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Just got home from the stadium. I have to say that I was impressed with the running of the meet. This is the first time since 1973 that the meet has been held at a high school, but the facility at Buchanan High is outstanding. A lot of effort has gone into this, and everything has been well organized that I have seen. When we encountered small problems, they were corrected right away.
We even got *two* breaks from the weather. Usually "Fresno" means blazing unbearable heat, but this week we were worried about rain and possible thunderstorms. Instead, the weather systems all dissipated to the west before they could reach Clovis. Conditions were ideal tonight. Now we just have to have them hold off for one more day, and the prediction is for weather to clear up in time for the 4:30 start tomorrow evening.
Tomorrow I hope to post live updates to the board as the meet unfolds. Jordan Hasay is said to be confident about taking a run at Mortensen's 9:48. I would not be surprised to see her run considerably faster if the weather cooperates.
One issue that needs to be raised before the marks propagate onto national lists - there was one heat of the girls hurdles in which there was some sort of timer malfunction, and the result was three runners getting times of 13.59/13.67/13.70. All three times were gigantic PRs, despite similar breakthroughs not being seen in the other heats.
Because no one could identify the source of the problem, the marks were allowed to stand, but they are clearly not accurate. After consulting with Mike Kennedy, these marks will not be carried. Mike's theory is that this is somehow a hand time, but I don't know enough about how FinishLynx systems work to know if such an explanation is feasible.
(This is a situation much like the phantom 44.50 from LB Poly several years ago when the timer malfunctioned and produced a momentary national record.)
Fortunately, it looks like only one runner in this heat (the fourth place finisher) will make the final who shouldn't have. Unfortunately, this meant Ashley Smith of Millikan *not* making the final when she should have.
A few quick marks from the meet - Randall Carroll 10.34, Akawkaw Ndipagbor 53.45, Josh Mance 47.24 (Reggie Wyatt 47.28), Ashton Purvis 23.51 after false starting in the 100.
Tomorrow figures to see very competitive and very deep races in the relays and the distances. If someone is willing to take the races out, both 1600s might see significant impact on the yearly lists.
We even got *two* breaks from the weather. Usually "Fresno" means blazing unbearable heat, but this week we were worried about rain and possible thunderstorms. Instead, the weather systems all dissipated to the west before they could reach Clovis. Conditions were ideal tonight. Now we just have to have them hold off for one more day, and the prediction is for weather to clear up in time for the 4:30 start tomorrow evening.
Tomorrow I hope to post live updates to the board as the meet unfolds. Jordan Hasay is said to be confident about taking a run at Mortensen's 9:48. I would not be surprised to see her run considerably faster if the weather cooperates.
One issue that needs to be raised before the marks propagate onto national lists - there was one heat of the girls hurdles in which there was some sort of timer malfunction, and the result was three runners getting times of 13.59/13.67/13.70. All three times were gigantic PRs, despite similar breakthroughs not being seen in the other heats.
Because no one could identify the source of the problem, the marks were allowed to stand, but they are clearly not accurate. After consulting with Mike Kennedy, these marks will not be carried. Mike's theory is that this is somehow a hand time, but I don't know enough about how FinishLynx systems work to know if such an explanation is feasible.
(This is a situation much like the phantom 44.50 from LB Poly several years ago when the timer malfunctioned and produced a momentary national record.)
Fortunately, it looks like only one runner in this heat (the fourth place finisher) will make the final who shouldn't have. Unfortunately, this meant Ashley Smith of Millikan *not* making the final when she should have.
A few quick marks from the meet - Randall Carroll 10.34, Akawkaw Ndipagbor 53.45, Josh Mance 47.24 (Reggie Wyatt 47.28), Ashton Purvis 23.51 after false starting in the 100.
Tomorrow figures to see very competitive and very deep races in the relays and the distances. If someone is willing to take the races out, both 1600s might see significant impact on the yearly lists.
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