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BIGgest Moments from Boston
Posted January 27th, 2008 at 8:09 PM by Jared Markowitz
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, College, High School
The 2008 Reebok Boston Indoor Games featured many exciting events on the track and in the field. As usual the meet attracted many of the world’s finest athletes- Olympic Medalists, World Champions, seasoned vets and rising stars. Each event at the Boston Indoor Games brought thrills to the crowd at the Reggie Lewis Center, but below we give our recaps and rankings (the latter being completely subjective) of the excitement delivered by each event:
1.) Women’s 2 Mile- Defar and Smith shatter previous WR
The Women’s 2 mile was a distance running clinic put on by two of the world’s finest distance runners, Meseret Defar (ETH) and Kim Smith (NZL). Defar’s goal in this race was to break the Women’s Indoor 2 Mile World Record of 9:23.38, set by disgraced American star Regina Jacobs.
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U.S. men looking for sweep in 400 meters at Osaka
Posted August 17th, 2007 at 1:14 PM by Mickey Katz
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
Reigning World and Olympic 400m champion Jeremy Wariner headlines the talented group of U.S. men who will be aiming for gold in the 400 meters at the 2007 IAAF World Outdoor Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan, August 25-September 2.
In the history of the World Championships, the U.S. has dominated the 400m, winning 16 medals, including seven golds. Team USA has finished 1-2 in the 400m at four World Championships, but has never swept all three medals.
The team of Wariner, reigning U.S. champion Angelo Taylor, LaShawn Merritt and Lionel Larry seems poised to threaten a sweep in Osaka. Wariner, Taylor and Merritt own the 11 fastest times in the world this year, while Larry is the seventh-fastest man overall.
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AT&T USA Outdoor T&F Champs: Thursday event previews
Posted June 21st, 2007 at 11:21 AM by Martha Jones
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
WOMEN’S STEEPLECHASE 1st ROUND, 4:15 p.m.
Key Athletes: Lisa Galaviz, Anna Willard, Lindsey Anderson
Galaviz, the defending champion, won the Belem GP race in May. Willard and Anderson recently placed first and second at the NCAA Championships. Willard won in 9:38.08, the current U.S. leader.
WOMEN’S 800 METERS 1st ROUND, 4:45 p.m.
Key Athletes: Alice Schmidt, Hazel Clark, Alysia Johnson
Two-time defending champion Clark, who has three USATF titles, headlines a talented field. Clark recently claimed the Reebok GP in 1:59.07. Schmidt is the current US leader at 1:58.75. Johnson won the NCAA title with the second-fastest collegiate time ever, 1:59.29. Another win for Clark would tie her with sister Joetta for most consecutive wins in this event.
TYSON MEN’S 800 METERS 1st ROUND, 5:05 p.m.
Key Athletes: Khadevis Robinson, Derrick Peterson, Nick Symmonds
Robinson and Peterson are both three-time USATF champions, with Robinson winning the past two titles. A three-time NCAA Division III champion and the 2006 USA runner-up, Symmonds posted a U.S.-leading time of 1:44.54 to win the Nike Prefontaine Classic while Robinson, who won the Reebok GP, was third in 1:44.99.
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