Yeah, I'll take Dwight Stones over Carol Lewis AAANNNNNYYYY day!
But, as Casual Observer wrote, we want RG3.
They didn't bring RG3 back because he made the broadcast too exciting. ESPN doesn't want people tuning in to be entertained, they want track and field to look like a boring sport. So far they are turning one of the most exciting track meets ever into a snoozefest.
RGIII is, in fact, calling the finals tonight and tomorrow.
RGIII is, in fact, calling the finals tonight and tomorrow.
That's too bad. Last year he was enthusiastic but nothing else. Loud and wrong.
The 400 hurdles is supposed to be his event but Griffin had absolutely no clue what he was looking at. Anna Hall could only hurdle with her left lead at that point. Her 15 strides were way too long to fit properly using 15. Consequently she had to shorten stride and basically tip toe through the first half of the race. Not until after hurdle 7 when her stride naturally shortened due to fatigue did the 15 fit. At that point she could run full out and made up lots of ground.
It was so blatantly obvious. I kept waiting for Griffin to pick up on any of this. Just give us the slightest clue that a network analyst can pick out what's going on. Nothing. He babbled incoherencies.
Anna Hall has switched to 14 steps this year. Here is her description a few months ago of the cramped conditions she faced in 2022:
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I just don’t get how someone running at an NCAA championship makes that mistake on any exchange much less the first. You don’t even have to leave your lane. There’s no excuse
She didn't actually leave her lane, she kept going straight on the brightly painted lane instead of taking the curve. She saw someone with her team's color scheme straight in front of her so she figured she had to keep going straight.
The track is stupidly painted, with the straigtaway lanes painted brightly well past the finish line. I suppose they do that so they can run the 110 hurdles backwards if the wind is blowing the other direction, but it should be a different color or dashed lines past the finish line, instead of bright white lines all the way.
Yes it was the runner's mistake, but I can totally see how she made the mistake.
Jenelle Rogers from Ball State has a big lead in the heptathlon. 21st on the qualifying list with 5667 points and she has 4789 thru 5 events. Her Javelin pr is pretty short (101 ft) so maybe that is where things start to fall apart for her.
Current conditions in Austin as of 4:42pm CST: 94 degrees, RealFeel in shade 95 degrees, RealFeel in sun 98 degrees, UV index 3/10, humidity 45%, dew point 70 degrees, wind 13 mph, gusts to 24 mph.
Two events to go n the Heptathlon and Texas is currently holding down 6th place for 3 team points. Field events start at 7:30 CST with the High Jump and Discus and the running starts at 8:00 with the 4x100.
Alfred goes for the 100/200 double at 8:52 CST and 9:37 CST while Wilson goes for the never before accomplished 400/400H double at 9:02 CST and 9:27 CST.
Distance events are the 1500 at 8:12 CST, 3000SC at 8:24 CST, 800 at 9:14 CST, and 5000 at 9:55 CST.
Weather at 8:00 is projected to be 91 degrees, RealFeel 91 degrees, humidity 48%, dew point 69 degrees, wind 9 mph, gusts to 12 mph, 47% chance of rain.
Weather at 10:00 is projected to be 85 degrees, RealFeel 89 degrees, humidity 67%, dew point 73 degrees, wind 8 mph, gusts to 14 mph, 47% chance of rain.
Current conditions in Austin as of 4:42pm CST: 94 degrees, RealFeel in shade 95 degrees, RealFeel in sun 98 degrees, UV index 3/10, humidity 45%, dew point 70 degrees, wind 13 mph, gusts to 24 mph.
Two events to go n the Heptathlon and Texas is currently holding down 6th place for 3 team points. Field events start at 7:30 CST with the High Jump and Discus and the running starts at 8:00 with the 4x100.
Alfred goes for the 100/200 double at 8:52 CST and 9:37 CST while Wilson goes for the never before accomplished 400/400H double at 9:02 CST and 9:27 CST.
Distance events are the 1500 at 8:12 CST, 3000SC at 8:24 CST, 800 at 9:14 CST, and 5000 at 9:55 CST.
Weather at 8:00 is projected to be 91 degrees, RealFeel 91 degrees, humidity 48%, dew point 69 degrees, wind 9 mph, gusts to 12 mph, 47% chance of rain.
Weather at 10:00 is projected to be 85 degrees, RealFeel 89 degrees, humidity 67%, dew point 73 degrees, wind 8 mph, gusts to 14 mph, 47% chance of rain.
A few Sat eve picks (pending minimal rain & temps dropping to low 80s):
400
Wilson 48.95
3000SC
On Thursday, Markezich took close measure of Karinauskaite and looked poised to kill. Tonight, nine months of consistency and excellence culminate in a mooch-n-kick masterpiece. Unless Karinauskaite runs away like Wayment, she’ll have her hands full in this one. She holds her form well and repels a hard-charging chase pack. After an up-and-down year, McCabe opens her summer campaign on a high note with smooth racing and another propulsive finish to notch her first sub-9:30.
Markezich Karinauskaite McCabe
1500
PBs all round in a race that takes the shape of this classic squeeze:
Welcome to the World Athletics Watch Party, join the conversation on Twitter with our hashtag #WatchWorldAthletics.Sifan Hassan completed an unprecedented 15...
In a bruising 5000, Kemboi has enough left in the tank to cap an impressive night for WAC distance running. Tuohy looks spent at moments but executes a decisive move in the final k to nick the double.
I saw the same thing in Markezich in the semifinal - and she always has the fast finish so unless Greta can run away and hide....not so sure about your namesake but I would like to see her do well in a championship. In the 5000 I am leaning towar Plourde/Kemboi/maybe Tuohy/Tyynismaa but Tuohy will need to figure out how to recover from I also think will be a fast 1500. Will be curious to see how Howell/Jepkuri do off a fast pace.