Penn didn’t have a monopoly on masters speed. At the Brutus Hamilton Invitational in Berkeley, 44-year-old Aaron Thigpen ran the 100 in 10.93 and deuce in 22.30. (He’s on the far right in this video.) At the UCSD Triton Invitational on Saturday, M45 Kettrell Berry won his 200-meter heat in 24.24 — into a 2.4 mps wind. M45 McDuffrie Allen ran the 800 in 2:03.88.  Also at Berkeley, W30 Olympian Grace Upshaw, kid sister of world champ Joy Upshaw-Margerum, had a big long jump — 22-3 3/4, just off her PR of 22-7. Nice interview with Grace on Flocast. She turns 35 in September 2010. Jim Sorensen, our M40 superstar, was listed as DNF in the elite mile at Cal. Hope he’s OK.
Event 3 Â Men 100 Meter Dash Invitational
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   Name           Year School          FinalsÂ
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Section  1   Wind: 1.0Â
  1 Derrick Atkins       NA adidas          10.17 Â
  2 Jason Heard        NA EOYDC           10.29 Â
  3 Chris Berrian       NA Unattached        10.50 Â
  4 Brant Gilbert       NA speeddynam-x       10.56 Â
  5 Josh Norman        NA DOYLE           10.71 Â
  6 Jeff Laynes        NA Brooks          10.73 Â
  7 Aaron Thigpen       NA Unattached        10.93 Â
Event 7 Â Men 200 Meter Dash Invitational
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   Name           Year School          FinalsÂ
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Section  1   Wind: 1.4Â
  1 Rubin Williams       NA Heritage Eli       20.51 Â
  2 Derrick Atkins       NA adidas          20.59 Â
  3 Brant Gilbert       NA speeddynam-x       21.05 Â
  4 Jason Heard        NA EOYDC           21.61 Â
  5 Jody Johnson        NA Hornet Track       22.07 Â
  6 Patrick Holmes       JR Unattached        22.24 Â
  7 Aaron Thigpen       NA Unattached        22.30
Event 112 Â Women Long Jump University/Open
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   Name           Year School          Finals  Wind     Â
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  1 Grace Upshaw        NA Unattached        6.80m  1.3  22-03.75Â
  2 Hyleas Fountain      NA Nike           6.79m  1.2  22-03.50Â
  3 Natalia Wright       SO Sacramento S       5.73m  1.8  18-09.75Â
  4 La Tijera Avery      FR Nevada-Reno        5.70m  3.8  18-08.50Â
  5 Courtney Castaneda     SO Fresno State       5.67m  2.6  18-07.25Â
  6 Anikia Jackson       FR UC Davis         5.34m  2.2  17-06.25Â
  6 Naima Goodwin       SO Sacramento S       5.34m  2.4  17-06.25Â
  8 Kelly Fortner       JR New Mexico        5.18m  2.8  17-00.00Â
  9 JoHann Boulat       FR UC Davis         5.11m  1.5  16-09.25Â
 10 Aurelia Houston      SO Nevada-Reno        5.08m  1.3  16-08.00Â
 11 Renah Howell        JR UC Davis         4.95m  1.5  16-03.00Â
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3 Responses
Ken Stone - April 26, 2009
Jeff Laynes, 38, was just ahead of Aaron in the 100, I’m reminded.
But the fastest M35 this year appears to be Derrick Archie at 10.71 on April 18. Results of that Carolina meet are here:
http://carolinastrackandfield.org/
Ken Stone - April 26, 2009
Jim Sorensen writes me that his right calf cramped up in the last lap of his Cal mile, and since he’s had injuries in this area in the past, he decided to drop out.
His splits up to that point were about 61, 2:08 and 3:15 on a cold and windy day.
Race video shows him in the first lap (at the rear):
http://www.flotrack.org/videos/coverage/view_video/234678/174145
kettrell Berry - April 26, 2009
K.S.
Rita also competed in Section 5 of the 100m
Wind:-2.2
1 Yee, Tiffany
Loyola Marymount 13.97
2 Gash, Jordan
Loyola Marymount 14.01
3 Hanscom, Rita Unattached 14.23
4 Portwood, Anne Chapman 14.50
5 Williams, Casandra Chapman 15.20
6 Nagao, Riri Soka 16.22
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