Galen Rupp's 13:01.26 indoor record barely survived a record assault two weeks ago. Rather than run an indoor 10,000, Scott Simmons' runners are going to take another crack at Rupp's record on Thursday. This time, they are going for a negative split and hoping a race for glory over the final 1k gets the job done. Watch it live on LetsRun.com at 6 pm ET (23:00 CET). Coverage starts at 5:45 pm ET.
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On The Boards
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NAU (1st with 60 points) was magnificent and they needed to be as Notre Dame had the best runner-up score since 1997 (87 points).
Diljeet Taylor's and BYU's amazing weekend just got even better as two women from Alabama shined individually.
Men's Discussion
- Official Conner MF Mantz Thread
- If the NCAA XC course is as tough as they say, won’t Conner Mantz win?
- Connor Mantz Ran 14:24 Indoors SEVEN Years Ago
- BYU men go home DEVASTATED
- Could Nico young have beaten Mantz if he had been allowed to Run his own rac
- I'm so disappointed in Nico Young
- Cole Hocker and Oregon - Watch out Notre Dame and Nuguse are coming
- Notre Dame with the YUGE TEAM RACE!!!
Video Replays
Video Replays
Olympic News
- Seb Coe Still Hopeful International Spectators Will Be Able To Attend Tokyo 2020 Coe: "It’s not a deal-breaker for the athletes but I think everyone would prefer to have stadiums with people ideally reflecting the planet and the Olympic Movement we live in."
- US Senator Mitt Romney Writes NY Times Op-Ed About How The US Should Use An "Economic And Diplomatic Boycott" Of The Beijing Olympics The US would still send athletes, but not spectators or a traditional delegation. *USA Today article
- Governments Attending Tokyo 2020 Will Be Told To Reduce Delegation Sizes
- Tokyo 2020 Warn Overcrowding Could Lead To Torch Relay Suspension They have asked spectators to "refrain from watching the Torch Relay in a crowded situation".
Outside NCAA XC Coverage
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- Desert.com: ‘It was a great day for BYU': "How the Cougar women finished first at NCAA Cross-Country Championships and Conner Mantz won an individual title"
- RRW: BYU Women, NAU Men Take Team Titles at NCAA Cross Country Championships
- Nau Recap: Men Win Fourth National Championship
- DyeStat Video Interviews
Assorted Distance News
Lagat was named the interim cross country coach last year when James Li retired and while he didn't plan on it being permanent, Lagat says the "job grows on you."
- European 10,000m Champ Lonah Chemtai Salpeter Wins Elite-Only Marathon In Israel Maru Teferi won the men's race in 2:07:44 as the top-3 finished within 10-seconds of each other.
*MB: 5 Israeli Runners ran sub 2:10 this morning - Caster Semenay Receives Financial Backing In Bid To Overturn Ruling The South African government is giving her $803,000 for her appeal to the European Court of Human Rights. She's already been ruled against by CAS and the Switzerland Federal Supreme Court.
Major Event News
- Frustrated University Of Oregon Students Question Decision To Cancel Graduation But Hold Olympic Trials In Eugene The Trials are scheduled for just a week after when graduation would have been. TrackTown haven't confirmed that spectators will be allowed, but tickets are currently on sale.
Oregon Not Complying With Biden's Plan To Make All Adults Eligible For Vaccines By May 1st They want the most vulnerable to get vaccinated first and currently plan to make all adults eligible by July 1. - Good News For Track On TV: Average Viewership Of European Indoor Champs Jumped 20% Compared To Two Years Ago
- World Athletics Marks 50 Days To Go Until The World Relay Championships In Poland
- Birmingham 2022 Aims To Become First Carbon-Neutral Commonwealth Games
Saving Track Programs
Ironically, it could be Title IX that saves the program as by cutting men's track, Clemson would have 318 female athletes and only 229 male athletes.
- William And Mary Men's Track Is Reinstated (Swimming And Gymnastics Too) A significant increase in donations being credited with the change in plans. W&M president Katherine Rowe noted that "sustained higher levels of philanthropic support" will be needed to keep the sports in the future.
Japan Road Results
Matsuda was disappointed with the performance though as she was shooting for the 2:20:29 women's only NR. Post-race she was crying and apologizing on-camera for not having run faster.
Hocker Double
Athing Mu Fastest Indoor 400 Ever
Men's 800 Decided by .01
Men's 200: Matthew Boling?
More NCAA Coverage
- Athletics Weekly: Female Sprinters Shine At NCAA Champs Oregon’s Kemba Nelson stormed to the surprise win in the 60m with a collegiate record of 7.05 while Abby Steiner won the 200m in a world leading 22.38. Ackera Nugent took the 60H (7.92) and Ruth Usoro won the TJ (14.27m)
- USTFCCCA Recap: LSU's Noah Williams Runs #4 World All-Time 400m To Win In 44.71 This was just after Randolph Ross had ran 44.99 (#8 on the NCAA all-time list) in the first heat. Matthew Boling beat out Terrance Laird by .01 to win the 200m in 20.19 (#7 NCAA all-time).
- KC Lightfoot Wins NCAA Pole Vault With 5.93m
- Register Guard: Oregon Ducks Dominate In Winning NCAA Indoor Champs Oregon's Micah Williams won the 60m in 6.49 and Chiebuka Emmanuel Ihemeje the TJ with 17.26m. LSU's Damion Thomas won the 60H in 7.51.
- RRW: Oregon's Cole Hocker Wins Both Mile and 3000m At NCAA Indoor Championships
More Weekend Track Action
- World Athletics Recap: Aussie 5000m Titles Decided At Sydney Track Classic Matthew Ramsden took the men's race in 13:29.99 with a 56-second last lap to beat Brett Robinson (13:31.97) while the women's race was won by Canada’s Andrea Seccafien (15:25.62) over Aussie Jenny Blundell (15:25.84). Nina Kennedy set a NR of 4.82m in the PV, Linden Hall won the 800m in 2:01.27 and there was also high praise for the comeback of discus thrower Dani Stevens who won with 63.36m.
- GB's Miguel Francis Highlights Jamaican Meet With 20.50 Victory In The 200m Zharnel Hughes won the 100m in 10.13. Yohan Blake won his heat in 10.20 (third overall). Double Olympic champ Elaine Thompson Herah opened her season in the 400m (56.26 for second in her heat).
- NCAA DII Indoor Champs Day 3 Recap: Ashland Men And Grand Valley State Women Win Team Titles *Day 2 *Day 1
Friday NCAA Outside Links
Harrison produced the best single day high jump and long jump double ever with 2.30m (HJ) and 8.45m (#8 all-time LJ) victories. After winning the pentathlon on day one, Tyra Gittens doubled back on day 2 to take the HJ in 1.90m. Turner Washington threw 21.36m to dominate the men's shot put.
- Tara Davis Takes NCAA LJ With World-Leading 6.93m After already winning the pentathlon and HJ, Tyra Gittens competed again to finish 3rd. Lisa Gunnarson won the PV with 4.56m.
- Georgia’s Karel Tilga And Kyle Garland Are The First To Ever Go 1-2 For A Team In The NCAA Heptathlon Tilga won with 6264 points, #2 on the NCAA all-time list.
- Louisville’s Makenli Forrest Wins Women’s Weight On Her Final Throw Of The Night
- Register Guard: Oregon Ducks Kick Off NCAAs With DMR Title
- RRW: Wesley Kiptoo, Joyce Kimeli Win NCAA 5000m Titles
Doping Stuff
- Distance Runner Florence Jepkosgei Chepsoi Becomes the First Kenyan Athlete To Be Convicted Of A Doping Offense In Criminal Court She was sentenced to one year of community service after she was found guilty of presenting false documents and lying to the Kenyan anti-doping agency at a hearing.
MB: Kenyan doper becomes first to be convicted by criminal court - Russia Remain Hosts Of 2022 International Shooting Sport Federation World Championships Despite CAS Ruling The CAS ruling said that Russia couldn't host any major events during its ban, but there is a loophole if moving the event is "legally or practically impossible."
Boycotts, Vaccines And Other Olympic News
- IOC President Thomas Bach Believes Boycotting Beijing Winter Olympics Would Achieve Nothing “We can only repeat and give advice to learn from history – a boycott of the Olympic Games has never achieved anything ...The athletes would be the ones who are suffering."
- USOPC President Susanne Lyons Says There Will Be No Boycott of Beijing 2022 Over China's Human Rights Issues
- Japan Will Not Take Part In China Vaccine Offer China's vaccines haven't been approved for use in Japan.
- IOC Clarifies Olympic Vaccine Offer Only Open To Countries Who Have Approved Chinese Vaccines
- IOC Approves Olympic Agenda 2020+5 Strategic Plan At Virtual Session
NCAAs Day 1
- Multi was on day 1: Tyra Gittens is sensational, breaks NCAA pentathlon record with 4,746 to kickstart A&M's title run Her 6-4 (1.93m) HJ would easily win the individual HJ.
- MB: Tyra Gittens (Texas A&M) sets NCAA, National Indoor Pentathlon (4746 points) & National High Jump (1.93 m ~6' 4")
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‒BYU's Conner Mantz speaking after winning NCAA XC Champs, the first American to do so since Galen Rupp in 2008.