Kenyans Dominate Boston Marathon Field This Year
Nine of the 22 elite men enter the 102nd Boston Marathon from Kenya, continuing a long rise in Kenyan success. Led by Cosmas Ndeti and Moses Tanui, they have reshaped the race with training advances and a string of victories. The women’s race pits Fatu Roba, Elana Meyer, and Colleen de Reuck as top contenders. Prize money totals $520,000 with $80,000 to each winner.
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Boston
Ibrahim Hussein
Hussein
Cosmas Ndeti
U.S
USA Track & Field
Rae Ty
Mex
Ico
German Silva
Dionicio Ceron
Silva
New York City
Kenya
Ndeti
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Keith Brantly
Washington
D.C
Nairobi
Janui
John Kagwe
Joseph Kamau
Joseph Chebet
Kagwe
New York
College coaches warned away by high school hype
An outspoken columnist urges college recruiters to ignore players touting NBA dreams over college development. He cites Jason Rush and Paul Pierce as examples of early departures, praises Pierce’s four year plan, and criticizes self promoting teens and overpaid promoters for aiming at pro stardom at 19 or 20.
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Ace
Trixie
Hot Dog
Kansas City
Jason Rush
UCLA
Steve Lavin
Westwood
Paul Pierce
Kansas
Jacque Vaughn
Raef Lorentz
Peyton Manning
Tennessee
Pierce
Jacque
Raef
Vaughn
LaFrentz
Roy Williams and
Coaches gamble on talent and potential spurred by NBA paths
A college basketball column argues coaches should blend talent with patience rather than gamble on star transfers. It cites Arizona’s Lute Olson and Bibby as examples, weighs Kansas and UCLA prospects, notes Don Nelson eyeing Pierce, and recalls Abe Lemons and Rick Barnes coaching clashes, urging schools to prioritize four-year student athletes.
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Arizona
Mike Bibby
Wildcats
Zona
Lute Olson
Phoenix Prep
Miles Simon
Michael Dickerson
Lute
Roy Williams
Kansas
Pierce
Vaughns
LaFrentzes
Ryan Robertsons
Jason Rush
UCLA
Rush
Myron Piggie
Dallas Maver
Icks
Don Nelson
Paul
Wayne Louderback
Dallas
Nelson
Mookie Blaylock
NBA
Delois Dodds
Tom Penders
Texas
Abe Lemons
Dodds
Abe
U.S. runners in slump at major marathons
The piece notes a long decline since 1985 with Americans rarely winning Boston or New York. It cites Pete Pfitzinger on a shrinking pool of competitive runners and mentions Jerry Lawson as the only American under 2:10 in Chicago, plus past winners Greg Meyer and Lisa Weidenbach.
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U.S
Boston
Bill Rodgers
Alberto Salazar
New York City
Pete Pfitzinger
Ed States
Jerry Lawson
Chicago
Greg Meyer
Kim Merritt
Japan
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Boston Athletic Association
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Wellesley
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Brookline
Boston Harbor
Miles
Men — Lameck Aguta
Fatuma Roba
Ethiopia
Franz Niethspach
Switz
Louise Sauvage
Australia
Bill Mayer
Bmayer
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