December 2024
FROM THE EDITOR — May The Sport Avoid A Rerun
I SIT DOWN to write today fewer than 24 hours ahead of Thanksgiving dinner. While gratitude is this holiday’s theme,… Read More
ON YOUR MARKS — December
AMBITIOUS: YouTuber IShowSpeed (real name Darren Watkins, Jr.) recently lost to Noah Lyles in a 50m challenge race. Lyles donated… Read More
LAST LAP — December
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
STATUS QUO — December
THE LATEST in the aches, pains & eligibility departments: Amos Bartelsmeyer has retired at 30. The Nike Bowerman runner, a… Read More
FOR THE RECORD — December
New records reported since the November issue: W = World; A = American; + = event not recognized by governing… Read More
LANDMARKS — December
Died: Geoff Capes, 75 On October 23; in Lincoln, England. The 5th-place finisher in the ’80 Olympic shot, the Briton… Read More
Patient “4-3” Plan For BYU Women Brought Home Trophy
VERONA, WISCONSIN, November 23 — Diljeet Taylor has had her share of ups and downs over her 8 years as… Read More
NCAA Women’s XC — Last 2K Seals Deal for Lemngole, BYU
VERONA, WISCONSIN, November 25 — Alabama soph Doris Lemngole sprinted away from New Mexico frosh Pamela Kosgei and Florida junior… Read More
NCAA Men’s XC — Deuces Wild As Blanks & BYU Win Second Crowns
VERONA, WISCONSIN, November 23 — Although winning an NCAA championship for the first time is pretty darn memorable, the second… Read More
Where They Are Going — Our New-Recruits Roundup
FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS a fall-month-edition of T&FN has featured Where They Are Going, an annual roundup devoted to… Read More
Where They Are Going — Part 2
As usual, part 1 of our Where They Are Going offering focuses on the new faces on the collegiate scene…. Read More
Top Women’s Recruits For The 2024–25 Collegiate School Year
THESE LISTS CONTAIN the leading women’s performers signed up for the 2024–25 collegiate year, coming from either a U.S…. Read More
Top Men’s Recruits For The 2024–25 Collegiate School Year
THESE LISTS CONTAIN the leading men’s performers signed up for the 2024–25 collegiate year, coming from either a U.S. high… Read More
Prize Recruit — Ella McRitchie
THE ANSWER TO the obvious question posed to Ella McRitchie makes sense. With her choice of just about any college… Read More
Prize Recruit — Scottie Vines
OVER THE COURSE of a busy senior year of competition, Scottie Vines repeatedly demonstrated his ability to stay calm in… Read More
Prize Recruit — Adaejah Hodge
THERE ARE VERY FEW meets in the world more competitive in the sprints than the SEC Championships. It took 22.75… Read More
NCAA Women’s XC Regionals
9 SITES, November 15 — All races contested at 6K (3.73M). The top 2 teams (and their members) in each… Read More
NCAA Men’s XC Regionals
9 SITES, November 15 — All races contested at 10K (6.21M). The top 2 teams (and their members) in each… Read More