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Lead Stories: Monday, December 1, 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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Team USA picks up 4 more medals at Pan Am Games

Posted July 28th, 2007 at 10:00 AM by Martha Jones

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Mary Jane Harrelson and Catherine “Cack” Ferrell each claimed a silver medal and LaRon Bennett and Rubin Williams each picked up a bronze Friday at the 2007 Pan American Games at Joao Havelange Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The 2003 Pan Am silver medalist in Santo Domingo, Harrleson (Knoxville, Tenn.) once again won silver in the women’s 1,500 meters finishing in 4 mintues 15.24 seconds. Harrelson had hung on 2006 U.S. Outdoor runner-up Lindsay Gallo’s (Freehold, N.J.) shoulder through most of the race. Gallo, who led the race through 1,300m, finished sixth in 4:18.87.
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USA Sets Pan Am Games Team

Posted July 2nd, 2007 at 2:30 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

USA Track & Field released their athlete roster for the Pan Am Games scheduled for Rio de Janeiro later this month. A team of 48 men and 46 women will compete from July 22 - 29. They qualified by virtue of their rank-order of finish at the recent AT&T USA Outdoor Championships.

In the middle and long distance events, the athletes best-positioned to win a medal are the recently crowned U.S. 800m champions, Khadevis Robinson (1:43.68 PB) and Alysia Johnson (1:59.29 PB).

The complete middle & long distance roster is below.

MEN -
800m:
Khadevis Robinson (Dallas, Texas)
Duane Solomon (Lompoc, Calif.)

1500m:
Andrew McClary (Shelton, Wash.)
Said Ahmed (Jamaica Plain, Mass.)

3000m S/C:
Joshua McAdams (Broadview Heights, Ohio)
Thomas Brooks (Glenview, Ill.)
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