BU John Thomas Terrier Invitational 2014

Cain just .01 off World Jr. Record

Cain just .01 off World Jr. Record

Jan 24, 2014 by Christopher Chavez
Cain just .01 off World Jr. Record

Mary Slaney's indoor American record of 4:20.5 and Kalkaden Gezahegne's World Junior Record of 4:24.10 remain standing after the latest Nike Oregon Project run at the record books. Mary Cain won the women’s mile at the Boston University Terrier Invitational in 4:24.11. Cain was one one-hundredth of a second off the World Junior Record. 

Her time is now the seventh fastest performance in American history and 12th fastest on the all-time list. Cain is also now the third fastest American at the event behind Slaney and Regina Jacobs (via all-athletics.com).

Result P.A. Pos. Athlete Birth Cnt. Type Pl. Venue Date R.S.  
4:17.14 1. 1. Doina MELINTE 56 ROU F 1. East Rutherford (USA) 09.02.1990 1244  
4:18.99 2. 3. Paula IVAN 63 ROU F 1. East Rutherford (USA) 10.02.1989 1230  
4:20.5h 3. 4. Mary SLANEY 58 USA F 1. San Diego (USA) 19.02.1982 1218  
4:21.79 4. 7. Regina JACOBS 63 USA F 1. New York (USA) 08.01.2000 1209  
4:23.00 5. 9. Carla SACRAMENTO 71 POR F 1. Liévin (FRA) 24.02.2002 1200  
4:23.19 6. 10. Gabriela SZABO 75 ROU F 1. Stuttgart (GER) 04.02.2001 1198  
4:23.33 7. 11. Kutre DULECHA 78 ETH F 2. Stuttgart (GER) 04.02.2001 1197  
4:23.49 8. 12. Olga KOMYAGINA 74 RUS F 1. Moskva (RUS) 27.01.2008 1196  
4:23.53 9. 13. Gelete BURKA 86 ETH F 1. Birmingham (GBR) 20.02.2010 1196  
4:23.86 10. 15. Kirsty WADE 62 GBR F 2. New York (USA) 05.02.1988 1193  
4:24.10 11. 19. Kalkidan GEZAHEGNE 91 ETH F 2. Birmingham (GBR) 20.02.2010 1192  
4:24.11 12. 20. Yelena ZADOROZHNAYA 77 RUS F 3. Stuttgart (GER) 04.02.2001 1191  
4:24.14 13. 21. Kimberley SMITH 81 NZL F 1. Boston (USA) 09.02.2008 1191  



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Abbey D’Agostino was added to the race earlier in the week and made the most of her appearance by running 4:28 for second place. Her time is the third fastest all-time by a collegian.

These were the splits for the leaders:
208-meters at 31.5 seconds
400-meters at 64.1 seconds
600-meters at 1:37.2
800-meter at 2:10.5
1,000-meters at 2:42.5
1,400-meters at 3:50.4
1,600-meters at 4:24.11

The only Oregon Project member alive when Slaney set the record in 1982 was Treniere Moser, who was only a few months old at the time.

Moser was slated to run, but withdrew her name from the start list less than an hour before the race. In August, the U.S. Outdoor 1,500-meter champion withdrew from the IAAF World Championships with a hamstring strain. She returned to action with a second place finish at the Boston University’s Multi-Team Meet in 2:39.32. 

Flotrack site editor Mitch Kastoff previewed the action and converted the 4:20.5 mile to 1:57.69 for 800-meters and 4:00.99 for 1,500-meters, which was a tall order along with going through the 800-meter in 2:09.6 and 1,000-meters in 2:42. Kastoff also noted that Cain's winning time in Boston converts to 4:04.31 for 1500m. On Thursday, I debated with fellow staff writer Isaac Wood on whether Cain would be able to break the record.