On this week’s episode of the House of Run, Jason and Kevin discuss Sydney McLaughlin’s triple at the Florida Relays, Gwen Jorgensen checking all the boxes in the Stanford 10,000m, and the performances by Mondo Duplantis and Blessing Okagbare at the Texas Relays. 

Then the guys preview this weekend’s Commonwealth Games, propose some ideal Commonwealth Games matchups, and debate who the best high school athlete is of all time. 

Highlights:

6:00 - Sydney McLaughlin runs 50.07 at the Florida Relays. What does this mean for her future event choices?

11:58 - Gwen Jorgensen ran 31:55 at the Stanford Invitational. Does this change her outlook in the marathon?

18:10 - Other highlights from the weekend including Mondo Duplantis, Renaud Lavillenie, Blessing Okagbare, Christian Taylor, and Brianna McNeal. 

29:00 - Commonwealth Games preview!

34:00 - What would the most interesting Commonwealth Games field be if all the best athletes showed up?

52:50 - Who is the greatest American high school track athlete of all time?