This Day in T&F—July 23.Happy Birthday (51) to Maurice Greene, the 2000 Olympic champion in the 100 and 4x100 relay, and a 3-time World Champion in the 100 (’97, ’99, ’01)…also won the 200 and 4x100 in ’99. Former World Record holder in the 100-9.79. OG:

This Day in T&F—July 23.Happy Birthday (39) to Natasha Hastings, the winner of 10 global gold medals as a member of U.S. 4x400 relay teams (2 Olympics, 5 Worlds, 3 World Indoors). Ran more than 250 individual 400s in a career that spanned more than 20 years. PB: 49.84.

This Day in T&F—July 23.All 3 Clarks were coached by J.J. Clark, brother to Joetta and Hazel and Jearl’s husband! 2/2.

This Day in T&F—July 23.2000--A big day for the Clark family at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials in Sacramento. Hazel won the Women’s 800 in 1:58.97 and was joined on the U.S. team by sister-in-law Jearl Miles (1:59.12) and older sister Joetta (1:59.49). 1/2.

This Day in T&F—July 22.2022--Sydney McLaughlin won the 400m-hurdles at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, running 50.68 to set her 4th World Record in the event. She would lower the record twice more in 2024—50.65, 50.37.

This Day in T&F—July 22.2005—Competing at the London Super Grand Prix, Russia’s Yelena Isinbaeva became the first woman to clear 5-meters (16-4 ¾) in the Pole Vault. It was her 2nd World Record of the day, having earlier cleared 16-3 ¼ (4.96).

This Day in T&F—July 21.1992- Powell had hoped to officially break his year-old World Record of 29-4 ½ (8.95), a feat which would have earned him a $200,000 Ferrari Testarossa as a bonus!.

This Day in T&F—July 21.1992-Aided by the altitude (6,700’) in Sestriere, Italy and an over-the-limit tailwind (+4.4), Mike Powell recorded the longest of long-jumps with his mark of 29-6 (8.99).

Webb ran his 3:46.91 in 2007.

This Day in T&F—July 21.Cheered on by more than 2 dozen fellow U.S. athletes who were based in the area, Alan Webb ran 3:46.91 for the mile in Brasschaat, Belgium to break Steve Scott’s 25-year old American Record of 3:47.69.

Joe Vigil, the legendary x-country/T&F coach at Adams State and beyond, passed away today at the age of 95.

This Day in T&F—May 30.It was 50 years ago today that Steve Prefontaine died when his car overturned as he was returning home from a post-meet party shortly after running his final race at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

This Day in T&F—May 27.2023—Ryan Crouser raised his World Record in the Shot Put to 77-3 ¾ (23.56) at the USATF L.A. Grand Prix at UCLA’s Drake Stadium. Video (with a description of the “Crouser Slide”):

This Day in T&F—May 27.Among those congratulating Webb after his race was another prep superstar from almost 50 years earlier—Gerry Lindgren(l)! Photo by Walt Murphy)

This Day in T&F—May 27.2001-Alan Webb ran 3:53.43 in the Bowerman Mile at the Pre Classic in Eugene to break Jim Ryun’s 36-year old U.S. High School Record of 3:55.3h! Bringing Webb along on his victory lap was race winner Hicham El Guerrouj (3:49.92).

This Day in T&F—May 19.1990--Houston's Leroy Burrell ran a sensational, but very wind-aided (+4.0), 19.61 to beat Baylor's Michael Johnson (19.91w) in the 200m at the Southwest Conference Championships in College Station, Texas.

This Day in T&F—May 17.2019—Kenny Bednarek (Indian Hills C.C.), won the 200m at the Junior College Championships in 19.82 after running a very wind-aided (+6.1) 19.49 in his heat the day before. “Kung Fu” Kenny has since won silver medals in the 200 at the 2021 and 2024 Olympics.

This Day in T&F—May 17, 1957.2 legends-to-be led Kansas to its 6th straight Big-7 title. Wilt Chamberlain, a future NBA great, won the High Jump , while Al Oerter, who had won the first of his four Olympic gold medals in the Discus 6 months earlier in Melbourne, won the SP & DT.

This Day in T&F—May 16.1971-This was one race that lived up to the hype. In a battle between two of the best milers in U.S. history, Marty Liquori edged Jim Ryun in the Dream Mile at Philadelphia’s Franklin Field (3:54.6-3:54.8).

Peter Walsh—A Tribute to a Life Well Lived.The Celebration of Life that will take place at NY’s Armory on Saturday (2pmET) will be live-streamed at: