Stacy Dragila (former Placer HS of Auburn) sets WR in Pole Vault 15-10 - Alan Webb super 3:32.73 1500

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• Alan Webb wins the recent Home Depot Invitational (Kirby Lee Photo)
• Alan's 3:32.73 after a 2:50.35 1200 (56.7 per lap for 3 laps) then a strong finish - 3:32.73 is worth about 3:50-3:51 for a full mile
• Huge breakthrough for former Arcadia Invite Mile Champ who turned pro out of HS!!

Dragila claims WR in women's vault

INDIANAPOLIS - Defending Olympic gold medalist and two-time world champion Stacy Dragila on Tuesday reclaimed the world record in the women's pole vault, clearing 4.83 meters/15 feet 10 inches at the Golden Spike 2004 IAAF Grand Prix meeting in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

The 33-year-old Dragila last held the world record less than a year ago. Her mark of 4.81m/15-9.25, set June 1, 2001, at the U.S. Open in Stanford, Calif., was broken last summer by 2004 World Indoor champion and world indoor record holder Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia. The Russian had cleared 4.82m/15-9.75 on July 13, 2003, in Gateshead, England.

Tuesday in Ostrava, Dragila was anything but perfect in her jumping, making only 4.25m/13-11.25 on her first attempt. But she was in record-breaking form, sending a strong message to her possible Olympic competitors about her fitness and competitiveness. Dragila made 4.40m/14-5.25 on her second attempt; 4.51/14-9.5 on her third; 4.71/15-5.5 on her second try; and 4.83 on her third attempt.

Alan Webb in the 1,500m earned the most significant of Americans' four additional wins - besides Dragila - at Ostrava, running a 2004 world-leading time of 3:32.73 and beating a dauntingly stacked field.

The Home Depot invitational winner (3:35.71), Webb had set personal bests this year at Home Depot and on May 31 in Hengelo, The Netherlands (3:33.70), but Ostrava was the biggest win of his career, marking his first international victory. On Tuesday, Webb did more than run fast, he also beat the best the Kenyans had to offer. In the field were 2000 Olympic gold medalist Noah Ngeny (16th), Olympic bronze medalist Bernard Legat (4th), 2004 World Indoor champion Paul Korir (12th), and 2000 World Junior gold medalist Cornelius Chirchir (14th). Ivan Heshko of Ukraine placed second to Webb in 3:32.88, and Timothy Kiptanui of Kenya was third in 3:33.34. Designated pace-setter Roman Oravec of the Czech Republic led through the first two laps (53.87 at 400m and 1:51.37 at 800m), while Webb led with one lap to go (2:50.35), and finished with the win.

In other events, American athletes swept 1-4 in the men's 110m hurdles, with four-time world champion Allen Johnson leading the way with a meet-record time of 13.12. Behind him were Larry Wade in second and Terrence Trammell in third, both with times of 13.33, and Ron Bramlett fourth in 13.39.

Americans also went 1-4 in the women's 100m, led by world champion Torri Edwards (11.25), LaTasha Colander (11.29), Chryste Gaines (11.30) and Inger Miller (11.39). Colander had run 11.18 in Heat 1, the fastest time of the day, but Edwards prevailed in the final.

2003 World Indoor 60m champion Justin Gatlin won the men's 200m in 20.30, followed by Shawn Crawford, second in 20.35.

Dragila's was not the only world record in Ostrava. Fresh off a world record last week in the 5,000m (12:37.35 May 31 at Hengelo), Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia on Tuesday broke Haile Gebrselassie's world record in the 10,000m with his time of 26:20.32. The time handily beat Gebrselassie's previous mark of 26:22.76 from 1998.

• Results - 1500m Men -
• World Record 3:26.00 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 14/07/1998
  Meeting Record 3:31.17 Cornelius Chirchir KEN 12/06/2003
  World Lead 3:33.20 Eliud Kipchoge KEN 31/05/2004
• Rank Athlete Nat Result
• 1 WEBB, Alan USA WL 3:32.73
• 2 HESHKO, Ivan UKR SB 3:32.88
• 3 KIPTANUI, Timothy KEN PB 3:33.34
• 4 LAGAT, Bernard KEN 3:33.61
• 5 SAIDI-SIEF, Ali ALG S 3:33.89
• 6 CHIRCHIR, William KEN SB 3:35.54
• 7 LIEFERS, Gert-Jan NED 3:35.81
• 8 KENNOUCHE, Abdeslam ALG PB 3:35.84
• 9 MAAZOUZI, Driss FRA SB 3:36.35
• 10 SHABUNIN, Vyacheslav RUS SB 3:36.44
• 11 SNEBERGER, Michal CZE PB 3:36.50
• 12 KORIR, Paul KEN SB 3:37.50
• 13 KIMUTAI, Japheth KEN 3:37.89
• 14 CHIRCHIR, Cornelius KEN 3:38.32
• 15 KRUMMENACKER, David USA 3:38.59
• 16 NGENY, Noah KEN SB 3:38.84
• 17 FORMELA, Miroslaw POL SB 3:39.30
• 18 KIPKURUI, Benjamin KEN 3:39.32
• 19 ABDI, Youcef AUS 3:39.48
• LELEI, David KEN DNF
• ORAVEC, Roman CZE DNF
• Intermediate times:
  400m 425 ORAVEC, Roman (CZE) 53.87
  800m 425 ORAVEC, Roman (CZE) 1:51.37
  1200m 415 WEBB, Alan (USA) 2:50.35
  
• Results - Pole Vault Women -
• World Record 4,82 Yelena Isinbayeva RUS 13/07/2003
  Meeting Record 4,70 Tatyana Polnova RUS 12/06/2003
  World Lead 4,70 Stacy Dragila USA 31/05/2004
• Rank Athlete Nat 3,90 4,10 4,25 4,40 4,51 4,71 4,83 4,88
  Result
  1 DRAGILA, Stacy USA
  - - o xo xxo xo xxo xxx
  WR 4,83
• 2 ELISDÓTTIR, Thorey ISL
  - o o xo xxx
  4,40
• 2 PYREK, Monika POL
  - - o xo xxx
  4,40
• 4 STEFANOVA, Tanya BUL
  - o o xxx
  4,25
• 5 SCHWARTZ, Jillian USA
  - xxo o xxx
  4,25
• 6 KUSHCH, Natalya UKR
  - xo xxo xxx
  4,25
• 7 MLÁDKOVÁ, Sárka CZE
  o xxx
  3,90
• 7 MOLNÁR, Krisztina HUN
  o xxx
  3,90
• 9 BOULOVÁ, Michaela CZE
  xxo xxx
  3,90
• POLNOVA, Tatyana RUS
  - - xxx
  NM
• Link to Meet Full Results