BRIEFLY : SLANEY REMARKABLE IN PENN RELAY MILE.Mary Slaney, applauded by her competitors before the race, rewarded them and the 46,216 fans at Philadelphia's Franklin Field with a dazzling display of running Saturday. The 38-year-old cut almost seven seconds off the meet record, winning the invitational mile in 4 minutes, 26.10 seconds despite slowing down after the first quarter-mile because of swirling winds. Her time eclipsed the record of 4:33.06 set by Alissa Harvey in 1986. The nation's greatest distance runner distance runner n. A runner who competes in distance races. - she has held U.S. records from 800 to 10,000 meters - said the only reason she ran in the Penn Relays The Penn Relays (also Penn Relays Carnival) is the oldest and largest track and field carnival in the United States, hosted annually since April 21, 1895 by the University of Pennsylvania at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. was because a calf injury caused her to miss the recent Carlsbad 5,000 near San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . ``I'm glad I came,'' she said. ``This was a spectacular atmosphere, just what track and field needs.'' In other events: Leroy Burrell, the former world record-holder in the 100 who has been hampered by injuries in recent years, returned to the track where he set the Penn Relays collegiate record of 10.10 in 1990 and won the Olympic Development sprint in 10.26. Another meet record was broken in the men's high jump as Greg Roberts won at 7 feet, 6 inches. And Arkansas' Robert Howard, winner of the long jump Friday, took the triple-jump title with a wind-aided 55-10-1/2. Iowa State's Jason Woods won the 110-meter hurdles and Josh Hagedorn won the shot put to ensure the Cyclones' streak of winning at least one event at the Drake Relays since 1981. Arizona also won the university distance medley relay The Distance Medley Relay is an athletic event in which four athletes compete as part of a relay. Unlike most track relays, each member of the team runs a different distance. A Distance Medley Relay is made up of a 1200 meter leg, a 400 meter leg, an 800 meter leg, and a 1600 meter leg - for the third straight year. AUTO RACING: Paul Tracy broke his own record for the fastest mile in the history of auto racing - 191.174 mph - at Nazareth (Pa.) Speedway to put him on the pole for today's PPG PPG Points Per Game (basketball player statistic) PPG Power Play Goals (hockey) PPG Planning Policy Guidance (UK) PPG Programmable Pulse Generator PPG Power Puff Girls CART Bosch Grand Prix. Jacques Villeneuve, fifth in Friday's practice, shattered the lap record in qualifying for the San Marino Grand Prix This article is about Formula One race. For other uses, see San Marino Grand Prix (disambiguation). The San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One championship race which had been run at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in the town of Imola, near the Apennine in Italy to claim his fourth consecutive pole position this season. Villeneuve's fast-lap: 133.152 mph. COLLEGE BASKETBALL: As an investigation into possible irregularities involving a Cincinnati player winds down, a rift between coach Bob Huggins and athletic director Gerald O'Dell has intensified, The Cincinnati Enquirer En`quir´er n. 1. See Inquirer. Noun 1. enquirer - someone who asks a question asker, inquirer, querier, questioner reported. School and NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association officials are investigating the eligibility of point guard Charles Williams, focusing on how he paid for summer-school classes taken outside California, where he is eligible for tuition remission. The newspaper quoted Huggins' lawyer as saying O'Dell is out to get Huggins. Attorney Ron Grinker said the coach was no longer comfortable using his office telephone for fear it is bugged. |
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