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Webb goes sub-four in NYC
Running on the same track where he posted his first sub-four-minute mile
as a high schooler, former Verizon Youth Athlete of the Year Alan Webb
on Saturday returned to the Armory Track & Field Center in New York
to
run another sub-four.
Competing in his first indoor mile since becoming a professional
athlete, Webb ran 3:59.49 to finish third in the New York Road Runners
Challenge Cup at the Armory Collegiate Invitational. James Thie of Wales
won the race in 3:57.71, followed by Kenya's Eliud Njubi in third
(3:58.72).
A high school phenom at South Lakes High School in Virginia after
breaking Jim Ryun's prep mile record for sophomores in 1999, Webb became
an internationally heralded athlete when he ran the indoor mile in
3:59.86 seconds at the New Balance Indoor Games at the Armory in January
2001. The race made Webb the only prepster ever to run the distance
under four minutes.
Webb smashed Ryun's high school mile record outdoors in 2001, running
3:53.43 at the Prefontaine Classic. Last year, he competed as a freshman
at the University of Michigan, where he was the Big 10 cross country
champion and an All-American. At the conclusion of the school year, he
left Michigan to become a professional athlete and reunited with his
high school coach, Scott Raczko. Webb continues to take classes at
George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.
Godina leads U.S. sweep at Titan Games
Two-time Olympic medalist John Godina posted a throw of 20.51 meters/67
feet, 3 inches Friday to win the first-ever Titan Games shot put
competition in San Jose, California. A United States Olympic
Committee-sponsored, multi-sport festival employing a USA vs. The World
format, the Titan Games continued on Saturday with indoor competition
in
other Olympic sports.
In an event tailored to the Titan Games, the shot put went mainstream
with a unique outdoor showcase featuring the top shot putters in the
world. Godina finished ahead of 2000 Olympic silver medalist Adam
Nelson, whose best throw on Friday was 20.36m/66-9.5.
Completing the American sweep on the medal stand was Iowa State alumni
Jamie Beyer with his best throw of 19.40m/63-7.75. Fourth place
finisher was John Davis (Long Beach, Calif.) with a top throw also of
10.40m. South Africa's Janus Robberts placed fifth at 18.83m/61-9.
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