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Jordan Hasay Breaks High School Record and Qualifies for 1500m Finals

Posted July 5th, 2008 at 1:28 AM by Stephanie Lowe

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics

U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials - Day Six
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Records continue to fall at The U.S. Olympic Trials. Jordan Hasay, 16, just ran 4:14.50 in the semifinal round of the women’s 1500 meters to break the national high school record.

Shannon Rowbury won the first heat in 4:11.75. She and Tiffany McWilliams (4:12.80) moved up front after the first lap. At 800 meters, McWilliams was in the lead in 2:16. She led through the bell lap, but was passed by Rowbury and Amy Mortimer (4:12.89) in the end.

There were two high schoolers in the second heat, Hasay and Christine Babcock (4:20.00). Babcock got out fast with Erin Donohue (4:13.01), but could not maintain the speed past the first lap. Christine Wurth-Thomas (4:12.66) took the lead at 500 meters. Wurth-Thomas, Donohue, Lindsey Gallo (4:12.54) and Morgan Uceny (4:13.61) went through 800 meters in 2:17.68 and finished in the same order. The real action was going on behind the top four women when Hasay moved from near the back of the pack to a fifth-place finish and new high school record.
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Jordan Hasay Shows No Fear in Women’s 1500m

Posted July 3rd, 2008 at 11:50 PM by Stephanie Lowe

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics

After two days of rest, the Olympic Trials are back in action tonight. The women’s 1500 meters kicked off with the quarterfinals.

Christin Wurth-Thomas won the first and fastest heat with a time of 4:16.13, followed by Tiffany McWilliams (4:13.54) and Mary Jane Reeves of the Oregon Track Club (4:13.89).

Jordan Hasay is only 16 years old, but she was not afraid to take charge of the second heat. She stayed in front until 1200 meters when Shannon Rowbury passed her. In the end, Rowbury won in 4:16.13. Hasay faded to seventh, but her 4:18.39 qualifies her for the semifinals tomorrow.

The third heat was slower with Lindsey Gallo (4:17.01), Treniere Clement (4:17.33), and Tennessee’s Sarah Bowman (4:17.48) in the top three.
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Tollefson Confirmed for Medtronic TC 1 Mile

Posted May 7th, 2008 at 4:30 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Road Racing

Carrie TollefsonDespite missing last Sunday’s Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational meeting at Stanford due to an illness, Team USA Minnesota’s Carrie Tollefson will line up for tomorrow evening’s Medtronic TC 1 Mile in Minneapolis, her manager Rich Kenah confirmed.

“Yes,” wrote Kenah in a short text message from his BlackBerry. “She is running.”

Tollefson’s key rivals will be Tiffany McWilliams, Emily Brown, Marina Muncan, Rose Kosgei, and Meskerem Legesse. A $4,000 check awaits the race winner with the chance to earn an additional $10,000 bonus for a sub-4:28.00 finish time.
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Fast Milers Headed to Minneapolis

Posted May 6th, 2008 at 2:15 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Road Racing

Steve ShererThursday’s Medtronic TC 1 Mile will give 2600 citizen athletes a chance to test themselves at the sport’s classic distance, while a much smaller group of elite athletes will be running all-out for significant cash prizes. It will be the fourth annual edition for Minnesota’s most important road mile.

The venue will be Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis. A mass wave of about 1000 runners will start things of at 6:50 p.m., followed by age-group and championship waves beginning at 7:53 p.m. The elites, running for a $25,000 prize money purse, will bring the show to a rousing close. A special $10,000 bonus is on the line for the first man to break 4:00.00 and the first woman to break 4:28.00.

Steve Sherer (Pictured)leads the men’s entry list. The 27 year-old athlete and former Michigan State Spartan, ran 3:56-flat during the indoor season, and finished third in the AT&T USA Indoor Championships at 1500m.
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USA Indoor T&F Champs: Teter Returns to Form with 800m Win

Posted February 24th, 2008 at 6:28 PM by Jared Markowitz

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Special Features, Live Race Coverage

The Women’s 800m marked a triumphant return to the top for U.S. record holder Nicole Teter. Teter ran 1:58.71 to set the U.S. record back in 2002 and was a major factor on the world 1500m scene before a slew of injuries slowed her in recent years. However she did break 2:00 last year and ran a 2:03.80 a few weeks ago. Her race here was her first national championship since 2003.

Tonight’s race was led early by Nicole Cook, who took the field through 200m in a brisk 29.6. She was followed closely by Teter, Miesha Marzell, and Tiffany McWilliams on the outside. The order was unchanged through 400m which was reached in 1:01.17.
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USA Indoor T&F Champs: Wurth Continues Strong Winter with 1500m National Championship

Posted February 23rd, 2008 at 8:34 PM by Jeremy Sussman

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Former University of Arkansas standout Christin Wurth-Thomas put on a dominant front-running display to win her first national title at the 2008 USATF Indoor Championships. Wurth-Thomas ran an outstanding 4:27.18 full mile last week at the Tyson Invitational and followed it up with a 1500m victory here in 4:14.21.

Tonight’s race started off with a very slow first 400m (1:17.9) as the runners jockeyed for position and settled in. Confident in her strength, Wurth-Thomas surged to the lead at that point and never looked back. Jenelle Deatherage and Amy Mortimer gave chase with the rest of the field stringing out behind them.
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USA Indoor T&F Champs: McWilliams, Cook, Teter Take Heats at Women’s 800m Trials

Posted February 23rd, 2008 at 6:58 PM by Jared Markowitz

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

The Women’s 800m Trials at the 2008 USATF Indoor Championships saw many excellent performances by both familiar names and those looking to establish themselves nationally.

In the first heat former Mississippi State runner Tiffany McWilliams won in 2:04.91 with Miesha Marzell and Alisa Harvey also qualifying for finals. The second heat saw the two fastest times of the day from Nicole Cook (2:04.03) and Cornell Grad Morgan Uceny (2:04.19). The third heat was won by Nicole Teter and she was the sole qualifier from that heat.

Also notable was high schooler Chanelle Price of Easton, PA who placed 12th overall in 2:08.39.


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BIGgest Moments from Boston

Posted January 27th, 2008 at 8:09 PM by Jared Markowitz

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, College, High School

meseret defar with flagThe 2008 Reebok Boston Indoor Games featured many exciting events on the track and in the field. As usual the meet attracted many of the world’s finest athletes- Olympic Medalists, World Champions, seasoned vets and rising stars. Each event at the Boston Indoor Games brought thrills to the crowd at the Reggie Lewis Center, but below we give our recaps and rankings (the latter being completely subjective) of the excitement delivered by each event:

1.) Women’s 2 Mile- Defar and Smith shatter previous WR

The Women’s 2 mile was a distance running clinic put on by two of the world’s finest distance runners, Meseret Defar (ETH) and Kim Smith (NZL). Defar’s goal in this race was to break the Women’s Indoor 2 Mile World Record of 9:23.38, set by disgraced American star Regina Jacobs.
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Reebok Boston Indoor Games: Start Lists

Posted January 25th, 2008 at 11:07 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

reebok boston indoor gamesHere are the start lists for the middle and long distance events for tomorrow’s Reebok Boston Indoor Games. Also, stay tuned for complete event recaps and analysis following tomorrow night’s event - right here at TheFinalSprint.com.

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BostonNOW 800m:

Said Ahmed, USA
Andrew Ellerton, CAN
Sam Burley, USA
Nick Symmonds, USA
Khadevis Robinson, USA
Mike Pachella, USA
Larry Brooks, USA
galen rupp oregon pac-10
Mile:

Boaz Cheboiywo, KEN
Rob Myers, USA
Chris Lukezic, USA
Max Smith, NZL
Galen Rupp, USA [Pictured]
Fumikazu Kobayashi, JPN
James Nolan, IRL
David Freeman, PUR
Jason Jabaut, USA
Pablo Solares, MEX
Moise Joseph, HAI (pace)
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Stars headed for Yokohama

Posted September 29th, 2007 at 4:00 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Sanya RichardsA handful of the stars who competed in Shanghai will travel to Japan to compete in the Seiko Super Track and Field meet on Sunday, September 30 in Yokohama.

Three-time gold medalist at the 2007 World Outdoor Championships Tyson Gay is back in the men’s 100 meters, looking to avenge his loss from Shanghai. Anwar Moore also will be looking for the win in the men’s 110m hurdles and will be challenged by two-time Junior College National champion Dexter Faulk.

It will be a battle of the world champions in the men’s 400m hurdles as 2007 World Outdoor champion Kerron Clement will face 2005 World champion Bershawn Jackson.

Sanya Richards, who owns the top five times in the world this year over 400m, is entered in her specialty and will be aiming for a new personal best in her final race of the season.
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