A short report

With a couple of World Challenge meets, lower division Collegiate Conferences, and some big HS State meets, I thought this weekend would have seen MUCH more record and high list action than we saw.
Remember a post from last year titled something like "That Moby Dick Moment"?  (Can't remember the actual title, and too lazy to look it up!)
Well, we've just experienced another one!
Meaning, it was a VERY quiet weekend before an upcoming one that SHOULD (WILL!!) provide me with enough material to (maybe!) call for multiple posts!
(See below for some details on this!)

However quiet it was, there WERE some good marks.

One correction first.
I reported that Marquis Dendy's winning TJ at the SEC (56-11.25) was a legal jump.
Sorry, but it was wind-aided.
I've removed it from my Collegiate list.
However, he did have a legal jump of 55-8.50, which is his OUTdoor PR, and puts him in at 22nd on the Collegiate list, tied with 1 other.
He was taken OFF my US list!

Move over, Kaylin Whitney?
In a CIF meet, Lauren Rain Williams, a soph (just like Whitney was last year!), sped a 200 in 22.68.
It had an aiding wind of 3.2 that negates the mark for list purposes.
However, according to a couple of sources, it's the 5th fastest time under "all conditions", which includes wind-aided marks.
Whatever the case, it's an EXCELLENT time!!
Will she follow Whitney into the Pro ranks?

BTW, speaking of Ms Whitney, the new Pro had her first overseas meets AS a Pro!
In the 2nd meet, she faced Veronica Campbell-Brown!
Out of lane 2.
VCB won in 22.68, but Whitney surprised by finishing 2nd in 23.06, her fastest time as a Pro!

There are a few other legal sprint times to report.

Marvin Bracy broke through the 10 second barrier, running the 100 in 9.95.
This satisfied the many people who have considered Bracy the next great American sprinter!
And it makes him 22nd A-T US, tied with 6 others!

Dafne Schippers also broke through a barrier--the 11 second kind.
Her 10.94 set a new National Record for the Netherlands!

And it beat Dina Asher-Smith's 11.02.
The 19 year old Brit set the National Record of Great Britain with her time.

Another NR for the Netherlands was Sifan Hassan's 1000 time of 2:34.68.

That race (in the Hengelo meet) had some depth, as the first 9 all ran under 2:40.

Anita Hinriksdottir ran 2:36.63 for the Age 19 record.
It's also the new National Record of Iceland.

Jenny Meadows ran it in 2:36.13 for the Age 34 record.

Speaking of Age 34 records, another one was set by Fabiana Murer in the PV, as she vaulted 15-3.

In a different meet, American Melinda Withrow, vaulted 15-1.
She's now 12th A-T US, tied with 6 others.
She has an interesting story, which in some ways resembles that of Demi Payne.

As with Payne, she was good, but not great in HS and in her early college years.
After college, Withrow basically disappeared, only starting to compete again recently.
She'd never broken 14 until this year.
And now she's over 15---at age 30!
The only difference with Payne (as far as I know!) is that Withrow is not a new mother!

Speaking of PV'ers, the Weeks twins competed in a Heptathlon together.
After 6 events, Lexi was leading by a few points.
In the 800, Tori beat Lexi, 2:19.47 to 2:19.81.
However, she came up ONE point short of beating her sister, the final scores being 4481 and 4480!!

In a Throwers meet, Dani Bunch got a big PR in the SP, throwing it 61-11.75.
She's now 10th A-T US!

Sean Furey got a PR in the JT with his 270-11.
He moves from 18th to 15th on the A-T US list!

Elena Bruckner threw the Discus out to 182-8, for 10th A-T HS.
(I have SOME doubts about this mark, as another meet 8 days later saw her throw just 152+.)


Kiah Hicks had a 196-7 Discus Throw, making her 24th A-T Collegiate!

Aldan Tooker ran the 3000SC in 9:06.37 for 12th A-T HS!

Bella Burda won the NY State 3000 in 9:37.31.
But that wasn't the big news from that race, as Burda was probably favored to win.

The BIG news came from that incredible SEVENTH Grade girl, Katelyn Tuohy!
Can't remember her place in the race (5th??), but she ran 9:48.44!!
I have no idea what the record is for 7th Grade girls, but this MUST be very close to the "record"!
And it fits in very well with her recent 4:58.40 Mile (See my earlier post!).
Given a last 218 meters at about the same pace, she would have a Two Mile time of UNDER 10:30!!

And there you have it---a short report!

But check out what's coming!

Tomorrow is the Ostrava meet, which besides Usain Bolt, includes MANY great athletes.
Then come the Collegiate Regionals, East and West.
And on May 29th and May 30th is the Prefontaine DL!!

The latter has such a GREAT field (in EVERY event!) that I MIGHT do a preview post prior to the Friday night session!
If not, I'll surely do a HUGE post covering this always-great meet in DETAIL!!

See you soon----if not sooner!!
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