Great News: USATF and USOC Settle Nick Symmonds' Run Gum Lawsuit and Let Athletes Have Non-Shoe Sponsor Logos On Their Jerseys at Olympic Trials
Eugene Wins Worlds 2021: Details And Three Quick Takes - USATF Thriving Under "Old School" Way Of Doing Business
Stephanie Hightower Resigns As Chair Of USATF Board But Remains As President Of USATF
Jenkins Vs. Cheserek, Jenkins Vs. Rupp And Solinsky, The Worst Cross-Country Coach In America, Ryan Hall, Ryan Gregson, Andrew Wheating And More
We take one more look at Jenkins vs. Cheserek and our first at Jenkins vs. Rupp and Solinsky and Leah O'Connor vs. Simpson and Coburn. Plus a look at the worst cross-country coach in America, whether Ryan Hall went out too fast, and Ryan Gregson and Andrew Wheating.
More USATF Controversy: Stephanie Hightower Gets Angry Reaction From Youth Chairman Lionel Leach Accusing Her Of "Bullying" Law and Legislation Chairman Tim Baker
Read Hightower's letter to Baker and Leach's reply to Hightower and decide for yourselves. #USATFchange
*MB: Stephanie Hightower tries to bully Law & Legislation Secretary, gets called out by Lionel Leach
*LRC USATF Controversy Archive
Editorial: "The System Didn't Work" - USATF Board Should Do The Right Thing And Reverse The Stephanie Hightower Decision Next Week
Next week, the USATF Board has the opportunity to do the right thing and honor the wishes of 85% of USATF delegates and nominate Bob Hersh to the IAAF Council. The track and field community that the Board is supposed to serve could not have made it more clear - Bob Hersh, not Stephanie Hightower, should be the USA nominee to the IAAF Council.
Bob Hersh Responds To USATF Board's Memo That He Claims "Contains Many Incorrect And/Or Misleading Statements"
You can discuss Hersh's memo here.
USATF Activist Becca Gillespy Peter Responds To Latest USATF Memo On IAAF Council Controversy
Peter has harsh criticisms of Stephanie Hightower, citing a time when she broke rules to kick people out of an AAC meeting. She praises Bob Hersh and says he played a role in getting the DMR added to the 2015 World Relay Championships.
USATF Board Of Directors Releases Detailed Statement Explaining Decision To Nominate Stephanie Hightower For IAAF Council Over Bob Hersh
Many have poken out after the USATF board of directors rejected the 85% membership vote which chose Hersh for IAAF Council and instead chose Hightower. The board states, "We fully understood that our choice of Stephanie Hightower would not be popular among the delegates who voted for Mr. Hersh. We fully understood that our selection was in direct conflict with the recommendation, and that some people would be (and are) very upset by the fact that we didn’t simply accept the recommendation. But we also fully understood that our function was to select the best – and not necessarily the most popular – candidate based on everything we know."
WTW: Double Wins for Bill Aris, Sarah Disanza Rocks It, Jeff Eggleston Goes for It, Paula Radcliffe Improves and More
We recap the week that was and talk about Sarah Disanza rocking it, Jeff Eggleston going for it, Paula Radcliffe improving, Patrick Makau returning and investigate whether Bill Aris is the greatest high school coach ever?
USATF Board Of Directors Responds To Extreme Backlash For Rejecting Membership IAAF Council Vote
Many spoke out after the USATF board of directors rejected the 85% membership vote which chose Bob Hersh for IAAF Council and instead chose Stephanie Hightower.
*MB: USATF BS Letter to its Members
Lauren Fleshman And David Torrence Irate On Twitter Over Bob Hersh / Stephanie Hightower USATF Election
They had some choice words for the USATF board of directors as well as Hightower.
USATF Board Of Directors Vote To Replace Bob Hersh On IAAF Council With USATF President Stephanie Hightower
They chose to reject the 85% of USATF membership who voted Hersh for the position.
*MB: USATF Board overturns 392-70 vote, will instead nominate Stephanie Hightower for IAAF Council