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Lead Stories: Monday, December 1, 2008

USOC Displays Bad Form in Media Summit

Posted April 18th, 2008 at 10:30 AM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, SoundOFF, Columns, Olympics

USOC Logo I spotted an interview titled “U.S. Olympic Team Media Summit Press Conference” that featured Brian Clay, Walter Davis, Lashinda Demus, Allyson Felix, Reese Hoffa, Carmelita Jeter, LaShawn Merritt and Terrence Trammell and it left me scratching my head for a minute. Since the US Olympic Track & Field team has yet to be determined, I thought this might be an error.

I dug a little further and discovered that the USOC’s media machine is acting a bit presumptuously, billing their 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Media Summit as “a preview of the 2008 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams that will be competing in China.” The USOC member who wrote the article does go on to call the athletes who attended the conference “hopefuls” but, still, it is a bit misleading, to say the least. Sure, all of the athletes who were interviewed are indeed favorites to make the team, but they haven’t made the team yet.
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USA Indoor T&F Champs: Wineberg Fastest Heading Into Women’s 400m Finals

Posted February 23rd, 2008 at 6:04 PM by Jared Markowitz

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

The Women’s 400m Preliminaries at the 2008 USATF championships were closely contested and advanced 8 women to a two section final.

The winners of the three heats were Shareese Woods, Ashlee Kidd, and Mary Wineberg with Moushami Robinson, Lashinda Demus, Miriam Barnes, Jennifer Gossarth, and Angel Perkins also advancing. Wineberg and Woods were the only two women to break 53 in the prelims, with Wineberg turning in the fastest time of 52.68.

The finals will be tomorrow at 4:56 PM EST.

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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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