Is 2022 going to be one of the best ever OUTdoor seasons?
If measured by the number of major meets in a short period of time, I'd say Yes!
If you go by Records & Marks, it's heading in that direction!
From Rome's Golden Gala (aka Rome DL)---
Lamecha Girma continued his string of sub-8:00 3000SC's, yet his 7:59.23 didn't even set a Meet Record!
Abe Kibiwot (8:06.73) and Getnet Wale (8:06.74) sprint kicked to a wild chase for 2nd, while Consesius Kipruto ran a solid 8:08.76 in 4th!
Athing Mu strode to an easy 800 win in 1:57.01.
Renelle Lamote was 2nd in 1:58.48, while Italy's Elena Bello was 3rd in 1:58.97!
Shericka Jackson's 21.91 over half a ;lap upset Elaine Thompson-Herah, who finished in 22.25, barely beating the 22.27 by Dina Asher-Smith!
The All-Star field saw Shaunae Miller-Uibo take 4th in 22.48!
Jackson got the Meet Record!
Another Meet Record went to the 232-0 Discus Throw by Kristjan Ceh!
Lukas Weishaldinger was 2nd in a good 224-1!
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn broke her own Rome MR with her 12.37 over the 100H!
Brittany Anderson was 2nd in 12.50!
Femke Bol eased through the 400H in 53.02!
Sandi Morris took the Pole Vault with 15-9.25!
Four women cleared 15-1, with Roberta Bruni and Holly Bradshaw tying for 2nd, and Katie Nageotte and Tina Sutej tying for 4th!
The 5000 had some depth, as eight broke the 13 minute barrier!
Nicolas Kimeli won it in 12:46.33!
It broke the Meet Record of 12:46.53 held by Eliud Kipchoge, which he ran in 2004!
It ranks him 7th A-T World!
Jacob Krop tailed behind, but ran 12:46.79, making him 9th A-T World, tied with 1 other!
Yomif Kejelcha crossed the line in 12:52.10!
Selemon Barega took 4th in 12:54.87!
Canada's Mo Ahmed was 5th in 12:55.84!
In 8th came Thierry Ndikumwenayo's 12:59.39, which is the National Record of Burkina Faso!
Cut FROM my World list was Hicham El Guerrouj, whose 12:50.24 dated from 2003!
I believe he was a bit better known for another event!
LOL
Fred Kerley took the 100 in 9.92, while Kenny Bednarek won the 200 in 20.01.
Kirani James's 44.54 beat the 44.81 by Vernon Norwood over one lap!
Joe Kovacs took the Shot Put with 71-8.25!
Maryna Beth-Romanchuk took the Long Jump with 22-5.75!
Hengelo's FBK meet held the Ethiopian 10000 Trials, so we saw two solid races!
In the Women's race, however, a guest runner actually won the overall race.
Eilish McColgan slashed her mother's family record by about 39 seconds, her 30:19.02 a great solo run!
There was a 25 second gap between McColgan and the leading Ethiopian!
She was Letesenbet Gidey, whose 30:44.27 edged the 30:44.68 by Ejgayehu Taye!
Third went to the 30:45.00 run by Margaret Kipkemboi!
Bosene Mulate ran 30:47.55, beating Girmawit Gebrzihair's 30:47.72!
Returning to action after a 3 year absence was Almaz Ayana, who ran 30:48.48, not bad for being AWOL so long!
In 9th (overall) was Rachel Daniel, who got the Eritrea National Record with her 30:59.75!
Caroline Kipkurui got the NR of Kazakhstan with her 31:13.18 in 13th!
Both Hurdles races (for the Women) saw Meet Records!
Brittany Anderson's 12.51 in the 100H, and Femke Bol's 53.94 in the 400H got the MR's!
Faith Kipyegon won the 800 in 2:00.36!
Peruth Chemutai won the 3000SC in 9:14.00.
Luiza Gega ran 9:15.48 in 2nd, which gave her the National Record of Albania!
Celiphine Chespol took 3rd in 9:15.89!
In 4th, the 9:18.98 by Simbo Alemagehu will stand as the "0-17" Age Record, unless I find out otherwise!
Selemon Barega took the Men's Ethiopian 10K Trials in 26:44.73, making him 20th A-T World!
Following in quick succession, we saw Tadese Worku run 26:45.91 in 2nd, making him 21st A-T World!
Then came Berihu Aregawi's 26:46.13, making him 22nd A-T World!
Yomif Kejelcha wasn't far back, his 26:49.39 getting him the best 4th Place mark!
Barega moves up on two Combined Events lists!
His 7:32.17, 12:43.02, and 26:44.73 adds to 46:59.92, making him 7th A-T World!
His 5000 & 10000 times adds to 39:27.75, making him 9th A-T World!
Cut OFF my World list was the quite venerable Eliud Kipchoge, his 26:49.02 dating from 2007!
Anderson Peters won a good Javelin Throw with the Hengelo Meet Record of 297-9!
Julian Weber was 2nd with 293-9, making him 22nd A-T World, tied with 1 other!
Keshorn Walcott was a strong 3rd, reaching 292-2!
Finally (from Hengelo) came the Women's SP, which had Chase Ealey explode out to 65-6.75, giving her the Meet Record, and making her 5th A-T US!
Auriol Dongmo's 64-6.75 took 2nd, with Sarah Mitton taking 3rd with 63-1.50!
Jessica Schilder's 62-10.75 in 4th gives her the Netherlands National Record!
The Portland Track Festival saw some good distance marks run!
Canada's John Gay won the 3000SC in 8:22.93, with Benard Keter taking 2nd in 8:24.88.
Evan Jager ran 8:28.94 in 3rd!
The Women's race was won by Australian Amy Cashin in 9:27.91.
Courtney Frerichs fell, but got up and finished in 9:35.82.
Colleen Quigley ran her first Steeple in 3 years in 9:39.27!
In the 10000's, Tyrone Gorze ended just 20th, but his 29:09.92 makes him 6th A-T HS!
Yared Nuguse was the fastest in the 1500, time of 3:34.98.
Johnny Gregorek took 2nd in 3:35.29, with Grant Fisher running 3:35.53 in 3rd!
Brandon McBride won the 800 in 1:45.22.
Raevyn Rogers won the Women's race in 1:58.90!
Sabrina Southerland ran 1:59.69 in 2nd!
Pat Tiernan got the PTF Meet Record with his 5000 in 13:19.14!
Patrick Dever was 2nd in 13:20.12, while Woody Kincaid was 3rd in 13:21.61!
Weini Kelati ran her 5K in 14:57.07, making her 23rd A-T US!
As an aside, when I see Rachel Daniel (See above!) breaking Eritrean NR's, I think of how Kelati might be the one setting those NR's--if she'd remained Eritrean!
Anyway, Vanessa Fraser took 2nd in 15:05.04, beating the 15:05.51 by Sarah Inglis.
In 7th came the comebacking Allie Ostrander, who ran 15:26.50!
Karissa Schweizer won the Women's 1500 in a solo 4:00.75, though she was paced by BTC teammate Elise Cranny!
It's the PTF Meet Record!
Eleanor Fulton (4:04.26), Emma Coburn (4:04.44), and Whittni Orton-Morgan (4:04.86) all ran sub-4:05!
A bit slower, but maybe even more spectacular then Schweizer, was High School Freshman Sadie Englehardt!
Her 4:11.79 destroys her own Frosh Class Record, and makes her 6th A-T HS!!
Keep in mind 3 things--
Her time is almost as fast as Mary Cain ran as a Junior INdoors during her HSR in the Mile (4:11.72) in 2013!!
The NCAA winner (Report soon to come!) ran just over 2 seconds faster!
And as a reminder, Ms Englehardt is a 15 year old High School Frosh!!!
Another HS'er, Senior Kate Peters ran 4:17.80 in 28th, making her 18th A-T HS!!
Cut OFF my HS list was Suzy Favor (Hamilton), whose 4:18.62 dated from 1986!
A few more items, mostly from a couple of Tennessee meets---
Ackeem Blake of Jamaica ran the 100 in 9.92!
Noah Lyles won a 200 in 20.03!
Tamari Davis--just 19--won a Tennessee 100 in 10.91!
She beat Marybeth Sant-Price's 10.96!
But Sant-Price ran a PR of 10.95 in her heat!
Brittany Brown sped 21.99 over half a lap, making her 14th A-T US, tied with 1 other!
In the 800, Chrisann Gordon's 1:59.52 beat the 1:59.80 by Olivia Baker!
Alaysha Johnson won the 100H in 12.59!
Michelle Jenneke (Remember her??) was a far back 2nd in 13.01.
Even farther behind was 39 year old Lolo Jones, time of 13.73, who seemingly has returned to track after cavorting in the Winter Olympics bobsled!!
BTW, the Age 39 record is 13.40, while the Age 40 record is 13.55!
She turns 40 on August 5th!
Susan Ejore took the 1500 in 4:03.98!
She beat Danielle Aragon's 4:04.50!
In Kentucky, Daniel Haugh whipped his Hammer out 260-7, making him 6th A-T US!
He beat the 259-4 by AR holder Rudy Winkler!
Brooke Andersen won the Women's HT with 253-3!
In Russia, Ilya Ivanyuk HJ'ed 7-8, the World Leader!
Canada's Alysha Newman PV'ed 15-5!
A Slovakia 5000 saw Gudaf Tsegay winning in 14:31.91.
Some good HS marks--
Benjamin Shue broke his own Frosh Class Record in the Discus Throw with 198-5!
Will Sumner sped an 800 in 1:46.53 in Tennessee, making him 3rd A-T HS!
Marcus Reilly cut the Soph Class Record in the 1500 down to 3:45.30!
Jeremiah Nubbe had a Hammer Throw mark of 236-7, making him 19th A-T HS!
James Doanhue ran an 800 in 1:49.81!
In the idiotic 1600 and 3200, a couple of HS'ers made news, despite my profound wish to ignore them!!
Angelina Perez ran 9:53.29 over 3200, while Addie Wiley shocked many with her 4:26.16 over 1600!
Both times are NOT eligible for Record or List purposes!!
IF ONLY Wiley had run another 18.688 meters!!
I ignore marks over those distances because the United States High School system is the ONLY body in the entire World that runs these distances!!
It's not fair to all those who run the MILE in HS!!
Those who choose to post converted times does a disservice to the REAL Milers!!
Finally, two more things!
While some are saying the 51.61 Sydney McLaughlin Levrone ran in a Tennessee 400H is legit, I disagree!
The 5th hurdle (in her lane) was misplaced, causing Syd to stutter step, as her step pattern was thrown off over at least two hurdles!
So all performances in that race must be discounted!
But not to worry!
She's bound to run it a LOT faster pretty soon!!
And I need to make a correction!
The JT mark I reported for Elina Tzenggo in a previous post is NOT the Age 19 Record!!
That Record belongs to Osleidys Menendez's 218-1, which she threw in 1999!!
Sorry about that!
My NCAA posts are to follow!
The Men's NCAA report will also have results from the Grand Prix meet held in NYC!!
See you soon!
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