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NCAA Conference Champions Crowned Across the Country
Over the weekend, NCAA Conference Championships were earned with an eye on the upcoming national Championships in Virginia Beach.

Another World Record for Mondo Duplantis
Duplantis set a new pole vault world record of 6.27m at the All Star Perche meet in Clermont-Ferrand, France

Nikki Hiltz Signs Extension with Lululemon through 2028
Fresh off their double at USATF Indoors, Nikki Hiltz has announced a contract extension with Lululemon and a coaching change to Juli Benson

Grand Slam Track Signs Betting Rights Partner
Grand Slam Track has appointed Stats Perform as its exclusive global provider for data and betting rights

Major Personnel Changes and Layoffs at USATF
Over the past year, five of USA Track & Field’s (USATF) nine highest-ranking and highest-paid staff members have left the organization

Hiltz and Kessler Impress with 1500/3000 Doubles at USAs
Plus: Carlos jacket auctioned for $500k+, WADA drops lawsuit, USA Champions, and more

Letsile Tebogo Saves Stranded Drivers in Botswana Floods
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Sandi Morris to Skip Indoor Championships, Focus on Outdoors
Plus: USATF 100-mile champion DQ’d for shoes, Jenny Simpson’s 50-state running tour, and more

Elite Fields Announced for NYC Half
Plus: Botswana to bid for ’26 World Relays, Orji announces retirement, and more

Chase Jackson Throws American Record in Torun
Jackson’s 20.24m mark surpassed the previous U.S. record of 20.21 meters, which she had tied in 2022, and is also a new meeting record

Grant Fisher, Jacob Kiplimo, Amanda Moll Among Weekend’s Record Setters
Fisher set a new indoor 5000m world record with a time of 12:44.09 at the Boston University Valentine Invitational

Jakob Ingebrigtsen Sets Two World Records in Lievin
Yesterday at the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais in Liévin, France, Jakob Ingebrigtsen set new indoor world records in both the 1500 meters and the mile
McLaughlin-Levrone, Hall, and Russell honored with USATF Wing Awards
Forbes 30 Under 30 list features 4 track & field athletes
USATF Foundation Celebrates a Record-Breaking 2024
Hassan and Tebogo named World Athletes of the Year
USATF Wins Member Federation Award
Ostrander finishes 2nd at USATF 10K Trail Championships
Grand Slam Track Names Billionaire Robert F. Smith To Board Of Directors
US track wants to shorten Olympic trials and put them at LA Coliseum

Top Pole Vault and Shot Put Athletes to Go Direct-to-Finals at USATF Championships
USATF will implement a pilot program at the 2025 Outdoor Championships, granting first-round byes to select athletes in the men’s and women’s shot put and

USATF Para Championships to Run Concurrent with Outdoor Championships in Eugene
For the first time, the USATF Para Championships will take place at the same time in the same location as the Outdoor Championships this summer

World Athletics Reviewing Female Competition Guidelines
World Athletics is reviewing its female eligibility regulations, focusing on athletes with differences in sex development (DSD) and transgender athletes

Nike Announces Swoosh TC Elite Training Network
Nike has launched Swoosh TC, an elite running team network with hubs in Provo, Utah; Flagstaff, Arizona; and Eugene, Oregon

World Records For Grant Fisher, Yared Nuguse At 117th Millrose Games
Americans Grant Fisher and Yared Nuguse set world indoor records in the 3000m and mile, respectively, at a spectacular 117th edition of the Millrose Games

Big Changes Possibly in Store for the Long Jump
World Athletics has proposed modifying the long jump event by replacing the traditional take-off board with a 40 centimeter “take-off zone,” aiming to reduce the

Yared Nuguse Hopes For Wanamaker Mile Three-Peat On Saturday
Yared Nuguse of the On Athletics Club won the last two editions of the NYRR Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games, posting similarly fast times

In Quiet Blacksburg, Hocker Retools For World Championships Season
About 45,000 people live in the western Virginia city of Blacksburg, about a four-hour drive southwest from Washington, D.C., but only one resident there has

Fields for USATF Half Marathon Championships Announced
Weini Kelati leads a stacked women’s field, which includes Amanda Vestri, Emma Hurley, and Jess McClain. For the men, Leonard Korir, Hillary Bor, and Biya

With A $20K First Prize & World Team Spots, USATF Half-Marathon Championships Attract Top Fields
It may not show up on Google Maps but the road to San Diego runs through Atlanta, at least for USA athletes hoping to run

Keely Hodgkinson to Attempt a Threepeat at Euro Champs
The Olympic 800m champion aims to make history by securing her third consecutive European Indoor Championship title in Apeldoorn this March, a feat never before

Quincy Wilson Sets 400 Meter National Record; Sadie Engelhardt #2 Mile All-Time
At the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, Quincy Wilson ran the fastest indoor 400m all-time for a prep