1998 Meet Highlights


April 17-19, 1998
  • The 100m highlighted the meet once again, with Ato Boldon winning in a spectacular (and still-standing) meet and stadium record of 9.86
  • Bolden's HSI teammate, Maurice Green, broke the meet and stadium record by blazing to a 20.03 time in the 200m
  • Richie Boulet won the mile in 3:58.2. In 3rd, Gabe Jennings (3:59.32) became the first American Junior to break 4 minutes in the mile since 1983
  • Karl Keska outraced a great 5000m field with a time of 13:26.37
  • John Godina had the best-ever one day double in the throws, winning the shot (71-5 1/2) and discus (218-1)
  • Marion Jones moved up from her usual specialities to take the 400m in 50.36
  • Michelle Johnson set the current meet and stadium record of 55.20 in the 400H
  • Kim Carson missed out on establishing new meet and stadium records when her blazing 100H time of 12.69 turned out to be wind-aided
  • The Vector Sports 4X100m relay team set the still-standing meet record of 42.55

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