Today in Sports
  • Home
  • Featured News
  • Football
  • Basketball
  • Baseball
  • More
    • Rugby
    • Golf
    • Boxing
    • Soccer
    • NBA
    • Racing
    • Cricket
  • DMCA
  • Disclaimer
  • Cookie Privacy Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Contact us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Featured News
  • Football
  • Basketball
  • Baseball
  • More
    • Rugby
    • Golf
    • Boxing
    • Soccer
    • NBA
    • Racing
    • Cricket
No Result
View All Result
Today in Sports
No Result
View All Result

This Day in Track & Field, February 26, Cheri Clark wins U.S. Olympic marathon Trials (2000), written and compiled by Walt Murphy

February 26, 2025
in Athletics
0
Home Athletics
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter


Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service  (wmurphy25@aol.com)

 

This Day in Track & Field–February 26

 

1966–Kansas freshman Jim Ryun, 2-months shy of his 19th birthday, set an American Junior Indoor Record of 3:59.6 in the mile in Kansas City.

At 19, Jim Ryun made the cover of the Bible of the Sport, Track & Field News in April 1966!

 

1971—Frank Shorter won the 3-mile at the U.S. Indoor Championships at NY’s Madison Square Garden in 13:10.6, just missing George Young’s World Indoor Record of 13:09.8. Shorter thought he could break the record, but the deep breaths didn’t come on the last lap, saying “I just couldn’t dig down enough. The smoke was getting to me on the last two laps.”  (The Garden hadn’t yet banned smoking in the arena).

Frank Shorter leading 1971 Fukuoka Marathon, photo by Fukuoka Marathon/Asahi Shimbun/Getty Images

Finishing 5th in 13:37.0 was prep Dave Merrick (Lincoln Way-New Lenox,IL), who broke Gerry Lindgren’s U.S. High School Record of 13:37.8 (1964).

NY Times

Merrick: https://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=2466555

 

1977—Clancy Devery, a Junior at South Salem (OR), set a U.S. High School Record of 2:23:05 at the Trail’s End Marathon in Seaside, Oregon.

https://runningnewmexico.podbean.com/e/episode-49-clancy-devery/

1982–Eveyln Ashford set a World Record of 6.54 in the 60-yard dash at the U.S. Indoor Championships in Madison Square Garden.

Joan Hansen (9:37.03), Brenda Webb (9:37.64), and Margaret Groos (9:37.65) all broke Francie Larrieu’s previous World Record in the Women’s  2-mile (9:38.1). Larrieu, the early pace-setter, finished 4th in 9:44.85.

Carl Lewis, having to start his runup on the banked track after discovering the usual Garden runway was short, won the Men’s Long Jump with a leap of 28-3/4 (8.55), falling just one centimeter short of matching his 7-week old World Record!

Lewis had been declared ineligible at Houston after failing a history course, but didn’t seem to mind. “I don’t have the burden of extra team meets and multiple events,” he said at the time. “I love it!”

            The “winner” of the Women’s Long Jump, which was held in the morning before maybe 100 spectators, was unheralded Veronica Bell, a junior at Cal Poly Pomona. With a previous best of 20-6  ½ (6.26/outdoors), Bell was credited with a jump of 21-11  ¾ (6.70) in the first round, ostensibly breaking Martha Watson’s 9-year old American Indoor Record of 21-4  ¾ (6.52). However, it’s more than likely that officials mis-read the metric reading on the measuring tape! (Bell’s mark was never ratified as an American Record) See SI’s coverage for more details.

Sports Illustrated Vault: https://vault.si.com/vault/1982/03/08/a-meeting-of-the-brilliant-and-the-bizarre

1983—Arkansas ran 7:19.92 in the 4×800 relay at the Razorback Inv. in Fayetteville, breaking Eastern Michigan’s

2-day old Collegiate Record of 7:21.22.

(Ed Williams 1:50.8, Tom Moloney 1:49.7, David Swain 1:50.4, Frank O’Mara 1:49.0)

1988–Germany’s Carlo Thränhardt cleared 7-11  ¼ (2.42) in Berlin to break Patrik Sjöberg’s World Record in the high jump(7-10  3/4, 2.41).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men%27s_high_jump_world_record_progression

1993–At a time when international athletes could compete at the U.S. Indoor Nationals, Algeria’s Noureddine Morceli beat Ireland’s Marcus O’Sullivan to win the Men’s Mile in New York, 3:54.59 to 3:54.90.  Steve Holman finished 3rd in 3:55.41 to claim the U.S. title.  40-year old Eamonn Coghlan fell short of his goal of breaking 4-minutes, but still set a Masters Record of 4:01.39.

Gail Devers set an American Record of 6.99 in the Women’s 60-Meters

This would be the last year the Championships would be held at NY’s Madison Square Garden, which had been the meet’s home for most of its long existence.

NY Times Coverage:

U.S. Indoor Championships Venues(From 1958 on): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_Track_%26_Field_Indoor_Championships

2000—37-year old Chris Clark was the surprise winner at the U.S. Olympic Women’s Marathon Trials on a warm day in Columbia, SC. Her winning time of 2:33:31 met the “B” qualifying standard (2:45:00) for the Olympics, but was short of the “A” standard of 2:33:00, meaning that she would be the only American woman competing in Sydney. Getting shutout were runnerup Kristy Johnson and 8th-placer Libbie Hickman, the top two finishers who had previously met the “A” standard.

“To be honest the qualifying standard was on my mind,” Clark said.  “I knew the 2:33 was huge.  If there is any way I could have gone under it, I would have.  I feel bad that I am the only one going to the Olympics.”

From the article linked below:

“The win was so shocking for so many reasons, it’s hard to know where to start. But the treadmill is as good a place as any. Day after day, mile after mile, Clark ran in place in her Anchorage home to prepare for the race.

The trials were in late February in South Carolina, and so to acclimate herself to heat— and because it’s cold, dark and icy that time of year in Alaska — Clark cranked up the thermostat and ran on a treadmill. That’s like a skier training for the Olympics on a NordicTrack.

All the while, she was raising a family and working — she was a mom to two boys under the age of 10 and a pathologist who worked three days a week at the hospital.”

Clark went on to finish 19th in the Olympic Marathon with a personal best time of 2:31:35.

https://alaskasportshall.org/inductee/chris-clarks-olympic-trial-victory/

https://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2020/03/06/chris-clark-olympic-marathon-qualifier

Results: http://www.marathonguide.com/results/browse.cfm?RL=1&MIDD=1014000226&Gen=F&Begin=1&End=100&Max=141

 

2005–Yelena Isinbaeva cleared 16-1/2 (4.89) in Liévin, France,  to break her 8-day old World Record in the Pole Vault.

2005–Faquier(VA) senior Sarah Bowman (later Brown) set a  National High School Record in the 1000-meters,  running 2:43.40 at Virginia Tech (now #2-H.S.).

2009–Meseret Defar ran 9:06.26 in Prague to break her year-old World Record for 2-miles (9:10.50).

IAAF Report: https://www.worldathletics.org/news/news/defar-runs-90626-two-miles-world-best-in-prag

2012— Chaunté Lowe set the current American Indoor Record of 6-7  ½ (2.02) to win the High Jump at the U.S. Indoor Championships in Albuquerque. Lowe’s performance, which came on her 3rd attempt,  earned the mother of two $25,000 as the winner of the VISA Championship.

IAAF Report: https://www.worldathletics.org/news/news/lowe-improves-us-record-to-202m-four-world-le

Video

Other Videos: http://www.usatf.tv/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=45365&mgroup_event_id=25&do=videos&folder_id=recent&year=2012

2017—Oregon senior Edward Cheserek flew cross-country to take dead-aim on the Collegiate Record for the Mile. Running on Boston University’s track, the popular site of choice for many record attempts or just fast times, Cheserek made the trip worthwhile by running 3:52.01 to break the 3-year old mark of 3:52.88, set by Arizona’s Lawi Lalang in 2014. He also got credit for a CR for 1500-meters for his en-route time of 3:37.01.

        This wasn’t a solo effort, with Kyle Merber finishing a close 2nd to King Ches with a personal best time of 3:52.22 (#9 All-Time U.S. (at the time), followed by Johnny Gregorek (3:53.15), and Ford Palmer (3:54.92), who also ran personal bests.

      The Men’s 5000 was also hot, with Canada’s Moh Ahmed (13:04.60/Nat’l Record), Eric Jenkins (13:05.85/#2 All-Time U.S.), Ben True (13:06.74/#3 U.S.), Ryan Hill (13:07.61/#6 U.S.), and Woody Kincaid (13:12.22/#9 U.S.) all running personal bests. (U.S. placings at the time)

        Best women’s race of the day was the 5000, with Molly Huddle (15:01.64/#5 All-Time U.S. performance at the time) edging Emily Sisson (15:02.10/#5 All-Time U.S.).

        Cheserek returned to BU in 2018 and ran 3:49.44, the 2nd fastest mile ever run indoors (at the time). This time, he was the only finisher in a set-up race.

Video(For FloTrack Subscribers): https://www.flotrack.org/video/5751916

Post-Race Interview:

https://www.flotrack.org/video/5751918-edward-cheserek-after-running-collegiate-mile-record-at-bu-last-chance

Results

Men: http://lancertiming.com/results/winter17/lastchancem.htm

Women: http://lancertiming.com/results/winter17/lastchancew.htm

2022—Kentucky senior Abby Steiner ran 22.09 for 200-Meters at the SEC Championships in College Station, Texas, smashing not only her own Collegiate Indoor Record of 22.37, but also Gwen Torrence’s 26-year old American Record of 22.33. Her time was 2nd on the all-time list only to the World Record of 21.87 that was set by Jamaica’s Merlene Ottey in 1993 (now #3). Even Steiner, who had earlier finished 3rd in the 60, was stunned when she saw her time on the infield clock. She  would go on to win NCAA (indoor/outdoor) & U.S. (outdoor) titles in the 200 and would win gold medals in the 4×100 and 4×400 relays at the World Championships in Eugene!

The meet ended with a sensational 4×400 Relay that saw Arkansas (3:24.09), Texas A&M (3:25.43), and Kentucky (3:25.89) all run faster than the Collegiate Indoor Record of 3:26.27 that was set by an Athing Mu-anchored Texas A&M team in 2021.

200 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSyeADbK9Gw

Results: https://results.flashresults.com/2022_02-25_SEC/index.htm

2022–Juliette Whittaker (Mt de Sales, Catonsville, Md) ran 2:39.41 at the Ocean Breeze H.S. Invitational , breaking the U.S. High School Record of 2:40.72 that was set by Sammy Watson (Rush- Henrietta, Henrietta, NY) in 2017,

Significant Birthdays

Born On This Day*  

 

Trevor Bassitt  27 (1998) Bronze medalist in the 400m-Hurdles at the 2022 World Championships…6th in 2023

           3rd at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials, semi-finalist at the Paris Olympics; 8th at the 2021 Trials

           2-time World Champion—4×400 (2022, 2023/1sr round both times)

           2021 U.S. Indoor Champion—400m

           Silver medalist in the 400 at the 2022 World Indoor Championships and in the 4×400 in 2024

           Won 5 NCAA Div.II titles while at Ashland University…helped the Eagles win the 2019 team title

                 2019 & 2022 400m Hurdles

                 2021 & 2022 Indoors—60m Hurdles

                 2022 Indoors–400m

           PBs: 20.48i (2021), 20.52 (2021), 45.05i (2022), 45.53 (2023), 7.67i (2021), 13.55 (2021), 47.38 (2023)

           2024 SBs: 45.84, 47.82; 2025 SB: 45.67i

           https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Bassitt

           https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/trevor-bassitt-14719193

           https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfzIsU8vyh0

Rojé Stona-Jamaica 26 (1999) 2024 Olympic gold medalist—Discus…set an Olympic Record of 229-8 in the final

           All-American at Arkansas & Clemson—NCAA: 2024i-Shot Put (2nd), 2021 (2nd) & 2023-Discus (2nd)

           Competed for Clemson through 2022

           2017 Penn Relays H.S. Champion–Discus

           PBs: 67-2  1/4i (20.48/2024),  229-8 (70.00/2024)

           Coached by Ryan Crouser!

           https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roj%C3%A9_Stona

           https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/roster/roje-stona/

Clayton Murphy  30 (1995)  2016 Olympic bronze medalist in the 800-meters—ran 1:42.93, making him the 3rd-

                   fastest American ever in the event (now #5); 9th at the 2021 Olympics; 7th at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials

           2015 Pan-American Games Champion—800m;

           3-time U.S. Champion-800m (2016-O.T., 2018, 2021-O.T.)

           3-time U.S. Indoor Champion-1000m (2017, 2019, 2020); 2017 U.S. Road Mile Champion

           2-time NCAA Champion (Akron)—2016 (800-indoors, 1500-outdoors)

           Semi-finalist 2015 World Championships (replaced Nick Symmonds)

           2017 season was cut short after suffering a hamstring injury in the final of the 1500-meters at the U.S.

               Outdoor Championships (finished last). Withdrew from the 800 final. Had hoped to win both events.

        3rd at the 2023 U.S. Championships, eliminated in the first round at the World Championships in Budapest

           Cut his ties with Akron after the school dropped Men’s X-Country in 2020

           Married sprinter Ari Washington on December 7, 2019…couple’s first child, son Chase Early, was born on October 2,

                2023

           PBs: 1:42.93 (‘16/#5 All-Time U.S.), 1:45.92i (‘19);, 2:15.73 (’22/#4 A-T U.S.), 3:36.23 (‘16), 3:51.99 (‘17),

                  3:53.30i (‘19); 2024 SB: 1:44.80

           https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clayton_Murphy

           https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/clayton-murphy-14536714

           2016 OG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqF69nFLlwg

           Akron

           https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/4512808/Akron/Clayton_Murphy.html

           www.runnersworld.com/world-championships/college-student-is-nick-symmonds-world-champs-replacement

           Wedding: https://www.munaluchibridal.com/glamorous-black-and-white-wedding-in-napa-valley-ca/

        Keeping the Murphy Name Alive(no relation!):

        www.runblogrun.com/2015/08/beijing-stories-the-clayton-murphy-story-by-elliott-denman.html

        I Just Became a Dad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3UoeURi9u0

Sanya Richards-Ross  Jamaica/USA(2002)  40 (1985)  2012 Olympic gold medalist—400m; 3-time Olympic gold

                  medalist—4×400 (’04,’08,’12)

           5-time World Champion—400 (’09), 4×400 (’03, ’07, ’09, ’11)

           2013 World Indoor Champion—400m;

           Set the current American Record of 48.70  in 2006

           6-time U.S. Champion (’03, ’05, ’06, ’08, ’09, ’12);

           2003 NCAA Champion—400m, 4×400 (Texas); 2004 NCAA Indoor Champion—400m, 4×400 (& 2003-4×400)

           2002 U.S. Junior Champion—200, 400

           Retired after the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials (Pulled up in her heat of the 400)

           PBs: 22.09 (‘12), 22.49i (‘04/=#10 College), 48.70 (‘06/AR/#9 A-T World), 50.71i (’12);

               49.89 (2004/#5 A-T World Junior/Under-20, #2 U.S.)

           High School PBs (St.Thomas Aquinas,FL):

           23.22i (2002/=#7 A-T/HSR at the time), 50.69 (2002/HSR), 52.10i (#3 A-T/HSR at the time)

           Currently a member of NBC’s broadcasting crew. Also a former member of the cast of “The Real Housewives of

               Atlanta”

           Married on this day in 2010 to another former Texas Longhorn, Aaron Ross, a 2-time Super Bowl Champion as

               a cornerback for the NY Giants. Son Aaron Jermaine II (aka “Deuce”), the couple’s first child, was born on August

              12, 2017. 2nd son (Asani) was born on December 19, 2023

           Couple appeared on Shark Tank in December, 2024, to make a pitch for their company Coordinates and came away

              with a deal with Robert Hravec!

           https://sharktankrecap.com/coordinates-update-shark-tank-season-16/

           www.soapcentral.com/shows/dream-come-true-shark-tank-entrepreneur-sanya-richards-ross-reflects-experience

           https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/105045

           OG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW7BTHm5O58

           http://www.sanyarichardsross.com/  WIki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanya_Richards-Ross

           Wedding: https://www.essence.com/love/weddings/bridal-bliss-sanya-richards-and-aaron-ross/#296344

           https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/fashion/weddings/07VOWS.html

           https://mommination.com

           https://www.instagram.com/sanyarichiross/?hl=en

           He’s Here!: https://people.com/sanya-richards-ross-welcomes-her-second-baby-with-husband-aaron-ross-8407544

           https://people.com/sanya-richards-ross-celebrates-her-first-christmas-as-a-mom-of-two-8364616

           http://madamenoire.com/839865/sanya-richards-ross-son-aaron-jermaine/ 

           https://realityblurb.com/2022/09/28/rhos-season-15-filming-janell-stephens-joins-cast-porsha-williams-return/

 

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America’s first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: “I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself.” Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, ” I’m no Angel.”

View all posts

You might also like

Beatrice Chebet goes No.2 all-time at 5000m

Birmingham 2026 announce schedule and ticket details

Daryll Neita: “I have my eyes set on that podium in Tokyo”





Source link

Tags: ChericlarkcompiledDayFebruaryFieldMarathonMurphyOlympicRoad RunningtracktrialsU.SWaltwinsWritten
Share30Tweet19

Recommended For You

Beatrice Chebet goes No.2 all-time at 5000m

by TODAY IN SPORTS
June 6, 2025
0
Beatrice Chebet goes No.2 all-time at 5000m

Kenyan woman runs 14:03.69 at the Diamond League in Rome as Nadia Battocletti smashes Italian record on home soil with 14:23.15 There was no world record in the...

Read more

Birmingham 2026 announce schedule and ticket details

by TODAY IN SPORTS
June 6, 2025
0
Birmingham 2026 announce schedule and ticket details

Timetable and ticket information has been unveiled for the first-ever European Championships in the UK The organisers of the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham 2026 have released the...

Read more

Daryll Neita: “I have my eyes set on that podium in Tokyo”

by TODAY IN SPORTS
June 5, 2025
0
Daryll Neita: “I have my eyes set on that podium in Tokyo”

The British sprinter on how 'bittersweet' Paris experience is providing extra motivation, being coached by Lance Brauman and why next year's European Championships in Birmingham will be so...

Read more

VESTRI RETURNS TO MASTERCARD MINI 10-K WHERE HUGE YEAR OF GROWTH BEGAN

by TODAY IN SPORTS
June 5, 2025
0
VESTRI RETURNS TO MASTERCARD MINI 10-K WHERE HUGE YEAR OF GROWTH BEGAN

VESTRI RETURNS TO MASTERCARD MINI 10-K WHERE HUGE YEAR OF GROWTH BEGAN By David Monti, @d9monti / @d9monti.bsky.social (c) Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved, used with permission. NEW...

Read more

Will the 14-minute barrier for 5000m fall in Rome?

by TODAY IN SPORTS
June 5, 2025
0
Will the 14-minute barrier for 5000m fall in Rome?

Beatrice Chebet and Gudaf Tsegay will go for the women's world record in Rome on Friday with sub-14:00 a possibility There is much talk this month relating to...

Read more
Next Post
Belal Muhammad vs. Jack Della Maddalena first faceoff

Belal Muhammad vs. Jack Della Maddalena first faceoff

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Related News

Declan Rice labelled as ‘overrated’ by former teammate in brutal evaluation on reside TV

Declan Rice labelled as ‘overrated’ by former teammate in brutal evaluation on reside TV

June 20, 2024
Jimmy Gressier runs 12:57 WL/ER on roads, Hirut Meshesha runs 14:30 WL in Lille, France!

Jimmy Gressier runs 12:57 WL/ER on roads, Hirut Meshesha runs 14:30 WL in Lille, France!

March 16, 2025
Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney leaves after hitting unfavorable milestone at Plymouth Argyle

Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney leaves after hitting unfavorable milestone at Plymouth Argyle

January 1, 2025

Browse by Category

  • Athletics
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Boxing
  • Cricket
  • Football
  • Golf
  • MMA
  • NBA
  • NFL
  • Racing
  • Rugby
  • Soccer
  • Tennis
Today in Sports

Get the Latest Sports News and Updates on TodayInSports.net. Soccer News, Basketball News, Baseball News, Golf News, Boxing News and More!

CATEGORIES

  • Athletics
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Boxing
  • Cricket
  • Football
  • Golf
  • MMA
  • NBA
  • NFL
  • Racing
  • Rugby
  • Soccer
  • Tennis

Recent News

  • Lisandro Martínez pushing hard for a swift return from injury – Man United News And Transfer News
  • Francis Ngannou responds to Jon Jones, hopes to ‘finally find out who’s the king of the heavyweight’
  • Man United have “fully entered the battle” to sign Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin on a free – Man United News And Transfer News
  • Contact us
  • Cookie Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • DMCA
  • Get the Latest Sports News and Updates on TodayInSports.net.
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions

Copyright © 2024 Today in Sports.
Today in Sports is not responsible for the content of external sites.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Featured News
  • Football
  • Basketball
  • Baseball
  • More
    • Rugby
    • Golf
    • Boxing
    • Soccer
    • NBA
    • Racing
    • Cricket

Copyright © 2024 Today in Sports.
Today in Sports is not responsible for the content of external sites.