CanAm High Performance Distance Circuit
Meet Results
CanAm Circuit All Time Best
Event Rankings
New England Series 2003 Results
June 28 -- Boston High
Performance #5
June 29 -- Aileen
Meagher Track Classic
July 1 -- Boston High
Performance #6
July 5 -- New
Balance Maine Distance Festival
CanAm 2002 Results
June 29 -- New
Balance CanAm Boston I High Performance
Megumi Tanaka's 31:42.74 win in the special invitational women's 10,000 over
countrywoman Kazue Ogoshi's 31:46.31 highlighted a great night of competitive
racing at Waltham HS. NCAA champ
Otukile Lekote led wire to wire to win the men's 800 in 1:47.48, while US World
XC Team member Sarah Hann raced away to win the women's 1500 in 4:21.70. Other winners included Heather Hennigar
(800 2:07.96), Ray Weeden (1500 3:44.58), and NCAA D-3 XC/5000/10,000 champ
J.B. Haglund (14:32.18).
July 2 -- New
Balance CanAm Boston II High Performance
Japan's Kazue Ogoshi narrowly missed the 3000 meet standard with her 9:08.92
effort, ahead of countrywomen's Kumi Tanabe's 9:15.95. Dave Davis took the men's 3000 over the
final lap, winning in 8:16.05.
Canadian Sarah Dillabaugh (4:19.67) and American Chad Johnson (3:44.23)
won the women's and men's 1500 respectively, while the Farm Team's Chantee Earl
(2:04.89) and Bryan Woodward (1:50.54) took the half-miles.
July 6 -- New
Balance Maine Distance Festival
Chantee Earl shatters the meet record in the women's 800 with a 2:00.26, the
2nd fastest 800 ever in the CanAm Circuit, while Otukile Lekote defends his 800
title here with a 1:46.02 wire-to-wire win. Ray Hughes (8:33.49) sprinted away from Jared Cordes
(8:35.25) on the final straight to win the steeplechase. Japan's Megumi Tanka (15:20.97) and
Kazue Ogoshi (15:22.33) repeated their 1-2 finish from the 10k at Boston I in
the 5000 here, while Kenya's Patrick Nthiwa lowered the meet record in the
men's 5000 to 13:41.65. NCAA champ
Lena Nilsson sprinted away from the field with 250m remaining in the 1500 to
notch a win in 4:09.89, while Canada's Graham Hood stole the mile in 3:57.98.
July 9 --
Despite battling gusting winds all night long, Otukile Lekote, Jesse Strutzel,
and Kelly MacDonald all shattered meet records at the fourth stop on the CanAm
2002 Circuit. Lekote recorded the
2nd fastest ever CanAm 800 with his 1:45.58 wire-to-wire win. Strutzel surprised the field in the
metric mile to lead two others under the old meet standard with his 3:42.45
effort. MacDonald notched a meet
and CanAm Circuit best with her 10:07.00 performance. Chantee Earl (800 2:04.50), Priscilla Hein (1500 4:19.09),
and Masakazu Fujiwara (10,000 29:23.67) each won their respective races.
July 12 --
Japan's Miwako Yamanaka (15:29.91) and Kazue Ogoshi (15:30.03) battled in the
women's 5000 on a windy night at Centre Claude Robillard, while Otukile Lekote
(1:46.49) and Chantee Earl (2:05.76) each notched their 4th half-mile title of
CanAm 2002. Canadian national
champ Emilie Mondor (4:18.51) powered away in the women's 1500, while Canadian
national record holder Kevin Sullivan (3:43.58) had his hands full holding off
his protegee Nate Brannen (3:43.64).
Canadian record holder Jeff Schiebler (13:55.64) took the men's 5000,
while Ian Conner (8:50.90) won the steeple.
CanAm 2001 Results
2001 CanAm Performance
Rankings
(by IAAF Scoring Tables of Athletics)
2001 CanAm Best Three Performance Rankings
June 30 -- New
Balance CanAm Boston I Elite Meet
Thunderstorms threatened the meet early as storms rolled through the region,
but after a 1 hour delay the athletes stepped on the track. Akiko Kawashima out
dueled countrywoman Ikuko Tamura 9:09.57 to 9:10.13 in the women's 3000, while
Peter Sherry took the men's in 8:03.74.
Alexis Sharangabo set a new meet record in the men's 1500 with a 3:40.86,
while Rebecca Donahue won the women's in 4:20.81. Nicole Teter took the women's 800 in 2:03.62, while Kevin
Elliot took the men's race in 1:49.00.
July 3 -- New
Balance CanAm Boston II Elite Meet
Jen Toomey, 3rd in the recent USATF 800, clinched the Boston High
Performance Grand Prix title with a runner-up performance in the 1500.
July 7 -- New
Balance Maine Distance Festival
Jen Toomey surged into the lead in the 800 with about 550 meters to go and held
on to win in a new meet record 2:01.95. NCAA 800 champ Otukile Lekote wired the
men's field, winning in1:46.57.
Japan seized the top three places in the women's 5000, with Akiko Kawashima
winning in 15:27.93 ahead of countrywomen Yuko Manabe (15:29.47) and Kumi
Tanabe (15:48.61).
July 10 --
New Meet record in the men's 800m
by Otukile Lekote from Botswana (1:44.47). Strong performances by Nicole Teter
(2:01.50), Mary Jane Harrelson (4:07.37), Dulce Maria Rodriguez (15:22.26), and
Weldon Johnson (28:10.14). Clay Schwabe (3:41.79) edged Canadian prep sub-4
miler Nathan Brannen (3:41.80) in the metric mile, while Ohmori Terukazu took
the men's 5000 in 13:50.07.
CanAm 2000 Results
2000 CanAm Top-10 Event
Rankings
2000 CanAm Performance
Rankings
(by IAAF Scoring Tables of Athletics)
June 24 -- New
Balance Boston I High Performance Meet
Lubert Lewis (1:46.72 800), Laura Baker (16:03.15 5000), and Ian Carswell
(13:54.24) all set new meet records at the first stop on the Olympic Year CanAm
Circuit as 17 athletes surpass the US Olympic Trials qualifying standards in
their event.
June 27 -- New
Balance Boston II High Performance Meet
Despite late afternoon thunderstorms threatening to delay the meet, the skies
cleared just in time to produce excellent distance running weather. Canadians
Achraf Tadili (1:47.59 800) and Sarah Dillabaugh (9:08.05 3000) established new
meet standards for Boston II.
July 1 -- New
Balance Maine Distance Festival
Ethiopia's Derartu Tulu, the '92 Oly 10k champ, recorded a 2000 world leading
10,000 in 31:08.27 ahead of national records by Japan's Yuko Kawakami
(31:09.46)and Mexico's Adriana Fernandez (31:10.12). Mark Croghan recorded a US
leading 8:22.09 steeple, with Croghan, Michelle Ave (2:03.68), and Toshihiro
Iwasa(13:42.79) setting meet records.
July 4 -- International
de Demi-Fond
Boston's Jenn Toomey (2:03.58 800) and Mexico's Hector Torres (3:43.35 1500)
lower meet records at the 4th stop on the 2000 Circuit.
July 7 -- McGill
International Distance Classic
In ideal distance running conditions, Mexico's Adriana Fernandez lowers the5000
Meet Record to 15:16.45 and leads three other women under the Olympic
"A" Standard, while Japan's Toshiro Iwasa (28:06.89 10,000) also
notches an Olympic "A" Standard. Fernandez, Iwasa, Mexico's David
Galvan (13:37.25 5000), and America's Amy Rudolph (4:10.33 1500) all recorded
yearly leading marks for the 2000 CanAm Circuit.
1999 CanAm Results
1999 CanAm Top-10 Event Rankings
July 3 -- New
Balance Maine Distance Festival
For the second year in a row, Regina Jacobs drove home in a new car after
setting a new American record -- this time a 2:31.80 1000meters. Other meet
highlights included a 4:06.42 1500 by Marla Runyon and a 1:45.81 meet record
performance in the 800 by Jess Strutzel.
July 6
Reebok Boston I
High Performance Meet
Reebok Enclave teammates Miesha Marzell (2:02.37), Mike Schroer (1:47.63), and
Andre Williams (7:57.35 3000) set new meet standards despite thunder storms
early in the evening.
July 10 -- Reebok
Boston II High Performance Meet
Robyn Meagher (4:08.53 1500), Marla Runyon (2:03.18 800), Mike Schroer
(1:48.46800), Jason Lunn (3:41.37 1500), and Jason Balkman (14:06.91) all lower
meet records at the second edition of this meet.
July 13 -- International
de Demi-Fond
Canada's Robyn Meagher blazed a 4:06.79 1500 to clinch a spot on the Canadian
World Champs squad, while Mexico's Adriana Fernandez (32:39.05 10,000) and
America's Jim Sorenson (3:44.47 1500) and Pete Julian (7:56.29) join Meagher as
new meet record holders.
July 16 -- McGill
International Distance Classic
Despite warm conditions, Ireland's Mark Carroll (13:43.99) and Canada's Tina
Connelly (15:44.46) record CanAm yearly leading marks, while America's
Stephanie Best (4:08.72) continued an excellent year in the women's metric
mile.
1998 CanAm Results
1998 CanAm Top-10 Event Rankings
June 27 -- Boston
I High Performance Meet
The steeplechasers lit up the track in the inagural CanAm meet, with Tony Cosey
(8:31.59) edging Greece's George Yianellis (8:31.67) as 5 athletes slip under
8:40. Other highlights included wins in the 800s by Central Mass.'s Jennifer
Lincoln (2:04.53) and Arkansas' Jeremy Huffman (1:48.57) and at 1500 by former
Wisconsin star Claire Taylor (4:15.73).
June 30 -- Boston
II High Performance Meet
With jumbo jets thundering overhead, Regina Jacobs rocketed to a 4:02.29 metric
mile at the "track at the airport" -- one of the fastest times ever
by an American on US soil. Stanford frosh Micheal Stember took the half mile in
1:48.34, while hometown hero Brian Baker (7:59.08) withstood a strong challenge
by Scott Strand (8:01.18) over 3000.
July 4 -- New
Balance Maine Distance Festival
Regina Jacobs celebrated the 4th of July with a bang by shattering the American
5000 record with a stellar 14:52.49 performance. Jason Pyrah (3:56.82) made
history by becoming the first person to run sub-4 for the mile in the state of
Maine as he led 7 under that magical barrier, while Canadian Cindy O'Krane
(4:31.07) broke the women's meet record in the mile. Other meet records fell to
Ian Carswell (13:43.83 5000) and George Yianellis (8:34.99 steeple).
July 7 -- International
de Demi-Fond
Americans Pete Julian (7:59.45) and Scott Strand (7:59.47) battled to the wire
over 3000, Canadian Diane Cummins (2:04.04) won an exciting women's 800 that
featured four women finishing within 0.45 seconds, and Stanford's Mike Stember
(1:47.11) edged a strong field in the men's half-mile.
July 10 -- McGill
International Distance Classic
Meredith Rainey-Valmon (1:59.45) sped under the 2:00 minute barrier in the
women's 800, while Irish star Mark Carroll (3:38.12) set a new meet record for
1500. Other highlights included Cindy O'Krane's (4:09.02) win in the women's
metric mile and Jenn Rhines' 15:26.88 win over 5000.
