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Patrick SmithGetty Images Athing Mu, the 19-year-old phenom who turned pro last week after rewriting the collegiate record book in the 400 and 800 meters, won the women’s 800-meter final on June 27 at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. Her time was a dazzling 1:56.07, which broke a 25-year-old Olympic Trials record and was the fastest time in the world so far this year. In the final 150 meters, she simply ran away from a world class field. “It feels awesome,” Mu said in a virtual press conference after the race. “Honestly, I wanted to break some record. [Setting a PR] was alre...

Women’s 800: The Epic Final Everyone Wanted Is All Set June 25, 2021 EUGENE, Ore. — It’s on. The final we all wanted to see in the women’s 800 at the 2020 US Olympic Track and Field Trials is all set – Athing Mu (2021 US leader at 400 and 800) vs Ajee Wilson (best US 800 m runner of the last decade) vs Raevyn Rogers (2019 Worlds Silver Medallist) vs Kate Grace (2016 Olympic finalist). The 4 previously mentioned runners took the top 4 qualifying spots for Sunday’s final. They’ll be joined by former World Indoor Champ Chanelle Price, 2021 breakout star Allie Wilson, 2021 NCA...

Cambrea Sturgis of North Carolina A&T swept the women’s 100 and 200 meters Saturday in the NCAA outdoor track and field championships. Southern California won its third outdoor women’s national title, with Texas A&M finishing second.

Meyer, a grad transfer from Delaware, entered the year with a 2:03.40 pb. Today, she ran 2:00.28 to claim the national title in her first NCAA appearance.