Harvey, Johnson shave American indoor bests at Boston
With her sixth-place finish in the 800 final today at open nationals, Alisa Harvey broke her day-old W40 American indoor record by a few tenths, clocking 2:05.75 and improving her chances of competing in her fifth Olympic Trials. The Boston race was won by Nicole Teter, who turns 35 this coming November. Coincidentally, the listed USATF W35 indoor record for 800 is 2:06.62 -- by Alisa Harvey. Now Alisa holds back-to-back age-group records, with W40 faster than W35. Incredible. Also amazing was Atlanta Olympic champion Allen Johnson, a week shy of 37, taking second in the 60-meter hurdles in 7.53 seconds, taking .01 off his M35 American record.
The Boston Globe had some nice quotes from AJ:
How long has hurdler Allen Johnson been at this game? Long enough that his rivals ask for his autograph, telling him that they watched him in high school. "If I think back to things when I was a teenager, they don't know what I'm talking about because they were too young to remember or they were barely born," said Johnson, who turns 37 Saturday. "Then I realize that some of the younger athletes are closer to my daughter's age than to me. She's 15." Johnson, who won the 1996 Olympics and four world outdoor titles, will be looking to claim his fifth US indoor title today. This summer, he'll be bidding for his fourth Olympic team in the 110-meter hurdles. "If I could, I would run another 20 years," Johnson declared.With Alisa scratching from the masters exhibition 400, Charmaine Roberts of the Athena Track Club won in 1:00.29. She turns 41 in April and was the W35 national 800 champion in 2006.
Cincinatti chiropractor Timothy McCrossen, 41, won the masters men's 60 in 7.19. Tim is entered in the M40 200 and 400 at the upcoming world masters indoor championships in France.
And W35 high jumper Gwen Wentland took fourth with a clearance of 1.83 meters ((6 feet even) -- as 33-year-old winner Amy Acuff qualified for the IAAF world indoor championships in Valencia, Spain.
Here are masters results from Boston:
Men 60 Meter Hurdles
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Advance 8; top 3 each heat + next 2 fastest to final
World: W 7.30 3/6/1994 Colin Jackson, GBR
American: A 7.36 1/16/1987 Greg Foster/Allen Johnson, WCAC/Nike
Meet: M 7.38 2/27/1999 Reggie Torian, Asics
Name Year Team Finals
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Finals
1 David Oliver Nike 7.47
2 Allen Johnson Nike 7.53
3 Joel Brown Nike 7.54
4 Antwon Hicks adidas 7.56
5 Dexter Faulk Nike 7.58
6 Anwar Moore Nike 7.71
7 Aubrey Herring unattached 7.77
-- Jerome Miller unattached DNFWomen 800 Meter Run
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Advance 6 to final; heat winner + next 3 fastest
1 turn stagger
World: W 1:55.82 3/3/2002 Jolanda Ceplak, SLO
American: A 1:58.71 3/2/2002 Nicole Teter, Nike Farm Team
Meet: M 1:58.41 3/4/1995 Maria Mutola, Mozambique
Name Year Team Finals
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Finals
1 Nicole Teter Nike 2:02.65
2 Nicole Cook Reebok 2:02.86
3 Morgan Uceny Reebok 2:04.12
4 Tiffany McWilliams adidas 2:05.09
5 Miesha Marzell unattached 2:05.22
6 Alisa Harvey Pacers/Brooks 2:05.75Women 400 Meter Dash Masters
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Name Year Team Finals
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Finals
1 Charmaine Roberts Athena Track 1:00.29
2 Rebecca Connolly unattached 1:05.33
3 Christine Reaser unattached 1:05.49
4 Jennifer Hegarty New Balance 1:07.74
5 Terri Rath Athena Track 1:09.28
-- Alisa Harvey Pacers/Brooks DNSMen 60 Meter Dash Masters
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Name Year Team Finals
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1 Timothy McCrossen unattached 7.19
2 Jeff Gold unattached 7.34
3 Randy Frey Nike Central 7.38
4 Eric Merriweather Sprint Athl. 7.40
5 Lovell Butler unattached 7.46
6 Neil Steinberg unattached 7.88
Women High Jump
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Bar Progression: 1.74/1.77/1.80/1.83/1.86/1.89/1.92/1.95
World: W 2.08m 2/4/2006 Kajsa Bergqvist, SWE
American: A 2.01m 2/28/1998 Tisha Waller, Unattached
Meet: M 2.01m 2/28/1998 Tisha Waller, Unattached
Name Year Team Finals
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1 Amy Acuff Tri-Valley Asics 1.92m 6-03.50
1.74 1.77 1.80 1.83 1.86 1.89 1.92 1.98
PPP PPP O PPP O O XO XXX
2 Chaunte Howard Nike 1.89m 6-02.25
1.74 1.77 1.80 1.83 1.86 1.89 1.92
PPP O PPP O O XXO XXX
3 Deirdre Mullen Shore A C 1.86m 6-01.25
1.74 1.77 1.80 1.83 1.86 1.89
PPP O O O XXO XXX
4 Gwen Wentland Nike 1.83m 6-00.00
1.74 1.77 1.80 1.83 1.86 1.89
PPP O PPP XO PPP XXX
5 Sharon Day C P / S L O 1.80m 5-10.75
1.74 1.77 1.80 1.83 1.86
PPP PPP XO PPP XXX
6 Beth Ann Costagno Shore A C 1.77m 5-09.75
1.74 1.77 1.80 1.83
PPP O PPP XXX
6 Renee Hein unattached 1.77m 5-09.75
1.74 1.77 1.80
O O XXX
Comments
There were a number of masters entered in this meet. results can be found at http://www.coolrunning.com/results/08/ma/Feb24_USATFN_set1.shtml
Nice to see the numbers of Master competitors grow in open meets. I think the kids think I'm a coach until I begin warnups!
Posted by: Jim Burgoyne | February 25, 2008 10:34 AM