New Balance Indoor Grand Prix

Reggie Lewis Center,
Boston
Saturday, Feb. 4, 2011

by Keith Conning

I attended a track meet in this venue a few years ago with Paula Rowbury of San Francisco, the mother of Shannon Rowbury.

Russell Brown was fifth in the New Balance Men's Mile in 4:00.79 (3:44.54). James Brewer (GBR; ex-Cal) did not finish.

Garrett Heath (Stanford 2009) was sixth in the 3000 meters in 7:45.80 PR (AL).

Ryan Wilson (USC 2003) placed eighth in the 60 meter hurdles in 7.97.

Shalonda Solomon (Polytechnic HS, Long Beach, CA 2004) was sixth in the 60 meters in 7.33.

Maggie Vessey (Soquel HS, CA 2000; Cal Poly SLO 2005) won the 800 meters in 2:02.37.

Sara Hall (Montgomery HS, Santa Rosa 2001; Stanford 2005) outkicked Shannon Rowbury (Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep 2002, San Francisco; Duke 2007) in the last 200 meters of the 3,000 meter run: 31.13 to 32.20 to place fourth 8:54.75 (AL) to 8:55.06. Jenny Simpson, the 2011 world 1500 meter outdoor champion, was seventh.

Results

New Balance Men's Mile
Place Athlete Name Affiliation Time
1 CIARAN O'LIONAIRD IRL 3:56.01
2 TAYLOR MILNE CAN
3:56.40
3 GALEN RUPP USA 3:57.10
4 MO FARAH GBR 3:57.92
5 RUSSELL BROWN USA
4:00.79
6 LIAM BOYLAN-PETT USA 4:01.47
7 ROBERT NOVAK USA 4:02.98
DNF JAMES BREWER GBR
DNF MATTHEW SCHERER USA
DNS HENOK LEGESSE ETH


Men's 3000 Meters
Place Athlete Name Affiliation Time
1 CALEB NDIKU KEN 7:38.29
2 DEJEN GEBREMESKEL ETH 7:38.97
3 SILAS KIPLAGAT KEN 7:41.02
4 HAGOS GEBRHIWET ETH 7:44.08
5 CAM LEVINS CAN 7:45.75
6 GARRETT HEATH USA 7:45.80
7 MATT CENTROWITZ USA 7:46.19
8 ANDY BADDELEY GBR 7:47.09
9 BEN BRUCE USA 7:59.10
10 HARON LAGAT KEN 8:01.93
11 JUSTIN TYNER USA 8:02.81
DNF MARK DRAPER GBR


Men's 60 Meters Hurdles
Place Athlete Name Affiliation Time
1 DAVID OLIVER USA 7.60
2 ARIES MERRITT USA 7.62
3 LEHANN FOURIE RSA 7.64
4 OMO OSAGHAE USA 7.67
5 JEFF PORTER USA 7.69
6 TY AKINS USA 7.73
7 DOMINIC BERGER USA 7.79
8 RYAN WILSON USA 7.97 (USC 2003)


Visa Women's 60 Meters
Place Athlete Name Affiliation Time
1 MURIELLE AHOURE IVC 7.13
2 GLORIA ASUMNU NGR 7.20
3 LAKYA BROOKINS USA 7.21
4 ALEXANDRIA ANDERSON USA 7.26
5 CANDYCE MCGRONE USA 7.33 [7.323]
6 SHALONDA SOLOMON USA 7.33 [7.326]
7 ALEEN BAILEY JAM 7.34 [7.332]
8 LAURYN WILLIAMS USA 7.34 [7.338]

Women's 800 Meters
Place Athlete Name Affiliation Time
1 MAGGIE VESSEY USA 2:02.37 [2:02.361]
2 ERICA MOORE USA 2:02.37 [2:02.365]
3 FANTU MAGISO ETH 2:02.57
4 NICOLE SIFUENTES CAN 2:03.35
5 LATAVIA THOMAS USA 2:03.90
6 AJEE WILSON USA 2:07.37
DNF STEPHANIE CHARNIGO USA


Women's 3000 Meter Run Final
Place Athlete Name Affiliation Time
1 MESERET DEFAR ETH 8:33.57
2 GOTYTOM GEBRESLASE ETH 8:46.01
3 SIHAM HILALI MAR 8:46.17
4 SARA HALL USA 8:54.75
5 SHANNON ROWBURY USA 8:55.06
6 LIZ MALOY USA 8:58.30
7 JENNY SIMPSON USA 8:58.70
DNF MEGAN WRIGHT CAN
DNF MARDREA HYMAN JAM
DNF ATHENA KOINI GRE

Splits
200m 400m 600m 800m 1000m 1200m 1400m 1600m 1800m 2000m 2200m 2400m 2600m 2800m 3000m
4 SARA HALL
USA 35.02
(0) 35.02 1:10.37
(0) 35.36 1:46.55
(0) 36.18 2:22.92
(0) 36.38 2:59.30
(0) 36.38 3:35.64
(0) 36.35 4:11.81
(0) 36.18 4:48.46
(0) 36.65 5:25.30
(0) 36.84 6:01.95
(0) 36.66 6:38.31
(0) 36.36 7:13.99
(0) 35.69 7:49.17
(0) 35.18 8:23.62
(0) 34.46 8:54.75
(0) 31.13
5 SHANNON ROWBURY
USA 34.52
(0) 34.52 1:09.56
(0) 35.05 1:45.68
(0) 36.12 2:22.05
(0) 36.38 2:58.60
(0) 36.55 3:35.03
(0) 36.43 4:11.37
(0) 36.34 4:47.94
(0) 36.57 5:24.79
(0) 36.86 6:01.51
(0) 36.72 6:37.89
(0) 36.39 7:13.63
(0) 35.74 7:48.61
(0) 34.99 8:22.87
(0) 34.26 8:55.06
(0) 32.20