FloTrack's Top-Read Articles Of 2019
FloTrack's Top-Read Articles Of 2019
Relive 10 of the top headlines from the past year.
Here are the most-read FloTrack articles from 2019! Relive 10 of the top headlines from the past year below.
10.) Farah Slams Haile G Over Hotel Incident, Haile G Then Slams Farah
Drama ensued between the two running legends when Mo Farah told the media in London that he had items stolen from Gebrselassie’s hotel last month.
By Lincoln Shryack
9.) Kemoy Campbell Collapses At Millrose Games, Taken To Hospital
Jamaican professional distance runner Kemoy Campbell collapsed while rabbiting the men’s 3,000m race at the 2019 Millrose Games in New York City. Campbell fell to the infield shortly after completing the fifth lap, and he remained down for 15 to 20 minutes as paramedics and event staff attended to him. The men’s 3,000m was completed while Campbell was down on the ground. Campbell was rushed to Presbyterian/Columbia University Hospital, where he recovered.
By Lincoln Shryack
8.) Sha'Carri Richardson Announces She's Going Pro
After rewriting the NCAA and U20 record books as a freshman at LSU, Sha'Carri Richardson announced she would forgo the rest of her collegiate eligibility in favor of signing a professional contract.
By Jennifer Zahn
7.) Gabe Grunewald Passes Away After Decade-Long Battle With Cancer
A native of Perham, Minnesota, Gabe Grunewald (née Anderson) was diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma at 22 years old while competing collegiately for the Gophers in 2009, but that didn't stop her from continuing to excel as a runner. As history would eventually prove, not much could. She persevered through several cancer diagnoses and countless treatments to win a U.S. title, qualify for a world team, run 4:01 in the 1500m, and earn many other accolades while advocating for cancer research through her foundation, Brave Like Gabe.
By Jennifer Zahn
6.) Tori Bowie In Limbo After Dispute At Olympic Training Center
When Olympic gold medalist and 2017 100m world champion Tori Bowie arrived at the Elite Athlete Training Center in Chula Vista, California, on Wednesday to resume training for the 2019 season after the holidays, she said she was told by staff that she owed $6,000 and would not be allowed on the premises if she did not pay.
By Lincoln Shryack
5.) Alberto Salazar Responds To Mary Cain's Allegations Of Abuse
In response to Mary Cain's accusations of physical and emotional abuse against her former coach, Alberto Salazar provided a statement to The Oregonian's Ken Goe refuting Cain's claims.
By Lincoln Shryack
4.) Nike Shuts Down Nike Oregon Project
A week after coach Alberto Salazar was served a four-year ban for experimenting with performance-enhancing drugs, Nike has shut down his Nike Oregon Project (NOP) training group.
By Johanna Gretschel
3.) Nike Oregon Project's Alberto Salazar Banned From Coaching For Four Years
Four years after the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) began its investigation, two years after the agency's report was leaked online, and two days after Nike Oregon Project athlete Sifan Hassan won 10,000m gold at the 2019 IAAF World Championships, Alberto Salazar's verdict and sentence were delivered. On Sept. 30, 2019, the embattled coach was banned from his profession for four years.
By Jennifer Zahn
2.) Eliud Kipchoge Shatters Two-Hour Barrier With 1:59:40 Marathon
Eliud Kipchoge completed his quest to become the first sub-two hour marathoner—by whatever means necessary—in Vienna, Austria, at the INEOS 1:59 Challenge by throwing down a mind-boggling 1:59:40. That equates to 4:33 per mile over 26.2 miles.
By Lincoln Shryack
1.) Matthew Boling Breaks High School All-Conditions 100m Record In 9.98!
As a high school senior at Houston Strake Jesuit (TX), Matthew Boling ran a 9.98 (+4.2) 100m at the 2019 UIL Region 3-6A meet in Webster, Texas, to set the fastest all-conditions 100m time in high school history. The Georgia signee's 9.98 surpassed Trayvon Bromell's 9.99 from 2013 and is just the second sub-10 ever by a prep athlete.
By Gordon Mack
