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Volume XXXXIV Number 36 August (2), 2019 WARNER DEFENDS PAN-AM TITLE Victor, LePage Medal Hello Again.... Amid cold and blustery conditions, the 18th (began in 1951) quadreinnel Pan-American Games of Lima Peru provided predictable decathlon results. Held Tuesday-Wednesday, August 6-7, 29 year old Canadian Damian Warner led from start to finish and totaled 8513 points. Hew defended the crown initially won four years earlier in Toronto. It’s winter in Peru! Only the pole vault was a dis- appointment for Warner. He managed a safe 4.40m/14-5¼ opener, passed the next bar but was unsuccesful at a characteristically easy Pierce LePage (l) and Damian Warner (r) gave Canada 4.60m/15-1. No matter, he had built a two medals at Lima’s Pan American Games. sufficient lead with terrific leg speed (10.32, Owens-USC’22, who competes for Puerto 47.77 and 13.68) and very solid throws, Rico, did not start. notably shot (15.01m/49-3) and discus For Warner the win represented his (48.82m/160-2). So that his lead was safe. He 7th medal at a major international final margin was a whopping 273 points over chasmpionship meet (one Olympic, 2 world, 24 year old Lindon Victor/Grenada, now one world indoor, 2 Pan Am and one competing for the Santa Barbara TC. The ’16 Commonwealth). He will be one of the & ’17 NCAA champ while at Texas A&M favorites at the upcoming IAAF World champ won the shot (15.04m/49-4) and discus in Doha in October. (50.83m/166-9). His 4.90m/16¾ vault was a The 19th edition of ther Pan American national record. Victor had been 7th in Games will be held in Oct-Nov, 2023 in Toronto as an A&M transfer. Santiago, Chile. 23 year old Canadian Pierce LePage picked up his 2nd major medal (runner-up last USA Pan American Games Decathlon Winners year at Commonwealth Games) for 3rd, being overtaken by Victor on day two. 1955 Rafer Johnson 1979 Bob Coffman 1959 Dave Edstrom 1987 Mike Gonzalez Victor’s brother, Kurt Felix/SBTC, 1963 J.D. Martin 1995 Kip Janvrin dnf’d. American Nathan Hite/Texas 1967 Bill Toomey 1999 Chris Huffins 1971 Rick Wanamaker 2003 Stephen Moore A&M’19, was 7th at 7389. Teammate Dan 1975 Bruce Jenner Golubovic and Clay winner (8130) Ayden Results: 8/6-7 Pan Am Games, Lima, PER 8513 Warner, Damian/CAN 10.32-0.5 774+0.5 1501 197 47.77 13.68-0.6 4882 440 5948 4:38.31 8240 Victor, Lindon/SBTC-GRN 10.82-0.5 739-1.6 1504 200 49.28 15.01+1.4 5083 490 6226 4:53.15 8161 LaPage, Pierce/CAN 10.51-0.5 764+0.7 Lindon Victor 1435 200 47.74 14.15-0.6 3885 510 5457 5:01.67 was a solid 7913 Jaramillo, Geormi/VEN 10.87-0.5 718+1.1 runner-up at 1584 185 48.91 14.27-0.6 4536 440 5986 4:51.77 the 18th Pan- 7799 Suarez, Leonel/CUB 11.38+1.5 689-0.1 American 1408 197 50.79 14.81+1.4 4325 450 6915 4:36.16 Games in Lima, 7517 Mullings, Ken/BAH 11.09-0.5 707+0.8 Peru. 1286 203 50.88 14.42-0.6 4125 440 5718 5:02.79 7415 Izaguirre, Rangel/VEN 11.21+1.6 729+0.8 1228 194 50.78 14.54-0.6 4040 460 5423 5:02.21 7408 Lemos Rivas, Jose/COL 11.58+1.6 648+0.6 1636 188 52.70 15.00+1.4 4882 420 6423 5:02.53 7389 Hite, Nathan/Texas A&M’19-USA 10.96-0.5 685+0.7 1372 185 48.74 15.04+1.4 3947 450 5164 4:50.81 7317 De Carvalho Santos, Jefferson/BRA 11.25+1.6 705-0.4 1444 197 51.01 15.37-0.6 4295 420 5185 4:58.96 7239 Rivero Reyes, Briander/CUB 11.32+1.6 697+0.3 1326 197 50.26 14.68-0.6 4104 410 5072 5:00.24 dnf Preciado, Andy/ECU 11.42+1.6 684+0.7 1408 203 dnf withdrew dnf Felix, Kurt/SBTC-GRN 11.40-0.5 nm+0.1 nm nm dns withdrew 13s,11f. dns: Golubovic, Dan/unat-USA, Owens, Ayden/USC’22-PUR .