This Day in Monitor & Box–January 24
1917—Operating in entrance of 10,000 enthusiasts in Madison Sq. Lawn, Joie Ray, main from the gun, received the primary of his 7 Wanamaker Mile-and-A Part titles on the Millrose Video games. His profitable time of 6:45.0 for the preferred (on the time) distance used to be the quickest ever run within the U.S., indoors or open air.
After recuperating from a up to date bout of pneumonia, Ted Meredith held off Joseph Higgins to win the 600-yards in 1:14.6. Meredith used to be the gold medalist within the 800 meters and the 4×400 relay on the 1912 Olympics.
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1917/01/25/102313996.html?pageNumber=10
Joie Ray, photograph from JoieRay.com
1925– Paavo Nurmi used to be overwhelmed for the primary time on his U.S. excursion, however he nonetheless set two extra Global Information. Operating in a handicap 2000-yard race on the Brooklyn School A.A. meet on the 13th Regiment Armory in Brooklyn, NY, Nurmi completed a step at the back of countryman Gunnar Nilson, who had a 100-yard head-start however nonetheless were given credit score for brand spanking new marks at 1-1/8 miles (4:58.0) and 2000y (5:00.8).
On the other hand, Nurmi additionally misplaced two data, as Ville “Willie” Ritola received the 5000-meters in 14:39.4 to raised Nurmi’s 18-day previous mark of 14:44.6. Ritola additionally beat Nurmi’s list for 2-3/4 miles together with his en-route time of 13:01.0 and progressed his personal mark for three miles (14:11.6).
Mag duvet of the technology that includes Paavo Nurmi
Some other international mark used to be set via a Georgetown lineup of Ed Brooks, Jack Holden, Willie Sullivan, and George Marsters, which received the 2-mile relay in 7:47.4. Fordham’s John Gibson, who would later set a Global File within the 440y-hurdles and would turn out to be the trainer at Seton Corridor (1945-1972), received the 1/4-mile in 52.8.
Different notable winners integrated Harold Osborn within the Top Leap (6-4 [1.93]) and Loren Murchison within the 100-Meters (11.4). Osborn received gold medals within the Top Leap AND the Decathlon(!) on the earlier yr’s Olympics in Paris, whilst Murchison would win 14 (at least- nonetheless checking) Millrose dash titles.
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1925/01/25/101635808.html?pageNumber=107
1969– Ron Clarke, Australia’s prolific record-breaker, picked up the indoor 3-mile easiest when he ran 13:12.6 in Oakland, California.
Ron Clarke. (2024, Would possibly 28). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Clarke
1969—Willie Davenport, the 1968 Olympic gold medalist within the 110m-Hurdles, set a Global Indoor File of 13.5 for the imperial occasion (120y) in Houston. He would equivalent the Out of doors File of 13.2 within the 110m-Hurdles all the way through the summer season.
1970– Australia’s Ralph Doubell, the 1968 Olympic gold medalist at 800-meters, set a Global File of two:05.5 for 1000 yards on Albuquerque’s rapid 10-lap board music. The former mark of two:06.0 used to be set in 1962 via New Zealand’s Peter Snell. It used to be the 2d yr in a row that the fun-loving Doubell (see underneath) set a list in this music, having set a brand new same old of one:47.9 for half of one mile in 1969. Completing 2d to Doubell used to be Kansas State’s Ken Swenson, who set an American File of two:07.7. A step at the back of Swenson used to be Tom Von Ruden, the former list holder.
From Sports activities Illustrated’s Vault:
“Ralph Doubell flew into Los Angeles late last Wednesday afternoon. It had taken 24 sleepless hours to transport his mammoth hangover from Australia to California, which is tough even on an Aussie, and so he forgot about his playboy image and went to bed. Sixteen hours later, the handsome Olympic 800-meter champion arose, worked his way through four bottles of German beer, one Bloody Mary, three glasses of rose’ and 237 pages of Portnoy’s Complaint, and retreated again into the feathers. By Friday, he was feeling much better. Since he was to run the following night in the Sunkist Invitational, he was tapering off with Coke.
“I feel the attitude of American runners about not drinking is extraordinary,” he mentioned. Then, grinning, he added, “Most Australians do. Last Friday, I went out with my coach, and we got stoned on champagne. Of course, you can’t do that all the time, about once every fortnight.”
Sports activities Illustrated Vault:
https://vault.si.com/vault/1970/01/26/bubbles-and-bounces
1976—Poland’s Władysław Kozakiewicz cleared 17-11 ¾ (5.48) in Warsaw to set a Global Indoor File within the Pole Vault.
1976– Clifton Perry (Menchville, VA) ran 1:10.0 on the Military Invitational to set the still-standing highschool list for 600 yards. Perry’s mark would possibly remaining without end for the reason that occasion is never contested.
2004– Previous and long run stars have been provide at NY’s Armory for the New Steadiness Video games, which featured a perfect duel between prime schoolers Galen Rupp and Josh McDougal in a distinct 2-mile. Right here’s what I wrote in Japanese Monitor on the time:
“With more than a dozen Hall of Famers (including Armory veterans Al Oerter, John Carlos, Larry James, and Bob Beamon) were on hand for the official opening of the National T&F Hall of Fame, and potential future candidates running on the track, it was a great day to be a track fan in NY.
(From the NY Times: There were 17 of the 197 members of the Hall. In the back row on the stage during the ceremony, Frank Shorter sat between Mal Whitfield and Alberto Salazar. To their left, Al Oerter sat between Billy Mills and Coach Mel Rosen.
Jim Beatty, Chandra Cheeseborough, John Carlos, Bob Beamon, the racewalker Ron Laird, Grete Waitz, and Hal Davis were there, as were three Villanova heroes: Don Bragg, Larry James, and Charlie Jenkins. The widows of Mike Larrabee and Greg Rice also attended.”)
After the HOF ceremonies have been finished, the elite portion of the meet took middle level, starting with the H.S. Women mile. With Saratoga Springs teammate Nicole Blood warming up for the Elite Ladies’s Mile, Lindsey Ferguson set the tempo throughout the first 3/4 (71.1, 2:27.2, 3:41.7), with many of the discipline staying shut.
At the remaining lap, Laura Cummings and Heather Iatauro waged a perfect fight, with Iatauro simply getting the nod on the end (4:53.79-4:53.82).
Subsequent up used to be the Elite Ladies’s Mile, which used to be received for the 2d yr in a row via Nice Britain’s Hayley Tullett, who ran 4:27.28, the quickest time on this planet this yr. Operating her personal race at the back of the pack used to be Saratoga soph Nicole Blood, who went thru splits of 68.5, 2:19.1, and three:34.2 sooner than completing up in 4:48.82, a private easiest and the quickest women’ prep time of the yr.
Then got here the NY Highway Runners “Record Challenge” 2-mile. There were some pre-meet communicate on the web about Oregon’s Galen Rupp going after Gerry Lindgren’s mythical 40-year previous H.S. File of 8:40.0. Nonetheless, expectancies were diminished (however no longer via a lot) as race time approached.
Including spice to the combination used to be the past due addition of Josh McDougal, the home-schooled prep from Peru, NY. Rupp and McDougal had completed 2d and 4th at December’s Foot Locker X-Nation Championships, and each and every had already run a snappy mile this season (Rupp-4:10.95, McDougal-4:13.79).
Kenyan Patrick Nthiwa, the eventual winner (8:39.50), used to be on my own within the latter levels of the race, however all eyes have been at the “race-within-a-race”.
With marathon legends (and Corridor of Famers) Alberto Salazar (Rupp’s trainer) and Frank Shorter cheering them on from trackside, Rupp led McDougal via a step or two thru many of the race (64.7.2:10.8, 3:16.6, 4:23.4, 5:29.4, 6:36.3) sooner than McDougal went forward with a 1/4-mile to move (7:44.9).
McDougal pulled clear of his West Coast rival within the ultimate two laps and completed at 8:50.40, simply breaking Brian Dalpiaz’s 1-year-old Armory and NY State File of 9:01.92. His time used to be additionally sooner than John Gregorek’s NY out of doors list of 8:50.7 (1978). Rupp completed smartly in 8:54.45.”
McDougal would later outdo Rupp in a memorable fight on the 2007 NCAA X-Nation Championships. Whilst accidents minimize brief McDougal’s profession, Rupp, the silver medalist within the 10,000-meters on the 2012 Olympics, and the bronze medalist within the marathon in 2016, is now one of the most international’s easiest distance runners.”
After which there used to be the H.S. boys mile, one of the most easiest highschool races this “old-timer” has ever noticed. Hakon DeVries, who had run 4:14.36 in this music two weeks previous on the Hispanic Video games, had mentioned that he sought after to run 4:10 and used to be keen to set the tempo himself if vital.
True to his phrase, DeVries gapped the sector with fast splits of 59.8 and a pair of:04.9. The remainder of the pack used to be now remaining in on DeVries. Steve Hallinan and Jeremy Zagorski took the lead proper sooner than the three/4-mile break up (3:10.8), and it appeared like DeVries can be swallowed up via the chasing pack, however he hung in there and maintained his place close to the entrance.
Regardless of the short tempo, at the very least 9 runners have been nonetheless in rivalry with a lap to move. With the group on its ft and Corridor of Famers taking a look on, they roared down the backstretch, with the result doubtful. Zagorski appeared like a winner heading into the house stretch, however the never-say-die DeVries went via him, most effective to be handed via Gavin Coombs proper on the end. The overall reputable occasions for the highest two (4:11.35-4:11.38) don’t replicate how shut they have been on the line.
There were sooner H.S. races on the best, however there hasn’t ever been an indoor H.S. race that noticed such a lot of athletes run so rapid. (six sub-4:13, 8 sub-4:16, 11 sub-4:20). So far as I will inform, the Sixth-Eleventh placers ran the quickest occasions ever for the ones positions.”
1. Gavin Coombs (Griswold, CT) 4:11.35
2.Hakon Devries (John Jay-E.Fishkill,NY) 4:11.38
3. Jeremy Zagorski (Parsippany Hills, NJ) 4:11.87
4. Kevin Tschirhart (Northport, NY) 4:12.69
5. Steve Hallinan (Cardinal O’Hara, Pa) 4:12.72
6. Andre Silva (Heart Nation, NY) 4:12.86
7. Chris McCabe (Fordham Prep, NY) 4:14.86
8.Ari Zamir (Ridgewood,NJ) 4:15.73
9.Will Melfochic (CBA Lincroft,NJ) 4:17.53
10. Eric Giddings (South Portland, ME) 4:17.74
11. Carmen Cavella (Washington TWP, NJ) 4:19.74
Dyestat Protection(Contains footage of the 2-mile race)
https://archive.dyestat.com/3us/4in/newbalance/index.htm
Stars Come Out
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/25/sports activities/track-and-field-stars-come-out-for-hall-of-fame-dedication-at-armory.html
Donna (Dye) On The Aspect (Nice Pictures)
Corridor of Status: http://archive.dyestat.com/3us/4in/newbalance/donna-fame/index.htm
Meet: http://archive.dyestat.com/3us/4in/newbalance/donna/index.htm
2009– Oklahoma State freshman German Fernandez ran 3:56.50 in Fayetteville to set a Global Junior Indoor File within the Mile.
http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=3666751
Effects: https://www.flashresults.com/2009_Meets/indoor/RazorbackInvite/index.htm
2014– Mary Cain, a Bronxville(NY) H.S. senior, received the mile on the Terrier Invitational at Boston College in 4:24.11 (#5 All-Time U.S./on the time). She were given credit score for an American Junior Indoor File (neglected the Global Junior File via .01s!) however no longer an H.S. File since she had already signed a qualified contract. On the other hand, she remained the H.S. File holder since she ran 4:28.25 the yr sooner than as a junior! She additionally set an American Junior Indoor File of four:06.63 for 1500 meters en direction.
Completing 2d to Cain used to be Dartmouth senior Abbey D’Agostino, who ran 4:28.31 for the mile and four:09.77 for 1500 meters, a Collegiate File on the time! Her mile time used to be the =Third-fastest via a collegian on the time. Third within the race used to be early chief Jordan Hasay, Cain’s coaching spouse, in 4:28.37.
2015—It had already been an exhilarating season for the School Ladies’s Pole Vault. Arkansas senior Sandi Morris had set a Collegiate Indoor File of 15-1 ½ (4.61) on January 16, whilst Demi Payne, a junior at S.F. Austin, crowned {that a} day later via clearing 15-2 ¼ (4.63) at Texas A&M in entrance of her circle of relatives. That mark bettered the out of doors list of 15-1 ½, set via Arkansas’ Tina Sutej in 2011.
Payne put an exclamation level at the season (at the very least so far as marks cross) via surroundings two “absolute” Collegiate Information in this date in Albuquerque, first clearing 15-3 (4.65) after which an implausible 15-7 (4.75). Best legends Jenn Suhr and Stacy Dragila had ever vaulted upper amongst American citizens. (Morris received revenge via profitable the NCAA Indoor name in March, with Payne heightening… Payne would beat Morris to win the NCAA Out of doors name). Each made it to the Global Championships in Beijing, Morris tying for 4th position, whilst Payne didn’t make the overall.
Morris had received silver medals on the 2016 Olympics, the 2016 Global Indoor Championships, and the 2017 Global Out of doors Championships sooner than profitable gold on the 2018 Global Indoor Championships. She added two extra silvers to her assortment on the 2019 and 2022 Worlds.
On the time, Payne used to be a junior at Kansas (with a easiest of 13.10/4.22). Her 2013 season ended early when she discovered she used to be pregnant. The Texas local moved again domestic to be nearer to her circle of relatives and obtain their fortify all the way through her being pregnant.
She gave beginning to her daughter Charlee Taylor on October 22, 2013, and enrolled at Stephen F. Austin. With the
encouragement of her father, she used to be again coaching 5 days after giving beginning!
Her dad is Invoice Payne, an All-American vaulter at Baylor who competed on the 1995 Global Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden (Didn’t make the overall) and had a easiest of 19-2 ¾ [5.86/1991]).
Put up-script: Payne used to be hit with a 4-year ban after checking out sure for a banned substance in March 2016.
2015 Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wk3GOObTCA
2021—Ryan Crouser opened his 2021 season in a large method via surroundings a Global Indoor File of 74-10 ½ (22.82) within the first spherical of the Shot Put on the American Monitor League meet in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The former mark of 74-4 ¼ (22.66) used to be set via Randy Barnes in 1989. Crouser additionally had a 2d mark that surpassed Barnes’s list: 74-5 ¾ (22.70).
Ryan Crouser received and holds the arena lead within the shot put, 22.80m. Picture via Kevin Morris, 2024 USATF Indoor Championships.
Crouser would later get the Out of doors Global File together with his toss of 76-8 ¼ (23.37) on the U.S. Olympic Trials in June and would win his 2d Olympic gold medal in Tokyo in August. (He would later win Global titles in 2022 & 2023 and a third Olympic name in 2024, in addition to bettering the WR to 77-3 ¾ [23.56] in 2023).
Grant Holloway received the 60m-Hurdles in 7.35 to equivalent his personal American File. He set a Global File 7.29 the next month and received the silver medal within the 110m-Hurdles on the Tokyo Olympics. He would win his 2d & Third Global out of doors titles in 2022 & 2023 and Olympic gold in Paris in 2024.
Global File Video
Research: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57rqdlFZC0g
Vital Birthdays
Born On This Day*
Twanisha “Tee Tee” Terry 26 (1999) 2024 Olympic gold medalist—4×100… Fifth within the 100
Melissa Jefferson, Twanisha Terry, Gabby Thomas, Sha’Carri Richardson
2019 NCAA Indoor Champion-60m (USC/2021-2d)
2-time NCAA Champion-4×100 (2019, 2021)
3-time finalist within the NCAA 100-2018 (Third), 2019 (Third), 2021 (2d/200-Fifth)
2-time Global Champion-4×100 (2022, 2023), semi-finalist within the 100m in 2022
2014 Nationwide Scholastic Champion- 100 m
2018 U.S. Junior Champion- 100 m; silver medalist on the Global Junior Championships
PBs: 7.09 (2021), 10.82 (2022), 22.17 (2023); 2024: 10.89, 22.62
https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2022/09/22/twanisha-teetee-terry-sprinter-track-and-field/
OG 4×100: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyOaE4UrJFU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udRX7q1yA94
What It Takes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZomJGOrWblU
USC Bio (Pre-2021): https://usctrojans.com/sports activities/track-and-field/roster/teetee-terry/11522
Grime-Motorbike Dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJlBOUH4e2s
Gong Lijiao-China 36 (1989)—5-time Olympian has a whole set of medals: Gold (2021), Silver (2012),
Bronze (2008)… 2016-4th, 2024-Fifth
8-time medalist on the Global Championships:Gold (‘17, ’19), Silver (‘15, ‘22), Bronze (‘09, ‘11, ‘13, ‘23)
2-time bronze medalist on the Global Indoor Championships (2014, 2018)
PB: 67-6 ¼ (20.58/2021); 2024 SB: 65-7 ½ (20.00)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gong_Lijiao
http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/114781
2021 OG (Whole Ultimate-no statement): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71oNAUMQI9U
Highlights: https://www.nbcolympics.com/movies/saunders-steals-show-taking-silver-shot-put-behind-gong?cid=g1b