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Two years after giving birth to a daughter, Tiffany Williams put her name atop the 2007 women’s 400m hurdles world list, leading the race from early on and winning in a personal-best time of 53.28. 2004 Olympic Trials champion Sheena Johnson closed quickly and nearly caught Williams, finishing second in 53.29. Nicole Leach of UCLA […]

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Slick conditions and swirling winds played havoc with the jumping events, but American record holder Jenn Stuczynski still was able to come out on top in the Gill women’s pole vault, clearing 4.45m/14-7.25. Nikole McEwen was second at the same height, clearing on her second attempt, with Lacy Janson third at 4.35m/14-3.25.
The Gill men’s high […]

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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 […]

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Khadevis Robinson put on a brilliant display in the Tyson men’s 800 meters, leading from start to finish as is his custom and finishing in 1:44.37 to win his fourth national title. It is the fastest time by an American this year and second-fastest in the world. USA indoor champion Nick Symmonds was second in […]

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2005 USA champion Kristin Heaston won her second national title in the women’s shot put with a personal-best throw of 18.74m/61-5.75. Jillian Camarena was second with 18.50m/60-8.5, and Sarah Stevens third in 18.02m/59-1.5.
USA indoor men’s triple jump champion Aarik Wilson added the outdoor title to his career highlights, jumping 17.06m/55-11.75 (+1.7mps). Lawrence Willis was second […]

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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 […]

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The key action on the pentultimate day of the AT&T USA Outdoor Championships here was at the 1500m distance, where Treniere Clement won her third consecutive title and Jordan Hasay, competing in the Finish Line Junior Track & Field Championshps, won her first junior title.
Clement, the former Georgetown star, followed the early pace set by […]

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Among the top competitors in today’s 100m hurdles were defending champion Virginia “Ginnie” Powell, Dawn Harper, LoLo Jones, Michelle Perry (the reigning world champion), and Gail Devers protege Danielle Carruthers.
After an uncustomary false start by Michelle Perry, Powell and Perry blasted out of the blocks. Topping Perry (12.72), Powell once again became the U.S. […]

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LaShawn Merritt ran the fastest time of the season in his qualifying round and hoped to carry his momentum into today’s final. The field also featured Angelo Taylor, Darold Williamson, and Bershawn Jackson.
After a false start, Jackson and Taylor came out very strong. Down the homestretch, ti was a very even race with […]

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Sanya Richards was the favorite coming in; coming off of an incredible 2007 where was was chosen as the Athlete of the Year. However, this 400m field also included DeeDee Trotter and Natasha Hastings.
As soon as the gun went off Richards went out hard. Hastings remained close and DeeDee Trotter started to come […]

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