November-December 2020
Focus On The U.S. Men’s Triple Jump Scene
A TALE OF TWO ERAS and a pair of golden epochs for America’s triple jump men. That’s the history almost… Read More
FROM THE EDITOR — Who Makes This Year’s Men’s Podium?
NEXT MONTH’S ISSUE, our popular Annual Edition, will as always ID the world’s top athletes in various categories. In many… Read More
FOR THE RECORD — November/December
Records reported since the September/October issue. W = World; A = American; + = event not recognized by official ratifying… Read More
A Creative 2020 Campaign For Christian Taylor
THE WINNER OF 6 of 7 Olympic and outdoor World golds on offer since ’11—the exception being ’13 when he… Read More
LAST LAP — November/December
HERE’S THIS MONTH’S collection of short takes on generally off-track activities that have gone a long way towards shaping the… Read More
STATUS QUO — November/December
HERE’S THE LATEST in the aches, pains & eligibility departments. Elsewhere in this issue you’ll find our in-depth report on… Read More
ON YOUR MARKS — November/December
DECATHLON WR HOLDER Kevin Mayer has published his autobiography, titled Mes 10 Commandements. It’s available from Amazon, but as you… Read More
Will Claye Thrives On Mental Preparation
PREPARE WITH PATIENCE and confidence. And stay balanced. Not Will Claye’s exact words though a fair distillation of his ongoing… Read More
Prize Recruit — Marlee Starliper (NC State)
IT WASN’T MUCH OF A TRACK SEASON—only 6 indoor meets—but Marlee Starliper (Northern, Dillsburg, Pennsylvania) was glad for all that… Read More
Prize Recruit — Katelynne Hart (Michigan)
“IT WAS KIND OF A MESS,” Katelynne Hart (Glenbard West, Glen Ellyn, Illinois) says of one of her cross country… Read More
Top New Women’s Recruits For The 2020–21 School Year
THESE LISTS CONTAIN the leading performers signed up for the new collegiate year, coming either from high school or from… Read More
LANDMARKS — November/December
Died: Tony Blue, 84 On October 01, in Brisbane. Ranked No. 10 in the 800 in ’60, he won bronze… Read More
Prize Recruit — Justin Robinson (Arizona State)
SURE, IT WAS THE ONLY outdoor race that Justin Robinson (West, Hazelwood, Missouri) ran as a high school senior, but… Read More
Prize Recruit — Nico Young (Northern Arizona)
WHEN HE RAN A smoothly paced 3000 at the Millrose Games in February, stopping the camera at a national record… Read More
CALENDAR — November/December
Major 2021 Championships (all events must unfortunately be viewed as tenuous at this point) February 20–21 USATF Indoor Championships Albuquerque,… Read More
This Year’s Version Of “Where They Are Going”
FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS a fall-month edition of T&FN has featured “Where They Are Going,” an annual roundup devoted… Read More
Top New Men’s Recruits For The 2020–21 School Year
THESE LISTS CONTAIN the leading performers signed up for the new collegiate year, coming either from high school or from… Read More
2020 High School Girls Top Performers Team
FOR 43 YEARS, beginning with the ’78 season, T&FN chose a Girls HS All-America team. The picks were 3-deep, and… Read More
Distance Records Highlight U.S.’s Fall Racing Season
OLYMPIC VETERANS Molly Huddle & Galen Rupp etched their names into the American Record books as the leaves continued to… Read More