For those interested, I have posted my updated analysis of the NCAA D-1 Women's Cross
Country Scene to:
http://miscott.home.att.net/wxcanal/
Here's the Top-10 Teams (as rated by the Coaches' Poll)
NCAA WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY COACHES' POLL ANALYSES
by Mike Scott
University of Rhode Island
THE IRISH TIMES
Wednesday, October 3, 2001
Naoko Takahashi, who used an unusual beverage to fuel her run into marathon
history on Sunday - juice from giant killer hornets - said yesterday: "I
think I can run another one to two minutes faster."
Takahashi became the first women to break the barr
Embarassing..but not surprising.
NeTrack
Ed
You make some valid points here, but don't throw the baby out with the
bathwater.
Sydney OG women's marathon contained 11 of the fastest 14 women from the
previous two years. Of the missing three, two were accounted for by the
three per nation rule, the other was injured.
Has a Chicago, Lond
The fact that 2:19:46 would be number 11 amongst American men this year is
downright EMBARASSING!!
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> " Date: Tue, 2
...and furthermore, I am MOST personally embarrassed with my previously
faulty spelling of the word EMBARRASSING!!
Mike Fanelli
Echoes of the defense used by Lyudmila Narozhilenko (now Ludmila Engqvist) a decade or
so ago.
Her estranged husband said he had spiked her food out of spite. IAAF didn't buy it,
but as i recall a Russian court did and she only served a year instead of two.
gh
" Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 14:54:40 -0400
From: "Post, Marty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: t-and-f: Takahashi trivia
Trivia answer: 11th place
Trivia question: Where would Naoko Takahashi stand on this year's U.S.
marathon list ... for men.
2:12:41 - Rod DeHaven
2:16:17 - Josh Cox
2:16:48 - Eddy
Even Ivanova (tongue twister there..) admitted in her post GWG race
Interview that part of the reason she broke the 20k track walk world record
is that this track event is so rarely contested. She said she expected her
mark to remain world record for a long time, for that very reason.
Sure she s
> and while "WC" might not be attached to the name, the majors in tennis and
golf are certainly free of any per-nation >restrictions and we regularly see
all the best going head to head.
Golf has world match play championships and at least one other medal play
"world championships". I am fairly
>in terms of an actual WC contested all at once in one spot you're probably
>right, but things like soccer, basketball, hockey, volleyball all have
>proper qualifying tournaments that gives everybody a chance to advance.
Sure, any country's national team can enter and advance by winning, but h
In a message dated Tue, 2 Oct 2001 2:50:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Kurt Bray"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > In that case there is no true world championship in ANY sport, not just track and
>field. I cannot think of a single sport where there is an international governing
>body and an
Trivia answer: 11th place
Trivia question: Where would Naoko Takahashi stand on this year's U.S.
marathon list ... for men.
2:12:41 - Rod DeHaven
2:16:17 - Josh Cox
2:16:48 - Eddy Hellebuyck
2:17:24 - Eric Polonski
2:17:47 - Kevin Collins
2:18:13 - Mike Dudley
2:18:34 - Matt Capelouto
2:18:57 -
gh says:
>until the 3-per-nation rule is rescinded (as Jim Rome would say, "oh,
>about... NEVER!"), it can easily be argued that there's no true world
>championship in any event.
In that case there is no true world championship in ANY sport, not just
track and field. I cannot think of a sin
> > >
> > the choices - give the marathoners more prize money (and at least 15-20
deep) or accept that you don't have a true world championship.>
>
> until the 3-per-nation rule is rescinded (as Jim Rome would say, "oh,
about... NEVER!"), it can easily be argued that >there's no true world
champi
In a message dated Tue, 2 Oct 2001 11:08:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Ed and Dana
Parrot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> the choices - give the marathoners more prize money (and at least 15-20 deep) or
>accept that you don't have a true world championship.>
until the 3-per-nation rule is res
> Kristiansen won by exactly seven minutes in London from Sarah Rowell of
the UK with third-placed Sally Hales
>>>(UK) the only other sub-2:30 in the race. This is not comparable with
Sydney OG where 14 women broke 2:30.
> While (unfortunately) an increasing number of marathoners skip or downplay
Netters
Uri wrote:
> Two comments.
> 1) Especially given that many will hesitate to nominate Yegorova (the most
> dominant athlete of the year),
Yegorova lost a race. Ivanova Didn't. WHo was more dominant? Look at the
margin of victory by percentage.
Michael Rohl
Head Coach X-C T&F
Mansfie
Kristiansen won by exactly seven minutes in London from Sarah Rowell of the
UK with third-placed Sally Hales (UK) the only other sub-2:30 in the race.
This is not comparable with Sydney OG where 14 women broke 2:30.
While (unfortunately) an increasing number of marathoners skip or downplay
the
Netters
Wayne:
> You don't even put Ivanova in the top ten? In a year with very few WRs,
> you skip someone who smashes one? Another example of prejudice against
> walkers, Phil. I bet Athletics Weekly ranks her in the top ten (assuming
> they have rankings).
Not only does she smash world tra
Yegorova was not unbeaten. She lost that slowish 300m (App. 9:30 minute) to
Tomashova and Leah Malot at the final Garnd Prix event in Austarlia).
UG
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From: Philip J Wyckoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PR
Two comments.
1) Especially given that many will hesitate to nominate Yegorova (the most
dominant athlete of the year), Takahashi will be a strong candidate. Given
the distrbution of the "electors", though, I can see Marion Jones re-voted
for.
2) Why isn't Christiansen's WR in beating a field as
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