The National University Track and Field Championships wrapped up Sunday with another collegiate record. Following Mao Shimano’s 100 mH hurdle record Saturday, the Toyo University men dominated in the 4×400 m relay final. Running with a completely different lineup from when it set the 3:04.08 meet record 2 years ago, the Toyo team of Rui Yamasaki, Kira Hirakawa, Kentaro Shirahata and Katsuo
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After a wind-aided 12.93 at the Fuse Sprint meet, Nihon Joshi Taiiku University’s Mao Shimano turned in the biggest performance of the 3rd day of this year’s National University Track and Field Championships. Running the women’s 100 mH final with a -1.8 m/s headwind, Shimano took 0.02 off her own collegiate record with a 13.02 for the win. That was also way under the old meet record of 13.23,
Sarah Wanjiru of Daito Bunka University opened the first day of the 2025 National University Track and Field Championships by lapping the field to break the women’s 10000 m MR, and day 2 of the meet saw that repeated in the women’s 10000 m race walk. Collegiate record holder and Ritsumeikan University 4th-year Ayane Yanai lapped the entire field to win the 10000 mRW by almost 2 minutes,
A California man went viral last week claiming he could run a marathon without training—so his wife signed him up with just 24 hours’ notice
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