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 Men 100 Meter Dash Invitational
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Name Year School Finals
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Section 1 Wind: 1.0
1 Derrick Atkins NA adidas 10.17
2 Jason Heard NA EOYDC 10.29
3 Chris Berrian NA Unattached 10.50
4 Brant Gilbert NA speeddynam-x 10.56
5 Josh Norman NA DOYLE 10.71
6 Jeff Laynes NA Brooks 10.73
7 Aaron Thigpen NA Unattached 10.93
Event 7 Men 200 Meter Dash Invitational
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Name Year School Finals
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Section 1 Wind: 1.4
1 Rubin Williams NA Heritage Eli 20.51
2 Derrick Atkins NA adidas 20.59
3 Brant Gilbert NA speeddynam-x 21.05
4 Jason Heard NA EOYDC 21.61
5 Jody Johnson NA Hornet Track 22.07
6 Patrick Holmes JR Unattached 22.24
7 Aaron Thigpen NA Unattached 22.30
Event 112 Women Long Jump University/Open
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Name Year School Finals Wind
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1 Grace Upshaw NA Unattached 6.80m 1.3 22-03.75
2 Hyleas Fountain NA Nike 6.79m 1.2 22-03.50
3 Natalia Wright SO Sacramento S 5.73m 1.8 18-09.75
4 La Tijera Avery FR Nevada-Reno 5.70m 3.8 18-08.50
5 Courtney Castaneda SO Fresno State 5.67m 2.6 18-07.25
6 Anikia Jackson FR UC Davis 5.34m 2.2 17-06.25
6 Naima Goodwin SO Sacramento S 5.34m 2.4 17-06.25
8 Kelly Fortner JR New Mexico 5.18m 2.8 17-00.00
9 JoHann Boulat FR UC Davis 5.11m 1.5 16-09.25
10 Aurelia Houston SO Nevada-Reno 5.08m 1.3 16-08.00
11 Renah Howell JR UC Davis 4.95m 1.5 16-03.00
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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/
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
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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