2019 NCAA OUTDOOR news

[Atticus]

The college indoor season is sooooo 5 minutes ago . . . time for the outdoor season.

The current leader in the mDT at 183-2 (55.83) is a Cal soph with a GREAT, but also rather dicey name:

Iffy Joyner

I'd go by Iffy too, if my real first name was also Ifeanyichukwu.

[The Klingon]

The college indoor season is sooooo 5 minutes ago . . . time for the outdoor season.

I am just so ready for the outdoor season to start. I am sorry fellow track and field fanatics, I apologize, but, indoor track just don't do it for me. I have been to a few meets, and I have watch it on the telly, but.....

[beebee]

Lots of big names skipped indoors this year partially because the late WC.

[ATK]

Lots of big names skipped indoors this year partially because the late WC.

Big names from the NCAA? Who?

[Juicy News]

Dani Jones is the only one I can think of.

[tandfman]

I am just so ready for the outdoor season to start. I am sorry fellow track and field fanatics, I apologize, but, indoor track just don't do it for me.

Don't apologize. It's not your fault. It's mainly a matter of where you grew up. My guess is that it was not the Northeast.

[beebee]

Big names from the NCAA? Who?

My mistake...I actually meant the pro's : )

[Master Po]

I'm always happy to see the outdoor season come around, collegiate and otherwise, because it's more T&F. But I really enjoy the indoor version of this sport,and I did again this year.

[polevaultpower]

Big names from the NCAA? Who?

Olivia Gruver redshirted indoors, but I think mainly because she still has another (partial) year of school due to transferring, so there are benefits for her to competing next year.

I _think_ she plans to compete for UW outdoors this year.

[gh]

In our Gruver story in the January issue she mentioned she was excited to go for a 3-peat

[The Klingon]

Don't apologize. It's not your fault. It's mainly a matter of where you grew up. My guess is that it was not the Northeast.

You are correct. I did not grow up in the Northeast. (I grew up in Alabama, but I have lived in Houston, Tx for over 40 years). I do not understand why we even run indoor track here in Houston. The last indoor meet I went to was at the University of Houston. The temperature outdoors that day was in the high seventies.

[wamego relays champ]

I do not understand why we even run indoor track here in Houston. The last indoor meet I went to was at the University of Houston. The temperature outdoors that day was in the high seventies.

Given its status as the Air Conditioning Capital of the World, I could make a case that many outdoor meets in Houston during the warm weather months should be moved indoors!

[The Klingon]

Given its status as the Air Conditioning Capital of the World, I could make a case that many outdoor meets in Houston during the warm weather months should be moved indoors!

I respectfully disagree. LOL!! Although I understand what you are saying. It can get rather toasty here in Houston. I guess the main problem I have with indoor track is the lack of events. (no 100meters, no 4x1, no 400 meter hurdles, etc.) Now, if it was possible to put a full size, 400 meter 8 lane track indoors then I would be ok with it. LOL!!!

[tandfman]

You are correct. I did not grow up in the Northeast. (I grew up in Alabama, but I have lived in Houston, Tx for over 40 years). I do not understand why we even run indoor track here in Houston. The last indoor meet I went to was at the University of Houston. The temperature outdoors that day was in the high seventies.

I grew up in the Northeast, and indoor track was a big deal. I remember when they introduced indoor track to Southern California. I thought it was strange. I loved indoor track (and still do), but I didn't see the point of running indoors when the weather was perfectly good for outdoors.

[The Klingon]

I grew up in the Northeast, and indoor track was a big deal.... but I didn't see the point of running indoors when the weather was perfectly good for outdoors.

That is exactly the point I was trying to make.