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When you've cleared all the hurdles, you're at the halfway point of the meet and your pot of points may be looking half full or half empty | ||||
The hurdlers and steeplers have had some fairly epic results this year on the guy's side, but the girls' side has also had some major players, especially in the 2K steeplechase where Brianna Nerud, Shelby Greany, and Mary Kate Anselmini made huge splashes on the national and world stage. | ||||
It's almost like a triathlon with three grueling events posing a survival challenge for all the teams. At the end of the barrier-busting action, a pair of historic 1sts by Rai Benjamin in the 400H and Jack Jibb in the 3K steeple push the 2015 crew to a huge 16 point lead over a 2013 team that got a 4th from a sophomore Benjamin who hung fairly tough with his older selves the last two years. The 2nd place in the 400H from junior Benjamin helps put 2014 into 3rd. 2010 got only 6 points here and fell back to a tie for 4th with a 2011 team that got a 2nd in the 3K steeple from Eddie Owens. A 2009 led by Darryl Bradshaw's 1st in the 110mH tied for 6th with a 2012 team anchored by Kadesh Roberts' 3rd in the 400mH.
Perhaps no event has the overall tough competitive situation as the 2K steeple, and with Brianna Nerud's 1st there and 10 further points from Akayla Anderson and Jessica Gelibert in the hurdles, 2012 stayed in the lead with a 15 point margin. 2010 positioned itself for a comeback bid with a 1st from the senior Madalayne Smith in the 100H plus a 3rd and 4th from Donna Jeanty and Mary Kate Anselmini to shave a point off the deficit. 2009 was also still in the competition at the halfway point after picking up a pair of 2nds from the junior Smith and a senior Shelby Greany who nipped the senior Anselmini by .01 seconds in the 2K steeple. The 2015 squad picked up 10 points but are now in 6th. .
The 2012 girls have kept their Combined team's margin at 7 points over the 2015 squad, but the 2010 team is still within good striking position at the midway point. | ||||
Battle of the Years EventsClick to Snap toGroup 1: Sprints - Group 2: Mid DistanceGroup 3: Long DistanceGroup 4: Hurdles and SteeplechaseGroup 5: Horizontal JumpsGroup 6: Vertical Jumps and VaultsGroup 7: Throws - Group 8: RelaysMeet Wrap-up - Summary by AthletesSummary by Teams - Summary by Sections | ||||
