Tuesday, December 31, 2013

2013 Athletes of the Year--Men Outdoor

I'm doing these in separate posts in order to make it somewhat easier to read!

World Outdoor, Men
AOY: BOGDAN BONDARENKO
I was tempted to go with either Usain Bolt or Wilson Kipsang, but settled on Bondarenko mainly because he made some serious WR attempts!!
HM (by event)
200: Weir (tied at 14th with 1 other), I Young (tied at 23rd with 3 others)
400: Merritt (5th)
800: Aman (9th)
1500: Kiprop (4th), Farah (6th), Ndiku (17th)
5000: Soi (24th)
NOTE: My lists contain the Boston course times.  Thus, my "WR" is the 2:03:02 run there.  Also, my "AR" is the 2:04:58 run there by Ryan Hall!
Mar: W Kipsang (2nd), Kimetto (5th), E Mutai (6th), E Kipchoge (8th), Kebede (12th) Desisa (13th), Shiferaw (tied at 14th with 1 other), Tola (16th), Shumi (tid at 19th with 1 other), B Koech (tied at 21st with 1 other)
3000SC: Benabad (11th), C Kipruto (12th), Yego (tied at 18th with 1 other)
110H: Parchment (tied at 22nd with 2 others)
400H: Gordon (22nd), Tinsley (23rd)
HJ: Bondarenko (tied at 3rd with 1 other), Barshim (tied at 5th with 4 others), Drouin (tied at 14th with 9 others), Kynard (tied at 24th with 8 others)
TJ: Tamgho (3rd)
PV Lavillenie (7th)
SP: Whiting (12th)
DT: Malochowski (5th)
JT: Tarabin (17th)
Dec: Schrader (21st)

USA Outdoor, Men
AOY:  LASHAWN MERRITT
A narrow pick over Whiting.  But I see his 43.74 as slightly better than Whiting's long SP.  Also, he won in Moscow quite decisively.
HM (by event)
200: I Young (tied at 12th with 2 others)
400: Merritt (5th)
800: B Johnson (tied at 10th with 1 other), Mulder (20th)
1500: Torrence (13th), McNamara (20th), Heath (22nd), Bayer (24th)
1 Mile: Lomong (tied at 14th with 1 other), Centrowitz (18th), Rupp (21st), McNamara (23rd)
3000: True (9th), Leer (16th), Bumbalough (18th), Torrence (20th)
5000: Jager (8th), Derrick (9th), True (12th), Mead (16th), Bumbalough (19th), Hill (23rd)
3000SC: Leslie (24th)
400H: Tinsley (13th)
HJ: Kynard (tied at 3rd with 3 others)
TJ: Grinnell (tied at 17th with 1 other)
PV: Kendricks (tied at 19th with 2 others)
SP: Whiting (8th)
JT: Dolezal (8th), Humphreys (tied at 10th with 1 other)
HT: Cralle (21st)
Dec: Nixon (tied at 16th with 1 other)

Collegiate Outdoor, Men
AOY:  DEREK DROUIN & ERIC KYNARD (a tie!!)
They kept this dynamic event....dynamic during the collegiate season.  They had the same mark through the NCAA meet.  No way to separate them!  Considered Wruck, but the HJ was the "sexy" event in 2013!!
NOTE: I don't count Collegiate marks beyond the NCAA meet!
HM (by event)
100: Locke (tied at 8th with 2 others), I Young (tied at 13th with 1 other)
5000: Estrada (2nd), Jenkins (6th)
10000: Mecheso (16th)
3000SC: A Rotich (8th), Lelei (tied at 14th with 1 other), Kebenei (20th)
110H: Lovett (tied at 23rd with 4 others)
400H: Wyatt (tied at 19th with 1 other)
HJ: Kynard & Drouin (both tied at 2nd with 1 other)
PV: Kendricks (5th), Barber (tied at 14th with 2 others), Prader (tied at 22nd with 2 others)
SP: R Crouser (16th), P Davis (23rd)
DT:  Wruck (CR, 1st)
JT: Humphreys (7th), S Crouser (23rd)
Dec: Hock (6th), Taiwo (8th), Uibo (10th)

High School Outdoor, Men
AOY:  RUDY WINKLER
The HSR, even if by just a few inches.  Dominant all season.
HM (by event)
100: Bromell (tied at 21st with 4 others)
200: Hill-Thompson (20th)
800: Arroyo (6th), Crossman (7th)
1500: Haney (11th)
1 Mile: Saarel (20th)
2 Mile: McGorty (15th)
5000: Leingang (17th)
3000SC: Root (16th)
110H: Humphrey & Brown (both tied at 8th with 1 other)
400H: Humphrey (14th), Holmes (tied at 20th with 1 other)
PV: Murphree (tied at 11th with 1 other)
HT: Winkler (HSR, 1st), Ionata (8th), Haugh (13th)

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