Says Fred Kerley

TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume 72, No. 8 August 2019 From The Editor — Timing Of U.S. Trials Meets Still 1500: There’s That Old Familiar Kick Again ...............................29 Not Right ......................................................................................3 Steeple: Predictably Coburn ..........................................................29 5000: A 1–2 For The Iowans ...........................................................30 USATF Championships — 3 Records Highlight Hot Trials .......4 10,000: 5 In A Row For Huddle .....................................................30 100: Coleman Alone As Gatlin Takes A Pass .................................6 100 Hurdles: A 3-Peat For Harrison .............................................31 200: Lyles Wins Summit Meeting ...................................................6 400 Hurdles: A WR For Muhammad! ..........................................32 400: Kerley Draws Even With Norman ..........................................7 10K Walk: Burnett Becomes A Speedster .....................................32 800: A Brilliant 50.62 Closer For Brazier ........................................7 Now Dalilah Muhammad Has The Best Of Both Worlds .........33 “I Use Everything For Motivation,” Says Fred Kerley ................8 High Jump: Yet Another For Cunningham .................................34 1500: Engels Holds Off Centro ........................................................9 Pole Vault: Predictable In The End ...............................................34 Meet Craig Engels, Race-Video Fiend ..........................................10 Long Jump: Title No. 8 For Reese .................................................35 Steeple: A Different Race Without Jager ......................................11 Triple Jump: Orji Wins Again, Looking For More .....................35 5000: Lomong’s Kick Earns Him A Double .................................11 Shot: Ealey Dominant .....................................................................35 10,000: What A Kick By Lomong! .................................................12 Discus: Form Goes Out The Window ..........................................36 110 Hurdles: The Big 3 Find A Way .............................................12 Hammer: American Record For Price ..........................................36 Lopez Lomong Is Defying Age Conventions ..............................13 Hammer AR Setter DeAnna Price Has The Answers ................37 400 Hurdles: Benjamin In A Class Alone .....................................14 Javelin: Ince Comes On Late For First Title .................................38 10K Walk: Christie All The Way ....................................................15 Heptathlon: Many Lead Changes .................................................39 High Jump: Robinson Repeats, Gets Q ........................................15 — USATF Women’s Results — .....................................................40 Pole Vault: American Record For Kendricks ...............................16 Long Jump: Ward Wins, But No Q ...............................................16 London Diamond League — Hurdlers Run Wild ......................42 Sam Kendricks Dissects His American Record...........................17 Pan-Am Junior Champs — U.S. Relays Run Rampant ..............44 Triple Jump: Scott Defends ............................................................19 Meet Justin Robinson, America’s Latest 400 Prodigy ................45 Shot: Crouser Wins Clash Of Titans .............................................19 Pan-Am Games — A Big Meet For Kara Winger .......................46 For Donald Scott, Football’s Loss Was Track’s Gain ..................20 Prediction Department — 2019 World Championships Discus: Form Goes Out The Window ..........................................21 Medalists .....................................................................................48 Hammer: A Rash Of Qualifying Standards ................................22 T&FN Interview — Vashti Cunningham .....................................50 Javelin: And Then There Was Light!.............................................22 Karissa Schweizer Has A Lot On Her Plate .................................52 Decathlon: Devon Williams Takes Over After 7 .........................23 — USATF Men’s Results — ...........................................................24 STATUS QUO ..................................................................................53 ON YOUR MARKS .........................................................................54 100: Not According To The Script .................................................26 TRACK SHORTS .............................................................................56 200: Bryant Out Of The Blue ..........................................................26 LAST LAP .......................................................................................58 Teahna Daniels Shakes Off Complacency ...................................27 FOR THE RECORD ........................................................................60 400: Felix Gets Headlines, Wimbley The Win .............................28 LANDMARKS .................................................................................60 800: Wilson Puts On Wire-To-Wire Clinic ...................................29 CALENDAR.....................................................................................61 Track & Field News August 2019 — 2 From The Editor — Timing Of U.S. Trials Meets Still Not Right KUDOS TO USATF for of the schedule for the rest of its moving of the Nationals a this year: From Des Moines until month later this year, amelio- the Diamond League resumes rating some of the disconnect is a 21-day gap. Then a frantic that would have come had the explosion of competition, with Team USA selection meet been the last 4 DL meets of the year held in its typical late-June in 19 days. But then another 21 window. But even later would days of Rip Van Winkling until have been better. From where things kick off in Qatar. I sit the chances of producing The syncopated rhythm a maximal-strength team get of Diamond League schedul- only better the closer to the WC ing has long made me crazy (or OG). and this year is no exception. But now the wait—the wait Here’s how the 14 DL meets of for the latest-ever World Cham- ’19 were spaced: Doha–Shang- pionships—begins. From the hai 15 days; Shanghai–Stock- final day in Des Moines to the holm 12d; Stockholm–Rome first day in Doha will be a seems- 7d; Rome–Oslo 7d; Oslo–Rabat like-it-will-take-forever 61 days. 3d; Rabat–Stanford 14d; Stan- How does that 61-day US- ford–Lausanne 5d; Lausanne– ATF/WC gap stand historically? Monaco 7d; Monaco–London Looking just at this millennium, 8d; London–Birmingham 29d; which has had 10 WCs, here’s Birmingham–Paris 24d; Paris– the spacing between the last by E. Garry Hill Zürich 5d; Zürich–Brussels 8d. day of USATF and first day of WC: ’01–40; Do you get much of a sense of continuity ’03—62; ’05—41; ’07—62; ’09—48; ’11—62; long. While there’s certainly lots to be from that? ’13—48; ’15—55; ’17—47; ’19—61. That’s a said for continuity, choosing the best team When the IAAF finally gets around high of 62, a low of 40 and an average of should be first and foremost, and while to telling us what’s up with the “new & 52.6. As an adjunct to that, let’s look at this the powers that be have apparently gone improved Diamond League” for next year, century’s 6 Olympics and the gap from the out of their way to make that happen in I certainly hope improved continuity is OT (including next year): ’00—61; ’04—33; Olympic years, the WC Trials meets aren’t part of the package. In my March column ’08—40; ’12—33; ’16—33; ’20—33. That’s a being treated with the same gravity. And I ventured that the tighter presentation high of 61, a low of 33 and an average of they should be. For both the athletes and that’s being envisioned might actually be 38.8. In other words the after-Trials gap the fans. good for the sport, but I’m not sure I buy is 2 weeks less in Olympic years. In the pre-pro days, when the AAU/ into the apparent plan to cut the number If the OT can be moved up as close as 33 TAC/USATF meet had a far larger colle- of DL meets. My worry would be that days from the OG (which they have been giate presence than it does now, it made some of those long gaps between fixtures in 4 of the last 5 quadrennia), why can’t sense to have the two nationals kind of will only get longer, when the obvious the WCT have similar treatment instead joined at the hip. Wrap things up all nice fix would be to add meets and make the of a low of 40? And an average far higher. and neat at the end of June. That model, breaks shorter. While there are all kinds of variables however, should have been consigned to But hey, what do I know? At heart I’m that come into play, this nonetheless tells the scrap heap long ago. just a selfish hardcore fan who wants to me that USATF has simply been wedded Also not great for the athletes and fans see the world’s best go head-to-head as to its traditional Nationals date for too of the top end of the pro sport is the timing often as possible. Track & Field News August 2019 — 3 USATF Championships — 3 Records Highlight Hot Trials forgiving as a center-of-the-country clime can dish out in late July: 70s up to the low 90s, humid, no surprise. The SIEG LINDSTROM gamut ran from bright & sunny to rainy & gray, and for a brief moment on the meet’s Friday hail banged down on Drake Stadium during an early-after-

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