Team USA women’s 4×100m quartet qualifies for final
Posted September 1st, 2007 at 3:00 AM by Jamal Walker
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Special Features, Live Race Coverage
Team USA’s women’s 4×100m relay squad looked solid during Saturday morning’s qualifying round at the 2007 IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Nagai Stadium.
Women’s 100m bronze medalist Carmelita Jeter (Long Beach, Calif.) ran a strong lead leg for Team USA before handing the baton to 2007 Pan Am Games 100m and 4×100m relay silver medalist Mechelle Lewis (Columbia, S.C.), who kept the Americans in the lead.
2007 Pan Am Games 100m gold medalist Miki Barber (Raleigh, N.C.) ran a masterful third leg that gave Team USA a commanding lead before handing the baton to 2005 World 100m champion Lauryn Williams (Miami, Fla.) [Pictured], who sped to the finish, crossing the line in the fastest time in the world this year of 42.24 seconds.
Jamaica finished second to Team USA in that race, and in overall qualifying in 42.70 seconds. Men’s and women’s 4×100m relay finals will cap off this evening’s action in Osaka.
Day 2 of the decathlon began with competition in the 110m hurdles. 2004 Olympian Paul Terek (San Luis Obispo, Calif.), finished sixth in his heat in 15.10 seconds. Heat 3 featured Americans Jake Arnold (Santa Rosa,Calif.) and 2003 World Outdoor champion Tom Pappas. Arnold finished eighth in 14.72, with Pappas ninth in 14.84. Pappas did not report for competition in the discus throw due to a foot injury.
Terek threw 44.81 meters/147 feet and Arnold had a best throw of 43.70 meters/143-4 in the discus competition. After seven events Terek is in 10th place with 5,774 points, with Arnold 13th with 5,727 points.
The men’s 50 km race walk was held Saturday morning, where three-time USA 20 km champion Kevin Eastler (Aurora, Colo.) finished 31st in 4 hours 31 minutes 2 seconds.
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Written by: Tom Surber
Via: USA Track & Field
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