The Good
We were well represented at the meet. Owen and Cas in the 800 while Joe Kovacs grabbed third place in the shot put. The throw is a new alumni record besting the 21.44m (70" 4 1/4") from C.J. Hunter in 1999. Looking forward to seeing our alumni contingent at these meets expanding in the near future.
*Penn State raised over $13 million for pediatric cancer research. Very good.
The Bad
In what appears to be a combination of a hockey fight, a NASCAR race, and an episode of Jersey Shore. Alberto Salazar and Jerry Schumacher had to be separated when Salazar confronted Schumacher after the men's 3000 meters. In which Galen Rupp (coached by Salazar) finished 2nd and qualified for World's.
How I imagine the altercation went down
The Ugly
Alberto Salazar was involved with all kinds of drama in Albuquerque. Read this for all the events surrounding the women's 3000 meters. Corruption from Nike and USATF?
*This blog is turning me into a cynical person. Pretty soon I'll have the gray hair to go with it.
The National Organization of Concerned Curmudgeons is always looking for new members. Gray hair optional, but of course encouraged.
ReplyDeleteThe NOCC has a much better website than USATF and no corruption whatsoever.
ReplyDelete@Matt The South Park bit was great, but which one is Al Sal? hee hee hee (USATF is about as functional as our group is at deciding on the foursomes each year!)
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