
April 19-21, 2002
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- Bernard Lagat
lowered the meet and stadium records in the 5000m, clocking 13:19.14.
Lagat won a highly competitive race, as six runners dipped below 13:24
- Courtney Babcock
also established new meet and stadium records in the 5000m, running
15:10.66
- Kenta Bell erased
the name of none other than Willie Banks from the Mt. SAC record books
as he bounced a colossal 57-10 1/4 (17.63m) in the triple jump, the
fifth longest jump ever by an American
- Chris Rawlinson
of Great Britain erased (by .01 second) the name of yet another titan
of the sport -- Edwin Moses -- from the meet record book by clocking
48.49 in the 400H. Moses's record had been the oldest men's meet record,
set back in 1979. Moses continues to hold the stadium record of 47.89
- Alan Webb made
his debut performance on the track as a collegian. After leading early
in the race, Webb eventually faded to 9th (3:44.74) in a race won by
Adrian Blincoe of Villanova in 3:41.85
- J.J. Johnson dipped
below 10.00 for the first time in his career in the 100m, winning with
a time of 9.95
- Adam Nelson (70-3)
won his first Mt. SAC title in the shot by edging out John Godina (69-11)
- Marion Jones won
the 400m for the fifth consecutive year with a time of 50.46
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