elj wrote:
...I have trouble seeing how PU could lose. Does anyone see another scenario?
How about that "stealth" candidate, Brown? They're scoring far beyond what was projected, on the track.
elj wrote:
...I have trouble seeing how PU could lose. Does anyone see another scenario?
How about that "stealth" candidate, Brown? They're scoring far beyond what was projected, on the track.
Duane Hynes DNS for the 110HH dec today. He's a DNF.
Austin Hollimon (Pr) DNS 400m final and is out the rest of the meet. Pulled quad. Mike Eddy filled in for the win, but they lost 8 points due to Hollimon not running. Hollimon was scheduled to run the 200 finals as well.
Melissa Hewitt edged out Sharay Hale in the 100 final. Let's see if this can be done again in the 200 final.
Well, technically it has indeed come down to the final event in the women's meet. If Brown wins the 4x400 and Cornell doesn't finish better than sixth, Brown will win the meet.
And my prediction for MVP: Josh Kirkpatrick.
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And congrats to Kevin Johnson, earning his sash in the 5,000--Falcon represent!
One of the finest women's track and field meets I've ever seen. Great competition throughout, with tons of top performances and a terrific team battle. Well done, ladies!
In other news, the Cornell and Princeton men's teams were edged out by the rest of the league 342-340.
beginning of the end? wrote:
In other news, the Cornell and Princeton men's teams were edged out by the rest of the league 342-340.
Just one of the benefits of this year's addition of the 4x800, where the rest of the league outscored P&C 23-8.
"Cornell’s Joshua Kirkpatrick took the 2010 Outdoor Heps Men’s Most Outstanding Performer Award for winning both the grueling decathlon as well as the long jump. He unseated teammate and defending champion Duane Teixiera, last year’s Most Outstanding Performer, in the long jump."
Thank you. Thank you very much.
Also:
"Melissa Hewitt of Cornell and Kyra Caldwell of Columbia shared the women’s Most Outstanding Performer Award as record-setting double winners. Hewitt won the long jump and the 100-meter dash, running a meet record 11.66 in the trials of the 100. Caldwell claimed both hurdle events, setting a meet record in the 400 in 58.24."
Okay, that'll do it. I (and my various aliases) will stay away from the board, at least for the rest of the month--lots of "real" stuff to do. (Also, I lose more weight when I spend less time online.)
Thanks to C/M and everybody else who contributed to this thread, the good folks at hepstrack.com, and fauxtrack for adding so much to this year of Heps competition. I'll see you in the fall, when somebody (maybe me) starts the Heps xc thread.
Oh, and how could I forget: thanks and congratulations to Nathan Taylor and Lou Duesing and their staffs, and to the athletes of Cornell men's and women's track, for ending this school year on such a high note. I hope recruiting went well, and look forward to more great meets next year!
What was the deal with the 110 hurdels? As far as i could see there were no marks on the track for the hurdles. It seemed like they placed them arbitrarily? And why bother switching all the sprint events around on the track in the first place? This is a championship meet where time shouldn't matter.
Safety Pin wrote:
What was the deal with the 110 hurdels? As far as i could see there were no marks on the track for the hurdles. It seemed like they placed them arbitrarily? And why bother switching all the sprint events around on the track in the first place? This is a championship meet where time shouldn't matter.
The track was run in reverse due to the wind. If the tailwind was too strong, then records could not be set (needs to be less than 2 m/s). The reversed hurdle marks on that track were along the outside edge of lane one and eight. As long as lane 1 and 8 were set in the right spots, then the other lines should line up nicely in between them. Many other tracks are set up in this fashion...
HOWEVER, two rows of the hurdles were not moved after the 100 hurdle finals (rows 3 and 4). The Dartmouth hurdler (Lesher) fell at the fifth hurdle, popped up, and began yelling about the hurdles being in the wrong spot. The Harvard runner (Sansovich) was forced to do 5 steps the rest of the race after that 5th hurdle due to the distances screwing up his race. All of the times were slower as a result of those screwed up hurdles.
C/M Runner wrote:
The track was run in reverse due to the wind. If the tailwind was too strong, then records could not be set (needs to be less than 2 m/s). The reversed hurdle marks on that track were along the outside edge of lane one and eight. As long as lane 1 and 8 were set in the right spots, then the other lines should line up nicely in between them. Many other tracks are set up in this fashion...
HOWEVER, two rows of the hurdles were not moved after the 100 hurdle finals (rows 3 and 4). The Dartmouth hurdler (Lesher) fell at the fifth hurdle, popped up, and began yelling about the hurdles being in the wrong spot. The Harvard runner (Sansovich) was forced to do 5 steps the rest of the race after that 5th hurdle due to the distances screwing up his race. All of the times were slower as a result of those screwed up hurdles.
Which is why the games committee ordered a rerun, which resulted in faster times. The new building at the end of the track has resulted in a different wind pattern on the track and therefore more races run in the reverse direction. That's the first time there's been a problem with the hurdles markings when running in reverse.
BRF wrote:
elj wrote:Will Hynes be okay in the decathlon Day 2? With the HH, PV, and DT, this would ordinarily be a pretty good day for him. I guess if there are problems, it will be obvious in the hurdles--those put a fair amount of stress on the hamstrings...
According to the start list, Hynes is also scheduled to do the open high jump today. If he's able to jump in that, he'll have to stay in the decathlon at least until the open HJ.
Not true, withdrawal from multis does not affect participation in subsequent open events (NCAA T&F Rule 4).
Tigerfan wrote:
BRF wrote:According to the start list, Hynes is also scheduled to do the open high jump today. If he's able to jump in that, he'll have to stay in the decathlon at least until the open HJ.
Not true, withdrawal from multis does not affect participation in subsequent open events (NCAA T&F Rule 4).
Didn't really matter as Hynes NH the HJ.
Coach Tuppeny probably has a bit of a frown watching Cornell break Penn's record of 7 titles, but more importantly I would imagine that he is a bit curious about the ongoing struggles of his own team.
What is going on with the Harvard Distance women?
Don't know what was going on with the Harvard women, but some of the officials were asking whether or not the ones who pulled out early were really making an honest effort... but in the 1500m finals, one of the Harvard girls fell when she tripped over another girl who had fallen right in front of her. That girl, Sammy Silva, was in contention of top-3 before she fell.
Dolan is KILLING Princeton - how do Dinkins, Callahan, Palmasano,Mathabane and all their other super frosh fail to even make the finals.
Greatest waster of talent - Princeton men and Harvard women. Not even close.