“He was the alternate on our distance medley for NCAAs. He’s come a long way. He reminds me of that everyday — how he was the alternate and now he’s the NCAA champion.”
Vin Lananna, USATF President + Director of track and field and cross country at the University of Virginia, shares about 800m NCAA champion Shane Cohen’s progression over the last year and what’s got him excited about the state of track and field in America. Plus, Vin shares a fun story about 1500m Olympic gold medalist Matthew Centrowitz. H...
“He was the alternate on our distance medley for NCAAs. He’s come a long way. He reminds me of that everyday — how he was the alternate and now he’s the NCAA champion.”
Vin Lananna, USATF President + Director of track and field and cross country at the University of Virginia, shares about 800m NCAA champion Shane Cohen’s progression over the last year and what’s got him excited about the state of track and field in America. Plus, Vin shares a fun story about 1500m Olympic gold medalist Matthew Centrowitz. Hear more from Vin in this episode of the CITIUS MAG Podcast.
CITIUS MAG LIVE From Eugene! will bring you daily interviews with athletes, coaches and notable folks in town at noon PT. Our guests for day one of the Olympic Trials include Vin Lananna, Matt James, Dylan Beard, and Manteo Mitchell.
Host: Chris Chavez | @chris_j_chavez on Instagram
Guest: Vin Lananna | @vinlananna on Instagram
We’re popping up with New Balance live from Eugene for the most thrilling 10 days of track and field in America. We’re servin’ track and field scoops with our coverage. Catch us at the CITIUS MAG Scoop (presented by New Balance) pop-up right next to Prince Puckler’s Ice Cream at 19th Avenue and Agate Street – just a two-minute walk from Hayward Field.
We’re hosting three shows a day on the CITIUS MAG YouTube channel. You’ll be able to find many of the shows under our “Live” tab on our channel.
LIVE SHOWS
Good Morning Track and Field will start your day with some takes and updates from Eugene hosted by Eric Jenkins, Mitch Dyer and Karen Lesiewicz at 8:30 a.m. PT.
TRIALS TALK – our hit daily podcast series from 2021 – returns on The CITIUS MAG Podcast feed + streaming live immediately post-race to unpack all of the action immediately following the meet.
LIVE MEET COVERAGE
Stay updated on live results, mixed zone interviews and more on the CITIUS MAG Instagram, X and Threads pages while the meet is underway each evening. All interviews will be uploaded to our aforementioned YouTube channel.
MORNING RUNS
CITIUS MAG and New Balance will be hosting group runs on Sunday, June 23rd at 8 a.m. ET; Tuesday, June 25th at 8 a.m. and Saturday, June 29th at 7:30 a.m. Come on by to our pop-up next to Prince Puckler’s Ice Cream shop to meet for some easy morning miles.
All paces are welcome. We’ll be giving away shirts, hats and more. Plus, you’ll have an opportunity to try all of the latest and greatest from New Balance. We’ll also have Olipop, coffee, games and cold plunges to enjoy afterward.
Also, CITIUS MAG Newsletter subscribers will be getting daily emails from the Trials as David Melly rounds up all of the biggest results, stories + our best interviews, photos and original content from Eugene. If you want to hook a friend, there’s no better time than the Trials so forward them the emails or encourage them to sign up today for FREE here: https://citiusmag.beehiiv.com/
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