It wasn't much of a prediction though as she chose Eliud Kipchoge for the men and "a Kenyan" for the women.
Powell talked about how one of the great aspects of college coaching is getting to see kids grow into adults. “You realize they need you super differently over the course of that time. The way you talk to someone when she’s 17 and when she’s 22 is super different..."
Blankenship called the decision "disappointing and disheartening" as well as "shameful and embarrassing."
Jason Joseph set a Swiss record in the 110H with 13.29 while William Reais ran the #2 all-time 200m with 20.24. Renaud Lavillenie won his 10th French outdoor pole vault title with a 5.80m clearance ahead of his younger brother Valentin at 5.70m and at the Spanish championships, Esther Guerrero pulled off a notable double winning the 800m (2:06.23) and 1500m (4:23.47) in the space of 15 minutes.
She broke the 4:00.86 record set two years ago by Linden Hall.
She ran 4:58.56. It's the third time this record has been broken in 2020.
Yoder broke his own backwards mile record by 24-seconds with 5:30.
The wrestler was accused of stabbing to death a security guard.
Veszelka jumped 16.69m to Taylor's 16.53m. Ukraine's Anna Ryzhykova ran one of the fastest times in the world this year with a 55.21 win in the 400H.
Syracuse men won their race handily. Syracuse's JP Trojan and Amanda Vestri were the individual winners.
This international team event has eight Olympians with a ton of sub-2:10 and sub-2:33 runners, including Jared Ward and Des Linden. Free live stream here starting at 6PM ET.
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The mass participation race was supposed to accompany the elite race on October 17th.