May 2021
FROM THE EDITOR — What’s Your Favorite Olympic Men’s 1500?
TIME OR TACTICS? Based on recent conversation on our Message Board, there are still those who think that Matthew Centrowitz’s… Read More
LAST LAP — May
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
Focus On The U.S. Women’s 5000
TRUTH: the women’s 5000 has not been America’s best event historically. Not even close, in an event which debuted in… Read More
TRACK SHORTS — May
PRO VAX! One vote in favor of vaccinating athletes before Tokyo comes from Ethiopian superstar Genzebe Dibaba, who says, “I… Read More
ON YOUR MARKS — May
JAMAICAN POLICE have dropped their investigation into Usain Bolt’s birthday party last August which led to his bout with COVID…… Read More
Keturah Orji Raises American Triple Jump Record
THE TIMING WAS PERFECT for Keturah Orji’s first American Record in the triple jump. She set that in ’16, the… Read More
STATUS QUO — May
THE LATEST in the aches, pains & eligibility departments: Andy Bayer has retired at age 31. A finalist in the… Read More
LANDMARKS — May
Died: RaNae Bair, 77 On January 23; in San Diego, California; of cancer. The 2-time Olympic javelinist represented the U.S…. Read More
2021 NCAA Men’s Formchart #2 — LSU Looks Unbeatable
“UNBEATABLE” IS PRETTY STRONG STUFF, but LSU’s men now look to be ready to join the ranks of the all-time… Read More
U.S. CALENDAR — May
EVEN WITH THE GREATLY IMPROVED C19 situation, all meets should be considered tentative. Ongoing public-safety orders could cancel meets in… Read More
2021 NCAA Women’s Formchart #2 — USC Has New Challenger
IN CHART #1, Caryl Smith Gilbert’s speed-laden Trojans had a tenuous 2-point lead in NCAA women’s team scoring. The SoCal… Read More
FOR THE RECORD — May
Records reported since the April issue. W = World; A = American; C = Collegiate; JC = Junior College; J… Read More
High Schooler Hobbs Kessler Mixes It Up With The Pros
MAKING HIS HAYWARD FIELD DEBUT, Hobbs Kessler got another chance to race with the big boys at the USATF GP,… Read More
LSU Alumni Gold — Collegiate 400 Lead To Noah Williams
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, April 24 — With a head-spinning array of dazzling marks, the annual LSU Alumni Gold meet turned… Read More
USATF GP/JTG #4 — Shaunae Miller-Uibo Blazes A 49.08
EUGENE, OREGON, April 24 — Cool temps and light rain put a damper on some of the action at the… Read More
Drake Relays/JTG #3 — The Pros Show Fine Form
DES MOINES, IOWA, April 22-24 — While the pandemic may have thrown the sport for a loop last year, track… Read More
U.S. Men’s 5000 Scene: The Kids Are Alright
A PAIR OF YOUNGSTERS delivered a bright promise for U.S. 5000 running in races more than 1700M apart on Friday… Read More
Johnnie Blockburger Emerges As 400 Find Of The Year
WE ALL FIGURED 2021 might be a season of surprises, what with 2020 going down as a virtual non-season. No… Read More
Karissa Schweizer Is Ready For Some Real Racing
AFTER A YEAR of dazzling times in the midst of the pandemic, Karissa Schweizer is more than ready to race… Read More