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Post by Nevada Hoya on Jun 25, 2005 22:42:07 GMT -5
Shane Young finished 8th in the junior SC. He has a way to go to get close to the school record in the event.
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Men 3000 Meter Steeplechase Junior =============================================================== World: W 7:58.66 8/24/2001 Stephen Cherono, KEN American: A 8:33.8h 5/20/1979 John Gregorek, Georgetown Name Year Team Finals =============================================================== Finals 1 John Martinez Unattached 9:06.60 2 Kevin McDermott Unattached 9:14.53 3 Kinsey Dinnel Unattached 9:20.16 4 David Mehlhorn Unattached 9:23.08 5 Philip Roach Unattached 9:25.26 6 Jared Swehosky Salem T C 9:31.53 7 Ryan Gaedje Unattached 9:39.79 8 Shane Young Unattached 9:41.82 9 Alexander Mason Unattached 9:44.23 10 Karch Hickman Unattached 9:48.81 11 Travis Wolfe Unattached 9:52.08 12 Roel Elizalde Unattached 9:56.84 13 Dominic Vogl Unattached 10:08.04 14 Donald Gies Unattached 10:09.37 15 Alejandro Shepard Unattached 10:24.03
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Jun 26, 2005 12:55:38 GMT -5
Some quotes from yesterday:
Open Women's 1,500m, Treniere Clement, Nike, 1st, 4:06.73
"I have been working on my finish all year. My speed is strong. I knew that would pull me through. (Clement does not have an A standard in the 1500) I'm going to sit with my coach and figure out what to do. My time today is a personal record.
On why she picked the 1500 over the 800 where she has an A standard:
"The 1500 has been my goal from day one."
Open Men's 1,500m Champion, Alan Webb, Nike, 1st, 3:41.97
"I won. I'm happy. It was rough at the beginning but I just wanted to stay focused and not panic. My composure was pretty good and I was ready for the move during the last 300/400 meters to go. The pace was a little slow, slower than I would have liked, I just had to be patient and wait for the race's speed to pick up. I trained with Chris Lukezic (he was second with 3:42:06) so I wasn't surprised that he was right there, I know how strong of a runner he is. Today was a great day for northern Virginia, the two of us trained last year with Treniere Clement (formerly of Georgetown). "
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Jun 26, 2005 13:02:15 GMT -5
Recap of the women's 1500m:
Women's 1500 Erin Donohue - the recent UNC grad - had the lead for the first 150 before the always front-running Tiffany McWilliams took the lead. McWilliams passed 400 in 65.3 and would lead until 700 when 2005 NCAA indoor and outdoor champ Anne Shadle (formerly of Nebraska - now running for Reebok) took the lead, passing 800 in 2:11.7. Just after 800, Treniere Clement moved into second and sat on Shadle's shoulder.
Coming into the bell (3:02.5), Shadle and Clement were still 1-2 and Amy Mortimer, who had a made a big move up from the back the previous 100, was in third but it was still just about anyone's race. At 1200 (3:19.1), six women were in contention for the win. Christine Wurth who had moved up on the inside after 1100 had the lead and was followed by Shandle/Clement who were side by side and then Sara Schwald in 4th and then Mortimer/Jen Toomey were side by side in 5th/6th. The battle intensified as Toomey and Mortimer both moved up and just prior to 200 to go, Toomey took the lead. She was followed by Mortimer and Clement. With 150 to go, those 3 were clear of the others and battling it out for the win. Coming off the final turn, Clement started to move up, and she passed Toomey half-way down the homestretch and held on for a win. Clement's kick was very impressive and in hind-sight it seemed as if she was totally in control the whole time - even when she let Toomey and Mortimer pass her just prior to 200 go and tucked into 3rd. Sarah Schwald made up ground in the last 100 on Mortimer but couldn't get 3rd.
The win represented a nice PR for Clement (she had run 4:08.87 earlier this year for 5th on this track at The Home Depot center in May after running 4:11.11 last year), who is really flourishing this year under the coaching of JJ Clark after running collegiately for Georgetown. Last year after earning runner-up honors at NCAAs for the Hoyas, Clement ran a school record 2:02.35 for 800 in Zurich, but this year she has taken it to another level as she broke 2:00 (1:59.59) earlier in the year and now has her first national title. The win also in our mind is sweet justice and makes up for a travesty at last year's Olympic Trials when Clement appeared to a qualifier for the finals in the 1500 (in a nice PR of 4:09ish) before tripping and being sent sprawling just prior the finish line.
The third place finish for Mortimer was a monstrous PR of nearly 4 seconds (4:07.58 versus 4:11.51) from last year.
The only bad news is that none of the top three have the world championship A standard of 4:05.80 so as of now only Clement is going to worlds.
Quotes and Results below: Treniere Clement, 1st place in a pr of 4:06.73. On her strong final 200m: "That was the game plan (to leave it to a kick). My speed is my strongest point. I knew if it came down to the line, I could pull it out."
Was this race a breakthrough or just a continuation of her improvement: "It's a little of both. It's definitely a breakthrough because I've come down a lot (in time) since last year, but its just another step. I plan on being low 4s, breaking 4s. "
On whether she's done anything different this year in training, "I focused a little more on my 800 this year. I ran 1:59. My strength, we just kept that going, and I knew my 1500 would come down."
On whether she considered running the 800 here, since she has a World Championship qualifying time in that event but not the 1500: "The 1500 has been the goal since day one so we just kept going with that and whatever I start I like to finish."
On whether she thinks she can get the "A" standard (4:05.80) "I'm definitely in shape to get the "A" standard."
On her first national title, of any kind: "It was way overdue for me today. I knew it was coming. Today was definitely the day."
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Jun 26, 2005 13:08:38 GMT -5
And a recap of the men's 1500m:
Men's 1500 Recap: Alan Webb, despite not running a 1500m race before the championships, entered the race as the huge favorite for the second straight year. In the end, he got a narrow victory over his sometimes training partner, Chris Lukezic, of Georgetown.
Dan Wilson led the field through the opening 400m (61.1) followed by 2004 Olympian Charlie Gruber, former US champ Jason Lunn, and Alan Webb in 4th (Lukezic was last). With 800 to go (1:48), Wilson was still in the lead. After 800m in 2:03.9, Charlie Gruber moved to the front followed by Webb. At the bell, Gruber and Webb were still in the front and Rob Myers and Lukezic were stalking behind them. After 3 laps (3:02.1 (58.2)), the field really began to make its mad dash for home. Jon Rankin, the UCLA star moved up well on the backstretch, and got into 2nd with 200m to go (3:15, 27.1 that 200), but would not be a factor after that. Webb would lead coming into the final stretch but Lukezic moved up on him on the outside and they stayed virtually side by side most of the last half of the straightaway with Webb slightly ahead all the way to the finish. Webb would get the narrow win (by .09, they were 2:48 at the bell so his last lap was 54), Lukezic got some redemption after blowing up at NCAAs as the favorite, and Rob Myers got the final spot for the World Championships (Myers and Lukezic need to still hit the qualifying standard (3:36.2)).
Alan Webb, 3:41.97, first place: On whether his plan was to wait until the last lap to make a move: "I kind of wanted to make a move earlier but I got pushed around a lot the first half the race. I just wasn't feeling like making a move in the middle of the race. I tried not to panic. When the race went I was ready for it. At that point it was a 400m race."
On whether he was surprised by Lukezic's (who he trains with a lot) second place finish: "I think he's ready to run. If anyone knows that, I know that. I know what he's capable of. I wasn't the least bit surprised. I knew he was disappointed with the NCAA result, so he was that much more motivated. I couldn't have asked for a better result. 1-2."
On why he clicked his watch during the race, and looked at his splits, "The plan was to try and take off with 800 to go. And if I was going to run on my own I wanted to have a gauge (of how fast he was going). If I was going to run on my own I wanted a little help to see where I was, but it didn't feel right, too much pushing in the beginning threw me off a little bit."
Chris Lukezic, 2nd place: On whether this race made up for his disappointing finish at NCAAs: "I don't think I've ever been more disappointed about a race (than NCAAs). It hit me pretty hard. I ran pretty stupid, but if you run like that you learn a lot from that. That's probably the race I've learned the most from in my life. That race gave me a lot of confidence being able to run 3:38 from the front like that. Coming back here I felt more composed than at NCAAs and a lot of that was due to the fact I didn't run a very smart race at NCAAs. I think I definitely made up for it today."
On moving very close to Webb on the straight but not being able to pass him: "A of that might have been because we train together, and part of that was because I came from the back and had to make up a lot of ground off the turn, and essential had to run in lane 3 the whole last lap. But I don't know I was trying to beat him. I can't complain. He definitely won today. He's definitely the stronger runner today. I'm happy for him. It was great. We train together. For us to go 1-2, I can't think of a better result."
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Jun 26, 2005 17:43:40 GMT -5
Sasha Spencer finished 5th in the 800m finals:
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Women 800 Meter Run Open =============================================================== World: W 1:53.28 7/26/1983 Jarmila Kratochvilova, CZE American: A 1:56.40 8/11/1999 Jearl Miles-Clark, Reebok World "A": 2:00.00 World "B": 2:01.30 Name Year Team Finals =============================================================== Finals 1 Hazel Clark Nike 1:59.74 2 Kameisha Bennett Nike 2:00.59 3 Alice Schmidt adidas 2:02.09 4 Frances Santin Santa Monica 2:02.66 5 Sasha Spencer Nike 2:02.69 6 Mishael Bertrand Unattached 2:03.87 7 Maggie Vessey Unattached 2:06.23 8 Tanya Osbourne L S U 2:07.90 -- Jearl Clark New Balance DNS
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Post by nychoya3 on Jun 27, 2005 16:33:57 GMT -5
Nevada, do you have any idea what's up with Jesse O'Connell? He should have been right there in the 800 (though the 1:45 winning time was pretty nasty). I have to think he's injured. Have you read anything?
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Jun 27, 2005 17:52:57 GMT -5
NYC, I agree that Jesse could have been up there with the leaders. He was entered in the meet, but scratched in the last few days before the meet. That fact, coupled with his nonappearance at any of the domestic meets leading up to the Nationals, seems to indicate that he is injured. But I have not heard anything. I will have to wait for my next issue of Track and Field News in their status quo feature to find out whether, in fact, he has been injured. I think he could have made the top three.
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Jul 5, 2005 12:50:06 GMT -5
Chris is wasting no time in going for the qualifying time for the World's Championships late this summer. He is entered in the 1500m in the Grand Prix meet in Switzerland tonight. A lot of these races are set up with rabbits to pull the field through to a fast time. However, Americans sometimes do not perform at their best in the first meet in Europe - jet lag, unfamiliar settings, the jostling of the European race. The time to beat is 3:36.2. GO CHRIS!!!
Athletissima 2005 - Lausanne (SUI) Tuesday, July 05, 2005 Last Updated: 12:18:23 CET 05/07/2005 Entry List Men - 1500 Metres Athlete Nat Baba Youssef MAR Bett Charles Kiplangat KEN Boukensa Tarek ALG Casado Arturo ESP Chirchir William KEN Kaouch Adil MAR Krummenacker David USA Lelei David KEN Lukezic Christopher USA Maazouzi Driss FRA Myers Rob USA Parra Roberto ESP Rotich Laban KEN Silva Rui POR Simotwo Suleiman Kipses KEN Sullivan Kevin CAN Tahri Bouabdallah FRA Webb Alan USA Zerguelaine Antar ALG
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Jul 5, 2005 15:36:54 GMT -5
Chris didn't make the time. It was a rather "slow" race under international terms, but Chris did set a personal best of 3:37.69 (equivalent to about a 3:54-55 mile). I think it may have been a bit windy causing times to be slow. Usually, the winning time at this time of the year is between 3:30 and 3:32. I guess Chris will try again. This was Chris's initiation to open world class running.
Athletissima 2005 - Lausanne (SUI) Tuesday, July 05, 2005 Last Updated: 22:34:22 CET 05/07/2005 Official Result Men - 1500 Metres Pos Athlete Nat Mark 1 Simotwo Suleiman Kipses KEN 3:34.12 2 Silva Rui POR 3:34.50 3 Webb Alan USA 3:34.78 4 Chirchir William KEN 3:35.69 5 Boukensa Tarek ALG 3:35.80 6 Zerguelaine Antar ALG 3:36.07 7 Sullivan Kevin CAN 3:36.39 8 Tahri Bouabdallah FRA 3:36.44 9 Myers Rob USA 3:36.55 10 Krummenacker David USA 3:36.58 11 Maazouzi Driss FRA 3:37.18 12 Casado Arturo ESP 3:37.20 13 Lukezic Christopher USA 3:37.69 14 Rotich Laban KEN 3:46.21 Bett Charles Kiplangat KEN DNF Lelei David KEN DNF Parra Roberto ESP DNF Baba Youssef MAR DNS Kaouch Adil MAR DNS
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