Hartwig jumps 18-8 — only two days short of turning 40
Larry Jessee, kiss your M40 “record” goodbye. Yesterday in Stuttgart, Jeff Hartwig cleared 5.70 meters (18-8 1/4) on his third try to take sixth place at the IAAF’s World Athletics Final. Jeff thus served notice that Larry’s listed M40 world age-group record of 5.50 (18-0 1/2)– set 11 years ago at an obscure single-event meet in his hometown of El Paso, Texa — is toast. Jeff turns 40 tomorrow. Also at Stuttgart, Allen Johnson took sixth in the 110 hurdles with a 13.36 at age 36. Next season: 13.37 at 37.
