April 2019
From The Editor — The 400 Is A Great Race… But It Could Be Better
IF YOU’RE A BIG FAN of 1-lap racing—and who among us isn’t?—you’ll love this month’s edition, as we check out… Read More
2019 NCAA Women’s Formchart — USC Running Away With It
USC WON LAST YEAR’S NCAA women’s team title by the smallest margin ever, a single point. This year Caryl Smith… Read More
LAST LAP — April
Here’s this month’s collection of generally off-track activities that have gone a long way towards shaping the way the sport… Read More
2019 NCAA Men’s Formchart — LSU Over Florida
AS APRIL DRAWS to a close, Dennis Shaver’s Bayou Bengals project as 2-point favorites for the NCAA men’s team title…. Read More
TRACK SHORTS — April
A SEMINAL FIGURE in U.S. 400 running, Clyde Hart will retire from college coaching at the end of this season…. Read More
Focus On The U.S. Men’s 400 — Who’s Going To Doha?
ON A SURE-TO-BE HOT midsummer Saturday afternoon 8 men will stand above their blocks, steeling their resolve and visualizing a… Read More
FOR THE RECORD — April
Records broken since the March issue. W = World; A = American; J = Junior (U20); § = mark inferior… Read More
CALENDAR — April
Here’s the link to our total collection of Calendars & Timetables for 2019. Relays & Invitationals April 24 Jackson Twilight,… Read More
STATUS QUO — April
Here’s the latest in the aches, pains & eligibility departments The No. 10-ranked U.S. marathoner last year on the strength… Read More
ON YOUR MARKS — April
211 LAPS OF FUN: The annual indoor marathon at New York City’s Armory produced a “World Record” on April 13…. Read More
Oliver, Ollie or Olli — Hoare’s Middle Name Must Be “Fast”
WISCONSIN’S Oliver Hoare is taking dead aim at his second consecutive NCAA outdoor 1500 title. Last year, formcharted as the… Read More
Which Throw Best For Alyssa Wilson?
ONE OBVIOUS QUESTION that seems to surround UCLA soph Alyssa Wilson is which direction she will go with her prodigious… Read More
Imagine When Ryan Crouser Gets Healthy
“I’M REALLY HAPPY with where I’m at because things have definitely not been ideal,” said Ryan Crouser after a weekend… Read More
Kansas Relays — Bradford Highest Jayhawk Vaulter Ever
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, April 18-20—Patience is not a virtue regularly exhibited by youth, whose mantra is typically, “I want it now,… Read More
Johnson Invitational — 2 World Leads For Oduduru
WACO, TEXAS, April 19-20—The first day of the Michael Johnson Invitational was highlighted by the return of Olympic javelinist Maggie… Read More
LSU Alumni Gold — Stewart Yet Another 400 Threat
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 20—This year South Carolina has emerged as a state to be reckoned with in the collegiate… Read More
South Carolina’s In-State 400 Rivalry — Richard & Hall
ON APRIL 5 at the North Florida Invitational Tyrell Richard of South Carolina State unreeled a 44.81 season opener for… Read More
LANDMARKS — April
Reelected: Svein Arne Hansen The 72-year-old Norwegian, who for many years was the meet director of Oslo’s famed Bislett Games,… Read More
Beach Invitational — Big Jumping & Throwing
LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, April 19-20—The field events, highlighted by Ryan Crouser and Omar Craddock, stole the scene at the finest… Read More