June 2021
FROM THE EDITOR — WA’s Hall Of Fame Still Stuck In Neutral
THE SAD PASSING OF LEE EVANS caused me to take a look at the WA Hall Of Fame, of which… Read More
LAST LAP — June
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
ON YOUR MARKS — June
SOME THINGS DON’T TRAVEL WELL. Vaulter Katie Nageotte recently had all of her poles broken in transit to a meet…. Read More
New-Look Shamier Little Enjoying “A Rebrand, A Rebirth”
JUST ABOUT ON TOP OF THE WORLD, that’s where 400 hurdler Shamier Little was at age 20. She had won… Read More
STATUS QUO — June
THE LATEST in the aches, pains & eligibility departments: Whereabouts failures strike again. This time it’s confirmation of the AIU… Read More
LANDMARKS — June
Died: Lee Evans, 74 On May 19, in Lagos, Nigeria; following a major stroke. For more on the ’68 Olympic… Read More
FOR THE RECORD — June
Records reported since the May issue. A = American; C = Collegiate; J = Junior (U20); Y = Youth (U18)… Read More
adidas Boost — Isiah Young Takes Down Noah Lyles
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, May 23 — Annually a chance for fans to assess elite sprinter/hurdler form on a raised straight down… Read More
International Digest — The Olympic Year Is Blossoming
THE INTERNATIONAL SEASON came into full flower with big meets in Ostrava and Gateshead, but smaller gatherings also provided notable… Read More
Gateshead DL — Inclement Weather Rules The Day
GATESHEAD, ENGLAND, May 23 — Driving rain. Blustery headwinds. Temperatures topping out at 50° (11 C). The first stop on… Read More
USATF Throws Festival — More Big Bombs By Ryan Crouser
TUCSON, ARIZONA, May 22—At the USATF Throws Festival, Olympic champion Ryan Crouser once again clarified his dominance over the world’s… Read More
High School Digest — A Great Girls 800
THE TRADITIONAL MEET CALENDAR has remained anything but traditional in the second year of the pandemic, but the nation’s leading… Read More
Ostrava CT — Jacob Kiplimo Confirmed As 10,000 Threat
OSTRAVA, CZECH REPUBLIC, May 19 — Joshua Cheptegei had generated the lion’s share of premeet publicity at the 60th Golden… Read More
ACC — Collegiate 1500 Record For Yared Nuguse
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, May 13-15 — Yared Nuguse began this year as the reigning NCAA 1500 champion, having won the… Read More
Big 12 Men — Great Triple For Wesley Kiptoo
MANHATTAN, KANSAS, May 14-16 — Texas had a big 173–144 margin over Iowa State at the Big 12 men’s championships,… Read More
Big 12 Women — Davis & Flannel Power Longhorns
MANHATTAN, KANSAS, May 14–16 — Edrick Floréal’s Texas women rolled at the Big 12, racking up a meet record 207… Read More
JTG #6/USATF Open — Allyson Felix Still A Force
FT. WORTH, TEXAS, May 18 — Set up with hopes of being a speedfest, the USATF Open crashed against a… Read More
Pac-12 Women — USC’s Speed Too Much For Oregon
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, May 14-16 — On a cool spring weekend USC’s women scored 162½ points to defeat runner-up Oregon… Read More