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Lead Stories: Friday, August 29, 2008

Felix, Lee, Hooker Earn Tickets to Beijing in 200m

Posted July 6th, 2008 at 9:45 PM by Jay Hicks

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics

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Allyson Felix was almost preordained to win the 200-meteres but in track and field everyone has learned that anything can happen and nothing is guaranteed. She did not feel the pressure mounting after she failed to qualify in the 100-meters for the Olympic Team.

Why?

Because Allyson Felix is that cold of a 200-meter runner.

“I’m just happy to win and make the team because I can fine tune now,” said Felix. “My start wasn’t great and it really never is great but my strength is really coming down the stretch. I’ve been relaxing and waiting for the last couple days for the final today.”
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Muna Lee Wins Women’s 100m Final

Posted June 28th, 2008 at 9:00 PM by Jay Hicks

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics

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In a dramatic race Muna Lee (10.85) won gold at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Both Lauryn Williams and Torri Edwards ran 10.90 for second and third place respectively.

In a complete surprise Marshevett Hooker ran 10.93 and failed to make the individual team and but will be a part of the Olympic Team 4×100 meter relay. Notably Allyson Felix ran 10.96 and also failed to make the individual portion of the women’s 100-meters.

1 Muna Lee Nike 10.85
2 Torri Edwards Nike 10.90
3 Lauryn Williams Nike 10.90
4 Marshevet Hooker adidas 10.93
5 Allyson Felix adidas 10.96
6 Angela Williams Nike 11.02
7 Mechelle Lewis Nike 11.08
8 LaShaunte’a Moore adidas 11.22
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Hooker Ties PR, Runs Fastest Time in Women’s 100m Qualifying Heats

Posted June 27th, 2008 at 9:05 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics

Heat 1
1 Muna Lee Nike 11.00 Q
2 Lauryn Williams Nike 11.03 Q
3 Mechelle Lewis Nike 11.13 Q
4 Chryste Gaines unattached 11.15 Q
5 Shalonda Solomon Reebok 11.16 q
6 Tawanna Meadows Troy 11.48

Heat 2
1 Allyson Felix adidas 11.01 Q
2 Gloria Asumnu adidas 11.10 Q
3 Lynne Layne Tennessee 11.18 Q
4 Alexis Joyce unattached 11.21 Q
5 Amber Robinson unattached 11.38
6 Melinda Smedley unattached 11.42
7 Juanita Broaddus L S U 12.44
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Women’s 100m Stacked for adidas Track Classic

Posted May 9th, 2008 at 3:00 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Seven of the top 10 women in the world over 100 meters - including the last three World champions - are expected to toe the starting line at the adidas Track Classic Sunday, May 18 organizers announced Wednesday.

The adidas Track Classic is the second stop on USA Track & Field’s 2008 Outdoor Visa Championship Series. It will begin at 12:30 p.m. on May 18 at The Home Depot Center, on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills, and will be broadcast live on ESPN from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. PDT (4 p.m.-6 p.m. EDT).

The women’s 100m race will be a rematch of the top four finishers from the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, won in a photo finish by Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell-Brown over silver medalist Lauryn Williams and bronze medalist Carmelita Jeter. Williams is the 2005 World Champion.
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Cantwell takes men’s Visa Championship at Indoors

Posted February 25th, 2007 at 7:32 PM by Martin Kennedy

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

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 top performance of the Indoor Visa Championship Series and the women’s 3,000-meter winner on Saturday, Shalane Flanagan, won the women’s Visa Championship.
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