Star-Trib: Another Runner Attacked in St. Paul

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported today that a second female runner was assaulted near Lake Phalen.

According to the story, HERE, on Monday a woman running along the lake was knocked to the ground, hit repeatedly in the face, and had her clothing grabbed at before the lone assailant fled at the approach of witnesses.

The incident may be part of a series of assaults around lake Phalen, according to the Paul Walsh story. On March 11, a woman jogging around the lake was assaulted by two men who struck her in the head, pushed her to the ground, kicked her, and stole her iPod.

Other assaults have been reported in the area in recent months.

Vega Wins Georgia Half (or Not) in 1:06:00

If you're confused about what place Antonio Vega took in Sunday's ING Georgia Half Marathon, well, you're not alone.

The Golden Gopher alum himself, who knows he clocked 1:06:00 for the 13.1 mile event on a windy, 40-degree Atlanta day, is waiting to learn whether he was the race's runner-up or champion. Vega initially thought he finished second to Kenyan Patrick Cheruiyot, whom early reports had winning in 1:05:18.

The Running USA Wire, HERE, reported Cheruiyot the winner on Sunday night, although complete results apparently weren't yet available.

When complete results from the race finally appeared on the race's web-site, HERE, during the day Monday, however, Vega was listed as the champion.

Team USA Minnesota president Pat Goodwin told Down the Backstretch that she is trying to get to the bottom of the issue of whether a timing mistake vaulted Vega one spot too high in the results or if, perhaps, Cheruiyot was disqualified.

When Vega and Goodwin know the full story, we'll let DtB readers know, too.

PRs Abound at Stanford Invite

The main buzz from the weekend centers on Garrett and Elliott Heath both running 13:42 for 5000 meters at Friday night's Stanford Invitational. Thanks to the good folks at Flotrack, you can watch the race itself and then hear what Garrett and Elliott have to say about the results.

We've also included the post-race interview with former Golden Gopher and Team USA Minnesotan Andrew Carlson who finished 4th in the Stanford 10,000m in a PR 28:25.86.


The Stanford 5000m:




Garrett & Elliott Heath Interview:




Andrew Carlson Interview:




There's lots more Flotrack footage from Stanford HERE.

Find full results of the meet HERE.

Short-Cut: Results' Links for March 27-29

Here's what we're keeping an eye on ...

Friday:
Stanford Invitational: Live Results
Update: Garrett Heath runs 13:42.27 ... Elliott Heath runs 13:42.59.

Saturday:
MDRA Seven Mile: Results

Sunday:
ING Georgia Half Marathon: Results

Vega to Race ING Georgia Half Marathon

In a return to a race distance that has treated him well, Team USA Minnesota's Antonio Vega will compete in Sunday's third annual ING Georgia Half Marathon.

Vega (pictured), the former University of Minnesota all-American, made his debut in the distance last July at the New York City Half Marathon, where he ran 1:04:26 for 11th place against a world-class field.

In January, he finished seventh at the USA Half Marathon Championships in Houston, clocking a PR 1:02:55.

Most recently, Vega finished 20th at the USA 15K Championships in mid-March with a 44:45 clocking. Prior to that he was a USA team member and fourth place finisher at the NACAC Cross Country Championships. He earned his way into that race thanks to a 15th-place finish at the USA Cross Country Championships in February.

The ING Georgia Half Marathon, has been a regular stop for Team USA Minnesotans in its three years of existence. In 2007, Team USA's Chris Lundstrom was the runner-up in the race, running 1:06:17. Last year, Lundstrom was 6th in 1:09:44.

Photo by Victor Sailer/Photo Run., courtesy of Team USA Minnesota.

Outdoor track is underway and top-notch distance runners from around the country know the best venue to chase a fast time: Stanford University. Minnesotans like Oklahoma State’s John Stublaski, Georgetown’s T.C. Lumbar and Gopher alum Andrew Carlson will all compete there on Friday.

Two other runners won’t have to travel as far -- Stanford’s own all-American brothers Garrett and Elliott Heath will bring their sub-14 minute 5k P.R.’s to the home track and compete against each other in the fastest section of the 5000 meters.

So, we ask you ...

Yes/No: Will Elliott Heath beat older brother Garrett in the Stanford Invite 5000m?

Note: Garrett Heath is an 8-time All-American at Stanford and ran on their 2006 National Champion Distance Medley squad. The elder Heath is a senior with lifetime bests of 13:56.40 for 5k and 3:39.96 for 1500. Elliott Heath is sophomore coming off a 3rd place finish at NCAA indoors in the 3000. Elliott’s 5k P.R. is 13:59.12.

Both attended Winona Senior High School with Garrett dominating his era with multiple state titles each in the 1600m, 3200m, Cross Country and Nordic Skiing. Elliott is the all-time state record holder in the 2 mile by virtue of his stunning 8:46.12 in 2007.

To play our game, simply type "yes" or "no" into the subject line of an e-mail and send it to us at DtBFantasy [AT] gmail [DOT] com before 10:00 p.m. Friday, March 27. Please put your answer in the subject line of the e-mail and make sure your full name appears somewhere in the e-mail. We will continue to offer a bonus for participants making their debut in Yes/No - a correct answer will be worth two points for any first-time players.

My Answer: Yes.

Last week 10 contestants answered correctly with "yes" when asked the question “Will the combined total of men breaking 25:00 and women breaking 30:00 at the Human Race 8K on Sunday be 13 or more?” Kyle Serreyn has taken over as the sole leader in the Yes/No contest. There are 4 contestants hot on his heels in second place.

You can find the full leaderboard HERE.

Good luck and thanks for playing Yes/No on DtB.

Yetzer, Schmidt Earn Big Ten Honors

Gopher tracksters Elizabeth Yetzer and Kari Schmidt earned the initial Big Ten Big Ten Athlete of the Week awards of the 2009 outdoor season, the school announced.

Yetzer, a sophomore from Lakeville, won both the 800 meters and 1,500 meters at the University of South Florida’s Bulls Invitational to capture Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week honors. She clocked 4:25.35 in the 1500m, an NCAA Midwest Region qualifying time. Yetzer ran 2:10.77 to win the 800 meters.

Schmidt, a senior from Lindstrom, was named the Big Ten Field Event Athlete of the Week. She won the Bull's Invite hammer throw with a toss of 173-4, a personal best and the ninth-best throw in school history. Schmidt also placed second in the shot put with a throw of 47-11.

The awards are the first career weekly Conference honors for both Gopher athletes.

USA Masters Indoor Report: Weddle Wins, Early Miss Trips Langenfeld

Tom Langenfeld, USATF-Minnesota's Masters Track and Field Chair, just sent us a report on the Minnesotans, himself included, in action at the USA Masters Indoor Championships in Landover, Maryland last weekend.

Here's some of what Langenfeld offered about his Minnesota teammates:

"It was Thom Weddle’s weekend — first in the M70 3000m (Friday), second in the Mile (Saturday) and second or third in the 800 on Sunday. (He’s listed second in the posted 800 results, but an Internet report has him third.)

"Jim Schoffman took sixth in the M55 400 and eighth in the 800, both very tough fields. He also moved down into a younger age group to run legs on the Mass Velocity TC medal-winning M40-49 4X40 and 4X800 relay teams.

"Mike Moser was the oldest competitor in the M55 pentathlon by four years and ran into a loaded field. He finished fifth there, but contributed to medal-winning performances in the M50-59 ad-hoc, non-club 4X400 and 4X800 relays."


Tom Langenfeld himself, as we previewed HERE, got the battle he expected in the M70 high jump. The 73-year-old who has won 29 USA Masters high jump titles in his career finished second to 70-year-old Emil Pawlik in the event in Landover.

Both cleared 4-7, but Pawlik won on misses.

"We both got over the winning height -- 4-7 -- on first attempts and missed all three at 4-9," Langenfeld explained. "But I had one careless miss at a lower height. That cost me a chance to get him in a jump-off (in the faint hope that he might finally succumb to exhaustion after already winning the pentathlon with a world-record performance on Friday, and winning the long jump and high hurdles and finishing second in the 60m on Saturday)."

Going into the meet, Langenfeld had been unbeaten in the high jump in his last fourteen consecutive USA Master Championships -- indoors and outdoors. The USA Master Hall of Famer is already looking forward to this summer's USA Masters Outdoor Championships in Oshkosh, Wisconsin for a rematch with Pawlik.

Langenfeld has won high jump titles in eight consecutive USA Masters Outdoor meets, as well as 10 of the last eleven.

Full ... Filling ... and Wide-Open

That's the entry status for three upcoming races hosted by the two largest running event organizers in Minnesota.

The William A. Irvin 5K, held the night before Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, is now full and closed to registration. Twin Cities Marathon's TC 1 Mile, scheduled for May 7, is now more than half-full. Grandma's Marathon, slated for June 20, still has 2000 starting-line spots still available.

William A. Irvin 5K ... reached its capacity of 1500 runners yesterday, race officials announced. Grandma's organizers increased the field size by 300 runners to 1500 for this year's event. Officials noted that entries are still available for their April 18, Fitger's 5K race in Duluth.

TC 1 Mile ... is more than half-full, according to race organizers. The event, which will be capped at 3200 participants in its eight separate races, is the USA Road Mile Championship for men and women and a USATF - Minnesota Team Circuit event.

Grandma's Marathon ... is still 2000 runners shy of its limit of 9500 participants. Last year at this time, less than 300 entries remained for the event, which filled in early April. Grandma's Marathon has reached its capacity in each of the last 14 years.

TCRC Upsets Defending Circuit Champs

One race does not a Team Circuit make.

Still, TC Running Company's wins in the Team Circuit opener on Sunday suggest 2009 could be a compelling year in the battle for team pavement prowess. TCRC squads beat Run N Fun, the defending men's and women's open division champs.

The TCRC men edged RNF by three seconds at the St. Patrick's Day Human Race 8K on Sunday. The TCRC women outran the RNF women by more than a minute for their win.

Circuit results can be found HERE.

Last year, the RNF men outscored runners-up TCRC 125-115 for the Team Circuit title. The RNF women out-paced TCRC 107-83 in 2008.

The RNF men have won at least a share of five of the last six Circuit titles. They won outright in 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2008, and shared the crown with Runners Edge in 2004. The RNF women will have won the last three Circuit titles.

Josh Metcalf led the way for TCRC, finishing 6th overall in 24:54. The Eden Prairie-based squad packed its five scorers within 40 seconds of Metcalf. Defending Human Race men's champ Jeremy Polson led RNF with a 3rd place individual finish in 24:30.

Jenna Boren, the Human Race women's titlist, paced TCRC with a 27:34 clocking. While the total-time scoring made it a comfortable win for TCRC's women, they only edged RNF 27-28 in the competition using "dual meet" scoring.

Former Team USA Minnesotan Brad Lowery, representing the Prairie Striders, won the individual title at Human Race, edging former Carleton College all-American Matt Hooley 24:19 to 24:23.

Full individual results from the Human Race can be found HERE.

The next fixture on the Team Circuit is the Get in Gear 10K on April 25.

Photo -- Matt Hooley (765) leading eventual Human Race champ Brad Lowery -- by Gene Niemi.

Multi-Eventer Roehrig Back in Uniform

University of Minnesota multi-event star Liz Roehrig is back in her Gopher uniform.

The fifth-year senior from Chilton, Wisconsin competed in the high jump, javelin throw, and 4 x 400 meter relay at the team's spring break meet on Friday held at the University of South Florida.

The six-time Big Ten multi-event champion won the high jump competition with a clearance of 5-8 3/4. She also finished 8th in the javelin throw with a toss of 116-6 and helped the Minnesota "B" squad to 5th in the relay.

Find full results from the meet HERE.

Roehrig (pictured) had used up her indoor eligibility prior to the start of the 2009 season, but still has one outdoor season remaining after an ankle injury in 2007 prompted her take a "medical redshirt" for that season.

Roehrig is a two-time all-American in the heptathlon outdoors and was the runner-up in the event at the NCAA Championships last year. Roehrig finished 5th at last summer's Olympic Trials heptathlon.

Roehrig holds five Gopher school records: the indoor pentathlon at 4,218 points, the heptathlon at 5,855) points, the indoor high jump at 5-10 1/2 , the outdoor high jump at 6-0, and the outdoor long jump at 21-1 1/4.

Photo courtesy of the U of M.

Short-Cut: Results' Links for March 20-22

If you thought the sport would take a breath after all of last weekend's NCAA action ... think again!

The Gophers are back in action outdoors in the sunny south ... the Team Circuit hits the streets of St. Paul ... Kara Goucher takes aim at 66 minutes for the half marathon ... and the state's top masters take on the country at the USA Masters Indoor Championships.

Find the results of it all below ...

Friday:
Bulls Invitational (Gopher Women): Heat Sheets * Results
Baldy Castillo Invitational (Gopher Men): Heat Sheets * Results
USA Masters Indoor Championships: Results
Update: Weddle wins M70 3000m in 12:07.40.

Saturday:
Baldy Castillo Invitational (Gopher Men): Heat Sheets * Results
Update: Gophers qualify four to regionals ... Story.
USA Masters Indoor Championships: Results

Sunday:
Lisbon Half Marathon: IAAF Preview * Results * Story
Update: Goucher wins in 1:08:30
St. Patrick's Day Human Race: Results
Update: Brad Lowery, Jenna Boren take titles.
USA Masters Indoor Championships: Results
Update: Langenfeld 2nd in M70 high jump with 4-7.

Yes/No:
Answer: Yes ... more than 13 men and women broke 25:00 and 30:00 at the Human Race.

Summit Avenue in St. Paul will be filled with runners on March 22nd as the USATF Team Circuit kicks off the Minnesota racing season. The Human Race is also designated as the USATF-Minnesota 8K Championship. This fast course is an early test for all the hard-core runners who trained through the long Minnesota winter. This week, Yes/No asks you to predict just how many of these die-hards are ready to run fast this weekend.

Yes/No: Will the combined total of men breaking 25:00 and women breaking 30:00 at the Human Race 8K on Sunday be 13 or more?

Note: From 2005 – 2008, an average of 8.5 men have broken 25:00 at the Human Race 8K --including regular Yes/No contestant Pete Gilman who has run sub 25 each year! During the same period, an average of 8 women have broken 30:00. The weather always plays a major role in trying to run a fast time in March. The early weather reports predict temperatures around 50 and a bit breezy (subject to change of course).

To play our game, simply type "yes" or "no" into the subject line of an e-mail and send it to us at DtBFantasy [AT] gmail [DOT] com before 12:00 p.m. Sunday, March 22. Please put your answer in the subject line of the e-mail ... and make sure your full name appears somewhere in the e-mail. We will continue to offer a bonus for participants making their debut in Yes/No - a correct answer will be worth two points for any first-time players.

My Answer: No.

Kyle Serreyn and I (Doug Cowles) are currently tied for the year-long lead in Yes/No with 6 points each. You can find the full leaderboard HERE.

You can find the DtB's Pick Ten leaderboard HERE, where Mick Hondo leads Toby Hatlevig by a single point in the competition.

Good luck ... and thanks for playing Yes/No!

USATF-Minn. Team Circuit Kicks-Off Sunday

Many of the region’s best runners will toe the line on Summit Avenue this Sunday to kick off the 2009 USATF Minnesota Team Circuit. The Human Race 8K is the first event in the nine race series which continues through the spring and summer, concluding with the City of Lakes 25K on September 13. As the traditional start of the new racing season, The Human Race is the first opportunity for many runners to get a look at the competition that they will be facing in the coming months.

Run N Fun has to be considered the team to beat in the Team Circuit open divisions. The women’s squad has taken the team championship for three consecutive years, while the men’s team has won the past two. On the men’s side, Run N Fun could face a challenge from Collegeville, who won last fall’s Cross Country Circuit and have added a number of talented athletes in recent years. Craig Yotter – USATF Minnesota’s Managing Director – notes that TC Running Company has also been adding depth to their roster and could be a significant factor in both the men’s and women’s divisions.

Team Circuit Scorekeeper Joe Papin sees Run N Fun as a heavy favorite for the season titles, but notes that a number of other squads could challenge in individual races. “Overall, I see this year as an opportunity for several teams to re-create themselves on the road and hopefully one or two can find opportunities to upset the defending champs... I just don't see it happening often enough to produce a true competition for first place,” said Papin. He stressed that depth and durability can be as important as front-running talent in the six-month long circuit.

Look for a strong showing from TC Running Company in the men’s masters and grand masters divisions. The Eden Prairie based squad won the masters title last year and have a number of athletes who have moved into the grand masters ranks. Run N Fun and the Molar Milers should also be stong in both divisions, having shared the grand masters title in 2008.

The St. Cloud River Runners captured the women’s masters and grand masters titles last season. They should be challenged again by Run N Fun and Team Unattached in masters and by MDRA and Prairie Striders in grand masters.

The Human Race 8K begins at 1:20 on Sunday afternoon, starting near the corner of Summit and Cleveland Avenues.

File photo by Gene Niemi

The Miles Lists: Retired and Non-Championship Events

Here are the all-time best marks in boys high school events that have either been discontinued or are no longer contested for championships in the MSHSL.

With these events, we complete our publication of the Miles' Lists -- the comprehensive boys high school performance lists compiled by Wayzata High School coach Bill Miles and his brother Tim Miles, the coach at St. John's University.

Click HERE to find all of the all of the 2008 lists and our recent interview with Bill Miles, as well as all of the 2007 lists.

RETIRED AND NON-CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS

ALL TIME BESTS

100 YARD DASH
9.6 Mark Lutz, Rochester Mayo 1969-70
9.6 Merlin Schauer, Delano 1971
9.7 Pat Clark, Rochester Lourdes 1956
9.7 Butch Miller, Mpls Central 1960
9.7 Pete Shea, Richfield 1966
9.7 Bob Timm, Cooper 1967
9.7 Randy Timm, Cooper 1973
9.7 Mike Yost, Mounds View 1975
9.7 Rick Kjosling, Litchfield 1975
9.7 Elwin Burditte, Minnetonka 1976
(10)
9.7 Jeff Byrd, Mpls Central 1978
9.7 Jeff Brostrom, LaCrescent 1979
9.8 Clayton Burkstrand, Mpls Central 1952
9.8 Bob Hageman, Rochester 1953
9.8 Tom Caswell, Blake 1956
9.8 Jim White, Hibbing 1961
9.8 Bill Stevens, Blake 1962
9.8 Blaine Chatham, Mpls Central 1963-4
9.8 Dave Larkin, SP Mechanic Arts 1965
9.8 Terry Larson, Stillwater 1966
(20)
9.8 Ron Dachis, St Louis Park 1967
9.8 Paul Bearman, St Louis Park 1967
9.8 Dwayne Bowles, Mpls Central 1969
9.8 Greg Kloss, Brainerd 1976
9.8 Robert Blakely, SP Cental 1977-8

220 YARD DASH - STRAIGHTAWAY
20.7 Mark Lutz, Rochester Mayo 1970
21.3 Jim White, Hibbing 1961
21.4 Frank Jordan, Mankato 1948
21.5 Tom Hardy, Austin 1962
21.6 Butch Miller, Mpls Central 1960
21.6 Mike Gillham, St Louis Park 1962
21.6 Jeff Haines, Minnetonka 1962
21.7 Burie Carmichael, Mpls Central 1952
21.7 John Goebel, Hill 1966
21.8 Ray Nevala, Embarass 1951
(10)
21.8 Dan Barklind, Mechanic Arts 1962

660 YARD RUN
1:22.7 Mark Becker, Edina 1969
1:23.8 Jim Lieb, Mpls Southwest 1974
1:24.3 Barry Papermaster, St Louis Park 1972
1:24.3 Skip Chalker, Edina East 1974
1:24..7 Jim Bergen, Stillwater 1978

1500 METERS
3:51.11 Ben Blankenship, Stillwater Area 2007 (equal 4:07.94 1600)
3:55.87 Andrew Richardson, Irondale 2007 (equal 4:13.05 1600)
3:59.69 Derek Mattila, Staples-Motley 1997 (equal 4:17.15 1600)

5000 METERS
14:34.06 Elliott Heath, Winona 2007

110 METER 42" HIGH HURDLES
14.08 Niles Deen, St Paul Como Park 1994
14.97 Rupert Bannerman-Thompson, Roseville Area 2005

180 YARD LOW HURDLES
19.0 Bill McNee, Alexander Ramsey 1965
19.0 Tom Luckemeyer, St Cloud Tech 1974
19.2 Roy Henriksen, Alexander Ramsey 1960
19.2 Tony Lynch, Intl Falls 1962
19.2 Ralph Wirtz, Coon Rapids 1967
19.2 Bob Daly, St Louis Park 1967
19.2 Kevin Ault, White Bear Lake 1969
19.2 Mike Jauss, Montevideo 1972
19.3 Al Montgomery, SP Washington 1966-7
19.3 Jeff Luedeke, Richfield 1967
(10)
19.3 Mark Becker, Edina 1969
19.3 John Bonstrom, Richfield 1970
19.3 Dave Carlson, St Louis Park 1970
19.3 Jerry Johnson, Moorhead 1971
19.3 Rich Nodland, Alexandria 1972
19.3 Greg Schmidt, Alexander Ramsey 1972
19.3 Jim Billingsley, White Bear Lake 1973
19.3 Larry Raddatz, South St Paul 1973
19.3 Jeff Hawkins, Elk River 1974
19.3 George Csathy, Robbinsdale 1977
(20)

400 METER HURDLES
55.02 Peter Stuart, Blaine 2001
55.17 Niles Deneen, St Paul Como Park 1994
57.42 Steve Floyd, Park Center 2000
57.46 Michael Williams, St. Cloud Tech 2002
57.60 Chris Mattke, Elgin-Millville 2000
57.5 JJ Beckstrand, Atwater-GC/Cosmos 1992

ONE MILE STEEPLCHASE
(no water jumps)
4:43.0 Ron Graham, SP Highland Park 1973

2000 M STEEPLECHASE
(with water jumps)
5:54.04 Luke Watson, Stillwater 1998
5:57.78 Jake Watson, Stillwater 2004
6:02.5 Derek Mattila, Staples-Motley 1997
6:10.44 Eric Klingaman, Staples-Motley 1998
6:11.2 Scott Hebel, Burnsville 1986
6:11.83 Josh Gerber, Wayzata 2005
6:11.98 Jon Francis, Stillwater 2000
6:14.75 Ryan Kollman, Centennial 1996
6:16.00 Keith Donovan, Chaska 1989
6:20.61 Jackson Wiley, Eden Prairie 2007
(10)
6:20.87 John Davis, Eden Prairie 2007
6:22.3 Ben Husaby, Eden Prairie 1984
6:22.3 Pat Hoard, Wayzata 1992

3000 M STEEPLECHASE
9:28.2 Tim O'Donnell, Simley 1975
9:29.18 Pat Hoard, Wayzata 1993
9:34.87 Luke Watson, Stillwater 1998
9:39.3 Ben Husaby, Eden Prairie 1984
9:42 Bob Fahey, Cretin 1976
9:48.10 Derek Mattila, Staples-Motley 1997
9:51.19 Forrest Tahdooahnippah, St. Paul Central 2002
9:56.3 Dave Sjogren, Mounds View 1986

SPRINT MEDLEY RELAY
3:27.2* Burnsville 1978 (3:28.5*)
3:27.4 Edina East 1974 (3:28.7y)
3:28.1 White Bear Mariner 1979
3:28.2 Rochester JM 1976 (3:29.5y)
3:28.3* White B Mariner 1978 (3:29.6*)
3:28.4 Mounds View 1976 (3:29.7y)
3:28.8 Wayzata 1977 (3:30.1y)
3:29.16 Bloom Jefferson 1984
3:29.0 Albert Lea 1977 (3:30.3y)
3:29.47 Stillwater 1996
(10)
3:29.2 Albert Lea 1976 (3:30.5y)
3:29.5 Rochester JM 1972 (3:30.8y)
3:29.85 Burnsville 1996
3:30.1 Rochester JM 1974 (3:31.4y)
3:30.36 Stillwater 1986
3:30.2 Rochester Mayo 1976 (3:31.5y)
3:30.4 White Bear Lake 1978 (3:31.7y)
3:30.79 Park 1992
3:30.91 Stillwater 1998
3:30.7 Mounds View 1975 (3:32.0y)
(20)
3:30.7 Stillwater 1977 (3:32.0y)
3:30.7 Burnsville 1977 (3:32.0y)
3:30.98 Stewartville 1996
3:30.8 Moorhead 1972 (3:32.1y)
3:30.8 Simley 1976 (3:32.2y)
3:31.10 St Cloud Apollo 1983
3:31.19 Stewartville 1995
3:31.0 Northfield 1985
3:31.26 Stewartville 1994
3:31.1 Edina East 1975 (3:32.5y)
(30)
3:31.2 Moorhead 1971 (3:32.6y)
3:31.53 Stillwater 1991
3:31.3 White Bear Lake 1972 (3:32.7y)
3:31.63 Eagan 1994
3:31.4 Edina 1970 (3:32.8y)
3:31.4 St Paul Cretin 1975 (3:32.8y)
3:31.69 Stillwater 1992
3:31.5 Minnetonka 1988
3:31.6 Rochester JM 1975 (3:33.0y)
3:31.8 Rosemount 2008
3:32.12 Blaine 1983
(40)
3:31.9 Rochester JM 1978 (3:33.3y)
3:32.23 Apple Valley 1991
3:32.0 Hill-Murray 1987
3:32.0 Mounds View 1977 (3:33.4y)
3:32.38 Rosemount 2007
3:32.3 Bloom Lincoln 1978 (3:33.7y)
3:32.56 Moorhead 1987
3:32.4 Albert Lea 1973 (3:33.8y)
3:32.4 Osseo 1976 (3:33.8y)
3:32.72 White Bear Lake 1998
3:32.5 Edina 1969 (3:33.9y)
(50)
3:32.5 Mpls Washburn 1970 (3:33.9y)
3:32.5 White B Mariner 1974 (3:33.9y)
3:32.5 Simley 1975 (3:33.9y)
3:32.77 Apple Valley 1983
3:32.6 Albert Lea 1980
3:32.6 Alex Ramsey 1973 (3:34.0y)
3:32.6 Bloom Kennedy 1973 (3:34.0y)
3:32.6 Blue Earth 1976 (3:34.0y)
3:32.7 White B Mariner 1976 (3:34.1y)
3:32.98 Bloom Jefferson 1985
(60)
3:32.8 St Paul Park 1970 (3:34.2y)
3:32.9 Osseo 1975 (3:34.3y)
3:32.9 Park Center 1977 (3:34.3y)
3:32.9 Blaine 1984
3:33.17 St Cloud Apollo 1987
3:33.18 Bloom Jefferson 1982
3:33.0 Burnsville 1981
3:33.0 Mpls South 1984
3:33.33 Forest Lake 1995
3:33.1 Edina 1971 (3:34.5y)
(70)
3:33.1 Austin 1973 (3:34.5y)
3:33.1 White Bear Lake 1985
3:33.34 Faribault 1996
3:33.41 Mpls South 1993
3:33.41 Wayzata 1994
3:33.2 Bloom Lincoln 1970 (3:34.6y)
3:33.2 Burnsville 1972 (3:34.6y)
3:33.2 Robb Cooper 1979
3:33.2 Forest Lake 1985
3:33.2 Stillwater 1985
(80)

DISTANCE MEDLEY (4000 m)
10:10.68 Willmar 2007
(Kaafi Adeys, Zack Coquyt,
Abdi Awale, Mustufa Yusuf)
10:12.67 Lakeville South 2007
10:13.43 Winona 2004
10:22.23 Stillwater Area 1998
10:22.87 Rochester Mayo 1976 (10:27.0y)
10:29.3 Austin 1986
10:30.3 Winona 1985 (10:34.4y)
10:33.53 Burnsville 2005
10:34.82 Burnsville 2006
10:35.2 Mpls Southwest 1974 )10:39.4y)
(10)
10:35.7 Mounds View 1969 (10:39.9y)
10:36.57 Mounds View 2000
10:36.6 Faribault 1985 (10:40.8y)
10:37.5 St Louis Park 1964 (10:41.7y)
10:38.6 Rochester JM 1986 (10:42.8y)
10:39.3 North St Paul 1969 (10:43.5y)
10:39.94 Winona 2007
10:39.8 Winona 1986 (10:44.0y)
10:40.3 Mankato West 1983 (10:44.5y)
10:40.4 Mankato West 1986 (10:44.6y)
(20)

4 x 1600 METER RELAY (w/ Baton)
17:29.09 Willmar 2007
(Kaafi Adeys, Mahad Hassan,
Mustufa Yusuf, Mohamed Bedel)
17:38.26 Lakeville North 2006
17:44.3 Stillwater 2004
17:49.8 Stillwater 1998
17:54.5 Osseo 1985
18:03.4 Mpls Central 1964 (18:10.5y)
18:18.5 Mpls Southwest 1974 (18:25.7y)
18:20.6 Mounds View 1969 (18:27.9y)
18:21.1 Stillwater 2006
18:21.9 Osseo 1972 (18:29.2y)

JAVELIN
186-8 Edwin Alberts, Winona 1929
177-10 Louis Alberts, Winona 1926
176-8 Paul Hecimovich, Coleraine 1932
176-0 Karl Schjoll, Northfield 1919
174-4 Clarence Munn, Minneapolis North 1928
172-5 Lloyd Parsons, Mpls Roosevelt 1936
170-8 Ken Dollarhide, Montevideo 1933

“Straddle Style” HIGH JUMP
6-6.75 Tom Stuart, Breckinridge 1963

DECATHLON
5418 Kevin Wolf, Spring Lake Park/St. Anthony 2007

"Youngsters" to Challenge Langenfeld

You might expect life to be easy for a Hall of Fame athlete with a couple dozen USA titles to his credit: every day warmed by the glory of accomplishments; every competition an opportunity for yet another victory lap.

Not so for Minnesota's masters high jump superstar Tom Langenfeld, a 29-time USA Master high jump champion and a recent inductee into the USA Track and Field Masters Hall of Fame. Entering this weekend's USA Masters Indoor Championships in Landover, Maryland, the 73-year-old Edina resident faces a stiff challenge from some "youngsters" just entering his M70 age-group.

Langenfeld, who won high jump title #28 at last year's USA Indoor meet with a 4-7 clearance and earned victory #29 outdoors at 4-5, faces strong, new company this year. 70-year-old Emil Pawlik of Texas is entered in the competition with a 5-0 seed. Joining him is another newbie-septuagenarian Gerald Counihan of New York, whom Langenfeld expects to challenge as well.

"Pawlik is indeed a formidable competitor — an exceptional multi-eventer who started out as a high jumper," Langenfeld told DtB. "He ranked No. 1 nationally in the indoor M65 high jump the past two years. Earlier he won world M60 championships in the high jump and decathlon. He and another former indoor champ, Jerry Counihan, are 3½ years younger than I am, with both turning 70 this January. That means that they’ve once again moved into my age group a year and a half before I could escape to the next group."

Still, Langenfeld has had success against his spry rivals when they've found themselves in the same competition before.

"I managed to beat both of them indoors in Boston (barely) after they turned 65 five years ago," Langenfeld recounted, "and I beat Pawlik outdoors in Decatur (barely) later that year (Counihan opting to focus on the pole vault there). But Pawlik has generally jumped an inch or two higher than I have when we’ve jumped together in different age groups since I turned 70. I’ve had a slight edge on Counihan in recent times, though we’ve split about evenly over the years, and he looked better than I did in Boston last year. Jerry Sullivan, another former national age group champ, will also be in the mix. So it should be interesting."

The M70 high jump takes place Sunday morning. Among other Minnesotans competing at the meet are Thom Weddle, a distance runner in the M70 age-group and Mike Moser, an M55 multi-eventer.

Find full schedule and entry information for the meet HERE.

The Miles' Lists: 3200 Meter Relay

We've just about completed our run through the Miles' Lists -- the comprehensive boys high school performance lists compiled by St. John's University coach Tim Miles and Wayzata High School coach Bill Miles. Today's event: the 3200 meter relay.

Tomorrow, we'll cap things off with performance lists in retired and non-championship events.

Click HERE to find all of the 2007 lists, our recent interview with Bill Miles, and all of the 2008 Miles' Lists we've published.

3200 METER RELAY

2008 BESTS
7:45.31 Apple Valley
7:49.97 Brainerd
7:53.82 Buffalo
7:54.81 Bemidji
7:57.03 Rosemount
7:57.6 Edina
7:57.94 Stillwater Area
7:58.95 Roseville Area
8:00.46 Willmar
8:01.90 DeLaSalle
(10)
8:02.18 Winona
8:03.18 Mounds View
8:04.33 Grand Rapids
8:04.63 Eden Prairie
8:04.81 Forest Lake
8:05.28 Andover
8:06.06 Osseo
8:06.07 Wayzata
8:06.7 Burnsville
8:08.75 Richfield
(20)
8:09.00 Robbinsdale Armstrong
8:09.12 Plainview-Elgin-Millville
8:09.15 Park Center
8:09.23 Anoka
8:09.69 Fairmont
8:10.8 Warroad
8:11.59 Holy Angels
8:12.26 New Prague
8:13.40 Delano
8:13.43 Redwood Valley
(30)
8:13.76 Hastings
8:14.09 Robbinsdale Cooper
8:14.84 Farmington
8:15.93 Chaska
8:17.27 Tartan
8:17.86 Faribault
8:18.98 Perham
8:19.19 Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted
8:19.52 St. Paul Academy & Summit School
8:19.81 Stewartville
(40)
8:21.46 Austin
8:21.73 Fridley
8:22.57 Kasson-Mantorville
8:23.4 Eastview
8:23.75 New London-Spicer
8:23.8 St. Cloud Apollo
8:24.47 White Bear Lake
8:24.54 Blaine
8:24.56 Mankato West
8:25.01 St. Paul Central
(50)
8:25.04 Woodbury
8:25.25 Moorhead
8:25.28 Rochester Century
8:25.57 Hutchinson
8:26.62 Roseau
8:27.14 Big Lake
8:27.24 Mahtomedi
8:27.46 Benson/Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
8:27.50 Minnetonka
8:27.85 Adrian
(60)
8:28.34 Minneapolis Southwest
8:28.58 St. Michael-Albertville
8:28.91 Park
8:29.08 Maple Grove
8:29.1 Hibbing
8:29.66 Waconia
8:29.90 Spring Lake Park/St. Anthony
8:30.02 Henry Sibley
8:30.23 Centennial
8:30.38 Coon Rapids
(70)
8:30.62 Mounds Park Academy
8:30.95 Minnehaha Academy
8:31.23 St. Francis
8:31.67 North St. Paul
8:34.01 Holy Family Catholic
8:34.67 Cromwell
8:34.88 Byron
8:37.79 Meadow Creek Christian

2008 STATE MEET CLASS AA RESULTS
1 Apple Valley 7:45.31
(Nick Metzger, Spencer Vadner,
Mike Hutton, Nick Hutton)
2 Brainerd 7:49.97
3 Buffalo 7:56.42
4 Stillwater Area 7:58.10
5 Edina 8:01.08
6 Winona 8:02.18
7 Mounds View 8:03.18
8 Bemidji 8:12.11
9 Grand Rapids 8:18.01

2008 STATE MEET CLASS A RESULTS
1 DeLaSalle 8:01.90
(Colin Carpenter, Joe Hamel,
Patrick Bryant, Ned Brady)
2 Plainview-Elgn-Millvl 8:09.12
3 Fairmont 8:09.69
4 Warroad 8:12.67
5 Redwood Valley 8:13.43
6 Perham 8:18.98
7 New London-Spicer 8:23.75
8 Cromwell 9:02.54

3200 METER RELAY ALL TIME BESTS
7:41.94 Stillwater Area 1998
7:42.24 Willmar 2007
7:45.31 Apple Valley 2008
7:45.95 Mounds View 2007
7:47.58 Lakeville North 2006
7:48.38 Stillwater Area 2004
7:49.14 Mankato West 2003
7:49.97 Brainerd 2008
7:50.77 Buffalo 2006
7:50.94 Eden Prairie 2006
(10)
7:51.05 Stillwater Area 2003
7:51.22 Alexandria 2005
7:51.50 St. Paul Central 2001
7:51.47 Rosemount 2006
7:51.74 Eden Prairie 2005
7:51.88 Willmar 2006
7:52.18 Eden Prairie 2001
7:52.31 Eden Prairie 2000
7:52.56 Eden Prairie 2003
7:52.58 Mounds View 2003
(20)
7:52.65 Rosemount 2005
7:52.68 Stillwater Area 1997
7:52.5 St Louis Park 1965 (7:55.6y)
7:53.03 Bloom Jefferson 1997
7:53.79 Lakeville South 2007
7:53.82 Buffalo 2008
7:54.05 Lakeville 2005
7:54.09 Wayzata 2001
7:54.13 Perham 2004
7:54.26 Eden Prairie 2004
(30)
7:54.37 Alexandria 1998
7:54.52 Apple Valley 2007
7:54.71 Eastview 2007
7:54.77 Stillwater Area 1999
7:54.81 Bemidji 2008
7:54.7 Alex Ramsey 1968 (7:57.9y)
7:55.06 Eden Prairie 1999
7:55.34 Alexandria 1997
7:55.2 Stillwater Area 1996
7:55.7 Minnetonka 1983
(40)
7:55.99 Tartan 2005
7:56.18 Rochester Mayo 2003
7:56.21 Pine Island 2007
7:56.23 Winona 2001
7:56.47 Mounds View 1999
7:56.50 Buffalo 2007
7:56.51 Hopkins 2003
7:56.64 St Michael-Albertville 2000
7:56.88 Apple Valley 2000
7:56.91 Duluth East 2002
(50)
7:56.7 Irondale 1991
7:57.03 Rosemount 2008
7:57.08 Faribault 2000
7:56.9 Osseo 1985
7:57.40 Apple Valley 1999
7:57.51 Stillwater Area 2005
7:57.55 Rosemount 2007
7:57.4 Robb Armstrong 1991
7:57.58 Burnsville 2003
7:57.66 Eden Prairie 2002
(60)
7:57.69 Mounds View 2000
7:57.70 Minnetonka 1997
7:57.6 St Paul Cretin 1976 (8:00.8y)
7:57.6 Edina 2008
7:57.89 St. Paul Arlington 2003
7:57.7 Stillwater 1978 (8:00.9y)
8:57.94 Stillwater Area 2008
7:57.8 Osseo 1991
7:58.05 Mankato West 2002
7:58.06 Staples-Motley 2000
(70)
7:58.08 St Cloud Apollo 2000
7:57.9 Blaine 1980
7:58.39 Eden Prairie 1997
7:58.44 Winona 1999
7:58.76 Wayzata 2004
7:58.87 Minnetonka 2003
7:58.7 Edina 2004
7:58.95 Roseville Area 2008
7:59.02 Hopkins 2006
7:59.15 Buffalo 2005
(80)
7:59.37 Wayzata 1994
7:59.54 Osseo 1997
7:59.56 Mounds View 2002
7:59.57 Mounds View 2006
7:59.60 Eden Prairie 2007
7:59.62 Pine Island 2005
7:59.68 Robbinsdale Armstrong 2006
7:59.5 Armstrong 1984
7:59.93 Perham 2005
7:59.97 Hopkins 2005
(90)
7:59.8 White Bear Lake 1975 (8:03.0y)
8:00.20 Moorhead 2007
8:00.42 Stillwater Area 2007
8:00.2 Benilde 1975 (8:03.4y)
8:00.2 St Louis Park 1976 (8:03.4y)
8:00.2 Alex Ramsey 1978 (8:03.4y)
8:00.45 Eden Prairie 1998
8:00.46 Willmar 2008
8:00.48 Sartell 2000
8:00.48 St Paul Central 2000
(100)

Dorniden, Mead Named Athletes of the Month

USA Track & Field - Minnesota named Heather Dorniden and Hassan Mead its Athletes of the Month for March 2009.

Dorniden, a University of Minnesota senior, was honored for winning the 600 meter and mile events at last month’s Big Ten Indoor Championships. The Rosemount High School graduate set a meet record in the 600m with her 1:27.78 clocking. She ran 4:43.71 in the mile.

Mead, a Golden Gopher sophomore, was recognized for his double win at the Big Ten Championships. The Minneapolis South alum won the 3000 and 5000 meter races at the meet. The defending Big Ten cross country champ clocked 8:02.61 in the 3000m and 13:58.16 in the 5000m.

USA Track & Field Minnesota selects Athletes of the Month to honor excellence in track and field and its related sports in Minnesota.

The Miles' Lists: 1600 Meter Relay

Today's Miles' List event -- the 1600 meter relay.

Click HERE to find all of the 2007 lists, our recent interview with Bill Miles, and all of the 2008 Miles' Lists we've published so far.


1600 METER RELAY

2008 BESTS
3:18.77 Woodbury
3:19.22 Buffalo
3:19.47 Rosemount
3:21.05 Mankato West
3:21.11 Burnsville
3:22.27 Fridley
3:22.70 Apple Valley
3:22.88 Fairmont
3:22.91 Eastview
3:24.05 Fillmore Central/Lanesboro
(10)
3:24.06 Breckenridge/Campbell-Tintah
3:24.83 Robbinsdale Cooper
3:24.99 White Bear Lake
3:25.1 United South Central/Alden-Conger
3:25.52 Mounds View
3:25.54 Roseville Area
3:26.37 Moorhead
3:26.73 Bemidji
3:27.00 Delano
3:27.02 Austin
(20)
3:27.35 Osseo
3:27.51 Maple Grove
3:27.52 Waconia
3:27.93 Anoka
3:27.7 Worthington
3:28.03 Totino Grace
3:28.11 Minnetonka
3:28.13 Eden Prairie
3:28.14 Prior Lake
3:28.34 New Life Academy
(30)
3:28.64 Coon Rapids
3:28.76 Grand Rapids
3:29.10 Winona
3:29.10 Stillwater Area
3:29.16 Foley
3:29.22 North St. Paul
3:29.32 Rochester Century
3:29.41 Eagan
3:29.62 Edina
3:29.72 Chatfield
(40)
3:29.73 Albert Lea
3:29.87 Minneapolis Academy
3:29.98 Hopkins
3:30.09 Yellow Medicine East
3:30.30 Brainerd
3:30.39 Roseau
3:30.54 Simley
3:30.57 Farmington
3:30.61 South St. Paul
3:30.61 Forest Lake
(50)
3:30.71 New Prague
3:30.6 Chaska
3:30.6 Tracy-Milroy-Balaton
3:30.96 Morris Area
3:31.39 Elk River
3:31.67 Robbinsdale Armstrong
3:31.68 Glencoe-Silver Lake
3:31.70 Andover
3:31.79 Benson/Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
3:31.80 Minneapolis South
(60)
3:31.99 Maple River
3:32.04 Willmar
3:32.19 Owatonna
3:32.29 Mahtomedi
3:32.1 St. Cloud Tech
3:32.39 St. Croix Lutheran
3:32.45 Tartan
3:32.56 Wayzata
3:32.57 Centennial
3:32.63 Milaca
(70)
3:32.69 Belle Plaine/Holy Family
3:32.86 Kasson-Mantorville
3:33.01 MACCRAY
3:33.03 St. Francis
3:33.12 Hawley/Ulen-Hiterdal
3:33.25 Richfield
3:33.29 Irondale
3:33.49 Becker
3:33.66 Spring Lake Park/St. Anthony
3:33.72 Sartell-St. Stephen
(80)

2008 STATE MEET CLASS AA RESULTS
1 Woodbury 3:18.77
(Matt Domski, Wahlo Cooper,
Rashad West, Ernest Dorsett)
2 Buffalo 3:19.22
3 Rosemount 3:19.47
4 Mankato West 3:21.05
5 Burnsville 3:21.11
6 Fridley 3:22.27
7 Eastview 3:22.91
8 Apple Valley 3:23.61
9 Robbinsdale Cooper 3:24.83

2008 STATE MEET CLASS A RESULTS
1 Fairmont 3:22.88
(Trevor Bulock, Jesse Walters,
Jeff Janssen, Paul Mallory)
2 Lanesboro/FillmoreCen 3:24.05
3 Brecknrdge/Camp-Tint 3:24.06
4 Usc/Ac 3:25.21
5 New LifeAcad Woodbury 3:28.34
6 DeLaSalle 3:29.87
7 Roseau 3:30.39
8 Foley 3:34.48
9 Esko 3:34.86

1600 METER RELAY ALL TIME BESTS
3:14.47 Mounds View 2007
3:16.89 Stillwater 1997
3:18.67 Woodbury 2004
3:18.5 Edina 1968 (3:19.8y)
3:18.77 Woodbury 2008
3:18.81 Mounds View 2005
3:18.88 Hopkins 2001
3:18.9 Edina 1969 (3:20.2y)
3:19.22 Buffalo 2008
3:19.44 Apple Valley 1999
(10)
3:19.2 Moorhead 1971 (3:20.5y)
3:19.45 Coon Rapids 2001
3:19.47 Rosemount 2008
3:19.4 Alex. Ramsey 1968 (3:20.7y)
3:19.5 Bloom Kennedy 1971 (3:20.8y)
3:19.79 Mounds View 1999
3:19.84 Apple Valley 2001
3:20.00 Buffalo 2006
3:20.08 Fairmont 1984
3:19.9 White Bear Lake 1971 (3:21.2y)
(20)
3:20.19 Stillwater Area 1998
3:20.24 Apple Valley 1992
3:20.49 Stillwater Area 2000
3:20.60 Wayzata 2002
3:20.62 Robbinsdale Armstrong 2002
3:20.4 Armstrong 1978 (3:21.7y)
3:20.64 St Michael-Albertville 1999
3:20.67 Robbinsdale Cooper 2006
3:20.71 Moorhead 1993
3:20.77 Minnetonka 1996
(30)
3:20.6 Rochester JM 1974 (3:21.9y)
3:20.6 Wayzata 1978 (3:21.9y)
3:20.6 Wayzata 1981
3:20.87 Park 1985
3:20.96 Mounds View 2000
3:21.01 Stillwater Area 1999
3:20.8 Edina 1966 (3:22.1y)
3:20.8 Moorhead 1973 (3:22.1y)
3:21.05 Mankato West 2008
3:21.11 Burnsville 2008
(40)
3:20.9 White Bear Lake 1970 (3:22.2y)
3:20.9 Albert Lea 1976 (3:22.2y)
3:21.1 Edina 1965 (3:22.4y)
3:21.38 Bloom Jefferson 1999
3:21.40 Mounds View 2001
3:21.2 White Bear Lake 1966 (3:22.5y)
3:21.2 Rochester JM 1969 (3:22.5y)
3:21.2 Owatonna 1974 (3:22.5y)
3:21.2 Mounds View 1987
3:21.3 White Bear Mariner 1974 (3:22.6y)
(50)
3:21.54 Hopkins 2007
3:21.55 Apple Valley 1989
3:21.65 Stillwater 1996
3:21.5 Mounds View 1977 (3:22.8y)
3:21.76 Minnetonka 1985
3:21.82 Owatonna 1981
3:21.6 Armstrong 1979 (3:22.9y)
3:21.84 Tartan 2007
3:21.88 Eagan 2006
3:21.91 Irondale 1992
(60)
3:21.93 Burnsville 2000
3:21.7 White Bear Lake 1967 (3:23.0y)
3:21.7 Mankato 1968 (3:23.0y)
3:21.7 Edina East 1974 (3:23.0y)
3:21.97 Minnetonka 1989
3:21.97 Alexandria 2005
3:21.8 St Louis Park 1971 (3:23.1y)
3:21.8 Moorhead 1972 (3:23.1y)
3:22.08 Albert Lea 1988
3:22.20 White Bear Lake 1985
(70)
3:22.20 Rochester Mayo 2002
3:22.0 Moorhead 1980
3:22.0 Red Wing 1976 (3:23.3y)
3:22.0 Eden Prairie 1978 (3:23.3y)
3:22.0 Wayzata 1979 (3:23.3y)
3:22.27 Irondale 1989
3:22.27 Fridley 2008
3:22.29 Eastview 2005
3:22.31 Burnsville 2001
3:22.33 Mounds View 2006
(80)
3:22.1 Rochester JM 1971 (3:23.4y)
3:22.2 Stillwater 1977 (3:23.5y)
3:22.2 Albert Lea 1977 (3:23.5y)
3:22.2 Wayzata 1980
3:22.50 St Francis 1989
3:22.3 White Bear Mariner 1975 (3:23.6y)
3:22.54 Woodbury 2006
3:22.55 Minnetonka 1988
3:22.55 Anoka 2006
3:22.59 Edina 1999
(90)
3:22.62 LeCenter/Cleveland 1997
3:22.4 St Louis Park 1967 (3:23.7y)
3:22.4 Mankato 1968 (3:23.7y)
3:22.4 Edina 1971 (3:23.7y)
3:22.4 White Bear Lake 1978 (3:23.7y)
3:22.4 Blaine 1984
3:22.70 Apple Valley 2008
3:22.5 St Paul Central 1989
3:22.5 Mounds View 1973 (3:23.8y)
3:22.75 Robbinsdale Armstrong 2006
(100)

Sub-1:06:00 for Kara Goucher in Lisbon?

Can Kara Goucher run under sixty-six minutes at the Lisbon Half Marathon this Sunday in Portugal?

That's 5:02 miles ... a baker's dozen of them!

Goucher's coach Alberto Salazar thinks so. He told the Portland Oregonian as much, HERE, in a story published this morning. The women's record on the course is 1:05:44 by Kenya's Susan Chepkemei, set in 2001.

Salazar-coached runners have been on a roll recently -- Galen Rupp just won three events at the NCAA Indoor Championships, leading the University of Oregon to a team title, and Amy Yoder Begley won USA titles at 3000 meters indoors and 15K on the roads in the past two weeks.

Goucher is running the Lisbon Half as part of her preparation for April's Boston Marathon.

Photo by Victor Sailer/Photo Run.

TC 1 Mile, Irvin 5K Registration Opens

Two of the shorter races hosted by Minnesota's biggest running events are gearing up.

Registration for the Medtronic TC 1 Mile opened on Friday. The event, scheduled for Thursday night, May 7, is the richest road mile in the United States, offering $22,000 in prize money, plus a $10,000 "bounty," if the winning male breaks 4:00 or the winning female breaks 4:28. The event will serve as the USA Road Mile Championship for men and women as well as an event on the USA Track and Field - Minnesota Team Circuit.

On-line-only registration for the event is HERE.

Sign-up for the William A. Irvin 5K in Duluth opens tomorrow -- actually a minute after midnight "tonight." The race takes place Friday night, June 19th outside the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center and is part of a weekend's worth of races and events tied to the 33rd-annual Grandma's Marathon.

Last year, registration for the Irvin closed in two days, although 300 spots in the race have been added this year for a limit of 1200 entrants.

On-line-only registration for the event is HERE.

The Miles' Lists: 800 Meter Relay

Continuing with the Miles' List relays this week, here's today's event -- the 800 meter relay.

Click HERE to find all of the 2007 lists, our recent interview with Bill Miles, and all of the 2008 Miles' Lists we've published so far.

800 METER RELAY

2008 BESTS
1:28.46 Hopkins
1:29.12 Glencoe-Silver Lake
1:29.17 Anoka
1:29.42 Mankato West
1:29.45 Woodbury
1:29.55 Champlin Park
1:29.57 Rosemount
1:29.80 Osseo
1:30.13 White Bear Lake
1:30.14 Eden Prairie
(10)
1:30.20 Forest Lake
1:30.25 Buffalo
1:30.26 North St. Paul
1:30.48 Totino Grace
1:30.50 Worthington
1:30.67 Richfield
1:30.70 Farmington
1:30.75 Blaine
1:30.79 Maple Grove
1:30.88 Robbinsdale Armstrong
(20)
1:30.90 Minneapolis South
1:31.12 Roseville Area
1:31.14 Sartell-St. Stephen
1:31.16 North Branch
1:31.23 Stillwater Area
1:31.27 Albany
1:31.42 Mounds View
1:31.50 Mankato East
1:31.57 St. Louis Park
1:31.74 Providence Academy
(30)
1:31.79 St. Cloud Apollo
1:31.84 Shakopee
1:31.84 New Life Academy
1:31.93 Centennial
1:30.03 Fillmore Central/Lanesboro
1:32.08 Bemidji
1:32.12 Simley
1:32.14 Caledonia/Spring Grove/Mabel-Canton
1:32.16 DeLaSalle
1:32.20 Tracy-Milroy-Balaton
(40)
1:32.33 Fridley
1:32.34 Waconia
1:32.36 Lake City
1:32.39 Tartan
1:32.40 Eagan
1:32.43 Pine Island
1:32.44 United South Central/Alden-Conger
1:32.2 Yellow Medicine East
1:32.61 Andover
1:32.70 Lakeville South
(50)
1:32.85 Morris Area
1:32.91 Elk River
1:32.93 Wayzata
1:32.94 Prior Lake
1:32.99 Chatfield
1:33.12 Becker
1:32.9 MACCRAY
1:33.17 Robbinsdale Cooper
1:33.18 Breckenridge/Campbell-Tintah
1:33.20 Coon Rapids
(60)
1:33.26 Maple Lake
1:33.28 Watertown-Mayer
1:33.0 New Prague
1:33.25 Austin
1:33.37 St. Cloud Tech
1:33.44 Minnehaha Academy
1:33.45 St. Paul Highland Park
1:33.52 Minnetonka
1:33.54 Burnsville
1:33.55 South St. Paul
(70)
1:33.56 Chaska
1:33.56 Minneapolis North
1:33.71 Brainerd
1:33.73 St. Croix Lutheran
1:33.78 Cambridge-Isanti
1:34.02 Moorhead
1:33.8 Faribault
1:34.09 St. Cloud Cathedral
1:34.13 Apple Valley
1:34.22 Rochester Century
(80)

2008 STATE MEET CLASS AA RESULTS
1 Champlin Park 1:29.55
(Davis Brown, Thomas Youngquist,
Aaron Gigler, Ouldayo Obilade)
2 Rosemount 1:29.69
3 Anoka 1:29.90
4 Woodbury 1:29.98
5 Eden Prairie 1:30.50
6 White Bear Lake Area 1:30.56
7 Hopkins 1:30.57
8 Farmington 1:30.70
9 Sartell-St Stephen 1:31.14

2008 STATE MEET CLASS A RESULTS
1 Glencoe-Silver Lake 1:29.12
(Darren Thompson, Luke Alsleben,
Kyle O’Connell, Matt Muenchow)
2 Lanesboro/FillmoreCen 1:30.03
3 Worthington 1:30.50
4 Albany 1:31.27
5 New LifeAcad Woodbury 1:31.99
6 Providence Academy 1:32.15
7 Caledonia/SpringGrove 1:32.35
8 Pine Island 1:33.16
9 Morris Area 1:33.89

800 METER RELAY ALL TIME BESTS
1:27.73 Mankato East 2004
1:27.77 Mounds View 2007
1:27.86 Lakeville 2005
1:27.9 Moorhead 1972 (1:28.4y)
1:28.23 Hopkins 2001
1:28.0 St Louis Park 1970 (1:28.5y)
1:28.35 Eastview 2002
1:28.36 Robbinsdale Armstrong 2006
1:28.42 Hopkins 2007
1:28.46 Hopkins 2008
(10)
1:28.3 Moorhead 1969 (1:28.8y)
1:28.3 Edina 1970 (1:28.8y)
1:28.62 Mounds View 2000
1:28.65 North St Paul 2000
1:28.66 Bloomington Jefferson 1999
1:28.70 North St. Paul 2005
1:28.73 Stillwater Area 2000
1:28.74 Park-Cottage Grove 2004
1:28.5 Mpls North 1965 (1:29.0y)
1:28.5 Moorhead 1968 (1:29.0y)
(20)
1:28.81 Roseville Area 2005
1:28.6 Mpls North 1966 (1:29.1y)
1:28.6 Moorhead 1967 (1:29.1y)
1:28.90 Robbinsdale Cooper 2006
1:28.93 Minnetonka 1977 (1:29.44y)
1:28.93 Hermantown 2004
1:28.7 Moorhead 1966 (1:29.2y)
1:28.7 Mpls Central 1968 (1:29.2y)
1:28.94 Irondale 2007
1:28.94 Robbinsdale Armstrong 2007
(30)
1:28.98 St. Louis Park 2002
1:28.8 Edina 1969 (1:29.3y)
1:28.8 Moorhead 1970 (1:29.3y)
1:29.12 Robbinsdale Armstrong 2001
1:29.12 Glencoe-Silver Lake 2008
1:28.9 Robb Armstrong 1977 (1:29.4y)
1:29.14 Brainerd 2000
1:29.17 Anoka 2008
1:29.18 Roseville Area 2002
1:29.0 Mpls Central 1972 (1:29.5y)
(40)
1:29.0 Moorhead 1973 (1:29.5y)
1:29.24 Osseo 2007
1:29.25 Rocori 2000
1:29.28 Woodbury 2004
1:29.1 Richfield 1971 (1:29.6y)
1:29.37 Park Center 2000
1:29.37 DeLaSalle 2004
1:29.39 St. Louis Park 2001
1:29.39 Minneapolis Washburn 2005
1:29.40 Anoka 2006
(50)
1:29.41 Mounds View 2001
1:29.42 Mankato West 2008
1:29.2 Rochester Mayo 1969 (1:29.7y)
1:29.2 Mpls Washburn 1972 (1:29.7y)
1:29.2 Edina East 1974 (1:29.7y)
1:29.44 Woodbury 2005
1:29.45 Woodbury 2008
1:29.50 Rocori 2001
1:29.54 Eagan 2000
1:29.55 Champlin Park 2008
(60)
1:29.57 Rosemount 2008
1:29.58 Lakeville 2003
1:29.59 Farmington 2007
1:29.62 Annandale 2005
1:29.62 Eagan 2006
1:29.62 Mounds View 2006
1:29.63 Mankato East 2007
1:29.4 Mankato 1967 (1:29.9y)
1:29.4 Robbinsdale 1968 (1:29.9y)
1:29.4 Rochester Mayo 1969 (1:29.9y)
(70)
1:29.4 Mpls North 1974 (1:29.9y)
1:29.4 Mounds View 1975 (1:29.9y)
1:29.4 Hop Lindbergh 1977 (1:29.9y)
1:29.65 White Bear Lake 1998
1:29.65 Mounds View 1999
1:29.67 Wayzata 2002
1:29.72 St. Paul Johnson 2007
1:29.5 St Louis Park 1966 (1:30.0y)
1:29.5 White Bear Lake 1974 (1:30.0y)
1:29.5 Austin 1975 (1:30.0y)
(80)
1:29.5 Bloom Jefferson 1977 (1:30.0y)
1:29.5 Burnsville 1977 (1:30.0y)

McGregor Runner-Up Again at USA 15K

A familiar nemesis kept Team USA Minnesota's Katie McGregor from winning that elusive USA 15K title.

Amy Yoder Begley pulled away from McGregor (pictured) and teammate Emily Brown in the race's final strides to win the USA 15K Championship hosted by the Gate River Run in Jacksonville. Florida on Saturday.

Yoder Begley clocked 49:51 for the win. McGregor ran 49:57 for second. Brown, the USA Cross Country champion, ran 50:03 for third.

Yoder Begley, of course, finished third in the Olympic Trials 10,000 meters last summer, speeding to an improbable Olympic Games-qualifying time en route. McGregor finished 4th in the event, narrowly missing the Games for a second straight time.

McGregor, who has earned USA titles twice at 10K on the road, at 10,000m on the track, and at 25K has been the USA 15K runner-up two years in a row.

"The race was strategic, but I like to keep it honest so I was up there pushing the pace," McGregor, said in a Team USA Minnesota media release. "I am happy with it although one of these years I'd like to take home the win. It was nice having my teammate Emily up there with me throughout the race."

Brown, who made her 15k championship debut with the race, was not displeased with her finish.

"I was real happy with this race and to be in the leading pack with such decorated competition," the former Golden Gopher said. "I came to Jacksonville to run 50 flat and ran 50:06. I focused on holding on as long as possible. I'm pleased with my third place finish."

Kristen Nicolini Lehmkuhle finished in 14th place in 52:14, Meghan Armstrong took 15th place in 52:35, and Michelle Lilienthal was 21st in 53:32, all represent Team USA Minnesota. Katie Koski of Duluth finished 40th in 57:02.

Lehmkuhle 8th, Carlson 9th ... Team USA Minnesota's Jason Lehmkuhle edged former teammate Andrew Carlson, the defending USA 15K champion, for 8th place. Lehmkuhle clocked a PR 44:09; Carlson ran 44:11.

Anthony Famiglietti won the race in 43:36.

Other men's notables included: Team USA's Josh Moen, 14th in 44:34; Team USA's Matt Gabrielson, 16th in 44:36; Team USA's Antonio Vega, 20th in 44:45; former Stillwater star Luke Watson, 34th in 46:20; Team USA's Chris Lundstrom, 37th in 46:24; former Team USA-er Brad Lowery, 42nd in 46:47; former Golden Gopher Chad Johnson, 43rd in 46:47; and Carleton College alum Matt Hooley, 49th in 47:44.

Also ...

Find full results from the race HERE.

Find video from the event HERE.

Photo by Victor Sailer/Photo Run.

The Miles' Lists: 400 Meter Relay

We're down to just the relays of the Miles' Lists, the 2008 and all-time high school boys performance lists compiled by Bill and Tim Miles. Today's event -- the 400 meter relay.

Click HERE to find all of the 2007 lists, our recent interview with Bill Miles, and all of the 2008 Miles' Lists we've published so far.


400 METER RELAY

2008 BESTS
42.38 Osseo
42.70 Farmington
42.75 Wayzata
42.80 Forest Lake
42.90 Irondale
43.07 Faribault
43.08 Anoka
43.19 North St. Paul
43.37 Mankato East
43.39 Concordia Academy
(10)
43.41 Eagan
43.41 Robbinsdale Armstrong
43.42 Lakeville North
43.43 Brainerd
43.44 Eden Prairie
43.56 Fridley
43.57 Cretin-Derham Hall
43.57 Champlin Park
43.58 Andover
43.59 St. Louis Park
(20)
43.60 Blaine
43.64 Woodbury
43.65 Spring Lake Park/St. Anthony
43.66 Richfield
43.66 Maple Grove
43.69 St. Cloud Tech
43.70 Mankato West
43.80 MACCRAY
43.90 Hopkins
43.93 Robbinsdale Cooper
(30)
43.95 White Bear Lake
44.00 St. Paul Central
44.00 Holy Family Catholic
44.01 Delano
44.01 Sartell-St. Stephen
44.06 Chatfield
44.09 Minneapolis Washburn
44.11 DeLaSalle
44.18 Minnetonka
44.20 Providence Adademy
(40)
44.21 Caledonia/Spring Grove/Mabel-Canton
44.22 Burnsville
44.25 St. Cloud Apollo
44.25 Stewartville
44.34 St. Paul Johnson
44.36 Roseville
44.36 Mounds View
44.36 Totino Grace
44.36 St. James
44.40 Lakeville South
(50)
44.43 Buffalo
44.43 Fillmore Central/Lanesboro
44.45 Alexandria
44.49 Tracy-Milroy-Balaton
44.57 St. Thomas Academy
44.61 Foley
44.63 Rosemount
44.65 Sauk Rapids-Rice
44.68 Yellow Medicine East
44.76 Chaska
(60)
44.78 Owatonna
44.79 Stillwater Area
44.79 Maple River
44.80 Winona
44.80 Bloomington Kennedy
44.87 Northfield
44.88 Rochester Century
44.88 Coon Rapids
44.93 Elk River
44.7 Frazee
(70)
45.00 Hutchinson
45.00 LeSueur-Henderson
45.02 Eastview
45.03 Montevideo
45.09 New Prague
45.11 Redwood Valley
45.13 Minnehaha Academy
45.15 Hawley/Ulen-Hiterdal
45.20 Park Center
45.20 Hermantown
(80)

2008 STATE MEET CLASS AA RESULTS
1 Osseo 42.40
(George Kawalawu, Whitney Brown,
Marcus Sims, Tendeh Brownell)
2 Wayzata 42.75
3 Farmington 42.85
4 Irondale 43.08
5 North 43.19
6 Eagan 43.41
7 Brainerd 43.43
8 Anoka 44.22
9 Faribault 44.48

2008 STATE MEET CLASS A RESULTS
1 St Croix Lutheran 43.39
(Ben Gavin, Michael Roeller,
Tyler Koester, Matt Dvorak)
2 Maccray 43.80
3 Holy Family Catholic 44.00
4 Providence Academy 44.20
5 Stewartville 44.25
6 Chatfield 44.69
7 Foley 45.24
8 Hawley/Ulen-Hitterdal 46.27
Caledonia/SpringGrove DQ

400 METER RELAY ALL TIME BESTS
41.82 Eastview 2003
42.05 Champlin Park 2004
42.10 Roseville Area 1999
42.10 Eastview 2002
42.24 Tartan 2004
42.35 Mounds View 2000
42.36 Burnsville 2000
42.38 Osseo 2008
42.39 Eastview 2001
42.41 Minneapolis North 2005
(10)
42.42 Champlin Park 2000
42.44 Apple Valley 1991
42.45 St Paul Arlington 1998
42.45 Mankato East 2003
42.46 Park Center 2005
42.53 Tartan 2005
42.3 Mpls Central 1978 (42.5y)
42.57 Park Center 1991
42.59 Woodbury 1992
42.62 Apple Valley 1989
(20)
42.62 Alexandria 2001
42.4 St Paul Central 1978 (42.6y)
42.66 Mpls Washburn 1993
42.67 Roseville Area 2005
42.68 North St. Paul 2005
42.69 North St. Paul 2006
42.70 Armstrong 1985
42.70 Farmington 2008
42.72 Mounds View 1999
42.73 Bloom Kennedy 1981
(30)
42.73 St Paul Cental 1989
42.74 Robbinsdale Armstrong 2006
42.75 Wayzata 2008
42.80 Anoka 2006
42.80 Cretin-Derham Hall 2007
42.80 Forest Lake 2008
42.81 Apple Valley 1993
42.82 Minnetonka 2003
42.83 Champlin Park 1998
42.6 Mpls Central 1980
(40)
42.6 Mpls Central 1982
42.84 Armstrong 1986
42.84 Hopkins 2007
42.85 Apple Valley 1992
42.85 Apple Valley 1998
42.87 Blaine 1992
42.87 Totino Grace 1994
42.87 North St Paul 2000
42.87 Park Center 2002
42.87 Hopkins 2006
(50)
42.89 Robbinsdale Armstrong 2007
42.90 Mpls Central 1981
42.90 Roseville 1988
42.90 Irondale 2008
42.91 Tartan 1996
42.7 Moorhead 1978 (42.9y)
42.7 Alexander Ramsey 1980
42.96 Woodbury 1993
42.97 Hopkins 1986
42.97 Eden Prairie 1998
(60)
42.97 Wayzata 1999
42.97 Detroit Lakes 2000
42.97 Eastview 2004
42.98 Minnetonka 1985
42.98 Hermantown 2004
42.98 Woodbury 2005
42.99 Austin Pacelli 1984
42.99 Mounds View 1987
42.99 SP Highland Park 1994
43.00 Wayzata 1995
(70)
43.00 Mounds View 2007
43.01 Bloom Kennedy 1980
43.01 Blaine 1989
43.03 Apple Valley 1996
43.03 Robbinsdale Cooper 1997
43.03 Eastview 2000
43.04 Mpls North 1980
42.8 Forest Lake 1983
43.04 Mpls Henry 1985
43.04 Roseville Area 2002
(80)
43.04 Irondale 2003
43.05 Park Center 1985
43.05 Rochester JM 1988
43.05 Eagan 1999
43.05 Mounds View 2001
43.06 Totino Grace 1993
43.06 Coon Rapids 1995
43.06 Fridley 2007
43.07 Andover 2007
43.07 Faribault 2008
(90)
43.08 Anoka 2008
43.09 Hopkins 1984
43.10 Irondale 2006
43.11 Armstrong 1987
43.11 DeLaSalle 2005
43.11 Osseo 2007
43.13 Champlin Park 1996
43.13 Brooklyn Center 1996
43.13 Champlin Park 1999
43.14 Austin Pacelli 1983
(100)
42.9 Redwood Falls 1985
43.14 Mpls Roosevelt 1986
43.14 SP Highland Park 1991
43.14 Glencoe 1992
43.14 Lakeville 1996
43.14 Champlin Park 1994
43.14 Mpls North 1998
43.14 Park Center 1998

NCAA Championships Day 2 Headlines ...

Here, very quickly, are the highlights from the final day at the NCAA Championship meets ...

Division I:

Gopher Alicia Rue finished the runner-up in the women's pole vault with a clearance of 14-1 1/4.

Teammate Heather Dorniden finished 3rd in the women's 800m, Burnsville alum Laura Hermanson of NDSU finished 7th.

Stanford's Elliott Heath finished 3rd in the men's 3000m, Gopher Hassan Mead was 4th and teammate Chris Rombough was 7th.

Full D1 results are HERE.

Division II:

Minnesota State - Mankato freshman Dan Novak finished runner-up in the men's pole vault with a clearance of 16-10 3/4. Moorhead's Derik Brugger was 5th at 16-6 3/4.

St. Cloud State's Heather Miller finished 2nd in the triple jump with a mark of 38-5 1/2.

UMD's Liz Palkie finished 4th in the women's 800m, while teammate Morgan Place was 4th in the 5000m.

Mankato women finish 10th in team standings; the UMD women were 11th.

Full D2 results are HERE.

Division III:

Bethel University's Marie Borner took second in the women's mile in 4:55.41.

Carleton freshman Simone Childs-Walker took 3rd in the women's 5000m.

St. Thomas' Patrick Jager finished 3rd in the 400m.

St. John's Eric Buss jumped to 3rd in the triple jump.

Gustavus Adolphus' Tyler Geyen was 4th in the 55m hurdles.

Hamline's Derall King threw for 5th in the shot put.

The St. Thomas women's 4 x 400m relay took 5th.

Full D3 results are HERE.

NCAA Championship Day 1 Headlines ...

Here's a quick update on what took place on Friday on the tracks and in the infields of the NCAA Indoor Championships ...

Division I ...

U of M junior Aaron Studt finished runner-up in the shot put with a career-best throw of 63-6 1/4. The Gopher have a recap of the event HERE. Studt had entered the meet as the #7 seed with a career-best of 62-11 1/4.

Heather Dorniden and Laura Hermanson both advanced to what should be a delicious women's 800m final. The Gophers' Dorniden won the third qualifying heat in 2:05.57. NDSU's Hermanson was runner-up in the first heat in 2:04.44.

The Gopher women's DMR of Dorniden, Julie Schwengler, Jamie Cheever, and Gabriele Anderson finished 12th. Dorniden split 3:26.43 for the 1200m leg, Schwengler ran 55.10 for the 400m, Cheever sped 2:09.79 for 800m, and Anderson brought the baton home with a 4:55.10 1600m leg.

Quinn Evans clocked a 47.90 400m split in the DMR, but his Wisconsin Badger team placed second-to-last in 17th place.

Division II ...

Katelin Rains of MSU-Mankato won her third-straight D2 indoor pole vault title with a clearance of 13-9 1/4. Rains, who had competed in the long jump earlier in the day -- where she finished 9th -- had misses at every height she attempted on the way to the winning clearance.

MSU-Moorhead's Jennifer Hensel, the D2 outdoor pole vault champ, finished 3rd with 12-9 1/2. Rains' teammate Lauren Stelten was 6th with 12-1 1/2.

The #1-ranked Mankato women's team was in 4th place with 13 points after the first day of competition. Ashland University of Ohio led with 29 points.

The University of Minnesota-Duluth's Liz Palkie, Kristen Haak, Alyssa Wendt, and Morgan Place finished 3rd in the women's DMR in 11:55.86.

Earlier, Palkie had advanced as the #7 qualifier in the 800m running 2:12.97.

Kelvin Rodgers of Mankato finished 4th in the long jump in 24-0 1/4.

Winona State sophomore Rebecca Stier finished 4th in the weight throw with 58-3 3/4.

Denise Mokaya, the #1 seed in the men's 800m, did not advance to finals after finishing last in his prelim heat in 1:56.81.

Kawaskii Bacon of Concordia (St. Paul), the #2 seed in the men's 60m, did not advance to finals running 6.85 for 5th in his prelim.

Brittany Henderson of Mankato advanced to finals in both the 60m and 200m dashes. She was the #4 qualilfier in the 60m at 7.46 and the #7 advancer in the 200m with 24.89.

Division III ...

The University of St. Thomas team of Erin Sprangers, Nikki Arola, Kelly Russ, Katie Theisen finished runner-up in the DMR in 11:46.96.

St. Scholastica freshman Wendell Booth finished 4th in the long jump with a leap of 23-2.

Gustavus Adolphus junior Kaelene Lundstrum finished 5th in the pentathlon with 3366 points. Concordia (Moorhead) junior Leah Kay was 8th with 3195.

The #1-seeded St. Thomas men's DMR, running without stars Brian Sames and Patrick Jager, finished 6th in 10:05.23 with a team of Kyle Brandon, Joe DeFrance, Mike Hutton, Matt Boumeester.

Defending D3 women's indoor mile champ Marie Borner of Bethel University won her prelim heat in the event in 5:01.14. Borner is the #2-seed in the event.

St. Thomas' Brian Sames, the #3-seed entering the meet, advanced to the 800m final as the fastest qualifier in 1:53.70.

Tommie teammate Patrick Jager advanced to the 400m finals as the 3rd-fastest qualifier in 49.00.

Gustavus Adolphus College's Tyler Geyen advanced as the #4 qualifier in the 60m hurdles with a 7.54 clocking.

Hamline University cross country all-American Brandon Gleason did not advance to the final of the mile, running 4:14.18 for 6th in his heat.


Find full Day 1 results and links to live Saturday results for all three NCAA Championships in the Short-Cut post below ...

Short-Cut: Results' Links for March 13-14

Hmmm, is there anything going on this weekend?

Not really, I guess ... if you exclude national championships for all three division of the NCAA and the USA 15K Championship. Plus, the Minnesota road racing season gets underway with the 100% Irish for A Day 5K and 10 Mile in Minneapolis

Find links to all the results below ...

Friday:
NCAA Division I Indoor Championships: Results * Web-Cast * Gopher Women's Preview * Gopher Men's Preview
NCAA Division II Indoor Championships: Results
NCAA Division III Indoor Championships: Results * Live Video

Saturday:
USA 15K Championships: Results
Report: Katie McGregor 2nd, Emily Brown 3rd.
NCAA Division I Indoor Championships: Results* Web-Cast
NCAA Division II Indoor Championships: Results
NCAA Division III Indoor Championships: Results* Live Video
100% Irish for A Day 5K/10M: Results