The old standard question, Where do I start?
In a meet where SEVERAL events were BELOW expected Diamond League standards, the ones that produced gave me more than enough material to limit this post to just the Prefontaine Classic.
So let's begin where abundance ruled the day!
It was the Women's Two Mile that took me about one full hour of T&F Record Book revisions to do.
This event is so rarely run, and had such a loaded field, it would have taken a natural disaster or the event's cancellation for my record book to survive the onslaught.
But the World Record, and the American Record (See details below!), were left intact!
The first 9 women entered (or improved their place on) my A-T World list.
All 5 American finishers made the VERY weak US list
Mercy Cherono won the parade with the Pre Meet Record and Kenyan National Record time of 9:13.27.
She's now 3rd A-T World.
Viola Kibowot improved her best by about 4 seconds, running 9:13.48 in 2nd.
It's an Age 30 record, and is the best 2nd Place mark ever.
She moves to 4th A-T World.
Mimi Belete finished in 9:13.85, the best 3rd place mark ever.
She also gets the Age 25 record and the Bahrain National Record.
She's 5th A-T World.
Now here's where there's some debate.
Shannon Rowbury finished as 1st American, with her time of 9:20.25.
SOME, including USATF, say her time is the American Record!
Not so!
Regina Jacobs ran 9:11.97 in a mixed race in 1999, and is generally credited with the AR.
At least 2 other mixed race marks make my lists.
Cathy (Schirro) O'Brien's 16:00.4 while in HS makes my HS 5000 list.
As does Cayla Hatton's mixed race 10000 of 33:17.28.
Both of those marks are also listed in Jack Shepard's HS Track book.
Thus, I accept Jacobs's mark as the AR.
And so Rowbury's time makes her "just" 2nd A-T US!!
However, she does get the Age 29 record, and rates as 9th A-T on the World list!
(Also, there's a better 4th place mark from 2007!)
Sally Kipyego's 9:22.10 is 11th A-T World, and the best 5th place mark ever!
(Remember, she ran 9:21.04 indoors this winter, beating that infamous lap-mis-counter, Jenny Simpson!)
Belaynesh Oljira is now 13th A-T World, and the best 6th place time ever.
She ran 9:23.32.
Margaret Muriuki's 9:24.89 is 14th A-T World and the best 7th place mark ever.
Betsy Saina ran 9:26.63 for the best 8th place mark ever, and 15th on the World list.
Jordan Hasay was way behind Saina, but ran a slight PR (over her indoor time), hitting 9:35.05.
It's the best 9th place mark ever.
She's 5th A-T US, and 20th A-T World.
But she misses the Age 22 record by a mere 0.01 seconds!!
Buze Diriba ran 9:40.01 for the Age 20 record and the best 10th place mark ever.
(My Place marks for the 2 Mile goes through just 10th place, but Maryam Jamal's 9:40.04 is definitely the best 11th place mark ever!)
Besides Rowbury and Hasay, 3 more Americans made the US list.
Chelsea Reilly ran 9:42.51 for 7th A-T US.
Laura Thweatt ran 9:44.46 for 10th A-T US.
And Brie Felnagle's 9:54.61 puts her in 14th place A-T US.
(BTW, Aisling Cuffe's HSR of 9:54.22 makes her 13th A-T US!!)
Finally, two folks cut OFF my lists by this invasion were Francie Larrieu's 1972 mark and Lynn Bjorklund's 1975 time!
The middle and long distance races ruled the roost this year at Pre, as befits the meet's namesake!
Galen Rupp, a former Duck, and Oregon icon, broke his own American Record over 10000 meters in the Friday night session.
His 26:44.36 broke his old mark by 3.64 seconds.
And he had some company!
Hitting halfway at about 13:26, he had only Africans in front of him.
He looked to be running SOOOOO easy that I thought he'd take over from the rabbits earlier than he did.
Running a 13:18 second half, and a last 800 of 1:58, he finished to the loudest cheers from the crowd of 8 or 9 thousand!
He moved up one place on the A-T World list, from 16th to 15th.
Paul Tanui ran 26:49.41 for 22nd A-T World!
Two others broke 27:00.
The next day's Men's 5000 was so boringly slow (even though it was won in 13:01) that Rupp's halves would have placed him 12th and 10th in that race!!
Even the Age 39 record survived Bernard Lagat's jog of 13:31 and change!!
Emma Coburn continued her barrier-hurdling (Such a sweet pun!!! LOL) season with another 3000SC PR.
She ran 9:17.84 for 3rd, but clipped her former best by about 2 seconds.
She remains 2nd fastest American A-T, but enters the World DDD in 22nd place!
Jenny Simpson, the AR holder, is 11th on the World list.
Speaking of the former Ms Barringer, she got a great PR in the stacked 1500 race, running 3:58.28 in fourth, behind Helen Obiri, Abeba Aregawi, and Faith Kipyegon.
She moves up from 5th A-T US to 3rd, behind only Mary Slaney and Suzy Hamilton.
Obiri ran 3:57.05 for the Prefontaine Meet Record
But her time misses my Top 24 World list by 0.40.
However, adding her 8:20.68 time to this one, she becomes the 5th fastest Combined 1500-3000 runner ever, her total time being 12:17.73.
Sifan Hassan's 3:59.38 breaks her own Netherlands National Record.
The Bowerman Mile came through again as (one of) the star attractions.
Ayanleh Souleiman surprised Asbel Kiprop and Company, running a Pre Meet Record time of 3:47.32 for the win.
(I don't have the 1500 splits, but I expect he broke the MR there too, it being just 3:32.81. I expect he passed 1500 enroute in about 3:32.5 or faster!)
It's the Djibouti National Record.
It rates him 10th A-T World, just ahead (by 0.01) of Mr Sebastian Coe!!
Silas Kiplagat ran 3:47.88.
He's now 15th A-T World, tied with 1 other.
Aman Wote's 3:48.60 is the new Ethiopian National Record.
Collins Cheboi's 3:49.56 is the best 6th place time ever.
Asbel Kiprop, the expected winner, finished just 7th in 3:50.26, but that placing is the best 7th ever!
Matthew Centrowitz got a PR, time of 3:50.53.
It's the best 8th place mark ever.
And he moves from 18th A-T US up to 9th!!
Johan Cronje's 3:50.70 is the new South Africa National Record.
It's also the best 9th place mark ever.
Bethwell Birgen's 3:51.12 is the best-ever 10th place mark.
And Henrik Ingebrigtsen nabs the Norwegian National record with his 3:53.62.
To finish off the middle/long distance material from Pre, how about Nijel Amos's "upset" of WR-holder David Rudisha in the 800, his 1:43.63 being the new Pre Meet Record!
Speaking of upsets, how about that Tori Bowie!!!
She tore through 200 meters in a HUGE PR time of 22.18, making her 16th A-T US, tied with 1 other!!
But look who she beat!!
None other than Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Allyson Felix, among others!!
Felix, returning from injury, ran a creditable 22.44 in 3rd.
But that Jamaican cutie, best known as SAFP, ran just 23.06 in....LAST place!!!
Chris Brown continues his Age 35 record-breaking, getting his own 400 best with a 45.15.
And I expect he'll eventually move that mark under 45 seconds!
While the track events were dominant, three field eventers made their presence known.
Sandra Perkovic got the Meet Record with her Discus toss of 227-5.
Will Claye Triple Jumped 57-11.75 for the Meet Record.
He moves from 11th A-T US up to 8th!
And Reese Hoffa got the Age 36 Shot Put record with his 71-0 win.
I'll have all the other records and marks of interest from this weekend probably tomorrow morning!!
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Sunday, May 25, 2014
World Relays a PASS-able Meet
Pretty good play on words in the title, yes?
Well, while the sold-out crowd in Nassau, The Bahamas had a raucous wild and loud old time, the doings on the brand-new blue track were far more than "passable"!!
THREE World Records were broken.
Numerous National Records were smashed, or established.
It was a spectacular 2-day meet (Total running time--another pun!--was about 7 hours.) that had thrills and spills (More on that in a minute!), and the usual number of American foul-ups in the sprint relays!!
So let's get to the records and marks, since that's what my blog's all about.
Kenya got 2 of the WR's, and Jamaica squeezed out the third.
Two came on the 1st day, one on the 2nd day.
In terms of quality, in juxtaposition to the team's potential, I'd have to give the top prize to the Kenyan Men's 4X1500 team.
Together, they had a PR total very close to, if not under, 14:00.
Their winning time was 14:22.22, shattering the old mark of 14:36.23, set by a different Kenyan team in 2009.
That's an average of 3:35.55 per 1500.
But with a team that included Asbel Kiprop (3:27.72 PR) and Silas Kiplagat (3:29.27 PR), you had to think they were cruising!
One unique factor: This was a rabbitless race!
Any fast running was going to have to be a solo act.
And the Kenyans aren't used to that.
They always have rabbits pulling them along for the first 1000 meters or so.
So this run by Kenya was impressive, to say the least.
Yet it's easy to believe that they can even smash THIS record by the same 14 second margin they produced in Nassau.
The US also broke a record, their own National record.
They ran 14:40.80, cracking the old mark of 14:46.3 set in...1979!!
After half of the 2nd leg, they had no chance to win, as Kenya broke it wide open with one of their deadly surges.
But they beat Ethiopia!
And that doesn't happen every day!!
Ethiopia almost caught a slowed Leo Manzano, timing out at 14:41.22.
Manzano ran by far the slowest US leg, a 3:46!!
Australia also got their National Record, running 14:46.04, which beat their 2009 NR by less than 1 second!
The next best in WR quality was the Women's 4X1500.
Kenya obliterated their old WR of 17:05.72 (run just a few short weeks ago, at altitude), running 16:33.58, thus breaking their record by over 32 seconds!!
Yet again, they could have gone quite a bit faster, as their total PR time was close to or under 16:00!
So they too were just cruising!!
And in the very best of circumstances, they could take ANOTHER 32 seconds off their record, with the same unit of 4.
Missing this race were Ethiopia's women, including the Dibaba sisters and Meseret Defar, who I'm sure could have given Kenya a run for their money!
(Kenya and the other WR-breaking teams won $100,000 US dollars, $50,000 for the win, and 50G's more for the record.)
The US took second, but finished about 22 seconds behind, with their American Record time of 16:55.33.
They might have run a BIT faster, if Katie Mackey hadn't "tackled" an Australian runner after getting the baton from Heather Kampf!!
She got the baton, turned and started sprinting away.
But the Aussie girl, who had just finished her leg, hadn't gotten out of the way yet, and Mackey smacked right into her, and both went toppling to the track!
Katie got up immediately, hurdled the prone body, and went on her merry way, losing maybe 2 or 3 seconds,
But the race was over anyway.
The Kenyan win was inevitable, given their team's make-up, and the mostly star-less US squad.
Missing from the US team were Jenny Simpson, Shannon Rowbury, and Mary Cain, who together with Brenda Martinez (who anchored this team with a 4:10) could have run a lot closer to the Kenyans here.
To be brutally honest, and with all due respect to Heather Kampf, Mackey, and Grace, and with the sole exception of Martinez, this was really the US "C" team!!
(The US is THAT good now in the middle distances that they could have produced 3, or even 4 or 5 teams that could have matched, or beaten, the new AR!!)
Australia, despite the mishap, also got a National Record, their mark being 17:08.65.
Romania also ran, but their time isn't worth noting.
The third WR came in the Men's 4X200, and the expected winner was a Bolt-less Jamaica.
Usain may have stayed home, but Yohan Blake came to Nassau, and came IN shape!!
His anchor split was reportedly a 19-flat!!
Jamaica's just squeaked by the old mark, by 0.05, running 1:18.63.
The old mark was held by the Carl Lewis-led Santa Monica Track Club, set in 1994.
The US was supposed to be their biggest "challenger".
But they were DQ'ed!!
So a Kim Collins-less St Kitts & Nevis finished 2nd, but far back, with a 1:20.41 National Record.
France also got an NR, with their time of 1:20.66.
No other WR's, but all the other races produced SOME good marks, several National Records, and at least one somewhat unexpected winner.
The latter came in the Women's 4X800 race.
Kenya, with Moscow WC Gold winner Eunice Sum on anchor, and with Janeth Jepkosgei also in there, were thought the favorites, but not by much, as the US sent their best team this time, albeit without Alysia Montano, who has a pretty good excuse, as she's about 8 months pregnant right now!!
When Chanelle Price ran a solid 2:01 first leg, they were actually leading the Kenyans!
While Geena (Gall) Lara ran "only" 2:02, she maintained the US lead, but just barely.
Then young Ajee Wilson took over.
She broke 2:00, and broke the race wide open as well!!
When Jepkosgei sprinted hard to catch her, Wilson kept her cool, and then surged herself forward, producing a clear lead that the US just extended when Martinez took over.
She also went sub-2:00 (actually about 1:58.7), and brought the US home in an NR time of 8:01.58.
Kenya also broke their National Record, with a good time of 8:04.19.
Australia got an NR also, with their 8:13.26, as did Jamaica (with Natoya Goule anchoring) with their 8:17.22.
Russia ran about 8:09, but since their NR is also the WR (7:50.17), they just finished with the Bronze medal!
The Men's 4X400 was almost recordless (No WR, but one NR.)), but the US, with LaShawn Merritt anchoring, and TJ'er Christian Taylor running a strong 3rd leg, ran a creditable 2:57.75.
Trinidad ran the lone National Record, their time being 2:58.34.
Their previous mark was 2:59.60.
They moved from 13th A-T World up to 7th!
(BTW, I don't keep lists for Relays other than the World 4X100 and 4X400 (and some Collegiate Relays).)
The US Women's 4X100 team won with a time of 41.88.
The US Women's 4X400 team, with a comebacking Sanya Richards-Ross running a 50.4 second leg, won in 3:21.54
Finally, the Men's 4X800 also produced no WR, but 2 NR's, and it was exciting!
Kenya ran it hard from the gun, trying to break the WR of 7:02.43, set by another Kenyan squad back in 2006.
And when they hit the halfway point in 3:30 with a big lead, they seemed primed for the record.
The 3rd leg continued the parade, as they hit the 2400 meter mark in about 5:17.
All they needed was a 1:45.
But their guy sprinted the 1st 400 in 49.
Then crashed!!
As he struggled to hold the lead, the US and Poland anchors were sprinting hard off the final curve.
And Poland almost caught Kenya's man, Kenya running 7:08.69 to Poland's NR of 7:09.06.
Australia nailed their National Record with a 7:11.48.
Quite an Inaugural meet!!
There WAS other news this weekend, so let's get to it!
The 4th ATL meet, in San Marcos TX (near Austin) on May 23rd, produced 5 Meet Records, including in a "new" event, the Men's 300 meters.
Jose Herrera ran 32.44 (Jeremy Wariner was 3rd, in 33.02) for the MR.
Ronnie Ash fought a -2.8 wind, running the 110H in a MR 13.35.
Molly Beckwith-Ludlow continued her comeback, winning the 800 in a MR 2:00.60.
Tiffany Williams won the 400H in a MR 55.39.
(Ashton Eaton lost, but ran his fastest 400H, a 49.69!)
Finally, Britney Reese started her 2014 campaign with a new-event MR of 22-2.75 in the LJ.
Some good HS marks.
Ricky Faure ran 800 in 1:48.14, getting 10th A-T on my HS DDD list.
Payton Stumbaugh scored 5210 Heptathlon points, good for 18th A-T HS.
Stephanie Jenks, a 10th grader, ran 3000 in 9:24.67, which just made the Top 24, at 24th A-T HS.
Her joining the list knocked an oldie OFF the list.
Gone is Alisa Harvey, whose mark was run in 1983!
Haley Showalter threw the Hammer 183-2, good for 18th A-T HS.
John McCarthy ran the 3000SC in 9:11.86, which makes him 23rd A-T HS.
Haley Teel put the shot 51-6.50, good for 22nd A-T HS.
Gabrielle Kearney threw the Javelin 166-0, which makes her 14th A-T HS.
Curtis Thompson had a JT of 222-8, good for 21st A-T HS.
And Payton Montgomery had a JT of 161-2, good for 23rd A-T HS.
The Tucson Elite Throwers meet, a 2 day affair, produced some good marks.
Sultana Frizell, the Canadian National Record holder, broke her own mark by over 2 feet, her 248-5 winning in Tucson.
She moves from 21st A-T World up to 18th, tied with 1 other.
Chris Cralle threw the Hammer 246-11 for a PR, moving him from 21st A-T US up to 14th.
Leigh Petranoff, daughter of Tom, got a Javelin PR of 191-6, good for 8th A-T US.
Two female SP'ers made advancements.
Felicia Johnson improved to 61-10.50 (on May 9, not in Tucson!!), good for 10th A-T US.
And Brittany Smith, who's best known as a Hammerer, got a SP PR of 60-11.25, good for 16th A-T US.
I also discovered that she'd improved her HT best by about 6 feet awhile ago, her 230-6 making her 16th A-T US.
Kristin Hixson broke the NCAA Division II record with a Vault of 14-9.
While Division II athletes aren't eligible for NCAA Division I records, lists, or the Championship meet, I'm going to put her on my list.
She's a collegian in a 4 year school, and deserves to be measured against other collegians!!
Her 14-9 is good for 4th A-T Collegiate, tied with 3 others.
More significantly, it also makes her 18th A-T US, tied with 5 others!!
Another PV'er, Xui Changrui of China, got a National Record of 19-0.25.
Finally, Kim Collins continues to destroy the age 38 100 record, his latest being a 10.11.
In just 5 more days is the opening night session of the Prefontaine Classic, with (possibly) Galen Rupp going for his American Record in the 10000!!
Also, Mary Cain is scheduled to make her 2014 outdoor debut Friday night in the 800.
Coach Alberto doesn't want to throw her in the deep end in the 1500, with Abeba Aregawi and Jenny Simpson, among others, in the field!
Too bad, as I'd love to see her go up against a REAL World Class field, and have a great chance to go sub-4:00, or at least get a solid PR.
Another race I'm looking forward to at Pre is the Women's 2 Mile!!
The field's a good one, and should make for massive revisions to my 2 mile lists, both World and US, as well as Age Records, etc!!
See you then!!
Well, while the sold-out crowd in Nassau, The Bahamas had a raucous wild and loud old time, the doings on the brand-new blue track were far more than "passable"!!
THREE World Records were broken.
Numerous National Records were smashed, or established.
It was a spectacular 2-day meet (Total running time--another pun!--was about 7 hours.) that had thrills and spills (More on that in a minute!), and the usual number of American foul-ups in the sprint relays!!
So let's get to the records and marks, since that's what my blog's all about.
Kenya got 2 of the WR's, and Jamaica squeezed out the third.
Two came on the 1st day, one on the 2nd day.
In terms of quality, in juxtaposition to the team's potential, I'd have to give the top prize to the Kenyan Men's 4X1500 team.
Together, they had a PR total very close to, if not under, 14:00.
Their winning time was 14:22.22, shattering the old mark of 14:36.23, set by a different Kenyan team in 2009.
That's an average of 3:35.55 per 1500.
But with a team that included Asbel Kiprop (3:27.72 PR) and Silas Kiplagat (3:29.27 PR), you had to think they were cruising!
One unique factor: This was a rabbitless race!
Any fast running was going to have to be a solo act.
And the Kenyans aren't used to that.
They always have rabbits pulling them along for the first 1000 meters or so.
So this run by Kenya was impressive, to say the least.
Yet it's easy to believe that they can even smash THIS record by the same 14 second margin they produced in Nassau.
The US also broke a record, their own National record.
They ran 14:40.80, cracking the old mark of 14:46.3 set in...1979!!
After half of the 2nd leg, they had no chance to win, as Kenya broke it wide open with one of their deadly surges.
But they beat Ethiopia!
And that doesn't happen every day!!
Ethiopia almost caught a slowed Leo Manzano, timing out at 14:41.22.
Manzano ran by far the slowest US leg, a 3:46!!
Australia also got their National Record, running 14:46.04, which beat their 2009 NR by less than 1 second!
The next best in WR quality was the Women's 4X1500.
Kenya obliterated their old WR of 17:05.72 (run just a few short weeks ago, at altitude), running 16:33.58, thus breaking their record by over 32 seconds!!
Yet again, they could have gone quite a bit faster, as their total PR time was close to or under 16:00!
So they too were just cruising!!
And in the very best of circumstances, they could take ANOTHER 32 seconds off their record, with the same unit of 4.
Missing this race were Ethiopia's women, including the Dibaba sisters and Meseret Defar, who I'm sure could have given Kenya a run for their money!
(Kenya and the other WR-breaking teams won $100,000 US dollars, $50,000 for the win, and 50G's more for the record.)
The US took second, but finished about 22 seconds behind, with their American Record time of 16:55.33.
They might have run a BIT faster, if Katie Mackey hadn't "tackled" an Australian runner after getting the baton from Heather Kampf!!
She got the baton, turned and started sprinting away.
But the Aussie girl, who had just finished her leg, hadn't gotten out of the way yet, and Mackey smacked right into her, and both went toppling to the track!
Katie got up immediately, hurdled the prone body, and went on her merry way, losing maybe 2 or 3 seconds,
But the race was over anyway.
The Kenyan win was inevitable, given their team's make-up, and the mostly star-less US squad.
Missing from the US team were Jenny Simpson, Shannon Rowbury, and Mary Cain, who together with Brenda Martinez (who anchored this team with a 4:10) could have run a lot closer to the Kenyans here.
To be brutally honest, and with all due respect to Heather Kampf, Mackey, and Grace, and with the sole exception of Martinez, this was really the US "C" team!!
(The US is THAT good now in the middle distances that they could have produced 3, or even 4 or 5 teams that could have matched, or beaten, the new AR!!)
Australia, despite the mishap, also got a National Record, their mark being 17:08.65.
Romania also ran, but their time isn't worth noting.
The third WR came in the Men's 4X200, and the expected winner was a Bolt-less Jamaica.
Usain may have stayed home, but Yohan Blake came to Nassau, and came IN shape!!
His anchor split was reportedly a 19-flat!!
Jamaica's just squeaked by the old mark, by 0.05, running 1:18.63.
The old mark was held by the Carl Lewis-led Santa Monica Track Club, set in 1994.
The US was supposed to be their biggest "challenger".
But they were DQ'ed!!
So a Kim Collins-less St Kitts & Nevis finished 2nd, but far back, with a 1:20.41 National Record.
France also got an NR, with their time of 1:20.66.
No other WR's, but all the other races produced SOME good marks, several National Records, and at least one somewhat unexpected winner.
The latter came in the Women's 4X800 race.
Kenya, with Moscow WC Gold winner Eunice Sum on anchor, and with Janeth Jepkosgei also in there, were thought the favorites, but not by much, as the US sent their best team this time, albeit without Alysia Montano, who has a pretty good excuse, as she's about 8 months pregnant right now!!
When Chanelle Price ran a solid 2:01 first leg, they were actually leading the Kenyans!
While Geena (Gall) Lara ran "only" 2:02, she maintained the US lead, but just barely.
Then young Ajee Wilson took over.
She broke 2:00, and broke the race wide open as well!!
When Jepkosgei sprinted hard to catch her, Wilson kept her cool, and then surged herself forward, producing a clear lead that the US just extended when Martinez took over.
She also went sub-2:00 (actually about 1:58.7), and brought the US home in an NR time of 8:01.58.
Kenya also broke their National Record, with a good time of 8:04.19.
Australia got an NR also, with their 8:13.26, as did Jamaica (with Natoya Goule anchoring) with their 8:17.22.
Russia ran about 8:09, but since their NR is also the WR (7:50.17), they just finished with the Bronze medal!
The Men's 4X400 was almost recordless (No WR, but one NR.)), but the US, with LaShawn Merritt anchoring, and TJ'er Christian Taylor running a strong 3rd leg, ran a creditable 2:57.75.
Trinidad ran the lone National Record, their time being 2:58.34.
Their previous mark was 2:59.60.
They moved from 13th A-T World up to 7th!
(BTW, I don't keep lists for Relays other than the World 4X100 and 4X400 (and some Collegiate Relays).)
The US Women's 4X100 team won with a time of 41.88.
The US Women's 4X400 team, with a comebacking Sanya Richards-Ross running a 50.4 second leg, won in 3:21.54
Finally, the Men's 4X800 also produced no WR, but 2 NR's, and it was exciting!
Kenya ran it hard from the gun, trying to break the WR of 7:02.43, set by another Kenyan squad back in 2006.
And when they hit the halfway point in 3:30 with a big lead, they seemed primed for the record.
The 3rd leg continued the parade, as they hit the 2400 meter mark in about 5:17.
All they needed was a 1:45.
But their guy sprinted the 1st 400 in 49.
Then crashed!!
As he struggled to hold the lead, the US and Poland anchors were sprinting hard off the final curve.
And Poland almost caught Kenya's man, Kenya running 7:08.69 to Poland's NR of 7:09.06.
Australia nailed their National Record with a 7:11.48.
Quite an Inaugural meet!!
There WAS other news this weekend, so let's get to it!
The 4th ATL meet, in San Marcos TX (near Austin) on May 23rd, produced 5 Meet Records, including in a "new" event, the Men's 300 meters.
Jose Herrera ran 32.44 (Jeremy Wariner was 3rd, in 33.02) for the MR.
Ronnie Ash fought a -2.8 wind, running the 110H in a MR 13.35.
Molly Beckwith-Ludlow continued her comeback, winning the 800 in a MR 2:00.60.
Tiffany Williams won the 400H in a MR 55.39.
(Ashton Eaton lost, but ran his fastest 400H, a 49.69!)
Finally, Britney Reese started her 2014 campaign with a new-event MR of 22-2.75 in the LJ.
Some good HS marks.
Ricky Faure ran 800 in 1:48.14, getting 10th A-T on my HS DDD list.
Payton Stumbaugh scored 5210 Heptathlon points, good for 18th A-T HS.
Stephanie Jenks, a 10th grader, ran 3000 in 9:24.67, which just made the Top 24, at 24th A-T HS.
Her joining the list knocked an oldie OFF the list.
Gone is Alisa Harvey, whose mark was run in 1983!
Haley Showalter threw the Hammer 183-2, good for 18th A-T HS.
John McCarthy ran the 3000SC in 9:11.86, which makes him 23rd A-T HS.
Haley Teel put the shot 51-6.50, good for 22nd A-T HS.
Gabrielle Kearney threw the Javelin 166-0, which makes her 14th A-T HS.
Curtis Thompson had a JT of 222-8, good for 21st A-T HS.
And Payton Montgomery had a JT of 161-2, good for 23rd A-T HS.
The Tucson Elite Throwers meet, a 2 day affair, produced some good marks.
Sultana Frizell, the Canadian National Record holder, broke her own mark by over 2 feet, her 248-5 winning in Tucson.
She moves from 21st A-T World up to 18th, tied with 1 other.
Chris Cralle threw the Hammer 246-11 for a PR, moving him from 21st A-T US up to 14th.
Leigh Petranoff, daughter of Tom, got a Javelin PR of 191-6, good for 8th A-T US.
Two female SP'ers made advancements.
Felicia Johnson improved to 61-10.50 (on May 9, not in Tucson!!), good for 10th A-T US.
And Brittany Smith, who's best known as a Hammerer, got a SP PR of 60-11.25, good for 16th A-T US.
I also discovered that she'd improved her HT best by about 6 feet awhile ago, her 230-6 making her 16th A-T US.
Kristin Hixson broke the NCAA Division II record with a Vault of 14-9.
While Division II athletes aren't eligible for NCAA Division I records, lists, or the Championship meet, I'm going to put her on my list.
She's a collegian in a 4 year school, and deserves to be measured against other collegians!!
Her 14-9 is good for 4th A-T Collegiate, tied with 3 others.
More significantly, it also makes her 18th A-T US, tied with 5 others!!
Another PV'er, Xui Changrui of China, got a National Record of 19-0.25.
Finally, Kim Collins continues to destroy the age 38 100 record, his latest being a 10.11.
In just 5 more days is the opening night session of the Prefontaine Classic, with (possibly) Galen Rupp going for his American Record in the 10000!!
Also, Mary Cain is scheduled to make her 2014 outdoor debut Friday night in the 800.
Coach Alberto doesn't want to throw her in the deep end in the 1500, with Abeba Aregawi and Jenny Simpson, among others, in the field!
Too bad, as I'd love to see her go up against a REAL World Class field, and have a great chance to go sub-4:00, or at least get a solid PR.
Another race I'm looking forward to at Pre is the Women's 2 Mile!!
The field's a good one, and should make for massive revisions to my 2 mile lists, both World and US, as well as Age Records, etc!!
See you then!!
Friday, May 23, 2014
World Relays Predictions and Guide
Haven't done a predictions/preview post since indoor season.
But this World Relays is unique enough, and so loaded with World Record (and National Record) possibilities, I felt it was worth a post.
I want to offer a few guidelines first.
Here's the listed time schedule (all times are Pacific Time).
Saturday, May 24
2:30p.m. 4X200 heats (M)
2:49 4X100 heats (W)
3:15 4X800 final (M)
3:40 4X400 heats (W)
4:12 4X400 heats (M)
4:45 4X1500 final (W)
5:16 4X200 final (M)
5:33 4X100 final (W--B race)
5:42 4X100 final (W--A race)
Sunday, May 25
2:30 p.m. 4X200 heats (W)
2:49 4X100 heats (M)
3:14 4X400 final (W--B race)
3:26 4X400 final (W--A race)
3:48 4X1500 final (M)
4:19 4X800 final (W)
4:41 4X400 final (M--B race)
4:52 4X400 final (M--A race)
5:11 4X200 final (W)
5:21 4X100 final (M--B race)
5:37 4:100 final (M--A race)
Now for the predictions!
(I shudder!! LOL)
I offer these with a few caveats.
1. My predictions are based on LISTED entries, as of May 22. These are, of course, subject to change!!
2. Where I list more than 1 team with a chance for the WR, this could mean two things. One, that the WR is going to be/likely to be broken. Two, that said WR can be broken by more than 1 team, but there will be only 1 winner, and thus, only 1 holder of the ultimate WR.
In addition to my predictions, I will (in a few cases) give my reason(s) for the record (whether World or National) NOT being broken!!
In the latter case, there are 2 reasons why these records will NOT be broken. One, the record is too tough, too good! Two, the record will NOT be broken because certain athletes are NOT running, and without them, a record is unlikely, if not impossible!!
Given those caveats, here's my predictions.
World Records
Women's 4X1500
This one's 100% certain!!
That 17:05.72 by Kenya a few weeks ago is SOOOOO easy to get, the only questions left are: By which team, and By how much!!!
My prediction is for Kenya to win, with the US, Australia, and Ethiopia also crushing the WR.
If it's competitive, and they really try for a fast time (in addition to the win), a sub-16:20 is possible.
The US, with its listed entries, is capable (at best!) of a sub-16:30, about 10 seconds behind Kenya.
IF the US had Simpson, Rowbury, Martinez, and Cain, I'd give it AT LEAST EQUAL chance (with Kenya) for the win, and WR.
Alas, they've sent their B (or C??) squad, with all due respect to those running!!
Also, Ethiopia doesn't have the Dibaba's, or Defar! Without them, they have little chance to challenge Kenya, though they might get the US to take 2nd.
Men's 4X1500
This one will go, but a bit less certain than the Women's!
The WR is 14:36.23, about 3:39.5 per 1500 leg.
Kenya WILL win, and thus get the ultimate WR.
However, the US can also break the WR.
But with a team whose PR's add up to a sub-14:00 (!!!!!) time, Kenya should win this easily!!
IF it turns into a tactical race (i.e. each leg being jogged for 1200, sprinted for 300), then the US MIGHT have a chance to be close to Kenya at the end!
BTW, in addition to Kenya and the US, I believe Australia, Poland, and Ethiopia can get their National Records!
Men's 4X800
The WR for this race is 7:02.43, about 1:45.61 per 800 leg.
Without Daniel Rudisha, Kenya can STILL break the WR, and win.
And the US, even without Nick Symmonds, can also break the WR.
The outcome will be determined by the tactics.
Do they go all out?
Or will it be a tactical race?
If the former, a time of under 7:00 is possible....for BOTH top teams!
If the latter, both can STILL get the WR, but it won't go sub-7:00.
Poland, with Kszczot and Lewandowski, can also get the WR, but not the win!!
Men's 4X200
The record (1:18.68) is fantastic!!
With a team of Bolt, Blake, Ashmeade, and Weir, Jamaica would SMASH it!!!
Probably go sub-1:18!
BUT......they don't have Bolt, and they might not even have Blake!! (He may run just the 4X100!)
The United States has ZERO chance, even if Tyson Gay were available!!
So I'm predicting.....IF Blake is put on this squad!!!.......Jamaica will win, but probably NOT get the WR.
I'd give the odds as 80 to 20 against!
It's that 20% chance that makes me place Jamaica (and the Men's 4X200) on the list of WR possibilities.
BTW, Jamaica could still get its National Record of 1:20.79.
No other event has WR potential, given the listed team make-ups.
As for National Records, I must note a few things.
One, the entry list does NOT always include a team's National Record!!
And if I don't know it myself, I can't predict whether it will (or can) be broken.
Two, if it IS listed, it's probably too good, too tough a record to be broken, as with the US and its Women's 4X100 WR of 40.82.
Three, some listed NR's are so slow (relatively speaking!!), that they're likely to get broken, even though I'm not familiar with their team members PR's.
All that said, here's the list of NR's I BELIEVE (but not, in all cases, certain!) will, or can, be broken.
(This list is only for those events NOT listed above!
Men's 4X100
Bahamas, Barbados, China
I'd add St Kitts, but the team does NOT have Kim Collins!!
Men's 4X400
Belgium, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
Women's 4X100
Canada, British Virgin Islands, Nigeria, Puerto Rico
I'd give Australia a chance at their NR....IF they had both Breen and Pearson on their team.
Alas, neither one will be in the Bahamas!!
Women's 4X200
Jamaica, Nigeria
I'd give the US the chance to get the WR.....IF the team included Felix, Jeter, and Tarmoh!
As for Jamaica, without VCB, no chance!!
Women's 4X400
Bahamas, Jamaica, Nigeria, Trinidad and Tobago
Without Felix and McCorory, the US has ZERO chance for an NR!!
Women's 4X800
While Russia's 7:50.17 WR is WAYYYY out of reach, some NR's could go.
Australia, France, Kenya, US.
Women's 4X1500
The same 4 teams listed above for the WR---Kenya, US, Australia, Ethiopia---can get their NR's too.
This meet is unique, even given the US vs the World section of the Penn Relays.
The only thing missing (besides some star athletes!!) are races with top US Collegiate teams!
Enjoy the meet.
And look for this blog to have a FULL report ASAP after its conclusion.
(Along with all the other great marks from this weekend's action!)
But this World Relays is unique enough, and so loaded with World Record (and National Record) possibilities, I felt it was worth a post.
I want to offer a few guidelines first.
Here's the listed time schedule (all times are Pacific Time).
Saturday, May 24
2:30p.m. 4X200 heats (M)
2:49 4X100 heats (W)
3:15 4X800 final (M)
3:40 4X400 heats (W)
4:12 4X400 heats (M)
4:45 4X1500 final (W)
5:16 4X200 final (M)
5:33 4X100 final (W--B race)
5:42 4X100 final (W--A race)
Sunday, May 25
2:30 p.m. 4X200 heats (W)
2:49 4X100 heats (M)
3:14 4X400 final (W--B race)
3:26 4X400 final (W--A race)
3:48 4X1500 final (M)
4:19 4X800 final (W)
4:41 4X400 final (M--B race)
4:52 4X400 final (M--A race)
5:11 4X200 final (W)
5:21 4X100 final (M--B race)
5:37 4:100 final (M--A race)
Now for the predictions!
(I shudder!! LOL)
I offer these with a few caveats.
1. My predictions are based on LISTED entries, as of May 22. These are, of course, subject to change!!
2. Where I list more than 1 team with a chance for the WR, this could mean two things. One, that the WR is going to be/likely to be broken. Two, that said WR can be broken by more than 1 team, but there will be only 1 winner, and thus, only 1 holder of the ultimate WR.
In addition to my predictions, I will (in a few cases) give my reason(s) for the record (whether World or National) NOT being broken!!
In the latter case, there are 2 reasons why these records will NOT be broken. One, the record is too tough, too good! Two, the record will NOT be broken because certain athletes are NOT running, and without them, a record is unlikely, if not impossible!!
Given those caveats, here's my predictions.
World Records
Women's 4X1500
This one's 100% certain!!
That 17:05.72 by Kenya a few weeks ago is SOOOOO easy to get, the only questions left are: By which team, and By how much!!!
My prediction is for Kenya to win, with the US, Australia, and Ethiopia also crushing the WR.
If it's competitive, and they really try for a fast time (in addition to the win), a sub-16:20 is possible.
The US, with its listed entries, is capable (at best!) of a sub-16:30, about 10 seconds behind Kenya.
IF the US had Simpson, Rowbury, Martinez, and Cain, I'd give it AT LEAST EQUAL chance (with Kenya) for the win, and WR.
Alas, they've sent their B (or C??) squad, with all due respect to those running!!
Also, Ethiopia doesn't have the Dibaba's, or Defar! Without them, they have little chance to challenge Kenya, though they might get the US to take 2nd.
Men's 4X1500
This one will go, but a bit less certain than the Women's!
The WR is 14:36.23, about 3:39.5 per 1500 leg.
Kenya WILL win, and thus get the ultimate WR.
However, the US can also break the WR.
But with a team whose PR's add up to a sub-14:00 (!!!!!) time, Kenya should win this easily!!
IF it turns into a tactical race (i.e. each leg being jogged for 1200, sprinted for 300), then the US MIGHT have a chance to be close to Kenya at the end!
BTW, in addition to Kenya and the US, I believe Australia, Poland, and Ethiopia can get their National Records!
Men's 4X800
The WR for this race is 7:02.43, about 1:45.61 per 800 leg.
Without Daniel Rudisha, Kenya can STILL break the WR, and win.
And the US, even without Nick Symmonds, can also break the WR.
The outcome will be determined by the tactics.
Do they go all out?
Or will it be a tactical race?
If the former, a time of under 7:00 is possible....for BOTH top teams!
If the latter, both can STILL get the WR, but it won't go sub-7:00.
Poland, with Kszczot and Lewandowski, can also get the WR, but not the win!!
Men's 4X200
The record (1:18.68) is fantastic!!
With a team of Bolt, Blake, Ashmeade, and Weir, Jamaica would SMASH it!!!
Probably go sub-1:18!
BUT......they don't have Bolt, and they might not even have Blake!! (He may run just the 4X100!)
The United States has ZERO chance, even if Tyson Gay were available!!
So I'm predicting.....IF Blake is put on this squad!!!.......Jamaica will win, but probably NOT get the WR.
I'd give the odds as 80 to 20 against!
It's that 20% chance that makes me place Jamaica (and the Men's 4X200) on the list of WR possibilities.
BTW, Jamaica could still get its National Record of 1:20.79.
No other event has WR potential, given the listed team make-ups.
As for National Records, I must note a few things.
One, the entry list does NOT always include a team's National Record!!
And if I don't know it myself, I can't predict whether it will (or can) be broken.
Two, if it IS listed, it's probably too good, too tough a record to be broken, as with the US and its Women's 4X100 WR of 40.82.
Three, some listed NR's are so slow (relatively speaking!!), that they're likely to get broken, even though I'm not familiar with their team members PR's.
All that said, here's the list of NR's I BELIEVE (but not, in all cases, certain!) will, or can, be broken.
(This list is only for those events NOT listed above!
Men's 4X100
Bahamas, Barbados, China
I'd add St Kitts, but the team does NOT have Kim Collins!!
Men's 4X400
Belgium, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
Women's 4X100
Canada, British Virgin Islands, Nigeria, Puerto Rico
I'd give Australia a chance at their NR....IF they had both Breen and Pearson on their team.
Alas, neither one will be in the Bahamas!!
Women's 4X200
Jamaica, Nigeria
I'd give the US the chance to get the WR.....IF the team included Felix, Jeter, and Tarmoh!
As for Jamaica, without VCB, no chance!!
Women's 4X400
Bahamas, Jamaica, Nigeria, Trinidad and Tobago
Without Felix and McCorory, the US has ZERO chance for an NR!!
Women's 4X800
While Russia's 7:50.17 WR is WAYYYY out of reach, some NR's could go.
Australia, France, Kenya, US.
Women's 4X1500
The same 4 teams listed above for the WR---Kenya, US, Australia, Ethiopia---can get their NR's too.
This meet is unique, even given the US vs the World section of the Penn Relays.
The only thing missing (besides some star athletes!!) are races with top US Collegiate teams!
Enjoy the meet.
And look for this blog to have a FULL report ASAP after its conclusion.
(Along with all the other great marks from this weekend's action!)
Monday, May 19, 2014
The Youngsters Go Wild
When the "important" College Conferences hold their annual slugfests, you know the record books will not survive the onslaught of great marks!
Well, not to fear.
MY T & F Record Book has got it covered!
Courtney Okolo broke a revered Collegiate Record, one that seemed impregnable, Monique Henderson's 50.10 400 from 2005.
At the Big 12 meet, she ran 50.03 for the new CR.
It's also (obviously!) the new Soph Class record.
Not to mention making Okolo 19th A-T US!!
And it's the new Big 12 Meet Record.
In 2nd was Frosh Kendall Baisden, whose 50.46 broke the Frosh Class record held by none other than Sanya Richards (Ross), 50.58 from 2003!!
She's now 8th A-T Collegiate!
BTW, taken OFF my Collegiate DDD was someone who went by the name of Flojo!!
Florence Griffith (Joyner)'s 50.94 in 1983 had been in 24th place on the Collegiate list!
Okolo had run 50.76 in her prelim, which was the actual mark that removed Flojo from the list!
The 50.03 (and Baisden's mark too!!) was the icing on the cake!
Erin Finn broke two Big 10 Meet Records.
Her 32:41.65 broke venerable Stephanie Herbst's 1986 record of 32:54+, while her 15:48.90 5K win broke the more current mark held by Angela Bizzari.
Kennedy Kithuka got the Big 12 Meet Record with his 10K mark of 28:48.04.
Diane Robison broke the SEC Meet mark with her 5K time of 15:48.25.
Grace Heymsfield ran the Steeple in 9:57.14 for a new SEC Meet Record.
Closing off the Collegiate distance scene, there was a spectacular race at the PAC-12 meet.
Lawi Lalang edged Edward Cheserek in a fast 1500, 3:36.34 to 3:36.50.
Lalang's time moves him from 9th A-T Collegiate up to 7th.
It's also a PAC-12 Meet Record.
Cheserek's time is the new Collegiate Frosh Class record.
He's now 9th A-T Collegiate!!
Ryan Crouser broke two Meet Records at the Big 12 affair.
His first 70 footer in the SP (70-2.25) and his DT of 209-8 did the job!
The SP mark moves him from 15th A-T Collegiate up to 13th.
Nick Miller threw the Hammer 244-0, equaling his PR set earlier this season.
It's the new Big 12 Meet Record.
He's 14th A-T Collegiate.
Shelbi Vaughan, the HSR holder, finally got her first 200 footer in the DT!!
She exploded out to 208-8 at the SEC meet, for the Meet Record.
She moves from 12th A-T Collegiate up to 6th!!
The Women's Collegiate JT is strong this year!
Elizabeth Herrs (Oklahoma Soph), threw 189-5 for the Big 12 Meet Record.
It makes her 9th A-T Collegiate.
She missed Rachel Yurkovich's Soph Class mark by just 6 inches!!
Avione Allgood's 189-1 makes her 11th A-T on the US list, and 10th A-T Collegiate!
Fawn Miller threw the Jav 187-4.
She's now 14th A-T US, and 13th A-T Collegiate.
Jessica Maroszek threw the Discus 197-5 for the Big 12 Meet Record.
The old mark was held by Becky Breisch from 2006.
She's now 20th A-T Collegiate.
Jillian Weir won the PAC-12 HT with a toss of 221-2.
This makes her 19th A-T Collegiate.
Brooke Pleger, a Bowling Green Senior, threw a bit farther, her 223-0 HT making her 18th A-T Collegiate.
Another Weight event mark is Darrell Hill's 67-6 SP at the Big 10, making him 22nd A-T Collegiate.
The Pole Vault continues to be a HOT event.
Here's a few Collegiate marks to prove the point.
Sandi Morris vaulted 14-9.
She moves from 9th A-T Collegiate (tied with 6 others!!) up to 4th, where she's tied with 2 others.
She also moves up on the US list.
She was 23rd (tied with 3 others).
She's now 18th best US, tied with 4 others.
Kaitlin Petrillose vaulted 14-6 for the Big 12 Meet Record.
Alysha Newman reached 14-5.50, making her 18th A-T collegiate.
(Hang on! There's some HS action from the PV front coming up soon!!)
Wayne Davis (It's Wayne Davis III, to be exact!! LOL) ran a great 110H at the SEC meet.
His 13.23 final missed Aries Merritt's (!!!) Meet record by just 0.01.
But he nabbed the Collegiate Senior Class record!
He's now 4th A-T Collegiate.
He'd run an also-great 13.35 in his prelim heat.
That time had moved him from 20th A-T Collegiate up to 15th, where he was tied with 4 others.
Aleec Harris ran 13.35 in the 110H for the PAC-12 Meet Record.
He has a 13.32 PR.
Kendra Harrison ran the 400H in 54.76 at the SEC's.
This makes her 16th A-T Collegiate.
She's also a pretty fair 100H gal!!
(??) Seymour ran 56.40 in the 400H for the Big 10 Meet Record.
It broke Tonya Williams's mark!
Ciarra Brewer improved a couple of inches in the TJ for an SEC Meet Record of 45-7.75.
This makes her 13th A-T Collegiate, and 18th A-T US.
Tynita Butts raised her HJ PR by a half-inch, to 6-3.25.
She moves up one spot on the A-T Collegiate list, from 21st (tied with 6 others!!) to 20th, where she's tied with just 1 other.
Leontia Kallenou got a HJ PR of 6-3.50 for the SEC Meet Record.
And it moves her up 5 positions on the A-T Collegiate list, from 19th (tied with 1 other) to 14th (tied with 5 others).
Jenna Prandini won both short sprints at the PAC-12 meet,
Her 22.60 in the 200 was a PAC-12 Meet Record.
However, Olivia Ekpone's 200 time of 22.23 at the SEC not only was the SEC Meet Record, but it makes her 3rd A-T Collegiate, and moves her onto the A-T US list, into 19th place!
BTW, she ran INTO a wind of .08!!!
Deon Lendore continues HOT!
His 44.36 400 makes him 8th A-T Collegiate!!
Moved OFF my Collegiate DDD list was none other than Tommie Smith!!!
His 1967 mark of 44.64 had been in 24th place!
The 4X100 Relay produced a couple of entries for my Record Book.
Southern Cal's Women's team ran 43.21 for the PAC-12 Meet Record.
Kentucky's women ran 43.25, making them the 10th fastest Collegiate School.
Texas A&M's Men's 4X400 Relay squad won the SEC race with 3:01.19, a new Meet Record!
Had enough??
Wait!
I have some High School marks to give you!!
Four new Class records to report!
Vashti Cunningham broke the Soph Class HJ record with her 6-3.
It moves her from 11th A-T HS into 3rd place!!
Dior Hall, the Indoor 60H HSR holder, ran 13.09 in the 100H for the Senior Class mark.
(Candy Young ran her 12.95 HSR as a Junior in 1979!!)
Hall is now 3rd A-T HS.
Brandon Bray PV'ed 17-8.50 for the Junior Class record.
He moves from 21st A-T HS (tied with 5 others) up to 11th, tied with 2 others.
Devin King didn't get a Class Record, but he improved his outdoor PR to 17-8, making him 13th A-T HS, tied with 1 other.
He of course is the indoor HSR holder!
The other Class Record is one I missed from the Penn Relays!!
Andrew Hunter ran the 3000 flat race there in 8:16.31 for the Soph Class record.
Lexi Weeks reached 14-0 in the PV.
(An earlier-reported 14-0.75 was erroneous!! Her previous best was actually 13-10!!)
She is the 8th HS girl to reach 14 feet.
And it moves her from 9th A-T HS up to 4th, where she's tied with 4 others.
(But maybe not for long!!)
Claire Howlett ran a 5000 in 16:28.71, good for 15th A-T HS.
Last but not least is the 10:50.92 3000SC run by Riley Bowen.
This makes her 10th on the A-T HS list.
Of course, there are just ten athletes on this list, as HS's normally run the 2000 meter distance....IF they run the Steeplechase at all!!!
Together with my earlier report on the Professional ranks (Shanghai DL, etc), this week's action wore me out!!
But in a good way!!
What will next week bring??
Whatever happens, you'll find it right here!!
Well, not to fear.
MY T & F Record Book has got it covered!
Courtney Okolo broke a revered Collegiate Record, one that seemed impregnable, Monique Henderson's 50.10 400 from 2005.
At the Big 12 meet, she ran 50.03 for the new CR.
It's also (obviously!) the new Soph Class record.
Not to mention making Okolo 19th A-T US!!
And it's the new Big 12 Meet Record.
In 2nd was Frosh Kendall Baisden, whose 50.46 broke the Frosh Class record held by none other than Sanya Richards (Ross), 50.58 from 2003!!
She's now 8th A-T Collegiate!
BTW, taken OFF my Collegiate DDD was someone who went by the name of Flojo!!
Florence Griffith (Joyner)'s 50.94 in 1983 had been in 24th place on the Collegiate list!
Okolo had run 50.76 in her prelim, which was the actual mark that removed Flojo from the list!
The 50.03 (and Baisden's mark too!!) was the icing on the cake!
Erin Finn broke two Big 10 Meet Records.
Her 32:41.65 broke venerable Stephanie Herbst's 1986 record of 32:54+, while her 15:48.90 5K win broke the more current mark held by Angela Bizzari.
Kennedy Kithuka got the Big 12 Meet Record with his 10K mark of 28:48.04.
Diane Robison broke the SEC Meet mark with her 5K time of 15:48.25.
Grace Heymsfield ran the Steeple in 9:57.14 for a new SEC Meet Record.
Closing off the Collegiate distance scene, there was a spectacular race at the PAC-12 meet.
Lawi Lalang edged Edward Cheserek in a fast 1500, 3:36.34 to 3:36.50.
Lalang's time moves him from 9th A-T Collegiate up to 7th.
It's also a PAC-12 Meet Record.
Cheserek's time is the new Collegiate Frosh Class record.
He's now 9th A-T Collegiate!!
Ryan Crouser broke two Meet Records at the Big 12 affair.
His first 70 footer in the SP (70-2.25) and his DT of 209-8 did the job!
The SP mark moves him from 15th A-T Collegiate up to 13th.
Nick Miller threw the Hammer 244-0, equaling his PR set earlier this season.
It's the new Big 12 Meet Record.
He's 14th A-T Collegiate.
Shelbi Vaughan, the HSR holder, finally got her first 200 footer in the DT!!
She exploded out to 208-8 at the SEC meet, for the Meet Record.
She moves from 12th A-T Collegiate up to 6th!!
The Women's Collegiate JT is strong this year!
Elizabeth Herrs (Oklahoma Soph), threw 189-5 for the Big 12 Meet Record.
It makes her 9th A-T Collegiate.
She missed Rachel Yurkovich's Soph Class mark by just 6 inches!!
Avione Allgood's 189-1 makes her 11th A-T on the US list, and 10th A-T Collegiate!
Fawn Miller threw the Jav 187-4.
She's now 14th A-T US, and 13th A-T Collegiate.
Jessica Maroszek threw the Discus 197-5 for the Big 12 Meet Record.
The old mark was held by Becky Breisch from 2006.
She's now 20th A-T Collegiate.
Jillian Weir won the PAC-12 HT with a toss of 221-2.
This makes her 19th A-T Collegiate.
Brooke Pleger, a Bowling Green Senior, threw a bit farther, her 223-0 HT making her 18th A-T Collegiate.
Another Weight event mark is Darrell Hill's 67-6 SP at the Big 10, making him 22nd A-T Collegiate.
The Pole Vault continues to be a HOT event.
Here's a few Collegiate marks to prove the point.
Sandi Morris vaulted 14-9.
She moves from 9th A-T Collegiate (tied with 6 others!!) up to 4th, where she's tied with 2 others.
She also moves up on the US list.
She was 23rd (tied with 3 others).
She's now 18th best US, tied with 4 others.
Kaitlin Petrillose vaulted 14-6 for the Big 12 Meet Record.
Alysha Newman reached 14-5.50, making her 18th A-T collegiate.
(Hang on! There's some HS action from the PV front coming up soon!!)
Wayne Davis (It's Wayne Davis III, to be exact!! LOL) ran a great 110H at the SEC meet.
His 13.23 final missed Aries Merritt's (!!!) Meet record by just 0.01.
But he nabbed the Collegiate Senior Class record!
He's now 4th A-T Collegiate.
He'd run an also-great 13.35 in his prelim heat.
That time had moved him from 20th A-T Collegiate up to 15th, where he was tied with 4 others.
Aleec Harris ran 13.35 in the 110H for the PAC-12 Meet Record.
He has a 13.32 PR.
Kendra Harrison ran the 400H in 54.76 at the SEC's.
This makes her 16th A-T Collegiate.
She's also a pretty fair 100H gal!!
(??) Seymour ran 56.40 in the 400H for the Big 10 Meet Record.
It broke Tonya Williams's mark!
Ciarra Brewer improved a couple of inches in the TJ for an SEC Meet Record of 45-7.75.
This makes her 13th A-T Collegiate, and 18th A-T US.
Tynita Butts raised her HJ PR by a half-inch, to 6-3.25.
She moves up one spot on the A-T Collegiate list, from 21st (tied with 6 others!!) to 20th, where she's tied with just 1 other.
Leontia Kallenou got a HJ PR of 6-3.50 for the SEC Meet Record.
And it moves her up 5 positions on the A-T Collegiate list, from 19th (tied with 1 other) to 14th (tied with 5 others).
Jenna Prandini won both short sprints at the PAC-12 meet,
Her 22.60 in the 200 was a PAC-12 Meet Record.
However, Olivia Ekpone's 200 time of 22.23 at the SEC not only was the SEC Meet Record, but it makes her 3rd A-T Collegiate, and moves her onto the A-T US list, into 19th place!
BTW, she ran INTO a wind of .08!!!
Deon Lendore continues HOT!
His 44.36 400 makes him 8th A-T Collegiate!!
Moved OFF my Collegiate DDD list was none other than Tommie Smith!!!
His 1967 mark of 44.64 had been in 24th place!
The 4X100 Relay produced a couple of entries for my Record Book.
Southern Cal's Women's team ran 43.21 for the PAC-12 Meet Record.
Kentucky's women ran 43.25, making them the 10th fastest Collegiate School.
Texas A&M's Men's 4X400 Relay squad won the SEC race with 3:01.19, a new Meet Record!
Had enough??
Wait!
I have some High School marks to give you!!
Four new Class records to report!
Vashti Cunningham broke the Soph Class HJ record with her 6-3.
It moves her from 11th A-T HS into 3rd place!!
Dior Hall, the Indoor 60H HSR holder, ran 13.09 in the 100H for the Senior Class mark.
(Candy Young ran her 12.95 HSR as a Junior in 1979!!)
Hall is now 3rd A-T HS.
Brandon Bray PV'ed 17-8.50 for the Junior Class record.
He moves from 21st A-T HS (tied with 5 others) up to 11th, tied with 2 others.
Devin King didn't get a Class Record, but he improved his outdoor PR to 17-8, making him 13th A-T HS, tied with 1 other.
He of course is the indoor HSR holder!
The other Class Record is one I missed from the Penn Relays!!
Andrew Hunter ran the 3000 flat race there in 8:16.31 for the Soph Class record.
Lexi Weeks reached 14-0 in the PV.
(An earlier-reported 14-0.75 was erroneous!! Her previous best was actually 13-10!!)
She is the 8th HS girl to reach 14 feet.
And it moves her from 9th A-T HS up to 4th, where she's tied with 4 others.
(But maybe not for long!!)
Claire Howlett ran a 5000 in 16:28.71, good for 15th A-T HS.
Last but not least is the 10:50.92 3000SC run by Riley Bowen.
This makes her 10th on the A-T HS list.
Of course, there are just ten athletes on this list, as HS's normally run the 2000 meter distance....IF they run the Steeplechase at all!!!
Together with my earlier report on the Professional ranks (Shanghai DL, etc), this week's action wore me out!!
But in a good way!!
What will next week bring??
Whatever happens, you'll find it right here!!
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Emma WINS (and other blah stuff)!
Yes, Emma Coburn "Shanghai'ed" the Shanghai DL Women's Steeplechase!
She took command (behind the rabbit)through the first 1000, then, rabbitless, led a parade of elite Africans to the finish line in a blazing time of 9:19.80.
This moves her from 3rd into 2nd on the A-T US list!
However, it misses making my World Top 24 by 1.45 seconds!
Tell me, when was the last time an American---man or woman---WON an elite-level Steeple??
Not sure, but my guess is, it was a LONGGGGG time ago!!
Lots of other DL news.
Abd El Rahman of Egypt threw the Javelin 292-8, moving him into 13th on the A-T World list.
It's also an Egyptian National record and the new Meet record.
Renaud Lavillenie also got a Meet record, vaulting 19-5 to win easily.
Sandra Perkovic had a humongous DT, her 231-5 a new Croatian National record (beating her own!), and a new Meet record.
Blessing Okagbare got TWO Meet records!!
And in separate events!!
She won the LJ with a leap of 22-6.50, and the 200 (missing Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce, who had been entered, but for unknown reasons, didn't run!) in 22.36.
Both are Meet Records!
The Men's SP featured Americans, including a "comebacking" Christian Cantwell.
He won the Battle of Meet Records, as THREE putters broke the old MR.
First, David Storl went ahead of the old mark.
Then Ryan Whiting broke Storl's record!
Finally, Cantwell took care of Whiting's record!!
Kept my "Record Book revision" hand busy, but it was fun!!
Cantwell's MR is 71-4.50.
In 5th place was Tomasz Majewski, with a toss of 68-7.
This is now the best-ever 5th place mark!!
Emma Coburn wasn't the only female American to perform well.
Jenny Simpson didn't lead the 1500, but she stayed close to Abeba Aregawi throughout!
(Aregawi missed getting Genzebe Dibaba's MR of 3:57.77!)
She lost to Aregawi's 3:58.72, but her time of 4:00.42 is her 2nd best ever!
And she was sprinting hard the last 250 or so, but was unable to catch the "Swede"!!
You should remember that Simpson and Coburn are products of Colorado!!
Both appear primed for a record-breaking summer!
Back a bit from Jenny was Sofan Hassan, whose 4:01.19 is a new Netherlands National record.
Another Meet Record went down in the Men's 5000.
Yenew Alamirew ran 13:04.83 to beat the old mark of 13:11.
Various other meets priduced other marks of note....a few just found from older meets.
The Oxy High-Performance meet was good, but not on the level of the 2013 edition.
Lots of PR's, but just one MR.
Dan Huling Steepled 8:17.00 for the Meet Record.
Chris Brown continues breaking Age 35 records.
His latest is a 45.23 400.
Jenn Suhr returned to action at a small meet with a 15-3.75 PV, good for the Age 32 record.
In Tokyo, Bogdan Bondarenko HJ'ed 7-10.50.
This set a new Age 24 record.
Jo Pavey got an Age Record in the 5000.
She broke the old Age 40 record by about 9 seconds with her time of 15:11.52 in a race in England.
Liz Gleadle broke the Canadian Javelin record---twice!!
She first hit 204-1.
Then, a week later, she got 211-7.
Viktor Butenko threw the Discus 214-11 recently.
His mark is the best-ever 8th place!
I'll close this post with a report on the new American Track League (ATL) meets.
There's been 3 of them so far.
May 2 in Indiana, May 9 in Virginia, and May 16 in Atlanta.
Instead of having separate records for each meet's location, I've decided to have one overall ATL Meet (or series?) Record!
Below is a list of all the MR's, listed with the event, athlete, mark, and date (like 5/16).
You should know that each meet (so far) has had some different events.
This means that SOME of the MR's are brand new, while others break an old mark (from a previous edition).
The overall quality of the marks aren't great, but I don't think the idea behind the ATL is to set global standards of athletic excellence.
Rather, it's to make T&F more entertaining.
And with a band playing throughout each meet, Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader clones performing their dances, and Lolo Jones being a huge fan favorite, I'd have to rate the ATL a success, though maybe not (yet) a "raging" one!!
Here's the Meet Records.
Men
100 Mark Jelks 10.17 5/16
400 Bryan Spratling 45.22 5/9
800 Tayron Reyes 1:48.13 5/9 (He's from the Dominican Republic.)
1500 (?) Hunter 3:40.36 5/2
3000SC (?) Turner 8:33.79 5/2
110H Jason Richardson 13.65 5/16
400H Bershawn Jackson 48.76 5/9
HJ Dusty Jonas 7-3.75 5/2
LJ Damar Forbes
Jeremy Hicks 25-4.50 5/16 (both)
PV Mark Hollis 18-8.75 5/2
DT Martin Maric 205-4 5/9 (He's a Croatian.)
Women
100 Lakeisha Lawson 11.29 5/16
200 Paris Daniels 23.18 5/9
300 DeeDee Trotter 36.29 5/16
400 DeeDee Trotter 52.47 5/2
800 Charlene Lipsey 2:02.21 5/2
3000SC Maria Mancebo 9:54.08 5/9 (She's from the Dominican Republic.)
100H Queen Harrison 12.70 5/9 (Lolo has run every meet, with a best time of 12.83.)
400H Cassandra Tate 55.90 5/16
PV Katie Nageotte 14-5.25 5/9
Well, that does it for the "Pro" section!
But don't despair.
You'll only have to wait until about 1 hour after the last events of the various Collegiate Conferences for my next post!
That one will be exclusively (unless I find other Pro stuff!!) High School and Collegiate marks.
(I've got over 20 marks to report----so far!!----and I feel certain there will be a LOT more!!)
See you then!
She took command (behind the rabbit)through the first 1000, then, rabbitless, led a parade of elite Africans to the finish line in a blazing time of 9:19.80.
This moves her from 3rd into 2nd on the A-T US list!
However, it misses making my World Top 24 by 1.45 seconds!
Tell me, when was the last time an American---man or woman---WON an elite-level Steeple??
Not sure, but my guess is, it was a LONGGGGG time ago!!
Lots of other DL news.
Abd El Rahman of Egypt threw the Javelin 292-8, moving him into 13th on the A-T World list.
It's also an Egyptian National record and the new Meet record.
Renaud Lavillenie also got a Meet record, vaulting 19-5 to win easily.
Sandra Perkovic had a humongous DT, her 231-5 a new Croatian National record (beating her own!), and a new Meet record.
Blessing Okagbare got TWO Meet records!!
And in separate events!!
She won the LJ with a leap of 22-6.50, and the 200 (missing Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce, who had been entered, but for unknown reasons, didn't run!) in 22.36.
Both are Meet Records!
The Men's SP featured Americans, including a "comebacking" Christian Cantwell.
He won the Battle of Meet Records, as THREE putters broke the old MR.
First, David Storl went ahead of the old mark.
Then Ryan Whiting broke Storl's record!
Finally, Cantwell took care of Whiting's record!!
Kept my "Record Book revision" hand busy, but it was fun!!
Cantwell's MR is 71-4.50.
In 5th place was Tomasz Majewski, with a toss of 68-7.
This is now the best-ever 5th place mark!!
Emma Coburn wasn't the only female American to perform well.
Jenny Simpson didn't lead the 1500, but she stayed close to Abeba Aregawi throughout!
(Aregawi missed getting Genzebe Dibaba's MR of 3:57.77!)
She lost to Aregawi's 3:58.72, but her time of 4:00.42 is her 2nd best ever!
And she was sprinting hard the last 250 or so, but was unable to catch the "Swede"!!
You should remember that Simpson and Coburn are products of Colorado!!
Both appear primed for a record-breaking summer!
Back a bit from Jenny was Sofan Hassan, whose 4:01.19 is a new Netherlands National record.
Another Meet Record went down in the Men's 5000.
Yenew Alamirew ran 13:04.83 to beat the old mark of 13:11.
Various other meets priduced other marks of note....a few just found from older meets.
The Oxy High-Performance meet was good, but not on the level of the 2013 edition.
Lots of PR's, but just one MR.
Dan Huling Steepled 8:17.00 for the Meet Record.
Chris Brown continues breaking Age 35 records.
His latest is a 45.23 400.
Jenn Suhr returned to action at a small meet with a 15-3.75 PV, good for the Age 32 record.
In Tokyo, Bogdan Bondarenko HJ'ed 7-10.50.
This set a new Age 24 record.
Jo Pavey got an Age Record in the 5000.
She broke the old Age 40 record by about 9 seconds with her time of 15:11.52 in a race in England.
Liz Gleadle broke the Canadian Javelin record---twice!!
She first hit 204-1.
Then, a week later, she got 211-7.
Viktor Butenko threw the Discus 214-11 recently.
His mark is the best-ever 8th place!
I'll close this post with a report on the new American Track League (ATL) meets.
There's been 3 of them so far.
May 2 in Indiana, May 9 in Virginia, and May 16 in Atlanta.
Instead of having separate records for each meet's location, I've decided to have one overall ATL Meet (or series?) Record!
Below is a list of all the MR's, listed with the event, athlete, mark, and date (like 5/16).
You should know that each meet (so far) has had some different events.
This means that SOME of the MR's are brand new, while others break an old mark (from a previous edition).
The overall quality of the marks aren't great, but I don't think the idea behind the ATL is to set global standards of athletic excellence.
Rather, it's to make T&F more entertaining.
And with a band playing throughout each meet, Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader clones performing their dances, and Lolo Jones being a huge fan favorite, I'd have to rate the ATL a success, though maybe not (yet) a "raging" one!!
Here's the Meet Records.
Men
100 Mark Jelks 10.17 5/16
400 Bryan Spratling 45.22 5/9
800 Tayron Reyes 1:48.13 5/9 (He's from the Dominican Republic.)
1500 (?) Hunter 3:40.36 5/2
3000SC (?) Turner 8:33.79 5/2
110H Jason Richardson 13.65 5/16
400H Bershawn Jackson 48.76 5/9
HJ Dusty Jonas 7-3.75 5/2
LJ Damar Forbes
Jeremy Hicks 25-4.50 5/16 (both)
PV Mark Hollis 18-8.75 5/2
DT Martin Maric 205-4 5/9 (He's a Croatian.)
Women
100 Lakeisha Lawson 11.29 5/16
200 Paris Daniels 23.18 5/9
300 DeeDee Trotter 36.29 5/16
400 DeeDee Trotter 52.47 5/2
800 Charlene Lipsey 2:02.21 5/2
3000SC Maria Mancebo 9:54.08 5/9 (She's from the Dominican Republic.)
100H Queen Harrison 12.70 5/9 (Lolo has run every meet, with a best time of 12.83.)
400H Cassandra Tate 55.90 5/16
PV Katie Nageotte 14-5.25 5/9
Well, that does it for the "Pro" section!
But don't despair.
You'll only have to wait until about 1 hour after the last events of the various Collegiate Conferences for my next post!
That one will be exclusively (unless I find other Pro stuff!!) High School and Collegiate marks.
(I've got over 20 marks to report----so far!!----and I feel certain there will be a LOT more!!)
See you then!
Friday, May 9, 2014
Doha in Detail....and more!
The first Diamond League meet, in Doha (Qatar) started slow.
Valerie Adams won with a below average (for her!) throw.
The Men's LJ was far under 27 feet!
Blah!
Then the track portion opened up!
Without further ado, here's the MASSIVE amount of marks I culled, mostly from one race!!
It was the final race of the meet, and that's where I'll start.
Helen Obiri of Kenya beat Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia (and everyone else!) in a record-smashing Women's 3000.
Athlete by athlete:
Obiri won in 8:20.68, which is the fastest NON-Chinese outdoor time in history!!
With 4 Chinese ahead of her, she is now 5th A-T World.
It's the new Kenyan National record.
It's the new Doha Meet record.
It's the new Age 24 record.
The latter beat Sonia O'Sullivan's 8:21.64 from 1994. (More about O'Sullivan a bit later!!)
Also, Obiri's times of 3:59.68 (1500) and 8:20.68 makes her the 6th fastest Combined 1500-3000 runner ever!! Her times add to 12:20.36.
BTW, look for a blog post sometime soon which will detail my Combined Runners section of my T&F Record Book.
Second to Obiri was Mercy Cherono.
Her 8:21.14 ranks her 6th A-T World.
And it's the new Age 23 record! (She turned 23 just 2 days ago!!)
Faith Kipyegon was 3rd in 8:23.55.
She's now 14th A-T World.
And on that Combined 1500-3000 list, she's now in 8th place, with a combined time of 12:20.53 (just 0.17 behind Obiri), her times being 3:56.98 and the 8:23.55.
She did NOT get the Age 20 record! That belongs to.....Wang Junxia's 8.06.11 WR!!
Viola Kibiwot was next, in 8:24.41.
This makes her 15th A-T World.
It's also the Age 30 record!
Now, remember me mentioning earlier that Sonia O'Sullivan lost her Age 24 record to Obiri?
Well, poor Ms O'Sullivan lost ANOTHER Age record in this race!!
Sonia held the old Age 30 record, an 8:27+ from 2000!!
She lost TWO individual year Age records....in less than 8.5 minutes!!
Following Kibiwot, in 5th place, was Almaz Ayana, whose 8:24.58 ranks her 17th A-T World!!
And she just missed breaking Meseret Defar's Ethiopian National record by....0.07 seconds!!
Then came Indoor TRIPLE WR holder Genzebe Dibaba!!
She was leading for awhile, but faded on the last lap to an 8:26.21, which was still her Outdoor PR!!
She's in 23rd place on my World DDD list!
And her time is the best 6th place time ever!
Irene Jelagat's 8:28.51 is the best-ever 7th place time!
Finally, Mimi Belete's 8:30.00 is the best-ever 8th place time!
Quite a race, eh?
Well, all these women moving ON my list meant that six women were REMOVED from my list!!
And what a group of women they are!!
Gone are:
Tatyana Samolenko's 8:26.53 from 1988. She was 19th.
Svetlana Ulmasova's 8:26.78 from 1982. She was 20th.
Lyudmila Bragina's 8:27.12 from 1976, which had rated 21st.
Paula Ivan's 8:27.15 from 1988, which was 22nd.
Geta Wami's 8:27.62 from 2001, which was 23rd.
And Maricica Puica's 8:27.83 from 1985, which was in 24th place!!
Another deep race was the Men's 1500.
Asbel Kiprop won in the Meet Record time of 3:29.18.
Ayantah Souleiman's 3:30.16 is the new Djibouti National record.
He broke his own record!
James Magut ran 3:30.61, for the best 5th place mark ever!
The best-ever 6th place mark was Aman Wote's 3:30.86.
It's also the Ethiopian National record!!
Sort of surprising that no one in Ethiopia had run faster, but I guess they're mainly longer distance runners!
Bethwell Birgen ran 3:31.22 in 7th place, the best-ever for that place!
The Men's HJ also had depth.
The winning jump of 7-10.75 made Ivan Ukhov 3rd A-T World. (tied with 2 others).
He moved up from 11th, where he was tied with 3 others.
It's also the new Age 28 record!
Derek Drouin, Eric Kynard, and Mutaz Barshim all jumped 7-9.25.
Drouin's wasn't a PR, while Kynard's tied his PR from last year.
Barshim's 7-9.25 is, however, the best 4th place mark ever!!
He beat out Patrick Sjoberg's 7-8.75 from 1988!!
Kemi Adekoye, who recently became a Bahrainian, set a National record of 54.59 in the 400H.
The old Bahrain record?
Would you believe it was 61.14??!!
Caterine Ibarguen won a pedestrian (for her!) TJ with a jump of 47-4.25.
But it's the Doha Meet Record!
A new Czech National record was set by 400 runner Pavel Maslek, with his 44.79.
He broke his own record.
Wrapping up Doha, I want to give credit to Chanelle Price, who FINALLY broke through the 2 minute barrier!
But her 1:59.75 (for 2nd behind Eunice Sum) is still 0.68 seconds from reaching 24th place on my US DDD list!
There's a few more marks I'll throw in here, some several days old.
Meref Bahta's 14:59.49 from the Payton Jordan meet is a Swedish National record.
I had no idea she was Swedish!!
There's yet one more HS girl over 14-0 in the PV!!
Serena Streich vaulted 14-0, making her 5th A-T HS, tied with 4 others.
She is the 9th High School girl to reach that barrier outdoors!!
Nijel Amos (who finished 2nd to Mohammed Aman in Doha in a 1:44+) ran a 45.56 400.
With his 800 PR of 1:41.73, this makes him the 2nd fastest Combined 400-800 runner in history!!
(Behind Guess who?...!!)
His total time is 2:27.29.
Bobby Colantino got a HT mark of 228-0, making him 23rd A-T HS.
He's just a sophomore!!
Stamatia Scarvelis continues to progress in the SP.
She PR'd with a toss of 53-9.25.
This moves her from 7th A-T HS (tied with 1 other) up to 5th.
Nyla Woods threw the Hammer 180-4, making her 21st A-T HS.
The inimitable Kim Collins ran 10.22 in the 100, breaking the Age 38 mark of Linford Christie (10.38 from 1998)
He should be able to SHATTER that mark this summer!!
Finally, there's HS Sophomore Kiana Phelps.
She threw the Discus 179-7 for 14th A-T HS.
But more importantly, she broke the Soph Class record with her throw!!
BTW, the girl who was sent OFF the DDD list was none other than Natalie Kaalawahia of Hawaii, with her 174-9 throw from 1983!!
This weekend isn't done yet!!
There's still the Texas State HS meet, with Desiree Freier going for a new HSR tomorrow.
(Not to mention whatever else ensues from that meet!!)
Also, tonight is the Oregon Twilight.
I might have another post on Monday, if there's enough new results of worth!
Also, look for an "extra" post about those Combined Time lists!!
Valerie Adams won with a below average (for her!) throw.
The Men's LJ was far under 27 feet!
Blah!
Then the track portion opened up!
Without further ado, here's the MASSIVE amount of marks I culled, mostly from one race!!
It was the final race of the meet, and that's where I'll start.
Helen Obiri of Kenya beat Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia (and everyone else!) in a record-smashing Women's 3000.
Athlete by athlete:
Obiri won in 8:20.68, which is the fastest NON-Chinese outdoor time in history!!
With 4 Chinese ahead of her, she is now 5th A-T World.
It's the new Kenyan National record.
It's the new Doha Meet record.
It's the new Age 24 record.
The latter beat Sonia O'Sullivan's 8:21.64 from 1994. (More about O'Sullivan a bit later!!)
Also, Obiri's times of 3:59.68 (1500) and 8:20.68 makes her the 6th fastest Combined 1500-3000 runner ever!! Her times add to 12:20.36.
BTW, look for a blog post sometime soon which will detail my Combined Runners section of my T&F Record Book.
Second to Obiri was Mercy Cherono.
Her 8:21.14 ranks her 6th A-T World.
And it's the new Age 23 record! (She turned 23 just 2 days ago!!)
Faith Kipyegon was 3rd in 8:23.55.
She's now 14th A-T World.
And on that Combined 1500-3000 list, she's now in 8th place, with a combined time of 12:20.53 (just 0.17 behind Obiri), her times being 3:56.98 and the 8:23.55.
She did NOT get the Age 20 record! That belongs to.....Wang Junxia's 8.06.11 WR!!
Viola Kibiwot was next, in 8:24.41.
This makes her 15th A-T World.
It's also the Age 30 record!
Now, remember me mentioning earlier that Sonia O'Sullivan lost her Age 24 record to Obiri?
Well, poor Ms O'Sullivan lost ANOTHER Age record in this race!!
Sonia held the old Age 30 record, an 8:27+ from 2000!!
She lost TWO individual year Age records....in less than 8.5 minutes!!
Following Kibiwot, in 5th place, was Almaz Ayana, whose 8:24.58 ranks her 17th A-T World!!
And she just missed breaking Meseret Defar's Ethiopian National record by....0.07 seconds!!
Then came Indoor TRIPLE WR holder Genzebe Dibaba!!
She was leading for awhile, but faded on the last lap to an 8:26.21, which was still her Outdoor PR!!
She's in 23rd place on my World DDD list!
And her time is the best 6th place time ever!
Irene Jelagat's 8:28.51 is the best-ever 7th place time!
Finally, Mimi Belete's 8:30.00 is the best-ever 8th place time!
Quite a race, eh?
Well, all these women moving ON my list meant that six women were REMOVED from my list!!
And what a group of women they are!!
Gone are:
Tatyana Samolenko's 8:26.53 from 1988. She was 19th.
Svetlana Ulmasova's 8:26.78 from 1982. She was 20th.
Lyudmila Bragina's 8:27.12 from 1976, which had rated 21st.
Paula Ivan's 8:27.15 from 1988, which was 22nd.
Geta Wami's 8:27.62 from 2001, which was 23rd.
And Maricica Puica's 8:27.83 from 1985, which was in 24th place!!
Another deep race was the Men's 1500.
Asbel Kiprop won in the Meet Record time of 3:29.18.
Ayantah Souleiman's 3:30.16 is the new Djibouti National record.
He broke his own record!
James Magut ran 3:30.61, for the best 5th place mark ever!
The best-ever 6th place mark was Aman Wote's 3:30.86.
It's also the Ethiopian National record!!
Sort of surprising that no one in Ethiopia had run faster, but I guess they're mainly longer distance runners!
Bethwell Birgen ran 3:31.22 in 7th place, the best-ever for that place!
The Men's HJ also had depth.
The winning jump of 7-10.75 made Ivan Ukhov 3rd A-T World. (tied with 2 others).
He moved up from 11th, where he was tied with 3 others.
It's also the new Age 28 record!
Derek Drouin, Eric Kynard, and Mutaz Barshim all jumped 7-9.25.
Drouin's wasn't a PR, while Kynard's tied his PR from last year.
Barshim's 7-9.25 is, however, the best 4th place mark ever!!
He beat out Patrick Sjoberg's 7-8.75 from 1988!!
Kemi Adekoye, who recently became a Bahrainian, set a National record of 54.59 in the 400H.
The old Bahrain record?
Would you believe it was 61.14??!!
Caterine Ibarguen won a pedestrian (for her!) TJ with a jump of 47-4.25.
But it's the Doha Meet Record!
A new Czech National record was set by 400 runner Pavel Maslek, with his 44.79.
He broke his own record.
Wrapping up Doha, I want to give credit to Chanelle Price, who FINALLY broke through the 2 minute barrier!
But her 1:59.75 (for 2nd behind Eunice Sum) is still 0.68 seconds from reaching 24th place on my US DDD list!
There's a few more marks I'll throw in here, some several days old.
Meref Bahta's 14:59.49 from the Payton Jordan meet is a Swedish National record.
I had no idea she was Swedish!!
There's yet one more HS girl over 14-0 in the PV!!
Serena Streich vaulted 14-0, making her 5th A-T HS, tied with 4 others.
She is the 9th High School girl to reach that barrier outdoors!!
Nijel Amos (who finished 2nd to Mohammed Aman in Doha in a 1:44+) ran a 45.56 400.
With his 800 PR of 1:41.73, this makes him the 2nd fastest Combined 400-800 runner in history!!
(Behind Guess who?...!!)
His total time is 2:27.29.
Bobby Colantino got a HT mark of 228-0, making him 23rd A-T HS.
He's just a sophomore!!
Stamatia Scarvelis continues to progress in the SP.
She PR'd with a toss of 53-9.25.
This moves her from 7th A-T HS (tied with 1 other) up to 5th.
Nyla Woods threw the Hammer 180-4, making her 21st A-T HS.
The inimitable Kim Collins ran 10.22 in the 100, breaking the Age 38 mark of Linford Christie (10.38 from 1998)
He should be able to SHATTER that mark this summer!!
Finally, there's HS Sophomore Kiana Phelps.
She threw the Discus 179-7 for 14th A-T HS.
But more importantly, she broke the Soph Class record with her throw!!
BTW, the girl who was sent OFF the DDD list was none other than Natalie Kaalawahia of Hawaii, with her 174-9 throw from 1983!!
This weekend isn't done yet!!
There's still the Texas State HS meet, with Desiree Freier going for a new HSR tomorrow.
(Not to mention whatever else ensues from that meet!!)
Also, tonight is the Oregon Twilight.
I might have another post on Monday, if there's enough new results of worth!
Also, look for an "extra" post about those Combined Time lists!!
Monday, May 5, 2014
A Record(s) Night at Stanford
If you love the distance stuff, you can't beat the Payton Jordan Invitational!
Each and every year, they hold 8 to 10 hours of non-stop races, from 800's to 10K's.
And these races always provide massive alterations to each year's Top 10 (or Top 24 in the case of Aaron K's Track and Field Record Book! LOL) lists.
This year, I paid $19.99 to buy Flotrack's livestream.
(The cost is for a whole month of Flotrack programs!)
And it was well worth every penny.
Following is a full recap of the record and list alterations I was thrilled to watch!
There's several marks to report other than what happened at Stanford, but I'll do the Jordan meet first.
Going from shortest distance (800) to the longest (10000), the 800 produced just one mark, and it wasn't in the fastest heat!!
Well, what was supposed to BE the fastest heat.
No, Eliud Rutto ran his 1:45.37 in Heat 2, which was supposed to be slower than Heat 1, which had Mark Wieczorek and Caz Loxsom.
But they ran tactically, so no fast times.
Rutto, however, ran it hard, his time a new Meet Record.
But he misses making my DDD list for Collegians by 0.06.
By the way, I missed reporting another fast Collegiate 800, from the Mt SAC Relays.
Brandon McBride ran 1:45.35 there, a bit faster than Rutto, but still missing my Top 24 list!
While both Elite 1500's were fast, only 1 mark did any Record Book damage.
And it made quite a dent!!
Elise Cranny finished just 6th in a field of 13 Collegians and Professionals, but her time of 4:10.95 makes her the fastest High School girl ever.....except for Mary Cain!
One of those she beat was Moscow 1500 team member Cory McGee!!
She'd run 4:15.07 outdoors in 2013, so this 4.12 improvement wasn't much of a surprise.
But it moves her further ahead of the girl---Alexa Efraimson---whom most "experts" were seeing as the "next Mary Cain".
But I saw Cranny as the real threat.
For one, she's a year or more older than Efraimson.
Two, her kick at the end of that 4:15.07 (at last year's Payton Jordan!!) was fierce!!
So Cranny is # 2 A-T HS outdoors in the 1500.
She's also the outdoor Senior Class record holder.
Also, if she ran 17.0 for her last 109 meters (Not unreasonable!), her Mile time would be 4:27.95.
Only one HS'er has run a faster mile!
I hope she gets the opportunity to CRUSH that 4:35.24 Outdoor HS record!!
(In a head-to-head duel with Efraimson??)
Kate Grace, who PR'ed last summer in the 800 at 1:59.47, won Cranny's heat with a 4:07.35 PR.
The Women's 3000SC was won by Shalaya Kipp in 9:39.12, a Non-PR.
But 2nd, with a HUGE PR, was Aisha Praught.
Her time of 9:42.08 ranks her 21st A-T US.
But it was the 5000's where most of the record action took place.
The women's elite race went first.
Meref Bahta, who had beaten Abbey D'Agostino at Mt SAC, in 15:30 and change, dipped under 15:00 here!!
But she was beaten by Sifan Hassan, who ran 14:59.23 to beat Bahta's 14:59.49!
But it was 2 American Collegians and 2 American Pro's who produced the most shockwaves!
Katie Mackey edged out Laura Thweatt, 15:04.74 to 15:04.98 in the battle for 3rd.
Mackey, whose 4:04.60 at the 2013 Oxy Hi-Performance meet just beat Mary Cain's 4:04.62 HSR, is now # 19 A-T US in the 5000.
Thweatt is 20th A-T US.
One of those who was edged OFF my DDD list was Lynn Jennings, her mark of 15:07.92 dating from 1990!
Speaking of Cain, the two Collegians both ran against Cain in some HS races a few years ago!
Aisling Cuffe, a Stanford junior, ran a startling 15:11.13.
This makes her the 3rd fastest Collegian EVER outdoors!
It's also the Collegiate Junior Class record.
And the record she beat?
Would you believe Abbey D's 15:11.35 from last year??!!
Abbey D may have a RACE on her hands come June's NCAA Championships!!
The other College girl is just a freshman!!
Erin Finn, that iconic front-running stud(-ette?), got a PR of about 15 seconds with her time of 15:26.08.
This misses the Collegiate Frosh Class record (Alicia Craig's 15:25.35) by just 0.73!!
She's now 19th A-T Collegiate!
Two All-Time Collegiate greats from the past were REMOVED from my DDD by Cuffe's and Finn's entrance!
They were in 23rd and 24th place.
Remember Stephanie Herbst and Cathy Branta (Easker)?
GONE!!
Their marks dated from 1986 and 1985, respectively!
And they were both Wisconsin athletes!
The Men's 5000 Elite race brought on 3 Record Book alterations.
In a fantastic race, Ben True just nipped Hassan Mead, with times of 13:02.74 and 13:02.80!
True moves from 12th to 9th A-T US.
And he sets a new Payton Jordan Meet Record!
Mead moved from 16th up to 10th A-T US!
Back a bit came Lopez Lomong with his outdoor PR of 13:07.95.
This moves him up to 11th A-T US.
He was in 13th place before.
The Men's 10K gave us two Collegiate list alterations.
Shadrock Kipchirchir ran 27:36.79, making him 9th A-T Collegian.
Kennedy Kithuka's 27:41.73 makes him 14th A-T Collegian.
Dropped OFF the Top 24 list was iconic Mike Musyoki's 28:03.79 from 1979!!
He'd been in 24th place.
The Women's Elite 10000 was like the 5K, giving us 2 Collegiate and 2 Professional list changes.
Sally Kipyego not unexpectedly won the race, in a solid 30:42 and change.
But just 5 seconds behind Sally came Molly Huddle.
Her time of 30:47.69 is a PR by about 41 seconds!
And it makes her 2nd fastest American, behind only Shalane Flanagan!
She moved up from 13th place on the list.
Jordan Hasay improved her PR by a bit less than 7 seconds, her time of 31:39.67 moving her from 24th A-T US up to 22nd.
In the Collegiate ranks, Emma Bates beat Juliet Bottorff.
Bates ran 32:20.83, ranking her 11th A-T Collegian.
Bottorff ran 32:25.69, making her 14th A-T Collegian.
And yes, there are other marks to report, as I stated earlier.
But before I get into that, let's revisit a mark made in the 2011 Chicago Marathon!
Remember Lillya Shobokhova's great 2:18:20??
It was great, alright!
Made that way with the help of illegal drugs!!
She's been banned, and that mark has been annulled!
Replacing her, and becoming 24th A-T World, is Berhane Adere's 2:20:42 from 2006.
Adere also replaces Shobokhova as the Age 33 record holder, with the same result.
The new Russian National record holder is Galina Bogomolova's 2:20:47 from 2006.
Maria Michta is America's best Walker, male or female, of the past few years.
While that's not exactly World Class Brag material, nonetheless, Michta deserves high praise for a (perhaps!) unique accomplishment.
In the World Cup Walk Trials 20K (in March?), Michta broke the AR with a time of 1:31:10.
Well, in the World Cup race itself a few days ago, she AGAIN broke the AR--her own!--with a time of 1:30:49.
She finished just 30th, but I wonder if anyone, male or female, has ever broken a distance record (running or walking) TWICE in one year!!
Hell, twice in the space of a few short WEEKS!!
Her "baby" sister, Katie, still in HS, walked the Junior 10K WC race, but got carded out (for the first time, it was reported!).
She's an up-and-comer!
The Michta's.
Remember their name!!
Some field event marks made news.
Andrew Evans, a Kentucky senior, tossed the Discus 217-9, ranking him 5th A-T Collegiate.
Tavis Bailey hit 211-8 in the DT, making him 23rd A-T Collegiate.
Colton Ross, a senior at Stephen A Austin, PV'ed 18-8.25 for 17th A-T Collegiate, but tying him with 5 others.
Annika Roloff PV'ed 14-5.25, tying her with 4 others at 18th A-T Collegiate.
Fawn Miller threw the Javelin 181-6, just making my DDD in 24th place, Collegiate.
Besides Cranny's from Stanford, there are 3 more HS marks worth noting.
Garrett O'Toole ran a 1500 in 3:45.55, ranking him 17th A-T HS.
John Nizich threw the Javelin 222-9, making him 20th A-T HS.
The 3rd mark is worth noting, but I wish I didn't feel the need!
Why?
Because it came in that alien monstrosity, the 3200!
I don't have a list for 3200.
Nor for 1600.
I DO have lists for the ACTUAL One and Two MILE distances!
Sorry, but Amelia Paladino's spectacular 3200 time of 10:00.43 will NOT be found anywhere in my book!!
Too bad, because if those jerk authorities would have added just 18 meters to her race, she CERTAINLY would be on my 2 Mile list, probably ranking as high as 4th A-T HS!!
I've said this too many times, but I hope she runs that fast over the Two MILE distance.
I would LOVE writing her name in my book!!
(She won the Penn MILE in 4:45 and change!!)
Almost forgot, but the first American Track League meet took place in Indiana a few days ago!
Here's the Meet Records (just the event and mark listed):
Men
100 10.31
400 45.34
1500 3:40.36
3000SC 8:33.79
HJ 7-3.75
PV 18-8.75
Women
400 52.47
800 2:02.21
100H 12.89
400H 56.05
For now, I'll consider the whole series of meets as one meet, thus having just one Meet Record (covering all of the meets).
I have no idea whether the same events will be held in every meet, or whether different athletes will participate next week (in Virginia).
But this blog will continue to report on the results!
As it will on other meets.
The Doha Diamond League is next week also!
See you then!
Each and every year, they hold 8 to 10 hours of non-stop races, from 800's to 10K's.
And these races always provide massive alterations to each year's Top 10 (or Top 24 in the case of Aaron K's Track and Field Record Book! LOL) lists.
This year, I paid $19.99 to buy Flotrack's livestream.
(The cost is for a whole month of Flotrack programs!)
And it was well worth every penny.
Following is a full recap of the record and list alterations I was thrilled to watch!
There's several marks to report other than what happened at Stanford, but I'll do the Jordan meet first.
Going from shortest distance (800) to the longest (10000), the 800 produced just one mark, and it wasn't in the fastest heat!!
Well, what was supposed to BE the fastest heat.
No, Eliud Rutto ran his 1:45.37 in Heat 2, which was supposed to be slower than Heat 1, which had Mark Wieczorek and Caz Loxsom.
But they ran tactically, so no fast times.
Rutto, however, ran it hard, his time a new Meet Record.
But he misses making my DDD list for Collegians by 0.06.
By the way, I missed reporting another fast Collegiate 800, from the Mt SAC Relays.
Brandon McBride ran 1:45.35 there, a bit faster than Rutto, but still missing my Top 24 list!
While both Elite 1500's were fast, only 1 mark did any Record Book damage.
And it made quite a dent!!
Elise Cranny finished just 6th in a field of 13 Collegians and Professionals, but her time of 4:10.95 makes her the fastest High School girl ever.....except for Mary Cain!
One of those she beat was Moscow 1500 team member Cory McGee!!
She'd run 4:15.07 outdoors in 2013, so this 4.12 improvement wasn't much of a surprise.
But it moves her further ahead of the girl---Alexa Efraimson---whom most "experts" were seeing as the "next Mary Cain".
But I saw Cranny as the real threat.
For one, she's a year or more older than Efraimson.
Two, her kick at the end of that 4:15.07 (at last year's Payton Jordan!!) was fierce!!
So Cranny is # 2 A-T HS outdoors in the 1500.
She's also the outdoor Senior Class record holder.
Also, if she ran 17.0 for her last 109 meters (Not unreasonable!), her Mile time would be 4:27.95.
Only one HS'er has run a faster mile!
I hope she gets the opportunity to CRUSH that 4:35.24 Outdoor HS record!!
(In a head-to-head duel with Efraimson??)
Kate Grace, who PR'ed last summer in the 800 at 1:59.47, won Cranny's heat with a 4:07.35 PR.
The Women's 3000SC was won by Shalaya Kipp in 9:39.12, a Non-PR.
But 2nd, with a HUGE PR, was Aisha Praught.
Her time of 9:42.08 ranks her 21st A-T US.
But it was the 5000's where most of the record action took place.
The women's elite race went first.
Meref Bahta, who had beaten Abbey D'Agostino at Mt SAC, in 15:30 and change, dipped under 15:00 here!!
But she was beaten by Sifan Hassan, who ran 14:59.23 to beat Bahta's 14:59.49!
But it was 2 American Collegians and 2 American Pro's who produced the most shockwaves!
Katie Mackey edged out Laura Thweatt, 15:04.74 to 15:04.98 in the battle for 3rd.
Mackey, whose 4:04.60 at the 2013 Oxy Hi-Performance meet just beat Mary Cain's 4:04.62 HSR, is now # 19 A-T US in the 5000.
Thweatt is 20th A-T US.
One of those who was edged OFF my DDD list was Lynn Jennings, her mark of 15:07.92 dating from 1990!
Speaking of Cain, the two Collegians both ran against Cain in some HS races a few years ago!
Aisling Cuffe, a Stanford junior, ran a startling 15:11.13.
This makes her the 3rd fastest Collegian EVER outdoors!
It's also the Collegiate Junior Class record.
And the record she beat?
Would you believe Abbey D's 15:11.35 from last year??!!
Abbey D may have a RACE on her hands come June's NCAA Championships!!
The other College girl is just a freshman!!
Erin Finn, that iconic front-running stud(-ette?), got a PR of about 15 seconds with her time of 15:26.08.
This misses the Collegiate Frosh Class record (Alicia Craig's 15:25.35) by just 0.73!!
She's now 19th A-T Collegiate!
Two All-Time Collegiate greats from the past were REMOVED from my DDD by Cuffe's and Finn's entrance!
They were in 23rd and 24th place.
Remember Stephanie Herbst and Cathy Branta (Easker)?
GONE!!
Their marks dated from 1986 and 1985, respectively!
And they were both Wisconsin athletes!
The Men's 5000 Elite race brought on 3 Record Book alterations.
In a fantastic race, Ben True just nipped Hassan Mead, with times of 13:02.74 and 13:02.80!
True moves from 12th to 9th A-T US.
And he sets a new Payton Jordan Meet Record!
Mead moved from 16th up to 10th A-T US!
Back a bit came Lopez Lomong with his outdoor PR of 13:07.95.
This moves him up to 11th A-T US.
He was in 13th place before.
The Men's 10K gave us two Collegiate list alterations.
Shadrock Kipchirchir ran 27:36.79, making him 9th A-T Collegian.
Kennedy Kithuka's 27:41.73 makes him 14th A-T Collegian.
Dropped OFF the Top 24 list was iconic Mike Musyoki's 28:03.79 from 1979!!
He'd been in 24th place.
The Women's Elite 10000 was like the 5K, giving us 2 Collegiate and 2 Professional list changes.
Sally Kipyego not unexpectedly won the race, in a solid 30:42 and change.
But just 5 seconds behind Sally came Molly Huddle.
Her time of 30:47.69 is a PR by about 41 seconds!
And it makes her 2nd fastest American, behind only Shalane Flanagan!
She moved up from 13th place on the list.
Jordan Hasay improved her PR by a bit less than 7 seconds, her time of 31:39.67 moving her from 24th A-T US up to 22nd.
In the Collegiate ranks, Emma Bates beat Juliet Bottorff.
Bates ran 32:20.83, ranking her 11th A-T Collegian.
Bottorff ran 32:25.69, making her 14th A-T Collegian.
And yes, there are other marks to report, as I stated earlier.
But before I get into that, let's revisit a mark made in the 2011 Chicago Marathon!
Remember Lillya Shobokhova's great 2:18:20??
It was great, alright!
Made that way with the help of illegal drugs!!
She's been banned, and that mark has been annulled!
Replacing her, and becoming 24th A-T World, is Berhane Adere's 2:20:42 from 2006.
Adere also replaces Shobokhova as the Age 33 record holder, with the same result.
The new Russian National record holder is Galina Bogomolova's 2:20:47 from 2006.
Maria Michta is America's best Walker, male or female, of the past few years.
While that's not exactly World Class Brag material, nonetheless, Michta deserves high praise for a (perhaps!) unique accomplishment.
In the World Cup Walk Trials 20K (in March?), Michta broke the AR with a time of 1:31:10.
Well, in the World Cup race itself a few days ago, she AGAIN broke the AR--her own!--with a time of 1:30:49.
She finished just 30th, but I wonder if anyone, male or female, has ever broken a distance record (running or walking) TWICE in one year!!
Hell, twice in the space of a few short WEEKS!!
Her "baby" sister, Katie, still in HS, walked the Junior 10K WC race, but got carded out (for the first time, it was reported!).
She's an up-and-comer!
The Michta's.
Remember their name!!
Some field event marks made news.
Andrew Evans, a Kentucky senior, tossed the Discus 217-9, ranking him 5th A-T Collegiate.
Tavis Bailey hit 211-8 in the DT, making him 23rd A-T Collegiate.
Colton Ross, a senior at Stephen A Austin, PV'ed 18-8.25 for 17th A-T Collegiate, but tying him with 5 others.
Annika Roloff PV'ed 14-5.25, tying her with 4 others at 18th A-T Collegiate.
Fawn Miller threw the Javelin 181-6, just making my DDD in 24th place, Collegiate.
Besides Cranny's from Stanford, there are 3 more HS marks worth noting.
Garrett O'Toole ran a 1500 in 3:45.55, ranking him 17th A-T HS.
John Nizich threw the Javelin 222-9, making him 20th A-T HS.
The 3rd mark is worth noting, but I wish I didn't feel the need!
Why?
Because it came in that alien monstrosity, the 3200!
I don't have a list for 3200.
Nor for 1600.
I DO have lists for the ACTUAL One and Two MILE distances!
Sorry, but Amelia Paladino's spectacular 3200 time of 10:00.43 will NOT be found anywhere in my book!!
Too bad, because if those jerk authorities would have added just 18 meters to her race, she CERTAINLY would be on my 2 Mile list, probably ranking as high as 4th A-T HS!!
I've said this too many times, but I hope she runs that fast over the Two MILE distance.
I would LOVE writing her name in my book!!
(She won the Penn MILE in 4:45 and change!!)
Almost forgot, but the first American Track League meet took place in Indiana a few days ago!
Here's the Meet Records (just the event and mark listed):
Men
100 10.31
400 45.34
1500 3:40.36
3000SC 8:33.79
HJ 7-3.75
PV 18-8.75
Women
400 52.47
800 2:02.21
100H 12.89
400H 56.05
For now, I'll consider the whole series of meets as one meet, thus having just one Meet Record (covering all of the meets).
I have no idea whether the same events will be held in every meet, or whether different athletes will participate next week (in Virginia).
But this blog will continue to report on the results!
As it will on other meets.
The Doha Diamond League is next week also!
See you then!
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