2015 WY Champs 7/17 Evening Report: 4 more medals for Team USA!

by Jim Spier

World Youth Champs – Day 3 evening


110m Hurdles Semi Finals – Men

Mason Weh (Upper Darby, PA) representing Liberia, was third in the first semi in 13.60 and did not advance.  He is the cousin of 2013 New Balance Nationals Outdoor champion Wellington Zaza.   Isaiah Lucas (Cypress Falls, Houston, TX) clipped the 7th hurdle, clobbered the 8th and somehow found a way to win in 13.50 and automatically qualify for the final.  Norman Grimes (Canyon, TX), in a very close race, could manage 5th in 13.75 and did not move on.

110m Hurdles Finals – Men

Isaiah Lucas hit hurdle 9, much like he had done in the semis.  Had he not done that, he would have won.  The winner was Matteo Ngo (France) in 13.53.  Joseph Daniels (Canada) was second in 13.54.  Lucas had the same time as Daniels but finished third.  The top 6 were separated by .04!

1. Matteo Ngo  France  13.53
2. Joseph Daniels  Canada  13.54
3. Isaiah Lucas  USA  13.54
4. Juan Pablo Germain Chile  13.55
5. Max Hrelja  Sweden 13.56
6. Helton Coelho  Brazil  13.57

800m Semi Finals – Women

I have seen these slow paced races in world championships many times (30.02, 69.86!) and rarely can the Americans respond over the last half of the race.  Foziya Niguse (Ethiopia) jumped the field with 220 meters to go.  Samantha Watson (Rush-Henrietta, Henrietta, NY) covered the move and then some.  Watson held off Niguse in an easy fashion, running just as fast as she had to, and won this tactical race in 2:10.89.

2000m Steeplechase Final – Women

It was not Rylee Bowen’s day (Sonoma Academy, Santa Rosa, CA).  Never in the race, she finished last in 7:11.66.

400m Final – Women

Lynna Irby (Pike, Indianapolis, IN) went out very fast and it looked like she might pay at the end.  But she held her own (and the lead) for 300 meters, at which point Salwa Eld Naser (Bahrain) passed her.  Naser held the lead an finished first in a World Youth-leading time of 51.50.  Not far behind was Irby in a personal best 51.79!  It was almost a 1-second PR from her prior best of 52.77 run yesterday.  And it is also the U.S. High School and U.S. Junior leader.  Symone Mason (Southridge, Miami, FL), stuck in lane 1, went out very fast and faded down the homestretch.  She finished 8th in 53.55.

400m Final – Men

Christopher Taylor of Jamaica has had a long season, given that most Jamaicans peak at the end of April.  Nonetheless, he proved unbeatable in winning with a World Youth-leading time of 45.27.  Josephus Lyles (TC Williams, Alexandria, VA) had Taylor to his right, but could not quite match Taylor’s pace and finished second in a personal best 45.46.  Keshun Reed (Martin, Arlington, TX) ran a very good race to finish third in 45.96.  Florida high schooler Jamal Walton, representing the Cayman Islands, finished fourth in 45.99.

Hammer Throw Final – Men

Robert Colantonio (Barrington, RI) made it into the final with a throw of 236-09, made in the first round.  In fact he was 6th after that round.  He was sitting 7th until his final throw when he unleashed a throw of 242-01, his 2nd best lifetime throw ever.  That put him into 5th, certainly a respectable performance.

Heptathlon – Day 1

In the hurdles there were 9 girls who ran under 14.0, ranging from 13.43 to 13.93.  Five girls cleared 5-10.5 in the jump.

After 2 events (both this morning), here are the current leaders:

1. Lisa Maihofer  Germany  1989
2. Adriana Rodriguez Cuba   1951
3. Nina Schultz  Canada   1926
4. Niamh Emerson Great Britain  1919

25. Jordan Fields  USA   1715
28. Caice Lanovaz  USA   1664

Caice Lanovaz continued to achieve personal bests, throwing 36-9.75.  Jordan Fields had an off day, managing only 33-7.75, about 2 feet off her best.  Andrea Obetzhofer (Austria) had the best throw, 49-5.5. 

After 3 events, here are the current leaders:

1. Adriana Rodriguez Cuba   2758
2. Lisa Maihofer  Germany  2714
3. Geraldine Ruckstuhl Switzerland  2690
4. Bianca Salming Sweden  2672

29. Caice Lanovaz  USA   2274
30. Jordan Fields  USA   2260

Jordan Fields had a nice PR in the 200, running 25.93 (even with a -1.2 wind).  This is the 3rd heptathlon for her in the last 26 days:  She won the New Balance Nationals Outdoor heptathlon on June 20-21.  She also won the World Youth trials on June 30-July 1, and now she is competing in Cali, July 17-18.  Caice Lanovaz also ran well, getting a PR as well, at 25.29.  The fastest time was run by Marisa Vaz Carvalho (Portugal), running 24.32.

After 4 events, here are the current leaders:

1. Adriana Rodriguez Cuba   3678
2. Lisa Maihofer  Germany  3590
3. Marisa Vaz Carvalho Portugal  3580
4. Andrea Obetzhofer Austria   3563

27. Caice Lanovaz  USA   3134 WY Trials 3039
31. Jordan Fields  USA   3063 WY Trials 3142

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 1 comparisons between the World Youth Qualifying and World Youth Championships:

Caice Lanovaz (Foothill, Pleasanton, CA)

                  100mh  HJ        SP            200m

WY            14.44  5-3.25  36-09.75  25.29
                     917  757       610           860

WY Trials  14.95  5-3.25  36-7.75  25.54
                      848  757       584         768

Jordan Fields (Creekside, St. Johns, FL)

                   100mh  HJ        SP         200m

WY              14.07  5-3.25  33-7.25 25.93
                       968      747      545        803

WY Trials  14.57   5-8        35-6.5  26.54
                      899     891        584       768


Other winners from events in which no Americans competed:

Boys     1500m  Kumari Taki         Kenya                 3:36.38 MR

Boy’s      TJ       Cristian Atanay    Napoles Cuba   52-11 [-3.1]

Girls       HJ       Michaela Hruba  Czech Republic  6-02.75

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