The past week was a great one for the athletes at the OTC Chula Vista, outdoors kicked off with the first Diamond League competition of the year and some local competitions.
Resident athlete Brittney Reese jumped 7.25m to win the competition in Doha, Qatar and stamp her self as the favorite for the World Championships in Moscow, Russia. It is the furthest jump in the world in 15 years.
At the Azusa Pacific Last Chance Qualifier lone athlete Jeff Skiba opened his outdoor season jumping 2.04m. He finished second in the competition on a very warm day in Azusa, CA.
On Thursday and Friday multi-event athletes Kiani Profit the current outdoor US leader and Shana Woods the former HS record holder competed in the Claremont Multi. Kiani won the event scoring 5878 which was her second best score ever. Shana Woods finished third and scored 5334 points. The heptathlon which consist of the 100 hurdles, high jump, shot put and 200m on the first day and long jump, javelin and 800m on the second day is scored based on points for each event. Kiani's marks were (13.67,1.70, 11.07,24.02,5.71,40.97,2:09.60) and Shana's marks were (14.02,1.67,11.42,24.51,6.30,31.26,2:42.69) respectively.
On Weds in Guadeloupe, FWI a group of athletes Chris Benard TJ, April Sinkler TJ and Crystal Manning TJ competed in the Guadeloupe invitational. Chris finished second to former resident and current Florida student Will Claye in the invitational triple jump. Chris jumped 16.60m which is one of the top jumps in the US this outdoor season. In the women's invitational triple jump April Sinkler jumped 13.49m to finish with a seasonal best to finish fifth and Crystal Manning finished slightly behind her in 7th.
Last Saturday the track and field members competed at the Oxy Invitational in Eagle Rock, California. on the track Paralympic Athlete Katie Walker ran times of 29.36 in the 200m and 69.53 in the 400m. David Brown accompanied by guide runner Roland Slade ran a workman like 11.56 in the 100m and a great time of 23.15 in the 200m. Markeith Price ran a seasonal best and his second fastest time of 51.36 while Rob Brown ran a tremendous time of 54.39 as he continues to keep dropping his 400m times this year. In the hurdles Kiani Profit ran 13.55 and Shana Woods ran 13.90 as they prepared for the multi-event. In the men's hurdles Ron Brookins ran 13.64 to win and prepare himself for a big drop in time in his next race.
In the field Chula Vista Elite was all over the place. Winners in the field events were Joe Kovacs in the shot with a seasonal best of 20.65m, Tori Bowie in the long jump 6.46m, Tyron Stewart in the men's long jump 7.70m, Chris Benard with a short approach one jump win at 16.17m, and Crystal Manning jumping to the US outdoor lead in the women's TJ 13.86. Opening up her season after a little injury was Kristin Smith who threw 61.56m in the hammer throw. The Chula Vista athletes completed a sweep in both the mens and women's long jumps, for the women places 2 and 3 went to Shana Woods 6.09m and April Sinkler 6.05m. In the men's long jump it was Reindell Cole finishing second 7.59m, and Ronnie Taylor finishing third 7.57m. In the shot put Kiani threw 11.82m.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Friday, May 3, 2013
OTC CV World Series #4
OTC-CV Thursday World Series Meet
Thursday May 2nd, marked the beginning of the
OTC-CV World Series of meets. The weather was 85 degrees and the competition
was hot. In the pole vault Tori Pena who competes for Ireland set a seasonal
best and achieved the 8th best mark in the world jumping 4.45m. In
the men’s vault Nick Mossberg achieved the 10th best mark in the
world wining with a mark of 5.60m.
In the long jump it marked the season debut of resident
athlete Lex Gillette. Lex the reigning bronze medalist from the London
Paralympics competed head to head with the Olympic Long Jump Champion Greg
Rutherford. Lex produced a seasonal best mark of 6.65m. The action started in
the third round when resident long jumper Ronnie Taylor jumped 7.96m to PR. But
the Olympic champion responded with a jump of 8.06m. In the competition it was
also the season long jump debut for Markeith Price. He jumped 6.26m to place
right behind teammate Lex Gillette.
results are at www.runnercard.com
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
On the weekend of April 26-27 athletes from the OTC-CV were spread throughout the country.
Alice Schmidt competed and ran in the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she took part in the 4 x 800 relays that was deemed the USA versus the world. He team finished third and Alice ran a 2:02 leg for her team. Its a great time for and early season performance.
In Des Moines, IA defending gold medal long jumper Brittney Reese continued her clutch performance ways by winning the long jump on her last attempt. Her jump of 6.94m won the competition by 2 cm and beat fellow American and Olympic Bronze medalist Janay Deloach-Soukup.
Most of the OTC-CV athletes competed here in San Diego at the UCSD Triton Invitational. Known as one of the best places in the world to throw the discus resident athlete Whitney Ashley used the great conditions to throw a life time best of 61.14m. It is currently a World Championship "B" standard throw and is only 86cm off the "A" standard needed for World Championship qualifying. It is also the third furthest throw in the United States this year.
Other athletes competing at the Triton Invite were Crystal Manning in the long jump, where she placed 2nd with a distance of 5.86. Crystal is the outdoor American leader in the triple jump with a jump of 13.84 which she accomplished at the Mt Sac Relays the weekend before.
Kiani Profit the American leader in the outdoor heptathlon at 5911 competed in the 200m (24.27), 100 hurdles (14.07), and high jump 1.68m as she gets ready on her assault of the 6000 point barrier and a World Championship "B" mark of 5950. Fellow heptathlete Shana Woods competed in the high jump 1.63 and shot put as she gets ready for her first heptathlon of the season. Paralympian Sabra Hawkes ran the 200m in 33.30.
In the hammer throw Britney Henry threw 65.56, Britney already has the fourth furthest throw in the US at 69.75 which is a world championship "B" mark.
For the men it was a battle between the fastest man in rugby Carlin Isles and accomplished sprinter Jerome Avery. Carlin ran 10.42 to out step Jerome who ran 10.52. In the 200m Jerome ran 21.47, followed by long jumper Reindell Cole in 22.91. A step behind Reindell Cole was two time London medalist Blake Leeper in a time of 23.30. David Brown with guide Roland Slade ran the 400m and finished with a time of 53.69 fellow teammate Rob Brown finished in 56.69 respectively.
It was double duty for Ron Brookins as he won the 110 hurdles in 13.66 and the long jump with a jump of 7.44m. He out jumped teammate and primary triple jumper Chris Benard who jumped 7.23m.
One of the highlights of the weekend was in the shot put for the men. Eric Werskey threw a life time best of 20.13. It is the first time Eric has broken 20 meters and it puts his performance as the 17th best in the world. Finishing just ahead of him in a seasonal best performance was training partner Joe Kovacs. Joe threw 20.28 which puts him 14th in the world.
The next competition for the OTC-CV athletes is at the Oxy Invitational in Eagle Rock, CA.
Monday, March 4, 2013
Results of OTC-CVE athletes at the indoor USA champs. Albuquerque, NW March 1-3.
Women
Women
April Sinkler 4th place women's TJ 13.29 seasonal best
Kiani Profit 5th place women's pentathlon 4162 seasonal best (American Record in the 800m for the pentathlon 2:11.69)
Men
Ronald Brookins 60H 4th place semi-1 7.65 personal best
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Updated home meets for Spring of 2013
Numerous "A" standard and "B" standard performances were achieved at the OTC in 2012. We always have USATF certified officials for each event. Olympic medalist and finalist performed at the OTC in the LJ, PV, Multis, and TJ. Please register at www.runnercard.com
OTC Pre-World Series
Thursday, April 4 World
Series 1
Thursday, April 11 World
Series 2
Thursday, May 2 World
Series 3
Thursday, May 9 World
Series 4
Thursday, May 23 World
Series 5
Thursday, June 6 World
Series 6
*Saturday
June 8 Imperial/SD
USATF Championship - Multi Event
Thursday, June 13 World
Series 7
The meets hosted will have Men’s and Women’s PV, LJ,
TJ, HJ Shot, Hammer and Jav
*Imperial Championships will have Every event.
All events have USATF Certified Officials and are
certified by the USATF SD Section
Meets will be hosted at the OTC-CV
Please register at www.runnercard.com
Thursday, November 1, 2012
A New Year, A New Beginning
After a fantastic year here at the OTC-CV, we welcome a new group of athletes to the training center.
We say thank you to all the staff and support people who have helped us this year.
We ended up with 9 athletes on the team and two Olympic medals.
As with all things, seasons change and unfortunately we lost two great people; Ty Sevin was appointed the new head track and field coach at the University of New Orleans, which just started a track program, and nutritionist and dietician Andrea Braakhuis went back home to the land Down Under.
We just began an exciting new year with new athletes as we prepare for Moscow this next summer and Rio in 2016.
The current coaches at the OTC-CV are Craig Poole, Joaquim Cruz, Jeremy Fischer, Al Joyner, and Art Venegas. The following is a bio of the athletes currently at the training center, we will have a few additions after the first of the year:
Ronald Brookins,
Sacramento State, Hurdles, Chula Vista Elite, PR 13.42
2012 Olympic Trails
Qualifier
2011 World University
Games Bronze Medal
Reindell Cole,
Cal State Northridge, Long Jump, Chula Vista Elite
PR 8.17
2012 Olympic Trials
Finalist
2008 NCAA Champion
Will Claye,
Florida, Long Jump/Triple Jump
Nike, PR 8.29/ PR 17.70
American Junior
Record Holder TJ
2012 Olympic Silver
Medal TJ
2012 Olympic Bronze
Medal LJ
2012 World Indoor
Gold Medal TJ
2011 World Outdoor
Bronze Medal TJ
Troy Doris,
Iowa, Triple Jump, Chula Vista Elite
PR 16.66
2012 Olympic Trials
Finalist
Sean Furey,
Dartmouth, Javelin, Mizuno
PR 82.73
2012 Olympian
2010 USATF Outdoor
Champion
2009 World
Championship Finalist
Britney Henry,
Oregon, Hammer Throw
PR 71.27
2010 Top 20 World
Ranking
2006 NACAC Championships Bronze
Medal
http://thebritneyhenryproject.blogspot.com
Becky Holliday,
Oregon, Pole Vault, Asics
PR 4.65
2012 Olympic Games
Finalist
2012 Olympic Trials
Runner-Up
2011 Pan Am Games
Bronze Medalist
www.beckyholliday.com
Joe Kovacs,
Penn State, Shot Put, Nike
PR 21.08
2012 Olympic Trials 4th
Place Finisher
2012 Top 20 World
Ranking
www.joekovacsthrows.com
Jamie Nieto,
Eastern Michigan, High Jump, NYAC
PR 2.34
2012 Olympic Games
Finalist
2012 Olympic Trials Champion
4 x’s US Champion
2003 Pan Am Silver
Medal
www.jamienieto.com
Kara Patterson,
Purdue, Javelin Throw, Asics, PR 66.67
American Record
Holder
2012 and 2008
Olympian
2011 USATF Champion
2010 USATF Champion
2009 USATF Champion
2008 Olympic Trials
Champion
Brittney Reese-
Mississippi, Long Jump, Nike PR 7.23
2012 Olympic Gold
Medalist
2012 World Indoor
Champion
2011 World Champion
2010 World Indoor
Champion
2009 World Champion
2008 Olympic 5th
Place Finisher
American Indoor
Record Holder
Ronald Taylor,
Hastings, Long Jump Chula Vista Elite, PR 7.93
2012 Olympic Trials
Finalist
2012 NAIA Champion
April Sinkler,
Clemson, Long Jump/Triple Jump, Chula
Vista Elite
PR 6.54, 13.51
Multiple All American
LJ/TJ
Kristin Smith, Kentucky, Hammer Throw Chula Vista Elite, PR
68.25
2011 3rd
USA Indoors
Multiple NCAA All
American
2011 USATF Finalist
2010 USATF 6th
Place Finisher
Tyron Stewart,
Texas A&M, Long Jump, Chula Vista Elite, PR 8.21
2012 Top 20 World
Mark
Multi Time NCAA All
American
Jeré Summers,
Louisville, Discus, Hammer Throw, Chula Vista Elite, PR 59.59, 63.20
2012 Olympic Trials
Finalist Disc
Multiple NCAA All
American
Eric Werskey,
Auburn, Shot Put, Chula Vista Elite, PR 19.83
2012 Olympic Trials
Finalist
Multiple NCAA All
American
Whitney Ashley, San
Diego State, Discus Throw, Chula Vista Elite, PR 59.99
2012
NCAA Champion
Shana Woods, USC,
Heptathlon /LJ, Chula Vista Elite, PR 5535/6.35
Former American Jr
Record Holder
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