May 2026
FOR THE RECORD — May
New records reported since the April issue: W = World; A or Am = American; C = Collegiate; J =… Read More
ON YOUR MARKS — May
WEDDING BELLS: it’s official. Noah Lyles joined with Junelle Bromfield on April 04 in Trenton, Georgia. Lyles has been named… 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
2026 NCAA Men’s Formchart #2 — Arkansas Takes Over
LOTS OF POINTS have been added to the top of the men’s chart in version 2. Arkansas, slotted at No…. Read More
Mid-Spring Digest — Sprint Comebacks, Huge Throws & More
OUTSIDE THE BIG relay carnivals that fill the April calendar, the mid-spring weeks before the collegiate conferences rev up always… Read More
STATUS QUO — May
THE LATEST in the aches, pains & eligibility departments: Marathoner Tristin Collins (née Van Ord) had her first child in… Read More
LANDMARKS — May
Died: Imrich Bugár, 70 On April 08, in Prague, Czechia. The ’83 world champion in the discus had earlier won… Read More
FROM THE EDITOR: Mystery Splits & A Moving Start Line
OFFICIAL SPLIT DATA reported for major meet 4x4s often lead to confusion — and on more than one past occasion… Read More
T&FN Interview — Nico Young
BEING A HIGH SCHOOL SUPERSTAR is all about promise. The future seems unimaginably bright for such prodigies, but sadly, few… Read More
2026 NCAA Women’s Formchart #2 — Georgia Stays Strong
MASSIVE UPHEAVAL was the name of the game as the last month yielded a new women’s chart crafted by half… Read More
Sawe’s Name Now Synonymous With History
NOT SINCE USAIN BOLT was breaking 100 WRs almost two decades ago has a performance from the sport garnered as… Read More
World Relays — Jubilation As Home Team Rocks Men’s 4×4
GABORONE, BOTSWANA, May 01–02 — If a single race can characterize the eighth edition of the World Relays, then the… Read More
Penn Relays HS — Bullis Snaps 19-Year U.S. 4×4 Drought
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, April 23–25 — For three years, the past two as serious contenders, Olympic gold medalist Quincy Wilson and… Read More
Sam Mattis — High Purpose & Long Throws
FEW INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING have been more successful at developing narcissists than Penn’s Wharton School of Business. The school’s… Read More
Drake Relays — Pros Show Up Big
DES MOINES, IOWA, April 23–25 — Want to see some great hurdle races? Or high-flyin’ vaulters? Or the big guys… Read More
Penn Relays Women — Tar Heel CR In DMR Settled At The Line
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, April 23-25 — A Collegiate Record from North Carolina’s distance medley squad and a sprint relay sweep by… Read More
Penn Relays Men — Drama In The Long Baton Events
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, April 23-25 — Finish line theatrics highlighted the three longest men’s baton events at the 130th Penn Relays,… Read More
London Marathon Women — Assefa Clips Own Women-Only WR
LONDON, ENGLAND, April 26 — On a day when the 2-hour barrier was broken in the men’s marathon, Tigst Assefa’s… Read More
