FROM THE EDITOR — Where Are The Best Seats At A Track Meet?
“RIGHT ON THE FINISHLINE,” I suspect that most of you would respond in answer to my lead-in question. And for… Read More
April 2022
LAST LAP — April
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
ON YOUR MARKS — April
WHAT PRICE GOLD? Harrison Dillard’s ’48 gold medal for his surprise 100 win has gone on the auction block with… Read More
STATUS QUO — April
THE LATEST in the aches, pains & eligibility departments: Miler Pat Casey has retired at 31 and will be coaching… Read More
LANDMARKS — April
Died: Kirk Baptiste, 59 On March 24; in Lincoln, Nebraska. The silver medalist in the 200 at the ’84 Olympics,… Read More
Chris Nilsen Sailing Past Vaulting’s Mental Barrier
“I DIDN’T NECESSARILY see myself getting any better,” says vaulter Chris Nilsen about last year, his first full campaign on… Read More
Mahuchikh’s Victory Makes Ukraine Smile
UKRAINE HAS HAD little to celebrate since Russia’s Vladimir Putin sent his tanks and soldiers over the border and invaded… Read More
Trey Cunningham’s Almost-Perfect Indoor Season
AT FIRST BLUSH, Trey Cunningham seems less than thrilled with his banner indoor campaign, one that saw him go undefeated… Read More
FOR THE RECORD — April
Records reported since the March issue: W = World; A = American; C = Collegiate; JC = Junior College; J… Read More
Texas Relays Women — Sprint Medley CR For A&M
AUSTIN, TEXAS, March 23-26 — What’s better than a Collegiate Record? How about two teams finishing under the old standard…. Read More
Texas Relays Men — Longhorns vs. Gators For Baton Supremacy
AUSTIN, TEXAS, March 23-26 — Speed was the order of the day at the 94th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, with… Read More
Jasmine Moore Emerging As A 2-Event Threat
AS REPUTATION WOULD HAVE IT, Jasmine Moore has always been good at both of the horizontal jumps. In high school… Read More
2022 Indoor Women’s Athletes Of The Year
THE KEY TO WINNING a women’s AOY honor this year in any of our four categories was recordsetting. Recordsetting judged… Read More
A Mistake Inspired Grace Stark’s CR Hurdles Win
A ROUGH EARLY-SEASON RACE helped Grace Stark put together a near-perfect Collegiate Record-equaling 7.78 in winning her first NCAA title… Read More
2022 Indoor Men’s Athletes Of The Year
MONDO DUPLANTIS IS NO STRANGER to our annual Indoor Athlete Of The Year honors, and here he is again. His… Read More
World Indoor Champs — A Trio Of World Records
BELGRADE, SERBIA, March 18-20 — Whichever way you look at it, the 18th edition of the World Indoor Championships was… Read More
World Indoor Champs — Men’s Track
60 Meters: Lamont Marcell Jacobs (Italy) 6.41 WL The pre-champs script suggested that the 60 was going to be a… Read More
World Indoor Champs — Men’s Field/Heptathlon
High Jump: Sang-hyeok Woo (South Korea) 7-8½ The field was somewhat depleted; a half-dozen performers had cleared 7-6½ (2.30) prior… Read More