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Lead Stories: Sunday, November 23, 2008

Dix, Crawford, and Spearmon Top Standings in Gay-less 200m Final

Posted July 6th, 2008 at 9:29 PM by Jay Hicks

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics

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The 200-meters was a wide open race for any of the talented sprinters to win in the absence of Tyson Gay. Who would have thought that the race would be so fast that Rodney Martin would put down 19.90 and not make the team even without Gay in the race? Well it certainly happened that way today.

Coming off the turn Shawn Crawford looked like the runner of old as he lead the pack over the first 100 meters of the race. The 2004 Olympic champion held the lead until Walter Dix closed the gap in the final 5 meters to win at the finish line by the slightest of margins.

Wallace Spearmon was deep in the pack coming off the turn and his chances to make the team were not looking good and then he began picking off runners with a massive kick that resulted in a third place finish and the last spot of the 200-meter team heading to Beijing.
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Walker breaks AR, Mutola wins for 16th time at Nike Prefontaine Classic

Posted June 8th, 2008 at 11:34 PM by thefinalsprint.com

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Meet records fell across all event groups, none bigger than Brad Walker’s American record in the pole vault, and Maria Mutola had a historic exit Sunday at the Nike Prefontaine Classic.

The fourth event of USATF’s Visa Championship Series, the Nike Prefontaine Classic drew a meet-record 14,221 fans to Hayward Field, site of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field June 27-July 6. They were treated to a formidable show, including no fewer than eight meet records and Walker’s AR.

The 2007 world champion, Walker looked magnificent throughout the competition. He had just one miss, at his opening height of 5.70m/18-8.25, then passed to 5.90m/19-4.25, which he cleared on his first attempt and which won the competition for him. Walker then elevated the bar to 6.04m/19-9.75. On his very first attempt, he cleared, brushing the bar just a bit, but leaving it up.
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USATF: Fans can win with AT&T text promotion

Posted June 22nd, 2007 at 5:42 PM by Jamal Walker

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Thanks to AT&T Wireless, fans can take part in the most anticipated event of the 2007 AT&T USA Outdoor Championships this weekend, the AT&T men’s 200 meters. That race is expected to feature four of the six fastest men in the history of the event - Xavier Carter (#2), Wallace Spearmon (#3), Tyson Gay (#5) and Walter Dix (#6) - as well as the 2004 Olympic gold medalist, Shawn Crawford, and 400-meter gold medalist Jeremy Wariner.

Now fans have a chance to win great prizes. Just text the word RUN to 8833 on your AT&T wireless phone and you will be entered for chance to win a technology upgrade that includes a 52″ Plasma HDTV, a laptop computer, an AT&T wireless cell phone and an Xbox 360. Also, you will be assigned a lane in the final of the men’s 200 meters on Sunday.Be sure to tune in on Sunday on NBC from 1pm to 3pm EST time to see if your lane is the winner. For official rules visit: www.attblueroom.com/teamusa
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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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Track & Field to take center stage Saturday in New York

Posted May 31st, 2007 at 9:00 AM by Jeanie Rebb

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

The shining stars of track & field will make the lights of Times Square seem dim in comparison Saturday when many of the world’s finest athletes compete in New York City at the 2007 Reebok Grand Prix at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island.

Tyson Gay, Lauryn Williams, Dwight Phillips, Rachelle Smith, Shawn Crawford, Wallace Spearmon, Allyson Felix, Hazel Clark, Bernard Lagat, Stacy Dragila, Alan Webb, Jenn Stuczynski, Bershawn Jackson, Terrence Trammell, Tirunesh Dibaba, Liu Xiang and Craig Mottram and are just a few of the big names who will be on hand.

The third event of USA Track & Field’s 2007 Outdoor Visa Championship Series, the Reebok Grand Prix will be televised Saturday night, June 2, on ESPN2 from 11 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., and on Sunday, June 3, from 1 - 2 p.m. on CBS. All times are Eastern.
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adidas Track Classic: Spearmon sprints past Merritt, Crawford and the X-Man

Posted May 20th, 2007 at 5:21 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

The pre-race favorite in the 200m at today’s adidas Track Classic was arguably Wallace Spearmon, but the field also included Xavier “X-Man” Carter, LaShawn Merritt and 2004 Olympic Champion Shawn Crawford. However, when all was said and done, Spearmon was able to live up to the hype and earn the victory.

Merritt and Spearmon were neck and neck over the last quarter of the race, but Spearmon was able to hold on for the win. Spearmon’s winning time of 19.91 is the fastest time of the year thus far.

Merritt’s time of 19.98 set a new personal record and was his first time under 20 seconds. Shawn Crawford rounded out the top three. Carter finished a disappointing fourth - possibly the result of a late start to his training season.

Race conditions were also perfect, warm with a slight tailwind, in this very exciting and competitive early season race.

Complete Results:

1 WALLACE SPEARMON USA 19.91 1.4
2 LASHAWN MERRITT USA 19.98 1.4
3 SHAWN CRAWFORD USA 20.21 1.4
4 XAVIER CARTER USA 20.26 1.4
5 JORDAN VADEN USA 20.33 1.4
6 RODNEY MARTIN USA 20.52 1.4
7 MICHAEL MITCHELL USA 20.52 1.4
8 JUAN PEDRO TOLEDO MEX 21.13

For more information, please visit: www.adidastrackclassic.com

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Star-studded field set for Prefontaine Classic men’s 200 meters

Posted May 18th, 2007 at 2:00 AM by Hariz Siddiqui

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

A stellar field featuring many of the world’s finest men’s sprinters will compete in the men’s 200 meters June 10 at the 2007 Prefontaine Classic at historic Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene.

The fourth event of USA Track & Field’s 2007 Outdoor Visa Championship Series, The Prefontaine Classic will be televised live for two hours on NBC, beginning at 4 p.m. Eastern Time.

Featured men’s sprinters include reigning Olympic 200m champion Shawn Crawford and Xavier Carter, who will be making his first appearance of the season after running a world-leading time of 19.63 seconds last year, which is the second fastest performance in history. He’ll be challenged in the 200 meters by Wallace Spearmon, who last year posted the third-fastest 200m time ever of 19.65.

World and Olympic men’s 400m champion Jeremy Wariner, who was named the 2006 USATF Jesse Owens Award winner, will be in the mix, along with 100-meter world record holder Asafa Powell of Jamaica.
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Strong U.S. contingent set for Qatar IAAF World Super Tour

Posted May 10th, 2007 at 2:47 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Allyson Felix, Shawn Crawford and Terrence Trammell will lead a strong U.S. contingent Friday at the Qatar IAAF World Super Tour 2007, part of the IAAF World Athletics Tour 2007, in Doha, Qatar.

The women’s 100m should be a showcase as reigning world 100m champion Lauryn Williams is challenged by Allyson Felix, the world 200m champion. Felix will be pulling double duty as she is also entered in the 400m, where she will face Monique Henderson and Moushaumi Robinson, both of whom were part of the Olympic 4×400m relay team that brought home gold.

Two-time NCAA champion and 2006 USA champion Ginnie Powell will face two-time USA Indoor 60m hurdle champion Danielle Carruthers and 2007 USA Indoor champion Lolo Jones in the women’s 100m hurdles. Tianna Madison, the 2005 World Outdoor champion, headlines the women’s long jump with 2004 Olympians Grace Upshaw and Rose Richmond.
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