byLarry Eder
US FRIDAY (Apr 17)
LAWRENCE: At Kansas Relays Mark Jelks won the 100 m in 10.36 (+1.8) and World leader Michael Stigler in strong wind the 400 m hurdles in 50.07. In the 200 m Kyle Clemons 21.08 (+2.7) beat Maurice Mitchell 21.14.
AZUSA: Excellent women 100 m at Bryan Clay Invitational as Ana Silva of Brazil clocked 11.07 (+2.0) and missed her own South American record only by 0.02. Second Lakeisha Lawson 11.23 and third another Brazilian Rosangela Santos 11.29. In the 200 m Leslie Cole 22.99 (+2.0) over Lawson, fourth Canadian heptathlon star Brianne Theisen-Eaton in personal best 23.39. She was also fourth over the hurdles 13.40 (-0.7), the race was won by Danielle Demas 13.28. Brazilian Geisa Coutinho clocked 51.57 in the 400 m and also to note windy long jump by David Registe of Dominica 829 (+2.3, legal 785 +0.4).
CHARLOTTESVILLE: Darrell Wesh clocked 10.29 (-0.1) at Virginia Challenge over 100 m, Brycen Spratling won the 400 m in 46.08. Two European wins for Denmark´s Ole Hesselbjerg 8:33.78 PB steeple and Croatian European junior 2013 medalist Filip Mihaljevic 61.52 PB discus.
PRINCETON: At Larry Ellis Invitational Robby Andrews and Ajee Wilson won the 800 m in 1:46.83 and 2:01.09. Australian Jordan Williamsz topped the 1500 m in 3:39.53.
WARRENSBURG: Terrel Cotton clocked personal best 10.31 (+0.6) in the 100 m at the Mule Relays.
MUNCIE: Felisha Johnson won women shot put 17.86 at Cardinal Invitational.
WALNUT: Friday at MtSAC Relays was windy swith Kyree King 10.20 (+4.4) in the 100 m over favorite Rubin Williams 10.21. Michael Atchoo beat Cristian Soratos in the 1500 m (3:40.47 to 3:41.17). Diego Estrada posted fastest in the 5000 m 13:31.64 and Kenyan Stanley Kebenei 8:31.86 World lead steeple. Canadian record holder Shawn Barber cleared this time 535 in the pole vault, Vikas Gowda from India won discus 63.21 and Japan´s Kouta Minemura windy long jump 790 (+2.5, legal 785 +1.0). On the women side World leading 1500 m 4:08.15 for Sarah Brown over Stephanie Brown 4:08.51 PB and young Alexa Efraimson (18) 4:09.43. New Zealand´s Camille Buscomb won the 5000 m in 15:30.50 PB over Mexican Brenda Flores 15:31.82. Dalilah Muhammad clocked 57.15 over 400 m hurdles in her first race at the distance since last May and Canadian Erin Teschuk was the fastest in steeple 9:43.83 PB. Mexican Susana Hernandez topped the long jump 671 (+3.6) and Chinese Yanbo Yang discus 60.90.
EUGENE: At Oregon Relays Arthur Delaney was the best over 200 m 20.79 (+1.3), Mac Fleet over 1500 m 3:40.52, Olympian Bridget Franek 9:51.56 in women steeple and Dakotah Keys scored 7883 points in decathlon.
OTHER RESULTS
PONCE (PUR, Apr 17): At Justus Lai meet Juander Santos improved in heats of 400 m hurdles to 50.49. His well known brother Luguelin Santos of Dominican Republic won his heats in 200 m 21.30 (-0.2) and 400 m (46.92). Faster times for Gustavo Cuesta winning other heats in 21.11 (-0.6) and 46.07.
MONTEVIDEO (URU, Apr 17): South American GP circuit moved to Uruguay. At Echazarreta meet home star Andres Silva won the 400 m hurdles in 51.13.
