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February 2019 Track and Field Contents Writers of P. 1 President’s Message America P. 2 Leading Books of 2018 P. 3 2019 TAFWA Awards (Founded June 7, 1973) P. 4 Media Credential Application Open for 2019 Toyota USATF Indoor Championships p. 4 Former TAFWA President Chosen as Oregon’s Top Sportswriter PRESIDENT P. 5 A History of Great Prep Vaulters Jack Pfeifer P. 8 Vatican Launches Track Team of Swiss Guards, Nuns 2199 NW Everett St. #601 P. 9 Bowerman’s Living Legacies: How Bill Bowerman’s Three Sons Define Themselves Apart From Their Portland, Oregon 97210 Father Office/home: 917-579- 5392. Email: P. 11 The Mental Strategy Courtney Frerichs Uses to Stop Stressing About Her Competition [email protected] P. 13 Kengo Kuma is Crafting a Timber Temple to Sports for the 2020 Olympics P. 14 ‘Oregon Spirit’ Exhibit Celebrates the Legacy of Track and Field SECRETARY- P. 16 Fast Women TREASURER P. 17 Editorial: City Support of NCAA Track Meeting Runs Into Roadblock Tom Casacky P. 18 Usain Bolt Signals Professional Football Dream is Over: ‘It Was Fun While It Lasted’ P.O. Box 4288 P. 18 From One Legend to Another: Kip Keino Bails Out Henry Rono Napa, CA 94558 P. 19 Does Journalism Have a Future? Phone: 818-321-3234 P. 20 Fred Thompson, Who Championed Women in Track, Dies at 85 Email: [email protected] P. 22 Olympic Champion Sumgong Slapped With Record Eight Year Ban P. 23 Shearman Details Life Behind Sporting Lens FAST P. 26 Feeling the Tug of His Roots, Parsons Poised to Represent Germany Dave Johnson P. 28 ‘100 Percent Track’: For Auburn Football Stars, T&F Isn’t Viewed as Second Sport Email: P. 29 Doping: London 2012 High Jump Champion Ukhov Among 12 Russians Banned [email protected] P. 30 French Feminist Group Calls for Hijab Ban at Paris 2024 Phone: 215-898-6145 P. 31 You Don’t Need Sports Drinks to Stay Hydrated P. 34 Atlanta Track Club Unviels Course for 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon WEBMASTER P. 35 Russia’s Athletics Federation Sends to IAAF 172 Apps of Athletes Seeking Neutral Status Michael McLaughlin P. 36 Track & Field News Subscription Options Email: P. 37 Partial Fixtures List [email protected] Phone: 815-529-8454 NEWSLETTER EDITOR President’s Message - February 2019 Shawn Price The Russians are Coming Email: Biggest news of the past month was another list of convicted Russian dopers, a dozen in all, including [email protected] an Olympic champion and a World champion, both high jumpers. Will they return the medals, prize money Phone: 979-661-0731 and bonus money? Of course not. Meantime, a grand shuffle takes place as athletes move up the rankings and swap medals or get medals they never expected and so forth. For example, the 2012 men’s OG HJ included a three-way tie for bronze. Whoops. Now it’s a three-way tie for 2nd, that’s threw new silver medals. Two Americans wind up with gold medals, Brigetta Barrett and Erik Kynard. We’ve seen this story before. Meantime, at least 172 Russian “individuals” have submitted their names to be allowed into the next Worlds, so that charade continues as well. The IAAF and IOC left a little side door open, and the Russians, if nothing else, are shrewd at exploiting the tiniest loophole. And we now know that Russia isn’t the only renegade nation, as Kenya is quickly moving up that list. That includes the reigning Olympic champion in the women’s marathon, the first Kenyan woman to win that honor. Question: Does that distinction continue? Is she no longer the first Kenyan woman to win the Olympic marathon? She got an extra four years on her ban for lying and coverup. Then there are those who would say that TF isn’t the only sport with a drug problem, and they of course would be right. It’s how it’s handled that’s different. The MVP of Super Bowl LIII happened to just conclude a drug suspension, which he conveniently was allowed to serve at the beginning of the season while pre- serving his eligibility for the postseason and the Super Bowl. Dues, Awards Some quick reminders: • Your dues of $30 are due for 2019, send to Treasurer Tom Casacky by Paypal or snail mail. • TAFWA’s awards for 2019 are open for nominations, deadline is May 1. Awards will be presented in Austin during the NCAA meet. TAFWA’s Awards Breakfast will be hosted on campus by the Texas Club. • The 2019 FAST Annual is in the works, will be available online by March. We will keep you posted. T&FN Track & Field News has reconsidered its decision to be electronic-only and will now make printed copies of the magazine available. Details available at the end of this issue. Fred Thompson A wake for Fred Thompson, the pioneering coach of the Atoms T.C. and the founder of the Colgate Wom- en’s Games, who passed away on Tuesday, will be held on February 6, from 3pm-7pm, at the Lawrence Wood- ward Funeral Home, located at 1 Troy Avenue (between Fulton & Herkimer Streets), Brooklyn NY 11213. (718-493-8120) http://www.lhwoodwardfh.com The funeral will be held on February 7 (9am-viewing, 10am-funeral service) at the Brown Memorial Baptist Church, located at 484 Washington Avenue (between Gates Avenue and Fulton Street) (718-638-6121). Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery, located at 1629 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn,NY Repast will be held immediately after burial at the Brown Memorial Baptist Church Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service ([email protected]) Leading Books of 2018 Born to Run: The Leon Coleman Story, By Leon Coleman. Track in the Forest: The Creation of a Legendary 1968 US Coleman was 4th in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics in the Olympic Team, By Bob Burns. The story of the legendary Olympic 110-hurdles. Ruminations on life and coaching. Self-published. Trials in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. When Running Made History, By Roger Robinson. A com- American Miler: The Life and Times of Glenn Cunningham, pilation of significant distance running moments since 1948. Dedi- By Paul J. Kiell. Biography of the famous miler. cated to his wife, Katherine Switzer. Alma Richards: Olympian, By Larry R. Gerlach. A Utah native, A Hurdler’s Hurdler: The Life of Rodney Milburn, by Steven Richards set the Olympic record for the high jump in the 1912 McGill. Milburn was the 1972 Olympic champion in the 110-hur- Games. dles. The Wizard of Foz: Dick Fosbury’s One-Man High-Jump The Inside Track, By Tom Courtney. Courtney was a Fordham Revolution, By Bob Welch and Dick Fosbury. Welch is a former grad and the 1956 Olympic champion in the 800. Autobiography, columnist for the Eugene Register-Guard. self-published. Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of My Thinking My Way To Vic- The Incomplete Book of Running, By Peter Sagal. Sagal is the tory, By Deena Kastor and Michelle Hamilton. host of NPR’s “Wait! Wait! Don’t Tell Me!’ and a columnist for Run- ner’s World. Never Missed. Lessons Learned from Forty-Five Years of Running Without Missing a Day, By Mark Covert with Chris University of Nike, By Joshua Hunt. The story of the Univer- Covert. Mark competed in the 1972 Olympic Marathon Trials. sity of Oregon’s relationship to one of its most famous graduates, Phil Knight, and Knight’s company. Do Not Worry, It Is Only Pain, By Michael Sharp. Ralph Doubell’s biography. The coaching mind of Franz Stampfl, and the The Sky’s the Limit: The Joe Dial Story, by Doug Eaton with tireless work ethic of Doubell, the 1968 Olympic 800 champion. Joe Dial. Eliud Kipchoge. History’s Fastest Marathoner. An insight Tigerbelle: The Wyomia Tyus Story, By Wyomia Tyus and into the Kenyan life that shapes history, By Max Inglis Fox. Avail- Elizabeth Terzakis. able through Kindle. Endure – Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Hu- Expected in 2019 man Performance, By Alex Hutchinson. Amazing Racers: The Story of America’s Greatest Running Team and Their Groundbreaking Coach, By Marc Bloom. The The Irish-American Athletic Club of New York: The Rise and remarkable story of the girls from Fayetteville-Manlius. Fall of the Winged Fists 1898-1917, By Patrick B. Redmond. Originally published in 2015. TAFWA will run a monthly list of the leading books published on the Varsity Seven: An American Rift Valley, By Peter Hawkins. sport, compiled by Kim Spir, of Portland. Spokane’s “Rift Valley.” TAFWA Newsletter - Page 2 - February 2019 2019 TAFWA Awards Recognizing excellence in track & field journalism, announcing, photography, film & video, blogging, broadcasting and books in 2018 as well as ongoing cooperation with the media. General information: These awards will be presented June 2019 in Austin for work in 2018 unless otherwise noted. Self-nominations are allowed. Please include nominee’s name, address, e-mail address and phone. James O. Dunaway Memorial Award For excellence in track and field journalism, both in print and online Award Chair: Jack Pfeifer ([email protected]) Nomination Deadline: May 1 Sam Skinner Memorial Award For ongoing cooperation with the press Award Chair: Walt Murphy ([email protected]) Nomination Deadline: May 1 Note: Submit name of nominee and a brief narrative Announcing Awards For excellence in track and field announcing Scott Davis Memorial Award: presented to a current announcer Pinkie Sober Award: presented to a retired announcer or posthumously Award Chair: Dave Johnson ([email protected]) Nomination Deadline: May 1 Photography Awards For excellence in track and field photography Rich Clarkson Award: presented to a current photographer Award Chair: Kim Spir ([email protected]) Nomination Deadline: May 1 Note: Submit an electronic portfolio Manning Solon Award For a career of excellence in track and field photography Award Chair: Steve Sutton ([email protected]) Nomination Deadline: May 1 Bud Greenspan Memorial Film & Video Award For excellence in track and field/running film & video production Award Chair: Nancy Beffa ([email protected]) Nomination Deadline: May 1 Note: This award will recognize outstanding achievement in film or video on track & field or running during 2018 Criteria: contact Nancy Beffa for details.