May 2019
From The Editor — In Praise Of The Legendary RLQ
OG, DQ, FS, NWI, NH, WR, etc., etc., etc. Track & field is full of initialisms and acronyms. And any… Read More
CAS Rules In Favor Of IAAF Testosterone Protocol
CASTING 800 QUEEN Caster Semenya’s future into doubt and refocusing a hot spotlight of controversy as well as empathy, the… Read More
ON YOUR MARKS — May
WHEN CLOUDY, bet on human: One of the innovative events for June’s IWC meet in Hengelo will feature Dutch 400… Read More
LANDMARKS — May
Denied: Caster Semenya’s Appeal On May 1, by CAS. The hoped-for reversal of the IAAF’s new rules covering hyperandogenous athletes… Read More
STATUS QUO — May
Here’s the latest in the aches, pains & eligibility departments An All-America indoors and out for Florida State in the… Read More
TRACK SHORTS — May
PREP SPRINT STAR Matthew Boling says he will concentrate on age-group competition this summer, running the USATF Juniors rather than… Read More
LAST LAP — May
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 — May
Records broken since the April issue. W = World; A = American; JC = Junior College; J = Junior (U20);… Read More
CALENDAR — May
Here’s the link to our total collection of Calendars & Timetables for 2019. Major U.S. Invitationals May 31–6/01 Iron Wood… Read More
Osaka IWC — Michael Norman Equals His 200 PR
OSAKA, JAPAN, May 19—Just before Michael Norman opened his 400 season with a blazing PR at the Mt. SAC Relays,… Read More
JUCO Champs — Big Breakthrough For Kenny Bednarek
HOBBS, NEW MEXICO, May 16-18—When the news of a 19.49 heat in the 200 at the JUCO Championships hit on… Read More
Shadae Lawrence Now No. 3 On All-Time Collegiate List
SHADAE LAWRENCE admits she was a bit stunned to hear the measure of her opening discus throw at the Mountain… Read More
Shanghai Diamond League — Round 1 Of 400H To Samba
SHANGHAI, CHINA, May 18—It was a faceoff nearly a year in the making. And when the dust settled at Shanghai… Read More
Tucson Elite — More Hammer PRs For Sean Donnelly
TUCSON, ARIZONA, May 16 & 18—He hasn’t made a national team yet, but Sean Donnelly has a good leg up… Read More
USATF Distance Classic — Fine 5000 For Rachel Schneider
EAGLE ROCK, California, May 16—Throughout the years, elite runners have flocked to Occidental College’s Jack Kemp Stadium to run in… Read More
North Carolina A&T New Sprint Powerhouse
KAYLA WHITE set the MEAC meet on fire. After producing 22.62w and a PR 11.16 in the heats, no one… Read More
T&FN Interview — Christian Coleman
HAVING FINISHED the ’18 season with a bang, his 9.79 PR sewing up the season’s Diamond League 100 title and… Read More
ACC — Big Triple Jumping By Virginia’s Jordan Scott
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, May 09-11—Jordan Scott’s ACC triple jump win was safe after round 3, where he jumped a collegiate-leading 56-½… Read More
SEC Men — A Collegiate Record For Mondo
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, May 09-11—Nothing like putting pressure on the frosh to win the conference title. Luckily for LSU, the new… Read More