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M AR YANN H A RV E Y - C H A I R
RACE WALK NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS
Maria Michta at
IAAF World Cup
of Race Walking
Taicang, China.
Maria Michta set two American records at the IAAF
World Cup of Race Walking on May 3. The 2012
Olympian placed 30th in the 20K held in Taicang,
China, finishing in 1:30:49. That mark bettered her
own results at the US Trials for the World Cup held
in Whiting, N.J., on March 30. There, she won the
race with a time of 1:31:11, which topped the
previous US record of 1:31:51 set by Michelle Rohl
in 2000. Maria's 15K split time of 1:07:51 in
Taicang bettered the previous US record, 1:08:35,
which was also set by Rohl in 2000.
Maria's 30th place finish was the highest finish in
the World Cup by any US woman since the race
went to 20K.
Katie Michta and Katharine Newhoff raced in the
Junior 10K at the World Cup. Katharine finished in
41st place with a time of 52:52. Katie,
unfortunately, was disqualified.
Molly Josephs walked her first 20K at the World
Cup Trials, placing sixth with a time of 1:46:50.
Though she did not make the World Cup team, she
did qualify for the 2016 Olympic Trials. Monika
Farmer was fourth in the junior race at the trials,
finishing in 53:14.
Also on May 3, 9th grader Lauren Harris won the
1500m race at the St. Anthony's Invitational with a
time of 7:00.86. Michael Roth, who tracks high
school walkers on his HSRW.net site, said Lauren "is
most assuredly the second fast