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Lead Stories: Saturday, November 22, 2008

Gay doubles at USA Champs, Takes 200M title on final day

Posted June 24th, 2007 at 4:15 PM by Martin Kennedy

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Former Hogs Tyson Gay and Wallace Spearmon, Jr. took first and second place, respectively, in the 200-meter finals on day four of competition at the AT&T USA Championships at Indianapolis’ Michael A. Carroll Stadium on the campus of IUPUI.

With a personal best and the fastest time run in the world this year, Gay won the event with a clocking of 19.62 into a headwind. The clocking moves him to No. 2 on the all-time list behind Michael Johnson’s 19.32. Before today’s race he sat at No. 5 with his former PR of 19.68.
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AT&T USA Outdoor T&F Champs: Sunday event previews

Posted June 24th, 2007 at 12:00 PM by Allyson Rosen

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

WOMEN’S 20K RACEWALK FINAL

Key Athletes: Teresa Vaill, Sam Cohen, Jolene Moore

Vaill won two in a row before yielding to Joanne Dow last year. Dow is not competing this time, so look for the 44-year-old Vaill to win here based on her victory at the Pan Am Cup Trials in March.

GILL WOMEN’S POLE VAULT FINAL, 12:00 p.m.

Key Athletes: Jenn Stuczynski, Jillian Schwartz, Niki McEwen

Stuczynski has been the dominant US vaulter since bursting onto the scene in 2005, setting her latest American record with the nation’s first 16-0 clearance at the Reebok meet June 2. She is best in the world so far this year. Schwartz was the USA runner-up 2006, and McEwen was third at the Reebok meet with a 14-10 3/4 vault.

AT&T MEN’S 200 SEMIFINAL & FINAL, 12:00 p.m. & 2:20 p.m.

Key Athletes: Tyson Gay, Wallace Spearmon, Xavier Carter

All of the major players who showed up for the prelims advanced easily to the next round, led by Gay’s 20.66 in the fourth heat. Spearmon won last year and went on to record the third-fastest time ever at 19.65. Carter zipped to the #2 time ever at Lausanne in ‘06, clocking 19.63, and he won this year’s Pre Classic with a season-best 20.23.
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Richards; Wariner receive 2006 Jesse Owens Award

Posted December 6th, 2006 at 2:15 PM by Jennifer Lipman

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Sanya Richards and Jeremy Wariner were chosen to receive the coveted Jesse Owens Award for 2006. These two outstanding athletes had an incredible year; going undefeated in the 400 meters.

The Jesse Owens Award was started in 1981 and is awarded annually to the most outstanding male and female track & field performers of the year. The winners are chosen through ballot voting by members of the U.S. Track & Field media.

Sanya Richards, only 21 years old, had a year that most can only dream of. Not only did she go undefeated in the 400 meter, but she was also named female World Athlete of the Year. In addition, Richards shattered the 22 year-old 400m world record of 48.83 seconds (previously held by Valerie Brisco) at the IAAF World Cup in Athens, on September 16 with a time of 48.70

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