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Adidas Grand Prix edition Who are the world’s best athletes in each event? It’s not necessarily the same ranking as on the world lists for each event (although there is quite a bit of crossover). We don’t have win-loss standings, … Continue reading →

In each class of honorees for my Dual Meet Hall of Fame, I try to spread around the choices in event areas, eras, and regions. This year’s choice for distance runner, 70s dude and the Pacific northwest is one of … Continue reading →

The second-to-last athlete honored in the spring 2013 class of the Dual Meet Hall of Fame is Cal long/triple jumper Sheila Hudson. Hudson was a four-time NCAA Champion, three times in the triple jump and once in the long jump. … Continue reading →

The next athlete honored in the spring 2013 class of my Dual Meet Hall of Fame is James Randal “Randy” Matson. Matson was the greatest collegiate thrower of all time. He lost just once in his entire college career at … Continue reading →

As a nod to the USC-UCLA rivalry, every spring will see one athlete from each of the two universities honored in the Dual Meet Hall of Fame. The last athlete was a Trojan and this one will be a Bruin. … Continue reading →

The next athlete honoree for the spring 2013 class of my Dual Meet Hall of Fame is USC pole vaulter Bob Seagren. During Seagren’s freshman year of 1966, he broke the world record. Of course, back then there was no … Continue reading →

Yesterday I posted some projections for the Pac-12 and SEC Championships. The SEC team projections were my own work, and I put up the Pac-12 projections published by the Eugene Register-Guard. With another day of competition done, here are my … Continue reading →

The two major conference championships going on this weekend are the SEC and Pac-12. So who is going to win? One way is to look at the USTFCCCA rankings. In a situation like this, though, those are not exactly helpful–those … Continue reading →

One of the great forgotten names in collegiate track and field is Henry Carr, who ran for Arizona State for three seasons before giving up “amateur” track and field for the NFL. It’s rare for a sprinter to set world … Continue reading →

Last year I inaugurated the Dual Meet Hall of Fame to recognize outstanding achievement in this little-recognized but important facet of college track and field. My spring 2012 choice for coach honoree was Washington State’s John Chaplin, and my winter … Continue reading →