Women & Men, the Pro's, the Collegiates, from the 800 to the 5000, from France to Arkansas to Staten Island (moved from Boston), runner's romped through the Record Book the 2nd week of February!!
Here are the details!
Better known as a 3000SCer, Getnet Wale came THIS close to breaking one of the most revered INdoor Distance Records--the 3000 flat mark of 7:24.90!
On pace for a sub-7:30 from the gun, Wale whacked the final 1000, stopping the clock at 7:24.98!!
With his kick, he left behind some impressive times!
Wale's time makes him 2nd A-T World, gives him Ethiopia's National Record, as well as the Age 20 Record!
Selemon Barega's 7:26.10 followed, making him 3rd A-T World!
Lamecha Girma took Bronze with his 7:27.98!
He is 6th A-T World!
Berihu Aregawi was 4th in 7:29.24, making him 8th A-T World!
This was in the Lievin, France World INdoor Tour meet!!
The Men's 1500 winner ended about five seconds ahead of 2nd placer Marcin Lewindowski!
The youngest Ingebrigtsen--Jakob--ran his "competition" into the ground, timing 3:31.80!!
Like Wale, he set the Age 20 Record, and got Norway's National Record!
It makes him 5th A-T World!!
Think the Lievin Men had a corner on fast times?
Uh uh!!
Gudef Tsegay did a "Jakob I", leaving such as Laura Muir in her wake!
After a 59 high first 400, she slowed to 2:05.
Then she pulled a Genzebe Dibaba, ending in 1:48 over the last 700 meters!
Her 3:53.09 destroyed the same Genzebe's World INdoor Record by over two seconds!!
She gets the WR, the Ethiopia NR, and the Age 24 Record!!
Ms Muir's 3:59.58 got Great Britain's NR!!
She is 6th A-T World!
(Despite having my own Top 24 list in my Record Book, I was still surprised at how FEW Women have broken 4:00 INdoors!!)
I'll return to Lievin later, but let's see what the switch from Boston to the Ocean Breeze brought with it to the New Balance meet!!
How about a new American Record in the Women's Two Mile!!
So much Record Book revision!!
The ever-more impressive Elle Purrier--perhaps the most famous cow milker in the universe--put Jenny Simpson's old AR about eight seconds behind her!!
After a steady 4:42 Mile, she left Steepler Emma Coburn, timing 4:28 for her solo 2nd Mile!
Her 9:10.28 gets the AR and the Meet Record!
It also makes her 3rd A-T World, behind only Genzebe Dibaba and Meseret Defar!!
She also timed 8:36.61 at 3000 enroute, making her 5th A-T US!!
Coburn didn't embarass herself, also topping Jenny's previous AR!!
Her 9:15.71 gives her the Age 30 Record!
It makes her 2nd A-T US, and 8th A-T World!!
Her 8:39.19 at 3000 makes her 6th A-T US!
Julie Anne Staehli's 9:22.66 got her Canada's NR, and makes her 13th A-T World!
Emily Lipari took 4th with her 9:26.87.
She's 5th A-T US, and 15th A-T World!
Helen Schlachtenhalfen was 5th in 9:26.95!
She's 6th A-T US, and 16th A-T World!!
Katrina Coogan was next in 9:27.45!
She's now 7th A-T US, and 17th A-T World!
Amy-Eloise-Markovic (formerly Eloise-Neale) ran 9:30.69 for 7th!
She gets the National Record of Great Britain, and is 21st A-T World!!
Wow!!
Cut OFF my World DDD were a pair of American icons!
Jan Merrill and Mary Slaney had identical times of 9:31.7, Jan's from 1979, and Mary's from 1983!
My INdoor Two Mile lists are becoming respectable!!
The Men's Deuce was pretty good also!
Justyn Knight took the W in 8:13.92!
(It still boggles that Belgium's Emile Puttemans ran 8:13.2 in 1973--48 years ago!!)
Knight gets the Meet Record, the Age 24 Record, and is 24th A-T World!!
He split his Miles in 4:11 and 4:02!!
Joe Klecker was close in 8:14.20, making him 5th A-T US!!
Morgan McDonald gets Australia's NR with his 8:14.92!!
A German was next in 8:17.78.
Then came Eric Jenkins in 8:19.54, making him 10th A-T US!!
Donovan Brazier and Bryce Hoppel--running in separate events--both got American and Meet Records, Brazier getting his own AR in the 800!
Brazier took 0.01 off his AR, his 1:44.21 making him 4th A-T World, tied with 1 other!!
Hoppel impressed by saying he wanted the 1000 AR--then getting it!!
His 2:16.27 took 0.49 off the late David Torrence's AR!
He gets the AR, the MR, and is 7th A-T World!!
Marco Arop (That OTHER Marco--are you still out there??) ran 2:17.10 in 2nd!
He's 22nd A-T World, tied with 1 other!!
Charlie Grice got Great Britain's NR with his 2:17.20 behind Arop!
Ollie Hoare got Australia's National Record with his 1500 winning time of 3:32.35!!
It's also the Meet Record, and makes him 7th A-T World!!
Jake Wightman's solid 3:34.48 was 2nd, and makes him 22nd A-T World!
Then Came New Zealand's young Sam Tanner!
His 3:34.72 is merely the new Collegiate Record!!
He also gets the Soph Class Record!!
Not demeaning the remainder of the Distance runs, here's a capsule recap---
Jemma Reekie took Lievin's 800 in 2:00.64!
Behind her in 3rd was Hedda Hynne's 2:00.92, giving her Norway's National Record!!
In an upset of sorts, Lemlem Hailu took Lievin's 3000 in 8:32.55!
This makes her 19th A-T World!
She beat Sifan Hassan's 8:33.62, and Beatrice Chepkoech's 8:34.21!
Chepkoech's time makes her 24th A-T World!!
The Boston meet (held in Staten Island!) saw Heather MacLean take the 1500 in a non-PR of 4:06.32!
Ajee Wilson easily took the 800 in 2:01.79!
High Schooler Sophia Gorriaran was 5th in 2:03.94!
Arkansas's Tyson Invitational had some good Distance events!
Such as TWO Oregon Men slashing the old Collegiate Record in the Mile--belonging to former Duck Ed Cheserek!!
Cooper Teare tore through the 1609 meters in 3:50.39!!
Teammate Cole Hocker wasn't far back, time of 3:50.55!
For good measure, Duckie Charlie Hunter finished in 3:53.49!!
Teare gets the Collegiate and Senior Class Records!
He is 3rd A-T US, and 7th A-T World!!
His 3:35.46 at 1500 makes him 2nd A-T Collegiate, and 6th A-T US!
Hocker gets the Age 19 Record, the Soph Class Record, and is 2nd A-T Collegiate, 4th A-T US, and 8th A-T World!!
His 3:35.63 at 1500 ranks him 3rd A-T Collegiate, and 8th A-T US!
Hunter's time ranks him 6th A-T Collegiate!
His 3:36.94 at 1500 ranks him 5th A-T Collegiate!!
BTW, the Tyson was a multi-day meet!
So Hunter also took the 800, his time of 1:45.59 ranking him 5th A-T Collegiate!!
Krissy Gear's winning Mile time of 4:31.94 makes her 23rd A-T Collegiate!
Katie Izzo and Lauren Gregory both make the Collegiate list in the 3000!
Izzo's 8:57.78 makes her 22nd A-T Collegiate, while Gregory's 8:58.36 makes her 23rd A-T Collegiate!!
Finally--in the Distances Dept--we have the Tyson meet's Distance Medley Relay for Women!
The Home school won it in 10:53.77!
Oregon was next in 10:56.79!
Florida State's 10:57.24 makes them 13th A-T School!
Then came Oklahoma State's 10:57.60!
Lots more to report in the shorter events and the Field action--from around the World!!
Hang in there!!
Grant Holloway is continuing to shine, his latest a 7.32 to get the American Record in the 60H!!
(After a heat in 7.38!)
Besides the AR, he gets the Age 23 Record, and ranks 2nd A-T World!!
Javianne Oliver took Lievin's 60 in 7.10!
Trayvon Bromell took the New Balance 60 in 6.50, while Noah Lyles cruised the 200 in 20.80!
Jereem Richards took the 300 in 32.61.
Behind him came Christopher Taylor's 32.80, the National Record of Jamaica!!
A great Showdown race in the Men's 400 saw Michael Norman's 45.34 beat the 45.39 of Rai Benjamin!!
Aleia Hobbs sprinted 7.10 in her heat of the 60, but then False Started the final, won by Kayla White in 7.15!
Gabby Thomas won a fast 300 in the NB Meet Record of 35.73!
She is 2nd A-T US, and 5th A-T World!
Lynna Irby's 35.99 makes her 4th A-T US, and 8th A-T World!!
Kendell Ellis's 36.69 in 3rd makes her 14th A-T US!!
Shaunae Miller-Uibo sprinted away from the 400 field in a storming 50.21!
It's the "Boston" MR, the Bahamas National Record, and ranks her 8th A-T World, tied with 1 other!!
Kendra Harrison's 7.82 got the MR in the 60H, and is the World Leader!
Clemson's Tiger Paw meet saw some quick races!
Randolph Ross (Who is he??) won the 400 in 45.21!
This ranks him 13th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, 14th A-T US, tied with 1 other, and 22nd A-T World, tied with 1 other!!
He also won the 200, time of 20.50!!
Jacory Patterson was close behind in 45.24!
He ranks 15th A-T Collegiate, 16th A-T US, tied with 2 others, and 23rd A-T World, also tied with 2 others!!
Abby Steiner's 22.50 took the Clemson 200!
She is 10th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, 10th A-T US, tied with 2 others, and 22nd A-T World, tied with 3 others!!
The Tyson meet saw Terrance Laird's 20.41 nip Joseph Fahnbulleh's 20.42 in the 200!
Laird is 24th A-T US, tied with 2 others!
Bryce Deadmon's 45.22 took the 400, making him 15th A-T Collegiate!!
Grace Stark took Tyson's 60H in 7.96!
Mike Rodgers is ageing well, as he sprinted the 60 in a winning 6.52 at Texas Tech!!
Texas A&M's 4 X 400 Relay team broke the Collegiate Record with their time of 3:26.27, thanks to the blazing 50.27 anchor of Athing Mu!!
Finally--in the Track part of this epic length post--
Twanisha Terry took the Texas Tech 60 in 7.13!
This makes her 12th A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others!
Frosh Jasmine Jones took the 60H in a good 7.98!
And USC took the 4 X 400 Relay in 3:28.81.
And then there's the Field events!!!
Mondo Duplantis and Chris Nilsen both topped 19-2.75 in Lievin, with Mondo taking Gold!
Juan Echevarria's 27-0.75 temporarily took the World Lead in the LJ in Lievin!
Hughes Zango's 58-6.75 took the TJ there!
Holly Bradshaw's 15-6.75 took Lievin's PV!
Kat Stefanidi and Iryna Zhuk both cleared 15-2.75, with Stefanidi getting 2nd!
China's A Dongmo took the Shot Put, but impressive in 2nd was comebacking Raven Saunders, who hit 61-2.75!!
Trey Culver tied his High Jump PR of 7-7.75 in getting the NB meet's MR!!
Joe Kovacs hit a good SP mark of 72-9.25 somewhere in this World!!
In a meet in Indiana, Erin Reese's WT of 81-9.50 beat the great DeAnna Price, who got a mark of 78-9 in 2nd!
Reese is now 4th A-T US and the World!!
Isaac Grimes took over the World Lead in the LJ with his 27-4 at the Tyson meet!
He's 5th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, 11th A-T US, tied with 1 other, and 24th A-T World, tied with 2 others!!
Tripp Piperi easily won Tyson's SP with his 69-6.75!
Ruta Lasmona (sp?) took the TJ with 45-4.50!
This makes her 18th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
Samantha Noennig took the Texas Tech SP with her 59-10.50!
She ranks 11th A-T Collegiate!!
Sam Kendricks beat Ernest Obieni, both clearing 19-2.75 in the PV!
But Obieni got the Philippines National Record!!
Michel Haratyk got a PR in the Shot Put with his 71-7.50!
He's 17th A-T World, tied with 2 others!
A couple of HS Throwers got good marks!
Natalia Surdej threw the WT 63-5 for 5th A-T HS!
Also in the WT, Logan Coles misses the HS list by a few inches with his 76-7.50!
OK, my friends, we began this post (in 1889!) with some Track Records!
Let's end it with some Field Records!!
KC Lightfoot took down his own Collegiate Record in the PV by clearing 6.00, or 19-8.25!!
He also gets the Junior Class Record!
He is 5th A-T US, and 8th A-T World, tied with five others!!
This was at the Texas Tech meet!
Also at that meet, Turner Washington took down the Collegiate Record in the Shot Put, hitting 71-8.25!!
He also gets the Junior Class Record!
He ranks 9th A-T US, and 16th A-T World!
Unlike Lightfoot, he had a good man in 2nd!
McKay Johnson reached 70-4.50.
The USC Trojan is 9th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, and 21st A-T US, tied with 1 other!!
And that is a wrap!!
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