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January 19, 2016

His 1:45.93 Opener Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg for 800 Phenom Donavan Brazier

Jonathan Gault spoke with the 18-year old phenom today and learned two surprising things. 1) He ran a 1:14 600 in practice in November. 2) He says he's definitely not doing the US Olympic Trials. Story includes race video. *MB:  Check this out, Donavan Brazier ran a 1:14.98 600 in November!!! *MB: America's newest star has arrived!! True frosh Donavan Brazier runs 1:45.93 in first-ever collegiate 800!!
June 10, 2014

8 Takeaways from the Pre-Meet Press Conference at NCAAs

The leading coaches tell you why the NCAA meet is special, Oregon's Robert Johnson tells you why the Ducks had to disappoint the Oregon faithful and not run super frosh Edward Cheserek much at home, and Pat Henry tries not to think too much about last year's 4 x 400: "You drop the ball in the end zone, you have to let it go and get back into the game."

March 14, 2014

The Meeting Of The Minds: Top NCAA Coaches Share Their Thoughts Ahead Of The 2014 NCAA Indoor Championships

The topics for discussion at the press conference were largely distance-based as the top coaches in the NCAA talked about racing at altitude, the men's DMR, and Lawi Lalang's triple (and whether Arizona could win the meet with just two guys). We also had a one-on-one conversation with Coach Franklin on his guys in the 5,000 and got an update on Princeton alum Peter Callahan.