Walt Murphy’s Information and Outcomes Service (wmurphy25@aol.com)
This Day in Observe & Area–February 26
1966–Kansas freshman Jim Ryun, 2-months shy of his nineteenth birthday, set an American Junior Indoor File of three:59.6 within the mile in Kansas Metropolis.
1971—Frank Shorter gained the 3-mile on the U.S. Indoor Championships at NY’s Madison Sq. Backyard in 13:10.6, simply lacking George Younger’s World Indoor File of 13:09.8. Shorter thought he might break the report, however the deep breaths didn’t come on the final lap, saying “I simply couldn’t dig down sufficient. The smoke was attending to me on the final two laps.” (The Backyard hadn’t but banned smoking within the enviornment).
Ending 5th in 13:37.0 was prep Dave Merrick (Lincoln Approach-New Lenox,IL), who broke Gerry Lindgren’s U.S. Excessive Faculty File of 13:37.8 (1964).
Merrick: https://www.letsrun.com/discussion board/flat_read.php?thread=2466555
1977—Clancy Devery, a Junior at South Salem (OR), set a U.S. Excessive Faculty File of two:23:05 on the Path’s Finish Marathon in Seaside, Oregon.
https://runningnewmexico.podbean.com/e/episode-49-clancy-devery/
1982–Eveyln Ashford set a World File of 6.54 within the 60-yard sprint on the U.S. Indoor Championships in Madison Sq. Backyard.
Joan Hansen (9:37.03), Brenda Webb (9:37.64), and Margaret Groos (9:37.65) all broke Francie Larrieu’s earlier World File within the Ladies’s 2-mile (9:38.1). Larrieu, the early pace-setter, completed 4th in 9:44.85.
Carl Lewis, having to begin his runup on the banked monitor after discovering the standard Backyard runway was brief, gained the Males’s Lengthy Soar with a leap of 28-3/4 (8.55), falling only one centimeter wanting matching his 7-week previous World File!
Lewis had been declared ineligible at Houston after failing a historical past course, however didn’t appear to thoughts. “I don’t have the burden of additional group meets and a number of occasions,” he mentioned on the time. “I adore it!”
The “winner” of the Ladies’s Lengthy Soar, which was held within the morning earlier than possibly 100 spectators, was unheralded Veronica Bell, a junior at Cal Poly Pomona. With a earlier better of 20-6 ½ (6.26/outside), Bell was credited with a bounce of 21-11 ¾ (6.70) within the first spherical, ostensibly breaking Martha Watson’s 9-year previous American Indoor File of 21-4 ¾ (6.52). Nonetheless, it’s greater than seemingly that officers mis-read the metric studying on the measuring tape! (Bell’s mark was by no means ratified as an American File) See SI’s protection for extra particulars.
Sports activities Illustrated Vault: https://vault.si.com/vault/1982/03/08/a-meeting-of-the-brilliant-and-the-bizarre
1983—Arkansas ran 7:19.92 within the 4×800 relay on the Razorback Inv. in Fayetteville, breaking Jap Michigan’s
2-day previous Collegiate File of seven:21.22.
(Ed Williams 1:50.8, Tom Moloney 1:49.7, David Swain 1:50.4, Frank O’Mara 1:49.0)
1988–Germany’s Carlo Thränhardt cleared 7-11 ¼ (2.42) in Berlin to interrupt Patrik Sjöberg’s World File within the excessive bounce(7-10 3/4, 2.41).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menpercent27s_high_jump_world_record_progression
1993–At a time when worldwide athletes might compete on the U.S. Indoor Nationals, Algeria’s Noureddine Morceli beat Eire’s Marcus O’Sullivan to win the Males’s Mile in New York, 3:54.59 to three:54.90. Steve Holman completed Third in 3:55.41 to say the U.S. title. 40-year previous Eamonn Coghlan fell wanting his aim of breaking 4-minutes, however nonetheless set a Masters File of 4:01.39.
Gail Devers set an American File of 6.99 within the Ladies’s 60-Meters
This is able to be the final 12 months the Championships could be held at NY’s Madison Sq. Backyard, which had been the meet’s house for many of its lengthy existence.
NY Instances Protection:
U.S. Indoor Championships Venues(From 1958 on): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_Track_percent26_Field_Indoor_Championships
2000—37-year previous Chris Clark was the shock winner on the U.S. Olympic Ladies’s Marathon Trials on a heat day in Columbia, SC. Her successful time of two:33:31 met the “B” qualifying customary (2:45:00) for the Olympics, however was wanting the “A” customary of two:33:00, that means that she could be the one American lady competing in Sydney. Getting shutout have been runnerup Kristy Johnson and eightth-placer Libbie Hickman, the highest two finishers who had beforehand met the “A” customary.
“To be trustworthy the qualifying customary was on my thoughts,” Clark mentioned. “I knew the two:33 was big. If there may be any means I might have gone underneath it, I’d have. I really feel unhealthy that I’m the one one going to the Olympics.”
From the article linked beneath:
“The win was so surprising for thus many causes, it’s laborious to know the place to begin. However the treadmill is pretty much as good a spot as any. Day after day, mile after mile, Clark ran in place in her Anchorage house to arrange for the race.
The trials have been in late February in South Carolina, and so to acclimate herself to warmth— and since it’s chilly, darkish and icy that point of 12 months in Alaska — Clark cranked up the thermostat and ran on a treadmill. That’s like a skier coaching for the Olympics on a NordicTrack.
All of the whereas, she was elevating a household and dealing — she was a mother to 2 boys underneath the age of 10 and a pathologist who labored three days per week on the hospital.”
Clark went on to complete 19th within the Olympic Marathon with a private greatest time of two:31:35.
https://alaskasportshall.org/inductee/chris-clarks-olympic-trial-victory/
https://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2020/03/06/chris-clark-olympic-marathon-qualifier
2005–Yelena Isinbaeva cleared 16-1/2 (4.89) in Liévin, France, to interrupt her 8-day previous World File within the Pole Vault.
2005–Faquier(VA) senior Sarah Bowman (later Brown) set a Nationwide Excessive Faculty File within the 1000-meters, operating 2:43.40 at Virginia Tech (now #2-H.S.).
2009–Meseret Defar ran 9:06.26 in Prague to interrupt her year-old World File for 2-miles (9:10.50).
IAAF Report: https://www.worldathletics.org/information/information/defar-runs-90626-two-miles-world-best-in-prag
2012— Chaunté Lowe set the present American Indoor File of 6-7 ½ (2.02) to win the Excessive Soar on the U.S. Indoor Championships in Albuquerque. Lowe’s efficiency, which got here on her Third try, earned the mom of two $25,000 because the winner of the VISA Championship.
IAAF Report: https://www.worldathletics.org/information/information/lowe-improves-us-record-to-202m-four-world-le
Different Movies: http://www.usatf.television/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=45365&mgroup_event_id=25&do=movies&folder_id=latest&12 months=2012
2017—Oregon senior Edward Cheserek flew cross-country to take dead-aim on the Collegiate File for the Mile. Operating on Boston College’s monitor, the favored web site of alternative for a lot of report makes an attempt or simply quick occasions, Cheserek made the journey worthwhile by operating 3:52.01 to interrupt the 3-year previous mark of three:52.88, set by Arizona’s Lawi Lalang in 2014. He additionally obtained credit score for a CR for 1500-meters for his en-route time of three:37.01.
This wasn’t a solo effort, with Kyle Merber ending a detailed 2nd to King Ches with a private greatest time of three:52.22 (#9 All-Time U.S. (on the time), adopted by Johnny Gregorek (3:53.15), and Ford Palmer (3:54.92), who additionally ran private bests.
The Males’s 5000 was additionally sizzling, with Canada’s Moh Ahmed (13:04.60/Nat’l File), Eric Jenkins (13:05.85/#2 All-Time U.S.), Ben True (13:06.74/#3 U.S.), Ryan Hill (13:07.61/#6 U.S.), and Woody Kincaid (13:12.22/#9 U.S.) all operating private bests. (U.S. placings on the time)
Greatest girls’s race of the day was the 5000, with Molly Huddle (15:01.64/#5 All-Time U.S. efficiency on the time) edging Emily Sisson (15:02.10/#5 All-Time U.S.).
Cheserek returned to BU in 2018 and ran 3:49.44, the twond quickest mile ever run indoors (on the time). This time, he was the one finisher in a set-up race.
Video(For FloTrack Subscribers): https://www.flotrack.org/video/5751916
Publish-Race Interview:
Outcomes
Males: http://lancertiming.com/outcomes/winter17/lastchancem.htm
Ladies: http://lancertiming.com/outcomes/winter17/lastchancew.htm
2022—Kentucky senior Abby Steiner ran 22.09 for 200-Meters on the SEC Championships in School Station, Texas, smashing not solely her personal Collegiate Indoor File of twenty-two.37, but additionally Gwen Torrence’s 26-year previous American File of twenty-two.33. Her time was 2nd on the all-time record solely to the World File of 21.87 that was set by Jamaica’s Merlene Ottey in 1993 (now #3). Even Steiner, who had earlier completed 3rd within the 60, was surprised when she noticed her time on the infield clock. She would go on to win NCAA (indoor/out of doors) & U.S. (out of doors) titles within the 200 and would win gold medals within the 4×100 and 4×400 relays on the World Championships in Eugene!
The meet ended with a sensational 4×400 Relay that noticed Arkansas (3:24.09), Texas A&M (3:25.43), and Kentucky (3:25.89) all run quicker than the Collegiate Indoor File of three:26.27 that was set by an Athing Mu-anchored Texas A&M group in 2021.
200 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSyeADbK9Gw
Outcomes: https://outcomes.flashresults.com/2022_02-25_SEC/index.htm
2022–Juliette Whittaker (Mt de Gross sales, Catonsville, Md) ran 2:39.41 on the Ocean Breeze H.S. Invitational , breaking the U.S. Excessive Faculty File of two:40.72 that was set by Sammy Watson (Rush- Henrietta, Henrietta, NY) in 2017,
Important Birthdays
Born On This Day*
Trevor Bassitt 27 (1998) Bronze medalist within the 400m-Hurdles on the 2022 World Championships…6th in 2023
3rd on the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials, semi-finalist on the Paris Olympics; 8th on the 2021 Trials
2-time World Champion—4×400 (2022, 2023/1sr spherical each occasions)
2021 U.S. Indoor Champion—400m
Silver medalist within the 400 on the 2022 World Indoor Championships and within the 4×400 in 2024
Received 5 NCAA Div.II titles whereas at Ashland College…helped the Eagles win the 2019 group title
2019 & 2022 400m Hurdles
2021 & 2022 Indoors—60m Hurdles
2022 Indoors–400m
PBs: 20.48i (2021), 20.52 (2021), 45.05i (2022), 45.53 (2023), 7.67i (2021), 13.55 (2021), 47.38 (2023)
2024 SBs: 45.84, 47.82; 2025 SB: 45.67i
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Bassitt
https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/trevor-bassitt-14719193
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfzIsU8vyh0
Rojé Stona-Jamaica 26 (1999) 2024 Olympic gold medalist—Discus…set an Olympic File of 229-8 within the remaining
All-American at Arkansas & Clemson—NCAA: 2024i-Shot Put (2nd), 2021 (2nd) & 2023-Discus (2nd)
Competed for Clemson by way of 2022
2017 Penn Relays H.S. Champion–Discus
PBs: 67-2 1/4i (20.48/2024), 229-8 (70.00/2024)
Coached by Ryan Crouser!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RojpercentC3percentA9_Stona
https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/roster/roje-stona/
Clayton Murphy 30 (1995) 2016 Olympic bronze medalist within the 800-meters—ran 1:42.93, making him the Third-
quickest American ever within the occasion (now #5); 9th on the 2021 Olympics; 7th on the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials
2015 Pan-American Video games Champion—800m;
3-time U.S. Champion-800m (2016-O.T., 2018, 2021-O.T.)
3-time U.S. Indoor Champion-1000m (2017, 2019, 2020); 2017 U.S. Highway Mile Champion
2-time NCAA Champion (Akron)—2016 (800-indoors, 1500-outdoors)
Semi-finalist 2015 World Championships (changed Nick Symmonds)
2017 season was lower brief after struggling a hamstring damage within the remaining of the 1500-meters on the U.S.
Outside Championships (completed final). Withdrew from the 800 remaining. Had hoped to win each occasions.
3rd on the 2023 U.S. Championships, eradicated within the first spherical on the World Championships in Budapest
Lower his ties with Akron after the varsity dropped Males’s X-Nation in 2020
Married sprinter Ari Washington on December 7, 2019…couple’s first youngster, son Chase Early, was born on October 2,
2023
PBs: 1:42.93 (‘16/#5 All-Time U.S.), 1:45.92i (‘19);, 2:15.73 (’22/#4 A-T U.S.), 3:36.23 (‘16), 3:51.99 (‘17),
3:53.30i (‘19); 2024 SB: 1:44.80
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clayton_Murphy
https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/clayton-murphy-14536714
2016 OG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqF69nFLlwg
https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/4512808/Akron/Clayton_Murphy.html
www.runnersworld.com/world-championships/college-student-is-nick-symmonds-world-champs-replacement
Marriage ceremony: https://www.munaluchibridal.com/glamorous-black-and-white-wedding-in-napa-valley-ca/
Maintaining the Murphy Identify Alive(no relation!):
www.runblogrun.com/2015/08/beijing-stories-the-clayton-murphy-story-by-elliott-denman.html
I Simply Turned a Dad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3UoeURi9u0
Sanya Richards-Ross Jamaica/USA(2002) 40 (1985) 2012 Olympic gold medalist—400m; 3-time Olympic gold
medalist—4×400 (’04,’08,’12)
5-time World Champion—400 (’09), 4×400 (’03, ’07, ’09, ’11)
2013 World Indoor Champion—400m;
Set the present American File of 48.70 in 2006
6-time U.S. Champion (’03, ’05, ’06, ’08, ’09, ’12);
2003 NCAA Champion—400m, 4×400 (Texas); 2004 NCAA Indoor Champion—400m, 4×400 (& 2003-4×400)
2002 U.S. Junior Champion—200, 400
Retired after the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials (Pulled up in her warmth of the 400)
PBs: 22.09 (‘12), 22.49i (‘04/=#10 School), 48.70 (‘06/AR/#9 A-T World), 50.71i (’12);
49.89 (2004/#5 A-T World Junior/Beneath-20, #2 U.S.)
Excessive Faculty PBs (St.Thomas Aquinas,FL):
23.22i (2002/=#7 A-T/HSR on the time), 50.69 (2002/HSR), 52.10i (#3 A-T/HSR on the time)
Presently a member of NBC’s broadcasting crew. Additionally a former member of the forged of “The Actual Housewives of
Atlanta”
Married on at the present time in 2010 to a different former Texas Longhorn, Aaron Ross, a 2-time Tremendous Bowl Champion as
a cornerback for the NY Giants. Son Aaron Jermaine II (aka “Deuce”), the couple’s first youngster, was born on August
12, 2017. 2nd son (Asani) was born on December 19, 2023
Couple appeared on Shark Tank in December, 2024, to make a pitch for his or her firm Coordinates and got here away
with a take care of Robert Hravec!
https://sharktankrecap.com/coordinates-update-shark-tank-season-16/
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/105045
OG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW7BTHm5O58
http://www.sanyarichardsross.com/ WIki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanya_Richards-Ross
Marriage ceremony: https://www.essence.com/love/weddings/bridal-bliss-sanya-richards-and-aaron-ross/#296344
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/trend/weddings/07VOWS.html
https://www.instagram.com/sanyarichiross/?hl=en
He’s Right here!: https://individuals.com/sanya-richards-ross-welcomes-her-second-baby-with-husband-aaron-ross-8407544
https://individuals.com/sanya-richards-ross-celebrates-her-first-christmas-as-a-mom-of-two-8364616
http://madamenoire.com/839865/sanya-richards-ross-son-aaron-jermaine/
