Teen phenom Quincy Wilson walks — and runs — a fine line that stretches to a budding pro career while navigating his final year of high school at Bulls School in Maryland. In the fall he won't be too far away from home after committing to the University of Maryland and stepping into the collegiate …
The impact of making the Paris Olympics as part of Team USA's squad still resonates with Allie Wilson. She punched her ticket as part of a chaotic women's 800m final in Eugene last year as part of a whirlwind season where she also signed a contract with Nike — part of a sign that things were …
T'Mars McCallum is accustomed to running in a tough collegiate conference — the SEC — and boldly proud of being one of the leaders of Tennessee's track and field squad. But his world shifted a bit last weekend at the Ed Murphey Classic in Memphis when he ran the world lead in the 200m in …
During in the beginning of a pandemic era that rattled the world in 2020, Isabella Whittaker saw her own beginnings as a student at the University of Pennsylvania. But it was after those days at Penn — after enrolling at Arkansas in 2024 as a graduate student — that Whittaker kickstarted the current state of …
The pivot from the classroom to lining up with the top pro runners in the world was an adjustment Graham Blanks had to quickly figure out after announcing last December that the signed with New Balance. His remaining time at Harvard was still a priority, but Blanks knew a portion of the bigger stage was …
Humble beginnings and major childhood challenges kept Alison dos Santos well aware that guarantees were not easy to come by in his native São Joaquim da Barra, Brazil. Still, he found his way, navigated toward track and field, and a bronze at the 2018 World U20 Championships proved to be a breakout moment. The next …
Emily Sisson has navigated the track, the road and found her way to the Olympic stage. But with a packed 2025 season fully underway, she opens up about the current generation of American distance running, her ten years with New Balance and finding ways of keeping the feeling of fun in the sport.
In this first episode of Axel's Personal Best, we chat with Olympic 800-meter silver medalist Marco Arop — who has a 1:41.2 PB and Canadian national record — about blazing the track in Grand Slam Track's inaugural season, the state middle distance running and the nuances of training for the 1,500 meter.
Christian returns from break to give a synthesis on how the Olympic field is taking shape. Julien Alfred, Sasha Zhoya, Nickisha Pryce…who are the athletes poised to make a mark at Paris? Plus we put the spotlight on Keely Hodgkinson and Matthew Hudson-Smith. The Paris Olympics are just days away.
The hurdles deliver fireworks with Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Rai Benjamin and Masai Russell. Tara Davis-Woodhall books her ticket in the long jump. Meanwhile, Kenny Bednarek is “on his case” to Lyles in an unforgettable 200m race as the rest of the Paris Olympic team is set.