So the New Balance Boston meet wasn't the greatest!
When you have numerous other meets---small & large--a bit known, or not---that give up all kinds of top-end Marks & Records--including a WORLD Record!!---who needs the IAAF--or Boston?
(Half-kidding here, folks!)
Yes, the 4-some collectively known as the USA All-Stars--individually as Emma Coburn, Sydney McLaughlin, Brenda Martinez, and Jenny Simpson--came through in the penultimate event of a generally dull night!
The World (and American) Record they broke was essentially their own, although just Martinez ran with the earlier record-breakers--and on a different leg!!
Coburn's 3:18 over 1200 was 3 seconds slower than wanted, as she appeared a bit heavy-legged.
But McLaughlin, coming off a speedy 300, tore up a 52 for the 400, handing off to Martinez!
Despite still being in tempo-shape, she tore through the first 400, then held on over the final 150 to run a good 2:01.9 for 800!
Dependable Jenny calmly belted out a 4:27 (almost exactly matching Martinez's anchor from 2015), sealing the WR!
Their time of 10:40.31 was quite a bit slower than their potential, but it took 2.26 seconds off the old record!
A European NB team took 2nd in 10:49.39, with the NB Boston team 6 seconds back in 10:55.93!
When you have numerous other meets---small & large--a bit known, or not---that give up all kinds of top-end Marks & Records--including a WORLD Record!!---who needs the IAAF--or Boston?
(Half-kidding here, folks!)
Yes, the 4-some collectively known as the USA All-Stars--individually as Emma Coburn, Sydney McLaughlin, Brenda Martinez, and Jenny Simpson--came through in the penultimate event of a generally dull night!
The World (and American) Record they broke was essentially their own, although just Martinez ran with the earlier record-breakers--and on a different leg!!
Coburn's 3:18 over 1200 was 3 seconds slower than wanted, as she appeared a bit heavy-legged.
But McLaughlin, coming off a speedy 300, tore up a 52 for the 400, handing off to Martinez!
Despite still being in tempo-shape, she tore through the first 400, then held on over the final 150 to run a good 2:01.9 for 800!
Dependable Jenny calmly belted out a 4:27 (almost exactly matching Martinez's anchor from 2015), sealing the WR!
Their time of 10:40.31 was quite a bit slower than their potential, but it took 2.26 seconds off the old record!
A European NB team took 2nd in 10:49.39, with the NB Boston team 6 seconds back in 10:55.93!
You can find great interviews with all 4 women on You Tube!
Those oddballs, the 600 and the 300 (especially the former!), played a huge role in how this weekend played out!
Just days after Emmanuel Korir shocked the track world by breaking the World & Collegiate records in the 600, Casimir Loxsom and Izaiah Harris did the same!!
At the Penn State meet, Loxsom and Harris dueled to the tape, Loxsom's 1:14.91 taking the WR, while Harris's 1:14.96 nabbed Korir's CR by a mere 0.01 seconds!!
Just days after Emmanuel Korir shocked the track world by breaking the World & Collegiate records in the 600, Casimir Loxsom and Izaiah Harris did the same!!
At the Penn State meet, Loxsom and Harris dueled to the tape, Loxsom's 1:14.91 taking the WR, while Harris's 1:14.96 nabbed Korir's CR by a mere 0.01 seconds!!
For Loxsom, he got the WR, AR, and the Age 25 record!
He took down his own AR!!
He moved from 5th to 1st on the A-T World list!
For Harris, besides the CR, he gets the Soph Class record and the Age 20 record!
He moved from 5th to 1st on the A-T World list!
For Harris, besides the CR, he gets the Soph Class record and the Age 20 record!
(His birthdate is October 18, 1996.)
He becomes 2nd on both the World & US lists!
And it doesn't stop there!
First, I found out Korir's birthdate--it's June 15, 1995!
So he got the Age 21 record for his 1:14.97!
In "old" news, I found out the Iowa City track is NOT Oversize!!
So Erik Sowinski's 1:16.45 time there last week was legit!
And it doesn't stop there!
First, I found out Korir's birthdate--it's June 15, 1995!
So he got the Age 21 record for his 1:14.97!
In "old" news, I found out the Iowa City track is NOT Oversize!!
So Erik Sowinski's 1:16.45 time there last week was legit!
So was Jaymes Dennison's 1:16.84.
That makes him 7th A-T Collegiate!
Carter Lilly's time of 1:17.30 makes him 18th A-T Collegiate!
Carter Lilly's time of 1:17.30 makes him 18th A-T Collegiate!
Daniel Kuhn ran a 600 in 1:15.88, and collecting the Collegiate Junior Class record in the process!!
He moves from 9th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, to 5th.
He moves from 18th A-T US, tied with 1 other, to 7th!
And he makes the World list as well--in 18th place!
He moves from 9th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, to 5th.
He moves from 18th A-T US, tied with 1 other, to 7th!
And he makes the World list as well--in 18th place!
Staying with the Men, the Boston race produced a rookie DQ for Duane Solomon!
He cut in right after the first curve--one curve too early!!
So it was left to Donavan Brazier to take the win, his 1:16.57 making him 16th A-T US!
The Women had a good one too, theirs in the Clemson meet!
Natoya Goule got the W, her 1:25.76 making her 9th A-T World, tied with 1 other!
It also gave her the National Record of Jamaica!
Second went to Marilyn Okoro, who improved her time from a week or so ago, down to 1:25.89!
But this needs an explanation!
In my previous post, I said her other time was a British National Record!
NOPE!!
Jenny Meadows holds that distinction, her 1:25.81 dating from 2007!!
MY error!!
Another explanation--this one more fun!
Okoro WAS 24th A-T World!
Then, DURING this race, Goule kicked her OFF the list!
The Women had a good one too, theirs in the Clemson meet!
Natoya Goule got the W, her 1:25.76 making her 9th A-T World, tied with 1 other!
It also gave her the National Record of Jamaica!
Second went to Marilyn Okoro, who improved her time from a week or so ago, down to 1:25.89!
But this needs an explanation!
In my previous post, I said her other time was a British National Record!
NOPE!!
Jenny Meadows holds that distinction, her 1:25.81 dating from 2007!!
MY error!!
Another explanation--this one more fun!
Okoro WAS 24th A-T World!
Then, DURING this race, Goule kicked her OFF the list!
Then she got back ON---in a big way--all the way to 15th A-T World!!
Okoro does break her own Age 32 record, however!
In 3rd came Latavia Thomas's 1:28.01.
She moves from 24th A-T US to 13th!!
And Madeline Kopp, next in 1:28.48, gets 13th A-T Collegiate!
And 23rd A-T US!
Taken OFF my US list was Sammy Watson, whose HSR of 1:28.67 from last week is no longer US ranked!!
WHEW!!
The Boston 300's were okay!
Noah Lyles out-sprinted veteran Vernon Norwood, winning the Boston race in 32.67, a PR!
It's the Meet Record.
He's now 8th A-T US, tied with 2 others!
And he gets 15th A-T World, also tied with 2 others!
Norwood's 33.17 was not a PR!
BTW, I've got another Correction to make!
In the post where I wrote of Lyles's rust-busting 60 & 200, I intimated he was a Collegian!
He's a PRO!!
Sorry, Noah!!
Okoro does break her own Age 32 record, however!
In 3rd came Latavia Thomas's 1:28.01.
She moves from 24th A-T US to 13th!!
And Madeline Kopp, next in 1:28.48, gets 13th A-T Collegiate!
And 23rd A-T US!
Taken OFF my US list was Sammy Watson, whose HSR of 1:28.67 from last week is no longer US ranked!!
WHEW!!
The Boston 300's were okay!
Noah Lyles out-sprinted veteran Vernon Norwood, winning the Boston race in 32.67, a PR!
It's the Meet Record.
He's now 8th A-T US, tied with 2 others!
And he gets 15th A-T World, also tied with 2 others!
Norwood's 33.17 was not a PR!
BTW, I've got another Correction to make!
In the post where I wrote of Lyles's rust-busting 60 & 200, I intimated he was a Collegian!
He's a PRO!!
Sorry, Noah!!
In the Women's race, Candace Hill got out quick, but Courtney Okolo finished quicker!
Her 36.87 is ranked 14th A-T US!
She misses the World list by 0.15 seconds!
Let's change gears, and go to the always popular Pole Vault!
Lots of ups---and a down or 2--to report!
Piotr Lisek broke his own National Record of Poland, clearing 19-5!
He moves from 20th A-T World, tied with ELEVEN others, to 15th, where he's tied with a measly 3 others!!
Her 36.87 is ranked 14th A-T US!
She misses the World list by 0.15 seconds!
Let's change gears, and go to the always popular Pole Vault!
Lots of ups---and a down or 2--to report!
Piotr Lisek broke his own National Record of Poland, clearing 19-5!
He moves from 20th A-T World, tied with ELEVEN others, to 15th, where he's tied with a measly 3 others!!
In another European meet, Thiago Braz again defeated Renaud Lavillenie (Remember Rio??), his 19-2.75 the winning height!
In the always-PV-potent Razorback meet, the Weeks twins tore through the heights like melted butter, with Tori again topping sister Lexi.
Tied for the Collegiate lead coming in, she became the sole leader, clearing a PR of 14-10.25!!
(She attempted 15-0.25, but didn't make it!)
She moves from 22nd A-T Collegiate all the way up to 7th, tied with 1 other!!
She also becomes 22nd A-T US, tied with 2 others!
Lexi got her best mark of 2017, a 14-6.25.
She said she got a late start, due to her being an Olympian last year!!
Desiree Freier was a DNS, as she was listed as an entry!
In Seattle, new Oiselle member Megan Clark got unraveled, and hit 14-11, winning the meet!
Kortney Ross was 2nd with 14-8.25!
Logan Cunningham's 18-4.50 took the Seattle Men's event!
In other PV news--
Chris Nilsen reached 18-2.50.
Katie Nageotte got over 14-8.25 at Penn State.
Lucy Bryan, an Akron Frosh, was 2nd with 14-0.50.
An old mark, but Mondo Duplantis cleared 18-2.50 last week!
He missed his tries at 18-6.50!
And on the "down" side, Jenn Suhr fell DOWN---in the planting box.
Not badly hurt, she nonetheless withdrew from the Boston meet after that 1st attempt at her 1st height!
Ekaterina Stefanidi won easily, her mark a lowly 15-2.25!
Alysha Newman took 2nd with 14-10.25!
Back to the Records business!!
The University of Oregon visited The Armory in NYC!
Far from home, the 4 women comprising UO's Distance Medley Relay team finally removed their sisters from the University of Tennessee from the Record Books!!
UT's 10:50.98, dating from 2009, is no more!
UO's 10:48.77 is the new Collegiate Record!
Lilli Burdon ran 3:20.6 for 1200, followed by Ashante Horsley's 53.8 for 400!
Then came Raevyn Rogers's 2:03.5 cruiser 800, followed by Frosh sensation Katie Rainsberger's 4:30.9 over 1600!
They move from 4th A-T School to 1st!
Not badly hurt, she nonetheless withdrew from the Boston meet after that 1st attempt at her 1st height!
Ekaterina Stefanidi won easily, her mark a lowly 15-2.25!
Alysha Newman took 2nd with 14-10.25!
Back to the Records business!!
The University of Oregon visited The Armory in NYC!
Far from home, the 4 women comprising UO's Distance Medley Relay team finally removed their sisters from the University of Tennessee from the Record Books!!
UT's 10:50.98, dating from 2009, is no more!
UO's 10:48.77 is the new Collegiate Record!
Lilli Burdon ran 3:20.6 for 1200, followed by Ashante Horsley's 53.8 for 400!
Then came Raevyn Rogers's 2:03.5 cruiser 800, followed by Frosh sensation Katie Rainsberger's 4:30.9 over 1600!
They move from 4th A-T School to 1st!
The UO Men ran a decent time of 9:30.86, but not a PR!
Ed Cheserek anchored with 3:54.6!
At Penn State, Stanford's Women DMR'ed 11:01.39, also not a PR!
Georgetown took the Men's race in 9:33.89, with Stanford and Middle Tennessee State within one second space behind!
Ed Cheserek anchored with 3:54.6!
At Penn State, Stanford's Women DMR'ed 11:01.39, also not a PR!
Georgetown took the Men's race in 9:33.89, with Stanford and Middle Tennessee State within one second space behind!
The Razorback meet's DMR's were won by both Oklahoma State teams, the Men in 9:33.93, the Women in 11:08.15.
Mississippi and LSU were close behind in the respective races!
TONS more to report, so hang in there---this is gonna be a LONG one!!
Another BIG Relay record went down!
The Men of Texas A&M erased their own 4X400 Collegiate Record from 2 years ago, with a time of 3:02.52!
But it was Fred Kerley's LEAD OFF leg of 44.96 that really shocked & awed!!
We haven't seen any OPEN 400's INdoors at sub-45 for---years??
And his younger brother Mylik Kerley anchored in 45.30!
Richard Rose and Devin Dixon were the middle legs!
This was at the Razorback meet!
Mississippi and LSU were close behind in the respective races!
TONS more to report, so hang in there---this is gonna be a LONG one!!
Another BIG Relay record went down!
The Men of Texas A&M erased their own 4X400 Collegiate Record from 2 years ago, with a time of 3:02.52!
But it was Fred Kerley's LEAD OFF leg of 44.96 that really shocked & awed!!
We haven't seen any OPEN 400's INdoors at sub-45 for---years??
And his younger brother Mylik Kerley anchored in 45.30!
Richard Rose and Devin Dixon were the middle legs!
This was at the Razorback meet!
The Boston 3000's were OK.
Helen Obiri decided to cruise, and everyone agreed!
So her hugely negative split race ended in 8:39.08, ahead of Sifan Hassan's 8:40.94, and Shannon Rowbury's 8:41.94.
The latter improved her PR, moving Rowbury from 10th A-T US to 5th!
Since my 2000 meter INdoor list is short of 24 names, I'm putting any "official" time under 6 minutes on there to fill it up!
So Rowbury's 2000 split of 5:52.88 makes her 12th A-T US on my 2000 DDD.
Leah O'Connor's 5:56.18 becomes 17th A-T US!
And Shannon Osika's 5:58.45 is 19th A-T US!!
The Men's race was also a snorer, with Paul Chelimo claiming his first INdoor win for the US in a non-PR of 7:42.39!
At Penn State, Tessa Barrett's 9:07.22 beat Tori Gerlach's 9:10.09 for 2 good Collegiate times!
Danae Rivers ran the Mile in 4:34.87, the Collegiate leader!
Remember, she's just a Frosh!
In the NY meet, Cheserek turned over a 7:46.85 for an easy 3000 win!
Kyle Merber and John Gregorek were left about 3 seconds behind!
The day after the UO DMR win (and CR!), Raevyn Rogers returned to run the fastest Collegiate 800 of 2017, time of 2:01.75!
Rogers misses the Junior Class record by 0.10 seconds!!
In 2nd came Clairigh (sp?) Buttner's 2:02.97!
This makes her 15th A-T Collegiate!!
In Virginia, Chantz Sawyers ran 500 meters in 1:02.10.
In Arkansas, Karissa Schweizer won the Razorback Mile in 4:35.61.
So her hugely negative split race ended in 8:39.08, ahead of Sifan Hassan's 8:40.94, and Shannon Rowbury's 8:41.94.
The latter improved her PR, moving Rowbury from 10th A-T US to 5th!
Since my 2000 meter INdoor list is short of 24 names, I'm putting any "official" time under 6 minutes on there to fill it up!
So Rowbury's 2000 split of 5:52.88 makes her 12th A-T US on my 2000 DDD.
Leah O'Connor's 5:56.18 becomes 17th A-T US!
And Shannon Osika's 5:58.45 is 19th A-T US!!
The Men's race was also a snorer, with Paul Chelimo claiming his first INdoor win for the US in a non-PR of 7:42.39!
At Penn State, Tessa Barrett's 9:07.22 beat Tori Gerlach's 9:10.09 for 2 good Collegiate times!
Danae Rivers ran the Mile in 4:34.87, the Collegiate leader!
Remember, she's just a Frosh!
In the NY meet, Cheserek turned over a 7:46.85 for an easy 3000 win!
Kyle Merber and John Gregorek were left about 3 seconds behind!
The day after the UO DMR win (and CR!), Raevyn Rogers returned to run the fastest Collegiate 800 of 2017, time of 2:01.75!
Rogers misses the Junior Class record by 0.10 seconds!!
In 2nd came Clairigh (sp?) Buttner's 2:02.97!
This makes her 15th A-T Collegiate!!
In Virginia, Chantz Sawyers ran 500 meters in 1:02.10.
In Arkansas, Karissa Schweizer won the Razorback Mile in 4:35.61.
Sprint times were decent, but nothing splashy!
First, yet another ERROR by me!!
Remember me writing about Olivia Friedrichs's 8.20 over 60H being the HS leader?
It's NOT!
The timing was BAD, and WRONG!!
So Tara Davis remains the leader with her 8.31.
Sasha Wallace tied her PR of last year, her 7.91 becoming the Collegiate leader in the 60H!
In Erfurt, Germany, Rebeka (sp?) Haase sped a 60 flat in 7.14 to take the World lead!
But then Hannah Cunliffe nipped that with her 7.13 in NYC for the World, American, and Collegiate lead!
Deajah Stevens was 2nd in 7.23.
But Stevens returned the next day with a Collegiate (and World) leading 200 of 22.65!!
This makes her 14th A-T Collegiate!
She is 13th A-T US.
She misses the World DDD by just 0.07 seconds!!
Ironically, Cunliffe was cut OFF the US list, her time having been 22.85 from 2016!
Cunliffe, however, followed in 23.00, with Harvard's Gabrielle Thomas a tick back in 23.01.
Carly Muscaro took the Boston U 400 in 52.27.
Sharrika Barnett ran a 400 in 52.07 to win at the Razorback meet!
Deanna Hill sped a 200 in 22.94.
Christian Coleman's 20.49 became the World, US, and Collegiate leader!
He misses the Collegiate DDD by 0.03 seconds, the US list by 0.07 seconds, and the World DDD by 0.09 seconds!!
Second was Fred Kerley---who would run lead-off for Texas A&M's CR 4X400 Relay (See above!)--in 20.58, a PR!
Kim Collins is now the Age 40 record holder for the 60, his 6.64 filling the gap!
Expect some improvement there!!
ANOTHER biggie!!
Trey Cunniingham began 2017 with a bang in the HS 60H!
Well, that bang got a whole lot louder!
His latest--7.49--breaks Grant Holloway's HSR by 0.04 seconds!!
It's also the Senior Class record!
He moves from 3rd A-T HS, tied with 1 other, to 1st!!
Moving to OUTdoors for a bit, we have an American Record to report!
Katie Burnett WALKED 50,000 meters in 4:26:37 to claim the AR in this new event for Women!!
In Jamaica, Elaine Thompson sped an OUTdoor 60 meters in 7.02, a wind of 1.7 at her back!
(See the difference between an OUTdoor and INdoor 60??)
Christiane Williams took 2nd in 7.05!
Julian Forte took the Men's race in 6.55, wind of 1.3!
Fedrick Dacres threw the Discus 225-3, the National Record for Jamaica!
It's also the Age 22 record!!
Back to INdoors, more stuff--a wide variety!!
Mikiah Brisco sped 60 meters in 7.19, missing my Collegiate DDD by 0.02 seconds!
Raven Saunders took the Razorback SP with 60-7.25!
Shelby Ashe took the WT with her Collegiate best of 71-4.75!
(She has a 71-10.25 PR, but that came at the USATF meet, AFTER the NCAA!!)
A sudden emergence from total obscurity saw Belarus's Gleb Budorov--a Kansas Frosh!!--throw the WT 75-5.50!!
This was his FIRST Collegiate meet!!
And he gets the Frosh Class record!!
He's now 21st A-T Collegiate!!
At first, I thought this mark was questionable!
But there's an article in the U of Kansas online paper about it--and him!!
Kendell Williams took a good Razorback Pentathlon with 4476 points!
Kelsey Herman's 4278 took 2nd, but misses my Collegiate list by 49 points!
Leigha Brown's 4257 misses the Collegiate DDD by 70 points!
Keturah Orji got the Razorback LJ with 21-9, which rates her 23rd A-T Collegiate!
She misses the US list by 1.25 inches!
She didn't do her TJ specialty!
Yulimar Rojas--whom Orji battled with in Rio for a podium spot--TJ'ed 48-6.25, improving her Venezuela National Record by about 4 inches!
She moves from 24th A-T World to 19th!
And she gets the Age 21 record too!!
Alina Shukh of Ukraine scored 4550 points in the Pentathlon, breaking the World Age 17 record!!
The Boston 800 saw Charlene Lipsey defeating Habitam Alemu, 2:02.01 to 2:02.38, with Lynsey Sharp 3rd!
Sammy Watson finished in 2:03.94, a PR by 1.17 seconds!
This moves her from 6th A-T HS to 3rd!
In 7th was Russian whistle-blower Iulia Stepanova!
Her time was 2:05.14!
In the Junior Men's Mile in Boston, DJ Principe LOST!!
The 4:00.97 Miler was defeated by Josh Hoey, 4:09.26 to 4:12.34!
English Gardner took the Boston 60 in 7.17, with Dezerea Bryant 2nd in 7.19.
Gianna Rao improved her HS WT distance to 60-8, moving her from 22nd A-T HS to 11th!!
In the BU meet, Spain's Esther Guerro's 2:01.72 took the 800 from Cory McGee's 2:02.20 and Megan Krumpoch's 2:02.22.
Elinor Purrier took the Mile in 4:34.48!
Here's my usual list of OT marks---all from Seattle, of course!!
Barbara Nwaba scored 4376 Pentathlon points!
Justyn Knight took the Men's Mile in 3:59.64, with Andy Wheating and Brannon Kidder also sub-4!
Brie Felnagle ran a fast Mile in 4:27.27!
Too bad it's worthless for list purposes!!
Alexa Efraimson was 2nd in 4:30.49.
Kate Grace took the 800--sporting her new NIKE gear!!!--in 2:02.29!
The Women's 3000 was won by a nameless Canadian, but 2nd went to Christina Aragon, with Brenna Peloquin back in 14th!
(There were several sections!)
In 26th came 13 year old Grace Ping, her 9:33.85 a great time, OT or not!!
Colby Gilbert took the Men's 3K in 7:45 and change!!
Thomas Ratcliffe was 5th!
In today's Osaka Women's Marathon, American Serena Burla PR'ed in 4th with 2:26:53!
This 34 year old cancer survivor moves from 15th A-T US, tied with 1 other, to 9th!!
The race was won in the 2:24's!
I'll close this omnibus opus (!!) with a couple of news items!
Kate Murphy is going to race with the Pro's in the Millrose Mile!!
A HSR in the offing??
And Sally Kipyego, who has lived in the United States for 12 years (since her college days!!) is now a United States citizen!!
No word on whether she'll compete for the US--or when!!
Thanks for staying with me!
Hope you enjoyed the ride!
See you soon!
Thomas Ratcliffe was 5th!
In today's Osaka Women's Marathon, American Serena Burla PR'ed in 4th with 2:26:53!
This 34 year old cancer survivor moves from 15th A-T US, tied with 1 other, to 9th!!
The race was won in the 2:24's!
I'll close this omnibus opus (!!) with a couple of news items!
Kate Murphy is going to race with the Pro's in the Millrose Mile!!
A HSR in the offing??
And Sally Kipyego, who has lived in the United States for 12 years (since her college days!!) is now a United States citizen!!
No word on whether she'll compete for the US--or when!!
Thanks for staying with me!
Hope you enjoyed the ride!
See you soon!
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