Women's Track & Field Debuts At UW Invitational
The Spartans will be in the starting blocks for their first meet in school history.
Head coach Jeff Petersmeyer is taking the first SJSU women's track and field team to Seattle for its debut.
Jan. 30, 2014
The San Jose State University women's track and field team makes its program debut Saturday, February 1, at the UW Invitational at the Dempsey Indoor Track on the University of Washington campus.
San Jose State is one of more than 20 West Coast schools with entries in the two-day meet that begins on Friday, January 31.
"We're excited to go to our first track meet. Obviously, it's big for our program. We're excited to see what we can do in the events in which we are entered this weekend," said San Jose State track and field head coach Jeff Petersmeyerwho projects taking 14 Spartans to Seattle. "We have a lot of people in the 60 meter dash and the mile.
"We want to see where we left off from cross country with the distance runners and see what kind of shape we are in and measure where we are at. In the 60, we have some new people that joined us recently and we want to gauge where are at as well.
The UW Invitational is the first NCAA track and field competition for the university since 1988 when the men's program competed for the last time at the Big West Conference Championships in Logan, Utah.
"We have the meet this weekend at Washington. We'll be at Fresno State for their invitational (February 16). Then, we'll have our (Mountain West) conference meet and anybody that qualifies after that, they'll have the NCAA Championships," Petersmeyer said about the 2014 indoor season.
Video coverage and live stats will be available at www.gohuskies.com.
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The Bowerman Update: Rupp's Record Book Romp, The Watch List in Action and New Balance Indoor Grand Prix & Millrose Entries
The Bowerman Update: Rupp's Record Book Romp, The Watch List in Action and New Balance Indoor Grand Prix & Millrose Entries
January 31, 2014
NEW ORLEANS – Between former The Bowerman winner Galen Rupp‘s march through the history books and a bevy of former The Bowerman winners and finalists – along with current Watch-Listers – being announced for major upcoming meets, it has been a big news week for collegiate track & field’s highest individual honor.
MORE INFO: Former winners at New Balance Indoor GP | Watch-Listers Join Millrose Games
This Weekend’s Watch List Action
Last weekend 2009 men’s winner Rupp took down the indoor American record for two miles at Boston University’s Terrier Invitational in 8:07.41, breaking Bernard Lagat’s former mark of 8:09.49 from a year ago. The two-mile record came just over a week after he set the indoor American 5000 meters record of 13:01.26 on the very same track.
Rupp was on world-record pace through much of the race, putting up a serious challenge to Kenenisa Bekele’s 8:04.35 from 2008. He ultimately finished as the No. 6 performer on the all-time world indoor two-mile performance list.
His two-mile record is the 21st national record set by former winners of and finalists for The Bowerman in the Trophy’s short five-year history.
You can watch his race, which was broadcast online live on Flotrack Pro, here.
Speaking of world records, Rupp’s coach Alberto Salazar of the Nike Oregon Project told the Oregonian’s Ken Goe earlier this week that Rupp will make a run at the indoor mile world record – 3:48.45 by Hicham El Guerrouj in 1997 – in two weekends’ time on February 15 at the Boston University Scarlet & White Invitational.
Rupp’s current personal-best of 3:50.92 over the mile distance indoors was set last year on Boston University’s track.
He had originally intended to go after the American indoor of 3:49.89, held again by Lagat, at next weekend’s Boston University Valentine Invitational.
Live streaming will be available for a fee through Flotrack Pro.
Should he break the world record, he would become the second world-record-holding men’s winner of The Bowerman Trophy, joining former Oregon teammate and 2010 winner Ashton Eaton (decathlon, indoor heptathlon).
The Bowerman at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
Inaugural 2009 women’s The Bowerman Trophy winner Jenny (Barringer) Simpson and 2010 men’s finalistRyan Whiting had been previously announced as competitors in the two-mile and shot put, respectively, at February 8′s New Balance Indoor Grand Prix at the Reggie Lewis Track Center in Boston, but an announcement this week added several more fellow The Bowerman alumni to the meet’s schedule.
Two more former winners of The Bowerman Trophy in 2010 men’s winner Ashton Eaton – the world record holder in the decathlon and indoor heptathlon, both events in which he is the reigning world champion – and 2012 men’s winner Cam Levins were added to the meet’s entry list earlier this week, as was 2012 women’s finalist Brianne Theisen-Eaton.
Ashton Eaton will compete in the 60-meter dash, while wife Brianne will long jump and pace the 1000 meters race.
Levins, a newly minted Canadian record-holder at 5000 meters in that same race as Rupp, will take on an impressive field at 3000 meters. Olympics silver medalist at 5000 meters Dejen Gebremeskel of Ethiopia and world junior 3000 meters record-holder Hagos Gebrhiwet will be his top challengers as he chases the win and the Canadian record of 7:40.17 set in 2007 by Kevin Sullivan.
Simpson could also be chasing a national record at the two-mile distance: the American record of 9:23.38 by Regina Jacobs in 2002 on the very same track.
Current Watch-Listers at the Millrose Games
The Millrose Games organizers announced this week the fields for the iconic Wanamaker Mile, and both the men’s and women’s races feature current members of The Bowerman Watch List.
Lawi Lalang of Arizona – a 2013 finalist for The Bowerman – will return to The Armory in New York City for the second consecutive season to contest the Wanamaker Mile. His 3:54.56 in last season’s race was the third-fastest ever by a collegian, though he lost out to collegiate record-holder Chris O’Hare.
Both Lalang – who has stated an intention to break the collegiate mile record this season – and O’Hare are back, along with a stacked field of professionals including Matthew Centrowitz, Nick Willis and American outdoor mile record-holder Alan Webb in his final track race.
The women’s race will feature Florida’s Cory McGee against teen phenoms Mary Cain and Alexa Efraimson, Morgan Uceny and 2013 indoor mile NCAA champion Emma Coburn.
Previously announced The Bowerman alumni competing at Millrose include 2010 men’s winner Ashton Eaton, 2012 men’s winner Cam Levins, 2009 men’s finalist German Fernandez and 2012 women’s finalistBrianne Theisen-Eaton.
This Weekend’s Watch List Action
This is the final weekend of action before the February editions of the men’s and women’s Watch Lists for The Bowerman are unveiled next Wednesday and Thursday, respectively, and a handful of current Watch-Listers will be competing this weekend to secure those spots against heavy opposition.
Six of the top 10 men on the Preseason Watch List and four of the top 10 women – along with a pair of men and five women also receiving votes – are slated to compete around the country with a majority of the action taking place at the Division I National Meet of the Week: the Arkansas Razorback Team Invitational.
Arkansas Razorbacks Team Invitational
Seven total men from the Watch List and one woman Watch-Lister will compete in Fayetteville, including the weekend’s only head-to-head match-up between members of the Watch List.
Quarter-mile specialists Deon Lendore of Texas A&M and Arman Hall of Florida are No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in the nation right now, and the duo will square off at approximately 2 p.m. ET/1 CT.
This will be the second consecutive head-to-head The Bowerman showdown for Hall, who defeated Oregon’s Mike Berry (also receiving votes) at last week’s Kentucky Rod McCravy Memorial Invitational.
Making her debut at 400 meters will be Texas A&M Kamaria Brown.
A pair of current members of the Watch List will face considerable resistance from opponents who could potentially replace them on the Watch List in their signature events.
Wayne Davis II of Texas A&M will likely square off with Florida’s Eddie Lovett – a member of the Watch List in 2013 — in the 60-meter hurdles in Saturday’s final at 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 CT. Davis was the outdoor 110-meter hurdles champion in 2013 to Lovett’s runner-up finish, while indoors Lovett was the 60 hurdles winner to Davis’ runner-up showing.
Davis is currently No. 6 in the nation, while Lovett is No. 3 coming off a win over top-ranked Demoye Bogle.
Texas’ multi-event athlete Johannes Hock will also contest the 60-meter hurdles in the opposite prelim of Davis and could force another head-to-head The Bowerman match-up.
Florida State’s Dentarius Locke (also receiving votes) was the preseason No. 1 at 60 meters and is currently No. 3 on the qualifying list, but he will have to face current No. 1 Prezel Hardy, Jr., of Texas A&M, who is also the collegiate leader at 200 meters. Both Locke and Hall will square off with Hardy over that distance.
Defending indoor long jump champion Marquis Dendy of Florida will make his season debut in his signature event, as well as the triple jump. He was the preseason No. 1 in both events, and will face preseason No. 2 Raymond Higgs of Arkansas in the LJ and current collegiate leader Jonathan Reid of Florida State in the TJ.
Two-time reigning indoor pole vault champion Andrew Irwin will look to jump-start his 2014 campaign at home after not clearing 17 feet in either of his first two competitions.
Washington Invitational
Lawi Lalang of Arizona – a 2013 The Bowerman men’s finalist – made a statement at the Arkansas Razorback Team Invitational last season with third third-fastest 3000 meters race in collegiate history, and this year he will look to top his mark in the same event at the Washington Invitational on Saturday.
Boise State’s Emma Bates (also receiving votes) will contest the women’s 3000 meters in Seattle on Saturday after racing at 5000 meters Friday.
Elsewhere Around the Nation
Fresh off the third-fastest indoor mile in collegiate history and the seventh-fastest in American history, Dartmouth’s Abbey D’Agostino will be part of a team effort at the Penn State National Friday evening to post a strong qualifying time for the Big Green’s distance medley relay squad.
Two-time defending outdoor 400 meters champion Ashley Spencer of Texas will make her 2014 indoor debut at her signature event at Iowa State on Saturday.
Defending outdoor pole vault champion Beth (Buell) Firsick of South Dakota (also receiving votes) will contest the pole vault. She is currently ranked No. 6 on the national qualifying list.
Meanwhile in the Midwest, 2013 indoor pole vault national champ Natalia Bartnovskaya of Kansas (also receiving votes) will compete at the Wichita State Varsity Apartments Invitational on Friday evening.
Texas Tech’s Cierra White (also receiving votes) will compete at 200 meters at her home Masked Rider Invitational.
Rounding out the Watch List action is San Diego State’s defending outdoor triple jump champion Shanieka Thomas making her 2014 debut at Houston’s Howie Ryan Invitational.
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January 31, 2014
NEW ORLEANS – Between former The Bowerman winner Galen Rupp‘s march through the history books and a bevy of former The Bowerman winners and finalists – along with current Watch-Listers – being announced for major upcoming meets, it has been a big news week for collegiate track & field’s highest individual honor.
MORE INFO: Former winners at New Balance Indoor GP | Watch-Listers Join Millrose Games
This Weekend’s Watch List Action
Last weekend 2009 men’s winner Rupp took down the indoor American record for two miles at Boston University’s Terrier Invitational in 8:07.41, breaking Bernard Lagat’s former mark of 8:09.49 from a year ago. The two-mile record came just over a week after he set the indoor American 5000 meters record of 13:01.26 on the very same track.
Rupp was on world-record pace through much of the race, putting up a serious challenge to Kenenisa Bekele’s 8:04.35 from 2008. He ultimately finished as the No. 6 performer on the all-time world indoor two-mile performance list.
His two-mile record is the 21st national record set by former winners of and finalists for The Bowerman in the Trophy’s short five-year history.
You can watch his race, which was broadcast online live on Flotrack Pro, here.
Speaking of world records, Rupp’s coach Alberto Salazar of the Nike Oregon Project told the Oregonian’s Ken Goe earlier this week that Rupp will make a run at the indoor mile world record – 3:48.45 by Hicham El Guerrouj in 1997 – in two weekends’ time on February 15 at the Boston University Scarlet & White Invitational.
Rupp’s current personal-best of 3:50.92 over the mile distance indoors was set last year on Boston University’s track.
He had originally intended to go after the American indoor of 3:49.89, held again by Lagat, at next weekend’s Boston University Valentine Invitational.
Live streaming will be available for a fee through Flotrack Pro.
Should he break the world record, he would become the second world-record-holding men’s winner of The Bowerman Trophy, joining former Oregon teammate and 2010 winner Ashton Eaton (decathlon, indoor heptathlon).
The Bowerman at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
Inaugural 2009 women’s The Bowerman Trophy winner Jenny (Barringer) Simpson and 2010 men’s finalistRyan Whiting had been previously announced as competitors in the two-mile and shot put, respectively, at February 8′s New Balance Indoor Grand Prix at the Reggie Lewis Track Center in Boston, but an announcement this week added several more fellow The Bowerman alumni to the meet’s schedule.
Two more former winners of The Bowerman Trophy in 2010 men’s winner Ashton Eaton – the world record holder in the decathlon and indoor heptathlon, both events in which he is the reigning world champion – and 2012 men’s winner Cam Levins were added to the meet’s entry list earlier this week, as was 2012 women’s finalist Brianne Theisen-Eaton.
Ashton Eaton will compete in the 60-meter dash, while wife Brianne will long jump and pace the 1000 meters race.
Levins, a newly minted Canadian record-holder at 5000 meters in that same race as Rupp, will take on an impressive field at 3000 meters. Olympics silver medalist at 5000 meters Dejen Gebremeskel of Ethiopia and world junior 3000 meters record-holder Hagos Gebrhiwet will be his top challengers as he chases the win and the Canadian record of 7:40.17 set in 2007 by Kevin Sullivan.
Simpson could also be chasing a national record at the two-mile distance: the American record of 9:23.38 by Regina Jacobs in 2002 on the very same track.
Current Watch-Listers at the Millrose Games
The Millrose Games organizers announced this week the fields for the iconic Wanamaker Mile, and both the men’s and women’s races feature current members of The Bowerman Watch List.
Lawi Lalang of Arizona – a 2013 finalist for The Bowerman – will return to The Armory in New York City for the second consecutive season to contest the Wanamaker Mile. His 3:54.56 in last season’s race was the third-fastest ever by a collegian, though he lost out to collegiate record-holder Chris O’Hare.
Both Lalang – who has stated an intention to break the collegiate mile record this season – and O’Hare are back, along with a stacked field of professionals including Matthew Centrowitz, Nick Willis and American outdoor mile record-holder Alan Webb in his final track race.
The women’s race will feature Florida’s Cory McGee against teen phenoms Mary Cain and Alexa Efraimson, Morgan Uceny and 2013 indoor mile NCAA champion Emma Coburn.
Previously announced The Bowerman alumni competing at Millrose include 2010 men’s winner Ashton Eaton, 2012 men’s winner Cam Levins, 2009 men’s finalist German Fernandez and 2012 women’s finalistBrianne Theisen-Eaton.
This Weekend’s Watch List Action
This is the final weekend of action before the February editions of the men’s and women’s Watch Lists for The Bowerman are unveiled next Wednesday and Thursday, respectively, and a handful of current Watch-Listers will be competing this weekend to secure those spots against heavy opposition.
Six of the top 10 men on the Preseason Watch List and four of the top 10 women – along with a pair of men and five women also receiving votes – are slated to compete around the country with a majority of the action taking place at the Division I National Meet of the Week: the Arkansas Razorback Team Invitational.
Arkansas Razorbacks Team Invitational
Seven total men from the Watch List and one woman Watch-Lister will compete in Fayetteville, including the weekend’s only head-to-head match-up between members of the Watch List.
Quarter-mile specialists Deon Lendore of Texas A&M and Arman Hall of Florida are No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in the nation right now, and the duo will square off at approximately 2 p.m. ET/1 CT.
This will be the second consecutive head-to-head The Bowerman showdown for Hall, who defeated Oregon’s Mike Berry (also receiving votes) at last week’s Kentucky Rod McCravy Memorial Invitational.
Making her debut at 400 meters will be Texas A&M Kamaria Brown.
A pair of current members of the Watch List will face considerable resistance from opponents who could potentially replace them on the Watch List in their signature events.
Wayne Davis II of Texas A&M will likely square off with Florida’s Eddie Lovett – a member of the Watch List in 2013 — in the 60-meter hurdles in Saturday’s final at 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 CT. Davis was the outdoor 110-meter hurdles champion in 2013 to Lovett’s runner-up finish, while indoors Lovett was the 60 hurdles winner to Davis’ runner-up showing.
Davis is currently No. 6 in the nation, while Lovett is No. 3 coming off a win over top-ranked Demoye Bogle.
Texas’ multi-event athlete Johannes Hock will also contest the 60-meter hurdles in the opposite prelim of Davis and could force another head-to-head The Bowerman match-up.
Florida State’s Dentarius Locke (also receiving votes) was the preseason No. 1 at 60 meters and is currently No. 3 on the qualifying list, but he will have to face current No. 1 Prezel Hardy, Jr., of Texas A&M, who is also the collegiate leader at 200 meters. Both Locke and Hall will square off with Hardy over that distance.
Defending indoor long jump champion Marquis Dendy of Florida will make his season debut in his signature event, as well as the triple jump. He was the preseason No. 1 in both events, and will face preseason No. 2 Raymond Higgs of Arkansas in the LJ and current collegiate leader Jonathan Reid of Florida State in the TJ.
Two-time reigning indoor pole vault champion Andrew Irwin will look to jump-start his 2014 campaign at home after not clearing 17 feet in either of his first two competitions.
Washington Invitational
Lawi Lalang of Arizona – a 2013 The Bowerman men’s finalist – made a statement at the Arkansas Razorback Team Invitational last season with third third-fastest 3000 meters race in collegiate history, and this year he will look to top his mark in the same event at the Washington Invitational on Saturday.
Boise State’s Emma Bates (also receiving votes) will contest the women’s 3000 meters in Seattle on Saturday after racing at 5000 meters Friday.
Elsewhere Around the Nation
Fresh off the third-fastest indoor mile in collegiate history and the seventh-fastest in American history, Dartmouth’s Abbey D’Agostino will be part of a team effort at the Penn State National Friday evening to post a strong qualifying time for the Big Green’s distance medley relay squad.
Two-time defending outdoor 400 meters champion Ashley Spencer of Texas will make her 2014 indoor debut at her signature event at Iowa State on Saturday.
Defending outdoor pole vault champion Beth (Buell) Firsick of South Dakota (also receiving votes) will contest the pole vault. She is currently ranked No. 6 on the national qualifying list.
Meanwhile in the Midwest, 2013 indoor pole vault national champ Natalia Bartnovskaya of Kansas (also receiving votes) will compete at the Wichita State Varsity Apartments Invitational on Friday evening.
Texas Tech’s Cierra White (also receiving votes) will compete at 200 meters at her home Masked Rider Invitational.
Rounding out the Watch List action is San Diego State’s defending outdoor triple jump champion Shanieka Thomas making her 2014 debut at Houston’s Howie Ryan Invitational.
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New Orleans, LA 70163
Contact: Kyle Terwillegar
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The Warm-Up Lap: What to Watch in College T&F This Weekend
The Warm-Up Lap: What to Watch in College T&F This Weekend
January 31, 2014
NEW ORLEANS – Arkansas, Grand Valley State and UW-Whitewater are the sites of this weekend’s USTFCCCA National Meets of the Week — the creme of the crop in a weekend with more than 80 collegiate meets around the country.
World-class match-ups await fans of collegiate track & field in Fayetteville, Ark., Friday and Saturday at theDivision I National Meet of the Week Razorback Team Invitational, where seemingly each and every sprints, hurdles and jumps event features at the very least one top-ranked competitor and sometimes the top two in the nation
Speaking of the top two, that’s exactly the match-up that will be taking place in Allendale, Mich., on Saturday as the No. 1 Lincoln (Mo.) women take on No. 2 Grand Valley State at the GVSU Five-Way in the Division II National Meet of the Week.
On the opposite side of Lake Michigan, UW-Whitewater will on Friday be hosting the men’s Leonard "Squig" Converse Invitational and on Saturday the women’s Warhawk Classic Invitational, which combine as the Division III National Meet of the Week. Among the numerous top-ranked teams slated to compete are defending indoor men’s champion No. 1 UW-La Crosse and women’s champion No. 4 UW-Oshkosh.
And be sure to take a look at the latest list of times/marks made by 2013 college football players during the 2014 indoor season, which could come in handy during your Super Bowl viewing experience this Sunday.
Also on the horizon next weekend are the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Though the USTFCCA doesn’t keep a list of top marks by student-athletes who split between indoor track & field and ice hockey, we can report that Hannah Jaiven of Hamilton in Division III is not only competing in both but excelling at both. Not only is she the school’s pole vault record holder, she has scored two goals and notched two assists on defense this season for the hockey team.
She pulled off perhaps the most unique double of the season two weekends ago, competing at Colgate in the morning with the track & field team before returning to campus in the afternoon for a home hockey game against Williams.
USTFCCCA InfoZone: Broadcast Schedule
Friday, January 31, 2014
Penn State National
(State College, Pa.) WEB: Flotrack Pro LIVE
sub. required
Washington Invitational
(Seattle, Wash.) WEB: Flotrack Pro LIVE
sub. required
5:55 PM ET /
4:55 PM CT Razorback Team Invitational
(Fayetteville, Ark.) WEB: ArkansasRazorbacks.com LIVE
sub. Required
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Penn State National
(State College, Pa.) WEB: Flotrack Pro LIVE
sub. required
Washington Invitational
(Seattle, Wash.) WEB: Flotrack Pro LIVE
sub. required
11:00 AM ET Concordia (Neb.) Indoor Invitational
(Seward, Neb.) WEB: CUNE.edu LIVE
11:55 AM ET /
10:55 AM CT Razorback Team Invitational
(Fayetteville, Ark.) WEB: ArkansasRazorbacks.com LIVE
sub. Required
Division I National Meet of the Week
Arkansas Razorback Team Invitational
Friday, Jan. 31 – Saturday, Feb. 1 | Full Schedule | Randal Tyson Track Complex – Fayetteville, Ark.
FOLLOW LIVE: Video | Results
Defending men’s indoor national champion No. 1 Arkansas and the Razorbacks’ No. 7 women will play host this weekend to a bevy of ranked programs – albeit in varying levels of participation – at its Razorback Team Invitational Friday and Saturday.
Both No. 2 squads will be in town as the second-ranked Florida men bring a significant contingent of its team and the second-ranked Texas women will split its squad between Fayetteville and Iowa State.
Other ranked teams in the men’s competition include No. 5 Texas A&M, No. 6 Florida State, No. 10 Oklahoma State, No. 19 Texas and No. 20 Stanford. Top-25 women’s teams scheduled to compete are No. 3 Texas A&M, No. 4 Florida, No. 9 Stanford and No. 17 Florida State.
As they typically do in SEC Country, the sprints and jumps are expected to take center stage in Fayetteville with match-ups reminiscent of conference-championship level competition.
That list is topped by the men’s 400, which features The Bowerman Watch-Listers Deon Lendore of Texas A&M and Arman Hall of Florida – ranked No. 1 and 2 in 2014, respectively – up against No. 3 Neil Braddy of Arkansas and six other top-20 performers in 2014.
It will be Hall’s second match-up against a rival Watch-Lister in as many weeks after taking down Oregon’s Mike Berry (also receiving votes) last week at Kentucky.
Hall also figures to be a major player at 200 meters, where the third-ranked Gator will take on another collegiate leader from Texas A&M in Prezel Hardy, Jr., and three other top-10 sprinters in Tulsa’s No. 6 Bryce Robinson and A&M’s No. 7 Michael Bryan and No. 10 Shavez Hart.
Hardy has already equaled the 2013 time of preseason No. 1 at 60 meters, Dentarius Locke of Florida State, and the two will line up against one another this weekend.
Though not as deep as some of the other fields, the 60-meter hurdles features a showdown between The Bowerman Watch-Lister/outdoor 110-meter hurdles champ Wayne Davis II of Texas A&M and defending indoor 60-meter hurdles champ Eddie Lovett of Florida. Davis was runner-up to Lovett indoors, while Lovett was second to Davis outdoors.
The women’s sprints match-ups are equally captivating, especially at 200 meters. No. 3 Regine Williams of Arkansas will battle No. 4 Ashton Purvis and No. 8 Olivia Ekpone of Texas A&M, and also No. 10 Ebony Eutsey of Florida.
The Bowerman Watch List member Kamaria Brown will have her hands full in her 2014 400 meters debut, with No. 2 Eutsey of Florida, No. 7 Chrishuna Williams of Arkansas and No. 8 Save Watson of Florida State also on the start line.
In the field, The Bowerman Watch List member and defending men’s indoor long jump champion Marquis Dendy of Florida will compete in his signature event for the first time this season. He will be joined by rival preseason No. 2 Raymond Higgs of Arkansas and No. 7 Stefan Brits of Florida State, both of whom are also debuting.
Dendy is also the preseason No. 1 in the triple jump, an event in which he will also make his 2014 debut. Florida State’s Jonathan Reid has staked his claim as the No. 1 in 2014 with a 53-3¾ (16.25m) mark identical to Dendy’s best in 2013.
Top-ranked women’s triple jumper LaQue Moen-Davis of Texas A&M is set to duel with No. 2 Ciarra Brewer of Florida. Moen-Davis is also No. 6 in the long jump, up against No. 2 Robin Reynolds of Florida and No. 9 Der’Renae Freeman of Florida State.
Competing in his first heptathlon of the season is 2013 national champ Kevin Lazas of Arkansas. His outdoor rival, The Bowerman Watch-Lister and outdoor decathlon champ Johannes Hock of Texas, won’t compete in the full heptathlon but is entered in the open long jump and 60-meter hurdle events.
Highlighting the distance events are the men’s 800 – which features preseason No. 1 and No. 4 Tomas Squella and Patrick Rono of Arkansas against the Florida duo of Sean Obinwa and Andres Arroyo – and the men’s 3000. Contesting the 3k are preseason No. 2 Kirubel Erassa of Oklahoma State, No. 16 Stanley Kebenei of Arkansas and No. 17 Ryan Dohner of Texas.
Arkansas’ duo of former National Athlete of the Week Dominique Scott and Grace Heymsfield headline the women’s mile, while Texas Marielle Hall of Texas tops the women’s 3K.
Four More DI Meets to Watch:
Washington Invitational
Friday/Saturday | Full Schedule | Live Results | Flotrack Pro Live Stream
Ranked Men’s Teams: #3 Oregon; #8 Arizona; #14 Colorado; #20 Stanford
Ranked Women’s Teams: #1 Oregon; #9 Stanford; #18 Washington
Penn State National
Friday/Saturday | Full Schedule | Live Results | Flotrack Pro Live Stream
Ranked Men’s Teams: #7 Penn State; #20 Stanford
Ranked Women’s Teams: #9 Stanford; #13 Dartmouth; #20 Georgetown; #23 Villanova
New Mexico Invitational
Saturday | Live Results
Ranked Men’s Teams: #9 Nebraska; #11 Arizona State
Ranked Women’s Teams: #8 LSU; #22 Arizona State
Army-Navy Dual "Star Meet"
Saturday | Meet Preview
TOP 10 DI MEN’S TEAMS IN ACTION
Team Meet
1. Arkansas Arkansas Razorback Team Invitational
2. Florida Arkansas Razorback Team Invitational
3. Oregon Washington Invitational
4. Wisconsin Iowa State Bill Bergan Invitational
UW-Whitewater Leonard "Squig" Converse Invite
5. Texas A&M Arkansas Razorback Team Invitational
6. Florida State Arkansas Razorback Team Invitational
7. Penn State Penn State National (Indoor)
8. Arizona Washington Invitational
9. Nebraska New Mexico Invitational
10. Oklahoma State Arkansas Razorback Team Invitational
TOP 10 DI WOMEN’S TEAMS IN ACTION
Team Meet
1. Oregon Washington Invitational
2. Texas Iowa State Bill Bergan Invitational
Arkansas Razorback Team Invitational
3. Texas A&M Arkansas Razorback Team Invitational
4. Florida Arkansas Razorback Team Invitational
7. Arkansas Arkansas Razorback Team Invitational
8. LSU New Mexico Invitational
9. Stanford Penn State National (Indoor)
Arkansas Razorback Team Invitational
Washington Invitational
Division II National Meet of the Week
Grand Valley State Five-Way
Saturday, Feb. 1 | Full Schedule | Kelly Family Sports Center – Allendale, Mich.
FOLLOW LIVE: Results
There’s nothing like settling – at least for the time being – a tight National Team Computer Rankings battle with some good ol’ fashioned head-to-head competition. Throw out the rankings, put away the descending order lists and get out your popcorn: the women of No. 1 Lincoln (Mo.) and No. 2 Grand Valley State – the two most dominant women’s programs in recent history — are set to square off this weekend.
Lincoln (Mo.)’s women, powered by their sprints, hurdles and jumps, have either won the NCAA indoor team title (2009, 2010) or finished runners-up (2011, 2013) in all but one of the past five seasons.
GVSU, coming off its second straight cross country title in the fall, has won two of the past three national titles indoors (2011, 2012) and finished runner-up the two years prior (2009, 2010).
That match-up alone is enough to merit "National Meet of the Week" status, made even better by the rest of the women’s field and the men’s field, which includes No. 4 GVSU and No. 11 Lewis – at its best national rank since the beginning of the USTFCCCA rankings in 2010.
Neither Lincoln or GVSU appear to be pulling many punches if the entry lists are any indication, with numerous events featuring top-25 individuals going head-to-head with one another. Generally speaking, Lincoln draws its strength from the sprints, hurdles and jumps while GVSU is powered by its strong distance and throws corps, but there are overlaps that will provide for very intriguing match-ups.
GVSU’s Kalena Franklin is the nation’s top-ranked 60-meter hurdler at this point in the season, and she’ll have to prove her mettle against the Lincoln trio of No. 4 Ladonna Richards, No. 8 Juneille Barker and No. 11 Shakiesha Miller.
The script is flipped in the mile distance, where Lincoln’s Twishana Williams (No. 12 nationally) could potentially take on GVSU’s top distance runners in Jessica Janecke (No. 2, 5000 meters), Allyson Winchester (No. 8, 3000 meters) and Hannah Osborn (No. 9, 3000 meters). Also expected to be in the thick of it is Hillsdale’s sixth-ranked Molly Oren.
If the meet isn’t settled by the time all the individual events have finished, it will come down to the 4×400 meter relay finale, an event in which Lincoln and GVSU are, very fittingly, ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively.
Events to watch on the men’s side include the 800 meters and the high jump. Though nation-leading 800-meter man Ethan Barnes of GVSU is stepping up to the mile for this meet, a top-10 tussle is still in the cards with No. 5 Jeremy Wilk of GVSU, No. 8 Matt Jemilo of Lewis and No. 9 Jermaine Blake of Lincoln (Mo.).
The high jump is headlined by a pair of men tied at No. 5 in the nation in GVSU’s Trent Chappell and Lewis’ Isaac Jean-Paul, who both cleared identical heights of 6-10¾ (2.10m) last weekend.
Three More DII Meets to Watch:
Missouri Southern Lion Invitational
Friday/Saturday | Full Schedule | Live Results
Ranked Men’s Teams: #6 Southwest Baptist; #10 Pittsburg State; #12 Missouri Southern
Ranked Women’s Teams: #12 Central Missouri; #25 Southwest Baptist
Minnesota State Open
Friday/Saturday | Full Schedule
Ranked Men’s Teams: #5 Minnesota State; #17 Sioux Falls
Ranked Women’s Teams: # 11 Sioux Falls; #16 Augustana (S.D.); #19 Minnesota Duluth; #23 Wayne State (Neb.)
Adams State-Western State Dual
Friday
Men: #1 Adams State; #18 Western State
Women: #3 Adams State
TOP 10 DII MEN’S TEAMS IN ACTION
Team Meet
1. Adams State DUAL: Adams State-Western State
2. Saint Augustine’s Penn State National (Indoor)
3. Ashland Findlay Open
4. Grand Valley State GVSU Quad
5. Minnesota State Minnesota State Heptathlon & Open
6. Southwest Baptist Missouri Southern Lion Invitational
7. Southern Connecticut Metropolitan Championships (Indoor)
8. Findlay Findlay Open
9. Neb.-Kearney Concordia (Neb.) Alumni Classic
10. Pittsburg State Missouri Southern Lion Invitational
TOP 10 DII WOMEN’S TEAMS IN ACTION
Team Meet
1. Lincoln (Mo.) GVSU Quad
2. Grand Valley State GVSU Quad
3. Adams State DUAL: Adams State-Western State
4. Ashland Findlay Open
5. Johnson C. Smith Penn State National (Indoor)
6. Southern Connecticut Metropolitan Championships (Indoor)
9. Chadron State Chadron State Twilight
10. Findlay Findlay Open
Division III National Meet(s) of the Week
UW-Whitewater Men’s Leonard "Squig" Converse Invitational/Women’s Warhawk Classic Invitational
Friday, Jan. 31 / Saturday, Feb. 1 | Full Schedules: Men / Women | Kachel Fieldhouse – Whitewater, Wis.
Five of the top eight men’s teams in the most recent USTFCCCA Division III National Team Computer Rankings and four of the top 15 women’s teams will be in action this weekend in Whitewater, Wis., as UW-Whitewater hosts the men’s Leonard "Squig" Converse Invitational on Friday and the corresponding women’s Warhawk Classic Invitational Saturday.
No. 1 defending men’s champion UW-La Crosse headlines a deep and talented men’s field that also features host No. 4 UW-Whitewater, No. 5 UW-Oshkosh, No. 7 North Central (Ill.) and No. 8 Monmouth (Ill.). Only six different programs have won national indoor DIII titles since the first championships in 1985, and three of them – UW-La Crosse (16), North Central (4) and UW-Oshkosh (1) – will be represented Friday.
Both the track and field events will be loaded with superb match-ups, but keep an especially close eye on the long jump and pole vault. Division III long jump leader James Wilson of Monmouth is up against a field that includes No. 5 Kyle Schueller and No. 7 Jonathan Jordan of UW-Oshkosh and No. 9 Justin Bowers and No. 10 Cory Zaeske of UW-Whitewater.
In the pole vault, No. 2 Michael Bennett of Chicago – a former National Athlete of the Week – will take on the three-headed UW-La Crosse vaulting monster that is No. 3 Jeffery Hill, t-No. 4 Bryan Klister and t-No. 4 Rob Rohe, along with t-No. 4 Jake Dickmann of UW-Oshkosh.
The men’s mile will feature a convergence of top distance runners as UW-La Crosse’s Sean Royer (preseason No. 1 at 800 meters), North Central’s John Crain (currently No. 2 at 5000 meters) and preseason No. 9 miler Dawson Miller of UW-Whitewater square off.
Four men are within six-tenths of a second of one another at 60 meters, headlined by No. 3 Corey Broussard of UW-Whitewater. He will take on No. 6 Alex Koenen of UW-La Crosse and a pair of men tied at No. 13 in Kiante Green of Monmouth (Ill.) and Naji Allan of UW-Oshkosh.
Headlining Saturday’s team competition are defending national indoor champion No. 4 UW-Oshkosh, No. 6 UW-Whitewater, No. 12 North Central and No. 13 Monmouth.
Reigning National Athlete of the Week Melanie Brickner of UW-Oshkosh headlines the throws, which are shaping up to be the meet’s most tightly contested events. As the ninth-best weight thrower in Division history, she will take on fourth-ranked No. 4 Shelby Mahr of UW-Whitewater and No. 9 Raven Robinson of Monmouth.
She is the underdog in the shot put at No. 6, behind No. 2 teammate Jecel Klotz, No. 3 Ebony Stallworth and No. 4 Mahr of Whitewater.
Highlights on the track include the 800 and 60 meter races. Preseason No. 4 Amanda Brom of UW-Whitewater will go up at 800 meters against current No. 6 Kylee Verhasselt of Oshkosh and No. 15 Brittany Kozlowski of St. Norbert; while at 60 meters preseason No. 7 Lexie Sondgeroth of Whitewater will take on current No. 6 Felicia Carlson of Beloit and No. 8 Liz LeCaptain of St. Norbert.
Three More DIII Meets to Watch:
Wartburg Select
Friday/Saturday | Full Schedule
Ranked Men’s Teams: #9 Central (Iowa); #14 Wartburg; #24 St. Thomas (Minn.)
Ranked Women’s Teams: #1 Wartburg; #3 UW-La Crosse; #7 St. Thomas (Minn.)
Tufts Stampede
Friday/Saturday
Ranked Men’s Teams: #6 Haverford; #11 MIT; #13 Tufts
Ranked Women’s Teams: #2 MIT; #17 Rhode Island College; #23 Tufts
Springfield (Mass.) Team Challenge
Saturday | Full Schedule
Ranked Women’s Teams: #5 Williams; #11 Wheaton (Mass.); #19 Amherst
TOP 10 DIII MEN’S TEAMS IN ACTION
Team Meet
1. UW-La Crosse UW-Whitewater Leonard "Squig" Converse Invite
2. UW-Eau Claire UW-Stout Warren Bowlus Open
3. Mount Union OAC Split North
4. UW-Whitewater UW-Whitewater Leonard "Squig" Converse Invite
5. UW-Oshkosh UW-Whitewater Leonard "Squig" Converse Invite
6. Haverford Tufts Stampede
7. North Central (Ill.) UW-Whitewater Leonard "Squig" Converse Invite
8. Monmouth (Ill.) UW-Whitewater Leonard "Squig" Converse Invite
9. Central (Iowa) Wartburg Indoor Select
10. Bates Maine State Championships (indoor)
TOP 10 DIII WOMEN’S TEAMS IN ACTION
Team Meet
1. Wartburg Wartburg Indoor Select
2. MIT Tufts Stampede
3. UW-La Crosse Wartburg Indoor Select
4. UW-Oshkosh UW-Whitewater Warhawk Classic Invitational
5. Williams Springfield (Mass.) Team Challenge II
6. UW-Whitewater UW-Whitewater Warhawk Classic Invitational
7. St. Thomas (Minn.) Wartburg Indoor Select
8. Washington (Mo.) Rose-Hulman Engineer Invitational
9. Emory Clemson Bob Pollock Indoor Invitational
University of the South Tiger Indoor Invitational
10. Johns Hopkins Bison Open & Multis
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January 31, 2014
NEW ORLEANS – Arkansas, Grand Valley State and UW-Whitewater are the sites of this weekend’s USTFCCCA National Meets of the Week — the creme of the crop in a weekend with more than 80 collegiate meets around the country.
World-class match-ups await fans of collegiate track & field in Fayetteville, Ark., Friday and Saturday at theDivision I National Meet of the Week Razorback Team Invitational, where seemingly each and every sprints, hurdles and jumps event features at the very least one top-ranked competitor and sometimes the top two in the nation
Speaking of the top two, that’s exactly the match-up that will be taking place in Allendale, Mich., on Saturday as the No. 1 Lincoln (Mo.) women take on No. 2 Grand Valley State at the GVSU Five-Way in the Division II National Meet of the Week.
On the opposite side of Lake Michigan, UW-Whitewater will on Friday be hosting the men’s Leonard "Squig" Converse Invitational and on Saturday the women’s Warhawk Classic Invitational, which combine as the Division III National Meet of the Week. Among the numerous top-ranked teams slated to compete are defending indoor men’s champion No. 1 UW-La Crosse and women’s champion No. 4 UW-Oshkosh.
And be sure to take a look at the latest list of times/marks made by 2013 college football players during the 2014 indoor season, which could come in handy during your Super Bowl viewing experience this Sunday.
Also on the horizon next weekend are the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Though the USTFCCA doesn’t keep a list of top marks by student-athletes who split between indoor track & field and ice hockey, we can report that Hannah Jaiven of Hamilton in Division III is not only competing in both but excelling at both. Not only is she the school’s pole vault record holder, she has scored two goals and notched two assists on defense this season for the hockey team.
She pulled off perhaps the most unique double of the season two weekends ago, competing at Colgate in the morning with the track & field team before returning to campus in the afternoon for a home hockey game against Williams.
USTFCCCA InfoZone: Broadcast Schedule
Friday, January 31, 2014
Penn State National
(State College, Pa.) WEB: Flotrack Pro LIVE
sub. required
Washington Invitational
(Seattle, Wash.) WEB: Flotrack Pro LIVE
sub. required
5:55 PM ET /
4:55 PM CT Razorback Team Invitational
(Fayetteville, Ark.) WEB: ArkansasRazorbacks.com LIVE
sub. Required
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Penn State National
(State College, Pa.) WEB: Flotrack Pro LIVE
sub. required
Washington Invitational
(Seattle, Wash.) WEB: Flotrack Pro LIVE
sub. required
11:00 AM ET Concordia (Neb.) Indoor Invitational
(Seward, Neb.) WEB: CUNE.edu LIVE
11:55 AM ET /
10:55 AM CT Razorback Team Invitational
(Fayetteville, Ark.) WEB: ArkansasRazorbacks.com LIVE
sub. Required
Division I National Meet of the Week
Arkansas Razorback Team Invitational
Friday, Jan. 31 – Saturday, Feb. 1 | Full Schedule | Randal Tyson Track Complex – Fayetteville, Ark.
FOLLOW LIVE: Video | Results
Defending men’s indoor national champion No. 1 Arkansas and the Razorbacks’ No. 7 women will play host this weekend to a bevy of ranked programs – albeit in varying levels of participation – at its Razorback Team Invitational Friday and Saturday.
Both No. 2 squads will be in town as the second-ranked Florida men bring a significant contingent of its team and the second-ranked Texas women will split its squad between Fayetteville and Iowa State.
Other ranked teams in the men’s competition include No. 5 Texas A&M, No. 6 Florida State, No. 10 Oklahoma State, No. 19 Texas and No. 20 Stanford. Top-25 women’s teams scheduled to compete are No. 3 Texas A&M, No. 4 Florida, No. 9 Stanford and No. 17 Florida State.
As they typically do in SEC Country, the sprints and jumps are expected to take center stage in Fayetteville with match-ups reminiscent of conference-championship level competition.
That list is topped by the men’s 400, which features The Bowerman Watch-Listers Deon Lendore of Texas A&M and Arman Hall of Florida – ranked No. 1 and 2 in 2014, respectively – up against No. 3 Neil Braddy of Arkansas and six other top-20 performers in 2014.
It will be Hall’s second match-up against a rival Watch-Lister in as many weeks after taking down Oregon’s Mike Berry (also receiving votes) last week at Kentucky.
Hall also figures to be a major player at 200 meters, where the third-ranked Gator will take on another collegiate leader from Texas A&M in Prezel Hardy, Jr., and three other top-10 sprinters in Tulsa’s No. 6 Bryce Robinson and A&M’s No. 7 Michael Bryan and No. 10 Shavez Hart.
Hardy has already equaled the 2013 time of preseason No. 1 at 60 meters, Dentarius Locke of Florida State, and the two will line up against one another this weekend.
Though not as deep as some of the other fields, the 60-meter hurdles features a showdown between The Bowerman Watch-Lister/outdoor 110-meter hurdles champ Wayne Davis II of Texas A&M and defending indoor 60-meter hurdles champ Eddie Lovett of Florida. Davis was runner-up to Lovett indoors, while Lovett was second to Davis outdoors.
The women’s sprints match-ups are equally captivating, especially at 200 meters. No. 3 Regine Williams of Arkansas will battle No. 4 Ashton Purvis and No. 8 Olivia Ekpone of Texas A&M, and also No. 10 Ebony Eutsey of Florida.
The Bowerman Watch List member Kamaria Brown will have her hands full in her 2014 400 meters debut, with No. 2 Eutsey of Florida, No. 7 Chrishuna Williams of Arkansas and No. 8 Save Watson of Florida State also on the start line.
In the field, The Bowerman Watch List member and defending men’s indoor long jump champion Marquis Dendy of Florida will compete in his signature event for the first time this season. He will be joined by rival preseason No. 2 Raymond Higgs of Arkansas and No. 7 Stefan Brits of Florida State, both of whom are also debuting.
Dendy is also the preseason No. 1 in the triple jump, an event in which he will also make his 2014 debut. Florida State’s Jonathan Reid has staked his claim as the No. 1 in 2014 with a 53-3¾ (16.25m) mark identical to Dendy’s best in 2013.
Top-ranked women’s triple jumper LaQue Moen-Davis of Texas A&M is set to duel with No. 2 Ciarra Brewer of Florida. Moen-Davis is also No. 6 in the long jump, up against No. 2 Robin Reynolds of Florida and No. 9 Der’Renae Freeman of Florida State.
Competing in his first heptathlon of the season is 2013 national champ Kevin Lazas of Arkansas. His outdoor rival, The Bowerman Watch-Lister and outdoor decathlon champ Johannes Hock of Texas, won’t compete in the full heptathlon but is entered in the open long jump and 60-meter hurdle events.
Highlighting the distance events are the men’s 800 – which features preseason No. 1 and No. 4 Tomas Squella and Patrick Rono of Arkansas against the Florida duo of Sean Obinwa and Andres Arroyo – and the men’s 3000. Contesting the 3k are preseason No. 2 Kirubel Erassa of Oklahoma State, No. 16 Stanley Kebenei of Arkansas and No. 17 Ryan Dohner of Texas.
Arkansas’ duo of former National Athlete of the Week Dominique Scott and Grace Heymsfield headline the women’s mile, while Texas Marielle Hall of Texas tops the women’s 3K.
Four More DI Meets to Watch:
Washington Invitational
Friday/Saturday | Full Schedule | Live Results | Flotrack Pro Live Stream
Ranked Men’s Teams: #3 Oregon; #8 Arizona; #14 Colorado; #20 Stanford
Ranked Women’s Teams: #1 Oregon; #9 Stanford; #18 Washington
Penn State National
Friday/Saturday | Full Schedule | Live Results | Flotrack Pro Live Stream
Ranked Men’s Teams: #7 Penn State; #20 Stanford
Ranked Women’s Teams: #9 Stanford; #13 Dartmouth; #20 Georgetown; #23 Villanova
New Mexico Invitational
Saturday | Live Results
Ranked Men’s Teams: #9 Nebraska; #11 Arizona State
Ranked Women’s Teams: #8 LSU; #22 Arizona State
Army-Navy Dual "Star Meet"
Saturday | Meet Preview
TOP 10 DI MEN’S TEAMS IN ACTION
Team Meet
1. Arkansas Arkansas Razorback Team Invitational
2. Florida Arkansas Razorback Team Invitational
3. Oregon Washington Invitational
4. Wisconsin Iowa State Bill Bergan Invitational
UW-Whitewater Leonard "Squig" Converse Invite
5. Texas A&M Arkansas Razorback Team Invitational
6. Florida State Arkansas Razorback Team Invitational
7. Penn State Penn State National (Indoor)
8. Arizona Washington Invitational
9. Nebraska New Mexico Invitational
10. Oklahoma State Arkansas Razorback Team Invitational
TOP 10 DI WOMEN’S TEAMS IN ACTION
Team Meet
1. Oregon Washington Invitational
2. Texas Iowa State Bill Bergan Invitational
Arkansas Razorback Team Invitational
3. Texas A&M Arkansas Razorback Team Invitational
4. Florida Arkansas Razorback Team Invitational
7. Arkansas Arkansas Razorback Team Invitational
8. LSU New Mexico Invitational
9. Stanford Penn State National (Indoor)
Arkansas Razorback Team Invitational
Washington Invitational
Division II National Meet of the Week
Grand Valley State Five-Way
Saturday, Feb. 1 | Full Schedule | Kelly Family Sports Center – Allendale, Mich.
FOLLOW LIVE: Results
There’s nothing like settling – at least for the time being – a tight National Team Computer Rankings battle with some good ol’ fashioned head-to-head competition. Throw out the rankings, put away the descending order lists and get out your popcorn: the women of No. 1 Lincoln (Mo.) and No. 2 Grand Valley State – the two most dominant women’s programs in recent history — are set to square off this weekend.
Lincoln (Mo.)’s women, powered by their sprints, hurdles and jumps, have either won the NCAA indoor team title (2009, 2010) or finished runners-up (2011, 2013) in all but one of the past five seasons.
GVSU, coming off its second straight cross country title in the fall, has won two of the past three national titles indoors (2011, 2012) and finished runner-up the two years prior (2009, 2010).
That match-up alone is enough to merit "National Meet of the Week" status, made even better by the rest of the women’s field and the men’s field, which includes No. 4 GVSU and No. 11 Lewis – at its best national rank since the beginning of the USTFCCCA rankings in 2010.
Neither Lincoln or GVSU appear to be pulling many punches if the entry lists are any indication, with numerous events featuring top-25 individuals going head-to-head with one another. Generally speaking, Lincoln draws its strength from the sprints, hurdles and jumps while GVSU is powered by its strong distance and throws corps, but there are overlaps that will provide for very intriguing match-ups.
GVSU’s Kalena Franklin is the nation’s top-ranked 60-meter hurdler at this point in the season, and she’ll have to prove her mettle against the Lincoln trio of No. 4 Ladonna Richards, No. 8 Juneille Barker and No. 11 Shakiesha Miller.
The script is flipped in the mile distance, where Lincoln’s Twishana Williams (No. 12 nationally) could potentially take on GVSU’s top distance runners in Jessica Janecke (No. 2, 5000 meters), Allyson Winchester (No. 8, 3000 meters) and Hannah Osborn (No. 9, 3000 meters). Also expected to be in the thick of it is Hillsdale’s sixth-ranked Molly Oren.
If the meet isn’t settled by the time all the individual events have finished, it will come down to the 4×400 meter relay finale, an event in which Lincoln and GVSU are, very fittingly, ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively.
Events to watch on the men’s side include the 800 meters and the high jump. Though nation-leading 800-meter man Ethan Barnes of GVSU is stepping up to the mile for this meet, a top-10 tussle is still in the cards with No. 5 Jeremy Wilk of GVSU, No. 8 Matt Jemilo of Lewis and No. 9 Jermaine Blake of Lincoln (Mo.).
The high jump is headlined by a pair of men tied at No. 5 in the nation in GVSU’s Trent Chappell and Lewis’ Isaac Jean-Paul, who both cleared identical heights of 6-10¾ (2.10m) last weekend.
Three More DII Meets to Watch:
Missouri Southern Lion Invitational
Friday/Saturday | Full Schedule | Live Results
Ranked Men’s Teams: #6 Southwest Baptist; #10 Pittsburg State; #12 Missouri Southern
Ranked Women’s Teams: #12 Central Missouri; #25 Southwest Baptist
Minnesota State Open
Friday/Saturday | Full Schedule
Ranked Men’s Teams: #5 Minnesota State; #17 Sioux Falls
Ranked Women’s Teams: # 11 Sioux Falls; #16 Augustana (S.D.); #19 Minnesota Duluth; #23 Wayne State (Neb.)
Adams State-Western State Dual
Friday
Men: #1 Adams State; #18 Western State
Women: #3 Adams State
TOP 10 DII MEN’S TEAMS IN ACTION
Team Meet
1. Adams State DUAL: Adams State-Western State
2. Saint Augustine’s Penn State National (Indoor)
3. Ashland Findlay Open
4. Grand Valley State GVSU Quad
5. Minnesota State Minnesota State Heptathlon & Open
6. Southwest Baptist Missouri Southern Lion Invitational
7. Southern Connecticut Metropolitan Championships (Indoor)
8. Findlay Findlay Open
9. Neb.-Kearney Concordia (Neb.) Alumni Classic
10. Pittsburg State Missouri Southern Lion Invitational
TOP 10 DII WOMEN’S TEAMS IN ACTION
Team Meet
1. Lincoln (Mo.) GVSU Quad
2. Grand Valley State GVSU Quad
3. Adams State DUAL: Adams State-Western State
4. Ashland Findlay Open
5. Johnson C. Smith Penn State National (Indoor)
6. Southern Connecticut Metropolitan Championships (Indoor)
9. Chadron State Chadron State Twilight
10. Findlay Findlay Open
Division III National Meet(s) of the Week
UW-Whitewater Men’s Leonard "Squig" Converse Invitational/Women’s Warhawk Classic Invitational
Friday, Jan. 31 / Saturday, Feb. 1 | Full Schedules: Men / Women | Kachel Fieldhouse – Whitewater, Wis.
Five of the top eight men’s teams in the most recent USTFCCCA Division III National Team Computer Rankings and four of the top 15 women’s teams will be in action this weekend in Whitewater, Wis., as UW-Whitewater hosts the men’s Leonard "Squig" Converse Invitational on Friday and the corresponding women’s Warhawk Classic Invitational Saturday.
No. 1 defending men’s champion UW-La Crosse headlines a deep and talented men’s field that also features host No. 4 UW-Whitewater, No. 5 UW-Oshkosh, No. 7 North Central (Ill.) and No. 8 Monmouth (Ill.). Only six different programs have won national indoor DIII titles since the first championships in 1985, and three of them – UW-La Crosse (16), North Central (4) and UW-Oshkosh (1) – will be represented Friday.
Both the track and field events will be loaded with superb match-ups, but keep an especially close eye on the long jump and pole vault. Division III long jump leader James Wilson of Monmouth is up against a field that includes No. 5 Kyle Schueller and No. 7 Jonathan Jordan of UW-Oshkosh and No. 9 Justin Bowers and No. 10 Cory Zaeske of UW-Whitewater.
In the pole vault, No. 2 Michael Bennett of Chicago – a former National Athlete of the Week – will take on the three-headed UW-La Crosse vaulting monster that is No. 3 Jeffery Hill, t-No. 4 Bryan Klister and t-No. 4 Rob Rohe, along with t-No. 4 Jake Dickmann of UW-Oshkosh.
The men’s mile will feature a convergence of top distance runners as UW-La Crosse’s Sean Royer (preseason No. 1 at 800 meters), North Central’s John Crain (currently No. 2 at 5000 meters) and preseason No. 9 miler Dawson Miller of UW-Whitewater square off.
Four men are within six-tenths of a second of one another at 60 meters, headlined by No. 3 Corey Broussard of UW-Whitewater. He will take on No. 6 Alex Koenen of UW-La Crosse and a pair of men tied at No. 13 in Kiante Green of Monmouth (Ill.) and Naji Allan of UW-Oshkosh.
Headlining Saturday’s team competition are defending national indoor champion No. 4 UW-Oshkosh, No. 6 UW-Whitewater, No. 12 North Central and No. 13 Monmouth.
Reigning National Athlete of the Week Melanie Brickner of UW-Oshkosh headlines the throws, which are shaping up to be the meet’s most tightly contested events. As the ninth-best weight thrower in Division history, she will take on fourth-ranked No. 4 Shelby Mahr of UW-Whitewater and No. 9 Raven Robinson of Monmouth.
She is the underdog in the shot put at No. 6, behind No. 2 teammate Jecel Klotz, No. 3 Ebony Stallworth and No. 4 Mahr of Whitewater.
Highlights on the track include the 800 and 60 meter races. Preseason No. 4 Amanda Brom of UW-Whitewater will go up at 800 meters against current No. 6 Kylee Verhasselt of Oshkosh and No. 15 Brittany Kozlowski of St. Norbert; while at 60 meters preseason No. 7 Lexie Sondgeroth of Whitewater will take on current No. 6 Felicia Carlson of Beloit and No. 8 Liz LeCaptain of St. Norbert.
Three More DIII Meets to Watch:
Wartburg Select
Friday/Saturday | Full Schedule
Ranked Men’s Teams: #9 Central (Iowa); #14 Wartburg; #24 St. Thomas (Minn.)
Ranked Women’s Teams: #1 Wartburg; #3 UW-La Crosse; #7 St. Thomas (Minn.)
Tufts Stampede
Friday/Saturday
Ranked Men’s Teams: #6 Haverford; #11 MIT; #13 Tufts
Ranked Women’s Teams: #2 MIT; #17 Rhode Island College; #23 Tufts
Springfield (Mass.) Team Challenge
Saturday | Full Schedule
Ranked Women’s Teams: #5 Williams; #11 Wheaton (Mass.); #19 Amherst
TOP 10 DIII MEN’S TEAMS IN ACTION
Team Meet
1. UW-La Crosse UW-Whitewater Leonard "Squig" Converse Invite
2. UW-Eau Claire UW-Stout Warren Bowlus Open
3. Mount Union OAC Split North
4. UW-Whitewater UW-Whitewater Leonard "Squig" Converse Invite
5. UW-Oshkosh UW-Whitewater Leonard "Squig" Converse Invite
6. Haverford Tufts Stampede
7. North Central (Ill.) UW-Whitewater Leonard "Squig" Converse Invite
8. Monmouth (Ill.) UW-Whitewater Leonard "Squig" Converse Invite
9. Central (Iowa) Wartburg Indoor Select
10. Bates Maine State Championships (indoor)
TOP 10 DIII WOMEN’S TEAMS IN ACTION
Team Meet
1. Wartburg Wartburg Indoor Select
2. MIT Tufts Stampede
3. UW-La Crosse Wartburg Indoor Select
4. UW-Oshkosh UW-Whitewater Warhawk Classic Invitational
5. Williams Springfield (Mass.) Team Challenge II
6. UW-Whitewater UW-Whitewater Warhawk Classic Invitational
7. St. Thomas (Minn.) Wartburg Indoor Select
8. Washington (Mo.) Rose-Hulman Engineer Invitational
9. Emory Clemson Bob Pollock Indoor Invitational
University of the South Tiger Indoor Invitational
10. Johns Hopkins Bison Open & Multis
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Thursday, January 30, 2014
Alabama’s Batson Pursuing Limitless Potential On The Track
http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/NEWS/tabid/473/Article/248904/alabamas-batson-pursuing-limitless-potential-on-the-track.aspx
Bruins’ Souza solid at NAU Invitational
http://napavalleyregister.com/sports/columnists/marty-james/bruins-souza-solid-at-nau-invitational/article_2edd9976-88bc-11e3-9de9-0019bb2963f4.html
U.S. HIGH SCHOOL WEIGHT THROW PERFORMANCE LIST - 01-30-14
U.S. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS'INDOOR 25# WEIGHT THROW
NATIONAL INDOOR RECORD
93’03.25” Conor McCullough SR Chaminade, West Hills, CA 03-15-09
NATIONAL CLASS INDOOR RECORDS
64’04.00” Kenneth Brinson FR Marist, Atlanta, GA 03-09-12
75'00.50" Walter Henning SO St. Anthony's, South Huntington, NY 02-26-05
87’10.75” Conor McCullough JR Chaminade, West Hills, CA 03-16-08
93’03.25” Conor McCullough SR Chaminade, West Hills, CA 03-15-09
2013/14 INDOOR PERFORMANCE LIST
78’05.00” Daniel Haugh SR St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 01-18
77’00.50” Adam Kelly JR Barrington, RI 01-18
74’02.00” Logan Bryer SR Genoa Area, OH 01-18
69’03.25” Brock Eager SR Tahoma, Covington, WA 01-19 *
68’01.50” Owen Russell JR Moses Brown, Providence, RI 01-18
67’11.75” Olusegun Thomas Vadis SR Classical, Providence, RI 01-25 *
67’05.25” Joe Ellis SR Eastlake, Sammamish, WA 01-19 *
66’09.25” Richard Delphin SR Roswell, GA 01-18
66’06.00” Bobby Colantonio SO Barrington, RI 01-25 *
66’02.25” Gabriel Arcaro SR Burlington, MA 01-26 *
65’09.00” Sean Ryan SR Babylon, NY 01-25 *
65’05.00” Dennis Russel SR Longwood, NY 01-15
64’07.00” Jonathan Zedella JR St. Edward, Lakewood, OH 12-27
64’05.50” Eric Sheng JR Syosset, NY 01-15
64’05.25” Connor Fugere SR Woonsocket, RI 01-25 *
64’04.75” Joseph Segreto SR St. Anthony’s, South Huntington, NY 01-15
64’00.00” James Leddy SR St. Anthony’s, South Huntington, NY 01-15
63’02.50” Giovanni Gray SR Lincoln, RI 01-20 *
62’02.00” Nick Lane FR Bowling Green, OH 01-18
61’10.50” Isaiah Dexter SR Lancaster, OH 01-18
61’08.50” Jason Flanagan SO North Kingstown, RI 01-25 *
61’06.00” John Maurins SR Mentor, OH 12-27
61’05.00” Logan Kusky SO Austintown Fitch, Youngstown, OH 01-12
61’04.50” Nick Todaro SR Iona Prep, New Rochelle, NY 01-25 *
60’11.00” Stefan Balestra SR Lincoln, RI 12-09
60’10.75” Seth Whitener JR North Paulding, Dallas, GA 01-18
60’06.00” John Brandon SR Hudson, OH 01-17
60’05.25” Anthony Santoro SR South Glens Falls, NY 01-11
60’04.25” Robert Alder SR Rome Free Academy, NY 01-07
60’02.25” Trevor Mustard SR Washington-Court House, OH 01-19
59’10.50” Bryan Zapata SR Hope Providence, RI 01-18
58’11.00” Isaiah Rogers SO Campbell, Symrna, GA 01-25 *
58’09.50” Chris Celona SR Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI 01-25 *
58’07.25” Patrick Kunza JR Timberland, Wentzville, MO 01-26 *
58’04.00” Joe Mattson SR Rogers, Newport, RI 01-11
58’00.00” Brandon Sicurella SR Lancaster, NY 01-17
57’07.50” Austin Crist SR Lancaster, OH 01-18
57’07.00” Matt Dutton JR Acton-Boxborough, MA 01-04
57’05.00” Eddie Barber SR Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI 01-20 *
57’03.00” Hunter Wardian SR Central Valley, Veradale, WA 01-12
57’00.00” Lane Hluch JR Rootstown, OH 01-25 *
56’10.00” Sam Gertsch SR Star Valley, Alpine, WY 01-18
56’06.00” Nik Zak JR Brunswick, OH 01-25 *
56’05.75” Alex Cerbo SR Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI 01-06
56’05.75” Evan McCracken JR Cherokee, Rogersville, TN 01-25 *
56’00.00” Nik Curtiss SO Lancaster, OH 01-11
55’08.50” Mike Alvernaz JR Barrington, RI 01-19
55’06.25” James Eblen JR Centerville, OH 01-18
55’06.00” Tommy Roush JR Petoskey, MI 01-20 *
55’04.00” Robert Landers JR Wayne, Huber Heights, OH 01-11
55’02.50” Jeremy Altamuro SR Harrison, NY 01-18
54’11.25” Zack Gregory JR Timberland, Wentzville, MO 01-26 *
54’09.25” John Berry SR Pleasant Hill, MO 01-26 *
54’09.00” Rehmaan Rafique SR Austintown Fitch, Youngstown, OH 01-18
54’06.75” Robby Moots JR St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 01-18
54’02.00” Zach Purcilly SR Avondale, MI 01-16
53’05.50” Thanadron-Michael Phenglee JR Classical, Providence, RI 01-25 *
53’04.00” Jake Brierly SR Lincoln, RI 01-25 *
53’03.75” Danny Andrews JR Woodward Academy, Powder Springs, GA 01-25 *
53’03.00” Jake Dorbish SO Austintown Fitch, Youngstown, OH 01-25 *
53’02.50” Mike Tarro SR Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI 01-25 *
53’02.00” Seth Tribby SR Lancaster, OH 01-11
53’02.00” David Collins SR North Kingstown, RI 01-20 *
53’01.50” Shamar Sprull SR Central, Providence, RI 01-20 *
53’00.00” Jake Wickey FR Medina, OH 01-18
52’11.00” Luke Lewis SR Hickory, Hermitage, PA 01-25 *
52’11.00” Bruce Robinson SR Little Falls, NY 01-03
52’08.50” Alex Schilling SR Lancaster, NY 01-17
52’06.00” Garrett Hessman JR Bergen Catholic, NJ 01-15
52’05.50” Tim Roop SR Centerville, OH 01-18
52’02.50” Xavier Tyler JR Iona Prep, New Rochelle, NY 01-15
52’01.50” Dan Johnston SR Pilgrim, Warwick, RI 01-25 *
52’01.25” Francy Mata JR Mt. Pleasant, Providence, RI 12-18
52’01.00” Derek Stout SR Ellet, OH 01-25 *
51’11.50” Gleson Silva SR Central, Providence, RI 01-25 *
51’10.50” Maurice Harris SR St. Francis De Sales-Toledo, Toledo, OH 01-18
51’10.00” Glen Vallee JR North Kingstown, RI 01-25 *
51’09.50” Adam Sorrentino SR West Seneca, NY 01-18
51’09.00” Jacob Wilson SR Rock Springs, WY 01-11
51’08.50” Ethan Scism JR Volunteer, Church Hill, TN 01-25 *
51’08.50” Christian Herold SO Lancaster, OH 01-18
51’08.25” Leon Edmonds SR East Providence, RI 01-25 *
51’08.25” Brad Harp SR Pope, Marietta, GA 01-18
51’08.00” Devon Patterson SR Williamsville South, NY 12-13
51’07.00” Vinnie LaRovere SR St. Johns, Shrewsbury, MA 01-18
51’07.00” Mustapha Kay SR St. Johnsbury, VT 01-18 *
51’06.50” Austin Taft SR Woonsocket, RI 01-25 *
51’06.00” Adam Freiman SR Cumberland, RI 01-25 *
51’04.25” Jacob Yang JR Pilgrim, Warwick, RI 12-14
51’03.00” Tory Cook JR Shenendehowa, Clifton Park, NY 01-11
51’02.50” Lutfi Pocesta JR Susan E.Wagner, Staten Island, NY 01-25 *
51’01.00” Tyler Laffin SR Brunswick, OH 01-11
50’08.25” Marcus Vieira JR Peabody, MA 12-28
50’02.00” Hayden Gardner SR Cumberland, RI 01-18
50’00.75” Joe Taylor JR Lincoln, RI 01-08
50’00.00” Tony DeYoung SR Lancaster, NY 12-13
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U.S. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS'OUTDOOR 25# WEIGHT THROW
NATIONAL OUTDOOR RECORD
82’08.25” Daniel Haugh SR St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 12-21-13
NATIONAL CLASS OUTDOOR RECORDS
69’00.00” Conor McCullough FR Chaminade, West Hills, CA 06-10-06
73’06.00” Wes Wright SO Villa Rica, GA 03-06-06
79’00.50” Wes Wright JR Villa Rica, GA 02-04-07
82’08.25” Daniel Haugh SR St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 12-21-13
2013/14 OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE LIST
82’08.25” Daniel Haugh SR St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 12-21
72’02.25” Kenneth Brinson JR Marist, Atlanta, GA 01-12
67’03.00” Jeremy Franklin SR Serra Gardena, CA 01-18
67’01.50” Seth Whitener JR North Paulding, Dallas, GA 12-21
65’04.75” Richard Delphin SR Roswell, GA 01-12
58’05.50” Andrew Robinson JR McDonogh, Owings Mills, MD 01-20 *
58’04.00” Tyler Merkley JR Alta Loma, CA 12-14
56’03.50” Danny Andrews JR Woodward Academy, Powder Springs, GA 11-29
56’03.00” Jeffrey Brendan Chavis SR Mt. Hebron, Ellicot City, MD 01-20 *
55’06.25” Donald Daley SR Redan, Stone Mountain, GA 01-12
55’02.75” Patrick Kunza JR Timberland, Wentzville, MO 12-28
50’05.25” Jay Judge FR Walton, Marietta, GA 12-21
50’00.75” Matt Slagus FR North Pocono, Moscow, PA 12-28
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U.S. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS'INDOOR 35# WEIGHT THROW
NATIONAL INDOOR RECORD
65’08.25” Davis Fraker SR McIntosh, Peachtree City, GA 02-14-10
2013/2014 PERFORMANCE LIST
61’01.50” Daniel Haugh SR St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 12-28
58’06.50” Adam Kelly JR Barrington, RI 01-19
54’02.50” Brock Eager SR Tahoma, Covington, WA 01-19 *
52’06.00” Joe Ellis SR Eastlake, Sammamish, WA 01-18
47’03.75” Nick Lane FR Bowling Green, OH 12-06
46’01.50” Patrick Kunza JR Timberland, Wentzville, MO 01-10
43’07.00” Isaiah Rogers SO Campbell, Symrna, GA 01-25 *
41’08.75” Mike Alvernaz JR Barrington, RI 01-19
40’01.50” Brandon Sicurella SR Lancaster, NY 01-25 *
40’00.50” Brad Harp SR Pope, Marietta, GA 01-25 *
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U.S. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS'OUTDOOR 35# WEIGHT THROW
NATIONAL OUTDOOR RECORD
64’05.00” Josh Whitener SR North Paulding, Dallas, GA 02-10-13
2013/2014 PERFORMANCE LIST
63’01.25” Daniel Haugh SR St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 12-21
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U.S. HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’INDOOR 20# WEIGHT THROW
NATIONAL INDOOR RECORD
68’02.50” Shelby Ashe SR St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 03-13-11
NATIONAL CLASS INDOOR RECORDS
57’03.00” Katie Kraychir FR Twentynine Palms, CA 02-02-08
57’11.00” Patrice Gates SO Villa Rica, GA 03-16-08
65’04.25” Shelby Ashe JR St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 03-14-10
68’02.50” Shelby Ashe SR St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 03-13-11
2013/14 PERFORMANCE LIST
58’11.50” Kelli Thomas SR Luella, Locust Grove, GA 12-28
58’05.00” Gabby Figueroa SR Austintown Fitch, Youngstown, OH 01-18
56’03.00” Kamryn Brinson SO Marist, Atlanta, GA 01-18
54’10.50” Leia Mistowski SR Narragansett, RI 01-04
53’10.25” Andrea Vahoua SR Pope, Marietta, GA 12-28
53’09.75” Mohogany Baker SR Berry Academy of Tech., Charlotte, NC 01-19
51’04.25” Haley Showalter JR Valor Christian, Highlands Ranch, CO 12-13
51’02.50” Nyla Woods SR Henry W. Grady, Atlanta, GA 01-25 *
50’09.00” Alva Hicks JR Classical, Providence, RI 01-11
50’08.50” Victoria Ebert SR Exeter/West Greenwich, West Greenwich, RI 01-04
50’08.00” Tradaiza Merchant SR Austintown Fitch, Youngstown, OH 01-25 *
50’07.50” Leena Morris JR Etowah, Woodstock, GA 12-28
50’02.00” Kaylee Antill JR Tri-Valley, Dresden, OH 01-11
49’11.00” Bailey Simmons SR Alabama Christian, Montgomery, AL 01-25 *
49’06.50” Taniya Mitchell SR Mt. Vernon, NY 01-25 *
49’01.25” McKenzie Kuehlewind SR Lancaster, NY 12-20
48’07.50” Bianca Donadio SR Classical, Providence, RI 01-16
48’05.00” Monae Cooper SO New Rochelle, NY 12-20
48’03.00” Mariah Mays JR Rome Free Academy, NY 01-07
47’10.75” Kayla York JR Hanover Central, Cedar Lake, IN 01-25 *
47’09.00” Tamia Crockett JR Hardin Valley Academy, Knoxville, TN 01-18
47’00.00” Jessie Dhaliwall SR Grand Island, NY 12-20
46’04.25” Zharia Jeffries JR Woodward Academy, College Park, GA 01-18
46’02.75” Carrol Pauley FR Riverdale, Mount Blanchard, OH 01-19
46’02.50” Darcie Marion SR Madison, Adrian, MI 01-03
45’07.25” Meagan Malloy SO Smithfield, Esmond, RI 12-21
45’06.50” Danielle Borriello SR Ellenville, NY 01-15
45’02.50” Courtney Jacobsen SO Toll Gate, Warwick, RI 12-12
45’01.50” Jessica Jeffrey SO New Rochelle, NY 01-15
44’07.75” Jackie Esmay JR LaSalle Academy, Providence, RI 12-21
44’03.00” Mariah Mansperger SR Ashland, OH 01-18
44’01.75” Lundy Spinner JR Shenendehowa, Clifton Park, NY 12-28
44’00.00” Molly Leppelmeier FR McComb, OH 01-25 *
43’11.50” Teria Mackey SR Wayne, Huber Heights, OH 01-18
43’10.00” Cheyanne Nalle JR Woonsocket, RI 01-11
43’09.00” Crystal Cotton SO Detroit Renaissance, MI 01-11
43’08.00” Cailen Blaire SO Hickory, Hermitage, PA 01-25 *
43’04.50” Caitlyn Lambert JR Northridge, Layton, UT 01-18
43’04.00” Natalie Helenthal SR Ashland, OH 01-11
43’00.25” Carly Timpson SO Narragnaset, RI 01-19
42’11.00” Brenda Perrella SR Frontier, NY 01-25 *
42’10.75” Tatiana Taylor JR Walton, Marietta, GA 12-28
42’08.00” Lysah Russell SO Classical, Providence, RI 01-17
42’07.50” Jordan McClendon JR John Borroughs, St. Louis, MO 01-26 *
42’07.50” Sochima Bishop JR New Rochelle, NY 01-25 *
42’04.25” Rebecca Stiefler SO Frontier Central, Hamburg, NY 01-25 *
42’04.00” Maddison Caron SR Pilgrim, Warwick, RI 01-11
42’03.00” Faith Estelle JR Bloomfield, CT 01-11
41’08.00” Rachael Aikens SR Wayne, Huber Heights, OH 01-11
41’05.00” Jillian Shippee FR Shenendehowa, Clifton Park, NY 01-17
41’03.00” Baylee Geiss JR Brunswick, OH 01-17
41’02.25” Noelle Parker JR Whitewater, Fayetteville, GA 12-28
40’10.00” Lauren Swanson JR East Greenwich, RI 01-04
40’10.00” Elisha Allred SR East Valley, Spokane, WA 01-12
40’09.50” Gina Grazani SO Lancaster, NY 12-20
40’09.50” Alise Murray JR West Seneca, NY 12-20
40’07.75” Abby Cousens SO Portsmouth, RI 01-04
40’07.75” Mariah Walker SR Sand Hill, Colorado Springs, CO 01-11
40’06.00” Savannah Marlow JR Alabama Christian, Montgomery, AL 01-18
40’00.00” Elaine Minew JR Susan E. Wagner, Staten Island, NY 01-15
39’07.25” Hannah Frost SR Mary M Knight, Elma, WA 01-19 *
39’07.00” Holly Aversch JR Leipsic, OH 01-11
39’06.00” Daija Young SO Trinity, Garfield Heights, OH 01-25 *
39’04.50” Kristina Insingo JR Holy Trinity, Hicksvile, NY 01-15
39’04.00” Zoe Fowler SR Emma Willard, Troy, NY 01-18
39’01.75” Cydnee Collins-Luther JR Trinity Chapel Academy, Powder Springs,GA 12-28
38’11.00” Juliana Piemonte SO Rome Free Academy, NY 01-07
38’10.50” Ashley Wingo SR Mallard Creek, Charlotte, NC 01-12
38’09.00” Brittany Casey SR Zeeland East, MI 01-20 *
38’01.00” Kelly Andrews SR Stow-Monroe Falls, Stow, OH 01-18
37’11.00” Katie Irwin SR Chariho, Wood River Junction, RI 01-16
37’11.00” Tori McKinley FR Hickory, Hermitage, PA 01-25 *
37’10.75” Olivia Reeves SO River Ridge, Woodstock, GA 12-28
37’10.00” Valerie Hinds JR Kingston, NY 01-18 *
37’09.75” Nijera Manuel JR New Rochelle, NY 01-25 *
37’09.50” Maddie Rabing SO Lakeridge, Lake Oswego, OR 01-18 *
37’06.50” Sophia Rivera SO Brentwood, MO 01-11
37’05.00” Taylor Morris SO Bay View, East Providence, RI 01-16
37’04.00” Hana Mehok JR Claymont, Uhrichsville, OH 01-18
37’03.25” Maria Mentesana SO St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 12-28
37’03.00” Maya Cooper JR New Rochelle, NY 01-25 *
37’02.50” Emily Griffith SR River Valley-Caledonia, Caledonia, OH 01-19
37’02.00” Denaia Flanders JR Monroe-Woodbury, Central Valley, NY 01-25 *
37’01.00” Shoshana Isis Trotman SO Centerville, OH 01-18
37’00.00” Katie Dewey JR Elmwood, Bloomdale, OH 01-19
36’11.00” Livie Smelcher FR Liberty-Benton, Findlay, OH 01-19
36’10.00” Tara Rochefort SO Woonsocket, RI 01-11
36’08.50” Mya Kemp SR Classical, Providence, RI 01-24 *
36’07.50” Shannon Camara SR Lincoln, RI 01-18
36’07.25” Faye Gauthier SO West Warwick, RI 01-04
36’04.50” Katerina Gray JR Lincoln, RI 01-04
36’04.00” Oluwafunmibi Yusuff SO Classical, Providence, RI 01-11
36’00.00” Allie Farmer JR Tri-Valley, Dresden, OH 01-11
35’11.00” Emily Dawson SR Triway, Wooster, OH 01-18
35’08.00” Summer Murray SR East Greenwich, RI 01-16
35’06.00” Misha St. Aubin SR Mt. Vernon, NY 01-15
35’02.00” Sydney Jones SR Brunswick, OH 01-11
35’00.00” Maddie Ziccardi SR Cuyahoga Falls, OH 01-18
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U.S HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' OUTDOOR 20# WEIGHT THROW
NATIONAL OUTDOOR RECORD
69’04.00” Shelby Ashe SR St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 01-16-11
CLASS OUTDOOR RECORDS
54’02.00” Casey Kraychir FR Twentynine Palms, CA 02-17-07
59’04.75” Sabrina Gaitan SO Sprayberry, Marietta, GA 02-03-13
61’02.25” Shelby Ashe JR St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 03-07-10
69’04.00” Shelby Ashe SR St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 01-16-11
2013/14 OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE LIST
57’11.25” Nyla Woods SR Henry W. Grady, Atlanta, GA 10-06
56’09.25” Kamryn Brinson SO Marist, Atlanta, GA 01-12
54’01.00” Sabrina Gaitan’ JR Sprayberry, Marietta, GA 12-21
51’00.00” Danielle Borriello SR Ellenville, NY 10-02
50’08.00” Bailey Simmons SR Alabama Christian, Montgomery, AL 10-06
47’06.50” Leah Colbert SR Buchanan, Troy, MO 12-28
47’06.50” Taylor Scaife JR Howard, Ellicott City, MD 01-20 *
46’00.75” Tamia Crockett JR Hardin Valley Academy, Knoxville, TN 10-27
45’01.00” Alyssa Wilson FR Monsignor Donovan, Toms River, NJ 10-02
44’03.00” Mackenna Howard SR Los Alamitos, CA 01-18
43’00.00” Tiffany Gilmore SR Centenial, Compton, CA 01-11
42’03.00” Destiny Parker SR Summit, Rialto, CA 12-04
41’09.75” Elisa Grandemange SR Kamiakin, Kennewick, WA 10-27 *
41’08.50” Noelle Parker JR Whitewater, Fayetteville, GA 10-06
40’01.00” Jessica Slagus 8th North Pocono, Moscow, PA 10-02
39’10.50” Olivia Reeves SO River Ridge, Woodstock, GA 01-12
39’09.75” Cydnee Collins-Luther JR Trinity Chapel Academy, Powder Springs,GA 01-12
39’03.75” Hayden Merrick JR Perimeter Christtian, Johns Creek, GA 01-12
39’02.50” Maria Mentesana SO St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 01-12
37’04.50” Sophia Rivera JR Brentwood, St. Louis, MO 10-26
35’10.50” Christine Agoris SR Franklin, Reisterstown, MD 01-20 *
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Standards: boys’ 25# - 50’; boys’ 35# 40’; girls’ 20# 35’.
Weekly/final updates up to top 100 in each gender.
* = Addition or improvement since last update.
‘ = Foreign athlete
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Cutoff 01-26-14 Updated 01-30-14
Addition, updates, or corrections would be appreciated.
Please send to: Bob Gourley 3 Greenville Drive, Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 246-0243 or via e-mail at rmgourley@fullchannel..net
NATIONAL INDOOR RECORD
93’03.25” Conor McCullough SR Chaminade, West Hills, CA 03-15-09
NATIONAL CLASS INDOOR RECORDS
64’04.00” Kenneth Brinson FR Marist, Atlanta, GA 03-09-12
75'00.50" Walter Henning SO St. Anthony's, South Huntington, NY 02-26-05
87’10.75” Conor McCullough JR Chaminade, West Hills, CA 03-16-08
93’03.25” Conor McCullough SR Chaminade, West Hills, CA 03-15-09
2013/14 INDOOR PERFORMANCE LIST
78’05.00” Daniel Haugh SR St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 01-18
77’00.50” Adam Kelly JR Barrington, RI 01-18
74’02.00” Logan Bryer SR Genoa Area, OH 01-18
69’03.25” Brock Eager SR Tahoma, Covington, WA 01-19 *
68’01.50” Owen Russell JR Moses Brown, Providence, RI 01-18
67’11.75” Olusegun Thomas Vadis SR Classical, Providence, RI 01-25 *
67’05.25” Joe Ellis SR Eastlake, Sammamish, WA 01-19 *
66’09.25” Richard Delphin SR Roswell, GA 01-18
66’06.00” Bobby Colantonio SO Barrington, RI 01-25 *
66’02.25” Gabriel Arcaro SR Burlington, MA 01-26 *
65’09.00” Sean Ryan SR Babylon, NY 01-25 *
65’05.00” Dennis Russel SR Longwood, NY 01-15
64’07.00” Jonathan Zedella JR St. Edward, Lakewood, OH 12-27
64’05.50” Eric Sheng JR Syosset, NY 01-15
64’05.25” Connor Fugere SR Woonsocket, RI 01-25 *
64’04.75” Joseph Segreto SR St. Anthony’s, South Huntington, NY 01-15
64’00.00” James Leddy SR St. Anthony’s, South Huntington, NY 01-15
63’02.50” Giovanni Gray SR Lincoln, RI 01-20 *
62’02.00” Nick Lane FR Bowling Green, OH 01-18
61’10.50” Isaiah Dexter SR Lancaster, OH 01-18
61’08.50” Jason Flanagan SO North Kingstown, RI 01-25 *
61’06.00” John Maurins SR Mentor, OH 12-27
61’05.00” Logan Kusky SO Austintown Fitch, Youngstown, OH 01-12
61’04.50” Nick Todaro SR Iona Prep, New Rochelle, NY 01-25 *
60’11.00” Stefan Balestra SR Lincoln, RI 12-09
60’10.75” Seth Whitener JR North Paulding, Dallas, GA 01-18
60’06.00” John Brandon SR Hudson, OH 01-17
60’05.25” Anthony Santoro SR South Glens Falls, NY 01-11
60’04.25” Robert Alder SR Rome Free Academy, NY 01-07
60’02.25” Trevor Mustard SR Washington-Court House, OH 01-19
59’10.50” Bryan Zapata SR Hope Providence, RI 01-18
58’11.00” Isaiah Rogers SO Campbell, Symrna, GA 01-25 *
58’09.50” Chris Celona SR Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI 01-25 *
58’07.25” Patrick Kunza JR Timberland, Wentzville, MO 01-26 *
58’04.00” Joe Mattson SR Rogers, Newport, RI 01-11
58’00.00” Brandon Sicurella SR Lancaster, NY 01-17
57’07.50” Austin Crist SR Lancaster, OH 01-18
57’07.00” Matt Dutton JR Acton-Boxborough, MA 01-04
57’05.00” Eddie Barber SR Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI 01-20 *
57’03.00” Hunter Wardian SR Central Valley, Veradale, WA 01-12
57’00.00” Lane Hluch JR Rootstown, OH 01-25 *
56’10.00” Sam Gertsch SR Star Valley, Alpine, WY 01-18
56’06.00” Nik Zak JR Brunswick, OH 01-25 *
56’05.75” Alex Cerbo SR Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI 01-06
56’05.75” Evan McCracken JR Cherokee, Rogersville, TN 01-25 *
56’00.00” Nik Curtiss SO Lancaster, OH 01-11
55’08.50” Mike Alvernaz JR Barrington, RI 01-19
55’06.25” James Eblen JR Centerville, OH 01-18
55’06.00” Tommy Roush JR Petoskey, MI 01-20 *
55’04.00” Robert Landers JR Wayne, Huber Heights, OH 01-11
55’02.50” Jeremy Altamuro SR Harrison, NY 01-18
54’11.25” Zack Gregory JR Timberland, Wentzville, MO 01-26 *
54’09.25” John Berry SR Pleasant Hill, MO 01-26 *
54’09.00” Rehmaan Rafique SR Austintown Fitch, Youngstown, OH 01-18
54’06.75” Robby Moots JR St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 01-18
54’02.00” Zach Purcilly SR Avondale, MI 01-16
53’05.50” Thanadron-Michael Phenglee JR Classical, Providence, RI 01-25 *
53’04.00” Jake Brierly SR Lincoln, RI 01-25 *
53’03.75” Danny Andrews JR Woodward Academy, Powder Springs, GA 01-25 *
53’03.00” Jake Dorbish SO Austintown Fitch, Youngstown, OH 01-25 *
53’02.50” Mike Tarro SR Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI 01-25 *
53’02.00” Seth Tribby SR Lancaster, OH 01-11
53’02.00” David Collins SR North Kingstown, RI 01-20 *
53’01.50” Shamar Sprull SR Central, Providence, RI 01-20 *
53’00.00” Jake Wickey FR Medina, OH 01-18
52’11.00” Luke Lewis SR Hickory, Hermitage, PA 01-25 *
52’11.00” Bruce Robinson SR Little Falls, NY 01-03
52’08.50” Alex Schilling SR Lancaster, NY 01-17
52’06.00” Garrett Hessman JR Bergen Catholic, NJ 01-15
52’05.50” Tim Roop SR Centerville, OH 01-18
52’02.50” Xavier Tyler JR Iona Prep, New Rochelle, NY 01-15
52’01.50” Dan Johnston SR Pilgrim, Warwick, RI 01-25 *
52’01.25” Francy Mata JR Mt. Pleasant, Providence, RI 12-18
52’01.00” Derek Stout SR Ellet, OH 01-25 *
51’11.50” Gleson Silva SR Central, Providence, RI 01-25 *
51’10.50” Maurice Harris SR St. Francis De Sales-Toledo, Toledo, OH 01-18
51’10.00” Glen Vallee JR North Kingstown, RI 01-25 *
51’09.50” Adam Sorrentino SR West Seneca, NY 01-18
51’09.00” Jacob Wilson SR Rock Springs, WY 01-11
51’08.50” Ethan Scism JR Volunteer, Church Hill, TN 01-25 *
51’08.50” Christian Herold SO Lancaster, OH 01-18
51’08.25” Leon Edmonds SR East Providence, RI 01-25 *
51’08.25” Brad Harp SR Pope, Marietta, GA 01-18
51’08.00” Devon Patterson SR Williamsville South, NY 12-13
51’07.00” Vinnie LaRovere SR St. Johns, Shrewsbury, MA 01-18
51’07.00” Mustapha Kay SR St. Johnsbury, VT 01-18 *
51’06.50” Austin Taft SR Woonsocket, RI 01-25 *
51’06.00” Adam Freiman SR Cumberland, RI 01-25 *
51’04.25” Jacob Yang JR Pilgrim, Warwick, RI 12-14
51’03.00” Tory Cook JR Shenendehowa, Clifton Park, NY 01-11
51’02.50” Lutfi Pocesta JR Susan E.Wagner, Staten Island, NY 01-25 *
51’01.00” Tyler Laffin SR Brunswick, OH 01-11
50’08.25” Marcus Vieira JR Peabody, MA 12-28
50’02.00” Hayden Gardner SR Cumberland, RI 01-18
50’00.75” Joe Taylor JR Lincoln, RI 01-08
50’00.00” Tony DeYoung SR Lancaster, NY 12-13
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U.S. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS'OUTDOOR 25# WEIGHT THROW
NATIONAL OUTDOOR RECORD
82’08.25” Daniel Haugh SR St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 12-21-13
NATIONAL CLASS OUTDOOR RECORDS
69’00.00” Conor McCullough FR Chaminade, West Hills, CA 06-10-06
73’06.00” Wes Wright SO Villa Rica, GA 03-06-06
79’00.50” Wes Wright JR Villa Rica, GA 02-04-07
82’08.25” Daniel Haugh SR St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 12-21-13
2013/14 OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE LIST
82’08.25” Daniel Haugh SR St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 12-21
72’02.25” Kenneth Brinson JR Marist, Atlanta, GA 01-12
67’03.00” Jeremy Franklin SR Serra Gardena, CA 01-18
67’01.50” Seth Whitener JR North Paulding, Dallas, GA 12-21
65’04.75” Richard Delphin SR Roswell, GA 01-12
58’05.50” Andrew Robinson JR McDonogh, Owings Mills, MD 01-20 *
58’04.00” Tyler Merkley JR Alta Loma, CA 12-14
56’03.50” Danny Andrews JR Woodward Academy, Powder Springs, GA 11-29
56’03.00” Jeffrey Brendan Chavis SR Mt. Hebron, Ellicot City, MD 01-20 *
55’06.25” Donald Daley SR Redan, Stone Mountain, GA 01-12
55’02.75” Patrick Kunza JR Timberland, Wentzville, MO 12-28
50’05.25” Jay Judge FR Walton, Marietta, GA 12-21
50’00.75” Matt Slagus FR North Pocono, Moscow, PA 12-28
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U.S. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS'INDOOR 35# WEIGHT THROW
NATIONAL INDOOR RECORD
65’08.25” Davis Fraker SR McIntosh, Peachtree City, GA 02-14-10
2013/2014 PERFORMANCE LIST
61’01.50” Daniel Haugh SR St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 12-28
58’06.50” Adam Kelly JR Barrington, RI 01-19
54’02.50” Brock Eager SR Tahoma, Covington, WA 01-19 *
52’06.00” Joe Ellis SR Eastlake, Sammamish, WA 01-18
47’03.75” Nick Lane FR Bowling Green, OH 12-06
46’01.50” Patrick Kunza JR Timberland, Wentzville, MO 01-10
43’07.00” Isaiah Rogers SO Campbell, Symrna, GA 01-25 *
41’08.75” Mike Alvernaz JR Barrington, RI 01-19
40’01.50” Brandon Sicurella SR Lancaster, NY 01-25 *
40’00.50” Brad Harp SR Pope, Marietta, GA 01-25 *
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U.S. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS'OUTDOOR 35# WEIGHT THROW
NATIONAL OUTDOOR RECORD
64’05.00” Josh Whitener SR North Paulding, Dallas, GA 02-10-13
2013/2014 PERFORMANCE LIST
63’01.25” Daniel Haugh SR St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 12-21
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U.S. HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’INDOOR 20# WEIGHT THROW
NATIONAL INDOOR RECORD
68’02.50” Shelby Ashe SR St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 03-13-11
NATIONAL CLASS INDOOR RECORDS
57’03.00” Katie Kraychir FR Twentynine Palms, CA 02-02-08
57’11.00” Patrice Gates SO Villa Rica, GA 03-16-08
65’04.25” Shelby Ashe JR St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 03-14-10
68’02.50” Shelby Ashe SR St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 03-13-11
2013/14 PERFORMANCE LIST
58’11.50” Kelli Thomas SR Luella, Locust Grove, GA 12-28
58’05.00” Gabby Figueroa SR Austintown Fitch, Youngstown, OH 01-18
56’03.00” Kamryn Brinson SO Marist, Atlanta, GA 01-18
54’10.50” Leia Mistowski SR Narragansett, RI 01-04
53’10.25” Andrea Vahoua SR Pope, Marietta, GA 12-28
53’09.75” Mohogany Baker SR Berry Academy of Tech., Charlotte, NC 01-19
51’04.25” Haley Showalter JR Valor Christian, Highlands Ranch, CO 12-13
51’02.50” Nyla Woods SR Henry W. Grady, Atlanta, GA 01-25 *
50’09.00” Alva Hicks JR Classical, Providence, RI 01-11
50’08.50” Victoria Ebert SR Exeter/West Greenwich, West Greenwich, RI 01-04
50’08.00” Tradaiza Merchant SR Austintown Fitch, Youngstown, OH 01-25 *
50’07.50” Leena Morris JR Etowah, Woodstock, GA 12-28
50’02.00” Kaylee Antill JR Tri-Valley, Dresden, OH 01-11
49’11.00” Bailey Simmons SR Alabama Christian, Montgomery, AL 01-25 *
49’06.50” Taniya Mitchell SR Mt. Vernon, NY 01-25 *
49’01.25” McKenzie Kuehlewind SR Lancaster, NY 12-20
48’07.50” Bianca Donadio SR Classical, Providence, RI 01-16
48’05.00” Monae Cooper SO New Rochelle, NY 12-20
48’03.00” Mariah Mays JR Rome Free Academy, NY 01-07
47’10.75” Kayla York JR Hanover Central, Cedar Lake, IN 01-25 *
47’09.00” Tamia Crockett JR Hardin Valley Academy, Knoxville, TN 01-18
47’00.00” Jessie Dhaliwall SR Grand Island, NY 12-20
46’04.25” Zharia Jeffries JR Woodward Academy, College Park, GA 01-18
46’02.75” Carrol Pauley FR Riverdale, Mount Blanchard, OH 01-19
46’02.50” Darcie Marion SR Madison, Adrian, MI 01-03
45’07.25” Meagan Malloy SO Smithfield, Esmond, RI 12-21
45’06.50” Danielle Borriello SR Ellenville, NY 01-15
45’02.50” Courtney Jacobsen SO Toll Gate, Warwick, RI 12-12
45’01.50” Jessica Jeffrey SO New Rochelle, NY 01-15
44’07.75” Jackie Esmay JR LaSalle Academy, Providence, RI 12-21
44’03.00” Mariah Mansperger SR Ashland, OH 01-18
44’01.75” Lundy Spinner JR Shenendehowa, Clifton Park, NY 12-28
44’00.00” Molly Leppelmeier FR McComb, OH 01-25 *
43’11.50” Teria Mackey SR Wayne, Huber Heights, OH 01-18
43’10.00” Cheyanne Nalle JR Woonsocket, RI 01-11
43’09.00” Crystal Cotton SO Detroit Renaissance, MI 01-11
43’08.00” Cailen Blaire SO Hickory, Hermitage, PA 01-25 *
43’04.50” Caitlyn Lambert JR Northridge, Layton, UT 01-18
43’04.00” Natalie Helenthal SR Ashland, OH 01-11
43’00.25” Carly Timpson SO Narragnaset, RI 01-19
42’11.00” Brenda Perrella SR Frontier, NY 01-25 *
42’10.75” Tatiana Taylor JR Walton, Marietta, GA 12-28
42’08.00” Lysah Russell SO Classical, Providence, RI 01-17
42’07.50” Jordan McClendon JR John Borroughs, St. Louis, MO 01-26 *
42’07.50” Sochima Bishop JR New Rochelle, NY 01-25 *
42’04.25” Rebecca Stiefler SO Frontier Central, Hamburg, NY 01-25 *
42’04.00” Maddison Caron SR Pilgrim, Warwick, RI 01-11
42’03.00” Faith Estelle JR Bloomfield, CT 01-11
41’08.00” Rachael Aikens SR Wayne, Huber Heights, OH 01-11
41’05.00” Jillian Shippee FR Shenendehowa, Clifton Park, NY 01-17
41’03.00” Baylee Geiss JR Brunswick, OH 01-17
41’02.25” Noelle Parker JR Whitewater, Fayetteville, GA 12-28
40’10.00” Lauren Swanson JR East Greenwich, RI 01-04
40’10.00” Elisha Allred SR East Valley, Spokane, WA 01-12
40’09.50” Gina Grazani SO Lancaster, NY 12-20
40’09.50” Alise Murray JR West Seneca, NY 12-20
40’07.75” Abby Cousens SO Portsmouth, RI 01-04
40’07.75” Mariah Walker SR Sand Hill, Colorado Springs, CO 01-11
40’06.00” Savannah Marlow JR Alabama Christian, Montgomery, AL 01-18
40’00.00” Elaine Minew JR Susan E. Wagner, Staten Island, NY 01-15
39’07.25” Hannah Frost SR Mary M Knight, Elma, WA 01-19 *
39’07.00” Holly Aversch JR Leipsic, OH 01-11
39’06.00” Daija Young SO Trinity, Garfield Heights, OH 01-25 *
39’04.50” Kristina Insingo JR Holy Trinity, Hicksvile, NY 01-15
39’04.00” Zoe Fowler SR Emma Willard, Troy, NY 01-18
39’01.75” Cydnee Collins-Luther JR Trinity Chapel Academy, Powder Springs,GA 12-28
38’11.00” Juliana Piemonte SO Rome Free Academy, NY 01-07
38’10.50” Ashley Wingo SR Mallard Creek, Charlotte, NC 01-12
38’09.00” Brittany Casey SR Zeeland East, MI 01-20 *
38’01.00” Kelly Andrews SR Stow-Monroe Falls, Stow, OH 01-18
37’11.00” Katie Irwin SR Chariho, Wood River Junction, RI 01-16
37’11.00” Tori McKinley FR Hickory, Hermitage, PA 01-25 *
37’10.75” Olivia Reeves SO River Ridge, Woodstock, GA 12-28
37’10.00” Valerie Hinds JR Kingston, NY 01-18 *
37’09.75” Nijera Manuel JR New Rochelle, NY 01-25 *
37’09.50” Maddie Rabing SO Lakeridge, Lake Oswego, OR 01-18 *
37’06.50” Sophia Rivera SO Brentwood, MO 01-11
37’05.00” Taylor Morris SO Bay View, East Providence, RI 01-16
37’04.00” Hana Mehok JR Claymont, Uhrichsville, OH 01-18
37’03.25” Maria Mentesana SO St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 12-28
37’03.00” Maya Cooper JR New Rochelle, NY 01-25 *
37’02.50” Emily Griffith SR River Valley-Caledonia, Caledonia, OH 01-19
37’02.00” Denaia Flanders JR Monroe-Woodbury, Central Valley, NY 01-25 *
37’01.00” Shoshana Isis Trotman SO Centerville, OH 01-18
37’00.00” Katie Dewey JR Elmwood, Bloomdale, OH 01-19
36’11.00” Livie Smelcher FR Liberty-Benton, Findlay, OH 01-19
36’10.00” Tara Rochefort SO Woonsocket, RI 01-11
36’08.50” Mya Kemp SR Classical, Providence, RI 01-24 *
36’07.50” Shannon Camara SR Lincoln, RI 01-18
36’07.25” Faye Gauthier SO West Warwick, RI 01-04
36’04.50” Katerina Gray JR Lincoln, RI 01-04
36’04.00” Oluwafunmibi Yusuff SO Classical, Providence, RI 01-11
36’00.00” Allie Farmer JR Tri-Valley, Dresden, OH 01-11
35’11.00” Emily Dawson SR Triway, Wooster, OH 01-18
35’08.00” Summer Murray SR East Greenwich, RI 01-16
35’06.00” Misha St. Aubin SR Mt. Vernon, NY 01-15
35’02.00” Sydney Jones SR Brunswick, OH 01-11
35’00.00” Maddie Ziccardi SR Cuyahoga Falls, OH 01-18
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U.S HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' OUTDOOR 20# WEIGHT THROW
NATIONAL OUTDOOR RECORD
69’04.00” Shelby Ashe SR St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 01-16-11
CLASS OUTDOOR RECORDS
54’02.00” Casey Kraychir FR Twentynine Palms, CA 02-17-07
59’04.75” Sabrina Gaitan SO Sprayberry, Marietta, GA 02-03-13
61’02.25” Shelby Ashe JR St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 03-07-10
69’04.00” Shelby Ashe SR St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 01-16-11
2013/14 OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE LIST
57’11.25” Nyla Woods SR Henry W. Grady, Atlanta, GA 10-06
56’09.25” Kamryn Brinson SO Marist, Atlanta, GA 01-12
54’01.00” Sabrina Gaitan’ JR Sprayberry, Marietta, GA 12-21
51’00.00” Danielle Borriello SR Ellenville, NY 10-02
50’08.00” Bailey Simmons SR Alabama Christian, Montgomery, AL 10-06
47’06.50” Leah Colbert SR Buchanan, Troy, MO 12-28
47’06.50” Taylor Scaife JR Howard, Ellicott City, MD 01-20 *
46’00.75” Tamia Crockett JR Hardin Valley Academy, Knoxville, TN 10-27
45’01.00” Alyssa Wilson FR Monsignor Donovan, Toms River, NJ 10-02
44’03.00” Mackenna Howard SR Los Alamitos, CA 01-18
43’00.00” Tiffany Gilmore SR Centenial, Compton, CA 01-11
42’03.00” Destiny Parker SR Summit, Rialto, CA 12-04
41’09.75” Elisa Grandemange SR Kamiakin, Kennewick, WA 10-27 *
41’08.50” Noelle Parker JR Whitewater, Fayetteville, GA 10-06
40’01.00” Jessica Slagus 8th North Pocono, Moscow, PA 10-02
39’10.50” Olivia Reeves SO River Ridge, Woodstock, GA 01-12
39’09.75” Cydnee Collins-Luther JR Trinity Chapel Academy, Powder Springs,GA 01-12
39’03.75” Hayden Merrick JR Perimeter Christtian, Johns Creek, GA 01-12
39’02.50” Maria Mentesana SO St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 01-12
37’04.50” Sophia Rivera JR Brentwood, St. Louis, MO 10-26
35’10.50” Christine Agoris SR Franklin, Reisterstown, MD 01-20 *
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Standards: boys’ 25# - 50’; boys’ 35# 40’; girls’ 20# 35’.
Weekly/final updates up to top 100 in each gender.
* = Addition or improvement since last update.
‘ = Foreign athlete
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Cutoff 01-26-14 Updated 01-30-14
Addition, updates, or corrections would be appreciated.
Please send to: Bob Gourley 3 Greenville Drive, Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 246-0243 or via e-mail at rmgourley@fullchannel..net
2014 CA INDOOR STATE MEET QUALIFIER & All-Comers Track & Field Meet Info
California Golden Bears
2014 CA INDOOR STATE MEET QUALIFIER
& All-Comers Track & Field Meet Info
Date: Saturday, February 8th
Divisions: Junior High, High School, Open, Masters, Male and Female athletes
All participants must be 13 years of age or older to participate.
Rules: Meet will be conducted under USATF rulings
Entry Fee: $5 per athlete, $3 per spectator (anyone who enters the stadium) paid on arrival
Registration: 7am to 2pm ONLY
Medical: Please note that there will be no medical staff on the track during the meet. Participants are responsible for their own medical supplies. You are competing at your own risk.
Waivers: All participants must sign Waiver of Liability, Assumption of Risk, and Indemnity Agreement. Parents must sign waivers for minors! No exceptions!
Forms are online at Calbears.com on the Track & Field page under “Links”.
Field Events: Throws: Weigh-ins are 7am to noon ONLY. *Discus will be contested only as light allows as per safety ruling by meet management.
Jumps: LJs and TJs will have open pits – All jumps must be contested within the 2 hour open pit windows.
Facility: In August 2012, the eight-lane track at George C. Edwards Stadium was resurfaced with Beynon BSS 2000 Hobart. Spikes must be under 9mm. Needle spikes NOT allowed.
Questions: chasdavis@berkeley.edu. Go to www.runforthedream.com for more info on the Indoor HS State Meet qualifying events.
Time Schedule & Order
Field Events
No hammer; javelin & discus not open to HS
8am Weight Throw
9am Javelin *open only, no HS*
10am High Jump
10:30 – 12:30 HS Long Jump (West pit)
Open Triple Jump (South)
10:30am Shot Put
11am Discus *open only, no HS*
12pm Pole Vault – females min starting height 8’6”
Males min starting height 10’0”
1:30 – 3:30 HS Triple Jump (South Pit)
Open Long Jump (West)
TRACK EVENTS
(Rolling schedule)
11am 4x200m Relay
Mile
60mHH
400m
550m (HS Only)
60m
800m
200m
2 Mile
4x400m Relay
4x800m Relay
Tony Sandoval, Director of Track and Field/Cross Country
University of California, Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, CA 94720
Fax (510) 642-9262
Qualifying into the CA Indoor State Meet
High School athletes finishing in the following places will automatically qualify for the CA Indoor State
Meet
• top three (3) overall places in each individual running event
• top three (3) overall places in each relay event
• top two (2) overall places in each field event
At-Large Entries into the CA Indoor State Meet are also available to qualifying athletes. If an athlete
meets the minimum qualifying standard for At-Large Entry (see chart below) that athlete will also be
invited to compete in the CA Indoor State Meet
EVENT BOYS GIRLS
55m Dash 6.80 7.95
55m Hurdles 8.35 9.65
550m (*600y) 1:20 1:34.50
800m 2:00 2:24
1600m (*1Mile) 4:28 5:30
3200m (*2Mile) 9:46 11:30
4x200m Relay (*4x145) 1:34.50 1:47
4x400m Relay 3:33 4:18
4x800m Relay 8:22 9:55
Long Jump 21-2 16-6
Triple Jump 43-6 35-6
High Jump 6-3 5-2
Pole Vault 13-6 10-0
Shot Put 49-6 36-5
25/20 Wt INVITE INVITE
* denotes distance competed in at the California Indoor State Meet
Registering for the CA Indoor State Meet
All qualifying athletes wishing to compete in the CA Indoor State Meet must sign up on the day of the
qualifying meet and pay the entry fee at that time.
• There will be a sign-up table at all qualifying meets
• The entry fee to compete is $25 per athlete, for unlimited competition of qualified events
o Entry fee includes an Indoor State Meet souvenir t-shirt, compliments of VS Athletics
• There will be NO Late Entries accepted
• All registrations must be done at the qualifying meets
• Athletes competing at more than 1 qualifying meet will have to pay a separate $25 registration
fee at each qualifying meet
Tony Sandoval, Director of Track and Field/Cross Country
University of California, Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, CA 94720
Fax (510) 642-9262
Events Contested at the CA Indoor State Meet
Running Events: Field Events:
55m Dash Long Jump
55m Hurdles Triple Jump
600y High Jump
800m Pole Vault
1 Mile Shot Put
2 Mile Weight Throw (Invitation Only)
4x145m Relay
4x400m Relay
4x800m Relay
Awards at the CA Indoor State Meet
The top six (6) overall places, will be honored with custom CA Indoor State Meet Medals
Meet Management & Contact Information
Qualifying Meets
click on the Meet Info of each meet for meet director’s contact information
CA Indoor State Meet
Rich Benoy – Meet Director
Chris Drescher – Assistant Meet Director
chris@vsathletics.com
Final CA Indoor State Meet Information & Instructions
Final meet information and instructions will be posted soon. Be sure to check out
www.VSAthletics.com www.PrepCalTrack.com
for more information as it becomes available.
Tony Sandoval, Director of Track and Field/Cross Country
University of California, Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, CA 94720
Fax (510) 642-9262
2014 CA INDOOR STATE MEET QUALIFIER
& All-Comers Track & Field Meet Info
Date: Saturday, February 8th
Divisions: Junior High, High School, Open, Masters, Male and Female athletes
All participants must be 13 years of age or older to participate.
Rules: Meet will be conducted under USATF rulings
Entry Fee: $5 per athlete, $3 per spectator (anyone who enters the stadium) paid on arrival
Registration: 7am to 2pm ONLY
Medical: Please note that there will be no medical staff on the track during the meet. Participants are responsible for their own medical supplies. You are competing at your own risk.
Waivers: All participants must sign Waiver of Liability, Assumption of Risk, and Indemnity Agreement. Parents must sign waivers for minors! No exceptions!
Forms are online at Calbears.com on the Track & Field page under “Links”.
Field Events: Throws: Weigh-ins are 7am to noon ONLY. *Discus will be contested only as light allows as per safety ruling by meet management.
Jumps: LJs and TJs will have open pits – All jumps must be contested within the 2 hour open pit windows.
Facility: In August 2012, the eight-lane track at George C. Edwards Stadium was resurfaced with Beynon BSS 2000 Hobart. Spikes must be under 9mm. Needle spikes NOT allowed.
Questions: chasdavis@berkeley.edu. Go to www.runforthedream.com for more info on the Indoor HS State Meet qualifying events.
Time Schedule & Order
Field Events
No hammer; javelin & discus not open to HS
8am Weight Throw
9am Javelin *open only, no HS*
10am High Jump
10:30 – 12:30 HS Long Jump (West pit)
Open Triple Jump (South)
10:30am Shot Put
11am Discus *open only, no HS*
12pm Pole Vault – females min starting height 8’6”
Males min starting height 10’0”
1:30 – 3:30 HS Triple Jump (South Pit)
Open Long Jump (West)
TRACK EVENTS
(Rolling schedule)
11am 4x200m Relay
Mile
60mHH
400m
550m (HS Only)
60m
800m
200m
2 Mile
4x400m Relay
4x800m Relay
Tony Sandoval, Director of Track and Field/Cross Country
University of California, Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, CA 94720
Fax (510) 642-9262
Qualifying into the CA Indoor State Meet
High School athletes finishing in the following places will automatically qualify for the CA Indoor State
Meet
• top three (3) overall places in each individual running event
• top three (3) overall places in each relay event
• top two (2) overall places in each field event
At-Large Entries into the CA Indoor State Meet are also available to qualifying athletes. If an athlete
meets the minimum qualifying standard for At-Large Entry (see chart below) that athlete will also be
invited to compete in the CA Indoor State Meet
EVENT BOYS GIRLS
55m Dash 6.80 7.95
55m Hurdles 8.35 9.65
550m (*600y) 1:20 1:34.50
800m 2:00 2:24
1600m (*1Mile) 4:28 5:30
3200m (*2Mile) 9:46 11:30
4x200m Relay (*4x145) 1:34.50 1:47
4x400m Relay 3:33 4:18
4x800m Relay 8:22 9:55
Long Jump 21-2 16-6
Triple Jump 43-6 35-6
High Jump 6-3 5-2
Pole Vault 13-6 10-0
Shot Put 49-6 36-5
25/20 Wt INVITE INVITE
* denotes distance competed in at the California Indoor State Meet
Registering for the CA Indoor State Meet
All qualifying athletes wishing to compete in the CA Indoor State Meet must sign up on the day of the
qualifying meet and pay the entry fee at that time.
• There will be a sign-up table at all qualifying meets
• The entry fee to compete is $25 per athlete, for unlimited competition of qualified events
o Entry fee includes an Indoor State Meet souvenir t-shirt, compliments of VS Athletics
• There will be NO Late Entries accepted
• All registrations must be done at the qualifying meets
• Athletes competing at more than 1 qualifying meet will have to pay a separate $25 registration
fee at each qualifying meet
Tony Sandoval, Director of Track and Field/Cross Country
University of California, Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, CA 94720
Fax (510) 642-9262
Events Contested at the CA Indoor State Meet
Running Events: Field Events:
55m Dash Long Jump
55m Hurdles Triple Jump
600y High Jump
800m Pole Vault
1 Mile Shot Put
2 Mile Weight Throw (Invitation Only)
4x145m Relay
4x400m Relay
4x800m Relay
Awards at the CA Indoor State Meet
The top six (6) overall places, will be honored with custom CA Indoor State Meet Medals
Meet Management & Contact Information
Qualifying Meets
click on the Meet Info of each meet for meet director’s contact information
CA Indoor State Meet
Rich Benoy – Meet Director
Chris Drescher – Assistant Meet Director
chris@vsathletics.com
Final CA Indoor State Meet Information & Instructions
Final meet information and instructions will be posted soon. Be sure to check out
www.VSAthletics.com www.PrepCalTrack.com
for more information as it becomes available.
Tony Sandoval, Director of Track and Field/Cross Country
University of California, Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, CA 94720
Fax (510) 642-9262
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Los Angeles to host 2016 Olympic Team Trials For Men's and Women's Marathon -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOS ANGELES –The City of Los Angeles will host the Women’s and Men’s 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon, USA Track & Field, the U.S. Olympic Committee, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, and LA MARATHON LLC announced Wednesday. The 2016 Olympic Trials will be held Feb. 13, 2016. With separate starts, the men’s and women’s races both will be carried in their entirety on NBC. “We are thrilled with what Los Angeles will provide to our athletes, the Olympic movement and the sport of long distance running by hosting this event,” USATF CEO Max Siegel said. “With television coverage on NBC and incredible public and private support for the race in one of the world’s biggest media markets, everything is in place to continue to elevate the Olympic Trials and give our athletes a platform on which they can truly shine.” “I'm happy and honored USA Track & Field and the U.S. Olympic Committee have chosen Los Angeles as host city for the 2016 Olympic marathon trials,” said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. “With its iconic landmarks and decades of experience hosting world class sporting events, Los Angeles is the ideal location for America’s elite marathoners to prepare for the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil.” “The U.S. Olympic Committee is pleased to be returning to Los Angeles with this amazing event,” USOC CEO Scott Blackmun said. “As the host of the 1932 and 1984 Olympic Games, Los Angeles has a tremendous Olympic legacy and L.A.’s status as a global center of sport and culture make it an exceptional host for the Olympic Trials.” Making history In winning the bid, LA MARATHON LLC proposed a February race date that accommodates an NBC broadcast and ensures athletes optimal time to recover should they choose to run in the 2016 Olympic Trials for Track & Field in June. The LA Marathon will follow a day later, on Feb. 14, 2016, providing a weekend festival that celebrates road racing on all levels. “Securing the privilege of hosting the Olympic Trials Marathon could not have been accomplished without the tireless partnership and commitment from business and civic leaders across Los Angeles, including the LA Sports Council,” said Tracey Russell, CEO of LA MARATHON LLC. “It truly seems appropriate that today, some 30 years after Joan Benoit Samuelson’s 1984 triumph in the first Olympic women’s marathon here in this city, we’re announcing once again that America’s Olympic marathoners will create history and find glory on the streets of Los Angeles. By securing the Olympic Trials, Los Angeles is now set to deliver this city’s biggest running weekend since that iconic victory, providing our LA Marathon participants and fans with a rare opportunity to be part of an Olympic Trials celebration.” “Congratulations to Mayor Garcetti, to our team at LA MARATHON LLC, and to all of our partners involved in the 2016 Olympic Trials bid,” said Frank McCourt, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of McCourt Global, who in 2008 acquired the operating rights to the LA Marathon. “Today’s announcement clearly illustrates the positive impact that smart people and effective public-private partnerships can deliver for the community and for the sports we’re passionate about. We hope that today marks the start of a very long and productive relationship between LA MARATHON LLC and USA Track & Field.” National Tour Hosting the 2016 Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles continues a national tour for the event: In 2004, the women’s Olympic Trials were in St. Louis and men’s in Birmingham, Ala.; the 2008 Olympic Trials were held in Boston (women) and New York (men); and 2012 saw both races together for the first time in Houston. USATF entertained bids for the 2016 Olympic Trials from three cities: Cincinnati, Houston and Los Angeles. “Houston did a phenomenal job hosting the first combined men’s and women’s marathon Olympic Trials in 2012,” Siegel said. “In Los Angeles, we will continue to grow that model and help elevate the excitement for the Olympic Trials throughout the country.” Start times and specifics on the criterium courses for both the men’s and women’s races will be determined in coming months. # # # USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track and field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States. USATF encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, some of the most-watched events of Olympic broadcasts, the country’s #1 high school and junior high school participatory sport and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States. For more information on USATF, visit www.usatf.org. LA MARATHON LLC is a leading U.S. running organization dedicated to inspiring the athlete in every runner and connecting communities through health and fitness. The LA Marathon is among the largest marathons in the country with more than 25,000 participants, thousands of volunteers and hundreds of thousands of spectators. The “Stadium to the Sea” course, starting at Dodger Stadium and finishing near the Santa Monica Pier, is one of the most scenic in the world, taking runners on a tour of Los Angeles past every major landmark. The race has been named Best Big City Race by Runner’s World. Click here to forward this mailing with your personal message. This email was sent to: keithconning@aol.com This email was sent by: USA Track & Field 132 East Washington Street, Suite 800, Indianapolis, IN 46204 Go here to leave this list or modify your profile. Click here to view our privacy policy.
Los Angeles to host 2016 Olympic Team Trials
For Men's and Women's Marathon
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LOS ANGELES –The City of Los Angeles will host the Women’s and Men’s 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon, USA Track & Field, the U.S. Olympic Committee, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, and LA MARATHON LLC announced Wednesday.
The 2016 Olympic Trials will be held Feb. 13, 2016. With separate starts, the men’s and women’s races both will be carried in their entirety on NBC.
“We are thrilled with what Los Angeles will provide to our athletes, the Olympic movement and the sport of long distance running by hosting this event,” USATF CEO Max Siegel said. “With television coverage on NBC and incredible public and private support for the race in one of the world’s biggest media markets, everything is in place to continue to elevate the Olympic Trials and give our athletes a platform on which they can truly shine.”
“I'm happy and honored USA Track & Field and the U.S. Olympic Committee have chosen Los Angeles as host city for the 2016 Olympic marathon trials,” said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. “With its iconic landmarks and decades of experience hosting world class sporting events, Los Angeles is the ideal location for America’s elite marathoners to prepare for the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil.”
“The U.S. Olympic Committee is pleased to be returning to Los Angeles with this amazing event,” USOC CEO Scott Blackmun said. “As the host of the 1932 and 1984 Olympic Games, Los Angeles has a tremendous Olympic legacy and L.A.’s status as a global center of sport and culture make it an exceptional host for the Olympic Trials.”
Making history
In winning the bid, LA MARATHON LLC proposed a February race date that accommodates an NBC broadcast and ensures athletes optimal time to recover should they choose to run in the 2016 Olympic Trials for Track & Field in June. The LA Marathon will follow a day later, on Feb. 14, 2016, providing a weekend festival that celebrates road racing on all levels.
“Securing the privilege of hosting the Olympic Trials Marathon could not have been accomplished without the tireless partnership and commitment from business and civic leaders across Los Angeles, including the LA Sports Council,” said Tracey Russell, CEO of LA MARATHON LLC. “It truly seems appropriate that today, some 30 years after Joan Benoit Samuelson’s 1984 triumph in the first Olympic women’s marathon here in this city, we’re announcing once again that America’s Olympic marathoners will create history and find glory on the streets of Los Angeles. By securing the Olympic Trials, Los Angeles is now set to deliver this city’s biggest running weekend since that iconic victory, providing our LA Marathon participants and fans with a rare opportunity to be part of an Olympic Trials celebration.”
“Congratulations to Mayor Garcetti, to our team at LA MARATHON LLC, and to all of our partners involved in the 2016 Olympic Trials bid,” said Frank McCourt, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of McCourt Global, who in 2008 acquired the operating rights to the LA Marathon. “Today’s announcement clearly illustrates the positive impact that smart people and effective public-private partnerships can deliver for the community and for the sports we’re passionate about. We hope that today marks the start of a very long and productive relationship between LA MARATHON LLC and USA Track & Field.”
National Tour
Hosting the 2016 Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles continues a national tour for the event: In 2004, the women’s Olympic Trials were in St. Louis and men’s in Birmingham, Ala.; the 2008 Olympic Trials were held in Boston (women) and New York (men); and 2012 saw both races together for the first time in Houston. USATF entertained bids for the 2016 Olympic Trials from three cities: Cincinnati, Houston and Los Angeles.
“Houston did a phenomenal job hosting the first combined men’s and women’s marathon Olympic Trials in 2012,” Siegel said. “In Los Angeles, we will continue to grow that model and help elevate the excitement for the Olympic Trials throughout the country.”
Start times and specifics on the criterium courses for both the men’s and women’s races will be determined in coming months.
# # #
USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track and field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States. USATF encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, some of the most-watched events of Olympic broadcasts, the country’s #1 high school and junior high school participatory sport and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States. For more information on USATF, visit www.usatf.org.
LA MARATHON LLC is a leading U.S. running organization dedicated to inspiring the athlete in every runner and connecting communities through health and fitness. The LA Marathon is among the largest marathons in the country with more than 25,000 participants, thousands of volunteers and hundreds of thousands of spectators. The “Stadium to the Sea” course, starting at Dodger Stadium and finishing near the Santa Monica Pier, is one of the most scenic in the world, taking runners on a tour of Los Angeles past every major landmark. The race has been named Best Big City Race by Runner’s World.
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For Men's and Women's Marathon
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LOS ANGELES –The City of Los Angeles will host the Women’s and Men’s 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon, USA Track & Field, the U.S. Olympic Committee, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, and LA MARATHON LLC announced Wednesday.
The 2016 Olympic Trials will be held Feb. 13, 2016. With separate starts, the men’s and women’s races both will be carried in their entirety on NBC.
“We are thrilled with what Los Angeles will provide to our athletes, the Olympic movement and the sport of long distance running by hosting this event,” USATF CEO Max Siegel said. “With television coverage on NBC and incredible public and private support for the race in one of the world’s biggest media markets, everything is in place to continue to elevate the Olympic Trials and give our athletes a platform on which they can truly shine.”
“I'm happy and honored USA Track & Field and the U.S. Olympic Committee have chosen Los Angeles as host city for the 2016 Olympic marathon trials,” said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. “With its iconic landmarks and decades of experience hosting world class sporting events, Los Angeles is the ideal location for America’s elite marathoners to prepare for the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil.”
“The U.S. Olympic Committee is pleased to be returning to Los Angeles with this amazing event,” USOC CEO Scott Blackmun said. “As the host of the 1932 and 1984 Olympic Games, Los Angeles has a tremendous Olympic legacy and L.A.’s status as a global center of sport and culture make it an exceptional host for the Olympic Trials.”
Making history
In winning the bid, LA MARATHON LLC proposed a February race date that accommodates an NBC broadcast and ensures athletes optimal time to recover should they choose to run in the 2016 Olympic Trials for Track & Field in June. The LA Marathon will follow a day later, on Feb. 14, 2016, providing a weekend festival that celebrates road racing on all levels.
“Securing the privilege of hosting the Olympic Trials Marathon could not have been accomplished without the tireless partnership and commitment from business and civic leaders across Los Angeles, including the LA Sports Council,” said Tracey Russell, CEO of LA MARATHON LLC. “It truly seems appropriate that today, some 30 years after Joan Benoit Samuelson’s 1984 triumph in the first Olympic women’s marathon here in this city, we’re announcing once again that America’s Olympic marathoners will create history and find glory on the streets of Los Angeles. By securing the Olympic Trials, Los Angeles is now set to deliver this city’s biggest running weekend since that iconic victory, providing our LA Marathon participants and fans with a rare opportunity to be part of an Olympic Trials celebration.”
“Congratulations to Mayor Garcetti, to our team at LA MARATHON LLC, and to all of our partners involved in the 2016 Olympic Trials bid,” said Frank McCourt, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of McCourt Global, who in 2008 acquired the operating rights to the LA Marathon. “Today’s announcement clearly illustrates the positive impact that smart people and effective public-private partnerships can deliver for the community and for the sports we’re passionate about. We hope that today marks the start of a very long and productive relationship between LA MARATHON LLC and USA Track & Field.”
National Tour
Hosting the 2016 Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles continues a national tour for the event: In 2004, the women’s Olympic Trials were in St. Louis and men’s in Birmingham, Ala.; the 2008 Olympic Trials were held in Boston (women) and New York (men); and 2012 saw both races together for the first time in Houston. USATF entertained bids for the 2016 Olympic Trials from three cities: Cincinnati, Houston and Los Angeles.
“Houston did a phenomenal job hosting the first combined men’s and women’s marathon Olympic Trials in 2012,” Siegel said. “In Los Angeles, we will continue to grow that model and help elevate the excitement for the Olympic Trials throughout the country.”
Start times and specifics on the criterium courses for both the men’s and women’s races will be determined in coming months.
# # #
USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track and field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States. USATF encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, some of the most-watched events of Olympic broadcasts, the country’s #1 high school and junior high school participatory sport and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States. For more information on USATF, visit www.usatf.org.
LA MARATHON LLC is a leading U.S. running organization dedicated to inspiring the athlete in every runner and connecting communities through health and fitness. The LA Marathon is among the largest marathons in the country with more than 25,000 participants, thousands of volunteers and hundreds of thousands of spectators. The “Stadium to the Sea” course, starting at Dodger Stadium and finishing near the Santa Monica Pier, is one of the most scenic in the world, taking runners on a tour of Los Angeles past every major landmark. The race has been named Best Big City Race by Runner’s World.
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Issue 8-01-14 January 29, 2014
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Round Tables, Panels Add Variety at Running USA 2014
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - (January 29, 2014) - At Running USA 2014: The Industry Conference powered by ACTIVE Network, the return of the popular Round Table Sessions and two new Panel Discussions: What Running Can Learn from Triathlon and Working with Elite Athletes are set for Monday & Tuesday, February 10-11. The sold-out 11th edition of the sport's premier and largest conference will be held on February 9-11 at the Marriott Marquis & Marina on San Diego's beautiful waterfront.
"The Round Table Sessions are guaranteed to be lively and engaging as session leaders and participants share lessons learned, best practices and more with each other," said
Christine Bowen, Running USA Conference Director. "In additi
on, the experts at the two Panel Discussions will offer many useful insights and suggestions such as how to better utilize athletes and the media in your event or sponsor mix."
Monday, February 10
Round Table Sessions - 3:15-4:30pm
New Ways to Activate Social Media - Justin Ramers (ACTIVE Network)
The Slowest Generation - Doug Kaplan (Competitor Group)
Charity Fundraising: A Running-Centric Approach - Donna Grogan (Lupus Foundation of America)
Emergency Planning & Event Cancellation - Andrea Dowdy (Colfax Marathon)
Keeping Your Event "Fresh" - Matt West (DMSE Sports)
Broaden Your Base: How to Reach a Diverse Participant Pool - Ken Nwadike (Superhero Events)
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Deena Kastor to Headline Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS - One of the biggest stars in all of running, Olympic bronze medal winner and two- time World Marathon Majors race champion Deena Kastor, will start her 2014 season this Sunday, February 2 at the 5th Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans Marathon & ½ Marathon. The U.S. record holder for the marathon and half-marathon will race in Louisiana's largest city for the first time since her collegiate career at the University of Arkansas, where she was a 4-time SEC Champion and an 8-time All-American.
"I look forward to opening my 2014 racing season with my running friends at Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans," said Kastor (right, image courtesy PhotoRun.net), who is the only American woman to ever break 2 hours, 20 minutes in the marathon. "New Orleans is one of the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon series' premier events and I simply have to check this off my list. The course is fast and the atmosphere will be electric, so naturally it feels like a great way to set the tone for the year ahead."
Kastor owns the two fastest half-marathon performances by an American- 1:07:34 at Berlin in 2006 and a 1:07:53 at Philadelphia in 2005. No other American woman has broken 1:08 on a record standard course.
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Surf City Marathon Boasts Largest Ever International Field
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - The 2014
Surf City USA Marathon brin gs an international flavor to Huntington Beach on Super Bowl Sunday with competitors from 34 countries (up from 23 in 2013) participating in the sold-out event. The largest combined oceanfront marathon and half-marathon event in California, the award-winning race attracts more than 21,000 participants and 45,000 spectators from all 50 states and 1000 U.S. cities. The race serves as a qualifier for both the Olympic Trials and the prestigious Boston Marathon. Staged on Sunday, February 2, 2014, detailed race information is available at www.runsurfcity.com.
Canada takes top honors for international registrations with 140 runners followed by the UK, Australia, Mexico, Italy and Japan. New to the mix are Chile, Denmark, Germany and Austria. Stateside California still dominates while Arizona, Washington, Illinois, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Utah, New York, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Massachusetts each send 40 or more runners. Race organizers cite the development of running clubs, the spectacular ocean-front course and the allure of Surf City and its mild winter weather as strong draws for domestic and international runners.
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Brigance Brigade Foundation Hosts Inaugural 5.7K Run for ALS Patients
BALTIMORE - The Brigance Brigade Foundation, an organization that supports ALS patients and their families created by former NFL player O.J. Brigance and his wife Chanda, announced that the foundation will hold their first annual 5.7K family fun run event on Saturday, April 5, 2014 in the Canton neighborhood of Baltimore, Md. Proceeds from the 5.7K event will go towards furthering the mission of the Brigance Brigade Foundation whose goal it is to equip, encourage and empower people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease) by providing access to equipment and services to patients and their families.
In honor of former Baltimore Ravens player O.J. Brigance's jersey number (57), the event will feature a timed 5.7K run, as well as a 1 mile run/walk, and a kids' fun run. The event will also feature a Fun Zone where children and families involved in the race can gather and enjoy exciting activities for all ages. Following the race, runners will have access to post race snacks, bottled water, and fruit.
"Chanda and I are excited to host the first-ever Brigance Brigade Foundation 5.7K Run," said O.J. Brigance, Co-Founder of the Brigance Brigade Foundation. "Our goal is create a fun, family friendly event for our community to enjoy while supporting a good cause and raising awareness for a terrible disease affecting people across the country. The city of Baltimore has always been extremely supportive, and we hope to see the community come out in full force to support our mission of helping to improve the lives of those living with ALS."
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Running USA Selects New CEO
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - (January 26, 2014) - Running USA, the national industry non-profit organization, has announced that Rich Harshbarger has been selected as its new CEO. Harshbarger, the organization's fourth CE O, succeeds
Susan Weeks (2008-2013),
Basil Honikman (2000-2008) and
Steve Edwards (1999-2000).
"We heartily welcome our new CEO Rich Harshbarger, and we are excited about introducing him as our new CEO to the attendees at Running USA 2014 in two weeks," said Kevin Callahan, Running USA President.
"Rich brings a wealth of experience and passion to Running USA, and he will build upon the organization's successes from the past 15 years."
"I look forward to meeting people at Running USA 2014 and leading the organization to advance and promote the most accessible of sports," said
Rich Harshbarger, Running USA CEO. "Running USA has established a strong foundation and the ability to strategically guide, support and lead its members and partners to successfully achieve their goals. I am ready to tighten my laces and roll up my sleeves to work with industry leaders to further grow our sport."
Harshbarger, 44, has been Vice President of Consumer Marketing and Communications for Detroit Media Partnership since May 2008. His responsibilities include overseeing the day-to-day marketing functions for the most used media brands in Metro Detroit including: The Detroit News, Detroit Free Press and their award winning websites. Harshbarger also acts as Executive Race Director for the Detroit Free Press Marathon, an annual event with nearly 30,000 runners from around the world.
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Oregon Women Take Over Division I Indoor National Team Computer Rankings
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Oregon Women Take Over Division I Indoor National Team Computer Rankings
January 28, 2014
NEW ORLEANS – Behind breakout first-year campaigns for a pair of young Ducklings, four-time defending women’s team champion Oregon jumped to the top spot in the first regular-season edition of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I National Team Computer Rankings released Tuesday, while the defending champion Arkansas men remained No. 1.
NCAA DIVISION I NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS TOP 5: WOMEN
1) 2) 3) 4) 5)
Oregon
190.08 pts Texas
170.51 pts Texas A&M
159.92 pts Florida
140.71 pts Georgia
131.05 pts
View Complete Women’s National Team Computer Rankings
Though such veterans as National Athlete of the Week Laura Roesler and Phyllis Francis – both members of the Preseason Watch List for The Bowerman – and Jenna Prandini already living up to preseason expectations, Oregon flew three spots up the rankings to No. 1 for the first time since the end of the 2012 regular season after starting the season at No. 4 largely because of the emergence of first-year Ducks Jasmine Todd and Sasha Wallace.
Todd, with just two collegiate competitions under her belt, is already the collegiate leader in the long jump and ranked No. 2 at 60 meters, while Wallace is fourth in the nation in the 60-meter hurdles. Neither were taken into account in the preseason rankings.
NCAA DIVISION I NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS TOP 5: MEN
1) 2) 3) 4) 5)
Arkansas
219.84 pts Florida
174.08 pts Oregon
155.55 pts Wisconsin
113.88 pts Texas A&M
113.74 pts
View Complete Men’s National Team Computer Rankings
The season is still young, but Oregon is now projected by the computers as the favorite to claim the NCAA Division I Indoor title for the fifth consecutive year. Only LSU’s women from 1993 through 1997 has accomplished that feat indoors.
Other than Oregon’s ascension to No. 1, both the men’s and women’s top-fives remained relatively unchanged. The Ducks’ move pushed the former top-three teams each down one spot: Texas to No. 2, Texas A&M to No. 3 and Florida to No. 4. Georgia remained No. 5.
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On the men’s side Arkansas held steady atop the rankings, followed by No. 2 Florida, No. 3 Oregon, No. 4 Wisconsin and No. 5 Texas A&M.
The national team rankings will be complied by mathematical formulae based on national descending order lists and data taken from previous seasons. For the preseason ranking and early-season rankings, data will be taken from previous seasons as well as the current season.
The purpose and methodology of the rankings is to create an index that showcases the teams that have the best potential of achieving the top spots in the national team race. Rankings points do not equate with NCAA Championships team points. A full description of the rankings can be found here.
The USTFCCCA National Team Computer Rankings should not be referred to as a "poll” as no voting occurs during the process.
Women’s Rankings
Despite winning its fourth-consecutive national team crown indoors last year, Oregon did so having not been ranked as the No. 1 team at any point during the 2013 season. This marks the first time atop the rankings for the Ducks since they had Division I indoor rankings in a stranglehold for 20 consecutive weeks as the top-ranked team from the middle of the 2010 season through the end of the end of 2012.
With 190.08 rankings points, the Ducks now hold an approximately 20-point advantage over formerly top-ranked Texas at No. 2.
As previously mentioned, the duo of Todd and Wallace were behind the Ducks’ rise to No. 1, accounting for 53.3 points between three events in Oregon’s 64-point improvement of its preseason mark.
No. 2 Texas, which has yet to fully open competition as a complete team, may have dropped a spot but its score remained relatively steady – within five points – at 170.50.
In-state rival No. 3 Texas A&M also fell one spot in the rankings, but actually marginally improved its rankings score to 159.91 to drawn nearer to Oregon and Texas. Sprinter Olivia Ekpone played a large role in the gain, as she improved to No. 5 in 2014 at 60 meters and No. 8 at 200 meters, as did sixth-ranked weight thrower Brea Garrett.
No. 4 Florida slipped both in terms of position and rankings score, falling six points for a score of 140.70, while SEC rival No. 5 Georgia closed what had been a nearly 40-point gap between itself and the No. 4 spot to approximately nine points with 131.05. A pair of first-year student-athletes came through big for the Bulldogs in newly minted American Junior indoor pentathlon record holder Kendell Williams and second-ranked high jumper Leonita Kallenou.
Rounding out the top-10 were No. 6 Kentucky (105.83), No. 7 Arkansas (95.41), No. 8 LSU (68.10), No. 9 Stanford (67.37) and No. 10 Kansas (59.23).
Just outside the top 10, No. 11 Providence was up one spot to its highest indoor rank since the beginning of the USTFCCCA rankings in 2008. Also attaining their highest ranks since 2008 were No. 13 Dartmouth and No. 14 Purdue.
Baylor made the biggest advance of all the women’s teams, jumping seven spots to No. 19.
Men’s Rankings
Top-ranked defending champion Arkansas saw its rankings score advantage over No. 2 Florida shrink ever so slightly since the preseason rankings in early January, but the Razorbacks still remained nearly 46 points clear of the Gators with a score of 219.84.
This week marked the 15th time in the past 18 editions of the rankings in which Arkansas has been the top-ranked team, and the 10th time in a row.
Florida, national champions in the three years prior to Arkansas’ most recent 2013 title, held steady at No. 2 with 174.08 rankings points.
Marking time at No. 3 was Oregon with 155.55 points.
Separated by only a point in the preseason, both No. 4 Wisconsin and No. 5 Texas A&M improved their rankings scores by approximately 15 points to 113.88 and 113.74, respectively.
The Badgers were boosted by Michael Lihrman’s jump to No. 2 in the weight throw, while the Aggies’ former National Athlete of the Week Prezel Hardy, Jr., powered Texas A&M with the nation’s top raw performances at 60 and 200 meters.
No. 6 Florida State moved up one spot from the preseason, swapping places with now-No.7 Penn State. Arizona jumped nine spots to No. 8, dropping Nebraska back one spot to No. 9. Oklahoma State held steady at No. 10 to complete the top 10.
The appearance in the top 10 is the first for the Arizona men since the beginning of the USTFCCCA rankings in 2008.
Just beyond the top 10 was No. 11 Arizona State, which improved 10 spots. But it wasn’t the Sun Devils, or even No. 16 Cornell which improved 12 spots, that claimed the honor of biggest top-25 gainer. That honor went to No. 24 Houston, up 19 spots from early January.
No. 13 UTEP improved nine spots for its highest ranking since the inception of the USTFCCCA rankings. The Miners were joined in that category by No. 16 Cornell, No. 17 Alabama (tied its best), and No. 24 Houston.
USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION I
MEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS (TOP 25)
2014 Week #1 — January 28
next ranking: February 4
Rank School Points Conference Head Coach (Yr) Last Week
1 Arkansas 219.84 SEC Chris Bucknam (6th) 1
2 Florida 174.08 SEC Mike Holloway (12th) 2
3 Oregon 155.55 MPSF Robert Johnson (2nd) 3
4 Wisconsin 113.88 Big Ten Mick Byrne (1st) 4
5 Texas A&M 113.74 SEC Pat Henry (10th) 5
6 Florida State 92.92 ACC Bob Braman (11th) 7
7 Penn State 73.55 Big Ten Beth Alford-Sullivan (8th) 6
8 Arizona 65.46 MPSF Fred Harvey (12th) 17
9 Nebraska 62.12 Big Ten Gary Pepin (31st) 8
10 Oklahoma State 53.16 Big 12 Dave Smith (6th) 10
11 Arizona State 49.39 MPSF Greg Kraft (18th) 21
12 Mississippi State 43.92 Independent (DI) Steve Dudley (4th) 11
13 UTEP 43.33 Conference USA Mika Laaksonen (5th) 22
14 Colorado 42.50 MPSF Mark Wetmore (19th) 14
15 Minnesota 42.37 Big Ten Steve Plasencia (6th) 9
16 Cornell 41.92 Ivy Nathan Taylor (15th) 28
17 Alabama 40.47 SEC Dan Waters (3rd) 24
18 Illinois 38.31 Big Ten Mike Turk (5th) 12
19 Texas 36.04 Big 12 Mario Sategna (1st) 15
20 Stanford 35.72 MPSF Chris Miltenberg (2nd) 20
21 Georgia 35.72 SEC Wayne Norton (15th) 13
22 Mississippi 34.22 SEC Brian O’Neal (2nd) 16
23 Baylor 33.86 Big 12 Todd Harbour (9th) 18
24 Houston 33.32 American Leroy Burrell (16th) 43
25 Virginia Tech 32.84 ACC Dave Cianelli (13th) 19
Dropped out: No. 23 Princeton, No. 25 LSU
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Rank Conference Points Top 25 Teams
1 SEC 704.65 6
2 MPSF 429.62 5
3 Big Ten 427.58 5
4 ACC 222.78 2
5 Big 12 216.20 3
6 Ivy 92.00 1
7 Conference USA 89.03 1
8 Independent (DI) 74.25 1
9 Mid-American 63.22
10 American 50.33 1
USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION I
WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS (TOP 25)
2014 Week #1 — January 28
next ranking: February 4
Rank School Points Conference Head Coach (Yr) Last Week
1 Oregon 190.08 MPSF Robert Johnson (2nd) 4
2 Texas 170.51 Big 12 Mario Sategna (1st) 1
3 Texas A&M 159.92 SEC Pat Henry (10th) 2
4 Florida 140.71 SEC Mike Holloway (7th) 3
5 Georgia 131.05 SEC Wayne Norton (15th) 5
6 Kentucky 105.83 SEC Edrick Floreal (2nd) 6
7 Arkansas 95.41 SEC Lance Harter (24th) 7
8 LSU 68.10 SEC Dennis Shaver (10th) 8
9 Stanford 67.37 MPSF Chris Miltenberg (2nd) 9
10 Kansas 59.23 Big 12 Stanley Redwine (14th) 10
11 Providence 57.83 Big East Ray Treacy (30th) 12
12 Michigan 53.79 Big Ten James Henry (29th) 13
13 Dartmouth 52.39 Ivy Sandra Ford-Centonze (22nd) 14
14 Purdue 51.31 Big Ten Rolando Greene (2nd) 17
15 South Carolina 47.67 SEC Curtis Frye (18th) 11
16 Mississippi State 47.63 SEC Steve Dudley (4th) 15
17 Florida State 44.24 ACC Bob Braman (11th) 19
18 Washington 44.10 MPSF Greg Metcalf (12th) 20
19 Baylor 39.49 Big 12 Todd Harbour (9th) 26
20 Georgetown 38.83 Big East Patrick Henner (7th) 18
21 Kent State 38.12 Mid-American Bill Lawson (9th) 16
22 Arizona State 36.93 MPSF Greg Kraft (18th) 23
23 Villanova 36.03 Big East Gina Procaccio (14th) 22
24 Iowa State 34.24 Big 12 Martin Smith (1st) 28
25 Harvard 33.41 Ivy Jason Saretsky (8th) 24
Dropped out: No. 21 Maryland, No. 25 Akron
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Rank Conference Points Top 25 Teams
1 SEC 868.56 8
2 MPSF 420.60 4
3 Big 12 376.77 4
4 ACC 210.35 1
5 Big Ten 198.07 2
6 Big East 144.88 3
7 Ivy 95.99 2
8 Mid-American 72.18 1
9 Conference USA 51.26
10 Mountain West 50.76
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Running USA Selects New CEO
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - (January 26, 2014) - Running USA, the national industry non-profit organization, has announced that Rich Harshbarger has been selected as its new CEO. Harshbarger, the organization's fourth CE O, succeeds Susan Weeks (2008-2013), Basil Honikman (2000-2008) and Steve Edwards (1999-2000).
"We heartily welcome our new CEO Rich Harshbarger, and we are excited about introducing him as our new CEO to the attendees at Running USA 2014 in two weeks," said Kevin Callahan, Running USA President.
"Rich brings a wealth of experience and passion to Running USA, and he will build upon the organization's successes from the past 15 years."
"I look forward to meeting people at Running USA 2014 and leading the organization to advance and promote the most accessible of sports," said Rich Harshbarger, Running USA CEO. "Running USA has established a strong foundation and the ability to strategically guide, support and lead its members and partners to successfully achieve their goals. I am ready to tighten my laces and roll up my sleeves to work with industry leaders to further grow our sport."
Harshbarger, 44, has been Vice President of Consumer Marketing and Communications for Detroit Media Partnership since May 2008. His responsibilities include overseeing the day-to-day marketing functions for the most used media brands in Metro Detroit including: The Detroit News, Detroit Free Press and their award winning websites. Harshbarger also acts as Executive Race Director for the Detroit Free Press Marathon, an annual event with nearly 30,000 runners from around the world.
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ASICS LA Marathon Announces 2014 Elite Field
LOS ANGELES - A stacked line-up of more than 20 of the world's most competitive di
stance runners-including defending men's champion Erick Mose and 2013 men's runner-up Julius Keter-headline the field for the 2014 ASICS LA Marathon, which will be held on Sunday, March 9th 2014.
This year's ASICS LA Marathon, which will once again follow its popular Stadium to the Sea course, starting at Dodger Stadium and finishing near the Santa Monica Pier, will be the 29th edition of the race, which became an annual event following the historic 1984 Olympic Game in Los Angeles.
Kenya's Mose, whose come-from-behind surge in the final two miles ultimately overtook fellow countryman Keter-the grandson of Olympic legend Kip Keino-and clinched last year's title, heads a talented list of 11 top male runners who have committed to this year's race, including rising Americans
Aaron Braun, Adam Roach and Stephan Shay.
The women's field is equally competitive, with five top Ethiopian talents who each sport sub-2:36 marathon PRs, including Genet Getaneh, the top finisher at the 2007 and 2007 IAAF World Half Marathon Championship, as well as Ukranian Olena Burkovska, a former winner of Europe's venerable Kosice Peace Marathon, along with four emerging young American talents.
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Cowtown Elite Prize Purse Announced for 2014 Race
FORT WORTH, Texas -The Cowtown announced that it will be offering more than $30,000 in cash prizes for the fastest runners in the 2014 Marathon this year, introducing a new program called Cowtown Elite. All told, The Cowtown plans to give away $31,000 as part of its new program - a $25,000 purse to be split between all of the men and women bettering the existing course and event records and the remainder to the top finishers.
Marathon organizers teamed up with MarathonGuide.com
to offer prize money to encourage elite and development athletes to participate in the marathon. The marathon organizers created the prizes to encourage elite and developmental athletes to participate in the marathon.
MarathonGuide.com is partially funding the prize purses.
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$40,500 American Prize Purse Added to 2014 Pittsburgh Marathon
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - As part of its recently launched
American Development Program, Pittsburgh Three Rivers Marathon, Inc. announced a new American prize purse of $40,500 to the 2014 DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon weekend of events. The event, set for Sunday, May 4, will offer bonuses to the top five American men and women finishers, including $4,500 to the first U.S. citizen in the DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon and $3,000 to the first in the UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Half Marathon.
"Pittsburgh is known as the City of Champions and we want to support the development of world-class American runners at our events in Pittsburgh," said Patrice Matamoros, CEO of Pittsburgh Three Rivers Marathon, Inc. "Post-collegiate professionals need more opportunities such as American Development Program to chase their dreams, and with our expanding strong race fields, we hope to launch many American dreams right here in Pittsburgh."
The total prize purse for the 6th DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon weekend of events now exceeds $135,000, the largest in the race's history, with $8,000 going to the first male and female across the line. American athletes will be able to earn both overall and American prize money as well as have the opportunity to earn bonuses if they earn the "A" or "B" qualifying standard for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials.
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2014 Boston Marathon International Elite Field Revealed, Defending Champs Return
BOSTON - In its 29th year as principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon,
John Hancock Financial announced the elite field for the 118th running of the Boston Marathon on April 21. A complete field list follows.
Reigning champions Lelisa Desisa and
Rita Jeptoo will return to defend
their titles, but will be challenged by the fastest field ever assembled for the world's most historic marathon.
The international John Hancock Elite Athlete Team includes 46 athletes from 13 countries and includes Olympic medalists, World Marathon Majors champions of Chicago, New York City, Tokyo and Boston, and champions of more than 80 global marathons.
Seven men in the field have run under 2:05:30, including Desisa, who is ranked #1 in the world by Track & Field News for his 2013 wins in Boston and Dubai and his silver medal finish at the 2013 IAAF World Championships Marathon.
Dennis Kimetto, who is ranked #2 in the world for his 2013 course record wins in Chicago and Tokyo may be Desisa's strongest challenger. Kimetto holds the world record in the 25K and has a personal best 2:03:45 from his Chicago win.
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