t-and-f: The list's Sully beats Lagat
In Osaka today: Men's 1500m 1. Kevin Sullivan (Canada) 3 minutes 38.42 seconds 2. Bernard Lagat (Kenya) 3:39.17
t-and-f: Marion looking to run fast at Princeton
If the predicted thunderstorm holds off, and the wind cooperates, we could see a fast time in the 100 from Marion Jones today at the GST Open at Princeton. She's raring to go and has suffered no letdown after the long Olympic year. The meet runs from 10:30-5:20, with the Golden Spike portion going from 1pm(Pole vault) to 3pm(Women's 100). Excellent pole vault field, with Lawrence Johnson looking for big things against Olympic champ Nick Hysong, Pat Manson, Russ Buller, Tim Mack, and Chad Harting, the 3rd U.S. Olympian in Sydney. Walt Murphy
t-and-f: Greene defends 100 title at Japan GP
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/athletics/news/2001/05/12/osaka_track_ap/ OSAKA, Japan (AP) -- Olympic and world champion Maurice Greene ran his best race this year at 9.96 seconds Saturday, winning his second straight Japan Grand Prix title in the men's 100 meters. The American superstar's time was 0.17 shy of his world record of 9.79 seconds, set in 1999. "I wanted to come out and run a lot faster today, but you know I ran the best race I could this year," Greene said. "I hope Osaka fans are proud of the way I ran." "I knew it's going to be tough because I've been training with Bernard Williams, and I knew he was going to come out here and push me down to the track. So I really had to concentrate on my form and run technically sound," Greene said. Williams, also of the United States, placed second in 10.17, followed by Ghana's Aziz Zakari-Abdul who won the bronze with 10.19. Shawn Crawford was fourth in 10.27, but the American sprinter rallied in the 200 meters a couple of hours later to win the gold with 20.20 seconds. Zakari-Abdul won the silver in 20.37, and Shingo Suetsugu of Japan took the bronze with 20.42. Olympic and world women's pole vault champion Stacy Dragila of the United States, who holds both the indoor and outdoor records, jumped a disappointing 4.20 meters to place fourth behind Australian Tatiana Grigorieva, Gao Shuying of China and Doris Auer of Austria. Grigorieva soared 4.40 meters. Gao also cleared 4.40, and Auer 4.30. "Today is not my day. I did jump 4.70 meters last week," said Dragila. In the women's high jump, Amy Acuff of the United States leaped 1.96 meters for the gold, followed by Japan's Miki Imai who jumped 1.92. American Karol Damon placed third with 1.88. "I wished I could achieve a 2.00, which is my personal best, here in Osaka," said Acuff. "I'm hoping to leap a 2.03, which would be a U.S. national record, at the World Championships in August." In the men's 5,000 meters, Zakayo Ngatho led Kenya's 1-2-3 finish at 13 minutes, 11.37 seconds. Julius Ghitahi was second in 13:11.66 and Simon Maina finished third in 13:15.92. "I'm very happy because the time is my personal best," said Ngatho. "I am going to prepare for the Kenyan Championships and then for the World Championships in the 10,000 meters." Kenyans fared well also in the women's 5,000 meters, with Leah Malot winning the gold in 15:18.46 and Tegla Loroupe the bronze in 15:22.42. Ethiopia's Berhane Adere won the silver with a time of 15:18.87. In the hammer throw, Japan's Koji Murofushi set a meet record of 82.59 meters for the gold. Poland's Szymon Ziolkowski placed second at 80.86 and Ukraine's Andrey Skvaruk was third with a distance of 78.59.
Re: t-and-f: The list's Sully beats Lagat
Looking at page 23 of the current TFN, Lagat probably tried to do that Michael Jordan impersonation for a full three-and-three-quarter laps, and that did him in. :-) Actually, this must have been a tactical race with a big kick at the end- isn't Kevin's PR something like 3:33, and Lagat at least that or better? At Mt.SAC they both ran 3:55 miles. RT On Sat, 12 May 2001 05:26:58 EDT, you wrote: In Osaka today: Men's 1500m 1. Kevin Sullivan (Canada) 3 minutes 38.42 seconds 2. Bernard Lagat (Kenya) 3:39.17
Re: t-and-f: Greene defends 100 title at Japan GP
This story, and the one a few days ago on the Brazil meet, came from the Associated Press. Both of them used the same style, describing 1st place in most races as 'so-and-so got the gold', and similarly ascribing other top 3 places to medal colors. The one from Brazil was bylined; the one from Osaka doesn't appear to have a reporter's name attached to it. But I'll bet it was the same person. Have I missed something- is the IAAF actually giving out medals now at the top GP meets? Or is this writer sitting back at a remote location writing a story from agate alone- and doesn't know anything about athletics except what they see in the Olympics every four years? Or perhaps there's a new dictionary out there that makes finishing first in any kind of contest synonymous with 'getting the gold', or 'getting the bronze' just means they placed third? I guess when Mike Piazza finishes third in all-star game balloting, he'll gave 'grabbed the bronze'. :-) Don't get me wrong- I'm glad to get any news out of Osaka at all! But AP could do a lot better to contract with stringers who know more about the sport- it's not surprising I suppose, that they were too inept to even send out agate results on the Stanford 10K American Record; after all, the agate didn't mention anything about gold or silver, so it must have been a 'wimp' meet! (and yet they passed on the news yesterday out of Texas, of a new girls high school record in the triple jump - go figure!) By the way, AP carried a pre-Osaka story on Dragila and Greene- bylined 'K.P. HONG' (perhaps a local in Osaka), that wasn't bad. RT
Re: t-and-f: Texas High School state meet...wow...39.95!
In a message dated 5/12/01 12:32:46 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ychilindria Spears This definitely makes the All-Name team. I'd like to see Bob H, Scott D or Garry H wrap their vocal chords around that one. Jim Gerweck Running Times
t-and-f: Texas UIL State HS Meet/Friday Highlights
Besides the University Interscholastic League (UIL) webpage on the Texas public high school state meet... http://www.utexas.edu/ftp/depts/uil/ath/track/index.html ..., and the coverage by Texas Track field... http://www.texastrack.com/ ..., there's also the Austin American-Statesman's Saturday morning story on the Friday events... http://www.austin360.com/statesman/editions/today/sports_1.html Along the left sidebar, in case you're late getting to the above, is a week's worth of past issues from which you can select Saturday and find the article. Ychlindria Spears of Luling, who last year was TFN's top-ranked U.S. high school girls' triple jumper, produced a 44-2 1/4 on her sixth attempt for a new national high school record to win the 3A title. Luling is a town of 5,000 or so, SSE of Austin and SE of San Marcos, one county down and one county over, respectively. I should mention that the leap confirmed Garry Hill's contention that everybody could see a lot better if they would remain seated. Or, more accurately, confirmed the opposite of that, that everybody CAN'T see well if they all stand. Spears will be a senior in 2002. She won the long jump in 21-3 1/4. Brendan Christian of Austin Reagan, likewise ranked #1 last year by TFN, but in the 200, won the 4A title in 20.56 (+1.7 mps). I don't have my program, but the four 2A and 4A 200s all had winds of +1.4 to +1.7 while the last rounds of the the 3A girls' triple jump were going on, so that's probably about the tailwind that Spears had. Somebody will clear this up eventually, no doubt. Christian will be a senior in 2002. Austin Reagan was in the 4x400, though not in contention. I handtimed his anchor in 45.95, but didn't talk to anybody else who was clocking him, for purposes of comparison. The individual 4A 400 title went to Kelly Willie of Houston Sterling, who won by more than a second in 46.13. Christian was not entered. Trey Griffin of Lockhart, the two-time Texas Relays boys' 100 champion who was ailing and only 4th or 5th at last year's state meet, won the 4A 100 title in 10.31. I didn't get the wind reading. It was a close race, with Danieal Manning of Corsicana timed in 10.34 and Willie Hodge of Houston Forest Brook timed in 10.37. I think Griffin was probably still 3rd, albeit obviously closing, at 80 meters. Alesha Stegmoller of Priddy, after breaking the 1A state meet record, cleared 5-10 on her first try at the next height, and then had the bar raised all the way to 5-10 1/4(!!), where she was unsuccessful (so she must have known her limits!!). I'm unaware when she graduates, but she looked very good (even when she missed), particularly for a small-school star. Matt McKinney of Refugio, ranked #5 last year by TFN in the shot put, had a series of 65-0 3/4, 64-10, 64-11, 63-6, 63-5, foul. In the discus, he threw 174-10 yet only finished 2nd, despite the fact that he's in 2A. The winner was Richard Varnon of Spearman at 177-7. I dawdled around too long leaving work yesterday, and consequently arrived just after Houston Forest Brook in 4A ran 39.95 in the 4x400. Three years ago, because it was in Lubbock, I missed Fort Worth Wyatt's first ever sub-40 in the region 4A meet, then missed Wyatt's followup sub-40 when I stayed away from the state meet because of the smoke from Mexico. So I'm now a crummy 0 for 3, and it's entirely my own fault. Leonel Manzano of Marble Falls closed in about 2:02 to win the 4A 1600 in 4:18.55 in what started out as a very slow race. Earlier in the day, he won the 3200 in 9:18.97. Neither of these are spectacular times, except that Manzano is a freshman. Little short guy. Jerrika Chapple, now a Lancaster sophomore, won the 4A 400 in 53.63. She came out with a bandage and was slower than last year. But then she anchored the 4x400 in 52.0 (handtiming from Art Morgan, from Las Cruces) to come from way behind on the final lap and carry Lancaster to the 4A team state title. Ranysha LeBlanc of Port Arthur Austin won a 4A hurdles double, 13.84 and 42.26. Timothy Bissell of Junction was a very fluid and efficient 37.17 in the 2A 300 hurdles. Really smooth, and faster than the 4A winner. But the top 5A guys tonight will likely be a second or more faster. Michelle Carter, daughter of former Olympic silver medalist Michael Carter, won the 4A shot. The Cisco girls' fans set what I believe to be a new state meet decibel- level record, cheering for their team. It worked. Cisco won the 2A team title. Weather was perfect, very unusual for a UIL meet. There were very brief showers about 1 p.m. today, and they may return, but right now at 2 p.m. it's partly cloudy. Tonight's carryover TFN #1 from last year is Jonathan Johnson of Abilene in the 5A boys' 800. His regional time was 1:50 and change. On the girls' side of 5A, Mindy Sullivan of Lubbock Coronado (formerly out of El Paso, I understand) had a 2:10+ at the same West Texas
t-and-f: Another big one
Netters: Glenn DiGiorgio evidently fogot about his early a.m. phobia today and got off a PR 63-10 1/4 on the second day of the HCIAA meet. It is the best junior double for the events in NJ history. Ed Grant
t-and-f: hi all
Need some info on 100 meter runner ...Was to run at Princeton today. Name of runner Julian Dunkley Thanks Vince
t-and-f: Johnson, Glusac USA 25K Champs
From Charlie Mahler, Running USA wire Johnson, Glusac Win First USA Titles at River Bank Run 25K Kagwe misses world record, Zakharova nabs course record GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - (May 12, 2001) - Emerging U.S. distance runners Chad Johnson and Milena Glusac, both members of the Team USA Distance Running program, captured their first USA Championships today at the 24th River Bank Run 25K presented by Old Kent and Fifth Third Bank in Grand Rapids, Michigan. With a 40 degree, cloudless day as the backdrop, the event also witnessed a near-miss attempt at the men's world record and a new course record for women. In the open men's race, two-time New York City Marathon champion John Kagwe battled fellow Kenyan Ronald Mogaka until the final 800 meters before sprinting away to a 1:14:07 to 1:14:12 victory, #5 and #6 all-time performers. Kagwe and Mogaka were under world record pace through 12 miles but somehow lost ground on the still-pending mark of 1:13:44 set by Kenya's Rodgers Rop in Berlin last weekend. In the open women's race, 2001 London Marathon runner-up and defending River Bank Run champion Svetlana Zakharova of Russia used a withering surge at 8.5 miles to obliterate the five-runner lead pack of Glusac, Teresa Wanjiku of Kenya, Kristin Chisum and Deena Drossin. Zakharova then sped to the finish in 1:24:39 (#5 all-time) - four seconds under Joan Benoit Samuelson's course record from 1986. Wanjiku finished second in 1:25:44 with Glusac of Fallbrook, Calif. third in 1:26:05. Glusac's USA 25K title-winning run also notched the first sub-1:27:00 25K clocking for a U.S. woman since 1997 and places her fourth on the U.S. all-time 25K list. Her win adds yet another laurel to an impressive year and a half of racing. Glusac, 25, a Team USA Southern California member, returned to form in 2000 and finished 10th in the IAAF World Half-Marathon Championships last November. Following Oregon graduate Glusac in the USA 25K Championship were defending U.S. champ Kristin Chisum of Wayland, Mass., second, in 1:27:26, Deena Drossin third in 1:28:20, Kim Pawelek fourth in 1:30:00 and Linda Somers Smith fifth in 1:31:00. 1996 Olympic marathoner Somers Smith, 40, also won the master's division. Drossin, 28, undertaking her longest competitive effort to date, fought to stay within striking distance of Zakharova through 11 miles, but found the going difficult in the final stages. Drossin, a 2000 U.S. Olympian, went from 15 to 30 seconds down on Zakharova between miles 11 and 12 and was caught by Glusac just after the 13 mile mark before fading further. In the USA 25K men's race, Johnson's win came down to the final miles as well, with a strong drive to the finish separating him from runner-up Peter DeLaCerda and third placer Michael Donnelly. Johnson's finishing drive brought him home in 1:16:11, ahead of DeLaCerda's 1:16:29 and Donnelly's 1:16:36. Johnson's Hansons Running Shop Team USA Michigan teammate Jim Jurcevich and Jimmy Hearld rounded out the U.S. top five in 1:17:20 and 1:17:33, respectively. The River Bank Run results shuffled the standings considerably in the USA Running Circuit. Donnelly now leads the men's points race with 17, followed by Meb Keflezighi and Johnson with 15 points each. On the women's side, Drossin moves into first position with 25 points, followed by Glusac with 22 points and Chisum with 18. River Bank Run 25K: USA Championship Grand Rapids, MI, May 12, 2001 (unofficial results) MEN 1) John Kagwe (KEN) 1:14:07 2) Ronald Mogaka (KEN) 1:14:12 3) Stephen Kiogora (KEN)1:15:11 4) Chad Johnson (MI)1:16:11 5) Joseph Kariuki (KEN) 1:16:17 6) Peter DeLaCerda (CO) 1:16:29 7) Mike Donnelly (RI) 1:16:36 8) Jim Jurcevich (MI) 1:17:20 9) Jimmy Hearld (KY)1:17:33 10) Weldon Johnson (AZ) 1:17:39 11) John Sence (OH) 1:17:48 12) Mike Mykytok (NJ) 1:17:52 13) Paul Aufdemberge (MI) 1:18:33 14) Andrei Kuznetsov (RUS) 1:19:07* 15) Kurt Keiser (MN)1:19:26 *First Master (40+) WOMEN 1) Svetlana Zakharova (RUS) 1:24:39, course record 2) Teresa Wanjiku (KEN) 1:25:44 3) Milena Glusac (CA) 1:26:05, 4th fastest American all-time 4) Kristin Chisum (MA) 1:27:26 5) Deena Drossin (CO) 1:28:20 6) Kim Pawelek (FL) 1:30:00 7) Linda Somers Smith (CA) 1:31:00* 8) Michelle LaFleur (GA)1:31:53 9) Lorraine Masuoka (IL)1:32:54 10) Marie Boyd (NM) 1:34:10 11) Amy Wing (MI) 1:34:16 12) Seana Larson (MI) 1:34:37 *First Master (40+) http://www.riverbankrun.com/results/ Ryan Lamppa
t-and-f: Donohue: 4:47.61 at Princeton
Netterrs: Glacning through results of the Golden Spikes races at Princeton today, I was surprised to see, buried in the women's mile field, Erin Donohie of Haddonfield at 3:47.41. She evidently skipped today's Camden County meet in her quest for a state HS record in the event. However, she fell short of Michelle Rowen's 1982 4:42.3 mark, but did get a PR, beating her 4:48,68 set while winning the Nationals in 1999. Ed Grant
t-and-f: Texas UIL State HS Meet/Friday Notes and Corrections
Some leftover notes relating to the Friday competition at the Texas UIL state high school meet: The Friday edition of the Austin American-Statesman had a pre-meet article on Ychlindria Spears, by Cedric Golden. Among other things, he explains how to pronounce her first name. Go to... http://www.austin360.com/statesman/editions/friday/sports_4.html Spears turns 17 in July. The 4A 100 on Friday won by Trey Griffin of Lockhart in 10.31 turns out to be windy, at 2.5 mps. I had Matt McKinney of Refugio ranked by TFN last year as the #5 high school shot putter nationally. Actually, TFN had him ranked #5 in the discus (which he lost Friday), not the shot (which he won). And it wasn't Timothy Bissell of Junction in the 300 hurdles, but Timothy Sissell. Chris Kuykendall Austin, Texas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
