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Iowa State and eighth-ranked
Florida sit a little bit off-pace from those previous six teams.
The Cougars actually closed the gap on the Tigers this past weekend by adding two national top-10 marks at the Oregon Twilight – both in the steeplechase.
Garrett Marsing went 8:34.40 for the third-best mark this season, while
Clayson Shumway finished in 8:40.11 for the seventh.
North Carolina A&T improved its ranking two spots since Week 6. The now ninth-ranked Aggies rolled to the team title at the MEAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Randolph Ross won the 400 in 44.60 to move up to No. 4 on the Descending Order List and make North Carolina A&T the only program with two sub-45 second athletes (Trevor Stewart sits No. 2 at 44.52 from the North Florida Invitational).
May 5, 2021 Love, Martin, and Grimes Named ACC Performers of the Week
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –The Atlantic Coast Conference recognized three Florida State track and field athletes as performers of the week, as announced by the conference office on Wednesday. Shanice Love earned Women’s Co-Field Performer of the Week, Jo’Vaughn Martin named Men’s Co-Track Performer of the Week and Isaac Grimes as Men’s Field Performer of the Week.
Love shares Women’s Performer of the Week honors with Jill Shippee of North Carolina. The Kingston, Jamaica native discus throw of 59.82m (196-3) at the North Florida Invitational leads the ACC and ranks third in the nation. Her first-place throw ranked ahead of Olympian Shadae Lawrence and 31 other throwers in the talented field.
WTW: A Look At The Ethiopian Olympic Marathon Team, America’s Teen Sprint Prodigies Continue To Impress, Courtney Wayment and Karoline Grøvdal Run Fast
Below we try to make sense of some of the major events of the last week.
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Assuming the Ethiopian federation sticks to what it has said it will do and take the top 3 from its trials to the Olympics, the list of names that didn’t make the 2020 Ethiopian Olympic men’s marathon team is staggering.
Kenenisa Bekele – the world’s greatest distance runner and second-fastest marathon in history isn’t on the team, nor is the third- or fourth-fastest men in history in
Bromell Comeback Gathers Pace With World Best 9.88sec
04/30/21 AT 8:07 PM
Trayvon Bromell of the United States set a world-leading 9.88sec with 100m victory at an invitational meet in Florida on Friday, continuing his impressive start to the season after years dogged by injuries.
Bromell, racing at the University of North Florida Invitational near his training base at Jacksonville, powered home ahead of Canada s Olympic bronze medallist Andre DeGrasse who was second in 10.05sec.
Divine Oduduru was third while France s Jimmy Vicaut finished fourth with a time of 10.17.
Bromell s blistering run came after a 100m victory at the Oregon Relays in Eugene last weekend, where he defeated world 200m champion Noah Lyles in 10.01sec.