Tony Young’s incredible M40 indoor season continues. Yesterday he bettered the listed American indoor M40 record for 3,000 meters with a sensational 8:22.99 in Heat 2 of the Washington Invitational. The M40 world record is 8:09.13 by Marcus O’Sullivan (Ireland), in January 2002. Also, M40 Steve Plasencia (USA) has an 8:24.16 from January 1997 on the books, reports Alan Sigmon. The listed American record is 8:32.52 by Craig Fram. The mark, however, came on the University of Washington’s oversize 307-meter track, which disallows record consideration.

Race witness Tom Cotner reports: Tony “was in 4-5th place just off the leaders during the first 5 laps, went through 1500 in 4:11 and moved up hard to pass two guys with three laps to go and moved into second with two laps to go. He finished in second place behind Isaac Hawkins 8:18.33. All of Tony’s laps were in the 51 high range, with the exception of lap 7 (slower) and the last lap (faster).”
Young still has a chance for the regulation-size record at the USATF open indoor nationals, where’s he’ll run a masters exhibition 3,000 at Boston’s 200-meter track.
Event 10 Men 3000 Meter Run
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 614 Park, Jeremy Washington 7:54.13
2 501 Hejny, Seth Stanford 7:56.01
3 505 Luchini, Louie Stanford 7:56.70
4 508 Robison, Grant Stanford 7:58.37
5 402 Savoth, Eric Nike Farm Te 7:59.48
6 603 Garner, Eric Washington 8:04.64
7 425 Craig, Ryan Portland 8:05.61
8 393 Fitzgibbon, Brenda Nike Farm Te 8:08.85
9 495 Davis, Neil Stanford 8:10.37
10 500 Hawkins, Isaac Stanford 8:18.33
11 398 Klass, Michael Nike Farm Te 8:21.86
12 370 Young, Tony Club Northwe 8:22.99
13 392 Estwanik, Chris Nike Farm Te 8:23.42
14 538 Rolfe, Micah Una-Portland 8:24.33
15 632 Kiter, Michael Unattached 8:26.33
16 369 Bauman, Ahrlin Club Northwe 8:29.66
17 496 DeWitt, Steven Stanford 8:30.56
18 506 McAndrews, Seton Stanford 8:31.66
19 412 Walker, Nick Pac Ath 8:32.08
20 597 Duke, Dustin Washington 8:33.79
21 483 Myers, Ken Sfu 8:36.01
22 507 Pierce, Jonathan Stanford 8:36.21
23 439 Devenport, Mike Portland Sta 8:36.36
24 448 Hollis, Chris Portland Sta 8:36.85
25 616 Robinson, Andrew Washington 8:37.24
26 540 Alexander, Sam Unattached 8:37.60
27 440 Dolan, Bill Portland Sta 8:38.20
28 561 Primus, Joel Vrtc 8:40.13
29 375 Fuller, Branden E. Washingto 8:41.63
30 434 Smith, Kevin Portland 8:44.72
31 441 Flanders, Blake Portland Sta 8:45.67
32 464 Prince, Frank Puget Sound 8:46.28
33 411 Swanson, Kris Pac Ath 8:46.75
34 487 Weber, Ryan Sfu 8:47.76
35 573 Eckert, Aaron W. Oregon 8:48.75
36 397 Henderickson, Tyso Nike Farm Te 8:48.94
37 374 Conrick, James E. Washingto 8:49.54
38 462 O’Dea, Jimmy Puget Sound 8:58.82
39 460 Hallvik, Taylor Puget Sound 9:06.01
40 476 Chromosta, Jim Sfu 9:18.54
Also, a men’s masters 60-meter dash was held, with these results:
Event 33 Men 60 Meter Dash Masters
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 544 Brown, Rex Unattached 7.38
2 551 Morioka, Harold Unattached 7.80
3 552 Ortman, David Unattached 7.85
4 553 Robbins, Steve Unattached 8.21
5 548 Hundley, Clyde Unattached 8.39
Morioka, who has just turned 60, is just a tick off the listed (and probably hand-timed) world M60 record in the 60 of 7.7 by American Payton Jordan in 1978. An auto-timed 7.80 is intrinsically superior to a hand-time 7.7. But another Harold — Tolson — holds the American record of 7.75 from the Boston masters nationals in 1978. And M60 Ron Taylor of Britain ran 7.76 in 1994.