AT LONG LAST 🥹 Two and a half years after his last 5000m personal best, Abdi Nur 🇺🇸 finally cracks the 13 minute barrier in Oordegem, Belgium, taking second behind winner Wobari Hossian 🇶🇦 at the IFAM Outdoor meet. Nur knocks six seconds off his previous PB to jump to #11 on the U.S. all-time list.

44 days after he disappeared from his family's home in Paraguaçu Paulista on June 19, Brazilian Olympian and marathoner 🇧🇷 Daniel do Nascimento was found on Saturday in the Belenzinho neighborhood of São Paulo.

Built Maine tough 😤 Oregon All-American and former Nike pro Will Geoghegan comes out of retirement become the third fastest Mainer ever at the Beach to Beacon 10km, clocking a 29:19 for 20th overall to just miss Ben True’s previous all-time best of 29:10.

Miss Versatility ✨ Already one of the best in NCAA history at 5000m, 10,000m and the steeplechase, @UNMLoboXCTF’s Pamela Kosgei added a Beach To Beacon 10K win to her resume today, crossing the line in 31:51. Elise Cranny finished two seconds back to claim top American honors.

Picking up right where he left off 🔛🔝 In his first race since turning pro, Habtom Samuel picks up a solid 27:40 win at the Beach To Beacon 10K. Samuel finished eight seconds ahead of former NCAA rival Patrick Kiprop. Biya Simbassa was the top American on the day, finishing fifth in 28:11.

The USA Track & Field Foundation has named Vin Lananna as its new CEO. He takes over for Tom Jackovic, who is stepping down after more than two decades leading the organization. Lananna is also departing Virginia after seven years leading the Hoos to three outdoor conference titles.

Lessons Learned From An East Coast USAs 🇺🇸 The first NYC USAs in over 30 years is in the books. We break down what worked, what didn’t, and how to make future championships even better. 📫 Read more via TheLapCount: thelapcount.substack.com/i/208907818/le…

He’s back. 🇳🇴 Jakob Ingebrigtsen is set to return to competition and defend his 5000m title at the 2026 European Championships in Birmingham. 🇬🇧 This will be his first race back since undergoing Achilles surgery in the offseason.

🚨 UPDATE 🚨 Upon review, Tara Davis-Woodhall’s final attempt was ruled a foul, and she’s relegated to third place with a 6.90m best effort. Alyssa Jones is now the official #USATFoutdoor long jump champ at 6.96m as Davis-Woodhall loses her first competition in nearly three years.

AS CLOSE AS IT GETS 😳 It LITERALLY comes down to the wire in the final event of the #USATFoutdoor championship, with Cordell Tinch needing every inch of the track to beat out Bradley Franklin. The World champ is now the U.S. champ as he beat out Franklin by 0.004 seconds in 13.00.

HERS FROM THE START 😤 Melissa Jefferson-Wooden gets out like a ROCKET in the #USATFoutdoor 200m final, pulling away from the field before she even hit the straightaway and taking the win in a stadium-record 21.69, just 0.01 off her winning time at last year’s World Championship.

Ouch 😬 After winning the #USATFoutdoor 100m title and equaling his lifetime best of 9.79, Noah Lyles is unable to complete the double as he pulls up with an issue in the 200m final and is forced to walk it in, credited with a 50.88 finishing time in ninth place.

TROJAN ON TOP 🐴 Garrett Kaalund becomes the first collegian in 18 years to win the #USATFoutdoor 200m title, running 20.04 to beat out Brandon Hicklin and Max Thomas, who both run 20.29 in second and third.

IN-VINCE-IBLE 💪 Vince Ciattei uses his middle-distance speed to great advantage in a kicker’s 5000m, claiming his first #USATFoutdoor title at age 31 with a 13:46.75 finishing time and a 26.71 final 200m.

TOTALLY IN CONTROL 🔒 There was no doubt about it in the #USATFoutdoor 400m hurdles final, as Anna Cockrell led from the first hurdle on and broke her own stadium record, taking the national title in 52.94.

Another podium 🥈 For the second year in a row, Shelby Houlihan picks up a top-three finish in the #USATFoutdoor 5000m with a 64.08 final lap and a 14:57.88 runner-up finish behind winner Emily Mackay.

4th ➡️ 3rd ➡️ 1st 🥇 Chris Robinson keeps on moving up in the #USATFoutdoor 400m hurdles, improving on his runs from 2024 and 2025 with a stellar 47.61 season’s best and the first national title of his career, winning by nearly a full second over runner-up James Smith II (48.53).

Make ‘em beat ya 😮‍💨 Parker Valby takes the whole field through 4600 meters in the #USATFoutdoor 5000m final, clicking off 72-second laps before the kicks of Emily Mackay and Shelby Houlihan proved too much to handle. Valby still ended up on the podium, finishing third in 15:06.25.

PERFECT END TO THE WEEKEND 💯 After diving for the line and ending up third in yesterday’s 1500m final, Emily Mackay leaves no room for doubt in the #USATFoutdoor 5000m final, using a 29.27 final 200m to blow away runner-up Shelby Houlihan and claim her first U.S. outdoor title in 14:55.82.

SIMPLY THE BEST 🫡 Longtime New Yorker and legendary middle-distance coach Frank Gagliano is honored at Icahn Stadium. Gagliano produced dozens of Olympians and influencing many of today’s top coaches including Chris Miltenburg, Diljeet Taylor, and Vin Linanna.

Talk about a KICK ☄️ Wes Ferguson moved up from 6th to 2nd in the final 200m of the #USATFoutdoor 800m final, closing hard to overhaul third placer Hobbs Kessler and finish in 1:44.55 behind winner Cooper Lutkenhaus.

Hand it to Hobbs 👏 Middle-distance multi-hyphenate Hobbs Kessler opts for the 800m over the 1500m at this year’s #USATFoutdoor championship and ends up on the podium, running a season’s best 1:45.00 for third behind Wes Ferguson and winner Cooper Lutkenhaus.

LEGEND IN THE MAKING 🌟 17-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus DOMINATES the #USATFoutdoor final, blowing away a field of professionals to claim his second national title this year in 1:43.48. Amazingly, Lutkenhaus negative-split a 52.26-51.23, winning in a 1.07 second gap over runner up Wes Ferguson.

GOOD OL’ FASHIONED RACING 👏 Nia Akins was flying under the radar all season after a car accident derailed her spring training, but if Akins knows anything it’s championship 800ms. The now-five-time U.S. champ timed her kick just right in the #USATFoutdoor to pass the entire field to steal a title.

Si-on, and on, and on… 🔥 Valarie Sion extends her incredible #USATFoutdoor win streak with her EIGHTH discus title, a stretch that began back in 2018. Sion’s fifth-round 69.54m was her best effort on the day, and despite an excellent 67.40m challenge from Cierra Jackson in the fifth round.

The collegians ain’t done yet 👀 NCAA athletes take two of the three spots in the #USATFoutdoor 110m hurdles prelims, with Samford’s Bradley Franklin leading the field in a lifetime-best 13.04.

Is slow the way to go?! 🐌 The hugely-tactical races at USAs have made for a series of entertaining finishes, especially in last night’s 1500m finals. We unpack it all & peek at the final day of #USATFoutdoor. Read, subscribe, and tell a friend! 📥 citiusmag.substack.com/p/2026-usatf-o…

LUCKY NUMBER 🔟 Sandi Morris picks up her TENTH U.S. title in the pole vault with a signature performance, clearing 4.90m on the first try to win the #USATFoutdoor final and defend her title from 2025. Morris’s dominance in the event goes back a decade, as her first national title came in 2016.

TARRRIN’ IT UP 🔥 Tara Davis-Woodhall’s return to the 100m hurdles ends up in a #USATFoutdoor medal, as she takes third in the 100H final in 12.57 one day before she prepares to defend her national title in the long jump.

NO SPONSOR; NO PROBLEM 👏 Unsponsored hurdler Alia Armstrong wins her first #USATFoutdoor title in a stacked 100m hurdles final, clocking a season’s best 12.38 to beat Alaysha Johnson to the line by just 0.04 seconds.