In 1991, Laurie Henes won the NCAA 5,000m title for NC State in Eugene. Now the Wolfpack coach, Henes guided her daughter Elly to win the same race 30 years later.
In 1991, Laurie Henes won the NCAA 5,000m title for NC State in Eugene. Now the Wolfpack coach, Henes guided her daughter Elly to win the same race 30 years later.
Meyer, a grad transfer from Delaware, entered the year with a 2:03.40 pb. Today, she ran 2:00.28 to claim the national title in her first NCAA appearance.
Entering the NCAA meet, Anna Camp was only the third-best 1500 runner on BYU’s roster. But today she was the best in the NCAA, taking down NCAA mile champ Sage Hurta of Colorado in a pb of 4:08.53.
Before April, Mahala Norris had never competed in the steeplechase. Before Thursday, she'd never competed atNCAA outdoors and had a 9:44.10 pb. Now her pb is 9:31.79 and she's the NCAA champ.
Mu ran 49.57 in the individual 400 and a 48.85 split on the relay to anchor Texas A&M to the win in a CR of 3:22.34. Sturgis’ 100 (a windy 10.74) was the fastest in NCAA history. USC won the team title.
How impressive are these numbers? 3:35.35 (#5 all-time NCAA) with an epic negative split (1:48.87 final 800, 52.23 final 400, 25.9 final 200).
Teare got more than just his first NCAA individual crown. He also picked up the Olympic standard and broke Bill McChesney's legendary Oregon school record from 1982.
Noted front runners Isaiah Jewet and Brandon Miller were rewarded for boldly taking the 800 out in 50.9 and the rest of the field while well beaten ended up running fast as well as 8 of 9 guys set new PBs.
Oklahoma State junior Ryan Smeeton went down on the final barrier and Chemadi was your champion.
There were also fast times for LSU freshman Sean Burrell in the 400 hurdles (world U20 record of 47.85) and Florida’s Joseph Fahnbulleh, who came from way back to deny LSU’s Terrance Laird a 100, 200, 4x100 sweep by running 19.91. In the field, LSU star JuVaughn Harrison completed the HJ/LJ double and Arizona State's Turner Washington completed the shot/discus double.
She won over Violah Cheptoo (31:39), Bernard Lagat's younger sister. Molly Seidel was 5th in 32:13.
*MB: Sara Hall - 31:33 10k in Central Park FTW
*MB: Congrats to Sara Hall on her season ending victory today.
The women's 1500 and men's 5000 both lived up to the hype and were incredible as an amazing week of distance running continued tonight in Florence.
Cardama Baez finished 2nd in the 2019 NCAA 10k in heartbreaking fashion, but earned redemption after two years of waiting, breaking NCAA XC champ Mercy Chelangat of Alabama over the final lap.
In the 1500, six women broke 4:10, while 11 of the 12 finalists in the women's steeple ran PBs, leading to a major rewriting of the all-time NCAA list.
Ready, set, pick. First event closes Friday at 4pm eastern.
Kerr was the guest on the LRC podcast this week.
For the second time in five years, an Englishman from Tulsa has won the NCAA 10,000 title. Imagine running 27:50 and not even scoring. In other finals, LSU's JuVaugh Harrison won the lj (8.27), LSU's Tzuriel Pedigo won the javelin (76.98), Arizona State's Turner Washington won the shot (21.1), Stephen F Austin's Branson Ellis won the PV (5.70) as Florida's Thomas Mardal won the hammer (76.74).
NCAA steeple leader Fitsum Seyoum of Virginia Tech went home was NCAA 800 leader Isaiah Jewett and freshman phenom Brandon Miller of Texas A&M needed time qualifiers to make the final.
Day 1 MB Talk
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.