Track and Field Set to Open Season at NAU Invitational
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LOS ANGELES – The UCLA track and field team will open the 2014 indoor season at the NAU Invitational. The two-day event is scheduled to start on Friday, January 24 at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome. Field events will begin at 4 p.m., with the track events slated to begin at 5 p.m.
“We have been in training for what seems to be forever,” UCLA director of track and field Mike Maynard said. “It's nice to finally get into competition season. While we have had to become creative with our training, due to the construction of the new track, I believe that we are ready to kick off the season.”
UCLA will be competing against host NAU, Arizona State, Cal St. Bakersfield, Southern Utah and Grand Canyon University. Also competing at the meet will be a host of running clubs such as Northern Arizona Elite, Team Run Flag and the Qatar national team. The Qatar national team's top athletes are Samuel Francis, Asian record holder in the 100m, and Femi Ogunode, 2010 200m and 400m Asian Games Champion.
The Bruins will not be sending their sprinters and hurdlers to the season opening meet as the resurfacing of the track at Drake Stadium has hindered their early season preparations.
“Our sprinters and hurdlers have been impacted the most by the placement of the new surfacing,” Maynard said. “They haven't yet been able to do any type of speed work. As a result we will hold them out of this competition and plan to open them up the following week at New Mexico.”
On the men’s side, indoor All-Americans Marcus Nilsson (heptathlon) and Michael Woepse (pole vault) return for UCLA. Nilsson placed 15th at the NCAA championships in 2013 and was an outdoor All-American in the decathlon by placing third at the NCAA meet. Woepse cleared 18-0.50 to finish seventh at the NCAA indoor championships last year. He holds the third best mark in school history with a vault of 18-4.50.
On the women’s side Brea Buchanan earned All-American honors and returns with All-American Kylie Price. Buchanan placed fifth at the NCAA indoor championships last season with an 8.16 in the 60m hurdles. Price jumped her way to All-American honors last season by placing seventh with a leap of 21-1.50.
The team will be split next weekend as the Bruins head to the New Mexico Team Invitational and the UW Invitational. Albuquerque will serve as the site host site for the NCAA Indoor Championships while the UW Invitational will be held in Seattle, Wash.
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Nick Ross (Arizona) sets school high jump record
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STANFORD POLE VAULTER OFF TO GREAT START
Jan. 24, 2014
STANFORD POLE VAULTER OFF TO GREAT START
Freshman Duvio clears 17-4 ½ in New Mexico meet
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Stanford freshman Dylan Duvio cleared a personal record 17-4 ½ in the pole vault to finish as the top collegian and fourth overall at the Cherry & Silver indoor track and field invitational at the Albuquerque Convention Center on Friday.
In his second collegiate competition, Duvio moved up to No. 3 on Stanford’s all-time indoor list and No. 2 all-time for freshmen, trailing only eventual Olympian Toby Stevenson. He’s also the fourth-highest vaulter in Stanford history, indoors or outdoors.
Duvio, who had the No. 2 high school mark in the nation last year at 17-3 1/2, was second at the 2013 U.S. junior nationals and made his collegiate debut Saturday with a 16-10 ¾ clearance at the UW Indoor Preview in Seattle.
“Dylan had a phenomenal night tonight competing against some of the best vaulters in the country,” Stanford pole vault coach Michael Eskind said. “To P.R. by six inches indoors in his second meet of the season speaks volumes to his mental toughness and competitive fire.
“It’s exciting, but I truly believe Dylan has a long ways to go as a vaulter. The future is very bright for him and we couldn’t be more excited.”
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STANFORD POLE VAULTER OFF TO GREAT START
Freshman Duvio clears 17-4 ½ in New Mexico meet
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Stanford freshman Dylan Duvio cleared a personal record 17-4 ½ in the pole vault to finish as the top collegian and fourth overall at the Cherry & Silver indoor track and field invitational at the Albuquerque Convention Center on Friday.
In his second collegiate competition, Duvio moved up to No. 3 on Stanford’s all-time indoor list and No. 2 all-time for freshmen, trailing only eventual Olympian Toby Stevenson. He’s also the fourth-highest vaulter in Stanford history, indoors or outdoors.
Duvio, who had the No. 2 high school mark in the nation last year at 17-3 1/2, was second at the 2013 U.S. junior nationals and made his collegiate debut Saturday with a 16-10 ¾ clearance at the UW Indoor Preview in Seattle.
“Dylan had a phenomenal night tonight competing against some of the best vaulters in the country,” Stanford pole vault coach Michael Eskind said. “To P.R. by six inches indoors in his second meet of the season speaks volumes to his mental toughness and competitive fire.
“It’s exciting, but I truly believe Dylan has a long ways to go as a vaulter. The future is very bright for him and we couldn’t be more excited.”
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The Bowerman Update: A Busy Weekend Upcoming for The Watch List
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The Bowerman Update: A Busy Weekend Upcoming for The Watch List
January 24, 2014
NEW ORLEANS – With just two weekends of competition remaining before the February edition of The Bowerman Watch Lists are announced and nearly all of the current Watch-Listers in action over the course of the next three days, this could be a prime weekend for some moving and shaking on the Lists with head-to-head competitions on the schedule.
Eight of the ten women and eight of the ten men comprising the Watch Lists are scheduled to compete over the next couple days, with seven additional women receiving votes and four additional men also suiting up.
The f irst head-to-head The Bowerman Watch List battle of 2014 will kick off at 2:05pm ET/1:05pm CT as Texas A&M’s Kamaria Brown and Texas Tech’s Cierra White (also receiving votes) will see who can finish a 200-meter lap quicker at the Texas A&M Triangular. The two could also face off in the 4×400 and will race against one another’s times over 60 meters.
Potentially just minutes later across the country, Arman Hall of Florida will square off with Mike Berry of Oregon (also receiving votes) over 400 meters at 2:35pm ET at the Kentucky Rod McCravy Memorial Invitational — the Division I USTFCCCA National Meet of the Week.
More than just that men’s match-up, Kentucky along with New Mexico’s Cherry & Silver Invitational will play host to a majority of The Bowerman action this weekend with seven members of the Watch List at each meet.
The women’s action this weekend is headlined by 2013 The Bowerman semifinalist Abbey D’Agostino of Dartmouth going head-to-head with high school phenom Mary Cain and a host of Nike Oregon Project professionals in the mile at the Boston U. Terrier Invitational Friday night as the pack potentially chases the American indoor mile record of 4:20.5 set in 1982 by Mary Slaney. Though it is not her primary event, D’Agostino is the sixth-fastest collegian of all time over the distance with her 4:30.03 at last year’s Millrose Games.
Even if the pack doesn’t reach the longest-standing women’s American indoor record on the books, D’Agostino could still approach the collegiate record of 4:25.91 set in 2009 by, coincidentally enough, the lone women’s distance runner to win The Bowerman: Jenny (Barringer) Simpson.
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Kentucky Rod McCravy Memorial Invitational
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Among the seven total members of the Watch Lists who will run in Lexington, Ky., are three of the top-10 women and two of the top-10 men, along with a male and female also receiving votes.
The headliner of the meet, in terms of The Bowerman involvement, will likely be the men’s 400 where Florida’s Halland Oregon’s Berry (also receiving votes) will go head-to-head in both of their 2014 debuts. Hall, who burst onto the scene last year as a freshman with a third-place finish at NCAAs outdoors leading up to a semifinalist showing at the IAAF World Championships at 400 meters, will take on the well-established Berry, who has been a perennial top-three finisher at the NCAA Championships both indoors and out since his collegiate debut in 2011.
Kentucky will also serve as the 2014 debut at 400 meters for Phyllis Francis of Oregon, a member of the Women’s Watch List.
Francis’ teammate Laura Roesler will take her first shot in 2014 at her signature event, the 800 meters, in Lexington, and the duo could potentially pair up for the Ducks’ 4×400 relay.
Though not up against any competition from the current members of the Watch List, Kentucky’s Dezarea Bryant (also receiving votes), who currently leads the nation at 60 meters, will take on a loaded field in that same event. Oregon’s duo of first-year collegian Jasmine Todd and Jenna Prandini are No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, behind Bryant on the national descending order list, and they will both be aside her in the starting blocks on Saturday.
Currently the collegiate leader at Roesler’s 800 meters event, Florida’s Cory McGee – a member of team USA at the 2013 World Championships at 1500 meters — will take a couple steps up in distance as she competes at 3000 meters at Kentucky.
Florida’s defending indoor long jump champion Marquis Dendy will again compete at 60 meters, having not yet debuted in his signature horizontal jumping event.
New Mexico Cherry & Silver Collegiate Invitational
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With as many as eight members of the Watch Lists suiting up in Albuquerque, N.M. — site of the 2014 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships — the Cherry & Silver Collegiate Invitational is the West’s answer to Kentucky this weekend. Three members of the men’s Watch List’s top 10 and another from the women’s List, along with two women and two men who are also receiving votes, are scheduled to compete throughout the two-day meet.
While a showdown between Arizona’s Lawi Lalang (2013 The Bowerman finalist) and UTEP’s Anthony Rotichappeared to be in the cards earlier in the week, it has since been announced that Lalang will compete at 800 meters and Rotich in the mile.
Lalang is defending mile and 3000 meters titles indoors and 5000 and 10,000 meters crowns outdoors, while Rotich is prepping for the defense of his 3000-meter steeplechase title. Rotich will also contest the 3000 meters distance Friday evening. Both men are scheduled to be up against Nike professionals Lopez Lomong, Ryan Hill and Andy Bayer in their respective events.
Texas’ Ryan Crouser, coming off an outdoor shot put national win in 2013, will compete indoors in collegiate competition for the first time since 2012.
Nick Ross of Arizona (also receiving votes) — the 2012 indoor high jump champ — competed indoors collegiately for the first time since 2012 a week ago, posting a season-debut height of 7-6.5 (2.30m) that surpassed last year’s opening performance by 2013 men’s The Bowerman winner Derek Drouin of Indiana by a half of an inch. He’s back in action this weekend in New Mexico looking to build off his impressive start to 2014.
A pair of Watch Listers from Florida State will take to the track at the Albuquerque Convention Center this weekend as men’s sprinter Dentarius Locke (also receiving votes) and women’s distance runner Colleen Quigley are scheduled to compete. This will be Locke’s season debut, while Quigley is currently ranked fourth in the nation at 3000 meters.
Rounding out the competitors from The Bowerman Watch List is Georgia pole vaulter Morgann Leleux (also receiving votes). She is currently ranked third in the nation.
Texas A&M Triangular
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As the lone dual-meet action including The Bowerman this weekend, Saturday’s Texas A&M Triangular with the host Aggies, Texas Tech and LSU will feature four members of the Preseason Watch Lists.
One hour before Hall and Berry square off at 400 meters in Lexington, Texas A&M’s Deon Lendore will make his 2014 debut at 400 meters in College Station. He will also likely run anchor on Texas A&M’s 4×400 relay squad to cap the day.
Teammate and fellow men’s Watch Lister Wayne Davis II will compete in the 60-meter hurdles for the first time in 2014 after putting up a 7.85 at the beginning of December 2013.
An even busier day is in store for the Aggies’ Kamaria Brown and Texas Tech’s Cierra White (also receiving votes), who are both competing at 60 meters and 200 meters, as well as the 4×400 relay. The two will face each other at 200 meters for the first head-to-head The Bowerman showdown of the 2014 season and potentially in the 4×400 relay, but are in separate sections of the 60.
Brown is the current collegiate leader at 200 meters, while White currently sits at 11th.
Elsewhere Around the Country
Arizona State’s Anna Jelmini will be at Northern Arizona for the second consecutive weekend competing in the shot put.
Kansas’ Watch List members will remain busy as they have throughout 2014 to this point, competing in front of the home crowd at the Jayhawk Classic. Combined-events athlete Lindsay Vollmer is schedule to compete in her first pentathlon of the season — an event in which she finished ninth at NCAAs a year ago before winning the outdoor heptathlon title. She enters on a hot streak having recorded personal bests in the 60-meter hurdles and high jump, as well as the indoor shot put.
Teammate Natalia Bartnovskaya (also receiving votes) will continue the journey toward a defense of her 2013 indoor pole vault title, while Michael Stigler (also receiving votes) will suit up for the 4×400 relay.
Among those looking to dethrone Bartnovskaya this winter will be outdoor national pole vault champion Bethany (Buell) Firsick of South Dakota (also receiving votes), who will be competing at the Minnesota Jack Johnson Invitational.
Continuing the pole vault theme, Sam Kendricks of Mississippi — the current collegiate leader for the men — will take flight at the Vanderbilt indoor Invitational seeking his third 18-0 or higher winning mark in a row.
THE BOWERMAN ALUMNI IN THE NEWS
After breaking the indoor 5000 meters American record and running the fastest-ever 5000 meters in the month of January, 2009 men’s The Bowerman winner Galen Rupp was awarded USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Weekaward.
He may repeat the award next week should he attain the American indoor two-mile record he is seeking at this Saturday’s Boston U. Terrier Invitational. He previously held the record before Bernard Lagat claimed it last winter at the Millrose Games in 8:09.49. A record would be the 21st national record currently held by former winners of and finalists for The Bowerman.
Rupp’s record attempt and the entirety of the Terrier Invitational (Friday women/Saturday men) can be streamed live on FlotrackPro with a subscription.
Rupp’s female counterpart in 2009, women’s winner Jenny (Barringer) Simpson, was announced this week as part of the elite field at the CinqueMulini cross country race on Sunday, Jannuary 26. The race, which will take place in San Vittore Olona, Italy, is part of the IAAF Cross Country Permit Series.
White not necessarily news, per se, 2010 men’s winner Ashton Eaton — decathlon world record holder, world champion and Olympic champion extraordinaire — chatted with Bruce Ferrington of the Maths in Sports project to discuss what role mathematics play in a decathlon competition.
Eaton also appeared this week in a new commercial for the Nike FlyKnit line of athletic shoes alongside Kobe Bryant, Richard Sherman of the Super Bowl-bound Seattle Seahawks, Mo Farah and Allyson Felix. You can watch it below or by clicking here.
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The Warm-Up Lap: Battle in the Bluegrass State & Meets of the Week January 24, 2014
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The Warm-Up Lap: Battle in the Bluegrass State & Meets of the Week
January 24, 2014
NEW ORLEANS – With several large invitationals loaded with nationally ranked teams among the nearly 90 collegiate track & field meets taking place around the country this weekend, the 2014 season is officially beginning to ramp up.
Particularly so in Division I, where a combined 11 top-25 men’s teams and eight women’s teams in the preseason U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Team Computer Rankings will suit up for competition at either Kentucky’s Rod McCravy Memorial Invitational and New Mexico’s Cherry & Silver Invitational, both of which stretch over Friday and Saturday.
Though New Mexico may have the advantage in sheer number of ranked teams with 11 total to Kentucky’s eight and both meets feature seven members of the Preseason Watch Lists for The Bowerman, the concentration of top-10 teams and star power of the individual match-ups pushed Kentucky over the edge as the Division I National Meet of the Week.
Four-time defending indoor women’s champ No. 4 Oregon headlines a women’s field featuring three of the nation’s top six teams, while the Florida men – winner of three of the past four NCAA indoor titles after finishing runner-up in 2013 – will do battle with No. 3 Florida and three other top-25 programs.
Not to be discounted, however, should be the nation’s biggest dual meet of the weekend as Texas A&M hosts its annual Triangular on Saturday, this year with LSU and in-state rival Texas Tech.
Division II is highlighted by the Central Missouri Invitational, which takes the title of DII National Meet of the Week as the top meet hosted by a Division II program between Division II programs. Four of the men’s teams are ranked among the nation’s top 40 with numerous notable individual match-ups between national contenders.
North Central (Ill.) is the home of the Division III National Meet of the Week, where defending indoor men’s champ No. 1 UW-La Crosse and defending indoor women’s champ No. 4 UW-Oshkosh will be represented against several other top-25 squads.
Previews for each of the National Meets of the Week can be found below, as can other meets to watch out for in each NCAA Division and where national top-10 teams will be competing this weekend.
But first, how about some football? The Super Bowl between the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks is next weekend, and to celebrate the occasion we’ve released our first list in 2014 of how collegiate football players who also run track & field stack up against one another and the country at large. Check it out here.
National Broadcast Schedule
Friday, January 24, 2014
2:00 PM ET Terrier Invitational
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3:30 PM ET Rod McCravy Memorial
(Lexington, Ky.) WEB: UKAthletics.com LIVE
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4:55 PM ET McGill Team Challenge
(Montreal, Ontario) WEB: McGillTrack.com LIVE
Saturday, January 25, 2014
8:40 AM ET McGill Team Challenge
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9:30 AM ET Terrier Invitational
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10:00 AM ET Rod McCravy Memorial
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12:45 PM ET /
11:45 AM CT LSU/Texas Tech at Texas A&M
(College Station, Texas) WEB: AggieAthletics.com LIVE
1:00 PM ET New Balance Games
(New York, N.Y.) WEB: ArmoryTrack.com LIVE
Division I Meet of the Week
Kentucky Rod McCravy Memorial Invitational
Friday, Jan. 24-Saturday, Jan. 25 | Full Schedule | Nutter Fieldhouse – Lexington, Ky.
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More than just a track meet, the Rod McCravy Memorial Invitational at Kentucky is a remembrance of a young track & field student-athlete – Rodriq McCravy – who died at the age of 19 in 1987 while sleeping in his dorm room. UKAthletics.com described him as such:
"His personal impact on his teammates, friends, and coaches went well beyond athletics. A social work major, Rod is remembered as a dedicated, enthusiastic athlete, a conscientious student, a cherished friend and most important: an outstanding human being."
This particular memorial meet comes on the heels of the tragic passing of another young student-athlete just a week ago, first-year runner Maddie Holleran of Penn, and of several others in the preceding months, and subsequently as an opportunity to reflect on and remember the positive impacts of their lives as Kentucky does with McCravy. The USTFCCCA extends its sincerest sympathies to all those friends, families and teammates of student-athletes who have recently passed away too soon.
There may be no more fitting way to honor a track & field athlete than with a meet that brings out some of the best competition the nation has to offer, which is exactly what this year’s Rod McCravy Memorial Invitational provides in 2014.
Headlining the women’s competition are three of the top six teams in the nation in No. 3 Florida, four-time defending indoor champion No. 4 Oregon and the host No. 6 Kentucky.
Atop the men’s competition is No. 2 Florida – winner of the NCAA indoor title from 2010-2012 before finishing runner-up in 2013 – and No. 3 Oregon, along with No. 12 Illinois, No. 18 Baylor and No. 24 Alabama.
With so many top-tier events, the Warm-Up Lap will focus on two per gender that stand out above all the others: the women’s 60 meters and 60-meter hurdles, and the men’s 60 meters and 400 meters.
The women’s 60-meter hurdles is stacked with some of the nation’s top collegiate hurdling talent dating back to 2012. Kentucky’s own collegiate-leading Kendra Harrison is the hometown favorite, but she will be up against the tenth-fastest collegian of all time – and former Clemson teammate – Bridgette Owens of Florida (No. 4 in 2014), who finished third at the 2012 NCAA Championships in this event; and last year’s national runner-up in the event in Baylor’s Tiffani McReynolds, who is making her 2014 debut.
Both Harrison and Owens are former teammates of 2013 women’s The Bowerman winner Brianna Rollins of Clemson.
Speaking of debuts, Oregon’s Sasha Wallace made her collegiate debut in the hurdles last week to great success, currently sitting at No. 6 on the descending order list and she will look to upset the aforementioned veterans.
The men’s 60-meter hurdles sets up very similarly, as defending 60-meter hurdles national champion and third-fastest collegian of all time Eddie Lovett of Florida is the headliner going up against the nation’s current top-ranked hurdler in Demoye Bogle from Ohio State. Joining that duo will be two more of the nation’s top five hurdlers in 2014 with Ohio State’s Donavan Robertson (No. 3) and Oregon’s Johnathan Cabral (No. 5).
As top-heavy as those match-ups might be, the best of them all might be the women’s 60 meters, which will pit 2014 top three collegians against one another. Dezerea Bryant of Kentucky is the collegiate leader and a member of The Bowerman Preseason Watch List (also receiving votes), but she will get all she can handle from Oregon frosh Jasmine Todd (No.2) and Jenna Prandini (No.3), also of Oregon.
Last but not least is a men’s 400 race that will feature one of this weekend’s two head-to-head match-ups between members of The Bowerman Watch List as Arman Hall of Florida and Mike Berry of Oregon (also receiving votes) square off. By no means will they be alone as Hall’s teammates Hugh Graham, Jr., and Najee Glass are national contenders in the event, as is Baylor’s Blake Heriot.
Kamaria Brown of Texas A&M and Cierra White of Texas Tech (also receiving votes) is the other match-up, taking place at the Texas A&M Triangular (see below).
Other Division I Meets to Watch
New Mexico Cherry & Silver Collegiate Invitational
Friday/Saturday | Full Schedule
Men’s Teams: #7 Florida State; #13 Georgia; #15 Texas; #17 Arizona; #20 Stanford; #22 UTEP; #2 Adams State (DII); #14 West Texas A&M (DII)
Women’s Teams: #1 Texas; #5 Georgia; #9 Stanford; #11 South Carolina; #19 Florida State; #3 Adams State (DII)
Texas A&M Triangular
Saturday | Full Schedule | Entry List
Men’s Teams: #5 Texas A&M; #25 LSU
Women’s Teams: #2 Texas A&M; #8 LSU
Boston U Terrier Invitational
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Women’s Teams: #12 Providence; #14 Dartmouth; #24 Harvard
TOP 10 DI MEN’S TEAMS IN ACTION
Team Meet
2. Florida Rod McCravy Memorial
3. Oregon Rod McCravy Memorial
4. Wisconsin Wisconsin Elite Invitational
5. Texas A&M Texas A&M Triangular
7. Florida State Cherry & Silver Invitational
8. Nebraska Mark Colligan Memorial
8. Nebraska Prairie Wolf Indoor Invitational
9. Minnesota Jack Johnson Classic
TOP 10 DI WOMEN’S TEAMS IN ACTION
Team Meet
1. Texas Cherry & Silver Invitational
2. Texas A&M Texas A&M Triangular
3. Florida Rod McCravy Memorial
4. Oregon Rod McCravy Memorial
5. Georgia Cherry & Silver Invitational
5. Georgia Vanderbilt Indoor Invitational
6. Kentucky Rod McCravy Memorial
8. LSU Texas A&M Triangular
9. Stanford Cherry & Silver Invitational
10. Kansas Jayhawk Classic
Division II Meet of the Week
Central Missouri Invitational
Friday, Jan. 24 | Full Schedule | UCM Multi-Purpose Building – Warrensburg, Mo.
Entry List
As the top meet this weekend hosted by a Division II program between Division II teams, the Central Missouri Invitational will be a good ol’ fashioned showdown between two Midwestern States with a long-lasting rivalry: Missouri and Kansas.
Representing Missouri are host Central Missouri (No. 6 women/No. 17 men), Missouri S&T (No. 36 men) and Lindenwood; while Kansas will be repped by Pittsburg State (No. 15 men) and Emporia State (No. 40 men).
With four teams ranked in the top 40 by the USTFCCCA National Team Computer Rankings, the men’s contest – particularly between No. 15 Pittsburg State and No. 17 Central Missouri – will be the highlight of the meet.
Based on the preseason individual event rankings, the men’s pole vault will see No. 2 Jeff Piepenbrink of Pittsburg State up against No. 7 Ryan McGuire of Missouri S&T and No. 6 heptathlete Payson Maydew of Emporia State.
A similarly strong duel can be found on the high jump start list, where No. 6 Devin Claypool of Central Missouri will square off with No. 14 Jordan Manning of Emporia State.
The women’s pole vault will likewise be the most nationally significant event in their competition. The field includes No. 1 Taylor Cipicchio of Missouri S&T, Rachel Ederle of Missouri S&T and Maggie Wilson of Emporia State tied at No. 15 and No. 17 Alaina Fairbanks of Emporia State.
Fifth-ranked Madison Smith will contest the high jump.
More Division II Meets to Keep an Eye On
Grand Valley State vs. Saginaw Valley State Dual
Friday | Full Schedule
Men’s Teams: # 4 Grand Valley State
Women’s Teams: # 3 Grand Valley State; #20 Saginaw Valley State
Kansas Jayhawk Classic
Friday | Full Schedule | Live Results | Heat Sheets
Men’s Teams: #11 Missouri Southern; #18 Southwest Baptist; #19 Lincoln (Mo.)
Women’s Teams: #1 Lincoln (Mo.); #21 Missouri Southern
St. Thomas (Minn.) Invitational
Friday | Full Schedule
Women’s Teams: #19 Minnesota Duluth; #25 Winona State
TOP 10 DII MEN’S TEAMS IN ACTION
Team Meet
1. Saint Augustine’s JDL Fast Track Collegiate Invitational
2. Adams State Cherry & Silver Invitational
3. Ashland Findlay Classic
4. Grand Valley State DUAL: Grand Valley State-Saginaw Valley State (indoor)
6. Findlay Findlay Classic
7. Minnesota State Jack Johnson Classic
8. Southern Connecticut Terrier Invitational
9. Colorado Mines Air Force Invitational
10. Academy of Art Jacksons Invitational/New Balance West
TOP 10 DII WOMEN’S TEAMS IN ACTION
Team Meet
1. Lincoln (Mo.) Jayhawk Classic
2. Grand Valley State DUAL: Grand Valley State-Saginaw Valley State (indoor)
3. Adams State Cherry & Silver Invitational
4. Ashland Findlay Classic
6. Central Missouri Central Missouri Invitational
9. Western State Air Force Invitational
10. Academy of Art Jacksons Invitational/New Balance West
Division III Meet of the Week
North Central (Ill.) Cardinal Opener
Friday, Jan. 24 | Full Schedule | Al B. Carius Indoor Track Facility – Naperville, Ill.
Heat Sheets
Both the defending indoor men’s and women’s champions from 2013 in No. 1 UW-La Crosse and No. 4 UW-Oshkosh, respectively, will be on hand as North Central (Ill.) hosts its first meet of the year on the very same track the two Wisconsin schools claimed their national titles almost a year ago.
UW-La Crosse’s men, represented largely by its field event contingent, will square off against in-state rival No. 5 UW-Oshkosh, host No. 7 North Central and No. 19 Carthage.
Last year’s meet came down to the wire as UW-Oshkosh claimed a narrow win with 147 points over UW-La Crosse’s 142 and North Central’s 137. UWL would have the final word with its NCAA title later that season.
The UW-Oshkosh women will get the first test of their 2014 title defense campaign against No. 3 UW-La Crosse and No. 12 North Central.
As with the men, UW-Oshkosh didn’t win this meet before going on to the national crown. Instead, it was UW-La Crosse that took the meet with 185 points to UWO’s 135.
Four of the top six men’s pole vaulters in the USTFCCCA preseason individual event rankings will be in action in No. 1 Bryan Klister, No. 2 Rob Rohe and No. 4 Jeffrey Hill of UW-La Crosse and No. 6 John Dickmann of UW-Oshkosh.
Defending men’s indoor high jump national champion Trevor James of Carthage will go head-to-head with No. 3 John McCann of UW-Oshkosh.
Melanie Brickner is No. 1 in the women’s weight throw, and she will have to contend with No. 7 Becca McMullin of Carthage and No. 12 Abby martin of UW-Oshkosh. The men’s weight throw will be equally strong with No. 2 Grant Havard of UWL leading a field that includes teammate No. 4 John Cooper, No. 6 Derrik Guyette of Carthage and No. 11 Joe Brunner of UWO.
Most of the throwers will pull double duty to make for strong shot put competitions. For the women, No. 3 Martin and No. 6 Brickner of Oshkosh will throw against No. 5 Ebony Stallworth of North Central; while the men is headlined by No. 2 Nick Grosskopf of UW-Oshkosh against teammate No. 7 Jeremy Brandt and No. 8 Guyette.
The women’s horizontal jumps are also strong with Bailey Alston of UWL headlining the long jump at No. 3 against teammate No. 8 Lizzie Mattson and No. 12 Kristen LeClair of Carthage, and the triple jump at No. 7 against No. 13 Amanda Shober of Oshkosh.
Though many of the best match-ups will take place in the field, the track will also host a couple of strong showdowns. UWL’s Alex Koenen is No. 5 at 60 meters and North Central’s Diote Hackler is No. 5 at 400, but they’ll meet in the middle and race at 200 meters.
Runner-up nationally at each of his past three NCAA Championships (XC, OTF and ITF) in the past year, North Central’s John Crain will debut in both the mile and at 5000 meters.
For the women, No. 5 Kylee Verhasselt of UWO and No. 9 Krista Cota of North Central may not be squaring off at their 800 meters distance, they could go head-to-head in the meet finale 4×400 relay.
More Division III Meets to Watch Out For
Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolf Indoor Invitational
Friday | Full Schedule
Men’s Teams: #1 UW-La Crosse (track); #3 UW-Eau Claire; #13 Wartburg
Women’s Teams: #1 Wartburg; #3 UW-La Crosse (track)
Boston U Terrier Invitational
Friday/Saturday | Full Schedule | LIVE on FlotrackPro ($)
Men’s Teams: #6 MIT; #9 Bates; #20 Southern Maine
Women’s Teams: #2 MIT; #10 Wheaton (Mass.); #23 Rhode Island College
Illinois Wesleyan I-55 Triangular
Saturday | Full Schedule | Heat Sheets
Men’s Teams: #24 Greenville
Women’s Teams: #9 Washington (Mo.); #19 Illinois Wesleyan
Haverford Invitational
Saturday | Full Schedule
Men’s Teams: #14 Widener; #18 Haverford
Women’s Teams: #6 Johns Hopkins
TOP 10 DIII MEN’S TEAMS IN ACTION
Team Meet
1. UW-La Crosse Cardinal Opener
1. UW-La Crosse Prairie Wolf Indoor Invitational
2. Mount Union SPIRE North Coast Open
3. UW-Eau Claire Prairie Wolf Indoor Invitational
4. UW-Whitewater NAIA v DIII Challenge
5. UW-Oshkosh Cardinal Opener
6. MIT Art Farnham Invitational
6. MIT Terrier Invitational
7. North Central (Ill.) Cardinal Opener
8. SUNY Cortland Upstate Challenge (Indoor)
9. Bates Terrier Invitational
TOP 10 DIII WOMEN’S TEAMS IN ACTION
Team Meet
1. Wartburg Prairie Wolf Indoor Invitational
1. Wartburg Wartburg Open
2. MIT Art Farnham Invitational
2. MIT Terrier Invitational
3. UW-La Crosse Cardinal Opener
3. UW-La Crosse Prairie Wolf Indoor Invitational
4. UW-Oshkosh Cardinal Opener
5. Williams Joe Donahue Boston Collegiate Indoor Games
6. Johns Hopkins Haverford Invitational
7. St. Thomas (Minn.) St. Thomas (Minn.) Invitational
8. UW-Whitewater NAIA v DIII Challenge
9. Washington (Mo.) I-55 Triangular
10. Wheaton (Mass.) Joe Donahue Boston Collegiate Indoor Games
10. Wheaton (Mass.) Terrier Invitational
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association
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Contact: Kyle Terwillegar
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kyle@ustfccca.org
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Thursday, January 23, 2014
U.S. HIGH SCHOOL WEIGHT THROW PERFORMANCE LIST - 01-23-14 UPDATE
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 *
68’01.50” Owen Russell JR Moses Brown, Providence, RI 01-18 *
67’03.50” Brock Eager SR Tahoma, Covington, WA 01-05
67’01.50” Joe Ellis SR Eastlake, Sammamish, WA 01-12
66’09.25” Richard Delphin SR Roswell, GA 01-18 *
66’03.50” Olusegun Thomas Vadis SR Classical, Providence, RI 01-18 *
65’05.00” Dennis Russel SR Longwood, NY 01-15 *
64’07.00” Jonathan Zedella JR St. Edward, Lakewood, OH 12-27 C
64’06.75” Bobby Colantonio SO Barrington, RI 12-28
64’05.75” Gabriel Arcaro SR Burlington, MA 01-19 *
64’05.50” Eric Sheng JR Syosset, NY 01-15 *
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 *
63’09.50” Connor Fugere SR Woonsocket, RI 01-18 *
62’07.00” Sean Ryan SR Babylon, NY 01-15 *
62’02.00” Nick Lane FR Bowling Green, OH 01-18 *
61’10.50” Isaiah Dexter SR Lancaster, OH 01-18 *
61’06.00” John Maurins SR Mentor, OH 12-27
61’05.00” Logan Kusky SO Austintown Fitch, Youngstown, OH 01-12
60’11.00” Nick Todaro SR Iona Prep, New Rochelle, NY 12-27
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 *
59’03.00” Giovanni Gray SR Lincoln, RI 01-18 *
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” Isaiah Rogers SO Campbell, Symrna, GA 12-28
57’03.75” Chris Celona SR Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI 01-11
57’03.00” Hunter Wardian SR Central Valley, Veradale, WA 01-12
57’01.00” Jason Flanagan SO North Kingstown, RI 01-11
56’10.00” Sam Gertsch SR Star Valley, Alpine, WY 01-18 *
56’05.75” Alex Cerbo SR Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI 01-06
56’02.00” Eddie Barber SR Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI 01-11
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 *
55’04.00” Robert Landers JR Wayne, Huber Heights, OH 01-11
55’02.50” Jeremy Altamuro SR Harrison, NY 01-18 *
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 *
54’03.75” Evan McCracken JR Cherokee, Rogersville, TN 01-18 *
54’02.00” Zach Purcilly SR Avondale, MI 01-16 *
53’07.00” Lane Hluch JR Rootstown, OH 01-18 *
53’02.00” Seth Tribby SR Lancaster, OH 01-11
53’00.00” Jake Wickey FR Medina, OH 01-18 *
52’11.00” Bruce Robinson SR Little Falls, NY 01-03
52’09.75” Jake Brierly SR Lincoln, RI 12-21
52’08.75” David Collins SR North Kingstown, RI 01-18 *
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 *
52’02.75” Mike Tarro SR Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI 12-21
52’02.50” Xavier Tyler JR Iona Prep, New Rochelle, NY 01-15 *
52’01.25” Francy Mata JR Mt. Pleasant, Providence, RI 12-18
51’10.50” Maurice Harris SR St. Francis De Sales-Toledo, Toledo, OH 01-18 *
51’10.00” Shamar Sprull SR Central, Providence, RI 01-06
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” Christian Herold SO Lancaster, OH 01-18 *
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” Derek Stout SR Ellet, OH 01-18 *
51’07.00” Vinnie LaRovere SR St. Johns, Shrewsbury, MA 01-18 *
51’04.25” Jacob Yang JR Pilgrim, Warwick, RI 12-14
51’03.00” Tory Cook JR Shenendehowa, Clifton Park, NY 01-11
51’03.00” Danny Andrews JR Woodward Academy, Powder Springs, GA 12-28
51’02.00” Mustapha Kay SR St. Johnsbury, VT 01-11
51’01.00” Nik Zak JR Brunswick, OH 01-17 *
51’01.00” Tyler Laffin SR Brunswick, OH 01-11
50’11.25” Dan Johnston SR Pilgrim, Warwick, RI 01-06
50’08.25” Marcus Vieira JR Peabody, MA 12-28
50’07.50” Tommy Roush JR Petoskey, MI 01-04
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
58’04.00” Tyler Merkley JR Alta Loma, CA 12-14
56’03.50” Danny Andrews JR Woodward Academy, Powder Springs, GA 11-29
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 *
52’06.00” Joe Ellis SR Eastlake, Sammamish, WA 01-18 *
51’06.25” Brock Eager SR Tahoma, Covington, WA 01-05
47’03.75” Nick Lane FR Bowling Green, OH 12-06 *
46’01.50” Patrick Kunza JR Timberland, Wentzville, MO 01-10
41’08.75” Mike Alvernaz JR Barrington, RI 01-19 *
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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
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
50’07.50” Leena Morris JR Etowah, Woodstock, GA 12-28
50’02.00” Kaylee Antill JR Tri-Valley, Dresden, OH 01-11
49’01.25” McKenzie Kuehlewind SR Lancaster, NY 12-20
48’07.50” Bianca Donadio SR Classical, Providence, RI 01-16 *
48’07.00” Tradazia Merchant SR Austintown Fitch, Youngstown, OH 01-18 *
48’06.25” Bailey Simmons SR Alabama Christian, Montgomery, AL 12-28
48’05.00” Monae Cooper SO New Rochelle, NY 12-20
48’03.00” Mariah Mays JR Rome Free Academy, NY 01-07
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
45’06.75” Taniya Mitchell SR Mt. Vernon, NY 12-28
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
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
43’04.50” 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 *
42’10.75” Tatiana Taylor JR Walton, Marietta, GA 12-28
42’08.00” Lysah Russell SO Classical, Providence, RI 01-17 *
42’06.50” Brenda Perrella SR Frontier, NY 01-11
42’04.00” Maddison Caron SR Pilgrim, Warwick, RI 01-11
42’03.00” Faith Estelle JR Bloomfield, CT 01-11
42’01.00” Molly Leppelmeier FR McComb, OH 01-18 *
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
40’10.00” Cailen Blaire SO Hickory, Hermitage, PA 01-17 *
40’10.00” Sochima Bishop JR New Rochelle, NY 01-15 *
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 *
39’07.00” Holly Aversch JR Leipsic, OH 01-11
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 *
38’01.00” Kelly Andrews SR Stow-Monroe Falls, Stow, OH 01-18 *
37’11.00” Katie Irwin SR Chariho, Wood River Junction, RI 01-16 *
37’10.75” Olivia Reeves SO River Ridge, Woodstock, GA 12-28
37’06.50” Sophia Rivera SO Brentwood, MO 01-11
37’05.00” Taylor Morris SO Bay View, East Providence, RI 01-16 *
37’04.50” Rebecca Stiefler SO Frontier Central, Hamburg, NY 01-11
37’04.00” Hana Mehok JR Claymont, Uhrichsville, OH 01-18 *
37’03.25” Maria Mentesana SO St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 12-28
37’02.50” Emily Griffith SR River Valley-Caledonia, Caledonia, OH 01-19 *
37’01.00” Shoshana Isis Trotman SO Centerville, OH 01-18 *
37’00.00” Katie Dewey JR Elmwood, Bloomdale, OH 01-19 *
36’11.50” Kayla York JR Hanover Central, Cedar Lake, IN 12-14
36’11.00” Livie Smelcher FR Liberty-Benton, Findlay, OH 01-19 *
36’10.00” Tara Rochefort SO Woonsocket, RI 01-11
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
36’04.25” Mya Kemp SR Classical, Providence, RI 01-18 *
36’04.00” Oluwafunmibi Yusuff SO Classical, Providence, RI 01-11
36’01.00” Nijera Manuel JR New Rochelle, NY 12-20
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” Tori McKinley FR Hickory, Hermitage, PA 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
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
41’08.50” 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
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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
C = Correction to class.
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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 *
68’01.50” Owen Russell JR Moses Brown, Providence, RI 01-18 *
67’03.50” Brock Eager SR Tahoma, Covington, WA 01-05
67’01.50” Joe Ellis SR Eastlake, Sammamish, WA 01-12
66’09.25” Richard Delphin SR Roswell, GA 01-18 *
66’03.50” Olusegun Thomas Vadis SR Classical, Providence, RI 01-18 *
65’05.00” Dennis Russel SR Longwood, NY 01-15 *
64’07.00” Jonathan Zedella JR St. Edward, Lakewood, OH 12-27 C
64’06.75” Bobby Colantonio SO Barrington, RI 12-28
64’05.75” Gabriel Arcaro SR Burlington, MA 01-19 *
64’05.50” Eric Sheng JR Syosset, NY 01-15 *
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 *
63’09.50” Connor Fugere SR Woonsocket, RI 01-18 *
62’07.00” Sean Ryan SR Babylon, NY 01-15 *
62’02.00” Nick Lane FR Bowling Green, OH 01-18 *
61’10.50” Isaiah Dexter SR Lancaster, OH 01-18 *
61’06.00” John Maurins SR Mentor, OH 12-27
61’05.00” Logan Kusky SO Austintown Fitch, Youngstown, OH 01-12
60’11.00” Nick Todaro SR Iona Prep, New Rochelle, NY 12-27
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 *
59’03.00” Giovanni Gray SR Lincoln, RI 01-18 *
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” Isaiah Rogers SO Campbell, Symrna, GA 12-28
57’03.75” Chris Celona SR Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI 01-11
57’03.00” Hunter Wardian SR Central Valley, Veradale, WA 01-12
57’01.00” Jason Flanagan SO North Kingstown, RI 01-11
56’10.00” Sam Gertsch SR Star Valley, Alpine, WY 01-18 *
56’05.75” Alex Cerbo SR Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI 01-06
56’02.00” Eddie Barber SR Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI 01-11
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 *
55’04.00” Robert Landers JR Wayne, Huber Heights, OH 01-11
55’02.50” Jeremy Altamuro SR Harrison, NY 01-18 *
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 *
54’03.75” Evan McCracken JR Cherokee, Rogersville, TN 01-18 *
54’02.00” Zach Purcilly SR Avondale, MI 01-16 *
53’07.00” Lane Hluch JR Rootstown, OH 01-18 *
53’02.00” Seth Tribby SR Lancaster, OH 01-11
53’00.00” Jake Wickey FR Medina, OH 01-18 *
52’11.00” Bruce Robinson SR Little Falls, NY 01-03
52’09.75” Jake Brierly SR Lincoln, RI 12-21
52’08.75” David Collins SR North Kingstown, RI 01-18 *
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 *
52’02.75” Mike Tarro SR Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI 12-21
52’02.50” Xavier Tyler JR Iona Prep, New Rochelle, NY 01-15 *
52’01.25” Francy Mata JR Mt. Pleasant, Providence, RI 12-18
51’10.50” Maurice Harris SR St. Francis De Sales-Toledo, Toledo, OH 01-18 *
51’10.00” Shamar Sprull SR Central, Providence, RI 01-06
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” Christian Herold SO Lancaster, OH 01-18 *
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” Derek Stout SR Ellet, OH 01-18 *
51’07.00” Vinnie LaRovere SR St. Johns, Shrewsbury, MA 01-18 *
51’04.25” Jacob Yang JR Pilgrim, Warwick, RI 12-14
51’03.00” Tory Cook JR Shenendehowa, Clifton Park, NY 01-11
51’03.00” Danny Andrews JR Woodward Academy, Powder Springs, GA 12-28
51’02.00” Mustapha Kay SR St. Johnsbury, VT 01-11
51’01.00” Nik Zak JR Brunswick, OH 01-17 *
51’01.00” Tyler Laffin SR Brunswick, OH 01-11
50’11.25” Dan Johnston SR Pilgrim, Warwick, RI 01-06
50’08.25” Marcus Vieira JR Peabody, MA 12-28
50’07.50” Tommy Roush JR Petoskey, MI 01-04
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
58’04.00” Tyler Merkley JR Alta Loma, CA 12-14
56’03.50” Danny Andrews JR Woodward Academy, Powder Springs, GA 11-29
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 *
52’06.00” Joe Ellis SR Eastlake, Sammamish, WA 01-18 *
51’06.25” Brock Eager SR Tahoma, Covington, WA 01-05
47’03.75” Nick Lane FR Bowling Green, OH 12-06 *
46’01.50” Patrick Kunza JR Timberland, Wentzville, MO 01-10
41’08.75” Mike Alvernaz JR Barrington, RI 01-19 *
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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
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
50’07.50” Leena Morris JR Etowah, Woodstock, GA 12-28
50’02.00” Kaylee Antill JR Tri-Valley, Dresden, OH 01-11
49’01.25” McKenzie Kuehlewind SR Lancaster, NY 12-20
48’07.50” Bianca Donadio SR Classical, Providence, RI 01-16 *
48’07.00” Tradazia Merchant SR Austintown Fitch, Youngstown, OH 01-18 *
48’06.25” Bailey Simmons SR Alabama Christian, Montgomery, AL 12-28
48’05.00” Monae Cooper SO New Rochelle, NY 12-20
48’03.00” Mariah Mays JR Rome Free Academy, NY 01-07
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
45’06.75” Taniya Mitchell SR Mt. Vernon, NY 12-28
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
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
43’04.50” 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 *
42’10.75” Tatiana Taylor JR Walton, Marietta, GA 12-28
42’08.00” Lysah Russell SO Classical, Providence, RI 01-17 *
42’06.50” Brenda Perrella SR Frontier, NY 01-11
42’04.00” Maddison Caron SR Pilgrim, Warwick, RI 01-11
42’03.00” Faith Estelle JR Bloomfield, CT 01-11
42’01.00” Molly Leppelmeier FR McComb, OH 01-18 *
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
40’10.00” Cailen Blaire SO Hickory, Hermitage, PA 01-17 *
40’10.00” Sochima Bishop JR New Rochelle, NY 01-15 *
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 *
39’07.00” Holly Aversch JR Leipsic, OH 01-11
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 *
38’01.00” Kelly Andrews SR Stow-Monroe Falls, Stow, OH 01-18 *
37’11.00” Katie Irwin SR Chariho, Wood River Junction, RI 01-16 *
37’10.75” Olivia Reeves SO River Ridge, Woodstock, GA 12-28
37’06.50” Sophia Rivera SO Brentwood, MO 01-11
37’05.00” Taylor Morris SO Bay View, East Providence, RI 01-16 *
37’04.50” Rebecca Stiefler SO Frontier Central, Hamburg, NY 01-11
37’04.00” Hana Mehok JR Claymont, Uhrichsville, OH 01-18 *
37’03.25” Maria Mentesana SO St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 12-28
37’02.50” Emily Griffith SR River Valley-Caledonia, Caledonia, OH 01-19 *
37’01.00” Shoshana Isis Trotman SO Centerville, OH 01-18 *
37’00.00” Katie Dewey JR Elmwood, Bloomdale, OH 01-19 *
36’11.50” Kayla York JR Hanover Central, Cedar Lake, IN 12-14
36’11.00” Livie Smelcher FR Liberty-Benton, Findlay, OH 01-19 *
36’10.00” Tara Rochefort SO Woonsocket, RI 01-11
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
36’04.25” Mya Kemp SR Classical, Providence, RI 01-18 *
36’04.00” Oluwafunmibi Yusuff SO Classical, Providence, RI 01-11
36’01.00” Nijera Manuel JR New Rochelle, NY 12-20
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” Tori McKinley FR Hickory, Hermitage, PA 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
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
41’08.50” 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
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New USTFCCCA Excellence in Communications Award to Begin With 2014 Track & Field Season
New USTFCCCA Excellence in Communications Award to Begin With 2014 Track & Field Season
January 22, 2014
NEW ORLEANS – The efforts of athletics communications representatives at schools and conferences around the nation are crucial in generating interest and exposure for the sports of collegiate track & field and cross country, and beginning in 2014 the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) will honor those efforts.
Starting with this 2014 collegiate track & field season, the USTFCCCA will bestow the "USTFCCCA Excellence in Communication Award" to those athletics communications staff members whose commitment to providing outstanding coverage for track & field and cross country contributes to the growth of the sport.
For both the track & field season (indoor and outdoor combined) and the cross country season, one individual per NCAA Division and an additional honoree from the NAIA will be recognized.
Among the criteria considered for the award:
Exhibiting consistent, innovative, high-quality coverage of the sport
Demonstrating a record of improving coverage and public awareness in the area/campus, etc.
Taking risks with their decisions in hopes of increasing awareness of the sport
Providing excellence in professionalism in interactions with the media, coaches and student-athletes.
Effectively and cleverly utilizing multimedia and social media.
Bringing understanding to an individual/subject/cause through excellence in feature writing, producing or promoting.
Nominations are open to media, coaches and athletics communications representatives, as well as the general public. Submissions can include digital or mailed examples of the nominees’ works.
The track & field award will open for nominations on the second business Monday of May and will remain open until the second Tuesday after the NCAA Division II and Division III Outdoor Championships.
Cross Country nominations open the second business Monday of November and remain active through the Tuesday following national championships weekend.
The USTFCCCA communications staff will review nominations and select winners, which will be announced following the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships for the track & field award and after national championships weekend for cross country.
For more information, please contact USTFCCCA Director of Communications Tom Lewis attom@ustfccca.org.
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association
1100 Poydras Street, Suite 1750
New Orleans, LA 70163
Contact: Kyle Terwillegar
Communications Assistant
kyle@ustfccca.org
(504) 599-8905
January 22, 2014
NEW ORLEANS – The efforts of athletics communications representatives at schools and conferences around the nation are crucial in generating interest and exposure for the sports of collegiate track & field and cross country, and beginning in 2014 the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) will honor those efforts.
Starting with this 2014 collegiate track & field season, the USTFCCCA will bestow the "USTFCCCA Excellence in Communication Award" to those athletics communications staff members whose commitment to providing outstanding coverage for track & field and cross country contributes to the growth of the sport.
For both the track & field season (indoor and outdoor combined) and the cross country season, one individual per NCAA Division and an additional honoree from the NAIA will be recognized.
Among the criteria considered for the award:
Exhibiting consistent, innovative, high-quality coverage of the sport
Demonstrating a record of improving coverage and public awareness in the area/campus, etc.
Taking risks with their decisions in hopes of increasing awareness of the sport
Providing excellence in professionalism in interactions with the media, coaches and student-athletes.
Effectively and cleverly utilizing multimedia and social media.
Bringing understanding to an individual/subject/cause through excellence in feature writing, producing or promoting.
Nominations are open to media, coaches and athletics communications representatives, as well as the general public. Submissions can include digital or mailed examples of the nominees’ works.
The track & field award will open for nominations on the second business Monday of May and will remain open until the second Tuesday after the NCAA Division II and Division III Outdoor Championships.
Cross Country nominations open the second business Monday of November and remain active through the Tuesday following national championships weekend.
The USTFCCCA communications staff will review nominations and select winners, which will be announced following the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships for the track & field award and after national championships weekend for cross country.
For more information, please contact USTFCCCA Director of Communications Tom Lewis attom@ustfccca.org.
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association
1100 Poydras Street, Suite 1750
New Orleans, LA 70163
Contact: Kyle Terwillegar
Communications Assistant
kyle@ustfccca.org
(504) 599-8905
Running USA Wire
Issue 6-01-14 January 22, 2014
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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 a nnounced 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.
Read the rest of the story on RunningUSA.org
Giant Race Series Expands to Scottsdale in 2014
The San Francisco Giants, creators of the baseball-themed Giant Race Series which provides runners the opportunity to finish road races on the same home fields as their favorite players, announced the first-ever Scottsdale Giant Race, to take place on Saturday, March 8.
The Scottsdale Giant Race joins the established San Jose and San Francisco Giant Races and extends the series to include a year-round offering that kicks off in Scottsdale, continues in San Jose on June 28 and culminates in San Francisco on September 7.
The Scottsdale Giant Race features the "Complete Game 9 Kilometer" and the "Strike 3 Mile" that finish on the field at Scottsdale Stadium, the Giants Spring Training home. "The Scottsdale Giant Race is the perfect extension of the Giant Race brand that many in the Giants community have come to look forward to each year," said Sara Hunt, vice president of Giants Enterprises. "March in Scottsdale provides the perfect opportunity to shake off winter and kick off the new baseball season with a healthy run and Spring Training baseball excitement."
Read the rest of the story on RunningUSA.org
Ragnar Relay Series and Reach the Beach Relay Announce Partnership
KAYSVILLE, Utah - Ragnar Relay Series, the largest and fastest growing series of overnight, relay running events, today announced a partnership with the Ne w England-based
RTB (Reach the Beach) Relay, Inc.
RTB Relay began in 1999 by two multisport athletes with a goal of creating a 200-mile overnight team relay event that would run from the White Mountains, to the shores of the Atlantic Ocean and conclude at a beach front party in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. This sell-out race has become their signature event with nearly 450 teams and more than 5,400 participants annually.
Under the leadership of co-founders, Mike Dionne and Rich Mazzola, RTB Relay has demonstrated a high level of commitment to its participants. The new partnership will provide resources from the leader in running relays, enabling Reach the Beach Relay to offer an even greater experience for its runners.
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Sponsorship Spending Growth Expected to Slow
CHICAGO - IEG's 29th year-end industry review and forecast shows a contraction in the flow of marketers' dollars into sports, entertainment, cause, cultural and other partnerships.
Although sponsorship is still seeing steady growth, corporate interest in other marketing alternatives, particularly digital (including social and mobile) media, has dampened enthusiasm for significantly increasing sponsorship spending.
Spending by North American companies is projected to rise just 4.3 percent in 2014. The amount spent is projected to be $20.6 billion. In the year just ended, North American spending grew 4.5 percent, well below the 5.5 percent growth IEG forecast last January.
"Instead of viewing "new media" as competition, sponsorship properties would be wise to emphasize their role as catalysts in driving interest, engagement and enthusiasm for their partners' digital, social and mobile platforms through their nearly unparalleled ability to provide relevant content," said
Jim Andrews, IEG senior vice president, content.
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Idea Labs: Something for Everybody at Running USA 2014
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - (January 19, 2014) - At Running USA 2014: The Industry Conference powered by ACTIVE Network, Idea Labs, slated for Monday & Tuesday, February 10-11, will be some of the best attended, take-home-and-apply sessions. The 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.
"Our popular Idea Labs will have something for everybody," said
Christine Bowen, Running USA Conference Director. "A spectrum of topics such as media relations, operations, social networking and more will be covered that will educate, engage and entertain attendees, and moreover, many of the ideas presented will be applicable when attendees return home post-conference."
IDEA LABS
Monday, February 10 - 1:30-3:00pm
Managing Media & Public Relations - Dan Cruz (Competitor Group)
"Running On Empty - How to Market Your Race Without a Budget" - Faron Kelley (runDisney) and Bob Hitchcock (Disney Sports)
Youth Events: Fun, Healthy, and Profit-Generating - Mike Dove (JustRun), Heidi Schwartz (Cowtown Marathon) and Tina Klein (Balanced Running / Vamos Running)
Tuesday, February 11 - 1:45-3:15pm
Operations: Behind the orange vest, duct tape and zip ties - Doug Thurston (BSIM Events) and Nick Curl (ASICS LA Marathon)
Social Networking and the Science Behind It - Galen Bursen (ACTIVE Network)
Cultivating Connections: Creating strategic event relationships and partnerships that foster growth, prosperity and long-term success - Beth Salinger (Hospital Hill Run)
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Inflatable Images
Race Innovations
Marathon Printing
Maxwell Medals
Output Services, Inc.
Kimbia Racing
Always Advancing
emediagourp
Eventec
Greenlayer
Hightech Signs
Athletepath
ITS YOUR RACE
MYLAPS Sports Timing
nuun
Branded Sport Pictures
MPA Event Graphics
Race Roster
Champion System
Race Joy
SweatVac
BornFit
RacePartner
A4
Alanic
RaceIt
Split Second Timing
SportStats
PLI
*ADVERTISE*
See your logo in this spot. Contact Michele Stone at
michele@runningusa.org
Running USA presents annually the Allan Steinfeld Development Award. The 2013 recipient is ZAP Fitness.
Follow the club and its athletes at
this link.
Running USA Membership Categories include:
* Athlete Services & Education
* Consumer Products
* Destination Management
* Event
* Media
* National Trade Organization
* Vendors
To Join Running USA
Click on the image above
Running USA
Member Events
January 25-February 2, 2014
Coyote Hills Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, Fremont, CA, Jan. 25
Village to Village 10K,
Birmingham, AL, Jan. 25
Seasons 52 Park Avenue 5.2K ,
Winter Park, FL, Jan. 25
Securian Winter Run,
St. Paul, MN, Jan. 25
NYCRUNS Brrr-ooklyn Hot Chocolate 5K & 10K,
Brooklyn, NY, Jan. 25
XTERRA Bayamon Trail Run, Bayamon, PUR, Jan. 26
Miracle Match Marathon,
Waco, TX, Jan. 26
Suncoast Half Marathon,
Lakewood Ranch, FL, Jan. 26
Rocky Raccoon 100: USA 100 Mile Trail Championships,
Huntsville, TX, Feb. 1
Florida Today 5K and 8K,
Melbourne, FL, Feb. 1
Florida Hospital Lady Track Shack 5K, Winter Park, FL, Feb. 1
Medtronic TC Kids Marathon Fieldhouse Fun Run,
Minneapolis, MN, Feb. 1
Pensacola Double Bridge Run Presented by Publix
Pensacola, FL, Feb. 1
Heroes in Recovery 6K,
Palm Springs, CA, Feb. 1
Redondo Beach Super Bowl & Sunday 10K
Redondo Beach, CA, Feb. 2
Surf City USA® Marathon, Half Marathon & 1 Mile kids race, Huntington Beach, CA, Feb. 2
Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans Marathon and 1/2 Marathon,
New Orleans, LA, Feb. 2
XTERRA Mission Gorge Trail Run, Santee, CA, Feb. 2
XTERRA McDowell Mountain Trail Run,
Fountain Hills, AZ, Feb. 2
Super Sunday 5K,
Washington Crossing, PA, Feb. 2
Empire State Building Run-Up,
New York, NY, Feb. 2
Countdown to Conference
Enjoy a short teaser video at this link, and see why you need to join Running USA in San Diego, CA, February 9-11!
Conference Registration: Limited Spots Remain - Register Today to Secure Your Spot
If you are considering registering for conference, we have limited spots available. Onsite registration, if available, will incur a $100 price increase. Save by registering today at this link.
Conference Credentials
ALL registered attendees are required to wear a Running USA-issued credential for entry into ALL sessions and functions. We are nearing sellout capacity so this will be strictly enforced by outside security.
Hall of Champions Sold Out
The Hall of Champions dinner is sold out. Please check with registration onsite to see if additional tickets become available.
Special Invite for Women: Come to Conference Early, Race the Mermaid Half Marathon San Diego - 5K, 10K, half
Running USA members (women) are invited to the 5th annual Mermaid Half Marathon San Diego in Mission Bay. The 5K, 10K, half marathon takes place on Saturday February 8. Running USA members can save 50% off their entry fee when using the discount code RUSA50. Register at this link.
Endurance Live Awards Gala Announced
Join the greatest athletes from running, triathlon and cycling for the 22nd Annual Endurance Live Awards Gala on Saturday, February 8. The event precedes the Running USA conference and will take place at its host hotel, San Diego's Marriott Marquis. Reserve individual tickets or tables today at this link.. Use the code RUNUSA15 for a 15% discount on tables.
Industry Innovation Showcase Sponsored by ChronoTrack
At the opening day of Running USA 2014: The Industry Conference, fifteen leading companies, in 15-minute segments, will present the latest running industry products, gear and technologies. Presented by ChronoTrack, the showcase is a great kick-off to Running USA 2014 and will also provide complimentary warm pretzels. To find out more, including the presenting companies, go HERE.
Speed Networking
Bring your business cards and get ready to get connected. Speed networking will take place on Sunday, immediately following our networking speaker, Rick Itzkowich. This year, speed networking will be broken into two rooms.
Morning Runs
Join us on Monday and Tuesday morning at 6:30 for a breathtaking 3.1 miles along the San Diego Waterfront. Special thanks to DMSE Sports for designing our course and providing course operational support and NUUN for providing hydration products. Make sure to wear your Marathon Printing bibs and pick up your post run medals from Ashworth Awards and your shirt from Leslie Jordan.
Idea Labs: Something for Everyone
Idea Labs, slated for Monday and Tuesday, February 10-11, will be some of the best attended, take-home-and-apply sessions. There will be something for everybody as experts share their real world experiences with attendees. For a summary of topics and Lab leaders, click HERE.
Women's National Runner Survey Debuts at Conference
The 2014 Women's National Runner Survey will be released at Conference with special savings for conference attendees. Purchase your copy at the registration table on-site (Conference Special Only $59.99 for RUSA members/$79.99 for non-members).
Hotel Waitlist
The Running USA room block is now sold out at the host hotel. If you would like to be added to our waitlist, please contact trina@globaljbs.com.
Auction Items Profiled
During the Conference, there will be a silent auction, as well as a live auction - the Live Auction during the Hall of Champions Dinner will feature three items: the Reverse Auction; Training Package; Special Surprise) This week, two silent auction items are highlighted below:
Take me out to the Ball Park
Enjoy some great baseball at Petco Park with the San Diego Padres. Four (4) field-level seat tickets 2014 regular season. Donated by San Diego Padres. Value $200 - $500.
Run Disney!
Come run with Mickey at Walt Disney World with our RunDisney race package. This two (2) night / three (3) day vacation at an Official Walt Disney World Resort hotel is for you and one (1) guest. Travel dates must be taken November 7, 2014 through November 9, 2014. Includes: Two (2) Magic Your Way Tickets with the Park Hopper® Option. Each ticket entitles you to two (2) days of park hopping visits to Magic Kingdo m® Park, Epcot®, Disney's Hollywood Studios™, and Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme park. Two (2) entries for the Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon. Plus More! Donated by RunDisney. Value $1200.
Association News
Women's National Runner Survey
Thank you for your photo submission(s) to Running USA's cover photo contest for the 2014 Women's National Runner Survey. Our committee has reviewed all of the submissions, and although not easy to select among all of the wonderful photos, we do have a winner! CONGRATS to Brae Blackley and the ZOOMA Women's Race Series on the winning photo!
"We're thrilled that two enthusiastic ZOOMA runners will grace the cover of the 2014 Women's National Runner Survey," said Blackley, "Running USA is doing great work capturing the data that represents women's running in the U.S., and we're very happy to be a part of, and contributor to, that movement."
Marketplace E-News Quarterly Issue to Publish
Marketplace E-News will publish during the week of February 3, in advance of our annual conference. This is a great opportunity for our members to promote their products and/or services. For those members who are exhibiting at conference, you may want to include your booth number in your submission. Deadline for submissions is February 1. Send your submission in .jpg format to nancy@runningusa.org.
Running USA Expo Presence Benefit for our Members
To have your event flyers or product information distributed at expos Running USA attends, contact peter@runningusa.org.
Upcoming confirmed expo: the Austin Marathon and Half Marathon Health and Fitness Expo, February 14-15, 2014.
Running USA™ "In the News"
Running USA actively promotes our sport and serves as a resource center that together support our mission to advance the growth and success of the running industry. This section highlights news articles where Running USA and its statistics and data are mentioned or sourced.
Asheville Citizen-Times (NC) article "Citizen-Times Half ends run, new half marathon coming to Asheville" with Running USA half-marathon growth stats.
Post & Courier (SC) article "Due to Boston Marathon bombings, Cooper River Bridge Run plans to step up security this year" with Running USA largest road race rank.
Member Profile: Joplin Memorial Run
The Joplin Memorial Run was originally the Boomtown Run and operated under that name for 10 years. The 2011 event was cancelled when, 10 days prior to the run, an EF5 tornado ripped through the heart of Joplin, killing 161 people. The Boomtown Run was named one of Runner's World Heroes of Running for 2011 when, in lieu of the run, participants flooded Joplin to help with debris clean up following the devastation caused by the tornado. It was with that spirit that the run was rebranded the Joplin Memorial Run in 2012 and became a way to honor the 161 people who lost their lives in the tornado. The executive committee wanted to provide hope to the Joplin community while also staging a first class event for runners from all over the country.
This year's Joplin Memorial Run will take place the weekend of May 10, 2014. On Friday evening, May 9, there will be the Expo, a Walk of Silence and the annual Kids Run. On Saturday, May 10, there will be the Half Marathon and 5k. As always, the Half Marathon and 5k will feature entertainment along the route (local bands, cheerleaders, radio stations and more) as well as a post-race party and beer garden.
The Walk of Silence is a new event for 2014. Open to the public at no charge, the Walk will begin at 7:00 p.m., Friday for participants to walk the 11 blocks housing the 161 banners that name and honor each of the victims killed in the May 22, 2011 tornado. This will be a time of remembrance for the entire community.
Participants in the Half Marathon and 5k will receive an official men or women's cut tech shirt and a custom designed finisher medal. Kids Run participants will receive an official Joplin Memorial Run Kids Run shirt and finisher medal.
Returning Premier Sponsor for the Joplin Memorial Run is Freeman Health System and the event is presented by American Family Insurance. For more information, visit joplinmemorialrun.com or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/joplinmemorialrun.
All Member Profiles will also be featured on our website for one full week following the publication in Running USA Industry E-News. To be featured in this section, contact nancy@runningusa.org.
Member News
Welcome to our Newest Members
Planet Adventure LLC
Share ICE
Go East Promotions
Alisa Gammon Marketing
Indianapolis Monumental Marathon
BibRave
Ragnar Relay Series Announces Partnership
Ragnar Relay Series announced a partnership with the New England-based RTB (Reach the Beach) Relay, Inc. Participants will continue to enjoy the challenge and sense of community Reach the Beach offers as well as the same stunning Reach the Beach New Hampshire course scheduled for September 12 and 13. RTB Relay's Massachusetts event will merge with the scenic, coastal Ragnar Relay Cape Cod slated for May 9 and 10.
Pro Football Hall of Fame Marathon Introduces Family Finisher Bibs
The Pro Football Hall of Fame Marathon introduces Family Finisher bibs, which will provide a secure way for family members to cross the finish line with those participating in the race. On race day, April 27, 2014, those with Family Finisher bibs will be placed in a staging corral 100 yards from the finish line. As marathon runners approach the finish line in Fawcett Stadium, family members will be permitted to join their loved ones for the final 100 yards to the finish.
April Fools Half Marathon Announces Finisher Medal
The third annual April Fools Half Marathon will be held on April 6, 2014. A photo of this year's finisher medal is available at this link.
Hamptons Half-Marathon Named Championship
The Hamptons Marathon announced that its half-marathon was chosen as the RRCA Eastern Regional Championship Race for 2014. This year's event will be held on September 27.
Mankato Marathon Announces Charities Program
In 2013, the Mankato Marathon started the Charities Program and raised over $17,000 for local charities. This year Camp Sweet Life has been chosen as the newest addition to the Mankato Marathon Charities.
Surf City USA Marathon Sells Out
The 2014 Surf City USA Marathon brings an international flavor to Huntington Beach on Super Bowl Sunday, February 2, 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 race attracts more than 21,000 participants and 45,000 spectators The race serves as a qualifier for both the Olympic Trials and the Boston Marathon.
B.A.A. Distance Medley Registration to Open
The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced that registration for the 2014 B.A.A. Distance Medley will begin on Wednesday, January 22 at 10:00 a.m. ET and will continue until Wednesday, January 29 at 5:00 p.m. ET. Registration will be held online at www.baa.org and will be limited to 3,000 entrants. The B.A.A. Distance Medley is a three-race series which includes the B.A.A. 5K on April 19, the B.A.A. 10K on June 22, and the B.A.A. Half Marathon, presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund, on October12.
Business News
Miami Marathon Generates $54 Million
The 2013 Miami Marathon and Half Marathon, South Florida's largest marathon, generated $54.4 million in total economic impact for the city of Miami and Miami-Dade County in 2013 according to a study released by the Sport Industry Research Center (SIRC).
Brigance Brigade Announces Event
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, today announced that the foundation will hold their inaugural 5.7K family fun run event on April 5, 2014 in the Canton neighborhood of Baltimore, MD.
Race within a Race for Collegiate Running Association
Sports Backers announced in December that the Collegiate Running Association will be hosting its first-ever 10k Road Race National Championships at the 2014 Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k on March 29. There will be $10,000 in prize money awarded and Sports Backers is expecting to draw more than 300 collegiate runners to Richmond. Those runners will essentially have their own road race within the 10k.
People in the News
Founded by Ellen Miller and Hooker Lowe, the 7th Annual Vail Mountain Winter Uphill will take place February 22, on Vail Mountain, CO. The race will begin at 7 a.m. in Lionshead, adjacent to the Eagle Bahn Gondola, and take runners, skiers, snowshoers and outdoor enthusiasts approximately 2,200 vertical feet, or two miles, up the groomed trails to Eagle's Nest at the top of Vail Mountain. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the U.S. Mountain Running Team.
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22nd annual NASC Sports Event Symposium
(March 31-April 3, 2014) Oklahoma City, OK
Event Director College
(April 2-3, 2014) Charleston, SC
56th Annual RRCA Convention
(May 1-4, 2014) Spokane, WA
2nd Estes Trail Ascent - Trail Running Conference
(October 9-11, 2014) Estes Park, CO
Road Race Management Race Director's Meeting
(November 6-8, 2014) Hollywood, FL
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Marathon Printing
Maxwell Medals
Output Services, Inc.
Kimbia Racing
Always Advancing
emediagourp
Eventec
Greenlayer
Hightech Signs
Athletepath
ITS YOUR RACE
MYLAPS Sports Timing
nuun
Branded Sport Pictures
MPA Event Graphics
Race Roster
Champion System
Race Joy
SweatVac
BornFit
RacePartner
A4
Alanic
RaceIt
Split Second Timing
SportStats
PLI
*ADVERTISE*
See your logo in this spot. Contact Michele Stone at
michele@runningusa.org
Running USA presents annually the Allan Steinfeld Development Award. The 2013 recipient is ZAP Fitness.
Follow the club and its athletes at
this link.
Running USA Membership Categories include:
* Athlete Services & Education
* Consumer Products
* Destination Management
* Event
* Media
* National Trade Organization
* Vendors
To Join Running USA
Click on the image above
Running USA
Member Events
January 25-February 2, 2014
Coyote Hills Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, Fremont, CA, Jan. 25
Village to Village 10K,
Birmingham, AL, Jan. 25
Seasons 52 Park Avenue 5.2K ,
Winter Park, FL, Jan. 25
Securian Winter Run,
St. Paul, MN, Jan. 25
NYCRUNS Brrr-ooklyn Hot Chocolate 5K & 10K,
Brooklyn, NY, Jan. 25
XTERRA Bayamon Trail Run, Bayamon, PUR, Jan. 26
Miracle Match Marathon,
Waco, TX, Jan. 26
Suncoast Half Marathon,
Lakewood Ranch, FL, Jan. 26
Rocky Raccoon 100: USA 100 Mile Trail Championships,
Huntsville, TX, Feb. 1
Florida Today 5K and 8K,
Melbourne, FL, Feb. 1
Florida Hospital Lady Track Shack 5K, Winter Park, FL, Feb. 1
Medtronic TC Kids Marathon Fieldhouse Fun Run,
Minneapolis, MN, Feb. 1
Pensacola Double Bridge Run Presented by Publix
Pensacola, FL, Feb. 1
Heroes in Recovery 6K,
Palm Springs, CA, Feb. 1
Redondo Beach Super Bowl & Sunday 10K
Redondo Beach, CA, Feb. 2
Surf City USA® Marathon, Half Marathon & 1 Mile kids race, Huntington Beach, CA, Feb. 2
Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans Marathon and 1/2 Marathon,
New Orleans, LA, Feb. 2
XTERRA Mission Gorge Trail Run, Santee, CA, Feb. 2
XTERRA McDowell Mountain Trail Run,
Fountain Hills, AZ, Feb. 2
Super Sunday 5K,
Washington Crossing, PA, Feb. 2
Empire State Building Run-Up,
New York, NY, Feb. 2
Countdown to Conference
Enjoy a short teaser video at this link, and see why you need to join Running USA in San Diego, CA, February 9-11!
Conference Registration: Limited Spots Remain - Register Today to Secure Your Spot
If you are considering registering for conference, we have limited spots available. Onsite registration, if available, will incur a $100 price increase. Save by registering today at this link.
Conference Credentials
ALL registered attendees are required to wear a Running USA-issued credential for entry into ALL sessions and functions. We are nearing sellout capacity so this will be strictly enforced by outside security.
Hall of Champions Sold Out
The Hall of Champions dinner is sold out. Please check with registration onsite to see if additional tickets become available.
Special Invite for Women: Come to Conference Early, Race the Mermaid Half Marathon San Diego - 5K, 10K, half
Running USA members (women) are invited to the 5th annual Mermaid Half Marathon San Diego in Mission Bay. The 5K, 10K, half marathon takes place on Saturday February 8. Running USA members can save 50% off their entry fee when using the discount code RUSA50. Register at this link.
Endurance Live Awards Gala Announced
Join the greatest athletes from running, triathlon and cycling for the 22nd Annual Endurance Live Awards Gala on Saturday, February 8. The event precedes the Running USA conference and will take place at its host hotel, San Diego's Marriott Marquis. Reserve individual tickets or tables today at this link.. Use the code RUNUSA15 for a 15% discount on tables.
Industry Innovation Showcase Sponsored by ChronoTrack
At the opening day of Running USA 2014: The Industry Conference, fifteen leading companies, in 15-minute segments, will present the latest running industry products, gear and technologies. Presented by ChronoTrack, the showcase is a great kick-off to Running USA 2014 and will also provide complimentary warm pretzels. To find out more, including the presenting companies, go HERE.
Speed Networking
Bring your business cards and get ready to get connected. Speed networking will take place on Sunday, immediately following our networking speaker, Rick Itzkowich. This year, speed networking will be broken into two rooms.
Morning Runs
Join us on Monday and Tuesday morning at 6:30 for a breathtaking 3.1 miles along the San Diego Waterfront. Special thanks to DMSE Sports for designing our course and providing course operational support and NUUN for providing hydration products. Make sure to wear your Marathon Printing bibs and pick up your post run medals from Ashworth Awards and your shirt from Leslie Jordan.
Idea Labs: Something for Everyone
Idea Labs, slated for Monday and Tuesday, February 10-11, will be some of the best attended, take-home-and-apply sessions. There will be something for everybody as experts share their real world experiences with attendees. For a summary of topics and Lab leaders, click HERE.
Women's National Runner Survey Debuts at Conference
The 2014 Women's National Runner Survey will be released at Conference with special savings for conference attendees. Purchase your copy at the registration table on-site (Conference Special Only $59.99 for RUSA members/$79.99 for non-members).
Hotel Waitlist
The Running USA room block is now sold out at the host hotel. If you would like to be added to our waitlist, please contact trina@globaljbs.com.
Auction Items Profiled
During the Conference, there will be a silent auction, as well as a live auction - the Live Auction during the Hall of Champions Dinner will feature three items: the Reverse Auction; Training Package; Special Surprise) This week, two silent auction items are highlighted below:
Take me out to the Ball Park
Enjoy some great baseball at Petco Park with the San Diego Padres. Four (4) field-level seat tickets 2014 regular season. Donated by San Diego Padres. Value $200 - $500.
Run Disney!
Come run with Mickey at Walt Disney World with our RunDisney race package. This two (2) night / three (3) day vacation at an Official Walt Disney World Resort hotel is for you and one (1) guest. Travel dates must be taken November 7, 2014 through November 9, 2014. Includes: Two (2) Magic Your Way Tickets with the Park Hopper® Option. Each ticket entitles you to two (2) days of park hopping visits to Magic Kingdo m® Park, Epcot®, Disney's Hollywood Studios™, and Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme park. Two (2) entries for the Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon. Plus More! Donated by RunDisney. Value $1200.
Association News
Women's National Runner Survey
Thank you for your photo submission(s) to Running USA's cover photo contest for the 2014 Women's National Runner Survey. Our committee has reviewed all of the submissions, and although not easy to select among all of the wonderful photos, we do have a winner! CONGRATS to Brae Blackley and the ZOOMA Women's Race Series on the winning photo!
"We're thrilled that two enthusiastic ZOOMA runners will grace the cover of the 2014 Women's National Runner Survey," said Blackley, "Running USA is doing great work capturing the data that represents women's running in the U.S., and we're very happy to be a part of, and contributor to, that movement."
Marketplace E-News Quarterly Issue to Publish
Marketplace E-News will publish during the week of February 3, in advance of our annual conference. This is a great opportunity for our members to promote their products and/or services. For those members who are exhibiting at conference, you may want to include your booth number in your submission. Deadline for submissions is February 1. Send your submission in .jpg format to nancy@runningusa.org.
Running USA Expo Presence Benefit for our Members
To have your event flyers or product information distributed at expos Running USA attends, contact peter@runningusa.org.
Upcoming confirmed expo: the Austin Marathon and Half Marathon Health and Fitness Expo, February 14-15, 2014.
Running USA™ "In the News"
Running USA actively promotes our sport and serves as a resource center that together support our mission to advance the growth and success of the running industry. This section highlights news articles where Running USA and its statistics and data are mentioned or sourced.
Asheville Citizen-Times (NC) article "Citizen-Times Half ends run, new half marathon coming to Asheville" with Running USA half-marathon growth stats.
Post & Courier (SC) article "Due to Boston Marathon bombings, Cooper River Bridge Run plans to step up security this year" with Running USA largest road race rank.
Member Profile: Joplin Memorial Run
The Joplin Memorial Run was originally the Boomtown Run and operated under that name for 10 years. The 2011 event was cancelled when, 10 days prior to the run, an EF5 tornado ripped through the heart of Joplin, killing 161 people. The Boomtown Run was named one of Runner's World Heroes of Running for 2011 when, in lieu of the run, participants flooded Joplin to help with debris clean up following the devastation caused by the tornado. It was with that spirit that the run was rebranded the Joplin Memorial Run in 2012 and became a way to honor the 161 people who lost their lives in the tornado. The executive committee wanted to provide hope to the Joplin community while also staging a first class event for runners from all over the country.
This year's Joplin Memorial Run will take place the weekend of May 10, 2014. On Friday evening, May 9, there will be the Expo, a Walk of Silence and the annual Kids Run. On Saturday, May 10, there will be the Half Marathon and 5k. As always, the Half Marathon and 5k will feature entertainment along the route (local bands, cheerleaders, radio stations and more) as well as a post-race party and beer garden.
The Walk of Silence is a new event for 2014. Open to the public at no charge, the Walk will begin at 7:00 p.m., Friday for participants to walk the 11 blocks housing the 161 banners that name and honor each of the victims killed in the May 22, 2011 tornado. This will be a time of remembrance for the entire community.
Participants in the Half Marathon and 5k will receive an official men or women's cut tech shirt and a custom designed finisher medal. Kids Run participants will receive an official Joplin Memorial Run Kids Run shirt and finisher medal.
Returning Premier Sponsor for the Joplin Memorial Run is Freeman Health System and the event is presented by American Family Insurance. For more information, visit joplinmemorialrun.com or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/joplinmemorialrun.
All Member Profiles will also be featured on our website for one full week following the publication in Running USA Industry E-News. To be featured in this section, contact nancy@runningusa.org.
Member News
Welcome to our Newest Members
Planet Adventure LLC
Share ICE
Go East Promotions
Alisa Gammon Marketing
Indianapolis Monumental Marathon
BibRave
Ragnar Relay Series Announces Partnership
Ragnar Relay Series announced a partnership with the New England-based RTB (Reach the Beach) Relay, Inc. Participants will continue to enjoy the challenge and sense of community Reach the Beach offers as well as the same stunning Reach the Beach New Hampshire course scheduled for September 12 and 13. RTB Relay's Massachusetts event will merge with the scenic, coastal Ragnar Relay Cape Cod slated for May 9 and 10.
Pro Football Hall of Fame Marathon Introduces Family Finisher Bibs
The Pro Football Hall of Fame Marathon introduces Family Finisher bibs, which will provide a secure way for family members to cross the finish line with those participating in the race. On race day, April 27, 2014, those with Family Finisher bibs will be placed in a staging corral 100 yards from the finish line. As marathon runners approach the finish line in Fawcett Stadium, family members will be permitted to join their loved ones for the final 100 yards to the finish.
April Fools Half Marathon Announces Finisher Medal
The third annual April Fools Half Marathon will be held on April 6, 2014. A photo of this year's finisher medal is available at this link.
Hamptons Half-Marathon Named Championship
The Hamptons Marathon announced that its half-marathon was chosen as the RRCA Eastern Regional Championship Race for 2014. This year's event will be held on September 27.
Mankato Marathon Announces Charities Program
In 2013, the Mankato Marathon started the Charities Program and raised over $17,000 for local charities. This year Camp Sweet Life has been chosen as the newest addition to the Mankato Marathon Charities.
Surf City USA Marathon Sells Out
The 2014 Surf City USA Marathon brings an international flavor to Huntington Beach on Super Bowl Sunday, February 2, 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 race attracts more than 21,000 participants and 45,000 spectators The race serves as a qualifier for both the Olympic Trials and the Boston Marathon.
B.A.A. Distance Medley Registration to Open
The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced that registration for the 2014 B.A.A. Distance Medley will begin on Wednesday, January 22 at 10:00 a.m. ET and will continue until Wednesday, January 29 at 5:00 p.m. ET. Registration will be held online at www.baa.org and will be limited to 3,000 entrants. The B.A.A. Distance Medley is a three-race series which includes the B.A.A. 5K on April 19, the B.A.A. 10K on June 22, and the B.A.A. Half Marathon, presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund, on October12.
Business News
Miami Marathon Generates $54 Million
The 2013 Miami Marathon and Half Marathon, South Florida's largest marathon, generated $54.4 million in total economic impact for the city of Miami and Miami-Dade County in 2013 according to a study released by the Sport Industry Research Center (SIRC).
Brigance Brigade Announces Event
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, today announced that the foundation will hold their inaugural 5.7K family fun run event on April 5, 2014 in the Canton neighborhood of Baltimore, MD.
Race within a Race for Collegiate Running Association
Sports Backers announced in December that the Collegiate Running Association will be hosting its first-ever 10k Road Race National Championships at the 2014 Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k on March 29. There will be $10,000 in prize money awarded and Sports Backers is expecting to draw more than 300 collegiate runners to Richmond. Those runners will essentially have their own road race within the 10k.
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National Athletes of the Week in Championship Form Early in 2014
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National Athletes of the Week in Championship Form Early in 2014
January 20, 2014
NEW ORLEANS – Though the 2014 collegiate indoor track & field season is still very young, a slew of national contenders throughout all NCAA divisions showed they are already in championship form to earn National Athlete of the Week honors.
Prezel Hardy, Jr., of Texas A&M set collegiate leaders at both 60 and 200 meters to earn the Division I men’s award, while Dominique Scott of Arkansas posted the top mile and ran anchor on the fastest distance medley relay to help her Arkansas Razorbacks take down No. 1 Texas in a dual for Division I women’s honors.
Minnesota State’s Christopher Reed heaved his way into the all-time Division II shot put top-10 list for the DII men’s award, while Livingstone’s Quanera Hayes continued to stake her claim as the Division’s top 200/400 runer for the women’s award in DII.
Sean Enos of Bates earned the men’s award in Division III after taking the top spot on the shot put national descending order list, while Maggie Shelton of Johns Hopkins earned the women’s honor after taking down a Division I field over 800 meters at Maryland.
More information on each of the winners can be found below.
National Athletes of the Week are announced each Monday throughout the season, with male and female awards for all three NCAA Divisions. Nominations are open to the public and can be completed here.
DIVISION I MEN
Prezel Hardy, Jr., Texas A&M
Senior | Sprints
Killeen, Texas | Killeen Ellison HS
School Bio | TFRRS Profile
Prezel Hardy, Jr., was ill throughout Saturday’s Texas A&M 10-Team Invitational, but that didn’t stop him from posting some sick nation-leading times at 60 and 200 meters in leading the No. 5 Aggies to a dominant team victory.
With a winning 6.56 in the 60 meters final, Hardy set not only a personal record but a Texas A&M school record, knocking off the previous mark of 6.59 set by Gerald Phiri four time between 2009 and 2011. The time ties him atop the national descending order list with Arizona State’s Ryan Milus. He also ran a 6.63q in the preliminaries.
His day didn’t end at 60 meters, as he won the meet’s 200 meters race in a nation-best 20.70 for a new indoor personal record and a tenth-of-a-second edge over Arman Hall of Florida on the national descending order list.
Honorable Mention:
Nick Ross, Arizona – Cleared a personal-best and Arizona school record 7-6½ (2.30m) in his first collegiate indoor high jump competition since winning the 2012 NCAA Indoor title.
Chukwuebuka Enekwichi, Purdue – Last week’s National Athlete of the Week improved his collegiate-leading weight throw mark by nearly a meter to 76-5¾ (23.31m) and set a new shot put personal best 62-9½ (19.14m) in leading Purdue to a dual-meet win over rival Indiana.
DIVISION I WOMEN
Dominique Scott, Arkansas
Junior | Middle Distance/Distance
Capetown, South Africa | Rhenish Girls HS
School Bio | TFRRS Profile
Dominique Scott was a big part of the No. 7 Razorbacks’ dual-meet victory over No. 1 Texas, winning the mile in 2014 collegiate-leading fashion and then — quite literally — going the extra mile in anchoring the 1600-meter leg of the Razorbacks’ nation-leading distance medley relay team.
Coming in with an indoor mile PR of 4:44.78, Scott finished the day with a 4:38.49 win for the 2014 collegiate lead by more than two seconds over The Bowerman Watch List member Laura Roesler of Oregon. Her time is the fifth-fastest in school history.
Fewer than two hours later she took the baton on the final leg of the Razorbacks’ distance medley relay team, which finished in a collegiate-leading 11:25.58 — more than a minute faster than Texas’ squad.
Honorable Mention:
Dezerea Bryant, Kentucky – Making her UK debut, Bryant toppled the Wildcats’ school records at 60 meters in a nation-leading 7.19 and at 200 meters in 23.04 for the nation’s second-fastest time.
Dani Bunch, Purdue – Honorable mention for the second consecutive weekend after improving her 2014 collegiate-leading weight throw mark by more than two feet with a winning mark of 73-4 (22.35m) and setting an indoor PR in the shot put with a winning mark of 55-6½ (16.93m) in a dual-meet victory over rival Indiana.
DIVISION II MEN
Christopher Reed, Minnesota State
Junior | Throws
Omaha, Neb. | Central HS
School Bio | TFRRS Profile
Just three meets into his 2014 campaign, Reed has already surpassed the indoor marks that earned him national runner-up honors in the shot put and a fourth-place national finish in the weight throw at the 2013 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships.
He won the shot put at Minnesota’s Northwest Open Saturday with an indoor PR of 62-10 (19.15m) by nearly six feet over Division I competition, making him the seventh-best collegiate thrower in the nation — all divisions — in 2014 and the seventh-farthest thrower in Division II history. This marks the third consecutive meet in which he has posted a winning mark better than his 60-5 (18.41m) throw to finish runner-up at NCAAs last year — which was then a personal-best.
He also finished third at the Northwest Open in the weight throw with a personal-best mark of 64-10 (19.76m) to place him fourth on the Division II descending order list for 2014. The throw bettered his previous PR of 64-8½ (19.72m) set at the 2013 NCAA Championships.
Honorable Mention:
Carlton Lavong, Adams State – Posted the Division’s top marks in both the long jump at 25-¾ (7.64m) and the triple jump 50-11½ (15.53m) at the Adams State Open.
Nick Lebron, Southern Connecticut – Posted a 5496 heptathlon score at Rhode Island for the Division’s top heptathlon mark of 2014 and the fifth-best score in Division II history, giving him two of the top five all-time best scores in Division II history behind his No. 3 score.
DIVISION II WOMEN
Quanera Hayes, Livingstone
Junior | Sprints
Hope Mills, N.C. | Gray’s Creek HS
School Bio | TFRRS Profile
Already at the top of the Division II qualifying list for the indoor 400 meters, Quanera Hayes solidified her position as one of the Division’s top sprinters with a combined three wins at not one but two separate meets over the weekend and the top qualifying time at 200 meters.
Hayes’ weekend started at the slightly oversized track (280 meters) at Eastern Tennessee State Niswonger Invitational on Friday and Saturday, where she won the 200 in 23.99 and the 400 in 54.27. Her 400 meters performance is second among Division II times in 2014 only to her season debut. The times were adjusted for qualification purposes due to the track size.
On Sunday at the Winston-Salem Invitational in North Carolina, she posted the Division’s fastest qualifying time at 200 meters in 24.24 to win by nearly half a second.
Honorable Mention:
Kristen Hixson, Grand Valley State – Vaulted 13-7¼ (4.15m) in her 2014 debut at the GVSU Mike Lints Open, equaling the mark that won her the 2012 NCAA DII outdoor title and surpassing her mark from her 2012 NCAA DII indoor title.
DIVISION III MEN
Sean Enos, Bates
Junior | Throws
Lynnsfield, Mass. | St. John’s Prep
School Bio | TFRRS Profile
Sean Enos won the shot put at the Bates College Indoor Invitational with a Division III-leading mark of 55-11 (17.04m) and continued a strong season in the weight throw with another win.
His mark in the shot put was good for second behind a thrower from Division I Maine and was more than eight feet clear of the next-closest Division III competitor. The toss was, however, far enough to vault him atop the Division III national descending order list in the event, 10 inches ahead of Colt Feltes of Wartburg.
Though his winning mark of 61-4¾ (18.71m) was just shy of his personal best from last weekend, it established him as the only man in DIII this year who has thrown farther than 61 feet at two separate meets. He is ranked No. 2 in the event.
Honorable Mention:
Bruce Gray, Greenville – Won the 200 meters in 22.51 and the 60 meters in 6.91 at the Illinois Wesleyan Titan Triangular for the No. 2 and No. 3 spots on the Division III national qualifying list, respectively, after conversions for track size.
Mike LeDuc, Connecticut College – Won the 3000 meters at the Tufts Invitational in a personal best 8:23.56 for the top spot on the Division III national qualifying list after conversion for track size.
DIVISION III WOMEN
Maggie Shelton, Johns Hopkins
Senior | Middle Distance
Wilmette, Ill. | New Trier HS
School Bio | TFRRS Profile
In an 800 meters field at the Maryland Terrapin Invitational loaded with Division I runners, it was Maggie Shelton of Division III Johns Hopkins who emerged victorious.
Shelton crossed the line in 2:16.67 to win by nearly two seconds, breaking her indoor personal record for the event along the way. The time is not only an improvement of her former indoor PR of 1:17.42 set in mid-February last year, but also a six second improvement from just last weekend. She also ran a leg of the 4×400 relay team that finished seventh of 17 as the only DIII program in the race.
She is currently No. 2 on the Division III national qualifying list.
Honorable Mention:
Ashante Little, Wheaton (Mass.) – Won the 60-meter hurdles at the Ramapo College Indoor Select in 8.85 after running 8.97 in the preliminaries, making her the only Division III sub-9 hurdler this season.
Emily Cousens, NYU – Won the 3000 meters at the NYU Saturday Night Shootout by 20 seconds in a Division III-leading 9:41.11, narrowly missing the all-time top 10 for Division III by just four seconds.
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National Athletes of the Week in Championship Form Early in 2014
January 20, 2014
NEW ORLEANS – Though the 2014 collegiate indoor track & field season is still very young, a slew of national contenders throughout all NCAA divisions showed they are already in championship form to earn National Athlete of the Week honors.
Prezel Hardy, Jr., of Texas A&M set collegiate leaders at both 60 and 200 meters to earn the Division I men’s award, while Dominique Scott of Arkansas posted the top mile and ran anchor on the fastest distance medley relay to help her Arkansas Razorbacks take down No. 1 Texas in a dual for Division I women’s honors.
Minnesota State’s Christopher Reed heaved his way into the all-time Division II shot put top-10 list for the DII men’s award, while Livingstone’s Quanera Hayes continued to stake her claim as the Division’s top 200/400 runer for the women’s award in DII.
Sean Enos of Bates earned the men’s award in Division III after taking the top spot on the shot put national descending order list, while Maggie Shelton of Johns Hopkins earned the women’s honor after taking down a Division I field over 800 meters at Maryland.
More information on each of the winners can be found below.
National Athletes of the Week are announced each Monday throughout the season, with male and female awards for all three NCAA Divisions. Nominations are open to the public and can be completed here.
DIVISION I MEN
Prezel Hardy, Jr., Texas A&M
Senior | Sprints
Killeen, Texas | Killeen Ellison HS
School Bio | TFRRS Profile
Prezel Hardy, Jr., was ill throughout Saturday’s Texas A&M 10-Team Invitational, but that didn’t stop him from posting some sick nation-leading times at 60 and 200 meters in leading the No. 5 Aggies to a dominant team victory.
With a winning 6.56 in the 60 meters final, Hardy set not only a personal record but a Texas A&M school record, knocking off the previous mark of 6.59 set by Gerald Phiri four time between 2009 and 2011. The time ties him atop the national descending order list with Arizona State’s Ryan Milus. He also ran a 6.63q in the preliminaries.
His day didn’t end at 60 meters, as he won the meet’s 200 meters race in a nation-best 20.70 for a new indoor personal record and a tenth-of-a-second edge over Arman Hall of Florida on the national descending order list.
Honorable Mention:
Nick Ross, Arizona – Cleared a personal-best and Arizona school record 7-6½ (2.30m) in his first collegiate indoor high jump competition since winning the 2012 NCAA Indoor title.
Chukwuebuka Enekwichi, Purdue – Last week’s National Athlete of the Week improved his collegiate-leading weight throw mark by nearly a meter to 76-5¾ (23.31m) and set a new shot put personal best 62-9½ (19.14m) in leading Purdue to a dual-meet win over rival Indiana.
DIVISION I WOMEN
Dominique Scott, Arkansas
Junior | Middle Distance/Distance
Capetown, South Africa | Rhenish Girls HS
School Bio | TFRRS Profile
Dominique Scott was a big part of the No. 7 Razorbacks’ dual-meet victory over No. 1 Texas, winning the mile in 2014 collegiate-leading fashion and then — quite literally — going the extra mile in anchoring the 1600-meter leg of the Razorbacks’ nation-leading distance medley relay team.
Coming in with an indoor mile PR of 4:44.78, Scott finished the day with a 4:38.49 win for the 2014 collegiate lead by more than two seconds over The Bowerman Watch List member Laura Roesler of Oregon. Her time is the fifth-fastest in school history.
Fewer than two hours later she took the baton on the final leg of the Razorbacks’ distance medley relay team, which finished in a collegiate-leading 11:25.58 — more than a minute faster than Texas’ squad.
Honorable Mention:
Dezerea Bryant, Kentucky – Making her UK debut, Bryant toppled the Wildcats’ school records at 60 meters in a nation-leading 7.19 and at 200 meters in 23.04 for the nation’s second-fastest time.
Dani Bunch, Purdue – Honorable mention for the second consecutive weekend after improving her 2014 collegiate-leading weight throw mark by more than two feet with a winning mark of 73-4 (22.35m) and setting an indoor PR in the shot put with a winning mark of 55-6½ (16.93m) in a dual-meet victory over rival Indiana.
DIVISION II MEN
Christopher Reed, Minnesota State
Junior | Throws
Omaha, Neb. | Central HS
School Bio | TFRRS Profile
Just three meets into his 2014 campaign, Reed has already surpassed the indoor marks that earned him national runner-up honors in the shot put and a fourth-place national finish in the weight throw at the 2013 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships.
He won the shot put at Minnesota’s Northwest Open Saturday with an indoor PR of 62-10 (19.15m) by nearly six feet over Division I competition, making him the seventh-best collegiate thrower in the nation — all divisions — in 2014 and the seventh-farthest thrower in Division II history. This marks the third consecutive meet in which he has posted a winning mark better than his 60-5 (18.41m) throw to finish runner-up at NCAAs last year — which was then a personal-best.
He also finished third at the Northwest Open in the weight throw with a personal-best mark of 64-10 (19.76m) to place him fourth on the Division II descending order list for 2014. The throw bettered his previous PR of 64-8½ (19.72m) set at the 2013 NCAA Championships.
Honorable Mention:
Carlton Lavong, Adams State – Posted the Division’s top marks in both the long jump at 25-¾ (7.64m) and the triple jump 50-11½ (15.53m) at the Adams State Open.
Nick Lebron, Southern Connecticut – Posted a 5496 heptathlon score at Rhode Island for the Division’s top heptathlon mark of 2014 and the fifth-best score in Division II history, giving him two of the top five all-time best scores in Division II history behind his No. 3 score.
DIVISION II WOMEN
Quanera Hayes, Livingstone
Junior | Sprints
Hope Mills, N.C. | Gray’s Creek HS
School Bio | TFRRS Profile
Already at the top of the Division II qualifying list for the indoor 400 meters, Quanera Hayes solidified her position as one of the Division’s top sprinters with a combined three wins at not one but two separate meets over the weekend and the top qualifying time at 200 meters.
Hayes’ weekend started at the slightly oversized track (280 meters) at Eastern Tennessee State Niswonger Invitational on Friday and Saturday, where she won the 200 in 23.99 and the 400 in 54.27. Her 400 meters performance is second among Division II times in 2014 only to her season debut. The times were adjusted for qualification purposes due to the track size.
On Sunday at the Winston-Salem Invitational in North Carolina, she posted the Division’s fastest qualifying time at 200 meters in 24.24 to win by nearly half a second.
Honorable Mention:
Kristen Hixson, Grand Valley State – Vaulted 13-7¼ (4.15m) in her 2014 debut at the GVSU Mike Lints Open, equaling the mark that won her the 2012 NCAA DII outdoor title and surpassing her mark from her 2012 NCAA DII indoor title.
DIVISION III MEN
Sean Enos, Bates
Junior | Throws
Lynnsfield, Mass. | St. John’s Prep
School Bio | TFRRS Profile
Sean Enos won the shot put at the Bates College Indoor Invitational with a Division III-leading mark of 55-11 (17.04m) and continued a strong season in the weight throw with another win.
His mark in the shot put was good for second behind a thrower from Division I Maine and was more than eight feet clear of the next-closest Division III competitor. The toss was, however, far enough to vault him atop the Division III national descending order list in the event, 10 inches ahead of Colt Feltes of Wartburg.
Though his winning mark of 61-4¾ (18.71m) was just shy of his personal best from last weekend, it established him as the only man in DIII this year who has thrown farther than 61 feet at two separate meets. He is ranked No. 2 in the event.
Honorable Mention:
Bruce Gray, Greenville – Won the 200 meters in 22.51 and the 60 meters in 6.91 at the Illinois Wesleyan Titan Triangular for the No. 2 and No. 3 spots on the Division III national qualifying list, respectively, after conversions for track size.
Mike LeDuc, Connecticut College – Won the 3000 meters at the Tufts Invitational in a personal best 8:23.56 for the top spot on the Division III national qualifying list after conversion for track size.
DIVISION III WOMEN
Maggie Shelton, Johns Hopkins
Senior | Middle Distance
Wilmette, Ill. | New Trier HS
School Bio | TFRRS Profile
In an 800 meters field at the Maryland Terrapin Invitational loaded with Division I runners, it was Maggie Shelton of Division III Johns Hopkins who emerged victorious.
Shelton crossed the line in 2:16.67 to win by nearly two seconds, breaking her indoor personal record for the event along the way. The time is not only an improvement of her former indoor PR of 1:17.42 set in mid-February last year, but also a six second improvement from just last weekend. She also ran a leg of the 4×400 relay team that finished seventh of 17 as the only DIII program in the race.
She is currently No. 2 on the Division III national qualifying list.
Honorable Mention:
Ashante Little, Wheaton (Mass.) – Won the 60-meter hurdles at the Ramapo College Indoor Select in 8.85 after running 8.97 in the preliminaries, making her the only Division III sub-9 hurdler this season.
Emily Cousens, NYU – Won the 3000 meters at the NYU Saturday Night Shootout by 20 seconds in a Division III-leading 9:41.11, narrowly missing the all-time top 10 for Division III by just four seconds.
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association
1100 Poydras Street, Suite 1750
New Orleans, LA 70163
Contact: Kyle Terwillegar
Communications Assistant
kyle@ustfccca.org
(504) 599-8905
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