Hey, T&F Gods, I thought this week would be (maybe!) a good Rabat DL and not much else!
Ha!
Just wait till you see the MEGA-tons of material I have for you!
Yes, Rabat--the replacement DL for the NY meet--was a good meet.
Before I get into it, a few Aaron K Track and Field Record Book Announcements!
1. This blog will NOT honor or accept any times run by Caster Semenya as fully legit. I will note them, but I will not list them as a Meet Record, National Record, Age Record, or any other kind of record! Semenya's times will NOT be on any of my lists! "She" does not belong on a Women's list!! And I hope the IAAF and other governing bodies will follow suit!
2. The Rabat DL Meet Records listed below are for the entire history of the Rabat T&F meet, which has been held for several years. Just as with other old meets (Weltklasse, Bislett, Van Damme, etc), which later became Diamond League meets, I look to a meet's entire history for MR's, not just since gaining DL status!
Now, on to the stats!
Almaz Ayana was on World Record pace for the 5000 through 3000 meters, hitting that mark all alone at 8:32.3. She slowed some to a 2:54 4th K, and just couldn't pick it up enough all by herself, finishing in a Rabat MR of 14:16.31.
Viola Kibiwot got the Age 32 record with her PR of 14:29.50 in 2nd.
She also became the oldest woman to run a sub-14:30!!
Senbere Teferi was next in 14:35.09, with 4 others under 14:50, including Sweden's Meref Bahta, whose 14:49.95 breaks her own NR by almost 10 seconds!
In the Hengelo meet, Dejen Gebremeskel ran a solid 13:00.99 to handle Abrar Adem's 13:04.12, Bethwell Birgen's 13:04.66, and Yigrom Demalash's 13:06.60.
In Rabat, Abdelaati Iguider got the MR by default, as it was the first time the 3000 was run there, his time being 7:36.85!
Hengelo's Women's 5K was won by Letesenbet Gidey's 14:58.44.
Back a few places, Jen Rhines's 16:14.41 might be the US Over 40 record, though I'm not sure!
Pierre Ambroise-Bosse beat Taoufik Makhloufi in the Rabat 800, 1:44.51 to 1:44.91.
Tim Cheruiyot's 3:33.01 took care of Silas Kiplagat's 3:33.68, and Ryan Gregson's 3:34.43.
The Hengelo Women's 1500 was taken by Besu Sado in 4:05.30.
Sub-4 runner Maureen Koster finished 2nd in 4:05.48.
The two Rabat 3000SC's produced some fast times!
Elenesh Diro Neda missed the MR by 0.73 seconds, her winning time being 9:16.87.
In 4th, with a slight PR, came Australian hopeful Genevieve LaCaze, time of 9:32.67.
But the Men's winner--Consesius Kipruto--got the Meet Record with his World-leading 8:02.77!
Jairus Birech was 2nd in 8:03.90.
Paul Koech was 3rd in 8:12.33.
I'll report other distance marks a bit later.
Let's continue with the Hengelo & Rabat report!
David Oliver nabbed the Rabat MR in the 110H with his 13.12.
Orlando Ortega was right behind him, time of 13.13!
Janieve Russell of Jamaica got a PR in winning the 400H, time of 54.16.
Cassandra Tate ran a good 54.69 in 2nd.
Javon Francis won the Hengelo 400 in 45.35.
Back in 3rd came Jeremy Wariner's 46.33!
Alonzo Edward took a very windy (3.8!) Rabat 200 in 20.07.
Dafne Schippers, however, had a minimal 0.3 wind to go up against on her way to a Hengelo Meet Record time of 22.02!!
Second place was a full 1.04 seconds behind!! (23.06!)
It's her 2nd fastest time ever!!
In Rabat, LaShawn Merritt won easily in the Meet Record time of 44.66.
Back in 4th came Age Record-smashing vet Chris Brown, who broke his own Age 37 record with his 45.75!!
Elaine Thompson fought a tough wind of 1.3 to take the Rabat 100 in the Meet Record time of 11.02!
Blessing Okagbare took 2nd in 11.11, with Carmelita Jeter back in 5th with her 11.32!
The Rabat Women's 800 saw Caster Semenya cross the finish line ahead of everyone else in the time of 1:56.64.
But the Meet Record goes to the REAL winner--Francine Niyonsaba, her time being 1:57.74.
It was a fast race, with Niyonsaba being followed by Renelle Lamote of France (1:58.84), Eunice Sum (1:59.32), Lynsey Sharp (1:59.51), and Habitam Alemu, in 1:59.70.
In Field events, Ekaterina Stefanidi won the Rabat Pole Vault with a height of 15-7.
She took 3 tries at 15-9.
Second was Nicole Buchler's 15-5.
Out after clearing 14-9 was Yarisley Silva!
Bogdan Bondarenko won the Rabat HJ with his best of the year--7-7.
Madera Palameika got the Rabat MR in the Discus Throw with his 212-5.
The Hengelo TJ was taken by Chris Carter's PR of 56-2.
He misses the A-T US list by 2.75 inches!
The Rabat Women's TJ was won by---who else??--Caterine Ibarguen, her winner measuring 47-7.25!
We should note that Collegian Keturah Orji's windy 47-11 TJ at the SEC meet would have BEATEN Ibarguen today!!!
Rushwal Samaal tied the Rabat Meet Record in the LJ with his winner of 27-6.
Right behind him came Fabrice LaPierre's 27-5.25!
Piotr Malachowski got the Rabat MR with his Discus toss of 221-3!
And Valerie Adams keeps moving closer to her "normal" Valerie Adams form---her 64-6.75 missing her own Rabat MR by just one-half inch!!
High Schoolers attacked their Record Book like it was---well, State meet time!!
But their onslaught wasn't limited to State meets!!
In a meet at Swarthmore (!!), Marielle Hall's 4:14.29 in the 1500 was overtaken by a hard-charging (from 4th to 1st on the final straight!!) Kate Murphy, whose 4:14.26 moves her from 12th A-T HS to 6th!
She becomes the 4th HS'er to run 4:15.28 or faster this OUTdoor season!!
(Someone, set up a RABBITED Mile race, PLEASE!!!)
In the Hoka One One (Oxy) meet's 1500, Austin Tamagno finished well back, but his 3:44.14 makes him 12th A-T HS!
(More on that meet later!)
Chris Nilsen has suddenly become the best HS Pole Vaulter of All-Time!!
Starting the year with a 17-6 PR, he upped that to 18-0 recently!
Well, forget those measly figures!!
His 18-4.75 is the new HSR!!
It's also the Senior Class record!
He moves from 7th A-T HS, tied with 1 other, to the top spot!
BTW, he's 18, so falls well short of Maksim Tarasov's Age 18 record of 19-0.25.
If he'd been 17, he would have broken the World Age 17 record!!
(I tweeted him about his age! He said he's 18!)
Alyssa Wilson continues to climb the ladder, her 55-1.25 SP moving her from 10th A-T HS, tied with 1 other, to 2nd.
Only Raven Saunders is ahead of her!
And Wilson's just an 11th Grader, so has the rest of this year and all of 2017 to attack that rung!!
Oh yes, it's the Junior Class record, obviously!
(Wilson had an earlier mark--from a few days ago--of 53-8.50, which had moved her from 10th A-T HS to 7th!
Also in the SP, Tripp Piperi got another PR, hitting 71-11.
It moves him from 21st to 12th on the A-T HS list!
It also broke one Michael Carter's Texas State record for 11th Graders!!
A couple of doubles are well worth talking about, even though no records were broken!
Sydney McLaughlin took the 400H and 400 flat races in 56.99 and 52.97, the best HS times in both this year!
Lauren Rain Williams's 100 of 11.17 and 200 of 22.44 were lost to over-the-allowable winds!
But what a pair of times!!
Both McLaughlin and Williams are Juniors!!
(Will either---or both--turn Pro before they graduate??)
Other HS news included--
Vernon Turner HJ'ed 7-4.50, moving him from 16th A-T HS, tied with 6 others, to 8th, where he's tied with 4 others!
Darryl Sullivan's 7-4 made him 17th A-T HS, tied with 6 others!
Terrell Adams had a DT mark of 213-9, which makes him 15th A-T HS!
Even better---in a way!---was the 198-9 DT of Kyle Carrillo!
Why is that mark "better" than Adams's?
It's the new Frosh Class record.
And it broke the old record by 7 feet, 1 inch!!
As with the Women's 1500, the Men's SP is a HOT item this year!
Another 70+ mark was hit by Dan Guiliani, his 71-1.50 making him 19th A-T HS, tied with one other!
Bobby Colantonio improved a few inches in the Hammer Throw, his 251-2 not enough to move him from his 5th A-T HS position!
Kamryn Brinson's HT of 187-0 moves her from 24th A-T HS to 15th!
Margaret Ollinger upped her PV best to 13-8.25, moving her from 23rd A-T HS to 19th, tied with 1 other!
And Madison Wiltrout continues her return from surgery, her 158-0 JT being her longest--so far!!
The Hoka One One/Oxy meet was productive, besides that 1500 by Austin Tamagno!
Hassan Mead took the Men's 1500 in 3:37.65.
Jordan McNamara ran 3:38.26 in 2nd.
Back in 6th, but kicking hard, was Andrew Wheating's 3:38.60.
The Women's 1500 was won by Kate Grace in a PR 4:05.65.
She beat the "winking" Sheila Reid's 4:05.74.
(Much was made on Twitter about the attractive Reid winking at the starting line as the camera passed by her! She winked again while crossing the line!!)
Katie Mackey, Shannon Rowbury (doubling back from a slow 800!), and Emma Coburn followed, all sub-4:07!
Morgan Uceny ran in a "slow" heat, but won it with her strong-looking 4:09.27!!
Charlie Grice took the Men's 800 in 1:46.95 over Robby Andrews's 1:47.22.
The Women's race was a thriller!
Hitting a high-58 the first go-round, Brenda Martinez and Laura Roesler opened a gap over the field by the back-straight.
They ran side-by-side for almost the entire last 300, with Martinez slightly ahead, but just by inches!
Roesler's 400 speed (and maybe old HS sprinters speed!!) was JUST enough to pass Brenda at the tape, winning in 2:00.15 to Martinez's 2:00.18.
Phoebe Wright had her best race in awhile, her 2:01.02 taking the 3rd spot over Molly Ludlow's 2:01.11.
The 5000's were fairly slow, but saw different names at the front.
Eric Jenkins won the Men's race in 13:24.67, his last lap being 55!
Canadian Andrea Seccafien took 13 seconds off her PR, her winning time being 15:17.81.
Jessica Tebo and Marathoner Kellyn Taylor came next in 15:21.88 & 15:22.10.
Another "Marathoner" was 4th, Sara Hall running 15:26.25.
I was happy to see Natosha Rogers running her best race since 2012 (!!), her 15:28.56 showing she might be back in the game!
Jordan Hasay faded badly in the last few laps, running just 15:50.12 in 16th!
The only Meet Records came in the 3000SC's!
Jamie Cheever just got engaged (the announcers stated!), and she ran a celebratory time (and MR) of 9:37.12.
Shalaya Kipp was with her half the way, before falling back to a 9:42.21.
Marisa Howard ran 9:42.94 in 3rd, with Mel Lawrence next in 9:43.90.
In the Men's race, Evan Jager jogged behind the pacers for a few laps, then closed with a spectacular 57 second final lap---with all the hurdles & water pit!!!---his MR time being 8:15.26!
57 frigging seconds!!
How many runners run that---but WITHOUT any barriers in their way??
Amazing!!
Dan Huling was first among the humans--his 8:18.58 beating Cory Leslie's PR of 8:19.12.
That makes him 20th A-T US!
Matt Hughes ran his usual strong race--in 8:20.62!
Yes, there's more!!
Take a break, and come back for the rest!
Mason Ferlic is best known as a Steepler!
But he PR'ed in the 1500, his 3:36.65 making him 11th A-T Collegiate!
Pushed OFF my Collegiate DDD were two guys you might have heard about!
Gabe Jennings had run 3:37.33 in 2000.
And Don Paige ran the same time in 1979!
Both are GONE!!
In that Swarthmore meet, David Torrence won a fast 1500 in 3:36.06.
In 5th was Thomas Awad in 3:37.75, with Nate Brannen 8th (3:38.04), Will Leer 9th (3:39.09), and Garrett O'Toole 11th in 3:39.34.
Ajee Wilson took the 800 there in 2:02.60.
Helen Obiri took the Beijing IWC 1500 in 4:02.11, with Lauren Johnson getting her OT qualifier in 5th with her 4:05.29.
Also in Beijing, Sam Kendricks raised his PV bar to 19-5, cleared it, but missed the World DDD by one-half inch!
He does move from 12th A-T US to 8th, tied with 1 other.
Fabiana Murer got the Age 35 record with her 15-1.
That was in the Rio Test meet!
As I mentioned in an earlier post, Chaunte Lowe started a Heptathlon in Rio, completing the 1st day.
Her marks were 13.96, 6-4, 30-11.75, and 24.47.
Her point total was 3558!!
Not bad for, as she said, "messing up"!!
She also won the open HJ with 6-5!
Three National Records fell there.
Yancarlos Martinez's 20.19 in the 200 nabbed the NR of the Dominican Republic.
Another DR NR (sic!) came in the Men's 4X100 Relay, their time being 38.52.
It misses my World DDD by 0.05 seconds!
And Colombia's 4X400 Men's Relay team got their NR with their 3:01.88.
It misses my World list by 0.76 seconds!
Some Field event marks (besides the ones already mentioned!) included--
At the ACC conference, Bria Matthews TJ'ed 45-0.50 to make her 24th A-T Collegiate, tied with 4 others!
Majed El Ghazel HJ'ed 7-8.75 for Syria's National Record!
In Ostrava, Thomas Roehler threw the Javelin 286-7 for the World leader!
Konrad Bukowiecki got the Age 19 record in the SP, hitting 68-11.25!!
He also holds the Age 18 record!
In the Ostrava Women's PV, Yarisley Silva returned to action with a good 15-1, better than she did a few days later. (See above!)
But she lost there to Jirina Ptacnikova's 15-1 by having more misses!
Logan Cunningham PR'ed with 18-8.75.
Emanouil Karalis reached 18-2.50.
Oh, BTW, that's the World Age 16 record!!
Kylie Hutson continues a strong spring of PV'ing, her 15-3.50 being the latest!
Katie Nageotte reached 14-9 at the Manchester City Games street meet!
A "Throwers" meet produced more than just "good" marks!
Would you believe an American Record??
Gwen Berry has been on fire this year, but she outdid herself with the new US record of 250-4 (76.31), the first US woman to reach 250 feet!!
She moves from 2nd to 1st on the US list.
She also moves from 21st A-T World to 15th!!
Reese Hoffa improved his own Age 38 record by quite a bit, reaching 68-4.25!
Cyrus Hostetler PR'ed in the JT to 275-0, moving him from 10th to 8th A-T US!
Ben Woodruff threw the spear 265-3, making him 21st A-T US, tied with 1 other!
Tavis Bailey threw the Discus 213-1.
Jill Camarena-Williams had a solid SP of 62-3.75 to show SHE ain't done yet!!
The lone running event at this Throwers meet was a Women's 400H, and it was FAST!!
Georgeanne Moline ran her fastest time in awhile, a 53.98, to take over the World lead!!
Second was Delilah Muhammed's 54.64.
Arizona Collegian Sage Watson was 3rd in 54.82.
But her time makes her 19th A-T Collegiate!
Now OFF my list is the venerable Kim Batten, her 55.04 dating from 1992!
It now takes a 54.99 to tie for 24th on the Collegiate list!
A 55+ won't do!!
At that Manchester street meet, Dafne Schippers took a windy (2.7) 100 in 10.94.
Kim Collins also had a good wind (3.2) to help him to a 10.08.
Schippers beat Tiana Bartoletta's 11.19, while the 40 year old Collins took care of a guy HALF his age, 20 year old Trayvon Bromell, who ran 10.14.
Sally Pearson returned from a broken wrist with a solid 12.75 in the 100H.
It was a small Australian meet!
In Ostrava, Jarrett Eaton took the 110H in 13.25.
In that Beijing IWC meet, Aries Merritt ran his fastest post-kidney transplant time of 13.24!!
Veronica Campbell-Brown took the 200 in Beijing in 22.29.
Murielle Ahoure's 11.06 took the 100 there.
Kaylin Whitney was a far back 7th in 11.45.
Justin Gatlin ran another 9.94 to win in Beijing, beating the 9.97 by Mike Rodgers!
And MISTER USAIN BOLT---trumpets, a parade, a sold-out crowd---won the Ostrava 100 in 9.98!
And last, but certainly NOT least, the return of Tirunesh Dibaba after a two year absence for childbirth and whatever else!!!
She won the Great Manchester Road 10000 in 31:16!!
Edna Kiplagat took 2nd in 31:25, with Diane Nukuri in 3rd with 31:49.
She's BAAACCKKK!!!!
And the Men's race?
How about Ken Bekele's 28:08 beating Marathoner Wilson Kipsang's 28:15 and Australia's David McNeill's 28:39??
What a match-up!!
Thank YOU for hanging in there!!
Not bad for a supposedly "quiet" week!!
Sunday, May 22, 2016
Thursday, May 19, 2016
Those DDD's---the Women
The same format applies here.
Event-by-event, with 24th place mark listed (minimum needed to make list), with some names added who might make a list this year or next, and a bit of commentary!
100
World (10.82) Five got their marks since London OG, with Tori Bowie tying her 2014 PR this year! Marlies Gohr's 10.81 from 1983 the oldest mark. Evelyn Ashford's mark is from 1984.
US (10.92) This list is 27 deep, with 4 tied at 10.92. Jenna Prandini is one of those at the bottom! Watch for Hannah Cunliffe & the 2 Pro HS'er's, Kaylin Whitney & Candace Hill. (Unless Cunliffe moves to Pasta-land, aka Italy!!)
Collegiate (11.08) 26 listed, with 3 tied at 11.08. Cunliffe's here from 2016 already, and watch for Felicia Brown to follow! Leader Dawn Sowell's mark is 27 years old!
HS (11.29) Margaret Bailes's 23rd place mark dates from 1968!! Chandra Cheeseborough's is from 1976. Pro's Hill, Whitney, and Khalifa St Fort on this list, but with their AMATEUR marks!! Allyson Felix is at bottom, tied with Bailes!!
200
World (21.99) 25 on list, with 3 tied at 21.99, including Cheeseborough from 1983! Ashford's mark is from 1979. Just 5 from this century, but 2 from last year!!
US (22.23) Expect Felicia Brown & Cunliffe to make this list--if the latter remains an American! Hill & Whitney could make this list. Also Kyra Jefferson! Ashford again has oldest mark, from 1979! Six marks total from 2014 & 2015.
Collegiate (22.45) Cunliffe falls just short of this list! She'll get on it! So might Taylor Ellis-Watson, except word is she'll run only the 400 (& Relay) at NCAA's! 7 marks from 2014-2016 period--so far!
HS (23.02) Whitney & Hill (NOT St Fort!!) on this list with Amateur marks! Cheeseborough's 22.77 dates from 1975! But Bailes does her one better, as her 22.95 is from ;68!! She's still 16th on list!!
400
World (49.32) Sixteen marks from 20th century! Only Felix's 49.26 from '15 since London OG!! Expect Shaunae Miller to make the list! Maybe Fran McCorory. Courtney Okolo & Quinera Hayes others to watch for!
US (50.17) The four 50+'s date from 2000 & earlier! Shakima Wimbley & Ellis-Watson are possibles this year or next!
Collegiate (50.86) Seven marks date from 2013 forward! Lillie Leatherwood has oldest mark, from 1987! Okolo's CR 0.39 seconds ahead of 2nd on list!
HS (52.19) Sydney McLaughlin's missing from this list! So is Sammy Watson! Seven date from 1972-1982 period!
800
World (1:55.96) 25 on list, with 2 tied at bottom rung! Caster Semenya's 13th place mark might yet be removed, if IAAF gets some balls!! She does NOT belong on this list!! Four marks are from 1976! Can Genzebe Dibaba get on this list? What about Ajee Wilson?
US (1:59.00) Eight of the sub-1:58's date from 20th century! Kate Grace & Alexa Efraimson ran fast recently, and could make this list. So might Mary Cain, if she "comes back"!! Watch for Laura Roesler & Raevyn Rogers too!
Collegiate (2:01.37) Six marks date since London OG, including Olivia Baker from this year! A few are close enough to make it, if they don't dawdle at the NCAA's!
HS (2:04.55) Charlotte Cooke's 2:03.8 dates from 50 years ago!! Seven other marks date from the '70's! Efraimson's & Cain's marks date from when they were Amateurs! Only Christine Aragon (of the fastest 1500 Women--See 1500/Mile!!) has an 800 mark here!
1500 & 1 Mile (NO 1600 marks, or times converted from them!!)
World (3:56.62 & 4:21.13) Three made the 1500 list last year, with Faith Kipyegon getting close this year! I include all the Chinese times from 1997 & 1993!! Except for Dibaba's WR, all of the sub-3:55's date from the last century! Jenny Simpson, Kipyegon, and Dawit Seyaum could make the 1500 list! Hoping Ms Dibaba has lots of company when she guns for WR Mile next month! That list needs MAJOR revision!!
US (4:04.17 & 4:27.68) Same goes for this Mile list! Drastic rewrite needed!! Anyone who can break 4:11 for 1500 could get on this Mile list!! As late as 2014, Cain's HSR was 24th placer!! Minimum mark could drop below 4:04 soon! Jan Merrill's 4:02.61 is from 1976!
Collegiate (4:10.72 & 4:39.89) The Mile list is embarrassing!! 4:10's worth about 4:28 or faster, so massive Mile revision called for! Will NCAA rule (See Men's report!) do it next year?? EIGHTEEN Mile marks date from 1979 to 1990!!
HS (4:20.64 & 4:41.31) This could be the "Year of the 1500/Mile", as 4 Women (so far!!) have made Top 8 list!! (That's right--4 of the Top 8!!) And watch for Destiny Collins, Sammy Watson, and Stephanie Jenks as strong candidates to join them!! The Brooks PR and/or NBN races could be DYNO-MITE!!!
3000 & 2 Mile (NO 3200 times, or times converted from them!!)
World (8:26.48 & 9:33.47) Two Mile list had HUGE revision in 2014, as FOURTEEN of 24 marks date from then---from just 2 races!! But it's still WAY off what it should be, vis a vis the 3K list! Dibaba will race a 3K in Monaco! Hold on to your hats! Shannon Rowbury & Simpson could make 3000 list! GD's just 23rd now--but not for long!! Mary Slaney's AR is 21st!
US (8:43.32 & 10:03.05) The Deuce list is so piss poor that it includes six HS marks!! Yet 9 marks date from 2014 & 2015!! Merrill's 3K mark is from 1978. Francie Larrieu's 2 Mile is from 1972! Anyone who can run a 4:45 Mile could probably make the 2 Mile list right now!! (How many DOZENS of Americans can run that??)
Collegiate (9:07.46) Collegians don't run the Deuce, and the ENTIRE 3K list dates from 2000 & earlier!! Should I close down this list?? They race this distance INdoors--Why not OUTdoors??
HS (9:22.68 & 10:12.48) Lynn Bjorklund's 9:08.6 from 1975 is oldest 3K mark--and the HSR!! (Cain's mark was as a Pro!) Julie & Mary Shea make 3000 list! Bjorklund ran a 10:11.1 Two Mile in 1974!! Nine Deuces date from 2014 & 2015--again, NO 3200 crap!!
5000 & 10000
World (14:32.74 & 30:26.50) A Wham-Bam 5000 field is coming to Pre---with visions of HUGE list revisions dancing in my head!! One can dream, eh?! I can see Molly Huddle, Rowbury & Simpson as capable of making this list! Will Pre (or??) set up a similar field for a 10K?? Huddle has a chance to make the 10K list too!
US (15:06.45 & 31:38.71) Both lists likely to see big revision, although several candidates already on lists! Eight 5K marks date from 2013 forward, while just 4 10K's date from 2014 forward! Could be a whole lot more--if they didn't just go for Q times!!
Collegiate (15:29.0 & 32:31.65) Patti Sue Plumer's is the 5K caboose, dating from 1984. Only other 20th century mark is Kathy Hayes's 15:23.03 from 1985! Fourteen 5K's date from this decade! And 16 of the 25 lappers! Kara (Wheeler!) Goucher is 23rd on the 5K list, from 2000!! Three 10K's are from 2016!!
HS (16:33.32 & 36:19.84) That 10K list is ridiculous!! It SHOULD be ALL sub-35's!! Mary Shea's 16:13.7 dates from 1979! (Same year she ran HSR 32:52.5--TWO 5K's of 16:26 back to back!!) Twenty of 24 10K's date from 1971 to 1996!
Marathon (World & US only!)
World (2:20:48) Oldest marks are from 2001. Fourteen date from 2011 forward! Deena Kastor's AR still 10th!! Could see several more changes in the fall!
US (2:28:53) Unlike World list, US list has TEN marks from 20th century! Oldest is Patti Catalano's 2:27:51 from 1981. Huddle will make this list! Others could--if they run the distance!
3000SC
World (9:16.94) Fourteen marks from this decade! Two from 2016--so far! Oldest from 2002, with next oldest from 2007!
US (9:40.83) No mark older than 2004!! Nine date from 2014-2016 period! Aisha Praught's mark from before her change to Jamaican citizenship! What MIGHT have been with Jenny Simpson!!
Collegiate (9:48.16) THREE marks from 2016--so far!! Five more date from 2015! Should see more changes at NCAA's!
HS (10:52.92) This list has just 12 marks! HS'ers run mostly 2K Steeples--if they run them at all!! But 6 of those dozen date from 2012 forward! All it would take is ONE race, with 15 of the HS studs at 1500-5000, and BOOM!, a brand new list!!
100H
World (12.44) 25 on list, with 4 tied at 12.44. Two marks from 1980. Just 7 marks date from 2011 forward, with 6 of those by Americans.
US (12.63) Oldest mark is by Heptathlon WR holder Jackie Joyner-Kersee--her 12.61 from 1988! Only other mark from last century is one of those 12.63's--from 1998. Dior Hall should make this list next year!
Collegiate (12.77) 25 on list, with two at 12.77. Eleven date from 2012 forward! Jasmine Camacho-Quinn an exciting newcomer!
HS (13.30) FIVE 2016 marks (so far!!) make this the "Year of the 100H" for HS Women!! They destroyed the INdoor 60H list, and they're doing the same to the OUTdoor 100H list! And they ain't finished yet!! Oh yes, besides those 5 from 2016, there's still 4 from 2015 on this list!! Tonea Marshall could get the HSR!!
400H
World (53.24) In a bit of a slump, as newest marks are from 2013. Shamier Little could make this list. And in the next 2 years, so can Sydney McLaughlin!! Oldest mark is from 1986!
US (54.32) Three made this list in 2015. HS'er McLaughlin has a real shot THIS year!! Watch for Jaide Stepter to, um, step up!! (Pun very much intended!!)
Collegiate (55.04) That slowest mark is by Kim Batten, from 1992! Stepter might step in (LOL) here too!!
HS (57.80) Four made this list last year, and all 4 are at it again this year!! Debbie Esser's 1975 mark of 57.3 is the oldest!
HJ
World (6-7.50, or 2.02) There's 28 on this list, with 5 tied at the bottom rung! As with the Men, this event has gone downhill the past 2 years, as the newest mark is Brigetta Barrett's 6-8.25 from 2013! (And she's nowhere to be found!!) But Vashti Cunningham is exciting new blood, and MIGHT make this list THIS year--but surely next year!! Stefka Kostadinova's WR is now 29 years old!!
US (6-4.25, or 1.94) The 2 bottom marks are from 1985 & 1990! But the oldest is Colleen Sommer's 6-6 from 1982. Cunningham's already on this list, while still in HS. Her mark came while still an Amateur--though that doesn't matter on this list!! Liz Patterson is THIS close to making this list!
Collegiate (6-2.75, or 1.90)) There's a 7 way tie at 23rd, making this list 30 deep! Three of those marks are from the '80's! Akela Jones's mark is from 2016! Three of the top 4 marks are from the '90's!
HS (6-1.25, or 1.86) Sixteen marks date from the previous century! 26 names fill out this list, with a 4 way tie at the bottom! Since Cunningham's a Pro, there's NO Women at 6 feet or more!!
LJ
World (23-5.25, or 7.14) Only 2 Americans--Tianna Bartoletta & Brittney Reese--have made this list in this decade! Eighteen marks date from 1982 to 1998! But 7.14 is a VERY tough mark! Watch for Katarina Johnson-Thompson, and maybe Christabel Nettey to make this list!
US (22-5.75, or 6.85) Interesting to note that 10.80 sprinter Tori Bowie's 22-8 is 16th A-T!! Kate Hall's HSR from 2015--22-5--misses this list by less than 1 inch!! But she can make it--as a Georgia Bulldog! Chaunte Lowe--HJ'er Supreme--is also on this list--just a quarter inch below Bowie!
Collegiate (22-0.75, or 6.72) Top 3 marks are from the '80's! Bowie's on this list too--from 2012! Hall will make this list! So should TJ'er Deluxe Keturah Orji, who often doubles! Bottom 3 marks are from the '90's!! (Like an Oreo cookie--sort of!!)
HS (20-10, or 6.35) This list has 25 names! The 2 tied at the bottom are from the '80's! Courtney Corrin's 21-0 from 2013 remains the Frosh Class record! She hasn't improved on it!
TJ
World (49-2.25, or 14.99) The WR, and 7 other marks date from the 1990's! Rising Star Yolimar Rojas should make this list! The US is pathetic--even (or especially) when considering Orji's recent windy 47-11--which still leaves her over 15 inches short of this list!!
US (45-5, or 13.84) Orji's LEGAL mark of 46-6.75 puts her in the Top 10 here! If that 47-11 hadn't been windy, she would have broken the AR by 6 inches! Andrea Geubelle is moving up the list after a couple of off years! But the US is still weak in this event!
Collegiate (45-0.50, or 13.73) This list has 28 names, with 5 of them tied at the bottom! Two of those bottom-feeders are from 2016, so that tie could be broken VERY soon!! Two interesting names here are Blessing Okagbare, better known as a sprinter and LJ'er, and Ineta Radevica, who posed nude for Playboy in 2004! The latter is 12th A-T, while the former is tied for 20th with 1 other!
HS (42-7.50, or 12.99) 11th Grader Tara Davis made the list this year. Titiana Marsh and recent Frosh Class record setter Jasmine Moore are ones to watch! Better known as a sprinter in her day, Carlette Guidry's 1986 mark is the caboose here! Wendy Brown, however, has the oldest mark, from 1984!
PV
World (15-5.75, or 4.72) FIVE marks from 2016--and 4 more from 2015! And at least 3 more are lurking just around the bend (of their poles!, ha ha!!)--Wilma Murto, Megan Clark & Lexi Weeks! Not to mention injured Demi Payne, one of the few 16 footers--albeit INdoors (so far) for her! And Kylie Hutson--with a 15-5 PR from 2011--has been hitting some 15-plus heights recently! Add her to the list!!
US (14-10, or 4.52) Another revolution happening here! Five from 2016, plus another 3 from 2015! And a few not far from making it! Wouldn't be a bit surprised to see this list comprised of ALL 15 footers by year's end!! The two 14-10's are from 2016, as well as a 14-11 from 2015! All 3 could be over 15 shortly!
Collegiate (14-6.75, or 4.44) I'm a broken record in this event!! Again, 9 from this year & last, with 6 more from 2013 & 2014!! Somehow, 4 marks from the previous DECADE slipped in there! And once again, there's several JUST off this list, waiting to pounce!! However, newest HS 14 footer Rachel Baxter won't be in College until 2018--unless she turns Pro before that!!
HS (13-7.25, or 4.15) Here too, there's 13 marks dating from 2013 through this year, with 4 of those from 2016! Tori & Lexi Weeks combined for 28-8.50 of PV'ing as twin HS'ers! (Adding only their OUTdoor marks!!)
SP
World (69-7.50, or 21.22) An extremely catatonic list, as only Valerie Adams is on here since 2000!! And then,she's at a lowly 23rd position!! Unless Christina Schwanitz hits a bomb, or Michelle Carter does the same, this list will REMAIN static!! It may take 2 to 4 more years, but I believe Raven Saunders has a shot to reach these heights!
US (60-6.75, or 18.46) While not hitting the distances needed for the World list, this list has seen LOTS more activity than the World list has!! Three marks are from 2016, with 4 more dating from 2015!! But Maren Seidler remains in the Top 10 from 1979!
Collegiate (58-8.75, or 17.90) Saunders and Kelsey Card have made the list this year. Meg Ritchie's 1983 CR might not be long for this world!! That's this list's oldest mark--by 11 years!
HS (51-10.75, or 15.81) Ten marks date from 2012 through 2016! The Women here throw the same weight as the Pro's, which bodes well for the Collegiate scene next year!
DT
World (230-9, or 70.34) Another inert list! But Sandra Perkovic and Denia Caballero have made a couple of dents! But the other 22 marks date from 1976 to 1992!!
US (200-9, or 61.19) Very different from the World list, as 2 Women's marks date from 2016, with 4 more from 2014 and 2015! Lorna Griffin's 207-5 from 1980 is the oldest!! If the bottom pair can be eliminated, the 24th place mark would shoot up to 203-2!!
Collegiate (197-5, or 60.18) Kelsey Card, Hannah Carson, and Tera Novy all have 2016 marks!! A couple of others are in range! But all 5 marks over 212-0 are from the 20th century!
HS (175-8, or 53.55) Leslie Deniz's mark dates from 1980! But Elena Bruckner's is from this year! Just 6 marks from this decade!
JT
World (215-7, or 65.72) With the new implement, this is an all-21st century event! That said, of the Top 5 marks, the newest of those dates from 2011. Three marks date from 2015. If Carson continues on her upward spiral, she might make this list in 2017!! Same with Card!
US (185-8, or 56.60) The 24th place mark is Madison Wiltrout's HSR from 2015!! Eleven marks date from the last 3 years--2014-2016! Maggie Malone & Carson are 2 feet or less from becoming the 5th & 6th 200 footers on the US list!!
Collegiate (183-8, or 55.99) FOUR marks from 2016--so far!! But Wiltrout is still 2 years away from becoming a Collegian--if she can regain her form!!
HS (162-4, or 49.48) Sophia Rivera, a multi-implement thrower, has the lone 2016 mark thus far! (And it's 3rd on the list!!) The 2 Montgomery's on the list are NOT related! But Katelyn Gochenour's older sister is up-and-coming Collegiate Heptathlete Alex!!
HT
World (245-3, or 74.76) A fairly progressive event, from WR holder Anita Wlodarczyk down to new list entrant Gwen Berry's 2016 PR of 246-5 in 21st place! Only 1 mark remains from the previous century! Depth, however, was missing last year, and thus far in 2016! Maybe Rio will push things forward again!
US (225-10, or 68.84) Berry & DeAnna Price make the list this year! Oldest mark is Dawn Ellerbe's 2001 mark of 231-8.
Collegiate (220-6, or 67.21) Price is number 2 now, but the only one from 2016! Fourteen others join her on the list from this decade!!
HS (182-0, or 55.48) Another hot event, the list welcomed 3 so far this year! Hammer marks from HS'ers don't usually show up strong until season's end, so we may see 1 or 2 more enter the list!
Heptathlon
World (6702) KJT should get on the list soon--perhaps at Gotzis!! Don't be too shocked to see mega-talented Brit Morgan Lake tally up a list-making score!! That said, the newest mark here is from Brianne Thiesen-Eaton from 2015, and the newest before that was Jessica Ennis-Hill's from 2012! Ramona Neubert's 6935 score ffom 1983 is the oldest! Watch for Akela Jones!
US (6188) Four marks date from 2015. And 2 of those still compete Collegiately!! Barbara Nwaba had the top score in '15 at 6500, but she may not be the best!! Chaunte Lowe just tried the Hept, but quit after the 1st day, saying she "messed up". Well, if scoring 3558 points on your 1st day is "messed up", I wonder what a GOOD day is for her!!
Collegiate (6011) Eight from 2015, and 1 added this year! A truly dynamic event for the College gang!! This year's NCAA should be a doozy!!
HS (5198) Eleven from this decade, with the oldest 2 (from 1982 & 1988) heading out the back door in the next couple of years! Diana & Julie Pickler are sisters, and rank 7th & 10th A-T, respectively, their marks dating from 2001 & 2002!
Relays
World (43.04 & 3:27.08) As with the Men, list is Nations only!!
Collegiate (43.60 & 3:29.41 & 11:09.50 for the DMR)
WHEW!!!!
I'm done????
Yes, wiped out!!
Enjoy!
Event-by-event, with 24th place mark listed (minimum needed to make list), with some names added who might make a list this year or next, and a bit of commentary!
100
World (10.82) Five got their marks since London OG, with Tori Bowie tying her 2014 PR this year! Marlies Gohr's 10.81 from 1983 the oldest mark. Evelyn Ashford's mark is from 1984.
US (10.92) This list is 27 deep, with 4 tied at 10.92. Jenna Prandini is one of those at the bottom! Watch for Hannah Cunliffe & the 2 Pro HS'er's, Kaylin Whitney & Candace Hill. (Unless Cunliffe moves to Pasta-land, aka Italy!!)
Collegiate (11.08) 26 listed, with 3 tied at 11.08. Cunliffe's here from 2016 already, and watch for Felicia Brown to follow! Leader Dawn Sowell's mark is 27 years old!
HS (11.29) Margaret Bailes's 23rd place mark dates from 1968!! Chandra Cheeseborough's is from 1976. Pro's Hill, Whitney, and Khalifa St Fort on this list, but with their AMATEUR marks!! Allyson Felix is at bottom, tied with Bailes!!
200
World (21.99) 25 on list, with 3 tied at 21.99, including Cheeseborough from 1983! Ashford's mark is from 1979. Just 5 from this century, but 2 from last year!!
US (22.23) Expect Felicia Brown & Cunliffe to make this list--if the latter remains an American! Hill & Whitney could make this list. Also Kyra Jefferson! Ashford again has oldest mark, from 1979! Six marks total from 2014 & 2015.
Collegiate (22.45) Cunliffe falls just short of this list! She'll get on it! So might Taylor Ellis-Watson, except word is she'll run only the 400 (& Relay) at NCAA's! 7 marks from 2014-2016 period--so far!
HS (23.02) Whitney & Hill (NOT St Fort!!) on this list with Amateur marks! Cheeseborough's 22.77 dates from 1975! But Bailes does her one better, as her 22.95 is from ;68!! She's still 16th on list!!
400
World (49.32) Sixteen marks from 20th century! Only Felix's 49.26 from '15 since London OG!! Expect Shaunae Miller to make the list! Maybe Fran McCorory. Courtney Okolo & Quinera Hayes others to watch for!
US (50.17) The four 50+'s date from 2000 & earlier! Shakima Wimbley & Ellis-Watson are possibles this year or next!
Collegiate (50.86) Seven marks date from 2013 forward! Lillie Leatherwood has oldest mark, from 1987! Okolo's CR 0.39 seconds ahead of 2nd on list!
HS (52.19) Sydney McLaughlin's missing from this list! So is Sammy Watson! Seven date from 1972-1982 period!
800
World (1:55.96) 25 on list, with 2 tied at bottom rung! Caster Semenya's 13th place mark might yet be removed, if IAAF gets some balls!! She does NOT belong on this list!! Four marks are from 1976! Can Genzebe Dibaba get on this list? What about Ajee Wilson?
US (1:59.00) Eight of the sub-1:58's date from 20th century! Kate Grace & Alexa Efraimson ran fast recently, and could make this list. So might Mary Cain, if she "comes back"!! Watch for Laura Roesler & Raevyn Rogers too!
Collegiate (2:01.37) Six marks date since London OG, including Olivia Baker from this year! A few are close enough to make it, if they don't dawdle at the NCAA's!
HS (2:04.55) Charlotte Cooke's 2:03.8 dates from 50 years ago!! Seven other marks date from the '70's! Efraimson's & Cain's marks date from when they were Amateurs! Only Christine Aragon (of the fastest 1500 Women--See 1500/Mile!!) has an 800 mark here!
1500 & 1 Mile (NO 1600 marks, or times converted from them!!)
World (3:56.62 & 4:21.13) Three made the 1500 list last year, with Faith Kipyegon getting close this year! I include all the Chinese times from 1997 & 1993!! Except for Dibaba's WR, all of the sub-3:55's date from the last century! Jenny Simpson, Kipyegon, and Dawit Seyaum could make the 1500 list! Hoping Ms Dibaba has lots of company when she guns for WR Mile next month! That list needs MAJOR revision!!
US (4:04.17 & 4:27.68) Same goes for this Mile list! Drastic rewrite needed!! Anyone who can break 4:11 for 1500 could get on this Mile list!! As late as 2014, Cain's HSR was 24th placer!! Minimum mark could drop below 4:04 soon! Jan Merrill's 4:02.61 is from 1976!
Collegiate (4:10.72 & 4:39.89) The Mile list is embarrassing!! 4:10's worth about 4:28 or faster, so massive Mile revision called for! Will NCAA rule (See Men's report!) do it next year?? EIGHTEEN Mile marks date from 1979 to 1990!!
HS (4:20.64 & 4:41.31) This could be the "Year of the 1500/Mile", as 4 Women (so far!!) have made Top 8 list!! (That's right--4 of the Top 8!!) And watch for Destiny Collins, Sammy Watson, and Stephanie Jenks as strong candidates to join them!! The Brooks PR and/or NBN races could be DYNO-MITE!!!
3000 & 2 Mile (NO 3200 times, or times converted from them!!)
World (8:26.48 & 9:33.47) Two Mile list had HUGE revision in 2014, as FOURTEEN of 24 marks date from then---from just 2 races!! But it's still WAY off what it should be, vis a vis the 3K list! Dibaba will race a 3K in Monaco! Hold on to your hats! Shannon Rowbury & Simpson could make 3000 list! GD's just 23rd now--but not for long!! Mary Slaney's AR is 21st!
US (8:43.32 & 10:03.05) The Deuce list is so piss poor that it includes six HS marks!! Yet 9 marks date from 2014 & 2015!! Merrill's 3K mark is from 1978. Francie Larrieu's 2 Mile is from 1972! Anyone who can run a 4:45 Mile could probably make the 2 Mile list right now!! (How many DOZENS of Americans can run that??)
Collegiate (9:07.46) Collegians don't run the Deuce, and the ENTIRE 3K list dates from 2000 & earlier!! Should I close down this list?? They race this distance INdoors--Why not OUTdoors??
HS (9:22.68 & 10:12.48) Lynn Bjorklund's 9:08.6 from 1975 is oldest 3K mark--and the HSR!! (Cain's mark was as a Pro!) Julie & Mary Shea make 3000 list! Bjorklund ran a 10:11.1 Two Mile in 1974!! Nine Deuces date from 2014 & 2015--again, NO 3200 crap!!
5000 & 10000
World (14:32.74 & 30:26.50) A Wham-Bam 5000 field is coming to Pre---with visions of HUGE list revisions dancing in my head!! One can dream, eh?! I can see Molly Huddle, Rowbury & Simpson as capable of making this list! Will Pre (or??) set up a similar field for a 10K?? Huddle has a chance to make the 10K list too!
US (15:06.45 & 31:38.71) Both lists likely to see big revision, although several candidates already on lists! Eight 5K marks date from 2013 forward, while just 4 10K's date from 2014 forward! Could be a whole lot more--if they didn't just go for Q times!!
Collegiate (15:29.0 & 32:31.65) Patti Sue Plumer's is the 5K caboose, dating from 1984. Only other 20th century mark is Kathy Hayes's 15:23.03 from 1985! Fourteen 5K's date from this decade! And 16 of the 25 lappers! Kara (Wheeler!) Goucher is 23rd on the 5K list, from 2000!! Three 10K's are from 2016!!
HS (16:33.32 & 36:19.84) That 10K list is ridiculous!! It SHOULD be ALL sub-35's!! Mary Shea's 16:13.7 dates from 1979! (Same year she ran HSR 32:52.5--TWO 5K's of 16:26 back to back!!) Twenty of 24 10K's date from 1971 to 1996!
Marathon (World & US only!)
World (2:20:48) Oldest marks are from 2001. Fourteen date from 2011 forward! Deena Kastor's AR still 10th!! Could see several more changes in the fall!
US (2:28:53) Unlike World list, US list has TEN marks from 20th century! Oldest is Patti Catalano's 2:27:51 from 1981. Huddle will make this list! Others could--if they run the distance!
3000SC
World (9:16.94) Fourteen marks from this decade! Two from 2016--so far! Oldest from 2002, with next oldest from 2007!
US (9:40.83) No mark older than 2004!! Nine date from 2014-2016 period! Aisha Praught's mark from before her change to Jamaican citizenship! What MIGHT have been with Jenny Simpson!!
Collegiate (9:48.16) THREE marks from 2016--so far!! Five more date from 2015! Should see more changes at NCAA's!
HS (10:52.92) This list has just 12 marks! HS'ers run mostly 2K Steeples--if they run them at all!! But 6 of those dozen date from 2012 forward! All it would take is ONE race, with 15 of the HS studs at 1500-5000, and BOOM!, a brand new list!!
100H
World (12.44) 25 on list, with 4 tied at 12.44. Two marks from 1980. Just 7 marks date from 2011 forward, with 6 of those by Americans.
US (12.63) Oldest mark is by Heptathlon WR holder Jackie Joyner-Kersee--her 12.61 from 1988! Only other mark from last century is one of those 12.63's--from 1998. Dior Hall should make this list next year!
Collegiate (12.77) 25 on list, with two at 12.77. Eleven date from 2012 forward! Jasmine Camacho-Quinn an exciting newcomer!
HS (13.30) FIVE 2016 marks (so far!!) make this the "Year of the 100H" for HS Women!! They destroyed the INdoor 60H list, and they're doing the same to the OUTdoor 100H list! And they ain't finished yet!! Oh yes, besides those 5 from 2016, there's still 4 from 2015 on this list!! Tonea Marshall could get the HSR!!
400H
World (53.24) In a bit of a slump, as newest marks are from 2013. Shamier Little could make this list. And in the next 2 years, so can Sydney McLaughlin!! Oldest mark is from 1986!
US (54.32) Three made this list in 2015. HS'er McLaughlin has a real shot THIS year!! Watch for Jaide Stepter to, um, step up!! (Pun very much intended!!)
Collegiate (55.04) That slowest mark is by Kim Batten, from 1992! Stepter might step in (LOL) here too!!
HS (57.80) Four made this list last year, and all 4 are at it again this year!! Debbie Esser's 1975 mark of 57.3 is the oldest!
HJ
World (6-7.50, or 2.02) There's 28 on this list, with 5 tied at the bottom rung! As with the Men, this event has gone downhill the past 2 years, as the newest mark is Brigetta Barrett's 6-8.25 from 2013! (And she's nowhere to be found!!) But Vashti Cunningham is exciting new blood, and MIGHT make this list THIS year--but surely next year!! Stefka Kostadinova's WR is now 29 years old!!
US (6-4.25, or 1.94) The 2 bottom marks are from 1985 & 1990! But the oldest is Colleen Sommer's 6-6 from 1982. Cunningham's already on this list, while still in HS. Her mark came while still an Amateur--though that doesn't matter on this list!! Liz Patterson is THIS close to making this list!
Collegiate (6-2.75, or 1.90)) There's a 7 way tie at 23rd, making this list 30 deep! Three of those marks are from the '80's! Akela Jones's mark is from 2016! Three of the top 4 marks are from the '90's!
HS (6-1.25, or 1.86) Sixteen marks date from the previous century! 26 names fill out this list, with a 4 way tie at the bottom! Since Cunningham's a Pro, there's NO Women at 6 feet or more!!
LJ
World (23-5.25, or 7.14) Only 2 Americans--Tianna Bartoletta & Brittney Reese--have made this list in this decade! Eighteen marks date from 1982 to 1998! But 7.14 is a VERY tough mark! Watch for Katarina Johnson-Thompson, and maybe Christabel Nettey to make this list!
US (22-5.75, or 6.85) Interesting to note that 10.80 sprinter Tori Bowie's 22-8 is 16th A-T!! Kate Hall's HSR from 2015--22-5--misses this list by less than 1 inch!! But she can make it--as a Georgia Bulldog! Chaunte Lowe--HJ'er Supreme--is also on this list--just a quarter inch below Bowie!
Collegiate (22-0.75, or 6.72) Top 3 marks are from the '80's! Bowie's on this list too--from 2012! Hall will make this list! So should TJ'er Deluxe Keturah Orji, who often doubles! Bottom 3 marks are from the '90's!! (Like an Oreo cookie--sort of!!)
HS (20-10, or 6.35) This list has 25 names! The 2 tied at the bottom are from the '80's! Courtney Corrin's 21-0 from 2013 remains the Frosh Class record! She hasn't improved on it!
TJ
World (49-2.25, or 14.99) The WR, and 7 other marks date from the 1990's! Rising Star Yolimar Rojas should make this list! The US is pathetic--even (or especially) when considering Orji's recent windy 47-11--which still leaves her over 15 inches short of this list!!
US (45-5, or 13.84) Orji's LEGAL mark of 46-6.75 puts her in the Top 10 here! If that 47-11 hadn't been windy, she would have broken the AR by 6 inches! Andrea Geubelle is moving up the list after a couple of off years! But the US is still weak in this event!
Collegiate (45-0.50, or 13.73) This list has 28 names, with 5 of them tied at the bottom! Two of those bottom-feeders are from 2016, so that tie could be broken VERY soon!! Two interesting names here are Blessing Okagbare, better known as a sprinter and LJ'er, and Ineta Radevica, who posed nude for Playboy in 2004! The latter is 12th A-T, while the former is tied for 20th with 1 other!
HS (42-7.50, or 12.99) 11th Grader Tara Davis made the list this year. Titiana Marsh and recent Frosh Class record setter Jasmine Moore are ones to watch! Better known as a sprinter in her day, Carlette Guidry's 1986 mark is the caboose here! Wendy Brown, however, has the oldest mark, from 1984!
PV
World (15-5.75, or 4.72) FIVE marks from 2016--and 4 more from 2015! And at least 3 more are lurking just around the bend (of their poles!, ha ha!!)--Wilma Murto, Megan Clark & Lexi Weeks! Not to mention injured Demi Payne, one of the few 16 footers--albeit INdoors (so far) for her! And Kylie Hutson--with a 15-5 PR from 2011--has been hitting some 15-plus heights recently! Add her to the list!!
US (14-10, or 4.52) Another revolution happening here! Five from 2016, plus another 3 from 2015! And a few not far from making it! Wouldn't be a bit surprised to see this list comprised of ALL 15 footers by year's end!! The two 14-10's are from 2016, as well as a 14-11 from 2015! All 3 could be over 15 shortly!
Collegiate (14-6.75, or 4.44) I'm a broken record in this event!! Again, 9 from this year & last, with 6 more from 2013 & 2014!! Somehow, 4 marks from the previous DECADE slipped in there! And once again, there's several JUST off this list, waiting to pounce!! However, newest HS 14 footer Rachel Baxter won't be in College until 2018--unless she turns Pro before that!!
HS (13-7.25, or 4.15) Here too, there's 13 marks dating from 2013 through this year, with 4 of those from 2016! Tori & Lexi Weeks combined for 28-8.50 of PV'ing as twin HS'ers! (Adding only their OUTdoor marks!!)
SP
World (69-7.50, or 21.22) An extremely catatonic list, as only Valerie Adams is on here since 2000!! And then,she's at a lowly 23rd position!! Unless Christina Schwanitz hits a bomb, or Michelle Carter does the same, this list will REMAIN static!! It may take 2 to 4 more years, but I believe Raven Saunders has a shot to reach these heights!
US (60-6.75, or 18.46) While not hitting the distances needed for the World list, this list has seen LOTS more activity than the World list has!! Three marks are from 2016, with 4 more dating from 2015!! But Maren Seidler remains in the Top 10 from 1979!
Collegiate (58-8.75, or 17.90) Saunders and Kelsey Card have made the list this year. Meg Ritchie's 1983 CR might not be long for this world!! That's this list's oldest mark--by 11 years!
HS (51-10.75, or 15.81) Ten marks date from 2012 through 2016! The Women here throw the same weight as the Pro's, which bodes well for the Collegiate scene next year!
DT
World (230-9, or 70.34) Another inert list! But Sandra Perkovic and Denia Caballero have made a couple of dents! But the other 22 marks date from 1976 to 1992!!
US (200-9, or 61.19) Very different from the World list, as 2 Women's marks date from 2016, with 4 more from 2014 and 2015! Lorna Griffin's 207-5 from 1980 is the oldest!! If the bottom pair can be eliminated, the 24th place mark would shoot up to 203-2!!
Collegiate (197-5, or 60.18) Kelsey Card, Hannah Carson, and Tera Novy all have 2016 marks!! A couple of others are in range! But all 5 marks over 212-0 are from the 20th century!
HS (175-8, or 53.55) Leslie Deniz's mark dates from 1980! But Elena Bruckner's is from this year! Just 6 marks from this decade!
JT
World (215-7, or 65.72) With the new implement, this is an all-21st century event! That said, of the Top 5 marks, the newest of those dates from 2011. Three marks date from 2015. If Carson continues on her upward spiral, she might make this list in 2017!! Same with Card!
US (185-8, or 56.60) The 24th place mark is Madison Wiltrout's HSR from 2015!! Eleven marks date from the last 3 years--2014-2016! Maggie Malone & Carson are 2 feet or less from becoming the 5th & 6th 200 footers on the US list!!
Collegiate (183-8, or 55.99) FOUR marks from 2016--so far!! But Wiltrout is still 2 years away from becoming a Collegian--if she can regain her form!!
HS (162-4, or 49.48) Sophia Rivera, a multi-implement thrower, has the lone 2016 mark thus far! (And it's 3rd on the list!!) The 2 Montgomery's on the list are NOT related! But Katelyn Gochenour's older sister is up-and-coming Collegiate Heptathlete Alex!!
HT
World (245-3, or 74.76) A fairly progressive event, from WR holder Anita Wlodarczyk down to new list entrant Gwen Berry's 2016 PR of 246-5 in 21st place! Only 1 mark remains from the previous century! Depth, however, was missing last year, and thus far in 2016! Maybe Rio will push things forward again!
US (225-10, or 68.84) Berry & DeAnna Price make the list this year! Oldest mark is Dawn Ellerbe's 2001 mark of 231-8.
Collegiate (220-6, or 67.21) Price is number 2 now, but the only one from 2016! Fourteen others join her on the list from this decade!!
HS (182-0, or 55.48) Another hot event, the list welcomed 3 so far this year! Hammer marks from HS'ers don't usually show up strong until season's end, so we may see 1 or 2 more enter the list!
Heptathlon
World (6702) KJT should get on the list soon--perhaps at Gotzis!! Don't be too shocked to see mega-talented Brit Morgan Lake tally up a list-making score!! That said, the newest mark here is from Brianne Thiesen-Eaton from 2015, and the newest before that was Jessica Ennis-Hill's from 2012! Ramona Neubert's 6935 score ffom 1983 is the oldest! Watch for Akela Jones!
US (6188) Four marks date from 2015. And 2 of those still compete Collegiately!! Barbara Nwaba had the top score in '15 at 6500, but she may not be the best!! Chaunte Lowe just tried the Hept, but quit after the 1st day, saying she "messed up". Well, if scoring 3558 points on your 1st day is "messed up", I wonder what a GOOD day is for her!!
Collegiate (6011) Eight from 2015, and 1 added this year! A truly dynamic event for the College gang!! This year's NCAA should be a doozy!!
HS (5198) Eleven from this decade, with the oldest 2 (from 1982 & 1988) heading out the back door in the next couple of years! Diana & Julie Pickler are sisters, and rank 7th & 10th A-T, respectively, their marks dating from 2001 & 2002!
Relays
World (43.04 & 3:27.08) As with the Men, list is Nations only!!
Collegiate (43.60 & 3:29.41 & 11:09.50 for the DMR)
WHEW!!!!
I'm done????
Yes, wiped out!!
Enjoy!
Those DDD's---the Men
What are "DDD"'s?
They are my "Double Dandy Dozen" (DDD) lists of the Top 24 All-Time Performers in 4 categories--World, US, Collegiate, and HS.
I have completely separate DDD's for INdoor Top 24's, but this (& the next post) is all about the OUTdoor DDD's.
I will go event-by-event, listing the 24th place mark (minimum needed to make the list!), list some names who MIGHT make the list this year or next, and add any needed commentary.
I'm doing Men and Women in separate posts, due to length!
100
World (9.87) 9 marks left from 20th century! Andre De Grasse & Femi Ogunode likely to make it soon!
US (9.94) 9 marks from past century here too! Ameer Webb strong candidate!
Collegiate (10.01) Tevin Hester & Ronnie Baker!
HS (10.25)Two athletes from 1976 still on list!! Watch for Tyrese Cooper, but not till 2017??
200
World (19.85) Again, De Grasse & Ogunode! Long shot might be HS'er Noah Lyles!! Webb's tied with 3 others at bottom of list! 400 man LaShawn Merritt just made the list!! Tommie Smith still on list in 21st from 1968!!
US (19.97) Again, watch for Lyles here too! Will Bromell run the 200 soon? Smith on this list too, from '68! Here, he's 12th A-T!!
Collegiate (20.10) Hester. Since they're not going Pro, both Lyles brothers can make it in 2017.
HS (20.58) If he wasn't injured, I'd put Josephus Lyles as a candidate! Ty Cooper for sure!! Dwayne Evans still on list from 1976!
400
World (44.17) Mark was 44.24 just 2 years ago! 7 athletes from '14 & '15 on list--none yet dated 2016! David Verburg & Bralon Taplin strong candidates. If only Usain Bolt liked the 400!!! Might be TWO years away, but young Mr Cooper can get there! Lee Evans & Larry James on here from '68!
US (44.34) Besides Evans & James, Wayne Collett & Fred Newhouse from '72 on this list!! Cooper should make it, but maybe not until 2018! Both Lyles brothers! Verburg & Taplin.
Collegiate (44.62) Still believe Michael Cherry has WORLD Class potential! Next year, watch for both the Lyles!
HS (45.71) Noah's not on here yet! Neither is Cooper. Oldest mark is from 1979, with 7 more from the 80's!
800
World (1:42.82) Four of these marks still date from London OG race!! IAAF Prez Coe high on list from '81! If Nick Symmonds can reach his '12 form, has a chance! Duane Solomon is 24th!
US (1:44.54) Donovan Brazier & Shaquille Walker! Jim Ryun on here from 1966! Dave Wottle from '72! Also Rick Wohlhuter from '74!!
Collegiate (1:45.3) Last place is Byron Dyce from 1969!! But Ryun's 1:44.2 leads the list from '66!! This is a strong 800 year in this category, so watch for probable changes to come! Hector Hernandez?
HS (1:48.52) Four sub-1:49's this year so far, but just Mike Slagowski's 1:48.36 makes the list! Will Drew Hunter and the other 2 make it also? Two left from the '70's!
1500 & 1 Mile (NO 1600's, or times converted from them!!)
World (3:29.66 & 3:48.50) Nick Willis is the caboose in the 1500. Matthew Centrowitz should make both lists! 9 marks date from '13, '14 & '15 on 1500 list. Asbel Kiprop is 24th on Mile list & should move up! (To 1st??)
US (3:34.15 & 3:52.42) Galen Rupp is 24th & Garrett Heath is 23rd on 1500 list! Will former (Grant Fisher & Matthew Maton) & present (Slagowski & Hunter) HS'ers make this list by end of 2017? Christian Soratos?
Collegiate (3:37.33 & 3:57.6) With NCAA due to race Mile more next year, 24th could get a LOT tougher in '17! Fisher & Maton still to make lists! Hunter & Slagowski in '17?? 5 marks on 1500 list from '70's! MUCH worse on Mile list--FIVE from '60's, with EIGHT more from '70's!!
HS (3:45.74 & 4:02.70) If HS'ers were timed enroute during fast Mile races, the 1500 list would be much tougher to make!! But only some do! Ryun & Gerry Lindgren on 1500 list from 1964, Lindgren on Mile list from '64, while Ryun's best dates from '65. Marty Liquori & Tim Danielson also on Mile list from '60's! 9 Mile marks from this decade!
3000 & 2 Mile (No Collegiate lists, and NO 3200's, or times converted from them!)
World (7:29.00 & 8:13.47) That 7:29 is equal to about 8:02 for the Deuce, so latter list needs drastic revision! Newest 3K marks are from 2011. Nothing since!! Only Mo Farah's 8:07.85 from '14 from this decade!!
US (7:40.78 & 8:24.14) 7:40 equal to about 8:13! Again, drastic revision possible! When Ed Cheserek becomes a US citizen...!! Centro can make both lists!
HS (8:13.27 & 8:46.99) Obviously, if I included 1600 & 3200 conversions, Deuce list might be LOTS different! Slagowski & Austin Tamagno might make the lists! A few others close! Watch the Brooks PR & NBN races!
5000 & 10000
World (12:51.35 & 26:49.90) Six athletes got their marks here from Paris DL race of 2012! But newest mark is Edwin Soi's 24th placer from 2013!! Farah SHOULD be on 5K list, but isn't! Latest marks are 2 years old on 10K list! Geoff Kamworor? Maybe even Ben True??
US (13:13.49 & 27:41.54) Two from 1982 on 5K list--Centro's Dad & Alberto Salazar!! Bruce Bickford, from '85, brings up the rear in the shorter race! Craig Virgin's 1980 10K still 11th on list!! Again, when King Ches becomes a US citizen....!! Add some young Collegians, like Fisher & Maton, as well as Colby Gilbert!!
Collegiate (13:25.38 & 27:58.3) Henry Rono's Soph Class record (when he was 26!!) heads the 5K list (& is 16th on 10K DDD!). A few Collegians close to 5K list, but I doubt they'll run fast at Regionals or NCAA's! Ches NOT on 10K list!! One from 2016 on each list!
HS (14:16.2 & 30:30.2) PLEASE---someone bring top HS'ers together for Time Trial races!! 13 athletes have marks on 5K list from 1980 or earlier!! MUCH worse on 10K list--19 marks from 1985 or earlier!!
Marathon (Only World & US lists!!)
World (2:04:50) Amazing transformation!! OLDEST mark is from 2008!! 21 date from 2011 to 2016!!
Berlin, Chicago, NY & Fukuoka still to come!! (Rio probably slow--comparatively!!) Will Rupp make this list?? Farah?
US (2:10:26) ELEVEN marks date from 1979-1983 period! And that's with Boston included!! Puskedra's 2015 Chicago race is 23rd on list! Again, Rupp should make it! Other track guys can do it--IF they run the distance!!
3000SC
World (8:04.95) Simon Vroeman's Age 36 record is 24th on list! Five marks date from 1997--only ones from 20th century!
US (8:19.98) That slowest mark is from 1986, but Doug Brown's 8:19.29 is from 1978! Will the Trials race produce some changes?
Collegiate (8:26.83) Over half the list dates from '70's & '80's!! Again, Rono's SOPH Class record (at Age 26!!!) heads this list!! Mason Ferlic less than 2 seconds from 24th!
HS (9:11.24) Still amazing, to me, that Cheserek holds Soph Class record with his 9:00.11 from 2011. What could he have done if he'd pursued this event the next 2 years of HS?? Frosh Class record just fell, but it's just 9:38.00, so long way to this list!!
110H (HS list is for 39 inch hurdles!)
World (13.02) Six on list from 2014-2015. Twenty marks are sub-13! Renaldo Nehemiah's 12.93 from '81 still 9th A-T!!
US (13.16) Devon Allen is that 13.16 mark! He should improve! Nehemiah & Greg Foster date from '81!
Collegiate (13.36) Nehemiah's leader from 1979 & Foster's 7th placer from '78! 2nd, 3rd & 4th placers all from 2014!
HS (13.46) 25 on list, with final 4 at 13.46! Why isn't Grant Holloway on this list yet??
400H
World (47.72) Nicholas Bett should make this list! But top 6 marks date from previous century! This event in a slump! But some young ones running fast times! (Jaheel Hyde?)
US (48.24) Drought here too! Newest mark from 2013! Norman Grimes still in HS, but maybe in 2017 or 2018?
Collegiate (48.61) Four on list from 1982 & earlier! Just 3 from this decade!
HS (50.61) Bob Bornkessel's 49.8 from 1968 still 7th place!! Taylor McLaughlin (Sydney's older brother) is 16th on list!! Will Holloway make this list?
HJ
World (7-9.75, or 2.38) 25 on list, with last 10 at 2.38!! Five date from 2014, "Year of the HJ"!! Erik Kynard can make this list! But 2015 (& 2016??) slump may slow list revision!! Oldest mark is from 1984!
US (7-7.75, or 2.33) As with World DDD, 25 on this list, with 7 tied at 2.33! Two HS'ers at 7-4 or higher this year. Promising!!
Collegiate (7-7, or 2.31) 27 on this list, with final 7 at 7-7 (Lucky numbers??!!). Dwight Stones, from 1976, one of those at 7-7!! Franklin Jacobs also on list, from 1978! Those 2 HS'ers--next year??
HS (7-3.50, or 2.22) As already noted, 2 additions from 2016 here! However, next "newest" is from 2010!! 16 are from last century!
LJ
World (27-10.25, or 8.49) Only one 28 footer from this decade! Last 29 footer was in 1991. However, a slight comeback seems near, as 3 marks date from last 2 years! 25 on this list also, with 4 tied at bottom!
US (27-6.25, or 8.39) Some movement here too, as 4 marks are from 2014-2016! Bob Beamon's 1968 leap will be on this list forever!!
Collegiate (26-11.75, or 8.22) Ralph Boston was born in 1939!! His 1961 mark still ranks 18th, tied with 3 others! The 24th placer is from this year! He'd better add a few inches if he wants to remain here awhile!
HS (25-8.75, or 7.84) Holloway's on the list, but just at the tail end (tied with 1 other). Two marks from the late '60's!!
TJ
World (58-3, or 17.75) Will Claye is one of 3 at 58-3 at the bottom! But Christian Taylor, Pablo Pichardo, and Teddy Tamgho are 3 of 5 at 59 feet or farther! Joao De Oliveira's 58-8.25 is from 1975!
US (56-4.75, or 17.19) Four athletes share the lowest mark, with 25 on list! All of those are from the 20th century!! Five marks are from 2013 onward. No one not already on list seem to have potential to make 56-5!
Collegiate (55-8.25, or 16.97) Ron Livers, Willie Banks, and Nate Cooper are from the late '70's! Leading 2016 mark is 8 inches shy of list!!
HS (52-5.75, or 15.99) Except for Ja Mari Ward's 53-7.50 this year, the newest mark is from 2010, with 3 dating from the '70's, with 18 from 2000 and before!!
PV
World (19-5.50, or 5.93) Sam Kendricks just reached 19-5, so he's a prime candidate for this list!! Shawn Barber's one of 3 at the bottom rung, and needs to break out of his slump to remain here! When will Renaud Lavillenie break Sergey Bubka's OUTdoor WR?? He's still 3.50 inches short!! How many years before Adam Hague & Mondo Duplantis make this list??
US (19-0.25, or 5.80) There are 32 on this list, with NINE tied at 19-0.25!! Devin King is climbing the ladder, but still 4 inches short! Audie Wyatt's another one to watch! Seven of those 9 at 19-0.25 date from 2000 & earlier!!
Collegiate (18-8.25, or 5.70) Just 24 on this Top 24 list, but final 7 are tied at the 5.70 figure, with King being one of them! Just 8 have reached 19 feet or higher! Wyatt next to join??
HS (17-6.50, or 5.35) Ten on list from this decade, with 2 of those 2016 marks! So far!! Duplantis still 2.50 inches short of his INdoor best! Two Duplantis's, two Dial's, and 2 Bray's make this list as Father & Son acts!!
SP (HS list is for 12 pounder!)
World (72-0.75, or 21.96) Much more "modern" than the Women's list, but 13 still remain from previous century! Six are from this decade! Ryan Crouser should make this list soon! Maybe Kurt Roberts & O'Dayne Richards too!
US (70-10.50, or 21.60) Randy Matson remains here from 1967!! And he was in College then!! Crouser & Roberts are soon to join!
Collegiate (67-7, or 20.60) Matson's mark still ranks 8th A-T!! Seven from this decade, but none from 2016 so far!
HS (70-6, or 21.49) Before 2016 began, you could still make this list with a Put of less than 70-0!! Not now!! FOUR guys made it in 2016!! So far! For the Men, this is the "Year of the SP" for HS'ers!! Not only that, but Jordan Geist has gotten closer than any other 11th Grader to Michael Carter's iconic HSR of 81-3.50!! Can he?? Really--can he (in 2017)??
DT (Again, HS weight Discus!)
World (229-4, or 69-90) Eleven are from 1980 to 1988 period! Piotr Malachowski's 235-8 from 2013 more an anomaly than a trend!
US (218-11, or 66.73) Half of this list are from the '70's & '80's!! Sam Mattis hasn't approached his early season 221-3, but he's the first to make this list since 2011.
Collegiate (211-9, or 64.55) Matson makes this list, also from 1967!! The 2 tied at 211-9 are from 1982 and 1995!
HS (211-5, or 64.45) One from 2016 already! Might be more. Tripp Piperi, one of those 70+ SP guys, has reached 204!
JT (HS list is with Pro implement!)
World (289-11, or 88.37) Seven marks date from 2013 forward! None dated this year--yet! No current American is close to making this list! Once the bottom mark is eliminated, list jumps to 291-2!!
US (263-1, or 80.19) Six marks are from 2013 forward! Two Crousers make this list!!
Collegiate (258-6, or 78-80) Two from 2016!! Another 2 from 2015! Five of bottom 6 are from the 20th century!
HS (222-3, or 67-75) Eleven date from 2010 onward! Could add to total by August 31st!
HT (HS list is for HS implement!)
World (270-11, or 82.59) Just above 24th are 3 tied at 271-1. Only Krisztian Pars & Pawel Fajdek date from this decade! Lance Deal's US record isn't on this list!!
US (243-11, or 74.35) There's 26 on this list, with 3 tied at the lowest mark, including Ed Burke from 1984! Rudy Winkler finally made this list!!
Collegiate (241-4, or 73.57) Three guys have marks from this year!! Balasz Kiss's 268-10 CR is a full ELEVEN FEET ahead of 2nd best!! Winkler has this year and next to close the gap!
HS (230-1, or 70.13) Manny Silverio's mark dates from 40 years ago! Nine marks date from 2013 onward! The 2 bottom marks are from the '90's!
Decathlon (HS list is with Pro implements, hurdle heights, etc!)
World (8654) Damian Warner made this list in 2015. Besides Ashton Eaton's WR improvement, Warner's was the only mark added last year! Can Grenada's Lindon Victor add 208 more points to his last 1000 (!!) point improvement he made recently?? Wouldn't bet against it!
US (8268) Bill Toomey's 8309 score dates from 1969, while BRUCE Jenner's mark is from 1976!! Two unrelated Williams's--Harrison & Devon--might be the next to join this list!
Collegiate (8116) Speaking of Devon, he's in 24th place here!!
HS (6860W) I normally depend on Jack Shepard's HS Track book to separate the "adult" Dec from the HS Dec, so this list MIGHT not be entirely accurate!! That said, there doesn't seem to be much progress here! Most of the list has marks with a year beginning with 19!!
I'll just list the 24th place marks for the Relays--no commentary!
World (38.47 & 3:01.12) (For Nations only! No club, All-Star, or College teams!)
Collegiate (39.12 & 3:02.47 & 9:40.12 for the DMR)
Sorry for the length, but I didn't want to make this a 3 or 4 post monster!!
Women's DDD's are next---a few hours from now!!
They are my "Double Dandy Dozen" (DDD) lists of the Top 24 All-Time Performers in 4 categories--World, US, Collegiate, and HS.
I have completely separate DDD's for INdoor Top 24's, but this (& the next post) is all about the OUTdoor DDD's.
I will go event-by-event, listing the 24th place mark (minimum needed to make the list!), list some names who MIGHT make the list this year or next, and add any needed commentary.
I'm doing Men and Women in separate posts, due to length!
100
World (9.87) 9 marks left from 20th century! Andre De Grasse & Femi Ogunode likely to make it soon!
US (9.94) 9 marks from past century here too! Ameer Webb strong candidate!
Collegiate (10.01) Tevin Hester & Ronnie Baker!
HS (10.25)Two athletes from 1976 still on list!! Watch for Tyrese Cooper, but not till 2017??
200
World (19.85) Again, De Grasse & Ogunode! Long shot might be HS'er Noah Lyles!! Webb's tied with 3 others at bottom of list! 400 man LaShawn Merritt just made the list!! Tommie Smith still on list in 21st from 1968!!
US (19.97) Again, watch for Lyles here too! Will Bromell run the 200 soon? Smith on this list too, from '68! Here, he's 12th A-T!!
Collegiate (20.10) Hester. Since they're not going Pro, both Lyles brothers can make it in 2017.
HS (20.58) If he wasn't injured, I'd put Josephus Lyles as a candidate! Ty Cooper for sure!! Dwayne Evans still on list from 1976!
400
World (44.17) Mark was 44.24 just 2 years ago! 7 athletes from '14 & '15 on list--none yet dated 2016! David Verburg & Bralon Taplin strong candidates. If only Usain Bolt liked the 400!!! Might be TWO years away, but young Mr Cooper can get there! Lee Evans & Larry James on here from '68!
US (44.34) Besides Evans & James, Wayne Collett & Fred Newhouse from '72 on this list!! Cooper should make it, but maybe not until 2018! Both Lyles brothers! Verburg & Taplin.
Collegiate (44.62) Still believe Michael Cherry has WORLD Class potential! Next year, watch for both the Lyles!
HS (45.71) Noah's not on here yet! Neither is Cooper. Oldest mark is from 1979, with 7 more from the 80's!
800
World (1:42.82) Four of these marks still date from London OG race!! IAAF Prez Coe high on list from '81! If Nick Symmonds can reach his '12 form, has a chance! Duane Solomon is 24th!
US (1:44.54) Donovan Brazier & Shaquille Walker! Jim Ryun on here from 1966! Dave Wottle from '72! Also Rick Wohlhuter from '74!!
Collegiate (1:45.3) Last place is Byron Dyce from 1969!! But Ryun's 1:44.2 leads the list from '66!! This is a strong 800 year in this category, so watch for probable changes to come! Hector Hernandez?
HS (1:48.52) Four sub-1:49's this year so far, but just Mike Slagowski's 1:48.36 makes the list! Will Drew Hunter and the other 2 make it also? Two left from the '70's!
1500 & 1 Mile (NO 1600's, or times converted from them!!)
World (3:29.66 & 3:48.50) Nick Willis is the caboose in the 1500. Matthew Centrowitz should make both lists! 9 marks date from '13, '14 & '15 on 1500 list. Asbel Kiprop is 24th on Mile list & should move up! (To 1st??)
US (3:34.15 & 3:52.42) Galen Rupp is 24th & Garrett Heath is 23rd on 1500 list! Will former (Grant Fisher & Matthew Maton) & present (Slagowski & Hunter) HS'ers make this list by end of 2017? Christian Soratos?
Collegiate (3:37.33 & 3:57.6) With NCAA due to race Mile more next year, 24th could get a LOT tougher in '17! Fisher & Maton still to make lists! Hunter & Slagowski in '17?? 5 marks on 1500 list from '70's! MUCH worse on Mile list--FIVE from '60's, with EIGHT more from '70's!!
HS (3:45.74 & 4:02.70) If HS'ers were timed enroute during fast Mile races, the 1500 list would be much tougher to make!! But only some do! Ryun & Gerry Lindgren on 1500 list from 1964, Lindgren on Mile list from '64, while Ryun's best dates from '65. Marty Liquori & Tim Danielson also on Mile list from '60's! 9 Mile marks from this decade!
3000 & 2 Mile (No Collegiate lists, and NO 3200's, or times converted from them!)
World (7:29.00 & 8:13.47) That 7:29 is equal to about 8:02 for the Deuce, so latter list needs drastic revision! Newest 3K marks are from 2011. Nothing since!! Only Mo Farah's 8:07.85 from '14 from this decade!!
US (7:40.78 & 8:24.14) 7:40 equal to about 8:13! Again, drastic revision possible! When Ed Cheserek becomes a US citizen...!! Centro can make both lists!
HS (8:13.27 & 8:46.99) Obviously, if I included 1600 & 3200 conversions, Deuce list might be LOTS different! Slagowski & Austin Tamagno might make the lists! A few others close! Watch the Brooks PR & NBN races!
5000 & 10000
World (12:51.35 & 26:49.90) Six athletes got their marks here from Paris DL race of 2012! But newest mark is Edwin Soi's 24th placer from 2013!! Farah SHOULD be on 5K list, but isn't! Latest marks are 2 years old on 10K list! Geoff Kamworor? Maybe even Ben True??
US (13:13.49 & 27:41.54) Two from 1982 on 5K list--Centro's Dad & Alberto Salazar!! Bruce Bickford, from '85, brings up the rear in the shorter race! Craig Virgin's 1980 10K still 11th on list!! Again, when King Ches becomes a US citizen....!! Add some young Collegians, like Fisher & Maton, as well as Colby Gilbert!!
Collegiate (13:25.38 & 27:58.3) Henry Rono's Soph Class record (when he was 26!!) heads the 5K list (& is 16th on 10K DDD!). A few Collegians close to 5K list, but I doubt they'll run fast at Regionals or NCAA's! Ches NOT on 10K list!! One from 2016 on each list!
HS (14:16.2 & 30:30.2) PLEASE---someone bring top HS'ers together for Time Trial races!! 13 athletes have marks on 5K list from 1980 or earlier!! MUCH worse on 10K list--19 marks from 1985 or earlier!!
Marathon (Only World & US lists!!)
World (2:04:50) Amazing transformation!! OLDEST mark is from 2008!! 21 date from 2011 to 2016!!
Berlin, Chicago, NY & Fukuoka still to come!! (Rio probably slow--comparatively!!) Will Rupp make this list?? Farah?
US (2:10:26) ELEVEN marks date from 1979-1983 period! And that's with Boston included!! Puskedra's 2015 Chicago race is 23rd on list! Again, Rupp should make it! Other track guys can do it--IF they run the distance!!
3000SC
World (8:04.95) Simon Vroeman's Age 36 record is 24th on list! Five marks date from 1997--only ones from 20th century!
US (8:19.98) That slowest mark is from 1986, but Doug Brown's 8:19.29 is from 1978! Will the Trials race produce some changes?
Collegiate (8:26.83) Over half the list dates from '70's & '80's!! Again, Rono's SOPH Class record (at Age 26!!!) heads this list!! Mason Ferlic less than 2 seconds from 24th!
HS (9:11.24) Still amazing, to me, that Cheserek holds Soph Class record with his 9:00.11 from 2011. What could he have done if he'd pursued this event the next 2 years of HS?? Frosh Class record just fell, but it's just 9:38.00, so long way to this list!!
110H (HS list is for 39 inch hurdles!)
World (13.02) Six on list from 2014-2015. Twenty marks are sub-13! Renaldo Nehemiah's 12.93 from '81 still 9th A-T!!
US (13.16) Devon Allen is that 13.16 mark! He should improve! Nehemiah & Greg Foster date from '81!
Collegiate (13.36) Nehemiah's leader from 1979 & Foster's 7th placer from '78! 2nd, 3rd & 4th placers all from 2014!
HS (13.46) 25 on list, with final 4 at 13.46! Why isn't Grant Holloway on this list yet??
400H
World (47.72) Nicholas Bett should make this list! But top 6 marks date from previous century! This event in a slump! But some young ones running fast times! (Jaheel Hyde?)
US (48.24) Drought here too! Newest mark from 2013! Norman Grimes still in HS, but maybe in 2017 or 2018?
Collegiate (48.61) Four on list from 1982 & earlier! Just 3 from this decade!
HS (50.61) Bob Bornkessel's 49.8 from 1968 still 7th place!! Taylor McLaughlin (Sydney's older brother) is 16th on list!! Will Holloway make this list?
HJ
World (7-9.75, or 2.38) 25 on list, with last 10 at 2.38!! Five date from 2014, "Year of the HJ"!! Erik Kynard can make this list! But 2015 (& 2016??) slump may slow list revision!! Oldest mark is from 1984!
US (7-7.75, or 2.33) As with World DDD, 25 on this list, with 7 tied at 2.33! Two HS'ers at 7-4 or higher this year. Promising!!
Collegiate (7-7, or 2.31) 27 on this list, with final 7 at 7-7 (Lucky numbers??!!). Dwight Stones, from 1976, one of those at 7-7!! Franklin Jacobs also on list, from 1978! Those 2 HS'ers--next year??
HS (7-3.50, or 2.22) As already noted, 2 additions from 2016 here! However, next "newest" is from 2010!! 16 are from last century!
LJ
World (27-10.25, or 8.49) Only one 28 footer from this decade! Last 29 footer was in 1991. However, a slight comeback seems near, as 3 marks date from last 2 years! 25 on this list also, with 4 tied at bottom!
US (27-6.25, or 8.39) Some movement here too, as 4 marks are from 2014-2016! Bob Beamon's 1968 leap will be on this list forever!!
Collegiate (26-11.75, or 8.22) Ralph Boston was born in 1939!! His 1961 mark still ranks 18th, tied with 3 others! The 24th placer is from this year! He'd better add a few inches if he wants to remain here awhile!
HS (25-8.75, or 7.84) Holloway's on the list, but just at the tail end (tied with 1 other). Two marks from the late '60's!!
TJ
World (58-3, or 17.75) Will Claye is one of 3 at 58-3 at the bottom! But Christian Taylor, Pablo Pichardo, and Teddy Tamgho are 3 of 5 at 59 feet or farther! Joao De Oliveira's 58-8.25 is from 1975!
US (56-4.75, or 17.19) Four athletes share the lowest mark, with 25 on list! All of those are from the 20th century!! Five marks are from 2013 onward. No one not already on list seem to have potential to make 56-5!
Collegiate (55-8.25, or 16.97) Ron Livers, Willie Banks, and Nate Cooper are from the late '70's! Leading 2016 mark is 8 inches shy of list!!
HS (52-5.75, or 15.99) Except for Ja Mari Ward's 53-7.50 this year, the newest mark is from 2010, with 3 dating from the '70's, with 18 from 2000 and before!!
PV
World (19-5.50, or 5.93) Sam Kendricks just reached 19-5, so he's a prime candidate for this list!! Shawn Barber's one of 3 at the bottom rung, and needs to break out of his slump to remain here! When will Renaud Lavillenie break Sergey Bubka's OUTdoor WR?? He's still 3.50 inches short!! How many years before Adam Hague & Mondo Duplantis make this list??
US (19-0.25, or 5.80) There are 32 on this list, with NINE tied at 19-0.25!! Devin King is climbing the ladder, but still 4 inches short! Audie Wyatt's another one to watch! Seven of those 9 at 19-0.25 date from 2000 & earlier!!
Collegiate (18-8.25, or 5.70) Just 24 on this Top 24 list, but final 7 are tied at the 5.70 figure, with King being one of them! Just 8 have reached 19 feet or higher! Wyatt next to join??
HS (17-6.50, or 5.35) Ten on list from this decade, with 2 of those 2016 marks! So far!! Duplantis still 2.50 inches short of his INdoor best! Two Duplantis's, two Dial's, and 2 Bray's make this list as Father & Son acts!!
SP (HS list is for 12 pounder!)
World (72-0.75, or 21.96) Much more "modern" than the Women's list, but 13 still remain from previous century! Six are from this decade! Ryan Crouser should make this list soon! Maybe Kurt Roberts & O'Dayne Richards too!
US (70-10.50, or 21.60) Randy Matson remains here from 1967!! And he was in College then!! Crouser & Roberts are soon to join!
Collegiate (67-7, or 20.60) Matson's mark still ranks 8th A-T!! Seven from this decade, but none from 2016 so far!
HS (70-6, or 21.49) Before 2016 began, you could still make this list with a Put of less than 70-0!! Not now!! FOUR guys made it in 2016!! So far! For the Men, this is the "Year of the SP" for HS'ers!! Not only that, but Jordan Geist has gotten closer than any other 11th Grader to Michael Carter's iconic HSR of 81-3.50!! Can he?? Really--can he (in 2017)??
DT (Again, HS weight Discus!)
World (229-4, or 69-90) Eleven are from 1980 to 1988 period! Piotr Malachowski's 235-8 from 2013 more an anomaly than a trend!
US (218-11, or 66.73) Half of this list are from the '70's & '80's!! Sam Mattis hasn't approached his early season 221-3, but he's the first to make this list since 2011.
Collegiate (211-9, or 64.55) Matson makes this list, also from 1967!! The 2 tied at 211-9 are from 1982 and 1995!
HS (211-5, or 64.45) One from 2016 already! Might be more. Tripp Piperi, one of those 70+ SP guys, has reached 204!
JT (HS list is with Pro implement!)
World (289-11, or 88.37) Seven marks date from 2013 forward! None dated this year--yet! No current American is close to making this list! Once the bottom mark is eliminated, list jumps to 291-2!!
US (263-1, or 80.19) Six marks are from 2013 forward! Two Crousers make this list!!
Collegiate (258-6, or 78-80) Two from 2016!! Another 2 from 2015! Five of bottom 6 are from the 20th century!
HS (222-3, or 67-75) Eleven date from 2010 onward! Could add to total by August 31st!
HT (HS list is for HS implement!)
World (270-11, or 82.59) Just above 24th are 3 tied at 271-1. Only Krisztian Pars & Pawel Fajdek date from this decade! Lance Deal's US record isn't on this list!!
US (243-11, or 74.35) There's 26 on this list, with 3 tied at the lowest mark, including Ed Burke from 1984! Rudy Winkler finally made this list!!
Collegiate (241-4, or 73.57) Three guys have marks from this year!! Balasz Kiss's 268-10 CR is a full ELEVEN FEET ahead of 2nd best!! Winkler has this year and next to close the gap!
HS (230-1, or 70.13) Manny Silverio's mark dates from 40 years ago! Nine marks date from 2013 onward! The 2 bottom marks are from the '90's!
Decathlon (HS list is with Pro implements, hurdle heights, etc!)
World (8654) Damian Warner made this list in 2015. Besides Ashton Eaton's WR improvement, Warner's was the only mark added last year! Can Grenada's Lindon Victor add 208 more points to his last 1000 (!!) point improvement he made recently?? Wouldn't bet against it!
US (8268) Bill Toomey's 8309 score dates from 1969, while BRUCE Jenner's mark is from 1976!! Two unrelated Williams's--Harrison & Devon--might be the next to join this list!
Collegiate (8116) Speaking of Devon, he's in 24th place here!!
HS (6860W) I normally depend on Jack Shepard's HS Track book to separate the "adult" Dec from the HS Dec, so this list MIGHT not be entirely accurate!! That said, there doesn't seem to be much progress here! Most of the list has marks with a year beginning with 19!!
I'll just list the 24th place marks for the Relays--no commentary!
World (38.47 & 3:01.12) (For Nations only! No club, All-Star, or College teams!)
Collegiate (39.12 & 3:02.47 & 9:40.12 for the DMR)
Sorry for the length, but I didn't want to make this a 3 or 4 post monster!!
Women's DDD's are next---a few hours from now!!
Monday, May 16, 2016
The Conferences--All That Matters
For most fans of Collegiate T&F, it's "Rah Rah Rah for the Home Team!".
All the individual athletes do is score points for their team, to help make them Conference Champion, and maybe later, National Champion!
Not here, not me!
In this blog, my ONLY interest is how fast an athlete runs, how far they throw things, and how high or far they jump!
Points? Blah!
Team winners? Sorry!
As the following will show, there's more than enough news of Top 24 A-T Marks and all sorts of Records broken to keep me--and my millions of readers (Snicker!)--busy!
And none were more remarkable---or least shocking (To me, at least!)--than Keturah Orji's MASSIVE leap forward in the Triple Jump!
Yes, it was wind-aided, but this is SERIOUS, folks!!
The startlingly talented Georgia Soph TJ'ed 47-11 to win the SEC title!
It had a 2.9 wind, but if legal, would have broken the American Record by 6 inches!
As it turned out, her earlier jump of 46-6.75 was legal, and an OUTdoor PR!
(That was more than a foot and a half ahead of the 2nd placer!! The 47-11 was almost 3 feet ahead!!)
It;s the SEC Meet Record.
It moves her from 4th A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others, to 4th, but with no ties!!
She also moves from 9th to 7th A-T US!
Watch this woman fly!
A LEGAL 47-11 isn't out of reach!
BTW, that 2nd placer was Simone Charley, whose 45-0.50 gave her 24th place on the A-T Collegiate list, tied with 3 others!
Once again, Field events were strong across the board.
Kelsey Card continued to rack up street cred.
She nabbed TWO Big 10 Meet Records.
Her DT mark of 204-2 was a PR, and moves her up one spot on the Collegiate list, from 11th to 10th.
She remains 18th on the US list!
While not a PR, her SP mark of 59-9.50 got the MR.
The SEC Women's JT winner was Maggie Malone, her 195-2 the new Meet Record.
Behind her, Marija Kucenovic's 189-8 moves her from 20th A-T Collegiate to 18th.
Malone's mark wasn't a PR.
Raven Saunders totally dominated the SEC Shot Put, her winning mark of 60-11.50 another Meet Record!
In the Big 12 meet, Avione Allgood upset favored Hannah Carson, her JT mark of 192-11 good for the MR!
She moves from 15th to 11th on TWO different lists---the US and Collegiate DDD's!
Carson wasn't able to get past 186 feet!
While not a MR, or any record my T&F Record Book is normally concerned with, I must mention the Men's PV results at the ACC meet!
Virginia Tech's Men took the first SEVEN places!!
Their marks ranged from the winning 17-7.25 down to 7th placer 16-7.50!!
On the normal scoring system, that means they scored 38 points for VT!!!
Lexi Weeks zoomed over the PV bar set at 15-0---a non-PR, but enough to win the SEC.
She missed her 3 tries at 15-6.25!
The ACC saw a mild upset in their Women's PV, as Alysha Newman's clearance at 14-7.50 beat Duke's Megan Clark's best of 14-3.50!
In one of the lesser known Conferences, Morgann LeLeux continued her strong 2016 season, PR'ing slightly to 14-10.
She remains 9th A-T Collegiate, but becomes 24th A-T US, tied with 1 other!!
She missed her 3 attempts at 15-1.
Annie Rhodes won the Big 12 meet with a non-PR Vault of 14-5.50.
Finally (in the PV, that is!), Sydney Clute PR'ed at 14-6 to win the Big 10 meet, and get its Meet Record!!
She misses my Collegiate DDD by just 0.75 inches!!
Akela Jones's non-PR LJ of 22-1.75 gave her the Meet Record at the Big 12.
Der-Reme Freeman's 21-5.50 LJ gave her the ACC Meet Record.
Tierra Williams got the Big 10 MR with her TJ of 44-6.
Kellion Knibb nabbed the ACC Meet Record in the DT with her non-PR distance of 198-11.
Nick Miller, a British Hammer Thrower, got the Big 12 MR with his 245-5.
He moves from 17th to 13th on the A-T Collegiate list!
Stefan Brits---who I assume is NOT a Brit!! (pun intended!!)--LJ'ed 26-11.75 for the Meet Record of the ACC.
It also makes him 24th A-T Collegiate!
Nick Scarvelis's SP mark of 67-4.75 won the PAC 12, but fell 2.25 inches short of the Collegiate Top 24 Performers list--my DDD thingy!!
Finally--in the field events!--Avion Jones HJ'ed a US and Collegiate leading 7-7.
He's an East Carolina athlete.
This makes him 21st A-T Collegiate, tied with 6 others!!
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn is having HER year in the 100H.
Her SEC heat time of 12.80 missed the Collegiate Frosh Class record of Dior Hall by just 0.06 seconds, and missed the Collegiate DDD by 0.03!!
But not to worry!
She proceeded to win the final in a Frosh Class record time of 12.69, helped not much by a wind of 0.7.
It also got her the Age 19 record, as she won't turn 20 until August 21st!
It makes her 12th A-T Collegiate!
But she falls 0.06 short of the US list!!
Devon Allen ran a PAC 12 Meet Record--in his HEAT!!
His 110H time of 13.32 makes him 14th A-T Collegiate, tied with 3 others!
In the 400H, Shamier Little's non-PR time of 54.72 easily took the SEC title, but not the MR!!
Eric Futch ran 49.24, but can't remember where!
Alexis Franklin got the Big 10 MR by winning in 55.66.
In other sprint action, Felicia Brown won her SEC 200 heat in a speedy 22.19.
Too bad it had a 2.6 wind attached to it!!
Then, in the final---AGAINST a wind of 1.3!!--she ran 22.26!!
This makes her 8th A-T Collegiate!
She misses the US list by a mere 0.03 seconds!!
(It shows the strength of the SEC that it's NOT a Meet Record!!)
Taylor Ellis-Watson moved down in distance to finish 2nd in 22.48.
She misses the Collegiate DDD by that self-same 0.03 seconds!!
Jada Martin's 22.60 was 3rd!
But Ellis-Watson won the SEC 400 in a non-PR 50.81.
Felicia Majors was 2nd in 51.29.
Nathaneel Mitchell-Blake blazed a 19.95 in his 200 race, wind of 0.4.
This makes him 7th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other.
It also places him 2nd on the A-T list of Great Britain, according to a source!
Renard Howell was 2nd in 20.15.
Howell misses the Collegiate DDD by 0.05 seconds!
Hannah Cunliffe had a solid meet at the PAC 12.
She won the 100 and 200, her fastest 100 coming in the heats--11.08.
Her 200 was a PR, her 22.49 being run INTO a wind of 1.1.
The longer distance is the PAC 12 Meet Record!
She misses the Collegiate DDD by 0.04!!
She also ran on UO's 4X100 Relay winner of 42.71.
That was another Meet Record!!
BTW, Jasmine Todd didn't qualify for the final, finishing 10th overall in the 100 heats, time of 11.59.
As an aside, I'm willing to lay 75-25 odds that Ms Cunliffe follows the path set by Jenna Prandini last year, when, after a super successful year of sprinting for the Ducks, she signed a Pro contract immediately following the NCAA meet!!
I'm getting the sense that Cunliffe is thinking along the same lines!
She's already stated she's trying to compete for Italy in Rio, claiming some Great-Great-something or other had Italian roots!!
I've followed her on Twitter since her HS days, and I must say, she's a strange beautiful woman!!
Shakima Wimbley missed both of HER ACC Meet Records (!!), but won the 200 and 400 with times of 22.56 and 50.90.
Margaret Bamghose took 2nd in the 400 with her 51.11.
Courtney Okolo breezed to an easy Big 12 win in the 400 with her 50.76.
Tevin Hester's 20.13 in the ACC 200 gave him the MR.
But he misses the Collegiate Top 24 Performers list by 0.03 seconds!!
While NOT a Collegian anymore, I should mention here that Fran McCorory took the Guadeloupe 400 in 50.73.
(For more on the Guadeloupe meet, see my previous post!!)
Some 4X400 Relays were good for Record Book consideration!
Miami's Women took the ACC Meet Record with their 3:30.61 winner.
LSU's Men got the SEC Meet Record with their 3:00.48 winner.
The Men of Nebraska ran 3:03.74 for the Big 10 MR!
Iowa's Women's team ran 3:31.22 for the Meet Record at the Big 10.
In the 4X100 Relay, LSU got the SEC Meet Record with their 38.33.
As per normal in Conference meets, the middle and long distance events didn't produce much in the Records and Marks departments!
But there were some interesting developments.
Ed Cheserek won the PAC 12 10000 in a tortoise-speed 28:58 and change.
Then something akin to UFO sightings in New Mexico in the 1940's developed in the 5000.
I checked the results, and I SWEAR I saw Ches's name in about 35th place (!!) with a time of about 14:41 in the 5K.
Then I looked again a couple of minutes later.
His name was GONE!!
Later, I saw a thread on this on the Let's Run Forum, most of the comments saying the same thing I just said---that his name WAS there, then it wasn't!!
Now, I know that UFO sightings are a very, um, personal thing---read up on ANY tale of their sightings!!--but when several L-R folks say the EXACT same thing, the "evidence" demands some answers!
Ken Goe doesn't mention it in his Oregonian column!
Several others INSIST he didn't even start the 5K!!
Anywayyyyy, it looks as though Cheserek may have his foot BACK in the door for the NCAA!
That said, his Washington foe Colby Gilbert (Remember, he defeated Ches awhile back in a 5K!!) won that PAC 12 5000 in a good 13:35.20, about a 9 second PR!
Katie Knight took the Women's 10K in Eugene in a MR time of 33:20.02!!
Colorado's Erin Clark took the PAC 12 3000SC in the MR time of 9:48.72.
It's a PR for her, but she misses the Collegiate DDD by 0.56 seconds!!
The SEC also saw its 3000SC MR fall.
Jessica Kamilos ran 9:48.16.
She's now 24th A-T collegiate!
Cornelia Griesche was 2nd in 9:51.66, while Devin Clark was 3rd in 9:54.83.
Megan Moye ran the fastest Collegiate 1500 of 2016, her 4:11.91 nabbing the ACC Meet Record!
BTW, that record belonged to one Shalane Flanagan, her record set in 2003!!
Sam Affolder--brother of Noah--ran 9:38.00 in the 3000SC for the HS Frosh Class record!!
The PAC 12 1500's were won by Elise Cranny (4:17.72) and Izaic Yorks (3:39.14).
But it was 2nd placer (in the Men's race) Matthew Maton who gave the race some juice!
His 3:39.97 in 2nd was a PR by a couple of seconds, maybe 3!!
The SEC Men's 800 was a good race, if not spectacularly fast!
Brandon McBride took the Gold with 1:45.68, while Hector Hernandez's 1:46.15 nipped Donovan Brazier's 1:46.19 for 2nd!
The ACC Women's 800 was also a good race.
Hanna Green ran 2:02.45, edging Anima Banks, who ran 2:02.50!
In a race of Professionals in the Portland Twilight meet, Kate Grace ran her first 800 in 2 years, winning in 2:00.05.
Second--in the PR time of 2:00.99--was Alexa Efraimson!!
Shelby Houlihan's 2:01.56 took 3rd, with Justine Fedronic's 2:01.99 in 4th!!
In a separate race, Jordan Hasay finished in 5th place with a sluggish 2:11.18.
I should mention here that Molly Seidel is out of the NCAA (and most likely, the Olympic Trials as well) with a sacral stress fracture!
The Multi's produced some good marks.
The best of those was Lindon Victor's AMAZING 1000 point PR (!!!!) in the Decathlon at the SEC!!
His point total of 8446 saw him PR in 7 or 8 of the 10 events, to also nab Kurt Felix's National Record of Grenada!!!
It makes him 4th A-T Collegiate!!
And his competition wasn't exactly a group of ragdolls!!
Maicel Uibo scored 8316, but wasn't a match for this out-of-nowhere attack!!
Devon Williams PR'ed in 3rd, his 8116 making him 24th A-T Collegiate!!
Erica Bougard scored 6170 to take SEC's Heptathlon.
Annie Kunz's PR of 5976 in 2nd misses my DDD by 35 points!
Next in line came Payton Stumbaugh's 5955, followed by Taliyah Brooks's 5855 and Alex Gochenour's 5804.
Amelie Iuel took the PAC 12 Hept--held a week ago--with 6011 points, for 24th place on the A-T Collegiate list!
And FINALLY, I should mention Chaunte Lowe's experience, as revealed to me in a Tweet!
She said she paid her own way to Rio to compete in an Olympic test event there!!
She HJ'ed 6-5 for the World leading mark!
But she also apparently started a Heptathlon!!!
She Tweeted that she "blew the 1st day, so I will have to try again another time"!!!
Could Ms Lowe be America's next great Heptathlete, even at Age 32???
(I Tweeted back that she should consider doing Talence after the Olympics. Haven't heard back from her on that---yet!!)
Had enough for one post---or one WEEK??
Well, sorry, but I want to give you some more numbers!!
Hang in there!!
After all the above Marks were entered on my various DDD's, I counted the 2016 totals for my 4 categories (World, US, Collegiate, HS) to see where the season stood.
As you know, I normally get a final count of between 300 and 400 marks each year.
With all the major meets yet to occur, the numbers are as follows.
World Men have 7 marks dating from 2016.
World Women have 12.
US Men total 8.
US Women have 24 so far!
Collegiate Men have 18 marks dated 2016.
Collegiate Women double that with 36.
And HS Men have 12.
HS Women have 22.
Men's total 45.
Women's total 94.
The Grand Total is 139!!
See you later this week, as there's a couple of significant European meets coming up!
All the individual athletes do is score points for their team, to help make them Conference Champion, and maybe later, National Champion!
Not here, not me!
In this blog, my ONLY interest is how fast an athlete runs, how far they throw things, and how high or far they jump!
Points? Blah!
Team winners? Sorry!
As the following will show, there's more than enough news of Top 24 A-T Marks and all sorts of Records broken to keep me--and my millions of readers (Snicker!)--busy!
And none were more remarkable---or least shocking (To me, at least!)--than Keturah Orji's MASSIVE leap forward in the Triple Jump!
Yes, it was wind-aided, but this is SERIOUS, folks!!
The startlingly talented Georgia Soph TJ'ed 47-11 to win the SEC title!
It had a 2.9 wind, but if legal, would have broken the American Record by 6 inches!
As it turned out, her earlier jump of 46-6.75 was legal, and an OUTdoor PR!
(That was more than a foot and a half ahead of the 2nd placer!! The 47-11 was almost 3 feet ahead!!)
It;s the SEC Meet Record.
It moves her from 4th A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others, to 4th, but with no ties!!
She also moves from 9th to 7th A-T US!
Watch this woman fly!
A LEGAL 47-11 isn't out of reach!
BTW, that 2nd placer was Simone Charley, whose 45-0.50 gave her 24th place on the A-T Collegiate list, tied with 3 others!
Once again, Field events were strong across the board.
Kelsey Card continued to rack up street cred.
She nabbed TWO Big 10 Meet Records.
Her DT mark of 204-2 was a PR, and moves her up one spot on the Collegiate list, from 11th to 10th.
She remains 18th on the US list!
While not a PR, her SP mark of 59-9.50 got the MR.
The SEC Women's JT winner was Maggie Malone, her 195-2 the new Meet Record.
Behind her, Marija Kucenovic's 189-8 moves her from 20th A-T Collegiate to 18th.
Malone's mark wasn't a PR.
Raven Saunders totally dominated the SEC Shot Put, her winning mark of 60-11.50 another Meet Record!
In the Big 12 meet, Avione Allgood upset favored Hannah Carson, her JT mark of 192-11 good for the MR!
She moves from 15th to 11th on TWO different lists---the US and Collegiate DDD's!
Carson wasn't able to get past 186 feet!
While not a MR, or any record my T&F Record Book is normally concerned with, I must mention the Men's PV results at the ACC meet!
Virginia Tech's Men took the first SEVEN places!!
Their marks ranged from the winning 17-7.25 down to 7th placer 16-7.50!!
On the normal scoring system, that means they scored 38 points for VT!!!
Lexi Weeks zoomed over the PV bar set at 15-0---a non-PR, but enough to win the SEC.
She missed her 3 tries at 15-6.25!
The ACC saw a mild upset in their Women's PV, as Alysha Newman's clearance at 14-7.50 beat Duke's Megan Clark's best of 14-3.50!
In one of the lesser known Conferences, Morgann LeLeux continued her strong 2016 season, PR'ing slightly to 14-10.
She remains 9th A-T Collegiate, but becomes 24th A-T US, tied with 1 other!!
She missed her 3 attempts at 15-1.
Annie Rhodes won the Big 12 meet with a non-PR Vault of 14-5.50.
Finally (in the PV, that is!), Sydney Clute PR'ed at 14-6 to win the Big 10 meet, and get its Meet Record!!
She misses my Collegiate DDD by just 0.75 inches!!
Akela Jones's non-PR LJ of 22-1.75 gave her the Meet Record at the Big 12.
Der-Reme Freeman's 21-5.50 LJ gave her the ACC Meet Record.
Tierra Williams got the Big 10 MR with her TJ of 44-6.
Kellion Knibb nabbed the ACC Meet Record in the DT with her non-PR distance of 198-11.
Nick Miller, a British Hammer Thrower, got the Big 12 MR with his 245-5.
He moves from 17th to 13th on the A-T Collegiate list!
Stefan Brits---who I assume is NOT a Brit!! (pun intended!!)--LJ'ed 26-11.75 for the Meet Record of the ACC.
It also makes him 24th A-T Collegiate!
Nick Scarvelis's SP mark of 67-4.75 won the PAC 12, but fell 2.25 inches short of the Collegiate Top 24 Performers list--my DDD thingy!!
Finally--in the field events!--Avion Jones HJ'ed a US and Collegiate leading 7-7.
He's an East Carolina athlete.
This makes him 21st A-T Collegiate, tied with 6 others!!
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn is having HER year in the 100H.
Her SEC heat time of 12.80 missed the Collegiate Frosh Class record of Dior Hall by just 0.06 seconds, and missed the Collegiate DDD by 0.03!!
But not to worry!
She proceeded to win the final in a Frosh Class record time of 12.69, helped not much by a wind of 0.7.
It also got her the Age 19 record, as she won't turn 20 until August 21st!
It makes her 12th A-T Collegiate!
But she falls 0.06 short of the US list!!
Devon Allen ran a PAC 12 Meet Record--in his HEAT!!
His 110H time of 13.32 makes him 14th A-T Collegiate, tied with 3 others!
In the 400H, Shamier Little's non-PR time of 54.72 easily took the SEC title, but not the MR!!
Eric Futch ran 49.24, but can't remember where!
Alexis Franklin got the Big 10 MR by winning in 55.66.
In other sprint action, Felicia Brown won her SEC 200 heat in a speedy 22.19.
Too bad it had a 2.6 wind attached to it!!
Then, in the final---AGAINST a wind of 1.3!!--she ran 22.26!!
This makes her 8th A-T Collegiate!
She misses the US list by a mere 0.03 seconds!!
(It shows the strength of the SEC that it's NOT a Meet Record!!)
Taylor Ellis-Watson moved down in distance to finish 2nd in 22.48.
She misses the Collegiate DDD by that self-same 0.03 seconds!!
Jada Martin's 22.60 was 3rd!
But Ellis-Watson won the SEC 400 in a non-PR 50.81.
Felicia Majors was 2nd in 51.29.
Nathaneel Mitchell-Blake blazed a 19.95 in his 200 race, wind of 0.4.
This makes him 7th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other.
It also places him 2nd on the A-T list of Great Britain, according to a source!
Renard Howell was 2nd in 20.15.
Howell misses the Collegiate DDD by 0.05 seconds!
Hannah Cunliffe had a solid meet at the PAC 12.
She won the 100 and 200, her fastest 100 coming in the heats--11.08.
Her 200 was a PR, her 22.49 being run INTO a wind of 1.1.
The longer distance is the PAC 12 Meet Record!
She misses the Collegiate DDD by 0.04!!
She also ran on UO's 4X100 Relay winner of 42.71.
That was another Meet Record!!
BTW, Jasmine Todd didn't qualify for the final, finishing 10th overall in the 100 heats, time of 11.59.
As an aside, I'm willing to lay 75-25 odds that Ms Cunliffe follows the path set by Jenna Prandini last year, when, after a super successful year of sprinting for the Ducks, she signed a Pro contract immediately following the NCAA meet!!
I'm getting the sense that Cunliffe is thinking along the same lines!
She's already stated she's trying to compete for Italy in Rio, claiming some Great-Great-something or other had Italian roots!!
I've followed her on Twitter since her HS days, and I must say, she's a strange beautiful woman!!
Shakima Wimbley missed both of HER ACC Meet Records (!!), but won the 200 and 400 with times of 22.56 and 50.90.
Margaret Bamghose took 2nd in the 400 with her 51.11.
Courtney Okolo breezed to an easy Big 12 win in the 400 with her 50.76.
Tevin Hester's 20.13 in the ACC 200 gave him the MR.
But he misses the Collegiate Top 24 Performers list by 0.03 seconds!!
While NOT a Collegian anymore, I should mention here that Fran McCorory took the Guadeloupe 400 in 50.73.
(For more on the Guadeloupe meet, see my previous post!!)
Some 4X400 Relays were good for Record Book consideration!
Miami's Women took the ACC Meet Record with their 3:30.61 winner.
LSU's Men got the SEC Meet Record with their 3:00.48 winner.
The Men of Nebraska ran 3:03.74 for the Big 10 MR!
Iowa's Women's team ran 3:31.22 for the Meet Record at the Big 10.
In the 4X100 Relay, LSU got the SEC Meet Record with their 38.33.
As per normal in Conference meets, the middle and long distance events didn't produce much in the Records and Marks departments!
But there were some interesting developments.
Ed Cheserek won the PAC 12 10000 in a tortoise-speed 28:58 and change.
Then something akin to UFO sightings in New Mexico in the 1940's developed in the 5000.
I checked the results, and I SWEAR I saw Ches's name in about 35th place (!!) with a time of about 14:41 in the 5K.
Then I looked again a couple of minutes later.
His name was GONE!!
Later, I saw a thread on this on the Let's Run Forum, most of the comments saying the same thing I just said---that his name WAS there, then it wasn't!!
Now, I know that UFO sightings are a very, um, personal thing---read up on ANY tale of their sightings!!--but when several L-R folks say the EXACT same thing, the "evidence" demands some answers!
Ken Goe doesn't mention it in his Oregonian column!
Several others INSIST he didn't even start the 5K!!
Anywayyyyy, it looks as though Cheserek may have his foot BACK in the door for the NCAA!
That said, his Washington foe Colby Gilbert (Remember, he defeated Ches awhile back in a 5K!!) won that PAC 12 5000 in a good 13:35.20, about a 9 second PR!
Katie Knight took the Women's 10K in Eugene in a MR time of 33:20.02!!
Colorado's Erin Clark took the PAC 12 3000SC in the MR time of 9:48.72.
It's a PR for her, but she misses the Collegiate DDD by 0.56 seconds!!
The SEC also saw its 3000SC MR fall.
Jessica Kamilos ran 9:48.16.
She's now 24th A-T collegiate!
Cornelia Griesche was 2nd in 9:51.66, while Devin Clark was 3rd in 9:54.83.
Megan Moye ran the fastest Collegiate 1500 of 2016, her 4:11.91 nabbing the ACC Meet Record!
BTW, that record belonged to one Shalane Flanagan, her record set in 2003!!
Sam Affolder--brother of Noah--ran 9:38.00 in the 3000SC for the HS Frosh Class record!!
The PAC 12 1500's were won by Elise Cranny (4:17.72) and Izaic Yorks (3:39.14).
But it was 2nd placer (in the Men's race) Matthew Maton who gave the race some juice!
His 3:39.97 in 2nd was a PR by a couple of seconds, maybe 3!!
The SEC Men's 800 was a good race, if not spectacularly fast!
Brandon McBride took the Gold with 1:45.68, while Hector Hernandez's 1:46.15 nipped Donovan Brazier's 1:46.19 for 2nd!
The ACC Women's 800 was also a good race.
Hanna Green ran 2:02.45, edging Anima Banks, who ran 2:02.50!
In a race of Professionals in the Portland Twilight meet, Kate Grace ran her first 800 in 2 years, winning in 2:00.05.
Second--in the PR time of 2:00.99--was Alexa Efraimson!!
Shelby Houlihan's 2:01.56 took 3rd, with Justine Fedronic's 2:01.99 in 4th!!
In a separate race, Jordan Hasay finished in 5th place with a sluggish 2:11.18.
I should mention here that Molly Seidel is out of the NCAA (and most likely, the Olympic Trials as well) with a sacral stress fracture!
The Multi's produced some good marks.
The best of those was Lindon Victor's AMAZING 1000 point PR (!!!!) in the Decathlon at the SEC!!
His point total of 8446 saw him PR in 7 or 8 of the 10 events, to also nab Kurt Felix's National Record of Grenada!!!
It makes him 4th A-T Collegiate!!
And his competition wasn't exactly a group of ragdolls!!
Maicel Uibo scored 8316, but wasn't a match for this out-of-nowhere attack!!
Devon Williams PR'ed in 3rd, his 8116 making him 24th A-T Collegiate!!
Erica Bougard scored 6170 to take SEC's Heptathlon.
Annie Kunz's PR of 5976 in 2nd misses my DDD by 35 points!
Next in line came Payton Stumbaugh's 5955, followed by Taliyah Brooks's 5855 and Alex Gochenour's 5804.
Amelie Iuel took the PAC 12 Hept--held a week ago--with 6011 points, for 24th place on the A-T Collegiate list!
And FINALLY, I should mention Chaunte Lowe's experience, as revealed to me in a Tweet!
She said she paid her own way to Rio to compete in an Olympic test event there!!
She HJ'ed 6-5 for the World leading mark!
But she also apparently started a Heptathlon!!!
She Tweeted that she "blew the 1st day, so I will have to try again another time"!!!
Could Ms Lowe be America's next great Heptathlete, even at Age 32???
(I Tweeted back that she should consider doing Talence after the Olympics. Haven't heard back from her on that---yet!!)
Had enough for one post---or one WEEK??
Well, sorry, but I want to give you some more numbers!!
Hang in there!!
After all the above Marks were entered on my various DDD's, I counted the 2016 totals for my 4 categories (World, US, Collegiate, HS) to see where the season stood.
As you know, I normally get a final count of between 300 and 400 marks each year.
With all the major meets yet to occur, the numbers are as follows.
World Men have 7 marks dating from 2016.
World Women have 12.
US Men total 8.
US Women have 24 so far!
Collegiate Men have 18 marks dated 2016.
Collegiate Women double that with 36.
And HS Men have 12.
HS Women have 22.
Men's total 45.
Women's total 94.
The Grand Total is 139!!
See you later this week, as there's a couple of significant European meets coming up!
Sunday, May 15, 2016
Sandra Perks Up Pro Side
Pardon my penchant (addiction?) to "original" titles.
Just can't help myself!
But the title DOES express the gist of what happened as the Shanghai Diamond League meet opened its gates!
In strode Miss Sandra Perkovic--who seems to LOVE explosive early season DT tosses.
If a 232-6 (70.88) throw doesn't PERK-ovic things up, I don't know what will!
Her 4th round throw gives her the Age 25 record.
And she breaks her own Shanghai Meet Record.
Dani Samuels came close to her PR to beat Dania Caballero for 2nd.
Faith Kipyegon is steadily improving, her 3:56.82 winning 1500 time the latest proof.
While 2 others broke 4:00, it was all Kipyegon on the last lap.
Her 58.54 closer---with the final 300 in about 43.5--took care of Helen Obiri's 3:59.34 and Dawit Seyaum's 3:59.87.
For Kipyegon, it's the Shanghai Meet Record (Old record held by one Genzebe Dibaba!!!), as well as her own National Record of Kenya!
She misses the World DDD by 0.20 seconds!!
Besu Sado of Ethiopia ran 4:00.08 in 4th, while Jenny Simpson's 4:04.56 US leader got her 6th!
The Women's 3000SC went out FAST!!
A 2:59 first K gave fans hope of a possible World Record, and when they came by 2K in 6:03, it wasn't just hope.
Alas, things slowed a bit, yet Hyvia Kiyeng (Jepkemoi)'s 9:07.42 still cut the 2016 leader by almost 20 seconds!
It gave her the Shanghai Meet Record, as well as the Age 24 record!
She moves from 11th A-T World to 8th!
Second place went to precocious Ruth Jebet, who's been a teenage star for a couple of years.
In fact, her 9:15.98 time is the Age 19 record!!
It also breaks her own National Record of Bahrain, and makes her 21st A-T World!
Remember in my last post I mentioned a new NR for India in this event, run by Lalita Babar?
Well, Babar ran fast here too, but was beaten by her countrywoman Sudha Singh, whose 9:26.55 took down Babar's record!
In 3rd came Sofia Assefa in 9:21.07, followed by Virginia Nyambura's 9:21.15.
Bogdan Bondarenko returned to the HJ wars, but his 2.28 clearance wasn't the reminder of past glories we'd been looking for!
He missed 3 times at 2.34.
The Women HJ'ers didn't do much better.
Without the CLEAN Russians (Anna Chicherova & Mariya Kuchina) in the game, and missing stalwarts Ruth Beitia and Blanka Vlasic, the event just isn't the same.
That said, LaVern Spencer continued her solid 2016 with a 6-4.25 win, with Nadezhda Dusanova getting the same height in 2nd.
Justin Gatlin easily took the 100 in 9.94.
Femi Ogunode was 2nd in 10.07.
Shaunae Miller cruised to a 400 win in 50.45.
Stephanie McPherson followed in 50.98, with Natasha Hastings in 3rd with 51.10.
The Women's 200 was won by vet Murielle Ahoure's 22.72.
SUPER vet Veronica Campbell-Brown took 2nd in 22.82, with newbie Pro Kaylin Whitney's 23.39 beating Candyce McGrone's 23.53 back in 6th and 8th!
Muktis Edris's 12:59.96 in the Men's 5000 led a deep field of Africans to the line!
For Edris, it's the Shanghai Meet Record.
Joshua Cheptegei's 13:00.60 was 2nd, with Tom Longosiwa's 13:01.69 taking 3rd.
An upset of sorts took place in the Men's Pole Vault.
The INdoor World Record holder, Renaud Lavillenie, was beaten!!
His conquerer was American rising star Sam Kendricks, whose 19-3.50 moves him from 20th A-T US, tied with 2 others, to 12th!
Lavillenie's "off day" still gave him 19-1.50.
China's own National 4X100 Relay team got another Shanghai Meet Record!
Bingtian Su ran 3rd leg on their 38.71 winner!
There were 2 controversial races in this 2nd DL meet of the Olympic year!
And in the opinion of most observers, it had mostly (if not entirely!!) to do with fucked up officiating, to be a bit blunt!
First, in the Men's 110H, a classy field was ready to fly, including new kidney owner Aries Merritt, as well as new Spain resident Orlando Ortega!
Well, first Ortega False Started.
Okay, shit happens!
But then, on the very next attempted start, Merritt gets the red card!
And that's when the shit hit the fan!
TWO false starts---one after the other---both against very fast, and very popular, runners??
Uh oh, what's up with THAT??
(I forgot to mention in my Doha post that Ortega's 13.12 there was the National Record of Spain!!)
Then in the Men's 800, it got even worse!!
No false starts, per se, but a very FALSE start!!
Let me TRY to explain!!
Seems David Rudisha--who had said he's ready for a 1:43 time--saw someone on, or too close to, the track, and tried to signal an official to tell him to delay the start.
That official, in lane 9, noted Rudisha's signals, and tried to tell another official to hold off on the start, but either they didn't speak the same language, or he just didn't hear him.
So, with Rudisha standing there calmly, hands on hips, that other official shot the gun to start the race.
But only half of the field took off, the other half---seeing Rudisha standing there calmly--also hesitated starting their race.
INCLUDING the supposed RABBIT!!!
Thus, the "win" by Ferguson Rotich in 1:45.68 should be taken for what it was.
And that goes for Rudisha's eventual 5th place finish in 1:46.24.
Not sure if the Americans were affected by this, but Erik Sowinski's 8th and Run Gum's tattoo auctioneer Nick Symmonds's 10th shouldn't be taken too seriously!!
BTW, the winner of the 110H was Omar McLeod in 12.98.
Hansle Parchment was 2nd in 13.12, while David Oliver was just 5th in 13.38.
Three other Pro meets produced some quality marks!
The Adidas affair in Germany (at Adidas headquarters!) was supposed to have Meseret Defar going for a sub-30:00 10000, but she backed out at the last minute with a "small injury".
The other women did their best, however, running the year's fastest time.
Netsanet Gudeta chugged off 73 and 74 second laps, heading to a 30:56.26 win over Genet Yalew's 30:58.26.
Juliet Bottorf was lapped 3 times, not even breaking 35 minutes!
The Men also ran 2016 leaders, with Leal Gebresilassie winning in 27:19.71.
The Women's 5000 was a solo effort by Sembere Teferi, her 14:46.61 another 2016 leader!
Tori Bowie continued her hot season, winning the 100 in 10.91 over Michelle Lee-Ahye's 11.07.
Yohan Blake took his 100 in 10.03.
Willy Tarbei's 1:44.84, and Tigist Assefa's 2:02.28 took the 800's.
Nixon Chepseba took the 1500 in 3:39.18.
The Caymen's and Guadeloupe were 2 other meets worth noting.
Before I get to those, let me note that an earlier Jamaican meet saw Kim Collins DESTROY the 40 & over 100 Age record with his 10.09!!
Previous best had been Troy Douglas's 10.29!!
And he finished just 6th in that race!
Also--before moving to the Caymen's et al!!--I have to fill in some missing data from my Doha report!
Ekaterina Stefanidi PV'ed 15-6.25 there.
This moved her from 24th A-T World, tied with 2 others, to 21st, tied with 1 other!
But more importantly--at least for her fans!--Demi Payne was REMOVED from that list by Stefanidi's move up!
The Guadeloupe meet saw a GREAT Men's Long Jump!
Marquis Goodwin took off, then landed 27-8.75 down the line.
He became 18th A-T US.
He misses the World list by just 1.50 inches!!
But pushed OFF the US list was an iconic name, better known as a sprinter!
Leroy Burrell, father of Cameron, had LJ'ed 27-5.50 in 1989!
That mark is GONE!!
Mike Hartfield took 2nd with 27-4.50!!
The Women's 100H saw Kristi Castlin's 12.69 beating the 12.76's of Sharika Nelvis and Queen Harrison in 2nd and 3rd!
The Caymens affair gave newbie Pro Jenna Prandini two chances to strut her stuff.
Which she did, winning the 100 and 200 in 11.16 and 22.63.
Speaking of fast American 100H Women--as I just did!--Kendra Harrison blazed a 12.42 to win easily.
It wasn't a PR, however.
Phyllis Francis took the 400 in 50.71.
Guadeloupe and the Caymens had sort of a "Jamaica stand-off" in their Men's 100's.
In the former, Asafa Powell's 10.04 won easily.
But MISTER Jamaica---aka Usain Bolt--won HIS 100 in 10.05.
Various descriptions had him "suffering a cramp" to "jogging" in his race!!
While Clara Bow was once the "IT" girl of Hollywood, Mr Bolt is assuredly the "IT" man of T&F!!
No matter what he runs---or how slow or fast---every eye is on HIM!!
(But Denterius Locke took 2nd behind Bolt in 10.12!)
In Guadeloupe, Kirani James won a fast 400 in 44.15, with Bralon Taplin 2nd in the mid-44's.
English Gardner's 11.04 won the 100, while LaShawn Merritt won the 200 in 20.15.
I said at the onset that this post was about the Professional side of things.
But, wanting to have my next post ALL about the Collegiate Conferences, I'll share my High School data with you here.
And I've got quite a bit!!
In the Texas state meet, Freshman Jasmine Moore had quite a day.
She won both the horizontal jumps, her TJ of 42-1.75 giving her the Freshman Class record!!
That record had been held by one of the best HS'ers ever, Ychlindria Spears, who remains 4th A-T HS in that event OUTdoors!
She'd set the mark back in 1999!!
But Moore misses my HS DDD by less than 6 inches!
She also LJ'ed a non-PR 19-10!
Some High Hurdlers ran fast.
Tia Jones's 13.20 in the 100H was just 0.02 seconds off the Frosh Class record held by Dior Hall!!
It moves her from 20th A-T HS, tied with 1 other, to 10th, also tied with 1 other!
Trey Cunningham's 13.42 in the 110H makes him 18th A-T HS, tied with 1 other.
Alexis Duncan's 13.22 in the 100H makes her 15th A-T HS, tied with 1 other.
Sub-4:00 HS Miler Michael Slagowski showed some 800 wheels, his 1:48.36 now the leading mark of 2016!
It also makes him 17th A-T HS!!
A HS Junior, Shamon Ehiemus, ran the 200 in 20.62, missing the DDD by 0.04 seconds!
Elena Bruckner continued her break-out season, her SP mark of 54-7 moving her from 8th to 4th on the A-T HS list!!
Vernon Turner became the 2016 HJ leader, his 7-4 making him 16th A-T HS, tied with 6 others!
Jordan Geist had a non-PR in the Shot Put, mark of 72-6.50.
Noah Lyles also had a non-PR mark---running the 200 in 20.33.
And comebacking-from-surgery HSR holder Madison Wiltrout threw the Javelin 150-5, her best of 2016---so far!!
Before I close, I have 3 more marks from Shanghai.
Ivana Spanovic's opening LJ measured 22-9.75, which stood up for the win AND the Shanghai Meet Record!!
Michael Tinsley won the 400H in 48.90.
Kurt Roberts took the SP with a lob of 70-2.50!
Stephen Mozia's recent SP mark of 68-0.25 is the National Record of Nigeria.
In Road Race news, the USATF 25K Championship (That's about 15.6 Miles, BTW!!) races were won by Chris Landry and Alphine Bolton.
Landry's 1:15:32 beat Jared Ward's 1:15:44 and Jake Riley's 1:15:57.
(Extended to a full Marathon, that pace would give you about a 2:07:00!!)
Bolton's 1:25:24 easily beat early leader Lindsey Scherf's 1:27:03 and Clara Santucci's 1:27:53.
(Bolton's pace would give her a Marathon of about 2:24:00!!)
In Minnesota's USATF Road Mile Championship, Queen of the Road Mile Heather Kampf lived up to her nicknamed moniker, winning in 4:34.2 over Christy Cazzola's 4:37.2 and Gabe Grunewald's 4:39.0.
Bearded Ben Blankenship won the Men's race in 3:55.8, with MoBot conquerer Garrett Heath 2nd in 3:59.7!
A MAJOR announcement came from Genzebe Dibaba's camp!!
She will be making TWO attempts at World Records in June!!
(And we all know what happens when Genzebe says she wants a WR---she GETS a WR!!)
She'll go after the OUTdoor Mile mark of Svetlana Masterkova--her 4:12.56 from 1996.--at the June 9th Bislett Games.
Then, one week later, she'll try to become the first woman to run a sub-3:50 in the 1500, chasing her own WR of 3:50.07!
She'd said previously that she felt capable of a 3:47!!!
One more bit of news.
Besides Defar backing out of the Adidas race, Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce withdrew from Shanghai and Allyson Felix backed out of the Guadeloupe race, both citing "small" or "minor" injuries!!
See you either later tonight, or early Monday morning with my Collegiate Conferences report!!
And it's going to be a doozy!!!
Just can't help myself!
But the title DOES express the gist of what happened as the Shanghai Diamond League meet opened its gates!
In strode Miss Sandra Perkovic--who seems to LOVE explosive early season DT tosses.
If a 232-6 (70.88) throw doesn't PERK-ovic things up, I don't know what will!
Her 4th round throw gives her the Age 25 record.
And she breaks her own Shanghai Meet Record.
Dani Samuels came close to her PR to beat Dania Caballero for 2nd.
Faith Kipyegon is steadily improving, her 3:56.82 winning 1500 time the latest proof.
While 2 others broke 4:00, it was all Kipyegon on the last lap.
Her 58.54 closer---with the final 300 in about 43.5--took care of Helen Obiri's 3:59.34 and Dawit Seyaum's 3:59.87.
For Kipyegon, it's the Shanghai Meet Record (Old record held by one Genzebe Dibaba!!!), as well as her own National Record of Kenya!
She misses the World DDD by 0.20 seconds!!
Besu Sado of Ethiopia ran 4:00.08 in 4th, while Jenny Simpson's 4:04.56 US leader got her 6th!
The Women's 3000SC went out FAST!!
A 2:59 first K gave fans hope of a possible World Record, and when they came by 2K in 6:03, it wasn't just hope.
Alas, things slowed a bit, yet Hyvia Kiyeng (Jepkemoi)'s 9:07.42 still cut the 2016 leader by almost 20 seconds!
It gave her the Shanghai Meet Record, as well as the Age 24 record!
She moves from 11th A-T World to 8th!
Second place went to precocious Ruth Jebet, who's been a teenage star for a couple of years.
In fact, her 9:15.98 time is the Age 19 record!!
It also breaks her own National Record of Bahrain, and makes her 21st A-T World!
Remember in my last post I mentioned a new NR for India in this event, run by Lalita Babar?
Well, Babar ran fast here too, but was beaten by her countrywoman Sudha Singh, whose 9:26.55 took down Babar's record!
In 3rd came Sofia Assefa in 9:21.07, followed by Virginia Nyambura's 9:21.15.
Bogdan Bondarenko returned to the HJ wars, but his 2.28 clearance wasn't the reminder of past glories we'd been looking for!
He missed 3 times at 2.34.
The Women HJ'ers didn't do much better.
Without the CLEAN Russians (Anna Chicherova & Mariya Kuchina) in the game, and missing stalwarts Ruth Beitia and Blanka Vlasic, the event just isn't the same.
That said, LaVern Spencer continued her solid 2016 with a 6-4.25 win, with Nadezhda Dusanova getting the same height in 2nd.
Justin Gatlin easily took the 100 in 9.94.
Femi Ogunode was 2nd in 10.07.
Shaunae Miller cruised to a 400 win in 50.45.
Stephanie McPherson followed in 50.98, with Natasha Hastings in 3rd with 51.10.
The Women's 200 was won by vet Murielle Ahoure's 22.72.
SUPER vet Veronica Campbell-Brown took 2nd in 22.82, with newbie Pro Kaylin Whitney's 23.39 beating Candyce McGrone's 23.53 back in 6th and 8th!
Muktis Edris's 12:59.96 in the Men's 5000 led a deep field of Africans to the line!
For Edris, it's the Shanghai Meet Record.
Joshua Cheptegei's 13:00.60 was 2nd, with Tom Longosiwa's 13:01.69 taking 3rd.
An upset of sorts took place in the Men's Pole Vault.
The INdoor World Record holder, Renaud Lavillenie, was beaten!!
His conquerer was American rising star Sam Kendricks, whose 19-3.50 moves him from 20th A-T US, tied with 2 others, to 12th!
Lavillenie's "off day" still gave him 19-1.50.
China's own National 4X100 Relay team got another Shanghai Meet Record!
Bingtian Su ran 3rd leg on their 38.71 winner!
There were 2 controversial races in this 2nd DL meet of the Olympic year!
And in the opinion of most observers, it had mostly (if not entirely!!) to do with fucked up officiating, to be a bit blunt!
First, in the Men's 110H, a classy field was ready to fly, including new kidney owner Aries Merritt, as well as new Spain resident Orlando Ortega!
Well, first Ortega False Started.
Okay, shit happens!
But then, on the very next attempted start, Merritt gets the red card!
And that's when the shit hit the fan!
TWO false starts---one after the other---both against very fast, and very popular, runners??
Uh oh, what's up with THAT??
(I forgot to mention in my Doha post that Ortega's 13.12 there was the National Record of Spain!!)
Then in the Men's 800, it got even worse!!
No false starts, per se, but a very FALSE start!!
Let me TRY to explain!!
Seems David Rudisha--who had said he's ready for a 1:43 time--saw someone on, or too close to, the track, and tried to signal an official to tell him to delay the start.
That official, in lane 9, noted Rudisha's signals, and tried to tell another official to hold off on the start, but either they didn't speak the same language, or he just didn't hear him.
So, with Rudisha standing there calmly, hands on hips, that other official shot the gun to start the race.
But only half of the field took off, the other half---seeing Rudisha standing there calmly--also hesitated starting their race.
INCLUDING the supposed RABBIT!!!
Thus, the "win" by Ferguson Rotich in 1:45.68 should be taken for what it was.
And that goes for Rudisha's eventual 5th place finish in 1:46.24.
Not sure if the Americans were affected by this, but Erik Sowinski's 8th and Run Gum's tattoo auctioneer Nick Symmonds's 10th shouldn't be taken too seriously!!
BTW, the winner of the 110H was Omar McLeod in 12.98.
Hansle Parchment was 2nd in 13.12, while David Oliver was just 5th in 13.38.
Three other Pro meets produced some quality marks!
The Adidas affair in Germany (at Adidas headquarters!) was supposed to have Meseret Defar going for a sub-30:00 10000, but she backed out at the last minute with a "small injury".
The other women did their best, however, running the year's fastest time.
Netsanet Gudeta chugged off 73 and 74 second laps, heading to a 30:56.26 win over Genet Yalew's 30:58.26.
Juliet Bottorf was lapped 3 times, not even breaking 35 minutes!
The Men also ran 2016 leaders, with Leal Gebresilassie winning in 27:19.71.
The Women's 5000 was a solo effort by Sembere Teferi, her 14:46.61 another 2016 leader!
Tori Bowie continued her hot season, winning the 100 in 10.91 over Michelle Lee-Ahye's 11.07.
Yohan Blake took his 100 in 10.03.
Willy Tarbei's 1:44.84, and Tigist Assefa's 2:02.28 took the 800's.
Nixon Chepseba took the 1500 in 3:39.18.
The Caymen's and Guadeloupe were 2 other meets worth noting.
Before I get to those, let me note that an earlier Jamaican meet saw Kim Collins DESTROY the 40 & over 100 Age record with his 10.09!!
Previous best had been Troy Douglas's 10.29!!
And he finished just 6th in that race!
Also--before moving to the Caymen's et al!!--I have to fill in some missing data from my Doha report!
Ekaterina Stefanidi PV'ed 15-6.25 there.
This moved her from 24th A-T World, tied with 2 others, to 21st, tied with 1 other!
But more importantly--at least for her fans!--Demi Payne was REMOVED from that list by Stefanidi's move up!
The Guadeloupe meet saw a GREAT Men's Long Jump!
Marquis Goodwin took off, then landed 27-8.75 down the line.
He became 18th A-T US.
He misses the World list by just 1.50 inches!!
But pushed OFF the US list was an iconic name, better known as a sprinter!
Leroy Burrell, father of Cameron, had LJ'ed 27-5.50 in 1989!
That mark is GONE!!
Mike Hartfield took 2nd with 27-4.50!!
The Women's 100H saw Kristi Castlin's 12.69 beating the 12.76's of Sharika Nelvis and Queen Harrison in 2nd and 3rd!
The Caymens affair gave newbie Pro Jenna Prandini two chances to strut her stuff.
Which she did, winning the 100 and 200 in 11.16 and 22.63.
Speaking of fast American 100H Women--as I just did!--Kendra Harrison blazed a 12.42 to win easily.
It wasn't a PR, however.
Phyllis Francis took the 400 in 50.71.
Guadeloupe and the Caymens had sort of a "Jamaica stand-off" in their Men's 100's.
In the former, Asafa Powell's 10.04 won easily.
But MISTER Jamaica---aka Usain Bolt--won HIS 100 in 10.05.
Various descriptions had him "suffering a cramp" to "jogging" in his race!!
While Clara Bow was once the "IT" girl of Hollywood, Mr Bolt is assuredly the "IT" man of T&F!!
No matter what he runs---or how slow or fast---every eye is on HIM!!
(But Denterius Locke took 2nd behind Bolt in 10.12!)
In Guadeloupe, Kirani James won a fast 400 in 44.15, with Bralon Taplin 2nd in the mid-44's.
English Gardner's 11.04 won the 100, while LaShawn Merritt won the 200 in 20.15.
I said at the onset that this post was about the Professional side of things.
But, wanting to have my next post ALL about the Collegiate Conferences, I'll share my High School data with you here.
And I've got quite a bit!!
In the Texas state meet, Freshman Jasmine Moore had quite a day.
She won both the horizontal jumps, her TJ of 42-1.75 giving her the Freshman Class record!!
That record had been held by one of the best HS'ers ever, Ychlindria Spears, who remains 4th A-T HS in that event OUTdoors!
She'd set the mark back in 1999!!
But Moore misses my HS DDD by less than 6 inches!
She also LJ'ed a non-PR 19-10!
Some High Hurdlers ran fast.
Tia Jones's 13.20 in the 100H was just 0.02 seconds off the Frosh Class record held by Dior Hall!!
It moves her from 20th A-T HS, tied with 1 other, to 10th, also tied with 1 other!
Trey Cunningham's 13.42 in the 110H makes him 18th A-T HS, tied with 1 other.
Alexis Duncan's 13.22 in the 100H makes her 15th A-T HS, tied with 1 other.
Sub-4:00 HS Miler Michael Slagowski showed some 800 wheels, his 1:48.36 now the leading mark of 2016!
It also makes him 17th A-T HS!!
A HS Junior, Shamon Ehiemus, ran the 200 in 20.62, missing the DDD by 0.04 seconds!
Elena Bruckner continued her break-out season, her SP mark of 54-7 moving her from 8th to 4th on the A-T HS list!!
Vernon Turner became the 2016 HJ leader, his 7-4 making him 16th A-T HS, tied with 6 others!
Jordan Geist had a non-PR in the Shot Put, mark of 72-6.50.
Noah Lyles also had a non-PR mark---running the 200 in 20.33.
And comebacking-from-surgery HSR holder Madison Wiltrout threw the Javelin 150-5, her best of 2016---so far!!
Before I close, I have 3 more marks from Shanghai.
Ivana Spanovic's opening LJ measured 22-9.75, which stood up for the win AND the Shanghai Meet Record!!
Michael Tinsley won the 400H in 48.90.
Kurt Roberts took the SP with a lob of 70-2.50!
Stephen Mozia's recent SP mark of 68-0.25 is the National Record of Nigeria.
In Road Race news, the USATF 25K Championship (That's about 15.6 Miles, BTW!!) races were won by Chris Landry and Alphine Bolton.
Landry's 1:15:32 beat Jared Ward's 1:15:44 and Jake Riley's 1:15:57.
(Extended to a full Marathon, that pace would give you about a 2:07:00!!)
Bolton's 1:25:24 easily beat early leader Lindsey Scherf's 1:27:03 and Clara Santucci's 1:27:53.
(Bolton's pace would give her a Marathon of about 2:24:00!!)
In Minnesota's USATF Road Mile Championship, Queen of the Road Mile Heather Kampf lived up to her nicknamed moniker, winning in 4:34.2 over Christy Cazzola's 4:37.2 and Gabe Grunewald's 4:39.0.
Bearded Ben Blankenship won the Men's race in 3:55.8, with MoBot conquerer Garrett Heath 2nd in 3:59.7!
A MAJOR announcement came from Genzebe Dibaba's camp!!
She will be making TWO attempts at World Records in June!!
(And we all know what happens when Genzebe says she wants a WR---she GETS a WR!!)
She'll go after the OUTdoor Mile mark of Svetlana Masterkova--her 4:12.56 from 1996.--at the June 9th Bislett Games.
Then, one week later, she'll try to become the first woman to run a sub-3:50 in the 1500, chasing her own WR of 3:50.07!
She'd said previously that she felt capable of a 3:47!!!
One more bit of news.
Besides Defar backing out of the Adidas race, Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce withdrew from Shanghai and Allyson Felix backed out of the Guadeloupe race, both citing "small" or "minor" injuries!!
See you either later tonight, or early Monday morning with my Collegiate Conferences report!!
And it's going to be a doozy!!!
Sunday, May 8, 2016
Doha just one small part
It maybe began in the capital city of Qatar, but it didn't end there!
The first Diamond League meet of the Olympic year was good, even great in some events, but became merely the steppingstone to a series of top-end marks in a series of disparate meets spread around the globe!
Four Meet Records were broken in Doha, with the Women scoring 3 of them!
In the TJ, it was the battle that set the stage.
Round 2 saw Caterine Ibarguen get the 1st MR with her 48-5.50.
But Round 3 gave that Record to INdoor sensation Yulimar Rojas with her 48-6.25!
That was also the Venezuela National Record!
Then Rojas got a windy 48-11.50.
That was followed by Ibarguen's winner, and final MR, a 49-4.25!
WHEW!
BTW, Rojas missed the Age 20 record by just 1.25 inches with that 48-6.25!
It didn't get a MR, but for Tia Brooks, her Shot Put PR of 63-11 (after an earlier round PR of 63-9.75!) did give her the victory!
She remains 6th A-T US!
Sandi Morris got both an OUTdoor PR of 15-10 in the PV--AND her first DL win!!
And the Doha Meet record!
She moves from 3rd A-T US to 2nd, tied with 1 other.
On the World list, she moves from 11th to 6th, where she's tied with 3 others!
She missed 3 times at 16-2!!
Nicole Buchler reached 15-8.25, breaking her own National Record of Switzerland!!
She's now 15th A-T World, tied with 1 other!
Two sprint races gave up the other 2 Doha MR's.
Tori Bowie tore up the track in just 10.80 seconds to defeat Dafne Schippers, who wasn't far behind, running 10.83!
In getting the MR, Bowie matched her 2014 PR!
In 3rd was Super Vet Veronica Campbell-Brown, timed in 10.91.
Murielle Ahoure was 4th in 11.02.
Wind was just 0.7.
After a 19.91 recently, Ameer Webb sped 200 meters in 19.85, making him a serious contender for the Podium in Rio!
It's the Doha MR, and moves him from 20th A-T US to 13th, tied with 1 other.
He also becomes 23rd A-T World, tied with 3 others!
Alonzo Edward was a far back 2nd in 20.06.
Wind was 1.9.
In one of the "feature" events, the Women's 3000, Almaz Ayana took care of a class field, running a non-PR 8:23.11.
The parade that followed included Mercy Cherono's 8:26.38, Gelete Burka's 8:28.29, and Vivian Cheruiyot's 8:31.86.
Good, but couldn't touch last year's wild ride!
Other decent Doha marks included--
Omar McLeod's 13.05 in the 110H (1.4) beating Hansle Parchment's 13.10, and in 6th, Aries Merritt's fastest since his kidney transplant, a 13.37!
She-Man Caster Semenya's 1:58.26 in the 800, where Eunice Sum was 3rd in 1:59.74, Chanelle Price was 5th in 2:01.05, and Molly Ludlow was 9th in 2:02.64.
(More on Semenya in a later post! But please check out some comments about "her" in the Doha thread on the T&FN Message Board!!)
Erik Kynard HJ'ing a World leading 7-7.75, while Qatar hero Mutaz Barshim could reach just 7-5 way back in 7th!!
Sunette Viljoen's JT of 213-8.
LaShawn Merritt's okay (OK in light of his recent 200 PR of 19.78!!) 400 of 44.41, topping Michael Cedeno's 44.68.
Piotr Malachowski's DT of 223-2, which defeated Belgium's Phillip Milanov's 220-8.
The latter mark breaks his own National Record!
Consesius Kipruto won the 3000SC in 8:05.13.
Jairus Birech was 2nd in 8:08.28, while flamboyant Ezekiel Kemboi was way back in 12th in 8:31 and change!
Elidh Doyle (formerly Child!) took the 400H in 54.53, with Kemi Adekoye 2nd in 54.87.
Christian Taylor TJ'ed over 3 FEET less than last year, winning in 56-6.50.
Finally (from Doha) was the UNDER-whelming 1500 win by Asbel Kiprop, his 3:32.15 JOG taking the measure of a class field!
For the rest of it, I'll go by-event-group, starting with the Field Events!
Jenn Suhr is apparently over her calf problem!
After her recent 15-9.75 (See earlier post!), she backed that up with a win in 15-7.
Second was "comebacking" Kaitlyn Petrillose, who reached 14-9!
Logan Cunningham PV'ed 18-8.25.
Katie Viuf got over 14-5.25, defeating Desiree Freier's 14-0.50 and Tori Weeks's 13-7.75!
Chris Nilsen's 18-0 PV moved him from 22nd A-T HS, tied with 3 others, all the way to 8th, tied with 1 other!!
Bobby Colantonio got a big PR in the HT, his 250-9 moving him from 7th A-T HS to 5th!!
Gwen Berry won the Jamaica Invite's HT with her non-PR of 242-2.
Rudy Winkler moved up the lists with his HT PR of 246-5.
That makes him 12th A-T Collegiate!
And it gets him on the US list too, in 17th!
Michael Lihrman's 241-9 also wasn't his best.
Haley Showalter's 207-3 was good for the Wisconsin Frosh!
Rodney Brown threw the Discus 209-11.
Jason Young's 215-5 was better, but also a non-PR!
Hannah Carson continued her climb up the DT charts with her first 200+ throw, as her 203-4 makes her 12th A-T Collegiate, and 20th A-T US, tied with 1 other!
She also threw the Javelin 178-9!
Kelsey Card improved her SP out to 60-10.75, moving her from 21st A-T Collegiate to 7th, tied with 1 other!
It also makes her 21st A-T US!
She added a non-PR Discus Throw of 202-5!
Inika McPherson, off the banned list, HJ'ed 6-2.
But in Osaka's IWC meet, Liz Patterson HJ'ed 6-4, missing my US DDD by 0.25 inches!
Andrea Geubelle is having her best TJ year in awhile, her 45-8.50 moving her from 23rd A-T US, tied with 2 others, to 20th!
She also had a windy 45-10!
Czech Jakub Vadlejah threw the Javelin a World leading 284-8.
An important note!
Jessica Ennis-Hill has withdrawn from the Gotzis Heptathlon due to an injury!
She said she's still bothered by an achilles problem!
Alexa Efraimson won her first International race, the Jamaica Invite's 1500, her final 200 sprint moving her from Leah O'Connor's shoulder to a 20 meter win!
Her time was 4:08.37, while O'Connor timed 4:11.45.
Brenda Martinez won the Oxy 800 in 2:01.51, looking strong!
Treniere Moser had a decent double in the Oregon Twilight meet, times of 2:05.08 (defeating a tired-looking Mary Cain's 2:08.50!!) and 4:13.59.
In the latter race, she barely held on to the win, as Katie Rainsberger became the THIRD HS'er to reach elite HS status in the 1500 this year, as she sprinted hard over the final 300, ALMOST catching the 34 year old Moser with her 4:14.20!!
The future Duck moves from 13th to 5th on the A-T HS list!
A FORMER Duck (and former HS stud!), Jordan Hasay, took 3rd in 4:16.67!
The Wheel keeps turning!!
(Any Meet Director who fails to invite Rainsberger, Ella Donaghu, Christine Aragon, as well as Kate Murphy, Sammy Watson, and maybe Stephanie Jenks and Destiny Collins to go after the HSR in the Mile (Polly Plumer's 4:35.24 from 1982!) should be FIRED!! Just my humble opinion! LOL)
Another HS stud was defeated!
Drew Hunter ran a solid 800 time of 1:48.64.
But he finished behind Brandon McGorty's 1:48.58!
In 3rd was Alex Lomong's 1:48.67!
This was ONE RACE!!
The 3 missed my DDD by 0.06, 0.12, and 0.15 seconds, respectively!!
(And don't forget Michael Slagowski's recent 1:48.70! See an earlier post!)
Oh, and Hunter added a 3200 time of 8:43.18!
Weini Kelati, the 19 year old HS Junior (!!), won a 3200 in 9:53.40.
A New Hampshire Collegiate Junior, Laura Rose Donegan, ran the 3000SC in 9:49.16.
Nevada Mareno won a 1500 in 4:23.47.
If you remember, she ran a good INdoor time at the beginning of the the INdoor season last year!
Robby Andrews took an 800 in 1:47.90.
Remember the tale of Portland's Soph Lauren LaRocco, who ran her 1st 10K at the Stanford Invite in 33:15, PR'ing TWICE in the 5000 enroute, breaking her previous best of 17:19 from 2015??
Well, now she's got a new 5000 PR NOT attached to a 10K--as she won an Oxy race in 15:58.31!
Erik Sowinski won an 800 in 1:45.93.
Matthew Maton's flowing locks didn't slow him down, as he won the Eugene 1500 in 3:42.68.
Almost forgot!
Ed Cheserek LOST again!!
This time, an unknown from Lewis & Clark STATE (in Montana!!), Sam Atkin, beat him in the Eugene 3000, 7:56.70 to 7:57.26!
And he OUT-KICKED the "King"!!
Long ago and far away, Sylvia Mosqueda was the Collegiate Record holder in the 10K, time of 32:28.57!
(I saw her run it, in the NCAA meet in Eugene in 1988!)
Well, in one of the Oxy 1500 sections, she ran 4:50.12.
Not bad for someone born in 1966!!
Speaking of "ancients", another who ran decently at Oxy was former 110H (and Pro football!!) stud Willie Gault, who's even older--around 55 or 56!!
He doubled in the 100 and 200, times of 11.30 and 23.24!!
At 55???
I missed noting some National Records!
Alexi Pappas's 31:46.85 at PJ shattered the NR of Greece!!
Juliet Chekwel got Uganda's NR with her 31:37.99.
Ali Saaed's 31:10.25 is the NR of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
And Lalita Babar's 9:27.09 broke her own NR of India in the 3000SC!
Moving to the sprints, Wayde Van Niekerk timed 44.11 at altitude in a South Africa 400.
In Eugene, Mike Berry's 45.56 took down Ashton Eaton's 45.78 in the one lapper!
The Jamaica meet saw Francena McCorory win the 400 in 50.52, with Novlene Williams-Mills 2nd in 50.87, and Stephanie McPherson next in 51.20.
The Men's race was won by Javon Francis's 44.85 over Vernon Norwood's 45.00, Kevin Borlee's 45.17, and Deon Lendore's 45.40!
Gil Roberts had a solid double in Oxy, times of 44.88 and 20.68 (1.3).
Justin Gatlin won easily in Osaka, cruising a 10.02.
Ginnie Crawford won the 100H in 12.91.
Jamaica's sprints were mostly wind-aided, but they were FAST too!
The best was Elaine Thompson's 10.71 (!!!) in the 100, helped by a 2.4 breeze!
English Gardner was 2nd in 10.85.
Kemar Bailey-Cole won the NON-windy 100 in 10.01, with Mike Rodgers 2nd in 10.03.
Shaunae Miller's 22.14 WOULD have tied her PR, except for the wind!!
Asafa Powell ran a legal 200 in 20.45.
Wallace Spearmon ran a 200 in 20.51.
Brianna Rollins used a 2.9 wind to push her to a 100H time of 12.52, with Queen Harrison following in 12.54, and Jamaica's Danielle Williams next in 12.55!
The longer Hurdle races were taken by Janieve Russell's 54.61 and Jeff Gibson's 48.96.
In the Oxy 400H, Kori Carter was a dismal 5th in 57.49!
Carmelita Jeter ran 11.42 (minus-0.9 wind!) and 23.49 at Oxy.
The Longhorn Invite gave windy 100 times of 10.00 and 10.97 to Trayvon Bromell and Alexandria Anderson, respectively!
Anderson added a strongly windy (4.7!) 22.53 in the 200!
Christina Manning ran a windy 100H in 12.67.
Nia Ali had a legal 100H time of 12.78.
And Phyllis Francis doubled in the Eugene 100 and 200, times of 11.34 and 22.77, though the 100 had an aiding 3.4 wind!
I'll close this "epic" (in length, at least!! LOL) post with some Road action, both of which ended just a few hours ago!!
The Prague Marathon was won in good, but not record, times of 2:07:24 and 2:24:46 by Lawrence Cherono and Lucy Karimi, respectively!
Felix Kandie was 2nd in the Men's race in 2:08:14, while Purity Rionoripo was 2nd in her race, time of 2:25:00.
A 3-time XC skier in Winter Olympic Games--Eva Vrabcova--ran her FIRST marathon, and was first Czech--so she goes to Rio--her FOURTH OG, albeit her first SUMMER Games!!
Her time was a quite decent 2:30:10!!
The IAAF Walks in Rome were historic, in one way!
A Woman took part in an IAAF-Walk for the first time ever!
Erin Taylor-Talcott, an American, Walked 4:51:08--a non-PR--over the 50K course!
She finished first in the Women's division (sic!!), but was 40th overall, as 39 Men finished ahead of her!
(About 25 other men either DNF'ed or were DQ'ed!)
She was on pace for a 4:37 at halfway, but faded over the last 25K.
Alex Schwazer won the race JUST after his drug ban ended (!!), time of 3:39:00.
Second was Jared Tallent in 3:42:36!
The Chinese dominated the 20K's, winning both.
Maria Michta-Coffey DNF'ed for some unknown reason!
Her OT race is in late June!!
Chinese Walkers also took both Junior 10K's!!
And that is IT, folks!!
The Collegiate Conferences--among other goodies---are next!!
The first Diamond League meet of the Olympic year was good, even great in some events, but became merely the steppingstone to a series of top-end marks in a series of disparate meets spread around the globe!
Four Meet Records were broken in Doha, with the Women scoring 3 of them!
In the TJ, it was the battle that set the stage.
Round 2 saw Caterine Ibarguen get the 1st MR with her 48-5.50.
But Round 3 gave that Record to INdoor sensation Yulimar Rojas with her 48-6.25!
That was also the Venezuela National Record!
Then Rojas got a windy 48-11.50.
That was followed by Ibarguen's winner, and final MR, a 49-4.25!
WHEW!
BTW, Rojas missed the Age 20 record by just 1.25 inches with that 48-6.25!
It didn't get a MR, but for Tia Brooks, her Shot Put PR of 63-11 (after an earlier round PR of 63-9.75!) did give her the victory!
She remains 6th A-T US!
Sandi Morris got both an OUTdoor PR of 15-10 in the PV--AND her first DL win!!
And the Doha Meet record!
She moves from 3rd A-T US to 2nd, tied with 1 other.
On the World list, she moves from 11th to 6th, where she's tied with 3 others!
She missed 3 times at 16-2!!
Nicole Buchler reached 15-8.25, breaking her own National Record of Switzerland!!
She's now 15th A-T World, tied with 1 other!
Two sprint races gave up the other 2 Doha MR's.
Tori Bowie tore up the track in just 10.80 seconds to defeat Dafne Schippers, who wasn't far behind, running 10.83!
In getting the MR, Bowie matched her 2014 PR!
In 3rd was Super Vet Veronica Campbell-Brown, timed in 10.91.
Murielle Ahoure was 4th in 11.02.
Wind was just 0.7.
After a 19.91 recently, Ameer Webb sped 200 meters in 19.85, making him a serious contender for the Podium in Rio!
It's the Doha MR, and moves him from 20th A-T US to 13th, tied with 1 other.
He also becomes 23rd A-T World, tied with 3 others!
Alonzo Edward was a far back 2nd in 20.06.
Wind was 1.9.
In one of the "feature" events, the Women's 3000, Almaz Ayana took care of a class field, running a non-PR 8:23.11.
The parade that followed included Mercy Cherono's 8:26.38, Gelete Burka's 8:28.29, and Vivian Cheruiyot's 8:31.86.
Good, but couldn't touch last year's wild ride!
Other decent Doha marks included--
Omar McLeod's 13.05 in the 110H (1.4) beating Hansle Parchment's 13.10, and in 6th, Aries Merritt's fastest since his kidney transplant, a 13.37!
She-Man Caster Semenya's 1:58.26 in the 800, where Eunice Sum was 3rd in 1:59.74, Chanelle Price was 5th in 2:01.05, and Molly Ludlow was 9th in 2:02.64.
(More on Semenya in a later post! But please check out some comments about "her" in the Doha thread on the T&FN Message Board!!)
Erik Kynard HJ'ing a World leading 7-7.75, while Qatar hero Mutaz Barshim could reach just 7-5 way back in 7th!!
Sunette Viljoen's JT of 213-8.
LaShawn Merritt's okay (OK in light of his recent 200 PR of 19.78!!) 400 of 44.41, topping Michael Cedeno's 44.68.
Piotr Malachowski's DT of 223-2, which defeated Belgium's Phillip Milanov's 220-8.
The latter mark breaks his own National Record!
Consesius Kipruto won the 3000SC in 8:05.13.
Jairus Birech was 2nd in 8:08.28, while flamboyant Ezekiel Kemboi was way back in 12th in 8:31 and change!
Elidh Doyle (formerly Child!) took the 400H in 54.53, with Kemi Adekoye 2nd in 54.87.
Christian Taylor TJ'ed over 3 FEET less than last year, winning in 56-6.50.
Finally (from Doha) was the UNDER-whelming 1500 win by Asbel Kiprop, his 3:32.15 JOG taking the measure of a class field!
For the rest of it, I'll go by-event-group, starting with the Field Events!
Jenn Suhr is apparently over her calf problem!
After her recent 15-9.75 (See earlier post!), she backed that up with a win in 15-7.
Second was "comebacking" Kaitlyn Petrillose, who reached 14-9!
Logan Cunningham PV'ed 18-8.25.
Katie Viuf got over 14-5.25, defeating Desiree Freier's 14-0.50 and Tori Weeks's 13-7.75!
Chris Nilsen's 18-0 PV moved him from 22nd A-T HS, tied with 3 others, all the way to 8th, tied with 1 other!!
Bobby Colantonio got a big PR in the HT, his 250-9 moving him from 7th A-T HS to 5th!!
Gwen Berry won the Jamaica Invite's HT with her non-PR of 242-2.
Rudy Winkler moved up the lists with his HT PR of 246-5.
That makes him 12th A-T Collegiate!
And it gets him on the US list too, in 17th!
Michael Lihrman's 241-9 also wasn't his best.
Haley Showalter's 207-3 was good for the Wisconsin Frosh!
Rodney Brown threw the Discus 209-11.
Jason Young's 215-5 was better, but also a non-PR!
Hannah Carson continued her climb up the DT charts with her first 200+ throw, as her 203-4 makes her 12th A-T Collegiate, and 20th A-T US, tied with 1 other!
She also threw the Javelin 178-9!
Kelsey Card improved her SP out to 60-10.75, moving her from 21st A-T Collegiate to 7th, tied with 1 other!
It also makes her 21st A-T US!
She added a non-PR Discus Throw of 202-5!
Inika McPherson, off the banned list, HJ'ed 6-2.
But in Osaka's IWC meet, Liz Patterson HJ'ed 6-4, missing my US DDD by 0.25 inches!
Andrea Geubelle is having her best TJ year in awhile, her 45-8.50 moving her from 23rd A-T US, tied with 2 others, to 20th!
She also had a windy 45-10!
Czech Jakub Vadlejah threw the Javelin a World leading 284-8.
An important note!
Jessica Ennis-Hill has withdrawn from the Gotzis Heptathlon due to an injury!
She said she's still bothered by an achilles problem!
Alexa Efraimson won her first International race, the Jamaica Invite's 1500, her final 200 sprint moving her from Leah O'Connor's shoulder to a 20 meter win!
Her time was 4:08.37, while O'Connor timed 4:11.45.
Brenda Martinez won the Oxy 800 in 2:01.51, looking strong!
Treniere Moser had a decent double in the Oregon Twilight meet, times of 2:05.08 (defeating a tired-looking Mary Cain's 2:08.50!!) and 4:13.59.
In the latter race, she barely held on to the win, as Katie Rainsberger became the THIRD HS'er to reach elite HS status in the 1500 this year, as she sprinted hard over the final 300, ALMOST catching the 34 year old Moser with her 4:14.20!!
The future Duck moves from 13th to 5th on the A-T HS list!
A FORMER Duck (and former HS stud!), Jordan Hasay, took 3rd in 4:16.67!
The Wheel keeps turning!!
(Any Meet Director who fails to invite Rainsberger, Ella Donaghu, Christine Aragon, as well as Kate Murphy, Sammy Watson, and maybe Stephanie Jenks and Destiny Collins to go after the HSR in the Mile (Polly Plumer's 4:35.24 from 1982!) should be FIRED!! Just my humble opinion! LOL)
Another HS stud was defeated!
Drew Hunter ran a solid 800 time of 1:48.64.
But he finished behind Brandon McGorty's 1:48.58!
In 3rd was Alex Lomong's 1:48.67!
This was ONE RACE!!
The 3 missed my DDD by 0.06, 0.12, and 0.15 seconds, respectively!!
(And don't forget Michael Slagowski's recent 1:48.70! See an earlier post!)
Oh, and Hunter added a 3200 time of 8:43.18!
Weini Kelati, the 19 year old HS Junior (!!), won a 3200 in 9:53.40.
A New Hampshire Collegiate Junior, Laura Rose Donegan, ran the 3000SC in 9:49.16.
Nevada Mareno won a 1500 in 4:23.47.
If you remember, she ran a good INdoor time at the beginning of the the INdoor season last year!
Robby Andrews took an 800 in 1:47.90.
Remember the tale of Portland's Soph Lauren LaRocco, who ran her 1st 10K at the Stanford Invite in 33:15, PR'ing TWICE in the 5000 enroute, breaking her previous best of 17:19 from 2015??
Well, now she's got a new 5000 PR NOT attached to a 10K--as she won an Oxy race in 15:58.31!
Erik Sowinski won an 800 in 1:45.93.
Matthew Maton's flowing locks didn't slow him down, as he won the Eugene 1500 in 3:42.68.
Almost forgot!
Ed Cheserek LOST again!!
This time, an unknown from Lewis & Clark STATE (in Montana!!), Sam Atkin, beat him in the Eugene 3000, 7:56.70 to 7:57.26!
And he OUT-KICKED the "King"!!
Long ago and far away, Sylvia Mosqueda was the Collegiate Record holder in the 10K, time of 32:28.57!
(I saw her run it, in the NCAA meet in Eugene in 1988!)
Well, in one of the Oxy 1500 sections, she ran 4:50.12.
Not bad for someone born in 1966!!
Speaking of "ancients", another who ran decently at Oxy was former 110H (and Pro football!!) stud Willie Gault, who's even older--around 55 or 56!!
He doubled in the 100 and 200, times of 11.30 and 23.24!!
At 55???
I missed noting some National Records!
Alexi Pappas's 31:46.85 at PJ shattered the NR of Greece!!
Juliet Chekwel got Uganda's NR with her 31:37.99.
Ali Saaed's 31:10.25 is the NR of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
And Lalita Babar's 9:27.09 broke her own NR of India in the 3000SC!
Moving to the sprints, Wayde Van Niekerk timed 44.11 at altitude in a South Africa 400.
In Eugene, Mike Berry's 45.56 took down Ashton Eaton's 45.78 in the one lapper!
The Jamaica meet saw Francena McCorory win the 400 in 50.52, with Novlene Williams-Mills 2nd in 50.87, and Stephanie McPherson next in 51.20.
The Men's race was won by Javon Francis's 44.85 over Vernon Norwood's 45.00, Kevin Borlee's 45.17, and Deon Lendore's 45.40!
Gil Roberts had a solid double in Oxy, times of 44.88 and 20.68 (1.3).
Justin Gatlin won easily in Osaka, cruising a 10.02.
Ginnie Crawford won the 100H in 12.91.
Jamaica's sprints were mostly wind-aided, but they were FAST too!
The best was Elaine Thompson's 10.71 (!!!) in the 100, helped by a 2.4 breeze!
English Gardner was 2nd in 10.85.
Kemar Bailey-Cole won the NON-windy 100 in 10.01, with Mike Rodgers 2nd in 10.03.
Shaunae Miller's 22.14 WOULD have tied her PR, except for the wind!!
Asafa Powell ran a legal 200 in 20.45.
Wallace Spearmon ran a 200 in 20.51.
Brianna Rollins used a 2.9 wind to push her to a 100H time of 12.52, with Queen Harrison following in 12.54, and Jamaica's Danielle Williams next in 12.55!
The longer Hurdle races were taken by Janieve Russell's 54.61 and Jeff Gibson's 48.96.
In the Oxy 400H, Kori Carter was a dismal 5th in 57.49!
Carmelita Jeter ran 11.42 (minus-0.9 wind!) and 23.49 at Oxy.
The Longhorn Invite gave windy 100 times of 10.00 and 10.97 to Trayvon Bromell and Alexandria Anderson, respectively!
Anderson added a strongly windy (4.7!) 22.53 in the 200!
Christina Manning ran a windy 100H in 12.67.
Nia Ali had a legal 100H time of 12.78.
And Phyllis Francis doubled in the Eugene 100 and 200, times of 11.34 and 22.77, though the 100 had an aiding 3.4 wind!
I'll close this "epic" (in length, at least!! LOL) post with some Road action, both of which ended just a few hours ago!!
The Prague Marathon was won in good, but not record, times of 2:07:24 and 2:24:46 by Lawrence Cherono and Lucy Karimi, respectively!
Felix Kandie was 2nd in the Men's race in 2:08:14, while Purity Rionoripo was 2nd in her race, time of 2:25:00.
A 3-time XC skier in Winter Olympic Games--Eva Vrabcova--ran her FIRST marathon, and was first Czech--so she goes to Rio--her FOURTH OG, albeit her first SUMMER Games!!
Her time was a quite decent 2:30:10!!
The IAAF Walks in Rome were historic, in one way!
A Woman took part in an IAAF-Walk for the first time ever!
Erin Taylor-Talcott, an American, Walked 4:51:08--a non-PR--over the 50K course!
She finished first in the Women's division (sic!!), but was 40th overall, as 39 Men finished ahead of her!
(About 25 other men either DNF'ed or were DQ'ed!)
She was on pace for a 4:37 at halfway, but faded over the last 25K.
Alex Schwazer won the race JUST after his drug ban ended (!!), time of 3:39:00.
Second was Jared Tallent in 3:42:36!
The Chinese dominated the 20K's, winning both.
Maria Michta-Coffey DNF'ed for some unknown reason!
Her OT race is in late June!!
Chinese Walkers also took both Junior 10K's!!
And that is IT, folks!!
The Collegiate Conferences--among other goodies---are next!!
Monday, May 2, 2016
HS Milers ROCK-et Stanford
The Payton Jordan Invitational (formerly the Cardinal Invitational) has given 1000's of runners new PR's, Olympic Trials and NCAA qualifiers, and many young athletes the opportunity to race against their older (and more successful) peers.
And even beat some of them!
The latest version of this Distance Runners Heaven kept the tradition going!
In Section 3 of the Women's 1500, against a field of Collegians and Pro's, Ella Donaghu (who was Oregon's HSR holder with her 4:20.83 from 2015!) shocked them all by almost beating them all!
Her 4:15.28 fell just 0.06 seconds short of a win, as Michigan grad Brook Handler ran 4:15.22 for the win!
Still, Donaghu chopped her PR (and state record!) by 5.55 seconds!
She became 5th A-T HS.
Her last lap had been 65 seconds!
But her list standing didn't last long!
In the very next section, Christine Aragon did Donaghu's feat one better!
Her 4:11.24 actually WON the race!!
Fourth in the front group through 1200, she sprinted hard, shocking high-end Professionals like Laura Roesler and Phoebe Wright, taking the lead around the final curve, then INCREASING her margin to the line, winning by over a second from Sara Sutherland's 4:12.43, and Washington Collegian Anna Maxwell's surprising 4:12.61.
Wright finished 4th, while Roesler was 9th!
And for Aragon, who had run a fast 4:16.36 in 2015 at PJ, it moved her from 6th to 4th on the A-T HS list!
(Prior to Donaghu's race, Aragon had been 5th A-T, but was temporarily pushed back a place by her friend's time!)
Her last 400 was 63.4!
And that's what happens at the Payton Jordan meet!
In the "elite" section of the Women's 1500, Linden Hall improved her PR by 6 seconds, winning in 4:04.47, taking just 62.8 on her last lap.
Morgan Uceny's 4:09.75 in 6th was among those she beat!
For the Men, the highlight had to be the 10000!
There, in his first-ever track 10K, and at Age 41 years, 4 months, and 19 days, Bernard Lagat RIPPED the Age 40 & over record to shreds, his 27:49.35 beating Martti Vainio's 28:30.88 from 1991 by a mere 41.53 seconds!!
And he did so by outkicking guys 10, and even 20, years younger!!
His last lap was 58 seconds!!
Second was NOP's Suguru Osako in 27:50.27.
In third came the first Collegian, Futsam Zienasellassie, whose 27:52.70 makes him 20th A-T Collegiate!
Removed FROM my DDD was none other than Craig Virgin, his 27:59.43 dating from 1976!
(When Mr Lagat wasn't even 2 years old yet!!)
Sam Chelanga was 5th in 27:54.57.
The Women's elite section of the 10000 saw 2 Kenyans in front, Irene Cheptai's 31:15.38 beating Caroline Chepkoech's 31:16.28.
But several Americans (and one multi-talented American Greek!) wanted Olympic Trials Q times---and got them!
Marielle Hall's initial 10K of 31:37.45 in 4th was maybe the least surprising.
It makes her 21st A-T US!
(But knocked OFF my list was one Jordan Hasay, her 31:39.67 dating from 2014!)
And speaking of Ms Hasay, her comeback from a year of injury woes saw her meet her goal, albeit in 17th place (!!), her 31:58.33 meeting the Q standard!
Alia Gray smashed her PR, her 31:59.23 finishing just behind Jordan.
Dominique Scott, still an Arkansas Senior, ran 31:56.84, moving her from 10th A-T Collegiate to 6th!
Another Collegian, although she's redshirting this season to try for Rio's team, was 13th, Erin Finn's 31:51.84 gutting her PR by about 50 seconds!!
However, because of her redshirt status, she's not eligible for the Collegiate list!!
Greek-American movie-maker Alexi Pappas (her TrackTown movie will premiere soon in Los Angeles!!) ran 31:46.85, surely sending her to Rio under the flag of Greece!!
Liz Costello's 31:43.79 missed the US Top 24 Performers list by about 5 seconds!
Even closer was 8th placer Kellyn Taylor, whose 31:40.76 missed the list by just 2 seconds!
In the slower section, Boise State's "other" frosh, Brenna Peloquin ran a good 33:03.48 in 28th place!
(That "other" Boise State Frosh is Allie Ostrander, still recovering from an injury!!)
Kim Smith DNF'ed after 6800 meters, for reasons unknown!
The Men's 5000 (the elite section!) didn't match the 2014 race, which saw Ben True beating Hassan Mead, 13:02.74 to 13:02.80!
The winner this year was Shadrack Kipchirchir's 13:18.52.
But 4 Collegians had a "mini-NCAA" race-within-a-race, which became the event's highlight!
Sean McGorty, running on his home track, ran 13:24.25 (in 7th place) to become 20th A-T Collegiate!
Patrick Tiernan's 13:25.78 (in 9th) misses my DDD by just 0.40 seconds!
Justyn Knight, in 10th, ran 13:27.23.
And in 12th, Virginia Tech's Thomas Curtin finished in 13:33.88!
Among the Pro's, David Torrence was 3rd in 13:19.42, Garrett Heath's 13:23.06 took 6th, while Chris Derrick was just 16th in 13:40.91.
Sally Kipyego--Who else??!!--won the elite Women's 5000 in 14:58.60 in what, for her, was basically a tempo run!
However, in 2nd, Nicole Tully's 1.50 second PR of 15:04.08 moves her from 23rd A-T US to 20th!!
Mo Koster, who broke 4:00 in the 1500 last year, was 3rd in 15:07.20, while Kim Conley could finish only 12th (15:12.73).
Steepler Stephanie Garcia PR'ed with her 8th place time of 15:16.56.
And Jen Rhines, a few months older than Bernard Lagat, became the fastest American over-40 track 5K runner with her 20th place time of 15:45.94.
Of course, Jo Pavey's 15:04 is the World 40 & over record!
A Collegian had the fastest Men's 1500 time of the day.
Izaic Yorks ran 3:37.74, missing the Collegiate DDD by 0.41 seconds!
His "victims" included Henrik Ingebrigtsen's 3:38.33 and Evan Jager's 3:38.67.
Oregon's Sam Prakel and Blake Haney ran good races, Prakel's 3:40.84 winning his section, while Haney's 3:40.46 was 6th in his!
Ingebrigtsen's brother, Filip, took another section in 3:38.95
In that race, German Fernandez was 6th, and Matthew Maton was 8th.
Fernandez doubled in the 5K, running 14:21 there.
In a slower section of the 5000--which Jessica Tebo won in 15:31 and change--two Cardinal Women ran well.
Vanessa Fraser ran 15:41.64 in 5th, while 5K (track) rookie Elise Cranny's 15:49.27 took 11th.
For the Men, another Cardinal used his home track to good advantage.
Grant Fisher, a year removed from his 3:59.38 HS Mile, ran 13:39.42 in 7th.
However, Morgan McDonald of Wisconsin ran faster, his 13:34.78 taking 3rd.
The "slow" section of the Women's 10000 was won by Sarah Lahti in a not-so-slow 31:54.87.
She's a 21 year old from Sweden, who was running her first-ever 10K (I believe!), and whose 5000 PR was just 16:19 from 2014.
She ran the 1500 at Portland's INdoor WC this year, not making the final!
Courtney Frerichs continued her rise in the 3000 Steeplechase!
Her winning 9:29.31 (with a final K of 3:05!!) moves her from 4th A-T Collegiate to 3rd, just 0.01 ahead of Colleen Quigley!
She also improves from 14th to 10th on the US list!
A Canadian, Genevieve LaLonde, took 2nd in 9:38.88.
The Men's SC saw PJ-favorite Matt Hughes--also from Canada--win in 8:22.31 over Stanley Kebenai's 8:22.85!
Mason Ferlic was the top Collegian, his 8:28.77 PR missing the Collegiate list by less than 2 seconds!
In a slower section of the 5K, Natosha Rogers had her best comeback race, her 15:58.95 taking 2nd!
The Women's 800 elite section saw yet another Collegian stand out from her older competitors.
Olivia Baker--another Stanford runner--didn't win, but her PR time of 2:01.02 makes her 15th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
A FORMER Cardinal, Justine Fedronic, PR'ed in 2:00.64 in 2nd.
Maggie Vessey took 3rd in 2:00.82, while Alexa Efraimson opened her OUTdoor season in 6th, time of 2:01.64.
Not a bad rust-buster for this 19 year old!
Eliud Rutto was the fastest 800 man--winning in 1:46.24, a non-PR.
In shorter races--which the PJ meet DOES have!!--the standout was Daye Shon Robinson (of Oklahoma), who doubled in the 200 and 400 in 22.65 and 51.42.
The 200 winner was San Diego State's Ashley Henderson, who ran 22.64 to nip Robinson at the line!
Kendall Baisden took 2nd in the 400 in 52.15.
From other meets, I have 3 field event marks to report.
Nick Scarvelis threw the Shot 66-10.75.
Daina Levy's HT mark of 224-3 wasn't a PR.
But I believe Mason Finley's DT of 214-2 was!!
In my previous post, I said I was trying to find Michael Slagowski's 1500 split in his 3:59.54 Mile.
It took some doing, but the official timers finally got back to me on that!
He ran 3:42.40 enroute, making him 3rd A-T HS, 0.02 ahead of Mr Drew Hunter's (OUTdoor) PR from earlier this year!
(Yes, I know Hunter has a faster "absolute" time, but as you know, I don't DO absolutes!! See a previous post for a deeper explanation!)
The historic Bloomsday 12K race (in Spokane WA) saw Cynthia Limo breaking the Course Record, winning in 38:03.
No record, but Phillip Langat took the Men's race in 34:26.
Not sure which day, but I'm thinking of doing a post on which events have been making "#Yearof...." a HOT hashtag for T&F fans!
And with Doha coming up this week, I should have my next results post ASAP post-meet!
And even beat some of them!
The latest version of this Distance Runners Heaven kept the tradition going!
In Section 3 of the Women's 1500, against a field of Collegians and Pro's, Ella Donaghu (who was Oregon's HSR holder with her 4:20.83 from 2015!) shocked them all by almost beating them all!
Her 4:15.28 fell just 0.06 seconds short of a win, as Michigan grad Brook Handler ran 4:15.22 for the win!
Still, Donaghu chopped her PR (and state record!) by 5.55 seconds!
She became 5th A-T HS.
Her last lap had been 65 seconds!
But her list standing didn't last long!
In the very next section, Christine Aragon did Donaghu's feat one better!
Her 4:11.24 actually WON the race!!
Fourth in the front group through 1200, she sprinted hard, shocking high-end Professionals like Laura Roesler and Phoebe Wright, taking the lead around the final curve, then INCREASING her margin to the line, winning by over a second from Sara Sutherland's 4:12.43, and Washington Collegian Anna Maxwell's surprising 4:12.61.
Wright finished 4th, while Roesler was 9th!
And for Aragon, who had run a fast 4:16.36 in 2015 at PJ, it moved her from 6th to 4th on the A-T HS list!
(Prior to Donaghu's race, Aragon had been 5th A-T, but was temporarily pushed back a place by her friend's time!)
Her last 400 was 63.4!
And that's what happens at the Payton Jordan meet!
In the "elite" section of the Women's 1500, Linden Hall improved her PR by 6 seconds, winning in 4:04.47, taking just 62.8 on her last lap.
Morgan Uceny's 4:09.75 in 6th was among those she beat!
For the Men, the highlight had to be the 10000!
There, in his first-ever track 10K, and at Age 41 years, 4 months, and 19 days, Bernard Lagat RIPPED the Age 40 & over record to shreds, his 27:49.35 beating Martti Vainio's 28:30.88 from 1991 by a mere 41.53 seconds!!
And he did so by outkicking guys 10, and even 20, years younger!!
His last lap was 58 seconds!!
Second was NOP's Suguru Osako in 27:50.27.
In third came the first Collegian, Futsam Zienasellassie, whose 27:52.70 makes him 20th A-T Collegiate!
Removed FROM my DDD was none other than Craig Virgin, his 27:59.43 dating from 1976!
(When Mr Lagat wasn't even 2 years old yet!!)
Sam Chelanga was 5th in 27:54.57.
The Women's elite section of the 10000 saw 2 Kenyans in front, Irene Cheptai's 31:15.38 beating Caroline Chepkoech's 31:16.28.
But several Americans (and one multi-talented American Greek!) wanted Olympic Trials Q times---and got them!
Marielle Hall's initial 10K of 31:37.45 in 4th was maybe the least surprising.
It makes her 21st A-T US!
(But knocked OFF my list was one Jordan Hasay, her 31:39.67 dating from 2014!)
And speaking of Ms Hasay, her comeback from a year of injury woes saw her meet her goal, albeit in 17th place (!!), her 31:58.33 meeting the Q standard!
Alia Gray smashed her PR, her 31:59.23 finishing just behind Jordan.
Dominique Scott, still an Arkansas Senior, ran 31:56.84, moving her from 10th A-T Collegiate to 6th!
Another Collegian, although she's redshirting this season to try for Rio's team, was 13th, Erin Finn's 31:51.84 gutting her PR by about 50 seconds!!
However, because of her redshirt status, she's not eligible for the Collegiate list!!
Greek-American movie-maker Alexi Pappas (her TrackTown movie will premiere soon in Los Angeles!!) ran 31:46.85, surely sending her to Rio under the flag of Greece!!
Liz Costello's 31:43.79 missed the US Top 24 Performers list by about 5 seconds!
Even closer was 8th placer Kellyn Taylor, whose 31:40.76 missed the list by just 2 seconds!
In the slower section, Boise State's "other" frosh, Brenna Peloquin ran a good 33:03.48 in 28th place!
(That "other" Boise State Frosh is Allie Ostrander, still recovering from an injury!!)
Kim Smith DNF'ed after 6800 meters, for reasons unknown!
The Men's 5000 (the elite section!) didn't match the 2014 race, which saw Ben True beating Hassan Mead, 13:02.74 to 13:02.80!
The winner this year was Shadrack Kipchirchir's 13:18.52.
But 4 Collegians had a "mini-NCAA" race-within-a-race, which became the event's highlight!
Sean McGorty, running on his home track, ran 13:24.25 (in 7th place) to become 20th A-T Collegiate!
Patrick Tiernan's 13:25.78 (in 9th) misses my DDD by just 0.40 seconds!
Justyn Knight, in 10th, ran 13:27.23.
And in 12th, Virginia Tech's Thomas Curtin finished in 13:33.88!
Among the Pro's, David Torrence was 3rd in 13:19.42, Garrett Heath's 13:23.06 took 6th, while Chris Derrick was just 16th in 13:40.91.
Sally Kipyego--Who else??!!--won the elite Women's 5000 in 14:58.60 in what, for her, was basically a tempo run!
However, in 2nd, Nicole Tully's 1.50 second PR of 15:04.08 moves her from 23rd A-T US to 20th!!
Mo Koster, who broke 4:00 in the 1500 last year, was 3rd in 15:07.20, while Kim Conley could finish only 12th (15:12.73).
Steepler Stephanie Garcia PR'ed with her 8th place time of 15:16.56.
And Jen Rhines, a few months older than Bernard Lagat, became the fastest American over-40 track 5K runner with her 20th place time of 15:45.94.
Of course, Jo Pavey's 15:04 is the World 40 & over record!
A Collegian had the fastest Men's 1500 time of the day.
Izaic Yorks ran 3:37.74, missing the Collegiate DDD by 0.41 seconds!
His "victims" included Henrik Ingebrigtsen's 3:38.33 and Evan Jager's 3:38.67.
Oregon's Sam Prakel and Blake Haney ran good races, Prakel's 3:40.84 winning his section, while Haney's 3:40.46 was 6th in his!
Ingebrigtsen's brother, Filip, took another section in 3:38.95
In that race, German Fernandez was 6th, and Matthew Maton was 8th.
Fernandez doubled in the 5K, running 14:21 there.
In a slower section of the 5000--which Jessica Tebo won in 15:31 and change--two Cardinal Women ran well.
Vanessa Fraser ran 15:41.64 in 5th, while 5K (track) rookie Elise Cranny's 15:49.27 took 11th.
For the Men, another Cardinal used his home track to good advantage.
Grant Fisher, a year removed from his 3:59.38 HS Mile, ran 13:39.42 in 7th.
However, Morgan McDonald of Wisconsin ran faster, his 13:34.78 taking 3rd.
The "slow" section of the Women's 10000 was won by Sarah Lahti in a not-so-slow 31:54.87.
She's a 21 year old from Sweden, who was running her first-ever 10K (I believe!), and whose 5000 PR was just 16:19 from 2014.
She ran the 1500 at Portland's INdoor WC this year, not making the final!
Courtney Frerichs continued her rise in the 3000 Steeplechase!
Her winning 9:29.31 (with a final K of 3:05!!) moves her from 4th A-T Collegiate to 3rd, just 0.01 ahead of Colleen Quigley!
She also improves from 14th to 10th on the US list!
A Canadian, Genevieve LaLonde, took 2nd in 9:38.88.
The Men's SC saw PJ-favorite Matt Hughes--also from Canada--win in 8:22.31 over Stanley Kebenai's 8:22.85!
Mason Ferlic was the top Collegian, his 8:28.77 PR missing the Collegiate list by less than 2 seconds!
In a slower section of the 5K, Natosha Rogers had her best comeback race, her 15:58.95 taking 2nd!
The Women's 800 elite section saw yet another Collegian stand out from her older competitors.
Olivia Baker--another Stanford runner--didn't win, but her PR time of 2:01.02 makes her 15th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
A FORMER Cardinal, Justine Fedronic, PR'ed in 2:00.64 in 2nd.
Maggie Vessey took 3rd in 2:00.82, while Alexa Efraimson opened her OUTdoor season in 6th, time of 2:01.64.
Not a bad rust-buster for this 19 year old!
Eliud Rutto was the fastest 800 man--winning in 1:46.24, a non-PR.
In shorter races--which the PJ meet DOES have!!--the standout was Daye Shon Robinson (of Oklahoma), who doubled in the 200 and 400 in 22.65 and 51.42.
The 200 winner was San Diego State's Ashley Henderson, who ran 22.64 to nip Robinson at the line!
Kendall Baisden took 2nd in the 400 in 52.15.
From other meets, I have 3 field event marks to report.
Nick Scarvelis threw the Shot 66-10.75.
Daina Levy's HT mark of 224-3 wasn't a PR.
But I believe Mason Finley's DT of 214-2 was!!
In my previous post, I said I was trying to find Michael Slagowski's 1500 split in his 3:59.54 Mile.
It took some doing, but the official timers finally got back to me on that!
He ran 3:42.40 enroute, making him 3rd A-T HS, 0.02 ahead of Mr Drew Hunter's (OUTdoor) PR from earlier this year!
(Yes, I know Hunter has a faster "absolute" time, but as you know, I don't DO absolutes!! See a previous post for a deeper explanation!)
The historic Bloomsday 12K race (in Spokane WA) saw Cynthia Limo breaking the Course Record, winning in 38:03.
No record, but Phillip Langat took the Men's race in 34:26.
Not sure which day, but I'm thinking of doing a post on which events have been making "#Yearof...." a HOT hashtag for T&F fans!
And with Doha coming up this week, I should have my next results post ASAP post-meet!
Sunday, May 1, 2016
Weather subdues Relay meets
What coulda been and shoulda been--wasn't!
The historic Penn and Drake Relays were held back and slowed down by steady rain and wind.
Not completely, but enough to move both to the level of "comparatively average".
But this sport is nothing if not one that learns to adjust to whatever is thrown at it.
When the "expected" falls short, the "back-up gang" moves in to take its place!
And that's what people like Gwen Berry, Tyrese Cooper, Brandon McBride--and Michael Slagowski did these past couple of days!
But let's return to the puddled tracks and fields of the Penn and Drake affairs first!
Kirani James has LaShawn Merritt's number--at least at the Drake Relays.
He sloshed his way around the oval one time in 44.08, leaving Merritt's 44.22 in his wake.
He broke his own Meet Record, but it wasn't the fastest April 400 ever.
Michael Johnson's 43.75 on April 19, 1997 in Waco is the best April 400!
Bralon Taplin took 3rd in 44.92.
One other record to fall was the Age 37 mark, which Chris Brown took possession of with his 45.82.
This makes him the oldest sub-46 man on record!
Jenny Simpson sprinted past @FastK8, as 1:59 woman Kate Grace calls herself on Twitter, to win the 1500 in 4:06.44.
Grace--of Oiselle--ran a good 4:07.15, while Blue Mile Road winner--in 4:37--Heather Kampf was 3rd in 4:07.26.
Much further back--in 8th and 9th--were Mary Cain (4:12.62) and Brenda Martinez (4:14.21).
Neither had a good kick, finishing with 67 second laps, while Simpson and Grace were in the 61 & 62 second kick range!
Tia Brooks tied her PR (from just a few days earlier!) with her 63-6.75 winner over Michelle Carter's 61-5.
It gave her the Meet Record!
And it moves her from 9th A-T US to 6th!
The Drake PV's and HJ's were moved INdoors because of the weather!
Sandi Morris won with an average (for her!) 15-5, but then attempted the startling height of 5.04, or 16-6.50!
She missed her 3 tries, but to pass all the interim heights, and go from 15-5 to more than a foot higher is---well, risky!
Katerina Stefanidi got over 15-1, while both Katie Nageotte and Mary Saxer reached 14-9.
None of them bettered their INdoor PR's!
LaVern Spencer matched her's, however, with her 6-4.75, with Vashti Cunningham finishing 3rd with just 6-0.75!
Annie Rhodes matched her INdoor best--14-5.25--from earlier this year!
The Men's Vault was held OUTdoors--during a rare dry spell--with Shawn Barber winning easily with 18-8.75.
Some good Hurdles results happened DESPITE the rain!
Omar McLeod won the 110H in 13.08 over David Oliver's 13.31.
In 5th came the first OUTdoor race for new kidney owner Aries Merritt, his 13.61 a promising start to his Rio hopes!
The Women's 100H saw all 8 runners go under 13 seconds!
DURING a rainstorm (!!), Kendra Harrison beat back the World Class field with her 12.56, with Kristi Castlin (12.62), Brianna Rollins (12.65), Nia Ali (12.77), Jasmin Stowers (12.81), and Queen Harrison (12.87) the fastest runners-up!
But maybe the most interesting race of the meet was the Mixed Shuttle Hurdles Relay!
They alternated Men and Women, with all of them running the 110's (the women's heights adjusted, of course!).
Times aren't really important, but get a load of these line-ups!!
Team Blue's 54.42 winner had Kristi Castlin, Spencer Adams, Nia Ali, and Eddie Lovett!
Team Red (Jasmin Stowers, Hansle Parchment, Jackie Coward, and Aries Merritt) was 2nd in 54.77.
Third in 54.89 came Team Green's Kendra Harrison, Aleec Harris, Brianna Rollins, and Omar McLeod!
DQ'ed was Team White's 4-some of Janay DeLoach, Andrew Riley, Queen Harrison, and David Oliver!
Penn's contributions came mainly from HS'ers!!
Oh, you had those "USA vs the World" races, but when all was said and done---and you can blame PART of it on the weather!--their efforts were brought to heel by the "kids"!
Jordan Geist continued his outstanding season (both INdoors and OUT!!) by PR'ing with a SP mark of 73-0.75!
This is the Junior Class Record!!
And it moves him from 12th A-T HS to 7th!
The Collegiate Women's DMR was dominated by the anchors of Katrina Coogan and Kaela Edwards.
But their 4:40+ 1600's were outrun by HS Junior (!!) Kate Murphy's 4:37.65, which brought her Lake Braddock (VA) team to about the 12th or 13th fastest time--11:36.52.
(I don't keep lists for this event for HS'ers!)
Her final lap was about 66!
Another spectacular anchor was run by Drew Hunter, whose 4:00.1 1600 barely eked out the DMR win for his team!!
19 year old HS'er Weini Kelati won the 3000 in 9:19.91, which makes her 17th A-T HS.
Knocked OFF my list was Alexa Efraimson's 9:23.24 from 2014!
In other HS news--in drier weather, I presume!--
Tyrese Cooper shattered his own Frosh Class 400 record with his great 45.94!
He broke it by 0.49 seconds!!
Ja'Mari Ward doubled in the LJ and TJ, the latter mark of 53-7.50 making him 5th A-T HS, tied with 1 other!
He fell just 2 inches shy of the LJ DDD with his 25-6.75.
Mondo Duplantis raised his own Soph Class record in the PV to 17-9.
He moves up 1 place, from 14th, tied with 3 others, to 13th, tied with 1 other, on the HS list!
American Fork's Men ran possibly the 4th best 4X1600 Relay time of 17:01.26.
Elena Bruckner threw the Shot 53.7, making her 8th A-T HS!
Alyssa Wilson raised her OUTdoor best to 53-4.75, which makes her 10th A-T HS!
Anna Cockrell ran a non-PR 400H time of 57.38.
Last but not least, recent 1:48.70 800 man Michael Slagowski (See an earlier post!!) became yet ANOTHER HS sub-4:00 Miler, gunning a great 3:59.54 solo run at the Nike Jesuit Twilight Relay meet in Portland!
I believe he was timed enroute at 1500 meters, but I haven't been able to find out the time yet!
I'm working on it, however!
His Mile time makes him 6th A-T HS!
I mentioned some names at the onset!
Already covered were Cooper and Slagowski!
Gwen Berry has had a good week.
A few days ago, she threw the Hammer 240-4, a good early season mark.
But she topped that--and her PR--by exploding out to 246-5 (75.11), moving her from 5th to 2nd A-T US!
She also reached the World list, becoming 21st A-T World!
She had a back-up throw of 241-8.
Jeneva Stevens took 2nd with 230-6.
Brandon McBride basically time-trialed an 800 time of 1:44.63, as 2nd was about 9 seconds behind!
This makes him 3rd A-T Collegiate!
And it gives him the Senior Class record!
That record was held by Mark Everett, dating back to 1990!
He's just 0.08 from the Collegiate Record!
Jenn Suhr had tweeted about still being bothered by ankle tightness.
But that didn't seem to hurt her at the LSU meet, where she began with a 3rd try clearance at 4.62, then made her winning height of 15-9.75 on 1st try, before missing 3 times at 16-2.50!!
Kaitlyn Petrillose took 2nd with a good 14-6.
It's one of her better recent marks!
BTW, unbeknownst to me, she's apparently a Professional now, despite her affiliation at this meet still being Texas!
But T&FN tweeted that she did, indeed, go Pro!
She's a Senior, so becomes ineligible for the NCAA!
Adam Nelson is apparently in comeback mode at Age 40, reaching a SP mark of 67-2.25.
Raven Saunders had an average (for her!!) SP mark of 60-1.75.
She added okay marks in the DT and HT!
That LSU meet offered a bunch of solid marks.
Quenesha Burks LJ'ed 22-2.25.
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn rode a 2.1 wind to a 100H time of 12.73.
She's a Kentucky Frosh!
Aaron Brown took a 3.1 wind to run 9.95 in the 100.
Athletics Canada--without Andre DeGrasse--ran a 4X100 Relay time of 38.92, beating LSU's 38.93!
The LSU Women just edged Texas A&M, by 0.001, with both getting 43.20's!
Kentucky and Florida followed in 43.33 and 43.37!
Shelbi Vaughan threw the Discus 196-1.
Damon Forbes LJ'ed 26-9.75.
Lexi Weeks PV'ed 14-11 to beat Alyssa Newman's 14-9.
Alex Anankwah's 800 time of 1:46.62 beat Donavan Brazier's 1:47.33.
Shamier Little took the 400H in 55.14 over the 55.20 of Kish Seymour!
Kyra Jefferson ran the 200 in 22.79.
But the best mark was Taylor Ellis-Watson's 400 winner of 50.78.
It beat Claudia Francis's 51.55, and makes her 20th A-T Collegiate!
A Hinds CC athlete--Keitavious Walter--won a 200 in 20.57.
He also anchored his 4X100 Relay team to a 39.53.
He's just a Frosh!
DJ Smith became the US leader in the HJ with his 7-6.
He's a 2014 graduate from Auburn!
Noah Martin became the HJ's HS leader with his 7-3.
His best last year was 6-11.
Maya Evans LJ'ed 20-6.75 to become the HS leader.
Whitney Ashley's 212-0 DT misses her PR by 7 inches!
Sydney McLaughlin ran her initial OUTdoor 400H in 58.43!
Carolina Carmichael PV'ed 14-6.75.
Amber Hughes, a Tennessee Junior, TJ'ed 44-2.
More from Penn
Penn State's Men's 4X800 Relay team ran 7:17.17.
Kaela Edwards anchored her 4X800 Relay team's 8:26.34 2nd place with a reported 2:00.83!!
DeAnna Price keeps getting better in the HT!
Her latest went 238-5.
It moves her from 3rd to 2nd on the A-T Collegiate list!
And she moves from 8th to 7th on the A-T US list!
Jillian Weir's HT reached 226-5 in a separate meet, as it beat the PR of Shelby Ashe's 216-8.
Keturah Orji only LJ'ed, but her 21-6 was a winner!
Second was new Georgia Bulldog Kate Hall, who competed unattached, reaching 21-2.
(Hall also ran the 100 in 11.57!)
Cejhae Greene's 10.01 beat Kendell Williams's 10.06.
The wind was reportedly 0.0!
(BTW, that's the MALE KW!!)
Jessie Johnson PR'ed in the PV with her 14-6.25.
She misses the Collegiate DDD by one-half inch!
Before I close--till tomorrow's Payton Jordan post!!--a few corrections and omissions to take care of.
Fredric Dacres is from Jamaica!
So his recent 223-2 DT is their National Record!
That 42.22 time I said was by Dafne Schippers & her Netherlands squad was NOT!
Yes, Schippers ran 2nd leg, but it was a mixed team, with American Tianna Bartoletta on anchor!!
So the Netherlands NR remains their 42.32. from last year!
I said that then-26 year old Henry Rono was a Senior at WSU in 1978!
Nope, he was a SOPH!!!
He still holds the SOPH Class records in the 3000SC and 5000!!
One more item.
The USATF Half-Marathon Championship race was held yesterday.
Christo Landry's 1:02:52 beat Scott Fauble's 1:03:06 and Scott Bauhs's 1:03::15.
The Women's race was won by comebacking Tara (Erdmann) Welling's 1:10:25.
Des Linden took 2nd in 1:11:06--not bad just 2 months after the OT Marathon!
Brianne Nelson was 3rd in 1:11:24.
The PJ fields are--for the most part!--LOADED!
So my next post SHOULD have a plethora of solid marks to report!
See you then!
The historic Penn and Drake Relays were held back and slowed down by steady rain and wind.
Not completely, but enough to move both to the level of "comparatively average".
But this sport is nothing if not one that learns to adjust to whatever is thrown at it.
When the "expected" falls short, the "back-up gang" moves in to take its place!
And that's what people like Gwen Berry, Tyrese Cooper, Brandon McBride--and Michael Slagowski did these past couple of days!
But let's return to the puddled tracks and fields of the Penn and Drake affairs first!
Kirani James has LaShawn Merritt's number--at least at the Drake Relays.
He sloshed his way around the oval one time in 44.08, leaving Merritt's 44.22 in his wake.
He broke his own Meet Record, but it wasn't the fastest April 400 ever.
Michael Johnson's 43.75 on April 19, 1997 in Waco is the best April 400!
Bralon Taplin took 3rd in 44.92.
One other record to fall was the Age 37 mark, which Chris Brown took possession of with his 45.82.
This makes him the oldest sub-46 man on record!
Jenny Simpson sprinted past @FastK8, as 1:59 woman Kate Grace calls herself on Twitter, to win the 1500 in 4:06.44.
Grace--of Oiselle--ran a good 4:07.15, while Blue Mile Road winner--in 4:37--Heather Kampf was 3rd in 4:07.26.
Much further back--in 8th and 9th--were Mary Cain (4:12.62) and Brenda Martinez (4:14.21).
Neither had a good kick, finishing with 67 second laps, while Simpson and Grace were in the 61 & 62 second kick range!
Tia Brooks tied her PR (from just a few days earlier!) with her 63-6.75 winner over Michelle Carter's 61-5.
It gave her the Meet Record!
And it moves her from 9th A-T US to 6th!
The Drake PV's and HJ's were moved INdoors because of the weather!
Sandi Morris won with an average (for her!) 15-5, but then attempted the startling height of 5.04, or 16-6.50!
She missed her 3 tries, but to pass all the interim heights, and go from 15-5 to more than a foot higher is---well, risky!
Katerina Stefanidi got over 15-1, while both Katie Nageotte and Mary Saxer reached 14-9.
None of them bettered their INdoor PR's!
LaVern Spencer matched her's, however, with her 6-4.75, with Vashti Cunningham finishing 3rd with just 6-0.75!
Annie Rhodes matched her INdoor best--14-5.25--from earlier this year!
The Men's Vault was held OUTdoors--during a rare dry spell--with Shawn Barber winning easily with 18-8.75.
Some good Hurdles results happened DESPITE the rain!
Omar McLeod won the 110H in 13.08 over David Oliver's 13.31.
In 5th came the first OUTdoor race for new kidney owner Aries Merritt, his 13.61 a promising start to his Rio hopes!
The Women's 100H saw all 8 runners go under 13 seconds!
DURING a rainstorm (!!), Kendra Harrison beat back the World Class field with her 12.56, with Kristi Castlin (12.62), Brianna Rollins (12.65), Nia Ali (12.77), Jasmin Stowers (12.81), and Queen Harrison (12.87) the fastest runners-up!
But maybe the most interesting race of the meet was the Mixed Shuttle Hurdles Relay!
They alternated Men and Women, with all of them running the 110's (the women's heights adjusted, of course!).
Times aren't really important, but get a load of these line-ups!!
Team Blue's 54.42 winner had Kristi Castlin, Spencer Adams, Nia Ali, and Eddie Lovett!
Team Red (Jasmin Stowers, Hansle Parchment, Jackie Coward, and Aries Merritt) was 2nd in 54.77.
Third in 54.89 came Team Green's Kendra Harrison, Aleec Harris, Brianna Rollins, and Omar McLeod!
DQ'ed was Team White's 4-some of Janay DeLoach, Andrew Riley, Queen Harrison, and David Oliver!
Penn's contributions came mainly from HS'ers!!
Oh, you had those "USA vs the World" races, but when all was said and done---and you can blame PART of it on the weather!--their efforts were brought to heel by the "kids"!
Jordan Geist continued his outstanding season (both INdoors and OUT!!) by PR'ing with a SP mark of 73-0.75!
This is the Junior Class Record!!
And it moves him from 12th A-T HS to 7th!
The Collegiate Women's DMR was dominated by the anchors of Katrina Coogan and Kaela Edwards.
But their 4:40+ 1600's were outrun by HS Junior (!!) Kate Murphy's 4:37.65, which brought her Lake Braddock (VA) team to about the 12th or 13th fastest time--11:36.52.
(I don't keep lists for this event for HS'ers!)
Her final lap was about 66!
Another spectacular anchor was run by Drew Hunter, whose 4:00.1 1600 barely eked out the DMR win for his team!!
19 year old HS'er Weini Kelati won the 3000 in 9:19.91, which makes her 17th A-T HS.
Knocked OFF my list was Alexa Efraimson's 9:23.24 from 2014!
In other HS news--in drier weather, I presume!--
Tyrese Cooper shattered his own Frosh Class 400 record with his great 45.94!
He broke it by 0.49 seconds!!
Ja'Mari Ward doubled in the LJ and TJ, the latter mark of 53-7.50 making him 5th A-T HS, tied with 1 other!
He fell just 2 inches shy of the LJ DDD with his 25-6.75.
Mondo Duplantis raised his own Soph Class record in the PV to 17-9.
He moves up 1 place, from 14th, tied with 3 others, to 13th, tied with 1 other, on the HS list!
American Fork's Men ran possibly the 4th best 4X1600 Relay time of 17:01.26.
Elena Bruckner threw the Shot 53.7, making her 8th A-T HS!
Alyssa Wilson raised her OUTdoor best to 53-4.75, which makes her 10th A-T HS!
Anna Cockrell ran a non-PR 400H time of 57.38.
Last but not least, recent 1:48.70 800 man Michael Slagowski (See an earlier post!!) became yet ANOTHER HS sub-4:00 Miler, gunning a great 3:59.54 solo run at the Nike Jesuit Twilight Relay meet in Portland!
I believe he was timed enroute at 1500 meters, but I haven't been able to find out the time yet!
I'm working on it, however!
His Mile time makes him 6th A-T HS!
I mentioned some names at the onset!
Already covered were Cooper and Slagowski!
Gwen Berry has had a good week.
A few days ago, she threw the Hammer 240-4, a good early season mark.
But she topped that--and her PR--by exploding out to 246-5 (75.11), moving her from 5th to 2nd A-T US!
She also reached the World list, becoming 21st A-T World!
She had a back-up throw of 241-8.
Jeneva Stevens took 2nd with 230-6.
Brandon McBride basically time-trialed an 800 time of 1:44.63, as 2nd was about 9 seconds behind!
This makes him 3rd A-T Collegiate!
And it gives him the Senior Class record!
That record was held by Mark Everett, dating back to 1990!
He's just 0.08 from the Collegiate Record!
Jenn Suhr had tweeted about still being bothered by ankle tightness.
But that didn't seem to hurt her at the LSU meet, where she began with a 3rd try clearance at 4.62, then made her winning height of 15-9.75 on 1st try, before missing 3 times at 16-2.50!!
Kaitlyn Petrillose took 2nd with a good 14-6.
It's one of her better recent marks!
BTW, unbeknownst to me, she's apparently a Professional now, despite her affiliation at this meet still being Texas!
But T&FN tweeted that she did, indeed, go Pro!
She's a Senior, so becomes ineligible for the NCAA!
Adam Nelson is apparently in comeback mode at Age 40, reaching a SP mark of 67-2.25.
Raven Saunders had an average (for her!!) SP mark of 60-1.75.
She added okay marks in the DT and HT!
That LSU meet offered a bunch of solid marks.
Quenesha Burks LJ'ed 22-2.25.
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn rode a 2.1 wind to a 100H time of 12.73.
She's a Kentucky Frosh!
Aaron Brown took a 3.1 wind to run 9.95 in the 100.
Athletics Canada--without Andre DeGrasse--ran a 4X100 Relay time of 38.92, beating LSU's 38.93!
The LSU Women just edged Texas A&M, by 0.001, with both getting 43.20's!
Kentucky and Florida followed in 43.33 and 43.37!
Shelbi Vaughan threw the Discus 196-1.
Damon Forbes LJ'ed 26-9.75.
Lexi Weeks PV'ed 14-11 to beat Alyssa Newman's 14-9.
Alex Anankwah's 800 time of 1:46.62 beat Donavan Brazier's 1:47.33.
Shamier Little took the 400H in 55.14 over the 55.20 of Kish Seymour!
Kyra Jefferson ran the 200 in 22.79.
But the best mark was Taylor Ellis-Watson's 400 winner of 50.78.
It beat Claudia Francis's 51.55, and makes her 20th A-T Collegiate!
A Hinds CC athlete--Keitavious Walter--won a 200 in 20.57.
He also anchored his 4X100 Relay team to a 39.53.
He's just a Frosh!
DJ Smith became the US leader in the HJ with his 7-6.
He's a 2014 graduate from Auburn!
Noah Martin became the HJ's HS leader with his 7-3.
His best last year was 6-11.
Maya Evans LJ'ed 20-6.75 to become the HS leader.
Whitney Ashley's 212-0 DT misses her PR by 7 inches!
Sydney McLaughlin ran her initial OUTdoor 400H in 58.43!
Carolina Carmichael PV'ed 14-6.75.
Amber Hughes, a Tennessee Junior, TJ'ed 44-2.
More from Penn
Penn State's Men's 4X800 Relay team ran 7:17.17.
Kaela Edwards anchored her 4X800 Relay team's 8:26.34 2nd place with a reported 2:00.83!!
DeAnna Price keeps getting better in the HT!
Her latest went 238-5.
It moves her from 3rd to 2nd on the A-T Collegiate list!
And she moves from 8th to 7th on the A-T US list!
Jillian Weir's HT reached 226-5 in a separate meet, as it beat the PR of Shelby Ashe's 216-8.
Keturah Orji only LJ'ed, but her 21-6 was a winner!
Second was new Georgia Bulldog Kate Hall, who competed unattached, reaching 21-2.
(Hall also ran the 100 in 11.57!)
Cejhae Greene's 10.01 beat Kendell Williams's 10.06.
The wind was reportedly 0.0!
(BTW, that's the MALE KW!!)
Jessie Johnson PR'ed in the PV with her 14-6.25.
She misses the Collegiate DDD by one-half inch!
Before I close--till tomorrow's Payton Jordan post!!--a few corrections and omissions to take care of.
Fredric Dacres is from Jamaica!
So his recent 223-2 DT is their National Record!
That 42.22 time I said was by Dafne Schippers & her Netherlands squad was NOT!
Yes, Schippers ran 2nd leg, but it was a mixed team, with American Tianna Bartoletta on anchor!!
So the Netherlands NR remains their 42.32. from last year!
I said that then-26 year old Henry Rono was a Senior at WSU in 1978!
Nope, he was a SOPH!!!
He still holds the SOPH Class records in the 3000SC and 5000!!
One more item.
The USATF Half-Marathon Championship race was held yesterday.
Christo Landry's 1:02:52 beat Scott Fauble's 1:03:06 and Scott Bauhs's 1:03::15.
The Women's race was won by comebacking Tara (Erdmann) Welling's 1:10:25.
Des Linden took 2nd in 1:11:06--not bad just 2 months after the OT Marathon!
Brianne Nelson was 3rd in 1:11:24.
The PJ fields are--for the most part!--LOADED!
So my next post SHOULD have a plethora of solid marks to report!
See you then!
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