1985 Meet Highlights


April 26-28, 1985
  • Jud Logan set an American Record in the hammer with a 252-3 throw
  • Carl Lewis won his fourth consecutive 100m in 9.90w
  • Ed Eyestone set an American Collegate Record at 10000m with a time of 27:41.05
  • Kirk Baptise ran a windy 20.04w for 200m
  • Mauricio Gonzales established a new Mexican record at 5000m with a time of 13:22.4
  • Mike Tully raised his own meet record by over 5 inches, clearing 18-10 3/4 in the pole vault
  • Declan Hegarty of Ireland added over 7 feet to the meet record in the hammer, throwing 255-3
  • Tom Petranoff won the javelin at 295-9
  • Merlene Ottey set a Jamaican National Record in the 100m blazing 10.92, the Relays' first legal sub-11 second performance
  • Ruth Wysocki became the first woman to break 9 minutes for 3000m, running 8:59.75
  • Carol Lewis won the long jump at 22-8 1/2
  • Danny Everett won the high school 400m in 46.71. Danny would go on to win a bronze medal in the 400m at the 1988 Olympics, and a gold medal as a member of the World Record setting 4X400m relay team.

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