Walt Murphy’s Information and Outcomes Service (wmurphy25@aol.com)
This Day in Observe & Discipline-February 23
1957–Villanova’s all-star lineup, which included two current gold medalists from the 1956 Olympics, beat out the New York Athletic Membership for the workforce title on the AAU Championships, which had been held at NY’s Madison Sq. Backyard.
Ron Delany, who gained the 1500-meters in Melbourne, gained the Mile (4:07.0) for the 2nd yr in a row, whereas 400m-champion Charlie Jenkins gained the 600y (1:10.4) over a subject that included Tom Courtney, the Olympic 800-meter champion. Villanova additionally acquired a win from Phil Reavis within the Excessive Leap (6-9 ½ [2.07]) and a 2nd-place within the Pole Vault from Don Bragg, who would win the gold medal on the 1960 Olympics.
Delany’s return to Eire after Olympics: a-new-irish-hero-goes-home
1963—Simply 8 days after operating 3:58.6 on the NYAC Video games to interrupt his personal World Indoor Document within the Mile, Jim Beatty returned to Madison Sq. Backyard and got here near setting one other file along with his profitable time of three:59.0 on the U.S. Indoor Championships. It was his 3rd straight Mile title (1961-1963). Behind Beatty, who led each step of the way in which, had been Jim Grelle and Invoice Dotson, each of whom simply missed becoming a member of the still-exclusive sub-4 minute membership with their respective occasions of 4:00.0 and 4:00.4.
The Soviet Union’s Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (LJ/26-6 ½ [8.09]) and Valeriy Brumel (HJ/7-3 ½ [2.22+]) continued their profitable methods over their American rivals, Ralph Boston (25-9 ¾ [7.86]) and John Thomas (7-0 [2.13+]).
Jack Yerman, a gold medalist within the 4×400 on the 1960 Olympics, ended his profession by profitable the 600-yards in 1:09.4, simply .1s off the World Document.
The meet drew one other good crowd of 16,213 followers to the Backyard. Sitting within the entrance row on the end line was Basic Douglas MacArthur! Whereas others had been attempting to get his autograph, Beatty interrupted his victory lap to get MacArthur to signal his program! (see video hyperlink)
Mile Video (nice post-race protection): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBMQEZAbfmA
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1963/02/25/102284642.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0
1986–Johnny Grey ran 2:04.39 in San Diego to set a World Document for 1000-yards.
Russia’s Galina Chistyakova set a modest World Document of 44-6 ¾ (13.58) within the Triple Leap, which hadn’t but turn into a staple on the worldwide circuit.
1986—Holland’s Nelli Cooman set a World Document of seven.00 for 60-meters in Madrid. She dominated indoors throughout her peak years, profitable two World (1987,1989) and 6 European (1985-1989, 1994) titles at 60-meters. Her time of 7-flat continues to be =#15 on the All-Time World Performers’ Checklist.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelli_Cooman
1990–In one of many biggest races in U.S. historical past, three of America’s best-ever distance runners went toe-to-toe within the Girls’s 3000-meters on the U.S. Indoor Championships in Madison Sq. Backyard. With all three in peak kind and every taking the lead sooner or later within the race, Lynn Jennings (8:40.45), down 10-meters with two laps to go, got here from behind to beat PattiSue Plumer (8:41.45) and Vicki Huber (8:42.13) as all three went underneath Lesley Lehane’s earlier American Document of 8:44.68. All three had been members of the 1988 U.S. Olympic workforce. Mentioned Corridor-of-Famer Jennings years later, “It was one in all my favourite races of all those I ran”.
Plumer (4:31.29) got here again an hour later to complete 2nd within the Mile to Romania’s Doina Melinte, who gained on the Championships for the 4th time and set a Meet Document of 4:27.62.
There was a controversial end within the Males’s Mile. To many within the Backyard, it appeared that Steve Scott had gained, since he hit the end line banner earlier than Marcus O’Sullivan, who had the lead coming off the ultimate flip. What followers didn’t notice was that the banner had been held a few ft previous the precise end line, in order to not intrude with the finish-line digital camera.
When officers examined the photographs (from each side of the runners), they declared a dead-heat. It was an costly determination for Scott, for the reason that tie enabled O’Sullivan to keep up his lead over Scott within the Grand Prix occasion and total standings (a $4,000 distinction).
Diane Dixon gained the 9th of her file 11 U.S. Indoor titles within the 400m/440y (53.50).
Earlier within the day, Lance Deal, within the early phases of his personal 11-title profession, gained his 3rd U.S. crown within the 35-pound Weight Throw at Princeton’s Jadwin Health club and set an American Document of 78-1/4 (23.78).
Joetta Clark gained the 4th of her 7 U.S. titles within the Girls’s 800 (2:04.32). (She completed 3rd in 1987 and a couple ofnd in 1988, however earned the U.S. titles as the primary American finisher).
Baylor’s Michael Johnson (47.43), not but a family title, gained the primary of his two 400-meter titles on the Backyard’s 11-lap monitor.. He would win two extra titles (1995,1996) when the meet moved to Atlanta and its spacious 200-meter oval.
The Males’s 4×800 relay was gained by the Boston A.A., which was anchored by one Mark Wetmore (to not be confused with the Colorado coach of the identical title), the driving power behind World Athletics, the corporate that represents most of the world’s greatest T&F athletes and places on the annual New Stability Indoor Grand Prix in Boston.
NY Occasions: http://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/24/sports activities/indoor-track-ends-a-sluggish-season-strongly.html
Jennings HOF Bio (2006): https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/lynn-jennings
2002–Auburn’s Eva Goulbourne gained the Lengthy Leap on the SEC Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas, with a leap of 22-8 (6.91m) to set a Collegiate Document. (Tied by TCU’s Whitney Gipson in 2012, damaged by Texas’ Tara Davis in 2021)
2002–Pole vaulter Kevin Dare, a 19-year previous Penn State sophomore, died after hitting his head on the metallic plant field through the Huge-10 Indoor Championships on the College of Minnesota.
His reminiscence is stored alive by way of the Kevin Dare Basis. https://www.fb.com/KevinDareFoundation/
2012—Russia’s Yelena Isinbaeva improved her World Indoor Document within the Pole Vault to 16-05 1/4 (5.01) in Stockholm
IAAF Report(and outcomes)
https://www.worldathletics.org/information/information/isinbayeva-clears-501m-world-record-in-stockh
2019—Drew Hunter gained the so-called sluggish part of the Males’s 2-mile on the second day of the U.S. Indoor Championships on the Ocean Breeze Advanced on Staten Island within the Meet Document time of 8:25.29. He then watched anxiously from the sidelines because the tempo lagged within the seeded part, with Eric Avila profitable in 8:32.41, leaving Hunter because the Nationwide Champion!
Colleen Quigley spoiled Shelby Houlihan’s bid for a 4th-straight double-win at these Championships by beating her coaching companion in a tactical mile, 4:29.42-4:29.92. (Houlihan would win the 2-mile the next day, her 4th straight distance title.
Brittany Brown (35.95) edged Gabby Thomas (35.98) to win the Girls’s 300-meters, with each ladies transferring into the All-Time Prime-10 listing (#7/#8 World; #2/#3 U.S. [at the time]).
Excessive College junior Athing Mu (Trenton,NJ) gave a touch of issues to come back when she gained her warmth of the Girls’s 600-meters in 1:26.23, breaking Ajee’ Wilson’s American and World Junior Document of 1:26.45. (She would set an American Document of 1:23.57 within the remaining the next day!).
https://www.flotrack.org/articles/6371176-drew-hunter-wins-usatf-two-mile-title-from-b-heat
https://www.letsrun.com/information/2019/02/rrw-hunter-gets-usa-two-mile-title-from-section-b/
Outcomes: https://www.flashresults.com/2019_Meets/Indoor/02-22_USATF/
Movies(Subscription Required): https://www.usatf.television/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=45365&mgroup_event_id=25&do=movies&folder_id=current&yr=2019
2019—North Dakota State senior Payton Otterdahl set a Collegiate Document of 71-6 ¾ (21.81) within the Shot Put on the Summit League Championships in Brookings, South Dakota (since damaged). The earlier file of 71-3 ½ (21.73) was set by Arizona State’s Ryan Whiting in 2008.
Important Birthdays
Born On This Day*
Femke Bol-Netherlands 25 (2000) 2023 World Champion-400m Hurdles, 4×400; Silver medalist within the hurdles in 2022
Gained a full set of medals on the 2024 Olympics…Gold-Blended 4×400, Silver-4×400, Bronze-400h
2021 Olympic Bronze medalist—400-hurdles
Was on the verge of main her workforce to victory within the Blended 4×400 relay on the 2023 Worlds when she fell to the bottom simply as American Alexis Holmes was developing on her. She redeemed herself by happening to win the hurdles after which operating an important come-from-behind anchor on the profitable 4×400 relay.
2024 World Indoor Champion—400m, 4×400
Silver medalist within the 400 and 4×400 on the 2022 World Indoor Championships
5-time European Champion-2022/400, 400m-hurdles, 4×400; 2024/400h, 4×400
For the twond yr in a row, she set a World Indoor Document for 400-meters on the Dutch Championships, operating 49.24
in 2024 to shave .02s off her year-old file. Improved the file to 49.17 on the 2024 World Indoor
Championships
Additionally set a World Indoor Document of 1:05.63 for 500-meters on February 4, 2023
PBs: 22.64i (2024), 22.80 (2024), 49.17i (2024/WR), 49.44 (2022), 1:05.63i (2023/WR),
36.86/300mh(2022/WR), 50.95 (2024/#2 All-Time);
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femke_Bol
https://worldathletics.org/athletes/netherlands/femke-bol-14707010
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/145442
5 Issues To Know: https://olympics.com/en/information/five-things-to-know-about-400m-hurdles-star-femke-bol
Movies
2021 OG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BTOqOqSR-k
2022 WC 2023 WC-400H 2023 WC-Blended Relay 2023 WC-4×400
49.26: https://worldathletics.org/information/report/femke-bol-world-indoor-400m-record-apeldoorn
49.24: https://worldathletics.org/information/report/femke-bol-world-indoor-400m-record-apeldoorn-2024
49.17: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk7sj2O9eyY
’24 OG-Blended 4×400: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imsNmnaSszU
Valarie Allman 30 (1995) 2-time Olympic gold medalist—Discus (2021, 2024)
Bronze medalist on the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, silver medalist in 2023 in Budapest (2019-7th)
2023 & 2024 Diamond League Champion
2014 U.S. Junior Champion…silver medalist on the 2014 World Junior/Beneath-20 Championships
All-American at Stanford—3rd on the 2016 NCAA Championships
Has set the final 3 American Information within the Discus
230-02 (70.16) August 1, 2020 Rathdrum, Idaho
233-05 (71.16) September 12, 2021 Berlin, Germany
234-05 (71.46) April 8, 2022 LaJolla,CA (longest throw on this planet since 1992)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUBoQexS9xE
monitor & subject meet
Might 26, 2023, Los Angeles, USA, picture by Kevin Morris
2024 SB: 232-7 (70.89)
Moved to Austin when her coach at Stanford, Zebulon Sion, took an analogous place at Texas
Serves as a Volunteer Assistant coach with the Longhorns.
Donated the singlet and footwear she wore whereas profitable the Olympic title in Tokyo to the World Athletics Heritage
assortment. The gadgets are displayed within the Museum of World Athletics (MOWA).
Credit her early profession as a dancer with serving to her within the discus circle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valarie_Allman
Reflecting on the ’21 Olympics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjiemf–1qs
On Profitable Her 2nd Gold: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XouYHWOSfhY
’21 OG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=silrPLJrvFU
’24 OG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSsuX30hhug
https://www.worldathletics.org/personal-best/efficiency/valarie-allman-dance-and-discus
https://worldathletics.org/information/characteristic/valarie-allman-discus-usa-mowa
https://worldathletics.org/information/characteristic/valarie-allman-usa-discus-tokyo-oregon-paris
Stanford Bio: https://gostanford.com/sports activities/track-and-field/roster/valarie-allman/12628
https://www.instagram.com/vallman123/?hl=en
Zach Ziemek 32 (1993) Bronze medalist on the 2022 World Championships–Decathlon
2016 NCAA Indoor Champion—Heptathlon (Wisconsin/5th in 2013 & 2014)
NCAA Decathlon-2014 (5th), 2016 (2nd)
“Double Z” is the primary American to finish 3 Olympic Decathlons-2016 (7th); 2021 (6th), 2024 (17th)…struggled to
end his 3rd in Paris after struggling a knee damage within the Lengthy Leap, the twond occasion on day one.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/04/olympics-zach-ziemek-us-record/
DNF-2017 World Championships, 15th-2015;
6th within the Heptathlon on the 2018 World Indoor Championships
Had the perfect rating by an American in 2019 (8344), however an damage suffered on the U.S. Championships ended his
probabilities of competing on the World Championships in Doha.
PBs: 6173i (2016), 8676 (2022/#9 All-Time U.S.); 2024 SB: 8516
https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/3764267/Wisconsin/Zach_Ziemek.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Ziemek
Deceased
Lee Calhoun 56 (1933-June 21, 1989) 2-time Olympic gold medalist—110-hurdles (1956, 1960)
Gained each golds in photo-finishes over U.S. teammates:
1956-Calhoun 13.5 (13.70), Jack Davis (13.5/13.73)
1960-Calhoun 13.98, Willie Might 13.99
Tied the World Document of 13.2 in 1960
2-time NAIA & NCAA Champion (1956,1957-North Carolina Central)
3-time U.S. Champion (1956,1957,1959); 2-time U.S. Indoor Champion—60y-hurdles (1956,1957)
Ranked #1 on this planet in 1960 (1956-2, 1957-2, 1959-3)
Suspended by the AAU for the 1958 season for being married on the tv present “Bride and Groom” and
receiving items after the ceremony!
Coached at Grambling, Yale, and Western Illinois
Constitution Member of the Nationwide Corridor of Fame (1974)
http://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/22/obituaries/lee-calhoun-56-a-star-hurdler.html
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78189
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Calhoun
Remembering Lee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gd6bvto0x4
Suspension:
Movies:
1956: https://hurdler49.wordpress.com/class/hurdles-2/lee-calhoun/