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Personal information | |
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Birth name | Mary Cecilia Cain |
Nationality | American |
Born | New York City | May 3, 1996
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Sport | |
Sport | Running |
Event(s) | 800 metres, 1500 metres, 3000 metres |
Coached by | Alberto Salazar |
Mary Cain (born May 3, 1996) is an American middle distance runner from Bronxville, New York.[1][2] She is the youngest American athlete to ever represent the United States at a World Championships meet after competing in the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow.
Personal life
Cain was born in New York City in 1996, the daughter of Charles and Mary E. Cain, and has three sisters. She has one older sister, Aine, and two younger sisters, Catherine and Mairead. She resides in Bronxville, New York, in Westchester County, north of New York City, and was noticed in the seventh grade for her running ability. Her main events are in middle distance running. She is a senior at Bronxville High School and will graduate in 2014.
In October 2012, she came under the coaching direction of Alberto Salazar, a decorated marathon runner and coach to Mo Farah and Galen Rupp, who won gold and silver medals in the men's 10,000 meter run in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Career
Cain ran for 10 seasons for Bronxville High School, winning numerous state titles, as well as two national titles while still a Bronxville athlete[which?]. In 2010, she was the NYS Class C Cross Country Champion; in 2011, she was both NYS Class C and NYS Federation Champion.[3] She ran the 800 meters at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials and placed 18th, and also ran at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics, where she broke the American high school girl's outdoor record in the 1500m with a 4:11.01, surpassing the nationally televised record of Jordan Hasay in the 2008 United States Olympic Trials by over 3 seconds. In order to qualify to the World Championships, she won the United States Junior Championships in the 1500.[4] She had taken second in the same event the year before.[5]
2013
On January 16, 2013, Cain won the 3000 meter race at the University of Washington Indoor Preview meet, with what should be a record setting time of 9:02.10,[6] superior to the 9:08.6 Outdoor record of Lynn Bjorklund set in 1975. Historically no records set indoors at the University of Washington track have been accepted because at 307 meters, the track is oversized, although it is significantly smaller than a normal 400 meter outdoor track. At the world level since 2000, indoor marks superior to the outdoor record are now accepted.[7] But the record for 3000 meters at the High School level is administered to by Track and Field News which sets its own standards. For the accomplishment, USATF named Cain the Athlete of the Week.[8]
On January 26, in New York City, she ran the indoor one mile in 4:32.78. The mark beat Debbie Heald's[9] indoor national high school record from 1972 by almost 6 seconds. Even though she had not started her finishing kick yet, her 1500 meter split time of 4:16.11 surpassed Lynn Jennings' record for that distance from 1978.[10] Her time was also more than 2 and a half seconds superior to Polly Plumer's outdoor national high school outdoor record from 1982.
On February 2, 2013 at the Boston Indoor Games, Cain set the high school record in the indoor 2 mile with a time of 9:38.68. Her time was almost 10 seconds superior to Kim Mortensen's outdoor record for the slightly shorter 3200 meters. Shortly after, at the Millrose Games, Cain ran the mile in 4:28.25. Her time improved upon her own records in the mile and her split time at 1500 also improved upon her records. Her mile time was also more than two seconds faster than Gelete Burka's world youth best. Since 2000, the IAAF recognizes indoor records that are superior to outdoor records, however the IAAF does not track the mile distance at the youth level.
On May 17, 2013 at the Oxy Distance Classic, Cain ran the 1500 metres in 4:04.62, shattering her own high school record from the previous year and breaking Suzy Favor's American junior record (who was almost two years older when she set the record in 1987).
In her first IAAF Diamond League event in June 2013, Cain set an American junior and high school record in the 800 metres with a time of 1:59.51, surpassing Kim Gallagher's records set in 1982.[11] With her time, she became the first American youth, junior or high school female to break the 2 minute barrier.
At the 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Cain entered the 1500 and 5000 metres in order to qualify for the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, but later dropped the 5000 from her schedule.[12] In a slow and tactical 1500, Cain led most of the final lap until the last 10 meters when she was passed by training partner Treniere Moser and finished in second place with a time of 4:28.76, thus qualifying for her first senior team as a 17-year-old and becoming the youngest American to ever make a World Championships team.[13]
At the 2013 World Championships, Cain qualified for the 1500 metres final by placing 13th in the heats with a time of 4:08.21, and 5th in the semifinals with a time of 4:05.21. In qualifying for the final, she became the youngest athlete ever to run in a 1500 metres final in World Championships history.
On November 20, 2013 it was announced that Cain was forgoing a college career in order to run professionally with the Nike Oregon Project.[14]
On December 3, 2013 she was named "Youth Athlete of the Year" by USATF.[15]
2014
On January 16, 2014 Cain set a new World Junior Indoor Record in the 1000 metres, running 2:39.25 at the Boston University Multi-Team Meet. Her time knocked about a second off of Diana Richburg's hand timed record from 1982.[16] Cain won the race a breath ahead of Moser, who had passed Cain in the closing steps of the National Championships the previous year. East German Katrin Wühn set a faster, automatic time of 2:38.57 almost exactly 30 years earlier in 1984, but that was on an oversized track (a situation very similar to the University of Washington track described above) and therefore that time is not accepted as the record.
A week later, in the Boston Terrier Invitational, Cain ran the mile in 4:24.11, improving her American Junior record and missing the world Junior record by .01.[17] Her near even splits were estimated to be 65.5, 66.6, 65.9 and 66.1.[18]
Major competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes | |
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Representing the United States | ||||||
2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 6th | 1500m | 4:11.01 | |
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 10th | 1500m | 4:07.19 |
Personal bests
Surface | Distance | Time | Date | Venue | Note(s) |
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Outdoor | 800m | 1:59.51 | June 1, 2013 | 2013 Prefontaine Classic | US Natl HS record |
1500m | 4:04.62 | May 17, 2013 | Oxy High Performance | US Natl HS record & NJR | |
5000m | 15:45.46 | June 8, 2013 | Portland Track Classic | US Natl HS record | |
Indoor | 1000m | 2:35.80 | Feb 8, 2014 | New Balance Grand Prix | World Junior Record |
1500m | 4:11.72 | Feb 16, 2013 | Millrose Games | US Natl Jr & HS record (en route to mile)[19] | |
Mile | 4:24.11 | Jan 24, 2014 | Boston University | US Natl Jr & HS record[19][20] and WYB | |
3000m | 9:04.51 | Feb 2, 2013 | NB Boston Indoor Games | US Natl Jr & HS record (en route to 2 miles) | |
2 Mile | 9:38.68 | Feb 2, 2013 | NB Boston Indoor Games | US Natl Jr & HS record[21] |
References
- ^ "High School Student Starts Summer Vacation by Running in Olympic Trials". New York Times. 2012-06-23.
- ^ http://www.flotrack.org/user/mcecain
- ^ Nike Cross Regional-NY *UPDATED Girls Individ Quals/ Foot Locker Northeast Meet Recap - MileSplit New York
- ^ USA Track & Field - Results
- ^ USATF - Events - 2011 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
- ^ Brazeil, Kyle. "A Record After All". Milesplit New York. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. p. 546. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
- ^ USA Track & Field - Cain named USA Track & Field Athlete of the Week
- ^ http://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/debbie-heald-set-important-record
- ^ http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/250174-2013-New-Balance-Games/video/686054-W-mile-H01-National-HS-Indoor-Record-43278-2013-NB-Games
- ^ "2013 Prefontaine Classic women's 800 metres results". IAAF. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
- ^ "2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships entry list". USA Track & Field. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
- ^ Layden, Tim (2013-06-23). "Mary Cain shows a talent far beyond her years at nationals". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
- ^ http://nikeoregonproject.com/blogs/news/10304461-mary-cain-joins-the-oregon-project
- ^ http://www.usatf.org/News/USA-Track---Field-announces-Youth-and-Masters-Athl.aspx
- ^ http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/mary-cain-1000m-world-record
- ^ http://www.oregonlive.com/trackandfield/index.ssf/2014/01/the_oregon_projects_mary_cain.html
- ^ http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/display-article?arId=95407
- ^ a b Mary Cain finishes second in women's mile, first in junior records
- ^ [1]
- ^ Women's Two Mile - New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
External links
- Mary Cain at World Athletics
- Mary Cain at Tilastopaja (registration required)