Grant Holloway Has His Day Of Days
EVER SINCE HE ARRIVED in Gainesville—really ever since he laced up his first pair of spikes—Grant Holloway has been a… Read More
June 2019
NCAA Men’s 110 Hurdles — A Summit Race Worth Every Penny
OVER THE COURSE of the month leading into the NCAA, the men’s 110 hurdles went from a presumed coronation for… Read More
Oslo Diamond League — Year’s Fastest 100 For Coleman
OSLO, NORWAY, June 13—Christian Coleman sped to a dominant 9.85 win at the Bislett Games in Oslo as the Diamond… Read More
NCAA Women’s 400 Hurdles — Cockrell Establishes Her Status Early
AFTER HER DOMINATING 56.05 in the semis—a time better than the PR of any other finalist—Anna Cockrell had all eyes… Read More
NCAA Men’s 400 — Montgomery Does The Job For Houston
THE 400 WAS one of the key races for Houston’s chances to win the team title. The Cougars had two… Read More
NCAA Women’s High Jump — This One Went To Extra Innings
IT HELPS TO BE PERFECT in the high jump, but Zarriea Willis felt that she was anything but this year…. Read More
NCAA Women’s Triple Jump — Lawrence’s Last-Round Surprise
Shardia Lawrence recalled her feelings as she stood on the runway before the final triple jump of the day: “I… Read More
NCAA Men’s 4 x 100 — Collegiate Record For The Gators
ANTICIPATION RAN HIGH after semis that were as fast as the typical final. Florida topped Texas Tech in heat I,… Read More
NCAA Men’s 1500 — Why We Have Photofinish Cameras
LOOKING AT THE yearly list before the meet or remembering the Indoor mile won with a 4:07 time, you might… Read More
NCAA Women’s 5000 — Jones Lives Up To Her Pedigree
FOR SOME in the tea-leaves-reading crowd who seek to ID winners ahead of time, the 5000 presented an obvious analysis…. Read More
NCAA Men’s Decathlon — A Big PR For Johannes Erm
WHEN THE DECATHLON 100 was held in a downpour, it seemed an ominous beginning to these championships. But while there… Read More
NCAA Men’s 5000 — Morgan McDonald Fills In The Hole
IN THE CONTEXT of his last season at Wisconsin Morgan McDonald had just one more box to check to complete… Read More
NCAA Men’s Triple Jump — Coming Through In The Clutch
FOR TCU’s Chengetayi Mapaya, ending up last in the order for the final three jumps turned out to be fortuitous,… Read More
NCAA Women’s Steeple — A 3-Peat For Allie Ostrander
SHE HAS SIMPLY “felt it” dozens of times during her 3-year career at Boise State. The “it” for Allie Ostrander… Read More
NCAA Men’s 100 — Divine Oduduru Starts His Double
FOR MUCH OF his Texas Tech career, Divine Oduduru found that his performances in the 100 never matched up to… Read More
NCAA Men’s 200 — Divine Oduduru Finishes His Double
IT SOUNDS SIMPLISTIC, but defending 200 champ Divine Oduduru came to Austin just to execute a race plan. And the… Read More
Divine Oduduru Woke Up On The Right Side Of The Bed
DIVINE ODUDURU’S ANALYSIS of his NCAA 100/200 double, one that stamped him as a collegiate great, was suitably simple. “At… Read More
Sinclaire Johnson ’19 An Upgrade Over The ’18 Model
A HECKUVA DIFFERENCE a year can make: Sinclaire Johnson, whose stunning kick won the NCAA 1500 in the No. 2… Read More
NCAA Women’s 1500 — Hot Weather No Problem For Hot Milers
UNFAZED BY THE WEATHER, the women’s 1500 finalists eschewed cat-and-mouse racing tactics, drilled down to a challenging early pace, and… Read More
“This Competition Was Nuts,” Says Chris Nilsen
WHAT STRUCK Chris Nilsen on the greatest pole vaulting day of his life wasn’t the stunning upset that was his… Read More
