Walt Murphy’s Information and Outcomes Service (wmurphy25@aol.com)
This Day in Observe & Area–February 16
1963–The 220-yard banked wood observe in Louisville’s Freedom Corridor was THE venue for information within the Nineteen Sixties and Nineteen Seventies and this third version of the Mason Dixon Video games went a great distance in establishing that fame. Lengthy-striding Earl Younger (55.5) gained an exhilarating 500-yards over Dave Mills (55.6), Ollan Cassell (55.6) and Willie Atterberry (55.6) as all 4 runners had been underneath Charlie Jenkins’ earlier World File of 56.4.
World Information had been additionally set within the mile- and 2-mile relays as Texas Southern ran 3:12.8 with a lineup of Lester Milburn (48.5), Artis Barrett (48.5), Charles White (48.0) and Ray Saddler (47.2), and Georgetown ran 7:29.0 with a foursome of Charlie McGovern (1:55.0), Ed Schmitt (1:54.0), Ed Duchini (1:50.0) and John Reilly (1:50.0).
A 4th mark was set by Bob Hayes, who ran 6.9 for 70-yards.
1961 Sports activities Illustrated Cowl Story-Earl Younger
1968–The NYAC Video games may have been remembered for it being the a hundredth anniversary of the favored fixture on the NY indoor circuit, or as the primary meet to be held on the new Madison Sq. Backyard. As an alternative, the meet drew nationwide consideration as a result of it was the main target of a black boycott that was organized by Harry Edwards, who was additionally making an attempt to drum up help for an eventual Olympic boycott.
Some black athletes selected to compete, together with members of a UTEP crew that included Bob Beamon, who gained the Lengthy Leap, however the NYAC, reacting to the criticism of its restrictive membership insurance policies on the time, determined that this might be the ultimate 12 months that they’d sponsor the meet. (The NYAC has come a great distance since then—Cedric Jones, an African-American, was the membership’s Athletic Director from 2007-2021).
Villanova’s crew unanimously voted to not compete on the meet
https://vault.si.com/vault/1968/02/26/boycott-nowboycott-later
UTEP Coach Wayne Vandenburg Sues Newsweek:
http://www.leagle.com/choice/19751531507F2d1024_11321.xml/VANDENBURGpercent20v.%20NEWSWEEK,%20INC
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10999949.2018.1543998
https://onceuponatimeinthevest.blogspot.com/2018/07/v-8-n-50-february-1968.html
Footnote: This was the one meet held at Madison Sq. Backyard that I missed since I began attending meets in 1958. I’d prefer to say that I used to be on the frontline of the protest, however I truly selected to go on a snowboarding journey that weekend! (-:
1979–Eamonn Coghlan gained the Mile on the Jack-in-the-Field meet in San Diego in 3:52.6 to smash the World File of three:54.93 that was set by Dick Buerkle in 1978.
Coghlan had simply missed claiming the file when he ran 3:55.0 the week earlier than on the Millrose Video games after “dawdling” earlier than he crossed the end line. “My spouse and sister stated I’d been dumb. I heard that every one week lengthy”. Coghlan discovered his lesson nicely and by no means stopped straining till his file run was over. Steve Scott and Steve Lacy (3:54.7) had been additionally underneath the earlier mark, with Scott’s 3:54.1 establishing a brand new American File.
Sports activities Illustrated Vault: https://vault.si.com/vault/1999/02/22/eamonn-coghlan-world-record-miler-february-26-1979
2008—Kenenisa Bekele ran 8:04.35 for 2-miles in Birmingham, England, breaking the World File of 8:04.69 that was set on the identical observe by fellow Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie in 2003 (now #4 All-Time). Kenya’s Paul Koech was 2nd in 8:06.48 (now #8 A-T),
https://worldathletics.org/information/information/bekele-takes-down-another-gebrselassie-mark-
2008–Leaping at her favourite venue in Donetsk, Ukraine, Yelena Isinbaeva raised her World File within the Pole Vault to 16-2 ¾ (4.95).
2008–The College of Texas, with a lineup of Kyle Miller (2:54.1), Danzell Fortson (46.9), Jacob Hernandez (1:47.0), and Leo Manzano (3:58.0) ran 9:25.97 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to set World, American, and Collegiate Information within the Distance Medley.
The Longhorns misplaced the World and American Information to a USA crew that run 9:19.93 in 2015 at NY’s Armory, however held on to the Collegiate File till an Oregon foursome ran 9:24.52 in 2020.
2013—It was an evening of information on the 106th Millrose Video games at NY’s Armory.
American Information had been set by Bernard Lagat within the Males’s 2-Mile (8:09.49), Alysia Montaño within the Ladies’s 600 (1:23.59), and Erik Sowinski within the Males’s 600 (1:15.61).
In an exhilarating Wanamaker Mile gained by Lopez Lomong (3:51.21) over Matthew Centrowitz (3:51.34), Tulsa’s Chris O’Hare completed 4th in 3:52.98 to set a Collegiate File (additionally 3:37.25 for 1500-meters).
And Excessive Faculty Information had been set by senior Edward Cheserek (St.Benedict’s Prep,NJ), who ran 8:39.15 to interrupt Gerry Lindgren’s 49-year previous mark of 8:40.0 (he additionally received credit score for a 3k file of 8:05.46), and junior Mary Cain (Bronxville,NY), who completed 2nd within the Ladies’s Wanamaker Mile (to Sheila Reid-4:27.02) with a time of 4:28.25 to interrupt her personal 3-week previous mark of 4:32.78 (additionally set a brand new mark for 1500-meters/4:11.72).
IAAF Report: https://www.worldathletics.org/information/report/lagat-montano-and-sowinski-set-us-records-at
Outcomes: https://ny.milesplit.com/meets/126486-millrose-games-2013/outcomes
Movies:
2014—Florence Kiplagat set a World File of 65:12 for the Ladies’s ½-Marathon in Barcelona. She would enhance the file to 65:09 the next 12 months on the identical course.
https://www.worldathletics.org/information/report/florence-kiplagat-half-marathon-world-record
2019—An Ethiopian broke the World File within the Males’s 1500-meters on the IAAF World Indoor Tour assembly in Birmingham, England, nevertheless it wasn’t pre-race favourite Yomif Kejelcha, who had come oh-so-close to breaking Hicham El Guerrouj’s file (3:48.45) for the Mile the week earlier than when he ran 3:48.46 within the Wanamaker Mile on the Millrose Video games at NY’s Armory. As an alternative, it was his countryman, Samuel Tefera, the 2018 World Indoor Champion on the distance, who overtook Kejelcha with 100-meters to go to win in 3:31.04, breaking El Guerrouj’s 22-year previous mark of three:31.18. Kejelcha completed 2nd in 3:31.58, the threerd-fastest time in historical past (on the time).
The pacers did a wonderful job in organising the file, with the Netherlands’ Bram Som, 4 days wanting his 39th birthday, taking the sector via 400-meters in 55.69, and former Villanova star Jordy Williamsz main on the 800m (1:52.70) and 1000m (2:21.27) splits.
It was “solely” a British File, however Scotland’s Laura Muir gained the Ladies’s Mile in 4:18.75, good for the #3 place on the All-Time indoor checklist (on the time, now #8 performer). Alongside the best way, she additionally lowered her British File for 1500-meters to 4:01.83
IAAF/World Athletics Report: https://www.worldathletics.org/information/report/world-indoor-tour-birmingham-tefera-record
Video(1500): https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/video-samuel-tefera-3-31-04-1500m-indoor-wr-birmingham-2019/
2021—Baylor’s Ok.C. Lightfoot cleared 19-5 ¾ (5.94) within the Pole Vault in Lubbock, Texas, breaking South Dakota’s Chris Nilsen’s Collegiate File of 19-5 ½ (5.93).
2021—Texas A&M frosh Athing Mu made her collegiate debut on her dwelling observe, working 2:01.07 for 800-Meters to interrupt Sammy Watson’s American Junior Indoor File of two:01.78.
2023—Anna Corridor received the U.S. Indoor Championships in Albuquerque off to a rousing begin by setting an American File of 5004 factors within the 5-event Pentathlon. She smashed the earlier mark of 4805 that was additionally set in Albuquerque in 2014 by Sharon Day-Monroe
Corridor, the bronze medalist within the Heptathlon on the 2022 World Championships in Eugene (she would win silver in 2023), wanted to run 2:05.10 within the last occasion, the 800m, to interrupt the World File of 5013, set by Ukraine’s Nataiya Dobrynska in 2012. She went for it in Albuquerque’s skinny air, however fell simply brief together with her time of two:05.70. She’s now #2 on the All-Time World checklist, shifting forward of Nice Britain’s Katrina Johnson-Thompson (5000).
Albuquerque, New Mexico 2023-02-16
photograph credit score: © 2023 Kevin Morris
“I knew the altitude was going to be a little bit little bit of an element (within the race),” Corridor stated. “I do know I’m going to note it, however I used to be simply telling myself that the adrenaline makes up for it and it simply implies that it’s going to harm extra, nevertheless it doesn’t imply that I’ve to run slower. I ran it the identical approach I might irrespective of the place I used to be on the planet and I simply gave it the whole lot I had and waited to see what occurs.”
The previous Florida Gator, who nonetheless trains in Gainesville, received off to begin by setting private bests within the 60m-Hurdles (8.04) and the Excessive Leap (6-3 ¼ [1.91]. She adopted with an honest throw of 45-3 ½ (13.80) within the Shot Put, and a leap of 20-9 ¾ (6.34) within the Lengthy Leap.
https://www.usatf.org/information/2023/hall-shatters-american-record-in-pentathlon-on-day
(There are some reviews stating that she had indoor bests within the SP and LJ, however that’s not the case).
Interview: https://www.dyestat.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=movies&video_id=349691
Movies(for subscribers): https://www.usatf.television/gprofile.php?do=movies&mgroup_event_id=25&mgroup_id=45365&12 months=2023
From Corridor’s Twitter account
Anna Corridor@annaahalll
5004.
# 2 in world historical past and never going to lie it stings
however American File ️
the very best is but to return!!
2024—It was fairly the primary day on the U.S. Indoor Championships.
Daniel Haugh gained his 3rd U.S. title within the 35lb-Weight Throw in gorgeous vogue, throwing 86-5 ½ (26.35) within the 4th spherical to interrupt Lance Deal’s 29-year previous “World” and American File of 85-10 ¼ (25.86). Additionally the winner in 2019 and 2022, all 4 of Haugh’s truthful throws would have been ok to win.
(83-1 [25.43], F, 82-9 ¾ [25.24], 86-5 ½ [26.35], 82-1 [25.02], F)
Whereas Albuquerque’s 5,300’ elevation definitely didn’t assist Haugh, it does deserve an help for the World Information within the Ladies’s and Males’s 60-meter hurdles—within the qualifying rounds!
Tia Jones gained her warmth in 7.67 to equal the week-old World File set by the Bahamas’ Devynne Charlton on the Millrose Video games. And she or he fortunately took down the controversial American File, which had been retroactively awarded to Susanna Kallur, who had dual-citizenship when she set a World File of seven.68 whereas representing Sweden on the 2008 European Indoor Championships!
Jones, with a finest of seven.72 coming into the meet, nearly matched the WR when she got here again to win the ultimate in 7.68! (after two false begins by different finalists). Jasmine Jones (7.78) completed 2nd to additionally make the crew that may compete on the following month’s World Indoor Championships in Glasgow.
To not be outdone, Grant Holloway gained his warmth in 7.27 to raised his personal World File of seven.29 (2021, 2022). Understanding he had a bye into the Indoor Worlds, he withdrew from the ultimate. He might be joined in Glasgow by Trey Cunningham (7.39) and Cameron Murray (7.45).
Different highlights:
Tara Davis-Woodhall gained the Ladies’s Lengthy Leap with a lifetime better of 23-6 ¾ (7.18), changing Jackie Joyner-Kersee because the #2 performer on the All-Time U.S. Indoor checklist! (Brittney Reese is #1 [23-8 ¾]/ 7.23]). The previous Texas star can be #6 on the A-T World Indoor checklist.
Chris Nilsen gained the Males’s Pole Vault with a Meet File clearance of 19-8 ¼ (6.00). Making his 3rd World Indoor crew was Sam Kendricks (19-6 ¼ [5.95]). KC Lightfoot, the American Out of doors File holder, went out of the competitors after lacking his 3 makes an attempt at 19-1/4 (5.80). Kendricks and Lightfoot had been members of the marriage celebration at Nilsen’s latest marriage.
Elle St. Pierre (8:54.40) and Yared Nuguse (7:55.76) gained the 3000s.
Outcomes: https://outcomes.usatf.org/2024Indoors/
NBC Report (consists of each WR movies):
2024—The College of Washington ladies set a Collegiate File of 10:43.39 within the Distance Medley on the BU DMR Problem at Boston College. The Huskies ran with a lineup of Chloe Foerster (3:15.29), Anna Terrell (54.74), Marlena Preigh (2:03.34), and Carley Thomas (4:30.02). Windfall (10:44.07) and Brigham Younger (10:44.67) had been additionally underneath the earlier file of 10:46.62, which was set by one other Washington crew, which included Preigh-400 and Thomas-800, on the identical observe in 2023. Stanford wasn’t far behind in 4th (10:47.03).
Windfall-10:44.07: Shannon Flockhart (3:18.37), Jillian Fenerty (55.56), Alex O’Neill (2:04.30), Kimberley Could (4:25.84)
BYU-10:44.67: Sadie Sargent (3:16.71), Sami Oblad (53.09), Meghan Hunter (2:05.18), Riley Chamberlain (4:29.69)
In a particular 5000, Grant Fisher, who set an American File within the 2-mile simply 5 days earlier at Millrose, ran by himself for the final 3000-meters (aside from some lapped runners), working 12:51.84 to fall simply wanting Woody Kincaid’s year-old American Indoor File of 12:51.61. With a earlier indoor better of 12:53.73, he moved from 6th to fiveth on the All-Time World indoor checklist. On the time, that’s—he’s now #1 after setting a World File of 12:44.09 on Friday (Feb.14)—his 2nd WR in lower than every week after working 7:22.91 for 3000-meters final Saturday on the Millrose Video games.
Outcomes: http://dwell.lancertiming.com/meets/209/occasions
Fisher Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKUqBBywo3o
https://trackandfieldnews.com/tfn-lists/
2024—Whereas the Washington ladies had been doing their factor in Boston, the boys of UW had earlier set an American File of 9:18.81 within the DMR in Fayetteville on the Arkansas Qualifier. The earlier file of 9:19.93 was set by a U.S. crew in 2015
Their lineup consisted of 4 in-state residents, three of whom had been latest NCAA Champions!
Joe Waskom (2:51.34)—2022 NCAA 1500m
Daniel Gaik (46.37)
Nathan Inexperienced (1:46.57)–2023 NCAA 1500
Luke Houser (3:54.53)–2023 NCAA Indoor Mile
Inexperienced gave Washington the lead on the 800 leg, whereas Houser stayed in entrance the remainder of the best way, holding off Virginia (9:18.95), which was additionally underneath the earlier AR. The Cavaliers had been anchored by sophomore Gary Martin, who ran an incredible 3:51.94 break up. He was preceded by Conor Murphy (2:51.73), Alex Sherman (46.54), and Alex Leath (1:48.74).
Outcomes: https://flashresults.com/2024_Meets/Indoor/02-16_ArkQualifier/index.htm
Vital Birthdays
Born On This Day*
Susanna & Jenny Kallur-Sweden 44 (1981)
Susanna—3-time Olympian—100m-hurdles (semi-finalist in 2004 & 2008, 1st round-2016)
2000 World Junior Champion;
Set a World Indoor File of seven.68 for the 60-meter hurdles in 2006…since she had dual-citizenship at
the time, the mark was additionally acknowledged by USATF because the American File!
All-American at Illinois (100h):NCAA-2001 (4th), 2002 (3rd)
PBs: 7.68 (2006/#3 All-Time), 12.49 (2007)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susanna_Kallur
IAAF Report(60h): https://www.worldathletics.org/information/information/kallurs-absolutely-unbelievable-world-60m-hur
https://hurdler49.wordpress.com/class/hurdles-2/susanna-kallur/
Jenny
All-American at Illinois (100h): NCAA-2001 (7th); PB:12.85 (2005)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Kallur
Sisters had been born in Huntington, NY (Lengthy Island). Their dad Anders performed on 4 Stanley Cup
championship groups for the NY Islanders.
Cathy Freeman-Australia 52 (1973) Withstanding the strain of competing in entrance of a home-crowd in Sydney, an
whole nation watching at dwelling, and representing native Aboriginals, Freeman gained the 400 on the
2000 Olympics; 2-time World Champion (1997,1999); 1996 Olympic silver medalist; PB: 49.11 (’00)
OG Followup: Freeman, seemingly overcome by the enormity of the second (or was she?-see under!), lay on the
observe for a number of minutes as the opposite finalists came visiting to supply their congratulations. Then, carrying each the
Aboriginal and Australian flags, she launched into a joyous victory lap.
Misunderstood: As for Freeman’s post-race response, she revealed in 2019 that she wasn’t overcome by emotion
when her race ended. As an alternative, she was upset she hadn’t run quicker!
As she informed broadcaster Mark Howard in a podcast, “I truly crossed the road, regarded throughout on the time — 49.11
(seconds) — I used to be instantly upset as a result of I might have cherished to have run 48 (seconds).
“I simply keep in mind leaning over, placing my fingers round my knees and simply shaking my head.”
Howard requested: “In order that head shake was disappointment at your time?”
“Yeah,” Freeman replied. “I used to be not joyful. “It’s a mighty event. I don’t imply to sound like a Debbie Downer,
however that’s simply who I’m.”
Lit the Olympic flame on the 2000 Opening Ceremony
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/weblog/2012/jan/11/olympic-moments-cathy-freeman
Movies(Feedback from Michael Johnson): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNmuyxlZ9Kk
Race: http://www.olympic.org/movies/cathy-freeman-takes-gold-in-sydney
http://ia.anu.edu.au/biography/freeman-catherine-cathy-15410
Fermín Cacho—Spain 56 (1969) 1992 Olympic gold medalist—1500m (in Barcelona/50.5 final 400)
1996 Olympic silver medalist; 2-time World Championships silver medalist (1993,1997)
PBs: 3:28.95 (1997), 3:49.56 (1996)
Video(OG): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMFuwadzDi4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FermpercentC3percentADn_Cacho
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/67175
Sharrieffa Barksdale 64 (1961) 1984 U.S. Olympian-400m Hurdles (5th); 1983 U.S. Champion;
Former American File holder–55.78 (1983);
All-American at Tennessee: NCAA-1983 (2nd), 1984 (7th)
USATF ‘s Supervisor of Alumni Relations:
https://www.usatf.org/assets/alumni
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/77753
