HEPS Track and Field 2012-13

Thanks for the added info. I realize it might not make a huge difference for the smaller clubs, but I really thought this weekend would be important in helping the "big" teams sort out their Heps entries (33-person squad limit, right?).

Exhibit A: If my count is correct, the Cornell men have more than two dozen guys who sport top-six marks in individual events. Add the additional guys with marks in the top ten, and you're already at 33 or so; figure the additional bodies needed to fill out the relay rosters, and you already have to make some potentially painful cuts.

If I were the coach in that situation this weekend, I'd like to get most/all my guys in a meet (to sort out the internal pecking order a bit); but even more, I'd like to see all my opponents competing at something close to full strength. If my guy with a #5 time in an individual event gets bumped down to, say, #9 by the end of the weekend, it might make filling those 33 slots a bit easier; and then the meet *next* week could be more readily devoted to Heps-prep.

This is supposed to be a loaded weekend at the Armory, but I doubt that I'll catch any of the action--the forecast is just too ominous. I do hope the H-Y-P meet goes as planned, C/M, but ya gotta wonder...

Looks like the meet at Cornell has expanded to include some schools that were displaced by the BU Valentine cancellation:

http://cornellbigred.com/news/2013/2/7/MTRACK_0207135058.aspx

In particular, it looks like the Syracuse distance crew will be a major presence in the longer races with the BU meet now not an option.

Good to see more events are trying to allow more teams in!

No other changes I've read/heard, although I kept having bad dreams about HYP being cancelled.

Princeton's track website has confirmed that the meet will stay on, but the six recruits they had originally planned to fly in to watch the meet are not going to make it.

http://princetontrack.com/2013/02/07/h-y-p-the-confluence-of-tradition-and-chaos/#more-149

Also, Abbey D'Agostino has been added to the Bowerman Watch List.

According to Twitter - Harvard just left Cambridge about an hour ago for Princeton. No word yet if Yale has left.

So I'm confused--is the Armory meet still going on today, or not? Armorytrack.com is not helpful...

Okay, I see the Armory is conducting its meet today, but not tomorrow's--anyone know whether there are live results from today?

Results from the Friday Armory meet and some results from the SPIRE meet are up on the Ivy performance list (

http://www.tfrrs.org/lists/967.html

), and it certainly looks like the weekend will be productive despite the weather!

Columbia's men have taken over the first three slots on the 800 list; and 2-3-5 on the 5,000, where Cornell's Brett Kelly is the new leader. (I'm the Big Red Fan, but still have to admit that Kelly's 14:09 surprised me.)

On the women's side, Columbia has the new LJ leader (with a monster 6.09 jump), and Sharay Hale is back under 56 seconds--it's been a long road for her.

I expect BIG things tomorrow from the H-Y-P meet.

NICK WADE 4:00.00

Alyssa O'Connor wrote:

NICK WADE 4:00.00

Dang, Alyssa beat me to it. I wanted to be the first to congratulate Nick. I started a thread an hour ago but then didn't post it as I started texting guys to confirm the results were factual and then got side-tracked.

Congrats to Nick. I have been told he ran 3:59.998 which rounds up. And to think the Cornell school record was like 4:00.02 or something. That cap has been there far too long.

He supposedly had to lead the whole 2nd half (which brought back unpleasant memories of why Mr. Wyner never broke 4:00 in the mile - damn rabbit at the 2009 Reebok Indoor meet - where Wyner ran 4:01 and finished between two guys that ran 3"57 and 359 the next week in a properly rabbitted meet).

Any 1996 era alums going to indoor Heps?

Section 1

1 Wade, Nick Cornell 3:59.01 4:00.00S

2 Kalinowski, Grzegorz Eastern Michigan 4:03.77 4:00.29S

3 McAlary, Josh Michigan State 4:02.20 4:00.52S

4 Proudfoot, Ross Guelph 4:01.00 4:05.47

5 Porter, Dan Purdue 4:06.00 4:05.91

6 Engnell, Kyle Illinois 4:06.00 4:05.98

7 Mokone, David Western Kentucky 4:04.08 4:08.18

8 Holmes, Steve Guelph 4:05.00 4:08.42

9 Hendrikx, Aaron Guelph 4:03.00 4:08.78

10 Miller, Ben Michigan State 4:05.60 4:09.43

11 Yau, James Michigan 4:06.88 4:10.83

-- Romaniw, Anthony Guelph 4:02.50 DNF

Section 2

1 Potts, Ben Cornell 4:07.76 4:13.49

2 Pressler, Michael Buffalo 4:09.00 4:14.05

3 Crimmins, Brian Buffalo 4:11.00 4:14.47

4 Sattler, Jeffrey Michigan 4:07.90 4:14.48

5 Vieteheimer, Drake Michigan State 4:09.40 4:15.78

6 Wynn, Tyler Purdue 4:12.00 4:16.42

7 Baker, Colin Penn State 4:10.00 4:17.15

8 Lasiter, Scott Purdue 4:12.50 4:17.74

9 Fuller, Mark Penn State 4:12.00 4:18.33

10 Allen, Samuel Kent State 4:13.00 4:19.43

Section 3

1 Hancke, Ian Eastern Michigan 4:15.00 4:19.39

2 Coulter, Colby Winthrop 4:15.40 4:21.23

3 Handshoe, Kevin Purdue 4:15.50 4:21.87

4 Cline, William East Carolina 4:17.50 4:22.57

5 Miller, Austin East Carolina 4:17.80 4:25.31

6 Hull, Kevin Pittsburgh 4:27.33 4:25.84

7 Hutnyan, John Youngstown St. 4:21.34 4:25.99

8 Stevens, Aaron Western Kentucky 4:22.45 4:27.89

9 Young, John East Carolina 4:22.00 4:35.18

I don't care--if his "deep" time was 3:59.998, he ran a legit mile in less than four minutes from gun to tape and he's a sub-four miler in my book.

But I usually just call those four-minute milers anyway, and he's *certainly* one of those.

CONGRATS to Nick--and Zeb!

MEANWHILE, what about those HYP results? Talk about rewriting the leader lists!

Say, Alyssa, anything significant at the Kane meet? Did you end up running? (Congrats, if so.) The Cornell meets don't have live results, IIRC, and I'm sure it'll go long, with all the extra people the meet took in at the last minute--anything we should know about right now?

Also, did Mary make it to the H-Y-P meet?

Quick scan of the HYP results:

Princeton (men) conceded the mile/WT, limited presence in the SP and PV, and basically rolled in everything (*everything*) else. When I only knew the final scoring, I thought maybe Princeton had finally taken the gloves off, but no. (Well, maybe *one* glove off. They've got more to bring, that's for sure.) The Harvard crew did a fine job in the throws.

Speaking of which...on the women's side, a *titanic* duel in the weight between Adabelle Ekechukwu of Harvard and Princeton's Julia Ratcliffe. Ratcliffe PRed again, with 19.74 (64ft++), and lost by more than a foot to Ekechukwu, who had two throws over 20m!

Harvard's women had the edge in the throws and most of the short-speed events--apparently Lavin is really gone for Princeton--H's Mary Hirst cleared 1.80 in the HJ, and Erika Veidis upset Greta Feldman (the mile winner) in a slowish 800; but Princeton prevailed in most of the other events, including solid marks of their own in the jumps. Still, Harvard (which did not contest the 4x800) is looking very strong.

But Princeton is looking stronger. Ivy favorites? Dunno, but very serious contenders for sure. They'll be in the thick of things all the way.

Sorry, no Kane results from Cornell yet. It may be a while... Most of their top performances were at SPIRE, anyway.

are converted times from flat tracks, such as Princeton's, used for seeding purposes at Heps - fast heats, seed # ?

Sure if they use TFRRS, that includes the conversion.

looks like the cornell results have finally been posted:

http://www.directathletics.com/results/track/26757.html

Lots of seasonal bests for the Cornellians at the Kane meet, but not much that shifts the performance lists:

Bob Fiedler continues his comeback from injury with a 17.27 (56-8) in the weight, moving to #6 in the standings.

The freshman sprinter/multi Ryan Hynes continues to improve his speed with 6.93/22.07c marks.

Frosh multi Hillary Holmes has a nice double at 8.88 for the 60H (currently #8) and a big 5.92 (19-5 1/4) in the long jump, moving to #2 there.

Ivyguy

Also, did Mary make it to the H-Y-P meet?

Check out twitter and look for the hash tag #HYP. ;)

Wow, that weight throw was damn exciting! It should be noted that Julia Ratcliffe also PRed as she threw a 19.74, but she did have one throw that looked very close to 20m but many of the athletes think the officials undermarked due to marking the wrong landing point, as the weight were landing beyond the lined zone that princeton's pit currently has. I cannot wait to see them throw against each other again at Heps!

Harvard was able to keep the meet very interesting through 10 events for both genders, but in the end, Princeton had the better depth in the 3k, triple jump, 800m, and 1000m to really break away. I was disappointed to not see a women Harvard 4x8 since they do have a strong enough group to do so. However, it looked like Harvard did minimal a doubling for their distance runners this weekend, as the only doubler I distinctly remember was Korolev, who won the mile but then dropped out of the 3k with I think 4 laps to go (I don't know if he was acting as a pacer or not).

Princeton will definitely be the main challenger for Cornell for the men's title while the Princeton women will be the main Cornell challenger in the distance events. If princeton can steal a lot of Cornell's points in the distances, I feel that the women's title could be open to Cornell, Princeton, Harvard, or Columbia.