{"id":2213,"date":"2008-06-07T21:41:32","date_gmt":"2008-06-08T01:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essportscouncil.org\/liberty-tour\/?p=2213"},"modified":"2012-02-09T21:54:58","modified_gmt":"2012-02-10T02:54:58","slug":"breaking-the-record-what-a-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/essportscouncil.org\/liberty-tour\/post\/breaking-the-record-what-a-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking the Record, What a Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It was Hazy, Hot, and Humid, but it didn’t break the record heat of 95 degrees at the inaugural Constitution Classic of 2005 in Niskayuna.\u00a0 But, the weather didn’t keep Rayshawn Byard\u00a0(Pictured Above) of the ICSS (International Charter School of Schenectady) Jaguars from breaking the 200m Youth Boys record with a time of 27.12.\u00a0 That\u00a0makes two straight meets that an ICSS\u00a0Youth Boy has broken the meet record in that event.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 But the record breaking didn’t stop there!\u00a0\u00a0It wasn’t until after 35 records fell that the meet came to a close.\u00a0 Andrew Beck from Olympic Region Track\u00a0& Field Club dismantled a couple of two year old records, formerly held by Tim Holzhauer, by setting a new mark in the Intermediate Boys 100m Dash with a time of 12.30, and the Long Jump with a leap of 5.76m.\u00a0 Not to be overshadowed, Kayla Owens set two new Midget Girl records in the\u00a0Long Jump (3.96m) and the Shot Put (7.08m).\u00a0 Jason Hewitt, who set the Patriot’s Invitational record in the Steeplechase, came back for more and set a new record in the same event for the Constitution Classic, but did so, after breaking the 800m record for\u00a0the Master’s Men (30 -34) with a\u00a0smoking 2:08.25.\u00a0 Probably the most dramatic record of the day came early on when Master’s Men (35 – 39) Shot Putter, Richard Harrison of the Greater Boston Track & Field Club absolutely destroyed the previous record by more than\u00a03m, with a powerful put of 17.07m! \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Next up for the Empire State Liberty Tour Track & Field Series is the third stop, the President’s Open.\u00a0\u00a0This meet\u00a0will host the Combined Events, as well as the regular meet schedule.\u00a0 It will also be host to the first Signature Event, the Albert W. Mills Sr. 800m Run.\u00a0 The meet will begin at 10:00 am with a brief Opening Ceremony, to present to his wife of more than 50 years, a\u00a0memory entitled, “In Honor Of”.\u00a0 Be sure to make your way to this event and be a\u00a0part of the excitement, competition, fun, and the memories that are sure to encompass this Signature Event. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For\u00a0a full list of all of the new records set,\u00a0click on “Records”.\u00a0 For all of the results from any of the meets, just click on\u00a0“Results”, and the name of the meet.\u00a0 Please scroll down for more incredible pictures from the records set at the 2008 Constitution Classic!\n\t\t