FROM THE EDITOR: Competition Answers Gimmickry
SPOILER ALERT: I hereby wander into news territory that’s technically out of bounds for T&FN as a monthly magazine. We’re… Read More
July 2025
FOR THE RECORD — July
New Absolute Records reported since the June issue: W = World; A = American; C = Collegiate; AmC = American… Read More
LAST LAP — July
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 — July
THE LATEST in the aches, pains & eligibility departments: THE LATEST in the aches, pains & eligibility departments: In a… Read More
ON YOUR MARKS — July
HILL vs. LYLES… SORT OF. The much-ballyhooed match race between Noah Lyles and NFL speedster Tyreek Hill is off, due… Read More
Tribulations Tested Whitmarsh
IN A YEAR he calls “Sam’s Sequence Of Unfortunate Events,” Sam Whitmarsh’s least traumatic experience was getting shot. It was… Read More
Anavia Battle Blasts Off From New Pro Foundation
UNDEFEATED. That has a pretty good ring to it. Anavia Battle has been on a hot streak lately. The 26-year-old… Read More
LANDMARKS — July
Canceled: Grand Slam Track’s finale The climactic UCLA meet was originally set for June 28-29 (see Last Lap). Died: Bill… Read More
Iron Wood Classic — Jackson AR Longest Put In 12 Years
RATHDRUM, IDAHO, June 26 & 28 — Taking a big jump up at the Iron Wood Throws Classic in what… Read More
2025 USATF Championships Women’s Formchart #3
FEARLESS FORECASTING by Roy Conrad as of June 30 TEAM USA for September’s World Championships in Tokyo will be chosen… Read More
2025 USATF Men’s Championships Formchart #3
PEERLESS PROGNOSTICATIONS by Dave Johnson as of June 30 TEAM USA for September’s World Championships in Tokyo will be chosen… Read More
A ’24 NCAA Kick In The Butt Motivated Butler
AFTER BOWING OUT in the semifinals of the 400 at last year’s NCAA, Georgia’s Aaliyah Butler had a long talk… Read More
NBN Tripler Natalie Dumas Is Just Getting Started
TURNS OUT THAT fighting to the line to win three national titles in meet records and making the all-time prep… Read More
Ostrava CT — A Sizzling 1500 And More Mondo Mastery
OSTRAVA, CZECHIA, June 24 — There were plenty of highlights in the 64th Golden Spike Continental Tour, but none perhaps… Read More
Collegiate Outdoor Athletes Of The Year — Ishmael Kipkurui & Savannah Sutherland
A PAIR OF NEW SCHOOLS etched their names on the lists as our Collegiate Outdoor Athlete Of The Year awards… Read More
Breaking4 — Kipyegon Runs 4:06 In “Moonshot”
PARIS, FRANCE, June 26 — In a meticulously choreographed made-for-TV production that Nike likened to a “moonshot,” Faith Kipyegon ran… Read More
USATF U20 Champs — Cantwell Rules The Shot
EUGENE, OREGON, June 19–20 — The USATF U20 Championships, held two days before the Nike Outdoor, lost many potential entrants… Read More
Nike Nationals Girls — Hedengren 3K Record In Prep Swan Song
EUGENE, OREGON, June 19–22 — Four hours after Cooper Lutkenhaus’s 2-lap heroics on the boys side of the Nike High… Read More
