t-and-f: Wildcards and NBC?

Gee whiz, maybe this wildcard business explains the incredibly lame "Olympic Gold" segment shown by NBC earlier today... the segment in question hyped the MJ/MG matchup at the Trials and said the "rematch in Sydney" would be historic (paraphrasing here...). I thought maybe a gremlin got to the

t-and-f: on Regina Jacobs...

This is a fine case of "damned if you do, damned if you don't." Damned if she does: If Regina showed up in Sydney and ran a below-par race, you would howl about her lack of preparedness, competitiveness, etc. Subsequent revelation of a lingering illness (certified by independent medical sources

t-and-f: Perkins, Steier qualify for WYC 1500 final

In the midst of Webbmania, let's not forget there are some other talented young U.S. distance runners. In the heats at today's World Youth Championships (ages 15-17) in Debrecen, Hungary, Adam Perkins (Missouri HS) and Rolf Steier (Florida HS) advanced to Sunday's final in the 1500 with master

t-and-f: WYC FLASH: Felix wins first US gold in women's 100

DEBRECEN, HUNGARY: Allyson Felix of the United States picked up the first gold medal of the 2001 World Youth Championships here Friday night, racing to an 11.57 to take the title. Michelle Sanford set personal bests on four of her six attempts in the triple jump, but her final jump was the bes

t-and-f: FLASH: Hordge WYC silver, Wade bronze in men's 100

DEBRECEN -- Willie Hordge grabbed 100 meter silver in 10.41 seconds and Jonathan Wade nabbed bronze in 10.53 to continue the Team USA medal haul on day two of the World Youth Championships here Friday evening. Hordge was edged for the gold by Trinidad's Darrel Brown (10.31), who has the fastest

t-and-f: US grabs six medals on Day 2 of World Youth Championships

RECORD MEDAL HAUL FOR U.S. ON SECOND DAY OF CHAMPIONSHIPS Allyson Felix kicked off a record-setting day for Team USA at the World Youth Championships Friday, winning the first gold medal of the meet with an 11.57 in the 100 meters. American athletes won six medals, including two silvers and th

t-and-f: SMITH, CHAPPLE SWEEP WOMEN'S 400 AT WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS

USA TRACK & FIELD 2001 World Youth Championships July 14, Debrecen, Hungary SMITH, CHAPPLE SWEEP WOMEN'S 400 AT WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS DEBRECEN, HUNGARY - Stephanie Smith set a meet record with her 52.19 clocking in the 400 meters here Saturday at the IAAF World Youth Championships to lead

t-and-f: FLASH: Perkins, Wade win World Youth 200 gold

DEBRECEN, HUNGARY -- American sprinters Angel Perkins and Jonathan Wade raced to the fastest youth times in the world this year and picked up gold medals in the 200 meters on the final day of the IAAF World Youth Championships. Perkins, from Cerritos, Calif., won her race in 23.07, downing prev

t-and-f: World Youth Championships -- Final Day US story

USA TRACK & FIELD 2001 World Youth Championships July 15, Debrecen, Hungary PERKINS, WADE SHINE ON FINAL DAY AT WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS DEBRECEN, HUNGARY - Angel Perkins and Jonathan Wade set yearly world youth bests and won gold in the 200 meters here Sunday on the final day of the IAAF Wor

t-and-f: Carl Lewis High School Inv. top 3's

Following are top 3 finishers in each event at the Carl Lewis High School Invitational indoor meet at the University of Houston on Jan. 13. The track is a flat 200-meter Mondo surface. Highlights included a great boys' SP battle and a swift sprint double by Brendan Christian. Glen McMicken --

t-and-f: Houston - SW Classic top 3's... Warlick 4.30 WPV

University of Houston Southwest Classic 01/26/01 - 01/27/01 Finals WOMEN'S 60 METER DASH 1. Aleah Williams, Univ. of Texas 7.49; 2. Tami Zachery, Tex

t-and-f: Houston Indoor Inv. top 3's

Houston Indoor Invitational 02/03/01 Finals WOMEN'S 60 METER DASH 1. Monica Twum, T C U 7.42; 2. Aleah Williams, Texas 7.43; 3. LaQuinta Manahan, UT Arlington 7.51.

t-and-f: metrics...please stop...please!

U, isn't there an indoor season in progress? And some cross country? As a statistician, I like metrics because they look prettier on lists and are easier to sort in databases. As a long-time fan, I'll take a 70-foot shot or 26-foot long jump any day. Just WHY does this bother people so much

t-and-f: T&F professionalism

Darrell brings up a good point that deserves discussion -- professionalism in track and field. While I agree wholeheartedly that T&Fers work very, very hard for what they get, I think we insiders have to step back and look at the big picture. While we may hope and pray for our athletes to get p

t-and-f: Conference USA results -- top 3

Here's a list of the team scores and top 3 finishers in each event at the Conference USA indoor championships at Houston, Feb. 23-24. Full results should be available soon at www.uhcougars.com and www.c-usa.org Conference USA Indoor 02/23/01 - 02/24/01 SC

t-and-f: Robberts 21.06 (70-1) shot put win at WAC meet!

Track 'n' fielders: Check out some astounding throws marks from SMU's Janus Robberts, Libor Charfreitag and Florence Ezeh at the WAC Championships in Reno. Follow this link: http://www.wacsports.com/news/trk/trk/2001/02/24/983074553967.html Full meet results are available there. GM

t-and-f: TSU Relays Day 1 Results link

You can find results from Day 1 of the Texas Southern Relays in Houston at this link: http://www.robinwhite.com/track/TSUrel01Day1.htm Glen McMicken

t-and-f: TSU Relays results link

you can find complete results of the Texas Southern Relays at: http://www.robinwhite.com/track/TSURelFull.htm great high school speed and hurdle marks, and a smattering of other delights Glen McMicken

t-and-f: Alekna blasts past 70m again (Stellenbosch)

T-'n'f 'ers: Virgilius Alekna is on a roll again... check out his latest: 70.99/232-10 in South Africa! Other notes from the meet included Ato Boldon finishing fourth in the 100, and an 80.04 in the hammer for Poland's Szymon Ziolkowski... GM

t-and-f: more on prep records...

insignificant as this discussion must seem to our non-U.S. listers, it does raise some interesting discussion! some other HS marks that may be tough to beat: --Roy Martin's 20.13 for 200m; the closest someone has gotten in the 16 years since it was set? 20.46 in 1990 by Henry Neal. --3000SC,

Re: t-and-f: more on prep records...

Justin: I believe Derrick Florence is the name you are looking for (10.13 100m) Does bring back some memories, indeed. In particular, of the magical nights at the Texas State Meet in 1985 with Roy Martin, Joe Deloach and Stanley Kerr cranking out some of the best prep deuces in history... in d

t-and-f: Jamaican high school championships

This has gone curiously unmentioned in the jumble of track-measuring, Chinese-slamming, supplement-loving chit chat: At the Jamaican high school championships in Kingston over the weekend, Veronica Campbell of Vere Tech (born in 1982) ran 11.13 and 22.92, both with legal winds! Need more wow

t-and-f: Texas High School state meet...wow...39.95!

Check out a fantastic day of high school track and field at the Texas High School state meet: http://www.utexas.edu/admin/uil highlights include a 39.95 4x1 by Forest Brook and a 21-3.25/44-2 double for Ychilindria Spears... and MUCH more! GM

t-and-f: JUCO results

The NJCAA site is far from "hapless"... maybe a bit convoluted, but here are the results links in all their glory: MEN http://www.njcaa.org/sports.cfm?sid=42&menu=8&gender=m&slid=23 WOMEN http://www.njcaa.org/sports.cfm?sid=50&menu=8&gender=w&slid=25

t-and-f: Gatlin 20.43 at US Juniors

Justin Gatlin won the men's 200 in 20.43 (w +2.0) at today's US Junior Nationals in Richmond, VA. More to come... GM