How impressive are these numbers? 3:35.35 (#5 all-time NCAA) with an epic negative split (1:48.87 final 800, 52.23 final 400, 25.9 final 200).
2021 NCAA Outdoors
Teare got more than just his first NCAA individual crown. He also picked up the Olympic standard and broke Bill McChesney's legendary Oregon school record from 1982.
Noted front runners Isaiah Jewet and Brandon Miller were rewarded for boldly taking the 800 out in 50.9 and the rest of the field while well beaten ended up running fast as well as 8 of 9 guys set new PBs.
Oklahoma State junior Ryan Smeeton went down on the final barrier and Chemadi was your champion.
There were also fast times for LSU freshman Sean Burrell in the 400 hurdles (world U20 record of 47.85) and Florida’s Joseph Fahnbulleh, who came from way back to deny LSU’s Terrance Laird a 100, 200, 4x100 sweep by running 19.91. In the field, LSU star JuVaughn Harrison completed the HJ/LJ double and Arizona State's Turner Washington completed the shot/discus double.
NCAA MB Talk
- (Un)Official 2021 NCAA T&F Championships Day 3 Thread
- Cole MF Hocker. 52.23 last lap. 3:35.35 FTW over Nuguse!!!
- COPPER MF TEAR
- Will Teare break McChesney's 5000m school record?
- BYU needs new shorts?
- Fahnbulleh strides 1
- When is hocker going to get olympic standard?
- Cole Hocker -- finally actually DONE???
- Calling it now: Alec Basten comes from nowhere to win NCAA steeple
- Georgia has screwed up Matt Boling's mechanics
- Bolling; what do you think...400 meters?
Watch All NCAA Men's Races (Cued To The Final 400)
Men's 800
Men's 1500
Men's Steeple
Men's 5000
Men's 10k
The Florence DL Was Amazing
The women's 1500 and men's 5000 both lived up to the hype and were incredible as an amazing week of distance running continued tonight in Florence.
Women's 1500 Race Video
Men's 5000 Race Video
Day 2 NCAAs
Cardama Baez finished 2nd in the 2019 NCAA 10k in heartbreaking fashion, but earned redemption after two years of waiting, breaking NCAA XC champ Mercy Chelangat of Alabama over the final lap.
In the 1500, six women broke 4:10, while 11 of the 12 finalists in the women's steeple ran PBs, leading to a major rewriting of the all-time NCAA list.
Field Events
- Cal's Camryn Rogers has an incredible day in hammer - betters her old PB 4 times and breaks collegiate hammer record twice Her best mark was 75.52.
- Tara Davis wins tight LJ to complete indoor/outdoor LJ sweep with 6.70 win Texas A&M's Tyra Gittens gave her a scare in round 6 at 6.68.
- Lisa Gunnarsson (14' 5.25', 4.40m) completes the indoor / outdoor sweep in the pole vault for LSU but rest of team struggles
- Ohio State's Adelaide Aquilla takes lead in 5th round, retakes it in 6th round to win women's shot put
- Georgia's Marie-Therese Obst (59.69m 195-10) wins javelin at 2021 NCAA Outdoors
- Georgia's Karel Tilga (8,261) wins decathlon
NCAA Prediction Contest
Ready, set, pick. First event closes Friday at 4pm eastern.
Non-NCAA News
Kerr was the guest on the LRC podcast this week.
- Q&A with former Harvard sprinter Gabby Thomas who is thiving in Austin under Tonja Buford-Bailey, During the pandemic she started a masters in public health and epidimeology. Have you watched her incredible 4 x 400 split in college?
- Josh Kerr to BBC: "I think we're all gunning for Mo Farah's record of 3:28." Kerr was the guest on the LRC podcast this week.
- USATF put entry deadline for USAs as last weekend but let's qualifying times from this weekend count and it's causing problems As a result, Gonzaga's James Mwaura who ran 27:47 but wasn't entered by Pat Tyson isn't into the Trials but guys who did enter ahead of time but are slower are in.
- Sapporo's Covid-19 rate is 43% higher than that of Tokyo
Outside NCAA Coverage
- BYU’s Conner Mantz: "I might have started the sprint a little too early and it cost me a win today."
- NCAA track fans and coaches react to the new Hayward Field
- Branson Ellis wins Stephen F Austin's 1st men's NCAA title in pole vault
- USA Today's 5 stories to follow at 2021 NCAA Outdoors
- LSU men had a great day 1 with 2 NCAA titles JuVaughn Harrison won back to back LJ titles as teammate Tzuriel Pedigo went from 7th to 1st in the last round of the javelin.
Day 1 NCAAs
For the second time in five years, an Englishman from Tulsa has won the NCAA 10,000 title. Imagine running 27:50 and not even scoring. In other finals, LSU's JuVaugh Harrison won the lj (8.27), LSU's Tzuriel Pedigo won the javelin (76.98), Arizona State's Turner Washington won the shot (21.1), Stephen F Austin's Branson Ellis won the PV (5.70) as Florida's Thomas Mardal won the hammer (76.74).
Day 1 NCAAs
NCAA steeple leader Fitsum Seyoum of Virginia Tech went home was NCAA 800 leader Isaiah Jewett and freshman phenom Brandon Miller of Texas A&M needed time qualifiers to make the final.
Day 1 MB Talk
- MB: Official 2021 NCAA T&F Championships Day 1 Thread
- MB: PATRICK MF DEVER DROPS THE HAMMER, MANTZ GOES HOME DEVASTATED
- MB: To all of you who have been saying the super spikes don't work, did you see that? 10 guys just broke the NCAA meet record. LOL.
- MB: 19-year old Charles Hicks 7th in 27:47 - how would Nico have done? Is that a WR for a 19-yr old non African?
- MB: Average age of 10,000 runners at NCAA?
- MB: Fair or Foul? Reed Brown DQd in 1500 at NCAAs (video)
- MB: New Oregon stadium
- MB: NCAA 1500m Final Isaac Basten will be top 3
Pre Florence News
Seb Coe's 1:41.73 WR was set exactly 40 years ago from the date of the Florence DL. A great read.
Non NCAA and Non Florence News
Giles, who ran 1:43.63 indoors, lowered his pb from 3:36.90 to 3:33.80 to place 2nd as Abel Kipsang won in 3:32.68. Collins Kipruto won the men's 800 in 1:43.95 as Jemma Reekie won the women 800 in 1:58.41. Marcin Lewandsowki ran just 1:45.86. *Results
- Tributes pour in for beloved agent Andy Stubbs The Aussie was an agent for Tom Walsh, Valerie Adams, Tianna Bartoletta and others.
- Recommended Read: Tianna B's tribute to Stubbs *Share your tributes on the messageboard
- Olympic high jump champion Derek Drouin is back on the DL circuit for the 1st time since 2017 "I’m really loving it. I’m really happy to be back. I’m having a good time."
The Latest Tokyo News
AK releases criteria for Tokyo Olympics selection criteria - Top 2 at Trials will go Selectors will pick #3.
Tokyo 2020: Olympics athletes and officials to be monitored by GPS - BBC Sport The system will not be used to track their real-time movements but to trace them retroactively if issues arise around Covid-19.
Ethiopian Trials
Gidey ran an incredible 14:18 second half, with a 4:26 final 1,600 to break Hassan's mark on the very same track where Hassan set her record on Sunday.
Tsegay, one of the world's best 1500 runners, ran the 5000 and got a huge PB while Wale, one of the world's best steeplers, ran the 5000 and got a big PB (12:53.28) as unheralded women Werkwuha Getachew (1:56.67) and Freweyni Hailu (3:57.33) emerged as new medal contenders and world leaders.
NCAA Previews
The Sport Loses a Legend
McDonnell won 40 NCAA titles, 6 triple crowns, and 12 straight indoor titles at Arkansas.
The women's steeple may be the best in NCAA history. And plenty of studs will be doubling back in the 5,000, which makes it one of the most compelling races of the meet.
No man has ever won the 1,500 and 5,000 at the same NCAA meet. Can Cole Hocker make history? Hocker, Conner Mantz, and Wesley Kiptoo have all already won NCAA titles in 2021 and will look to burnish their legacies by adding more in Eugene. One event guaranteed to have a new champ is the men's steeple, which is completely wide open.
Miller of Baylor and Hurta of Colorado were both dominant winners at NCAA Indoors and have looked great this outdoor season, but they face plenty of competition - 11 women in the NCAA field have broken 2:02 this year and six have broken 4:10.
The men's 800 is wide-open, with 24-year-old USC senior Isaiah Jewett and 19-year-old Texas A&M freshman Brandon Miller among the top contenders. Aside from Hocker & Nuguse, the men's 1,500 also features Alabama sensation Eliud Kipsang and a total of 12 sub-3:38 guys.
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