In case you didn’t notice, this weekend was HUGE for track and field. We simply couldn’t highlight everything in one episode of Who’s #1. So just in case you missed everything, we'll highlight some of the big stuff.

Eric Jenkins.. the next Galen Rupp?
Eric Jenkins has been an outstanding addition to the Oregon Ducks program. But I can’t help but think he gets a little overshadowed by his teammate, Edward Cheserek. Don’t get me wrong. Ches deserves all of the attention he gets. But Jenkins hasn’t showed any signs of faulting since putting on the Ducks uniform. Jenkins’ time of 7:44.91 for 3k at the Millrose Games this weekend puts him at #8 all-time in the NCAA. Just behind Nick Willis, just in front of Cam Levins. Galen Rupp’s best collegiate mark? 7:44.69. 

Brendon Rodney of LIU Brooklyn - Wait who?
Brendon Rodney ran 20.69 in the 200m at the BU Valentine Invite. That’s the exact same time that Trayvon Bromell recorded at the Tyson Invitational. So maybe he doesn’t compete for an SEC or Big-12 conference school, but this guy is the real deal. Rodney is a Canadian athlete who competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games and should be a name on everyone’s radar after this weekend.

The Men’s 800m Is Really Good
Returning champ Brandon McBride ran 1:46.80 solo at the Spire Invite. In his first half mile race of 2015, McBride had the #1 NCAA mark for… maybe a few hours. The Iowa State Classic saw Edward Kemboi (1:46.09) and Andres Arroyo (1:46.78) dip under McBride’s mark. Other names to bring up from ISU? Jesse Garn of Binghamton ran 1:46.98, Ryan Schnulle of Florida ran 1:47.29, and Joe McAsey of Illinois ran 1:47.38. We haven’t even seen Patrick Rono of Arkansas dip under 1:49 this indoor season. Did the guys at ISU see McBride’s time and use it to fuel their fire? Either way, the NCAA final is going to be hot.

Conversions are LEGIT and 36 sub-4s
Cristian Soratos. We get it. You are really good. In their only meet at sea level, the Montana State team traveled to the Husky Classic and Soratos proved that his 4:05 mile (converted to 3:56) WAS real by running 3:55.27. Runner-up? Brannon Kidder’s 3:57.13. He may be the favorite heading into Fayetteville, but 19 other NCAA athletes posted sub-4:00 marks this weekend, 36 total including the professional athletes.

Brycen Spratling’s 500m World Record
Brycen Spratling has been racing well all season, notably at several meets covered here by Flotrack. His 500m race at the Millrose Games was insane, though. 1:00.06 for 500m?! Perhaps even more insane is the fact that he is currently without a professional contract. That’ll change soon.

Wanamaker Mile Doesn’t Disappoint
What looked like a Matthew Centrowitz show was indeed a Centro show, but not without a fight. Nick Willis looked to be out of it at the beginning of the race, as Centro was one of the lone athletes to go with the pacemaker. But when Willis caught up to the NOP young gun, it was a fight to the finish. The two closed with 26-second 200s to run 3:51.35 and 3:51.46, respectively. An impressive victory for Centro, an almost equally impressive race by Willis, who ran 3:51.61 just last week at the New Balance Grand Prix. On the women’s side, it was all Shannon Rowbury. Her winning time of 4:24.32 for over three-seconds ahead of runner-up Treniere Moser’s 4:27.49.

High School Woahs!
Myles Marshall of Kingwood High School in Texas ran 2:24.43 for 1000m, the #8 all-time mark for high school. He was a part of that loaded Millrose Games field, finishing right behind Duane Solomon. In Michigan, Grant Fisher ran 4:06.72 to finish third at the GVSU Big Meet. That mark is #7 all-time and he almost fell during the race with 400m to go. Fisher is setting himself up to become one of the few high school boys to break 4:00 for the mile.
Another impressive stat (by Milesplit’s Jimmy Stevenson), nine guys have run under 4:12 so far this indoor season. According to Stevenson, this hasn’t happened since 2000, and maybe has never even happened. He’s still researching.

They Still Got It
Bernard Lagat broke the master’s mile over-40 record when he ran 3:54.91 in the Wanamaker Mile. Lagat is 40-years-young and shows no signs of aging. Another master’s mark was set by John Trautmann, who ran 4:12.33 for the age 45-49 record.
Be right back I’m going to put my donut down and start training.

Florida Gators Chomp
The ladies of Florida weren’t playing around this weekend at the Tyson Invitational. Bridgette Owens won the 60m with an NCAA #1 8.02 and Kyra Jefferson won the 200m in NCAA #1 22.81. As of today, the ladies hold three of the top eight 200m marks in the NCAA, three of the top 15 400m times, and two of the top 11 triple jump marks. The sprint/jump depth of the Gators sets them up nicely against foes Arkansas, Georgia, Oregon and Texas A&M.

Everyone ran really fast in the 5000m
Before this weekend, the Oregon men held the fastest 5000m marks, along with Brian Shrader of NAU and Craig Lutz of Texas from the Hoosier Open in December. Then Husky and Iowa State happened. Virginia Tech’s Thomas Curtin’s 13:38.56 from ISU was fast. Then Pierce Murphy ran 13:39.29 two hours later at Husky and led seven other guys under 13:50. It’s a good thing Lutz ran 13:40.30 in Seattle, because his 13:47.09 from December would put him dangerously close to 16th in the NCAA.