Glasgow Day 2, Sprints & Field Events: Michelle-Lee Ahye Keeps Winning And Dafne Schippers Is The Netherlands’ Version Of Ashton Eaton
By LetsRun.com
July 12, 2014
There was plenty of non-distance action on Saturday as the Sainsbury’s Glasgow Grand Prix wrapped up its second and final day of competition. Michelle-Lee Ahye remained undefeated in the women’s 100 while Dafne Schippers — the Netherlands’ version of Ashton Eaton — followed up a national record in the 100 with a win in the 200 over Allyson Felix. Americans Christian Taylor and Jeff Henderson won the triple and long jumps, respectively, while Blanka Vlasic won again in the women’s high jump. We’ve recap all that and much more below.
For the recap of the other events, go to our Glasgow DL Special Section.
Running Events
Men’s 400 -Isaac Makwala Stay Hot
The recent red-hot running of Botswana’s Isaac Makwala continued as he won the men’s 400 as expected in 44.71. The 27-year-old Makwala had a 45.25 pb coming into the year but in his last three races had run 45.22 (4th in Rome) and a national record of 44.83 (2nd in Ostrava). In a small meet in in Switzerland last week, he took it to another level, running 44.01 and 19.96 for 200 on the same day.
There were two other stories of note. Mawkala’s compatriot, 2012 Olympic 800 silver medallist Nijel Amos, dropped down to 400 and struggled in an inside lane as he was last in 46.34, well off hs pb of 45.56.
The Brits, meanwhile, were thrilled by the big breakthrough that 19-year old Matthew Hudson-Smith put up to get third in 44.97, the second fastest time on the year by a European. Hudson-Smith had a pb of just 45.80 coming in and had been gutted when he false started at the European Championship trials.
“I have no idea (what I was just did). I’m in shock. Literally that’s crazy,” said Hudson-Smith to the BBC after the meet. “The whole aim was to go Zurich.”
Hudson-Smith now seems likely to get the third individual spot for Europeans, which means that former NCAA champ Michael Bingham (2009 Wake Forest) will be the odd man out.
ANK | ATHLETE | NATION | RESULT | REACTION TIME | |
1 | MAKWALA Isaac | BOT | 44.71 | 0.173 | |
2 | BROWN Christopher | BAH | 44.94 | 0.180 | |
3 | HUDSON-SMITH Matthew | GBR | 44.97 | PB | 0.158 |
4 | SANTOS Luguelín | DOM | 45.14 | 0.176 | |
5 | ROONEY Martyn | GBR | 45.17 | 0.168 | |
6 | WILLIAMS Conrad | GBR | 45.46 | SB | 0.226 |
7 | BORLÉE Kevin | BEL | 45.73 | 0.147 | |
8 | AMOS Nijel | BOT | 46.34 | 0.204 |
Women’s 100 – Michelle-Lee Ahye Stays Undefeated, SAFP Looks Much Better
The perfect season of Trinidad & Tobago’s Michelle-Lee Ahye continued as she got the win over a star-studded field in 11.01. That’s nine 100m finals for Ahye this year and nine wins.
Double Olympic champ Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, returning from a minor injury that caused her to miss the adidas Grand Prix and essentially the month of June, got out well here and race much better than she did in Paris a week ago where she ran a 22.63. SAFP challenged Ahye early here but Ahye was able to seize the lead when it mattered most.
After the race, Fraser-Pryce told the BBC, “I’m really excited. It’s been a rough two months coming in but I executed today.”
RANK | ATHLETE | NATION | RESULT | REACTION TIME | |
1 | AHYE Michelle-Lee | TTO | 11.01 | 0.133 | |
2 | FRASER-PRYCE Shelly-Ann | JAM | 11.10 | SB | 0.151 |
3 | AHOURE Murielle | CIV | 11.17 | 0.161 | |
4 | STEWART Kerron | JAM | 11.22 | 0.161 | |
5 | FACEY Simone | JAM | 11.30 | 0.163 | |
6 | JETER Carmelita | USA | 11.33 | SB | 0.139 |
7 | SAILER Verena | GER | 11.33 | 0.151 | |
8 | NELSON Ashleigh | GBR | 11.36 | 0.173 | |
9 | PHILIP Asha | GBR | 11.51 | 0.143 |
There was also a very competitive B section featuring the last two U.S. champs, Tianna Bartoletta and English Gardner. The Netherlands’ Dafne Schippers got a big win there, breaking a 28-year-old national record to run 11.03, which almost would have won the A section.
It’s incredible to us that the last two US champs weren’t in the top section and the times they ran today proved that the meet organizers made a mistake.
RANK | ATHLETE | NATION | RESULT | REACTION TIME | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
NED
|
11.03
|
NR
|
0.155
|
|
2
|
USA
|
11.07
|
0.184
|
||
3
|
USA
|
11.16
|
0.149
|
||
4
|
JAM
|
11.34
|
0.162
|
||
5
|
AUS
|
11.38
|
0.157
|
||
6
|
GBR
|
11.40
|
0.160
|
||
7
|
GBR
|
11.50
|
SB
|
0.131
|
|
8
|
GBR
|
11.51
|
0.166
|
||
9
|
IRL
|
11.54
|
0.122
|
Women’s 100 hurdles – Queen Harrison Wins
Americans Queen Harrison and Lolo Jones went 2-3 behind Dawn Harper-Nelson at USAs and in Paris last week. With no Harper-Nelson in the field, those two were much better than everyone else, with Olympic champ Sally Pearson of Australia edging out Tiffany Porter for third.
RANK | ATHLETE | NATION | RESULT | REACTION TIME | DIAMOND POINTS | DIAMOND RANKING | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
USA
|
12.58
|
0.183
|
11
|
1
|
|||
2
|
USA
|
12.68
|
0.145
|
4
|
3
|
|||
3
|
AUS
|
12.87
|
0.150
|
1
|
5
|
|||
4
|
GBR
|
12.88
|
0.166
|
|||||
5
|
USA
|
12.91
|
0.150
|
|||||
6
|
USA
|
13.02
|
0.169
|
|||||
7
|
GER
|
13.04
|
0.190
|
|||||
8
|
DOM
|
13.13
|
0.155
|
|||||
9
|
USA
|
13.18
|
0.166
|
Women’s 200: Unheralded Dafne Schippers Surprises
The Netherlands’ Dafne Schippers was the surprise winner here, setting her second national record in a two-hour span to edge out Olympic champ Allyson Felix by .01 seconds, 22.34 to 22.35. Felix had the lead coming off the turn, but Schippers was relentless over the final 100 and was able to move by Felix in the final 20 meters to claim her first career DL victory.
Just two hours earlier, Schippers, 22, had broken the national record in the B section of the 100 by running 11.03 (a time that would have placed her second in the A section, though Schippers had a wind of +0.9 compared to +0.3 in the A section).
The 200 was the more impressive performance considering it was a DL event, but Schippers had already run 22.35 this year and has held the Dutch record since 2011. The 100, meanwhile, was a .06-second PR for Schippers and broke Nelli Cooman’s 28-year-old record of 11.03.
Schippers is the Netherlands’ version of Ashton Eaton. She did the heptathlon and 4×100 at both the Olympics in 2012 and Worlds last year (she won bronze in Moscow) but clearly she’s one of the world’s best sprinters right now.
Felix looked good again to take second but she’ll be disappointed to lose by .01 after losing to Blessing Okagbare by .02 last week in Paris.
RANK | ATHLETE | NATION | RESULT | REACTION TIME | DIAMOND POINTS | DIAMOND RANKING | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
NED
|
22.34
|
NR
|
0.175
|
4
|
3
|
||
2
|
USA
|
22.35
|
0.193
|
9
|
2
|
|||
3
|
NGR
|
22.41
|
0.168
|
11
|
1
|
|||
4
|
GBR
|
22.60
|
PB
|
0.153
|
2
|
6
|
||
5
|
USA
|
22.67
|
0.156
|
|||||
6
|
USA
|
22.86
|
0.177
|
1
|
7
|
|||
7
|
BAH
|
22.87
|
0.163
|
3
|
5
|
|||
8
|
JAM
|
23.43
|
0.211
|
Men’s 4×100: Great Britain Wins Easily
The Great Breatain ‘A’ team had no problem in this one as they had a huge lead heading into the last leg and won going away.
RANK | RELAY | NATION | RESULT | REACTION TIME | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
GREAT BRITAIN & NI A
|
GBR
|
38.39
|
0.156
|
|
2
|
NETHERLANDS
|
NED
|
38.91
|
0.174
|
|
3
|
ALL STARS
|
MIX
|
39.28
|
0.182
|
|
4
|
AUSTRALIA
|
AUS
|
39.35
|
0.146
|
|
5
|
SCOTLAND
|
GBR
|
40.30
|
0.189
|
|
GREAT BRITAIN & NI B
|
GBR
|
DNF
|
0.148
|
||
POLAND
|
POL
|
DQ
|
R 170.7
|
0.162
|
|
WALES
|
GBR
|
DQ
|
R 170.7
|
0.175
|
Field events
Women’s Pole Vault – Surh Struggles as Murer Wins
Fabiana Murer, Katerina Stefanidi (PB) and Yarisley Silva all cleared 4.65 with Murer winning (she made 4.65 on her first attempt).
Olympic champ Jenn Suhr, who broke the world record indoors last year (5.02) continued to struggle outdoors.
RANK | ATHLETE | NATION | RESULT | DIAMOND POINTS | DIAMOND RANKING | 4.20 | 4.40 | 4.55 | 4.65 | 4.71 | 4.76 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
BRA
|
4.65
|
8
|
1
|
–
|
xxo
|
o
|
o
|
–
|
xxx
|
||||
2
|
GRE
|
4.65
|
PB
|
2
|
4
|
o
|
o
|
o
|
xo
|
xxx
|
||||
3
|
CUB
|
4.65
|
8
|
2
|
–
|
o
|
xo
|
xxo
|
xxx
|
|||||
4
|
USA
|
4.55
|
2
|
4
|
–
|
–
|
o
|
xxx
|
||||||
5
|
USA
|
4.40
|
o
|
o
|
xxx
|
|||||||||
5
|
GRE
|
4.40
|
4
|
3
|
–
|
o
|
xxx
|
|||||||
7
|
GER
|
4.40
|
o
|
xo
|
xxx
|
|||||||||
8
|
AUS
|
4.40
|
o
|
xxo
|
xxx
|
|||||||||
8
|
GBR
|
4.40
|
PB
|
o
|
xxo
|
xxx
|
||||||||
8
|
USA
|
4.40
|
–
|
xxo
|
xxx
|
Men’s Long Jump: Henderson Remains Undefeated
U.S. champ Jeff Henderson won again and is now 9-for-9 outdoors in the long jump. Henderson only had two fair jumps, but his second was good enough for the win. Though this was not a Diamond League event, Henderson has won on the circuit already in New York and Lausanne.
RANK | ATHLETE | NATION | RESULT WIND |
1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
USA
|
8.21
+0.8 |
x
(+0.8) |
x (+1.4) |
7.95 (-0.3) |
– |
8.21 (+0.8) |
– |
|||
2
|
USA
|
7.98
+1.3 |
x
(-0.4) |
7.65 (0.0) |
7.59 (-0.4) |
7.98 (+1.3) |
7.98 (-0.5) |
x (-0.2) |
|||
3
|
CHN
|
7.91
+0.1 |
7.84
(+1.7) |
7.86 (-0.8) |
x (-1.8) |
7.91 (+0.1) |
7.78 (+0.8) |
7.68 (-0.1) |
|||
4
|
NED
|
7.86
+2.1 |
7.56
(-1.2) |
7.80 (-1.1) |
7.86 (+2.1) |
7.84 (+1.0) |
7.86 (+0.2) |
7.74 (-0.6) |
|||
5
|
JAM
|
7.75
-0.8 |
7.57
(-0.4) |
7.45 (0.0) |
x (-0.1) |
x (+1.7) |
7.57 (-0.2) |
7.75 (-0.8) |
|||
6
|
GBR
|
7.71
-0.5 |
x
(+0.5) |
x (+0.7) |
7.71 (-0.5) |
x (+1.2) |
x (+0.3) |
x (-0.9) |
|||
7
|
USA
|
7.60
+0.5 |
7.32
(+1.5) |
7.57 (+1.3) |
7.52 (0.0) |
7.60 (+0.5) |
7.48 (+0.2) |
7.41 (-0.5) |
|||
GBR
|
DNS
|
|
Men’s Javelin: Rohler Wins For The First Time
German Thomas Rohler got his first career DL victory with a 2+ meter PR of 86.99. Rohler was in third entering the final round but uncorked a bomb at the right time to propel himself past the gold and silver medalists from Moscow, Vitezslav Vesely and Tero Pitkamaki.
RANK | ATHLETE | NATION | RESULT WIND |
DIAMOND POINTS | DIAMOND RANKING | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
GER
|
86.99
|
PB |
5
|
4
|
80.87
|
x |
83.51 |
82.59 |
x |
86.99 |
|||
2
|
CZE
|
85.23
|
8
|
2
|
85.23
|
82.10 |
x |
x |
78.04 |
80.45 |
||||
3
|
FIN
|
84.95
|
7
|
3
|
79.03
|
79.63 |
x |
79.41 |
82.69 |
84.95 |
||||
4
|
GER
|
83.97
|
83.66
|
83.97 |
x |
80.37 |
x |
79.91 |
||||||
5
|
FIN
|
82.66
|
76.40
|
77.29 |
x |
82.66 |
x |
80.24 |
||||||
6
|
TTO
|
79.62
|
x
|
77.52 |
76.17 |
79.62 |
x |
x |
||||||
7
|
LAT
|
76.24
|
75.96
|
x |
76.24 |
x |
x |
73.68 |
||||||
NOR
|
NM
|
2
|
5
|
x
|
x |
x |
x |
– |
– |
Women’s High Jump: Everyone Struggles but Vlasic Gets Her 2nd Straight DL Win
The field didn’t bring their “A” game today as Vlasic was the only one to clear 1.96. That’s now two straight Diamond League wins for Vlasic as her comeback continues. This was the first meet for Olympic champ Anna Chicherova in a month and she didn’t have it.
RANK | ATHLETE | NATION | RESULT | DIAMOND POINTS | DIAMOND RANKING | 1.75 2.01 |
1.80 | 1.85 | 1.89 | 1.93 | 1.96 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
CRO
|
1.96
|
10
|
1
|
–
xxx |
–
|
o
|
o
|
o
|
xxo
|
||||
2
|
USA
|
1.93
|
4
|
4
|
–
|
–
|
o
|
o
|
o
|
xxx
|
||||
3
|
CRO
|
1.93
|
7
|
2
|
–
|
o
|
o
|
o
|
xxo
|
xxx
|
||||
4
|
GBR
|
1.89
|
o
|
o
|
o
|
xxo
|
xxx
|
|||||||
5
|
POL
|
1.89
|
2
|
6
|
–
|
–
|
xo
|
xxo
|
xxx
|
|||||
6
|
GBR
|
1.80
|
o
|
xxo
|
xxx
|
|||||||||
7
|
RUS
|
1.75
|
4
|
4
|
o
|
r
|
Men’s Triple Jump: Taylor Comes Through in the Clutch
A thrilling men’s triple jump came down to the final round as Olympic champ Christian Taylor of the U.S. summoned a leap of 17.36 meters on his final attempt to take the lead. U.S. champ Will Claye, who had led entering the final round at 17.28, could only jump 17.15 on his final attempt and settled for second as Taylor won.
Taylor had quite a series as he jumped just 16.33 on his first attempt but ended up at 17.36. Remarkably, each of his last five jumps was better than the one before it.
RANK | ATHLETE | NATION | RESULT WIND |
DIAMOND POINTS | DIAMOND RANKING | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
USA
|
17.36
+1.5 |
12
|
2
|
16.33
(+0.4) |
16.54 (+0.5) |
16.86 (-0.5) |
17.00 (+0.3) |
17.08 (+0.9) |
17.36 (+1.5) |
||||
2
|
USA
|
17.27
+1.1 |
14
|
1
|
16.58
(+0.6) |
16.83 (+0.3) |
16.75 (0.0) |
17.27 (+1.1) |
17.09 (+0.3) |
17.15 (+0.8) |
||||
3
|
USA
|
16.54
+0.4 |
1
|
6
|
15.86
(+1.3) |
16.54 (+0.4) |
16.32 (-1.4) |
16.47 (+2.0) |
16.32 (+1.1) |
x (+2.2) |
||||
4
|
NGR
|
16.51
+0.1 |
16.09
(-0.2) |
16.24 (+0.8) |
x (-1.1) |
x (+0.7) |
16.51 (+0.1) |
16.40 (+1.2) |
||||||
5
|
CUB
|
16.49
+1.4 |
1
|
6
|
x
(-1.1) |
16.13 (-0.5) |
16.49 (+1.4) |
16.46 (+0.9) |
x (+2.0) |
16.06 (-0.4) |
||||
6
|
USA
|
16.06
+1.2 |
16.06
(+1.2) |
x (-1.0) |
16.01 (-0.7) |
– |
r |
|||||||
7
|
GBR
|
16.03
-0.3 |
x
(+1.1) |
15.62 (+1.1) |
15.79 (-1.0) |
15.07 (-0.1) |
16.03 (-0.3) |
x (+2.8) |
||||||
8
|
BRA
|
15.89
+0.9 |
15.60
(-0.5) |
15.89 (+0.9) |
x (-0.4) |
x (+0.2) |
r |