Walt Murphy’s Information and Outcomes Service (wmurphy25@aol.com)
This Day in Observe & Subject–July 2
1881—Lon Myers, a Constitution Member of the U.S. Corridor of Fame(1974), ran 1:56.0 in London to interrupt his personal pre-IAAF World File for 880-yards. Amongst his many Nationwide titles, he gained the 100y, 200y, 440y, and 880y on the 1880 U.S. Championships.
Wiki Bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lon_Myers
1927–Fordham’s John Gibson gained the 440-yard hurdles in 52.6 on the U.S. Championships in Lincoln, Nebraska, to smash the World Data for yards (54.2) and meters (53.8). Lord Burghley had set the yards mark earlier within the day on the British Championships in London!
From the “Development of IAAF World Data”: “This was the final 440 WR set with the hurdles set on the outdated 40y spacing. Someday throughout 1939-1941 the hurdle spacings had been modified to 35m to adapt with the 400mH occasion.”
Gibson was the coach at Seton Corridor from 1945-1972. Among the many athletes he coached was Andy Stanfield, the 1952 Olympic champion at 200-meters. As soon as his teaching profession ended, Gibson turned a long-time official at meets alongside the East coast. He was inducted into a number of halls of fame, together with these of Fordham College, Seton Corridor College, Helms Corridor, and the N.J. Sports activities Authority.
Lord Burghley (aka David Cecil), whose character was featured within the film The Chariots of Hearth, would win the gold medal within the 400-meter hurdles on the 1928 Olympics.
Wiki Bio(Burghley): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Cecil,_6th_Marquess_of_Exeter
1948—Jamaica’s Herb McKenley set a World File of 45.9 in his warmth of the 400-meters on the U.S. Championships in Milwaukee. McKenley gained the ultimate in 46.3. (Full report July 3)
WR Development: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Males’s_400_metres_world_record_progression
NY Instances Obituary: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/28/sports activities/othersports/28mckenley.html?_r=0
1955—Syracuse’s Jim Brown, destined to change into one of many all-time nice operating backs within the NFL, completed Fifth within the U.S. Decathlon Championship in Crawfordsville, IN. Inserting tenth was Stan Huntsman, who went on to have a Corridor-of-Fame teaching profession at Ohio College, Tennessee and Texas. The winner of the occasion for the 2nd yr in a row was the Reverend Bob Richards, who would win his 2nd Olympic title within the Pole Vault the next yr.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Brown
https://www.ustfccca.org/awards/stan-huntsman-ustfccca-class-of-1995
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78946
1963–20-year outdated Brian Sternberg had set three world information within the Pole Vault earlier within the yr (one wasn’t ratified), however his profession got here to a sudden and tragic finish when he suffered an damage to his spinal wire throughout a coaching session on a trampoline. From the Seattle Publish Intelligencer: “ Performing a ‘double-back somersault with a twist’, one thing the Seattle native had completed a whole bunch of instances, he landed exhausting on his neck and his life modified endlessly. He was left a quadriplegic, with docs providing a bleak prognosis for survival. Defying that prognosis, Sternberg lived practically 50 extra years earlier than passing away in 2013 on the age of 69.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/othersports/123332_forty23.html
https://www.seattletimes.com/sports activities/uw-huskies/former-huskies-record-holder-sternberg-has-died/
1966—Competing in a particular occasion on the U.S. Ladies’s Championships in Frederick, Maryland, Bob Seagren jumped 17-5 ½ (5.32) to match his American File within the Pole Vault (however not ratified by the IAAF as a World File).
American Data had been additionally set by Nationwide Champions Charlette Cooke within the 880y (2:05.0), Doris Brown within the 1500 (4:20.2), and Cherrie Parrish-Sherrard within the 80-meter hurdles (10.7).
Outcomes (High 3): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_USA_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships
1967—Barbara Ferrell gained the 100-meters on the U.S. Ladies’s Championships in Santa Barbara, California, in 11.1 to tie the World File that was shared by Wyomia Tyus and Poland’s Irina Kirszenstein (Szewińska). Third within the race was Tyus, the 1964 Olympic champion within the 100, who went on to defend her title on the 1968 Olympics in Mexico Metropolis.
In a battle of future Corridor-of-Famers, Madeline Manning edged Doris Brown to win the 800-meters, with each getting credit score for an American File of two:03.6.
Different future Corridor-of-Famers who had been winners right here had been Eleanor Montgomery within the Excessive Leap (6-2 [1.88]) and Maren Seidler within the Shot Put (46-10 [14.27]).
Charlette Cooke set an American file of 52.5 for 400-meters–she completed third in that 800 (2:08.3).
High 3: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_USA_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships
HOF Bios: Manning(1984) Brown(1990) Tyus(1980) Montgomery(2013) Seidler(2000)
1972–Bob Seagren jumped 18-5 ¾ (5.63) on the U.S. Olympic Trials (June 29-July 9) in Eugene to smash Kjell Isaakson’s 3-week outdated World File of 18-2 ½ (5.55). Becoming a member of him on the crew had been Steve Smith and Jan Johnson, each of whom cleared 18-1/2 (5.50). Seagren and Johnson would win silver and bronze, respectively, on the Munich Olympics.
Ralph Mann set an American File of 48.4 within the 400-meter hurdles, overtaking early chief Dick Bruggeman(48.6), who was additionally underneath the earlier AR of 48.8. Third was Jim Seymour (49.3), who edged Bruce Collins (49.5) and Rob Cassleman (49.5). Mann would win the silver medal in Munich.
Florida Observe Membership teammates Frank Shorter (28:35.6) and Jeff Galloway (28:48.8) completed 1-2 within the 10,000-Meters (with temps within the 90s!). Eugene native Jon Anderson (29:08.2) had the hometown followers in a frenzy as he made up a 60-yard deficit within the final lap-and-a-half, lastly passing Jack Bacheler (29:09.8) within the ultimate homestretch to earn the Third spot on the crew. The 2 had “bumped” briefly within the ultimate dash, with Bacheler getting disqualified! Bacheler took benefit of a 2nd probability by making the crew within the Marathon later within the Trials (Shorter would additionally make the crew within the Marathon).
From Jon Anderson:
Nicely … I’ve a great recollection and video of that race end. Jack was on the white line that separates lanes 1 and a pair of. I had loads of room on the within of him, so took that path. He felt/heard me coming and instinctively swung his left arm out throughout my torso apparently considering it will cease my progress. Temporary, sure, however not a bump .. a swing together with his left arm at me! I’ll and should add that Jack and I bought alongside nice in 1972 and after. He’s a gentleman … simply made a mistake when he was clearly in a ‘world of damage’ on the finish of a scorching 10K .. once more, some kind of instinctive transfer when he was not clear headed. I ran a final lap of 63 .. his was 71+and certainly was going slower than that fifty meters from the end. Frankly, Jack’s disqualification was legit.
Others making the crew:
Steeplechase-1.Mike Manley 8:29.8, 2.Doug Brown 8:31.8, 3.Steve Savage 8:32.8…4.Jim Dare 8:33.6
Javelin-1.Invoice Schmidt (270-6 [82.46])/gained bronze in Munich), 2.Milt Sonsky 267-11 [81.66]/on his thirty first birthday), 3.Fred Luke (267-9 [81.62])
Outcomes/Notes: https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1972.pdf
Sports activities Illustrated: https://vault.si.com/vault/1972/07/10/just-a-guy-having-some-fun
Mike Fanelli’s Tackle the 1972 Trials: https://trackandfieldnews.com/tracktown-usas-first-trials-turns-50/
WR Development: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Males’s_pole_vault_world_record_progression
1974—Francie Larrieu ran 4:10.3 in Milan to shave .1s off her personal American File for 1500-meters
1983–Though she was a relative rookie within the occasion, Rutgers’ Lori McCauley was disenchanted after ending Sixth within the 400-Meter Hurdles on the primary day (7-1) of the U.S. Olympic Sports activities Pageant in Colorado Springs. McCauley, who had run in lane one, felt higher after officers ordered a rerun when it was decided that the opposite hurdlers had began on the flawed strains.
Making the most of her 2nd probability, McCauley, nonetheless in lane one, gained the re-run in 55.69 to interrupt Sharrieffa Barksdale’s six-week outdated American File of 55.78.
http://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/03/sports activities/rutgers-woman-takes-first-in-400-hurdles-in-record-55.69.html
1984–Portugal’s Fernando Mamede ran 27:13.81 in Stockholm to interrupt Henry Rono’s 6-year outdated World File of 27:22.4.
WR Development: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Males’s_10,000_metres_world_record_progression
Wiki Bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Mamede
Unfulfilled Promise?: http://nnhsxc.blogspot.com/2007/07/strange-case-of-fernando-mamede.html
1987—Morocco’s Mentioned Aouita gained the Mile in Helsinki in a fast 3:46.76, however fell wanting Steve Cram’s World File of three:46.32. He’s nonetheless #10 on the All-Time Performers’ listing.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports activities/1987/07/03/aouita-runs-34676-mile-in-helsinki/1fc30a47-7af8-4c40-9a56-1f733b00e9d4/
1990–Nice Britain’s Steve Backley set a World File within the Javelin with a throw of 293-11 (89.58) in Stockholm. Backley would change into a 3-time Olympic medalist, successful bronze in 1992 and silvers in 1996 and 2000.
WR Development: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Males’s_javelin_world_record_progression
http://www.stevebackley.com/
Coaching Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC2-PQjUJvQ
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/well being/article-1161979/Two-Olympic-medals-OBE-hip-replacement-40—My-health-battle-javelin-star-Steve-Backley.html
2002—China’s Liu Xiang ran 13.12 in Lausanne in to interrupt Renaldo Nehemiah’s 24-year outdated World Junior/Underneath 20 File of 13.23 within the 110-meter hurdles. He went on to win gold on the 2004 Olympics and 2007 World Championships.
2016—There have been three girls’s finals on the opening day of the U.S. Olympic Trials (July 1-10) in Eugene, Oregon.
Brittney Reese gained the Lengthy Leap with an enormous leap of 23-11 ¾ (7.31/=#9 All-Time World, =#3 A-T U.S.). Additionally making the crew had been Tianna Madison (23-1w [7.02]) and Janay DeLoach (22-9 [6.93]). Madison and Reese would win gold and silver, respectively, on the Rio Olympics.
Molly Huddle (31:41.62) gained the ten,000-meters over Emily Infeld (31:46.09) and Marielle Corridor (31:54.77)
Making the crew within the Discus had been Whitney Ashley (204-2 [62.25]), Shelbi Vaughan (197-9 [60.28]), and up to date NCAA Champion Kelsey Card (197-3 [60.13]).
Outcomes/Notes: https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2016.pdf
2018—Sergey Shubenkov gained the 110-meter hurdles on the István Gyulai Memorial in Hungary and improved his Russian File to 12.92 (=#10 All-Time World).
U.S. Olympic Trials Historical past (By way of 2021): https://trackandfieldnews.com/usa-olympic-trials-history/
U.S. Nationwide Championships Historical past: https://trackandfieldnews.com/u-s-national-championships-history/
Previous U.S. Champions: https://www.flipsnack.com/USATF/usatf-outdoor-champions/full-view.html
Born On This Day*
Walter Davis 47 (1978) Among the best “combo” jumpers in historical past
Competed within the Triple Leap at six World Outside Championships:
2005 World Champion (‘01-Fifth ‘03-Qual., ‘07-Third, ’09-Qual.,’11-Qual.)
Lengthy Leap on the Worlds (’03-Seventh, ‘05-Qual., ’07-Qual.)
2006 World Indoor Champion—Triple Leap (’03-2nd, ’10-Qual.)
2-time Olympic finalist—Triple Leap (2000-Eleventh, 2004-Eleventh); Lengthy Leap (2004-Qual.spherical)
3-time U.S. Champion—Triple Leap (’02,’05,’06); 2-time U.S. Indoor Champion—TJ (2005,2006)
5-time NCAA Champion—LSU: LJ-2002; TJ-2001&2002 (Indoors & Outdoor)
7-time Junior Faculty Champion—Barton County C.C.
LJ: 1999i, 2000(in&out), TJ:1999,2000(in&out)
PBs: 27-5 ¼ (8.36/’06), 58-1 ¼ (17.71/’06/#8 All-Time U.S. Outside), 58-2i (17.73/’06/=#9 AT World, #2 U.S.)
Faculty PB: 56-10 ¾ (17.34/2002/#7 All-Time)
Along with his double win on the 2002 NCAA Championships on his house observe in Baton Rouge, he additionally ran the
lead-off leg on the successful 4×100 to guide LSU to the crew title.
(2002 Characteristic): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk7snoJPjtA
LSU Bio: https://lsusports.web/sports activities/tf/roster/participant/walter-davis/
Derrick Adkins 54 (1970) 1996 Olympic gold medalist—400m-hurdles; 1995 World Champion (1991-Sixth,1993-Seventh)
2-time U.S. Champion (1994,1995)
All-American at Georgia Tech:NCAA-1989-Fifth, 1990-Sixth, 1991-2nd, 1992-Eighth
1992 NCAA Champion—4×400(2:59.95/Third leg-45.0)
2-time winner on the Penn Relays (Oly Growth)…set the Relays File of 48.91 in 1994.
#1 prep within the U.S. in 1988 (Malverne,NY/50.71)
PBs:13.69(1992), 47.54 (1995)
Avenue he grew up on in West Hempstead(NY) was renamed Derrick Adkins Lane after his Olympic win!
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78028
Wiki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrick_Adkins
Dealing With Head Accidents: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/17/sports activities/running-hurdling-head-injuries.html
And Melancholy: https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/20/sports activities/olympics-adkins-s-tough-choice-speed-or-stable-moods.html
Nice Video: NBC’s Katie Couric occurred to be sitting in entrance of Adkins’ sister and H.S. coach on the
1996 Olympics and volunteered to file the race on their camcorder, realizing they’d be too
excited to do the job correctly. Video contains Couric’s interview with Adkins on the next day’s
In the present day Present!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4bhlfuTTfw
Diana Richburg 62 (1963) 1984 U.S. Olympian—1500m (1st spherical); Seventh-1987 World Championships
1985 U.S. Champion—1500m
Former American Indoor File holder at 1000-meters
Certainly one of America’s greatest middle-distance runners from 1983-1991…ranked #1 within the 1500 in 1987
2-time (1981,1982) All-American within the 800 at Lansingburgh H.S. (NY).(#2 behind Kim Gallagher annually)
PBs: 1:59.61 (1985), 2:39.28i (1985), 4:01.79 (1987), 4:25.77 (1987)
H.S. PBs: 2:03.7 (1982), 4:44.7 (1981); Set a Nationwide H.S. File of two:26.3 for 1000-yards in 1982
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/77949
U.S. Rankings: https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/04-w800RankUS.pdf
https://www.albany.edu/feature97/commencement_photos/highlight.html
H.S. All-People: https://trackandfieldnews.com/tfn-girls-800-americas/
Wendell Mottley—Trinidad & Tobago 84 (1941) 1964 Olympic silver medalist—400m (bronze-4×400)
Former World Indoor File holder—500y (55.5/1964), 600y (1:09.2/1964)
4-time IC4A Champion (Yale)—440y-1963,1964), 600y(i)-1963,1964
1966 British Empire Video games Champion—440y (45.2)
Ranked #2 within the World in 1964 and 1966 (#6 in 1965)
Had important careers in politics and finance.
(2007 article—written by Meredith Rainey Valmon)
http://ivy50.com/blackhistory/story.aspx?sid=5/11/2007
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/76930
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendell_Mottley
Deceased
John McDonnell 82 (1938-June 7, 2021) Probably the most profitable faculty coach in any sport. His Arkansas groups gained 40
NCAA championships, together with six nationwide triple crowns(XC/Indoor/Outside) and 12 consecutive NCAA Indoor
titles from 1984-95.
Six-time All-American in cross nation and observe & discipline at Southwestern Louisiana, incomes a bachelor’s diploma in
1969.
Inducted into the Nationwide Corridor of Fame in 2005
One of many first jobs he held after emigrating to the U.S. from Eire was because the centerfield TV cameraman for the
NY Mets!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McDonnell_(coach)
https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/legendary-arkansas-track-field-coach-john-mcdonnell-passes-away/
Present Arkansas coaches Chris Bucknam and Lance Harter Mirror
https://www.wholehogsports.com/information/2021/jun/08/video-chris-bucknam-and-lance-harter-john-mcdonnel/
HOF Bio: https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/john-mcdonnell
http://www.ustfccca.org/awards/john-mcdonnell-ustfccca-class-of-1999
https://www.ustfccca.org/2021/06/featured/ustfccca-mourns-passing-of-hall-of-famer-john-mcdonnell-arkansas
https://www.usatf.org/information/2021/razorback-legend-john-mcdonnell-passes-away-at-82
Margaret Jenkins 92 (1903-Jan.8, 1996) 2-time U.S. Champion-Javelin(1927,1928)
2-time U.S. Olympian-Discus! (1928-Nineteenth, 1932-Ninth)
From Olympedia: Jenkins attended San Jose State Faculty, however there was no girls’s observe crew at the moment.
She was an all-round athlete, additionally competing in baseball, basketball, hockey, volleyball, and tennis and
between 1924-26, she was Santa Clara County tennis champion in singles, doubles, and blended doubles.
https://blogs.sjsu.edu/wsq/2018/03/01/spartan-women-in-sports-margaret-jenkins-25-education/
https://www.mercurynews.com/2008/11/14/a-woman-of-firsts-honored-at-last/
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/77876
