2020 US Olympic Track & Field Trials

June 18, 2021 to June 27, 2021
Eugene, OR

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2 years ago

LRC Day 4 Tokyo Track Podcast Recap and Video Show: Sifan Hassan Gets Gold #1, Kenyan Steeple Streak Ends, DSD Comes to 200

Video show  and podcast recapping all the track action from Day 4 at the Tokyo Olympics. Sifan Hassan fell in the women's 1500 in the morning, yet still advanced, and got gold #1 in the evening with ease.  The last time the Kenyans lost in the steeple at the Olympics man had not walked on the moon, and DSD women are making waves in the 200.

2 years ago

LRC Day 10 Recap: 17-Year-Old Erriyon Knighton Makes Olympic Team in 200, JuVaughn Harrison Completes HJ-LJ Double

HS junior Knighton broke the world U20 record again (19.84) as Noah Lyles won the 200 in 19.74. Harrison PR'd in the long jump (8.47 meters) after clearing 2.33m to win the high jump.

2 years ago

LRC DUCK, DUCK, GOOSE: Cole Hocker Takes Down Matthew Centrowitz to Win Men's 1500 as Yared Nuguse Grabs 3rd

20-year-old Cole Hocker is a full-blown superstar now after defeating the Olympic champ as Oregon Ducks went 1-2. 2019 NCAA champ Nuguse won the battle for third over Craig Engels.

2 years ago

LRC Athing of Beauty: Mu Runs #2 Time in U.S. History to Win Women’s 800 by Daylight

Mu's magical 2021 continued as she ran a Trials record and US #2 time of 1:56.07 thanks to an incredible 28.49 final 200. Behind her, Raevyn Rogers and Ajee Wilson came from way back to grab their tickets to Tokyo in a super competitive race where 5 of the top 6 ran lifetime bests.

2 years ago

LRC Sydney McLaughlin Runs 51.90 at 2020 US Olympic Trials to Break 400-Meter Hurdles World Record

McLaughlin took down the world record holder and Olympic champ Dalilah Muhammad to become the first woman ever under 52 seconds.

2 years ago

LRC 2020 US Olympic Track and Field Trials Postponed 5 Hours

Everyone knew the weather in Eugene, Oregon was going to be extremely hot today. In fact, the weather ended up pretty much being EXACTLY as forecast. However, USATF has decided at the last minute to postpone the action by 5 hours after a heptathlete passed out.
*MB: Day 10 of Olympic Trials POSTPONED 5 hours after a heptathlete passed out.

2 years ago

LRC Paul Chelimo Uses Tokyo Drift to Win Olympic Trials 5,000m Title

Paul Chelimo showed he is back as Grant Fisher and Woody Kincaid made their second Olympic team and all 3 finished in lane 4.

2 years ago

2 years ago

LRC Rai Benjamin Rips 46.83 (#2 All-Time) to Win 400m Hurdles at 2020 US Olympic Trials

Barely half an hour after Grant Holloway ran 12.81 to become the second-fastest 110m hurdler in history, Rai Benjamin decided to match Holloway’s feat, clocking 46.83 in the 400m hurdles, the #2 time ever behind only Kevin Young’s 46.78 world record

2 years ago

LRC Grant Holloway Runs 12.81, 2nd Fastest Ever in 110m Hurdles

Grant Holloway ran 12.81 just missing the world record in the semis of the Olympic Track and Field Trials. Full video of race.

2 years ago

LRC Emily Sisson Secures First US Title & Olympic Berth with a 10K Masterpiece

Emily Sisson showed she was a level above everyone else as she won her first USA track title and made her first Olympic team, joined by Karissa Schweizer and Alicia Monson.

2 years ago

LRC Rest of Day 8: Gabby Thomas Runs (Another) World Leader, Sydney McLaughlin and Rai Benjamin Advance

Thomas ran 21.94, which improved on her 21.98 from Thursday. McLaughlin and Benjamin both cruised in their 400 hurdles heats.

2 years ago

LRC Men’s 1500 Semifinals: The Epic Final Everyone Wanted Is All Set (Minus Hobbs Kessler)

Nuguse, Hocker, Centro and Engels all looked fantastic. Who will go home devastated on Sunday?

2 years ago

LRC Men's Steeple: Hillary Bor & Benard Keter Deliver ADP 1-2; Mason Ferlic Rounds Out Team USA

This time it wasn't a Bowerman 1-2 but a 1-2 for Scott Simmons' American Distance Project as Bor won his second straight US title.

2 years ago

LRC Women’s 800: The Epic Final Everyone Wanted Is All Set

Athing Mu (2021 US leader at 400 and 800) vs Ajee Wilson (best US 800 m runner of the last decade) vs Raevyn Rogers (2019 Worlds Silver Medallist) vs Kate Grace (2016 Olympic finalist) and something has to give. It should be fantastic.

2 years ago

LRC Erriyon Knighton Runs 20.04 in First Round of US Olympic Trials to Break High School 200m Record

Knighton's 20.04 also set a world U18 record, which had belonged to Usain Bolt until Knighton broke it in May.

2 years ago

LRC 2020 Olympic Trials W800 Preview: Will Ajee' Wilson Still Rule the 800? Or Is It Athing Mu's Time?

Wilson has been the best in the world for most of the past four years, but Mu has been on fire in 2021. And what about Raevyn Rogers or the resurgent Kate Grace and Chanelle Price?

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