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RUNNER UP NO LONGER 😤

After two consecutive second-place finishes, Habtom Samuel of New Mexico finally gets his #NCAAXC title, gapping the field with a huge move in the final mile and celebrating all the way down the homestretch to claim the 10km victory in 28:33.9.
November 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The reign of Jane is just beginning 👋

BYU’s freshman phenom Jane Hedengren rounded out her stellar season with a runner-up finish in the #NCAAXC championship, running 18:38.9 for 6km behind back-to-back champ Doris Lemngole. Hedengren also led the Cougars to a second-place podium finish.
November 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
BACK TO BACK (with a detour in Tokyo!) 🥇🥇

Doris Lemngole of @AlabamaTrack defends her #NCAAXC title with a huge move in the final kilometer to drop BYU’s Jane Hedengren and take the crown in Ganz Creek in a course-record 18:25.4 6km.
November 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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🏆 NCAA XC Championship Preview: "The Case For..." and "The Case Against..." some of the top team title contenders

📺 How to watch: Coverage starts at 10 a.m. ET on ESPNU on November 22 with the women’s 6K at 10:20 a.m. + the men’s 10K at 11:10 a.m.

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2025 NCAA Cross Country Championships Preview: The Case For & The Case Against The Top Contenders
Previewing the top team contenders to watch for at the NCAA D1 Cross Country Championships this Saturday in Columbia, Missouri.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
GRANT FISHER VS. COLE HOCKER REMATCH SET FOR MILLROSE GAMES 2-MILE ON FEB. 1, 2026

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November 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Good take on Conner Mantz's American record at #ChicagoMarathon from today's @thelapcount.bsky.social newsletter:
October 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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🗣️"I'm very grateful to have a year like this...Every race, I ended up like, ‘I can’t believe I just did that’ or, ‘That was awesome!’“

🇺🇸 Conner Mantz joins me to recap his American record-setting run at the Chicago Marathon – 2:04:43 for 4th place.

🎧 SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/episode/3Fo1...
October 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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🎥 Also available to watch the full interview with Conner Mantz on YouTube:
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October 15, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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🗣️ “My long term goal is a medal at the LA Games. To practice for that, I need to be competing for a podium spot at every major I’m in.”

🇺🇸 Conner Mantz is on a mission to continue building upon his 2:04:43 American record at the Chicago Marathon.

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October 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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📫 In today’s newsletter:

• Conner Mantz Calls His Shot 🚀

• Brittany Brown Carries ATHLOS To Relevance 👸

• Behind The Scenes With Chicago Marathon champion Hawi Feysa 🗣️

+ More News From The Track And Field World 📰

Subscribe and read it all here ⬇️

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Going...Going...Gone! ⏱️
Lap 242: Sponsored by Beekeeper Coffee & Toronto Waterfront Marathon
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October 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
ADVANTAGE: PAULINO 😏

In their eighth matchup of 2025, Marileidy Paulino gets the better of rival Salwa Eid Naser in the ATHLOS NYC 400m, running down Naser on the homestretch to clock a 50.07 to Naser’s 50.94.

Paulino improves to 6-2 head-to-head against Naser this year and 14-2 in their careers.
October 11, 2025 at 2:11 AM
LAST ONE FAST ONE IS RIGHT 😳😳😳

Brittany Brown doesn’t just complete the ATHLOS 100m-200m double… she CRUSHES it, running a lifetime best 21.89 for a stadium record to finish her 2025 season on a high note.

Are you even allowed to cashapp $120K?! 🤪
October 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Can’t shake the GOAT 😆

Even a kamikaze first 400m split of 60.5 by Gudaf Tsegay couldn’t rattle Faith Kipyegon, who cruises to her second ATHLOS NYC title with a 4:17.78 mile victory.

Tsegay hangs on for second in 4:19.75, miles ahead of the chase pack where Nikki Hiltz kicks to third in 4:32.51.
October 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Two years undefeated and counting 🐐

Long jump queen Tara Davis-Woodhall continues her epic streak of victories stretching back to 2023, triumphing in even the unconventional format of ATHLOS NYC’s two-day, seven-round competition with a 7.13m leap on her final attempt to take the crown.
October 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
DOMINANCE ON DISPLAY 🙌

Keely Hodgkinson’s late start to the season helped her get to October in great shape, gapping the entire field in the final lap of the 800m at ATHLOS NYC to claim the victory in 1:56.53.
October 11, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Nobody gets a bag like our girl Brittany Brown 🤑

Brittany Brown wins the ATHLOS NYC 100m in 10.99, holding off Jacious Sears (11.01) by a step the whole way down the straightaway to claim her first big prize of the night.
October 11, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Ending the season where she started: on top 👑

Masai Russell wins the ATHLOS NYC 100m hurdles in 12.52 (+2.3) over a stacked field that included Jamaican champ Megan Tapper, World Indoor champ Devinne Charlton, and current world #1 Grace Stark.
October 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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📫 In this week’s newsletter:

• Will Conner Mantz Break The American Record In Chicago? 🇺🇸

• ATHLOS 2: Here We Go Again 🏃‍♀️

• Belgian Athletics Owes Nafi Thiam An Apology 😡

• What’s Going On With NCAA Cross Country So Far? 🤨

+ more news

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October 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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“I’ve heard they’re going through halfway in 60:30…”

🇺🇸 Conner Mantz on what the buzz is around the pacing plans for 🇰🇪 John Korir and 🇺🇬 Jacob Kiplimo in this weekend’s Chicago Marathon.

🇰🇪 Kelvin Kiptum ran 60:48 for the first half of Chicago in his 2:00:35 WR & covered the second half in 59:47.
October 8, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Sooooo, what's the plan to try and break the American record at the Chicago Marathon this weekend? 🇺🇸

Conner Mantz shares his thoughts, his training and what he's hearing about the pacing plans for the race

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October 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
BREAKING NEWS: Cooper Lutkenhaus has opted to forego all of his remaining high school and collegiate eligibility to turn professional and sign a contract with Nike.

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August 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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NEWS: Cooper Lutkenhaus, the record-breaking 16-year-old 800m star, has decided to turn pro and signed with Nike.

He’s set to make history as the youngest American to compete at the World Championships.

More details here + a Q&A w/ @phofmahoney.bsky.social
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Record-Breaking 16-Year-Old Cooper Lutkenhaus Goes Pro, Signs With Nike Ahead of World Championships - CITIUS Mag
At just 16, Cooper Lutkenhaus has made history by turning pro and signing with Nike. The U.S. high school 800m record holder and U18 world record breaker is set to race at the World Championships in T...
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August 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It would be quite the feel-good story to see Dalilah Muhammad make one last team, and now it looks like she might even win one last national title, which would be her fifth total but first since 2019.

USAs Women's 400m Hurdles Preview ⤵️
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U.S. Championships Women's 400mH Preview: Can Dalilah Muhammad Win Her Final USAs? - CITIUS Mag
Previewing the top athletes and storylines to watch in the men's 400mH at the 2025 USATF Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
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July 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Athing Mu-Nikolayev has the biggest talent and upside of the field and it’s just a question of whether it will show up in time.

USAs Women's 800m Preview ⤵️
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U.S. Championships Women's 800m Preview: Redemption For Athing Mu? - CITIUS Mag
Previewing the top athletes and matchups to follow in the women's 800m at the 2025 USATF Outdoor Championships.
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July 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Grant Fisher, Nico Young & Graham Blanks are the men to beat here. They’re the fastest by PB (26:33.84, 26:52.7, 26:57.30, respectively) + they’ve simply run better across all events than anyone else in the 20-man field over the past year.

USAs Men's 10,000m Preview ⤵️
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U.S. Championships Men's And Women's 10,000m Preview: Top Stars Go Head-To-Head - CITIUS Mag
Previewing the top athletes and matchups to follow in the men's and women's 10,000m at the 2025 USATF Outdoor Championships.
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July 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM