What a difference a year makes!
After 2020 OUTdoors (& some of INdoors) was kidnapped from us by Coronavirus-19, 2021 remained a question mark as the year began!
Then an incredible INdoor season erased most negative thoughts!
While normalcy isn't quite all the way back, we can see hints it's coming!
And the Texas Relays made us believe 2020 was just a nightmare, and not reality!
Except for Patrick Boden's JT in 1990, we had not seen a Collegiate Record happen in March!
Then Tara Davis proved her CR of 22-9 in the LJ at the NCAA INdoors wasn't a one hit wonder!
She reached 22-10.50 for a massive OUTdoor PR, but she wasn't finished!
Her 23-5.25 took the CR away from Jackie Joyner-Kersee by about 6 inches!!
JJK's dated from 1985--36 years ago!!
Davis also gets the Meet Record and the Soph Class Record!
She is 5th A-T US!!
Ruth Usoro took 2nd in a PR of 22-2.25!
Terrance Laird smashed through the 20 second barrier in the 200, his 19.81 setting the Meet Record!
It makes him 5th A-T Collegiate, and 14th A-T US!!
Gabby Thomas also set a MR in the 200, her 22.17 PR doing the job!
It makes her 22nd A-T US!
Jenna Prandini was 2nd in 22.43!
Shamier Little also got a Meet Record, her 50.19 in the 400 ending more than a second ahead of her competition!
Maggie Malone is back at full power in the Javelin Throw!
She threw 201-5 in an earlier meet, then reached 204-8 in Austin!
It makes her 5th A-T US!
Ariana Ince took Silver with 194-5.
Then came Ashton Riner's 188-0, which makes her 22nd A-T Collegiate, and 21st A-T US!!
Other solid Texas marks--
Ronnie Baker sprinted the Century in 9.94!
He gets the Meet Record!
In a separate race, Ben Azamati sped 9.97 for the National Record of Ghana!
Another MR fell to Bryce Deadmon's 44.62 in the 400!
Both Pole Vaults produced good marks!
Sandi Morris took the Women's elite with 15-9.
Bridget Guy ended with 15-5, making her 8th A-T US, tied with 4 others!
(In a separate Women's PV, Nastassja Campbell cleared 14-9.50, making her 16th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
KC Lightfoot won the Men's elite with 19-0.25!
He's 9th A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others!
Zach McWhorter and Hussain Al Hazam both topped 18-8.25, with Al Hazam being 24th A-T Collegiate, tied with a massive TEN others!
Damion Thomas ran the 110H in 13.22, making him 8th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
Deborah Acquah's 45-5.75 TJ makes her 21st A-T Collegiate!
The Men's 4 X 400 Relay gave up good marks!
North Carolina A&T's 3:00.23 makes them 10th A-T School!
Texas's 3:01.28 makes them 18th A-T School!
Houston ran a speedy 38.49 in the 4 X 100!
In a separate 200 (from Laird's--See above!), Brandon Carnes won in 20.22, while EJ Floreal was 2nd in 20.29!
Isai Rodriguez won the 10000 in a quick early season 28:08.70--something you don't see too much of at the Texas Relays!
Sean Donnelly threw the Hammer 248-0!
Anderson Peters's 270-8 in the Javelin Throw beat the 265-9 of Michael Shuey!
Tessa Wilson won the 100 in 11.12, beating the 11.21 of Thelma Davies!
Tonea Marshall ran a solid March time of 12.75 in the 100H!
Valerie Allman flew the Discus out 218-0 on her 1st throw!
Taliyah Brooks scored 6252 points in the Heptathlon, making her 21st A-T US!
Finally (from Texas!), Arkansas took the Women's 4 X 400 Relay in 3:26.63, beating the 3:28.10 from Texas!
If you thought Tara Davis's 23-5.25 was incredible, what to make of the fact there were two OTHER Women passing the 23 foot barrier in March!
In Florida, Chantel Malone leapt 23-2.75!
Right behind her came Russian Darya Klishina's 23-1.25.
That mark was wind-aided, but Klishina reached 23-0 without wind!
In that same meet, a couple of famous names made "comebacks" of sorts!
Marquis Goodwin LJ'ed 26-7.75, while Tori Bowie ran the 100 in 11.46, aided by a 2.7 wind!
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn ran a PR of 22.60 in the 200!
While it had a wind of 2.5, High Schooler Jaylen Slade ran 20.27 to beat Trayvon Bromell's 20.29!
Windy or not, that's a huge improvement over Slade's INdoor HSR of 20.62!!
See what he can do with no wind!!
Also in Florida Maria Therese-Obst threw the Javelin 201-0, making her 4th A-T Collegiate!!
At the Raleigh Relays, known for its good distance results, Mercy Chelangat didn't disappoint!
She sped the final 1600 of her 10K in 4:45 (!!), her final time being 32:31.43!
Cravont Charleston had a good sprint double, taking the 100 and 200 in 10.10 and 20.37!
Alex Young's Hammer Throw reached 248-7.
Sean Dolan ran 3:38.45 in the 1500!
He's a Villanova Frosh!
Jessica Ramsey had a SP of 61-1.50 in a Mississippi meet!
Lagi Tausaga had a DT of 199-6 in Indiana!
Steven Gardiner ran the 200 in 20.24 in Puerto Rico!
Tamari Davis, who just turned 18 in February, ran a 200 in 22.64!
In Jamaica, Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce opened her season with 23.19 in the 200!
Shaneika Ricketts Triple Jumped 48-0!!
Down Under is just ending their summer season!
Tom Walsh had a SP mark of 71-6!
Julia Ratcliffe broke her own NZ National Record in the Hammer Throw, her mark being 241-3!
In Australia, Nina Kennedy cleared 15-7 in the Pole Vault!
The Lake Biwa (Japan) Marathon had some impressive numbers to offer!
(Much comment from the peanut gallery remarking on how much influence the new shoes had!!)
Kenzi Suzuki won it in the National Record time of 2:04:56!
But get this--
Five runners were under 2:07 (in the all Japanese field!)!
Sixteen ran 2:08:00 or faster!
And a massive ONE HUNDRED finished in 2:15:19 or faster!!
If you say so!!
A few early HS marks to consider--
Hobbs Kessler worked his magic over the Two Mile distance, his 8:39.04 making him 4th A-T HS!!
He was timed enroute at 3000 in 8:09.14, which makes him 12th A-T HS on that list!
Ben Shearer was a good runner-up in 8:48.90!
Colin Dahlman is the fastest Miler so far, his time being 4:04.86!
The Deuce was in South Carolina, while the Mile was in Arizona!
Mia Barnett ran her Mile in 4:43.11, beating the 4:44.94 by one "Laura" Ping!
I put quotes around that because I'm wondering if they meant she's "Lauren" Ping, Grace's younger sister!
Is there a THIRD Ping out there, perhaps Grace & Lauren's even younger sister??
Whatever the case, the Ping name lives on!!
BTW, Ms Barnett also took the 3200 in 10:15.82!
It was my own mess-up, but for my previous results post, I left out some marks written on a piece of notebook paper (my method!!).
I realized that one of my pages was missing--AFTER I'd posted my blog!
So I searched for it, and later found it hidden among my 700+ pages of my T&F Record Book!!
Here are those marks--now about two weeks later!!
Neeraj Chopra had a JT of 288-11!
Nina Kennedy (See above!) broke the Australia National Record with her PV clearance of 15-9.75!
She is 15th A-T World, tied with 4 others!!
Sandra Perkovic opened her season with a DT of 214-1.
In the Nagoya Marathon, Mizuki Matsuda won in a time of 2:21:51.
I heard the weather wasn't perfect there!
I'll close by returning to INdoors for a moment!
Paul Chelimo improved his 5000 time--behind Emmanuel Bor's 13:05.60 (See previous post!)--his 13:09.90 making him 8th A-T US!!
I'll have the very latest results coming very soon!!
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