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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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HEPTATHLON, Day Two
Key Athletes: GiGi Johnson, Hyleas Fountain, Diana Pickler, Jacquelyn Johnson
The past two USATF champions are in the field with GiGi Johnson (2006) and Fountain (2005), but it is US list leader Pickler who topped the standings with 3,636 points after the first day. Fountain is 18 points adrift, with Johnson two more behind […]

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2007 USA Indoor 3,000m champion Matt Tegenkamp set an American record in front of a standing room only crowd Sunday at the 2007 Nike Prefontaine Classic at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., which is the fourth event of USA Track & Field’s 2007 Outdoor Visa Championship Series.
Tegenkamp finished third in men’s two mile race […]

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Jenn Stuczynski became the #2 woman on the all-time list in the women’s pole vault, while Tyson Gay came within a slight breeze of breaking a world record Saturday night at the Reebok Grand Prix. A sell-out Icahn Stadium crowd of 4,990 fans from around New York and the world cheered performances in warm, muggy […]

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America’s Michelle Perry was able to come out on top in what was an incredibly close 100m women’s hurdles at the adidas Track Classic.
Ginnie Powell finished second in 12:61 followed only a hundredth behind by Lola Jones.
Complete results:
1 MICHELLE PERRY […]

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Christian Cantwell put an exclamation point on his indoor season Saturday at the 2007 AT&T USA Indoor Track & Field Championships, held at the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center.
The #2 world-ranked shot putter with the farthest throw in the world this year easily won the men’s Visa Championship as the athlete with the […]

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