June 30, 2024
Men's 800: Bryce Hoppel Shines with 1:42.77 PB & Leads Three Americans Under 1:44 at Olympic Trials
Bryce Hoppel entered the exclusive 1:42 club as training partner Hobbs Kessler made the Olympics in his second event and Brandon Miller got 3rd.
May 20, 2024
WTW: 12:55 Is The Old 13:05 + Winners & Losers From A Busy Week
Last week, Cole Hocker and Cooper Teare both broke 13:00 in LA but what does that mean in an era where 12:58 places you 11th in the race? And we explain how it was a good week for Paul Chelimo, Matthew Centrowitz, Jake Wightman, Hobbs Kessler, Hillary Bor, Matthew Wilkinson, Diribe Welteji, Elle St. Pierre, Madie Boreman, Kate Grace, Ceili McCabe, Rose Davies, Joselyn Daniely Brea, Prudence Sekgodiso, Fiona O'Keeffe, and Elly Henes and a tough week for Grant Fisher, Evan Jager, Clayton Murphy, Letsile Tebogo, Abel Kipsang, Josh Thompson, Ajee Wilson, Courtney Frerichs, and Raevyn Rogers. And it was good and bad for Jakob Ingebrigtsen who didn't even race.
July 10, 2023
Blue Blood & New Blood in 800 as Bryce Hoppel & Nia Akins Win 2023 US Titles
Hoppel repeated while Akins made her first team in style. Ajee' Wilson's streak of making teams ended as she finished dead last.
July 02, 2023
2023 USAs Men's 800 Preview: Will A Veteran Like Clayton Murphy or Bryce Hoppel Win Or Could Will Sumner Spoil The Party?
Will Sumner is super talented but he's also super young so we think a veteran will win this one.
May 27, 2023
2023 USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix Results: Crouser's WR (23.56) leads way as meet produces 7 world leads
The meet produced 7 world leads including a world record. Ryan Crouser led the way with another WR in the men’s shot put (23.56). World leads also came in the women’s shot (Maggie Ewen 20.45), men’s pole vault (Mondo Duplantis 5.91), women’s 100h (Jasmine Camacho-Quinn 12.31), women’s 1500 (Diribe Welteji 3:57.84), men’s 1500 (Timothy Cheruiyot 3:31.47), and women’s 400 (Marileidy Paulino 48.98).
June 26, 2022
2022 USAs Day 4 Men's Distance Recap: Grant Fisher Runs A Masterful 5000m, Bryce Hoppel Comes Out On Top In 800m
Fisher won the first US title of his career in a meet record 13:03.86 while Hoppel ran a smart and hard-fought race to win his second US 800m title in 1:44.60.
August 04, 2021
Kenya Stills Reigns in 800 as Emmanuel Korir and Ferguson Rotich go 1-2, Dobek Takes Bronze
Emmanuel Korir put his 400 speed to good use in a tactical 800 final as Clayton Murphy and Nijel Amos were last and second to last respectively.
June 21, 2021
Donavan Brazier Bombs As Clayton Murphy Wins Men's 800 In World-Leading 1:43.17
WHAT A SHOCKER. Donavan Brazier isn't going to Tokyo and Clayton Murphy may be the gold medal favorite.
May 06, 2021
USATF Golden Games Preview: What A Meet!!! Brazier v Hoppel v Murphy, Lyles v Bednarek, Jager Returns, McGorty Debuts, & DK Metcalf
Another week, another loaded meet at a brand-new West Coast stadium. This time it's the USATF Golden Games at Mt. SAC, and it's filled with stars, from Sha'Carri Richardson to Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Elle Purrier to Molly Huddle, and many more.
April 21, 2021
Eric Avila & Rachel Schneider Win First National Titles at 2021 USATF Road Mile Champs
February 07, 2020
2020 Camel City Preview: Paul Chelimo, Craig Engels, Jenny Simpson, King Ches & More Head South
The pro races at Camel City (2-3:30 p.m.) are right before Millrose, making it a great start to a track doubleheader as the star power up front at Camel City is comparable to Millrose. Here are 4 few things we'll be watching for.
January 25, 2020
Donavan Brazier Dominates, Bryce Hoppel Starts a New Win Streak, & More Thoughts from the 2020 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
Donavan Brazier and Bryce Hoppel started off 2020 on top.
January 23, 2020
What to Watch For This Weekend: Lots of Great Distance Action at NBIGP, Tuohy vs. Cain, + Debuts for Brazier & McLaughlin & Trayvon Bromell Is Back
A lot of pros will be racing indoors in the NY and Boston this weekend. We break it all down for you including Donavan Brazier's WR attempt at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix.
January 11, 2020
February 8: Deep American Fields Set For Camel City Elite Meet With Edward Cheserek, Paul Chelimo, Jenny Simpson, Craig Engels, Clayton Murphy And Raevyn Rogers
Cheserek and Murphy are both in the mile, with Cheserek considering doubling in the 3000 where he'd face Chelimo. Rogers will be up against Athing Mu in the 800m; Engels is also running the 800.
January 09, 2020
Where Are The Former Alberto Salazar-Coached NOP Athletes Headed? Clayton Murphy Returns to College Coach Lee Labadie
We reached out to the agents of all of the NOP athletes coached by Alberto Salazar to find out who will be coaching them in this Olympic year and know the answer for Clayton Murphy. Plus might Yomif Kejelcha and Sifan Hassan leave Oregon?
September 29, 2019
U-S-A! U-S-A! A Star-Spangled Men's 800-Meter Final Is Set in Doha
Three Americans made the final as Donavan Brazier cruised, Clayton Murphy made it in on time and in the final heat Bryce Hoppel who was running XC races a year ago auto qualified.
September 25, 2019
2019 Worlds Men's 800 Preview: Donavan Brazier Chases America's First Gold Since Dave Wottle in 1972
Can Donavan Brazier end America's 47 year gold medal drought in the men's 800?
August 22, 2019
2019 Paris DL: Conseslus Kipruto & Taoufik Makhloufi Return, Grant Holloway Makes DL Debut, & the Noah Lyles Show Rolls On
Two final regular season DL of the season looks like a dandy as two Olympic champs will return to the DL after a long hiatus. Plus will Jakob or Filip Ingebrigtsen win their first DL 1500?
July 26, 2019
Best of USAs Day 1: Felix Is Back, Brazier Still Hasn't Run For More Than an Hour, and Why Kate Grace Chose the 1500 (And Clayton Murphy Didn't)
All that, plus updates from Ronnie Baker, Kerron Clement, Ce'Aira Brown, and your daily dose of Jordan Mann.
July 23, 2019
2019 USAs Men's 800, 1500 and Steeple Preview: NOP Stars Brazier & Murphy Battle in 8; Engels Tries to Topple Centro in 15 & Jager is MIA in Steeple
Which stud wins the 800 - Murphy or Engels or does Hoppel stay undefeated? Can Engels take down Centro in the 1500? And who replaced Jager in the steeplechase?