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Starting off this thread for the New Year . . . the first result I have to note is Tiam Whelpton of New Zealand ran 6.66 60m in Spain. Actually that was on December 29th of 2023, but effectively it's a 2024 result. Anyway, a good time to open the season.

High Schooler Aria Pearce (8th grader - 14 yr old?), ran in a college meet a few days ago. Her times were 7.57 for the 60m and 24.83 in the 200m. The winner in both races was Isabella Hohl of Washburn University. She ran 7.48 and 24.74.

John Hadl, who was QB for the high powered Chargers in the 1960s and early 70s, passed away yesterday. Besides his accomplishments as a QB (he was 3rd on the all-time passing yards list when he retired), it was interesting to find out that he played halfback at Kansas before being converted to a...

https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-don-maynard-legendary-jets-wr-and-hall-of-famer-dies-at-86-195612229.html I don't think it's been mentioned here yet that Don Maynard died recently. He played for the NY Jets, and is still the team's all time receiving leader. Also he was the league's all-time...

Paul Hornung, an NFL great, passed away today. Other recent passings which I didn't see mentioned were Baltimore Colts linebacker Mike Curtis and Colts wide receiver Jimmy Orr. Mike Curtis was a tremendous, all star linebacker, and Orr averaged 19.8 yds/reception for his career!

Norway is a small country (population 5.4 million) that currently has a very disproportionate number of top athletes in a variety of sports. Here's an article about that phenomenon, and the Norwegian athletes who are making their mark in the sports of track, golf, soccer, and tennis...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KSJY0c8QWw Wow - this guy is really great!!! . . . and speaks so well in English. Please watch this!

Story just out on ESPN. Says he feels fine, but worried about long term effects of concussions. http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/12496480/san-francisco-49ers-linebacker-chris-borland-retires-head-injury-concerns

Dafne Schippers is basically Wonder Woman on the track. A heptathlete turned sprinter, she is among the best in the world in both endeavors. Her sprinting has been a revelation; she is the current European 60m, 100m and 200m champion. Here's an article about her, along with a video of her 200m...

Decided to start a new thread for Track and Field High Schoolers. The previous ones are pretty old and long. I'll start this one with news of a young sprinter/jumper from Maine, Kate Hall. She dominated at the New England Interscholastic Indoor Championships, winning the 60m and LJ, and...

Glad that this discussion forum is back. Let's catch up on what's been going on.... on the men's side, John Teeters is the year's collegiate 60m sprinter at 6.52! That's right, he is the fastest 60m sprinter in the NCAA this year, and has been consistently running fast times. Over in Europe...

The outdoor season has already started in the Southern Hemisphere, most notably Australia. Some results have been posted on the 2014 Indoor thread, but now it's time the outdoor season gets its own thread. First result --- Sally Pearson of Australia, a great time of 12.59 (100m hurdles) into a...

interesting. surprising? http://screen.yahoo.com/new-york-times/culture-violence-155905673.html

http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/t/story/tyson-gay-tests-positive-banned-substance-19661785 I am not surprised when any of the top top sprinters test positive. But I was looking forward to someone challenging Bolt in the 100m. Don't think it will happen. Chances are he will get a suspension and be...

There is such a good crop of young American female sprinters these days, that they deserve their own thread so we can make note and keep track of their performances - -Jenna Prandini just won the Pac-12 100m Championships, and finished 3rd in the 200m. She is a red-shirt freshman. -Emily Blok...

I'm just taking note that there are several Italian players in the NBA now, and some others of Italian descent. These guys would make a pretty good team: Andrea Bragnani - starting forward/center, Toronto Dino Gallinari - starting forward, Denver Manu Ginobili - guard, from Argentina of...

It's early I know, but they are already running outdoors in Australia. Sally Pearson, the Olympic 100m hurdles champion opened her season with a great 200m time of 23.51 on a wet track. I'm very happy she's off to a good start, and hope to see more great things from her this year.

Apparently he shot and killed his girlfriend at their home. Waiting for further details, but rather shocking news!

I thought 2012 was going to really be something special for white WRs. Wes Welker and Jordy Nelson were already established as top wide receivers. Guys like Eric Decker and Danny Amendola seemed ready to step up a level; and I thought young guys like Riley Cooper would start to get some action...

UPDATED - I thought we should we put together a white All Star team for 2011, in order to consolidate our thoughts on the best performers this past season. I'll get it started, but hope some of you who follow the sport closely will help me out. Some of the below is based purely on stats...

There is a lot of talent, especially young talent in the 110m Hurdles this season that I wanted to start a thread to keep track of it all. The junior level of hurdlers has never been more exciting. Here are some top, young hurdlers. Not just good, but really good! -Andrew Pozzi from Great...

Louis Van Zyl of South Africa, just broke the national record in the 400m hurdles with a blazing time of 47.66! http://www.athleticsafrica.com/www2/news/2011/02/26/south_african_lj_van_zyl_breaks_11_year_old_national_400m_hurdles_record_pretoria/685.html Just to give you some idea about the...

Hey! Here's a kicker who can run and is not afraid to proclaim his speed. Pretty good stuff! http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Cowboys-ban-foot-races-because-the-kicker-would-?urn=nfl,257152

Hi Guys, Here are the top 10 white sprinter times from 2009: 1/10.04 Christophe Lemaitre 2/10.06 Simone Collio 3/10.08 Ramil Guliyev 4/10.15 Fabio Cerrutti 5/10.18 Tobias Unger 6/10.19 Stefan Schwab 7/10.19 Arnaldo Abrantes 8/10.21 Emanuele DiGregorio 9/10.21 Dariusz Kuc 10/10.21...

This is a big weekend at the Euro Junior Championships. A lot of great young talent. Who do you think will win the 100m?