Sonja Friend-Uhl, Antwon Dussett star in USA nats exhibitions
Masters exhibition results from Portland open nationals:
Women 1 Mile Run Masters
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Name Year Team Finals
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1 Sonja Friend-Uhl Atlanta TC 4:56.89 1500m 4:36.32
2 Jennifer St.Jean Westchester TC 5:12.38
3 Chris Gentile Jane’s Elite 5:25.68
4 Alice Kassens Athena TC 5:27.79
5 Tania Fisher Jane’s Elite 5:30.51
Men 200 Meter Dash Masters
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Name Year Team Finals
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1 Antwon Dussett Southwest Sprint 22.66
2 Gavin Thorne SoCal TC 24.39
3 Johnny Speed Unattached 24.44
4 Peter Haack Unattached 24.49
3 Responses
Ken Stone - March 13, 2016
Sonja reminds us she turns 45 in 10 days:
http://www.usatf.tv/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=45365&do=videos&video_id=168584
Peter L. Taylor - March 14, 2016
Thanks for posting this, Ken. I should point out that on the telecast, Sonja Friend-Uhl was called Marisa Sutera-Strange the whole way. In the 200, as you noted, Antwon Dussett’s name changed near the finish (he became Gavin Thorne).
Last year, in that exhibition 300 at the Armory, LaTrica Dendy, running at the front of a field of four women, was misidentified as Maurelhena Walles by the same announcer (LaTrica did not hold on for the win).
As a fellow announcer, I can sympathize with the problem of announcing runners you don’t really know, but having three major mistakes in three races is a bit much. Or was he too far away in each case to identify the runners?
The much more important issue, of course, is that Sonja and Antwon, both major stars in our sport, “represented” our athletes very well. I wish that Antwon could have broken the American mark in the 200, as he was definitely flying.
Matt B. - March 14, 2016
She can certainly get the indoor 45 WRs along with a bunch of AR’s
1500 i 4:28.13
Mile i 4:54.82
Outdoor Mile 45-49: 4:48.42
800 AR 2:13.67 is very likely as well.
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