by Larry EderThe Sound Running The Track Meet, held 4-5 December 2020. On 4 Dec 2020, it was a night of amazing 5000 meters racing! Jesse Williams and his team had excellent fields! The ability to put on an event now is quite challenging.
Some amazing 12.5 lappers! What a way to begin Olympic qualifying!
Shelby Houlihan won Women’s heat 1, 5000m, in 15:02.55, Sound Running The Track Meet, Women’s 5000m heat 1, photo by Sound Running
The Track Meet, by Sound running, had an exciting Day 1. The highlights were:
Theo Medrano, Tinman Elite, won the 14 minute heat (#4) in the 5000m, with a cool 14:01.37 win. Using a 59.07 last lap, Theo held Nathan Kwan, UCDXCT to second, in 14:01.50. Tate Schienbein, Tracksmith, took third in 14:06.17. Complete results, heat 4 is here: https://finishedresults.trackscoreboard.com/meets/9616/events/6/Final
Theo Madrano, Sound Running The Track Meet, Men’s 5000m heat 4, photo by Sound Running
In heat 3, Men, the sub 13:45 heat, 3 men kept 66-67 pace until the last kilometer, where a 65.5 was followed by a 64.44, and then, Jackson Sharp, unattached, used a 59.61 last lap to go 13:44.00, holding off Adams State U’s Carson Bix, in 13:44.64, and Paul Ryan, unattached, in 13:44.95. Complete results here, heat 3 Men: https://finishedresults.trackscoreboard.com/meets/9616/events/4/Final.
Jackson Sharp, Sound Running The Track Meet, Men’s 5000m heat 3, photo by Sound Running
Allie Schadler won the Women’s 5000m, heat 2, in 15:33.47. Allie now has the #2 time at the University of Washington. Allie used a good last lap, 68.66, Allie held off Sarah Lancaster, Paras360 in 15:34.28, and Grace Barnett, On Mammoth Track Club, in 15:37.60. Complete results on Women’s heat 2: https://finishedresults.trackscoreboard.com/meets/9616/events/5/Final
Allie Schadler wins in 15:33.47, Sound Running The Track Meet, Women’s 5000m heat 2, photo by Sound Running
In Men’s heat 2, a 13:30 heat, the battle was intense. Matt Centrowitz, Bowerman TC, the 2016 Olympic 1,500m champion, won by the slightest of margins, 13:32.92 to Cole Hocker’s 13:32.95 ( U of Oregon). Centro handled Hocker’s 56.11 with a 55.37, and just overcoming the Duck with a deliberate move in the last meters. Third place was taken by Tom Anderson, Club Northwest, in 13:34.05. To see the complete Men’s heat 2, go here: https://finishedresults.trackscoreboard.com/meets/9616/events/2/Final.
Matt Centrowitz takes a close win over Cole Hocker, 13:32.92 to 13:32.95, Sound Running The Track Meet, Men’s 5000m heat 2, photo by Sound Running
In the Women’s heat 1, Shelby Houlihan, Bowerman TC continues to show her racing prowess, with a convincing win in 15:02.55. In second, Elise Cranny, Bowerman TC team mate, went 15:04.88. Third place was adidas’ Emily Lipari, who went 15:17.72. A good deep top women’s heat, complete results here: https://finishedresults.trackscoreboard.com/meets/9616/events/3/Final.
Shelby Houlihan takes the win in 15:02.55, Sound Running The Track Meet, Women’s 5000m heat 1, photo by Sound Running
In the top men’s 5000m heat, heat 1, Northern Arizona’s Luis Grijalva, competing unattached, took a big win in 13:16.75 PB. In second, Duck Cooper Teare, went 13:17.17, setting a PB and rewriting the Oregon top 10 at 5000m. In third, continuing to impress, Drew Hunter went 13:17.55, setting a PB and keeping it quick! The complete results, in heat 1: https://finishedresults.trackscoreboard.com/meets/9616/events/1/Final.
Luis Grijalva takes the win in 13;16.75, Sound Running The Track Meet, Women’s 5000m heat 1, photo by Sound Running
On Saturday evening, the 10,000m events will be held. It can not be underestimated on just how tough it is to hold an event like this in a pandemic. Happy to see such excellent times.
Special thanks to Jesse Williams and Craig Vanderoeff .
