And I thought Cross Country was done & fried!
Well, except for Footlocker's Races of Studs!
HA!!
Hang tight, my sturdy readers, I have news for you!!
Yes, those final HS XC races of 2016 were truly "races of studs".
While missing most of those who ran the previous week at NXN, both races gave us new names to be shocked & awed by!
Claudia Lane.
She'd begun her running career just over a year ago!
Her track PR's this past spring were a dull 5:09 and 11:00.
And she was being matched against a girl--Nevada Mareno---who'd run 4:43 & 10:00.
A slight difference in talent, yes?
NO!
Taking the lead after 600 meters, Lane opened a lead she never relinquished!
Mareno calmly worked her way up to Lane's shoulder, and was rarely more than 10 meters behind--always a threat!
Surely her kick would suffice against the newcomer!
Again, NO!
When it came to a kick, it was Lane who produced, not Mareno!
She won by 25 meters, 17:05 to 17:09!
Rebecca Story, who ran good all season, was 3rd, but WAY back, timed in 17:36!!
Julia Heymach, another fast Miler, was 16th, time of 17:59!
The guys race played out a bit differently!
With no clear favorites, but with an interesting pairing of brothers Noah & Sam Affolder, as well as Luis Grivalja & Seth Hirsch being recognizable names, this was a race to watch!
(BTW, the FREE livestream was excellent in every way!! You can watch both races through FloTrack or Runner Space!)
Hirsch led a lot of the race, but was never really in control!
A couple of times, Reed Brown would sprint ahead, only to be reeled in within 50 meters!
Still a "race" entering the final 200, it was Brown's kick that did the trick, as his 15:02 was 20 meters in front of surprising Finn Gessner's 15:05.
Hirsch was 3rd in the same time!
The older Affolder--Noah--was 6th in 15:11, while Sam Worley was 9th, with Grivalja in 13th, time of 15:24.
Sam Affolder--the Frosh Class record holder in the 3000SC--now a Soph, finished last, or 40th, time of 16:13!!
Then there was the USATF XC Club Championships, held in Florida, home of the Noles, one of whom was Olympic Steepler Colleen Quigley!
And she just happened to WIN the race going away!
Her 19:31 prevailed over Sarah Pagano's 19:36, and Sammy Silva's same time 3rd!
Allie Buchalski and Emily Lipari were next in line, both timed in 19:37!
Tara Welling's 19:43 was 6th, with Emma Bates's 19:59 taking 9th!
Molly Seidel--running unattached--was 14th in 20:13, with ageless Jen Rhines a "masterful" (sic!) 21st, time of 20:30!!
For the Men, it was all Sam Chelanga, winning his first USATF Championship, timed in 28:55!!
Stan Kebenei's 29:04 was well back in 2nd, with Morgan Pearson just one second behind!
Hillary Bor took 4th in 29:13, with Thomas Curtin next in 29:17!
Trevor Dunbar's 29:29 took 9th.
Parker Stinson finished in 25th in 30:09.
And guess who ended in 229th place?
None other than the almost unrecognizable muscular Alan Webb!!
His time was 34:45!!
Before moving INdoors, let's see who prevailed at the European XC Champs!
The Under 20 sets were taken by Konstanze Klosterhalfen and Jakob Ingebrigtsen, two fairly "known" names in teen running circles!
The Under 23's went to Isaac Kimeli and Sofia Ennaoui.
In the Women's race, Alice Wright was 3rd, with Jessica Judd in 12th--but back in the game!
The Senior races went to "Turks" Yasmine Can and Aras Kaya!
(There was some pointed commentary on Twitter about the current nature of these "European" fields!! Yet the same might be said about "United States" fields, with several frontrunners coming from FAR, not near--so to speak!! Perhaps I'll have more to say on this topic in a future post!!)
OK, to the world of INdoor Track and Field!!
It's just the 2nd week of December, with about three full months to go, but we already have some list-making marks to report!
(See my earlier posts for other good marks, plus all my INdoor season Previews!!)
Jazmine Fray--NOT a name that rolls off your tongue when thinking of HOT runners to watch--"HOT" in the sense of talent & potential!! LOL
Coming in with a 2:50 time as a Frosh last year in the 1000, she blew that PR to bits with her solo 2:43.15 at the Texas A&M Reveille Invitational, the first of several meets to be held this season at A&M!! See my INdoor schedule post!!
Winning by about 14 seconds (!!), Fray is now 16th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other.
But more importantly, she now holds the Soph Class Record!!
Brian Barraza ran a historic race too!
His 3:58.66 Mile runaway (He won by about 17 seconds!!) is the FIRST sub-4 Mile run in the month of December INdoors--ever!!
Other good marks coming from this meet include--
Fred Kerley's 200 of 20.85
Grace Barnett's Mile of 4:35.66
And Pro Amanda Bingson's non-PR Weight Throw of 72-6.25!!
Another good meet was the Hoosier Open!
Marc Scott ran the quickest Men's 5000 of the new season, his 13:38.87 missing my Collegiate DDD by 1.84 seconds!!
Ed Kibichiy took 2nd in 13:42.24!
Christian Coleman sped 300 meters in 33.28, beating the 33.64 of Nate Strother!
Jawanna Oliver sped a 7.23 over 60 meters!
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn doubled in the 200 (23.55) and 60H (a PR of 8.10)!
(I'm guessing JCQ can go MUCH faster in her specialty!!)
Regina George won a tough 500, her 1:11.49 winniing over Symone Black's 1:11.68.
Katherine Recevier (sp.??) ran 5000 in 15:50.30.
But it was Sha'keela Saunders who really made her mark--so to speak!
Her 22-1 LJ ranks 10th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
But it also is 14th A-T US!!
I have a few more marks--one a week or more old!--to report!
The "oldie" is Luca Weiland's Heptathlon score of 6089, a 19 point gain on his PR!
But he remains 9th A-T Collegiate!!
Trey Cunningham began his Senior HS season with a list-making time!
He blasted a 7.63 over the 60H.
This moves him from 12th A-T HS, tied with 2 others, to 8th!
He also ran a 60 without hurdles, time of 6.90!
Jessica Lawson followed a strong performance at NXN, running 1500 meters in 4:26.44, making her 21st A-T HS!!
Knocked OFF my list was the iconic Joetta Clark, her 4:27.2 dating back to 1979!!
On an Oversize Track (Kent State), Brycen Spratling ran the 500 in 1:01.30!
Moving OUTdoors for a moment, NCAA Cross winner Patrick Tiernan won the Zatopek 10000 in Australia with 27:59.74!
This was his first-ever track 10K!!
BTW, this was run as an "open" runner, as he's finished his Collegiate career!!
Okay, folks, I've got some amendments to my Class Records report I did recently--for High Schoolers!
Let me explain!
These marks aren't new!
But I received my 2017 edition of Jack Shepard's HS Track book yesterday.
Browsing through it--specifically the Class Records sections--both INdoors and OUTdoors--I found a few "new" marks I'd somehow missed!
Maybe they were never reported--by eTN or MileSplit--or maybe they were, and I missed seeing them!
Whatever the case, they deserve to be reported now.
OUTdoors first!
Joe Rosa's 8:08.86 from 2010 over 3000 meters is the Junior Class Record.
BTW, this replaces a mark by Galen Rupp I'd had in my own T&F Record Book!
Damion Thomas's 14.05 from 2014 is the Frosh Class Record for the 39 inch 110H!!
Sophia Rivera's 180-4 Javelin Throw is the "new" Senior Class Record, dating from 2016!
Tyra Gittens replaces one of Kendell Williams's MANY Class Records, taking over the Frosh Class slot with her Heptathlon score of 4934, which dates from 2014!!
And Bobby Colantonio gets a PAIR of Class Records!!
For the Frosh Class Record, I had the correct mark--168-2 in the HT from 2013--but the wrong athlete!!
It's Colantonio who holds that CR!
He also has the Soph Class Record, which is his 192-9 from 2014!
INdoors, there's just two corrections--or updates, if you please!!
Sam Toolin's 1500 time of 4:01.09 from 2016 is the "new" Frosh Class Record!
And Kelsey Chmiel's 9:41.73 over 3000 meters takes home the Women's Frosh Class Record--this dating from 2016!
Not 100% sure, but I think the next couple of weeks might be fairly quiet, marks-wise, as the Christmas and New Year's break is nigh!
But I WILL have my INdoor predictions for my 4 core groups--WR's, US records, CR's, and HSR's!!
And any marks that DO happen during this "rest" period!
Then there's my AOY posts for OUTdoor World and US coming on New Year's Eve!!
See you all soon!!
Sunday, December 11, 2016
Sunday, December 4, 2016
NXN---and INdoors is NOW!
The transition from Cross Country to INdoor Track and Field is almost complete!
Footlocker is next week, and the USATF and World XC races are coming later.
But for the most part, XC is done, and INdoor T&F is here!
And Karissa Schweizer--winner of the NCAA Cross race--has straddled the two realms in list-making fashion!!
In the Boston University Season Opener, the Missouri Junior ran 5000 meters in 15:37.40, putting her name on TWO All-Time lists!!
While 5 others dipped under 16 minutes, this was Schweizer's race!
Her time makes her 14th A-T Collegiate (in her first INdoor 5000 ever!!).
It also gets her on the A-T US list--in 22nd place!!
Not bad for this shock winner of the NCAA Cross!!
What's next for her?
Sarah Collins was one of those getting under 16:00, but she finished just 4th with her 15:54.66.
Ryen Frazier ran, but was only 10th, her time being 16:27.74--about 15 seconds slower than she ran in HS in 2015!!
At the Jack Pyrah Invite, Ajee Wilson won the 1000 in 2:42.71, with Charlene Lipsey finishing just 0.05 seconds back!!
On a 300 meter Oversize Track (Grand Valley State, in Michigan), Nicole Sifuentes beat Shannon Osika by over 7 seconds, timed in 9:01.25 over 3000 meters!
Surprisingly, there were no early Weight Throw marks good enough to report!
Then again, today is December 4th--not December 24th, or January!!
Moving OUTdoors for a moment, New Zealand's 16 year old wonderkind PV'er--Olivia McTaggart--did it again!
Having broken fellow NZ'er Eliza McCartney's NZ Age 16 record once already, she added to her record, reaching 14-1.25!!
Let's stay OUTdoors, shall we?
In the Footlocker West Regional, Claudia Lane's 17:20 was completely dominant, as she won by 35 seconds!!
Talon Hull won the Men's race in 15:28, but his nearest competitor was just 3 seconds behiind!
Luis Grivalja--one of the favorites--finished 4th in 15:42!
A battle of titans took place in the Fukuoka Marathon!
Yemane Tsegay outran Patrick Makau, 2:08:48 to 2:08.57.
Reed Coolsaet set out to (again!!) challenge the Canadian National Record, but fell short, ending in 7th with his 2:10:55!
In the California International Marathon in Sacramento this morning, Stephanie Bruce came back after the (separate!) births of TWO babies to finish 2nd in 2:32:36!!
Think about that, folks!
When the going gets tough, think about Stephanie Bruce giving birth (after carrying each of them for 9 months!!) TWICE in TWO years--before making excuses for yourself!
Such a BEAST!!
Dan Tapia was the top American Male finisher, timed in a good 2:12:28!
NXN--or Nike Cross Nationals!!
WOW!!
For the 2nd year in a row, Casey Clinger took the Men's race, gradually breaking away after about half the race, expanding his lead to 7 seconds over Sam Worley at the tape!
Clinger's time was 15:28.4 on the somewhat muddy and beat-up (by the earlier Women's race!) course in Oregon!
Brodey Hasty, bushy ponytail flying, took 3rd in 15:37.1, just ahead of Seth Hirsch!
Ty Brownlow ended in 14th, 27 seconds behind Clinger.
DJ Principe apparently was ill (a cold??), so finished in 21st in 16:01.
Michael Vernau was 23rd, while Casey's younger brother, Carson Clinger, ended in 99th, time of 16:55.
Bozeman (Montana) was the surprise team winner, scoring 105 points to beat American Fork's 141 and Brentwood's 163!
The Women's race was all Brie Oakley--ranked Number One by Mile Split in their pre-meet poll!
This woman is amazing!
She was a star soccer player for years, only turning to running as a sport in late 2014!
Making swift (sic!) advances in both XC and track in 2015 and this year, she EXPLODED on the NATIONAL scene only this year!
Taking the lead at the 1000 meter point, she increased her lead to 50, then 80, then 100, and finally about 160 or more meters at the tape, winning by a massive 28 seconds over some stiff competition!!
In fact, the one who many "experts" saw as the favorite (including yours truly!!)--Kate Murphy--had some sort of problem, and ended in 33rd, a full minute & 17 seconds behind Oakley!
Obviously, no contest!!
Ember Stratton, another relative newcomer--and unknown to me!--finished 2nd. one second ahead of 3rd placer Lauren Gregory!
Kelsey Chmiel was 5th, 31 seconds back, while 13 year old 8th Grader Grace Ping was a fantastic 6th--in a field of High Schoolers from 1 to 5 years older!!
Her time was 17:48.
Katelyn Tuohy was 13th in 17:58, while Lexy Halladay--another youngster--was 16th in 18:00!
As noted, Kate Murphy inexplicably finished 33rd, while another "favorite"--Annie Hill, was 41st.
Olivia O'Keefe, Fiona's younger sister, was 59th!
For the 10th (!!) time, and 3rd consecutively, Fayetteville-Manlius took the team title with a minute 41 points.
Davis's 181 points took 2nd over the 185 of California rivals Great Oak, aka Temecula TC!
The rest of what I have falls under "off-track news & gossip" categories!
But it's some pretty interesting stuff!!
The IAAF chose their AOY's--and once again stirred the crockpot of controversy!
Giving their awards to Almaz Ayana (over Anita Wlodarczyk and Elaine Thompson) didn't sit well to the world's Twitter-folk!
And even worse was the selection of Usain Bolt over Wayde Van Niekirk!!
Clearly a gross error in judgment!!
At the USATF Annual meeting--after Jackie Joyner-Kersee withdrew from the race at the last minute!!--Vin Lananna was overwhelmingly voted the new President of our National ruling body!
Good luck and have fun!
(HA!!)
Okay, folks, stand by for some obnoxious Bragadoccio--and several "I told you so's!".
The good folks at USATF decided to return to the rule that SEPARATES INdoor records from OUTdoor records--something I've ALWAYS done!!
This means that when they refer to, say, Renaud Lavillenie's 20-2.50 WR, they will call it the INdoor WR--leaving Sergey Bubka's 20-1.75 as the OUTdoor WR--no "absolutes" or "comprehensives" about it!!
Yep, I TOLD YOU SO (10000 times over!)!!!!
In a coaching change to move those Colorado Rockies, Emma Coburn has left behind her only coaches since HS--Mark Wetmore and Heather Burroughs--to be coached by her long-time boyfriend and new fiancee--Joe Bosshard!!
This apparently was a totally amicable move by all parties!
Let's hope her great times in the Steeplechase and some flat events only improve!!
Jasmine Todd, who left her Oregon Ducks squad this past year, has turned Pro!!
She had a year of remaining Collegiate eligibility--now left behind!
In an earlier post, I said that Mary Cain DNF'ed at the 4.748 mile Manchester road race at about the 2.5 mile mark!
Now we know why!
She had some sort of knee ache, so chose to end her race as a precautionary measure!
Smart decision, Mary!
The "injury" is NOT serious, so maybe we can still look forward to her running INdoor track this season!!
In fact, there's talk about her possibly racing the USATF XC 6000 meter course!
Finally, in the first announcement of a World Record attempt, Laura Muir said she'd like to chase Kelly Holmes's British NR in the 1000 at the February 18th Birmingham meet!
If she feels good, she'll also go for the WORLD Record!!
She definitely has the wheels!!
More than likely, I'll be back with more results after the Footlocker race--and hopefully more INdoor T&F stuff!!
Also, as noted in my previous post, I'll do my predictions for which World, US, Collegiate, and HS records might fall this season!!
One more item!
The 2017 edition of HS Track is available!!
(I sent for my copy a couple of days ago!)
This MUST OWN little book--edited by Jack Shepard--costs just $12.00--with postage included in the price!
A better deal you'll never find!!
Here's Jack's address--He accepts checks or money orders!
Jack Shepard
14551 Southfield Drive
Westminster, California
92683
For complete HS coverage--both for 2016 and All-Time--this is your main source!!
(I use Jack's book often!!)
Footlocker is next week, and the USATF and World XC races are coming later.
But for the most part, XC is done, and INdoor T&F is here!
And Karissa Schweizer--winner of the NCAA Cross race--has straddled the two realms in list-making fashion!!
In the Boston University Season Opener, the Missouri Junior ran 5000 meters in 15:37.40, putting her name on TWO All-Time lists!!
While 5 others dipped under 16 minutes, this was Schweizer's race!
Her time makes her 14th A-T Collegiate (in her first INdoor 5000 ever!!).
It also gets her on the A-T US list--in 22nd place!!
Not bad for this shock winner of the NCAA Cross!!
What's next for her?
Sarah Collins was one of those getting under 16:00, but she finished just 4th with her 15:54.66.
Ryen Frazier ran, but was only 10th, her time being 16:27.74--about 15 seconds slower than she ran in HS in 2015!!
At the Jack Pyrah Invite, Ajee Wilson won the 1000 in 2:42.71, with Charlene Lipsey finishing just 0.05 seconds back!!
On a 300 meter Oversize Track (Grand Valley State, in Michigan), Nicole Sifuentes beat Shannon Osika by over 7 seconds, timed in 9:01.25 over 3000 meters!
Surprisingly, there were no early Weight Throw marks good enough to report!
Then again, today is December 4th--not December 24th, or January!!
Moving OUTdoors for a moment, New Zealand's 16 year old wonderkind PV'er--Olivia McTaggart--did it again!
Having broken fellow NZ'er Eliza McCartney's NZ Age 16 record once already, she added to her record, reaching 14-1.25!!
Let's stay OUTdoors, shall we?
In the Footlocker West Regional, Claudia Lane's 17:20 was completely dominant, as she won by 35 seconds!!
Talon Hull won the Men's race in 15:28, but his nearest competitor was just 3 seconds behiind!
Luis Grivalja--one of the favorites--finished 4th in 15:42!
A battle of titans took place in the Fukuoka Marathon!
Yemane Tsegay outran Patrick Makau, 2:08:48 to 2:08.57.
Reed Coolsaet set out to (again!!) challenge the Canadian National Record, but fell short, ending in 7th with his 2:10:55!
In the California International Marathon in Sacramento this morning, Stephanie Bruce came back after the (separate!) births of TWO babies to finish 2nd in 2:32:36!!
Think about that, folks!
When the going gets tough, think about Stephanie Bruce giving birth (after carrying each of them for 9 months!!) TWICE in TWO years--before making excuses for yourself!
Such a BEAST!!
Dan Tapia was the top American Male finisher, timed in a good 2:12:28!
NXN--or Nike Cross Nationals!!
WOW!!
For the 2nd year in a row, Casey Clinger took the Men's race, gradually breaking away after about half the race, expanding his lead to 7 seconds over Sam Worley at the tape!
Clinger's time was 15:28.4 on the somewhat muddy and beat-up (by the earlier Women's race!) course in Oregon!
Brodey Hasty, bushy ponytail flying, took 3rd in 15:37.1, just ahead of Seth Hirsch!
Ty Brownlow ended in 14th, 27 seconds behind Clinger.
DJ Principe apparently was ill (a cold??), so finished in 21st in 16:01.
Michael Vernau was 23rd, while Casey's younger brother, Carson Clinger, ended in 99th, time of 16:55.
Bozeman (Montana) was the surprise team winner, scoring 105 points to beat American Fork's 141 and Brentwood's 163!
The Women's race was all Brie Oakley--ranked Number One by Mile Split in their pre-meet poll!
This woman is amazing!
She was a star soccer player for years, only turning to running as a sport in late 2014!
Making swift (sic!) advances in both XC and track in 2015 and this year, she EXPLODED on the NATIONAL scene only this year!
Taking the lead at the 1000 meter point, she increased her lead to 50, then 80, then 100, and finally about 160 or more meters at the tape, winning by a massive 28 seconds over some stiff competition!!
In fact, the one who many "experts" saw as the favorite (including yours truly!!)--Kate Murphy--had some sort of problem, and ended in 33rd, a full minute & 17 seconds behind Oakley!
Obviously, no contest!!
Ember Stratton, another relative newcomer--and unknown to me!--finished 2nd. one second ahead of 3rd placer Lauren Gregory!
Kelsey Chmiel was 5th, 31 seconds back, while 13 year old 8th Grader Grace Ping was a fantastic 6th--in a field of High Schoolers from 1 to 5 years older!!
Her time was 17:48.
Katelyn Tuohy was 13th in 17:58, while Lexy Halladay--another youngster--was 16th in 18:00!
As noted, Kate Murphy inexplicably finished 33rd, while another "favorite"--Annie Hill, was 41st.
Olivia O'Keefe, Fiona's younger sister, was 59th!
For the 10th (!!) time, and 3rd consecutively, Fayetteville-Manlius took the team title with a minute 41 points.
Davis's 181 points took 2nd over the 185 of California rivals Great Oak, aka Temecula TC!
The rest of what I have falls under "off-track news & gossip" categories!
But it's some pretty interesting stuff!!
The IAAF chose their AOY's--and once again stirred the crockpot of controversy!
Giving their awards to Almaz Ayana (over Anita Wlodarczyk and Elaine Thompson) didn't sit well to the world's Twitter-folk!
And even worse was the selection of Usain Bolt over Wayde Van Niekirk!!
Clearly a gross error in judgment!!
At the USATF Annual meeting--after Jackie Joyner-Kersee withdrew from the race at the last minute!!--Vin Lananna was overwhelmingly voted the new President of our National ruling body!
Good luck and have fun!
(HA!!)
Okay, folks, stand by for some obnoxious Bragadoccio--and several "I told you so's!".
The good folks at USATF decided to return to the rule that SEPARATES INdoor records from OUTdoor records--something I've ALWAYS done!!
This means that when they refer to, say, Renaud Lavillenie's 20-2.50 WR, they will call it the INdoor WR--leaving Sergey Bubka's 20-1.75 as the OUTdoor WR--no "absolutes" or "comprehensives" about it!!
Yep, I TOLD YOU SO (10000 times over!)!!!!
In a coaching change to move those Colorado Rockies, Emma Coburn has left behind her only coaches since HS--Mark Wetmore and Heather Burroughs--to be coached by her long-time boyfriend and new fiancee--Joe Bosshard!!
This apparently was a totally amicable move by all parties!
Let's hope her great times in the Steeplechase and some flat events only improve!!
Jasmine Todd, who left her Oregon Ducks squad this past year, has turned Pro!!
She had a year of remaining Collegiate eligibility--now left behind!
In an earlier post, I said that Mary Cain DNF'ed at the 4.748 mile Manchester road race at about the 2.5 mile mark!
Now we know why!
She had some sort of knee ache, so chose to end her race as a precautionary measure!
Smart decision, Mary!
The "injury" is NOT serious, so maybe we can still look forward to her running INdoor track this season!!
In fact, there's talk about her possibly racing the USATF XC 6000 meter course!
Finally, in the first announcement of a World Record attempt, Laura Muir said she'd like to chase Kelly Holmes's British NR in the 1000 at the February 18th Birmingham meet!
If she feels good, she'll also go for the WORLD Record!!
She definitely has the wheels!!
More than likely, I'll be back with more results after the Footlocker race--and hopefully more INdoor T&F stuff!!
Also, as noted in my previous post, I'll do my predictions for which World, US, Collegiate, and HS records might fall this season!!
One more item!
The 2017 edition of HS Track is available!!
(I sent for my copy a couple of days ago!)
This MUST OWN little book--edited by Jack Shepard--costs just $12.00--with postage included in the price!
A better deal you'll never find!!
Here's Jack's address--He accepts checks or money orders!
Jack Shepard
14551 Southfield Drive
Westminster, California
92683
For complete HS coverage--both for 2016 and All-Time--this is your main source!!
(I use Jack's book often!!)
Marks needed for Top 24's--INdoors
The 2016-2017 INdoor season got its first significant mark this weekend.
That mark will be reported in the post to follow!
And it is NOT included in the lists below, even though it changed the minimum needed to make that Top 24 list!
My Top 24 lists are also called my DDD's, or Double Dandy Dozen lists!
It's great to rank high on those lists, but it's also great to just MAKE a list, whether for the World, United States, Collegiates, or High School.
The relatively large changes in the 600 and 1000 lists are probably due in large part (but not only!) to my adding those lists in 2014--meaning those older lists were still a work-in-progress at that time!!
For the Multi's, the HS'ers do the Pentathlon.
That mark will be reported in the post to follow!
And it is NOT included in the lists below, even though it changed the minimum needed to make that Top 24 list!
(Actually, TWO Top 24 lists--but details on that in my next post!)
My Top 24 lists are also called my DDD's, or Double Dandy Dozen lists!
It's great to rank high on those lists, but it's also great to just MAKE a list, whether for the World, United States, Collegiates, or High School.
So, for the 3rd time since my blog began, I am presenting my Minimums Needed to make those 4 lists.
To give you some idea of the flow and rhythm of change in our sport, I'm also giving you the 24th best marks from 2014, to see what changes, if any, resulted from the past two years!
The older marks are in parentheses.
If no change occurred, the word "same" is given.
This is for INdoors only.
The older marks are in parentheses.
If no change occurred, the word "same" is given.
This is for INdoors only.
World, US, Collegiate, HS--MEN
60 6.47 (6.48) 6.50 (6.51) 6.54 (same) 6.70 (6.71)
60 6.47 (6.48) 6.50 (6.51) 6.54 (same) 6.70 (6.71)
200 20.40 (same) 20.42 (20.43) 20.46 (20.50) 21.31 (21.37)
400 45.35 (45.39) 45.53 (45.54) 45.62 (45.66) 47.42 (47.45)
600 1:16.12 (1:16.19) 1:17.13 (1:17.38) 1:17.65 (1:18.20) 1:19.92 (1:20.22)
800 1:45.44 (same) 1:46.96 (1:47.11) 1:46.96 (1:47.14) 1:51.63 (1:51.79)
1000 2:17.36 (2:17.67) 2:19.78 (2:19.9) 2:21.60 (2:22.51) 2:26.44 (2:28.11)
1500 3:34.85 (3:34.89) 3:39.60 (3:39.8) 3:41.76 (3:44.45) 3:53.67 (3:55.22)
Mile 3:52.91 (3:53.02) 3:55.25 (3:55.84) 3:56.64 (3:56.77) 4:08.48 (4:08.77)
2000 4:58.76 (same) 5:05.77 (just 10 on list!) (No list!) (No list!)
600 1:16.12 (1:16.19) 1:17.13 (1:17.38) 1:17.65 (1:18.20) 1:19.92 (1:20.22)
800 1:45.44 (same) 1:46.96 (1:47.11) 1:46.96 (1:47.14) 1:51.63 (1:51.79)
1000 2:17.36 (2:17.67) 2:19.78 (2:19.9) 2:21.60 (2:22.51) 2:26.44 (2:28.11)
1500 3:34.85 (3:34.89) 3:39.60 (3:39.8) 3:41.76 (3:44.45) 3:53.67 (3:55.22)
Mile 3:52.91 (3:53.02) 3:55.25 (3:55.84) 3:56.64 (3:56.77) 4:08.48 (4:08.77)
2000 4:58.76 (same) 5:05.77 (just 10 on list!) (No list!) (No list!)
3000 7:34.38 7:34.47) 7:44.73 (7:46.08) 7:49..80 (7:50.44) 8:29.43 (8:32.3)
2 Mile 8:15.02 (same) 8:28.17 (8:28.8) (No list!) 8:57.03 (9:01.92)
5000 13:11.78 (same) 13:36.87 (13:37.09) 13:37.03 (same) 14:50.59 (14:53.21)
2 Mile 8:15.02 (same) 8:28.17 (8:28.8) (No list!) 8:57.03 (9:01.92)
5000 13:11.78 (same) 13:36.87 (13:37.09) 13:37.03 (same) 14:50.59 (14:53.21)
60H 7.44 (same) 7.51 (same) 7.60 (7.61) 7.75 (7.77)
HJ 7-8.75 (same) 7-7.25 (same) 7-6.50 (same) 7-2 (same)
LJ 27-3.75 (27-3.25) 26-11.75 (same) 26-8.50 (same) 24-10.50 (24-9.25)
TJ 57-3.75 (same) 55-9 (same) 55-4 (55-1.50) 50-6.75 (50-3.25)
HJ 7-8.75 (same) 7-7.25 (same) 7-6.50 (same) 7-2 (same)
LJ 27-3.75 (27-3.25) 26-11.75 (same) 26-8.50 (same) 24-10.50 (24-9.25)
TJ 57-3.75 (same) 55-9 (same) 55-4 (55-1.50) 50-6.75 (50-3.25)
PV 19-4.25 (same) 19-0.25 (18-9.50) 18-6 (same) 17-1.75 (17-0.75)
SP 70-9.25 (70-8) 69-8.50 (69-8) 67-9.75 (67-4.25) 67-1.50 (66-10.25)
WT 77-2.75 (76-3.50) 75-7.25 (75-4.75) 74-8.25 (74-7) 75-11 (75-0.50)
Multi 6249 (6229) 5873 (5826) 5902 (5868) 3644 (3586)
4X400 3:13.21 (just 23 on list) (No list!) 3:06.34 (3:06.84) (No list!)
DMR (No list for World, US, or HS!) 9:32.27 (9:33.01)
As you can see, several lists saw ZERO change, with the HJ being the only event where NONE of the 4 groups saw any changes!!
For the Men's HS throws, HS-weighted implements are used!
NO marks from Oversize Tracks are included!
A few lists have less than 24 marks, and are noted!
SP 70-9.25 (70-8) 69-8.50 (69-8) 67-9.75 (67-4.25) 67-1.50 (66-10.25)
WT 77-2.75 (76-3.50) 75-7.25 (75-4.75) 74-8.25 (74-7) 75-11 (75-0.50)
Multi 6249 (6229) 5873 (5826) 5902 (5868) 3644 (3586)
4X400 3:13.21 (just 23 on list) (No list!) 3:06.34 (3:06.84) (No list!)
DMR (No list for World, US, or HS!) 9:32.27 (9:33.01)
As you can see, several lists saw ZERO change, with the HJ being the only event where NONE of the 4 groups saw any changes!!
For the Men's HS throws, HS-weighted implements are used!
NO marks from Oversize Tracks are included!
A few lists have less than 24 marks, and are noted!
The relatively large changes in the 600 and 1000 lists are probably due in large part (but not only!) to my adding those lists in 2014--meaning those older lists were still a work-in-progress at that time!!
For the Multi's, the HS'ers do the Pentathlon.
All others do the Heptathlon!
While most of the events saw little (or no) change in the past 2 years, here's hoping the Men will see faster progress THIS season!!
While most of the events saw little (or no) change in the past 2 years, here's hoping the Men will see faster progress THIS season!!
Now for the Women!!
All of the same guidelines apply here, except that the Women throw the SAME-weights for their throws in all 4 groups!!
All of the same guidelines apply here, except that the Women throw the SAME-weights for their throws in all 4 groups!!
Also, they do the Pentathlon in all 4 groups!!
World, US, Collegiate, HS--WOMEN
60 7.04 (same) 7.12 (7.13) 7.17 (7.18) 7.33 (7.34)
200 22.58 (22.59) 22.85 (22.87) 22.83 (22.84) 23.77 (23.80)
400 50.69 (50.71) 51.78 (51.83) 51.79 (51.92) 54.14 (54.16)
600 1:26.73 (1:27.14) 1:28.78 (1:29.34) 1:29.62 (1:30.36) 1:31.38 (1:32.00)
World, US, Collegiate, HS--WOMEN
60 7.04 (same) 7.12 (7.13) 7.17 (7.18) 7.33 (7.34)
200 22.58 (22.59) 22.85 (22.87) 22.83 (22.84) 23.77 (23.80)
400 50.69 (50.71) 51.78 (51.83) 51.79 (51.92) 54.14 (54.16)
600 1:26.73 (1:27.14) 1:28.78 (1:29.34) 1:29.62 (1:30.36) 1:31.38 (1:32.00)
800 1:58.9 (same) 2:01.79 (2:01.87) 2:03.37 (2:03.47) 2:07.60 (2:07.81)
1000 2:35.80 (same) 2:41.08 (2:42.61) 2:44.20 (2:45.86) 2:48.82 (2:50.69)
1500 4:03.23 (4:03.53) 4:09.82 (4:10.72) 4:17.53 (4:18.2) 4:27.2 (4:28.3)
Mile 4:25.54 (4:26.50) 4:28.50 (4:30.39) 4:33.04 (4:33.76) 4:45.29 (4:46.01)
2000 5:43.53 (5:43.99) 5:56.78 (just 16 marks on list!) (No list!) (No list!)
3000 8:38.14 (same) 8:53.87 (8:54.55) 9:01.26 (9:03.47) 9:43.74 (9:44.60)
2 Mile 9:35.66 (9:36.00) 9:45.99 (9:50.07) (No list!) 10:19.30 (10:21.85)
5000 15:06.52 (15:13.86) 15:37.97 (15:43.04) 15:41.00 (15:43.69) 16:52.48 (17:00.54)
60H 7.82 (same) 7.89 (7.93) 8.00 (same) 8.35 (8.39)
HJ 6-7 (6-6.75) 6-3.25 (same) 6-3 (6-2.75) 5-11 (same)
LJ 22-10.75 (22-10.50) 21-10 (21-8.75) 21-8.25 (21-8) 20-2.50 (20-1)
TJ 48-2.50 (48-2) 44-8.50 (44-6.75) 44-8.25 (same) 41-6.25 (41.4.50)
PV 15-5.50 (15-3.50) 14-9.50 (14-7.25) 14-5.25 (14-3.50) 13-4.50 (13-2.25)
SP 67-6.25 (same) 59-6.75 (59-1.25) 58-1.75 (57-8.25) 50-2 (49-4.50)
WT 73-6 (73-2.50) 73-0.50 (71-10.25) 72-11.75 (71-8.75) 57-11 (56-10.75)
Multi 4775 (4768) 4299 (4253) 4327 (4253) 3594 (3578)
4X400 3:36.17 (same) (just 16 on list!) (No list!) 3:34.00 (3:35.19) (No list!)
DMR (No list for World, US, or HS!) 11:05.69 (11:06.77)
Despite having the past 2 years being dubbed "Year of the Vault", the advances made were not as large in scope as the hyperbole!!
But they WERE the largest advances made in the field events!!
For both Men and Women, NO 1600 or 3200 marks, or converted marks, were used!
The fairly big changes in the 5000's for the Women were due to more 5K's being run than 3000's!!
Also, of course, due to the "Renaissance" in Women's middle and long distance running in recent years!
Of course, several factors LIMIT the possibility of big changes being made!
They include--
lack of opportunity!
the best athletes NOT doing an event!
tactical races in distance events!
some of the better marks being run on OT's!!
Well, the above charts tell you what's needed to make these lists!
You (the athletes!!) MAKING these lists is up to YOU!!
Go for it!!
My next post---to follow in a few hours---will be a RESULTS post!
This will include the first changes to the above 24th place marks needed!
Yes, as I already noted, some changes have already happened---this early in the season!!
1500 4:03.23 (4:03.53) 4:09.82 (4:10.72) 4:17.53 (4:18.2) 4:27.2 (4:28.3)
Mile 4:25.54 (4:26.50) 4:28.50 (4:30.39) 4:33.04 (4:33.76) 4:45.29 (4:46.01)
2000 5:43.53 (5:43.99) 5:56.78 (just 16 marks on list!) (No list!) (No list!)
3000 8:38.14 (same) 8:53.87 (8:54.55) 9:01.26 (9:03.47) 9:43.74 (9:44.60)
2 Mile 9:35.66 (9:36.00) 9:45.99 (9:50.07) (No list!) 10:19.30 (10:21.85)
5000 15:06.52 (15:13.86) 15:37.97 (15:43.04) 15:41.00 (15:43.69) 16:52.48 (17:00.54)
60H 7.82 (same) 7.89 (7.93) 8.00 (same) 8.35 (8.39)
HJ 6-7 (6-6.75) 6-3.25 (same) 6-3 (6-2.75) 5-11 (same)
LJ 22-10.75 (22-10.50) 21-10 (21-8.75) 21-8.25 (21-8) 20-2.50 (20-1)
TJ 48-2.50 (48-2) 44-8.50 (44-6.75) 44-8.25 (same) 41-6.25 (41.4.50)
PV 15-5.50 (15-3.50) 14-9.50 (14-7.25) 14-5.25 (14-3.50) 13-4.50 (13-2.25)
SP 67-6.25 (same) 59-6.75 (59-1.25) 58-1.75 (57-8.25) 50-2 (49-4.50)
WT 73-6 (73-2.50) 73-0.50 (71-10.25) 72-11.75 (71-8.75) 57-11 (56-10.75)
Multi 4775 (4768) 4299 (4253) 4327 (4253) 3594 (3578)
4X400 3:36.17 (same) (just 16 on list!) (No list!) 3:34.00 (3:35.19) (No list!)
DMR (No list for World, US, or HS!) 11:05.69 (11:06.77)
Despite having the past 2 years being dubbed "Year of the Vault", the advances made were not as large in scope as the hyperbole!!
But they WERE the largest advances made in the field events!!
For both Men and Women, NO 1600 or 3200 marks, or converted marks, were used!
The fairly big changes in the 5000's for the Women were due to more 5K's being run than 3000's!!
Also, of course, due to the "Renaissance" in Women's middle and long distance running in recent years!
Of course, several factors LIMIT the possibility of big changes being made!
They include--
lack of opportunity!
the best athletes NOT doing an event!
tactical races in distance events!
some of the better marks being run on OT's!!
Well, the above charts tell you what's needed to make these lists!
You (the athletes!!) MAKING these lists is up to YOU!!
Go for it!!
My next post---to follow in a few hours---will be a RESULTS post!
This will include the first changes to the above 24th place marks needed!
Yes, as I already noted, some changes have already happened---this early in the season!!
After that--probably in a few days!!--I'll do my WR, AR, CR, and HSR predictions for the new season!!
My OUTdoor Athlete of the Year posts--as always--will come on December 31st!!
Of course, those posts will be for World and US AOY's only, as I already did my AOY's for the Collegiates and High Schoolers!
Be back soon!!
My OUTdoor Athlete of the Year posts--as always--will come on December 31st!!
Of course, those posts will be for World and US AOY's only, as I already did my AOY's for the Collegiates and High Schoolers!
Be back soon!!
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
INdoor Class Records--Collegiates
If you read my earlier post on High School Class Records, then you know the format!
I'll list the records--no names or dates--to be followed by a list of events I see the easiest to break its records, and finally a list of athletes who seem capable of challenging them!
Frosh--Men
6.54, 20.40, 44.93, 1:16.92, 1:45.93, 2:19.53, (No mark for the 1500!!), 3:55.02, 7:52.04, 13:41.89, 7.57, 7-6, 26-7.75, 55-8.25, 18-8.75, 65-10.50, 74-10.50, 5674
Only Donavan Brazier claimed a Frosh Class record in 2016!
But--despite Drew Hunter and the Lyles Brothers going Pro early--I see the 600, 1500, 3000, 5000, 60H, HJ, LJ, SP, WT, and the Heptathlon as barn-size targets for this group of Collegiate Frosh!!
Keshun Reed and Will Allen could challenge the 400 and 600 marks!
Grant Holloway will dominate the shortest races, and maybe the LJ!
(Even the Multi!!)
Michael Slagowski and Thomas Ratcliffe will try to fill the empty slot left by Hunter!
Watch for Marcus Krah to challenge Holloway in the 60H.
Jaron Brooks and Darius Corbin are your main HJ threats.
Chris Nilsen will be shooting for 19 feet in the PV, while Ja'Mari Ward and Rayvon Grey will dominate the Horizontals!
Frosh--Women
7.11, 22.40, 50.88, 1:29.53, 2:04.27, 2:43.76, 4:22.78, 4:32.49, 8:58.88, 15:20.57, 7.99, 6-4.25, 21-5.25, 45-10.50, 15-2.25, 61-1.25, 68-11.75, 4635
The Class Records for the 60, LJ, and PV fell in 2016!
But, following my maybe insane lengthy lists of easily targeted marks seen above (and in my HS report!), I see the 600, 800, 1000, 1500, Mile, 3000, 60H, LJ, and WT as possibly falling in 2017!
There's 4 fast middle distancers in this class--Katie Rainsberger, Christina Aragon, Fiona O'Keefe, and Ella Donaghu--to chase all the middle and long distance marks!
The only possible glitch is that they're all at West Coast schools, and might not run in East Coast meets (Boston and NYC), settling for quick trips around Seattle's Oversize Track!!
There's other oval runners ripe for record-breaking!
Try Ruby Stauber, Judy Pendergast, Hannah DiBalsi, and Stephanie Jenks!
Zaria Francis is the top sprinter, with Anna Cockrell a strong challenger in the sprints and 60H.
Joining Cocckrell in the fight for Hurdles dominance will be Tonea Marshall and Alexis Duncan!
Although Lexi Weeks set the Frosh class PV bar high, watch for Abby Weiler and Andrea Willis to give Lexi's mark a go!
Samiyah Samuels, Courtney Corrin, and Chinne Okoronkwo should be the strongest in the LJ and TJ.
The SP and WT have some threats--Sophia Rivera, Nickolette Dunbar, Elena Bruckner, and Kamryn Brinson!
Watch for Emma Fitzgerald to challenge in the Pentathlon, but Kendell Williams's mark is tough!
Soph--Men
6.51, 20.10, 44.57, 1:17.35, 1:44.84, (No mark for the 1000!!), 3:41.19, 3:55.33, 7:46.45, 13:08.28, 7.45, 7-7, 27-10.75, 56-7.50, 19-1.50, 71-3.50, 77-0.25, 6070
This Class struck out in 2016--ZERO Class marks fell!!
But this season could be different, as I'm naming the 60, 600, 1000, 1500, Mile, WT, and Heptathlon as good targets!
Ryan Clark, Kahmari Montgomery, and Will London will shoot for the three shortest distances--minus hurdles!
Isaiah Harris, Myles Marshall, and Carlton Orange will target all the stuff from the 600 to the 1000.
Watch for Justyn Knight, Grant Fisher, and Matthew Maton to take on the longest events!
(Despite such a talented distance class, I just don't see them breaking that 5000 record!! But sub-13:20's are definitely a possibility!!)
Soph--Women
7.12, 22.49, 50.82, 1:28.78, 2:00.90, 2:44.77, (No 1500 mark!!), 4:32.72, 9:02.05, 15:23.16, 7.90, 6-5.25, 21-11, 46-4, 15-1, 63-1.25, 75-7.50, 4678
FIVE Class Records fell here in 2016--the 60, 800, 5000, TJ, and SP!
This year, I see ELEVEN records as vulnerable!
They are the 60, 200, 600, 1000, 1500, Mile, 3000, 5000, LJ, PV, and WT!
Watch for Teahna Daniels and Deajah Stevens to take over the sprints.
Kate Hall is also fast, but watch for her mostly in the LJ.
Gabrielle Thomas might do best in the longer sprints--the 200 and 400.
Anna Rohrer, Brenna Peloquin, Tessa Barrett, and--IF she's healthy!!--Allie Ostrander will produce a fun show for distance fans!!
Nicole Greene is your best HJ'er.
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn might be good for the 60H record!
The Weeks twins--Lexi and Tori--as well as Mackenzie Shell--will all be aiming for 15 feet--and maybe even the overall Collegiate Record!!
Don't underestimate Tori--even though Lexi emerged the best of that family--in 2016!
This is a different year!
Bria Matthews is a VERY good TJ'er, but that Class Record is held by Keturah Orji!!
Fair warning!
Junior--Men
6.48, 20.26, 45.03, 1:16.98, 1:45.88, (NO 1000 record!), 3:38.60, 3:54.74, 7:40.51, 13:26.01, 7.50, 7-7.75, 27-4, 56-11.50, 19-4.75, 70-6.25, 80-0.25, and NO mark for the Heptathlon!!
Only the 60 and the 3000 marks fell here in 2016!
But I see the 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 5000, 60H, LJ, SP, and the Heptathlon as fair targets for 2017's Junior Class!!
Christian Coleman should be your main sprinter here.
Daniel Kuhn is one to look for in the 600 and 800, and maybe the 1000 too.
Blake Haney could be the best Miler!
Sean McGorty and Morgan McDonald will take on the longest races!
(Devon Allen recently turned Pro!! Too bad!! He was ripe for the Class and overall Collegiate Records in the 60H!!)
Randall Cunningham will have to raise the HJ bar a couple of inches to get that record!
Watch for Devin King and Audie Wyatt in the PV.
Harrison Williams is a good bet to fill that empty Hept slot!!
Junior--Women
7.09, 22.49, 50.80, (No 600 record!), 2:01.65, 2:45.40, 4:12.18, 4:30.03, 8:58.14, 15:28.11, 7.78, 6-6, 22-8, 46-2.50, 14-10.75, 62-10, 83-10.25, 4703
Kendell Williams got the lone Class Record here in 2016!
But, as I mentioned at the beginning of my HS Class Records report, NCAA Cross Country champion Karissa Schweizer IS set to run a fast 5000 at Boston U this Sunday!
And she's a solid bet to challenge the A-T December INdoor record, held by Sarah Disanza!!
Aside from the 5K, look for the 200, 600, 800, 1000, 1500, Mile, 3000, TJ, PV, and SP marks to get a good challenge!
Aside from Schweizer--who could challenge ALL of the marks from the 1500 on up!!--watch for Hannah Cunliffe and Ariana Washington to top the 60 & 200.
Ashley Henderson might challenge in the 200 and 400.
Raevyn Rogers and Brooke Feldmeier will cover the middle distances--the 600, 800, and 1000!
Add Olivia Baker to that mix, as well as maybe the 400!
Elise Cranny, Eleanor Purrier, Sharon Lokedi, and maybe a resurgent Wesley Frazier will do battle over the longest races!
Akela Jones is the strongest of contenders in the HJ, as well as the Pentathlon!
Keturah Orji should clean up ALL the TJ records, including maybe the American Record!
She already has the OUTdoor version!!
Same goes for Raven Saunders in the SP--except I don't think she'll reach the level of Michelle Carter's AR---yet!!
Aside from Ms Jones, watch for Payton Stumbaugh in the Multi.
Senior--Men
6.45, 20.26, 45.29, 1:15.79, 1:45.33, 2:18.26, 3:37.25, 3:52.88, 7:38.59, 13:13.74, 7.47, 7-9.25, 28-2.25, 57-5, 19-2.25, 71-3.50, 83-11.25, 6499
A pair of Class Records fell here in 2016--the 1000 and the Shot Put!
I'm naming 7 events as (relatively!) easy targets for 2017--the 200, 400, 800, 5000, 60H, PV, and SP.
Cameron Burrell and John Teeters could challenge the sprint records!
Michael Cherry is a solid bet for the 400--and even the 600, if he gives it a go!!
Andres Arroyo and Henry Wynne might go for fast 1500's and Mile's!
Then there's The King!!
He lost--finished THIRD!!--in the NCAA XC race!
But we're talking Edward Cheserek here--not a lump of jello!!
The main question(s) with him are--Will he save his fast races for LEGAL tracks??--and ON those 200 meter babies, Will he RUN...or pull a MoBot/Centro/Ches special--and just go for medals??
ALL of the distances from the 1500 on up are his for the taking--IF he wants them!!
Think LEGACY, Edward---LEGACY!!
Senior--Women
7.08, 22.43, 50.46, 1:27.78, 2:00.75, 2:40.82, 4:09.77, 4:25.91, 8:42.03, 15:12.22, 7.84, 6-6, 22-8, 46-9, 15-7, 63-0.75, 83-1.75, 4643
Three marks--the 1000, HJ, and the Pentathlon--date from 2016!
In 2017, the 200, 800, 1000, 1500, 5000, 60H, and the Pentathlon--are most vulnerable!
Kyra Jefferson is the best sprinter!
Shakima Wimbley should be the best in this Class in the 200 and 400, but watch also for Chrisann Gordon!
Sabrina Southerland and Hanna Green should dominate from the 600 through the 1000.
Kaela Edwards might do best in the 1500 and Mile.
Erin Finn, Sarah Collins, and maybe Molly Seidel should cover the distances!
BTW, I'm not sure if Seidel still has INdoor eligibility!
I know she's returning for OUTdoors, so I'm assuming she'll do INdoors too.
But will she run there as unattached??
Quanesha Burks will challenge in the LJ, as might Sha'keela Saunders!
Emily Grove, Jessie Johnson, and Alysha Newman will go for the PV mark!
Kendell Williams should continue to dominate in the Multi!
One bit of trivia.
2016 saw 24 Women's Class Records fall.
But the Men nabbed just 15!!
That's 39 total--for HS and Collegiates!
Can 2017 see us reaching the FIFTY mark??
Next INdoor Preview posts will be about my Top 24's---what it takes to make those lists---followed by my predictions of which OVERALL records might fall--in the World, US, Collegiate, and HS categories!!
I should have those up no later than the 6th or 7th of December!!
I'll list the records--no names or dates--to be followed by a list of events I see the easiest to break its records, and finally a list of athletes who seem capable of challenging them!
Frosh--Men
6.54, 20.40, 44.93, 1:16.92, 1:45.93, 2:19.53, (No mark for the 1500!!), 3:55.02, 7:52.04, 13:41.89, 7.57, 7-6, 26-7.75, 55-8.25, 18-8.75, 65-10.50, 74-10.50, 5674
Only Donavan Brazier claimed a Frosh Class record in 2016!
But--despite Drew Hunter and the Lyles Brothers going Pro early--I see the 600, 1500, 3000, 5000, 60H, HJ, LJ, SP, WT, and the Heptathlon as barn-size targets for this group of Collegiate Frosh!!
Keshun Reed and Will Allen could challenge the 400 and 600 marks!
Grant Holloway will dominate the shortest races, and maybe the LJ!
(Even the Multi!!)
Michael Slagowski and Thomas Ratcliffe will try to fill the empty slot left by Hunter!
Watch for Marcus Krah to challenge Holloway in the 60H.
Jaron Brooks and Darius Corbin are your main HJ threats.
Chris Nilsen will be shooting for 19 feet in the PV, while Ja'Mari Ward and Rayvon Grey will dominate the Horizontals!
Frosh--Women
7.11, 22.40, 50.88, 1:29.53, 2:04.27, 2:43.76, 4:22.78, 4:32.49, 8:58.88, 15:20.57, 7.99, 6-4.25, 21-5.25, 45-10.50, 15-2.25, 61-1.25, 68-11.75, 4635
The Class Records for the 60, LJ, and PV fell in 2016!
But, following my maybe insane lengthy lists of easily targeted marks seen above (and in my HS report!), I see the 600, 800, 1000, 1500, Mile, 3000, 60H, LJ, and WT as possibly falling in 2017!
There's 4 fast middle distancers in this class--Katie Rainsberger, Christina Aragon, Fiona O'Keefe, and Ella Donaghu--to chase all the middle and long distance marks!
The only possible glitch is that they're all at West Coast schools, and might not run in East Coast meets (Boston and NYC), settling for quick trips around Seattle's Oversize Track!!
There's other oval runners ripe for record-breaking!
Try Ruby Stauber, Judy Pendergast, Hannah DiBalsi, and Stephanie Jenks!
Zaria Francis is the top sprinter, with Anna Cockrell a strong challenger in the sprints and 60H.
Joining Cocckrell in the fight for Hurdles dominance will be Tonea Marshall and Alexis Duncan!
Although Lexi Weeks set the Frosh class PV bar high, watch for Abby Weiler and Andrea Willis to give Lexi's mark a go!
Samiyah Samuels, Courtney Corrin, and Chinne Okoronkwo should be the strongest in the LJ and TJ.
The SP and WT have some threats--Sophia Rivera, Nickolette Dunbar, Elena Bruckner, and Kamryn Brinson!
Watch for Emma Fitzgerald to challenge in the Pentathlon, but Kendell Williams's mark is tough!
Soph--Men
6.51, 20.10, 44.57, 1:17.35, 1:44.84, (No mark for the 1000!!), 3:41.19, 3:55.33, 7:46.45, 13:08.28, 7.45, 7-7, 27-10.75, 56-7.50, 19-1.50, 71-3.50, 77-0.25, 6070
This Class struck out in 2016--ZERO Class marks fell!!
But this season could be different, as I'm naming the 60, 600, 1000, 1500, Mile, WT, and Heptathlon as good targets!
Ryan Clark, Kahmari Montgomery, and Will London will shoot for the three shortest distances--minus hurdles!
Isaiah Harris, Myles Marshall, and Carlton Orange will target all the stuff from the 600 to the 1000.
Watch for Justyn Knight, Grant Fisher, and Matthew Maton to take on the longest events!
(Despite such a talented distance class, I just don't see them breaking that 5000 record!! But sub-13:20's are definitely a possibility!!)
Soph--Women
7.12, 22.49, 50.82, 1:28.78, 2:00.90, 2:44.77, (No 1500 mark!!), 4:32.72, 9:02.05, 15:23.16, 7.90, 6-5.25, 21-11, 46-4, 15-1, 63-1.25, 75-7.50, 4678
FIVE Class Records fell here in 2016--the 60, 800, 5000, TJ, and SP!
This year, I see ELEVEN records as vulnerable!
They are the 60, 200, 600, 1000, 1500, Mile, 3000, 5000, LJ, PV, and WT!
Watch for Teahna Daniels and Deajah Stevens to take over the sprints.
Kate Hall is also fast, but watch for her mostly in the LJ.
Gabrielle Thomas might do best in the longer sprints--the 200 and 400.
Anna Rohrer, Brenna Peloquin, Tessa Barrett, and--IF she's healthy!!--Allie Ostrander will produce a fun show for distance fans!!
Nicole Greene is your best HJ'er.
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn might be good for the 60H record!
The Weeks twins--Lexi and Tori--as well as Mackenzie Shell--will all be aiming for 15 feet--and maybe even the overall Collegiate Record!!
Don't underestimate Tori--even though Lexi emerged the best of that family--in 2016!
This is a different year!
Bria Matthews is a VERY good TJ'er, but that Class Record is held by Keturah Orji!!
Fair warning!
Junior--Men
6.48, 20.26, 45.03, 1:16.98, 1:45.88, (NO 1000 record!), 3:38.60, 3:54.74, 7:40.51, 13:26.01, 7.50, 7-7.75, 27-4, 56-11.50, 19-4.75, 70-6.25, 80-0.25, and NO mark for the Heptathlon!!
Only the 60 and the 3000 marks fell here in 2016!
But I see the 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 5000, 60H, LJ, SP, and the Heptathlon as fair targets for 2017's Junior Class!!
Christian Coleman should be your main sprinter here.
Daniel Kuhn is one to look for in the 600 and 800, and maybe the 1000 too.
Blake Haney could be the best Miler!
Sean McGorty and Morgan McDonald will take on the longest races!
(Devon Allen recently turned Pro!! Too bad!! He was ripe for the Class and overall Collegiate Records in the 60H!!)
Randall Cunningham will have to raise the HJ bar a couple of inches to get that record!
Watch for Devin King and Audie Wyatt in the PV.
Harrison Williams is a good bet to fill that empty Hept slot!!
Junior--Women
7.09, 22.49, 50.80, (No 600 record!), 2:01.65, 2:45.40, 4:12.18, 4:30.03, 8:58.14, 15:28.11, 7.78, 6-6, 22-8, 46-2.50, 14-10.75, 62-10, 83-10.25, 4703
Kendell Williams got the lone Class Record here in 2016!
But, as I mentioned at the beginning of my HS Class Records report, NCAA Cross Country champion Karissa Schweizer IS set to run a fast 5000 at Boston U this Sunday!
And she's a solid bet to challenge the A-T December INdoor record, held by Sarah Disanza!!
Aside from the 5K, look for the 200, 600, 800, 1000, 1500, Mile, 3000, TJ, PV, and SP marks to get a good challenge!
Aside from Schweizer--who could challenge ALL of the marks from the 1500 on up!!--watch for Hannah Cunliffe and Ariana Washington to top the 60 & 200.
Ashley Henderson might challenge in the 200 and 400.
Raevyn Rogers and Brooke Feldmeier will cover the middle distances--the 600, 800, and 1000!
Add Olivia Baker to that mix, as well as maybe the 400!
Elise Cranny, Eleanor Purrier, Sharon Lokedi, and maybe a resurgent Wesley Frazier will do battle over the longest races!
Akela Jones is the strongest of contenders in the HJ, as well as the Pentathlon!
Keturah Orji should clean up ALL the TJ records, including maybe the American Record!
She already has the OUTdoor version!!
Same goes for Raven Saunders in the SP--except I don't think she'll reach the level of Michelle Carter's AR---yet!!
Aside from Ms Jones, watch for Payton Stumbaugh in the Multi.
Senior--Men
6.45, 20.26, 45.29, 1:15.79, 1:45.33, 2:18.26, 3:37.25, 3:52.88, 7:38.59, 13:13.74, 7.47, 7-9.25, 28-2.25, 57-5, 19-2.25, 71-3.50, 83-11.25, 6499
A pair of Class Records fell here in 2016--the 1000 and the Shot Put!
I'm naming 7 events as (relatively!) easy targets for 2017--the 200, 400, 800, 5000, 60H, PV, and SP.
Cameron Burrell and John Teeters could challenge the sprint records!
Michael Cherry is a solid bet for the 400--and even the 600, if he gives it a go!!
Andres Arroyo and Henry Wynne might go for fast 1500's and Mile's!
Then there's The King!!
He lost--finished THIRD!!--in the NCAA XC race!
But we're talking Edward Cheserek here--not a lump of jello!!
The main question(s) with him are--Will he save his fast races for LEGAL tracks??--and ON those 200 meter babies, Will he RUN...or pull a MoBot/Centro/Ches special--and just go for medals??
ALL of the distances from the 1500 on up are his for the taking--IF he wants them!!
Think LEGACY, Edward---LEGACY!!
Senior--Women
7.08, 22.43, 50.46, 1:27.78, 2:00.75, 2:40.82, 4:09.77, 4:25.91, 8:42.03, 15:12.22, 7.84, 6-6, 22-8, 46-9, 15-7, 63-0.75, 83-1.75, 4643
Three marks--the 1000, HJ, and the Pentathlon--date from 2016!
In 2017, the 200, 800, 1000, 1500, 5000, 60H, and the Pentathlon--are most vulnerable!
Kyra Jefferson is the best sprinter!
Shakima Wimbley should be the best in this Class in the 200 and 400, but watch also for Chrisann Gordon!
Sabrina Southerland and Hanna Green should dominate from the 600 through the 1000.
Kaela Edwards might do best in the 1500 and Mile.
Erin Finn, Sarah Collins, and maybe Molly Seidel should cover the distances!
BTW, I'm not sure if Seidel still has INdoor eligibility!
I know she's returning for OUTdoors, so I'm assuming she'll do INdoors too.
But will she run there as unattached??
Quanesha Burks will challenge in the LJ, as might Sha'keela Saunders!
Emily Grove, Jessie Johnson, and Alysha Newman will go for the PV mark!
Kendell Williams should continue to dominate in the Multi!
One bit of trivia.
2016 saw 24 Women's Class Records fall.
But the Men nabbed just 15!!
That's 39 total--for HS and Collegiates!
Can 2017 see us reaching the FIFTY mark??
Next INdoor Preview posts will be about my Top 24's---what it takes to make those lists---followed by my predictions of which OVERALL records might fall--in the World, US, Collegiate, and HS categories!!
I should have those up no later than the 6th or 7th of December!!
INdoor Class Records--High School
With NCAA XC winner Karissa Schweizer scheduled to run a 5000 this Sunday on Boston University's track, the first Class Record of the 2016-2017 INdoor season could fall!
The Collegiate Junior Class Women's 5K record is 15:28.11, by Abbey D'Agostino!
But this first of 2 posts covering INdoor Class Records will be about the HS Grades of 9 through 12, with the Collegiates taking over in the post to follow!
Going Grade by Grade, the posts will be divided into 3 core sections.
I'll first list all the INdoor Class Records for the particular Grade, giving just the marks--no names or dates!
Then I'll list the events I believe have the marks easiest to break--given the right athlete on the right day, with the longer running events being on legal 200 meter tracks, of course!
Finally, I'll name several athletes eligible to challenge some of these records!
I'll comment here and there!
Events will follow the usual order!
9th Grade--Men
6.78, 21.22, 47.97, 1:20.97, 1:55.45, 2:33.98, 4:02.21, 4:15.43, 8:23.80, 8:57.44, 14:18.42, 8.03, 6-8, 24-5, 46-9, 16-9.50, 66-7.25, 65-8.50, 2664
The 60, 200, and 400 Class Records fell in 2016.
This year, I see the 600, 800, 1000, 1500, Mile, HJ, TJ, and Pentathlon marks as most vulnerable!
That 1500--compared to the Mile--is ridiculously slow!
And the HJ and TJ--when compared to the Soph Class marks--are way below what they should be!
Frosh Records for HS'ers are the most difficult to predict--at least for me, as I don't focus on kids younger than 17!
So unless there's some real stand-out Middle Schoolers--like Grace Ping for the Women--I normally can't list any athletes by name for this Class!
Let's just say that at this age, kids tend to come out of nowhere, making mighty leaps forward in time, distance, or height!
Is another Tyrese Cooper on the horizen??
9th Grade--Women
7.37, 23.55, 53.23, 1:30.1, 2:06.98, 2:50.84, 4:24.9, 4:40.1, 9:42.20, 10:23.46, 16:43.02 (7th Grade!), 17:08.45 (True 9th Grade record!!), 8.35, 5-10, 19-7, 41-2, 12-9.50, 45-7.75, 57-3, 3561
The 60 and 60H marks fell in 2016!
But, as I see it, those marks should hold through 2017.
Easiest targets seem to be the 600, 800, 1000, 1500, 3000, 2 Mile, 5000, HJ, LJ, PV, SP WT, and the Pentathlon!
Yes, that's most of the events, but for all those running events, all it would take are 1 or 2 athletes to break ALL those records!!
Besides Ms Ping--listed above--there's Lexy Halladay!
Hopefully, they'll race often--and on 200 meter tracks!!
The PV mark should rise to 13 feet, if the trend continues!
10th Grade--Men
6.67, 21.50, 46.84, 1:19.05, 1:51.11, 2:27.59, 3:52.5, 4:09.82, 8:09.86, 8:42.66, 14:54.27, 7.83, 7-2, 25-8.25, 50-2.50, 18-0.50, 70-5, 75-0.50, 3785
Only Mondo Duplantis was able to get one of these Class Records in 2016.
And his mark seems the safest best to remain there another year!!
Watch for the 60, 200, 400, 600, 1000, 1500, 5000, and the Pentathlon records to be under attack!
Of course, the aforementioned Ty Cooper is now a Soph, so those shortest track events are all his for the taking!
Watch also for Brian Herron to challenge, maybe especially in the 400 and 600.
Sam Affolder, who shattered the 3000SC Frosh Class record OUTdoors last spring, might be the main challenger to that SLOWWWWW 5000!!
(It should be at least as fast as the Frosh Class mark!!)
10th Grade--Women
7.29, 23.39, 53.45 (This mark is over 440 yards, so we'd need a 53.15 or so over 400 meters to "surpass" that record!!), 1:28.78, 2:01.8, 2:47.27, 4:24.25, 4:43.23, 9:29.0, 10:12.95, 16:37.50, 8.17, 6-0.75, 20-5.75, 42-4, 13-6, 49-1.25, 58-11, 3846
The TJ was the sole Soph Class record to fall last year!
Lots of marks are ripe for breaking this year--the 60, 200, 400, 1000, Mile, 3000, 2 Mile, 5000, 60H, LJ, PV, and SP!
Watch for Tia Jones to tackle the 60H, as her 12.84 OUTdoor Frosh Class and overall HSR over 100H last year bodes well for a possible HSR here also--maybe under 8 seconds!!
Thelma Davies should shine in the flat sprints--the 60 and 200.
11th Grade--Men
6.64, 20.83, 46.88, 1:17.64, 1:49.94, 2:23.56, 3:47.65, 4:02.21, 8:07.54, 8:40.70, 13:57.04, 7.59, 7-5.25, 25-9.25, 51-8.25, 17-6.25, 72-9.50, 87-10.75, 4141
The SP was the lone Junior Class record to fall in 2016 for the Men!
And just 4 Class Records seem fair targets this season--the 400, 1500, LJ, and PV!
It's the latter that might fall not once, not twice, but multiple times--as Mondo Duplantis is now a Junior!!
Casey Clinger seems your man to challenge that 1500 mark--and maybe even the longer races!!
BTW, I should mention that even if I list only 1 or 2 names for these lower classes doesn't mean there's just 1 or 2 athletes who COULD break these records!!
They just seem the most likely, based on their performances in 2016!
But people we've never even heard of often emerge to bypass those "name" athletes!!
That's what makes Track and Field THE most exciting sport!!
11th Grade--Women
7.24, 23.23, 51.84, 1:29.53, 2:04.96, 2:45.32, 4:11.72, 4:28.25, 9:04.51, 9:38.68, 16:19.69, 8.17, 6-1, 21-4, 42-5.50, 14-0, 54-11, 65-4.25, 3827
A whopping FIVE Junior Class records fell in 2016!!
They were the 200, 400, 600, 1000, and the Shot Put!!
Can that level of performance repeat itself in 2017??
Well, I see 8 marks as most vulnerable this season--the 200, 600, 800, 5000, 60H, TJ, PV, and the Pentathlon!
Watch for Lanae Tava Thomas in the 200 and 400.
Titiana Marsh should challenge the TJ mark.
12th Grade--Men
6.57, 20.63, 45.92, 1:17.58, 1:49.21, 2:22.28, 3:41.93, 3:57.81, 7:59.33, 8:39.15, 14:19.83, 7.53, 7-5, 26-6.50, 52-7.50, 17-11.25, 77-2.50 (And 63-11 for the 16 pounder!!), 93-3.25, 4307
With Drew Hunter claiming three of them, FIVE Class Records were broken in 2016 by Men!
Besides the 1500, Mile, and 3000, the 200 and 60H also went under!!
But since Hunter was nice enough to leave the 2 Mile and 5000 marks intact, I'm naming those as best bets to go in 2017!
Add the 600, HJ, PV, BOTH of the SP's, as well as the Pro-weighted WT mark of 65-8.25!
Jordan Geist and Adrian Piperi should challenge the SP marks.
Brandon McGorty and Cameron Cooper will cover the middle distances, with Noah Affolder possibly getting the longer distance marks!
Rodney Agyare-May could also challenge over 600 or 800 meters!
Watch for Trey Cunningham in the 60H, with Darryl Sullivan pointing towards the HJ!
Nick Lane is the one who might get that WT record mentioned above!
(But NOT the High School-weighted implement!!)
Zach McWhorter could get the PV mark!
12th Grade--Women
7.19, 22.97, 51.93, 1:29.27, 2:03.59, 2:43.40, 4:17.68, 4:36.61, 9:17.4, 9:55.92, 16:10.79, 8.02, 6-6.25, 21-7.25,44-6.75, 14-4, 56-7.50, 68-2.50, 4068
Four Senior Class records fell in 2016--the 1500, Mile, 60H, and the HJ!
With a strong group now Seniors, I'm claiming that MOST of these Class Records could fall in 2017!!
They are the 60, 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1500, Mile, 3000, 2 Mile, 5000, LJ, PV, and the SP!!
And MOST of those could go to ONE superior athlete--name of Kate Murphy!!
Here's hoping that the egregious failure of meet organizers to gather together in one race four of the very best 1500 runners EVER last year to break---nay, SHATTER!---the OUTdoor HSR in the Mile--won't be repeated INdoors (AND OUTdoors!!) in 2017!!
PLEASE, Ms Murphy, race hard over EVERY distance from 800 to the 5000--on 200 meter tracks!!--and claim SEVEN HSR's this INdoor season!!
There's a few back-up ladies who could get what Murphy ignores--Sammy Watson for the events from 600 to the Mile, Kamryn McIntosh for the 600, 800, and the 1K, Clare Martin for the 800 and 1000, and maybe Lauryn Ghee in the 400, 600, and 800!
But don't omit Nevada Mareno from your thinking--especially in distances from 1000 to the 2 Mile!
Libby Davidson is one to watch for the longest races!
Lauren Rain Williams will be top dog in the sprints!
Chanel Brissett could dip under 8 seconds in the 60H.
Rachel Baxter, Carson Dingler, and Colleen Clancy will challenge the 14 foot barrier--one Baxter has already reached OUTdoors!!
Alyssa Wilson will be chasing the HSR (and Senior Class record!) in the SP, but might get some heat from Kathleen Young, while Jill Shippee could go after the WT mark!
Tara Davis is the one to watch in the LJ and TJ--especially the latter!!
Then there's Sydney McLaughlin--who has opted to remain an amateur for awhile longer!!
EVERY time she competes, a Class (or other) record could fall!!
Only Candace Hill remains in the exclusive group of HS PRO's--and she's a Senior!
So any event she runs--probably just the 60 and 200--will be a HS PRO Senior Class record!!
And that's a wrap for the HS Class Records!!
I hope to have the Collegiate Class Records up in a few hours!!
The Collegiate Junior Class Women's 5K record is 15:28.11, by Abbey D'Agostino!
But this first of 2 posts covering INdoor Class Records will be about the HS Grades of 9 through 12, with the Collegiates taking over in the post to follow!
Going Grade by Grade, the posts will be divided into 3 core sections.
I'll first list all the INdoor Class Records for the particular Grade, giving just the marks--no names or dates!
Then I'll list the events I believe have the marks easiest to break--given the right athlete on the right day, with the longer running events being on legal 200 meter tracks, of course!
Finally, I'll name several athletes eligible to challenge some of these records!
I'll comment here and there!
Events will follow the usual order!
9th Grade--Men
6.78, 21.22, 47.97, 1:20.97, 1:55.45, 2:33.98, 4:02.21, 4:15.43, 8:23.80, 8:57.44, 14:18.42, 8.03, 6-8, 24-5, 46-9, 16-9.50, 66-7.25, 65-8.50, 2664
The 60, 200, and 400 Class Records fell in 2016.
This year, I see the 600, 800, 1000, 1500, Mile, HJ, TJ, and Pentathlon marks as most vulnerable!
That 1500--compared to the Mile--is ridiculously slow!
And the HJ and TJ--when compared to the Soph Class marks--are way below what they should be!
Frosh Records for HS'ers are the most difficult to predict--at least for me, as I don't focus on kids younger than 17!
So unless there's some real stand-out Middle Schoolers--like Grace Ping for the Women--I normally can't list any athletes by name for this Class!
Let's just say that at this age, kids tend to come out of nowhere, making mighty leaps forward in time, distance, or height!
Is another Tyrese Cooper on the horizen??
9th Grade--Women
7.37, 23.55, 53.23, 1:30.1, 2:06.98, 2:50.84, 4:24.9, 4:40.1, 9:42.20, 10:23.46, 16:43.02 (7th Grade!), 17:08.45 (True 9th Grade record!!), 8.35, 5-10, 19-7, 41-2, 12-9.50, 45-7.75, 57-3, 3561
The 60 and 60H marks fell in 2016!
But, as I see it, those marks should hold through 2017.
Easiest targets seem to be the 600, 800, 1000, 1500, 3000, 2 Mile, 5000, HJ, LJ, PV, SP WT, and the Pentathlon!
Yes, that's most of the events, but for all those running events, all it would take are 1 or 2 athletes to break ALL those records!!
Besides Ms Ping--listed above--there's Lexy Halladay!
Hopefully, they'll race often--and on 200 meter tracks!!
The PV mark should rise to 13 feet, if the trend continues!
10th Grade--Men
6.67, 21.50, 46.84, 1:19.05, 1:51.11, 2:27.59, 3:52.5, 4:09.82, 8:09.86, 8:42.66, 14:54.27, 7.83, 7-2, 25-8.25, 50-2.50, 18-0.50, 70-5, 75-0.50, 3785
Only Mondo Duplantis was able to get one of these Class Records in 2016.
And his mark seems the safest best to remain there another year!!
Watch for the 60, 200, 400, 600, 1000, 1500, 5000, and the Pentathlon records to be under attack!
Of course, the aforementioned Ty Cooper is now a Soph, so those shortest track events are all his for the taking!
Watch also for Brian Herron to challenge, maybe especially in the 400 and 600.
Sam Affolder, who shattered the 3000SC Frosh Class record OUTdoors last spring, might be the main challenger to that SLOWWWWW 5000!!
(It should be at least as fast as the Frosh Class mark!!)
10th Grade--Women
7.29, 23.39, 53.45 (This mark is over 440 yards, so we'd need a 53.15 or so over 400 meters to "surpass" that record!!), 1:28.78, 2:01.8, 2:47.27, 4:24.25, 4:43.23, 9:29.0, 10:12.95, 16:37.50, 8.17, 6-0.75, 20-5.75, 42-4, 13-6, 49-1.25, 58-11, 3846
The TJ was the sole Soph Class record to fall last year!
Lots of marks are ripe for breaking this year--the 60, 200, 400, 1000, Mile, 3000, 2 Mile, 5000, 60H, LJ, PV, and SP!
Watch for Tia Jones to tackle the 60H, as her 12.84 OUTdoor Frosh Class and overall HSR over 100H last year bodes well for a possible HSR here also--maybe under 8 seconds!!
Thelma Davies should shine in the flat sprints--the 60 and 200.
11th Grade--Men
6.64, 20.83, 46.88, 1:17.64, 1:49.94, 2:23.56, 3:47.65, 4:02.21, 8:07.54, 8:40.70, 13:57.04, 7.59, 7-5.25, 25-9.25, 51-8.25, 17-6.25, 72-9.50, 87-10.75, 4141
The SP was the lone Junior Class record to fall in 2016 for the Men!
And just 4 Class Records seem fair targets this season--the 400, 1500, LJ, and PV!
It's the latter that might fall not once, not twice, but multiple times--as Mondo Duplantis is now a Junior!!
Casey Clinger seems your man to challenge that 1500 mark--and maybe even the longer races!!
BTW, I should mention that even if I list only 1 or 2 names for these lower classes doesn't mean there's just 1 or 2 athletes who COULD break these records!!
They just seem the most likely, based on their performances in 2016!
But people we've never even heard of often emerge to bypass those "name" athletes!!
That's what makes Track and Field THE most exciting sport!!
11th Grade--Women
7.24, 23.23, 51.84, 1:29.53, 2:04.96, 2:45.32, 4:11.72, 4:28.25, 9:04.51, 9:38.68, 16:19.69, 8.17, 6-1, 21-4, 42-5.50, 14-0, 54-11, 65-4.25, 3827
A whopping FIVE Junior Class records fell in 2016!!
They were the 200, 400, 600, 1000, and the Shot Put!!
Can that level of performance repeat itself in 2017??
Well, I see 8 marks as most vulnerable this season--the 200, 600, 800, 5000, 60H, TJ, PV, and the Pentathlon!
Watch for Lanae Tava Thomas in the 200 and 400.
Titiana Marsh should challenge the TJ mark.
12th Grade--Men
6.57, 20.63, 45.92, 1:17.58, 1:49.21, 2:22.28, 3:41.93, 3:57.81, 7:59.33, 8:39.15, 14:19.83, 7.53, 7-5, 26-6.50, 52-7.50, 17-11.25, 77-2.50 (And 63-11 for the 16 pounder!!), 93-3.25, 4307
With Drew Hunter claiming three of them, FIVE Class Records were broken in 2016 by Men!
Besides the 1500, Mile, and 3000, the 200 and 60H also went under!!
But since Hunter was nice enough to leave the 2 Mile and 5000 marks intact, I'm naming those as best bets to go in 2017!
Add the 600, HJ, PV, BOTH of the SP's, as well as the Pro-weighted WT mark of 65-8.25!
Jordan Geist and Adrian Piperi should challenge the SP marks.
Brandon McGorty and Cameron Cooper will cover the middle distances, with Noah Affolder possibly getting the longer distance marks!
Rodney Agyare-May could also challenge over 600 or 800 meters!
Watch for Trey Cunningham in the 60H, with Darryl Sullivan pointing towards the HJ!
Nick Lane is the one who might get that WT record mentioned above!
(But NOT the High School-weighted implement!!)
Zach McWhorter could get the PV mark!
12th Grade--Women
7.19, 22.97, 51.93, 1:29.27, 2:03.59, 2:43.40, 4:17.68, 4:36.61, 9:17.4, 9:55.92, 16:10.79, 8.02, 6-6.25, 21-7.25,44-6.75, 14-4, 56-7.50, 68-2.50, 4068
Four Senior Class records fell in 2016--the 1500, Mile, 60H, and the HJ!
With a strong group now Seniors, I'm claiming that MOST of these Class Records could fall in 2017!!
They are the 60, 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1500, Mile, 3000, 2 Mile, 5000, LJ, PV, and the SP!!
And MOST of those could go to ONE superior athlete--name of Kate Murphy!!
Here's hoping that the egregious failure of meet organizers to gather together in one race four of the very best 1500 runners EVER last year to break---nay, SHATTER!---the OUTdoor HSR in the Mile--won't be repeated INdoors (AND OUTdoors!!) in 2017!!
PLEASE, Ms Murphy, race hard over EVERY distance from 800 to the 5000--on 200 meter tracks!!--and claim SEVEN HSR's this INdoor season!!
There's a few back-up ladies who could get what Murphy ignores--Sammy Watson for the events from 600 to the Mile, Kamryn McIntosh for the 600, 800, and the 1K, Clare Martin for the 800 and 1000, and maybe Lauryn Ghee in the 400, 600, and 800!
But don't omit Nevada Mareno from your thinking--especially in distances from 1000 to the 2 Mile!
Libby Davidson is one to watch for the longest races!
Lauren Rain Williams will be top dog in the sprints!
Chanel Brissett could dip under 8 seconds in the 60H.
Rachel Baxter, Carson Dingler, and Colleen Clancy will challenge the 14 foot barrier--one Baxter has already reached OUTdoors!!
Alyssa Wilson will be chasing the HSR (and Senior Class record!) in the SP, but might get some heat from Kathleen Young, while Jill Shippee could go after the WT mark!
Tara Davis is the one to watch in the LJ and TJ--especially the latter!!
Then there's Sydney McLaughlin--who has opted to remain an amateur for awhile longer!!
EVERY time she competes, a Class (or other) record could fall!!
Only Candace Hill remains in the exclusive group of HS PRO's--and she's a Senior!
So any event she runs--probably just the 60 and 200--will be a HS PRO Senior Class record!!
And that's a wrap for the HS Class Records!!
I hope to have the Collegiate Class Records up in a few hours!!
Saturday, November 26, 2016
At a Cross (&) Roads
Bored?
INdoor T&F is sometimes slow getting started!
But action on the trails & roads act as connecting bridges--so to speak--between the end of OUTdoors and the start of INdoors--this fall a case in point!
Lots to report, so let's do it!
Fooled ya---a bit!
I'm actually going to begin with a TRACK result!!
Ever hear of National Postal races?
Back in the day, I remember some great battles and fast times run over the FULL 2 Miles on tracks across the US by HS'ers!
Coaches would mail in their kids' results, and at season's end, times were ranked, with a National Postal Champion being crowned!
Well, it continues to this day, except regrettably, they seem to be stopping at 3200 meters, leaving those "extra" 18-plus meters to wallow in some ignored abyss!
Rant aside, Rebecca Story's 3200 in 9:59.85 led the Hoka One One Postal Nationals held in Knoxville TN!
She ran 10:11.24 for the full deuce last spring, and is on my HS DDD with that!
But to whip out a PR of about 8 or 9 seconds (if conversion shit is factored in!!) in a race just before Thanksgiving is something to smile about!
Especially when she runs her last 400 in 69.6--with the other 7 laps averaging over 75 seconds!!
Second Woman finished in 10:58!!
She's just a Junior!!
Hopefully, she'll run something on a LEGAL track INdoors!
BTW, the Men's winner was Ben Verghere's 9:02.42.
The Silicon Valley Turkey Trot 5000 saw some good results--and big names!
Morgan Pearson---NOT a big name!!--won the Men's race in a quick 13:32.
Shadrack Kipchirchir took 2nd in 13:36.
Luis Vargas and German Fernandez followed 2 or 3 seconds later.
In 6th came Lopez Lomong's 13:44.
Drew Hunter ended 11th in 13:56 for his initial Pro Road race!
Caroline Chepkoech dominated the Women's race, winning in 15:18, a full 24 seconds ahead of Buze Diriba, and 26 seconds ahead of Alexi Pappas, who ran representing the United States!
Leah O'Connor was 4th, her 15:54 ending 9 seconds ahead of 5th placer Kate Grace!
But it was the 16th placer--Grace Ping--who got the most headline ink!
This 13 year old phenom apparently set an Age record for the distance with her 16:36!!
More headline news about Ping came with her challenge to run the NXN race upcoming!
She and her family moved to Utah, where the state's rules say only HS'ers are eligible for NXN!
Yet Ping ran the Regional race, despite the rule!
And qualified for NXN!
A day or so went by, with people arguing for or against Ping's racing against HS'ers, despite being an 8th grader!
(She ran NXN as a SEVENTH grader, although she was then living in another state, where the rules allowed her participation!!)
Anyway, they reversed their ruling, and we can now see how this youngster rates against girls 1 to 5 years older!!
In my previous post, I made noise about Galen Rupp and Mary Cain being entered in the "10K" Manchester Road Race!
Lots of "foot in mouth" mea culpas here!!
First, the distance was 4.748 (!!!) miles, NOT 10000 meters!!
Second, Rupp and Cain DID run!!
BUT!!!
Rupp ended in TENTH place after a severe asthma attack early in the race!
And Cain was an apologetic DNF after 2.5 miles!
I say "apologetic" because, according to Let's Run's Forum posters, she was seen on the side of the road at 2.5 miles, apparently crying and apologizing to a young kid!
Believe L-R at your own peril, but at least two people AT the race saw Cain doing the above!!
Whatever, the results were a bit more newsworthy--and less gossipy!! LOL
Ben True eked out a miniscule win over Len Korir after a fierce kick, both timed in 21.31, but with True given the edge!
Chris Thompson ended 4 seconds back, with Paul Chelimo and Scott Fauble also sharing a time--21:39--in 4th and 5th!
Aaron Braun's 21:44 gave him 6th!
Donn Cabral ended in 8th with his 21:51.
Rupp--mask covering his nose and mouth!--was 10th, as noted, in 21:55.
Kyle Merber finished 14th in 22:02!
Emily Sisson continued her winning ways with a solid 11 second margin over Sarah Pagano--24:08 to 24:19!
Jordan Hasay overcame her grief over her mother's passing just weeks earlier to take 3rd in 24:27!
(So sorry to hear that, Jordan!! Be strong!)
Edna Kiplagat--best at MUCH longer distances--finished 4th in 24:34!
Elish McColgan--daughter of Liz--came all the way from England to finish 5th in 24:39.
Ashley Higginson was 8th in 25:21.
Emma Bates was 9th one second behind Higginson.
Sarah Crouch was 11th in 25:53, while Ben True's wife Sarah was 14th in 26:10!!
The Atlanta 5K was won by Sam Chelanga's 14:21 over Kirubel Erassa's 14:25, while Natosha Rogers took the Women's race in 16:09 over Allie Bucharski's 16:12.
A track 10000 for Men took place in Hachioji Japan!
Ron Kwemboi--best known for an OUTdoor 3:28.81 1500 in 2014--for the OUTdoor Age 18 record--won the race in 27:33.94--apparently his first 10K!
Chris Derrick ran 27:38.69 in 3rd, while Andy Bumbalough ran 28:09.35 way back in 17th!
Sixteen ended under 28:00, with the first 10 under 27:50!
HS Regionals for both NXN and Footlocker--plus an important State Championship--were run today!
The FL Midwest races went to Anne Forsyth's 17:17 and Dylan Jacobs's 14:58.
Jack Aho was second in 15:00!
The FL South races went to Nevada Mareno's 17:21.
Heather Holt--Any relation to Hillary Holt??--was 2nd a couple of seconds back.
Remember my opening shot--about Rebecca Story's fast track 3200??
Well, here, Story ended in 6th--17 seconds behind the winner!
Either she's better on the track, or she was tired from her track effort!!
Highly ranked Julia Heymach was just 8th, in 17:44!
Sam Worley took the Men's race in 14:58.
The Northeast Women's race went to Alyssa Aldridge's 17:40.
The Affolder family "Band of Brothers" took 1st & 2nd in the Men's division, Noah's 15:28 beating Sam's 15:36!!
BTW, Noah is a Senior, while Sam--the Frosh Class 3000SC record holder--is just a Soph!
NX Northeast Regionals went to David Principe's 15:18--a full 33 seconds ahead of the runner-up!!
Aislinn Deolin's 18:09 also won by a big margin--25 seconds!!
The New York Regional was won by Ty Brownlow's 15:42 and by Katherine Lee in 17:44.
Kelsey Chmiel took 2nd in 17:56.
Another precocious youngster--Katelyn Tuohy--took 5th--but was far back, timed in 18:45!!
Olympic Trials 800 participant Sammy Watson was just 20th--in 19:04!!
The Southeast NX Regional saw Kate Murphy cross the line in 17:13--her arms forming a huge "O" above her head!!
(She's signed on to be a Duck next year!!)
Brody Hasty took the Men's race in 14:54.
Finally, in the CIF races, Luis Grivalja won in 14:50 over Michael Vernau's 14:56!
Claudia Lane, a Soph from Malibu, won the Women's division in 16:45--a full FORTY seconds ahead of Liz Chittenden's Silver!
Fiona O'Keefe's younger sister--Olivia--took 6th in 17:28.
Great Oak took both team races--natch!!
Faith Kipyegon will NOT race INdoors--concentrating on Cross Country!!
My next posts will be all about INdoor Class Records!!
INdoor T&F is sometimes slow getting started!
But action on the trails & roads act as connecting bridges--so to speak--between the end of OUTdoors and the start of INdoors--this fall a case in point!
Lots to report, so let's do it!
Fooled ya---a bit!
I'm actually going to begin with a TRACK result!!
Ever hear of National Postal races?
Back in the day, I remember some great battles and fast times run over the FULL 2 Miles on tracks across the US by HS'ers!
Coaches would mail in their kids' results, and at season's end, times were ranked, with a National Postal Champion being crowned!
Well, it continues to this day, except regrettably, they seem to be stopping at 3200 meters, leaving those "extra" 18-plus meters to wallow in some ignored abyss!
Rant aside, Rebecca Story's 3200 in 9:59.85 led the Hoka One One Postal Nationals held in Knoxville TN!
She ran 10:11.24 for the full deuce last spring, and is on my HS DDD with that!
But to whip out a PR of about 8 or 9 seconds (if conversion shit is factored in!!) in a race just before Thanksgiving is something to smile about!
Especially when she runs her last 400 in 69.6--with the other 7 laps averaging over 75 seconds!!
Second Woman finished in 10:58!!
She's just a Junior!!
Hopefully, she'll run something on a LEGAL track INdoors!
BTW, the Men's winner was Ben Verghere's 9:02.42.
The Silicon Valley Turkey Trot 5000 saw some good results--and big names!
Morgan Pearson---NOT a big name!!--won the Men's race in a quick 13:32.
Shadrack Kipchirchir took 2nd in 13:36.
Luis Vargas and German Fernandez followed 2 or 3 seconds later.
In 6th came Lopez Lomong's 13:44.
Drew Hunter ended 11th in 13:56 for his initial Pro Road race!
Caroline Chepkoech dominated the Women's race, winning in 15:18, a full 24 seconds ahead of Buze Diriba, and 26 seconds ahead of Alexi Pappas, who ran representing the United States!
Leah O'Connor was 4th, her 15:54 ending 9 seconds ahead of 5th placer Kate Grace!
But it was the 16th placer--Grace Ping--who got the most headline ink!
This 13 year old phenom apparently set an Age record for the distance with her 16:36!!
More headline news about Ping came with her challenge to run the NXN race upcoming!
She and her family moved to Utah, where the state's rules say only HS'ers are eligible for NXN!
Yet Ping ran the Regional race, despite the rule!
And qualified for NXN!
A day or so went by, with people arguing for or against Ping's racing against HS'ers, despite being an 8th grader!
(She ran NXN as a SEVENTH grader, although she was then living in another state, where the rules allowed her participation!!)
Anyway, they reversed their ruling, and we can now see how this youngster rates against girls 1 to 5 years older!!
In my previous post, I made noise about Galen Rupp and Mary Cain being entered in the "10K" Manchester Road Race!
Lots of "foot in mouth" mea culpas here!!
First, the distance was 4.748 (!!!) miles, NOT 10000 meters!!
Second, Rupp and Cain DID run!!
BUT!!!
Rupp ended in TENTH place after a severe asthma attack early in the race!
And Cain was an apologetic DNF after 2.5 miles!
I say "apologetic" because, according to Let's Run's Forum posters, she was seen on the side of the road at 2.5 miles, apparently crying and apologizing to a young kid!
Believe L-R at your own peril, but at least two people AT the race saw Cain doing the above!!
Whatever, the results were a bit more newsworthy--and less gossipy!! LOL
Ben True eked out a miniscule win over Len Korir after a fierce kick, both timed in 21.31, but with True given the edge!
Chris Thompson ended 4 seconds back, with Paul Chelimo and Scott Fauble also sharing a time--21:39--in 4th and 5th!
Aaron Braun's 21:44 gave him 6th!
Donn Cabral ended in 8th with his 21:51.
Rupp--mask covering his nose and mouth!--was 10th, as noted, in 21:55.
Kyle Merber finished 14th in 22:02!
Emily Sisson continued her winning ways with a solid 11 second margin over Sarah Pagano--24:08 to 24:19!
Jordan Hasay overcame her grief over her mother's passing just weeks earlier to take 3rd in 24:27!
(So sorry to hear that, Jordan!! Be strong!)
Edna Kiplagat--best at MUCH longer distances--finished 4th in 24:34!
Elish McColgan--daughter of Liz--came all the way from England to finish 5th in 24:39.
Ashley Higginson was 8th in 25:21.
Emma Bates was 9th one second behind Higginson.
Sarah Crouch was 11th in 25:53, while Ben True's wife Sarah was 14th in 26:10!!
The Atlanta 5K was won by Sam Chelanga's 14:21 over Kirubel Erassa's 14:25, while Natosha Rogers took the Women's race in 16:09 over Allie Bucharski's 16:12.
A track 10000 for Men took place in Hachioji Japan!
Ron Kwemboi--best known for an OUTdoor 3:28.81 1500 in 2014--for the OUTdoor Age 18 record--won the race in 27:33.94--apparently his first 10K!
Chris Derrick ran 27:38.69 in 3rd, while Andy Bumbalough ran 28:09.35 way back in 17th!
Sixteen ended under 28:00, with the first 10 under 27:50!
HS Regionals for both NXN and Footlocker--plus an important State Championship--were run today!
The FL Midwest races went to Anne Forsyth's 17:17 and Dylan Jacobs's 14:58.
Jack Aho was second in 15:00!
The FL South races went to Nevada Mareno's 17:21.
Heather Holt--Any relation to Hillary Holt??--was 2nd a couple of seconds back.
Remember my opening shot--about Rebecca Story's fast track 3200??
Well, here, Story ended in 6th--17 seconds behind the winner!
Either she's better on the track, or she was tired from her track effort!!
Highly ranked Julia Heymach was just 8th, in 17:44!
Sam Worley took the Men's race in 14:58.
The Northeast Women's race went to Alyssa Aldridge's 17:40.
The Affolder family "Band of Brothers" took 1st & 2nd in the Men's division, Noah's 15:28 beating Sam's 15:36!!
BTW, Noah is a Senior, while Sam--the Frosh Class 3000SC record holder--is just a Soph!
NX Northeast Regionals went to David Principe's 15:18--a full 33 seconds ahead of the runner-up!!
Aislinn Deolin's 18:09 also won by a big margin--25 seconds!!
The New York Regional was won by Ty Brownlow's 15:42 and by Katherine Lee in 17:44.
Kelsey Chmiel took 2nd in 17:56.
Another precocious youngster--Katelyn Tuohy--took 5th--but was far back, timed in 18:45!!
Olympic Trials 800 participant Sammy Watson was just 20th--in 19:04!!
The Southeast NX Regional saw Kate Murphy cross the line in 17:13--her arms forming a huge "O" above her head!!
(She's signed on to be a Duck next year!!)
Brody Hasty took the Men's race in 14:54.
Finally, in the CIF races, Luis Grivalja won in 14:50 over Michael Vernau's 14:56!
Claudia Lane, a Soph from Malibu, won the Women's division in 16:45--a full FORTY seconds ahead of Liz Chittenden's Silver!
Fiona O'Keefe's younger sister--Olivia--took 6th in 17:28.
Great Oak took both team races--natch!!
Faith Kipyegon will NOT race INdoors--concentrating on Cross Country!!
My next posts will be all about INdoor Class Records!!
Sunday, November 20, 2016
NCAA XC--Shock City
The King is dead--Long live the King!
Yep, "King" Edward Chesarek LOST!!
1. Karissa Schweizer 19:41.61
2. Erin Finn 19:44.21
Heads up on the November 24th (Thanksgiving Day) Manchester 10K Road Race!
There's some big names on the entry list.
For the Men, we have Galen Rupp!
Yep, "King" Edward Chesarek LOST!!
(That's the Collegiate version of "Mo Farah LOST!".)
And it wasn't in a last 50 meter sprint!
Nope, when Patrick Tiernan made his move around 8K, Ches did retake the lead---for a moment.
Then Tiernan surged again, and that was that.
With Justyn Knight following, Ches wound up a far back third!!
Here's the Top 8 finishers, followed by a list of "names" who performed either better or worse than expected.
1. Patrick Tiernan 29:21.99
And it wasn't in a last 50 meter sprint!
Nope, when Patrick Tiernan made his move around 8K, Ches did retake the lead---for a moment.
Then Tiernan surged again, and that was that.
With Justyn Knight following, Ches wound up a far back third!!
Here's the Top 8 finishers, followed by a list of "names" who performed either better or worse than expected.
1. Patrick Tiernan 29:21.99
2. Justyn Knight 29:27.26
3. Ed Cheserek 29:47.93
4. Futsam Ziensellassie 29:49.80
5. Grant Fisher 29:57.90
5. Grant Fisher 29:57.90
6. MJ Erb 29:58.51
7. Morgan McDonald 29:59.17
7. Morgan McDonald 29:59.17
8. Edwin Kibichiy 29:59.51
16. Hassan Abdi 30:10
21. Ben Saarel 30:11
16. Hassan Abdi 30:10
21. Ben Saarel 30:11
24. Sean McGorty 30:13
29. Matthew Maton 30:16
29. Matthew Maton 30:16
33. John Dressel 30:21
54. Jerrell Mock 30:34
66. Olin Hacker 30:39
241. Levi Thomet 32:51 (Did he fall? Lose his shoes? Injured?)
66. Olin Hacker 30:39
241. Levi Thomet 32:51 (Did he fall? Lose his shoes? Injured?)
Northern Arizona easily took the team title with 125 points--same total as the Women's winner!
Stanford scored 158 in 2nd, with Syracuse third with 164.
Oregon finished just 9th, with 282 points!
Stanford scored 158 in 2nd, with Syracuse third with 164.
Oregon finished just 9th, with 282 points!
A Ches win wouldn't have made any difference in the score!
The Women's race was a lot closer, both in the individual and team aspects!
The Women's race was a lot closer, both in the individual and team aspects!
The group was bunched until 5000, when Anna Rohrer took the lead.
But Erin Finn passed her, and seemed on her way to her first NCAA Cross Country win!
That is, until less than 100 meters remained, and Karissa Schweizer came flying past both, and kept going to a fairly decisive margin of victory.
But Erin Finn passed her, and seemed on her way to her first NCAA Cross Country win!
That is, until less than 100 meters remained, and Karissa Schweizer came flying past both, and kept going to a fairly decisive margin of victory.
Here's the Top 8, with other "names" who performed either better or worse than expected!
1. Karissa Schweizer 19:41.61
2. Erin Finn 19:44.21
3. Anna Rohrer 19:44.59
4. Katie Rainsberger 19:51.05 (Top Frosh finish in either race!!)
5. Sharon Lokedi 19:52.18
6. Brenna Peloquin 19:54.51
7. Eleanor Purrier 19:56.82
8. Amy Eloise-Neale 19:58.27
12. Rachele Schulist 20:07
14. Alli Cash 20:08
19. Alice Wright 20:13
20. Angel Piccirillo 20:13
23. Peyton Bilo 20:14
29. Lauren LaRocco 20:17
37 Fiona O'Keefe 20:23
38. Christina Aragon 20:23
12. Rachele Schulist 20:07
14. Alli Cash 20:08
19. Alice Wright 20:13
20. Angel Piccirillo 20:13
23. Peyton Bilo 20:14
29. Lauren LaRocco 20:17
37 Fiona O'Keefe 20:23
38. Christina Aragon 20:23
47. Wesley Frazier 20:29 (Will the REAL Wesley Frazier please stand up??)
54. Sarah Disanza 20:33
115. Ryen Frazier 20:54
133. Erin Clark ??
158. Elise Cranny 21:06
That 2nd by Finn--instead of the win--decided the team race!
As did Oregon's FIFTH finisher!!
In the end--after a 35 minute wait, the team title went to the DUCKS!!
By ONE point!
They scored 125 to Michigan's 126!
Favored Colorado ended in 3rd with 134 points!
Stanford was 5th with 255 points!!
Well, folks, that much-promoted (by me!) JDL All-Comers meet---fizzled!!
No fast HS Mile times!
No fast times at all!
The "best" mark was Alina McDonald's PV of 13-7.25.
Not bad---In fact VERY good!---IF she were still in High School.
But she's a Collegiate now, even if her "unattached" means she's redshirting!
But 13-7.25 for a Collegiate is close to a foot away from being noteworthy!
The times indeed have changed among Women PV'ers!!
So I guess we'll have to wait for that first great mark that indicates the 2016-2017 INdoor T&F season has really begun!!
Eliud Kipchoge won the New Delhi Half-Marathon, as my schedule post indicated he would!
But he didn't get the course record, as his pacers fell off in the 2nd 10K!!
54. Sarah Disanza 20:33
115. Ryen Frazier 20:54
133. Erin Clark ??
158. Elise Cranny 21:06
That 2nd by Finn--instead of the win--decided the team race!
As did Oregon's FIFTH finisher!!
In the end--after a 35 minute wait, the team title went to the DUCKS!!
By ONE point!
They scored 125 to Michigan's 126!
Favored Colorado ended in 3rd with 134 points!
Stanford was 5th with 255 points!!
Well, folks, that much-promoted (by me!) JDL All-Comers meet---fizzled!!
No fast HS Mile times!
No fast times at all!
The "best" mark was Alina McDonald's PV of 13-7.25.
Not bad---In fact VERY good!---IF she were still in High School.
But she's a Collegiate now, even if her "unattached" means she's redshirting!
But 13-7.25 for a Collegiate is close to a foot away from being noteworthy!
The times indeed have changed among Women PV'ers!!
So I guess we'll have to wait for that first great mark that indicates the 2016-2017 INdoor T&F season has really begun!!
Eliud Kipchoge won the New Delhi Half-Marathon, as my schedule post indicated he would!
But he didn't get the course record, as his pacers fell off in the 2nd 10K!!
His winning time was still fast--59:44!
Yegrem Demelash was 2nd in 59:48, with Augustine Choge 3rd in 60:01.
The Women's race went to Worknesh Degefa, time of 67:42.
She won by 10 seconds over Abebel Yeshunah!
Back in 7th was Gelete Burka, time of 69:32!!
Yegrem Demelash was 2nd in 59:48, with Augustine Choge 3rd in 60:01.
The Women's race went to Worknesh Degefa, time of 67:42.
She won by 10 seconds over Abebel Yeshunah!
Back in 7th was Gelete Burka, time of 69:32!!
Heads up on the November 24th (Thanksgiving Day) Manchester 10K Road Race!
There's some big names on the entry list.
For the Men, we have Galen Rupp!
For the Women, there's Mary Cain!
Okay, so Cain ain't a "big" name anymore!
Okay, so Cain ain't a "big" name anymore!
But she WAS!!
And NOT over 10000 meters, track or road or XC!!
So what's the deal?
Is she moving up?
Is this a one-off, soon to return to 1500's?
This blogger's opinion is that she'll need to run sub-34:00 to have people say she's "back"--or even has ANY potential in longer races!
Of course, weather and the course have a lot to do with times in road races!
But having Cain even entered in this race is intriguing!!
Of course, this blog will have that race COVERED!!
Coming soon are more INdoor T&F Previews!!
And NOT over 10000 meters, track or road or XC!!
So what's the deal?
Is she moving up?
Is this a one-off, soon to return to 1500's?
This blogger's opinion is that she'll need to run sub-34:00 to have people say she's "back"--or even has ANY potential in longer races!
Of course, weather and the course have a lot to do with times in road races!
But having Cain even entered in this race is intriguing!!
Of course, this blog will have that race COVERED!!
Coming soon are more INdoor T&F Previews!!
Friday, November 18, 2016
2017 INdoors--AGE Records-Pt 2
For all the mumbo-jumbo about Rules & Regs & such, refer to my previous Age Records post!
But simply, these records are based on actual birthdates, not just the year!
This post goes from Age 29 down to "Age 0 to 17"!
Both Men and Women are included in each Age!
Age 29
Barbara Pierre needs to race the 60 in a speedy 7.01.
Brenda Martinez has a 1500 of 4:00.72 and a Mile of 4:24.98 to aim for!
Yarisley Silva has the almost impossible task of reaching 16-5.25 in the Pole Vault!
Abdelaati Iguider, as does almost every distance runner, has 3 marks to chase--a 3000 in 7:28.29, a Two Mile of 8:06.61, and a 5000 in 13:15.64!!
Dimitri Bascou need run the 60H in "just" 7.38 to tie this record!
Does Ashton Eaton intend to do a Heptathlon INdoors--maybe at USATF?
If so, the point total he needs to at least match is 6438!!
Age 28
As of December 17th, David Rudisha will have a trio of Age records to think about--the 600 in 1:16.02, the 800 in 1:45.12, and the 1000 in 2:16.76!
Taoufik Makhloufi can get the 1500 (3:34.99) and the Mile (3:50.6), if he chooses!
Beginning February 19th, Jeff Henderson needs to LJ 27-8!
Dong Bin has a TJ target of 58-0.50!
Colin Dunbar has a WT mark of 79-8 to shoot for!
Melissa Bishop--the top-rated 800 Woman from OUTdoors 2016--has three marks to run down--a 600 in 1:26.23, her specialty in 1:58.85, and the 1000 in 2:34.67!
Kate Grace has the above-listed 800 and 1000 records to shoot for!
Betsy Saina--IF she races INdoors--can aim for Age records in the 3000 (8:27.86), the Two Mile (9:18.35), and the 5000 (14:55.94)!!
Brianne Theisen-Eaton--IF she competes INdoors--needs to score 4877 Pentathlon points for a record!
Nia Ali and Queen Harrison have it easy.
As my Age 28 slot for the 60H is currently vacant (due to a clumsy error by yours truly!!), they need race the event just once to net a record!
Hopefully, they'll make it a good one--undisputed!!
Age 27
Jeff Henderson has until February 18th to LJ 27-8.25--just a quarter-inch more than his Age 28 target!!
Adam Kszczot needs to run the 600 in 1:16.08, the 800 in 1:44.91, and the 1000 in 2:15.50!
As of February 4th, Ekaterina Stefanidi needs to PV 15-10.
(BTW, it was just announced that Stefanidi and Sandi Morris will duel at the Millrose Games--so Stefanidi will have her chance then!!)
A threesome of American Women have the WT mark of 80-2 to chase!
They are Gwen Berry, Jeneva Stevens, and Felicia Johnson!
Berry currently holds the Age 24 and 26 records, so she's shooting for her third!
Alina Fodorova needs to score 4881 Pentathlon points for the record!
Will Helen Obiri compete on an INdoor oval?
If she does, she has--as usual--three marks to race after--the 3000 in 8:36.91, the Two Mile in 9:13.16, and the 5000 in 14:39.89!
Starting from the late INdoor date of March 6th, Derek Drouin needs to HJ a mighty 7-11.25!!
Bogdan Bondarenko has the same target, but has the entire INdoor season to do so!
Joe Kovacs has the SP mark of 72-9.25 to go for!
Dejen Gebremeskel has the 3K, Deuce, and 5K marks of 7:32.03, 8:07.39, and 13:01.26 to run down!
I'm sure you know that the 5K mark belongs to Galen Rupp!!
Matthew Centrowitz has the 1500 and Mile records to contemplate--3:34.20 and 3:52.9--but he can't depend on a final 400 sprint to get them!!
Ryan Hill can think about the same records as Gebremeskel--See above!--but only as of January 31st!
Age 26
Chris Lemaitre needs to race the One Lap (INdoors, that's a 200!! LOL) in 20.42!
Tony McQuay has a 400 target of 45.11.
As noted above, Derek Drouin will have until March 5th to HJ 7-10.50!
Christian Taylor must TJ 58-2 for a record!
Tori Bowie has tough marks of 6.92 (60) and 22.10 (200) to go after!
Speaking of tough records, Ivana Spanovic needs to LJ a mere 23-11.50 for her record!
What are Genzebe Dibaba's plans--if any!--for INdoors??
One to make early World Record attempt announcements--she's been silent thus far!
But if she decides to go for some Age records, she has the 1500 (4:01.26), Mile (4:22.01), 2000 (5:34.52), 3000 (8:24.46), Two Mile (9:12.35), and the 5000 (14:24.79) to aim for!
But that's as of February 8th, when she turns 26!!
And Ekaterina Stefanidi has until February 3rd (See above!) to PV a whopping 16-4.75!!
Age 25
Ms G Dibaba has until February 7th to get any or all of the following Age records--1000 in 2:34.68, 1500 & Mile in 3:56.46 & 4:13.31, the 2000 (No mark in that slot!), the 3K & Deuce in 8:22.50 & 9:06.26, and the 5000 in 14:24.37!
The first three listed above already belong to her--from earlier this year!!
Almaz Ayana--IF she races INdoors--can shoot for the longer trio of marks listed with G-D!!
Brianna Rollins has the 60H record of 7.69 to shoot for!
Will Demi Payne begin her comeback INdoors??
If so, she needs to PV 16-2.75!
Beginning on the late INdoor date of February 27th, Jimmy Vicaut needs to race 60 meters in 6.43!
Ameer Webb has the 200 mark of 20.32 to aim at.
Orlando Ortega and Pascal Martinot-Legarde have the same 60H time of 7.41 as their target!
Will Claye has both horizontal jump marks to go after--LJ of 27-7.75, and the TJ of 57-9.75!
Casimir Loxsom can think about a 600 of 1:15.86, or an 800 in 1:44.71.
Mutaz Barshim has the HJ mark of 7-10.75 to reach!
Age 24
Wayde Van Niekerk, Deon Lendore, Bralon Taplin, and Kirani James--IF they compete INdoors!--have the 400 time of 45.05 to aim for!
Boris Berian (as of December 19th) and Ayanleh Souleiman (as of December 3rd) have the 600, 800, and 1000 marks of 1:15.75, 1:44.82, and 2:17.06 to shoot for.
Add the 1500 (3:31.76) and One Mile (3:51.8) for Souleiman!
Marquis Dendy needs to LJ 28-2.75!
Gianmarco Tamberi has to HJ 7-10.50!
Sam Kendricks has a PV mark of 19-9.25 as his target!
As of December 18th, Ryan Crouser can plop the SP out to 71-6 for a record!
Dafne Schippers and Elaine Thompson has the duo targets of 6.92 and 22.15 in the 60 & 200!
Starting on January 9th, Katarina Johnson-Thompson has the LJ mark of 22-10.75 and/or the Pentathlon score of 4944 to chase!
Sandi Morris needs to PV 16-2--maybe at the Millrose Games! (See above!)
Kendra Harrison needs to sprint the 60H in 7.75 for a record!
Sifan Hassan has 5 records to take seriously--the 1500 in 4:04.42, the Mile in 4:23.53, the 2000 in 5:38.76, the 3000 in 8:25.27, and the Two Mile in 9:10.50!
Age 23
Felicia Brown needs to race the 200 in 22.26!
Ashley Spencer has a 400 time of 50.57 to aim for!
DeAnna Price needs to loft the WT out to 78-8.50 for the record!
Laura Muir has the 1500 & Mile marks of 3:57.91 and 4:20.5 to go after!
As of January 1st, Mohammed Aman needs to run the 800 and 1000 in 1:44.78 and 2:14.20 for records!
Beginning December 16th, OG Champion Thiago Braz Da Silva needs to PV 19-9!
Stephen Mozia and Darrell Hill have the same SP mark of 72-0.25 to go for!
Age 22
Nafissatou Thiam has KJT's mark of 5000 Pentathlon points to dream about!
Kyra Jefferson needs to run the 200 in 22.27!
Courtney Okolo has the 400 time of 50.29 to chase!
Cindy Ofili needs a 60H time of 7.84!
Ajee Wilson has an open slot at 600 meters!
But she'll need 800 and 1000 times of 1:57.67 and 2:36.40 for a record!
Alexandra Weston has a LJ mark of 22-9 to aim for!
Andre DeGrasse has times of 6.45 and 20.26 in the 60 & 200 to go for!
Omar McLeod and the newly-turned Pro Devon Allen have a 60H time of 7.40 to aim for!
Hagos Gebrhiwet has the 3000 time of 7:30.72, the Deuce time of 8:15.49, and the 5000 time of 13:12.00 to chase!
Clay Murphy needs to wait until February 26th to go after the 600 (1:15.80), 800 (1:44.57), and the 1000 (2:17.26).
Shawn Barber has the PV mark of 19-6.25 to aim at!
Rudy Winkler needs to throw the WT out 80-0.25!
Age 21
Trayvon Bromell needs to dash the 60 in 6.45 for the record!
Michael Cedenio needs to time 45.03 in the 400!
Akela Jones and Kendell Williams will both be trying to score 4727 Pentathlon points!
Yulimar Rojas and Keturah Orji (Ain't it great to put both in the same sentence?!!) must TJ 48-5.25--although Orji must wait until March 5th to do so!!
Dina Asher-Smith has two times to chase--a 60 in 7.09 and a 200 of 22.43!
Senbere Teferi has the usual trio of distance marks to run down--3000 in 8:23.74, 2 Miles in 9:39.4, and 5000 in 14:27.42!
Age 20
Abdelelah Haroun needs to do the 400 in 45.03 for the record!
Gudaf Tsegay (as of January 23rd), Alexa Efraimson (as of February 20th), and Dawit Seyaum have the same marks to go after--a 1500 of 4:01.47 and a Mile of 4:23.50!
For Tsegay, add the empty 2000 slot, the 3000 of 8:33.44, and the 2 Mile of 9:29.03.
For Efraimson, add the 1000 time of 2:37.89!
Raevyn Rogers has the 600 time of 1:26.35 to go for!
Keturah Orji has until March 4th (See above!) to TJ 48-2.50!!
For some reason, my Age 20 LJ slot is empty, so Kate Hall can fill it if she chooses!
Both Eliza McCartney and Lexi Weeks have the PV mark of 15-11.25 to reach!
For McCartney, her chase begins on December 11th!
Age 19
The Teen Explosion continues!!
Ewe Swoboda and Teahna Daniels have the 60 and 200 times of 7.08 and 22.40 to go for!
Vashti Cunningham has to wait until January 18th to HJ 6-6.75!!
Rosbaslys (??) Peinado has the PV target of 15-1.
Morgan Lake has the Pentathlon score of 4681 to go after!
Konstanze Klosterhalfen has until February 17th to run 3000 in 8:37.47 and the 2 Mile in 9:59.06!!
Alexa Efraimson (See above!) has until February 19th to run the following times--800 in 2:00.30, 1000 in 2:38.93, 1500 in 4:00.28, and the Mile in 4:24.98!
Habitam Alemu has the same 800 and 1000 targets as Efraimson, but she'll have all INdoor season!!
Noah Lyles has the 60 & 200 times of 6.50 and 20.19 to chase!
Kurtis Marschall, Adam Hague, and Chris Nilsen have the same PV mark of 19-1.50 to reach, but Nilsen's window opens on January 13th!
Konrad Bukowiecki has the SP mark of 69-9.75 to go after!
He turns 20 on March 20th!
Grant Holloway must run 60H in 7.46!
Drew Hunter would need to PR by over 5 seconds for the Mile record of 3:52.66!
Adam Kelly has the WT target of 72-3!
Lazaro Martinez needs to TJ 57-3.25!
Yomif Kejelcha has the normal distance marks of 7:34.05 (3000), 8:08.39 (2 Mile), and 13:04.18 (5000) to run down!
Donavan Brazier has a shorter trio of marks to go for--the 600 in 1:15.60, the 800 in 1:44.15, and the 1000 in 2:16.23!
Age 18
I have NO Men at this age capable of breaking any records--IMHO!!
But I do have some Women!!
Beginning February 11th, Candace Hill has to race the 60 and 200 in 7.07 and 22.80!!
Tonea Marshall (beginning December 17th) and Alexis Duncan have the same 60H time of 8.07 to chase!
Vashti Cunningham (See Age 19!) has until January 17th to match her own record of 6-6.25!
Wilma Murto has to PV 15-1 to get this record!
Remember, she went a few inches higher as a 17 year old!
Katie Rainsberger--currently tearing up XC courses!--has the 2 Mile time of 9:34.03 to aim for!
0-17
As noted above, Candace Hill has until February 10th to do the 60 & 200 in 7.20 and 23.09!!
Lauren Rain Williams has the same targets!
Sydney McLaughlin--who just signed with the University of Kentucky, so is seemingly NOT turning Pro right away!!--has 3 times to go after--a 200 of 22.80, her own 400 mark of 51.84, or the 60H time of 8.02!
Chanel Brissett and Tia Jones have that same 8.02 mark to go for!
Sammy Watson has to run 600 in 1:28.87, 800 in 2:01.02, or Mary Cain's 1000 PR of 2:35.80 to get records!
Kate Murphy (who I believe greatly resembles the actress who plays the 15 year old daughter in the TV show "Better Things"!!) has a slough of times to run down-- that same Cain mark of 2:35.80, as well as other Cain marks of 4:06.63 (1500), 4:24.11 (Mile), and 9:38.68 (2 Mile)--AND the empty 2000 slot, the 3000 time of 8:46.01, and the 5000 of 16:11.85!!
Lisa Gunnarson has a hearty PV target of 15-5.50 to chase!
Alyssa Wilson has until February 19th to tie Raven Saunders's HSR (and Age 17) mark in the SP of 56-7.50!!
Tara Davis is Double Trouble in the LJ and TJ!
Her records to chase are 21-8.75 and 45-1.50!!
Maykel Masso needs to LJ 26-7.75!
Mondo Duplantis and Emmanouil Karalis have the same PV mark to reach--18-2.50!
Brandon McGorty has until February 22nd to run the 600 in 1:19.05!
Brian Herron and Tyrese Cooper have a couple of the same event marks to go for--the 200 in 20.83 and the 400 in 45.24!
Add the 60 time of 6.62 for Cooper!!
And that does it for AGE Records!!!
WHEW!!
Next up should be Class Records for HS'ers and Collegiates!
But not sure exactly when!!
But simply, these records are based on actual birthdates, not just the year!
This post goes from Age 29 down to "Age 0 to 17"!
Both Men and Women are included in each Age!
Age 29
Barbara Pierre needs to race the 60 in a speedy 7.01.
Brenda Martinez has a 1500 of 4:00.72 and a Mile of 4:24.98 to aim for!
Yarisley Silva has the almost impossible task of reaching 16-5.25 in the Pole Vault!
Abdelaati Iguider, as does almost every distance runner, has 3 marks to chase--a 3000 in 7:28.29, a Two Mile of 8:06.61, and a 5000 in 13:15.64!!
Dimitri Bascou need run the 60H in "just" 7.38 to tie this record!
Does Ashton Eaton intend to do a Heptathlon INdoors--maybe at USATF?
If so, the point total he needs to at least match is 6438!!
Age 28
As of December 17th, David Rudisha will have a trio of Age records to think about--the 600 in 1:16.02, the 800 in 1:45.12, and the 1000 in 2:16.76!
Taoufik Makhloufi can get the 1500 (3:34.99) and the Mile (3:50.6), if he chooses!
Beginning February 19th, Jeff Henderson needs to LJ 27-8!
Dong Bin has a TJ target of 58-0.50!
Colin Dunbar has a WT mark of 79-8 to shoot for!
Melissa Bishop--the top-rated 800 Woman from OUTdoors 2016--has three marks to run down--a 600 in 1:26.23, her specialty in 1:58.85, and the 1000 in 2:34.67!
Kate Grace has the above-listed 800 and 1000 records to shoot for!
Betsy Saina--IF she races INdoors--can aim for Age records in the 3000 (8:27.86), the Two Mile (9:18.35), and the 5000 (14:55.94)!!
Brianne Theisen-Eaton--IF she competes INdoors--needs to score 4877 Pentathlon points for a record!
Nia Ali and Queen Harrison have it easy.
As my Age 28 slot for the 60H is currently vacant (due to a clumsy error by yours truly!!), they need race the event just once to net a record!
Hopefully, they'll make it a good one--undisputed!!
Age 27
Jeff Henderson has until February 18th to LJ 27-8.25--just a quarter-inch more than his Age 28 target!!
Adam Kszczot needs to run the 600 in 1:16.08, the 800 in 1:44.91, and the 1000 in 2:15.50!
As of February 4th, Ekaterina Stefanidi needs to PV 15-10.
(BTW, it was just announced that Stefanidi and Sandi Morris will duel at the Millrose Games--so Stefanidi will have her chance then!!)
A threesome of American Women have the WT mark of 80-2 to chase!
They are Gwen Berry, Jeneva Stevens, and Felicia Johnson!
Berry currently holds the Age 24 and 26 records, so she's shooting for her third!
Alina Fodorova needs to score 4881 Pentathlon points for the record!
Will Helen Obiri compete on an INdoor oval?
If she does, she has--as usual--three marks to race after--the 3000 in 8:36.91, the Two Mile in 9:13.16, and the 5000 in 14:39.89!
Starting from the late INdoor date of March 6th, Derek Drouin needs to HJ a mighty 7-11.25!!
Bogdan Bondarenko has the same target, but has the entire INdoor season to do so!
Joe Kovacs has the SP mark of 72-9.25 to go for!
Dejen Gebremeskel has the 3K, Deuce, and 5K marks of 7:32.03, 8:07.39, and 13:01.26 to run down!
I'm sure you know that the 5K mark belongs to Galen Rupp!!
Matthew Centrowitz has the 1500 and Mile records to contemplate--3:34.20 and 3:52.9--but he can't depend on a final 400 sprint to get them!!
Ryan Hill can think about the same records as Gebremeskel--See above!--but only as of January 31st!
Age 26
Chris Lemaitre needs to race the One Lap (INdoors, that's a 200!! LOL) in 20.42!
Tony McQuay has a 400 target of 45.11.
As noted above, Derek Drouin will have until March 5th to HJ 7-10.50!
Christian Taylor must TJ 58-2 for a record!
Tori Bowie has tough marks of 6.92 (60) and 22.10 (200) to go after!
Speaking of tough records, Ivana Spanovic needs to LJ a mere 23-11.50 for her record!
What are Genzebe Dibaba's plans--if any!--for INdoors??
One to make early World Record attempt announcements--she's been silent thus far!
But if she decides to go for some Age records, she has the 1500 (4:01.26), Mile (4:22.01), 2000 (5:34.52), 3000 (8:24.46), Two Mile (9:12.35), and the 5000 (14:24.79) to aim for!
But that's as of February 8th, when she turns 26!!
And Ekaterina Stefanidi has until February 3rd (See above!) to PV a whopping 16-4.75!!
Age 25
Ms G Dibaba has until February 7th to get any or all of the following Age records--1000 in 2:34.68, 1500 & Mile in 3:56.46 & 4:13.31, the 2000 (No mark in that slot!), the 3K & Deuce in 8:22.50 & 9:06.26, and the 5000 in 14:24.37!
The first three listed above already belong to her--from earlier this year!!
Almaz Ayana--IF she races INdoors--can shoot for the longer trio of marks listed with G-D!!
Brianna Rollins has the 60H record of 7.69 to shoot for!
Will Demi Payne begin her comeback INdoors??
If so, she needs to PV 16-2.75!
Beginning on the late INdoor date of February 27th, Jimmy Vicaut needs to race 60 meters in 6.43!
Ameer Webb has the 200 mark of 20.32 to aim at.
Orlando Ortega and Pascal Martinot-Legarde have the same 60H time of 7.41 as their target!
Will Claye has both horizontal jump marks to go after--LJ of 27-7.75, and the TJ of 57-9.75!
Casimir Loxsom can think about a 600 of 1:15.86, or an 800 in 1:44.71.
Mutaz Barshim has the HJ mark of 7-10.75 to reach!
Age 24
Wayde Van Niekerk, Deon Lendore, Bralon Taplin, and Kirani James--IF they compete INdoors!--have the 400 time of 45.05 to aim for!
Boris Berian (as of December 19th) and Ayanleh Souleiman (as of December 3rd) have the 600, 800, and 1000 marks of 1:15.75, 1:44.82, and 2:17.06 to shoot for.
Add the 1500 (3:31.76) and One Mile (3:51.8) for Souleiman!
Marquis Dendy needs to LJ 28-2.75!
Gianmarco Tamberi has to HJ 7-10.50!
Sam Kendricks has a PV mark of 19-9.25 as his target!
As of December 18th, Ryan Crouser can plop the SP out to 71-6 for a record!
Dafne Schippers and Elaine Thompson has the duo targets of 6.92 and 22.15 in the 60 & 200!
Starting on January 9th, Katarina Johnson-Thompson has the LJ mark of 22-10.75 and/or the Pentathlon score of 4944 to chase!
Sandi Morris needs to PV 16-2--maybe at the Millrose Games! (See above!)
Kendra Harrison needs to sprint the 60H in 7.75 for a record!
Sifan Hassan has 5 records to take seriously--the 1500 in 4:04.42, the Mile in 4:23.53, the 2000 in 5:38.76, the 3000 in 8:25.27, and the Two Mile in 9:10.50!
Age 23
Felicia Brown needs to race the 200 in 22.26!
Ashley Spencer has a 400 time of 50.57 to aim for!
DeAnna Price needs to loft the WT out to 78-8.50 for the record!
Laura Muir has the 1500 & Mile marks of 3:57.91 and 4:20.5 to go after!
As of January 1st, Mohammed Aman needs to run the 800 and 1000 in 1:44.78 and 2:14.20 for records!
Beginning December 16th, OG Champion Thiago Braz Da Silva needs to PV 19-9!
Stephen Mozia and Darrell Hill have the same SP mark of 72-0.25 to go for!
Age 22
Nafissatou Thiam has KJT's mark of 5000 Pentathlon points to dream about!
Kyra Jefferson needs to run the 200 in 22.27!
Courtney Okolo has the 400 time of 50.29 to chase!
Cindy Ofili needs a 60H time of 7.84!
Ajee Wilson has an open slot at 600 meters!
But she'll need 800 and 1000 times of 1:57.67 and 2:36.40 for a record!
Alexandra Weston has a LJ mark of 22-9 to aim for!
Andre DeGrasse has times of 6.45 and 20.26 in the 60 & 200 to go for!
Omar McLeod and the newly-turned Pro Devon Allen have a 60H time of 7.40 to aim for!
Hagos Gebrhiwet has the 3000 time of 7:30.72, the Deuce time of 8:15.49, and the 5000 time of 13:12.00 to chase!
Clay Murphy needs to wait until February 26th to go after the 600 (1:15.80), 800 (1:44.57), and the 1000 (2:17.26).
Shawn Barber has the PV mark of 19-6.25 to aim at!
Rudy Winkler needs to throw the WT out 80-0.25!
Age 21
Trayvon Bromell needs to dash the 60 in 6.45 for the record!
Michael Cedenio needs to time 45.03 in the 400!
Akela Jones and Kendell Williams will both be trying to score 4727 Pentathlon points!
Yulimar Rojas and Keturah Orji (Ain't it great to put both in the same sentence?!!) must TJ 48-5.25--although Orji must wait until March 5th to do so!!
Dina Asher-Smith has two times to chase--a 60 in 7.09 and a 200 of 22.43!
Senbere Teferi has the usual trio of distance marks to run down--3000 in 8:23.74, 2 Miles in 9:39.4, and 5000 in 14:27.42!
Age 20
Abdelelah Haroun needs to do the 400 in 45.03 for the record!
Gudaf Tsegay (as of January 23rd), Alexa Efraimson (as of February 20th), and Dawit Seyaum have the same marks to go after--a 1500 of 4:01.47 and a Mile of 4:23.50!
For Tsegay, add the empty 2000 slot, the 3000 of 8:33.44, and the 2 Mile of 9:29.03.
For Efraimson, add the 1000 time of 2:37.89!
Raevyn Rogers has the 600 time of 1:26.35 to go for!
Keturah Orji has until March 4th (See above!) to TJ 48-2.50!!
For some reason, my Age 20 LJ slot is empty, so Kate Hall can fill it if she chooses!
Both Eliza McCartney and Lexi Weeks have the PV mark of 15-11.25 to reach!
For McCartney, her chase begins on December 11th!
Age 19
The Teen Explosion continues!!
Ewe Swoboda and Teahna Daniels have the 60 and 200 times of 7.08 and 22.40 to go for!
Vashti Cunningham has to wait until January 18th to HJ 6-6.75!!
Rosbaslys (??) Peinado has the PV target of 15-1.
Morgan Lake has the Pentathlon score of 4681 to go after!
Konstanze Klosterhalfen has until February 17th to run 3000 in 8:37.47 and the 2 Mile in 9:59.06!!
Alexa Efraimson (See above!) has until February 19th to run the following times--800 in 2:00.30, 1000 in 2:38.93, 1500 in 4:00.28, and the Mile in 4:24.98!
Habitam Alemu has the same 800 and 1000 targets as Efraimson, but she'll have all INdoor season!!
Noah Lyles has the 60 & 200 times of 6.50 and 20.19 to chase!
Kurtis Marschall, Adam Hague, and Chris Nilsen have the same PV mark of 19-1.50 to reach, but Nilsen's window opens on January 13th!
Konrad Bukowiecki has the SP mark of 69-9.75 to go after!
He turns 20 on March 20th!
Grant Holloway must run 60H in 7.46!
Drew Hunter would need to PR by over 5 seconds for the Mile record of 3:52.66!
Adam Kelly has the WT target of 72-3!
Lazaro Martinez needs to TJ 57-3.25!
Yomif Kejelcha has the normal distance marks of 7:34.05 (3000), 8:08.39 (2 Mile), and 13:04.18 (5000) to run down!
Donavan Brazier has a shorter trio of marks to go for--the 600 in 1:15.60, the 800 in 1:44.15, and the 1000 in 2:16.23!
Age 18
I have NO Men at this age capable of breaking any records--IMHO!!
But I do have some Women!!
Beginning February 11th, Candace Hill has to race the 60 and 200 in 7.07 and 22.80!!
Tonea Marshall (beginning December 17th) and Alexis Duncan have the same 60H time of 8.07 to chase!
Vashti Cunningham (See Age 19!) has until January 17th to match her own record of 6-6.25!
Wilma Murto has to PV 15-1 to get this record!
Remember, she went a few inches higher as a 17 year old!
Katie Rainsberger--currently tearing up XC courses!--has the 2 Mile time of 9:34.03 to aim for!
0-17
As noted above, Candace Hill has until February 10th to do the 60 & 200 in 7.20 and 23.09!!
Lauren Rain Williams has the same targets!
Sydney McLaughlin--who just signed with the University of Kentucky, so is seemingly NOT turning Pro right away!!--has 3 times to go after--a 200 of 22.80, her own 400 mark of 51.84, or the 60H time of 8.02!
Chanel Brissett and Tia Jones have that same 8.02 mark to go for!
Sammy Watson has to run 600 in 1:28.87, 800 in 2:01.02, or Mary Cain's 1000 PR of 2:35.80 to get records!
Kate Murphy (who I believe greatly resembles the actress who plays the 15 year old daughter in the TV show "Better Things"!!) has a slough of times to run down-- that same Cain mark of 2:35.80, as well as other Cain marks of 4:06.63 (1500), 4:24.11 (Mile), and 9:38.68 (2 Mile)--AND the empty 2000 slot, the 3000 time of 8:46.01, and the 5000 of 16:11.85!!
Lisa Gunnarson has a hearty PV target of 15-5.50 to chase!
Alyssa Wilson has until February 19th to tie Raven Saunders's HSR (and Age 17) mark in the SP of 56-7.50!!
Tara Davis is Double Trouble in the LJ and TJ!
Her records to chase are 21-8.75 and 45-1.50!!
Maykel Masso needs to LJ 26-7.75!
Mondo Duplantis and Emmanouil Karalis have the same PV mark to reach--18-2.50!
Brandon McGorty has until February 22nd to run the 600 in 1:19.05!
Brian Herron and Tyrese Cooper have a couple of the same event marks to go for--the 200 in 20.83 and the 400 in 45.24!
Add the 60 time of 6.62 for Cooper!!
And that does it for AGE Records!!!
WHEW!!
Next up should be Class Records for HS'ers and Collegiates!
But not sure exactly when!!
Thursday, November 17, 2016
2017 INdoor Previews--AGE Records, Pt 1
Predicting records--even for those athletes who announce their intent--is a dicey business.
But individual year Age Records are maybe the easiest.
You first look at the Record, then see if any athletes in that particular Age are capable of breaking it, and will get the opportunity.
Without all those ingredients, a Record will be one year older!
(Sic!)
My criteria for Age Records are simple.
The athlete's age is based on their actual birthdate!
One minute past, and the window slams shut!
One day early, and you're dealing with an entirely different record!!
Some athletes--Jenn Suhr is one example--might have TWO Age Records to challenge!
She was born February 5, 1982.
So she'll have her own Age 34 record of 16-0.75 to break--but only through February 4th!!
Then, beginning on February 5th, she will SET the Age 35 record, as I have none listed!
Fabiana Murer, who certainly would have set that record, has retired!
Apparently, Stacy Dragila wasn't active when she was 35!!
My Age Records go from Age 17 to Age 40--although my youngest is called "0 to 17", and my oldest is called "40 & over".
Every age between---from 18 to 39--has their own set of records!!
All of the following are INdoor Records ONLY!
No marks run on Oversize Tracks are eligible!!
The Men's Shot Put and Weight Throw records are from Professional weighted implements, as is the height of the hurdles in the 60H!
This first part will go from "40 & over" down to Age 30!
The second part will go from Age 29 down to "0 to 17"!
Each Age includes Men's AND Women's Record possibilities!
40 & over
Well, Bernard Lagat has ended his Track career!
He ended with FOUR event records--the 1500, Mile, 3000, and 2 Mile--only the 5000 eluding him!
But Kim Collins is still spinning his wheels at Age 40.
And since I don't even have an Age 40 record for the 60, IF he runs one, he GETS it!!
Age 39
I have NO athletes to list here!
Age 38
As with the "eldest", this Age has but one name to offer--Chris Brown of the Bahamas!
He now holds FIVE Age records in the 400--Ages 31, 33-35, and Age 37!
One 400, Chris, that's all it takes to add to your collection!
Age 37
Ruth Beitia is like fine wine, blah, blah!!
Her target is an easy one--6-2.75!
So is Cleopatra Borel's in the SP, it being just 61-4.25!
Age 36
Assuming she hasn't retired, April Steiner-Bennett's PV target is a mere 13-10.50!!
Age 35
As noted above, Jenn Suhr turns 35 on February 5th!
And the PV slot is empty!
As is the WT space for Amber Campbell, who will be gunning for her TENTH INdoor WT Age record!!
She holds the marks for Age 23, then Ages 27 through 34!!
Justin Gatlin turns 35 on February 10th, and his aim will be to run the 60 in 6.50!!
Age 34
Gatlin will have until February 9th to run 6.47!
So will Asefa Powell--that is, if any Jamaicans turn up on the circuit!
(Powell will have the entire INdoor season to do that time!)
David Oliver--if recovered from injury--is shooting for a 60H in 7.48!
And Jenn Suhr--as I said--has her own 2016 mark of 16-0.75 to aim at--until February 4th!!
Age 33
Three Women of this Age will have three solid targets to go after!
The records for the 3000 (8:31.50), the 2 Mile (9:31.68), and the 5000 (15:25.02) are there for Meseret Defar, Vivian Cheruiyot, and Viola Kibiwot to race for!
Kibiwot turns 33 on December 22nd!
If the Deuce and 5K marks survive, I'm gonna cry!!
Two HJ'ers have a 2.00 (6-6.75) mark to chase--Blanka Vlasic, and as of January 12th, Chaunte Lowe!!
Caterine Ibarguen has a toughie--a TJ of 49-3.75--but only as of February 12th, when she turns 33!
But maybe not tough for her!!
Nick Willis has a few marks to go for--the 1500 (3:35.23), the Mile (3:57.04), 3000 (7:34.65), the 2 Mile (8:15.02), and ANY time he might run over 5000 meters, as that slot isn't filled!
Fabrice LaPierre has a sturdy LJ mark of 27-8.75 to aim at!
Will Mo Farah race INdoors--even at the European Championships?
He'll have the above-listed 3K, 2 Mile, and 5K marks to go after--IF he runs!!
Age 32
Donald Thomas has to HJ 7-8 to tie this mark!
Churandy Martina must sprint the 200 in 20.44!
Shannon Rowbury can get SEVEN Age records--if she goes after them!
For the 1000, 1500, Mile, 2000, 3000, Two Mile, and 5000, she'll have the following times to chase--
2:34.19 (The American Record!!), 4:02.66, 4:25.46, NO mark for the 2000!!, 8:30.83, 9:28.29, and 14:46.94!!
Up through February 11th (See above!), Ibarguen has a slightly softer TJ mark to go for--49-2.50!
But not unless Olga Rypakova gets there first!!
Valerie Adams has an easy 62-8.25 SP mark to go after.
Age 31
Gelete Burka (beginning January 23rd) and Tirunesh Dibaba (IF she races INdoors!!) have the same targets--3000 in 8:37.91, Two Miles in a VERY soft 9:38.06, and the 5000 in 14:54.73!
(Didn't Tiru run TWO 5000's--back-to-back!!--FASTER than the above-listed time--in Rio??!!)
Janay DeLoach has a couple of records to gun for---a 60H in 7.83 and/or a LJ of "just" 23-7.25!!
Nery Brenes has to race a 400 in 45.96 for this record!
Oleksiy Kasyanov has to score 6246 points in a Heptathlon for a record!
Age 30
Will LaShawn Merritt run INdoors?
IF he does, his targets are a 200 and 400 in 20.32 and 45.94!
Come on in, LaShawn, the water's fine!!
Same question goes to Galen Rupp, who MIGHT be saving his efforts for Marathons and 10K's!!
IF he races INdoors, his targets are VERY difficult!!
1500 in 3:33.34, a Mile in 3:49.78, 3000 in 7:29.34, Two Miles in 8:08.65, and a 5000 in 12:58.67!!
Up to the challenge, Galen??
Michel Torneus and Greg Rutherford will both be aiming to LJ 27-10.25!
Renaud Lavillenie has one of the easier Sergey Bubka marks to chase--19-10.25 in the PV!
Kamila Licwinko must HJ 6-7.50 to get this record!
Brittney Reese has to LJ 23-3.25.
And Nikoleta Kiriakopoulou has to PV 15-7.25!
The next installment of my Age Records predictions may not follow immediately!
But no later than tomorrow!
See ya!
But individual year Age Records are maybe the easiest.
You first look at the Record, then see if any athletes in that particular Age are capable of breaking it, and will get the opportunity.
Without all those ingredients, a Record will be one year older!
(Sic!)
My criteria for Age Records are simple.
The athlete's age is based on their actual birthdate!
One minute past, and the window slams shut!
One day early, and you're dealing with an entirely different record!!
Some athletes--Jenn Suhr is one example--might have TWO Age Records to challenge!
She was born February 5, 1982.
So she'll have her own Age 34 record of 16-0.75 to break--but only through February 4th!!
Then, beginning on February 5th, she will SET the Age 35 record, as I have none listed!
Fabiana Murer, who certainly would have set that record, has retired!
Apparently, Stacy Dragila wasn't active when she was 35!!
My Age Records go from Age 17 to Age 40--although my youngest is called "0 to 17", and my oldest is called "40 & over".
Every age between---from 18 to 39--has their own set of records!!
All of the following are INdoor Records ONLY!
No marks run on Oversize Tracks are eligible!!
The Men's Shot Put and Weight Throw records are from Professional weighted implements, as is the height of the hurdles in the 60H!
This first part will go from "40 & over" down to Age 30!
The second part will go from Age 29 down to "0 to 17"!
Each Age includes Men's AND Women's Record possibilities!
40 & over
Well, Bernard Lagat has ended his Track career!
He ended with FOUR event records--the 1500, Mile, 3000, and 2 Mile--only the 5000 eluding him!
But Kim Collins is still spinning his wheels at Age 40.
And since I don't even have an Age 40 record for the 60, IF he runs one, he GETS it!!
Age 39
I have NO athletes to list here!
Age 38
As with the "eldest", this Age has but one name to offer--Chris Brown of the Bahamas!
He now holds FIVE Age records in the 400--Ages 31, 33-35, and Age 37!
One 400, Chris, that's all it takes to add to your collection!
Age 37
Ruth Beitia is like fine wine, blah, blah!!
Her target is an easy one--6-2.75!
So is Cleopatra Borel's in the SP, it being just 61-4.25!
Age 36
Assuming she hasn't retired, April Steiner-Bennett's PV target is a mere 13-10.50!!
Age 35
As noted above, Jenn Suhr turns 35 on February 5th!
And the PV slot is empty!
As is the WT space for Amber Campbell, who will be gunning for her TENTH INdoor WT Age record!!
She holds the marks for Age 23, then Ages 27 through 34!!
Justin Gatlin turns 35 on February 10th, and his aim will be to run the 60 in 6.50!!
Age 34
Gatlin will have until February 9th to run 6.47!
So will Asefa Powell--that is, if any Jamaicans turn up on the circuit!
(Powell will have the entire INdoor season to do that time!)
David Oliver--if recovered from injury--is shooting for a 60H in 7.48!
And Jenn Suhr--as I said--has her own 2016 mark of 16-0.75 to aim at--until February 4th!!
Age 33
Three Women of this Age will have three solid targets to go after!
The records for the 3000 (8:31.50), the 2 Mile (9:31.68), and the 5000 (15:25.02) are there for Meseret Defar, Vivian Cheruiyot, and Viola Kibiwot to race for!
Kibiwot turns 33 on December 22nd!
If the Deuce and 5K marks survive, I'm gonna cry!!
Two HJ'ers have a 2.00 (6-6.75) mark to chase--Blanka Vlasic, and as of January 12th, Chaunte Lowe!!
Caterine Ibarguen has a toughie--a TJ of 49-3.75--but only as of February 12th, when she turns 33!
But maybe not tough for her!!
Nick Willis has a few marks to go for--the 1500 (3:35.23), the Mile (3:57.04), 3000 (7:34.65), the 2 Mile (8:15.02), and ANY time he might run over 5000 meters, as that slot isn't filled!
Fabrice LaPierre has a sturdy LJ mark of 27-8.75 to aim at!
Will Mo Farah race INdoors--even at the European Championships?
He'll have the above-listed 3K, 2 Mile, and 5K marks to go after--IF he runs!!
Age 32
Donald Thomas has to HJ 7-8 to tie this mark!
Churandy Martina must sprint the 200 in 20.44!
Shannon Rowbury can get SEVEN Age records--if she goes after them!
For the 1000, 1500, Mile, 2000, 3000, Two Mile, and 5000, she'll have the following times to chase--
2:34.19 (The American Record!!), 4:02.66, 4:25.46, NO mark for the 2000!!, 8:30.83, 9:28.29, and 14:46.94!!
Up through February 11th (See above!), Ibarguen has a slightly softer TJ mark to go for--49-2.50!
But not unless Olga Rypakova gets there first!!
Valerie Adams has an easy 62-8.25 SP mark to go after.
Age 31
Gelete Burka (beginning January 23rd) and Tirunesh Dibaba (IF she races INdoors!!) have the same targets--3000 in 8:37.91, Two Miles in a VERY soft 9:38.06, and the 5000 in 14:54.73!
(Didn't Tiru run TWO 5000's--back-to-back!!--FASTER than the above-listed time--in Rio??!!)
Janay DeLoach has a couple of records to gun for---a 60H in 7.83 and/or a LJ of "just" 23-7.25!!
Nery Brenes has to race a 400 in 45.96 for this record!
Oleksiy Kasyanov has to score 6246 points in a Heptathlon for a record!
Age 30
Will LaShawn Merritt run INdoors?
IF he does, his targets are a 200 and 400 in 20.32 and 45.94!
Come on in, LaShawn, the water's fine!!
Same question goes to Galen Rupp, who MIGHT be saving his efforts for Marathons and 10K's!!
IF he races INdoors, his targets are VERY difficult!!
1500 in 3:33.34, a Mile in 3:49.78, 3000 in 7:29.34, Two Miles in 8:08.65, and a 5000 in 12:58.67!!
Up to the challenge, Galen??
Michel Torneus and Greg Rutherford will both be aiming to LJ 27-10.25!
Renaud Lavillenie has one of the easier Sergey Bubka marks to chase--19-10.25 in the PV!
Kamila Licwinko must HJ 6-7.50 to get this record!
Brittney Reese has to LJ 23-3.25.
And Nikoleta Kiriakopoulou has to PV 15-7.25!
The next installment of my Age Records predictions may not follow immediately!
But no later than tomorrow!
See ya!
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
2017 INdoor Previews--The Schedule
No, XC ain't over!
And Marathons & other Road races continue!
BUT--the 2016-2017 INdoor Track and Field season is just THREE DAYS away from being (hopefully) kickstarted at JDL's annual All-Comers meet!
The past couple of years has seen good HS Mile times run by Ryen Frazier (in 2014) and Nevada Mareno (2015), and we're hoping for more of the same THIS year!
But that's just the FIRST meet--the opening shot, if you will--of what COULD be a Record-setting--if not a TREND-setting--year of T&F in the United States, and around the World!!
To get a glimpse as to WHERE and WHEN these marks might be run, thrown, or jumped, following is a Schedule of meets, as well as could be gleaned from various sources, by me!
Remember, however, that I'm a one-person operation, dependent on OTHERS for much of my information.
In last year's Schedule, I said (initially) that Boston's important New Balance meet was scheduled for February 7th!
That was in error!
It took place at a later date!
To that end, please take this Schedule as it's presented--my INITIAL attempt to give you an idea of what to look forward to this INdoor season!
(While most of it is for INdoors, I'm including some OUTdoor meets & Races, if they fall within the time period included below!)
November
19th JDL All-Comers
20th New Delhi Half-Marathon (Eliud Kipchoge will be going for a fast time! Possibly sub-59!)
December
2nd Metro Season Opener (Ocean Breeze)
4th California International Marathon (Stephanie Bruce will run this!)
Fukuoka Marathon
10th Jim Mitchell Invite (Armory)
TX A&M Reveille Invite (A&M has several meets scheduled, most included here!)
17th Boston U Mini-Meet (Will include all of them!)
Bishop Loughlin Games (Ocean Breeze)
30th Track University Invite (Armory)
Holiday Festival (Ocean Breeze)
31st Boston U Mini-Meet
January
6th-7th TX A&M High School Classic
6th-8th Dartmouth Relays
7th Boston U Mini-Meet
13th Aggie Team Invite (A&M)
Arkansas Invite (Women's PV Central--so to speak!)
14th UW Preview (Seattle!! I'm including SOME meets to be held on Oversize Tracks!!)
TX A&M Team Invite
15th Houston Marathon & Half-Marathon
20th Dubai Marathon (FAST times! Men AND Women!!)
20th-21st Vanderbilt Invite
New Balance Games (Armory)
21st TX A&M Invite
22nd Greater Boston TC Invite
27th Villanova Invite
27th-28th David Oliver Classic
Razorback Invite (More great PV'ing??)
UW Invite (Seattle's OT!)
28th Big Apple Challenge (Armory)
Boston New Balance (The BIGGIE!!! Part of IAAF World Tour!)
USATF 50000 Walk Championships (Women too??)
February
1st Dusseldorf (2nd stop on IAAF World Tour!! Consider these the DL's of INdoors!!)
3rd-4th Camel City Invite (Should be best CCI yet!!)
Armory Track Invite (The Armory, of course!)
TX A&M Charlie Thomas Invite
4th Wildcat Invite (Ocean Breeze)
Karlsruhe (IAAF World Tour continues!!)
USATF Cross Country Championships
UW High School Invite (Seattle again!)
9th-11th INdoor T&F Classic (A MAJOR NEW meet--at Ford Center, home of Dallas Cowboys practices & headquarters!! To feature Collegiate & HS athletes--3000 of them!!)
10th Fast Track National Invite (Ocean Breeze)
Torun (IAAF World Tour! Torun is in Poland! Had to look it up! LOL)
10th-11th Husky Classic (Seattle's OT!)
11th Millrose Games (SHOULD be part of IAAF World Tour!!)
12th UW Open (Seattle! Let's hope fast times are NOT run on OT's!! Save them for LEGAL tracks!!)
18th TX A&M Last Chance
Birmingham (Final stop on IAAF World Tour!!
23rd-25th NCAA Collegiate Conference meets (SEC, Big 12 & 10, ACC, etc etc! Always a MAJOR source of top Collegiate marks--in EVERY event!!)
25th-26th Ivy League Championships (The Armory)
March
3rd-4th New York State HS Championships (Ocean Breeze)
3rd-5th USATF Indoor Championships (WHO will be there??)
European Championships (Belgrade! Same question as above--WHO will show?)
10th-11th NCAA Championships!!!
10th-12th NBIN (THE HS meet of the year! How many HSR's WILL be broken here??)
Also during this time, look for good meets at Penn State, small European venues, as well as other Road races, and OUTdoor meets in Australia and New Zealand, AND some early OUTdoor meets--mainly Collegiate & HS level--in the Sun States--Florida, Texas, California, etc!)
I'm responsible for any errors!
But I'll try to report any changes--or additions--as they become available!
Next posts will continue my series of INdoor Previews!
And Marathons & other Road races continue!
BUT--the 2016-2017 INdoor Track and Field season is just THREE DAYS away from being (hopefully) kickstarted at JDL's annual All-Comers meet!
The past couple of years has seen good HS Mile times run by Ryen Frazier (in 2014) and Nevada Mareno (2015), and we're hoping for more of the same THIS year!
But that's just the FIRST meet--the opening shot, if you will--of what COULD be a Record-setting--if not a TREND-setting--year of T&F in the United States, and around the World!!
To get a glimpse as to WHERE and WHEN these marks might be run, thrown, or jumped, following is a Schedule of meets, as well as could be gleaned from various sources, by me!
Remember, however, that I'm a one-person operation, dependent on OTHERS for much of my information.
In last year's Schedule, I said (initially) that Boston's important New Balance meet was scheduled for February 7th!
That was in error!
It took place at a later date!
To that end, please take this Schedule as it's presented--my INITIAL attempt to give you an idea of what to look forward to this INdoor season!
(While most of it is for INdoors, I'm including some OUTdoor meets & Races, if they fall within the time period included below!)
November
19th JDL All-Comers
20th New Delhi Half-Marathon (Eliud Kipchoge will be going for a fast time! Possibly sub-59!)
December
2nd Metro Season Opener (Ocean Breeze)
4th California International Marathon (Stephanie Bruce will run this!)
Fukuoka Marathon
10th Jim Mitchell Invite (Armory)
TX A&M Reveille Invite (A&M has several meets scheduled, most included here!)
17th Boston U Mini-Meet (Will include all of them!)
Bishop Loughlin Games (Ocean Breeze)
30th Track University Invite (Armory)
Holiday Festival (Ocean Breeze)
31st Boston U Mini-Meet
January
6th-7th TX A&M High School Classic
6th-8th Dartmouth Relays
7th Boston U Mini-Meet
13th Aggie Team Invite (A&M)
Arkansas Invite (Women's PV Central--so to speak!)
14th UW Preview (Seattle!! I'm including SOME meets to be held on Oversize Tracks!!)
TX A&M Team Invite
15th Houston Marathon & Half-Marathon
20th Dubai Marathon (FAST times! Men AND Women!!)
20th-21st Vanderbilt Invite
New Balance Games (Armory)
21st TX A&M Invite
22nd Greater Boston TC Invite
27th Villanova Invite
27th-28th David Oliver Classic
Razorback Invite (More great PV'ing??)
UW Invite (Seattle's OT!)
28th Big Apple Challenge (Armory)
Boston New Balance (The BIGGIE!!! Part of IAAF World Tour!)
USATF 50000 Walk Championships (Women too??)
February
1st Dusseldorf (2nd stop on IAAF World Tour!! Consider these the DL's of INdoors!!)
3rd-4th Camel City Invite (Should be best CCI yet!!)
Armory Track Invite (The Armory, of course!)
TX A&M Charlie Thomas Invite
4th Wildcat Invite (Ocean Breeze)
Karlsruhe (IAAF World Tour continues!!)
USATF Cross Country Championships
UW High School Invite (Seattle again!)
9th-11th INdoor T&F Classic (A MAJOR NEW meet--at Ford Center, home of Dallas Cowboys practices & headquarters!! To feature Collegiate & HS athletes--3000 of them!!)
10th Fast Track National Invite (Ocean Breeze)
Torun (IAAF World Tour! Torun is in Poland! Had to look it up! LOL)
10th-11th Husky Classic (Seattle's OT!)
11th Millrose Games (SHOULD be part of IAAF World Tour!!)
12th UW Open (Seattle! Let's hope fast times are NOT run on OT's!! Save them for LEGAL tracks!!)
18th TX A&M Last Chance
Birmingham (Final stop on IAAF World Tour!!
23rd-25th NCAA Collegiate Conference meets (SEC, Big 12 & 10, ACC, etc etc! Always a MAJOR source of top Collegiate marks--in EVERY event!!)
25th-26th Ivy League Championships (The Armory)
March
3rd-4th New York State HS Championships (Ocean Breeze)
3rd-5th USATF Indoor Championships (WHO will be there??)
European Championships (Belgrade! Same question as above--WHO will show?)
10th-11th NCAA Championships!!!
10th-12th NBIN (THE HS meet of the year! How many HSR's WILL be broken here??)
Also during this time, look for good meets at Penn State, small European venues, as well as other Road races, and OUTdoor meets in Australia and New Zealand, AND some early OUTdoor meets--mainly Collegiate & HS level--in the Sun States--Florida, Texas, California, etc!)
I'm responsible for any errors!
But I'll try to report any changes--or additions--as they become available!
Next posts will continue my series of INdoor Previews!
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