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American Brooks Still Needs Steeplechase Qualifier
Posted July 22nd, 2007 at 2:54 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
The clock is ticking on American Tom Brooks who failed yesterday to land a qualifying time for the IAAF World Championships in Athletics which opens in Osaka on Aug. 25. According to USATF rules, Brooks must secure an “A” qualifying time of 8:24.60 by Aug. 1 to claim the spot on the U.S. team he provisionally earned by finishing third at last month’s AT&T USA Outdoor Championships in Indianapolis.
Brooks, 29, clocked 8:32.71 at yesterday’s 26th Meeting de Atletismo in Madrid, well short of the standard. Although he already has surpassed the “B” standard of 8:32.00, he needs the “A” because the second place finisher in the USA Championships, Aaron Aguayo, only has the “B” standard and only one “B” athlete is permitted by IAAF rules. By finishing ahead of Brooks at the selection meet, Aguayo is assured of a team berth.
U.S. Champion, Joshua McAdams, already has the “A” standard and is all set for Osaka.
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New York offers trials women chance to upgrade status
Posted June 22nd, 2007 at 7:00 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Marathons
American women who have achieved the “B” standard of two hours and 47 minutes for next spring’s U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Women’s Marathon in Boston are being offered a special chance to advance to the “A” standard of 2:39:00 through a program announced here today by the New York Road Runners (NYRR).
The NYRR will provide a cash incentive of $2500 to any U.S. woman who improves from the “B” to the “A” standard during the 2007 ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 4, according to president and CEO Mary Wittenberg. To increase the likelihood of success, the NYRR will be offering travel and lodging assistance to up to 30 American women who have met the “B” standard.
So far, 120 women have qualifed for the Trials, but only 16 have met the tougher “A” standard. “A” standard athletes will have their travel, housing and meals paid for at next spring’s Trials, while “B” standard athletes must pay their own race-related expenses.
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