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Worth the Wait: Roth breaks 35-year-old U.S.A. HS steeplechase record! by Chris Lotsbom, RRW, used with permission

Larry EderbyLarry Eder
July 26, 2014
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I remember when Jeff Hess ran the HS steeplechase record! Someone wrote a piece in Runner’s World about his experience of running 8:50.1. Hess went to South Eugene High school, a major powerhouse in track and field. They had won the two mile postal competitions and had 4×1 Mile relay times that were just, well, extraordinary.  A few years ago, I met Jeff Hess at the Nike Border Clash. He was coaching track and cross country! 

I wonder how he feels about his record lasting through the tenure of six U.S. Presidents 

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Bailey Roth, photo by Chris Lotsbom, RRW

WORTH THE WAIT: ROTH BREAKS 35-YEAR-OLD USA H.S. STEEPLECHASE RECORD
By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom
(c) 2014 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved, used with permission. 

EUGENE, OREGON (25-Jul) — When it comes to records, 35 years is a pretty darn long time. Rewind the clock back three and a half decades and the calendar reads 1979. Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” was atop the music charts, a gallon of gasoline cost 90 cents, and Bill Rodgers was Boston Marathon champion (his third of four wins).

In 1979, Jeff Hess was a high school student-athlete attending South Eugene High School, just over a mile from historic Hayward Field here. On the oval Hess was a star, timing 8:50.1 for the 3000m steeplechase. The mark was an American high school record, one that would stand to see six Presidents of the United States occupy the White House.

This morning, on a picturesque day for track and field, Hess’s national high school record fell, broken by Colorado’s Bailey Roth. En route to finishing seventh and qualifying for Sunday’s IAAF World Junior Championships final, Roth stopped the clock in 8:48.60.

“I knew I was capable of doing it. I was happy about the time,” said Roth, sporting a bright red USA vest. “But personally I just really wanted to catch those guys ahead of me.”

Breaking national prep records isn’t anything new for Roth. At New Balance Nationals Outdoor in June, he set his first high school record, clocking 5:41.67 for the rarely run 2000m steeplechase.

Speaking with Roth, it is clear records don’t mean much to the 18-year-old. His competitive spirit is what shines bright, a let’s-do-it-and-give-it-hell persona emanating from his thin frame.

On his right wrist Roth wears a black, red, and green Kenyan themed bracelet. Entering today’s race, his main concern was to advance on to Sunday’s final, getting one more chance to lace up his racing spikes and take on the dominant Kenyans, champions of the last 13 World Junior Championships gold medals in the discipline.

“I wanted to make the final for sure. I deserve a spot in the final and it’s definitely not given, I had to go out there and earn it,” he said.

Roth’s national high school record is all the more impressive considering this was only his second 3000m steeplechase ever. In his first –at the USA Junior Championships on July 6– Roth claimed victory in 9:03.92 despite tripping and falling to the track.

“Being able to
get over them clean [today] was definitely good for me. And so being able to finish out no falling or anything, it was a lot better than last time,” he said.


Since Colorado does not contest the steeplechase in high school competitions, Roth’s opportunities in the event are few and far between. His biggest steeplechase before today was a 2000m race at the IAAF World Youth Championships last year in Donetsk, Ukraine. Roth used that experience –where he finished seventh– to help calm him prior to today’s race.

“The experience that I had last year was super comforting coming into this because this will be my second time competing against the big guys,” he said. “It helped me with my confidence coming in, not to be too scared or nervous. But definitely I’m more comfortable now at this stage.”

Touted as one of America’s next best steeplechasers, Roth is taking his talents to the University of Arizona next fall, where he’ll be coached by James Li. Li, highly regarded in the distance running community, has guided such athletes as Bernard Lagat, Stephen Sambu, and Lawi Lalang. But before he moves to Tucson and begins his Wildcat career, Roth has work to do.

No American has ever medaled in the discipline at these championships. Though it may be a long shot, Roth will give his best Sunday to try and keep the hardware in his home country.

“I got to see what I can do about getting some rest, ice baths, and I’ll be ready for the final,” he said with a confident smile.

On his side will be a vocal and enthusiastic Hayward Field crowd. On Thursday, the home fans cheered Mary Cain to an historic gold in the 3000 meters, and would love to see another American distance runner claim a spot on the podium.

“It’s really special to me,” Roth said, speaking in a meaningful tone. “You know, this atmosphere is so great, especially being that this is on our home soil. It is an awesome feeling coming across. All the way around the track I could hear people yelling my name and ‘USA! USA!’ We have a lot of pride here and I’m just proud to represent.”


PHOTO: Bailey Roth after setting a new USA high school 3000m steeplechase record of 8:48.60 at the IAAF Junior Championships in Eugene, Ore. (photo by Chris Lotsbom for Race Results Weekly)

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    Larry Eder has had a 50-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself."

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