Re: t-and-f: Officials are stripping kids of some of the most fond memories of their HS years

2001-06-08 Thread Steve Grathwohl

At 09:36 PM 6/7/01 -0400, malmo wrote:
Woe is me...it's society's fault...society made what I am...society made
me miss my event...

One day your All American high schooler will be facing the stupid
rules of his employer. Being on-time is Rule #1. Check into work only
five minutes late...well, you know the rest.

Do it for the children ;)

malmo

If you design a tall building so rigidly that it won't sway in a strong wind...

In the publishing business, deadlines are everything. But flexibility on 
the day is absolutely essential to maintaining quality, morale, and sanity. 
For me, employers with stupid rules invariably have become ex-employers.

I ran a XC race in high school in the type of driving rain that only North 
Carolina can get in the autumn. Probably a hurricane or something. Never 
got the chance to run the course beforehand. Spotters on the course bailed 
out (sensibly). By halfway there were only two of us way out front making 
our best guesses about which trail to take in the woods at intersections. 
Finally we popped out of the woods to run down 10 feet of stone steps 
covered in mud and water, splashed through a field with water above our 
ankles, finally finishing on the track. Good, solid euro XC. Never got the 
mud stains out of my uniform. Problem was, my buddy and I popped out of the 
woods at the wrong place. The powers that be figured we cut 50 yards or so 
off the course and at first DQd us. But then, considering the fact that we 
were a good 150-200 yards ahead of the rest of the field, they reinstated 
us. I'm biased, of course; but I thought those officials exercised good 
judgment.

Steve


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t-and-f: Lare reporting

2001-06-08 Thread Ed Grant




Netters:
 Just 
to clarify the posts about the late eporting at the NJ AG meet

 Two 
outstanding athletes were involved: Dwight Ruff of Camden in the HH and 
Tawana Watkins of Paterson Kennedy in the 200M. Each had won an earlier event, 
Ruff the IH and Watkins the 400.


 
First, about the system of check-ins. 

 It is 
possible to check in athletes for events before the meet begins. The clerk's 
table had a layoujt which enabled coaches to place cards in the event selected; 
this system was inaugurated this year specifically to avoid problems like those 
envountered by Ruff and Watkins.

 Three 
calls are made for each event. One problem is that often the third call is 
followed immediately by an announcement that the event is 
closed. 

 In 
NJ, where I usually officiate and most often as the announcer, we have a policy 
of announcing First and Final Call and this works very well. 
Occasionally, if the athletes seem slow in reporting, I get a request to make a 
very final call. 

 
Getting the athletes to the post on time is, of course, the coach's 
responsibility. In Watkins' case, I was told she was sitting with some athletes 
from a rival team (she was the only Paterson kennedy athlete in the meet) 
hollding her card in her hand and simply didn't get over to check in until the 
event was closed. Since she had qualified in only two events and since there is 
no team score anyaway in this meet, I cannot see why her cards were not entered 
before the meet. There is no penalty for scratching from an event and, anyway, 
the 200 was the last one she was to run. Even if Ruff had been entered early and 
then scratched from the HHs, he would still have been able to run the 
relay.


 
Ed Grant


t-and-f: best mile improvements since high school

2001-06-08 Thread Tim Willis

List members:

A few days ago, there was talk about the best improvements since high school
in the mile.  One name that was not mentioned was Dick Buerkle.  I went on a
run with him this morning and  he mentioned that his high school best was
4:28, his senior yerar.  His Senior year was his first year of competitive
running.  I believe his official best ever ended up being 3:54 indoors.

Just curious to know if the person that was compiling that list had Dick
Buerkle anywhere on it?

Tim Willis
(770) 939-7669





Re: t-and-f: HS PV endangered

2001-06-08 Thread John Rhodes





  Some people will be glad to eliminate the vault 
  for any reason. The pits are allready expensive and having enough poles for 
  everyone to jump on (within the wieght rules) also costs too much but I think 
  the event will survive in most states. Right now the pole vault has to 
  be one of the most popular events in USA track and field. This 
  year over a 1000 coaches and vaulters came to Reno for the summit. There on 
  beach vaults and street vaults all over the country. Stacy Dragila has gotten 
  more news coverage than most track athletes. The vault is a fun and 
  exciting event that will endure all rule changes. 
  John


t-and-f: Czech Federation marketing revisited...

2001-06-08 Thread Bob Ramsak



Hi all,
For those of you who responded to my post last weekend about a 
rather sexy photo used by the Czech Federation, an update...

In an email this morning, a rep from the federation explained 
the marketing campaign thusly... 
The photo of a nude (tastefully done, I assure 
you!)Jitka Burianova (400 runner) is part of a new image the federation 
hopes will attract young people to TF, associating sport with healthy and 
beautiful bodies. A male athlete, sprinter Radek Zachoval, is also part of 
the campaign...

http://www.olt.cz/atletika/atletika800/welcome.htm 


Cheers!
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t-and-f: Arrogant officials and decisions...

2001-06-08 Thread Trey Jackson

While there are certainly arrogant officials, let us not forget that the
pool of officials is becoming older.  With all due respect to those
veterans officials, there are certainly some of them who should retire.
However, to get competent officials for high school or college meets is
getting harder and harder each year.  Finding qualified officials who
know both college and high school rules is not easy, then to ask them to
stay out in all kinds of weather all day for a bag lunch, a hat, and
perhaps a small stipend is not my idea of a good time.  Granted that
there is a power struggle between the high school federation and USATF,
some officials see themselves as only working if they can be in charge
or in a high position, the fact that there are too many sets of rules
in effect in the various states, and that the average age of those
willing to volunteer is getting older, the key questions is what is to
be done.

Certainly, officials should be there for the student-athlete and not to
pad their own resume or stroke their egos.  However, noting that,
solutions must be found, developed, and implemented before the changes
that some many of those posted can be made.

What is going to need to take place for this situation to improve is not
going to be easy or even possible for some.

1. A standardization of rules in this country, with the differences
found in the particulars of the age divisions, not in the base rules of
competition.

2. Appropriate training for officials, not just meeting to look at old
films or discuss how things used to be.

3. A cooperative agreement with USATF and the National High School
Federation and a compelling of the member state associations to follow
the standard rules.

4. Appropriate and adequate compensation for officials.  While we all
would like to have them work for free, it's not going to happen too much
now.

I am sure that many of the members of the list could find other things
to add to this list.  However, just discussing the matter is not going
to make this situation change.  Until it does, the sport is going to
have to deal with officials on ego trips, officials not knowing the
appropriate rules, officials refusing to work meets unless they can be
in charge or in a highly visible position (or not doing the dirty work),
and officials getting selected for meets based on who they know, not
what they are willing and qualified to do.

Any takers on helping to try to solve this dilemma?
Trey Jackson
Assistant Coach - Track and Field
Lebanon Valley College
Annville, PA




Re: t-and-f: best mile improvements since high school

2001-06-08 Thread Steve Grathwohl

At 07:36 AM 6/8/01 -0700, Tim Willis wrote:
List members:

A few days ago, there was talk about the best improvements since high school
in the mile.  One name that was not mentioned was Dick Buerkle.  I went on a
run with him this morning and  he mentioned that his high school best was
4:28, his senior yerar.  His Senior year was his first year of competitive
running.  I believe his official best ever ended up being 3:54 indoors.

Just curious to know if the person that was compiling that list had Dick
Buerkle anywhere on it?

Tim Willis
(770) 939-7669

I don't have The Four-Minute Mile with me, but  if Roger Bannister broke 
5 minutes in high school (before he got to Oxford) then it wasn't by much.

Steve


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t-and-f: Officials redux

2001-06-08 Thread Ed Grant




Netters:
 It 
isn't just what happens the day of the meet that is sometimes affected by poor 
officiating.

 As a 
statistician, I have had to wipe out three marks from NJ performamnce list for 
the following reasons:


 Case 
1: A 400 time was nullified when I was informed, a couple of weeks later, that 
they had put the runners on the three-turn stagger in a two-turn race and this 
lad had the outside lane. We had this happen a couple of years ago and, in that 
case, the boy ran so fast that even his converted time is still in the top 
50.


 Case 
2: U learned from two sources this week that a 17-5 long jump which has been the 
list for a couple of weeks was actually 12-5! The official wrote it down 
wrong and, even though the girls' other jumps were all in the 12-13 foot range 
and even though she herself said it was 12-5, the official refused to change it 
and the coaches resfused to admit trhe mistake even in the face of what their 
athlete said


 Case 
3: Another case of a 7 and a 2 hgetting mixed up. One of our better girl HJers 
(with a PR of 5-4) was credited with 5-7 in an early meet this year and, a month 
later, I was told, authoritatively, of the error.


 
Ed Grant


Re: t-and-f: Officials redux

2001-06-08 Thread FMBYRNES
In a message dated 6/8/01 2:40:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
writes:


Case 2: U learned from two sources this week that a 17-5 long jump which has 
been the list for a couple of weeks was actually 12-5! The official wrote 
it down wrong and, even though the girls' other jumps were all in the 12-13 
foot range and even though she herself said it was 12-5, the official 
refused to change it and the coaches resfused to admit trhe mistake even in 
the face of what their athlete said

At the North Carolina state meet a few yrs ago a team was credited with a 
time that established a new state record, 42 something. Everyone knew an 
error had been made but all refused to chnage the time to the correct one and 
the coach insusted his boys had run that fast even though their prior best 
was nowhere near the time they were credited for. That mark still stands.

 
 





Re: t-and-f: Unrelated to track... Sorry

2001-06-08 Thread Michael Contopoulos

Hey everyone... I got this brain teaser today and can't figure it out.  I 
figured you all are such a knowledgable group, maybe you can help me.  I 
won't send another message unrelated to track... I promise.

what letter comes next.

P N B R D ?

Thanks,

Mike
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t-and-f: American junior record

2001-06-08 Thread Post, Marty

Justin Gatlin 's 10.08 for the 100 meters at the NCAA's last weekend
equalled the American junior record by Andre Cason in 1988.

However, apparently Stanley Floyd ran a (wind-legal?) 10.07 in 1980 when he
was junior eligible.

Anyone know why that performance is not considered the AJR?


Marty Post
Senior Editor
Runner's World Magazine
www.runnersworld.com




Re: t-and-f: JUCO results

2001-06-08 Thread alan tobin

An omen?

6 Allan Kipchoge, South Plains College, Levelland, TX 32:45.44


Alan



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t-and-f: New Junior WR in the Javelin

2001-06-08 Thread Mats Åkerlind

I thought that some of my Nordic colleagues might hav reported. But
anyway -

On Thursday night - Nordic Challenge, a match between Norway - Sweden -
Finland, began in Fana outside of Bergen, Norway. This was the first leg
of three in a match between the three countries (one leg in Uppsala,
Sweden on June 12, followed by one in Kuortane, Finland).

The big result in the first part was a superb Junior World Record in the
Javelin by Norway's 19 year old Andreas Thorkildsen. He threw 83.37
(275' 2) in pouring rain and cold temperature of around 50°F. This gave
him a clear win from world class throwers as Nowegian Pål Arne Fagernes,
and Finnish duo Harri Haatainen and Teemu Paasanen.

Mats Åkerlind
Gävle, Sweden





t-and-f: Athens Grand Prix

2001-06-08 Thread Michalis Nikitaridis

Maybe the best ever in Greece is expected to be the Athens Grand Prix, to be
held on coming Monday. According to the final entries of "Tsiklitiria 2001",
announced today by the organising Club "PANHELLINIOS" and its President Mr.
Minos Kyriakou, twenty four Sydney's medalists and four world record holders
are going to compete in the Olympic Stadium of Athens.

From: http://www.athletix.net

11 June 2001
Athens, Greece

START LISTS

MEN

100 metres
Maurice Greene (USA), Ato Bolton (TRI), Charris Papadias (GRE), Bernard
Williams (USA), Tim Montgomery (USA), Matthew Quinn (RSA), Abdul Zakari
(GHA), Dennis Michell (USA), Georgios Theodoridis (GRE), Aristotelis Gavelas
(GRE), Llewellyn Bredwood (JAM)

200 metres
Constantinos Kenteris (GRE), Francis Obikwlu (NGR), Floyd Heard (USA), Andre
Silva (MAU), Stefan Buckland (MAT), Ricardo Williams (JAM), Patrick Van
Balkom (BEL), Patrick Stevens (BEL)

1.500 metres
Ali Said Sief (ALG), Noah Ngeny (KEN), Rui Silva (POR), Reyes Estevez (ESP),
Panayotis Stroubakos (GRE), Pavlos Farougias (GRE), Kevin Sullivan (CAN),
Vyacheslav Sabunin (RUS), Driss Maazouzi (BEL), Laban Rotich (KEN), John
Kibowen (KEN), John Mayock (GBR), Peter Philip (SUI), Savros Karres (GRE)

5.000 m.
Benjamin Limo (KEN), Sammy Kipketer (KEN), Daniel Komen (KEN), Evans Rutto
(KEN), Assefa Mezegebu (KEN), Daniel Gahara (KEN), Tom Nyariki (KEN), Hailu
Mekkonen (ETH), Brahim Jabbour (MAR), Abdelrahim Gurmi (MAR), Sergey Lebend
(UKR), Antonios Papantonis (GRE), Marco Kembet (ETH), Lambros Zaragas (GRE)

110 m. hurdles
Anier Garcia (CUB), Colin Jackson (GBR), Chris Phillips (USA), Zivko Videnov
(BUL), Elmar Lichtenegger (AUT), Yunier Hernandez (CUB), Dan Phillibert
(FRA), Dimitrios Pietris (GRE)

3.000 m. steeple
Jonathan Kandie (KEN), Brahim Boulami (MAR), Laid Bessou (ALG), Abraham
Cerono (KEN), Eliseo Martin (KEN), John Kosgei (KEN), Antonio Himenez (ESP),
Jose Luis Blanco (ESP), Eliud Bargeduni (KEN), Khamis Abdellah Seifeddine
(QAT), Josefat Kapkori (KEN)

High Jump
Javier Sotomayor (CUB), Sergey Klyugin (RUS), Abderrahmane Hamad (ALG),
Lambros Papakostas (GRE), Sergey Dymchenko (UKR), Jaroslav Rybakov (UKR),
Marc Boswell (CAN), Andrey Sokolovskiy (UKR), Kwagu Boateng (CAN),
Vyacheslav Voronin (RUS),  Dimitrios Kokotis (GRE), Dimitrios Syrakos (GRE),
Georgios Mitrakos (GRE)

Long Jump
Ivan Pedroso (CUB), James Beckford (JAM), Constantinos Koukodimos (GRE),
Roman Shchurenko (RUS), Luis Melis (CUB), Stergios Noussios (GRE), Vitaliy
Skurlatov (RUS), Yuned Moudrik (MAR), Hussein Taher Al Sabee (KSA), Kevin
Dilworth (USA), Alexander Lucasevich (UKR), Mohamed Hassine Mersal Hatem
(EGY), Stergios Nousios (GRE)

Javelin Throw
Constantinos Gatsioudis (GRE), Aki Parviainen (FIN), Harri Haatainen (FIN),
Sergey Makarov (RUS), Steven Backley (GBR), Boris Henry (GER), Dimitrios
Polymerou (GRE), Emeterio Gonzales (CUB), Raymond Hecht (GER), Sergey Voynov
(UZB), Mike Hill (GBR), Dimitrios Polymerou (GRE), Isbel Luases (CUB)

WOMEN

100 metres
Katerina Thanou (GRE), Christine Arron (FRA), Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR),
Debbie Ferguson (BAH), Marie Leonie (CAM), Torri Edwards (USA), Kellie White
(USA), Petya Pendareva (BUL), Marina Kislova (RUS), Lyubov Perepelova (UZB),
Eufrosyni Patsou (GRE), Georgia Kokloni (GRE), Magda Pantaleon (GRE),
Athanassia Perra (GRE).

400 metres
Kim Baten (USA), Dion Hemings (JAM), Catharine Murfy (GBR), Heidi Seyerling
(RSA), Michelle Collins (USA), Olabisi Afolabi (NGR), Olesya Zykina (RUS),
Sandie Richards (JAM), Chryssoula Goudenoudi (GRE).

800 m.
Irina Mistyukevich (RUS), Brigitta Langerholc (SLO), Natalya Dukhnova (BLR),
Helena Fuchsova (RUS), Julia Kalatajud (CUB), Sandra Stals (BEL), Svetlana
Cherkasova (RUS), Luciana de Paola Mendes (BRA), Jolanda Ceplak (SLO), Faith
Macharia (KEN), Fabian Dos Santos (BRA), Helena Afanasieva (RUS), Agnes
Samaria (NAM), Angeliki Raftaki (GRE), Carolina Skourti (GRE), Pagona Nika
(GRE), Maria Protopapa (GRE), Maria Papadopoulou (GRE)

400 m. hurdles.
Sandra Glover (GBR), Dion Hemmings (JAM), Daimi Pernia (CUB), Ionela Tirlea
(ROM), Natalya Torshina (KZK), Kim Batten (USA), Heike Meissner (GER),
Surita Febbraio (RSA), Debbie Parris (JAM), Eleni Kalogerou (GRE), Christina
Chatzi (GRE)

Pole Vault
Sveltana Feofanova (RUS), Elena Isinbajeva (RUS), Pavla Hamackova (CZE),
Anzhela Balakhonova (UKR), Daniela Bartova (CZE), Tatiana Grigorieva.(AUS),
Elena Belyakova (RUS), Nicol Humbert (GER), Vala Flossadotir (ISL), Georgia
Tsiligiri (GRE), Thalia Iakovidou (GRE), Dimitra Emmanuel (GRE), Doris Auer
(AUT), Tanya Koleva (BUL), Errica Prezerakou (GRE)

Triple Jump
Tereza Marinova (BUL),  Tatjana Lebedeva (RUS), Elena Govorova (UKR),
Christina Nikolau (ROM), Anja Valant (SLO), Elena Lebedenko (RUS),
Anastassia Ilyna (RUS), Olga Yershova (RUS), Magdaline Martinez (CUB), Baya
Rahouli (ALG), Oksana Rogova (RUS), Chryssopigi Devetzi (GRE), Yannoula
Kafetzi (GRE)

Discus Throw
Elina Svereva (RUS), Franka Dietzsch (GER), Nicoletta Grasu (ROM), Stella
Tsikouna (GRE), 

Re: t-and-f: best mile improvements since high school

2001-06-08 Thread Ed Prytherch

Bannister ran 4:53 as a freshman at Oxford. He probably didn't have an
opportunity to run track in high school.
Ed
- Original Message -
From: Steve Grathwohl [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: t-and-f: best mile improvements since high school


 At 07:36 AM 6/8/01 -0700, Tim Willis wrote:
 List members:
 
 A few days ago, there was talk about the best improvements since high
school
 in the mile.  One name that was not mentioned was Dick Buerkle.  I went
on a
 run with him this morning and  he mentioned that his high school best was
 4:28, his senior yerar.  His Senior year was his first year of
competitive
 running.  I believe his official best ever ended up being 3:54 indoors.
 
 Just curious to know if the person that was compiling that list had Dick
 Buerkle anywhere on it?
 
 Tim Willis
 (770) 939-7669

 I don't have The Four-Minute Mile with me, but  if Roger Bannister broke
 5 minutes in high school (before he got to Oxford) then it wasn't by
much.

 Steve


 --
 Steve Grathwohl * [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 I cannot see how to refute the arguments for the subjectivity of ethical
 values,
 but I find myself incapable of believing that all
 that is wrong with wanton cruelty is that I don't like it.
 -- Bertrand Russell






t-and-f: Radcliffe starts on streets of New York

2001-06-08 Thread Eamonn Condon

The Electronic Telegraph
Saturday 9 June 2001
Tom Knight




MARION JONES competes in Saturday's US Open meeting in Palo Alto,
California, her first race since her separation from husband C J Hunter was
announced.

Jones, the triple Olympic gold medallist, faces world champion Inger Miller
over 200 metres.

Britain's Paula Radcliffe has chosen the streets of New York to open her
season today, in a 10km race against Portugal's Fernanda Ribeiro, the 1996
Olympic 10,000m champion. It will be their 21st race against each other,
with Ribeiro leading 12-8.

Radcliffe, who finally won the world cross-country title, at her ninth
attempt, this year, is full of confidence for the track season.

She said: The cross-country was a really big thing for me. It's something
that's there now and I've achieved it. Because it's there, I'm more relaxed.
I'm coming into this race hungry because I haven't raced now for six to
seven weeks.

I think me and Ribeiro are very close. I tend to be pretty much consistent
around a certain mark. I might be a little bit down, a little bit up. But
Fernanda can be way down or she can be right there.

It's difficult predicting what kind of shape she's going to be in, but I
always respect her.

Russia's Ludmila Petrova, the 2000 New York City Marathon winner, said
ominously: I will run behind Radcliffe and will keep behind her.

The course record for the New York Mini Marathon, Grete Waitz's 31 min, has
lasted since 1980.

In Radcliffe's absence, the rest of Britain's 10,000m runners attempt to
achieve World Championship qualifying times in Watford.

Eamonn Condon
www.RunnersGoal.com




t-and-f: Chambers fastest

2001-06-08 Thread Eamonn Condon

The Electronic Telegraph
Saturday 9 June 2001
Tom Knight




DWAIN CHAMBERS ran the fastest 100 metres by a European this year to blow
away the opposition in last night's Grand Prix Two meeting in Seville. On
the same track where he won a World Championship bronze medal, Chambers
recorded 10.01sec.

There was a blow for fellow Briton Jason Gardener however, who pulled up
when leading at the halfway point. But Chambers was left to look back on a
performance that left top Nigerian Deji Aliu and American Brian Lewis for
dead.

In the 400m, Daniel Caines finished sixth - his time of 45.58sec only
0.21sec outside his personal best - but Greg Haughton was the clear winner
in 44.58sec.

Chris Rawlinson ran his quickest time of the year - 48.91sec - in the 400m
hurdles to finish second behind American Eric Thomas.

Olympic heptathlon champion Denise Lewis finished second in the 100m hurdles
and third in the long jump. The Birchfield Harrier was well ahead until
knocking over the sixth hurdle then colliding with the next, which enabled
Spain's Raquel Fraguas to win in 13.33sec.

Catherine Murphy set a personal best 51.84sec in the 400m, finishing fourth
as Michelle Collins won in 50.66sec.

Eamonn Condon
www.RunnersGoal.com




RE: t-and-f: best mile improvements since high school

2001-06-08 Thread malmo

Don't forget, Burkle set the indoor WR.


  in the mile.  One name that was not mentioned was Dick Buerkle.  I 
  went
 on a
  run with him this morning and  he mentioned that his high 
 school best 
  was 4:28, his senior yerar.  His Senior year was his first year of
 competitive
  running.  I believe his official best ever ended up being 3:54 
  indoors.
  
  Just curious to know if the person that was compiling that 
 list had 
  Dick Buerkle anywhere on it?
  
  Tim Willis
  (770) 939-7669
 
  I don't have The Four-Minute Mile with me, but  if Roger 
 Bannister 
  broke 5 minutes in high school (before he got to Oxford) then it 
  wasn't by
 much.
 
  Steve
 
 
  --
  Steve Grathwohl * [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  I cannot see how to refute the arguments for the subjectivity of 
  ethical values, but I find myself incapable of believing that all
  that is wrong with wanton cruelty is that I don't like it.
  -- Bertrand Russell
 
 
 
 




t-and-f: mile improvement since high school

2001-06-08 Thread Patrick Hoffman

Below is my full list of mile improvements since high school.

After studying it a bit, the fact that somebody has improved
30 seconds (and broken 4 minutes) usually means that they
weren't training enough for the mile, or that they were
running the wrong event.

It is more interesting to look at the sub 4:10 milers and
to see how much they improved.  Since they must have worked
pretty hard to get to that level. Of course
the Webb factor makes the list more interesting.

Here is my full list
http://www.cs.uml.edu/~phoffman/nats/slowmilers.htm

High School Improvement List 

Improvements from High School times to pr's 


  HS  all time PR  Secs improve
Roger Bannister 4:52.0  3:59.652.4
Scott Strand4:504:00+ 50**
Liam O'Neil 4:504:02??48
John M. Landy   4:43.8  3:58.045.8
Dick Beurkle4:363:55  41
Brian Culley4:514:19  32
Tom Byers   4:213:50  31
Finn Pincus 4:534:22+ 31
Paul McMullen   4:21.5+ 3:51.7+   29.8
Dave Wottle 4:22??  3:53  29
Mark Beeman 4:274:00  27
Jamey Harris4:19+   3:54.90   24
Tom Carleo  4:23+   4:00+(3:41.9) 23+
Steve Scott 4:10+   3:47  23
Paul Talbot 4:384:16  22
John Jordan 4:244:02  22
Mark Coogan 4:203:58  22
John Schiefer   4:203:59+ 21
Steve Holman4:10+   3:49+ 21
Bill Burke  4:143:53+(3:35)   21
Buck Jones  4:173:57  20
Brian Gallagher 4:18+   3:59  19
Darren Shearer  4:183:59  19
Marc doc Davis4:133:54  19
Joe Falcon  4:083:49  19
Phil Lussier4:16?   3:58+ 18
Paul Cummings   4;10.7  3:56.414.3
John Gregorek   4:053:51  14
Bob Kennedy 4:063:56  10
Marty Liquori   3:59.8  3:52.2 7.6
Matt Centrowitz 4:01.27+3:54.9 6.4
Jim Ryun3:553:51   4
Time Danielson  3:59.4  3:59.4 0
Gerry Lindgren  4:01.5  4:01.5 0
Rich Kimball4:02.4  4:02.4?0

Alan Webb   3:53.43 ??

This is an interesting list, its not necessarily better to be on the top
or the bottom.(well the very bottom is rather disappointing, but
most high school athletes don't improve)
 I'm really only interested in people who
have broken 4:00 minutes or the metric equivalent 3:41.45 or TF's 3:42.2
here are two great lists sub 4 milers and sub 4
milers chronologically 

If you are on those lists please submit me your HS pr and I will add you
to this list. Thanks 
Patrick E. Hoffman back to XC,Track and Running Analysis


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Re: t-and-f: mile improvement since high school

2001-06-08 Thread SMLurie
Does Frank Shorter belong on this list. How fast did he run in hs? and what 
is his PR? just curious.

Steve