’s FORMCHART nailed it — Grant Fisher, Woody Kincaid and Nico Young finished in exactly that order to become the… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s 5000 — Fisher Completes Distance Double
ANOTHER OLYMPICS, another 5K/10K double for Grant Fisher. The key difference between Tokyo and Paris, however, is that this time… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s 110H — No Race So Deep
FANS CAN ARGUE all day about whether the Trials 110H final was the greatest sticks race in history, but there’s… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s 400H — Benjamin Grades Meet Record Time C+
AFTER AN ABSURDLY EASY 47.97 to win his semi, Rai Benjamin admitted that he was not at the Trials chasing… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s 20K Walk — Christie Repeats Sans Paris Prospect
JUST THE WAY they were done in ’21, the 20K walk Trials were staged over a 1K road loop around… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s High Jump — WIC Medal Was McEwen’s Springboard
A WORLDS OR OLYMPIC finalist at the last trio of big dances (2021–23), Indoor silver medalist Shelby McEwen took care… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s Pole Vault — Kendricks’ First Crown In 5 Years
ON PAPER, KC Lightfoot, Chris Nilsen and Sam Kendricks, a trio with numerous global medals, American Records and 6-meter (19-8¼… Read More
