USATF Women’s 200 — Bryant Out Of The Blue
NOT SINCE she won the ’15 NCAA title for Kentucky had Dezerea Bryant won a major half-lap race. It’s little… Read More
August 2019
USATF Women’s Pole Vault — Predictable In The End
THE TOP 3 FINISHERS were expected to be Sandi Morris, Katie Nageotte and Jenn Suhr. It did play out that… Read More
USATF Men’s Long Jump — Ward Wins, But No Q
ON A WET RUNWAY on the final day of competition, Ja’Mari Ward needed a season’s best effort to upend a… Read More
USATF Men’s Javelin — And Then There Was Light!
TO SAY THAT U.S. men’s javelin throwing has been going through a rough patch of late is pretty much beyond… Read More
USATF Women’s Heptathlon — Many Lead Changes
EACH TIME that Erica Bougard and Kendell Williams have met on U.S. soil in the heptathlon at least one of… Read More
USATF Men’s 800 — A Brilliant 50.62 Closer For Brazier
WITH CLAYTON MURPHY and Donavan Brazier—winners between them of the last three USATF 800s—at last lined up together in a… Read More
USATF Women’s Hammer — American Record For Price
NOTHING STOPPED DeAnna Price on her way to a new American Record 256-8 (78.24). Not thunder, not lightning, not an… Read More
USATF Women’s 10K Walk — Burnett Becomes A Speedster
KATIE BURNETT’S signature walk has always been the 50K. And why not? Her 4th-place finish over that distance at the… Read More
USATF Men’s Triple Jump — Scott Defends
WITH REIGNING world champ Christian Taylor needing only a first-round stroll into the pit to secure his Wild Card, Donald… Read More
USATF Men’s Pole Vault — American Record For Kendricks
A HOT DAY, a nice tailwind and a field loaded with young talent had all of the ingredients for an… Read More
USATF Men’s High Jump — Robinson Repeats, Gets Q
DEFENDING CHAMP Jeron Robinson entered as the pre-meet favorite, undefeated against Americans this year but still short of the WC… Read More
Lopez Lomong Is Defying Age Conventions
TRACK & FIELD is no different from any other sport. There comes a time, usually around age 35, when an… Read More
USATF Men’s 5000 — Lomong’s Kick Earns Him A Double
THIS WAS MORE than a footrace. It was two races—one for the podium; one for the WC team. That’s a… Read More
USATF Men’s 200 — Lyles Wins Summit Meeting
USATF SCHEDULED the men’s 200 final as the meet’s last event for a reason: marquee matchup appeal, rivaled for anticipation… Read More
USATF Women’s Shot — Ealey Dominant
ON A ROLL with 3 Diamond League top-3 finishes—including a win in Shanghai—and national championships at USATF indoors and New… Read More
USATF Women’s Steeple — Predictably Coburn
WHILE FANS WILL OFTEN thrill over a dramatic race, the last thing Emma Coburn was looking for in winning her… Read More
USATF Women’s 400 — Felix Gets Headlines, Wimbley The Win
THIS WAS A fascinating event, made more so by the status of the last two WC gold medalists, both Americans…. Read More
USATF Men’s 1500 — Engels Holds Off Centro
AFTER HIS PR 1:44.68 three weeks earlier, there was no question that Craig Engels had himself a nice bit of… Read More
USATF Women’s High Jump — Yet Another For Cunningham
UNDEFEATED AGAINST Americans for the past 2 years, Vashti Cunningham continued her reign as national champion, jumping 6-5 (1.96) to… Read More
USATF Women’s 5000 — A 1–2 For The Iowans
IN MANY WAYS this was a very Bowerman TC affair. While a hoped-for team-position sweep for the Portland-based Nike training… Read More
