PreRaceJitters: Baylor Prepares for Indoor Nationals

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Coach Todd Harbour on what Baylor needs to happen at Big 12 Indoor Conference

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Baylor’s Trey Harts discusses Defending Big 12 Indoor Titles

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Can Trey Harts make a run at Michael Johnson’s indoor 200m school record?

PreRaceJitters’ Track & Field Radio Show - Week of April 20

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Jay Hicks and John W. Davis react to Geena Gall’s 2:02.69 second run in the invitational 800 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays, Jacoby Ford’s 100 meter title run at the ACC Championships and Trey Harts’ record breaking 200m (20.29) performance at the Michael Johnson Classic. The duo also preview the Drake and Penn Relays.

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-Michael Johnson Classic
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Michael Johnson Classic, Baylor

Saturday 18, 2009, Waco, Texas

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Records fell at Michael Johnson Classic.

In a day the included rain, lightening and cold weather the 2009 Michael Johnson Classic will be most likely be remembered as the Trey Hart show.
Breaking Michael Johnson’s stadium record 20.41, set in 1987 goes a long way at earning that unofficial title.

A star-studded 200 meter field lined up on the track that included Jeremy Wariner, Michael Rodgers, Reggie Witherspoon, and NCAA 200 meter Indoor Champion Trey Harts.

Harts clocked a new Hart-Patterson Track and Field Complex record time of 20.29 seconds in the 200-meter dash Saturday evening.  Harts shot out of the blocks, crossing the lined in 20.29 seconds, establishing a four meter lead that he maintained over Wariner (20.56).  Witherspoon did not finish the race, pulling up at around the 100 meter mark.

Running in just the preliminary heat was enough work for Darvis “Doc” Patton.  Michael Rodgers was the first sprinter out of the blocks, before Patton took over at the 45 meters marks and crossed the line in 10.19 after shutting down four meters before the finish line.

Baylor’s Erin Bedell took a rest from her normal duties of running the 5,000 meters to compete in the 1,500 meters.  Bedell marked the occasion by running a new Hart-Patterson stadium record time of 4:16.03.

Tiffany Townsend proved a viable day winning the 100 in 11.28, 200 in 23.03, and assisted the Bears 4×100 meter relay to victory in 44.08.
South Plain’s Bryce won the 400 meter hurdles in a regional qualifying time of 50.31.  Not to be out down on a day of record performances, Baylor’s Chris Gowell ran a season’s best time of 1:47.42 in the 800 meters.

Andrae’s Williams of the Bahamas clocked 45.13, winning a stacked 400 meter Invitational in 45.13, ahead of Renny Quow (45.23), and Darold Williamson (45.75).

The SMU women set a school record in the 4×400 meter relay and recorded a NCAA Regional qualifying time of 3:42.59 in their second place finish behind Baylor in 3:40.70.

Despite a scare from Texas Tech, the 39 race winning streak against collegians for Baylor remained in tact in the 4×400 meter relay.  A professional relay team comprised of Olympians Witherspoon, Wariner, Wallace Spearmon and Darold Williamson ran away with the race.

Baylor and Texas Tech handed off the their respective anchor legs. Baylor’s Iglehart-Summers went out easily before pouring on a kick down the homestretch to win the race in 3:05.47.

NCAA Indoor Championship Is Where Amazing Happened

-College Station, Texas

- After a two day campaign at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship at the Gilliam Track & Field Stadium at Texas A&M the standout star was Galen Rupp, who stood at the center of Oregon’s 16th national championship.  The 22-year old Olympian swept the 3000m, 5000m and anchored the Distance Medley Relay to victory.

Over the last two laps of the 5,000m, Rupp unleashed a fierce kick to win in 13:41.45.  Less than two hours later, he anchored the DMR relay to a first place finish.

Tennessee senior Sarah Bowman picked up her first NCAA Indoor title and third national crown in dramatic fashion, out-leaning Texas Tech’s Sally Kipyego at the finish to win in 4:29.72. Bowman’s time, a personal best and school record, is the seventh fastest in the world this season and broke the NCAA meet record of 4:30.63 set in 1989 by Wisconsin’s Suzy Favor.

Bowman’s victory denied Kipyego a 10th career national title.

There is a first time for everything.  Tennessee’s Sarah Bowmen won her first NCAA Indoor title in a dramatic race, out-leaning Texas Tech Sally Kipyego at the finish to win in 4:29.82.  The time is a personal best and school record broke the NCAA meet record of 4:30.63 set by Wisconsin’s Suzy Favor in 1989.

A new star emerges at nearly every national meet. The year that billing goes to South Carolina’s LaKaya Brookings for entering the 60 meter with the slowest qualifying time of the field.  On Saturday she surprised nearly everyone when she won the NCAA title in 7.13 seconds.

Timing is everything and Hampton’s Francena McCorory was not the favorite coming into the race as a matter of fact she came into the meet relatively unknown despite having run some fast times this season already.  After winning the 400 meters in 51.55 seconds out the first heat the a number of the working media was not familiar with the Historical Black University located in Hampton, Virigina.  Now more people know Francena McCorory and Hampton University after her first NCAA title.

Michael Johnson is the last Baylor 200 meter NCAA title at Baylor.  That is until Trey Harts wrote his name in the record books won the 200 meters with a personal-best time of 20.63, recording the second-fastest time in Baylor history behind Michael Johnson’s 20.59 set at the NCAA Championships in Indianapolis in 1989.

Jacob Hernandez University of Texas won the men’s 800m in 1:48.04. Hernandez added the men’s 800-meter championship to the outdoor title he won last June at the distance.  Hernandez led most of the race and managed to hold off Oregon’s Andrew Wheating at the end. Wheating had a great kick at the end as he passed the field to finish second in 1:48.54.

You may not be in full practice but get used to saying the name Tiffany Ofili.  The University of Michigan senior defended her NCAA indoor title in the 60 meter hurdles Saturday and has the skills to run on professional level. Ofili clinched her fourth national title in the process.

Luckily for Ronnie Ash it’s not about how you start the race but how you finish the race. The year the Bethune-Cookmen sophomore was fourth or fifth going into the first hurdle.

Colorado’s Jenny Barringer led the women’s 3000m by a relatively large margin. She finished nearly 15 seconds in front of the field. In a post-race interview, she said her goal was to get a fast time. Barringer got her fast time and a new NCAA meet record of 8:42.03.

Tennesee’s Phoebe Wright (2:04.38) confidently took the lead in the women’s 800m after winning the DMR Friday. Despite a strong effort, she was passed by Lacey Cramer of BYU (2:04.27) at the finish line.

Oregon’s men blew the competition away with 54 points, and the Ducks were followed by Florida (36), Florida State (32), LSU (29) and Baylor (25).

The Aggies finished ninth with 23 points, while Texas followed in 10th with 22.5 points. The Red Raiders earned a 13th place finish with 18 points.

The Tennessee women won their second team title since 2005 with 42 points to 37 for host Texas A&M. The Aggies won the meet-ending 4×400 relay to make it close.

2009 NCAA Indoor Championships - Trey Harts, Baylor

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PreRaceJitters catch up with Trey Harts after securing his name in Baylor history, winning the 200 meters at the 2009 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in 20.63 to win the event.

2009 NCAA Indoor Championships - 4×400m Relay, Baylor University

PreRaceJitters caught up with the Baylor men’s 4×400-meter relay after winning its fifth-straight NCAA title on Saturday night to conclude the 2009 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Baylor clocked a season-best time of 3:05.81, edging out Florida State who finished second with a time of 3:05.91. The Bears dropped their world-leading time by nearly a full second, and now own three of the four fastest times in the world this year.