Just as I said in my 2018 Preview of this meet, the 2019 fields don't point to much--if any--improvement from last year!
There ARE a few superstars (Athing Mu, Trey Knight, Anna Hall, and Katelyn Tuohy), but not much of a back-up gang!!
Nonetheless, this IS the HS Championship meet for INdoors, so let's take a look at who's who and what's what!
Basic guidelines are--
Events are listed in order of the finals!
Meet Record possibilities are given (along with the MR's!!).
Some key names to watch are also offered!!
The Men's and Women's events generally follow in consecutive order, so each event will carry BOTH sexes Preview!
The Men's MR's are listed first in the parentheses!
Most of today will be all about the Emerging Elites!
Friday, March 8
5000 (14:06.78 and 15:55.75)
These are by far the WORST pair of 5K fields I've seen since my blog began!!
Only Carter Cheeseman for the Men, and Kaitlynn Wolfe are given any chance to make my Top 24 lists!
Near the bottom!!
BTW, Ms Wolfe is famous (or infamous??) for ending 2nd (over two minutes behind!) Katelyn Tuohy when Tuohy smashed the HSR last year!!
DMR (9:56.18 and 11:34.85)
The Rizzo brothers--Matt and Alex--will lead Bronxville's squad, while Sam Affolder will probably anchor Virginia's Jungle TC!
Ms Tuohy will lead the Red Raider crew from NY!
(Will she run under 4:35??)
Women's High Jump (6-0.50)
This is actually an excellent field, so the MR odds are 75-25!
Morgan Smalls, Taylor Wright, Jenna Rogers, Nyagua Bayak, and Anna Hall will all challenge the 6 foot barrier!
Pentathlon (4307 & 4068)
Never heard of any of the guys, but Anna Hall is here on the Women's side!
Can she top the 4302 she scored at USATF?
She'll surely SHATTER the MR!!
A score of 4500 is NOT impossible!
Saturday, March 9
Mile Walk (6:06.13 and 6:49.12)
No Male names to offer, but enjoy watching Taylor Ewert try to break her HSR--and this slower MR!!
She should get both!!
A true mega talent!!
Shuttle Hurdle Relay (28.62 and 30.44)
No teams to suggest for the Gold, but MR's are still possible!
4 X Mile Relay (17:01.82 & 19:59.24)
No really speedy anchors, so I doubt we'll see any MR's here!
SMR (3:24.02 and 3:52.68)
Again, no big names here, so the MR's should survive!
4X800 Relay (7:36.99 and 8:54.11)
Sorry, but none of the biggies are in this event, so I doubt any MR's will go down!
Men's Long Jump (26-0.25)
Kenneth Wei is the only guy to reach 25-0 this year--and ONLY 25-0!
So no MR!
Women's Shot Put (56-7.50)
No girl over 49 feet this season, so ZERO chance for a MR!
Men's PV (19-1)
This really lousy MR will be SMASHED tomorrow--mark my words!
LIAR!!
Nathan Stone is the best this event can offer!
Women's Long Jump (21-3.25)
Jasmine Moore and Morgan Smalls should battle it out here, but both are better at other events!
MR will probably stand!
Men's Shot Put (75-4.25)
Pat Piperi (Tripp's brother), Trey Knight, and Aiden Felty are the best here, although Knight is MUCH better in the WT!
MR stands!
Men's High Jump (7-5.25)
Trey Allen leads this event, but he's just gotten to 7 feet so far, so no MR!
Sunday, March 10
4X200 Relay (1:26.21 and 1:34.75)
No MR's here either!!
2 Mile (8:40.70 and 9:55.92)
Ryan Oosting has some talent, but not enough to even go below 8:50, let alone approach the MR!
He's joined by Devin Hart and Liam Mirrphy.
I'm separating my commentary on the Women's Deuce!
One reason--I strongly feel Mary Cain's iconic HSR, as well as Melody Fairchild's equally iconic MR--is going DOWN!!
Katelyn Tuohy has the ability to diop into the 9:20's!!
Whether she can do it alone is the key question!
Does she need a field of Professionals for this to happen?
Or is the pressure put upon her by the OTHER huge star in this race--Katelynn Hart--enough to spur Tuohy to move those legs faster than any other HS girl has ever done??
And Hart better watch HER back, because also in this field are Walker supreme Taylor Ewert, Brooke Rauber, and Grace Connelly!
This could be THE event of the entire meet!!
60H (7.40 and 8.02)
Kurt Powdar is the best dude here, but the MR is too good!
The Women are led by Jasmine Jones and Kori Carter!
But their MR is safe also!
60 (6.57 and 7.25)
The Men have torn up the track in this fastest event!
Lance Lang, Marcellus Moore, and Micah Williams have all run between 6.62 and 6.65 this year!
I'd suggest to watch the clock, as well as the race!
We could see THREE sub-6.60's here!
Could be historic!
The MR---which is the HSR!---could go down!!
As for the Women's race, it could be equally historic!
That's because Brianna Williams is entered!
She ran 11.13 in the 100 last OUTdoor season, and could approach the HSR of 7.19!
(Too bad Tamari Davis has chosen the 200 as her sprint event here!!)
But Williams might hear the footsteps of Thelma Davies or Jasmine Jones behind her!!
400 (46.31 and 51.61)
Both of these MR's will be there when the dust settles!
Kayla Davis is fast, but she's yet to reach the level of Syd the Kid!
She'll have Victoria Vanriele, Britton Wilson, and Vanessa Watson for challengers!
The Men have a couple to watch--Ashton Allen and Justin Robinson!
Mile (4:03.84 and 4:36.61)
Both of these MR's might be approached, but they won't need flak vests to protect themselves!
Cole Sprout seems the most likely to challenge the Men's MR, but he'll need to keep an eye on Carter Cheeseman, Matthew Payamps, and Matt Maton's brother, Daniel!!
The Women will be led by Marlee Starliper!
She might break into the 4:30's, but closer to 4:40 than 4:35!
Grace Connelly, Tori Starcher, and Zofia Dudek should be watched!
800 (1:49.46 and 2:03.59)
The Men's event actually has a pretty good field, despite no one being under 1:50 yet!
Luis Peralta, Malcolm Going, Matt Rizzo, Alfred Charamu, and Daniel Maton might all challenge that barrier!
ATHING MU!!
Stand aside, Katelyn Tuohy!
After all, Tuohy's most likely target is the High School Record!
Mu has an EXCELLENT chance to take down Ajee Wilson's AMERICAN Record!
And a few have even spoken the words WORLD RECORD and Ms Mu's name in the same breath---and they have NOT been committed to insane asylums---yet!!
Don't forget her 600 AR of 1:23.57 at Millrose.
If she hits the 600 point in 1:26 flat, watch the seconds tick away as she rounds that final lap!!
A lap of 32.5 (off of that 1:26.0) would give her the American Record!
The WR would need a lap in 29.8!!
She proved at Millrose that she's capable of such a finish---but that was just three laps!!
This is four!
Hold your breath, my friends!
And remember--this girl is still just 16 years old!!
(Oh gee, forgot to mention Victoria Vanriele and Lily Flynn are also in the race!)
200 (20.63 and 23.23)
Again, the Women conquer!
Tamari Davis is the Queen in this event!
And she could get the Meet AND HS Records!!
A sub-23 time is NOT impossible for this super sprinter!!
She'll have Kayla Davis, Kori Carter, and Thelma Davies in her rear-view mirror!
The Men are led by Mario Heslop and Marcellus Moore!
Also watch for Charles Lewis!
4X400 Relay (3:13.34 and 3:39.70)
This Relay also has no major figure to mention!
But watch for possible MR's anyway!
Women's Weight Throw (68-2.50)
The two best WT Women are here, but that MR )s also the HSR!
It might be JUST beyond their current levels!
Monique Hardy has thrown it over 62 feet, and might have a shot (Sic!) at 64 or 65!
She's joined by Cheyenne Figueroa!
Men's Triple Jump (52-7.50)
Justin Forde is the best this weak event has to offer!
Absolutely ZERO chance of a MR!
Men's Weight Throw (92-7.50)
The fact that Trey Knight has already PR'ed by several feet this season does not bode well for his chances to add ANOTHER 6 feet to that PR!!
But who knows?
This guy is special!!
Already throwing well with the Professional implement, Knight could reach 88 or even 90 feet, but I feel the MR--just 7-plus inches less than the amazing HSR--will probably have to wait for his Senior year!
Yes, that's right, this BEAST is just an 11th Grader!!
Women's Triple Jump (44-2)
Jasmine Moore has been knocking on the door of super stardom all of her career!
She hit 43 even earlier this season, a PR INdoors!
Can she add over a foot on Sunday?/
I doubt it, but a few inches--Yes!
Also watch for the ubiquitous Morgan Smalls!
Women's Pole Vault (14-2.75)
The season leader--Chloe Cunliffe--and the only 14 footer of 2019 so far, ain't here!
So the MR will likely survive until at least 2020!
Watch for Lindsey Abshon and Genaya Hirata to try to raise their bars!
The meet has already begun with a series of field events and Emerging Elite races, plus slower sections of the Two Mile!
So my Preview is out ahead of the first event Previewed here!
Enjoy the three days, and be sure to watch its FREE livestream, via Runner Space!
See you soon!
Friday, March 8, 2019
2019 NCAA Championships Preview (MEN & WOMEN)
This edition of the NCAA's INdoor Championships is setting the bar high!
Which is another way of saying that we all expect Mondo Duplantis's PV BAR to be the highest ever a Collegiate male has ever cleared!
Jokes aside, there are the usual number of truly elite athletes here, with a whole lot of wannabe's!
A few weak events dot the landscape, but overall, expect the usual assortment of Records broken, and Marks making my All-Time lists!
Lots to cover, so here's a brief guide to this Preview!
Events are listed in the order of the finals, with the Men's events listed first for each day!
Meet Records are given, with odds for them being broken.
A few athletes names are also listed, but are NOT predictions of who will win!
Friday, March 8
MEN
Long Jump (27-10.25)
Grant Holloway is apparently going to attempt to win FOUR events--3 open, and one Relay!
Amazingly enough, I see him as fully capable of doing it!
He begins here, where I see few potential 27 foot leaps.
MR odds are just 25-75, despite Holloway being ready to go 27-6!!
Fabrizio Edoki, Charles Brown, Rayvon Grey, and Jordan Latimer might join Holloway on the podium!
Pole Vault (19-4.25)
Too bad they scheduled this event so early in the meet!
Once over, I wonder if some fans will go home, having seen MONDO perform!
Odds for the MR--despite his presence--are 70-30, NOT 100-0!!
And he'll have what many are calling the greatest Men's Collegiate PV field ever to spur him on!
Sondre Guttormsen, KC Lightfoot, Chris Nilsen, Zach Bradford, Jake Wooten, Devin King, and Matthew Ludwig!
WOW!!
Get the popcorn ready!!
Shot Put (71-3.50)
See the Meet Record?/
That WAS the Collegiate Record also, but Payton Otterdahl broke it already!
Give him 80-20 odds to do it again--for the MR!
Tripp Piperi. Jordan Geist, McKay Johnson, and Denzel Comenentia are others to watch!
5000 (13:25.4)
There are some runners capable of sub-13:20's, but this being a Championship race, watch them jog the middle 20 laps, keying for a mad dash to the tape!
Morgan McDonald might decide to do things differently, so give this MR 45-55 odds!
Amon Kemboi, Edwin Kurgat, Conner Mantz, Joe Klecker, Tyler Day, and Clayton Young are ones to watch!
DMR (9:27.27)
No ILLEGAL track to help them cheat, so give the odds just 30-70!
Wisconsin, Texas, Stanford, and Oregon appear to have the best squads!
Pick and choose!
WOMEN
Shot Put (64-2.25)
No big names to challenge the MR, so give it ZERO odds!!
Lena Giger, Sade Olatoye, Kiley Sabin, and Ashlie Blake appear to be the main podium contenders!
Pentathlon (4703)
Michelle Atherley would need to PR by 206 points to get this MR, so give her just 15-85 odds!
Aliyah Whisby and Ashton (ASHTON??!!) Zamzow will play Follow the Leader!
Long Jump (22-8)
Forget this MR--ZERO odds!
Yanis David--who is far better in the TJ--should win, but she'll need to watch for Rougui Sow
One of the weakest events of the entire meet!
5000 ((15:14.18)
As with the Men, here's another event where we have potential MR breakers (and CR breakers!!), but that old nemesis of fast times will be lurking on everyone's shoulders!
That said, this is the best Women's distance field since that race on December 1st at BU!!
Ednah Kurgat, Allie Ostrander, Alicia Monson, Sharon Lokedi, and Weini Kelati are just SOME of the runners to watch!
Others include Elly Henes, Lauren LaRocco, Fiona O'Keefe, Makenna Morley, Jaci Smith, Charlotte Prouse (WHEW!!), Dorcas Wasike, AND Jessica Pascoe!!
DMR (10:50.98)
Another strong field, but run on a 200 meter track!
MR odds, therefore, are only 20-80!
Oregon, Washington, Boise State, and Michigan might be challenged by Indiana, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Virginia Tech, and Kansas!
Saturday, March 9
MEN
High Jump (7-9.25)
Shelby McEwen has jumped the highest of the entrants, but MR odds are ZERO!!
Darius Corbin, Darryl Sullivan, JuVaughn Harrison, and Tejaswin Shankar are "rising stars" (Heh!) to watch!
Weight Throw (80-10.25)
Despite Payton Otterdahl's presence, he is NOT the main character here!!
Denzel Comenentia, Adam Kelly, and AJ McFarland are better at this event!
Others to watch are Joseph Ellis and Gleb Dudarev!
A sentimental favorite might be Bobby Colantonio, who battled cancer in recent years--and WON!!
Heptathlon (6499)
NO chance for a MR--and maybe not even 6100 points!
Best bets for top podium spot include Harrison Williams, Aidan Owens, and Johannes Erm!
Triple Jump (57-0)
Another weak field, so give this MR 10-90 odds!
However, both Donald Scott and Taher Triki are pretty good!
Mile (3:54.74)
Before Oliver Hoere ran a 3:54 recently, I would have given the odds here just 5-95!
But even WITH Hoere's presence, the odds build to just 20-80!
With no really serious opponents, he'd have to time trial the race to even approach the MR!
Casey Comber, Sam Worley, and Blake Haney could make things interesting!
60H (7.45)
The 2nd of Grant Holloway's events, he could get the MR!
Give him 80-20 odds!
But if Daniel Roberts continues to improve, watch out!!
Also key on Chad Zallow and Trey Cunningham.
400 (44.52)
No one has broken 45 this season--yet!
But I don't see anyone dipping under that by 0.50!!
Kahmari Montgomery and Wil London should be the front runners!
Also watch for Jonathan Jones and Obi Igbokwe!
60 (6.45)
Coming just minutes after his 60H race, this might be Grant Holloway's toughest challenge!
The MR will still be 6.45 at race's end, so give it 15-85 odds!
Divine Oduduru could be Holloway's wall he'll have to climb past for the W, but Oduduru is better at 200!
Also watch for Mustaqeem Williams, Andrew Hudson, and Akim Sani Brown, who could shock them all!!
800 (1:45.15)
Will Devin Dixon chase the MR--or be content with the win?
Odds are 35-65!
Carlton Orange, Isaiah Jewett, and Marco Arop are ones to watch!
200 (20.02)
Divine Oduduru has run this in 20.08 this season!
Give him 40-60 odds to dip under the 20,barrier!
Andrew Hudson, Mustaqeem Williams, and Obi Igbokwe are others to watch!
3000 (7:45.94)
Another distance race wide open for strategizing--meaning give this MR just 40-60 odds!
Grant Fisher should win, but he'll be challenged by Oliver Hoere and Morgan McDonald--maybe to the wire!!
Also watch for Cooper Teare, Kyle Mau, Conner Mantz, Aman Kemboi, and Joe Klccker!!
4X400 Relay (3:00.73)
Despite some speedy legs, no team has MR possibilities--as I see it!
Give it 20-80 odds!
Houston, Baylor, USC, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech are good possibilities for the podium!
On the LOWER steps, as Florida will have Grant Holloway chasing down his FOURTH Gold of the meet!
Don't think he won't throw down a 43-low to try to complete his task!!
WOMEN
High Jump (6-6)
ZERO odds!!
Loretta Blaut and Lillian Lowe should jump the highest--if you want to call it that!!
Triple Jump (46-10)
Keturah Orji is in the Pro ranks, so no MR--odds are 10-90!
And that's only because Yanis David is here--and she's capable of going over 46 feet!
Shardia Lawrence, Marie Josee Ebwea-Excel, and Tatiana Marsh could close in on 45 feet!
Pole Vault (15-3.50)
Lisa Gunnarsson is injured, and isn't here!
So that leaves Lexi Jacobus and Tori Hoggard with only the CR and MR to challenge them!
Give the MR 60-40 odds, and the CR 15-85 odds!
Lucy Bryan, Bridget Guy, Rachel Baxter, Bonnie Draxler, and Andrea Willis will have Razorback Desiree Freier to challenge them for the Bronze!
That is, unless the former Weeks twins falter!
Mile (4:27.18)
The consensus pick for the W seems to be comebacker Hannah Meier of Michigan!
But I don't see a clean path to the line for her!
She'll have Millie Paladino, Lauren Gregory, and Katie Rainsberger to get past first!!
60H (7.79)
No MR (0-100 odds!), as no one in the WORLD has beaten 7.85 this season!!
Chanel Brissett has the fastest seed time, but Dior Hall, Tonea Marshall, Anna Cockrell, and Payton Chadwick will be there to challenge!
Also watch for Janeek Brown and Tiara McMinn!
Weight Throw (83-10.25)
That's the Collegiate Record also, so give it ZERO odds!
Stamatia Scarvelis, Sade Olatoye, and Laulaga Tausaga should be the best bets to beat 80 feet!
But watch also for Taylor Scaife, Alyssa Wilson, and Kelsey Bedard!
400 (50.34)
Lynna Irby is the best here, but she hasn't even broken 52 this season, so give the odds at 25-75!
Alexis Holmes, Kaelin Roberts, SyAira Richardson, Kiara Horton, and Kaye Constantine might dip under 52---on a good day!
60 (7.07)
Kortnei Johnson should have her way with the hoi polloi, but give her odds for the MR of 10-90!
Twanisha Terry could make it a close race, but not too close!
Also watch for ShaKarra Richardson, Marybeth Sant, Kiara Parker, Jayla Kirkland, and Tamara Clark!
800 (2:01.09)
Athing Mu isn't in college yet--but Danae Rivers is!
So give the odds at 40-60!
Jasmine Fray hasn't been heard from for awhile, but she has some street cred!
Allie Wilson, Rachel Pocratsky, and Abike Egbeniyi are ones to watch!
200 (22.38)
Kennedy Flannel might be a WARM person (Get it?? LOL), but she's only a slight favorite for the W!
Lauren Rain Williams, Sha Karri Richardson, and Kortnei Johnson are key challengers!
Others might be Kayla White, Tamara Clark, Anania Battle, and Lanae Tava Thomas!
ZERO odds!
3000 (8:42.03)
Like the 5K, this race has the potential to produce some great times--and a lengthy revision to my Record Book!!
BUT--it's a distance race, and we all have heard the broken record line about that!!
Give Jenny (Barringer) Simpson's mark yet another year to live!
15-85 odds!
Weini Kelati, Ednah Kurgat, Allie Ostrander, and Alicia Monson should lead this motley gang!
But they should be aware of the other speedsters--Lauren Gregory, Katie Rainsberger, Charlotte Prouse, and Jessica Hull!
Taylor Werner has had a good season, so add her to the list, along with Erica Kirk, Makenna Morley, and Elly Henes!!
4X400 Relay (3:27.03)
This MR should be fairly safe, as it's getting 25-75 odds!
The 400 crowd just hasn't been very productive in 2019!
Teams to watch are Texas, Baylor, Miami, Arkansas, Texas A&M, USC, LSU, and Georgia--where Ms Irby reigns supreme!1
Enjoy the two days of shocks and upsets and comethroughs--and failures!
Next post will be my NBIN Preview--up in a few hours!
See you soon!
Which is another way of saying that we all expect Mondo Duplantis's PV BAR to be the highest ever a Collegiate male has ever cleared!
Jokes aside, there are the usual number of truly elite athletes here, with a whole lot of wannabe's!
A few weak events dot the landscape, but overall, expect the usual assortment of Records broken, and Marks making my All-Time lists!
Lots to cover, so here's a brief guide to this Preview!
Events are listed in the order of the finals, with the Men's events listed first for each day!
Meet Records are given, with odds for them being broken.
A few athletes names are also listed, but are NOT predictions of who will win!
Friday, March 8
MEN
Long Jump (27-10.25)
Grant Holloway is apparently going to attempt to win FOUR events--3 open, and one Relay!
Amazingly enough, I see him as fully capable of doing it!
He begins here, where I see few potential 27 foot leaps.
MR odds are just 25-75, despite Holloway being ready to go 27-6!!
Fabrizio Edoki, Charles Brown, Rayvon Grey, and Jordan Latimer might join Holloway on the podium!
Pole Vault (19-4.25)
Too bad they scheduled this event so early in the meet!
Once over, I wonder if some fans will go home, having seen MONDO perform!
Odds for the MR--despite his presence--are 70-30, NOT 100-0!!
And he'll have what many are calling the greatest Men's Collegiate PV field ever to spur him on!
Sondre Guttormsen, KC Lightfoot, Chris Nilsen, Zach Bradford, Jake Wooten, Devin King, and Matthew Ludwig!
WOW!!
Get the popcorn ready!!
Shot Put (71-3.50)
See the Meet Record?/
That WAS the Collegiate Record also, but Payton Otterdahl broke it already!
Give him 80-20 odds to do it again--for the MR!
Tripp Piperi. Jordan Geist, McKay Johnson, and Denzel Comenentia are others to watch!
5000 (13:25.4)
There are some runners capable of sub-13:20's, but this being a Championship race, watch them jog the middle 20 laps, keying for a mad dash to the tape!
Morgan McDonald might decide to do things differently, so give this MR 45-55 odds!
Amon Kemboi, Edwin Kurgat, Conner Mantz, Joe Klecker, Tyler Day, and Clayton Young are ones to watch!
DMR (9:27.27)
No ILLEGAL track to help them cheat, so give the odds just 30-70!
Wisconsin, Texas, Stanford, and Oregon appear to have the best squads!
Pick and choose!
WOMEN
Shot Put (64-2.25)
No big names to challenge the MR, so give it ZERO odds!!
Lena Giger, Sade Olatoye, Kiley Sabin, and Ashlie Blake appear to be the main podium contenders!
Pentathlon (4703)
Michelle Atherley would need to PR by 206 points to get this MR, so give her just 15-85 odds!
Aliyah Whisby and Ashton (ASHTON??!!) Zamzow will play Follow the Leader!
Long Jump (22-8)
Forget this MR--ZERO odds!
Yanis David--who is far better in the TJ--should win, but she'll need to watch for Rougui Sow
One of the weakest events of the entire meet!
5000 ((15:14.18)
As with the Men, here's another event where we have potential MR breakers (and CR breakers!!), but that old nemesis of fast times will be lurking on everyone's shoulders!
That said, this is the best Women's distance field since that race on December 1st at BU!!
Ednah Kurgat, Allie Ostrander, Alicia Monson, Sharon Lokedi, and Weini Kelati are just SOME of the runners to watch!
Others include Elly Henes, Lauren LaRocco, Fiona O'Keefe, Makenna Morley, Jaci Smith, Charlotte Prouse (WHEW!!), Dorcas Wasike, AND Jessica Pascoe!!
DMR (10:50.98)
Another strong field, but run on a 200 meter track!
MR odds, therefore, are only 20-80!
Oregon, Washington, Boise State, and Michigan might be challenged by Indiana, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Virginia Tech, and Kansas!
Saturday, March 9
MEN
High Jump (7-9.25)
Shelby McEwen has jumped the highest of the entrants, but MR odds are ZERO!!
Darius Corbin, Darryl Sullivan, JuVaughn Harrison, and Tejaswin Shankar are "rising stars" (Heh!) to watch!
Weight Throw (80-10.25)
Despite Payton Otterdahl's presence, he is NOT the main character here!!
Denzel Comenentia, Adam Kelly, and AJ McFarland are better at this event!
Others to watch are Joseph Ellis and Gleb Dudarev!
A sentimental favorite might be Bobby Colantonio, who battled cancer in recent years--and WON!!
Heptathlon (6499)
NO chance for a MR--and maybe not even 6100 points!
Best bets for top podium spot include Harrison Williams, Aidan Owens, and Johannes Erm!
Triple Jump (57-0)
Another weak field, so give this MR 10-90 odds!
However, both Donald Scott and Taher Triki are pretty good!
Mile (3:54.74)
Before Oliver Hoere ran a 3:54 recently, I would have given the odds here just 5-95!
But even WITH Hoere's presence, the odds build to just 20-80!
With no really serious opponents, he'd have to time trial the race to even approach the MR!
Casey Comber, Sam Worley, and Blake Haney could make things interesting!
60H (7.45)
The 2nd of Grant Holloway's events, he could get the MR!
Give him 80-20 odds!
But if Daniel Roberts continues to improve, watch out!!
Also key on Chad Zallow and Trey Cunningham.
400 (44.52)
No one has broken 45 this season--yet!
But I don't see anyone dipping under that by 0.50!!
Kahmari Montgomery and Wil London should be the front runners!
Also watch for Jonathan Jones and Obi Igbokwe!
60 (6.45)
Coming just minutes after his 60H race, this might be Grant Holloway's toughest challenge!
The MR will still be 6.45 at race's end, so give it 15-85 odds!
Divine Oduduru could be Holloway's wall he'll have to climb past for the W, but Oduduru is better at 200!
Also watch for Mustaqeem Williams, Andrew Hudson, and Akim Sani Brown, who could shock them all!!
800 (1:45.15)
Will Devin Dixon chase the MR--or be content with the win?
Odds are 35-65!
Carlton Orange, Isaiah Jewett, and Marco Arop are ones to watch!
200 (20.02)
Divine Oduduru has run this in 20.08 this season!
Give him 40-60 odds to dip under the 20,barrier!
Andrew Hudson, Mustaqeem Williams, and Obi Igbokwe are others to watch!
3000 (7:45.94)
Another distance race wide open for strategizing--meaning give this MR just 40-60 odds!
Grant Fisher should win, but he'll be challenged by Oliver Hoere and Morgan McDonald--maybe to the wire!!
Also watch for Cooper Teare, Kyle Mau, Conner Mantz, Aman Kemboi, and Joe Klccker!!
4X400 Relay (3:00.73)
Despite some speedy legs, no team has MR possibilities--as I see it!
Give it 20-80 odds!
Houston, Baylor, USC, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech are good possibilities for the podium!
On the LOWER steps, as Florida will have Grant Holloway chasing down his FOURTH Gold of the meet!
Don't think he won't throw down a 43-low to try to complete his task!!
WOMEN
High Jump (6-6)
ZERO odds!!
Loretta Blaut and Lillian Lowe should jump the highest--if you want to call it that!!
Triple Jump (46-10)
Keturah Orji is in the Pro ranks, so no MR--odds are 10-90!
And that's only because Yanis David is here--and she's capable of going over 46 feet!
Shardia Lawrence, Marie Josee Ebwea-Excel, and Tatiana Marsh could close in on 45 feet!
Pole Vault (15-3.50)
Lisa Gunnarsson is injured, and isn't here!
So that leaves Lexi Jacobus and Tori Hoggard with only the CR and MR to challenge them!
Give the MR 60-40 odds, and the CR 15-85 odds!
Lucy Bryan, Bridget Guy, Rachel Baxter, Bonnie Draxler, and Andrea Willis will have Razorback Desiree Freier to challenge them for the Bronze!
That is, unless the former Weeks twins falter!
Mile (4:27.18)
The consensus pick for the W seems to be comebacker Hannah Meier of Michigan!
But I don't see a clean path to the line for her!
She'll have Millie Paladino, Lauren Gregory, and Katie Rainsberger to get past first!!
60H (7.79)
No MR (0-100 odds!), as no one in the WORLD has beaten 7.85 this season!!
Chanel Brissett has the fastest seed time, but Dior Hall, Tonea Marshall, Anna Cockrell, and Payton Chadwick will be there to challenge!
Also watch for Janeek Brown and Tiara McMinn!
Weight Throw (83-10.25)
That's the Collegiate Record also, so give it ZERO odds!
Stamatia Scarvelis, Sade Olatoye, and Laulaga Tausaga should be the best bets to beat 80 feet!
But watch also for Taylor Scaife, Alyssa Wilson, and Kelsey Bedard!
400 (50.34)
Lynna Irby is the best here, but she hasn't even broken 52 this season, so give the odds at 25-75!
Alexis Holmes, Kaelin Roberts, SyAira Richardson, Kiara Horton, and Kaye Constantine might dip under 52---on a good day!
60 (7.07)
Kortnei Johnson should have her way with the hoi polloi, but give her odds for the MR of 10-90!
Twanisha Terry could make it a close race, but not too close!
Also watch for ShaKarra Richardson, Marybeth Sant, Kiara Parker, Jayla Kirkland, and Tamara Clark!
800 (2:01.09)
Athing Mu isn't in college yet--but Danae Rivers is!
So give the odds at 40-60!
Jasmine Fray hasn't been heard from for awhile, but she has some street cred!
Allie Wilson, Rachel Pocratsky, and Abike Egbeniyi are ones to watch!
200 (22.38)
Kennedy Flannel might be a WARM person (Get it?? LOL), but she's only a slight favorite for the W!
Lauren Rain Williams, Sha Karri Richardson, and Kortnei Johnson are key challengers!
Others might be Kayla White, Tamara Clark, Anania Battle, and Lanae Tava Thomas!
ZERO odds!
3000 (8:42.03)
Like the 5K, this race has the potential to produce some great times--and a lengthy revision to my Record Book!!
BUT--it's a distance race, and we all have heard the broken record line about that!!
Give Jenny (Barringer) Simpson's mark yet another year to live!
15-85 odds!
Weini Kelati, Ednah Kurgat, Allie Ostrander, and Alicia Monson should lead this motley gang!
But they should be aware of the other speedsters--Lauren Gregory, Katie Rainsberger, Charlotte Prouse, and Jessica Hull!
Taylor Werner has had a good season, so add her to the list, along with Erica Kirk, Makenna Morley, and Elly Henes!!
4X400 Relay (3:27.03)
This MR should be fairly safe, as it's getting 25-75 odds!
The 400 crowd just hasn't been very productive in 2019!
Teams to watch are Texas, Baylor, Miami, Arkansas, Texas A&M, USC, LSU, and Georgia--where Ms Irby reigns supreme!1
Enjoy the two days of shocks and upsets and comethroughs--and failures!
Next post will be my NBIN Preview--up in a few hours!
See you soon!
Monday, March 4, 2019
WR Mile Tops Mixed Bag Euros
I was all set to do my report on the 3-day European Championships meet, when I checked Twitter one last time, and found the results of Yomif Kejelcha's attempt to break the World Record in the Mile at Boston University!
It had been discussed all week, the talk that his coach (Alberto Salazar) thought he could ALSO take down the 1500 WR--in the SAME race!!
Another AlSal bizzaro ego trip?
Or could Kejelcha really do it?/
I didn't even know who else would be running, so when I saw the full results, I was utterly astonished!!
Long story short, the United States has a whole new set of World Class Milers!
But let's look at this dude named Yomif first!
Following Erik Sowinski and another pacer, he hit the 440 in 57.3
He needed to pick it up!
But he then hit another 57.3--1:54.6 at the 880!
The 3rd 440 being essential to a really fast time, he increased the pace to a 56.3--or 2:50.9 with 2 laps to go!
All alone, but watching the clock, this was his test!
Taking to INdoor track like a child to candy, Kejelcha sprinted for his life--and a WR!!
(If you heard his post-race interview, he was also kicking for Alberto!!)
When he crossed the line, the clock read 3:47.02--later revised to 3:47.01.
He'd done it--although he missed getting the 1500 WR also!
For the Mile, he gets the WR, and breaks his own Age 21 and Ethiopia National Records!
His 3:31.25 was a PR by 0.33 seconds, but he remains 3rd A-T World!
Now for the revision of the US Record Book!!
John Gregorek escaped his link to Craig Engels with about 180 to go, and sprinting faster than Kejelcha, he crossed the line in 3:49.98!!
He moves from 12th A-T US to 3rd!
And is now 6th A-T World!
His 1500 was 3:35.21 (or 14.77 for his final 109 meters!!).
For the latter distance, he moves from 10th A-T US to 3rd!!
He also gains the Age 27 Record!!
BTW, he also beat his father's best of 3:51.34, which was run OUTdoors in 1982!!
Sam Prakel came next!
His Mile time was 3:50.94, making him 5th A-T US, and 10th A-T World!
His 1500 was passed in 3:35.66, which makes him 5th A-T US!
Henry Wynne was maybe the most surprising American!
His 3:51.26 Mile makes him 7th A-T US, and 15th A-T World!!
He also gets the Age 23 Record!!
His 3:36.09 at 1500 makes him 8th A-T US!!
Engels got a tiny PR (0.04 seconds), and didn't move anywhere up the lists!
But Rob Napolitano's Mile time of 3:54.28 makes him 22nd A-T US!!
ADDED LATER---Engels's 1500 split was 3:35.79--faster than Wynne!--so makes him 6th A-T US, moving Wynne to 9th!!
Also, Napolitano did his 1500 in 3:37.14, making him 11th A-T US!
Finally, Jeremy Hernandez's 1500 split was 3:37.90, which makes him 17th A-T US!!
The Women's race was won by Ce'Aira Brown in 4:28.12!
Which didn't come close to matching what Scotland's Laura Muir did in her home nation at the Euros!
Her 1500 heat took 4:09.29, and it wasn't the fastest, but close!
Next came her 3000 final!
(Why did the Men have to run 3K heats, while the Women went straight to a final?? Too many male entrants?? Seems strange!)
Well, Muir jogged the first half in 4:25, and it was looking like yet another Championship meet snorer!!
UGH!!
Then Muir did what she does best--ran FAST for a long stretch, no holds barred, and who cares who's behind her!!
A final 1000 in about 2:41 took her to a European Champs Meet Record of 8:30.61!
But you can give some of the credit to Konstanze Klosterhalfen, who led most of the race!!
Except for a couple of laps in the middle, KK was in front!
But when Laura Muir kicks, few Women can stick with her!
Even though KK also has a kick, but it's more long range, rather than what Muir is capable of (56.9 in her British Champs 3K)!!
KoKo just couldn't handle that, and the race was Muir's!
KK ran 8:34.06, followed by two big improvers--Melissa Courtney's 8:38.22, and Alina Reh's 8:39.45!
But let's make sure you remember how incredible those final splits were!!
Muir had split 4:25 and 4:05 (actually 4:04.96!!)
KK split 4:25 and 4:09!!
Muir had beat her heat time by 4 seconds in the SECOND 1500 of her 3K!!
The 1500 final began like another yawner--just 2:18 at the 800 mark!
She was on pace for a time just under 4:20!!
Yet again, Muir produced more than she needed to win!
When she got a lead, she didn't back off!
While she failed to nab her own Meet Record, she ended in 4:05.92!!
Her last 800 was probably about 2:05!!
Another who wanted a Double Gold was 18 year old Jakob Ingebrigtsen!
He took the heats in 7:51.20, but needed just 7:56.15 to nail the final!
Running the same 7:57.19 in 2nd and 3rd were Chris O'Hare and Henrik Ingebrigtsen!
But in the 1500, he let the pace slow after taking the lead, which opened the door wide for 800 specialist Marcin Lewandowski--a rookie's mistake!!
Lewandowski used that speed for the W, time of 3:42.85.
Inge ended in 3:43.23!
The Women's Pentathlon was--DEEP!!
While most of the World Leaders were here, so was Katerina Johnson-Thompson!
Although her shape for a full Pent was unknown, when she hit PR's in the 60H, the HJ, and the SP, her legion of fans knew she was ON!!
But then came the LJ, KJT's nemesis in the past!!
Foul-bent, she needed a long jump (Sic!!) to keep on the path toward a potential World Record!!
But she hit just 6.53--about 20 centimeters short of WR territory!!
Yet she produced the fastest 800 (2:09!!), and ended with 4983 points, just 17 shy of her PR, and 34 short of tying the WR!!
Oh, what might have been!!
Now check out the depth--behind KJT's Age 26 Record!!
Her British compadre ended 2nd!!
Niamh Emerson's 4731--while well behind KJT--is the Age 19 Record!!
She misses the World list by 44 points!!
Solene Ndama's 4723 in 3rd ties the National Record of France!
Ivana Dadic was 4th with 4702 points!
Then came Laura Ikauniece's 4701, which makes her the National Record holder of Latvia!
Two others scored more than 4600!!
The Shot Put's produced some mild upsets!
Konrad Bukowiecki didn't make it out of Qualifying!
And Michal Haratyk's 71-0.50 defeated slightly favored David Storl's 70-8!
In the Women's event, Christina Schwanitz couldn't find the necessary oomph in her last throw to beat winner Radislava Mavrodieva's 62-8.75!
Schwanitz came up half an inch short!!
Some faves came through--while others didn't!!
The highly personable and crowd pleasing Italian--Gianmarco Temberi--needed just 7-7.25 to win the HJ!
Lea Sprunger had a close call against Cynthia Mbongo!
Sprunger ran 51.61 to Mbongo's 51.62!
But the latter got the National Record of Belgium as consolation!
Karsten Warholm sent the 400 Euros Meet Record (of the missing Pavel Maslak!) into oblivion, crossing the line in 45.05!
He broke his own Norway National Record by a whopping 0.51 seconds!!
The MR went down by 0.28 seconds!!
He's now 13th A-T World, tied with 2 others!!
Oscar Husillas's 45.66 was far removed, but it got him Spain's National Record!!
Another who had it easy was Ewe Swoboda, who ran 7.09 to beat Dafne Schippers's 7.14 in the 60!!
In 3rd and 4th came a pair of Brits, with Asha Philip and Kristol Awuah both timed in 7.15!
Awuah is just 19 years old!
The PV's produced two upsets!
In the Men's event, Pawel Wojciakowski hit his highest bar--19-4.25--to take out favored Piotr Lisek, who topped a decent 19-3.25!
For the winner, he's now 6th A-T World, tied with 5 others!!
Sondre Guttormsen ended just 6th--before flying back to the States to compete in this weekend's NCAA Championships!!
Another favorite to collapse was Ekaterina Stefanidi!!
But that didn't hurt the pair ahead of her!
Anzhelika Sidorova went over 15-10.50, while Home Nation girl Holly Bradshaw went out after clearing 15-7!
The Long Jumps were surprisingly good!
The Men were dominated by Greek Miltiadis Tentoglou!
His 27-6 made him the National Record holder, and 19th on the A-T World list, tied with 1 other!
Another slight favorite who was off her game was Malaika Mihambo!
Ending just 4th, she couldn't find enough to top Ivana Spanovic's 22-11!
In 2nd came Nastassia Moronchyk, who hit 22-9!!
The female version of Gianmarco Tamberi might be Spain's Ana Peleteiro!
Attractive in every way--physical beauty, and a hyped to the gills personality (not to mention a wee bit of natural talent!!), Peleteiro took the Triple Jump with a PR of 48-4!
She gets her National Record, and 22nd place on the A-T World list!!
In 3rd was Olga Saladukha;s 47-5.25, which tied the Age 35 Record!
Another event where a Veteran of Veterans lost was the Men's TJ!
Nelson Evora's 56-1.75 was behind Nazim Berhanyew's 56-8.25 winner!
Tim Duckworth led the Men's Heptathlon some of the way, but despite a quick (for him!) 1000, his 6156 total was behind Jorge Urena's 6218 at the end!
Other Euro Champs events---
The Borlee's (Um, the Belgians!!) took the Men's 4X400 Relay in 3:06.27!
But they needed all of that to hold off Spain's 3:06.32!
It's Spain's National Record, although they remain 15th A-T Nation!!
Poland took the Women's race in 3:28.77 over Great Britain's 3:29.55.
Back in 5th came the Female Belgium team (Devoid of Borlee's!!), their 3:32.46 making them 17th A-T Nation!
Who else but Mariya Lasitskene won the HJ, her pedestrian 6-7 all that was necessary!
Jan Volko took the Men's 60 in 6.60---a mild upset over Britain's Richard Kilty, who ended back in 4th with his 6.67!
Another (but bigger!!) upset came in the Men's 60H!
There, Orlando Ortega's 7.64 got him just 4th behind winner Milan Trajkovic's 7.60!
Nadine Visser took the Women's 60H in 7.87!
Shalayna Oskan-Clarke satisfied the home crowd with her W in the 800, time of 2:02.52!
The other snail's pace 800 was taken by Alvaro De Arriba's 1:46.83!
Not the worst Euros, but far from the best, despite Laura Muir's amazing double!!
Some other news--on the track (or roads!), and off---
The Tokyo Marathon had some quick winning times, despite wet weather!
Berhanu Legese took the Men's race in 2:04:48, while Ruti Aga won the Women's in 2:20:40!
Katelyn Tuohy had an easy (for her!!) double at her NY State Championships!
She ran the 3000 in 9:15.31, then took the 1500 in a Walking 4:24 and change!
Bronxville's Matt Rizzo improved his 1000 time to 2:24.06, which moves him from 16th A-T HS to 6th!!
Finally, VCB gave birth to AAB!!
Translation--
Veronica Campbell-Brown had her first child, a daughter she named Ariana Aurora Brown!
Fast forward to maybe 2040 (or maybe even 2036?), and yes, VCB might be transposed to Gold winner AAB!!
LOL
Well, the NCAA's and the NBIN are next up--just 4 days away!!
I'll have Previews of both sometime before each meet begins!!
Both meets are always Record Heavens, so make sure you read my Previews to guide you through the Stars!!
See you soon!
It had been discussed all week, the talk that his coach (Alberto Salazar) thought he could ALSO take down the 1500 WR--in the SAME race!!
Another AlSal bizzaro ego trip?
Or could Kejelcha really do it?/
I didn't even know who else would be running, so when I saw the full results, I was utterly astonished!!
Long story short, the United States has a whole new set of World Class Milers!
But let's look at this dude named Yomif first!
Following Erik Sowinski and another pacer, he hit the 440 in 57.3
He needed to pick it up!
But he then hit another 57.3--1:54.6 at the 880!
The 3rd 440 being essential to a really fast time, he increased the pace to a 56.3--or 2:50.9 with 2 laps to go!
All alone, but watching the clock, this was his test!
Taking to INdoor track like a child to candy, Kejelcha sprinted for his life--and a WR!!
(If you heard his post-race interview, he was also kicking for Alberto!!)
When he crossed the line, the clock read 3:47.02--later revised to 3:47.01.
He'd done it--although he missed getting the 1500 WR also!
For the Mile, he gets the WR, and breaks his own Age 21 and Ethiopia National Records!
His 3:31.25 was a PR by 0.33 seconds, but he remains 3rd A-T World!
Now for the revision of the US Record Book!!
John Gregorek escaped his link to Craig Engels with about 180 to go, and sprinting faster than Kejelcha, he crossed the line in 3:49.98!!
He moves from 12th A-T US to 3rd!
And is now 6th A-T World!
His 1500 was 3:35.21 (or 14.77 for his final 109 meters!!).
For the latter distance, he moves from 10th A-T US to 3rd!!
He also gains the Age 27 Record!!
BTW, he also beat his father's best of 3:51.34, which was run OUTdoors in 1982!!
Sam Prakel came next!
His Mile time was 3:50.94, making him 5th A-T US, and 10th A-T World!
His 1500 was passed in 3:35.66, which makes him 5th A-T US!
Henry Wynne was maybe the most surprising American!
His 3:51.26 Mile makes him 7th A-T US, and 15th A-T World!!
He also gets the Age 23 Record!!
His 3:36.09 at 1500 makes him 8th A-T US!!
Engels got a tiny PR (0.04 seconds), and didn't move anywhere up the lists!
But Rob Napolitano's Mile time of 3:54.28 makes him 22nd A-T US!!
ADDED LATER---Engels's 1500 split was 3:35.79--faster than Wynne!--so makes him 6th A-T US, moving Wynne to 9th!!
Also, Napolitano did his 1500 in 3:37.14, making him 11th A-T US!
Finally, Jeremy Hernandez's 1500 split was 3:37.90, which makes him 17th A-T US!!
The Women's race was won by Ce'Aira Brown in 4:28.12!
Which didn't come close to matching what Scotland's Laura Muir did in her home nation at the Euros!
Her 1500 heat took 4:09.29, and it wasn't the fastest, but close!
Next came her 3000 final!
(Why did the Men have to run 3K heats, while the Women went straight to a final?? Too many male entrants?? Seems strange!)
Well, Muir jogged the first half in 4:25, and it was looking like yet another Championship meet snorer!!
UGH!!
Then Muir did what she does best--ran FAST for a long stretch, no holds barred, and who cares who's behind her!!
A final 1000 in about 2:41 took her to a European Champs Meet Record of 8:30.61!
But you can give some of the credit to Konstanze Klosterhalfen, who led most of the race!!
Except for a couple of laps in the middle, KK was in front!
But when Laura Muir kicks, few Women can stick with her!
Even though KK also has a kick, but it's more long range, rather than what Muir is capable of (56.9 in her British Champs 3K)!!
KoKo just couldn't handle that, and the race was Muir's!
KK ran 8:34.06, followed by two big improvers--Melissa Courtney's 8:38.22, and Alina Reh's 8:39.45!
But let's make sure you remember how incredible those final splits were!!
Muir had split 4:25 and 4:05 (actually 4:04.96!!)
KK split 4:25 and 4:09!!
Muir had beat her heat time by 4 seconds in the SECOND 1500 of her 3K!!
The 1500 final began like another yawner--just 2:18 at the 800 mark!
She was on pace for a time just under 4:20!!
Yet again, Muir produced more than she needed to win!
When she got a lead, she didn't back off!
While she failed to nab her own Meet Record, she ended in 4:05.92!!
Her last 800 was probably about 2:05!!
Another who wanted a Double Gold was 18 year old Jakob Ingebrigtsen!
He took the heats in 7:51.20, but needed just 7:56.15 to nail the final!
Running the same 7:57.19 in 2nd and 3rd were Chris O'Hare and Henrik Ingebrigtsen!
But in the 1500, he let the pace slow after taking the lead, which opened the door wide for 800 specialist Marcin Lewandowski--a rookie's mistake!!
Lewandowski used that speed for the W, time of 3:42.85.
Inge ended in 3:43.23!
The Women's Pentathlon was--DEEP!!
While most of the World Leaders were here, so was Katerina Johnson-Thompson!
Although her shape for a full Pent was unknown, when she hit PR's in the 60H, the HJ, and the SP, her legion of fans knew she was ON!!
But then came the LJ, KJT's nemesis in the past!!
Foul-bent, she needed a long jump (Sic!!) to keep on the path toward a potential World Record!!
But she hit just 6.53--about 20 centimeters short of WR territory!!
Yet she produced the fastest 800 (2:09!!), and ended with 4983 points, just 17 shy of her PR, and 34 short of tying the WR!!
Oh, what might have been!!
Now check out the depth--behind KJT's Age 26 Record!!
Her British compadre ended 2nd!!
Niamh Emerson's 4731--while well behind KJT--is the Age 19 Record!!
She misses the World list by 44 points!!
Solene Ndama's 4723 in 3rd ties the National Record of France!
Ivana Dadic was 4th with 4702 points!
Then came Laura Ikauniece's 4701, which makes her the National Record holder of Latvia!
Two others scored more than 4600!!
The Shot Put's produced some mild upsets!
Konrad Bukowiecki didn't make it out of Qualifying!
And Michal Haratyk's 71-0.50 defeated slightly favored David Storl's 70-8!
In the Women's event, Christina Schwanitz couldn't find the necessary oomph in her last throw to beat winner Radislava Mavrodieva's 62-8.75!
Schwanitz came up half an inch short!!
Some faves came through--while others didn't!!
The highly personable and crowd pleasing Italian--Gianmarco Temberi--needed just 7-7.25 to win the HJ!
Lea Sprunger had a close call against Cynthia Mbongo!
Sprunger ran 51.61 to Mbongo's 51.62!
But the latter got the National Record of Belgium as consolation!
Karsten Warholm sent the 400 Euros Meet Record (of the missing Pavel Maslak!) into oblivion, crossing the line in 45.05!
He broke his own Norway National Record by a whopping 0.51 seconds!!
The MR went down by 0.28 seconds!!
He's now 13th A-T World, tied with 2 others!!
Oscar Husillas's 45.66 was far removed, but it got him Spain's National Record!!
Another who had it easy was Ewe Swoboda, who ran 7.09 to beat Dafne Schippers's 7.14 in the 60!!
In 3rd and 4th came a pair of Brits, with Asha Philip and Kristol Awuah both timed in 7.15!
Awuah is just 19 years old!
The PV's produced two upsets!
In the Men's event, Pawel Wojciakowski hit his highest bar--19-4.25--to take out favored Piotr Lisek, who topped a decent 19-3.25!
For the winner, he's now 6th A-T World, tied with 5 others!!
Sondre Guttormsen ended just 6th--before flying back to the States to compete in this weekend's NCAA Championships!!
Another favorite to collapse was Ekaterina Stefanidi!!
But that didn't hurt the pair ahead of her!
Anzhelika Sidorova went over 15-10.50, while Home Nation girl Holly Bradshaw went out after clearing 15-7!
The Long Jumps were surprisingly good!
The Men were dominated by Greek Miltiadis Tentoglou!
His 27-6 made him the National Record holder, and 19th on the A-T World list, tied with 1 other!
Another slight favorite who was off her game was Malaika Mihambo!
Ending just 4th, she couldn't find enough to top Ivana Spanovic's 22-11!
In 2nd came Nastassia Moronchyk, who hit 22-9!!
The female version of Gianmarco Tamberi might be Spain's Ana Peleteiro!
Attractive in every way--physical beauty, and a hyped to the gills personality (not to mention a wee bit of natural talent!!), Peleteiro took the Triple Jump with a PR of 48-4!
She gets her National Record, and 22nd place on the A-T World list!!
In 3rd was Olga Saladukha;s 47-5.25, which tied the Age 35 Record!
Another event where a Veteran of Veterans lost was the Men's TJ!
Nelson Evora's 56-1.75 was behind Nazim Berhanyew's 56-8.25 winner!
Tim Duckworth led the Men's Heptathlon some of the way, but despite a quick (for him!) 1000, his 6156 total was behind Jorge Urena's 6218 at the end!
Other Euro Champs events---
The Borlee's (Um, the Belgians!!) took the Men's 4X400 Relay in 3:06.27!
But they needed all of that to hold off Spain's 3:06.32!
It's Spain's National Record, although they remain 15th A-T Nation!!
Poland took the Women's race in 3:28.77 over Great Britain's 3:29.55.
Back in 5th came the Female Belgium team (Devoid of Borlee's!!), their 3:32.46 making them 17th A-T Nation!
Who else but Mariya Lasitskene won the HJ, her pedestrian 6-7 all that was necessary!
Jan Volko took the Men's 60 in 6.60---a mild upset over Britain's Richard Kilty, who ended back in 4th with his 6.67!
Another (but bigger!!) upset came in the Men's 60H!
There, Orlando Ortega's 7.64 got him just 4th behind winner Milan Trajkovic's 7.60!
Nadine Visser took the Women's 60H in 7.87!
Shalayna Oskan-Clarke satisfied the home crowd with her W in the 800, time of 2:02.52!
The other snail's pace 800 was taken by Alvaro De Arriba's 1:46.83!
Not the worst Euros, but far from the best, despite Laura Muir's amazing double!!
Some other news--on the track (or roads!), and off---
The Tokyo Marathon had some quick winning times, despite wet weather!
Berhanu Legese took the Men's race in 2:04:48, while Ruti Aga won the Women's in 2:20:40!
Katelyn Tuohy had an easy (for her!!) double at her NY State Championships!
She ran the 3000 in 9:15.31, then took the 1500 in a Walking 4:24 and change!
Bronxville's Matt Rizzo improved his 1000 time to 2:24.06, which moves him from 16th A-T HS to 6th!!
Finally, VCB gave birth to AAB!!
Translation--
Veronica Campbell-Brown had her first child, a daughter she named Ariana Aurora Brown!
Fast forward to maybe 2040 (or maybe even 2036?), and yes, VCB might be transposed to Gold winner AAB!!
LOL
Well, the NCAA's and the NBIN are next up--just 4 days away!!
I'll have Previews of both sometime before each meet begins!!
Both meets are always Record Heavens, so make sure you read my Previews to guide you through the Stars!!
See you soon!
Friday, March 1, 2019
2019 European INdoor Championships Preview--MEN & WOMEN
The time is here!
As I type,there are less than three hours to go before the European INdoor Championships 3 Day Extravaganza begins!
As always, my Preview will provide the following--
Events listed by day, in order of the finals, with Men's events listed first for each day!
The Meet Record!
Names of key competitors--with the disclaimer that these are NOT predictions of who will win or medal!!
And odds for the Meet Record to be broken!!
Lots to do, so let's begin!!
Friday, March 1
MEN
Shot Put (72-9.75)
There are some great entrants, but only David Storl has shown any consistency this INdoor season!
But with Konrad Bukowiecki, Thomas Stanek, and Michal Haratk around, Storl won't have it easy!
The MR is safe, with 10-90 odds!
WOMEN
Pentathlon (5000)
KJT (aka Katerina Johnson-Thompson) is here, but hasn't shown anything near 5000 points shape!
But the field is strong, and could see several score 4500 or more!
Niamh Emerson, Alina Shukh, Anouk Vetter, and Solene Ndama could win if KJT falters!
ZERO odds for the Meet Record!
(Shock me, KJT!!)
3000 (8:35.67)
Laura Muir is doubling here, but Konstanze Klosterhalfen isn't!!
Knowing KoKo as I do, she may put pedal to metal and force Muir to RUN this race rather than safely win it to rest for the 1500!
And I hope she does!
IF KK takes off early, the MR is GONE!!
Especially if Muir chases her and a tag race is on!!
Watch for Karoline Grovdal, Melissa Courtney, Aline Reh, Mo Koster, and Elish McColgan to be close in a tactical race!
Saturday, March 2
MEN
High Jump (7-10.50)
Forget the MR! ZERO odds!!
Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi should be favored!
He has the talent--and the personality to be a BIG star!
Andre Protsenko and Sylvester Bednarek could challenge!
Pole Vault (19-9.50)
Two BIG names aren't here--Renaud Lavillenie (injury??) and Mondo Duplantis (wimpiness??)
That means Piotr Lisek should win Gold!
But the MR appears safe--unless Lisek has his Day of Days!!
Odds are 25-75!
While Mondo is remaining home to rest for the NCAA's. Sondre Gutormsen--the "other" Collegiate--is not!!
But he'll have (besides Lisek) Pawel Wojcieckowski, Konstadina Filippidis, Axel Chapelle, and Emmanuel Karalis to watch for!
3000 (7:38.43)
Tactical races in championships being the norm,give the odds here 40-60!
And that's because ALL of the Family Ingebrigtsen are competing here!!
Because he's been HOT, give this one to Jakob over Filip and Henrik!
Watch for Yoann Kowel, Andy Butchart, and Chris O'Hare!
Will the Ingebrigtsen's work as a team for the first 2000 or 2400??
400 (45.33)
The MR holder is here in Pawel Maslak, but he's not favored!
That designation goes to Karsten Warholm!
He's run 45.56 for the NR of Norway, but odds for the MR are 60-40!
60 (6.42)
No MR--not even close!!
ZERO odds!
The probable favorite would have been Reece Prescod, but he's not entered!
His fellow Brit is--Richard Kilty!
Jan Volko seems his only real challenger!
WOMEN
400 (49.59)
That MR will probably be around 100 years from now!
Forget it!
Justyna Swiety-Ersetic seems the best here, but watch closely for Elidh Doyle and Lea Sprunger!!
60 (7.00)
This could be a good one!
And would be even better if Dafne Schippers were in top shape!
But she's basically stuck in the 7-teens, and seems unlikely to be a serious challenger!
The race should be between Ewe Swoboda and Mujinga Kambundji!
MR odds are 40-60, and that's just to tie!
Asha Philip, Rebekah Haase, and Ezine Okparaebo will challenge for the podium spots!
Missing is Dina Asher-Smith, who didn't enter!
Sunday, March 3
MEN
Long Jump (28-7)
Unless Luvo Manyonga and Juan Echevarria suddenly move to Europe, this MR will be around awhile!
ZERO odds, of course!
The ONLY name to watch is Miltiadis Tantoglou!
If he betters 27 feet, I'll be surprised!
60H (7.39)
Another fairly safe MR, with 25-75 odds!
The only person who COULD challenge it is Orlando Ortega!
But Ortega better not crash any hurdles, as he has Pascal Martinot-Legarde, Andrew Pozzi, and Milan Trojkovic ready to pounce!
800 (1:44.78)
Marcin Lewandowski is doubling back in the 1500, but he should be favored here!
The MR gets 35-65 odds!
Amel Tuka seems his key challenger, but watch also for Mark English,Alvaro De Arriba, and Tom Kupers!
Triple Jump (58-9.50)
This MR is also safe!!
Seems most of them are, sad to say!!
Aleksey Fyodorov will have some famous names to challenge him--Nelson Evora and Fabrizio Donato!
Add Max Hess (aka Heb) to the mix!
Heptathlon (6479)
The OUTdoor Decathlon World Record holder--Kevin Mayer--isn't here!!
Give the MR 15-85 odds!
Tim Duckworth might be a slight favorite, but he won't have it easy!
Ilya Shkurenyov and Thomas Van Der Plaaten will be key challengers!
Jorge Ureno and Vitali Zhuk are others to watch!
(Of course, the Hept begins on the 2nd, and ends on Sunday!)
1500 (3:36.70)
Just two-thirds of the Ingebrigtsen herd is competing here--Filip and Jakob!
Give this one to the 18 year old!!
After all, he holds the National Record of Norway, and he recently beat Sam Tefera!!
In fact, give the kid the MR also--with 80-20 odds!!
But he could have a HUGE challenge thrown at him by former 800 specialist Marcin Lewandowski!!
4 X 400 Relay (3:02.87)
While they may have been supplanted as THE family of Europe by the Ingebrigtsen's, the Borlee's ARE still around!
As always, Kevin, Jonathan, and Dylan are three-fourths of Team Belgium, and are probably favored!
Main reason being that Poland doesn't have Pawel Maslak listed for the Relay!
Why not?
(In the same vein, why aren't any of the Borlee's entered in the open 400??)
Despite Maslak's absence, Poland should challenge, as will Great Britain!
WOMEN
Triple Jump (49-9)
Despite a veteran of veteran's present--Olga Saladukha--this MR gets 10-90 odds!
Favored should be Yekaterina Koneva!
Kristin Gierisch and Greece's Paraskevi Papachristi could challenge!
Shot Put (70-5)
Another MR that will travel through eternity without a scare!
Laughable!
But Europe's best are all present!
Led by Christina Schwanitz, also watch for Anita Marton, Alina Dubitskaya, and Radosheva Mavrodieva!!
Long Jump (23-11.75)
Ivana Spanovic SHOULD be the favorite, but Milaika Mihambo has been sharpest this season!
Yet you can't dismiss Spanovic!
Maryna Romanchuk is another to watch!
Odds are 5-95!!
Pole Vault (16-0.75)
Everyone is here!!
Here's another event where the "obvious" choice for Gold might NOT win!!
Ekaterina Stefanidi has had some off meets this season!
And with Holly Bradshaw on fire, she'll have some serious challengers to the Throne!
Angelica Bengtsson just PR'ed, and you have to watch for Ninon Guillon-Romano of France, Nikoleta Kiriakopoulou, as well as maybe THE name to watch--Anzhelika Sidorova!!
This could be the best Women's event, barring any NH's or last minute scratches!
(BTW, Lisa Gunnarsson is yet another US Collegiate who isn't here!! Why not??)
MR gets 65-35 odds!
60H (7.74)
The MR gets 10-90 odds, and that is a gift!!
Pam Dukiewicz should be favored, but it might be close if Cindy Roleder or Alina Talay live up to their reps!
Also watch for Nadine Visser!
High Jump (6-8.50)
Can Mariya Lasitskene get this MR??
That might be the main source of interest here, not whether she'll win!
Give her 45-55 odds!!
Yuliya Levxhenko could be close--at least 2.00 meters!
Airine Palsyte, Morgan Lake, and Alessia Trost should be the key podium challengers!
800 (1:55.42)
Since the MR is also the WR, give this one ZERO odds!!
(If Athing Mu was from Europe....!! LOL)
Shalayna Oskan-Clarke from Great Britain is the slight favorite here, but don't expect her or any others to break 2 minutes--0dds for that are 40-60!
Olga Lyakhov is good, but Siofra Buttner, Renelle Lamote, Lovina Lindh, and Selina Buchel are others to watch!
1500 (4:02.39)
Laura Muir is doubling here, but Konstanze Klosterhalfen is doing a onesie only!
So the only question here is whether Muir goes for her own Meet Record!
Give her 70-30 odds!
Watch for Sofia Ennaoui, Ciara Magaeen, Luige Gega, and Claudia Bobacea!!
4 X 400 Relay (3:27.56)
With no really great 400 runners here, this MR is safe--with 15-85 odds!
Great Britain, Switzerland, and Poland should be the top podium contenders!
That's it, folks!
Enjoy the meet, now just one hour away--given the time difference from the Pacific Coast!!
See you soon!
As I type,there are less than three hours to go before the European INdoor Championships 3 Day Extravaganza begins!
As always, my Preview will provide the following--
Events listed by day, in order of the finals, with Men's events listed first for each day!
The Meet Record!
Names of key competitors--with the disclaimer that these are NOT predictions of who will win or medal!!
And odds for the Meet Record to be broken!!
Lots to do, so let's begin!!
Friday, March 1
MEN
Shot Put (72-9.75)
There are some great entrants, but only David Storl has shown any consistency this INdoor season!
But with Konrad Bukowiecki, Thomas Stanek, and Michal Haratk around, Storl won't have it easy!
The MR is safe, with 10-90 odds!
WOMEN
Pentathlon (5000)
KJT (aka Katerina Johnson-Thompson) is here, but hasn't shown anything near 5000 points shape!
But the field is strong, and could see several score 4500 or more!
Niamh Emerson, Alina Shukh, Anouk Vetter, and Solene Ndama could win if KJT falters!
ZERO odds for the Meet Record!
(Shock me, KJT!!)
3000 (8:35.67)
Laura Muir is doubling here, but Konstanze Klosterhalfen isn't!!
Knowing KoKo as I do, she may put pedal to metal and force Muir to RUN this race rather than safely win it to rest for the 1500!
And I hope she does!
IF KK takes off early, the MR is GONE!!
Especially if Muir chases her and a tag race is on!!
Watch for Karoline Grovdal, Melissa Courtney, Aline Reh, Mo Koster, and Elish McColgan to be close in a tactical race!
Saturday, March 2
MEN
High Jump (7-10.50)
Forget the MR! ZERO odds!!
Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi should be favored!
He has the talent--and the personality to be a BIG star!
Andre Protsenko and Sylvester Bednarek could challenge!
Pole Vault (19-9.50)
Two BIG names aren't here--Renaud Lavillenie (injury??) and Mondo Duplantis (wimpiness??)
That means Piotr Lisek should win Gold!
But the MR appears safe--unless Lisek has his Day of Days!!
Odds are 25-75!
While Mondo is remaining home to rest for the NCAA's. Sondre Gutormsen--the "other" Collegiate--is not!!
But he'll have (besides Lisek) Pawel Wojcieckowski, Konstadina Filippidis, Axel Chapelle, and Emmanuel Karalis to watch for!
3000 (7:38.43)
Tactical races in championships being the norm,give the odds here 40-60!
And that's because ALL of the Family Ingebrigtsen are competing here!!
Because he's been HOT, give this one to Jakob over Filip and Henrik!
Watch for Yoann Kowel, Andy Butchart, and Chris O'Hare!
Will the Ingebrigtsen's work as a team for the first 2000 or 2400??
400 (45.33)
The MR holder is here in Pawel Maslak, but he's not favored!
That designation goes to Karsten Warholm!
He's run 45.56 for the NR of Norway, but odds for the MR are 60-40!
60 (6.42)
No MR--not even close!!
ZERO odds!
The probable favorite would have been Reece Prescod, but he's not entered!
His fellow Brit is--Richard Kilty!
Jan Volko seems his only real challenger!
WOMEN
400 (49.59)
That MR will probably be around 100 years from now!
Forget it!
Justyna Swiety-Ersetic seems the best here, but watch closely for Elidh Doyle and Lea Sprunger!!
60 (7.00)
This could be a good one!
And would be even better if Dafne Schippers were in top shape!
But she's basically stuck in the 7-teens, and seems unlikely to be a serious challenger!
The race should be between Ewe Swoboda and Mujinga Kambundji!
MR odds are 40-60, and that's just to tie!
Asha Philip, Rebekah Haase, and Ezine Okparaebo will challenge for the podium spots!
Missing is Dina Asher-Smith, who didn't enter!
Sunday, March 3
MEN
Long Jump (28-7)
Unless Luvo Manyonga and Juan Echevarria suddenly move to Europe, this MR will be around awhile!
ZERO odds, of course!
The ONLY name to watch is Miltiadis Tantoglou!
If he betters 27 feet, I'll be surprised!
60H (7.39)
Another fairly safe MR, with 25-75 odds!
The only person who COULD challenge it is Orlando Ortega!
But Ortega better not crash any hurdles, as he has Pascal Martinot-Legarde, Andrew Pozzi, and Milan Trojkovic ready to pounce!
800 (1:44.78)
Marcin Lewandowski is doubling back in the 1500, but he should be favored here!
The MR gets 35-65 odds!
Amel Tuka seems his key challenger, but watch also for Mark English,Alvaro De Arriba, and Tom Kupers!
Triple Jump (58-9.50)
This MR is also safe!!
Seems most of them are, sad to say!!
Aleksey Fyodorov will have some famous names to challenge him--Nelson Evora and Fabrizio Donato!
Add Max Hess (aka Heb) to the mix!
Heptathlon (6479)
The OUTdoor Decathlon World Record holder--Kevin Mayer--isn't here!!
Give the MR 15-85 odds!
Tim Duckworth might be a slight favorite, but he won't have it easy!
Ilya Shkurenyov and Thomas Van Der Plaaten will be key challengers!
Jorge Ureno and Vitali Zhuk are others to watch!
(Of course, the Hept begins on the 2nd, and ends on Sunday!)
1500 (3:36.70)
Just two-thirds of the Ingebrigtsen herd is competing here--Filip and Jakob!
Give this one to the 18 year old!!
After all, he holds the National Record of Norway, and he recently beat Sam Tefera!!
In fact, give the kid the MR also--with 80-20 odds!!
But he could have a HUGE challenge thrown at him by former 800 specialist Marcin Lewandowski!!
4 X 400 Relay (3:02.87)
While they may have been supplanted as THE family of Europe by the Ingebrigtsen's, the Borlee's ARE still around!
As always, Kevin, Jonathan, and Dylan are three-fourths of Team Belgium, and are probably favored!
Main reason being that Poland doesn't have Pawel Maslak listed for the Relay!
Why not?
(In the same vein, why aren't any of the Borlee's entered in the open 400??)
Despite Maslak's absence, Poland should challenge, as will Great Britain!
WOMEN
Triple Jump (49-9)
Despite a veteran of veteran's present--Olga Saladukha--this MR gets 10-90 odds!
Favored should be Yekaterina Koneva!
Kristin Gierisch and Greece's Paraskevi Papachristi could challenge!
Shot Put (70-5)
Another MR that will travel through eternity without a scare!
Laughable!
But Europe's best are all present!
Led by Christina Schwanitz, also watch for Anita Marton, Alina Dubitskaya, and Radosheva Mavrodieva!!
Long Jump (23-11.75)
Ivana Spanovic SHOULD be the favorite, but Milaika Mihambo has been sharpest this season!
Yet you can't dismiss Spanovic!
Maryna Romanchuk is another to watch!
Odds are 5-95!!
Pole Vault (16-0.75)
Everyone is here!!
Here's another event where the "obvious" choice for Gold might NOT win!!
Ekaterina Stefanidi has had some off meets this season!
And with Holly Bradshaw on fire, she'll have some serious challengers to the Throne!
Angelica Bengtsson just PR'ed, and you have to watch for Ninon Guillon-Romano of France, Nikoleta Kiriakopoulou, as well as maybe THE name to watch--Anzhelika Sidorova!!
This could be the best Women's event, barring any NH's or last minute scratches!
(BTW, Lisa Gunnarsson is yet another US Collegiate who isn't here!! Why not??)
MR gets 65-35 odds!
60H (7.74)
The MR gets 10-90 odds, and that is a gift!!
Pam Dukiewicz should be favored, but it might be close if Cindy Roleder or Alina Talay live up to their reps!
Also watch for Nadine Visser!
High Jump (6-8.50)
Can Mariya Lasitskene get this MR??
That might be the main source of interest here, not whether she'll win!
Give her 45-55 odds!!
Yuliya Levxhenko could be close--at least 2.00 meters!
Airine Palsyte, Morgan Lake, and Alessia Trost should be the key podium challengers!
800 (1:55.42)
Since the MR is also the WR, give this one ZERO odds!!
(If Athing Mu was from Europe....!! LOL)
Shalayna Oskan-Clarke from Great Britain is the slight favorite here, but don't expect her or any others to break 2 minutes--0dds for that are 40-60!
Olga Lyakhov is good, but Siofra Buttner, Renelle Lamote, Lovina Lindh, and Selina Buchel are others to watch!
1500 (4:02.39)
Laura Muir is doubling here, but Konstanze Klosterhalfen is doing a onesie only!
So the only question here is whether Muir goes for her own Meet Record!
Give her 70-30 odds!
Watch for Sofia Ennaoui, Ciara Magaeen, Luige Gega, and Claudia Bobacea!!
4 X 400 Relay (3:27.56)
With no really great 400 runners here, this MR is safe--with 15-85 odds!
Great Britain, Switzerland, and Poland should be the top podium contenders!
That's it, folks!
Enjoy the meet, now just one hour away--given the time difference from the Pacific Coast!!
See you soon!
Monday, February 25, 2019
Great Marks Elsewhere Too
Great marks elsewhere indeed!
From Europe, from Boston, and from Collegiate Conference sites across the USA!!
And what better way to begin than with a Collegiate Record!!
From a small school (North Dakota State) in a small Conference (Summit League), Payton Otterdahl took the Collegiate Record in the Shot Put away from two giants of the event--Ryan Crouser and Ryan Whiting!!
Otterdahl sent the ball flying out 71-6.75, to get the CR, the Senior Class Record, as well as moving up on three lists!
He moves from 3rd A-T Collegiate to 1st!
From 12th A-T US to 10th!
And from 23rd A-T World to 18th!
But that wasn't the only CR broken over the weekend!
Who else but Mondo Duplantis would provide the other?!
His 19-5 clearance gave him the CR, the Frosh Class Record, the Age 19 Record, the National Record of Sweden, and the SEC Meet Record!
The Age, Class, and National records broke his own!
He moves from 2nd A-T Collegiate to 1st!
And it makes him 17th A-T World, tied with 3 others!
The PV had quite a lot else going on this weekend!
In Europe was the All Star Perche meet!
There, Sam Kendricks and Piotr Lisek had a good battle, with both clearing 19-5.50!
Kurtis Marschall went over a PR bar of 19-3.25!
On the Women's side, Anzhelika Sidorova and Angelica Bengtsson cleared 15-9.25!
For Bengtsson, she gets back her recently broken National Record of Sweden!
It makes her 13th A-T World, tied with 2 others!
Then came two others who improved their own National Record!
Ninon Guillon-Ramona got the NR of France, while Alysha Newman improved her NR of Canada, both with clearances at 15-6.25.
They're each 23rd A-T World, tied with each other!
Earlier, Sidorova had gotten over 15-7.50!
The SEC saw the former Weeks twins clear 15 feet!
Lexi Jacobus's 15-4.25 defeated her sister's (Tori Hoggard) 15-1.
For Jacobus, it's an INdoor PR!
It's also the SEC Meet Record!
It moves her from 3rd A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, to 2nd!
And she is now 8th A-T US!!
Grant Holloway and Divine Oduduru had great marks (and meets).
Oduduru took the Big 12 titles in the 60 and 200 with times of 6.52 and 20.08.
The short sprint made him 16th A-T Collegiate, tied with 8 others!
But in the 200, his startling 20.08 broke his own National Record of Nigeria, and gave him the Age 22 Record, the Big 12 Meet Record, and the Junior Class Record!
He moves from 4th A-T Collegiate to 2nd!
And from 5th A-T World to 3rd!
For Holloway, he strolled through the 60H in 7.44, breaking his own SEC Meet Record!
But maybe the real story was found in 2nd place, where Daniel Roberts suddenly ran 7.48!
This moves him from 7th A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others, to 4th!
And he becomes 20th A-T US, tied with 2 others!
The Men's 400 saw two different guys take over the World Lead!
First came Will London's 45.19 at the Big 12.
He gets the Meet Record, and a trio of places on my DDD's!
He's 10th A-T Collegiate, 11th A-T US, and 18th A-T World!
But at the American Conference, Kahmari Montgomery produced a 45.04!
He moves from 12th A-T Collegiate to 9th!
From 13th A-T US, tied with 1 other, to 8th!
And from 20th A-T World, tied with 2 others, to 12th!!
Other sprint marks---
Marie Josee Ta Lou sped the 60 in a World Leading time of 7.02!!
This makes her 17th A-T World, tied with 7 others!!
Bingtian Su ran the 60 in 6.49.
In the Big 12 heats of the 200, Andrew Hudson ran the one lap race in 20.33.
It became the temporary Big 12 Meet Record (See above!), and it gets him on 3 lists!
He's 13th A-T Collegiate, 14th A-T US, and 20th A-T World!
And Marcellus Moore added to the growing list of speedy HS boys in the 60!
His 6.65 makes him 16th A-T HS, tied with 4 others!
The Pentathlon saw some good marks!
Solene Ndama got the World Leader with her 4672 at the French Championships!
Michelle Atherley got the top Collegiate score with her 4498 at the ACC.
She's 8th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
And she moves from 24th A-T US to 10th, tied with 1 other!
A "last chance" meet was held at Boston University Sunday evening, featuring some fast 5000's!
Just like their December 1st meet (See earlier post!), the Women's race produced several quality times!
Marielle Hall took the Win in 15:07.17, but it wasn't a PR!
In 2nd, Karissa Schweizer ran 15:11.76.
She moves from 16th A-T US to 8th!
Courtney Frerichs ran 15:12.55, moving her from 21st A-T US to 9th!
Vanessa Fraser ended 4th in 15:14.75!
This makes her 10th A-T US!
Kim Conley was a far back 5th, but her 15:32.79 gives her 24th place on my US list!!
Removed FROM my US list was an oldie--Margaret Groos's 15:34.5 from 1981!!
Ed Cheserek won the Men's race in a PR of 13:08.05.
This makes him 20th A-T World!!
(He's still trying to become a US citizen!!)
The pair of Bor's were next, with Emmanuel running 13:10.23, and Hillary ending in 13:14.96!
Emmanuel is now 6th A-T US, and 24th A-T World!
Hillary is 10th A-T US!
Jenna Westaway's 1:59.87 in winning the 800 is the Canada National Record, and the first to go sub-2 INdoors!
While the BU meet featured the distances, the Western Kentucky Men's 4X400 squad ran 3:04.25, becoming 9th A-T School, tied with 1 other!!
Speaking of Relays, the SEC had a close battle in the Women's 4X400!!
Four teams finished just 0.54 apart, although none of the schools ran record times!
They were Texas A&M (3:29.15), South Carolina (3:29.56), Florida (3:29.57), and Arkansas (3:29.69)!!
However, in 5th came Georgia's 3:31.97, making them 19th A-T School!!
Stamatia Scarvelis had a big breakthrough in the WT, adding close to 6 feet to her PR!
Her 78-11.25 is the National Record of Greece, and the SEC Meet Record!!
She becomes 7th A-T Collegiate, and 13th A-T World!!
Also hitting a big WT was Sade Olatoye, her 78-11.75 at the Big 10 making her 6th A-T Collegiate, and moving her from 14th A-T World to 12th!
Old news from the Dusseldorf World Tour meet--
Jakub Ingebrigtsen's winning time in the 1500 of 3:36.02 breaks his own National Record of Norway!
But it also breaks the Age 18 Record--held by one Samuel Tefera--whom he beat here!!
Tefera's 2nd place time was 3:36.34!
To close this report, I have some additional marks to report, courtesy of today's eTN from T&FN!!
(I can't scour EVERY result page by myself!! LOL)
I erred in my USATF report on the Women's 3K Walk!
Maria Michta-Coffey ended in 4th place, not 14th!!
Allie Wilson and Kameron Jones are both Collegiate athletes!
Jones's 1:15.32 in the Men's 600 thus makes him 5th A-T Collegiate!!
Wilson's 2:41.76 in the Women's 1000 makes her 6th A-T Collegiate!
Matthew Payamps ran the 1000 in 2:23.76 at USATF!!
He moves from 13th A-T HS to 2nd!!
Only Robby Andrews's HSR of 2:22.28 is ahead of him!!
Niyagua (?) Bayak HJ'ed 6-0 in her State meet, making her 12th A-T HS, tied with 9 others!!
And Victoria Vanriele ran the 600 in 1:30.36, making her 12th A-T HS!
And that is a wrap, dear readers!!
The next biggie is the European Championships!
I will have my Preview up before the meet begins!
See you soon!
From Europe, from Boston, and from Collegiate Conference sites across the USA!!
And what better way to begin than with a Collegiate Record!!
From a small school (North Dakota State) in a small Conference (Summit League), Payton Otterdahl took the Collegiate Record in the Shot Put away from two giants of the event--Ryan Crouser and Ryan Whiting!!
Otterdahl sent the ball flying out 71-6.75, to get the CR, the Senior Class Record, as well as moving up on three lists!
He moves from 3rd A-T Collegiate to 1st!
From 12th A-T US to 10th!
And from 23rd A-T World to 18th!
But that wasn't the only CR broken over the weekend!
Who else but Mondo Duplantis would provide the other?!
His 19-5 clearance gave him the CR, the Frosh Class Record, the Age 19 Record, the National Record of Sweden, and the SEC Meet Record!
The Age, Class, and National records broke his own!
He moves from 2nd A-T Collegiate to 1st!
And it makes him 17th A-T World, tied with 3 others!
The PV had quite a lot else going on this weekend!
In Europe was the All Star Perche meet!
There, Sam Kendricks and Piotr Lisek had a good battle, with both clearing 19-5.50!
Kurtis Marschall went over a PR bar of 19-3.25!
On the Women's side, Anzhelika Sidorova and Angelica Bengtsson cleared 15-9.25!
For Bengtsson, she gets back her recently broken National Record of Sweden!
It makes her 13th A-T World, tied with 2 others!
Then came two others who improved their own National Record!
Ninon Guillon-Ramona got the NR of France, while Alysha Newman improved her NR of Canada, both with clearances at 15-6.25.
They're each 23rd A-T World, tied with each other!
Earlier, Sidorova had gotten over 15-7.50!
The SEC saw the former Weeks twins clear 15 feet!
Lexi Jacobus's 15-4.25 defeated her sister's (Tori Hoggard) 15-1.
For Jacobus, it's an INdoor PR!
It's also the SEC Meet Record!
It moves her from 3rd A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, to 2nd!
And she is now 8th A-T US!!
Grant Holloway and Divine Oduduru had great marks (and meets).
Oduduru took the Big 12 titles in the 60 and 200 with times of 6.52 and 20.08.
The short sprint made him 16th A-T Collegiate, tied with 8 others!
But in the 200, his startling 20.08 broke his own National Record of Nigeria, and gave him the Age 22 Record, the Big 12 Meet Record, and the Junior Class Record!
He moves from 4th A-T Collegiate to 2nd!
And from 5th A-T World to 3rd!
For Holloway, he strolled through the 60H in 7.44, breaking his own SEC Meet Record!
But maybe the real story was found in 2nd place, where Daniel Roberts suddenly ran 7.48!
This moves him from 7th A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others, to 4th!
And he becomes 20th A-T US, tied with 2 others!
The Men's 400 saw two different guys take over the World Lead!
First came Will London's 45.19 at the Big 12.
He gets the Meet Record, and a trio of places on my DDD's!
He's 10th A-T Collegiate, 11th A-T US, and 18th A-T World!
But at the American Conference, Kahmari Montgomery produced a 45.04!
He moves from 12th A-T Collegiate to 9th!
From 13th A-T US, tied with 1 other, to 8th!
And from 20th A-T World, tied with 2 others, to 12th!!
Other sprint marks---
Marie Josee Ta Lou sped the 60 in a World Leading time of 7.02!!
This makes her 17th A-T World, tied with 7 others!!
Bingtian Su ran the 60 in 6.49.
In the Big 12 heats of the 200, Andrew Hudson ran the one lap race in 20.33.
It became the temporary Big 12 Meet Record (See above!), and it gets him on 3 lists!
He's 13th A-T Collegiate, 14th A-T US, and 20th A-T World!
And Marcellus Moore added to the growing list of speedy HS boys in the 60!
His 6.65 makes him 16th A-T HS, tied with 4 others!
The Pentathlon saw some good marks!
Solene Ndama got the World Leader with her 4672 at the French Championships!
Michelle Atherley got the top Collegiate score with her 4498 at the ACC.
She's 8th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
And she moves from 24th A-T US to 10th, tied with 1 other!
A "last chance" meet was held at Boston University Sunday evening, featuring some fast 5000's!
Just like their December 1st meet (See earlier post!), the Women's race produced several quality times!
Marielle Hall took the Win in 15:07.17, but it wasn't a PR!
In 2nd, Karissa Schweizer ran 15:11.76.
She moves from 16th A-T US to 8th!
Courtney Frerichs ran 15:12.55, moving her from 21st A-T US to 9th!
Vanessa Fraser ended 4th in 15:14.75!
This makes her 10th A-T US!
Kim Conley was a far back 5th, but her 15:32.79 gives her 24th place on my US list!!
Removed FROM my US list was an oldie--Margaret Groos's 15:34.5 from 1981!!
Ed Cheserek won the Men's race in a PR of 13:08.05.
This makes him 20th A-T World!!
(He's still trying to become a US citizen!!)
The pair of Bor's were next, with Emmanuel running 13:10.23, and Hillary ending in 13:14.96!
Emmanuel is now 6th A-T US, and 24th A-T World!
Hillary is 10th A-T US!
Jenna Westaway's 1:59.87 in winning the 800 is the Canada National Record, and the first to go sub-2 INdoors!
While the BU meet featured the distances, the Western Kentucky Men's 4X400 squad ran 3:04.25, becoming 9th A-T School, tied with 1 other!!
Speaking of Relays, the SEC had a close battle in the Women's 4X400!!
Four teams finished just 0.54 apart, although none of the schools ran record times!
They were Texas A&M (3:29.15), South Carolina (3:29.56), Florida (3:29.57), and Arkansas (3:29.69)!!
However, in 5th came Georgia's 3:31.97, making them 19th A-T School!!
Stamatia Scarvelis had a big breakthrough in the WT, adding close to 6 feet to her PR!
Her 78-11.25 is the National Record of Greece, and the SEC Meet Record!!
She becomes 7th A-T Collegiate, and 13th A-T World!!
Also hitting a big WT was Sade Olatoye, her 78-11.75 at the Big 10 making her 6th A-T Collegiate, and moving her from 14th A-T World to 12th!
Old news from the Dusseldorf World Tour meet--
Jakub Ingebrigtsen's winning time in the 1500 of 3:36.02 breaks his own National Record of Norway!
But it also breaks the Age 18 Record--held by one Samuel Tefera--whom he beat here!!
Tefera's 2nd place time was 3:36.34!
To close this report, I have some additional marks to report, courtesy of today's eTN from T&FN!!
(I can't scour EVERY result page by myself!! LOL)
I erred in my USATF report on the Women's 3K Walk!
Maria Michta-Coffey ended in 4th place, not 14th!!
Allie Wilson and Kameron Jones are both Collegiate athletes!
Jones's 1:15.32 in the Men's 600 thus makes him 5th A-T Collegiate!!
Wilson's 2:41.76 in the Women's 1000 makes her 6th A-T Collegiate!
Matthew Payamps ran the 1000 in 2:23.76 at USATF!!
He moves from 13th A-T HS to 2nd!!
Only Robby Andrews's HSR of 2:22.28 is ahead of him!!
Niyagua (?) Bayak HJ'ed 6-0 in her State meet, making her 12th A-T HS, tied with 9 others!!
And Victoria Vanriele ran the 600 in 1:30.36, making her 12th A-T HS!
And that is a wrap, dear readers!!
The next biggie is the European Championships!
I will have my Preview up before the meet begins!
See you soon!
Records "MU"d down at USATF
To understand my title, you need to know that MU is pronounced "MO"!!
And it was Athing Mu--all of 16 years old!--who super-charged the Record-breaking flow in this quite rare instance of Records being broken in middle or long distance events at a Championship meet!
Athing's blazers began in the heats!
There, this rail-thin girl (who is 5-10 tall--or more!!) ran to the front, and stayed there.
Result was a HSR by 0.90 seconds, the Junior Class Record (her own!), the Age 16 Record, and a move from 2nd A-T HS to 1st!
Her 1:26.23 also moved her from 14th A-T US to 5th, AND made her 22nd A-T World!
But that was her HEAT!!
Raevyn Rogers was 2nd in the heat, time of 1:26.53.
This made her 7th A-T US!
Madeline Kopp took 3rd iin 1:27.84!
Then the REAL running began!!
Lined up against a field of Pro's, this intelligent, but totally youthful braces-wearing girl again took to the front, but not until the 2nd lap!
And she didn't slow up!
She came through 400 in 55.04!!
(Remember, her 400 PR is 52.55!)
Along the backstretch, Rogers powered to Mu's outside, seeming to glide to the front, using her 49 second relay speed to take the race, and shove the upstart into her rightful place!
But no, Mu didn't give in!
And when Rogers saw her move away around the last curve, she seemingly just gave up!
You could actually see Rogers accept her 2nd place status!!
Mu kept going through the tape, and then when she saw the time, could not believe it!
Crying, laughing, jumping up and down, bent over in sheer awe at what she'd just done!!
1:23.57.
Take that in for a moment.
Ajee Wilson's best is 1:23.84!
The American Record was held by Alysia Montano!!
Mu was NOT beating times of 2nd tier elites!!
And she came within 0.13 of the WORLD Record!
For her magnificent effort, she got the American Record, broke her own Age 16 Record, broke her own HSR and Junior Class Records,and got the USATF Meet Record!
She moves from 5th A-T US to 1st, and from 22nd A-T World to 2nd!!
Simply amazing!!
Rogers finished in 1:24.88, making her 7th A-T World, and moves her from 7th A-T US to 5th!
Olivia Baker's 1:26.53 in 3rd was not a PR!
Madeline Kopp improved to 1:27.09 in 4th, moving her from 18th to 14th on the A-T US list!
Following were Georgeanne Moline and Kendra Chambers, both running non-PR's in 5th & 6th!
The very next race was the Men's 600!
The day before, in the heats, Donavan Brazier sailed through to a W in 1:15.64.
He was followed by Sam Ellison's 1:15.97!
This made him 13th A-T US!
As with the Women, the final was a BIT faster!!
As in WORLD RECORD faster!!
Brazier--who is as smooth looking a runner at top speed as Ajee Wilson--went through 200 in the 23's!
He came through 400 in 48 and change!
All he needed to do was not die, and the WR would be his!
His 1:13.77 took care of the old mark by 1.02 seconds!!
He also gets the American Record, the Age 21 Record, and the USATF Meet Record!
He moves from 5th A-T US to the Top!
And from 11th A-T World to 1st!
Ellison took 2nd in a quick 1:15.20!
He moves from 12th A-T US to 5th!
And becomes 8th A-T World!
Unheralded Kameron Jones took 3rd in 1:15.32.
This makes him 6th A-T US, and 12th A-T World!
In 4th came Chris Geisting's 1:15.67!
He moves from 14th A-T US to 9th!
And it makes him 13th A-T World!!
WOW!!
But the fast races weren't over!
Ajee Wilson demonstrated her talent by running a 29 last 200 in an attempt at the American Record in the 1000!
But it eluded her due to a slowish first 800 in the 2:05's!
Nonetheless, her 2:34.71 breaks her own USATF Meet Record--the 2:37.96 she'd run in the heats!
That time made her 11th A-T US!
Hanna Green's 2:38.16 had made her 14th A-T US!
And Hannah Fields's 2:39.22 had made her 23nd A-T US!!
Ajee's 2:34.71 broke her own USATF Meet Record!
It moves her from 11th A-T US to 2nd!
And makes her 16th A-T World!
Green's 2:35.40 in 2nd moves her from 14th A-T US to 4th!
Ce'Aira Brown's 2:35.62 moves her from 21st A-T US to 5th!!
Laura Roesler improved to 2:36.60 in 4th!
This moves her from 15th A-T US to 7th!
And Hannah Fields's 2:38.60 moves her from 20th A-T US to 14th!!
It was in the Two Mile races where my disappointment set in!!
Oh, a few of the Women's times made my US list, but what COULD have been wore me down as the race progressed!!
But let's begin with the Men!
In the "B" section, Drew Hunter decided to run a time that the "A" section crowd would pay attention to!
His 8:25.29--which won his section by 13 seconds!!
It gave him the USATF Meet Record.
And made him 20th A-T US!
The "A" group had it easy!
There were several runners capable of putting Hunter's time back in the pack!
But when the first 400 went by in 66 seconds, I knew this was just yet another Championship race Snorefest!!
Needing a final 800 in 1:54 to beat Hunter's time, they remained asleep at the wheel, ending with times in the 8:30's!!
The Women did better, but....!!
After winning the Mile (See below!). Colleen Quigley told an interviewer she'd been put into the "B" race!
And said she refused to run as a second class elite!!
And didn't!!
When Elinor Purrier glided to the front after a slow first few laps, no one went with her!
Then, after a Mile in 4:48, Shelby Houlihan hit the gas, passing Purrier, and winning the race!
But her sprint on the final lap wasn't enough to get the Meet Record!
Her 9:31.38 makes her 5th A-T US, and 15th A-T World!
In 2nd came Katie Mackey's 9:33.70.
This makes her 8th A-T US, and 22nd A-T World!
Purrier's 9:34.65 makes her 9th A-T US!
And Emily Lipari ran 9:41.12 in 4th, making her 22nd A-T US!
Back in 18th came HS star Marlee Starliper's 9:58.22!
This makes her 5th A-T High School!!
Another good race was the Women's 300!
The heats had seen Brittany Brown's 36.67 beat Gabby Thomas's 37.27!
This set up the anticipated duel in the final!
It lived up to expectations.
In lanes alongside each other, they ran as Siamese twins for the length of the race!
Only Brown's final kick gave her the W, by just 0.03 seconds!
Brown's 35.95 gave her the USATF Meet Record!
She moves from 7th A-T US to 2nd, and from 11th A-T World, tied with 1 other, to 6th!
Thomas finished in 35.98 in her 300 debut!
This makes her 7th A-T US, and 3rd A-T World!!
Once again, a High School girl shined!
Kayla Davis (who my Preview neglected to mention her FRESHMAN HS status!!!), took 3rd in 37.46!!
This breaks her own Frosh Class Record!
It moves her from 13th A-T HS to 3rd!
Ryan Crouser came through as expected, taking the Men's SP by almost 3 feet over Joe Kovacs!
His 72-10.25, however, missed the Meet Record by an inch!!
Kovacs finally got over 70 feet, at 70-2.25!
Katie Nageotte had it easy in the Women's PV, clearing 15-9.25 after everyone else had bowed out!
(Jenn Suhr was a late scratch!)
The battle for American Women's Triple Jump supremacy took off with a USATF Meet Record effort of 47-9 by Keturah Orji!
While Orji was fouling her next 3 rounds, Tori Franklin produced her top effort, of 47-5!
Orji finally got her markers down again, hitting another just one centimeter short of her Winner!
High School girls went to town on Staten Island!
Before Mu's, Davis's, and Starliper's storm blasts came Anna Hall's tremendous HSR of 4302 in the opening Pentathlon!!
(I'm ashamed to admit that my Preview didn't even mention her name!! I must not have recognized who she was on the entry list!!)
Fluctuating between 3rd and 5th throughout, Hall's 4302 HSR finally took 3rd!!
It should be mentioned that Hall will be attending the University of Georgia, the same school where Kendell Williams was so dominant all the years she was there!
So it was really serendipitous that Hall would lose to Williams's 4498!!
Emilyn Dearman's 4356 took 2nd, making her 23rd A-T US!!
But the real story here was with Hall, from Boulder, Colorado!
Besides the HSR, she gets the Senior Class Record as well!
She moves from 2nd A-T HS to 1st!
She destroyed Williams's old HSR by 234 points!!
Oh, almost forgot to mention that Hall's Pentathlon HJ clearance of 5-11.25 makes her 22nd A-T HS, tied with 4 others!!
A day in the life!!
Both WT's were solid!!
Daniel Haugh took the Men's event with a PR of 79-1.75!
This moves him from 13th A-T US, tied with 1 other, to 12th!
And from 14th A-T World, tied with 1 other, to 13th!
Conor McCullough was 2nd with 78-9.25!
The Women had a little battle going on between Janeah Stewart and DeAnna Price!
Adding the totals by which they missed their PR's would not top 3 inches!!
Stewart finally prevailed with her toss of 81-4.25, over Price's 80-5.50!!
Vashti Cuningham had the Women's HJ all to herself, clearing 6-5!
Andrew Irwin had his way in the Men's PV, being the only 19 footer--by a quarter inch!!
As mentioned above, Colleen Quigley won the Mile in 4:29.47!
After a jogging first 1320 (yards!), Quigley took off, wanting to put some space between her and Shelby Houlihan, fearing Houlihan's deadly sprint finishes!
But Houlihan didn't have enough, giving the US title to Quigley!
Her joyous awe at her W was fun to watch!!
Houlihan's time was 4:29.82!
For me, the Women's Walk took on some new interest after seeing a tweet from Maria Michta-Coffey before the race!
She announced herself as pregnant, but said she was looking forward to racing anyway!!
(BTW, the races were reduced from the Two Mile's the schedule I saw when doing my Preview to 3000's!)
MMC told me (in a tweet) that the athletes had been asked what distance they preferred, and they'd said the 3K!
She said the schedule just hadn't been changed!!
Nice.
Anyway, Nick Christie prevailed in the Men's race over Emmanuel Corvera!
And Michta-Coffey Walked her pregnant body to a 14th place finish!!
(Don't know how far along she is, but probably not more than 2 or 3 months!!)
Her time of 14:18.82 was far behind Miranda Melville's winning time of 12:57.58!!
Chase Ealey produced a mild upset in the Women's SP!
Her 61-1.50 defeated favored Maggie Ewen's 60-6!!
The sprint races (60 and 60H) didn't produce much!
The only race worthy of note here was the Women's 60H!
Sharika Nelvis ran a World Leader of 7.85!
And she needed all of that to defeat Evonne Briitton's PR of 7.86!!
That made her 22nd A-T US!!
I have a lot of great Records and marks left to report, but nothing more from the Ocean Breeze!!
The Collegiate Conferences, plus some other stuff from around the world, will be reported on in my next post, out in a few hours!
See you soon!
a-
t
And it was Athing Mu--all of 16 years old!--who super-charged the Record-breaking flow in this quite rare instance of Records being broken in middle or long distance events at a Championship meet!
Athing's blazers began in the heats!
There, this rail-thin girl (who is 5-10 tall--or more!!) ran to the front, and stayed there.
Result was a HSR by 0.90 seconds, the Junior Class Record (her own!), the Age 16 Record, and a move from 2nd A-T HS to 1st!
Her 1:26.23 also moved her from 14th A-T US to 5th, AND made her 22nd A-T World!
But that was her HEAT!!
Raevyn Rogers was 2nd in the heat, time of 1:26.53.
This made her 7th A-T US!
Madeline Kopp took 3rd iin 1:27.84!
Then the REAL running began!!
Lined up against a field of Pro's, this intelligent, but totally youthful braces-wearing girl again took to the front, but not until the 2nd lap!
And she didn't slow up!
She came through 400 in 55.04!!
(Remember, her 400 PR is 52.55!)
Along the backstretch, Rogers powered to Mu's outside, seeming to glide to the front, using her 49 second relay speed to take the race, and shove the upstart into her rightful place!
But no, Mu didn't give in!
And when Rogers saw her move away around the last curve, she seemingly just gave up!
You could actually see Rogers accept her 2nd place status!!
Mu kept going through the tape, and then when she saw the time, could not believe it!
Crying, laughing, jumping up and down, bent over in sheer awe at what she'd just done!!
1:23.57.
Take that in for a moment.
Ajee Wilson's best is 1:23.84!
The American Record was held by Alysia Montano!!
Mu was NOT beating times of 2nd tier elites!!
And she came within 0.13 of the WORLD Record!
For her magnificent effort, she got the American Record, broke her own Age 16 Record, broke her own HSR and Junior Class Records,and got the USATF Meet Record!
She moves from 5th A-T US to 1st, and from 22nd A-T World to 2nd!!
Simply amazing!!
Rogers finished in 1:24.88, making her 7th A-T World, and moves her from 7th A-T US to 5th!
Olivia Baker's 1:26.53 in 3rd was not a PR!
Madeline Kopp improved to 1:27.09 in 4th, moving her from 18th to 14th on the A-T US list!
Following were Georgeanne Moline and Kendra Chambers, both running non-PR's in 5th & 6th!
The very next race was the Men's 600!
The day before, in the heats, Donavan Brazier sailed through to a W in 1:15.64.
He was followed by Sam Ellison's 1:15.97!
This made him 13th A-T US!
As with the Women, the final was a BIT faster!!
As in WORLD RECORD faster!!
Brazier--who is as smooth looking a runner at top speed as Ajee Wilson--went through 200 in the 23's!
He came through 400 in 48 and change!
All he needed to do was not die, and the WR would be his!
His 1:13.77 took care of the old mark by 1.02 seconds!!
He also gets the American Record, the Age 21 Record, and the USATF Meet Record!
He moves from 5th A-T US to the Top!
And from 11th A-T World to 1st!
Ellison took 2nd in a quick 1:15.20!
He moves from 12th A-T US to 5th!
And becomes 8th A-T World!
Unheralded Kameron Jones took 3rd in 1:15.32.
This makes him 6th A-T US, and 12th A-T World!
In 4th came Chris Geisting's 1:15.67!
He moves from 14th A-T US to 9th!
And it makes him 13th A-T World!!
WOW!!
But the fast races weren't over!
Ajee Wilson demonstrated her talent by running a 29 last 200 in an attempt at the American Record in the 1000!
But it eluded her due to a slowish first 800 in the 2:05's!
Nonetheless, her 2:34.71 breaks her own USATF Meet Record--the 2:37.96 she'd run in the heats!
That time made her 11th A-T US!
Hanna Green's 2:38.16 had made her 14th A-T US!
And Hannah Fields's 2:39.22 had made her 23nd A-T US!!
Ajee's 2:34.71 broke her own USATF Meet Record!
It moves her from 11th A-T US to 2nd!
And makes her 16th A-T World!
Green's 2:35.40 in 2nd moves her from 14th A-T US to 4th!
Ce'Aira Brown's 2:35.62 moves her from 21st A-T US to 5th!!
Laura Roesler improved to 2:36.60 in 4th!
This moves her from 15th A-T US to 7th!
And Hannah Fields's 2:38.60 moves her from 20th A-T US to 14th!!
It was in the Two Mile races where my disappointment set in!!
Oh, a few of the Women's times made my US list, but what COULD have been wore me down as the race progressed!!
But let's begin with the Men!
In the "B" section, Drew Hunter decided to run a time that the "A" section crowd would pay attention to!
His 8:25.29--which won his section by 13 seconds!!
It gave him the USATF Meet Record.
And made him 20th A-T US!
The "A" group had it easy!
There were several runners capable of putting Hunter's time back in the pack!
But when the first 400 went by in 66 seconds, I knew this was just yet another Championship race Snorefest!!
Needing a final 800 in 1:54 to beat Hunter's time, they remained asleep at the wheel, ending with times in the 8:30's!!
The Women did better, but....!!
After winning the Mile (See below!). Colleen Quigley told an interviewer she'd been put into the "B" race!
And said she refused to run as a second class elite!!
And didn't!!
When Elinor Purrier glided to the front after a slow first few laps, no one went with her!
Then, after a Mile in 4:48, Shelby Houlihan hit the gas, passing Purrier, and winning the race!
But her sprint on the final lap wasn't enough to get the Meet Record!
Her 9:31.38 makes her 5th A-T US, and 15th A-T World!
In 2nd came Katie Mackey's 9:33.70.
This makes her 8th A-T US, and 22nd A-T World!
Purrier's 9:34.65 makes her 9th A-T US!
And Emily Lipari ran 9:41.12 in 4th, making her 22nd A-T US!
Back in 18th came HS star Marlee Starliper's 9:58.22!
This makes her 5th A-T High School!!
Another good race was the Women's 300!
The heats had seen Brittany Brown's 36.67 beat Gabby Thomas's 37.27!
This set up the anticipated duel in the final!
It lived up to expectations.
In lanes alongside each other, they ran as Siamese twins for the length of the race!
Only Brown's final kick gave her the W, by just 0.03 seconds!
Brown's 35.95 gave her the USATF Meet Record!
She moves from 7th A-T US to 2nd, and from 11th A-T World, tied with 1 other, to 6th!
Thomas finished in 35.98 in her 300 debut!
This makes her 7th A-T US, and 3rd A-T World!!
Once again, a High School girl shined!
Kayla Davis (who my Preview neglected to mention her FRESHMAN HS status!!!), took 3rd in 37.46!!
This breaks her own Frosh Class Record!
It moves her from 13th A-T HS to 3rd!
Ryan Crouser came through as expected, taking the Men's SP by almost 3 feet over Joe Kovacs!
His 72-10.25, however, missed the Meet Record by an inch!!
Kovacs finally got over 70 feet, at 70-2.25!
Katie Nageotte had it easy in the Women's PV, clearing 15-9.25 after everyone else had bowed out!
(Jenn Suhr was a late scratch!)
The battle for American Women's Triple Jump supremacy took off with a USATF Meet Record effort of 47-9 by Keturah Orji!
While Orji was fouling her next 3 rounds, Tori Franklin produced her top effort, of 47-5!
Orji finally got her markers down again, hitting another just one centimeter short of her Winner!
High School girls went to town on Staten Island!
Before Mu's, Davis's, and Starliper's storm blasts came Anna Hall's tremendous HSR of 4302 in the opening Pentathlon!!
(I'm ashamed to admit that my Preview didn't even mention her name!! I must not have recognized who she was on the entry list!!)
Fluctuating between 3rd and 5th throughout, Hall's 4302 HSR finally took 3rd!!
It should be mentioned that Hall will be attending the University of Georgia, the same school where Kendell Williams was so dominant all the years she was there!
So it was really serendipitous that Hall would lose to Williams's 4498!!
Emilyn Dearman's 4356 took 2nd, making her 23rd A-T US!!
But the real story here was with Hall, from Boulder, Colorado!
Besides the HSR, she gets the Senior Class Record as well!
She moves from 2nd A-T HS to 1st!
She destroyed Williams's old HSR by 234 points!!
Oh, almost forgot to mention that Hall's Pentathlon HJ clearance of 5-11.25 makes her 22nd A-T HS, tied with 4 others!!
A day in the life!!
Both WT's were solid!!
Daniel Haugh took the Men's event with a PR of 79-1.75!
This moves him from 13th A-T US, tied with 1 other, to 12th!
And from 14th A-T World, tied with 1 other, to 13th!
Conor McCullough was 2nd with 78-9.25!
The Women had a little battle going on between Janeah Stewart and DeAnna Price!
Adding the totals by which they missed their PR's would not top 3 inches!!
Stewart finally prevailed with her toss of 81-4.25, over Price's 80-5.50!!
Vashti Cuningham had the Women's HJ all to herself, clearing 6-5!
Andrew Irwin had his way in the Men's PV, being the only 19 footer--by a quarter inch!!
As mentioned above, Colleen Quigley won the Mile in 4:29.47!
After a jogging first 1320 (yards!), Quigley took off, wanting to put some space between her and Shelby Houlihan, fearing Houlihan's deadly sprint finishes!
But Houlihan didn't have enough, giving the US title to Quigley!
Her joyous awe at her W was fun to watch!!
Houlihan's time was 4:29.82!
For me, the Women's Walk took on some new interest after seeing a tweet from Maria Michta-Coffey before the race!
She announced herself as pregnant, but said she was looking forward to racing anyway!!
(BTW, the races were reduced from the Two Mile's the schedule I saw when doing my Preview to 3000's!)
MMC told me (in a tweet) that the athletes had been asked what distance they preferred, and they'd said the 3K!
She said the schedule just hadn't been changed!!
Nice.
Anyway, Nick Christie prevailed in the Men's race over Emmanuel Corvera!
And Michta-Coffey Walked her pregnant body to a 14th place finish!!
(Don't know how far along she is, but probably not more than 2 or 3 months!!)
Her time of 14:18.82 was far behind Miranda Melville's winning time of 12:57.58!!
Chase Ealey produced a mild upset in the Women's SP!
Her 61-1.50 defeated favored Maggie Ewen's 60-6!!
The sprint races (60 and 60H) didn't produce much!
The only race worthy of note here was the Women's 60H!
Sharika Nelvis ran a World Leader of 7.85!
And she needed all of that to defeat Evonne Briitton's PR of 7.86!!
That made her 22nd A-T US!!
I have a lot of great Records and marks left to report, but nothing more from the Ocean Breeze!!
The Collegiate Conferences, plus some other stuff from around the world, will be reported on in my next post, out in a few hours!
See you soon!
a-
t
Friday, February 22, 2019
2019 USATF INdoor Preview--MEN & WOMEN
I'm back with my first Preview since last July--for the World Juniors!
(I sort of did one for the European Champs last August--but it wasn't up to my usual standards!)
That said, THIS Preview covers both Men and Women!
I'll list the events in order of when the Finals are scheduled, for each day, separated by gender!
Also per normal, I'll list the MEET Record, which is sometimes also the World and/or American Record!
Full details of the schedule can be found on the USATF or T&FN website.
However, the first event today will be at 9:00 a.m.Pacific Time!
For tomorrow, they begin at 9:30, PT!
And for Sunday, it's 10:05 starting time (PT)!
Some of it will be on TV--check your local schedule!
Two more things--
The names I give are the likely "serious" contenders, but they are NOT predictions!!
Also, the schedule has "A" and "B" races set for some running events, from 300 to the Two Mile!
These are Sections, NOT separate races!
I'm guessing they'll combine the overall marks to decide the places!!
OK, time to get going!!
Friday, February 22
MEN
Weight Throw (84-10.25)
Conor McCullough should be favored here, but Alex Young, Daniel Haugh, and Grant Cartwright could be right there!
Also watch for Rudy Winkler!
No MR this year!!
WOMEN
Weight Throw (84-0)
Janeah Stewart got off a BIG one recently (See earlier post!), so should be favored!
But you can't dismiss the OUTdoor AR holder in the Hammer Throw--DeAnna Price!
Both COULD challenge the MR (Also the WR!!), but let's leave the odds at just 45-55!!
Also watch for Janeva Stevens and Kaitlyn Long!
Pentathlon (4805)
Let's cut to the chase--you need only know two names here!
They're Kendell Williams and Erica Bougard!
All the others are there for window dressing!
The MR should survive--unless the contenders have been hiding some secret strengths in their carry-ons!!
MR gets 20-80 odds!
Saturday, February 23
MEN
Long Jump (28-2.25)
Forget the MR, friends!!
This event is already in a weak state here in the States (pun intended!), but this group here is even weaker!!
Jarvis Gotch is really the only recognizable name here!
But watch for Malik Moffett, whose 7.92 jump is the "best" of the entrants for 2019!!
Embarrassing!!
Heptathlon (6273)
I'm surprised the MR is just 6273!
But it looks like it will remain such until 2020!
Wolf Mahler, Solomon Simmons, and Curtis Beach are the names to watch.
(I'm giving just 35-65 odds for just 6000 points, let alone the MR!!)
Two Mile Walk 12:38.37)
Nick Christie Walked the Mile in 5:55 recently, so give the MR 70-30 odds of going down!
Emmanuel Corvera will put SOME fear in Christie's mindset!
Pole Vault (19-6.50)
Even if Sam Kendricks WERE here, the MR would be pretty safe!
Give Andrew Irwin-whose recent 19-3.50 shocked some top observers of the event--the top podium spot, but NOT the MR!!
Give him 30-70 odds!
Audie Wyatt and Scott Houston are other possible 19 footers!
High Jump (7-9.75)
Give this MR ZERO chance of falling!!
(The only things to be falling here will be the BAR!!)
Jeron Robinson and Trey Culver should top the podium's top rungs!
Brad Adkins is someone to watch!
JaCorian Duffield hasn't been heard from lately!
We'll see what he has to offer!
Shot Put (72-11.25)
Ryan Crouser started his season with a 73-plus!!
Give this MR 85-15 odds!!
Joe Kovacs hasn't even reached 70 feet yet, but he's Crouser's most likely challenger!
300 (31.87)
The MR is also the WR, so give it ZERO odds!!
Brycen Spratling and Monteo Mitchell are a couple of familiar names!
(Yawn!)
Two Mile (8:26.72)
If this group can't (or doesn't) run faster than the MR---MUCH faster!---I'm gonna cry!!
In my favorite event (the Women's race also!), I want to see these dudes RUN!!
My Top 24 A-T Performers list includes EIGHT times dated from 1974 to 1985!!
Sean McGorty, Drew Hunter, Garrett Heath, Will Leer, Sam Prakel, and Eric Avila COULD eliminate SEVERAL of those ancient marks!!
Tripp Hurt is here also, as is Lawi Lalang!!
BTW, I didn't even know Mr Lalang had become an American!! He represents the US Army!!
(Who else??!!)
Odds for the MR crashing are (I have my fingers crossed and my head bent in prayer!) 95-5!!
Shoot me!
WOMEN
High Jump (6-7.50)
Just one name to list here!
Vashti, last name of Cunningham!!
If she's on, give the MR 40-60 odds!
Inika McPherson and Tynita Butts are other familiar names.
But watch for rising star (Literally?? LOL) Jelena Rowe!!
(Sure do miss Chaunte Lowe and Brigetta Barrett!!)
Long Jump (24-2.25)
BTW, that MR is held by Germany's Heike Drechsler!
In those days, foreigners could compete in the American Championships!
My policy is to say the MR is the best mark produced in the meet--even if NOT by an American!!
That said, Quanesha Burks, Kate Hall, and Kendell Williams are the key people to watch--although Williams will be coming off her Pentathlon!!
300 (36.15)
As noted above, this event will be run in sections!
Gabby Thomas seems the likely winner here, but it could be close!
Brittany Brown is running well!
Candice Hill is unpredictable,
Kayla Davis (Not to be confused with High School sensation Kamari Davis!!) is another speedster to watch!
Give Thomas 40-60 odds for the MR!
One Mile (4:25.92)
Shelby Houlihan is here!
BUT she's listed as doubling in the 2 Mile!
This probably means she won't be chasing Mary Slaney's 37 year old AR of 4:20.5!
That said, I'm giving Houlihan 80-20 odds of dipping into the 4-teens!
Colleen Quigley and Elinor Purrier could give serious chase---through 1200 meters!
Also watch for Kate Grace, Emily Lipari, Katie Mackey, Shannon Osika, and Cory McGee!!
MR gets 95-5 odds!
Sunday, February 24
MEN
One Mile (3:52.99)
Craig Engels's recent 3:54 race should make him the top name here!
But the MR is pretty safe--give it 40-60 odds!
(The air is thick with 1500/Mile fast times of late, so hopefully some of that steam will enter the Ocean Breeze at race time!!)
Sam Prakel, Eric Avila, Brannon Kidder, and John Gregorek are other names to watch.
Triple Jump (58-3.25)
Conspicuously absent are America's best, Christian Taylor and Will Claye!
(WHY???)
Chris Carter and Donald Scott should vie for the W.
But no MR--ZERO odds!
Watch for KeAndre Bates, who I haven't heard from at all this year!
600 (1:15.07)
Donavan Brazier is gonna run this!!
So say Goodbye, Farewell, Adios, and slam the door on your way out!!
Odds are 99-1.
Erik Sowinski could make it SOMEWHAT interesting--especially if he gets in front before 400!
Also watch for Chris Geisting and Charles Jones.
Sam Ellison has also had a good year so far!
1000 (2:18.60)
With Clay Murphy present, the MR gets 80-20 odds!
Robby Andrews, Abraham Alvarado, and the omnipresent Brannon Kidder are the serious names to watch!
60H (7.37)
In an event that is now fairly depleted of big names for the USA, Devon Allen stands out as the BIG name here!!
But the MR is totally safe--ZERO odds!!
(Now, if Grant Holloway were here....!!!)
Two "familiar" names ARE here, however--Trey (No relation!) Holloway, and---ahem!--Aaron Mallett!!
Heh.
60 (6.34)
That MR--and AR and WR--are safe---totally safe!!
(Why isn't Christian Coleman entered??)
John Teeters and Derrick Kemp both have seed marks of 6.55, so should be the top contenders!
Watch for Dedric Dukes, who is probably better at the 200!
WOMEN
Triple Jump (46-8.25)
Let's not waste time, space, or energy!
We have two names to watch--Keturah Orji and Tori Franklin.
Based on marks, and consistency, it could be the TJ equivalent of the Ali-Frazier duel back in the day!
I'm personally favoring Orji, but that has more to do with the sour way Franklin left Oiselle than anything related to the pair's scale of talent and potential!
The MR gets 85-15 odds!!
Pole Vault (16-5.50)
Despite the presence of the Meet Record holder, and America's Rising Star, the MR should be safe--give it 15-85 odds!
Jenn Suhr's most serious goal at the Ocean Breeze should be to erase Stacy Dragila's Age 37 record of 15-1.50.
But make it a SUHR bet (Laugh, folks, laugh!!) she'll be following Katie Nageotte over bar after bar after bar!!
(Sandi Morris is injured, the former Weeks twins are in their Conference meet, and Demi Payne is in Drug Bust Jail!!)
Still, if the top two falter, watch for Morgann LeLeux, Annie Rhodes Johnigan, Kortney Ross, and Kristin Brown.
Two Mile Walk (13:55.27)
IF--IF Taylor Ewert were here, I'd give her and Maria Michta-Coffey EQUAL chance to not just break the MR, but win the race!
But for some unknown reason, Ewert isn't entered!
Lauren Harris is, but she'll have to contend with Miranda Melville and Katie Burnett, as well as MMC!
MR odds are 40-60.
(They'd be 60-40 with Ewert in the race!!)
Shot Put (66-4.50)
Here is another MR held by a foreigner from back in the day--in this case, it's Ilona Briesenick!
(And why aren't Raven Saunders and Michelle Carter here? I know Carter got married recently, but Raven hasn't shown her face all season!!)
In their absence, we have Maggie Ewen facing a possible challenge from Chase Ealey, who produced a BIG throw recently--See a previous post!
Dani Hill (formerly Bunch), Janeah Stewart, and Janeva Stevens are other names to watch.
Meet Record is safe!
600 (1:23.84)
Georgeanne Moline, Olivia Baker, Chrishuna Williams, and Raevyn Rogers SHOULD be the top contenders, BUT....!
BUT we have Athing Mu here also!
She's a HS Junior, while the others are all "aged" Professionals!
Yet based on the year Ms Mu is experiencing, I have to think she's going to be right in the mix---given some smart strategy---which the Pro's might have more in abundance than the precocious youngster!!
That said, I give the High School Record of Sammy Watson 90-10 odds of falling!
(Interesting that Watson also went Pro recently (See earlier post!), which would make the light shine brighter on this kid than otherwise!!)
I know this post is quite long already, but I have just 4 more events to Preview, so hang in there!!
1000 (2:37.97)
This MR is GONE!!
Give it 100-0 odds!
And make Ajee Wilson the lead contender!!
Can she also get the American Record of 2:34.19, set by Jen Toomey in 2004??
Laura Roesler is having a GREAT year, and could stick with Wilson beyond 4 laps!!
Ce'Aira Brown is another to watch!
Others include Kaela Edwards and Hanna Green!
Two Mile (9:28.15)
As in the Men's race, this MR COULD go down hard!!
It might be based on what Shelby Houlihan's intentions here are--to win a double, or to win a double in RECORD times!!!
That's the 64 MILLION dollar question!!
She HAS the ability to challenge the MR, the AR, and at least the 9:10 barrier!!
Colleen Quigley and Elinor Purrier are serious contenders also returning from earlier races!!
Katie Mackey, Heather Kampf, Emily Lipari, Amanda Eccleston, and Oiselle's Marie Lawrence are all contenders--to enter my DDD list---as NONE of the entrants here are presently on that list!!
While not as ancient as the Men's list (See above!), there are 10 marks on it dated from 1979 to 1986!
Slowest time on the list is 9:45.99!!
ALL of the above listed names are capable of that time!!
(Why isn't Katelyn Tuohy entered?? She could have gone after Mary Cain's HSR of 9:38.68!!)
One HS'er that IS here is Marlee Starliper!!
She ran that 9:20 for 3K (See earlier post!), but with a field like this, she'll have an excellent chance to get under 10:00--and maybe even 9:50!!
MR odds are 80-20---unless Houlihan runs like only Houlihan can--then raise it to 100-0!!
60H (7.70)
Paraphrasing the famous song, Where Have All the American Female High Hurdlers Gone??
The only truly "historic" name here is Sharika Nelvis!
But she's shown nothing this season, and is entered in the flat 60---which final follows immediately after this one!!
But give Nelvis the nod here anyway!
Watch for Evonne Britton, who ran 7.91 recently, and Kendell Williams, who is also in the Pentathlon AND the LJ!!
MR gets 10-90 odds!!
60 (6.99)
As noted just above, Nelvis is in this event also!
But she's pretty much a non-factor here!
Give this race to Aleia Hobbs--but NOT the MR.
It gets 1-99 odds!
Shania Collins and Candace Hill are two other podium contenders!
OK, friends, that's a wrap!
Thank you so much for hanging in there, and for using this Preview as your Guide to the entire meet!!
Watch it if you can, enjoy following it, and make sure to read my detailed report soon after its close!!
See you soon!
(I sort of did one for the European Champs last August--but it wasn't up to my usual standards!)
That said, THIS Preview covers both Men and Women!
I'll list the events in order of when the Finals are scheduled, for each day, separated by gender!
Also per normal, I'll list the MEET Record, which is sometimes also the World and/or American Record!
Full details of the schedule can be found on the USATF or T&FN website.
However, the first event today will be at 9:00 a.m.Pacific Time!
For tomorrow, they begin at 9:30, PT!
And for Sunday, it's 10:05 starting time (PT)!
Some of it will be on TV--check your local schedule!
Two more things--
The names I give are the likely "serious" contenders, but they are NOT predictions!!
Also, the schedule has "A" and "B" races set for some running events, from 300 to the Two Mile!
These are Sections, NOT separate races!
I'm guessing they'll combine the overall marks to decide the places!!
OK, time to get going!!
Friday, February 22
MEN
Weight Throw (84-10.25)
Conor McCullough should be favored here, but Alex Young, Daniel Haugh, and Grant Cartwright could be right there!
Also watch for Rudy Winkler!
No MR this year!!
WOMEN
Weight Throw (84-0)
Janeah Stewart got off a BIG one recently (See earlier post!), so should be favored!
But you can't dismiss the OUTdoor AR holder in the Hammer Throw--DeAnna Price!
Both COULD challenge the MR (Also the WR!!), but let's leave the odds at just 45-55!!
Also watch for Janeva Stevens and Kaitlyn Long!
Pentathlon (4805)
Let's cut to the chase--you need only know two names here!
They're Kendell Williams and Erica Bougard!
All the others are there for window dressing!
The MR should survive--unless the contenders have been hiding some secret strengths in their carry-ons!!
MR gets 20-80 odds!
Saturday, February 23
MEN
Long Jump (28-2.25)
Forget the MR, friends!!
This event is already in a weak state here in the States (pun intended!), but this group here is even weaker!!
Jarvis Gotch is really the only recognizable name here!
But watch for Malik Moffett, whose 7.92 jump is the "best" of the entrants for 2019!!
Embarrassing!!
Heptathlon (6273)
I'm surprised the MR is just 6273!
But it looks like it will remain such until 2020!
Wolf Mahler, Solomon Simmons, and Curtis Beach are the names to watch.
(I'm giving just 35-65 odds for just 6000 points, let alone the MR!!)
Two Mile Walk 12:38.37)
Nick Christie Walked the Mile in 5:55 recently, so give the MR 70-30 odds of going down!
Emmanuel Corvera will put SOME fear in Christie's mindset!
Pole Vault (19-6.50)
Even if Sam Kendricks WERE here, the MR would be pretty safe!
Give Andrew Irwin-whose recent 19-3.50 shocked some top observers of the event--the top podium spot, but NOT the MR!!
Give him 30-70 odds!
Audie Wyatt and Scott Houston are other possible 19 footers!
High Jump (7-9.75)
Give this MR ZERO chance of falling!!
(The only things to be falling here will be the BAR!!)
Jeron Robinson and Trey Culver should top the podium's top rungs!
Brad Adkins is someone to watch!
JaCorian Duffield hasn't been heard from lately!
We'll see what he has to offer!
Shot Put (72-11.25)
Ryan Crouser started his season with a 73-plus!!
Give this MR 85-15 odds!!
Joe Kovacs hasn't even reached 70 feet yet, but he's Crouser's most likely challenger!
300 (31.87)
The MR is also the WR, so give it ZERO odds!!
Brycen Spratling and Monteo Mitchell are a couple of familiar names!
(Yawn!)
Two Mile (8:26.72)
If this group can't (or doesn't) run faster than the MR---MUCH faster!---I'm gonna cry!!
In my favorite event (the Women's race also!), I want to see these dudes RUN!!
My Top 24 A-T Performers list includes EIGHT times dated from 1974 to 1985!!
Sean McGorty, Drew Hunter, Garrett Heath, Will Leer, Sam Prakel, and Eric Avila COULD eliminate SEVERAL of those ancient marks!!
Tripp Hurt is here also, as is Lawi Lalang!!
BTW, I didn't even know Mr Lalang had become an American!! He represents the US Army!!
(Who else??!!)
Odds for the MR crashing are (I have my fingers crossed and my head bent in prayer!) 95-5!!
Shoot me!
WOMEN
High Jump (6-7.50)
Just one name to list here!
Vashti, last name of Cunningham!!
If she's on, give the MR 40-60 odds!
Inika McPherson and Tynita Butts are other familiar names.
But watch for rising star (Literally?? LOL) Jelena Rowe!!
(Sure do miss Chaunte Lowe and Brigetta Barrett!!)
Long Jump (24-2.25)
BTW, that MR is held by Germany's Heike Drechsler!
In those days, foreigners could compete in the American Championships!
My policy is to say the MR is the best mark produced in the meet--even if NOT by an American!!
That said, Quanesha Burks, Kate Hall, and Kendell Williams are the key people to watch--although Williams will be coming off her Pentathlon!!
300 (36.15)
As noted above, this event will be run in sections!
Gabby Thomas seems the likely winner here, but it could be close!
Brittany Brown is running well!
Candice Hill is unpredictable,
Kayla Davis (Not to be confused with High School sensation Kamari Davis!!) is another speedster to watch!
Give Thomas 40-60 odds for the MR!
One Mile (4:25.92)
Shelby Houlihan is here!
BUT she's listed as doubling in the 2 Mile!
This probably means she won't be chasing Mary Slaney's 37 year old AR of 4:20.5!
That said, I'm giving Houlihan 80-20 odds of dipping into the 4-teens!
Colleen Quigley and Elinor Purrier could give serious chase---through 1200 meters!
Also watch for Kate Grace, Emily Lipari, Katie Mackey, Shannon Osika, and Cory McGee!!
MR gets 95-5 odds!
Sunday, February 24
MEN
One Mile (3:52.99)
Craig Engels's recent 3:54 race should make him the top name here!
But the MR is pretty safe--give it 40-60 odds!
(The air is thick with 1500/Mile fast times of late, so hopefully some of that steam will enter the Ocean Breeze at race time!!)
Sam Prakel, Eric Avila, Brannon Kidder, and John Gregorek are other names to watch.
Triple Jump (58-3.25)
Conspicuously absent are America's best, Christian Taylor and Will Claye!
(WHY???)
Chris Carter and Donald Scott should vie for the W.
But no MR--ZERO odds!
Watch for KeAndre Bates, who I haven't heard from at all this year!
600 (1:15.07)
Donavan Brazier is gonna run this!!
So say Goodbye, Farewell, Adios, and slam the door on your way out!!
Odds are 99-1.
Erik Sowinski could make it SOMEWHAT interesting--especially if he gets in front before 400!
Also watch for Chris Geisting and Charles Jones.
Sam Ellison has also had a good year so far!
1000 (2:18.60)
With Clay Murphy present, the MR gets 80-20 odds!
Robby Andrews, Abraham Alvarado, and the omnipresent Brannon Kidder are the serious names to watch!
60H (7.37)
In an event that is now fairly depleted of big names for the USA, Devon Allen stands out as the BIG name here!!
But the MR is totally safe--ZERO odds!!
(Now, if Grant Holloway were here....!!!)
Two "familiar" names ARE here, however--Trey (No relation!) Holloway, and---ahem!--Aaron Mallett!!
Heh.
60 (6.34)
That MR--and AR and WR--are safe---totally safe!!
(Why isn't Christian Coleman entered??)
John Teeters and Derrick Kemp both have seed marks of 6.55, so should be the top contenders!
Watch for Dedric Dukes, who is probably better at the 200!
WOMEN
Triple Jump (46-8.25)
Let's not waste time, space, or energy!
We have two names to watch--Keturah Orji and Tori Franklin.
Based on marks, and consistency, it could be the TJ equivalent of the Ali-Frazier duel back in the day!
I'm personally favoring Orji, but that has more to do with the sour way Franklin left Oiselle than anything related to the pair's scale of talent and potential!
The MR gets 85-15 odds!!
Pole Vault (16-5.50)
Despite the presence of the Meet Record holder, and America's Rising Star, the MR should be safe--give it 15-85 odds!
Jenn Suhr's most serious goal at the Ocean Breeze should be to erase Stacy Dragila's Age 37 record of 15-1.50.
But make it a SUHR bet (Laugh, folks, laugh!!) she'll be following Katie Nageotte over bar after bar after bar!!
(Sandi Morris is injured, the former Weeks twins are in their Conference meet, and Demi Payne is in Drug Bust Jail!!)
Still, if the top two falter, watch for Morgann LeLeux, Annie Rhodes Johnigan, Kortney Ross, and Kristin Brown.
Two Mile Walk (13:55.27)
IF--IF Taylor Ewert were here, I'd give her and Maria Michta-Coffey EQUAL chance to not just break the MR, but win the race!
But for some unknown reason, Ewert isn't entered!
Lauren Harris is, but she'll have to contend with Miranda Melville and Katie Burnett, as well as MMC!
MR odds are 40-60.
(They'd be 60-40 with Ewert in the race!!)
Shot Put (66-4.50)
Here is another MR held by a foreigner from back in the day--in this case, it's Ilona Briesenick!
(And why aren't Raven Saunders and Michelle Carter here? I know Carter got married recently, but Raven hasn't shown her face all season!!)
In their absence, we have Maggie Ewen facing a possible challenge from Chase Ealey, who produced a BIG throw recently--See a previous post!
Dani Hill (formerly Bunch), Janeah Stewart, and Janeva Stevens are other names to watch.
Meet Record is safe!
600 (1:23.84)
Georgeanne Moline, Olivia Baker, Chrishuna Williams, and Raevyn Rogers SHOULD be the top contenders, BUT....!
BUT we have Athing Mu here also!
She's a HS Junior, while the others are all "aged" Professionals!
Yet based on the year Ms Mu is experiencing, I have to think she's going to be right in the mix---given some smart strategy---which the Pro's might have more in abundance than the precocious youngster!!
That said, I give the High School Record of Sammy Watson 90-10 odds of falling!
(Interesting that Watson also went Pro recently (See earlier post!), which would make the light shine brighter on this kid than otherwise!!)
I know this post is quite long already, but I have just 4 more events to Preview, so hang in there!!
1000 (2:37.97)
This MR is GONE!!
Give it 100-0 odds!
And make Ajee Wilson the lead contender!!
Can she also get the American Record of 2:34.19, set by Jen Toomey in 2004??
Laura Roesler is having a GREAT year, and could stick with Wilson beyond 4 laps!!
Ce'Aira Brown is another to watch!
Others include Kaela Edwards and Hanna Green!
Two Mile (9:28.15)
As in the Men's race, this MR COULD go down hard!!
It might be based on what Shelby Houlihan's intentions here are--to win a double, or to win a double in RECORD times!!!
That's the 64 MILLION dollar question!!
She HAS the ability to challenge the MR, the AR, and at least the 9:10 barrier!!
Colleen Quigley and Elinor Purrier are serious contenders also returning from earlier races!!
Katie Mackey, Heather Kampf, Emily Lipari, Amanda Eccleston, and Oiselle's Marie Lawrence are all contenders--to enter my DDD list---as NONE of the entrants here are presently on that list!!
While not as ancient as the Men's list (See above!), there are 10 marks on it dated from 1979 to 1986!
Slowest time on the list is 9:45.99!!
ALL of the above listed names are capable of that time!!
(Why isn't Katelyn Tuohy entered?? She could have gone after Mary Cain's HSR of 9:38.68!!)
One HS'er that IS here is Marlee Starliper!!
She ran that 9:20 for 3K (See earlier post!), but with a field like this, she'll have an excellent chance to get under 10:00--and maybe even 9:50!!
MR odds are 80-20---unless Houlihan runs like only Houlihan can--then raise it to 100-0!!
60H (7.70)
Paraphrasing the famous song, Where Have All the American Female High Hurdlers Gone??
The only truly "historic" name here is Sharika Nelvis!
But she's shown nothing this season, and is entered in the flat 60---which final follows immediately after this one!!
But give Nelvis the nod here anyway!
Watch for Evonne Britton, who ran 7.91 recently, and Kendell Williams, who is also in the Pentathlon AND the LJ!!
MR gets 10-90 odds!!
60 (6.99)
As noted just above, Nelvis is in this event also!
But she's pretty much a non-factor here!
Give this race to Aleia Hobbs--but NOT the MR.
It gets 1-99 odds!
Shania Collins and Candace Hill are two other podium contenders!
OK, friends, that's a wrap!
Thank you so much for hanging in there, and for using this Preview as your Guide to the entire meet!!
Watch it if you can, enjoy following it, and make sure to read my detailed report soon after its close!!
See you soon!
Monday, February 18, 2019
"Quiet" Week Quite Noisy
Well, well, well--
T&FN got it wrong!
They predicted a "quiet" week for this past weekend, in the week prior to the major Collegiate Conferences and the USATF meet!
I guess they didn't pay much heed to Yomif Kejelcha declaring he'd be chasing down the 1500 World Record of Hicham El Guerrouj's at the Birmingham meet!
Heh.
I guess Samuel Tefera ALSO wasn't paying heed to Kejelcha's bit of braggadocio either!
In fact, Kejelcha was ahead of pace after a 1:53 half!
When the rabbit left, there were Kejelcha and Tefera in the lead.
As the final lap began, coming off the first curve, Tefera passed Kejelcha on the outside, then cut in coming onto the straight!
From there, it was a battle royal (and no place better than Royal crazy England for that!! LOL)--that is, until the gap widened, and it was Tefera, not Kejelcha, with the World Record!
His 3:31.04 is also the Age 19 Record, and the Birmingham Meet Record, and the Ethiopia National Record!!
Kejelcha shouldn't feel shame, as his 3:31.58 breaks his own Age 21 Record, and moves him from 7th A-T World to 3rd!!
Far back in 3rd came Stewart McSweyn of Australia!
His 3:35.10 gave him his National Record!
(BTW, the record he broke was held by Ryan Gregson, who was in the same race!!)
The other key event from B'ham was the Women's Mile, which highlighted UK's fave, Laura Muir!
And the tough Vet came through, speeding to a 4:18.75 British National Record!!
She also gets the B'ham Meet Record, and is now 3rd A-T World!!
And she got another GB National Record in the 1500, as her enroute time of 4:01.83 broke her own mark!
She moves from 20th A-T World to 16th!!
Winnie Nanyondo ran 4:29.40 for the National Record of Uganda!!
The Women's PV was the best field event there!
And it saw Ekaterina Stefanidi relegated to 4th!!
Home Girl Holly Bradshaw wowed the crowd in winning with a height of 15-9.25!
In fact, that same height was recorded by Katie Nageotte and Nikoleta Kiriakopoulou in 2nd and 3rd!
Stef's 4th place mark was a decent 15-5.50!
The time wasn't up to her double OG Champion status, but Elaine Thompson's 7.13 gave her the 60 win in her first race after a year off for surgery!!
Evonne Britton ran the 60H in 7.91 for the W.
In the German Championships, Konstanze Klosterhalfen won the 3000 in 8:32.47--off of a 61.5 final 400!!
She broke her own National Record, and moves from 22nd A-T World, tied with 1 other, to 15th!
In the Russian Champs, Anna Chicherova's HJ of 6-7.50 broke her own Age 36 Record!
Christina Schwanitz, Bralon Taplin, and Steven Gardiner all took over World leads!!
For Schwanitz, she reached 64-2.25 in the SP at the German Champs!
Taplin ran 45.26 for the 400 lead!
And Gardiner ran the 300 in 32.26 for the lead there!!
In the latter's case, the Bahamas stud moves from 17th A-T World, tied with 1 other, to 10th!!
Genzebe Dibaba ran the 1000 in 2:37.40, not a PR!
Mujinga Kambundji (Don't you just LOVE her name??!!) ran a quick 60--7.08--for a World Lead tie!
Tyrell Richard ran a 400 in 45.39, making him 22nd A-T Collegiate, tied with 3 others!
Kortnei Johnson sped a Collegiate leading 60 time of 7.14.
This makes her 13th A-T Collegiate, tied with 3 others!
Also on the Collegiate front came news of Payton Otterdahl's WT mark of 78-11.25!
He moves from 15th A-T Collegiate to 4th!
From 20th A-T US to 12th, tied with 1 other!
And it makes him 14th A-T World, tied with 1 other!
Tre Hinds won a 600 in 1:15.78, making him 19th A-T World!
The Men's Collegiate PV remains an event of some interest, mainly because of the presence of Mondo Duplantis!
And guess what?
Monda had to SHARE the week's leading Collegiate mark with KC Lightfoot!
Lightfoot's 18-7.50 was matched by Mondo's mark at the LSU meet!
(KC was in another meet!)
Lightfoot is now 20th A-T Collegiate, tied with 3 others!
But only Mondo took 3 shots at a Collegiate Record 19-5.25!!
Before we move to the HS crowd, reports of TWO Road World Records came in!!
(The IAAF only began making Road marks (other than the Marathon) official WR's last year!
Since I don't keep records of these Road distances, I'm not sure if there were faster "World Bests" prior to 2018!
Suffice to say, Julien Sanders's 5000 of 13:29, and Sifan Hassan's 14:44 were mighty impressive--especially the latter!!
The race was in Monaco!
The High Schoolers turned on the gas in some events!
(With one series of marks tragically to be ignored!! See below!)
Topping the list is Trey Knight exploding out to 86-7.50 in the WT!!
He moves from 5th A-T HS to 2nd!
But he needs to add another 15 inches to get the Junior Class Record!
(And about 6 feet 9 inches for the HSR, which I still consider one of the best HSR's, IN or OUT!!)
He may take another shot at the NBIN!!
Tamari Davis took over a pair of HS leads with her 60 mark of 7.27, and her 200 mark of 23.41!
Neither is a PR, but the 60 gives her the Soph Class Record!
Male sprinters went wild also!
Lance Lang's 6.62 in the 60 makes him 4th A-T HS, tied with 1 other!
And Micah Williams's 6.64 moves him from 19th A-T HS, tied with 2 others, to 8th, tied with 6 others!!
Marlena Preigh's 800 time of 2:06.80 makes her 17th A-T HS!
Above, I said I had some HS marks that tragically must be ignored!
I speak of some 3200 times in a Women's race!!
Get this---
Katelynn Hart won the race in 10:02.46!
Second went to Ericka VanderLende's 10:02.81.
In 3rd came Abbie Vanderkooi's 10:04.18.
And in 4th came Zofia Gudek's 10:07.03.
What do they have in common??
They would ALL make my Top 15 (I said 15!!) HS Performers list for INdoors---
IF--IF the race had been extended another 18,688 meters!!
Yes, my INdoor TWO MILE list would've been mightily revised!!
Let's hope all 4 show up at the NBIN and run a REAL Deuce!!
(And a 5000!! LOL)
While I'm ranting, let me say I'm ALSO ignoring a series of fast DMR's run by several Universities last weekend!!
BUT they were run on Seattle's and Notre Dame's Oversize Tracks!
I've said it before---many times!!--and I'll say it again--
Times run on OT's should NOT be allowed to qualify for the NCAA Championships!!
The NCAA must change that ruling!!
It's not fair!!
Okay, friends, that's a wrap!
Next post should be my USATF preview!!
See you soon!!
T&FN got it wrong!
They predicted a "quiet" week for this past weekend, in the week prior to the major Collegiate Conferences and the USATF meet!
I guess they didn't pay much heed to Yomif Kejelcha declaring he'd be chasing down the 1500 World Record of Hicham El Guerrouj's at the Birmingham meet!
Heh.
I guess Samuel Tefera ALSO wasn't paying heed to Kejelcha's bit of braggadocio either!
In fact, Kejelcha was ahead of pace after a 1:53 half!
When the rabbit left, there were Kejelcha and Tefera in the lead.
As the final lap began, coming off the first curve, Tefera passed Kejelcha on the outside, then cut in coming onto the straight!
From there, it was a battle royal (and no place better than Royal crazy England for that!! LOL)--that is, until the gap widened, and it was Tefera, not Kejelcha, with the World Record!
His 3:31.04 is also the Age 19 Record, and the Birmingham Meet Record, and the Ethiopia National Record!!
Kejelcha shouldn't feel shame, as his 3:31.58 breaks his own Age 21 Record, and moves him from 7th A-T World to 3rd!!
Far back in 3rd came Stewart McSweyn of Australia!
His 3:35.10 gave him his National Record!
(BTW, the record he broke was held by Ryan Gregson, who was in the same race!!)
The other key event from B'ham was the Women's Mile, which highlighted UK's fave, Laura Muir!
And the tough Vet came through, speeding to a 4:18.75 British National Record!!
She also gets the B'ham Meet Record, and is now 3rd A-T World!!
And she got another GB National Record in the 1500, as her enroute time of 4:01.83 broke her own mark!
She moves from 20th A-T World to 16th!!
Winnie Nanyondo ran 4:29.40 for the National Record of Uganda!!
The Women's PV was the best field event there!
And it saw Ekaterina Stefanidi relegated to 4th!!
Home Girl Holly Bradshaw wowed the crowd in winning with a height of 15-9.25!
In fact, that same height was recorded by Katie Nageotte and Nikoleta Kiriakopoulou in 2nd and 3rd!
Stef's 4th place mark was a decent 15-5.50!
The time wasn't up to her double OG Champion status, but Elaine Thompson's 7.13 gave her the 60 win in her first race after a year off for surgery!!
Evonne Britton ran the 60H in 7.91 for the W.
In the German Championships, Konstanze Klosterhalfen won the 3000 in 8:32.47--off of a 61.5 final 400!!
She broke her own National Record, and moves from 22nd A-T World, tied with 1 other, to 15th!
In the Russian Champs, Anna Chicherova's HJ of 6-7.50 broke her own Age 36 Record!
Christina Schwanitz, Bralon Taplin, and Steven Gardiner all took over World leads!!
For Schwanitz, she reached 64-2.25 in the SP at the German Champs!
Taplin ran 45.26 for the 400 lead!
And Gardiner ran the 300 in 32.26 for the lead there!!
In the latter's case, the Bahamas stud moves from 17th A-T World, tied with 1 other, to 10th!!
Genzebe Dibaba ran the 1000 in 2:37.40, not a PR!
Mujinga Kambundji (Don't you just LOVE her name??!!) ran a quick 60--7.08--for a World Lead tie!
Tyrell Richard ran a 400 in 45.39, making him 22nd A-T Collegiate, tied with 3 others!
Kortnei Johnson sped a Collegiate leading 60 time of 7.14.
This makes her 13th A-T Collegiate, tied with 3 others!
Also on the Collegiate front came news of Payton Otterdahl's WT mark of 78-11.25!
He moves from 15th A-T Collegiate to 4th!
From 20th A-T US to 12th, tied with 1 other!
And it makes him 14th A-T World, tied with 1 other!
Tre Hinds won a 600 in 1:15.78, making him 19th A-T World!
The Men's Collegiate PV remains an event of some interest, mainly because of the presence of Mondo Duplantis!
And guess what?
Monda had to SHARE the week's leading Collegiate mark with KC Lightfoot!
Lightfoot's 18-7.50 was matched by Mondo's mark at the LSU meet!
(KC was in another meet!)
Lightfoot is now 20th A-T Collegiate, tied with 3 others!
But only Mondo took 3 shots at a Collegiate Record 19-5.25!!
Before we move to the HS crowd, reports of TWO Road World Records came in!!
(The IAAF only began making Road marks (other than the Marathon) official WR's last year!
Since I don't keep records of these Road distances, I'm not sure if there were faster "World Bests" prior to 2018!
Suffice to say, Julien Sanders's 5000 of 13:29, and Sifan Hassan's 14:44 were mighty impressive--especially the latter!!
The race was in Monaco!
The High Schoolers turned on the gas in some events!
(With one series of marks tragically to be ignored!! See below!)
Topping the list is Trey Knight exploding out to 86-7.50 in the WT!!
He moves from 5th A-T HS to 2nd!
But he needs to add another 15 inches to get the Junior Class Record!
(And about 6 feet 9 inches for the HSR, which I still consider one of the best HSR's, IN or OUT!!)
He may take another shot at the NBIN!!
Tamari Davis took over a pair of HS leads with her 60 mark of 7.27, and her 200 mark of 23.41!
Neither is a PR, but the 60 gives her the Soph Class Record!
Male sprinters went wild also!
Lance Lang's 6.62 in the 60 makes him 4th A-T HS, tied with 1 other!
And Micah Williams's 6.64 moves him from 19th A-T HS, tied with 2 others, to 8th, tied with 6 others!!
Marlena Preigh's 800 time of 2:06.80 makes her 17th A-T HS!
Above, I said I had some HS marks that tragically must be ignored!
I speak of some 3200 times in a Women's race!!
Get this---
Katelynn Hart won the race in 10:02.46!
Second went to Ericka VanderLende's 10:02.81.
In 3rd came Abbie Vanderkooi's 10:04.18.
And in 4th came Zofia Gudek's 10:07.03.
What do they have in common??
They would ALL make my Top 15 (I said 15!!) HS Performers list for INdoors---
IF--IF the race had been extended another 18,688 meters!!
Yes, my INdoor TWO MILE list would've been mightily revised!!
Let's hope all 4 show up at the NBIN and run a REAL Deuce!!
(And a 5000!! LOL)
While I'm ranting, let me say I'm ALSO ignoring a series of fast DMR's run by several Universities last weekend!!
BUT they were run on Seattle's and Notre Dame's Oversize Tracks!
I've said it before---many times!!--and I'll say it again--
Times run on OT's should NOT be allowed to qualify for the NCAA Championships!!
The NCAA must change that ruling!!
It's not fair!!
Okay, friends, that's a wrap!
Next post should be my USATF preview!!
See you soon!!
Friday, February 15, 2019
Things to Consider (& some marks)
You're probably wondering--Why a report on the weekend, and it's only Friday?
Well, you'd be somewhat right to ask.
I DO have some marks to report, BUT they're from LAST weekend, not this one!!
I just want to clear the decks before I get any new marks to report!!
And there are a few questions I want to opine on!!
Shoot me!
As always, marks first!!
Some additions and corrections from Millrose--
Sam Ellison finished 3rd in that AR setting 800.
His time of 1:46.13 makes him 15th A-T US, tied with 1 other!
Natoya Goule's-1:59.13 in the Women's 800 is the Jamaica National Record!!
Oliver Hoere,finished 7th in that ALMOST record breaking Mile!
His iime of 3:54.83 makes him 6th A-T Collegiate.
As well, his enroute 1500 time of 3:39.30 makes him 9th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!!
And Morgan Smalls HJ'ed 6-1, making her 4th A-T HS, tied with 2 others!!
In other venues and meets--
Robbie Wilson's 2:02.65 earlier this year makes her 20th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
Obi Igbokwe's 45.35 for 400 meters makes him 19th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other.
It's a PR, but he remains 21st A-T US!!
Daniel Roberts sped the 60H in 7.52, making him 7th A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others!!
Taher Tuku's (??) 55-9.25 in the TJ ranks him 19th A-T Collegiate!
Jonathon Jones's 45.38 in the 400 not only makes him 21st A-T Collegiate, but is the National Record of Barbados!!
Jordan Geist's 69-1.25 was a good SP matk, but wasn't a PR!
Emmanuel Wells's 6.53 over 60 meters makes him 22nd A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others!
Michaela Morgan's 15-7 PV ranks her 18th A-T World, tied with 3 others!
She also broke Angelica Bengtsson's National Record of Sweden!!
Jasmine Moore added a quarter inch to her INdoor TJ best, her 43-0 making her 6th A-T HS!!
Finally (in the marks department!), Jakub Ingebrigtsen's 3:36.21 over 1500 meters is the National Record of Norway!!
Yes, young Jakub has run faster INdoors than his older brothers, Filip & Henrik!!
Okay, take a deep breath or two--we're about to enter Aaron K's Opinion World!!
(As if we ever leave it!! LOL)
Caster Semenya
Long time readers of my blog know where I stand on Ms (??) Semenya--as well as Margaret Wambui and Francine Niyonsaba on a slightly lesser scale!
I don't feel she belongs in any all-women's events!
She may be female in the eyes of most--and she (??) probably is!
But her basic make-up sets her FAR apart from her "normal" female opponents!
Thus I ignore every single mark she runs, and deny her any record, including those of South Africa National Records!
In recent days (See discussion and article on the T&FN website and Message Board!), it's been rumored that IAAF is ready to ban her from competing against WOMEN, and probably take away all her medals, and give them to their rightful owners!!
I'm not the only one who holds this opinion!
While many may have not publicly stated what they think, my guess is that most of the Women who have competed against Semenya--at any distance, but mostly in the 800--feel just as (if not more!) strongly on this matter!!
Let her still run and race!
But as with Wheelchair racers, give them their own category!
After all, it wouldn't be fair if a Wheelchair racer were given a lane on the track against runners who run on their feet!!
(Put Tatyana McFadden up against Eliud Kipchoge, and guess who wins---every time!!)
I just hope CAS comes in line with IAAF's latest opinions!!
There are a pair of runners who are having incredible INdoor seasons in 2019!!
They are Yomif Kejelcha and Athing Mu!
As we all know (if you read my Millrose report last week, and earlier posts) these two have been running super fast times, and will probably run even faster!!
Kejelcha is apparently going to make an attempt on the 1500 World Record at tomorrow's Birmingham stop on the World INdoor Tour!
And in a few more days, he's said he'll try again to break the WR in the Mile!
OUTdoors, he's run 7:28.00 for 3000, and 12:46.79 over 5000 meters!!
So, what IS his potential?
Well, INdoors, I believe he CAN get both WR's--and probably the 3000 and Two Mile WR's as well!!
I'd predict the following OUTdoor times for this young man---
1:44
3:27
3:45
7:20 (Yes, the 3K World Record!!)
7:52 for Two Miles
12:33
26:10
And if he ever tries a Marathon, look out, Eliud!!
As for Ms Mu---BTW, announcers at two different track meets have pronounced Mu as if it were MO!! Were they wrong??---she has a wide range for a middle distance stud!
Her current INdoor PR's range from 52.55 for 400, to 1:27.36 for 600, to 2:44.43 for 1000!
And I have no doubt she could produce a fast Mile if she chose to!!
She appears tall (5-7 maybe??), and she's lanky (Usain Bolt was lanky during his racing career!), and she's young!!
Also--just like Katelyn Tuohy!--she loves to run for fast times, not just sit and kick!!
So, what are HER future possibles?
(INdoors, in 2019!)
I predict (IF she races these distances!)--
52.00
1:26.00
2:00.00 (or 1:59.9??)
2:40.00
4:15.00
4:33.00
Am I crazy??
(Shut your mouth!! LOL)
Also on the T&FN MB is a discussion about Mondo Duplantis.
(Knock me over with a feather!)
But this particular component of T&FN's ongoing Mondo obsession is about whether he will--or should--compete in BOTH the NCAA's and European Championships, and the value of each!!
To begin, let me offer the dates of each meet--
The NCs are March 8 & 9!
The Euros are a week earlier--March 1-3!!
So the logistics of his traveling round trip to Scotland a full week before the NC's are eminently doable!!
Pro's travel to Europe and Asia and Australia etc all the time.
Back and forth, sometimes losing their poles at some airport!!
(Just ask Sandi Morris--or ANY PV'er!! LOL)
Some commenters brought up the fact that his coach at LSU may not want him flying round trip to Glasgow a week before he's due to compete at the NC's!!
Others questioned the relative values of those meets!
Are the Collegiates more important (to a Collegiate athlete) than the Euros are?
Especially someone like Mr Duplantis, who has an excellent chance at the Gold!!
Why should he have to choose?
And what WILL he choose??
As the entire T&F world knows, Mondo is a WORLD Class athlete, not just a top Collegiate athlete!
We also know he's chosen to compete for LSU for at least one year!
Also, in Europe, he'll have some other World Class Vaulters to compete against--Renaud Lavillenie, Piotr Lisek, Pawel Wojciakowski, and even his fellow Under-20, Sondre Guttormsson!!
(BTW, Guttormsson might also be weighing the value of each, as he's the National Record holder of Norway!!)
I say do both!!
Why not??
He does the Euros, flying over on February 28th?
He flies back no later than the evening of the 3rd!!
He arrives at LSU no later than the 4th!!
That gives him at least 4 days to overcome any jet lag!!
He's apparently in great shape!
And bottom line, IMHO, the Euros are MUCH more valuable to a EUROPEAN athlete's standing (ranking!) in the WORLD than whatever he or she does in the NCAA's--which despite its strong foreign presence, is still considered an AMERICAN meet!!
Go for both, Mondo!!
I have a couple of Going Pro announcements--
Samantha (Sammy) Watson has said she's going Pro now, but hasn't yet named an agent or a shoe company!
However, she will NOT be competing for the Aggies any longer!
And Elise Cranny---who graduated from Stanford--has signed with Kimbia!!
Good luck to both!!
A Schedule reminder--
USATF is from February 22nd to the 24th.
The Euros, as stated above, go from March 1st to the 3rd!
Also as noted above, the NCAA's are March 8th & 9th!
Finally, the NBIN is from March 8th to the 10th!!
I hope to have Previews of all four!
See you soon!!
Well, you'd be somewhat right to ask.
I DO have some marks to report, BUT they're from LAST weekend, not this one!!
I just want to clear the decks before I get any new marks to report!!
And there are a few questions I want to opine on!!
Shoot me!
As always, marks first!!
Some additions and corrections from Millrose--
Sam Ellison finished 3rd in that AR setting 800.
His time of 1:46.13 makes him 15th A-T US, tied with 1 other!
Natoya Goule's-1:59.13 in the Women's 800 is the Jamaica National Record!!
Oliver Hoere,finished 7th in that ALMOST record breaking Mile!
His iime of 3:54.83 makes him 6th A-T Collegiate.
As well, his enroute 1500 time of 3:39.30 makes him 9th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!!
And Morgan Smalls HJ'ed 6-1, making her 4th A-T HS, tied with 2 others!!
In other venues and meets--
Robbie Wilson's 2:02.65 earlier this year makes her 20th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
Obi Igbokwe's 45.35 for 400 meters makes him 19th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other.
It's a PR, but he remains 21st A-T US!!
Daniel Roberts sped the 60H in 7.52, making him 7th A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others!!
Taher Tuku's (??) 55-9.25 in the TJ ranks him 19th A-T Collegiate!
Jonathon Jones's 45.38 in the 400 not only makes him 21st A-T Collegiate, but is the National Record of Barbados!!
Jordan Geist's 69-1.25 was a good SP matk, but wasn't a PR!
Emmanuel Wells's 6.53 over 60 meters makes him 22nd A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others!
Michaela Morgan's 15-7 PV ranks her 18th A-T World, tied with 3 others!
She also broke Angelica Bengtsson's National Record of Sweden!!
Jasmine Moore added a quarter inch to her INdoor TJ best, her 43-0 making her 6th A-T HS!!
Finally (in the marks department!), Jakub Ingebrigtsen's 3:36.21 over 1500 meters is the National Record of Norway!!
Yes, young Jakub has run faster INdoors than his older brothers, Filip & Henrik!!
Okay, take a deep breath or two--we're about to enter Aaron K's Opinion World!!
(As if we ever leave it!! LOL)
Caster Semenya
Long time readers of my blog know where I stand on Ms (??) Semenya--as well as Margaret Wambui and Francine Niyonsaba on a slightly lesser scale!
I don't feel she belongs in any all-women's events!
She may be female in the eyes of most--and she (??) probably is!
But her basic make-up sets her FAR apart from her "normal" female opponents!
Thus I ignore every single mark she runs, and deny her any record, including those of South Africa National Records!
In recent days (See discussion and article on the T&FN website and Message Board!), it's been rumored that IAAF is ready to ban her from competing against WOMEN, and probably take away all her medals, and give them to their rightful owners!!
I'm not the only one who holds this opinion!
While many may have not publicly stated what they think, my guess is that most of the Women who have competed against Semenya--at any distance, but mostly in the 800--feel just as (if not more!) strongly on this matter!!
Let her still run and race!
But as with Wheelchair racers, give them their own category!
After all, it wouldn't be fair if a Wheelchair racer were given a lane on the track against runners who run on their feet!!
(Put Tatyana McFadden up against Eliud Kipchoge, and guess who wins---every time!!)
I just hope CAS comes in line with IAAF's latest opinions!!
There are a pair of runners who are having incredible INdoor seasons in 2019!!
They are Yomif Kejelcha and Athing Mu!
As we all know (if you read my Millrose report last week, and earlier posts) these two have been running super fast times, and will probably run even faster!!
Kejelcha is apparently going to make an attempt on the 1500 World Record at tomorrow's Birmingham stop on the World INdoor Tour!
And in a few more days, he's said he'll try again to break the WR in the Mile!
OUTdoors, he's run 7:28.00 for 3000, and 12:46.79 over 5000 meters!!
So, what IS his potential?
Well, INdoors, I believe he CAN get both WR's--and probably the 3000 and Two Mile WR's as well!!
I'd predict the following OUTdoor times for this young man---
1:44
3:27
3:45
7:20 (Yes, the 3K World Record!!)
7:52 for Two Miles
12:33
26:10
And if he ever tries a Marathon, look out, Eliud!!
As for Ms Mu---BTW, announcers at two different track meets have pronounced Mu as if it were MO!! Were they wrong??---she has a wide range for a middle distance stud!
Her current INdoor PR's range from 52.55 for 400, to 1:27.36 for 600, to 2:44.43 for 1000!
And I have no doubt she could produce a fast Mile if she chose to!!
She appears tall (5-7 maybe??), and she's lanky (Usain Bolt was lanky during his racing career!), and she's young!!
Also--just like Katelyn Tuohy!--she loves to run for fast times, not just sit and kick!!
So, what are HER future possibles?
(INdoors, in 2019!)
I predict (IF she races these distances!)--
52.00
1:26.00
2:00.00 (or 1:59.9??)
2:40.00
4:15.00
4:33.00
Am I crazy??
(Shut your mouth!! LOL)
Also on the T&FN MB is a discussion about Mondo Duplantis.
(Knock me over with a feather!)
But this particular component of T&FN's ongoing Mondo obsession is about whether he will--or should--compete in BOTH the NCAA's and European Championships, and the value of each!!
To begin, let me offer the dates of each meet--
The NCs are March 8 & 9!
The Euros are a week earlier--March 1-3!!
So the logistics of his traveling round trip to Scotland a full week before the NC's are eminently doable!!
Pro's travel to Europe and Asia and Australia etc all the time.
Back and forth, sometimes losing their poles at some airport!!
(Just ask Sandi Morris--or ANY PV'er!! LOL)
Some commenters brought up the fact that his coach at LSU may not want him flying round trip to Glasgow a week before he's due to compete at the NC's!!
Others questioned the relative values of those meets!
Are the Collegiates more important (to a Collegiate athlete) than the Euros are?
Especially someone like Mr Duplantis, who has an excellent chance at the Gold!!
Why should he have to choose?
And what WILL he choose??
As the entire T&F world knows, Mondo is a WORLD Class athlete, not just a top Collegiate athlete!
We also know he's chosen to compete for LSU for at least one year!
Also, in Europe, he'll have some other World Class Vaulters to compete against--Renaud Lavillenie, Piotr Lisek, Pawel Wojciakowski, and even his fellow Under-20, Sondre Guttormsson!!
(BTW, Guttormsson might also be weighing the value of each, as he's the National Record holder of Norway!!)
I say do both!!
Why not??
He does the Euros, flying over on February 28th?
He flies back no later than the evening of the 3rd!!
He arrives at LSU no later than the 4th!!
That gives him at least 4 days to overcome any jet lag!!
He's apparently in great shape!
And bottom line, IMHO, the Euros are MUCH more valuable to a EUROPEAN athlete's standing (ranking!) in the WORLD than whatever he or she does in the NCAA's--which despite its strong foreign presence, is still considered an AMERICAN meet!!
Go for both, Mondo!!
I have a couple of Going Pro announcements--
Samantha (Sammy) Watson has said she's going Pro now, but hasn't yet named an agent or a shoe company!
However, she will NOT be competing for the Aggies any longer!
And Elise Cranny---who graduated from Stanford--has signed with Kimbia!!
Good luck to both!!
A Schedule reminder--
USATF is from February 22nd to the 24th.
The Euros, as stated above, go from March 1st to the 3rd!
Also as noted above, the NCAA's are March 8th & 9th!
Finally, the NBIN is from March 8th to the 10th!!
I hope to have Previews of all four!
See you soon!!
Sunday, February 10, 2019
More Millrose--and More of More!
As noted in my earlier post, the rest of my Millrose report will be on the High Schoolers!!
And no one was more spectacular than Taylor Ewert!!
She Walked--and Ran!!
(But not in the same race!! LOL)
In her primary event, she emerged with TWO High School Records!!
She won the Mile Walk in a HSR of 6:28.21!
She was timed at 1500 enroute in 6:02.85--her other HSR!!
(She returned a few hours later to cover a Running Mile in 4:51 and change!!)
Im the absence of Katelyn Tuohy--a late scratch because of illness--Marlee Starliper took the Girls Mile in 4:41.66!
She moves from 17th A-T HS to 12th!
Her 1500 split of 4:23.02 moves her from 17th A-T HS to 9th!!
Athing Mu continued her amazing season in winning the 600 in 1:27.36!!
While remaining 2nd A-T HS, she breaks her own Junior Class Record!
And she moves onto the A-T US list--in 14th!!
Britton Wilson ran 37.53 in the 300, moving her from 5th A-T HS to 3rd!!
Cheyenne Figueroa threw the WT 61-0.25, moving her from 22nd A-T HS to 12th!
Monique Hardy threw 60-2.25 in 2nd, not a PR!
In the Boys Mile, Sam Affolder didn't win!
Matt Rizzo of Bronxville took the W in 4:09.12, with brother Alex ending 6th in 4:12.89!!
(Does B'ville have two other guys to form a possible record-breaking 4 X Mile??)
Anyway, Affolder led at 1500 in 3:51.08, making him 15th A-T HS!
His Mile time was 4:09.68!
And now we turn our attention to the Elders of the sport!!
And the Men's Pole Vault Merry Go-Round rolls on!!
(See earlier posts!)
The next in line was a real shocker!
Andrew Irwin took the Tyson meet title with his 19-3.50 World Leader!
He became 7th A-T US!!
Chris Nilsen was 2nd with 18-8.75!!
But wait!!
Sam Kendricks took the World lead---AGAIN!!--with his 19-4.25 over in France somewhere!!
Jake Wooten also PR'ed--with his 18-9.25!
That makes him 13th A-T Collegiate!!
Sondre Gutormsen PR'ed also with his clearance of 18-9.25, which tied him with Wooten at 13th A-T Collegiate!!
It's also the National Record of Norway!
The Female Vaulters were not to be denied!
Anzhelika Sidorova joined the INdoor 16 foot crowd with her 16-1.25 in Madrid, which gives her the Age 27 Record!
She moves from 5th A-T World, tied with 2 others, to 4th, tied with 1 other!
Nikoleta Kiriakopoulou finished 2nd at 15-6.50!
Holly Bradshaw took her umpteenth British title with her 15-9!
In the absence of Tori Hoggard and Lexi Jacobus (both DNS's at the Tyson meet!), Emily Grove won with a 14-10.25 clearance!
Kortney Ross's 15-2.25 PR (which moves her from 17th A-T US, tied with 5 others, to 13th), beat an icon of the sport!
Her name is Jenn Suhr, who rust'busted her season with a clearance of 15-0.25!
While a good mark, it wasn't enough to beat Stacy Dragila's Age 37 record of 15-1.50!!
(She's likely to be at USATF, where she's sure to get that mark!!)
The other vertical jump saw Mariya Lasitskene reach 6-8.25, which gives her the Age 26 Record, and ties her 2018 PR!!
Yulimar Rojas TJ'ed 48-11.25, which breaks her own National Record of Venezuela!
She moves from 19th A-T World to 11th!
Tori Franklin nabbed the American Record with her 47-9.75!!
Genzebe Dibaba took over the World Lead with her 1500 time of 3:59.08.
She gets the Age 27 Record!!
She turned 28 a couple of days later!
Some good stuff from the BU meet---
Sean McGorty had a good duel with Brit Mark Scott in the 5000!
His 13:21.35 makes him 9th A-T US!
Scott ran 13:21.97!
Jenna Westaway's 2:37.04 in the 1000 is the National Record of Canada!
Laura Roesler is BACK!!
After an earlier fast K (See previous post!), she won the 800 with a 1:59.80!
She moves from 17th A-T US to 10th!
Also, Chris Geisting's 1:46.48 over 800 meters makes him 19th A-T US, tied with 2 others!
In the Muscle events---
Jeneah Stewart whipped the WT out 81-5.25!
It's the Age 22 Record!
It moves her from 10th A-T US to 3rd, and from 10th A-T World, tied with 1 other, to 4th!
Laulauga Tausaga reached 76-3.75 with the WT!
She makes a trio of lists--
11th A-T Collegiate, 15th A-T US, and 20th A-T World!!
Chase Ealey emerged with a SP PR of 61-9.75, making her 16th A-T US!
In doing so, she beat Maggie Ewen's 61-8.25!!
Grant Holloway came close to his Collegiate Record in the 60H, his 7.43 breaking his own Junior Class Record!!
But it was Chanel Brissett's super PR of 7.90 that won the Tyson meet!
This makes her 8th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
It also ties the Soph Class Record!
Ewa Swoboda ran a 7.11 in the 60!
Dafne Schippers was 2nd in 7.18!
Marco Arop sped the 800 in 1:45.90, making him 7th A-T Collegiate!
Ce'Aira Brown's 2:39.19 in the 1000 makes her 19th A-T US!
A pair of National Records from the Men's 1500--
Marcin Lewandowski's 3:36.50 broke his own NR of Poland, while Kaile Borglund's 3:36.63 gets him Sweden's NR!!
Lewandowski also gets the Age 31 Record!1
In the 4X400 Relay, Houston ran 3:01.51, making them the 4th A-T School!
Texas A&M ended 2nd in 3:01.56!!
They finished just 3rd at Tyson, but Iowa's 3:04.76 moves them from 24th A-T School to 12th!
Alina Shikh's 4581 score took over the World Lead in the Pentathlon!
Ending my INdoor report, Laura Muir came close to her 400 PR in the British Champs 3000--kicking hard to a 56.9 closer in her 8:48.03 W!
Yes, I said 56.9!!!
OUTdoors, thee were fast Half races at the RAK Half!!
For the Men, Stephen Kiprop won it in 58:42!
Abadi Hadis ran 58:44 to take the Silver!
Fikada Haftu's 59:08 was 3rd!
Jalen Wanders ran 59:13 in 4th!
This gives him the Switzerland National Record--as well as the fastest ever Half by a European!!!
I wish I'd seen the Women's race finish!!
Running the SAME time (65:45) were Senbere Teferi and Netsenet Gudeta!!
Teferi becomes 12th A-T World, tied with 2 others!
As well does Gudeta!!
In 3rd, just one second behind the leading pair, came Zenucha (??) Yimer!
She's now 15th A-T World, tied with 1 other!!
And she gets the Age 20 Record!!
Degefa Azimeraw ran 66:07, making her 20th A-T World, tied with 1 other!
Getting the best ever 5th Place mark was Valary Aiyalau (??), her time being 66:30!!
And that is a wrap--twice over!
Again, let's wish for a full recovery for Kemoy Campbell!!
See you soon!
And no one was more spectacular than Taylor Ewert!!
She Walked--and Ran!!
(But not in the same race!! LOL)
In her primary event, she emerged with TWO High School Records!!
She won the Mile Walk in a HSR of 6:28.21!
She was timed at 1500 enroute in 6:02.85--her other HSR!!
(She returned a few hours later to cover a Running Mile in 4:51 and change!!)
Im the absence of Katelyn Tuohy--a late scratch because of illness--Marlee Starliper took the Girls Mile in 4:41.66!
She moves from 17th A-T HS to 12th!
Her 1500 split of 4:23.02 moves her from 17th A-T HS to 9th!!
Athing Mu continued her amazing season in winning the 600 in 1:27.36!!
While remaining 2nd A-T HS, she breaks her own Junior Class Record!
And she moves onto the A-T US list--in 14th!!
Britton Wilson ran 37.53 in the 300, moving her from 5th A-T HS to 3rd!!
Cheyenne Figueroa threw the WT 61-0.25, moving her from 22nd A-T HS to 12th!
Monique Hardy threw 60-2.25 in 2nd, not a PR!
In the Boys Mile, Sam Affolder didn't win!
Matt Rizzo of Bronxville took the W in 4:09.12, with brother Alex ending 6th in 4:12.89!!
(Does B'ville have two other guys to form a possible record-breaking 4 X Mile??)
Anyway, Affolder led at 1500 in 3:51.08, making him 15th A-T HS!
His Mile time was 4:09.68!
And now we turn our attention to the Elders of the sport!!
And the Men's Pole Vault Merry Go-Round rolls on!!
(See earlier posts!)
The next in line was a real shocker!
Andrew Irwin took the Tyson meet title with his 19-3.50 World Leader!
He became 7th A-T US!!
Chris Nilsen was 2nd with 18-8.75!!
But wait!!
Sam Kendricks took the World lead---AGAIN!!--with his 19-4.25 over in France somewhere!!
Jake Wooten also PR'ed--with his 18-9.25!
That makes him 13th A-T Collegiate!!
Sondre Gutormsen PR'ed also with his clearance of 18-9.25, which tied him with Wooten at 13th A-T Collegiate!!
It's also the National Record of Norway!
The Female Vaulters were not to be denied!
Anzhelika Sidorova joined the INdoor 16 foot crowd with her 16-1.25 in Madrid, which gives her the Age 27 Record!
She moves from 5th A-T World, tied with 2 others, to 4th, tied with 1 other!
Nikoleta Kiriakopoulou finished 2nd at 15-6.50!
Holly Bradshaw took her umpteenth British title with her 15-9!
In the absence of Tori Hoggard and Lexi Jacobus (both DNS's at the Tyson meet!), Emily Grove won with a 14-10.25 clearance!
Kortney Ross's 15-2.25 PR (which moves her from 17th A-T US, tied with 5 others, to 13th), beat an icon of the sport!
Her name is Jenn Suhr, who rust'busted her season with a clearance of 15-0.25!
While a good mark, it wasn't enough to beat Stacy Dragila's Age 37 record of 15-1.50!!
(She's likely to be at USATF, where she's sure to get that mark!!)
The other vertical jump saw Mariya Lasitskene reach 6-8.25, which gives her the Age 26 Record, and ties her 2018 PR!!
Yulimar Rojas TJ'ed 48-11.25, which breaks her own National Record of Venezuela!
She moves from 19th A-T World to 11th!
Tori Franklin nabbed the American Record with her 47-9.75!!
Genzebe Dibaba took over the World Lead with her 1500 time of 3:59.08.
She gets the Age 27 Record!!
She turned 28 a couple of days later!
Some good stuff from the BU meet---
Sean McGorty had a good duel with Brit Mark Scott in the 5000!
His 13:21.35 makes him 9th A-T US!
Scott ran 13:21.97!
Jenna Westaway's 2:37.04 in the 1000 is the National Record of Canada!
Laura Roesler is BACK!!
After an earlier fast K (See previous post!), she won the 800 with a 1:59.80!
She moves from 17th A-T US to 10th!
Also, Chris Geisting's 1:46.48 over 800 meters makes him 19th A-T US, tied with 2 others!
In the Muscle events---
Jeneah Stewart whipped the WT out 81-5.25!
It's the Age 22 Record!
It moves her from 10th A-T US to 3rd, and from 10th A-T World, tied with 1 other, to 4th!
Laulauga Tausaga reached 76-3.75 with the WT!
She makes a trio of lists--
11th A-T Collegiate, 15th A-T US, and 20th A-T World!!
Chase Ealey emerged with a SP PR of 61-9.75, making her 16th A-T US!
In doing so, she beat Maggie Ewen's 61-8.25!!
Grant Holloway came close to his Collegiate Record in the 60H, his 7.43 breaking his own Junior Class Record!!
But it was Chanel Brissett's super PR of 7.90 that won the Tyson meet!
This makes her 8th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
It also ties the Soph Class Record!
Ewa Swoboda ran a 7.11 in the 60!
Dafne Schippers was 2nd in 7.18!
Marco Arop sped the 800 in 1:45.90, making him 7th A-T Collegiate!
Ce'Aira Brown's 2:39.19 in the 1000 makes her 19th A-T US!
A pair of National Records from the Men's 1500--
Marcin Lewandowski's 3:36.50 broke his own NR of Poland, while Kaile Borglund's 3:36.63 gets him Sweden's NR!!
Lewandowski also gets the Age 31 Record!1
In the 4X400 Relay, Houston ran 3:01.51, making them the 4th A-T School!
Texas A&M ended 2nd in 3:01.56!!
They finished just 3rd at Tyson, but Iowa's 3:04.76 moves them from 24th A-T School to 12th!
Alina Shikh's 4581 score took over the World Lead in the Pentathlon!
Ending my INdoor report, Laura Muir came close to her 400 PR in the British Champs 3000--kicking hard to a 56.9 closer in her 8:48.03 W!
Yes, I said 56.9!!!
OUTdoors, thee were fast Half races at the RAK Half!!
For the Men, Stephen Kiprop won it in 58:42!
Abadi Hadis ran 58:44 to take the Silver!
Fikada Haftu's 59:08 was 3rd!
Jalen Wanders ran 59:13 in 4th!
This gives him the Switzerland National Record--as well as the fastest ever Half by a European!!!
I wish I'd seen the Women's race finish!!
Running the SAME time (65:45) were Senbere Teferi and Netsenet Gudeta!!
Teferi becomes 12th A-T World, tied with 2 others!
As well does Gudeta!!
In 3rd, just one second behind the leading pair, came Zenucha (??) Yimer!
She's now 15th A-T World, tied with 1 other!!
And she gets the Age 20 Record!!
Degefa Azimeraw ran 66:07, making her 20th A-T World, tied with 1 other!
Getting the best ever 5th Place mark was Valary Aiyalau (??), her time being 66:30!!
And that is a wrap--twice over!
Again, let's wish for a full recovery for Kemoy Campbell!!
See you soon!
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