Last weekend was filled with impressive track and field performances across the sport on every level.
Julliette Whittaker broke the high school 800 meter record in New York with an incredible time of 1:59.80. In Jamaica, young phenom Oblique Seville ran the second fastest time in the world so far this season in the men’s 100m, with a time of 9.86. That was the fastest time by any Jamaican since 2016 in the event.
Sha’Carri Richardson made her 100m season debut in Jacksonville, where she and the other athletes were met with rainy and stormy conditions. After initially running 11.37 in heat 5 of the women’s 100m, she then came back and lowered her time to 11.27, which gave her the win.
The impressive performances that took place this past weekend and in some respect, the entire season, leads to what should be must-see-TV at the Nike Prefontaine Classic in Eugene this weekend.
Check out this week’s edition of Track Talk for a recap of all these things and more.
