Kyle Garland Is Rolling Clear-Minded, Clear-Hearted
IT ALL SEEMED SO EASY a few years ago, when Kyle “Freight Train” Garland burst onto the scene. He… Read More
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Tokyo 2025 Medal Predictions
MEN GOLD SILVER BRONZE 100 Kishane Thompson (Jamaica) Kenny Bednarek (USA) Noah Lyles (USA) 200 Noah Lyles (USA) Kenny Bednarek… Read More
Kenny Bednarek Sharpens Winning Attitude
NO ONE WANTS TO BE famous for finishing 2nd. Not Adlai Stevenson or Susan Lucci. Not Ralph Metcalfe or Jim… Read More
Jefferson-Wooden Working Out A Winning Equation
IT TURNS OUT that Melissa Jefferson-Wooden’s historic ascension was a math problem to be solved: 100 plus 200 (meters), minus… Read More
Who Is Jonah Koech, Slayer Of Medalists?
IT’S A FAIR QUESTION: After someone wins the USAF 1500, knocking off the Olympic gold and bronze medalists, as well… Read More
USATF Men’s Shot — Loaded Field Scrambled In Furious Finish
HINDSIGHT MIGHT EVENTUALLY tell us the men’s shot competition represented a changing of the guard. The event has been dominated… Read More
USATF Women’s 400 Hurdles — Magnificent Muhammad Fights On
WITH THE ABSENCE of WR holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone — she focused on the 400 — the hurdles promised to… Read More
USATF Men’s 110 Hurdles — Still A Cub, Tharp Showed Sharp Teeth
IN A STEALTH MOVE befitting a tiger — an Auburn Tiger, that is — Ja’Kobe Tharp roared out of lane… Read More
USATF Women’s Shot – Jackson Rules Deepest-Ever Nats
NEVER BEFORE in a USATF women’s shot comp have more than 3 putters surpassed 19m. A record 5 did so… Read More
USATF Women’s Pole Vault — First Title For Morris Since ’22
MAKING UP FOR the disappointment of not making the Olympic team, Sandi Morris cruised to her fifth outdoor national title… Read More
USATF Women’s 5000 — Comebacking Houlihan Kicks Best
AFTER COMING BACK hot from her 4-year doping ban during the indoor season, capped by a silver medal in the… Read More
USATF Men’s Pole Vault — Miller Time Arrived With A PR
THE DAY BELONGED TO Austin Miller, no question about it. The 31-year-old veteran vaulter had never finished higher than 8th… Read More
USATF Women’s Discus — Allman Lofts Longest In-Stadium Throw This Millennium
AN OPENING TOSS of 220-7 (67.25) virtually assured Val Allman a spot on the Tokyo squad, but her desire to… Read More
USATF Men’s 5000 — Hocker Laid A Trap And Sprung It
THE COMPETITORS in the men’s 5000 seemed quite content to let Cole Hocker author the script for the first 4300m… Read More
USATF Women’s 800 — Wily Collegian Willis In Wild Finish
TEN ENTRANTS had previously met the WC qualifying standard (1:59.00), and many others had run near or faster than that… Read More
USATF Men’s Triple Jump — Robinson Follows Up Indoor Title
THE 15-MAN FINAL was headed by defending champion and Paris 6th-place finisher Salif Mane, USATF indoor champ/list leader Russell Robinson,… Read More
USATF Women’s Triple Jump — Moore Sets Aside LJ Dismay
DEFENDING CHAMPION Jasmine Moore was on a mission. After a disappointing 5th in the long jump, the Paris LJ/TJ double… Read More
USATF Men’s Steeple — Rooks Ran On Medalist Confidence
WINNING AN OLYMPIC SILVER medal can certainly raise expectations, and Kenneth Rooks felt that weight as he arrived at Hayward… Read More
USATF Men’s 20K Walk — Christie’s 7th Straight Title
THE MAN WHO CROSSED the line nearly 3:00 in front, Nick Christie, tells you that he’s “99% for Tokyo.” But… Read More
USATF Women’s 200 — Jefferson-Wooden Scores Rare Double
WHILE 4 MEN have swept the 100 and 200 at U.S. nationals or Olympic Trials on five occasions over the… Read More
