Volume 9, No. 7 March 2, 2010 — USATF Champs Chooses Team For World Indoor — ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Febru- Sunday afternoon,, he lofted his initial throw First up was the 3000. Bernard Lagat, the ary 27–28—The USATF Indoor Champion- just 65-6¾ (19.98), finding himself 3rd after AR-setter at 5K in Boston this winter, was ships began a scheduled 3-year run in a new that opening stanza behind Arizona State’s matched against Galen Rupp and ’09 out- venue, filling the Convention Center stands Ryan Whiting (68-½/ 20.74) and Reese door Worlds 5K teammate Chris Solinsky. to their sell-out capacity of 3150 on the heels Hoffa (66-8/20.32). Lagat and Solinsky did no altitude train- of strong local media coverage as athletes vied Cory Martin to earn two berths per event to the World was the only other Indoor. thrower to surpass The 5000-foot altitude of the state’s 20m. Cantwell largest city led to exciting tactical racing in fouled in round 2 the longer races, but the thin air also aided but held on to 3rd world-leading marks in many of the sprint/ as no one else im- jump events. proved, and then While the finish to day 1 and the climactic took a lead at 68-8 second day made for fast-paced, entertaining (20.93), which he spectacles, organizers should look in the next improved to his two editions to avoid the pitfalls of announc- eventual best in ing that was unintelligible in a large swath of stanza 4. the stands and long dead periods that sapped Asked if he energy from day 1. would tackle any An embarrassingly thin $5 meet program sprinter who looked devoid of timely information for fans and ready to speed 6.44, a meet musical sound track that seemed to the time needed to come from four songs played over and over pass him on Visa again should also get a review before ’11. points, Cantwell Cantwell hasn’t replied, “I wouldn’t lost since last Men: Cantwell Still Unbeaten go that far. But if by Sieg Lindstrom they want it, come September Christian Cantwell, who has made the get it, boys.” indoor iron-ball season all his own, hung Ivory Williams’ onto his Visa Series title and set himself up to world-leading 6.49 throw for a third world indoor title. Despite PR missed it, as had the built-in altitude advantage, sprinters and Terrence Trammell’s hurdlers could not upset the shot giant, and from-the-gun 7.41 tactical middle distance races sent the most 60 hurdles winner thrills through the crowd. (also a WL) mo- Cantwell stretched his win streak to 7 ments earlier. meets starting with the ’09 World Athletics “I think my Final, albeit with his shortest winning throw start wasn’t what it of the year, 69-4 (21.13). should have been,” Cantwell’s long-bomb Millrose winner, said Trammell, who 72-¼ (21.95), put him in the Visa driver’s is still adjusting to seat from the start even though his start was the new no-false- slow. start rule, which did little to speed things up ing beforehand so couldn’t be sure how they’d Throwing ninth in the 14-man field on here. “I was trying not to jump. I was trying handle a sharp pace. Rupp spent the past 5 to be aggressive through the first hurdles and weeks in Albuquerque but was hit by a stom- really focus on four and five.” ach bug the week of the meet. © 2010 Track & Field News.All rights Middle- and long-distance men—whose No surprise, the race went tactical, with reserved.This newsletter may not be re- prospects of knocking Cantwell off his Visa Lagat always close to the lead. “I wanted to printedor retransmitted in any formwith- perch in Albuquerque’s thin air matched their make sure to keep an eye on who was going out express written permission. www.trackandfieldnews.com odds against him in a sumo match—settled to make a move,” said Lagat, who won the ’04 for dramatic racing. WIC 3K title. “So anybody who was trying -41- March 2, 2010 to make a move, I was going to make a move with them. That was my tactics today.” On the penultimate home- stretch Lagat led Rupp and Solinsky past Adams State’s LEE/IMAGE OF SPORT KIRBY Aaron Braun. The final lap splits said it all Lagat 27.1 (to finish in 8:12.6), Rupp 27.8 (8:13.49), Solinsky 28.0 (8:13.85), Braun 31.6. Leo Manzano won the 1500 with tactics like Lagat’s. He dawdled in the lead pass- ing 800 in about 2:10. New training mate David Torrence came up to join him at 1200, but it was ’08 Olympic Trials 4th-placer Will Leer who shot into 2nd on the inside before the last turn to finish with a 26.3 last lap. Manzano held off Leer 3:49.16–3:49.31 in the stretch war. Duane Solomon tried to steal the 800 from the Trammell’s 7.41 gun, charging to a 3-sec- ond, 15-meter lead over ’08 padded his world lead World Indoor finalist Nick in the hurdles Symmonds at 400. At 600 (1:20.8), Solomon still held a 13-meter cushion, but Sym- monds sprinted around the III–1. Rodgers 6.57; 2. LaCour 6.62; 3. Dix IV–1. Jackson 46.32; final curve and passed him in the stretch for a 6.63; 4. D’Angelo Cherry (MsSt) 6.67; 2. Craig Everhart (unat) 47.32;… dq— 1:48.10–1:48.41 win (25.6 last lap). 5. Bryan Clay (Nike) 6.70; 6. Calesio Anthony Campbell (unat). Symmonds, having trained this winter in Newman (NCAT) 6.72. V–1. Nixon 46.34 PR; Albuquerque, where he grew a mustache that SEMIS (2/28; qualify 4) 2. James Davis (unat) 47.48; 3. Quentin would have looked at home in the filmBoogie I–1. I. Williams 6.53; 2. Rodgers 6.55; 3. Iglehart-Summers (unat) 47.55; 4. Keith Nights, said, “When I saw I was a couple sec- Davis 6.62; 4. Padgett 6.63; Hinnant (Exec) 48.01. onds behind him at 600, I thought, ‘This is 5. R. Williams 6.65; 6. Drake 6.68; 7. 800 METERS going to be really tough to make up,’ but I re- Newman 6.81; 8. Cherry 7.09. FINAL (2/28) minded myself we’re at altitude, things settle II–1. Kimmons 6.58; 2. Norman 6.61; 3. 1. *Nick Symmonds (OTC) 1:48.10;(26.7, into your legs a lot different up here.” Dix 6.63; 4. LaCour 6.65; 28.9 [55.6], 26.9 [1:22.5], 25.6) (55.6/52.5); 5. Stevens 6.70; 6. Bailey 6.82;… dnc— 2. *Duane Solomon (Saucony) 1:48.41 (25.3, MEN’S 60 METERS Clay & Henderson. FINAL (2/28) 27.3 [52.6], 28.2[1:20.8], 27.6) (52.6/55.8); 1. *Ivory Williams (Nike) 6.49 (WL, AL) 400 METERS 3. Tyler Mulder (OTC) 1:48.53; 4. Brian (=21, x W; =13, x A) PR; 2. *Mike Rodgers FINAL (2/28; time final) Gagnon (unat) 1:49.66; 5. Mark Wieczorek (Nike) 6.52; 3. Trell Kimmons (adidas) 6.56; 1. *Bershawn Jackson (Nike) 45.41 PR; (OTC) 1:49.73;… dnc—Khadevis Robinson 4. Walter Dix (Nike) 6.58 PR; 2. *Jamaal Torrence (Nike) 45.76 PR; 3. (Nike). 5. Carey LaCour (unat) 6.59; 6. Travis Greg Nixon (Asics) 45.77 PR; 4. Tavaris HEATS (2/27; qualify 1+2) Padgett (adidas) 6.60; 7. Christopher Davis Tate (unat) 46.24; Heats: I–1. Symmonds 1:47.59; 2. Mulder (P2E) 7.11;… dnc—Josh Norman (unat). 5. Kerron Clement (unat) 46.29; 6. 1:47.80 PR; 3. Wieczorek 1:48.47; HEATS (2/27; qualify 3+7) LeJerald Betters (unat) 46.35 PR; 7. Jim- 4. Jason Collett (unat) 1:49.49; 5. Rob I–1. Williams 6.56; 2. Ryan Bailey (Nike) mie Gordon (unat) 46.75; dnf—Lionel Larry Novak (NYAC) 1:49.76; 6. Josh Slamka 6.58 PR; 3. Rubin Williams (unat) 6.60; 4. (adidas). (Wi) 1:50.89. Davis 6.62 PR; Sections: I–1. Clement; 2. Betters; 3. II–1. Gagnon 1:49.75; 2. Jacob Hernandez 5. Kendall Stevens (Asics) 6.70; 6. Gordon;… dnf—Larry. II–1. Jackson; 2. (Nike) 1:49.87; 3. Liam Boylan-Pett (unat) Johnie Drake (unat) 6.71. Torrence; 3. Nixon; 4. Tate. 1:51.01; 4. Brandon Shaw (unat) 1:51.05; II–1. Kimmons 6.56; 2. Padgett 6.63; 3. HEATS (2/27; qualify 8 fastest) 5. Peter Najem (unat) 1:52.11. Jeff Henderson (unat) 6.66 PR; 4. Norman I–1. Tate 45.89; 2. Torrence 46.23 PR; III–1. Robinson 1:49.92; 6.73; 3. O.J. Hogans (unat) 47.54. 2. Tetlo Emmen (unat) 1:50.24; 3. Nick 5. Sam Jordan (UNCC) 6.92;… dq— II–1. Larry 46.57; 2. Gordon 46.94; Lara (unat) 1:50.42; 4. Kevin Hicks (unat) Leroy Dixon (Nike). 3. Matt Scherer (OTC) 47.39. 1:50.62; 5. Sean Tully (NYAC) 1:50.99; 6. III–1. Clement 46.88; 2. Betters 46.96; Larry Brooks (unat) 1:52.19. * = two highest finishers with World Indoor 3.