This weekend in Palo Alto

Hello Everyone,



I received your names from Ernie Lee as running fans in the Palo Alto area connected to the high school running scene through your respective websites. As I’m sure you all know there are some great races on tap at the Cardinal invite this weekend, several of which have Nike athletes shooting for American Records; namely in the men’s 10k and women’s 5k. If one of the records does fall, we’ll be hosting the record-breaker at the new Nike store in Palo Alto (located at 680 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto CA) for a reception Sunday morning at 9:30 where they will be available for questions and autographs.



Regardless of whether any records are broken, there will be a group run leaving the store at 8:30 with some post-run refreshments. Feel free to let your constituents know about what will hopefully be a great opportunity for them to meet a new American Record Holder.



I’ll send out another email following the races to confirm any events that might be taking place on Sunday. I know it’s short notice today – not to mention a confirmation tomorrow night, so I thank you for any support you can lend.



Let me know if you have any questions and thank you very much.



Bret Schoolmeester

Nike Running

U.S. High School Weight Throw Performance List

U.S. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' 12# HAMMER THROW

NATIONAL RECORD

260’00” Conor McCullough JR Chaminade, West Hills, CA 06-28-08

Class Records

213’00” Conor McCullough FR Chaminade, West Hills, CA 06-22-06
243’11” Conor McCullough SO Chaminade, West Hills, CA 06-03-07
260’00” Conor McCullough JR Chaminade, West Hills, CA 06-28-08
256’09” Conor McCullough SR Chaminade, West Hills, CA 04-18-09

2010 PERFORMANCE LIST


243’02” Justin Welch SR Eastwood, Pemberville, OH 04-17
225’08” Brad Bolton JR El Toro, Lake Forest, CA 03-20
216’08” Greg Skipper JR Oregon City, OR 04-18
213’04” Brett Hardin SR Harrison, Marietta, GA 03-07
204’02” Jordan Arakawa SR Capital, Olympia, WA 04-17
200’05” James Hall SR Beacon, NY 04-17
199’01” A.J. Guerra SR Woodstock Academy, CT 04-16
197’03” Max Milder SR Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI 04-03
196’10” Matt Lloyd SR Camas, WA 04-17
193’02” Jon Lawson JR Prairie, Brush Prairie, WA 04-18
192’11” Spencer Prince SR Abbotsford, WI 04-17
186’11” Thomas Servino JR Monroe Woodbury, Central Valley, NY 04-24 *
185’03” Remy Steele SR Barrington, RI 04-21 *
183’06” Nate Irwin JR Chariho, Wood River Junction, RI 04-06
182’03” Nathan Loe JR Woodland, Cartersville, GA 03-07
181’10” Ryan Minor JR South Brunswick, Southport, NC 04-03
181’03” Mike Maloof JR Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI 04-03
181’00” Caleb Whitener SR Paulding, Dallas, GA 03-07
179’08” Tyler Prendergast SR Shenendehowa, Clifton Park, NY 04-17
178’01” Harry Weintraub SR Hendrick Hudson, Montrose, NY 04-17
174’10” Joe McGuire JR Westerly, RI 04-13
174’09” Brandon McGeever SR Archbishop Stepinac, White Plains, NY 04-05
174’07” K.C. Barrett SR LaSalle Academy, Providence, RI 04-13
174’00” Wilson Adams SR Barrington, RI 04-06
172’03” Josh Choquette JR Plainfield, Central Village, CT 04-16
171’09” William Kent SR Walton, Marietta, GA 03-07
171’01” Edward Brentnall JR Lovett, Atlanta, GA 03-07
170’08” Bobby Rogers SR Everett, WA 03-13
167’04” Jalen Fooster SR Marietta, GA 03-07
166’09” Kris Leverette SR Marietta, GA 11-28
166’04” Matt Beyland SR Centerville, OH 03-27
164’08” Corey Confreda JR Pilgrim, Warwick, RI 04-12
164’00” Joe Velez SO Classical, Providence, RI 04-05
163’11” John Froland SR Glacier Peak, Snohomish, WA 04-17
163’09” Akil Mills SR Grayson, Loganville, GA 11-28
163’00” Gabre Winters SR Classical, Providence, RI 04-12
162’07” Kevin Conway SO Westerly, RI 04-21 *
162’02” Jared Harrison JR Wayne, Huber Heights, OH 03-27
161’03” Burke McCarty SR Marist, Atlanta, GA 03-07
161’00” Luis Alvarez JR Mt. Pleasant, Providence, RI 04-12
160’04” Mike Mulligan SR Rogers, Newport, RI 04-03
160’00” Jon Paul Reed FR Landmark Christian, Fairburn, GA 03-07
159’03” Dan Hilbert SR Rancho Buena Vista, Vista, CA 03-06
159’00” Tim Phok SR Classical, Providence, RI 04-12
157’06” Jim Lee SR Centerville, OH 03-27
156’00” Joel Caballero JR Classical, Providence, RI 04-12
154’10” Matt Butler SR Lincoln, RI 04-13
153’11” Justin Favreua SR South Kingstown, Wakefield, RI 04-05
152’10” Jeff Rutherford JR Eastwood, Pemberville, OH 04-17
150’09” Joe Fox SR Clarkstown South, West Nyack, NY 04-17
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U.S. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ 5K HAMMER THROW

216’09” Enrique Gaitan JR Sprayberry, Marietta, GA 04-03
205’04” Nathan Loe JR Woodland, Cartersville, GA 04-03
192’01” Edward Brentnall JR Lovett, Atlanta, GA 04-03
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U.S. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ 6K HAMMER THROW

National Record

248’11” Conor McCullough JR Chaminade, West Hills, CA 07-12-08

Class Records

203’11” Conor McCullough FR Chaminade, West Hills, CA 06-17-06
197’06” Brad Bolton SO El Toro, Lake Forest, CA 05-09-09
248’11” Conor McCullough JR Chaminade, West Hills, CA 07-12-08
247’00” Conor McCullough SR Chaminade, West Hills, CA 06-26-09

2010 PERFORMANCE LIST

196’03” Brad Bolton JR El Toro, Lake Forest, CA 04-17
175’05” Max Milder SR Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI 04-03
164’06” Remy Steele SR Barrington, RI 04-03
162’09” Mike Maloof JR Bishop Hendricken, Warwick, RI 04-03
158’06” Wilson Adams SR Barrington, RI 04-03
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U.S. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' 16# HAMMER THROW

National Record

219’07” Conor McCullough SR Chaminade, West Hills, CA 07-22-09

Class Records

149’09” Zack Richards FR Monroe, WA 07-03-05
186’03” Wes Wright SO Villa Rica, GA 06-04-06
210’11” Walter Henning JR St. Anthony's, South Huntington, NY 06-20-06
219’07” Conor McCullough SR Chaminade, West Hills, CA 07-22-09


2010 PERFORMANCE LIST

199’08” Davis Fraker SR McIntosh, Peachtree City, GA 01-03
198’09” Alec Faldermeyer SR Minisink Valley, Slate Hill, NY 04-17
169’11” Matt Lloyd SR Camas, WA 03-27
166’06” A.J. Guerra SR Woodstock Academy, CT 04-03
166’05” Jon Lawson JR Prairie, Brush Prairie, WA 04-18
163’06” Jordan Arakawa SR Capital, Olympia, WA 03-27
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U.S HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' 4K HAMMER THROW

National Record

201'07" Maureen Griffin SR Pocatello, ID 05-30-98

Class Records

173’04” Casey Kraychir FR Twentynine Palms, CA 05-04-07
180’04” Casey Kraychir SO Twentynine Palms, CA 07-09-08
190’03” Casey Kraychir JR Twentynine Palms, CA 05-31-09
201’07” Maureen Griffin SR Pocatello, ID 05-30-98

2010 PERFORMANCE LIST

194’11” Casey Kraychir SR Twentynine Palms, CA 04-24 *
185’06” Shelby Ashe JR St. Pius X, Atlanta, GA 03-07
174’00” Diana Levy’ JR Kennesaw Mountain, Kennesaw, GA 11-28
170’05” Patrice Gates SR Villa Rica, GA 01-03
164’00” Olivia Midles SR Capital, Olympia, WA 04-17
152’00” Ashlen Veatch SO Cave Spring, Roanoke, VA 04-03
151’04” Taylor Dupont JR Star’s Mill, Peachtree City, GA 03-07
150’01” Karen Henning SR St. Anthony's, South Huntington, NY 04-10
148’04” Robyn McFetters JR Barrington, RI 04-21 *
145’06” Sally Marie Futch JR Bulloch Academy, Statesboro, GA 01-03
145’02” Angela Onye SR Classical, Providence, RI 04-05
144’10” Jessica Imani JR Corona del Mar, CA 04-17
144’10” Michelle Poet SR Glendale, CA (H) 01-16
142’07” Becky Cousens SO Portsmouth, RI 04-13
141’01” Aleide Fernandes JR Central Falls, RI 04-05
136’10" Cara McClain SO Merrill West, Tracy, CA 04-17 *
135’05” Karina Foster JR Bloomfield, CT 04-16
134’06” Catherine Lauro SR Classical, Providence, RI 04-03
134’04” Carly Pendleton JR Woodmore, Elmore, OH 04-17
133’06” Monica Phillips SO Pope, Marietta, GA 01-03
131’10” Lindsey Wells SR Nathan Hale, Seattle, WA 03-13
129’08” Diamond Higgins JR Kennesaw Mountain, GA 03-07
126’06” Katy Keller SR Milford, NH 04-03
125’01” Grace Janes SO Rogers, Newport, RI 04-21 *
124’06” Corrine Furjanic JR Shenendehowa, Clifton Park, NY 04-17
123’11” Maggie DuFault SO Pilgrim, Warwick, RI 04-05
123’10” Jianna Williams JR South Paulding, Douglasville, GA 03-07
122’08” Dorienne Ordaz SO Bravo Magnet, Los Angeles, CA 04-17
122’02” Emily Cook SR Kapaun Mt. Carmel, Wichita, KS 04-01
120’07” Charlotte Mintzer SR Barrington, RI 04-03
120’06” Ashley Weber SO Buena, Sierra Vista, AZ 03-19
120’03” Sabrina Gaitan 7th J.J. Daniell MS, Marietta, GA 11-28
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Standards: boys’ 12# - 150, 6k - 145’, 16# - 140’; girls’ 4k 120’.

Although the 5k hammer throw is not normally contested in the U.S. it is conducted
in some meets. Boys’ 5k performances of 160’ or more in an officially sanctioned
meet will be included in the performance list providing the athlete is 16 or 17
years old through December 31, 2010 (born in 1993 or 1994) in accordance with
IAAF guidelines for Youth Athletes.

Weekly updates up to top 100 in each gender.

’ – Foreign student/athlete.
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Cutoff 04-25-10 Updated 04-30-10

Addition, updates, or corrections would be appreciated.
Please send to: Bob Gourley 3 Greenville Drive, Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 246-0243 or via e-mail at rmgourley@fctvplus.net

Prep track meet will be huge in size, talent

Women’s Steeplechase Report

Results are for 3000m Steeple unless noted otherwise.
(Birth dates or years in parentheses for age-group athletes)

National Grand Prix, April 25 – Wayakama, , JPN
1-Etsuka Arai 10:07.11 [[details needed including Etsuka relationship
to Yoshika Arai who ran 10:07.25 on April 15]

Chinese Grand Prix Meet, April 25 – Suzhou, CHN
1-Li Zhenzhu 10:11.93; 2 -Wang Kaiqiu 10:15.22; 3-Sun Ran
10:20.84; 4-Zhao Yanni 10:39.35; 5-Zhu Liping 10:42.28.

Junior Championships, April 18 – Shijiazhuang, CHN
1-Li Jiao (1994) 10:22.51; 2-Sun Ran (1991) 10:33.28;
3-Yin Annuo 10:33.61.

Spanish Clubs Meet, April 24 – Oviedo, ESP
1-Rosa Maria Morato 10:31.63; 2-Diana Martin 10:31.65;
3-Penelope Raquel Banos 10:58.67 [8 finish; Last = 14:29.39]

Jatim Open Champs, April 18 – Sidoarjo, Indonesia
1-Olivia Sadi 10:59.02; 2-Yulianingsih 11:01.01; 3-Rini Budiarti
11:27.44.

National Clubs Champs, April 21 – Youngkwang, KOR
1-Kim Su-Jin 11:02.30; 2-Lee Se-Jeong 11:05.06; 3-Oh Jung
Hyun (91) 11:12.14; 4-Min Da-Mi 11:30.95; 5-Kim Jin-Hee (91)
11:34.96; 6-Lee Hyun-Ok 11:49.78.

National Spring Athletics Meet, April 9 – Taipei
1-Wang Wen-Hsien (92) 11:02.80 / National Junior Record
2-Chen Chao-Chun (92) 11:15.68.

Round 2 of Athletics League, April 10 – Hong Kong
1-Sarah Cheung Hoi Wah 12:04.01; 2-Kong Lai Ming 12:25.68;
3-Wong Ching Yee (94) 12:54.42.

Scottish University Champs, April 24 – Dumferline, SCO
2000m 1-Megan Crawford, St. Andrews Univ. 7:22.18; 2-Eilish
McColgan 7:26.75; 3-Becky Dunphy 8:19.72. [Venue was Pitreavie

Athletics Centre. Dunfermline = about 20 km northwest of Edinburgh]
Open Meet, April 10 – London, GBR
2000m 1-Sara Luck 7:02.78; 2-Diana Kennedy 7:45.24;
3-Felicity Elliott 8:01.94. [Venue: Lee Valley, a huge recreational
area on the north side of London]

India Youth Nationals, April 2 – Coimbatore, IND
Girls 2000m Steeple: 1-Pooja Warade (15 Jul 94) 7:45.84;
2-K. R. Annie (12 Oct 93) 8:54.94.

THANKS to SR 501 Information Providers:
Heinrich Hubbeling, Ms Doris Hung, IAAF, Ram. Murali
Krishnan, Peter Larsson, Mr Umar Yono

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Drake Relays, April 22 – Des Moines, Iowa
1-Shayla Houlihan, unat 10:03.00; 2-Beverly Ramos, Kansas
State 10:15.43; 2-Martina Tresch, Kansas State 10:20.82; 4-Greta
Sieve, St. Catherine 10:34.91; 4-Staci Nelson, Missouri State
10:35.43; 5-Chantelle Groenewoud, Illinois 10:38.27; 6-Felicitas
Mensing, Minnesota 10:41.26; 7-Kristen Hanselka, Baylor
10:42.94; 8-Ashley Bunch, Missouri Southern 10:46.57; 9-Juli
Koenegstein, SE Missouri 10:48.93; 10-Amy Jo Reuter, North
Dakota State 10:54.09; 11-Meaghan Nelson, Iowa State 10:56.12;
12-Laura Roach, Carleton 10:56.82; 13-Jennifer Webers, Nebraska
10:59.56. [19 finish; Last = 12:34.75]

Rice Twilight Meet, April 24 – Houston, Texas
1-Lennie Waite, SCO 10:11.93; 2-Kadi Whisnant, Nicholls
State 10:41.07; 3-Maura Mucho, Dallas Baptist 10:52.80 [8 finish;
Last = 12:21.31]

Penn Relays, April 22 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
First race at 2015: 1-Sarah Pease, Indiana 10:16.51; 2-Claire
Michel, Oregon 10:18.22; 3-Julie Northrup, Florida 10:25.79;
4-Mary Dell, Shippensburg 10:26.90; 5-Julie Quinn, Columbia
10:29.46; 6-Genevieve LaCaze, Florida 10:35.83; 7-Meghan
Cunningham, UConn 10:42.31; 8-Erin Roberts, Cornell 10:43.05;
9-Jennifer Pierson, Albany 10:43.16; 10-Stephanie Buffo, Clemson
10:44.98; 11-Dagna Sztykiel, Toledo 10:47.86; 12-Annie
Martin, Georgia Tech 10:49.12; 13-Jackie Kirby, unat 10:49.18;
14-Katie Kelly, Duquesne 10:56.22; 15-Beatrice Biwott, South
Carolina 10:58.53 [17 finish; Last = 11:04.42]

Second race at 2030: 1-Anne Lovelace, Yale 10:38.21;
2-Breanne Ehrman, Indiana 10:40.46; 3-Alyssa Kulik, Clemson
10:41.21; 4-Erin Redden, Wake Forest 10:45.10; 5-Andrea
Halasek, Kentucky 10:46.26; 6-Clarissa Cummings, Mansfield
10:51.60; 7-Christina Reimer, Kutztown 10:54.18; 8-Kristina
Krasich, Duke 10:55.64; 9-Hailey Neal, Liberty 10:58.31; 10-Cali
George, Arkansas 10:58.74; 11-Laura Tabor, Dartmouth 10:59.19;
12-Irena Ossola, Columbia 10:59.38 [19 finish; Last = 11:18.37]

Brutus Hamilton Meet, April 23 – Berkeley, California
1-Winrose Karunde, Texas Tech 10:23.62; 2-Erin Stratton, Utah
State 10:24.08; 3-Collier Lawrence, unat 10:33.72; 4-Alicia Holt,
Utah State 10:48.50; 5-Denali Foldager, California State Stanislaus
10:51.50; 6-Jodie Paneda, unat 10:53.00; 7-Shannon McVannel,
unattached 10:55.76 [16 finish; Last = 11:56.62]

Gina Relays, April 24 – Hillsdale, Michigan
1-Elizabeth Smit, Calvin 10:29.55; 2-Hannah Humbach, Wisconsin
Eau Claire 10:29.66; 3-Mary Ballinger, Southern Indiana
10:37.02; 4-Angela Matthews, Front Line 10:39.39; 5-Marissa
Treece, Notre Dame 10:52.53; 6-Lauren Bergstrom, unattached
10:53.15; 7-Jessie Vickers, Grand Valley 10:58.17 [33 finish;
Last = 13:55.57]

Southern Conference, April 24 – Boone, North Carolina
1-Hillary Neal, Samford 10:42.61; 2-Emily Fournier, Elon
11:15.09; 3-Kristen Wolfe, Charleston 11:21.28.

Butler Invitational, April 24 – Indianapolis, Indiana
1-Victoria Brink, Ohio State 10:47.12; 2-Laura Farley,
Brooks Indiana Elite 10:53.79 [7 finish; Last = 13:04.31]

New England Alliance, April 24 - Dartmouth, Massachusetts
1-Kerry Arouca, Westfield State 10:53.05; 2-Andrea Walsh,
Keene State 11:16.11 [10 finish; Last = 14:46.17]

Track Tourists 2010 Calendar – International Meets
World Junior Champs Jul 19-25 Moncton, CAN
European Championships Jul 26-Aug 1 Barcelona, ESP
Youth Olympic Games Aug 14-26 Singapore, SIN
Commonwealth Games Oct 3-13 Delhi, IND
Asian Games Nov 12-27 Guangzhou, CHN
Women’s Steeplechase Report
Number 501 –- 28 April 2010
Our 15th Year – Readers from six continents

Nieto 7-3 3/4, Miles 18-1 1/4, Lowe 6-5, Camarena 61-8 1/2

Wright named Athlete of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS - University of Tennessee senior Phoebe Wright has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after running on three winning relays last week at the Penn Relays at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pa.


A two-time NCAA Distance Medley Relay (DMR) champion, Wright ran third-leg on the DMR and anchored the 4x800 and 4x1500 to help UT's women win the distance triple at the Penn Relays for the second straight season.

On Thursday, Wright's 800m leg of the DMR put Tennessee into the lead with a 2:02.12 clocking that was four seconds faster than any other runner. They finished in 10:54.65 and won by more than eight seconds. On Friday, she anchored the 4x1500m to a winning 17:14.91, splitting 4:17.3 in the process. And on Saturday, she anchored the 4x800m to glory in 8:18.22, running the fastest women's 800m split in Penn Relays history, covering her two laps in 2:00.89.

Now in its ninth 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.

Winners: January 13, Jen Clayton; January 20, Shalane Flanagan; January 27, Nolan Shaheed; February 3, Bernard Lagat; February 10, Bernard Lagat; February 17, Shalane Flanagan; February 24, Amber Campbell; March 3, Amber Campbell; March 10, Phil Raschker; March 17, Ashton Eaton; March 31, Lisa Koll; April 7, Queen Harrison; April 14, Magdalena Lewy Boulet; April 21, Bershawn Jackson; April 28, Phoebe Wright.

BEST MARKS WEEK ENDING APRIL 25

MEN

100 - 10.15 Ryan Bailey (Nike) - Philadelphia, PA 4/24
200 - 20.20 Wallace Spearmon (Saucony) - Des Moines, IA 4/24
400 - 45.08 Greg Nixon (Asics) - Des Moines, IA 4/24
800 - 1:49.84 Tommy Brinn (Nebraska) - Des Moines, IA 4/24
Mile - 3:56.38 Bernard Lagat (Nike) - Des Moines, IA 4/24
3000SC - 8:41.15 Steve Slattery (Boulder Harriers) - Philadelphia, PA 4/23
5000 - 14:01.51 Lewis Woodard (William & Mary) - Philadelphia, PA 4/23
10,000 - 29:38.01 Colin Leak (William & Mary) - Philadelphia, PA 4/23
110H - 13.45 Ryan Wilson (unat) - Des Moines, IA 4/24
400H - 49.92 LaRon Bennett (unat) - Des Moines, IA 4/24
HJ - 2.23/7-3.75 Jamie Nieto (unat) - Dakar, SEN 4/24
PV - 5.52/18-1.25 Darren Niedermeyer (unat) & Derek Miles (Nike) - Des Moines, IA 4/24
LJ - 7.89/25-10.75 Damar Forbes (LSU) - Philadelphia, PA 4/23
TJ - 16.24/53-3.5 Omar Craddock (Florida) - Philadelphia, PA 4/24
SP - 21.69/71-2 Christian Cantwell (Nike) - Des Moines, IA 4/24
DT - 67.20/220-6 Jason Young (unat) - Chula Vista, CA 4/22
HT - 73.23/240-3 Chris Rohr (unat) - Des Moines, IA 4/24
JT - 70.39/230-11 Matt Maloney (Tennessee) - La Jolla, CA 4/24
Dec - 7319 R.J. McGinnis (Minnesota) - Des Moines, IA 4/22

WOMEN

100 - 11.06 LaShauntea Moore (unat) - Des Moines, IA 4/24
400 - 51.89 Angee Henry (Team Nebraska Brooks) - Des Moines, IA 4/24
800 - 2:06.15 Sara Stoakes (Kansas State) - Des Moines, IA 4/23
1500 - 4:14.28 Lauren Hagans (Asics) - Des Moines, IA 4/24
3000SC - 10:03.00 Shayla Houlihan (unat) - Des Moines, IA 4/22
5000 - 15:43.78 Frances Koons (unat) - Philadelphia, PA 4/23
10,000 - 32:57.59 Maureen McCandless (unat) - Philadelphia, PA 4/23
100H - 12.61 Queen Harrison (Virginia Tech) - Philadelphia, PA 4/24
400H - 56.38 Latosha Wallace (Asics) - Des Moines, IA 4/24
HJ - 1.96/6-5 Chaunte Lowe (Nike) - Des Moines, IA 4/24
PV - 4.33/14-2.5 April Steiner Bennett (Asics) & Kylie Hutson (Indiana State) - Des Moines, IA 4/24
LJ - 6.64/21-9.5 Funmi Jimoh (Nike) - Dakar, SEN 4/24
TJ - 13.43/44-0.75 Toni Smith (unat) - Philadelphia, PA 4/24
SP - 18.81/61-8.5 Jill Camarena (NYAC) - Dakar, SEN 4/23
DT - 64.38/211-3 Becky Breisch (Nike) - Chula Vista, CA 4/22
HT - 67.83/221-1 Amber Campbell (Nike) - Dakar, SEN 4/24
JT - 52.38/171-10 Brittany Borman (Oklahoma) - Norman, OK 4/24
Hept - 6040 Diana Pickler (Asics) - Des Moines, IA 4/22






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Phoebe Wright named Athlete of the Week

Wright named Athlete of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS - University of Tennessee senior Phoebe Wright has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after running on three winning relays last week at the Penn Relays at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pa.


A two-time NCAA Distance Medley Relay (DMR) champion, Wright ran third-leg on the DMR and anchored the 4x800 and 4x1500 to help UT's women win the distance triple at the Penn Relays for the second straight season.

On Thursday, Wright's 800m leg of the DMR put Tennessee into the lead with a 2:02.12 clocking that was four seconds faster than any other runner. They finished in 10:54.65 and won by more than eight seconds. On Friday, she anchored the 4x1500m to a winning 17:14.91, splitting 4:17.3 in the process. And on Saturday, she anchored the 4x800m to glory in 8:18.22, running the fastest women's 800m split in Penn Relays history, covering her two laps in 2:00.89.

Now in its ninth 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.

Winners: January 13, Jen Clayton; January 20, Shalane Flanagan; January 27, Nolan Shaheed; February 3, Bernard Lagat; February 10, Bernard Lagat; February 17, Shalane Flanagan; February 24, Amber Campbell; March 3, Amber Campbell; March 10, Phil Raschker; March 17, Ashton Eaton; March 31, Lisa Koll; April 7, Queen Harrison; April 14, Magdalena Lewy Boulet; April 21, Bershawn Jackson; April 28, Phoebe Wright.

BEST MARKS WEEK ENDING APRIL 25

MEN

100 - 10.15 Ryan Bailey (Nike) - Philadelphia, PA 4/24
200 - 20.20 Wallace Spearmon (Saucony) - Des Moines, IA 4/24
400 - 45.08 Greg Nixon (Asics) - Des Moines, IA 4/24
800 - 1:49.84 Tommy Brinn (Nebraska) - Des Moines, IA 4/24
Mile - 3:56.38 Bernard Lagat (Nike) - Des Moines, IA 4/24
3000SC - 8:41.15 Steve Slattery (Boulder Harriers) - Philadelphia, PA 4/23
5000 - 14:01.51 Lewis Woodard (William & Mary) - Philadelphia, PA 4/23
10,000 - 29:38.01 Colin Leak (William & Mary) - Philadelphia, PA 4/23
110H - 13.45 Ryan Wilson (unat) - Des Moines, IA 4/24
400H - 49.92 LaRon Bennett (unat) - Des Moines, IA 4/24
HJ - 2.23/7-3.75 Jamie Nieto (unat) - Dakar, SEN 4/24
PV - 5.52/18-1.25 Darren Niedermeyer (unat) & Derek Miles (Nike) - Des Moines, IA 4/24
LJ - 7.89/25-10.75 Damar Forbes (LSU) - Philadelphia, PA 4/23
TJ - 16.24/53-3.5 Omar Craddock (Florida) - Philadelphia, PA 4/24
SP - 21.69/71-2 Christian Cantwell (Nike) - Des Moines, IA 4/24
DT - 67.20/220-6 Jason Young (unat) - Chula Vista, CA 4/22
HT - 73.23/240-3 Chris Rohr (unat) - Des Moines, IA 4/24
JT - 70.39/230-11 Matt Maloney (Tennessee) - La Jolla, CA 4/24
Dec - 7319 R.J. McGinnis (Minnesota) - Des Moines, IA 4/22

WOMEN

100 - 11.06 LaShauntea Moore (unat) - Des Moines, IA 4/24
400 - 51.89 Angee Henry (Team Nebraska Brooks) - Des Moines, IA 4/24
800 - 2:06.15 Sara Stoakes (Kansas State) - Des Moines, IA 4/23
1500 - 4:14.28 Lauren Hagans (Asics) - Des Moines, IA 4/24
3000SC - 10:03.00 Shayla Houlihan (unat) - Des Moines, IA 4/22
5000 - 15:43.78 Frances Koons (unat) - Philadelphia, PA 4/23
10,000 - 32:57.59 Maureen McCandless (unat) - Philadelphia, PA 4/23
100H - 12.61 Queen Harrison (Virginia Tech) - Philadelphia, PA 4/24
400H - 56.38 Latosha Wallace (Asics) - Des Moines, IA 4/24
HJ - 1.96/6-5 Chaunte Lowe (Nike) - Des Moines, IA 4/24
PV - 4.33/14-2.5 April Steiner Bennett (Asics) & Kylie Hutson (Indiana State) - Des Moines, IA 4/24
LJ - 6.64/21-9.5 Funmi Jimoh (Nike) - Dakar, SEN 4/24
TJ - 13.43/44-0.75 Toni Smith (unat) - Philadelphia, PA 4/24
SP - 18.81/61-8.5 Jill Camarena (NYAC) - Dakar, SEN 4/23
DT - 64.38/211-3 Becky Breisch (Nike) - Chula Vista, CA 4/22
Chula Vista is a very good place for discus throwers because of the prevailing winds.
HT - 67.83/221-1 Amber Campbell (Nike) - Dakar, SEN 4/24
JT - 52.38/171-10 Brittany Borman (Oklahoma) - Norman, OK 4/24
Hept - 6040 Diana Pickler (Asics) - Des Moines, IA 4/22






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2010 Northern California High School List April 27

2010 Northern California High School List
April 27, 2010
Compiled by Keith Conning

Please send additions and corrections to conning@aol.com.

Web site: www.theconningtower.blogspot.com.

Northern California is composed of six CIF Sections: Central Coast (CC), North Coast (NC), Northern (NO), Oakland (OK), Sac-Joaquin (SJ), and San Francisco (SF).

Year: *=junior, **=sophomore, ***=freshman, ?=don’t know

Men

100 Meters
Time Name (School, City) CIF Section
10.57 Deondre Batson (Laguna Creek, Elk Grove) SJ
10.61 *George Atkinson (Granada, Livermore) NC
10.69 Ronald Frasier (Jesuit, Carmichael) SJ
10.78 Jalen Saunders (Pleasant Grove, Elk Grove) SJ
10.84 **Byron Marshall (Valley Christian, San Jose) CC
10.85 *Brandin Cooks (Lincoln, Stockton) SJ
10.87 *Josh Atkinson (Granada, Livermore) NC
10.93 **Erich Wilson (Serra, San Mateo) CC
10.93 Glyn Borel (St. Francis, Mountain View, CC)
10.94 Carl Horsley (Skyline, Oakland) OK
10.94 Devon Marman (Lincoln, San Francisco) SF
Wind-aided
10.44 Deondre Batson (Laguna Creek, Elk Grove) SJ
10.60 Evan Favors (Monterey Trail, Elk Grove) SJ
10.61 *Josh Atkinson (Granada, Livermore) NC
10.64 *Andre Woodson (Sheldon, Sacramento) SJ
10.65 *George Atkinson (Granada, Livermore) NC

200 Meters
21.28 Diondre Batson (Laguna Creek, Elk Grove) SJ
21.53 *George Atkinson (Granada, Livermore) NC
21.65 *Josh Atkinson (Granada, Livermore) NC
21.66 R.J. Frasier (Jesuit, Carmichael) SJ
21.94 *Jason Roascio (San Benito, Hollister) CC
22.05 *Andre Chapman (Bellarmine, San Jose) CC
22.09 Jalen Saunders (Pleasant Grove, Elk Grove) SJ
22.11 Joseph Ruffaine (Jesuit, Carmichael) SJ
22.14 *Justin Montgomery (Bellarmine, San Jose) CC
22.16 **Shaquille Thompson (Grant, Sacramento) SJ
Wind-aided
21.85 Shaquille Thompson (Grant, Sacramento) SJ
21.95 Carl Horsley (Skyline, Oakland) OK
21.97 Byron Marshall (Valley Christian, San Jose) CC
22.10 *Desean Hill (Luther Burbank, Sacramento) SJ
22.11 Tyler Odom (Monterey Trail, Elk Grove) SJ

400 Meter
47.90 *Jesse White (Deer Valley, Antioch) NC
48.43 *Juquelle Thompson (Stagg, Stockton) SJ
48.58 Devante Dubose (Bishop O'Dowd, Oakland) NC
48.60 *Andre Chapman (Bellarmine, San Jose) CC
48.63 *Jason Roascio (San Benito, Hollister) CC
49.04 Carl Horsley (Skyline, Oakland) OK
49.08 *Justin Montgomery (Bellarmine, San Jose) CC
49.09 R. J. Frasier (Jesuit, Carmichael) SJ
49.26 Dan Davis (San Ramon Valley, Danville) NC
49.30 George Atkinson (Granada, Livermore) NC

800 Meter
1:52.30 Nathan Strum (Pioneer, San Jose) CC
1:52.37 Philip Macquitty (Palo Alto) CC
1:52.47 Jason Coupe (Galt) SJ
1:54.09 Kevin Griffith (San Ramon Valley, Danville) NC
1:54.20 *Jason McGhee (Menlo-Atherton, Atherton) CC
1:54.85 Kyle McNulty (Scotts Valley) CC
1:55.17 Kieran Broussard (Rodriguez, Fairfield) SJ
1:55.25 *Sean Gomes (Beyer, Modesto) SJ
1:55.39 Chris Wells (Mountain View) CC
1:55.55 *Arnaud Kpachavi (Woodside Priory, Portola Valley) CC

1600 Meter
4:12.45c Philip Macquitty (Palo Alto) CC (4:13.92 mile)
4:12.82c Erik Olson (Novato) NC (4:14.30 mile)
4:13.80c Nathan Strum (Pioneer, San Jose) CC (4:15.28 mile)
4:14.74c Weston Strum (Pioneer, San Jose) CC (4:16.23 mile)
4:16.31 Sean Colaco (San Ramon Valley, Danville) NC
4:17.10 Reesey Byers (Santa Rosa) NC
4:17.16c Danny Thomas (Arroyo, San Lorenzo) NC (4:18.66 mile)
4:17.18c Daniel Parker (Chico) NO (4:18.68 mile)
4:18.40 *Dan Milechman (Tamalpais, Mill Valley) NC
4:18.69c Jason Coupe (Galt) SJ (4:20.20 mile)

3000 Meters
8:19.81 Reesey Byers (Santa Rosa) NC
8:20.17 Erik Olson (Novato) NC
8:31.66 Kurt Ruegg (Napa) SJ
8:40.37 *Trevor Halsted (Davis) SJ
8:42.07 *Will Geiken (Los Gatos) CC

3200 Meter
8:57.86 Kurt Ruegg (Napa) SJ
8:59.01 Erik Olson (Novato) NC
8:59.53 Weston Strum (Pioneer, San Jose) CCS
8:59.89 Reesey Byers (Santa Rosa) NC
9:14.60 Amjed Aboukhadijeh (Oak Ridge, El Dorado Hills) SJ
9:15.54 Garrett Rowe (Mountain View) CC
9:16.06 Philip Macquitty (Palo Alto) CC
9:16.18 *Trevor Halsted (Davis) SJ
9:16.90 *Chris Kigar (El Camino Fundamental, Sacramento) SJ
9:20.83 *Domenic D’acquisto (Enterprise, Redding) NO

110 Meter Hurdles
13.86 Noah Blue (Skyline, Oakland) OK
13.94 Monte Corley (James Logan, Union City) NC
14.12 Chris Mamon (Benicia) SJ
14.30 R.J. Frasier (Jesuit, Carmichael) SJ
14.55 Hakeem Dyson (Amador Valley, Pleasanton) NC
14.56 Dante Thomas (Fairfield) SJ
14.63 John Paul Williams (Westmoor, Daly City) CC
14.72 **Kenneth Walker III (Freedom, Oakley) NC
14.77 Anthony Williams (Enterprise, Redding) NO
14.79 *Alan Williams (Bishop O'Dowd, Oakland) NC
Wind-aided
14.19 Angell Mayfield (Weston Ranch, Stockton) SJ

300 Meter Hurdles
37.06 Monte Corley (James Logan, Union City) NC
37.42 R.J. Frasier (Jesuit, Carmichael) SJ
37.67 Noah Blue (Skyline, Oakland) OK
38.06 Dante Thomas (Fairfield) SJ
38.44 Anthony Williams (Enterprise, Redding) NO
38.99 Derek Nelson (Davis) SJ
39.38 David Namath (Terra Linda, San Rafael) NC
39.49 Ryo Kubozono (Cupertino) CC
39.13 Drew Ahmann (Pleasant Grove) SJ
39.35 Angell Mayfield (Weston Ranch, Stockton) SJ

4x100 Meter Relay
41.84 Jesuit, Carmichael SJ
41.93 Laguna Creek, Elk Grove SJ
42.17 De La Salle, Concord NC
42.21 Deer Valley, Antioch
42.30 Junipero Serra, San Mateo CC
42.39 Skyline, Oakland OK
42.45 St. Mary's, Berkeley NC
42.57 Rodriguez, Fairfield SJ
42.77 Stagg, Stockton SJ
42.81 Bellarmine, San Jose CC

4x400 Meter Relay
3:19.85 San Ramon Valley, Danville NC
3:20.77 St. Mary's, Berkeley NC
3:20.99 Deer Valley, Antioch NC
3:21.81 Lincoln, Stockton SJ
3:22.34 Rodriguez, Fairfield SJ
3:22.93 Beyer, Modesto SJ
3:23.14 Davis SJ
3:23.43 Skyline, Oakland OK
3:24.32 Atwater SJ
3:24.74 San Benito, Hollister CC

High Jump
6-8 1/4 Nick Ridge (Jesuit, Carmichael) SJ
6-8 Maurice Spikes (St. Mary's, Berkeley) NC
6-6 Stephen Johnson (Mountain View) CC
6-6 ***Mike Kicenski (Freedom, Oakley) NC
6-6 ?Bill Eng (Heritage, Brentwood) NC
6-6 Jadon Mauch (Calaveras, San Andreas) SJ
6-6 Tosh Semlacher (Jesuit, Carmichael) SJ
6-5 ½ *Kevin Nielsen (Granite Bay) SJ
6-5 Anthony Williams (Enterprise, Redding) NO
6-5 *Will Findlay (Oak Ridge, El Dorado Hills) SJ

Pole Vault
15-7 Shawn Toney (St. Francis, Mountain View) CC
15-6 *Ian Rock (Davis) SJ
15-0 ¼ *Keith Rayburn (North Monterey County, Castroville) CC
15-0 Brian Hanson (Oak Ridge, El Dorado Hills) SJ
14-8 Alex Kalish (Campolindo, Moraga) NC
14-7 *James Van Wyck (De La Salle, Concord, NC)
14-6 Ryan Sage (Placer, Auburn) SJ
14-6 Alex Garcia (Pioneer, Woodland) SJ
14-3 **Colin Barber (San Ramon Valley, Danville) NC
14-3 Kyle Maxwell (Atwater) SJ

Long Jump
23-8 Sean Combs (Deer Valley, Antioch) NC
23-4 1/4 *Haran Piggee (Galt) SJ
23-3 1/4 Chris Mamon (Benicia) SJ
22-10 ½ ?James Williams (Enterprise, Redding) NO
22-7 3/4 Mike Kennedy (St. Ignatius, San Francisco) CC
21-11 1/4 *Tyler Trosin (Folsom) SJ
21-10 ¾ James Williams (Enterprise, Redding) NO
21-10 ¼ Victor Hugley (San Leandro) NC
21-9 ½ Andre Rawls (California, San Ramon) NC
21-8 Jory Rucker (Franklin, Elk Grove) SJ
Wind-aided
23-4 ½ **Byron Marshall (Valley Christian, San Jose) CC
23-0 Mike Kennedy (St. Ignatius, San Francisco) CC
22-10 1/2 Taylor Kientzel (Santa Cruz) CC
22-9 Jory Rucker (Franklin, Elk Grove) SJ
22-5 ½ Haran Piggee (Galt) SJ

Triple Jump
48-10 ¼ *Jovon Cunningham (Enterprise, Redding) NO
48-2 Taylor Kientzel (Santa Cruz) CC
47-5 James Williams (Enterprise, Redding) NO
46' 10" Brett Crider (Placer, Auburn) SJ
45' 11.75" Najee Hope-Lovett (St. Mary's, Berkeley) NC
45-4 1/4 *Alan Williams (Bishop O'Dowd, Oakland) NC
46-2 3/4 Chris Mamon (Benicia) SJ
45-0 ½ *Todd August (Enterprise, Redding) NO
44-11 *Trevor Davis (Alhambra, Martinez) NC
44-1 ½ Fernando Olivarez (Watsonville) CC
Wind Aided
45-1 1/2 Jack Phouminavong (Bear Creek, Stockton) SJ
45-0 Victor Johnson (James Logan, Union City) NC
44-9 CJ Nwuzi (Silver Creek, San Jose) CC
44-9 Evan Grimes (Antioch) NC
44-8 1/2 Trentan Trammell (Bishop O’Dowd, Oakland) NC

Shot Put
63-9 3/4 Jeremy Hines ( Jesuit, Carmichael) SJ
57-8 1/4 Scott Esparza (Amador Valley, Pleasanton) NC
56-11 1/4 Stephen Burke (Monte Vista, Danville) NC
56-4 3/4 *Stephen Boals (Jesuit, Carmichael) SJ
56-2 Albert Millan (Livingston) SJ
54-11 Josh Hines (Jesuit, Carmichael) SJ
54-5 *Leo Navarro (Oak Grove, San Jose) CC
54-0 Eric Mason (Castro Valley) NC
53-5 ½ *Richie Casas (North Monterey County, Castroville) CC
53-5 ?Dallas Wilson (Central Valley, Shasta Lake) NO

Discus Throw
173-9 Markus Sanders (John H. Pitman, Turlock) SJ
173-3 Jeremy Hines (Jesuit, Carmichael) SJ
168-8 *Stephen Boals (Jesuit, Carmichael) SJ
168-3 *James Kinloch (Granite Bay) SJ
166-6 ?Europa Mataia (Anderson) NO
166-1 Alberto Millan (Livingston) SJ
164-9 Josh Hines (Jesuit, Carmichael) SJ
164-9 Zach Coniglio (Alhambra, Martinez) NC
164-6 Scott Esparza (Amador Valley, Pleasanton) NC
164-0 Tim House (Oakdale) SJ

Women
100 Meters
11.50 Ashton Purvis (St. Elizabeth, Oakland) NC
11.99 *Strangenae Campbell (Pinole Valley, Pinole) NC
12.08 Kashae Knox (Pleasant Grove, Elk Grove) SJ
12.18 Brittany Adams (Inderkum, Sacramento) SJ
12.35 *Emily Cooper (Vista del Lago, Folsom) SJ
12.37 *Alyssa Page (Montgomery, Santa Rosa) NC
12.40 *Jazmin Harper (Oakmont, Roseville) SJ
12.41 Elizabeth Duxbury (Archbishop Mitty, San Jose) CC
12.42 **Sarah Cline (Leigh, San Jose) CC
12.44 Chizoba Okodogbe (Deer Valley, Antioch) NC
Wind-aided
11.80 Chizoba Okodogbe (Deer Valley, Antioch) NC
12.05 Brittany Adams (Inderkum, Sacramento) SJ
12.13 **Atiya Harvey (James Logan, Union City) NC
12.14 Nia Dorner (Rosemont, Sacramento) SJ
12.24 Lauren Rose (Hercules) NC

200 Meters
23.56 Ashton Purvis (St. Elizabeth, Oakland) NC
24.43 Kashae Knox (Pleasant Grove, Elk Grove) SJ
24.49 Brittany Adams (Inderkum, Sacramento) SJ
24.51 Chizoba Okodogbe (Deer Valley, Antioch) NC
24.62 *Emily Cooper (Vista Del Lago, Folsom) SJ
24.87 **Iesah Hardiman (Wilcox, Santa Clara) CC
25.30 **Asheley Bamberg (Andrew Hill, San Jose) CC
25.37 Hannah Goranson (Valley Christian, San Jose) CC
25.42 *Jazmin Harper (Oakmont, Roseville) SJ
25.46 Natallia Johnson (Cordova, Rancho Cordova) SJ
Wind-aided
24.87 Montairra Hart (Skyline, Oakland) OK
25.00 **Atiya Harvey (James Logan, Union City) NC
25.06 *Strangenae Campbell (Pinole Valley, Pinole) NC
25.20 ***Nia Dorner (Rosemont, Sacramento) SJ
25.41 ?Cierra Jordan (St. Mary’s, Stockton) SJ

400 Meters
53.31 Chizoba.Okodogbe (Deer Valley, Antioch) NC
55.24 **Iesha Hardiman (Wilcox, Santa Clara) CC
55.60 Montairra Hart (Skyline, Oakland) OK
55.83 Thandi Stewart (James Logan, Union City) NC
56.21 *Jazmin Harper (Oakmont, Roseville) SJ
56.25 Taran Garza (Modesto Christian, Modesto) SJ
56.31 ***Nia Dorner (Rosemont, Sacramento) SJ
56.50 *Sarah Griffith (San Ramon Valley, Danville) NC
56.52 Jenna Davis (Valley Christian, San Jose) CC
56.65 *Alexandria Whitmore (Fairfield) SJ

800 Meters
2:14.77 *Samantha Ralstin (Oak Ridge, El Dorado Hills) SJ
2:15.08 Melissa Hopper (Leigh, San Jose) CC
2:15.54 Jenna Davis (Valley Christian, San Jose) CC
2:15.56 *Christine Zavesky (Granite Bay) SJ
2:16.79 **Lauren Croshaw (Aragon) CC
2:16.82 **Kayla Knapp (Los Gatos) CC
2:16.89 Taryn Garza (Modesto Christian, Modesto) SJ
2:16.97 Jordan Diaz (Leigh, San Jose) CC
2:17.02 *Cindy Huang (Lynbrook, San Jose) CC
2:17.52 Tamara Purpura (Lowell, San Francisco) SF

1600 Meters
4:59.04c Jacque Taylor (Casa Grande, Petaluma) NC
4:59.07 *Kelsey Santisteban (Castro Valley) NC
4:59.44c *Lucy Mccullough (Marin Academy, San Rafael) NC
4:59.81 Heather Cerney (Carondelet, Concord) NC
5:01.33c Colleen Lillig (California, San Ramon) NC
5:02.13c Marissa Ferrante (Aptos) CC
5:02.31c Hayley Scott (Oak.Ridge, El Dorado Hills) SJ
5:02.43c *Samantha Ralstin (Oak Ridge, El Dorado Hills) SJ
5:02.55c *Christine Zavesky (Granite Bay) SJ
5:04.58c Jordan Diaz (Leigh, San Jose) CC

1 Mile (1609.35 meters)
5:00.79 Jacque Taylor (Casa Grande, Petaluma) NC
5:01.19 Lucy McCullough (Marin Academy) NC
5:03.09 Colleen Lillig (California, San Ramon) NC
5:03.89 Marissa Ferrante (Aptos) NC
5:04.08 Hayley Scott (Oak Ridge, El Dorado Hills) SJ
5:04.20 Samantha Ralstin (Oak Ridge, El Dorado Hills) SJ
5:04.32 *Christine Zavesky (Granite Bay) SJ
5:04.43 Heather Cerney (Carondelet, Concord) NC
5:06.35 Jordan Diaz (Leigh, San Jose) CC

3000 Meters
10:06.88 *Brooke Holt (Granite Bay) SJ
10:12.15 Theresa Devine (Marin Catholic, Kentfield) NC

3200 Meters
10:44.52 *Kelsey Santisteban (Castro Valley) NC
10:46.84 Theresa Devine (Marin Catholic, Kentfield) NC
10:51.95 Colleen Lillig (California, San Ramon) NC
10:54.49 Hayley Scott (Oak Ridge, El Dorado Hills) SJ
10:56.96 **Nina Anderson (Notre Dame, Salinas) CC
10:58.05 Shannon Harcus (Placer, Auburn) SJ
11:01.01 Marissa Ferrante (Aptos) CC
11:01.32 ?Elaine McVay (California, San Ramon) NC
11:02.77 *Brooke Holt (Granite Bay) SJ
11:03.98 **Carrie Verdon (Campolindo, Moraga) NC

100 Hurdles
13.55 **Trinity Wilson (St. Mary's, Berkeley) NC
14.11 Hannah Goranson (Valley Christian, San Jose) CC
14.26 **Daje Pugh (Fairfield) SJ
14.37 Victoria Johnson (James Logan, Union City) NC
14.38 Katie Nelms (Leland, San Jose) CC
14.58 Mariah Rogers (Prospect, San Jose) CC
14.84 **Kristen Robinson (Skyline, Oakland) OK
14.94 *Shanique Walker (Mt. Pleasant, San Jose) CC
15.06 Symone Evans (Leigh, San Jose) CC
15.09 Claire Bingham (Healdsburg) NC
sWind Aided
14.09 Katie Nelms (Leland, San Jose) CC
14.17 **Daje Pugh (Fairfield) SJ
14.18 Victoria Johnson (James Logan, Union City) NC
14.64 Symone Evans (Leigh, San Jose) CC
14.87 *Shanique Walker (Mt. Pleasant, San Jose) CC

300 Hurdles
43.29 Katie Nelms (Leland, San Jose) CC
43.56 Thandi Stewart (James Logan, Union City) NC
43.83 **Daje Pugh (Fairfield) SJ
45.35 *Allison Daley (Burlingame) CC
44.36 *Alexandria Whitmore (Fairfield) SJ
44.65 Taylor Lawson (St. Mary's, Berkeley) NC
44.99 ***Sasha Wallace (Holy Names, Oakland) NC
45.06 Emily Gordon (Santa Clara) CC
45.28 *Katie Barton (Acalanes, Lafayette) NC
45.46 Josephine Devanbu (Davis) SJ

4x100
47.47 St. Mary's, Berkeley NC
47.68 Deer Valley, Antioch NC
47.78 James Logan, Union City NC
48.10 Archbishop Mitty, San Jose CC
48.13 Rosemont, Sacramento SJ
48.38 Skyline, Oakland OK
48.48 Fairfield SJ
49.06 Leigh, San Jose CC
49.21 St. Francis, Mountain View CC
49.23 Del Oro, Loomis SJ

4x400
3:47.36 Deer Valley, Antioch NC
3:52.93 Fairfield SJ
3:57.91 Rosemont, Sacramento SJ
3:58.17 Leigh, San Jose CC
3:58.22 Skyline, Oakland OK
3:59.34 Valley Christian, San Jose CC
4:00.57 St. Francis, Mountain View CC
4:01.24 Acalanes, Lafayette NC
4:03.36 Woodcreek, Roseville SJ
4:03.40 James Logan, Union City NC

High Jump
5-7 Stephanie Armstrong (Live Oak, Morgan Hill) CC
5-7 Sarah Vaughn (Oak Ridge, El Dorado Hills) SJ
5-6 **Lawrell Dobbins (Foothill, Pleasanton) NC
5-6 *Bre Mackie (Central Valley, Ceres) SJ
5-5 **Nikki Miyashita (Aptos) CC
5-5 *Celeste Rietveld (Livermore) NC
5-4 ¼ Adrienne Johnson (Carondelet, Concord) NC
5-4 Kirsten Kozlovsky (St. Francis, Mountain View) CC
5-4 *Brianna Charles (St. Francis, Sacramento) SJ
5-4 *Noelle Latham (Del Oro, Loomis) SJ

Pole Vault
12-6 *Nicola Garoutte (Piedmont) NC
12-0 **Cimran Virdi (Las Lomas, Walnut Creek) NC
12-0 *Vicki Warner (Del Oro, Loomis) SJ
12-0 *MacKenzie Landry (Del Oro, Loomis) SJ
11-9 1/4 **Michelle Stone (Ursuline, Santa Rosa) NC
11-9 Clara Davis (Piedmont) NC
11-9 Katherine Zingheim (Granite Bay) SJ
11-7 Lauryann Jiang (Las Lomas, Walnut Creek) NC
11-3 Ferrin Peterson (Oakmont, Roseville) SJ
11-0 *Allison Ang (Gunn, Palo Alto) CC

Long Jump
18-1 Mariah Rogers (Prospect, Saratoga) CC
18-0 Sunny Margerum (Gunn, Palo Alto) CC
17-11 *Hardy Hannah (Woodcreek, Roseville) SJ
17-10 ***Daijah Joe-Smith (Florin, Sacramento) SJ
17-9 1/4 Tatum Souza (Napa) SJ
17-7 ¼ *Chelsee Elliott (Roseville) SJ
17-4 ½ ?Kasey Barnett (Chico) NO
17-4 ¼ ***Kristen Robinson (Skyline, Oakland) OK
17-1 1/2 **Kendal Nielsen Bear River SJ
17-1 1/2 *Diamara Planell Los Altos CC
Wind Aided
18-10 ½ Mariah Rogers (Prospect)
18-7 ¼ ***Kristen Robinson (Skyline, Oakland) OK
18-6 *Tessa Runels (James Logan, Union City) NC
18-3 Chanelle Norwood (American, Fremont) NC
17-10 Lindsey Foster (Gilroy) SJ

Triple Jump
39-6 ¼ *Ciarra Brewer (James Logan, Union City) NC
38-3 **Cydney Leath (Mt. Pleasant, San Jose) CC
38-2 ¼ *Tessa Runels (James Logan, Union City) NC
37-9 1/2 Arryana Barton Luther Burbank SJ
37-9 Tiana Carter (Mt. Pleasant, San Jose) CC
37-5 ¾ Symone Evans (Leigh, San Jose) CC
37-0 ***Sasha Wallace Holy Names NC
36-11 ¾ *Shanique Walker (Mt. Pleasant, San Jose) CC
36-11 **Kendal Nielsen (Bear River, Grass Valley) SJ
36-5 ¾ Jaci Powell (Oakdale) SJ
Wind Aided
40-0 ***Sasha Wallace (Holy Names, Oakland) NC
38-9 ½ *Tessa Runels (James Logan, Union City) NC
38-8 ¾ Symone Evans (Leigh, San Jose) CC
38-6 **Cydney Leath (Mt. Pleasant, San Jose) SJ
37-4 ¾ Gianna Tinetti (Santa Cruz) CC

Shot Put
47-9 1/4 Chioma Amaechi (Abraham Lincoln, San Francisco) SF
44-5 1/2 Meagan McKee (Santa Teresa, San Jose) CC
43-10 1/2 Anamanu Folau (Florin, Sacramento) SJ
43-4 1/2 *Rebecca Hammar (Buhach Colony, Atwater) SJ
41-0 1/2 Jillian Weir (Homestead, Cupertino) CC
40-8 1/2 Elizabeth Gordon (Archbishop Riordan, San Francisco) CC
40-7 Talei Tagivakatini (Albany) NC
40-7 Erinn Jones (James Logan, Union City) NC
39-1 Jazmin.Porter (Shasta, Redding) NO
38-9 Brianna Sullen (North Salinas, Salinas) CC

Discus Throw
146-3 Chioma Amaechi (Abraham Lincoln, San Francisco) SF
145-2 Jillian Weir (Homestead, Cupertino) CC
143-11 *Brianna French (Vacaville) SJ
140-5 Quinta Ekong (Hillsdale, San Mateo) CC
138-10 *Rebecca Hammar (Buhach Colony, Atwater) SJ
137-4 Jazmin Porter (Shasta, Redding) NO
135-0 Meagan Mckee (Santa:Teresa, San Jose) CC
129-5 Kathleen Guzman (Los Gatos) CC
127-11 Anamanu Folau (Florin, Sacramento) SJ
125-10 **Brielle Rowe (Mountain View) CC

Yap High School in the Federated States of Micronesia needs visual track materials

Duncan MacSwain, former track and cross country coach at Terra Linda
High School in San Rafael, Marin County, has been consulting with the Department of Education and the high school in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.

The high school track program, which operates without a budget, is
in desperate need of visual materials for the jumps, the discus and
the javelin. YouTube.com immediately comes to mind as a source, but it's not
available in Yap.

If anyone has extra DVDs or tapes that are no longer being used and
which cover these events, and/or any additional events, please contact
Duncan at: Dmacs1@comcast.net.

There is an immediate need for these materials, as the Yap High
School program is preparing athletes for the Micronesia High School
meet, which will be held in Palau this coming August.

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Keith Conning: If you are watching "The Pacific" series on HBO you will be interested to know that:

"in World War II, Japanese-held Yap was one of the islands bypassed in the U.S. "island-hopping" strategy, although it was regularly bombed by U.S. ships and aircraft, and Yap-based Japanese bombers did some damage in return."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yap

Petra Juraskova (Cal State LA) Class of 1997

Petra Juraskova
Class of 1997

Induction Class of 2009
Women's Track & Field


Juraskova was a five-time national champion in track and field for Cal State L.A. in 1996 and 1997. She was originally from Czechoslovakia and came to Los Angeles after spending two years at Brigham Young University. She captured a pair of indoor national titles in the shot put in 1996 and 1997 and also won outdoor national titles in that event in those same two seasons. She also won an outdoor discus national championship in 1996. She was named the California Collegiate Athletic Association Female Athlete of the Year in 1996 and 1997, becoming the first female to win the conference’s top athletic honor two years in a row. She is still one of only two females to win the conference’s top athletic award more than once. Juraskova is in the Cal State L.A. All-Time Top 10 in four events. She is second in the shot put (52-2), second in the discus (179-9), third in the hammer (165-2) and eighth in the javelin (134-2).

Courtesy CSLA

Petra Juraskova, Cal State LA added to NCAA Division II Athlete Hall of Fame

Direct link …

http://www.ustfccca.org/featured/olympians-kruger-kia-davis-highlight-new-additions-to-division-ii-athlete-hall-of-fame

Olympians Kruger, Kia Davis Highlight New Additions to Division II Athlete Hall of Fame

Six will be honored with ceremony to be held a month from today



April 26, 2010



NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced on Monday that the Association will induct six new members to their Division II Track & Field Athlete Hall of Fame. Christopher Coleman, Kia Davis, Meredith Davis, Janet Kogo, A.G. Kruger, and Petra Juraskova will be honored with an induction ceremony to be held Wednesday, May 26, in Charlotte, N.C., site of the upcoming NCAA Division II Championships.



Christopher Coleman, Saint Augustine’s



Coleman was a three-time NCAA triple jump champion, capturing back-to-back indoor titles in 1994 and 1995 and an outdoor title in 1995. Coleman earned All-America honors 14 times with the jumps in the span between 1992 and 1995 and was a member of six national championship teams at Saint Augustine’s. Coleman was the founder and is the coach of the Carolina All-Stars Youth Track & Field Team in North Carolina.



Kia Davis, Saint Augustine’s



A six-time Division II national champion, Kia Davis specialized in the 200- and 400-meter events. At the 2001 national outdoor championships, Davis won titles in the 200 meters and with the Falcons’ 4x100-meter relay team. Davis, originally of Raleigh, N.C., was named the CIAA’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Year in 2001 after claiming conference crowns in four events. Davis was a 2008 Olympian in the 200 and 400 for Liberia and a World Championship 400-meter participant in 2009. Davis holds Liberian national records in six events which includes her 400-meter personal best of 51.55.



Meredith Davis, Morningside College



The 2001 and 2002 USTFCCCA National Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year, Davis won NCAA Division II heptathlon titles in both of those years. Originally from Sioux City, Iowa, Davis was also a two-time national runner-up in the long jump and earned a total of 15 All-America certificates. In total, Davis was a 13-time North Central Conference Champion and was responsible for school records in 13 events. In 2002, Davis finished fifth at the USATF Championships in the heptathlon, and, in 2004, Davis participated in the USATF Olympic Trials in the event.



Janet Kogo, Harding



Kogo won three NCAA titles in the 2005 track & field seasons which included a 5000-, 10,000-meter double win at the outdoor national championships in Abilene, Texas. At the 2005 NCAA Indoor Championships, Kogo set a then-championships 5000-meter record with a winning time of 16:19.59 and was later named the USTFCCCA Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year for Division II. Kogo, a six-time All-American across all seasons, was also two-time NCAA region champion in cross country. Kogo was a two-time Gulf South Champion, a two-time Academic All-Gulf South honoree, set seven school records, and was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team.



A.G. Kruger, Morningside College



Kruger, originally from Sioux City, Iowa, was the NCAA Division II Champion in the hammer throw in 2001 and North Central Conference Champion in the hammer and discus. Kruger is most widely known for his post-collegiate success, having notched appearances in two Olympic Games and three World Championships. Kruger was the 2008 Olympic Trials champion and has won the hammer at four USATF Championships. In addition, Kruger has won five USATF Indoor Championships with the weight.



Petra Juraskova, Cal State LA



Juraskova, a five-time NCAA Division II Champion, twice swept shot put national titles in both indoor and outdoor seasons, adding a discus crown in 1997. Juraskova was named the CCAA Female Athlete of the Year in 1996 and 1997, becoming the first to win the conference award two years in a row and the second to win it more than once. A 2009 Cal State LA Hall of Fame inductee, Juraskova ranks in the all-time national Division II top 10 in the shot put and discus, claiming collegiate personal bests of 52-0 (15.85m) and 179-9 (54.78m), respectively.















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Tom Lewis

U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association

Communications Manager

1100 Poydras St., Suite 1750

New Orleans, LA 70163

(O) 504-599-8904 (F) 504-599-8909

Email: tom@ustfccca.org

USATF Foundation awards grant to USATF Youth Hammer Throw Development Program

INDIANAPOLIS - The USA Track & Field Foundation has awarded a grant to the USATF Youth Hammer Throw Development Program, Chairman Bob Greifeld and Executive Director Tom Jackovic announced Monday. The program is spearheaded by Harold Connolly, a four-time Olympian, 1956 Olympic gold medalist, former world record holder and National Track & Field Hall of Famer.

The award of $7,500 per year for four years will support training grants for up-and-coming 13-17 year old youths, and could also be used to defray travel and room and board costs at a one-week camp for top male and female throwers.

The Hammer Development program had perhaps its greatest moment when in 2008 Walter Henning and Conor McCullough won gold and silver at the World Junior Championships. Both athletes had been involved in the program since they were 13 years old.

"Harold has combined coaching hammer throwers in his hometown with disseminating his knowledge of the event at national throws coaches clinics and youth throwers camps," said Foundation Director Paul Lilly. "His hands-on coaching skills, his reputation and even his authoritative DVD all have helped advance hammer throwing in the U.S."

"I appreciate greatly the USATF Foundation's approval of our grant application for the continuing development of American youth hammer throwing," said Connolly. "The Foundation's approval is an affirmation of the dedicated volunteer efforts of Bob Gourley and Bonnie Edmondson, my indispensable colleagues in this venture, and an increasing legion of other dedicated volunteers across the country advocating, supporting and giving personal time for the advancement of youth hammer throwing."

Ken Flax, two-time Olympic hammer thrower and Foundation Director, is also pleased with the progress of the initiative. "When you introduce young athletes to the hammer throw in their early teens and you add the passion, experience and knowledge of a coach like Harold Connolly, you have the recipe for success on the world level."

Inquiries regarding the USATF Youth Hammer Throw Development Program may be directed to Harold Connolly at connollyharold@gmail.com.

The USATF Foundation provides a means to attract and guide funds to new and innovative track and field programs with an emphasis on providing opportunities for youth athletes, emerging elite athletes, distance training centers and anti-doping education. Each year, the Foundation awards more than half a million dollars in grants and other support. The Foundation depends upon donations from its Board of Directors and from generous fans of track & field.

For more information or to contribute to the USA Track & Field Foundation, visit http://www.usatffoundation.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

YEAH BABY! NCAA'S WILL BE ROCKING AT VILLARD ST. PUB!

All,
You didn't think I forgot about you Did You?? Well, as you may have expected, Bob Jensen and I have been doing some pretty serious Fun Planning for the VSP over the past few months and I wanted to let you know what the hell is going on June 8th-12th at the Villard! Bob (VSP owner) wanted me to first mention how much he appreciates those of you who have stopped by and had a meal or a beverage when you visited Eugene over the past few months. Many of you have mentioned to me that you have made the VSP your "place to go" when you are in town. It is very much appreciated!


Now on to the Festivities:

a. We will be doing a Scaled Back Vendor area (6-8 booths) so if you, or anyone wants to participate please e-mail me back. I have 4 left @ $300. TAFNEWS (Track & Field News), T-Roller (a deep tissue massage tool), and Mt SAC relays are on board!


b. There will be a Hootie Run on Sat Morning

c. Food & Drink specials for the entire Meet, working on some Special Track Themed Mugs for you...

d. Working with Runnerspace to set up Athlete Interview area again since so many of them hang out at the Pub (after their events of course!)


With your help (you using your mailing lists) and us using our pervasive, VS Athletics coaches lists, we will begin getting the messages out to potential attendees. I will be contacting the Oregon State HS Coaches Association through Dave Frank (hear that Frankie?). Ed Fox at TAFNEWS has already said he will put a Heavy Mention in the NCAA Issue, so the "Bible" is on Board! Haven't heard from Eder....
Bob is also working on some cool arrangements with local suppliers to Help Coaches with their thirst and hunger before & after the Meet. Just let me say, that being on the Restaurant, Bar and Hotel Association Board does not hurt these efforts! More on developments as things progress. And, yes, wooden tokens from the Trials and USATF's have been "grandfathered in" for acceptance at the NCAA's!

Well, now you know....more later!


I Hope to See All of You in Eugene June 9-12!

Take Care....
"Peanut"
Unofficial Ambassador of Fun
Eugene Track Meets
VP Field Sales and Marketing
VS Athletics

Keith Conning: I have enjoyed stopping by after the meet. You will meet a lot of coaches, both young and old like me. Peanut is the cross country and track coach at El Dorado High School in Placerville. He is a graduate of John Swett High School in Crockett, California, which is near the C&H Sugar Factory on the Carquinez Strait.

"Peanut Harms sports an impressive superstar resume, competing for the Aggies racing team, and having been a longtime track coach, including once being a coach for the Nigerian Olympic team and for the U.S. track team. He is a member of the UC Davis Athletic Hall of Fame. Peanut Harms and the Aggies reserve a special place in San Francisco running history for introducing centipede racing (13 runners linked by nylon banner) to Bay to Breakers in 1978."
http://www.fasttwitchpro.com/RUNSF/stars.htm

BRUTUS HAMILTON INVITATIONAL--Oakland prep phenom outpaces elders

Mother knows best for Laguna Creek sprinter Batson

Statement from USATF CEO Doug Logan on LaShawn Merritt's admission to the presence of the banned substance DHEA in an anti-doping sample:

"We understand that Mr. Merritt's case is still ongoing with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, and USATF awaits USADA's decision on the case. Any professional athlete in this sport knows that they are solely responsible for anything that goes into their bodies. For Mr. Merritt to claim inadvertent use of a banned substance due to the ingestion of over-the-counter supplements brings shame to himself and his teammates. Thanks to his selfish actions, he has done damage to our efforts to fight the plague of performance-enhancing drugs in our sport.

"Mr. Merritt has been an integral part of Team USA and the sport in this country. He has now put his entire career under a cloud and in the process made himself the object of jokes. In this day and age, a professional athlete should know better. Personally, I am disgusted by this entire episode."


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

Cal's trio of middle distance runners goes extra mile

Johnson and Powell Promoted to Associate Head Track & Field Coaches

Johnson and Powell Promoted to Associate Head Track & Field Coaches
Courtesy: GoDucks.com
Release: 04/21/2010

EUGENE, Ore. -- Veteran assistants Robert Johnson and Andy Powell have been promoted to associate head coaches for the Oregon track and field programs, Associate Athletic Director Vin Lananna announced Wednesday. Effective immediately, Johnson assumes the role of associate head coach of women’s track and field and Powell becomes associate head coach of men’s track and field/men’s and women’s cross country.

"Since their arrival on the University of Oregon campus, Robert and Andy have played pivotal roles in the success of our program," said Lananna. "With their promotion, I’m confident that both our men’s and women’s teams will have the day-to-day guidance necessary to remain among the NCAA’s best. They are outstanding coaches with a keen understanding of what makes the University of Oregon and Track Town, USA special. They have been outstanding facilitators of the U of O vision and I enthusiastically look forward to working with them in these enhanced roles."

In their new roles, Johnson and Powell will be responsible for managing the daily operation of the women’s and men’s track and field teams, respectively. They are charged with developing and managing the plans necessary for achieving the program’s athletic success, including oversight of the teams’ athletic preparation and competition strategies, the recruitment of high-caliber student-athletes, and administrative tasks that support the program’s athletic goals.

"I feel extremely honored and blessed that Vin has chosen to promote me to this position," said Johnson. "With the help from a great staff, the program has come a long way and we want to continue to make the University of Oregon relevant in the sport of track and field."

Recognized by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as both the 2010 National Indoor Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year and the 2009 National Outdoor Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year, Johnson is in his fifth year at Oregon and concentrates his coaching on sprints, hurdles, relays, long jump, and triple jump. At the 2010 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, athletes under Johnson’s guidance contributed 23 team points to the Ducks’ first-ever capture of the NCAA women’s team title.

Led by Pac-10 champions and All-Americans Keshia Baker and Jamesha Youngblood, the women’s team broke 12 indoor and outdoor school records in 2009 in the sprints, relays and vertical jumps and captured three Pac-10 individual titles along the way. The 2009 season saw the Ducks win the Pac-10 championship and finish as NCAA runners-up. School records have continued to fall in 2010 with indoor marks at 60, 200 and 400 meters broken, as well as the school’s 4x400 and distance medley relays and the long jump records. Outdoors in 2010, the 4x100 relay record has already fallen again.

Johnson is a 1996 graduate of Appalachian State, where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1996, and was a two-time triple jump All-American (1995, ’96), NCAA high jump qualifier (1996) and school high jump record holder (7-1 3/4). He capped his career as the 1996 Southern Conference triple jump and high jump champion, and was named the Southern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year after he piled up All-Southern Conference honors in the long jump, triple jump, high jump, 200 meters and 4x100 meter relay.

Working in concert with Lananna, Powell has helped guide Oregon to four of the last five Pac-10 titles in track and field and three of the league’s last four cross country crowns. The Ducks have also brought home three NCAA championships during Powell’s tenure, including back-to-back NCAA Men’s Cross Country titles in 2007 and 2008, as well as the 2009 NCAA Men’s Indoor Track and Field crown.

"I am honored to assume this new responsibility," said Powell. "Vin has articulated a bold vision for our program, and I’m confident that together with Robert Johnson and our talented staff we will continue to achieve greatness."

Powell will continue his coaching of the UO men’s distance programs.

Oregon’s distance and middle distance runners have won eight individual and relay NCAA titles combined in the last five years. The distance group, which included 2009 Boweman Award winner Galen Rupp, has produced 10 Pac-10 titles and 41 All-America awards the last five years. The Ducks feature the defending NCAA 800 meter outdoor champion in Andrew Wheating and have won back-to-back indoor distance medley relay crowns for the first time in school history.

As a Stanford athlete, Powell stood out as one of the nation’s top middle distance runners. He still ranks among the school’s all-time best in the 1,500 meters (3:40.65) and was a member of the Cardinal’s 2000 NCAA championship team. As a prep at Oliver Ames High School in North Easton, Mass., near Boston, he won U.S. junior titles as a senior in the 1,500 meters (3:49.81) and 5,000 meters (14:51.81).

His wife Maurica Powell is also a Duck assistant coach and was a decorated Stanford middle distance runner and All-American. The two have one son, Owen.

- www.GoDucks.com -

Jackson named Athlete of the Week

INDIANAPOLIS - Bershawn Jackson has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after winning the men's 400m hurdles Saturday at the 2010 International Friendship & Freedom Games at North Carolina A&T's Irwin Belk Track in Greensboro, N.C.



The 2008 Olympic bronze medalist and a two-time World Outdoor medalist, Jackson won the men's 400-meter hurdles in a meet record, world leading 48.36. Jackson will next compete on Team USA's 4x400m relay at USA vs. The World at the Penn Relays this weekend.


Now in its ninth 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.



Winners: January 13, Jen Clayton; January 20, Shalane Flanagan; January 27, Nolan Shaheed; February 3, Bernard Lagat; February 10, Bernard Lagat; February 17, Shalane Flanagan; February 24, Amber Campbell; March 3, Amber Campbell; March 10, Phil Raschker; March 17, Ashton Eaton; March 31, Lisa Koll; April 7, Queen Harrison; April 14, Magdalena Lewy Boulet; April 21, Bershawn Jackson.


BEST MARKS WEEK ENDING APRIL 18


MEN



100 - 9.95 Ivory Williams (Nike) - Lawrence, KS 4/17

200 - 20.39 Angelo Taylor (Nike) - Auburn, AL 4/17

400 - 44.81 Calvin Smith (Florida) - Gainesville, FL 4/17

800 - 1:46.44 Tyler Mulder (Nike/OTC) - Walnut, CA 4/17

1500 - 3:42.42 Miles Batty (unat) - Walnut, CA 4/16

3000SC - 8:41.91 Jon Pierce (Asics) - Walnut, CA 4/15

5000 - 13:24.72 Dan Huling (Reebok) - Walnut, CA 4/16

10,000 - 28:40.33 Jon Grey (William & Mary) - Walnut, CA 4/15

110H - 13.24 David Oliver (Nike) - Greensboro, NC 4/17

400H - 48.36 Bershawn Jackson (Nike) - Greensboro, NC 4/17

HJ - 2.26/7-5 Clint Silcock (Utah State) - Logan, UT 4/17

PV - 5.40/17-8.5 Scott Roth (Washington) & Jeff Ryan (unat) - Walnut, CA 4/17

LJ - 8.03/26-4.25 Norris Frederick (unat) - Walnut, CA 4/17

TJ - 16.84/55-3 Lawrence Willis (unat) - Baton Rouge, LA 4/17

SP - 21.14/69-4.25 Reese Hoffa (NYAC) - Athens, GA 4/17

DT - 63.77/209-2 Jarred Rome (Nike) - Walnut, CA 4/17

HT - 75.70/248-4 Kibwe Johnson (unat) - Walnut, CA 4/17

JT - 79.31/260-2 Sean Furey (unat) - Walnut, CA 4/17

Dec - 7672 Nick Adcock (Missouri) - Azusa, CA 4/15



WOMEN



100 - 11.28 Charonda Williams (adidas) - Walnut, CA 4/17 (SAMUEL GOMPERS HIGH SCHOOL, RICHMOND did not compete; LANEY COLLEGE, OAKLAND)

200 - 22.97 Natasha Hastings (Nike) - Greensboro, NC 4/17

400 - 51.40 Lashinda Demus (Nike) - Walnut, CA 4/17 (LONG BEACH WILSON HIGH SCHOOL 2001

800 - 2:01.40 Latavia Thomas (LSU) - Baton Rouge, LA 4/17

1500 - 4:10.66 Katie Follett (Washington) - Walnut, CA 4/17

3000SC - 9:56.29 Emma Coburn (Colorado) - Walnut, CA 4/15

5000 - 15:05.71 Molly Huddle (Saucony) - Walnut, CA 4/16

10,000 - 33:55.91 Sarah Cummings (Princeton) - Walnut, CA 4/15

100H - 12.71 Lolo Jones (Asics) - Baton Rouge, LA 4/17

400H - 54.66 Queen Harrison (Virginia Tech) - Clemson, SC 4/17

HJ - 1.85/6-0.75 Epley Bullock (Nebraska) - Walnut, CA 4/17

PV - 4.32/14-2 Katy Viuf (UCLA) - Gainesville, FL 4/17

LJ - 6.81/22-4.25 Funmi Jimoh (Nike) & Akiba McKinney (unat) - Walnut, CA 4/17

TJ - 13.96/45-9.75 Crystal Manning (unat) - Walnut, CA 4/17

SP - 17.51/57-5.5 Sarah Stevens (unat) - Walnut, CA 4/17

DT - 60.86/199-8 Aretha Thurmond (Nike) - Auburn, AL 4/17

HT - 71.04/233-1 Amber Campbell (Nike) - Walnut, CA 4/17

JT - 52.38/171-10 Meghan Briggs (Virginia) - Clemson, SC 4/15

Hept - 5686 Kiani Profit (Maryland) - Clemson, SC 4/16




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

2010 Northern California High School Women

Women
100 Meters
11.50 Ashton Purvis St. Elizabeth NC
11.99 *Strangenae Campbell Pinole Valley NC
12.08 Kashae Knox Pleasant Grove SJ
12.18 Brittany Adams (Inderkum) SJ
12.35 *Emily Cooper Vista del Lago SJ
12.37 *Alyssa Page Montgomery NC
12.40 *Jazmin Harper Oakmont SJ
12.41 Elizabeth Duxbury Archbishop Mitty CC
12.42 **Sarah Cline Leigh CC
12.44 Chizoba Okodogbe Deer Valley NC
Wind-aided
11.80 Chizoba Okodogbe Deer Valley NC
12.05 Brittany Adams (Inderkum) SJ
12.13 **Atiya Harvey James Logan NC
12.14 Nia Dorner Rosemont SJ
12.24 Lauren Rose Hercules NC
12.25 *Cekarri Nixon (St. Francis, Sacramento) SJ
12.31 *Nadia Lewis Benicia SJ
12.37 Elizabeth Duxbury (Archbishop Mitty, San Jose) CC
12.41 Arianna Martin (Rosemont) SJ

200 Meters
23.67 Ashton Purvis (St. Elizabeth, Oakland) NC
24.51 Chizoba Okodogbe Deer Valley NC
24.75 Kashae Knox (Pleasant Grove) SJ
25.00 Brittany Adams Inderkum SJ
25.12 **Iesah Hardiman (Wilcox) CC
25.19 *Emily Cooper (Vista Del Lago) SJ
25.46 *Jazmin Harper Oakmont SJ
25.52 Elizabeth Duxbury Archbishop Mitty CC
25.64 **Kendal Nielsen Bear River SJ
25.71 *Cekarri Nixon St. Francis SJ
Wind-aided
24.87 Montairra Hart Skyline OK
24.97 Brittany Adams (Inderkum) SJ
25.06 *Strangenae Campbell Pinole Valley NC
25.20 ***Nia Dorner (Rosemont) SJ
25.43 *Cekarri Nixon (St. Francis, Sacramento) SJ
25.49 ?Ashley Bamberg (Andrew Hill, San Jose) CC
25.55 ?Sarah Cline (Leigh, San Jose) CC
25.57 *Emily Cooper Vista del Lago SJ
25.64 Divine Adesida (Alhambra, Martinez) NC

400 Meters
53.31 Chizoba.Okodogbe Deer Valley NC
55.24 **Iesha Hardiman Wilcox CC
55.60 Montairra Hart Skyline OK
55.83 Thandi Stewart (James Logan, Union City) NC
56.25 Taran Garza (Modesto Christian, Modesto) SJ
56.31 ***Nia Dorner Rosemont SJ
56.50 *Sarah Griffith (San Ramon Valley, Danville) NC
56.52 Jenna Davis Valley Christian CC
56.65 *Alexandria Whitmore Fairfield SJ
56.78 *Jazmin Harper Oakmont SJ

800 Meters
2:14.77 *Samantha Ralstin Oak Ridge SJ
2:15.56 *Christine Zavesky Granite Bay SJ
2:15.91 Jenna Davis (Valley Christian, San Jose) CC
2:16.06 Melissa Hopper Leigh CC
2:16.89 Taryn Garza (Modesto Christian, Modesto) SJ
2:16.97 Jordan Diaz (Leigh, San Jose) CC
2:17.02 *Cindy Huang Lynbrook CC
2:17.52 Tamara Purpura Lowell SF
2:18.49 Chelsea Schneider Castro Valley NC
2:19.11 Elle Sanders (Santa Cruz) CC

1500 Meters
4:44.01 Jordan Diaz (Leigh, San Jose) CC
4:48.55 *Brooke Holt (Granite Bay) SJ
4:52.48 Shannon Harcus (Placer, Auburn) SJ
4:53.11 *Caitlin Devitt Payne (Del Oro, Loomis) SJ
4:53.82 *Samantha Ralstin (Oak Ridge, El Dorado Hills) SJ
4:55.18 *Emma Freeman (Del Oro, Loomis) SJ
4:55.53 Taylor Spencer (Casa Roble) SJ
4:57.39 *Erin Matranga (St. Francis, Sacramento) SJ
4:57.71 **Samantha Garcia (Evergreen Valley, San Jose) CC
4:58.24 Christine Bowlus (Davis) SJ

1600 Meters
4:59.04c Jacque Taylor Casa Grande NC
4:59.44c *Lucy Mccullough Marin Academy NC
4:59.81 Heather Cerney (Carondelet, Concord) NC
5:01.33c Colleen Lillig California NC
5:02.13c Marissa Ferrante Aptos CC
5:02.31c Hayley Scott Oak.Ridge SJ
5:02.43c *Samantha Ralstin Oak Ridge SJ
5:02.55c *Christine Zavesky (Granite Bay) SJ
5:04.58c Jordan Diaz Leigh CC
5:05.91c *Kelsey Santisteban Castro Valley NC

1 Mile (1609.35 meters)
5:00.79 Jacque Taylor (Casa Grande, Petaluma) NC
5:01.19 Lucy McCullough (Marin Academy) NC
5:03.09 Colleen Lillig (California, San Ramon) NC
5:03.89 Marissa Ferrante (Aptos) NC
5:04.08 Hayley Scott (Oak Ridge, El Dorado Hills) SJ
5:04.20 Samantha Ralstin (Oak Ridge, El Dorado Hills) SJ
5:04.32 *Christine Zavesky (Granite Bay) SJ
5:04.43 Heather Cerney (Carondelet, Concord) NC
5:06.35 Jordan Diaz (Leigh, San Jose) CC
5:07.70 *Kelsey Santisteban (Castro Valley) NC

3000 Meters
10:06.88 *Brooke Holt (Granite Bay) SJ
10:12.15 Theresa Devine (Marin Catholic) NC
10:20.19 ***Danielle Katz (Los Gatos) CC
10:22.32 Courtney Crosta (Woodcreek) SJ
10:22.82 ***Karlie Garcia (Oakmont) SJ
10:23.91 **Kat Gregory (Woodside Priory, Portola Valley) CC
10:25.93 Erin Hicks (Los Altos) CC
10:26.09 Stephany Uriostegui (Atwater) SJ
10:33.61 Courtney Madson (Novato) NC
10:33.65 Kristine Lozoya (Oakmont) SJ

3200 Meters
10:44.52 *Kelsey Santisteban Castro Valley NC
10:46.84 Theresa Devine Marin Catholic NC
10:51.95 Colleen Lillig (California, San Ramon) NC
10:54.49 Hayley Scott (Oak Ridge, El Dorado Hills) SJ
10:56.96 **Nina Anderson (Notre Dame, S) CC
10:58.05 Shannon Harcus (Placer, Auburn) SJ
11:01.32 ?Elaine McVay (California, San Ramon) NC
11:02.77 *Brooke Holt (Granite Bay) SJ
11:03.98 **Carrie Verdon Campolindo NC
11:05.86 Lauren Mugnaini (Rio Americano) SJ

100 Hurdles
13.55 **Trinity Wilson St. Mary's NC
14.11 Hannah Goranson Valley Christian CC
14.26 **Daje Pugh Fairfield SJ
14.37 Victoria Johnson James Logan NC
14.38 Katie Nelms Leland CC
14.84 **Kristen Robinson Skyline OK
14.94 *Shanique Walker (Mt. Pleasant, San Jose) CC
15.06 Symone Evans Leigh CC
15.09 Claire Bingham Healdsburg NC
15.19 Sunny Margerum Gunn CC
Wind Aided
14.09 Katie Nelms (Leland, San Jose) CC
14.17 **Daje Pugh (Fairfield) SJ
14.18 Victoria Johnson (James Logan, Union City) NC
14.64 Symone Evans (Leigh, San Jose) CC
14.87 *Shanique Walker (Mt. Pleasant, San Jose) CC
15.05 Claire Bingham (Healdsburg) NC
15.12 ?Lauren Rose (Hercules) NC
15.28 Tatum Souza Napa SJ
15.32 Sarah Una Dia (Gilroy) CC
15.32 *Tori Mason (Sacramento) SJ

300 Hurdles
43.29 Katie Nelms (Leland, San Jose) CC
43.83 **Daje Pugh Fairfield SJ
44.36 *Alexandria Whitmore Fairfield SJ
44.65 Taylor Lawson St. Mary's NC
45.28 *Katie Barton Acalanes NC
45.29 Emily Gordon Santa Clara CC
45.40 ***Sasha Wallace Holy Names NC
45.46 Josephine Devanbu (Davis) SJ
45.62 *Allison Daley (Burlingame) CC
45.82 Sunny Margerum Gunn CC

4x100
47.47 St. Mary's, Berkeley NC
47.68 Deer Valley NC
48.13 Rosemont SJ
48.16 Archbishop Mitty, San Jose CC
48.38 Skyline OK
48.48 Fairfield SJ
49.23 Del Oro, Loomis SJ
49.27 St. Francis SJ
49.37 Vista Del Lago SJ
49.61 Woodcreek SJ

4x400
3:47.36 Deer Valley NC
3:52.93 Fairfield SJ
3:57.91 Rosemont SJ
3:58.17 Leigh, San Jose CC
3:58.22 Skyline OK
4:01.24 Acalanes, Lafayette NC
4:02.97 St. Francis, Mountain View CC
4:03.36 Woodcreek SJ
4:03.40 James Logan NC
4:05.81 Vista Del Lago SJ

High Jump
5-7 Stephanie Armstrong (Live Oak, Morgan Hill) CC
5' 6" Sarah Vaughn Oak Ridge SJ
5' 6" **Lawrell Dobbins Foothill NC
5-6 *Bre Mackie (Central Valley, Ceres) SJ
5' 5" **Nikki Miyashita Aptos CC 3/19
5' 5" *Celeste Rietveld(Livermore) NC 2nd Stanford Pit 1 3/26
5-4 ¼ Adrienne Johnson (Carondelet, Concord) NC
5' 4" Kirsten Kozlovsky (St. Francis, Mountain View) CC 3/20
5-4 *Brianna Charles (St. Francis, Sacramento) SJ 4/10
5-3 **Jessica Emde (Oak Ridge, El Dorado Hills, SJ) 3/13
5-3 *Caitlin O’Connell (Pitman, SJ) 3/14
5' 3" Sarah Una Dia Gilroy CC 3/26
5' 3" *Luisa McInnis (Montgomery, Santa Rosa) NC 5th Stanford 3/26
5-3 **Downing Haley (Aptos) CC 3/28
5-3 Mariah Rogers (Prospect) CC 3/28

Pole Vault
12' 6" *Nicola Garoutte (Piedmont) NC
12' 0" **Cimran Virdi Las Lomas NC 3/6
12-0 *Vicki Warner (Del Oro, Loomis) SJ 1st Del Oro 4/16
12-0 *MacKenzie Landry (Del Oro, Loomis) SJ 2nd Del Oro 4/16
11' 9.25" **Michelle Stone Ursuline NC
11' 9" Clara Davis Piedmont NC 3/14
11' 9" Katherine Zingheim Granite Bay SJ 4/3
11' 7" Lauryann Jiang Las Lomas NC
11' 0" *Allison Ang Gunn CC
10-6 Christina Roche (St. Francis, Mountain View) St. Francis 3/20
10-6 Paige Niesyn (Novato) NC Stanford 3/26
10-6 **Megan Gemar (Las Lomas, Walnut Creek) NC 7th Woody Wilson 4/16
10-6 Ferrin Peterson (Oakmont, Roseville) SJ 8th Woody Wilson 4/16

Long Jump
18-1 Mariah Rogers Prospect CC
18-0 Sunny Margerum Gunn CC
17-11 *Hardy Hannah Woodcreek SJ
17-10 ***Daijah Joe-Smith Florin SJ
17-9 1/4 Tatum Souza Napa SJ
17-7 ¼ *Chelsee Elliott (Roseville) SJ
17-4 1/4 ***Kristen Robinson Skyline OK
17-3 ¾ *Hannah Hardy (Woodcreek) SJ
17-1 1/2 **Kendal Nielsen Bear River SJ
17-1 1/2 *Diamara Planell Los Altos CC
Wind Aided
18-10 ½ Mariah Rogers (Prospect)
17-10 Chanelle Norwood (American, Fremont) NC
17-8 **Ailene Nguyen (Saratoga) CC
17-4 ¼ **Kendal Nielsen (Bear River, Grass Valley) SJ
17-4 Kasey Barnett Chico NO
17-3 1/2 Brienna Crimmins Rosemont SJ
17-3 1/2 Lindsey Foster Gilroy CC
17-2 1/2 Khyia Slone 12 Heritage (Brentwood) NC

Triple Jump
39-6 ¼ *Ciarra Brewer (James Logan, Union City) NC
38-3 **Cydney Leath (Mt. Pleasant, San Jose) CC
38-2 ¼ *Tessa Runels (James Logan, Union City) NC
37-9 1/2 Arryana Barton Luther Burbank SJ
37-9 Tiana Carter (Mt. Pleasant, San Jose) CC
37-5 ¾ Symone Evans (Leigh, San Jose) CC
37-0 ***Sasha Wallace Holy Names NC
36-11 ¾ *Shanique Walker (Mt. Pleasant, San Jose) CC
36-11 **Kendal Nielsen (Bear River, Grass Valley) SJ
36-1 ¼ Sara Orofino (Ponderosa, Shingle Springs) SJ
Wind Aided
38-7 ½ *Tessa Runels (James Logan, Union City) NC
37-8 ***Sasha Wallace (Holy Names, Oakland) NC
37-3 *Shanique Walker (Mt. Pleasant, San Jose) CC
37-0 **Kendal Nielsen (Bear River, Grass Valley) SJ
37-0 **Tiana Carter Mt. Pleasant CC
36-8 Dominique Corley James Logan NC
36-8 *Shanique Walker Mt. Pleasant CC
36-6 3/4 ***Kortni.Smyers-Jones Holy Names NC
36-5 Kasey Barnett Chico NO
36-3 ?Cydney Leath (Mt. Pleasant, San Jose) CC

Shot Put
47-9 1/4 Chioma Amaechi Lincoln SF
44-5 1/2 Meagan McKee Santa Teresa CC
43-10 1/2 Anamanu Folau Florin SJ
43-4 1/2 *Rebecca Hammar Buhach Colony SJ
41-0 1/4 Jillian Weir Homestead CC
40-7 Talei Tagivakatini (Albany) NC 1st Livermore Valley Wine Country Relays @ Granada High School, Livermore 4/3
40-5 1/4 Erinn Jones Logan James NC
39-0 1/2 Jazmin Porter Shasta NO
38-9 Brianna Sullen North Salinas CC
38-6 Elisabeth Gordon (Archbishop Riordan, San Francisco) CC

Discus Throw
146' 3" Chioma Amaechi Lincoln SF
145' 2" Jillian Weir Homestead CC
143-11 *Brianna French (Vacaville) SJ MEL dual Napa @ Vacaville 4/14
138' 10" *Rebecca Hammar Buhach Colony SJ
137-4 Jazmin Porter (Shasta, Redding) NO
135-0 Meagan Mckee Santa:Tersa CC
127-11 Anamanu Folau Florin SJ
126-9 Quinta Ekong Hillsdale CC
125' 10" **Brielle Rowe Mountain View CC
122-7 Nikki Uikilifi (Mills, Millbrae) CC Serra Top 7 Inv. 4/17
122' 5" Brianna Sullen North Salinas CC

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USTFCCCA

NCAA Division I

Men's Outdoor Track & Field National Team Rankings

2010 Week #3 - April 20


Rank
School
Points
Last Week

1
Florida
397.97
1

2
Texas A&M
323.79
2

3
Oregon
266.44
3

4
Florida State
247.56
5

5
Texas Tech
223.83
4

6
Southern California
190.61
7

7
Arizona State
181.50
6

8
Auburn
173.72
9

9
LSU
159.49
8

10
Mississippi State
153.24
11

11
South Carolina
148.90
12

12
Oklahoma
148.70
10

13
Nebraska
132.05
13

14
Mississippi
122.36
15

15
Louisville
120.08
14

16
Baylor
118.90
16

17
Arkansas
117.36
17

18
Virginia Tech
116.58
18

19
California
101.32
19

20
Minnesota
95.58
21

21
BYU
93.86
20

22
Kansas State
91.23
22

23
Tennessee
79.66
23

24
Wisconsin
79.54
25

25
Texas
76.88
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USTFCCCA

NCAA Division I

Women's Outdoor Track & Field National Team Rankings

2010 Week #3 - April 20


Rank
School
Points
Last Week

1
Texas A&M
342.20
1

2
LSU
285.69
3

3
Oregon
253.72
2

4
Florida State
204.97
4

5
Florida
186.98
5

6
Penn State
177.09
7

7
Oklahoma
173.28
6

8
Baylor
173.17
8

9
Virginia Tech
153.68
11

10
UTEP
150.12
10

11
Southern California
150.10
9

12
BYU
143.23
12

13
Auburn
142.46
14

14
Miami (Fla.)
134.73
13

15
Washington
133.06
15

16
Nebraska
114.77
16

17
Texas
107.27
17

18
Arkansas
100.38
19

19
Arizona
100.09
20

20
Clemson
94.73
51

21
Louisville
94.38
22

22
Stanford
94.23
18

23
South Carolina
90.80
21

24
Illinois
88.02
24

25
Tennessee
85.19
25








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Email: tom@ustfccca.org

Penn Relays will honor Ralph Metcalfe, XU champions

April 19, 2010

NEW ORLEANS — Ralph Metcalfe was serving his country in World War II when Xavier University of Louisiana made history at the 1942 Penn Relays Carnival. This weekend the former Xavier coach and the relay team he assembled will be honored at the 116th running of the United States' oldest annual track and field event.
This is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Metcalfe, known as the "World's Fastest Human" in the early 1930s and a four-time Olympic medalist before coaching Xavier's men's track and field teams from the fall of 1936 through December 1941.
Metcalfe resigned from Xavier and joined the U.S. Army soon after the Japanese invasion of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Giles Wright, an XU assistant coach, replaced Metcalfe, and the relay team Metcalfe recruited — sophomores Herbert Douglas, William Morton and Clarence Doak and senior Howard Mitchell — didn't miss a step. That quartet's time of 41.7 seconds in the 440-yard relay made Xavier the first HBCU (historically black college or university) to win a relay at the Penn Relays.
Metcalfe died in 1978 at age 68 after being elected four times to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat from Illinois' first congressional district. Douglas — the only surviving member of the relay team and a member of the Board of the Friends of the Penn Relays — Xavier President Dr. Norman C. Francis and Metcalfe's son, Ralph Metcalfe Jr., will be at Franklin Field in Philadelphia on Saturday for a ceremony to honor the '42 XU relay team and the Metcalfe Centennial.

According to a Penn Relays news release, "The Metcalfe Centennial will be celebrated on Relays Saturday, at 1:25 p.m. (EDT) during the running of the 4x100-meter Relay Championship of America. This stop on the Metcalfe Centennial is sponsored by Joe Cosgrove and Pentec Health, Inc."

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Keith Conning: Ralph Metcalfe placed second in the 100 meters in 10.3 at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. He tied the Olympic Record as Thomas "Eddie" Tolan won in 10.3.

Penn Relays will honor Ralph Metcalfe

Penn Relays will honor Metcalfe, XU champions
April 19, 2010

NEW ORLEANS — Ralph Metcalfe was serving his country in World War II when Xavier University of Louisiana made history at the 1942 Penn Relays Carnival. This weekend the former Xavier coach and the relay team he assembled will be honored at the 116th running of the United States' oldest annual track and field event.
This is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Metcalfe, known as the "World's Fastest Human" in the early 1930s and a four-time Olympic medalist before coaching Xavier's men's track and field teams from the fall of 1936 through December 1941.
Metcalfe resigned from Xavier and joined the U.S. Army soon after the Japanese invasion of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Giles Wright, an XU assistant coach, replaced Metcalfe, and the relay team Metcalfe recruited — sophomores Herbert Douglas, William Morton and Clarence Doak and senior Howard Mitchell — didn't miss a step. That quartet's time of 41.7 seconds in the 440-yard relay made Xavier the first HBCU (historically black college or university) to win a relay at the Penn Relays.
Metcalfe died in 1978 at age 68 after being elected four times to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat from Illinois' first congressional district. Douglas — the only surviving member of the relay team and a member of the Board of the Friends of the Penn Relays — Xavier President Dr. Norman C. Francis and Metcalfe's son, Ralph Metcalfe Jr., will be at Franklin Field in Philadelphia on Saturday for a ceremony to honor the '42 XU relay team and the Metcalfe Centennial.

According to a Penn Relays news release, "The Metcalfe Centennial will be celebrated on Relays Saturday, at 1:25 p.m. (EDT) during the running of the 4x100-meter Relay Championship of America. This stop on the Metcalfe Centennial is sponsored by Joe Cosgrove and Pentec Health, Inc."

Team USA prepares for Lightning

Team USA prepares for Lightning

PHILADELPHIA - A storm is brewing in Philadelphia. The world's fastest man, Usain Bolt, will lead Team Jamaica into Franklin Field on Saturday, April 24, and look to give them just their second win in 11 years in the men's 4x100m at the 11th edition of USA vs. the World at the 114th Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pa.



With 12 nations set to compete, including Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, Team USA is out to reclaim their stake as the dominant relay force Saturday during the first event of the 2010 USATF Outdoor Visa Championship Series. USA vs. The World at the Penn Relays will be broadcast on April 24 on ESPN2 from 8-10 p.m. Eastern Time.



Events at this year's USA vs. the World include the Nike men's 4x100m, the Visa women's 4x100m, the Visa men's 4x400m, the Nike women's 4x400m, the men's distance medley relay and the women's sprint medley relay. Other countries set to compete include Australia, Bahamas, Canada, Dominican Republic, Great Britain, Germany, Kenya, Morocco and Russia.



Will lightning strike?



All eyes will be on Team Jamaica and the world's fastest man, Usain Bolt. The world record holder at 100 & 200m will combine with some of Jamaica's best sprint talent to try and break Team USA's stranglehold on the 4x100m title at USA vs. The World. Bolt leads a talented international field that includes the 2008 Olympic and 2009 World Outdoor Championships gold and silver medal winning teams from Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. Each team will bring the men who comprised the second, third and anchor legs of these medal winning teams. Jamaica's relay pool also includes former world record holder and two-time World Outdoor 100m bronze medalist Asafa Powell and Michael Frater. Trinidad and Tobago's team will feature Richard Thompson, Marc Burns and Emmanuel Callender.



Team USA's relay pool for the Nike men's 4x100m is led by three-time Olympic medalist Shawn Crawford, 2008 Olympic 100m and 200m bronze medalist Walter Dix, 2004 Olympic 4x100m gold medalist and two-time World Outdoor gold medalist Darvis Patton, and reigning USA Indoor and Outdoor champion and 2010 World Indoor silver medalist Mike Rodgers.



On the women's side, two-time World Outdoor bronze medalist Carmelita Jeter leads Team USA's lineup in the Visa 4x100m. Jeter ended her 2009 campaign world-ranked #1 over 100m by Track & Field News (T&FN) after becoming the second-fastest woman in history and posting the fastest time over 100m in 12 years. Joining Jeter in the pool is three-time World 200m champion Allyson Felix and local favorites Lisa and Miki Barber. Lisa is the 2006 World Indoor champion and 2005 World Outdoor 4x100m gold medalist and Miki was part of the gold-medal winning 4x100m at the 2007 World Outdoor Championships.



They will be faced with the Jamaican contingent that includes reigning Olympic and World Outdoor 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser and Beijing 100m bronze medalist and Berlin silver medalist Kerron Stewart, along with Simone Facey, who was part of the gold-medal winning 4x100 with Fraser and Stewart in Berlin.



Powerful 4x400m lineups



The Nike women's 4x400m pool is highlighted by 2009 World Outdoor champion Sanya Richards-Ross, who also owns gold medals from the 2008 Olympic 4x400m and three World Outdoor Championships 4x400m relays. Allyson Felix will have double duty this weekend as she is also in the 4x400m pool. Felix and Richards will be joined by 2010 World Indoor champion Debbie Dunn, 2008 Olympic 4x400m gold medalist Natasha Hastings, 2004 Olympic and two-time World Outdoor 4x400m gold medalist Dee Dee Trotter, 2009 World Outdoor 400m hurdles silver medalist Lashinda Demus and Beijing 400mH silver medalist Sheena Tosta.



Two-time Olympic 400m hurdles gold medalist Angelo Taylor and two-time World Outdoor 400m hurdles champion Kerron Clement lead the U.S. Visa men's 4x400m lineup that also includes 2008 Olympic 400m bronze medalist David Neville. Also in the mix will be 2010 World Indoor bronze medalist Jamaal Torrance and two-time World Outdoor 400mH medalist Bershawn Jackson.



Medley standouts



In the men's distance medley relay, athletes to watch include two-time USA Outdoor 800m champion Nick Symmonds and two-time Penn Relays outstanding performer and 2008 Olympian Leo Manzano. Anna Pierce, who ended the season world-ranked #2 over 800m by TFN, highlights the women's sprint medley field that also includes 2010 World Indoor 800m bronze medalist Alysia Johnson and Christin Wurth-Thomas, who took fifth in the 1,500m at the 2009 World Outdoor Championships.



Relay Pools (subject to change):



Australia Men's DMR: Collis Birmingham, Nick Bromley (Alternate), Ryan Gregson, Jeff Risley, Sean Wroe



Bahamas Men's 4x400: Chris Brown, Ramon Miller, Nathaniel McKinney, Andre Williams



Bahamas Men's 4x100: Jonathan Davis, Rodney Greene, Adrian Griffith, Jamial Rolle, Brunell McKenzie



Bahamas Women's 4x100: Rashan Brown, Shaketa Henfield, Jernise Saunders, Katarina Smith, Tavannia Thompson



Bahamas Women's 4x400: Shaketa Henfield, Sasha Rolle, Crystal Strachan



Bahamas SMR: Katrina Seymour, Ivanique Kemp, Hughnique Rolle



Canada Men's 4x100: Richard Adu-bobie, Seyi Smith, Hank Palmer, Brian Barnett, Anson Henry, Justyn Warner, Tyrone Halstead, Sam Effah, Jared Connaughton



Canada Men's DMR: Andrew Ellerton, Quin Ferguson, Matthew Lincoln, Gary Reed



Canada Women's 4x400: Carline Muir, Ammon Nelson, Esther Akinsulie, Adrienne Power, Kimberly Hyacinthe



Dominican Republic Men's 4x400: Gustavo Cuesta, Alvin Harrison, Kelvin Herrera, Arismendy Peguero, Tayron Reyes, Yoel Tapia



Great Britain SMR: Victoria Barr, Joey Duck, Christine Ohuruogu, Nicola Sanders, Jemma Simpson



Germany Men's 4x100: Marius Broening, Robert Hering, Martin Keller, Alexander Kosenkow, Sven Knipphals



Germany Women's 4x100: Anne Mollinger, Marion Wagner, Mareike Peters, Cathleen Tschirch, Verena Sailer



Jamaica Men's 4x100: Marvin Anderson, Kenroy Anderson, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell, Xavier Brown, Nesta Carter, Mario Forsythe, Michael Frater, Dwight Thomas



Jamaica Men's 4x400: Dwayne Barrett, Ricardo Chambers, Jermaine Gonzales, Edino Steele



Jamaica SMR: Kenia Sinclair



Jamaica Women's 4x100: Shillonie Calvert, Simone Facey, Shelly Ann Fraser, Sherone Simpson, Kerron Stewart



Jamaica Women's 4x400: Davita Prendergast, Rosemarie Whyte, Shericka Williams, Novlene Williams-Mills



Kenya Men's 4x400: Stephen Kamolo, Moses Kertich, Jonathan Kibet, Julius Kirwa, Vincent Mumo



Kenya DMR: Alex Kipchirchir, Asbel Kiprop, Mark Kiprotich Muttai, Josephat Kithii (Alternate), Alfred Yego



Morocco DMR: Hicham Bellani, Mouhcine Elamine, Marouane Elmaadadi, Sidiayyoub Elmandilo, Amine Laalou



Russia SMR: Ekaterina Efimova, Yulia Katsura, Oxana Spasovhodskaya, Ksenia Vdovina, Lilia Zubkova



Trinidad & Tobago Men's 4x100: Aaron Armstrong, Keston Bledman, Darrel Brown, Emmanuel Callendar, Richard Thompson



Trinidad & Tobago Women's 4x100: Ayanna Hutchinson, Michelle Lee-Ahye, Josanne Lucas, Sasha Springer, Reyare Thomas



Trinidad & Tobago Women's 4x400: Melissa De Leon, Jessica James, Sparkle McKnight, Josanne Lucas, Sasha Springer



USA Men's 4x100: Darvis Patton, Mike Rodgers, Walter Dix, Travis Padgett, Rae Edwards, Mark Jelks, Ryan Bailey, Shaw Crawford, Leroy Dixon, Ivory Williams



USA Men's 4x400: Kerron Clement, David Neville, Angelo Taylor, Jamaal Torrance, Bershawn Jackson, Justin Gaymon, LeJerald Betters, Xavier Carter, Ryan Bailey, Jordan Boase



USA DMR: Nick Symmonds, Will Leer, Leo Manzano, Jacob Hernandez, David Torrence, Duane Solomon



USA Women's 4x100: Carmelita Jeter , Alexandria Anderson, Allyson Felix, Mikele Barber, Lisa Barber, Rachelle Boone-Smith, Virginia Powell, Tiffany Ofili



USA Women's 4x400: Sanya Richards, Allyson Felix, Debbie Dunn, Natasha Hastings, Dee Dee Trotter, Lashinda Demus, Sheena Tosta, Ebony Collins, Nicole Leach, Shana Cox, Ebony Floyd



USA SMR: Christin Wurth Thomas, Anna Willard Pierce, Alysia Johnson



Final lineups for the 2010 USA vs. The World at Penn Relays will be determined Friday night. For more information on this event and the 2010 Visa Championship Series visit www.visachampionshipseries.com.



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