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Alabama vs. Georgia in a 4x100m Relay. Who wins?

John Brumund-Smith January 8, 2018 Coaching Blogs, Illinois HS Cross Country, Opinion, Professional/Olympics Leave a Comment

The College Football Playoff National Championship is tonight between Alabama and Georgia. Considering 118 of the players you’re going to see in tonight’s football game …

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Olympics Review – Track Fans vs. Festival Fans

John Brumund-Smith August 21, 2016 Coaching Blogs, Illinois HS Cross Country, Opinion, Photos, Professional/Olympics 2 Comments

The Olympics are the best time for Track & Field and, in some ways, the worst. For once, our wonderful sport is on the world …

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Now is the Time for Promotion

John Brumund-Smith July 30, 2016 Coaching Blogs, Illinois HS Cross Country, Opinion, Photos, Professional/Olympics 2 Comments

Sooner than we know it, the Olympics will be upon us. As far as 98% of the American public is concerned, this is the only …

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Capturing Evan Jager

John Brumund-Smith July 9, 2016 Acolades, Coaching Blogs, Illinois HS Cross Country, Illinois HS Track & Field, Opinion, Photos, Professional/Olympics Leave a Comment

My dad, the late Bruce K. Smith, was a Math teacher at Madison East High School (WI), but everybody knew him as an amateur photographer. …

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Boston Marathon Memories

John Brumund-Smith April 18, 2016 Coaching Blogs, Illinois HS Cross Country, Opinion, Outside Track/CC, Professional/Olympics Leave a Comment

The other day at practice, I mentioned Carl Lewis to my high school sprinters, and none of them had any idea who I was talking …

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Jacobs grad Evan Jager breaks his own U.S. steeplechase record

ITCCCA September 7, 2014 Professional/Olympics Leave a Comment

Evan Jager broke his own American record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase while taking third place in an IAAF Diamond League race Friday in Brusels, Belgium. …

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The Dominating Force that is Evan Jager

ITCCCA September 2, 2014 Professional/Olympics Leave a Comment

Evan Jager is an animal. Wild blonde mane blowing behind him as he charges down the home stretch, to watch Evan Jager run is to watch …

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Lewis-Smallwood sets new American discus mark

ITCCCA August 31, 2014 Professional/Olympics Leave a Comment

Illini alum wins DecaNation title VALENCE, France – Former Illinois women’s track & field standout Gia Lewis-Smallwood (1998-01) set a new American record in the discus …

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Cory Martin takes over as Indiana throws coach

Daniel McQuaid July 8, 2014 Coaching Blogs, Professional/Olympics Leave a Comment

Cory Martin, the 2008 NCAA champion in the shot put and hammer who has spent the past five years at the top level of the …

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