When is the championship meet held? If after March 21st, the Sun will be setting to the northwest (meaning the rays should be hitting the south end).
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Rose Yeboah just set the school record in the high jump (6'2" and #5 HJ in the nation). Just a freshman!
Eugene is at about the 44th latitude, the sun starts heading south at the 45th, so it really isn't coming into Hayward from the NW.
Sorry, my friend, it still sets to the NW between the vernal and autumnal equinoxes … even in Eugene …(and Honolulu, for that matter) https://www.sunearthtools.com/dp/tools/pos_sun.php?lang=en
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That looks like a pretty interesting link, I'm not sure what I'm looking at on that website. I put in the longitude and Latitude for Eugene, but still it's unclear what I'm looking at relative to Hayward Field. Perhaps you can explain it for me. I have a undergrad in history and an MBA with a finance focus I'm not afraid to learn new things that's for sure. Oh, and I have done a little engineering on the side (self taught mostly), came up with two ideas that resulted in patents, neither of which have my name on them but that's another story.
We’ll, to put it simply… The tilt of Earth's axis determines where the Sun appears in the sky throughout the year. During summer in the northern hemisphere, the Sun rises north of east and sets north of west. It is high in the sky at noon. During winter in the northern hemisphere, sunrise and sunset appear farther south along the horizon.
Here’s another link that may help: https://griffithobservatory.org/exh... Earth's axis,farther south along the horizon.
I'd agree that is a very simple explanation. From some of the "engineering" I did I learned that the air is thinner the further you get away from the equator. Actually, factored latitude into standard calculations for what I was doing at that time. So I'm not completely out of it.
I really don't think the griffith link makes your arguement. Although, it is fun to see your link for the "Ahmanson hall of the sky", the Ahmanson Foundation was a client of mine. Of course I've been retired for 13 years now.
Correct me if I'm wrong, at the furthest north, the sun is directly overhead at 23.5 latitude. Therefore, a location like Hayward Field, which is at 44 latitude, will never have the sun directly overhead, nor will the sun be north of Hayward Field, correct? Or am I missing something?
The Sun arcs through the sky. It’s only directly overhead in the tropics (between 23.5 degrees N and S) … but, because the earth is tilted on its axis (that 23.5 degrees with respect to the plane of the ecliptic) it rises and sets north of due east and west between the spring and fall equinoxes in the northern hemisphere.
So, if you’re seated in the south stands of the stadium at sunset and look due west, you’ll see the Sun setting to the north of that westerly point on the horizon (during spring and summer).
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Ok, however, Hayward Field is covered by a roof on the east, south and west, so sunset isn't a problem on the west or south, plus a chunk of the north west end is blocked by a video screen and scoreboard. Go to to see what I'm talking about haywarduoregon.edu/about
Jai just finished 2nd in the high jump at the USATF indoor national jumping 6'2.25". This meet is basically professional athletes.
Sitting down? Illini women are your 2024 Big Ten Indoor Track Champions!!!! We are up 14 points over second place Penn St. with only one more event to go, the 4 X 400 relay. So even if PSU wins the relay, and we come in last, they would only pick up 10 points. Somebody can check my math, but I think I'm right.
Amazing performance by the women!
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The Greek that Josh poached from Georgia is really making things happen. Oopa!
He was no longer at Georgia. He had resigned the previous year.
Since the last title in 2013 we have finished 9th 10th 13th 12th 12th 11th 11th 11th 10th 10th until today.
I believe she coaches professional hurdlers in Texas: https://thebufordbaileygroup.com/
Thanks
Dan
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Illini Women’s Track and Field Wins Big Ten Indoor Championships for First Time Since 2013 - University of Illinois Athletics
In the 11 years since their last indoor championship, the Illini women had not finished higher than ninth as a team. Overall, it marks the seventh Big Ten Indoor
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Yesterday Jai Gero-Holt competed in the pentathlon at the Ken Shannon Invitational at the University of Washington and scored 4104. That is the second highest prep score in history. Keep in mind that she is only a junior.
Women Indoor Pentathlon = 1 # 4967 Williams, Annika Oregon 4149M 2 # 5125 Jones, Alyssa Stanford 4127M 3 # 4948 Chocek, Taylor Oregon 4121M 4 # 5216 Gero-Holt, JaiCie Unattached 4104M 5 # 4947 Bullock, Gianna Oregon 3978 6 # 4768 Powers, Hollan Arizona 3942 7 # 4966 Uzoekwe, Colleen Oregon 3789 8 # 4859 Bruce, Eva Colorado 3710 9 # 4816 McKamey, Cocome Cal Poly Humboldt 3692 10 # 5168 Swalve, Jessica UC Santa Barbara 3679 11 # 5113 Thrash, Abriel Southern Nazarene 3592 12 # 4820 Anderson, Torre California 3472 13 # 4815 Kasberger, Grace Cal Poly Humboldt 3397 14 # 4826 Lampsas, Mara California 3039 15 # 5009 Moersdorf, Anneke Oregon State 241
The winning score at the B10 indoor this weekend was 4010. Look for everyone to spend the next year trying to poach this recruit from us.
Joel Goodson
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really good (and free) article:
Great article - at various times both the Men and Women have been players nationally - the Women under Winckler and the men under Wieneke at various times from the 1970's through the early 90's. Given the amount of talent in the state, there is no doubt with the right coach we could be a power once again.
I know this is a pipe dream, but it would be pretty cool to have a track again at MS. As a kid I got to see a couple of NCAA championship meets, which for an aspiring track athlete was fantastic.
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