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Once Upon a Time in the Vest
Saturday, June 10, 2023
V 13 N. 60 NCAA Meet Austin Gets Upstaged By Diamond League Paris Last Night
It's almost like we're comparing Naval Oranges and Valencia Oranges looking at the NCAA and Diamond League last night. Both of similar color, tasty and refreshing, but very different in many ways. Probably not even fair to compare the two events as they have such a different run up to get to the starting line. Who went to the starting line in Paris last night was the result of discussions with agents and managers of athletes and a meet director and Diamond League officials with a huge budget and bonuses for super performances. Looking around for what a world record is worth does not provide a fixed answer. It depends on the event, the meet, the sponsor of the athlete, and the nation of the athlete. Who went to the line in Austin was the result of a long season of indoor and outdoor racing, conference meets, regional qualifiers, and prelims on Wednesday and Thursday with rewards being points for your team based on your finishing place, not your time. So the races for points would tend to be more tactical in nature. The road to the finals might even have necessitated attending the occasional class in American literature or astrophysics. Also might be a comparison of eating barbeque ribs and sloshing down some Jax beer the night before your race at Franklin BBQ in Austin with a pate de foie gras and a Coq au Vin washed down with a fine Beaujolais Perrachon and a demi tasse of Sumatran coffee at La Jacobine on the Rue St. Andre des Arts in Paris. The pros are just getting started, where the collegians are at the end of a long and tiring season. Nevertheless it was about competition but in different arenas. In a similar vein, the pros are scoring qualifiying points in the regular Diamond League events to qualify for the Diamond League final in Eugene in September.
The pros came up with two incredible world records and a 'world best' that is just phenomenal.
5000 Meters Women
Faith Kipyegon of Kenya set her second world record in a week having broken the 1500 last week. Is she ready for something else next week in Oslo a la Henry Rono? In Paris running her first 5000 in eight years she took apart Letesenbet Gidey's record by 1.52 seconds in 14:05.20. Gidey was a close second in the race after surrendering the lead to Kipyegon with two laps to go. They were both hanmmering the backstretch of the last lap, but Kipyegon opened a gap going into the turn and extended it coming down the homestretch.
Women's 5000m
POS
NAME
NAT.
RESULT
1.
Faith KIPYEGON
KEN
14:05.20 WR
2.
Letesenbet GIDEY
ETH
14:07.94
3.
Ejgayehu TAYE
ETH
14:13.31
4.
Lilian Kasait RENGERUK
KEN
14:23.05
5.
Freweyni HAILU
ETH
14:23.45
6.
Margaret Chelimo KIPKEMBOI
KEN
14:23.67
7.
Lemlem HAILU
ETH
14:34.53
8.
Alicia MONSON
USA
14:34.88
9.
Agnes Jebet NGETICH
KEN
14:36.70
10.
Grace Loibach NAWOWUNA
KEN
14:42.63
11.
Laura MUIR
GBR
14:48.14
12.
Elly HENES
USA
15:04.54
13.
Whittni MORGAN
USA
15:20.59
Beatrice CHEPKOECH
KEN
DNF
Tigist KETEMA
ETH
DNF
Hanna KLEIN
GER
DNF
Sarah LAHTI
SWE
DNF
Diribe WELTEJI
ETH
DNF
2 Miles Men
Jakob Ingebrigtsen blasted the two miles record held for so long by Daniel Komen (7:58.61) in 1997.
JI hit 3:58.9 on his first mile then picked it up with a 3:55.2 second for 7:54.10. Since World Athletics doesn't recognize the distance, we can only call it a 'world best'. Such nit picking, but alas we must leave that to the blowhards in whatever arrondissement they care to have their after dinner drinks and their next AGM in Monaco.
Men's 2 Miles
POS
NAME
NAT.
RESULT
1.
Jakob INGEBRIGTSEN
NOR
7:54.10
2.
Ishmael Rokitto KIPKURUI
KEN
8:09.23
3.
Kuma GIRMA
ETH
8:10.34
4.
Justin KIPKOECH
KEN
8:13.15
5.
Paul CHELIMO
USA
8:15.69
6.
Adisu GIRMA
ETH
8:21.43
7.
Mohamed ABDILAAHI
GER
8:27.88
8.
Etienne DAGUINOS
FRA
8:31.29
9.
Ali ABDILMANA
ETH
8:40.65
10.
Evans KIPCHUMBA
KEN
8:55.70
Benoit CAMPION
FRA
DNF
Stewart MCSWEYN
AUS
DNF
Kyumbe MUNGUTI
KEN
DNF
3000 Meters Steeplechase Men
The topper for the evening in gay Paris was Ethiopia's Lamecha Girma's new WR in the steeplechase. Running from the front in 7:52.11. Being so close in time time to Ingebritson's 2 miles record it helps me visualize that extra 200 meters that the Norwegian covered in his race as the cost of jumping those hurdles and water jump in the Steeple.
Men's 3000m steeplechase
POS
NAME
NAT
RESULT
1.
Lamecha GIRMA
ETH
7:52.11 WR
2.
Ryuji MIURA
JPN
8:09.91
3.
Daniel ARCE
ESP
8:10.63
4.
Abrham SIME
ETH
8:10.73
5.
Mohamed Amin JHINAOUI
TUN
8:12.19
6.
Benjamin KIGEN
KEN
8:13.49
7.
Víctor RUIZ
ESP
8:13.89
8.
Abraham KIBIWOT
KEN
8:16.13
9.
Anthony ROTICH
USA
8:16.27
10.
Amos SEREM
KEN
8:16.94
11.
Fernando CARRO
ESP
8:17.06
12.
Djilali BEDRANI
FRA
8:21.70
13.
Topi RAITANEN
FIN
8:22.00
14.
Hailemariyam AMARE
ETH
8:25.25
15.
Tegenu MENGISTU
ETH
8:30.23
16.
Osama ZOGHLAMI
ITA
8:31.88
El Mehdi ABOUJANAH
ESP
DNF
Lawrence Kemboi KIPSANG
KEN
DNF
Not to be ignored at this meet were the 1:55.77 800 meters national record by Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson winning by 2.6 seconds over a tough field.
The much anticipated 400 meters debut for Sidney Mclaughlin Levrone fizzled somewhat. She made up the stagger on Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic in the first 100m, but also picked up a piano with a couple of musicians playing a duet at 300m and Paulino came back to win the race in a rather pedestrian 49.12 to Mclaughin Levrone's 49.72. I predict SML will be back in this event with a vengence.
Not having seen the races live, (here in the Northwoods of Vancouver Island) I'm waiting for some replay this afternoon. That men's 800 looks like it was a barn burner with the first seven runners timed in 1:43. Will also do some coverage of the NCAA meet once the women's portion is completed today.
Our version of the events in Canada did not show the 2 mile race and the version sent by our faithful contributor Richard Mach all the way from Flint, MI also was not compatible to my screen.
Partial Results from Paris
Women's 800m
POS
NAME
NAT.
RESULT
1.
Keely HODGKINSON
GBR
1:55.77
2.
Ajee WILSON
USA
1:58.16
3.
Natoya GOULE
JAM
1:58.23
4.
Catriona BISSET
AUS
1:58.55
5.
Noélie YARIGO
BEN
1:58.65
6.
Halimah NAKAAYI
UGA
1:58.81
7.
Sage HURTA-KLECKER
USA
1:59.01
8.
Léna KANDISSOUNON
FRA
1:59.65
9.
Gabriela GAJANOVÁ
SVK
1:59.86
10.
Raevyn ROGERS
USA
2:00.00
11.
Agnès RAHAROLAHY
FRA
2:00.14
Patrycja WYCISZKIEWICZ-ZAWADZKA
POL
DNF
Women's Discus Throw
POS
NAME
NAT.
RESULT
1.
Valarie ALLMAN
USA
69.04
2.
Sandra PERKOVIĆ
CRO
65.18
3.
Kristin PUDENZ
GER
62.87
4.
Laulauga TAUSAGA
USA
62.62
5.
Melina ROBERT-MICHON
FRA
61.91
6.
Claudine VITA
GER
61.78
7.
Daisy OSAKUE
ITA
59.14
8.
Amanda NGANDU-NTUMBA
FRA
56.95
Liliana CÁ
POR
NM
Women's Pole Vault
POS
NAME
NAT.
RESULT
1.
Nina KENNEDY
AUS
4.77
2.
Margot CHEVRIER
FRA
4.71
3.
Katie MOON
USA
4.71
4.
Wilma MURTO
FIN
4.61
5.
Sandi MORRIS
USA
4.61
6.
Emily GROVE
USA
4.61
7.
Alysha NEWMAN
CAN
4.46
8.
Aikaterini STEFANIDI
GRE
4.46
8.
Tina ŠUTEJ
SLO
4.46
10.
Roberta BRUNI
ITA
4.46
11.
Marie-Julie BONNIN
FRA
4.31
Ninon CHAPELLE
FRA
NM
Women's Shot Put
POS
NAME
NAT.
RESULT
1
DONGMO Auriol
POR
19.72 SB
2
EALEY Chase
USA
19.43
3
EWEN Maggie
USA
19.26
4
THOMAS-DODD Danniel
JAM
19.25
5
GAMBETTA Sara
GER
19.08 PB
6
Jiayuan SONG
CHN
19.06
7
WOODARD Jessica
USA
18.73 =SB
8
ROOS Fanny
SWE
18.44
9
MITTON Sarah
CAN
18.36
10
SCHILDER Jessica
NED
17.95
11
AQUILLA Adelaide
USA
16.96
Women's Hammer Throw
POS
NAME
NAT.
RESULT
1
FANTINI Sara
ITA
71.21
2
LOGA Rose
FRA
70.04 SB
3
TAVERNIER Alexandra
FRA
67.16
Women's High Jump
POS
NAME
NAT.
RESULT
1.
Nicola OLYSLAGERS
AUS
2.00
2.
Vashti CUNNINGHAM
USA
1.97
3.
Angelina TOPIĆ
SRB
1.97
4.
Iryna GERASHCHENKO
UKR
1.94
5.
Morgan LAKE
GBR
1.94
6.
Yuliia LEVCHENKO
UKR
1.91
7.
Nawal MENIKER
FRA
1.91
8.
Anna HALL
USA
1.91
9.
Nadezhda DUBOVITSKAYA
KAZ
1.87
10.
Elena VALLORTIGARA
ITA
1.79
11.
Solène GICQUEL
FRA
1.79
RESULTS MEN
Men's 100m Final, Wind: -0.9
POS
NAME
NAT.
RESULT
1.
Noah LYLES
USA
9.97
2.
Ferdinand OMANYALA
KEN
9.98
3.
Letsile TEBOGO
BOT
10.05
4.
Yohan BLAKE
JAM
10.16
5.
Ronnie BAKER
USA
10.17
6.
Benjamin AZAMATI
GHA
10.20
7.
Lamont Marcell JACOBS
ITA
10.21
8.
Mouhamadou FALL
FRA
10.22
Men's 100m A heat: W +1.1m/s
POS
NAME
NAT.
RESULT
1
HARTMANN Joshua
GER
10.14 SB
2
MELLUZZO Matteo
ITA
10.36 SB
3
FERGUSON Joe
GBR
10.40 SB
4
MERCKX Ward
BEL
10.58
Men's 800m
POS
NAME
NAT.
RESULT
1.
Emmanuel WANYONYI
KEN
1:43.27
2.
Marco AROP
CAN
1:43.30
3.
Slimane MOULA
ALG
1:43.38
4.
Djamel SEDJATI
ALG
1:43.40
5.
Benjamin ROBERT
FRA
1:43.48
6.
Wyclife KINYAMAL
KEN
1:43.56
7.
Azeddine HABZ
FRA
1:43.90
8.
Yanis MEZIANE
FRA
1:44.78
9.
Andreas KRAMER
SWE
1:44.85
10.
Emmanuel Kipkurui KORIR
KEN
1:47.71
Patryk SIERADZKI
POL
DNF
Men's 110m hurdles Final, Wind: -0.5
PLACE
NAME
NAT.
MARK
1.
Grant HOLLOWAY
USA
12.98
2.
Just KWAOU-MATHEY
FRA
13.09
3.
Jamal BRITT
USA
13.14
3.
Daniel ROBERTS
USA
13.14
5.
Wilhem BELOCIAN
FRA
13.20
6.
Freddie CRITTENDEN
USA
13.26
7.
Jason JOSEPH
SUI
13.29
8.
Eric EDWARDS
USA
13.32
Men's 110m hurdles Heat 1, Wind: -2.0
POS
NAME
NAT.
RESULT
1.
Daniel ROBERTS
USA
13.32
2.
Jason JOSEPH
SUI
13.36
3.
Wilhem BELOCIAN
FRA
13.37
4.
Eric EDWARDS
USA
13.39
5.
Roger IRIBARNE
CUB
13.44
6.
Raphael MOHAMED
FRA
13.65
7.
Dimitri BASCOU
FRA
13.66
Devon ALLEN
USA
DNF
Men's 110m hurdles Heat 2, Wind: -0.6
POS
NAME
NAT.
RESULT
1.
Grant HOLLOWAY
USA
13.20
2.
Jamal BRITT
USA
13.21
3.
Just KWAOU-MATHEY
FRA
13.25
4.
Freddie CRITTENDEN
USA
13.34
5.
Pascal MARTINOT-LAGARDE
FRA
13.45
6.
Antonio ALKANA
RSA
13.52
7.
Aurel MANGA
FRA
13.55
8.
Rafael PEREIRA
BRA
13.57
Men's 400m hurdles
POS
NAME
NAT.
RESULT
1.
CJ ALLEN
USA
47.92
2.
Wilfried HAPPIO
FRA
48.26
3.
Trevor BASSITT
USA
48.28
4.
Ludvy VAILLANT
FRA
48.60
5.
Kyron MCMASTER
IVB
48.65
6.
Khallifah ROSSER
USA
48.96
Abderrahman Almoubarrake S ALSALECK
QAT
DNF
Men's Long Jump
POS
NAME
NAT
RESULT
WIND
1.
Miltiadis TENTOGLOU
GRE
8.13
+0.1
2.
Simon EHAMMER
SUI
8.11
-0.1
3.
. SREESHANKAR
IND
8.09
0.0
4.
Jules POMMERY
FRA
7.90
-0.1
5.
William WILLIAMS
USA
7.87
-0.9
6.
Maykel MASSÓ
CUB
7.83
-0.7
7.
Thobias MONTLER
SWE
7.82
+0.8
8.
Emiliano LASA
URU
7.71
+0.5
9.
Erwan KONATE
FRA
7.63
-1.6
10.
Jean-Pierre BERTRAND
FRA
7.31
-0.4
Hammer Throw Mixed
POS
NAME
NAT.
RESULT
1
KATZBERG Ethan
CAN
77.93
2
WINKLER Rudy
USA
77.63
3
ANDERSEN Brooke
USA
77.13
4
HALÁSZ Bence
HUN
76.21
5
KASSANAVOID Janee'
USA
74.74
6
CHAUSSINAND Yann
FRA
74.32
7
ELGAMEL Mostafa
EGY
73.51
200 Meters Women
1. Gabby Thomas USA 22.05
2. Abby Steiner USA 22.34
3. Marie Josee Talou Ivory Coast 22.34
Enjoyed your colorful descriptions of the two meets. I felt as if I were Earnest Hemmingway, living in Paris and enjoying all the racing with my 1920s friends, Ezra Pound and F. Scott Fitzgerald. What a night of racing in St. Denis. Bill Schnier
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