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Lead Stories: Sunday, September 7, 2008

Jordan Hasay Breaks High School Record and Qualifies for 1500m Finals

Posted July 5th, 2008 at 1:28 AM by Stephanie Lowe

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics

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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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Jordan Hasay Shows No Fear in Women’s 1500m

Posted July 3rd, 2008 at 11:50 PM by Stephanie Lowe

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics

After two days of rest, the Olympic Trials are back in action tonight. The women’s 1500 meters kicked off with the quarterfinals.

Christin Wurth-Thomas won the first and fastest heat with a time of 4:16.13, followed by Tiffany McWilliams (4:13.54) and Mary Jane Reeves of the Oregon Track Club (4:13.89).

Jordan Hasay is only 16 years old, but she was not afraid to take charge of the second heat. She stayed in front until 1200 meters when Shannon Rowbury passed her. In the end, Rowbury won in 4:16.13. Hasay faded to seventh, but her 4:18.39 qualifies her for the semifinals tomorrow.

The third heat was slower with Lindsey Gallo (4:17.01), Treniere Clement (4:17.33), and Tennessee’s Sarah Bowman (4:17.48) in the top three.
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Event Report: USATF Junior Track Championships

Posted June 23rd, 2008 at 4:00 PM by Jesse Squire

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, High School

This past weekend in Columbus, Ohio, 22 athletes punched their tickets to the World Junior Championships (pending meeting qualifying standards).

The marquee matchup of Friday was the men’s long jump, in which the champions of the two major high school indoor national championships, Marquise Goodwin (Rowlett, Texas) and Christian Taylor (Goodwin, Georgia) met up against each other. The former won with a national high school leading mark of 25′ 0″, while the latter lost out on the precious second spot to Fresno State freshman Gary Lee.

The performance of that day was in the men’s hurdles. High school junior Booker Nunley (Garner, North Carolina) beat two college freshmen by .41 seconds and tied the stadium record for the high school (39″) hurdles with 13.40. This ties for 8th on the all-time high school list, and the stadium record he shares with Miami Dolphins reciever & kick returner Tedd Ginn Jr.
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Event Preview: USATF Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships

Posted June 18th, 2008 at 10:25 AM by Jesse Squire

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, High School

The USATF Junior Championships will be held this coming Friday through Sunday in Columbus, Ohio in Jesse Owens Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University. On the line is a trip to July’s IAAF World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. (No, I can’t pronounce that, either.) Yours truly, the Track & Field Superfan, will be on site for all three days.

The meet is open to all athletes who are teenagers for the entirety of the 2008 calendar year, and that means all high schoolers and many college freshmen. Unfortunately, USATF was caught in a scheduling bind–some of the biggest states (New York, Ohio and others) had late state championships, pushing Nike Outdoor Nationals a week later than usual, while the Olympic Trials caused the Junior championships to be held a week earlier, and the result is that the two meets are on the same weekend.
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TFS News Briefs: 5/30/2008

Posted May 30th, 2008 at 11:00 AM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Drugs In Sports, High School

IAAF May Change Doping Rules
AP writer Raf Casert has reported that the IAAF is considering the possibility if changing its doping rules in the wake of the Trevor Graham trial. Olympic gold medalist Antonio Pettigrew admitted to having doped since 1997 which would have put him beyond the reach of the current IAAF doping rules. Current IAAF doping rules stipulate that retroactive sanctions can only go back 8 years.
More: WRAL

Wariner Says Golden League Schedule Will Benefit Him
Defending Olympic 400m Gold Medalist Jeremy Wariner has mapped out an ambitious season for himself. He wants to win another gold medal or two (400m and 4×400m relay), break Michael Johnson’s 400m world record of 43.18 and, to top it all off, he wants to win the million dollar Golden League jackpot. He’s got his work cut out for himself, but, according to an article by the Press Association, the 24-year-old Waco, Texas resident believes the timing of the Golden League events will benefit him. “We felt it was a great opportunity to get some competitions in before then (the US trials and Olympics)… It will allow myself to prepare mentally and physically for both big contests.”
More: Press Association

Jordan Hasay Eyes 3200m 4-Peat
Mission Prep (San Luis Obispo, CA) junior Jordan Hasay is going for a 3-peat of the 3200m California state title this weekend. But the ambitious 16-year-old runner is already contemplating doing something no other California high schooler has ever done: winning the state title in the 3200m run 4 years in a row.
Times Press Recorder, CA
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Flanagan & Ritzenhein Dominate U.S. XC Champs

Posted February 16th, 2008 at 8:00 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Cross Country

Shalane Flanagan and Dathan Ritzenhein each brought their “A” game to Mission Bay Park here today, running away with their first long-course U.S. Cross Country titles in commanding fashion.

Flanagan, who struggled with the high altitude in Boulder at last year’s championships where she was soundly beaten by Deena Kastor, jumped quickly to a five second lead after 2 km of the 8 km race, and expanded it with each lap. She was unrelenting, pressing all the way to the finish line to win by a whopping 70 seconds in 25:26.

“I had a blast,” said a beaming Flanagan who liked the grass course and the warm conditions. She added: “If we could have venues like this I would be coming every single year.”
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Jordan Hasay named USATF Athlete of the Week

Posted October 23rd, 2007 at 6:14 PM by Jamal Walker

Section: News & Results, Cross Country

Jordan Hasay has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after winning the 2007 Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, Calif.

The 2007 World Youth 1,500m silver medalist, Hasay won the girls individual 3 mile sweepstakes race at the Mt. SAC Invitational in 16 minutes 42 seconds. She won for the third straight year in a personal best time and now has sole possession of the fourth-fastest time ever by a girl at the course.
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2007 Finish Line USA Junior Track & Field Championships get under way Wednesday

Posted June 18th, 2007 at 10:31 AM by Jeanie Rebb

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

The stars of track and field’s next generation are coming to Indianapolis to aim for a spot on the Team USA Pan American Junior Athletics Championships roster during competition this weekend at the 2007 Finish Line USA Junior Track & Field Championships.

The competition will take place June 20-24 at the Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium on the campus of IUPUI in downtown Indianapolis. The 2007 Finish Line USA Junior Track & Field Championships is the qualifying meet for the 2007 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships and is being held in conjunction with the 2007 AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, the final meet of USATF’s 2007 Visa Championship Series. The top two finishers in each event will be eligible for selection to the Team USA junior roster. The final roster will be selected by the conclusion of competition on Sunday.

ESPN2 will broadcast the Championships live from 8-9 p.m. on Friday, June 22, and tape-delayed from 7-8 p.m. Saturday, June 23. The meet will air live on NBC from 2-3 p.m. Saturday, June 23, and from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday, June 24. All times are Eastern.

Among the top junior athletes to watch are:
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USA Names Team for World Youth Championships

Posted May 24th, 2007 at 7:05 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

USA Track & Field named their team for the 5th IAAF World Youth Championships, scheduled for July 11 - 15 in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

Included in the roster of 16 boys and 15 girls is distance sensation, Jordan Hasay, the tiny sophomore from Arroyo Grande, Calif., who attends Mission College Prep in San Luis Obispo. She will compete in the 3000m. Hasay, the U.S. junior cross country champion at only age 15, ran an impressive 10:07.65 for two miles at the Arcadia Invitational last April, splitting the 3000m in 9:26.9. It will be interesting to see how she fares against the top youth athletes from other parts of the world.

In order for an athlete to compete in the IAAF World Youth Championships, he or she must be 15, 16 or 17 on the last day of the year. The world youth record for 3000m for girls is a stunning 8:36.45 by Ma Ningning of China set in Jinan in 1993. Last year’s world leading time was also by a Chinese athlete, Liu Yingzhu, who ran 8:52.64 in Yantai.
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Team USA roster announced for 2007 IAAF World Youth Championships in Ostrava

Posted May 23rd, 2007 at 8:08 AM by Jeanie Rebb

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

USA Track & Field announced Wednesday the Team USA roster for the 5th IAAF World Youth Championships, held July 11-15, in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

A total of 31 athletes - 16 men and 15 women - will be part of the U.S. delegation for the World Youth Championships. The U.S. roster was based on performance as well as required participation in either the 2006 Finish Line USA Junior Track & Field Championships, the 2006 USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships, or the 2006 USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships.

Team USA will be led at the IAAF World Youth Championships by Jordan Hasay and William Wynne. At the 2004 and 2005 USATF Junior Olympics, Hasay completed a record-breaking double in the youth 1,500m and 3,000m. She then went on to win the 3,000m at the 2006 Finish Line USA Junior Track & Field Championships and the 2007 USA Junior Cross Country Championships.

The 2005 USATF Junior Olympic 400m hurdle champion, Wynne, in 2006, took home titles in the 110m hurdles and 400m hurdles at both the USA Youth Track & Field Championships and the USATF Junior Olympics.
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