Walt Murphy’s Information and Outcomes Service (wmurphy25@aol.com)
This Day in Monitor & Area–January 29
1949—Wisconsin junior Don Gehrmann gained the first of his 4 straight Wanamaker Miles on a model new observe at Madison Sq. Backyard in entrance of 15,000 followers.
Harrison Dillard (60y-hurdles/7.3) and Bob Richards (Pole Vault/14-4 [4.37]) every gained their respective occasions at Millrose for the threerd yr in a row.
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1949/01/30/96612317.html?pageNumber=150
1953 (New)—Villanova’s Fred Dwyer (4:08.2) gained the Wanamaker Mile on the Millrose Video games in entrance of 15,000 followers at Madison Sq. Backyard. Ending a surprisingly shut 2nd to Dwyer was Brown’s Walt Molineux (4:08.5), with Fred Wilt and 4-time defending Wanamaker champion trailing in 3rd and 4th.
5 gold medalists from the earlier yr’s Olympics in Helsinki adopted up with Millrose wins.
2-mile: Horace Ashenfelter-8:54.6 (Steeplechase)
60y: Andy Stanfield-6.3 (200)
600y: Mal Whitfield-1:10.9 (800)
Pole Vault: Bob Richards 15-0 (PV)
60y-Hurdles: Harrison Dillard 7.3 (110-hurdles)
Richards and Dillard prolonged their Millrose profitable streaks to 7!
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1953/01/30/96494596.html?pageNumber=15
1955—Future Corridor-of-Famer Wes Santee ran 4:03.8 within the Mile earlier than a packed home on the Boston A.A. meet, breaking his personal World Document of 4:04.9.
NY Occasions Obituary(2010)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/15/sports activities/15santee.html?_r=0
1971(up to date)—Marty Liquori hoped to current Millrose Video games meet director Fred Schmertz with the meet’s first sub-4 mile, however fell simply brief along with his profitable time of 4:00.6 after going by means of the ¾-mile break up in a slower-than-hoped-for 3:05.5. It was the threerd straight Wanamaker win for Liquori, who tied Tom O’Hara’s Meet Document.
Different winners included Lee Evans within the 600y (1:10.5), Cheryl Toussaint within the 880y (2:10.0-MR), and Australia’s (and UTEP’s) Kerry Pearce, who gained the 2-mile (8:36.4-MR) over Frank Shorter (8:38.2).
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1971/01/30/81996622.html?pageNumber=17
1982–It was an evening to recollect for pole vault followers in Toronto. France’s Thierry Vigneron, the Indoor (18-8 ¼ [5.70]) and Out of doors (19-1/4 [5.80]) World Document holder, was favored to win, however he went out early after solely clearing 18-1/2 (5.50).
That opened the door for an American to win, however who wouldn’t it be? Dave Volz and Billy Olson each cleared18-4 ½ (5.60), whereas Earl Bell handed after lacking as soon as at that peak.
The bar was then set on the pre-determined peak of 18-6 ½ (5.65), which was equal to Olson’s week-old American Document. Olson handed, whereas Volz and Bell each cleared, leaving all three as co-record holders.
However Olson wasn’t carried out for the evening as he was the one one who cleared 18-8 ¾ (5.71) to take the World Document away from Vigneron.
http://www.si.com/vault/1982/02/08/564726/they-broadcast-their-ability
WR Development: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Males’s_pole_vault_indoor_world_record_progression
1994—Operating on his house observe on the Michigan Relays, Kevin Sullivan, a freshman from Canada, ran a 4:00.1 anchor to steer the Wolverines to a Collegiate Document of 9:33.72 within the Distance Medley Relay. Dealing with the primary 3 legs have been Nick Karfonta (1:51.2), Trinity Townsend (47.3), and Scott MacDonald (2:57.1).
The earlier mark of 9:35.29 was set by Arkansas in 1984, and the Razorbacks didn’t waste a lot time in reclaiming the file, working 9:30.07 on the NCAA Championships in March.
2005–Spectators on the Reggie Lewis Heart acquired their cash’s price on the Reebok Boston Indoor Video games. Among the many highlights:
Ethiopia’s Tirunesh Dibaba set a World Document of 14:32.93 for 5000-meters and picked up a bonus of $25,000 (nonetheless #7
efficiency all-time).
Teammate Meseret Defar gained the 3000-meters in 8:30.05, simply in need of the World Document of 8:29.15.
Laban Rotich beat Bernard Lagat (3:53.61) within the Mile and set a Kenyan Document of three:53.18
Kenenisa Bekele thought he had gained the boys’s 3000-meters, however then realized he had began his kick a lap too early. Eire’s Alistair Cragg took benefit of Bekele’s mistake and went on to win in 7:39.89. Bekele was in a position to salvage 2nd place (7:41.42).
Sweden’s Carolina Klüft, the 2004 Olympic gold medalist within the Heptathlon, gained the Ladies’s Lengthy Bounce with a leap of 21-9 (6.63)
IAAF Report: https://www.worldathletics.org/information/information/tirunesh-dibaba-runs-143293-world-indoor-5000
https://www.worldathletics.org/information/information/boston-footnotes-1
Outcomes: https://www.nbindoorgrandprix.com/meet-info/historical past/history-2005/
2010–Bernard Lagat (3:56.34) broke a tie with Eamonn Coghlan by profitable his file eighth Wanamaker Mile on the Millrose Video games. Coghlan was the honorary starter of the race and offered Lagat with the Waterford Crystal award he earned because the meet’s Excellent Performer.
Cory McGee (Go Christian,MS), at the moment top-of-the-line 1500-meter runners within the U.S., gained the Excessive College Women Mile in 4:52.77.
In a particular “Tremendous Bowl” 60 for former NFL gamers, Anthony Dorsett (7.01) beat Phillip Buchanon (7.03), Willie Gault (7.07), and Tim Dwight (7.25)
http://tinyurl.com/LagatWanamaker8
Outcomes: http://flashresults.com/2010_Meets/indoor/Millrose/
https://worldathletics.org/information/information/lagat-makes-it-eight-at-millrose-games
2021—The College of Oregon set a Collegiate Indoor Document of 9:19.42 within the Distance Medley in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The earlier mark of 9:24.52 was set by one other quartet of Geese in 2020. Additionally they bettered the Out of doors Document of 9:20.10. Additionally they ran sooner than the World Indoor Document of 9:19.93, however they ran with a blended nationality crew (Peralta-Domincan Republic, Hunter-Australia)
Lineup: (Cole Hocker 2:49.9 [No. 2 indoor split ever?], Luis Peralta’ 47.3, Charlie Hunter’ 1:47.6, Cooper Teare 3:54.6)
2022—The Millrose Video games returned to NY’s Armory after a yr’s absence resulting from Covid.
Christian Coleman (6.49) edged Trayvon Bromell (6.50) to win the Males’s 60m. Subsequent throughout the end line on this loaded area have been Ronnie Baker (6.54) and Noah Lyles (6.62)
Ollie Hoare celebrated his 25th birthday by profitable the Males’s Wanamaker Mile with an Australian Document of three:50.83. Ending 9th in 3:59.71 was New Zealand’s Nick Willis, marking the 20th consecutive yr that the Armory veteran had run a sub-4 minute mile!
It was initially thought that Ryan Crouser had damaged his World Indoor Document along with his opening toss of 76-8 ½ (23.38), however it was rapidly decided that the measuring gadget had been by accident moved from its right place!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyEVffwmrsg
Crouser’s Response: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TykTbdFjZ4g
Different Highlights:
Ajee’ Wilson gained the Ladies’s 800m for the 6th time at Millrose (2:01.38).
Alicia Monson set a Meet Document of 8:31.62 within the Ladies’s 3000m.
Tara Davis (21-7 ½ [6.59]) gained the Ladies’s Lengthy Bounce over fellow Olympic teammates Quanesha Burks (21-5 ½ [6.54/6.42]) and triple soar specialist Keturah Orji (21-5 ½ [6.54/6.40]).
Elle Purrier-St.Pierre gained her 2nd Ladies’s Wanamaker Mile in 4:19.30.
Gavin Sherry gained the H.S. Boys Mile with a Meet Document time of 4:06.58.
Outcomes: https://outcomes.millrosegames.org
Movies: Highlights M800 M3000 M-Mile W-Mile M60 M400 W60 W60h W800 M60h W400
Google 2022 Millrose Video games for a lot of extra movies
Wanamaker Mile
Previous Winners: http://www.runningpast.com/wanamaker_mile.htm
Historical past (by means of 2020): https://www.racingpast.ca/bob-phillips.php?id=72
2022—Florida sophomore Jasmine Moore reached out to 47-9 (14.55) within the Triple Bounce at Clemson to interrupt the Collegiate Document of 47-8 (14.53) that was set by Georgia’s Keturah Orji in 2018. She would enhance the Document to 47-9 ¾ (14.57) whereas profitable the NCAA title in March
Vital Birthdays
Born On This Day*
Erriyon Knighton 21 (2004) 2-time medalist within the 200m on the World Championships…2022-bronze, 2023-silver
2023 U.S. Champion-200 (Noah Lyles didn’t compete within the occasion, since he had a bye into the World
Championships)
17 on the time, he made the 2021 U.S. Olympic crew along with his 3rd-place end within the 200-Meters at
the Trials. Ran 19.88 in his semi-final to interrupt Usain Bolt’s World Junior (Beneath-20) Document. Improved the Document
to 19.84 within the remaining. Completed 4th on the Tokyo Olympics and once more in Paris in 2024
Lowered the Document to 19.49 in Baton Rouge(LA), in April, 2022, to maneuver to #5 on the All-Time world checklist (Now
#6).
Introduced early in 2021 that he was turning skilled. He signed a contract with adidas and is represented by
Ramon Clay and John Regis.
Attended Hillsborough H.S. in Tampa, Florida.
6’-3”, 170 (1.91/77)
PBs: 10.04 (2022), 20.21i (2024), 19.49 (2022), 47.55 (2020); 2024 SB: 19.77
19.49: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks9f1r6tMpk
https://www.teamusa.org/usa-track-and-field/athletes/Erriyon-Knighton
https://trackandfieldnews.com/teen-sprint-sensation-erriyon-knighton-goes-pro/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erriyon_Knighton
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/147326
https://www.instagram.com/erriyon.okay/?hl=en
Oliver “Ollie” Hoare-Australia 28 (1997) 2018 NCAA Champion-1500m (Wisconsin)
2021 Olympic finalist-1500 (11th)
2022 Commonwealth Video games Champion
Silver medalist within the mixed-relay on the 2023 World X-Nation Championships
Eradicated within the semi-final spherical on the 2022 World Championships
Handed up the 2023 World Championships after an MRI check revealed that it was a small sports activities hernia that was
inflicting his discomfort when he ran. Felt it was finest to completely get well earlier than persevering with his preparation for the Paris
Olympics. Eradicated within the repechage spherical in Paris
5th within the 1500 on the 2022 World Indoor Championships
Winner of the Wanamaker Mile on the 2022 Millrose Video games
Oceania Indoor & Out of doors Document holder within the 1500 and Mile, and can also be the Indoor Document holder within the 5000
Trains in Boulder, Colorado, as a member of the On Athletic Membership
Adopted within the footsteps of his grandfather and father, each of whom have been runners. Competed in “seashore working”
in Australia earlier than concentrating solely on working. (From his Wikipedia bio)
PBs: 3:29.41 (2023), 3:32.35i (2021), 3:47.48 (2022), 3:50.83i (2022 & 2023), 7:48.81i (2019), 13:09.96i
(Dec.2021); 2024 SBs: 3:31.07, 3:49.03
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ollie_Hoare
Powerful Resolution: https://www.nswis.com.au/nswis-news/hoare-makes-tough-world-championships-call/
From the Seaside to the Monitor:
https://www.on-running.com/en-fr/tales/olli-hoare-shaped-by-the-sand-to-break-records-on-the-track
https://www.instagram.com/ollihoare/?hl=en
Khalid Skah—Morocco 58 (1967) 1992 Olympic gold medalist—10,000-meters; Win was marred by the actions of his
teammate Hammou Boutayeb, who turned concerned within the race between Skah and Kenya’s Richard Chelimo after
he was lapped! (Watch the movies)
2-time World X-Nation Champion (1990,1991)
PBs:3:38.10 (1992), 7:36.76 (1994), 8:12.17/2-miles (1993/WR on the time), 13:00.54 (1994), 27:14.53
(1995)
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5p5nt9
Controversy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6ISseFy3Fg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khalid_Skah
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/morocco/khalid-skah-2682
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/73346
Race Report: https://www.olympedia.org/outcomes/64048
Alejandro Casañas-Cuba 71 (1954) 2-time Olympic silver medalist-110 Hurdles (1976, 1980)
Set a World Document of 13.21 in 1977
http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/66767
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Casañas
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/cuba/alejandro-casanas-5536