Berkeley and San Diego also boasted good masters action

Penn didn’t have a monopoly on masters speed. At the Brutus Hamilton Invitational in Berkeley, 44-year-old Aaron Thigpen ran the 100 in 10.93 and deuce in 22.30. (He’s on the far right in this video.) At the UCSD Triton Invitational on Saturday, M45 Kettrell Berry won his 200-meter heat in 24.24 — into a 2.4 mps wind. M45 McDuffrie Allen ran the 800 in 2:03.88.  Also at Berkeley, W30 Olympian Grace Upshaw, kid sister of world champ Joy Upshaw-Margerum, had a big long jump — 22-3 3/4, just off her PR of 22-7. Nice interview with Grace on Flocast. She turns 35 in September 2010. Jim Sorensen, our M40 superstar, was listed as DNF in the elite mile at Cal. Hope he’s OK.

Event 3  Men 100 Meter Dash Invitational
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
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Section  1     Wind: 1.0 
  1 Derrick Atkins            NA adidas                   10.17  
  2 Jason Heard               NA EOYDC                    10.29  
  3 Chris Berrian             NA Unattached               10.50  
  4 Brant Gilbert             NA speeddynam-x             10.56  
  5 Josh Norman               NA DOYLE                    10.71  
  6 Jeff Laynes               NA Brooks                   10.73  
  7 Aaron Thigpen             NA Unattached               10.93  
Event 7  Men 200 Meter Dash Invitational
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
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Section  1     Wind: 1.4 
  1 Rubin Williams            NA Heritage Eli             20.51  
  2 Derrick Atkins            NA adidas                   20.59  
  3 Brant Gilbert             NA speeddynam-x             21.05  
  4 Jason Heard               NA EOYDC                    21.61  
  5 Jody Johnson              NA Hornet Track             22.07  
  6 Patrick Holmes            JR Unattached               22.24  
  7 Aaron Thigpen             NA Unattached               22.30

Event 112  Women Long Jump University/Open
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Wind          
===============================================================================
  1 Grace Upshaw              NA Unattached               6.80m   1.3  22-03.75 
  2 Hyleas Fountain           NA Nike                     6.79m   1.2  22-03.50 
  3 Natalia Wright            SO Sacramento S             5.73m   1.8  18-09.75 
  4 La Tijera Avery           FR Nevada-Reno              5.70m   3.8  18-08.50 
  5 Courtney Castaneda        SO Fresno State             5.67m   2.6  18-07.25 
  6 Anikia Jackson            FR UC Davis                 5.34m   2.2  17-06.25 
  6 Naima Goodwin             SO Sacramento S             5.34m   2.4  17-06.25 
  8 Kelly Fortner             JR New Mexico               5.18m   2.8  17-00.00 
  9 JoHann Boulat             FR UC Davis                 5.11m   1.5  16-09.25 
 10 Aurelia Houston           SO Nevada-Reno              5.08m   1.3  16-08.00 
 11 Renah Howell              JR UC Davis                 4.95m   1.5  16-03.00 
 


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April 26, 2009

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  1. Ken Stone - April 26, 2009

    Jeff Laynes, 38, was just ahead of Aaron in the 100, I’m reminded.
    But the fastest M35 this year appears to be Derrick Archie at 10.71 on April 18. Results of that Carolina meet are here:
    http://carolinastrackandfield.org/

  2. Ken Stone - April 26, 2009

    Jim Sorensen writes me that his right calf cramped up in the last lap of his Cal mile, and since he’s had injuries in this area in the past, he decided to drop out.
    His splits up to that point were about 61, 2:08 and 3:15 on a cold and windy day.
    Race video shows him in the first lap (at the rear):
    http://www.flotrack.org/videos/coverage/view_video/234678/174145

  3. kettrell Berry - April 26, 2009

    K.S.
    Rita also competed in Section 5 of the 100m
    Wind:-2.2
    1 Yee, Tiffany
    Loyola Marymount 13.97
    2 Gash, Jordan
    Loyola Marymount 14.01
    3 Hanscom, Rita Unattached 14.23
    4 Portwood, Anne Chapman 14.50
    5 Williams, Casandra Chapman 15.20
    6 Nagao, Riri Soka 16.22

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