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.
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.
Ready, set, pick. First event closes Friday at 4pm eastern.
McDonnell won 40 NCAA titles, 6 triple crowns, and 12 straight indoor titles at Arkansas.
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.
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.
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.
Who wins the NCAA men's 1500?
Semenya was going to use African Champs as another chance to hit the 5000m qualifying time.
Running on the same track where Haile Gebrselassie and Kenenisa Bekele set their WRs, Sifan Hassan added her name to the legends of the sport by smashing the women’s 10,000-meter world record on Sunday afternoon.
*MB: Sifan MF Hassan - Runs 29:06.82 10,000 WR!
Dani Aragon beat out Jenny Simpson in the 1500, 4:05.46 to 4:06.18 and Clayton Murphy took a close men's race in 3:38.07. Sam Chelanga won the 5000/10,000 double with 13:39.08/30:35.41
Is this the end for the Olympic track legend? Morhad Amdouni won the race in 27:23.39. Marc Scott was was just ahead of Farah (7th with 27:49.94).
Running in Kingston, Jamaica, SAFP now only sits behind Flojo's 10.49 record from 1988.
Marvin Bracy was second with 9.85. Double Olympic champ Elaine Thompson-Herah won the women's race in 10.87 as well as the 200m (22.54) and Dalilah Muhammad took the 400H in 54.50.
Joe Klecker comes from a running family. His mom won the 1992 Olympic Marathon Trials and his dad set the 50 mile world best. Can he continue the family tradition at the Trials?
Your latest American stars share their insights.
Keira D'Amato, the new American record holder in the marathon, was joined by Deena Kastor, who held the record for 15 years.
Sisson was the guest on the LetsRun.com Track Talk podcast after she became the first American to go sub 67 in the half marathon on a record-eligible course. Podcast highlights above. Full pod here.
Woody Kincaid joined us after he broke the American record indoors at 5000. He talks above why he left the Bowerman Track Club. Podcast highlights and link to full podcast here.
Coogan's New Balance Boston team had 3 Olympians in 2021 and 2022 could be the biggest year yet for the program with 2 new additions and the TRACK at New Balance coming on March 1st.
Danny Mackey has taken the Brooks Beasts from an unproven club to the Olympic podium in its first decade.
Dathan Ritzenhein is the first of the top pro coaches to sit down and talk about his club heading into the 2022 campaign.