Quentin Mege in Friday's Hammer Throw. Photo by Becky Miller |
Harun Abda. Photo by Becky Miller |
On Saturday, as noted above, Maggie Ewen won the discus in the USATF Junior Champs with a Minnesota best of 179' 6". Team USA Minnesota's Jamie Cheever finished fourth in the steeple in 9:53.01. Lance Elliott of Run 'N Fun was fourth in the Masters 800 in 1:59.63. Team USA Minnesota's Gabriele Anderson was 11th in the 1500 in 4:32.93. Will Leer finished fifth in the 1500 in 3:45.95 and Ben Blankenship 10th in 3:46.95.
Ewen told reporters after the discus: “It was really good. I’ve been having a rough time in discus lately, so to throw what I did I was really happy. I almost didn’t make it into the finals, until my third throw in the prelims. It was really nerve-wracking. I’ve been focusing a lot on the shot put. My discus has kind of been lacking. But I had a good day! I surprised myself. Maybe I got too focused [on the shot put), too stressed out with it. With the discus, it was all relaxed and easy throwing."
Des Moines Register photo gallery is HERE
Eugene Register Guard on the distance races, and a special race planned to allow women to get 10K IAAF World Champs qualifying marks is HERE.
The Oregonian article on the 1500 meter races is HERE.
Wally Ellenson "pretzels" over the bar. Photo by Becky Miller |
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