February 2024
ON YOUR MARKS — February
COUNT MONDO DUPLANTIS among those disappointed that WA’s AOY honor was split into three categories: “Now that three got it,… Read More
FROM THE EDITOR — Out Of The Blocks Toward Paris
AND WE’RE OFF. Or I should say they, our sport’s stars, are off in the new Olympic Year — racing… Read More
LAST LAP — February
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 — February
THE LATEST in the aches, pains & eligibility departments (see “Where They Are Going” for details on collegiate-athlete movements): Four… Read More
LANDMARKS — February
Resigned: Jim Estes Currently involved in a lawsuit against USATF, with USATF having filed counterclaims against him (see “Last Lap”),… Read More
Where They Are Going — Mid-Season Update
BACK IN THE NOVEMBER ISSUE we featured our popular annual feature “Where They Are Going,” which tracks the movement of… Read More
FOR THE RECORD — February
New records reported since the December issue: W = World; A = American; AmC = American Collegiate; C = Collegiate;… Read More
High School Digest — 3 HSRs Knocked Down
PREPS BROKE FAST from the startline in the new year, taking down no fewer than 3 High School Records before… Read More
2024 High School Boys Top 20 Eligibles
SOME FAMILIAR FACES head the list of 2024’s top high school boys. A full half-dozen of last year’s No. 1-rated… Read More
2024 High School Girls Top 20 Eligibles
AS WITH THE BOYS, a full half-dozen of last year’s No. 1-rated All-Americas are back: Mia Brahe-Pedersen (200), Sadie Engelhardt… Read More
2024 NCAA Women’s Top 20 Outdoor Eligibles
THIS YEAR’S NCAA OUTDOOR returns to its most frequent host city of late, Eugene (June 05–08). Here’s an advance peek… Read More
2024 NCAA Men’s Top 20 Outdoor Eligibles
THIS YEAR’S NCAA OUTDOOR returns to its most frequent host city of late, Eugene (June 05–08). Here’s an advance peek… Read More
New Balance GP Men — Lyles Polishes His 60 Chops
BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS, February 04 — Noah Lyles brought new fire to the New Balance Grand Prix. In his season opener,… Read More
New Balance GP Women — Bug Couldn’t Keep Thomas Down
BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS, February 04 — A stomach bug wasn’t going to keep Gabby Thomas away from the opportunity to perform… Read More
Olympic Marathon Trials Women — Debutante O’Keeffe Shocks Field
ORLANDO, FLORIDA, February 03 — Fiona O’Keeffe! That’s right, the 25-year-old Stanford grad making her marathon debut was the runaway… Read More
Olympic Marathon Trials Men — Teamwork Sends BYU Alums To Paris
ORLANDO, FLORIDA, February 03 — Training partners Conner Mantz and Clayton Young lived up to their top billing in a… Read More
Conversions-Shmershions — Young & Sahlman Showed True Fitness In Boston
THE RECENT STANDOUT success of Northern Arizona’s Nico Young and Colin Sahlman — spectacularly on display at the John Thomas… Read More
Parker Valby Is Embracing The Process, Having Fun
IT HASN’T ALWAYS been love. Parker Valby’s relationship with running, that is. There were times when the bond got complicated,… Read More