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----!!!)