Allen Woodard, 46, claims WR for 400 — oldest sub-50 one-lapper
Allen Woodard, a recent national indoor champion at 200, became the oldest man to go sub-50 for 400 meters after clocking a magnificent 49.69 Saturday at the 33rd Annual Victor Lopez Classic at Rice University in Houston. Allen is 46. He beat the listed M45 world record of 50.18 by American Khalid Mulazim at 2011 Berea nationals. In 2010, Douglas Kalembo said he was 50 when he ran 49.85, but USATF wouldn’t accept his age docs and refused to ratify the mark. But Allen certainly had the speed for a sub-50, with his recent 200 clocking of 22.92, about four-tenths off a Bill Collins WR. Nice lap, Mr. Woodard! Here’s Allen winning the 4 at Olathe nationals in 2013.
Posted results from Rice. The X by Allen’s name indicates he’s not a scoring collegian.
Event 145 Men 400 Meter Dash University
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Name Year School Finals Points
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Section 1
1 McConnell, Christopher Huston-Tillotson 52.04
2 Smith, Ernest Huston-Tillotson 55.62
— Johnson, Dario Unattached X53.41
Section 2
1 Holly, Dalton Lamar University 51.93
2 McCullum, Darryl Houston Baptist 52.84
3 Dibbern, Zach McNeese State 54.22
4 Sexton, Clayton McNeese State 54.90
— Lee, Haden Unattached X50.09
— Ijagbemi, Yemi Unattached X1:00.36
Section 3
1 Goodly, Jaylen McNeese State 49.78
2 Pruitt, Jacob McNeese State 52.30
3 Aldridge, Howard Arkansas-Lit 52.60
4 Carter, Alfred Incarnate Word 53.49
— Kirby, DJ Unattached X49.69
Section 4
1 Mack, Joushua Huston-Tillotson 49.63
2 Patino, File Texas-Pan American 49.93
3 Graham, D’Anthony Houston Baptist 50.92
4 Alexander, David Prairie View 51.98
— Woodard, Allen Elite Performance X49.69
— Kirby, Brandon Prairie View DQ Ran on line 2nd crve
Section 5
1 Birden, Darius Texas Southern 47.96 8
2 Gilreath, Alex Sam Houston St. 48.18 6
3 Hicks, David Houston Baptist 49.13 4
4 Holt-Washington, Sydeny Prairie View 49.79
5 Sandoval, Austin Incarnate Word 49.87
6 Denny, Kyle Rice 50.92
— Montano, Erik Unattached X51.79
Section 6
1 Williams, Trevion Texas-Pan American 49.53 2
— Simmons, Robert Unattached X47.14
— Gilreath, James Adidas Team Green X48.00
— Macrini, Joseph Unattached X48.58
— wildman, carlton Unattached X49.35
— Strachan, Jameson Unattached X49.41
— Duncan, Derrhyl Adidas Garden State X50.00
Section 7
1 Benjamin, Llyold Southern 47.68 10
2 DeWitt, Christopher Incarnate Word 48.27 5
3 Brooks, Dedrick Sam Houston St. 49.51 3
4 Haynes, John Southern 49.54 1
5 Harding, Hodson Rice 49.76
6 Davis, Trey Lamar University 50.45
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Name Year School Finals H# Points
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Finals
1 Benjamin, Llyold Southern 47.68 7 10
2 Birden, Darius Texas Southern 47.96 5 8
3 Gilreath, Alex Sam Houston St. 48.18 5 6
4 DeWitt, Christopher Incarnate Word 48.27 7 5
5 Hicks, David Houston Baptist 49.13 5 4
6 Brooks, Dedrick Sam Houston St. 49.51 7 3
7 Williams, Trevion Texas-Pan American 49.53 6 2
8 Haynes, John Southern 49.54 7 1
9 Mack, Joushua Huston-Tillotson 49.63 4
10 Harding, Hodson Rice 49.76 7
11 Goodly, Jaylen McNeese State 49.78 3
12 Holt-Washington, Sydeny Prairie View 49.79 5
13 Sandoval, Austin Incarnate Word 49.87 5
14 Patino, File Texas-Pan American 49.93 4
15 Davis, Trey Lamar University 50.45 7
16 Denny, Kyle Rice 50.92 5
17 Graham, D’Anthony Houston Baptist 50.92 4
18 Holly, Dalton Lamar University 51.93 2
19 Alexander, David Prairie View 51.98 4
20 McConnell, Christopher Huston-Tillotson 52.04 1
21 Pruitt, Jacob McNeese State 52.30 3
22 Aldridge, Howard Arkansas-Lit 52.60 3
23 McCullum, Darryl Houston Baptist 52.84 2
24 Carter, Alfred Incarnate Word 53.49 3
25 Dibbern, Zach McNeese State 54.22 2
26 Sexton, Clayton McNeese State 54.90 2
27 Smith, Ernest Huston-Tillotson 55.62 1
— Kirby, Brandon Prairie View DQ 4 Ran on line 2nd crve
— Simmons, Robert Unattached X47.14 6
— Gilreath, James Adidas Team Green X48.00 6
— Macrini, Joseph Unattached X48.58 6
— wildman, carlton Unattached X49.35 6
— Strachan, Jameson Unattached X49.41 6
— Woodard, Allen Elite Performance X49.69 4
— Kirby, DJ Unattached X49.69 3
— Duncan, Derrhyl Adidas Garden State X50.00 6
— Lee, Haden Unattached X50.09 2
— Montano, Erik Unattached X51.79 5
— Johnson, Dario Unattached X53.41 1
— Ijagbemi, Yemi Unattached X1:00.36 2
9 Responses
Respect! Fantastic run
Hope he goes to France for Worlds. Will be a great match up up with Darren Scott of GB and others.
I just looked at Allen’s 200 trial at Winston-Salem last month, in which he cruised to the 23.42 mentioned above. I also watched his final, in which he defeated the highly regarded Lee Bridges while running 22.92.
He really looked like a college sprinter in both races, and I certainly believe that he could go under 49.50 outdoors in the 400 given perfect conditions.
Next up will be the long, sometimes difficult, process of record ratification. I’ll write down “Allen Woodard 49.69” in my file and will post something on masterstrack.com in December if the mark is not accepted.
I also note a sub-50 indoor 400 by Fred Sowerby:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masters_M45_400_metres_world_record_progression
I’m checking on Allen’s DOB to see if he’s the oldest.
super…!!
i dare to think that Darren Scott could run under 49.
Great Run Allen!
Ben
Maybe but I doubt it. He ran a 48.57i in 1998 and the last time under 50 was in 2011 with a 49.81 and 21.82 speed that year. I’d say he may be able to just break 50 this year too if he concentrates on the 400. Sub 49 is a whole other level.
Finally got around to doing the math.
Allen is about a year older than Fred at time of sub-50:
Allen born in January 1969, and date of 400 was April 4, 2015
Fred Sowerby born Dec. 11, 1948 , and date of 400 was Jan. 29, 1994
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