Fear and Loathing in Eugene, Day Seven (June 27, 2024), teased fans about Team USA’s potential, Women’s discus and Women’s steeplechase finals

This is a series I began in Eugene during the Trials. It is an exercise for me, where I take in the major themes of each day to prep for Paris 2024. I hope that you like it. This is Day 7.

Fear and Loathing in Eugene, Day Seven teased fans about Team USA’s potential Larry Eder.

The seventh day came on June 27 in Eugene, Oregon. After a two-day break, the fans were back, with about 12,000 fans (and 

several thousand coaches, athletes, and officials) in the house that Phil and Penny built. 

Women’s Discus 

Valarie Allman competed as if she were the only athlete competing, winning by 6.1 meters! Her series was 67.19 meters, 68.09 meters, and fouls were 69.72 meters, 67.64 meters, and 70.73 meters. 70.73 meters was her farthest throw of the competition. 

Valarie changed her technique with Coach Zebulon Sion in 20192019, and it was an incredible change. Valarie Allman was the Olympic champion in 2021, winning medals in Eugene in 2022 and Budapest in 2023. 

The battle is on for Paris 2024. 

Valerie Allman is the finest women’s discus thrower in 2024, and she is, in my opinion, the odds-on favorite for the Olympic discus gold in Paris. However, there are some amazing competitors in the Women’s discus.

Men’s 110 hurdles, semi-finals

Grant Holloway is focused on making the Olympic team, and he showed it, running his second sub-13-second run of

the year. Both sub 13 second runs are the only ones in the world, in Eugene. Cordell Finch took second in 13.19, and Cameron 

Murray, 13.27.

Freddie Crittenden ran 13.05 for semi-final 2. Ja’Qualon Scott takes second in 13.23, and Trey Cunningham takes third.

Daniel Roberts wins semi-final 3 in 13.11, with Micheal Dickson in 13.19 for second and Devin Wilson for third in 13.23. 

Grant Holloway has been focused on Paris since Tokyo 2021 when he did not win gold. While it has been challenging for Grant, it has been great for fans of the 110m hurdles and 60m hurdles indoors. Grant Holloway is the finest hurdler of his generation. Do not discount his hurdling. You are seeing the hardest working guy in the 110m hurdles.

Women’s 1,500 meters, 

Cory McGee took the first heat in 4:15.75, leading six to the semi-finals. Elise Cranny, Nikki Hiltz, and Sage Hurta Klecker moved on. Elise Cranny had run the…