Olympic Trials Women’s Steeple — Emma Coburn Runs Win Total To 9
AMERICAN RECORDHOLDER Courtney Frerichs began inauspiciously, falling in a tangle of runners after the first water jump in her heat…. Read More
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Olympic Trials Women’s Shot — Jessica Ramsey Wins Battle Of PRs
MASKS WEREN’T REQUIRED, but the only one in use did little to conceal the identity of Raven Saunders. She actually… Read More
Hobbs Kessler Turns Pro, Signs With adidas & Global Athletics
IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with T&FN during the Olympic Trials, teen mile star Hobbs Kessler revealed he had signed a… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s Javelin — Searching For Standards
THROWING No. 10 IN THE ORDER, New Jersey native Curtis Thompson threw 263-7 (80.34) on his first throw, taking a… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s Vault — Chris Nilsen Was Perfect
THE OT VAULT is often a mental chess match. And this year’s emerging Grandmasters were the unshakable Chris Nilsen, the… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s 800 — Clayton Murphy Back In Form
MAYBE CLAYTON MURPHY knew he was ready. Maybe Donavan Brazier knew that he wasn’t. The fans, however, not privy to… Read More
Olympic Trials Women’s 1500 — A Shove Was The Key
IT WAS AS IF a New England dairy cow delivered a kick to Elle Purrier St. Pierre. It was strong… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s Decathlon: The Return Of Garrett Scantling
WHEN WE LAST SAW Garrett Scantling in a decathlon, it was as the disappointed 4th-place finisher in ’16. He gave… Read More
Olympic Trials Women’s 5000 — A Bowerman TC 1-2
TWO OF THE TOP CONTENDERS intended to work together, but Bowerman TC teammates Elise Cranny and Karissa Schweizer had hoped… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s Triple Jump — Will Claye’s Last-Gasp Comethrough
“IT WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS where you had to be a veteran and pull it out and make… Read More
Olympic Trials Women’s Triple Jump: The Keturah Orji Machine Rolls On
AFTER HAVING A LIMITED 2020, Keturah Orji was on a mission. The AR holder has been on a roll lately,… Read More
Rudy Winkler Knew His Biggest Day Was Coming
THE TRAJECTORY OF Rudy Winkler’s hammer career has been leading to a special place, particularly since his ’19 breakthrough in… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s Hammer — The American Record Falls To Rudy Winkler
EVERY TIME THAT Rudy Winkler stepped into the hammer ring it was an event, building on an already spectacular season… Read More
Olympic Trials Women’s 400 — Mom Power Rules The Day
THE TWO FASTEST AMERICANS on the yearly list, NCAA champion Athing Mu and Shamier Little, opted for other events, leaving… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s 100 — A Year’s Delay Changed Everything
ON ONE LEVEL, Trayvon Bromell — who in victory here matched the 9.80 time Justin Gatlin ran to win the… Read More
Olympic Trials Men’s 400 — Michael Norman Leads New Faces
THE EVENT HAD A NEW, younger look this year, with no repeat finalists from ’16. In a closely contested final,… Read More
Olympic Trials Women’s High Jump — 8 In A Row For Vashti Cunningham
INDOORS AND OUT, Vashti Cunningham won her 8th straight national title with a 6-5 (1.96) clearance. The last time the… Read More
Olympic Trials Women’s 100H — Sweet Redemption For Keni Harrison
FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW the 100 hurdles has been one of the hardest events to formchart, especially in the talent-laden… Read More
1-Month Suspension Will Keep Richardson Out Of Tokyo
5 DAYS AFTER the conclusion of the Olympic Trials, the news landed with an explosion. Rumors that had started circulating… Read More
Olympic Trials Women’s 100 — Sha’Carri Richardson En Fuego
RUNNING AS IF HER HAIR WAS ON FIRE, Sha’Carri Richardson blazed the straight to take the 100 title with her… Read More
