This Day in Monitor & Box–February 27
1926—Lee Barnes set an American Out of doors Report of 13-5 1/8 (4.09) in Los Angeles. Barnes was once handiest 17 when he gained the gold medal two years previous on the 1924 Olympics. He later turned into a stunt double for actor Buster Keaton.
He was once a member of the inaugural elegance of athletes inducted into the Nationwide H.S. Monitor & Box Corridor of Status in 2018.
https://clovisxc.runnerspace.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=movies&video_id=236422
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78078
Lee Barnes, Olympic pole vault, picture by way of Olympedia.org
1941–Leaping in an exhibition in Eugene, Oregon, Les Steers, a constitution member of the Nationwide Corridor of Status, turned into the primary guy in historical past to transparent 7-feet within the prime leap (7-1/2[2.15]). It will take 15 years earlier than Charlie Dumas were given the primary reputable 7-footer in 1956.
1970–The AAU Championships at NY’s Madison Sq. Lawn was once the surroundings for one of the crucial nice indoor battles of all time, as Martin McGrady and Lee Evans attached as soon as once more at 600-yards. Informed by way of trainer Brooks Johnson to run the race as though it was once just a 1/4-mile lengthy, after which cling on for pricey lifestyles, McGrady did simply that, passing 440-yards in 48.6, as Evans struggled throughout the turns seeking to keep shut. Evans, the reigning Olympic champion at 400-meters, was once remaining on the finish, however McGrady hung directly to win in 1:07.6 to wreck his earlier International Report of one:08.5, which was once set on Louisville’s larger 8-lap music. Evans additionally were given beneath the outdated listing, clocking 1:08.0 in Second position. McGrady’s mark would final for 22-years till Mark Everett ran 1:07.53 on the 1992 Millrose Video games.
McGrady wasn’t achieved for the night time–he got here again later within the Championships with a 47.0 cut up in his 4th race of the day (heats within the 600 and relay) to steer Sports activities Global to victory within the Mile Relay (3:14.0). Taking part in supporting roles in McGrady’s giant display have been two athletes who went directly to change into long-time school coaches (now retired). Mark Younger (Yale) ran a 48.4 cut up at the profitable relay and Pete Schuder (Columbia, Boston College) completed third within the 600 (1:10.6).
The Lawn had lengthy been the web site of many fights, each in hockey and in boxing, and nearly were given one on the finish of the Males’s Mile. Marty Liquori, disappointed at Henryk Szordykowski’s try to lower in at the final lap, crossed the road in first position, then grew to become round to shake a fist at his Polish rival. That was once the tip of it, however Liquori then had to resist a conceivable disqualification for pushing Szordykowski when he attempted to chop in. Referee Stan Wright dominated in Liquori’s prefer, announcing he was once simply attempting to offer protection to his rightful place at the music.
For the Second yr in a row, Norm Tate gained each the Lengthy Bounce and Triple Bounce.
NY Occasions Protection
Sports activities Illustrated Vault: https://vault.si.com/vault/1970/03/09/he-knows-how-to-throw-his-weight-around
https://www.spokesman.com/reviews/2022/feb/25/usatf-flashback-martin-mcgrady-produced-a-600-yard/
1971–As soon as upon a time, the flat 220-yard Tartan music on the College of Delaware was once the venue of selection for relay groups that sought after to run rapid. Such was once the case on at the moment when the College of Pittsburgh, with Jerry Richey operating a three:59.7 anchor mile, ran 9:39.7 (for yards) to damage William & Mary’s year-old American Indoor Report of 9:42.6, which have been set at the identical music the former yr. Previous Richey have been Ken Silay (1:54.5), Smittie Brown (48.2), and Mike Schurko (2:57.3).
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1981—Jeff Woodard set an American Indoor Report of 7-7 ¾ (2.33) within the Top Bounce at the United States/Mobil Indoor Championships at NY’s Madison Sq. Lawn.
Eamonn Coghlan gained the 3-mile in 12:54.80, simply lacking Emiel Puttemans’ International Indoor Report of 12:54.6.
Larry Myricks gained the Lengthy Bounce by way of two inches over 19-year outdated Carl Lewis (26-8 ¼ [8.13] to 26-6 ¼ [8.08]).
The meet marked the start of a sponsorship handle the Mobil Company.
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https://www.nytimes.com/1981/02/12/sports activities/indoor-track-aided.html
1982—Abilene Christian’s Billy Olson cleared 18-10 (5.74) on the NAIA Championships in Kansas Town to set his 4th International Indoor Report of the season within the Pole Vault.
1983–A significant storm from snow had compelled a 2-week postponement of the Vitalis/Olympic Inv. on the Meadowlands in New Jersey. It grew to become out to be a blessing in cover for Eamonn Coghlan, who was once ready to get in two extra weeks of high quality coaching as he ready for any other attack at the indoor mile global listing. When he set the prevailing listing of three:50.6 in San Diego in 1981, Coghlan expressed some remorseful about that he hadn’t long past beneath 3:50, which have been his secret purpose. John Walker had change into the primary guy to damage 3:50 outside when he ran 3:49.4 in 1975, and Coghlan sought after to be the primary to do it indoors.
The Irishman had “warmed up” for his listing strive by way of profitable the AAU mile in 3:58.5 two days earlier than at Madison Sq. Lawn. After spending the afternoon serving to the Meadowlands employees fine-tune the quick 10-lap music, Coghlan adopted pace-setter Ross Donoghue throughout the 1/2-mile in 1:56.1. Coghlan was once then driven by way of his fierce rival, Steve Scott, throughout the 3/4-split in 2:54.8 and the group rose to its collective ft as they sensed that the listing may just fall.
Coghlan was once by way of himself now, and went directly to move the end line in 3:49.78–any other barrier had fallen! Conventional of the miles of that technology, there was once an ideal mass-finish at the back of Coghlan–Ray Flynn (3:51.20, the quickest Second-place time in historical past till Nick Willis ran 3:51.06 at the back of Matthew Centrowitz on the 2016 Millrose Video games), Steve Scott (3:52.28), Spain’s Jose Abascal (3:52.56), Jay Woods (3:54.40), and Todd Harbour (3:56.48). (With the flurry of sub-3:50 milers in recent times (10 in 2025 by myself!), Coghlan has dropped to #17 at the All-Time Indoor checklist!)
From Sports activities Illustrated’s Vault: “Coghlan had vowed weeks earlier, following the unexpected death of his father from a heart attack, that he would break the world indoor record of 3:50.6 he had set in San Diego in 1981. “I want to do it for my dad, and for my coach, Gerry Farnan, who died last May 4, and for Jumbo Elliott, my college coach at Villanova, who passed away two years ago,” mentioned Coghlan.
Video (Race name by way of Larry Rawson and Don Paige!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGXGTfGB_wc
Complete tale https://vault.si.com/vault/1983/03/07/he-had-the-time-of-his-life
http://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/28/sports activities/coghlan-winner-in-first-sub-3-50-indoor-mile.html
http://citiusmag.com/eamonn-coghlan-first-sub-350-indoor-mile/
Coghlan Interview (2014): http://deadspin.com/how-i-broke-the-indoor-mile-record-an-interview-with-a-1525556046
1987–Leaping all over the sunlight hours consultation of the U.S. Indoor Championships at Madison Sq. Lawn, in entrance of perhaps a pair hundred fanatics, coaches, different athletes, and Lawn ushers, Mike Conley strengthened his recognition as a grab jumper by way of coming from at the back of within the ultimate spherical and surroundings a International Indoor Report of 58-3 ¼ (17.76) within the Triple Bounce. Completing a overwhelmed Second was once the Soviet Union’s Oleg Protsenko (57-11 ¾ [17.57]), who no longer handiest misplaced the development, but additionally the International Report. (Conley is now #6 at the All-Time Indoor checklist/nonetheless holds the American Report)
In that very same early consultation, East Germany’s Heike Drechsler broke her personal International Report within the Lengthy Bounce together with her jump of 24-1/4 (7.32m), the primary indoor 24-footer. She would carry the listing to the present usual of 24-2 ½ (7.37) the next yr.
Protsenko and Drechsler have been some of the many global stars who stopped in New York on their method to the inaugural International Indoor Championships in Indianapolis.
Highlights from the night time consultation:
Diane Dixon, who set an American Report of 52.00 in her afternoon warmth of the 400m, gained the overall in 52.20, and Eamonn Coghlan (3:59.25) gained the Mile over Ray Flynn (4:00.15) and Jim Spivey (4:00.58).
Sports activities Illustrated Vault—Hovering to Unseen Heights
1990–Nice Britain’s Peter Elliott set a International Indoor Report of three:34.20 for 1500-meters in Seville, Spain. The former listing of three:35.6 was once set in 1989 by way of Eire’s Marcus O’Sullivan.
1999—American Indoor Data have been set by way of Rohsaan Griffin within the 200 (20.32) and Jeff Hartwig (19-5 [5.92]) on the U.S. Indoor Championships in Atlanta.
Effects: https://www.flashresults.com/1999_Meets/indoor/USATF-AP.htm
2005–Tennessee’s Nicole Prepare dinner ran 2:00.75 on the SEC Championships in Fayetteville to set a Collegiate Indoor Report for 800-meters.
2011–Jenn Suhr set an American Indoor Report of 15-11 ¼ (4.86) within the Pole Vault on the U.S. Indoor Championships in Albuquerqu e(2-26,27).
Some other American Report was once set by way of Jill Camarena-Williams within the Shot Put (65-2 ¼ [19.87]). The former mark of 65-3/4 (1983), held by way of Ramona Pagel, had lasted since 1987. She would give a boost to the listing to 65-3 ¼ (19.85) in 2012 (now #3-U.S.)
After profitable the 3000 (9:02.20) yesterday (2-26), Jenny Simpson finished her double by way of profitable the Mile in 4:34.96.
Bernard Lagat (7:57.17) beat Galen Rupp (7:59.91) to win the Males’s 3000(2-26).
Most sensible 3: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_USA_Indoor_Track_and_Field_Championships
Complete Effects: http://www.flashresults.com/2011_Meets/indoor/02-26-USATF/Day1.htm
2011—Arkansas’ Tina Šutej, a junior from Slovenia, set a Collegiate Indoor Report of 14-10 ¾ (4.53) within the Pole Vault on the SEC Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Effects: https://www.flashresults.com/2011_Meets/indoor/02-25-SECChamps/Day2.htm
2016—Texas’ Ryan Crouser threw 71-3 ½ (21.73) on the Large-12 Championships in Ames, Iowa, to equivalent Ryan Whiting’s Collegiate Report (since damaged).
2016—Villanova’s Angel Piccirillo set a Collegiate Indoor Report of two:40.82 for 1000-meters on the Large East Championships on the Ocean Breeze Advanced on Staten Island(NY). (Now #6-School)
2020—The gifted workforce from the Bowerman Monitor Membership made the cross-country commute from Portland, Oregon, to Boston College’s rapid music profitable by way of re-writing the listing books and the U.S. All-Time Lists.
The featured tournament was once the Girls’s 3000-Meters, the place Karissa Schweizer (8:25.70) was once the marvel winner over teammates Shelby Houlihan (8:26.66), and Colleen Quigley (8:28.71), with all 3 operating neatly beneath Shalane Flanagan’s 13-year outdated American Report of 8:33.25! All 3 broke into the top-10 at the All-Time International checklist (5-7-9[on the time}).
Josh Thompson gained the Males’s 1500-Meters with a private perfect time of three:34.77. He no longer handiest moved to #2 at the All-Time U.S. checklist, he additionally were given beneath the Olympic qualifying usual of three:35.00! Completing 4th was once Oregon’s James West, a junior from England, who ran 3:36.93 to damage the Collegiate (and Oregon) Report of three:37.01 that was once set at the identical music by way of Edward Cheserek in 2017.
Germany’s Konstanze Klosterhalfen, who skilled with the BTC workforce, set a Ecu Indoor Report of 14:30.79 (#4 A-T International) within the Girls’s 5000-Meters and was once adopted around the line by way of American citizens Vanessa Fraser (14:48.51/#2 A-T U.S./now #4), Emily Infeld(14:51.91/#3 U.S./now #7), and Courtney Frerichs (15:02.91/#7 U.S.-at the time). All 4 have been beneath the Olympic usual of 15:10.0.
Different BTC individuals breaking into the U.S. Most sensible-10 Indoor Lists (positions on the time)
Males’s 3000-1.Lopez Lomong (7:37.74/#6), 3.Evan Jager (7:38.25/#7).
Males’s 5000 (2-28)-1.Shadrack Kipchirchir (13:08.25/#7/bettered OG usual of 13:13.50)…Eric Jenkins was once already #2 at the U.S. checklist, however his 13:10.07 in 4th position additionally gave him an Olympic qualifier.
An afternoon after pacing the Girls’s 3000 throughout the first 2k, Kate Grace gained the 1000-Meters in 2:35.49 (#5).
Effects: http://lancertiming.com/effects/winter20/lastchance/index.htm
FloTrack Movies(For Subscribers):
https://www.flotrack.org/occasions/6448286-2020-bu-last-chance-meet/movies?enjoying=6744129
Schweizer(post-race): https://www.runnerspace.com/video.php?video_id=298031
2021—Texas A&M freshman Athing Mu ran 1:58.40 on the SEC Championships in Fayetteville, simply lacking Ajeé Wilson’s American Report of one:58.29. Mu smashed the Collegiate Indoor Report of two:00.69, set by way of any other A&M Aggie, Jazmine Frey, in 2017, and likewise bettered the Out of doors Report of one:59.10, set by way of Oregon’s Raevyn Rogers in 2017.
2022–Cole Hocker was once a double winner on the U.S. Indoor Championships in Spokane,WA (2-26,27). He first gained the 3000 (7:47.50) at the opening day, then got here again an afternoon later to win the 1500 (3:39.09).
Different notable winners in a meet that served as the choice tournament for the impending International Indoor Championships:
Males
60-Christian Coleman (6.45), 800-Bryce Hoppel (1:45.30), 60-Hurdles-Grant Holloway (7.37),
Pole Vault (2-26)-Chris Nilsen 19-4 ¾ (5.91), Shot Put—Ryan Crouser 73-10 ¼ (22.51);
Girls
800—Ajee’ Wilson (2:01.72), 3000—Elle Purrier-St.Pierre (8:41.53), 2.Alicia Monson (8:43.86)
Top Bounce—Vashti Cunningham 6-3 ¼ (1.91), Pole Vault—Sandi Morris 15-9 (4.80),
Triple Bounce—Keturah Orji 46-10 ¼ (14.28)
Effects: http://www.flashresults.com/2022_Meets/Indoor/02-26_USATF/
USATF Protection: Day One Day Two
https://www.letsrun.com/occasions/2022/02/2022-usatf-indoor-championships
Important Birthdays
Born On This Day*
Ky Robinson—23 Australia (2002) 2023 NCAA Champion-5,000m, 10,000m (Stanford)
Different NCAA Placings: 2021—Steeplechase (Sixth), 2022-5000 (Second Indoors, 4th Open air), X-Nation (Tenth), 2023-
5000i (seventh), X-Nation (third)
Whilst competing within the Steeplechase on the 2021 PAC-12 Championships, he tripped over a barrier, falling to the
music, into the trail of any other runner who inadvertently stepped on his face! Ignorant of the severity of his
harm, he recovered in time to complete third within the race. He was once rushed to the scientific tent, the place he gained 27
stitches to near the wound in his cheek! (See Tough Tournament hyperlink beneath)
PBs: 3:37.5hi (‘24), 3:42.99 (‘23), 3:52.79 (’25), 7:30.38i (2025), 13:06.42i (Dec.-’23), 13:15.61 (‘24),
27:44.33 (‘22), 8:32.01sc (‘21); 2024 SB: 28:15.12
Stanford Bio (’24): https://gostanford.com/sports activities/track-and-field/roster/ky–robinson/20398
Tough Tournament! (Subscription may well be required):
https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a36703043/ky-robinson-steeple-fall/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ky_Robinson
Rob de Castella—Australia 68 (1957) 1983 International Champion—Marathon; 1987-DNF
4-time Olympian: 1980-Twenty sixth, 1984-Fifth, 1988-Eighth, 1992-Twenty sixth
International X-Nation Championships (9): ’77-Thirty seventh,’79-62nd,’81-Sixth,’82-Tenth,’83-Sixth,’84-Twenty first,’85-Twentieth,’86-14th,’88-DNF
PB: 2:07:51(’86)
Australia Corridor of Status: https://www.athletics.com.au/hall-of-fame-directory/robert-de-castella/
Wiki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_de_Castella
http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/64657
