Five years ago, nobody would have predicted that Masai would have become the collegiate record holder in the hurdles. But she has improved more than perhaps any hurdler in the NCAA, and the national title is hers to lose.

Britton Wilson’s 400 meter performance raises the question whether she can actually beat Sydney McLaughlin in the hurdles? But conventional wisdom tells us that the smart money is on Britton.

Sydney McLaughlin turned professional after only 1 year of running in college. But what would have happened if Sydney ran her final 3 years for the University of Kentucky? How many championships could she have won? And would anyone have ever beaten her?

Noah Lyles turned professional immediately after graduating high school. But what would have happened if he had actually attended college?

The 2023 USA championship final in the 60 meter dash included 4 collegiate runners, including 1 sprinter from a Division 3 school. NCAA track and field is highly competitive, and it’s about time that we recognize it for what it really is, basically professional track.

We have seen fast freshmen enter the collegiate ranks through the past decade, but the truth is almost none of them have been as fast as Jordan Anthony.

How good is Julien Alfred really? She has quietly become the best athlete on arguably the best team in the NCAA. And this season she can cement her status as not only the best in the NCAA this year, but one of the greatest sprinters we have ever seen.

Katelyn Tuohy is not the first track & field athlete to dominate the college ranks, but she might go down as the best. And what matters is that we should have seen this coming for a while now.