This Day in Observe & Box–February 18
1950—Freshman John Joe Barry, Villanova’s first recruit from Eire, gained the mile (4:11.5) through 5 yards over Horace Ashenfelter on the U.S. Indoor Championships earlier than 12,500 enthusiasts at Madison Sq. Lawn. (Barry was once born in Illinois, however grew up in Eire).
Different notable winners:
60y-Andy Stanfield (6.2)
1000y-Roscoe Lee Browne (2:15.6)…went directly to have a a success profession as an actor
60yh-Harrison Dillard (7.3) gained the 4th of his eventual 8 titles
Pole Vault-Bob Richards (14’/4.27)
Shot Put-Jim Fuchs (56-3 5/8 [17.15+])
Mile Stroll-Henry Laskau (6:33.4) gained the third of his 10 consecutive titles.
Stanfield (200), Ashenfelter (Steeplechase), Dillard (110-hurdles), and Richards (PV) all went directly to win Olympic gold
In 1952. Dillard had up to now gained the 100-Meters on the 1948 Olympics.
NY Occasions Protection
1956–Per week after making improvements to his international indoor listing within the Shot Put to 59-9 (18.21), Parry O’Brien unnoticed the 60-foot barrier through profitable the AAU name in New York with a terrific toss of 61-5 ¼ (18.725?). That was once additionally higher than his out of doors listing of 60-10 (18.54) It was once the 4th of his 9 consecutive U.S. indoor titles.
Every other WR was once set through Bob Backus within the 35lb-Weight Throw (63-10 ½ [19.47]). It was once the third of his 7 U.S. titles.
Previous U.S. Champions: https://www.flipsnack.com/USATF/usatf-indoor-champions/full-view.html
1967—Bob Seagren set an American Report of 17-3 (5.26) within the Pole Vault on the Cleveland Knights of Columbus meet.
1967–Profiting from Louisville’s spacious 220-yard wood oval (a rarity in the ones days), 2 folks and one relay group set new Global Indoor Data.
Tommie Smith gained the 440y in 46.2 to destroy Theron Lewis’s earlier mark of 47.1.
Tom Von Ruden gained the 880y in 1:49.0 to damage Tom Farrell’s listing of one:49.8.
Southern College gained the Mile Relay in 3:10.2 to take down the previous mark of three:11.1 that they’d shared with
Texas Southern.
1967–Doris Brown(Heritage) ran 4:40.4 in Vancouver to overwhelm her personal Global and American Indoor Data within the mile (4:52.0).
1973—Belgium’s Emiel Puttemans set two Global Indoor Data in West Berlin, working 7:39.2 for 3000-meters on his technique to a time of 8:13.2 for 2-miles. He had set the former 3k listing of seven:45.2 only a week previous.
http://www.racingpast.ca/john_contents.php?identification=227
Emiel Puttemans on TFN Quilt, courtesy of Observe & Box Information.
1989—Dion Bentley (Penn Hills,Pa) set the still-standing U.S. Nationwide H.S. Report of 26-6 ½ (8.09) within the Lengthy Bounce at Penn State. The former listing of 26-2 (7.975?) was once set through Jerry Proctor (Muir,CA) in 1967.
Bentley would leap 26-9 ¼ (8.16) open air to damage Carl Lewis’s Nationwide Report of 26-8 ¼ (8.13) and would grasp directly to the listing for twenty years till Marquis Goodwin (Rowlett,TX) jumped 26-10 (8.18) in 2009.
He’s recently the Captain of the DeKalb County(GA) Fireplace Division and the dep.’s public knowledge officer.
https://wpial.org/hof.aspx?hof=16
1996–Namibia’s Frank Fredericks set the present Global Indoor Report of nineteen.92 within the 200-meters in Liévin, France. For the reason that tournament is now not a championship tournament on the elite degree, that listing may just remaining a long time.
2001—Operating in a NY Street Runners Problem Race at NY’s Armory, Marla Runyan set an American Indoor Report of 15:07.33 for 5000-meters. Lynn Jennings set the former listing of 15:22.64 in 1990.
“I don’t know what to say,” an emotionally conquer Runyan informed journalists after the race. “I just got into this zone, and everything went perfectly.”
Runyan, who’s legally blind, had transform the primary visually-impaired athlete to compete within the Olympics the former yr, completing eighth within the 1500-meters in Sydney. She would make her second Olympic group within the 5000-meters in 2004.
A five-time gold medalist on the Paralympics, Runyan was once a 3-time U.S. Champion at 5000-meters (2001-2003) and gained the U.S. name on the Dual-Towns Marathon in 2006 (2:32:17), which became out to be the general race of her profession.
Runyan recently works with the Boston A.A.
Race Document: http://nypost.com/2001/02/19/runyan-smashes-indoor-record/
Runner’s Global(2014): http://www.runnersworld.com/elite-runners/retired-pro-marla-runyan-continues-to-inspire
2001—Romania’s Gabriela Szabo set a Global Indoor Report of 8:32.88 for 3000-meters on the Norwich Union Grand Prix meet in Birmingham, England. Szabo, who had gained the gold medal within the 5000-meters on the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, picked up a $50,000 bonus for her listing run. The former listing of 8:33.82 was once set in 1989 through Holland’s Elly van Hulst.
2005–Russia’s Yelena Isinbaeva was the primary girl to transparent 16-feet within the Pole Vault indoors, clearing that specific peak (4.88m) in Birmingham, England.
2006—Russia’s Yelena Soboleva ran 3:58.28 in Moscow, breaking the Global Indoor Report of three:59.98 that was once set through Regina Jacobs in 2003.
2009—Meseret Defar ran 14:24.37 for 5000-Meters in Stockholm to damage the Global Report of 14:27.42 that was once set through fellow Ethiopian Tirunesh Dibaba in 2007.
2011—A Russian group of Aleksandra Bulanova (2:02.2), Yekaterina Sharmina-Martynova (2:03.3), Yelena Kotulskaya-Kofanova (2:00.3), and Anna Balakshina (2:00.6) set a Global Report of 8:06.24 within the 4×800 in Moscow. The outdated WR of 8:12.41 was once set through every other Russian group the former yr. A U.S. group set the present listing of 8:05.89 in 2018.
2018—Christian Coleman, denied a Global Report when he ran 6.37 at Clemson two weeks previous for the reason that required digital beginning blocks weren’t used, left for sure this time, working 6.34 whilst profitable the 60 on the U.S. Indoor Championships within the sprinter-friendly altitude of Albuquerque. Coleman was once driven the entire method through protecting champion Ronnie Baker, whose runnerup time of 6.40 was once simply .01s above Maurice Greene’s earlier mark of 6.39.
Coleman, the silver medalist within the 100-meters on the 2017 Global Out of doors Championships (Usain Bolt was once third), celebrated through virtually working every other 60-meters again in opposition to the beginning line! (Coleman gained the 100 on the 2019 Global Championships.
(Coleman served an 18-month ban for “whereabouts” violations that saved him out of the Tokyo Olympics)
In one of the vital biggest hurdles races ever, Sharika Nelvis gained the Ladies’s 60-Meter Hurdles in 7.70 to damage the American Report of seven.72, which was once collectively held through Lolo Jones and Keni Harrison, who completed second right here with every other 7.72.
And proper in the back of in 7.73 was once Christina Manning (now Clemons), who ran 7.73. All 3 performances cracked the best-ever top-10 record.
However wait! In December, 2018, USATF introduced that NY-born Susanna Kallur, who has dual-citizenship with Sweden, will have to had been credited with an American Report when she set the present Global Report of seven.68 in 2008! So Jones, Harrison (who would run 7.70 on the Global Indoor Championships), and Nelvis may just now not declare the AR on their resume! (Tia Jones helped explain the location through reducing the AR to 7.67 in 2024!)
The anticipated combat between Jenn Suhr and Sandi Morris within the Ladies’s Pole Vault took a backseat to the leap forward efficiency of Katie Nageotte (now Moon), who joined the indoor 16-foot membership along with her profitable clearance of 16-1 ¼ (4.91). Nageotte, the 2013 NCAA Div.II Indoor and out of doors champion whilst competing for Ashland, had 8 first-jump clearances on her technique to environment 3 non-public bests all through the contest, clearing 15-9 ¼ (4.81) and 15-11 ¼ (4.86) along with her profitable leap. She overlooked 3-times on the Global Report peak of 16-6 ½ (5.04). She has since gained gold on the 2021 Olympics and the 2022 & 2023 Global Championships.
Morris and Suhr did have their very own non-public combat to earn a place at the U.S. group that might compete on the upcoming Global Indoor Championships. Suhr was once in second position after clearing 15-9 ¼ on her first leap, whilst Morris overlooked two times earlier than passing to the following peak, 15-11 ¼. She cleared on her simplest final try, whilst Suhr overlooked as soon as, then went out after passing to 16-1 ¼ and lacking on each makes an attempt, leaving Morris in second and at the U.S. group.
Coleman Movies:
https://www.usatf.television/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=45365&mgroup_event_id=25&yr=2018&do=movies&video_id=233769
Breakdown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQZgNl2XxrI
Effects: https://effects.usatf.org/2018Indoors/
Movies: https://www.usatf.television/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=45365&mgroup_event_id=25&do=movies&folder_id=contemporary&yr=2018
2023—It was once in 2011 that Ryan Crouser set the present U.S. Top College Indoor Report of 77-2 ¾ (23.54) within the Shot Put on the Simplot Video games in Pocatello, Idaho. Passing at the U.S. Indoor Championships that have been going down the similar weekend in Albuquerque, Crouser authorised a call for participation to compete at this yr’s Simplot Video games (the primary since 2020 because of Covid-19) from his cousin, Haley Crouser, who’s at the meet’s Board of Administrators.
Competing in opposition to 5 throwers from Idaho State, Crouser shocked himself (and the entire highschool athletes in attendance) through throwing 76-8 ½ (23.38) within the opening spherical. That no longer simplest smashed his personal Global Indoor Report of 74-10 ½ (22.82), it bettered his Out of doors Report through one centimeter! On the other hand, a required survey of the throwing circle and touchdown house printed that they didn’t agree to Global Athletics necessities, combating the mark from being ratified as a WR!
2011: https://simplot-games.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=1158&do=movies&video_id=36923
2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jxg4GpRf5CE
2023–4 of the 5 group titles on the Global X-Nation Championships in Bathurst, Australia, have been gained through Kenya, with Ethiopia profitable the Ladies’s Junior/Below-20 race.
The U.S. Junior groups each and every gained bronze medals (a primary for the ladies).
With Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet bearing down on her close to the end of the Senior Ladies’s race(10k), a weakening Letesenbet Gidey, Ethiopia’s 2022 Global Champion at 10,000-meters, fell to the bottom as Chebet (33:48), the 2019 Junior/Below-20 Champion, endured on for the win. Gidey was once in the end ready to go the end line, however was once disqualified once you have help to get again on her ft!
Runners needed to handle a difficult route and prime temperatures earlier than issues cooled off for the Senior Males’s race.
Different winners/height U.S. Finishers
Senior Males(10k): 1.Jacob Kiplimo (Uganda) 29:17…21.Sam Chelanga
Senior Ladies(10k):…18.Ednah Kurgat…21.Weini Kelati
Junior Males(8k): 1.Ismael Kirui (Kenya) 24:29…16.Leo Younger…19.Marco Langon…21.Max Sannes…25.Kole Mathison
Junior Ladies(6k): 1.Senayet Getachew (Ethiopia) 20:53…10.Ellie Shea…12.Irene Riggs, 13.Karrie Baloga…19.Zariel Macchia
https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-cross-country-championships/bathurst23
Effects: https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-cross-country-championships/bathurst23/timetable
Movies
Sr.Ladies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjxmlYORpi8
Sr.Males: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs9Ise_8vKY
Blended: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c48ZEvj1sq0
2024 (new)–Femke Bol ran 49.24 for 400-meters on the Dutch Championships in Apeldoorn to higher her personal year-old Global Report of 49.26. She would reinforce the listing to 49.17 on the following month’s Global Indoor Championships.
Vital Birthdays
Born On This Day*
Konstanze Klosterhalfen—Germany 28 (1997) Bronze medalist within the 5000m on the 2019 Global Championships
2022 Eu Champion—5000m
Silver Medalist on the 2022 & 2024 Eu Move Nation Championships
3 Eu Indoor Silvers–2017: 1500 2019: 3000 2023: 3000
eighth within the 10,000m on the 2021 Olympic Video games
seventh within the 3000m on the 2018 Global Indoor Championships
PBs: 1:59.65 (2017), 3:58.92 (2017), 4:17.26i (2020), 5:34.53 (2021), 9:16.73/2m (2022), 14:26.76 (2019),
31:01.71 (2021)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstanze_Klosterhalfen
https://worldathletics.org/athletes/germany/konstanze-klosterhalfen-14496249
Again From Damage:
A.G. Kruger 46 (1979) 5-time U.S. Champion—Hammer Throw (‘06-‘09, ‘13)
Member of 8 U.S. National teams (three Olympics (‘04, ‘08, ‘12) and five World
Championships (‘05, ‘07, ‘09, ‘13, ‘15)
4th at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials
9-time U.S. Indoor Champion—Weight Throw (’03, ’05-’07, ’09-’10, ’12, ’14-’15);
2001 NCAA Div.II Champion-Hammer (Morningside)
PBs:82-7 ½ (25.18/2012/#6 All-Time U.S.), 260-0 (74.26/2004/#9 A-T U.S.);
Ultimate competed in 2020
Changed the overdue Jud Logan because the Head Trainer at Ashland College…had up to now coached at Ashland earlier than
he took a identical place at South Dakota
https://goashlandeagles.com/staff-directory/a-g-kruger/227
New Rent
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._G._Kruger
Adam Goucher 50 (1975) 2000 Olympic finalist—5000 (thirteenth);
3-time Global Championships finalist—5000 (’99-Twelfth, ’01-Tenth, ’07-Eleventh)
4-time NCAA Champion at Colorado—1997 (Indoor 3k), 1998-Indoor 3k, Out of doors 5k, X-Nation
1993 Foot Locker XC Champion (Doherty H.S, CO); One of the most few elite males to had been coached through a lady in
highschool—Judy Fellhauer
Hampered through accidents overdue in his profession
PBs: 1:49.12 (‘99), 3:36.64 (‘01), 3:54.17 (‘99), 7:34.96 (‘01), 8:12.73/2-mile (’06), 13:10.00 (’06), 27:59.31
(’08), 1:04:52 (’11)
Co-Founding father of Run the Edge, a digital health problem: https://runtheedge.com/meet-the-team
Spouse is Kara Goucher
Wiki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Goucher
https://cubuffs.com/honors/cu-athletic-hall-of-fame/adam-goucher/61
In The Starting: https://www.runnersworld.com/complex/a20785963/learning-to-fly/
The Gouchers’ Timeline: https://www.denverpost.com/2017/04/04/kara-adam-goucher-career-timeline/
https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/adam-goucher
Operating the Edge: https://runtheedge.com/running-the-edge-book
Colin Jackson—Nice Britain(Wales) 58 (1967) 1988 Olympic silver medalist—110m-Hurdles
2-time Global Champion (1993,1999/1997-silver,1987-bronze)
4-time Eu Champion (1990, 1994, 1998, 2002)
1999 Global Indoor Champion-60m-Hurdles. 3-time silver medalist (1989,1993,1997)
Set a Global Report of 12.91 on the 1993 Global Championships (Now #9 All-Time)
Additionally set a Global Indoor Report of seven.30 within the 60m-Hurdles in 1994. Report stood for 27-years till Grant Holloway
ran 7.29 in 2021
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Jackson
http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/69187
’88 OG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnFFtgiT2d0
’93 WC/WR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F58uAi46Pj0<