Time to get back to serious competition, and this year’s Pre meet should be the best meet on US soil this season. This year’s rendition will be held the day before the 4th of July, and ironically has some similarities. I say that because the Prefontaine Classic, like the 4th of July and other holidays, has become a meet that we celebrate each year, but I think that the meaning of the meet itself has been lost. While most US meets are named for the location in which they are held or after a key sponsor, this meet is held in honor of an individual – the late Steve Prefontaine.…

The Visa Championship awards were given out at the conclusion of the National Championships this past weekend. The women’s winner was Chaunte Howard Lowe with her American Record winning high jump. The winner on the men’s side was David Oliver with his sizzling 12.93 hurdle win – the =7th performance in world history. No wait a minute. Retract that. Howard did win with her American Record performance. However, the men’s winner was Bershawn Jackson with his 47.32 win in the 400H – the =16th performance in world history. Yes, that’s right, the =16th best performance ever in the 400 hurdles was deemed to be a better performance than the =7th…