At World Indoors, the U.S. team produced its best showing ever at 800m & up; the 7-medal haul for the men & women topped the tally from ’16. Does this mean that American distance runners are having a renaissance & are better positioned to medal in Paris?🥇
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On his second trip into the ring, Payton Otterdahl, the 28-year-old Budapest Worlds 5th-placer spun a mighty heave out to 74-1½ (22.59). The winner of two Drake shot comps, Otterdahl’s throw shot him way up on the U.S. All Time List.💪🏽
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Things could well come down to the climactic 4×4 at the men’s NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, what with Florida and A&M predicted to go 1–2 in that event. Link below for the full form chart & predictions!📈
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In a span of 80 minutes, the HSRs in the girls 4 x 400 & 4 x 800 were toppled on Friday evening at the Penn Relays. Union Catholic’s 4×8 squad, with Paige Sheppard anchoring in 2:07.86, cut nearly 2 seconds from a record that stood for 16 seasons! 🏆
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For an idea of how tight we project the women’s team battle to be, our 1st chart had Arkansas with a 3-point-win to LSU. Now we see the Hogs fall to 3rd behind Florida & LSU. The chart sees Valby winning the 5k to give Florida a lead going into the 4×4.📈
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Harvard and Washington won their first Penn Relays women’s titles & set Collegiate Records at the 128th running of the storied meet. Maia Ramsden took the baton for the DMR’s anchor leg in 2nd and raced to a 1.49 advantage plus the CR at the finish.🏆
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Villanova led a massive revision of the all-time list in the 4 x Mile, with three teams breaking 16:00. As three schools bettered the 4 x Mile CR, Liam Murphy’s 3:54.32 carry brought Villanova home 11.33 under the old standard.🏆
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A good day for the Americans in the throws at the Shanghai/Suzhou Diamond League, as both Chase Jackson (shot) & Valarie Allman (discus) overcame strong competition. The DL shot champ the last 2 seasons, Jackson, got off the mark for 2024 with a victory.💪🏽
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Training partners Courtney Lindsey and Kenny Bednarek made a big impression at the Nairobi stop on WA’s Continental Tour. Running in the helpful 1662m altitude at the Kip Keino Classic, the two won the 200 and 100 respectively against fierce competition.🔥
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The Brooks Beasts put together a World Record in the distance medley at the Oregon Relays, with an effort of 9:14.58 taking down the old best of 9:15.50 that had been set by the U.S. team at the World Relay Championships in ’15.🏆
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At a time when Kenya is looking to fill the void left by Kelvin Kiptum’s tragic passing, 27-year-old Alexander Mutiso looks more than ready after prevailing over a resurgent Kenenisa Bekele and a stellar field to win the TCS London Marathon in 2:04:01.🏆
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Less than a fortnight after her performance at Arcadia, Ventura’s Sadie Engelhardt took it even further. She crushed the mile field at the Mt. SAC Relays to move to No. 3 all-time HS with a 4:31.72 win, then celebrated with teammates after a DMR win.💨
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Reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir ran herself into position to defend her title in Paris with a dramatic sprint win to take the London Marathon in a women-only World Record 2:16:16. Click the link below to read the full article!🏆
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IT’S ONE THING to hear your coaches say you’re in shape for something big. It’s another thing to do it. After a 100 season opener just 0.02 off Sha’Carri Richardson’s collegiate best, what more might Vol senior Sears have in store this spring?💨
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Gudaf Tsegay has long shown superb 1500 speed — she holds the World Indoor Record, after all — but a 2.79 improvement this weekend of her best raises tantalizing Olympic event-choice questions. Visit the link below for the full article!🔥
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Duplantis improved the WR he set in Eugene in September, clearing 20-5½ (6.24) on a warm, humid evening at Egret Stadium in Xiamen. “I brought a little bit of fire into this outdoor season,” said Mondo Duplantis. World Record fire - in his opener.🔥
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Mykolas Alekna saw what he could do in the discus in the big Oklahoma wind, whirling the platter to a World Record 243-11 (74.35) to take down the oldest major men’s record left on the books. Visit the link below for the full article!💨
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USA 𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 Men’s Formchart #1 at 9 weeks out.
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USA 𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 Women’s Formchart #1
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Alabama junior Tarsis Orogot streaked to one of the Jones meet’s two sub-20 200m. Noah Lyles also nearly opened his season with a loss to Kenny Bednarek, who Lyles out leaned at the line of the 100m to beat Bednarek by 0.005 seconds!💨
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