A Burst of Records & Marks

 Maybe it's that the athletes are tired of a year of training with not much racing.
Maybe it's that we're within 100 days of the start of Tokyo's Olympics!
Maybe it's just a continuation of a fantastic INdoor season.
Whatever the case, last weekend (Sorry for the delay!) was a wild one!

The key meet was the one in Miramar, Florida.
Only the wind kept it from classic status!
Sha'Carri Richardson returned to her form of 2019, when she burst through to a 100 in 10.75.
She improved to 10.72, finishing far ahead of 2nd, and it was wind legal!
She gets the Age 21 Record!
She ranks 4th A-T US, and 6th A-T World!

Justin Gatlin didn't win, but he proved that at Age 39, he still can pop a goodie!
Kyree King took the W with 9.97, but Gatlin's 9.98 gave him the Age 39 Record!
But keep in mind that Kim Collins ran 9.93 at Age 40!!

Shamier Little ran a lap without hurdles in 49.91, just edging the 49.92 of Quanera Hayes!
For Little, she's 23rd A-T US!
In my Combined Events list for the US 400 & 400H, Little's 49.91 and 52.75 adds to 1:42.66!
This ranks her 2nd on that US list, and 5th on the World C-E!

That wind helped some along to quick times--
Kenny Bednarek was blown to 19.65 over 200 meters, but with a wind of 4.0!
Jenna Prandini ran her 200 in 22.29, aided by a wind of 2.3!
A 2.2 wind aided Grant Holloway to a 110H time of 13.04.
After a legal wind (2.0) carried Kendra Harrison to a 12.54 heat of the 100H, she took the final in 12.38, with a 2.7 wind at her back!

Other good marks from Miramar--
Tajay Gayle LJ'ed a World Leading 27-1.75!
Kenny Selmon's 48.81 over the 400H is also a World Leader!
Justin Robinson took the flat 400 in 45.23!
Ajee Wilson took the 800 in 2:00.57.
Danielle Thomas-Dodd won the SP with 62-10.75, with Maggie Ewen's 61-4 taking the US lead!

Another Florida meet saw HS PRO Erriyan Knighten sprint a HS PRO Record of 20.31 over 200 meters!
He also gets the HS PRO Soph Class Record!
He's only the second Male PRO in High School, Drew Hunter having been the first!
And Fred Kerley sprinted the 100 in 10.03, after a heat of 10.06!


The Georgia meet had a great Men's Multi!
In the end, Karel Tilga won it with 8484 points, making him 2nd A-T Collegiate!!
He also gets the Soph Class Record!
But he needed every point to beat Garrett Scantling's 8476 total!
This makes him 10th A-T US!
Zach Ziemek's 8213 total was a very decent 3rd!!

It wasn't in a Multi, but Heptathlete Kendell Williams reached 7.00 in the LJ, her 22-11.75 making her 10th A-T US, tied with 1 other!
A mark like that in a Heptathlon would net her 1172 points!!
Second with 22-5 was Jasmine Moore!
This gives her the Frosh Class Record, and makes her 9th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
But then she added a solid PR in her specialty, the Triple Jump!
Her 46-4.25 is also a Frosh Class Record, and ranks her 8th A-T Collegiate!
It also ranks her 13th A-T US, tied with 1 other!
With her 22-5 LJ, her Combined Events total for the LJ & TJ adds to 68-9.25!
This makes her 3rd A-T US on that list!!

Marie Therese-Obst added 4 inches to her JT PR, her 201-4 making her 4th A-T Collegiate!
Anna Hall scored 6200 points in the Heptathlon!
This is the Frosh Class Record, and ranks her 10th A-T Collegiate!

An Alabama meet saw Eliud Kipsang solo to a 1500 in 3:36.00!
This is the Frosh Class Record, and rates him 7th A-T Collegiate!
Tamara Clark ran the 100 in 11.07 in the same meet!

In Mississippi, Waleed Suliman ran a 1500 in 3:36.53!
He ranks 15th A-T Collegiate!

The Women's Hammer Throw--in 2 separate meets--took on major World Class status!
DeAnna Price broke her own American Record with a humongous toss of 257-10!!
This makes her 4th A-T World!
But then Brooke Andersen added a few feet to her PR, her 256-6 making her 2nd A-T US, and 5th A-T World!!
(BTW, reports say WR holder Anita Wlodarczyk is coming back from injury, and should be starting her season in May!!)

A Texas meet saw Athing Mu anchor her Texas A&M 4 X 400 squad to a time of 3:26.73, with her split of 50.21!
With a strong aiding wind, Tyra Gittens scored 6274 points in the Heptathlon, making her 6th A-T Collegiate!
I count windy Multi's, but attach a "W" to the mark on my lists!

Ruth Usoro exploded out 47-7 in the TJ, making her 2nd A-T Collegiate, and giving her the Junior Class Record!

An Arizona meet saw Sheldon Blockberger's son Johnnie sprint the 400 in 44.71!
He's a Freshman at Arizona!
Turner Washington threw the Discus 211-10!
And Samantha Noennig had a SP mark of 59-5.25!
In tying her PR, she's 21st A-T Collegiate!


Hannah Steelman took over the Collegiate 3000SC lead with her 9:46.35!
Maddy Nilles had a HT of 224-3.
But she misses the Collegiate DDD by 6 inches!

Trey Knight got a slight improvement in his HT, at 219-6!
He's a Frosh at USC!

The rest of the meet in Missouri was OUTdoors, but due to bad weather, they moved the Men's PV to INdoors!
Thus the following should be known as an INdoor mark!!
Zach Bradford went over the bar set at 19-0.75!
This makes him 9th A-T Collegiate, and 19th A-T US, tied with 1 other!

And then we have Desiree Davila--now known as Desiree (Des) Linden!!
A few months earlier, she decided she wanted to chase down the World Record (actually designated as World Best--except this blog will refer to it as the World RECORD!) in the 50000 meter run!!
So she and a small group organized their own race on a flat loop course near Eugene, and set the date for mid-April!!

Other runners stopped at the Marathon or Half Marathon distances (each loop was half of a Half, or about 6.55 miles!), but with pacer Charlie Lawrence running the whole way with her, Linden SHATTERED the World Record with a time of 2:59:54--about 5:47 per mile for the 31.1 mile course!!
She passed the 26.2 mark in 2:31:12, then ran the additional 4.9 miles in 28:42!
Brief video clips taken enroute showed her running relaxed and smooth, on the far right side of the paved bike path!!
The old WR was Aly Dixon's 3:07:20, while the old American Record was Janis Klecker's 3:13:51, dating from 1983!
Ms Klecker later became the mother of current stud Joe Klecker!!
Dixon, who is British, and still running, tweeted--Be back soon.  Just changing my bio!

See you soon with THIS weekend's report!!

On the Road(s) to Tokyo

 Days after the US OUTdoor season revved up at the Texas Relays, two Road races produced World Records!
Well, at least one of them did!
First came news that Beth Potter, not even Great Britain's best distance runner at present, had destroyed her PR in the Road (and overall) 5000, and broken the WORLD Record!!
Her unbelievable time was 14:41, and you can see even SHE thought it was UNbelievable as she crossed the line!
There's been non-stop chatter among the "experts" expressing doubt, while simultaneously congratulating her!!
All that said, it appears doubtful it will be ratified as the WR, but might be seen as a "World Best"!
More to come, no doubt!
(BTW, the race was in Lancashire, England!)

Then came the Istanbul Half Marathon!!
Simply put, Ruth Chepngetich smashed the WR by 29 seconds, timing 64:02 as she leapt  through the tape!
And what followed was amazing also!!

Besides the WR, Chepngetich gets Kenya's National Record, and the Age 26 Record!
Yehenzerf Yehualaw was 2nd in 64:40!
She gets the Age 21 Record, the best 2nd Place mark, and becomes 3rd A-T World!

Helen Obiri was running her first ever Half, and her 64:51 is the fastest ever debut in the event!
She gets the Age 31 Record, the best 3rd Place mark, and ranks 5th A-T World, tied with 1 other!

Joan Chelimo's 65:09 gets the best 4th Place mark, the Age 30 Record, and ranks 11th A-T World, tied with 1 other!
Brigid Kosgei's 66:01 is the best 5th Place mark!
Hiwot Gebrkedan (sp?) was next in 66:47!
Then came G Behelech's 66:54, which rates as the best 7th Place mark!
In 10th came M Kejeta (sp?) in 67:03, which ranks as the best 10th Place mark!!

The Men's race was a goodie, as Kibiwot Kandie won it in 59:35, beating the 59:38 of Geoff Kamworor!

The Track and Field action wasn't too bad either, and in fact some Records were broken!
Paige Sommers added a quarter inch to the OUTdoor HSR in the Women's Pole Vault, clearing 14-8.50!!
She also gets the Senior Class Record!

The Women's 20000 meters Road Walk World Record was shattered by China's Jiayan Yang, her 1:23:49 an absolutely amazing time!!
That works out to about 6:47 per mile pace--WALKING!!

Two others beat the old WR!
Hong Liu's 1:24:27 was 2nd A-T World!
And Shenjie Qleyang's 1:24:45 is 3rd A-T World!!

Andrei Romanov is a 26 year old Russian competing as a Freshman at New Mexico Junior College in the Hammer Throw!
He broke the JCR with a throw of 248-5 in March!
He came within 4 inches of Balasz Kiss's Division 1 Frosh Class Record of 248-9!!
But then a bit later, he broke that record TWICE, his final mark of 250-11 a JCR, but also bettering Kiss's mark, dating from 1993!
The question then becomes--
Can a Junior College athlete break a Class Record set by a Division 1 athlete?/
Also, is it fair that a 26 year old bettered a mark set by much younger athlete's?
Then too, he's Russian!
He probably is able to compete here--despite the Russian ban--because he's not competing internationally!!
Lots to ponder!

Tons more to cover, so I'll turn to my old standby, and gather marks into event groups!!

Sprints--flat or over hurdles!
Sorry for mangling this name, but Shunsuki Izumiya (sp??) ran 7.50 for the 60H INdoors, setting the Japan NR!!
Returning to OUTdoors, Joseph Fahnbullah sped a 200 in 20.10 in Florida.
This was at the Florida Relays, where Dwight St Hillaire (Hadn't seen his name in awhile!!) beat Jacory Patterson in a 400, 44.74 to 44.81.
TeeTee Terry beat Tamara Clark in the Women's 100, 11.08 to 11.12.
Clark added a 200 win of  22.50!
Kaelin Roberts won the 400 in 51.23!

In Louisiana, Aleia Hobbs took over the World Lead with her 10.99 Century!
Kynnedy Flannel took the TX vs TX A&M duel meet's 200 in 22.55!
In Arizona, Sydney McLaughlin bettered her 2014 (when a HS Soph??) 100H PR by a BUNCH--her 13.03 easily winning!!
Internationally, Maraleidy Paulino ran the 400 in 50.31, setting the National Record of the Dominican Republic!
This was in her home country!
The Bahamas Shaunae Miller-Uibo sprinted a World Leading 200 time of 22.03!
Watch for her ever-changing hair coloring--making for a fashion statement as well as one on the track!!
Speaking of fashion, Syd the Kid (See above!) was sporting a Flojo-type leg wear in her race!
And bringing with it lots of comments and photos!
Finally, we have Allyson Felix winning a 100 in 11.31.

Jumps (LJ, TJ, HJ, and PV)
Back to that Japan INdoor meet for a moment--
Yuki Hashika (sp??) set the National Record in the Long Jump with his 26-10.50!
Claire Bryant LJ'ed 21-11, not bad for her 1st year in College!
(We're back OUTdoors, of course!)
Tara Davis followed up her Collegiate Record (See previous post!) with a much more sedate LJ of 22-0.25 at the TX-TX A&M duel!!
Davis also sped the 100H in 13.14!
Tyra Gittens HJ'ed a good 6-2.75!

In Chula Vista, some good High Jumping!
Eric Kynard cleared 7-6.50, while Vashti Cunningham went over 6-5.50!
Keturah Orji went 22-5.75 for a LJ PR.
But she misses the US list by 1.50 inches!!

Saving the "best" for last, something rather odd happened at the meet in Prairie View, Texas!
ALL FIVE entrants in the Men's PV No-Heighted!
That's correct, NO ONE got a mark!!
And this quintet included Jake Wooten and Andrew Irwin!!
Some days it doesn't pay to get out of bed!!
LOL

Throws and Multis
In a March 20th meet, DeAnna Price took over the World Lead in the HT with her mark of 252-0!
Evelyn Aguilar scored 6346 in the Heptathlon, setting the National Record of Colombia!!
Thomas Mardel threw the Hammer 248-7, making him 12th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
Camryn Rogers got a HT mark of 235-9, , making her 7th A-T Collegiate!
Huihui Liu took over the World Lead in the JT with a mark of 218-9!

Besides Claire Sommers's HSR (See above!), we have Olivia Lueking clearing a solid 14-3, making her 11th A-T HS!

I'm sure I don't need to remind my loyal readers that I have completely separate Records and Lists for OUTdoors and INdoors!!
I don't believe in "absolute" lists or Records!!

Mahayla Long now leads the HS Shot Put list with her 53-3.75!
This makes her 11th A-T HS!!

Now we move to the Distances-everything from the 800 to the 10000 on the track!
A couple of good HS marks came in the 5000 on March 20th--
Parker Wolfe's 14:06.48 ranks him  15th A-T HS!
And Brynn Brown did even better, her 15:56.89 ranking her 8th A-T HS!

The RE-opening of Hayward Field began a whole new era in United States T&F!!
It's definitely NOT the old Historic Hayward Field where UO's and the World's All-Time greats ran amazing times, but it is beautiful, I have to admit!
A personal note--While not anywhere near elite, I ran races and many miles of training in the old Hayward!
I also sat many times in the West grandstands (near the finish line and the track) watching history being made!
I miss THAT Hayward Field!
But life moves on, doesn't it?

So in the NEW Hayward Field, in its FIRST meet, Cole Hocker won the 800 and 1500 in times of 1:46.60 and 3:38.99!
The Men's 5000 saw Eduardo Herrera win in 13:24.46--but he had to use all of his speed to beat the 13:24.78 of Conner Mantz, and the 13:24.90 of Casey Clinger!
Wes Kiptoo took a tight 10K in 27:58.10, edging the 27:58.33 of Edwin Kurgat!
The 5000's were about 2 seconds away from making my Collegiate DDD, and the 10's were about 3 seconds off!!

In that Texas duel meet, Athing Mu crushed her old best in the 1500 with a decent 4:16.06!
What are her possibilities there??
Sage Hurta ran the 800 in 2:00.62, making her 10th A-T Collegiate!
This was in Arizona!
At the same meet, Leah Talland took the World Lead in the 3000SC with her 9:44.73!
Grace Forbes, a Rice Frosh, took the 10000 in 32:24.38!

As you know, I don't usually report 1600 or 3200 times, but when it's Jenna Hutchins running, you pay attention!
She knocked off a 3200 recently in 9:52.33!

Linden Hall has been quietly (noisily??) becoming Australia's best middle distance Woman recently!
First she broke the two minute barrier in the 800, and now she runs 3:59.67 to become Australia's first sub-4:00 Woman in the 1500!
Yes, that's the National Record!

A woman named A Wilson ran 2:00.84 in the 800 recently!
But this wasn't Ajee!!
It was Allie Wilson of the Atlanta Track Club!!

I'm ending with more news from the Road!
First, Fabienne Schlumpf ran the Half in 68:27!
This is the National Record of Switzerland!

In the USATF 15K Championships, Emily Sisson won the Women's race in 48:09!
(It was windy!)
In 7th place came Maggie Montoya.

Her time of 50:25 isn't important.
But a few short days after this race, she returned to Boulder and her job in the pharmacy at a Boulder supermarket just 3 blocks from her home!
No doubt we all know what happened!

She was working when gunshots rang out!
She and her co-workers ran to a back room, while the gunman continued his rampage, killing 10 people, including a Boulder policeman and one of the store's young employees, also a friend of Maggie's!

She was of course devastated and horrified, as we all were!
We watched in tears as she sat in a car talking to Anderson Cooper in a 9 minute interview on CNN!
Her boyfriend joined her!

Word is she's back training hard for the Olympic Trials!
A campaign was begun to raise money to support Maggie and her co-workers in the days and weeks that followed this tragic event!

We are here for you, Maggie!

Be back soon with my detailed report from this weekend's T&F action!

Texas Relays leads strong opening of a normal season!

 What a difference a year makes!
After 2020 OUTdoors (& some of INdoors) was kidnapped from us by Coronavirus-19, 2021 remained a question mark as the year began!
Then an incredible INdoor season erased most negative thoughts!
While normalcy isn't quite all the way back, we can see hints it's coming!
And the Texas Relays made us believe 2020 was just a nightmare, and not reality!

Except for Patrick Boden's JT in 1990, we had not seen a Collegiate Record happen in March!
Then Tara Davis proved her CR of 22-9 in the LJ at the NCAA INdoors wasn't a one hit wonder!
She reached 22-10.50 for a massive OUTdoor PR, but she wasn't finished!
Her 23-5.25 took the CR away from Jackie Joyner-Kersee by about 6 inches!!
JJK's dated from 1985--36 years ago!!
Davis also gets the Meet Record and the Soph Class Record!
She is 5th A-T US!!
Ruth Usoro took 2nd in a PR of 22-2.25!

Terrance Laird smashed through the 20 second barrier in the 200, his 19.81 setting the Meet Record!
It makes him 5th A-T Collegiate, and 14th A-T US!!
Gabby Thomas also set a MR in the 200, her 22.17 PR doing the job!
It makes her 22nd A-T US!
Jenna Prandini was 2nd in 22.43!

Shamier Little also got a Meet Record, her 50.19 in the 400 ending more than a second ahead of her competition!
Maggie Malone is back at full power in the Javelin Throw!
She threw 201-5 in an earlier meet, then reached 204-8 in Austin!
It makes her 5th A-T US!
Ariana Ince took Silver with 194-5.
Then came Ashton Riner's 188-0, which makes her 22nd A-T Collegiate, and 21st A-T US!!

Other solid Texas marks--
Ronnie Baker sprinted the Century in 9.94!
He gets the Meet Record!
In a separate race, Ben Azamati sped 9.97 for the National Record of Ghana!
Another MR fell to Bryce Deadmon's 44.62 in the 400!

Both Pole Vaults produced good marks!
Sandi Morris took the Women's elite with 15-9.
Bridget Guy ended with 15-5, making her 8th A-T US, tied with 4 others!
(In a separate Women's PV, Nastassja Campbell cleared 14-9.50, making her 16th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
KC Lightfoot won the Men's elite with 19-0.25!
He's 9th A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others!
Zach McWhorter and Hussain Al Hazam both topped 18-8.25, with Al Hazam being 24th A-T Collegiate, tied with a massive TEN others!

Damion Thomas ran the 110H in 13.22, making him 8th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
Deborah Acquah's 45-5.75 TJ makes her 21st A-T Collegiate!
The Men's 4 X 400 Relay gave up good marks!
North Carolina A&T's 3:00.23 makes them 10th A-T School!
Texas's 3:01.28 makes them 18th A-T School!
Houston ran a speedy 38.49 in the 4 X 100!

In a separate 200 (from Laird's--See above!), Brandon Carnes won in 20.22, while EJ Floreal was 2nd in 20.29!
Isai Rodriguez won the 10000 in a quick early season 28:08.70--something you don't see too much of at the Texas Relays!
Sean Donnelly threw the Hammer 248-0!
Anderson Peters's 270-8 in the Javelin Throw beat the 265-9 of Michael Shuey!
Tessa Wilson won the 100 in 11.12, beating the 11.21 of Thelma Davies!
Tonea Marshall ran a solid March time of 12.75 in the 100H!
Valerie Allman flew the Discus out 218-0 on her 1st throw!
Taliyah Brooks scored 6252 points in the Heptathlon, making her 21st A-T US!
Finally (from Texas!), Arkansas took the Women's 4 X 400 Relay in 3:26.63, beating the 3:28.10 from Texas!

If you thought Tara Davis's 23-5.25 was incredible, what to make of the fact there were two OTHER Women passing the 23 foot barrier in March!
In Florida, Chantel Malone leapt 23-2.75!
Right behind her came Russian Darya Klishina's 23-1.25.
That mark was wind-aided, but Klishina reached 23-0 without wind!

In that same meet, a couple of famous names made "comebacks" of sorts!
Marquis Goodwin LJ'ed 26-7.75, while Tori Bowie ran the 100 in 11.46, aided by a 2.7 wind!
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn ran a PR of 22.60 in the 200!
While it had a wind of 2.5, High Schooler Jaylen Slade ran 20.27 to beat Trayvon Bromell's 20.29!
Windy or not, that's a huge improvement over Slade's INdoor HSR of 20.62!!
See what he can do with no wind!!
Also in Florida Maria Therese-Obst threw the Javelin 201-0, making her 4th A-T Collegiate!!

At the Raleigh Relays, known for its good distance results, Mercy Chelangat didn't disappoint!
She sped the final 1600 of her 10K in 4:45 (!!), her final time being 32:31.43!
Cravont Charleston had a good sprint double, taking the 100 and 200 in 10.10 and 20.37!
Alex Young's Hammer Throw reached 248-7.
Sean Dolan ran 3:38.45 in the 1500!
He's a Villanova Frosh!

Jessica Ramsey had a SP of 61-1.50 in a Mississippi meet!
Lagi Tausaga had a DT of 199-6 in Indiana!
Steven Gardiner ran the 200 in 20.24 in Puerto Rico!
Tamari Davis, who just turned 18 in February, ran a 200 in 22.64!

In Jamaica, Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce opened her season with 23.19 in the 200!
Shaneika Ricketts Triple Jumped 48-0!!

Down Under is just ending their summer season!
Tom Walsh had a SP mark of 71-6!
Julia Ratcliffe broke her own NZ National Record in the Hammer Throw, her mark being 241-3!
In Australia, Nina Kennedy cleared 15-7 in the Pole Vault!

The Lake Biwa (Japan) Marathon had some impressive numbers to offer!
(Much comment from the peanut gallery remarking on how much influence the new shoes had!!)
Kenzi Suzuki won it in the National Record time of 2:04:56!
But get this--
Five runners were under 2:07 (in the all Japanese field!)!
Sixteen ran 2:08:00 or faster!
And a massive ONE HUNDRED finished in 2:15:19 or faster!!
If you say so!!

A few early HS marks to consider--
Hobbs Kessler worked his magic over the Two Mile distance, his 8:39.04 making him 4th A-T HS!!
He was timed enroute at 3000 in 8:09.14, which makes him 12th A-T HS on that list!
Ben Shearer was a good runner-up in 8:48.90!
Colin Dahlman is the fastest Miler so far, his time being 4:04.86!
The Deuce was in South Carolina, while the Mile was in Arizona!
Mia Barnett ran her Mile in 4:43.11, beating the 4:44.94 by one "Laura" Ping!
I put quotes around that because I'm wondering if they meant she's "Lauren" Ping, Grace's younger sister!
Is there a THIRD Ping out there, perhaps Grace & Lauren's even younger sister??
Whatever the case, the Ping name lives on!!
BTW, Ms Barnett also took the 3200 in 10:15.82!

It was my own mess-up, but for my previous results post, I left out some marks written on a piece of notebook paper (my method!!).
I realized that one of my pages was missing--AFTER I'd posted my blog!
So I searched for it, and later found it hidden among my 700+ pages of my T&F Record Book!!
Here are those marks--now about two weeks later!!

Neeraj Chopra had a JT of 288-11!
Nina Kennedy (See above!) broke the Australia National Record with her PV clearance of 15-9.75!
She is 15th A-T World, tied with 4 others!!
Sandra Perkovic opened her season with a DT of 214-1.
In the Nagoya Marathon, Mizuki Matsuda won in a time of 2:21:51.
I heard the weather wasn't perfect there!

I'll close by returning to INdoors for a moment!
Paul Chelimo improved his 5000 time--behind Emmanuel Bor's 13:05.60 (See previous post!)--his 13:09.90 making him 8th A-T US!!

I'll have the very latest results coming very soon!!

2021 INdoor AOY's--MEN & WOMEN

 INdoors 2021 was actually a full season--although the USATF meet, the NBIN, and the Millrose Games were not held!
Collegiates had a full season, after their 2020 INdoor NCAA Championships was cancelled!
And they produced, to say the least!
So, bottom line, this blog has a wealth of material from which to choose its Athletes of the Year, Performances of the Year, Personalities of the Year, and the Events of the Year!
And here we go!

World Athlete of the Year--MEN
GRANT HOLLOWAY was an easy choice, despite his 7.29 for 60H not being the only World Record!
He had 7 marks under 7.40--in fact, no one else had even one!
And some of those were heat times!!
Honorable Mentions--Ryan Crouser and Hughes Zango deserve Special Mention for their own WR's!
Other HM's go to Elliot Giles, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Getnet Wale, Cooper Teare, Maksim Nedesekau, Mondo Duplantis, Renaud Lavillenie, and Kevin Mayer!

US Athlete of the Year--MEN
GRANT HOLLOWAY, following my rule that if a US athlete leads the World, he or she also gets US AOY!
Honorable Mentions--Ryan Crouser, Matt Boling, Terrance Laird, Noah Williams, Donavan Brazier, Bryce Hoppel, Cooper Teare, Cole Hocker, Emmanuel Bor, KC Lightfoot, and JuVaughn Harrison!

Collegiate Athlete of the Year--MEN
KC LIGHTFOOT--for breaking the PV Record, and for consistency!
Honorable Mentions--Matt Boling, Terrance Laird, Micah Williams, Cooper Teare, Cole Hocker, Wesley Kiptoo, Noah Williams, JuVaughn Harrison, Thomas Mardel, Turner Washington, Karel Tilga, and the University of Oregon Distance Medley Relay team!

High School Athlete of the Year--MEN
JAYLEN SLADE, for his HSR in the 60!
However, this was a tough choice, because Hobbs Kessler broke the HSR in the Mile!
I chose Slade because his HSR beat the one by Noah Lyles!
Thus, it came down to the quality of the Record broken, rather than solely for the new Record itself!!
Honorable Mentions--Mr Kessler, of course!!  
But the Men's HS depth was missing this year!
Thus, only Kessler, Kamyren Garrett, and Logan Coles make HM this season!

World Athlete of the Year--WOMEN
GUDEF TSEGAY, for leading the World in 3 events, and for her WR in the 1500, breaking an already solid mark by the venerable Genzebe Dibaba!!
Honorable Mentions--Femke Bol, Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Athing Mu, Ariole (sp?) Dongmo, Yaroslava Mahuchukh, Elle Purrier, Nadine Visser, and Nafi Thiam!

US Athlete of the Year--WOMEN
ATHING MU!!
Let me explain!
She didn't break any American Records, as did Tara Davis, but she led 3 events with World Class times.
But what decided it was her Relay leg of 49.54!!
No one--in a Relay or in the flat 400--has ever run faster INdoors!
In fact, I gave Mu strong consideration for my WORLD AOY--for that reason!!
Honorable Mentions--Tara Davis, Abby Steiner, Sandi Morris, Olivia Gruver, Elle Purrier, Anna Hall, Erin Reese, Raven Saunders, and Shamier Little!

Collegiate Athlete of the Year--WOMEN
ATHING MU, for all the reasons listed above!  CR's of 1:25.80 & 1:58.40!  Becoming the first to go sub-2:00!  And for that unbelievable Relay leg!  
All as an 18 year old Freshman!!
Honorable Mentions--Kemba Nelson, Abby Steiner, Tara Davis, Ruth Usoro, and Tyra Gittens!

High School Athlete of the Year--WOMEN
SOPHIA GORRIARAN for her series of fast 800's!  But also for her fast 600!
Honorable Mentions--Probably mostly due to there being no New Balance meet this year, the depth of stars on the Women's HS front was lacking!
That said, I give an HM to Avery Lewis!

World Performance of the Year--MEN
GRANT HOLLOWAY's 7.29!
What else??
Honorable Mentions--Hughes Zango's 59-3.50 TJ, Elliot Giles's 1:43.63 in the 800, Jakob Ingebrigtsen's 3:31.80 for 1500, Getnet Wale's 7:24.98 in the 3000, Cooper Teare's & Cole Hocker's 3:50+ Miles, Maksim Nedesakau's 7-9.25 HJ, Mondo Duplantis's 20-0 & Renaud Lavillenie's 19-10.50 PV's, Kevin Mayer's Heptathlon of 6392, and Ryan Crouser's 74-10.50, and his other great marks!

US Performance of the Year--MEN
GRANT HOLLOWAY's 7.29!
Honorable Mentions--Crouser's 74-10.50, KC Lightfoot's 19-8.25, Matt Boling's 20.19 & Terrance Laird's 20.20, Noah Williams's 44.71, Donavan Brazier's 1:44.21 & Bryce Hoppel's 2:16.27, Teare's and Hocker's speedy Miles, Emmanuel Bor's 13:05.60, and JuVaughn Harrison's 27-8.75!

Collegiate Performance of the Year--MEN
KC LIGHTFOOT's 19-8.25!
Honorable Mentions--Micah Williams's 6.49, Boling & Laird's fast 200's, Teare's & Hocker's you-know-whats, Wes Kiptoo's 13:23.77, Noah Williams's 44.71, Thomas Mardel's 80-3 in the WT, Turner Washington's CR of 71-8.50, JuVaughn Harrison's 27-8.75, and Karel Tilga's Hept of 6264!

High School Performance of the Year--MEN
JAYLEN SLADE, for beating a HSR set by Noah Lyles!
Honorable Mentions--Hobbs Kessler!

World Performance of the Year--WOMEN
GUDEF TSEGAY's 3:53.09, chopping two seconds off Ms Dibaba's time--and pacing herself!!
Honorable Mentions--Elle Purrier's 9:10.28 in the Two Mile, Abby Steiner's 22.38, Shaunae Miller-Uibo's 50.21, Athing Mu's 1:25.80 in the 600 (and her Relay leg of 49.54), Tsegay's 1:57.52, Nadine Visser's 7.77 in the 60H, Mahuchukh's 6-9 in the HJ, Tara Davis's 22-9 LJ, and Nafi Thiam's Pentathlon score of 4904!

US Performance of the Year--WOMEN
ATHING MU's 49.54 anchor leg in the 4 X 400 Relay!!
Honorable Mentions--Mu's 1:25.80 & 1:58.40, Steiner's 22.38, Tara Davis's 22-9, Purrier's Two Mile AR of 9:10.28 (with splits of 4:42 & 4:28!), Morris's 16-0.75, and Anna Hall's 4590 in the Pentathlon!

Collegiate Performance of the Year--WOMEN
ATHING MU--again!!--for her 49.54 anchor leg!
And Ms Mu's 600 & 800 times, Kemba Nelson's 7.05 CR, Ms Davis's 22-9 CR, Ms Steiner's tying of the 200 CR, Tyra Gitten's CR, Anna Hall's 4590, and the Texas A&M's CR of 3:26.27!
BTW, that was NOT where Mu ran that incredible time--She ran it in her team's NCAA win of 3:26.68!!

High School Performance of the Year--WOMEN
SOPHIA GORRIARAN's  600 time of 1:27.02!
But also her fast 800's!
Honorable Mentions--Roisin Willis's 600 of 1:27.20 (in the same race as Gorriaran!), and Avery Lewis's 21-2.50 Frosh Class Record!!

World Personality of the Year--MEN
RYAN CROUSER!
I loved the cowboy hats he wore, and his humble yet confident demeanor.
His interviews were always a joy!

US Personality of the Year--MEN
RYAN CROUSER!

Collegiate Personality of the Year--MEN
WESLEY KIPTOO!!
For going out in his fast 5000 at OUTdoor WORLD RECORD pace for the first 1000!!
Crazy, maybe!
But, IMO, the way distance races should be run!
(OK, so maybe not THAT fast a start!!)

High School Personality of the Year--MEN
HOBBS KESSLER--for his emergence on the elite stage from "nowhere".  But also for his friendship and connection to a legend--Nick Willis!  (How many HS kids can brag about that??)

World Personality of the Year--WOMEN
GUDEF TSEGAY!
To tell the truth, I don't know much about her personality!
But I was impressed by her choosing to go for fast times over a few distances, while pacing herself for the most part!!

US Personality of the Year--WOMEN
ELLE PURRIER--for being the fastest cow milker in the World, and for taking on a mostly disrespected distance, the Two Mile!!

Collegiate Personality of the Year--WOMEN
ATHING MU, for every reason!

High School Personality of the Year--WOMEN
AVERY LEWIS, for bringing the Frosh Class Record from the 19's to the 21's in one (or two) leaps!!

As I noted at the onset, we saw a fairly complete INdoor season in 2021 (& late 2020!).
Last year, the season lost 2 of the biggest marks-producing meets--the NCAA & NBIN!
No NBIN this year either, but so many other opportunities!
(I didn't even do a count last year of the marks that made my various DDD's!
So here are my Events of the Year in my 4 core groups!1

The World Men have 45 marks listed for 2021 in my Record Book!
The Women weren't as productive on the World stage, attaining just 33 marks!

For the US, the Women did better, as they have 41 marks to the Men's 33.

The Collegiate scene were by far the busiest!!
The Men have 63 marks in my Book from 2021, while the Women have 55!!
That's 118 total for the College crowd!

The High Schoolers were the least productive!
The Women have 23 marks, while the Men have just 13!!

But overall--for all 4 core groups--the totals were VERY close!
The Men have 154 marks, while the Women total 152!
The Grand Total is back over 300--total of 306!!

Finally, we have which event led each group!
World MEN--
The 800 had 5 marks.
The 1500, 3000, and the SP had 4 each!
With 3 apiece were the 200, 400, 60H, and the WT!

US MEN--
The 400 & 800 led with 5 each!
The SP got 4.
With 3 is the 200!

Collegiate MEN--
The 5000 had a whopping 8 marks!!
The 4 X 400 Relay & the DMR each got 6 marks!
The Mile has 5.
With 4 marks are the 400, 1500, 60H, and the LJ!
The 200 and the SP have 3 apiece!

High School MEN--
The 200 has 3 marks!

World WOMEN--
The Two Mile (!!!) leads with 7 marks dated 2021!
With 3 each are the 200, 800, 3000, and the 4 X 400 Relay!

US WOMEN--
Leading with 5 marks each are the 300, Two Mile, and the WT!
The 400 has 4 marks!
The 200, 800, and the SP have 3 apiece!

Collegiate WOMEN--
The 800 leads with 7 marks!
The LJ and WT have 6 each!
The 60 & the 400 have 4 each!
With 3 apiece are the 200, 3000, TJ, the 4 X 400 Relay, and the DMR!

High School WOMEN--
The Pole Vault is far in front with 7 marks!
The 3000 and Two Mile have 3 each!!

Thus the Event of the Year is the Collegiate 5000, with 8!!

I'll have my next results post soon--including all the stuff from the first BIG week of OUTdoor T&F, with the Texas Relays standing out!

See you soon!

NCAA T&F & XC--WOMEN (4 CR's broken or tied)

 The Women also had some depth (See Men's report!), but what made headlines here were the number of Collegiate Records either broken or tied--3 broken & 1 tied!
They also outdid the Men in number of Meet Records broken or tied--5 broken and 3 tied!!

And since I follow her on Twitter (and have PM'ed with her father!), I was super happy when Tara Davis not only got her first 22 footer in the LJ, but then nipped the Collegiate Record by an inch with her 22-9 leap!
It's also the Meet Record and the Junior Class Record, and ranks her 6th A-T US!!

Claire Bryant's 21-11.75 took 2nd, and got the Frosh Class Record!
She's 19th A-T Collegiate!
Tyra Gittens leapt 21-11, making her 22nd A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others, 

Gittens was rather busy over the three days!
She broke the Collegiate Record in the Pentathlon with 4746 points!
This also gave her the Trinidad National Record, the Meet Record, and the Junior Class Record!
She misses the World list by 34 points!!
Anna Hall scored 4401 in 2nd!
Gittens also won the open HJ with her 6-2.75!

The Triple Jump saw TWO Women reach 46-10, with Ruth Usoro's better 2nd jump making her the winner over Deborah Acquah!
But both are credited with tying the Meet Record!!
Acquah is ranked 3rd A-T Collegiate!
Usoro has a better mark!
Ruta Lasmona's 46-5.25 makes her 7th A-T Collegiate!

The 60 saw Jamaica's Kemba Nelson shake up the formcharts a bit, as she won it all in the Collegiate Record time of 7.05!
It's also the Meet Record, and the Junior Class Record!
Twanisha Terry (I saw her referred to as TeeTee Terry!!  Makes sense!) took 2nd in 7.14, while Kiara Grant was 3rd in 7.16!
However, both TT & Grant ran faster in their heats!
Terry ran 7.09 in her heat, making her 6th A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others, and 17th A-T US, tied with 3 others!
Grant ran her heat in 7.11, making her 9th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!

Abby Steiner improved her PR by 0.03 seconds to 22.38 to take the one lapper!
It ties the CR, the Junior Class Record, and the Meet Record!
She's 5th A-T World, tied with 2 others, and 2nd A-T US, tted with 1 other!
Tamara Clark ended in 22.45, making her 7th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, 7th A-T US, tied with 1 other, and 16th A-T World, tied with 1 other!

While there were 5 MR's broken--and 3 others tied!--the most depth was in the 800!
Blasting a 56.90 first 400, Aaliyah Miller survived a 2nd 400 of 63.79 to win in the Meet Record time of 2:00.69!
She also gets the Senior Class Record!
She's 2nd A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, and 22nd A-T US, tied with 1 other!
Athing Mu ran the 400 and in the 4 X 400 Relay (See below!).
Laurie Barton's 2:01.21 took Silver, making her 7th A-T Collegiate!
Shafiqua Maloney was inches behind her, her 2:01.22 making her 8th A-T Collegiate!
Lindsey Butler's 2:02.15 wasn't a PR!
Claire Seymour's 2:02.25 ranks her 19th A-T Collegiate!

Speaking of Mu )Pronounced as MO!), she actually LOST the open 400!!
Kaelin Roberts took advantage by running 50.84 for the Win!
She's 11th A-T Collegiate, and 14th A-T US!
Mu ran 51.03 for Silver (after a heat of 51.02!).
Third was Talitha Diggs in a non-PR of 51.26.
Then came Charokee Young's 51.41, ranking her 22nd A-T Collegiate!

But Ms Mu was NOT done!!
She only ran the fastest ever 400--open or Relay split--in INdoor history!!!
Her incredible long stride--on pencil thin long legs--covered the two laps in 49.54, bringing her Texas A&M team to victory in 3:26.68!
The World Record is 49.59!
Say what you will about running starts in Relay legs (except lead-off!), but Mu's run was absolutely stunning!!

The team set the Meet Record!
USC took 2nd in 3:27.91, while Arkansas was 3rd in 3:28.07!
The DMR saw BYU take the W with 10:52.96!
They become 6th A-T School!
Arkansas was 2nd in 10:57.19, followed by Florida State in 10:59.16, and Oklahoma State in 10:59.75!

The Weight Throw was won by Mihaily Forrest with a throw of 76-3.75!
This makes her 12th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, and 19th A-T US, tied with 1 other!
Rachel Tenczos was 2nd with 76-3, making her 14th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
Back in 9th came Monique Hardy, her 70-6.50 breaking her own Frosh Class Record!

Lisa Gunnarsson took the PV, clearing a PR of 14-11.50!
She's 8th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
Freshman Sydney Horn was 2nd with 14-5.50!

Adelaide Aquilla took the Shot Put with a throw of 59-5.50, making her 16th A-T Collegiate!
I heard this is the first under 60 winner in a few years at this meet!
Joyce Kimeli sought a double W in the 3K and 5K, but Courtney Wayment spoiled her party by taking the 3000 in 9:01.47.
Lauren Gregory took 2nd in 9:01.67!
Kimeli ran 9:02.79 in 3rd!
However, she did win the longer race, time of 15:48.98!

\Sage Hurta (Also one of my favorite names in T&F!) took the mile in 4:30.58, making her 17th A-T Collegiate!
Her splits were 2:19 and 2:11, with a last lap of 63!
Achera Nugent took the 60H in a non-PR of 7.92!

In the 2020 XC Championships, Mercy Chelangat took control and sped to a victory in 20:01!
The next nine were--
Taylor Roe in 20:06
Amaris Tynnismaa in 20:10
Mahala Norris in 20:11
Hannah Steelman in 20:14
Taryn O'Neill in 20:23
Summer Allen in 20:23
Bethany Hasz in 20:25
Kelsey Chmeil in 20:26
And Ella Donaghu in 20:26

Others included--
Whittni Orton ran 20:35 in 17th
Krissy Gear ran 20:39 in 21st
Katelyn Tuohy was 6th or 7th for much of the race, but faded at the end to 24th in 20:47!
However, she still ranked as the top Frosh!
Haley Herberg was 55th in 21:05!

BYU took team honors with 96 points!
North Carolina State's 161 took second!

Next up will be my first OUTdoor report!
And if you were awake this past weekend, you already know many of the spectacular results!

See you soon, my dear readers!

NCAA T&F & XC--MEN (Depth Rules!)

 NOTE--This and the following post covers the INdoor NCAA T&F Championships, and the 2020 edition of the NCAA Cross Country Championships--held in mid-March due to Covid!  I decided to split the posts by sex; thus this one covers the Men's results from both, while the next will cover the Women's results!  One of these days, I'll be caught up with the backlog of Records & Marks!  BTW, sometime soon I'll do my INdoor Athletes of the Year, etc!  Enjoy!

No Collegiate Records fell to the Men, but the depth of several events made this a pretty fair set of results!
The 5000 began with a first K of 2:31--OUTdoor World Record pace!!
But Winner Wes Kiptoo inevitably (and sensibly!) slowed, yet his 13:23.77 set the Meet Record, the Junior Class Record, and made him 11th A-T Collegiate!!
Then followed a trail of runners that pretty much rewrote the bottom part of my Top 24 A-T Performers list!!

Eric Hamer's 13:29.60 makes him 18th A-T Collegiate!
Morgan Beadlescomb (LOVE that name!!) ran 13:29.96, ranking him 19th A-t Collegiate!
Adriaan Wildschutt ended in 13:30.55 to rank 20th A-T Collegiate!
Aaron (Sic!) Bienenfeld was right behind in 13:31.65, making him 21st A-T Collegiate!
Shea Foster's 13:32.38 makes him 22nd A-T Collegiate!
Alec Bastien ran 13:32.98 for 23rd A-T Collegiate!!

The 200 was also solid!
Matt Boling got around 1 lap in 20.19, fulfilling much of the hype he's gotten the past year or two!
He makes 3 lists--he's 5th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, 4th A-T US, tied with 1 other, and 6th A-T World, also tied with 1 other!
He needed all of that to stop Terrance Laird's 20.20!
Laird ranks 7th A-T Collegiate, and 6th A-T US and World, the latter in which he's tied with 1 other!

The 400 saw a trio of speedsters take high places on my lists!
Run in sections (as was the 200), Noah Williams took a chunk off his PR, winning in 44.71!
He gets the Junior Class Record!
He ranks 5th A-T Collegiate, and 4th A-T on both the US and World lists!
Randolph Ross dipped under 45 with his 44.99!
He's 9th A-T Collegiate, 8th A-T US, and 11th A-T World!
In 3rd came Jacory Patterson's 45.14.
This makes him 13th A-T Collegiate and US, as well as 19th A-T World!

Want more depth?
Check out the 60H results!
Damion Thomas wasn't the fastest winner ever, but his 7.51 makes him 7th A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others!
Jamal Britt's 7.52 ranks him 10th A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others!
Trey Cunningham was right behind in 7.53, but it wasn't a PR!
Phil Lemonnonia (Sp??) ran 7.54, and is ranked 16th A-T Collegiate!
And Eric Edwards ended in 7.58, making him 22nd A-T Collegiate, tied with 3 others!

The Distance Medley Relay saw Oregon threaten its own Collegiate Record, missing by just 0.46 seconds!
Their 9:19.98 saw Cooper Teare run a 3:52 anchor!
It is, however, a Meet Record!
Mississippi's 9:20.75 makes them 2nd A-T School!
Texas ran 9:22.73, making them 3rd A-T School!
North Carolina became 4th A-T School with their 9:25.80!
And Virginia Tech's 9:27.67 makes them 9th A-T School!

The Field Events had some good depth!
Especially the Long Jump, which saw 3 Men top 27 feet!
JuVaughn Harrison's 27-8.75 makes him 3rd A-T Collegiate!
And he's 3rd A-T US, tied with 1 other, as well as 8th A-T World, tied with 1 other!
(BTW, he also took the HJ with 7-6.50!!  That makes him 20th A-T Collegiate, tied with a full DOZEN others!!)
Isaac Grimes's 27-4.75 makes him 6th A-T Collegiate, 11th A-T US, and 24th A-T World!
And Corey McLeod's 27-1.25 makes him 12th A-T Collegiate!1

An upset in the Heptathlon, as unknown (to me!) Karel Tilga won it with 6264 points over Kyle Garland's 6200 points!
For Tilga, he gets Estonia's National Record and the Soph Class Record!
He's 2nd A-T Collegiate, behind only Ashton Eaton's CR of 6499!!
He ranks 24th A-T World!
Garland ranks 4th A-T Collegiate, and 10th A-T US!
Ayden Owens's 5995 misses my Collegiate DDD by one point!!

The other events saw a variety of list makers and Record breakers!
Micah Williams--after a 6.52 heat--took the 60  in a PR tying 6.49.
He's 7th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
Charles Hunter didn't PR, but his 1:45.90 was just enough to edge Finley McLean's 1:45.91 in the 800.
This ranks him 8th A-T Collegiate!

Cole Hocker (the cover boy of April's T&FN!) took both the Mile and 3000!
His 3:53.71 sets the Meet Record!
Eliud Kipsang's 3:55.92 ranks him 23rd A-T Collegiate!
Hocker's 3K winning time was 7:46.15!
He ranks 17th A-T Collegiate!
Teammate Cooper Teare ended in 7:46.23, making him 18th A-T Collegiate!

The 4 X 400 Relay had good depth also!
North Carolina A&T won it in 3:03.16!
They are 5th A-T School!
Kentucky's 3:03.61 makes them 7th A-T School!
Tennessee ran 3:04.10 for Bronze!
Georgia's 3:04.84 makes them 19th A-T School!

Emmanuel Ihenteje's TJ of 56-7.50 gives him the Frosh Class Record!
He ranks 7th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
Turner Washington was the sole Shot Putter to reach 70 feet, his 70-1 a clear winner!
Thomas Mardal threw the WT 80-3, giving him Norway's National Record!
This event is mostly an American concept, so anytime a European gets an NR, it's usually when competing for a US College!!
He ranks 5th A-T Collegiate, and 11th A-T World!
Israel Lloyd's 78-0.75 ranks him 15th A-T Collegiate!!

The Pole Vault saw KC Lightfoot (Who else??) win it with his 19-5.50 Meet Record!
Zach McWhorter's 19-0.25 was a respectable 2nd, making him 9th A-T Collegiate, tied with 5 others!!

So why all the great marks--especially on the track--at this meet?
Some insist it's the athletes wearing some version of the controversial shoes!
Some say it's because their 2020 INdoor NCAA Championship--and their entire OUTdoor season--was stolen from them by Covid!
Some say it's that this year's crop of athletes are just better than in many previous years!
Pick and choose, but IMO, this was one of the better SET of results I've seen in the INdoor NCAA!!

And then there's the 2020--Yes, I said TWENTY TWENTY!!--edition of the NCAA XC Championships, postponed from its November date to mid-March by the Covid wipeout last year!!
There was some question as to how competitors in the INdoor meet would do in the XC race just a few days later!
At least one major team chose to forego the Hill & Dale race in favor of the banked track of INdoors!!
That was Oregon's Ducks!!

Connor Mantz took individual honors over the 10000 meter course, winning by 22 seconds in 29:26.1.
The Top 10--after Mantz, was--
Adrian Wildschutt in 29:48
Wes Kiptoo in 29:54
Nico Young (first Frosh!) in 29:58
Patrick Dever in 29:59
Blaise Ferro in 30:02
Abdi Nor in 30:05
Isai Rodriguez in 30:09
Luis Grijalva in 30:10
In 10th came Danny Kilrea's 30:11

Others included--
Casey Clinger running 30:19 in 13th
Cole Sprout running 30:20 in 15th
And Brodey Hasty's 30:50 in 44th!

Northern Arizona took the team title with 60 points over Notre Dame's 87!

See you soon with my women's report!

Euro Champs not the only news

 Never expect much from Regional Championships, maybe especially INdoor ones!
The 2021 edition of the European Championships, held from March 4th to the 7th in Torun, Poland, held to that theme!
Only one Meet Record fell in the entire meet!!
But a saving grace of these meets is that many National Records tend to fall--and that was the case in Torun!!

That Meet Record was Mondo Duplantis's 19-10.25 PV win!
Absent was Renaud Lavillenie, but his younger brother Valentin took the Silver--10 inches back!!
Another "star" was Jakob Ingebrigtsen!
He was a double Gold guy, winning the 1500 and 3000!
His 1500 was 3:37.56, but his 3K was (though an INdoor PR) just 7:48 and change!
Marcin Lewindowski was half a second back in the shorter race!

Wilhelm Belocian is getting faster!
His 7.42 in the 60H beat the 7.43 of Andy Pozzi!
Belocian is 20th A-T World, tied with 1 other!
Pozzi tied his PR, and is ranked 22nd A-T World, tied with 4 others!

Maksim Nedesekau (sp?) HJ'ed a World Leading 7-9.25 to beat the 7-8.50 by Gianmarco Tamberi!
Nedasekau broke his own National Record of Belarus!
He's 18th A-T World, tied with 7 others!

A pair of NR's fell in the Men's LJ!
Miltiadis Tenteglou's 27-4.75 winner was not one of them!
Thobias Montler's 27-3.75 in 2nd is Sweden's new NR!
Kristian Pulli's 27-0.50 is Finland's 1st 27 footer!

Lamont Jacobs won the 60 by a mile (Ha!) in 6.47, the World Leader!
It's also Italy's new NR--and first sub-6.50!
He's 20th A-T World, tied with 7 others!
Netherland took the 4 X 400 Relay in a National Record of 3:06.06!
They're 14th A-T Nation!!

Pedro Pichardo took the TJ with his 56-9.25!
Kevin Mayer won the Heptathlon with an impressive 6392, though it's not a PR!
The Men's SP saw a good battle between Tomas Stanek and Michal Haratyk.
Stanek won, 70-11.75 to 70-5.25!

On the Women's side, Nafi Thiam was clearly the star!!
Her 4904 won the Pentathlon by over 100 points!
It gave her Belgium's National Record, and makes her 7th A-T World!
Another Belgian finished 2nd--she being Noor Vidts!
Her 4791 makes her 22tth A-T World!
Xenia Krizsen's 4644 in 3rd was also impressive!

Femke Bol keeps breaking her own Netherlands NR in the 400 by tiny increments, her latest of 50.63 bettering her old mark by 0.01 seconds!
But she still doesn't make my World DDD!
Her 49.99 anchor split in her team's winning 4 X 400 Relay shows she's capable of much more!
Netherlands time of 3:27.15 makes them 6th A-T Nation!
Great Britain was 2nd in 3:28.20.
Poland was 3rd in 3:29.94.
Italy's 3:30.32 in 4th makes them 15th A-T Nation!
Ukraine's 3:30.38 makes them 16th A-T Nation!

Yet another Netherlands NR fell--this one to Nadine Visser in the 60H!
Her 7.77 was a lucky number, as it also made her 15th A-T World, tied with 1 other!

Ajia Del Ponte won the shortest flat race in 7.03--by a BIG margin!!
Good enough to tie the National Record of Switzerland!

The middle distances (800 & 1500) were slow, but the 800 winner (2:03.88!) was 19 year old Neely Hodgkinson!
Amy Eloise-Markovic (formerly Eloise-Neale) won the 3000 in 8:46.43, her fastest!
She graduated from U-Dub, just 90 miles from my home, so extra pride in her win!

Elli Junnila's HJ of 6-5 gave her Finland's NR, but just 3rd in the meet!
Winner was Yaroslava Mahuchukh with 6-6.75, beating Iryna Hereshchenko's 6-6 in 3rd!
Patricia Mamona's 47-8 in the TJ beat the 47-7.75's of Ana Peleteiro and Neeli Eckhardt, who took 2nd & 3rd!
A slight upset in the LJ, as Maryna Romanchuk beat Malaika Mihambo, 22-8.50 to 22-7!

Another close field event saw A Dongmo prevail over Fanny Roos and Christina Schwanitz in the Shot Put!
Dongmo reached 63-6.50, but Roos's two foot PR (!!) of 63-3.50 broke her own NR of Sweden!
Schwanitz was 3rd with 62-3.75!

The Women's PV didn't break any Records, but it was a good one!
Angelica Moser improved to 15-7 in winning, making her 22nd A-T World, tied with 4 others!
Tina Sutej took Silver with 15-5.
Then came a trio of 15-3's, with Iryna Zhuk and Holly Bradshaw tying for 3rd, and Eleni Klavadia's 15-3 taking 5th!

As with many major Championships, several elites were MIA!
Some were due to Covid restrictions, while some just chose not to partake!!
BTW, the 3 Borlee brothers ran on Belgium's Relay team, but not in the open 400!

A stated attempt on Galen Rupp's INdoor American Record in the 5000 "failed"--at least as far as Rupp's record went!
But Emmanuel Bor beat the guy (Paul Chelimo) who said he was going after the Record!
Bor's 13:05.60 gives him the Age 32 Record!
It makes him 2nd A-T US, and 12th A-T World!
Chelimo finished in 13:12.51, making him 10th A-T US!

Cut OFF my World list was one Mo Farah, whose 13:09.16 dated from 2007!!
The race took place in Virginia!

All the rest I have is from OUTdoors!!
And what a pair of 5000's we saw in San Juan Capistrano!!
Grant Fisher sprinted to the W in 13:02.53!!
This makes him 13th A-T US!
In my Combined events for the American 1500 & 5000, Fisher's 3:36.23 & 13:02.53 adds to 16:38.76, making him 8th A-T US!

Marc Scott of Great Britain ended 2nd in 13:05.13.
Sean McGorty--the former Stanford teammate of Fisher--was 3rd in 13:06.45!
This makes him 17th A-T US!
He was followed by Joe Klecker's 13:06.67, which makes him 18th A-T US!

Cut OFF my American list was the infamous Alberto Salazar, whose 13:11.93 dated from 1982!

Josh Kerr won the 1500 at this Sound Running meet in 3:35.78!
Back in 8th was Matthew Centrowitz, who ended in 3:40.31!
The Women's 1500 was won by Sinclaire Johnson in 4:05.91.
She beat the 4:06.23 of Elise Cranny!

The Women's 5000!
Not surprising in the Gold position was Emily Sisson, who ran 14:55.82, making her 10th A-T US!!
But then came a real SHOCKER!!
Allie Buchalski??
She who had not ever broken 15:20, and she suddenly cranks out a 14:57.54??!!
WOW!!
This made her 19th A-T US!
Another surprise, but not really, was Weini Kelati in 3rd, also breaking the 15 minute barrier!
Her 14:58.24 is the Eritrea NR!
Alicia Monson was 4th in 15:07.65, while Gwen Jorgensen impressed with her 15:08.28!

Down Under in Australia, a women's 1000 (!) saw Claudia Hollingsworth lose to Linden Hall's 2:35.90!
But Hollingsworth's 2:36.72 is the "World Youth Record" (which this blog doesn't recognize!), as she's just 15 years old!!
Compare this to Mary Cain, who as a young Pro, ran 2:35.80 when she was 17--INdoors!

The NCAA moved the 2020 XC season to this year!
Thus we saw some Conference XC meets happening!
(This post is delayed, so this news is from early March!!)
The most important one was the PAC-12, held in Seattle.
Eduardo Herrera took the Men's race in a quick 22:30!
Charles Hicks--a Stanford Frosh--was 2nd in 22:41.
The Women's race saw Washington's Haley Herberg win on her home course in 19:02.
She beat Ella Donaghu's 19:09 and Stanford Frosh (!) Zofia Dudek's 19:14!

Early HS marks from OUTdoors included Paige Sommers's non-PR Pole Vault of 14-3, and Katelyn Fairchild's JT of 163-10.
That ranks her 24th A-T HS!!
Not bad for March!

See you soon with my NCAA INdoor Championships reports!!
I'm planning on two posts, one for the Men, and one for the Women!
Included in each will also be the results of the NCAA Cross Country Championships!!

Better Late Than Never

 Yes, I've fallen (WAY!) behind---again!
Reasons vary--inertia, laziness, reading a LOT, watching movies a LOT!
So we're still (mostly) INdoors!
This post goes back a bit--because I somehow had "lost" one of my stat note sheets from my previous post!
Found it (in my Record Book, of all places!), so I'll lead off with that!

At the 4th--and final--ATL INdoor meet, Allyson Felix shocked a bit by speeding through 200 meters in 22.59!
She gets the Age 35 Record, and makes her 18th A-T US!!
Shamier Little ran 400 in 50.57 for an ATL Meet Record!
She's 7th A-T US, and misses the World DDD by 0.02 seconds!!
Danielle Williams tied the MR with her 60H time of 7.86!

Heather MacLean won a close 800 in 2:00.53!
This makes her 19th A-T US, tied with 1 other!
Second was Ireland's Siofra Buttner in a NR of 2:00.58!
Olivia Gruver PV'ed 15-5!

But best of all was the Women's Shot Put!
Raven Saunders is all the way back!
Her 64-2.50 is a MR, and makes her 4th A-T US!
Maggie Ewen got her's out 64-1.25, making her 5th A-T US!
And Jessica Ramsey was close with her 63-11.75, making her 6th A-T US!!

The SEC--as per normal--led the Collegiate Conferences in top tier marks!
But some others contributed!
Jacory Patterson sped 400 in 45.38 for an ACC Meet Record!
Dan McArthur got his SP out 67-10.75 for another ACC Meet Record!

Elly Henes won the ACC 3000 in a MR 9:00.53!
Lindsey Butler eked out an 800 win at ACC in the MR time of 2:01.96!
It's 11th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
Laurie Barton's 2:01.99 was a close 2nd, making her 13th A-T Collegiate!

The biggest Conference held on an Oversize Track were the Big 10's!
I feel sorry for all the runners who were in events on the oval!

The Big 12 saw Micaiah Harris time 20.38 in the 200, making him 21st A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others!
KC Lightfoot PV'ed 19-4.25 for the Big 12 MR!
Stacey Williams's 400 of 51.60 is a Big 12 MR!
So is Kynnedy Flannel's 22.55 in the 200!
It also makes her 15th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
Another Big 12 MR was by Ruth Usoro in the TJ!
Plus, her 47-1.50 makes her 2nd A-T Collegiate behind only Keturah Orji!!
Usoro also won the LJ with her MR of 22-4.50!
It makes her 6th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
But Kevona Davis also jumped good, her 21-11 making her 20th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
Finally (at the Big 12), we have Chanel Brissett's 7.89 winning the 60H!
This makes her 8th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
A Nugent was 2nd in 7.91, making her 11th A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others!

And now for the Southeast Conference!!
The Men's 200 was spectacular!
Terrance Laird's 20.28 edged Joseph Fahnbullah's 20.32 for the SEC Meet Record!
Laird is 10th A-T Collegiate, 8th A-T US, and 13th A-T World!
(Yes, at the SEC, we often see World list marks!!)
Fahnbullah is 14th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, 12th A-T US, tied with 3 others, and on my World DDD, he's 18th A-T , also tied with 3 others!
In 3rd came highly touted Matt Boling, his 20.37 making him 22nd A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, and 20th A-T US, tied with 1 other!

Noah Williams's 45.26 in the 400 makes him 18th A-T Collegiate, and 19th A-T US, tied with 1 other!
The 4 X 400 Relay was solid!
Mississippi ran 3:04.08, making them 8th A-T School!
Kentucky's 3:04.67 makes them 15th A-T School!
Georgia is 16th A-T School by virtue of their 3:04.72!
And Alabama's 3:04.90 makes them 20th A-T School!
Mississippi also won the DMR in 9:29.35!
This is the SEC MR, and makes them 13th A-T School!!

JuVaughn Harrison LJ'ed 27-4 for the SEC Meet Record!
It makes him 5th A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others!
He's also 11th A-T US, tied with 2 others, and 24th A-T World, tied with 3 others!
Corey McLeod's 27-0.75 makes him 11th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
McLeod added the TJ, his 56-4 making him 12th A-T Collegiate!
Thomas Mondal's WT of 79-3.25 makes him 5th A-T Collegiate, and 18th A-T World!
Kyle Garland scored 6012 points in the Heptathlon, making him 23rd A-T Collegiate, and 24th A-T US!

The SEC Women were top notch also!
Athing Mu finally ran the 800 the way her talent called for!
This resulted in a new Collegiate Record of 1:58.40!
Her splits were 57.96 and 60.44!
She also gets the Age 18 Record, the Frosh Class Record, and of course the SEC MR!!
She is 2nd A-T US, behind only Ajee Wilson!!
This also makes her 19th A-T World, tied with 1 other!!

Abby Steiner seems to be the Sprinter of the moment!
Her heat time of 22.41 is a MR!
It makes her 3rd A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, 4th A-T US, also tied with 1 other, AND she's 11th A-T World, tied with 3 others!!
She won the final, but in a slower 22.50!

Joelle Lloyd (sp?) took the 60 in 7.15, making her 19th A-T Collegiate, tied with 8 others!!
Daughter of legendary Joetta Clark-Diggs, Talitha Diggs sped the 400 in 51.14!
This makes her 19th A-T Collegiate, and 21st A-T US!
Joyce Kimeli won both the 3000 and 5000, but it was in the shorter race that her 8:56/02 got her the SEC Meet Record.
It makes her 15th A-T Collegiate!
Second was Katie Izzo in 8:56.55, making her 17th A-T Collegiate!
Kimeli's 5000 time was 15:46.68.

Arkansas's 3:28.50 took the 4 X 400 Relay, and the MR!
They are 6th A-T School!
Kentucky was close in 3:28.82, making them 8th A-T School, tied with 1 other!
Alabama's 10:59.21 in the DMR makes them 19th A-T School!

Jasmine Moore TJ'ed 45-10, making her 14th A-T Collegiate, but 9th A-T US!!
Another Jasmine--Mitchell--took the WT with her toss of 76-3!
This makes her 13th A-T Collegiate, and 19th A-T US!
Shay Taiwo (Any relation to Jeremy??) was 2nd with her 75-7.25!
This makes her 14th A-T Collegiate, and 20th A-T US!
Maddie Malone was 3rd with 75-1.25, making her 17th A-T Collegiate!
And Anna Hall won the Pentathlon with 4521 points!
Whew!

Micah Williams used a bit of altitude to speed him to a 60 in 6.49!
This is the Frosh Class Record, and the Age 19 Record!
He ranks 7th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
And he's 22nd A-T US, tied with 3 others!

Annie Kunz scored big in Seattle's Pentathlon with 4614 points!
BUT--the 800 being run  on that 307 meter OT, it doesn't count on my lists!
However, she scored 4610 last year for her PR!
In Iowa, Shauniece O'Neal threw the WT 74-6.50, making her 20th A-T Collegiate!
She goes to Southern Illinois!

A meet in Serbia saw Mondo Duplantis rise to a PV measurement of 20-0!!
He breaks his own Age 21 Record!!
That was on February 24th!
Armin Sinencevic (sp?) threw the SP 69-8.75 for the NR of Serbia!

Renaud Lavillenie had his best PV since his then WR back 6 or 7 years ago!
His 19-10.50 gives him the Age 34 Record!
Menna Vloon (Who is he???) was next with a Netherlands National Record of 19-6.50!
This makes him 14th A-T World, tied with 1 other!
Chris Nilsen was 3rd with 19-2.75!
Also in that France meet, Holly Bradshaw won the Women's PV with 15-8.25!
Iryna Zhuk's 15-6.25 broke her own National Record of Belarus!

Karsten Warholm sped 300 meters in 32.47, making him 18th A-T World, tied with 1 other!
I have several OUTdoor marks to report, but let's finish my INdoor stuff first!
And we go to the Adidas High School Nationals meet, supposedly taking the place of the cancelled NBIN!!
This was held February 26th to the 28th!
There were several good marks, but the quality and depth of the New Balance meet were missing for the most part!!

Jaylen Slade sped his 60 in 6.68, making him 24th A-T HS, tied with 2 others!
Sam Rich ran the Two Mile in 8:58.15.
Leonard Martens (sp??) ran the 60H in 7.71, making him 19th A-T HS, tied with 2 others!
Kamyren Garrett upped his HJ PR by a quarter inch, his 7-2.50 making him 11th A-T HS!
Logan Coles improved his WT to 78-11.75, making him 16th A-T HS!

Victoria Perrow sped her 60 in 7.31, making her 23rd A-T HS, tied with 4 others!
Hannah Douglas's 23.69 in the 200 makes her 24th A-T HS, tied with 1 other!

Avery Lewis continues to amaze!
This unbelievable Freshman flew out 21-2.50 in the LJ, breaking her own Frosh Class Record!
She is just one and a half inches from the JUNIOR Class Record!!!
She is 6th A-T HS!

The Two Mile was solid.
Syd Thorvaldson's 9:55.09 was not a PR!!
Audrey Dadamio finally ran a full Deuce, her 10:11.19 making her 22nd A-T HS!
Of course, she ran a much faster time in a 3200--which in my Record Book--counts for ZERO!!!

Kenna Stimmel PV'ed 13-11.25, making her 12th A-T HS!
Paige Sommers reached 13-9.25, making her 16th A-T HS, tied with 2 others!

Now we'll finish with some OUTdoor marks!
At the Texas Qualifier, Konstanze Klosterhalfen broke a 30 year old National Record of Germany by winning the 10000 in 31:01.71, splits of about 15:42 and 15:19!
Elle Purrier won the 5000 in 15:08.11.
Ajee Wilson beat Kaela Edwards in the 800, 1:58.23 to 1:59.86!

In New Zealand, Tom Walsh and Jacko Gill continued their battles in the SP!
Walsh won with 70-10.50 to Gill's 70-4.25!
Valerie Adams had her best SP in several years, reaching 64-6.75!
Yaime Perez had a DT of 218-9--but not in NZ!

Finally, a couple of Walk marks!
Did you know that Nick Christie and Robyn Stevens are a couple?
Not sure if they're married or just living together, but they both won their races in Santee, CA recently.
Christie's 50000 time was 4:10:53, while the Women Walked the odd distance of 35K!!
Stevens's time of 3:01.08--if extended to 50K, would be about 4:18!

Next posts will have full reports on the European Championships, the NCAA Championships, and then the Cross Country Collegiate Championships--probably the first ever held after November!!

Sorry for the lag in my reports!!

IN & OUT mix it up

 The 2021 INdoor season is still going!

The 2021 OUTdoor season seems in late Spring mode!
(Or is the latter the 2020 season we never really had??)

Whatever the case, I have incredible marks from both!!

At the last World INdoor Tour meet in Madrid, Grant Holloway took down a World Record I personally believed would NEVER be broken--and in fact, believed it to be such an outlier as to be questionable!!
I speak of Colin Jackson's FORMER World Record of 7.30 in the 60H, dating from 1994!

Holloway added to his blazing season with 7.29, the new WR!!
(He'd run 7.32 in his heat!!)
He also gets the American Record, and the Age 23 Record!

Then there is The Ten!
That's a one-event "meet" held on February 20th in California!
Two 10K's which produced times not expected until Payton Jordan in May--or later!!

Marc Scott's 27:10.41 moves him to 2nd on the British A-T list--behind only Mo Farah!!
Grant Fisher led the US crew with his 27:11.29!
This makes him 5th A-T US!
Woody Kincaid followed in 27:12.78, making him 6th A-T US!
Ben True's 27:14.95 makes him 8th A-T US!!
Then came Thailand's Keiran Tentivate!
His previous best was in the high 28's, and his 5000 PR was about 13:57!!
So he breaks the latter in his first 5000, then breaks it again in his second!
His 27:17.14 is the new Thailand National Record!!

The Women's race was equally incredible!
Of all people, Elise Cranny kicked past Karissa Schweizer on the final straight to win in 30:47.42!!
This makes her 3rd A-T US!!
Not bad for someone who began as a Miler!!
Schweizer ended in 30:47.99, making her 4th A-T US!
Then came GB's Eilish McColgan, whose 30:58.94 missed her MOM's (Liz McColgan) time of 30:57.07, which she'd run in 1991!
Emily Infeld's 31:08.57 was a PR by almost 12 seconds.
She ranks 9th A-T US!!
Marielle Hall followed in 31:21.78!
(I'll have changes to my American Combined Events lists--for Men & Women--below!!)

OFF my US list is the legendary Francie Larrieu, whose 31:28.92 dates from 1991!!

Let's back up a bit & return to more INdoor stuff!
The Torun (Poland) WIT meet preceded Madrid's!
There, British Men's 800 list was somewhat revised!
Ellioot Giles removed Seb Coe's name from GB's National Record holder status!
His 1:43.63 makes him 2nd A-T World!!
But the Brits added Jamie Webb's name to that list!
His 1:44.54 in 2nd makes him 9th A-T World!!
Coe's old mark was from 1983!!
Andreas Kramer's 1:45.09 in 3rd gives him Sweden's NR, and makes him 24th A-T World!!

Selemon Barega torched a 1500 in Torun in 3:32.97!
This makes him 8th A-T World!
Marcin Lewindowski's 3:35.71 in 2nd breaks his own NR of Poland!!
(Holloway ran a measly 7.38 here in the 60H!)

Three Men cleared 7-8 in  the HJ, with Maksim Nedeseskeu (sp?) winning over Andrei Protsenko and Gianmarco Tamberi!
The winner also gets Belarus's NR!

Torun gave up some good marks from the Women!
Habitam Alemu's 1:58.19 in the 800 makes her 14th A-T World!
Nadia Power was far back with her 2:00.98, but gets her own Ireland NR!
Femke Bol continues her hot streak with yet another Netherlands NR in the 400--her time being 50.66!
Javianne Oliver sped 7.08 in the 60!
Paraskevi Papachristau TJ'ed 47-10.75 for the World Lead!
Tori Franklin got the US Leader with her 46-2.50 in 3rd!

Christina Clemons's 7.81 in the 60H is another World Leader!
Lemlem Hailu ran the 3000 in 8:31.24, making her 16th A-T World!
Beatrice Chepkoech was 2nd in 8:31.72, making her 18th A-T World!

The 4th American Track League meet had some good marks, although Ryan Crouser's bout with food poisoning limited him to "just" 71-11.50 in the SP!
Payton Otterdahl hit 70-2.50 in 2nd!
Michael Saruni's 1:45.24 took the 800, but Kameron Jones's 1:46.23 makes him 21st A-T US!!

But the best event there was a special High School Men's 200!!
Nothing less than a new HSR for Jaylen Slade, his 20.62 erasing Noah Lyles's 20.63!!
He also gets the Junior Class Record, and the Age 17 Record!!
Gavin Schurr ran 20.84 in 2nd, making him 4th A-T HS!!

A good WT battle took place at Virginia Tech!
Denzel Comenentia's 79-6.75 beat Daniel Haugh's 79-5.25!
Comenentia is now 16th A-T World!!

A France meet saw Gudef Tsegay run 1:57.52 in the 800!
It's Ethiopia's NR, the Age 24 Record, and makes her 10th A-T World!
Getnet Wale won the 1500 in 3:35.54.
Lemecha Girma was close in 3:35.60!
(Holloway ran 7.41 here!  Ho hum.)

PPPP is back!
Also known as Pedro Pichardo, he TJ'ed 56-11.50 in Portugal!
Yaroslava Mahuchukh HJ'ed 6-6.75 in the Ukraine!
Anzhelika Sidorova PV'ed 15-7 in Russia!

Back to the site of Holloway's WR--See above!--Madrid!
Gudef Tsegay ran a 3000 in 8:22.65!
She gets the Age 24 Record, and is ranked 2nd A-T World!!
Lemlem Hailu ran 8:29.28 in 2nd, and ranks 14th A-T World!!

Iryna Zhuk won the PV with 15-3.75, getting the National Record of Belarus!
Nadine Visser is having her best season yet, her 7.81 making her 24th A-T World, tied with 1 other!
Tori Franklin battled Patricia Mamona in the TJ, edging her 46-8 to 46-7.50!
Ms Sidorova improved to 16-0.75 in Russia.
P Knoroz and Irina Ivanova both cleared 15-5, with Knoroz getting Silver!

GB's Holly Mills scored 4557 in the Pentathlon!
In Spain, Maria Vicente's 4501 claimed Spain's National Record!
Gianmarco Tamberi went over 7-8.50 in the HJ!
Femke Bol (Who else??) broke her own Netherlands NR in the 400--by 0.02 seconds!
Her 50.64 misses my World DDD by 0.09 seconds!

Then there is the tale of Larissa Iapochina!
(That's an "I" as 1st letter, NOT an "L"!!  That was actually tweeted about recently!!)
Her 22-8 in the LJ gives her the Age 18 Record!!
It also ties Italy's NR!
Guess who she's tied with?
Her MOTHER--the great Fiona May, who did her 22-8 in 1991!
BTW, May was British, then married an Italian--who she divorced a few years ago!!
But her daughter is bringing May's name back into the news!!

Some good HS marks to report!
Roisin Willis ran the 1000 in 2:41.43 INdoors, making her 2nd A-T HS, and giving her the Junior Class Record!
(Mary Cain's faster times were run as a HS PRO!!)

Also in that Illinois meet was a speedy run by Audrey Dadamio!
Too bad that they limited her to 3200 meters instead of the full Two Miles!
But her time over 3200 is too good to ignore completely!
She ran 9:51.24!
Luckily, she gets a time at 3000, her 9:15.2 making her 5th A-T HS!
Payton Phillips PV'eed 13-8.25, making her 18th A-T HS, tied with 1 other!
Logan Coles improved his WT mark to 77-11.75, making him 20th A-T HS!
And Kamyren Garrett HJ'ed 7-2.25, making him 12th A-T HS, tied with 2 others!

The Monaco Road 5000 saw Beatrice Chepkoech get the Road World Record with her runaway 14:43!!
The Men had a closer race, with Joshua Cheptegei's 13:14 beating Bethwell Birgen's 13:18!

And the OUTdoor marks are starting to emerge!
Alexandra Tavernier whipped the Hammer out 247-4 to claim her own NR of France!!

Finally, a few additions & changes to my Combined Events lists for Americans in the 3000-5000-10000, and the 5000-10000, based on what happened at The Ten (See above!).

Kincaid's 12:58.10 and 27:12.78 adds to 40:10.88, making him 4th A-T US!
True's 13:02.74 and 27:14.95 adds to 40:17.69, making him 5th A-T US!

Cranny's 8:40.33 & 14:48.02 & 30:47.42 adds to 54:15.77!
This makes her 4th A-T US!
But Schweizer is faster!
Her 8:40.25 & 14:26.34 & 30:47.99 adds to 53:54.58, making her 3rd A-T US!
Infeld's 8:41.43 & 14:56.33 & 31:08.57 adds to 54:46.35, making her 7th A-T US!

In the 5K & 10K, Schweizer's times add to 45:14.33, making her 3rd A-T US!
Cranny's times add to 45:35.44, making her 4th A-T US!
And Infeld's marks add to 46:04.90, making her 7th on that list!!

Next post--the INdoor Collegiate Conferences!!

A Record Runner's Romp

 Women & Men, the Pro's, the Collegiates, from the 800 to the 5000, from France to Arkansas to Staten Island (moved from Boston), runner's romped through the Record Book the 2nd week of February!!
Here are the details!

Better known as a 3000SCer, Getnet Wale came THIS close to breaking one of the most revered INdoor Distance Records--the 3000 flat mark of 7:24.90!
On pace for a sub-7:30 from the gun, Wale whacked the final 1000, stopping the clock at 7:24.98!!
With his kick, he left behind some impressive times!
Wale's time makes him 2nd A-T World, gives him Ethiopia's National Record, as well as the Age 20 Record!
Selemon Barega's 7:26.10 followed, making him 3rd A-T World!
Lamecha Girma took Bronze with his 7:27.98!
He is 6th A-T World!
Berihu Aregawi was 4th in 7:29.24, making him 8th A-T World!
This was in the Lievin, France World INdoor Tour meet!!

The Men's 1500 winner ended about five seconds ahead of 2nd placer Marcin Lewindowski!
The youngest Ingebrigtsen--Jakob--ran his "competition" into the ground, timing 3:31.80!!
Like Wale, he set the Age 20 Record, and got Norway's National Record!
It makes him 5th A-T World!!

Think the Lievin Men had a corner on fast times?
Uh uh!!
Gudef Tsegay did a "Jakob I", leaving such as Laura Muir in her wake!
After a 59 high first 400, she slowed to 2:05.
Then she pulled a Genzebe Dibaba, ending in 1:48 over the last 700 meters!
Her 3:53.09 destroyed the same Genzebe's World INdoor Record by over two seconds!!
She gets the WR, the Ethiopia NR, and the Age 24 Record!!
Ms Muir's 3:59.58 got Great Britain's NR!!
She is 6th A-T World!
(Despite having my own Top 24 list in my Record Book, I was still surprised at how FEW Women have broken 4:00 INdoors!!)

I'll return to Lievin later, but let's see what the switch from Boston to the Ocean Breeze brought with it to the New Balance meet!!

How about a new American Record in the Women's Two Mile!!
So much Record Book revision!!
The ever-more impressive Elle Purrier--perhaps the most famous cow milker in the universe--put Jenny Simpson's old AR about eight seconds behind her!!
After a steady 4:42 Mile, she left Steepler Emma Coburn, timing 4:28 for her solo 2nd Mile!
Her 9:10.28 gets the AR and the Meet Record!
It also makes her 3rd A-T World, behind only Genzebe Dibaba and Meseret Defar!!
She also timed 8:36.61 at 3000 enroute, making her 5th A-T US!!

Coburn didn't embarass herself, also topping Jenny's previous AR!!
Her 9:15.71 gives her the Age 30 Record!
It makes her 2nd A-T US, and 8th A-T World!!
Her 8:39.19 at 3000 makes her 6th A-T US!
Julie Anne Staehli's 9:22.66 got her Canada's NR, and makes her 13th A-T World!

Emily Lipari took 4th with her 9:26.87.
She's 5th A-T US, and 15th A-T World!
Helen Schlachtenhalfen was 5th in 9:26.95!
She's 6th A-T US, and 16th A-T World!!
Katrina Coogan was next in 9:27.45!
She's now 7th A-T US, and 17th A-T World!
Amy-Eloise-Markovic (formerly Eloise-Neale) ran 9:30.69 for 7th!
She gets the National Record of Great Britain, and is 21st A-T World!!
Wow!!

Cut OFF my World DDD were a pair of American icons!
Jan Merrill and Mary Slaney had identical times of 9:31.7, Jan's from 1979, and Mary's from 1983!
My INdoor Two Mile lists are becoming respectable!!

The Men's Deuce was pretty good also!
Justyn Knight took the W in 8:13.92!
(It still boggles that Belgium's Emile Puttemans ran 8:13.2 in 1973--48 years ago!!)
Knight gets the Meet Record, the Age 24 Record, and is 24th A-T World!!
He split his Miles in 4:11 and 4:02!!

Joe Klecker was close in 8:14.20, making him 5th A-T US!!
Morgan McDonald gets Australia's NR with his 8:14.92!!
A German was next in 8:17.78.
Then came Eric Jenkins in 8:19.54, making him 10th A-T US!!

Donovan Brazier and Bryce Hoppel--running in separate events--both got American and Meet Records, Brazier getting his own AR in the 800!
Brazier took 0.01 off his AR, his 1:44.21 making him 4th A-T World, tied with 1 other!!
Hoppel impressed by saying he wanted the 1000 AR--then getting it!!
His 2:16.27 took 0.49 off the late David Torrence's AR!
He gets the AR, the MR, and is 7th A-T World!!

Marco Arop (That OTHER Marco--are you still out there??) ran 2:17.10 in 2nd!
He's 22nd A-T World, tied with 1 other!!
Charlie Grice got Great Britain's NR with his 2:17.20 behind Arop!

Ollie Hoare got Australia's National Record with his 1500 winning time of 3:32.35!!
It's also the Meet Record, and makes him 7th A-T World!!
Jake Wightman's solid 3:34.48 was 2nd, and makes him 22nd A-T World!
Then Came New Zealand's young Sam Tanner!
His 3:34.72 is merely the new Collegiate Record!!
He also gets the Soph Class Record!!

Not demeaning the remainder of the Distance runs, here's a capsule recap---
Jemma Reekie took Lievin's 800 in 2:00.64!
Behind her in 3rd was Hedda Hynne's 2:00.92, giving her Norway's National Record!!
In an upset of sorts, Lemlem Hailu took Lievin's 3000 in 8:32.55!
This makes her 19th A-T World!
She beat Sifan Hassan's 8:33.62, and Beatrice Chepkoech's 8:34.21!
Chepkoech's time makes her 24th A-T World!!

The Boston meet (held in Staten Island!) saw Heather MacLean take the 1500 in a non-PR of 4:06.32!
Ajee Wilson easily took the 800 in 2:01.79!
High Schooler Sophia Gorriaran was 5th in 2:03.94!

Arkansas's Tyson Invitational had some good Distance events!
Such as TWO Oregon Men slashing the old Collegiate Record in the Mile--belonging to former Duck Ed Cheserek!!
Cooper Teare tore through the 1609 meters in 3:50.39!!
Teammate Cole Hocker wasn't far back, time of 3:50.55!
For good measure, Duckie Charlie Hunter finished in 3:53.49!!
Teare gets the Collegiate and Senior Class Records!
He is 3rd A-T US, and 7th A-T World!!
His 3:35.46 at 1500 makes him 2nd A-T Collegiate, and 6th A-T US!

Hocker gets the Age 19 Record, the Soph Class Record, and is 2nd A-T Collegiate, 4th A-T US, and 8th A-T World!!
His 3:35.63 at 1500 ranks him 3rd A-T Collegiate, and 8th A-T US!
Hunter's time ranks him 6th A-T Collegiate!
His 3:36.94 at 1500 ranks him 5th A-T Collegiate!!

BTW, the Tyson was a multi-day meet!
So Hunter also took the 800, his time of 1:45.59 ranking him 5th A-T Collegiate!!
Krissy Gear's winning Mile time of 4:31.94 makes her 23rd A-T Collegiate!
Katie Izzo and Lauren Gregory both make the Collegiate list in the 3000!
Izzo's 8:57.78 makes her 22nd A-T Collegiate, while Gregory's 8:58.36 makes her 23rd A-T Collegiate!!
Finally--in the Distances Dept--we have the Tyson meet's Distance Medley Relay for Women!
The Home school won it in 10:53.77!
Oregon was next in 10:56.79!
Florida State's 10:57.24 makes them 13th A-T School!
Then came Oklahoma State's 10:57.60!

Lots more to report in the shorter events and the Field action--from around the World!!
Hang in there!!

Grant Holloway is continuing to shine, his latest a 7.32 to get the American Record in the 60H!!
(After a heat in 7.38!)
Besides the AR, he gets the Age 23 Record, and ranks 2nd A-T World!!
Javianne Oliver took Lievin's 60 in 7.10!
Trayvon Bromell took the New Balance 60 in 6.50, while Noah Lyles cruised the 200 in 20.80!
Jereem Richards took the 300 in 32.61.
Behind him came Christopher Taylor's 32.80, the National Record of Jamaica!!

A great Showdown race in the Men's 400 saw Michael Norman's 45.34 beat the 45.39 of Rai Benjamin!!

Aleia Hobbs sprinted 7.10 in her heat of the 60, but then False Started the final, won by Kayla White in 7.15!
Gabby Thomas won a fast 300 in the NB Meet Record of 35.73!
She is 2nd A-T US, and 5th A-T World!
Lynna Irby's 35.99 makes her 4th A-T US, and 8th A-T World!!
Kendell Ellis's 36.69 in 3rd makes her 14th A-T US!!

Shaunae Miller-Uibo sprinted away from the 400 field in a storming 50.21!
It's the "Boston" MR, the Bahamas National Record, and ranks her 8th A-T World, tied with 1 other!!
Kendra Harrison's 7.82 got the MR in the 60H, and is the World Leader!

Clemson's Tiger Paw meet saw some quick races!
Randolph Ross (Who is he??) won the 400 in 45.21!
This ranks him 13th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, 14th A-T US, tied with 1 other, and 22nd A-T World, tied with 1 other!!
He also won the 200, time of 20.50!!
Jacory Patterson was close behind in 45.24!
He ranks 15th A-T Collegiate, 16th A-T US, tied with 2 others, and 23rd A-T World, also tied with 2 others!!

Abby Steiner's 22.50 took the Clemson 200!
She is 10th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, 10th A-T US, tied with 2 others, and 22nd A-T World, tied with 3 others!!
The Tyson meet saw Terrance Laird's 20.41 nip Joseph Fahnbulleh's 20.42 in the 200!
Laird is 24th A-T US, tied with 2 others!
Bryce Deadmon's 45.22 took the 400, making him 15th A-T Collegiate!!
Grace Stark took Tyson's 60H in 7.96!
Mike Rodgers is ageing well, as he sprinted the 60 in a winning 6.52 at Texas Tech!!

Texas A&M's 4 X 400 Relay team broke the Collegiate Record with their time of 3:26.27, thanks to the blazing 50.27 anchor of Athing Mu!!
Finally--in the Track part of this epic length post--
Twanisha Terry took the Texas Tech 60 in 7.13!
This makes her 12th A-T Collegiate, tied with 2 others!
Frosh Jasmine Jones took the 60H in a good 7.98!
And USC took the 4 X 400 Relay in 3:28.81.

And then there's the Field events!!!
Mondo Duplantis and Chris Nilsen both topped 19-2.75 in Lievin, with Mondo taking Gold!
Juan Echevarria's 27-0.75 temporarily took the World Lead in the LJ in Lievin!
Hughes Zango's 58-6.75 took the TJ there!

Holly Bradshaw's 15-6.75 took Lievin's PV!
Kat Stefanidi and Iryna Zhuk both cleared 15-2.75, with Stefanidi getting 2nd!
China's A Dongmo took the Shot Put, but impressive in 2nd was comebacking Raven Saunders, who hit 61-2.75!!
Trey Culver tied his High Jump PR of 7-7.75 in getting the NB meet's MR!!
Joe Kovacs hit a good SP mark of 72-9.25 somewhere in this World!!

In a meet in Indiana, Erin Reese's WT of 81-9.50 beat the great DeAnna Price, who got a mark of 78-9 in 2nd!
Reese is now 4th A-T US and the World!!

Isaac Grimes took over the World Lead in the LJ with his 27-4 at the Tyson meet!
He's 5th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, 11th A-T US, tied with 1 other, and 24th A-T World, tied with 2 others!!
Tripp Piperi easily won Tyson's SP with his 69-6.75!
Ruta Lasmona (sp?) took the TJ with 45-4.50!
This makes her 18th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other!
Samantha Noennig took the Texas Tech SP with her 59-10.50!
She ranks 11th A-T Collegiate!!

Sam Kendricks beat Ernest Obieni, both clearing 19-2.75 in the PV!
But Obieni got the Philippines National Record!!
Michel Haratyk got a PR in the Shot Put with his 71-7.50!
He's 17th A-T World, tied with 2 others!

A couple of HS Throwers got good marks!
Natalia Surdej threw the WT 63-5 for 5th A-T HS!
Also in the WT, Logan Coles misses the HS list by a few inches with his 76-7.50!

OK, my friends, we began this post (in 1889!) with some Track Records!
Let's end it with some Field Records!!

KC Lightfoot took down his own Collegiate Record in the PV by clearing 6.00, or 19-8.25!!
He also gets the Junior Class Record!
He is 5th A-T US, and 8th A-T World, tied with five others!!
This was at the Texas Tech meet!

Also at that meet, Turner Washington took down the Collegiate Record in the Shot Put, hitting 71-8.25!!
He also gets the Junior Class Record!
He ranks 9th A-T US, and 16th A-T World!
Unlike Lightfoot, he had a good man in 2nd!
McKay Johnson reached 70-4.50.
The USC Trojan is 9th A-T Collegiate, tied with 1 other, and 21st A-T US, tied with 1 other!!

And that is a wrap!!