June 2023
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
FROM THE EDITOR — Hot Spring-Happenings
I LURV… L-U-V ❤️… high spring in our sport. May busts out like one of those wildflower blooms you can… Read More
ON YOUR MARKS — June
BABY OLYMPICS? Yes, Bahrain’s Olympic Committee is planning a third edition of this event, where more than 1000 children ages… Read More
STATUS QUO — June
THE LATEST in the aches, pains & eligibility departments: As its meet date approached, the Los Angeles GP was hit… Read More
FOR THE RECORD — June
New records reported since the May issue: W = World; A = American; C = Collegiate; JC = Junior College;… Read More
LANDMARKS — June
Died: Ralph Boston, 84 On April 30, in Peachtree City, Georgia; of a stroke. See the separate feature for more… Read More
USATF Throws Festival — Andersen Joins 80m Club
TUCSON, ARIZONA, May 20 — The USATF Throws Festival highlighted all of the flinging events, but it was the hammers… Read More
A Trio Of National High School Records
3 ALL-TIME PREP BESTS have come down the pike since the last issue: boys 200 & 5000, girls 2000 steeple…. Read More
2023 USATF Men’s Championships Formchart
PEERLESS PROGNOSTICATIONS by Dave Johnson as of May 23 Team USA for August’s World Championships will be chosen at the… Read More
Bermuda GP — Coleman Over Lyles In The 100
DEVONSHIRE, BERMUDA, May 21 — Although the gusts of restless island air at the USATF Bermuda GP blew favorably down… Read More
Burns Looking For More Record Action
ON THE ONE HAND, Connor Burns (Southern Boone County, Ashland, Missouri) says he felt like he was “just floating” for… Read More
2023 USATF Women’s Formchart
FEARLESS FORECASTING by Jack Pfeifer as of May 22 Team USA for August’s World Championships will be chosen at the… Read More
Jaydon Hibbert — Precocious TJ Record Setter
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING to realize about Jaydon Hibbert is that he started triple jumping barely three years ago. Yet… Read More
Bryce Hoppel Points Toward Summer Races
AS THE ’23 SEASON RAMPS UP, Bryce Hoppel is looking to pace himself. That by no stretch means the halfmiler… Read More
Ralph “Hawkeye” Boston Defied Gravity
BASED ON research and personal interviews, author Aime Card illuminates the personality of an American icon. Long jump legend Ralph… Read More
Keino Classic — Richardson Show In The 200
KASARANI, KENYA, May 13 — As “home team” Kenyans put on a display of very fine distance racing at a… Read More
Pac-12 Women — With New Coach Ducks Defend
WALNUT, CALIFORNIA, May 12–14 — How does it feel for Jerry Schumacher, still a rookie coach at Oregon, to lead… Read More
Pac-12 Men — First Huskies Win, Onwuzurike 200 CL
WALNUT, CALIFORNIA, May 12–14—Washington won its first-ever Pac-12 men’s team title after an impressive Husky sweep of the distance events… Read More