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I was a little surprised at Blaskowski's time in the 200m. I guess because he is relatively short and stout, I didn't expect him to run...

Miller Warme is a name I hadn't heard before. He is a junior out of the Seattle area, and he finished 2nd (by just .08) in the 400m...

A new name to note in the Long Jump. Stephen MacKenzie of Scotland, won the event at the UK Championships, with a jump of 8.15 meters...

Here's Blaskowski's sub-20, 200m:

It should be noted that Marco also ran 10.04 in his heat before the final, and the wind was a little less strong, 1.5w. So he ran 10.04...

Wyatt Lee won the Canadian Under 20 Championships handily in 10.25 (0.5w). 2nd place was 10.47. Wyatt just finished his senior year of...

The last of the straddlers. I loved his jumping style. I remember when he broke the world record. Another case of, 'what a shame'...

I remember Damien Marsh and this race where he beat the world's best sprinters. I didn't know about his injury . . . such a shame...

I would rate Blaskowski's result today as very good. He was up against top level competition, and finished 4th. Finishing behind...

Some notable times at the Japanese Championships: 19 year old Naoki Nishioka ran 10.09 in the semis of the 100m, and another 19yo...

Taiju Goto of Japan set a World U18 record in the heats of Japanese Championships, running the 400m hurdles in 48.31! The previous...

At an international junior meet in Germany, I see that Leendert Koekemoer of South Africa won the 400m in 45.11. Xenia Buri of...

Other NCAA news - Colin Sahlman, another former HS phenom, won the 800m in a time of 1:44.22. Simon Birnbaum of Oregon won the 1500m...

Finally, something to cheer about at the NCAA Championships. Vance Nilsson, a sophomore at the University of Florida, demolished the...

Andrew Jones of Texas and Josh Hamblin of Utah, came 1st and 2nd in the 110m hurdles at the Brooks PR Invitational (high school). Jones...