From The Editor — Say Farewell To IAAF, Hello To… WA?!
IF YOU ASKED A WIDE VARIETY of fans what’s wrong with the IAAF, I’m pretty sure that “they need to… Read More
June 2019
TRACK SHORTS — June
AN NCAA notebook from an incredible 4 days of track & field in Austin: Both winning teams were led by… Read More
NCAA Championships #98 — The Best In Recent Memory
AUSTIN, TEXAS, June 05-08—Sure, there were weather delays and when the sun came out it was hot-hot-hot (and steamy) but… 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
ON YOUR MARKS — June
WITH HER 3:59.83 for 7th in Rabat, Jenny Simpson raised her U.S.-leading total of sub-4:00s in the 1500 to 10…. Read More
STATUS QUO — June
Here’s the latest in the aches, pains & eligibility departments THE BIG NEWS in the eligibilty department came when 5… Read More
LANDMARKS — June
Rebranded: The IAAF Come this fall, the international governing body will be sporting a new logo and begin life anew… Read More
Collegiate Outdoor Athletes Of The Year — Grant Holloway & Sha’Carri Richardson
THE CRACKING OF ANCIENT Collegiate Records proved to be the key to this year’s choices as Collegiate Outdoor Athletes Of… Read More
Next Year’s NCAA: No Duplantis, Richardson, Oduduru, Holloway Or Roberts
IN RECENT YEARS the sport has seen plenty of top NCAA talents leave school early for the allure of the… Read More
FOR THE RECORD — June
Absolute records broken since the May issue. W = World; A = American; J = Junior (U20); Y = Youth… Read More
CALENDAR — June
Here’s the link to our total collection of Calendars & Timetables for 2019. Major U.S. Invitationals June 30 Pre Classic… Read More
Rabat Diamond League — Dibaba Leads A Fast 1500
RABAT, MOROCCO, June 16—On a night of drama at the Mohammed VI Diamond League meet, with Jamaica’s discus thrower Fedrick… Read More
adidas Boost Boston Games — Splashing In The Streets
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, June 16—The setting for the adidas Boost Boston Games was unusual: the streets of the Back Bay neighborhood,… Read More
NCAA Women’s Heptathlon — Winning One For The Home Team
IT DIDN’T TAKE LONG for the favorite, Ashtin Zamzow of the Longhorns, to face her moment of truth. In the… Read More
NCAA Men’s Pole Vault — Nilsen Wins A Duel For The Ages
DAVID BEAT GOLIATH. The only thing wrong with using that metaphor for the NCAA vault is that “David” was the… Read More
From 12.80 All The Way To 12.40 In One Year
ULTIMATELY, Janeek Brown’s breakthrough was due. She was the best hurdler throughout much of the regular season, her 12.55 at… Read More
NCAA Men’s 4 x 400 — Aggies Fall Just Short Of The CR
TEXAS A&M ran 2:59.05, the second-fastest collegiate time ever, and a record for an all-American college team. The Aggies led… Read More
NCAA Women’s 4 x 400 — 1st Important, But So Was 2nd
Texas A&M won the race with a 3:25.57, the fastest time in the world, but despite the Aggies’ terrific run… Read More
NCAA Women’s 100 Hurdles — Janeek Brown Wins An Epic Matchup
THE STRAIGHTAWAY HURDLES was one of the most anticipated head-to-head matchups of the meet: two talented sophs, both Conference champions,… Read More