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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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Tyson Gay Breezes Through 200m Prelims
Posted July 5th, 2008 at 1:15 AM by Jay Hicks
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
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After winning the 100-meter Olympic Trials final in 9.68 on Sunday, Tyson Gay is now back to compete in the 200-meters. The reigning 200-meter World Champion jogged easily to victory (20.43) in the preliminaries.
There were not any surprises, as everyone that was expected to move forward, did so tonight. Saturday are the semi and quarterfinal rounds with the finals taking place on Sunday.
Shawn Crawford qualified for the semifinal heat (20.18),along with Xavier Carter (20.86), and Walter Dix (20.66). Wallace Spearmon did not qualify for the 100 meters but then again it’s not his main race either. He hopes to get his ticket to Beijing and challenge Tyson Gay in the 200 meters.
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USA Track & Field Press Conference Excerpts
Posted June 26th, 2008 at 4:07 PM by thefinalsprint.com
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
2004 Olympic silver and two-time World Outdoor 100m medalist Lauryn Williams, 2004 Olympic 4×400m gold medalist Sanya Richards, 2004 Olympic silver medalist and two-time World Outdoor 200m champion Allyson Felix and two-time World Outdoor 200m medalist Wallace Spearmon addressed the media at a press conference Thursday held in conjunction with the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials - Track & Field, June 27 - July 6 at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
Below are excerpts from Thursday’s press conference.
Lauryn Williams
I’ve been doing the same things I’ve always been doing before a USA Championship, nothing extraordinary. I’ve been preparing, getting ready for a top peak and a top three finish at Eugene.
It’s pretty nerve-wracking for me, I’ll say. I’d say that there’s a good 8 to 12 girls and anybody’s game. I just hope that I can get out there and get my adrenaline pumping and do what I’ve always done. I’ll work the kinks out during the rounds.
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Walker breaks AR, Mutola wins for 16th time at Nike Prefontaine Classic
Posted June 8th, 2008 at 11:34 PM by thefinalsprint.com
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
Meet records fell across all event groups, none bigger than Brad Walker’s American record in the pole vault, and Maria Mutola had a historic exit Sunday at the Nike Prefontaine Classic.
The fourth event of USATF’s Visa Championship Series, the Nike Prefontaine Classic drew a meet-record 14,221 fans to Hayward Field, site of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field June 27-July 6. They were treated to a formidable show, including no fewer than eight meet records and Walker’s AR.
The 2007 world champion, Walker looked magnificent throughout the competition. He had just one miss, at his opening height of 5.70m/18-8.25, then passed to 5.90m/19-4.25, which he cleared on his first attempt and which won the competition for him. Walker then elevated the bar to 6.04m/19-9.75. On his very first attempt, he cleared, brushing the bar just a bit, but leaving it up.
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Nelson Launches Huge Throw at Tyson Invitational
Posted February 16th, 2008 at 10:00 AM by Martin Kennedy
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
The most decorated shot putter in World Outdoor Championships history, Adam Nelson continued a streak of amazing performances to win the Visa men’s shot put Friday night in front of 4,519 screaming fans at the 2008 Tyson Invitational.
The fourth stop of the 2008 USA Track & Field Visa Championship Series, the Tyson Invitational will be televised on February 17 from 5-7 p.m. Eastern Time on ESPN.
Nelson’s world-leading throw of 22.40 meters/73 feet 6 inches in the Visa men’s shot put is the third-best performance of all time in the shot, and he offered it up in front of the second-largest crowd in meet history at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville. For his efforts, the four-time World Outdoor medalist was named the Team USA Athlete of the Meet, presented by Visa.
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TFS News Briefs: 2/15/2008
Posted February 15th, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Cross Country, Track & Field, Olympics, TFS News Briefs, Masters
Tyson Invitational Has High Profile Athletes
The Tyson Invitational meet will be held this weekend at the University of Arkansas’ Randal Tyson Indoor Track in Fayettville. Some huge names will be competing, including Sanya Richards, Wallace Spearmon, Jenn Stuczynski and the shot put and an all-star shot put shootout that will feature Adam Nelson, Reese Hoffa, Christian Cantwell and Dan Taylor.
Read more at: [Google News][Tyson Invitational Start List]
Lagat To Run 10000m in London?
Bernard Lagat has hinted that he may move up in distance for the 2012 London Olympics, saying that, “athletes like Haile Gebrselassie [have shown] how possible it is to be stronger as you get older.” Lagat will compete in the 3000m event this weekend at the Norwich Union Grand Prix in Birmingham, England.
Read more at: [BirminghamMail.net, UK]
IAAF Tokyo Marathon Preview
The Tokyo Marathon will be held this Sunday, February 18th and it will be doubling as Japan’s Olympic Men’s marathon Trials. A slew of speedy foreign runners has been invited, including Daniel Njenga of Kenya, a 2:06 marathoner. Historically, Japan has been strong in the marathon at the international level, so – with its mix of domestic and foreign talent – this should prove to be a high-octane race.
Read more at: [IAAF][Tokyo Marathon Website]
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Visa Championship Series pushes ahead at Tyson Invitational
Posted February 14th, 2008 at 9:30 AM by Martin Kennedy
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
Many of America’s most accomplished track and field stars, including several former University of Arkansas athletes, will compete Friday night at the 2007 Tyson Invitational at the Randal Tyson Indoor Track Center on the UA campus in Fayetteville.
The fourth stop of the 2008 USA Track & Field Visa Championship Series, the Tyson Invitational will be televised on February 17 from 5-7 p.m. Eastern Time on ESPN.
After the second scoring meet of the 2008 Visa Championships Series, 2005 world champion shot putter Adam Nelson leads the men’s Race for the Visa Championship with 1,245 points. 60m hurdler Antwon Hicks is second with 1,202 points. Hurdler Damu Cherry leads the women with 1,172 points, with Arkansas alum Christin Wurth-Thomas second with 1,166 points. Wurth will contest the mile in Fayetteville.
Spearmon leads sprints
Two-time World Outdoor individual medalist Wallace Spearmon, a former Razorback and a resident of Fayetteville, is entered in both the 60 meters and the 200m.
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TFS News Briefs: 10/03/07
Posted October 3rd, 2007 at 2:30 PM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Cross Country, Track & Field
Wallace Spearmon Finishes Season Strong
Wallace Spearmon won his 3rd race in 5 days with a 100/200m double at the Colorful Daegu Athletics Meeting in Daegu, South Korea. His time in the 200m was 19.88, the 7th fastest time in the world in 2007. He ran a 10.11 in the 100m. Read more at: [IAAF]
Lance Armstrong Plans to Run Another Sub 3 in NYC
Legendary cyclist Lance Armstrong has announced that he will run his 2nd NYC marathon this November and will try to break 3 hours again. Considering that he is 5 lbs. lighter than he was last year and is running without shinsplints, he will probably do considerably better than that. Read more at: [NY Times] Read the rest of this entry »
Spearmon, Richards set personal bests in Shanghai
Posted September 29th, 2007 at 5:45 PM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
2007 World Outdoor 200m bronze medalist Wallace Spearmon and 2007 IAAF Golden League winner Sanya Richards stole the show in 100 meter action at the 2007 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix.
A 4×100m gold medalist at the 2007 World Outdoor Championships, Spearmon edged out reigning World 100m and 200m champion Tyson Gay in the men’s 100m, crossing the line in 9.96 seconds to Gay’s 10.02 . It was a personal best for Spearmon and the first time he has ever dipped under the 10 second barrier.
In the women’s 100m, 2006 IAAF Athlete of the Year Sanya Richards set a personal best in taking second place in 10.97 behind Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell who won in 10.90. 2007 World Outdoor bronze medalist Carmelita Jeter was third in 11.09 and 2007 World Outdoor silver medalist Lauryn Williams was fourth in 11.21.
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TFS News Briefs: 9/28/2007
Posted September 28th, 2007 at 5:50 PM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Cross Country, Track & Field
Haile’s Goal: 2:03 Marathon
Haile Gebrselassie’s goal for the Berlin Marathon this coming Sunday is 2:03:00, which would be an almost inconceivable 4:41 per mile pace. That would be a minute and 55 seconds faster than Paul Tergat’s world record of 2:04:55. Gebrselassie, the world record holder in the 20000m (56:26.0), the 20K (55:48) and the hour run (21.285K), has a PB of 2:05:56 in the marathon which he set at last year’s Berlin Marathon.Read more at: [IAAF]
Gay, Liu, Bested by Spearmon and Robles
Granted, it is a meaningless end-of-season meet, but nobody expects Tyson Gay or Xiang Liu to be beaten in their respective events (100m, 110m hurdles) especially Liu in front of a hometown crowd. But that’s exactly what Wallace Spearmon and Dayron Robles did today at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix meet. Both Gay and Liu admitted that they hadn’t been training for some time, but they both gave kudos to Spearmon’s and Robles’ outstanding performances. Read more at: [IAAF]
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- Tyson Gay Wins 2nd Gold Medal in Men’s 200m
The final of the Men’s 200 Dash at the 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics from Osaka, Japan was expected to be a duel between Americans Tyson Gay and Wallace Spearmon and Jamaican Usain Bolt. Gay, having won the gold medal in the 100m Dash and his 200m semi-final heat in a time of […]
- Perry poised for hurdles title defense
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 […] - Gay shines in 200m quarter-finals; Continues path to 100/200m double
Tyson Gay, who already earned a gold medal in the men’s 100m final, has only competed in the 200m three times this year. However, Gay dominated each of these contests and went undefeated in the event.
In today’s 200m quarter-finals Gay once again demonstrated why Michael Johnson has called him “today’s Carl Lewis” and continued […] - Team USA coaches, athletes meet the media in Osaka
Team USA head coaches Pat Henry and Amy Deem and athletes Bryan Clay, Allyson Felix, Sanya Richards (Pictured right), Michelle Perry, and Wallace Spearmon appeared at a Team USA press conference Thursday in Osaka.
Excerpts from Thursday’s media event, courtesy of USA Track & Field, are as follows:
PAT HENRY
(Team USA Men’s Head Coach)
Q: What’s the mission […] - IAAF Men’s World Rankings: Who Climbed and Who Dropped (8/07/2007)
This week I begin a weekly glance at the athletes who climb and drop in the IAAF World Rankings Top 100 list. In this post, I take a look at the men. I’ll cover the women in a later post.
Some highlights on the men’s side: Jeremy Wariner climbed from 6th place in […] - Hoffa reaches 22.43 (73-7.25) and Gay, Wariner and Richards dominate in London
Shot Putter Resse Hoffa stole the spotlight from the sprinters at the Norwich Union London Grand Prix tonight.
The U.S. champion won the event with a mammoth 22.43 (73-7.25) effort in the final round to wrestle the victory and the 2007 world lead from compatriot Christian Cantwell. It was a massive personal best for the 29-year-old, […] - AT&T USA Outdoor T&F Champs: Gay makes more history in AT&T men’s 200m
Undeterred by a soggy track and slight headwind, Tyson Gay cemented his status as the world’s dominant sprinter by winning the AT&T men’s 200 meters in the second-fastest time in history Sunday at AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. In addition to two national titles, Gay came away from the meet with the men’s […]
- Gay doubles at USA Champs, Takes 200M title on final day
Former Hogs Tyson Gay and Wallace Spearmon, Jr. took first and second place, respectively, in the 200-meter finals on day four of competition at the AT&T USA Championships at Indianapolis’ Michael A. Carroll Stadium on the campus of IUPUI.
With a personal best and the fastest time run in the world this year, Gay won the […] - AT&T USA Outdoor T&F Champs: Sunday event previews
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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 […] - AT&T USA Outdoor T&F Champs: Saturday event previews
HEPTATHLON, Day Two
Key Athletes: GiGi Johnson, Hyleas Fountain, Diana Pickler, Jacquelyn Johnson
The past two USATF champions are in the field with GiGi Johnson (2006) and Fountain (2005), but it is US list leader Pickler who topped the standings with 3,636 points after the first day. Fountain is 18 points adrift, with Johnson two more behind […]
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