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9th New Balance Games
Jan 24, 2004 at the New York Armory

Elite Entries

preps run with elites

The New Balance Games, which was the scene 3 years ago of Alan Webb's indoor record 3:59.86 mile against elite athletes, may be the platform again this year for a HS athlete running great times with elites. An elite New York Road Runners Record Challenge 2-mile race has been added for the 9th running of the meet at the New York Armory January 24, and two high school runners are entered in hopes of climbing the all time lists in Jack Shepard's HIGH SCHOOL TRACK annual. The prep runners are Galen Rupp, a senior at Central Catholic high school in Portland OR, and Josh McDougal, a home schooled senior from Peru NY. Rupp, who was second in the Foot Locker cross country finals in San Diego in December, could hope for a historical parallel. Webb was second at Foot Locker nationals in December 2000 before setting his record at the New Balance Games in January. McDougal, who was fourth at Foot Locker nationals, ran a 4:13.79 US#1 mile at the Dartmouth Relays on January 11. The only high school runners to crack the all time indoor 2-mile top 10 list in recent years are Alan Webb (8:45.19 at the Nike Indoor Classic in 2001) and Dathan Ritzenhein (8:50.4 in 2001). The record is 8:40.0 by Gerry Lindgren in 1964, followed by Jeff Nelson's 8:42.7 in 1979 and Webb.

Saratoga NY sophomore Nicole Blood will also test the elite waters in the women's mile. Blood won last year's HS girls mile in New Balance meet record time of 4:54.78. She followed that up by winning last year's Millrose Games high school mile in 4:52.00, second fastest girls time ever in that meet.

Rupp warmed up for New York by running 4:10.95 in an open mile at the University of Arkansas Invitational January 16.

Elite entries - revised Thursday afternoon

2:00pm… Women – 1 mile – Armory & NB Record 4:21.79 - Regina Jacobs, 2000

1. Hayley Tullet Great Britain/New Balance World 1500 Bronze 03
2. Lyubov Kremlyova Russia… World Masters Record Holder (4:29.76)
3. Amy Rudolph USA/Adidas
4. Larisa Michailova Russia
5. Jill Snyder USA/Adidas
6. Janet Trujillo USA/Nike
7. Mardrea Hyman Jamaica/Puma
8. Nicole Blood Kinetic TC/Saratoga HS - sophomore
9. Atelech Ketema Ethiopia/Westchester TC
11. Victoria Lynch USA/Unattached
12. Lesley Higgins USA/NYAC
14. Rachel Graybill USA/Nike Michigan
15. Christine Gentile USA/Westchester TC
16. Katy Hitchcock NYAC… Pacemaker

2:15pm… Men – 2 Mile - NYRR Record Challenge – US HS Record 8:40

20. Galen Rupp Oregon/Central Catholic School
21. Joshua McDougal Unattached, Peru, NY
22. Julius Achon Nike/Graduate George Mason Univ.
23. Ray Weedon NYAC
24. Patrick Nthiwa Kenya/New Balance
25. Stephen Ondieki Kenya/Westchester TC… Pacemaker
26 Christian Hesch USA/Unattached
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2:40pm… Men – 1 Mile – Armory & NB Record - 3:54.98 - Mark Carroll, 2000

30. James Thie Wales/NYAC
31. Jonathon Riley USA/Nike Farm Team
32. Eliud Njubi Kenya/Westchester TC
33. Anthony Whiteman Great Britain/New Balance
34. George Milik Yugoslavia/Westchester TC
35. Ray Hughes USA/Nike
36. John Honerkamp USA/NYAC
37. Lorris Adams New York Elite… Pacemaker
38. Elkanah Angwenyi Kenya/New Balance
40. Tim Dunne USA/NYAC
41. Sean Mick Haddonfield Running Co.
42. Teddy Towle USA/NYAC
44. Will Elson USA/Westchester TC

 

 

 

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