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Perry poised for hurdles title defense
Posted August 28th, 2007 at 10:15 AM by Jeanie Rebb
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Special Features, Live Race Coverage
Defending world champion Michelle Perry leads three Americans into Wednesday’s 100m hurdles final, advancing from Tuesday night’s semis by winning the second heat in 12.55.
Two-time USA outdoor champion Ginnie Powell was fourth in the same heat in 12..67, while USA indoor champion Lolo Jones (Baton Rouge, La.) made the final by placing fourth in Heat 1 in 12.68. Nichole Denby (Champaign, Ill.) fell just one spot short advancing, placing fifth in Heat 1 in a season-best 12.80.
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AT&T USA Outdoor T&F Champs: Williams blazes world leader in women’s 400H
Posted June 24th, 2007 at 4:45 PM by Martin Kennedy
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
Two years after giving birth to a daughter, Tiffany Williams put her name atop the 2007 women’s 400m hurdles world list, leading the race from early on and winning in a personal-best time of 53.28. 2004 Olympic Trials champion Sheena Johnson closed quickly and nearly caught Williams, finishing second in 53.29. Nicole Leach of UCLA passed Sandra Glover to place third in 54.49.
Williams’ performance was worth 1,227 points using IAAF scoring tables and put her in first for the women’s Visa Championship. Gay had led the race for the men’s Visa Championship since the first meet and maintained his lead throughout the season.
Official Results:
1 Tiffany Williams Reebok 53.28
2 Sheena Johnson Nike 53.29
3 Nicole Leach U C L A 54.49
4 Sandra Glover Nike 55.31
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AT&T USA Outdoor T&F Champs: Sunday event previews
Posted June 24th, 2007 at 12:00 PM by Allyson Rosen
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
WOMEN’S 20K RACEWALK FINAL
Key Athletes: Teresa Vaill, Sam Cohen, Jolene Moore
Vaill won two in a row before yielding to Joanne Dow last year. Dow is not competing this time, so look for the 44-year-old Vaill to win here based on her victory at the Pan Am Cup Trials in March.
GILL WOMEN’S POLE VAULT FINAL, 12:00 p.m.
Key Athletes: Jenn Stuczynski, Jillian Schwartz, Niki McEwen
Stuczynski has been the dominant US vaulter since bursting onto the scene in 2005, setting her latest American record with the nation’s first 16-0 clearance at the Reebok meet June 2. She is best in the world so far this year. Schwartz was the USA runner-up 2006, and McEwen was third at the Reebok meet with a 14-10 3/4 vault.
AT&T MEN’S 200 SEMIFINAL & FINAL, 12:00 p.m. & 2:20 p.m.
Key Athletes: Tyson Gay, Wallace Spearmon, Xavier Carter
All of the major players who showed up for the prelims advanced easily to the next round, led by Gay’s 20.66 in the fourth heat. Spearmon won last year and went on to record the third-fastest time ever at 19.65. Carter zipped to the #2 time ever at Lausanne in ‘06, clocking 19.63, and he won this year’s Pre Classic with a season-best 20.23.
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Stuczynski, Gay keep Visa Championship Series leads
Posted June 12th, 2007 at 6:27 PM by Jamal Walker
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
Jenn Stuczynski and Tyson Gay held onto their respective leads in USA Track & Field’s Outdoor Visa Championship Series following Sunday’s Nike Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Ore.
Michelle Perry moved up from fifth to third in the women’s standings with her win in the women’s 100 meter hurdles. Her time of 12.51 seconds is worth 1,207 points using IAAF scoring tables. Sheena Johnson, Sanya Richards and Alice Schmidt all entered the standings with their performances at Pre, but Stuczynski’s 1,218 points from her American-record pole vault of 4.88m/16-0 at the Reebok Grand Prix on June 2 keeps her atop the standings.
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