NCAA--Big Records among the Shocks

Well, this report is a BIT belated!
If you saw my previous post from 12 days ago, then you know I fell (VERY!!) ill to food poisoning, and was unable to file a report (let alone follow the results!!) either before, or after the recent NCAA
Well, better late than never.
(Or is that...Better live than dead!?)

This year's event had some BIG records and tons of great marks.
But it also gave us a shock...or two or three.

And there was none bigger than Collegiate Record holder in the PV, Demi Payne, NO HEIGHTING!!
Expected fireworks between Payne and former CR holder Sandi Morris never got off the ground----LITERALLY!!
Payne missed 3 times at her opening bar of 14-6.

As it was, Morris won with a 15-1.
(Just 1 year ago, that would have tied Kaitlin Petrillose's CR!!)
But it did tie Petrillose's Meet Record!

Duke's Megan Clark raised her PR to 14-9 to take 2nd.
She moves from 19th A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others, up to 8th, tied with 4 others.
She also moves onto the A-T US list, into 21st place, tied with 3 others.

Stephanie Richartz moved up to 14-7.25.
She moves from 22nd A-T Collegiate to 13th, where she's tied with 5 others!

Shawn Barber did it again!
For the 3rd (or 4th?) time this season, he raised the Collegiate Record in the PV.
His latest extension rose to 19-4.75.
Besides the CR, it's also the Meet Record, the Age 20 record, the Junior Class record, and the National Record of Canada--all of which were his previously!
He's now 16th A-T World, tied with 2 others.

Jake Blankenship also got a 19 footer!
His 19-0.25 moves him from 11th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, to 5th, tied with 2 others.
He's also now 14th A-T US, tied with 10 (!!) others!

Another Collegiate Record fell--in the Women's Pentathlon!
But it didn't change hands, as Kendell Williams broke her own mark from last year by 43 points, scoring 4678 points.
This is also the Soph Class record and the NCAA Meet Record.
She doesn't move up in the US rankings, however, remaining 5th A-T US!
And she misses the World DDD by 91 points!

The event had some depth on the Women's side.
Erica Bougard scored 4566 points, 20 short of her PR.
But she gets the Senior Class record!

Xenia Rahn took 3rd with 4450 points.
She moves from 20th A-T Collegiate to 7th!

Alex Gochenour scored 4430 points, making her 9th A-T Collegiate.
She's also 11th A-T US!

Jess Herauf scored 4372 points.
She moves from 20th A-T Collegiate up to 13th.
(I earlier said Xenia Rahn had moved from 20th A-T Collegiate.  Basically, both were true, as one displaced the other prior to moving up!)
Herauf is also now 16th A-T US.

The Men's Heptathlon had a surprise winner.
Luca Weiland scored 6070 points.
It's the Soph Class record.
And it makes him 8th A-T Collegiate!

He beat favored Garrett Scantling by just 2 points, Scantling's 6068 points moving him from 12th to 9th on the A-T Collegiate list!
(He remains in 18th place on the A-T US list!)

Mike Morgan scored 5995 points, making him 13th A-T Collegiate!
He's 19th A-T US!

Bilal Abdullah scored 5941 points.
He's now 18th A-T Collegiate, and 20th A-T US.

Devon Williams scored 5835 points, which would have put him in 24th place on the A-T US list, except 1 or 2 others beat him to it!

Jenna Prandini had quite a meet!
She pulled off 2 out of 3 wins, losing only to CR holder Ramona Burchell in the 60.

She ran 22.52 in the 200, exploding onto the A-T Collegiate list in 6th place!
She moved from 23rd A-T US, tied with 1 other, to 6th, also tied with 1 other.
And she enters the World DDD in 17th place, tied with 2 others.

Kyra Jefferson improved her PR from 22.79 to 22.64 in her heat, then again to 22.63 in the final!
This moves her from 18th A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others, to 12th.
And it moves her from 17th A-T US, tied with 1 other, to 11th.

(Prandini's losing effort in the 60, a 7.15, still moves her from 18th A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others, to 10th, tied with 5 others!)

Jenna also won the Long Jump with a leap of 21-10.
This makes her 16th A-T Collegiate, and 21st A-T US.

The Women's Field Events were fairly strong across the board.
And none---not even the PV!---were more thrilling than the Shot Put.

Raven Saunders is a Maniac, a Monster, an Animal, a Beast---an EXTREMELY talented thrower!
No matter what happens over the next few years, the story---and the scope!---of this woman's meteoric rise though the ranks is simply stunning!

As I've noted before, she doesn't believe in improving her PR's by INCHes!
No, this girl propels herself forward by FEET (in every sense!  LOL).
From a mid-40's thrower as late as fall of 2013, she exploded to 52-3 in late December of that year.
A few days later, she added another FOOT (and 5 inches!), reaching 53-8.
Then, in the 2014 NBIN, she added almost three more FEET, hitting the INdoor HSR of 56-7.50.
A few months ago, as a Southern Illinois Freshman, she added another FOOT, hitting 57-10.50.
Then ANOTHER FOOT, now up to 59-0.25.
Finally, at the NCAA, she added JUST (!!) 9 inches, reaching 59-9.50.
BUT wait a sec!
Battling an on fire Tori Bliss, Saunders exploded yet again---adding more than TWO FEET to the PR she had at the Meet's beginning, and a healthy 15.75 inches to her In Series PR---reaching a massive 61-1.25!

This is the Frosh Class record.
It moves her from 15th A-T Collegiate up to 4th.
And it makes her 14th A-T US.

Might I be so bold as to predict she'll get the American Records, both OUTdoors and INdoors, BEFORE the Rio Olympics?
And that Valerie Adams just might have a whole new challenge to her reign as Queen of the Shot!

As noted, Tori Bliss wasn't a ragdoll!
She improved her PR to 60-7.25.
She remains 8th A-T Collegiate.
But she moves from 19th A-T US to 15th.

Omar McLeod broke the Collegiate Record in the 60H, running 7.45.
And it was a runaway victory, as 2nd was just 7.67.
It's also the NCAA Meet Record, the Soph Class record, and the National Record of Jamaica.
He moves from 2nd A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, into 1st.
But he misses the World Top 24 list by 0.01 seconds!

The Women's 60H was a closer race!
Kendra (now called Keni??) Harrison won with a time of 7.87.
This moves her from 5th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, to 3rd.
And she moves from 23rd A-T US, tied with 1 other, to 19th.

Just one tick back was Bridgette Owens, her 7.88 moving her from 13th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, to 5th.
She's now 19th A-T US, tied with 1 other.

Trayvon Bromell produced both a huge shock and (two) great marks!

The shock was when he False Started in the 60.
(Remembering Trentavis Fridays's FS in the WJC's last year!)

Similar to Friday, Bromell also redeemed himself in the 200.
First running 20.23 in his heat, he sprinted a spectacular 20.19 in the final.
This is the Age 19 record.
It makes him 2nd A-T Collegiate.
And 2nd A-T US.
And 3rd A-T World!!
So why doesn't he get the Soph Class record also?
Because Wallace Spearmon's 20.10, the Collegiate Record, was run when he was a Soph!

Andre De Grasse, a Canadian, finished 2nd in 20.26.
He gets the Canada National Record.
And he gets the Junior Class record.
He's 3rd A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others.
And he's 5th A-T World, tied with 3 others.

Michael Lihrman won the battle of the WT'ers.
His 80-10.25 was good for the NCAA Meet Record.

Conor McCullough finished 2nd, tossing the WT out 80-3.75.
This moves him from 13th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, to 2nd.
He moves from 14th A-T US, to 5th, tied with 1 other.
And he moves from 20th A-T World to 6th, where he's tied with 1 other.

Ida Storm finished behind Kirsten Peoples, but People's didn't PR in the Women's WT.
Storm improved from 73-6 to 74-0.25.
This improves her own National Record of Sweden.
It moves her from 14th to 12th on the A-T Collegiate list.
And it moves her from 20th A-T World, tied with 1 other, to 17th.

DeAnna Price hit 72-3.75.
She gets 24th A-T Collegiate.
And 23rd A-T US, tied with 1 other.

The Men's SP produced a mild upset..
Stipe Zunic beat favored Ryan Crouser.
Zunic's winning throw of 69-3.25 is the National Record of Croatia.
He moves from 20th A-T Collegiate to 13th, tied with 1 other.

Jonathan Jones's SP of 67-6.75 makes him 24th A-T Collegiate.

The TJ's were won by Marquis Dendy and Ciarra Brewer.
Dendy hit 57-0 for the NCAA Meet Record.
He moves from 8th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, into 3rd.
And he moves from 12th to 8th on the A-T US list!
(He misses the World DDD by less than 4 inches!)

Dendy also won the LJ, tieing his 2013 PR of 27-2.

Brewer beat Keturah Orji with a big PR leap of 45-11.75.
This moves her from 15th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, to 9th.
And it moves her from 16th A-T US, tied with 2 others, into 5th.

The Women's Mile winner, Leah O'Connor, ran like a Professional--except there was no rabbit.
Hitting 2:11.6 at the halfway point, she was clearly going for a FAST time!
She faded, but not by much!
Her 4:27.18 is the 2nd fastest Collegiate time ever!
And she's now 8th A-T US, tied with 1 other.

She beat back Shelby Houlihan, whose 4:28.71 was by no means a jog!
It moves her from 11th A-T Collegiate to 6th.
And it places her at 18th A-T US.

Rosie Clarke improved her PR by 0.03 seconds, to 4:31.75, but she remains 14th A-T Collegiate.

Erin Teschuk's 4:32.35 makes her 18th A-T Collegiate.

Natoya Goule got Hazel Clark's NCAA Meet Record in the 800, running 2:01.64.
And she ran it like a Born Again Alysia Montano!
She split 27.08, then 29.55, for a first 400 of 56.63!
Then she raced through 600 in 1:28.04.
Since the time is official, this makes her 6th on the A-T Collegiate 600 list!!
It also moves her from 6th A-T Collegiate (for the full 800), tied with 1 other, into 3rd!

Hanna Green's 2:03.16 moves her from 24th A-T Collegiate to 16th.

Edward Kemboi won the Men's 800 in 1:46. 05.
This places him 6th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other.

Dylan Capwell improved to 1:46.70.
This moves him from 16th A-T Collegiate to 14th, tied with 1 other.

Clayton Murphy's 1:47.06 makes him 24th on both the Collegiate and US lists.

Vernon Norwood beat Deon Lendore in the 400, running 45.31.
He moves up on all 3 of the lists.
From 13th A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others, to 10th.
From 15th A-T US, tied with 2 others, to 13th.
And from 24th A-T World, tied with 5 others, into 19th.

Courtney Okolo's 51.12 took the Women's 400.
This moves her up 1 spot on the A-T Collegiate list, from 13th to 12th.
And it moves her from 13th to 11th on the A-T US list.

Taylor Ellis-Watson's 51.52 moves her from 19th to 15th on the A-T Collegiate list.
She also moves from 20th to 16th on the A-T US list!

The Women's distance races produced some decent marks.

Dominique Scott beat Elise Cranny in the 3000.
Scott's 8:55.19 makes her 8th A-T Collegiate!

Cranny ran a solid 8:58.88.
This gives her the Freshman Class record!
And it makes her 17th A-T Collegiate.

Katrina Coogan ran 9:01.16, making her 22nd A-T Collegiate.

Moved OFF my Collegiate 3000 list were two icons.
Lauren Fleshman's gone from 2003.
And from 1990, gone too is Suzy Favor Hamilton!!

Rachel Johnson improved her 5000 PR from last December by 0.10 seconds, running 15:40.35.
There is no change in her Collegiate lists standing, as she remains 18th.
But she moves up one spot on the US list, from 20th to 19th.

Scott and Cranny also had a duel of sorts in the DMR.

Scott's 1600 split of 4:28 beat Cranny's 4:31, and that about decided the winner.
Arkansas ran 10:51.89.
They moved from 9th A-T School to 2nd.

And Stanford ran 10:53.66.
However, Arkansas improved their School's PR by quite a bit more than Stanford did.
Thus, in one of those weird end results, Stanford actually LOSES a spot, despite getting a PR!
They drop from 4th School to 5th!

Baylor's 11:04.21 makes them 19th A-T School.

The 4X400 Relays produced some list-changing marks.

Texas A&M's Men's team broke the Collegiate Record!!
Their 3:02.86 is also the NCAA Meet Record.

Nebraska ran 3:04.83, moving them from 13th A-T School to 9th.

Arkansas's Women ran 3:28.70.
They move from 6th to 4th fastest School.

USC (Southern California) ran 3:29.63, moving them from 16th fastest School to 7th.

Clemson ran 3:30.88, moving them from 15th to 10th fastest School.

Duke's 3:32.56 makes them the 16th fastest School.

And Kentucky's 3:33.17 moves them from 23rd fastest School to 18th!

Ronnie Baker was a mildly shocking Men's 60 winner.
His 6.52 makes him 11th A-T Collegiate, tied with 4 others.

Finally, from the NCAA meet, Leontia Kallenou HJ'ed 6-4.
This is the National Record of Cyprus.
And it moves her from 24th A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others, to 16th, where she's also tied with 2 others!

Because of my illness, I'm playing Catch-Up.
Thus, I have quite a lot of non-NCAA or NBIN marks to report.

But this post is too long, so hopefully, I'll be able to place them at the end of my NBIN report----which I HOPE to produce later today!!

I am sooooooo happy to be back-----and healthy again!!
Thank you for your patience!

While it's ludicrous for me to post my "predictions" for Meet Records for the NCAA and NBIN meets----something I was PLANNING to do almost two weeks ago before HELL attacked me!!--I will tell you of one such prediction I had in mind!!

I was going to say I thought Raven Saunders would win the SP with a massive PR of.....61-8.25!!
(Not THAT far off, eh??)