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This day in track and field/X-Country-November 10
1883— Great Britain’s Walter George ran 52:53 for 10 miles in the handicap race in London to break his own pre-IAAF world record of 52:56.5.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_George_(athlete)
1924–Lake View(IL) Prep’s Norma Zilk tied Helen Filkey’s American record of 11.6 for 100 yards at Soldier Field in Chicago.
Early Girls Track in Illinois: https://www.ihsa.org/archive/hstoric/track_girls_early.htm?NOCACHE=1:11:35%20AM
https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/letters-59/
1961– Steve Machuka’s individual victory led Cornell to the team title at the Octagon Championships in Van Cortlandt, New York.
Park. Machuka was the first Kenyan to run for a US college.
Weaknesses: http://www.ivy50.com/story.aspx?sid=10/19/2006
1973– This was the first year that the NCAA had three divisions, with both the Div.II and Div.III championships held on the same day in Wheaton, Illinois.
Individual winner Steve Foster led Ashland College (now University) to the team title as they became the first Div.III champions.
Gary Bentley’s individual victory leads South Dakota State to the Div.II title.
Prior to this year, there was only Div.I and the “College” division, which was first held in 1958.
Div.II (since 1958): http://www.ustfccca.org/meets-results/meet-history?series=3370
Div. II:: https://sagehens.com/sports/2023/8/28/d3-cross-country-historians-report.aspx
Born on this day*
Armand “Mondo” Duplantis – Sweden 26 (1999) Two-time gold medalist of the Olympic Games, pole vault (2021 2024)
3-time world indoor (2022, 2024, 202:5:00) and World Outdoor (2022, 2023, 202:5:00) champion
3-time European champion-2018, 2022, 2024; 2021 European Indoor Champion
Improved his WR by 4 times in 2025:00
His WR (14) progress:
2020
20-2 ¾ (6.17) Torun February 8
20-3 ¼ (6.18) Glasgow, February 15
2022
20-3 ¾ (6.19) Belgrade March 7
20-4 (6.20) Belgrade (World Indoor Championships March 20
20-4 ½ (6.21) Eugene (World Outdoor Championships) July 24
in 2023
20-4 ¾ (6.22) Clermont-Ferrand, France Feb. 25
20-5 ¼ (6.23) Eugene (Pre Classic/Diamond League Final) Sept. 17
2024
20-5 ½ (6.24) Xiamen, China April 20
20-6 (6.25) Paris (Olympic Games) August 5
20-6 ½ (6.26) Chorzów, Poland August 25
202:5:00
20-6 ¾i (6.27) Clermont-Ferrand, France Feb.28
20-7 ¼ (6.28) Stockholm June 15
20-7 ½ (6.29) Budapest August 12
20-8 (6.30) Tokyo (World Championship) September 15
He seems as excited after each subsequent WR (he now has 14) as he was when he set his 1.St in 2020,
as you can see in this video from the 2023 Pre Classic, courtesy of NBC’s Paul Swangard and Trey Hardy
the comment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NSql4J2lNc
Also Sergey Bubka’s best away result when he won 20-2 (6.15) in Rome on 17 September 2020.
Improved his junior pole vault world record to 19-10 ¼ (6.05) to win gold at the 2018 European Championships
Championship…it’s also the US high school record, a mark that will stand for a very long time.
2019 World Championship silver medalist — finished 2ndth American Sam Kendricks in an epic fight
Doha….9th of the world in 2017
2015 Junior World Champion and 2018 Junior World Champion
In a much-hyped match between world record holders, he beat Norwegian 400-hour specialist Karsten.
Warholm over 100 meters in Zurich on September 4, 2024 (10.37-10.47).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-gA_OXxQ5s
(Full broadcast): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojSzlLN7wAw
Most likely, he could have signed a lucrative pro contract early in his career, but the Louisiana native did
has decided to compete collegiately for LSU during the 2019 season. Won the 2019 NCAA indoor title,
finished 2th Outside at Chris Nielsen’s before turning pro. His two parents, Greg (his trainer) and Helena,
competed for LSU. Dad held the family record in PV (19-1/4 (5.80)).
One of the largest US preps in history (Lafayette HS, Louisiana)…
T&F News’ 2017 and 2018 Athletes of the Year
Born in the US, he competes internationally for Sweden, born to his mother Helena, a former sevens athlete.
PBs:20-6 3/4i (6.27/202, 20-8 (6.30/2025)
2018 World Junior Indoor Record: 19-3 ½ (5.88)
He set his first record in 2007 when he cleared 7-8 (2.33) at the age of 7.
6 1.70 5- 7 Doug Fraley USA 7 Mar 65 Lemoore CA 1 Mar 72
7 2.33 7- 8 Armand Duplantis USA 10 Nov 99 Jonesboro AR 13 Oct 07.
8 2.89 9- 6 Armand Duplantis USA 10 Nov 99 New Orleans LA 12 Oct 08.
9 3.20 10- 6 Armand Duplantis USA 10 Nov 99 New Iberia LA 4 Jul 09.
10 3.86 12- 8 Armand Duplantis USA 10 Nov 99 Clovis CA 6 Aug 10
11 3.91 12-10 Armand Duplantis USA 10 Nov 99 New Iberia LA 2 Jul 11 .
12 3.97i 13- 0 1/4 Armand Duplantis USA 10 Nov 99 Reno NV 21 Jan 12
13 4.65 15- 3 Pål Haugen Lillefosse NOR 4 Jun 01 Bergen 29 May 15.
14 4.92 16- 1 3/4 Sasha Zhoya AUS 25 Jun 02 Sydney 27 Mar 17
15 5.50i 18- 0 1/2 1/2 Matvo RUS 13 March 04 Moscow 29.
16 5.56 18- 3 Sasha Zhoya AUS 25 Jun 02 Sydney 1 Apr 19
17 5.90 19- 4 1/4 Armand Duplantis SWE 10 Nov 99 Austin TX 1 Apr 17
18 6.05 19-10 1/4 Armand Duplantis SWE 10 Nov 99 Berlin 12 Aug 18
19 6.05 19-10 1/4 Armand Duplantis SWE 10 Nov 99 Berlin 12 Aug 18
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armand_Duplantis
https://worldathletics.org/athletes/sweden/armand-duplantis-14679502
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/22/sport/armand-duplantis-pole-vault-athletics-spt-intl-cmd/index.html
(Good career summary up to February 2021):
https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/is-mondo-duplantis-successor-to-usain-bolt
Videos:
WR-6.17 WR-6.18 WR-6.19 WR-6.20 WR-6.21 WR-6.22 WR-6.23 WR-6.24 WR-6.25 (’24 AND) WR-6.26
WR-6.27 WR-6.28 WR-6.29 WR-6.30 Outdoor “WR”-6.15 2019 WC (1:26)
vs. Sam Kendricks in Lausanne (2020) 2021 AND:
Andre DeGrasse – Canada 31 (1994) 3-time medalist of the 2021 Olympic Games: gold (200), bronze (100.4×100)
Also a 3-time Olympic medalist in 2016: silver (200), bronze (100, 4×100)
Won his 7th Olympic medal (gold), anchoring Canada to victory in the 4×100 at the 2024 Paris Olympics…
Participant in the semi-finals of the 100 and 200 events in Paris
2022 World Champion-4×100 (100/semi-final); silver medalist in 4×100 in 20205… semi-finalist
100/200
2-time bronze medalist of the 2015 World Championships (100, 4×100)
Suffered a right hamstring injury that forced him to withdraw from the 2017 World Cup. The injury has flared up
again in 2018, ending his season soon.
He returned to his best form in 2019, winning bronze in the 100 and silver in the 200 at the World Championships in Doha.
6:00th 200 at the 2023 World Championships — finished his season by winning the 200 at the Premier
Classic/Diamond League Finals Season Best 19.76
2015 NCAA champion — 100, 200 (USC)
2015 All-American Games Champion — 100,200
2013 Junior College Champion — 100m; 2014 Junior College Indoor and Outdoor Champion – 200m (Coffeyville CC)
PBs9.89 (2021), 19.62 (2021); 2025 SBs10.09, 20.13
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_De_Grasse
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/133005
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/canada/andre-de-grasse-14535607
2021 AND (200): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqltfJVLoxg
2024 AND (4×100): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roYdc32jixM
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/trackandfield/de-grasse-hamstring-injury-season-over-1.4739198
Return:
The fastest couple in the world (His Ali Ali)
(2019). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuECV_6D1gQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH9PaFMdVog
Evant Chebet-Kenya 37 (1988) Winner of the Boston and New York marathons in 2022… won again in Boston
2023, but it was a late dismissal in New York
3:th at Boston, 2 p.mth In New York, 2024
Also winner of the 2020 Valencia Marathon —ran 2:03:00 (=#14 All Time).
PB::2:03:00 (Dec. 2020); did not participate in 2025
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evans_Chebet
https://www.nyrr.org/media-center/athletes/evans-chebet
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/sports/evans-chebet-boston-marathon.html
Videos:: 2020 Valencia 2022 Boston 2022 NYC 2023 Boston
Mike Powell 62 (1963) In a memorable fight with Carl Lewis at the World Championship held in Tokyo in 1991, he defined:
Current world record: 29-4 ½ (8.95) in the long jump. The record is now 33 years old and could stand for quite some time
a little longer
Double world champion (1991, 1993/3th-1995)
Double silver medalist of the Olympic Games (1988, 1992/5th-1996)
6-time US champion (1990, 1992-1996)
Inducted into the National Hall of Fame in 2005
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78914
Video (WR). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0WfsAwvTSU
HOF Organic (2005): https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/mike-powell
WikiBio:: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Powell_(long_jumper)
Masters: https://spikes.worldathletics.org/post/mike-powell
Academy of Speed: https://www.facebook.com/Mpbounced/
https://vault.si.com/vault/2004/02/09/mike-powell-long-jumper-september-9-1991
Tim Lewis 63 (1962) Winner of 23 US track titles at various distances (3 indoor, 20 outdoor)
1988 US Olympic – 20k Walk (44:th)
Participated in 2 world championships (1987-19th1991-31St)
Set the current American record of 1:49:36 in the 25k walk in 1984.
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78695
. https://racewalk.com/profiles/timLewis.php
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