Great XC and T/F Races – United States

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2020 Millrose Games

Elle Purrier takes down the Meet and American Mile Records:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuQHaZ41wDE

2019 New Balance T/F Championships

Ephrata’s Tyler Shue wins the HS National 800m title:

https://www.nbnationalsout.com/eprofile.php?event_id=3689&do=videos&video_id=278560

2019 NCAA Division 1 XC Championships

Highlight reel by Flotrack:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foCnWljMR9Y

2019 T/F World Championships

Donavan Brazier breaks the Meet and American 800m Records:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3CrAn5BvuU

2019 NCAA T/F Championships

Freshman Sha’Carri Richardson (LSU) breaks NCAA and World Junior 100m record:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3CrAn5BvuU

Grant Holloway breaks the Collegiate Record in the 100mH:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OZG2U1asKc

2019 PIAA T/F Championships

Taryn Parks and Marlee Starliper 1600m. Parks takes down Kim Gallagher’s state record. Final 80m:

https://twitter.com/centralparunner/status/1132330295280177152?s=21

2019 Texas HS T/F State Championship

Matthew Boling goes 44.74 on the 4x400m anchor to come from 3 seconds down for the win:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0NPo8ZyF_o

2019 New Balance Indoor T/F Championships

Taryn Parks and Marlee Starliper go 1-2 with a photo finish:

https://www.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=1164&do=videos&video_id=269993

2018 NCAA Division 1 XC Championships

Highlight reel by Flotrack:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpqJOWIsUEU

2018 NCAA T/F Championships

Penn State’s Isaiah Harris wins the 800m title:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ_O34HGlrY

2018 Boston Marathon

Des Linden takes the win:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Em05ryjKyrI

2018 New Balance National Championship

Katelyn Tuohy breaks the American HS record in the mile:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L065i23ZiUw

2018 NCAA Track and Field Championships

Women’s 4×400 – great comeback by USC. The win gave USC the team title:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzshbwHL9UE

2017 Chicago Marathon

Galen Rupp takes home the victory. 1st American to win in 15 years:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9zHTc8K-lI

2017 IAAF Track and Field Championships

Emma Coburn and Courtney Frerichs go 1-2 in the 3000m SC:

https://www.nbcsports.com/video/2017-iaaf-worlds-emma-coburn-wins-gold-steeplechase-breaks-us-record

Sister Gracie Coburn watching her sister win gold:

https://twitter.com/nbcolympics/status/896423623640178688?s=21 and here if you dont have twitter – https://www.nbcsports.com/video/emma-coburns-family-reacts-her-winning-steeplechase-world-title

2017 NYC Marathon

Shalane Flanagan with the win:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1knbN-9W4g (best video I could find)

2016 Olympics

Matthew Centrowitz, jr wins Olympic Gold for the US in the men’s 1500m as his family looks on:

http://archiverio.nbcolympics.com/video/matthew-centrowitz-wins-first-1500m-gold-us-1908

Allison Felix anchors the US as they win the 4x400m Gold:

http://archiverio.nbcolympics.com/video/usa-wins-sixth-consecutive-womens-olympic-4x400m-gold-medal

Link to all Gold Medal finishes at 2016 Olympics, including Team USA sweeping the women’s 100mH:

http://archiverio.nbcolympics.com/news/watch-every-us-track-and-field-gold-medal-2016-olympics?chrcontext=goldenmoments

2016 Olympic Trials

41 y/o Bernard Lagat takes the 5k victory:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNUEO-kjZe4

2016 Penn Relays

Drew Hunter with a massive comeback in the boys DMR, running 4:00 to take the victory for Loudoun Valley:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7-ZRjSfP54

2015 Penn Relays

Oregon’s Cheserek slows the pace dramatically in the final leg, not wanting to lead. The day before he out kicked Jordy Williams in the DMR. Williams flips the script in the 4xmile, beating Cheserek at his own game in one of the craziest relays ever at Penn Relays:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH5Qd0I7KaA

2010 Payton Jordan Invitational

Chris Solinsky breaks the American 10k record at Stanford, defeating Galen Rupp and breaking 27-min in the process (last 2+ laps):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0NPo8ZyF_o

2008 Big Ten Indoor T/F Championships

Heather Dorniden of Minnesota falls, but gets up and races from behind to win the 600m:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ4GjqNT-l4

2007 Belgium

Alan Webb breaks the American Mile record, running 3:46.91:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0NPo8ZyF_o

2001 Prefontaine Classic

Alan Webb breaks the American HS Mile record held by Jim Ryun:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpyUKTIr5lc

1996 Olympics

Michael Johnson with double gold in the 200m and 400m:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ9cBQANjiw

1972 Olympics

Dave Wottle comes from way back to win the men’s 800m for the US (My man wears a hat during the race!):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LHid-nC45k

1964 Olympics

Billy Mills wins Olympic Gold for the US in the 10k:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F5iCsymMj0