USATF position on 2020 Olympic qualifying seems to be evolving: Oregon track & field rundown

World Indoor Track and Field Championships -Day 3

The Nike Oregon Project's Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands has opted out of the World Cross Country Championships. (Thomas Boyd/2016)LC- The Oregonian

A couple things ...

-- LetsRun.com has been all over the developing story about the IAAF’s new Olympic qualifying procedures, and how USA Track & Field will interpret them during the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials.

It’s confusing. I’m confused. Maybe USATF is confused too.

In their most recent piece, Jonathan Gault and Robert Johnson of LetsRun write the USATF position seems to be evolving. Stay tuned.

-- The Oregon Ducks begin the outdoor season today in the San Diego State Invitational.

Here is the schedule for the meet.

Here are the start lists for the meet.

And here is the UO outdoor season advance from the R-G’s Chris Hansen

OK, more links:

USC will get an early test outdoors in the Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge.

Paul Merca: Washington State’s Brock Eager pops a good hammer throw.

The Nike Oregon Project’s Sifan Hassan withdraws from the World Cross Country Championships.

How Jenny Simpson stays ahead of the curve.

Ruling in Caster Semenya case is postponed until April.

Prep pole vaulter Chloe Cunliffe clears 14-9, an all-time high school best.

Concordia will continue the outdoor season at Willamette.

Annie Wright of George Fox is second in the heptathlon after the first day of the Jim Klein Combined Events

Linfield’s Keaton Wood is fifth in the decathlon after the first day of the Jim Klein Combined Events.

The House of Run guys kick around reasons to be exciting for the 2019 outdoor season on their most recent podcast.

The front page for LetsRun.com.

The links package from Track & Field News.

The links from Duck Sports Now.

The links from Beaver Sports Now.

-- Ken Goe

kgoe@oregonian.com | @KenGoe

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