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Lead Stories: Monday, December 1, 2008

Perry, Lagat win gold with strong finishes

Posted August 29th, 2007 at 9:10 AM by Martin Kennedy

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

Michelle Perry (Santa Clarita, Calif.) won her second straight world title and Bernard Lagat (Tucson, Ariz.) won the first gold of his storied career - and the first World or Olympic 1,500m medal for the U.S. since 1908 - Wednesday at the 2007 IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Nagai Stadium.

One of the finest and most consistent middle-distance runners of his generation, Lagat had won two Olympic medals, was second at the 2001 World Outdoor Championships and won a World Indoor title at 3,000 meters while competing for Kenya. But a gold medal on the World Outdoor or Olympic level had eluded him. On Wednesday, the American record holder who became a U.S. citizen in 2004 - and who was cleared to compete as an American just one day before competition - celebrated his first championship competition in a Team USA jersey with a decisive win in the men’s 1,500 meters.
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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: Powell defeats Perry to repeat in 100m hurdles

Posted June 23rd, 2007 at 2:45 PM by Adam Jacobs

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

Among the top competitors in today’s 100m hurdles were defending champion Virginia “Ginnie” Powell, Dawn Harper, LoLo Jones, Michelle Perry (the reigning world champion), and Gail Devers protege Danielle Carruthers.

After an uncustomary false start by Michelle Perry, Powell and Perry blasted out of the blocks. Topping Perry (12.72), Powell once again became the U.S. 100m hurdle champion (12.63) Jones finished third in 12.79.
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Visa Championship Series Update: Stuczynski; Gay lead USATF outdoor standings

Posted June 4th, 2007 at 4:00 PM by Jamal Walker

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Jenn Stuczynski and Tyson Gay have the respective leads in USA Track & Field’s Outdoor Visa Championship Series following Saturday’s Reebok Grand Prix“>Reebok Grand Prix in New York City.

Stuczynski became the first American woman to clear 16 feet in the pole vault Saturday with her winning leap of 45.88 meters/16 feet, 0 inches to set her second American record and world leader in two weeks. The performance was worth 1,218 points using IAAF scoring tables and extended her lead in the Visa Championships Series. She broke Stacy Dragila’s 3-year-old American record on May 20 at the adidas Track Classic (4.84m/15-10.5).

Two weeks later in New York, she had the bar set at 16 feet and took two solid tries that failed. On her third attempt at the height, Stuczynski gave the bar a brush, but it stayed up, giving her the American record as well as the U.S. all-comers record.

Tyson Gay came dangerously close to a world record Saturday in the NY Metro men’s 100 meters. World ranked #2 in the event, Gay had a quick reaction time of .162 seconds, after which he blasted the rest of the race to run 9.76. His time was under Asafa Powell’s world record 9.77 but is considered wind-aided because the tailwind of 2.2 meters-per-second was just over the legal limit of 2.0 mps. The time was worth 1,291 points on IAAF scoring tables and keeps her four points ahead of hurdler Ginnie Powell.

The current Visa Championship Series standings follow listing the ranked athlete’s name, points, site the name of the meet where the performance took place and their respective mark.
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adidas Track Classic: Perry wins close 100m hurdles race

Posted May 20th, 2007 at 4:39 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

America’s Michelle Perry was able to come out on top in what was an incredibly close 100m women’s hurdles at the adidas Track Classic.

Ginnie Powell finished second in 12:61 followed only a hundredth behind by Lola Jones.

Complete results:
1 MICHELLE PERRY USA 12.58 1.4
2 VIRGINIA POWELL USA 12.61 1.4
3 LOLO JONES USA 12.61 1.4
4 ANGELA WHYTE CAN 12.63 1.4
5 VONETTE DIXON JAM 12.76 1.4
6 PERDITA FELICIEN CAN 12.80 1.4
7 NICHOLE DENBY USA 12.81 1.4
8 JENNY ADAMS USA 12.82 1.4
9 KELLIE WELLS USA 13.17

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

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