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Sunday, September 17, 2006

Fantasy League, final

To whatever faithful readers may be left, I apologize for my inconsistency in posting. Coaching and teaching now take up most of my time.

The World Cup as a final big meet in the Fantasy League didn't turn out to be a great idea. Less than half of the top athletes competed. Here are the final standings:

MEN:
Kenenisa BEKELE ETH 5k, 10k 310.2
Asafa POWELL JAM 100m 306.2
Jeremy WARINER USA 200m, 400m 297.3
Virgilijus ALEKNA LTU DT 289.2
Bershawn JACKSON USA 400mH 253.2
Daniel Kipchirchir KOMEN KEN 1500m 244.8
Brad WALKER USA PV 237.7
Saif Saaeed SHAHEEN QAT 3000mSC 230.1
Dwight PHILLIPS USA LJ 213.9
Dominique ARNOLD USA 110mH 201.3
Justin GATLIN USA 100m,200m 185.4
Ladji DOUCOURÉ FRA 110mH 143.8






Team Total 2168.7

WOMEN:
Sanya RICHARDS USA 400m 324.4
Tirunesh DIBABA ETH 5k, 10k 307.7
Yelena ISINBAYEVA RUS PV 293.9
Meseret DEFAR ETH 5000m 283.7
Lashinda DEMUS USA 400mH 276.0
Michelle PERRY USA 100mH 268.5
Blanka VLASIC CRO HJ 253.5
Susanna KALLUR SWE 100mH 251.8
Ejegayehu DIBABA ETH 5k, 10k 176.9
Berhane ADERE ETH 5k, 10k 169.4
Veronica CAMPBELL JAM 100m,200m 138.4
Christine ARRON FRA 100m,200m 119.0






Team Total 2259.5

My wife's team wins by 90 points.


We'll get this started in May or thereabouts next year, with a few twists added to make it more entertaining. Anyone can participate!

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