June 2018
From The Editor — As Always, The Athletes Ride To The Rescue
You are, of course, familiar with the old saw, “Everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.”… Read More
LAST LAP — June
Here’s this month’s collection of generally off-track activities that have gone a long way towards shaping the way the sport… Read More
FOR THE RECORD — June
Record alterations reported since the May issue. A = American; C = Collegiate; HS = High School. MEN ABSOLUTE TRACK… Read More
ON YOUR MARKS — June
The Host With The Most There have now been 97 editions of the NCAA Championships, hosted by 29 different schools…. Read More
CALENDAR — June
Diamond League June 30 Meeting Areva; Paris, France July 05 Athletissima; Lausanne, Switzerland 13 Mohammed VI; Rabat, Morocco 20 Herculis;… Read More
STATUS QUO — June
THE LATEST in the aches, pains & eligibility departments: File the month’s big SQ news under “turning pro early,” as… Read More
2018 NCAA Championships — Just Singin’ In The Rain
Eugene, Oregon, June 06–09—It was an NCAA Championships to remember, appropriate since its venue, Historic Hayward Field, the recordholder for… Read More
NCAA Women’s Teams — A Fairytale Ending For USC
All season long our women’s formchart had been a wild & crazy thing, with multiple permutations at the top. Our… Read More
Norman, Benjamin & The 4×4 — An Hour And A Half Of Trojan Brilliance
Never mind that in the 90 minutes or so before the NCAA 4 x 400 final, two members of USC’s… Read More
NCAA Men’s Teams — Georgia Turns The Tables On Florida
If one thing was certain as the ’18 outdoor season unfolded, it was that Florida couldn’t lose the NCAA men’s… Read More
Benjamin’s Fast Flight Of Hurdles Puts Him Among Legendary Names
“Rai Benjamin tying the great Edwin Moses. I mean just to even be mentioned in the same breath with Edwin… Read More
“I’m Far From Perfecting The Race,” Says Michael Norman
“Into each life some rain must fall.” Longfellow wrote it first, The Ink Spots borrowed it for a song a… Read More
Collegiate Outdoor Athletes Of The Year — Michael Norman & Maggie Ewen
A pair of long hurdlers—Rai Benjamin of USC and Sydney McLaughlin of Kentucky—turned in the top single performances of the… Read More
Kendall Ellis Rides To The Rescue On A Trojan Horse
Even in the darkest moments of the 4×4, with 150m to go and the national team title the USC women… Read More
NCAA Women’s Pole Vault — A Successful Defense For Gruver
Olivia Gruver appeared unlikely to defend her title. After a successful indoor season that included 3 PRs, defending her outdoor… Read More
NCAA Women’s 4 x 400 — You Can’t Make This Stuff Up!
Nothing is better in a scoring meet than when the 4×4 closes the competition with the team title on the… Read More
NCAA Women’s 400 Hurdles — One And Done For McLaughlin
Mother Nature had as much to say about how exquisite Sydney McLaughlin’s NCAA performance would turn out as anybody but… Read More
NCAA Men’s 400 — A Collegiate Record For Norman
This was probably the most eagerly anticipated event of the meet, and for good reason. No fewer than 9 of… Read More
NCAA Men’s 4 x 400 — USC Claims The Collegiate Record
With Georgia already confirmed as the team champion, the final event of the day was simply a run for the… Read More