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Re: The Deon Lendore Thread
« Reply #30 on: February 28, 2015, 06:50:31 AM »
Oh no. Hope everything is fine.

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Re: The Deon Lendore Thread
« Reply #31 on: February 28, 2015, 09:12:50 AM »
A&M's Olabanji Asekun claims silver in SEC Indoor long jump;
Deon Lendore unable to finish prelim race in the 400 meters

February 27, 2015 | Courtesy: Texas A&M Athletics


Deon Lendore—T&T and Texas A&M’s Olympic medalist

Team scores through day one

Men
(4 of 17 finals): 1. Arkansas, 33; 2. Florida, 24; 3. Auburn, 20; 4. Tennessee, 19; 5. Alabama, 16; 6. Texas A&M, 15; 7. Mississippi, 11; 8. Georgia, 9; 9. Missouri, 7; 10. tie, Kentucky & LSU, 1.
 
Women (5 of 17 finals): 1. Arkansas, 49.5; 2. Georgia, 22; 3. Kentucky, 19; 4. Auburn, 16; 5. Tie, LSU & Tennessee, 15; 7. Missouri, 14; 8. Florida, 13; 9. Texas A&M, 12.5; 10. Mississippi State, 9; 11. Alabama, 7; 12. Mississippi, 3.

LEXINGTON – Texas A&M’s opening day at the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Indoor Championships inside Kentucky’s Nutter Field House had some pleasant surprises as well as a setback. A couple of late round improvements in field events earned some precious points for the Aggies team score, but sprinter Deon Lendore wasn’t able to finish his prelim race in the 400 meters.
 “I’m very pleased with the things we did today,” noted Texas A&M head coach Pat Henry. “Brea did a good job in the shot put and in the long jump we had two guys jump as well as they have this indoor season to score 10 points in that event. We were also able to get some key points in the men’s high jump.
 
“We qualified decent in some of the prelim races, but we had one guy go down today. That changes the way we do things and changes the way I’ll have to do the rest of this meet on the men’s side. There are a lot of question marks right now.”
 
A final round leap of 25-1.75 (7.66) moved Olabanji Asekun from fourth to second place in the long jump. Fifth a year ago, Asekun’s silver medal performance was only bettered by Florida’s Marquis Dendey, who earned a third SEC Indoor long jump title over the past four years with a winning distance of 26-3 (8.00).
 
“My first run was a little shaky, so I knew I had to get it together,” said Asekun. “On my next couple of runs I took my time down the runway and pushed out good. It all came together at the end. It’s very exciting to place that high, it’s my highest finish at a conference meet. I’m very proud of myself to medal in the SEC.”
 
The series for Asekun included marks of 22-9.75, 24-11, 22-11.25, 24-8.5, 24-10 and 25-1.75. His 24-11 moved him from eighth to third, but he had slipped into fourth place during the fourth stanza.
 
Latario Collie produced the best mark among the first flight of long jumpers with a 24-3.75 (7.41) and he improved to 24-7.75 (7.51) in round five to finish seventh overall and earn the Aggie an extra pair of points. Jeffrey Prothro was fourth in the flight and 12th overall with a 23-5.25 (7.14) while Lathone Collie had a 22-3.5 (6.79) that placed 21st. All four jumpers will contest the triple jump on Saturday.
 
A sixth round improvement to 53-3.75 (16.25) moved Brea Garrett into fifth place in the shot put, edging out Auburn’s Valentina Muzaric by a quarter of an inch. LSU’s Tori Bliss won the event with a collegiate-leading toss of 60-1 (18.31).
 
A score of 4,179 points had Jena Hemann closing in on her school record of 4,193 as she placed fifth in the pentathlon. Annie Kunz just missed contributing to the team score in ninth with a score of 3,961 that left her 98 points behind the eighth place finisher.
 
Defending NCAA champion Kendell Williams of Georgia scored 4,519 points for the pentathlon victory with defending SEC champion Erica Bougard of Mississippi State runner-up at 4,376.
 
Hemann’s marks included an 8.73 (967) in the 60 hurdles, 5-7.75 (879) high jump, 42-7.5 (12.99) in the shot put and 19-2 (801) long jump. She ran 2:21.37 (805) to complete the event. For Kunz her marks included 8.75 (963) in the 60 hurdles, 5-7.75 (879) high jump, 40-1.25 (676) shot put, 18-3 (717) long jump and 2:27.40 (726) in the 800. Kunz was 33 points shy of her career best 3,994 from the 2013 SEC meet.
 
Ashtin Zamzow led A&M’s three freshman in the event, placing 12th with 3,566 points. Shaina Burns finished 13th with a tally of 3,274 points. Lauren Bedrich had a score of 2,698 but didn’t contest the final event. Burns also competed in the shot put after the pentathlon finished and placed 14th with a mark of 47-3.5 (14.41).
 
In the only track final on the first day of the SEC Indoor, A&M’s Grace Fletcher placed sixth in the 3,000 meters with a clocking of 9:39.41. Led by winner Dominique Scott, who ran 9:17.24, the Razorbacks scored 23 points in the race.
 
Austin Cook improved six places from a year ago in the weight throw as his best mark of 66-6.5 (20.28) from round five earned him sixth place. A foul on his final throw may have been an improvement, but was ruled just out of the sector. The effort by Cook is the third best performance on the A&M all-time list behind his school record of 67-7 (20.60).
 
A clearance of 6-10.75 (2.10) earned Sam McSwain a seventh place finish in the high jump, improving on the eighth place tie he achieved a year ago. McSwain missed three attempts at 7-0.5 (2.15), which would have been an indoor PR.
 
Brittany Wooten cleared a season best of 13-2.5 (4.03) to place seventh in the pole vault. Aggie frosh Sara Kathryn Stevens and Emily Gunderson both cleared 12-8.75 (3.88) and missed at 13-2.5 in tying for 10th and 14th, respectively.
 
Jennifer Madu placed 10th in the long jump, just missing the final three rounds by two inches, with a mark of 19-6.25 (5.95).
 
Through the first day of the men’s heptathlon Lindon Victor is in third place with 3,204 points while Daniel Martin is 14th with 2,563 points. Victor trails Georgia’s duo of Garrett Scantling (3,392) and Maicel Uibo (3,283) while Markus Leemet of South Carolina (3,070) and Kentucky’s Tim Duckworth (3,054) round out the top five.
 
Victor’s marks in the first four events of the heptathlon included 7.11 in the 60 meters (844 points), followed by a 22-10 long jump (804), an event leading shot put of 49-7.75 (798) and a 6-4.75 high jump (758). The heptathlon concludes with the 60m hurdles, pole vault and 1,000 meters on Saturday.
 
PRELIMINARIES

Bralon Taplin was the lone Aggie to advance to the men’s 400 final and he did so with the top qualifying time of 45.75. The next best mark was a 45.76 from Florida’s Najee Glass, the current collegiate leader in the event. A&M’s Deon Hickey produced an indoor best of 47.04 that placed 13th overall.
 
Running in the first heat of the 400 prelims, Deon Lendore did not finish as he stopped with 50m left in the race. Teammates in the same heat with Lendore included Gregory Coleman, who won in 47.97, and Carlyle Roudette, runner-up in 48.28.
 
Shamier Little posted the second fastest qualifying time in the women’s 400 with a heat win of 52.37 that only trailed a 52.31 by Florida’s Kyra Jefferson. A&M’s Ebony Crear ran 56.14 for third in her section.
 
Aaliyah Brown (7.30) and Jennifer Madu (7.32) each advanced to the finals of the 60 meters with runner-up efforts in their respective heats. Kentucky advanced three sprinters while Alabama’s Remona Burchell posted the fastest qualifying time of 7.17 seconds. Other Aggies in the prelims included Olivia Ekponé (7.35), who missed the nine-person final by 0.004, Ashton Purvis (7.51) and India Daniels (7.62).
 
The women’s 200 had three Aggies reaching the final, led by Kamaria Brown’s 23.23, which was third fastest overall in qualifying. Aaliyah Brown had a runner-up 23.60, fifth best overall, while Ekponé claimed the final spot in the final with a 23.77 heat winner. Ashton Purvis won the final heat in 23.80, which left her with the 10th fastest mark overall.
 
Shavez Hart and Devin Jenkins both advanced to the final of the 200 meters, but missed the 60 final. Hart claimed his 200m section in 21.02 while Jenkins won his in 21.25, which were the fourth and eighth best times in qualifying. LSU’s Aaron Ernest posted the fastest time at 20.67.
 
In the men’s 60, neither Hart (6.72) nor Jenkins (6.75) advanced as they placed third and fourth in the same heat. Hart missed the nine-person final by the margin of 0.002. Jalen Miller of Mississippi led qualifying with a 6.57 over a 6.60 by Florida’s Hugh Graham, Jr. and 6.62 from Christian Coleman of Tennessee.
 
Cameron Villarreal was the lone Aggie to reach the men’s mile final as his 4:06.25 placed him fifth in the first heat and seventh overall. With 10 advancing to the final, Isaac Spencer was the first man out in 11th place with a 4:07.93 that placed him fifth in the second heat. Alex Riba ran 4:10.27 while Aaron Murray clocked 4:14.58 to place 13th and 18th overall.
 
A career best of 4:58.73 for Lauren Fontana had her finishing seventh in the third heat of the women’s mile and 15th overall. In the women’s 800 Katie Willard and Karina Buerk placed sixth and seventh, respectively, in the same heat with times of 2:13.09 and 2:13.42. They finished 13th and 14th overall.
 
Hector Hernandez produced an indoor career best of 1:48.93 to reach the finals of the 800. Hernandez had the second best qualifying time behind the winner of his section, Andres Arroyo of Florida (1:48.31). The time by Hernandez is No. 5 on the Aggie all-time list.
 
Gaines Kinsey ran 1:52.67 for sixth in his heat while Josh Hernandez clocked 1:53.66 for seventh in another heat as they placed 20th and 25th overall in the prelims of the 800.
 
Texas A&M qualifiers to Saturday track finals
http://results.flotrack.org/2015/02-27-SEC/Web/Timetable.php?D=2
 
MEN

 
200: Shavez Hart, 21.02; Devin Jenkins 21.25
 
400: Bralon Taplin, 45.75
 
800: Hector Hernandez, 1:48.93
 
Mile: Cameron Villarreal, 4:06.25
 
WOMEN
 
60: Aaliyah Brown, 7.31; Jennifer Madu 7.32
 
200: Kamaria Brown, 23.23; Aaliyah Brown, 23.60; Olivia Ekponé 23.77
 
400: Shamier Little, 52.37
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Re: The Deon Lendore Thread
« Reply #32 on: February 28, 2015, 11:55:26 AM »
Deon Lendore seems to be listed to run the anchor leg in the Men's 1600 Meter Relay for Texas A&M in the last event today at 6:05pm so maybe he has recovered from his mishap in the 400m Prelims and has not suffered a serious injury? We will soon see if Deon does run the anchor leg as he is listed to do this evening. This Saturday's SEC Championships running events should be broadcast live on Watch ESPN.

http://results.flotrack.org/2015/02-27-SEC/Web/Start-Relay.php?EN=34&RN=1&HN=3&SO=0&SD=1&ST=Live&D=2

Men's 1600 Meter Relay (Final)
6:05pm - Saturday February 28

Event List    Start List
• Records
Record   Team   Time   Date

American Record (U)   Team USA   3:01.96   2006
Collegiate Record (C)   Texas A&M   3:03.20   2014
World Record (W)   Team USA   3:02.13   2014
SEC Indoor Record (S)   Texas A&M   3:03.20   2014

Section 3   
Lane   Team   Leg 1   Leg 2   Leg 3   Leg 4

3   Alabama   Steven Gayle   Marlon Humphrey   Cameron Hudson   Alex Amankwah
4   LSU   Darrell Bush   Quincy Downing   Cyril Grayson   Vernon Norwood
5   Texas A&M   Gregory Coleman   Shavez Hart   Bralon Taplin   Deon Lendore
6   Florida   Najee Glass   Hugh Graham, Jr   Dedric Dukes   Arman Hall
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Re: The Deon Lendore Thread
« Reply #33 on: February 28, 2015, 06:04:46 PM »
Looks like Texas A&M won the Men 4x4 Relay but Deon Hickey rather than Deon Lendore ran so it looks like our Deon has definitely suffered an injury. Lets hope he recovers quickly and is fit and healthy in time for the Outdoor season starting with the World Relays in the Bahamas in early May.

https://twitter.com/aggietrk/status/571816257953128450

aggietrk‏@aggietrk
 3:03.75 victory for A&M in SEC 4x400, 3rd consecutive SEC Indoor win. Crew included Gregory Coleman, Shavez Hart, Deon Hickey, Bralon Taplin

https://twitter.com/deonlendore/status/571824452599746560

Deon Lendore‏@deonlendore
 Congrats to @GigEmColeman @Sparkiiiee @Braylondo & Deon Hickey for running a quality 4x4 today without me.  I want my spot back please
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Re: The Deon Lendore Thread
« Reply #34 on: March 01, 2015, 02:26:11 AM »
Looks like Texas A&M won the Men 4x4 Relay but Deon Hickey rather than Deon Lendore ran so it looks like our Deon has definitely suffered an injury. Lets hope he recovers quickly and is fit and healthy in time for the Outdoor season starting with the World Relays in the Bahamas in early May.

https://twitter.com/aggietrk/status/571816257953128450

aggietrk‏@aggietrk
 3:03.75 victory for A&M in SEC 4x400, 3rd consecutive SEC Indoor win. Crew included Gregory Coleman, Shavez Hart, Deon Hickey, Bralon Taplin

https://twitter.com/deonlendore/status/571824452599746560

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 Congrats to @GigEmColeman @Sparkiiiee @Braylondo & Deon Hickey for running a quality 4x4 today without me.  I want my spot back please

Lendore is in college, so unless he goes pro, he will not be seen anywhere near the Bahamas. Pat Henry ain't letting any athlete go just weeks before regionals.

I do hope it's a minor injury so that his recovery will be quick. Might also be a blessing in disguise as it will keep him fresh for the longg season ahead.
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Re: The Deon Lendore Thread
« Reply #35 on: March 01, 2015, 08:19:52 AM »
Looks like Texas A&M won the Men 4x4 Relay but Deon Hickey rather than Deon Lendore ran so it looks like our Deon has definitely suffered an injury. Lets hope he recovers quickly and is fit and healthy in time for the Outdoor season starting with the World Relays in the Bahamas in early May.

https://twitter.com/aggietrk/status/571816257953128450

aggietrk‏@aggietrk
 3:03.75 victory for A&M in SEC 4x400, 3rd consecutive SEC Indoor win. Crew included Gregory Coleman, Shavez Hart, Deon Hickey, Bralon Taplin

https://twitter.com/deonlendore/status/571824452599746560

Deon Lendore‏@deonlendore
 Congrats to @GigEmColeman @Sparkiiiee @Braylondo & Deon Hickey for running a quality 4x4 today without me.  I want my spot back please

Lendore is in college, so unless he goes pro, he will not be seen anywhere near the Bahamas. Pat Henry ain't letting any athlete go just weeks before regionals.

I do hope it's a minor injury so that his recovery will be quick. Might also be a blessing in disguise as it will keep him fresh for the longg season ahead.

Good point about his coach, college and regionals, I forgot about that. I guess Deon will only be available to run for T&T in summer for the World Championships.

Regards Deon being injured, I tweeted him and he replied that he is good.

https://twitter.com/SocaPhD/status/571835108560404480

Soca Pro@SocaPhD·
 @deonlendore Did you pick up an injury Deon? I see you DNF your 400m Heat yesterday. http://results.flotrack.org/2015/02-27-SEC/Web/Result-TrackHeat.php?EN=22&RN=1&HN=1&SO=0&SD=1&ST=Official&D=1 … Please give your fans an update.

https://twitter.com/SocaPhD/status/571839292319903745

Deon Lendore‏@deonlendore·13h13 hours ago
@SocaPhD nah I'm good I'll be back at it

Soca Pro@SocaPhD·
 @deonlendore Ok cool. Glad to hear that and all the best for your upcoming races this season. Looking forward to seeing you in T&T colours.
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Re: The Deon Lendore Thread
« Reply #36 on: March 15, 2015, 10:54:16 AM »
Lendore came 4th in the finals. Supposedly still running injured.

http://www.ncaa.com/sites/default/files/external/track-field/results/d1/indoor15/003-2-01.htm

Event   Heat   Wind   Status
Men 400 M (Finals)   1      Scored

Record   Name   Time   Date
American    Kerron Clement   44.57   3/12/2005
Collegiate    Kerron Clement - Florida   44.57   3/12/2005
NCAA Meet    Kerron Clement - Florida   44.57   3/12/2005
Facility    Kerron Clement - Florida   44.57   3/12/2005


Place   Name   Affiliation   Time    200m   400m

1   Vernon Norwood   LSU   45.31   21.44 [21.44]   45.31 [23.87]
2   Najee Glass   Florida   45.77   21.29 [21.29]   45.77 [24.48]
3   Quincy Downing   LSU   46.13   21.90 [21.90]   46.13 [24.23]
DNF   Arman Hall   Florida   -      

Split   Intermediate Leader   Time   Fastest Split   Time
200m   Najee Glass   0:21.29   Najee Glass   0:21.29
400m    Vernon Norwood   0:45.31   Vernon Norwood   0:23.87

http://www.ncaa.com/sites/default/files/external/track-field/results/d1/indoor15/003-2-02.htm

Event   Heat   Wind   Status
Men 400 M (Finals)   2      Scored

Place   Name   Affiliation   Time    200m   400m

1   Bralon Taplin   Texas A&M   45.55   21.64 [21.64]   45.55 [23.91]
2   Deon Lendore   Texas A&M   45.81   21.67 [21.67]   45.81 [24.15]
3   Zack Bilderback   Texas   46.49   22.31 [22.31]   46.49 [24.18]
4   DJ Zahn   Illinois   46.69   22.18 [22.18]   46.69 [24.51]

Split   Intermediate Leader   Time   Fastest Split   Time
200m   Bralon Taplin   0:21.64   Bralon Taplin   0:21.64
400m    Bralon Taplin   0:45.55   Bralon Taplin   0:23.91

http://www.ncaa.com/sites/default/files/external/track-field/results/d1/indoor15/003-2_compiled.htm

Event   Status
Men 400 M (Finals)   Scored
Saturday 6:50 PM   

Place   Name      Affiliation   Time         Heat (Pl)
   
1   Vernon Norwood   SR   LSU   45.31          1 (1)   
2   Bralon Taplin   SR   Texas A&M   45.55          2 (1)   
3   Najee Glass   JR   Florida   45.77          1 (2)   
4   Deon Lendore   SR   Texas A&M   45.81          2 (2)   
5   Quincy Downing   SR   LSU   46.13          1 (3)   
6   Zack Bilderback   JR   Texas   46.49          2 (3)   
7   DJ Zahn   SR   Illinois   46.69          2 (4)   
   Arman Hall   JR   Florida   DNF         1   
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Re: The Deon Lendore Thread
« Reply #37 on: March 15, 2015, 10:56:11 AM »
Lendore came 4th in the finals. Supposedly still running injured.

I doubt very much that Deon's coach would run him if he is injured.
He is simply just not in the same form as he was this time last year. Right now it seems like Bralon Taplin his training partner from Grenada is in better form. I won't be surprised if the coach puts Bralon Taplin to anchor the 4x4 relay later rather than Deon, that will be a clear indicator of who the coach believes is in better form.

On a related note if Bralon Taplin keeps up his good form when the outdoor season starts then Grenada will have another top 400m runner to combine with Kirani James to form a world class Men's 4 x 400m relay team. They might even be able to give our T&T Men's 4x400m relay team some serious worries.
Will be interesting to see if Grenada fields a Men's 4x400m Relay team for the World Relays Championship in Bahamas in May.

The commentator said he was running with a groin injury which is not recommended but doable (been there). He did anchor the 4x400m relay in an NCAA record 3:02.86 in 45.3 so though he is not at his best he can still run effectively. As awesome as A&M has been their outgoing athletes have struggled to take it to the next level on the world scene. Lendore's injury may be a blessing in disguise and should limit his outdoor competition workload leading into Beijing this summer.

Yes Grenada is shaping into a pretty good team. Other than Kirani, they have Rondell Bartholomew (PR-44.65), Taplin, and Joel Readhead (46.2). If Lendore isn't allowed to run in the World Relays I do not expect Taplin to run for Grenada either though he did run in last year's Commonwealth Games.

Even at their best I do not think they can compete with T&T as yet. Bartholomew has not shown his previous form in the past couple of years and even if he does, Readhead has to improve tremendously together with a monster leg from Kirani James.

The teams that will more likely threaten us is Belgium who recently broke the European indoor 4x400m record now that the third of the Borlee brothers Dylan is now a steady 45.xx runner (they ran 3:02.87 a tick slower than Texas A&M) with Poland very close behind in 3:02.97. In addition to Belgium and Poland, Bahamas will continue to be a force if their aging stable can still bring it, and well Jamaica's young stable is going to be interesting in their development (Javon Francis, Akeem Bloomfield, Chris Taylor together with others in the senior ranks).
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Re: The Deon Lendore Thread
« Reply #38 on: March 15, 2015, 10:57:10 AM »

Texas A&M ran a new COLLEGIATE RECORD of 3:02.86 to win NCAA Men 4x400m Relay.
 
Texas A&M 3:02.86 Collegiate Record relay included Gregory Coleman on 1st leg (46.52), Bralon Taplin on 2nd leg (45.12), Shavez Hart on 3rd leg (45.89), Deon Lendore on 4th leg (45.33).

http://www.ncaa.com/sites/default/files/external/track-field/results/d1/indoor15/009-1-03.htm

Event   Heat   Wind   Status
Men 4x400 M Relay (Finals)   3      Complete

Record   Name   Time   Date
American    USA National Team   3:01.96   2/11/2006
Collegiate    Texas A&M - Texas A&M   3:03.20   3/1/2014
NCAA Meet    Arkansas - Arkansas   3:03.50   3/9/2013
Facility    USA   3:01.96   2/11/2006


Place   Name   Affiliation   Time    L1   L2   L3   L4

1   Texas A&M   Texas A&M   3:02.86   46.52 [46.52]   1:31.64 [45.13]   2:17.53 [45.89]   3:02.86 [45.34]
2   Nebraska   Nebraska   3:04.83   46.68 [46.68]   1:32.39 [45.71]   2:18.64 [46.25]   3:04.83 [46.20]
DNF   Florida   Florida   -   46.28 [46.28]   1:31.66 [45.39]      
DQ   LSU   LSU   -   46.49 [46.49]   1:32.00 [45.51]   2:18.42 [46.43]   3:03.23 [44.81]

Split   Intermediate Leader   Time   Fastest Split   Time
L1   Florida   0:46.28   Florida   0:46.28
L2   Texas A&M   1:31.64   Texas A&M   0:45.13
L3   Texas A&M   2:17.53   Texas A&M   0:45.89
L4    Texas A&M   3:02.86   LSU   0:44.81

Affiliation   1   2   3   4
Texas A&M 'A'   Gregory Coleman   Bralon Taplin   Shavez Hart   Deon Lendore
Nebraska 'A'   Jake Bender   Cody Rush   Levi Gipson   Drew Wiseman
Florida 'A'   Nick Uruburu   Dedric Dukes   Eric Futch   Najee Glass
LSU 'A'   Darrell Bush   Quincy Downing   Cyril Grayson   Vernon Norwood

http://www.ncaa.com/sites/default/files/external/track-field/results/d1/indoor15/009-1_compiled.htm

Event   Status
Men 4x400 M Relay (Finals)   Scored
Saturday 8:45 PM   

Place   Name      Affiliation   Time         Heat (Pl)
   
1   Texas A&M      Texas A&M   3:02.86          3 (1)   
2   Nebraska      Nebraska   3:04.83          3 (2)   
3   Texas      Texas   3:06.56          2 (1)   
4   Illinois      Illinois   3:06.58          1 (1)   
5   TCU      TCU   3:07.03          2 (2)   
6   North Carolina      North Carolina   3:07.05          1 (2)   
7   Texas Tech      Texas Tech   3:07.52          1 (3)   
8   Arkansas      Arkansas   3:08.04          2 (3)   
9   Ohio State      Ohio State   3:08.50          1 (4)   
10   Alabama      Alabama   3:08.75          2 (4)   
   Florida      Florida   DNF         3   
   LSU      LSU   DQ         3   

Texas A&M ran a new Collegiate Record of 3:02.86 lowing their previous mark of 3:03.20 set last year.
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Re: The Deon Lendore Thread
« Reply #39 on: March 15, 2015, 10:58:12 AM »
Oh socapro you are a little naive as to how the collegiate system works. Coaches running athletes while they are banged up is par for the course. These men have 6 figure bonuses being dangled in front of them, for being championships winners, so they will push the envelope. Pat Henry(lendore's) coach is a known slave driver.

Hmmm! I wonder what percentage of these college coaches are White and what percentage of their athletes are Black? Sounds like the collegiate system could just be another form of neo-slavery?!!

Interesting take but have to disagree. Oregon and Arkansas do the same to their non-black athletes in the sprints, field events, and distance races, doubling and tripling their efforts (e.g. Jenna Prandini - 60, long jump, 200, and outdoors she runs 4x100 and 4x400).

At the end of the day as Aviator says its about MONEY (salary and bonus) which is derived by # of NCAA championships, Conference Championships, individual NCAA champions, NCAA All-Americans, Conference Champions, All-Conference performers (roughly in that order).

As I mentioned earlier, where are the Texas A&M stars? Are Demetrius Pinder and Tabarie Henry major stars in the individual 400m? After glowing NCAA careers they do not feature in major European circuit races on a regular basis. Their transition seemed limited by bodies that were tired from 4 years of hard and excessive racing.

Maybe they should've taken a year off after their NCAA careers, but the calling of pro dollars is too tempting to pass up. One thing these athletes must consider is to transition to a pro-camp with a moderate meet workload in the first couple of years so as to give themselves enough rest, running sparingly in meets. That way they should have better chances of making major world-level finals instead of only contributing to relay efforts.

I think that is what Briana Rollins is doing in the women's 100m hurdles after her electrifying 2013 NCAA and world championships triumphs - she went AWOL featuring in only a few European meets with moderate showings. I expect she will feature majorly this and next year as she ramps up again for the WC and OG cycle.

Hopefully Lendore can get some guidance on the pro transition and longevity. If he doesn't I would not be surprised if Machel Cedenio's decision to forego an NCAA career serves him better in the long run. It is easy to get caught up in the "rah rah, camaraderie, family" thing they sell you at university. Then when you are done and shot, well where is that family to pick you up again? Some of those athletes don't even have access to college facilities once they are done.


I am going to tweet a link to this brilliant post you just submitted to Deon Lendore so than he can take a read (especially the last 4 paragraphs highlighted) as I think his long term pro career could be in danger if he does not play this NCAA college career game wisely so that he isn't compeletely burnt out once he leaves college and decides to go fully pro.
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SEC weekly honors for Deon Lendore
« Reply #40 on: April 04, 2015, 04:32:30 AM »
SEC weekly honors for Deon Lendore
March 31st, 2015 11:33pm | TrackAlerts.com


Deon Lendore—T&T and Texas A&M’s Olympic medalist

BIRMINGHAM – A pair of Aggies earned SEC track and field honors this week following their performances at the 88th Texas Relays. Senior sprinter Deon Lendore was selected as men’s Runner of the Week while junior Shelbi Vaughan shared the women’s Field Athlete of the Week.

Vaughan broke the meet record in the discus as she dominated the competition with a U.S. leading toss of 201 feet, 8 inches (61.48), which bettered the runner-up by 14 and a half feet. It was the third consecutive Texas Relays collegiate discus title for Vaughan, who also won a pair of prep titles in 2011 and 2012. She bettered the previous meet record of 199-2 set in 2006 by Nebraska’s Becky Breisch, who along with UCLA’s Suzy Powell each won three Texas Relays titles in the discus over a four-year span.

The throw of 201-8 was the third best mark in Vaughan’s career, trailing the A&M school record of 208-8 (63.60) she set in winning the 2014 SEC championship as well as a 204-2 (62.25) from her series at the conference meet.

Lendore anchored the Aggies to a pair of relay victories in the 4x100 and 4x400 to earn his first set of wins at the Texas Relays. It was two of four relays titles A&M earned during the weekend among the eight victories that garnered Most Outstanding Team honors for the Aggies.

A challenge in the sprint relay had Lendore catching the TCU anchor and winning the battle with LSU’s anchor leg, Aaron Ernest, with a collegiate leading 38.91 to 38.93 edge at the finish line while TCU finished third in 39.15. The 38.91 by A&M currently ranks fourth in the world for the 2015 season.

Texas Tech was the nearest challenger to the Aggies in the 4x400 where A&M’s world-leading 3:02.19 victory was capped with a 44.8 split by Lendore after previous legs by Gregory Coleman, Bralon Taplin and Shavez Hart. The Red Raiders finished second in 3:03.47 while Baylor and Florida both clocked 3:05.26. It was the first Texas Relays 4x400 win for the Aggies since 2011 when they set the meet record of 3:00.45.

Texas A&M travels to the Stanford Invitational this week for a two-day meet on Friday and Saturday.
Go here for Stanford Invitational 2015 results: http://www.rtspt.com/events/stanford/invite2015/
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Lendore posts second fastest collegiate 400m Outdoor opener
« Reply #41 on: April 16, 2015, 01:19:28 PM »
Bralon Taplin sets collegiate leading 400 at Sun Angel Classic;
Lendore posts second fastest collegiate 400m Outdoor opener

April 12, 2015 | Courtesy: Texas A&M Athletics

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Deon Lendore—T&T and Texas A&M’s Olympic medalist, 3rd in outdoor season opener

TEMPE, Arizona – Aggie senior Bralon Taplin posted a collegiate leading time of 44.89 seconds in the 400 meters as he challenged defending Olympic champion Kirani James in the premiere 400 meters on Saturday at the 36th Sun Angel Classic while A&M’s Deon Lendore finished third in 45.18.
 
As James established a world leading mark in his season debut, Taplin and Lendore posted the top two collegiate times so far in the 2015 season in the first outdoor 400 for either sprinter. The A&M pair rank third and fifth on the current world list (http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/sprints/400-metres/outdoor/men/senior/2015). Taplin is now the No. 6 performer with the No. 7 performance on the Aggie all-time list.
 
James started in lane five with Taplin on his inside in lane four and Lendore on the outside in lane six. At the 200m mark James had closed the stagger on Lendore. Completing the final curve, Taplin closed the gap to James to offer a challenge over the final 90m. James eased ahead by a couple of strides to the finish while Taplin held his edge over Lendore.
 
“I went into the race as an underdog,” noted Taplin. “The race was billed as Kirani vs. Lendore, so there was no pressure on me. My goal was to win and I thought I had the race at 300m. I kicked pretty hard, but then Kirani kicked hard to pull away. I wanted to win, and I was going for the win.
 
“I’m happy that I ran that fast, I’ve been waiting to run 44 for a long time, so feels good to finally run it.”
 
The world leading 400m time heading into this weekend was 44.68 by Qatar’s Abdalelah Haroun and the collegiate leading mark was 45.19 by Florida’s Najee Glass.

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Earlier in the meet the Aggie women posted a world leading time of 43.03 in the 4x100 relay from the foursome of Jennifer Madu, Ashton Purvis, Kamaria Brown and Aaliyah Brown. A&M defeated Arizona State (44.82), UTEP (45.06) and Northern Arizona (46.18).
 
The previous world leading 4x100 heading into this weekend was a 43.13 by Jamaica’s University of Technology set at the Gipson Relays in Kingston during February while the collegiate leader was 43.31 by Oregon.
 
In the men’s 4x100 the Aggies ran 39.24 as runner-up to a 39.21 produced by a professional quartet from the World Athletics Center. The field also included Central Arizona (39.80) in third with Arizona State (40.13) fourth. A&M’s foursome included Devin Jenkins, Shavez Hart, Taplin and Gregory Coleman.
 
Shelbi Vaughan notched another discus victory in Arizona as her 192-7 (58.70) topped New Zealand’s Siositina Hakeai (185-0) and Maggie Ewen of Arizona State (175-3) while Northern Arizona’s Julia Viberg (172-7) finished fourth. The series for Vaughan included 189-9 (57.84), 192-7 (58.70), 192-3 (58.61), foul, foul, 169-7 (51.69).
 
Devin Bogert defended his javelin title with a winning distance of 234-5 (71.47) to better a 230-9 (70.35) from UTEP’s Rasmus Maukonen.
 
Another sweep of the 400 hurdles was turned in by Shamier Little and Gregory Coleman. Little ran 56.43 to finish ahead of Ashante Little, who challenged with a 56.69. Coleman clocked 50.22 for the men’s victory over a 50.66 from Boise State’s Jordin Andrade as Aggie teammate Aikan Graham posted a career best of 51.57 to place sixth.
 
Latario Collie produced a mark of 52-10 (16.10) to finish as the top collegian in the triple jump, missing the win by three-quarters of an inch to the 52-10 ¾ (16.12) supplied by Josh Honeycutt. A&M’s Jeffrey Prothro finished fourth with a 50-4 ¾ (15.36) behind Arizona State’s Josh Dixon (51-1 ¾).
 
Kamaria Brown claimed the women’s 200 in 23.01 with Aaliyah Brown third at 23.31. Earlier in the 100 A. Brown posted an 11.47 as runner-up to the 11.21 from Muna Lee. A&M’s Ashton Purvis ran 11.61 to place sixth.
 
Shavez Hart clocked 20.58 for third place in the men’s 200 behind a 20.39 by Anaso Jobodwana and a 20.43 from Joe Morris while Jeremy Dodson finished fourth in 20.59.
 
Texas A&M volunteer assistant Ariana Ince won the women’s javelin with a throw of 181-3 (55.26) and she was followed by five Aggies in places 2-4-5-6-7. Leading the A&M crew was Maggie Malone (162-10) followed by Ashtin Zamzow (153-6), Jena Hemann (151-3), Kristen Clark (149-0) and Kendall Munoz (143-5).
 
A 4:02.49 mile placed Cameron Villarreal second to a 4:02.18 by Alex Genest as teammate Isaac Spencer ran 4:03.37 in fourth place. Villarreal is the current U.S. and collegiate leader in the outdoor mile for 2015.
 
Over 800 meters, Hector Hernandez ran 1:48.27 for third place following a 1:45.78 from Shaquille Walker of BYU and a 1:46.16 by Boris Berian. Josh Hernandez posted 1:49.06 in fifth place. In the open 800 Efrain Hernandez finished third in 1:50.94 while Gaines Kinsey placed seventh with a 1:52.13.
 
In the premiere women’s long jump Jennifer Madu finished second with a 20-5 ¾ (6.24) that had her finishing as the top collegian. Meanwhile, a mark of 25-2 ¾ (7.69) by Olabanji Asekun placed third overall in the men’s long jump while he finished as the top collegian.
 
A career best of 52-7 ¼ (16.03) placed Brea Garrett fourth in the shot put where she was the second best collegian. Dalton Rowan threw the discus 178-4 (54.37) to finish fifth and third best collegian in the premiere division while teammate Ben Skrla had a 173-4 (52.84) to place sixth as the fourth best collegian.
 
In open events Elijah Morrow swept the 100 and 200 titles with times of 10.69 and 21.16. In the 100 he bettered a 10.78 by Isak Washington of UTEP while a 21.159 reading topped the 21.160 by James Fisher of Northern Arizona from another section.
 
A&M’s Jeff Bartlett and Kyle Long of Arizona State traded close victories in the shot put and discus. Bartlett reached a distance of 174-2 (53.08) to win the open division of the discus over a 173-4 (52.83) by Long. In the open shot put Long (55-3 ½) edged Bartlett’s best of 55-3 (16.84) by half an inch.
 
Audie Wyatt claimed the open pole vault with a 16-10 ¾ (5.15) clearance as former A&M track and field athlete Chad Stoermer place third with a 16-0 ¾ (4.90). In the women’s pole vault a clearance of 12-7 ½ (3.85) was attained by Sara Kathryn Stevens and Brittany Wooten as they tied for sixth place.
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Re: The Deon Lendore Thread
« Reply #42 on: April 18, 2015, 09:30:08 PM »

Interview after winning Stanford Invitational in 21.04. Slow time as expected because 200M not his forte.

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Deon Lendore now 7th on the 2015 World Top Performance List!
« Reply #43 on: April 20, 2015, 06:41:21 PM »
BLAZING OPENERS
Thompson, Bledman, Cedenio sizzle in US

By Kwame Laurence kwame.laurence@trinidadexpress.com
Story Created: Apr 19, 2015 at 10:32 PM ECT


FAST STARTS: T&T sprinters, Richard "Torpedo" Thompson, left, and Keston Bledman.

Richard “Torpedo” Thompson, Keston Bledman and Machel Cedenio recorded fast openers at meets in the United States, on Saturday.
Competing in the 100 metres dash for the first time this season, Thompson stopped the clock at 10.04 seconds for victory in section one at the Alumni Gold meet, in Louisiana.

With that clocking, Thompson shot into second spot on the 2015 world performance list, behind American Trayvon Bromell (10.02). Another Trinidad and Tobago athlete, Texas State University student Aaron George was seventh in section two and 14th overall in the Alumni Gold men’s 100m in a wind-assisted 10.64.

Thompson had a busy day at the Alumni Gold meet, finishing fifth in the 200m in a windy 21.01 seconds, and running the second leg for third-placed Tiger Olympians in the 4x100m relay. Thompson’s team clocked 40.03.

Steve Waithe was also in winners’ row in Louisiana. Appropriately, the T&T/Pennsylvania State University athlete struck gold in the LeJuan Simon men’s triple jump event with a wind-aided 15.73m effort. Waithe’s best legal jump in the competition was 15.45m.

Simon was a T&T athlete, the highpoint of his career coming in 2004 when he represented the country at the Athens Olympics. The former Louisiana State University (LSU) student died in 2008 at the age of 27 as a result of complications from primary pulmonary hypertension.

At the National Training Center (NTC) Pure Athletics Sprint Elite Meet 1, in Florida, Bledman bolted to victory in the men’s 100m dash in a windy 9.94 seconds. In the preliminary round, the T&T sprinter clocked a windy 9.97 in his first 100m race for 2015. He won the heat, advancing to the final as the fastest qualifier.


T&T Quarter-milers Machel Cedenio and Deon Lendore now 6th & 7th on 2015 World List.

Cedenio was on fire in his 400m season-opener, the 2014 world junior champion winning the men’s one-lap race in a personal best 45.09 seconds—good enough for sixth spot on the 2015 world performance list.

Kelly-Ann Baptiste got home in a wind-assisted 22.91 seconds to bag bronze in the women’s 200m. And Wayne Davis II topped the men’s 110m hurdles “B” race in 13.66.

In Texas, Deon Lendore clocked 45.14 seconds to grab gold in the Michael Johnson Classic men’s 400m event. The Texas A&M University quartermiler is seventh on this year’s world performance list.

Another T&T athlete, Janeil Bellille finished eighth in the women’s 400m in 55.08.

At the Georgia Tech Invitational, Emanuel Mayers won the men’s 400m hurdles in 50.39 seconds, and Ade Alleyne-Forte was second in the men’s 400m “B” race in 47.59.
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Dynamite Deon ...Lendore wins SEC title in 44.41
« Reply #44 on: May 21, 2015, 09:01:26 AM »
Dynamite Deon
Lendore wins SEC title in 44.41

By Kwame Laurence kwame.laurence@trinidadexpress.com
Published on May 17, 2015, 12:59 am AST (T&T Express)


2nd fastest time of year: Deon Lendore

Trinidad and Tobago's Deon Lendore was on fire at the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Outdoor Track and Field Championships, in Mississippi, USA, yesterday. The Texas A&M University senior stopped the clock at 44.41 seconds to strike gold in the men's 400 metres event.

The superb one-lap run earned Lendore a 14-place jump up the 2015 world performance list, from 16th to second. Only Grenada's reigning Olympic champion Kirani James, the world-leader at 44.22, has run faster this season.

The 44.41 clocking is the second best time ever produced by Lendore, behind the 44.36 personal best he ran at the same meet last year to move into second spot on the all-time T&T one-lap list. Ian Morris is at the head of the class with his 44.21 seconds national record.

In yesterday's SEC 400m final, Lendore forced American Vernon Norwood to settle for silver, the Louisiana State University (LSU) student getting home in 44.76.

Click to view 400m race video: http://rutube.ru/video/ca2ef12639ae98768b5ed3ff7b861823/

Lendore signalled his championship race intentions in Friday's preliminary round. The 2012 Olympic Games 4x400m bronze medallist won heat four in 44.88 seconds to emerge as the fastest qualifier. He delivered emphatically in the final.

Meanwhile, at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Outdoor Championships, in Kansas, South Plains College athlete, Jereem Richards captured the men's 400m title with a 46.23 seconds run.

Kayelle Clarke was golden in the women's 100m final, the New Mexico Junior College freshman clocking 11.68 seconds. Another T&T sprinter, South Plains student Aaliyah Telesford was ninth in 12.21.

Ruebin Walters clocked a personal best 51.18 seconds to seize silver in the men's 400m hurdles. The Central Arizona College freshman also enjoyed a podium finish in the 110m hurdles, claiming bronze in 13.99.

Click to view relay race video: http://rutube.ru/video/44e6d285b673a66ea9d30f65ccd948cf/

Domonique Williams secured silver in the women's 400m, the South Plains student getting round the track in 53.71 seconds. Western Texas College sophomore, Marissa Gale clocked 56.35 to finish sixth.

Central Arizona's Hezekiel Romeo bagged bronze in the men's shot put with a 17.48 metres throw.

Williams, who finished eighth in the women's 800m final in two minutes, 20.50 seconds, was part of the South Plains team that earned silver in the 4x800m in 9:16.81. And Clarke anchored New Mexico to silver in the women's 4x100m in 46.06 seconds.

After press time, yesterday, Richards, Gale and Clarke were on show in the 200m finals. In Friday's preliminary round, Richards clocked a wind-assisted 20.77 seconds to secure a lane in the men's 200m championship race. Gale clocked a wind-aided 24.10 to reach the women's half-lap final. Clarke also advanced after getting home in a windy 24.14. Telesford, however, was eliminated, after finishing 10th overall with a windy 24.83 run.
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Lendore strikes with 44.41 at SEC Championships
« Reply #45 on: May 22, 2015, 12:01:42 PM »
Lendore strikes with 44.41 at SEC Championships
May 17th, 2015 1:04pm (TrackAlerts.com)


Left to right: Najee Glass (Florida), Vernon Norwood (LSU) & Deon Lendore (Texas A&M)

STARKVILLE, Mississippi – Deon Lendore posted a collegiate-leading 44.41, third fastest in the world, to achieve his fourth consecutive SEC Championships conference title.

Lendore's A&M men and women teams each finished second in team scoring during the SEC Championships hosted by Mississippi State this weekend.
 
Lendore produced the second fastest time in the world, trailing only a 44.22 by Kirani James, as he delivered a time of 44.41 to secure his fourth consecutive title in the outdoor conference meet. The time by Lendore is the second fastest in Aggie history, trailing only the school record of 44.36 he set in winning the 2014 SEC title.

Lendore established himself early in the final as he cruised to a 44.41 clocking with LSU’s Vernon Norwood, the NCAA Indoor champion and collegiate leader at 44.44 coming into the meet, placing second a stride back in 44.76. Najee Glass of Florida finished third in 45.28 with Alabama’s Steven Gayle fourth in 45.67. A&M’s Bralon Taplin did not finish the race, stopping near the 200m mark.

Texas A&M women’s 4x100 relay claimed a ninth consecutive conference title in record fashion as their winning time of 42.61 broke the meet record of 42.80 set in 2008 by LSU. A 42.80 today only merited third place in a fantastic finish.

Behind the Aggies record performance was Florida in 42.72, LSU with a 42.80 and Kentucky at 42.85. The Gators and Wildcats each set school records, bettering previous marks of 43.12 (1992) for Florida and 43.21 by Kentucky (2014).

Running for A&M were Jennifer Madu, Ashton Purvis, Kamaria Brown and Aaliyah Brown as they produced the third fastest time in the world for 2015 and lowered their collegiate leading best from a 43.03.
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Disappointing day for T&T athletes
By Kwame Laurence (T&T Express)
Published on May 30, 2015, 9:19 pm AST


DID NOT FINISH: Jehue Gordon

Kelly-Ann Baptiste clocked 11.08 seconds for sixth spot in the women's 100 metres dash, at the Prefontaine Classic IAAF Diamond League meet, in Oregon, USA, yesterday. Another T&T sprinter, Michelle-Lee Ahye was eighth in 11.90.

The reigning Olympic champion, Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce stopped the clock at a world-leading 10.81 seconds to snatch victory in a keenly contested race.

Murielle Ahoure was also timed in 10.81-a new Ivory Coast record-but had to settle for silver, behind Fraser-Pryce and just ahead of Tori Bowie, of the United States. Bowie got home in 10.82 seconds. Though she produced an impressive clocking, Blessing Okagbare was outside the top three, the Nigerian finishing fourth in 10.87. Americans Carmelita Jeter (11.02) and Tianna Bartoletta (11.09) were fifth and seventh, respectively.

T&T's Richard "Torpedo" Thompson finished seventh in the men's 100m, the 2008 Olympic silver medallist getting to the line in 10.27 seconds.

Tyson Gay grabbed gold in the event in 9.88, while silver went to his fellow-American Michael Rodgers in 9.90.

China's Su Bingtian produced a national record run of 9.99 seconds to bag bronze, while fourth spot went to evergreen St Kitts and Nevis sprinter Kim Collins, who was also credited with a 9.99 clocking. Jamaica's Nesta Carter (10.02) and Great Britain's James Dasaolu (10.13) were fifth and sixth, respectively, while eighth spot went to American Ryan Bailey (10.28).

T&T's reigning world champion, Jehue Gordon was a non-finisher in the men's 400m hurdles. United States swept the top three places. Johnny Dutch claimed gold in 48.20 seconds, from Bershawn Jackson (48.22) and Michael Tinsley (48.79).

There were world leads for Grenadian Kirani James and American Justin Gatlin. James won the men's 400m in 43.95 seconds. Gatlin, meanwhile, was the class of the field in the men's 200m, completing the half-lap race in 19.68.


Deon Lendore on track for NCAA Division 1 Outdoor 400m title

T&T's Deon Lendore booked a spot in the NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Track and Field Championship men's 400m event when he won his quarterfinal heat at the NCAA West Preliminary meet, in Texas, on Friday. The Texas A&M University senior clocked 45.40 seconds to emerge as the fastest of the West qualifiers. On Thursday, he had topped his first round heat in 46.44.

Lendore is the reigning NCAA champion, and will defend his title at the June 10-13 Championships, in Oregon, USA.

Aaron George fell short in his bid to book a ticket for Oregon, the Texas State University sophomore finishing 33rd in the men's long jump with a 7.14 metres leap.

In the men's 100m first round, Arizona State University sprinter Jamol James clocked a wind-assisted 10.88 seconds to finish eighth in heat six and 45th overall. Only the top 24 advanced to the West quarters.

On Tuesday, at the Copa Cuba in Havana, Shakiel Waithe bagged bronze in the men's javelin. The T&T thrower landed the spear 67.47m. Cubans Osmani Laffita and Guillermo Martinez finished one-two in the event, throwing 77.18m and 75.60m, respectively.
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Steve Waithe earns berth at NCAA Championships
By Kwame Laurence (T&T Express)
Published on May 31, 2015, 10:35 pm AST


Steve Waithe senior and triple jumper at Pennsylvania State University

Steve Waithe secured ninth spot in the men's triple jump event, at the NCAA East Preliminary meet, in Florida, USA, late on Saturday. The top-12 finish earned the Pennsylvania State University senior a berth at the NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Waithe produced the 15.66m effort in the opening round of the competition. He fouled in round two, and then closed off by jumping 15.60m.

Deandra Daniel did not qualify for the June 10-13 NCAA Championships, in Oregon. The Coppin State University junior could only manage a 1.70m clearance in the NCAA East Preliminary meet women's high jump event, the effort earning her 33rd spot.


Bidding for 3 titles: Deon Lendore

Deon Lendore will bid for three titles at the NCAA Championships. The Texas A&M University senior followed up on his impressive performance in the NCAA West Preliminary meet men's 400 metres quarterfinal round, in Texas, on Friday, with a couple qualifying relay runs, late on Saturday.

Lendore anchored Texas A&M to victory in the opening men's 4x100m heat. The school's 39.05 seconds clocking was the second fastest time in the NCAA West Preliminary qualifying round.

Lendore returned to the track for the third and final men's 4x400m heat. He anchored Texas A&M to second spot in three minutes, 03.66 seconds. Again, the school's clocking was the second fastest at the meet.

On Friday, Lendore stopped the clock at 45.40 seconds to win his men's 400m quarterfinal heat, advancing to the NCAA Championships as the fastest of the West Preliminary qualifiers.
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Re: The Deon Lendore Thread
« Reply #50 on: June 13, 2015, 06:18:58 AM »
A quote from Lendore's coach Pat Henry after his injury at the 2015 NCAAs:
"We don't really know the extent of [Lendore's injury] on a day like today," Henry said. "Our medical people have all looked at him, and he's got a little bit of an inside hamstring injury, it looks like. We'll just have to wait and see."

Meanwhile T&T's 2015 4x400m relay medal prospects are being seriously impacted.
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Re: The Deon Lendore Thread
« Reply #51 on: June 14, 2015, 11:55:06 AM »
A quote from Lendore's coach Pat Henry after his injury at the 2015 NCAAs:
"We don't really know the extent of [Lendore's injury] on a day like today," Henry said. "Our medical people have all looked at him, and he's got a little bit of an inside hamstring injury, it looks like. We'll just have to wait and see."

Meanwhile T&T's 2015 4x400m relay medal prospects are being seriously impacted.

Lets hope he recovers in time for Senior Champs. And yes this could affect our 4x400m relay team gold medal changes in Beijing if he doesn't recover in time. We can still medal without Deon but gold will be very difficult.

Click for video of race: http://rutube.ru/video/2758330971f01662aee3ce6422e4b295/
Vernon Norwood wins 400m Final Lendore injured NCAA Outdoors 2015
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Re: The Deon Lendore Thread
« Reply #52 on: June 14, 2015, 02:38:51 PM »
A quote from Lendore's coach Pat Henry after his injury at the 2015 NCAAs:
"We don't really know the extent of [Lendore's injury] on a day like today," Henry said. "Our medical people have all looked at him, and he's got a little bit of an inside hamstring injury, it looks like. We'll just have to wait and see."

Meanwhile T&T's 2015 4x400m relay medal prospects are being seriously impacted.

Lets hope he recovers in time for Senior Champs. And yes this could affect our 4x400m relay team gold medal changes in Beijing if he doesn't recover in time. We can still medal without Deon but gold will be very difficult.

Click for video of race: http://rutube.ru/video/2758330971f01662aee3ce6422e4b295/
Vernon Norwood wins 400m Final Lendore injured NCAA Outdoors 2015

If I were his coach I would advise the following:
1. If your injury is not season-ending, forget rushing recovery in time to qualify for the individual 400m for WCs, in T&T in 2 weeks.
2. Based on your season's form, and opportunities to show recovered form in Europe, focus on the 4x400m relay this year, the NAAAs will be insane not to select you for the 4x400m even if you do not compete at senior champs.
3. Save yourself, ensure proper recovery, and plan diligently to qualify in the individual OG 400m in 2016.

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Re: The Deon Lendore Thread
« Reply #53 on: June 14, 2015, 02:42:55 PM »
He tweeted that he will be back soon. So maybe it is not that bad.

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Re: The Deon Lendore Thread
« Reply #54 on: June 14, 2015, 03:03:09 PM »
He tweeted that he will be back soon. So maybe it is not that bad.

Deon is just being optimistic as most top athletes tend to try to be.

STMB gave some great advice just above that can help to prolong Deon's long term career as a pro athlete at the top/elite level.
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Lendore limps out NCAA final
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Lendore limps out NCAA final, James 4th in Bermuda
Published on Jun 13, 2015, 8:03 pm AST (T&T Express)


Deon Lendore picks up injury during 400m Final at 2015 NCAA Outdoors Champs

Deon Lendore limped out of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 1 Outdoor Track and Field Championship men's 400 metres final, in Oregon, USA, late on Friday.

With Kinetic tape on his right leg, it was clear Lendore was carrying an injury. Early on, the discomfort forced him to abort his title defence, the Trinidad and Tobago quartermiler unable to complete the championship race. It was an anticlimactic end to an outstanding collegiate career.

Lendore was actually scheduled to return to the track for the 4x400m final, but was unable to take his place on the Texas A&M University team. Earlier on Friday, he anchored his school to fifth spot in the 4x100m final in 38.77 seconds. Another T&T athlete, Penn State University's Steve Waithe finished eighth in the men's triple jump with a wind-aided 16.26 metres effort. His only legal jump was 14.16m.

Texas A&M finished sixth in the men's team competition with 27 points, while Penn State earned 17 points to tie for 10th with University of Illinois. University of Oregon were runaway winners with 85 points. University of Florida (56) and University of Arkansas (53), meanwhile, finished second and third, respectively.

Also on Friday, at the Bermuda National Championships, T&T halfmiler Jamaal James returned a season's best time of one minute, 49.53 seconds to secure fourth spot in the elite invitational men's 800m event.

Shaquille Dill won in 1:48.96, from his fellow-Bermudian Aaron Evans (1:49.24) and American Dage Minors (1:49.40).

—Kwame Laurence

2015 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships - Men's 400m
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Re: The Deon Lendore Thread
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Lendore wins men’s 400m in Oregon
« Reply #57 on: August 09, 2015, 11:35:20 PM »
Lendore wins men’s 400m in Oregon
By Kwame Laurence (T&T Express)
Published on Aug 10, 2015, 12:01 am AST


Deon Lendore Men’s 400m Specialist.

Deon Lendore captured the men’s 400 metres title at the FloTrack Throwdown meet in Oregon, United States, on Saturday. The Trinidad and Tobago quartermiler stopped the clock at 45.77 seconds to finish ahead of Americans Jeremy Wariner (46.03) and Mike Berry (46.10).

Lendore is on the comeback trail after succumbing to injury in the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Outdoor Track and Field Championship men’s 400m final, in Oregon, on June 12. Two Saturdays ago, he ran his first race since the NCAA disappointment, the 22-year-old athlete clocking 45.94 to finish sixth in the American Track League one-lap event, in Atlanta.

Lendore was not fit enough to compete at the NGC-Sagicor National Association of Athletics Administrations (NAAA) Open Championships, in late June, and requested an exemption. Now that he is fit again and back in competition, the Texas A&M University student is hoping to be selected for the August 22-30 IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China.

Before his injury, Lendore was in fine form, clocking a season’s best 44.41 seconds on May 16 for gold at the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Outdoor Championships, in Mississippi.

Lendore is joint-eighth with American David Verburg on the 2015 world outdoor performance list. Another T&T quartermiler, Machel Cedenio is joint-sixth with American LaShawn Merritt at 44.36 seconds.

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Official result: http://results.flotrack.org/2015/08-08-Flo/Web/Track.php?EN=12&RN=1&D=1

FloTrack Throwdown, Duniway Park - Portland, Oregon
August 8, 2015

Men's 400 Meter Dash (Final)
7:20pm - Saturday August 08

Place   Athlete   Time
   
1   Deon Lendore Trinidad & Tobago   45.77   
2   Jeremy Wariner Adidas   46.03   
3   Mike Berry Nike   46.10   
4   Bralon Taplin Grenada   46.16   
5   Patrick Feeney USA   46.58   
6   Nick Symmonds Brooks   48.53   

Race Video: https://www.flotrack.org/premium/video/791465-mens-400-deon-lendore-runs-4577-nick-symmonds-shoes-catch-fire


Deon Lendore in his Puma outfit at start of Men's 400 Meter Dash at FloTrack Throwdown, Duniway Park - Portland, Oregon, August 8, 2015.
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Lendore and Lalonde sizzle* ...Victory for Baptiste in Louisiana
« Reply #58 on: February 21, 2016, 11:09:17 PM »
Lendore and Lalonde sizzle*
...Victory for Baptiste in Louisiana

By Kwame Laurence, kwame.laurence@trinidadexpress.com
Published on Feb 20, 2016, 8:27 pm AST (T&T Express)


Deon Lendore: FAST 400 at Arkansas Qualifier indoor meet

Deon Lendore produced a sizzler at the Arkansas Qualifier indoor meet, in the United States, on Friday. The Trinidad and Tobago quarter-miler topped the men’s 400 metres field with a 45.56 seconds run. American Marqueze Washington finished second in 45.72.
T&T’s Kadisha Francois was second in section three and seventh overall in the women’s 200m, the Missouri State University student getting home in 24.73 seconds.

In New York, yesterday, T&T quartermiler Lalonde Gordon produced a scorching 45.51 seconds run in the Millrose Games men’s 400m event, but had to settle for silver, behind Grenada’s Bralon Taplin (45.35).
Gordon (45.51) and Lendore (45.56) are now second and third, respectively on the 2016 world indoor performance list. Taplin is at the top with a 45.20 clocking.

Kelly-Ann Baptiste was dominant on Friday at the Louisiana State University (LSU) Twilight Meet. The T&T sprint star stopped the clock at 7.20 seconds for victory in the women’s 60m dash. American Erica Alexander was a distant second in 7.34.


T&T SPRINT QUEEN: Kelly-Ann Baptiste 7.20 in women’s 60m dash at (LSU) Twilight Meet
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Re: The Deon Lendore Thread
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 :beermug: Well done Deon on running a Sub 45 season best in 44.73 in today's DL meet in Stockholm. Wish you the best for Tokyo

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