The Weekend’s Best Matchups: NYC Marathon and Conference Championships

October 29, 2015 | Jesse Squire

Will it be another Kipping versus Desisa battle in Central Park?

The Weekend’s Best Matchups returns after a long layoff, just in time for the best weekend of the fall. It’s the New York City Marathon plus conference championship weekend … Read More

2015 College Track Awards

June 17, 2015 | Jesse Squire | One Comment

The season is over and the stadiums are empty. Let’s take a look back at the best of the year in college track.

Best Meet, national championship division

The NAIA men’s outdoor championship came down to the 4×400. Concordia (Nebraska) … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups: Pre!

May 29, 2015 | Jesse Squire

The first biography of Steve Prefontaine, released back in the ’70s, was written by Tom Jordan and titled “Pre!”. Jordan is now the meet director of the meet named after Prefontaine, and it’s hands-down the best meet in the western … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups: Pro Season Begins in Earnest

May 8, 2015 | Jesse Squire | 2 Comments

The serious pro season kicks off in Kingston on Saturday night.

We’ve had indoor season already, which for pros is kind of like preseason track. We’ve had all the early season meets like the Florida Relays and Mt. SAC Relays … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups: World Relays, College Rivalries, and Cardinal Invitational

May 1, 2015 | Jesse Squire

The biggest races of the weekend are the sprint events at the IAAF World Relays in the Bahamas, but the best will be the men’s 4×400 on Sunday night.

The big action this weekend is in the Bahamas, where the … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups: Boston and Mt. SAC

April 17, 2015 | Jesse Squire | 5 Comments

This weekend’s action is centered on the two coasts. The 119th Boston Marathon is on Monday, but the B.A.A. also puts on some shorter races on Saturday. The Mount San Antonio College Relays go through Saturday evening just outside of … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups: College Duals and Road Races

April 9, 2015 | Jesse Squire

The women’s hammer throw kicks off the weekend with an NCAA 1-versus-2 matchup at the Tennessee Relays.

After the big Texas and Florida Relays, the collegiate season takes a breather and mostly incorporates dual and triangular competition this weekend. The … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups: World Cross Country, Texas Relays, and more

March 27, 2015 | Jesse Squire

Could Chris Derrick lead the US team to another Worlds medal? Yes. Could it be gold? Not likely, but stranger things have happened. (Photo: © Getty Images for IAAF)

The collegiate outdoor season get serious this weekend with relay meets … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups

March 13, 2015 | Jesse Squire

College track comes to a head at Arkansas’ Randal Tyson Track Center.

The action will come fast and furious this weekend. There are four national collegiate championships, the NCAA’s three divisions plus Canada’s national meet. There are a bunch of … Read More

The Weekend’s Best Matchups: USATF and Conference Championships

February 27, 2015 | Jesse Squire

The USATF Championships are just half of the great action coming your way. (Photo credit: Dane Schubert for Daily Relay)

This is one of the weekends when everything seems to happen all at once. It’s conference championship weekend in college … Read More