Women's Steeplechase Report

Happy Chinese New Year (of the Tiger) – and Valentine’s Day
Youth Olympic Games developments
Planning and preparations continue for the first-ever Youth
Olympic Games scheduled 14-26 August 2010 at Singapore.
Meanwhile the 2014 edition of YOG was awarded this past
week to Nanjing, China by a 47-42 vote over Poznan, Poland.
This quadrennial meeting of teen-age athletes in varied sports
is for ages 14-18. More at Local Organizing Committee website:
http://www.singapore2010.sg/public/sg2010/en.html
However, for track and field athletics at Singapore’s Games
the stated age range is 16 or17 – born in 1993 or 1994. For
Nanjing that would be born in 1997 or 1998. So athletes born
in 1995 or 1996 could not be eligible for either YOG edition.
The athletics portion of 2010 Youth Olympic Games is
August 20-25.The steeple competition distance is 2000 meters.
“Americas” Area Trials for YOG is 3 April 2010 in Texas
University of Texas at Arlington will host this selection meet,
The girls 2000m steeple is scheduled at 1425 (2:45 p.m.).
Qualifying time is 7:45.17 achieved between 1 January 2009
and 21 March 2010. Entrants should have a passport. Details at:
http://www.usatf.org/events/2010/USAreaYouthOlympicSelectionTrials-TF/
Steepling safety series – Part Two
Steeplers face heavy barriers (80 to 100 kilograms weight) which
do not tip over like the lightweight hurdles of short races run in lanes.
Safe clearance requires clear vision as runners approach both the
on-track barriers and, more important, the fixed barrier at water jump.
Clear vision is restricted by bright light in the runners’ eyes, notably
when sun rays are angled, not overhead, such as three hours before sundown
and three hours after sunrise. However, the track’s straightaway
orientation (North-South or East-West) can be a critical variable.
Artificial light for night competition is also important, particularly
for water jump whose location in the “end zone” may be incompatible
with the position or angle of light poles.
Athletics leadership and meet managers should promote steeple
safety in varied ways – including scheduled time of steeple races.
All-Comers meet, Jan 8 - Univ of Queensland, AUS
2000m SC: 1-Frances Mahony 7.22.38; 2-Sarah Cherry 9.05.79.
National Champs, Nov 12 (2009) - Trang, THA
3000m SC: 1-Anusara Tobbun 12:54.74 NR; 2-Surisa Ridthaprom
13:19.42; 3-Suphawan Wisetdee 13:34.17 [This was first-ever steeple
held for Women in Thailand. – 15 competitors, 12 finishers).
THANKS to providers of some SR 494 results
Paul Jenes, Heinrich Hubbeling, Ms Maricor Pacheco
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RESULTS (Athletes reported age or birth year in parentheses)
Queensland U16 & U20 Champs, Feb 14 – Nathan, AUS
2000m SC under age 16: 1-Tia Faulkner (14) Gold Coast
Victory 7:55.46; 2-Briana Goodchild, Thompson Estate 8:15.07
3000m SC under age 20: 1-Natalie Dudowski (18) Logan City
11:33.23; 2-Roisin O'Dwyer-Mazur (19) QE Track Club 13:37.65.
Dudowski also won 1500m run in 4:34.51
Queensland Under age 18 Champs, Feb 7 – Nathan, AUS
2000m SC: 1 Lucy Young (15) Univ of Queensland 7:17.11; 2-
Natalie Vear (15) QE2 Track Club 7:44.25; 3-Nikkissja Leo (15)
Univ of Qld 7:52.81; 4-Beckileice Leo (13) Univ of Qld 8:01.38;
5-Erin Smith (16) Univ of Qld 8:19.41.
Phillipine Championships, Feb 4-7 – Manila, PHI
3000m SC, Feb 6: 1-Serenata Saluan 11:56.12; 2-Dalyn Carmen
12:12.94; 3-Mary Ann de la Cruz 12:25.58; 4-Nancy Pilaro
12:50.52. [On the same day as her steeple victory Saluan won the
400m final in 56.98 and a heat in 57.03. On Feb. 4 she won 1500m
in 4:43.36 and 800m heat in 2:11.19. On Feb 5 she won the 800m
final in 2:10.08 and 10,000m in 41:44.35 .On Feb 7 she won 5000m
and ran a leg on winning 4x400m relay team. Seven gold medals!]
South Australia Champs, Feb 5 – Adelaide, AUS
3000m SC: 1-Tara Palm FLIN 10:54.83; 2-Megan Brooks, Enfield
Harriers 13:06.93; 3-Ebony Grieger, Enfield Harriers 13:38.17.
2000 SC: 1-Eleanor Wardlewort (under 18) HILL 6:55.31 betters
7:00.20 record set in 2002 by Georgia Kaidonis; 2-Leila Johnson
(under 16) Enfield 7:00.21; 3-Georgia Hughes (u16) HILL 7:53.30.
All-Comers Meet, Jan 30 – Sydney, AUS
3000m SC: 1-Lara Nicod 11.10.30; 2-Charlotte Wilson 11.12.78;
3-Kasey Mumby 13:46.62.
2000m SC: 1-Katie Ingle (under age 16) 7.55.54; 2-Holly Ratajec
(under 18) 8:50.14.
Sylvia Potts Classic, Jan 29 – Hastings, NZL
3000m SC: 1-Sarah McSweeney, Canterbury 10:59.28; 2-Annie
Keown, Auckland AC 11:05.50; 3-Caroline Mellsop, Athletics
Wanganui 11:21.30.
Cooks Garden Classic, Jan 26 – Wanganui, NZL
1500m SC: 1-Caroline Mellsop, Wanganui 4:59.21; 2-Sarah Mc
Sweeney, U.Canterbury 5:04.02; 3-Greta Porter, Hastings 5:23.59.
Victorian Country Champs, Jan 23 – Newborough, AUS
2000m SC under age 16 (Birth years in parentheses)
1-Jessica Cox (97) 7:51.17; 2-Amanda Heard (95) 8:37.72;
3- Sandra Plumb (96) 8:49.69; 4-Ebony Whiley (95) 9:11.10
Under age 18: 1-Sara Tucker (93) 8:12.18; 2-Jessica Howard
(94) 8:24.31
Age 40+ 1-Elizabeth Kenney (68) 9:26.53; 2-Annette Major
(62) 10:27.07.
Age 50+ 1-Heather Carr (49) 10:24.59; 2-Sally Buckingham
(56) 11:41.18.
New S.Wales Country Champs, Jan 17 – Wollongong, AUS
2000m SC, Ages 10-19: 1-Teila Bruce (17) 9:06.44; 2-Krystal
Cameron (19) 10:14.80; 3-Aisling Flaherty (12) 11:41.27; 4-Kaili
Cox (15) 11:44.68; 5-Sarah Fox-Smith (14) 12:22.45; 6-Sinead
Flaherty (10)13:48.62; 7-Annalise Jones (12) 13:52.74; 8-Maeve
Flaherty (11) 13:53.77.
2000m SC, Ages 40-58: 1-Julie Steele (50) 10:01.36; 2-Rosalind
Perry (58) 11:51.64; 3-Cassie Gibbins (40) 13:08.05.
UK readers: for Feb. 20 free training program details flyer use this URL
http://www.englandathletics.org/events.asp?itemid=2756&itemTitle=Steeplecha
se+Training+and+Development+Day§ion=91 (venue: Lee Valley Park)
Women’s Steeplechase Report
Number 494 – 14 February 2010
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