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| Kirby Lee |
Bernard Lagat broke a 33-year-old record in the 2000m run. The record was set in 1981 by Steve Scott. Lagat won the race in 4:54.74. Finishing behind Lagat was Cam Levins in 4:55.35.
Will Leer came from third place on the last lap to win the Wanamaker Mile. Leer passed leader Lawi Lalang and Nick Willis to come across first in 3:52.47. Lalang was second in 3:52.88 and Willis third in 3:53.02. Retiring Alan Webb finished 11th in 4:06.11.
In the women's Wanamaker Mile, Mary Cain went to the lead with two laps to go. Cain was able to run away from the pack and win the race in 4:27.73. Cain defeated a great field of ladies including: teammate Treniere Moser (2nd-4:28.86), Nicole Sifuentes (3rd -4:28.97), Sarah Brown, Emma Coburn, Morgan Uceny, my Oiselle teammate's Amanda Winslow (9th-4:35.58) and Lauren Penney (10th-4:35.71) and one of my favorite collegiate runners Florida's Cory McGee (12th-4:37.32).
Kim Conley won the 3000m in a breakaway in 8:48.35. Behind Conley in second was Betsy Saina in 8:50.60 and Abbey D'Agostino was fourth in 8:51.91. France's Pierra Ambroise Boose defeated Erik Sowinski and Nick Symmonds in the 1000m run. Bosse won in 2:17.63. Sowinski claimed second in 2:18.63 and Symmonds in 2:18.87. In the women's 800m, Ajee Wilson held off the field to win in 2:01.81. Finishing in 6th place was Amanda Eccleston in 2:04.40. I covered Eccleston when she ran cross country and track in high school. It was great seeing her run on national TV.
In the shorter races, Terrence Trammell won the 60m hurdles in 7.57. Janay DeLoach Soukup won the women's 60mH in 7.91. That is a world leading time. In the men's 60m, Marvin Bracy was the winner in 6.50 and Tori Bowie took the women's 60m in 7.14.
More track will be on TV this coming weekend. The USA Indoor Track and Field Championships will take place in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Saturday and Sunday. It will be on NBC Sports Network and Universal Sports.
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