Oliver, Wilson go 1-2 in 110m Hurdles at World Champs

MOSCOW — David Oliver and Ryan Wilson (Westerville North HS, Westerville, OH 1999; USC 2003)made a 1-2 statement for Team USA in the men’s 110m hurdles while Carmelita Jeter (Bishop Montgomery HS, Torrance 1998; Cal State Dominguez Hills 2003) claimed bronze in the women’s 100m Monday night at the IAAF World Outdoor Championships at Luzhniki Stadium.

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Team USA maintains its lead in the medal table with six (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze), and still dominates the team scoring with 92 points, 50 ahead of second place Jamaica.

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Oliver (Clermont, Fla.) ran a dominant race from the gun to capture his first international title with a world-leading 13.00. 2013 USA Outdoor champion Wilson (Los Angeles, Calif.) grabbed silver in his first international appearance at age 32 in a time of 13.13. Defending world champion Jason Richardson (Los Angeles, Calif.) stumbled off the final hurdle, falling from third to fourth in 13.27, while world record holder Aries Merritt (Bryan, Texas), coming back from injury, was sixth at 13.31.

In the women’s 100m, reigning world champion Jeter (Los Angeles, Calif.) had raced very little in 2013 due to injury. In Moscow, she overcame a slow start, and by mid-race she pulled alongside her quick-starting training partner English Gardner (Vorhees, N.J.). Two-time Olympic gold medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica took the win in a world-leading time of 10.71, with Murielle Ahouri second in 10.93 and Jeter third just .01 back, in 10.94. In her first world Championships, national champion Gardner finished in fourth in 10.97. Alexandria Anderson (Austin, Texas) took seventh in 11.10, while Octavius Freeman (Lake Wales, Fla.) was eighth in 11.16.

American record holder Michelle Carter (Dallas, Texas) was in medal position, sitting third heading into the final round of throwing thanks to her second-round mark of 19.94m/65-5. A sixth-round throw by Christina Schwanitz vaulted the German to second, pushing Carter off of the podium. Tia Brooks (Grand Rapids, Mich.) had a best of 18.09m/59-4.25 on her first attempt to finish eighth in an event won for the fourth time in a row by New Zealand’s Valerie Adams.

Brad Walker (Mountlake Terrace, Wash.) took fourth in the men’s pole vault. Walker made second-attempt clearances at 5.65m/18-6.5 and 5.75m/18-19.25, and went over 5.82m/19-1 on his first try.

Natasha Hastings (Atlanta, Ga.) and Francena McCorory (Hampton, Va.) came off the final turn of the women’s 400m final in position to medal, but faded in the last 100 meters. Hastings, the 2012 World Indoor bronze medalist, finished fifth in a time of 50.30 and McCorory, who won Olympic gold in London in the 4x400m, finished sixth in 50.68.

LaShawn Merritt (Suffolk, Va.) and Tony McQuay (Gainesville, Fla.) both advanced to Tuesday night’s final of the men’s 400m. McQuay ran a 44.66 season best to finish second in the first semi, while Merritt cruised through the line at 44.60 to win semi final two. Nineteen-year-old Arman Hall (Gainesville, Fla.) did not advance after finishing fifth at 45.54 in the third semifinal.

In evening competition of the women’s heptathlon, Sharon Day (Los Angeles, Calif.) (Costa Mesa HS 2003; Cal Poly SLO 2008) threw 14.35m/47-1 on her first attempt in the shot put to put her within 37 points of the lead, then ran 24.28 in the 200m to finish the first day of the women’s heptathlon with 3836 points. Day is in third place and only 72 points off her PR pace from the U.S. Championships in June. She sits one point behind Dafne Schippers of Holland and leader Ganna Melnichenko (3912) from the Ukraine.

Bettie Wade’s (Manhattan, Kan.) mark of 12.79m/41-11.5 in the shot put put her in 15th place after three events with 2692 points, and she went on to win her 200m heat in 24.87 to move to 3591 points and maintain her place. Erica Bougard (Byhalia, Miss.) threw a personal best of 11.27m/36-11.75 in the shot put, and at the end of the day was ranked 20th with 3539 points after clocking 24.59 in the 200.

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