Australian Results, News and Views - 2013

[AS]

OK, time for a new Aussie thread (without the horrible title too!).

Sally Pearson returned to the track in a very low key fashion over the weekend:

200m:
1 Pearson, Sally 27 Gcv 23.51 -0.8

http://www.qldathletics.org.au/liveresu ... /index.htm

Leading outdoor 200 this year (a smidgin ahead of countrywoman Melissa Breen's 23.52 in Adelaide).

Correction: Breen ran 23.46 (0.4) at ACT champs week earlier (Not yet showing up on Tilastopaja.org)

[AS]

And nice 800 PB from 16 year old (dob 30 mar 1996) Georgia Wassall: 2:04.68

http://www.nswathletics.org.au/customda ... emID=55489

[AS]

This post on Wassall's run indicates she's now #9 Aus junior all-time:

http://www.runnerstribe.com/article/184 ... -Australia

2.01.1h Michelle BAUMGARTNER V 250763 1 Melbourne 11.02.82
2.01.73 Georgie CLARKE V 170684 6 Brisbane 08.09.00
2.03.94 Zoe BUCKMAN A 211288 3 Brisbane 11.03.07
2.04.0h Melissa BAKER V 120273 1 Melbourne 22.03.92
2.04.0h Vicki FREEBORN S 230575 1 Adelaide 26.02.94
2.04.26 Alison CHIU V 181277 1 Melbourne 11.02.95
2.04.37 Katherine KATSANEVAKIS V 61188 3 Sydney 19.01.06
2.04.46 Jenny ORR V 210153 5h Munich 31.08.72
2.04.6h Seleena ROBERTS Q 131076 3 Sydney 21.03.95
2.04.68 Georgia WASSALL N 300396 1 Sydney 16.02.13

Clarke is the only other 16yo on that list...

Katsanevakis did run 2:04.72 at 16...

[JumboElliott]

Sam McEntee of Perth and Jordy Williamsz of Melbourne are both having solid indoor seasons for Villanova. McEntee won the Big East indoor 3000m, Williamsz finished third, and Williamsz anchored the winning DMR.

[AS]

Williamsz has run a 4:00.12i mile and 8:04.17i 3000m in 2013
McEntee has run 7:54.34i

Some other Aussies in the College system with strong 2013 indoor results:
Kevin Batt (Adams State): 4:05.57i and 7:57.62i
Todd Wakefield (Washington State): 4:05.13i and 8:04.27i
Lauren McKillop (Butler) 9:48.74i and 16:40.60i

Other Aussies to keep an eye on:
(M)
Joshua Schmidt – Kent State
Alexander Rose – Wake Forest
Kane Grimster – Auburn
Matt Johnsen – Lamar
(W)
Linden Hall – Florida State
Grace Thek – Providence
Mia Mackinnon – Indiana

Oh, and of course, Steve Solomon at Stanford!!

Who have I missed?

[AS]

Steve Hooker vaulted in Perth last Friday (5m off short run). Still uncertain of his plans for 2013:

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/athletic ... 2eng2.html

[AS]

Fabrice Lapierre improved his 2013 best to 7.82i in Louisiana on the weekend.

[AS]

Nice to see Dani Samuels back in comp over the weekend.

At NSW Champs she threw 3 of her 4 best SP throws ever:

1 Samuels, Dani 25 Westfields A 16.82m
16.45m FOUL FOUL FOUL 16.31m 16.82m

Previous PB: 16.65

She stays #5 all time Aussie

Her discus was less groundbreaking (but best season opener since 2010):

1 Samuels, Dani 25 Westfields A 60.77m
59.36m 57.20m 59.46m 57.15m 57.56m 60.77m

[Speedster]

Having recently joined Twitter, Sally Pearson's shared that she's injured her hamstring with a 6cm grade 1 tear. She's said in the press she suffered something similar last year at the same time.

http://twitter.com/sallyp100h

Nice to see Cathy Freeman offer her support to Sally.

[Vault-emort]

OK, time for a new Aussie thread (without the horrible title too!)

Oi!

[AS]

Having recently joined Twitter, Sally Pearson's shared that she's injured her hamstring with a 6cm grade 1 tear. She's said in the press she suffered something similar last year at the same time.

http://twitter.com/sallyp100h

Nice to see Cathy Freeman offer her support to Sally.

It wasn't just in the twitterverse:

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nationa ... 6588748467

[AS]

Interview with Dani Samuels (including interesting issue of whether winning WC as a 21yo was a mixed blessing): http://www.theage.com.au/sport/athletic ... 2fohy.html

[Vault-emort]

Sydney Track Classic happening now - http://nswathletics.info/liveresults/2013/aa_stc/ - but live stream has failed

Tweeters out there might wanna follow #STC13

Best results so far include:

M100 (+2.0) Tim Leathart 10.24 (PB) Josh Ross 10.25
W100 (+0.3) Melissa Breen 11.25 (PB)
W1500 Zoe Buckman 4-08.84 Kelly Hetherington 4-10.55 (PB) Eliza Curnow 4-11.73 (PB)
WDIS Dani Samuels 64.46m
WJAV Kim Mickle 62.53m

In the PV Brad Walker, Steve Hooker & Steve Lewis all clear at 5.40m and now attempting 5.55m.

[Vault-emort]

Best results from later:

M200 (+0.2) Josh Ross 20.65 WL Calesio Newman USA 20.69 Andrew Leathart 20.71 PB
M1500 Nick Willis NZL 3-34.69 WL Ryan Gregson 3-35.25 James Kaan 3-37.02 PB
M400H Michael Cochrane NZL 50.07 WL PB Jeshua Anderson USA 50.56
MSP Tom Walsh NZL 19.81
M PV Steve Lewis GBR 5.55 WL Steve Hooker & Brad Walker USA 5.40

W200 (+0.4) Mel Breen 23.12 WL PB Annie Rubie 23.54 PB
W100H (+0.4) Shannon McCann 13.36 WL PB Fiona Morrison NZL 13.48 PB
W400H Lauren Boden 56.99 WL
WSP Valerie Adams NZL 20.02 Cleo Borel TRI 17.10 Dani Samuels 16.74

Sprinters lucky that mother nature was smiling (for once) during an Oz GP meet.

[aaronk]

Are the above results from the March 9th Sydney Classic??

The date listed at the top of each event is March 3rd (THIRD!!).

Reason I ask is because Michelle Jenneke was listed as an entrant in tonight's Classic!!
She wasn't in the above results....at all....even as a DNS.

Also, what time is it now in Sydney??
Here, in WA state, it's 3:04 a.m. (Pacific time).

ADD: Okay, just checked the time!
It's 10:10 p.m. there on the 9th.

So why were the results dated the third??
And why didn't Jenneke compete, as scheduled??

[steve]

Are the above results from the March 9th Sydney Classic??

The date listed at the top of each event is March 3rd (THIRD!!).

Reason I ask is because Michelle Jenneke was listed as an entrant in tonight's Classic!!
She wasn't in the above results....at all....even as a DNS.

Also, what time is it now in Sydney??
Here, in WA state, it's 3:04 a.m. (Pacific time).

ADD: Okay, just checked the time!
It's 10:10 p.m. there on the 9th.

So why were the results dated the third??
And why didn't Jenneke compete, as scheduled??

9-3-2013 is the way much of the rest of the world would write March 3rd...9th day of the 3rd
month of 2013. I had to take a second look too!

[Vault-emort]

And why didn't Jenneke compete, as scheduled??

Her hammy (which has been giving her some probs so far this year) wasn't feeling 100% so she withdrew.

[El Toro]

There is a two page spread on Pearson in the Sunday Telegraph today. It hasn't been published online as far as I can tell. I will transcribe it if it doesn't turn up in the next couple of days.

[Vault-emort]

Initial startlist for Perth is up:

http://www.athletics.com.au/freestyler/ ... 070313.pdf

M100 (Ross,Leathart,McCabe,Newman,Hough) and MLJ (Watt? Lapierre, Rutherford, Gaisah) look to be highlights if conditions at Perth are as good as they can be.

Couple of underwhelming women's 'internationals' in the list - US Pole Vaulter Kat Majester (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1230 ... lting-team) and Barbadian veteran Jade Bailey who was at a Mel Breen-type level four years back..

[GMH454]

Dani had all 6 throws over the A qualifier, and two over 64, 64.46 and 64.06 and 3 63s.

Breeze was not a negative, but not a huge favourable, it gusted and did not appear to gust at the right time for Dani during the comp

however gusted a little more on her last warmup and she threw her longest throw of the night, looked plus 65

[AS]

Best results from later:

M200 (+0.2) Josh Ross 20.65 WL Calesio Newman USA 20.69 Andrew Leathart 20.71 PB

2nd fastest legal 200m of Ross' career... which is a little surprising. Good to see him back in shape at 32yo...

[AS]

There was an Aussie victory at NCAA Div II on weekend also:

3000: 1. **Kevin Batt' (Adams) 8:07.30

[AS]

Nikki Chapple jumped straight into alltime top 10 Aussie women on debut in the Nagoya Marathon on the weekend:

2:22.36.0 Benita Willis (2006)
2:23.51.0 Lisa (O'Dea) Ondieki (1988)
2:25.51.0 Nickey Carroll (1999)
2:25.59.0 Kerryn (Hindmarsh) McCann (2000)
2:27.32.0 Lisa Weightman (2012)
2:28.51.0 Kate (Harris) Smyth (2008)
2:31.02.0 Jessica Trengove (2012)
2:31.19.0 Tani Ruckle (1988)
2:32:31 Nikki Chapple (2013)
2:32.37.0 Susan Hobson (2000)

Trengrove's 2012 Nagoya run was also on debut...

[AS]

Ryan Gregson's 3:35.25 was his 3rd fastest 1500m time ever. That's quite a surprise for a guy who has run over 4 secs faster!

(of course, he also a couple of 3.52/low 3.53 miles which could be viewed as comparable).

It's good to see him in fine early-season form...and hopefully working off a strength block (given his 5000m PB a couple of weeks ago)

[Vault-emort]

She's a long way from being a world-class athlete, but Shelly Jenneke fans might be interested:

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/athletics/t ... 2fy44.html

[aaronk]

She's a long way from being a world-class athlete, but Shelly Jenneke fans might be interested:

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/athletics/t ... 2fy44.html

Didn't know her real name is Shelly!!
Always known her as Michelle!!

I'm a big fan of hers.....but mostly for her....uh....non-athletic pursuits!!
That she's raced a CAR...isn't surprising!

Here's hoping she'll return to serious 100H racing....and get below 13.00.....so she could be seriously taken as an....ATHLETE!!

LOL

[AS]

Very little excitement in terms of the results from the Perth meeting overnight.

Here are the few:
Liam Zamel-Paez's 2.29 HJ. Best jump by an Aussie this millenium. Last Aussie to go that high (or higher) was Tim Forsythe back in 1999. moves to =5 on all-time list
Brandon Starc improves another cm to 2.23 (on the same day his older brother almost scored a century at #9 against India in cricket!)
Annaleise Rubie's 400m PB: 52.89

Greg Rutherford only managed 7.89 but still won!
Series: 7.75m(+0.0) 7.64m(+0.0) 6.12m(-0.5) 7.89m(+0.0) 7.79m(-1.0) 7.59m(+0.0)
Watt fouled first and had no more jumps!

http://www.athletics.com.au/home/compet ... ic/results

[AS]

New DT PB for Julian Wruck at Texas Relays: 66.01

Very solid series too

1 Wruck, Julian JR UCLA 66.01mM 216-07
64.59m FOUL 65.16m 66.01m 65.80m 64.55m c

[El Toro]

New DT PB for Julian Wruck at Texas Relays: 66.01

Very solid series too

1 Wruck, Julian JR UCLA 66.01mM 216-07
64.59m FOUL 65.16m 66.01m 65.80m 64.55m c

Great consistency! The wind in the sprints was mostly illegal, so if these were thrown into the wind then that would give him a couple of metres but if thrown with a tailwind...

[AS]

Fantastic blogpost from Stanford-based Steve Solomon about transitioning from Olympic finalist to college freshman: http://www.runnerstribe.com/blog/46281- ... anford-Rio

[GMH454]

today would have been kind of sad if not for our throwers, Kim, Julian take a bow (also Kelsey-Lee Roberts with 58.58 in second in Jav)

and Julian you are the real deal good luck to you, great throwing

all 6 over the B and at least one over the A, think 66.36..

did not see all Kim's throws but at least 4 were over the B

conditions good but no wind tunnel, great throwing

and Julian starts .. facing 270 degs instead of zero, shows that a shorter thrower can compete


MHJ the Starc boys are on a roll, Brendan won with 2.28 and that equals what Liam Zamel-Paez has got earlier this season but neither has the A of 2.31, but will AA send a guy with a B.

Cameron Page emerged on the scene with 13.29 beating St Kawrence and did it the hard way, by leading most of the way, took lead back on last lap and brought it home

Rowe had a great race beating the hard working from the front Riseley but again long, long way from B

as for the rest, well Josh the Boss looks like he may be able to crack 10.30 if everything goes well, ... and Josh that rates you are ...what about 850 in the world, that has to be worth that dance .. very entertaining , but that B is just too far away

our 400 guys could not crack 46, and not one B qualifier on thetrack, some good efforts though (but not many)

TJ great potential but that is all

and finally womens PV in front and centre stage, and considering the last 13 years made me want to cry. Wind was I thought not too bad (shows what I know) but seeing the Parnov's struggle as they did and Boyd bow out at 4.50, well just plain sad

and Kobie Donovan won the ambulant, and won a lot of hearts for her determination as well, big scene stealer

hope Ch 9 has plenty on Wrucky Kim and Kobie Donovan or they will not be back .. unless Josh maybe takes a leaf out of Galens book with his dance

[leoesharkey]

Julian looks tall, I am guessing about 6'5" 196 ?

[gktrack]

...and Julian starts .. facing 270 degs instead of zero, shows that a shorter thrower can compete...

Was curious about this comment, so looked at some videos... looks like he personally posts some of his throws on youtube. Was this the different beginning stance you were referencing?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8KfcjWE2Sg... or was this practice stuff? Most of the other videos of him, from last year at least, show a normal beginning stance...

Also in Aussie news, noticed Steven Solomon opened outdoors for Stanford with a easy win in 46.91 this weekend at the Stanford-Cal meet.

[JumboElliott]

Villanova's Aussies this weekend

Williamsz: 3:44
McEntee: 3:44
Patrick Tiernan: 3:49 PR (competing unattached)

[AS]

A few more Aussies competed in US over weekend:

Todd Wakefield (Washington State) 3:44.88
Kane Grimster (Auburn) 3:49.27
Liam Adams 13:31.21 PR
Kevin Batt (Adams State) 13:44.44 PR
Matt Johnsen (Lamar) 30:00.14