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July 01, 2024

6 Takeaways from Super Sunday at the 2024 US Olympic Trials

In the span of 60 minutes on Sunday, six meet records fell in the track events, including Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's 50.65 WR in the 400 hurdles.
June 30, 2024

Women's 10K: Weini Kelati Wins Olympic Trials; Parker Valby, Karissa Schweizer Looking Good for Paris

Kelati, who won her first US track title, is guaranteed a spot at the Olympics while Valby & Schweizer are likely to qualify via world ranking.
June 25, 2024

Nia Akins Dominates Women's 800 at 2024 Olympic Trials after Athing Mu Falls & Misses Team

Allie Wilson & collegian Juliette Whittaker rounded out the team after Mu's devastating fall at the 200m mark.
June 08, 2024

Parker Valby Wins 2024 NCAA 5,000m Title to Complete Unprecedented Distance Sweep

Valby is the first woman in collegiate history to win five NCAA distance titles in the same academic year and did it in style by running 14:52.18 to break the collegiate record.
June 07, 2024

Parker Valby Dominates 2024 NCAA 10,000m Final to Win Her Fifth National Title

Valby's 31:46.09 took more than 20 seconds off the previous championship record and gave her the win by 5 seconds over Alabama's Hilda Olemomoi (31:51.89).
June 07, 2024

NCAA Day 2: Leo Neugebauer Breaks Decathlon CR (8961), McKenzie Long 21.95 WL, 1500 Ladies Run Super Fast

12 women broke 4:10 in the prelims, plus Ole Miss senior McKenzie Long ran a world lead 21.95 (+0.3) in the 200 after running a wind-legal 10.91 in the 100 (0.0 wind).

June 06, 2024

NCAA Day 1 Recap: Big names advance in 1500, Leo Neugebauer rocks 1st five (4685) & Caleb Dean blasts 400H heats

An NCAA 1500 final for the ages is all set. We can't wait. In the 800, there four 1:45 men were eliminated.
May 30, 2024

2024 Bislett Games: Ingebrigtsen Wins & Warholm Loses on a Thrilling Night in Oslo

Norway’s Olympic champions were the stars of the show on Thursday. Ingebrigtsen (3:29.74) used a dive at the line to beat Timothy Cheruiyot (3:29.77) but Warholm (46.70) was not as fortunate and lost to a great run from Alison dos Santos (46.63 WL).
May 25, 2024

Josh Kerr (3:45.34) Delivers Again to Defeat Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Win 2024 Bowerman Mile

Josh Kerr defeated Jakob Ingebrigtsen for the second straight time in a Bowerman Mile that lived up to the hype.
May 25, 2024

2024 Prefontaine Classic: Sha'Carri Richardson Wins Big, Joe Kovacs Throws Far and Keely Hodgkinson Crushes Mary Moraa

On Friday, Joe Kovacs implied that he's been throwing 24m in practice and today at Pre, he showed that may not be hyperbole as he had two throws over 23m. After looking poor in China, Sha'Carri looked great today in the US as did Keely Hodgkinson who ran smart and won big.
May 18, 2024

LA Grand Prix Day 1: Selemon Barega & Elle St Pierre Win 5000s As Ceili McCabe Breaks Canadian Steeple Record

The runners from Africa ran in the back early but dominated late and went 1-2-3-4 as Grant Fisher was fifth (12:53.30). Teammates Cooper Teare (12:54.72, 9th) and Cole Hocker (12:58.92, 11th) broke 13:00 for the 1st time. In the women's 5000, Elle St. Pierre lowered her pb from 14:58.17 to 14:34.14 and won as Venezuela's Joselyn Brea set a South American record in 2nd (14:36.59).

May 10, 2024

Bednarek (19.67) & dos Santos (46.86) Rip World Leaders at 2024 Doha Diamond League

Kenny Bednarek and Alison dos Santos earned statement victories, while Kenya may have a new 1500m contender in Brian Komen made his first DL appearance count as he got the win.
May 06, 2024

6 Things We Learned at the 2024 World Relays: Tebogo & Adeleke Impress, & Who Will Stop the US Men?

In case you didn't have 7 hours to watch some fantastic relay action over the weekend, we've got you covered. Gabby Thomas earned two golds as the Americans won four of the five finals at the revamped World Relays in the Bahamas.
April 27, 2024

Sha'Carri Beaten Again + The Next Ethiopian Distance Star? - Seven Takeaways from 2024 Suzhou Diamond League

It wasn't a good day for Sha'Carri Richardson or Letesenbet Gidey but Selemon Barega got the win in the 5000 and 17-year-old Biniam Mehary really caught our eye as 22-year-old Brit Megan Keith ran in the 14:40s.
April 21, 2024

6 Thoughts on 2024 London Marathon: Mutiso Wins, Jepchirchir Is Clutch, & Brilliant Brits

Peres Jepchirchir is back and showed her chances of back-to-back Olympic golds are very real, while Emile Cairess (2:06:46) is now the second-fastest Brit ever.