My NBN & Brooks PR Preview post wasn't too giddy in declaring this duel of HS meets as promising.
But it seems kids nowadays just don't want to listen to their (VERY!) elders!
Not sure how the 2017 versions rank alongside previous versions, but when the NBN sees 3 HSR's, 11 Meet Records, and 3 Class Records broken--and when the Brooks PR has one race that sees the HSR and 2 Class Records broken--well, maybe it's time for me to quit the prognosticating business!!
(One thing's for sure--the two HS meets far outshone the Stockholm Diamond League in terms of quality (& quantity) of good marks!!)
Brie Oakley and Claudia Lane had dueled before---at Arcadia!
This "re-match" was nothing short of sensational!!
The Brooks PR Two Mile saw Oakley and Lane going to the front immediately, followed closely by Lauren Gregory and Frosh stud London Culbreath!
When Lane's lead slowed a bit, Oakley took over!
They hit the Mile in 4:55, with Gregory and Culbreath maybe 30 to 40 meters back.
When Oakley kept pounding out 73's and 74's, Lane finally had to let go!
Then it became Oakley against the Clock!
And this steady striding metronome from Colorado came to the tape in the HSR time of 9:51.35!!
She also gets the Senior Class record!
She moves from 17th A-T HS to 1st!
And she becomes 14th A-T United States!!
Lane finished in 10:01.18, making her 10th A-T HS, and 24th A-T US!!
Knocked OFF that US list was the iconic Mary Shea, whose 10:03.5 dated from 1979!!
Culbreath was 3rd in 10:04.73, breaking the old Frosh Class record by almost 12 seconds!!
(This is for OUTdoors, and does NOT include any 3200 times, or times converted FROM 3200's!!)
She also becomes 12th A-T HS!!
Gregory was right behind, her 10:05.26 making her 14th A-T HS!!
The NBN Two Mile saw a Kelsey Chmiel runaway, her 10:10.45 giving her 22nd A-T HS!
It also saw a real oldie EXITING my list!
Gone is Lynn Bjorklund's 10:11.1, dating from 1974!!
Turns out the Brooks Men's TWO Mile was better than the over-hyped multiple sub-4 attempts by the best of the 2017 crop!
Brodey Hasty let his mop of braids fly behind him, as he kicked past Luis Grijalvo to win in 8:45.95!!
He's 19th A-T HS!!
Grijalvo's 8:46.68 gets him on the DDD in 24th position!!
The Mile?
No one broke 4 minutes!
And no one even PR'ed!!
While a great RACE, the times--when placed against expectations!--were rather "average".
One must consider, however, the steady rise in quality of the High School Mile crowd in recent years, which has seen FIVE Men run sub-4's since 2015!!
Not to mention the ones here who have all run in the 4:00's!
Anyway, Sam Worley's 4:02.04 beat Cooper Teare's 4:02.56, and Casey Clinger's 4:02.90!!
Their best bet to break 4 would be to race against Pro's in a rabbited race!
(The rabbit at Brooks was a guy with an 800 PR of 1:55!)
The Women's Mile was the same!
All the top girls didn't PR either!
Anna Gibson surprised them by taking the win in 4:43.77.
Allie Schadler was 2nd in 4:44.03, with HS leader Lexy Halladay ending 3rd in 4:44.24!
Sydney McLaughlin.
Maybe the greatest HS athlete of All-Time!
That's to be debated, but her 49.85 anchor to her Union Catholic's HSR in the Swedish Relay sure as heck gave TONS of weight to that idea!
We thought her Penn Relays anchor of 50.37 was incredible, and indicative of her potential to break the 400 HSR of 50.69 by Sanya Richards (Ross)!!
So what to think about this 49.85---which was officially (FAT) timed??
She came from a far back 6th at the hand-off, slowly (HA!!) moving past runner after runner until, on the home straight, she sprinted into the lead with 50 meters to go!!
The Swedish Relay has legs of 100, 200, 300, and 400!
Union Catholic's 2:05.93 destroyed the record, and got them the NBN Meet Record too!
But the Best HS Juggler wasn't done!
She returned in her specialty--the 400H--winning in 54.22--the THIRD best performance by this Rio Olympian!!
Second placer Deandreah Young---even though 3.29 seconds behind McLaughlin, saw her 57.51 make her 19th A-T HS!!
And saw her erase Janine Vickers from the list, her 57.80 dating from 1987!!
But the Record-Breaking didn't stop there.
In fact, the very first race of the 3-day meet saw an ancient Class Record getting smashed!!
Taylor Ewart--who had broken the INdoor Mile Walk Frosh Class Record earlier this year--Walked 3000 meters in 14:24.63, taking down a Class Record that had stood since 1976!!
In an interview, she said she wants to make the Tokyo Olympic team in the 20000 Walk!!
Right after UC's team broke the HSR in the Swedish Relay, the Men's team called the Parkview Express (Georgia) crushed the HSR with their 1:52.39!
It also gives them the NBN Meet Record!
Alyssa Wilson got a Meet Record at NBN, but it wasn't in the SP!!
While she won the SP with a good mark of 54-10.75, it was her DT of 179-7 that got the MR!!
I failed to note a time of 13.21 by Tia Jones from earlier this season--which gave her the Soph Class Record in the 100H--though far slower than her HS (& Frosh Class) Record of 12.84 from last year!
Well, here she ran 13.03 to break her own Class Record!!
Chanel Brissett ran 13.12 in 2nd!
Another to break her own Soph Class Record was TJ'er Jasmine Moore!
Her 43-7.25 moves her from 9th A-T HS to 7th!
Her series included 4 jumps of 43-1 or better!!
Another Class Record went down in the Women's HJ!!
Coming into the meet, Jenna Rogers's PR was 5-7.75 from 2016.
A former volleyball player, her best this year was just 5-5!!
Jelena Rowe was heavily favored, having a 6-1 to her credit!
But when Rogers cleared a PR of 5-8.75 on 1st attempt---keeping her 4-height record of clearances clean--heads started turning!
Then she cleared 5-10-75 on 2nd try!
Rowe failed her 3 attempts at 6-0.75.
Rogers then cleared it on her 2nd try!
And she broke the Frosh Class Record of one Vashti Cunningham!!
(Now you see where I got my "Rise Above" part of my title!! LOL)
Jordan Geist was said to have a practice throw in the SP of 79 feet!!
But it was his toss of 76-0 that broke the NBN Meet Record, and saw him move from 7th to 3rd on the A-T HS list!!
Remember Maggie Ewen's sensational CR in the Hammer Throw at NCAA's?
And that she ALSO scored points in the DT and SP??
Well, meet the MALE Maggie Ewen!!
Geist shocked everyone with a 6th round smashing of his HT best--measured at 238-9!!
This makes him 12th A-T HS, tied with 1 other!!
But get this!
HS Track 2017's list for the 2016 season ends at 189 feet for the HT!
Geist isn't on that list!
Nor was he on T&FN's 2017 list, which ended at 210 feet!
So he very likely got a PR of more than FIFTY feet, but no less than 29 feet!!
However, he had thrown 217 in the 2nd round, then 221-6 in the 4th!
He was 2nd in the DT, hitting 201-9 behind Turner Washington's 220-9 winner--and NBN Meet Record!!
Other NBN Meet Records went to--
Cameron Cooper's 800 anchor of 1:47.79 brought the Motor City TC of Michigan to a SMR time of 3:20.25, and a Meet Record!
It's 2nd A-T HS!!
Western Branch TC of Virginia broke the MR in the 4X110H Shuttle Hurdle Relay with their 55.06!
BTW, it's also the High School Record!!
Symone Mason tied the MR in the 100, winning in 11.27 (0.9).
Anna Watson sent favored Carson Dingler down to defeat in the Women's PV!
Her 13-9 took down the MR, and made her 15th A-T HS, tied with 6 others!!
It also REMOVES one of the early HS greats from my DDD!
Gone is Sheila Balentine's 13-8, dating from 2001!!
Also off the list is Kaitlin Petrillose's 13-8, dating from 2011.
Watson missed her 3 tries at 14-0!
The Bullis TC of Maryland got the Meet Record in the 4X100 Relay with their time of 44.88!!
Finally (in the MR department!) came Ayden Owens Decathlon score of 7009!!
Besides the MR, it makes him 17th A-T HS, tied with 1 other!
Before I move to the Profeshes, let's see what other good marks came from the two HS meets!
The 5000's at NBN were won by Jessica Lawson and Ryan Oosting!
Lawson's 16:38.54 misses my DDD by 7.14 seconds!
Oosting's 14:36.13 was much further removed from my list!!
Anthony Schwartz ran 10.27 (1.0) to win the 100, then lost to Tyrese Cooper's 20.99 (-1.4!!) in the 200, Schwartz running 21.11.
A good 400 at the Brooks meet saw Jamal Walton win in 46.04 over Elija Godwin's 46.23, and Sean Hooper's 46.40!
The ALSO-over-hyped Men's 800 saw no one breaking 1:50, with Dawson Larance's 1:50.98 winning over Frosh sensation Brandon Miller's 3rd place time of 1:51.81.
The Wildcats TC of New York came close to the HSR in the 4XMile Relay, but their 20:00.59 was still 2 seconds removed.
I believe it makes them 3rd A-T HS!
(I'm not sure, because 4X1600 converted times are included on the HS Track book's list!!)
Thomas Burns extended his "normal" 300H distance an extra 100 meters, winning the 400H in 50.63,
He misses the HS list by a mere 0.02 seconds!!
Ty Cooper's 400 win was an "average" 45.81.
Lynna Irby's 52.83 also fits that description!
Rey Rivera won the Men's 800 at NBN in 1:50.47, while Samantha (No more "Sammy", she says!!) Watson cruised to a 2:05.70 NBN victory!
I've heard (but can't confirm) that Katelyn Tuohy's Mile time of 4:45.95 in winning at NBN broke Mary Cain's NY State Frosh Class Record!!
Have no idea what that was, but Tuohy continues to impress!!
Frosh Class Record holder Cole Johnson--now a Junior!--took the NBN Mile in 4:11.09.
Erick Duffy took the Men;s PV with 17-1.
Finally, the return of Kate Murphy was less than ideal--even though her 1600 anchor of 5:03 brought her Burks TC of Virginia to victory in the DMR, their time being 11:49.62.
Bottom line, however, is I'm VERY happy she's back--and apparently healthy!!
So what about that 3rd DL meet of June--the Stockholm affair?
Eh--as Canadians are wont to say--it's said! LOL
The average fan might see these marks and think--WOW!.
But we "in crowders" come to a whole different understanding!
So following are the marks that constituted this latest Diamond League meet!
Fedrick Dacres upset Daniel Stahl in the Men's Discus Throw, 224-3 to 223-6.
A bigger upset took place in the Women's event--as Cuba's Yaimi Perez's 222-10 stopped Sandra Perkovic's lengthy win streak (34 meets??), as Perky could reach just 222-3.
Maybe NOT so "perky"!!
Three Women--Nicole Buchler, Angelica Bengtsson, and Robeilys Peinado--cleared 15-3 in the PV, with Buchler winning!
Peinado is still only 19 years old!
Karsten Warholm continued his win streak, running the 400H in 48.82.
Mariya Kositskene's HJ win of 6-6.75 came only after she protested an earlier "fail", and was allowed to continue!
Don't know what that was about!
Kamila Licwinko took 2nd with 6-5.50.
Steven Gardiner took the 400 in 44.58.
Murielle Ahoure had a 1.1 wind help her to a 200 victory in 22.68..
Orlando Ortega had a big 3.5 wind push him to a 110H win in 13.09 over Russian Sergey Shubenkov's 13.10.
Andre De Grasse had a small 'cane of 4.5 lead him to a 100 win in 9.69!
"Experts" say that's 9.88 with no wind!!
Tim Cheruiyot ran the World-leading time of 3:30.77 in the 1500!
Alsadik Makhou was 2nd in 3:31.48!
Nine ran faster than 3:35!
Eleventh went to 16 year old Jakob Ingebrigtsen--time of 3:39.92.
I researched a bit, and found a 3:33 time assigned to a 16 year old Kenyan--but we all know that some African birthdates might be off--by a few years!!
Also, Jim Ryun ran 3:39.0 when 17 years old--the same year when he first broke 4 minutes!!
In the "Women's" 800, Lovisa Lindg's 1:59.41 was the winner!
(One unknown ran a bit faster!)
Anita Hinriksdottir edged ever closer to the 1:59's--her latest Iceland National Record being her 2:00.05!!
Come on, Anita, DO IT already!!
In other meets--
Galen Rupp won the Stumptown 5000 in 13:54.88--negative split!
Cam Levins returned to action with a 5th place time of 14:10.92.
Jordan Hasay finished just 5th in her 5K--time of 15:45.84!
Georgia Griffith took the Women's 1500 in 4:07.32.
But it was 2 Oregon Ducks that most impressed!
Frosh sensation Katie Rainsberger improved to 4:09.08 in 2nd, while Lilli Burdon was 5th in 4:11.19.
BUT---their official Collegiate Track season ended at the NCAA's!!
Erin Teschuk won the 3000SC in 9:43.34!
A Star Athletics meet on June 10th saw a QUICK Women's 100!!
Murielle Ahoure used a wind of 1.1 to win in 10.83 over the 10.84 of Veronica Campbell-Brown!!
VCB's time is an Age 35 record!!
I missed Charles Jock's 600 time of 1:15.42 at the PTF meet!!
He won over Casimir Loxsom's 1:15.94!
Kara Goucher holds the Course Record at the Grandma's Half-Marathon--a sub 1:10!
She told everyone she would NOT run that fast this year--in her first race since the Olympic Trials Marathon last year!!
Her 1:15:12 took 5th place!
A meet in Southern California saw Brittney Reese LJ 23-4.75 for a World Leader!
Christobel Nettey was 2nd with 22-9.25, while Jasmine Todd returned in a big way, jumping 22-5!!
Another "returnee" was the guy known as PPPP---aka Pablo Pedro Pichardo!!
His TJ mark of 55-11 was far off his best, but not bad at all for a TWO YEARS GONE rust-buster!!
Watch out, Christian and Will---Game is ON!!
Some Corrections and Additions--
Luiza Gega's 3000SC time of 9:26.05 at the Oslo DL broke her own National Record of Albania!
Hengelo saw 2 National Records go down--both in the Men's 1500!
Ronald Masagala's 3:33.65 is the NR of Uganda.
Ismael Debjani's 3:33.70 is the NR of Belgium!!
In a previous post, I said that Norah Jeruto had won the Oslo 3000SC in 9:17.27.
The time and place were correct, but apparently her name is Norah TANUI---at least according to the eTN and the Athletics Annual!!
(The results page had her as Jeruto!!)
Finally--in the news department--two Collegiate greats went Profesh---one a year before graduation!!
Fred Kerley and Christian Coleman--the latter with a year of college to go!--signed Pro contracts--not shocking anyone!!
I'm sure several others will soon join them!
Well, friends, the USATF meet--aka the World Championship Trials--is just 5 days away!
I will try to have my Preview post up before the meet begins--but want to wait for the heat sheets to be released!
Let's put it this way---it's gonna be HOT!!
(As in predicted temps of 100-plus during the day!!)
But also in the list of names already declared!!
Also upcoming (same place, but starting a day earlier) are the USATF Juniors!!
I might also be posting an "editorial" soon--dealing with the DL's, and their scheduling--among other things!
These last two DL's have suffered--and I think I know the reason--AND have a solution!
See you soon!
Monday, June 19, 2017
Thursday, June 15, 2017
NBN & Brooks PR Previews (& Oslo DL)
Don't expect much!
From the meets---or from this Preview.
Why?
The NBN fields have a few standouts--Sydney McLaughlin for one!!--but the fields seem far less "loaded" than in previous versions--and even weaker than its INdoor counterpart--the NBIN!
As for the Brooks meet, the distance races have some tantalizing prospects, but the sprints are fairly empty this time--no Candace Hill's on the horizen!!
Too, the weather might be bad in Greensboro NC---site of the NBN---where thunderstorms are predicted.
Weather looks a bit better in Shoreline (near Seattle) on Saturday for the Brooks meet!
Brooks PR
Joseph Anderson is in the 110H.
He has a 13.33 PR this season!
Kaylah Robinson, who ran 12.98 behind Tara Davis's 12.83 at the CA State meet--strongly wind-aided!!--is in the 100H.
Jamal Walton and Elija Goodwin will do battle in the 400!
Natalie Price and Kennedy Simon (both sub-53's) will face off in the Women's 400.
Frosh Class Record holder Brandon Miller is one of 8 Men with PR's of 1:50.84 or faster!!
Will he break his own record??
Sammy Watson wants a sub-2 in the 800, but she'll probably have to wait until the USATF meet!!
Rachel McArthur and Julia Heymach are about 5 seconds slower!!
The Women's Mile (NOT 1600!!) has Lexy Halladay and Annie Hill--plus 5 others with sub-4:46 PR's!
The Men's 2 Mile (NOT 3200!!) has Brodey Hasty--plus 5 others with sub-8:49 PR's!
The Women's 2 Mile has a classic race brewing--Brie Oakley vs Claudia Lane!
Add Rebecca Story for extra flavoring!
Plus, can London Culbreath get the Frosh Class Record of 10:16.20??
She's run a 3200 in 10:13!!
Then there's that Men's Mile!!
Will Cooper Teare, Sam Worley, DJ Principe, and Casey Clinger work together to try for MULTIPLE sub-4's??
They're all capable of going 3:59 or faster!
I don't know if any rabbits are planned!
Actually, I hope they do it withOUT a pacer!!
As for the NBN----
Sydney McLaughlin is slated to run on THREE Relays (the 4X400, SMR, and the Swedish 1000 Meter Relay) and her specialty, the 400H!
Anthony Schwartz (10.15 PR) will do a 100--200 double.
He'll face Tyrese Cooper in the 200!!
Ty will run the 400 also!
I didn't see him listed for any Relays, so we might see some good times from him here!!
Brian Herron is also in the 400!
Lynna Irby is the big name in the Women's 400!
Cameron Cooper vs Brandon McGorty in the 800!
Caitlin Collier will have Katelyn Tuohy to deal with in the 1 Mile!
Tuohy recently threatened Mary Cain's Frosh Class 1500 record, and seems capable of a sub-4:40!!
That would break Lexy Halladay's recent 4:41.80 Frosh Class Record---unless Halladay herself breaks it again at the Brooks meet!! (See above!!)
The Two Mile has Kelsey Chmiel and Katherine Lee!
Don't expect much from either of the 5000's!
Trey Cunningham is in the 110H!!
If he's in his record-smashing shape from INdoors, watch out!!
Chanel Brissett will have 100H HSR holder Tia Jones to deal with!!
Thomas Burns will headline the 400H!
WHAT will Syd do??
Is this just a workout before USATF?
Or does she want to end her HS career with another great time??
(Actually, unless she turns Pro---unlikely!--she has until August 31st to break HSR's!!)
As noted above, McLaughlin will anchor 3 Relays for her Union Catholic squad!
Watch for possible Meet Records in each one!!
Kate Murphy is slated to run just one race here---the 3rd leg of her Burke TC (VA) DMR team!!
If they run the legs in the usual order, that means she'll run the 800!!
This is apparently her first race of the OUTdoor season!
She ran that 9:14 INdoor 3000 in the Ocean Breeze--then nothing---as far as I know!!
Jelena Rowe leads the Women's HJ!
Titiana Marsh vs Jasmine Moore in the TJ!!
KC Lightfoot is the main name in the Men's PV!
Carson Dingler could get 14 feet in the Women's PV!
Jordan Geist and Alyssa Wilson will shoot for big marks in the SP's!!
Turner Washington is in the DT!
Enough said!!
Madison Wiltrout seems strong following last year's surgery!
Her best this year is 173-10.
Can she approach her 185-8 HSR in the JT??
Taylor Ewart, the Frosh Class Record holder in the INdoor Mile Walk is in the 3000 meter Walk here!
(She's also slated to run the 2000SC!! Interesting!)
Sorry for the limited Previews, but I'm just not that excited about these meets this year!
Hopefully, the results will prove me wrong!!
Since I haven't used too much space--and since the Oslo Diamond League was somewhat UNDERwhelming--I decided to do my report on the Bislett Games meet now, instead of grouping it with the upcoming Stockholm DL!!
The main item of interest came from a False Start that SHOULD have been an automatic DQ, but was appealed!
Then the person won the race, was then DQ'ed, but appealed the decision, which was overturned---thus this person WON the race---in the end!!
WHEW!!
Her name is Dafne Schippers!
She rose from the blocks--but NOT forcibly!--way before the gun!
She told the judges she "heard a noise" from the crowd!!
So she ran an easy 22.31--beating Murielle Ahoure's 22.74!
Then they DQ'ed her!
Then she appealed!
Then they reversed the DQ!
The OTHER featured moment of this DL was when Blessing Okagbare lost her WIG when landing in the LJ pit!!
A WIG??
Yes, it came flying off as she landed---and the jump was measured from where the WIG landed---not where Blessing's bod alit!!
Wacky!!
The best ATHLETIC event?
Probably the "B" Mile!!
That's where Jakob Ingebrigtsen smashed his own Age 16 Record of 3:58.07 with a great 3:56.29!!
He was born September 19th, 2000--so he has over 3 months to break the record again!!
Mutaz Barshim HJ'ed a Meet Record 7-9.75, easily beating the 7-6 of comebacking Bogdan Bondarenko--appearing in his first meet in over a year!!
Yarisley Silva PV'ed 15-9.25, then tried to go over 16-1.75, but missed her 3 tries!
Russian Anzhelika Sidorova cleared 15-7 in 2nd!
Sandra Perkovic had to work for her DT win of 219-1.
Daniel Stahl won his DT with 223-1.
Pam Dutkiewicz defeated Kristi Castlin---12.73 to 12.75--in the 100H.
Tianna Bartoletta took that LJ with 22-3.50!
A relative newcomer beat Sofia Assefa in the 3000SC.
Norah Jeruto ran 9:17.27--just 0.07 seconds ahead of Assefa!
But Fabienne Schlumpf smashed her own National Record of Switzerland by about 9 seconds with her 9:21.65!!
Andre De Grasse won the 100 in 10.01.
Behind 3 unknowns, Louise Lindh WON the WOMEN's 800 with HER 1:59.23!
Anita Hinriksdottir's years-long quest for a sub-2 got ever closer to fruition---as her 2:00.05 broke her own National Record of Iceland!!
Karsten Warholm is having a great year!
He broke the National Record of Norway with his earlier 44.87 in the 400.
Here, he added 10 hurdles, as his 48.25 broke his own NR!
The crowd loved it!!
A real shocker happened in the Men's 1500!!
Jake Wightman--from Great Britain--defeated some FAST Africans---such as Ayanleh Souleiman, Abdelaati Iguider, Silas Kiplagat, and Elijah Manangoi--winning in 3:34.17 over Manangoi's 3:34.30.
Marcin Lewandowski moved up from the 800 to run a PR of 3:34.60!!
So, thank our lucky stars we had a Flying Wig and Super Confusion to keep us riveted!!
LOL
Remember, you can watch ALL of the NBN's 3 days of action for FREE!!
But return here in a few days for all the results!!
From the meets---or from this Preview.
Why?
The NBN fields have a few standouts--Sydney McLaughlin for one!!--but the fields seem far less "loaded" than in previous versions--and even weaker than its INdoor counterpart--the NBIN!
As for the Brooks meet, the distance races have some tantalizing prospects, but the sprints are fairly empty this time--no Candace Hill's on the horizen!!
Too, the weather might be bad in Greensboro NC---site of the NBN---where thunderstorms are predicted.
Weather looks a bit better in Shoreline (near Seattle) on Saturday for the Brooks meet!
Brooks PR
Joseph Anderson is in the 110H.
He has a 13.33 PR this season!
Kaylah Robinson, who ran 12.98 behind Tara Davis's 12.83 at the CA State meet--strongly wind-aided!!--is in the 100H.
Jamal Walton and Elija Goodwin will do battle in the 400!
Natalie Price and Kennedy Simon (both sub-53's) will face off in the Women's 400.
Frosh Class Record holder Brandon Miller is one of 8 Men with PR's of 1:50.84 or faster!!
Will he break his own record??
Sammy Watson wants a sub-2 in the 800, but she'll probably have to wait until the USATF meet!!
Rachel McArthur and Julia Heymach are about 5 seconds slower!!
The Women's Mile (NOT 1600!!) has Lexy Halladay and Annie Hill--plus 5 others with sub-4:46 PR's!
The Men's 2 Mile (NOT 3200!!) has Brodey Hasty--plus 5 others with sub-8:49 PR's!
The Women's 2 Mile has a classic race brewing--Brie Oakley vs Claudia Lane!
Add Rebecca Story for extra flavoring!
Plus, can London Culbreath get the Frosh Class Record of 10:16.20??
She's run a 3200 in 10:13!!
Then there's that Men's Mile!!
Will Cooper Teare, Sam Worley, DJ Principe, and Casey Clinger work together to try for MULTIPLE sub-4's??
They're all capable of going 3:59 or faster!
I don't know if any rabbits are planned!
Actually, I hope they do it withOUT a pacer!!
As for the NBN----
Sydney McLaughlin is slated to run on THREE Relays (the 4X400, SMR, and the Swedish 1000 Meter Relay) and her specialty, the 400H!
Anthony Schwartz (10.15 PR) will do a 100--200 double.
He'll face Tyrese Cooper in the 200!!
Ty will run the 400 also!
I didn't see him listed for any Relays, so we might see some good times from him here!!
Brian Herron is also in the 400!
Lynna Irby is the big name in the Women's 400!
Cameron Cooper vs Brandon McGorty in the 800!
Caitlin Collier will have Katelyn Tuohy to deal with in the 1 Mile!
Tuohy recently threatened Mary Cain's Frosh Class 1500 record, and seems capable of a sub-4:40!!
That would break Lexy Halladay's recent 4:41.80 Frosh Class Record---unless Halladay herself breaks it again at the Brooks meet!! (See above!!)
The Two Mile has Kelsey Chmiel and Katherine Lee!
Don't expect much from either of the 5000's!
Trey Cunningham is in the 110H!!
If he's in his record-smashing shape from INdoors, watch out!!
Chanel Brissett will have 100H HSR holder Tia Jones to deal with!!
Thomas Burns will headline the 400H!
WHAT will Syd do??
Is this just a workout before USATF?
Or does she want to end her HS career with another great time??
(Actually, unless she turns Pro---unlikely!--she has until August 31st to break HSR's!!)
As noted above, McLaughlin will anchor 3 Relays for her Union Catholic squad!
Watch for possible Meet Records in each one!!
Kate Murphy is slated to run just one race here---the 3rd leg of her Burke TC (VA) DMR team!!
If they run the legs in the usual order, that means she'll run the 800!!
This is apparently her first race of the OUTdoor season!
She ran that 9:14 INdoor 3000 in the Ocean Breeze--then nothing---as far as I know!!
Jelena Rowe leads the Women's HJ!
Titiana Marsh vs Jasmine Moore in the TJ!!
KC Lightfoot is the main name in the Men's PV!
Carson Dingler could get 14 feet in the Women's PV!
Jordan Geist and Alyssa Wilson will shoot for big marks in the SP's!!
Turner Washington is in the DT!
Enough said!!
Madison Wiltrout seems strong following last year's surgery!
Her best this year is 173-10.
Can she approach her 185-8 HSR in the JT??
Taylor Ewart, the Frosh Class Record holder in the INdoor Mile Walk is in the 3000 meter Walk here!
(She's also slated to run the 2000SC!! Interesting!)
Sorry for the limited Previews, but I'm just not that excited about these meets this year!
Hopefully, the results will prove me wrong!!
Since I haven't used too much space--and since the Oslo Diamond League was somewhat UNDERwhelming--I decided to do my report on the Bislett Games meet now, instead of grouping it with the upcoming Stockholm DL!!
The main item of interest came from a False Start that SHOULD have been an automatic DQ, but was appealed!
Then the person won the race, was then DQ'ed, but appealed the decision, which was overturned---thus this person WON the race---in the end!!
WHEW!!
Her name is Dafne Schippers!
She rose from the blocks--but NOT forcibly!--way before the gun!
She told the judges she "heard a noise" from the crowd!!
So she ran an easy 22.31--beating Murielle Ahoure's 22.74!
Then they DQ'ed her!
Then she appealed!
Then they reversed the DQ!
The OTHER featured moment of this DL was when Blessing Okagbare lost her WIG when landing in the LJ pit!!
A WIG??
Yes, it came flying off as she landed---and the jump was measured from where the WIG landed---not where Blessing's bod alit!!
Wacky!!
The best ATHLETIC event?
Probably the "B" Mile!!
That's where Jakob Ingebrigtsen smashed his own Age 16 Record of 3:58.07 with a great 3:56.29!!
He was born September 19th, 2000--so he has over 3 months to break the record again!!
Mutaz Barshim HJ'ed a Meet Record 7-9.75, easily beating the 7-6 of comebacking Bogdan Bondarenko--appearing in his first meet in over a year!!
Yarisley Silva PV'ed 15-9.25, then tried to go over 16-1.75, but missed her 3 tries!
Russian Anzhelika Sidorova cleared 15-7 in 2nd!
Sandra Perkovic had to work for her DT win of 219-1.
Daniel Stahl won his DT with 223-1.
Pam Dutkiewicz defeated Kristi Castlin---12.73 to 12.75--in the 100H.
Tianna Bartoletta took that LJ with 22-3.50!
A relative newcomer beat Sofia Assefa in the 3000SC.
Norah Jeruto ran 9:17.27--just 0.07 seconds ahead of Assefa!
But Fabienne Schlumpf smashed her own National Record of Switzerland by about 9 seconds with her 9:21.65!!
Andre De Grasse won the 100 in 10.01.
Behind 3 unknowns, Louise Lindh WON the WOMEN's 800 with HER 1:59.23!
Anita Hinriksdottir's years-long quest for a sub-2 got ever closer to fruition---as her 2:00.05 broke her own National Record of Iceland!!
Karsten Warholm is having a great year!
He broke the National Record of Norway with his earlier 44.87 in the 400.
Here, he added 10 hurdles, as his 48.25 broke his own NR!
The crowd loved it!!
A real shocker happened in the Men's 1500!!
Jake Wightman--from Great Britain--defeated some FAST Africans---such as Ayanleh Souleiman, Abdelaati Iguider, Silas Kiplagat, and Elijah Manangoi--winning in 3:34.17 over Manangoi's 3:34.30.
Marcin Lewandowski moved up from the 800 to run a PR of 3:34.60!!
So, thank our lucky stars we had a Flying Wig and Super Confusion to keep us riveted!!
LOL
Remember, you can watch ALL of the NBN's 3 days of action for FREE!!
But return here in a few days for all the results!!
Monday, June 12, 2017
Many Bridges to London
I just LOVE creative titles--ones that play with words!
(I wanted to use "London Bridges Falling Down"--but with the recent terror attack AT the London Bridge, I decided against it!)
The Collegiate season is over.
The HS season continues, and will soon get red HOT with the Brooks PR & NBN meets!
The USATF (aka London WC Trials) is just days away!!
So this is the time when things get serious!
Those who need USATF and/or London Qualifying marks are trying for them!
The lucky ones who have them are in their final training phase!
And we, the fans, await the Records & Marks that will change people's thinking about what CAN be--IF!!
Here's the latest selection of results that indicate we're on the road to London--and that there are many bridges available to getting there!!
Genzebe Dibaba left question marks in her wake, after she faded to 6th place over the last K of the Rome DL 5000!!
Bad rabbiting--or lack of intent--left any idea of a possible World Record behind after 3000 meters were run.
Passing that mark in 8:36 left too much work to do!
At 4K, Helen Obiri took command, and using her significant 1500 speed, finished in 14:18.37 for a 4 second PR, the National Record of Kenya, the Age 27 Record, and a big win over G-D!!
Obiri moves from 6th to 5th on the A-T World list!
On my 1500 & 5000 Combined Events list, she moves from 4th A-T to 3rd--her times being 3:57.05 & 14:18.37, adding to 18:15.42.
Agnes Tirop was 2nd in 14:33.09, and Letesenbet Gidey's time of 14:33.32 in 3rd misses the Age 19 record by 0.80 seconds--that record held by one Tirunesh Dibaba!!
Yasmin Can PR'ed in 4th with 14:36.82.
Dibaba's time was 14:41.55, with her final 1000 in 3:15!!
Dominique Scott got a PR of 15:20.10 back in 13th!!
Sifan Hassan made the Rome 1500 a fast race, clipping off a 3:56.22!
It's the Meet Record!
Winny Chebet (3:59.16) and Konstanze Klosterhalfen (3:59.30) also got in under 4 minutes!
Meref Bahta ran 4:00.59, while Amanda Eccleston's 4:07.07 was the lone American time!
I should mention here that Hassan ran slightly faster (3:56.15) in the Hengelo meet a few days later!
It got her the Meet Record!
Besu Sado took 2nd in 4:00.98, followed by Winny Chebet (4:01.32), and Laura Weightman (4:01.95).
A big PR came for Icelander Anita Hinriksdottir back in 10th, her 4:06.43 giving her the National Record!!
Hengelo was the site for the Women's Ethiopian 10000 Trials.
Gelete Burka led the way with 30:40.87, which was also the Hengelo Meet Record!
Senbere Teferi's 30:41.68 took 2nd, with Belaynesh Oljira's 30:44.57 next!
The Men's race saw Abadi Hadis winning in 27:08.26 from Jamel Mekonnen's 27:09.08!
Rome produced the fastest Men's Steeplechase of the year, as Consesius Kipruto led a parade with his 8:04.63.
Soufiane El Bakhala of Morocco was 2nd in 8:05.17, Jarius Birech finishing in 8:07.84, with Amos Kirui 4th in 8:08.37.
Two Americans got list-worthy marks!
Hillary Bor ran 8:11.82 in 6th, moving him from 8th A-T US to 5th!
Andy Bayer ended in 8th with his PR of 8:14.46, which moves him from 13th A-T US to 10th!!
Dafne Schippers took the 100 in 10.99 (0.5), with Marie Josee Ta Lou running 11.03, and Michelle Lee Ahye ending in 11.07.
Aries Merritt had his fastest 110H time since 2015's kidney transplant, his 13.13 run INTO a wind of 0.3!
He beat a class field--Orlando Ortega was 2nd in 13.17, with RUSSIAN (NOT "neutral"!!) Sergey Shubenkov next in 13.21, and Andrew Pozzi running 13.24!
Andre DeGrasse sped 200 meters in 20.01, while Natasha Hastings had a win in 50.52!!
Janieve Russell took the 400H in 54.14.
Rome field events were good overall!
And had some significant upsets!
Michelle Carter was just 3rd in the SP, her 61-10.50 finishing behind Lijiao Gong's 64-2.25 winner, and American Dani Bunch's 62-2.25!!
Yulimar Rojas TJ'ed 48-8.25, winning over the once-invincible Caterine Ibarguen's 48-6!!
Thomas Rohler took the JT with ease, his 295-6 prevailing over Johannes Vetter's 289-2!
Russian Mariya Lasitskene (formerly Kuchina!) is 2017's Premier High Jumper, and she continued her season with a 6-6.75 win!
She tried 3 times at 6-8.75, but missed!
I should mention here that, like Sifan Hassan, Lasitskene improved from Rome to Hengelo!!
There, her winning mark was 6-8.25!
She got the Meet Record, and with her 0.25 inch improvement, she moved from 18th A-T World, tied with 6 others, to 14th, where she's tied with 4 others!!
Sandi Morris had a mixed European trip!
She won Hengelo's PV on fewer misses over another Russian (who, IMHO, are VERY welcome ANYwhere they're "allowed" to compete!!!), Olga Mulline, both clearing 15-3.
But she couldn't get past 14-11 in Rome!!
She wound up just 6th, after missing her 3 attempts at 15-3!!
Winning was Rio Golden Girl Ekaterina Stefanidi, her 15-11 prevailing over the 15-7's of Eliza McCartney and Yarislav Silva!!
Stef then attempted the WORLD Record height of 5.07 (16-7.50), but missed her 3 tries!!
The Racers GP meet in Jamaica had some notable names--giving average (for them!!) results!
Mo Farah won the 3000 in 7:41.20, with Pat Tiernan (7:41.62) and Kemoy Campbell (7:41.87) left behind!
Campbell's time breaks his own National Record of Jamaica!
David Rudisha suffered a loss in the 800, his time of 1:44.90 just 0.04 seconds behind the winner--Willy Tarbei.
Erik Sowinski was 3rd in 1:45.27.
Allyson Felix won the 400 in 50.52 over Courtney Okolo's 50.72.
I heard Felix was fading over the final 50!!
A possible "new" American 400H stud was unearthed in Jamaica!
Quincy Downing got a big PR of about 0.7 seconds, his 48.13 winner making him 20th A-T US!!
He beat Jaheel Hyde's 48.82.
Knocked OFF the US list was a real oldie--Jim Bolding's 48.24, dating from 1974!!
Wayde Van Niekerk sped the 200 in 19.84 (1.2).
It's the National Record of South Africa!
He becomes 24th A-T World, tied with 1 other!
While he remains 2nd A-T on my 100-200-400 Combined Events list, his time improves to 1:12.85 (9.98--19.84--43.03).
Jenna Prandini won the 200 in 22.57 over Kim Duncan's 22.61.
But Prandini took 2nd in 11.16 in the 100 (-0.8), with Kelly Ann-Baptiste winning in 11.13.
English Gardner was 5th, while Candace Hill was 8th!
Sharika Nelvis ran the 100H INTO a wind of 1.4, her 12.78 prevailing over Sally Pearson, who ended in 3rd with her 12.83.
Ronald Levy also had a negative wind (0.7), his 13.17 winning over Devon Allen's 13.26!
Yohan Blake won the 100 in 9.97 (0.6) over Akani Simbine's 10.00!
Shamier Little took the 400H in 54.21.
Ryan Whiting and O'Dayne Richards both had SP marks of 69-3.25, with Whiting winning on 2nd best mark!!
Oops!
I must have overlooked someone.
Some guy named Usain Bolt ran the 100 in 10.03.
And for some unknown reason, was massively celebrated after running his LAST race in Jamaica.
Weird, huh?
Back to Earth!
The Portland Track Festival had lots of American stars trying for USATF/London Q's.
And being just 110 miles from Eugene, several Collegiates drove up to run--just a day or 2 after ending their Collegiate season!!
Friday was the night of the 10000's--but minus the Beer Tent the British use in THEIR 10K's!!
(See a previous post!)
Shalane Flanagan returned to track racing in a big way, winning in a Meet Record 31:38.68!
Rachel Cliff of Canada got her Q in 2nd, running 32:07.
Galen Rupp's winner of 28:18.29 wasn't an MR, however!
On Saturday, Kate Grace roared through the 800 in 1:59.30, but a solid string of runners-up followed!
Grace's time was a PTF Meet Record!!
Hannah Fields was 2nd in 2:00.53, with 20 year old Australian Georgia Griffith next in 2:00.90, followed by Hannah Hermansson's 2:00.94, and Alexa Efraimson's 0.04 second PR of 2:00.95!!
Nick Symmonds had the 13th "best" time in the 800--his 1:49.48 his first track race in a couple of years!
Chris Low's 1:46.40 led the Men!
Brenda Martinez wanted a sub-4:00 in the 1500, but settled for 4:03.15, and the Meet Record!!
(That old MR belonged to Kate Grace!!)
Aussie Linden Hall took 2nd in 4:04.37.
Lauren Johnson ran 4:05.08, with Colorado's Dani Jones improving over her NCAA race, running 4:08.42.
But of course it's too late for inclusion on the A-T Collegiate list--by ONE DAY!!!
Another College gal--Kaela Edwards--ran 4:11.42 in 9th!
A different section saw Steepler Marie Lawrence PR'ing in 4:11.34!!
High Schooler Annie Hill (She's a Junior!) ran 4:19.42!
This is a good HS time, but with the recent climb in HS Mile standards, she misses my DDD by--0.08 seconds!!!
Eric Jenkins won the Men's 1500 in 3:37.55, with Sam Prakel and Lopez Lomong also at sub-3:38!
Maria Bernard took the Women's 3000SC in 9:44.29 over Meg Rolland's 9:47.00.
But the Men's race saw Stan Kebenai soloing to a PTF Meet Record of 8:18.55!!
He's 20th A-T US!
Anthony Rotich was 2nd in 8:27.16, with Dan Huling running 8:30.36!
Run OFF my US list was another Ancient--Doug Brown's 8:19.29 from 1978 is GONE!!
Shannon Rowbury cruised to a 5000 win in 15:12.52, and said she's still deciding whether to double at USATF in the 1500 and 5K!
Jess Tonn was 2nd in 15:33 and change.
Kirubel Erassa took the Men's race in 13:23.12 over Morgan McDonald's 13:23.28!
The latter is another Collegiate--and from Australia!
Clay Murphy wanted the AR in the 1000, but was over 3 seconds shy, his 2:17.17 an easy winner!
He's also now 13th A-T US, and owner of the PTF Meet Record!!
BTW, the owner of the AR--Rick Wohlhuter--was in attendance!!
He said in an interview that he WANTS his record to be broken--after 43 years!!
He shook hands with Murphy!!
Grace Ping--still 13 years young--continues to amaze!
She cut about 1 second off her Age 13 record in the 5000, running 16:25.63 against older 2nd tier Pro's and some Collegians!!
On my A-T HS list (Yes, she's included, even though she's an 8th Grader!), she moves from 18th All-Time to 17th.
She also improves her 8th Grade Record!!
I'll finish this LONGGGG piece off by collapsing the remaining marks into event groups!
Sprints
At the Music City (Nashville!!) meet, Karsten Warholm ran the 400 in 44.87, getting the National Record of Norway!!
Hengelo's meet saw Germany's 4X100 team score a win over Dafne Schipper's-led Netherlands team--42.25 to 43.02!
At Arizona's ALTIS meet, Jamaica's Schillonie Calvert ran her 100 heat in 10.94, against a breeze of 0.1.
She took the final in 11.10.
And Sydney McLaughlin had a one-day double at HER final NJ meet as a HS'er--running the 400H in 56.97, then returning for a flat 400 in 51.91.
Distances
Brodey Hasty joined the list of fast HS Milers--running 4:01.75 (against just HS'ers!), becoming 21st A-T HS!!
He was timed at 1500 also---something I wish EVERY meet would do when a fast time is expected!!
His enroute 3:44.75 makes him 17th A-T HS!!
Laura Roesler took the Music City 800 in 2:00.54, with Natoya Goule just 0.02 seconds back!
In 5th came Jenny Simpson's 2:01.89!
Sara Vaughn--a mother and full-time Realtor!!--finally WON a race--her 4:06.64 PR winning in Nashville.
ALSO winning there was Gabe Grunewald, whose 4:28.28 in 12th was excused--She'd just completed her first round of chemotherapy!!!
Emily Oren of Oiselle took the MC Steeplechase in 9:40.15!
Hengelo's SC saw Sofia Assefa winning in a MR time of 9:07.06!!
She moves from 13th A-T World to 9th!!
Sadik Mikhou won the 1500 in 3:31.34 over Yomif Kejelcha's PR of 3:32.94.
And in the NY State HS meet, Katelyn Tuohy's 4:18.51 in the 1500 missed Mary Cain's Frosh Class record by 0.67 seconds!!
But she becomes 19th A-T HS!!
Knocked OFF my HS list was Darlene Beckford's 4:19.6--dating from 1979!!
Field Events
Jill Shippee PR'ed in the HT with 201-4!
It's a FIVE FOOT PR, but she remains 5th A-T HS!
Fabrizio Donato continues to amaze!
His 56-10 TJ breaks his own Age 40 record!!
Unknown (to me!) Menno Vloon PV'ed 19-2.25, giving him the National Record of the Netherlands!!
Hengelo had a good Men''s LJ!
Luvo Manyonga continued his string of 28 footers--his 28-3.25 winning over the 27-4.50 of Rushval Samaaj, and the 27-2.50 of Damar Forbes.
Finally, we have a 6-2.75 HJ (at ALTIS) from the comebacking Brigetta Barrett---and the reason she dropped out of competitive sport for awhile!!
She said on Facebook that she'd been heavily depressed, and wasn't enjoying her sport!
But now she's okay, and liking what she's doing again!!
Welcome back, Brigetta!!
Next up will be my COMBINED Preview of the NBN and Brooks PR meets!!
The Brooks PR is a one-day meet near Seattle--on June 17th!
The New Balance Nationals are in Greensboro, North Carolina (at NC A&T!!), and run from June 16th to the 18th!
Expect my Preview on the 15th, or very early on the 16th!
(I wanted to use "London Bridges Falling Down"--but with the recent terror attack AT the London Bridge, I decided against it!)
The Collegiate season is over.
The HS season continues, and will soon get red HOT with the Brooks PR & NBN meets!
The USATF (aka London WC Trials) is just days away!!
So this is the time when things get serious!
Those who need USATF and/or London Qualifying marks are trying for them!
The lucky ones who have them are in their final training phase!
And we, the fans, await the Records & Marks that will change people's thinking about what CAN be--IF!!
Here's the latest selection of results that indicate we're on the road to London--and that there are many bridges available to getting there!!
Genzebe Dibaba left question marks in her wake, after she faded to 6th place over the last K of the Rome DL 5000!!
Bad rabbiting--or lack of intent--left any idea of a possible World Record behind after 3000 meters were run.
Passing that mark in 8:36 left too much work to do!
At 4K, Helen Obiri took command, and using her significant 1500 speed, finished in 14:18.37 for a 4 second PR, the National Record of Kenya, the Age 27 Record, and a big win over G-D!!
Obiri moves from 6th to 5th on the A-T World list!
On my 1500 & 5000 Combined Events list, she moves from 4th A-T to 3rd--her times being 3:57.05 & 14:18.37, adding to 18:15.42.
Agnes Tirop was 2nd in 14:33.09, and Letesenbet Gidey's time of 14:33.32 in 3rd misses the Age 19 record by 0.80 seconds--that record held by one Tirunesh Dibaba!!
Yasmin Can PR'ed in 4th with 14:36.82.
Dibaba's time was 14:41.55, with her final 1000 in 3:15!!
Dominique Scott got a PR of 15:20.10 back in 13th!!
Sifan Hassan made the Rome 1500 a fast race, clipping off a 3:56.22!
It's the Meet Record!
Winny Chebet (3:59.16) and Konstanze Klosterhalfen (3:59.30) also got in under 4 minutes!
Meref Bahta ran 4:00.59, while Amanda Eccleston's 4:07.07 was the lone American time!
I should mention here that Hassan ran slightly faster (3:56.15) in the Hengelo meet a few days later!
It got her the Meet Record!
Besu Sado took 2nd in 4:00.98, followed by Winny Chebet (4:01.32), and Laura Weightman (4:01.95).
A big PR came for Icelander Anita Hinriksdottir back in 10th, her 4:06.43 giving her the National Record!!
Hengelo was the site for the Women's Ethiopian 10000 Trials.
Gelete Burka led the way with 30:40.87, which was also the Hengelo Meet Record!
Senbere Teferi's 30:41.68 took 2nd, with Belaynesh Oljira's 30:44.57 next!
The Men's race saw Abadi Hadis winning in 27:08.26 from Jamel Mekonnen's 27:09.08!
Rome produced the fastest Men's Steeplechase of the year, as Consesius Kipruto led a parade with his 8:04.63.
Soufiane El Bakhala of Morocco was 2nd in 8:05.17, Jarius Birech finishing in 8:07.84, with Amos Kirui 4th in 8:08.37.
Two Americans got list-worthy marks!
Hillary Bor ran 8:11.82 in 6th, moving him from 8th A-T US to 5th!
Andy Bayer ended in 8th with his PR of 8:14.46, which moves him from 13th A-T US to 10th!!
Dafne Schippers took the 100 in 10.99 (0.5), with Marie Josee Ta Lou running 11.03, and Michelle Lee Ahye ending in 11.07.
Aries Merritt had his fastest 110H time since 2015's kidney transplant, his 13.13 run INTO a wind of 0.3!
He beat a class field--Orlando Ortega was 2nd in 13.17, with RUSSIAN (NOT "neutral"!!) Sergey Shubenkov next in 13.21, and Andrew Pozzi running 13.24!
Andre DeGrasse sped 200 meters in 20.01, while Natasha Hastings had a win in 50.52!!
Janieve Russell took the 400H in 54.14.
Rome field events were good overall!
And had some significant upsets!
Michelle Carter was just 3rd in the SP, her 61-10.50 finishing behind Lijiao Gong's 64-2.25 winner, and American Dani Bunch's 62-2.25!!
Yulimar Rojas TJ'ed 48-8.25, winning over the once-invincible Caterine Ibarguen's 48-6!!
Thomas Rohler took the JT with ease, his 295-6 prevailing over Johannes Vetter's 289-2!
Russian Mariya Lasitskene (formerly Kuchina!) is 2017's Premier High Jumper, and she continued her season with a 6-6.75 win!
She tried 3 times at 6-8.75, but missed!
I should mention here that, like Sifan Hassan, Lasitskene improved from Rome to Hengelo!!
There, her winning mark was 6-8.25!
She got the Meet Record, and with her 0.25 inch improvement, she moved from 18th A-T World, tied with 6 others, to 14th, where she's tied with 4 others!!
Sandi Morris had a mixed European trip!
She won Hengelo's PV on fewer misses over another Russian (who, IMHO, are VERY welcome ANYwhere they're "allowed" to compete!!!), Olga Mulline, both clearing 15-3.
But she couldn't get past 14-11 in Rome!!
She wound up just 6th, after missing her 3 attempts at 15-3!!
Winning was Rio Golden Girl Ekaterina Stefanidi, her 15-11 prevailing over the 15-7's of Eliza McCartney and Yarislav Silva!!
Stef then attempted the WORLD Record height of 5.07 (16-7.50), but missed her 3 tries!!
The Racers GP meet in Jamaica had some notable names--giving average (for them!!) results!
Mo Farah won the 3000 in 7:41.20, with Pat Tiernan (7:41.62) and Kemoy Campbell (7:41.87) left behind!
Campbell's time breaks his own National Record of Jamaica!
David Rudisha suffered a loss in the 800, his time of 1:44.90 just 0.04 seconds behind the winner--Willy Tarbei.
Erik Sowinski was 3rd in 1:45.27.
Allyson Felix won the 400 in 50.52 over Courtney Okolo's 50.72.
I heard Felix was fading over the final 50!!
A possible "new" American 400H stud was unearthed in Jamaica!
Quincy Downing got a big PR of about 0.7 seconds, his 48.13 winner making him 20th A-T US!!
He beat Jaheel Hyde's 48.82.
Knocked OFF the US list was a real oldie--Jim Bolding's 48.24, dating from 1974!!
Wayde Van Niekerk sped the 200 in 19.84 (1.2).
It's the National Record of South Africa!
He becomes 24th A-T World, tied with 1 other!
While he remains 2nd A-T on my 100-200-400 Combined Events list, his time improves to 1:12.85 (9.98--19.84--43.03).
Jenna Prandini won the 200 in 22.57 over Kim Duncan's 22.61.
But Prandini took 2nd in 11.16 in the 100 (-0.8), with Kelly Ann-Baptiste winning in 11.13.
English Gardner was 5th, while Candace Hill was 8th!
Sharika Nelvis ran the 100H INTO a wind of 1.4, her 12.78 prevailing over Sally Pearson, who ended in 3rd with her 12.83.
Ronald Levy also had a negative wind (0.7), his 13.17 winning over Devon Allen's 13.26!
Yohan Blake won the 100 in 9.97 (0.6) over Akani Simbine's 10.00!
Shamier Little took the 400H in 54.21.
Ryan Whiting and O'Dayne Richards both had SP marks of 69-3.25, with Whiting winning on 2nd best mark!!
Oops!
I must have overlooked someone.
Some guy named Usain Bolt ran the 100 in 10.03.
And for some unknown reason, was massively celebrated after running his LAST race in Jamaica.
Weird, huh?
Back to Earth!
The Portland Track Festival had lots of American stars trying for USATF/London Q's.
And being just 110 miles from Eugene, several Collegiates drove up to run--just a day or 2 after ending their Collegiate season!!
Friday was the night of the 10000's--but minus the Beer Tent the British use in THEIR 10K's!!
(See a previous post!)
Shalane Flanagan returned to track racing in a big way, winning in a Meet Record 31:38.68!
Rachel Cliff of Canada got her Q in 2nd, running 32:07.
Galen Rupp's winner of 28:18.29 wasn't an MR, however!
On Saturday, Kate Grace roared through the 800 in 1:59.30, but a solid string of runners-up followed!
Grace's time was a PTF Meet Record!!
Hannah Fields was 2nd in 2:00.53, with 20 year old Australian Georgia Griffith next in 2:00.90, followed by Hannah Hermansson's 2:00.94, and Alexa Efraimson's 0.04 second PR of 2:00.95!!
Nick Symmonds had the 13th "best" time in the 800--his 1:49.48 his first track race in a couple of years!
Chris Low's 1:46.40 led the Men!
Brenda Martinez wanted a sub-4:00 in the 1500, but settled for 4:03.15, and the Meet Record!!
(That old MR belonged to Kate Grace!!)
Aussie Linden Hall took 2nd in 4:04.37.
Lauren Johnson ran 4:05.08, with Colorado's Dani Jones improving over her NCAA race, running 4:08.42.
But of course it's too late for inclusion on the A-T Collegiate list--by ONE DAY!!!
Another College gal--Kaela Edwards--ran 4:11.42 in 9th!
A different section saw Steepler Marie Lawrence PR'ing in 4:11.34!!
High Schooler Annie Hill (She's a Junior!) ran 4:19.42!
This is a good HS time, but with the recent climb in HS Mile standards, she misses my DDD by--0.08 seconds!!!
Eric Jenkins won the Men's 1500 in 3:37.55, with Sam Prakel and Lopez Lomong also at sub-3:38!
Maria Bernard took the Women's 3000SC in 9:44.29 over Meg Rolland's 9:47.00.
But the Men's race saw Stan Kebenai soloing to a PTF Meet Record of 8:18.55!!
He's 20th A-T US!
Anthony Rotich was 2nd in 8:27.16, with Dan Huling running 8:30.36!
Run OFF my US list was another Ancient--Doug Brown's 8:19.29 from 1978 is GONE!!
Shannon Rowbury cruised to a 5000 win in 15:12.52, and said she's still deciding whether to double at USATF in the 1500 and 5K!
Jess Tonn was 2nd in 15:33 and change.
Kirubel Erassa took the Men's race in 13:23.12 over Morgan McDonald's 13:23.28!
The latter is another Collegiate--and from Australia!
Clay Murphy wanted the AR in the 1000, but was over 3 seconds shy, his 2:17.17 an easy winner!
He's also now 13th A-T US, and owner of the PTF Meet Record!!
BTW, the owner of the AR--Rick Wohlhuter--was in attendance!!
He said in an interview that he WANTS his record to be broken--after 43 years!!
He shook hands with Murphy!!
Grace Ping--still 13 years young--continues to amaze!
She cut about 1 second off her Age 13 record in the 5000, running 16:25.63 against older 2nd tier Pro's and some Collegians!!
On my A-T HS list (Yes, she's included, even though she's an 8th Grader!), she moves from 18th All-Time to 17th.
She also improves her 8th Grade Record!!
I'll finish this LONGGGG piece off by collapsing the remaining marks into event groups!
Sprints
At the Music City (Nashville!!) meet, Karsten Warholm ran the 400 in 44.87, getting the National Record of Norway!!
Hengelo's meet saw Germany's 4X100 team score a win over Dafne Schipper's-led Netherlands team--42.25 to 43.02!
At Arizona's ALTIS meet, Jamaica's Schillonie Calvert ran her 100 heat in 10.94, against a breeze of 0.1.
She took the final in 11.10.
And Sydney McLaughlin had a one-day double at HER final NJ meet as a HS'er--running the 400H in 56.97, then returning for a flat 400 in 51.91.
Distances
Brodey Hasty joined the list of fast HS Milers--running 4:01.75 (against just HS'ers!), becoming 21st A-T HS!!
He was timed at 1500 also---something I wish EVERY meet would do when a fast time is expected!!
His enroute 3:44.75 makes him 17th A-T HS!!
Laura Roesler took the Music City 800 in 2:00.54, with Natoya Goule just 0.02 seconds back!
In 5th came Jenny Simpson's 2:01.89!
Sara Vaughn--a mother and full-time Realtor!!--finally WON a race--her 4:06.64 PR winning in Nashville.
ALSO winning there was Gabe Grunewald, whose 4:28.28 in 12th was excused--She'd just completed her first round of chemotherapy!!!
Emily Oren of Oiselle took the MC Steeplechase in 9:40.15!
Hengelo's SC saw Sofia Assefa winning in a MR time of 9:07.06!!
She moves from 13th A-T World to 9th!!
Sadik Mikhou won the 1500 in 3:31.34 over Yomif Kejelcha's PR of 3:32.94.
And in the NY State HS meet, Katelyn Tuohy's 4:18.51 in the 1500 missed Mary Cain's Frosh Class record by 0.67 seconds!!
But she becomes 19th A-T HS!!
Knocked OFF my HS list was Darlene Beckford's 4:19.6--dating from 1979!!
Field Events
Jill Shippee PR'ed in the HT with 201-4!
It's a FIVE FOOT PR, but she remains 5th A-T HS!
Fabrizio Donato continues to amaze!
His 56-10 TJ breaks his own Age 40 record!!
Unknown (to me!) Menno Vloon PV'ed 19-2.25, giving him the National Record of the Netherlands!!
Hengelo had a good Men''s LJ!
Luvo Manyonga continued his string of 28 footers--his 28-3.25 winning over the 27-4.50 of Rushval Samaaj, and the 27-2.50 of Damar Forbes.
Finally, we have a 6-2.75 HJ (at ALTIS) from the comebacking Brigetta Barrett---and the reason she dropped out of competitive sport for awhile!!
She said on Facebook that she'd been heavily depressed, and wasn't enjoying her sport!
But now she's okay, and liking what she's doing again!!
Welcome back, Brigetta!!
Next up will be my COMBINED Preview of the NBN and Brooks PR meets!!
The Brooks PR is a one-day meet near Seattle--on June 17th!
The New Balance Nationals are in Greensboro, North Carolina (at NC A&T!!), and run from June 16th to the 18th!
Expect my Preview on the 15th, or very early on the 16th!
Sunday, June 11, 2017
NCAA--Passion, Prescience, POW! (Part 2)
Do you think I gave you ALL the "good" stuff in the 1st part?
Think again!
OK, so I did report all of the CR's already, but believe me, I have TONS more goodies for you!
Sit back and enjoy!
The Women's 10000 started a bit slow, but unlike the Men, they quickly picked it up, though still running at less than Meet Record pace.
Anna Rohrer doesn't mind leading, and that's what she did through the 5000 in a steady 16:28..
They'd need to hit 16 flat for the 2nd half to match Sylvia Mosqueda's 1988 MR (which, as I've often told you, I was blessed to witness first-hand!!).
But the 79's kept going, with Alice Wright emerging as the new leader, as Rohrer began a fade!
Charlotte Taylor, a San Francisco Stater via Great Britain, shadowed Wright and Sharon Lokedi, the 3 of them breaking away.
When the bell rang, Taylor sprinted past into a lead she would only widen to the tape!
Her 32:38.57 won by 4 seconds over Wright's 32:42.64, and Lokedi's 32:46.10.
Alyssa Snyder of Montana State also got under 33, running 32:58.31.
Chelsea Blaase was 7th in 33:06, while Rohrer ended in 16th in 33:56.
(She spoke of an illness---can't recall the details!)
Three finals pretty much went by the books---and the memories--of most!
Christoff Bryan took a nondescript HJ with his 7-3 winner!
Filip Mihaljevic's 6th round DT of 209-2 made him the winner.
A surprise in 2nd, as one of the Jager brothers (Reggie) hit 205-1.
Brian Williams could reach just 196-8, ending in 4th!
KeAndre Bates had to come from behind to win the TJ, but his windy 55-0 passed Clive Pullen's early-leading (and legal) 54-5.50!
Seven of the 8 teams in the Men's 4X100 Relay final finished in 38.82 or faster!!
Houston came out on top with their School Record 38.34!
They remain 6th A-T School!
Auburn ran 38.48, beating North Carolina A&T's 38.57.
Texas A&M ran 38.72, nipping their in-state rival Texas by 0.01, with Oregon coming 6th in 38.81, 0.01 before Arkansas!
The Men's 1500 started slow, and stayed that way until the bell, when the entire pack took off.
Josh Kerr--this year's "find"--got in front and stayed there, winning in 3:43.03.
The 3000SC was all Edwin Kibichiy.
He took the lead early (when THIS race started too slow also!), sped things up, and was an easy (and "prescient") winner, time of 8:28.40.
Darren Fahy (8:31.08), Dylan Blankenbaker (8:31.17), and MJ Erb (8:32.38) were also speedy.
Bailey Roth was in good position early, but faded to 11th, time of 8:48.70.
Running against a 2.0 wind, Grant Holloway showed why he might be a HUGE star in the future--the immediate future!!--as he won the 110H in 13.49.
Reuben Walters was 2nd in 13.54.
Remember, this was INTO a 2.0 wind!!
Also running "against the wind" (A GREAT song by Bob Seger!!) were the Men's 100 finalists!
Expecting to see Christian Coleman possibly run FASTER than his Semi of 9.82, we instead saw him battling a negative wind of 2.1.
Thus his time of 10.04, with Cameron Burrell in 2nd with 10.12.
Another we hoped to see break his own CR was Fred Kerley in the 400 final.
But maybe he was saving something for the 4X400 Relay---or maybe it was too hard to run against that wind on the backstretch!
Anyway, his 44.10 looked ridiculously easy, as 2nd took 44.69 (Nathan Allen).
Michael Cherry ran 44.77, while Michael Norman PR'ed again, this time a 44.88.
Emmannuel Korir was yet one more thought to have a chance to bring home a Collegiate Record, but a slow first lap of 51.8 put paid to that idea!
He loped home in 1:45.03, beating the 1:45.40 of Isaiah Harris, and the 1:45.73 of Joseph White.
Want another example of my "prescience"?
(OK, so you DON'T!!)
But I said that Rai Benjamin might win the 400H.
Well, he ALMOST won!
Eric Futch just edged him out at the line, 48.32 to 48.33!!
Futch makes my Collegiate DDD in 9th place!
Benjamin is 10th A-T Collegiate!
This race had good depth too.
Kemar Mowatt ran 48.49 in 3rd, making him 17th A-T Collegiate.
Kenny Selmon's 48.60 in 4th misses the list by just 0.02 seconds!!
Knocked OFF the list was a Drake Relays legend--Joey Woody--whose 48.58 dated from 1997!!
Think Mr Coleman had a strong wind to fight against in the 100--at 2.1?
How about a THREE point one in the 200??
Despite that negative force, the Bob Hayes clone Christian sped 20.25 for the win, with Nathaneel Mitchell-Blake coming close with 20.29!
From the sublime to the ridiculous!
I'm almost embarrassed to report about the Men's 5000.
Their first 1000 took 3:10!!
(I wrote on the T&FN MB that they should have brought in Helen Obiri--or even Konstanze Klosterhalfen--as rabbits!)
It took about 9 laps before they woke up--and even then they hit just 63's.
But here's 1 more example of my prognosticating prescience!
I said Grant Fisher would win--and his 55.76 final 400--and 1:58.68 last 800--did the trick.
Jack Bruce (a famous name, and now a fast & smartly coiffed & bearded runner) was a shocking 2nd, with favored Justyn Knight taking the Bronze!
The Men ended their meet with another sub-3:00 by Fred Kerley's Texas A&M squad in the 4X400 Relay!
Their 2:59.98 was slightly slower than the semi, but handily beat Arkansas's School Record of 3:01.84.
They move from 24th A-T School, tied with 1 other, to 19th!
Third place Iowa--with all undergraduates!--ran 3:01.91, becoming 20th A-T School!!
Florida and Texas Tech both ran in the 3:02's in 4th & 5th!
The Heptathlon started off good for Kendell Williams, but weather conditions held her 1st day score below her PR pace!
Despite a decent 2nd day, she ended with 6265 points, easily turning back Nina Schultz's 5959.
Taliyah Brooks took 3rd with 5795, while Payton Stumbaugh DNF'ed!!
The Women's HJ was a bit better than expected--at least by the top pair!
Madeline Fagan and Tatiana Gusin both cleared 6-3.25, but Fagan won on fewer misses!
They both missed their 3 attempts at 6-4.25!
For each, they're 22nd A-T Collegiate, tied with 3 others, including each other!
Shadae Lawrence came through with her 6th round 201-4 to take the win in the DT.
Maggie Ewen (who also placed in the SP--besides breaking the CR in the Hammer!) took 2nd with 197-2, beating one of the favorites, Kellion Knibb, who could reach just 194-2.
Keturah Orji ho-hummed her way through a pedestrian TJ, winning with a commonplace (for her!!) 46-10.75--which was windy!
Her best legal mark was 45-11.75!
No one else was close!
Lacking the drama (and the anticipation of a Showdown at the NCAA Corral!!) that woulda/coulda/shoulda been IF UO and LSU hadn't gotten lost getting here--the Women's 4X100 Relay final was, well, anticlimactic.
Kentucky won it in 42.51, moving them from 6th A-T School to 4th!
Alabama took 2nd in 42.56, moving them from 9th A-T School to 5th!
Florida's 42.73 in 3rd missed their School Record by just 0.01 seconds!!
San Diego State and Clemson were further back in 4th and 5th!
Like the Men's 1500, the Women's final started slow, as they hit the 800 in about 2:17.
But unlike the Men, this one produced a shocker at the finish line!!
No one---myself, T&FN, etc etc--saw Michigan's Jaimie Phelan as a likely winner--or even PLACER!!
Not only that, she was in LAST place at the bell!!
(OK, so 1st to last spread was less than the length of my studio apartment!!)
Anyway, Phelan sped from last to 1st, outkicking everyone to win in 4:13.78!!
Her final lap was 64 and change!
Nikki Hiltz was 2nd, while UO's star Frosh Katie Rainsberger took 4th!!
The Women's 3000SC was incredible!!
Yes, I favor the distances--but only when they're RACED--and not jogged!!
This one had it all!
While Elinor Purrier was favored, as she was one of the few really experienced Steeplers in this field, she appeared tired early.
Her 5-1 (or less??) height hidden among the masses, Alaskan Allie Ostrander suddenly took the lead with a K to go!
Only in her 4th-ever Steeple, she nonetheless looked like---Shall I say it??--a PRO, as she cleanly got over each hurdle and water jump, leading to an all-out sprint to the tape, and yet another PR!!
Her 9:41.31 missed the Frosh Class record by 0.33 seconds!!
(She's a 2nd year Frosh, as she redshirted last year!)
She's 13th A-T Collegiate, but said afterward she probably WON'T race anymore this year, as she doesn't want to risk injury before XC begins!!
My Preview said "Watch for Maddie Boreman as a possible shocker!".
This was back when her PR was about 10:05, and she was another near-rookie in the SC world!
But I knew of her fast HS times in the (UGH!) 3200 and 1600, and I knew she was one of "my kind"--a fast times-seeking runner!!
So I said what I said!
And she came through, running another PR--9:46.48--to take 2nd to Ostrander!!
Boreman is now 24th A-T Collegiate!!
Tori Gerlach's 9:46.76 in 3rd misses my Collegiate DDD by 0.28 seconds!
Purrier was 4th in 9:48.26!
Things got even better with the 100H final!!
While the Top 3 were all "foreigners" (although JCQ being Puerto Rican qualifies her as an American, at least for citizenship purposes!!), this was a warning shot to the World that the Women's 100H fields will be STACKED well into the future, and that the current group of Profeshes better watch out for these wannabe's!!
Using a legal, but good 1.6 wind, Tobi Amusan's 12.57 JUST nipped JCQ's 12.58 at the line!!
For Amusan--a Nigerian--this moves her from 9th A-T Collegiate, to 4th!!
It also breaks her own Soph Class Record!!
For Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, this breaks her own National Record of Puerto Rico, and moves her from 13th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, to 5th!
Rushelle Burton's 12.65 took 3rd, and is the new Frosh Class Record!!
She's now 11th A-T Collegiate!!
UO's Alaysha Johnson ran 12.72--a non-PR--in 4th!
Dewynne Charlton sped 12.74 in 5th, making her 23rd A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!!
The last 3 weren't exactly walking!!
Sasha Wallace ran 12.81, edging Dior Hall's 12.82 for 6th, with Anna Cockrell bringing up the rear in a good 12.91!!
BTW, to avoid the strong ANTI-winds the Men suffered with the day before, they moved the Women's sprint finals to the other side, so they'd (hopefully!) have winds WITH them!!
This helped Mikiah Brisco to surprise the strong 100 field, as she won in 10.96, wind of 0.3!
She's 5th A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others!!
Deajah Stevens was 2nd in 11.04, with Teahna Daniels (11.06), Ariana Washington (11.09), and slightly favored Aleia Hobbs coming in 5th in 11.12!
Chrisann Gordon took the reins in the 400, but couldn't match her 50.39 Semi time, as she won in 50.51.
Shakima Wimbley was 2nd in 50.68, while Kendell Ellis (who would later play a profound role in the climactic 4X400 Relay!!) was next in 51.06.
Another who starred in the last event was Raevyn Rogers, but not before she easily won HER race--the 800--in 2:00.02.
She's beginning to remind me of Ajee Wilson, as they both make fast times look easy, and both were early phenoms who never slowed up!!
Hanna Green was 2nd in a non-PR of 2:01.32.
But 3rd was the Semi-shocker Brooke Feldmeier--her bright yellow hair flowing as she hit yet another PR--2:01.54, missing my Collegiate DDD by 0.17 seconds!!
(And scoring a valuable 6 points for the Ducks!!)
Sage Watson PR'ed with her 400H winner of 54.52.
She moves from 20th A-T Collegiate, to 12th!!
USC Frosh Anna Cockrell was 2nd in 55.36--not a PR, as she ran 55.20 in HS last year!!
I already reported the final event--the Women's CR-breaking 4X400 Relay, but here's the last event of this 2-part post!!
Allie Ostrander had rested (??) for about 2 hours after her victorious SC run!
But here she was, in 4th or 5th halfway through the 5000!!
Could she pull off a double??
Sorry, but no--not with the outstanding Karissa Schweizer in the lead, and in COMMAND!!
Running with the composure of a certain Champion, Schweizer's feared closing kick wasn't necessary, as her lead was more than enough cushion for her to celebrate her victory before the tape!!
The time wasn't spectacular--15:38.93--but her almost-5 second margin of victory was!
And to add to the excitement was having a TOTAL unknown finish 2nd!!
A Junior at Eastern Michigan, Alsu Bogdanova ran 15:43.84 to stun everyone!!
(She was nowhere to be found on T&FN's 2017 list, nor on any pre-meet formchart!!)
Katherine Receveur was 3rd in 15:44.80, while the marvelous Ostrander was 4th in 15:46.18!
Fiona O'Keefe--another Frosh--was 5th in 15:46.93!
And that's a wrap, my friends!!
But don't fret, as you'll be getting a THIRD post--probably early tomorrow!--which will cover the Rome DL, the Portland Track Festival, and several other interesting meets from around the World!!
See you soon!!
Think again!
OK, so I did report all of the CR's already, but believe me, I have TONS more goodies for you!
Sit back and enjoy!
The Women's 10000 started a bit slow, but unlike the Men, they quickly picked it up, though still running at less than Meet Record pace.
Anna Rohrer doesn't mind leading, and that's what she did through the 5000 in a steady 16:28..
They'd need to hit 16 flat for the 2nd half to match Sylvia Mosqueda's 1988 MR (which, as I've often told you, I was blessed to witness first-hand!!).
But the 79's kept going, with Alice Wright emerging as the new leader, as Rohrer began a fade!
Charlotte Taylor, a San Francisco Stater via Great Britain, shadowed Wright and Sharon Lokedi, the 3 of them breaking away.
When the bell rang, Taylor sprinted past into a lead she would only widen to the tape!
Her 32:38.57 won by 4 seconds over Wright's 32:42.64, and Lokedi's 32:46.10.
Alyssa Snyder of Montana State also got under 33, running 32:58.31.
Chelsea Blaase was 7th in 33:06, while Rohrer ended in 16th in 33:56.
(She spoke of an illness---can't recall the details!)
Three finals pretty much went by the books---and the memories--of most!
Christoff Bryan took a nondescript HJ with his 7-3 winner!
Filip Mihaljevic's 6th round DT of 209-2 made him the winner.
A surprise in 2nd, as one of the Jager brothers (Reggie) hit 205-1.
Brian Williams could reach just 196-8, ending in 4th!
KeAndre Bates had to come from behind to win the TJ, but his windy 55-0 passed Clive Pullen's early-leading (and legal) 54-5.50!
Seven of the 8 teams in the Men's 4X100 Relay final finished in 38.82 or faster!!
Houston came out on top with their School Record 38.34!
They remain 6th A-T School!
Auburn ran 38.48, beating North Carolina A&T's 38.57.
Texas A&M ran 38.72, nipping their in-state rival Texas by 0.01, with Oregon coming 6th in 38.81, 0.01 before Arkansas!
The Men's 1500 started slow, and stayed that way until the bell, when the entire pack took off.
Josh Kerr--this year's "find"--got in front and stayed there, winning in 3:43.03.
The 3000SC was all Edwin Kibichiy.
He took the lead early (when THIS race started too slow also!), sped things up, and was an easy (and "prescient") winner, time of 8:28.40.
Darren Fahy (8:31.08), Dylan Blankenbaker (8:31.17), and MJ Erb (8:32.38) were also speedy.
Bailey Roth was in good position early, but faded to 11th, time of 8:48.70.
Running against a 2.0 wind, Grant Holloway showed why he might be a HUGE star in the future--the immediate future!!--as he won the 110H in 13.49.
Reuben Walters was 2nd in 13.54.
Remember, this was INTO a 2.0 wind!!
Also running "against the wind" (A GREAT song by Bob Seger!!) were the Men's 100 finalists!
Expecting to see Christian Coleman possibly run FASTER than his Semi of 9.82, we instead saw him battling a negative wind of 2.1.
Thus his time of 10.04, with Cameron Burrell in 2nd with 10.12.
Another we hoped to see break his own CR was Fred Kerley in the 400 final.
But maybe he was saving something for the 4X400 Relay---or maybe it was too hard to run against that wind on the backstretch!
Anyway, his 44.10 looked ridiculously easy, as 2nd took 44.69 (Nathan Allen).
Michael Cherry ran 44.77, while Michael Norman PR'ed again, this time a 44.88.
Emmannuel Korir was yet one more thought to have a chance to bring home a Collegiate Record, but a slow first lap of 51.8 put paid to that idea!
He loped home in 1:45.03, beating the 1:45.40 of Isaiah Harris, and the 1:45.73 of Joseph White.
Want another example of my "prescience"?
(OK, so you DON'T!!)
But I said that Rai Benjamin might win the 400H.
Well, he ALMOST won!
Eric Futch just edged him out at the line, 48.32 to 48.33!!
Futch makes my Collegiate DDD in 9th place!
Benjamin is 10th A-T Collegiate!
This race had good depth too.
Kemar Mowatt ran 48.49 in 3rd, making him 17th A-T Collegiate.
Kenny Selmon's 48.60 in 4th misses the list by just 0.02 seconds!!
Knocked OFF the list was a Drake Relays legend--Joey Woody--whose 48.58 dated from 1997!!
Think Mr Coleman had a strong wind to fight against in the 100--at 2.1?
How about a THREE point one in the 200??
Despite that negative force, the Bob Hayes clone Christian sped 20.25 for the win, with Nathaneel Mitchell-Blake coming close with 20.29!
From the sublime to the ridiculous!
I'm almost embarrassed to report about the Men's 5000.
Their first 1000 took 3:10!!
(I wrote on the T&FN MB that they should have brought in Helen Obiri--or even Konstanze Klosterhalfen--as rabbits!)
It took about 9 laps before they woke up--and even then they hit just 63's.
But here's 1 more example of my prognosticating prescience!
I said Grant Fisher would win--and his 55.76 final 400--and 1:58.68 last 800--did the trick.
Jack Bruce (a famous name, and now a fast & smartly coiffed & bearded runner) was a shocking 2nd, with favored Justyn Knight taking the Bronze!
The Men ended their meet with another sub-3:00 by Fred Kerley's Texas A&M squad in the 4X400 Relay!
Their 2:59.98 was slightly slower than the semi, but handily beat Arkansas's School Record of 3:01.84.
They move from 24th A-T School, tied with 1 other, to 19th!
Third place Iowa--with all undergraduates!--ran 3:01.91, becoming 20th A-T School!!
Florida and Texas Tech both ran in the 3:02's in 4th & 5th!
The Heptathlon started off good for Kendell Williams, but weather conditions held her 1st day score below her PR pace!
Despite a decent 2nd day, she ended with 6265 points, easily turning back Nina Schultz's 5959.
Taliyah Brooks took 3rd with 5795, while Payton Stumbaugh DNF'ed!!
The Women's HJ was a bit better than expected--at least by the top pair!
Madeline Fagan and Tatiana Gusin both cleared 6-3.25, but Fagan won on fewer misses!
They both missed their 3 attempts at 6-4.25!
For each, they're 22nd A-T Collegiate, tied with 3 others, including each other!
Shadae Lawrence came through with her 6th round 201-4 to take the win in the DT.
Maggie Ewen (who also placed in the SP--besides breaking the CR in the Hammer!) took 2nd with 197-2, beating one of the favorites, Kellion Knibb, who could reach just 194-2.
Keturah Orji ho-hummed her way through a pedestrian TJ, winning with a commonplace (for her!!) 46-10.75--which was windy!
Her best legal mark was 45-11.75!
No one else was close!
Lacking the drama (and the anticipation of a Showdown at the NCAA Corral!!) that woulda/coulda/shoulda been IF UO and LSU hadn't gotten lost getting here--the Women's 4X100 Relay final was, well, anticlimactic.
Kentucky won it in 42.51, moving them from 6th A-T School to 4th!
Alabama took 2nd in 42.56, moving them from 9th A-T School to 5th!
Florida's 42.73 in 3rd missed their School Record by just 0.01 seconds!!
San Diego State and Clemson were further back in 4th and 5th!
Like the Men's 1500, the Women's final started slow, as they hit the 800 in about 2:17.
But unlike the Men, this one produced a shocker at the finish line!!
No one---myself, T&FN, etc etc--saw Michigan's Jaimie Phelan as a likely winner--or even PLACER!!
Not only that, she was in LAST place at the bell!!
(OK, so 1st to last spread was less than the length of my studio apartment!!)
Anyway, Phelan sped from last to 1st, outkicking everyone to win in 4:13.78!!
Her final lap was 64 and change!
Nikki Hiltz was 2nd, while UO's star Frosh Katie Rainsberger took 4th!!
The Women's 3000SC was incredible!!
Yes, I favor the distances--but only when they're RACED--and not jogged!!
This one had it all!
While Elinor Purrier was favored, as she was one of the few really experienced Steeplers in this field, she appeared tired early.
Her 5-1 (or less??) height hidden among the masses, Alaskan Allie Ostrander suddenly took the lead with a K to go!
Only in her 4th-ever Steeple, she nonetheless looked like---Shall I say it??--a PRO, as she cleanly got over each hurdle and water jump, leading to an all-out sprint to the tape, and yet another PR!!
Her 9:41.31 missed the Frosh Class record by 0.33 seconds!!
(She's a 2nd year Frosh, as she redshirted last year!)
She's 13th A-T Collegiate, but said afterward she probably WON'T race anymore this year, as she doesn't want to risk injury before XC begins!!
My Preview said "Watch for Maddie Boreman as a possible shocker!".
This was back when her PR was about 10:05, and she was another near-rookie in the SC world!
But I knew of her fast HS times in the (UGH!) 3200 and 1600, and I knew she was one of "my kind"--a fast times-seeking runner!!
So I said what I said!
And she came through, running another PR--9:46.48--to take 2nd to Ostrander!!
Boreman is now 24th A-T Collegiate!!
Tori Gerlach's 9:46.76 in 3rd misses my Collegiate DDD by 0.28 seconds!
Purrier was 4th in 9:48.26!
Things got even better with the 100H final!!
While the Top 3 were all "foreigners" (although JCQ being Puerto Rican qualifies her as an American, at least for citizenship purposes!!), this was a warning shot to the World that the Women's 100H fields will be STACKED well into the future, and that the current group of Profeshes better watch out for these wannabe's!!
Using a legal, but good 1.6 wind, Tobi Amusan's 12.57 JUST nipped JCQ's 12.58 at the line!!
For Amusan--a Nigerian--this moves her from 9th A-T Collegiate, to 4th!!
It also breaks her own Soph Class Record!!
For Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, this breaks her own National Record of Puerto Rico, and moves her from 13th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, to 5th!
Rushelle Burton's 12.65 took 3rd, and is the new Frosh Class Record!!
She's now 11th A-T Collegiate!!
UO's Alaysha Johnson ran 12.72--a non-PR--in 4th!
Dewynne Charlton sped 12.74 in 5th, making her 23rd A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!!
The last 3 weren't exactly walking!!
Sasha Wallace ran 12.81, edging Dior Hall's 12.82 for 6th, with Anna Cockrell bringing up the rear in a good 12.91!!
BTW, to avoid the strong ANTI-winds the Men suffered with the day before, they moved the Women's sprint finals to the other side, so they'd (hopefully!) have winds WITH them!!
This helped Mikiah Brisco to surprise the strong 100 field, as she won in 10.96, wind of 0.3!
She's 5th A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others!!
Deajah Stevens was 2nd in 11.04, with Teahna Daniels (11.06), Ariana Washington (11.09), and slightly favored Aleia Hobbs coming in 5th in 11.12!
Chrisann Gordon took the reins in the 400, but couldn't match her 50.39 Semi time, as she won in 50.51.
Shakima Wimbley was 2nd in 50.68, while Kendell Ellis (who would later play a profound role in the climactic 4X400 Relay!!) was next in 51.06.
Another who starred in the last event was Raevyn Rogers, but not before she easily won HER race--the 800--in 2:00.02.
She's beginning to remind me of Ajee Wilson, as they both make fast times look easy, and both were early phenoms who never slowed up!!
Hanna Green was 2nd in a non-PR of 2:01.32.
But 3rd was the Semi-shocker Brooke Feldmeier--her bright yellow hair flowing as she hit yet another PR--2:01.54, missing my Collegiate DDD by 0.17 seconds!!
(And scoring a valuable 6 points for the Ducks!!)
Sage Watson PR'ed with her 400H winner of 54.52.
She moves from 20th A-T Collegiate, to 12th!!
USC Frosh Anna Cockrell was 2nd in 55.36--not a PR, as she ran 55.20 in HS last year!!
I already reported the final event--the Women's CR-breaking 4X400 Relay, but here's the last event of this 2-part post!!
Allie Ostrander had rested (??) for about 2 hours after her victorious SC run!
But here she was, in 4th or 5th halfway through the 5000!!
Could she pull off a double??
Sorry, but no--not with the outstanding Karissa Schweizer in the lead, and in COMMAND!!
Running with the composure of a certain Champion, Schweizer's feared closing kick wasn't necessary, as her lead was more than enough cushion for her to celebrate her victory before the tape!!
The time wasn't spectacular--15:38.93--but her almost-5 second margin of victory was!
And to add to the excitement was having a TOTAL unknown finish 2nd!!
A Junior at Eastern Michigan, Alsu Bogdanova ran 15:43.84 to stun everyone!!
(She was nowhere to be found on T&FN's 2017 list, nor on any pre-meet formchart!!)
Katherine Receveur was 3rd in 15:44.80, while the marvelous Ostrander was 4th in 15:46.18!
Fiona O'Keefe--another Frosh--was 5th in 15:46.93!
And that's a wrap, my friends!!
But don't fret, as you'll be getting a THIRD post--probably early tomorrow!--which will cover the Rome DL, the Portland Track Festival, and several other interesting meets from around the World!!
See you soon!!
NCAA--Passion, Prescience, POW! (Part 1)
Okay, so my title needs a bit of explaining.
The NCAA T&F Championships had TONS of passion---i.e. the passion to win & perform at their best!
The prescience was, um, mine!
(I'll let you know why below!)
And the POW!??
Well, let the results speak for themselves!!
(I'll be dividing this into TWO posts, due to length, and my wanting to give you the MOST results & the most COMPLETE account of this great meet!!
FOUR Collegiate Records only tap the surface!
This sometimes wet & windy edition had shock winners, PR's galore, and controversy!
Not to mention an ESPN livestream that paused as much as it played, the usual breakaways for ads, boring interviews, and the odd field event right in the MIDDLE of a race, plus nauseatingly inane & STUPID commentary from the TV people (although Dwight Stones came close to getting it right!)!!
Anyway, I'm here to give you the FACTS!!
Strong rumors abound that Christian Coleman may turn Pro soon---as in SOON!!
Why not, after what he did in the SEMI of the 100!!
9.82, that's what!!
Shattering the Collegiate Record, the Junior Class Record, and the NCAA Meet Record!!
He moves from 8th A-T Collegiate, tied with 3 others, to the Top!!
He is 4th A-T United States!
And he is 9th A-T World, tied with 1 other!
On my US Combined Events list for the 100 & 200, his 9.82 & 19.85 adds to 29.67, leaving him 10th A-T!!
Two others ran 9.93's in the semi's!
Chris Belcher and Cameron Burrell are both 6th A-T Collegiate, tied with 4 others, including each other!!
They are also both 19th A-T US, tied with 6 others, including each other!!
Kyree King of Oregon ran 10.00, but misses the Collegiate DDD by 0.01 seconds!!
Taken OFF my US list were 3 A-T Greats---
Ryan Bailey, Shawn Crawford, and Walter Dix!!
And OFF the Collegiate list is Carl Lewis, his 10.00 dating from 1981!!
She'd been kicking at the door of the HT Collegiate Record all season!!
Maggie Ewen, a tall all-around thrower from Arizona State, finally nailed her Hammer (HAHA!) out 240-7 from Home Base, erasing the mark set just last year by Olympian DeAnna Price!!
It's also the Junior Class Record and the NCAA Meet Record!!
She moves from 2nd to 1st on the A-T Collegiate list, but remains 8th A-T US!!
Brooke Andersen got a PR of 225-1 in 2nd, moving her from 22nd A-T Collegiate to 16th!
Beatrice Llano's 221-2 makes her 23rd A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!!
One of the most venerable---and maybe even a bit controversial!--Collegiate Records fell to the slightly unexpected winner of the Women's 200!
It was thought one of 2 Ducks might win---either Ariana Washington or Deajah Stevens--but it was Kyra Jefferson who came through with a 22.02 blazer!!
Taking down--after 28 years!!--the altitude-assisted 22.04 of Dawn Sowell, Jefferson got the CR, the Senior Class & Meet Records!!
She moves from 8th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, to 1st!!
She's 13th A-T US.
But she misses the World list by 0.05 seconds!!
Washington took 2nd, but was well back in 22.39!!
The "controversy" came when--just feet from the finish--Deajah Stevens suddenly collapsed to the track, rolled into lane 2 (She'd been in lane 3!), causing that runner to side-step her, veering into lane 1, causing THAT runner to also stumble a bit!!
When the meet ended, with the Ducks beating Georgia by a tiny margin, Georgia (who was 2nd!) filed a protest, saying Stevens should not have been allowed to run a leg of the 4X400 Relay (More on that in a minute!), because she didn't finish the 200!!
(Several wondered why she didn't walk or crawl to the finish, getting one point for her team! Later reports were that she was bruised and hurting, and just sat there until help arrived!)
Stevens was given a DQ (Probably because of her impeding the girl in lane 2!), and NOT a DNF!!
(Or maybe it was that the DQ came BEFORE her designation as a DNF!!)
Anyway, a fantastic run by Kyra Jefferson!!
The last CR came in the last event of the 4-day meet---the Women's 4X400 Relay!!
And WHAT a closer it was!!!
The entire Women's meet was on the line!
Georgia had 62.2 (?) points.
UO had 54!
They HAD to score the 10 points given the winner---to win!
It was close all the way.
On paper, USC had the better 400 runners!
When it came down to the last leg, USC's Kendell Ellis had a slight lead over UO's 800 specialist, Raevyn Rogers!
This held around the first curve and down the back-straight!
Rogers tried to pass her, but Ellis was in lane one, so Rogers stayed on the rail.
Ellis was slightly to the outside edge of the lane, so just before the final curve, Rogers slid through, ALMOST (but NOT!!) touching Ellis, and had the lead.
This forced Ellis to the outside, and coming into the last 100, they were almost even!
Then Rogers's 800 strength kicked in--literally KICKED in!!--and it was over, even though Ellis worked hard to close the gap!!
The result was the most exciting--and the FASTEST--4X400 Relay in Collegiate history!!
UO's 3:23.13--with Rogers closing in 49.77!--claimed the CR and the Meet Record!!
(And--eventually!--the team victory!!)
UO moves from 2nd A-T School to 1st.
USC's 3:23.35 (Ellis's leg was 49.63!!) moves them from 6th A-T School to 2nd!!
LSU (3:26.99), Texas A&M (3:27.26), Texas (3:27.27---with Chrisann Gordon having the fastest anchor--a 49.41!!), Florida (3:27.76), and Miami (3:28.90, took places 3 through 7!!
Those were the 4 CR's.
But the rest of the meet was FILLED with great marks!!
I'll do them in the order they happened!
Rudy Winkler came through with a 243-2 Hammer Throw, taking the win from Alexander Young's 241-8.
(A small wee bit of my "prescience" strutting its stuff!!)
Young's mark makes him 24th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
Gleb Dudarev's PR of 240-11 missed my Collegiate DDD by 9 inches!!
The semi's of the Men's 4X100 Relay gave up a few School Records!!
Auburn was fastest with their 38.47.
North Carolina A&T's 38.48 moves them from 18th A-T School to 9th!
Texas's 38.68 moves them onto the list as 16th A-T School!
(Actually, I was surprised they hadn't run faster before!!)
Oregon's 38.76 moves them from 22nd A-T School, tied with 1 other, to 20th!!
Following them came Texas A&M (38.77), Arkansas (38.79), Houston (38.86), and LSU (38.89)!
Then came Ohio State's 38.92, making them 23rd A-T School!!
Four more Semi's followed--
Fred Kerley cruised a 44.57 in the 400, with Michael Cherry running 44.73.
Chris Belcher took the 200 Semi in 20.01, moving him from 21st A-T Collegiate, to 14th!
Jereem Richards ran 20.04, while Christian Coleman "jogged" 20.21.
Kemar Mowatt's 48.64 beat Eric Futch's 48.66 in the 400H Semi.
And Texas A&M's 4X400 Relay ran 2:59.95 in their Semi, with Fred Kerley reportedly splitting a 43.77!!
Marc Scott helped me be "prescient" in the 10000, but his time of 29:01.54 didn't impress!
(Until it was discovered he suffered a seizure a day or 2 before, and had to be hospitalized!!)
The rain and winds hit during the Men's PV, limiting the winner (Matthew Ludwig) to 18-4.50.
Chris Nilsen finished just 4th, clearing 17-10.50!
Ioannis Kyriazis's JT of 270-11 was just enough to nab the NCAA Meet Record, and more than enough for an easy win!
Filip Mihaljevic upset Mostafa Hassan in the SP, his 69-10.25 a big PR, and moving him from 24th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, to 17th!
Hassan was 3 feet back in a rare 2017 "off" day!!
KeAndre Bates took the LJ with a leap of 26-5.
In 2nd came Freshman Grant Holloway's 26-3.
(More on this kid later!)
Lindon Victor had a weaker 1st day in the Decathlon, while Devon Williams was charging through!
Tim Duckworth began with the fastest 100 (10.54), but fouled out of the LJ, thus for all intents ending his Dec--even though he finished the event!!
While his 2nd day was decent, Victor settled for the win with 8390 points, beating Williams's 8181, with Luca Wieland (8146) and Steve Bastien (8015) being the others to score 8000 or more!!
The Women's PV had drier weather, but it was still a bit breezy.
Despite that, it was a good competition, even though the marks suffered---if you want to call SIX women clearing at least 14-5.25 "suffering"!!
After Annie Rhodes, Sydney Clute, Kristina Owsinski, and Tori Weeks ended after clearing 14-5.25, it was left to Lexi Weeks and Olivia Gruver to do battle to the end!
They both cleared 14-7.25.
Then Gruver got an OUTdoor PR with her 14-9 clearance!
This moves her from 18th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, to 14th, tied with 4 others!!
So after missing once at 14-9, Weeks passed to the next height--14.11.
Both missed their tries (Gruver all 3, Weeks her remaining 2), and Gruver had beaten ONE of the Weeks family's brides-to-be!!
(Actually, she beat BOTH of them!! LOL)
The Women's JT went pretty much true to form.
Irena Sediva pulled out a 6th round victory, her PR-equaling 192-9 beating Marija Vucenovic's 192-2.
This moves the latter from 15th A-T Collegiate, to 13th!
Ashley Pryke took 3rd with her toss of 186-9, which makes her 21st A-T Collegiate!!
The Women's LJ saw a great competition, and Georgia securing 18 points with their 1-2 finish!!
Keturah Orji had a windy 22-0.25, but Kate Hall beat that with her legal 22-1.
This ties the Frosh Class Record of Carol Lewis, dating from 1982!!
It also makes her 22nd A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others!
Mike Conley's daughter Sydney took 3rd with her 21-6.25!
Favored Quanesha Burks had a bad day, hitting just 20-7 in 11th place!!
The Women's SP had an upset of sorts.
Remember me saying (in my Preview) that it wouldn't surprise me if Raven Saunders threw either 55 feet--or 65 feet??
Well, she was MUCH closer to that 55 than to the 65!!
Having one of those days (She needs to find consistency!!), her 57-3.75 gave her 4th place!!
Meanwhile Jamaica's Danniel Thomas had HER big day of days!!
Her massive PR of about 2 feet--a 62-10--gave her the National Record of Jamaica, the Senior Class Record--this one previously held by Meg Ritchie's 62-2.75, dating from 1983!!--and moves her from 9th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, to 2nd!!
Thomas had a solid series, with all 6 Puts hitting 59 feet or better, 4 of them over 60!!
Emmonnie Henderson was 2nd with a near-PR of 58-9.25!
The Semi's of the Women's 4X100 Relay saw the OTHER Collegiate Record holders--the team from LSU--get a DQ!!
This took out BOTH CR holders--as UO got left behind at the Regionals!!
(Others DNFing here were Texas A&M, Miami, and Auburn!!)
Florida led the way with 42.91, while Arkansas's 43.34 moved them from 23rd A-T School to 16th!
As it turned out, the Semi's of the Women's 1500 were faster than the final!!
Dani Jones ran 4:10.74, missing my Collegiate DDD by 0.19 seconds!
Nikki Hiltz's 4:10.80 missed the list by 0.25 secs!
Annemarie Schwanz's 4:10.93 left her 0.38 seconds shy, while Amy Eloise-Neale's 4:11.00 missed by 0.45 seconds!!
Kaela Edwards finished in 15th, running a piddly 4:19.40--not Q'ing!
The Semi's of the Women's 3000SC saw TEN ladies ending in under 10 minutes!!
Hope Schmelzle's 9:50.51 led the way, but close behind were Tori Gerlach (9:50.54), Allie Ostrander (9:50.54--a 5 second PR in just her 3rd-ever SC!!), Maddie Boreman (9:51.00--a 15 second PR!!--my prescience baring its ass!!), Elinor Purrier (9:52.59), Madeline Strandano (9:52.74), Grayson Murphy (9:53.04), with Katy Kunc, Sarah Edwards, and Brianna Ilarda also sub-10.
In the 100H Semi's, 2 Frosh and 4 Sophs Q'ed!, with Toby Amusan's 12.79 leading, and Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, Alaysha Johnson, and Anna Cockrell all running in the 12.80's!
Four other Semi's came next---
Brooke Feldmeier surprised a few by running her 800 in 2:03.32.
Jazmine Fray shocked a few by NOT Qualifying!!
Sage Watson didn't linger in her 400H Semi, running a quick 54.88--though not a PR!
Anna Cockrell ran 55.64.
Deajah Stevens seemed on course with her Semi of 22.31, while Brittany Brown also looked good with her 22.55.
Ashley Henderson's 23.10 in 10th, however, didn't get her through!!
The 4X400 Semi's were okay, with 4 teams (USC, Florida, A&M, and Ohio State ending under 3:30.
The 400 Semi's saw Chrisann Gordon emerge from the realm of the 51's into a 50.39 gal.
This moved her from 18th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, to 7th, tied with 1 other.
Shakima Wimbley cruised through in 51.17!
This first part ends here!
But I'll be back with all the rest from Eugene in a few short hours!!
The NCAA T&F Championships had TONS of passion---i.e. the passion to win & perform at their best!
The prescience was, um, mine!
(I'll let you know why below!)
And the POW!??
Well, let the results speak for themselves!!
(I'll be dividing this into TWO posts, due to length, and my wanting to give you the MOST results & the most COMPLETE account of this great meet!!
FOUR Collegiate Records only tap the surface!
This sometimes wet & windy edition had shock winners, PR's galore, and controversy!
Not to mention an ESPN livestream that paused as much as it played, the usual breakaways for ads, boring interviews, and the odd field event right in the MIDDLE of a race, plus nauseatingly inane & STUPID commentary from the TV people (although Dwight Stones came close to getting it right!)!!
Anyway, I'm here to give you the FACTS!!
Strong rumors abound that Christian Coleman may turn Pro soon---as in SOON!!
Why not, after what he did in the SEMI of the 100!!
9.82, that's what!!
Shattering the Collegiate Record, the Junior Class Record, and the NCAA Meet Record!!
He moves from 8th A-T Collegiate, tied with 3 others, to the Top!!
He is 4th A-T United States!
And he is 9th A-T World, tied with 1 other!
On my US Combined Events list for the 100 & 200, his 9.82 & 19.85 adds to 29.67, leaving him 10th A-T!!
Two others ran 9.93's in the semi's!
Chris Belcher and Cameron Burrell are both 6th A-T Collegiate, tied with 4 others, including each other!!
They are also both 19th A-T US, tied with 6 others, including each other!!
Kyree King of Oregon ran 10.00, but misses the Collegiate DDD by 0.01 seconds!!
Taken OFF my US list were 3 A-T Greats---
Ryan Bailey, Shawn Crawford, and Walter Dix!!
And OFF the Collegiate list is Carl Lewis, his 10.00 dating from 1981!!
She'd been kicking at the door of the HT Collegiate Record all season!!
Maggie Ewen, a tall all-around thrower from Arizona State, finally nailed her Hammer (HAHA!) out 240-7 from Home Base, erasing the mark set just last year by Olympian DeAnna Price!!
It's also the Junior Class Record and the NCAA Meet Record!!
She moves from 2nd to 1st on the A-T Collegiate list, but remains 8th A-T US!!
Brooke Andersen got a PR of 225-1 in 2nd, moving her from 22nd A-T Collegiate to 16th!
Beatrice Llano's 221-2 makes her 23rd A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!!
One of the most venerable---and maybe even a bit controversial!--Collegiate Records fell to the slightly unexpected winner of the Women's 200!
It was thought one of 2 Ducks might win---either Ariana Washington or Deajah Stevens--but it was Kyra Jefferson who came through with a 22.02 blazer!!
Taking down--after 28 years!!--the altitude-assisted 22.04 of Dawn Sowell, Jefferson got the CR, the Senior Class & Meet Records!!
She moves from 8th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, to 1st!!
She's 13th A-T US.
But she misses the World list by 0.05 seconds!!
Washington took 2nd, but was well back in 22.39!!
The "controversy" came when--just feet from the finish--Deajah Stevens suddenly collapsed to the track, rolled into lane 2 (She'd been in lane 3!), causing that runner to side-step her, veering into lane 1, causing THAT runner to also stumble a bit!!
When the meet ended, with the Ducks beating Georgia by a tiny margin, Georgia (who was 2nd!) filed a protest, saying Stevens should not have been allowed to run a leg of the 4X400 Relay (More on that in a minute!), because she didn't finish the 200!!
(Several wondered why she didn't walk or crawl to the finish, getting one point for her team! Later reports were that she was bruised and hurting, and just sat there until help arrived!)
Stevens was given a DQ (Probably because of her impeding the girl in lane 2!), and NOT a DNF!!
(Or maybe it was that the DQ came BEFORE her designation as a DNF!!)
Anyway, a fantastic run by Kyra Jefferson!!
The last CR came in the last event of the 4-day meet---the Women's 4X400 Relay!!
And WHAT a closer it was!!!
The entire Women's meet was on the line!
Georgia had 62.2 (?) points.
UO had 54!
They HAD to score the 10 points given the winner---to win!
It was close all the way.
On paper, USC had the better 400 runners!
When it came down to the last leg, USC's Kendell Ellis had a slight lead over UO's 800 specialist, Raevyn Rogers!
This held around the first curve and down the back-straight!
Rogers tried to pass her, but Ellis was in lane one, so Rogers stayed on the rail.
Ellis was slightly to the outside edge of the lane, so just before the final curve, Rogers slid through, ALMOST (but NOT!!) touching Ellis, and had the lead.
This forced Ellis to the outside, and coming into the last 100, they were almost even!
Then Rogers's 800 strength kicked in--literally KICKED in!!--and it was over, even though Ellis worked hard to close the gap!!
The result was the most exciting--and the FASTEST--4X400 Relay in Collegiate history!!
UO's 3:23.13--with Rogers closing in 49.77!--claimed the CR and the Meet Record!!
(And--eventually!--the team victory!!)
UO moves from 2nd A-T School to 1st.
USC's 3:23.35 (Ellis's leg was 49.63!!) moves them from 6th A-T School to 2nd!!
LSU (3:26.99), Texas A&M (3:27.26), Texas (3:27.27---with Chrisann Gordon having the fastest anchor--a 49.41!!), Florida (3:27.76), and Miami (3:28.90, took places 3 through 7!!
Those were the 4 CR's.
But the rest of the meet was FILLED with great marks!!
I'll do them in the order they happened!
Rudy Winkler came through with a 243-2 Hammer Throw, taking the win from Alexander Young's 241-8.
(A small wee bit of my "prescience" strutting its stuff!!)
Young's mark makes him 24th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
Gleb Dudarev's PR of 240-11 missed my Collegiate DDD by 9 inches!!
The semi's of the Men's 4X100 Relay gave up a few School Records!!
Auburn was fastest with their 38.47.
North Carolina A&T's 38.48 moves them from 18th A-T School to 9th!
Texas's 38.68 moves them onto the list as 16th A-T School!
(Actually, I was surprised they hadn't run faster before!!)
Oregon's 38.76 moves them from 22nd A-T School, tied with 1 other, to 20th!!
Following them came Texas A&M (38.77), Arkansas (38.79), Houston (38.86), and LSU (38.89)!
Then came Ohio State's 38.92, making them 23rd A-T School!!
Four more Semi's followed--
Fred Kerley cruised a 44.57 in the 400, with Michael Cherry running 44.73.
Chris Belcher took the 200 Semi in 20.01, moving him from 21st A-T Collegiate, to 14th!
Jereem Richards ran 20.04, while Christian Coleman "jogged" 20.21.
Kemar Mowatt's 48.64 beat Eric Futch's 48.66 in the 400H Semi.
And Texas A&M's 4X400 Relay ran 2:59.95 in their Semi, with Fred Kerley reportedly splitting a 43.77!!
Marc Scott helped me be "prescient" in the 10000, but his time of 29:01.54 didn't impress!
(Until it was discovered he suffered a seizure a day or 2 before, and had to be hospitalized!!)
The rain and winds hit during the Men's PV, limiting the winner (Matthew Ludwig) to 18-4.50.
Chris Nilsen finished just 4th, clearing 17-10.50!
Ioannis Kyriazis's JT of 270-11 was just enough to nab the NCAA Meet Record, and more than enough for an easy win!
Filip Mihaljevic upset Mostafa Hassan in the SP, his 69-10.25 a big PR, and moving him from 24th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, to 17th!
Hassan was 3 feet back in a rare 2017 "off" day!!
KeAndre Bates took the LJ with a leap of 26-5.
In 2nd came Freshman Grant Holloway's 26-3.
(More on this kid later!)
Lindon Victor had a weaker 1st day in the Decathlon, while Devon Williams was charging through!
Tim Duckworth began with the fastest 100 (10.54), but fouled out of the LJ, thus for all intents ending his Dec--even though he finished the event!!
While his 2nd day was decent, Victor settled for the win with 8390 points, beating Williams's 8181, with Luca Wieland (8146) and Steve Bastien (8015) being the others to score 8000 or more!!
The Women's PV had drier weather, but it was still a bit breezy.
Despite that, it was a good competition, even though the marks suffered---if you want to call SIX women clearing at least 14-5.25 "suffering"!!
After Annie Rhodes, Sydney Clute, Kristina Owsinski, and Tori Weeks ended after clearing 14-5.25, it was left to Lexi Weeks and Olivia Gruver to do battle to the end!
They both cleared 14-7.25.
Then Gruver got an OUTdoor PR with her 14-9 clearance!
This moves her from 18th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, to 14th, tied with 4 others!!
So after missing once at 14-9, Weeks passed to the next height--14.11.
Both missed their tries (Gruver all 3, Weeks her remaining 2), and Gruver had beaten ONE of the Weeks family's brides-to-be!!
(Actually, she beat BOTH of them!! LOL)
The Women's JT went pretty much true to form.
Irena Sediva pulled out a 6th round victory, her PR-equaling 192-9 beating Marija Vucenovic's 192-2.
This moves the latter from 15th A-T Collegiate, to 13th!
Ashley Pryke took 3rd with her toss of 186-9, which makes her 21st A-T Collegiate!!
The Women's LJ saw a great competition, and Georgia securing 18 points with their 1-2 finish!!
Keturah Orji had a windy 22-0.25, but Kate Hall beat that with her legal 22-1.
This ties the Frosh Class Record of Carol Lewis, dating from 1982!!
It also makes her 22nd A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others!
Mike Conley's daughter Sydney took 3rd with her 21-6.25!
Favored Quanesha Burks had a bad day, hitting just 20-7 in 11th place!!
The Women's SP had an upset of sorts.
Remember me saying (in my Preview) that it wouldn't surprise me if Raven Saunders threw either 55 feet--or 65 feet??
Well, she was MUCH closer to that 55 than to the 65!!
Having one of those days (She needs to find consistency!!), her 57-3.75 gave her 4th place!!
Meanwhile Jamaica's Danniel Thomas had HER big day of days!!
Her massive PR of about 2 feet--a 62-10--gave her the National Record of Jamaica, the Senior Class Record--this one previously held by Meg Ritchie's 62-2.75, dating from 1983!!--and moves her from 9th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, to 2nd!!
Thomas had a solid series, with all 6 Puts hitting 59 feet or better, 4 of them over 60!!
Emmonnie Henderson was 2nd with a near-PR of 58-9.25!
The Semi's of the Women's 4X100 Relay saw the OTHER Collegiate Record holders--the team from LSU--get a DQ!!
This took out BOTH CR holders--as UO got left behind at the Regionals!!
(Others DNFing here were Texas A&M, Miami, and Auburn!!)
Florida led the way with 42.91, while Arkansas's 43.34 moved them from 23rd A-T School to 16th!
As it turned out, the Semi's of the Women's 1500 were faster than the final!!
Dani Jones ran 4:10.74, missing my Collegiate DDD by 0.19 seconds!
Nikki Hiltz's 4:10.80 missed the list by 0.25 secs!
Annemarie Schwanz's 4:10.93 left her 0.38 seconds shy, while Amy Eloise-Neale's 4:11.00 missed by 0.45 seconds!!
Kaela Edwards finished in 15th, running a piddly 4:19.40--not Q'ing!
The Semi's of the Women's 3000SC saw TEN ladies ending in under 10 minutes!!
Hope Schmelzle's 9:50.51 led the way, but close behind were Tori Gerlach (9:50.54), Allie Ostrander (9:50.54--a 5 second PR in just her 3rd-ever SC!!), Maddie Boreman (9:51.00--a 15 second PR!!--my prescience baring its ass!!), Elinor Purrier (9:52.59), Madeline Strandano (9:52.74), Grayson Murphy (9:53.04), with Katy Kunc, Sarah Edwards, and Brianna Ilarda also sub-10.
In the 100H Semi's, 2 Frosh and 4 Sophs Q'ed!, with Toby Amusan's 12.79 leading, and Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, Alaysha Johnson, and Anna Cockrell all running in the 12.80's!
Four other Semi's came next---
Brooke Feldmeier surprised a few by running her 800 in 2:03.32.
Jazmine Fray shocked a few by NOT Qualifying!!
Sage Watson didn't linger in her 400H Semi, running a quick 54.88--though not a PR!
Anna Cockrell ran 55.64.
Deajah Stevens seemed on course with her Semi of 22.31, while Brittany Brown also looked good with her 22.55.
Ashley Henderson's 23.10 in 10th, however, didn't get her through!!
The 4X400 Semi's were okay, with 4 teams (USC, Florida, A&M, and Ohio State ending under 3:30.
The 400 Semi's saw Chrisann Gordon emerge from the realm of the 51's into a 50.39 gal.
This moved her from 18th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, to 7th, tied with 1 other.
Shakima Wimbley cruised through in 51.17!
This first part ends here!
But I'll be back with all the rest from Eugene in a few short hours!!
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
2017 NCAA Preview--WOMEN
As promised, this Preview will be shorter than the Men's.
Reason being, there's no need to repeat all the preliminary intro stuff here!
Just refer to my Men's Preview!
As for the schedule, it's basically exactly the same as the Men's, except on different days!!
There's no Multi on Day One!
Other than that, Thursday's schedule follows the Men's EXACTLY!!
The Women begin their Heptathlon on Friday--during the Men's Finals day!!
Then they follow the Men's Finals schedule (on Saturday!!) to the letter!!
Got that??
Good---so let's get to the MEAT!!
(Apologies to Vegetarians!! LOL)
HT (MR 234-8, 24th A-T Performer 220-11)
Maggie Ewen WILL become the first Collegiate to whip the Hammer out past the 240 foot line!!
She's been banging on the door all season, and should do it here!!
Even if she misses that mark, the MR's a GONER!!
Brooke Andersen had a good throw this year, but it's about 18 feet short of Ewen's best!
Julia Ratcliffe has a 230+ throw from years past, but nowhere near that in 2017!
She might surprise, however!
(On my DDD) Ewen, Ratcliffe, Andersen
PV (MR 15-5, 24th A-T Performer 14-7.25)
Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day---PLEASE!!
Predicted wet skies might stop the THREE 15 footers (Lexi Weeks, Emily Grove, Annie Rhodes)---FOUR if you include INdoor 15 foot gal Tori Weeks!!---from making this the BEST-EVER Collegiate competition!
Yes, the best, even considering the monumental duel between Sandi Morris and Demi Payne in 2015!!
There are no guaranteed winners here, not with the solid depth, which includes 14-11 Vaulters Olivia Gruver and Sydney Clute!!
While Lexi's Olympic Games experience might put her slightly ahead, she's been slow to get back to her 2016 form!!
But Eugene might be the venue where it happens!
Want a few MORE names---all of whom could surprise?
Add Kristina Owsinski, Desiree Freier, Helen Falda, Liz Quick, Kally Long, Lakan Taylor, and Duke's Madison Heath!!
No predictions here!
Just have a BLAST watching this incredible field of athletes!!
(On my DDD) L & T Weeks, Rhodes, Grove, Clute & Gruver
JT (MR 204-0, 24th A-T Performer 185-7)
Maggie Malone, the MR holder, is gone, but her sister Audrey is here.
However, she's not the favorite, as Rebekah Wales seems likely to win!
Don't bet your last dime on her, as the field is fairly level!
Watch for Eva Vivod, Irena Sediva, Mariya Vucevenic, and Katelyn Gochenour to provide some challenge!
Haley Crouser could join the fray!
No MR here!
(On my DDD) Sediva, Vucevenic, Vivod, Wales & A Malone
LJ (MR 22-9.25, 24th A-T Performer 22-0.75)
Here's another field event with FIVE solid contenders!!
Pick and choose among Quanesha Burks, Sha'Keela Saunders, TJ Master Keturah Orji, HSR holder Kate Hall, and TJ Icon Mike Conley's daughter Sydney!!
A shocker could be Rogui Sow!!
Add another classy TJ'er--Yanis David--for good measure--pun intended!!
(Go with Burks, if you must!!)
(On my DDD) Burks, Saunders, Sow
SP (MR 63-5, 24th A-T Performer 59-0.25)
I've said this before, and I'll repeat myself--Raven Saunders could throw 55 feet---or 65 feet--and neither would completely surprise me!!
Luckily, she's come through more often than not, so look for Saunders to not only win, but take down her own MR too!!
After the Raven, watch for Danniel Thomas, Erin Farmer, and Jessica Woodard.
Emmonnie Henderson closed in on 59 feet recently.
Janeah Stewart, Brittany Mann, and Multi-Event Thrower Maggie Ewen will be in the mix for points!
(On my DDD) Saunders, Thomas, Farmer & Woodard
10000 (MR 32:28.57, 24th A-T Performer 32:29.89)
Check out how close the MR is to the 24th best Collegiate!!
Just like the Men!
And as with the men, it's sad that the ladies mostly choose to negative split their race, giving a MR shot 40-60 odds at best!!
Unless Anna Rohrer decides to make up for teammate Molly Seidel's absence!!
The Brit (who attends San Francisco State) Charlotte Taylor could surprise, but look for Alice Wright and Sharon Lokedi to provide the main challenge!
Erin Clark is good, and Bethan Knights has some speed.
Winny Koech, Annie Bothma, and Chelsea Blaase are others to watch!
(On my DDD) Rohrer, Blaase, Wright & Taylor
Heptathlon (MR 6527, 24th A-T Performer 6021)
As with the Men's fave, Lindon Victor, the Women have a strong fave too--likely to go on to the World Championships via the USATF meet!!
Thus, we must ask whether Kendell Williams might want to save something for the Nationals (and London!!), or decide she'd rather take that one final shot at the MR--which happens to be the Collegiate Record as well!!
Taliyah Brooks, Payton Stumbaugh, and Freshman Nina Schultz should all score 6000 points!
In fact, Schultz's PR of 6021 took away the Collegiate Frosh Class record held by---Kendell Williams!!
(On my DDD) Williams, Brooks, Stumbaugh & Schultz
HJ (MR 6-5, 24th A-T Performer 6-2.75)
As with the Men, one of the weakest events!
No MR in sight---not even close!
But key on Madeline Fagan and Tatiana Gusin as your likely winners!!
Logan Boss and Kaysee Pilgrim have cool names, but not enough oomph to do more than score a couple of points!
(On my DDD) NONE
DT (MR 210-10, 24th A-T Performer 198-2)
This is another of Maggie Ewen's point scorers, but the faves here are Kellion Knibb and Jamaican Shadae Lawrence, sister of Shardia Lawrence, a TJ'er!!
Both have exchanged the yearly lead, and are hard to choose between!
But I'll take Lawrence!
(On my DDD) Knibb, Lawrence, Ewen
4X100 Relay (MR 42.36, 24th A-T School 43.58)
Oh, those Ducks!!
What an INCREDIBLE race this COULDA been!!!
Then those Waddlers had to fuck up in that "meet" called the Regionals!!
So we're left with co-CR holders LSU to claim the SOLE CR of 42.12!
People are talking about a time in the 41's!
They're also questioning whether they go for safe (& slower!) exchanges, or hit the gas and ROAR, damn the torpedo's!!
I'm seeing a 41.9 here, folks!!
Texas A&M and San Diego State have solid anchors, but they're likely to be left in LSU's wake!!
(On my DDD) All the Relays have MANY Schools competing here who are on my list!!
TJ (MR 47-8, 24th A-T Performer 45-1)
I have a real conundrum here!
We have Keturah Orji, who owns this MR, as well as a PR of 48-3.25 from taking 4th in Rio!!
We also have Keturah Orji who has yet to top 47 feet this year!!
Yes, she's a 100% sure bet to win, but getting her own MR might be tough!!
Her closest competition has a PR over three feet less!!
Yanis David and Shardia Lawrence (See my DT Preview above!) each have 45 footers to their name!
(On my DDD) Orji
1500 (MR 4:06.19, 24th A-T Performer 4:10.55)
Here's a class field, but without that one clear favorite!
There's several who have recent PR's in the 4:11 to 4:14 range!
I'm taking a chance here, and going with Oregon Frosh Katie Rainsberger!
She has the genes, the record (Best Frosh, by far, in 2017---XC, INdoors & OUTdoors!!), and she'll have that home-grown Hayward Field MAGIC to propel her!!
But at the bell, expect a LARGE pack to include Kaela Edwards, Christine Aragon, Rhianwedd Price, Helen Schlactenhaufen, Nikki Hiltz, Dani Jones, Jessica Harris, and Kristin Nelson!!
Might want to watch for Amy Eloise-Neale, Millie Paladino, Megan Moye, and Christine's sister, Danielle Aragon!!
If they come by 1100 in 3:05 to 3:08, look for a BIG invasion of the A-T list!!
(On my DDD) Price
3000SC (MR 9:24.41, 24th A-T Performer 9:47.91)
Mountain Racer Allie Ostrander ran her 1st-ever SC in 9:55 awhile back!
Her 5 foot bod cleared each hurdle (and water jump) cleanly, and suddenly we had a new "find"!!
Despite Elinor Purrier's superior PR (9:47), I'm seeing Allie O as the NCAA Champion!!
But no MR---not yet!!
Vying for points only might be Claire Borchers, Paige Stoner, Sage Hurta, Brianna Ilarda, Tori Gerlach, and Sarah Edwards!
Watch for Maddie Boreman as a possible shocker!!
(On my DDD) Purrier
100H (MR 12.39, 24th A-T Performer 12.75)
The US (& the World!) won't be hurting for top-tier 100H'ers any time soon---not with THIS little group of wannabe's!
I'm not seeing a MR, but a 12.50-ish time isn't out of the question--wind legality depending!!
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn might have a SLIGHT edge, but she can't falter if she wants to stay ahead of Tobi Amusan, Rochelle Burton, Devynne Charlton, Dior Hall, or Ebony Morrison!!
Stir in Ducks Alaysha Johnson and Sasha Wallace for good measure!
Might want to keep your eyes on Frosh Brittley Humphrey, Anna Cockrell, and HSR holder in the INdoor 60H, Tonea Marshall!!
(On my DDD) JCQ, Amusan, Hall & Johnson
100 (MR 10.78, 24th A-T Performer 11.05)
Are you missing key Duck (& Selfie Queen) Hannah Cunliffe??
Yeah, me too!
But not to fret---we have a top tier group of Women here, ready to rumble!!
And Aleia Hobbs, despite her amazing 10.85 PR, may NOT be the favorite here!!
The remaining UO gals, Ariana Washington and Deajah Stevens, will be right up there, as should SD Stater Ashley Henderson, who's THIS close to a sub-11 time!!
Deanna Hill, Aliyah Brown, Teahna Daniels, and surprising Destiny Carter shouldn't be completely overlooked!!
And yes, given a max 2.0 wind (or high 1's), this venerable MR (and CR!!) could actually GO!!
(On my DDD) Hobbs, Stevens, Henderson & Carter
400 (MR 50.10, 24th A-T Performer 50.83)
Don't bet your last dollar on a MR, or a sub-50!
But this race could be one of the most exciting, as there're a few who could be forcing a photo inspection to determine who won!!
Kendell Ellis and Shakima Wimbley seem to be the top pair, but Chrisann Gordon is one to watch, as is Daina Harper!
And yes, that Old Duckie Magic might propel Elexis Guster and Mackenzie Dunmore to greater effort, making the likely UO team victory even more a sure bet!!
(On my DDD) Ellis, Wimbley, Gordon
800 (MR 1:59.11, 24th A-T Performer 2:01.37)
Home Girl Raevyn Rogers, CR holder at 1:59.10, seems an ironclad winner---right??
Not according to THIS blogger!!
If Jazmine Fray runs like she did INdoors (New 800 CR, a fast 1000, etc!), Rogers could have a real battle on her hands!
And Hanna Green has the cred for a sub-2 also!!
If they hit 400 in 58 or faster, look for these 3 to possibly ALL dip under the 2:00 barrier!!
Danae Rivers (Maybe better as a Miler?), Siofia Cleirigh-Buttner, Ruby Stauber, Shea Collinsworth, and Brooke Feldmeier should be close at the bell!
Watch especially for speedy Olivia Baker to shock and awe!!
(On my DDD) Rogers, Green, Baker
400H (MR 53.21, 24th A-T Performer 54.94)
Canadian Sage Watson has been HOT all year--INdoors & OUTdoors!!
She has the strength (INdoor 500 CR holder!) and the fastest Collegiate time this season---so far!!
But Amelie Iuel also has some wheels.
Jade Miller, Symone Black, and Ariel Jones are good too.
But I'd keep a VERY close eye on Frosh Anna Cockrell!!
If it weren't for Sydney McLaughlin, she would now be the co-HSR holder for this event!!
(On my DDD) Watson
200 (MR 22.04, 24th A-T Performer 22.42)
Here's another event where Hannah Cunliffe won't be TOO missed (except maybe by her fellow Duckies!!)---AND where a most venerable MR (AND Collegiate Record) COULD topple!!
Yes, Dawn Sowell just MIGHT lose BOTH of her historic CR's here!!
Up front should be the Eugene Faves--Ariana Washington and Deajah Stevens---pick and choose!
But don't blink when watching Ashley Henderson, Kyra Jefferson, Aliyah Brown, Deanna Hill, or Brittany Brown!!
Of course, not ALL of the best will make the 8 lane final!!
So the Semi's will be all-important!
And that's where the rise (or fall!!) of ladies like Teahna Daniels, Kortnei Johnson, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, or Harvard Intelligentsia Gabrielle Thomas will happen!!
(On my DDD) Stevens, Washington, D Hill & Jefferson
5000 (MR 15:15.08, 24th A-T Performer 15:29.0)
Allie Ostrander is listed here too, and if she appears, will be a key person to watch!
But hard-kicker Karissa Schweizer is the consensus fave here, and after a fantastic TRI-Season (XC, INdoor & OUTdoor Track), seems headed for a clean win, and maybe a Meet Record!!
If she puts pedal to metal from the gun and never looks back, even the Collegiate Record of 15:07.64 (held by then Jenny Barringer--nee Simpson!!) is up for grabs!!
Erin Clark, Tessa Barrett, Allie Buchalski, Katherine Receveur, Gina Sereno, Sarah Disanza, and Fiona O'Keefe are ones to watch.
Key Duck points could be gotten from Samantha Nadel!!
(On my DDD) NONE
4X400 Relay (MR 3:24.21, 24th A-T School 3:29.41)
UO actually might win this---in MR time!!
Keep in mind that 800 gal Rogers split a 50.19 at Regionals!!
But USC has Kendell Ellis, while Miami has Shakima Wimbley, and Texas has Chrisann Gordon!
Nonetheless, I'm giving the MR 70-30 odds of going down---with the Ducks bringing a victorious meet to a glorious close!!
Hope you all enjoy the meet, and use these Previews as your main guide throughout!!
See you in a few days with all the great Records & Marks sure to come!!
Reason being, there's no need to repeat all the preliminary intro stuff here!
Just refer to my Men's Preview!
As for the schedule, it's basically exactly the same as the Men's, except on different days!!
There's no Multi on Day One!
Other than that, Thursday's schedule follows the Men's EXACTLY!!
The Women begin their Heptathlon on Friday--during the Men's Finals day!!
Then they follow the Men's Finals schedule (on Saturday!!) to the letter!!
Got that??
Good---so let's get to the MEAT!!
(Apologies to Vegetarians!! LOL)
HT (MR 234-8, 24th A-T Performer 220-11)
Maggie Ewen WILL become the first Collegiate to whip the Hammer out past the 240 foot line!!
She's been banging on the door all season, and should do it here!!
Even if she misses that mark, the MR's a GONER!!
Brooke Andersen had a good throw this year, but it's about 18 feet short of Ewen's best!
Julia Ratcliffe has a 230+ throw from years past, but nowhere near that in 2017!
She might surprise, however!
(On my DDD) Ewen, Ratcliffe, Andersen
PV (MR 15-5, 24th A-T Performer 14-7.25)
Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day---PLEASE!!
Predicted wet skies might stop the THREE 15 footers (Lexi Weeks, Emily Grove, Annie Rhodes)---FOUR if you include INdoor 15 foot gal Tori Weeks!!---from making this the BEST-EVER Collegiate competition!
Yes, the best, even considering the monumental duel between Sandi Morris and Demi Payne in 2015!!
There are no guaranteed winners here, not with the solid depth, which includes 14-11 Vaulters Olivia Gruver and Sydney Clute!!
While Lexi's Olympic Games experience might put her slightly ahead, she's been slow to get back to her 2016 form!!
But Eugene might be the venue where it happens!
Want a few MORE names---all of whom could surprise?
Add Kristina Owsinski, Desiree Freier, Helen Falda, Liz Quick, Kally Long, Lakan Taylor, and Duke's Madison Heath!!
No predictions here!
Just have a BLAST watching this incredible field of athletes!!
(On my DDD) L & T Weeks, Rhodes, Grove, Clute & Gruver
JT (MR 204-0, 24th A-T Performer 185-7)
Maggie Malone, the MR holder, is gone, but her sister Audrey is here.
However, she's not the favorite, as Rebekah Wales seems likely to win!
Don't bet your last dime on her, as the field is fairly level!
Watch for Eva Vivod, Irena Sediva, Mariya Vucevenic, and Katelyn Gochenour to provide some challenge!
Haley Crouser could join the fray!
No MR here!
(On my DDD) Sediva, Vucevenic, Vivod, Wales & A Malone
LJ (MR 22-9.25, 24th A-T Performer 22-0.75)
Here's another field event with FIVE solid contenders!!
Pick and choose among Quanesha Burks, Sha'Keela Saunders, TJ Master Keturah Orji, HSR holder Kate Hall, and TJ Icon Mike Conley's daughter Sydney!!
A shocker could be Rogui Sow!!
Add another classy TJ'er--Yanis David--for good measure--pun intended!!
(Go with Burks, if you must!!)
(On my DDD) Burks, Saunders, Sow
SP (MR 63-5, 24th A-T Performer 59-0.25)
I've said this before, and I'll repeat myself--Raven Saunders could throw 55 feet---or 65 feet--and neither would completely surprise me!!
Luckily, she's come through more often than not, so look for Saunders to not only win, but take down her own MR too!!
After the Raven, watch for Danniel Thomas, Erin Farmer, and Jessica Woodard.
Emmonnie Henderson closed in on 59 feet recently.
Janeah Stewart, Brittany Mann, and Multi-Event Thrower Maggie Ewen will be in the mix for points!
(On my DDD) Saunders, Thomas, Farmer & Woodard
10000 (MR 32:28.57, 24th A-T Performer 32:29.89)
Check out how close the MR is to the 24th best Collegiate!!
Just like the Men!
And as with the men, it's sad that the ladies mostly choose to negative split their race, giving a MR shot 40-60 odds at best!!
Unless Anna Rohrer decides to make up for teammate Molly Seidel's absence!!
The Brit (who attends San Francisco State) Charlotte Taylor could surprise, but look for Alice Wright and Sharon Lokedi to provide the main challenge!
Erin Clark is good, and Bethan Knights has some speed.
Winny Koech, Annie Bothma, and Chelsea Blaase are others to watch!
(On my DDD) Rohrer, Blaase, Wright & Taylor
Heptathlon (MR 6527, 24th A-T Performer 6021)
As with the Men's fave, Lindon Victor, the Women have a strong fave too--likely to go on to the World Championships via the USATF meet!!
Thus, we must ask whether Kendell Williams might want to save something for the Nationals (and London!!), or decide she'd rather take that one final shot at the MR--which happens to be the Collegiate Record as well!!
Taliyah Brooks, Payton Stumbaugh, and Freshman Nina Schultz should all score 6000 points!
In fact, Schultz's PR of 6021 took away the Collegiate Frosh Class record held by---Kendell Williams!!
(On my DDD) Williams, Brooks, Stumbaugh & Schultz
HJ (MR 6-5, 24th A-T Performer 6-2.75)
As with the Men, one of the weakest events!
No MR in sight---not even close!
But key on Madeline Fagan and Tatiana Gusin as your likely winners!!
Logan Boss and Kaysee Pilgrim have cool names, but not enough oomph to do more than score a couple of points!
(On my DDD) NONE
DT (MR 210-10, 24th A-T Performer 198-2)
This is another of Maggie Ewen's point scorers, but the faves here are Kellion Knibb and Jamaican Shadae Lawrence, sister of Shardia Lawrence, a TJ'er!!
Both have exchanged the yearly lead, and are hard to choose between!
But I'll take Lawrence!
(On my DDD) Knibb, Lawrence, Ewen
4X100 Relay (MR 42.36, 24th A-T School 43.58)
Oh, those Ducks!!
What an INCREDIBLE race this COULDA been!!!
Then those Waddlers had to fuck up in that "meet" called the Regionals!!
So we're left with co-CR holders LSU to claim the SOLE CR of 42.12!
People are talking about a time in the 41's!
They're also questioning whether they go for safe (& slower!) exchanges, or hit the gas and ROAR, damn the torpedo's!!
I'm seeing a 41.9 here, folks!!
Texas A&M and San Diego State have solid anchors, but they're likely to be left in LSU's wake!!
(On my DDD) All the Relays have MANY Schools competing here who are on my list!!
TJ (MR 47-8, 24th A-T Performer 45-1)
I have a real conundrum here!
We have Keturah Orji, who owns this MR, as well as a PR of 48-3.25 from taking 4th in Rio!!
We also have Keturah Orji who has yet to top 47 feet this year!!
Yes, she's a 100% sure bet to win, but getting her own MR might be tough!!
Her closest competition has a PR over three feet less!!
Yanis David and Shardia Lawrence (See my DT Preview above!) each have 45 footers to their name!
(On my DDD) Orji
1500 (MR 4:06.19, 24th A-T Performer 4:10.55)
Here's a class field, but without that one clear favorite!
There's several who have recent PR's in the 4:11 to 4:14 range!
I'm taking a chance here, and going with Oregon Frosh Katie Rainsberger!
She has the genes, the record (Best Frosh, by far, in 2017---XC, INdoors & OUTdoors!!), and she'll have that home-grown Hayward Field MAGIC to propel her!!
But at the bell, expect a LARGE pack to include Kaela Edwards, Christine Aragon, Rhianwedd Price, Helen Schlactenhaufen, Nikki Hiltz, Dani Jones, Jessica Harris, and Kristin Nelson!!
Might want to watch for Amy Eloise-Neale, Millie Paladino, Megan Moye, and Christine's sister, Danielle Aragon!!
If they come by 1100 in 3:05 to 3:08, look for a BIG invasion of the A-T list!!
(On my DDD) Price
3000SC (MR 9:24.41, 24th A-T Performer 9:47.91)
Mountain Racer Allie Ostrander ran her 1st-ever SC in 9:55 awhile back!
Her 5 foot bod cleared each hurdle (and water jump) cleanly, and suddenly we had a new "find"!!
Despite Elinor Purrier's superior PR (9:47), I'm seeing Allie O as the NCAA Champion!!
But no MR---not yet!!
Vying for points only might be Claire Borchers, Paige Stoner, Sage Hurta, Brianna Ilarda, Tori Gerlach, and Sarah Edwards!
Watch for Maddie Boreman as a possible shocker!!
(On my DDD) Purrier
100H (MR 12.39, 24th A-T Performer 12.75)
The US (& the World!) won't be hurting for top-tier 100H'ers any time soon---not with THIS little group of wannabe's!
I'm not seeing a MR, but a 12.50-ish time isn't out of the question--wind legality depending!!
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn might have a SLIGHT edge, but she can't falter if she wants to stay ahead of Tobi Amusan, Rochelle Burton, Devynne Charlton, Dior Hall, or Ebony Morrison!!
Stir in Ducks Alaysha Johnson and Sasha Wallace for good measure!
Might want to keep your eyes on Frosh Brittley Humphrey, Anna Cockrell, and HSR holder in the INdoor 60H, Tonea Marshall!!
(On my DDD) JCQ, Amusan, Hall & Johnson
100 (MR 10.78, 24th A-T Performer 11.05)
Are you missing key Duck (& Selfie Queen) Hannah Cunliffe??
Yeah, me too!
But not to fret---we have a top tier group of Women here, ready to rumble!!
And Aleia Hobbs, despite her amazing 10.85 PR, may NOT be the favorite here!!
The remaining UO gals, Ariana Washington and Deajah Stevens, will be right up there, as should SD Stater Ashley Henderson, who's THIS close to a sub-11 time!!
Deanna Hill, Aliyah Brown, Teahna Daniels, and surprising Destiny Carter shouldn't be completely overlooked!!
And yes, given a max 2.0 wind (or high 1's), this venerable MR (and CR!!) could actually GO!!
(On my DDD) Hobbs, Stevens, Henderson & Carter
400 (MR 50.10, 24th A-T Performer 50.83)
Don't bet your last dollar on a MR, or a sub-50!
But this race could be one of the most exciting, as there're a few who could be forcing a photo inspection to determine who won!!
Kendell Ellis and Shakima Wimbley seem to be the top pair, but Chrisann Gordon is one to watch, as is Daina Harper!
And yes, that Old Duckie Magic might propel Elexis Guster and Mackenzie Dunmore to greater effort, making the likely UO team victory even more a sure bet!!
(On my DDD) Ellis, Wimbley, Gordon
800 (MR 1:59.11, 24th A-T Performer 2:01.37)
Home Girl Raevyn Rogers, CR holder at 1:59.10, seems an ironclad winner---right??
Not according to THIS blogger!!
If Jazmine Fray runs like she did INdoors (New 800 CR, a fast 1000, etc!), Rogers could have a real battle on her hands!
And Hanna Green has the cred for a sub-2 also!!
If they hit 400 in 58 or faster, look for these 3 to possibly ALL dip under the 2:00 barrier!!
Danae Rivers (Maybe better as a Miler?), Siofia Cleirigh-Buttner, Ruby Stauber, Shea Collinsworth, and Brooke Feldmeier should be close at the bell!
Watch especially for speedy Olivia Baker to shock and awe!!
(On my DDD) Rogers, Green, Baker
400H (MR 53.21, 24th A-T Performer 54.94)
Canadian Sage Watson has been HOT all year--INdoors & OUTdoors!!
She has the strength (INdoor 500 CR holder!) and the fastest Collegiate time this season---so far!!
But Amelie Iuel also has some wheels.
Jade Miller, Symone Black, and Ariel Jones are good too.
But I'd keep a VERY close eye on Frosh Anna Cockrell!!
If it weren't for Sydney McLaughlin, she would now be the co-HSR holder for this event!!
(On my DDD) Watson
200 (MR 22.04, 24th A-T Performer 22.42)
Here's another event where Hannah Cunliffe won't be TOO missed (except maybe by her fellow Duckies!!)---AND where a most venerable MR (AND Collegiate Record) COULD topple!!
Yes, Dawn Sowell just MIGHT lose BOTH of her historic CR's here!!
Up front should be the Eugene Faves--Ariana Washington and Deajah Stevens---pick and choose!
But don't blink when watching Ashley Henderson, Kyra Jefferson, Aliyah Brown, Deanna Hill, or Brittany Brown!!
Of course, not ALL of the best will make the 8 lane final!!
So the Semi's will be all-important!
And that's where the rise (or fall!!) of ladies like Teahna Daniels, Kortnei Johnson, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, or Harvard Intelligentsia Gabrielle Thomas will happen!!
(On my DDD) Stevens, Washington, D Hill & Jefferson
5000 (MR 15:15.08, 24th A-T Performer 15:29.0)
Allie Ostrander is listed here too, and if she appears, will be a key person to watch!
But hard-kicker Karissa Schweizer is the consensus fave here, and after a fantastic TRI-Season (XC, INdoor & OUTdoor Track), seems headed for a clean win, and maybe a Meet Record!!
If she puts pedal to metal from the gun and never looks back, even the Collegiate Record of 15:07.64 (held by then Jenny Barringer--nee Simpson!!) is up for grabs!!
Erin Clark, Tessa Barrett, Allie Buchalski, Katherine Receveur, Gina Sereno, Sarah Disanza, and Fiona O'Keefe are ones to watch.
Key Duck points could be gotten from Samantha Nadel!!
(On my DDD) NONE
4X400 Relay (MR 3:24.21, 24th A-T School 3:29.41)
UO actually might win this---in MR time!!
Keep in mind that 800 gal Rogers split a 50.19 at Regionals!!
But USC has Kendell Ellis, while Miami has Shakima Wimbley, and Texas has Chrisann Gordon!
Nonetheless, I'm giving the MR 70-30 odds of going down---with the Ducks bringing a victorious meet to a glorious close!!
Hope you all enjoy the meet, and use these Previews as your main guide throughout!!
See you in a few days with all the great Records & Marks sure to come!!
2017 NCAA Preview--MEN
The Championship season is upon us!!
The NCAA, then the HS'ers at the New Balance Nationals, then the USATF/WC Trials, followed weeks later by the World Championships themselves!!
I'll provide the schedule, but with no times!
Wednesday
1st Day of Decathlon
TJ (MR 57-7.75, 24th A-T Performer 55-8.25)
1500 (MR 3:35.30, 24th A-T Performer 3:37.27)
Josh Kerr beat Mr Cheserek in a shocker!
In his breakout year, look for him to win this!
Blake Haney and Ben Saarel seems his strongest challengers.
Josh Thompson and Craig Engels are others to watch!
The NCAA, then the HS'ers at the New Balance Nationals, then the USATF/WC Trials, followed weeks later by the World Championships themselves!!
Year after year, we believe the best comes last!
Yet each year this Collegiate final produces the most drama, some of the greatest performances (several unexpected!), plus many who will later perform on the Big Stage--whether it be the WC's or the Olympic Games!!
The meet begins in less than 10 hours!
The meet begins in less than 10 hours!
Following is my Preview of the entire meet, divided into two posts--one for each gender!
The meet itself is divided by gender also--something I'm strongly against!!--but each gender's days look exactly the same--except that the Decathlon has 10 events, while the Heptathlon has seven!
I'll provide the schedule, but with no times!
As noted, the order of events are exactly the same, so I'll have just ONE schedule!
I'll Preview the events in order of the FINALS!
Each event will have the Meet Record, the 24th A-T Performer on my Collegiate DDD's, followed by my comments.
I'll Preview the events in order of the FINALS!
Each event will have the Meet Record, the 24th A-T Performer on my Collegiate DDD's, followed by my comments.
At the bottom of each event's Preview, I'll name those (if any!!) who are CURRENTLY on my DDD lists, but ONLY those who will be competing here!!
Okay, lots to do, so let's get started!
Okay, lots to do, so let's get started!
Wednesday
1st Day of Decathlon
HT Final
4X100 Relay Semi's
1500 Semi's
PV Final
3000SC Semi's
110H Semi's
JT Final
100 Semi's
4X100 Relay Semi's
1500 Semi's
PV Final
3000SC Semi's
110H Semi's
JT Final
100 Semi's
400 Semi's
LJ Final
800 Semi's
400H Semi's
SP Final
200 Semi's
10000 Final
4X400 Relay Semi's
Thursday
2nd Day of Decathlon
Friday (ALL Finals!)
HJ, DT, 4X100, TJ, 1500, 3000SC, 110H, 100, 400, 800, 400H, 200, 5000, 4X400
(Friday's events are listed in their scheduled order!!)
HT (MR 265-3, 24th A-T Performer 241-8)
While newcomer Gleb Dudarev has been consistent, Rudy Winkler has the best PR.
LJ Final
800 Semi's
400H Semi's
SP Final
200 Semi's
10000 Final
4X400 Relay Semi's
Thursday
2nd Day of Decathlon
Friday (ALL Finals!)
HJ, DT, 4X100, TJ, 1500, 3000SC, 110H, 100, 400, 800, 400H, 200, 5000, 4X400
(Friday's events are listed in their scheduled order!!)
HT (MR 265-3, 24th A-T Performer 241-8)
While newcomer Gleb Dudarev has been consistent, Rudy Winkler has the best PR.
I'm giving this one to Winkler, but the MR is safe!
Alexander Young and Denzel Comenentia are others to watch!
(On my DDD) Dudarev & Winkler
PV (MR 19-1, 24th A-T Performer 18-8.25)
Chris Nilsen should take this, and looks ready for his first 19 footer!
Alexander Young and Denzel Comenentia are others to watch!
(On my DDD) Dudarev & Winkler
PV (MR 19-1, 24th A-T Performer 18-8.25)
Chris Nilsen should take this, and looks ready for his first 19 footer!
But weather (predicted rain!) might hinder the PV's!
Devin King, Audie Wyatt, Matt Ludwig, and Jake Wooten could move in if Nilsen falters!
Devin King, Audie Wyatt, Matt Ludwig, and Jake Wooten could move in if Nilsen falters!
(On my DDD) Nilsen & King
JT (MR 268-7, 24th A-T Performer 258-6)
Ioannis Kyriazis had a monster throw in early season!
But in 2 meets, he threw the spear just once, then passed the remaining throws!
IF he's healthy, look for the MR to go the way of T-Rex!!
Curtis Thompson is another with a good PR, just a meter or so from MR level!
Matti Mortimore and Chris Mirabelli are 2 other strong men!
Lower place contenders include Sindri Gudmundsson, Reinhard Van Zyl, and Michael Shuey!
(On my DDD) Kyriazis & Thompson
LJ (MR 28-0, 24th A-T Performer 26-11.75)
JT (MR 268-7, 24th A-T Performer 258-6)
Ioannis Kyriazis had a monster throw in early season!
But in 2 meets, he threw the spear just once, then passed the remaining throws!
IF he's healthy, look for the MR to go the way of T-Rex!!
Curtis Thompson is another with a good PR, just a meter or so from MR level!
Matti Mortimore and Chris Mirabelli are 2 other strong men!
Lower place contenders include Sindri Gudmundsson, Reinhard Van Zyl, and Michael Shuey!
(On my DDD) Kyriazis & Thompson
LJ (MR 28-0, 24th A-T Performer 26-11.75)
Not the best event, there ARE 2 contenders to focus on--KeAndre Bates and Grant Holloway!!
Bates is a Double Dipper, as he's also one of the TJ favorites!
Holloway is one of the best Frosh, and is also one of the best at the 110H!!
Because Frosh are normally erratic, I'll go with Bates for the win!
But the MR is VERY safe!!
(On my DDD) NONE
SP (MR 72-2.25, 24th A-T Performer 67-11.50)
Mostafa Hassan is THIS close to 70 feet!
While no MR for the Egyptian, he could top the 70 barrier!
Filip Mihaljevic appears to be his strongest foe!
Bates is a Double Dipper, as he's also one of the TJ favorites!
Holloway is one of the best Frosh, and is also one of the best at the 110H!!
Because Frosh are normally erratic, I'll go with Bates for the win!
But the MR is VERY safe!!
(On my DDD) NONE
SP (MR 72-2.25, 24th A-T Performer 67-11.50)
Mostafa Hassan is THIS close to 70 feet!
While no MR for the Egyptian, he could top the 70 barrier!
Filip Mihaljevic appears to be his strongest foe!
Nicolai Ceban is one to watch.
Youngsters such as Willie Morrison, Matt Katnik, and Nick Ponzio might be ready to move up!
(On my DDD) Hassan & Mihaljevic
10000 (MR 28:01.30, 24th A-T Performer 27:58.3)
This COULD be a fast race!
After all, Mr Walk & Kick (aka Ed Cheserek) ain't here!
This leaves race strategy a mystery, although most Championship distance races follow King Ches's pattern!
One of the few events where 24th A-T is better than the MR!!
Marc Scott seems to be the consensus favorite, and I'll go along with that!
(On my DDD) Hassan & Mihaljevic
10000 (MR 28:01.30, 24th A-T Performer 27:58.3)
This COULD be a fast race!
After all, Mr Walk & Kick (aka Ed Cheserek) ain't here!
This leaves race strategy a mystery, although most Championship distance races follow King Ches's pattern!
One of the few events where 24th A-T is better than the MR!!
Marc Scott seems to be the consensus favorite, and I'll go along with that!
But watch for Alfred Chelanga, Jacob Choge, Gil Kirui, and Grant Fischer (NOT the Stanford guy named Grant FISHER!!) to contend!
Tanner Anderson is the dark horse!
(On my DDD) NONE
Decathlon (MR 8457, 24th A-T Performer 8126)
Once, Twice, THRICE???
Tanner Anderson is the dark horse!
(On my DDD) NONE
Decathlon (MR 8457, 24th A-T Performer 8126)
Once, Twice, THRICE???
Lindon Victor will win, barring some disaster!
But can he break the Collegiate Record a THIRD time in ONE season??
With the WC's yet to come, will he want to "just" win, saving his best for London?
I'm predicting ANOTHER Collegiate Record, possibly over 8600 points!!
One reason I'm saying that is named Devon Williams--Kendell's brother!!
DW seems ready to top 8500 also, which could push Victor to perform above and beyond!
With the WC's yet to come, will he want to "just" win, saving his best for London?
I'm predicting ANOTHER Collegiate Record, possibly over 8600 points!!
One reason I'm saying that is named Devon Williams--Kendell's brother!!
DW seems ready to top 8500 also, which could push Victor to perform above and beyond!
If both are ON, this could be the best Dec in Collegiate history!!
But watch for Brit Tim Duckworth, Luca Weiland, and Karl Saluri to be in the hunt!
With the Hayward Field crowd on his side, Duck Mitch Modin could surprise!
(On my DDD) Victor, D Williams, Wieland
HJ (MR 7-9.75, 24th A-T Performer 7-7)
But watch for Brit Tim Duckworth, Luca Weiland, and Karl Saluri to be in the hunt!
With the Hayward Field crowd on his side, Duck Mitch Modin could surprise!
(On my DDD) Victor, D Williams, Wieland
HJ (MR 7-9.75, 24th A-T Performer 7-7)
No MR, and probably no additions to the DDD list!!
Another weak event, Trey Culver, Clayton Brown, and Christoff Bryan should be the main podium contenders.
But watch for Kyle Landon!
Another weak event, Trey Culver, Clayton Brown, and Christoff Bryan should be the main podium contenders.
But watch for Kyle Landon!
(On my DDD) NONE
DT (MR 215-8, 24th A-T Performer 211-9)
Brian Williams has the best mark, and could hit a big one in MR territory!
The SP guy, Filip Mihaljevic is here, but look for Jordan Young as Williams's main foe!
DT (MR 215-8, 24th A-T Performer 211-9)
Brian Williams has the best mark, and could hit a big one in MR territory!
The SP guy, Filip Mihaljevic is here, but look for Jordan Young as Williams's main foe!
Reno Tuufuli is good, as is Macklin Tudor.
While not among the favorites, watch for brothers Reggie & Phil Jagers!!
(On my DDD) B Williams
While not among the favorites, watch for brothers Reggie & Phil Jagers!!
(On my DDD) B Williams
4X100 Relay (MR 38.04, 24th A-T School 38.99)
The old saw that one man a winning relay doesn't make should stand true here too!
Christian Coleman will likely anchor Tennessee's squad, but they don't have the needed back-ups!
Nathaneel Mitchell-Blake tops LSU's team, while Houston has Cameron Burrell!
Other teams with at least ONE stud are Alabama (Jereem Richards), Auburn (Odean Skeen), and Georgia (Kendel Williams).
Oregon will have Kyree King to watch for!
The MR will survive, but a School or 3 or 4 could see new Best Evers!
(On my DDD) MOST of the Schools here are on my list--too many to name!
The old saw that one man a winning relay doesn't make should stand true here too!
Christian Coleman will likely anchor Tennessee's squad, but they don't have the needed back-ups!
Nathaneel Mitchell-Blake tops LSU's team, while Houston has Cameron Burrell!
Other teams with at least ONE stud are Alabama (Jereem Richards), Auburn (Odean Skeen), and Georgia (Kendel Williams).
Oregon will have Kyree King to watch for!
The MR will survive, but a School or 3 or 4 could see new Best Evers!
(On my DDD) MOST of the Schools here are on my list--too many to name!
TJ (MR 57-7.75, 24th A-T Performer 55-8.25)
KeAndre Bates has been steady, and should win this--but no MR!
Clive Pullen went 56+ INdoors, but this is another season, and he hasn't come close to that OUTdoors!
Eric Sloan is solid, as is Jordan Scott.
Felix Obi and Clayton Brown are others to watch!
(On my DDD) NONE
Clive Pullen went 56+ INdoors, but this is another season, and he hasn't come close to that OUTdoors!
Eric Sloan is solid, as is Jordan Scott.
Felix Obi and Clayton Brown are others to watch!
(On my DDD) NONE
1500 (MR 3:35.30, 24th A-T Performer 3:37.27)
Josh Kerr beat Mr Cheserek in a shocker!
In his breakout year, look for him to win this!
Blake Haney and Ben Saarel seems his strongest challengers.
Josh Thompson and Craig Engels are others to watch!
The MR should be safe!
(On my DDD) Kerr
3000SC (MR 8:12.4, 24th A-T Performer 8:26.83)
Edwin Kibichiy seems the consensus favorite, and he'll probably win!
Other Africans to watch are Bernard Keter and Emmanuel Rotich!
HSR holder Bailey Roth is much improved, and could contend.
MJ Erb is another to watch!
(On my DDD) Kerr
3000SC (MR 8:12.4, 24th A-T Performer 8:26.83)
Edwin Kibichiy seems the consensus favorite, and he'll probably win!
Other Africans to watch are Bernard Keter and Emmanuel Rotich!
HSR holder Bailey Roth is much improved, and could contend.
MJ Erb is another to watch!
Jamaine Coleman might be another to sneak into the front pack!
I'm naming Aidan Tooker as a possible point man (or maybe even TWO points!).
(On my DDD) NONE
110H (MR 13.16, 24th A-T Performer 13.36)
Reuben Walters has a faster time, but I'm going with Grant Holloway for the Gold!
Walters is an unknown entity (at least to ME!!), so I'll stick to the fast-improving Frosh!
The MR will survive, but Holloway has a chance to reach the Top 24 A-T!!
Walters could shock, as could Chad Zallow, who was much better INdoors!!
Watch for Ameer Lattin, Aaron Mallett, Jamiel Trimble, Nick Anderson, and Misana Viltz!
(On my DDD) NONE
100 (MR 9.89, 24th A-T Performer 10.00)
This MR could go down!!
The main barrier would be excessive wind--with or against!
Christian Coleman is the Ace, but this could be VERY close at the line---a true photo-finish!!
Cameron Burrell, Nathaneel Mitchell-Blake, Jaylen Bacon, Odean Skeen, Brandon Carnes, Senoj Jay-Givans and Kenzo Cotton are all FAST!!
Look for Oregon newcomer Kyree King to be pushed along by the Duck faithful!!
(On my DDD) Coleman, Mitchell-Blake, Bacon, Givans & Skeen
400 (MR 44.00, 24th A-T Performer 44.62)
Fred Kerley already took down the MR---except he didn't do it here!!
He did it in the HEATS at the Regionals!!
(Don't get me started on the "Regionals" BEING this meet!! Grrrrr!!!!)
Anyway, look for another Record Smasher here---maybe even 43.5 or faster!!
Following in his Jet-Stream should be Akeem Bloomfield, Nathan Allen, Michael Cherry, and Wil London!
Other possible sub-46's should come from Aldrich Bailey, Steven Gayle, Marcus Chambers, and Fred's brother Mylik!!
Want a REAL shocker??
Keep your eyes peeled on Michael Norman!!
(On my DDD) F Kerley & N Allen
(NOTE--Sorry for the length! The Women's Preview will be shorter!! Just 5 more events!! Hang in there!!)
800 (MR 1:43.55, 24th A-T Performer 1:45.24)
The big question here is whether Emmanuel Korir goes for time, or for the win!!
He has 44.5 speed--enough to allow for an "easy" 50.0 first lap!
That in turn could lead to a new Collegiate (and Meet!) Record!!
But Eliud Rutto, Isaiah Harris, and Andres Arroyo could challenge---at least through 600!!
Look for Drew Piazza, Strymar Livingston, and Carlton Orange to vie for points!
(On my DDD) Korir & Harris
400H (MR 47.56, 24th A-T Performer 48.59)
This could be a close race, despite Byron Robinson's fast time!
HS INdoor stud Rai Benjamin is going good, and should be Robinson's main challenger!
But Amir Lattin, TJ Holmes, Eric Futch, and Kenny Selmon aren't softies!
And watch for Sydney McLaughlin's brother Taylor to give solid chase!!
(On my DDD) Robinson
200 (MR 19.87, 24th A-T Performer 20.07)
Christian Coleman should be an easy victor, as he was INdoors!
And, given a good LEGAL wind, he could take down the MR!!
But Nathaneel Mitchell-Blake is ready to challenge.
Jereem Richards cut a fast one earlier this season, and Chris Belcher is close to the 19's too!
As noted earlier, watch for Duckie Kyree King to emerge from the dust!
(On my DDD) Coleman, Mitchell-Blake, Richards & Belcher
5000 (MR 13:18.36, 24th A-T Performer 13:25.19)
I could easily just say--check out my 10K Preview---and be done with it!!
No Ches here either (Didn't run Regionals due to injury, and has since turned Pro!!), so the same logistics apply!
The opportunity to RUN this race is open to all!!
(Ironic that Ches's PR came in LOSING the 2014 race to Lawi Lalang's MR!!)
Anyway, while Marc Scott is seen as the likely winner, I'll go with Grant Fisher!
Justyn Knight might complain, and should be in the lead pack at the bell!
Emmanuel Rotich, Jacob Choge, Aman Terer, and John Dressel are others to watch!
Add in Zach Perrin as a potential point contender!
(On my DDD) Knight
4X400 Relay (MR 2:59.59, 24th A-T School 3:02.47)
With Mylik & Fred Kerley, Texas A&M are the faves---for the win AND the MR!!
But Auburn has Nathan Allen and Akeem Bloomfield!!
Should be a Barn-Burner!!
Alabama has a good squad, but watch for USC, with Michael Norman probably anchoring!!
LSU has Michael Cherry!
A 2:57+??
Odds are 60-40!!
90-10 for the MR!!
(On my DDD) As with the other Relay, MOST of the teams here are on my DDD of Top 24 Schools!! But we could see a few revisions!!
OK, guys and gals, thanks for staying with me!!
As noted above, my Women's Preview will be shorter!!
Hopefully posted in a few hours!
I'm naming Aidan Tooker as a possible point man (or maybe even TWO points!).
(On my DDD) NONE
110H (MR 13.16, 24th A-T Performer 13.36)
Reuben Walters has a faster time, but I'm going with Grant Holloway for the Gold!
Walters is an unknown entity (at least to ME!!), so I'll stick to the fast-improving Frosh!
The MR will survive, but Holloway has a chance to reach the Top 24 A-T!!
Walters could shock, as could Chad Zallow, who was much better INdoors!!
Watch for Ameer Lattin, Aaron Mallett, Jamiel Trimble, Nick Anderson, and Misana Viltz!
(On my DDD) NONE
100 (MR 9.89, 24th A-T Performer 10.00)
This MR could go down!!
The main barrier would be excessive wind--with or against!
Christian Coleman is the Ace, but this could be VERY close at the line---a true photo-finish!!
Cameron Burrell, Nathaneel Mitchell-Blake, Jaylen Bacon, Odean Skeen, Brandon Carnes, Senoj Jay-Givans and Kenzo Cotton are all FAST!!
Look for Oregon newcomer Kyree King to be pushed along by the Duck faithful!!
(On my DDD) Coleman, Mitchell-Blake, Bacon, Givans & Skeen
400 (MR 44.00, 24th A-T Performer 44.62)
Fred Kerley already took down the MR---except he didn't do it here!!
He did it in the HEATS at the Regionals!!
(Don't get me started on the "Regionals" BEING this meet!! Grrrrr!!!!)
Anyway, look for another Record Smasher here---maybe even 43.5 or faster!!
Following in his Jet-Stream should be Akeem Bloomfield, Nathan Allen, Michael Cherry, and Wil London!
Other possible sub-46's should come from Aldrich Bailey, Steven Gayle, Marcus Chambers, and Fred's brother Mylik!!
Want a REAL shocker??
Keep your eyes peeled on Michael Norman!!
(On my DDD) F Kerley & N Allen
(NOTE--Sorry for the length! The Women's Preview will be shorter!! Just 5 more events!! Hang in there!!)
800 (MR 1:43.55, 24th A-T Performer 1:45.24)
The big question here is whether Emmanuel Korir goes for time, or for the win!!
He has 44.5 speed--enough to allow for an "easy" 50.0 first lap!
That in turn could lead to a new Collegiate (and Meet!) Record!!
But Eliud Rutto, Isaiah Harris, and Andres Arroyo could challenge---at least through 600!!
Look for Drew Piazza, Strymar Livingston, and Carlton Orange to vie for points!
(On my DDD) Korir & Harris
400H (MR 47.56, 24th A-T Performer 48.59)
This could be a close race, despite Byron Robinson's fast time!
HS INdoor stud Rai Benjamin is going good, and should be Robinson's main challenger!
But Amir Lattin, TJ Holmes, Eric Futch, and Kenny Selmon aren't softies!
And watch for Sydney McLaughlin's brother Taylor to give solid chase!!
(On my DDD) Robinson
200 (MR 19.87, 24th A-T Performer 20.07)
Christian Coleman should be an easy victor, as he was INdoors!
And, given a good LEGAL wind, he could take down the MR!!
But Nathaneel Mitchell-Blake is ready to challenge.
Jereem Richards cut a fast one earlier this season, and Chris Belcher is close to the 19's too!
As noted earlier, watch for Duckie Kyree King to emerge from the dust!
(On my DDD) Coleman, Mitchell-Blake, Richards & Belcher
5000 (MR 13:18.36, 24th A-T Performer 13:25.19)
I could easily just say--check out my 10K Preview---and be done with it!!
No Ches here either (Didn't run Regionals due to injury, and has since turned Pro!!), so the same logistics apply!
The opportunity to RUN this race is open to all!!
(Ironic that Ches's PR came in LOSING the 2014 race to Lawi Lalang's MR!!)
Anyway, while Marc Scott is seen as the likely winner, I'll go with Grant Fisher!
Justyn Knight might complain, and should be in the lead pack at the bell!
Emmanuel Rotich, Jacob Choge, Aman Terer, and John Dressel are others to watch!
Add in Zach Perrin as a potential point contender!
(On my DDD) Knight
4X400 Relay (MR 2:59.59, 24th A-T School 3:02.47)
With Mylik & Fred Kerley, Texas A&M are the faves---for the win AND the MR!!
But Auburn has Nathan Allen and Akeem Bloomfield!!
Should be a Barn-Burner!!
Alabama has a good squad, but watch for USC, with Michael Norman probably anchoring!!
LSU has Michael Cherry!
A 2:57+??
Odds are 60-40!!
90-10 for the MR!!
(On my DDD) As with the other Relay, MOST of the teams here are on my DDD of Top 24 Schools!! But we could see a few revisions!!
OK, guys and gals, thanks for staying with me!!
As noted above, my Women's Preview will be shorter!!
Hopefully posted in a few hours!
Monday, June 5, 2017
High School Stunners
You EXPECT several HSR's to happen at meets like the New Balance Nationals and the Brooks PR.
And yes, at some State Championships---like California and New Jersey.
But WHOA there, Baby, don't get carried away!!
(Yeah, tell that to Sydney McLaughlin and Tara Davis---and several others!)
Davis ALMOST won the California State MEET!!
Not just an event or two or three, but the entire frigging meet!!!
Her 30 points JUST missed winning the STATE Championships!!
WOW!
Her first event (on the "finals" day) was the Long Jump!
So she bashes out a 22-1.75---but it's windy!!
UGH!
So she comes back and leaps 22-1---LEGAL!!!
Breaks a Marion Jones Meet Record, and moves her from 4th to 3rd A-T HS!!
Next came the 100H.
She crushes the field in just 12.83 seconds---BUT it's with a 3.7 wind!
Wind notwithstanding, it's the fastest EVER time run under all conditions!!
She ends her DAY----Yes, all the same day!!--with a victory in the TJ, although her winning mark couldn't match her Qualifier of 43-4 from the previous day, an OUTdoor PR!
But she remains 11th A-T HS!
As for Ms McLaughlin, what can one say?
She's simply a Non-Pro-PRO---at least performance-wise!!
She opened up her NJ meet with 400H in 54.03.
That breaks her own Age 17 record, her own HSR, and is the fastest time for anyone still a teenager!!
She's the 3rd fastest in the WORLD right now!!
It's the Senior Class record.
She remains 1st A-T HS, and moves from 17th A-T US, tied with 1 other, to 16th!!
Then she ran the flat 400 in 51.88, missing her 2016 OUTdoor PR by 0.01 seconds!!
Oh yeah, she also sped 200 meters in 22.96, making her 17th A-T HS, tied with 3 others!!
Remember my recent correction about Katia Seymour's reported 22.89 being found to be wind-aided?
I said that Sanya Richards-Ross had been sent OFF the list by Seymour's supposed mark!
Then I added she was back ON---after finding Seymour's mark was windy!
Well, she's now OFF again---and this time for real---because of McLaughlin's entrance!!
I'm dizzy!
The HS "stunners" don't stop with these two---not by a long shot!!
Sammy Watson ran in the adidas Boston 800 against some solid Pro's!
Charlene Lipsey won the race in 1:59.57.
But Watson, who had come by 400 in 59.37, charged home in 61.41---final time a PR of 2:00.78!!
She moves from 4th to 3rd A-T HS!!
Two women she beat were Habitam Alemu of Ethiopia and Lynsey Sharp of Great Britain, no slouches they!!
The time wasn't super fast---unless you're a Freshman girl!!
Lexy Halladay outkicked Brie Oakley and Lauren Gregory in the adidas meet Mile---4:41.80 to Oakley's 4:41.95, and Gregory's 4:42.00.
Their times do NOT make my DDD!
But who cares, when you know that Halladay has just broken the Frosh Class record held by Mary Decker (Slaney), dating from 1973!!!
BTW, she misses my list by 0.49 seconds, while Oakley missed it by 0.64 seconds!!
Lauren Harris continues to out-walk her peers!
Her latest HSR was over 1500 meters, time of 6:17.20.
This broke her own mark!!
An All-Star 4X400 Relay team ran 3:03.35 at the Great Southwest meet.
Ty Cooper, Jamal Walton, and Thomas Burns of the state of Florida were joined by a Frosh from Louisiana (Don't have his name right now!) to run about 4 seconds faster than the official HSR of 3:07.40.
However, because they weren't from one school, it will only count as an exhibition, and not eligible for record or list purposes!!
A team from Texas ran 3:08 and change in 2nd!!
Caitlin Collier sped 800 meters in 2:03.32!
This 11th Grader is now 15th A-T HS, tied with 1 other!
Oh yes, she WON the race---against some Pro's & Collegians!!
Her splits were 60.98 and 62.34!
Brandon Miller ran 800 meters in 1:50.84, breaking the Frosh Class record held by Michael Granville since 1993!!
I mentioned Thomas Burns a bit ago.
He improved his 300H PR AGAIN!!
This time, it was 35.25--making him 2nd A-T HS, and gives him the Junior Class record!
Charles Brockman ran 35.62 in 2nd, making him 12th A-T HS!!
Shae Anderson continues to rock and roll!!
She won the 400 in 52.91.
Then PR'ed in the 300H with 40.31.
It was a good race, with Jurnee Woodward taking 2nd in 40.79, followed closely by Shante Robinson's 40.84!!
(If not for someone named Sydney....!!!)
Did I forget to mention that we have yet one MORE sub-4:00 HS Miler??
In the Festival of Miles race in St Louis, Australian Morgan McDonald won the race in 3:57.5.
In 3rd came Reed Brown, his 3:59.30 making him HS Miler Number Ten---but actually makes him 4th A-T HS, time-wise!!
His final lap took just 56.8 seconds!!
Other significant HS marks---
KC Lightfoot PV'ed 17-8.50, making him 16th A-T HS, tied with 3 others!
Alyssa Wilson threw the Discus 182-0, making her 11th A-T HS, tied with 1 other!
Dana Baker's 164-2 JT makes her 20th A-T HS!
Gianna Rao threw the Hammer 185-8, making her 21st A-T HS, tied with 1 other!
Skylar Ciccolini had a JT of 164-9, making her 18th A-T HS!
Jacob Slate sent his Ball & Chain (HT!) out a HS-leading 231-1, making him 22nd A-T HS!
But Michael Feldman took the lead away, his 238-1 moving him from 17th A-T HS to 13th!!
Tyrese Cooper ho-hummed his way around the track in 45.38--a non-PR!
Joseph Anderson had a speedy 110H---13.33 (1.4)---making him 6th A-T HS!
Rachel Baxter missed her 3 tries at 14-5, but she won the CA State title with 14-0!!
The Men's HS Mile at the adidas meet produced some good times.
Patrick Parker won it in 4:03.99, beating Austin Hindman's 4:04.53, and Casey Clinger's 4:04.87!
Titiana Marsh got a big OUTdoor PR in the TJ, her 43-5 making her 8th A-T HS!
And Kathleen Young got a big OUTdoor SP PR---her 53-5 making her 11th A-T HS!!
I reported that Dathan Ritzenhein had won the Manchester (England) 10K in 28:06.
Well, Tirunesh Dibaba took the Women's race in 31:03.
BTW, Ancient Bernard Lagat took 2nd to Ritz, time of 28:13!!
He's just 42 years old!!
Sandi Morris Vaulted 15-10.50 on May 25th, taking over the World lead!
Three Women cleared 15-1 in the PV in Chula Vista.
Morgann LeLeux beat Katie Nageotte and Kristin Hixson!
Nageotte's mark matches her 2016 PR!
Kortney Ross got an OUTdoor PR with her 14-9!
The Adrian Martinez meet had some good marks.
David Torrence took the Men's Mile in 3:53.22, with Robert Domenic and Kyle Merber both running in the 3:54's!
Nicole Tully's 4:30.22 took the Women's race, beating Eleanor Fulton's 4:30.34!
Ce'aira Brown won the 800 in 2:01.10, with Cecilia Barowski in 3rd with 2:01.81.
Kemoy Campbell won the 3000 in 7:44.90, beating Thomas Curtin's 7:45.11.
Marielle Hall took the Women's race in 8:55.55, with Cally Macumber running her best race in awhile, finishing 2nd in 9:00.92!!
At the adidas meet, Michael Stigler took the 400H in 48.69, while Novlene Williams-Mills beat Courtney Okolo in the 400--51.69 to 51.93!
Buze Diriba won the 3000 in 8:45.44.
Brandon McBride beat Marcin Lewandowski in the 800--1:45.36 to 1:45.76.
Chris O'Hare won the 1500 in 3:39.31, with Drew Hunter ending in 5th, time of 3:40.35.
Muktar Idris won a solid 5000 in 13:01.04, with Cyrus Rutto in 2nd with 13:03.44!!
The Furman Elite 1500's were fast!
Izaic Yorks won the Men's race in 3:38.01.
Canadian Charles Philibert-Thiboutot was 2nd in 3:38.20, with Cory Leslie 3rd in 3:38.51, and Brannon Kidder's 3:38.79 taking 4th!!
The Women's race saw BIG PR's from Marta Freitas (4:05.71) in 1st, and Shannon Osika (4:06.17) in 3rd.
Stephanie Garcia's 4:05.98 was 2nd, while Nicole Sifuentes was 4th in 4:06.24!
A pair of SP marks from the Old Country (Europe!!) produced National Records!!
Tomas Stanek's 72-2.50 is the NR of the Czech Republic!!
The old mark was from 1987!!
He's now 24th A-T World!!
And Darlon Romani's 71-7.25 broke his own National Record of Brazil!!
Mutaz Barshim HJ'ed 7-9.25, to lead the World!
Yulimar Rojas TJ'ed 49-1.
It's not a PR, but it does give her the Age 21 record!!
Antonio Alkana ran the 110H in 13.11 in a meet in Prague, giving him the National Record of South Africa---and ALL of Africa!!
Gia Lewis-Smallwood had a DT of 215-11, beating the 210-10 of Valerie Allman!
Some "odd" events were run on a straightaway track set up on the streets of Boston on the last day of the adidas meet!
Shaunae Miller-Uibo took the 200 in 21.76.
To put that into perspective, note that Tommie Smith had run a straight 200 in 19.5, but 0.5 faster than his curve time!
So figure SMU's time might be REALLY worth about 22.26 if run on a REAL track around a curve!!
Tori Bowie took the 150 in a speedy 16.30!
Wayde Van Niekerk's 200 took 19.84. (See above!)
Shamier Little won the 200H in 26.00---also on the straightaway!!
The PV saw Alysha Newman's 15-1 beating the 14-9 of Jenn Suhr!!
Finally--in the marks department--I have the Women's 1500 at the Boston meet!
(Run on the REAL track!! LOL)
Emily Lipari---having HER year!!--won it in 4:12.32.
Dominique Scott-Erfurd & Eleanor Fulton were also under 4:13.
Then came Gabrielle Grunewald!!
She may have run "only" 4:17.75--but she WON the hearts of the World---delaying her cancer treatments trying to qualify for the USATF meet!
And DESPITE starting chemo treatments tomorrow (Tuesday), she said she's going to run ANOTHER 1500--this week!!
Words are not enough!
My deepest love and support for this strongest of Women!!
In other news---
Sara Hall won the Freihofer's 5K for Women--time of 15:49!
Aliphine Tuliamuk was 2 seconds back!
Camille Herron won the 56 mile Comrades Marathon in South Africa---a very hilly & tough course!
She's the first US Woman to win this race---the Women's division, that is!!
Her time was 6:27 & change---That's 6 hours and 27 minutes, folks!!---and she won by 4 minutes!!
You know that Ed Cheserek and Molly Seidel are NOT going to race at the NCAA meet this week!
But did you know that BOTH are now Profeshes??
Yep, both signed with the same agent, but no announcements of sponsors---yet!
Carmelita Jeter has NOT retired---but said she will NOT race in 2017!!
You've no doubt heard the Old Wives tale that twins do everything together--right?
Well, Lexi and Tori Weeks said both are getting married this summer!!
Okay, not on the same day, or at the same ceremony--but.....!!!
Tori will go down the aisle first, marrying Seth Hoggard on July 8th.
Lexi will follow on August 12th, marrying Derek Jacobus, an Arkansas Decathlete!
Hoggard is a LJ'er, as far as I can tell, and they've been dating since HS!
Both said they're committed to PV'ing too!!
I'll close with a Correction!
In my Gotzis report, I said that Grit Sadeiko had PR'ed with 6280!
True!
But I got her mixed up with her sister GRETA Sadeiko!!
And I was wrong about Greta's school too---she attended Florida State, not Florida!!
And her PR is 5815 points---not "stuck in the 5600-5700 range"!!
Sorry, Ladies!
BTW, Grit was born July 29, 1989, while Greta was born May 29, 1993!
Next post(s) will be my NCAA Previews!!
Most likely early on Wednesday, right before the meet begins!!
See you then!
And yes, at some State Championships---like California and New Jersey.
But WHOA there, Baby, don't get carried away!!
(Yeah, tell that to Sydney McLaughlin and Tara Davis---and several others!)
Davis ALMOST won the California State MEET!!
Not just an event or two or three, but the entire frigging meet!!!
Her 30 points JUST missed winning the STATE Championships!!
WOW!
Her first event (on the "finals" day) was the Long Jump!
So she bashes out a 22-1.75---but it's windy!!
UGH!
So she comes back and leaps 22-1---LEGAL!!!
Breaks a Marion Jones Meet Record, and moves her from 4th to 3rd A-T HS!!
Next came the 100H.
She crushes the field in just 12.83 seconds---BUT it's with a 3.7 wind!
Wind notwithstanding, it's the fastest EVER time run under all conditions!!
She ends her DAY----Yes, all the same day!!--with a victory in the TJ, although her winning mark couldn't match her Qualifier of 43-4 from the previous day, an OUTdoor PR!
But she remains 11th A-T HS!
As for Ms McLaughlin, what can one say?
She's simply a Non-Pro-PRO---at least performance-wise!!
She opened up her NJ meet with 400H in 54.03.
That breaks her own Age 17 record, her own HSR, and is the fastest time for anyone still a teenager!!
She's the 3rd fastest in the WORLD right now!!
It's the Senior Class record.
She remains 1st A-T HS, and moves from 17th A-T US, tied with 1 other, to 16th!!
Then she ran the flat 400 in 51.88, missing her 2016 OUTdoor PR by 0.01 seconds!!
Oh yeah, she also sped 200 meters in 22.96, making her 17th A-T HS, tied with 3 others!!
Remember my recent correction about Katia Seymour's reported 22.89 being found to be wind-aided?
I said that Sanya Richards-Ross had been sent OFF the list by Seymour's supposed mark!
Then I added she was back ON---after finding Seymour's mark was windy!
Well, she's now OFF again---and this time for real---because of McLaughlin's entrance!!
I'm dizzy!
The HS "stunners" don't stop with these two---not by a long shot!!
Sammy Watson ran in the adidas Boston 800 against some solid Pro's!
Charlene Lipsey won the race in 1:59.57.
But Watson, who had come by 400 in 59.37, charged home in 61.41---final time a PR of 2:00.78!!
She moves from 4th to 3rd A-T HS!!
Two women she beat were Habitam Alemu of Ethiopia and Lynsey Sharp of Great Britain, no slouches they!!
The time wasn't super fast---unless you're a Freshman girl!!
Lexy Halladay outkicked Brie Oakley and Lauren Gregory in the adidas meet Mile---4:41.80 to Oakley's 4:41.95, and Gregory's 4:42.00.
Their times do NOT make my DDD!
But who cares, when you know that Halladay has just broken the Frosh Class record held by Mary Decker (Slaney), dating from 1973!!!
BTW, she misses my list by 0.49 seconds, while Oakley missed it by 0.64 seconds!!
Lauren Harris continues to out-walk her peers!
Her latest HSR was over 1500 meters, time of 6:17.20.
This broke her own mark!!
An All-Star 4X400 Relay team ran 3:03.35 at the Great Southwest meet.
Ty Cooper, Jamal Walton, and Thomas Burns of the state of Florida were joined by a Frosh from Louisiana (Don't have his name right now!) to run about 4 seconds faster than the official HSR of 3:07.40.
However, because they weren't from one school, it will only count as an exhibition, and not eligible for record or list purposes!!
A team from Texas ran 3:08 and change in 2nd!!
Caitlin Collier sped 800 meters in 2:03.32!
This 11th Grader is now 15th A-T HS, tied with 1 other!
Oh yes, she WON the race---against some Pro's & Collegians!!
Her splits were 60.98 and 62.34!
Brandon Miller ran 800 meters in 1:50.84, breaking the Frosh Class record held by Michael Granville since 1993!!
I mentioned Thomas Burns a bit ago.
He improved his 300H PR AGAIN!!
This time, it was 35.25--making him 2nd A-T HS, and gives him the Junior Class record!
Charles Brockman ran 35.62 in 2nd, making him 12th A-T HS!!
Shae Anderson continues to rock and roll!!
She won the 400 in 52.91.
Then PR'ed in the 300H with 40.31.
It was a good race, with Jurnee Woodward taking 2nd in 40.79, followed closely by Shante Robinson's 40.84!!
(If not for someone named Sydney....!!!)
Did I forget to mention that we have yet one MORE sub-4:00 HS Miler??
In the Festival of Miles race in St Louis, Australian Morgan McDonald won the race in 3:57.5.
In 3rd came Reed Brown, his 3:59.30 making him HS Miler Number Ten---but actually makes him 4th A-T HS, time-wise!!
His final lap took just 56.8 seconds!!
Other significant HS marks---
KC Lightfoot PV'ed 17-8.50, making him 16th A-T HS, tied with 3 others!
Alyssa Wilson threw the Discus 182-0, making her 11th A-T HS, tied with 1 other!
Dana Baker's 164-2 JT makes her 20th A-T HS!
Gianna Rao threw the Hammer 185-8, making her 21st A-T HS, tied with 1 other!
Skylar Ciccolini had a JT of 164-9, making her 18th A-T HS!
Jacob Slate sent his Ball & Chain (HT!) out a HS-leading 231-1, making him 22nd A-T HS!
But Michael Feldman took the lead away, his 238-1 moving him from 17th A-T HS to 13th!!
Tyrese Cooper ho-hummed his way around the track in 45.38--a non-PR!
Joseph Anderson had a speedy 110H---13.33 (1.4)---making him 6th A-T HS!
Rachel Baxter missed her 3 tries at 14-5, but she won the CA State title with 14-0!!
The Men's HS Mile at the adidas meet produced some good times.
Patrick Parker won it in 4:03.99, beating Austin Hindman's 4:04.53, and Casey Clinger's 4:04.87!
Titiana Marsh got a big OUTdoor PR in the TJ, her 43-5 making her 8th A-T HS!
And Kathleen Young got a big OUTdoor SP PR---her 53-5 making her 11th A-T HS!!
I reported that Dathan Ritzenhein had won the Manchester (England) 10K in 28:06.
Well, Tirunesh Dibaba took the Women's race in 31:03.
BTW, Ancient Bernard Lagat took 2nd to Ritz, time of 28:13!!
He's just 42 years old!!
Sandi Morris Vaulted 15-10.50 on May 25th, taking over the World lead!
Three Women cleared 15-1 in the PV in Chula Vista.
Morgann LeLeux beat Katie Nageotte and Kristin Hixson!
Nageotte's mark matches her 2016 PR!
Kortney Ross got an OUTdoor PR with her 14-9!
The Adrian Martinez meet had some good marks.
David Torrence took the Men's Mile in 3:53.22, with Robert Domenic and Kyle Merber both running in the 3:54's!
Nicole Tully's 4:30.22 took the Women's race, beating Eleanor Fulton's 4:30.34!
Ce'aira Brown won the 800 in 2:01.10, with Cecilia Barowski in 3rd with 2:01.81.
Kemoy Campbell won the 3000 in 7:44.90, beating Thomas Curtin's 7:45.11.
Marielle Hall took the Women's race in 8:55.55, with Cally Macumber running her best race in awhile, finishing 2nd in 9:00.92!!
At the adidas meet, Michael Stigler took the 400H in 48.69, while Novlene Williams-Mills beat Courtney Okolo in the 400--51.69 to 51.93!
Buze Diriba won the 3000 in 8:45.44.
Brandon McBride beat Marcin Lewandowski in the 800--1:45.36 to 1:45.76.
Chris O'Hare won the 1500 in 3:39.31, with Drew Hunter ending in 5th, time of 3:40.35.
Muktar Idris won a solid 5000 in 13:01.04, with Cyrus Rutto in 2nd with 13:03.44!!
The Furman Elite 1500's were fast!
Izaic Yorks won the Men's race in 3:38.01.
Canadian Charles Philibert-Thiboutot was 2nd in 3:38.20, with Cory Leslie 3rd in 3:38.51, and Brannon Kidder's 3:38.79 taking 4th!!
The Women's race saw BIG PR's from Marta Freitas (4:05.71) in 1st, and Shannon Osika (4:06.17) in 3rd.
Stephanie Garcia's 4:05.98 was 2nd, while Nicole Sifuentes was 4th in 4:06.24!
A pair of SP marks from the Old Country (Europe!!) produced National Records!!
Tomas Stanek's 72-2.50 is the NR of the Czech Republic!!
The old mark was from 1987!!
He's now 24th A-T World!!
And Darlon Romani's 71-7.25 broke his own National Record of Brazil!!
Mutaz Barshim HJ'ed 7-9.25, to lead the World!
Yulimar Rojas TJ'ed 49-1.
It's not a PR, but it does give her the Age 21 record!!
Antonio Alkana ran the 110H in 13.11 in a meet in Prague, giving him the National Record of South Africa---and ALL of Africa!!
Gia Lewis-Smallwood had a DT of 215-11, beating the 210-10 of Valerie Allman!
Some "odd" events were run on a straightaway track set up on the streets of Boston on the last day of the adidas meet!
Shaunae Miller-Uibo took the 200 in 21.76.
To put that into perspective, note that Tommie Smith had run a straight 200 in 19.5, but 0.5 faster than his curve time!
So figure SMU's time might be REALLY worth about 22.26 if run on a REAL track around a curve!!
Tori Bowie took the 150 in a speedy 16.30!
Wayde Van Niekerk's 200 took 19.84. (See above!)
Shamier Little won the 200H in 26.00---also on the straightaway!!
The PV saw Alysha Newman's 15-1 beating the 14-9 of Jenn Suhr!!
Finally--in the marks department--I have the Women's 1500 at the Boston meet!
(Run on the REAL track!! LOL)
Emily Lipari---having HER year!!--won it in 4:12.32.
Dominique Scott-Erfurd & Eleanor Fulton were also under 4:13.
Then came Gabrielle Grunewald!!
She may have run "only" 4:17.75--but she WON the hearts of the World---delaying her cancer treatments trying to qualify for the USATF meet!
And DESPITE starting chemo treatments tomorrow (Tuesday), she said she's going to run ANOTHER 1500--this week!!
Words are not enough!
My deepest love and support for this strongest of Women!!
In other news---
Sara Hall won the Freihofer's 5K for Women--time of 15:49!
Aliphine Tuliamuk was 2 seconds back!
Camille Herron won the 56 mile Comrades Marathon in South Africa---a very hilly & tough course!
She's the first US Woman to win this race---the Women's division, that is!!
Her time was 6:27 & change---That's 6 hours and 27 minutes, folks!!---and she won by 4 minutes!!
You know that Ed Cheserek and Molly Seidel are NOT going to race at the NCAA meet this week!
But did you know that BOTH are now Profeshes??
Yep, both signed with the same agent, but no announcements of sponsors---yet!
Carmelita Jeter has NOT retired---but said she will NOT race in 2017!!
You've no doubt heard the Old Wives tale that twins do everything together--right?
Well, Lexi and Tori Weeks said both are getting married this summer!!
Okay, not on the same day, or at the same ceremony--but.....!!!
Tori will go down the aisle first, marrying Seth Hoggard on July 8th.
Lexi will follow on August 12th, marrying Derek Jacobus, an Arkansas Decathlete!
Hoggard is a LJ'er, as far as I can tell, and they've been dating since HS!
Both said they're committed to PV'ing too!!
I'll close with a Correction!
In my Gotzis report, I said that Grit Sadeiko had PR'ed with 6280!
True!
But I got her mixed up with her sister GRETA Sadeiko!!
And I was wrong about Greta's school too---she attended Florida State, not Florida!!
And her PR is 5815 points---not "stuck in the 5600-5700 range"!!
Sorry, Ladies!
BTW, Grit was born July 29, 1989, while Greta was born May 29, 1993!
Next post(s) will be my NCAA Previews!!
Most likely early on Wednesday, right before the meet begins!!
See you then!
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