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Lead Stories: Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Pile-Up in Women’s 800m Sends 12 Athletes To Final

Posted June 29th, 2008 at 8:00 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics

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On a blazing hot day here, a pile-up about 250 meters into yesterday’s first heat of the women’s 800m semi-finals at these U.S. Olympic Trials sent four women tumbling to the track, splitting the field, and initially crushing some long-held Olympic dreams.

“I remember getting grabbed then getting physical with someone,” said Nikeya Green who finished third in a race where only the top-4 finishers would qualify for the final. “I don’t know. It wasn’t my fault, but it just kind of happened.”

Just behind Green, Kameisha Bennett, Latavia Thomas and Becky Horn fell hard. Nicole Teter (Pictured above) then went down as she tried to jump over the pile-up.
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Four-Runner Pile-Up in the Women’s 800 Semifinals, All Advance

Posted June 28th, 2008 at 8:33 PM by Stephanie Lowe

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics

The women’s 800-meter semifinals saw some tough competition. As expected, Alice Schmidt got out fast and stayed in front during the first heat. The real action occurred behind Schmidt as Becky Horn tripped near the 300-meter mark and caused a four-person pile-up. The crowd cheered as they immediately got right back up.

Schmidt won the first heat in 2:03.27, followed by Maggie Vessey (2:03.81) and Nikeya Green (2.03.90). The entire field of athletes in the first heat will advance due to the crash.

The second heat included high school sophomore Laura Roesler. She shows great potential with her 2:06.82 time. Those who qualified in the second heat were Morgan Uceny (2:02.10), Hazel Clark (2:02.14), Katie Waits (2:02.38), and Geena Gall (2:03.3).Uceny ran an outstanding race considering she was recently injured.
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AT&T USA Outdoor T&F Champs: Favorites advance in qualifying rounds

Posted June 22nd, 2007 at 10:00 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Anna Willard There were few surprises in today’s qualifying rounds. In the women’s 800m, Hazel Clark, Nikeya Green, Alice Schmidt, Alysia Johnson and Nicole Teter all advanced, while Nick Symmonds, Khadevis Robinson, and Jonathan Johnson also moved to the next round on the men’s side at the same distance.

NCAA women’s steeplechase champion Anna Willard won the second heat of her event here, and made it look easy.

“It was good,” said Willard of her heat. “I’m just hoping to go out strong. I like to not have a right plan going int the finals. I feel like in the steeple you can’t rule anybody out.”
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DC Elite score two wins at U.S. Indoor Championships

Posted February 25th, 2007 at 10:23 PM by Martha Jones

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

They call themselves DC Elite and now they can also call themselves national champions.

Out of a small and informal training group based in Reston, Va., Nikeya Green and Alan Webb captured their first U.S. indoor titles putting a big smile on the face of DC Elite coach, Scott Raczko.

“It’s a great group of people,” said Raczko whose charges also includes Keira Carlstrom, who finished fifth in the women’s mile yesterday, and Samia Akbar, who focuses on longer distances and road running and did not compete in these championships.

Green, who finished last at the 2006 U.S. Indoor Championships in the 800m, won a kicker’s race which was led for the first three laps by Frances Santin of the Santa Monica Track Club. Green stayed tucked in the pack as they split 400m in 59.39; she was waiting for her moment to strike, remembering Raczko’s words to remain patient.
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