Women's Steeplechase

World Youth Champs Trials, June 30 – Ypsilanti, Michigan
1-Eleanor Fulton 6:48.01; 2-McKinzie Schulz 6:48.11; 3-Mary Kate Anselmini 7:32.49. [First two earned places on USA team for World Youth Championships at Bressanone, Italy, where Steeple trials are at 1650 Wednesday, July 8; the final is at 1705 Friday, July 10.]

USA Youth Champs, June 30 – Ypsilanti, Michigan
AGE 17-18 [born 1991-92] 1-Jennifer Lindstrom 7:37.67; 2-Jonna Randazzo 8:40.81; 3-Alyssa Nale 8:43.37 [5 finish; Last = 9:10.4]
AGE 15-16 [born 1993-1994] 1-Kristina Vanderhout 7:24.25;
2-Courtney Filliben 7:32.67; 3-Camille Garcia 7:40.78; 4-Caylie Connelly 7:58.91. [8 finish; Last = 9:10.72]

Under age 18 Champs, June 26 – Szekesfehervar, HUN
2000m Steeple: 1-Timea Valler (93) 7:29.34 [5 runners]

Greek Youth (U/18) Championships, Jun 22 – Nafplio, GRE
1-Athina Koini 92) 6:52.75 National Youth Record; 2-Maria Kali-akouda (93) 7:19.45; 3-Eleftheria Skaltsa (93) 7:19.48; 4-Konstadina Petroulaki(93) 7:38.94; 5-Fimitra Afordakou (92) 7:47.71; 6-Ioanna Yiova (93) 7:52.94; 7-Irini-Hrisovaladou Kouleli (92) 8:00.81; 8-Fotini Ikonomou (92) 8:08.57; 9-Benereta Kelemeni (92) 8:14.77. [15 start, 14 finish].

THANKS to information providers for SR 483:
Alfredo Sanchez Barrios, Gyorgy Csiki, Heinrich Hubbeling,
Aleksey Kondrat, Thomas Konstas, Saman Kumara

About Us Editor: James E. Fields, Ph.D.
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Bislett Games, July 3 – Oslo, NOR
1-Ruth Bisibor Nyangau, KEN 9:18.65; 2-Sofia Assefa, ETH 9:19.91; 3-Mekdes Bekele, ETH 9:28.88; 4-Karoline Bjerkeli Grovdal, NOR 9:33.34; 5-Elizabeth Mueni, KEN 9:33.49; 6-Irini Kokkinariou GRE 9:36.68; 7-Silje Fjortoft, NOR 9:37.97; 8-Yelena Sidorchenkova, RUS 9:38.72; 9-Ancuta Bobocel, ROU 9:42.46; 10-Helen Clitheroe, GBR 9:52.58 [dnf - Widad Mendil, ALG]

International Meet, July 5 – Sotteville, FRA
1-Elisabeth Mueni, KEN 9:35.26; 2-Elodie Olivares,FRA 9:37.09; 3-Mekdes Bekele, ETH 9:42.61; 4-Maria Laghrissi, MAR 9:48.30; 5-Sabine Heitling, BRA 9:51.25; 6-Zenaide Viera, BRA 10:15.76; dnf - Marie Saholinirina, MAD

German National Champs, July 5 – Ulm, GER
1-Antje Moldner 9:44.04; 2-Verena Dreier 10:02.46; 3-Julia Hiller 10:13.18; 4-Carolin Lang 10:20.22; 5-Friederike Feil 10:20.46; 6-Sanaa Koubaa 10:37.87. [Moldner led through 1000m at 3:10.40 and 2000m at 6:28.75]

Central America/Caribbean Champs, July 6 – Havana, CUB
1-Angela Figueroa, COL 10:03.44; 2-Milen Perez, CUB 10:12.96; 3-Yoslin Ocampo (1990) CUB 10:22.35; 4-Evonne Marroquin, GUA 11:10.38; 5-Sonny Garcia, DOM 11:36.27..

Jamaican Senior Trials, June 27 – Kingston, JAM
1-Mardrea Hyman (age 36) 10:09.58; 2-Korene Hinds (32) 10:35.89

French Meet, July 3 – Marseille, FRA
1-Hasna Tabboussi 10:31.14; 2-Louise Ghesquiere 10:42.15; 3-Sarah Rayczakowski 10:58.29; 4-Marion Marie 11:11.95.

Athletics Meeting, July 5 – Kladno, CZE
1-Lucie Sekanova 10:32.84; 2-Iva Milesova 10:55.61; 3-Monika Preibischova 10:58.55; 4-Myroslava Petronyukova 11:17.17;
Katerina Berouskova 11:24.46; 6-Lenka Sibravova 11:40.01.
[14 runners, 1 DNF; Last = 14:19.77]

U23 and U20 Champs, June 27 – Szekesfehervar, HUN
3000m Steeple: 1-Zita Kacser (88) 10:52.35; 2-Krisztina Kacser (88) 11:09.42; 3-Tamara Tobak (91)11:43.81 [Kacsers in under age 23 group; Tobak in the under age 20 group]

Kazakhstan National Champs, June 25 – Almaty, KAZ
1-Marina Podkorytova 10:58.28 [missed her NR by less than one second without close competition] 2nd = 16:45.35].

Selection Trials SAF Games, June 28 – Colombo, SRI
1-Wkla Nimali 11:06.71 / NR; 2-Ganga Kumari Aberathne 11:20.24; 3-U.K. Nilani Rathnayake 11:48.76.

Melaka State Champs, June 21 – Kuala Lumpur, MAS
1-Melinder Kaur 11:11.05 /NR; 2-Fariza Abdul Hamid (90) 13:27.64; 3-Angela Ak Kudang 13:29.33;

2009 World University Games at Belgrade, SRB
It’s an anniversary year for this multi-sport student competition that began in 1959. Heats for women’s steeplechase start at 1135 Wednesday,July 8. Final is at 2045 Friday, July 10.

Overlapping schedule for two USA Championships
Adult steeplers find few summer competitions offered in the USA. Two run almost concurrently: Women’s steeplechase will
be July 10 at “Masters” (age 30+) national meet in Oshkosh, Wis-consin – and July 11 at National Club Champs in New York City.