{"id":2272,"date":"2007-06-11T22:53:15","date_gmt":"2007-06-12T02:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essportscouncil.org\/liberty-tour\/?p=2272"},"modified":"2012-02-09T23:27:21","modified_gmt":"2012-02-10T04:27:21","slug":"constitution-classic-makes-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/essportscouncil.org\/liberty-tour\/post\/constitution-classic-makes-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Constitution Classic Makes History"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The Constitution may have been around more than 200 years, but that can not be said of the previous records for the Constitution Classic, the second stop of the Empire State Liberty Tour Track & Field Series.<\/p>\n

The first record broken came prior to Opening Ceremonies, when the\u00a0number of registered athletes broke 200 for the first time in three years.\u00a0\u00a0Shortly after the National Anthem, records fell fast and often!\u00a0 More than 85 records were broken on the day, 59 Men’s Records and 29 Women’s\u00a0Records.\u00a0 In the Bantam Boys division, Austin Leonard from the Glencadia Bullets set records in the 100m (15.43), 400m (1:23.39), and the Long Jump (3.16m).\u00a0 In the Young Women’s division Sarah Hannay had a complete record setting performance by posting records in all three throwing events on the day.\u00a0 Her\u00a0put of the\u00a0Shot (9.90m), was her first record\u00a0, with two more\u00a0to add to her collection.\u00a0 A toss of the Discus\u00a0(28.17m), and a\u00a0throw of the Javelin (30.40m) completed a perfect trio.<\/p>\n

There were eighteen (18)\u00a0Master’s Men records broken!\u00a0 Zachary Gobel (pictured above) was responsible for two of the eigheent, as he set records in the 800m (2:07.67) and the 400m (56.03) respectively.\n\t\t