Here are some updates from the recent meets our Chula Vista Elite team members have competed in around the world!
Consuella Moore and Yvette Lewis ran in Daegu, South Korea in the same stadium in which this summer's IAAF World Championships in Athletics will be contested. Connie covered 100m in 11.41 seconds to place fourth and 200m in 23.16 seconds for second behind Allyson Felix. Yvette placed sixth in the 100m hurdles in 13.14 seconds.
Sheena Tosta raced the 400m hurdles in the 5th Ponce Grand Prix in Ponce, Puerto Rico. She ran her race in 55.65 seconds.
Brianna Glenn competed in Belem, Brazil on Sunday. She came out on top of her competition in the long jump, recording a distance of 6.74m. Read her blog post on her victory here.
At the most recent installment of our Thursday field event meets here at the Olympic Training Center, Ian Waltz threw the discus 62.99m. Russ Winger competed in both the shotput and discus. In both events, he recorded season best throws, putting the shot 19.94m and heaving the discus 62.22m.
Becky Holliday cleared 4.50m in the pole vault on Thursday. She won the women's competition with that mark, which is her event's World A Standard for 2011. Good job, Becky!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
Updates and a World Record
There sure have been a lot of competitions going on lately!
We had athletes compete well at Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, California on April 14-16. Kansas Relays were at Kansas University April 20-23, and Drake Relays happened in Des Moines, Iowa April 28-30.
We have also been having discus and pole vault meets regularly here in Chula Vista on Thursdays. Becky Breisch has thrown over 62m (the World A Standard) in the women's discus three times already this season!
Sean Furey and Tora Harris did very well at Mt. SAC. Sean threw a personal record 81.62m to win the invitational/elite section of the men's javelin. That is only 38 centimeters short of the World A Standard required to compete at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea. Tora placed second in the men's invitational/elite high jump with a World A Standard clearance of 2.31m (7'7").
At Drake, Russ Winger topped the field in the men's University/College discus throw with a toss of 61.40m (201'5"). Watch his interview here! Jamie Nieto cleared 2.28m (7'5.75") for third place in the men's special high jump event.
Also on Saturday, Alice Schmidt ran her first 800m race of the season at the Occidental Oxy Invite. She cruised to an easy victory in 2:01.94.
We had athletes compete well at Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, California on April 14-16. Kansas Relays were at Kansas University April 20-23, and Drake Relays happened in Des Moines, Iowa April 28-30.
We have also been having discus and pole vault meets regularly here in Chula Vista on Thursdays. Becky Breisch has thrown over 62m (the World A Standard) in the women's discus three times already this season!
Sean Furey and Tora Harris did very well at Mt. SAC. Sean threw a personal record 81.62m to win the invitational/elite section of the men's javelin. That is only 38 centimeters short of the World A Standard required to compete at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea. Tora placed second in the men's invitational/elite high jump with a World A Standard clearance of 2.31m (7'7").
At Drake, Russ Winger topped the field in the men's University/College discus throw with a toss of 61.40m (201'5"). Watch his interview here! Jamie Nieto cleared 2.28m (7'5.75") for third place in the men's special high jump event.
Lex at practice in Chula Vista. Photo courtesy of East Carolina University.
On Saturday, May 7 at the Desert Challenge Games in Mesa, Arizona, Lex Gillette (our completely blind Paralympic athlete) competed very well. Lex, already the American Record Holder in the long jump for completely blind athletes, broke his event's World Record!! He leapt 6.73m on Saturday. Results here (scroll down to event 12, Men 14+ Long Jump F11). Awesome job, Lex!Also on Saturday, Alice Schmidt ran her first 800m race of the season at the Occidental Oxy Invite. She cruised to an easy victory in 2:01.94.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
ASU, Pomona and Rafer Johnson/JJK Meets
This weekend saw some of the Chula Vista Elite succeed soundly in their respective events at three different competitions.
Jessica Cosby traveled to Tempe, Arizona to throw hammer in the Sun Angel Track Classic at Arizona State University on Friday. She threw 72.22m, or 236'11". That's not only a meet and venue record, but a personal best and the World Championships A standard. All five of Jes's measured throws were over 69m.
Alice Schmidt ran on Saturday at the 25th Annual Pomona-Pitzer Invitational in Claremont, California. She competed in the 1500m run, breaking her own meet and venue records with a time of 4:19.32!
Also on Saturday, Jamie Nieto, JaRod Tobler, and Yvette Lewis competed in Los Angeles, California at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational. Jamie cleared 2.26m (7'5") to win the men's high jump. His height set a meet record, and is one centimeter higher than the measurement that he ended the indoor season with! JaRod was also victorious in his event! He leaped 7.75m (25'5.25") in the men's long jump. Yvette ran in two races. She clocked a time of 23.80 seconds over 200m and 13.34 seconds in the 100m hurdles, sprinting for second in both events.
Jessica Cosby traveled to Tempe, Arizona to throw hammer in the Sun Angel Track Classic at Arizona State University on Friday. She threw 72.22m, or 236'11". That's not only a meet and venue record, but a personal best and the World Championships A standard. All five of Jes's measured throws were over 69m.
Alice Schmidt ran on Saturday at the 25th Annual Pomona-Pitzer Invitational in Claremont, California. She competed in the 1500m run, breaking her own meet and venue records with a time of 4:19.32!
Also on Saturday, Jamie Nieto, JaRod Tobler, and Yvette Lewis competed in Los Angeles, California at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational. Jamie cleared 2.26m (7'5") to win the men's high jump. His height set a meet record, and is one centimeter higher than the measurement that he ended the indoor season with! JaRod was also victorious in his event! He leaped 7.75m (25'5.25") in the men's long jump. Yvette ran in two races. She clocked a time of 23.80 seconds over 200m and 13.34 seconds in the 100m hurdles, sprinting for second in both events.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Texas Tech Discus Elite
On Friday, April 1, Becky Breisch, Ian Waltz, and Jarred Rome competed in an Elite Discus Competition at Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas.
Becky topped the women's field with a season-best throw of 63.33m (207'9"). This distance puts her at third on the world rankings list!
Ian and Jarred both opened their seasons this weekend in tough wind conditions. Jarred tossed 56.59m (185'8"), and Ian threw for fourth with 60.34m (197'11").
Becky topped the women's field with a season-best throw of 63.33m (207'9"). This distance puts her at third on the world rankings list!
Ian and Jarred both opened their seasons this weekend in tough wind conditions. Jarred tossed 56.59m (185'8"), and Ian threw for fourth with 60.34m (197'11").
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Season openers
So, the bulk of the posting on this blog lately has been on the other pages! See the side bar to check out "Team Member Bios" and our "2011 Meet Schedule." The meet schedule still has some updates coming its way, and our Paralympic athletes' bios are next on the list of pages to upload!
Some of our athletes opened up in competition this past weekend. We had a few people running and jumping at San Diego State. Crystal Manning won the long jump with 6.31m (20'8.5"). Rob Brown opened his first season as an Olympic Training Center athlete with an appearance in the 400m dash.
Britney Henry won the hammer throw competition at the Oregon Preview in Eugene, Oregon. She broke her own meet record from a year ago with a 66.67m toss.
Some of our athletes opened up in competition this past weekend. We had a few people running and jumping at San Diego State. Crystal Manning won the long jump with 6.31m (20'8.5"). Rob Brown opened his first season as an Olympic Training Center athlete with an appearance in the 400m dash.
Britney Henry won the hammer throw competition at the Oregon Preview in Eugene, Oregon. She broke her own meet record from a year ago with a 66.67m toss.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
USATF National Indoor Championships
Saturday and Sunday, February 26th and 27th in Albuquerque, New Mexico, 7 of our athletes placed at the 2011 USA Indoor National Track and Field Championships.
A pair of silver medals went to Jamie Nieto and Becky Christensen in the men's and women's high jumps, respectively. Jamie jumped 2.25m, or 7'4.25", while Becky cleared 1.83m, or 6'0". Becky's height and placing increased from last year's outdoor meet, as did Jamie's!
JaRod Tobler leapt 7.64m, or 25'0.75", to get second place in the men's long jump. He moved up 6 places from the outdoor championship meet in 2010.
In the women's pole vault, Becky Holliday earned second place and Melinda Owen got third, both with clearances of 4.55m, or 14'11". Becky's silver is her second consecutive, as she cleared a personal best 4.60m (15'1") at the 2010 outdoor meet to become the runner-up. Melinda moves up 2 spots from outdoors last year and matches her best indoor finish (also third in 2009) with this personal record height.
The final Chula Vista Track and Field performance of the meet came from Yvette Lewis, whose 8.03-second 60 meter hurdle race was good for third place. Yvette's strong return to competition this season is welcome, as much of last year was spent nursing a stubborn ankle injury.
Photos courtesy of exposay.com, PhotoRun, Michael Scott, thecrimson.com, and zimbio.com. Video links thanks to runnerspace.com, and information on results links provided by USATF.org.
Overall, the weekend was quite successful!Crystal Manning earned fourth place in the women's triple jump with a distance of 13.30m, or 43'7.25". Only 36 centimeters separated Crystal from the winner. This indoor national championship performance lifted her 10 spots from her 2010 USA Outdoor National Championships placing.
JaRod Tobler leapt 7.64m, or 25'0.75", to get second place in the men's long jump. He moved up 6 places from the outdoor championship meet in 2010.
In the women's pole vault, Becky Holliday earned second place and Melinda Owen got third, both with clearances of 4.55m, or 14'11". Becky's silver is her second consecutive, as she cleared a personal best 4.60m (15'1") at the 2010 outdoor meet to become the runner-up. Melinda moves up 2 spots from outdoors last year and matches her best indoor finish (also third in 2009) with this personal record height.
The final Chula Vista Track and Field performance of the meet came from Yvette Lewis, whose 8.03-second 60 meter hurdle race was good for third place. Yvette's strong return to competition this season is welcome, as much of last year was spent nursing a stubborn ankle injury.
Photos courtesy of exposay.com, PhotoRun, Michael Scott, thecrimson.com, and zimbio.com. Video links thanks to runnerspace.com, and information on results links provided by USATF.org.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Introduction
Welcome to the official blog of track and field at the ARCO U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California. The idea behind it is to give you a feel of what we do here from the perspective of multiple different athletes. Periodically, you'll hear from high/long/triple jumpers, pole vaulters, sprinters, hurdlers, and discus/hammer/shotput/javelin throwers. Also look for biography pages on each of the athletes who train at this fabulous facility!
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