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Richards One Step Closer to Beijing, Runs Fastest Time in 400m Quarters
Posted June 29th, 2008 at 6:31 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
Sanya Richards, America’s dominating 400m medal threat, continued on the road to Beijing by running the fastest time (51.08) in today’s women’s 400m quaterfinals. In addition to Richards, who easily won the third heat, Mary Wineberg, Natasha Hastings and Dee Dee Trotter all won their respective heats.
After the race, Richards remarked: “I was so excited to watch Lauryn Williams make the team again last night. I couldn’t imagine being on the team without her … not that I’ve made it yet. I was anxious to get out there today. The fans are incredible. Coach wanted me to run the first 200, then maintain and control the race enough to win it. I’m as close as I can be to 100 percent healthy. I’m very motivated. Last year at Nationals I was fourth. I haven’t forgotten that.”
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AT&T USA Outdoor T&F Champs: Trotter wins 400m; Richards shocks everyone with 4th place finish
Posted June 23rd, 2007 at 2:36 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Special Features, Live Race Coverage
Sanya Richards was the favorite coming in; coming off of an incredible 2007 where was was chosen as the Athlete of the Year. However, this 400m field also included DeeDee Trotter and Natasha Hastings.
As soon as the gun went off Richards went out hard. Hastings remained close and DeeDee Trotter started to come on fast at the mid-way point.
However, Trotter was able to surge forward for the lead and Richards shockingly finished 4th. Richards, who skipped competition this spring, may have been affected by her lack of racing thus far in 2007.
Hastings finished was very impressive and she really blew away the rest of the top sprinters.
After the race, Richards said how disappointed she was to finish 4th (which will deny her a spot in the 400m for the World Champs), but will still have an opportunity to compete for Team USA in the 200m.
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U.S. Javelin record for Greer in Indianapolis, 9.98 for Gay in Opening Round
Posted June 22nd, 2007 at 5:29 PM by Bob Ramsak
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
The AT&T USA Outdoor Championships got off with a bang in Indianapolis yesterday when Breaux Greer extended his own national record in the javelin throw to 91.29m [299-6].
“I didn’t hit it hard but I hit it clean,” said Greer, whose massive effort eclipsed the 90.71 [297-7] mark he set at last month’s adidas Track Classic in Carson, Calif. It was the fourth national record for the 30-year-old, and the performance extended his own 2007 world lead in the event.
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AT&T USA Outdoor T&F Champs: Thursday event previews
Posted June 21st, 2007 at 11:21 AM by Martha Jones
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
WOMEN’S STEEPLECHASE 1st ROUND, 4:15 p.m.
Key Athletes: Lisa Galaviz, Anna Willard, Lindsey Anderson
Galaviz, the defending champion, won the Belem GP race in May. Willard and Anderson recently placed first and second at the NCAA Championships. Willard won in 9:38.08, the current U.S. leader.
WOMEN’S 800 METERS 1st ROUND, 4:45 p.m.
Key Athletes: Alice Schmidt, Hazel Clark, Alysia Johnson
Two-time defending champion Clark, who has three USATF titles, headlines a talented field. Clark recently claimed the Reebok GP in 1:59.07. Schmidt is the current US leader at 1:58.75. Johnson won the NCAA title with the second-fastest collegiate time ever, 1:59.29. Another win for Clark would tie her with sister Joetta for most consecutive wins in this event.
TYSON MEN’S 800 METERS 1st ROUND, 5:05 p.m.
Key Athletes: Khadevis Robinson, Derrick Peterson, Nick Symmonds
Robinson and Peterson are both three-time USATF champions, with Robinson winning the past two titles. A three-time NCAA Division III champion and the 2006 USA runner-up, Symmonds posted a U.S.-leading time of 1:44.54 to win the Nike Prefontaine Classic while Robinson, who won the Reebok GP, was third in 1:44.99.
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Richards faces tough field in AT&T women’s 400
Posted June 15th, 2007 at 6:00 AM by Jeanie Rebb
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
Imagine sprinting as hard as you can for 200 meters. Now, imagine sprinting another 200 meters, without stopping. Are your arms and legs burning? Do they feel like they weigh about 100 pounds each?
Welcome to the AT&T women’s 400 meters at the 2007 AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships!
Nobody ever chose to run the 400 meters because it’s a barrel of laughs. But it is an event filled with pride and history. Nobody is making more history lately than Sanya Richards, the two-time defending U.S. champion in this event. She hasn’t done it alone, though. Thanks to an amazing crop of sub-50-second performers, Richards has excellent company in Dee Dee Trotter and Monique Henderson. Look out for the red-hot University of South Carolina’s Natasha Hastings, too.
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Florida State men, Arizona State women win NCAA titles
Posted June 11th, 2007 at 6:28 PM by Jeanie Rebb
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
The Florida State men, led by a historic performance by Walter Dix, and Arizona State women won their respective team titles over the weekend at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Sacramento, Calif.
Florida State used a pair of individual wins from sprinter Walter Dix (100 meters, 200), Ricardo Chambers’ victory in the 400m and a win in the 4×100m relay - on which Dix ran second leg - to amass 54 total points to win their second consecutive NCAA team title. LSU (48), Auburn (34), Tennessee (29) and Southern California (24) rounded out the top five in the men’s competition.
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Collegiate stars ready to shine at NCAA Championships
Posted June 7th, 2007 at 8:30 AM by Jamal Walker
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
Several up-and-coming stars of track and field are set to shine as the 2007 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships get underway. The Florida State men’s team and Auburn’s women’s team will look to defend their 2006 team titles at the Championships, which began yesterday and run through Saturday, June 9, at Sacramento State University in Sacramento, Calif.
Individuals to watch include 2006 NCAA 200-meter champion Walter Dix, who set a collegiate record in the event with his world-leading personal best time of 19.69 seconds at the NCAA East Regional Championships. It was the seventh fastest 200m of all time. Dix will look to claim titles in the 100m and 200m.
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Wisconsin, Arizona St earn first NCAA D-I indoor titles
Posted March 12th, 2007 at 9:06 AM by Bob Ramsak
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
Wisconsin senior Chris Solinsky added the 5000m title to his admirable collection, but was out-sprinted in the 3000m by rising star Lopez Lomong of Northern Arizona (SUD) 7:49.74 to 7:51.69, career bests for both.
NCAA cross country champion Sally Kipyego had a relatively easy time with her 3000/5000 titles, the former over Duke’s Shannon Rowbury the winner in the mile. Brittany Riley of Sothern Illinois broke her own world record in the weight throw with a mark of 83-10.25 and Natasha Hastings of South Carolina set a new collegiate record in 400m with a time of 50.80 seconds.
Their team victories marked the first indoor titles for both the Wisconsin men and ASU women. Ed Nuttycombe, the head coach of the Wisconsin men’s track team, stated:
“It proves if you coach long enough anyone can win one. We’ve finished in the top 10 and four a few times, and we finally got over the hump. We tried to optimize as many opportunities as we could, and we did that. There was not anybody that didn’t get the job done.”
Manson, Manzano, Bolden and Hastings shine at New Balance Collegiate Invitational
Posted February 5th, 2007 at 12:00 PM by Sarah Mandell
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
More than 200 colleges faced off yesterday at the Armory in New York City for the New Balance Collegiate Invitational. Here is a run-down of the most impressive performances from the event:
University of Texas senior Andra Manson added to his already glowing reputation; winning the high jump for the fourth year in a row. Manson is the first athlete in the history of the New Balance Collegiate Invitational to accomplish that feat. He also broke his own record from 2004 by jumping 7 feet and 6.5 inches.
Leonel Manzano won the mile with the fastest time in the country this year (3:59.08). Florida State’s Greg Bolden also left viewers with something to talk about, finishing the 60m in 6.61; the fastest time by a college athlete this year.
South Carolina junior Natasha Hastings ran the fastest time by an American this year in the women’s 400-meter race; finishing in 51.7 seconds. She also was a leading factor in South Carolina’s 1,600-relay team win; running the anchor leg in 51.2 seconds.
For some background and more information, please visit: [Armory Track], [Track Shark], [ESPN], [Statesman]
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