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Lagat Wins 1500m Final; Webb Misses Out on Beijing
Posted July 6th, 2008 at 10:00 PM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
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The Men’s 1500m at the 2008 US Olympic Trials was billed as a showdown of America’s finest milers and certainly didn’t disappoint. Much of the attention leading up to the race was given to reigning World Champion Bernard Lagat, Alan Webb (the American Record holder in the mile), and former national champion Gabe Jennings. Five runners (Webb, Lagat, Leonel Manzano, Lopez Lomong, and Jon Rankin) achieved the Olympic A standard in previous races, while the rest of the field needed it in this meet to get to Beijing. The US team in each event is made up of the top three Trials finishers who have attained the A standard in the Trials or in a previous race, meaning that the five runners mentioned above could focus on place while the rest of the field needed to watch the clock as well.
The race got out to a fast start in the first 100m with double World Champion Bernard Lagat reaching the pole first. Lagat immediately slowed the pace, bunching up the field and causing a lot of pushing and jostling right behind him. With the A standard already slipping away, Gabe Jennings took the lead at the 300m mark (reached in 47s) and picked up the pace. The field reached the 400m mark in 1:01 and the 800m mark in 2:00.70 as Jennings continued to lead but wasn’t able to make up time on the standard.
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Felix, Lee, Hooker Earn Tickets to Beijing in 200m
Posted July 6th, 2008 at 9:45 PM by Jay Hicks
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
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Allyson Felix was almost preordained to win the 200-meteres but in track and field everyone has learned that anything can happen and nothing is guaranteed. She did not feel the pressure mounting after she failed to qualify in the 100-meters for the Olympic Team.
Why?
Because Allyson Felix is that cold of a 200-meter runner.
“I’m just happy to win and make the team because I can fine tune now,” said Felix. “My start wasn’t great and it really never is great but my strength is really coming down the stretch. I’ve been relaxing and waiting for the last couple days for the final today.”
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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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Jones Runs Fastest American 100m Hurdles Time in All Conditions
Posted July 6th, 2008 at 9:26 PM by Jay Hicks
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
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1 Lolo Jones Asics 12.29
2 Damu Cherry Nike 12.58
3 Dawn Harper unattached 12.62
4 Nichole Denby adidas 12.62
5 Candice Davis unattached 12.66
6 Virginia Powell Nike 12.74
7 Joanna Hayes Nike 12.96
– Kellie Wells Nike DNS
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Oliver, Trammell, Payne Captain USA Squad for Men’s 110m Hurdles
Posted July 6th, 2008 at 9:00 PM by Jay Hicks
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
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1 David Oliver Nike 12.95
2 Terrence Trammell Mizuno 13.00
3 David Payne Nike 13.25
4 Aries Merritt Reebok 13.27
5 Antwon Hicks adidas 13.33
6 Andrew Brunson Florida State 13.43
7 Ty Akins Auburn 13.82
8 Anwar Moore Nike 16.64
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Rowbury, Donohue, and Wurth-Thomas Are Beijing-Bound in the 1500m
Posted July 6th, 2008 at 8:27 PM by Stephanie Lowe
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
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Shannon Rowbury, Erin Donohue and Christin Wurth-Thomas made the U.S. Olympic Team today in the women’s 1500-meter finals.
Treniere Clement led the race through the first 400 meters in 68.17 seconds. Wurth-Thomas and Rowbury then took the lead around 500 meters. Lindsey Gallo pulled to the front at 800 meters in 2:15.73, but could not hold off Rowbury and Wurth-Thomas.
Rowbury then opened a huge gap to break away from the pack.
“I had a few plans depending on how the race went with the wind, but I just tried to stay relaxed and tried to drive through the finish,” Rowbury said.
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Fam Runs Like Hell; Secures Spot on Olympic Steeplechase Squad
Posted July 5th, 2008 at 7:00 PM by Stephanie Lowe
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
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Anthony “Fam” Famiglietti ran like hell today in the men’s 3000-meter steeplechase finals of the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene. William Nelson and Josh McAdams will join him in Beijing.
Fam led from the gun. He effortlessly glided over each hurdle and created a large gap in front of the other runners. He was on pace for an Olympic Trials record, but there was no one around to push him. Fam won in 8:20.24.
The battle for the next two spots on the team was between Brian Olinger, Daniel Huling, William Nelson, Josh McAdams and Jacob Morse. Olinger was in second, but was passed by Nelson (8:21.41) and McAdams (8:21.99) in the end.
1 Anthony Famiglietti adidas 8:20.24
2 William Nelson Colorado 8:21.47
3 Joshua McAdams New Balance 8:21.99
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Tyson Gay Goes Down in 200-Meters
Posted July 5th, 2008 at 6:00 PM by Jay Hicks
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
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It was a painful sight to watch Tyson Gay fall to the track in pain at the 60-meters during the quarter-final heat. The incident is now reported as a severe cramp to the right hamstring. Gay’s spokesperson said that the reigning World Champion at 100 and 200 meters started to feel something in his hamstring at 40 meters and that he was very disappointed by the turn of events.
Gay will not be able to make the U.S. Olympic team for Beijing. Afterwards, Olympian Dan O’Brien said “Running at the Trials is hard but it is especially hard on the athletes that are doubling.Guys who run faster generally take a little more time to recover. If it is a cramp, he [Gay]should be back running in three days.”
There were no surprises in the women’s 200 meters. Allyson Felix (22.22) qualified in the fastest time of the day, followed by Muna Lee (22.33), Bianca Knight(22.53), and Marshevet Hooker (22.55).
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“Black Cactus”, Rupp & Torres Make 10,000m Olympic Team
Posted July 5th, 2008 at 1:40 AM by Jared Markowitz
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
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The Men’s 10000m final at the 2008 US Olympic Trials was an intriguing battle of several of America’s finest distance runners. In the end Abdi Abdirahman and Galen Rupp repeated their 1-2 finish in last year’s USATF National Championship meet while Colorado alum Jorge Torres ran a gutsy race to claim the third spot on the US Olympic Team.
Tonight’s race started out at a fairly conservative pace, much to the chagrin of those needing the A standard (27:49) as well as a top three finish to make the team. Abdi Abdirahman led the pack almost from the outset and began to pick up the pace around the 1k mark, stringing out the field in the process. The field would remain mostly intact with some stretching and contracting for the next few laps, with Abdi still in the lead. Near the halfway point Abdi again surged, leading Rupp and Torres clear of the field. The three methodically built a 40m lead and maintained nearly that distance the rest of the way.
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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
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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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