U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA)

QA₂ Max PODCAST: Michael Lihrman of Wisconsin – NCAA DI Weight Throw Record Holder

Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes Just one throw into his 2015 season, Michael Lihrman of Wisconsin managed to set a new personal record in the weight throw. That personal best just happened to be an improvement over his own NCAA Division I record, and he now owns six of the top 10 marks in collegiate history. Great, right? Well, what if I told you that his debut is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of what's still to come in 2015? Michael joined us from New York City ...

THE WARM-UP LAP: National Meet of the Week Preview – Arkansas Razorback Invitational

The collegiate track & field season keeps rolling this weekend, with its epicenter staying in SEC country for the second weekend in a row but moving from Kentucky to Arkansas for the Razorback Invitational - this week's USTFCCCA National Meet of the Week. MORE INFO: SEC Network+ LIVE STREAM | Live Results | Meet Schedule | Heat Sheets Sprints will take center stage in Fayetteville this weekend – the site of next month's NCAA Championships – as well as a few top-flight matchups in the distance and jumps events. To see what else is going on around the country, ...

THE WARM-UP LAP: Breaking Down the Headliners From The Armory, Penn State, and More

The biggest college track & field action is happening at the Arkansas Razorback Team Invitational this weekend (read our preview here), but top-shelf collegiate competition isn't exclusive to Fayetteville. Below, we run through the headlining match-ups/athletes at several of the other prominent meets this weekend. Armory Track Invite 10:30 AM-7:30 PM Friday; 9:30 AM-6:30 PM Saturday; on NBC Sports Network 4:30-6:30 on Saturday/live on USATF.tv all other times; schedule & results From a collegiate perspective, the most interesting entry is Wisconsin's Sarah Disanza in the mile and 3k. If she can approach the quality her 15:20 performance from December, we have a new contender ...

QA₂ Max PODCAST: Demi Payne of Stephen F. Austin – Collegiate Pole Vault Record Holder & Mother

Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes In the last fifteen months, Demi Payne of Stephen F. Austin has given birth to her daughter Charlee, gotten engaged, improved her pole vault PB by fifty centimeters, and broken the NCAA indoor (and all-conditions) record three times. The Stephen F. Austin senior called in to QA2Max to talk about her whirlwind ride, "mom strength", breaking the world record in 2015, and much more. Vault junkies, listen for her change in poles and how she feels about her 4.75m jump at New Mexico; any ...

QA₂ Max PODCAST: Mark Wetmore of Colorado & 2015 Indoor T&F Men’s Distance Preview

Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes Colorado's Mark Wetmore needs no introduction. We talked to the most accomplished collegiate distance coach in the United States about this year's track aspirations; how Colorado is going to start attracting more sprinters, throwers and jumpers; why he stopped coaching Jenny Simpson when she graduated; what he's reading now; and much more. After our 25-minute conversation with Wetmore, we previewed the men's middle distance and distance events. (Note: we recorded that part before the McCravy meet + Ed Cheserek stating ...

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