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Anthony “Fam” Famiglietti ran like hell today in the men’s 3000-meter steeplechase finals of the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene. William Nelson and Josh McAdams will join him in Beijing.
Fam led from the gun. He effortlessly glided over each hurdle and created a large gap in front of the other runners. He was on pace for an Olympic Trials record, but there was no one around to push him. Fam won in 8:20.24.
The battle for the next two spots on the team was between Brian Olinger, Daniel Huling, William Nelson, Josh McAdams and Jacob Morse. Olinger was in second, but was passed by Nelson (8:21.41) and McAdams (8:21.99) in the end.
1 Anthony Famiglietti adidas 8:20.24
2 William Nelson Colorado 8:21.47
3 Joshua McAdams New Balance 8:21.99
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It was a painful sight to watch Tyson Gay fall to the track in pain at the 60-meters during the quarter-final heat. The incident is now reported as a severe cramp to the right hamstring. Gay’s spokesperson said that the reigning World Champion at 100 and 200 meters started to feel something in his hamstring at 40 meters and that he was very disappointed by the turn of events.
Gay will not be able to make the U.S. Olympic team for Beijing. Afterwards, Olympian Dan O’Brien said “Running at the Trials is hard but it is especially hard on the athletes that are doubling.Guys who run faster generally take a little more time to recover. If it is a cramp, he [Gay]should be back running in three days.”
There were no surprises in the women’s 200 meters. Allyson Felix (22.22) qualified in the fastest time of the day, followed by Muna Lee (22.33), Bianca Knight(22.53), and Marshevet Hooker (22.55).
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1 Abdi Abdirahman Nike 27:41.89
2 Galen Rupp unattached 27:43.11
3 Jorge Torres Reebok 27:46.33
4 Edward Moran Nike 27:52.10
5 Josh Rohatinsky Nike 27:54.41
6 James Carney New Balance 27:58.81
7 Adam Goucher Nike 27:59.31
8 Dathan Ritzenhein Nike 28:05.31
9 Sean Quigley Puma 28:21.96
10 Tim Nelson Nike 28:29.95
11 Edwardo Torres Reebok 28:35.91
12 Josh Simpson New York A C 28:37.16
13 Meb Keflezighi Nike 28:39.02
14 Daniel Browne Nike 28:42.78
15 Fasil Bizuneh New Balance 28:43.11
17 Brett Gotcher McMillan Elite 28:54.89
18 Matthew Downin New Balance 28:55.66
19 Seth Pilkington Weber State 29:10.33
20 Michael Kilburg Portland 29:26.76
21 John Moore Portland 29:26.79
22 Steve Sundell New York A C 29:35.86
23 Louis Luchini Oregon TC Elite 29:42.78
24 Stephen Haas Team Indiana Elite 29:57.45
25 Seth Summerside adidas 30:52.33
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1 Kara Goucher Nike 15:01.02
2 Jennifer Rhines adidas 15:02.02
3 Shalane Flanagan Nike 15:02.81
4 Sara Slattery adidas 15:18.88
5 Lauren Fleshman Oregon TC Elite 15:23.18
6 Arianna Lambie Nike 15:29.99
7 Julie Culley New York A C 15:34.43
8 Rebecca Donaghue New Balance Boston 15:35.48
9 Tasmin Fanning Virginia Tech 15:41.05
10 Molly Huddle Saucony 15:42.19
11 Melissa Cook New Balance 15:48.44
12 Maureen McCandless New Balance 15:54.50
13 Angela Bizzarri Illinois 16:03.99
14 Amy Hastings adidas 16:07.03
15 Teresa McWalters Stanford 16:09.44
– Renee Metivier Baille Nike DNF
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Records continue to fall at The U.S. Olympic Trials. Jordan Hasay, 16, just ran 4:14.50 in the semifinal round of the women’s 1500 meters to break the national high school record.
Shannon Rowbury won the first heat in 4:11.75. She and Tiffany McWilliams (4:12.80) moved up front after the first lap. At 800 meters, McWilliams was in the lead in 2:16. She led through the bell lap, but was passed by Rowbury and Amy Mortimer (4:12.89) in the end.
There were two high schoolers in the second heat, Hasay and Christine Babcock (4:20.00). Babcock got out fast with Erin Donohue (4:13.01), but could not maintain the speed past the first lap. Christine Wurth-Thomas (4:12.66) took the lead at 500 meters. Wurth-Thomas, Donohue, Lindsey Gallo (4:12.54) and Morgan Uceny (4:13.61) went through 800 meters in 2:17.68 and finished in the same order. The real action was going on behind the top four women when Hasay moved from near the back of the pack to a fifth-place finish and new high school record.
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After winning the 100-meter Olympic Trials final in 9.68 on Sunday, Tyson Gay is now back to compete in the 200-meters. The reigning 200-meter World Champion jogged easily to victory (20.43) in the preliminaries.
There were not any surprises, as everyone that was expected to move forward, did so tonight. Saturday are the semi and quarterfinal rounds with the finals taking place on Sunday.
Shawn Crawford qualified for the semifinal heat (20.18),along with Xavier Carter (20.86), and Walter Dix (20.66). Wallace Spearmon did not qualify for the 100 meters but then again it’s not his main race either. He hopes to get his ticket to Beijing and challenge Tyson Gay in the 200 meters.
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Allyson Felix (22.68) coasted to victory in the women’s 200m preliminaries while running the second fastest time of the evening. Her best race is the 200-meters and is almost expected to win the 200 meter final.
Marshevet Hooker (22.87) ran effortlessly to victory in her heat, while Muna Lee (23.27), Lauryn Williams (23.30), Shalonda Solomon (22.51), Torri Edwards (22.87), Ebony Floyd (23.49), Carmelita Jeter (23.21), and Bianca Knight (22.74) all made automatic qualification for the next round of the 200-meters.
Afterwards Hooker said “I’m good and warmed up after the 100-meter rounds, today I came out to qualify for the next round.”
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The men’s 10000m final at the 2008 US Olympic Trials should be a wide-open affair, with several men who could potentially take the title. Leading the way will be Abdi Abdirahman, whose 27:16.98 at the Prefontaine Classic a few weeks ago makes him a slight favorite. He will have to battle with 2004 Olympic Marathon silver medalist Meb Keflezighi, 2007 USATF 10k national runner-up Galen Rupp, Colorado alum Jorge Torres, and rising stars Josh Rohatinsky and Scotty Bauhs. Dathan Ritzenhein, a 2008 Olympian in the marathon, is also entered in the race but has been focusing on marathon preparation.
As in the other races, the top three finishers in this race who have achieved the A standard will make the US team in the 10000m. The A standard in this event is 27:47:31, which has been achieved by six athletes (Abdi, Rupp, Meb, Torres, Ed Moran, James Carney) in the qualifying window. These six athletes can afford to focus on place while the other competitors must keep an eye on the clock to see their Olympic dreams fulfilled. Below we profile three of the competitors (Abdi, Meb, Rupp) and offer some thoughts on how we think this race will play out.
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The Women’s 5000m at the 2008 US Olympic Trials will feature several women who could be legitimate medal contenders in Beijing. Leading the pack will be Shalane Flanagan, the American Record holder in both the 5000m and the 10000m. Joining her will be fellow 10000m Olympian Kara Goucher, who was third in the that event at the World Championships in Osaka last summer. Another favorite will be Villanova alum Jen Rhines, a two time Olympian (10000m in 2000, marathon in 2004). Former Stanford star Lauren Fleshman has been outstanding in 2008 and rounds out the group of four women who have broken 15:00 in the qualifying window.
As in the other distance races, the A standard will be in play for this final. That is, the Olympic team will be comprised of the top three finishers who have run the A standard previously or in this race. The A standard in the women’s 5000m is 15:09, and the aforementioned four (Flanagan, Rhines, Goucher, Fleshman) are the only runners in the field who have reached that mark. It is likely that the three Olympians will be among this group, but there are several other strong contenders. Below we profile three runners in this final: Rhines, Fleshman, and Massachusetts native and Stanford alum Arianna Lambie. Finally, we make some picks for what should be yet another fantastic distance final.
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Finals on day six of the US Olympic Trials include the women’s high jump and 5,000 meters and the men’s hammer throw and 10,000 meters.
In the men’s hammer throw, the only name you need to know is A.G. Kruger. No other American has the Olympic “A” standard, which makes him the prohibitive favorite. Likely to be second is Kruger’s training partner Kibwe Johnson.
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Shalane Flanagan and Kara Goucher already have their tickets to Beijing in the 10000 meters, but that does not mean they are satisfied. Tonight they each won their heat of the 5000-meter semifinal.
Flanagan’s heat began with Lauren Fleshman in the lead. By 4000 meters, Flanagan, the American record holder, took over to win in 15:35.86. […]
The women’s 400 makes for good theatre. The world’s top ranked women in 400-meters, Sanya Richards finished fourth last year, and failed to qualify for the U.S. team to compete in the world championships in Osaka last year.
This year there are question marks and doubts about whether Richards can qualify for the U.S. team […]
All 400 meter roads lead to Waco, Texas, three runners from Baylor University made it to the 400-meter finals Saturday night in Hayward Field.
Jeremy Wariner said, “I came to qualify and get a preferred lane for the finals tomorrow. LaShawn [Merritt] and I were not trying to kill each other. Making the […]
Hazel Clark, Alice Schmidt and Nicole Teter made the U.S. Olympic Team today in the women’s 800-meter final of the trials.
There were 12 women in the race, but Clark navigated her way to the lead immediately. She flew by the 200-meter mark in 26.6 seconds for a 56.89 first lap. Clark finished in 1:59.82, followed […]
Who will get to run in the first-ever Olympic women’s 3000-meter Steeplechase? Eight women are one step closer to achieving that dream today in the preliminary race of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
The first heat involved Nicole Bush and Kathryn Andersen racing side by side the entire time. In the end it was Bush with […]
The women’s javelin competition saw University of Oregon junior throw 185 feet, one inch but it wasn’t far enough. It was good enough for third place but did not reach the Olympic A standard meaning she will not make the U.S. Olympic team.
In a rule change for this Olympics, athletes have to make the […]
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The final events on the fourth day of the US Olympic Trials are the second day of the decathlon, the women’s javelin throw and 800 meters, and the men’s 800 and 5000 meters.
In the decathlon things are generally going according to form, with Bryan […]
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Tyson Gay put together the best race the world has ever witnessed in 9.68. The wind-aided time (+4.1) still makes it the fastest a human has covered 100-meters.
Afterwards Gay said, “I just stayed relaxed and ran through the line because I […]
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Six more athletes made the Olympic team Sunday in the men’s and women’s 400-meter hurdle finals of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials.
In the women’s race, Tiffany Ross-Williams finished first with a time of 54.03 seconds. Virginia Tech star Queen Harrison, was second with 54.60, after she was the […]
Sanya Richards, America’s dominating 400m medal threat, continued on the road to Beijing by running the fastest time (51.08) in today’s women’s 400m quaterfinals. In addition to Richards, who easily won the third heat, Mary Wineberg, Natasha Hastings and Dee Dee Trotter all won their respective heats.
After the race, Richards remarked: “I was so […]
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