I'm sort of confused as to why she has over 5x what Noah Lyles has. Both of them seem like people you know about if you follow track even a little, and not people you know about if you don't, so what gives?
The reason that she gets more exposure is because Lyles talks about how he likes anime and is a giant nerd about the running world, while Richardson acts like a trashy hood rat. People love supporting the lowest tier of people in America, monetizing hood culture is literally the easiest form of grifting that exists in the modern age.
“Hood rat” is the super hot female trend now. The ex Ivey league, NESCAC posters on this board are out of touch with cultural elements