From the Trials to Tokyo: Two

Hello again!
These posts are intended to show you who's in shape--and who's not--as we glide from the Trials to Tokyo!
And let me tell you--those Jamaican Women were IN shape at their Olympic Trials!
Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce steamed down the track, and 100 meters later, her time read 10.71! 
(Her lead up races were in 10.84 and 10.97!)
Shericka Jackson was 2nd in 10.82!
But she had run 10.77 in her semi!
This makes her 13th A-T World, tied with 2 others!
Elaine Thompson-Herah was 3rd in 10.84!
Her prelims included a 10.82.
Brianna Williams was a quick 4th, time of 11.01.

SAFP sped the 200 in 21.79!!
It's the Age 34 Record!
It makes her 19th A-T World!
Jackson was 2nd in 21.82.
She ranks 21st A-T World!
ET-H was 3rd in 22.02!

SAFP's Combined Events for the 100 and 200 is 32.42, which ranks her 5th A-T World!

The 400 was also speedy, with Stephanie McPherson winning in 49.61!
Candice McLeod was 2nd in 49.91.
Natoya Goule took the 800 in 1:57.54!
Danielle Thomas-Dodd won the SP with 62-10.75!

The Men were OK also.
Yohan Blake's fastest time was in the semi--9.98!
Ronald Levy took the 110H in 13.10, with Damion Thomas a hair back in 13.11.
Why won't Omar McLeod be going to Tokyo?
He crashed an early hurdle, and finished last!
He had run 13.04 in his heat!!
Jaheel Hyde had a good 400H--time of 48.18!

Now we'll return to our regularly scheduled program!!

Femke Bol continued to roll!
Her 50.37 lap without hurdles broke her own Netherlands National Record!
Elvira Herman of Belarus won a 100H in 12.62!
Her 4X400 Relay squad (Though I don't know if Herman ran on that!) timed 3:28.14!
Salma Lang took a HJ with 6-5, giving her Switzerland's NR!

Angelica Moser won a PV with 15-3!
Senni Salmenen's 48-0 Triple Jump broke her own NR of Finland!
Mondo Duplantis ho-hummed over 19-8.25 in the PV!
Witnesses heard him singing "The Cow Jumped Over the Moon" as he rose over the bar!

The Kenyan OT's are always interesting!
Charles Simotwo took the 1500 in 3:32.75!
Tim Cheruiyot was just 4th in 3:34.38, but was later put on the team!

Nicholas Kimeli won the 5000 in 13:02.87!
Lillian Rengeruk took the Women's race in 14:52.18.
Helen Obiri was close in 14:52.51.
Agnes Tirop took 3rd in 14:53.91.
Obiri also won the 10000 in 30:53.60!

Faith Kipyegon jogged the 1500 in 4:02.10!
Geoff Kamworor ran the fastest altitude 10000, his time being 27:01.06!
Sadly, he won't be running in Tokyo--sore ankle!!
And in the 20000 Walk (!!), Samuel Gathembu (sp?) got Kenya's National Record with his 1:18:23 winner!

The rest will be by event group!

Sprints & Hurdles
We start with a whopper--albeit windy!
Blessing Okagbare sped the Century in 10.63--aided by a wind of 2.7!
Wilhelm Belocien took the 110H in 13.15!
Dina Asher-Smith ran 10.91 in her semi, with the final going in 10.97!
Shunsuke Izumiya's 13.06 got him Japan's NR in the 110H!

Isaac Makwala won a 400 in 44.47!
Beatrice Masilingi took her 400 in 49.88!

Other Running Events
We'll begin here with some very good High School times!
Allison Ince--an Illinois HS Frosh--took a 1600 (UGH!) in 4:41.73!
As you all know, I ABHOR the 1600 and 3200, and rarely report those times!
I made an exception here because Ince is a Frosh!

Nathan Mountain finished 5th in a race with Professionals, but his Mile time of 4:02.54 is worth reporting!
John Lester ran an 800 in 1:48.66!
In a different state, Harrison Witt's 800 time was 1:48.50!
Finally (for the HS crowd), we have a PAIR of HSR's in the 2000SC!!
Mr Mountain (See above!) timed 5:40.72, while Sydney Masciarelli timed 6:25.35!
BTW, that was Mountain's first Steeple!

In Canada, Lindsey Butterworth beat Melissa Bishop-Nriagu in the 800--1:59.19 to 1:59.50!

Ryuji Miura broke his own NR of Japan with his 3000SC of 8:15.99!
Patryk Dobek won an 800 in 1:43.73.
Jamie Webb followed in 1:44.14, with Elliot Giles close in 1:44.20!

Freweyni Hailu took an 800 in 1:57.57!
Cat Bisset (?) was 2nd in 1:58.09, with Ronelle Lamote next in 1:58.11.

Best way to end this event group is with a really fast time!
Gudef Tsegay won a 1500 in 3:54.01, making her 12th A-T World!
Hiruf Meshesha was 2nd in 3:59.43!

All the Jumps
Yaraslava Mahuchukh took a HJ with 6-6.75!
M Kylypko's PV of 15-5 is Ukraine's new National Record!
Django Lovett won a HJ with 7-7.75!

Holly Bradshaw is having HER year--with her 16-.0.75 PV breaking her own NR of GB!
She ranks 9th A-T World!!

Yuki Hashioka LJ'ed 27-5.25!
Mikhail Akimenko's 7-7.75 prevailed over Ilya Ivanyuk's 7-7 in a HJ.
Anzhelika Sidorova took a Russian PV with 15-7.
Polina Knoroz finished 2nd with 15-3!
Ana Peleteiro set Spain's TJ National Record with her 47-11.25!
Salome (?) Lang broke her own NR of Switzerland with her HJ of 6-5.50!

Renaud Lavillenie's PV clearance was 19-5!
Wilma Murto--once a Teen Wonder--now 23--PR'ed in the PV with 15-1.50!
Malaika Mihambo LJ'ed 22-8.50!

Throws and Multi's
Mykayla Kokhan--the young Polish upstart--had a HT of 257-11.
Alina Duktskaya's Shot Put flew 64-5.75, adding her to the list of Olympic contenders!
But the favorite--or at least World Leader--Liljao Gong--added a SP of 66-10.75 to her credit!
Frederic Dagu's SP of 68-1 is the new NR of France!

Jorinde van Klinken is still around.
Her latest DT is 210-11.
Another Polish HT duel--
Pawel Fajdek won this one with 271-9, defeating Wojciech Nowicki's 265-3.
On the Women's side, we have Malwini Kapron's 247-5 defeating Anita Wlodarczyk's 243-6!

Pawel Wieswlek (sp?) won a Decathlon with 8333 points!
Ilya Shkurenyov won a Russian Decathlon with 8300 points!
Georgia Ellenwood took a Heptathlon with 6314 points!

Fajdek vs Nowicki, Part 17--
Fajdek won again, this time with a more human 264-6, with Nowicki's measuring 262-2.

Tejinder Singh's SP of 70-6.25 is India's new NR!
Another NR of India--this in the Men's DT--fell to Kamelprut Kaur's 218-5!
Johannes Vetter set his Javelin flying 307-0, beating the 292-5 of Keshorn Walcott!
And, last but not least, we have Daniel Stahl getting a World Leader DT with 231-5!
Kristjian Ceh was 2nd with 230-9!
This breaks his own National Record of Slovenia!
And gives him the Age 22 Record!
It ranks him 23rd A-T World!

Next post will have a DL or two to liven things up a bit!
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