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This Day in Observe & Area/X-Nation-November 10
1883—Nice Britain’s Walter George ran 52:53 for 10-miles in a handicap race in London to interrupt his personal pre-IAAF World Report of 52:56.5.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_George_(athlete)
1924–Lake View(IL) prep Norma Zilk equaled Helen Filkey’s American Report of 11.6 for 100-yards at Soldier Area in Chicago.
Early Ladies Observe in Illinois: https://www.ihsa.org/archive/hstoric/track_girls_early.htm?NOCACHE=1:11:35percent20AM
1961–Steve Machooka’s particular person win led Cornell to the staff title on the Heptagonal Championships at NY’s Van Cortlandt
Park. Machooka was the primary Kenyan to run for a U.S. school.
Machooka: http://www.ivy50.com/story.aspx?sid=10/19/2006
1973–This was the primary 12 months of the three-division setup within the NCAA, with each Div.II and Div.III staging their Championships on the identical day in Wheaton, Illinois.
Particular person winner Steve Foster led Ashland Faculty (now College) to the staff title as they grew to become the primary Div.III Champions.
Gary Bentley’s particular person win sparked South Dakota State to the Div.II title.
Previous to this 12 months, there was solely Div.I and the “Faculty” Division, which was first held in 1958.
Div.II(from 1958 on): http://www.ustfccca.org/meets-results/meet-history?collection=3370
Div.III: https://sagehens.com/sports activities/2023/8/28/d3-cross-country-historians-report.aspx
Born On This Day*
Armand “Mondo” Duplantis-Sweden 26 (1999) 2-time Olympic gold medalist—Pole Vault (2021, 2024)
3-time World Indoor (2022, 2024, 2025) and World Outside (2022, 2023, 2025) Champion
3-time European Champion-2018, 2022, 2024; 2021 European Indoor Champion
Improved his WR 4 occasions in 2025
His WR (14) Development:
2020
20-2 ¾ (6.17) Torun February 8
20-3 ¼ (6.18) Glasgow February 15
2022
20-3 ¾ (6.19) Belgrade March 7
20-4 (6.20) Belgrade (World Indoor Championships March 20
20-4 ½ (6.21) Eugene (World Outside Championships) July 24
2023
20-4 ¾ (6.22) Clermont Ferrand, France Feb.25
20-5 ¼ (6.23) Eugene (Pre Traditional/Diamond League Last) Sep.17
2024
20-5 ½ (6.24) Xiamen, China April 20
20-6 (6.25) Paris (Olympic Video games) August 5
20-6 ½ (6.26) Chorzów, Poland August 25
2025
20-6 ¾i (6.27) Clermont Ferrand, France Feb.28
20-7 ¼ (6.28) Stockholm June 15
20-7 ½ (6.29) Budapest August 12
20-8 (6.30) Tokyo (World Championships) September 15
He appears to get simply as excited after every successive WR (he now has 14) as he was when he set his 1st in 2020,
as you possibly can see on this video from the 2023 Pre Traditional, with NBC’s Paul Swangard and Trey Hardee offering
the commentary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NSql4J2lNc
Additionally bettered Sergey Bubka’s out of doors finest when he cleared 20-2 (6.15) in Rome on September 17, 2020
Improved his World Junior Report within the Pole Vault to 19-10 ¼ (6.05) whereas successful gold on the 2018 European
Championships…that’s additionally the U.S. Excessive Faculty Report, a mark that can final a really very long time.
Silver medalist on the 2019 World Championships—completed 2nd to American Sam Kendricks in an epic duel in
Doha….ninth on the 2017 World Championships.
2015 World Youth and 2018 World Junior Champion
In a a lot heralded matchup between World Report holders, he defeated Norway’s 400h specialist Karsten
Warholm over 100-meters in Zurich on September 4, 2024 (10.37-10.47).
(Full Broadcast): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojSzlLN7wAw
Most definitely might have signed a profitable skilled contract early in his profession, however the Louisiana native was
decided to compete collegiately for LSU throughout the 2019 season. Gained the 2019 NCAA Indoor title,
completed 2nd Outside to Chris Nilsen earlier than turning professional. Each of his mother and father, Greg (his coach) and Helena,
competed for LSU. Dad used to carry the household report within the PV (19-1/4 [5.80]).
One of many biggest U.S. preps in historical past (Lafayette H.S.,Louisiana)…
T&F Information’ Male Prep Athlete of the 12 months in 2017 & 2018
Born within the U.S., he competes internationally for Sweden, the birthplace of his mom Helena, a former heptathlete
PBs:20-6 3/4i(6.27/202 , 20-8 (6.30/2025)
Set a World Junior Indoor Report of 19-3 ½ (5.88) in 2018
Set his first report in 2007 when he cleared 7-8 (2.33) on the age of seven!
Age-Group Data
6 1.70 5- 7 Doug Fraley USA 7 Mar 65 Lemoore CA 1 Mar 72
7 2.33 7- 8 Armand Duplantis USA 10 Nov 99 Jonesboro AR 13 Oct 07
8 2.89 9- 6 Armand Duplantis USA 10 Nov 99 New Orleans LA 12 Oct 08
9 3.20 10- 6 Armand Duplantis USA 10 Nov 99 New Iberia LA 4 Jul 09
10 3.86 12- 8 Armand Duplantis USA 10 Nov 99 Clovis CA 6 Aug 10
11 3.91 12-10 Armand Duplantis USA 10 Nov 99 New Iberia LA 2 Jul 11
12 3.97i 13- 0 1/4 Armand Duplantis USA 10 Nov 99 Reno NV 21 Jan 12
13 4.65 15- 3 Pål Haugen Lillefosse NOR 4 Jun 01 Bergen 29 Might 15
14 4.92 16- 1 3/4 Sasha Zhoya AUS 25 Jun 02 Sydney 27 Mar 17
15 5.50i 18- 0 1/2 Matvey Volkov RUS 13 Mar 04 Moscow 29 Feb 20
16 5.56 18- 3 Sasha Zhoya AUS 25 Jun 02 Sydney 1 Apr 19
17 5.90 19- 4 1/4 Armand Duplantis SWE 10 Nov 99 Austin TX 1 Apr 17
18 6.05 19-10 1/4 Armand Duplantis SWE 10 Nov 99 Berlin 12 Aug 18
19 6.05 19-10 1/4 Armand Duplantis SWE 10 Nov 99 Berlin 12 Aug 18
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armand_Duplantis
https://worldathletics.org/athletes/sweden/armand-duplantis-14679502
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/22/sport/armand-duplantis-pole-vault-athletics-spt-intl-cmd/index.html
(Good profession recap by way of February, 2021):
https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/is-mondo-duplantis-successor-to-usain-bolt
Movies
WR-6.17 WR-6.18 WR-6.19 WR-6.20 WR-6.21 WR-6.22 WR-6.23 WR-6.24 WR-6.25(’24 OG) WR-6.26
WR-6.27 WR-6.28 WR-6.29 WR-6.30 Outside “WR”-6.15 2019 WC(1:26)
vs Sam Kendricks in Lausanne(2020) 2021 OG
Andre De Grasse-Canada 31 (1994) 3-time medalist on the 2021 Olympics—Gold (200), Bronze (100,4×100)
Additionally a 3-time medalist on the 2016 Olympics—Silver (200), Bronze (100, 4×100)
Gained his seventh Olympic medal (gold) by anchoring Canada to a win within the 4×100 on the 2024 Paris Olympics…was a
semi-finalist within the 100 & 200 in Paris
2022 World Champion-4×100 (100/semi-finalist); silver medalist within the 4×100 in 2025…semi-finalist within the
100/200
2-time bronze medalist on the 2015 World Championships (100, 4×100)
Suffered a proper hamstring harm that compelled him to withdraw from the 2017 World Championships. Harm flared up
once more in 2018, bringing his season to an early finish.
Returned to prime type in 2019, successful bronze within the 100, silver within the 200, on the World Championships in Doha.
sixth within the 200 on the 2023 World Championships—completed his season with a win within the 200 on the Pre
Traditional/Diamond League Last—ran a season’s better of 19.76
2015 NCAA Champion—100, 200 (USC)
2015 Pan-American Video games Champion—100,200
2013 Junior Faculty Champion—100m; 2014 Junior Faculty Indoor and Outside Champion-200m (Coffeyville C.C.)
PBs: 9.89 (2021), 19.62 (2021); 2025 SBs: 10.09, 20.13
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_De_Grasse
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/133005
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/canada/andre-de-grasse-14535607
2021 OG(200): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqltfJVLoxg
2024 OG (4×100): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roYdc32jixM
https://www.cbc.ca/sports activities/olympics/trackandfield/de-grasse-hamstring-injury-season-over-1.4739198
Comeback:
www.cbc.ca/sports activities/olympics/summer season/trackandfield/de-grasse-brown-showdown-track-worlds-outlook-1.5303983
Quickest Couple within the World (Nia Ali)
(2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuECV_6D1gQ
Evans Kiplagat Chebet-Kenya 37 (1988) Winner of the Boston and New York Marathons in 2022….received once more in Boston in
2023, however was a late withdrawal in New York
Third in Boston, 2nd in New York, in 2024
Additionally a winner on the 2020 Valencia Marathon—ran 2:03:00 (=#14 All-Time).
PB:2:03:00 (Dec.2020); didn’t compete in 2025
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evans_Chebet
https://www.nyrr.org/media-center/athletes/evans-chebet
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/sports activities/evans-chebet-boston-marathon.html
Movies: 2020 Valencia 2022 Boston 2022 NYC 2023 Boston
Mike Powell 62 (1963) In a memorable duel with Carl Lewis on the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, he set the
present World Report of 29-4 ½ (8.95) within the Lengthy Bounce. The report is now 33 years previous and will final fairly a
bit longer
2-time World Champion (1991,1993/Third-1995)
2-time Olympic silver medalist (1988,1992/Fifth-1996)
6-time U.S. Champion (1990,1992-1996)
Inducted into the Nationwide Corridor of Fame in 2005
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78914
Video(WR): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0WfsAwvTSU
HOF Bio(2005): https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/mike-powell
Wiki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Powell_(long_jumper)
Masters: https://spikes.worldathletics.org/put up/mike-powell
Academy of Velocity: https://www.fb.com/Mpbounced/
https://vault.si.com/vault/1991/09/09/great-leap-forward-mike-powell-broke-bob-beamons-storied-long-jump-record
https://vault.si.com/vault/2004/02/09/mike-powell-long-jumper-september-9-1991
Tim Lewis 63 (1962) Winner of 23 U.S. Race-Strolling titles at varied distances (3 indoors, 20 outdoor)
1988 U.S. Olympian-20k Stroll (forty fourth)
Competed in 2 World Championships (1987-Nineteenth, 1991-Thirty first)
Set the present American Report of 1:49:36 within the 25k-walk in 1984
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78695
. https://racewalk.com/profiles/timLewis.php
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