And here we go, Ladies!
Same format, same bunch of stuff!
(See my Men's Preview to see what I mean!)
20000 Walk (1:32:39)
Even though Maria Michta-Coffey is the best American Walker---Men OR Women!--and has Walked faster than this MR several times--the heat, and expectations of a tactical race--should put paid to a new MR.
That said,do NOT bet every penny you own against it happening!!
Erin Gray and Miranda Melville should be the other two who go to Rio!
Recent 50K (!!) completist Erin Taylor-Talcott, and Katie Burnett are ones to watch if disaster strikes any of the top trio.
Maria's kid sister, Katie Michta, is here too, but has the slowest seed time!
DT (216-2, or 65.89)
Two veterans of veterans--Gia Lewis-Smallwood and Stephanie Brown-Trafton--are here, but only GLS has any chance to divide the top 3.
Those should be Shelbi Vaughan, Whitney Ashley, and Liz Podomenick.
Several Collegians had great seasons, but might not be ready to challenge the Profesh's!
They are Kelsey Card, Hannah Carson, Tera Novy, and Valerie Allman.
The MR should survive to the 2020 OT's!
10000 (31:09.65)
Without Shalane Flanagan (or even the injured Erin Finn) to play "Follow the Leader", this race could turn tactical.
(Just remember what happened in the 2012 OT race!!)
Want a LOCK?
Know how to spell Molly Huddle's name??
After her, solid threats include Kim Conley and Marielle Hall.
But American Women's distance running is in the midst of an historic Renaissance, so there's a lengthy list of understudies to the Big 3.
Jordan Hasay, Natosha Rogers, Tara Welling, Kellyn Taylor, Stephanie Bruce (returning from TWO births of babies!!), and Liz Costello are ones to watch.
But Aliphine Tuliamuk and Emily Sisson could surprise.
LJ (23-8.25, or 7.22)
Brittney Reese SEEMS to have moved past her penchant for fouling her way into the abyss, so reserve her ticket for Rio!
Tianna Bartoletta has the necessary speed to hit some big ones, and Jasmine Todd--her problems at school behind her--might shock for the 3rd spot.
Janay DeLoach and Quenesha Burks could surprise.
Watch for HSR holder Kate Hall!
Only Reese has the potential to get that MR.
HJ (6-7, or 2.01)
HSR holder, and newbie Profesh, Vashti Cunningham could deflate the wheels (and the ego's!!) of her older brethren, who nonetheless, are strong candidates to complete the Rio Trio!
They are 3-time Mom Chaunte Lowe, and reformed cocaine bustee, Inika McPherson!
But don't overlook Liz Patterson and Rachel McCoy.
She has ZERO chance to make the team---or even make it out of Qualifying!!--but it will still be fascinating to see Amy Acuff jump, as she turns 41 on July 14th!!
400 (49.28)
No MR today, boys & girls!
But it will still be a fascinating race!
We have "oldies" like Allyson Felix and Fran McCorory.
We also have "other" oldies--DeeDee Trotter and Natasha Hastings!
Then we have a select duo of rookies--Courtney Okolo (who could be considered the prohibitive favorite!!) and Quanera Hayes.
No Sanya Richards-Ross??
Oh, she's here!
But she's also in deep injury recovery---which ain't going well!!
IF she makes the final (or maybe even the semi's!!), I'd be a bit surprised!
100 (10.49)
That 10.49 will still be the MR in 2116!!
That said, you can pretty much hand Rio fares to Tori Bowie and English Gardner right now!
But that 3rd spot (not to mention 4X100 Relay spots!!) is up for grabs.
Will 17 year old Candace Hill make it?
Or Kaylin Whitney?
Of those 2 HS Pro's, Hill is better in the 100.
Barbara Pierre, Jasmine Todd, , Jenna Prandini, and Ariana Washington are dark horses.
Also watch for Super Vet Carmelita Jeter!!
800 (1:57.04)
If this were 2 or 4 years ago, I'd say Ajee Wilson, Alysia Montano, and Brenda Martinez WAS our 800 team, then close the door and lock it!!
But we have a "new" group of contenders now--all of whom have a strong chance to intercept the Rio reservations of the Top 3!
Do NOT be surprised to see Laura Roesler, Raevyn Rogers, or Kate Grace on the podium!
Phoebe Wright is having her best year in a while, and we can't ignore Molly Ludlow!!
Oh yeah, keep your eyes peeled for Fashionista Maggie Vessey!!
The MR should be safe, unless someone (Alysia, you listening??) takes it out in 56 or so!
HT (235-7, or 71.81))
The new American Record holder---GWEN BERRY, folks!!!--is almost 15 feet ahead of this MR, and should DESTROY it!!
She is a L-O-C-K!!!!
Amanda Bingson--the former AR holder, and ESPN Body Issue Icon!!--should be as solid a lock, but she has yet to hit 240 this year!
Amber Campbell is always in the mix.
Oiselle's only HT'er--Brittney Henry--is looking good this year.
Jeneva Stevens and DeAnna Price are ones to watch!
SP (63-5, or 19.33)
Four Americans are in this field who have surpassed this MR at one time or another!
Of those, Jill Camarena-Williams is probably the weakest, currently, as she's coming back from injury and giving birth!
But don't count her out!
More solid contenders are the Shot Diva, Michelle Carter, as well as the suddenly surging Tia Brooks, and that explosive Collegian, Raven(ous!!)Saunders!!
Others with some street cred include Jeneva Stevens, Brittney Smith, and Felicia Johnson.
A wild (Card) is---Kelsey Card!!
(OK, apologies for these lame jokes!!)
TJ (47-5, or 14.45)
The US of A hasn't had as great a threat to the rest of the world in the Women's TJ in a long time as we do now with 20 year old Collegian Keturah Orji!
She not only broke the Collegiate Record, but the American Record as well, this year!!
And she can only get better, with 48 feet on the horizen!
So the MR is definitely under a blitz attack from this phenom!!
Andrea Geubelle is having maybe her best year ever.
The other team spot is wide open!
Watch for Christina Epps, Bria Matthews, April Sinkler, and Christina Manning.
3000SC (9:27.59)
Besides being a TWO-time American Record breaker, and one of the upcoming group of ESPN Body Issue nudes (Issue comes out July 6th!!), Emma Coburn is also our most reliable female SC'er!!
Always in the race--whichever race you're talking about!!--she's on her way to Rio!!
After her, we have a great group of sub-9:30 women, all of whom have a chance to join Emma in Brazil!!
Courtney Frerichs, Colleen Quigley, Leah O'Connor, Ashley Higginson, Bridget Franek, Stephanie Garcia, and Jamie Cheever all fit that description.
There's the HSR holder, who finally went sub-10:00, down to 9:50--Brianna Nerud.
Also watch for surprises from much-improved Megan Patrignelli and Oiselle's Megan Rolland.
Don't neglect Nicole Bush or Shalaya Kipp, either!
100H (12.33)
The US could stock the teams of maybe a dozen or more other nations with our 100H "leftovers", we're so deep in this event!!
Even the newest group of High School kids (none of whom made it here!!) would be included on such a roster!!
That said, HOW do you choose the 3 who will be heading to Rio??
Let's begin with the 12.24 girl, Kendra Harrison!
Then add a dash of Jasmin Stowers.
Pepper this stew with the Queen--that "other" Ms Harrison!
But don't forget to sprinkle this salad with Brianna Rollins, Sharika Nelvis, Kristi Castlin, and Nia Ali.
And guess what?
That Olympic Bobsledder, notorious celibate, and InstaGram Icon--Lolo Jones--scratched due to lingering injuries!!
And can anyone explain why Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, the young 12.69 gal, is here?
She's supposedly Puerto Rican--and in fact, is supposedly the PR record holder!!--yet she's here in the US Trials!!
I realize PR is sort of our "stepchild"--but is Miss C-Q eligible for both??
Heptathlon (7215)
This MR might not make it to the 22nd century, but it'll be close!!
So who's our top candidate?
I'm going to stake my place on the proverbial limb, and say her name is Kendell Williams!
Barbara Nwaba is VERY strong, but I'm also seeing another Collegian--Erica Bougard--preventing the Old School's Sharon Day-Monroe from going to Rio.
Watch for Heather Mills-Koch.
JT (201-9, or 61.50)
This MR should go down--hard!!
Maybe by all 3 of the medalists!
They should be super-vet Kara Winger, and newbies Maggie Malone and Hannah Carson.
Also watch for Brittany Borman, Arianna Ince, and Maggie's younger sister, Audrey Malone!
PV (16-1.75, or 4.92)
Once the surest of Solid Locks--the trio of Jenn Suhr, Sandi Morris, and Demi Payne all have BIG question marks next to their names--all injury related!!
(Morris & Payne because of freakish broken pole accidents, and Suhr for chronic injuries!)
That said, do NOT bet against any or all of them!!
I'm naming Morris & Suhr as---heh, SURE bets!!--with Payne the most doubtful!
IF any of them can't get it done, vets such as Mary Saxer and Kylie Hutson could fill in.
Also watch for Kristin Hixson, Becky Holliday, and Katie Nageotte.
Surprise Collegiate threats could come from Megan Clark and 19 year old Lexi Weeks.
Don't overlook Kristin Brown either!
400H (52.95)
This MR is fairly safe, but not entirely!!
Okay, folks, how good (great!!) is 16 year old Sydney McLaughlin??
(She'll turn 17 on August 7th!)
I'm saying she will win this race, and be on the plane to Brazil!!
Shamier Little--one of the most fascinating Tweeters I know!!--will give the youngster a righteous battle!
Also look for Georgeanne Moline and Ashley Spencer.
Others who might challenge (at least to make the final!!) are Cassandra Tate, Delilah Muhammad, Tiffany McWilliams, Jaide Stepter, and maybe even another HS kid---Anna Cockrell!
5000 (14:45.35)
Despite the strength of this field, and the fact the Number One stud here is the AR holder, I don't see this MR falling!!
(I'd be happy if even just Molly Huddle dips under 15:00!!)
With Huddle doubling back from the 10K, she might have a little mob following her as she strolls around the oval.
The strongest threat might be new 4:03.39 1500 gal, Shelby Houlihan!
But Molly needs to check her rear-view mirror too for Abbey D'Agostino, Nicole Tully, Katie Mackey, Emily Infeld, Marielle Hall, Kim Conley, Emily Sisson, and Natosha Rogers.
One who MIGHT have been a stronger challenger--but who is now on the road back from injury--is young Allie Ostrander.
But she'll be interesting to watch anyway!!
Gabe Grunewald and Lauren Paquette could surprise!
200 (21.69)
That MR is held by Allyson Felix!
(See my 400 comments for more on Felix!)
With Felix possibly not at the top of her game, watch for Tori Bowie to be the tape breaker here!
With Felix STILL a good candidate for a Rio spot, add Jenna Prandini as the most likely 3rd member.
But HS Profeshes Kaylin Whitney and Candace Hill should NOT be ignored!!
Watch too for Candyce McGrone, Ariana Washington, and Jeneba Tarmoh!
1500 (3:58.92)
Maybe THE most fascinating---and deepest!--field here!!
Don't think the MR will fall--unless someone decides to try to throw down the gauntlet to the Major Domos--Shannon Rowbury and Jenny Simpson!!
Who might they be?
Morgan Uceny is having her best year in a long time!!
So is Kate Grace--and she has 1:59.47 speed!!
Treniere Moser, Heather Kampf, Shelby Houlihan, Brenda Martinez (IF she doubles here!!), Cory McGee, and Gabe Grunewald are all strong candidates for that 3rd Rio place.
BUT--we should NOT underestimate the potentials of the youngsters!!
Start with Alexa Efraimson, the most proven AND consistent teenager in the pack, as well as one with the best set of PR's---2:01.11 and 4:03.39!!
Then add HS Junior Kate Murphy, who has a WICKED kick!!
And watch for a couple of 20 year olds, but already "veterans"--Elise Cranny and Mary Cain.
One I will be watching for---and hope she makes the final!!--will be Sarah Brown!
As you know, she gave birth to her 1st child in early March, but has been saying ever since her pregnancy was announced that she intends to try for Rio!
IF she makes the final (and especially if she makes the TEAM!!!), it will be THE most amazing story of the meet---and the Olympic Games itself!!
The first events--the Men's and Women's 20000 meter Walks--begin in less than 4 hours!
Enjoy the meet!
And expect DETAILED coverage of all the results--as often as possible--throughout the meet!!
Thursday, June 30, 2016
Olympic Trials Preview--Men
I'm going to try to fit this into 1 post, so let's not waste space!
I'll be listing the events in the order of the Finals!!
Given are the Meet Records and the names to watch!
Please refer to the Meet Schedule I provided earlier for all the dates and times of each event!
Note: The OT Meet Records are NOT the same as the USATF Championship MR's!! Also, MR's set in the 1980 OT's are included, even though we boycotted those Games!!
20000 Walk (1:23:00.1)
Trevor Barron was once seen as America's great Walker of the future--then he "retired". But he's back, hopefully better than ever! (That MR is his!!)
Nick Christie and John Nunn should be the other Rio team members!
Also watch for Emmanuel Corvera.
This event will be held in Salem on a one kilometer course!!
The MR could fall, except it's supposed to be in the 80's, and these races are normally tactical--just to make the team!!
SP (72-7, or 22.12)
Joe Kovacs has been fairly consistent, so he should win this!
Reese Hoffa is the best of the "oldies".
Ryan Crouser just PR'ed, and seems ready for a big move up!!
Also look for Kurt Roberts, Darrell Hill, Jordan Clarke as 3 "middle grounders" to watch.
But don't forget a couple of stalwarts--Ryan Whiting and the comebacking Adam Nelson, who turns 41 on July 7th!!
MR is vulnerable, especially with Kovacs!!
10000 (27:25.33)
Will Galen Rupp want to win, or just make the team?
He's been beaten recently, so I'm predicting Ben True is going to win this! Rupp should be close, however. Third spot might be a dogfight, with Hassan Mead, Eric Jenkins, and Sam Chelanga with the best chances.
Also keep eyes on Diego Estrada, Len Korir, Shadrack Kipchirchir, and the Ancient One, Bernard Lagat!
In fact, I wouldn't be at all shocked to see him on the Podium!!
As for the MR, this is a Championship race, and you know how THOSE usually go!!
Then again, we have some fast dudes here!!
Decathlon (9039 points)
Ashton Eaton.
Okay, you can go back to sleep now!
Assuming he doesn't get speared by a javelin or a pole (LOL), he'll be going to Rio!
Watch his first 2 events to see if he's on a WR pace!
But that's doubtful!!
Trey Hardee is a HUGE question mark, IMHO!
He's been injury prone, and I just can't put ALL my trust in him to make this team!
(I'll probably be crying later for being such a dumb ass!!)
Anyway, look for Jeremy Taiwo and Zach Ziemek to possibly steal Hardee's Rio ticket!
Devon Williams, Harrison Williams, and Curtis Beach are 3 others to watch.
LJ (28-9, or 8.76))
That MR is safe!
In fact, I'd be super pleased if even ONE jump (windy or not!!) went 28 feet!!
Marquise Goodwin & Marquis Dendy could top the Podium.
Jarrion Lawson should pick up the 3rd spot.
But Jeff Henderson, Will Claye, and Mike Hartfield are certainly threats!
400 (43.44)
Without Kirani James or Wayde Van Niekerk to challenge him, don't expect LaShawn Merritt to get the Meet Record!
(Although he might break 44!!)
David Verburg is a steady sub-45 guy, and Gil Roberts has had a good year so far.
Michael's Cherry & Berry are ones to watch, as are Vernon Norwood, Arman Hall, and Jeremy Wariner!
But want a real shock candidate?
Look to see if HS'er Michael Norman makes it to the final!!
100 (9.77)
The G-Men are back--aka Justin Gatlin and Tyson Gay!
As for Trayvon Bromell, only question is if he's 100% healthy!!
If he is, he's pretty much a lock for 3rd! (Or higher??)
Marvin Bracy is the super dark horse here.
But also expect Ryan Bailey, Mike Rodgers, and Clay Vaughn to make it at least as far as the semi's!
A REAL shock threat is HS'er Noah Lyles!!
The MR could fall, but probably won't--even with Hayward Field's notorious winds!!
PV (19-4.25, or 5.90)
Sam Kendricks is our own Little Bubka (or Lavillenie??).
He should win here!
And even threaten the MR!
Jake Blankenship is good, but NOT a lock!!
Devin King had a good spring, and might have the momentum to make the team!
Brad Walker is an oldie, but hasn't shown much recently.
Watch also for Joey Uhle, Mike Arnold, Audie Wyatt, and the HSR holder, Chris Nilsen!
(Would be nice if Nilsen at least made the final!!)
JT (270-4, or 82.40)
A weak event that could use some juice!
Regrettably, the juice can isn't even half full!
Nonetheless, expect Riley Dolazel and Cy Hostetler to rule the roost here!
Tim Glover might sneak into the 3rd spot, ahead of Sean Furey, and 2 Sam's--Humphreys and Crouser!
Even though it's not a great field, the MR could fall!!
800 (1:42.80)
That MR is SOOOOOO close to the American Record, and I would LOVE it if both went down!!
With new stars like Boris Berian and Donavan Brazier, we might just see a "fast" race--meaning sub-1:44!
But sub-1:43?
Doubtful!
Berian is one of my Super Heroes--for his forcing Nike to surrender in their lawsuit against this former McDonald's burger flipper!!
But Brazier--however talented he is--is still too young to have established real consistency!
So I'm picking him for 4th!
Eric Sowinski has the wheels, and Duane Solomon has the savvy!
Caz Loxsom, Brannon Kidder, and Clay Murphy are others to watch.
Nick Symmonds---who's going to lead a HUGE protest here (giving out 24,000 strips of black tape, asking all athletes and everyone in the stands to wear it, wanting athletes to be allowed to advertise their sponsors on their uniforms and/or bodies!!)-is injured, but has said he'll jump hoops to get to the track!!
Love you guys---Boris & Nick!!!
HT (262-10, or 80.12)
Old standbys AG Kruger and Kibwe Johnson should lead this soft trio, with Rudy Winkler possibly adding some spice!
The MR is VERY safe!!
Conor McCullough, Sean Donnelly, amd Mike Lihrman are possibles--at least to make it out of Qualifying!
DT (225-4, or 68.69)
The Men's Throws--except for the SP--aren't even NEAR World Class--and the Discus is no different!
But Tavis Bailey has been having a solid 2016, so watch for him to make it to the top of the ladder!
Jared Schuurmans is a strong veteran, , and Rodney Brown is good for a team spot too.
Jason Young is a threat for that 3rd spot, as are younger throwers, Mason Finley and Sam Mattis!
3000SC (8:15.02)
The MR could fall, especially with Evan Jager in the field!
Remember that 57 (!!) last lap he ran not long ago??
WITH hurdles and water pit!!
Dan Huling is solid for the 2nd spot, while Cory Leslie is another who's been having a good 2016.
Don Cabral, Andy Bayer, Craig Forys are also comers, while Stan Kebenai and Mason Ferlic are dark horses!
TJ (58-4, or 17.78)
Will Christian Taylor break the MR?
In fact, will he threaten the WORLD Record??
If those tricky Hayward winds turn just right.....!!!!
Omar Craddock and Will Claye are fairly solid bets for the other team spots!
But watch for surprise leaps forward (Pun intended!!) by Chris Benard, Chris Carter, and Eric Sloan!
5000 (13:22.67)
Galen Rupp is entered here, but he's looking toward a Marathon and 10000 double!
So even if he does run this---and win!---it's almost a certainty he won't run this event in Rio!!
Thus I'm NOT including him in my Preview here!!
Ryan Hill has the kick to take this, but kicks are also the forte's of Eric Jenkins and Ben True!
Even if the race is a bit tactical, fast finishes could bring them in the vicinity of the MR!!
(BTW, Rupp holds that mark!!)
Watch too for Hassan Mead, Garrett Heath, Paul Chelimo, Shadrack Kipchirchir, and even Bernard Lagat--although he's likely to pass this event if he makes the 10K team---unless he runs it (like Rupp) just as a workout!!
200 (19.66)
Those G guys are back, but expect only Justin Gatlin to make this event's podium!
While Tyson Gay can be formidable here, look for Ameer Webb to follow Gatlin to the tape, with Walter Dix and Trayvon Bromell SOLID threats!!
Two HS'ers could add some fuel to the fire--Michael Norman and Noah Lyles!
And don't forget Isiah Young and the veteran, Wallace Spearmon!
I'd watch the wind reading if they get close to 19.66!!
110H (12.92)
Supposed to be one of our strongest events, but recently it's been "foreigners" who have led the way.
But David Oliver doesn't believe in losing--to anyone!!
And I doubt he'll lose here!!
Aries Merritt will probably be the crowd's favorite--win OR lose!!!
That 3rd spot is up for grabs--with Ronnie Ash probably just a wee bit ahead of the others, who include Aleec Harris, Jason Richardson, Devon Allen, Ryan Wilson, and Jarret Eaton!
The MR is pretty safe!
HJ (7-8.50, or 2.35)
Erik Kynard is such a LOCK, you can throw away the key!!
Jesse Williams is a strong veteran, but I'm seeing him just missing the Rio squad.
Replacing him could be newbies like Avion Jones and Bryan McBride!
Jeron Robinson, Randy Cunningham, Brad Adkins, and Ricky Robertson are others to watch!
If Kynard is HOT, the MR could go down (as long as the BAR doesn't!!).
400H (47.37)
No MR here!
But the Dutch & Futch Show could prevail, with maybe Bershawn Jackson sneaking in between them!!
That's Johnny Dutch and Eric Futch, BTW!!
Look for veterans like Kerron Clement, Jeshua Anderson, and Michael Tinsley to make things interesting!
A "shock" candidate is Taylor McLaughlin!!
1500 (3:35.15)
The meet's closer!!
But Steve Scott's "boycott year" MR will probably survive!
Matthew Centrowitz is pretty close to the "solidest" of locks here!!
But if it's a tactical race, there's a bunch of good kickers who could make Centro sweat a little!!
They include Ben Blankenship, Robby Andrews, and Leo Manzano.
I'm leaving King Leo the Lionhearted OFF the podium.
He runs too hot & cold for me to be confident of him making it!
Watch for Will Leer, Colby Alexander, Izaic Yorks, and Jeff See.
If Kyle Merber can get away from his Twitter habit for a few minutes, he might shoot some arrows at the ones ahead of him!!
I'll have the Women's Preview up in a few hours!!
See you then!
I'll be listing the events in the order of the Finals!!
Given are the Meet Records and the names to watch!
Please refer to the Meet Schedule I provided earlier for all the dates and times of each event!
Note: The OT Meet Records are NOT the same as the USATF Championship MR's!! Also, MR's set in the 1980 OT's are included, even though we boycotted those Games!!
20000 Walk (1:23:00.1)
Trevor Barron was once seen as America's great Walker of the future--then he "retired". But he's back, hopefully better than ever! (That MR is his!!)
Nick Christie and John Nunn should be the other Rio team members!
Also watch for Emmanuel Corvera.
This event will be held in Salem on a one kilometer course!!
The MR could fall, except it's supposed to be in the 80's, and these races are normally tactical--just to make the team!!
SP (72-7, or 22.12)
Joe Kovacs has been fairly consistent, so he should win this!
Reese Hoffa is the best of the "oldies".
Ryan Crouser just PR'ed, and seems ready for a big move up!!
Also look for Kurt Roberts, Darrell Hill, Jordan Clarke as 3 "middle grounders" to watch.
But don't forget a couple of stalwarts--Ryan Whiting and the comebacking Adam Nelson, who turns 41 on July 7th!!
MR is vulnerable, especially with Kovacs!!
10000 (27:25.33)
Will Galen Rupp want to win, or just make the team?
He's been beaten recently, so I'm predicting Ben True is going to win this! Rupp should be close, however. Third spot might be a dogfight, with Hassan Mead, Eric Jenkins, and Sam Chelanga with the best chances.
Also keep eyes on Diego Estrada, Len Korir, Shadrack Kipchirchir, and the Ancient One, Bernard Lagat!
In fact, I wouldn't be at all shocked to see him on the Podium!!
As for the MR, this is a Championship race, and you know how THOSE usually go!!
Then again, we have some fast dudes here!!
Decathlon (9039 points)
Ashton Eaton.
Okay, you can go back to sleep now!
Assuming he doesn't get speared by a javelin or a pole (LOL), he'll be going to Rio!
Watch his first 2 events to see if he's on a WR pace!
But that's doubtful!!
Trey Hardee is a HUGE question mark, IMHO!
He's been injury prone, and I just can't put ALL my trust in him to make this team!
(I'll probably be crying later for being such a dumb ass!!)
Anyway, look for Jeremy Taiwo and Zach Ziemek to possibly steal Hardee's Rio ticket!
Devon Williams, Harrison Williams, and Curtis Beach are 3 others to watch.
LJ (28-9, or 8.76))
That MR is safe!
In fact, I'd be super pleased if even ONE jump (windy or not!!) went 28 feet!!
Marquise Goodwin & Marquis Dendy could top the Podium.
Jarrion Lawson should pick up the 3rd spot.
But Jeff Henderson, Will Claye, and Mike Hartfield are certainly threats!
400 (43.44)
Without Kirani James or Wayde Van Niekerk to challenge him, don't expect LaShawn Merritt to get the Meet Record!
(Although he might break 44!!)
David Verburg is a steady sub-45 guy, and Gil Roberts has had a good year so far.
Michael's Cherry & Berry are ones to watch, as are Vernon Norwood, Arman Hall, and Jeremy Wariner!
But want a real shock candidate?
Look to see if HS'er Michael Norman makes it to the final!!
100 (9.77)
The G-Men are back--aka Justin Gatlin and Tyson Gay!
As for Trayvon Bromell, only question is if he's 100% healthy!!
If he is, he's pretty much a lock for 3rd! (Or higher??)
Marvin Bracy is the super dark horse here.
But also expect Ryan Bailey, Mike Rodgers, and Clay Vaughn to make it at least as far as the semi's!
A REAL shock threat is HS'er Noah Lyles!!
The MR could fall, but probably won't--even with Hayward Field's notorious winds!!
PV (19-4.25, or 5.90)
Sam Kendricks is our own Little Bubka (or Lavillenie??).
He should win here!
And even threaten the MR!
Jake Blankenship is good, but NOT a lock!!
Devin King had a good spring, and might have the momentum to make the team!
Brad Walker is an oldie, but hasn't shown much recently.
Watch also for Joey Uhle, Mike Arnold, Audie Wyatt, and the HSR holder, Chris Nilsen!
(Would be nice if Nilsen at least made the final!!)
JT (270-4, or 82.40)
A weak event that could use some juice!
Regrettably, the juice can isn't even half full!
Nonetheless, expect Riley Dolazel and Cy Hostetler to rule the roost here!
Tim Glover might sneak into the 3rd spot, ahead of Sean Furey, and 2 Sam's--Humphreys and Crouser!
Even though it's not a great field, the MR could fall!!
800 (1:42.80)
That MR is SOOOOOO close to the American Record, and I would LOVE it if both went down!!
With new stars like Boris Berian and Donavan Brazier, we might just see a "fast" race--meaning sub-1:44!
But sub-1:43?
Doubtful!
Berian is one of my Super Heroes--for his forcing Nike to surrender in their lawsuit against this former McDonald's burger flipper!!
But Brazier--however talented he is--is still too young to have established real consistency!
So I'm picking him for 4th!
Eric Sowinski has the wheels, and Duane Solomon has the savvy!
Caz Loxsom, Brannon Kidder, and Clay Murphy are others to watch.
Nick Symmonds---who's going to lead a HUGE protest here (giving out 24,000 strips of black tape, asking all athletes and everyone in the stands to wear it, wanting athletes to be allowed to advertise their sponsors on their uniforms and/or bodies!!)-is injured, but has said he'll jump hoops to get to the track!!
Love you guys---Boris & Nick!!!
HT (262-10, or 80.12)
Old standbys AG Kruger and Kibwe Johnson should lead this soft trio, with Rudy Winkler possibly adding some spice!
The MR is VERY safe!!
Conor McCullough, Sean Donnelly, amd Mike Lihrman are possibles--at least to make it out of Qualifying!
DT (225-4, or 68.69)
The Men's Throws--except for the SP--aren't even NEAR World Class--and the Discus is no different!
But Tavis Bailey has been having a solid 2016, so watch for him to make it to the top of the ladder!
Jared Schuurmans is a strong veteran, , and Rodney Brown is good for a team spot too.
Jason Young is a threat for that 3rd spot, as are younger throwers, Mason Finley and Sam Mattis!
3000SC (8:15.02)
The MR could fall, especially with Evan Jager in the field!
Remember that 57 (!!) last lap he ran not long ago??
WITH hurdles and water pit!!
Dan Huling is solid for the 2nd spot, while Cory Leslie is another who's been having a good 2016.
Don Cabral, Andy Bayer, Craig Forys are also comers, while Stan Kebenai and Mason Ferlic are dark horses!
TJ (58-4, or 17.78)
Will Christian Taylor break the MR?
In fact, will he threaten the WORLD Record??
If those tricky Hayward winds turn just right.....!!!!
Omar Craddock and Will Claye are fairly solid bets for the other team spots!
But watch for surprise leaps forward (Pun intended!!) by Chris Benard, Chris Carter, and Eric Sloan!
5000 (13:22.67)
Galen Rupp is entered here, but he's looking toward a Marathon and 10000 double!
So even if he does run this---and win!---it's almost a certainty he won't run this event in Rio!!
Thus I'm NOT including him in my Preview here!!
Ryan Hill has the kick to take this, but kicks are also the forte's of Eric Jenkins and Ben True!
Even if the race is a bit tactical, fast finishes could bring them in the vicinity of the MR!!
(BTW, Rupp holds that mark!!)
Watch too for Hassan Mead, Garrett Heath, Paul Chelimo, Shadrack Kipchirchir, and even Bernard Lagat--although he's likely to pass this event if he makes the 10K team---unless he runs it (like Rupp) just as a workout!!
200 (19.66)
Those G guys are back, but expect only Justin Gatlin to make this event's podium!
While Tyson Gay can be formidable here, look for Ameer Webb to follow Gatlin to the tape, with Walter Dix and Trayvon Bromell SOLID threats!!
Two HS'ers could add some fuel to the fire--Michael Norman and Noah Lyles!
And don't forget Isiah Young and the veteran, Wallace Spearmon!
I'd watch the wind reading if they get close to 19.66!!
110H (12.92)
Supposed to be one of our strongest events, but recently it's been "foreigners" who have led the way.
But David Oliver doesn't believe in losing--to anyone!!
And I doubt he'll lose here!!
Aries Merritt will probably be the crowd's favorite--win OR lose!!!
That 3rd spot is up for grabs--with Ronnie Ash probably just a wee bit ahead of the others, who include Aleec Harris, Jason Richardson, Devon Allen, Ryan Wilson, and Jarret Eaton!
The MR is pretty safe!
HJ (7-8.50, or 2.35)
Erik Kynard is such a LOCK, you can throw away the key!!
Jesse Williams is a strong veteran, but I'm seeing him just missing the Rio squad.
Replacing him could be newbies like Avion Jones and Bryan McBride!
Jeron Robinson, Randy Cunningham, Brad Adkins, and Ricky Robertson are others to watch!
If Kynard is HOT, the MR could go down (as long as the BAR doesn't!!).
400H (47.37)
No MR here!
But the Dutch & Futch Show could prevail, with maybe Bershawn Jackson sneaking in between them!!
That's Johnny Dutch and Eric Futch, BTW!!
Look for veterans like Kerron Clement, Jeshua Anderson, and Michael Tinsley to make things interesting!
A "shock" candidate is Taylor McLaughlin!!
1500 (3:35.15)
The meet's closer!!
But Steve Scott's "boycott year" MR will probably survive!
Matthew Centrowitz is pretty close to the "solidest" of locks here!!
But if it's a tactical race, there's a bunch of good kickers who could make Centro sweat a little!!
They include Ben Blankenship, Robby Andrews, and Leo Manzano.
I'm leaving King Leo the Lionhearted OFF the podium.
He runs too hot & cold for me to be confident of him making it!
Watch for Will Leer, Colby Alexander, Izaic Yorks, and Jeff See.
If Kyle Merber can get away from his Twitter habit for a few minutes, he might shoot some arrows at the ones ahead of him!!
I'll have the Women's Preview up in a few hours!!
See you then!
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Complete Olympic Trials Schedule
Before I do the schedule, I have a few good marks to report!!
In the Hengelo meet, the Ethiopians held their Olympic Trials for the 10000 meters!
And Almaz Ayana--in her first ever track 10K---ran 30:07.00 to easily defeat Tirunesh Dibaba in her return to track racing, after a long lay-off!!
She makes TWO of my Combined Events lists!
She's now 4th on the 3000-5000-10000 list!
Her times of 8:22.22, 14:12.59, and the 30:07.00 add to 52:41.81.
She's 3rd on the 5000-10000 list, with her 14:12.59 and 30:07.00 adding to 44:19.59!
Geleta Burka nipped the legendary Tirunesh, 30:28.47 to 30:28.53.
That was a 20 second PR for Burka!
Netsanet Gudeta ran 30:36.75 in 4th, with Genet Yalew 5th in 30:37.38
Sebere Teferi followed in 30:40.59.
Three others ran in the 30:50's.
The Men's race saw three under 27:00.
Yegrem Demelash took the win in 26:51.11
Then came Tamirat Tola in 26:57.45, followed closely behind by Abadi Embaye's 26:57.88.
The latter is said to be just 17, born the usual African date of January 1st, but in 1999.
If the YEAR is correct, then he definitely gets my Age "0-17" record, becoming the first of that age to break 27!!
I'm NOT entering that as the record---yet!---until I can verify his age!
BTW, Ken Bekele DNF'ed around the 6000 meters point!
Thomas Kohler exploded out to 299-6 (91.28) in the Javelin Throw!
He moves from 15th A-T World to 10th, tied with 1 other!
Jan Kudlicki PV'ed 19-1.50 for the Czech Republic National Record!
And Michelle Lee Ahye's 22.33 in the 200 is the National Record of Trinidad & Tobago!
She also ran 10.94 in her 100 heat, then won the final with 11.00!
The Olympic Trials Schedule.
I will list the date, the time (Pacific Time), the Gender, the Event, then whether it's a Heat or whatever!
Letters used: Men (M), Women (W), Heat (H), Semi (S), Final (F), Qualifying (Q).
July 5th is an off day.
June 30th
9:00 a.m. The 20K Walks (F). Men begin at 9:00, the Women 1 minute later!
July 1st
11 a.m. Only morning event is Q for M SP.
4:00 to 6:15 p.m., (in order!) Women's DT Q, M 800 H, W HJ Q, W 800 H, W LJ Q, M 400 H, M SP F, W 400 H, and M 10000 F.
July 2nd
9:45 a.m. (with 5th event starting at 2:55 p.m.) M Decathlon (100, LJ, SP, HJ, 400)
10:30 a.m. to 1:46 p.m. M PV Q, W DT F, W 10000 F, W 800 S, W LJ F, M 800 S, W 100 H, M JT Q, M 100 H, W 400 S, M LJ Q, and M 400 S.
(As noted, the Dec 400 will follow this last event at 2:55!)
July 3rd
10:00 a.m.(with 10th event at 5:33 p.m.) M Decathlon (110H, DT, PV, JT, 1500)
3:15 to 5:53 p.m. W HJ F, W 100 S, M LJ F, M 100 F, W 400 F, M 400 F, Masters 1500 Races, M & W, W 100 F, and M 100 F.
The Dec 1500 is scheduled for after the Masters events, and before the 100's!
July 4th
3:30 to 5:51 p.m. M PV F, W 3000SC H, W TJ Q, M JT F, M 3000SC H, M 5000 H, W 800 F, and M 800 F.
July 6th
Hammer Throws ONLY!!
1:00 W Q
3:00 W F
5:00 M Q
7:00 M F
Crazy, huh??
July 7th
11:00 a.m. W SP Q
3:30 to 7:48 p.m. W JT Q, W 5000 H, M TJ Q, W 100H H, M 200 H, W 400H H, M DT Q, W SP F, W 1500 H, W TJ F, M 400H H, M 1500 H, and the W 3000SC F!
July 8th
3:00 to 5:54 p.m. W PV Q, M 110H H, W 200 H, M DT F, W 100H S, M HJ Q, M 1500 S, W 400H S, M 400H S, W 1500 S, M 3000SC F, M 200 S, and W 100H F!!
July 9th
12:30 to 4:40 p.m. W Heptathlon (100H, HJ, SP, 200)
4:00 to 5:52 p.m. W JT F, M TJ F, M 110H S, W 200 S, M 5000 F, M 200 F, and M 110H F.
The Hept 200 is scheduled between the M 110H S and the W 200 S.
July 10th
1:45 to 4:11 p.m. W Heptathlon (LJ, JT, 800)
2:30 to 5:20 p.m. (All Finals!!) W PV, M HJ, W 400H, W 5000, M 400H, W 1500, W 200, and the M 1500!!
The Hept 800 is scheduled between the W 400H and the W 5000!
Coming in the next few hours---
Detailed Previews of ALL events, with separate posts for Men and Women!!
In the Hengelo meet, the Ethiopians held their Olympic Trials for the 10000 meters!
And Almaz Ayana--in her first ever track 10K---ran 30:07.00 to easily defeat Tirunesh Dibaba in her return to track racing, after a long lay-off!!
She makes TWO of my Combined Events lists!
She's now 4th on the 3000-5000-10000 list!
Her times of 8:22.22, 14:12.59, and the 30:07.00 add to 52:41.81.
She's 3rd on the 5000-10000 list, with her 14:12.59 and 30:07.00 adding to 44:19.59!
Geleta Burka nipped the legendary Tirunesh, 30:28.47 to 30:28.53.
That was a 20 second PR for Burka!
Netsanet Gudeta ran 30:36.75 in 4th, with Genet Yalew 5th in 30:37.38
Sebere Teferi followed in 30:40.59.
Three others ran in the 30:50's.
The Men's race saw three under 27:00.
Yegrem Demelash took the win in 26:51.11
Then came Tamirat Tola in 26:57.45, followed closely behind by Abadi Embaye's 26:57.88.
The latter is said to be just 17, born the usual African date of January 1st, but in 1999.
If the YEAR is correct, then he definitely gets my Age "0-17" record, becoming the first of that age to break 27!!
I'm NOT entering that as the record---yet!---until I can verify his age!
BTW, Ken Bekele DNF'ed around the 6000 meters point!
Thomas Kohler exploded out to 299-6 (91.28) in the Javelin Throw!
He moves from 15th A-T World to 10th, tied with 1 other!
Jan Kudlicki PV'ed 19-1.50 for the Czech Republic National Record!
And Michelle Lee Ahye's 22.33 in the 200 is the National Record of Trinidad & Tobago!
She also ran 10.94 in her 100 heat, then won the final with 11.00!
The Olympic Trials Schedule.
I will list the date, the time (Pacific Time), the Gender, the Event, then whether it's a Heat or whatever!
Letters used: Men (M), Women (W), Heat (H), Semi (S), Final (F), Qualifying (Q).
July 5th is an off day.
June 30th
9:00 a.m. The 20K Walks (F). Men begin at 9:00, the Women 1 minute later!
July 1st
11 a.m. Only morning event is Q for M SP.
4:00 to 6:15 p.m., (in order!) Women's DT Q, M 800 H, W HJ Q, W 800 H, W LJ Q, M 400 H, M SP F, W 400 H, and M 10000 F.
July 2nd
9:45 a.m. (with 5th event starting at 2:55 p.m.) M Decathlon (100, LJ, SP, HJ, 400)
10:30 a.m. to 1:46 p.m. M PV Q, W DT F, W 10000 F, W 800 S, W LJ F, M 800 S, W 100 H, M JT Q, M 100 H, W 400 S, M LJ Q, and M 400 S.
(As noted, the Dec 400 will follow this last event at 2:55!)
July 3rd
10:00 a.m.(with 10th event at 5:33 p.m.) M Decathlon (110H, DT, PV, JT, 1500)
3:15 to 5:53 p.m. W HJ F, W 100 S, M LJ F, M 100 F, W 400 F, M 400 F, Masters 1500 Races, M & W, W 100 F, and M 100 F.
The Dec 1500 is scheduled for after the Masters events, and before the 100's!
July 4th
3:30 to 5:51 p.m. M PV F, W 3000SC H, W TJ Q, M JT F, M 3000SC H, M 5000 H, W 800 F, and M 800 F.
July 6th
Hammer Throws ONLY!!
1:00 W Q
3:00 W F
5:00 M Q
7:00 M F
Crazy, huh??
July 7th
11:00 a.m. W SP Q
3:30 to 7:48 p.m. W JT Q, W 5000 H, M TJ Q, W 100H H, M 200 H, W 400H H, M DT Q, W SP F, W 1500 H, W TJ F, M 400H H, M 1500 H, and the W 3000SC F!
July 8th
3:00 to 5:54 p.m. W PV Q, M 110H H, W 200 H, M DT F, W 100H S, M HJ Q, M 1500 S, W 400H S, M 400H S, W 1500 S, M 3000SC F, M 200 S, and W 100H F!!
July 9th
12:30 to 4:40 p.m. W Heptathlon (100H, HJ, SP, 200)
4:00 to 5:52 p.m. W JT F, M TJ F, M 110H S, W 200 S, M 5000 F, M 200 F, and M 110H F.
The Hept 200 is scheduled between the M 110H S and the W 200 S.
July 10th
1:45 to 4:11 p.m. W Heptathlon (LJ, JT, 800)
2:30 to 5:20 p.m. (All Finals!!) W PV, M HJ, W 400H, W 5000, M 400H, W 1500, W 200, and the M 1500!!
The Hept 800 is scheduled between the W 400H and the W 5000!
Coming in the next few hours---
Detailed Previews of ALL events, with separate posts for Men and Women!!
Monday, June 27, 2016
Hurdles Party Time at USATF JR's
No events held more expectations, or resulted in more mind-bending results, than the Women's hurdles.
Take your pick.
You had the HSR holder in the 400H--Sydney McLaughlin--readying for the Olympic Trials.
You had as deep a field---on the HS level---as any seen at the Professional level among USA Women in the 100H.
For the Men, while somewhat less in deed, you had a strong trio ready to roar in the Sprint Hurdles.
And you had Sydney's brother Taylor ready to prove that not ALL the McLaughlin family Hurdling talent laid on the female side!
Let the Games begin!!
Sydney?
Eh.
She ran a measly 54.54 to win the long race.
(I'm KIDDING, folks!!)
A mere 0.08 slower than her HSR, she surely looked ready for more---a LOT more!
Cruising to victory, she set the USATF JR's Meet Record, breaking her own mark!!
While she wasn't seriously challenged, the 2nd & 3rd placers ran better than ever!
Anna Cockrell broke into the 55's, running an 0.39 PR, her 55.89 moving her up 1 spot on the A-T HS list, from 5th to 4th!
And Brandee Johnson really revved up her game, timing 56.16, and moving all the way from 17th to 6th on the A-T HS list!!
In the heats, McLaughlin ran 56.62, while Cockrell did 57.05.
Taylor McLaughlin strode to a win in the 400H with his non-PR of 50.74.
He had run his heat in 51.04.
Norman Grimes, with a 50.10 PR, ran just 54.99 in his heat!
Don't know why!
In the 110H, Marcus Krah took control in the heats, running a quick, though non-PR time of 13.37.
But in the final, he ripped a 13.25, with a legal wind of 1.6.
This moved him from 4th A-T HS, tied with 1 other, to 3rd.
Two other HS'ers took 3rd & 4th.
(I'm not mentioning the 2nd placer, a collegian, as they don't use the 39 inch hurdles!!)
Grant Holloway ran 13.37, making him 9th A-T HS, tied with 1 other.
Then came Trey Cunningham, also timed in 13.37.
He moved from 20th A-T HS, tied with 3 others, to 9th, where he's now tied with Holloway!
Another threat, Chad Zallow, was DQ'ed!
I saved the best--and most startling!!--for last! (Among the Hurdles races, that is!)
Remember the name Tia Jones.
A 15 year old Freshman (She turns 16 in September!!), she shocked everyone--maybe including herself!!--by SMASHING through the 13 second barrier, and by breaking the High School Record of Dior Hall, and by breaking the Meet Record held by Kendell Williams----running a spectacular time of 12.84 (1.2), while beating an All-Star field in the doing!
And that was in the HEATS!!!
You heard me!
In the frigging HEATS!!
She blasted off the blocks, leaving all her older rivals behind, and arrived at the tape in just 12.84 seconds, WAY ahead of anyone's most insane predictions or dreams!!
Ir's the HSR, the Frosh Class record, the World Age 15 record, and the USATF JR's Meet Record!!
She moved from 7th to 1st on the A-T HS list!
In a separate heat, with a wind of 0.6, Tonea Marshall ran a non-PR (!) of 13.07,
Next in the same heat came Chanel Brissett's non-PR of 13.13, followed by Alexis Duncan in 13.16
For Duncan, she moved from 15th A-T HS, tied with 1 other, to 9th.
Next (in Jones's heat) came USC Collegian Jasmyne Graham, with her 13.21.
Ashley Miller ran 13.25, while Jayla Stewart ran 13.29.
Then came the final!
What would the sprightly young Tia do for an encore?
All eyes focused on this incredible phenom!
She ran 13.05.
In any other situation, any other race, this would have been a PR by 0.09 seconds, and still the Frosh Class record.
In this race, she was nipped by the fast improving Duncan!
Her winning 13.04 moved her from 9th to 6th, where she's tied with 1 other!
They're on their way to Poland!!
There were no more PR's, but the times were still good, with a legal wind of 0.3.
Anna Cockrell, a two-time Hurdles talent, ran 13.21 in 3rd, followed by Ashley Miller (13.22), Graham (13.25), Brissett (13.29), Stewart (13.32), with Marshall bringing up the rear with her 13.50.
(Not sure why Marshall wasn't up to her high standards here!)
Candace Hill, the new Pro, took care of Kaylin Whitney's then-HSR (as well as MR) of 11.10, sprinting the 100 in 11.09--in her heat!
Using a near-max wind of 1.9, Hill's time was an MR, as well as a HS PRO record, and a HS PRO Junior Class record!
She went on to run 11.24 to win the final (1.2).
Second was a full 0.17 seconds behind!
She scratched from the 200, even though she'd said in an interview that she wanted a time of 22.3 in the final!
She'd won her heat easily in 22.76.
Jayla Kirkland used Hill's absence to beat Taylor Bennett's 23.20 with her 23.16.
Michael Norman and Noah Lyles were 2 other sprinters being closely watched here!
Lyles--whose brother Josephus didn't run in the meet, and in fact ended his season, due to slow recovery from an injury--ran a great time of 10.08 in the 100.
But he was foiled by a JUST-illegal wind of 2.2!
Norman--after a heat time of 20.54 (0.8), tore up the track in the final, timing 20.15.
This was a USATF JR's Meet Record--beating the 20.18 by one Noah Lyles!!
Norman moved from 5th A-T HS to 3rd--just 0.02 from tying the HSR!!
The distance crowd performed very well overall, with some fast times--but it was the Women's 5000 that produced the most unexpected result!
Anna Rohrer, a Notre Dame Freshman, had run 15:32 INdoors, losing only to her teammate Molly Seidel!
No HS'er in the field had run faster than 16:28, a time Fiona O'Keefe had run earlier this OUTdoor season.
She seemed a safe bet for an easy ticket to Poland!
The race proceeded at a good clip, with the HS star tagging along in the shadow of the older Rohrer.
Now experienced in tight races (See my Brooks PR report on the Women's 2 Mile there!), O'Keefe clung to Rohrer like a barnacle to a rock.
With just over a lap to go, Rohrer started her kick, putting some distance between them, appearing on her way to a solid win.
But her engine stalled.
Running an "average" final lap of 71, O'Keefe finally won by a second, 15:56.84 to Rohrer's 15:57.92.
It's the Meet Record (by almost 14 seconds!!), and moves her from 17th A-T HS to 6th!!
Bella Burda was a far back 3rd in 16:43 and change!
If only Kate Murphy cared (or knew!) about HSR's!
With a 4:07.21 PR in the 1500 (off a 62 last 400!!), she has definite HSR (and then some!!) potential, probably in the range of a sub-8:50 for 3000 meters!!
But she's on her way to Eugene soon, where she'll face the likes of AR holder Shannon Rowbury and iconic Jenny Simpson, with possibly THREE races to run (if she makes the semis and final!!).
So here, in Clovis CA, she was more interested in "just" winning, and gaining a free ride to Europe for the WJC's!
This explains her winning time of 9:10.51 over the 9:11.66 of Katie Rainsberger!!
Missing the 1975 HSR of Lynn Bjorklund by less than 2 seconds, her time is the new Meet Record (beating Mary Cain's mark from 2014!), as well as the Junior Class record!
It makes her 2nd A-T HS!!
Rainsberger sprinted into 3rd on the same list!
They were followed by Destiny Collins, who ran her final HS race in a non-PR 9:21.44.
Knocked OFF my DDD were a couple of "oldies".
Gone are Sarah Schwald's 9:22.57 from 1990, as well as Aileen O'Connor's 9:22.68, dating back 39 years, to 1977!!
Two different young stars of the middle distances had a great duel in the 1500.
At least over the last 800!!
With an easy (!?) target of Mary Cain's 4:14.74 MR to beat, the duo of Christine Aragon (4:09.27 PR) and Alexa Efraimson (4:03.39 as a post-HS Profesh) took off together from the gun---slowly!
Hitting the 700 meter post at a snail's pace (for THEM!!) 2:09, they were aimed at finishing in a MoBot-style 4:30 or so--or just under 4:50 Mile pace!!
But Alexa, who has some serious street cred toward making the Rio squad, then upped the ante to a 62.7 lap to the 1100 line, followed like a preying hawk by Aragon.
It was only in the still-fast last 400 that Efraimson was able to put her young wannabe away, where they ran credible times in the mid-60's.
Their final 800's were 2:07.3 (Efraimson) and 2:08.3 (Aragon)!
THOSE 2 laps work out to a potential time of 3:58 or so!!
Shannon and Jenny may be locks (??), but that 3rd spot is gonna be a RACE!!!
And these 2 (as well as Kate Murphy) should have all the "adults" watching their backs!!
Both 800's produced Meet Records, but the Men's race winner was NOT named Donavan Brazier!!
A last minute scratch---or maybe just a DNS--Mr Brazier was maybe saving his all for next week's Trials!
Meanwhile, Vincent Crisp (Huh? Who??) took the win with the MR time of 1:46.87.
(How much faster might Brazier have taken it down??)
He beat Brian Bell's 1:47.18, and Carlton Orange's 1:47.87.
First HS'er--in 5th--was Brandon McGorty, with a 1:49.21.
In the Women's 800 heats, HS'er Ailiyah Miller ran 2:04.07, becoming 21st A-T HS.
Caitlin Collier, who recently ran a 1500 PR of 4:19.05 (See a previous post!), finished in 2:04.89, missing my DDD by 0.49 seconds.
But the final was a rip-roaring doozy!!
Sammy Watson--she of the 2:03.06 PR--outsprinted Miller by just 0.05, both nailing Trials Q's!!
Watson's 2:02.91 is the USATF JR's Meet Record!!
It was the oldest MR too--LeAnn Warren's 2:03.1 from 1979!!
This moved her from 11th to 9th on the A-T HS list!
VERY close behind came Miller's 2:02.96, which moves her all the way from 21st to 10th on the same HS list!!
In 3rd was surprising Ruby Stauber, whose 2:03.43 makes her 16th A-T HS!!
Knocked OFF my list was a real oldie--Ann Regan's 1977 time of 2:04.4!
The Women's HT was a biggie!
Joy McArthur, a newcomer to the HS list recently, upped her game to 203-8, which moves her from 5th to 2nd on the A-T HS list!
She'd had an earlier-round PR of 199-3, along with 4 fouls!
Ohio State's Olatoye Sade hit 198-8, with Haley Showalter next with 194-1.
In 4th, with a big PR throw of 191-2, came Shot Putter-supreme Alyssa Wilson!!
It makes her 14th A-T HS!!
Wilson won her specialty with 52-7.25, over 3 feet shy of her Junior Class record!!
Elena Bruckner threw just 51-0.75 in 2nd.
The Men's SP--which used a 13.2 pound ball!!--saw the 12 pound star trio of 2016 prevail!
Tripp Piperi won with 66-2.50---which for my purposes, is meaningless and useless!!
Bronson Osborn was next with 65-11.25, with Jordan Geist's 64-3.50 following.
Chris Nilsen found it less windy here, so nailed another 18 footer, his 18-0.50 prevailing over Deakin Volz's 17-10.50.
Nilsen made the height on his 3rd try, then missed 3 times at 18-6.50!
In the Women's PV, Collegian Mackenzie Shell went out after clearing 13-3.50.
She finished 5th.
The winner was Rachel Baxter, whose 13-9.25 matched Carson Dingler's 2nd place mark.
Dingler moves from 19th A-T HS, tied with 1 other, to 13th!
The Multis were taken by Cale Wagner, who scored 7532 points in what appears to be his first Decathlon (!!), and by NBN winner Emma Fitzgerald's 5451, which missed her NBN score by 13 points!!
Kaylee Hinton, who was fighting for the win after 5 events, fouled 3 times in the JT, finishing back in 10th after running the 800!
Other USATF JR events included---
Anali Cisneros Walking to a 10K win of 51:24.73, with Mile record holder Lauren Harris far back in 3rd.
Cameron Haught taking the Men's Walk with his 47:04.32.
Lynna Irby winning the 400 in 52.51, after a heat in 53.10.
Kahmari Montgomery edging Wil London in the Men's 400, 45.61 to 45.64!
Bobby Colantonio defeated Adam Kelly in the HT (NOT the HS weighted implement!!), 243-2 to 239-6!
Katelyn Gochenour taking the JT with her 163-10.
Madison Wiltrout was 5th.
Elena Bruckner beating Kiana Phelps in the DT, 179-10 to 176-9.
In 3rd was Josephine Schaefer, a HS Junior, her 176-3 making her 24th A-T HS!
Haley Showalter finished 11th, while Alyssa Wilson had 3 fouls!
Connor Bandel took the Men's "junior" weight Discus Throw with 202-7.
Darius Corbin took the HJ with 7-3.25, while Nicole Green won her gender's event with 6-0.
Charles Brown (No jokes, please!) of Texas Tech won the TJ with 53-7.75.
JaMari Ward was just 6th!
But Ward won the LJ, leaping a solid 25-8.75!
This makes him 23rd A-T HS, tied with 2 others!
Harrison Schrage was 2nd with 25-3.25.
Hudson Keffer of Arizona State won the JT with 229-10.
Liam Christensen had 3 fouls!!
The first 4 guys in the 10000 finished within 0.69 of each other, with Thomas Pollard's 30:46.04 prevailing.
Alaskan HS'er Levi Thomet was a creditable 4th in 30:46.73, but missed the HS list by 16 seconds!
Bria Matthews took a close Women's LJ with her 21-3.50 win over Samiyah Samuels's 21-1.50.
It makes Samuels 9th A-T HS, tied with 1 other!!
Matthews also won her specialty, the TJ, with a modest 43-2.25.
HS'er Chinne Okoronkwo was 2nd with 42-8.25.
At 1100 (in the Men's 1500), Austin Tamagno led in 2:51.20.
But he was outkicked by 2 Collegians, with Diego Zarate's 56 final lap leading to a time of 3:47.53.
Tamagno ran his final 400 in 57.7!
The 3000SC's were won in pedestrian (Read: SLOW!) times of 10:31.11 (Devin Clark) and 8:56.03 (Alex Rogers).
HS'er Eion Nohilly, who ran 9:06 recently, was 4th in 9:10 and change.
In 8th in the Women's race was HS'er Marissa Flournoy's 10:48.68, which make her 9th A-T HS!
Finally (at the JR's meet!) was the Men's 5000!
I'm embarrassed to reveal the winning time.
Let's just say that the two leading WOMEN in their 5K would have been somewhat competitive here!!
Zachary Snider ran (Errrr, CRAWLED!!!) the distance in 15:28.46!
(Remember, Anna Rohrer's PR is her INdoor 15:32.03!!)
Want more??
Well, I HAVE more!!
Take a breather, then come back in and sit down!!
Khalifa St Fort--the (almost!) forgotten (by ME!!) HS PRO--ran 11.15 in the Trinidad & Tobago Oly Trials, which is the new HS PRO Senior Class record!!
Also in this meet, Michael Cedeno won the 400 in 44.45!
In the African Championships---just days before the Kenyan Olympic trials!--22 year old Alice Aprot won the 10000 in 30:26.94, a startling 58 second track PR (She ran a Road 10K in 31:02!).
Wayde Van Niekerk won the 200 in a quick 20.02.
In the Ratingen Multis meet, Jessica Ennis-Hill scored a big 6733 points, indicating super fitness before Rio!
The Men's Decathlon was won with a PR of 8605 by Germany's Arthur Abele!!
He misses my World DDD by 49 points!
Renaud Lavillenie got a World leading PV with his 19-6.25!
Pawel Fajdek threw the Hammer 268-7.
What better way to end (Yes, END!!) this BOOK than with an American Record??
Shalane Flanagan's winning time at the BAA race did the job, her time being 30:52!
She beat her own 31:03, run last October!
And she had some challengers!
Edna Kiplagat, now 36 years old (Flanagan will turn 35 in just 11 days!!), ran 31:06, after sticking with Flanagan through 5 miles!
Getting a big PR in 3rd was Flanagan's friend, training partner, and Olympic Trials Marathon savior, Amy Cragg, who timed out in 31:31.
Daniel Chebii took the Men;s race in 27:55.
In 4th was Dathan Ritzenhein's 28:12.
Next??
My MASSIVE Olympic Trials Preview posts---one for each gender!
That (hopefully!!) will be followed by my blog's blanket coverage of the US Trials...beginning in about 81 hours with the 20000 Meter Walks!!
See you soon!!
Take your pick.
You had the HSR holder in the 400H--Sydney McLaughlin--readying for the Olympic Trials.
You had as deep a field---on the HS level---as any seen at the Professional level among USA Women in the 100H.
For the Men, while somewhat less in deed, you had a strong trio ready to roar in the Sprint Hurdles.
And you had Sydney's brother Taylor ready to prove that not ALL the McLaughlin family Hurdling talent laid on the female side!
Let the Games begin!!
Sydney?
Eh.
She ran a measly 54.54 to win the long race.
(I'm KIDDING, folks!!)
A mere 0.08 slower than her HSR, she surely looked ready for more---a LOT more!
Cruising to victory, she set the USATF JR's Meet Record, breaking her own mark!!
While she wasn't seriously challenged, the 2nd & 3rd placers ran better than ever!
Anna Cockrell broke into the 55's, running an 0.39 PR, her 55.89 moving her up 1 spot on the A-T HS list, from 5th to 4th!
And Brandee Johnson really revved up her game, timing 56.16, and moving all the way from 17th to 6th on the A-T HS list!!
In the heats, McLaughlin ran 56.62, while Cockrell did 57.05.
Taylor McLaughlin strode to a win in the 400H with his non-PR of 50.74.
He had run his heat in 51.04.
Norman Grimes, with a 50.10 PR, ran just 54.99 in his heat!
Don't know why!
In the 110H, Marcus Krah took control in the heats, running a quick, though non-PR time of 13.37.
But in the final, he ripped a 13.25, with a legal wind of 1.6.
This moved him from 4th A-T HS, tied with 1 other, to 3rd.
Two other HS'ers took 3rd & 4th.
(I'm not mentioning the 2nd placer, a collegian, as they don't use the 39 inch hurdles!!)
Grant Holloway ran 13.37, making him 9th A-T HS, tied with 1 other.
Then came Trey Cunningham, also timed in 13.37.
He moved from 20th A-T HS, tied with 3 others, to 9th, where he's now tied with Holloway!
Another threat, Chad Zallow, was DQ'ed!
I saved the best--and most startling!!--for last! (Among the Hurdles races, that is!)
Remember the name Tia Jones.
A 15 year old Freshman (She turns 16 in September!!), she shocked everyone--maybe including herself!!--by SMASHING through the 13 second barrier, and by breaking the High School Record of Dior Hall, and by breaking the Meet Record held by Kendell Williams----running a spectacular time of 12.84 (1.2), while beating an All-Star field in the doing!
And that was in the HEATS!!!
You heard me!
In the frigging HEATS!!
She blasted off the blocks, leaving all her older rivals behind, and arrived at the tape in just 12.84 seconds, WAY ahead of anyone's most insane predictions or dreams!!
Ir's the HSR, the Frosh Class record, the World Age 15 record, and the USATF JR's Meet Record!!
She moved from 7th to 1st on the A-T HS list!
In a separate heat, with a wind of 0.6, Tonea Marshall ran a non-PR (!) of 13.07,
Next in the same heat came Chanel Brissett's non-PR of 13.13, followed by Alexis Duncan in 13.16
For Duncan, she moved from 15th A-T HS, tied with 1 other, to 9th.
Next (in Jones's heat) came USC Collegian Jasmyne Graham, with her 13.21.
Ashley Miller ran 13.25, while Jayla Stewart ran 13.29.
Then came the final!
What would the sprightly young Tia do for an encore?
All eyes focused on this incredible phenom!
She ran 13.05.
In any other situation, any other race, this would have been a PR by 0.09 seconds, and still the Frosh Class record.
In this race, she was nipped by the fast improving Duncan!
Her winning 13.04 moved her from 9th to 6th, where she's tied with 1 other!
They're on their way to Poland!!
There were no more PR's, but the times were still good, with a legal wind of 0.3.
Anna Cockrell, a two-time Hurdles talent, ran 13.21 in 3rd, followed by Ashley Miller (13.22), Graham (13.25), Brissett (13.29), Stewart (13.32), with Marshall bringing up the rear with her 13.50.
(Not sure why Marshall wasn't up to her high standards here!)
Candace Hill, the new Pro, took care of Kaylin Whitney's then-HSR (as well as MR) of 11.10, sprinting the 100 in 11.09--in her heat!
Using a near-max wind of 1.9, Hill's time was an MR, as well as a HS PRO record, and a HS PRO Junior Class record!
She went on to run 11.24 to win the final (1.2).
Second was a full 0.17 seconds behind!
She scratched from the 200, even though she'd said in an interview that she wanted a time of 22.3 in the final!
She'd won her heat easily in 22.76.
Jayla Kirkland used Hill's absence to beat Taylor Bennett's 23.20 with her 23.16.
Michael Norman and Noah Lyles were 2 other sprinters being closely watched here!
Lyles--whose brother Josephus didn't run in the meet, and in fact ended his season, due to slow recovery from an injury--ran a great time of 10.08 in the 100.
But he was foiled by a JUST-illegal wind of 2.2!
Norman--after a heat time of 20.54 (0.8), tore up the track in the final, timing 20.15.
This was a USATF JR's Meet Record--beating the 20.18 by one Noah Lyles!!
Norman moved from 5th A-T HS to 3rd--just 0.02 from tying the HSR!!
The distance crowd performed very well overall, with some fast times--but it was the Women's 5000 that produced the most unexpected result!
Anna Rohrer, a Notre Dame Freshman, had run 15:32 INdoors, losing only to her teammate Molly Seidel!
No HS'er in the field had run faster than 16:28, a time Fiona O'Keefe had run earlier this OUTdoor season.
She seemed a safe bet for an easy ticket to Poland!
The race proceeded at a good clip, with the HS star tagging along in the shadow of the older Rohrer.
Now experienced in tight races (See my Brooks PR report on the Women's 2 Mile there!), O'Keefe clung to Rohrer like a barnacle to a rock.
With just over a lap to go, Rohrer started her kick, putting some distance between them, appearing on her way to a solid win.
But her engine stalled.
Running an "average" final lap of 71, O'Keefe finally won by a second, 15:56.84 to Rohrer's 15:57.92.
It's the Meet Record (by almost 14 seconds!!), and moves her from 17th A-T HS to 6th!!
Bella Burda was a far back 3rd in 16:43 and change!
If only Kate Murphy cared (or knew!) about HSR's!
With a 4:07.21 PR in the 1500 (off a 62 last 400!!), she has definite HSR (and then some!!) potential, probably in the range of a sub-8:50 for 3000 meters!!
But she's on her way to Eugene soon, where she'll face the likes of AR holder Shannon Rowbury and iconic Jenny Simpson, with possibly THREE races to run (if she makes the semis and final!!).
So here, in Clovis CA, she was more interested in "just" winning, and gaining a free ride to Europe for the WJC's!
This explains her winning time of 9:10.51 over the 9:11.66 of Katie Rainsberger!!
Missing the 1975 HSR of Lynn Bjorklund by less than 2 seconds, her time is the new Meet Record (beating Mary Cain's mark from 2014!), as well as the Junior Class record!
It makes her 2nd A-T HS!!
Rainsberger sprinted into 3rd on the same list!
They were followed by Destiny Collins, who ran her final HS race in a non-PR 9:21.44.
Knocked OFF my DDD were a couple of "oldies".
Gone are Sarah Schwald's 9:22.57 from 1990, as well as Aileen O'Connor's 9:22.68, dating back 39 years, to 1977!!
Two different young stars of the middle distances had a great duel in the 1500.
At least over the last 800!!
With an easy (!?) target of Mary Cain's 4:14.74 MR to beat, the duo of Christine Aragon (4:09.27 PR) and Alexa Efraimson (4:03.39 as a post-HS Profesh) took off together from the gun---slowly!
Hitting the 700 meter post at a snail's pace (for THEM!!) 2:09, they were aimed at finishing in a MoBot-style 4:30 or so--or just under 4:50 Mile pace!!
But Alexa, who has some serious street cred toward making the Rio squad, then upped the ante to a 62.7 lap to the 1100 line, followed like a preying hawk by Aragon.
It was only in the still-fast last 400 that Efraimson was able to put her young wannabe away, where they ran credible times in the mid-60's.
Their final 800's were 2:07.3 (Efraimson) and 2:08.3 (Aragon)!
THOSE 2 laps work out to a potential time of 3:58 or so!!
Shannon and Jenny may be locks (??), but that 3rd spot is gonna be a RACE!!!
And these 2 (as well as Kate Murphy) should have all the "adults" watching their backs!!
Both 800's produced Meet Records, but the Men's race winner was NOT named Donavan Brazier!!
A last minute scratch---or maybe just a DNS--Mr Brazier was maybe saving his all for next week's Trials!
Meanwhile, Vincent Crisp (Huh? Who??) took the win with the MR time of 1:46.87.
(How much faster might Brazier have taken it down??)
He beat Brian Bell's 1:47.18, and Carlton Orange's 1:47.87.
First HS'er--in 5th--was Brandon McGorty, with a 1:49.21.
In the Women's 800 heats, HS'er Ailiyah Miller ran 2:04.07, becoming 21st A-T HS.
Caitlin Collier, who recently ran a 1500 PR of 4:19.05 (See a previous post!), finished in 2:04.89, missing my DDD by 0.49 seconds.
But the final was a rip-roaring doozy!!
Sammy Watson--she of the 2:03.06 PR--outsprinted Miller by just 0.05, both nailing Trials Q's!!
Watson's 2:02.91 is the USATF JR's Meet Record!!
It was the oldest MR too--LeAnn Warren's 2:03.1 from 1979!!
This moved her from 11th to 9th on the A-T HS list!
VERY close behind came Miller's 2:02.96, which moves her all the way from 21st to 10th on the same HS list!!
In 3rd was surprising Ruby Stauber, whose 2:03.43 makes her 16th A-T HS!!
Knocked OFF my list was a real oldie--Ann Regan's 1977 time of 2:04.4!
The Women's HT was a biggie!
Joy McArthur, a newcomer to the HS list recently, upped her game to 203-8, which moves her from 5th to 2nd on the A-T HS list!
She'd had an earlier-round PR of 199-3, along with 4 fouls!
Ohio State's Olatoye Sade hit 198-8, with Haley Showalter next with 194-1.
In 4th, with a big PR throw of 191-2, came Shot Putter-supreme Alyssa Wilson!!
It makes her 14th A-T HS!!
Wilson won her specialty with 52-7.25, over 3 feet shy of her Junior Class record!!
Elena Bruckner threw just 51-0.75 in 2nd.
The Men's SP--which used a 13.2 pound ball!!--saw the 12 pound star trio of 2016 prevail!
Tripp Piperi won with 66-2.50---which for my purposes, is meaningless and useless!!
Bronson Osborn was next with 65-11.25, with Jordan Geist's 64-3.50 following.
Chris Nilsen found it less windy here, so nailed another 18 footer, his 18-0.50 prevailing over Deakin Volz's 17-10.50.
Nilsen made the height on his 3rd try, then missed 3 times at 18-6.50!
In the Women's PV, Collegian Mackenzie Shell went out after clearing 13-3.50.
She finished 5th.
The winner was Rachel Baxter, whose 13-9.25 matched Carson Dingler's 2nd place mark.
Dingler moves from 19th A-T HS, tied with 1 other, to 13th!
The Multis were taken by Cale Wagner, who scored 7532 points in what appears to be his first Decathlon (!!), and by NBN winner Emma Fitzgerald's 5451, which missed her NBN score by 13 points!!
Kaylee Hinton, who was fighting for the win after 5 events, fouled 3 times in the JT, finishing back in 10th after running the 800!
Other USATF JR events included---
Anali Cisneros Walking to a 10K win of 51:24.73, with Mile record holder Lauren Harris far back in 3rd.
Cameron Haught taking the Men's Walk with his 47:04.32.
Lynna Irby winning the 400 in 52.51, after a heat in 53.10.
Kahmari Montgomery edging Wil London in the Men's 400, 45.61 to 45.64!
Bobby Colantonio defeated Adam Kelly in the HT (NOT the HS weighted implement!!), 243-2 to 239-6!
Katelyn Gochenour taking the JT with her 163-10.
Madison Wiltrout was 5th.
Elena Bruckner beating Kiana Phelps in the DT, 179-10 to 176-9.
In 3rd was Josephine Schaefer, a HS Junior, her 176-3 making her 24th A-T HS!
Haley Showalter finished 11th, while Alyssa Wilson had 3 fouls!
Connor Bandel took the Men's "junior" weight Discus Throw with 202-7.
Darius Corbin took the HJ with 7-3.25, while Nicole Green won her gender's event with 6-0.
Charles Brown (No jokes, please!) of Texas Tech won the TJ with 53-7.75.
JaMari Ward was just 6th!
But Ward won the LJ, leaping a solid 25-8.75!
This makes him 23rd A-T HS, tied with 2 others!
Harrison Schrage was 2nd with 25-3.25.
Hudson Keffer of Arizona State won the JT with 229-10.
Liam Christensen had 3 fouls!!
The first 4 guys in the 10000 finished within 0.69 of each other, with Thomas Pollard's 30:46.04 prevailing.
Alaskan HS'er Levi Thomet was a creditable 4th in 30:46.73, but missed the HS list by 16 seconds!
Bria Matthews took a close Women's LJ with her 21-3.50 win over Samiyah Samuels's 21-1.50.
It makes Samuels 9th A-T HS, tied with 1 other!!
Matthews also won her specialty, the TJ, with a modest 43-2.25.
HS'er Chinne Okoronkwo was 2nd with 42-8.25.
At 1100 (in the Men's 1500), Austin Tamagno led in 2:51.20.
But he was outkicked by 2 Collegians, with Diego Zarate's 56 final lap leading to a time of 3:47.53.
Tamagno ran his final 400 in 57.7!
The 3000SC's were won in pedestrian (Read: SLOW!) times of 10:31.11 (Devin Clark) and 8:56.03 (Alex Rogers).
HS'er Eion Nohilly, who ran 9:06 recently, was 4th in 9:10 and change.
In 8th in the Women's race was HS'er Marissa Flournoy's 10:48.68, which make her 9th A-T HS!
Finally (at the JR's meet!) was the Men's 5000!
I'm embarrassed to reveal the winning time.
Let's just say that the two leading WOMEN in their 5K would have been somewhat competitive here!!
Zachary Snider ran (Errrr, CRAWLED!!!) the distance in 15:28.46!
(Remember, Anna Rohrer's PR is her INdoor 15:32.03!!)
Want more??
Well, I HAVE more!!
Take a breather, then come back in and sit down!!
Khalifa St Fort--the (almost!) forgotten (by ME!!) HS PRO--ran 11.15 in the Trinidad & Tobago Oly Trials, which is the new HS PRO Senior Class record!!
Also in this meet, Michael Cedeno won the 400 in 44.45!
In the African Championships---just days before the Kenyan Olympic trials!--22 year old Alice Aprot won the 10000 in 30:26.94, a startling 58 second track PR (She ran a Road 10K in 31:02!).
Wayde Van Niekerk won the 200 in a quick 20.02.
In the Ratingen Multis meet, Jessica Ennis-Hill scored a big 6733 points, indicating super fitness before Rio!
The Men's Decathlon was won with a PR of 8605 by Germany's Arthur Abele!!
He misses my World DDD by 49 points!
Renaud Lavillenie got a World leading PV with his 19-6.25!
Pawel Fajdek threw the Hammer 268-7.
What better way to end (Yes, END!!) this BOOK than with an American Record??
Shalane Flanagan's winning time at the BAA race did the job, her time being 30:52!
She beat her own 31:03, run last October!
And she had some challengers!
Edna Kiplagat, now 36 years old (Flanagan will turn 35 in just 11 days!!), ran 31:06, after sticking with Flanagan through 5 miles!
Getting a big PR in 3rd was Flanagan's friend, training partner, and Olympic Trials Marathon savior, Amy Cragg, who timed out in 31:31.
Daniel Chebii took the Men;s race in 27:55.
In 4th was Dathan Ritzenhein's 28:12.
Next??
My MASSIVE Olympic Trials Preview posts---one for each gender!
That (hopefully!!) will be followed by my blog's blanket coverage of the US Trials...beginning in about 81 hours with the 20000 Meter Walks!!
See you soon!!
Friday, June 24, 2016
USATF JR's Preview--& much more
I almost decided to NOT do a Preview of the USATF Junior Championships, beginning in a few hours in STEAMING (100+ temps!!) Clovis, California!!
Reason being, I checked back to 2014 & 2015 to see what format I'd used for this same meet's Preview in THOSE years--only to discover I didn't DO a Preview either year!!
Poor memory aside, there's another reason for not doing an extensive Preview!
There's only a limited number of really LOADED events. The others have so few notable names that I just didn't see the need for an extensive Preview!
That said, I'll begin this post with the latest in the Records & Marks departments, THEN do a complete, but limited Preview of the US Trials for the World Junior meet!
She is back!!
After 3 years off the charts--due to pregnancy & injuries--Yelena Isinbayeva of the embattled nation of Russia, attempted the World Record height in the PV of 5.07 (16-7.50) in the Russian Championships!
She missed her one attempt, but MADE 4.90, or 16-0.75, to take over the World lead!!
She gets the Age 34 record, OUTdoor variety!
Thus, she is the oldest OUTdoor 16 footer ever!!
Isi opened at 4.60, making it on 1st attempt, then made 4.80 on her 2nd.
She then passed 4.85, moving to the 4.90, which took all 3 tries!
And she didn't have it easy!
Anzhelika Sidorova had the meet of her life, going over 15-11.
She moves from 15th A-T World to 6th, tied with one other!
Sergey Shubenkov ran the 110H in 13.20, after a heat of 13.27.
Anna Chicherova's 6-6 HJ prevailed over Mariya Kuchina's 6-5.
Darya Klishina LJ'ed 22-5.25.
Antonina Krivoshapka ran 400 in 50.70.
Yekaterina Ivanova ran the 3000SC in 9:24.66.
Aleksandra Galyaeva ran 800 meters in 2:01.22.
Ilya Shkuranev won the Decathlon with 8292 points.
And some of those people WILL be in Rio, according to some sources, but maybe NOT wearing Russian colors!
(That's absurd!! Who would NOT know they're from Russia, especially if they medal, and are handed a giant Russian flag to wave as they do a victory lap?? And what music will be played, as they stand proudly on the podium? The theme from "SHAFT"???)
In a meet in Madrid, Yulimar Rojas moved into the stratosphere of TJ'ing, hurtling through the air all the way to 49-3.50 in the 6th round!
She gets the Age 20 record, which also exceeds the best by a 21 year old!!
It also breaks her own National Record of Venezuela!
She becomes 22nd A-T World, tied with 1 other!!
April Steiner-Bennett recently PV'ed 14-11, becoming the Age 36 record holder!
Nery Brenes ran 400 meters in 44.60, breaking his own National Record of Costa Rica.
In the Stumptown meet in Portland--basically a "Last Chance" meet to qualify for the Trials--there were some interesting results, although times were slower than expected, perhaps partially due to it raining during the meet.
Galen Rupp was handed his hat by TWO Collegians in the 5000!!
Justyn Knight beat Woody Kincaid, 13:26.36 to 13:27.32.
And Kincaid just nipped Rupp at the line by 0.02!!
If you're unfamiliar with Kincaid, he's from Portland U, and beat Ed Cheserek earlier this year, back when Ches was recovering from a cold!
Kincaid PR'ed by 5 seconds over his NCAA time, which in turn was a PR by more than 10 seconds!
Brian Schrader was 4th, while Eric Jenkins finished in 7th!
Lucy Oliver (formerly Van Dalen) of New Zealand won the Women's 5000 in 15:24.00.
Tara Welling, a former NOP member, beat current NOP'er Jordan Hasay, 15:26.80 to 15:29.70, although they finished 2nd & 4th!
Aisling Cuffe ended in 5th with 15:35, while Mary Cain couldn't even beat her HSR of 3 years ago, running just 15:49.20 back in 11th place!
Cain also finished 3rd in the earlier 1500, running 4:13.16, behind winner Colleen Quigley's 4:12.21 and 2nd placer Brie Felnagle's 4:12.85.
Looks like Quigley's in shape to challenge for a 3000SC team position at the Trials!!
Speaking of the Women's Steeple, HSR holder (10:00.72 in 2012) Brianna Nerud seems to finally be tapping some of her potential!!
She finished 3rd, with a PR by 8 seconds, time of 9:50.90.
Winning--with an 11 second PR!!--was Megan Patrignelli, who ran 9:43.37!
Erin Teschuk took 2nd in 9:48.65.
Tabor Stevens took the Men's SC in 8:37.42, with HSR holder Bailey Roth back in 4th with a non-PR time of 8:40.21.
Jenna Westaway and Chris Low took the 800's, times of 2:01.97 and 1:47.14.
Matthew Centrowitz sprinted to a decisive win in the 1500, time of 3:37.81, with Andy Wheating well back in 3:40.22.
Further back--in 7th, 10th, and 16th (last!) were Ed Cheserek, Grant Fisher, and Matthew Maton!!
Before I begin my Preview of the USATF Juniors, BIG news!!
Brigetta Barrett, 2nd A-T US in the HJ, has apparently retired!
Garry Hill said this on the T&FN Message Board, but without providing any link or other way to source this news!!
Her Twitter site says nothing about it, it being filled with stuff about her acting and singing careers!!
More on this when (and if) I find out anything!
With a High Schooler being our best HJ hope now, and with Barrett's one-time Arch Rival Chaunte Lowe being seemingly stuck in the 6-4 to 6-5 range, Barrett's absence will be HUGELY felt!!
She's been fighting injuries the past few years!!
Following is my brief Preview of the Men's events of the USATF Junior Championships.
I'll list the event, the Meet Record, then some names to watch for!
100 (10.00) Noah Lyles, apparently NOT injured (as I'd apparently mistakenly stated in a previous post!), should be heavily favored here! Watch also for his brother Josephus--although he's better in the 400--and Darryl Haraway! The MR should be safe!
200 (20.18) This was supposed to be a MAJOR contest between Noah Lyles and Michael Norman, but Lyles will run just the 100. Norman, also best at 400, COULD challenge Lyles's MR!! Kahmari Montgomery is also one to watch for!
400 (45.01) While I doubt anyone will dip into the 44's, the winner should come from the foursome of Josephus Lyles, Montgomery, Will Allen, or Wil London.
800 (1:47.45) If the MR survives the blitz run of Donavan Brazier, I may quit making predictions!!! It's gonna GO DOWN!! But Brandon McGorty, Carlton Orange, and Myles Marshall should battle for places. One thing to note: Only the winner of each heat automatically advances to the final, with the other places being determined by time! Brazier, Marshall, and McGorty are all in the 2nd heat!!
1500 (3:42.8) The only familiar name is Austin Tamagno, he of the 4:01 Mile earlier this year as a HS'er! If he tries to run fast, the MR could fall!
5000 (13:55.7) Olin Hacker and Alex Ostberg are good, but probably won't run under 14:00!
10000 (29:11.2) Never bet against those tough Alaskans! Thus, put Levi Thomet as the best bet to win here! The MR should survive.
3000SC (8:48.2) Recent HS 9:06 man Eion Nohilly could win, but even if he breaks 9:00, will fall short of the MR!
110H (13.21) They run the HS hurdle height here--39 inches! Chad Zallow, Marcus Krah, and Grant Holloway look to be the favorites. Unless they catch a perfect wind in a perfect race, the MR should remain the same!
400H (49.28) Norman Grimes has run 50.10, but not in awhile! Sydney's older brother, Taylor McLaughlin, is certainly one Grimes should fear!! But the MR appears safe.
10000 Walk (42:50.20) Cameron Haught appears to be the best here! Have no idea if he's ready to challenge the Meet Record, however! But it will be exciting to find out!! He'd have to average just under 1:43 per lap!!
HJ (7-5.25) With HS'er Darryl Sullivan having jumped 7-4 this year, and with Jaron Brooks in this also, the MR could be challenged--at least for a tie!
LJ (26-9.75) Barring a HUGE breakthrough, this MR is here for another year (or decade??). But there's still a good 4-some to watch--Grant Holloway, JaMari Ward, Harrison Schrage, and Rayvon Grey!
TJ (55-2.75) This MR can be put away for another year also! Schrage and Ward should duke it out here too!
PV (18-2) Chris Nilsen said heavy winds disrupted his attempts at NBN, thus explaining his 16-8.75 winner there. That should change here!! The MR is certainly in danger! Good former or current HS'ers will fight for places--including Brandon Bray, Deakin Volz, Paulo Benavides, and Rich McWhorter! Mondo Duplantis---IF he intends to go to WJC's---will probably represent Sweden again, as he's MIA in this event!
SP (64-6.50) That MR is for the 16 pounder! Didn't see any other record listed, so not sure what the Shot's weight will be. That said, the 3 best 2016 HS'ers are all here---Jordan Geist, Bronson Osborn, and Tripp Piperi!! (I'd LOVE to see what they could do with the 16!! See a VERY early "editorial" post on that subject, dating from December 2013!!)
DT (190-9) Again, the MR is with the Pro weighted plate!! And the same 3 HS'ers could prevail here too!!
JT (238-4) Liam Christensen recently threw the Jav 232-1. He looks the best bet here!
HT (256-10 & 213-3) Both weights MR's are given here, for some reason! With Bobby Colantonio and Adam Kelly fighting it out, one or the other could be challenged!!
Decathlon (8016 & 7599) Both Dec MR's---for the adult weights & hurdle heights, and for the "Junior" versions of same--are given! And I didn't see ANY familiar names on the heat sheets!! Might make it more exciting to watch!!
And now for the Women's Preview!
100 (11.10) Candace Hill is now a Professional!! But she hasn't come close to her HSR time of 10.98 yet this year! However, 11.10 is within her wheelhouse!! Watch for NCAA INdoor 60 winner Teahna Daniels and HS'er Lynna Irby to follow Hill to the tape!
200 (22.49) Hill ran a windy 22.38 recently! She could get this record with a good (legal!) wind...even in a heat!! Irby is back again as her main rival.
400 (50.69) Is Irby TRIPLING??? She's listed in all 3 speed events!! But Kaelin Roberts should win here, with Zola Golden, Symone Mason, and Irby (if she's here!) set to challenge! The MR seems safe!
800 (2:03.1) Sammy Watson JUST missed the Trials Q time of 2:03 recently! She WANTS it!! So look for a 59 or 60 first 400!!! Aliyah Miller, Gabrielle Wilkinson, Sophie Cantine , and Caitlin Collier might all crack 2:08!
1500 (4:14.74) Oh BOY!!! This field is EFFing LOADED!!! Alexa Efraimson, 19 year old Pro! Kate Murphy, 4:07.21 with a 62 last lap! Katie Rainsberger, Christine Aragon, both among the best-ever HS'ers!! Add Cantine, Wilkinson, Jordyn Colter, and Julia Heymach for seasoning!! Mary Cain's MR is GONE!!!
3000 (9:15.81) The other Cain MR is probably gone also!! BUT....with Murphy doubling here, and with her serious chance to at least make the Trials final....don't look for a super fast time here! That said, for a 4:07 girl with a 62 last lap kicking ability, 9:15 should be a stroll in the park for her!! But Rainsberger is here also, along with Destiny Collins, Fiona O'Keefe, and Heymach!
5000 (16:10.60) Anna Rohrer, who was VERY fast as a Notre Dame Frosh this year, should win this, with the MR well within her sights (except for the expected 100+ temps!!)!! O'Keefe and Bella Burda have wheels, but Rohrer has A-One Radials!!
10000 (34:22.32) Guess What? There AIN'T no 10K for Women!! At least not for RUNNERS!! WHY???? Discrimination & blatant Sexism--that's why!!! The MR is from the days when they DID have a Track 10000 for Women!! Bring it BACK!!
3000SC (10:15.8) Devin Clark ran one of the fastest-ever Collegiate Frosh Steeples this year, a 9:48. Rylee Bowen is a good HS Steepler, but nowhere near Clark. The MR could go, if it's not too hot!
100H (12.87) Despite having one of the greatest fields of the entire meet, this MR appears safe! However, don't be surprised to see AT LEAST one...maybe 2 or 3!...women dipping under 13 here!! This is possibly the "Year of...." for this event for HS'ers!! And the best are all here! Tonea Marshall, Tia Jones, Chanel Brissett, Anna Cockrell, Alexis Duncan, Brandee Johnson, and Reonna Collier! WHEW!!
400H (55.43) Sydney McLaughlin--54.46 for the HSR, Age 16 record, and every other "teen" record extant!! Cockrell and Johnson will follow---far behind!! The MR is 53.51 girl's Shamier Little's!! But probably not for much longer!
10000 Walk (50:24.45) Lauren Harris, the only girl to break 7:00 for the mile (both INdoors and OUTdoors!!), and trained by Maria Michta-Coffey's husband, should win this.....in a WALK!! (Heh.) BTW, the MR belongs to.....Maria Michta (without the Coffey!)!! Pace needed is about 2:01 per lap!!
HJ (6-2.75) Barring a breakthrough performance by favored Nicole Greene, this MR should survive.
LJ (21-8) Ones to watch for are Bria Matthews, Tara Davis, Samiyah Samuels, and Taylor DeLoach. The MR might not survive!
TJ (44-11.75) Matthews has a 45 footer to her name! Barely! Also watch for Davis, Chinne Okoronkwo, and Asa Garcia!
PV (14-1.25) This COULD be a battle between Collegian Mackenzie Shell and HS'er Rachel Baxter!! If both are ON, the MR is NOT safe!! Baxter has been over 14-2 and 14-3, while Shell is the 2nd best Collegiate Frosh---behind only Lexi Weeks, who isn't eligible for this meet!! Also watch for Andrea Willis, Carson Dingler, Olivia Gruver, and Erika Malaspina!
SP (57-7.75) This MR appears safe, but Alyssa Wilson is the 2nd best HS Putter ever at 55-9.25!! Elena Bruckner, Nickolette Dunbar, and Kathleen Young are formidable too!
DT (198-9) Haley Showalter should take this one, with the MR a distant wish! Look also for Kiana Phelps, as well as HS'ers Wilson, Bruckner, and Young.
JT (175-0) HSR holder Madison Wiltrout, despite a great comeback from 2015 surgery, is still over 20 feet removed from her 185-8 best! Without a HUGE advancement, the MR should be safe! Katelyn Gochenour has thrown 171 this year!
HT (223-6) One of the better MR's, look for it to easily pass through to 2017 untouched! Alva Hicks and Joy McArthur will join Wilson and Showalter as prime challengers.
Heptathlon (5600) Emma Fitzgerald scored 5464 points to win NBN last week!! Can she better that just a week later?? Watch too for Kaylee Hinton!
Enjoy the meet!
And your weekend!
This now ANCIENT (I turned 72 today!!! Arrgghh!!!!) chronicler will report on it---in DETAIL--soon after it ends!!
MAJOR NEWS!!
Boris Berian, former quarter-pounder flipper at McDonalds, has BLASTED Goliathan Corporate Monster Nike OUT OF THE WATER!!
The shoe & apparel giant SURRENDERED to the Mighty Mite of the Men's 800 in its insane and arrogant lawsuit!!
Boris vs Goliath----and guess who the fuck WIMPED OUT!!!!
WE are the Champions-----Indeed!!!
Reason being, I checked back to 2014 & 2015 to see what format I'd used for this same meet's Preview in THOSE years--only to discover I didn't DO a Preview either year!!
Poor memory aside, there's another reason for not doing an extensive Preview!
There's only a limited number of really LOADED events. The others have so few notable names that I just didn't see the need for an extensive Preview!
That said, I'll begin this post with the latest in the Records & Marks departments, THEN do a complete, but limited Preview of the US Trials for the World Junior meet!
She is back!!
After 3 years off the charts--due to pregnancy & injuries--Yelena Isinbayeva of the embattled nation of Russia, attempted the World Record height in the PV of 5.07 (16-7.50) in the Russian Championships!
She missed her one attempt, but MADE 4.90, or 16-0.75, to take over the World lead!!
She gets the Age 34 record, OUTdoor variety!
Thus, she is the oldest OUTdoor 16 footer ever!!
Isi opened at 4.60, making it on 1st attempt, then made 4.80 on her 2nd.
She then passed 4.85, moving to the 4.90, which took all 3 tries!
And she didn't have it easy!
Anzhelika Sidorova had the meet of her life, going over 15-11.
She moves from 15th A-T World to 6th, tied with one other!
Sergey Shubenkov ran the 110H in 13.20, after a heat of 13.27.
Anna Chicherova's 6-6 HJ prevailed over Mariya Kuchina's 6-5.
Darya Klishina LJ'ed 22-5.25.
Antonina Krivoshapka ran 400 in 50.70.
Yekaterina Ivanova ran the 3000SC in 9:24.66.
Aleksandra Galyaeva ran 800 meters in 2:01.22.
Ilya Shkuranev won the Decathlon with 8292 points.
And some of those people WILL be in Rio, according to some sources, but maybe NOT wearing Russian colors!
(That's absurd!! Who would NOT know they're from Russia, especially if they medal, and are handed a giant Russian flag to wave as they do a victory lap?? And what music will be played, as they stand proudly on the podium? The theme from "SHAFT"???)
In a meet in Madrid, Yulimar Rojas moved into the stratosphere of TJ'ing, hurtling through the air all the way to 49-3.50 in the 6th round!
She gets the Age 20 record, which also exceeds the best by a 21 year old!!
It also breaks her own National Record of Venezuela!
She becomes 22nd A-T World, tied with 1 other!!
April Steiner-Bennett recently PV'ed 14-11, becoming the Age 36 record holder!
Nery Brenes ran 400 meters in 44.60, breaking his own National Record of Costa Rica.
In the Stumptown meet in Portland--basically a "Last Chance" meet to qualify for the Trials--there were some interesting results, although times were slower than expected, perhaps partially due to it raining during the meet.
Galen Rupp was handed his hat by TWO Collegians in the 5000!!
Justyn Knight beat Woody Kincaid, 13:26.36 to 13:27.32.
And Kincaid just nipped Rupp at the line by 0.02!!
If you're unfamiliar with Kincaid, he's from Portland U, and beat Ed Cheserek earlier this year, back when Ches was recovering from a cold!
Kincaid PR'ed by 5 seconds over his NCAA time, which in turn was a PR by more than 10 seconds!
Brian Schrader was 4th, while Eric Jenkins finished in 7th!
Lucy Oliver (formerly Van Dalen) of New Zealand won the Women's 5000 in 15:24.00.
Tara Welling, a former NOP member, beat current NOP'er Jordan Hasay, 15:26.80 to 15:29.70, although they finished 2nd & 4th!
Aisling Cuffe ended in 5th with 15:35, while Mary Cain couldn't even beat her HSR of 3 years ago, running just 15:49.20 back in 11th place!
Cain also finished 3rd in the earlier 1500, running 4:13.16, behind winner Colleen Quigley's 4:12.21 and 2nd placer Brie Felnagle's 4:12.85.
Looks like Quigley's in shape to challenge for a 3000SC team position at the Trials!!
Speaking of the Women's Steeple, HSR holder (10:00.72 in 2012) Brianna Nerud seems to finally be tapping some of her potential!!
She finished 3rd, with a PR by 8 seconds, time of 9:50.90.
Winning--with an 11 second PR!!--was Megan Patrignelli, who ran 9:43.37!
Erin Teschuk took 2nd in 9:48.65.
Tabor Stevens took the Men's SC in 8:37.42, with HSR holder Bailey Roth back in 4th with a non-PR time of 8:40.21.
Jenna Westaway and Chris Low took the 800's, times of 2:01.97 and 1:47.14.
Matthew Centrowitz sprinted to a decisive win in the 1500, time of 3:37.81, with Andy Wheating well back in 3:40.22.
Further back--in 7th, 10th, and 16th (last!) were Ed Cheserek, Grant Fisher, and Matthew Maton!!
Before I begin my Preview of the USATF Juniors, BIG news!!
Brigetta Barrett, 2nd A-T US in the HJ, has apparently retired!
Garry Hill said this on the T&FN Message Board, but without providing any link or other way to source this news!!
Her Twitter site says nothing about it, it being filled with stuff about her acting and singing careers!!
More on this when (and if) I find out anything!
With a High Schooler being our best HJ hope now, and with Barrett's one-time Arch Rival Chaunte Lowe being seemingly stuck in the 6-4 to 6-5 range, Barrett's absence will be HUGELY felt!!
She's been fighting injuries the past few years!!
Following is my brief Preview of the Men's events of the USATF Junior Championships.
I'll list the event, the Meet Record, then some names to watch for!
100 (10.00) Noah Lyles, apparently NOT injured (as I'd apparently mistakenly stated in a previous post!), should be heavily favored here! Watch also for his brother Josephus--although he's better in the 400--and Darryl Haraway! The MR should be safe!
200 (20.18) This was supposed to be a MAJOR contest between Noah Lyles and Michael Norman, but Lyles will run just the 100. Norman, also best at 400, COULD challenge Lyles's MR!! Kahmari Montgomery is also one to watch for!
400 (45.01) While I doubt anyone will dip into the 44's, the winner should come from the foursome of Josephus Lyles, Montgomery, Will Allen, or Wil London.
800 (1:47.45) If the MR survives the blitz run of Donavan Brazier, I may quit making predictions!!! It's gonna GO DOWN!! But Brandon McGorty, Carlton Orange, and Myles Marshall should battle for places. One thing to note: Only the winner of each heat automatically advances to the final, with the other places being determined by time! Brazier, Marshall, and McGorty are all in the 2nd heat!!
1500 (3:42.8) The only familiar name is Austin Tamagno, he of the 4:01 Mile earlier this year as a HS'er! If he tries to run fast, the MR could fall!
5000 (13:55.7) Olin Hacker and Alex Ostberg are good, but probably won't run under 14:00!
10000 (29:11.2) Never bet against those tough Alaskans! Thus, put Levi Thomet as the best bet to win here! The MR should survive.
3000SC (8:48.2) Recent HS 9:06 man Eion Nohilly could win, but even if he breaks 9:00, will fall short of the MR!
110H (13.21) They run the HS hurdle height here--39 inches! Chad Zallow, Marcus Krah, and Grant Holloway look to be the favorites. Unless they catch a perfect wind in a perfect race, the MR should remain the same!
400H (49.28) Norman Grimes has run 50.10, but not in awhile! Sydney's older brother, Taylor McLaughlin, is certainly one Grimes should fear!! But the MR appears safe.
10000 Walk (42:50.20) Cameron Haught appears to be the best here! Have no idea if he's ready to challenge the Meet Record, however! But it will be exciting to find out!! He'd have to average just under 1:43 per lap!!
HJ (7-5.25) With HS'er Darryl Sullivan having jumped 7-4 this year, and with Jaron Brooks in this also, the MR could be challenged--at least for a tie!
LJ (26-9.75) Barring a HUGE breakthrough, this MR is here for another year (or decade??). But there's still a good 4-some to watch--Grant Holloway, JaMari Ward, Harrison Schrage, and Rayvon Grey!
TJ (55-2.75) This MR can be put away for another year also! Schrage and Ward should duke it out here too!
PV (18-2) Chris Nilsen said heavy winds disrupted his attempts at NBN, thus explaining his 16-8.75 winner there. That should change here!! The MR is certainly in danger! Good former or current HS'ers will fight for places--including Brandon Bray, Deakin Volz, Paulo Benavides, and Rich McWhorter! Mondo Duplantis---IF he intends to go to WJC's---will probably represent Sweden again, as he's MIA in this event!
SP (64-6.50) That MR is for the 16 pounder! Didn't see any other record listed, so not sure what the Shot's weight will be. That said, the 3 best 2016 HS'ers are all here---Jordan Geist, Bronson Osborn, and Tripp Piperi!! (I'd LOVE to see what they could do with the 16!! See a VERY early "editorial" post on that subject, dating from December 2013!!)
DT (190-9) Again, the MR is with the Pro weighted plate!! And the same 3 HS'ers could prevail here too!!
JT (238-4) Liam Christensen recently threw the Jav 232-1. He looks the best bet here!
HT (256-10 & 213-3) Both weights MR's are given here, for some reason! With Bobby Colantonio and Adam Kelly fighting it out, one or the other could be challenged!!
Decathlon (8016 & 7599) Both Dec MR's---for the adult weights & hurdle heights, and for the "Junior" versions of same--are given! And I didn't see ANY familiar names on the heat sheets!! Might make it more exciting to watch!!
And now for the Women's Preview!
100 (11.10) Candace Hill is now a Professional!! But she hasn't come close to her HSR time of 10.98 yet this year! However, 11.10 is within her wheelhouse!! Watch for NCAA INdoor 60 winner Teahna Daniels and HS'er Lynna Irby to follow Hill to the tape!
200 (22.49) Hill ran a windy 22.38 recently! She could get this record with a good (legal!) wind...even in a heat!! Irby is back again as her main rival.
400 (50.69) Is Irby TRIPLING??? She's listed in all 3 speed events!! But Kaelin Roberts should win here, with Zola Golden, Symone Mason, and Irby (if she's here!) set to challenge! The MR seems safe!
800 (2:03.1) Sammy Watson JUST missed the Trials Q time of 2:03 recently! She WANTS it!! So look for a 59 or 60 first 400!!! Aliyah Miller, Gabrielle Wilkinson, Sophie Cantine , and Caitlin Collier might all crack 2:08!
1500 (4:14.74) Oh BOY!!! This field is EFFing LOADED!!! Alexa Efraimson, 19 year old Pro! Kate Murphy, 4:07.21 with a 62 last lap! Katie Rainsberger, Christine Aragon, both among the best-ever HS'ers!! Add Cantine, Wilkinson, Jordyn Colter, and Julia Heymach for seasoning!! Mary Cain's MR is GONE!!!
3000 (9:15.81) The other Cain MR is probably gone also!! BUT....with Murphy doubling here, and with her serious chance to at least make the Trials final....don't look for a super fast time here! That said, for a 4:07 girl with a 62 last lap kicking ability, 9:15 should be a stroll in the park for her!! But Rainsberger is here also, along with Destiny Collins, Fiona O'Keefe, and Heymach!
5000 (16:10.60) Anna Rohrer, who was VERY fast as a Notre Dame Frosh this year, should win this, with the MR well within her sights (except for the expected 100+ temps!!)!! O'Keefe and Bella Burda have wheels, but Rohrer has A-One Radials!!
10000 (34:22.32) Guess What? There AIN'T no 10K for Women!! At least not for RUNNERS!! WHY???? Discrimination & blatant Sexism--that's why!!! The MR is from the days when they DID have a Track 10000 for Women!! Bring it BACK!!
3000SC (10:15.8) Devin Clark ran one of the fastest-ever Collegiate Frosh Steeples this year, a 9:48. Rylee Bowen is a good HS Steepler, but nowhere near Clark. The MR could go, if it's not too hot!
100H (12.87) Despite having one of the greatest fields of the entire meet, this MR appears safe! However, don't be surprised to see AT LEAST one...maybe 2 or 3!...women dipping under 13 here!! This is possibly the "Year of...." for this event for HS'ers!! And the best are all here! Tonea Marshall, Tia Jones, Chanel Brissett, Anna Cockrell, Alexis Duncan, Brandee Johnson, and Reonna Collier! WHEW!!
400H (55.43) Sydney McLaughlin--54.46 for the HSR, Age 16 record, and every other "teen" record extant!! Cockrell and Johnson will follow---far behind!! The MR is 53.51 girl's Shamier Little's!! But probably not for much longer!
10000 Walk (50:24.45) Lauren Harris, the only girl to break 7:00 for the mile (both INdoors and OUTdoors!!), and trained by Maria Michta-Coffey's husband, should win this.....in a WALK!! (Heh.) BTW, the MR belongs to.....Maria Michta (without the Coffey!)!! Pace needed is about 2:01 per lap!!
HJ (6-2.75) Barring a breakthrough performance by favored Nicole Greene, this MR should survive.
LJ (21-8) Ones to watch for are Bria Matthews, Tara Davis, Samiyah Samuels, and Taylor DeLoach. The MR might not survive!
TJ (44-11.75) Matthews has a 45 footer to her name! Barely! Also watch for Davis, Chinne Okoronkwo, and Asa Garcia!
PV (14-1.25) This COULD be a battle between Collegian Mackenzie Shell and HS'er Rachel Baxter!! If both are ON, the MR is NOT safe!! Baxter has been over 14-2 and 14-3, while Shell is the 2nd best Collegiate Frosh---behind only Lexi Weeks, who isn't eligible for this meet!! Also watch for Andrea Willis, Carson Dingler, Olivia Gruver, and Erika Malaspina!
SP (57-7.75) This MR appears safe, but Alyssa Wilson is the 2nd best HS Putter ever at 55-9.25!! Elena Bruckner, Nickolette Dunbar, and Kathleen Young are formidable too!
DT (198-9) Haley Showalter should take this one, with the MR a distant wish! Look also for Kiana Phelps, as well as HS'ers Wilson, Bruckner, and Young.
JT (175-0) HSR holder Madison Wiltrout, despite a great comeback from 2015 surgery, is still over 20 feet removed from her 185-8 best! Without a HUGE advancement, the MR should be safe! Katelyn Gochenour has thrown 171 this year!
HT (223-6) One of the better MR's, look for it to easily pass through to 2017 untouched! Alva Hicks and Joy McArthur will join Wilson and Showalter as prime challengers.
Heptathlon (5600) Emma Fitzgerald scored 5464 points to win NBN last week!! Can she better that just a week later?? Watch too for Kaylee Hinton!
Enjoy the meet!
And your weekend!
This now ANCIENT (I turned 72 today!!! Arrgghh!!!!) chronicler will report on it---in DETAIL--soon after it ends!!
MAJOR NEWS!!
Boris Berian, former quarter-pounder flipper at McDonalds, has BLASTED Goliathan Corporate Monster Nike OUT OF THE WATER!!
The shoe & apparel giant SURRENDERED to the Mighty Mite of the Men's 800 in its insane and arrogant lawsuit!!
Boris vs Goliath----and guess who the fuck WIMPED OUT!!!!
WE are the Champions-----Indeed!!!
Monday, June 20, 2016
Teen Record Rampage Whomps DL
It isn't every week that a Diamond League meet is outclassed by a group of teenagers!
But the Stockholm DL was one of the worst--ever!
Even so, what a large group of HS age kids did this past week to the Record Book was beyond impressive--it was Olympian!
And Sydney McLaughlin's SMASHING of the HSR in the 400H by 0.74 seconds at the New Balance National Championships was indeed Olympian!!
She had a clear lead before the halfway point, cleared every hurdle cleanly, and sprinted to the tape in just 54.46 seconds!
This ended the 32 year reign of Leslie Maxie as the HSR holder, AND as the Junior Class Record holder!!
She also gets the NBN Meet Record, breaking her own mark!
She moves from 2nd A-T HS to 1st.
While she misses my US DDD by 0.14 seconds (as someone who won't turn 17 until August 7th!!), she would rank 10th A-T Collegiate....if she were in College, that is!!
A definite Olympic team......and Medal!!....threat!!
In 2nd....in a PR by 0.39 seconds....was Anna Cockrell, her 56.28 "slow" ONLY in the shadow of someone like McLaughlin!
Cockrell remains 5th A-T HS!
Did I forget to mention that McLaughlin anchored her Union Catholic team's Swedish Relay (100, 200, 300, 400) to a 2:07.99 time with her 50.92 split?
That's reportedly the fastest FAT'ed 400 split ever!!
Lashinda Demus ran 50.4 hand-timed!!
The NBN saw 10 MR's broken, 7 for the Women, and 3 for the Men.
But it was the Adidas Boost meet---sort of a domestic replacement for the Adidas NY DL--that produced the biggest teen shock of the week, outside of McLaughlin's run.
Kate Murphy, who showed her real ability in her anchor leg of her team's DMR at the NBIN this year, destroyed her PR in the 1500, winning the Adidas meet's HS 1500 in a stunning 4:07.21.
And she did it by sprinting her last lap in 62.05!!
She moves from 7th to 3rd on the A-T HS list!!
And the group of teens she beat showed what incredible depth there is in the HS middle distance ranks!!
Katie Rainsberger ran 4:14.12, a non-PR!
Her final lap was 68.19, so most of the 7 second gap came in that final go-round!
Ella Donaghu was next in 4:18.07.
Then came Nevada Mareno's 4:18.48, which makes her 18th A-T HS!
Caitlin Collier, a virtual unknown, ran 4:19.05, making her 22nd A-T HS
BTW, if this had been a Mile (See my previous post about THAT!!), Murphy would have run a HSR by at least 11 seconds, and possibly 12!!
Her time equates to about 4:23, given a 16 second final 109 meters!!
And with that 62 second final 400.....just saying!
Also, this was faster than the Pro race!!
Cory McGee won that in 4:08.65, with Mary Cain showing a bit of improvement with her 3rd place time of 4:10.84.
This meet also saw the first 2 American Women's sub-2's of the year in the 800.
Ajee Wilson's 1:59.72 edged Molly Ludlow's 1:59.93!
Heather Kampf impressed in 3rd with her 2:00.55, while Morgan Uceny showed some old speed with her 2:02.00 in 7th.
Treniere Moser also showed she's ready for the Trials with her 2:01.94, just ahead of Uceny!
Wayde Van Niekerk ran a strong 400, his 44.28 beating Michael Cedeno's 44.87 and David Verburg's 44.98.
In a 3-runner race (!!), Dejen Gebremeskel dipped under 13 in the 5000, his 12:59.89 beating Hagos Gebrhiwet's 13:00.20.
Fran McCorory showed some oompf with her 400 win in 50.46.
Ben True had a great kick in the 1500, but his 3:36.05 PR couldn't catch Collins Cheboi's 3:35.82, or Nick Willis's 3:35.95.
Meseret Defar easily took the Women's 5000, her 15:06.96 beating Marielle Hall's 15:13.66.
Abbey D'Agostino Q'ed for the Trials with her 15:22.29.
Jo Pavey wanted a Q for the British team, but fell 0.74 short with her 15:24.74 at Age 42!
In the Men's HS Mile (Again, see my rant about the guys getting to run the Mile, while the Women were given the 1500!!), Jack Salisbury's 57.64 last lap gave him a 4:04.20, enough to edge Thomas Ratcliffe's 4:04.41.
Other than McLaughlin, maybe the most impressive "woman" at the NBN was 12 year old (I said TWELVE year old!!) Grace Ping.
In the 5000 race, Weini Kelati had her usual suicidal start, passing 2000 in about 6:10.
More than 10 seconds back, Ping led the chase pack.
Then, after another lap or two, Ping decided to go for it.
Gaining a second or more each lap, she ultimately faded a bit, but still ran a phenomenal--and World Age 12 Record time!!--of 16:44.80!!
(Kelati won in 16:24.69, but her time doesn't count for HS records or lists!)
The only other comparable time to Ping's is the INdoor 7th Grade record of Brianna Jackucewicz, who ran 16:43.02 on a 200 meter track back in 2004.
But Ping wasn't done!
The next day, she ran the Two Mile in 10:28.66, which MUST be a record for a 12 year old, though I don't have factual proof of that!
Jackucewicz apparently never improved her time, and in fact may have never even RACED again(!!), so hopefully, Grace Ping will keep going, and keep improving at a normal rate!
That 2 Mile race was a doozy!!
Kelati again ran like a Mad Dog, but this time, she had a brave Nevada Mareno, sticking to her like wet gum to a shoe!!
They were side by side, with the much older Kelati staying JUST ahead of the charging Mareno.
In the end, Kelati prevailed--by 0.06 seconds!
Moreno's 10:00.44 is the Junior Class record!
She becomes 5th A-T HS!
Abby Wheeler also ran good, her 10:08.64 making her 15th A-T HS.
Moreno also took 3rd in the Mile, her 4:43.29 losing to Micaila DeGenero's 4:42.22 and Maegan Doody's 4:42.45.
DeGenero misses my HS DDD by 0.91 seconds.
The 100H continued its 2016 record onslaught at NBN!
In the heats, Tia Jones ran a Frosh Class record of 13.14!
It was also a Meet Record!
I should note here that Jones's 13.03 from earlier in the year was WINDY!!
It had initially been reported as legal, but the newest T&FN list has it in the wind-aided column!!
Chanel Brissett ramped it up quite a bit, her 13.01 winner (0.7 wind) breaking Jones's Meet Record in the process.
She moves from 10th A-T HS to 3rd!
Brandee Johnson's 13.08 moves her from 9th A-T HS, tied with 1 other, to 6th!
And Jones again ran 13.14 in the final, tying her Frosh Class record!
However, because of the improvements from the top two, she actually moves DOWN on my list, from 5th A-T HS to 7th!!
Anna Cockrell also ran this hurdle race, her 13.17 moving her from 12th A-T HS, tied with 2 others, to 9th, tied with 1 other!
She had tied her PR of 13.21 in her heat!
Tonea Marshall, who twice broke the INdoor 60H HSR this past winter, could run "just" 13.30, not a PR!
Although she ran 13.21 in her heat race!
Two NBN Men's field events had drastically different outcomes!
The much-ballyhooed "showdown" between HS's two 18 footers this season, FIZZLED!!!
Starting at 17-0.75, Mondo Duplantis No-Heighted!!
But HSR holder Chris Nilsen wasn't much better, reaching just 16-8.25!!
Nilsen said the winds were bad for vaulting!
Carson Dingler added a quarter inch to her PR, her 13-8.50 winner setting an NBN Meet Record!
She missed her 3 attempts at 14-0!
But the Men's SP was solid!
Jordan Geist, the Junior Class Record holder at over 74 feet, could reach "only" 73-2.75 here.
This proved not enough, as Adrian (Tripp) Piperi exploded out to a PR of 73-5.25, setting an NBN Meet Record!!
Bronson Osborn wasn't exactly a dead fish, as his 71-2.50 took 3rd!!
Alyssa Wilson added to her Junior Class record in the SP, her 55-9.25 less than a foot removed from the HSR of Raven Saunders!!
She of course remains 2nd A-T HS!!
The Men's 4XMile HSR was FINALLY broken....after 40 years!!
(See my previous posts!!)
And it wasn't easy for the winner, the Ogden (UT) TC!
They had to contend with the Mile powerhouse, Great Oak of CA, aka South Temecula TC!
The final Mile (NOT 1600!!) was a slugfest, with Ogden just nipping Great Oak, 17:04.55 to 17:04.61 in a dead-out sprint down the final straight!!
It's of course the NBN Meet Record!!
The Great Oak (South Temecula!!) Women's DMR also had a real RACE on their hands!
Their main competition was the North Rockland TC of NY
The anchors were 8th Grader (!!) Katelyn Tuohy and Senior Destiny Collins.
Tuohy started with a 5 second lead.
But Collins, in her final G-O race--and after a 10:22 in the 2 Mile (where she faded after a fast first mile!)---pushed herself to within inches of Tuohy, only to fall short at the end!
North Rockland beat Great Oak, 11:29.39 to 11:29.76, the 4th & 5th fastest teams in history!!
Tuohy ran her leg in 4:45, while Collins did 4:40!!
Still, this and the 4XMile were two fantastic competitions!
In the Women's 4X200 Relay, another MR was set.
War TC of Virginia became the 3rd best School in history with their 1:34.23.
War also got another MR---or TWO of them!!
In the 4X100, they first set the MR in their heat, running 45.09.
They then nipped their own record in the final, doing 45.08!!
Tyrese Cooper yet again broke a Frosh Class record!!
He beat his own mark in the 400 with his 45.69!
This finally moves him onto the Top 24 A-T Performers list....at 24th place!
He also ran the 200 in a non-PR of 20.90!
Katelin Gochenour broke the Meet Record in the Javelin, her 171-1 beating comebacking HSR holder Madison Wiltrout's 155-10.
Gochenour moves from 13th A-T HS, tied with 2 others, to 11th.
Taylor DeLoach LJ'ed 20-10.50, making her 23rd A-T HS.
Lauren Harris, who broke the INdoor Mile Walk HSR with her 6:57 this past winter, did it again!!
She knocked off the HSR here too, her 6:52.23 solo effort making Maria Michta-Coffey start looking over her shoulder!
The Multi's saw Meet Records broken too!
The Decathlon was won by the 6933 points of Hayden Ashley!
Emma Fitzgerald took the Heptathlon with 5464 points.
It makes her 6th A-T HS!
Other good NBN marks included....
Lauryn Ghee's 200 of 22.97 in her heat race!
She's now 20th A-T HS, tied with 1 other.
OFF my DDD list fell Angela Williams, her 23.02 dating from 1998!!
Liam Christensen threw the Javelin 232-1 for 8th A-T HS!!
Infinite Tucker won the 400H---male version!!---with a 50.70.
It misses my DDD by just 0.09 seconds!!
Canadian Victoria Tachinski must have impressed her home nation by winning the 800 in 2:03.72!!
First US finisher was Sage Hurta in 2:06.37.
Third in the race was Presley Weems's 2:06.87.
The Men's 800 saw 2 breaking 1:50, led by Frank Hayes in 1:49.36, and Cameron Cooper's 1:49.71.
Isaac Cortes, Brandon McGorty, and Nelson Quintana all ran faster than 1:50.7!
Another young YOUNG one to impress was 8th Grade 2000SC'er Mary Hennelly, her non-PR of 6:52.15 taking 2nd to Megan Reilly's 6:46.01.
Eion Nohilly took the Men's 2K Steeple in 5:55.40, beating Nicholas Steele's 5:55.80.
And Kaylor Harris won the Women's 100 in 11.34.
The Brooks PR is mainly a HS-oriented meet, but had some Pro races too.
Phoebe Wright WON her first 800 in years, her 2:02.35 outkicking McKayla Fricker's 2:02.47.
Annie Hill took the HS Mile in 4:41.52.
She misses my HS list by 0.21 seconds!
But the best race (in an otherwise weak meet, comparatively speaking!) was the HS Two Mile!
Again, a Canadian girl won, Shona McCullouch overcoming Fiona O'Keefe's front running (all the way!) with her 9:59.87!!
O'Keefe faded to 10:05.63, but she moves from 22nd A-T HS all the way to 12th!!
This was another deep race, as the next 3 places made my list!
Brie Oakley's 10:08.89 makes her 17th A-T HS.
Rebecca Story is now 22nd A-T HS, with her time of 10:11.24.
And Molly Born's 10:11.36 makes her the DDD's caboose, or 24th A-T HS!
At the Adidas meet, Jenn Suhr didn't start, out of precaution, I'm told!
The PV was won by Katie Nageotte's 14-9.
At a Last Chance meet, Kristen Hixson PR'ed at 15-3 in the PV!
She's now 8th A-T US, tied with 1 other.
Kylie Hutson also reached 15-3, but it's not a PR.
Kristen Brown got over 14-7.25.
In a separate flight, HS'er Rachel Baxter cleared 13-9.25.
Some other good marks....from various venues....and some of them older marks....
Felicia Johnson SP'ed 63-2.25, moving her from 9th A-T US to 8th.
Melissa Bishop twice ran sub-1:59's in 800's, her Jerome Classic time of 1:58.79 beating Brenda Martinez's 1:59.89, her first sub-2:00 of the year!
Anita Wlodarczyk Hammered out a 261.2, while Polish compatriot Pawel Fajdek reached 262-9.
At Princeton, Ashley Higginson missed her 2014 3000SC PR by 0.18 seconds with a fast 9:29.77.
Bronxville HS's (See my old post about that famous HS!!) Kaitlin Ryan ran 800 in 2:06.65!
Also from that Princeton meet, Duane Solomon won his 800 in 1:46.71.
Colby Alexander took the 1500 in 3:36.26.
Andrea Geubelle continued her good 2016 by TJ'ing an OUTdoor PR of 46-5.25.
She moves from 19th to 10th on the A-T US list!!
Ryan Crouser had a great series of 70+ SP's, his farthest ending at 71-8.25.
He's now 15th A-T US!!
HS'er Eion Nohilly (See above!) ran the 3000SC in his NY state meet, his 9:06.36 making him 13th A-T HS.
Right behind him came Noah Affolder, his 9:06.52 making him 15th A-T HS.
But the best came from Noah's Freshman Class brother!
Sam Affolder SHATTERED the Frosh Class record with his 9:16.43!!
The previous record was 9:38....by Sam Affolder!!
Remember my report on the Torpy brothers and their fast 800's?
Well, they also ran good 1600's----back on June 3rd---Sean's 4:03.42 beating Chris's 4:05.40---although they finished just 4th & 5th in that race.
A woman with the last name of Seymour set the Bahamas National Record in the 100H with her 12.86.
I'll try to find her first name!
Turkey produced 3 National Records recently!
Jak Ali Harvey's 9.92 in the 100, Turkey's 4X100 Relay team's 38.31, and their 4X400 Relay team's 3:02.22 being the trio.
The 4X100 time of 38.31 makes them 20th A-T Nation, tied with 1 other!
India also got their 4X400 NR with 3:02.17!
Oh, and that piddly old DL in Stockholm??
NONE of the events produced much, Record Book-worthy!
Ruth Jebet did break the Stockholm Meet Record in the 3000SC, her 9:08.37 the winner.
Genevieve LaCaze cut 7 seconds from her PR with her 9:23.19, even though she was temporarily DQ'ed for a supposed curb infraction!
Stephanie Garcia ran her first steeple of 2016--a 9:35.89 in 9th!
Kendra Harrison was slowed by the lousy weather, but her 12.66 in the 100H beat Nia Ali's 12.85 and Queen Harrison's 12.87.
Back in 5th came Swedish veteran (and 60H INdoor WR holder!!) Susannah Kallur's 13.00.
This was her first race since.....2010!!!
Ibrahim Jeilan took the 5000 in 13:03.22 from Yomif Kejelcha's 13:03.66.
Sandra Perkovic lobbed her plate out 224-2...something she does while getting her hair spiked!!
Dina Asher-Smith won her first DL race, her 200 of 22.72 beating Simone Facey's 22.81.
Ivana Spanovic's 2nd round LJ of 22-7.75 beat Brittney Reese's opening round 22-7.
Tom Walsh probably drank a few shots while winning the Shot Put with 69-4.
Ruth Beitia won her event with a HJ of 6-4, while Renaud Lavillenie napped through his PV win of 18-9.50.
Angelika Cichocka was seen texting her friends during her 1500 cruise of 4:03.25.
She beat Meraf Bahta, Gudef Tsegay, and Laura Muir by 1 or 2 seconds.
Ferguson Rotich beat Daniel Rudisha---among others---with his 800 time of 1:45.07.
Novlene Williams-Mills rubber-stamped her 400 win of 52.29, as did Ihab Abdelrahman in the JT with his 282-2.
Christian Taylor TJ'ed his longest of 2016---an okay 57-8.50!
Finally, I would be remiss if I didn't report that, at the very beginning of the 4-day Russian Championships, starting today, one Miss Yelena Isinbayeva reached 14-9 in her first PV in about 3 years!!
This was just in the Qualifying round, I believe!!
(Both Jenn Suhr and Sandi Morris have gone on record, along with Suhr's husband Rick, saying they WANT Isi to be allowed to Vault in Rio, as they want to win, but against the very BEST.
And Isinbayeva IS just that!!
See you soon, with my USATF Junior Championships Preview!
That's the US Trials for the WJC!!
To be followed a few days later by my Olympic Trials Previews!!
But the Stockholm DL was one of the worst--ever!
Even so, what a large group of HS age kids did this past week to the Record Book was beyond impressive--it was Olympian!
And Sydney McLaughlin's SMASHING of the HSR in the 400H by 0.74 seconds at the New Balance National Championships was indeed Olympian!!
She had a clear lead before the halfway point, cleared every hurdle cleanly, and sprinted to the tape in just 54.46 seconds!
This ended the 32 year reign of Leslie Maxie as the HSR holder, AND as the Junior Class Record holder!!
She also gets the NBN Meet Record, breaking her own mark!
She moves from 2nd A-T HS to 1st.
While she misses my US DDD by 0.14 seconds (as someone who won't turn 17 until August 7th!!), she would rank 10th A-T Collegiate....if she were in College, that is!!
A definite Olympic team......and Medal!!....threat!!
In 2nd....in a PR by 0.39 seconds....was Anna Cockrell, her 56.28 "slow" ONLY in the shadow of someone like McLaughlin!
Cockrell remains 5th A-T HS!
Did I forget to mention that McLaughlin anchored her Union Catholic team's Swedish Relay (100, 200, 300, 400) to a 2:07.99 time with her 50.92 split?
That's reportedly the fastest FAT'ed 400 split ever!!
Lashinda Demus ran 50.4 hand-timed!!
The NBN saw 10 MR's broken, 7 for the Women, and 3 for the Men.
But it was the Adidas Boost meet---sort of a domestic replacement for the Adidas NY DL--that produced the biggest teen shock of the week, outside of McLaughlin's run.
Kate Murphy, who showed her real ability in her anchor leg of her team's DMR at the NBIN this year, destroyed her PR in the 1500, winning the Adidas meet's HS 1500 in a stunning 4:07.21.
And she did it by sprinting her last lap in 62.05!!
She moves from 7th to 3rd on the A-T HS list!!
And the group of teens she beat showed what incredible depth there is in the HS middle distance ranks!!
Katie Rainsberger ran 4:14.12, a non-PR!
Her final lap was 68.19, so most of the 7 second gap came in that final go-round!
Ella Donaghu was next in 4:18.07.
Then came Nevada Mareno's 4:18.48, which makes her 18th A-T HS!
Caitlin Collier, a virtual unknown, ran 4:19.05, making her 22nd A-T HS
BTW, if this had been a Mile (See my previous post about THAT!!), Murphy would have run a HSR by at least 11 seconds, and possibly 12!!
Her time equates to about 4:23, given a 16 second final 109 meters!!
And with that 62 second final 400.....just saying!
Also, this was faster than the Pro race!!
Cory McGee won that in 4:08.65, with Mary Cain showing a bit of improvement with her 3rd place time of 4:10.84.
This meet also saw the first 2 American Women's sub-2's of the year in the 800.
Ajee Wilson's 1:59.72 edged Molly Ludlow's 1:59.93!
Heather Kampf impressed in 3rd with her 2:00.55, while Morgan Uceny showed some old speed with her 2:02.00 in 7th.
Treniere Moser also showed she's ready for the Trials with her 2:01.94, just ahead of Uceny!
Wayde Van Niekerk ran a strong 400, his 44.28 beating Michael Cedeno's 44.87 and David Verburg's 44.98.
In a 3-runner race (!!), Dejen Gebremeskel dipped under 13 in the 5000, his 12:59.89 beating Hagos Gebrhiwet's 13:00.20.
Fran McCorory showed some oompf with her 400 win in 50.46.
Ben True had a great kick in the 1500, but his 3:36.05 PR couldn't catch Collins Cheboi's 3:35.82, or Nick Willis's 3:35.95.
Meseret Defar easily took the Women's 5000, her 15:06.96 beating Marielle Hall's 15:13.66.
Abbey D'Agostino Q'ed for the Trials with her 15:22.29.
Jo Pavey wanted a Q for the British team, but fell 0.74 short with her 15:24.74 at Age 42!
In the Men's HS Mile (Again, see my rant about the guys getting to run the Mile, while the Women were given the 1500!!), Jack Salisbury's 57.64 last lap gave him a 4:04.20, enough to edge Thomas Ratcliffe's 4:04.41.
Other than McLaughlin, maybe the most impressive "woman" at the NBN was 12 year old (I said TWELVE year old!!) Grace Ping.
In the 5000 race, Weini Kelati had her usual suicidal start, passing 2000 in about 6:10.
More than 10 seconds back, Ping led the chase pack.
Then, after another lap or two, Ping decided to go for it.
Gaining a second or more each lap, she ultimately faded a bit, but still ran a phenomenal--and World Age 12 Record time!!--of 16:44.80!!
(Kelati won in 16:24.69, but her time doesn't count for HS records or lists!)
The only other comparable time to Ping's is the INdoor 7th Grade record of Brianna Jackucewicz, who ran 16:43.02 on a 200 meter track back in 2004.
But Ping wasn't done!
The next day, she ran the Two Mile in 10:28.66, which MUST be a record for a 12 year old, though I don't have factual proof of that!
Jackucewicz apparently never improved her time, and in fact may have never even RACED again(!!), so hopefully, Grace Ping will keep going, and keep improving at a normal rate!
That 2 Mile race was a doozy!!
Kelati again ran like a Mad Dog, but this time, she had a brave Nevada Mareno, sticking to her like wet gum to a shoe!!
They were side by side, with the much older Kelati staying JUST ahead of the charging Mareno.
In the end, Kelati prevailed--by 0.06 seconds!
Moreno's 10:00.44 is the Junior Class record!
She becomes 5th A-T HS!
Abby Wheeler also ran good, her 10:08.64 making her 15th A-T HS.
Moreno also took 3rd in the Mile, her 4:43.29 losing to Micaila DeGenero's 4:42.22 and Maegan Doody's 4:42.45.
DeGenero misses my HS DDD by 0.91 seconds.
The 100H continued its 2016 record onslaught at NBN!
In the heats, Tia Jones ran a Frosh Class record of 13.14!
It was also a Meet Record!
I should note here that Jones's 13.03 from earlier in the year was WINDY!!
It had initially been reported as legal, but the newest T&FN list has it in the wind-aided column!!
Chanel Brissett ramped it up quite a bit, her 13.01 winner (0.7 wind) breaking Jones's Meet Record in the process.
She moves from 10th A-T HS to 3rd!
Brandee Johnson's 13.08 moves her from 9th A-T HS, tied with 1 other, to 6th!
And Jones again ran 13.14 in the final, tying her Frosh Class record!
However, because of the improvements from the top two, she actually moves DOWN on my list, from 5th A-T HS to 7th!!
Anna Cockrell also ran this hurdle race, her 13.17 moving her from 12th A-T HS, tied with 2 others, to 9th, tied with 1 other!
She had tied her PR of 13.21 in her heat!
Tonea Marshall, who twice broke the INdoor 60H HSR this past winter, could run "just" 13.30, not a PR!
Although she ran 13.21 in her heat race!
Two NBN Men's field events had drastically different outcomes!
The much-ballyhooed "showdown" between HS's two 18 footers this season, FIZZLED!!!
Starting at 17-0.75, Mondo Duplantis No-Heighted!!
But HSR holder Chris Nilsen wasn't much better, reaching just 16-8.25!!
Nilsen said the winds were bad for vaulting!
Carson Dingler added a quarter inch to her PR, her 13-8.50 winner setting an NBN Meet Record!
She missed her 3 attempts at 14-0!
But the Men's SP was solid!
Jordan Geist, the Junior Class Record holder at over 74 feet, could reach "only" 73-2.75 here.
This proved not enough, as Adrian (Tripp) Piperi exploded out to a PR of 73-5.25, setting an NBN Meet Record!!
Bronson Osborn wasn't exactly a dead fish, as his 71-2.50 took 3rd!!
Alyssa Wilson added to her Junior Class record in the SP, her 55-9.25 less than a foot removed from the HSR of Raven Saunders!!
She of course remains 2nd A-T HS!!
The Men's 4XMile HSR was FINALLY broken....after 40 years!!
(See my previous posts!!)
And it wasn't easy for the winner, the Ogden (UT) TC!
They had to contend with the Mile powerhouse, Great Oak of CA, aka South Temecula TC!
The final Mile (NOT 1600!!) was a slugfest, with Ogden just nipping Great Oak, 17:04.55 to 17:04.61 in a dead-out sprint down the final straight!!
It's of course the NBN Meet Record!!
The Great Oak (South Temecula!!) Women's DMR also had a real RACE on their hands!
Their main competition was the North Rockland TC of NY
The anchors were 8th Grader (!!) Katelyn Tuohy and Senior Destiny Collins.
Tuohy started with a 5 second lead.
But Collins, in her final G-O race--and after a 10:22 in the 2 Mile (where she faded after a fast first mile!)---pushed herself to within inches of Tuohy, only to fall short at the end!
North Rockland beat Great Oak, 11:29.39 to 11:29.76, the 4th & 5th fastest teams in history!!
Tuohy ran her leg in 4:45, while Collins did 4:40!!
Still, this and the 4XMile were two fantastic competitions!
In the Women's 4X200 Relay, another MR was set.
War TC of Virginia became the 3rd best School in history with their 1:34.23.
War also got another MR---or TWO of them!!
In the 4X100, they first set the MR in their heat, running 45.09.
They then nipped their own record in the final, doing 45.08!!
Tyrese Cooper yet again broke a Frosh Class record!!
He beat his own mark in the 400 with his 45.69!
This finally moves him onto the Top 24 A-T Performers list....at 24th place!
He also ran the 200 in a non-PR of 20.90!
Katelin Gochenour broke the Meet Record in the Javelin, her 171-1 beating comebacking HSR holder Madison Wiltrout's 155-10.
Gochenour moves from 13th A-T HS, tied with 2 others, to 11th.
Taylor DeLoach LJ'ed 20-10.50, making her 23rd A-T HS.
Lauren Harris, who broke the INdoor Mile Walk HSR with her 6:57 this past winter, did it again!!
She knocked off the HSR here too, her 6:52.23 solo effort making Maria Michta-Coffey start looking over her shoulder!
The Multi's saw Meet Records broken too!
The Decathlon was won by the 6933 points of Hayden Ashley!
Emma Fitzgerald took the Heptathlon with 5464 points.
It makes her 6th A-T HS!
Other good NBN marks included....
Lauryn Ghee's 200 of 22.97 in her heat race!
She's now 20th A-T HS, tied with 1 other.
OFF my DDD list fell Angela Williams, her 23.02 dating from 1998!!
Liam Christensen threw the Javelin 232-1 for 8th A-T HS!!
Infinite Tucker won the 400H---male version!!---with a 50.70.
It misses my DDD by just 0.09 seconds!!
Canadian Victoria Tachinski must have impressed her home nation by winning the 800 in 2:03.72!!
First US finisher was Sage Hurta in 2:06.37.
Third in the race was Presley Weems's 2:06.87.
The Men's 800 saw 2 breaking 1:50, led by Frank Hayes in 1:49.36, and Cameron Cooper's 1:49.71.
Isaac Cortes, Brandon McGorty, and Nelson Quintana all ran faster than 1:50.7!
Another young YOUNG one to impress was 8th Grade 2000SC'er Mary Hennelly, her non-PR of 6:52.15 taking 2nd to Megan Reilly's 6:46.01.
Eion Nohilly took the Men's 2K Steeple in 5:55.40, beating Nicholas Steele's 5:55.80.
And Kaylor Harris won the Women's 100 in 11.34.
The Brooks PR is mainly a HS-oriented meet, but had some Pro races too.
Phoebe Wright WON her first 800 in years, her 2:02.35 outkicking McKayla Fricker's 2:02.47.
Annie Hill took the HS Mile in 4:41.52.
She misses my HS list by 0.21 seconds!
But the best race (in an otherwise weak meet, comparatively speaking!) was the HS Two Mile!
Again, a Canadian girl won, Shona McCullouch overcoming Fiona O'Keefe's front running (all the way!) with her 9:59.87!!
O'Keefe faded to 10:05.63, but she moves from 22nd A-T HS all the way to 12th!!
This was another deep race, as the next 3 places made my list!
Brie Oakley's 10:08.89 makes her 17th A-T HS.
Rebecca Story is now 22nd A-T HS, with her time of 10:11.24.
And Molly Born's 10:11.36 makes her the DDD's caboose, or 24th A-T HS!
At the Adidas meet, Jenn Suhr didn't start, out of precaution, I'm told!
The PV was won by Katie Nageotte's 14-9.
At a Last Chance meet, Kristen Hixson PR'ed at 15-3 in the PV!
She's now 8th A-T US, tied with 1 other.
Kylie Hutson also reached 15-3, but it's not a PR.
Kristen Brown got over 14-7.25.
In a separate flight, HS'er Rachel Baxter cleared 13-9.25.
Some other good marks....from various venues....and some of them older marks....
Felicia Johnson SP'ed 63-2.25, moving her from 9th A-T US to 8th.
Melissa Bishop twice ran sub-1:59's in 800's, her Jerome Classic time of 1:58.79 beating Brenda Martinez's 1:59.89, her first sub-2:00 of the year!
Anita Wlodarczyk Hammered out a 261.2, while Polish compatriot Pawel Fajdek reached 262-9.
At Princeton, Ashley Higginson missed her 2014 3000SC PR by 0.18 seconds with a fast 9:29.77.
Bronxville HS's (See my old post about that famous HS!!) Kaitlin Ryan ran 800 in 2:06.65!
Also from that Princeton meet, Duane Solomon won his 800 in 1:46.71.
Colby Alexander took the 1500 in 3:36.26.
Andrea Geubelle continued her good 2016 by TJ'ing an OUTdoor PR of 46-5.25.
She moves from 19th to 10th on the A-T US list!!
Ryan Crouser had a great series of 70+ SP's, his farthest ending at 71-8.25.
He's now 15th A-T US!!
HS'er Eion Nohilly (See above!) ran the 3000SC in his NY state meet, his 9:06.36 making him 13th A-T HS.
Right behind him came Noah Affolder, his 9:06.52 making him 15th A-T HS.
But the best came from Noah's Freshman Class brother!
Sam Affolder SHATTERED the Frosh Class record with his 9:16.43!!
The previous record was 9:38....by Sam Affolder!!
Remember my report on the Torpy brothers and their fast 800's?
Well, they also ran good 1600's----back on June 3rd---Sean's 4:03.42 beating Chris's 4:05.40---although they finished just 4th & 5th in that race.
A woman with the last name of Seymour set the Bahamas National Record in the 100H with her 12.86.
I'll try to find her first name!
Turkey produced 3 National Records recently!
Jak Ali Harvey's 9.92 in the 100, Turkey's 4X100 Relay team's 38.31, and their 4X400 Relay team's 3:02.22 being the trio.
The 4X100 time of 38.31 makes them 20th A-T Nation, tied with 1 other!
India also got their 4X400 NR with 3:02.17!
Oh, and that piddly old DL in Stockholm??
NONE of the events produced much, Record Book-worthy!
Ruth Jebet did break the Stockholm Meet Record in the 3000SC, her 9:08.37 the winner.
Genevieve LaCaze cut 7 seconds from her PR with her 9:23.19, even though she was temporarily DQ'ed for a supposed curb infraction!
Stephanie Garcia ran her first steeple of 2016--a 9:35.89 in 9th!
Kendra Harrison was slowed by the lousy weather, but her 12.66 in the 100H beat Nia Ali's 12.85 and Queen Harrison's 12.87.
Back in 5th came Swedish veteran (and 60H INdoor WR holder!!) Susannah Kallur's 13.00.
This was her first race since.....2010!!!
Ibrahim Jeilan took the 5000 in 13:03.22 from Yomif Kejelcha's 13:03.66.
Sandra Perkovic lobbed her plate out 224-2...something she does while getting her hair spiked!!
Dina Asher-Smith won her first DL race, her 200 of 22.72 beating Simone Facey's 22.81.
Ivana Spanovic's 2nd round LJ of 22-7.75 beat Brittney Reese's opening round 22-7.
Tom Walsh probably drank a few shots while winning the Shot Put with 69-4.
Ruth Beitia won her event with a HJ of 6-4, while Renaud Lavillenie napped through his PV win of 18-9.50.
Angelika Cichocka was seen texting her friends during her 1500 cruise of 4:03.25.
She beat Meraf Bahta, Gudef Tsegay, and Laura Muir by 1 or 2 seconds.
Ferguson Rotich beat Daniel Rudisha---among others---with his 800 time of 1:45.07.
Novlene Williams-Mills rubber-stamped her 400 win of 52.29, as did Ihab Abdelrahman in the JT with his 282-2.
Christian Taylor TJ'ed his longest of 2016---an okay 57-8.50!
Finally, I would be remiss if I didn't report that, at the very beginning of the 4-day Russian Championships, starting today, one Miss Yelena Isinbayeva reached 14-9 in her first PV in about 3 years!!
This was just in the Qualifying round, I believe!!
(Both Jenn Suhr and Sandi Morris have gone on record, along with Suhr's husband Rick, saying they WANT Isi to be allowed to Vault in Rio, as they want to win, but against the very BEST.
And Isinbayeva IS just that!!
See you soon, with my USATF Junior Championships Preview!
That's the US Trials for the WJC!!
To be followed a few days later by my Olympic Trials Previews!!
Thursday, June 16, 2016
The AGE of Records--Women
All of the necessary intro stuff is in the Men's post.
I won't repeat it all here.
Please check the previous post for all that boring stuff!
But as a reminder--NO Collegiate records, as their season has ended, with no chance for further record-breaking this year!
Also, these are limited to OUTdoor records ONLY!!
World--Women
1983 (33) 800--1:53.28 Caster Semenya is NOT under consideration here!! But I've always believed that a woman who can run under 50 seconds for 400 can attack this record with some confidence!
1984 (32) 4X800 Relay--7:50.17 This is an average of 1:57.54 per 800! I DOUBT it will happen, but the US now has four active women whose PR's add up to 7:50.76!! But...it will NOT happen!!
1985 (31) 400--47.60 They say it's impossible...in a drug free world! BUT, Marita Koch had 100 & 200 PR's of 10.83 & 21.71. There are women around with similar speed. And Allyson Felix had a relay leg of 47.72 last year!
1987 (29) HJ--6-10.25 Few have reached even 6-7 recently. Give Vashti Cunningham another 3 or 4 years!!
SP--74-3 Give me a break!!!
1988 (28) 100 & 200--10.49 & 21.34 T&FN says that 10.49 was VERY windy! But it's still the WR! Forget it! BUT I can see the 200 being approached by people currently active!
100H--12.21 Kendra Harrison ran 12.24 recently! The Stockholm meet promoters are saying she could break it later today!! We shall see!!
LJ--24-8.50 NO!
DT--252-0 There was this Priest, Rabbi, and a Cow that walked into a bar.....!!
Heptathlon--7291 There was this Priest, Rabbi.......!!
4X400 Relay--3:15.18 With the new group of US women--Courtney Okolo & Quenera Hayes--and a couple of the oldies at their best--Allyson Felix & Fran McCorory--this record COULD fall....in Rio??
1993 (23) 3000--8:06.11 Genzebe Dibaba needs to run TWO 4:03 1500's back-to-back. By herself? Not! And she's 10 seconds away...if you use her INdoor PR!! So NO!!
10000--29:31.78 On this one, I say YES!! One of the D-girls (Genzebe, Tirunesh, or Meseret), or even Almaz Ayana! If they can run 5K in 14:10, then they can break this record!!
1995 (21) TJ--50-10.25 Caterine Ibarguen has been over 50 feet, but not this year! I know I'll burn in Hell for thinking this, but Keturah Orji maybe 5 years from now??
1996 (20) 1000--2:28.98 It would need a 1:58.00, then another 200 in 30.97! Doable, but....!!
Mile--4:12.56 This SHOULD have fallen already! GD's 3:50 is worth 4:06 or 4:07!! A solid kick off a 3:57 could do it!!
Newer Records
2000 (16) 4X200 Relay--1:27.46 That's about 21.86 per!! Let's see 2 or 3 women from the same country running sub-22's first...!!
2003 (13) Marathon--2:15:25 Another "impossible" record? I say NO!! You've got 2 or 3 women who have run low 65's for half the distance. Given a 2:30 to 3:00 slowdown per half, that brings them within striking distance! Flat fast course, with perfect conditions and perfect pacing...??
400H--52.34 This will happen--and sooner than you think! Ashley Spencer might have the best chance. But for future possibilities, look to Sydney McLaughlin!!
2005 (11) Decathlon--8366 With talk of making this a standard event, we might see more women doing it. Quantity often breeds quality!
2007 (9) 2 Mile--8:58.58. Allow about 32-33 seconds for the last 218 meters, so if they pass 3000 in about 8:25 or 8:26...!! Several women have run faster than that recently!!
2008 (8) 5000--14:11.15 Ayana ALMOST got this recently!! It WILL fall!!
3000SC--8:58.81 Those Stockholm promoters are saying THIS record might go today also!! Keep your eyes peeled!!
JT--237-2 While not as outrageous as those Throws records from the '80's, this one seems out of range of the current crowd!
2009 (7) PV--16-7.25 IF Isi is allowed in Rio, and IF everyone's healthy, then this record is in mortal danger!! But even OUTside of Rio....!!
SMR--3:34.56 If they invite the right teams to Penn, or hold this at the World Relays next year...!! Figure a 50 second 400, two 22's, then a 2:00 in the 800!! Quite doable!!
2012 (4) 4X100 Relay--40.82 No one thought this possible in 2012! No one thinks it's possible in 2016 either. Is the joke on us??
2014 (2) 4X1500 Relay--16:33.58 This is so easy, it's laughable!! There's at least FIVE teams each---all with different women!!--from Kenya and the US that could smash this baby to smithereens!!
2015 (1) 1500--3:50.07 Genzebe SAYS she can run 3:47! Believe her!!
HT--266-0 Haven't checked Twitter recently for my foreign results sources....!! When does Anita compete again??
DMR--10:36.50 Another taking-candy-from babies mark!! But we'll have to wait for next year!
US--Women
1985 (31) Mile--4:16.71 Both Shannon Rowbury and Jenny Simpson--based on current 1500 PR's--can run at least 4:14!! Pass 1500 in 4:00, and you've got it!!
3000--8:25.83 This other Mary Slaney mark also invites Rowbury & Simpson to take their best shots! I say they're both capable of doing about 8:22 or faster!! And more are on the way!!
1988 (28) 100 & 200--10.49 & 21.34 No Americans currently in range! Not even Felix for the 200! Give the youngsters a few years of development!!
Heptathlon--7291 There was this....!!
4X400 Relay--3:15.51 See my World comment!!
1994 (22) LJ--24-7 Not even Brittney Reese at her shocking best!!
1999 (17) 800--1:56.40 This record CAN go, but our current crop seems to be stuck in the 1:57's...or slower!!
1000--2:31.80 This would entail an 800 in 2:00, then another 200 in 31.79!! But the opportunities are rare!!
2 Mile--9:11.97 As a HUGE fan of this distance, I can't understand why this hasn't gone down....years ago!! Pass 3000 in 8:39, and you've got it!! 8:39, ladies!!!
Newer Records
2000 (16) 4X200 Relay--1:27.46 See World comments!
2006 (10) 400--48.70 Much easier than the World Record!! Again, Felix had a relay split of 47.72!! But watch for Courtney Okolo!!
Marathon--2:19:36 Our best--Shalane Flanagan--has already taken shots at this!! But Molly Huddle is going to run 26.2 this fall!! Except she chose the WRONG race!! Next year, go to Berlin or London, Molly!!
Decathlon--7064 With the Dec for Women getting talked about, this record should fall---HARD!!!!
2008 (8) 10000--30:22.22 Huddle isn't THAT fast...I don't think! But I see this mark going down in the next 5 years, considering the mass influx of fast women recently!!
PV--16-1.75 Remember, this is OUTdoors ONLY!! So grab your erasers, folks! (That is, if the Big Three are healthy!!)
2010 (6) HJ--6-8.75 Will Vashti do it? YES! Will Chaunte Lowe go HIGH again?? (LOL) Maybe.
JT--218-8 Kara Winger's still winging it! But look to the future-Maggie Malone & Madison Wiltrout!
2011 (5) 400H--52.47 Shamier Little's still over a second away. How long before Sydney McLaughlin's within range??
2012 (4) 4X100 Relay--40.82 See my World remarks!
2013 (3) SP--66-5 If Michelle Carter doesn't get there first, Tia Brooks and Raven Saunders aren't that far behind!! (Three feet for the Raven isn't THAT much!!)
2014 (2) 5000--14:42.64 Molly could get her own record, but her focus is on longer stuff now. If Simpson or Rowbury took a serious shot, bye bye baby!! Watch for a fast 1500 woman moving up!
DT--226-11 No one's close this year. Wait a few years. It's not impossible!
4X1500 Relay--16:55.33 Again, as with the World's best, there's at least 4 or 5 different groups of women who could POUND this record into mincemeat!! There's 4 women currently active whose PR's add up to a FULL MINUTE faster!!!
2015 (1) 1500--3:56.29 No reason to believe this won't go down...again!!
4X800 Relay--8:00.62 A good record, but again, there's 4 women NOW who could break it by 8 seconds!!
DMR--10:36.50 Go back and read my post on Relay Record possibilities!! This one's EASY!!
2016 (0) 3000SC--9:10.76 Coburn again? Or will Stephanie Garcia or Courtney Frerichs beat her to it? Not so weird a scenario!! (And where's Colleen Quigley this year?? Injured??)
100H--12.24 See my comments above!
TJ--47-8 Keturah, Keturah!!! I see 48...I see 49...I see....!!!
HT--250-4 You're hearing it here first!! I'm IGNORING the ruling by USADA about Gwen Berry's "drug ban", and the loss of her AR. On this blog, and in my T&F Record Book, Berry REMAINS the American Record holder...at 250-4!! (Anyway, she'll break it again...maybe at the Trials...when her "ban" is up!!)
HS--Women
1975 (41) 3000--9:08.6 Yes, despite Mary Cain's 8:58 from 2014 (run as a PRO!!), and despite whatever Weini Kelati might run, the record still is Lynn Bjorklund's!! But take ANY of the 4 women who have run 4:14 or faster in the 1500 this year, put them in a RACE at 3K, and it's bye bye to this antique!!
1979 (37) 10000--32:52.5 If someone as "slow" as Cayla Hatton can run 33:17, then surely faster women can get this record! What if Mary Cain had taken a shot at this back in 2013...right after her 15:45 in the 5K? The main problem is...lack of opportunities!! NBN, why don't you make it happen???
1982 (34) Mile--4:35.24 (Please see my extended commentary on this mark at the end of this post!!)
1984 (32) Marathon--2:34:24 I shouldn't even have this record in my Book, as it's so rarely run by HS'ers! But not having it would be a disservice to the great effort of Cathy Schiro (O'Brien) 32 years ago!! And even to the misbegotten trials of Alana Hadley in recent years! Someday...especially with so many people running the distance....!!
400H--55.20 I saw this great run by Leslie Maxie in person!! I wish I could see Sydney McLaughlin DESTROY this record in a few weeks!!
Newer Records
2001 (15) 300H--39.98 This is a damn fine record!! Even for McLaughlin, it would be tough! Whoever breaks this will be a STAR!!
2002 (14) 400--50.69 Does McLaughlin take this down...or will she turn Pro first?? She has one more year of HS!!
2003 (13) 200--22.11 Some folks say this is NOT the real HSR...as it was run at Mexico City's altitude!! That's ridiculous! She ran it! Doesn't matter where!! I don't keep "low altitude" records!! So either someone runs 22.10---somewhere!!---or they don't get the record!!
If Kaylin Whitney and Candace Hill had remained amateurs....!!
2004 (12) TJ--44-11.75 Keturah Orji had the best chance of getting it, but kept on coming up short!! However, watch for Titiana Marsh in the next year or two! And maybe Jasmine Moore!!
4X100 Relay--44.50 Carson ran 45.06 this year. one of the fastest this century! But it's a tough one!
4X400 Relay--3:35.49 Another tough record--this calls for an average 400 leg of 53.87! SOUNDS easy, but we're talking 4 girls from the same school!!
2006 (10) 4XMile Relay--19:56.75. Remember, this is NOT 4X1600!! There's over 9 meters extra per leg, with different exchange zones!! You CAN'T do a conversion, and say it's a record!! PERIOD!! That said, take a team with one of those girls capable of breaking the MILE HSR by several seconds, then add 3 more girls who can run about 5:08 per, and.....!!!
2008 (8) 4X800 Relay--8:43.12 Another good, yet "easy" mark! It's four 2:10.78's!! Have one girl---Sammy Watson??--good for a 2:03, then add 3 more at 2:13 and change, and VOILA!!
2010 (6) HT--214-4 A good mark, but the Hammer is a "new" event, with a lot of bounce left in it!! So to speak!
2011 (5) DMR-11:22.43 Again (!!), if you take a 4:32 Mile girl (See above!), that leaves you with needing, say, a 1200 in 3:40, a 400 in 60, and an 800 in 2:10. Rearrange those splits any way you please!!
2012 (4) 3000SC--10:00.72 I haven't reported it yet, but there's a Middle School girl who just ran a 6:49 for the 2000SC!! If she sticks with it, and gets (or takes!!) the opportunity to try a couple each year, by the time she's a Soph or Junior in HS, the record could be her's!!
DT--198-9 With the rise of Throwers at the HS level lately, this record is breakable!
Heptathlon--5578 It's almost impossible to tell---until the NBN--who's going to try this event, and who might take Kendell Williams's HSR from her!!
2013 (3) 800--1:59.51 Christine Aragon, who just ran 4:09.27 for 1500, is going to run this distance at Brooks PR!! And she'll be going against Sammy Watson!! But Cain's record is TOUGH!!
1500--4:04.62 As is her record here!!
5000--15:45.46 But THIS Cain record ain't so tough!! Not counting the ineligible-for-records Weini Kelati, there still remains a couple or three girls who DO have the necessary credentials!!
2014 (2) 2 Mile-9:53.54 If that abomination called the 3200 didn't exist, we would have seen this record go down already!! But put ANY of those 4 aforementioned 1500 studs in a 2 Mile, and it's GONE!!
100H--12.92 The INdoor 60H was THE event of the year, and it's continuing with the 100H OUTdoors!! Tonea Marshall has run 13.04. And FRESHMAN Tia Jones has topped THAT--at 13.03!! If it survives 2016, then next year, it goes down to the 12.70's!!
SP--56-8.25 Junior Alyssa Wilson has gotten out to 55-3.50....so far!! If she doesn't get it this year, then next year is almost guaranteed!!
4X200 Relay--1:33.43 Another tough Relay record, but doable---if the top sprinters don't turn Pro first!!
2015 (1) 100--10.98 Hill has another year of HS left!! Too bad it's as a Professional!!
HJ--6-5 Cunningham's a Pro too! No one else within TEN miles!!
LJ--22-5 Watch for the young ones...like Marsh and Tara Davis! NEXT year!!
PV--14-7.50 Rachel Baxter has gone 14-3, but I have no idea what her summer plans are! IF she's going to the WJC's, she has a shot!!
JT--185-8 The HSR holder is coming back fast from surgery! And she has another year left!!
SMR--3:47.65 Several fast ones graduating, but several more sticking around!! This mark's vulnerable!!
It takes a 400 of about 56, an 800 of maybe 2:05, plus a couple of 23's...with flying starts!!
2016 (0) 4X1600 Relay--19:52.88 The Great Oak Milers Club (40 strong membership!!) got this mark!! But unless they run this at NBN, it will survive. Again, I'd rather see them attempt the 4XMILE!!
1982 (34) Mile--4:35.24 As promised above, I set this record aside for a more extensive commentary!
Why?
Because THIS record is the MAIN reason I decided to do this whole series!!!
At first, my plan was to do it ENTIRELY about this mark...but then I added the whole bit you've just (hopefully) read!!
Here's the deal!
In recent years...since the rise of Mary Cain, and then Alexa Efraimson...the HS Women's middle distances have EXPLODED with multiple talents, ALL of whom were, and are, more than capable of WHOMPING this baby into indecipherable PULP!!
The top 4 look like this---
Christina Aragon--4:09.27 in the 1500. Add 109 meters in 17 seconds, and you have a 4:26.27 Mile--or NINE SECONDS faster than Polly Plumer ran 34 years ago!!
Katie Rainsberger--4:12.62. Add an extra 17.50 seconds, and you have a Mile of 4:30.12!!
Ella Donaghu--4:14.11. Add maybe 18.00 seconds for her, and you have a Mile in 4:32.11.
Kate Murphy--4:14.26. Add the same 18 seconds, and you have her running the Mile in 4:32.26.
And I was being a bit conservative in my 109 meter additions, even though all 4 have FANTASTIC kicks!!
Aragon WON the race--against Donaghu & Rainsberger-- but ALSO against some Collegians and Professionals!!
She ran FASTER than the winner of the NCAA final!!!
The window of opportunity to take this record DOWN is staring us in the face, and DARING us to say NO, we don't want you to break this record!
The Mile isn't important anymore!!
Oh really???
Then why does the Millrose Games run the World Famous Wanamaker MILE??
Why does the Prefontaine Classic DL run the venerable Bowerman MILE every year!!
Why does the Bislett Games continue to have their MILE race?
Why do women such as Genzebe Dibaba and Faith Kipyegon continue to chase the WR in the MILE??
Why will Roger Bannister and Jim Ryun and Alan Webb continue to be household names among T&F aficionados??
Why should WOMEN be deprived of the same fame and name recognition for such an iconic event??
This year, 3 of those 4 listed above (Rainsberger, Murphy, and Donaghu), will be racing the 1500 at the Adidas Boost meet in Boston--a substitute for the old NY Adidas meet...where they held the Dream MILES!!!
They're having the BOYS run the Mile!!
Why not the Girls??
I've seen it said that it's because the 4:09.50 necessary to Qualify for the Trials is EASIER than using the Mile Q time of 4:28.43.
Really?
Look above at my estimates for their Mile times!
Why is a time 18.93 seconds slower---the time needed to race the extra 109 meters---any more difficult than the 4:09.50??
Basically, the 4:09.50 works out to about 66.5 per lap!
The Mile splits are about 67.10.
And I'm talking 440 YARD splits for BOTH!!!
Don't let this GREAT opportunity pass you by, Young Ladies!!
DEMAND EQUALITY!!
Polly Plumer's record MUST GO!!!!
See you in a few days---after a VERY busy few days of T&F action---from around the World!!!
I won't repeat it all here.
Please check the previous post for all that boring stuff!
But as a reminder--NO Collegiate records, as their season has ended, with no chance for further record-breaking this year!
Also, these are limited to OUTdoor records ONLY!!
World--Women
1983 (33) 800--1:53.28 Caster Semenya is NOT under consideration here!! But I've always believed that a woman who can run under 50 seconds for 400 can attack this record with some confidence!
1984 (32) 4X800 Relay--7:50.17 This is an average of 1:57.54 per 800! I DOUBT it will happen, but the US now has four active women whose PR's add up to 7:50.76!! But...it will NOT happen!!
1985 (31) 400--47.60 They say it's impossible...in a drug free world! BUT, Marita Koch had 100 & 200 PR's of 10.83 & 21.71. There are women around with similar speed. And Allyson Felix had a relay leg of 47.72 last year!
1987 (29) HJ--6-10.25 Few have reached even 6-7 recently. Give Vashti Cunningham another 3 or 4 years!!
SP--74-3 Give me a break!!!
1988 (28) 100 & 200--10.49 & 21.34 T&FN says that 10.49 was VERY windy! But it's still the WR! Forget it! BUT I can see the 200 being approached by people currently active!
100H--12.21 Kendra Harrison ran 12.24 recently! The Stockholm meet promoters are saying she could break it later today!! We shall see!!
LJ--24-8.50 NO!
DT--252-0 There was this Priest, Rabbi, and a Cow that walked into a bar.....!!
Heptathlon--7291 There was this Priest, Rabbi.......!!
4X400 Relay--3:15.18 With the new group of US women--Courtney Okolo & Quenera Hayes--and a couple of the oldies at their best--Allyson Felix & Fran McCorory--this record COULD fall....in Rio??
1993 (23) 3000--8:06.11 Genzebe Dibaba needs to run TWO 4:03 1500's back-to-back. By herself? Not! And she's 10 seconds away...if you use her INdoor PR!! So NO!!
10000--29:31.78 On this one, I say YES!! One of the D-girls (Genzebe, Tirunesh, or Meseret), or even Almaz Ayana! If they can run 5K in 14:10, then they can break this record!!
1995 (21) TJ--50-10.25 Caterine Ibarguen has been over 50 feet, but not this year! I know I'll burn in Hell for thinking this, but Keturah Orji maybe 5 years from now??
1996 (20) 1000--2:28.98 It would need a 1:58.00, then another 200 in 30.97! Doable, but....!!
Mile--4:12.56 This SHOULD have fallen already! GD's 3:50 is worth 4:06 or 4:07!! A solid kick off a 3:57 could do it!!
Newer Records
2000 (16) 4X200 Relay--1:27.46 That's about 21.86 per!! Let's see 2 or 3 women from the same country running sub-22's first...!!
2003 (13) Marathon--2:15:25 Another "impossible" record? I say NO!! You've got 2 or 3 women who have run low 65's for half the distance. Given a 2:30 to 3:00 slowdown per half, that brings them within striking distance! Flat fast course, with perfect conditions and perfect pacing...??
400H--52.34 This will happen--and sooner than you think! Ashley Spencer might have the best chance. But for future possibilities, look to Sydney McLaughlin!!
2005 (11) Decathlon--8366 With talk of making this a standard event, we might see more women doing it. Quantity often breeds quality!
2007 (9) 2 Mile--8:58.58. Allow about 32-33 seconds for the last 218 meters, so if they pass 3000 in about 8:25 or 8:26...!! Several women have run faster than that recently!!
2008 (8) 5000--14:11.15 Ayana ALMOST got this recently!! It WILL fall!!
3000SC--8:58.81 Those Stockholm promoters are saying THIS record might go today also!! Keep your eyes peeled!!
JT--237-2 While not as outrageous as those Throws records from the '80's, this one seems out of range of the current crowd!
2009 (7) PV--16-7.25 IF Isi is allowed in Rio, and IF everyone's healthy, then this record is in mortal danger!! But even OUTside of Rio....!!
SMR--3:34.56 If they invite the right teams to Penn, or hold this at the World Relays next year...!! Figure a 50 second 400, two 22's, then a 2:00 in the 800!! Quite doable!!
2012 (4) 4X100 Relay--40.82 No one thought this possible in 2012! No one thinks it's possible in 2016 either. Is the joke on us??
2014 (2) 4X1500 Relay--16:33.58 This is so easy, it's laughable!! There's at least FIVE teams each---all with different women!!--from Kenya and the US that could smash this baby to smithereens!!
2015 (1) 1500--3:50.07 Genzebe SAYS she can run 3:47! Believe her!!
HT--266-0 Haven't checked Twitter recently for my foreign results sources....!! When does Anita compete again??
DMR--10:36.50 Another taking-candy-from babies mark!! But we'll have to wait for next year!
US--Women
1985 (31) Mile--4:16.71 Both Shannon Rowbury and Jenny Simpson--based on current 1500 PR's--can run at least 4:14!! Pass 1500 in 4:00, and you've got it!!
3000--8:25.83 This other Mary Slaney mark also invites Rowbury & Simpson to take their best shots! I say they're both capable of doing about 8:22 or faster!! And more are on the way!!
1988 (28) 100 & 200--10.49 & 21.34 No Americans currently in range! Not even Felix for the 200! Give the youngsters a few years of development!!
Heptathlon--7291 There was this....!!
4X400 Relay--3:15.51 See my World comment!!
1994 (22) LJ--24-7 Not even Brittney Reese at her shocking best!!
1999 (17) 800--1:56.40 This record CAN go, but our current crop seems to be stuck in the 1:57's...or slower!!
1000--2:31.80 This would entail an 800 in 2:00, then another 200 in 31.79!! But the opportunities are rare!!
2 Mile--9:11.97 As a HUGE fan of this distance, I can't understand why this hasn't gone down....years ago!! Pass 3000 in 8:39, and you've got it!! 8:39, ladies!!!
Newer Records
2000 (16) 4X200 Relay--1:27.46 See World comments!
2006 (10) 400--48.70 Much easier than the World Record!! Again, Felix had a relay split of 47.72!! But watch for Courtney Okolo!!
Marathon--2:19:36 Our best--Shalane Flanagan--has already taken shots at this!! But Molly Huddle is going to run 26.2 this fall!! Except she chose the WRONG race!! Next year, go to Berlin or London, Molly!!
Decathlon--7064 With the Dec for Women getting talked about, this record should fall---HARD!!!!
2008 (8) 10000--30:22.22 Huddle isn't THAT fast...I don't think! But I see this mark going down in the next 5 years, considering the mass influx of fast women recently!!
PV--16-1.75 Remember, this is OUTdoors ONLY!! So grab your erasers, folks! (That is, if the Big Three are healthy!!)
2010 (6) HJ--6-8.75 Will Vashti do it? YES! Will Chaunte Lowe go HIGH again?? (LOL) Maybe.
JT--218-8 Kara Winger's still winging it! But look to the future-Maggie Malone & Madison Wiltrout!
2011 (5) 400H--52.47 Shamier Little's still over a second away. How long before Sydney McLaughlin's within range??
2012 (4) 4X100 Relay--40.82 See my World remarks!
2013 (3) SP--66-5 If Michelle Carter doesn't get there first, Tia Brooks and Raven Saunders aren't that far behind!! (Three feet for the Raven isn't THAT much!!)
2014 (2) 5000--14:42.64 Molly could get her own record, but her focus is on longer stuff now. If Simpson or Rowbury took a serious shot, bye bye baby!! Watch for a fast 1500 woman moving up!
DT--226-11 No one's close this year. Wait a few years. It's not impossible!
4X1500 Relay--16:55.33 Again, as with the World's best, there's at least 4 or 5 different groups of women who could POUND this record into mincemeat!! There's 4 women currently active whose PR's add up to a FULL MINUTE faster!!!
2015 (1) 1500--3:56.29 No reason to believe this won't go down...again!!
4X800 Relay--8:00.62 A good record, but again, there's 4 women NOW who could break it by 8 seconds!!
DMR--10:36.50 Go back and read my post on Relay Record possibilities!! This one's EASY!!
2016 (0) 3000SC--9:10.76 Coburn again? Or will Stephanie Garcia or Courtney Frerichs beat her to it? Not so weird a scenario!! (And where's Colleen Quigley this year?? Injured??)
100H--12.24 See my comments above!
TJ--47-8 Keturah, Keturah!!! I see 48...I see 49...I see....!!!
HT--250-4 You're hearing it here first!! I'm IGNORING the ruling by USADA about Gwen Berry's "drug ban", and the loss of her AR. On this blog, and in my T&F Record Book, Berry REMAINS the American Record holder...at 250-4!! (Anyway, she'll break it again...maybe at the Trials...when her "ban" is up!!)
HS--Women
1975 (41) 3000--9:08.6 Yes, despite Mary Cain's 8:58 from 2014 (run as a PRO!!), and despite whatever Weini Kelati might run, the record still is Lynn Bjorklund's!! But take ANY of the 4 women who have run 4:14 or faster in the 1500 this year, put them in a RACE at 3K, and it's bye bye to this antique!!
1979 (37) 10000--32:52.5 If someone as "slow" as Cayla Hatton can run 33:17, then surely faster women can get this record! What if Mary Cain had taken a shot at this back in 2013...right after her 15:45 in the 5K? The main problem is...lack of opportunities!! NBN, why don't you make it happen???
1982 (34) Mile--4:35.24 (Please see my extended commentary on this mark at the end of this post!!)
1984 (32) Marathon--2:34:24 I shouldn't even have this record in my Book, as it's so rarely run by HS'ers! But not having it would be a disservice to the great effort of Cathy Schiro (O'Brien) 32 years ago!! And even to the misbegotten trials of Alana Hadley in recent years! Someday...especially with so many people running the distance....!!
400H--55.20 I saw this great run by Leslie Maxie in person!! I wish I could see Sydney McLaughlin DESTROY this record in a few weeks!!
Newer Records
2001 (15) 300H--39.98 This is a damn fine record!! Even for McLaughlin, it would be tough! Whoever breaks this will be a STAR!!
2002 (14) 400--50.69 Does McLaughlin take this down...or will she turn Pro first?? She has one more year of HS!!
2003 (13) 200--22.11 Some folks say this is NOT the real HSR...as it was run at Mexico City's altitude!! That's ridiculous! She ran it! Doesn't matter where!! I don't keep "low altitude" records!! So either someone runs 22.10---somewhere!!---or they don't get the record!!
If Kaylin Whitney and Candace Hill had remained amateurs....!!
2004 (12) TJ--44-11.75 Keturah Orji had the best chance of getting it, but kept on coming up short!! However, watch for Titiana Marsh in the next year or two! And maybe Jasmine Moore!!
4X100 Relay--44.50 Carson ran 45.06 this year. one of the fastest this century! But it's a tough one!
4X400 Relay--3:35.49 Another tough record--this calls for an average 400 leg of 53.87! SOUNDS easy, but we're talking 4 girls from the same school!!
2006 (10) 4XMile Relay--19:56.75. Remember, this is NOT 4X1600!! There's over 9 meters extra per leg, with different exchange zones!! You CAN'T do a conversion, and say it's a record!! PERIOD!! That said, take a team with one of those girls capable of breaking the MILE HSR by several seconds, then add 3 more girls who can run about 5:08 per, and.....!!!
2008 (8) 4X800 Relay--8:43.12 Another good, yet "easy" mark! It's four 2:10.78's!! Have one girl---Sammy Watson??--good for a 2:03, then add 3 more at 2:13 and change, and VOILA!!
2010 (6) HT--214-4 A good mark, but the Hammer is a "new" event, with a lot of bounce left in it!! So to speak!
2011 (5) DMR-11:22.43 Again (!!), if you take a 4:32 Mile girl (See above!), that leaves you with needing, say, a 1200 in 3:40, a 400 in 60, and an 800 in 2:10. Rearrange those splits any way you please!!
2012 (4) 3000SC--10:00.72 I haven't reported it yet, but there's a Middle School girl who just ran a 6:49 for the 2000SC!! If she sticks with it, and gets (or takes!!) the opportunity to try a couple each year, by the time she's a Soph or Junior in HS, the record could be her's!!
DT--198-9 With the rise of Throwers at the HS level lately, this record is breakable!
Heptathlon--5578 It's almost impossible to tell---until the NBN--who's going to try this event, and who might take Kendell Williams's HSR from her!!
2013 (3) 800--1:59.51 Christine Aragon, who just ran 4:09.27 for 1500, is going to run this distance at Brooks PR!! And she'll be going against Sammy Watson!! But Cain's record is TOUGH!!
1500--4:04.62 As is her record here!!
5000--15:45.46 But THIS Cain record ain't so tough!! Not counting the ineligible-for-records Weini Kelati, there still remains a couple or three girls who DO have the necessary credentials!!
2014 (2) 2 Mile-9:53.54 If that abomination called the 3200 didn't exist, we would have seen this record go down already!! But put ANY of those 4 aforementioned 1500 studs in a 2 Mile, and it's GONE!!
100H--12.92 The INdoor 60H was THE event of the year, and it's continuing with the 100H OUTdoors!! Tonea Marshall has run 13.04. And FRESHMAN Tia Jones has topped THAT--at 13.03!! If it survives 2016, then next year, it goes down to the 12.70's!!
SP--56-8.25 Junior Alyssa Wilson has gotten out to 55-3.50....so far!! If she doesn't get it this year, then next year is almost guaranteed!!
4X200 Relay--1:33.43 Another tough Relay record, but doable---if the top sprinters don't turn Pro first!!
2015 (1) 100--10.98 Hill has another year of HS left!! Too bad it's as a Professional!!
HJ--6-5 Cunningham's a Pro too! No one else within TEN miles!!
LJ--22-5 Watch for the young ones...like Marsh and Tara Davis! NEXT year!!
PV--14-7.50 Rachel Baxter has gone 14-3, but I have no idea what her summer plans are! IF she's going to the WJC's, she has a shot!!
JT--185-8 The HSR holder is coming back fast from surgery! And she has another year left!!
SMR--3:47.65 Several fast ones graduating, but several more sticking around!! This mark's vulnerable!!
It takes a 400 of about 56, an 800 of maybe 2:05, plus a couple of 23's...with flying starts!!
2016 (0) 4X1600 Relay--19:52.88 The Great Oak Milers Club (40 strong membership!!) got this mark!! But unless they run this at NBN, it will survive. Again, I'd rather see them attempt the 4XMILE!!
1982 (34) Mile--4:35.24 As promised above, I set this record aside for a more extensive commentary!
Why?
Because THIS record is the MAIN reason I decided to do this whole series!!!
At first, my plan was to do it ENTIRELY about this mark...but then I added the whole bit you've just (hopefully) read!!
Here's the deal!
In recent years...since the rise of Mary Cain, and then Alexa Efraimson...the HS Women's middle distances have EXPLODED with multiple talents, ALL of whom were, and are, more than capable of WHOMPING this baby into indecipherable PULP!!
The top 4 look like this---
Christina Aragon--4:09.27 in the 1500. Add 109 meters in 17 seconds, and you have a 4:26.27 Mile--or NINE SECONDS faster than Polly Plumer ran 34 years ago!!
Katie Rainsberger--4:12.62. Add an extra 17.50 seconds, and you have a Mile of 4:30.12!!
Ella Donaghu--4:14.11. Add maybe 18.00 seconds for her, and you have a Mile in 4:32.11.
Kate Murphy--4:14.26. Add the same 18 seconds, and you have her running the Mile in 4:32.26.
And I was being a bit conservative in my 109 meter additions, even though all 4 have FANTASTIC kicks!!
Aragon WON the race--against Donaghu & Rainsberger-- but ALSO against some Collegians and Professionals!!
She ran FASTER than the winner of the NCAA final!!!
The window of opportunity to take this record DOWN is staring us in the face, and DARING us to say NO, we don't want you to break this record!
The Mile isn't important anymore!!
Oh really???
Then why does the Millrose Games run the World Famous Wanamaker MILE??
Why does the Prefontaine Classic DL run the venerable Bowerman MILE every year!!
Why does the Bislett Games continue to have their MILE race?
Why do women such as Genzebe Dibaba and Faith Kipyegon continue to chase the WR in the MILE??
Why will Roger Bannister and Jim Ryun and Alan Webb continue to be household names among T&F aficionados??
Why should WOMEN be deprived of the same fame and name recognition for such an iconic event??
This year, 3 of those 4 listed above (Rainsberger, Murphy, and Donaghu), will be racing the 1500 at the Adidas Boost meet in Boston--a substitute for the old NY Adidas meet...where they held the Dream MILES!!!
They're having the BOYS run the Mile!!
Why not the Girls??
I've seen it said that it's because the 4:09.50 necessary to Qualify for the Trials is EASIER than using the Mile Q time of 4:28.43.
Really?
Look above at my estimates for their Mile times!
Why is a time 18.93 seconds slower---the time needed to race the extra 109 meters---any more difficult than the 4:09.50??
Basically, the 4:09.50 works out to about 66.5 per lap!
The Mile splits are about 67.10.
And I'm talking 440 YARD splits for BOTH!!!
Don't let this GREAT opportunity pass you by, Young Ladies!!
DEMAND EQUALITY!!
Polly Plumer's record MUST GO!!!!
See you in a few days---after a VERY busy few days of T&F action---from around the World!!!
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
The AGE of Records--Men
If the title confuses you, let me explain.
This (and the following post) is meant to focus on those World, US, and HS records that date from the 20th Century--from 1999 and earlier.
(Although I'll cover ALL the records--20th and 21st Centuries!)
I am NOT doing the Collegiate Records, as their season has passed, with NO chance for more CR's this year!!
Why have the oldest records lasted as long as they have?
CAN and WILL they be broken?
Anyone active NOW that has ANY chance to break them?
Has your confusion disappeared?
Good.
I'll do the Men's records in this post, to be followed by a post for the Women!
I'll list the Year the record was set, the Number of years since it was set (in parentheses), the Record (but no names, venue, etc), then some commentary.
I'll be doing just the records I include in my T&F Record Book.
Also, these are about OUTdoor records ONLY!!
World-Men
1985 (31) 4XMile Relay--15:49.08 This one CAN be broken--easily! It's 3:57.27 per leg! Kenya, GB, and the US alone could field at least 3 teams each that could cut this baby to pieces!!
1986 (30) DT--243-0 In a CLEAN world, this record is inviolable! Just the truth!
HT--284-7 Same goes here!
1990 (26) SP--75-10.25 There's some disagreement whether this WR is valid, as Randy Barnes was banned that year for drugs. T&FN says ALL marks from a banned year don't count. Whatever the case, the "other" WR is 75-0--also VERY tough! (Joe Kovacs got the closest recently with his 74-0.25!)
1991 (25) LJ--29-4.50 With the state of the LJ nowadays, forget it!!
1992 (24) 400H--46.78 Kevin Young had a flat 400 PR of 45.11. If one of the current sub-44 guys took a shot....??
1993 (23) HJ--8-0.50 Not even in 2014, the "Year of the HJ"!! But Mutaz Barshim is back doing 2.40 jumps!! And it's an Olympic year!!
4X400 Relay--2:54.29 With all the sub 44 talent around?? Why not?!
1994 (22) PV--20-1.75 (Remember, this is the OUTdoor WR!!) Renaud Lavillenie is still making those WR attempts! And he's done it INdoors!! Shawn Barber & Sam Kendricks are fast climbing the ladder!!
1995 (21) TJ--60-0.25 Christian Taylor came within 3.50 inches of breaking it!! PPPP can do it too. (But where is he this year??) Taylor says he WANTS it!!
1996 (20) 3000--7:20.67 My "slowdown rate" theory says you add 12 seconds per 1500 to figure an elite's 3K potential! Asbel Kiprop has run 1500 in 3:26.69. Two 3:38.69's equal 7:17.38. And there's Ayanleh Souleiman, and maybe even Mo....Nahhhhh!!
JT 323-1 (Julius Yego threw it 304-5--once! I think this one will last awhile!
1997 (19) 2 Mile--7:58.61 Allow 32 seconds (with a good kick) for the final 218 meters over a 3000. Think there's anyone around who can run 7:26 for 3000? Yeah, I think there are too!!
1998 (18) 1500--3:26.00 Kiprop ran 3:26.69, and says he can go faster. I believe him! In perfect conditions, with perfect pacing...!!
1999 (17) 400--43.18 Ooooh, if only Usain Bolt would give it a go!! But Wayde Van Niekerk has sub-10 and sub-20 sprint speed. LaShawn Merritt ran 200 in 19.78 this year! WVN just ran 300 in 31.03, with LM doing 31.23! The wheels are there!!
Newer Records
2004 (12) 3000SC--7:53.63 Could go THIS year!!
5000--12:37.35 No one is willing to give this a real shot!
2005 (11) 10000--26:17.53 Ditto!
2009 (7) 100--9.58 200--19.19 Bolt SAYS he can get his 200 mark! And this is supposedly his last year....or two! And 19.26 man Yohan Blake is coming back! But odds are slim!
2012 (4) 800--1:40.91 New blood gives this one a chance--in 2 or 3 years! 110H--12.80 Omar McLeod became the first serious 110H man to go 9.99 in the 100! 4X100 Relay--36.84 Possible--if the baton makes it to the anchor's hand!!
2014 (2) Marathon--2:02:57 Eliud Kipchoge!! 4X200 Relay--1:18.63 With the World Relays returning in 2017...!! 4X1500 Relay--14:22.22 Ditto!
2015 (1) Decathlon--9045 Rio?? DMR--9:15.50 In the Bahamas, next year?
US--Men
1974 (42) 1000--2:13.9 Even if he passes 800 in 1:44.0, he'd still need a 29.8 to break this baby!! But Boris Berian and Donavan Brazier are EXCITING American newcomers!!
1975 (41) Either 75-0 or 75-10.25 are VERY tough marks! Do it CLEAN, fellas!!
1983 (33) DT--234-0 No one's been close in this century! Drugs were rampant in the '80's! Here too??
1985 (31) 800--1:42.60 Berian & Brazier!! Go for it, B & B!!
1991 (25) HJ--7-10.50 Erik Kynard has done 7-9.25. He's done it in 2 different years! But....!!
LJ--29-4.50 See my World comment!
1992 (24) 400H--46.78 Ditto.
1993 (23) 4X400 Relay--2:54.29 Same here.
1994 (22) 4X200 Relay--1:18.68 Against Jamaica in the Bahamas next year??
1996 (20) 200--19.32 If Justin Gatlin doesn't get it.....we'll have to wait until Noah Lyles matures!
HT--270-9 Lance Deal was the REAL Deal (LOL). Will Rudy Winkler get close by the 2020 Olympics??
1999 (17) 400--43.18 See my World comments!
Newer Records
2005 (11) 1500--3:29.30 Set by a transplanted Kenyan in his first year of eligibility. If Centro keeps improving...!
2006 (10) 4X800 Relay--7:02.82 Average of 1:45.7 per leg! B & B add to 3:26.89!! Add 2 more at just 1:47.96 each...!!
2007 (9) Mile--3:46.91 Off a good kick, equal to a sub-3:32 enroute! Matthew??
2 Mile--8:07.07 With OPPORTUNITY, Records CAN fall!! This one's equal to a 3K of 7:35 with a kick!
JT--299-6 With the best throwing under 280, this one might last awhile!
2008 (8) PV--19-9.75 Kendricks is rising FAST!! Another 5 inches....!!
2009 (7) 100--9.69 Trayvon Bromell is injured, and the G-Men are in their mid-30's!
2010 (6) 3000--7:29.00 That ex-Kenyan set high standards for we wimpy natives!! Nonetheless....!!
2011 (5) 5000--12:53.60 This one SHOULD have gone down already, but no one wants to RUN this distance. They prefer the 800...or 400!! Understand??
Marathon--2:04:58 A Boston time, but even so, the American 26.2 list is FAR removed from Ryan Hall's GREAT mark!! Will Galen Rupp actually seek a FAST course to do it? Berlin? London?
2012 (4) 110H--12.80 No one--not even Aries Merritt--is close!
2013 (3) 4X100 Relay--37.38 WAS 37.04 before one runner's drug bust cancelled it! So this one's relatively easy!! CLEAN, guys, CLEAN!!
2014 (2) 10000--26:44.36 Can Rupp do it again? At Pre next year? Or will Ben True step up his game a few notches?
4X1500 Relay--14:40.80 This one's EASY!! Just 3:40.20 per!! Heck, a good All-American COLLEGE team could run this!! Four Pro's?? A cinch!!
2015 (1) 3000SC--8:00.45 WHICH meet will Evan Jager break this at?? ONLY question!!
Decathlon--9045 Same as above. Will it be the OG or the OT for Mr Eaton??
DMR--9:15.50 The Bahamas....or Penn??
TJ--59-9 Mr Taylor, step right up! Oh, and add a hop and a jump too!! LOL
HS--Men
1976 (40) 10000--28:32.8 A tough record, especially when it's rare that anyone runs HALF the distance at this pace!! Nonetheless, with the distance talent around in recent years...!!
4XMile Relay--17:06.6 Yes, I KNOW Great Oak DESTROYED the 4X1600 record this year! But that was the 4X1600...NOT the 4 by MILE!! Will they give THIS distance a go at NBN??
Be a shame if they don't!
1979 (37) SP--81-3.50 & 67-9 Jordan Geist broke the Junior Class record--twice so far this year!
No one with a whole year to go has gotten this close before!! If he gets one, he MUST try for both!!
Next year, Jordan!!
1982 (34) 400--44.69 The Lyles brothers are graduating, and both are hurting. But FROSH Tyrese Cooper SHATTERED the Class record this year...and he has sprinter's speed!! If he remains an amateur....!!
1985 (31) 200--20.13 I'd thought Noah would get this one, but he's now hurt! But Ty's on the way!
4X400 Relay--3:07.40 This calls for 4 guys from the SAME school to average 46.85 per leg! Big ask!!
1996 (20) 800--1:46.45 Michael Slagowski is scheduled to run the 800 soon. He'll have Austin Tamagno to chase him! But it's a long way from 1:48.36 to 1:46.45!!
1998 (18) 4X100 Relay--39.76 Might last awhile longer!
Newer Records
2001 (15) 1500 & Mile--3:38.26 & 3:53.43 The Pre has come and gone! I don't know of any plans to chase the Mile again this year, but maybe the 1500, as the top guys might want to experience the Trials! Then there's the World Juniors too!!
DMR--9:49.78 This one had Alan Webb on its team!! Enough said!
2002 (14) 400H--49.38 Will Norman Grimes get another shot with the PRO size hurdles?
HJ--7-7 There's 2 guys over 7-4 this year! If both go to the WJC....!!
2004 (12) 5000--13:37.91 Drew Hunter SAYS he's better at longer distances! So WHY didn't he go after this at Payton Jordan?? And WHY isn't he entered in this at NBN?? You can't break a record if you don't run the distance!!
TJ--54-10.25 No one's even close! No MALE Keturah Orji's around!!
110H (42 inch)--13.74 I wonder if Grant Holloway could run this!
2008 (8) 3000--7:59.83 Will Hunter take a shot at this....and the 2 Mile?
2009 (7) 110H (39 inch)--13.08 Not this year!
LJ--26-10 Across the board, this event's weak!!
DT (Pro)--201-4 Nope!
HT (Pro)--219-7 Bobby Colantonio?? This was done by a 260 guy, so why think a 251 guy could??
SMR--3:19.58 Only chance left would be at NBN!
2010 (6) JT--255-4 No one's within 30 feet of this!!
2011 (5) 2 Mile--8:29.46 See above comment about Hunter. But Slagowski and Tamagno could get close also!!
DT (HS)--237-6 Not this group!!
Decathlon (HS)--8035 (Pro)--7524 No Nixon's to kick around at these in 2016!! (LOL) Unless Holloway gives it a go!!
4X800 Relay--7:28.75 A damn good record!! FOUR 1:52.18's!! From the SAME school!!
2013 (3) HT (HS)--260-0.50 Can Colantonio add almost TEN feet in his final meet(s)??
2014 (2) 100--10.00 Not this year. But watch to see how much Ty Cooper improves the next 3 years!!
3000SC--8:47.04 I haven't reported it yet, but the Frosh Class record was just SMASHED by over 21 seconds--to 9:16 and change! And this kid's older brother ran 9:06 in the same race!! (See my next results post!!) Given 3 more years....!!!
2016 (0) PV-18-4.75 Chris Nilsen has this record...and he wants a lot more!! NOW!! But if he doesn't get it, then Mondo Duplantis will....if he stays an amateur!!
4X1600 Relay--16:55.85 Great Oak got this record earlier this year. IF they take another shot...!! But I hope they go for the 4XMile instead!! (See above!)
I hope you enjoyed this.
Look for the Women's report in a few hours!
This (and the following post) is meant to focus on those World, US, and HS records that date from the 20th Century--from 1999 and earlier.
(Although I'll cover ALL the records--20th and 21st Centuries!)
I am NOT doing the Collegiate Records, as their season has passed, with NO chance for more CR's this year!!
Why have the oldest records lasted as long as they have?
CAN and WILL they be broken?
Anyone active NOW that has ANY chance to break them?
Has your confusion disappeared?
Good.
I'll do the Men's records in this post, to be followed by a post for the Women!
I'll list the Year the record was set, the Number of years since it was set (in parentheses), the Record (but no names, venue, etc), then some commentary.
I'll be doing just the records I include in my T&F Record Book.
Also, these are about OUTdoor records ONLY!!
World-Men
1985 (31) 4XMile Relay--15:49.08 This one CAN be broken--easily! It's 3:57.27 per leg! Kenya, GB, and the US alone could field at least 3 teams each that could cut this baby to pieces!!
1986 (30) DT--243-0 In a CLEAN world, this record is inviolable! Just the truth!
HT--284-7 Same goes here!
1990 (26) SP--75-10.25 There's some disagreement whether this WR is valid, as Randy Barnes was banned that year for drugs. T&FN says ALL marks from a banned year don't count. Whatever the case, the "other" WR is 75-0--also VERY tough! (Joe Kovacs got the closest recently with his 74-0.25!)
1991 (25) LJ--29-4.50 With the state of the LJ nowadays, forget it!!
1992 (24) 400H--46.78 Kevin Young had a flat 400 PR of 45.11. If one of the current sub-44 guys took a shot....??
1993 (23) HJ--8-0.50 Not even in 2014, the "Year of the HJ"!! But Mutaz Barshim is back doing 2.40 jumps!! And it's an Olympic year!!
4X400 Relay--2:54.29 With all the sub 44 talent around?? Why not?!
1994 (22) PV--20-1.75 (Remember, this is the OUTdoor WR!!) Renaud Lavillenie is still making those WR attempts! And he's done it INdoors!! Shawn Barber & Sam Kendricks are fast climbing the ladder!!
1995 (21) TJ--60-0.25 Christian Taylor came within 3.50 inches of breaking it!! PPPP can do it too. (But where is he this year??) Taylor says he WANTS it!!
1996 (20) 3000--7:20.67 My "slowdown rate" theory says you add 12 seconds per 1500 to figure an elite's 3K potential! Asbel Kiprop has run 1500 in 3:26.69. Two 3:38.69's equal 7:17.38. And there's Ayanleh Souleiman, and maybe even Mo....Nahhhhh!!
JT 323-1 (Julius Yego threw it 304-5--once! I think this one will last awhile!
1997 (19) 2 Mile--7:58.61 Allow 32 seconds (with a good kick) for the final 218 meters over a 3000. Think there's anyone around who can run 7:26 for 3000? Yeah, I think there are too!!
1998 (18) 1500--3:26.00 Kiprop ran 3:26.69, and says he can go faster. I believe him! In perfect conditions, with perfect pacing...!!
1999 (17) 400--43.18 Ooooh, if only Usain Bolt would give it a go!! But Wayde Van Niekerk has sub-10 and sub-20 sprint speed. LaShawn Merritt ran 200 in 19.78 this year! WVN just ran 300 in 31.03, with LM doing 31.23! The wheels are there!!
Newer Records
2004 (12) 3000SC--7:53.63 Could go THIS year!!
5000--12:37.35 No one is willing to give this a real shot!
2005 (11) 10000--26:17.53 Ditto!
2009 (7) 100--9.58 200--19.19 Bolt SAYS he can get his 200 mark! And this is supposedly his last year....or two! And 19.26 man Yohan Blake is coming back! But odds are slim!
2012 (4) 800--1:40.91 New blood gives this one a chance--in 2 or 3 years! 110H--12.80 Omar McLeod became the first serious 110H man to go 9.99 in the 100! 4X100 Relay--36.84 Possible--if the baton makes it to the anchor's hand!!
2014 (2) Marathon--2:02:57 Eliud Kipchoge!! 4X200 Relay--1:18.63 With the World Relays returning in 2017...!! 4X1500 Relay--14:22.22 Ditto!
2015 (1) Decathlon--9045 Rio?? DMR--9:15.50 In the Bahamas, next year?
US--Men
1974 (42) 1000--2:13.9 Even if he passes 800 in 1:44.0, he'd still need a 29.8 to break this baby!! But Boris Berian and Donavan Brazier are EXCITING American newcomers!!
1975 (41) Either 75-0 or 75-10.25 are VERY tough marks! Do it CLEAN, fellas!!
1983 (33) DT--234-0 No one's been close in this century! Drugs were rampant in the '80's! Here too??
1985 (31) 800--1:42.60 Berian & Brazier!! Go for it, B & B!!
1991 (25) HJ--7-10.50 Erik Kynard has done 7-9.25. He's done it in 2 different years! But....!!
LJ--29-4.50 See my World comment!
1992 (24) 400H--46.78 Ditto.
1993 (23) 4X400 Relay--2:54.29 Same here.
1994 (22) 4X200 Relay--1:18.68 Against Jamaica in the Bahamas next year??
1996 (20) 200--19.32 If Justin Gatlin doesn't get it.....we'll have to wait until Noah Lyles matures!
HT--270-9 Lance Deal was the REAL Deal (LOL). Will Rudy Winkler get close by the 2020 Olympics??
1999 (17) 400--43.18 See my World comments!
Newer Records
2005 (11) 1500--3:29.30 Set by a transplanted Kenyan in his first year of eligibility. If Centro keeps improving...!
2006 (10) 4X800 Relay--7:02.82 Average of 1:45.7 per leg! B & B add to 3:26.89!! Add 2 more at just 1:47.96 each...!!
2007 (9) Mile--3:46.91 Off a good kick, equal to a sub-3:32 enroute! Matthew??
2 Mile--8:07.07 With OPPORTUNITY, Records CAN fall!! This one's equal to a 3K of 7:35 with a kick!
JT--299-6 With the best throwing under 280, this one might last awhile!
2008 (8) PV--19-9.75 Kendricks is rising FAST!! Another 5 inches....!!
2009 (7) 100--9.69 Trayvon Bromell is injured, and the G-Men are in their mid-30's!
2010 (6) 3000--7:29.00 That ex-Kenyan set high standards for we wimpy natives!! Nonetheless....!!
2011 (5) 5000--12:53.60 This one SHOULD have gone down already, but no one wants to RUN this distance. They prefer the 800...or 400!! Understand??
Marathon--2:04:58 A Boston time, but even so, the American 26.2 list is FAR removed from Ryan Hall's GREAT mark!! Will Galen Rupp actually seek a FAST course to do it? Berlin? London?
2012 (4) 110H--12.80 No one--not even Aries Merritt--is close!
2013 (3) 4X100 Relay--37.38 WAS 37.04 before one runner's drug bust cancelled it! So this one's relatively easy!! CLEAN, guys, CLEAN!!
2014 (2) 10000--26:44.36 Can Rupp do it again? At Pre next year? Or will Ben True step up his game a few notches?
4X1500 Relay--14:40.80 This one's EASY!! Just 3:40.20 per!! Heck, a good All-American COLLEGE team could run this!! Four Pro's?? A cinch!!
2015 (1) 3000SC--8:00.45 WHICH meet will Evan Jager break this at?? ONLY question!!
Decathlon--9045 Same as above. Will it be the OG or the OT for Mr Eaton??
DMR--9:15.50 The Bahamas....or Penn??
TJ--59-9 Mr Taylor, step right up! Oh, and add a hop and a jump too!! LOL
HS--Men
1976 (40) 10000--28:32.8 A tough record, especially when it's rare that anyone runs HALF the distance at this pace!! Nonetheless, with the distance talent around in recent years...!!
4XMile Relay--17:06.6 Yes, I KNOW Great Oak DESTROYED the 4X1600 record this year! But that was the 4X1600...NOT the 4 by MILE!! Will they give THIS distance a go at NBN??
Be a shame if they don't!
1979 (37) SP--81-3.50 & 67-9 Jordan Geist broke the Junior Class record--twice so far this year!
No one with a whole year to go has gotten this close before!! If he gets one, he MUST try for both!!
Next year, Jordan!!
1982 (34) 400--44.69 The Lyles brothers are graduating, and both are hurting. But FROSH Tyrese Cooper SHATTERED the Class record this year...and he has sprinter's speed!! If he remains an amateur....!!
1985 (31) 200--20.13 I'd thought Noah would get this one, but he's now hurt! But Ty's on the way!
4X400 Relay--3:07.40 This calls for 4 guys from the SAME school to average 46.85 per leg! Big ask!!
1996 (20) 800--1:46.45 Michael Slagowski is scheduled to run the 800 soon. He'll have Austin Tamagno to chase him! But it's a long way from 1:48.36 to 1:46.45!!
1998 (18) 4X100 Relay--39.76 Might last awhile longer!
Newer Records
2001 (15) 1500 & Mile--3:38.26 & 3:53.43 The Pre has come and gone! I don't know of any plans to chase the Mile again this year, but maybe the 1500, as the top guys might want to experience the Trials! Then there's the World Juniors too!!
DMR--9:49.78 This one had Alan Webb on its team!! Enough said!
2002 (14) 400H--49.38 Will Norman Grimes get another shot with the PRO size hurdles?
HJ--7-7 There's 2 guys over 7-4 this year! If both go to the WJC....!!
2004 (12) 5000--13:37.91 Drew Hunter SAYS he's better at longer distances! So WHY didn't he go after this at Payton Jordan?? And WHY isn't he entered in this at NBN?? You can't break a record if you don't run the distance!!
TJ--54-10.25 No one's even close! No MALE Keturah Orji's around!!
110H (42 inch)--13.74 I wonder if Grant Holloway could run this!
2008 (8) 3000--7:59.83 Will Hunter take a shot at this....and the 2 Mile?
2009 (7) 110H (39 inch)--13.08 Not this year!
LJ--26-10 Across the board, this event's weak!!
DT (Pro)--201-4 Nope!
HT (Pro)--219-7 Bobby Colantonio?? This was done by a 260 guy, so why think a 251 guy could??
SMR--3:19.58 Only chance left would be at NBN!
2010 (6) JT--255-4 No one's within 30 feet of this!!
2011 (5) 2 Mile--8:29.46 See above comment about Hunter. But Slagowski and Tamagno could get close also!!
DT (HS)--237-6 Not this group!!
Decathlon (HS)--8035 (Pro)--7524 No Nixon's to kick around at these in 2016!! (LOL) Unless Holloway gives it a go!!
4X800 Relay--7:28.75 A damn good record!! FOUR 1:52.18's!! From the SAME school!!
2013 (3) HT (HS)--260-0.50 Can Colantonio add almost TEN feet in his final meet(s)??
2014 (2) 100--10.00 Not this year. But watch to see how much Ty Cooper improves the next 3 years!!
3000SC--8:47.04 I haven't reported it yet, but the Frosh Class record was just SMASHED by over 21 seconds--to 9:16 and change! And this kid's older brother ran 9:06 in the same race!! (See my next results post!!) Given 3 more years....!!!
2016 (0) PV-18-4.75 Chris Nilsen has this record...and he wants a lot more!! NOW!! But if he doesn't get it, then Mondo Duplantis will....if he stays an amateur!!
4X1600 Relay--16:55.85 Great Oak got this record earlier this year. IF they take another shot...!! But I hope they go for the 4XMile instead!! (See above!)
I hope you enjoyed this.
Look for the Women's report in a few hours!
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