USAs Final Day Non-Distance Coverage *Full Results

• IAAF Recap: Oregon Freshman Devon Allen Stuns As U.S. 110 Hurdles Champ In Sacramento Allen ran a slightly wind-aided 13.16 to beat defending champ Ryan Wilson by .005; David Oliver was 3rd. Jeneba Tarmoh (you remember her from the 2012 dead heat fiasco) won the 200 (22.06) as Curtis Mitchell ran 20.13 to beat Wallace Spearmon (20.19). Inika McPherson gets HJ title in 2.00m PR (previous best 1.96m) beating Chaunte Lowe and Brigetta Barrett. Kori Carter takes 400H as Johnny Dutch wins for the men (48.93). Sam Kendricks won the PV (5.75), Jeffery Henderson the LJ, Gia Lewis-Smallwood the discus and Sean Furey the javelin.
• USATF Report *Final Day Quotes
• Ken Goe: The Legend Of Devon Allen Hurdles Onward True freshmen Allen is a football player and asked between NFL football and the Olympics, he said, “That’s the question. Making an NFL roster would be fun, but you have to ask ‘Super Bowl or Olympics.’ The Olympics is huge. It’s something that happens every four years. The Super Bowl happens every year.”
• Sac Bee: Big Hurdles Cleared On Final Day Of USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships – Sports 400H champ Johnny Dutch: “I was on the verge of giving up track,” Dutch said. “Injuries, personal things, near misses, I was ready to stop. I’ll be a waiter. Glad I didn’t.”
• Spiked Up, Psyched Up:Grading Sacramento, The Good And The Bad
• Ole Miss’ Junior Sam Kendricks: SEC Champs, NCAA Champ And Now USA Champ
• Former Stanford Runner Kori Carter Wins First National Title In 400-Meter Hurdles Carter turned pro early after her junior year last year, but is still very into her education as she finished her undergrad degree this year and wants to get her masters in “prosthetics and robotics.”
• Sacramento Bee: New Mom Stephanie Brown Trafton Triumphs In Competing The US record holder finished 4th in the discus after taking last year off to have a baby.

• OK, How much will Laura Roesler sign for( Yearly) with Nike.

• OK all things aside, Why the hell is Track and Field so UNPOPULAR?

• The Amazing Devon Allen (True Freshman USA 110H Champ)

• Yes I understand she's just an 18yr old girl, but Mary Cain's interviews are getting somewhat silly

• Manzano is the man!

• Where are the Fans at Sacramento?

LRC Beautiful People Day 3 (Saturday) Photo Gallery *Day 2*Day1

MB: Official 2014 USATF Outdoors Live Discussion Thread

LRC Men’s 1,500: Leo Manzano Comes Through When It Counts Again, Wins Second Outdoor 1,500 Title (updated) Manzano proved once again that he’s a different animal in championship races and used a strong last 100 to pull away from second-place Pat Casey for the win. *MB: Manzano is the man!
LRC Leo Manzano’s Amazing USATF Championship Record Nine USA meets for Leo in his life, nine top 3 finishes.
*Pat Casey Ran To Win, But Is Happy With 2nd“I’m a regular person, and I look at the prediction boards. I’m happy with finishing second. I hope people start giving me credit.”

LRC Women’s Steeple: Emma Coburn Breaks Meet Record to Win 3rd U.S. Title Coburn ran a very impressive 9:19 in 84-degree heat and now owns three of the top six times in the world this year. Ashley Higginson ran a big PR of 9:27 for second.

RRW Emma Coburn Sets USATF Steeplechase Meet Record, Leo The Lion Captures His 2nd 1,500 Title Race Results Weekly recap.

USAs Non-Distance Coverage *Saturday Full Results *Friday *Thursday

• IAAF Recap:Francena McCorory Becomes Fifth-Fastest American At 400, Emma Coburn And Dawn Harper-Nelson Capture Third U.S. Titles McCorory ran 49.48 to beat Sanya Richards-Ross (49.66). Gil Roberts won the men’s race in 44.53. In the 100H, Dawn Harper-Nelson won in 12.55 over Queen Harrison and Lolo Jones as Brianna Rollins was just 5th (MB: What happened to Brianna Rollins this year?). Erik Kynard won the HJ in 2.35 and made 3 attempts at 2.41. Brittney Reese took the LJ, Amanda Bingson the hammer. *USATF Recap *AP *Day 4 Quotes
• Sacramento Bee: Apparently Francena McCorory Runs Most Of The 400 With Her Eyes Closed McCorory: “I know it sounds weird, but I run all the way around with eyes closed, and when I open them, I think, ‘Yes! I’m almost home!'”
• NBC: Dawn Harper-Nelson Celebrates 100H Win With A Cartwheel
• Former Texas Tech Star Gil Roberts Wins USA 400 And Gets Some Love From His Alma Mater Newspaper His former coach said it was great for Roberts, who has been injured a lot the past two years.

LRCMen’s 10,000: The Race Goes According To Form As Galen Rupp Kicks Away From Chris Derrick In The Last Lap To Win His 6th US 10,000m Title As expected, Rupp was dominant over the final 400 and easily won over Derrick in 28:12. Behind them the best of the rest was 2:10:57 marathoner Ryan Vail, who had a big kick to get 3rd.

LRC Women’s 10,000: Kim Conley Comes Back On Jordan Hasay, Wins First U.S. Title In Front Of Hometown Fans Hasay passed Conley with 230 meters to go but Conley fought back bravely and eventually pulled away for good with 50 to go, sending the crowd into a frenzy. *Sac Bee

LRC Women’s Steeple Semis: All The Big Names Through Bridget Franek and Emma Coburn won their respective heats, both in 9:39. After the race, we spoke with Coburn as well as Stephanie Garcia, who recently set a PR by 13 seconds.

LRCMen’s 1,500 Semis: David Torrence Goes Home Early – Leo, Lopez, Leer And Casey All AdvanceDavid Torrence‘s first USAs under new coach Jama Aden turned into a nightmare, but it was a great night for a number of underdogs like Ford Palmer who find themselves in the USA final.

Instant Analysis 3 Thoughts On The Men’s And Women’s 800 Heats: A Very Pregnant Alysia Montaño, The Group Of Death, And The Favorites Move On (Mostly) The track action at 2014 USAs is underway and the 800 heats are in the books. Get our instant analysis of the heats which included a very pregnant competitor. MB: WTF is Montano doing on the start line?!

LRC 800 Post-Race Reactions: The Athletes Talk About Their Races Post-race reaction from Chanelle Price, Ajee Wilson, Brenda Martinez, Phoebe Wright, Lea Wallace, Laura Roesler, Charles Jock, Cas Loxsom, Robby Andrews, Sam Ellison and Duane Solomon.

• Sac Bee Day 2 Recap USA  javelin record holder Kara Patterson won her fifth outdoor national title in a showdown with Brittany Borman as they became the first two American women to go over 200 feet in the same meet, Amanda Smock won the triple jump, Kibwe Johnson won his third USA hammer title in four years.
• USATF Day 2 Recap*Day 2 Quotes
• 1968 Heroes Tommie Smith And John Carlos Were In Attendance As was 1964 icon Billy Mills, whom we spoke with at length.

RRWGeorge Claassen, Oldest Comrades Marathon Champion, Has Died At 97

Non-USAs Results: Kenya Chooses Its World Junior Team

• IAAF Recap Of Kenyan Trials For World Junior Champs: Defending Junior Gold Medalist Alfred Kipketer Wins 800 In 1:45.67 Leading Wire-To-Wire Titus Kipyego, a relative of three-time World champion Vivian Cheruiyot, won the steeple (8:22) as Rosefline Chepngetich won the women’s in 9:43. Moses Mukono took the men’s 5,000 (13:46) Elvis Cheboi the 10,000 (28:33).
• Recap Of Paavo Nurmi Games In Turku, Finland: Olympic Champ Krisztian Pars Stays Keeps Winning Streak Going With 79.83 Hammer As Throws Highlight Kenya’s Elijah Manangoi won the 1,500 in 3:38.99; Finland’s Sandra Eriksson won the 3,000m in an 8:55.13.

Previous USAs Stuff

• Meet Co-Director Thinks Sacramento Is A Better Track Town Than Eugene In 2000 and 2004, they drew larger crowds than Eugene did in 2008 and 2012, and he thinks the weather is better as well. Discuss: Sacramento: We’re a better track town than Eugene – we just don’t have the Nike money.
• Mary Cain Is Ready For USAs And Life As A Real Pro – Not A HSer Who Is Pro She reveals her goal is sub-4 for the year.
• With No Gatlin Or Gay, Might It Be Ryan Bailey Who Wins 100m At USAs? Bailey, who got the baton right next to Bolt in 2012, is on the comeback trail from injury.