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NBLBRDP1004 Date: 1/4/11 Version: 1d Page: 1 Track & Field News The Bible Of The Sport Since 1948 LETTERS Founded by Bert & Cordner Nelson E. GARRY HILL — Editor RUNNING IN THE SLOP all the conferences—indoors 2nd week in Feb, WHY SHOULD THE BEST high school cross and outdoors 3rd week in April? ED FOX — Publisher country runners be subjected to terrible weather This would generate more team interest at and dangerous course conditions [like at the all levels, and especially for the fans. At the EDITORIAL STAFF ] when other locations NCAA level, not just the superstars would Sieg Lindstrom...... Managing Editor around the country could host such a meet? score, creating more of a real team thing. Where is the decision making when they Ray Varvaro—Metairie, Louisiana Jon Hendershott...... Associate Editor could chose venues more weather-friendly, NOT A REAL RECORD such as , , Arizona and Califor- BUSINESS STAFF I’M A BIG FAN of , and con- nia, where rain, wind, cold and mud are not Janet Vitu...... Executive Publisher gratulate her for her 5000 AR and splendid prevalent? 2010 season. Jenny McGinnes...... Office Manager These elite athletes and future NCAA par- But it makes no sense at all to say, as you ticipants deserve better so they can concentrate Teresa Tam...... Art Director did in your November feature on Molly, that on running and competing, not sloshing in the she “set the prep 2-Mile record of 10:01.68 in WORLD RANKINGS COMPILERS mud like farm animals. 2002.” Jonathan Berenbom, Richard Hymans, Dave Ken Kotler—Westchester, New York Indeed, you proclaim your own standards Johnson, Nejat Kök, R.L. Quercetani (Emeri- [Ed: You have a point there, but there are certainly in the very same issue. In response to a let- tus) many harrier “purists” who would say that tough ter, you say, “we convert (1600m and 3200m SENIOR EDITORS conditions are how cross country was meant to times)—making them a bit slower—to proper Bob Bowman (Walking), Roy Conrad (Special be run.] miles and 2 miles.” If that is the case, than Projects), Bob Hersh (Eastern), Ben Hall (In- MR. SUB-13 what is ’s ’96 prep 3200m in ternet), Mike Kennedy (High School Women), I HAVE ALWAYS contended that honors- 9:48? Chopped liver? Walt Murphy (Relays), Jack Shepard (High won are the best indicators of a track & field Kim (your own ’96 Girls Athlete of the Year) School Men) athlete’s greatness. ran more than one 8-lapper well under 10:00 U.S. CORRESPONDENTS But to me the most striking statistics of Al- during her senior year. I sat in the stands for John Auka, Steve Bailey, Bob Bettwy, Bret len Johnson’s superb career are the following: one, the Cal State meet, on the beautiful blue Bloomquist, Bill Buchalter, Mike Byrnes, Tom From 1995–2006, his season bests ranged from track at Cerritos College, where she went up Casacky, Pete Cava, Gene Cherry, Keith Conning, 12.92 to 13.05. And in 8 of those 12 seasons, he against the legendary Julia Stamps, who had Toby Cook, Cheryl Davis, broke the 13-second barrier! dominated the event nationwide since she was Wow!!! in the 8th grade. Elliott Denman, Peter Diamond, Andy Fried- John Ortega—Spring Arbor, Michigan The two of them broke the rest of the field lander, John Gillespie, Becca Gillespy, Rich immediately, opening together with a 70 sec- Gonzalez, , Ed Grant, George Grenier, HAIL HAILE! ond first lap. Then they ran five perfect 75’s, Sean Hartnett, IT BOGGLES MY MIND when I hear people together, trading the lead, in perfect tandem, Jeff Hollobaugh, Mike Hubbard, Tom Jennings, ask if might be the best ever before Kim finally broke Julia, and went on Roger Jennings, Andrew Jensen, Tom Jordan, Kim distance runner. to win in 9:52. Koffman, Don Kopriva, Ruth Laney, Dan Lilot, Might be the best ever? Molly Huddle is a great American pro and Charlie Mahler, Glen McMicken, Larry Newman, Who else has a sub-4:00 mile and 2:03 mara- was a great HS distance star. But the best Ameri- Lee Nichols, Jack Pfeifer, Shawn Price, thon on his résumé, in addition to glittering can HS 2-miler ever is Kim Mortensen. marks along the way at 5 and 10K? ´ Tad Daley— DC Harv Rentschler, Kirk Reynolds, Jim Rorick, Brian Russell, Rich Sands, Kevin Saylors, Mike Bob Jackson—Simi Valley, California [Ed: If you look at the head of the 2M event in is- Scott, Jim Spier, Don Steffens, Larry Story, Carol [Ed: Err… 5 years from now?] sues which have prep outdoor lists, you’ll see that R. Swenson, Gary Trigueiro, Steve Vaitones, we credit the fastest time ever as “9:48.59m.” We David Woods SEMPER FI know what’s best, and so credit it.] LEST WE FORGET: the late great Wes INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENTS Santee, after concluding his running career, WHO GETS THE FRONT PAGE? Steven Downes, Matti Hannus, Ian Hodge, Jonas served his country for 30 years as a United I’M IN RECEIPT of the February issue Hedman, Atsushi Hoshino, Mike Hurst, Mirko States Marine Corps officer! [Annual Edition]. Perhaps next year your staff Jalava, Paul Jenes, Alfons Juck, Lt. Col. Kurt Stinemetz, USMC-ret— may flip a coin, and let that be the decision- A. Lennart Julin, Duncan Mackay, Peter Mat- Prattville, Alabama maker as to whether a male or female makes thews, Phil Minshull, K. Ken Nakamura, Bob the outside cover. MORE NCAA TEAM SCORING Ramsak, Sergey Tikhonov, Chris Turner, Mel Daniel Perez—Norwalk, California I THINK COLLEGE T&F needs to change Watman a few things to improve its broader interests. [Ed: The decision of which Athlete Of The Year makes PHOTOGRAPHERS Limited scholarships have put dual meets the cover—or who makes any cover in any month Claus Andersen, Errol Anderson, Greg Arm- out, but there are other ways to generate team of the year—is based almost entirely on one thing, strong, David Benyak, John Burke, Rich Clarkson, scoring. and that’s producing a product that will sell. While Giancarlo Colombo, Lisa Coniglio, Tony Duffy, A true team champion measure at the NCAA T&FN goes out of its way to be fair to all athletes level and conference level would be to increase in all events, it’s sad fact—and we mean fact, not David B. Dumas, Don Gosney, Anthony R. Jones, scoring to 12 spots (truer team depth showing), just a guess—that not all events are created equal. Kirby Lee, Bill Leung, Jiro Mochizuki, Brian J. with those last 4 spots determined by prelims. Women don’t sell as well as men, field eventers don’t Myers, Randy J. Osga, David Peterson, Victor 14-12-10, etc for scoring. sell as well as runners. The choice of who goes on Sailer, Mark Shearman, Kim Spir, Geoff Thurner, Also, why not have the conferences have the cover markedly affects the saleability of any Cheryl Treworgy, Chai von der Laage sub-conference meets: SEC East, West, etc for given issue, so we choose accordingly.]

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p08-10 (SprintQ).indd 8 1/27/11 12:53:05 PM 1. When & Where Will Sprinting’s Big 3 Meet? by Jon Hendershott The mouth-watering prospect of head- to-head clashes among the three fastest 100 sprinters ever—World Record holder (9.58) and predecessors (9.69) and (9.72)—once again leaves the fans in eager anticipation. Any meeting among the trio—or to a lesser extent any two of the three—could well be the highlight of the Diamond League’s second year. That same prospect was an underpinning of the DL’s inaugural season, but untimely inju- ries brought premature ends to the seasons of the Jamaican duo, while Gay was hampered early. As a result, all three never went head-to- head, and there there only three paired match- ups: Powell lost to Gay in Gateshead and Bolt in , Bolt lost to Gay in Stockholm. In fact, the threesome has raced only once before: in the Worlds 100 final two years ago (see photo), Bolt winning with his WR time. So a meeting—or preferably meetings, plu- ral—among the three outside a championship

“There’s no doubt that the guys want to meet each other. Nobody ducks anybody else.” — agent Mark Wetmore

setting like the coming Worlds in South Korea instantly thrusts that prospect to the forefront of public attention, not just among track fol- lowers but also for general sports fans. But will they tangle even once? From the long view a month into the year, the outlook is capsulized by Powell’s agent, Paul Doyle. “Where and when [a race] might be, I just don’t know right now,” he says. “But we all are working hard to make it happen.” All the agents—Doyle, Ricky Simms for Bolt and Mark Wetmore representing Gay— fully understand how significant those race(s) among the three can be for the sport. Doyle says, “The matchup can be huge for the sport. The exposure would be huge worldwide. With all three of the guys racing, After a not-according- it becomes a newsworthy event even outside the usual streams of track & field media. “These matchups are what the Diamond to-plan 2010, the world League set as its primary goal at its inception. Everyone—the athletes, coaches, agents, meet still eagerly awaits directors and most importantly, the fans—are on board for it. It’s something we all are work- another direct clash ing on very hard.” Wetmore says, “There’s no doubt that the guys want to meet each other. Nobody ducks among the three anybody else. Asafa was there in Stockholm

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p08-10 (SprintQ).indd 9 1/27/11 12:53:13 PM all Ambassadors are contractually based and race I run this season. [But] I’m really looking Whither The Big 3? where and when they will compete is part of forward to [it] because I love challenges.” that contract. Gay says, “I started training in early No- last year and he really wanted to run against the “[For] the three sprinters in ’10, all the vember. I’m healthy, but not rushing to get into others. But he was injured and just couldn’t. So contracts were put in place just as promised racing shape. It will be a long year and I want to timing is crucial; there may be only four or five when the DL was launched [in November of make sure I take my time and follow my usual chances all season outside a championship.” ’09]. Namely, to have at least one of the Bolt- training program. I want to be ready and at my

Simms says, “I’m cur- JIRO MOCHIZUKI/PHOTO RUN best in August.” rently working on Usain’s Powell’s ’10 season schedule [Bolt’s running ended early due to a the 200 in Oslo has been back problem and he announced; his running in points out, “My back was announced, then is almost 100% and withdrawn]. getting better slowly “We haven’t talked about every week. My train- where the other sprinters ing is set up to be at my are running. Usain and his best [at Worlds]. I’ll be coach [Glen Mills] decide ready in .” on his schedule and he Of the prospects is normally happy to run of facing his prime against anyone. foes, he says, “I really “But his main focus this like to face Tyson and year is the World Champi- Usain… onships, where I expect he “It seems it has been will meet all the best - difficult to get us all ers in the world. together [but] to line “We don’t have agree- up against those guys ments where he has to run is really exciting. You against anyone specific, know you are going but I think each athlete will to have a big chal- be putting [his] schedule lenge and there is more together with the aim of adrenaline. This is why peaking in Daegu.” we run: to compete— And having the Worlds and that is the best this year adds notable com- competition.” plications compared to ’10, Even though the Wetmore points out: threesome never met “Athletes have to qualify last year, the IAAF’s at their nationals. But Usain Gay regained Turner observes, “At and Asafa have to be looked his place as the start of last sea- upon favorably by the son, who would have Jamaican federation, while world No. 1 with imagined that Gay, and Tyson absolutely has to not Bolt, would [end qualify at USATF. So per- a win over Bolt up] the preeminent forming well at nationals is in Stockholm sprinter of the year? key for him, while at least “That has set up Usain already has automatic a tantalizing situa- invitations as defending tion for 2011 as the champion. world and Olympic “But the Worlds are the one time we all know Gay-Powell trio compete at each DL [meet], champion will certainly not wish to be No. that the sprinters have to be the most ready. So with many meetings having head-to-head 2 for long.” that has an effect back on the 1-day meets. As a duels between two of the triumvirate—and a Perhaps Bolt gave a clue to his feelings when fan, I would love to have them meet regularly, lucky few meets [having] all three. It was only he tweeted in late January, “This year is going but the realities of the sport don’t often allow injury or illness that prevented these races from to be even better; believe it.” that to happen.” taking place.” But Wetmore cautions, “These guys aren’t For the IAAF’s part, all three sprinters Turner adds that negotiations are underway race cars. You don’t just put gas in them and served as Diamond League “Ambassadors” with a number of stars to sign on as Ambas- let ’em go. Assuming they all are healthy for last year. DL administrator Chris Turner ex- sadors for the ’11 season. the whole season, I think we will see them plains, “There is naturally a very good spirit Turner adds, “All but one of the 14 DL meet- race in pairs more frequently than all three of cooperation between the DL and its Ambas- ings last year—New York, which lost Bolt to together.” sadors. But I can confirm that the obligations of injury—saw at least one of these stars.” Gay’s agent points out another facet of the Even a half-year out from the start of the match-ups: “It probably is better when they summer season, and eight months ahead of the all win races against the others. Fans wouldn’t “I think each athlete will be Worlds, the sprinters themselves weigh in. want to see the same guy win all the time. A putting his schedule together Bolt comments, “I’m not aware of who bit of the unknown is a good thing.” with the aim of peaking in will be in each race but as I always say, I take Wetmore nicely sums up the possibilities every competitor seriously. And I’m not really as he comments, “Fast times are the currency Daegu.” worried about times because every year I just these guys speak. In the right meet, at the right — agent Ricky Simms train hard and the times will come. time and with the right athletes together, huge “For me, it’s going to be hard in every single things can happen.”

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p08-10 (SprintQ).indd 10 1/27/11 12:53:20 PM 2. How Will The Diamond League Work? THE FIRST YEAR of the Diamond League Championships in September. better luck among the DL’s “Ambassadors.” was so successful that the same basic format The return of the WC will make for markedly This was a (very) high-profile group of athletes remains in place for the series’ second year, with different meet-spacing than in ’10, however, signed to contracts in advance to guarantee that Samsung (which signed up in mid-season last when there were 4 meets in August and the the series would be able to feature the athletes year) again in place as title sponsor. series was over. with the most appeal. There will once again be 14 meets (see boxes With Daegu being staged on the August/ Unfortunately, the Big 3 of sprinting (Usain for chartings of what’s being offered, both by September bridge-weekend, there will only Bolt, Tyson Gay & Asafa Powell), all went meet and by event), with the only city change be a single meet in August, and then two in down with injuries at some point, as noted in Big Question No. 1 (see p. 8). Injuries also claimed Kenenisa Bekele and Sanya Richards-Ross, while Yelena Isinbaeva opted for a summer off to recharge her batteries. Putting a positive spin on it, DL rep Chris Turner notes that last year’s sur- prising sprint outcome only adds to this year’s drama. ©IAAF & VICTOR SAILER/PHOTO RUN 2010 He says, “Injury and recovery, loss and regaining of form as we all know is part of the rich tapestry that makes track & field such unpredictable and attractive being a swap of British sites—Birmingham September. With 8 time zones and about 5500M sporting theatre.” for Gateshead. (c9000km) to cover between Sunday’s wrapup The best in track & field, hopefully appear- The 14 meets are in roughly the same chrono- in South Korea and Thursday’s staging of the ing at a stadium near you in 2011! logical order as last year, with kicking big Swiss affair, there are likely to things off in May and heavy-hitters Zürich and be some tired campers. acting as the “finals” after the World One significant change for Which Events Are In Which Meets? the second year is that The two U.S. stops are color-coded… 2 events—mJT & w400— —while overall will not be seen in the U.S; 2 events—m400 & wJT—will be in Which Meets Have Which Events? remaining a 2-day meet— both U.S. meets… Getting to know each other: the men’s 800, 5000, TJ & SP are 10 of this year’s 14 DL meets will have an even split of 8 no longer has “all” the always in the same meet… The women’s 100 & TJ are always events for each sex; Doha & Stockholm will be divided events. Instead, the dozen paired; the women’s 200 & LJ are always paired; the women’s 9/7, Rome & London 7/9… pre-final meets will all 800, 5000, 400H & SP are always in the same meet; the women’s No two meets have identical events (or have the same have 16 events instead of 1500 & 100H are always paired. The event distribution: exact men’s or women’s events)… Only twice (Zürich last year’s 15. MEN LJ, Brussels TJ) will a meet have the same event for Because of stadium 100...... Doha, Rome, NYC, , Birmingham, , Zürich both sexes… issues, the hammer will 200...... Shanghai, Eugene, Oslo, Paris, Stockholm, London, Brussels The event distribution for 2011 (* = meet also held that again not be part of the 400...... Shanghai, Eugene, NYC, Paris, Stockholm, London, Zürich event in ’10; there is a 48.2% retention rate): DL, but will have its own 800...... Doha, Rome, NYC, Lausanne, Birmingham, Monaco, Brussels Doha...... m100*, 800*, 5000*, 400H*, HJ, PV, TJ*, SP*, JT separate series. 1500.....Shanghai, Eugene, Oslo, Paris, Stockholm, London, Zürich St...... Shanghai, Eugene, Oslo, Paris, Monaco, Stockholm, Zürich (May 6) w200*, 400*, 1500*, St, 100H*, LJ, DT* There will also be the Shanghai....m200*, 400*, 1500*, St, 110H*, LJ*, DT*, JT 5000.....Doha, Rome, NYC, Lausanne, Birmingham, Monaco, Brussels second-tier series of meets 110H....Shanghai, Eugene, Oslo, Paris, Stockholm, London, Zürich (May 15) w100*, 800*, 5000*, 400H*, HJ, PV, TJ*, SP* known as the World Chal- 400H....Doha, Rome, NYC, Lausanne, Birmingham, Monaco, Brussels Rome...... m100, 800, 5000*, 400H, PV, TJ, SP* lenge (see schedule on (May 26) w200, 400, 1500, St*, 100H, HJ*, LJ, DT, JT* HJ...... Doha, Eugene, Oslo, Paris, Stockholm, London, Zürich PV...... Doha, Rome, NYC, Lausanne, Paris, Monaco, Brussels Eugene...... m200*, 400, 1500*, St, 110H,* HJ, LJ*, DT* p. 55 for all international LJ...... Shanghai, Eugene, Oslo, Paris, Stockholm, London, Zürich (June 4) w100*, 800*, 5000, 400H*, PV*, TJ*, SP, JT* meets) TJ...... Doha, Rome, NYC, Lausanne, Birmingham, Monaco, Brussels Oslo...... m200, 1500*, St, 110H, HJ, LJ, DT, JT* As in ’10, all DL athletes SP...... Doha, Rome, NYC, Lausanne, Birmingham, Monaco, Brussels (June 9) w100, 400*, 800, 5000, 400H, PV, TJ, SP will be shooting for a top DT...... Shanghai, Eugene, Oslo, Paris, Stockholm, London, Zürich New York.....m100*, 400, 800*, 5000, 400H*, PV*, TJ*, SP prize of $40,000 (plus a dia- JT...... Doha, Shanghai, Oslo, Lausanne, Birmingham, Stockholm, Brussels (June 11) w200*, 1500*, St, 100H*, HJ, LJ*, DT*, JT mond trophy) for winning WOMEN Lausanne....m100, 800*, 5000, 400H*, PV*, TJ, SP, JT* the overall series. (June 30) w200, 400, 1500*, St, 100H*, HJ, LJ*, DT* 100...... Shanghai, Eugene, Oslo, Paris, Stockholm, London, Brussels Hopefully the IAAF 200...... Doha, Rome, NYC, Lausanne, Birmingham, Monaco, Zürich Paris...... m200, 400*, 1500, St*, 110H*, HJ, PV*, LJ, DT will have better luck with 400...... Doha, Rome, Oslo, Lausanne, Birmingham, Monaco, Brussels (July 8) w100, 800, 5000*, 400H, TJ, SP*, JT 800...... Shanghai, Eugene, Oslo, Paris, Stockholm, London, Zürich Birmingham...m100, 800, 5000*, 400H, TJ*, SP, JT high drama this time 1500.....Doha, Rome, NYC, Lausanne, Birmingham, Monaco, Brussels (July 10) w200, 400*, 1500, St, 100H, HJ, PV*, LJ, DT around. Despite the fact St...... Doha, Rome, NYC, Lausanne, Birmingham, London, Brussels that Zürich and Brussels Monaco...... m100, 800, St, 5000, 400H, PV, TJ, SP 5000.....Shanghai, Eugene, Oslo, Paris, Stockholm, London, Zürich (July 22) w200, 400, 1500, 100H, HJ, LJ, DT, JT* were worth double points, 100H....Doha, Rome, NYC, Lausanne, Birmingham, Monaco, Brussels Stockholm..m200, 400, 1500, St, 110H, HJ, LJ, DT, JT* approximately half the 400H....Shanghai, Eugene, Oslo, Paris, Stockholm, London, Zürich (July 29) w100, 800, 5000, 400H, PV*, TJ, SP winners were predeter- HJ...... Shanghai, Rome, NYC, Lausanne, Birmingham, Monaco, Brussels London...... m200, 400*, 1500*, 110H*, HJ*, LJ*, DT* mined before the final PV...... Shanghai, Eugene, Oslo, Birmingham, Stockholm, London, Zürich (Aug 5–6) w100, 800*, St*, 5000*, 400H* PV, TJ*, SP*, JT* meet, the ultimate winners LJ...... Doha, Rome, NYC, Lausanne, Birmingham, Monaco, Zürich Zürich...... m100, 400*, 1500, St*, 110H*, HJ*, LJ*, DT* needing only to show up to TJ...... Shanghai, Eugene, Oslo, Paris, Stockholm, London, Brussels (Sept 8) w200, 800, 5000, 400H*, PV*, LJ*, SP*, JT* SP...... Shanghai, Eugene, Oslo, Paris, Stockholm, London, Zürich collect their big prize. Brussels.....m200, 800*, 5000, 400H*, PV*, TJ*, SP*, JT* DT...... Doha, Rome, NYC, Lausanne, Birmingham, Monaco, Brussels (Sept 16) w100, 400, 1500, St*, 100H*, HJ*, TJ*, DT* Everyone involved will JT...... Rome, Eugene, NYC, Paris, Monaco, London, Zürich also certainly be hoping for

The Bible Of The Sport March 2011 — 11 3. Will USATF Find Its CEO Superman? SINCE THE EXPULSION of Doug Logan as USATF’s CEO last fall be highly respected by subordinates, peers, and superiors and builds a culture (T&FN, October), the rumor mill has been very quiet regards potential of “for the athletes” that permeates the National Office. successors to become the fourth titular leader in the organization’s A leader with integrity who inspires loyalty, trust and following and can influ- history. Just before Christmas, announced that the federa- ence and energize people and teams, and make cross-region, cross-organizational tion and a search firm had “developed the job specifications and ideal cooperation happen. Possesses the intellect and executive presence to paint the qualities for USATF’s next CEO.” big picture and become a collaborative partner who is capable of contributing The announcement went on to say, “Candidates from a large pool to broader sports conversations beyond their functional expertise. of applicants for the position currently are being evaluated by the

KIRBY LEE/IMAGE OF SPORT Experience Requirements •Previous CEO / President / COO or equivalent… •Minimum 10 years executive level corporate executive experience and a track record of growth and success… •Minimum 5 years sports marketing, joint venture, licensing, sponsor relationship experience … •Candidate could well have been a world-class track & field athlete. Person is competitive in daily life but not at the expense of others… KIRBY LEE/IMAGE OF SPORT

Ollan Cassell 1978–97 Craig Masback 1997–08

Personnel Committee. A handful of finalists will be interviewed by the USATF board, with the new CEO likely to be hired by the end of the first quarter of 2011.” The full job description (which is available online) runs to almost 2000 words. We’ve boiled that figure down to about a third of that length in the following synopsis. Doug Logan 2008–10 ??? 2011… If USATF is capable of finding a candidate with such Superman- like credentials, the sport will indeed be well served, and we’ll be •Experience with developing a strategic and visionary plan… most pleased. •Has established relationships with business CEOs, media moguls, and sports leaders that can be leveraged. Ideal Candidate •Has experience and insights in both the business world and the non-profit The ideal candidate is an accomplished executive/business leader with world coupled with negotiation skills… proven ability and success in growing revenue, managing a staff of profession- •Joint Venture experience… als and working productively with a strong, diverse Board Of Directors. He/ •Ability to convey a passion for track & field and be a natural spokesperson she will be a passionate, responsive leader and diplomat, skilled at business who embraces and represents the heroes of yesterday and tomorrow management, collaboration, evangelizing, and a team player. •Ability and understanding of how to make track & field more relevant in They must be an excellent communicator who is skilled at building con- the hearts and minds of a domestic and global audience… sensus, issue management and dispute resolution. Will work effectively with •Understanding of today’s youth and next generation in order to attract, the Board Of Directors and across a complex, diverse and at times politically relate and promote the future audience … charged volunteer organization to accelerate the realization of the USATF •The political instinct and acumen with skills in issues management and vision and strategic plan. dispute resolution… They will have the courage, personal drive, passion and enthusiasm to •The ability to build positive relationships with the board, the staff and both understand and successfully navigate a dynamic and highly political the volunteer leadership. environment striving toward improved relations with all USATF constituencies in the USA and globally, while inherently understanding what empowers the •Person has a sense of humor and can handle pressure, crossfire and operate volunteers and how in turn they are empowered by them. in a challenging environment … It is vital that they are someone who is either in or has a long history with •A strong reputation of authenticity, integrity, and accomplishments with the sport of track & field who possesses true passion for the sport and has peers and other industry executives… an intimate knowledge of how the sport is organized and operates from the •The CEO should be a master of resources who will draw upon both staff grassroots to the World Championships and to gain immediate and volunteer leaders in successfully selling USATF… trust from the key stakeholders. •Excellent communication skills, including written, verbal, and presenta- It is a given that this person has deep experience in the nuts and bolts of tions. Excels in presenting the athletes and the sport … marketing, broadcasting and media/sponsorship sales; what sets them apart is •A proven record of hiring exceptionally talented individuals who work their strengths in both disciplines and ability to deliver unprecedented results as a team. and elevate the USATF brand. •The proven ability to build on the organization’s financial stability, as Willing to take actions to inspire and energize others around the vision for well as maintain growth. USATF’s future while demonstrating primary concern for leading and motivat- •Experience with successfully and strategically addressing controversial ing others to achieve the organizations goals. This individual must respect and topics with the media.

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champion. So if she pursues the double, she will have to run the 400 in Eugene. A 4x4 berth would seem assured, but if she wants to run the 4x1 in Daegu—recall that she ran on both winning baton squads in in ’07—she might have to make at least a prove-her-speed appearance in the 100, although as the reigning national champ on the straightaway, she has cer- tainly proved her chops there already. A long-sprint double in Korea (see box) demands a sprinter run the 400 first, with 3 races on consecutive days. Then there are 2 days off followed by 200 heats and semis on one day with the final the next. The 4x4 heats are on the same day as the 200 final, but an exemption from that relay duty would probably be in order for a sprinter the caliber of Felix (and Richards-Ross). Both rounds of the 4x1 will be run on the meet’s closing day. 4. Can Felix “While we have to see the schedule for nationals before deciding definitely on a double, knowing the Worlds schedule now is exciting to me,” says Felix. “A double definitely is workable.” Do Another She also admits, “To me, the prospect of a double is excit- ing. It hasn’t been tried that often Daegu Double? and it’s more of Timetable A long-sprint JIRO MOCHIZUKI/PHOTO RUN JIRO MOCHIZUKI/PHOTO a challenge than ‘just’ the 200.” double at the by Jon Hendershott in each, and suddenly a World Championships But don’t think World Champs— with or without double—long thought to be the potential prov- for a moment that Felix Whether in her 200-meter specialty or her relay(s) duty—is still-a-neophyte efforts at a full lap, no other ince of Sanya Richards (see box)—appeared on is downplaying the a friendly one, woman outranked Allyson Felix in ’10. the SoCal native’s to-do list. importance of winning albeit one with a The U.S. Athlete Of The Year won the over- At the end of the season, the 24-year-old her fourth consecutive lot of racing: all titles for both long dashes in the Diamond Felix observed, “I think it was a good measure 200 crown. Saturday League’s inaugural season, World Ranked No. 1 for [2011], because if I do decide to try a 2/4 “That would be 20:05—400h double at Worlds, there is going to huge,” she says of the Sunday have to be so much more volume prospect of becoming 18:55—400sf Don’t Forget Richards-Ross in training.” the first and only wom- Monday Like Michael Johnson and Marie-José Pérec before So here we are well into the new an in Worlds history 21:10—400f her, Sanya Richards Ross has long mused on the pos- World Champs year and Felix says, ever to win four titles Tues/Wed sibility of a big championships 200/400 double. “[Coach] Bobby Kersee and I have in the same event. off days But after a lost ’10 campaign (see p22) Richards- talked a lot about a double. Even With her ’09 victory Thursday Ross first and foremost wants to defend her world though we haven’t made a final- in , Felix joined 10:50—200h 400 title. Still, she admits, “I’ve always been the final decision yet, we’re preparing German putter Astrid 19:25—200sf kind of athlete who wants to run my best in all that way. Kumbernuss and Swed- Friday events possible. So while I’m preparing to defend “That decision will be made ish heptathlete Carolina 12:10—4x4h in the 400—that’s goal No. 1—I would also love the down the line and after we see the Klüft as a 3-timer. 20:55—200f opportunity to try for the 200.” schedule for Nationals. But at least But Felix knows the Saturday In looking at the schedule, she says, “That is a in terms of preparation, the intent is enormity of her task. 20:40—4x4f load. But the idea of a double has been in the front to look at a double.” “Whatever the deci- Sunday of my mind. We will just have to see how this year The USATF schedule hasn’t been sion,” she says, “it will 18:30—4x1h 20:35—4x1f goes.” fixed yet, but Felix already has an be a big challenge either automatic berth as the defending 200 way.”

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p15.indd 15 1/26/11 2:18:19 PM 5. How Good Is The New Wave Of U.S. Milers? by Sieg Lindstrom years. American milers are on “That’s been really the march and the ’11 season tough but it’s also been would seem to promise a U.S. rewarding as well. I’ve 1500 team poised to make an been tempoing better impact at the World Cham- than I’ve ever tempoed pionships. in a long time. I think You know that whether training’s going really you’ve been to a few big well and I really hope meets or watched many on that carries on into the TV or the net. season.” You know it from spotting Manzano also says at No. 6 in his tempo runs of 4–6 the World Rankings, with miles “have been a little on the faster, which for me, I elite board from the gun at think, is a great thing. No. 9 in his first post-college That’s what I want: summer. that strength to be able You know it because ’08 to push along that last Olympic flagbearer Lopez 100 meters trying to Lomong, with the past two run 3:50 or whatever it U.S. titles to his credit, made may be.” the last World Champs final The Texas alum, still (8th), as did Manzano (12th). based in Austin, rode As ’07 world champ Ber- some ups and downs nard Lagat moves upstairs in his races last sum- to a 5K focus and mile AR mer but finished top holder makes a 3 against stellar fields comeback, the graph of World in his final trio of track Rankings scores (see box) races. suggests Yankee miling is the In London he notched fittest it has been in almost a mile PR (3:50.64), and two decades. over the course of the The top three U.S. Rank- season beat each of the ers posted three nice PRs men who World Ranked last year: Wheating 3:30.90, Lagat & Webb were in the ahead of him. Lomong 3:32.20, Manzano John Cook, Man- 3:32.37, moving them to Nos. forefront as U.S. milers began zano’s coach, believes 4, 9 and 10 on the all-time their return to respectability the 26-year-old miler’s

U.S. list. MARK SHEARMAN races in London, Brus- The word from Man- sels and the Continental zano’s and Wheating’s camps is that more is is expected to join coach ’s Cup took him “over the hump” of acquiring in store for ’11, while Lomong has been in his group in Portland this winter. newfound comfort amid world-class compe- native Sudan on a humanitarian mission and Lomong, Manzano, Webb and Wheating are tition. was unavailable for this article. not the only applicants (see box) lined up for “I’ve tried to explain to him that he’s at a cer- In late January, he returned Stateside and Lagat’s old place on the national team, should tain level now,” he indeed stick only says Cook, “and Who Else Is In with the 5K. the [base] level is The Picture? World Rankings: U.S. Mile Points Come And Go Manzano explains always going to A partial list, pegged The American share of glory in the 1500/Mile rankings has not remained steady his optimism about be 3:35 and 1:45 around championships through the years. As this half-decade-totals chart shows, the number of the coming season by or 1:46. I said, finishes and/or PRs, of those chasing the big points (green bars on the left scale) has ranged from 1 to 109 and the number saying, “One of the ‘If you believe of positions (red bars on the right scale) has ranged from 1 to 19. The lowest names for team spots: point was ’96 to ’00, the highest ’61 to ’65. The waves, and prime players: things that we’ve been that that’s your really working on is level of compe- David Torrence (3:34.25), ’09 WC semifinalist Dorian BURLEson/beatty/GRELLE/O’HARA my endurance. In the tency even on a 120 20 Ulrey (3:35.23), A.J. Acos- bad day, then the past I’ve been fairly ta (3:36.48), Matthew 100 good at endurance, good days are Centrowitz (3:36.92), Will 15 particularly general going to come.’ Leer (3:37.26) and come- 80 RYUN/liquori scott/spivey/maree and tempo runs and “I really be- backing NCAA champ 60 10 kind of being strong. lieve that he’s (see scott/spivey lagat/webb/2010 trio scott “But this year we’re not going to go p. 22). 40 SPIVEY/HOLMAN santee/mcmillan really working on that into the tank. I 5 20 and I can legitimately think the peaks and valleys are not going to say that I’ve been be as extreme.” 0 0 ’55 ’60 ’65 ’75’70 ’80 ’85 ’90 ’95 ’00 ’05 ’10 working more on Of fellow World Ranker Wheating Manzano that than in previous says, “He’s a giant, man. I think the last time

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p16-17 (MilersQ).indd 16 1/27/11 10:39:46 AM I raced him I was trying to come around and that fall. road PR of 13:36 on Thanksgiving].” I just saw this elbow flying right next to my “He is deceptively fast, and we work sys- Webb won that road race, 3 seconds ahead head. I thought, ‘Man, this is crazy.’ ” tematically and deliberately on his speed in of training partner . Although their 800 PRs are identical at the weight room, on the track with drills, and Salazar adds that Webb has “done some 1:44.56, at 6-5 Wheating is a foot taller than in his racing. 200s in the 26s, which is pretty good, which he Manzano. “So that kind of gives you this little “He can train with the 10K runners when hadn’t done last year, but I’m just being very mental picture,” Manzano laughs. “I would definitely have to say David and Goliath, if anything. But he’s actually a great guy. I really like the guy.” Shortly after Wheating finished his ’10 season, placing 2nd in the London 800, he IDed the No. 1 les- son of his summer: “Don’t be afraid SPORTY TREWORGY/PRETTY CHERYL of who you’re racing. I kind of got to the point in the collegiate system where I thought everybody was look- ing at me, waiting for me to make the big move, to come from behind and win. “I got to the top level and realized that all eyes weren’t on me, but on those other guys. They are of such high caliber and I don’t stack up to those guys at all. “It took one full race there, the Paris [800], for me to understand, ‘I’m just as good as any of these guys.’ You can’t be afraid of them because they’re just as vulnerable as you are.” Says his coach , “Wheating is a racer, not a time-trial Lomong & Manzano are getting used to finishing in the runner… Everyone can run fast times front at the USATF Championships: they’ve been 1–2 the in a paced race but Andrew can race to win regardless of the pace. If he last two years. In fact, Manzano has now been the runner- remains healthy then he will be in rd the thick of any race he runs.” up 4 straight years and was 3 the year before that But what distance will Wheating target for the Nationals and Worlds? The Daegu schedule precludes a double. appropriate, and yet he can sprint with the careful with it.” “We honestly have not decided,” says 400-meter runners. He is biomechanically ef- Salazar’s assessment of Webb’s potential in Lananna. “He has tremendous range because ficient, and he has a knack for making good ’11: “I think it’s important for him to go back of his wonderful aerobic capacity. Andrew was strategic moves in the longer races.” and see what he can do in the 1500. I have no top 10 in the Pac-10s in cross country while The diversity of Wheating’s abilities may reason to believe he can’t run faster than he running less than 50 miles per week. He even remind you of another runner with a 3:30 PR. ever has at 1500.” ran on our NCAA championship team later One with 1:43 credentials at 800 and a 27:34.72 10K best: mile AR holder Why The Latest Surge? Alan Webb. Something is working right for U.S. mil- Leer Now Training In Michigan Late last summer ers and we have listed factors in our pages Well-organized training groups have been a driving force Webb, now 28, shook off before, from the expectations-boost of Webb’s in the recent improvement of U.S. mile prospects. Now there’s his 2½-year injury streak high school sub-4:00s to Lagat’s naturalization a new player on the enclave map, former Michigan coach Ron and raced to a 3:36.21 off as a U.S. citizen, which placed an Olympic Warhurst’s Running Institute Group, in which , the very few weeks of specific medalist competitor and example in Uncle ’08 Trials 4th-placer, trains alongside Olympic silver medalist preparation. At the Fifth Sam’s corps. Nick Willis. Avenue road mile in Says Lananna—who is not just Wheating’s Based in Hamburg, Michigan, the group receives sports September he placed 3rd coach but also the lead architect in a house of medicine support from the local Elite Athletic Training Center, ahead of Manzano and Duck collegiate miling that returns Acosta, and also includes distance runner Brandon Bethke (13:27.79 medalist Nick Wil- Centrowitz and Mac Fleet (3:57.70 as a frosh), 5K) and British miler Lee Emanuel (3:37.25). lis, among others. Webb “I have always believed in the talent of the Of Willis, Leer, who trained the past three years with is back. Americans so I am not surprised that we now the Nike TC Elite, says, “Being in the same training In January, on the 10th have an inspired group of young milers around environment with someone who has accomplished what anniversary of Webb’s the country. ultimately every runner wants to accomplish is contagious. first sub-4:00 high school “Our critical mass of those who expect to We’re all feeding off each other’s experience. mile, his coach, Alberto make the finals at the Olympic Games and “We have Nick to look to. We’re out on a run and I can Salazar, told T&FN, “He’s IAAF Championships has increased. I credit say, ‘Nick, tell me about the Games. What was that like? How in great shape, has had those coaches and athletes who have taken did you cope with the stress of the rounds and going into the fantastic winter training away the ceiling on what our distance runners final and stuff?’” and is much further ahead can do. Coaches need to see goals through the than [when he set a 5K eyes of the athletes.”

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p16-17 (MilersQ).indd 17 1/27/11 10:40:26 AM 6. How Do You Make It To The World Champs? DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA, August 27–Sep- may end up having to scramble. tember 4—Which Americans will be on the Top-rated halfmiler Nick Sym- roster for World Championships XIII? monds reflects the frustration that There was a time when the answer to that some of the athletes are feeling is bothered by question would have been relatively simple: when he says, “It doesn’t necessarily “Why, the first 3 in each event at the USATF bother me that they shortened it. It the changing of Championships, of course.” just bothers me that they change it qualifying But this year’s Nationals/WC Trials (Eu- every year. gene, June 23–26), like all selection meets in “It’s like I wish they’d just pick rules recent years will see all kinds of permutations something and stick with it so that on the first-3 scenario, based on who has quali- athletes could plan their seasons fiers and who doesn’t. accordingly. When they change The IAAF has tightened the ’11 qualifiers these things—qualifying standards, in about half the disciplines (and nearly all the qualifying time windows from year field events) and added another wrinkle: in to year—it just makes it really hard most events, rather than being able to have put on the athletes to make preparations, up a qualifier during the entire preceding year, so that is frustrating. marks made in ’10 won’t count for most. So if “The fact that it’s shortened you’re a star and get hurt as ’11 unwinds, you actually probably plays well into my hands just because it gives other people less of a chance to get the A-standard.” WC Qualifying Standards The window for qualifying marks has tightened this time around. Our Old Friends A & B For most events the period is October 1, 2010–August 15, 2011. One source of ongoing frus- For the 10K, road events, relays and multis the window opened tration for Americans—sorting on January 1, 2010. out A & B qualifiers (see chart)— Age restrictions: Junior athletes are allowed in all events save will be easier this time round. the and 50W; Youth athletes are barred from 10K, Well, sorta. road races, decathlon and men’s throws; those who are not 16 this year are excluded from all events. Easier in that unlike previ- ous WCT/OT meets the USATF Ignoring wild-card considerations, nations can have up to 3 athletes per event, in these 6 possible configurations: A, A-A, rules haven’t changed since ’09 A-A-A, B, A-B, A-A-B. in terms of filling the 6 possible The Daegu ’11 standards: configurations (see box). As it was last time, the team MEN WOMEN will basically come from the first A B A B

100...... 10.18...... 10.25 11.29...... 11.38...... 100 4 finishers in Eugene, although TREWORGY/PRETTY SPORTY CHERYL 200...... 20.60...... 20.70 23.00...... 23.30...... 200 for Berlin, finishers below 4th 400...... 45.25...... 45.70 51.50...... 52.30...... 400 were included in the processing procedure shot () and decathlon (Trey 800...... 1:45.40.....1:46.30 1:59.80.... 2:01.30...... 800 if scenarios existed that would allow them Hardee); the women’s 200 (Allyson Felix), 1500...... 3:35.00.....3:38.00 4:05.90.... 4:08.90...... 1500 to fill otherwise-empty slots later. 400 (Sanya Richards-Ross), and long jump Steeple...8:23.10.....8:32.00 9:43.00.... 9:50.00.. Steeple Athletes in the first 4 will have until (). 5000...... 13:20.00...13:27.00 15:14.00.. 15:25.00.... 5000 10K...... 27:40.00...28:00.00 31:45.00.. 32:00.00...... 10K August 8, a week before the IAAF’s dead- There is no substitute pass for Merritt in line, to chase qualifiers (placers below that the 400: it the wild cards belong to a specific 110H...... 13.52...... 13.60 12.96...... 13.15...... 100H 400H...... 49.40...... 49.80 55.40...... 56.55...... 400H are not allowed to chase). athlete, not his/her nation. (Merritt could get Mar...... 2:17:00.....(no B) 2:43:00.... (no B)...... Mar The criteria as T&FN interprets them in if USATF changed its rules: see p. 60.) 20W...... 1:22:30.....1:24:00 1:33:30.... 1:38:00...... 20W (as they say, be sure to check your local For athletes to claim their wild-card status, 50W...... 3:58:00.....4:09:00 (not contested)...... 50W federation listings!): USATF requires only that they compete at the 4 x 100....39.20...... (no B) 44.00...... (no B).....4 x 100 If the first 3 are A-A-A, they go. Nationals; not necessarily in their gold event, 4 x 400....3:04.00.....(no B) 3:32.00.... (no B).....4 x 400 Winning at Nationals is prime, so if and in no more than the qualifying round. Field Events the first 3 are A-A-B, A-B-A or B-A-A the HJ...... 2.31...... 2.28 1.95...... 1.92...... HJ 4th-placer will not supplant the B even if Relays & Road Events ...... (7-7)...... (7-5¾) (6-4¾).... (6-3½) they have an A. The 20K walk teams will also be chosen in PV...... 5.72...... 5.60 4.50...... 4.40...... PV A scenario with two B’s and an A with Eugene. The men’s 50K Walk Trial has already ...... (18-9¼)...(18-4½) (14-9)..... (14-5¼) been held (see p. 51). The marathon teams will LJ...... 8.20...... 8.10 6.75...... 6.65...... LJ an A in 4th will see the A replace the lower ...... (26-11)....(26-7) (22-1¾).. (21-10) of the B’s, to ensure a 3-person team. be 5-deep because the World Champs doubles TJ...... 17.20...... 16.85 14.30...... 14.10...... TJ as the World Cup. Selection procedures for the ...... (56-5¼)...(55-3½) (46-11)... (46-3¼) The U.S Has 7 Wild Cards 26-miler are discussed on p. 60. SP...... 20.50...... 20.00 18.30...... 17.30...... SP Americans won 8 individual gold med- Last—and certainly not least—what about ...... (67-3¼)...(65-7½) (60-½).... (56-9¼) als in ’09. One of those titlists, LaShawn the relay events, the meet-ending races that DT...... 65.00...... 63.00 62.00...... 59.50...... DT Merritt, has fallen afoul of a drug sus- cause either dancing in the streets or the forma- ...... (213-3)....(206-8) (203-5)... (195-2) pension in the interim, but in the other 7 tion of investigative committees? HT...... 78.00...... 74.00 71.50...... 69.00...... HT events the U.S. will be allowed 4 entries By IAAF rule a nation is allowed 6 candidates: ...... (255-11)..(242-9) (234-7)... (226-4) JT...... 82.00...... 79.50 61.00...... 59.00...... JT (assuming sufficient qualifiers) under the 4 (including the reserve) already entered in the ...... (269-0)....(260-10) (200-1)... (193-7) IAAF’s Wild Card system. 100 or 400, plus 2 more. USATF will obviously Dec...... 8200...... 8000 6150...... 5950...... Hept The 7 events: men’s 400H (Kerron put those squads together post-Eugene. Clement), long jump (), And the baton watch will begin.

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revving up for last winter’s World In- door. He took the heptathlon silver in Reigning decathlon world champion Trey Doha behind teammate . Hardee was conspicuously absent from the 10-event wars last year. But he wasn’t injured: But after an out-of-sync first day he purposely didn’t give his full effort to the at the big Götzis deca, the Texas alum outdoor season. pulled the plug on his season (as did After back-to-back draining campaigns to Clay, who tweaked a groin in the Aus- make the ’08 Olympic team and win the global trian extravaganza). He simply had title in Berlin, he got only a short break before to recharge his mental and emotional batteries. “The physical A “healthier demands are easy than ever” to quantify: com- peting at nation- Hardee is ready als, making a team, to defend his going to ,” points out the World title 27-year-old Ala- bama native. “What people don’t often account for is the mental stress; all the details in getting to and from major compe- titions.” Hardee resumed Lowe got to perform a training last Oc- trio of American Record tober and logged punishing back- celebrations last year ground work to build a strong base for the coming title-meet pionships. seasons. “The best thing,” Hardee concludes, “is It was, he adds, “A lot that I’m healthier than I’ve ever been.” /Jon of volume but we [he and Hendershott/ coach Mario Sategna] aim to work smart, too. There’s no Chaunté Lowe sense in getting antsy.” To say that Chaunté Lowe had a “busy” Hardee admits he has season in ’10 isn’t giving full credit, particularly been surprised how three since she didn’t even finish the year. healthy years of unbroken The Atlanta-based leaper competed in 27 training have accumulated high jumps, starting in mid-January and ex- strength and power. tending into August, three times claiming an “It’s especially true in American Record, the highest at 6-8¾ (2.05). KIRBY LEE/IMAGE OF SPORT the weight room,” he says. She also found time to long jump four times, “I’m surpassing all my bests upping her PR to 22-7¾ (6.90) . there.” Inevitably, something had to give, even in He will debut at Götzis, her chiseled 5-8¾/130 (1.75/59) frame. then evaluate his fitness “I had two physical issues,” says the before the USATF Cham- 27-year-old California native. “One was a hip

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p20-22 (Shelvers).indd 20 1/27/11 10:21:40 AM flexor problem that came up after the USAs. But the worst one was my toe.” The big toe on her takeoff foot pained her from just after USATF until she ended her year. “It was the sesamoid bone, which had bothered me in the past but not for a few years,” she explains. Rather than risk breaking it, she called it a season. “I was ready to go home any- way. The hip was OK, but the foot was the decider,” she says. “It took more than six months to heal.” Lowe looks ahead to making her third Worlds team this summer—but “only in the high jump—no long jump. “I’ll decide after this year about trying to make the Olympic team in both.” /Jon Hendershott/

Jim & Joe Rosa Powerful Last year was a mixed bag for high Jersey pair: school twins Jim and Joe Rosa (West Windsor-Plainsboro North, Plains- Joe Rosa boro, New Jersey). The burgeoning distance stars passes to racked up national track titles, but twin Jim also faced frustrating injuries when VICTOR SAILER/PHOTO RUN SAILER/PHOTO VICTOR cross country rolled around. For Joe, who won the New Balance led to a dismal 78th at Nationals. other all the time. There was never any malice Nationals 2M in a sizzling 8:44.06 a congenital “There were a couple of different diagno- behind it; they were just very competitive.” As condition known as “calcaneonavicular co- ses,” says WWPN head Brian Gould. “Some- a solution, they were rarely put in the same alition” in his right foot required surgery in thing happened, and we’re still not 100% certain event as sophs. Joe mostly ran the 2M indoors, September and forced him to scrap the har- what it was.” while Jim focused on the mile. Outdoors they rier season. Previously Gould’s biggest challenge with flip-flopped. Jim, the NBN indoor champ and family the boys was just keeping them from running As juniors they were better able to handle record holder in the mile at 4:07.70, took over each other into the ground. “There was poten- each other — and most other preps. Jim won the cross country spotlight, winning state tial for disaster early on,” he admits. the Nike Indoor deuce, and finished nd2 to his and Nike Northeast titles before a mysterious “As 14-year-old identical twins who were brother outdoors. injury—perhaps related to a fall in training— competitive, they just wanted to beat on each The pair began this year with a cautious

GLADYS CHAI/ASVOM AGENCY approach to recovery since expectations will be high when they do Demus has left her foot step back on the track. “How do you better a problem behind her 4:07 mile or an 8:44 two mile? That’s a tall task,” Gould says. “But every time I think they’ve reached their ceiling, they go and do something else that just blows my mind.” /Rich Sands/ Lashinda Demus ran last year’s fastest 400 hurdles, and she ended up with No. 1 in the World Rankings. But the ’09 Worlds silver winner had to put an early end to her season. A bunion problem forced the 27-year-old SoCal native to head home after just 5 over-

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p20-22 (Shelvers).indd 21 1/27/11 10:21:47 AM just really taken our time on the comeback. He NCAA 1500 champ and 5K AJR setter, “He’s OFF THE SHELF didn’t really even start attempting to jog until being cautious in his training and cautiously December really. He was off all July, August, optimistic in his approach to the season but I seas races. She says, “It’s a hereditary problem September, October and November. think he’s extremely fit right now. that bothered me some since high school. I “I would say it’s definitely too early to know “He ran 7:51 [for 3K indoors] last year and

always ran with a little pain, but last year it what event he’ll focus on. If ERROL ANDERSON/THE SPORTING IMAGE was really painful.” things continue to progress With ’10 being the championship off year, like they are, he might be she adds, “I wondered what I was running for. ready for the U.S. Champs The next two years are the most important so I but I have no idea.” /Sieg came home to take care of the foot problem.” Lindstrom/ Demus had surgery to shave down the bone some two weeks after she raced in Monaco in mid-July. After a recordsetting “Shaving the bone was better than putting a senior season in ’09 when pin in it,” she explains. “I was in a cast for two he rewrote the high school weeks after the shaving, but with a pin I would decathlon recordbooks, have been out much longer.” Her training is Curtis Beach had a mixed now progressing well, Demus says: “I’m just frosh season at Duke. now able to spring off my foot.” Indoors the New Mex- Demus also had another surgery, for a ico native displayed his hernia that resulted from the birth in ’07 of middle-distance prowess twins Dontay and Duaine. “I gained more with a 1:47.9 relay leg and than 60 pounds during the pregnancy and I capped a 12th in the NCAA have a small frame,” she says. “It was painful heptathlon with a 1000 to recover from that surgery—but the hernia world best of 2:27.88. healed quicker than the bunion.” But in his first college And there was a side benefit, Demus adds: 10-eventer at last spring’s “I never wore a midriff top in races because my ACC Championships, stomach looked bad. But now it looks fine, so Beach suffered a serious I might wear one.” /Jon Hendershott/ hamstring injury that ended his season. Duke is hopeful that that campaign will be Beach The prodigy who ran 3rd behind Oregon TC judged as short enough that teammates and it won’t cost Beach a year of opened his to make the World Champs 5K team at age eligibility, leaving him as an season with 20 in ’09, is targeting a return to competition outdoo frosh this year. this summer. Says Blue Devil multis a PR in the Evan Jager’s 13:22.18 PR in that Nationals coach Shawn Wilbourn, “As race turned heads, as did a 7:41.78 at 3K in much as heal physically, 60 hurdles Monaco later in the summer, but the Curtis needed a mental native sustained a navicular stress fracture dur- break. He had competed nonstop since about age 8 when he was an Sanya Back In The Saddle age-grouper. He him- Last year didn’t go nearly as well as Sanya self admits he was just burned out.” the next day he could hardly walk across the Richards-Ross wanted, setbacks coming with a Beach took off all last spring and street. So I think he’s so good that, gosh, even quadriceps strain as well as a twisted ankle and a summer before resuming training in when he’s not 100% he’s so tough.” bruised tailbone suffered in a freak fall at USATF. the fall. Wilbourn says, “He is healthy Once discovered, Fernandez’s anemia was She ended her season after only three races, as now and looks more powerful than last easily fixed with dietary adjustments and iron explained in detail in the January T&FN. year. We have weaned him off a lot of supplements. But she has logged solid training since last distance training and are now working The plan as the season begins is for the Cali- fall and as the new campaign dawns says, “I’m to develop more power and speed. He fornia native to focus on miling, events shorter more fit than ever before at this time of year.” will always have his 1500 strength; now than 5000, and winning another 1500 title. She has begun 5-day-a-week track workouts in we’re working to build up the other Says Smith, “German has an unbelievable Waco with mentor . nine events.” sense of pace and rhythm and an ability to Wilbourn adds that Beach “is so com- evaluate where he is at any point in a race, ing his ’10 Nationals 1500 heat and underwent petitive. He is eager to prove himself at how far he’s got to go, and where he’s going to surgery a month later. the college level. He has big dreams and wants distribute that energy evenly over the remain- Now, says OTC coach Jerry Schumacher, them right now. So he still is learning to be ing part of the race. At any point he knows “Jager is on the slow mend. We’ve taken our patient, too.” /Jon Hendershott/ where his tank is. I’ve never met anybody [as time, moved really slowly and he’s on the mend. good at that].” He’s outside running and healing slowly.” German Fernandez Sounds like a 5K/10K runner, in the long Adds Schumacher, “Since he’s only 21, As his 8th-place finish to aid Oklahoma run. “He feels like he’s going to be a 5K guy there’s not a big rush to force him back into State’s successful NCAA Cross title defense eventually, too,” Smith admits. “I think he ac- shape. I think he’ll be competing this track last fall would suggest, German Fernandez has cepts that and knows it’s coming. Most of the season. When? I’m not really sure. It just de- put behind him the anemia which developed training that we do is what I would typically pends on how things progress and how fit he a year ago and led to his redshirting the ’10 say my 5000-meter runners do. That’s the way ends up getting. outdoor campaign. he trains. But he runs great miles off of that “The surgery went really, really well. We’ve Cowboy coach Dave Smith says of the ’09 training.” /Sieg Lindstrom/

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p20-22 (Shelvers).indd 22 1/27/11 10:22:42 AM Longhorn soph looks to defend his NCAA long jump title

Collegiate

Preview KIRBY LEE/IMAGE OF SPORT p23 (NCintro).indd 23 1/26/11 11:26:37 AM Men’s Eligibles Topping The Sprint Ranks The top 15 performers—NCAA Division I only—for the ’11 outdoor season are listed in order of Jeff Demps aims to defend no fewer than three NCAA their PRs (with some slower high finishers at end). The column on the right is finish in last year’s sprint crowns this year. The 21-year-old Florida junior first has the outdoor. If the athlete didn’t compete in the outdoor meet, then the indoor finish (“i”) is given. A indoor 60 crown to reclaim in College Station, then outdoors will slash followed by another number/letter indicates competition in a different event. move on to the 100 and 4x1 as part of hopes of claiming another Symbols: h=heat; sf=semi; fs=false start; rs=redshirt; hs=high school; int=international; jc=junior college; inj=injured; dnf=did not finish; dnc=didn’t compete at nationals; dnq= didn’t advance title: the team crown. from field qualifying. Classes (outdoors): ***=frosh; **=soph; *=juniors; all others are seniors. Besides his obvious sprinting ability—a talent that earned him The top returning placer from last year is highlighted in blue. the No. 7 U.S. Rank for ’10—Demps is a leading running back on Florida’s high-powered football team. 100 METERS 800 METERS Says UF track head , “I’ve always seen Jeff as a 10.01...... *Jeff Demps (Fl)...... 1 1:45.54...... ** (Va)...... 2 track guy who plays football. He’s a track kid. He can be a program- 10.03...... *Marcus Rowland (Aub)...... 8 1:45.65...... * (UCI)...... 5sf turner in track.” 10.04...... *Deangelo Cherry (MsSt)...... inj 1:45.70...... Cory Primm (UCLA)...... 5 10.13...... Gerald Phiri' (TxAM)...... 4 1:45.94...... Fred Samoei' (Al)...... 8 The speedy 10.14...... * (FlSt)...... 4sf 1:46.11...... *Lance Roller (Va)...... 6 Demps has com- Demps 10.15...... Terrell Wilks (Fl)...... 3sf 1:46.26...... *Aaron Evans' (Ga)...... 3 bined the sports could 10.19...... *Luther Ambrose (LaM)...... 3 1:46.47...... Mike Rutt (Ct)...... 6sf since he came 10.20...... *Zye Boey (EnIl)...... 5h 1:46.57...... ** (PennSt).... 3sf to Gainesville claim a lot 10.21...... *Reggie Dixon (Hamp)...... 7 1:46.71...... Ryan Martin (UCSB)...... 4 in the fall of ’08 10.23...... ***Rynell Parson (LSU)...... rs 1:46.75...... Felix Kitur' (VMI)...... 4sf of titles 10.24/10.18w..Kendall May (MsSt)...... dnc sf 1:46.78...... Ryan Foster' (PennSt)...... 8sf after setting a 10.25...... *Mookie Salaam (Ok)...... 5 1:46.83...... *Ryan Waite (BYU)...... 5sf High School Re- this year 10.08w...... *** (TxAM)...... hs 1:46.99...... **Elijah Greer (Or)...... 3sf cord 10.01 at the 10.13w...... **Justin Walker (NWnLa)...... 5h 1:47.25...... Jeff Moriarty (Col)...... 4qf Olympic Trials. 10.16w...... Cordero Gray (UTA)...... 7sf 1:47.39...... Aaron Dixon (Mo)...... 7sf The punishing gridiron game 10 Frosh To Watch 1500 METERS 3:36.45+.... A.J. Acosta (Or)...... 2 has resulted in 1. (Oregon) JT 3:36.92...... *Matthew Centrowitz (Or)...... 3 injuries though: 2. Justin Hunter (Tenn) HJ/LJ 3:37.62+.... **German Fernandez (OkSt)....rs groin as a frosh, 3:38.15...... *Dumisani Hlaselo' (Fl)...... int 3. David Smith (Auburn) HJ elbow as a soph 3:38.69+.... Michael Coe (Cal)...... i13/3000 and a foot last 4. Stipe Žunić (Florida) JT 3:39.77...... (Mn)...... 6sf season. 5. Josh Mance (USC) 400 3:40.07...... *Dylan Ferris (Stan)...... 9 “Our aim right 6. Johann Swanepoel (Ks) JT 3:40.10+.... **Mac Fleet (Or)...... 10qf 3:40.14+.... *David McCarthy' (Prov)...... rs now is to get him 7. Prezel Hardy (Tex A&M) 100 3:40.22...... ** (NCSt)...... 7/5000 ready for track 8. Rynell Parson (LSU) 100 3:40.58...... *Matthew Gibney' (Vill)...... rs and keep him 9. Ray Higgs (Arkansas) HJ 3:40.84+.... *Abdi Hassan (Az)...... 10sf healthy through- 3:40.86+.... *Kyle Merber (Col)...... 10 10. Stephen Saenz (Auburn) SP 3:41.09...... **Robby Andrews (Va)...... 2/800 out the season,” 3:41.28+.... **Andrew Bayer (In)...... i3/3000 says Holloway. 200 METERS “ W h e n h e 20.22...... Charles Clark (FlSt)...... i3h STEEPLE is able to stay 20.24...... *Maurice Mitchell (FlSt)...... 4sf 8:34.18...... Matt Hughes' (Louis)...... 1 healthy, other 20.29...... Gerald Phiri' (TxAM)...... 8 8:35.12...... ' (IaSt)...... 3 than Tyson Gay, 8:35.60...... * (Prin)...... 2 20.31...... Brandon Byram (FlSt)...... 3 I truly believe 20.41...... *Mookie Salaam (Ok)...... 3sf 8:35.75...... Joonas Harjamäki' (Lam)...... 7 20.43...... * (USC)...6qf/400 8:40.56...... Steve Finley (Or)...... 11 there isn’t any- 20.48...... *Horatio Williams (LSU)...... jc 8:40.60...... Steve Sodaro (Cal)...... 6 one who can beat 20.49...... *Marcus Rowland (Aub)...... i4 8:41.09...... Justin Tyner (AF)...... i3/5000 Jeff.” ...... **Justin Walker (NWnLa)...... 4h 8:41.85...... Gilbert Limo' (TxT)...... 5 While the 20.52i...... Antonio Sales (SC)...... 6sf 8:42.47...... Martin Kirui' (Ms)...... 8sf coach admits 20.53...... Terrell Wilks (Fl)...... 5sf 8:42.97...... John Sullivan (Stan)...... 4 “pro football 20.58...... **' (Al)...... 1/400 8:43.44...... *De’Sean Turner (In)...... 12 20.60...... *Tyrone Carrier (Hous)...... 7qf 8:43.68...... Dylan Knight (UCLA)...... 11sf is a dream of 20.64...... Mychal Dungey (TCU)...... 7sf 8:43.77...... Evans Kigen' (Lib)...... 9sf Jeff’s,” he adds, ...... **Tony McQuay (Fl)...... i8 8:43.79...... David Adams (Nb)...... 7h “He would love ...... *Javon Young (ChSn)...... i4h 8:44.10...... *Andrew Poore (In)...... 13/5000 to be an Olym- 20.46w...... Marvin Bonde' (OR)...... 7 5000 METERS pian, too. So he will have some 400 METERS 13:19.79.... ' (Lib)...... 2 44.73...... LaToy Williams' (TxT)...... 5sf 13:25.46.... **German Fernandez (OkSt)....rs hard decisions

44.77...... Tabarie Henry' (TxAM)...... 8 13:28.45.... * (Mn)...... rs to make in the LEE/IMAGE OF SPORT KIRBY 44.84...... **Tavaris Tate (MsSt)...... 5 13:29.75.... (Stan)...... 21 future.” 44.86...... * (TxT)...... rs 13:29.98.... * (Stan)...... 4 But his 9.96 at last year’s NCAA, even if windy, proved to be a 44.93...... Demetrius Pinder' (TxAM)...... 6 13:37.66.... Justin Tyner (AF)...... i3 huge motivator for the 5-8¾/170 (1.75/77) Demps. Holloway points 45.01...... **Kirani James' (Al)...... 1 13:42.11..... *David McCarthy' (Prov)...... rs out, “He definitely wants a legal sub-10 andI have no doubts that 45.03i...... *Torrin Lawrence (Ga)...... i1 13:42.59.... *Ben Cheruiyot' (Aub)...... 17 45.15...... *Joey Hughes (USC)...... 3 13:42.60.... *Colby Lowe (OkSt)...... 9h he can get it. 45.22...... Anderson Mutegi' (UTEP)...... 4sf 13:43.60.... *Stephen Sambu' (Az)...... jc “The big thing for Jeff is to be the best he can be every day. 45.24...... *O’Neal Wilder (MsSt)...... 3sf 13:44.36.... **Ryan Hill (NCSt)...... 7 He puts his all into practice every day. And he isn’t intimidated 45.29...... Darius Law (UNCC)...... 7sf 13:45.56.... *Alfred Kipchumba' (Port)...8/10K by competition. He ran at the Trials when he was just out of high 13:45.75.... **Andrew Bayer (In)...... i3/3000 45.30...... Charles Clark (FlSt)...... i3h/200 school and he has played football in front of 100,000 fans. Nothing 45.34...... *Christian Taylor (Fl)...... 1/tj 13:46.12i.... Jon Grey (WM)...... i5 45.37...... **Tony McQuay (Fl)...... 6sf 13:46.41.... Ryan Collins (Va)...... 11h rattles him.” /Jon Hendershott/ 45.38...... *Bryshon Nellum (USC)...... 6qf 13:46.87.... A.J. Acosta (Or)...... 2/15

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p24, 26-27 (mPreview).indd 24 1/27/11 10:34:48 AM p25.indd 25 1/27/11 12:22:28 PM 10,000 METERS 400 HURDLES 27:08.39.... Sam Chelanga' (Lib)...... 1 48.47...... Jeshua Anderson (WaSt)...... 2 28:26.09.... **Girma Mecheso' (OkSt)...... rs 48.94...... *Amaechi Morton' (Stan)...... 3 Kinsley A Rare Bear 28:34.17.... * (Or)...... 14 49.19...... *Chris Carter (BYU)...... rs 28:37.77.... **Eric Fernandez (Ar)...... dnf h 49.31...... Bryce Brown (TxT)...... 4 When he won last year’s NCAA javelin, Craig Kinsley did 28:37.96.... *Stephen Sambu (Az)...... jc ...... ** (Fl)...... rs more than just add his name to the roll of collegiate spear champs. 28:40.19.... * (NnAz)...... 16h 49.46...... ** (USC)...... 8 The 22-year-old native of Fairfield, , also made history 28:40.33.... Jon Grey (WM)...... dnf h 49.52...... Lee Moore (Ms)...... dnf h for Brown as he became 28:41.96.... Michael Eaton (Louis)...... 16h 49.65...... Emmanuel Mayers' (MsSt)...... 6 the school’s first outdoor 28:42.51.... Keith Gerrard' (NM)...... 28h 49.83...... *Leslie Murray' (DeSt)...... 8h Kinsley 28:43.35.... **Solomon Haile (Ar)...... dnf h 49.97...... *Jamele Mason' (TxT)...... 7 winner in 58 years; since 28:46.84.... Jake Riley (Stan)...... 3 50.13...... *David Aristil (SFl)...... 5 Gil Borjeson, the ’52 saves his 28:48.33.... Jonathan Kotter (BYU)...... 26h 50.17...... Eric Bailey (Ok)...... 5sf hammer titlist. 28:55.73.... *Alfred Kipchumba' (Port)...... 8 50.23...... *Toby Ulm' (Gtn)...... 7sf As well, he also be- big marks 28:57.44.... **' (Wi)...... 4 50.24...... Sam Jeter (LBSt)...... 6qf came only the third 28:59.87.... **Joe Bosshard (Co)...... 6 50.26...... *Carson Blanks (Ms)...... 6sf for big Bear to win at all; Dick 110 HURDLES HIGH JUMP Phillips took the ’48 high meets 13.35...... *Barrett Nugent (LSU)...... 2 7-5¾...... *' (In)...... 1 jump. 13.45...... *Andrew Riley' (Il)...... 1 ...... ** (Ms)...... 5 Kinsley won the NCs 13.49...... *Booker Nunley (WF)...... dnf h 7-5¼...... ** (KsSt)...... 6 at a PR 250-3 (76.29), but 13.51...... Omo Osaghae (TxT)...... rs 7-5...... Paul Hamilton (Nb)...... 3 peaked at USATF with 13.56...... Oscar Spurlock (USC)...... 4 ...... Clint Silcock (UtSt)...... 9 exactly a 6-foot jump 13.59...... Jeffrey Julmis (KsSt)...... 5 7-4½...... *Brian Knight (Ms)...... =18 13.61...... Ronald Brookins (SacSt)...... 3sf ...... **Nick Ross (Az)...... =7 to 256-3 (78.10), good rd ...... **Keiron Stewart' (Tx)...... 7 ...... Jacques Watson (CCar)...... dnq for 3 . “USAs were the 13.64...... **William Wynne (Fl)...... rs 7-4¼...... ***David Smith (Auburn)...... hs ultimate goal last year,” 13.67...... *Nick McCloud (SFA)...... 8sf 7-3¾...... *Ryan Fleck (Aub)...... i4 he says. “All the training ...... Domonick Sylve (Army)...... 8sf ...... **Edgar Rivera' (Az)...... =18 was set up for there.” 13.68...... Charlton Rolle (Clem)...... 6sf 7-3¼...... ***Tanner Anderson (Duke)...... hs Kinsley spent the rest 13.71...... *Ray Stewart (Cal)...... jc ...... *Dwight Barbiasz (Md)...... inj 13.77...... Chris Kinney (Gtn)...... 4sf ...... **Geoffery Davis (Pur)...... 12 of the summer in the 13.78...... Gonzalo Barroilhet' (FlSt)...... 8qf ...... *** (MsSt)...... hs Montana wilderness on ...... Josh Hembrough (Pur)...... dnc ...... Jason House (Sn)...... dnc a geology field course. “It was pretty strenu- ous; a lot of field work putting him in the No. 3 spot. and hiking 8–9 hours a Trojans Add Another A key, as with any relay, will be Already deep in 4x4 talent with getting/keeping all the members day at times. But I love the last three Cali 400 champs (Bry- healthy. Nellum had surgery last the outdoors,” says the shon Nellum/Joey Hughes/Reggie summer to remove bullet fragments geoscience/economics Wyatt) on his squad, USC’s Ron Al- from a leg hit in an ’08 shooting double major. lice made it a full team by adding ’10 (see p. 56). Says Allice, “Bryshon Brown head Michelle

champ Josh Mance (and runner-up is coming along, but we do have a Eisenreich says they LEE/IMAGE OF SPORT KIRBY Robert Woods). Mance’s 45.90 led wealth of depth.” weren’t surprised by the nation in ’10, with Woods’s 46.17 th The Trojans ran 5 last year after Kinsley’s PRs last season. “He wasn’t fully peaked out at the na-

KIRBY LEE/IMAGE OF SPORT a leg gave out on Nellum. With tionals,” she explains. “And he has gotten faster in his right-to-left all runners healthy, USC can be in the thick of this year’s crossover.” title chase. Kinsley says he was “a utility guy” in high school: “I high But it won’t be easy: Texas jumped and hurdled as well as threw the javelin. I even high A&M returns three from the ’10 jumped a little my frosh year at Brown, but ran myself into a stress winners, including 44.77 anchor fracture in a shin. Tabarie Henry. Runner-up “So Coach E, as we call her, said enough of that. She recruited me Mississippi State also returns and stole me away from the jumps, which is alright with me.” three, led by 44.75 closer Kinsley’s PR season earned him a No. 3 U.S. Ranking, up six Tavaris Tate. And MSU picked notches from ’09 when he was 3rd in the NCAA. Now he looks up 46.55 prep James Harris. Florida (3rd) lost three and pe- forward to his senior season and beyond. Says Eisenreich, “His rennial powerhouse Baylor (6th) goal is to be an international thrower. His ability is far from being two, so will be rebuilding. tapped out.” /Jon Hendershott/. But in the 4x1, the defending Gators have three back, includ- ing ace anchor Jeff Demps POLE VAULT LONG JUMP (see p. 24). Florida State has 18-9¼...... Scott Roth (Wa)...... =3 27-2¾...... ' (FlSt)...... inj nd its entire 2 -place unit back 18-3...... Maston Wallace (Hous)...... =11i 26-10½...... *Christian Taylor (Fl)...... 4 and returns ’09 half-lap champ 18-2½...... Yavgeniy Olhovsky' (VaT)...... =8 26-10...... **Marquise Goodwin (Tx)...... 1 Charles Clark from injury. 18-½...... **Victor Weirich (BYU).....mission 26-9¾...... Reindell Cole (CSN)...... 3 Auburn (5th) and A&M (DQ) ...... **Jack Whitt (OR)...... dnq 26-8½...... **Bryce Lamb (TxT)...... 23 return three and the Aggies 17-11...... *Marvin Reitze' (SC)...... dnq 26-7¾...... *Chris Phipps (Nb)...... 5 17-10½...... Seth Burney (Nb)...... dnq added prep star Prezel Hardy, 26-7¼...... Nick Gordon' (Nb)...... 8 17-10¼...... Chris Roy (LaL)...... dnq 26-6½...... *Tarik Batchelor' (Ar)...... 19 Bryshon injured much of ’10. Auburn’s 17-9¼...... Hunter Hall (VaT)...... dnq 26-5½...... Stanley Gbagbeke' (MTn)...... 2 10.17 anchor Marcus Rowland ...... Michael Uhle (Akr)...... dnq 26-5...... Brian Chibudu' (FlSt)...... 6 Nellum has is back and the Tigers added 17-9...... *Joe Berry (Tn)...... rs 10.37 prep ...... Chris Little (BYU)...... =20 26-4½...... Julian Reid' (TxAM)...... 15 never been LSU (3rd) and South Caro- ...... Luke Schoen (Alb)...... rs 26-3¾...... Zedric Thomas (LSU)...... 10 26-3...... **Damar Forbes (LSU)...... 14 lina (4th) return only half of their 17-8½...... Jared Jodon (VaT)...... 7 able to 26-1...... ***Justin Hunter (Tn)...... hs ’10 units...... **Stéfanos Koufídis' (In)...... NAIA ...... Ben Peterson (Mn)...... dnq 25-11...... *Kyron Blaise' (LSU)...... jc run at full ...... Johnny Quinn (UCLA)...... inj 25-10¾...... * (Fl)...... 10/TJ strength 26 — March 2011 Track & Field News for USC

p24, 26-27 (mPreview).indd 26 1/27/11 10:35:59 AM ...... Zedric Thomas (LSU)...... 7 HAMMER 53-5½...... *Kyron Blaise' (LSU)...... jc 245-6...... *Marcel Lomnický' (VaT)...... 3 52-10¾...... Devon Bond' (UTSA)...... 5 Indoor Favorites 241-9...... **Alexander Ziegler' (VaT)...... 2 Outdoor Favorites ...... Melvin Echard (TxAM)...... 9 (Des Moines, Iowa; June 8–11) (College Station, Texas) 239-5...... Walter Henning (LSU)...... 1 (March 11–12) 52-10¼...... Jeremiah James' (Wy)...... 21 225-9...... Dimitérios Fylladitákis' (UTEP).. 6 100 — Jeff Demps (Florida) 221-10...... Trey Henderson' (USC)...... 5 60 — Jeff Demps (Florida) SHOT 200 — Charles Clark (Florida St) 200 — Charles Clark (Florida State) 217-8...... *Michael Lauro (LSU)...... 12 400 — Kirani James (Alabama) 67-11½...... ** (Ks)...... 2 ...... Jordan Stray (Or)...... 9 400 — Kirani James (Alabama) 800 — Robby Andrews (Virginia) 64-6¾...... Kemal Mesić' (Fl)...... 4 215-6...... KP Singh (Ok)...... 10 1500 — Matthew Centrowitz (Ore) 800 — Robby Andrews (Virginia) 64-2½...... Blake Eaton (PennSt)...... 3 212-3...... Ben Bishop (SnIlE)...... inj St — Matt Hughes (Louisville) Mile — German Fernandez (Ok St) 63-9½...... *Matt DeChant (OhSt)...... 8 211-9...... Matt Pfleger (Kent)...... dnq 5K — Sam Chelanga (Liberty) 3000 — (Arkansas) 63-6¾...... Aaron Studt (Mn)...... rs 211-5...... **Micah Hegerle (Mn)...... dnq 63-6¼...... * (PennSt)...... 18 10K — Sam Chelanga (Liberty) 5000 — Sam Chelanga (Liberty) 210-3...... *Oliver Whaley (BYU)...... 20 ...... *Luke Pinkelman (Nb)...... rs 211-0...... Mike Zajac (SC)...... 15 110H — Andrew Riley (Illinois) 60H — Barrett Nugent (LSU) 63-¼...... ** (AzSt)...... 5 208-3...... J.C. Lambert (SnIl)...... 13 400H — Jeshua Anderson (Wash St) 4 x 4 — Texas A&M 62-7¼...... **Hayden Baillio (Tx)...... 6 207-6...... ***Quentin Mege' (Mn)...... int 4 x 1 — Florida Distance Medley — Oregon 62-4½...... *Jacob Thormaehlen (Tx)...... 12 4 x 4 — Texas A&M 61-10½...... Leif Arrhenius' (BYU)...... 10 HJ — Derek Drouin (Indiana) JAVELIN 61-10¼...... Bill Hardcastle (Pur)...... 16 HJ — Derek Drouin (Indiana) PV — Scott Roth (Washington) 263-1...... Adam Montague (Fl)...... rs 61-6¾...... Darius Savage (UCLA)...... inj PV — Scott Roth (Washington) 256-3...... Craig Kinsley (Brown)...... 1 LJ — Christian Taylor (Florida) 61-3½...... Bo Taylor (UCLA)...... dnq 255-4...... ***Sam Crouser (Or)...... hs LJ — Marquise Goodwin (Texas) TJ — Will Claye (Florida) 61-0...... ***Stephen Saenz (Aub)...... rs 253-3...... *Cooper Thompson (USC).....dnq TJ — Christian Taylor (Florida) SP — Mason Finley (Kansas) 251-8...... **Sam Humphreys (TxAM)...... 5 SP — Mason Finley (Kansas) HT — Walter Henning (LSU) DISCUS 248-4...... Kyle Nielsen' (Wa)...... 3 DT — Mason Finley (Kansas) 207-1...... Leif Arrhenius' (BYU)...... 3f Hept — Michael Morrison (Cal) 245-5...... ***Stipe Žunić' (Fl)...... int HT — Walter Henning (LSU) 200-5...... Darius Savage (UCLA)...... inj 244-10...... **Joe Zimmerman (Wa)...... 4 Team — Florida JT — Craig Kinsley (Brown) 200-2...... **Julian Wruck' (TxT)...... 3 242-6...... Alex Wolff (Or)...... 14 Dec — Michael Morrison (Cal) 197-5...... **Mason Finley (Ks)...... 2 241-6...... Pontus Thomée' (Boise)...... 2 Team — Florida 194-10...... *Luke Bryant (Ok)...... 14 240-7...... *Chris Reno (BYU)...... 17 TRIPLE JUMP 193-11...... *James Plummer (Rut)...... dnq 240-6...... Adam Wolkins' (Nb)...... 7 56-4¾...... *Will Claye (Fl)...... 10 193-6...... *Jared Thomas (SFl)...... 19 239-10...... *Matthias Treff' (VaT)...... rs 7776...... Lars Rise' (Mo)...... 4 56-4½...... *Christian Taylor (Fl)...... 1 192-5...... *Lonnie Pugh (MiSt)...... rs 239-7...... Nick Lyons (Bay)...... dnq 7706...... *Mantas Silkauskas' (KsSt)..... i14 55-8½...... Julian Reid' (TxAM)...... 15/LJ 192-1...... Colin Boevers (Ky)...... 9 238-4...... ***Johann Swanepoel' (Ks)...... hs 7689w...... **Björn Barrefors' (Nb)...... i11 54-5½...... Tyron Stewart (TxAM)...... 2 191-10...... Zach Clayton (Aub)...... inj 7652...... *Gray Horn (Fl)...... 15 54-4...... **Omar Craddock (Fl)...... 6 189-10...... Josh Greenwald (Louis)...... dnq DECATHLON 7521...... * (Wa)...... dnf 54-2½...... *Tarik Batchelor' (Ar)...... dnq 188-10...... Andres Rossini' (NnAz)...... 12 8044...... Mateo Sossah' (NC)...... 8 7500...... Cory Holman (Ga)...... dnf 54-½...... **Bryce Lamb (TxT)...... 12 ...... *Joe Plante (Wy)...... dnq 8004...... Moritz Cleve' (KsSt)...... 10 7466...... **Curtis Beach (Duke)...... i12 53-7½...... Chris Carter (Hous)...... 19 188-8...... Jake Deiters (SnIl)...... 8 7907...... Gonzalo Barroilhet' (FlSt). 8qf/1H 7432...... *Björn Johansson' (Akr)...... 17 53-6¼...... Darrell Roddick (TxT)...... 13 187-10...... *Tyler Hitchler (Nb)...... 11 7803...... Michael Morrison (Cal)...... 2 7429w...... Wesley Bray (Hous)...... 12 53-5¾...... Austin Davis (NC)...... dnq 187-8...... *Michael Putman' (FlSt)...... 17 7794w...... *Michael Ayers (Ga)...... rs 7415...... Philip Adam (Rice)...... 9

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p24, 26-27 (mPreview).indd 27 1/27/11 10:36:13 AM Women’s Eligibles Pixler Hangs Around Despite having a dozen NCAA Div. II titles to her credit 100 METERS 800 METERS and 1500 and 5000 PRs that ranked among the Top 20 Americans 11.13...... Gabby Mayo (TxAM)...... dnc-sf 2:01.33...... * (Tn)...... i4 last year, Pacific’s JessicaP ixler wasn’t sure if she was ready ...... Tiffany Townsend (Bay)...... 5sf 2:03.01...... *Lacey Cramer (BYU)...... 8sf to join the pro ranks. So, thanks to a remaining season of collegiate 11.17...... ***Ashton Purvis (Mia)...... hs 2:03.08...... *** (Or)...... hs eligibility she is making a quick Div. I pit stop at Colorado, where 11.18...... *Semoy Hackett' (LSU)...... 1/D-II 2:03.26...... Katie Palmer (BYU)...... 6h/1500 she is working on a master’s in education...... Jessica Young (TCU)...... rs 2:03.45...... Caitlin Bailey' (BC)...... 4sf “At the end of last track season I was looking at going profes- 11.19...... Sheniqua Ferguson' (Aub)...... 6 2:03.68...... Brittany Hall (LSU)...... 5qf ...... * (TxAM)...... 3 2:03.89...... Dominique Jackson (NC)...... 6qf sional as soon as 11.20...... Kya Brookins (SC)...... 4h 2:03.99...... **Sofia Öberg' (Cal)...... 5qf I graduated,” says ...... Kenyanna Wilson (LSU)...... 3sf 2:04.03...... Anna Layman (WaSt)...... 6sf t h e 2 2 - y e a r - o l d 11.22...... ** (Tx)...... inj 2:04.22...... (Yale)...... 7 Sammamish, Wash- Pixler will 11.24...... Lynne Layne (CFl)...... rs 2:04.26...... *Nachelle Stewart (BYU)...... 6sf ington, native, who 11.26...... **Takeia Pinckney (LSU)...... 4 2:04.35...... Purity Biwott' (TxT)...... 5sf be miling 11.28...... *Terra Evans (TxT)...... 5 2:04.36...... **Anne Kesselring' (Or)...... 6 romped through her 11.29...... **Marecia Pemberton' (FlSt)... 4sf 2:04.47...... Christina Rodgers (Az)...... 4 career at SPU, a small in a new 11.30...... *Shataya Hendricks (Stan).....8qf 2:04.52...... **Stephanie Brown (Ar)...... 5sf Christian college not jersey this 11.31...... Trisha-Ann Hawthorne' (Ct)...... 7 2:04.64...... Sofie Persson' (Ms)...... i7 far from her home- ...... Shayla Mahan (SC)...... 8 2:04.67...... **Jill Smith (Mi)...... rs town. year 1500 METERS “And I think be- ginning those con- 10 Frosh To Watch 4:09.40...... **Kristine Engeset' (SMU)...14h/St 4:11.06...... Jessica Pixler (Co)...... 1/Div II versations made me 1. (Ariz St) SP/DT 4:13.08...... Mihaela Susa' (OkSt)...... 8sf realize that I wasn’t 2. Ashton Purvis (Miami) 1/2 4:13.19...... Lucy Van Dalen' (SB)...... 8 mentally ready. 4:13.61...... * (Gtn)...... rs 3. Laura Roesler (Oregon) 800 “Seattle Pacific 4:13.85...... ** (Or)...... 3 was a very comfort- 4. Jen Clayton (LSU) LJ 4:14.10...... *Ashley Verplank (NC)...... 10sf able environment 5. Emily Sisson (Wisc) dist 4:14.43+.... Keri Bland (WV)...... 9 and it just seemed 6. Kori Carter (Stanford) hurdles 4:15.28+.... *' (Vill)...... 4 4:15.56...... **Morgane Gay (Va)...... rs like it would be a re- 7. Ebony Eutsey (Florida) 400 4:15.67...... Alex Kosinski (Or)...... 11 ally big transition to 8. Jenny Ozorai (USC) HT 4:16.10...... **Christine Babcock (Wa)...... rs go from something 9. Briana Nelson (Texas) 400 4:16.25...... **Anne Kesselring' (Or)...... i6 that was very per- 4:16.44...... Katie Palmer (BYU)...... 6h 10. Emily Lipari (Villanova) 1500 4:16.88+.... *Brittany Sheffey (Tn)...... 12sf sonal, very intimate, 4:17.10...... *Lacey Cramer (BYU)...... 8sf/800 to something more 4:17.75...... *Betsy Flood (Ia)...... 9sf businesslike.” 200 METERS Not that she took 22.65...... *Jeneba Tarmoh (TxAM)...... 2 STEEPLE her undergraduate 9:34.78...... Kristine Engeset' (SMU)...... 14h 22.71...... *Nivea Smith' (Aub)...... 3 experience casu- 9:37.97...... Silje Fjørtoft' (SMU)...... 10sf 22.74...... *Amber Purvis (Or)...... fs-qf 9:40.98...... *Mel Lawrence (Wa)...... 8 ally. Among her 12 22.75...... *Semoy Hackett' (LSU)...... jc 9:51.86...... * (Co)...... 2 national titles were ...... Tiffany Townsend (Bay)...... 4 9:52.73...... Ashley Higginson (Prin)...... 3 22.84...... *Candyce McGrone (Ok)...... 3sf three cross-country 9:56.91...... Sarah Pease (In)...... 4 22.85...... Sheniqua Ferguson' (Aub)...... 6 crowns and four 9:59.37...... ** (Co)...... 5 22.88...... Gabby Mayo (TxAM)... dnc-sf/100 straight in the indoor 10:00.88.... **Shelby Greany (Prov)...... 6 22.89...... (Aub)...... 3/400 mile. 10:01.99.... Zsófia Erdélyi' (USC)...... 24/10K 22.90...... ***Ashton Purvis (Mia)...... hs 10:03.41.... *Rebeka Stowe (Ks)...... 9 As a senior she 22.94...... **Chalonda Goodman (Tx)...... inj 10:08.48.... Stephanie Garcia (Va)...... rs mixed it up with 22.95...... (TxAM)...... 2/400 10:04.27.... **Martina Tresch' (KsSt)...... 8sf 22.98...... Shavon Greaves (PennSt)...... 7 some Div. I competi- 10:07.15.... Winrose Karunde' (TxT)...... 11 22.99...... **Stormy Kendrick (Clem)...... 6sf tion, running a PR 10:09.14.... *Ruth Senior' (NM)...... 9sf 23.08...... ** (LSU)..... 5sf 4:11.06 to finish sec- 10:11.43..... **Eva Krchová' (USF)...... 13 ...... ***Allison Peter' (Tx)...... int ond at Mt. SAC and 10:11.68..... **Emilie Amaro (Stan)...... rs ...... Teona Rodgers (FlSt)...... 8sf 10:11.70..... Claire Michel (Or)...... 8h clocking a 5K best of ARMSTRONG GREG 400 METERS 15:44.07 to win the 50.39...... Joanna Atkins (Aub)...... 3 5000 METERS Stanford Invitational. She also ran the 800 in 2:04.89. 15:43.31.... **Laurynne Chetelat (Cal)...... rs 50.56...... Jessica Beard (TxAM)...... 2 Pixler chose Colorado for its strong running tradition and her deep 15:44.07.... Jessica Pixler (Co)..... 1/D-II 1500 51.71...... Shelise Williams (Ar)...... 5 ties to the area. Her parents met while running for the Buffaloes— 15:44.55.... Whitney McDonald (BYU)...... dnc 51.91...... Jenna Martin' (Ky)...... 4h dad Jeff ran on Colorado’s 4x8 at the ’83 NCAA Indoor—and she 15:48.91.... ***Emily Sisson (Wi)...... hs 51.95...... LaJada Baldwin (Ms)...... 6qf 15:50.36.... *Mel Lawrence (Wa)...... 8/St has many relatives in the Boulder region. “Growing up, whenever 52.07...... ***Ebony Eutsey (Fl)...... hs 15:50.53.... Marie Louise Asselin' (WV).....2 I heard about running in college all the stories were always about 52.18...... *Angele Cooper (Tx)...... 8/400h 15:50.73.... *Rebecca Lowe' (Fl)...... i13 52.25...... Jessica Young (TCU)...... rs Colorado,” she says. “So that sort of shaped my perspective.” 15:52.74.... **Kendra Schaaf' (NC)...... dnc 52.35...... Chantel Malone' (Tx)...... 9/TJ For her remaining outdoor season of eligibility—the result of 15:55.23.... Silje Fjørtoft' (SMU)...... 10sf/St 52.36...... Ciara Short (CSF)...... 4sf stress fractures in her back and femur as a soph—Pixler will tran- 15:55.64.... Tara Erdmann (LMU)...... 6/10K 52.38...... ***Briana Nelson (Tx)...... hs sition from being primarily an 800/1500 specialist to a 1500/5000 ...... *Holly Van Dalen' (SB)...... 7 52.43...... Endurance Abinuwa' (UTEP).. 4qf 15:57.83.... Alex Kosinski (Or)...... 3 type. Most importantly she wants to be challenged. 52.44...... *Brittany Jones (Tn)...... inj 9:01.13..... *Sheila Reid' (Vill)...... 1/XC “Division II was wonderful,” she says, but “I think by the end 52.45...... *Sharay Hale (Col)...... 3sf 16:00.67.... **Risper Kimaiyo' (UTEP)....4/XC 52.60...... **Regina George (Ar)...... 8 it felt more like I was taking care of business; it wasn’t quite as 15:57.32.... *Ruth Senior' (NM)...... 9h 52.79...... **Jody-Ann Muir' (MsSt)...... 6 exciting anymore. That’s why I’m looking forward to being in races 15:58.34.... Felicity Milton' (OkSt)...... i8 52.51...... *Meshawn Graham (TxT)...... dnc where I’m scared out of my mind.” /Rich Sands/ 15:58.43.... Caroline Karunde' (TxT)...... 14h — see p. 24 for a key to the abbreviations — 15:58.49.... *Deborah Maier (Cal)...... 9

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p28-30 (wPreview).indd 29 1/27/11 12:57:36 PM TRIPLE JUMP 46-8¼...... Kim Williams' (FlSt)...... 4 46-4...... Patrícia Mamona' (Clem)...... 1 Indoor Favorites Theisen Thinking Points 44-6¾...... *Ke’Nyia Richardson (UCLA)... dnq (College Station, Texas) She’s in line to win a third straight NCAA heptathlon title 43-10¾...... Deanna Young (NM)...... 14 (March 11–12) 43-8...... Melissa Ogbourne' (LSU)...... 5 and second straight in the indoor but Brianne Theisen 60 — Kya Brookins (S Carolina) 43-7¼...... ** (Ks)...... 11 says she doesn’t measure her success by wins and losses. 200 — Jeneba Tarmoh (Texas A&M) “Honestly, the number of points I score mean more to me than ...... April Sinkler (Clem)...... 15 43-7...... *Vashti Thomas (TxAM)...... dnq 400 — Jessica Beard (Texas A&M) DON GOSNEY winning or losing,” the Oregon 43-5¾...... *Colleen Felix' (Ga)...... jc 800 — Lacey Cramer (BYU) senior says. “But, of course, I do 43-5¼...... Chantel Malone' (Tx)...... 9 1500 — Sheila Reed (Villanova) want those 10 [team] points.” 43-5...... Jamesha Youngblood (Or)...... 17 3000 — Jordan Hasay (Oregon) 43-4½...... Tiffany Peters (TxAM)...... 6 Theisen scored a PR 6094 to 5000 — Holly Van Dalen (S Brook) 43-4¼...... Jasmine Pickett (SLO)...... dnq win her second straight hept 60H — Ti’erra Brown (Miami) crown last year. And yet, when 43-2¼...... *Ti’Ara Walpool (KsSt)...... rs 43-1¾...... *Jessica Ubanyionwu (Bay).....16 4 x 400 — Arkansas she was done, she was perturbed Distance Medley — Tennessee that she didn’t surpass 6100. SHOT HJ — Brigetta Barrett (Arizona) The Humboldt, Saskatch- 59-¾...... Faith Sherrill (In)...... 6 PV — Tina Šutej (Arkansas) ewan, native is striving to reach 57-10¼...... ***Anna Jelmini (AzSt)...... rs LJ— Jamesha Youngblood (Oregon) world-elite level, with plans to 57-3...... Annie Alexander' (Tn)...... rs compete for Canada at the World ...... *Simoné du Toit' (SMU)...... 18 TJ — Kim Williams (Florida St) Championships this summer. 57-2¼...... **Karen Shump (Ok)...... 2 SP — Faith Sherrill (Indiana) 57-0...... ** (Ok)...... 20 “This year, I think I’d be Wt — D’Ana McCarty (Louisville) 56-7¼...... *Jeneva McCall (SnIl)...... 5 Pent — Brianne Theisen (Oregon) disappointed if I wasn’t over 56-½...... ***Samira Burkhardt' (VaT)...... int 6000 in the hep every time,” 55-8¼...... **Skylar White (Bay)...... dnq Team — Oregon she says. 55-7¾...... *Khadija Abdullah (Louis)...... dnq 55-2¾...... **Julie Labonte' (Az)...... 4 In order to avoid a fourth 168-10...... Melissa Fraser (DeP)...... dnq ...... *Keely Medeiros' (Fl)...... 9 coach in four years, Theisen 168-9...... Ulrike Hartz' (Id)...... dnq 55-¼...... *Kristy Woods (Buf)...... 3 167-2...... ***Fawn Miller (Fl)...... hs continues to work with Harry 54-11¼...... Trecey Rew (NWLa)...... 10 Marra, who coached her in ’10. 54-1...... *Lawanda Henry (NCSt)...... 17 There is also some overlap with HEPTATHLON Oregon’s new multis coach, 6094...... Brianne Theisen' (Or)...... 1 DISCUS 5824...... Nia Ali (USC)...... rs 199-6...... ***Anna Jelmini (AzSt)...... rs Jamie Cook. 5818...... Ulrike Hartz' (Id)...... dnf 191-9...... *Jeneva McCall (SnIl)...... 1 “It’s kind of like having 5800...... Megan Wheatley' (Nb)...... 10 189-3...... Annie Alexander' (Tn)...... rs two coaches, two sets of eyes,” 5779...... *Ryann Krais (KsSt)...... 16 188-2...... *Simoné du Toit' (SMU)...... 6 5686...... Kiani Profit (Md)...... 2 she says. “Coach Cook is still 186-7...... **Erin Pendleton (Mi)...... 12 5584...... **Dorcas Akinniyi (Wi)...... 5 learning how I compete and 186-1...... * (Ok)...... 2 5583...... Chantae McMillan (Nb)...... 4 train. Working with him has 183-3...... Emily Pendleton (Mi)...... 10 5552...... (UCSB)...... 12 182-9...... **Karen Shump (Ok)...... dnq Theisen wants been great.” 5543...... *Precious Nwokey (Ky)...... 13 179-0...... Trecey Rew (NWLa)...... 3f Theisen has been working 5533...... Shana Woods (USC)...... rs good scores and 178-9...... **Beth Rohl (MiSt)...... 5 hard on developing more up- 5518...... *Diana Dumitrescu' (Kent)...... 6 177-11...... *Samia Stokes (LSU)...... 16 5512...... Desirae Gonder (CSN)...... 17 team wins per body strength, which she 177-5...... **Skylar White (Bay)...... 4 5467...... **Lucie Ondraschková' (Ga)....15 anticipates will pay dividends 176-6...... Valerie Wert (Akr)...... 14 5459...... Whitney Liehr (Stan)...... dnq/TJ in the shot put and javelin. 176-4...... *TeRina Keenan' (Hi)...... dnq “I was disappointed with 174-8...... *Brittany McCain (NCSt)...... dnq both of my throws last year,” Theisen says. “I’ve been lifting a lot more than usual. My body feels different because of that. I’m more HAMMER Outdoor Favorites 219-6...... *Nikola Lomnická' (Ga)...... 1 (Des Moines, Iowa; June 8–11) tired at practice. I’m starting to notice more power in my legs.” 218-11...... Dorotea Habazin' (VaT)...... 2 100 — Jessica Young (TCU) Theisen, who led off the national-champ 4x4 for Oregon last 216-11...... ***Jenny Ozorai' (USC)...... int 200 — Semoy Hackett (LSU) year, is particularly interested in trying to help the Ducks win the 211-10...... *Alena Krechyk' (Ks)...... dnc outdoor team championship after back-to-back runner-up finishes 210-6...... *Jeneva McCall (SnIl)...... 5 400 — Jessica Beard (Texas A&M) (they did win the Indoor last year). She is willing to pitch in with 210-2...... * (UNLV).....dnq 800 — Stephanie Brown (Arkansas) other events if the schedule permits it. 206-5...... **Lauren Chambers (USC)....dnq 1500 — Jessica Pixler (Colorado) 205-2...... (SnIl)...... 4 Steeple — Mel Lawrence (Washington) “I would probably do [additional events]; maybe the high jump, 204-2...... D’Ana McCarty (Louis)...... 10 5000 — Alex Kosinski (Oregon) or the 4 x 400 as well,” she says. /Doug Binder/ 202-11...... Crystal Bourque (RI)...... dnq 10,000 — Pasca Cheruiyot (Fla St) 199-9...... Kelsey Hanley (InSt)...... dnq POLE VAULT LONG JUMP 199-8...... ***Ida Storm' (UCLA)...... int 100H — Natasha Ruddock (Tx A&M) 199-7...... Brynn Smith (Brown)...... 18 400H — Ti’erra Brown (Miami) 14-9...... *Tina Šutej' (Ar)...... 2 21-9½...... Ti’Anca Mock (Ok)...... inj 198-2...... Valerie Wert (Akr)...... 6 14-7¼...... Melissa Gergel (Or)...... 10 21-9...... Jamesha Youngblood (Or)...... 4 4 x 100 — Texas A&M 197-8...... Olga Ciura (SnIl)...... 7 14-5½...... *Katerína Stefanídi' (Stan)...... =4 21-8...... *Whitney Gipson (TCU)...... 12 4 x 400 — Oregon 14-5¼...... **Shade Weygandt (TxT)...... 9 21-7¼...... *Lauryn Newson (Or)...... jc HJ — Brigetta Barrett (Arizona) 14-4½...... Natalie Willer (Nb)...... 6 21-6¼...... Chantel Malone' (Tx)...... 13 JAVELIN PV — Tina Šutej (Arkansas) 14-3½...... Stephanie James (SDi)...... dnq 21-6...... April Sinkler (Clem)...... 10 186-0...... Marissa Tschida (WaSt)...... 4 ...... *Rachel Laurent (LSU)...... 11 21-4¼...... Francine Simpson' (Ks)...... NAIA 184-4...... *Anna Wessman' (UTEP)...... 5 LJ — Francine Simpson (Kansas) 14-2½...... *Tori Anthony (UCLA)...... rs ...... Kim Williams' (FlSt)...... i5 179-1...... Kristine Busa' (USC)...... dnq TJ — Kim Williams (Florida St) 14-1¾...... Vera Neuenswander (In)...... rs 21-2¾...... *Amy Harris' (FlSt)...... dnq 176-2...... Karlee McQuillen (PennSt)...... 3 SP — Karen Shump (Oklahoma) 173-11...... *Brittany Borman (Ok)...... 2 14-1¼...... *Leslie Brost (NDSt)...... dnq 21-2...... **Constance Ezugha (AzSt)...dnq DT — Anna Jelmini (Arizona St) ...... Samantha Sonnenberg (Mn).dnq ...... *Vashti Thomas (TxAM)...... 9 173-0...... Laura Asimakis (TxAM)...... inj Ham — Dorotea Habazin (Va Tech) ...... Denise von Eynatten' (SFl)..... intl 21-1¼...... * (SnMs)...... 6 170-11...... Randi Hicks (LBSt)...... 12 13-11¼...... Stephanie Chin (In)...... inj ...... Whitney Carlson (NDSt)...... 11 170-9...... Emily Tyrrell (MtSt)...... 10 Jav — Marissa Tschida (Wash St) ...... **Rachel Fisher (BYU)...... i16 ...... *Brittni Finch (Mia)...... 14 170-7...... *Courtney Kirkwood (WaSt)..... 11 Hept — Brianne Theisen (Oregon) 13-9¾...... Sonia Grabowska' (UtSt)...... dnq ...... Arantxa King' (Stan)...... 2 170-3...... *Roxi Grizzle (Nb)...... dnq Team — Texas A&M ...... Allison Stokke (Cal)...... dnq 20-10¾/21-½w ...***Jen Clayton (LSU)...... hs 170-2...... Brooke Pighin' (Wa)...... dnq ...... Joanna Wright (GaT)...... dnq 20-10¾...... **Andrea Geubelle (Ks)...... 8 169-10...... Emalie Humphreys (TxAM)...... 19

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15K...... 41:13...... Leonard Komon () ’10 20K...... 55:21...... Zersenay Tadese (Eritrea) ’10 Half-Mar...... 58:23...... Zersenay Tadese (Eritrea) ’10 — World Records — 25K...... 1:11:50...... Sammy Kosgei (Kenya) ’10 30K...... 1:27:49...... Haile Gebrselassie () ’09 Mar...... 2:03:59...... Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) ’08 30,000..... 1:29:18.8...... Toshihiko Seko () ’81 100K...... 6:13:33...... Takahiro Sunada (Japan) ’98 World Records are those officially ratified by the IAAF. 110 Hurdles..... 12.87...... () ’08 Ekiden R.. 1:57:06...... Kenya ’05 We have also listed the statistically best-acceptable 300 Hurdles+... 34.48...... Chris Rawlinson (Great Britain) ’02 (Muchiri 13:24, Mathathi 27:12, Mwangi 13:59, marks in other non-ratified events that are “frequently” 400 Hurdles..... 46.78...... (US) ’92 Mogusu 27:56, Nyerre 14:36, Kariuki 19:59) contested (+). Relay Events Walk Events If the ratified WR is altitude-aided—i.e., made at an 4 x 100...... 37.10...... ’08 20,000..... 1:17:25.6...... Bernardo Segura () ’94 altitude over 1000 meters, denoted by (A)—we sub-list (Carter 10.4, Frater 9.0, Bolt 9.0, Powell 8.7) 20K(r)...... 1:17:16...... Vladimir Kanyakin (Russia) ’07 the unofficial best. (r) = road. 4 x 200...... 1:18.68...... Santa Monica TC ’94 30,000..... 2:01:44.1...... Maurizio Damilano () ’92 For site/date details on records in all categories, log on (Marsh 20.0, Burrell 19.6, Heard 19.7, Lewis 19.4) 50,000..... 3:40:57.9...... Thierry Toutain (France) ’96 to www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/records 4 x 400...... 2:54.29...... ’93 50K(r)...... 3:34:14...... Denis Nizhegorodov (Russia) ’08 (Watts 44.5, Valmon 43.6, Reynolds 43.23, Johnson 42.94) 4 x 800...... 7:02.43...... Kenya ’06 — WOMEN — (Mutua 1:46.73, Yiampoy 1:44.38, Kombich 1:45.92, Bungei 1:45.40) — MEN — 4 x 1500...... 14:36.23...... Kenya ’09 Track Events Track Events (Biwott 3:38.5, Gathimba 3:39.5, Rono 3:41.4, Choge 3:36.9) 100...... 10.49...... Griffith Joyner (US) ’88 (T&FN considers this mark unquestionably wind-aided: we 100...... 9.58...... Usain Bolt (Jamaica) ’09 4 x Mile+..... 15:49.08...... Ireland ’85 feel the proper WR should be 10.61 by Griffith Joyner in ’88) 150+...... 14.41...... Tyson Gay (US) ’10 (Coghlan 4:00.2, O’Sullivan 3:55.3, O’Mara 3:56.6, Flynn 3:56.98) 200...... 21.34...... (US) ’88 200...... 19.19...... Usain Bolt (Jamaica) ’09 SpMed+ ...... 3:10.76 ...... Santa Monica TC ’85 400...... 47.60...... Marita Koch (East ) ’85 300+...... 30.85(A)....Michael Johnson (US) ’00 (Lewis 20.3, Tyler 20.1, Hollis 47.1, Gray 1:43.3) 600+...... 1:22.63...... Ana Quirot (Cuba) ’97 (low-alt)...... 30.97...... Usain Bolt (Jamaica) ’10 DisMed+...... 9:15.56...... Kenya ’06 800...... 1:53.28...... Jarmila Kratochvílová (Czech) ’83 400...... 43.18...... Michael Johnson (US) ’99 (Angwenyi 2:50.8, Musembi 45.8, Kirwa Yego 1:46.2, Kipchirchir 3:52.8) 1000...... 2:28.98...... (Russia) ’96 600+...... 1:12.81...... (US) ’86 Field Events 1500...... 3:50.46...... Yunxia Qu () ’93 800...... 1:41.01...... (Kenya) ’10 HJ...... 2.45.....8-½...... (Cuba) ’93 Mile...... 4:12.56...... Svetlana Masterkova (Russia) ’96 1000...... 2:11.96...... Noah Ngeny (Kenya) ’99 PV...... 6.14(A).20-1¾...... Sergey Bubka (Ukraine) ’94 2000...... 5:25.35...... Sonia O’Sullivan (Ireland) ’94 1500...... 3:26.00...... Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco) ’98 ...... 6.13.....20-1¼...... Sergey Bubka (Ukraine) ’92 St...... 8:58.81...... Gulnara Galkina (Russia) ’08 Mile...... 3:43.13...... Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco) ’99 LJ...... 8.95.....29-4½...... Mike Powell (US) ’91 3000...... 8:06.11...... Junxia Wang (China) ’93 2000...... 4:44.79...... Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco) ’99 TJ...... 18.29.....60-¼...... Jonathan Edwards (Gr Britain) ’95 2 Miles+...... 8:58.58...... (Ethiopia) ’07 2000St+...... 5:10.86...... Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (Fr) ’10 SP...... 23.12.....75-10¼.... (US) ’90 5000...... 14:11.15...... (Ethiopia) ’08 St...... 7:53.63...... Saïf Shaheen (Qatar) ’04 DT...... 74.08.....243-0...... Jürgen Schult (East Germany) ’86 10,000...... 29:31.78...... Junxia Wang (China) ’93 3000...... 7:20.67...... Daniel Komen (Kenya) ’96 HT...... 86.74.....284-7...... Yuriy Syedikh () ’86 20,000..... 1:05:26.6...... Tegla Loroupe (Kenya) ’00 2 Miles+...... 7:58.61...... Daniel Komen (Kenya) ’97 JT...... 98.48.....323-1...... Jan Železný () ’96 Hour...18,517m/11.50M..... (Ethiopia) ’08 5000...... 12:37.35...... Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) ’04 25,000..... 1:27:05.9...... Tegla Loroupe (Kenya) ’02 10,000...... 26:17.53...... Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) ’05 Multi Event 30,000..... 1:45:50.0...... Tegla Loroupe (Kenya) ’03 20,000...... 56:25.98...... Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) ’07 Dec...... 9026...... Roman Šebrle (Czech Republic) ’01 100 Hurdles..... 12.21...... Yordanka Donkova (Bulgaria) ’88 Hour...21,285m/13.22M.....Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) ’07 Road Events 400 Hurdles..... 52.34...... (Russia) ’03 25,000..... 1:13:55.8...... Toshihiko Seko (Japan) ’81 10K...... 26:44...... Leonard Komon (Kenya) ’10 Relay Events 4 x 100...... 41.37...... East Germany ’85 (Möller, Rieger, Auerswald, Göhr) 4 x 200...... 1:27.46...... United States ’00 (Jenkins, Colander-Richardson, Perry, Jones) 4 x 400...... 3:15.17...... Soviet Union ’88 (Ledovskaya 50.12, Nazarova 47.82, Pinigina 49.43, Bryzgina 47.80) 4 x 800...... 7:50.17...... Soviet Union ’84 (Olizarenko, Gurina, Borisova, Podyalovskaya) 4 x 1500+.... 17:08.34...... Tennessee ’09 (Price 4:19.5, Wright 4:19.0, Bell 4:19.6, Bowman 4:10.2) SpMed+...... 3:34.56...... Jamaica ’09 (Brooks, Whyte, Moya 51.7, Sinclair 1:57.43) Field Events HJ...... 2.09.....6-10¼...... Stefka Kostadinova (Bulgaria) ’87 PV...... 5.06.....16-7¼...... Yelena Isinbaeva (Russia) ’09 LJ...... 7.52.....24-8¼...... Galina Chistyakova (Sov Union) ’88 TJ...... 15.50.....50-10¼....Inessa Kravets (Ukraine) ’95 SP...... 22.63.....74-3...... (Sov Union) ’87 DT...... 76.80.....252-0...... Gabriele Reinsch (E Germany) ’88 HT...... 78.30.....256-10.....Anita Włodarczyk (Poland) ’10 JT...... 72.28.....237-2...... Barbora Špotáková (Czech R) ’08 Multi Event Hept...... 7291...... Jackie Joyner-Kersee (US) ’88 Dec...... 8358...... Austra Skujytė () ’05 And in the time-flies Road Events 10K...... 30:21...... (Great Britain) ’03 department, it has been 15K...... 46:28...... Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia) ’09 20K...... 62:57...... (Holland) ’07 almost 6 years since Half-Mar...... 66:25...... Lornah Kiplagat (Holland) ’07 25K...... 1:19:53...... Mary Keitany (Kenya) ’10 Kenenisa Bekele last 30K...... 1:38:49...... (Japan) ’05 Mar...... 2:15:25...... Paula Radcliffe (Great Britain) ’03 celebrated a World Record 100K...... 6:33:11...... Tomoe Abe (Japan) ’00 EkidenR....2:11:41...... China ’98 (Jiang 15:42, Dong 31:36, Zhao 15:16, Ma 31:01, Lan 15:50, Lin 22:16) Walk Events 10,000...... 41:56.23...... Nadezhda Ryashkina (SU) ’90 10K(r)...... 41:04...... Yelena Nikolayeva (Russia) ’96 20,000..... 1:26:52.3...... Olimpiada Ivanova (Russia) ’01 20K(r)...... 1:25:41...... Olimpiada Ivanova (Russia) ’05

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20K...... 56:48...... (Nike) ’09 Half-Mar...... 59:43...... (Asics) ’07 25K...... 1:14:21...... Fernando Cabada (Virginia Int) ’06 — American Records — 30K...... 1:28:38...... Ryan Hall (Asics) ’08 Mar...... 2:05:38...... Khalid Khannouchi (New Balance) ’02 100K...... 6:30:11...... Tom Johnson (unattached) ’95 Relay Events EkidenR... 1:59:08...... National Team ’05 American Records are those officially ratified by 4 x 100...... 37.40...... National Team ’93 (Hall 13:22, Gonzales 28:15, Dobson 13:46, USATF. We have also listed the statistically best- (Drummond, Cason, Mitchell, Burrell) Sell 28:28, Cabada 14:11, Moen 21:06) acceptable marks in other non-ratified events that ...... 37.40...... National Team ’92 Walk Events are “frequently” contested (+). USATF lists many (Marsh, Burrell, Mitchell, Lewis) 20,000..... 1:22:02...... (New York AC) ’04 more ARs at varying distances in road racing and 4 x 200...... 1:18.68...... Santa Monica TC ’94 20K(r)...... 1:22:17...... (Reebok) ’89 the walks. (Marsh 20.0, Burrell 19.6, Heard 19.7, Lewis 19.4) 30,000...... 2:11:00.4...... (New York AC) ’00 If the ratified AR is altitude-aided—i.e., made at 4 x 400...... 2:54.29...... National Team ’93 30K(r)...... 2:12:53...... (USAF) ’07 an altitude over 1000 meters, denoted by (A)—we (Watts 44.5, Valmon 43.6, Reynolds 43.23, Johnson 42.94) 50,000..... 3:59:41.2...... Herm Nelson (Club Northwest) ’96 sub-list the unofficial best. (r) = road 4 x 800...... 7:02.82...... National Team ’06 50K(r)...... 3:48:04...... Curt Clausen (New York AC) ’99 (Harris 1:47.05, Robinson 1:44.03, Burley 1:46.05, Krummenacker 1:45.69) 2Hr.... 27,360m/16.70M...... Curt Clausen (New York AC) ’00 4 x 1500...... 14:46.3...... National Team ’79 (Aldridge 3:44.9, Clifford 3:42.7, Harbour 3:42.7, Duits 3:35.8) — MEN — 4 x Mile+..... 16:08.54...... Athletics West ’84 — WOMEN — (Aldridge 4:03.4, Padilla 4:04.7, Smith 4:01.9, Aragon 3:58.6) Track Events Track Events SpMed...... 3:10.76...... Santa Monica TC ’85 100 ...... 10.49 ...... Florence Griffith Joyner (WCAC) ’88 100...... 9.69...... Tyson Gay (adidas) ’09 (Lewis 20.3, Tyler 20.1, Hollis 47.1, Gray 1:43.3) 150+...... 14.41...... Tyson Gay (adidas) ’10 (T&FN considers this mark unquestionably wind-aided: we DisMed...... 9:15.63...... USA Blue ’06 feel the proper AR should be 10.61 by Griffith Joyner in ’88) 200...... 19.32...... Michael Johnson (Nike) ’96 (Lukezic 2:51.7, Carter 45.6, Robinson 1:44.5, Lagat 3:53.8) 300+...... 30.85(A)....Michael Johnson (Nike) ’00 200 ...... 21.34 ...... Florence Griffith Joyner (WCAC) ’88 4 x 110H...... 53.36...... National Team ’07 400 ...... 48.70 ...... Sanya Richards (Nike) ’06 (low-alt)...... 31.30...... LaShawn Merritt (Nike) ’09 (Bramlett, Moore, Payne, Merritt) 400...... 43.18...... Michael Johnson (Nike) ’99 800 ...... 1:56.40 ...... Jearl Miles Clark (Reebok) ’99 600+...... 1:12.81...... Johnny Gray (Santa Monica TC) ’86 Field Events 1000 ...... 2:31.80 ...... (Mizuno) ’99 800...... 1:42.60...... Johnny Gray (Santa Monica TC) ’85 HJ...... 2.40.....7-10½...... Charles Austin (unattached) ’91 1500 ...... 3:57.12 ...... Mary Slaney (Athletics West) ’83 1000...... 2:13.9...... (UCTC) ’74 PV...... 6.04.....19-9¾...... Brad Walker (Nike) ’08 Mile ...... 4:16.71 ...... Mary Slaney (Athletics West) ’85 1500...... 3:29.30...... (Nike) ’05 LJ...... 8.95.....29-4½...... Mike Powell (Foot Locker AC) ’91 2000 ...... 5:32.7 ...... Mary Slaney (Athletics West) ’84 Mile...... 3:46.91...... Alan Webb (Nike) ’07 TJ...... 18.09.....59-4¼...... (Nike) ’96 St ...... 9:12.50 ...... Jenny Barringer (Colorado) ’09 2000...... 4:52.44...... (Athletics West) ’87 SP...... 23.12.....75-10¼....Randy Barnes (Mazda TC) ’90 3000 ...... 8:25.83 ...... Mary Slaney (Athletics West) ’85 St...... 8:08.82...... (Nike) ’06 DT...... 72.34.....237-4...... (SoCal Striders) ’81 5000 ...... 14:44.76 ...... Molly Huddle (Saucony) ’10 3000...... 7:29.00...... Bernard Lagat (Nike) ’10 HT...... 82.52.....270-9...... (New York AC) ’96 10,000 ...... 30:22.22 ...... (Nike) ’08 2 Miles+...... 8:07.07...... Matt Tegenkamp (Nike) ’07 JT...... 91.29.....299-6...... (adidas) ’07 100 Hurdles .... 12.33 ...... (Nike) ’00 400 Hurdles .... 52.61 ...... Kim Batten (Reebok) ’95 5000...... 12:54.12...... Bernard Lagat (Nike) ’10 Multi Event 10,000...... 26:59.60...... Chris Solinsky (Nike) ’10 Decathlon.... 8891...... Dan O’Brien (Reebok) ’92 Relay Events 20,000...... 58:25.0...... Bill Rodgers (Greater TC) ’77 4 x 100 ...... 41.47 ...... National Team ’97 Hour..... 20,547/12.77M...... Bill Rodgers (Greater Boston TC) ’77 Road Events (Gaines, Jones, Miller, Devers) 25,000...... 1:14:11.8...... Bill Rodgers (Greater Boston TC) ’79 5K...... 13:24...... (Nike) ’96 4 x 200 ...... 1:27.46 ...... USA Blue ’00 30,000..... 1:31:49...... Bill Rodgers (Greater Boston TC) ’79 8K...... 22:04...... (Oregon) ’81 (Jenkins, Colander-Richardson, Perry, Jones 20.8) 110 Hurdles..... 12.89...... (Nike) ’10 10K...... 27:48...... Mark Nenow (Puma) ’85 4 x 400 ...... 3:15.51 ...... National Team ’88 400 Hurdles..... 46.78...... Kevin Young (Foot Locker AC) ’92 15K...... 42:22...... Todd Williams (adidas) ’95 (Howard 49.82, Dixon 49.17, Brisco 48.44, Griffith Joyner 48.08) 4 x 800 ...... 8:17.91 ...... Tennessee ’09 (McDonald 2:09.14, Price 2:02.45, Bowman 2:03.70, Wright 2:02.62) 4 x 1500 ..... 17:08.34 ...... Tennessee ’09 (Price 4:19.5, Wright 4:19.0, Bell 4:19.6, Bowman 4:10.2] 800 Medley .. 1:36.79 ...... Wilt’s AC ’82 (Morehead, Bolden, Brown, Emerson 51.5) SpMed ...... 3:37.16 ...... USA Blue ’06 (R. Smith, L. Williams, Hargrove 52.1, Clark 2:00.2) KIRBY LEE/IMAGE OF SPORT KIRBY DisMed ...... 10:48.38 ...... Villanova ’88 (Franey 3:21.0, Bennett 52.8, Halliday 2:04.7, Huber 4:29.9) 4 x 100H+ ...... 52.96 ...... Texas A&M ’08 (Mayo, Holmes, Adams, Williams) Field Events HJ ...... 2.05.....6-8¾ ...... Chaunté Lowe (Nike) ’10 PV ...... 4.92.....16-1¾ .....Jenn Stuczynski (adidas) ’08 LJ ...... 7.49.....24-7 ...... Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Honda) ’94 ...... 7.49.....24-7(A) ...Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Honda) ’94 TJ ...... 14.45.....47-5 ...... Tiombé Hurd (Nike) ’04 SP ...... 20.18.....66-2½ ..... (Mazda TC) ’88 DT ...... 67.67.....222-0 ...... Suzy Powell (Asics) ’07 HT ...... 73.87.....242-4 ...... (New York AC) ’05 JT ...... 66.67.....218-8 ...... Kara Patterson (Asics) ’10 Multi Events Heptathlon... 7291 ...... Jackie Joyner-Kersee (WCAC) ’88 Decathlon+... 7064...... Breanna Eveland (Kansas St) ’06 Brad Walker Road Events 5K ...... 14:54 ...... (Asics) ’02 has battled 8K ...... 24:36 ...... Deena Kastor (Asics) ’05 10K ...... 31:06 ...... (Nike Int’l) ’90 a string of 15K ...... 47:15 ...... Deena Kastor (Asics) ’03 20K ...... 1:04:07 ...... Deena Kastor (Asics) ’06 injuries since Half-Mar .. 1:07:34 ...... Deena Kastor (Asics) ’06 25K ...... 1:22:36 ...... Deena Kastor (Asics) ’06 his AR in ’08 30K ...... 1:39:08 ...... Deena Kastor (Asics) ’06 Mar ...... 2:19:36 ...... Deena Kastor (Asics) ’06 100K ...... 7:00:48 ...... Ann Trason (unattached) ’95 Walk Events 10,000 ...... 44:41.87 ...... Michelle Rohl (Parkside AC) ’94 10K(r) ...... 44:17 ...... Michelle Rohl (Brooks) ’95 20,000 .... 1:33:28.15 ...... (Walk USA) ’06 20K(r) ...... 1:31:51 ...... Michelle Rohl (Moving Comfort) ’00

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Records include only those made by NCAA Division I athletes—no Div. II/III or NAIA/JUCO performances — Collegiate Records — are considered. We consider the collegiate season to end with the — MEN — 4 x 1500...... 14:50.2...... Arkansas ’85 NCAA Championships, but we do append marks Track Events (Iovine 3:48.8, Taylor' 3:38.6, Swain' 3:41.6, Donovan' 3:41.2) made through August 31 of an athlete’s final non- 4 x Mile...... 16:03.24...... Oregon ’09 100...... 9.92...... Ato Boldon' (UCLA) ’96 pro year in a separate section (post-NCAA last-year (Centrowitz 3:59.53, Wheating 3:59.60, Biwott' 4:05.20, Rupp 3:58.91) (AmC)...... 9.93...... (Florida St) ’07 marks are considered to have been made by those Sprint Medley....3:12.13...... Arkansas ’00 200...... 19.69...... Walter Dix (Florida St) ’07 who have signed pro contracts). (O’Neal 20.5, Lister 20.6, Glover 45.0, Karanu' 1:46.0 400...... 44.00...... (USC) ’92 If a foreign athlete has the best mark, we sub-list the Dist Medley...... 9:20.10...... Arkansas ’89 800...... 1:44.55...... Julius Achon' (George Mason) ’96 best ever by an American. We also sub-list the low- (Reina 2:53.9, Williams 46.4, Bradley 1:46.0, Falcon 3:53.8) (AmC)...... 1:44.70...... (Florida) ’90 altitude best if the top mark is altitude-aided 4 x 110H...... 53.94...... South Carolina ’03 1500...... 3:35.30...... Maree' (Villanova) ’81 (Taylor, Townsend, Ryan, Ferguson) Symbols: ' = non-U.S. citizen; (AmC) = American- (AmC)...... 3:35.84...... (Arkansas) ’88 born collegian; (A) = altitude-aided—over 1000m Field Events ...... 3:35.84...... Brian Hyde (William & Mary) ’95 of altitude (affected events only); i = indoors (no HJ...... 2.38(A)...7-9¾ ...... (La–Lafayette) ’89 Mile...... 3:52.44...... ' (Villanova) ’81 banked-track marks). (AmC)...... 3:53.2...... (Kansas) ’67 (low-alt).. 2.37i...... 7-9¼ ...... Conway ’89 ...... 3:53.2...... (N Carolina) ’74 PV...... 5.98...... 19-7½ ....Lawrence Johnson (Tennessee) ’96 3000...... 7:37.70...... Rudy Chapa (Oregon) ’79 LJ...... 8.74(A)...28-8¼ ....Erick Walder (Arkansas) ’94 Mile...... 3:50.34...... Todd Harbour (Baylor) ’81 Steeple...... 8:05.4...... Henry Rono' (Washington St) ’78 (low-alt).. 8.59i...... 28-2¼ .... (Alabama) ’02 3000...... 7:32.1...... Rono' ’78 (AmC)...... 8:19.27...... Farley Gerber (Weber St) ’84 TJ...... 17.57(A)...57-7¾ ....Keith Connor' (SMU) ’82 10,000...... 27:22.47...... Rono' ’78 5000...... 13:08.4...... Henry Rono' (Washington St) ’78 (AC/l-a).17.54...... 57-6½ ....Mike Conley (Arkansas) ’85 HT...... 82.56...... 270-10....Balázs Kiss' (USC) ’95 (AmC)...... 13:15.77...... Bill McChesney (Oregon) ’81 SP...... 22.00...... 72-2¼ .... (UCLA) ’95 10,000...... 27:08.49...... Sam Chelanga' (Liberty) ’10 DT...... 67.66...... 222-0...... Hannes Hopley' (SMU) ’04 (AmC)...... 27:33.48...... Galen Rupp (Oregon) ’07 (AmC). 66.58...... 218-5...... (Nevada) ’91 — WOMEN — 110H...... 13.00...... Renaldo Nehemiah (Maryland) ’79 HT...... 81.94...... 268-10....Balázs Kiss' (USC) ’95 Track Events 400H...... 47.56...... (Florida) ’05 (AmC). 78.34...... 257-0...... (Oregon) ’86 100...... 10.78(A)... (LSU) ’89 (low-alt)...... 10.93...... Dawn Sowell (LSU) ’89 Relay Events JT...... 89.10...... 292-4...... Patrik Bodén' (Texas) ’90 (AmC). 83.30...... 273-3...... Tom Pukstys (Florida) ’90 200...... 22.04(A)... Dawn Sowell (LSU) ’89 4 x 100...... 38.04...... TCU ’98 Dec...... 8465...... Trey Hardee (Texas) ’06 (low-alt)...... 22.29...... LaTasha Jenkins (Ball St) ’99 (Howard, Holloway, Williams', Spencer') 400...... 50.10...... (UCLA) ’05 4 x 200...... 1:19.67...... TCU ’00 • • • 800...... 1:59.11...... Suzy Favor (Wisconsin) ’90 (Frater', Williams', Patton, Collins') Marks Made Outside Regular Season 1500...... 3:59.90...... Jenny Barringer (Colorado) ’09 4 x 400...... 2:59.59...... LSU ’05 400...... 43.86(A)... (San José St) ’68 Mile...... 4:29.04...... ' (Nn Arizona) ’87 (Dardar 46.4, Willie 44.4, Brazell 44.8, Carter 44.0) 800...... 1:43.74...... Earl Jones (En Michigan) ’84 (AmC)...... 4:30.36...... Leann Warren (Oregon) ’81 4 x 800...... 7:08.96...... Arizona State ’84 1500...... 3:33.07...... Kip Cheruiyot' (Mt St Mary’s) ’86 Steeple...... 9:25.54...... Jenny Barringer (Colorado) ’09 (Richardson 1:47.5, Davis 1:47.8, Scott 1:48.1, Stahr 1:45.6) (AmC)...... 3:33.1...... Jim Ryun (Kansas) ’67 3000...... 8:47.35...... (Villanova) ’88 5000...... 15:01.70i...... Jenny Barringer (Colorado) ’09 NCAA champs Chelanga & 10,000...... 31:18.07...... Lisa Koll (Iowa St) ’10 100H...... 12.48...... Ginnie Powell (USC) ’06 Koll set 10K records last year. 400H...... 53.54...... Sheena Johnson (UCLA) ’04 Relay Events 4 x 100...... 42.36...... Texas A&M ’09 (Carter, Lucas, Duncan, Mayo) 4 x 200...... 1:29.42...... Texas A&M ’10 (Tarmoh, Mayo Beard, Lucas) 4 x 400...... 3:23.75...... Texas ’04 (Jones 52.8, McIntosh 50.7, Chapple 50.0, Richards 50.3) 4 x 800...... 8:17.91...... Tennessee ’09 (McDonald 2:09.14, Price 2:02.45, Bowman 2:03.70, Wright 2:02.62) 4 x 1500...... 17:08.34...... Tennessee ’09 (Price 4:19.5, Wright 4:19.0, Bell 4:19.6, Bowman 4:10.2) 800 Medley...... 1:36.05...... Nebraska ’83 (Blanford, Thacker, Burke' 22.9, Ottey' 50.9) Sprint Medley....3:41.78...... Tennessee ’04 (Madison, Olupona', Trotter 51.0, Bennett 2:04.2) Dist Medley.....10:48.38...... Villanova ’88 (Franey 3:21.0, Bennett 52.8, Halliday 2:04.7, Huber 4:29.9) 4 x 100H...... 52.50...... Texas A&M ’10 (Thomas, Mayo, Flemings, Ruddock') Field Events HJ...... 1.98...... 6-6...... (UCLA) ’95 ...... 1.98(A)...6-6...... Kajsa Bergqvist' (SMU) ’99 ...... 1.98i...... 6-6...... Destinee Hooker (Texas) ’09 PV...... 4.60...... 15-1...... Chelsea Johnson (UCLA) ’06 LJ...... 6.99...... 22-11¼ ... Jackie Joyner-Kersee (UCLA) ’85 TJ...... 14.25i...... 46-9...... Suzette Lee' (LSU) ’97 (AmC). 14.20i...... 46-7¼.....Erica McLain (Stanford) ’08 SP...... 19.15i...... 62-10...... Laura Gerraughty (N Carolina) ’04 DT...... 67.48...... 221-5...... Meg Ritchie' (Arizona) ’81 (AmC). 65.22...... 214-0...... Suzy Powell (UCLA) ’97 HT...... 72.94...... 239-4...... Jenny Dahlgren' (Georgia) ’07 (AmC).72.51...... 237-10....Brittany Riley (Sn Illinois) ’07 JT...... 61.82...... 202-10....Irina Kharun' (Indiana) ’03 (AmC). 61.56...... 202-0...... Kara Patterson (Purdue) ’08 Hept...... 6527...... Diane Guthrie-Gresham' (GM) ’95 (AmC)...... 6390...... Jackie Joyner-Kersee (UCLA) ’83 • • • Marks Made Outside Regular Season 400...... 50.06...... Marita Payne' (Florida St) ’83 800...... 1:58.51...... Brigita Langerholc' (USC) ’00 Mile...... 4:27.31...... Favor ’89 Steeple...... 9:12.50...... Barringer ’09 3000...... 8:37.25...... Huber ’88 KIRBY LEE/IMAGE OF SPORT KIRBY GREG ARMSTRONG GREG HJ...... 1.98(A)...6-6...... Chaunté Howard (Ga Tech) ’04

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VICTOR SAILER/PHOTO RUN Boys HS Records Girls HS Records Running Events (* = mark made outside HS/age competition) 100...... 10.01*...... Jeff Demps (Fl) ’08 Running Events 200...... 20.13...... (Tx) ’85 100...... 11.11*...... Angela Williams (Ca) ’98 ...... 20.13*...... Martin ’85 200...... 22.11(A)*....Allyson Felix (Ca) ’03 400...... 44.69*...... (Wa) ’82 400...... 50.69*...... Sanya Richards (Fl) ’02 800...... 1:46.45...... (Ca) ’96 800...... 2:00.07*..... (Pa) ’82 1000...... 2:24.79...... Bobby Curtis (Ky) ’03 1500...... 4:14.50*.....Jordan Hasay (Ca) ’08 1500...... 3:38.26*.....Alan Webb (Va) ’01 Mile...... 4:35.24*.....Polly Plumer (Ca) ’82 Mile...... 3:53.43*.....Webb ’01 St...... 10:15.26*... Mel Lawrence (Nv) ’06 St...... 8:50.1*...... Jeff Hess (Or) ’79 (2000).....6:35.63...... Lawrence ’06 3000...... 7:59.83...... German Fernandez (Ca) ’08 3000...... 9:08.6*...... Lynn Bjorklund (Mn) ’75 2M...... 8:34.40...... Fernandez ’08 3200...... 9:48.59...... Kim Mortensen (Ca) ’96 5000...... 13:37.91*... Galen Rupp (Or) ’04 2M...... 10:01.08.....Molly Huddle (NY) ’02 10,000...... 28:32.7*.....Rudy Chapa (In) ’76 5000...... 15:48.91*... Emily Sisson (Mo) ’10 110H...... 13.08...... (NC) ’09 10,000...... 32:52.5*.....Mary Shea (NC) ’79 (int’l)...... 13.74*...... Kevin Craddock (Ca) ’04 100H...... 12.95*...... Candy Young (Pa) ’79 300H...... 35.02...... Reggie Wyatt (Ca) ’09 300H...... 39.98...... Lashinda Demus (Ca) ’01 400H...... 49.38*...... Kenneth Ferguson (Mi) ’02 400H...... 55.20*...... (Ca) ’84 Mar...... 2:23:47*.....Mitch Kingery (Ca) ’73 Mar...... 2:34:24*.....Cathy O’Brien (NH) ’84 (aided)....2:23:05*.....Clancy Devery (Or) ’77 Relay Events Relay Events 4 x 100...... 39.76...... Wyatt, Ft. Worth, Texas ’98 4 x 100...... 44.50...... Poly, Long Beach, California ’04 (M. Wesley, Clopton, Franklin, D.Wesley) (Shan. Solomon, Lee, Picott, Shal. Solomon) 4 x 200...... 1:23.31...... Wyatt, Ft. Worth, Texas ’98 4 x 200...... 1:33.87...... Poly, Long Beach, California ’04 (M. Wesley, Clopton, Franklin, D. Wesley) (Shan. Solomon, Lee, Woods, Shal. Solomon) 4 x 400...... 3:07.40...... Hawthorne, California ’85 4 x 400...... 3:35.49...... Poly, Long Beach, California ’04 (Graham 47.8, Marsh 47.9, Kelly 47.2, Thomas 44.5) (Woods 55.7, Harris 55.6, Lee 52.6, Shal. Solomon 51.6) 4 x 800...... 7:30.67...... Albemarle, Charlottesville, Va ’09 4 x 800...... 8:43.12...... Roosevelt, Greenbelt, Md ’08 (Bradley 1:55.43, Vrhovac 1:50.57, Noble 1:55.34, Kostelac 1:49.33) (Lockhart 2:13.0, Johnson 2:08.6, Ogunomokun 2:11.9, Stanley 2:09.6) 4 x 1500.....16:03.7...... South, Eugene, Oregon ’82 4 x 1500.....18:52.5...... University, Irvine, California ’82 (Mason 4:05.6, Chambers 4:05.1, Kimball 3:58.5, McGuirk 3:54.5) (Sauerwein 4:48.7, Plumer 4:28.1, McLaughlin 4:55.7, Barrios 4:40.5) 4 x 1600.....17:04.7..McCullough, The Woodlands, Texas ’86 4 x 1600.....19:56.75y... Suffern, New York ’06 (Green 4:22.5, Cramer 4:18.9, Barnes 4:14.7, Henry 4:08.5) (Goldman 5:08.7, Greany 5:01.8, Heidt 4:52.3, McKenna 4:53.9) 4 x M...... 17:06.6...... South, Eugene, Oregon ’76 4 x Mile...... 19:56.75.....Suffern, New York ’06 (Lakeman 4:16.9, Nielsen 4:19.7, McChesney 4:11.8, Gustafson 4:18.2) (Goldman 5:08.7, Greany 5:01.8, Heidt 4:52.3, McKenna 4:53.9) 800 Med.....1:28.20...... New Bern, ’09 800 Med.....1:38.73...... Poly, Long Beach, California ’03 (Styron, Greene, And. Hendrix, Ant. Hendrix 46.39) (Shan. Solomon, Dorsey, Lee, Shal. Solomon) Sp Med...... 3:19.58*.....New Bern, North Carolina ’09 SpMed...... 3:51.90...... Roosevelt, Greenbelt, Md ’07 (Greene 21.5, Sparks 21.8, And. Hendrix 46.6, Ant. Hendrix 1:49.7) (Charles, Anyanwu, Tak. Jameson, Walker 2:06.7) Dis Med.....9:49.78...... South Lakes, Reston, Virginia ’01 Crouser and Ashe set national DisMed...... 11:31.26.....Blacksburg, Virginia ’10 (Smith 3:03.2, Smyser 50.2, Karmo 1:56.6, Webb 3:59.80) throwing records last year. (K. Stevens 3:31.46, Dorrell 58.96, Brown 2:12.61, J. Stevens 4:48.13) 4 x 110...... 56.32...... Westside, Anderson, SC ’04 4 x 100H.....57.49...... North, Riverside, California ’03 (Martin 13.9, B. Brown 13.8, Mar. Brown 14.2, Mau. Brown 14.4) (Hunter, Manning, Calhoun, Brown) (30'')....56.78...... Muir, Pasadena, California ’85 Field Events (Franklin, Caddell, Wilson, Cantrell) HJ...... 7-7*...... (Tx) ’02 PV...... 18-3...... Tommy Skipper (Or) ’03 Field Events LJ...... 26-10*...... Marquise Goodwin (Tx) ’09 HJ...... 6-4*...... Amy Acuff (Tx) ’93 TJ...... 54-10¼ .....Kenny Hall (La) ’04 ...... 6-4...... Toni Young (Ok) ’09 SP...... 81-3½ ...... Michael Carter (Tx) ’79 PV...... 14-2½i*...... Tori Anthony (Ca) ’07 (Jr/int’l).....67-9*...... Carter ’79 LJ...... 22-3*...... Kathy McMillan (NC) ’76 DT...... 236-6...... Mason Finley (Co) ’09 TJ...... 44-11¾*.....Brittany Daniels (Ca) ’04 (Jr)...... 214-4...... Finley ’09 SP...... 54-10¾ .....Michelle Carter (Tx) ’03 (int’l)...... 201-4*...... Gregg Hart (In) ’90 DT...... 190-3...... Anna Jelmini (Ca) ’09 HT...... 260-0...... Conor McCullough (Ca) ’08 HT...... 214-4...... Shelby Ashe (Ga) ’10 (Jr)...... 248-11*...... McCullough ’08 JT...... 176-5...... (Or) ’05 (int’l)...... 219-7...... McCullough ’09 Hept...... 5533*...... Shana Woods (Ca) ’06 JT...... 255-4...... Sam Crouser (Or) ’10 • • • Dec...... 7909...... Curtis Beach (NM) ’09 (Jr)...... 7599*...... Beach ’09 Marks Made In HS-Only Competition (int’l)...... 7766(A)...... Beach ’09 (listed only if HSR was outside of HS-only competition) • • • 100...... 11.14...... (Ca) ’92 Marks Made In HS-Only Competition 200...... 22.52...... Felix ’03 (listed only if HSR was outside of HS-only competition) 400...... 50.74...... Monique Henderson (Ca) ’00 800...... 2:02.76...... Chanelle Price (Pa) ’07 100...... 10.15...... Henry Neal (Tx) ’90 1500...... 4:17.5...... Christine Babcock (Ca) ’08 400...... 45.25...... Calvin Harrison (Ca) ’93 Mile...... 4:33.82m....Babcock ’08 1500...... 3:44.0...... Jim Ryun (Ks) ’65 5000...... 16:18.91.....Ashley Brasovan (Fl) ’08 Mile...... 3:58.3...... Ryun ’65 100H...... 13.03...... Vashti Thomas (Ca) ’07 St...... 9:02.56...... Noel Bateman (NY) ’06 400H...... 55.96...... (Ca) ’05 5000...... 13:55.96.....Chris Derrick (Il) ’08 10,000...... 31:25.4...... Dan Garrett (NY) ’83 PV...... 14-2i...... Mary Saxer (NY) ’05 110H...... 13.30...... Chris Nelloms (Oh) ’90 LJ ...... 22-1¾ ...... McMillan ’76 110H (int)....14.39...... (Fl) ’84 TJ...... 44-2¼ ...... Ychlindria Spears (Tx) ’01 400H...... 49.56...... Robert Griffin (Tx) ’07 Hept...... 5286(A)...... Jacquelyn Johnson (Az) ’02 SpMed...... 3:21.1...... Berkeley, California ’81 HJ...... 7-6...... Dothel Edwards (Ga) ’83 LJ...... 26-6...... (NJ) ’79 To see deeper listings of all records, with SP(int’l)...... 66-4...... Carter ’79 sites and dates, check out the T&FN website. DT (int’l).....180-4...... Charles Moye (Oh) ’87 Like the IAAF, T&FN accepts indoor marks as HT (Jr)...... 235-0...... Walter Henning (NY) ’07 “overall” records under proper conditions. (int’l)...... 185-3...... Adam Connolly (Md) ’94 JIRO MOCHIZUKI/PHOTO RUN The Bible Of The Sport March 2010 — 39

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p40.indd 40 1/20/11 11:42:54 AM Prep Preview After spending most of his junior year on the injured list, can succeed cousin Sam as Athlete Of The Year?

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p41 (HSintro).indd 41 1/26/11 2:23:33 PM BOYS PREVIEW WHICH EVENT FOR TRIPLE-THREAT EVANS? LOOK FOR SOME FAMILIAR names on the boys high school scene this year, as 4 of ALL ATHLETES SHOULD BE lucky a hamstring injury from football. Evans feels last year’s top 9 in the Athlete Of The Year enough to have their biggest problem be- he’s back at 100% but he’s taking it a bit voting return: Nick Vena (No. 2), Joe Rosa ing to figure out where to channel their slower this winter as he preps for March. (No. 6), Sheroid Evans (No. 7) and Marquis immense talent. “I have started more slowly but I’m Dendy (No. 8). As a Texan, football is a given for Sheroid healthy now and ready to go,” he says. Overall, 24 members of last year’s T&FN Evans (Dulles, Sugar Land), who will join “I’m over the injury and I’m ready to get All-American squad return, plus another pair the Longhorns as a defensive back and by going.” from the ’09 group. his own admission, “I’m a football guy who Another thing he’ll be doing differently Vena (shot), Rosa (2M), Evans (long hurdles) runs track.” from the past seasons is forgoing his sum- and Dendy (triple jump) were all event leaders On the track, if it’s a lap or less, he’s done mer on the oval. While he’s not giving up last year. They’ll be joined by 5 No. 2s, includ- it all. He ran the 300 hurdles as a frosh, the track when he gets to Austin and will be a ing Lukas Verzbicas (see p. 43). 400 and 200 as a soph, the 100 and 200 as a member of the Longhorn track team, Evans Triple A-A Evans (see sidebar) is the early junior and the 400 hurdles every summer in will spend this summer focusing on get- line favorite for Athlete Of The Year honors. between. He was the only boys T&FN triple ting ready for football where he hopes to All-America last year, rating No. 1 in 100 METERS the long hurdles, No. 3 in the 200 and 10.35...... Remontay McClain (Covina, Ca) No. 5 in the 100. 10.39..... Sheroid Evans (Dulles, Sugar Land, Tx) (5) Now, though, Evans has a focus ...... Miles Shuler-Foster (Long Branch, NJ) and a goal. He’s figured out what he 10.41...... Sean McLean (WOG, Raleigh, NC) (2) wants to do this spring, and if he can 10.42...... * (Boone, Orlando, Fl) (3) do it, there won’t be much question LEE/IMAGE OF SPORT KIRBY ...... Damiere Byrd (Timber Creek, Erial, NJ) where his track talent lies. 10.44(A)...... Joe Fisher (Valley Center, Ks) “My goal this year is one goal 10.48...... Aaron Ernest (Homewood, Al) only,” he said. “If I get it, I can’t ...... Bradley Sylve (S Plaquemines, Pt Sulphur, La) explain how happy I’ll be. I want to 10.50...... Jaylon Hicks (North Shore, Houston, Tx) bring it to the next level. I want to ...... Kendall Kee (Crest, Shelby, NC) run 34s. If I do that the record will 10.35w/10.60....Justin Scott-Wesley (Mit, Camilla, Ga) belong to me.” 10.40w/10.55.....George Farmer (Serra, Gardena, Ca) The 34.99 he’s aiming for would 200 METERS take down the national 300H record 20.82..... Sheroid Evans (Dulles, Sugar Land, Tx) (3) of 35.02, a lofty aim for someone who 20.94...... (Washington, Miami, Fl) hasn’t hurdled in the spring in three 21.00...... Remontay McClain (Covina, Ca) (4) seasons and has a PR of just 38.27. His 21.04...... Jalen Craver (Woodbridge, Irvine, Ca) PR for the full-lap version of the event, 21.07...... Davonte Stewart (Miller, Fontana, Ca) however, is a creditable 50.55. 21.12.... Michael Bellamy (Charlotte, Punta Gorda, Fl) Evans feels like he’s found the right ...... **Jerimy Strainge (NBP, Coconut Creek, Fl) event: “I can’t wait to see what I have 21.17...... Broderick Snoddy (Carrollton, Ga) to bring to the table in the 300 hurdles. 21.19...... Zamir Thomas (Snyder, Jersey City, NJ) I haven’t done it since my freshman 21.23...... *Brandon Sanders (Dreher, Columbia, SC) year. In summer track I’ve been doing 21.01w/21.48...... DeAnthony Thomas (Crenshaw, LA) 400 hurdles, but I don’t get to do the 21.06w/21.43....Leonard Robbins-Lockhart (E Brun, NJ) 300 hurdles in summer track. 21.11w/21.30.... Jovonte Slater (Vista M, Murrieta, Ca) "After my freshman year I left it Even though 400 METERS alone to work on different events, to see what my event was. But the he’s a football 46.38...... Dedric Dukes (Washington, Miami, Fl) hurdles have always kind of stuck 46.82....Hugh Graham (Northwestern, Miami, Fl) (5) with me. The 300s are 100 shorter and guy first, Evans 46.92...... Jalen Craver (Woodbridge, Irvine, Ca) 47.02..Bradley Sylve (S Plaquemines, Pt Sulphur, La) I’m looking forward to it.” is a triple All-Am 47.10...... *Justin Burke (First Colonial, Va Beach, Va) He certainly brought a nice dollop on the track 47.11...... Brandon Nichols (Clay, Lexington, Ky) of sprint speed (10.39/20.82) to go 47.18...... Sheroid Evans (Dulles, Sugar Land, Tx) with enough experience and success 47.29...... Eric Winfrey (Byrd, Fayetteville, NC) in the longer hurdles to win the USATF 47.32...... * (St Peters, Jersey City, NJ) Juniors last year. 47.33...... Oneal Wanliss (Holy Innocents, Atlanta, Ga) The question will be how he transi- 47.36...... Joshua Washington (Crowley, Tx) tions to a specific event he hasn’t done much contribute right away. 47.42...... Michael Hester (Hazel C, Florissant, Mo) and hasn’t done at all during the high school “I can’t wait for the experience, to get out season in three years. there to Texas,” he said. “It feels like a big His sprint coach at Dulles, Charles family and it’s close to home so my family can Explaining The Previews Burton, doesn’t think that transition is as watch me. And I can run track in the spring For each of the standard events, High School profound as it looks: “It won’t change too so I’m going to keep doing that.” Editors Jack Shepard (boys) and Mike Kennedy much. He always starts off the season with First, though, is the near-term goal of fo- (girls) have listed the top 12 returning performers, based on PRs. quarter-mile workouts, then we mix in the cusing his talents on breaking 35. That would Returning ’10 All- are highlighted in bold, sprint workouts.” decide once and forever where his talents with their A-A status. An asterisked placing repre- He won’t run indoors as he recovers from can best be spent. / Bret Bloomquist/ sents an athlete with A-A status in ’09, but not ’10.

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p42-45 (bPreview).indd 42 1/27/11 12:54:40 PM Cabral is highly rated 800 METERS in both hurdles 1:50.10....Nick Kaiser (Bedford, Temperance, Mi) (3) 1:50.61...... Austin Mudd (C Grove, Greenwood, In) 1:50.80...... Kyle Thompson (Harker Hts, Killeen, Tx) 1:51.08....Luke Lefebure (Henderson, W Chester, Pa) 1:51.27...... *Quamel Prince (Antioch, Tn) 1:51.28...... Myles Andrews (Poly, Long Beach, Ca) ...... *Zavon Watkins (Liverpool, NY) 1:51.72...... Shaquille Walker (Richmond Hill, Ga) 1:51.81...... Raynaldo Noble (VV, Moreno Valley, Ca) 1:51.84... Bradley Paternostro (Ramapo, Fr Lakes, NJ) 1:51.87...... Kuaniyal Choi (Dunwoody, Ga) 1:51.91...... Elias Gedyon (Loyola, , Ca)

Michigan champ Kaiser is the top returner in the 800

2 MILES 37.26/51.50...... Jordan Burgess (Kennedale, Tx) (4) 8:44.06...... Joe Rosa (WW-PN, Plainsboro, NJ) (1) 37.31...... Luke Norris (Lebanon, Oh) 8:49.14...... Jeremy Elkaim (Livingston, NJ) ...... Elijah Owens (Shaker Heights, Oh) 8:51.46...... Jim Rosa (WW-PN, Plainsboro, NJ) (2) 37.38.... Dion Dupoux (Chattahooche, Alpharetta, Ga) 8:53.98.... *Lukas Verzbicas (Sandburg, O Park, Il) (2*) 38.27/50.55... Sheroid Evans (Dulles, S Land, Tx) (1) 8:55.18...... Zachary Wills (Mason, Oh) (3*) RELAYS 8:57.16...... Justin Vilhauer (Redwood, Visalia, Ca) 8:58.1...... Sam Pons (S Pasadena, Ca) With seniors dominating last year, the ’11 8:58.27...... Heyden Wooff (Camarillo, Ca) campaign doesn’t feature loaded returning 8:59.49...... Elias Gedyon (Loyola, Los Angeles, Ca) 4x1 baton squads. You have to dig deep into 9:00.94...... Ammar Moussa (Arcadia, Ca) the lists to find teams with even two members 9:01.86...... Craig Lutz (Marcus, Flower Mound, Tx) returning. 9:02.05...... Chris Walden (Carmel, In) A pair of Texas schools, West Orange-Stark 9:02.0....Matt Jablonski (Loyola-Blake, Baltimore, Md) (Stark) at 41.08 and North Shore (Houston) at 41.37, return two apiece. North Shore placed 110 HURDLES 2nd in the State 5-A and senior Jaylon Hicks 13.62...... Kenneth Minkah (DeSoto, Tx) (4) sped 10.50 last year. 13.63/13.54w... Jonathan Cabral (Ag, Agoura H, Ca) (2) Others with a pair of returnees include 13.70...... Demetrius Lindo (Coolidge, Wash, DC) (5) Florida’s Trinity of Ocala (41.04) and Cal 13.90...... Jeylin Reed (Memorial, Pt Arthur, Tx) 3rd-placer Crenshaw of LA (41.13). Another 13.93...... *Jonathan Jones (Carrollton, Ga) possible threat could come from Cleveland’s 13.98/13.94w.. Cameron Taylor (Westwood, Mesa, Az) Glenville which returns all four members off VICTOR SAILER/PHOTO RUN photos 14.04...... *Drake Johnson (Pioneer, Ann Arbor, Mi) a 1:25.79 4x2 squad. 14.12/13.97w... *Daishon Barger (W Row, Mt Ulla, NC) Cal state runner-up Long Beach Poly leads MILE 14.12...... Torrey Campbell (Collier, Naples, Fl) the 4x4 field: the Jackrabbits return three from 4:04.38... *Lukas Verzbicas (Sand, Orland Park, Il) (2) 14.12...... *Jacob Garza (Memorial, McAllen, Tx) their 3:11.66 team. Cleveland’s Glenville is 4:05.87... Elias Gedyon (Loyola, Los Angeles, Ca) (3) 14.12/13.94w...... Shane Mikesky (Zionsville, In) also solid with three back from a 3:13.90 state 4:07.70...... Jim Rosa (WW-PN, Plainsboro, NJ) (4) ...... Marcus Safter (Lawrence N, Indianapolis, In) 4:08.24...... Jack Driggs (York, Elmhurst, Il) runner-up unit. 4:08.50...... Omar Kaddurah (Grand Blanc, Mi) 300 HURDLES Hazelwood Central (Florissant, Missouri) 4:08.65..... Joe Rosa (W Windsor-PN, Plainsboro, NJ) 36.83...... Jonathan Cabral (Agoura, Agoura Hills, Ca) returns its entire 3:15.05 foursome. 4:10.10...... Ammar Moussa (Arcadia, Ca) ...... Kenneth Minkah (DeSoto, Tx) In the longer relays, New Jersey’s West 4:10.16.....Jantzen Oshier (Tr Hills, Mission Viejo, Ca) 36.86...... Greg Coleman (Warren, San Antonio) Windsor-Plainsboro North (Plainsboro) bears 4:10.60...... Robby Creese (Glenelg, Md) 37.05....Emarkis Gunn (PB Lakes, W Palm Beach, Fl) watching in the distance medley with twins Joe 4:10.64....Matt Jablonski (L-Blakefield, Baltimore, Md) 37.19...... *Donovan Robertson (Berea, Oh) and Jim Rosa prime among three back from a 4:10.85...... Craig Lutz (Marcus, Flower Mound, Tx) 37.24/51.86.... Javonte Lipsey (Northern, Portage, Mi) 9:59.07 team, fourth-fastest last year. 4:10.98...... Mike Mazzaccaro (CBA, Lincroft, NJ) 37.26...... Antonio Blanks (Dunbar, Dayton, Oh) — continued on p. 44 —

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p42-45 (bPreview).indd 43 1/27/11 12:54:47 PM VERZBICAS TO FINISH HIS CAREER EARLY

HE WAS A T&FN ALL-AMERICA as like some distance runners, he actually really a frosh, but Lukas Verzbicas (Sandburg, likes indoor track. Orland Park, Illinois) won’t be a rare 4-time “I think I have pretty good speed,” he ex- choice. The burgeoning distance star has plains, “and feel I can really run fast indoors. made three major decisions, each of which I feel as if I’m a good tactician and I enjoy will have some impact on what will be his those kinds of races so much more.” He likes fi nal season in the prep ranks: the indoor crowds and expects to feed off the •He is graduating this spring, a year early, energy of the fans as well as his rivals in a race. from his school in the suburbs, but “It’s just very exciting,” he says. will eschew the Illinois State Meet and try “With parents as my coaches I’ve learned to run whatever races he can as well as the that it’s about racing in addition to training,” post-season meets for preps. So he’ll not Verzbicas says. “I starting running in middle have a senior season next year. school and that’s been an advantage that at 18 •He has narrowed his college choice I’ve been running a long time now. to 4 fi nalists—Colorado, Oklahoma State, He is also a student of the sport: “I really Oregon & Stanford—and will announce that enjoy watching the elite runners on TV, the on signing day, February 2. Americans, the Africans, the top races. I also read about the past and I’ve learned so much Less high •He is putting the triathlon—an event in from that as well. I try to soak up as much as th school which he was 4 in the World Junior Cham- possible.” pionships last year—on the back burner for As to forgoing Illinois high school competi- competition now and will concentrate on track through tion, he says, “I’m just going to concentrate on for Verzbicas the summer. the national events, but I haven’t even thought The 6-0/130 Verzbicas, who turned 18 on about it that much yet. but also less January 6, was our No. 2 All-Am in the mile “And I won’t say I’m done with the triathlon triathlon as a soph (after a No. 2 in the deuce in ’09), but right now my priority is track. I really have and he’s planning on a modest schedule with a passion for running, and now I am really into

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p42-45 (bPreview).indd 44 1/27/11 1:26:43 PM HIGH JUMP TRIPLE JUMP HAMMER 7-2¼...... Marcus Jackson (George, N Carrollton, Ms) 52-7¼...... (Middletown, De) (1) 225-8...... Brad Bolton (El Toro, Lake Forest, Ca) 7-2...... Jonathan Christensen (South, Crawford, In) 50-10...... Johnny Carter (King, Metairie, La) 223-8...... Greg Skipper (Oregon City, Or) ...... Dartis Willis (Detroit CD, Beverly Hills, Mi) 50-4½...... Devonte Davis (North Shore, Houston, Tx) 215-6...... Nathan Loe (Woodland, Cartersville, Ga) 7-½...... Carlos Hernandez (Franklin, El Paso, Tx) 49-11¼/50-8¼w...... Jovon Cunningham (En, Red, Ca) 209-6...... Jon Lawson (Prairie, Brush Prairie, Wa) ...... (Santa Fe, Edmond, Ok) 49-7¼..... Shane Green' (Erasmus Hall, Brooklyn, NY) 206-8...... Nate Irwin (Chariho, Wood River Jct, RI) 7-¼...... *Justin Fondren (Oxford, Ms) 49-5½...... Richard Sandle (Eden Prairie, Mn) 205-9...... Enrique Gaitan (Sprayberry, Marietta, Ga) 7-0...... Rahmel Dockery (Curtis, Tacoma) 49-3½...... James Davidson (Daniel, Central, SC) 204-7...... Drew Staskiewicz (Millard N, Omaha, Nb) ...... T.K. Fleming (Benton, La) 49-2¾...... John Horton (Copperas Cove, Tx) 202-0...... Edward Brentnall (Lovett, Atlanta, Ga) 6-11½...... Oneil Sandiford (Robeson, Brooklyn, NY) 49-2½...... Jarred Gambrell (Area, , Pa) 6-11...... Mark Jones (Summit, NJ) 49-1¾...... Quayshun Smith (Godby, Tallahassee, Fl) JAVELIN ...... Kasen Williams (Skyline, Sammamish, Wa) 50-3¼w/48-10¼...... Mike Menefield (Big Spring, Tx) 224-1...... Kaleb Zuidema (Midland Park, NJ) (4) 50-½w...... **Marquise Cushon (South, Raytown, Mo) 221-8...... Devin Bogert (Tomball, Tx) (5) POLE VAULT 49-4½w...... *Josh Dixon (Cedarburg, Wi) 217-11...... Kyle Quinn (Somerset, Ma) 17-6¼...... Andrew Irwin (Mt Ida, Ar) (3) 49-3¾w...... Kasen Williams (Sky, Sammamish, Wa) 213-10...... McAuley Garton (MV, Shawnee, Ks) 17-¾...... Jonathon Juilfs (Sheldon, Eugene, Or) ...... Thomas Lang (Pius X, Pottstown, Pa) 17-0.... Jordan Yamoah (Arlington, LaGrangeville, NY) SHOT 212-9...... Curtis Clauson (Kingswood, Seattle, Wa) 16-9...... Chris Uhle (Olentangy Liberty, Powell, Oh) 72-10½...... Nick Vena (Morristown, NJ) (1) 210-7...... Kyle Hefkin (State College, Pa) 16-7...... Joseph Uhle (Olentangy Lib, Powell, Oh) 69-8¾...... Ryan Crouser (Barlow, Gresham, Or) (5) 210-1...... Josh Cox (Cedar Creek, Ruston, La) 16-6...... Andreas Duplantis (Lafayette, La) 65-7...... Ben Glauser (Academy, Athens, Ga) 208-8...... *Billy Stanley (South Park, Pa) ...... Nikita Kirillov (Pius X, Atlanta, Ga) 65-0...... Jeremy Kline (Lake Park, Roselle, Il) 206-8...... Keith Andre Davis (OB, Matawan, NJ) ...... *Reese Watson (Spring, Tx) 63-11...... Jermaine Kline (Lake Park, Roselle, Il) 204-10...... Quinn Hale (Bellarmine, Tacoma, Wa) 16-4...... Dalton Duvio (Curtis, River Ridge, La) 63-10½...... Isaiah Simmons (Woodbridge, Va) 203-3...... *Garrett Griffin (Louisburg, Ks) 16-0...... Shawn Barber (Kingwood Park, Humble, Tx) 63-0...... *Alex Garza (Rio Grande City, Tx) 200-4...... Jeremy Tuttle (Buena, Sierra Vista, Az) ...... Evan Barr (Loyola, Los Angeles, Ca) ...... Gabe Hull (South, Bloomington, In) ...... *Jacob Blankenship (Lincoln, Gahanna, Oh) ...... Brandon Pineda (Union, Tolleson, Az) ...... John Feazell (Mansfield, Tx) 62-10...... Luke Johnson (Red Wing, Mn) ...... Regan Gilbert (Harker Hts, Killeen, Tx) 62-0...... Kris Harley (Warren Central, Indianapolis, In) 6 class shot ...... Drew Volz (South, Bloomington, In) 61-9½...... Kyle McKelvey (Beresford, SD) records down, LONG JUMP DISCUS 2 to go 24-11...... Jarrett Samuels (Vance, Charlotte, NC) (4) 202-6...... Ryan Crouser (Barlow, Gresham, Or) 24-5¼...... Marquis Dendy (Middletown, De) (3) 198-7...... Rodney Brown (Navasota, Tx) for Vena 24-5...... Johnny Carter (King, Metairie, La) 197-3...... * (E Brunswick, NJ) 24-2½...... Tyler Anderson (Hillsboro, Nashville, Tn) 196-3...... Michael Bennett (Centerville, Oh) 24-2¼(A)...... *Tyris Jefferson (Lee, Tyler, Tx) 195-7...... Jermaine Kline (Lake Park, Roselle, Il) 24-1...... Devin Harrison (Dana Hills, Dana Pt, Ca) 193-1...... Matthias Tayala (McDonald, Oh) ...... Innocent Jacob (Chariho, Wood River Jct, RI) 190-6...... Gabe Hull (South, Bloomington, In) 23-11/24-6½w....Marquis Noble (Buch, Gainesville, Fl) 188-10...... Brett Sharp (Pine Tree, Longview, Tx) 23-10½/24-8¼w...... T.K. Fleming (Benton, La) 188-4...... Conner Neu (Midpark, Middleburg Hts, Oh) 23-8¼/24-4¾w...... Demarcus Jenkins (McComb, Ms) 186-11...... Jeremy Kline (Lake Park, Roselle, Il) 24-4¾w...... Ted Lampkin (Central, Omaha, Nb) 186-7...... Jeremy Tuttle (Buena, Sierra Vista, Az) 24-3w..... Mykkele Thompson (Stevens, S Antonio, Tx) 186-4...... Nick Vena (Morristown, NJ) 24-2¾w...... Rahmel Dockery (Curtis, Univ Place, Wa) 185-2...... Devin Randall (Bartlesville, Ok)

VENA GOBBLING UP CLASS SHOT RECORDS

After setting class shot records the all-time list. indoors and outdoors as a frosh, soph and His trophy case includes last year’s USATF junior, Nick Vena (Morristown, New Jersey) Junior crown, which earned him a ticket to knows that his streak might be in jeopardy the World Junior Championships, where he this year. tasted rare disappointment, finishing just off The senior-class indoor standard of 74-11 the podium in 4th at 64-8½. certainly isn’t outside the realm of possibil- “World Juniors was a bit tough,” he admits. ity but the gargantuan outdoor standard of “I had a soft-tissue injury in my throwing hand, 81-3½ is as seemingly unattainable today so I couldn’t really practice for five days before as it was back when Michael Carter threw the meet. That was killer. It really took out a it in ’79. lot of my repetitions; the training I do before KIRBY LEE/IMAGE OF SPORT KIRBY Vena isn’t wasting any time focusing on a big meet.” eclipsing it, saying, “If it comes, it comes, But instead of seeing it as a setback, Vena Olympic silver medalist . but that’s a pretty substantial mark. I’m not calls the meet “a great experience… Consider- But first there’s a senior prep season to gonna change up anything to get that mark. ing everything I put up with before, I’m very conquer. Not that he’s spending much time I’m just going to believe in my training and happy with that performance looking back. It thinking about it, even though he has opened if my training leads me there, so be it.” was a great competition; I was glad I was able with another rash of 70-footers. Vena’s résumé is already remarkable. to participate.” “I take things one step at a time,” he says. In addition to the 6 class records, he’s the The 6-4½/275 Vena has verbally commit- “Right now I have a meet next week, so I’m age-group standard-bearer at 14, 15 and 16 ted to Virginia, where he’s looking forward to just trying to think about preparation for and has until April 16 to claim the age-17 working with Cavalier throws coach Carrie that. I just can’t think that far ahead; it’s not best. His PR of 72‑10½ puts him No. 5 on Lane, who is also the personal coach of two-time who I am.” /Rich Sands/

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p42-45 (bPreview).indd 45 1/27/11 12:55:00 PM GIRLS PREVIEW FREEMAN HAS GOALS BOTH BIG & SMALL LIKE THE BOYS (see p. 41), this year’s Girls Athlete Of The Year battle will present some LAST YEAR’S TOP-RATED 100 runner calls her weakest phase—could be the edge familiar faces. has simple goals: to improve on her times she needs for the national record. Quite a few faces in fact, as more than half from her junior season. “The 100 is the most competitive event of last year’s top 10— Octavious Freeman (No. But Octavious Freeman (Lake Wales, and most popular,” she feels. “It’s a quick 2), Shelby Ashe (No. 5), Ajee Wilson (No. 6), Florida) also has a more ambi- Morgann LeLeux (No. 7), Alex Collatz (No. tious target in mind: breaking 9) and (No. 10)—will give it the national record of 11.11 another go (plus Nos. 12, 14, 16 & 18). set by Californian Angela Wil- No fewer than 8 T&FN No. 1 All-Americas liams in ’98. return to defend their titles: Freeman (100), “I feel like it is very much Baisden (400), Wilson (800), LeLeux (PV), Col- within my reach if I just have a LEE/IMAGE OF SPORT KIRBY latz (DT) Ashe (HT), Hannah Carson (JT) and good day where there’s not too Alex Gochenour (hept). much wind,” she says. Overall, no fewer than 45 All-Ams are back, Freeman actually already plus 3 from the ’09 season. The javelin is really has an 11.11 to her credit, but an old-time reunion, with all 5 All-Ams back, that came in the high altitude plus a choice from ’09. of Albuquerque and with huge The 100 and 800 both return 4 of last year’s wind, making the mark worth 5 honorees. something more on the order of 11.28. 100 METERS But legally, Freeman led 11.16/11.11w....Octavious Freeman (Lake Wales, Fl) (1) the nation at 100 last year at 11.34 ...... (Clovis, Ca) (5) 11.16, good for No. 5 on the 11.44... *Myasia Jacobs (Catholic, Paramus, NJ) (3) all-time list. 11.46...... *LaQuisha Jackson (How, Chattan, Tn) (4) She won both the dashes 11.47...... Valexsia Droughn (Rio Mesa, Oxnard, Ca) in the Golden South, Great 11.55.....**Kendall Baisden (DC Day, Beverly Hills, Mi) Southwest and New Balance ...... Christal Peterson (Phoebus, Hampton, Va) Nationals as she moved up 11.56...... English Gardner (Eastern, Voorhees, NJ) from No. 2 to No. 1 in the 100 ...... *Robin Reynolds (Jackson, Miami, Fl) rankings and held onto No. 2 11.57....**Aaliyah Brown (Lincoln-Way E, Frankford, Il) in the 200 behind Athlete Of 11.59/11.48w... (Brad, Milwaukee, Wi) The Year Ashton Purvis. 11.49w...... **Macahla Wesley (West, Topeka, Ks) Freeman is hoping to trans- 200 METERS late those experiences into fast 23.20...... Octavious Freeman (Lake Wales, Fl) (2) times this season. 23.42...... **Kendall Baisden (DC Day, Beverly Hills, Mi) “What I learned is that 23.51...... Dezerea Bryant (Bradley, Milwaukee, Wi) running against top sprinters PRs would 23.53...... Kamaria Brown (Baton Rouge, La) you can’t afford to have any please Freeman, 23.57/23.37w..... *Robin Reynolds (Jack, Miami, Fl) (5) mistakes and that you can get 23.62...... Taylor Houston (Elkins, Missouri City, Tx) beat on any given day,” she but an NR would 23.68...... (Osceola, Kissimmee, Fl) says. “So don’t take anything be better 23.72...**Aaliyah Brown (Lincoln-Way E, Frankford, Il) for granted.” 23.73...... *Myasia Jacobs (Catholic, Paramus, NJ) Freeman was undefeated 23.74.. *LaQuisha Jackson (Howard, Chattanooga, Tn) against prep competition as a 23.75...... Olivia Ekpone (NW, Germantown, Md) junior (she and Purvis never 23.76...... Ashley Fields (Amherst, NY) met) and was the runner-up in Athlete Of race and not long at all.” The Year voting. Freeman doesn’t plan to stray far when it 400 METERS Despite her success in both dashes, Free- comes to college. She would prefer a school 52.15...... *Robin Reynolds (Jackson, Miami, Fl) (2) man calls the century her favorite over the in her home state and short-lists UCF and 52.59..**Kendall Baisden (DCD, Beverly Hills, Mi) (1) deuce. An improved start—what Freeman Florida as her top picks. /Kirby Lee/ 52.92...... (Westside, Houston, Tx) 52.97... **Chimere Ezumah (Serra, Gardena, Ca) (4) 52.99...... Kamaria Brown (Baton Rouge, La) 53.12... Akawkaw Ndipagbor (Poly, L Beach, Ca) (5**) 53.20....Chamique Francis (Cardozo, Oakland G, NY) 800 METERS MILE 53.27...... **** (MS, Dallas, Tx) 2:04.18...... *Ajee Wilson (Neptune, NJ) (1) 4:38.79+..Chelsey Sveinsson (Green, Addis, Tx) (2) 53.31...... **Morgan Milbrath (Minot, ND) 2:06.90...... ****Raevyn Rogers (MS, Dallas, Tx) 4:41.93...... *Maddie Meyers (NW, Seattle, Wa) (2) 53.42...... * (Smith, Carrollton, Tx) 2:07.30.....Claudia Francis (Card, Oak Gard, NY) (3) 4:43.91...... *Kelsey Margey (Harborfields, NY) (5) 53.56...... Aisha Cavin (Hartley, Columbus, Oh) 2:07.52.... *Amy Weissenbach (H-W, N Holly, Ca) (4) 4:45.56...... Eleanor Fulton (Highlands Ranch, Co) 53.63...... *LaQuisha Jackson (How, Chattanooga, Tn) 2:07.73...... *Savannah Camacho (Templeton, Ca) 4:45.57+...... *Ajee Wilson (Neptune, NJ) 2:07.75.. Kimberly Mackay (Kell, Uniondale, NY) (5) 4:45.06....Alli Billmeyer (Torrey Pines, , Ca) 2:07.35...... (East, Sioux City, Ia) 4:46.6+....**Hannah Meier (GPS, G Pointe Farms, Mi) Need a track fix between issues? 2:07.95...... Nia Fluker (Christway, Duncanville, Tx) 4:47.04...... **Claudia DiSomma (Sparta, NJ) Log on to our website! 2:08.14...... Emily Menges (Garden City, NY) 4:47.73+...... (Corn C, New Windsor, NY) 2:08.46....Chelsey Sveinsson (Greenhill, Addison, Tx) 4:49.15+..... Arianna Vailas (Central, , NH) www.trackandfieldnews.com 2:08.53...... Erika Veidis (Sparta, NJ) 4:49.21+...... Katrina Coogan (Academy, Exeter, NH) 2:08.82....**Hannah Meier (GPS, G Pointe Farms, Mi) 4:49.43+...... Lindsay Crevoiserat (Glastonbury, Ct)

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p46-48 (gPreview).indd 46 1/27/11 1:16:16 PM 2 MILES 10:02.49....Aisling Cuffe (CC, New Windsor, NY) (3) 10:04.85....Chelsey Sveinsson (Gr, Addison, Tx) (4) CUFFE READY FOR TRACK CREDENTIALS 10:21.11+...... *Haley Pierce (Tatnall, Wilmington, De) 10:21.89+...... Kathryn Fluehr (Community, Naples, Fl) THERE’LL BE NO RESTING on her “This probably sounds a little childish, 10:18.7....Alli Billmeyer (Torrey Pines, San Diego, Ca) laurels as Foot Locker cross country champ but it is really strong motivation,” she says. 10:23.86+... Molly Grabill (R Bernardo, San Diego, Ca) for Aisling Cuffe (Cornwall Central, New “If I can make myself believe that peers are 10:20.85+...**Wesley Frazier (Ravenscr, Raleigh, NC) Windsor, New York) during track season. doubting me, all I will want to do is prove 10:24.67+...... **Sara Sargent (Penn, Fair Hills, Pa) “Foot Locker proves my cross country them wrong. If someone else runs a fast 10:26.59+...... Colleen Schmidt (Trinity, Hicksville, NY) abilities, but track is a whole other 10:26.69...... *Abbey Leonardi (Kennbunk, Me) animal,” she says. “Kids who didn’t 10:27.82+...... Shaylyn Tuite (P-Mend, Pittsford, NY) have the best cross country season 10:28.35+...... Katherine Kinkead (CBE, Doyles, Pa) can come out of nowhere and be great Cuffe wants 100 HURDLES for track… I have to focus on leaving more than old laurels on the back burner, to 13.49....*Trinity Wilson (St Mary’s, Berkeley, Ca) (2) leave me hungry to do great things cross country 13.71...... ** (Kell, Marietta, Ga) (4) in track.” 13.75...... Melia Cox (Poly, Long Beach, Ca) credentials 13.79...... Shelley Black (Coughlin, Wilkes-Barre, Pa) Cuffe couldn’t have been more ...... Kendra Harrison (Clayton, NC) dominating in her 34-second victory 13.82...... **Nnenya Hailey (Mt Vernon, Atlanta, Ga) in San Diego last December, produc- 13.86...... Brea Buchanan (Ayala, Chino Hills, Ca) ing the second-largest margin of 13.89...... Alex Gochenour (L-Magnolia, Logan, Ia) victory in race history. 13.90...... Le’Tristan Pledger (Washington, KC, Ks) Cuffe also beat national-caliber 13.91... Kayann Richards (Columbia, Maplewood, NJ) fields at the Great American Cross 13.92...... Erin Morris (Fossil Ridge, Keller, Tx) Country Festival, shattering the ...... Leah Nugent (Abington, Pa) course record by 30 seconds and set 13.79w...... *Lateisha Philson (Cardozo, Oak G, NY) another record by 11 seconds in the New York State Championship. 300 HURDLES But the California race held special 40.88.. Kaila Barber (Midpark, Middleberg Hts, Oh) (4) significance for Cuffe after placing 41.30/58.63..**Kendell Williams (Kell, Marie, Ga) (3) 12th as a soph and 4th as a junior: 41.46/59.15...... Leah Nugent (Abington, Pa) (3*) “Foot Locker was certainly a high 41.65...... Marian Amadu (Park, Kingwood, Tx) point for my life, and it made me 41.94...... *Alexis Franklin (Old Mill, Millersville, Md) realize that if I really put my mind 42.00...... Alyssa Monteverde (Clovis W, Fresno, Ca) to something, I can achieve it, with 42.23...... Ashley Burris (Timberview, Arlington, Tx) patience. I realized I had one more 42.24...... Chelsea Scott (Hartley, Columbus, Oh) shot left, so I worked harder than I 42.50...... *Victoria Abernathy (Jenkins, Lakeland, Fl) ever had, knowing I had to be in the 42.53/59.08...... Kendra Harrison (Clayton, NC) 42.54...*Claudia Saunders (Princeton, Cincinnati, Oh) best shape I was ever in.” 42.61...... Teddi Maslowski (Catholic, Stubenville, Oh) Cuffe realizes she is starting from scratch in track. “Of course being the RELAYS national champion in cross country Perennial southern California foes Long gives me confidence in longer distance Beach Poly (’10 HSLs 45.29/3:39.15) and Serra races, but I still have a lot to prove of Gardena (45.66/3:42.36) both lost some when it comes to track,” she says. members off their squads of last year. But Cuffe left her mark in the mile and both should figure in the national pictures, 2-mile as a junior, running 4:47.73 and

although Serra must avoid the injuries that 10:02.49, earning No. 3 All-America IMAGE ANDERSON/THE SPORTING ERROL struck in ’10. honors in the latter. Her longterm Each has a super-talent for anchor duties, focus this season will be to take a shot at time at a different meet, I feel a need to beat state 4x4 champ Poly with senior Akawkaw the national record in the longer race and their time, or to beat them head to head, so Ndipagbor (53.12 ’09) and junior Chimere to simply “run fast” at the shorter. I can know that I truly beat them. Practice Ezumah (52.97 ’10) for Serra. “I feel like for me, [2M] is the perfect never gets old.” The power in the east should be Cardozo distance,” Cuffe says. “It is a long race, but Cuffe had no doubt about her college (Oakland Gardens, New York), which returns you still get to take advantage of your leg choice, Stanford. She also took recruiting all of its No. 1 All-Am 3:40.65 team. That speed.” trips to Duke and Villanova but made a includes the unrelated Francises, Chamique Her short-term goal is the USATF Junior verbal commitment to the Cardinal shortly (53.20) and Claudia (2:05.47). Cross Country Champs in February. She after her visit in November. She says she Contenders from Texas could come from says her mileage base has been higher in is so excited about college that she has Hightower (Misouri City), 46.42 last year; preparation for that 6K race than as a ju- already begun visualizing what her dorm Timberview (Arlington), 3:45.96 and featur- nior when she was training for the Millrose room will look like as well as running in a ing juniors Kristyn (53.74) and Kaitlyn (54.42) indoor mile. Stanford uniform. Williams; and Lancaster at 3:47.41. ”I feel fitter, but training has been slightly “I really thought that the decision would In the 4x8, three of the five All-America different, so it is kind of hard to compare,” be difficult,” Cuffe says. “After I saw Stan- teams have either three or all four runners she explains. ford, I was blown away. As soon as I was back. In the sprint medley, No. 1 Neptune What Cuffe can compare are times on sure I wanted to go to Stanford, I wasn’t (New Jersey) got a blazing 2:00.59 anchor the track. Chasing PRs and the top mark going to wait around for what everyone from Ajee Wilson at the NBN outdoor to fin- in the country are her biggest motivators considered to be ’normal’ time to commit.” ish its HSL 3:52.74. But how much faster can in training. /Kirby Lee/ Wilson run?

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p46-48 (gPreview).indd 47 1/27/11 1:16:21 PM HIGH JUMP TRIPLE JUMP HAMMER 6-0.... Michaela Palu (Marshall, San Antonio, Tx) (4) 43-4¼...... Ciarra Brewer (Logan, Union City, Ca) (4) 214-4...... Shelby Ashe (Pius X, Atlanta, Ga) (1) 5-11...... Taylor Burke (Medina, Oh) (5) 42-¾...... *Jennifer Madu (East, Plano, Tx) (5) 191-8.....Daina Levy' (Kenn Mtn, Kennesaw, Ga) (2) 5-10...... Joslyn Barnes (North, Torrance, Ca) 41-9¼ ...... Jenna Prandini (Clovis, Ca) (2) 176-8...... Katie Kraychir (Twentynine Palms, Ca) ...... Danielle Butts (S Central, Winterville, NC) 41-6.....Shanique Walker (Mt Pleasant, San José, Ca) 168-3...... Taylor Dupont (SM, Peachtree City, Ga) ...... Lauren Crockett (Ogden, Ut) 41-4¼ ...... Nadia Eke (Holy Name, Worcester, Ma) 163-4...... Angela Onye (Classical, Providence, RI) ...... Moira Cronin (Andover, Ma) (3) 41-2½...... Melia Cox (Poly, Long Beach, Ca) 161-7...... Robyn McFetters (Barrington, RI) ...... Pamela Lee (Haughton, La) 41-1½.....**Carla Forbes (Newton N, Newtonville, Ma) 161-5...Jianna Williams (S Paulding, Douglasville, Ga) ...... Khalysia Mayo (Westfield, Houston, Tx) 40-11/41-¼w.... Danielle Butts (S Cent, Winterville, NC) 160-11...... Aleide Fernandes (Central Falls, RI) ...... *Madeline Morrow (N Canton, Oh) 40-10i...... Desmonae Gray (Wn Br, Chesapeake, Va) ...... Fiona Paladino (Montgomery, Skillman, NJ) 40-8¾...... Abie Ehimwenman (Home-F, Flossmoor, Il) JAVELIN ...... Orlene Parris (Arlington, Tx) 40-7½...... Tori Franklin (South, Downers Grove, Il) 171-9...... Hannah Carson (Chandler, Az) (1) ...... *Taylor Twedt (W Fork, Sheffield, Ia) 40-7...... Thea LaFond (Kennedy, Silver Spring, Md) 167-2...... Allison Updike (Tamaqua, Pa) (2) 40-6½/42-4w.. LaQue Moen-Davis (C, Omaha, Nb) (3) 163-1.....*Avione Allgood (Legacy, N Las Vegas) (3) POLE VAULT 162-10...... Christine Kirkwood (Othello, Wa) (4) 14-0..... Morgann LeLeux (Catholic, N Iberia, La) (1) SHOT 161-6...... **Haley Crouser (Gresham, Or) (5) 13-1½...... Emily Grove (Pontiac, Il) 48-9¾...... (Carlinville, Il) 158-5... Ashley Aldredge (Cedar Crk, Ruston, La) (5*) 13-1...... Mackenzie Landry (Del Oro, Loomis, Ca) 48-8...... Tori Bliss (Portage, In) (2) 154-0...... Brianna Bain (Aloha, Or) ...... Danielle Nowell (Plainview, Ok) 47-7...... *Sarah Howard (Trinity, Dublin, Ga) (4) 152-2...... *Katie Johnston (Haddonfield, NJ) 13-0..... Heather Arseneau (Desert Vista, Phoenix, Az) 47-2½...... *Cassie Wertman (South, Huntingburg, In) 151-9...... *Kaylie VanLoo (Glencoe, Hillsborough, Or) ...... Wren Bonner (Whitney, Tx) 47-2...... **Chamaya Turner (Canyon, N Braunfels, Tx) 150-9...... Anna Adamko (Col River, Vancouver, Wa) ...... Kaitlin Petrillose (McNeil, Austin, Tx) 46-7...... Lacie Rasley (Shafter, Ca) 150-6...... Elizabeth Brenner (Jesuit, Portland, Or) ...... *Katherine Zingheim (Granite Bay, Ca) 46-5...... Shelby Ashe (Pius X, Atlanta, Ga) 147-7...... *Jessie Merckle (Ft Cherry, Pa) 12-8¼...... Stephanie Oleson (Henri, Richmond, Va) 46-3½...... *Delana Fritz (Georgetown, Tx) 12-7.. Cameron Overstreet (Atlee, Mechanicsville, Va) 46-2...... Megan Smith (South, Olathe, Ks) 12-6¼...... *Robin Bone (Darien, Ct) 45-11¾.. Jianna Williams (S Pauld, Douglassville, Ga) 12-6...... 10 tied 45-9½...... Alex Collatz (Stockdale, Bakersfield, Ca) 45-8¼...... Megan Dornish (Elk County, St Mary’s, Pa) LONG JUMP 20-3.... Le’Tristan Pledger (Washington, KC, Ks) (4) DISCUS 20-2¾.. LaQue Moen-Davis (Central, Omaha, Nb) (5) 180-9.. Alex Collatz (Stockdale, Bakersfield, Ca) (1) LEE/IMAGE OF SPORT KIRBY 20-2/20-7¾w ...... Jenna Prandini (Clovis, Ca) (3) 167-4...... Kelsey Card (Carlinville, Il) (2) 20-1...... Keilah Tyson (Wn Branch, Chesapeake, Va) 166-8...... Alexandria Morgan (Ventura, Ca) 20-¼...... Amber Dandy (Red Bank, Chattanooga, Tn) 161-6...... **Margaret Ewen (St Francis, Mn) (3) 19-11...... * (Chandler, Az) 160-2...... Alixandra Tolich (AF, Youngstown, Oh) 19-9½...... *Robin Reynolds (Jackson, Miami, Fl) 155-4.....Daina Levy' (Kennesaw Mtn, Kennesaw, Ga) 19-9...... *Jasmine Gibbs (Oceanside, Ca) ...... Carly Pendleton (Woodmore, Elmore, Oh) 19-8¼...... Kaila Barber (Midp, Middleberg Hts, Oh) 153-3...... *Michelle Wallerstedt (Burke, Omaha, Nb) 19-7...... Shanice Stewart (Carter, Fontana, Ca) 153-1...... ***Yakeishma McLaurin (Brandon, Ms) 19-6¾...... **Kendell Williams (Kell, Marietta, Ga) 151-2...... **Emmonnie Henderson (Edwardsville, Il) 19-6....**Regine Williams (Aquinas, Ft Lauderdale, Fl) 150-5...... Rebecca Hammar (Buhach, Atwater, Ca) 19-5...... Ciarra Brewer (Logan, Union City, Ca) 150-2...... Brianna French (Vacaville, Ca)

PRANDINI CUTS BACK TO A SINGLE SPORT

Track has taken precedence over No. 5 in the 100. volleyball for Jenna Prandini (Clovis, Cali- Prandini is shooting for marks of sub-11.30 fornia), but she still has difficulty picking a in the 100, 23.40 in the half-lapper and over favorite event in our sport when it comes to 21-feet 44-feet in the jumps. the sprints or horizontal jumps. Defending the State titles is her primary The multi-talented Prandini, who turned goal, particularly with the State Meet being 18 in November, is bypassing volleyball for contested at crosstown Buchanan High in the first time in order to extend her track Clovis, where she’ll be competing in front of season past the California State meet. friends and family. The double state champ had her share The proximity factor was also a primary of accomplishments in the traditional high reason for Prandini’s choosing Oregon, to stay school season in her junior year, when she on the West Coast at a Pac-12 school for college ran 11.34 and jumped 20-2 and 41-9¼ (with after narrowing her choices to the Ducks and windy marks of 20-7¾ and 42-7¼ as well). other big players Stanford, USC, UCLA, Texas Her 200 PR of 24.19 came as a soph. A&M and Miami. At State she won both jumps and finished Prandini was impressed with the recent 2nd in the 100 as she single-handedly helped success of the Oregon women and coach Clovis to the runner-up position in the team Robert Johnson. competition behind traditional powerhouse “I know that he will make me the best I can Long Beach Poly. be,” Prandini says. “I also loved the campus She became the year’s only triple All- and all the awesome facilities they had. It just America as she earned the No. 2 position in seems like a place where I can grow as an Her sport chosen, Prandini still the triple jump, No. 3 in the long jump and athlete and student.” /Kirby Lee/ has multiple event choices.

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p46-48 (gPreview).indd 48 1/27/11 1:16:26 PM Early Indoor News The fifth throw was his second-longest ever, 64-6¾ (19.64), trailing only the PR 64-9¼ (19.74) from last year’s USATF. Then came his sixth heave. “I just wanted Records Falling Already to get a good mark since I had been throwing 64 in practice,” he said. “When I got the 64s WITH THE U.S. INDOOR CIRCUIT now a soph, Glass got his clocking at the New Bal- on my fourth and fifth throws, I knew there pale-pale imitation of its former self, the pros ance Games. He crossed the line faster than the was a big one in there.” had to wait until the (see p. record 1:02.40 run in ’84 by Mike Greene (Boston And then some. The Colorado native got 50) to get going. College, Dorchester, Massachusetts). all his 6-8/331 (2.03/150) heft behind the ball Younger athletes, however, had no trouble But video evidence confirmed multiple and punched the sphere out to a big PR of getting off to a roaring start as soon as the new inside-the-line violations on the curves of the 67-11½ (20.71). He says, “I was a little faster year began. World Junior Record In HJ The star of the first Moravian High KU head Jump Tour meet (January 26 in Třinec, was ecstatic with Finley’s Czech Republic) was just-turned-18 Russian Mariya Kuchina. Last year’s big put Youth Olympic Games winner upped her PR from 6-3¼ (1.91) to a World Junior Indoor Record 6-5½ (1.97) She made her first five heights on first try before a miss at a PR 6-3½ (1.92). But she cleared that on second, topped 6-4½ (1.94) on first and then got the record on her second. She raised the indoor WJR from the 6-5 (1.96) made by Bulgaria’s Desislava Aleksandrova in ’94. Kuchina didn’t try a higher height “I’m surprised. This is something new for me, but very special,” said the new recordholder, who used only an 8-step approach. Van Buskirk Claims CR In Kilo When fifth-year senior Kate Van Buskirk relayed a 2:04.15 split on the first day of Virginia Tech’s Hokie Invi- tational, Duke head coach Norm Ogilvie thought, “Wow, she’s ready to go.” In the next day’s 1000, the 23-year- old Canadian got up and went. Van Buskirk cruised remarkably even splits of 32.2, 32.9 (65.1), 32.7 (1:37.8) and 32.8 (2:10.6) before closing with a 30.6 final lap. The Ontario native’s unexpected

2:41.00 clipped more than a half-second jeff jacobsen off the Collegiate Record 2:41.56 set in ’89 by Teena Colebrook of Cal Poly/SLO. first lap—meaning, quite simply, that he didn’t out of the back of the circle and I hit it a little “The ironic thing,” said Ogilvie, “is that run the full distance. harder at the end.” the race wasn’t a record attempt in any way. Since HS Federation rules don’t allow for As happy as Finley was to break the Kansas [Distance coach] Kevin Jermyn has been train- the use of “unofficial” video to change results, school record of 67-5½ (20.56), set in ’70 by ing Kate like a 3000 runner, so it’s exciting the mark may stand in some quarters, but 6-time NCAA champ Karl Salb, the ’09 prep for her to have 2:04 speed in her arsenal. She T&FN is bound by no such silliness so Glass’s AOY was more pleased to erase the memory of has overcome a lot of illness and injuries in time won’t appear on T&FN lists or in the the measurement mix-up at last year’s outdoor her career and she was really happy with the recordbooks. NCAA, a fiasco that gave Finley a phantom record time.” Runner-up Strymar Livingston ran a legal 67‑10¼ (20.68) that just about all involved Van Buskirk clocked a 4:19.23 1500 in last race and his 1:02.88 moved him to No. 3 on agreed was a by-a-meter tape misread. year’s East Regional—the day after being hit the all-time list. with a mystery illness—and then placed 11th He said, “I took some crap for that even in the NCAA final. Nice Shot PR For Finley though I said from the start that I never threw Mason Finley admitted, “I wasn’t sure that far. I was glad to bust one out there in my Lane Violation Kills Apparent HSR what to expect since it was my first meet.” But first meet this year. It will shut people up.” Briefly, it looked as if Najee Glass (St. KU’s season-opener—a dual against big rival Finley added, “I’m not sure how much Peter’s, Jersey City, New Jersey), had set the Missouri—was held at home. meaning to attach to a long throw like this and indoor season’s first HSR with his 1:02.22 over The 20-year-old soph compiled an unre- so early in the season. I want to get consistent 500 meters. markable series of 62-1¾ (18.94), foul, 62-1¾ in the 65s. Then when I hit everything correctly, A 47.32 outdoor 400 sprinter last year as a (18.94) and 64-½ (19.52) on his first four efforts. I can throw 67 or 68.”

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p49 (news).indd 49 1/27/11 1:22:28 PM MILLROSE games Mekonnen Ends Lagat’s Streak by Rich Sands 4th or 5th,” the winner said. Over the last few years the Millrose Games A stomach problem had kept has trotted out a lot of gimmicks to keep the him off the circuit after finishing iconic meet friendly to a more mainstream 2nd at the New York Diamond audience. League in June, and he, like most Many have been successful—including of those in attendance, expected this year’s mini multi-event competition and Lagat to win. But as the race the USA vs. Jamaica Sprint Challenge—but progressed Mekonnen’s confi- ultimately it was the signature event, the dence grew, and he jumped at IMAGE ANDERSON/THE SPORTING ERROL Wanamaker mile, that captivated the Madison the chance to set the tempo with Square Garden crowd this year. four laps to go. Young Ethiopian Deresse Mekonnen spoiled “I knew I had to go then Bernard Lagat’s plans to win the race for a because the earlier laps hadn’t record ninth time (and seventh in a row) with been fast,” he said. “Even if I a thrilling show of tactics and resolve that even was only going to make 3rd or 4th Lagat, the so-called “President of the Boards,” place I would have to go then. I could respect. knew with two laps I had it in Already a two-time world indoor champion my heart to win.” in the 1500 (and a silver medalist outdoors Lagat was as gracious in de- in 2009) at the age of 23, Mekonnen had feat as he’s been in victory. “My little trouble adjusting to the Garden’s cozy race was not bad at all,” he said. 146-meter track. “I knew coming in here that I was None of the racers went with the rabbit’s going to be racing against a great early pace, and just past the 1000-meter mark athlete who is very, very smart Mekonnen assumed the lead, with Lagat sitting and a very good indoor racer. comfortably behind him. “So in order for me to win I A master tactician on this oval, Lagat at- would have to run like I’ve never tempted to make his signature leap to the run before.” Despite his intention front going into the third-to-last turn. But to now focus on the 3000 and 5000, he affirmed that he’d — MILLROSE RESULTS — be back next year to try for title No. 9. , January 28 (attendance 9611; 146m banked synthetic)— Another young cham- 60: 1. Carter (Jam) 6.52 PR; 2. Rodgers (US) 6.56; 3. Kimmons pion was , (US) 6.57; 4. Clarke (Jam) 6.67. 600y: 1. Quow (Tri) 1:11.82; 2. who improved his week- K. Williams (US) 1:12.23; 3. Torrance (US) 1:12.77. old PRs in the shot and 60 Mile: 1. Mekonnen (Eth) 3:58.58; 2. Lagat (US) 3:59.01; 3. Torrence (US) 4:00.13; 4. Emanuel (GB) 4:04.91. 2M: 1. Haas hurdles with marks of 46-8 (US) 8:48.61; 2. Okuti (Uga) 8:57.99. MileW: 1. Barron (US) (14.22) and 7.64 in the first 6:06.25; 2. Sorenson (US) 6:16.51. two parts of the special SP: 1. Whiting (US) 69-11 (21.31); 2. Cantwell (US) 69-4¼ 3-part multi that was add- (21.14); 3. Hoffa (US) 67-4 (20.52);… 4f—Nelson (US). ed to showcase American Wt: 1. Ja. Freeman (US) 79‑3¼ (24.16); 2. Wagner (US) Lagat’s record 68-6½ (20.89); 3. Jo. Freeman (US) 67-8 (20.62). decathlon strength. Tri (SP, 60H, HJ, SP): 1. Eaton (US) 2666 (46-8/14.22 PR, In the third event, Wanamaker Mile 7.64 PR, 6-8¾/2.05); 2. Hardee (US) 2640; 3. Clay (US) 2609; Eaton’s 6-8¾ (2.05) clear- 4. Arnold (US) 2491; 5. Beach (US) 2360. total remained at 8 Women: ance pushed him ahead 60: 1. Campbell-Brown (Jam) 7.11; 2. L. Williams (US) 7.22; of reigning world champ 3. L. Barber (US) 7.23; 4. M. Barber (US) 7.30. 400: 1. Hastings Trey Hardee for the overall (US) 53.60; 2. Trotter (US) 53.82; 3. Henry (US) 54.53. title, 2666–2640, with Olympic champion (6.56) helped the U.S. win the war with a higher 1500: 1. Hall (US) 4:15.35; 2. Douma-Hussar (Can) 4:16.73; rd 3. Dahl (US) 4:16.99; 4. Vaughn (US) 4:20.52. Bryan Clay 3 (2609). overall score. 60H: 1. Dixon (Jam) 8.00; 2. Carruthers (US) 8.03; 3. Felicien The poised Oregon grad admitted to Though she raced a few times last summer, (Can) 8.05; 4. Harrison (US) 8.19. MileW: 1. Seaman (Can) jitters going up against the two gold med- Williams considered this her first competition 6:41.32; 2. Michta (US) 6:51.06. alists: “There was a lot of nervousness in since the ’09 World Championships. “After that PV: 1. Murer (Bra) 15-6½ (4.74); 2. Suhr (US) 15-2¾ (4.64); 3. Owen (US) 14-6¾ (4.44); 4. Holliday (US) 14-6¾. this young man, because the competition I mentally clocked out and took a break,” she Wt: 1. Campbell (US) 79-1; 2. L. Smith (US) 68-10½ (20.99); that I faced. But there’s a lot of fight in said. The rust showed in her lethargic start, K. 3. Smith (US) 66-9¼ (20.35); 4. Broome (US) 61-4 (18.69). this young man,” he said. but her trademark furious finish looked as The sprints were packaged as a lethal as it did 2004–07, when she made the team event between the Americans podium in three international championship Mekonnen held his ground—and did so two and Jamaicans, with three athletes from each 100s, including gold at the ‘05 Worlds. more times, hitting the tape in 3:58.58, with country in the men’s and women’s 60s (scored “I feel very refreshed,” she said. “I’m ready Lagat back in 3:59.01. 6-5-4-3-2-1). Veronica Campbell-Brown (7.11) to get out there. We’ve tried a lot of new things, “I have not competed for about 6 months and Nesta Carter (6.52) won the individual from a new warm-up to a new block setting, due to illness and I didn’t expect that I would battles for Jamaica, but strong closing finishes new shoes, new sponsors; all kinds of new run this well. I thought I would make maybe from (7.22) and stuff going on.”

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IF YOU THOUGHT something Britain (69). O RU N was missing as the new year’s road Former 5000 world titlist season cranked up, you were right. took a big short-course win (13:12 for 4K) over For the first time since ’07 there was two reigning Olympic champions, Asbel Kip- no Haile Gebrselassie marathoning rop (13:18) and Brimin Kipruto (13:19).

lisa coniglio/PH O T lisa in Dubai. In the women’s race (5.7K), Kenyan track The WR holder ripped off wins world champs Linet Masai (20:24) and Vivian of 2:04:53, 2:05:29 and 2:06:09 in the Cheruiyot (20:36) bookended Ethiopian teen previous three editions but begged (20:32) in 2nd. off this year with “a niggling knee injury.” 50K Walk Title To Shorey In other early news on the Ben Shorey took the first Olympic-distance macadam: national title of his long walking career, racing to the USATF 50K title in Tustin, California, Farah Beats Rupp In XC in January. A week into the new year, The 27-year-old Wisconsin native’s 4:16:01 Briton got the better of stroll left 5-time 20K winner Tim Seaman Galen Rupp at the Cross (4:25:19) more than a mile behind. Shorey Country Team Challenge. and 3rd-place finisher Patrick Stroupe (4:27:23, Racing on snow over 8K, Rupp age 25) were youthful anomalies in a field in and perennial Euro champ Serhiy which the average age of the other 5 finishers Lebid pushed the pace at halfway, was 48.6. but on a hill before the final lap While Shorey’s time was a PR by more than Farah burst ahead to a 2-meter lead 2:00, and the fastest by an American since ’08, and a 25:41–25:50 margin on the he will need to cut off just over 7:00 more to American at the finish. get under the World Champs B-standard of Just returned from training in 4:09:00. Kenya, Farah said, “The tactics were to keep with the group for Marathon Roundup the first two laps and see what was Robert Kipchumba’s 2:08:07 win gave happening from there. I knew that ’11 the earliest fast start a marathoning year if Rupp and Lebid were around I has ever seen at China’s Xiamen 26-miler on was in for a tough race.” January 2. ’s Ayad Landassam in 3rd David Barmasai of Kenya won Dubai, worth (25:55) led a European team victory $250,000, with a new seasonal leader, 2:07:18. (50 points) over the U.S. (53) and Barmasai’s previous two , both wins, were altitude-hindered ones in Kenya; the most recent a 2:10:31 in Nairobi in October. they were able to drain it. Then Mergia Aselefech, the ‘09 World Champs he had to stay two nights in the bronze medalist, won the Dubai women’s hospital because he had to be race in 2:22:45, leading 4 under 2:25:00 and 11 Goucher Up & given antibiotics through an IV under 2:28:00. for a couple of days.” Ethiopians Tesfaye Girma (2:09:54 PR) and Goucher and husband Adam Korene Jelila (2:26:56) picked up wins at the Running Again stayed by Colt’s side through- Mumbai Marathon. Girma’s time took almost out—emotion and energy-sap- 2:00 off the course record. ping preparation for a race. “I know I’m doing all the right Ryan Hall Breaks 12 WRs in 1 Race! Just 16 weeks after giving birth to a stuff,” said Goucher of the result, Robert Kipchumba’s 2:08:07 win gave son, Colt, in September, raced “but I hate to lose.” ’11 the earliest fast start a marathoning year the Arizona Rock ’n’ Roll Half-Marathon on By the time her next race, the New York has ever seen at China’s Xiamen 26-miler on January 16. The Beijing Olympian placed 2nd City Half, rolls around on March 20, Goucher January 2; . in 74:02 to Mexico’s Madai Pérez (71:49), an expects to be much better prepared. David Barmasai of Kenya won Dubai, worth amazing performance under the circum- She will run her one post-maternity $250,000, with a new seasonal leader, 2:07:18. stances. 26-miler before next January’s Olympic Trial Barmasai’s previous two marathons, both wins, “To be quite honest, I had probably the at Boston in April. were altitude-hindered ones in Kenya; the most most stressful week of my life leading up Coach Alberto Salazar says, “By the time recent a 2:10:31 in Nairobi in October. to it,” said Goucher. Five days before the Boston comes, she’ll have had—I think I Mergia Aselefech, the ‘09 World Champs race doctors determined a mass—a possible calculated—18 weeks at over 100 miles a bronze medalist, won the Dubai women’s tumor—on her son’s face that required im- week. race in 2:22:45, leading 4 under 2:25:00 and 11 mediate surgery. “She’s never even had 6 or 7 weeks over under 2:28:00. “It ended up being a staph infection in 100 prior to a marathon. So I really feel her Ethiopians Tesfaye Girma (2:09:54 PR) and his lymph node which was awful and scary,” base is well on its way to being established Korene Jelila (2:26:56) picked up wins at the said the greatly relieved new mom, “but better than it ever has.” /Sieg Lindstrom/ Mumbai Marathon.

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REVIEWS Year-End Wrap-Up of Shoes 2010 by Cregg Weinmann

Many of the shoes we see each year are actually aimed at the holiday season/year’s end, but others arrive in the fall (earlier than year-end models but later than our traditional fall review) so we think they, too, deserve mention in our year-end wrap-up. Though not always equipped for the weather at the end of the year, here we see three that have been “warmed up” to better handle wet and/or cold conditions. This review looks at eight new or updated shoes split between the Hybrid Trail and Perform- ance categories, with a Motion Stabilizing shoe for good measure—making a little something for everyone.

HYBRID TRAIL Brooks Adrenaline ASR 7 Mizuno Wave Ascend 5 Combining a bestselling stabilizing shoe with The Wave Ascend proves again that it’s a trail protection and traction has been a worthy anchor in the Mizuno trail line, successful strategy for the Adrena- providing traction, protection, and line ASR. Round 7 contin- stability. The midsole/ ues to provide stability, outersole maintain the traction, and protection well-cushioned AP on trails, as well as roads. foam, a waveplate The upper features a water- combination of lateral rub- resistant mesh that’s now a little more open, along with increased ber and medial TPU for stability, BEST SHOE lateral support and more bunion-friendly support on the medial side. and a trail profile of effective lugs that grip well on The midsole is multi-density BioMoGo foam with a reconfigured crash- Hybrid Trail both hard and soft surfaces. The upper addresses

pad and a reduced DRB Accel shank, providing a better transition YE 10 AR-END 20 fit and protection. Flat laces replace the bumpy “link- without sacrificing much support. The outersole continues with the sausage” variety and may be a bit easier to adjust the ten- same forefoot flex grooves as the 6, but they’ve been opened up sion of the eyestay. Synthetic rubber has been added to the toe and slightly to improve flexibility. The tread profile provides the traction the heel bumpers for more protection from trail hazards. Overall, the fit, Adrenaline ASR is known for, both on- and off-road. cushion, traction, and forefoot flexibility attest to the Ascend’s versatility, garnering it our Best Hybrid Trail Shoe award. “Fit snugly, but not tight. Good arch support. Fairly firm heel, very stable, but a softer forefoot. Interesting feel; I like the softer forefoot. Excellent off-road traction. “Roomy in the forefoot. Seems lighter than most trail shoes, especially for the support I like these shoes a lot.” and cushioning. Traction is very good, even good on pavement, and surprisingly durable for an aggressive, off-road tread. I don’t see any wear anywhere.” HYBRID TRAIL $105 Sizes: men 8–13,14,15; women 5–12 Weight: 13.0 oz. (men’s 11); 11.1 oz. (women’s 8) Shape: semi-curved For: medium- to high-arched feet with moderate overpronation HYBRID TRAIL $95 Sizes: men 7–13,14; women 6–11 Weight: 12.5 oz. (men’s 11); 10.5 oz. (women’s 8) Shape: semi-curved For: medium- to high-arched feet with neutral biomechanics to moderate overpronation

Newton Terra Nike Air Pegasus +27 Trail WR Momentus=Momentum The Pegasus is Nike’s “King of the Road” and an With Newton’s first foray into trail shoes, the all-time favorite neutral shoe. The Trail WR is hybridized Terra Momentus=Mo- the off-road–equipped version. This mentum, we get just what season, number 27 we’ve come to expect: a (though the trail version thoughtfully conceived, has only been around well-executed shoe. The upper for about a decade) features a closed mesh with a full receives both updates rand for protection with extra shoe lace-secur- informed by the road version ing overlays on the tongue. The outersole has been beefed up from its and some trail-specific features. The closed mesh upper now sports road models with additional carbon rubber on the forefoot actuators a full rand in addition to rubbery, high-friction heel and toe and covering the heel membrane to protect it from trail debris. The bumpers. A water-resistant treatment makes the shoe well suited to midsole is Newton’s resilient foam formulation with the same low-profile wintry, wet trail conditions. The midsole, formerly Phylon foam, has geometry as in its other models, and it handles trails with a surprisingly been upgraded to the more durable and lively Cushlon. The outer- nimble touch. Runners already familiar with the Newton ride will find sole is the same toothy waffle tread as before and it remains equally the Terra Momentus=Momentum to be a quality trail alternative. Those at home on trail or roads. Overall, the Pegasus +27 Trail WR takes looking for a more efficient trail gait can start with Newton. the road performance of the Pegasus off-road.

“Great, supportive fit with plenty of room for my toes. Though not very lightweight, “Great cushioning on the roads without mushiness on the trails. Very effective it feels very lively on the trail. Good protection, traction, and cushioning. traction on the trails which also manages the roads well. Overall, a great The forefoot-oriented landing improved my trail running.” hybrid trail shoe which is just right to run in.”

HYBRID TRAIL $139 Sizes: men 6–13,14,15; women 5–11 Weight: 13.0 oz. (men’s 11); HYBRID TRAIL $95 Sizes: men 6–13,14,15; women 5–12 Weight: 12.1 oz. (men’s 11); 10.4 oz. (women’s 8) Shape: semi-curved For: medium- to high-arched feet 10.6 oz. (women’s 8) Shape: semi-curved For: medium- to high-arched feet with neutral biomechanics with neutral biomechanics

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REVIEWS Year-End Wrap-Up of Shoes for 2010 continued MOTION STABILIZING PERFORMANCE adidas Supernova Sequence 3 ASICS Gel-Speedstar 5 In round 3, the Supernova Sequence retains The consistent and effective Speedstar its hallmark: reliable, cushioned has long filled the role of beefy stability. The upper now racer/lightweight trainer. features an airier mesh Version 5 surpasses its with soft, synthetic suede predecessors. The overlays that are positioned significant change to provide support without here is the new upper: a hindering the foot. The newly configured breathable mesh with a matrix midsole has repositioned the forefoot adiPrene inserts beneath the foot of black urethane in small hexagonal shapes varying in thickness to and now contains them with a sidewall for better cushioning underfoot. provide more support where it’s thicker and more flexibility where it’s The outersole has seen small adjustments to the flex grooves that im- thinner. The midsole and outersole remain much the same as previ- prove gait efficiency. Runners looking for a good combination of cush- ous rounds with a nice combination of responsive cushioning and ioning and stability will be well served by the Supernova Sequence 3. great flexibility—defining elements of a quality minimalist shoe. The Speedstar’s looks—bright base with striking black—get extra credit, “Fits well with a comfortable cushy ride. Reliable stability without being too stiff. but the real draw here is the performance. They kept the best of the previous version and improved the overall feel. A pleasant experience with every run.” “These shoes feel snug and light. Lots of cushion without a bulky feel. The upper was flexible enough to form around the foot with good support to the arches. A very light, Motion Stabilizing $100 Sizes: men 6.5–13,14; women 5–12 Weight: 12.9 oz. (men’s 11); comfortable, cushioned shoe for faster running—even an all-around great racing shoe 11.0 oz. (women’s 8) Shape: semi-curved For: medium- to high-arched feet for me. I have used it on many speed workouts and races up to 1/2 marathon.” with mild to moderate overpronation Performance $90 Sizes: men 6–13,14; women 5–12 Weight: 9.5 oz. (men’s 11); 8.6 oz. (women’s 8) Shape: semi-curved For: medium- to high-arched feet with neutral biomechanics, for faster-paced running

New Balance 870 Zoot Ultra Kalani The 870 is a performance shoe new to the New The new Ultra Kalani, the neutral companion to Balance NBx line. The upper is a thin, layered Zoot’s Ultra Kane, is designed for economy open mesh first seen in the 759, here and protection without added fluff. combined with more minimal over- The upper features the lays of synthetic leather same compression and microsuede that fabric used in the don’t compromise sup- Ultra Speed racer, and port. The lacing uses tradi- employs support straps and tional eyelets along with Ghilley laces like the Kane does—more for webbing loops attached to the overlays that flank the metatarsals, BEST SHOE minor adjustments—since the compression fabric keeping the foot over the midsole. An abbreviated N-ergy crashpad in Performance does such a great job of securing the foot over the

the heel encourages the foot through the transition. The dual-density YE 10 midsole. The midsole is EVA foam with a layer of re- AR-END 20 midsole offers a resilient and stable ride with the aid of the silient full-length Z-bound nearer the foot. The EVA Strobel polyurethane Strobel board and Abzorb innersole. The outersole is de- board and polyurethane innersole provide additional benefits—both signed for full-sole contact, whether striking on the heel or farther for- in step-in comfort, as well as improved fit and feel on the road. The ward, but it’s segmented for good flexibility. The Ndurance carbon carbon fiber shank responds well to the torsional forces generated rubber in the high-wear areas and better-cushioning blown rubber through the gait and adds a responsive quality to the midfoot ride. everywhere else nicely balances traction and durability. The outersole features blown rubber in the lateral forefoot and ZCR (Zoot carbon rubber) in the rearfoot and medial toe, traditionally the “Fits my feet really well. Plenty of cushioning, yet allows you to feel the road. Keeps the high-wear areas of any shoe. The quality materials, precise execu- foot stable and the pace quick. I’m always looking for a marathoning shoe, and this one is going to Boston!” tion, and excellent ride garnered the Ultra Kalani our Best Shoe award in the Performance category. Performance $100 Sizes: men 8–12,13,14; women 5–12 Weight: 11.5 oz. (men’s 11); “Wow! Great fit, great cushioning, a great shoe to run in.” 10.4 oz. (women’s 8) Shape: semi-curved For: medium- to high-arched feet with neutral biomechanics to mild overpronation Performance $140 Sizes: men 8–12,13,14; women 6–11 Weight: 11.4 oz. (men’s 11); 9.8 oz. (women’s 8) Shape: semi-curved For: medium- to high-arched feet with neutral biomechanics

CREGG WEINMANN is footwear and running products reviewer for Running Network LLC. He can be reached via e-mail at [email protected]. Copyright © 2010 by Running Network LLC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this article may be stored, copied, or reprinted without prior written permission of Running Network LLC. Reprinted here with permission.

p52-53.indd 53 1/26/11 2:33:46 PM ...... Missouri Valley; Cedar Falls, Iowa ...... Sun Belt; Murfreesboro, Tennessee 20–21...... Cal JC; Sacramento, California ’11 U.S. Outdoor Schedule 23–24....Northwest JC; Spokane, Washington THESE LISTINGS are restricted to high-quality outdoor competi- tions (the end of the indoor season can be found on p. 62). The Conferences National Champs most complete compilation of domestic competitions­—including March May 26–27...... Cal/Nevada; Claremont, California 19–21...... JUCO; Hutchinson, Kansas detailed contact information for all meets—is produced by USATF. 26–28 ...... NAIA; Marion, Indiana Their searchable calendar is available online at www.usatf.org. April ...... NCAA II; Turlock, California 15–16...... Atlantic Sun; Jacksonville, Florida ...... NCAA III; Delaware, Ohio ...... Mets; New Haven, Connecticut ....NCAA East Regional; Bloomington, Indiana ...... Faldmo Inv; Logan, Utah 21–23...... ACC; Durham, North Carolina ...... NCAA West Regional; Eugene, Oregon ...... Hurricane Alum Inv; Coral Gables, Florida ...... Big South; Lexington, Virginia Relays & Invs ...... Jones Memorial; Gainesville, Florida June 3–5...... Brown Inv; Fullerton, California 22–23...... Southern; Birmingham, Alabama ...... Lacoste Inv; Starkville, Mississippi 8–11...... NCAA; Des Moines, Iowa 4...... North Florida Inv; Jacksonville, Florida 29–5/1...... SWAC; New Orleans, Louisiana ...... Long Beach Inv; Long Beach, California 23–26...... USATF; Eugene, Oregon 11–12... Seahawk Inv; Wilmington, N. Carolina ....Michigan v Ohio State (m); Ann Arbor, Mich May 23–26...... USATF Juniors; Eugene, Oregon [11–12 is NCAA Indoor Champs weekend] ...... Stanford v Cal; Stanford, California 5–7 ...... MEAC; Greensboro, North Carolina 17–19...... Disney Inv; L Buena Vista, Florida July ...... UTEP Inv; El Paso, Texas 6–8...... Big East; Villanova, ...... 49er Classic; Charlotte, North Carolina 8–9...... USATF Clubs; Randalls Island, NY 16–17...... Indiana Inv; Bloomington, Indiana ...... Horizon League; Indianapolis, Indiana 18–19...... Aztec Inv; San Diego, California 28–31...... USATF Masters; Berea, Ohio 17...... UCLA v Oregon (m); Westwood, Calif ...... Lone Star; Stephenville, Texas ...... Castillo Inv; Tempe, Arizona 20–23...... ; Lawrence, Kansas 6–7...... Colonial; Richmond, Virginia ...... Hurricane Inv; Coral Gables, Florida 21–23...... Robison Inv; Provo, Utah ...... Ohio Valley; Murray, Kentucky ...... TCU Inv; Fort Worth, Texas 22...... Texas Tech Inv; Lubbock, Texas ...... Pac-10 Multis; Tucson, Arizona ...... Texas Southern Relays; Houston, Texas Major HS Meets 22–23...Christensen Inv; Ft. Collins, Colorado ...... Patriot League; Easton, Pennsylvania ...... Williams Classic; Tucson, Arizona April ...... Ellis Inv; Princeton, New Jersey 7–8...... America East; Baltimore, Maryland 19...... Oregon Preview; Eugene, Oregon 8–9...... Arcadia Inv; Arcadia, California ...... Hamilton Inv; Berkeley, California ...... Atlantic 10; Charlotte, North Carolina ...... Potts Inv; Boulder, Colorado ...... Hoosier Inv; Bloomington, Indiana ...... Heps; New Haven, Connecticut May ...... Trojan Inv; Los Angeles, California ....Morgan State Legacy; Baltimore, Maryland ...... Metro Atlantic; Lawrenceville, New Jersey 12–14...... Loucks Games; White Plains, NY 23–24...... Cal Multis; Berkeley, California ...... Oregon Relays; Eugene, Oregon .....Northeast; West Long Branch, New Jersey 27–28...... Golden South; Orlando, Florida 24–26.... Florida State R; Tallahassee, Florida ...... Triton Inv; La Jolla, California 10–13...... WAC; Honolulu, Hawai‘i 25...... Texas-Arkansas-UCLA (m); Austin, Tex June ...... Vanderbilt Inv; Nashville, Tennessee 11–14...... Big Sky; Sacramento, California 25–26...... Arizona State Inv; Tempe, Arizona 2–4...... Great Southwest; Albuquerque, NM 23...... Cougar Inv; Pullman, Washington ...... Mountain West; Colorado Springs, Colo ...... López Bayou Classic; Houston, Texas 11...... Golden West; Folsom, California ...... Duckett Rice Inv; Houston, Texas 12–14...... Great West; Orem, Utah ....LSU Tiger Relays; Baton Rouge, Louisiana ...... Midwest Distance Gala; Lisle, Illinois ...... Georgia v Missouri; Athens, Georgia ...... Mid-American; DeKalb, Illinois ...... Raleigh Relays; Raleigh, North Carolina ...... Midwest MOC; Ft. Wayne, Indiana .... LSU Alumni Gold; Baton Rouge, Louisiana ...... Southland; Natchitoches, Louisiana ...... Stanford Inv; Stanford, California 16–18...... New Balance Nat.; Greensboro, NC ...... McDonnell Inv; Fayetteville, Arkansas ....Summit League; Sioux Falls, South Dakota ...... Yellow Jacket Inv; Atlanta, Georgia 23–26...... USATF Juniors; Eugene, Oregon ...... Johnson Inv; Waco, Texas 12–15...... Conference USA; Houston, Texas 25–27...... Alabama R; Tuscaloosa, Alabama 28–29....World Youth Trials; Myrtle Beach, SC ...... Mississippi Open; Oxford, Mississippi ...... SEC; Athens, Georgia 26.. Baskin Relays; Columbia, South Carolina 28–7/3...... USATF Youth; Myrtle Beach, SC ...... Musco Twilight; Iowa City, Iowa 13–14...... Big West; Irvine, California ...... Big 10-SEC Challenge; Starkville, Miss ...... Sun Devil Open; Tempe, Arizona ...... New Englands; New Haven, Connecticut July ...... Springtime Inv; El Paso, Texas 23–24...... Owens Inv; Columbus, Ohio ...... Pac-10; Tucson, Arizona 6–10....World Youth Ch; Villeneuve-d’Ascq, Fr 31/4–2...... Click Inv; Tucson, Arizona 28–30...... ; Des Moines, Iowa 13–15...... Big 10; Iowa City, Iowa 22–24...... Pan-Am Juniors; Miramar, Florida April ...... Gina Relays; Hillsdale, Michigan ...... Big 12; Norman, Oklahoma 26–31...... USATF Jr. Oly; Wichita, Kansas 1–2...... Florida Relays; Gainesville, Florida ...... Penn Relays; , Pennsylvania ...... IC4A/ECAC; Princeton, New Jersey 30/8–6... AAU Jr. Oly; New Orleans, Louisiana ...... Howell Inv; Princeton, New Jersey 30...... Arizona St-Arizona-NnAriz; Tempe, Ariz ...... Lane Inv; Arlington, Texas ...... Jordan/Cardinal Inv; Stanford, California ...... Missouri Relays; Columbia, Missouri ...... Kirby Inv; Albuquerque, New Mexico ...... Poehlein Inv; West Lafayette, Indiana .....Washington v Washington St.; Seattle, Wa State High School Championships ...... South Florida Inv; Tampa, Florida 30/5–1...... Scott Inv; Irvine, California ...... Tailwind Inv; Albuquerque, New Mexico Unless noted, all meets are boys/girls combined. If a state contests differ- ...... Tiger Classic; Auburn, Alabama ent classes non–concurrently, only the highest‑level competition is listed. May 2...... LSU Inv; Baton Rouge, Louisiana Some meets listed as single days may have prelims the day before. 1...... Houston Inv; Houston, Texas ...... Razorback Inv; Fayetteville, Arkansas ...... USC v UCLA; Los Angeles, California ...... Tellez Inv; Houston, Texas Alabama...... Gulf Shores, May 6–7 Mississippi...... Pearl, May 13–14 4...... BYU Twilight; Provo, Utah 6–9...... ; Austin, Texas Alaska...... Fairbanks, May 20–21 Missouri...... Jefferson City, May 27–28 5...... Central Florida Twilight; Orlando, Florida 7–9.... JJK/Johnson Inv; Westwood, California Arizona...... Mesa, May 11, 14 Montana...... Butte, May 27–28 ...... Liberty Twilight; Lynchburg, Virginia ...... Mondo Multis; Sacramento, California Arkansas...... Pearcy, May 14 Nebraska...... Omaha, May 20–21 ..... Maryland Twilight; College Park, Maryland ...... Sun Angel Classic; Tempe, Arizona 6...... Arkansas Twilight; Fayetteville, Arkansas California...... Clovis, June 3–4 Nevada...... Las Vegas, May 20–21 8...... Big West Cup; Fullerton, California ...... Hayes Inv; Bloomington, Indiana Colorado...... Lakewood, May 19–21 New Hampshire...... Merrimack, June 4 8–9...... Botts Inv; Columbia, Missouri ...... Oregon Twilight; Eugene, Oregon Connecticut...... New Britain, June 6 New Jersey...... South Plainfield, June 9 ...... Duke Inv; Durham, North Carolina 6–7 ...... Paddock Inv; Ann Arbor, Michigan Delaware...... Dover, May 25 New Mexico...... Albuquerque, May 13–14 ...... Seminole Inv; Tallahassee, Florida ...... Pollock Spring Inv; Clemson, S. Carolina Florida...... Winter Park, May 7 New York...... Caledonia, June 10–11 ...... Towns Inv; Athens, Georgia ...... Seminole Twilight; Tallahassee, Florida Georgia (b)...... Jefferson, May 5–7 North Carolina...... Greensboro, May 14 9...... Colorado Inv; Boulder, Colorado 7...California Invitational R; Sacramento, Calif (g)...... Albany, May 12–14 North Dakota...... Bismarck, May 27–28 ...... Furman Inv; Greenville, South Carolina ...... Haylett Inv; Manhattan, Kansas ...... Maryland Inv; College Park, Maryland Hawai‘i...... Kahului, May 6–7 Ohio...... Columbus, June 3–4 ...... Oxy Inv; Eagle Rock, California ...... Mason Spring Inv; Fairfax, Virginia Idaho...... Boise, May 19–20 Oklahoma...... Ardmore, May 13–14 ...... Shannon Inv; Seattle, Washington ...... Nebraska Inv; Lincoln, Nebraska Illinois (b)...... Charleston, May 26–28 Oregon...... Eugene, May 27–28 ...... Thorpe Open; University Park, Penn ...... Ole Miss Inv; Oxford, Mississippi (g)...... Charleston, May 19–21 Pennsylvania.... Shippensburg, May 27–28 ...... Wisconsin Twilight; Madison, Wisconsin ...... Pepsi Team Inv; Eugene, Oregon Indiana (b)...... Bloomington, June 3 Rhode Island...... Providence, June 4 8...... Duke Twilight; Durham, North Carolina ...... Pomona-Pitzer Inv; Claremont, California (g)...... Bloomington, June 4 South Carolina...... Columbia, May 13–14 13...... Cardinal Twilight; Louisville, Kentucky ...... Utah Inv; Salt Lake City, Utah Iowa...... Des Moines, May 19–21 South Dakota...... Sioux Falls, May 27–28 19...... Elite Throwers; Tucson, Arizona 9–10...... Pelican R; New Orleans, Louisiana Kansas...... Wichita, May 27–28 Tennessee...... TBA, May 25–27 TBD...... Discus Inv; Salinas, California 13–14...... Mt. SAC Multis; Azusa, California Kentucky...... Louisville, May 26–28 Texas...... Austin, May 13–14 13–16...... Sea-Ray R; Knoxville, Tennessee June Louisiana...... Baton Rouge, May 7 Utah...... Provo, May 20–21 14–16...... Mt. SAC Relays; Walnut, California 4...... New Jersey International; Holmdel, NJ Maine...... TBA, June 4 Vermont...... Burlington, June 4 ...... Onesty Inv; Charlottesville, Virginia ...... Pre Classic; Eugene, Oregon Maryland...... Baltimore, May 26–28 Virginia...... Richmond, June 3–4 15...... Clay Inv; Azusa, California 11...... adidas GP; New York, NY Massachusetts...... TBA, June 4 Washington...... Tacoma, May 26–28 15–16...... All-Ohio; Cincinnati, Ohio July Michigan (lower pen)...... Rockford, June 4 West Virginia...... Charleston, May 20–21 ...... Friendship/Freedom G; Greensboro, NC 22–24...... Pan-Am Juniors; Miramar, Florida (upper peninsula)...... Kingsford, June 4 Wisconsin...... La Crosse, June 3–4 ...... New York Relays; New York, NY Minnesota...... St. Paul, June 10–11 Wyoming...... Casper, May 19–21 ...... War Eagle Inv; Auburn, Alabama August 16.... Carolina Classic; Chapel Hill, N Carolina 13–14..U.S. v Germany Multis; Chula Vista, Ca

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p54 (DomSchedule).indd 54 1/25/11 1:29:10 PM ...... Rehlingen, Germany 2...... Minneapolis, Minnesota † Because schedules do change, 15–16...... Multis; Kladno, Czech Rep * IAAF Road Series 9...... Eindhoven, Holland remember always to check with 18...... Bilbao, Spain 10. World Marathon Major; Chicago, Illinois § § = IAAF Gold Label race; ‡ = IAAF Silver; ≠ someone at the source before 18–19.... Euro Team Ch; Stockholm, =IAAF bronze (also see Marathons) 16...... Gyeongju, South Korea ‡ actually travelling to any meet— 24...... High Jump; Split, Croatia ...... Beijing, China § domestic or international. 24–25...... Central Am Ch; San José, C Rica February ...... , Turkey ‡ 25...... Cottbus, Germany Note also that many meets tend to 6...... Half-Mar, Marugame, Japan ‡ ...... Amsterdam, Holland ‡ ...... Kuortane, Finland 18...... RAK Half-Mar, United Arab Emirates ‡ list only the day(s) of final competi- ...... , Ontario ‡ ...... Kusociński Memorial; Szczecin, Poland 27...... W Best 10K, San Juan, § 23...... Chunchon, South Korea ‡ tion in their publicity materials, and ...... Nivelles, Belgium ...... Venice, Italy ‡ that there might be prelims and/or March ...... Pavlov; Sofia, Bulgaria 30...... Frankfurt, Germany § multi-event competitions contested 27...... Open; Moscow, Russia ...... Half-Mar; Paris, France on dates prior to those listed. 28...... Sollentuna, Sweden ...... Half-Mar; Lisbon, Portugal § November 6...... , South Korea ‡ ...... Velenje, Slovenia April ...... World Marathon Major; New York City § 29...... Biberach, Germany 2...... Hervis Half-Mar, , Czech Rep § 13...... Athens, Greece ...... International; , Alberta 3...... Stramilano Half-Mar; Milan, Italy ...... Turin, Italy ‡ ...... Pátrai, Greece 10...... 10K; , Spain ...... Rock ‘n Roll San Antonio, Texas International 30.... ; Lausanne, Switzerland ...... Great Ireland 10K; Dublin, Ireland ≠ 20...... Yokohama, Japan (w) ‡ July 24...... Half-Mar; Yangzhou, China ‡ December 1...... Jerome Classic; Burnaby, BC May Meets 5...... Sacramento, California 2 ...... Cork City Sports; Cork, Ireland 15...... 10K, Bangalore, India § 11...... Honolulu, Hawai‘i = IAAF Diamond League (14) ...... Oordegem, Belgium ...... 10K; Manchester, England § 12...... Fukuoka, Japan § ¶ = IAAF World Challenge (14) ...... Sotteville lès Rouen, France 28...... Nordion 10K, Ottawa, Canada ‡ ...... Singapore ‡i * = IAAF Multis (5, plus area champs, USATF) 2–3...... Balkan Champs; Sliven, Bulgaria ∞ = IAAF Hammer Challenge (10) ...... Euro Cup Multis; Torun, Poland * June 3...... Victoria International; Victoria, BC 25...... 10K; Langueux, France ≠ U.S. Road Circuit March ... Znamenskiy Mem; Zhukovskiy, Russia ∞ ¶ 3...... Classic; , Australia ¶ July January 5...... Reims, France 31...... Half-Mar, Bogota, Colombia § 19...... Spring Break; Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 6–10...... World Youth; Villeneuve-d’Ascq, Fra 23...... USATF 50K Walk; Tustin, California † 19–20....Euro Winter Throws; Sofia, Bulgaria 7–10 ...... Asian Champs; Kobe, Japan * September 29..USATF Half-Marathon; Houston, Texas † April 8...... Dublin, Ireland 10...... Metro 10K, Prague, Czech Republic ‡ March 15–16...... African Multis; Réduit, Mauritius * ...... Meeting Areva; Paris, France 18..... Great North Half; S Shields, England § 12.....Gate River 15K; Jacksonville, Florida † 23–24...... Hyogo Relays; Kobe, Japan ...... Rhede, Germany 25...... Half-Mar; Lisbon, Portugal § 15...... USATF 8K Ch; Carmel, Indiana † 29...... Oda Memorial; Hiroshima, Japan 9...... Kortrijk, Belgium 20...... NYC Half-Mar; New York, NY ...... Kuts Memorial; Moscow, Russia October 16...... Half-Mar; Reims, France ≠ May ...... 2011; Madrid, Spain ∞ ¶ April 23...... Airtel Half-Mar; Delhi, India § 3...... Fukuroi; Shizuoka, Japan 10...... Aviva GP; Birmingham, England 3...... Carlsbad 5K, Carlsbad, California 30...... Classique, Cassis, France ‡ 6...... Doha, Qatar ...... Eindhoven, Holland ..... Great South Run, Portsmouth, England § May 7...... Kingston, Jamaica ¶ ...... Meagher International; Halifax, NS 1...... Bloomsday 12K; Spokane, Washington ...... Pointe-a-Pitre, 13...... Naimette-Xhovément, Belgium November 12.... USATF Road Mile, Minneapolis, Minn † 7–8...... ; Desenzano, Italy * ...... Toronto, Ontario 20...... 15K, Nijmegen, Holland ≠ 14..... River Bank 25K; Grand Rapids, Mich † 8...... Super Meet; Kawasaki, Japan ∞ ¶ ...... Vardinoyiánnia; Réthymno, Greece 15...... Bay to Breakers 12K; S Francisco, Ca 11...... Fort-de-France, Martinique 14–17.....Euro U-23 Ch; Ostrava, Czech Rep December 30.....Bolder Boulder 10K; Boulder, Colorado 12...... Colorful; Daegu, South Korea ∞ ¶ 15–17...... CAC Ch; Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 31...... 10K; Madrid, Spain ‡ 14...... Ponce, Puerto Rico ¶ ...... High Jump; Eberstadt, Germany June 15...... Shanghai, China 16 ...... KBC; Heusden-Zolder, Belgium 4...... Freihofer’s 5K (w), Albany, NY ‡ 18...... Uberlândia, 16–17...... Multis; Ratingen, Germany * 21...... Manaus, Brazil 17...... Padua, Italy Major Marathons July 4...... Peachtree 10K; Atlanta, Georgia † 21–22...... Throws; Halle, Germany 20...... Tel Aviv, Israel † = USATF Champs race 30...... Bix 7M, Davenport, Iowa 22...... , Brazil ∞ ¶ 21–24...... Euro Junior Ch; Tallinn, Estonia January 24...... Danĕk Memorial; Turnov, Czech Rep 22...... ; Fontvieille, Monaco 2...... Xiamen, China § August 25 ...... Belgrade, Serbia 22–24...... Pan-Am Jr Ch; Miramar, Florida 16...... Mumbai, India § 14...... Falmouth 7.1M; Falmouth, Mass 26...... ; Rome, Italy 23...... Barcelona, Spain ...... Rock ‘n Roll; Tempe, Arizona 27...... Crim 10M; Flint, Michigan 27–28...... NACAC Multis; Kingston, Jamaica ...... McCain Games; Birmingham, England 21...... Dubai, United Arab Emirates September 27–29....Barrientos Memorial; , Cuba 24...... Savo Games; Lapinlahti, Finland 30...... Osaka, Japan (w) ‡ 15...... New Haven 20K; New Haven, Conn † 28...... Dakar GP; Dakar, Senegal ∞ ¶ 26...... Lucerne, Switzerland ...... Houston, Texas ...... Golden Games; Nobeoka, Japan 27...... Joensuu, Finland 18...... CVS Downtown 5K; Providence, RI † ...... Sule Memorial; Tartu, Estonia 29...... DN Galan; Stockholm, Sweden February ...... Philly Half; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 28–29...... Hypo Multis; Götzis, Austria * 30–31...... Nambu Memorial; Sapporo, Japan 6...... Oita, Japan ‡ October 29...... FBK Games; Hengelo, Holland ∞ ¶ 27...... , Japan § 31...... Gyulai Memorial; Budapest, 2...... USATF 10M Ch; Minneapolis, Minn † ...... Zeulenroda, Germany March ... Rock & Roll Half-Mar; San José, California 31.... Golden Spike; Ostrava, Czech Rep ∞ ¶ August 2...... Karlstad, Sweden 6...... Otsu, Japan § 10... Tufts 10K, Boston, Massachusetts (w) † June 5...... Sidlo Memorial; Sopot, Poland 13...... , Japan (w) ‡ November 1...... Dessau, Germany 20...... Seoul, South Korea § 5–6...... Aviva GP; London, England 7...... USATF Mar Ch (w), New York City † ...... Filothéi; Athens, Greece (w) 9...... Tallinn 2011; Tallinn, Estonia ...... Rome, Italy § 2...... La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland 10...... Cuxhaven, Germany ...... Los Angeles, California 3...... Bydgoszcz, Poland 11...... Copenhagen, Denmark April IAAF Walk Challenge 3–4...... OG Champs Prizes; Minsk, Belarus 13 ...... Bochum-Wattenscheid, Germany 10...... Pyongyang, North Korea ƒ March 3–5... South American Ch; Buenos Aires, Arg ...... Lappeenranta, Finland ...... Milan, Italy 5...... Chihuahua, Mexico 4...... Euro 10,000 Cup; Oslo, Norway 13–14.. U.S.-Germany Multis; Chula Vista, Ca ...... Paris, France § ...... Florø, Norway 17–22...... WUG; Shenzhen, China * April ...... Rotterdam, Holland ‡ ...... Huelva, Spain 27–9/4...... World Champs; Daegu, S Korea * 9...... Rio Maior, Portugal 17...... Nagano, Japan ƒ ...... Papafléssia; Kalamáta, Greece (finals schedule on p. 62) 22...... Taicang, China ... World Marathon Major; London, England § ...... Pre Classic; Eugene, Oregon ...... Madrid, Spain ‡ ...... Regensburg, Germany September May ...... Vienna, Austria 4–5...... Russian Cup; Yerino, Russia 8...... Weltklasse; Zürich, Switzerland 1...... Sesto San Giovanni, Italy 18.....World Marathon Major; Boston, Mass § 5...... Rabat, Morocco ¶ 9...... Königs Wusterhausen, Germany September 9–10...... Finland v Sweden; , Finland 30...... Country Music; Nashville, Tennessee 8...... Göteborg, Sweden 17...... Final; La Coruña, Spain ...... Kassel, Germany 10...... Throws; Thum, Germany May 11...... ISATF; Berlin, Germany ¶ ...... Lafarge Classic; Abbotsford, BC 8...... Prague, Czech Republic § ...... Rieti 2011; Rieti, Italy ∞ ¶ 9 ...... Bislett Games; Oslo, Norway 22...... Hamburg, Germany Cross Country 13 ...... Rovereto, Italy 10 ...... Nebiolo Memorial; Turin, Italy 28...... Ottawa, Ontario ‡ February ...... Zagreb 2011; Zagreb, Croatia ∞ ¶ 11 ...... adidas GP; New York, NY 5.... USATF Champs; San Diego, California † ...... Leiden, Holland 16...... Van Damme; Brussels, Belgium June ...... Or Memorial; Istanbul, Turkey 17–18...... Decastar Multis; Talence, France * 5...... Rock ‘n Roll San Diego, California March ...... Venizélia; Haniá, Crete ...... Throws; Bad Köstritz, Germany 18...... Grandma’s; Duluth, Minnesota 20...... World Champs; Punta Umbria, Spain 12...... Budapest, Hungary 18...... Athletic Bridge ’11; Dubnica, Slovakia ...... Milan, Italy September November ...... ; Moscow, Russia 25..World Marathon Major; Berlin, Germany § 21...... NCAA Champs; Terre Haute, Indiana ...... Sopot, Poland 19...... DécaNation; Nice, France ...... Tampere, Finland October October December 13...... Odložil Memorial; Prague, Czech Rep 23–30...... Pan-Am G; , Mexico * 2...... Cologne, Germany 10...... USATF Clubs; Seattle Washington †

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LATE-BLOOMING vaulter re- While Beijing 10,000 bronze medalist barely survived a serious car crash in Octo- calls, “When I started, I remember seeing high Shalane Flanagan says she would like to regain ber. school jumpers making 13/14 feet and I was the 5000 AR this season, as well as make the She has returned to school, but UH coach barely clearing 9. It was hard and humbling and Worlds team in some event, her real goals are in Carmyn James says, “We’re not sure if she will I thought, ‘I’ll never get the hang of this.’ the marathon. compete this season “But [career coach and now husband Rick “I’m focusing What Price Would You Pay? or not. We hope she Suhr] always had confidence in me. Then I really on prepar- can, but we won’t Two-time Olympic hammer thrower Ken Flax, now 47, started believing, but I never thought I would ing for my best push anything. said in January, “I had my 15th knee surgery last Friday. come so far in five years.” race for ’12 in Was it worth all of this?… YOU BET!” “We’re taking ev- London,” says erything just one day Headed Down Under: 3-time U.S. 800 In an addenda, he noted that his under-the-knife the 29-year-old. at a time. We’re just champ Nick Symmonds is bypassing the collection also included 3 shoulder jobs and 1 neck indoor season, opting instead to travel to “There will be (artificial disk) and said, “I’m closing in on the 6-mil- glad to have Amber Australia to train and compete. two marathons, lion dollar man!” back.” “We’re just a little frustrated with the indoor the Trials and College AOY circuit so we’d like to go down and I’ll prob- the Olympics. Queen Harrison plans to shoot for this year’s ably just run 1500s down there,” he explains. That will be my focus for the next year-and- World Champs team in both hurdles. Hopefully get some warm weather training, get a-half.” out of Eugene for a little bit and tackle some Physical imbalance on his right side hin- After deeply low-keying the ’10 season, good warm weather training.” dered Olympic 5000 man Matt Tegenkamp Lauryn Williams is back competing. Conversely, ace vaulter Steve Hooker is last year. The ‘05 world 100 gold medalist says, “I’ve passing on his Australian season. The short The Wisconsin grad “focused on trying to jumped over more hurdles this fall than I break between the re-pattern the firing sequence of muscles on ever have [previously] put together. What we last October and the already-started Oz season [my] right side—similar to making didn’t leave enough time for thorough prepa- changes in a golf swing.” ration. He also didn’t want to stress a chronic Teg also experienced a joy in ’10: knee problem the birth of son Brayden. He says, “There’s so much change in a short amount of time, Meyers Making Mile Mark it’s amazing. But he made parenthood a breeze—he Maddie Meyers, whose 4:41.93 in last year’s slept through the night in Jim Ryun race in New York made her the year’s month two!” fastest high school miler, still doesn’t know what “variety games” are. But the The Northwest School Pole Piotr Mała- junior certainly has become acquainted with cross chowski, last year’s No. country and track. 2-ranked discus thrower, When signing up for classes before the start of ran a year-end 10K. the 6th grade at her private school in Seattle, Mey- We figure 60:16 isn’t ers was given the option of soccer, cross country all that bad for a dude and variety games. Cross country seemed like the who scales in at 6-4¼/298 logical choice. (1.94/135). “I didn’t think that I would be any good at No Worlds marathon soccer and I didn’t know what variety games defense for Abel Kirui. In- was so I decided to give cross country a try,” she stead, the Kenyan wants to explains. “When I first started running I loved it shoot for the 26-mile WR right away.” in Berlin in September. A former ballet dancer who plays the trumpet The top prep sprinter in the school band, Meyers has also been a cross of ’09, Chalonda Good- country force. She advanced to the Foot Locker man had her frosh season nationals as a soph and junior and is a 3-time hampered by strained State-1A champ. ankle ligaments from a “I never know whether I like cross country or freak training mishap two track more,” Meyers says. “Usually during the autumns ago and a calf cross country season I always say I like that more, pull suffered last April in but once I start running track I change my mind her only outdoor meet. again.” The mile is the priority this spring. Says UT coach Bev During the fall, Meyers increased her mileage Kearney, “We’re just tak- base over previous years with a “strength” workout ing things slowly and every week and a half. not rushing Chalonda to “I can already do more pushups,” she says. return. She may not even “My main goal is to run well at all the large races run indoors.” during the season, and hopefully be able to win a couple of state titles again.” /Kirby Lee/ NCAA HJ champ Am-

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p56-57 (Shorts).indd 56 1/29/11 10:57:29 AM experimented with last year during the break 400 sprinter. was ‘how powerful can I be without the base While he didn’t care much for Where They Are Going, Part II work?’ Since I wasn’t really planning on run- , the 1-lapper is a different Our big annual recruiting compilation, affection- ning we didn’t do so much endurance work. story. “It’s a race you have to throw altely known as WTAG, ran in the January edition. We focused on things to keep me sharp, keep yourself into, “he says. The following are people we either missed at that my fast-twitch muscles “You have to point, or who have come on board for the second going. make yourself like Simple Goals In Life half of the school year: When we did the it [and] the 400 is Olympic/Worlds javelin master Andreas different tests [coach the biggest chal- MEN Thorkildsen of Norway has simple goals: Boston U: N—Rich Peters' (GB) 1:50.29, 3:45.53; Steven Amy Deem] has, I “I collect medals. I try to get as many as lenge. It’s the lon- Vitale 53.38. pretty much tested ei- I can.” gest sprint. And it BYU: N—Mark Carlson 37.20; Nathan Collette 6-10; Dakota ther at the same level or fits my height.” John 6-10; Robert Kittell 16-1; Zachary Stetler 61-4, 186-10 DT; above by just training Joshua Weirich 15-9. T—***Billy Matthews 178-1 DT; *Emerson Scott isn’t the only large speedster Peacock 1:48.34. Ret— -Chris Carter 49.19. power without the endurance work.” out there. In last month’s World Rank- Florida: JC—**Leonardo Seymore 10.35, 20.96. Ret— -Adam Now the overdistance is back in Williams’ ings edition, we scaled U.S. sprinter Montague 263-1. program but Deem has shifted her workload at 6-2/181 (1.88/62). Florida State: N—Paul Madzivire' (Zim) 24-9; Miles Sparks some toward more power training. 35.38i. DNR—Kevin Borlee' 20.84, 44.88. Coach John Parks says the 200’s No. Hines CC: N—Fuquawn Greene 10.48, 21.16. Florida State’s Charles Clark won the ’09 6 global ranker, still just 21, has grown Houston: T— -Maston Wallace 18-3. NCAA 200 as a frosh, but missed the ’10 season to 6-4/212 (1.93/96). Iowa Central JC: N—James White 7-5¼. due to a serious quad muscle tear. He is healthy Oregon: T— -Steve Finley 8:40.56. Penn State: T—*Doug Moppert 24-10. and back in training now. Former NCAA Indoor PV winner Jason Colwick has moved to Seattle Princeton: DNR—**Conor McCullough 232-3 HT. “Last season didn’t go as I had planned it, St. Augustine’s: DNR—Josh Scott 20.53, 45.01. but I can see the maturity of a harvest season to train with Washington coach Pat Texas: DNR—Maston Wallace 18-3. this year,” he says. “I know there will be ups Licari, mentor of the UW’s current Texas A&M: DNR—***Henrik Ingebrigtsen' 3:38.61; -Curtis indoor champ Scott Roth. Mitchell (pro) 10.25, 19.99. and down, but I have to keep the faith and know that God will see me through to the end.” WOMEN ’03 NCAA one-lap champ Adam Boston U: N—Janet Mellor 54.75, 59.61. At 6-7, St. Augustine’s alum Josh Scott Steele still relies on his running back- BYU: N—Cecily Boyce 4526; Brittany Critchfield 143-0. T— -Kari (20.59/45.01) probably is the tallest world-class ground—as a Eugene police officer. Hardt 4:22.70, 9:28.78i; -Morgan Haws 33:53.57. Georgia: T—**Colleen Felix' (Grn) 42-10¼. He has run down Oklahoma: T—*Alex Acker 12-8¼i; *Lauren Guerrieri 168-6 some suspects and DT. Farah outlasted Rupp says of relying on TCU: Ret— -Jessica Young 11.18, 23.16, 52.25. his speed, “Any Texas A&M: N—Lisa Steinkamp' (Ger) 20-9. in Edinburgh’s cold chance I get, I like and snow to do it.” The ’96 Olympic discus multi-eventer and K-State alum, Darius gold medalist, Ilke Wyludda Draudvila, received a Pierre de Coubertin had to have her right leg Trophy at the World Fair Play Awards. amputated above the knee He was honored for lending his vaulting early in the year. poles to Andrey Kravchenko at last year’s The 41-year-old German Euro Champs decathlon after the Belarusian’s great had had multiple pole broke. surgeries on the knee and Reigning triple jump world champ Phillips a bacterial infection led to Idowu will compete only twice in February this blood poisoning. winter, opting to train for a defense in Daegu “I had the choice of either as well as prepare for London ’12. losing the leg or my life, but I Discus WR holder/’88 Olympic champ wanted to live,” she said. Jürgen Schult is now a German national Distanceman Andrew team coach. Carlson is training in Min- Last year, Minnesota senior Gabriele An- neapolis after rejoining Team derson had a breakthrough 1500 season with Minnesota. an NCAA 2nd and a 4:12.06 PR in Europe. All Veteran Bahamian sprinter the more remarkable since she was just 18 Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie months away from surviving a rare form of plans to run through the ’12 cancer in her neck. Olympics. A 4x1 gold winner “This experience has inspired me to not as- in ’00 and much-medaled at sume that I will have that chance in a few years the Worlds, she says her goal because you never know how long you have is to win an individual Games to do this,” Anderson told Universal Sports. medallion. “Every day I just try to appreciate the moment Lithuania’s A u s t r a and enjoy the health I have currently.” Skujytė plans to return to Villanova grad Frances Koons, a 4:13.23 the heptathlon this year, runner, overcame a bout with kidney cancer. where she won ’04 Olympic “I don’t really look back and think of it that silver. much,” she says. The Kansas State assistant “But greatness and courage is what my coach just threw the shot in brother does. While I was diagnosed with recent seasons. cancer, he was fighting for our freedom in Iraq. Another Lithuanian That’s what I think of as courage.”

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p56-57 (Shorts).indd 57 1/29/11 10:57:42 AM ON YOUR MARKS brian gaus ROAD CLASH: A heavy- Indoor in Toronto… weight meeting of U.S. men’s North Dakota State marathon talent unseen since plans to build a $10 mil- the Olympic Trials may be in the lion track-only indoor offing. facility… The expects that Ryan Hall, Meb Ke- Miler-turned-pilot flezighi and Dathan Ritzenhein Jason Long died on New will be on the line for the New York Year’s Eve at age 32 in a plane crash. EPO Discoverer Dies When Long ran Eugene Goldwasser, the biochemist his 3:59.99 PR indoors who isolated EPO, intended for it to in ’03, he became U.S. treat anemia in dialysis and cancer sub-4:00 miler No. patients. 256… When he learned years later that en- Bob Paul, the in- durance athletes used it to boost their formation director at red blood cell count, he said, “Not only the USOC for 27 years, is it being misused, it’s being misused in a way that’s dangerous to people. died in mid-January Did I ever imagine that could happen? at age 93 from pneu- No. I feel utter dismay.” monia… The IAAF has an- Half-Marathon on March 20. nounced two major Although an ankle injury has hostings: Kavarna, Bul- forced Ritz to scuttle his London garia for the ’12 half- Marathon plans, word from his marathon and Donets’k, camp is that training for and racing Ukraine, for the ’13 World shorter races this winter may still Youth Champs)… be possible… The state of Alabama ’52 Olympic 400 hurdle champ is reinstating high school Charlie Moore has donated his indoor track, starting gold medal to his alma mater in ’12. Mercersburg Academy. • • • The storied Pennsylvania GOOD NUMBERS: school already has a jersey worn USATF finished ’10 within at the ’12 Games by 2-lapper Ted its $20.4 million budget. Meredith. The federation says Former Adams State coach has been honored • • • it held championship with a life-sized bronze statue on campus. Said the EVEN FASTER 400s? Arkansas events under projected has long been cranking out the costs, generated $121.1 retired Vigil, 80, “They usually dedicate bronze statues world’s fastest indoor quarter- million in sponsorships to dead people, but I’m not done yet.” miles. This winter it will be us- and received $2.7 million ing an updated Mondo-covered in USOC grants… gram—or lack of same, since it Recent coaching hires: top- incarnation of the speedy oval doesn’t report the results of na- class half-miler Khadevis Rob- originally built for the ’93 World Kenya’s anti-doping pro- tional testing—will be examined inson (UNLV assistant); Paula by a WADA-sponsored Ogunbanjo (Louisiana-Lafayette Died: Bud Greenspan, 84; on De- 2-year study to deter- interim head); ’00 Olympic 400 LANDMARKS cember 25 in New York City; of mine what Kenyan ath- man Alvin Harrison (Gilroy, Cali- letes and coaches know fornia, High head)… Married: USATF President Stepha- the effects of Parkinson’s disease. about testing procedures nie Hightower, 52, and ’72 His films that chronicled the per- and whether or not the Maybe there is something to Olympic 5K bronze medalist Ian sonal stories of athletes at seven nation follows global exercising: a study in Germany Stewart, 61; on December 28 in Olympics won eight Emmys and protocols… noted that mice that ran on a Columbus, Ohio. a Peabody Award. treadmill had healthier cells. Died: Don Cooper, 84; on December Died: Barry McClure; 59; on January Delaware is drop- Researchers then compared 27 in Denver; of heart problems 13, in Las Cruces, New Mexico. ping its men’s outdoor cells of pro track athletes to those and pneumonia. He became the He won the NCAA Indoor triple track and cross country of non-active adults and found first collegiate 15-foot vaulter as jump in ’72 & ’73 for Middle Ten- programs for Title IX that the athlete cells, while the a Nebraska senior, winning the nessee and placed 2nd outdoors compliance. And Min- same chronological age, were ’51 Kansas Relays. He World three times. He had a PR of 54-4½ nesota’s Div. II Bemidji biologically younger. Ranked three times with a high (16.57) and was U.S. Ranked three State is axing men’s No word on how the athletes’ of No. 3 in ’51 and ’52. times with a No. 2 in ’73. indoor/outdoor track for cells compared to those of the budgetary reasons… mice.

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THE LATEST in the aches, pains & eligibil- Passing the indoor season to concentrate ity departments (see p. 57 for a Where They Are on outdoor preparations is Swedish 100H star Going collegiate eligibility update): Susanna Kallur, who had ’10 affected by an See the Off The Shelf feature (p. 20) for infection following surgery on a persistent shin injury/illness updates on stress fracture. stars Curtis Beach, Lashinda Now Retired… Reigning NCAA high Demus, German Fernandez, Hanging ’em up: ’97 world discus jump champ Amber Kauf- Trey Hardee, Evan Jager, champ Beatrice Faumuiná (New man of Hawai‘i barely sur- Chaunté Lowe and Jim & Zealand); putter Petra Lammert vived a serious car crash in (Germany); javelinist Christian Joe Rosa. October (see p. 61). Nikolay (Germany); ’07 Worlds The injured calf that side- 800 silver winner Gary Reed Ole Miss’s Barnabas lined Kenenisa Bekele all (Canada); shot putter Peter Sack Kirui was forced out of the last year also kept him out (Germany). NCAA Cross after suffering of the winter cross season. a back injury. AVAILABLE AT: Says agent Jos Hermens, “He has been able to ’04 Olympic long jump champ Tatyana Leb- work on his endurance, but he doesn’t want edeva will miss this season as she is expecting Road Runner Sports to cut corners.” her second child in the spring. Princeton Running Company Top-rated shot heaver Christian Cantwell is With the dissolution of the Netherlands Fleet Feet Davis scheduled for shoulder surgery after Millrose Antilles as a political entity, World Ranked to repair a torn right labrum. sprinter Churandy Martina will now be eligible Front Runners Polish heptathlete Kamila Chudzik, ’09 to run for Holland. Boulder Running Company Worlds bronze winner, was hampered last year At the NCAA Cross, Northern Arizona’s Phidippides by an elbow injury. David McNeill was hit by a severe side stitch Fleet Feet Chicago NCAA javelin champ Evelien Dekkers of that held him to 123rd. Blue Mile Florida and Holland had surgery on her right Beijing steeplechaser Josh McAdams was shoulder and will miss the ’11 season. hampered last year by a hip stress fracture, but Playmakers The unexpected silver winner in the Berlin is now healthy and training. Gazelle Sports Worlds 200, Panama’s Alonzo Edward missed After missing both track seasons (heel) and Fit Right NorthWest ’10 due to a left thigh injury. He is healthy now cross country (collapsed lung) in ’10, Hassan Philadelphia Runner and training for Daegu. Mead is expected to compete for Minnesota German HJ star Ariane Friedrich likely during the coming outdoor campaign. Luke’s Locker will miss the ’11 season after having surgery Two-time Olympic marathon silver winner Super Jock ‘n Jill to repair a ruptured Achilles tendon. was bothered last year first 3:51 Aussie miler Ryan Gregson won’t run by a hamstring tear and then a bruised bone. in the Down Under season to let an ankle stress She is now back to full training. fracture fully heal. A left ankle stress fracture set back Japan’s Sprinter Chalonda Goodman had her frosh Mizuki Noguchi, the ’04 Olympic winner. season last year at Former Florida Texas hampered The Doping Wars Continue… long jumper Shara by ankle and calf Euro marathon champ Živilė Balčiūnaitė produced Proctor will now injuries. a too-high T/ET ratio after the race, but Lithuania’s represent Great ’04 Olympic federation didn’t find sufficient evidence to suspend Britain after a her. The IAAF will still consider the case… 100H champion switch from An- gave Why Virgin Islands sprinter Laverne Jones-Ferrette guilla. was missing last summer: a 6-month suspension for birth to daughter a fertility drug (see p. 61). She will miss the ’11 season Strained left Zoe on December while awaiting the birth of her first child… ankle ligaments 11. Hayes tweeted, 2-year suspension: Spanish steepler José Luis k e p t O l y m p i c “This is the biggest Blanco; provisional 2-year suspensions: 800 runner marathoner Da- blessing of my life! Awajna Abdalnasser (Palestine); discus thrower than Ritzenhein Ahmed Dheeb (Qatar). She’s even bet- out of an interna- ter than my gold tional harrier race medal! LOL.” in Scotland and has scrubbed his plans to run German putter Denise Hinrichs injured a London’s 26-miler. knee in a January meet and will have surgery still has been bothered by in mid-February. She is out the rest of indoors the lower back injury that kept South Africa’s and perhaps longer. ’09 world champ out of last year’s Common- ’05 steeple world champ Dorcus Inzikuru wealth Games. of Uganda is back in full training after mater- New names after recent marriages: Heather nity in ’07 and then a stretch of injuries. She Kampf (née Dorniden) and is aiming at Daegu, then London. (née Barringer).

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What Fate For London Track? won’t be in the New York 100 (June 11). The drug is on the prohibited list because London’s under-construction Olympic Speaking in full Ambassador mode, Bolt it can serve as a “recovery drug” at the end of Stadium could go under the bulldozer after announced his debut decision by saying, “I’m a steroid cycle. the ’12 Games. The IAAF is not happy with the looking forward to test the reaction of the The drug did have its prescribed effect prospect of somewhat of a repeat of Atlanta ’96, Roman crowd, whose love for sports is well though, as the Virgin Islander will miss the ’11 when baseball concerns came first. known worldwide. I know that the Olympic season awaiting the birth of her first child. The Olympic Park Legacy Company, decider stadium has a very fast track.” The 29-year-old Oklahoma grad had to sur- of the stadium’s future, faces two proposals Addressing the state of the bad back which render the indoor silver, however. Reassigning from would-be soccer tenants. One team, Tot- was bothering him, Bolt said, “I am fully recov- the medals elevates the U.S.’s th tenham Hotspur, wants a soccer-only venue ered after the injury I suffered the last summer, from bronze to silver and 4 -placer Ruddy Zang Milema of Gabon KIRBY LEE/IMAGE OF SPORT to bronze. Picking The U.S. Marathon Team The U.S. will send a pair of 5-runner teams to Daegu to contest this summer’s World Cup marathons, run in conjunction with the individual World Cup races. For the men, auto- matic slots will go to the Building it up, only first 2 from among the top 5 finishers in the ’10 to tear it down USATF marathon who again? wish to run. The first 2 women will come from among the top 10 placers in last year’s title race. The final 3 places on each squad will come and proposes demolishing the stadium, built and the training has been going according to from lists of performances between January with some $800 million taxpayer dollars, and the plans of my coach. 1, 2010 and May 1, ’11. paying to renovate London’s Crystal Palace “I am confident I will be able to get in the Says LDR administrator Jim Estes, “Over track in compensation. Rival bidder West Ham’s best shape at the right time in the summer. I the next few months, we will talk with ath- proposal would retain the track. only want to say to the people in Italy: come letes to gauge the interest of those from the IAAF head Lamine Diack asserts acceptance to the Rome Olympic Stadium on 26 May; we ’10 championships. We will finalize the teams of the first bid would be a “betrayal” and a “big will enjoy a great athletics party there.” in early May.” lie.” He said, “The crux of the stadium debate” IOC Stands Fast On Merritt focuses on what he says was the London bid Why Top Sprinter Disappeared The IOC has rejected the opinion of arbitra- committee’s ’05 promise “to retain a sustain- Laverne Jones-Ferrette was one of the stars tors that LaShawn Merritt should be eligible to able athletics legacy after the London Games. of the ’10 indoor season, producing a world- defend his Olympic 400 title in London. This promise was not a footnote of London’s leading time in the 60 and winning the World A panel from the American Arbitration As- bid: it was a core policy.” Indoor silver. Then she vanished from the scene, sociation, which last fall shortened Merritt’s Originally scheduled for late January, a citing “personal reasons.” ban from 2 years to 21 months, question the final decision on the stadium’s fate has been But as the year ended, the intense nature validity of an IOC rule adopted in ’08. postponed, possibly until March. of the personal reasons was revealed: she was serving a 6-month suspension after testing posi- The rule bars athletes who have served bans 2 Important Dates For Bolt tive for the fertility drug clomiphene. of more than 6 months from the next Games—a It doesn’t answer the biggest of Big Questions, which is when the top sprinters will go head-to- head (see p. 9), but we now know FOR THE RECORD the partial answer to a crucial Indoor record alterations reported so far in 2011. W=World; A=American; C=Collegiate; J=Junior; HS=High School . sub-question: what’s Usain Bolt’s schedule? WOMEN track The WFH will open his Dia- 1000 2:41.00 C Kate Van Buskirk' (Duke)...... Blacksburg, Virginia...... Jan 22 mond League season with the Rome 100 (May 26) and follow that WOMEN FIELD up with the Oslo 200 (June 9). That HJ 1.97 6-5½ WJ Mariya Kuchina (Russia)...... Třinec, Czech Republic...... Jan 26 timing pretty much guarantees he

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p60-61 (LL).indd 60 1/28/11 2:44:44 PM Tygart clarified that while with the timing and the manner in which this STAT CORNER USADA has pushed for heavi- occurred. er penalties overall, “We also “It’s often assumed that athletes make this firmly believe that each case professional move due to academic ineligibil- Fastest Men On Average should be reviewed by an ity. Curtis was in good standing academically, One thing you can say about history’s three fastest men: independent legal tribunal to with no problems whatsoever, and was ready they’ve all confirmed that their top time was no fluke, because determine the fairness of the to go athletically as well. He leaves with a Usain Bolt (9.58), Tyson Gay (9.69) and Asafa Powell (9.72) are also the three fastest men ever based on the average of automatic application of the year of eligibility remaining and his education their 10 best races. IOC rule.” unfinished. Tygart’s feelings have “We have agents and management groups Nesta Carter (9.78) is next on the all-time list, but it’s No. 5 man Maurice Greene (9.79) who is next on the average list. been echoed by the head of who prey on young people’s financial dreams The numbers for the average leaders: Britain’s anti-doping agency, and aspirations with no regard to the person’s Andy Parkinson, who said, education or even athletic growth. This par- 1. Usain Bolt (9.761) 2. Asafa Powell (9.778) “We have seen in the United ticular situation borders on legal issues with 9.58 .... Berlin...... 8/16/09 9.72 .... Lausanne...... 9/2/08 States—and also here in the respect to agents and state laws. 9.69 .... Beijing...... 8/16/08 9.74 .... Rieti...... 9/9/07 9.72 .... New York...... 5/31/08 9.77 .... Athens...... 6/14/05 UK—how going beyond the “Of course I wish Curtis all the best, but 9.76 .... Kingston...... 5/3/08 9.77 .... Gateshead...... 6/11/06 anti-doping rules established I think the timing of his decision was mis- 9.77 .... Brussels...... 9/5/08 9.77 .... Zürich...... 8/18/06 by WADA creates confusion guided.” 9.79 .... St.-Denis...... 7/17/09 9.77 .... Rieti...... 9/7/08 and impedes our role.” 9.81 .... Zürich...... 8/28/09 9.78 .... Rieti...... 9/9/07 Oregon Loses A Crouser To Texas 9.82 .... Lausanne...... 7/8/10 9.82 .... Monaco...... 7/29/08 High School Fed Given the overall family tradition at Oregon, 9.83 .... Zürich...... 8/29/08 9.82 .... Rieti...... 9/7/08 Says No To Nationals the news that one of the throwing Crousers 9.84 .... St.-Denis...... 7/16/10 9.82 .... Szczecin...... 9/15/09 The national high school won’t be a Duck comes as a bit of a surprise. 3. Tyson Gay (9.788) 4. Maurice Greene (9.848) federation has once again af- Ryan Crouser (Barlow, Gresham, Oregon) 9.69 .... Shanghai...... 9/20/09 9.79 .... Athens...... 6/16/99 firmed its opposition to official apparently will not be following his cousin Sam, 9.71 .... Berlin...... 8/16/09 9.80 .... ...... 8/22/99 national championships for the ’10 High School AOY, to Eugene. Rather, 9.77 .... Eugene...... 6/28/08 9.82 .... Edmonton...... 8/5/01 prep sports. Ryan is Austin-bound. 9.77 .... Rome...... 7/10/09 9.85 .... Rome...... 7/7/99 A vote at the NFHS winter Ryan, who put the prep shot 69-8¾ before 9.78 .... London...... 8/13/10 9.86 .... Athens...... 8/3/97 his junior season was cut short by injury, told 9.79 .... Brussels...... 8/27/10 meetings shot down a propos- 9.86 .... Berlin...... 9/1/00 trackfocus.com that the decisive factor, besides 9.84 .... Zürich...... 8/18/06 9.87 .... Stockholm...... 7/30/99 al for sanctioned cross county an immediate sense of comfort he felt on his 9.84 .... Indianapolis....6/22/07 9.87 .... Sydney...... 9/23/00 and golf nationals, 22–21. 9.84 .... Stockholm...... 8/6/10 9.87 .... Athens...... 8/22/04 That tally by state federa- Longhorn recruiting visit, was that Texas has an 9.85 .... Osaka...... 8/26/07 9.89 .... Rome...... 7/12/02 tion reps may sound close but engineering program and Oregon does not. it was not. A super-majority Before heading south to Austin next fall, Not surprisingly, Bolt (19.570) and Gay (19.723) are also the Crouser will look to make up for time lost to top-10-average leaders in the 200. (34 votes) would be required for passage of such a bylaw- the foot fracture he incurred practicing discus changing measure. spins last May. contravention of the WADA code, according The NFHS initially declared its opposition Mitch Crouser, Ryan’s famous-for-his-own- to the arbitrators. to national championships way back in ’34. throwing father, says his 6-7 son, who won “The rule stands,” IOC Vice President Only once before this year has any proposal discus silver at the World Youth Champion- Thomas Bach announced in January. “The IOC to conduct nationals been voted on. That was ships, is “bigger and stronger. The big thing has the right to put in conditions for participa- in ’79; country-wide championships for track, is staying healthy.” tion. This is one of those conditions. It is not a golf and tennis were voted down. sanction but an issue of eligibility.” T&FN is of a mixed sentiment about the Semenya Denies Treatment Merritt still has the option of launching an concept. Being the numbers geeks that we are, Caster Semenya has broken her major inter- appeal of the IOC decision to CAS (Court for while we agree it would be great to have a “real” view blackout since the ’09 World Champion-

Arbitration in Sport). No. 1 in every event, we kirby lee/image of sport ships, where controversy It appears likely Merritt will not be able to also harbor feelings that about her sexual identity defend his world title in Daegu either, even there’s already plenty of erupted. The 21-year-old though he will be IAAF-eligible when the pressure coming for top 800 runner talked about meet rolls around. athletes at the pro level her experience with the The rub? His suspension ends in July, too and letting them be kids BBC. late to compete at the outdoor Nationals, which awhile longer isn’t such “I didn’t see it as a big USATF requires of wild card holders eligible a bad thing. deal. I know people talk, for World Championships berths. If USATF but I don’t care,” Semenya waives that requirement, the U.S. can enter 4 A&M’s Mitchell told Jackie Long. “I’m at the Worlds; if they don’t (and Merritt doesn’t Goes Pro Early not ashamed of being take rumored legal action), it’ll be just 3. was myself... I know who T&FN’s early-line NCAA I am. There’s only one Some In Anti-Doping Counter IOC 200 favorite but the Texas person who can judge me. LaShawn Merritt isn’t the only athlete who A&M speedster—who There’s only God.” may end up in front of CAS appealing the IOC’s sprinted 10.25/19.99 last Semenya denied ru- Olympic-exclusion rule. And those athletes year and U.S. Ranked No. mors that the IAAF made may get support from people you might expect 7 in the half-lapper—has her competitive return to be in accord with the IOC position. announced he is turning conditional on her under- USADA head Travis Tygart told Reuters, pro early. going treatment to change ”The rule goes beyond the WADA code and “I’m not unhappy Caster Semenya her hormonal profile. unintentionally has had the effect of deterring with Curtis’s ultimate “Treatment? Why those who would otherwise provide substantial goal of being a professional athlete,” reacted should I have treatment?” she asked. “What assistance to anti-doping authorities.” Aggie coach Pat Henry, “but I do take issue is the reality of this situation?”

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