Monday, August 31, 2009

2009 World Athletics Tour Standings W1500

2009 World Athletics Tour Standings
Updated after Gateshead (GBR) - Monday, Aug 31, 2009

1500 Metres
Position Name Nationality Meets Points
1 Maryam Yusuf Jamal BRN 5 86

2 Gelete Burka ETH 5 76

3 Christin Wurth-Thomas USA 5 70

4 Anna Willard USA 4 54

4 Lisa Dobriskey GBR 5 54

6 Shannon Rowbury USA 4 48

7 Hannah England GBR 5 42

8 Viola Jelagat Kibiwot KEN 5 39

9 Sonja Roman SLO 5 38

10 Siham Hilali MAR 5 33

10 Stephanie Twell GBR 5 33

12 Btissam Lakhouad MAR 4 32

http://www.iaaf.org/gp09/standings/sex=W/disc=1500/detail.html#1500W

Investigation ongoing into Dave Laut killing in Oxnard

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Tallinn EST 25 August

Jamie Nieto USA/Sacramento CC placed fourth in the high jump at 2.19m 7-2 1/4.

High jump
1 Sylwester Bednarek POL 28.4.89
2.26



2 Andra Manson USA 30.4.84
2.23



3 Andrey Tereshin RUS 15.12.82
2.23



4 Jamie Nieto USA/Sacramento CC 2.11.76
2.19 7-2 1/4



5 Keith Moffatt USA 20.6.84
2.19



6 Oskari Frösén FIN 24.1.76
2.19



7 Jussi Viita FIN 26.9.85
2.10



8 Normunds Pupols LAT 10.5.84
2.10



9 Stijn Stroobants BEL 15.4.84
2.05



10 Mikael Rajala FIN 12.3.87
2.05



10 Karl Lumi EST 4.4.85
2.05



12 Bohdan Bondarenko UKR 30.8.89
2.05



Indrek Kalvet EST 4.4.89
NH

Jamie Nieto United States 2 November 76 - 193 cm - 79 kg Place of birth: Sacramento CA - - Club/team: Nike

Age: 32 years 301 days


JAMIE NIETO
Event: High Jump
Height: 6-4.25
Weight: 185
PR: 2.34m/7-8 (2004)
Born: Nov. 2, 1976, in Seattle, Wa.
Current Residence: Chula Vista, Calif.
High School: Valley HS (Sacramento, Calif.) '94

College: Sacramento City College '96; Eastern Michigan University '99
Coach: Cliff Rovelto
Agent: Paul Doyle
Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2008 Olympic Trials runner-up; 2004 Olympic Trials champion; 4th at 2004 Olympic Games; 2007 USA Outdoor runner-up; 2004 USA Indoor champion; 2003 USA Outdoor champion; 2001 USA Indoor runner-up; 3-time NCAA All-American; 2003 Pan Am Games silver medalist

Nieto had a strong season in 2008 highlighted by his runner-up finish at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. However, Nieto did not qualify for a spot on the Team USA roster for Beijing because he did not clear the Olympic "A" qualifying standard of 2.30m/7-6.50 during the designated time frame prior to, or during the Trials. Nieto’s best clearance in 2008 of 2.30m/7-6.50 happened on July 12 following the Olympic Trials. It was his best performance since clearing that identical height in 2005. Nieto enjoyed a breakthrough year in 2003 with his win at the U.S. Outdoor Championships. He’s only gotten better, winning the 2004 Olympic Trials and taking fourth at the Olympic Games in Athens, with a personal best clearance of 2.34m/7-8. Ranked among the top 10 U.S. jumpers since 1998, Nieto had never been ranked higher than 4th – or finished higher than 4th at the USA Outdoor Championships – before winning the 2003 national title, his first national crown on any level. In 2003, he equaled his then personal best of 2.30m/7-6.5 on three occasions – at the USA Championships, in Madrid and at Eberstadt, Germany…also in 2003 Nieto posted six of the top eight clearances by an American that season…Nieto had found success on the college level, three times earning All-America honors, but his brightest days are ahead of him … moved to Chula Vista to live at the Olympic Training Center … Nieto is coached by Cliff Rovelto of Kansas State, and he also works with Joe Radan, whom he calls his “mentor” … earned an Associates of Arts degree, bachelors of Business Administration.

2008: 2nd at Olympic Trials (2.27m/7-05.25)...6th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (2.20m/7-2.5)…3rd at USA Indoors (2.25m/7-4.50)…1st at Cork (2.30m/7-6.50…1st at Claremont (2.26m/7-5)…ranked #2 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 2.30m/7-6.50.
2007: USA Outdoor runner-up (2.24m/7-4.25)... 8th in Group B qualifying at World Outdoors (2.26m/7-5)...3rd at USA Indoors (2.23m/7-3.75)...1st at Nebraska Invitational (2.26m/7-5)...1st at Lignano (2.27m/7-5.25)...3rd at Rethimno (2.24m/7-4.25)...Tied for 7th at Pan Am Games (2.21m/7-3)...ranked #3 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 2.24m/7-4.25.
2006: 4th at USA Indoors (2.22m/7-3.25)...6th at USA Outdoors (2.19m/7-2.25)...2nd at Mt. SAC (2.27m/7-5.25)...8th at DN Galan (2.24m)...ranked #7 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 2.27m/7-5.25.
2005: 5th at USA Outdoor Champs (2.22m/7-3.25)...USA Indoor runner-up (2.24m/7-4.25)...6th at Rome (2.30m/7-6.50)...ranked #3 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 2.30m/7-6.5.
2004: 1st at Olympic Trials (2.33m/7-7.5)…4th at Olympic Games (2.34m/7-8PR)…USA Indoors champion (2.30m/7-6.5)…9th at World Indoors (2.20m/7-2.5)…1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (2.30m/7-6.50)…1st at Weinheim, GER (2.32m/7-7.25)…1st at Sea Ray Relays (2.26m/7-5)… 1st at Adidas Oregon (2.27m/7-5.25)…ranked #4 in world (#1 U.S.)…best of 2.34m/7-8PR.
2003: 1st at USA Outdoors (2.30m/7-6.5)… 7th at World Outdoors (2.29m/7-6)…4th at USA Indoors (2.27m/7-5.25)…Pan Am Games silver medalist (2.28/7-5.75)…3rd at Madrid Super GP (2.30m/7-6.5)…1st at Karlstad, SWE (2.27m/7-5.25)…1st at Otterberg, GER (2.21m/7-3)…1st at Harry Jerome Classic (2.27m/7-5.25)… 3rd at Eberstadt, GER (2.30m/7-6.5)…best of 2.30m/7-6.5…ranked #5 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN.
2002: 4th at USA Outdoors (2.24m/7-4)…7th at US Indoors (2.18m/7-1.75)… 2nd at Karlstad, Sweden (2.28m/7-5.75)…1st at Linz, Austria GPII (2.30m/7-6.5)…ranked 5th in US…best of 2.3m/7-6.5.
2001: 5th at USA Outdoors (2.22m/7-3.25)…U.S. Indoor runner-up (2.22m/7-3.25)…1st at Long Beach USATF Tune-Up (2.27m/7-5.25)… ranked 6th in US…best of 2.27m/7-5.25.
2000: 5th at Olympic Trials (2.22m/7-3.25)…ranked 9th in US…best of 2.23m/7-3.75.
1999: 4th at USA Outdoors 2.25m/7-4.25) … 3rd at NCAA Indoors (2.29m/7-6)…Indoor CCC champ (2.25m/7-4.5)…MAC Indoor champ (2.21m/7-3)… Sea Ray Relays champ (2.27m/7-5.25)…Mt. Sac champ (2.30m/7-6.5)… did not make final of World University Games (2.10m/6-10.75)…ranked 4th in US…best of 2.30m/7-6.5.
1998: 6th at NCAA Outdoors (2.22m/7-3.25)...7th at USA Championships (2.20m/7-2.5)...9th at NCAA Indoors (2.22m/7-3.25)...1st at CCC Indoors (2.21m/7-3)...2nd at MAC Outdoors (2.21m/7-3)...ranked 10th in US...best of 2.25m/7-4.5.
1997: Best of 2.15m/7-0.
1996: 3rd at JUCO State Champs...best of 2.14m/7-0.25.
1995: Runner-up at JUCO State Champs...best of 7-0.

6/24/09
USATF bio

Zabreb Start List Monday, August 31

Californians Felix Sanchez, Dawn Harper, Erica McClain, and Stephanie Trafton Brown are entered in tomorrow's IAAF Meet in Zagreb, Croatia.

Startna lista / Start list
31.08.2009
19:00 400 m prepone - muškarci
400 m hurdles - men
Staza
Lane St.br.
Bib Natjecatelj
Name Rođ.
Year Zemlja
Nat Osobni r.
PB Sezona
SB

1. 145 WILLIAMS Rhys 84 GBR 49,09 49,38

2. 140 BUCKLEY Markino 86 JAM 48,50 49,23

3. 143 SANCHEZ Felix 77 DOM/USC 47,25 48,34

4. 142 PHILLIPS Isa 84 JAM 48,05 48,05

5. 141 JACKSON Bershawn 83 USA 47,30 47,98

6. 144 TINSLEY Michael 84 USA 48,02 48,53

7. 139 KOTUR Milan 86 CRO 50,14 52,08

8. 146 TOTSAS Andreas 81 NOR 50,86 51,65



Povratak / Back



Startna lista / Start list
31.08.2009
19:50 100 m prepone - žene
100 m hurdles - women
Staza
Lane St.br.
Bib Natjecatelj
Name Rođ.
Year Zemlja
Nat Osobni r.
PB Sezona
SB

2. 236 ŠKROBAKOVA Lucie 82 CZE 12,73 12,73

3. 237 O'ROURKE Derval 81 IRL 12,67 12,67

4. 239 ENNIS-LONDON Delloreen 75 JAM 12,50 12,55

5. 238 HARPER Dawn 84 USA/UCLA 12,48 12,48

6. 241 GOLDING-CLARKE Lacena 75 JAM 12,68 12,73

7. 240 CARRUTHERS Daniele 79 USA 12,56 12,73

8. 242 LENSKIY Irina 71 ISR 12,80 12,99



Povratak / Back



Startna lista / Start list
31.08.2009
19:50 Troskok - žene
Triple jump - women
Red.
Start St.br.
Bib Natjecatelj
Name Rođ.
Year Zemlja
Nat Osobni r.
PB Sezona
SB

1. 250 MCLAIN Erica 86 USA/Stanford 14,15 13,97

2. 251 DACHEVA Petya 85 BUL 14,18 14,18

3. 252 GUROVA Viktoriya 82 RUS 14,85 14,40

4. 253 VELDAKOVA Dana 81 SVK 14,51 14,43

5. 254 TOPIĆ Biljana 77 SRB 14,52 14,52

6. 257 ALEKHINA Nadezhda 78 RUS 15,14 15,14

7. 256 PYATYKH Anna 81 RUS 15,02 14,67

8. 255 GAY Mabel 83 CUB 14,66 14,61



Povratak / Back



Startna lista / Start list
31.08.2009
19:00 Disk - žene
Discus throw - women Red.
Start St.br.
Bib Natjecatelj
Name Rođ.
Year Zemlja
Nat Osobni r.
PB Sezona
SB

1. 267 SODERBERG Anna 73 SWE 64,54 61,11

2. 268 BEGIĆ Vera 82 CRO 61,52 61,52

3. 269 ROBERT-MICHON Melina 79 FRA 65,78 61,69

4. 270 TOMAŠEVIĆ Dragana 82 SRB 63,63 61,89

5. 272 POTEPA Wioletta 80 POL 66,01 63,24

6. 273 GLANC Zaneta 83 POL 63,96 63,96

7. 271 PERKOVIĆ Sandra 90 CRO 62,44 62,44

8. 274 BARRIOS Yarelis 83 CUB 66,13 65,31

9. 275 TRAFTON BROWN Staphanie 79 USA/Arroyo Grande HS 66,21 66,21


Povratak / Back

Laut remembered as Olympian, teacher, coach and man with heart of gold

Saturday, August 29, 2009

2009 IAAF World Athletics Championships Day 3 Team USA Quotes

For Immediate Release
Monday, August 17, 2009
Contact:
Vicky Oddi
USA Track & Field
Communications Coordinator
+4917617368884; Vicky.Oddi@usatf.org


2009 IAAF World Athletics Championships Day 3 Team USA Quotes

Chelsea Johnson (Atascadero, Calif.), women's pole vault silver medalist

I knew this year I was going to make the team. I knew I was going to medal. Things have been going really great this year. That was a goal to come here and medal. Silver is great. I have been 100 percent confident. I was ready to go with my eye on the prize. That was the mindset coming in here, going clean for the first three rounds. It was just like in Eugene, make every height on your first attempt. That's what I did today. It is nice to get it done with and rest while the rest of the girls are battling it out.

Carmelita Jeter (Los Angeles), Women's 100 meters bronze medalist

It was a great race! Like Shelly said, she just jumped out of those blocks, and I just told myself to go and get a medal. I was pleased to get on the podium.

(on the perceived rivalry between the USA and Jamaica)-There's no bad blood between the USA and Jamaica. We're all competitive, and we want to run fast.

I've trained really hard this year. I've changed my coach to John Smith. We've been working on a lot of things, and tried to put some things together. It's been a great year, and there's more to come next year, and we'll start off next year where we left off this year.

Jennifer Barringer (Boulder, Colo.), 5th in women's 3,000m steeplechase AMERICAN RECORD

The race, I'm a little sad. The time, I'm like, "Wow." I'm stoked. I'm really happy about the time. I knew I had it in me. This is a place to pop this kind of PR. I'm really pleased with the time. In the race, I could see the kicking starting, and I knew belong there. I know if I'm there I got it. That part was hard. I was proud of myself that I finished so strong, despite the fact that in the last 100 meters...I was a little bummed.

My first reaction without seeing any analysis is that the women went out hard. I checked one split for me, and I knew I was running hard for me. These types of races are so tricky. You have to be smart instead of just passionate. I'm proud of the time. A huge American record, 10 seconds. In this race, time doesn't matter. The American record is really cool. I was fifth. What matters is finishing in the top three. That's what I have to keep in mind.

Dathan Ritzenhein (Eugene, Oregon), 6th in Men's 10,000 meters

I'm pretty happy! The one thing I'm disappointed is that the two guys in front of me were fourth and fifth, and that if I had pushed it a bit in the middle, I might have been there with them. I may have ended up sixth anyway, but I'm happy that things came around when they did.

Doing the marathon the last three years teaches you how to grind it out. I knew when the pace picked up that if I could stay in contact, then someone might fall off. There's not very many guys in the world who can sustain the pace up front.

Alberto (Salazar) gets a lot of credit for this one today. The last seven weeks have been awesome. I really enjoyed the change, and I could feel the difference today. I feel that there's been a lot of revitalization in my running. I'm more excited about my running than I've been.

Tim Nelson (Portland, Oregon), 17th in Men's 10000 meters

It was a new experience for me. I think that I could have run a lot better than I did. I'm not happy with the results of the race. I wasn't really sure what was going to happen when that move was made. I wasn't quite sure of myself.

I have a lot of room for improvement.

Lauryn Williams (Miami, Florida), Women's 100 meters

It was a good race. I don't know what my coach is going to say about what I did technically. I know we both hoped that I could go under 11 seconds, but realistically it would have been difficult to go from 11.0 to 10.7-something.

I came out to do my best, and I feel that I did my best, but where I came up short is that I really was hoping to dip under 11 seconds.

This is the first time in three years that I've run without hamstring problems, and running with just plain athlete soreness. That in itself is exciting.

I don't feel like the Jamaicans are that far away from me. I'm looking forward to getting back up there with them.

Sheena Tosta (San Diego, Calif.), Women's 400 hurdles

I was focusing on running hard over the first eight and relaxing over the last two hurdles. I wasn't tired, but tomorrow, I'm looking to put it all together. I shut it down, but I didn't see anyone else coming. I think I might have shut it down too much.

Tiffany Williams (Orlando, Florida), Women's 400 hurdles

My goal was just to make it to the next round. My steps were just a little bit off, so I'm going to talk to my coach and work things out for the next round.

Normally I switch (lead) legs at hurdle 6, but I switched at 5, so my steps were just a little bit off.

Lashinda Demus (Palmdale, Calif.), Women's 400 hurdles

I tried to do what my coach told me to do, but I went away from it. My coach told me to run the first 300 meters hard, but I didn't quite do that because I thought I would be wasting energy, so I slowed down earlier than I wanted to.

Muna Lee (College Station, Texas), Women's 100 meters semifinals

That's what happens when you get stuck in Lane 8 with a good field. My first step was horrible. I can't blame anybody but myself. I couldn't see anything. I decided to look and that messed me up, too. I have never not made a final. This is like history for me. It's not good history. Even in college, I always made it to the finals. This is a first.

I can't say this is going to happen in the 200. That's a whole other different race. They always said the 100 was not my race, so I am not mad. I just wanted to prove everybody that I can run it. When I come back, I have enough time to get stronger. The girls are good. It's not like they don't have experience. It's just whoever is the strongest in this race.

Hazel Clark (Knoxville, Tenn.), Women's 800 meters semifinals

I gave it my best. This was a season best for me. I broke two minutes. I am a little disappointed. I'll get past it. It always feels good to break two minutes. I was the first one to miss. It was a close call. But this year, I had so many naysayers. I've been here for so long. I have worked so hard for so long. I'm going to keep working hard until I get the medal that I have been working for.

Maggie Vessey (Soquel, Calif.), Women's 800 meters semifinals

I'm not sure what really happened. I felt kind of disconnected. Not only from the race, but from myself a little bit. In the warm-up, I was not like feeling really secure. There were a lot of question going on pre-race, instead of like a real like, "This is what I'm going to do. I'm going to execute." I was a little wishy-washy, and I raced a little wishy-washy. I tried within 350 to 300 to move. But another girl was sneaking out, too. Then I saw how far behind I was. It was a little defeated right there. Maybe at the Olympic Trials I was way more inside, way more gumption to go for it. This time, I was feeling so disconnected to begin with. It's bad when I come to a place like this. I don't feel like I put in a real effort. I feel like I let it go. This was the most amazing experience. I got here. What are you going to do?

Geena Gall (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Women's 800 meters semifinals

I thought I had good position in the beginning. I wanted to be around fourth or fifth. I was nervous going into this round. The crowd is way more electrifying. They were bigger for the different round. I knew it was going to be a lot faster. I have raced in front of this many people. But it was great. This is the biggest stadium I have run in. I can only take this experience and use it for the future. The best thing I got out this was getting to know the best runners and introducing myself to them, feeling like a part of this family, this elite group of runners. That's all I can ask for.

Bernard Lagat (Tuscon, Ariz.), Men's 1,500 Meters, Semifinals

The race went well because we went but quicker than normal. I was happy it went that way. I was in good position in the beginning, and that's what I wanted. I wasn't outside, like I was in the heat. I wanted to be in good position, not outside, not inside. That was my position in the beginning. When the guys were starting to react with 300 meters to go, I was still in good position. I just wanted to keep it to the finals, and that's what happened.

(With teammates in the finals). That's the best part. Think about this. Lopez Lomong works so hard. I told him, "Let's go together. Let's fight together." I didn't want to leave him. I went like that. I remember coming in the straightaway, I was moving to Lane 1, on the inside. Then I realized it was Lopez, so I moved out to Lane 2. I didn't want to cut out my teammate. When we finished, he laughed. I gave him one look and he moved out. That's what teammates are all about. I'm so glad. Leo (Leonel Manzano) fought so hard. And Dorian Ulrey did a very, very good job. He's gaining experience. He's a college kid. Think about it. What is he going to do five years form now? I love to be in the presence of these guys.

Lopez Lomong (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Men's 1,500 Meters, Semifinals

We worked together well. He's a great mentor for me, teaching me who to look out for. We ran side by side the whole time. We picked it up with 200 hundred meters to go. We finished relaxed and ready for Wednesday. I know there is a lot of room for improvement, and on Wednesday we will put on a good show. To put three guys in the final, that's tremendous.

Dorian Ulrey (Pt. Byron, Ill.), Men's 1,500 Meters, Semifinals

A wall, lactic acid and fatigue all hit me at 1,200. I've been here for so long I am more used to this time schedule than any other time schedule. I felt good during the race. I tried to mix it up. I had my noise up in there the first three laps. Those guys took off, and my full year of racing caught up to me. I couldn't be happier to end my season at the semis of the World Championships.

Leonel Manzano (Austin, Texas), Men's 1,500 Meters, Semifinals

I'm excited. That's all my emotions all in one word. I'm in the final with two Americans. I'm excited. I think it's a testament that American distance running is moving on. I am very happy and excited for my teammates. Big credit to those guys. They have definitely worked. They definitely put in the effort. I am very proud of them and I can't wait to step on the line with those two. Tonight, it was trying to make it to the final. It was a little brutal. Looking back on that race, it looked like I was boxed in the whole way. With 120 to go, when I saw an opening, I decided to take it. It was a home shot from there.


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2009 IAAF World Athletics Championships Day 4 Team USA morning quotes

For Immediate Release
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Contact:
Vicky Oddi
USA Track & Field
Communications Coordinator
+4917617368884; Vicky.Oddi@usatf.org


2009 IAAF World Athletics Championships Day 4 Team USA morning quotes

Shawn Crawford (Los Angeles), Men's 200

I did what I was supposed to do. I came out in the preliminary and qualified for the next round. I tried to get as many cobwebs out as I could.

Wallace Spearmon (College Station, Texas), Men's 200

I ran easily for the first round, and tried to save as much as possible for the next round.

Casey Malone (Ft. Collins, Colo.), Men's Discus

It's great to be one and done! The throw felt technically sound, so I'm happy with it!

I couldn't ask for a better performance in the morning then getting it done quickly. There are 15 competitors in that preliminary. If you don't do it for your first throw, you are sitting around for 15 minutes before you get another. It's the same thing if you don't get it on that one. You really want to get it done early so you are not out there for 45 minutes, mostly on your feet.

(On the throw) That was the type of throw I was looking to get our here. I really want that type of performance regardless of whether it was a qualifier for not. That is the farthest throw I have ever had at a championship event. I'd like to build off that going into the finals. I'm not complacent to end it there. I'm pretty much happy with practice and how everything is going for the finals. I wanted to get it done early, get out of here and go rest.

Jarred Rome( Chula Vista, Calif.), Men's discus

This is the best I have ever felt for a major championship. In 2005, I got seventh. I was a few centimeters away from medaling. This year, I started the year slow. I was feeling OK in nationals. I made the team. I've been over here for two months, since nationals, just training. My warm-ups were good, all over the qualifier. My first one, I think, I got the nerves a little bit. The second one, I hit really hard, 65.50. I'm ready to medal.

Lionel Larry (Compton, Calif.), Men's 400 meters

I thought I could have gone a little bit better. It was kind of windy. If I had gone a little bit faster, I won't have to play the waiting game. I still have to figure out what I am going to do for the next day. I have to wait and see. The wind was in my face for 300 meters.

Gil Roberts (Oklahoma City), Men's 400 meters

I just had a bad race. I just didn't have it today. It was windy. But I am not making any excuses. I lost because I lost. It was just not my time.

LaShawn Merritt (Suffolk, Va.), Men's 400 meters

It was a good race. 45.2 I got out good. I ran pretty comfortable. I did what I had to do and that's get ready for tomorrow. If there was a wind, there was a wind for everyone. Everybody felt the wind. But I didn't feel it that much. I ran a comfortable race and finished up like I wanted to. Clocked in this morning, went to work and now I am going to clock out and get ready for tomorrow.

Shannon Rowbury (San Francisco), Women's 1,500 meters

I was running. It was pretty packed up. I got tripped up by the same girl. I fell down at 200, got up, got back to the pack and the same girl cut me off again. It was a little bit frustrating. After falling, I tried to be smart catching up again, but I was a little timid by the time I got going again. I'm pretty disappointed. But that's how it goes sometimes.

I'm hoping we will protest. I'm hoping to get another shot at it. That is definitely not what I am capable of. That's how it goes when it's a semi or a quarterfinal. You usually go slow and it's usually packed up. I tried to stay on my feet. But unfortunately today, I was unable to. I was on the outside of lane 1, where everyone wants to be. It was kind of a messy race, with a lot of people moving around in there. I hope I get a chance at going again. I hope I have a chance of making the finals.

Anna Willard (Mammonth Lakes, Calif.), Women's 1,500 meters

It was a physical race. There was a lot of shoving. But that's fine. I expected that. You expect the physicality, especially in the first round. Everyone is super antsy, with all the waiting. It's already been a couple of days of the championship and everyone is excited to go. When you are running slower than your PR pace, everyone wants the perfect position, so that's going to happen.

Christin Wurth-Thomas (Springdale, Arkansas), Women's 1500 meters

In the beginning, there was some jostling going on. I don't like to feel that there are people on top of me, so I was telling myself, "'This is butt-slow! We go faster than this at USAs, so let's just go!'"

I felt comfortable during the race, and over the last 50 meters, I looked up at the monitor knowing where I was at, and basically shut it down. I was hoping that the pace would be faster, but hey, it's the prelims, so you gotta go with it.

Amy Acuff (Isleton, Calif.), Women's high jump

I'm really excited. I don't take making the finals for granted. Everyone is a treasure. I'm really happy to be there, especially in Berlin. I felt like I got up at 6 a.m. I felt like it was early in the morning. I drank my little green tea, but it didn't really kick me up. I think I will feel better in the final. I want to go back (to the hotel), take a nap and get rested and try to have a more fluid run. I'm just going to let myself go and not micromanage everything.

Chaunte Howard (Snellville, Ga.), Women's high jump

(On getting excited after clearing at 1.89) I did get excited. I didn't particularly feel great today. I'm usually a morning person. But this morning I felt kind of flat. To go ahead and clear 1.89 then clear 1.92 and 1.95 on first appearances let me know that it's going to be a good result. (Clearing 1.95) That was a sigh of relief. I was up praying all night because I couldn't sleep. I felt like everything was going to work out today.

For complete results, quotes and Team USA reports, visit www.usatf.org.

Fans can watch Team USA on national television broadcasts on NBC and Versus, or online via live, daily Webcast at www.universalsports.com. For complete TV listings, visit http://www.usatf.org/events/2009/IAAFWorldOutdoorChampionships/mediaCoverage.asp.

For more information on Team USA at the World Outdoor Championships, visit http://www.usatf.org/events/2009/IAAFWorldOutdoorChampionships/.






About USA Track & Field

USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track and field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States. USATF encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, some of the most-watched events of Olympic broadcasts, the #1 high school and junior high school participatory sport and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States.

For more information on USATF, visit www.usatf.org

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USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions Men's Shot Put

USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions

Men's Shot Put

2009 21.82m/71-7.25 Christian Cantwell Nike
2008 22.10m / 72-6.25 Reese Hoffa NYAC
2007 21.47m / 70-5.25 Reese Hoffa NYAC
2006 22.04m / 72-3.75 Adam Nelson Unat
2005 21.64m / 71-0 Christian Cantwell Nike
2004 21.64m / 71-0 Adam Nelson Nike
2003 21.04m / 69-0.5 John Godina adidas
2002 72-11 Adam Nelson Nike
2001 70-10.5 John Godina adidas
2000 72-7 Adam Nelson Nike
1999 72-3 John Godina Reebok Bruin
1998 71-2.75 John Godina Reebok Bruin
1997 72-3.5 Randy Barnes Goldwin TC
1996 70-1.5 Randy Barnes Goldwin TC
1995 69-2 Brent Noon Unat-GA
1994 68-3.75 C.J. Hunter US West
1993 69-9.75 Randy Barnes Unat-WV
1992 70-5.25 Mike Stulce Unat-TX
1991 64-11.5 Ron Backes NYAC
1990 69-6.75 Jim Doehring Reebok
1989 70-9.25 Randy Barnes Mazda
1988 63-8.25 Ed Wade Oklahoma
1987 69-9 John Brenner Mazda TC
1986 69-2.5 John Brenner Mazda TC
1985 68-11.75 Dave Laut Athletics West
1984 70-5.75 Augie Wolf Tr America
1983 71-2.75 Dave Laut Athletics West
1982 69-9.5 Kevin Akins Ohio TC
1981 70-10.5 Dave Laut Athletics West
1980 71-7 Brian Oldfield UCTC
1979 69-3.25 Dave Laut UCLA
1978 67-1.5 Al Feuerbach Ath. West
1977 67-3.25 Terry Albritton Stanford
1976 69-4.75 Terry Albritton Hawaii
1975 68-10.75 Al Feuerbach Pac CoastCl
1974 70-9.75 Al Feuerbach Pac CoastCl
1973 68-1 Al Feuerbach Pac CoastCl
1972 69-6.5 Randy Matson Tx Striders
1971 67-2.75 Karl Salb Mid Am TC
1970 67-10.25 Randy Matson Tx Striders
1969 67-4 Neal Steinhauer US Army
1968 67-5 Randy Matson Hous. Strid
1967 66-11 Randy Matson Texas A&M
1966 64-2.25 Randy Matson Texas A&M
1965 63-0 John McGrath Pasadena AA
1964 64-11 Randy Matson Texas A&M
1963 62-5.75 Dave Davis US Marines
1962 63-6.5 Gary Gubner Grand StBoys
1961 62-2 Dallas Long SC Striders
1960 62-6.25 Parry O'Brien SC Strid
1959 62-2.25 Parry O'Brien SC Strid
1958 61-11.25 Parry O'Brien SC Strid
1957 61-6.5 Bill Nieder Unat-KS
1956 59-1.5 Ken Bantum NY Pioneer
1955 58-5.75 Parry O'Brien USAF
1954 58-11.75 Parry O'Brien LAAC
1953 57-11.25 Parry O'Brien LAAC
1952 57-4.375 Parry O'Brien LAAC
1951 55-9.25 Parry O'Brien LAAC
1950 57-2.125 Jim Fuchs NYAC
1949 57-2.125 Jim Fuchs NYAC
1948 53-8.25 Francis Delaney SFOC
1947 52-9.5 Francis Delaney SFOC
1946 52-2.5 Bill Bangert Unat-MO
1945 52-10 Bill Bangert Unat-MO
1944 52-8 Earl Audet Pasadena AA
1943 52-11.375 Earl Audet Unat-CA
1942 53-8.375 Al Blozis NYAC
1941 54-0.625 Al Blozis NYAC
1940 55-0.375 Al Blozis NYAC
1939 53-7 Lilburn Williams Xav,NO
1938 52-1.5 Frank Ryan NYAC
1937 51-7.125 James Reynolds SFOC
1936 50-7.625 Dmitri Zaitz Boston C
1935 51-6.25 Jack Torrance Unat-LA
1934 55-5.25 Jack Torrance LSU
1933 51-4.875 Jack Torrance LSU
1932 52-8.625 Leo Sexton NYAC
1931 50-8.25 Herman Brix LAAC
1930 52-50.75 Herman Brix LAAC
1929 50-2.5 Herman Brix LAAC
1928 50-11.75 Herman Brix Washington
1927 48-5 John Kuck KCAC
1926 49-10.875 Herbert Schwarze Unat
1925 50-1 Bud Houser HollAC
1924 46-5.75 Ralph Hills Princeton
1923 47-0.625 Orville Wanzer NYAC
1922 46-11.875 Pat McDonald NYAC
1921 46-11.75 Bud Houser LAAC
1920 47-0.25 Pat McDonald NYAC
1919 45-8 Pat McDonald NYAC
1918 42-3.75 Alma Richards US Army
1917 45-10.625 Arlie Mucks Chicago AA
1916 47-2.125 Arlie Mucks Wisconsin
1915 48-11.75 Arlie Mucks Wisconsin
1914 46-3.5 Pat McDonald Irish AAC
1913 46-2.625 Lawrence Whitney BosAA
1912 48.54 ft. Pat McDonald Irish AAC
1911 47-9 Pat McDonald Irish AAC
1910 49-1 Ralph Rose SF Olympic
1909 50-3.125 Ralph Rose SF Olympic
1908 49-0.5 Ralph Rose SF Olympic
1907 49-6.5 Ralph Rose SF Olympic
1906 46-10.5 Wesley Coe Unat-MA
1905 49-6 Wesley Coe Unat-MA
1904 40-9.5 Martin Sheridan IAAC
1903 42-11.875 Leon Feuerbach NYAC
1902 46-5 George Gray NatCl/CAN
1901 42-11.75 Fred Beck NYAC
1900 46-1.75 Dennis Horgan IRELAND
45-0.5 2-Wesley Coe Boston AA
1899 44-0.5 Richard Sheldon NYAC
1898 43-8.625 Richard Sheldon NYAC
1897 42-7.75 Charles Hennemann ChiAA
1896 44-3.125 George Gray NYAC/CAN
1895 43-0 William Hickok NYAC
1894 44-8 George Gray NYAC/CAN
1893 47-0 George Gray NYAC/CAN
1892 43-3.75 George Gray NYAC/CAN
1891 46-5.75 (light implement) George Gray NYAC/CAN
1890 43-9 George Gray NYAC/CAN
1889 41-4 George Gray NYAC/CAN
1888 42-10.5 George Gray NYAC/CAN
1888 42-4 Frank Lambrecht Man AC
1887 42-3 George Gray TorAC/CAN
40-3.5 Frank Lambrecht Man AC
1886 42-1.25 Frank Lambrecht PastimeAC
1885 42-2.375 Frank Lambrecht PastimeAC
1884 39-10.5 Frank Lambrecht PastimeAC
1883 43-0 Frank Lambrecht PastimeAC
1882 39-9.875 Frank Lambrecht PastimeAC
1881 37-5.5 Frank Lambrecht PastimeAC
1880 36-4.375 A.W. Adams Scot-Am AC
1879 36-3.125 A.W. Adams Scot-Am AC
1878 37-4 Henry Buermeyer NYAC
1877 37-2 Henry Buermeyer NYAC
1876 34-5 Henry Buermeyer NYAC
1875- Not held
http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAOutdoorTF/men/mSP.asp

Olympic shot-putter David Laut is killed at his Oxnard home

Hueneme High athletic director shot dead

Friday, August 28, 2009

Team USA gets rolling on Day 1 of World Champs

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Saturday, August 15, 2009
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Team USA gets rolling on Day 1 of World Champs

BERLIN - Team USA advanced through the rounds Saturday morning during opening-day competition at the 2009 IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Competition continues Saturday evening.

Nelson, Cantwell, Hoffa advance to final

Three Americans with five world titles to their names will compete in tonight's men's shot put final. 2005 world champion Adam Nelson (Charlottesville, Va.), 2008 Olympic silver medalist and two-time World Indoor champion Christian Cantwell (Columbia, Mo.) and reigning World Outdoor champion Reese Hoffa (Athens, Ga.) all easily made the final. Nelson exceeded the automatic qualifying mark of 20.30 meters on his first throw of 20.50m/67 feet 3.25 inches. Cantwell made it through with his second put of 20.63m/67-8.25 and Hoffa's first effort of 20.23m/66-4.5 was enough make the final. 2009 USA Indoor champion Dan Taylor (Mesa, Ariz.) threw 19.39m/63-7.5 after two fouls and did not advance.

100m men move into second round

Defending champion Tyson Gay (Clermont, Fla.) led Team USA's 100m contingent into Saturday night's second round, running 10.16 to win heat 11, the fastest time in the first round. Darvis Patton (Grand Prairie, Texas) won heat 2 in 10.26, Mike Rodgers (Round Rock, Texas) won heat 12 in 10.25 and Rae Edwards (Kansas City, Kan.) was third in heat 4 in 10.32 to advance.

400m women roll into next round

2008 Olympic bronze medalist Sanya Richards cruised through the first round of the women's 400m, winning heat 5 in 51.06 several meters ahead of Beijing gold medalist Christine Ohuruogu (GBR), who was second in 51.30. Debbie Dunn won heat 4 in 51.13 and 2008 World Junior silver medalist Jessica Beard was the runner-up in heat 2 in 51.72.

Barringer cruises into steeple final

American record holder Jenny Barringer (Boulder, Colo.) left her qualification status for the women's steeplechase in the balance until the final 50m of the second heat. Barringer took the early lead and ran with the front pack the entire race. Heading into the final 100m in fifth, she broke into a sprint after the final barrier, passing two competitors to finish third in 9:26.81 and automatically qualify for the final. 2008 Olympian Linsdey Anderson (South Ogden, Utah) finished 11th in heat 1 in 9:46.03 and Penn State's Bridget Franek (Hiram, Ohio) was 12th in heat 3 in 9:50.02. Neither advanced.

After two events in the women's heptathlon, 2008 high jump Olympian Sharon Day (Costa Mesa, Calif.) is sitting in second place with 2,086 points having run 13.90 in the 100m hurdles (993) and cleared 1.89m/6-2.25 in the high jump (1,093). 2009 USA Outdoor champion Diana Pickler (Sasche, Texas) is in eighth with 1,991 points and Bettie Wade is in ninth with 1,986 points.

The final of the women's triple jump and men's hammer throw will be without an American representative as 2009 USA Outdoor champion Shakeema Welsch (Charlotte, N.C.) was 17th in qualifying with a best effort of 14.01m/45-11.75w. Three-time USA Outdoor champion Shani Marks (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) was 27th in qualifying with 13.67m/44-10.25 and 2008 Olympian Erica McLain (Menlo Park, Calif.) was 32nd with 13.39m/43-11.25.

2007 NACAC champion Jake Freeman (Westbury, N.Y.) finished 15th in qualifying in the men's hammer throw with 74.19m/243-5 and Michael Mai (Santa Clara, Calif.) was 21st with 72.58m/238-1. Three-time USA Outdoor champion A.G. Kruger (Ashland, Ohio) was 28th with 70.19m/230-3

For complete results, quotes and Team USA reports, visit www.usatf.org.

Fans can watch Team USA on national television broadcasts on NBC and Versus, or online via live, daily Webcast at www.universalsports.com. For complete TV listings, visit http://www.usatf.org/events/2009/IAAFWorldOutdoorChampionships/mediaCoverage.asp.

For more information on Team USA at the World Outdoor Championships, visit http://www.usatf.org/events/2009/IAAFWorldOutdoorChampionships/.


About USA Track & Field

USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track and field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States. USATF encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, some of the most-watched events of Olympic broadcasts, the #1 high school and junior high school participatory sport and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States.

For more information on USATF, visit www.usatf.org

U.S. All-Time List 5,000 Meters Men

12:56.27 Dathan Ritzenhein Zurich 28/08/2009
12:58.21 Bob Kennedy 18/08/1970 5 Zürich 14/08/1996 25 years old
12:59.22 Bernard Lagat 12/12/1974 1 London (CP) 28/07/2006 31 years old
13:01.15 Sydney Maree 09/09/1956 2 Oslo 27/07/1985 28 years old
13:04.90 Matthew Tegenkamp 19/01/1982 8 Stockholm 25/07/2006 24 years old
13:10.00 Adam Goucher 18/02/1975 8r1 Heusden-Zolder 22/07/2006 31 years old
13:10.86 Alan Webb 13/01/1983 8 Berlin 04/09/2005 22 years old
Source: IAAF
13:11.77 Meb Keflezighi 08/05/00 Heusden-Zolder
13:11.77 Tim Broe 07/29/05 Oslo 2005
13:11.93 Alberto Salazar 07/06/82 Stockholm
13:11.93 Anthony Famiglietti 04/13/07 Walnut
Source: USATF

Ritzenhein smashes Kennedy's 5,000m AR

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Friday, August 28, 2009
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Ritzenhein smashes Kennedy's 5,000m AR


INDIANAPOLIS - Dathan Ritzenhein set an American record in the men's 5,000 meters and Sanya Richards continued her quest to win her third Golden League crown Friday at the Weltklasse Zurich, the fifth leg of the AF Golden League 2009.

Thirteen years after Bob Kennedy set the American record of 12:58.21 in the 5,000 meters at the Weltklasse Zurich meeting , 2008 Olympic marathoner Dathan Ritzenhein smashed that record by almost 2 seconds finishing third in 12 minutes 56.27 seconds. It was an almost 20 second personal best for Ritzenhein, which makes him the second-fastest non-African in history and only the third American ever to run under 13 minutes.


2009 world champion Sanya Richards won the women's 400m in a world-leading 48.94. Even with three-time world 200m champion Allyson Felix coming after her off the turn, Richards sped away down the final straight to run her third-fastest time ever. Felix finished a distant second in 49.83. Richards is now five-for- five in Golden League meetings this season.

The women's 100m was a rematch from last week's world championships featuring seven of the eight Berlin finalists in the race. Two-time world bronze medalist Carmelita Jeter shot out of the blocks when the gun went off and powered to the finish for the win in 10.86. Jeter was the only woman to break 11 seconds. Reigning Olympic and World champion Shelly-Ann Fraser (JAM) was fourth in 11.10 and Berlin silver medalist Kerron Stewart (JAM) was once again the runner-up in 11.04.

Anna Willard became the fifth American woman ever to break the four-minute barrier in the women's 1,500m with her runner-up finish in 3:59.38. Before this year, only two Americans had ever broken that barrier. Berlin bronze medalist Shannon Rowbury was fourth in 4:00.81, and Christin Wurth-Thomas was fifth in 4:01.01.

2008 Olympic gold medalist Dawn Harper finished as the runner-up in the women's 100m hurdles, running 12.48 to reigning world champion Brigette Foster-Hylton's 12.46. Two-time USA Outdoor champion Ginnie Powell finished fifth in 12.70 and Lolo Jones was eighth in 13.06. On the men's side, three-time world silver medalist Terrence Trammell once again took runner-up honors, crossing the line in 13.17. Two-time world bronze medalist David Payne was fourth in 13.32 and Beijing bronze medalist David Oliver was fifth in 13.33.

The men's 400m finish was a mirror image of the podium at the Berlin World Championships. Reigning Olympic and World Outdoor champion LaShawn Merritt pulled away from '04 Olympic and two-time world champion Jeremy Wariner coming down the final stretch to win in 44.21. Wariner finished second in 44.62 and bronze medalist Renny Quow was third in 44.77.

For more information and complete results from the Weltklasse Zurich Golden League meeting, visit www.iaaf.org.


About USA Track & Field

USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track and field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States. USATF encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, some of the most-watched events of Olympic broadcasts, the #1 high school and junior high school participatory sport and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States.

For more information on USATF, visit www.usatf.org

2009 IAAF World Athletics Championships Day 4 Team USA evening quotes

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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
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USA Track & Field
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2009 IAAF World Athletics Championships Day 4 Team USA evening quotes

Sanya Richards (Austin, Texas), Women's 400 meters gold medalist

First, it feels so great to finally hear that I am a world champion. It's an overwhelming experience. I really enjoy to competing here in Berlin. I have only good memories. And now I can say my first title was on the blue track in a world leading time. So, I'm really, really happy.

(Expectations or extra pressure?) I did in the past, that's what I wanted to shed this year. This year, I was having a really good time. The rounds went exactly as I hoped. Today, I came out and had fun. I was really confident in my race and my race strategy. I enjoyed every step around the track today. I'm just really thrilled to be a world champion. I can't say I'm glad to have waited this long. I would have loved to win in the Olympics and prior World Championships. I definitely think you to learn things to grow. I've been through a lot and I learned a lot. I feel like I'm a much better athlete because of it.

I'm happy it came in 2009 and hopefully this will be the start of a lot more titles to come. I did go out well in the Olympics. I don't think the first 200 was the reason I lost the Olympic final. Today, my today split was 23.0, almost the same pace as the Olympics. It's just control.

I'm in much better shape this season. Shericka (Williams) and Antonina (Krivoshapka) went out really fast. I think all of us went 23.0 flat. It was a really fast race. That's what you expect at a major championship. Everyone is running their best race. I was really comfortable with my strategy. I felt really strong. I worked the curve as best as I could. Once I pulled up on Shericka and made my move, I just hoped I could hold her off.

Debbie Dunn (Norfolk, Va.), 6th in Women's 400 meters

(On starting in Lane 1): It's not fun for the 400. But a lot of people would kill to have Lane 1 today. I did and I was very happy to have the chance to run the final. I thought it was a good race. I feel like I should have made a lot more impact. Unfortunately, I didn't. I wish I had a better lane. I think I would have made an impact. I have to settle for what I did today. I'm very honored and proud to represent the U.S. Next year is going to get even better. I'm looking forward to the years to come. I'm happy for Sanya. We are going to go for the gold in the 4 x 400.

Bershawn Jackson (Champaign, Illinois), Men's 400 hurdles bronze medalist

I executed a real good race. Those guys went out so hard. I give them the praises--they were the better men.

I wasn't surprised that it went out as fast as it did.

I'm a warrior and I'm a fighter, and I'll be back.

Kerron Clement (Gainesville, Florida), Men's 400 hurdles gold medalist

My plan all along was to defend my title, and there was no way anyone was going to take that away from me. My race plan was to go out fast. I knew that once I went out hard, that no one was going to keep up with me for the last 150, and once I got over the last hurdle, it was mine.

Rachel Yurkovich (Eugene, Oregon), Women's javelin

I felt pretty good in warmups. I just wasn't throwing well

It's kind of hard to get into a groove when the competition's stopped for a ceremony or races, but that's no excuse. I tried to go into it with a positive attitude, and on my last throw I had nothing to lose. I tried to be happy and go out there and (do it).

I was just thrilled to have made it this far. I'm happy to be here.

Dawn Harper (Los Angeles), Women's 100-meter hurdles

It was a good race. It went nice and smooth, exactly how my coach wanted me to do it. It was nice and smooth over the top of the hurdles. I'm exacted about that. It gives me confidence going into tomorrow. (On being assigned lane 1) I appreciated that because Lane 1, Heat 1, No. 1. Can anybody see that?

Damu Cherry (Winter Garden, Fla.), Women's 100-meter hurdles

It was a good opener. I wanted to work on a little part of my race. I did. It wasn't great, but it can get better for tomorrow. The false starts were a bit nerve-wracking. But I told myself to stay focused and concentrate on my lane.

Ginnie Powell (Los Angeles), Women's 100-meter hurdles

It was clean. I hit one hurdle. But it was a good race. I was looking to actually work on my trail leg. I hit a hurdle with it, probably because I slowed up a bit. You can't do that in the hurdles. But it's the first round and that's why I slowed up.

Michelle Perry (Santa Clarita, Calif.), Women's 100-meter hurdles

I'm injured. I have a torn LCL. I have to have surgery on it. It happened in Monaco.

Charles Clark (Virginia Beach, Virginia), Men's 200 meters

I thought I was pushing for a third place finish, so I'll have to wait and see if I make the semi-finals. It's been a great season so far, so I can't complain.

Wallace Spearmon, Jr. (College Station, Texas), Men's 200 meters

The race seemed pretty easy tonight. I didn't want to expend any more energy than I had to, because I know that in the finals, I'm going to need all of it.

As long as I was in the top two, that's all that matters, so that I can get one of the preferred lanes.

I did take a peek at the big screen to see where I was at and to make sure no one would sneak up on me. I didn't want to see anyone come up and pass me.

(on what it's going to take to beat Usain Bolt)--Run faster! He's running like he's from Mars or wherever Flash is from.

Sheena Tosta (San Diego, California), Women's 400 hurdles

I don't know what happened. I did what I wanted to do over the first 8 hurdles I tried to go, but I couldn't go.

Tiffany Williams (Orlando, Florida), Women's 400 hurdles

Technically, it was a great race. It was much better than my first round. I was thinking about staying relaxed, but I probably got a little too relaxed. But, I did make the final, and that's all that counts. I'm excited, and very grateful to be in this final. I have a day to rest, and I just have to get that second half of the race down.

I have to attack the critical zone a lot harder. It's going to take 53-low or 52-high to get a medal.

Lashinda Demus (Palmdale, California), Women's 400 hurdles

I wanted to run good through the 300m mark, and I did that tonight. I just practiced on my race for the finals. I'm gonna put it together and have a good race.

I'm the underdog--I'm not the Olympic champion

For complete results, quotes and Team USA reports, visit www.usatf.org.

Fans can watch Team USA on national television broadcasts on NBC and Versus, or online via live, daily Webcast at www.universalsports.com. For complete TV listings, visit http://www.usatf.org/events/2009/IAAFWorldOutdoorChampionships/mediaCoverage.asp.

For more information on Team USA at the World Outdoor Championships, visit http://www.usatf.org/events/2009/IAAFWorldOutdoorChampionships/.

About USA Track & Field

USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track and field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States. USATF encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, some of the most-watched events of Olympic broadcasts, the #1 high school and junior high school participatory sport and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States.

For more information on USATF, visit www.usatf.org

Team USA continues to move into finals in Berlin

For Immediate Release
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
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Team USA continues to move into finals in Berlin

BERLIN - Team USA saw seven more athletes advance to the next round of their competitions Wednesday morning at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at the 1936 Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany.

Rhines to run 5,000m final

Running from the front for much of the race, and even leading for a time, three-time Olympian Jen Rhines (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.) finished sixth in heat 2 of the women's 5,000m first round in 15:20.20 and was the first time qualifier into Saturday's final. Julie Culley (Arlington, Va.) finished seventh in heat 1 in 15:32.33 and did not advance.

Payne, Trammell move on to semifinal

Two-time world and Olympic silver medalist Terrence Trammell (Atlanta, Ga.) ran a clean race, easily qualifying for the semifinals in the men's 110m hurdles with his runner-up finish in heat 5 in 13.51. Heat 6 saw Beijing silver medalist and '07 bronze medalist David Payne (Covington, Ky.) get a good start. Mid way through the race, Hungary's Daniel Kiss began drifting into Payne's lane and ran down the line after crossing the final hurdle. Kiss won the heat in a national record 13.34 and Payne finished third in 13.54 to qualify for the next round. 2004 world junior champion Aries Merritt (Bryan, Texas) finished fourth in heat 3 in 13.70 and did not advance.

Brown Trafton, Hill Thurmond squeak into final

Reigning Olympic champion Stephanie Brown Trafton (Galt, Calif.) took the 11th qualifying spot into the final at these Championships. As per usual, Brown Trafton's best effort came on her first throw with a mark of 61.23 meters/200 feet 10 inches, just shy of the automatic qualifier of 61.50m/201-9. Three-time Olympian Aretha Hill Thurmond (Opelika, Ala.) took the 12th and final qualifying spot on her third throw with a mark of 61.08m/200-5. Becky Breisch (Chula Vista, Calif.) finished 22nd in qualifying with a best mark of 58.50m/191-11.

Manson and Moffat fly into final

2008 world indoor bronze medalist Andra Manson (Austin, Texas) and two-time USA Outdoor runner-up Keith Moffatt (Atlanta, Ga.) each qualified for the final in the men's high jump in very different fashions. A 2008 Olympian and the current world leader, Manson needed three attempts at 2.24m/7-4.25 and 2.27m/7-5.25 before clearing the automatic qualifier 2.30m/7-6.5 on his second attempt. Moffatt, on the other hand, had 1st attempt clearances at every height until he had three misses at 2.30m/7-6.5.

2004 Olympian Tora Harris (Chula Vista, Calif.) finished 21st in qualifying with a clearance of 2.24m/7-4.25. Needing three attempts to clear 2.20m/7-2.5 and 2.24m/7-4.25, Harris had one miss at 2.27m/7-5.25 and then passed to 2.30m/7-6.5 where he had two misses.

Hardee leads dec after 3 events

After two events in the men's decathlon, Trey Hardee (Austin, Texas) and Ashton Eaton (Eugene, Ore.) were sitting in first (2,004 points)and second (1,990 points), respectively, following first and second place finishes in the 100m and long jump. Hardee won heat 3 in 10.45, followed by Eaton who was the runner-up in 10.53. Eaton then set a personal best by 30cm in the long jump with a best mark of 7.85m/25-9.25 and Hardee leaped a personal best 7.83m/25-8.25. Jake Arnold (Tuscon, Ariz.) was in 33rd with 1,608 points.

Hardee then threw a monster personal best in the shot put of 15.33m/50-3.5 to bring his point total up to 2,814 and extend his lead. Eaton had a best put of 12.26m/40-2.75 and moved to sixth place with 2,612 points. After Arnold's best mark of 13.96m/45-9.75, he moved to 32nd with 2,335 points.

Team USA Medal Table - 2009 World Championships in Athletics

Gold (3)

Christian Cantwell (Columbia, Mo.), men's shot put, 22.03m/72-3.50

Sanya Richards (Austin, Tex.), women's 400m, 49.00

Kerron Clement (Gainesville, Fla.) men's 400m hurdles, 47.91

Silver (2)

Tyson Gay (Clermont, Fla.), men's 100 meters, 19.71

Chelsea Johnson (Los Angeles, Calif.), women's pole vault 4.65m/15-3

Bronze (2)

Carmelita Jeter (Inglewood, Calif.) women's 100 meters, 10.90

Bershawn Jackson (Savoy, Ill.) men's 400m hurdles, 48.23

For complete results, quotes and Team USA reports, visit www.usatf.org.

Fans can watch Team USA on national television broadcasts on NBC and Versus, or online via live, daily Webcast at www.universalsports.com. For complete TV listings, visit http://www.usatf.org/events/2009/IAAFWorldOutdoorChampionships/mediaCoverage.asp.

For more information on Team USA at the World Outdoor Championships, visit http://www.usatf.org/events/2009/IAAFWorldOutdoorChampionships.


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For more information on USATF, visit www.usatf.org
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

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Richards wins 400m gold, Clement defends hurdles title at World Championships


BERLIN - Sanya Richards won a long sought after individual 400m gold medal and Kerron Clement held on to his world hurdles crown Tuesday evening at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at the 1936 Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany.


Richards wins gold medal in women's 400 meters

2008 Olympic bronze medalist and world ranked #1 Sanya Richards (Austin, Tex.) won the first individual women's 400m world title of her career when she crossed the finish line first in this evening's final in the world leading time of 49.00 seconds.
Richards was even with Russia's Antonina Krivoshapka with 200 meters to go in the race. After leaving Krivoshapka behind, Richards still had to hold off a strong challenge from Jamaica's Shericka Williams down the final stretch. Richards broke away from Williams with 70 meters to go and ran by herself the rest of the way to victory. Williams was the runner-up with a personal best of 49.32, with Krivoshapka finishing third in 49.71.

The 2005World Outdoor Championships silver medalist, Richards joins Jearl Miles (2003, Stuttgart) as the only Americans ever to win this event at a World Outdoor Championship. Richards has been ranked #1 in the world in her event in each of the last four years and had yet to win an Olympic or World Championships individual gold medal, until tonight.

In her first ever trip to a World Outdoor Championships, 2009 USA Outdoor Championships runner-up Debbie Dunn (Norfolk, Va.), finished sixth in the final in 50.35.
Clement keeps world title


2007 world champion and 2008 Olympic Games silver medalist Kerron Clement (Gainesville, Fla.) joined elite company this evening in winning his second consecutive world outdoor title.


Clement, who entered this evening's action as the #1 ranked men's 400m hurdler in the world, was in command throughout tonight's final and won it convincingly in the fastest time in the world this year of 47.91 seconds. Clement joins National Track & Field Hall of Famer Edwin Moses (1983, 1987) and Felix Sanchez of the Dominican Republic (2001, 2003; who finished 8th tonight) as the only men ever to win the world 400m hurdles title twice, with all three accomplishing the feat in consecutive years.

2005 world outdoor champion, 2008 Olympic bronze medalist and reigning USA Outdoor champion Bershawn "Batman" Jackson (Savoy, Ill.), came from behind late in the race and out-leaned Jehue Gordon of Trinidad (17-year old 2009 Pan Am Junior silver medalist) for the bronze medal with his national record time of 48.23. 2008 Olympian Javier Culson (PUR) posted a national record with his silver medal winning finish in 48.09.

Other Americans who have won world 400m hurdles titles include Kevin Young (1993) and Derrick Adkins (1995).


Yurkovich places 12th in javelin final


Two-time NCAA champion Rachel Yurkovich (Eugene, Ore.), who at these Championships became the first American woman to qualify for the women's javelin final at a World Championships since Karin Smith finished 10th in 1983, finished 12th in tonight's final with a best throw of 51.15 meters/167 feet 9 inches.


Demus, Williams move on to 400m hurdles final


2005 World Outdoor silver medalist and current world leader (52.63, July 28) Lashinda Demus wasted no time in grabbing control of the third semi final of the women's 400m hurdles. Demus led very shortly after the gun and was in command the entire way in winning the race easily in 54.25 seconds. She'll next take to the track for the final on Thursday night.

Also securing a spot in the final was 2008 Olympic Trials champion Tiffany Williams (Orlando, Fla.), who ran out of lane 5 in heat 2, and finished third in 53.28 seconds. 2008 Olympic Games silver medalist and 2007 Pan Am Games champion Sheena Tosta (Chula Vista, Calif.) ran in lane eight in the first semi final and finished sixth in 56.31.


200m trio advances to semifinals


Team USA's men's 200m threesome all advanced through to the semi finals with little difficulty led by 2004 Olympic gold medalist and 2008 Olympic silver medalist Shawn Crawford (Los Angeles, Calif.). Crawford got out well and appeared in great form in heat 2. He grabbed the lead early out of lane 3 and held it the rest of the way in cruising to the win in 20.37.


2005 World Outdoor Championships silver medalist and 2007 World bronze medalist Wallace Spearmon (College Station, Tex.) got out in his usual fashion and made up enough ground over the last 60 meters to secure a second-place finish in 20.44.
2009 NCAA Outdoor champion and runner-up at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships Charles Clark (Virginia Beach, Va.) finished fourth in the first heat in 20.55 out of lane 8. Clark advanced to the semis on time. Next up will be the semifinals Wednesday night at Olympic Stadium.


Harper, Cherry, Powell advance in 100m hurdles

A talented and accomplished quartet of Team USA 100m hurdlers hit the track early this evening for their first round of competition. First to answer the gun was reigning Olympic and U.S. champion Dawn Harper (Los Angeles, Calif.), who broke well at the start in heat 1 and held the lead throughout in winning in 12.70 seconds. Her performance was the third-fastest of the round.


Next up in heat 2 was 2008 Olympic Games fourth-place finisher Damu Cherry (Winter Garden, Fla.), who was in third place at the fourth hurdle, and in first place as she soared over the eighth hurdle. Cherry went on to win easily in 12.71 seconds, with Lacena Golding-Clarke of Jamaica the runner-up in 12.90.


Michelle Perry (Santa Clarita, Calif.) stepped into the blocks in heat 3 as the two-time defending world champion in this event. However, things did not go well for Perry and she finished seventh in 13.68 seconds. Perry injured her right knee (lateral collateral ligament) while warming up at the Herculis Super Grand Prix in Monaco on July 28. Perry's knee was wrapped in white tape and she was limping after crossing the finish line.

Two-time USA Outdoor champion Ginnie Powell (Los Angeles, Calif.) got out well in heat 4 and wound up finishing as the runner-up in 12.77. Harper, Cherry and Powell now look forward to tomorrow night's semifinals.
Team USA Medal Table - 2009 World Championships in Athletics


Gold (1)

Christian Cantwell (Columbia, Mo.), men's shot put, 22.03m/72-3.50
Sanya Richards (Austin, Tex.), women's 400m, 49.00
Kerron Clement (Gainesville, Fla.) men's 400m hurdles, 47.91

Silver (2)


Tyson Gay (Clermont, Fla.), men's 100 meters, 19.71
Chelsea Johnson (Los Angeles, Calif.), women's pole vault 4.65m/15-3

Bronze (1)


Carmelita Jeter (Inglewood, Calif.) women's 100 meters, 10.90
Bershawn Jackson (Savoy, Ill.) men's 400m hurdles, 48.23
For complete results, quotes and Team USA reports, visit www.usatf.org.

Fans can watch Team USA on national television broadcasts on NBC and Versus, or online via live, daily Webcast at www.universalsports.com. For complete TV listings, visit http://www.usatf.org/events/2009/IAAFWorldOutdoorChampionships/mediaCoverage.asp.


For more information on Team USA at the World Outdoor Championships, visit http://www.usatf.org/events/2009/IAAFWorldOutdoorChampionships/.





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There are few certainties running in the human race

UCLA Track & Field Completes Coaching Staff

UCLA Track & Field Completes Coaching Staff
LaMonte Vaughn, Johnny Gray and Forest Braden sign on with UCLA



Aug. 27, 2009


Head coaches Jeanette Bolden and Mike Maynard have announced the hiring of LaMonte Vaughn, Johnny Gray and Forest Braden to assist the Bruin track and field teams for 2010 and beyond. With the hiring of this trio, the Bruin track and field coaching staff is now complete. Returning for his 26th year is Anthony Curran, who will continue to oversee the jumps and pole vault squads. Last year's volunteer coaches, Steve Baylor (jumps) and Chris Riggs (decathlon), will also return for the upcoming season. Bobby Kersee will also return to help coach sprinters, hurdlers and multi-event athletes.

Vaughn joins the Bruin staff after having previously coached at the University of Washington from October 2004 to September 2008 where he assisted with the sprints and hurdles events. While at Washington, Vaughn had much success, highlighted by six-time NCAA All-American Ashlee Lodree (hurdles) and four-time All-American Jordan Boase (400m). He also helped coach Husky athletes to four NCAA finals in the relays, nine school records, had 19 NCAA Championship participants, 25 West Region qualifiers, two USATF Championship qualifiers and 65 all-time UW top-10 marks. One of his athletes, Shane Charles, also set a national record for Grenadine in the 400m hurdles. Vaughn also coached at Eastern Kentucky University and Marshall University.

"It is an honor to be a part of such a prestigious program," said Vaughn. "I look forward to helping the Bruins add to the strong tradition of UCLA track and field, as well as working with the talented group of young athletes that we have and recruiting new talent to our program. I am excited to meet the proud UCLA alums that have made this such a historic program."

Gray and Braden will work together during the cross country season, while Gray will work closely with middle-distance runners during the track season, while Braden will work with the longer distance runners.

Gray comes to UCLA after having coached at Harvard-Westlake High School for the last few years where he coached the cross country team to the State meet for the first time in the program's history. Gray also coached one of America's elite half-milers, Khadevis Robinson, to five USATF Championship titles.

No stranger to success as an athlete, Gray is a four-time Olympian having competed in the 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games. At the Barcelona Games, he earned a bronze medal in the 800m and won gold at the 1987 and 1999 PanAm Games. He received the U.S. Olympic Committee's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007 and was a USATF Hall of Fame inductee in 2008. He also still holds the American Record in the 800m (1:42.60)

"I have always taught my athletes to take advantage of an advantage," said Gray. "I always wanted to be a part of the UCLA program as an athlete, and unfortunately it didn't happen. I have a lot to offer the UCLA program and I am excited and can't wait to put this program back to where it belongs with the help of a wonderful coaching team.....GO BRUINS!"

Braden comes to UCLA after having served as a volunteer distance coach at Gonzaga University last season where he worked closely with standout distance coach Pat Tyson. Braden was an All-American run for Coach Mike Maynard at Boise State from 2002-2007, earning accolades in cross country and both indoor and outdoor track. He also won seven WAC titles at Boise State.





"I am thrilled to be on board with the premier athletic university in the country," said Braden. "I am ready to help bring the UCLA distance squads back to conference and national prominence and will dedicate myself to building a program based on hardwork, integrity, and trust. I look forward to coaching some amazing student-athletes and working with one of the best coaching staffs in the country to help bring more conference championships and NCAA titles to UCLA."
UCLA Bruins Men's Track

Courtesy UCLA

Thursday, August 27, 2009

2009 IAAF World Athletics Championships Day 5 Team USA morning quotes

For Immediate Release
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
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2009 IAAF World Athletics Championships Day 5 Team USA morning quotes

Jen Rhines (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.), Women's 5,000 meters

I felt really good out there. I'm pleased to get this run through. Now it's time to get ready for Saturday. I looked at the clock before the heat and I made the decision. I could have finished a hair stronger if I really dug down. But I thought I should save some of it for Saturday. I knew if came in the top eight or nine and finished under 15:32, I would go.

Julie Culley (Arlington, Va.), Women's 5,000 meters

It was a little bit slow, through about the 3K. It was probably close to 9:15, 9:20 even. In the last 3K, I was starting to have some trouble. I have been struggling with an injury (hamstring and glute). When they started to pick it up and I had to start to open up my stride, that's when it started to hurt. I was doing the best I could.

Stephanie Brown Trafton (Galt, Calif.), Women's Discus
I'm not a morning person. I feel positive. The conditions were pretty good. The fans were loud and supportive. They were rooting for everyone.

(On winning the Olympic gold before the US or World gold) It may be an awkward way. But I have never been known to do things the normal way. I always find a different way to accomplish my goal. At some point, I will accomplish all of my goals.

I was more nervous than I thought I would be. I feel like I have something to prove. I love being the underdog. I'd love it if I were to scrape by and make it to the finals with the last spot. That will motivate me even more. By scraping by is creating drama for me. I love drama.

Aretha Hill Thurmond (Opelika, Alabama), Women's discus

I think I just gave my high school coach some grey hairs today. It's been my M.O. unfortunately my whole career. I'm the type of competitor that takes a while to get into a groove. It's like sprinters in a qualifying round, where everyone's so tight and trying to get a feel for what's about to happen.

The point was to get out there and make it through to the finals. We've got two Americans in the finals and now we can go see if we can put two on the podium.

Becky Breisch (Chula Vista, Calif.), Women's Discus

It didn't go so great today. If I knew why, I'd fix it out there. It was just not my day. This experience was great. Berlin is a wonderful place to be. They have done a great job doing everything for us.

Terrence Trammell (Atlanta), Men's 110 high hurdles

I felt good. I think that I was able to knock the dust off. It's been two months since I competed. I'm healthy, I feel in great shape. It felt good to get the first round out of the way. I had a few cobwebs. I wanted to come out and get a feel for things. Tomorrow, I will turn it up a notch. There are no injuries. I just wanted to work on a few things and focus on the rest of the last half of the season.

David Payne (Covington, Ky.), Men's 110 high hurdles

The race was horrible. I got a decent start, but I didn't attack right away. I hit a couple of hurdles and stayed in that state. I didn't push or come on. I started to get comfortable with my feet. As I starting hitting all the hurdles, I felt the guys to the right of me pass me. There wasn't that urgency there. It wasn't a good race. But I made it to the next round, and that's all that matter.

Tora Harris (Chula Vista, California), Men's high jump
It was hard. I wasn't feeling great coming in. The approach just wasn't working. I think I gave it a good effort.

Keith Moffatt (Newport News, Virginia), Men's high jump

First, I didn't know I made it to the finals. I was clean all the way up to 2.30. I felt real good.

I think that in the finals, I'll start at a higher height, because when I got to 2.30, I was a little tired. No matter what happens in the finals, I'm gonna go hard! I'm glad I made it!

Andra Manson (Austin, Texas), Men's high jump

It's a great feeling to make the finals!

There were a couple of good jumps today, but there were also some bad ones. Fortunately, I was able to correct myself at 2.30, and fortunately, that's what it's all about--I had to clear 2.30 to make the finals. That's going to give me a lot of confidence going to the finals.

For complete results, quotes and Team USA reports, visit www.usatf.org.

Fans can watch Team USA on national television broadcasts on NBC and Versus, or online via live, daily Webcast at www.universalsports.com. For complete TV listings, visit http://www.usatf.org/events/2009/IAAFWorldOutdoorChampionships/mediaCoverage.asp.

For more information on Team USA at the World Outdoor Championships, visit http://www.usatf.org/events/2009/IAAFWorldOutdoorChampionships.




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Lagat wins 1,500m bronze in Berlin

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Lagat wins 1,500m bronze in Berlin


BERLIN - Two-time Olympic medalist Bernard Lagat came storming back from behind in the men's 1,500m final to win the bronze medal Wednesday evening at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at the 1936 Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany.

2007 world 1,500m and 5,000m champion Bernard Lagat (Tucson, Ariz.) broke quickly at the gun and assumed command for the first 100 meters of the men's 1,500m final before drifting back into second place where he settled in for the better part of the next two laps.

With two laps to go the entire field remained in a single pack with about 10 yards separating the front from the back. At the bell, Lagat was third with 2008 Olympian and 2009 USA Outdoor 1,500m champion Lopez Lomong (Tucson, Ariz.) in sixth place.

With 200 meters left, Lagat had drifted back to eighth place, and with 80 meters remaining Lagat was in fifth place on the rail and blocked in with no place to go, when all of a sudden he jumped out to lane 3 and kicked it into gear. Lagat's famous kick served him well as he made up ground on the field and managed to take over third place by the time he crossed the finish line in 3:36.20. With his win, Lagat becomes the first American man to win two medals in the 1,500m at the World Outdoor Championships. National Track & Field Hall of Famer Steve Scott won the silver medal in 1983, and Jim Spivey won bronze in 1987.

2008 Olympic Games 800m fifth-place finisher Yusuf Saad Kamel (BRN) won the race in 3:35.93, with Deresse Mekonnen (ETH) finishing as the runner-up in 3:36.01.

Lomong, who finished 12th in his semifinal at the 2008 Olympics, finished eighth in the final in 3:37.62, and 2008 Olympian and 2008 NCAA 1,500m champion Leonel Manzano (Austin, Tex.) finished 12th in 3:40.05. This marked the first time that three Americans have competed in a 1,500m final at a World Outdoor Championships.

Malone has best finish ever at Worlds or Olympic Games

2004 Olympian and 1996 World Junior champion Casey Malone saved his best throw for last and ended up with his best placing ever in a men's discus final at a major international championship.

Malone's sixth and final throw of 66.06 meters/216 feet 9 inches was good enough for fifth place in the final standings. Malone's previous best placing at a Worlds or Olympics was when he finished sixth at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Malone's fifth-place finish was the best by an American since Ian Waltz placed fifth at the 2005 Championships in Helsinki.

2004 Olympian and 2009 USA Championships runner-up Jarred Rome, who finished seventh in 2005 in Helsinki, finished 11th this evening with a best of 62.47m/204-11.

Hardee, Eaton in decathlon medal contention

After posting a personal best earlier this morning in the long jump (7.83m/25-8.25)and holding the lead in the competition after three events,reigning U.S. decathlon champion and 2008 Olympic Trials runner-up Trey Hardee (Austin, Tex.) currently sits in third place with five more events scheduled for tomorrow.

Hardee ended the day by easily winning his heat of the 400 meters in a season's best time of 48.13 seconds, and has tallied 4,511 points over the first five events. He sits just one point behind first day second placer Junior Diaz of Cuba and trails leader Oleksiy Kasyanov (UKR) by 44 points.

Two-time NCAA champion and 2009 USA Outdoor Championships runner-up Ashton Eaton (Eugene, Ore.) also set a personal best in today's long jump (7.85m/25-9.25). Eaton currently sits in fifth place with 4,355 points.

Two-time NCAA champion Jake Arnold (Santa Rosa, Calif.) finished day 1 of the decathlon in 27th place with 3,960 points. The competition starts again at 10:05 a.m. local time with the 110m hurdles.

Harper posts personal best in 100m hurdles semis

Reigning Olympic and U.S. champion Dawn Harper (Los Angeles, Calif.), who set a new personal best earlier this evening in the women's 100m hurdles semis (12.48), was not as fortunate a couple hours later in the final at Olympic Stadium.

Shortly after the gun went off Harper hit the second hurdle and that threw her rhythm off for the remainder of the race and she finished seventh in 12.81 seconds. Two-time USA Outdoor champion and 2005 World Championships fifth-place finisher Ginnie Powell crossed the finish line in sixth place in 12.81.

Jamaican 2008 Olympic Games finalist Brigitte Foster-Hylton won the race in a season's best 12.51, with Canada's 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Priscilla Lopes-Schliep the runner-up in 12.54. Jamaican Olympic finalist Delloreen Ennis-London finished third in a season's best 12.55.

2008 Olympic Games fourth-place finisher Damu Cherry (Winter Garden, Fla.) finished third in the second of three semi finals in 12.76 and did not advance.

Crawford, Spearmon & Clark move on to men's 200m final

2004 Olympic gold medalist and 2008 Olympic silver medalist Shawn Crawford (Los Angeles, Calif.), looked strong running out of lane six in the first of two semifinals in the men's 200 meters. Crawford qualified for the final with little difficulty, finishing third in 20.35 seconds.

2005 World Outdoor Championships silver medalist and 2007 world championships bronze medalist Wallace Spearmon (College Station, Tex.) broke well at the gun in the second semi final and had the lead after the first 100 meters. Spearmon kept the quick opening pace up the rest of the way and won easily in 20.14.

Crawford and Spearmon will be joined in Thursday night's final by 2009 NCAA Outdoor champion and runner-up at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships Charles Clark of Virginia Beach, Va. Although he's a rookie at the World Championships, Clark showed a great deal of poise in finishing third by running a season's best time of 20.27 in the second semi final.

Wariner, Merritt advance to 400m final

2004 Olympic gold medalist and two-time world champion Jeremy Wariner (Waco, Texas) clearly held the lead with 200 meters to go in the first of three men's 200m semifinals. Wariner, who ran in bright red shoes, ran comfortably the rest of the way before crossing the finish line first in 44.69.

2008 Olympic gold medalist and world ranked #1 LaShawn Merritt (Suffolk, Va.) ran the fastest time in the world this season in winning heat 2 in 44.37. Merritt's performance betters his own previous world leader of 44.50 from his win in Baie Mahault on May 1. Wariner and Merritt will next do battle Friday night in the men's 400m final.

Fourth place finisher at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships Lionel Larry (Compton, Calif.) finished sixth in the third semifinal in 45.85 and will not advance.

Team USA women all advance in 200 meters

Two-time world champion and two-time Olympic silver medalist Allyson Felix (Santa Clarita, Calif.) put it on cruise control with 60 meters remaining in the third of six opening round heats in the women's 200 meters. Felix sailed through to the next round with an easy win in 22.88 seconds.

2008 Olympic Games fourth-place finisher Muna Lee (College Station, Tex.) ran out of lane 7 in heat 2 and grabbed command of the race at the top of the straightaway. Lee went on to win the race in a season's best time of 22.76.

2008 Olympic Games fifth-place finisher Marshevet Hooker (Pflugerville, Tex.) responded to the challenge of running in lane 8 of heat 4 by winning in a season's best time of 22.51. 2009 USA Outdoor Championships fourth-place finisher Charonda Williams (Richmond, Calif.) looked strong in her first ever action at a World Outdoor Championships in finishing second in heat 1 in 23.08. The semi finals will take place Thursday evening.

Team USA Medal Table - 2009 World Championships in Athletics

Gold (3)
Christian Cantwell (Columbia, Mo.), men's shot put, 22.03m/72-3.50
Sanya Richards (Austin, Tex.), women's 400m, 49.00
Kerron Clement (Gainesville, Fla.) men's 400m hurdles, 47.91

Silver (2)
Tyson Gay (Clermont, Fla.), men's 100 meters, 19.71
Chelsea Johnson (Los Angeles, Calif.), women's pole vault 4.65m/15-3

Bronze (3)
Carmelita Jeter (Inglewood, Calif.) women's 100 meters, 10.90
Bershawn Jackson (Savoy, Ill.) men's 400m hurdles, 48.23
Bernard Lagat (Tucson, Ariz.) men's 1,500 meters, 3:36.20.

For complete results, quotes and Team USA reports, visit www.usatf.org.

Fans can watch Team USA on national television broadcasts on NBC and Versus, or online via live, daily Webcast at www.universalsports.com. For complete TV listings, visit http://www.usatf.org/events/2009/IAAFWorldOutdoorChampionships/mediaCoverage.asp.

For more information on Team USA at the World Outdoor Championships, visit http://www.usatf.org/events/2009/IAAFWorldOutdoorChampionships/.








About USA Track & Field

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For Immediate Release
Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Contact:
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USA Track & Field
Media Information Manager
317-713-4690; Tom.Surber@usatf.org


Cantwell named Athlete of the Week

BERLIN -Christian Cantwell has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning the gold medal in the men's shot put on Saturday at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at the 1936 Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany.


The 2008 Olympic Games silver medalist, Cantwell (Columbia, Mo.) grabbed the early lead in the competition with his first round throw of 21.54 meters/70 feet 8 inches. 2008 Olympic champion Tomasz Majewski of Poland wrested the lead from Cantwell with his fourth-round toss of 21.68m/71-1.50, and increased it in round 5 when he threw 21.91m/71-10.75.


Cantwell needed a clutch performance late in the competition and got it in round 5 with his winning throw of 22.03m/72-3.50, which is the best throw in the world this outdoor season, and the third farthest in World Championships history.


Now in its eighth year, USATF's Athlete of the Week program is designed to recognize outstanding performers at all levels of the sport. USATF names a new honoree each week and features the athlete on the USATF website. Selections are based on top performances and results from the previous week.


2009 USATF Athlete of the Week Winners: January 6, Mason Finley; January 13, Amber Campbell; January 20, Josh Cox; January 27, German Fernandez; February 3, Ashton Eaton; February 10, Shalane Flanagan; February 17, Galen Rupp; February 24, Dexter Faulk; March 3, Terrence Trammell; March 10, Diana Pickler; March 17, Galen Rupp; March 24, Sumi Onodera-Leonard; March 31, German Fernandez; April 7, Cyrus Hostetler; April 14, Curtis Beach; April 21, Kara Goucher; April 28, Mason Finley; May 5, Chris Derrick; May 12, Natalie Willer; May 19, Will Claye; May 26, Nadine O'Connor; June 2, Tyson Gay; June 9, Dwight Phillips; June 16, Galen Rupp; June 23, Kami Semick; June 30, Dawn Harper; July 7, Raevyn Rogers; July 14, Ryan Crouser; July 28, Anton Krupicka; August 11, Rita Hanscom; August 19, Christian Cantwell.

BEST MARKS WEEK ENDING AUGUST 16

MEN

100 - 9.71 Tyson Gay (adidas) - Berlin, GER 8/16 AMERICAN RECORD
1500 - 3:38.86 Dorian Ulrey (Arkansas) - Berlin, GER 8/15
3000SC - 8:46.79 Dan Huling (Reebok) - Berlin, GER 8/16
400H - 48.00 Kerron Clement (Nike) - Berlin, GER 8/16 U.S. leader
TJ - 16.94/55-7 Brandon Roulhac (HPC Elite) - Berlin, GER 8/16
SP - 22.03/72-3.5 Christian Cantwell (Nike) - Berlin, GER 8/15 World leader
HT - 74.19/243-5 Jake Freeman (NYAC) - Berlin, GER 8/15


WOMEN

100 - 10.94 Carmelita Jeter (Nike) - Berlin, GER 8/16
400 - 49.95 Debbie Dunn (Nike) - Berlin, GER 8/16
800 - 2:02.63 Geena Gall (OTC Elite) - Berlin, GER 8/16
3000SC - 9:26.81 Jenny Barringer (Colorado) - Berlin, GER 8/15
10,000 - 31:13.78 Amy Yoder Begley (Nike) - Berlin, GER 8/15 U.S. leader
HJ - 1.89/6-2.25 Sharon Day (Asics) - Berlin, GER 8/15
PV - 4.55/14-11 Chelsea Johnson (Nike) - Berlin, GER 8/15

LJ - 6.24/20-5.75 Diana Pickler (Asics) - Berlin, GER 8/16
TJ - 13.39/43-11.25 Erica McLain (Nike) - Berlin, GER 8/15
SP - 18.96/62-2.5 Michelle Carter (Nike) - Berlin, GER 8/16
JT - 59.57/195-5 Rachel Yurkovich (Oregon) - Berlin, GER 8/16
Hept - 6126 Sharon Day (Asics) - Berlin, GER 8/16



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BERLIN -Christian Cantwell has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning the gold medal in the men's shot put on Saturday at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at the 1936 Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany.


The 2008 Olympic Games silver medalist, Cantwell (Columbia, Mo.) grabbed the early lead in the competition with his first round throw of 21.54 meters/70 feet 8 inches. 2008 Olympic champion Tomasz Majewski of Poland wrested the lead from Cantwell with his fourth-round toss of 21.68m/71-1.50, and increased it in round 5 when he threw 21.91m/71-10.75.


Cantwell needed a clutch performance late in the competition and got it in round 5 with his winning throw of 22.03m/72-3.50, which is the best throw in the world this outdoor season, and the third farthest in World Championships history.


Now in its eighth year, USATF's Athlete of the Week program is designed to recognize outstanding performers at all levels of the sport. USATF names a new honoree each week and features the athlete on the USATF website. Selections are based on top performances and results from the previous week.


2009 USATF Athlete of the Week Winners: January 6, Mason Finley; January 13, Amber Campbell; January 20, Josh Cox; January 27, German Fernandez; February 3, Ashton Eaton; February 10, Shalane Flanagan; February 17, Galen Rupp; February 24, Dexter Faulk; March 3, Terrence Trammell; March 10, Diana Pickler; March 17, Galen Rupp; March 24, Sumi Onodera-Leonard; March 31, German Fernandez; April 7, Cyrus Hostetler; April 14, Curtis Beach; April 21, Kara Goucher; April 28, Mason Finley; May 5, Chris Derrick; May 12, Natalie Willer; May 19, Will Claye; May 26, Nadine O'Connor; June 2, Tyson Gay; June 9, Dwight Phillips; June 16, Galen Rupp; June 23, Kami Semick; June 30, Dawn Harper; July 7, Raevyn Rogers; July 14, Ryan Crouser; July 28, Anton Krupicka; August 11, Rita Hanscom; August 19, Christian Cantwell.

BEST MARKS WEEK ENDING AUGUST 16

MEN

100 - 9.71 Tyson Gay (adidas) - Berlin, GER 8/16 AMERICAN RECORD
1500 - 3:38.86 Dorian Ulrey (Arkansas) - Berlin, GER 8/15
3000SC - 8:46.79 Dan Huling (Reebok) - Berlin, GER 8/16
400H - 48.00 Kerron Clement (Nike) - Berlin, GER 8/16 U.S. leader
TJ - 16.94/55-7 Brandon Roulhac (HPC Elite) - Berlin, GER 8/16
SP - 22.03/72-3.5 Christian Cantwell (Nike) - Berlin, GER 8/15 World leader
HT - 74.19/243-5 Jake Freeman (NYAC) - Berlin, GER 8/15


WOMEN

100 - 10.94 Carmelita Jeter (Nike) - Berlin, GER 8/16
400 - 49.95 Debbie Dunn (Nike) - Berlin, GER 8/16
800 - 2:02.63 Geena Gall (OTC Elite) - Berlin, GER 8/16
3000SC - 9:26.81 Jenny Barringer (Colorado) - Berlin, GER 8/15
10,000 - 31:13.78 Amy Yoder Begley (Nike) - Berlin, GER 8/15 U.S. leader
HJ - 1.89/6-2.25 Sharon Day (Asics) - Berlin, GER 8/15
PV - 4.55/14-11 Chelsea Johnson (Nike) - Berlin, GER 8/15
LJ - 6.24/20-5.75 Diana Pickler (Asics) - Berlin, GER 8/16
TJ - 13.39/43-11.25 Erica McLain (Nike) - Berlin, GER 8/15
SP - 18.96/62-2.5 Michelle Carter (Nike) - Berlin, GER 8/16
JT - 59.57/195-5 Rachel Yurkovich (Oregon) - Berlin, GER 8/16
Hept - 6126 Sharon Day (Asics) - Berlin, GER 8/16




About USA Track & Field

USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track and field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States. USATF encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, some of the most-watched events of Olympic broadcasts, the #1 high school and junior high school participatory sport and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States.

For more information on USATF, visit www.usatf.org

2009 IAAF World Athletics Championships Day 5 Team USA evening quotes

For Immediate Release
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Contact:
Vicky Oddi
USA Track & Field
Communications Coordinator
+4917617368884; Vicky.Oddi@usatf.org


2009 IAAF World Athletics Championships Day 5 Team USA evening quotes

Bernard Lagat (Tuscon, Ariz.), Men's 1,500 meters bronze medalist

That was the hardest box ever. This is a box that was happening a little too close to the finish. Normally, when it happens, with 300 meters to go, you can make your way out of it. This one happened at the wrong place, with 150 meters to go. I couldn't do anything.

Lopez Lomong (Colorado Springs, Colo.), 8th in Men's 1,500 meters

It's good, it's hard and it's nice. This was a good experience for me. It was fun here, running with the best of the best in the world. It was fantastic. I was right up there. I was caught up in a little situation. I got boxed in a little bit. I'm not going to beat myself up just because I lost today. I'm going to use this for my confidence and get ready to go. I hope for next time it will be a little bit different. I had a great time here in Berlin. I talked to Bernard. I congratulated him. He ran a fantastic race. He was able to bring home a bronze medal.

Leonel Manzano (Austin, Texas), 12th in Men's 1,500 meters

These guys are the best in the world. I was glad to be in the mix. It was a great race for everybody. You work very hard. You can't make any mistakes when you are competing at this level. The big goal was to make the world championship team. The next goal was to advance to the finals. Once in the finals, I was going to give it a good go. I tried to give a good go. I gave it my best. The first couple of laps, I tried to get in there. I gave it a good shot. It didn't happen. I don't think I'm disappointed. Finishing 12th in the world isn't that bad. It was a great season and the season is still going on.

Ginnie Powell (Los Angeles, California), 6th in Women's 100 meter hurdles

The race was very messy. I felt good, especially over the first four hurdles, and then I was trying to press so hard that I was clipping hurdles. I clipped one real bad and that threw me off.

It's sad that two of America's top hurdlers couldn't medal, and especially under Bob Kersee. It's the first time in a long time that he didn't get a medal in a major meet.

Anyone on that starting line could have won that race. (One of the girls) was saying that if you make one little mechanical mistake, no matter how fit or strong you are, it's over.

Dawn Harper (Los Angeles, California), 7th in Women's 100 meter hurdles

I had a real good start. I hit hurdle 2, and there's not really much you can do when you hit it. I hit it real hard and I almost fell. It's hard to regroup when you're chasing 12.51.

I feel like I let my coach down (Bob Kersee). Ginnie and I were both ready to go. We just didn't execute our race.

You cannot count out anyone in that race. Everyone there was ready to go.

Casey Malone (Ft. Collins, Colorado), 5th in Men's discus

This German crowd was really incredible. They were cheering for everybody, and especially for Robert (Harting) the loudest. These folks really know their discus out here.

I felt like my throws got better and better as the competition went on. It's funny that I kept throwing better and better but I could never throw out of that fifth spot. Technically speaking, my throws got more relaxed towards the end. I wished I had more throws. Maybe I could have gotten fourth, but I wished I could've gotten that one big throw.

Ashton Eaton (Eugene, Oregon), Men's decathlon

Coming into this meet, I knew that Trey (Hardee) and I were the fastest, so I wanted to set the tone early.

I felt good going into the long jump, and was excited about that PR. The shot was tough to manage. It's going to be a while before I am competitive in that, so I have to manage it. The high jump is something I'm a bit inconsistent with.

The key to the decathlon is consistency. I just have to do my normal stuff.

Trey Hardee (Austin, Texas), Men's decathlon

I came out like a cannon in the first three events, Point wise, I have to be happy with where I'm at, and I'm looking forward to getting some rest.

I'm looking forward to an exciting second day. These guys are excellent competitors.

Shawn Crawford (Los Angeles), Men s 200 meters, semifinals

I was hoping that would be a sub-20 race. I have to change my race strategy. That strategy right there is for the birds. Trying to run hard from the blocks to the turn is not for me. I think the final is going to be fast. My goal is to run 19.51. I would be very happy with that.

Wallace Spearmon (College Station, Texas), Men s 200 meters, semifinals

It was pretty good. I've been trying to go out there and run a little bit harder in each round. But at the same time, I know Usain Bolt is an animal, and I am going to have the best race of my life to beat in the finals. I look forward to my chances and I look forward to tomorrow. I'm going to look for a PR tomorrow and try to get on that medal stand.

Charles Clark (Virginia Beach, Va.), Men s 200 meters, semifinals

My goal was to go out there, run hard and make it to the finals. It's an honor to be here to represent the USA. I take pride in that.

Allyson, Felix (Santa Clarita, Calif.), Women's 200 meter, first round

I felt good. I wanted to come out and focus on the start and control the race from there. I want a personal best. I'd love to defend my title here in this stadium. That would definitely be special.

Muna Lee (College Station, Texas), Women's 200 meter, first round

I ran more in control. I got some sleep. I'm just taking a day at a time. I want to be in control of my race. I don't want to mess up.

Marshevet Hooker (Pflugerville, Texas), Women's 200 meter, first round

I felt really good. I worked really hard. I didn't know if I was going to see anybody. (Running in Lane 8) It was the first time I have ever run in Lane 8. My main goal was not to see anybody. Now I know I can do it. It's one more thing to add to the resume.

Charonda Williams (Richmond, Calif.), Women's 200 meter, first round

I have been waiting for this. Now it's finally here. I just have to run the rounds. My race went pretty well. I was racing just to make it to the next round, which I have accomplished. I ran relaxed and good. I like my start. I was very aggressive there.

Jarred Rome (Chula Vista, Calif.), Men's Discus

I felt great yesterday. My legs felt great. My technique felt good. Everything felt good. Then today, nothing felt good. I couldn't even hit one throw. I had high expectations and I don't even know what happened.

Damu Cherry (Winter Garden, Fla.), Women's 100 hurdles, semifinals

If I'm supposed to be in the final, I will be there. If not, I gave it my best effort.

Lionel Larry (Compton, California), Men's 400 meters

It was a lot better than the last time I came to the world championships, when I didn't finish. I can walk away with some dignity in my head so I can't be too mad.

LaShawn Merritt (Suffolk, Virginia), Men's 400 meters

I set it up real good. I had a great race. I wanted to come out today and set the bar. I wanted to set the tone today.

I moved a little bit harder than I did yesterday, and that's what makes my times drop. I'm the type of person that thrives off adrenaline, considering the crowd is great and the track is great.

I didn't run as hard as I could have, as I wanted to save a little bit for the final on Friday. People are ready to come and run hard--this is the biggest competition of this year.

I'm expecting a win--it's not really a time. What it takes to win is what I'm gonna run.

Jeremy Wariner (Waco, Texas), Men's 400 meters

It was real good.

**Beginning tomorrow, quotes will be posted LIVE to www.usatf.org in the evening sessions, updating periodically throughout the competition.


About USA Track & Field

USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track and field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States. USATF encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, some of the most-watched events of Olympic broadcasts, the #1 high school and junior high school participatory sport and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States.

For more information on USATF, visit www.usatf.org