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Lead Stories: Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Ross-Williams Leads the Way in Qual Heats for Women’s 400m Hurdles

Posted June 27th, 2008 at 10:28 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics

Heat 1
1 Sheena Tosta Nike 56.07 Q
2 Latosha Wallace Asics 56.67 Q
3 Queen Harrison Virginia Tech 57.16 Q
4 Erin Crawford unattached 58.30 q
5 LaToya James North Carolina 58.64
6 Talaya Owens unattached 59.50
7 Erica Moore Indiana State 59.70

Heat 2
1 Lashinda Demus Nike 56.98 Q
2 Melinda Sallins unattached 57.15 Q
3 Jennifer Grossarth unattached 58.81 Q
4 Kathleen LaValley Michigan 59.62
5 Ashley Brown Kansas 1:01.21
– Jacquelyn Coward Track Knoxville DNS
– Sandra Glover Nike DNS
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U.S. stars invade Shanghai

Posted September 27th, 2007 at 3:30 PM by Hariz Siddiqui

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Team USA standouts Tyson Gay, Sanya Richards, Jeremy Wariner, Michelle Perry, Allen Johnson and Lauryn Williams will lead an accomplished group of U.S. stars Friday at the 2007 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix in China.

This third edition of the Golden Grand Prix in Shanghai has been designated as a qualifying event for the IAAF / VTB Bank World Athletics Final 2008. Competing athletes at the meet will have the opportunity to get an early start on qualifying for next year’s final, to be held September 13-14.

Current world and U.S. men’s 100m and 200m champion Tyson Gay will compete in the 100 meters in a field that includes fellow Americans JJ Johnson and Marcus Brunson. The men’s 110m hurdles also should prove interesting as four-time world champion Allen Johnson and 2007 World Outdoor Championships bronze medalist David Payne do battle with world record holder and reigning world and Olympic champion Liu Xiang, who will compete in front of an enthusiastic hometown audience.
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The Golden League continues at Meeting Gaz de France in Paris

Posted July 6th, 2007 at 12:45 PM by Jamal Walker

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

The women’s 400 meters and men’s 400m hurdles will be the most anticipated events at the second event of the IAAF Golden League, the Meeting Gaz de France Paris Saint-Denis in France. The IAAF Golden League 2007 offers a $1 Million Jackpot, which represents international athletics’ biggest annual payday. Athletes must win at all six meetings to acquire at least a share.

• The women’s 400 meters will see a rematch of the 400 final from the U.S. Championships, as 2007 U.S. champion DeeDee Trotter is challenged by 2007 NCAA champion and 2007 U.S. runner-up Natasha Hastings, 2007 U.S. third-place finisher Mary Wineberg and 2006 IAAF Athlete of the Year, Sanya Richards. Richards is a contender for the Golden League Jackpot, having won the women’s 400m at the ExxonMobil Bislett Games, and is determined to win after her surprising fourth-place finish in Indy.

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