B'ham & Torun, Roads & HS

 I live in Bellingham WA, and we abbreviate our town as B'ham!
But I'm speaking of that city in England where big-time T&F meets are held!

It's where Keely Hodgkinson set a National Record (Great Britain), an Age 19 Record, and a Meet Record by running the 800 in a great time of 1:57.20!!
Catriona Bisset got Australia's NR in 2nd with her 1:59.46!
Natoya Goule was 3rd in 1:59.85!

It's also where Mondo Duplantis got a MR with his PV of 19-10.25, which once again broke his own Age 22 Record!
Where Grant Holloway easily won the 60H in 7.41.
Other good marks from B'ham---
Collins Kipruto's 1:45.39 beat Elliot Giles's 1:45.42 over 4 laps!
Abel Kipsang's 3:34.57 defeated Adel Mechaal's 3:35.30 in the 1500.
Kipsang is now ranked 24th A-T World!
Elaine Thompson-Herah sped the 60 in 7.08!
And Stephanie McPherson PR'ed over 400 meters in 51.39!

Torun's top mark was probably Gudef Tsegay's 3:54.77 over 1500 meters!
It gives her the Age 25 Record!
Lemlem Hailu was a distant 2nd in 4:02.25!
Winnie Nanyando finished 6th, but her 4:03.54 beat her own National Record of Uganda!
And Sara Kuivista, in 7th, got Finland's NR with her 4:06.14!

Ewe Swoboda and Elaine Thompson-Herah had a tight 60 race--Swoboda winning 7.03 to 7.04!
A good Men's SP saw Filip Miheljevic winning with 71-8, Croatia's National Record!
It's also 17th A-T World!
Konrad Bukowiecki was right behind at 71-7.50!
In 3rd was Nick Ponzio's PR of 70-7.75!
Another best was had by Zane Weir, measuring 70-6.50!

The Men's 3000 went to Lemecha Girma's 7:31.09!
Selemon Barega was close in 7:31.39, with Jacob Krop finishing in 7:31.90!
Krop is now 17th A-T World!
Getnet Wale ended in 7:32.50!
Ending 5th was Elzin Bibic, his 7:39.96 getting him the National Record of Serbia!

Femke Bol's 50.64 easily won over the 51.15 by Natalie Kaczmarek!
Damian Czykier's 7.48 won the 60H, tying his own National Record of Poland!
Elliot Giles won the 800 in 1:45.42!
A solid Women's 800 saw Catriona Bisset winning in 2:00.16 over Halimah Nakaayi's 2:00.19, with the same time given to 3rd placer Tigist Girma!

I've railed against OT's since this blog began!
But here's some proof that you DON'T need an OT to run fast times!!
Notre Dame is often used by DMR teams to qualify for the NCAA Champs!
Lots of teams have gained Q's on their 352 yard track!
At the Wilson Invite, ND, Mississippi, Indiana, Princeton, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Texas all ran between 9:21.73 and 9:23.99--all excellent times--all NOT eligible for records or lists!!
Now let's see what Arkansas's 200 meter track gave us at a meet there!

Washington led the way with a brilliant 9:21.10!
This makes the Seattle team 3rd A-T School!
Alabama's 9:22.43 makes them 4th A-T School!
Oklahoma State's 9:22.70 makes them 5th A-T School!
Iowa State ran 9:24.07, making them 7th A-T School!
Arkansas followed in 9:24.56, making them 8th A-T School!
(I hope the schools from the ND race look at my list, and regret NOT seeing their team listed--at least not from the Wilson Invite race!!)

Zouhair Talbi (sp??) won the 3000 in 7:40.39!
Amon Kemboi took 2nd, his 7:42.29 making him 4th A-T Collegiate!
In 3rd came Wesley Kiptoo's 7:43.61, making him 9th A-T Collegiate!
Anavia Battle sprinted one lap in 22.49, making her 9th A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others!

At Virginia Tech, Sandi Morris and Bridget Guy-Williams both cleared 15-3 in the PV, with Morris getting the W!
A meet in France also had some class Pole Vaulting!
Anzhelika Sidorova went over 15-11.75, breaking her own Age 30 Record!
Polina Knoroz cleared 15-9.25, making her 13th A-T World, tied with 3 others!
In 3rd came Tina Sutej's 15-7, making her 24th A-T World, tied with 5 others!
It also breaks her own National Record of Slovenia!
On the Men's side, Menna Vloon topped 19-3 to win!

A pair of Road races caught our attention!
The always speedy RAK Half Marathon had depth and fast times!
Jacob Kiplimo got to the line first with his 57:56!
Rodgers Kwemoi took 2nd in 58:30, making him 12th A-T World!
Kenneth Renju was close behind in 58:35!
This makes him 15th A-T World!
Seifa (sp??) Tura was next in 58:36, which made him 16th A-T World!
Andewerk Walelegn's 58:40 makes him 17th A-T World, tied with 2 others!
And Daniel Kibet ended 6th in 58:45!

Girmawit Gebrzihair took the RAK Women's race in 64:14, making her 4th A-T World!
She also gets the Age 20 Record!!
Age TWENTY, folks!!!!
She beat the veteran Helen Obiri, whose 64:22 makes her 5th A-T World, and adds the Age 32 Record to her list of honors!
Sheila Kiprotich was  3rd in 64:36.
That's the best 3rd Place mark!
It's also 7th A-T World!
Judith Jeptum's 65:28 makes her 24th A-T World!

The Seville Marathon in Spain had some quality marks!
Aman Abderahman (sp??) won the Men's race in 2:04:43.
He beat Ayad Lamdasson's 2:06:25 (in 6th place)!
The latter breaks his own National Record of Spain!
Maru Tafiri got Israel's NR with his 2:06:58 in 7th!

Alemu Megertu won the Women's race in 2:18:51.!
This makes her 20th A-T World!
Meseret Gola took 2nd in 2:20:50!
M Maayouf finished 8th, but her 2:24:09 got her the National Record of Morocco!

Some miscellaneous marks from around the world--
Darlan Romani broke his own NR of Brazil with his SP of 71-2.75!
In Germany, Malaika Mihambo got the World Leader in the LJ with her 22-10!
And here's one for us "oldies"--
AG Kruger--who "retired" awhile back!--got a WT mark of 70-3.75!
At age 43!!

I'll close with a slough of HS marks!!

Ellie Shea's enroute time in her 4:40.01 mile (See previous post!) was 4:21.42!
This gets her the Soph Class Record, and makes her 9th A-T HS!
Sadie Englehardt's enroute time was 4:25.44, making her 22nd A-T HS!

Jenna Mulhern ran 3000 meters in 9:20.43, making her 13th A-T HS!
Madison Whyte's 300 time of 37.73 makes her 10th A-T HS!
Jordan Anthony doubled his pleasure!
His 60 time of 6.65 makes him 16th A-T HS, tied with 5 others!
And his 200 time of 21.05 makes him 14th A-T HS, tied with 2 others!

Brandon Green Triple Jumped 51-6, making him 15th A-T HS!
Better known for her 800 skills, Roisin Willis ran a 400 in 53.87!!
Rheinhardt Harrison ran the mile in 4:03.15!
He beat Connor Burns's 4:04.91.
Burns is ranked 11th A-T HS!
Juliette Whittaker's 2:01.69 over 4 laps makes her 3rd A-T HS!

Whittaker also got the High School Record in the 1000, her 2:39.41 also giving her the Senior Class Record!
Kate Putnam ran 2:47.42 in 2nd, making her 16th A-T HS, tied with 1 other!

Jaicionna Gero-Holt HJ'ed 5-10.75!
Impressed?
Well, you will be when you learn that's the new Frosh Class Record!!
Elise Cooper ran a 300 in 37.60!
This makes her 9th A-T HS!
The Moll Pole Vaulting twins are at it again!!
Amanda went over 14-9, tying the HSR by Chloe Cunliffe, a fellow Washingtonian!!
It's also the Junior Class Record!
Sister Hana was 2nd with 14-5.25.
Add the marks together, and you have a combined total of 29-2.25!!

There's more HS stuff, but we go OUTdoors for these--
Aaron Sahlman ran the mile in 4:05.01.
His brother Chris took a 3200 (Ugh!) in a fast 8:33.32!
Leo and Lex Young followed in 8:39.57 and 8:43.93, respectively!
Not bad for VERY early OUTdoors for the Newbury Park 4-some!

Finally, Sadie Englehardt ran a Mile in 4:38.24!
It's the Frosh Class Record for OUTdoors, and ranks 8th A-T HS!

Next post will have USATF results, and maybe more!
See you soon!