Bowerman Babes--What a Crew!

Let me remind readers at the onset--I did not give Jerry Schumacher's crew of great American runners that nickname--THEY did!
Yes, the ladies in question--Shelby Houlihan, Colleen Quigley, Gwen Jorgensen, Elise Cranny, Courtney Frerichs, Karissa Schweizer, among others--attached that moniker to themselves!
To be blunt--looked at from a white male perspective--these ladies ARE "babes"
They're HOT!

But "HOT" can describe incredible talent and ability being used to its utmost--as well as one's physical appearance!!

And on July 10th, in a meet called the Portland IntraSquad, this team of "babes" SMASHED the 5000 American Record to pieces--and then some!
Done in a methodic thoughtful manner--with metronomic pacing (first 7 laps paced by Quigley, Cranny, and Frerichs were ALL 70 seconds each!!)--the last 1600 meters came down to a Race for the Record--between AR holder Houlihan, and the most improved runner of the past year, Schweizer!
After passing 3200 in 9:21 (one lap slowed to 71!), the pacers dropped away!
(I wish they'd been timed officially at Two Miles--their times would all be some of the best!!)

Houlihan hit top form in the last 400--Schweizer trying to match Shelby's moves--an d took down her own AR with 14:23.92!
Schweizer ended in 14:26.34--taking 19 seconds off her previous best!!
Houlihan' is 13th A-T World!
Schweizer is 15th A-T World--and of course 2nd A-T US!
They negative split the race!!
In my Combined Events for the 1500 & 5000, Houlihan's 3:54.99 and 14:23.92 adds to 18:18.91.
This makes her 5th A-T World, and Number One on my US list!
Schweizer's 4:02.81 and 14:26.34 adds to 18:29.15.
She is 2nd A-T US!

A Men's 5K was also held, with some incredible results!
Canada's Mo Ahmed crushed through the 13 minute barrier, timing 12:47.20 to break his own National Record.
He gets the Age 29 Record, and is 10th A-T World!
Lopez Lomong timed 12:58.78--his first sub-13--making him 8th A-T US!
On my C-E list for the 1500 and 5000, Ahmed's 3:34.89 and 12:47.20 adds to 16:22.09.
He is 11th A-T World.
Lomong's 12:58.78 and his 10K of 27:04.20 adds to 40:02.98.
He is 3rd A-T US!
His 3:32.20 & 12:58.78 adds to 16:30.98, making him 4th A-T US!
And this is supposed to be a quiet year??

Ryan Crouser took the World Lead with a SP of 71-9 in Georgia!
Returning there later in July, he got a quarter inch PR with his 75-2!
This is the Age 27 Record.
It makes him 3rd A-T World, tied with 1 other!
He is 2nd A-T US, tied with 1 other!

In that 1st Georgia meet, Katie Nageotte cleared 15-5 in the PV.
Then, she lost to Sandi Morris's 15-9.25 in South Carolina, clearing the same height!
Finally, in the 2nd Georgia meet, she topped 15-10.
She's now 10th A-T World, tied with 3 others.
She's 3rd A-T US, tied with 1 other!

Michael Norman sprinted to a 100 in 9.86, moving him onto my C-E for the 100 & 200 & 400!
The time itself makes him 17th A-T World, tied with 8 others!
And he's 8th A-T US , tied with 2 others!

His times of 9.86 & 19.70 & 43.45 adds to 1:13.01.
He is 3rd A-T World, and 2nd A-T US!
For his C-E's of 9.86 and 19.70, his time of 29.56 makes him 6th A-T US!

Rai Benjamin took second in 10.03!

Karissa Schweizer returned to action with a new 1500 PR of 4:00.02.
It makes her 8th A-T US!
It also improves her 1500 & 5000 C-E time--her 4:00.02 and 14:26.34 adds to 18:26.36.
This makes her 11th A-T World, and strengthens her hold on 2nd A-T US!!
What ARE her limits??

Other events--
Benard Kibet ran the 10000 in 27:14.89 for the World Lead in Japan.
Bedan Karoki took 2nd in 27:15.97!
Nazomi Tancha got the Japan National Record with her 3000 in 8:41.35.

In a home meet, Jamaica's Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce took the World Lead with a 100 in 11.00.
In HS events, Tyus Wilson HJ'ed 7.1.
Maria Deaviz had a SP of 53-0.25, making her 13th A-T HS!
Amanda Moll, a Washington Pole Vaulter, cleared 14-3.75 to get the Frosh Class Record!
This is better then the Soph Class Record!!
It makes her 7th A-T HS!!
Also, she becomes the 18th Woman to clear 14 feet or higher OUTdoors!!

In Oregon, Nijel Amos ran a 600 in 1:15.86.
Nia Akins led a trio of Women to fast 600 times.
Her 1:27.20 beat Sadi Henderson's 1:27.43, and Chanelle Price's 1:27.49!
Shannon Rowbury took the World Lead with her 3000 in 8:40.26.

Daniel Haugh threw the Hammer 250-1.
In Belarus, Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova took the LJ World Lead with her 22-9.
In Japan, Rosemary Wanjiri ran the 10K World Leading time of 30:38.18!
Aliona Dubitskaya threw the SP a World Leading 63-2.75.
The fast improving Femke Bol broke her own Netherlands National Record in the 400H with her 53.79.

Nick Ponzio had a SP of 71-3.25, taking up the caboose position on my US DDD list!!
Noah Lyles ran 200 meters in  19.94.
Steven Gardiner timed 19.96.
Cory McGee ran the Mile in 4:21.81, making her 8th A-T US!
Rudy Winkler has a new Hammer Throw PR--his 264-9 making him 3rd A-T US!!

Mauricio Ortega's DT of 230-7 gives him Colombia's NR, and makes him 24th A-T World!
In 2nd came Juan Calceda's 228-4, which gives him Ecuador's NR!!

Finally, there's Shaunae Miller-Uibo's 10.96 in the 100, a big PR!
Her times of 10.96 & 21.74 & 48.37 adds to 1:21.07.
This makes her 3rd A-T World i n that C-E department!
(She also ran the 200 in 21.98!)

I saved SMU for last for a reason!
Going back about 4 weeks, when I had just started recapping the T&F world's events beginning with 2019's WC's in Doha--I inrterrupted my trip down Memory Lane with a post titled "Three Stories".
As you might remember, the 1st of those stories was about Salwa Naser!

A few months earlier--June?--she had been "provisionally" banned because of a series of missed drug tests.
I THOUGHT that mean's she'd lose her 48.14 Gold winning time from Doha, and all that came with it--and would mean that Miller'-Uibo's 48.37 would be given the Gold!

After a controversially long deliberative process, the AIU (Athlete Integrity Unit), chose to NOT press charges against Naser.
Apparently, she gave the right address for where she'd be--but no clear directions for how to find her particular apartment!
Also, another of her FOUR missed tests was backdated to January 1st, thus re moving it from the charges!!

So Naser's 48.14 stands, as does her Medal.
She is NOT banned!!

But Shaunae Miller-Uibo did NOT like the AIU's action.
(Apparently, Christian Coleman is under scrutiny for basically the same reasons, and HIS case may be affected by Naser's case!!)
SMU took to her InstaGram account, and attacked everyone and their brother, ranting on at length about this.
But who can blame her?
She had the most to gain from a ban for Naser!!

A lengthy discussion about this is ongoing on the T&FN Message Board!
Also, Let's Run has an excellent detailed analysis of it!

Until next time--where Covid-laced 2020 becomes more "normal" everyday!!

Late Start Not a False Start!

Maybe it's 3 months late--maybe we're socially distanced & quarantined--maybe this whole freaking world has gone apocalyptic--but what the f--k do we care?--
Our Sport is BACK!!

Yes, the INdoor NCAA and NBIN  and WC's were cancelled!
Yes, we had no early Relay season--Texas, Florida, Penn, Kansas, Drake all gone!
London Marathon postponed, Boston Marathon cancelled!
No Doha and Shanghai or Pre DL's!

So what DID we get??
Well, let me tell you!

NOTE--
The following report covers the period from around June 10 to July 4th!
At this writing, I have no reason to believe that any of these Records and Marks will not be ratified or accepted due to the strange ways they were presented and conducted!
No crowds, limited events per meet, Covid tests as well as drug testing, some "intra-squad" competitions, you name it!
But these athletes must have done some things right during the 3 month hiatus, as you will discover below!
Enjoy!

It began at the truncated Bislett Games--now called the "Impossible Games"!
What??!!

And it was the Ingebrigtsen family (and one other Norwegian!) who set the Oslo track afire!!
Filip set a Norway National Record with his 1000 of 2:16.96!
Then younger brother Jakob tore around the oval 5 times, blazing a 2000 in 4:50.01 for yet another Norway NR!!
I don't have a list for the 2K, but it's 7th A-T World!!
His brothers followed, with Henrik timing 4:53.72, then Filip doubling back with 4:56.911!

Similar to when the Pre meet held their Distance Friday a few years ago, and they had a 10000 AND a 30000 meter race--separate races!!--both of which produced super fast times!--
Sondre Moen ran 62 and a half laps (25K) in the World Record time of 1:12:46.5!!
It's also the NR of Norway--obviously!
It may be rarely run, but it's a GREAT time!!

Oh, BTW, Karsten Warholm also got into the WR action, running the 300H in 33.78, crushing the old mark by about seven tenths of a second!!

Mondo Duplantis continued his strong season--a bit belated!--with his OUTdoor opener of 19-3.75!1
Some days later, he cleared 19-5.75, getting the Age 20 Record!!

Other PV news--
In Mexico, 2 Americans got PR's, both clearing 19-4.25.

Jake Wooten beat Matt Ludwig, both now ranking 11th A-T US, and tied with each other!!
In 3rd came another PR, Audie Wyatt's 19-1.

Remember Wilma Murto?
A teen prodigy, I hadn't seen her name in results the past year or more!
She went over 15-1 in a meet in Finland!
Michaela Meijer got a World Leader with her 15-5.75 in Sweden!

High School PROBABLY saw the OUTdoor HSR being broken!
Even though the eTN says it was SECOND best!!
Leah Pasqualetti topped the bar set at 14-8.25 in a California meet!!
By MY records, this is the HSR!!
I believe T&FN said it was 2nd because they include INdoor marks on their "absolute" lists!
I do NOT!!
Thus, if you believe the INdoor and OUTdoor seasons are 100% separate and distinct--with 100% separate and distinct lists and Records--then Pasqualetti is the new OUTdoor HSR holder!!
She also gets the Senior Class Record!
Paige Sommers was a solid Silver with her 14-1.75!!

Not a HS mark--actually a MIDDLE School mark--
One Veronica Vacca went over a bar measuring 12-0 in New Jersey!
According to the eTN, this is the Age 13 Record AND the 7th Grade Record!
And she shattered her previous best by "just" 14 inches!!
A female Mondo in the making??

Amanda Moll--another HS'er--cleared 13-9, missing the Frosh Class Record by a quarter inch!!
Anthony Meacham went over 17-0.75 early.
Finally, getting back to the World scene, Tina Sutej broke her own Slovenia NR with her 15-7.
She misses my World DDD by that same quarter inch!!

The Distances (besides those great Norway times!) got off to a quick start!
Rose Almanza ripped off a couple of speedy 800's--1:59.83, then 1:58.92--in separate meets!

In the HS world, John Lester ran the 800 in 1:48.26, ranking 20th A-T HS!
Cruz Culpepper took 2nd in 1:48.50!
Then in a livestreamed one-off race against the clock, Leo Daschbach became the latest sub-4 guy, timing 3:59.54!
He's 8th A-T HS, tied with 1 other!
His 1500 split of 3:44.6 ranks him 15th A-T HS, tied with 2 others!
Cole Sprout took 2nd with a fine 4:02.42!

Sophia Gorriaram ran the 800 in 2:03.36.
She's a Frosh, and is about one second off the Frosh Class Record set by the great Robin Campbell in 1974!!

Nico Young followed (a few months later!!) his INdoor HSR in the 3000 with a fast 5000 OUTdoors!
He timed 13:50.55, making him 4th A-T HS!
His 3000 split of 8:09.99 makes him 14th A-T HS there!!

In an Oregon race, a pair of ex-Stanford guys went at it, Sean McGorty's 13:11.22 taking the World Lead over the 13:11.68 of Grant Fisher!!

The Women weren't left out!
Shelby Houlihan led things off with her 4:02.37 win in the 1500.
Karissa Schweizer sped a PR of 4:02.81 in 2nd, making her 19th A-T US!!
Cut OFF my US list was the late great Kim Gallagher, her time being 4:03.29 back in 1982!
She tragically died at age 38 from cancer!

Elise Cranny began in HS as a 800-Mile girl.
But she showed a bit of potential over longer distances (She has LOTS of XC experience!!) with her 5000 in 14:48.02!
This makes her 7th A-T US!!
She needed that to beat another "transferee"--she from the 3000SC--Courtney Frerichs's time of 14:50.06!
She's 8th A-T US!
Another SC'er--Colleen Quigley--got a 5K PR with her 15:10.42 in 3rd!

Donovan Brazier took the World Leader position with his 1500 time of 3:35.95!
Chanelle Price returned with an 800 in 2:01.47.
I hadn't seen her name in results of late--but good to have her "back"!

The Throws had some great stuff to offer!
Let's begin there with a High School Record!
Trey Knight began his "season" with a good HT of 243-2.
Then he got serious!
His 261-7 disappeared into the sunset, nailing the HSR and the Senior Class Record in the process!!
A long-developing potential fulfilled!!

Daniel Stahl had meets of 218-3 and a World Leading 230-5 in the Discus Throw!
In Austria, Lukes Weidholdinger (sp ?) threw the DT 225-2.
Kristja Cah got the NR of Slovenia with his opener of 217-6 in the DT.
He then broke his own NR with 225-6 a few days later!

Bence Halasz got a HT of 258-9--a World Leader!
Cheyenne Figueroa whipped her Hammer out 187-5, making her 22nd A-T HS!
Maria Devitz got a good Shot Put mark of 52-1.25--making her 23rd A-T HS!
(Let's not forget that these were isolated events, as the entire HS and Collegiate seasons were cancelled due to Covid!!)
In Arizona, Nick Ponzio lifted his SP to 69-2.
Finally, in China, Huihui Lu got a World Leader in the Javelin Throw with her 221-10!

Other stuff--
Ivana Spanovic's 22-3.75 LJ was a World Leader early on!
Kristja Pulli LJ'ed 27-1.75 for the National Record of Finland!
Andy Diaz got the TJ World Leader with his 56-9.25!
Also in Cuba, Adriana Rodriguez got the Heptathlon World Lead with her score of 6309 points!
Topping Ms Spanovic's mark was Khaddi Sagnia's LJ of 22-4.75!

The Sprints weren't ignored--
Veteran Amantle Montsho must have been prepping for another Olympics when she ran a 400 in the World Leading time of 51.22!
Not quite an Age 36 record, but good!
She turned 37 on July 4th!!

A World Lead in the 100H went to Elvira Herman's 12.73 in Belarus!
Steven Gardiner ran a pair of 300's in different meets--31.95, then the World Leader of 31.83!
Trayvon Bromell ran a fast 100 in Florida (Where else??!!), his time being 10.04!
Kenny Bednarek got the 200 World Leader with his 20.08!
ShaCarri Richardson sped 11.05 for the Women's World Lead!

Shaunae Miller-Uibo was busy--getting the 200 World Leader with her 22.61--following that with a 400 in 50.52.
She beat former HS Sprint phenom Kaylin Whitney, who PR'ed in 2nd with 51.99!!

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (aka JCQ!) sped a 300 in 36.12.
Finally--REALLY!--Femke Bol ran the 400H in the Netherlands National Record time of 54.47!

So, they said this season was cancelled--and much of it WAS!
But as you just read, these athletes--of all levels of the sport!--weren't just homebound and quarantined 24/7!
Even with the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games being moved to 2021 (!!), action on the Track and Field was pretty darn HOT!!

More to come!!

UNmasked Look at T&F 2020 OUTdoors

 For long time readers of my blog, you know that the "OUTdoor" season normally begins with my coverage of early Relay meets--Texas, Florida, Penn, Kansas, Drake!
Toss in reports from the Boston & London Marathons, and all the marks from Down Under--which really begins on January 1.
Oh yes, and not forgetting "ending" the INdoor season with the NCAA and NBIN meets here, and the World Championships--wherever!

Then CoronaVirus-19 hit us like ten tsunami's, or 15 Level 5 hurricanes, or--well, you know!!

If you want the ENTIRE history of this Pandemic, check out "Think Global Health".
They have a COMPLETE (and very simply written!) day-by-day account of this Horror Show--when each Nation had its 1st case or death, when they shut down, what Trump said or did--or didn't do!
I just found it a few days ago--and it SCARED me half to death!!

But this blog is about Track and Field--and XC and Road Racing, not the Pandemic!
Yet I must talk about what it's done to our 2020 season--beginning right around the first of March!

We'd just had the USATF meet, and were looking ahead to the NCAA & NBIN & the WC's!
Then--POOF!!--they're GONE!!
Cancelled or postponed, but gone!

No INdoor Collegiate, HS, or World Champs this year!
None of those above listed Relays, or any of the great Stanford distance affairs.
No Spring Marathons!!

And then--no early Diamond League meets, and others delayed!
Finally, no Olympic Games in Tokyo--or at least not until 2021!!

For these "looking back" posts I've been doing since my cataract surgery, I've relied mainly on the eTN put out by Track and Field News!
One indication of what's happened this year is to see the last results eTN dated from right after the INdoor USATF meet.
The NEXT one BEGINS with results from OUTdoor meets--in JUNE!!
About THREE months had gone by--no Track Newsletter, no Meets, NADA!!

Well, I'm about to tell you of the results that DID happen since those June meets!
As with my last 13 posts, I'll recount the Marks and Records in chronological fashion.
I have no idea how many posts it will take to bring you--and me--and this blog!--up to the present day!
But please continue with me on this Journey of Discovery (I couldn't see very well, so I don't even know all of what happened these past few months!).
As ever, you'll get ALL of the great Records and Marks I can find!

One more thing.
Because of the "odd" nature of these "meets"--or "competitions"--I will be adding extra commentary along the way, mainly when I believe certain events or marks might be "questionable"--due to the "social distancing" and such!

Thanks for reading!
I am LOVING this!!

INdoors 2020 Suddenly Ends with AOY Selections

 Just like that, the amazing entity known as the 2020 INdoor Track & Field season--vanished!
Even knowing the reason--CoronaVirus19--doesn't lessen the disappointment, the hurt, the dreams for what might have been!
And what poor timing!
Just before the two best non-Pro events of the season--the NCAA and NBIN Championship meets!
Look back at my "catch up" posts during the past month to see the potential--now gone!!

But let's stop whining!
Instead, let this blog do what it always does at ends of seasons--no matter the reasons (and I rhymed!!  LOL)--report the last known results, then choose my Athletes (etc) of the Year!
Unlike the OUTdoor AOY's, I do ALL of them at once for INdoors--meaning for my 4 core groups--HS, Collegiate, US, and the World!
So take off your mask (if you're inside your home!), get the old popcorn ready, and read on!

I'll begin with my INdoor results since my previous post!
My OUTdoor results will come after my Award Ceremony!

Lucky for us Marks Researchers, several of the Conferences were held on Oversize Tracks--meaning I can IGNORE EVERY track race longer than 60 meters!
It's shitty and unfair for EVERY runner who does those events, and I still don't understand WHY!!
If I were an athlete, I would boycott any meet held on an OT--even if it meant quitting the team!!
OK, enough!
Sorry.

The Big 10 saw Andrew Liskowitz throw the SP 68-11.75.
He's ranked 20th A-T Collegiate!
The Big 12 had a tie in the Men's Pole Vault, with both KC Lightfoot and Zach Bradford reaching 18-11 to co-hold the Meet Record!
Abby Steiner lit a fire on the track at SEC's with her 200 in 22.57!
She's now 15th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
Corey McLeod LJ'ed 26-10.50, making him 16th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
And while Tonea Marshall won the 60H with her 7.89, it was 2nd placer Grace Stark who gets the Frosh Class Record with her time of 7.91!
She's 11th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!

Anzhelika Sidorova ended her spectacular INdoor season with her best mark--16-2.75 in Russia!
She broke her own Age 28 Record, and ranks 3rd A-T World, tied with 1 other!
Lijao Gong got a SP World Leader of 64-7.50!

HS'ers had a few good marks--
A 600 race saw Radeem Hayals run 1:18.48 to rank 6th A-T HS!
Second went to Josh Peron's 1:19.97, ranking him 21st A-T HS, tied with 1 other!
Madison Whyte sprinted a 300 in 37.81, good for 11th A-T HS!
Finally, Karrie Baloga ran a Frosh Class Record time of 9:34.52 in the 3000 meters!!

World Athlete of the Year-MEN
Who else but two time World Record breaker MONDO DUPLANTIS!
Absolutely NO contest!!
Honorable Mentions go to Christian Coleman, Donovan Brazier, Grant Holloway, Sam Kendricks, and Ryan Crouser!

US Athlete of the Year-MEN
DONOVAN BRAZIER gets this for his AR 800, and a fast 600!
Honorable Mentions go to Coleman, Holloway, Kendricks, Crouser, plus Ronnie Baker, Shadrack Kipchirchir, Chris Nilsen, and Daniel Haugh!

Collegiate Athlete  of the Year-MEN
CHRIS NILSEN cleared the bar here--heh heh!
Honorable Mentions to James West, Tyler Day, KC Lightfoot, and the UO Distance Medley Relay team!

High School Athlete of the Year-MEN
The sole HSR breaker of the year--and my AOY--is NICO YOUNG!
Honorable Mentions go to Trey Knight and, um, uh, Trey Knight!
(Not having the NBIN limited my selections!!)

World Athlete of the Year-WOMEN
The sole World Record, so I must agree with T&FN--my Award goes to YULIMAR ROJAS!!
But she had some great competition!
Honorable Mentions go to Konstanze Klosterhalfen, Anzhelika Sidorova, Mariya Lasitskene, and Karissa Schweizer!

United States Athlete of the Year-WOMEN
Here I DISagree with T&FN!!
They chose Ajee Wilson, but I saw her AR in the 800 as being less than her UNratified AR of 1:58.24, erased because of her tainted beef ban!  
KARISSA SCHWEIZER not only smashed a solid Record by a venerable athlete, but she beat a far better kicker than I thought Schweizer to be!
Honorable Mentions to Wilson, but also to Elle Purrier, Shelby Houlihan, Kate Grace, Vanessa Fraser, Tori Franklin, Sandi Morris, Jenn Suhr, and DeAnna Price!!

Collegiate Athlete of the Year-WOMEN
OLIVIA GRUVER got a pair of PR's, and just had a solid season, however shortened!
Honorable Mentions to Tonea Marshall, Jasmine Moore, and Mia Akins!

High School Athlete of the Year-WOMEN
I give this one to a Walker (and Runner, but for her Walking!!)--TAYLOR EWERT!
She's a Woman of many talents, but when she "merely" WALKS, she's "merely" astounding!
She CRUSHED her own 3000 Walk HSR by 24 seconds!!
You know the old song--"You'll Never Walk Alone"?
Well, she always DOES--far out front!!
Honorable Mentions go to--again, just one person--and like the Men's list of HM's, mine goes to a Weight Thrower--Monique Hardy!!

World Performance of the Year-MEN
BOTH of Mondo's WR's qualify--his 20-2.75 and his 20-3.25!
BOTH win!
United States Performance of the Year-MEN
Donovan Brazier's 1:44.22 in the 800!
Collegiate Performance of the Year-MEN
Chris Nilsen had a solid season, topped by his Collegiate Record 19-5.50!
High School Performance of the Year-MEN
Nico Young's 3000 time of 7:56.97!

World Performance of the Year-WOMEN
Yulimar Rojas beating her previous best by about 16 inches, and becoming just the 2nd Woman 50 footer INdoors--and Number Uno!--with her TJ of 50-7.50!
United States Performance of the Year-WOMEN
Oh boy, there were so many!!
But I had to honor Karissa Schweizer's amazing AR in the 3000, for the time of 8:25.70, but also for who she outkicked--Shelby Houlihan!
I could have gone with Elle Purrier's 4:16.85 Mile, Ajee Wilson's 800 AR, Tori Franklin's TJ 48 footer, or even Houlihan!!
Collegiate Performance of the Year-WOMEN
Olivia Gruver's 15-5 in the PV!
High School Performance of the Year-WOMEN
Taylor Ewert's 13:00.56 in the 3000 meter Walk!

My Personality of the Year Awards were harder to pick--at least in 1 or 2 spots!
But everyone's more courageous this year--so Damn the Torpedoes!!
NOTE--I could not choose Collegiate or HS Personalities, as their seasons ended before their most important meets!

World Personality of the Year-MEN
Easy one here--it's MONDO!!
United States Personality of the Year-MEN
I give it to RYAN CROUSER--for his great marks, but also for his always enthusiastic friendly demeanor--and those HATS he wears!!

World Personality of the Year-WOMEN
This one was tough!
But YULIMAR ROJAS has always appeared confident and even brazen when I've seen her on TV.
United States Personality of the Year
Like I've always said, this Award doesn't always go to the best athlete!
And JENN SUHR was NOT the best PV'er in 2020--even in the United States!
BUT--she broke the Age 37 AND Age 38 Records this past INdoor season--and I've always liked HER personality, soooo...!!

World Records-MEN
Mondo Duplantis's 20-2.75 and 20-3.25 PV's
American Records-MEN
Donovan Brazier's 1:44.22 in the 800.
Collegiate Records-MEN
James West's 3:36.93--Chris Nilsen's 19-5.50--University of Oregon's DMR of 9:24.52
High School Records
Nico Young's 7:56.97

World Records-WOMEN
Yulimar Rojas's 50-7.50
American Records-WOMEN
Ajee Wilson's 1:58.29--Karissa Schweizer's 8:25.70--Elle Purrier's 4:16.85--Tori Franklin's 48-0.50
Collegiate Records-WOMEN
They struck out this season--probably mainly because there was no NCAA Championship meet!!
High School Records-WOMEN
Tamari Davis's 7.19 (She TIED the mark!!)--Taylor Ewert's 13:00.56 in the 3000 Race Walk

Thanks for sticking around!
I have a few OUTdoor results, as noted above!

In New Zealand, Eleanor Patterson HJ'ed 6-6.25 for her National Record!
Tom Walsh threw the SP 71-2.50 there!

Finally, the Tokyo Marathon was good.
The Men's race went to Berhanu Legesse in 2:04:15.
Bashir Abdi was 2nd in  a Belgium National Record time of 2:04:49!
In 4th, Suguru Osiko got Japan's NR with his time of 2:05:29!

In the Women's race, Israel's Lornah Salpeter ran a National Record time of 2:17:45!!
This makes her 6th A-T World!!
Birhane Dibaba was 2nd in 2:18:35.
She is 13th A-T World!

Next post will be either my first results post of the 2020 OUTdoor season--however truncated it's been!
OR--a commentary on the State of the Sport amidst the CoVid Pandemic!!
Or both!

See you soon--and I do mean SEE you!!
(So nice to be cataract free!! LOL)

Boston-Atlanta-Lievin-UAE & More

 2020 became a Season for the Ages in late February--and it wasn't limited to INdoors!
They put on a Record breaking distance show at Boston's "Last Chance" meet!
Atlanta had the Olympic Trials Marathon!
Lievin's "World INdoor Meet" was superb!
The United Arab Emirates RAK Half Marathon gave us a World Record!
And soooo much more!!

I felt Shelby Houlihan could go sub-8:30 in the 3000, based on her OUTdoor PR of 3:54.99 in the 1500!
In fact, IMHO, sub-8:20 wouldn't be entirely out of the question!
And I knew Karissa Schweizer had entered the Pro ranks with a BANG in 2019.
But I did NOT think Karissa had any chance to outkick the best kicker this nation (and the World?) has right now!
Thus, when Ms Schweizer did just that over the final half lap, I was stunned!!

Schweizer's 8:25.70 took 7.6 seconds off Shalane Flanagan's American Record in topping Houlihan's 8:26.66!!
Whether Shelby just wasn't in her best shape, or it's Schweizer who now heads the A-list of US distance runners, but this result was an absolute SHOCKER!!

Karissa gets the AR, and is now 5th A-T World!!
Shelby is 7th A-T World!, and 2nd A-T US!
Colleen Quigley also mixed it up, timing 8:28.71.
She ranks 9th A-T World, and 3rd A-T US!
Shalane is suddenly FOURTH A-T US!!

They were all timed at 2000 meters enroute, and THAT list got several revisions!
As noted, Houlihan led early, so her 5:40.33 at 2K makes her 14th A-T World, and 2nd A-T US!
Schweizer's 5:40.57 gets her 15th A-T World, and 3rd A-T US!
Quigley timed 5:40.81 at 2000, and is 18th A-T World, and 4th A-T US!
Their rabbit--Kate Grace--was timed at 2K also, so her 5:41.87 makes her 7th A-T US!!

BTW, in another 3000 race. 2nd placer Grace Forbes of Rice ran 8:56.82.
She gets the Frosh Class Record, and is 18th A-T Collegiate!
Back in 6th, Mary Cain ran her best race of 2020, timing 9:07.51!

In the Women's 5000, Konstanze Klosterhalfen's 14:30.79 gave her Germany's National Record, the Age 23 Record, and makes her 4th A-T World!

This was a great race for Americans!!
Vanessa Fraser took 2nd with her 14:48.51.
This makes her 2nd A-T US, and 10th A-T World!
Emily Infeld was 3rd in 14:51.91.
She's 3rd A-T US, and 14th A-T World!
Courtney Frerichs ran 15:02.91, so ranks 7th A-T US, while acting as caboose on my World DDD!
Gwen Jorgenson timed 15:10.98, and ranks 12th A-T US!
Jessica Tonn ran 15:12.33, and is 15th A-T US!
Then there's Erica Kemp's 15:14.78, which ranks her 17th A-T US!!
Incredible!!

Boston gave a "Last Chance" to the Men also!
Josh Thompson sprinted to a 1500 in 3:34.77.
This is 2nd A-T US, and misses the World list by a mere 0.01 seconds!!
Brannon Kidder's 3:36.51 makes him 11th A-T US!
Abe Alvarado's 3:36.82 makes him 13th A-T US!

In 4th, Oregon's James West got the Collegiate Record (taking it away from ex-Duck Ed Cheserek!), his 3:36.93 also being the Senior Class Record!
Sam Tanner finished 6th with his 3:39.99, which makes him 10th A-T Collegiate!

In the Mile, Charlie Hunter won it in 3:55.41.
This makes him 13th A-T Collegiate!
Cooper Teare was close behind, his 3:55.50 making him 15th A-T Collegiate!
Cut OFF my Collegiate list was the late great Tom O'Hara, whose 3:56.4 dated from 1964!!

Lopez Lomong took the 3000 in 7:37.79!
He's now 6th A-T US!
Ryan Hill's non-PR was next, followed by Evan Jager's 7:38.35, which ranks him 7th A-T US!
Grant Fisher's 7:39.99 makes him 13th A-T US!

In the 5K (!!), we saw Shadrack Kipchirchir race to a 13:08.25 time!
This makes him 7th A-T US, and 21st A-T World!
Great Britain's Marc Scott ran 13:08.87.
This gives him his National Record, and 23rd A-T World!

Ed Cheserek (13:09.05) and Eric Jenkins (13:10.07) followed!
Willy Fink ended 7th in 13:17.15, and rates 13th A-T US!
Andy Bayer's 13:24.67 rates him 18th A-T US!
Jordan Mann's 13:27.88 ranks him 20th A-T US!
And Jacob Thomson ran 13:28.35 for 24th A-T US position!!

Before her pacing duties, Kate Grace won the 1000 in 2:35.49, making her 5th A-T US--and barely missing the World list!
In the 1500, Heather McClain ran 4:05.29, ranking her 8th A-T US!
Emily Lipari's 4:06.49 makes her 15th A-T uS!
(Believe it or not, HS'ers did well in Boston also, but I'll save those for my HS report a bit later!!

NOTE
As we now know (in October!), the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was postponed until 2021 due to the Pandemic!
That said, I'll still report the bare bones results of the Olympic Trials Marathon, held in the 1996 OG city of Atlanta!!
I haven't seen the details as to whether this "team" will be our reps in Tokyo next year--or whether there will be ANOTHER Trials Marathon!

Galen Rupp's 2:09:20 was the winner!
Jake Riley's 2:10:02 was 2nd, and makes him 21st A-T US!
Ancient Abdi Abdirahman (How's that for alliteration?!  LOL) took the Bronze with his fine 2:10:23!
Left "off" the team was Len Korir, his 2:10:28 JUST missing!!

Aliphine Tuliamuk prevailed in the Women's race, her 2:27:23 beating Molly Seidel by 8 seconds!
The somewhat surprising Seidel timed 2:27:31, which ranks her 21st A-T US!
New Citizen Sally Kipyego was 3rd in 2:28:52!
The Ready Steady Des Linden took the dreaded 4th in 2:29:03!

Wayyyy back--in 76th--came HS Junior Tierney Wolfgram.
Her time was a very decent 2:42:47!!

The World INdoor Tour has been going on, but thus far, I've treated the meets like any other!
But this one--in Lievin, France--was pretty good!

Ronnie Baker sprinted the first of a pair of 6.44's in the 60--the 2nd being later in a meet in Madrid!
Sam Teferi got the World Leader with his 1500 time of 3:35.54!

Both PV's were great!
New WR holder Mondo Duplantis missed 3 tries at another WR, but did go over 19-11.
Sam Kendricks was 2nd at 19-4.25!
Ben Broaders reached 19-0.25 for Belgium's National Record!

Sandi Morris led the Women with her high bar of 15-10.
She needed it to beat HOT Robelys Peinado's 15-8.25!
She'd been beating Venezuela's NR by an inch or less, but this time she WHOMPED it, clearing 15-8.25, to add more than 5 inches to her NR!
It also makes her 17th A-T World, tied with 1 other!!
Yaroslav Silva and Angelica Bengtsson both cleared 15-6.25, and were listed as tied!

In the 3000, Getnet Wale timed 7:32.80, making him 17th A-T World!
Selaman Barega's 7:33.19 makes him 21st A-T World!
Berhanu Yemataw ran 7:34.59 for Bahrain's NR!
Finally (for Lievin!), Lemlem Haila broke her own Age 18 Record in the 1500 with her 2nd place finish in 4:01.57!

At that UAE Half, Yeshanah Ababel got the World Record with her brilliant 64:31!
It's the Ethiopia National Record, and the Age 28 Record!
She beat Brigid Kosgei's 64:49.
This gives the WR holder in the Marathon Kenya's NR, the Age 26 Record, and makes her 2nd A-T World!!
Rosemary Wanjiri was next in 65:34!
But then followed a string of Place bests!!
Y Yalemzerf ran 66:35 for the best 6th Place mark!
M Shauri's 66:37 is the best 7th Place mark!
She also gets Tanzania's National Record!!
Viv Kiplagat ran 66:38 for the best 8th Place mark!
D Azimeraw's 67:02 gets the best 9th Place mark!
While one full minute behind, F Chemutai's 68:02 gets her the best 10th Place mark!!

The Men's race went to Kandie Kibiwott's 58:58.
This makes him 22nd A-T World, tied with 1 other!

A meet NOT in my title produced a World Record and assorted other goodies!1
Madrid was the venue where Yulimar Rojas took a firm grip on her Gold position, Triple Jumping out to a VERY classy 50-7.50!!
It's the World Record, and breaks her own Venezuela National Record, and her own Age 24 Record!!

Behind the 2nd 6.44 of Ronnie Baker (See above!) came Darnell Kemp's 6.48!
He's 16th A-T US, tied with 5 others!
In the 60H, Damien Czykies (sp?) ran 7.48 for Poland's N ational Record!
Juan Echevarria took the World Lead with his 27-7.25 in  the LJ!
Filip Miheljevic's SP landed at 71-4, giving him Croatia's NR, and making him 22nd A-T World!

At the Virginia Tech Challenge, Bridget Guy cleared 15-1.50 in the Pole Vault.
Good enough to make her 14th A-T US, tied with 3 others!
But even more significant (for my Record Book!) is that it sent OFF the list the last sub-15 Vaulter!!
You need a 15-0.25 clearance to make my United States DDD now!!

At LSU, Morgann LeLeux topped 15-5 in the PV, making her 8th A-T uS, tied with 1 other!
Rachel Tanczos sent the WT out 76-5.75, making her 15th A-T US, and 21st A-T World!
Taylor Scaifi's 75-1.25 makes her 19th A-T US, and 24th A-T World!

In a Nebraska meet, Mondo Duplantis lost his short-lived Collegiate Record in the PV!!
Chris Nilsen's 19-5.50 added one half inch to Mondo's 2019 mark!
It's also the Senior Class Record!
It makes him 4th A-T US, tied with 2 others, and 15th A-T World, tied with 3 others!

Robelys Peinado (See above!) had another good mark before Lievin, earlier breaking the Venezuela NR with her 15-3!

OUTdoors, in New Zealand, Valerie Adams had mixed results in the SP!
She lost one--barely--but won her first with a toss of 61-8.50!
At least we know she's in the game!!

Julia Ratcliffe whipped the Hammer out 237-4 for New Zealand's NR!

Back INdoors--
Russia's Anzhelika Sidorova cleared  16-1.75 in the PV, getting the Age 28 Record, and making her 4th A-T World!!

Yaroslava Mahuchikh topped the HJ bar set at 6-7 in the Ukraine!
Mondo (No need for further ID!) cleared 19-8.50 in a good competition!
Renaud Lavillenie took 2nd with 19-5.75, while Sam Kendricks got the Bronze with his 19-3!
Sandi Morris took the Women's event with her 15-9.
Tina Sutej took 2nd with her new Slovenia NR of 15-6.50!

In Belgrade, Filip Miheljevic's SP of 71-8 breaks his own National Record of Croatia!

And finally (Yes, FINALLY!!), here's that promised HS report!!
Jaden Price-Whitehead LJ'ed 25-0, making him 18th A-T HS!
Aaliyah Butler ran a 400 in 53.03, making her 12th A-T HS!

At that Boston meet, HS'ers shone!
Alex Fleury ran the Mile in 4:05.57, making him 9th A-T HS!
Gavin Sherry ran Two Miles in 8:53.25, making him 20th A-T HS!

NOTE
Jack Shepard's HS Track 2019 edition lists the Women's Soph Class Record INdoors as belonging to Mary (Decker) Slaney!
The time given is the SPLIT time of 2:01.8, on her way to an 880 yard time of 2:02.4!
Jack has always listed this mark as the Soph Class Record!
BUT--in an eTN, both of the following times are listed as being the new "Soph Class Record"!!
Based on MY REcord Book--and Jack Shepard's much-respected book--they are NOT!!
But great times nonetheless!!

In Boston, Roisin Willis ran2:03.05, making her 3rd A-T HS!!
Yes, she's a Soph, but does NOT get the Class Record!
Second in that race went to Sophia Gorriaram's 2:03.98!
She's 5th A-T HS, tied with 1 other!

In another race, Juliette Whittaker ran 2:03.01, making HER 3rd A-T HS!!

Last but not least, we go OUTdoors again!!
Prior to this meet, Paige Sommers's PR in the PV was 13-6!!
She topped that by a FULL FOOT--her 14-6 giving her the JUNIOR Class Record, and making her 4th A-T HS!!

Covid's horrors may have been THIS close, but these great athletes made the closing days of "normalcy" a damn fine show!!

Oh Mondo OH!

 Back in the day, a dance craze called "Limbo" asked "How Lowww can you goooo?".
We might be asking of Armand "Mondo" Duplantis--"How Highhh can he goooo?"
After his SECOND World Record--and his FOURTH Personal Record of the year, the question may not have a definitive answer!

In Glasgow, the PV phenom raised the bar (Heh.) of his event by half an inch, clearing the new World, Swedish National, and Age 20 Record of 20-3.25!
With 4 consecutive Age Records (that my Record Book includes), he's just 1 short of Sergey Bubka's total INdoors!
And Bubka's earliest is Age 22!
He holds all 4 Class Records for HS, and they appear untouchable!
He may be Sweden's G.O.A.T in all of T&F!
The only reason he doesn't hold the Collegiate Record is because he turned Pro after his Freshman year!
(Spoiler Alert!)
I believe my Athlete of the Year for World Men HAS been chosen!

Maybe it's Mondo's successes, but the PV has been big all year, with other 19 footers, and a few great marks from the Women!
The latest--
In Iowa, KC Lightfoot reached 19-1.50!
This made him 16th A-T US, tied with 1 other!
At the Tyson meet, Zach Bradford went over 19-0.25, making him 9th A-T Collegiate, tied with 4 others!
Matt Ludwig cleared 19-2.25 at the USATF Champs, making him 10th A-T US, tied witth 5 others!
Branson Ellis took 2nd at 19-0.25.
He is 8th A-T Collegiate, tied with 4 others, and 19th A-T US, tied with a full DOZEN others!!
Also at USATF, Sandi Morris won it by clearing 16-0.75.
And it SUHRly comes as no surprise that Queen Jenn  got the Age 38 Record with her clearance of 15-11!
Olivia Gruver is reaching for the skies (or in this case, the ROOF!!  LOL) with her new PR of 15-5!
This gets her 8th A-T US, and 2nd A-T Collegiate!!
In Russia, Anzhelika Sidorova went over 15-11.25!

Moving to the Track--and Roads--the Distances have also seen some great marks in 2020!
Taking 3rd at USATF, Karissa Schweizer PR'ed at 1500 in 4:08.32.
This makes her 18th A-T US!
A Boston Men's 1000 saw Rob Napolitano run 2:18.36, making him 13th A-T US!
In 2nd came Colby Alexander, his 2:19.24 making him 23rd A-T US!
A solid 3000--also in Boston--saw Luis Grijalvo winning in 7:43.73.
It makes him 6th A-T Collegiate, and is the Soph Class Record!
Third (other places taken by Canadians!) went to Geordie Beemish (!!), whose 7:44.67 makes him 7th A-T Collegiate!
And Tyler Day's 5th place time of 7:45.70 makes him 12th A-T Collegiate!

Nia Akins gets the Senior Class Record with her 800 time of 2:00.71 at USATF!
It makes her 2nd A-T Collegiate, and 21st A-T US!
In the Women's 3000 there, High Schooler Marlee Starliper took 7th, but her time of 9:07.14 ranks her 3rd A-T HS, and is the Senior Class Record!!

Jenny Simpson galloped to a 5000 time of 14:58.67 in (Where else??) Boston!
It's the Age 33 Record, and according to my Record Book, makes her the oldest Indoor sub-15 runner ever!
It also makes her 3rd A-T US, and 19th A-T World!
Dani Jones was far back, but her 15:17.11 makes her 9th A-T Collegiate, and 17th A-T US!
Next came Makena Morley's 15:26.22, making her 20th A-T Collegiate!
Then, in 8th, was HS'er Katelynn Hart, her 16:09.56 making her 4th A-T HS!!
Mikayla Paige nipped 0.01 seconds off her 600 PR, her 1:29.70 leaving her 7th A-T HS!

At the Monaco Road 5k, Josh Cheptegai of Uganda ran the 5000 meter course ijn the World Record time of 12:51!
In second came Jimmy Gressier, whose 13:18 took the European Record!

Lots more to report, so I'll divide it between Track events and Field events!

Track
At USATF, Christian Coleman's 6.37 got him the Age 23 Record!
Mikiah Brisco took the Women's 60 in 7.04, making her 10th A-T US, tied with 1 other!
Javianne Oliver is that "other", as she ran 7.04 in the semi's, going 7.08 in the final.
Wadeline Jonathas ran 400 in 51.32, making her 21st A-T US!
Grant Holloway's 7.38 over 60H got him the Age 22 Record!
This Clemson race saw Trey Cunningham run 7.51, making him 7th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
Also at Clemson, Anania Battle sprinted 200 in 22.66, making her 21st A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
Keni Harrison took the World Lead position there with her 60H time of 7.80!

Some Relays--
Kentucky improved to 3:29.74, making them 12th A-T School!
At Tyson, North Carolina A & T ran 3:04.12, making them 8th A-T School!

Tonea Marshall sped 60H in 7.89 for the win at Tyson.
But it was Alia Armstrong's 7.95 in 2nd that gave her the Frosh Class Record, and made her 24th A-T Collegiate, tied with 3 others!

Field
Donald Scott Triple Jumped 56-6.75, making him 13th A-T US!
Ryan Crouser exploded out to 74-1.75 in the SP, making him 2nd A-T World and US!
It's also the USATF Meet Record, and breaks his own Age 27 Record!!

USATF also had a great WT  competition!
Conor McCullough's 83-0.50 gave him the Age 29 Record.
It makes him 4th A-T World, and 2nd A-T US!
Dan Haugh continued his solid season, reaching 82-2, breaking his own Age 24 Record!
It makes him 7th A-T World, and 6th A-T US!
Third was Daniel Roberts, whose 80-8.50 makes him 8th A-T World, and 7th A-T US!
Then followed Alex Young's 80-1.50, which makes him 10th A-T World, and 9th A-T US!

Tori Franklin took over (from herself!!) as American Record holder in the TJ at USATF!
Her new mark of 48-0.50 is also the Meet Record!
Keturah Orji was close, her 47-11.75 making her 2nd A-T US!
Imani Oliver's third place 45-3.50 makes her 16 A-T US, tied with 1 other!

Chase Ealey's 62-3.75 took USATF's SP, while Haley Teel's 60-4.50 makes her 23rd A-T US!
At the Kerley Invite, Alyssa Wilson's WT of 75-4.75 makes her 15th A-T Collegiate, 16th A-T US, and 22nd A-T World!!
Mariya Lasitskene worked her HJ mojo yet again--clearing 6-8.75, making her 5th A-T World, tied with 2 others!
Leonardo Fabbri got Italy's National Record in the SP with his 70-10 in Sweden!
In Berlin, Malaika Mihambo went longer than she ever has, her 23-2.50 in the LJ making her 11th A-T World!

High Schooler Kyle Moon (??) sent the WT out 78-8.50, making him 17th A-T HS!
Mari Deavis (sp??) sent her SP out 51-10.25, making her 16th A-T HS!
Trey Knight reached 84-0 with his WT!

Finally, in an OUTdoor meet in Jamaica, Fedric Dacres had a DT of 228-7, no doubt the World Leader!

The INdoor season of 2020 continues in my next post!
Hope you're enjoying this replay of the pre-Covid T&F world!!

Hot Millrose--Hot Europe

 The venerable Millrose Games remains this nation's (& the World's??) best Invitational INdoor T&F meet!
The 2020 version was no exception!

Leave it to one of the Wanamaker Mile's to lead the way!
Elle Purrier may have grown up on a rural farm, but she knows the ways of the city--in this case New York City!
She stomped on the American Record held for over 30 years by Mary Slaney, and left no doubt that her switch from farm to city is complete!
Her 4:16.85 took 3.2 seconds off Slaney's AR!
It's also a Meet Record, and makes her 2nd A-T World!!
She was actually behind Konstanze Klosterhalfen at the 1500 mark, so her 4:00.20 time there makes her 7th A-T World, and 2nd A-T US!
She gets the Age 24 Record for her 1500!

A deep field followed--
KK got the German National Record, and the Age 22 Record with her time of 4:17.26!!
She is 4th A-T World!
For her 3:59.89 at 1500, she gets her NR, and 6th A-T World!
She also gets the Meet Record for 1500!
(I believe it's VERY rare for one person getting the 1500 MR, another getting the Mile MR--in the same race!!)

A newcomer to the World scene (Was she known in the UK before Millrose??) is Jemma Reekie!
(LOVE that name!!)
Her 4:17.88 in 3rd gave her GB's National Record, and makes her 5th A-T World!
Her 1500 time of 4:00.56 is also a British NR, and makes her 12th A-T World!

Gabby Stafford continued being Canada's BIG star!
Her 4:00.80 and 4:19.73 are both NR's.
Her Mile makes her 8th A-T World--her 1500 makes her 14th A-T World, tied with 1 other!
Nikki Hiltz's 4:24.45 in 5th makes her 9th A-T US!
Her 4:07.12 at 1500 makes her 13th A-T US!
Heather MacLean's 4:25.98 makes her 14th A-T US, while her 4:09.09 makes her 23rd A-T US!
And Dani Jones took 7th with her 4:27.88, making her 6th A-T Collegiate!
Her 4:10.11 at 1500 makes her 2nd A-T Collegiate!

Sandi Morris cleared 16-1.25 in the PV for an easy win!
It's the Meet Record, and ties the Age 27 Record!

Nico Young finished WAY back in the 3000, but he got the HSR anyway!
His 7:56.97 is also the Senior Class Record.
I don't keep HS lists or Records for the 2000, but he got that HSR also with his enroute time of 5:17.89!
Justyn Knight won the race in 7:46.36, but in 2nd came Joe Klecker, his 7:47.57 making him 19th A-T Collegiate!

Ajee Wilson broke her own INdoor 800 American Record with her 1:58.29!
It's also the Meet Record, and makes her 13th A-T World!

Ryan Crouser's SP sailed 72-9.25, giving him the Age 27 Record!
He beat Joe Kovacs's 70-0.25!

Donovan Brazier got ANOTHER American Record (!!) with his 800 of 1:44.22!
He JUST missed the Age 22 Record--by 0.01 seconds!!
But his negative splits of 53.04 and 51.18 makes him 5th A-T World!
Bryce Hoppel's 1:45.70 in 2nd makes him 6th A-T US!
Isaiah Harris's 1:46.01 makes him 12th A-T US!

Rai Benjamin sped a 300 in 32.35, getting the Meet Record, and making him 9th A-T World, and 6th A-T US!
Chris O'Hare took the Men's Wanamaker Mile in a pedestrian 3:55.61, beating Millrose Veteran Nick Willis, who timed a good 3:56.72--for being 36 years old!1
Allie Ostrander took the Women's 3000 in 8:48.94, making her 22nd A-T US!

Then we head to Europe--and MISTER SWEDEN--Mondo Duplantis!
He broke his National Record THREE times--the Age 20 Record THREE times, and got the World Record--once!
He lifted off (Literally!!) in Dusseldorf--his 19-8.25 there giving him his first set of Records!
That made him 6th A-T World, tied with 5 others!
Sam Kendricks ended way below at 19-0.25!

Then it was on to Torun, where he first cleared 19-5 (after a couple of bars in the 18's!), followed by his second set of Records at the height of 19-8.50!
Finally, he nailed the Ultimate--the World Record!!
His 20-2.75 beat Renaud Lavillenie's WR by a quarter inch!
Again--the NR, Age 20, and the WR!
(I know he holds several earlier Age Records, but MY Age Records begin at 17--and thus far, he holds the INdoor Age 17, 18, 19, and now Age 20 Records!!)

Sticking to the PV a bit, Sam Kendricks cleared 19-8.50 in a meet in France!
This makes him 7th A-T World--and 2nd A-T US!
A bit of explanation!!
The eTN stated that Jeff Hartwig's 19-9 INdoors in 2002 has NOT been ratified by USATF as the American Record!
I have no idea why!
I do honor that mark!
That explains why he gets "just" 2nd A-T US here!!

Robelys Peinado--and Venezuela!--have been breaking some Records recently!
In Ostrava, Tina Sutej won the PV with her 15-1.75!
But it was Peinado's 15-1.75 in 2nd that broke her National Record!
In France, Peinado went over 15-2.25 to break her own National Record!
But Holly Bradshaw took that event with her own 15-2.25!
Another Venezuela NR went down--to Triple Jump Queen Yulimar Rojas!
Her 49-3.75 also makes her 5th A-T World, tied with 1 other!

I'll bunch the other great marks together--
Garrett Scantling took the USATF Multi's Champ comp with a Heptathlon score of 6209.
It makes him 8th A-T US!
Annie Kunz improved to 4610 in the Pentathlon, also getting her 8th A-T US!
Emilya Dearman's 4451 makes her 15th A-T US!
And Shaina Burns scored 4375 for 18th A-T US!

Jenny Simpson won the Camel City 3000 in 8:51.99.
Raven Saunders took the SP there with 58-6.50!
Dan Haugh's WT in South Carolina went 81-0.50, making him 6th A-T World, and 5th A-T US!
It also gives him the Age 24 Record!

In Pennsylvania, Nia Akins ran 600 meters in 1:27.91, making her 10th A-T Collegiate!
V Tachinski's 1:29.04 makes her 24th A-T Collegiate!
Chris Nilsen cleared a South Dakota PV bar set at 19-1.

Jemma Reekie got yet another British NR--in Glasgow!
Her time of 1:57.91 in the 800 took down one of Jenny Meadows's NR's!
It makes her 12th A-T World!
Laura Muir took 2nd (!!) in a PR of 1:58.44, making her 19th A-T World!

In Dusseldorf, Selaman Barega won the 3000 in 7:35.71--a PR!
Filip Miheljevic got the Croatia NR in the SP with his 70-7.25.
Beatrice Chepkoech got her own Kenya NR in the 1500 with her 4:02.09!.
It makes her 22nd A-T World!
Konrad Bukowiecki lobbed the SP 71-9.50 in Ostrava!
Tomas Stanek hit 71-8.75 in Torun!

Justyna Swiety-Ersetic's 51.37 got Poland's NR in the 400.
Gudef Tsegay's 4:00.69 took a quick 1500, making her 8th A-T World!
Hailu Lemlem got the Age 18 Record with her 2nd place time of 4:01.79.
It also makes her 20th A-T World!
Rababe Arafi took 3rd with her 4:02.46--and got the National Record of Morocco!
Maryna Romanchuk LJ'ed 22-10!

Before turning to High School results from Millrose, let's see what Jessica Hull ran OUTdoors in her native Australia!!
Her time over 5000 meters was 15:06.12--which I believe gives her the World OUTdoor lead as of early February!!

Lots of good HS stuff from the Armory!
Raheem Hayles sped 600 meters in 1:18.39, giving him 6th A-T HS!
Sean Dixon-Brodie TJ'ed a long 52-1.75, giving him 3rd A-T HS!
Tabitha Diggs improved to 37.67 in the 300, making her 8th A-T HS!
She beat the 37.76 of Isabelle Whitaker, she getting 9th A-T HS!

Monique Hardy's WT went out 66-11.25, making her 2nd A-T HS!!
Jasmine Jones sped the 60H in 8.12, giving her 7th A-T HS!
Taylor Ewert returned to Walking, her Mile winner timing 6:34.53.
Ho hum, Taylor!
LOL

Finally, Marlee Starliper took the HS Mile in 4:37.76, making her 4th A-T HS!
Her 1500 enroute time of 4:19.40 makes her 5th A-T HS there!
Juliette Whittaker took a far back 2nd in  4:43.89, making her 21st A-T HS!1

I've looked a bit ahead, and there's TONS more of INdoor material to go through before we turn to OUTdoors--and all that THAT entailed!!
So my plans to cover the ENTIRE INdoor season in maybe 2 or 3 posts has gone WAY down the tubes!!
But hey, ain't this exciting??
So much more coming your way!!
(And dreams of what MIGHT have been...if----!!!)

Explaining This Blog's Situation

 Hello, my friends!
This blog began December 9, 2013.
It's purpose was to provide, dissect, detail, and discuss the Records and Marks part of the sport of Track and Field--which would include the Walks, Road Racing, and peripherally, Cross Coun try.
It would be a forum through which I could state my opinion and thoughts on all the many issues and news items concerning T&F!
It's been a success, IMHO.

But there have been blips along the way that have sent me--and this blog!--to the sidelines.
In 2015, I had food poisoning, and I was out for almost 2 weeks!
It happened right before the INdoor championships (USATF, NCAA, NBIN).

Then in December of 2018, I was in the hospital for 20 days--again having to play catch up when I got my health back!

Finally, in early 2019, my eyesight got too hazy (due to cataracts) to be able to do the necessary research to do my blog in the way I wanted to!

So----
on September 10th, I got my eyesight back (cataracts removed!), and have been able to SEE the small print again enough to do this blog again!

But I had to decide HOW to return!
Should I ignore all the results I'd missed since my last "results post"?
And what about all the typos in the several posts during the summer of 2019, due to my poor eyesight then?
Should I now go back and edit them--correct them?
NO!

I left off last year right before the World Championships began!
So I decided to report on EVERYTHING I missed since then!

But what about mixing the PAST with the PRESENT?
In other words, while producing posts with all the PAST results over the last 12 months or more, should I intersperse them with posts about TODAY's results--for example, about today's London Marathon, which I just got done watching?
Again, NO!!

If I did that, then when I got to the results from, say, September 10th of this year on in my posts of the PAST, that news would have already been reported--thus spoiling the excitement of discovery, of NOT knowing what's around the corner, what's next!
In the lingo of movie and book reviews, it's called "spoiler alert"!
I chose not to tell you the "ending", thus not allowing you the excitement of discovery, of seeing how the "plot" (the entire past year!) developed!
Understand?

Long story short, my blog will continue posting the results of the past INdoor season--THEN begin the OUTdoor season!
If all goes well, I should be all caught up by the end of October!

Enjoy this journey along Memory Lane!
I am!!

Strange Year Seemed Normal Then

 Continuing my series of posts covering--in some order!--what I and you missed due to my former cataract problem!
Yes, we all KNOW what was soon to happen, but I hope you're enjoying this retrospective on this strange year that seemed normal then!!  (See, I worked my title into my prose--kiss me!!  LOL)
But much to report in this lead-up to the Millrose Games!
Let's do it by event group!

Sprints and Hurdles
In high Albuquerque, Mikiah Brisco sped the 60 in 7.08.
Behind her came Julien Alfred, whose 7.10 makes her 7th A-T Collegiate!
Keni Harrison did the 60H in 7.81, also in ABQ.
Cameron Rose ran 200 in 20.94, making him 5th A-T HS!
Behind him came Aahmed Robinson's 21.20, which makes him the caboose on my HS DDD!
At the Razorback Invite, Ray Ekevwo sped the 60 in 6.53, tying the Meet Record, and making him 23rd A-T Collegiate, tied with 3 others.
Ms Alfred (See above!) tied the MR with her 7.15!
Tonea Marshall's 7.82 got the 60H MR!
Trey Cunningham sped 60H in 7.52, making him 8th A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others!
In Paris, Andy Pozzi tied Cunningham's World Leader of 7.52!

Middle Distance
Donavan Brazier took a 3 lap stroll in just 1:14.48 in the Boston New Balance meet!
It's the Age 22 Record and the MR!
Bryce Hopped won the 1k in 2:17.41, makin g him 4rd A-T US!
Second went to Jake Wightman, whose 2:17.51 nabbed the British National Record!
Jessica Hull got Australia's NR with her 4:04.14 victory!
In 3rd was Ciara Mageean, whose 4:06.42 gained her Ireland's NR!
Nikki Hiltz Took the Mile in a different Boston meet, time of 4:29.39!
Whittni Orton followed in 4:29.71, which makes her 13th A-T Collegiate!
Her 1500 enroute time of 4:12.34 also gets her 13th A-T Collegiate!

Mary Cain's first two races after her incredibly emotional NYT op-ed was in Boston, where she ended far back in a 3000 in 9:24.38 (But ahead of Katelyn Tuohy's 9:32.88!), and a Mile in 4:42.78 in a Michigan meet!

In Boston, Josh Thompson beat Abraham Alvarado, 3:37.21 to 3:37.28, in a 1500, making them 12th and 13th A-T US, respectively!
Cory McGee's 4:04.75 in the 1500 makes her 5th A-T US!!
In the Texas Tech meet, Devin Dixon did 600 meters in 1:15.18, making him 5th A-T US, and 8th A-T World!!
Also at that Texas Tech meet, a speedy Women's 600 saw Kayla Johnson's 1:27.64 prevail over Aaliyah Miller's 1:27.83!
Johnson is now 4th A-T Collegiate, and 19th A-T US, while Miller is 24th A-T US!!

Do you REALLY need to know some fast times from Seattle's monstrous 307 meter OT?
OK, so Shelby Houlihan whipped Karissa Schweizer in the Mile, 4:23.68 to 4:24.32!
Cruz Culpepper followed some older runners to a 4:01.68 Mile.
But they're all WORTHLESS!!

Let's end this section on a happy note--
Juliette Whittaker got the Soph Class Record (by over 2 seconds!!) in the 1000 with her great 2:45.49!!

Distances--both INdoors and OUTdoors
I love Boston's New Balance meet, because they seem to always run a Women's Two Mile there!!
Five Women made news there!
Elle Purrier took the Deuce in 9:29.17, making her 5th A-T US, and 15th A-T World!
Dom Scott-Erfurd's 9:31.98 makes her 21st A-T World!
Emma Coburn's 9:32.81 gets her the World DDD caboose position, and 9th A-T US!
Katrina Coogan is 14th A-T US with her 9:36.52!
And Stephanie Garcia's 9:39.16 makes her 19th A-T US!!

In another Beantown meet, Paul Tanui may have won the Men's 5000 in 13:15.72, but it was Northern Arizona's Tyler Day whose 13:16.95 made him 5th A-T Collegiate, and 11th A-T US!!
Emily Lipari's move up in distance gave her a 5000 time of 15:07.44, making her 5th A-T US!!

OUTdoors now to the Roads!
In the Houston Marathon, Melindi Elmore (Who is she??) ran 2:24:50 for Canada's NR!!
Dubai's normally SUPER speedy race wasn't so much this year!
The Men's race went in a so-so 2:06:15.
But it was fairly deep, as Basha Yerssie's 2:06:34 got the best 11th Place mark, and Zalekwa Bacha's 2:07:09 netted him the best 12th Place mark!
Worknesh Degefa took the Women's race in 2:19:38.

In the US's Olympic Trial 50k Walk, Andreas Gustafsson won the Men's race in 4:12:11, with Nick Christie 3rd!
The Women's race went to the 4:37:33 of Robyn Stevens!

The Osaka Women's Marathon went to Mizuki Matsuda in 2:21:47!

Horizontal Jumps
Rayvon Grey got the Razorback Meet Record with his LJ of 26-6.50!
Jasmine Moore exploded past the 45 foot barrier with a big 45-7.25!
She's now 15th A-T Collegiate, and 13th A-T US, tied with 1 other!
Her jump got rid of the last of the sub-45 TJ'ers from my Collegiate list!
You need a 45-1.50 to make it now!
Omar Craddock's TJ of 55-8.25 gave him the World Lead!
Tori Franklin TJ'ed 46-5.50!
Craddock's lead didn't last long, as H Zhango's 58-3.75 gav e him the NR of Burkasa Faso!
And 4th A-T World, tied with 1 other!

Vertical Jumps
KC Lightfoot had a good pair of PV's!
He first cleared 19-0.25, giving him 9th A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others, and 19th A-T US, tied with a massive ELEVEN others!!
He then matched that mark!

Tuesdi Tidwell of Baylor PV'ed 14-9, making her 14th A-T Collegiate, tied with 5 others!
Jenn Suhr broke her own Age 37 Record with her 15-7! in Houston.
Chris Nilsen went over 19-0.75 in Nebraska!
Rachel Baxter's 14-10.25 makes her 10th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
Anzhelika Sidorova went over 15-9, while Sam Kendricks soared over 19-0.25!

In the High School realm, Leah Pasqualatti shone brightest!
She first went over a bar set at 14-0, making her 8th A-T HS, tied with 1 other!
There are now 9 Girls who have cleared at least 14 feet INdoors!!
She later went over 14-3, moving her up to 4th A-T HS!!

I didn't forget the High Jump!
Eric Edwards tied the Razorback MR with his 7-6.50!
Earnie Sears also went over 7-6.50, making him 20th A-T Collegiate, tied with a HUGE 11 others!
Vashti Cunningham cleared 6-5!

Yaroslava Mahuchikh wiped out the Age 18 Record--twice!!
Her 6-7 in Ukraine tied the Ukraine National Record, and made her 19th A-T World, tied with 7 others!
Then in the Karlsruhe meet, she topped 6-7.50, breaking her NR, and breaking her own Age 18 Record!
Second in Karlsruhe was Yuliya Levchenko, who got over 6-6.25!
Mariya Lasitskene's 6-8.25 tied her Personal Record for the third year in a row!!
Consistency!!

The Throws
Jessica Ramsey's sP of 62-0.50 makes her 14th A-T US!
Samantha Noennig sent her ball out 59-7.50, making her 11th A-T Collegiate!

Janeah Stewart didn't miss her recent PR by much, sending the WT out 82-2.25!
Gleb Dudarev's WT dropped right at 80 feet even!
This makes him 4th A-T Collegiate, and 11th A-T World, tied with 1 other!
Daniel Roberts got a WT of 77-8.25, making him 21st A-T US!
Former cancer victim Bobby Colontonio has come back all the way, his 77-2.75 making him 24th A-T US, tied with 1 other!

In an odd circumstance, Trey Knight got to throw the INdoor WT OUTdoors--in Portland!
Yes, the Portland INdoor meet held the WT OUTdoors!
But it was a great toss nonetheless--67-0!!

The Multi's and The Relays
At the Indiana Relays, Iowa State did a Distance Medley in 9:28.22, making them 8th A-T School, tied with 1 other!

But Oregon did them a mite better at the Razorback Invite!
They merely dropped the Collegiate Record down to 9:24.52, with the help of a Cooper Teare anchor of 3:55.45 for his 1600 leg!
It of course gets the Meet Record also!

Stanford's Women's DMR time was 10:55.89--a Meet Record!
Arkansas followed in 10:57.08!
Texas A & M won the Men's 4 X 400 in 3:02.77 at the Texas Tech meet!
North Carolina A & T ran 3:04.78, making them 14th A-T School!

The Razorback Heptathlon went to Johannes Erm's 6114 points!
It's the MR, and makes him 11th A-T Collegiate!
Karel Tilya's 6019 makes him 22nd A-T Collegiate!
Kyle Garland missed the Collegiate DDD by 1 point, but got the Frosh Class Record with his score of 5994 points!
Finally (!!), Lauren Tolbert's 4352 points won her the Razorback Pentathlon, and makes her the caboose of my Collegiate DDD!
She's from Kansas State!
Anna Hall scored 4202 in 2nd!

Next is the Millrose Games!!

Amazing Start to Shortened INdoor Season

 With the whole horror movie of Covid-19 not even producing a "trailer" yet, the 2019-2020 INdoor T&F season kicked off with a fantastic array of marks in many events.
In this "memory lane" look back at all my blog missed while out with fuzzy eyesight, please note that all Records and Marks and Places on Lists are AS OF this particular post--NOT as of today, October 1st!!
That way, it will be more exciting to read--at least it is for me discovering these Marks while revising my Record Book!
Onward!

As has been common in recent years, a deep 5000 in Boston opened things up!
The Men's race saw Edwin Kurgat run 13:24.04, becoming 10th A-T Collegiate!
Way back came Matt Farrell, whose 14:28.63 ranks 6th A-T HS!!

But it was the Women's race--as usual!!--that saw a REALLY deep field!
While T&FN's eTN didn't mention it, Taylor Werner's winning time of 15:11.19 makes her 8th A-T US!!
Katie Izzo has burst onto the scene only recently, but her 15:13.09 in 2nd makes her 11th A-T US, and 2nd A-T Collegiate!
Weini Kelati's 15:14.71 ranks her 4th A-T Collegiate!
Whittni Orton's 15:22.98 makes her 18th A-T US, and 12th A-T Collegiate!
Bethany Hasz's 15:25.33 makes her 14th A-T Collegiate!
And Carmela Baez's 15:25.41 makes her 15th A-T Collegiate!!
WOW!!

I'm trying to do these in chronological order, but sometimes an EVENT is so dominant that you have to single it out!
Thus, my full report on all the times over 300 meters I've gathered!
(BTW, my research for this post ended around January 20th, or just BEFORE the "big" meets began!!)

Stephanie Davis began the string with 37.10, which makes her 10th A-T Collegiate!
Kasaun James sprinted 32.85, making him 7th A-T Collegiate, and 22nd A-T US!!
Daneisha Anderson ran a 300 in 37.17, making her 13th A-T Collegiate.
In 2nd came Taylor Manson, whose 37.38 makes her 17th A-T Collegiate!

Tamara Clark's 36.56 misses the World list by just 0.02 seconds!!
But she is 14th A-T US, tied with 1 other, and 3rd A-T Collegiate!!

Jacory Patterson set a new Collegiate Record with his time of 32.28!!
He is 11th A-T World, and 6th A-T US!!
This was at the Virginia Tech Invitational!

Caitlin Tate's 37.15 is 13th A-T Collegiate!
The Virginia Showcase meet produced lots of great 300 marks!
Cameron Rose's 32.84 becomes 2nd A-T HS, tied with 1 other!
He beat Justin Robinson's 32.87, which makes him 4th A-T HS, tied with 1 other!
Beating Robinson is a HUGE get, as Justin is a major 400 stud!!
BTW, Robinson also ran a 500 in 1:02.39 at this meet, making him 5th A-T HS, according to my eTN.

On the Women's side, we have Athing Mu (Still fascinated that her last name is pronounced as "MO", not as in "moo"!!  LOL), whose 37.36 ranks her 3rd A-T HS!
She edged Kayla Davis, whose 37.38 gets her the Soph Class Record!
The old Record was by Sydney McLaughlin!!
This makes her 4th A-T HS!
Tabitha Diggs ran 37.99, making her 15th A-T HS!
Jonah Ross's 38.02 ranks her 17th A-T HS, tied with 1 other!
Shawnti Jackson also ran 38.02, thus tying her for place with Ross!
Finally (!!), we have Kimberly Harris's 38.04, which makes her 19th A-T HS, tied with 1 other!
Another WOW!

The Pole Vault also saw a lot of action early INdoor season!
Let's begin with the Queen of US Vaulting, Jenn Suhr!
Her initial PV of INdoors is always great, and this year was no exception!
Her 15-5.50 gives her the Age 37 Record, taking over from one Stacy Dragila!!

KC Lightfoot went over 18-8.25, making him 17th A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others!
USAF's Kyle Pater (Who is HE???) reached 19-1, making him suddenly 17th A-T US!!

The Pole Vault Summit in Reno was pretty good, as always.
Jacob Wooten's 19-0.25 beat the same mark by Matt Ludwig!
Chris Nilsen was 3rd with 18-8.25.
The Women's W went to Lisa Gunnarsson, whose 14-9 beat the same mark by Lexi Jacobus!
Seattle's 307 meter Oversize track was not necessary to help Olivia Gruver over the bar set at 15-3.50!
She was one-fourth inch off her PR!!

Let's temporarily leave the INdoor scene, and turn to some OUTdoor stuff of note!
On December 14th--in Australia--Stew McSweyn broke the Australia National Record in the 10000!!
His time was 27:23.80!
While it wasn't Clarke's Record he broke, keep in mind that the Legendary Ron Clarke's WR of 27:39.4 came 54-plus years before McSweyn ran only 16 seconds faster!!
He's in VERY classy company!!

Back in Valencia Again (Should be a song title!!  LOL), we have yet ANOTHER World Record in the Road 10k!!
(Wasn't it just broken a few weeks earlier??  See an earlier post!)
Rhonex Kipruto took the Record away from Josh Cheptegei with a time of 26:24!!
The Women's race was fast also, with three Women going sub-30!
Sheila Chepkirui won it with her 29:46, making her 2nd A-T World, according to my eTN.
Rosemary Wangiru took Silver with her 29:50, edging Norah Jeruto by 1 second!

At the USATF Cross Country meet in San Diego in January, Anthony Rotich took the Men's race in 30:36.
Second went to Emmanuel Bor's 30:58.
Third was Lawi Lalang's 31:06.
The Women's race went to Natosha Rogers, time of 35:45.
Paige Stoner came 2nd in 36:07.
Third went to Carrie Verdon's 36:24.

Lots more to report!
How about a new HSR for Taylor Ewert??
Her 13:00.56 broke her own INdoor 3000 Walk Record by about 24 seconds!!
(Not forgetting how great her XC RUNNING season was!!)

Here's the remainder of what I have--in the order I made note of them--
Janeah Stewart gets better and better in the Weight Throw!
Her latest PR went 82-3.50, giving her the Age 23 Record!
It also makes her 3rd A-T World and US!!

Abraham Alvarado ran a 1000 in 2:18.01, making him 5th A-T US!
Cheyenne Figueroa threw the WT out 62-8.50, making her 7th A-T HS, tied with 1 other!
That was in late December!
Katelyn Tuohy opened her season with a 1000 in 2:49.47.
A good "rust buster", but nothing special.
Brianna Williams sprinted a 60 in 7.25, making her 5th A-T HS, tied with 2 others.
Brynn Brown ran a full Two Mile race in a quick 10:08.11.
This makes her 14th A-T HS!
(As my loyal readers know, I do NOT honor times over 1600 and 3200 meters, or times converted from them!  Times on my lists are for the FULL Mile or Two Mile distance!!)

Amina Smith High Jumped 6-3.50, making her 21st A-T US, tied with a mere FIVE others!
Darryl Sullivan HJ'ed 7-7.25, making him 4th A-T Collegiate, tied with SIX others (!!), and 12th A-T US, tied with 5 others!!

Tamari Davis TIED the HSR in  the 60 meters with her 7.19!!
This is the Junior Class Record, and the Age 17 Record--which in T&FN & others-speak means it's also the "World Youth Record"--a designation I pay NO attention to!!
The race was in South Carolina!

DeAnna Price took her Hammer Throw skills to the INdoor WT, and sent it flying 81-1, making her 6th A-T US and World!!
Wayne Lawrence's 1:16.55 beat Roshon Roomes's 1:16.56 over 600 meters.
Lawrence is now 15th A-T Collegiate, while Roomes is 16th A-T Collegiate!

Rachel Fatherly (Ever wonder how she'd do if her name was MOTHERly??  Just saying!  LOL) threw the Shot Put 60-6, making her 19th A-T US, tied with 1 other!
Another bit of Record Book trivia--
Fatherly's mark removed the final sub-60 mark from my DDD!!
You now have to produce a mark 0f 60-0.25 just to tie for 24th place on my US INdoor list!!

Talented since early in HS, Tonea Marshall sent her 60H PR into the stratosphere with her time of 7.86!
This makes her 3rd A-T Collegiate, and 22nd A-T US, tied with 1 other!

Athing Mu got the HSR in the 500 meters (Don't have this event in my Record Book, but always report fast times!) with her 1:10.22!
BTW, I did the math, and this mark--if extended to 600 meters at the same pace--sees her 600 time as about 1:24.6.
Note that her HSR for 600--also 2nd A-T WORLD!!--is 1:23.57!
Anyway, she also gets the Senior Class Record!

Finally (!!), ending this LARGE report, we go to Morgan SMALLs (Ha Ha!).
No small (Heh!) feat, she Triple Jumped 42-10, making her 8th A-T HS!
She also HJ'ed 6-0 in the same meet!

Can't wait to discover what happened next in this already explosive INdoor season just past!!
Back soon!