Brooks Beats A-List Lineup Establishes New World Best In Mixed 4×800 Relay; Matthew Centrowitz Leads Off Ex-Ducks Squad On Way To 10th Fastest 4xMile
By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor
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A combination of elite-level performances and a mesmerizing light show achieved the desired affect of leaving a Hayward Field crowd a bit dizzy on Friday.
An unrelenting mist and light rain marked a Day One at the Oregon Relays presented by AthleticNET that saw Gatlin Bair from Burley ID smash the meet record in the 200 meters with an all-time Idaho best of 20.93 seconds. He came back later to win the 100 in 10.45 seconds.
Lake Oswego OR junior Mia Brahe-Pedersen added a little something extra to her growing legend when she sped by timing cameras at 100 yards in 10.48 seconds on the way to a victory in the 100 meters in 11.35 seconds.
The high school record in the 100 yards, somewhat forgotten for the past 44 years, was 10.60 seconds by Benita Fitzgerald, who became an Olympic champion in the 1984 Olympic 100-meter hurdles.
“I wasn’t super impressed with my 100 (meters) time but the 100 yard dash was kind of fun,” said Brahe-Pedersen, who had eight hours of wait time after her 200 meters win (23.01) in the morning. “I had fun with my team, supporting them, being supported by them, and hanging out.”
The Friday evening portion of the Oregon Relays designed to create sharable moments and record-breaking opportunities.
Tyrone Gorze of Crater OR took aim at a hallowed Oregon record in the boys 2-mile, held since 1969 by Steve Prefontaine, and was greeted on the track by a throngs of eager fans on the backstretch, many of them wearing straight-from-the-box T-shirts announcing “Stop Gorze.”
Gorze boldly went for it, knocking out 63-and 64-second laps. He went through the mile in 4:20.5 and came through the finish line in 8:46.50 — five seconds shy of Pre’s 8:41.5 at the Corvallis Invitational 54 years ago.
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