Track & Field News June 2019 — 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume 72, No. 6 June 2019 From The Editor — Say Farewell To IAAF, Hello To… WA?! ...3 Sinclaire Johnson ’19 An Upgrade Over The ’18 Model ............27 10,000: The Manager Is In ..............................................................28 NCAA Championships #98 — The Best In Recent Memory ......4 110H: Janeek Brown Wins An Epic Matchup .............................28 NCAA Men’s Teams — Texas Tech Success Started From 12.80 All The Way To 12.40 In One Year ............................29 Wednesday ...................................................................................5 400H: Cockrell Establishes Her Status Early ...............................30 100: Divine Oduduru Starts His Double ........................................6 4x1: A Perfect Start For The Trojans .............................................30 200: Divine Oduduru Finishes His Double ...................................6 4x4: 1st Important, But So Was 2nd ..............................................31 400: Montgomery Does The Job For Houston ..............................6 HJ: This One Went To Extra Innings ............................................32 800: Hoppel Had The Inside Track ................................................7 PV: Time For The Other Twin To Soar .........................................32 Divine Oduduru — Texas Tech’s Double World Leader ............8 LJ: David Starts Double Right .......................................................33 1500: Why We Have Photofinish Cameras ...................................9 TJ: Lawrence’s Last-Round Surprise ............................................33 Steeple: Fahy Survives Crash & Burn ............................................9 SP: Noennig Tops Indoors & Out .................................................34 5000: Morgan McDonald Fills In The Hole .................................10 DT: A Battle Of PRs At The Top ....................................................34 10,000: Patience The Key For Young .............................................10 HT: Happy BD To Rogers ..............................................................35 110H: A Summit Race Worth Every Penny .................................11 JT: First Time Was The Charm ......................................................35 400H: Bad Race Good Enough ......................................................11 Hept: Winning One For The Home Team....................................36 Grant Holloway Has His Day Of Days ........................................12 — NCAA Women’s Results —......................................................37 4x1: Collegiate Record For The Gators.........................................13 4x4: Aggies Fall Just Short Of The CR ..........................................14 Stockholm DL — Stars Beat Back The Weather ..........................39 HJ: Harrison Completes Unique Double .....................................14 Rome Diamond League — 19.70 For Stormin’ Norman ...........41 PV: Nilsen Wins A Duel For The Ages.........................................15 Oslo Diamond League — Year’s Fastest 100 For Coleman .......43 LJ: This Time Harrison Scores .......................................................15 Rabat Diamond League — Dibaba Leads A Fast 1500 ..............45 “This Competition Was Nuts,” Says Chris Nilsen .....................16 adidas Boost Boston Games — Splashing In The Streets ..........47 TJ: Coming Through In The Clutch ..............................................17 Götzis Multis: World Leaders For Warner & KJT .......................48 SP: A Lifetime Best At The Best Time ...........................................17 Collegiate Outdoor Athletes Of The Year — Grant Holloway DT: Kicinski Does His Part ............................................................18 & Sha’Carri Richardson ............................................................49 HT: First First For Haugh ...............................................................18 Next Year’s NCAA: No Duplantis, ..............................................50 JT: 1-2-3 For Mississippi State .......................................................19 Richardson, Oduduru, Holloway Or Roberts .............................50 Dec: A Big PR For Johannes Erm ..................................................19 Eldred Henry The Div. II Big Shot................................................51 — NCAA Men’s Results — ...........................................................20 Kenny Bednarek Planning On 200/400 Double At USATF ........52 NAIA Champs — 2 Team Titles To Canadian Team .................53 NCAA Women’s Teams — Arkansas Wins In Thrilling Great Southwest HS —Another Fast Time For Boling ..............54 Fashion ........................................................................................22 The IAAF To Change Name And Logo .......................................55 100: Recordsetting Run By A New Star ........................................23 200: Annelus Holds Off Richardson .............................................23 TRACK SHORTS .............................................................................56 400: New Division, New PR For Jonathas ..................................23 LAST LAP .......................................................................................58 800: Negative Split A Positive For Fray ......................................24 ON YOUR MARKS .........................................................................60 Sha’Carri Richardson’s New Life Came Quickly .......................25 STATUS QUO ..................................................................................61 1500: Hot Weather No Problem For Hot Milers ........................26 FOR THE RECORD ........................................................................62 Steeple: A 3-Peat For Allie Ostrander ...........................................26 LANDMARKS .................................................................................62 5000: Jones Lives Up To Her Pedigree .........................................26 CALENDAR.....................................................................................63 Track & Field News June 2019 — 2 From The Editor — Say Farewell To IAAF, Hello To… WA?! by E. Garry Hill I guess I’m not artsy-fartsy enough, because about DJG: “Don’t mind the name change, but the logo all I see when I look at it is a Japanese fan. is not making it for me. Looks like the ATT logo that If commentary on our Message Board was any was hacked with a knife to form a W. And if anyone kind of accurate gauge of general reaction, the change can picture the A, you could easily find work inter- isn’t going over well. A sampling follows. preting abstract Art. How many millions of dollars Juicy News: “I don’t understand how changing On advertising will it take to make this change a the name and logo will attract youngsters to partic- winner? More than it was worth. Sorry, Coe, this is ipate in/watch track & field.” another Brexit folly!” El Toro: “Rebranding is what sad, useless #$%# Alan Shank: “Who gives a $^#$%? I don’t care do to show their ‘innovative dynamism’ when they what they call it or how they ‘brand’ it, but I wish have nothing even slightly useful to contribute. For they would leave the events themselves alone.” those with a brain, this strongly flags the rapidly Vault-emort: “The new logo does look a bit like approaching death knell of the sport.” someone in a pair of lycra shorts bending over. The I F YOU A SKED A W I DE VA R IET Y of fa n s wh at ’s Trickstat: “As an organisation, it makes sense worst thing about a new logo and name means they wrong with the IAAF, I’m pretty sure that “they for the IAAF to give itself a snappier, more straight- will probably redo the website in a few months and need to change their name” would not be very high forward name. For the sport overall, it makes very make it even less functional.” on anybody’s list. Nonetheless, the international little difference.” Hardly a rave set of reviews. The reason there governing body indeed has a new name. And a new player: “Problem is WA is not in the logo and is no positive commentary in there is because there logo to boot. So welcome to “World Athletics,” which there is no suggestion it will be a self-identifier. Sure, wasn’t any. The closest anybody came was the will be represented as WA. It will be interesting to it will be shortened to WA on the message board but already-quoted player, who said, “Acronyms are see whether common parlance will turn that into that’s not going to be helpful in all contexts.” snappy. Every major sports organization I can think an initialism (double-u-eh) or an acronym (“wah”). lonewolf: “Maybe they hope it will be confused of offhand is known by its acronym. And acronyms I’m a big fan of good acronyms, as I explained in with World Cup soccer.” lend themselves to efficient computer searches for my column of February ’93 in discussing the change Atticus: “I’m sorry, that abbr. is already spoken pertinent information. WAF I wouldn’t have had a of the U.S. governing body’s name from The Athletics for, as in the state of Washington!! I agree with the problem with.” Congress to USA Track & Field: poster above, but add an H at the end – the World WAF (World Athletics Federation) was the first Would you believe that I like our national governing Athletics Hegemony, so it’s just… WAH!” thing that came to my mind too. I’d hate to think body’s old name better? Dumb as it was, “The Athletics tandfman: “And Down Under,