WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Saturday, August 15, 2009 Wednesday, August 19, 2009, cont’d 10:05 a.m. M Qualification A & B 6:15 400m M Semi-Final 10:10 100m Hurdles W 6:45 100m Hurdles W Semi-Final 10:50 3000m Steeple W Round 1 7:25 200m M Semi-Final 11:00 W Qualification A & B 7:45 200m W Round 2 11:20 W Heptathlon A & B 8:10 M Final 11:40 100m M Round 1 8:25 1500m M Final 12:00 p.m. M Qualification A 8:45 400m M 12:50 400m W Round 1 9:15 100m Hurdles W Final 1:00 20km Race Walk M Final 9:35 800m W Final 1:20 Hammer Throw M Qualification B 5:00 Opening Ceremony Thursday, August 20, 2009 6:15 1500m M Round 1 10:05 a.m. 110m Hurdles M Decathlon 6:20 Shot Put W Heptathlon A & B 10:10 M Qualification A & B 6:50 100m M Round 2 11:10 Discus Throw M Decathlon A 7:00 Pole Vault W Qualification A & B 11:45 800m M Round 1 7:25 10000m W Final 12:30 p.m. Discus Throw M Decathlon B 8:15 Shot Put M Final 1:45 Hammer Throw W Qualification A 8:20 400m Hurdles M Round 1 2:25 Pole Vault M Decathlon A & B 9:10 200m W Heptathlon A & B 3:20 Hammer Throw W Qualification B 6:05 M Decathlon A Sunday, August 16, 2009 6:10 M Qualification A & B 10:05 a.m. Shot Put W Qualification A & B 6:15 110m Hurdles M Semi-Final 10:10 800m W Round 1 6:55 5000m M Round 1 10:45 Javelin Throw W Qualification A 7:10 High Jump W Final 11:00 3000m Steeple M Round 1 7:30 Javelin Throw M Decathlon B 11:35 Long Jump W Heptathlon A & B 7:50 200m W Semi-Final 11:55 100m W Round 1 8:15 400m Hurdles W Final 12:00 p.m. 20km Race Walk W Final 8:35 200m M Final 12:15 Javelin Throw W Qualification B 8:55 110m Hurdles M Final 6:05 Javelin Throw W Heptathlon A 9:15 1500m M Decathlon 6:35 100m W Round 2 7:00 Triple Jump M Qualification A & B Friday, August 21, 2009 7:10 100m M Semi-Final 9:10 a.m. 50km Race Walk M Final 7:25 Javelin Throw W Heptathlon B 5:05 p.m. Javelin Throw M Qualification A 7:40 400m W Semi-Final 5:30 200m M Disabled 8:15 400m Hurdles M Semi-Final 5:40 200m W Disabled 8:20 Shot Put W Final 6:00 Long Jump W Qualification A & B 8:50 800m W Heptathlon 6:30 Javelin Throw M Qualification B 9:35 100m M Final 7:15 High Jump M Final 7:30 4 x 100m M Semi-Final Monday, August 17, 2009 8:00 1500m W Semi-Final 6:05 p.m. Hammer Throw M Final 8:20 Discus Throw W Final 6:15 400m Hurdles W Round 1 8:30 800m M Semi-Final 6:45 Pole Vault W Final 9:00 200m W Final 7:05 100m W Semi-Final 9:20 400m M Final 7:30 800m W Semi-Final 8:00 Triple Jump W Final Saturday, August 22, 2009 8:10 1500m M Semi-Final 11:45 a.m. M Final 8:30 3000m Steeple W Final 6:05 p.m. Long Jump M Final 8:50 10000m M Final 6:10 4 x 100m W Semi-Final 9:35 100m W Final 6:15 Pole Vault M Final 6:55 4 x 400m M Semi-Final Tuesday, August 18, 2009 7:30 Hammer Throw W Final 10:05 a.m. 200m M Round 1 7:35 5000m W Final 10:05 Discus Throw M Qualification A 8:00 4 x 100m W Final 10:20 High Jump W Qualification A & B 8:15 4 x 400m W Semi-Final 11:05 400m M Round 1 8:50 4 x 100m M Final 11:35 Discus Throw M Qualification B 12:05 p.m. 1500m W Round 1 Sunday, August 23, 2008 6:05 Triple Jump M Final 11:15 a.m. Marathon W Final 6:10 100m Hurdles W Round 1 4:15 p.m. Long Jump W Final 6:55 200m M Round 2 4:20 Javelin Throw M Final 7:25 Javelin Throw W Final 4:25 5000m M Final 7:35 400m W Final 5:00 1500m W Final 7:50 3000m Steeple M Final 5:25 800m M Final 8:15 400m Hurdles W Semi-Final 5:50 4 x 400m W Final 8:50 400m Hurdles M Final 6:15 4 x 400m M Final 6:35 Closing Ceremony

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 10:05 a.m. 100m M Decathlon 10:10 Discus Throw W Qualification A 10:45 5000m W Round 1 11:00 High Jump M Qualification A & B 11:15 Long Jump M Decathlon A & B 11:35 110m Hurdles M Round 1 11:40 Discus Throw W Qualification B 12:10 p.m. 200m W Round 1 1:00 Shot Put M Decathlon A & B 6:05 High Jump M Decathlon A & B

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2009 IAAF World Championships Team USA Media Kit – Track & Field

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Team USA ready to compete at World Championships in ...... 2 Roster - Alphabetical ...... 4 Roster - Event ...... 8 Roster - State ...... 10 Roster - Age ...... 14 Key by the Numbers ...... 18 Families of , Luz Long to unite at World Championships ...... 20 Medal Table ...... 21 Team USA at the IAAF World Championships ...... 22 2009 World Outdoor Track & Field Championships Team Staff ...... 25 Bios ...... 28 American Records ...... 208 Team USA Best Marks at IAAF World Championships ...... 210 World Records ...... 211 2009 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championship Results ...... 213 2009 Authorized Athlete Representatives Contact Info ...... 219 World Championship Schedule of Events ...... 224

USATF Communications Department in Berlin: Tom Surber, USATF Media Information Manager: calling from Berlin: 0803.217.2662; from the U.S.: 011.81.803.217.2662

Vicky Oddi, USATF Communications Coordinator: calling from Berlin: 0803.217.2661; from the U.S.: 011.81.803.217.2661

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2009 IAAF World Championships Team USA Media Kit – Track & Field

TEAM USA READY TO COMPETE AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BERLIN

INDIANAPOLIS - Reigning world champions , , , , , , and Brad Walker will lead a potent Team USA roster at the 2009 IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships. USA Track & Field on Tuesday announced the Team USA roster for the 12th edition of the Championships, which will be held August 15-23 in Berlin, .

This will be the first time Team USA has returned to Berlin for a major international championship competition since the 1936 , where National Track & Field Hall of Famer Jesse Owens won gold medals in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay and long jump.

"These World Championships are special to us for many reasons," said USATF CEO Doug Logan. "It is Team USA's chance to come back strong in the post-Olympic year, and it is an opportunity to honor the incredible legacy of the great Jesse Owens. We feel our team roster will represent the well on both counts."

At the most recent World Outdoor Championships in 2007 in , , Team USA tied the all-time World Championships record for gold medals with 14, matching its feat from 2005, and tied the American all-time medal tally at a World Outdoor Championships with 26. In Osaka, Team USA led a medal table in which a record 46 countries won medals. When Team USA last won 26 medals at a World Outdoor Championships in 1991, just 29 countries appeared on the medal table.

Team USA has dominated the 11 previous World Outdoor Championships with its overall total of 228 medals (110 gold, 60 silver, 38 bronze). is in second place on the all-time medal table with 122 medals (33 gold, 51 silver, 38 bronze).

The highly accomplished 2009 Team USA squad consists of 20 Olympic medalists, 28 World Outdoor Championships medalists and 10 American record holders.

Reigning world champions include Tyson Gay, who will look to defend his world 100m and 200m titles from the 2007 Championships in Osaka, Japan. Gay won the 100m in 9.85 seconds and captured the world crown in the 200m by 19.76. Gay's 200m performance bettered National Track & Field Hall of Famer Michael Johnson's World Outdoor Championships record of 19.79 set in 1995.

Gay posted the fastest 100m time in the world this year of 9.77 seconds with his win in on July 10, and he also tops the world list in the 200m with his 19.58 clocking at the Reebok Grand Prix in on May 30, which is the third-fastest 200m in history.

Also looking to defend two world titles in Berlin will be two-time Olympic medalist Bernard Lagat, who became the first man ever to achieve the 1,500m/5,000m double at a World Outdoor Championships in Osaka. Lagat won the 1,500m in 3 minutes 34.77 seconds, and the 5,000m in 13:45.87.

Two-time Olympic 200m silver medalist Allyson Felix made history of her own in Osaka in becoming only the second woman ever to win three gold medals at a World Outdoor Championships. Felix, who won gold in the 4x100m and 4x400m relays, won the women's 200 meters in 21.81 seconds, giving her the greatest margin of victory (.53) in that event in World Championships history.

Other Americans looking to defend their Osaka individual world titles include 2008 Olympic Games silver medalist Kerron Clement in the men's 400m hurdles, American record holder Brad Walker in the men's pole vault, 2006 World Indoor champion Reese Hoffa in the men's shot put, and 2005 and 2007 women's 100m hurdles world champion Michelle Perry.

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Team USA members who are the current world leaders in their events include Tyson Gay (M100m, 9.77 & 200m, 19.58), 2008 Olympic gold medalist LaShawn Merritt (M400m, 44.50), (MHJ - 2.35m/7- 8.50), 2004 Olympic gold medalist and two-time World Outdoor champion (MLJ - 8.74m/28- 8.25); Sanya Richards (W400m - 49.23), (W400mH - 52.63), (WLJ - 7.06m/23- 2) and 2008 Olympic gold medalist (WDT - 66.21m/217-2).

NBC, Versus to broadcast meet

The 2009 World Championships will be broadcast in the United States daily on NBC and Versus. The broadcast schedule is as follows. All times Eastern; subject to change; check local listings.

August 15: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. NBC

August 16: 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. NBC

August 17: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Versus

August 18: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Versus

August 19: 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. Versus

August 20: 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Versus

August 21: 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Versus

August 22: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. NBC

August 23: 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. NBC

For more information on Team USA at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, visit: www.iaaf.org.

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ROSTER - ALPHABETICAL

MEN Name Event Residence State Birthday Age Alcorn, Kyle 3,000m Steeple Fresno CA 18-Mar-85 24 Arnold, Jake Decathlon Tucson AR 3-Jan-84 25 Bell, Kenta Triple Jump Decatur GA 17-Mar-77 32 Brown, Ryan 800m Seattle WA 17-Sep-84 24 Browne, Dan Marathon San Diego CA 24-Jun-75 34 Cantwell, Christian Shot Put Columbia MO 30-Sep-80 28 Clark, Charles 200m Virginia Beach VA 10-Aug-87 21 Clement, Kerron 400m Hurdles Gainesville FL 31-Oct-85 23 Crawford, Shawn 200m CA 14-Jan-78 31 Davis, Walter Triple Jump Baton Rouge LA 2-Jul-79 30 Dutch, Johnny 400m Hurdles Clayton NC 20-Jan-89 20 Eaton, Ashton Decathlon Eugene OR 21-Jan-88 21 Edwards, Rae 100m Kansas City KS 7-May-81 28 Freeman, Jake (Thomas) Hammer Throw Westbury NY 5-Nov-80 28 Furey, Sean Javelin Throw San Diego CA 31-Aug-82 26 Gabrielson, Matt Marathon Minneapolis MN 28-Jun-78 31 Gay, Tyson 100m/200m Lexington KY 9-Aug-82 26 Hardee, Trey Decathlon Austin TX 7-Feb-84 25 Harris, Tora High Jump Chula Vista CA 21-Sep-78 30 Hazle, Mike Javelin Throw Chula Vista CA 22-Mar-79 30 Hill, Chris Javelin Throw GA 26-Feb-88 21 Hoffa, Reese Shot Put Athens GA 8-Oct-77 31 Huling, Dan 3,000m Steeple Geneva IL 16-Jul-83 26 Jackson, Bershawn 400m Hurdles Savoy IL 8-May-83 26 Jager, Evan 5,000m Beaverton OR 3-Aug-89 20 Jenkins, Nate Marathon Lowell MA 6-Oct-80 28 Johnson, Brian Long Jump Zachary LA 5-Mar-80 29 Kruger, A.G. Hammer Throw Ashland OH 18-Feb-79 30 Lagat, Bernard 1500m/5000m Tucson AZ 12-Dec-74 34 Larry, Lionel 400m Compton CA 14-Sep-86 22 Lomong, Lopez 1500m Colorado Springs CO 1-Jan-85 24 Mai, Mike Hammer Throw Santa Clara CA 27-Sep-77 31 Malone, Casey Discus Throw Ft. Collins CO 6-Apr-77 32 Manson, Andra High Jump Austin TX 30-Apr-84 25 Manzano, Leonel 1500m Austin TX 12-Sep-84 24 McAdams, Josh 3,000m Steeple Cordova TN 26-Mar-80 29 Merritt, Aries 110m Hurdles Bryan TX 24-Jul-85 24 Merritt, LaShawn 400m Suffolk VA 27-Jun-86 23 Miles, Derek Pole Vault Tea SD 28-Sep-72 36 Moffatt, Keith High Jump GA 20-Jun-84 25 Nelson, Adam Shot Put Charlottesville VA 7-Jul-75 34

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Nelson, Tim 10,000m Madison WI 27-Feb-84 25 Neville, David 400m (alt.)- Relay pool CA 1-Jun-84 25 Padgett, Travis 100m (alt.)- Relay pool Marietta GA 31-Dec-86 22 Pate, Miguel Long Jump St. Francisville LA 13-Jun-79 30 Patton, Darvis 100m Grand Prairie TX 4-Dec-77 31 Payne, David 110m Hurdles Covington KY 24-Jul-82 27 Phillips, Dwight Long Jump Snellville GA 1-Oct-77 31 Ritzenhein, Dathan 10,000m Eugene OR 30-Dec-82 26 Roberts, Gil 400m Oklahoma City OK 15-Mar-89 20 Robinson, Khadevis 800m Santa Monica CA 19-Jul-76 33 Rodgers, Michael 100m Round Rock TX 24-Apr-85 24 Rome, Jarred Discus Throw Chula Vista CA 21-Dec-76 32 Roulhac, Brandon Triple Jump Tallahassee FL 13-Dec-83 25 Rupp, Galen 10,000m Portland OR 8-May-86 23 Scott, Jeremy Pole Vault Brookland AR 1-May-81 28 Solinsky, Chris 5,000m Madison WI 5-Dec-84 24 Spearmon Jr., Wallace 200m Fayetteville AR 24-Dec-84 24 Stevenson, Toby Pole Vault Chula Vista CA 19-Nov-76 32 Symmonds, Nick 800m Springfield OR 30-Dec-83 25 Taylor, Angelo 400m Hurdles Atlanta GA 29-Dec-78 30 Taylor, Dan Shot Put Mesa AZ 12-May-82 27 Tegenkamp, Matt 5,000m Portland OR 19-Jan-82 27 Torres, Edwardo Marathon Boulder CO 22-Aug-80 28 Trammell, Terrence 110m Hurdles Atlanta GA 23-Nov-78 30 Ulrey, Dorian 1500m Port Byron IL 11-Jul-87 22 Walker, Brad Pole Vault Mountlake Terrace WA 21-Jun-81 28 Waltz, Ian Discus Throw Chula Vista CA 15-Apr-77 32 Wariner, Jeremy 400m Waco TX 31-Jan-84 25 Young, Justin Marathon Superior CO 25-Jul-79 30

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WOMEN Name Event Residence State Birthday Age Acuff, Amy High Jump Isleton CA 14-Jul-75 34 Anderson, Alexandria 100m (alt.)- Relay pool Austin TX 28-Jan-87 22 Anderson, Lindsey 3,000m Steeple South Ogden UT 23-May-85 24 Barringer, Jenny 3,000m Steeple Boulder CO 23-Aug-86 22 Beard, Jessica 400m Euclid OH 7-Jan-89 20 Begley, Amy 10,000m Beaverton OR 11-Jan-78 31 Breisch, Becky Discus Throw Chula Vista CA 16-Mar-83 26 Brown Trafton, Stephanie Discus Throw Galt CA 1-Dec-79 29 Camarebam Jillian Shot Put Tuscon AZ 2-Mar-82 27 Campbell, Amber Hammer Throw Myrtle Beach SC 5-Jun-81 28 Carter, Michelle Shot Put Ovilla TX 12-Oct-85 23 Cherry, Damu 100m Hurdles Winter Garden FL 29-Nov-77 31 Clark, Hazel 800m Knoxville TN 3-Oct-77 31 Cosby, Jessica Hammer Throw Mission Hills CA 31-May-82 27 Culley, Julie 5,000m Arlington VA 10-Sep-81 27 Davila, Desiree Marathon Rochester Hills MI 26-Jul-83 26 Day, Sharon High Jump/Heptathlon Costa Mesa CA 9-Jun-85 24 Demus, Lashinda 400m Hurdles Irmo SC 10-Mar-83 26 Dragila, Stacy Pole Vault Chula Vista CA 25-Mar-71 38 Dunn, Debbie 400m Norfolk VA 26-Mar-78 31 Felix, Allyson 200m Santa Clarita CA 18-Nov-85 23 Flanagan, Shalane 10,000m Pittsburo NC 8-Jul-81 28 Franek, Bridget 3,000m Steeple Hiram OH 8-Nov-87 21 Gall, Geena 800m Ann Arbor MI 18-Jan-87 22 Gilreath, Erin Hammer Throw Munice IN 11-Aug-80 28 Glenn, Brianna Long Jump Chula Vista CA 18-Apr-90 19 Gomez, Zoila Marathon Alamosa CO 7-Jun-79 30 Goucher, Kara Marathon Portland OR 6-Jul-78 31 Harper, Dawn 100m Hurdles Los Angeles CA 13-May-84 25 Hastings, Natasha 400m (alt.)- Relay Pool Clermont FL 23-Jul-86 23 Heaston, Kristin Shot Put Opelika AL 23-Nov-75 33 Higgins, Paige Marathon Flagstaff AZ 12-Jul-82 27 Hooker, Marshevet 200m Pfugerville TX 25-Sep-84 24 Howard, Chaunte High Jump Snellville GA 12-Jan-84 25 Jeter, Carmelita 100m Inglewood CA 24-Nov-79 29 Jimoh, Funmi Long Jump Stafford TX 29-May-84 25 Johnson, Chelsea Pole Vault Atascadero CA 20-Dec-83 25 Knight, Bianca 200m- Relay Pool Austin TX 2-Jan-89 20 Lee, Muna 100m/200m College Station TX 30-Oct-81 27 Marks, Shani Triple Jump Brooklyn Park MN 24-Aug-80 28 McGregor, Katie 10,000m St. Louis Park MN 21-Sep-77 31 McLain, Erica Triple Jump Menlo Park CA 24-Jan-86 23 Moody, Tera Marathon Colorado Springs CO 18-Dec-80 28

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Patterson, Kara Javelin Throw West Lafayette IN 10-Apr-86 23 Perry, Michelle 100m Hurdles Santa Clarita CA 1-May-79 30 Pickler, Diana Heptathlon Sachse TX 9-Dec-83 25 Powell, Ginnie 100m Hurdles Los Angeles CA 7-Sep-83 25 Reese, Brittany Long Jump Gulfport MS 9-Sep-86 22 Rhines, Jen 5,000m Mammoth Lakes CA 1-Jul-74 35 Richards, Sanya 400m Austin TX 26-Feb-85 24 Rowbury, Shannon 1,500m San Francisco CA 19-Sep-84 24 Solomon, Shalonda 100m- Relay Pool Inglewood CA 19-Dec-85 23 Stuczynski, Jenn Pole Vault Churchville NY 5-Feb-82 27 Thurmond, Aretha Discus Throw Opelika AL 14-Aug-76 32 Tosta, Sheena 400m Hurdles Chula Vista CA 1-Oct-82 26 Vaill, Teresa 20km Race Walk Gainesville FL 20-Nov-62 46 Vessey, Maggie 800m Soquel CA 23-Dec-81 27 Wade, Betty Heptathlon Northville MI 11-Sep-86 22 Welsch, Shakeema Triple Jump Charlotte NC 10-Nov-76 32 Willard, Anna 1,500m Mammoth Lakes CA 31-Mar-84 25 Williams, Charonda 200m Richmond CA 27-Mar-87 22 Williams, Lauryn 100m Miami FL 11-Sep-83 25 Williams, Tiffany 400m Hurdles Kissimmee FL 5-Feb-83 26 Wurth-Thomas, Christin 1,500m Springdale AK 11-Jul-80 29 Young, Jessica 100m- Relay Pool Fort Worth TX 6-Apr-87 22 Yurkovich, Rachel Javelin Throw Eugene OR 10-Oct-86 22

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ROSTER - EVENT

MEN 100m: *Tyson Gay (Lexington, Ky.); Michael Rodgers (Round Rock, Texas); (Grand Prairie, Texas); Monzavous “Rae” Edwards (Kansas City, Kan.)

200m: *Tyson Gay (Lexington, Ky.); (Los Angeles, Calif.); Charles Clark (Virginia Beach, Va.); (College Station, Texas)

400m: *Jeremy Wariner (Waco, Texas); LaShawn Merritt (Suffolk, Va.); (Oklahoma City, Okla.); Lionel Larry (Compton, Calif.)

800m: (Springfield, Ore.); (Santa Monica, Calif.); Ryan Brown (Seattle, Wash.)

1500m: *Bernard Lagat (Tuscan, Ariz.); (Colorado Springs, Colo.); (Austin, Texas); Dorian Ulrey (Port Byron, Ill.)

3000m Steeplechase: Josh McAdams (Cordova, Tenn.); Dan Huling (Geneva, Ill.); (Fresno, Calif.)

5000m: *Bernard Lagat (Tuscan, Ariz.); (Portland, Ore.); (Madison, Wis.); (Beaverton, Ore.)

10,000m: (Portland, Ore.); (Eugene, Ore.); (Redding, Calif.)

Marathon: (San Diego, Calif.); Nate Jenkins (Lowell, Mass.); Justin Young (Superior, Colo.); Matt Gabrielson (Minneapolis, Minn.); Edwardo Torres (Boulder, Colo.)

110m hurdles: (Covington, Ky.); (Atlanta, Ga.); (Bryan, Texas)

400m hurdles: *Kerron Clement (Los Angeles, Calif.); (Savoy, Ill.); Johnny Dutch (Clayton, N.C.); (Atlanta, Ga.)

High Jump: (Chula Vista, Calif.); Andra Manson (Austin, Texas); Keith Moffatt (Atlanta, Ga.)

Pole Vault: *Brad Walker (Mountlake Terrace, Wash.); (Brookland, Ark.); (Tea, S.D.); (Chula Vista, Calif.)

Long Jump: Dwight Phillips (Snellville, Ga.); Brian Johnson (Zachary, La.); (St. Francisville, La.)

Triple Jump: Brandon Roulhac (Tallahassee, Fla.); Walter Davis (Baton Rouge, La.); (Decatur, Ga.)

Shot Put: *Reese Hoffa (Athens, Ga.); (Columbia, Mo.); Dan Taylor (Mesa, Ariz.); (Charlottesville, Va.)

Discus Throw: (Ft. Collins, Colo.); (Chula Vista, Calif.); (Chula Vista, Calif.)

Hammer Throw: A.G. Kruger (Ashland, Ohio); Thomas Freeman (Westbury, N.Y.); Mike Mai (Santa Clara, Calif.)

Javelin Throw: Chris Hill (Athens, Ga.); (Chula Vista, Calif.); (San Diego, Calif.)

Decathlon: (Austin, Texas); (Eugene, Ore.); (Tucson, Ariz.)

4x100m Relay pool: Tyson Gay (Lexington, Ky.); Michael Rodgers (Round Rock, Texas); Darvis Patton (Grand Prairie, Texas); Monzavous “Rae” Edwards (Kansas City, Kan.); (Marietta, Ga.); Shawn Crawford (Los Angeles, Calif.); Terrence Trammel (Atlanta, Ga.); Wallace Spearman (College Station, Texas)

4x400m Relay Pool: Jeremy Wariner (Waco, Texas); LaShawn Merritt (Suffolk, Va.); Gil Roberts (Oklahoma City, Okla.); Lionel Larry (Compton, Calif.); (Valencia, Calif.); Kerron Clement (Los Angeles, Calif.); Bershawn Jackson (Savoy, Ill.); Angelo Taylor (Atlanta, Ga.)

*Denotes IAAF Wildcard as defending world Champion

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WOMEN 100m: (Inglewood, Calif.); (College Station, Texas); (Miami, Fla.)

200m: *Allyson Felix (Los Angeles, Calif.); Muna Lee (College Station, Texas); (Pflugerville, Texas); Charonda Williams (Richmond, Calif.)

400m: Sanya Richards (Austin, Texas); (Norfolk, Va.); Jessica Beard (Euclid, Ohio)

800m: (Knoxville, Tenn.); (Ann Arbor, Mich.); Maggie Vessey (Soquel, Calif.)

1500m: (San Francisco, Calif.) Christin Wurth-Thomas (Springdale, Ark.); (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.)

3000m Steeplechase: Jenny Barringer (Boulder, Colo.); (Hiram, Ohio); (South Ogden, Utah)

5000m: Jen Rhines (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.); (Arlington, Va.)

10,000m: (Beaverton, Ore.); (Pittsboro, N.C.); Katie McGregor (St. Louis Park, Minn.)

Marathon: (Portland, Ore.); Desiree Davila (Rochester Hills, Mich.); Paige Higgins (Flagstaff, Ariz.); Zoila Gomez (Alamosa, Colo.); Tera Moody (Colorado Springs, Colo.)

100m hurdles: *Michelle Perry (Santa Clarita, Calif.); Dawn Harper (Los. Angeles, Calif.); Ginnie Powell (Los Angeles, Calif.); (Winter Garden, Fla.)

400m hurdles: Lashinda Demus (Palmdale, Calif.); (Chula Vista, Calif.); (Kissimmee, Fla.)

20km race walk: (Gainesville, Fla.)

High Jump: Chaunte Howard (Snellville, Ga.); (Isleton, Calif.); Sharon Day (Costa Mesa, Calif.)

Pole Vault: Jenn Stuczynski (Churchville, N.Y.); (Atascadero, Calif.); (Chula Vista, Calif.)

Long Jump: Brittany Reese (Gulfport, Miss.); Brianna Glenn (Chula Vista, Calif.); (Stafford, Texas)

Triple Jump: Shakeema Welsch (Charlotte, N.C.); Erica McLain (Menlo Park, Calif.); (Brooklyn Park, Minn.)

Shot Put: Michelle Carter (Ovilla, Texas); Jillian Camarena (Tucson, Ariz.); (Opelika, Ala.)

Discus Throw: Stephanie Brown Trafton (Galt, Calif.); (Opelika, Ala.); Becky Breisch (Chula Vista, Calif.)

Hammer Throw: (Mission Hills, Calif.); (Myrtle Beach, S.C.); (Munice, Ind.)

Javelin Throw: Kara Patterson (West Lafayette, Ind.); (Eugene, Ore.)

Heptathlon: (Sachse, Texas); Sharon Day (Costa Mesa, Calif.); Bettie Wade (Northville, Mich.)

4x100m Relay Pool: Carmelita Jeter (Inglewood, Calif.); Muna Lee (College Station, Texas); Lauryn Williams (Miami, Fla.); (Austin, Texas); Jessica Young (Fort Worth, Texas); (Inglewood, Calif.); Marshevet Hooker (Pflugerville, Texas); Charonda Williams (Richmond, Calif.) Allyson Felix (Los Angeles, Calif.)

4x400m Relay Pool: Sanya Richards (Austin, Texas); Debbie Dunn (Norfolk Va.); Jessica Beard (Euclid, Ohio); (Clermont, Fla.); Lashinda Demus (Palmdale, Calif.); Allyson Felix (Los Angeles, Calif.)

*Denotes IAAF Wildcard as defending world champion

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ROSTER - STATE

MEN Name Event Residence State Birthday Age Arnold, Jake Decathlon Tucson AR 3-Jan-84 25 Scott, Jeremy Pole Vault Brookland AR 1-May-81 28 Spearmon Jr., Wallace 200m Fayetteville AR 24-Dec-84 24 Lagat, Bernard 1500m/5000m Tucson AZ 12-Dec-74 34 Taylor, Dan Shot Put Mesa AZ 12-May-82 27 Alcorn, Kyle 3,000m Steeple Fresno CA 18-Mar-85 24 Browne, Dan Marathon San Diego CA 24-Jun-75 34 Crawford, Shawn 200m Los Angeles CA 14-Jan-78 31 Furey, Sean Javelin Throw San Diego CA 31-Aug-82 26 Harris, Tora High Jump Chula Vista CA 21-Sep-78 30 Hazle, Mike Javelin Throw Chula Vista CA 22-Mar-79 30 Larry, Lionel 400m Compton CA 14-Sep-86 22 Mai, Mike Hammer Throw Santa Clara CA 27-Sep-77 31 Neville, David 400m (alt.)- Relay pool Valencia CA 1-Jun-84 25 Robinson, Khadevis 800m Santa Monica CA 19-Jul-76 33 Rome, Jarred Discus Throw Chula Vista CA 21-Dec-76 32 Stevenson, Toby Pole Vault Chula Vista CA 19-Nov-76 32 Waltz, Ian Discus Throw Chula Vista CA 15-Apr-77 32 Lomong, Lopez 1500m Colorado Springs CO 1-Jan-85 24 Malone, Casey Discus Throw Ft. Collins CO 6-Apr-77 32 Torres, Edwardo Marathon Boulder CO 22-Aug-80 28 Young, Justin Marathon Superior CO 25-Jul-79 30 Clement, Kerron 400m Hurdles Gainesville FL 31-Oct-85 23 Roulhac, Brandon Triple Jump Tallahassee FL 13-Dec-83 25 Bell, Kenta Triple Jump Decatur GA 17-Mar-77 32 Hill, Chris Javelin Throw Athens GA 26-Feb-88 21 Hoffa, Reese Shot Put Athens GA 8-Oct-77 31 Moffatt, Keith High Jump Atlanta GA 20-Jun-84 25 Padgett, Travis 100m (alt.)- Relay pool Marietta GA 31-Dec-86 22 Phillips, Dwight Long Jump Snellville GA 1-Oct-77 31 Taylor, Angelo 400m Hurdles Atlanta GA 29-Dec-78 30 Trammell, Terrence 110m Hurdles Atlanta GA 23-Nov-78 30 Huling, Dan 3,000m Steeple Geneva IL 16-Jul-83 26 Jackson, Bershawn 400m Hurdles Savoy IL 8-May-83 26 Ulrey, Dorian 1500m Port Byron IL 11-Jul-87 22 Edwards, Rae 100m Kansas City KS 7-May-81 28 Gay, Tyson 100m/200m Lexington KY 9-Aug-82 26 Payne, David 110m Hurdles Covington KY 24-Jul-82 27 Davis, Walter Triple Jump Baton Rouge LA 2-Jul-79 30 Johnson, Brian Long Jump Zachary LA 5-Mar-80 29 Pate, Miguel Long Jump St. Francisville LA 13-Jun-79 30

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Jenkins, Nate Marathon Lowell MA 6-Oct-80 28 Gabrielson, Matt Marathon Minneapolis MN 28-Jun-78 31 Cantwell, Christian Shot Put Columbia MO 30-Sep-80 28 Dutch, Johnny 400m Hurdles Clayton NC 20-Jan-89 20 Freeman, Jake (Thomas) Hammer Throw Westbury NY 5-Nov-80 28 Kruger, A.G. Hammer Throw Ashland OH 18-Feb-79 30 Roberts, Gil 400m Oklahoma City OK 15-Mar-89 20 Eaton, Ashton Decathlon Eugene OR 21-Jan-88 21 Jager, Evan 5,000m Beaverton OR 3-Aug-89 20 Ritzenhein, Dathan 10,000m Eugene OR 30-Dec-82 26 Rupp, Galen 10,000m Portland OR 8-May-86 23 Symmonds, Nick 800m Springfield OR 30-Dec-83 25 Tegenkamp, Matt 5,000m Portland OR 19-Jan-82 27 Miles, Derek Pole Vault Tea SD 28-Sep-72 36 McAdams, Josh 3,000m Steeple Cordova TN 26-Mar-80 29 Hardee, Trey Decathlon Austin TX 7-Feb-84 25 Manson, Andra High Jump Austin TX 30-Apr-84 25 Manzano, Leonel 1500m Austin TX 12-Sep-84 24 Merritt, Aries 110m Hurdles Bryan TX 24-Jul-85 24 Patton, Darvis 100m Grand Prairie TX 4-Dec-77 31 Rodgers, Michael 100m Round Rock TX 24-Apr-85 24 Wariner, Jeremy 400m Waco TX 31-Jan-84 25 Clark, Charles 200m Virginia Beach VA 10-Aug-87 21 Merritt, LaShawn 400m Suffolk VA 27-Jun-86 23 Nelson, Adam Shot Put Charlottesville VA 7-Jul-75 34 Brown, Ryan 800m Seattle WA 17-Sep-84 24 Walker, Brad Pole Vault Mountlake Terrace WA 21-Jun-81 28 Nelson, Tim 10,000m Madison WI 27-Feb-84 25 Solinsky, Chris 5,000m Madison WI 5-Dec-84 24

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WOMEN Name Event Residence State Birthday Age Wurth-Thomas, Christin 1,500m Springdale AK 11-Jul-80 29 Heaston, Kristin Shot Put Opelika AL 23-Nov-75 33 Thurmond, Aretha Discus Throw Opelika AL 14-Aug-76 32 Camarebam Jillian Shot Put Tuscon AZ 2-Mar-82 27 Higgins, Paige Marathon Flagstaff AZ 12-Jul-82 27 Slattery, Sara 5,000m Phoenix AZ 2-Oct-81 27 Acuff, Amy High Jump Isleton CA 14-Jul-75 34 Breisch, Becky Discus Throw Chula Vista CA 16-Mar-83 26 Brown Trafton, Stephanie Discus Throw Galt CA 1-Dec-79 29 Cosby, Jessica Hammer Throw Mission Hills CA 31-May-82 27 Day, Sharon High Jump/Heptathlon Costa Mesa CA 9-Jun-85 24 Dragila, Stacy Pole Vault Chula Vista CA 25-Mar-71 38 Felix, Allyson 200m Santa Clarita CA 18-Nov-85 23 Glenn, Brianna Long Jump Chula Vista CA 18-Apr-90 19 Harper, Dawn 100m Hurdles Los Angeles CA 13-May-84 25 Jeter, Carmelita 100m Inglewood CA 24-Nov-79 29 Johnson, Chelsea Pole Vault Atascadero CA 20-Dec-83 25 McLain, Erica Triple Jump Menlo Park CA 24-Jan-86 23 Perry, Michelle 100m Hurdles Santa Clarita CA 1-May-79 30 Powell, Ginnie 100m Hurdles Los Angeles CA 7-Sep-83 25 Rhines, Jen 5,000m Mammoth Lakes CA 1-Jul-74 35 Rowbury, Shannon 1,500m San Francisco CA 19-Sep-84 24 Tosta, Sheena 400m Hurdles Chula Vista CA 1-Oct-82 26 Willard, Anna 1,500m Mammoth Lakes CA 31-Mar-84 25 Williams, Charonda 200m Richmond CA 27-Mar-87 22 Solomon, Shalonda 100m- Relay Pool Inglewood CA 19-Dec-85 23 Vessey, Maggie 800m Soquel CA 23-Dec-81 27 Barringer, Jenny 3,000m Steeple Boulder CO 23-Aug-86 22 Gomez, Zoila Marathon Alamosa CO 7-Jun-79 30 Moody, Tera Marathon Colorado Springs CO 18-Dec-80 28 Cherry, Damu 100m Hurdles Winter Garden FL 29-Nov-77 31 Vaill, Teresa 20km Race Walk Gainesville FL 20-Nov-62 46 Williams, Lauryn 100m Miami FL 11-Sep-83 25 Williams, Tiffany 400m Hurdles Kissimmee FL 5-Feb-83 26 Hastings, Natasha 400m (alt.)- Relay Pool Clermont FL 23-Jul-86 23 Howard, Chaunte High Jump Snellville GA 12-Jan-84 25 Gilreath, Erin Hammer Throw Munice IN 11-Aug-80 28 Patterson, Kara Javelin Throw West Lafayette IN 10-Apr-86 23 Davila, Desiree Marathon Rochester Hills MI 26-Jul-83 26 Gall, Geena 800m Ann Arbor MI 18-Jan-87 22 Wade, Betty Heptathlon Northville MI 11-Sep-86 22 McGregor, Katie 10,000m St. Louis Park MN 21-Sep-77 31 Marks, Shani Triple Jump Brooklyn Park MN 24-Aug-80 28

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Reese, Brittany Long Jump Gulfport MS 9-Sep-86 22 Flanagan, Shalane 10,000m Pittsburo NC 8-Jul-81 28 Welsch, Shakeema Triple Jump Charlotte NC 10-Nov-76 32 Stuczynski, Jenn Pole Vault Churchville NY 5-Feb-82 27 Beard, Jessica 400m Euclid OH 7-Jan-89 20 Franek, Bridget 3,000m Steeple Hiram OH 8-Nov-87 21 Begley, Amy 10,000m Beaverton OR 11-Jan-78 31 Goucher, Kara Marathon Portland OR 6-Jul-78 31 Yurkovich, Rachel Javelin Throw Eugene OR 10-Oct-86 22 Campbell, Amber Hammer Throw Myrtle Beach SC 5-Jun-81 28 Demus, Lashinda 400m Hurdles Irmo SC 10-Mar-83 26 Clark, Hazel 800m Knoxville TN 3-Oct-77 31 Carter, Michelle Shot Put Ovilla TX 12-Oct-85 23 Hooker, Marshevet 200m Pfugerville TX 25-Sep-84 24 Jimoh, Funmi Long Jump Stafford TX 29-May-84 25 Lee, Muna 100m/200m College Station TX 30-Oct-81 27 Pickler, Diana Heptathlon Sachse TX 9-Dec-83 25 Richards, Sanya 400m Austin TX 26-Feb-85 24 Anderson, Alexandria 100m (alt.)- Relay pool Austin TX 28-Jan-87 22 Knight, Bianca 200m- Relay Pool Austin TX 2-Jan-89 20 Young, Jessica 100m- Relay Pool Fort Worth TX 6-Apr-87 22 Anderson, Lindsey 3,000m Steeple South Ogden UT 23-May-85 24 Dunn, Debbie 400m Norfolk VA 26-Mar-78 31

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ROSTER - AGE

MEN Name Event Residence State Birthday Age Jager, Evan 5,000m Beaverton OR 3-Aug-89 20 Dutch, Johnny 400m Hurdles Clayton NC 20-Jan-89 20 Roberts, Gil 400m Oklahoma City OK 15-Mar-89 20 Hill, Chris Javelin Throw Athens GA 26-Feb-88 21 Eaton, Ashton Decathlon Eugene OR 21-Jan-88 21 Clark, Charles 200m Virginia Beach VA 10-Aug-87 21 Padgett, Travis 100m (alt.)- Relay pool Marietta GA 31-Dec-86 22 Larry, Lionel 400m Compton CA 14-Sep-86 22 Ulrey, Dorian 1500m Port Byron IL 11-Jul-87 22 Clement, Kerron 400m Hurdles Gainesville FL 31-Oct-85 23 Rupp, Galen 10,000m Portland OR 8-May-86 23 Merritt, Aries 110m Hurdles Bryan TX 24-Jul-85 24 Merritt, LaShawn 400m Suffolk VA 27-Jun-86 23 Spearmon Jr., Wallace 200m Fayetteville AR 24-Dec-84 24 Alcorn, Kyle 3,000m Steeple Fresno CA 18-Mar-85 24 Lomong, Lopez 1500m Colorado Springs CO 1-Jan-85 24 Manzano, Leonel 1500m Austin TX 12-Sep-84 24 Rodgers, Michael 100m Round Rock TX 24-Apr-85 24 Brown, Ryan 800m Seattle WA 17-Sep-84 24 Solinsky, Chris 5,000m Madison WI 5-Dec-84 24 Arnold, Jake Decathlon Tucson AR 3-Jan-84 25 Roulhac, Brandon Triple Jump Tallahassee FL 13-Dec-83 25 Moffatt, Keith High Jump Atlanta GA 20-Jun-84 25 Neville, David 400m (alt.)- Relay pool Valencia CA 1-Jun-84 25 Symmonds, Nick 800m Springfield OR 30-Dec-83 25 Hardee, Trey Decathlon Austin TX 7-Feb-84 25 Manson, Andra High Jump Austin TX 30-Apr-84 25 Wariner, Jeremy 400m Waco TX 31-Jan-84 25 Nelson, Tim 10,000m Madison WI 27-Feb-84 25 Furey, Sean Javelin Throw San Diego CA 31-Aug-82 26 Huling, Dan 3,000m Steeple Geneva IL 16-Jul-83 26 Jackson, Bershawn 400m Hurdles Savoy IL 8-May-83 26 Gay, Tyson 100m/200m Lexington KY 9-Aug-82 26 Payne, David 110m Hurdles Covington KY 24-Jul-82 27 Ritzenhein, Dathan 10,000m Eugene OR 30-Dec-82 26 Taylor, Dan Shot Put Mesa AZ 12-May-82 27 Tegenkamp, Matt 5,000m Portland OR 19-Jan-82 27 Scott, Jeremy Pole Vault Brookland AR 1-May-81 28 Torres, Edwardo Marathon Boulder CO 22-Aug-80 28 Edwards, Rae 100m Kansas City KS 7-May-81 28

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Jenkins, Nate Marathon Lowell MA 6-Oct-80 28 Cantwell, Christian Shot Put Columbia MO 30-Sep-80 28 Freeman, Jake (Thomas) Hammer Throw Westbury NY 5-Nov-80 28 Walker, Brad Pole Vault Mountlake Terrace WA 21-Jun-81 28 Young, Justin Marathon Superior CO 25-Jul-79 30 Johnson, Brian Long Jump Zachary LA 5-Mar-80 29 McAdams, Josh 3,000m Steeple Cordova TN 26-Mar-80 29 Harris, Tora High Jump Chula Vista CA 21-Sep-78 30 Hazle, Mike Javelin Throw Chula Vista CA 22-Mar-79 30 Taylor, Angelo 400m Hurdles Atlanta GA 29-Dec-78 30 Trammell, Terrence 110m Hurdles Atlanta GA 23-Nov-78 30 Davis, Walter Triple Jump Baton Rouge LA 2-Jul-79 30 Pate, Miguel Long Jump St. Francisville LA 13-Jun-79 30 Kruger, A.G. Hammer Throw Ashland OH 18-Feb-79 30 Crawford, Shawn 200m Los Angeles CA 14-Jan-78 31 Mai, Mike Hammer Throw Santa Clara CA 27-Sep-77 31 Hoffa, Reese Shot Put Athens GA 8-Oct-77 31 Phillips, Dwight Long Jump Snellville GA 1-Oct-77 31 Gabrielson, Matt Marathon Minneapolis MN 28-Jun-78 31 Patton, Darvis 100m Grand Prairie TX 4-Dec-77 31 Bell, Kenta Triple Jump Decatur GA 17-Mar-77 32 Rome, Jarred Discus Throw Chula Vista CA 21-Dec-76 32 Stevenson, Toby Pole Vault Chula Vista CA 19-Nov-76 32 Waltz, Ian Discus Throw Chula Vista CA 15-Apr-77 32 Malone, Casey Discus Throw Ft. Collins CO 6-Apr-77 32 Robinson, Khadevis 800m Santa Monica CA 19-Jul-76 33 Lagat, Bernard 1500m/5000m Tucson AZ 12-Dec-74 34 Browne, Dan Marathon San Diego CA 24-Jun-75 34 Nelson, Adam Shot Put Charlottesville VA 7-Jul-75 34 Miles, Derek Pole Vault Tea SD 28-Sep-72 36

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WOMEN Name Event Residence State Birthday Age Glenn, Brianna Long Jump Chula Vista CA 18-Apr-90 19 Beard, Jessica 400m Euclid OH 7-Jan-89 20 Knight, Bianca 200m- Relay Pool Austin TX 2-Jan-89 20 Franek, Bridget 3,000m Steeple Hiram OH 8-Nov-87 21 Barringer, Jenny 3,000m Steeple Boulder CO 23-Aug-86 22 Gall, Geena 800m Ann Arbor MI 18-Jan-87 22 Reese, Brittany Long Jump Gulfport MS 9-Sep-86 22 Wade, Betty Heptathlon Northville MI 11-Sep-86 22 Williams, Charonda 200m Richmond CA 27-Mar-87 22 Yurkovich, Rachel Javelin Throw Eugene OR 10-Oct-86 22 Anderson, Alexandria 100m (alt.)- Relay pool Austin TX 28-Jan-87 22 Young, Jessica 100m- Relay Pool Fort Worth TX 6-Apr-87 22 Carter, Michelle Shot Put Ovilla TX 12-Oct-85 23 Felix, Allyson 200m Santa Clarita CA 18-Nov-85 23 McLain, Erica Triple Jump Menlo Park CA 24-Jan-86 23 Patterson, Kara Javelin Throw West Lafayette IN 10-Apr-86 23 Solomon, Shalonda 100m- Relay Pool Inglewood CA 19-Dec-85 23 Hastings, Natasha 400m (alt.)- Relay Pool Clermont FL 23-Jul-86 23 Anderson, Lindsey 3,000m Steeple South Ogden UT 23-May-85 24 Day, Sharon High Jump/Heptathlon Costa Mesa CA 9-Jun-85 24 Hooker, Marshevet 200m Pfugerville TX 25-Sep-84 24 Richards, Sanya 400m Austin TX 26-Feb-85 24 Rowbury, Shannon 1,500m San Francisco CA 19-Sep-84 24 Harper, Dawn 100m Hurdles Los Angeles CA 13-May-84 25 Howard, Chaunte High Jump Snellville GA 12-Jan-84 25 Jimoh, Funmi Long Jump Stafford TX 29-May-84 25 Johnson, Chelsea Pole Vault Atascadero CA 20-Dec-83 25 Pickler, Diana Heptathlon Sachse TX 9-Dec-83 25 Powell, Ginnie 100m Hurdles Los Angeles CA 7-Sep-83 25 Willard, Anna 1,500m Mammoth Lakes CA 31-Mar-84 25 Williams, Lauryn 100m Miami FL 11-Sep-83 25 Davila, Desiree Marathon Rochester Hills MI 26-Jul-83 26 Breisch, Becky Discus Throw Chula Vista CA 16-Mar-83 26 Demus, Lashinda 400m Hurdles Irmo SC 10-Mar-83 26 Tosta, Sheena 400m Hurdles Chula Vista CA 1-Oct-82 26 Williams, Tiffany 400m Hurdles Kissimmee FL 5-Feb-83 26 Camarebam Jillian Shot Put Tuscon AZ 2-Mar-82 27 Cosby, Jessica Hammer Throw Mission Hills CA 31-May-82 27 Higgins, Paige Marathon Flagstaff AZ 12-Jul-82 27 Lee, Muna 100m/200m College Station TX 30-Oct-81 27 Stuczynski, Jenn Pole Vault Churchville NY 5-Feb-82 27 Slattery, Sara 5,000m Phoenix AZ 2-Oct-81 27 Vessey, Maggie 800m Soquel CA 23-Dec-81 27

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Campbell, Amber Hammer Throw Myrtle Beach SC 5-Jun-81 28 Flanagan, Shalane 10,000m Pittsburo NC 8-Jul-81 28 Gilreath, Erin Hammer Throw Munice IN 11-Aug-80 28 Moody, Tera Marathon Colorado Springs CO 18-Dec-80 28 Marks, Shani Triple Jump Brooklyn Park MN 24-Aug-80 28 Brown Trafton, Stephanie Discus Throw Galt CA 1-Dec-79 29 Jeter, Carmelita 100m Inglewood CA 24-Nov-79 29 Wurth-Thomas, Christin 1,500m Springdale AK 11-Jul-80 29 Gomez, Zoila Marathon Alamosa CO 7-Jun-79 30 Perry, Michelle 100m Hurdles Santa Clarita CA 1-May-79 30 Begley, Amy 10,000m Beaverton OR 11-Jan-78 31 Cherry, Damu 100m Hurdles Winter Garden FL 29-Nov-77 31 Clark, Hazel 800m Knoxville TN 3-Oct-77 31 Dunn, Debbie 400m Norfolk VA 26-Mar-78 31 Goucher, Kara Marathon Portland OR 6-Jul-78 31 McGregor, Katie 10,000m St. Louis Park MN 21-Sep-77 31 Thurmond, Aretha Discus Throw Opelika AL 14-Aug-76 32 Welsch, Shakeema Triple Jump Charlotte NC 10-Nov-76 32 Heaston, Kristin Shot Put Opelika AL 23-Nov-75 33 Acuff, Amy High Jump Isleton CA 14-Jul-75 34 Rhines, Jen 5,000m Mammoth Lakes CA 1-Jul-74 35 Dragila, Stacy Pole Vault Chula Vista CA 25-Mar-71 38 Vaill, Teresa 20km Race Walk Gainesville FL 20-Nov-62 46

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KEY ATHLETES BY THE NUMBERS

Tyson Gay, LaShawn Merritt, Dwight Phillips, Christian Cantwell, Jeremy Wariner, Allyson Felix, Sanya Richards, Dawn Harper, Lashinda Demus, Jenn Stuczynski, Stephanie Brown Trafton

Tyson Gay's sub-9.90 races (14; 8 legal) LaShawn Merritt's sub-44.50 races (22; 3 sub-44.00) 9.88 Rethymno, GRE 21Jul06 44.50 , IN 24Jun06 9.84 , SUI 18Aug06 44.34 Zurich, SUI 18Aug06 9.88 Athens, GRE 16Sep06 44.14 , GER 09Sep06 9.79w Carson, CA 20May07 44.44 Indianapolis, IN 22Jun07 9.76w New York, NY 02Jun07 44.06 Indianapolis, IN 23Jun07 9.84 Indianapolis, IN 22Jun07 44.44 Rome, ITA 13Jul07 9.85 Osaka, JPN 26Aug07 44.38 25Jul07 9.85 New York, NY 31May08 44.23 , GBR 03Aug07 9.77 Eugene, OR 28Jun08 44.31 Osaka, JPN 29Aug07 9.68w Eugene, OR 29Jun08 43.96 Osaka, JPN 31Aug07 9.85w Eugene, OR 29Jun08 44.34 Baie Mahault, FRA 01May08 9.75w Eugene, OR 25Jun09 44.03 Berlin, GER 01Jun08 9.77 Rome, ITA 10Jul09 44.00 Eugene, OR 03Jul08 9.79w , SWE 31Jul09 44.37 Rome, ITA 11Jul08 44.35 Saint-Denis, FRA 18Jul08 Tyson Gay's sub-20.00 races (14; 13 legal) 44.12 , CHN 19Aug08 19.93 Sacramento, CA 09Jun05 43.75 Beijing, CHN 21Aug08 19.99 London, GBR 22Jul05 44.43 Zurich, SUI 29Aug08 19.99w , FIN 09Aug05 44.50 Stuttgart, GER 13Sep08 19.96 Monaco 09Sep05 43.98 , SUI 02Sep08 19.70 Lausanne, SUI 11Jul06 44.50 Baie Mauhault, FRA 01May09 19.84 London, GBR 28Jul06 44.50 Eugene, OR 27Jun09 19.79 Brussels, BEL 25Aug06 19.68 Stuttgart, GER 10Sep06 Dwight Phillips 8.50m+ competitions (10; 8 legal) 19.97 Kingston, JAM 05May07 8.60 Linz, AUT 02Aug04 19.62 Indianapolis, IN 24Jun07 8.59 Athens, GRE 26Aug04 19.78 Lausanne, SUI 10Jul07 8.59w Helsinki, FIN 12Aug05 19.76 Osaka, JPN 30Aug07 8.60 Helsinki, FIN 13Aug05 19.58 New York, NY 30May09 8.57 Linz, AUT 23Aug05 20.00 London, GBR 25Jul09 8.51 Baie Mahault, FRA 01May09 8.54 Hengelo, HOL 01Jun09 Jeremy Wariner's sub-44.00 races (10) 8.74 Eugene, OR 07Jun09 44.00 Athens, GRE 23Aug04 8.57w Eugene, OR 27Jun09 43.93 Helsinki, FIN 12Aug05 8.61 Rome, ITA 10Jul09 43.91 Saint-Denis, FRA 08Jul06 43.62 Rome, ITA 14Jul06 Christian Cantwell's 22.00m+ competitions (8) 43.99 London, GBR 28Jul06 22.35 Carson, CA 22May04 43.50 Stockholm, SWE 07Aug07 22.54 Gresham, OR 05Jun04 43.45 Osaka, JPN 31Aug07 22.25 Atlanta, GA 18Jun04 43.98 , NOR 06Jun08 22.10 Des Moines, IA 29Apr06 43.86 Saint-Denis, FRA 18Jul08 22.17 Eugene, OR 28May06 43.82 Zurich, SUI 29Aug08 22.45 Gateshead, GBR 11Jun06 22.04 Arhus, DEN 06Jul06 22.18i Warrensburg, MO 22 Feb08

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Allyson Felix's sub-22.30 200 races (18; 15 legal) Lashinda Demus's sub-53.50 400H races (9) 22.11 Mexico City, MEX 03May03 53.43 Sacramento, CA 11Jul04 22.28 Sacramento, CA 18Jul04 53.35 Carson, CA 25Jun05 22.18 Athens, GRE 25Aug04 53.27 Helsinki, FIN 13Aug05 22.14 Carson, CA 22May05 53.37 Monaco 09Sep05 22.13 Carson, CA 26Jun05 53.50 Indianapolis, IN 24Jun06 22.16w London, GBR 22Jul05 53.07 Indianapolis, IN 25Jun06 22.16 Helsinki, FIN 12Aug05 53.02 Athens, GRE 03Jul06 22.27 Monaco 10Sep05 53.42 Stuttgart, GER 09Sep06 22.19 , GBR 20Aug06 52.63 Monaco 28Jul09 22.11 Stuttgart, GER 09Sep06 22.18 Carson, CA 20May07 Jenn Stuczynski's 4.80m+ pole vaults (10) 22.21 Osaka, JPN 30Aug07 4.84 Carson, CA 20May07 21.81 Osaka, JPN 31Aug07 4.88 New York, NY 02Jun07 22.22 Eugene, OR 05Jul08 4.90 Carson, CA 18May08 21.82w Eugene, OR 06Jul08 4.80 New York, NY 31May08 21.93 Beijing, CHN 21Aug08 4.92 Eugene, OR 06Jul08 22.02w Eugene, OR 28Jun09 4.81 London, GBR 25Jul08 21.88 Stockholm, SWE 31Jul09 4.80 Beijing, CHN 18Aug08 4.82i , MA 07Feb09 Sanya Richards's sub-49.50 400 races (14) 4.83i Boston, MA 01Mar09 49.28 Carson, CA 25Jun05 4.81 New York, NY 30May09 48.92 Zurich, SUI 19Aug05 49.27 Indianapolis, IN 24Jun06 Stephanie Brown Trafton's 63.00m+ discus 49.31 Rome, ITA 14Jul06 competitions (12) 49.05 London, GBR 28Jul06 63.30 Stanford, CA 05Apr08 49.25 Stuttgart, GER 10Sep06 64.32 La Jolla, CA 25Apr08 48.70 Athens, GRE 16Sep06 66.17 Salinas, CA 08May08 49.36 Zurich, SUI 07Sep07 63.29 Modesto, CA 10May08 49.29 Brussels, BEL 14Sep07 64.05 Wailuku, HI 16May08 49.27 Berlin, GER 16Sep07 63.50 Eugene, OR 08Jun08 49.27 Stuttgart, GER 23Sep07 63.61 Eugene, OR 27Jun08 49.23 Oslo, NOR 03Jul09 64.74 Beijing, CHN 18Aug08 49.46 Rome, ITA 10Jul09 66.21 San Mateo, CA 24May09 49.34 Saint-Denis, FRA 17Jul09 63.97 New York, NY 30May09 63.98 Eugene, OR 07Jun09 Dawn Harper's sub-12.70 100H races (17; 13 legal) 64.25 Eugene, OR 25Jun09 12.70 Leverkusen, GER 10Aug07 12.67 Wattenscheid, GER 12Aug07 12.61w Provo, UT 24May08 12.59w Eugene, OR 08Jun08 12.58 Eugene, OR 06Jul08 12.62w Eugene, OR 06Jul08 12.66 Beijing, CHN 18Aug08 12.54 Beijing, CHN 19Aug08 12.63 Lausanne, SUI 02Sep08 12.65 Zagreb, CRO 09Sep08 12.67 Stuttgart, GER 13Sep08 12.56 Shanghai, CHN 20Sep08 12.68 Eugene, OR 27Jun09 12.53 Eugene, OR 28Jun09 12.36w Eugene, OR 28Jun09 12.55 Rome, ITA 10Jul09 12.68 Saint-Denis, FRA 17Jul09

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FAMILIES OF JESSE OWENS, LUZ LONG TO UNITE AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

BERLIN - The granddaughter of Olympic legend Jesse Owens and the son of German long jump great Luz Long will be part of the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, to be held August 15-23 in Berlin's Olympic Stadium.

Thanks to a joint effort between the IAAF, USA Track & Field and the Berlin Organizing Committee, Marlene (Owens) Dortch and Kai Long will represent their families as they award the medals for the men's long jump final on August 22. They also will take part in other events related to the Championships.

At the 1936 Olympic Games, Long played a pivotal role in helping enable Owens to achieve his historic four gold-medal performance. During long jump qualifying, Owens had fouled during his first two attempts. Facing elimination from the competition if he did not post a qualifying mark on his third attempt, Owens received assistance from Long, who set the Olympic record during qualifying. Long suggested to Owens that he move back the start of his run-up so he would take off well before the long jump board.

Owens followed Long's advice and easily qualified for the final, where he won the competition with a leap of 8.06m/26 feet 5.5 inches, with Long taking the silver. The two walked from the stadium, arm-in-arm, and in the more than 70 years since that moment, the two families have remained in contact.

"These Championships provide a rare opportunity to honor the bond of international friendship formed between Mr. Owens and Mr. Long," IAAF President Lamine Diack said. "It is our earnest hope that the power of athletics to unite the world in friendship can be displayed once again in Berlin during these World Championships."

Throughout the 2009 outdoor athletics season, USA Track & Field has promoted the team's return to Berlin, honoring Owens in all its domestic television broadcasts and arranging a special showing of the Bud Greenspan film, "Jesse Owens Returns to Berlin", at its national championships in June. At the World Championships, the U.S. team will wear a special uniform approved by the IAAF, which features the initials of Mr. Owens.

"To see the families of Jesse Owens and Luz Long, side by side, will provide the capstone to a yearlong celebration for USA Track & Field," USATF CEO and General secretary Doug Logan said. "Few athletes mean more to our 's international heritage than Mr. Owens, and it is our honor to assist in bringing the Owens and Long families together again."

Family members also are expected to take part in events at the KulturStadion, located at the Brandenburg gate, which will feature athletics celebrations throughout the Championships.

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2009 IAAF World Championships Team USA Media Kit – Track & Field

MEDAL TABLE

YEAR G S B TOTAL MEN 1983 8 9 7 24 1983 6 8 4 18 1987 10 4 6 20 1987 7 3 4 14 1991 10 8 8 26 1991 9 4 7 20 1993 13 7 5 25 1993 8 3 3 14 1995 12 2 5 19 1995 7 1 4 12 1997 6 3 8 17 1997 4 1 6 11 1999 10 3 4 17 1999 6 0 3 9 2001 5 5 3 13 2001 3 3 2 8 2003 8 7 1 16 2003 6 4 0 10 2005 14 8 3 25 2005 9 4 2 15 2007 14 4 8 26 2007 10 3 6 19 TOTAL 110 60 58 228 TOTAL 75 34 41 150

WOMEN 1983 2 1 3 6 1987 3 1 2 6 1991 1 4 1 6 1993 5 4 2 11 1995 5 1 1 7 1997 2 2 2 6 1999 4 3 1 8 2001 2 2 1 5 2003 2 3 1 6 2005 5 4 1 10 2007 4 1 2 7 TOTAL 35 26 17 78

BEST PLACINGS IN EVENTS WHERE NO MEDALS WON: MEN 3000SC: 4th by in 1987 10,000: 7th by in 1993 and Abdi Abdirahman in 2007 20K Walk: 18th by in 1993 and in 2003 Hammer: 5th by in 1995

WOMEN 800: 4th by Jearl Miles-Clark in 1999 5000: 7th by in 1997 and Jen Rhines in 2007 Race Walk: 15th by Lynn Weik in 1987 and in 1995 (10K distance) TJ: 11th by in 1997 SP: 5th by Connie Price-Smith in 1997 DT: 6th by in 1999 & 2001 HT: 7h by in 2003 JT: 10th by in 1983

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TEAM USA AT THE IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

MEN EVENT GOLD SILVER BRONZE 100 – 1983 – 1983 – 1983 Carl Lewis – 1987 – 1991 – 1991 Carl Lewis – 1991 – 1993 Dennis Mitchell – 1993 Maurice Greene – 1997 Bernard Williams - 2001 – 1997 Maurice Greene – 1999 Maurice Greene – 2001 – 2005 Tyson Gay - 2007 200 Calvin Smith – 1983 – 1983 Carl Lewis – 1993 Calvin Smith – 1987 Darvis Patton - 2003 – 1995 Michael Johnson – 1991 Wallace Spearmon - 2005 Shawn Crawford – 2001 Michael Johnson – 1995 – 2005 Maurice Greene - 1999 Wallace Spearmon - 2007 John Capel - 2003 Justin Gatlin – 2005 Tyson Gay - 2007 400 – 1991 Michael Franks – 1983 – 1983 Michael Johnson – 1993 – 1993 Butch Reynolds – 1987 Michael Johnson – 1995 Butch Reynolds – 1995 – 1991 Michael Johnson – 1997 – 2005 – 1997 Michael Johnson - 1999 LaShawn Merritt - 2007 Angelo Taylor - 2007 Tyree Washington - 2003 Jeremy Wariner – 2005 Jeremy Wariner - 2007 800 – 1991 – 1997 1500 Bernard Lagat - 2007 – 1983 - 1987 3000SC 5000 Bernard Lagat - 2007 10,000 20K Walk 50K Walk - 1999 Marathon Mark Plaatjes – 1993 – 1991 110H – 1983 – 1991 – 1983 Greg Foster – 1987 Terrence Trammell – 2003 Jack Pierce – 1993 Greg Foster – 1991 Terrence Trammell - 2007 – 1995 – 1995 - 1999 Allen Johnson – 1997 Allen Johnson – 2005 Allen Johnson – 2001 David Payne - 2007 Allen Johnson - 2003 400H – 1983 – 1987 – 1997 Edwin Moses – 1987 Joey Woody - 2003 – 1993 - 2005 – 1995 Bershawn Jackson – 2005 Kerron Clement - 2007 4x100 1983 1987 1991 1993 1999 2003 2007

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4x400 1987 1991 1993 1995 2005 2007 HJ – 1991 Tyke Peacock – 1983 – 1991 PV Brad Walker - 2007 Brad Walker - 2005 Dean Starkey – 1997 – 2001 LJ Carl Lewis – 1983 – 1983 Mike Conley – 1983 Carl Lewis – 1987 Carl Lewis – 1991 – 1987 Mike Powell – 1991 Erick Walder – 1997 Larry Myricks – 1991 Mike Powell – 1993 Savante Stringfellow – 2001 Mike Powell – 1995 Dwight Phillips - 2003 Dwight Phillips - 2007 Dwight Phillips - 2005 TJ – 1991 – 1983 Mike Conley – 1991 Mike Conley – 1993 Mike Conley – 1987 Walter Davis - 2007 Walter Davis - 2005 SP – 1995 – 1993 – 1987 John Godina – 1997 Adam Nelson – 2001 Randy Barnes – 1995 C.J. Hunter – 1999 Adam Nelson – 2003 C.J. Hunter – 1997 John Godina – 2001 Adam Nelson - 2007 Adam Nelson – 2005 Reese Hoffa - 2007 DT – 1999 John Powell – 1987 HT JT - 1983 - 2007 Decathlon Dan O’Brien – 1991 – 1999 Dan O’Brien – 1993 Dan O’Brien – 1995 - 2003 - 2005 TOTAL 75 34 41

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WOMEN EVENT GOLD SILVER BRONZE 100 – 1993 – 1991 – 1983 Gwen Torrence – 1995 – 1999 Gwen Torrence – 1993 – 1997 Lauryn Williams - 2007 Carmelita Jeter - 2007 Marion Jones – 1999 - 2003 Lauryn Williams - 2005 200 Inger Miller – 1999 Florence Griffith – 1987 Allyson Felix – 2005 Gwen Torrence – 1991 Allyson Felix - 2007 Gwen Torrence – 1993 LaTasha Jenkins - 2001 Torri Edwards - 2003 Rachelle Boone-Smith - 2005 400 Jearl Miles – 1993 Natasha Kaiser-Brown – 1993 Jearl Miles – 1995 Sanya Richards - 2005 Jearl Miles-Clark – 1997 800 1500 – 1983 – 1997 Regina Jacobs – 1999 3000 Mary Decker – 1983 5000 10,000 Kara Goucher - 2007 20K Walk Marathon Marianne Dickerson – 1983 100H Gail Devers – 1993 Gail Devers-Roberts – 1991 Lynda Tolbert – 1993 Gail Devers – 1995 Gail Devers – 2001 Miesha McKelvy-Jones - 2003 Gail Devers – 1999 – 2001 Michelle Perry – 2005 Michelle Perry - 2007 400H – 1995 Sandra Farmer-Patrick – 1993 – 1991 Tonja Buford – 1995 Kim Batten – 1997 - 2003 Sandra Glover - 2005 Lashinda Demus - 2005 4x100 1987 1993 1995 2003 1997 2005 2007 4x400 1993 1991 1987 1995 1997 2003 1999 2007 HJ Chaunte Howard - 2005 – 1983 PV Stacy Dragila – 1999 Stacy Dragila – 2001 LJ Jackie Joyner-Kersee – 1987 – 1983 Jackie Joyner-Kersee – 1991 Marion Jones – 1999 Tianna Madison - 2005 TJ SP DT HT JT Heptathlon Jackie Joyner-Kersee – 1987 – 1987 Jackie Joyner-Kersee – 1993 – 2001 TOTAL 35 26 17

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2009 WORLD OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM USA MEDIA KIT

2009 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM STAFF

Chandra Cheeseborough and will serve as the respective head coaches for Team USA’s men’s and women’s 2009 World Outdoor Championships Teams. Cheeseborough, Glance and the Team USA staff will guide the World’s #1 Track & Field Team at the World Championships in Berlin, Germany. Biographies of the coaching staff follow.

Chandra Cheeseborough – Women’s Head Coach Currently the head women’s and cross country coach at her alma mater Tennessee State University, National Track & Field Hall of Famer Chandra Cheeseborough broke onto the international track scene as a 16-year-old when she won two gold medals at the 1975 , taking the 200m in American-record time of 22.77 seconds. A three-time Olympian under the tutelage of National Track & Field Hall of Fame coach Ed Temple, Cheeseborough won two gold medals (4x100 and 4x400 relays) at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, becoming the first woman ever to accomplish that double-relay feat, with both finals staged less than an hour apart. She also won a silver medal in the 400 meters at the 1984 Games, and twice set the American record in the women’s 400 meters.

Cheeseborough was named Tennessee State’s men’s and women’s coach in 1999. Internationally, she has served as an assistant coach at the 2008 Olympic Games, the 2001 World Outdoor Championships and the 1999 Pan American Junior Championships.

Harvey Glance – Men’s Head Coach Harvey Glance is in his 11th season as the men’s head coach at the where he has coached 73 All-Americans, including 15 in the 2002 season. He has also coached 39 conference champions, athletes who have produced 23 Alabama school records, and eight national champions.

Glance was the men’s head coach at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, . He also was the sprints/hurdles coach for Team USA at the 2008 Olympic Games, the 2003 World Outdoor Championships in and 2006 World Junior Championships in Beijing. A highly accomplished sprinter, Glance was a 16-time All- American, three-time Olympic Team qualifier, and at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal he finished fourth in the 100 meters and ran the opening leg on the gold medal winning U.S. 4x100m relay team. At the 1979 Pan American Games, Glance was second in the 100 meters and won the gold medal as a member of the American 4x100m relay team. Glance qualified for the 1980 Olympic Games, but did not compete due to the U.S. boycott. As a member of U.S. relay teams, Glance went on to win gold medals at the 1985 IAAF World Cup, 1987 Pan American Games and 1987 World Outdoor Championships.

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WOMEN’S TEAM STAFF

Rich Torrellas - women’s head manager: Rich Torrellas has served on 15 Team USA staffs as a manager, coach, Team Leader or Chef de Mission. He was Head Manager for the 2008 Olympic Games, 2006 World Indoor Championships, 2001 World University Games and the 1995 World Championships, and was Assistant Manager for the 1992 Olympic Team. He currently serves as the Secretary of the USATF Women’s Track and Field Committee, is a National Technical Official (NTO), has completed a USATF Level 2 Coaching Education School and was a former USATF Race Walk Committee Chair. Torrellas has coached for 35 years at the high school and college levels, and currently teaches in the New Haven, Conn., Public Schools.

Tonja Buford-Bailey – Sprints/Hurdles: A 1993 graduate of the University of Illinois, Buford-Bailey became the head women’s track and field coach at her alma mater in 2008 after serving as an assistant since 2004. Buford-Bailey coached the female sprinters and hurdlers at the 2007 Pan American Junior meet, with her event-group athletes winning nine of Team USA’s 23 total medals. She was a three-time Olympian, earning a bronze medal in the 400m hurdles at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta to become the first female Illini athlete to win an Olympic medal.

Annie Bennett – Distance: Bennett is in her 10th season as the head coach of the Wake Forest cross country team. Bennett also served as the head women's track and field coach at Wake Forest for two years and was named 2002 ACC Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year. Bennett previously was the head coach of the women's track and cross country program at Stephen F. Austin State University for five years. Internationally, Bennett led the 2005 U.S. Senior Women's World Cross Country team that won the bronze medal. As an athlete, Bennett was a six-time All-American and NCAA champion at the University of Texas.

Caryl Smith Gilbert – Jumps: The head cross country and women’s track and field coach at the University of Central Florida since 2007, Smith Gilbert was an assistant coach at the University of Tennessee for five seasons where she was responsible for coaching sprints, hurdles and jumps. During her tenure with the Lady Vols her athletes won three NCAA titles and seven championships, earned 53 NCAA Division I All- America honors and also established 19 school records. At Tennessee, she mentored 2005 world champion long jumper Tianna Madison and 2004 Olympic 4x400m relay gold medalist Dee Dee Trotter. A former assistant coach at Alabama and Penn State, Smith Gilbert coached the sprints at the 2005 Pan Am Junior Championships.

Carrie Lane – Throws: A member of the coaching staff at Coastal Carolina for five years, Lane is in her fifth season at the as throws coach. As a member of Coastal Carolina’s staff for five years, Lane helped the Chanticleers to the Big South Triple Crown by winning the women’s cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field championships, a first for Coastal track and field. Named the United States Track Coaches Association 2004 Mondo Women’s National Assistant Throws Coach of the Year, Lane has led UVA throwers Yemi Ayeni and Billie Jo Grant to All America honors. Lane served on the Team USA coaching staff at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Beijing, .

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MEN’S TEAM STAFF

Ken Brauman – men’s head manager: Team USA men’s head manager Ken Brauman, who has served as the head track coach at Seminole High School in Sanford, Fla., since 1983, has been named Florida Track Coach of the Year 10 times, has coached 57 High School All-Americans and was named the 1997 National High School Track and Field Coach of the Year. A member of the Florida Track and Field Hall of Fame, Brauman is also an inductee of the Florida Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame. A USA Track & Field Certified Level 1 Coaching Instructor, Brauman has served as the head manager on two U.S. World Junior Championship team staffs, and has been an assistant coach on five U.S. international team staffs including the 1997 World Indoor Championships in Paris, , and the 2001 World Outdoor Championships in , Canada.

Andrew Valmon – Sprints/Hurdles: Valmon arrived at the University of Maryland as the school’s head coach in 2003 after serving on the track and field staff at Georgetown University since 1995, where he served as the men’s head coach for four seasons. During his track career Valmon earned gold medals as a member of the United States 4x400 relay teams at the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games. He was on 13 U.S. National Teams, earning gold medals at the 1990 , the 1993 World Championships and the . He owns a personal-best of 44.28 in his specialty, the 400-meter dash, and was ranked as high as fourth in the nation and seventh in the world during his career.

Stanley Redwine - Distance: In Redwine's first eight seasons as head coach at the University of Kansas, 33 Jayhawk student-athletes achieved 68 All-America honors, including eight individual national titles, and the men's and women's teams combined to set more than 60 school records and crack the KU all-time top-five list in more than 60 events. Redwine's 2001 and 2002 men's track and field teams were enshrined into the KU Hall of Fame after back-to-back eighth-place finishes at the NCAA Championships. The Team USA men’s head coach at the , Redwine was a five-time Olympic Trials qualifier as an athlete, a five-time World Championship team member (1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993) and a two-time U.S. 800-meter champion.

Steve Fritz – Jumps: Now in his 16th season as a member of the coaching staff at Kansas State University, Fritz has coached 12 different athletes to a total of 22 titles. He has had eight All-Americans earn a total of 20 All-American certificates and has had at least one athlete qualify for nationals every year he’s been coaching at Kansas State. Fritz has mentored 18 NCAA qualifiers, nine USA National qualifiers, seven Junior National qualifiers, one World University Games qualifier and one World Junior qualifier. Fritz, who owns a decathlon personal best of 8,644 points and was a two-time All-American at KSU, finished fourth at the 1996 Olympic Games and at the 1997 World Outdoor Championships.

Lance Deal – Throws: One of the greatest hammer throwers in U.S. history, Deal is in his seventh year with the University of Oregon, where he established himself as one of the nation’s top collegiate throws coaches. As an athlete, Deal was a four-time Olympic hammer thrower, national record holder, 21-time national champion and 1996 Olympic silver medalist. In world rankings, he stood first in the world in 1996 and was top-10 five other seasons (1992-93-94-95-98). In his first six seasons on the Oregon staff, Deal has helped guide the Ducks to an NCAA championship, 14 All-America honors, nine Pac-10 titles and 23 school records.

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ATHLETE BIOS

AMY ACUFF Event: High Jump Height: 6-2 Weight: 145 PR: 2.01m/6-7 (2003) Born: July 14, 1975, in Port Arthur, Texas Current Residence: Isleton, Calif. High School: Calallen HS (Texas) ‘93 College: UCLA ‘97 Coach: Bob Myers Agent: Club: Asics

Career Highlights: Six-time USA Outdoor champion (‘95, ’97, ’01, ’03, ’05, ‘07); Four-time Olympian (’96, ’00, ’04, ‘08); 4th at 2004 Olympic Games; Five-time U.S. Indoor champ (’01, ’04, ’07, ’08, ‘09); Three-time NCAA Indoor champion (‘94, ‘95, ‘97); Two-time NCAA Outdoor champion (‘95, ‘96); 1997 World University Games champion

Acuff qualified for her fourth Olympic team with her runner-up performance at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials…Acuff placed fourth in the women’s high jump at the 2004 Olympic Games in a dramatic, four-woman competition for the top three spots…In 2005, Acuff won the fifth U.S. outdoor title of her career, coming back from ankle injuries to qualify for the World Outdoor Championships in Helsinki…Acuff enjoyed a strong 2003 season in winning her fourth USA Outdoor title and posting the best clearance by an American since 1998 with a personal best of 2.01 meters/6 feet, 7 inches…though on the national scene for years, Acuff in 2001 established herself among the world elite. Acuff won her first-ever U.S. title indoors that year and went on to place fourth at the World Indoor Championships, narrowly missing bronze…she was unbeaten outdoors in 2001 on the world stage through the U.S. championships…ironically, Acuff was involved in a car accident three weeks before the 2000 Olympic Trials, on Olympic Boulevard in Los Angeles…Acuff was rear-ended, but did not let that affect her desire to make her second Olympic team…after being treated with acupuncture following the automobile accident Acuff began study at the Academy of Oriental Medicine in Austin, Texas…it’s a four-year program toward becoming a doctor of Oriental medicine and a licensed acupuncturist…she moved to Austin in December 2001…despite not having a coach while competing in high school, Acuff was named National High School in 1993…she taught herself using books and videos, and called herself ‘the mail order high jumper.’ She ended her prep career holding national high school records for freshman, sophomore, junior and senior levels…country music legend Roy Acuff was a second cousin of her grandfather…once at UCLA, Acuff was hampered her first year by lingering ankle injuries that were corrected with surgery in August 1994…she blew out her ankle in the qualifying round at the 1996 Olympics: tore a ligament, collapsed her arch...earned degree in biology at UCLA...models in her spare time...has had national exposure in national TV commercials and has appeared in Rolling Stone, Illustrated, Maxim, Vogue, US, the cover of and other magazines...was on the cover of Vogue in the spring of 2000...Acuff was the organizer of the 2000 Omni Lite Millennium Calendar of Champions, featuring photos of Acuff and 11 other U.S. female track and field stars…half of the proceeds from the calendar were donated to the Florence Griffith-Joyner Foundation...Acuff wed pole vaulter Tye Harvey, the 2001 World Indoor silver medalist, in October of 2004 in Hawaii…trains in Stockton, Calif. in a big warehouse with the Stockton Athletic Club…official website is www.amyacuff.org.

2009: USA Outdoor runner-up (1.95m/6-4.75)…USA Indoor champion (1.90m/6-2.75)…1st at (1.92m/6-3.5i)…2nd at Athens (1.95m/6-4.75) 2008: 9th in qualifying at Olympic Games (1.89m/6-2.25)...2nd at Olympic Trials (1.93m/6-04)…3rd at (1.92m/6-6)…USA Indoor champion (1.92m/6-3.5)...6th at World Indoors (1.95m/6-4.75)…ranked #2 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 1.95m/6-3.5. 2007: USA Outdoor champion (1.89m/6-2.25)… 12th at World Outdoors (1.94m/6-4.25)...USA Indoor champion (1.92m/6-3.5)…1st at Millrose Games (1.89m/6-2.25)...2nd at (1.89m/6-2.25)…5th at Rome (1.95m/6-4.75)…2nd at Sheffield (1.89m/6-2.25)…4th at (1.95m/6-4.75)…4th at Monaco (1.94m/6- 4.25)…5th at Heusden (1.89m/6-2.25)…6th at Stockholm (1.92m/6-3.5)…ranked #1 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 1.95m/6-4.75.

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2006: USA Outdoor runner-up (1.92m/6-3.5)…USA Indoor champs runner-up (1.89m/6-2.25)…2nd at Reebok Boston Indoor Games (1.92m/6-3.5)…1st at Tyson (1.95m/6-4.75)…3rd at Nike (1.96m/6- 5)…5th at Paris (1.94m/6-4.25)…4th at Rome (1.94m/6-4.25)… 3rd at Lausanne (1.96m/6-5)…3rd at Stockholm (1.93m/6-4)…2nd at London (1.94m/6-4.25)…ranked #8 in the world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 1.96m/6-5. 2005: USA Outdoor champion (1.90m/6-2.75)…8th at World Outdoors (1.89m/6-2.75)…1st at Mt. SAC Relay (1.93m/6-4)…1st at Oslo (1.93m/6-4)…5th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (1.79m/5-10.5)…ranked #2 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 1.93m/6-4. 2004: 4th at Olympic Games (1.99m/6-6.25)…3rd at Olympic Trials (1.95m/6-4.75)…USA Indoor champion (1.93m/6-4)…1st at (2.00m/6-6.75)…2nd at Berlin (2.00m/6-6.75)…3rd at London (1.97m/6-5.5)…3rd at Zurich (1.97m/6-5.5)…1st at Drake Relays (1.88m/6-2)…2nd at Mt. Sac Relays (1.92m/6-3.5)…3rd at Home Depot (1.92m/6-3.5)…Tied for 1st at Millrose Games (1.92m/6-3.5)…ranked #5 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 2.00m/6-6.75. 2003: USA Outdoor champ (1.95m/6-4.75)…runner-up at USA Indoors (1.94m/6-4.25)… 9th at World Outdoor Champs (1.90m/6-2.75)…10th at World Indoors (1.92m/6-3.5)…4th at Zurich (2.01m/6-7PR, U.S. Leader)…1st at (1.98m/6-6)…1st at Millrose Games Indoors (1.95m/6-4.75)…2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic Outdoor (1.95m/6-4.75)…tied for 1st at U.S. Oracle Open (1.97m/6-5.5)…2nd at (1.97m/6- 5.5)…5th at Rieti 2003 (1.92m/6-3.5)…ranked #10 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 2.01m/6-7. 2002: Runner-up U.S. Indoors (1.90m/6-2.75)…won adidas Boston Indoor Games (1.90m/6-2.75)…won adidas Midwest Track Classic (1.92m/6-3.5)…2nd at Verizon Millrose Games (1.92m/6-3.5)…3rd at U.S. Outdoors (1.90m/6-2.75)…3rd at Oracle U.S. Open (1.90m/6-2.75)…4th at Zagreb GP (1.93m/6-4)… 5th at Paris GL (1.93m/6-4)…7th at Lausanne GP (1.94m/6-4.25)…ranked #2 in U.S by T&FN…best of 1.95m/6-4.75. 2001: Won U.S. Outdoors (1.88m/6-2)…won Prefontaine Classic (1.98m/6-6), Peregrine Systems U.S. Open (1.94m/6-4.25), Osaka GP (1.96m/6-5)…won U.S. Indoors (1.92m/6-03.5) and Millrose Games (1.96m/6-5)… 4th at World Indoors (1.96m/6-5)…10th at World Outdoors (1.90m/6-2.75)… tied for 3rd at Goodwill Games (1.93m/6-4)…ranked #6 in world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 1.98m/6-6. 2000: 3rd at Olympic Trials (1.90m/6-2.75)...won jump-off against at (1.91m/6-3.25)... finished 17th in qualifying at the Olympic Games (1.80m/5-10.75)...ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 1.90m/6-2.75. 1999: 2nd at USA Indoors (6-4) and USA Outdoors (6-4)...9th at World Outdoor Champs (6-4)... Prefontaine Grand Prix Champion...ranked #2 in U.S. by T&FN... best of 6-4.75. 1998: 2nd at USA Outdoors (6-4.25)...tied for 2nd at Goodwill Games (6-4)...2nd in Edwardsville GP (6- 4.25)...3rd at USA Indoors (6-2.75), ranked #5 in world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN. best of 6-4.25. 1997: Won titles at USA Outdoors (6-5), NCAA Indoors (6-3.25), World University Games (6-6) and Pac-10 Champs (6-2.75)...2nd at NCAA Outdoors (6-2.75)...tied for 14th in qualifying at World Champs (6-3.5)...ranked #5 in world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 6-6.75. 1996: 3rd at Olympic Trials (6-3.5)...tied for 20th in qualifying at Olympic Games (6-0.75)... 3rd at NCAA Indoors (6-0.75)...Won Pac-10 Champs (6-3.25) and NCAA Outdoors (6-4.25)...ranked #3 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 6- 4.25. 1995: Won titles at USA Outdoors (6-4.75), NCAA Indoors (6-5.5 Championship record), Pac-10 Champs (6-6 CR) and NCAA Outdoors (6-5 Meet Record)... 2nd at Olympic Festival (6-3.25)... tied for 8th at World Champs (6-4)...8th at World University Games (5-10.75)...named national HS athlete of the year … ranked #10 in world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 6-6. 1994: Won titles at NCAA Indoors (6-3.25) and Pac-10 Champs (6-0.75) and USA Junior (5-8)... 2nd at NCAA Outdoors (6-2.25)...tied for bronze at World Juniors (6-2)...ranked #3 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 6-2.25. 1993: Won titles at Pan Am Juniors (6-0), U.S. Olympic Festival (6-0) National Scholastic Indoor Champs (5- 10.75), Texas HS state meet, International Prep Invitational (6-1.5), National Scholastic Champs (6-2), USA Juniors (6-1.5). Also won at Innsbruck in August over elite international field with a High School Record 6-4, defeating the three medalists from the recent World Champs...High School Athlete of the Year...ranked #7 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 6-4. 1992: Won National Scholastic Indoor Champs (5-11)...won Texas HS state meet...no height in qualifying at Olympic Trials...3rd at National Scholastic Champs (5-10)...won USA Juniors (5-9.75)...9th at World Juniors (6- 0.75)...best of 6-3.

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KYLE ALCORN Event: 3,000m steeplechase Height: 6-1 Weight: 180 PR: 8:21.46 (2008) Born: March 18, 1985 Current Residence: Fresno, Calif. High School: Buchanan (Clovis, Calif.) HS ‘03 College: Oregon ’05; Arizona State ‘08 Coach: Self Agent: Ray Flynn Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 3rd at 2009 USA Outdoor Champs; 2008 NCAA steeple champion; 2004 USA Junior champion

After finishing 11th in the men’s steeplechase at the 2008 Olympic Trials, Alcorn posted his best ever finish at a USA Outdoor Championships when he placed third in 2009, which earned a spot on the Team USA roster for the World Outdoor Championships in Berlin. Alcorn saw his first action at Arizona State University during the 2006 cross country season. He earned his first All-America honor by placing seventh in the 3,000m steeplechase with the second-fastest time in school history (8:35.71)... ranks eighth outdoors in the 5,000m run (13:55.17)... ranks third in the indoor 3,000m run (7:58.82) and fourth in the indoor 5,000m run (14:03.78). During the 2007 outdoor season, Alcorn earned his first All-America honor by placing seventh in the 3,000m steeplechase... his time of 8:35.71 ranks as the second-fastest in school history... placed third in the Pac-10 and sixth in the West Region... won the Double Dual... scored in the 5,000m run at the Pac-10 meet... regionally qualified in the 1,500m, steeplechase and 5,000m runs. While at the University of Oregon, Alcorn competed for the Ducks for two seasons... helped team win the 2005 Pac-10 Track and Field crown, finishing seventh in the steeplechase... finished eighth in the steeplechase on a regional level before placing 16th at the NCAA Championships with a personal-best time of 8:44.72... ran a 4:03.98 mile, the fastest on the team... ranked second in the steeple, third in the 1,500m and fourth in the 5,000m for UO... ran in the Top 5 of the cross country team, finishing 22nd overall at the 2005 Pac-10 meet... member of the Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention team in 2005...also won the 2004 USA Junior Championship title in the steeplechase before placing 16th at the World Junior Championships. A 2003 graduate of Buchanan High School (Clovis, Calif.), in cross country, he finished second at the CIF state meet as a senior and seventh as a junior... also secured cross country crowns in the regional and conference races as a senior... also a standout on the track, capturing the CIF title in the 3,200m run as a junior... took second as a senior... as a junior, added titles in both the 1,600m and 3,200m events at the conference and Valley level before repeating in the 3,200m at both events as a senior... captured the 1,600m at the Valley meet as a senior as well... earned four varsity letters on the track while adding a pair in cross country and one in .

2009: 3rd at USA Outdoors (8:34.65)...6th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (8:34.02) 2008: NCAA steeple champ (8:28.26)...11th at Olympic Trials (8:47.30)...Pac 10 5,000m champ...ranked #6 in U.S. by T&FN...bests of 8:21.46, 14:12.76. 2007: 7th at NCAA Outdoors (8:35.71)...12th at USA Outdoors (8:48.34)...3rd in steeple, 6th at 5,000m at Pac 10 champs...bests of 8:35.71, 13:55.17. 2006: Best of 8:57.85. 2005: 9th in prelims at NCAA Outdoors (8:44.72)...7th at Pac 10 Outdoors...best of 8:44.72 2004: U.S. Junior steeple champ (9:10.37)...5th in prelim at World Junior Champs...best of 8:54.97. 2003: 9th at USA Junior Champs (9:38.57)...best of 9:38.57. 2002: Best of

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ALEXANDRIA ANDERSON Event: 4x100m relay pool Height: NA Weight: NA PR: 100m – 11.02; 200m – 22.67; 400m – 42.88 Born: Jan. 28, 1987 Current Residence: Austin, Texas High School: Morgan Park H.S ’05 College: Texas ’09 Coach: Lagwyn Durden

Career Highlights: 2006 USA Junior 100m champion; 2009 NCAA 100m champion; 17-time NCAA All- American; three-time Big 12 champion

Anderson finished in fourth place at the 2009 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 100m 11.00 seconds (+3.3mps) to earn a spot on USA World Championships team in the 4x100m relay pool. She won the 100m at 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championship in 11.02, and is a 17-time All-American at Texas…three-time Big 12 Champion (Indoor 60m, 4x100 relay, Outdoor 100m)…19-time All-Big 12…named 2005 Track and Field News All-American in the 100m, 200m and long jump events in high school…helped the U.S. Junior National Team to a gold medal and world record in the 4x400m relay at the 2004 IAAF World Junior Championships in Grosseto, ... majored in corporate communications at UT... recipient of the 2006-07 UT Women's Athletics Barbara Jordan Endowed Scholarship.

2009: 4th in 100m at the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships (11.00, +3.3w)…advanced to the semifinals in the 100m (10.92 +3.2w) for the second-fastest time of the day at USA Outdoors Championships…ran a PR of 11.02 in 100m and 22.60 in the 200m in prelims of NCAA Outdoor Champs… NCAA Outdoor Championship in the 100m (11.20)…3rd in 200m at NCAA Outdoors (22.88) 2008: 6th at NCAA Outdoors 100m (11.44)…7th in 200m at NCAA Outdoors (23.35)... 2nd at with 11.90...7th in 100m, 6th in 200m semis at Olympic Trials...bests of 11.07, 22.75. 2007: 6th in 100m semis as USA Outdoors (11.44).... 7th in the 200m at NCAA Outdoors (23.23)...bests of 11.21, 22.67. 2006: USA Junior 100m champ (11.12)...5th at World Junior Champs (11.49)...4x100m relay gold medalist at World Junior Champs...7th at NCAA Outdoors (11.59)...bests of 11.12, 23.16. 2005: 3rd at 100m, 2nd at 200m at USA Juniors...National Scholastics 100m & 200m champ...bests of 11.39, 22.96. 2004: 2nd in 100m mat National Scholastics...bests of 11.41, 23.45. 2003: Bests of 11.62, 23.48. 2002: Bests of 11.81, 24.10w.

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LINDSEY ANDERSON Events: steeplechase Height: 5-4 Weight: 112 PR: 9:30.75 (2008) Born: May 23, 1985, in Payson, Utah Current Residence: South Ogden, Utah High School: Morgan HS ‘03 College: Weber State University ‘07 Coach: Paul Pilkington Agent: Bob Wood Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2008 Olympic Trials runner-up; 3rd at 2007 USA Outdoors steeplechase; 2007 NCAA Outdoor runner-up; Two-time NCAA All-American; Weber State school record-holder in four events

Anderson set a personal best by nine seconds in finishing as the runner-up at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in the women’s steeplechase (9:30.75) and qualified for her first Olympic Team…A distance standout at Weber State University, Anderson’s career came to a high point with a runner-up finish in the steeplechase at the 2007 NCAA Outdoor Championships and a third place finish at the US Outdoor Championships. Anderson is a two-time NCAA All-American, holds four schools record at Weber State and won five Big Sky Conference championships as a senior. She was also named in June 2007 to the ESPN The Magazine CoSIDA Track and Field/Cross-Country Academic All-America second team.

2009: 4th at USA Outdoors (9:44.42)…1st at Palo Alto (9:35.30). 2008: 8th in opening round at Olympic Games (9:36.81)…2nd at Olympic Trials (9:30.75)…2nd at Payton Jordan Invite (9:41.41)...ranked #3 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 9:30.75. 2007: 3rd at USA Outdoors (9:40.74)...10th in heats at World Outdoors (9:57.00)...NCAA Outdoors steeplechase runner-up (9:46.48)…NCAA West Region steeplechase champion (9:51.51)…Big Sky champion in steeplechase, 5,000m and 10,000m… 7th at NCAA Indoors 5,000m (16:00.77)…Big Sky Indoor champion in 3,000m (9:54.97) and 5,000m (17:05.08)…4th in NCAA Mountain Regional cross-country 6k (20:59.3)…ranked #4 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 9:39.95. 2006: Big Sky steeplechase runner-up (10:46.14) and 6th in 10,000m (37:20.45)…7th at Big Sky Indoors 5,000m (18:56.59)…4th at Big Sky Conference cross-country 5k (18:09.3). 2005: Big Sky steeplechase champion (11:23.29), runner-up 10,000m (38:57.17) and 3rd in 5,000m (18:41.87)…4th at NCAA West Regional steeplechase…Big Sky indoor 3,000m runner-up (10:10.75) and 3rd in 5,000m (17:46.88). 2004: 5th at Big Sky Outdoors steeplechase (11:22.11)…7th at Big Sky Indoors 3,000m (10:28.15).

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JAKE ARNOLD Event: Decathlon Height: 6-3 Weight: 200 PR: 8,215 points (2007); 1st day – 11.12, 6.97m, 15.01m, 2.07m, 48.38; 2nd day – 14.20, 44.41m, 5.31m, 61.36m, 4:31.04. Born: Jan. 3, 1984, in Santa Rosa, Calif. Current Residence: Santa Rosa, Calif. High School: Marrio Carrillo High School (Santa Rosa, Calif.) ‘02 College: University of Arizona Coach: Sheldon Blockburger

Career Highlights: 3rd at 2006 and 2007 USA Outdoor Championships; 2-time NCAA Outdoor champion

Arnold qualified for his second World Outdoor Championships team with his third-place finish at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships. Arnold remained consistent in 2007 by placing 3rd at the AT&T USA Outdoor Championships shortly after claiming the NCAA Outdoor decathlon title, where he posted his personal best score of 8,215 points, outscoring his closest competition by 252. With the win, Arnold becomes just the second athlete in NCAA Division I history to win consecutive titles in the decathlon (George Mason's accomplished the feat in 1984-85). Arnold emerged as a threat in the decathlon as a college junior in 2006 by winning the NCAA Outdoor title and placing third at the AT&T USA Outdoor Championships. Also during the 2006 indoor season, Arnold placed second in the heptathlon at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Championships with his score of 5562. An All-American performance at the NCAA Indoor Championships followed when he placed fifth with a school record score of 5,640 points. Arnold had an even more impressive outdoor campaign, winning the Pac-10 decathlon title with a then personal best score of 7,691, and was named Pac-10 Athlete of the Week for his efforts. He also scored points for the team in the pole vault and 110-meter hurdles, placing sixth and eighth respectively. At the West Region Championships, his personal best performance in the vault (5.31m/17-5) earned him a fourth-place finish and an automatic invitation to the NCAA Championships. He elected to only compete in the decathlon at the NCAAs, and registered a personal best score en route to winning the ten-event competition. His score of 7,870 is No. 2 all-time at the University of Arizona. Arnold was named an honorable mention 2006 Pac-10 All-Academic team selection…As a prep star at Maria Carrillo High School in Santa Rosa, Calif., Arnold was a four year letter winner in track and field, where he also earned letters in , soccer and football. He owns school records in the 4x400 relay, 300IH, 110HH, Pole Vault, High Jump and 4x100 relays… majoring in retail and consumer sciences at Arizona.

2009: 3rd at USA Outdoors (7,984)...10th at Gotzis (8,069)... 2008: 4th at Olympic Trials (8,130)...2nd at USA vs. Germany (8,191)...ranked #5 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 8,191. 2007: NCAA decathlon champion (8,215PR)…3rd at USA Outdoors (7,921)…13th at World Outdoors (8,004)…PAC-10 Conference champion (7,755)…NCAA Indoor heptathlon runner-up (5,909)…1st at LSU Combined Events (7,946)…ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 8,215. 2006: 3rd at USA Outdoor Champs (7,827)…NCAA decathlon champ (7,870)…ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 7,870. 2005: 6th at Pac-10 Champs…no-height in PV at NCAA Outdoors (5,140 pts.)…best of 7,259. 2004: Did not compete. 2003: 3rd at USA Junior Champs (6,772)…best of 6,772.

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JENNIFER BARRINGER Event: 3,000m Steeplechase Height: 5-5 Weight: 110 PR: steeplechase - 9:22.26AR (2008) 1,500m - 3:59.90CR (2009) Born: Aug. 23, 1986, in Webster City, Iowa Current Residence: Boulder, Colo. High School: Oviedo (FL) HS ‘05 College: Colorado ‘09 Coach: Mark Wetmore

Career Highlights: 3rd at 2008 Olympic Trials; Two-time USA Outdoor champion (’07, ’09); Three-time NCAA champion (’06, ’08, '09)

Barringer lowered her own American record in the women's 3,000m steeplechase at the 2008 Olympic Games, the first time the event has been contested on the Olympic stage. Running a stride ahead of teammate Anna Willard for most of the race, Barringer finished in 9:22.26 to break her own AR of 9:22.70, set July 20 in Heusden, Belgium at the KBC Nacht meet in Heusden-Zolder, Germany. Barringer won her second NCAA title in 2008 when she ran a collegiate record 9 minutes 29.20 seconds…Barringer burst onto the national scene in winning the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2007 USA Championships in Indianapolis. Her winning time of 9:34.64 was the second fastest time ever recorded by an American woman at that time. It was a CU record, NCAA record and meet record as well. Barringer had a strong showing in her freshman year of collegiate cross country, finishing in the top-10 in four out of five of her races, the only drop being at the NCAA Championship where she finished 43rd. At the Big 12 Championship she placed second and at the NCAA Mountain Region Championship she finished eighth. Barringer was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year to go along with all-conference and all-region honors as a freshman. She is a two-time All-Big 12 and All-Region selection and earned her first All-American cross country finish as a sophomore. A four-time all-Seminole Athletic Conference, all-region and all-state runner, Barringer is a five-time 4A Florida State champion on the track and three-time champion in cross country, and the 2005 state finalist for the Wendy’s Heisman Award and finalist for the Sports Illustrated Got Milk Award. On the track she is a five-time state champion in the mile and 2- mile distances, holds the state mark in the mile (4:48) and the all-time state record in the 5k (16:55). Her additional prep records include the 800 (2:15), mile (4:48), 2-mile (10:18), 3-mile (18:36) as a freshman and 5k (16:55)…a political science major at Colorado, her hobbies include playing piano and she serves as an interpreter as she is fluent in sign language. Her volunteer work includes participating in local adopt-a-road programs, Habitat for Humanity projects as well as volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House.

2009: USA Outdoor champion (9:29.38)…2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (3:59.90CR)...NCAA steeplechase champion (9:25.54) 2008: 9th at Olympic Games (9:22.26AR)…3rd at Olympic Trials (9:33.11)…1st at Hesden (9:22.73)…NCAA Outdoor champion (9:29.20)…ranked #10 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 9:22.26. 2007: USA Outdoor champion (9:34.64)… 7th in heats at World Outdoors (9:51.04)...7th at NCAA Outdoors (9:59.81)…ran 9:44.31 at Drake Relays…4th in 5,000m at Stanford (15:48.24) ...ranked #2 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 9:34.64. 2006: NCAA Outdoor champion (9:53.04)…Big 12 runner-up…ranked #7 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 9:53.04. 2005: 3rd at USA XC Champs junior race…47th at World XC Juniors. 2004: Fla. HS XC champ…Foot Locker Regional XC champ…10th at Foot Locker Nationals…35th at World XC Juniors. 2003: Fla. HS XC champ…Foot Locker Regional XC champ…3rd at Foot Locker Nationals. 2001: Fla. HS XC champ.

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JESSICA BEARD Event: 400m Height: Weight: PR: 50.56 (2009) Born: January 8, 1989 in Cleveland, Ohio Current Residence: College Station, TX High School: Euclid HS ‘07 College: Texas A&M ‘11 Coach: Pat Henry

Career Highlights: Two-time World Junior 4x400m gold medalist; 2008 World Junior silver medalist; three-time USA Junior champion

2009: 3rd at USA Outdoors (50.81)…NCAA Outdoor runner-up (50.56)…1st at Midwest Regionals (51.24)…Big 12 champion (51.53)…NCAA Indoor runner-up (51.77)… 2008: World Junior runner-up (52.09)…USA Junior champion (52.23)…4th at NCAA Champs (51.75)…1st at Midwest Regionals (51.47)…Big 12 champion (51.09)…3rd at NCAA Indoors (52.48) 2007: 3rd at Pan Am Juniors (51.91)…USA Junior champion (52.19)…Nike Outdoor National champion (52.43) 2006: 5th at World Juniors (52.51)…USA Junior champion (51.89)…Nike Outdoor National champion (52.04)…Golden West champion (52.16).

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AMY YODER BEGLEY Events: 10,000m Height: 5-4 Weight: 116 PR: 31:22.69 (2009) Born: January 11, 1978, in Goshen, Ind. Current Residence: Beaverton, Ore. High School: East Noble (Ind.) HS ‘96 College: Arkansas ‘01 Coach: Agent: Peter Stubbs Club: Nike –

Career Highlights: 2009 USA Outdoor 10,000m champion; 2009 USA Indoor 3,000m champion; 3rd at 2008 Olympic Trials; 2001 NCAA Outdoor champion; 2000 NCAA Indoor 5,000m champion; 2000 NCAA Outdoor 5,000m runner-up; 16-time All American

Yoder Begley thrilled the Hayward Field crowd in finishing third at the Olympic Trials in 2008 and she brought an even bigger roar in 2009 as she won her first national championship and set a Hayward Field record. She and 2008 Olympic 10,000m bronze medalist Shalane Flanagan traded the lead twice in the final lap, with Yoder Begley emerging as the victor in 31 minutes, 22.69 seconds, which is the #9 U.S. women's 10,000m time in history…Yoder Begley entered the Olympic Trials lacking the Olympic "A" qualifying standard of 31:45:00 - a time she needed to beat in order to ensure a place on the team. Knowing a ticket to Beijing was on the line, she took the lead with seven laps to go before falling to third behind Shalane Flanagan and Kara Goucher. Running alone and visibly digging for every available bit of energy, she needed to cover the final 800 meters in 2:20 to beat the 31:45 standard. It took minutes after she crossed the finish line for her time to be displayed on the scoreboard, but when it did, it was cause for celebration. 31 minutes, 43.60 seconds. Yoder Begley made it to Beijing with 1.40 seconds to spare…graduated from Arkansas with a BS in Exercise Science/ Biomechanics…married to Andrew Begley, a standout for the legendary Arkansas men’s team…afflicted with Celiac disease, Begley cannot consume the protein gluten, which is found in bread, pasta, cookies, pizza crust and many other foods containing wheat, barley or rye.

2009: USA Outdoor champion (31:22.69PR)…USA Indoor 3,000m champion (8:53.27)…9th in 1,500m at adidas Track Classic (4:14.58)…6th in 2,000m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (5:38.34). 2008: 26th at Olympic Games (32:38.28)...3rd at Olympic Trials (31:43.60)…2nd in 5,000m at Oregon Relays (15:46.55)…12th at Cardinal Invite (32:07.84)…6th in 3,000m at adidas Track Classic (9:16.48)…2nd at Border Duel Elite (31:59.46)…ranked #3 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 31:43.60. 2007: 1st at Manchester Road Race (24:39)…5th at Stanford (15:54.14) 2006: 8th at USA Outdoors (15:43.77)…11th in 3,000m at adidas Track Classic (9:04.29)…13th at Peachtree 10k (32:56)…best of 15:43.77. 2005: 7th at USA Outdoors (15:24.88)…14th in 1,500m at adidas Invite (4:18.06)…2nd at Cardinal Invite (15:34.01)…4th at USA 5km Champs (16:04.8)…USA 10km Champs runner-up (32:45)…ranked #9 in the U.S. at 5,000m by T&FN…best of 15:24.88. 2004: 9th in 5,000m and 10,000m at Olympic Trials (15:52.12, 33:17.78)…1st in 3,000m at UTEP (9:39.43)…10th at Boston HP (15:35.95)…best of 15:35.95. 2003: 1st at Naples (1:13:39) 2002: 9th at USA XC (28:03)… 2nd in 5,000m at Cardinal Invite (15:38.60)… 2nd in 1,500m at Mt. SAC (4:19.83)…best of 15:38.50. 2001: NCAA 10,000m champion (33:59.96)…11th in 5,000m at USA Outdoors (15:54.74)…ranked #8 in the U.S. at 10,000m by T&FN…best of 33:59.96.

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KENTA BELL Events: Triple Jump Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 PRs: TJ-17.63m/57-10.25 (2002); LJ – 8.05m/26-5 (2000) Born: March 16, 1977, in Kilgore, Texas Current Residence: Decatur, Ga. High School: Kilgore (Texas) HS ‘95 College: Northwestern State University ‘00 Coach: self Agent: Marisa Reich Club: Mizuno

Career Highlights: 2003 USA Outdoor champion; 2008 Olympic Trials runner-up; 2006 USA Outdoor runner- up; 2005 USA Indoor & Outdoor runner-up; 3rd at 2004 Olympic Trials and 2007 USA Outdoor Champs…6th at 2003 World Outdoor Championships; 2001 World University Games gold medalist.

Bell qualified for his second Olympic Games with his runner-up finish at the 2008 Olympic Trials in Eugene. Ranked as one of America’s top ten triple jumpers in each of the past nine years by Track & Field News. Bell won his first U.S. title in 2003 and qualified for his first Olympic team in 2004, placing 9th in Athens. He improved with a seventh-place finish at the 2005 World Outdoor Championships in Helsinki. He equaled the leading triple jump by an American for the 2001 season with his leap of 17.22m/56-6 in winning the World University Games in Beijing. Bell’s 2002 season was interrupted when he broke the fourth metatarsal bone in his left foot three weeks prior to the USA Outdoor Championships… In his final collegiate season in 2000, Bell was voted the Southland Conference Indoor Track and Field Male Athlete of the Year after breaking the SLC indoor triple jump record and winning the long jump to score 20 points at the conference championships. A three-time NCAA All-American in the TJ, Bell was named the SLC Male Field Events Athlete of the Year in 1998. He is the Southland Conference’s second-best all-time indoor triple jumper (16.60m/54-5.5), trailing only 1984 Olympic gold medalist of Arkansas State (16.78m/55-0.75)…he was a criminal justice major in college…first name pronounced Ken-TAY.

2009: 5th at USA Outdoors (16.11m/52-10.25)...2nd at Florida-Claremont (16.85m/55-3.50) 2008: Olympic Trials runner-up (17.23m/56-06.50)…13th in Group A qualifying at Olympic Games (16.88m/55- 4.75)…5th at (17.04m/55-11)…ranked #2 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 17.04m/55-11. 2007: 3rd at USA Outdoor Champs (16.87m/55-4.25)…15th in qualifying. at World Outdoors (16.55m/54-3.75)...1st at USATF Florida Association Championships (17.26m/56-7.5)…1st at Clemont, Fla. (17.26m/56-7.50)…1st at Gent (16.89m/55-5i)…ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 17.26m/56-7.50. 2006: USA Outdoor runner-up (17.19m/56-4.75)…runner-up at Geneva (17.29m/56-8.75)…3rd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (16.84m/55-3w)…9th at Stockholm (16.20m)…8th at (16.02m)…ranked #3 in U.S. in TJ by T&FN…best of 17.29m/56-8.75. 2005: 2nd at USA Outdoors (16.82m/55-2.25)…7th at World Outdoor Champs (17.11m/56-1.75)...1st at Payton Jordan U.S. Open (16.93m/55-6.5)…1st at adidas Track Classic (17.09m/56-1)…USA Indoor runner-up (16.86m/55- 3.75)...ranked #2 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 17.11m/56-1.75. 2004: 3rd at Olympic Trials TJ (17.57m/57-8.25)…9th at Olympic Games (16.90m/55-5.5)…1st at Mt. SAC (17.40m/57-1)…1st at El Paso, Texas (17.19m/56-4.75)…wind-aided mark of 17.76m (58-3.25)…ranked #6 in world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 17.58m/57-8.25 . 2003: USA Outdoor champion (17.59m/57-8.5 U.S. Leader)…6th at World Outdoors (17.08m/56-0.5)…3rd at USA Indoors (17.06m/55-11.75)…1st at IAAF Japan Grand Prix (17.01m/55-9.25)... ranked #7 in world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 17.59m/57.8.5. 2002: USA Indoors TJ runner-up (16.95m/55-7.5)…4th in LJ at USA Indoors (7.54m/24-9)…2nd in LJ at Erfurt (7.94m/26-0.75)…1st in TJ at Mt.SAC (17.63m/57-10.25PR, #1 by an American in ‘02)…ranked #3 in the TJ in the U.S. by T&FN…bests of 7.94m/ 26-0.75, 17.73m/57-10.25PR. 2001: World University Games gold medalist (17.24m/56-6.75)…5th at USA Indoors (16.15m/53-0)… 9th at World Indoors (16.13m/52-11)…4th at USA Outdoors (16.80m/55-1.5)…ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FN…bests of 17.24m/56- 6.75, 7.90m/25-11. 2000: 11th at Olympic Trials (16.12m/52-10)…ranked #7 in TJ in U.S. by T&FN…best of 17.22m/56-6.75. 1999: 4th at USA Outdoors in TJ (52-7.25), 10th in LJ (7.63m/25-0.5w)…11th at NCAA Outdoors in LJ & 8th in TJ…Southland Conference outdoor champ in TJ, runner-up in LJ…ranked #6 in U.S. by T&FN…bests of 54-2.5, 26-0. 1998: SLC champ in TJ, runner-up in LJ…18th in LJ at NCAA Outdoors, no mark in TJ…bests of 15.85m/52-0i, 7.88m/25-10.25w. 37

BECKY BREISCH Events: Discus throw Height: 5-11 Weight: 220 PRs: DT – 67.37/221-0 (2007); SP – 18.46m/60-6.75 (2006) Born: March 16, 1983, in Edwardsburg, Mich. Current Residence: Chula Vista, Calif. High School: Edwardsburg HS (Edwardsburg, Mich.) ‘01 College: Nebraska ‘05 Coach: Bud Rasmussen Agent: self Club: unattached

Career Highlights: 2005 USA champion; 2007 USA runner-up; 2004 NCAA DT champion; 2003 NCAA Outdoor SP champion; Eight-time NCAA All-American

Breisch made her third World Team with her third-place throw at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships… Breisch just missed making the U.S. Olympic team with her fourth-place finish in the discus at the U.S. Olympic Trials…she came back in the 2005 to win the U.S. title on her last throw of the competition which gained a spot on Team USA at the World Outdoor champs in Helsinki. She began the 2004 outdoor season going undefeated in the shot put and discus until the Big 12 Outdoor Championships at the end of April... she won the 2004 NCAA Midwest Regional discus by nearly 30 feet, with a throw of 207-1, which broke the Nebraska school and regional record... she built an astonishing resume as a sophomore, winning an NCAA championship in the outdoor shot put and a bronze in the discus, three Big 12 Championships, two NCAA Midwest Regional Championships and three All-America awards...Breisch pronounced BRYsh.

2009: 3rd at USA Outdoors (62.08m/203-8)...3rd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (60.06m/197-0)...6th at Reebok Grand Prix (57.05m/187-2). 2008: 4th at Olympic Trials (61.04/200-03)…4th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (61.73m/202-6)…1st at Reebok Grand Prix (63.70m/209)…4th at Maui (63.03m/206-9) 2007: USA runner-up (59.89m/196-6)…11th in qual. at World Outdoors (58.42m/191-8)…1st at Salinas Discus Series (66.64m/218-8PR)…2nd at Modesto Relays (64.95m/213-1)…1st at Reebok Grand Prix (61.96m/203-3)… 1st at Maui (67.37/221-0)…ranked #2 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 67.37/221-0. 2006: 3rd in DT at USA Outdoors (57.97m/190-2)…2nd at NCAA Outdoors in SP (18.05m/59-2.75)…4th at NCAA Indoors in SP (17.31m/56-9.5)…Big 12 SP champion (17.53m/57-6.25)…1st in SP and DT at Lincoln (18.46m/60-6.75, 62.55m/205-2)...1st in DT at Chula Vista (62.75m/205-10)…1st at Drake Relays (61.71m/202- 5)…2nd at Modesto (61.33m/201-2)…ranked #3 in the U.S. in DT and #6 in the U.S. in SP by T&FN…best of 62.75m/205-10, 18.46m/60-6.75. 2005: USA DT champion (62.92m/206-5)…5th in the SP at USA Outdoors (17.69m/58-0.5)…10th in Group B in DT at World Outdoors (57.16m/187-6)…1st in DT at Lincoln (63.53m/208-5)…1st in DT at Crete meet (60.70m/199-2)…1st in DT at Drake Relays (61.81m/202-9)…2nd in DT at Paris (60.55m/198-8)…ranked #2 at DT and #5 at SP by T&FN…bests of 17.69m/58-0.5, 63.53m/208-5. 2004: NCAA DT champion (62.31m/204-5)…3rd in SP at NCAA Outdoors (17.77m/58-3.75) & set PR at NCAA Outdoor semifinals (17.86m/58-7.25PR)…4th in DT (59.28m/194-06) and 11th in SP (14.78m/48-6) at Olympic Trials…NCAA Midwest Regional DT champion (63.12m/207-1)…NCAA Indoor SP runner-up (17.33m/56- 10.25)…1st in DT at Nebraska Quadrangular (62.35m/204-7)…1st in DT at Drake Relays (62.61m/205-5)…1st in DT (56.51m/185-4) and in SP (17.48m/57-4.25) at ...ranked #4 at DT and #5 at SP in U.S. by T&FN…bests of 17.86m/58-7.25, 63.12m/207-1. 2003: NCAA Outdoor SP champion (17.76m/58-3.25) & 3rd in DT at NCAA Outdoors (54.82m/179-10)…5th in SP (17.45m/57-3) and 7th in DT (58.13m/190-9) at USA Outdoors…6th in SP at NCAA Indoors (16.56m/54- 4)…Big 12 SP (17.04m/55-11) & DT (55.12m/180-10) champion…1st in DT at Texas Relays (58.69m/192- 7)…3rd in SP at Penn Relays (17.18m/56-4.5)…1st in SP at Ward Haylett Invitational (17.70m/58-1)…bests of 17.76m/58-3.25, 58.69m/192-7. 2002: NCAA Outdoor Championships DT runner-up (55.44m/181-11)…8th in SP at NCAA Outdoors (16.43m/53-11)…17th in SP at NCAA Indoors (15.16m/49-9)…Big 12 Outdoor DT champion (55.68m/182- 8)…3rd in SP at Stanford Invitational (16.66m/54.8)…bests of 16.66m/54-8, 58.67m/192-6. 2001: Michigan Division 3 state SP (14.26m/46-9.75) & DT (48.23m/158-3) champion…1st in SP at Midwest Meet of Champions (14.77m/48-4.5)…bests of 14.77m/48-4.5, 48.23m/158-3. 2000: Bests of 14.69m/48-2.5, 47.82m/156-11.

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DAN BROWNE Events: Distance Height: 5-9 Weight: 145 PRs: 5,000m 13:28.24 (1998); 10,000m 27:38:50 (2004); Marathon 2:11:35 (2002) Born: June 24, 1975, in Portland, Ore. Current Residence: Beaverton, Ore. High School: West Linn, Ore., ‘93 College: U.S. Military Academy ‘97 Coach: Alberto Salazar Agent: Self Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 3rd at 2004 Olympic Trials marathon and 10,000m; 2002 USA marathon champion; 2005 USA Half-Marathon champion; 3-time USA 25 km champion; 1998 USA Indoor 3,000m champion; 2004 USA 10 Mile champion; 2002 USA Running Circuit champion; 1998 USA 10,000m champion; 1998 USA Cross Country champion; 2003 Pan Am 10 km bronze medalist

A 2004 Olympian who competed in the 10,000m and marathon in Athens, Browne capped off his 2007 season with a sixth-place finish at the USA Olympic Trials – Men’s Marathon on November 3 in New York’s Central Park with his time of 2:13:23. After winning the USA men's half-marathon title in January 2005, Browne had two knee surgeries and an emergency appendectomy, which kept him from training and competing the rest of the 2005 season. He bounced back with a nice season in 2006, in which he ended up ranked #7 in the nation at 10,000 meters. On February 7, 2004, Browne qualified for his first Olympic Team by placing third at the Olympic Trials Marathon, and he later qualified in the 10,000 meters with his third-place finish at the 2004 Olympic Trials in Sacramento. He dedicated the race to his fellow West Point grads who have died in battle in Iraq…Browne didn’t start focusing on running until his junior year of high school…injured off-and-on in his first two years of college…ran mainly the 1500 then, so when he started competing at 5000m with great success his junior year he opened some eyes…graduated with a double major in English from West Point…fluent in Spanish and Portuguese…a participant in the Army’s World Class Athlete Program…Browne picked the 2002 USA Men’s Marathon Championship, at the , for his debut at that distance, in what proved to be an inspired choice. Browne won the 26.2-mile race from Minneapolis to St. Paul, Minn., in 2 hours, 11 minutes, 35 seconds. In winning the 10th national title of his career, Browne also won the 2002 USA Running Circuit men’s title ($6,000) and a winner’s check of $34,000. The overall winner at Twin Cities, Browne credited his success to his coach, National Track & Field Hall of Famer Alberto Salazar, who is supervising a multi-million dollar training project for Browne and a number of U.S. marathon hopefuls in Portland, Ore., where the athletes live in high altitudes and train in low altitudes, with some high-tech help. The five-bedroom house the athletes call home is at sea level, but the home features molecular filters inside that remove oxygen, leaving the athletes with the sensation that they are living in the thin air of 12,000 feet. Living at high altitude, which requires a person’s body to adapt to less oxygen in the air, thus increasing their oxygen-carrying efficiency is believed to improve performance in endurance events.

2009: 1st at USA 25 km Championships (1:15.56) 2008: 14th at Olympic Trials 10,000m (28:42.78)...bests of 13:42.32, 28:42.78 2007: 6th at Olympic Trials – Men’s Marathon (2:13:23)...10th at USA Outdoors 10,000m (29:02.98)…10th at Eugene (13:38.35)…ranked #6 in U.S. marathon by T&FN…bests of 13:38.35 & 2:13:23. 2006: 3rd at USA Outdoors 10,000m (28:19.32)…runner-up at Cardinal Invitational…ranked #7 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 28:19.32. 2005: USA Half-Marathon champion (1:03.56)...injured the rest of the season...best of 1:03.56. 2004: 12th at Olympic Games 10,000m (28:14.53)… 65th at Olympic marathon (2:27:17)…USA 10 mile champion (46:32)…third at Olympic Trials Marathon (2:12:02)…20th at NYC Marathon (2:23:27)… 3rd at Olympic Trials 10 km (28:07.47)…6th at Stanford (27:38.50PR)…4th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (13:30.68)…ranked #3 10,000m & #4 Marathon in U.S. by T&FN…bests of 27:38.50PR & 2:12:02. 2003: 5th in 3000m at USA Indoors (8:01.62)…3rd at USA Outdoors 10 km (28:03.48)…19th at World Outdoor Championships 10 km (29:01.60)…bronze medal at Pan Am Games 10 km (29:06.23)… 2nd in 3000m at Verizon Millrose Games (8:00.91)…6th at USA Cross Country Championships 4 km (12:59)…38th at World XC Champs 4 km (11:49)…won U.S. 25 km road title... ranked #3 at 10,000m in U.S. by T&FN…bests of 7:56.93 &

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28:03.48. 2002: Won USA Marathon Championships in his debut at Twin Cities (2:11.35)…won 2002 USA Running Circuit Men’s title…won U.S. 20 km road title…8th at Mt. SAC 5,000m (13:31.26)…4th at Stanford 10,000m (27:47.04)…bests of 13:31.26, 27:47.04, 2:11:35. 2001: 9th at USA Indoor 3,000m (8:11.16)...3rd at USA Cross Country Champs 4km (11:12)…best of 8:11.16i. 2000: 10th in opening round of 5,000m at USA Olympic Trials…best of 13:38.42. 1999: 3rd in 5,000 at USA Outdoors (13:36.64)… 17th in heats at World Champs (14:18.51). bests of 7:46.94i, 13:36.64 and 28:18.65. 1998: Won USA 4km XC Trials…won 3000 at USA Indoor (7:50.49)…21st in World 4km XC Champs…won USA Champs at 10,000 (29:46.06)…5th in 10,000 at Goodwill Games (29:24.98)…6th in 3000 (8:15.88), 6th in 5000 (14:22.48) at World Cup…won USA 10km road title…won the USA 5km road title on December 31 with a 13:05 on a short course (police led the runners the wrong way)…ranked #2 in U.S. at 3000, #1 in U.S. at 5000, #4 in U.S. at 10,000 by T&FN…bests of 13:28.24 and 29:24.98. 1997: 4th in 5000m (13:59.83) at USA Champs…did not finish 5000m at NCAA Indoor…2nd in 5000m at IC4As (14:09.21)…4th in 10,000 at NCAAs (29:15.13)… 2nd in 10,000 (28:27.64 PR), 3rd in 5000 (14:00.94) at World University Games…12th in USA XC Champs…ranked #6 in U.S. at 10,000 by T&FN…bests of 13:42.40 and 28:27.64, also 3:45.64 and 7:57.43. 1996: 7th in 3000 heat at NCAA Indoor (8:13.95)…won 1500 and 5000 in Patriot League…4th in 1500 at IC4As (3:47.95)…6th in 5000 (13:55.20) in NCAA…9th in 5000 heat (14:23.86) at Olympic Trials…won District II XC…42nd in NCAA XC…bests of 13:46.1, 3:43.9 and 8:04.55. 1995: Best of c3:50 (1500)…12th in District II XC. 1994: Injured outdoors and in cross country (stress fracture)…bests of 4:10, 8:18 indoors. 1993: Bests of 3:56.70 (1500) and 4:12.22 (mile)…2nd in Oregon state 1500 and 3000…84th in NCAA XC Champs. 1992: Ran 2nd in Oregon HS state XC meet.

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RYAN BROWN Event: 800m Height: 5-9 Weight: 140 PR: 1:46.17 (2009) Born: September 17, 1984 in Baltimore Md. Current Residence: Seattle, Washington High School: Renton, (Wash.) HS ‘02 College: Washington ‘07 Coach: Greg Metcalf Agent: Tony Manjarrez Club: Asics

Career Highlights: 3rd at 2009 USA Outdoor Champs; 3rd at 2009 USA Indoor Champs; 2006 NCAA Outdoor champ; 2005 & 2007 Pac 10 Conference Outdoor champ

Brown finished third in the men’s 800m final at the 2009 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, when he had not qualified for the final in that event in three previous appearances. Brown showed signs of improvement with his third-place finish at the 2009 USA Indoor Championships in Boston. One of the most decorated athletes in UW history , Brown was the 2006 NCAA 800-meter champion ... also boasts 2005 Pac-10, 2005 NCAA West Region, and 2006 MPSF Indoor 800m titles, and led UW's 4x400m squad to a 2006 West Regional crown ... a six-time NCAA All-American ... holds a share of four UW records ... quit track for a year in 2003-04 ... ran just one season of high-school track ... earned his B.S. in biology in 2006. As a high school star in Renton, Wash., Brown was undefeated at 800m as a senior, his first year competing in track and field ... swept league, district and state titles at 800m in 2002 ... state-winning time of 1:55.3 was a personal-best ... also ran on Renton's state champion 4x400-meter relay, helping the school to a fifth-place state finish ... took second in the 800m at the 2002 Pasco Invite, and helped the mile relay to seventh ... also lettered in as a senior.

2009: 3rd at USA Outdoors (1:46.67)...3rd at USA Indoors (1:47.99)...1st in prelim at USA Outdoors (1:46.17PR)... 2008: 7th in semis at Olympic Trials (1:47.95)...best of 1:46.89. 2007: 3rd at NCAA Outdoors (1:47.77)...3rd in prelims at USA Outdoors (1:49.04)...Pac 10 Outdoor champ...best of 1:46.71. 2006: NCAA Outdoor champ (1:46.29)...9th in prelims at USA Outdoors (1:52.62)...3rd at Pac 10 Outdoors....best of 1:46.29. 2005: Pac 10 Outdoor champ...7th in semis at NCAA Outdoors (1:48.66)...best of 1:47.31. 2004: Best of 1:51.06. 2003: Best of 1:54.49. 2002: Best of 1:55.03.

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STEPHANIE BROWN TRAFTON Event: Discus Throw Height: 6-4 Weight: 225 PR: 66.17m/217-1 (2008) Born: Dec. 1, 1979, in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Current Residence: Oceano, Calif. High School: Arroyo Grande HS (Arroyo Grande, Calif.) College: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo ‘03 Coach: Robert Budke Agent: Valentina Fedjuschmina Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2008 Olympic Games gold medalist; 2009 USA Outdoor champion; 3rd at 2008 Olympic Trials; 2004 Olympic Trials runner-up; Two-time Olympian (’04, ’08); 2007 NACAC champion; 3-time Big West champion

Brown Trafton, who ended the 2008 season ranked #1 in the world, won her first U.S. national title in that event at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships with a best throw of 64.25m/210-9. She has posted the farthest throw in the world so far this year of 66.21m/217-2...Brown Trafton won the United States' first gold medal in the women's discus since in 1932 at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. It was the first medal of any kind in that event since Leslie Jean Deniz won silver in the boycott-afflicted 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. It was a significant personal victory for the 28-year-old Brown, who has never finished higher than second at a U.S. national championship. Brown Trafton stood in first place after the first round of throwing in Beijing, popping off a strong throw of 64.74m/212-5, less than five feet off her personal best. The throw held up for the rest of the competition and the gold medal was hers...At 6-4, Trafton has the leverage most discus throwers can only dream about…Brown Trafton qualified for her second Olympic Team by placing third in the women’s discus at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials…Brown Trafton set a huge personal best in winning the Salinas meet in 2008 with a then-world leading toss of 66.17m/217-1…A former Cal Poly Slo and Arroyo Grande High School standout, the then-Stephanie Brown threw 61.90 meters/203 feet, 1 inch on her first attempt to finish second at the 2004 Olympic Trials and make her first Olympic team, that throw exceeded her previous personal best by nine feet and also bettered the Olympic “A” qualifying standard of 61 meters…following her first throw during the final at the Olympic Trials, Brown, a six-time All-American in indoor and outdoor track and field at Cal Poly, fouled on her remaining five attempts…currently working in the Information Technology Services department at Sycamore Environmental Consulting.

2009: USA Outdoor champion (64.25m/210-9)...1st at Reebok Grand Prix (63.97m/209-10)...1st at Pacific Champs (66.21m/217-2WL)...1st at Nike Pre Classic (63.98m/209-11) 2008: Olympic Games gold medalist (64.74m/212-5)…3rd at Olympic Trials (62.65m/205-06)…1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (63.50m/208-4)…3rd at Reebok Grand Prix (62.34m/204-06)…1st at Salinas (66.17m/217- 1PR)… ...ranked #1 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 66.17m/217-1. 2007: 5th at USA Outdoors (55.03m/180-6)…NACAC champion (59.27m/194-5)…3rd at Maui (61.40m/201- 5)…ranked #3 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 61.40m/201-5. 2006: 4th at USA Outdoors (55.71m/182-9)…4th at Modesto (58.57/192-2)…1st at USATF Pacific Association Champs (56.76m/186-2)…2nd at La Jolla (59.03m/193-8)…ranked #4 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 59.03m/193-8. 2005: 4th at Stanford (55.35m/181-7)…best of 55.35m/181-7. 2004: Olympic Trials runner-up (61.90m/203-1PR)…11th at Group A at Olympic Games (58.54m/192-1)…2nd at Westwood in the SP (17.86m/58-7.25)…ranked #4 in the U.S. by T&FN…bests of 17.86m/58-7.25 (SP) & 61.90m/203-1 (DT). 2003: 8th in DT at USA Outdoors (57.78m/189-7)…4th in SP at NCAA Outdoors (17.37m/57-0)…1st in SP at Stanford (17.30m/56-9.25)…Big West SP champion (17.07m/56-0)…7th in SP at Mt. SAC Relays (16.38m/53- 9)…1st in DT at Northridge (56.03m/183-10)…4th in DT at Salinas (56.77m/186-3)…3rd in DT at La Jolla (57.77m/189-6)…bests of 17.37m/57-0 (SP) & 57.78m/189-7 (DT). 2002: 4th at NCAA Outdoors (54.11m/177-6)…10th in SP at NCAA Indoors (15.99m/52-5.5i)…1st in Big West in DT…1st in Big West, 14th in NCAA in SP…best of 16.03m/52-7.25i (SP) & 53.94m/177-0 (DT). 2001: 8th in SP at USA Outdoors (15.47m/50-9.25)…7th in SP at NCAA Outdoors (16.31m/53-06.25)…Big West SP champion…best of 16.31m/53-6.25 (SP) & 51.46m/168-10 (DT). 2000: Did not compete. 1999: 14th in SP (14.96m/49-1) & 20th in DT (45.76m/150-1)…1st in Big West in DT…1st in Big West…bests of 14.96m/49-1 (SP) & 45.76m/150-1 (DT). 42

JILLIAN CAMARENA Events: Shot Put Height: 5-10 Weight: 250 PRs: 19.26m/63-2.25i (2006) Born: March 2, 1982, in Woodland, Calif. Current Residence: Tucson, Ariz. High School: Woodland HS (Woodland, Calif.) College: Stanford ‘04 Coach: Craig Carter Agent: Valentina Fedjuscmina Club: NYAC

Career Highlights: 3rd at 2008 Olympic Trials; 2006 USA Outdoor champion; three-time USA Indoor champion (’05, ’06, ‘07); 3rd at 2004 Olympic Trials; 2007 USA Outdoor runner-up; 2001 Pan Am Junior SP champion; 1999 Pan Am Junior DT champion; seven-time SP All American

Camarena qualified for her first Olympic Team in the women’s shot put with her third-place finish at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. It was Camarena's first competition of the 2008 Outdoor season and came less than three months after she had back surgery to repair a herniated disc…At the 2006 AT&T USA Indoor Championships, Camarena made a bit of history in the women's shot put with her winning throw of 19.26m/63- 2.25. The performance made her the #3 American of all time, behind only American record holder (19.83m/65-0.75 in 1987) and Tressa Thompson (19.44m/63-9.5 in 1999)…Camarena brought home her first national title at the 2005 USA Indoor Championships when she won the women’s shot put with her heave of 17.31m/56-9.5… showed promise with her third-place finish at the 2004 Olympic Trials, but did not meet the Olympic “A” qualifying standard. A multi-talented thrower, she holds the sixth best throw in the discus on Stanford’s all-time list…gained All-America honors while at Woodland High School where she won the 2000 California state discus title and the 1999 state shot put crown. Her runner-up finish in the shot put at USA Juniors earned her a berth on Team USA which competed at the 2001 Pan Am Junior Championships in Argentina, where she won the gold medal in the shot.

2009: USA Outdoor runner-up (17.94m/59-2)...USA Indoor champion (18.59m/61-0).4th at Reebok Grand Prix (17.77m/58-3.75). 2008: 12th at Olympic Games (18.24m/59-10.25), 7th in qualifying (18.51m/60-8.75)…3rd at Olympic Trials (18.12m/59-5.5)…ranked #2 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 18.51m/60-8.75. 2007: USA Outdoor runner-up (18.50m/60-8.5)… 10th in qual. at World Outdoors (16.95m/55-7.5)...USA Indoor champion (18.46m/60-6.75)…1st at Stanford Invitational (18.92m/62-1)…1st at Triton Invitational (18.81m/61- 8.5)…4th at Fortaleza (18.32m/60-1.25)…3rd at Belem (18.37m/60-3.25)…4th at Pan Am Games (18.11m/59- 5)…3rd at Bad Kostritz (18.47m/60-7.25)…1st at Provo (18.36m/60-3) ...ranked #1 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 18.92m/62-1. 2006: USA Outdoor champion (18.92m/62-1)…USA Indoor champion (19.26m/63-2.25iPR)…1st at Spokane (19.02m/62-5)…1st at Modesto (18.76m/61-6.75)…ranked #9 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 19.26m/63-2.25i. 2005: USA Indoor champion (17.31m/56-9.5i)…4th at USA Outdoors (17.72m/58-1.75)…1st at Tucson (17.94m/58-10.25)…1st at Reno (17.72m/58-1.75i)…1st at Boise (17.10m/56-1.25)…ranked #4 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 17.94m/58-10.25. 2004: 3rd in SP at U.S. Olympic Trials (17.73m/58-2)…2nd in SP at Cardinal Invitational (18.15m/59- 6.75PR)…NCAA Outdoor Championships runner-up (18.11m/59-5)…Pac-10 SP champion (17.63m/57- 10.25)…2nd at NCAA Indoors (17.27m/56-8)…3rd at Boise (17.44m/57-2.75i)…ranked #3 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 18.15m/59-6.75. 2003: 7th in SP at USA Outdoors (17.23m/56-6.5)…3rd at NCAA Outdoors (17.49m/57-4.75)…5th in DT at NCAA West Regional (52.52m/172-4)…1st at Claremont (17.03m/55-10.5)…NCAA Indoor Championships runner-up (17.44m/57-2.75i)…1st at Boise (16.93m/55-6.5i)…best of 17.49m/57-4.75. 2002: 3rd at NCAA Outdoor Championships (16.80m/55-1)…9th at USA Outdoors (17.23m/56-6.5)…Pac-10 SP champion (16.72m/54-10.25)…5th at NCAA Indoors (16.46m/54-0i)…Pac-10 Indoor champion (16.94m/55- 7i)…best of 16.94m/55-7i. 2001: Pan Am Juniors SP champion…3rd in SP at Pac-10 Championships (16.38m/53-9)…16th at NCAA Outdoors (15.39m/50-6)…USA Juniors SP runner-up (16.19m/53-1.5)…best of 16.38m/53-9.

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AMBER CAMPBELL Event: Hammer Throw Height: 5-7 Weight: 230 PRs: HT – 70.33m/230-9 (2007) WT - 24.54m/80-06.25 (2007) Born: June 5, 1981 in Indianapolis, Ind. Current Residence: Myrtle Beach, S.C. High School: Pike (Indianapolis, Ind.) HS ‘99 College: Costal Carolina (SC) ‘04 Coach: Dr. David Vandergriff Agent: Terrell Jones Club: Mjolnir/Nike

Career Highlights: Three-time USA Outdoors runner-up ('05, '08, '09); three-time USA Indoor champion ('07, '08, '09); two-time USA Indoors runner-up (’05 & ’06); 3rd at 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials; five-time NCAA All- American

Campbell qualified for her first Olympic team with her runner-up performance at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials...was a member of the 2005 World Outdoor Championships team…She competed for the Lady Chanticleers of Coastal Carolina University from 2000-04, becoming a five-time NCAA All-American in the hammer and . She also won 16 individual Big South Conference titles in the indoor weight throw and shot put, and outdoor shot put, hammer throw and discus…was named the Big South Women’s Track Athlete of the Year her last three years…enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2004 finishing third at USA Indoors in the weight throw with a new collegiate record mark of 22.24m/72-11.75, and finished third at the 2004 NCAA Championships in the hammer throw. Campbell is in her fourth year as a volunteer assistant coach for throwers at Coastal Carolina after finishing her career as one of the most distinguished athletes of all-time…wants to establish a local mentorship program targeting young overweight girls that would focus not only on their physical development, but also on the emotional growth of each girl.

2009: USA Outdoor runner-up (68.92m/226-1)...USA Indoor champion (24.43m/80-2)…1st at VT Invite (23.73m/77-10.25) 2008: Olympic Trials runner-up (69.24m/227-02)…9th in Group B qualifying at Olympic Games (67.86m/222- 8)...USA Indoor champion (23.23m/76-2.25)...1st at Mt. SAC (70.19m/230-3) ...ranked #3 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 70.19m/230-3. 2007: 5th at USA Outdoors (68.07m/223-4)...USA Indoor champion (24.54m/80-6.25)...1st at Provo (70.33m/230-9)...1st at Penn Relays (68.76m/225-7)...ranked #4 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 70.33m/230-9. 2006: 3rd at USA Outdoors (67.52m/221-6)…USA Indoor champs WT runner-up (22.66m/74-4.25)…3rd in Penn Relays (67.19m/220-5)…2nd at Road to Eugene (67.36m/221-0)…ranked #3 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 67.52m/221-6. 2005: 3rd at USA Outdoors (68.95m/226-2)…9th in Group B at World Outdoors (65.48m/214-10)…USA Indoors weight throw runner-up (23.99m/78-8.5i)…3rd at Atlanta (69.44m/227-10PR)…1st at Conway (69.16m/226- 11)…1st at Conway (69.13m/226-9)…1st in Charlotte (68.33/224-2)…1st at Lapua (68.23m/223-10)…1st at Johnson City (22.52m/73-10.75i)…1st at Clemson (22.07m/72-5i)…ranked #3 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 69.44m/227-10. 2004: 3rd at U.S. Olympic Trials (65.98m/216-6)…3rd at the USA Indoors (22.24m/72-11.75)…1st at Gainesville (67.21m/220-6)…best of 67.21m/220-6. 2003: 4th at NCAA Outdoors (64.58m/211-10)…6th at USA Outdoors (64.02m/210-0)…best of 64.58m/211-10. 2002: 9th at NCAA Indoors (19.47m/63-10.5)…best of 19.47m/63-10.50. 2001: 7th at NCAA Outdoors (60.80m/199-6)…7th at NCAA Indoors (19.65m/64-5.75)…best of 60.80m/199-6.

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CHRISTIAN CANTWELL Event: Shot Put Height: 6-5 Weight: 300 PRs: Shot Put - 22.54m/73-11.5 (2004) Born: September 30, 1980, Jefferson City, Mo. Current Residence: Columbia, Mo. High School: Eldon High School, (Eldon, Mo.) ‘99 College: Missouri ‘03 Coach: Rick McGuire Agent: John Nubani Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2008 Olympic silver medalist; 2008 Olympic Trials runner-up; Two-time World Indoor champion ('04, '08); Three-time U.S. Indoor champion (’04, ’07, '08); 2007 Indoor Visa champion; 2003 Final champion

Cantwell saved his best throw for last at the 2008 Olympic Games with a mark of 21.09m/69-2.5, to move from fifth to second in the sixth and final round of throwing in winning the silver medal. Cantwell's 2008 season got off to a brilliant start after an up and down 2007 campaign with his third career USA Indoor championship and second gold medal winning performance at a World Indoor Championships. He also qualified for his first Olympic team through his runner-up performance at the 2008 Olympic with his toss of 21.71m/71-2.75 on his sixth and final attempt. Cantwell cemented his victory in the men's shot put at the 2007 AT&T USA Indoor Championships with his first throw of 21.72meters /71 feet 3.5 inches. Cantwell had led the 2007 Visa Championship Series since his winning heave of 21.88m/71-9 at the 100th Millrose Games earned him 1,233 points. For his championship performance, Cantwell won $25,000 from Visa. In 2006, Cantwell posted the top- three outdoor throws in the world, and six of the top eight throws. Cantwell commanded world attention with his gold medal-winning performance at the 2004 World Indoor Championships, and by posting the top four throws in the world that outdoor season before ending the campaign ranked #1 in the world by Track & Field News. Despite his disappointing fourth place finish at the 2004 Olympic Trials, where he fouled on all but one of his attempts to end a 14-meet winning streak, Cantwell threw 21.95m/72-0.25 early in the year at Columbia, which is the best indoor shot put performance by an American since 1989…his outdoor PR came at the 2004 adidas Oregon Track Classic (22.54/73-11.50)...Cantwell made a huge splash by winning the 2003 World Athletics Final in Monaco against many of the world’s best shot putters, concluding a 2003 season that saw the 23-year- old set a new personal best (21.62/70-11.25) and break the 70-foot barrier for the second consecutive season…he followed up by winning the 2004 U.S. & World Indoor titles…Cantwell in 2002 had two throws over 70 feet outdoors, and finished second to Adam Nelson at USA Indoors with a best of 20.86m/68-5.25…a six- time All-American, three-time Big 12 Champion, and 13-time All-Big 12 performer…named Big 12 Freshman of the Year in 2000…scored 20 points at the 2002 Big 12 Championships (shot put – 1st, hammer – 3rd, discus – 5th)…Olympic Trials qualifier as a freshman…a hotel and restaurant management major at Missouri…owns PRs of 57.19/187-7 in the hammer and 59.31m/194-7 in the discus. Married Terri Steer in 2005...the couple had their first child on May 27, 2008, a son named Jackson Daniel.

2009: USA Outdoor champion (21.82m/71-7.25)...1st at Dakar (21.53m/70-7.75)…2nd at Drake Relays (21.00m/68-10.75)…4th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (20.99m/68-10.5) 2008: Olympic Games silver medalist (21.09m/69-2.50)…World Indoor champ (21.77m/71-5.25)…2nd at Olympic Trials (21.71m/71-02.75)…3rd at Reebok Grand Prix (20.83m/68-4.25)…1st at adidas Track Classic (21.39m/70-2.25)… USA Indoor champ (21.51m/70-7)…1st at Modesto Relays (21.76m/71-4.75)…ranked #2 in world, #1 U.S. by T&FN…best of 21.77m/71-5.25i 2007: 5th at AT&T USA Outdoor Championships (20.14m/66-1)…USA Indoor champion (21.72m/71-3.5)…Indoor Visa champion…1st at Millrose Games (21.88m/71-9)…2nd at Reebok Boston Indoor Games (21.36m/70-1)…1st at adidas Track Classic (21.96m/72-0.75)…Nike Prefontaine Classic champion (21.83m/71-7.5)…ranked #3 in world & U.S. by T&FN…best of 21.96m/72-0.75. 2006: 3rd at USA Outdoor (21.89m/ 71-10)…1st at Gateshead (22.45m/73-8WL)…USA Indoor runner-up (21.10m/69- 2.75)…10th in qualifying at World Indoor Champs (19.90m/65-3.5)…1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (22.17m/72-9)… 1st at Drake Relays (22.10m/72-6.25)…ranked #2 in world & U.S. by T&FN…best of 22.45m/73-8WL. 2005: USA Outdoor champion (21.64m/71-0)…5th at World Outdoor Champs (20.87m/68-5.75)...1st at Huelva on 6/7 (21.32m/69-11.25)…1st at meet on 6/4 (21.67m/71-1.25)…4th at USA Indoors (20.57m/67-6)...ranked #6 in world (#4 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 21.67m/71-1.25. 2004: World Indoor champion (21.49m/70-6.25)…USA Indoors champion (21.26m/69-9)…4th at Olympic Trials (20.56m/67- 5.5)…1st at adidas Oregon Track Classic (22.54m/73-11.5PR)… 1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (21.74m/71-4)…1st at

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Home Depot (22.35m/73-4)…1st at Columbia (21.95m/72-0.25i)…mark was best indoors by an American since 1989…1st at Manhattan (21.11m/69-3.25)…1st at Drake Relays (20.64m/67-8.75)…1st in SP at Verizon Millrose Games (21.28m/69- 9.75)…ranked #1 in the world by T&FN…best of 22.54m/73-11.5PR. 2003: 1st at World Athletics Final (20.93m/68-8)… 5th at USA Outdoors (20.57m/67-6)…1st at Salamanca (21.62m/70- 11.25)… 2nd at NCAA Outdoors (21.56m/70-9)… 3rd at NCAA Indoors (20.64m/67-8.75)…best of 21.62m/70- 11.25…ranked #8 in the world at SP (#4 U.S.) by T&FN. 2002: 2nd at USA Indoor Championships SP (20.86m/68-5.25PR)…3rd at NCAA Indoors (20.43m/67-0.5)…3rd at NCAA Outdoors (19.39m/63-7.50)…1st at Univ. of Iowa (21.45m/70-4.5)…1st at (21.37m/70-1.50)…1st at Drake Relays (21.06m/69-1.25)…ranked #4 in U.S. at SP by T&FN…best of (21.45m/70-4.5) 2001: 5th at NCAA Outdoors SP (19.27m/63-2.75)…no mark at USA Outdoors…1st at Big 12 Indoors SP (19.37m/63- 6.75)…14th at NCAA Outdoors HT…3rd at Big 12 HT (57.18m/187-7)…bests of 19.71m/64-8 & 59.30m/194-7. 2000: 7th at NCAA Indoor Championships (18.72m/61-5)…no mark in qualifying at U.S. Olympic Trials…Big 12 Outdoor SP champ (19.67m/64-6.5)…best of 19.67m/64-6.5.

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MICHELLE CARTER Event: Shot Put Height: 5-9 Weight: 210 PR: 18.85m/61-10.25 (2008) Born: October 12, 1985 in San Jose, Calif Current Residence: Ovilla, TX High School: Red Oak High School ‘03 College: Texas '07 Coach: Dave Wollman Agent: self Club: unattached

Career Highlights: Two-time USA Outdoor champion ('08, '09); 2006 NCAA Indoor champion; 2005 USA Outdoor runner-up; 2005 NCAA Indoor & Outdoor Runner-up; 2004 World Junior Champion; Two-time USA Junior Champion (‘03, ‘04); 2003 Pan American Juniors gold medalist; 2001 World Youth silver medalist in SP

Carter made her first Olympic Team as an elite athlete, winning the women's shot put with a personal-best and U.S.-leading mark of 18.85m/61-10.25 at the 2008 Olympic Trials. In becoming an Olympian, she follows in the footsteps of her father, 1984 Olympic shot put silver medalist and boys' high school record holder Michael Carter…Carter collected her first NCAA shot put title at the 2006 NCAA Indoor Champs, winning the event with a then personal-best toss and UT record of 18.56m/60-10.75….was Texas’ first NCAA indoor shot put champion since 1994, when former Longhorn great Eileen Vanisi captured the title...Carter set a huge personal best of 18.26m/59-11 to take silver at the 2005 USA Outdoors... also won silver at the 2005 NCAA Indoors & Outdoors... she won the first ever gold medal in the woman’s shot put for Team USA at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Grosseto, Italy, with a PR 17.55m/57-7…national prep record-holder in the shot put at 16.73m/54-10.75, while her father, Michael, set the still-standing national boys prep record of 81-3.5 in 1979... four-time Texas 4A state champion in the shot put, also set state record in the discus... named Gatorade Girls High School Track and Field Athlete of the Year in the state of Texas in 2003…won silver at 2001 World Youth in shot put, throwing 15.23m/49-11.75... Full name is Michelle Denee' Carter daughter of Michael, Sr. and Sandra Carter, father Michael was a standout football player and shot putter at SMU who played many years for the San Francisco '49ers, he also holds the men's national high school record for the shot put with a mark of 81- 3 1/2, which he set in 1979…has one sister, D'Andra, who is a thrower at Texas Tech, and one brother, Michael, Jr…majored in liberal arts.

2009: USA Outdoor champion (18.03m/59-2)...1st at Reebok Grand Prix (18.43m/60-5.75)...1st at Zaragoza (18.44m/60-6)...1st at Jim Bush Invite (18.35m/60-2.5). 2008: 15th at Olympic Games (17.74m/58-2.5)...6th in qualifying (18.49m/60-8)...Olympic Trials champion (18.85m/61-10.25)…1st at Triton (17.99m/59-0.25)…1st at Provo (18.71m/61-4.75)...ranked #1 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 18.85m/61-10.25. 2007: 5th at USA Outdoors (17.57m/57-7.75)…5th at NCAA Outdoors (17.23m/56-6.5)…ranked #6 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 17.57m/57-7.75. 2006: 3rd at NCAA Outdoors (17.91m/58-9.25)...Big 12 Outdoor champion (17.98m/59-0)...NCAA Indoor champion (18.56m/60-10.75)...2nd at Big 12 Indoor champs (17.30m/56-9.25) 2005: USA Outdoor Championships runner-up (18.26m/59-11)...2nd at NCAA Outdoor Champs (17.06m/55- 11.25)...2nd at NCAA Indoor Champs (17.86m/58-7)...ranked #2 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 18.26m/59-11. 2004: World Junior gold medalist (17.55m/57-7)…USA Junior champion (16.33m/53-7). 2003: 1st in Texas 4A state meet, setting the U.S. high school record (16.73m/54-10.75)... 1st at USA Juniors (16.05m/52-8)... 1st at Pan Am Juniors (16.23m/53-3). 2002: 1st in Texas 4A state meet (16.25m/53-3.75)... 3rd at USA Juniors (16.24m/53-3.5)... 1st at USA Junior Olympics (15.59m/51-1.75). 2001: 2nd in SP at World Youth (15.23m/49-11.75)... 1st in Texas 4A state meet (15.14m/49-8.25). 2000: 1st in Texas 4A state meet (14.76m/48-5.25)

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DAMU CHERRY Events: 100m hurdles Height: 5-4 Weight: 130 PR: 12.44 (2006) Born: November 29, 1977 in Tampa, Fla. Current Residence: Winter Garden, Fla. High School: Leto (Tampa, Fla.) HS ‘96 College: University of South Florida ‘00 Coach: Dennis Mitchell Agent: Kimberly Holland Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 4th at 2008 Olympic Games; 2008 Olympic Trials runner-up; 2006 USA Outdoor and Indoor runner-up

Cherry in 2008 qualified for her first Olympic Team and placed fourth in Beijing in 12.65. She was second at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, and posted two of the four fastest 100m hurdles times in the world with her win in Fort-de-France on May 8 in 12.47 seconds, and her time of 12.48 in winning her semifinal at the Olympic Trials on July 7. Her finest season to date was in 2006, when she was the runner-up at the USA Outdoor Championships and finished the campaign ranked #3 in the world (#2 U.S.) by Track & Field News…married to her coach, Dennis Mitchell.

2009: 3rd at USA Outdoor Champs (12.58w)…2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (12.74)…2nd at Doha (12.72)…1st at Berlin (12.71)…1st at Oslo (12.68)…2nd at Rethymno (12.53). 2008: 4th at Olympic Games (12.65), 1st in semifinal (12.62)...2nd at Olympic Trials (12.58), 1st in semifinal (12.48)...1st at Martinique (12.47)...5th at adidas Track Classic (12.79)...ranked #8 in the world (#3 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 12.47. 2007: 5th at USA Outdoors (12.89)...1st at Monaco (12.74)...7th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (13.11)...1st at Zagreb (12.85)...3rd at Lausanne (12.94)...ranked #7 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 12.74. 2006: USA Outdoor runner-up (12.64)…USA Indoors runner-up (7.95)…2nd at IAAF World Athletics Final (12.56)…2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (12.64)…2nd at Lausanne (12.44)…1st at Helsinki (12.66)…1st at Saskatoon (8.08i)…ranked # 3 in the world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 12.44. 2005: no results; doping suspension 2004: no results; doping suspension 2003: no results; doping suspension 2002: ranked # 7 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 12.98.

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CHARLES CLARK Event: 200m Height: 5-10 Weight: 163 PR: 20.00 (2009) Born: August 10, 1987 Current Residence: Virginia Beach, Va. High School: Bayside (Virginia Beach, Va.) HS ‘06 College: Florida State ‘10 Coach: Ken Harnden

Career Highlights: 2009 NCAA Outdoor 200m champion; 2nd at 2009 USA Outdoor Champs; 10-time NCAA All-American

Despite lining up in lane 8 in the 200m final at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships, junior Charles Clark ran the race of his life in finishing second in a personal best time of 20.00 seconds, which qualified him for the 2009 World Outdoor Championships in Berlin. When he crossed the finish line Clark had no idea where he finished in a race that was ultra competitive with the top five places decided by 9/100ths of a second. The 2006 Virginia state 55m champion, Clark was named the Virginia Beach Athlete of the Year and ended his prep career as a 13-time All-State selection. The first member of his family to attend college, Clark majors in Sports Management at Florida State...nickname is “Speeding Bullet.”

2009: 2nd at USA Outdoors (20.00PR)...NCAA Outdoor 200m champ (20.55)...NCAA 4x400m relay champ (2:59.99)... 2008: 5th at Olympic Trials (20.53)...8th at NCAA Outdoors (22.36)...2nd at NCAA Indoors (20.50)...ACC Indoor 400m champ (47.77)...2nd at NCAA East Regional (20.22)...ACC Outdoor 200m champ (20.59)...ranked #8 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 20.22. 2007: 9th at NCAA Outdoors (27.57)...NCAA Outdoor 4x100m relay champ (38.60)...5th in prelims at USA Outdoors (21.36)...4th at NCAA Indoors (20.75)...best of 20.38. 2006: 1st at National Scholastic Champs...best of 20.92. 2005: 4th at National Scholastic Champs...best of 21.21. 2004: Best of 21.42.

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HAZEL CLARK Events: 800m Height: 5-9.75 Weight: 128 PRs: 800m - 1:57.99 (2005); 1,500m - 4:16.04 (2000) Born: Oct. 3, 1977, in Livingston, N.J. Current Residence: Knoxville, Tenn. High School: Columbia HS (NJ) ‘95 College: Florida ‘00 Coach: J.J. Clark Agent: Club: Nike

Career Highlights: Five-time USA Outdoor champion (’00, ’05, ’06,’08, ‘09); Three-time (’00, ’04, ‘08) Olympian; Two-time USA Indoor champion (’00, ’05); Three-time NCAA Indoor champion (‘97, ‘98, ‘99); Two- time NCAA Outdoor champion (‘98, ‘99)

As she had done throughout the rounds in the women's 800, three-time USA outdoor champion Hazel Clark took the lead early in the final at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials and it paid off in the homestretch, as Clark held on for first, winning in 1:59.82…In 2007, Clark consistently ran times under two minutes in the 800m, including a runner-up finish at USA Outdoors. At the 2006 USA Outdoor Championships, Clark held off to win her third U.S. title…had a great season in 2005 after claiming her second U.S. crown in the 800m to make the Team USA roster in Helsinki…At Worlds, she held the fourth-place position going into the backstretch before gradually falling to eighth place. Clark began to regain her form in 2004 as she made her second Olympic team following a stress fracture suffered at the 2001 World Outdoor Championships in Edmonton, where “she stepped on a pine cone or a walnut in the grass and did something to her foot,” her coach and brother, J.J. Clark, told Track & Field News…another national champion from the Clark clan, Hazel is the younger sister of 800m legend Joetta Clark-Diggs, and is coached by her brother, J.J. Clark…Hazel and Joetta’s sister-in-law is American record holder Jearl Clark…at the 2000 Olympics, Hazel finished 7th in a personal-best time (1:58.75)…has been a dancer since age 6, and has 12 years of experience in figure skating. She ran 55.65 and 4:36.99 (1500) while in high school and was the top-ranked prep 800m runner in the nation…a telecommunications major while at Florida, Clark minored in business and psychology...says, ‘I used to feel a lot of pressure to live up to [Joetta and Jearl], but now I see it as a positive thing. They give me so much confidence, and now I know I can get where they are.’ Her husband, Wenston Riley, proposed in the mixed zone after the 2004 Olympic Trials 800m final…she accepted and they got married in October 2007...family and friends call her “Peachy”...Her toy poodle, Pluto, accompanies her to most competitions.

2009: USA Outdoor champion (2:00.79)…1st at adidas Track Classic (2:01.40)...3rd at Reebok grand Prix (2:00.09)…2nd at Reebok BIG (2:0319)…7th at Rome (2:01.41). 2008: 5th in opening round at Olympic Games (2:01.59)...Olympic Trials champion (1:59.82)...3rd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (2:00.51)…1st at Ponce (1:59.82)...ranked #2 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 1:59.82. 2007: USA Outdoor runner-up (1:59.60)… 5th in heats at World Outdoors (2:00.61), 8th in semis (2:02.92)...1st at Reebok Grand Prix (1:59.07)…4th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (1:59.50)…2nd at Lausanne (1:59.43)…4th at Madrid (2:00.20)…ranked #2 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 1:59.07. 2006: USA Outdoor Champion (1:59.94)...2nd at Rome (1:59.83)...4th at London Grand Prix (1:59.48)...1st at Prefontaine (1:59.10)...7th at World Athletics Final (2:00.88)...ranked #10 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 1:59.10. 2005: USA Outdoors 800m champion (1:59.74)…USA Indoor 800m champion (2:01.98i)…8th at World Outdoors (2:01.52)…1st in semi-finals at World Outdoors (1:59.00)…4th at Oslo (1:57.99PR)…2nd at Stockholm (1:58.59)…5th at Rome (1:59.30)…2nd at (2:01.17)…1st at Power by Tyson Invite (2:02.68i)…1st at Millrose Games (2:06.00i)…fell at Nike Prefontaine, dnf…ranked #9 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 1:57.99. 2004: 3rd at Olympic Trials 800m (2:00.37)…5th in opening round at Olympic Games (2:05.67)… USA Indoors 800m runner-up (2:01.06)…3rd in 800m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (1:59.32)… 1st in 800m at Millrose Games (2:05.79i)…3rd in 800m at Tyson Foods Invitational (2:02.34i)…ranked #3 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 1:59.32. 2003: 5th at USA Indoors (2:07.23)…6th at USA Outdoors (2:01.71)…6th at adidas Boston Indoor Games (2:08.52)…1st at Verizon Millrose Games (2:07.66)… 2nd at Tyson Foods Invitational (2:04.45)…ranked #7 in

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U.S. by T&FN…best of 2:01.71. 2002: Did not compete due to a stress fracture in her right foot suffered at the 2001 World Outdoor Championships in Edmonton. 2001: 2nd at Tyson Foods Invitational (2:02.89i)…2nd at USA Outdoors (2:01.15)…5th in qualifying heats at World Champs (2:00.56)…DNF in the semifinals…ranked #2 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 1:59.95. 2000: 7th in Olympic 800m final (1:58.75)...won Olympic Trials with PR 1:58.97...2nd was sister-in-law Jearl Miles-Clark with sister Joetta Clark-Diggs third...won USA Indoors 800 (2:03.40)... ranked #1 in U.S. in 800m by T&FN...bests of 1:58.75 and 4:16.04. 1999: Won 800 at NCAA Indoors (2:07.7) and Outdoor Champs in 4:16.11...dnf 1500 heats at NCAA Outdoors (injury)...did not compete at USA Outdoors...ranked #8 in U.S. in 800 by T&FN...bests of 2:02.01 and 4:16.11. 1998: Won NCAA Indoors (2:02.53) with largest winning margin in 16 years; 1st place SEC Indoor (2:03.92)... anchored 4th-place 4x400 (52.9 for 3:35.31)...won SEC (2:02.74); third leg on runner-up 4x400 (3:32.06)...won NCAA Outdoors (2:02.16); third leg on 4th-place 4x400 (53.1 for 3:31.35)...4th in USA Outdoors (2:00.23 PR)...7th in Goodwill Games (2:08.68)...5th in South Regional XC...93rd in NCAA XC...ranked #4 U.S. by T&FN...best of 2:00.23. 1997: Won SEC Indoor (2:04.27); ran on winning distance medley (11:30.52)...won NCAA Indoors (2:02.76 PR); ran first leg for 2nd-place distance medley (11:10.35)...PR 4:26.09 for 1500m...won SEC Outdoor (2:02.52 PR) and anchored winning 4x400 (3:31.58)...9th in NCAA Outdoor (2:16.77, fell); anchored the 3rd-place 4x400 (52.75 for 3:30.53)...4th in USA Outdoors (2:01.42 PR)...ranked #7 U.S. by T&FN...bests of 2:01.42 and 4:26.09. 1996: Won SEC Indoor (2:05.08); ran on winning distance medley (11:32.64)...at NCAA Indoors ran on distance medley (2:08.29 split, 11:29.14 team time)...missed most of the outdoor season with mononucleosis...7th in heat at NCAA Outdoor (2:09.74)...9th in SEC XC Champs...best of 2:05.08. 1995: Won USA Juniors (2:06.18) and HS state indoor titles in the 400, 800, mile & 4x400; state outdoor title at 800...15th in SEC XC...27th at District XC...did not finish NCAA XC Champs...best of 2:05.50. 1994: Best of 2:10.24.

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KERRON CLEMENT Event: 400m hurdles Height: 6-2 Weight: 184 PR: 400mH - 47.24 (2005); 400m – 44.48 (2007) Born: Oct. 31, 1985, in Port of , Trinidad Current Residence: Gainesville, Fla. High School: LaPorte (Texas) HS ‘03 College: University of Florida ‘07 Coach: Bob Kersee Agent: Caroline Feith Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2007 World champion; 2008 Olympic Games silver medalist; 2008 Olympic Trials runner- up; 2-time USA 400m hurdles champion (’05, ’06); 3rd in 400m at 2009 USA Outdoor Champs; 2-time NCAA Outdoor champion (’04, ’05); World Indoor 400m record holder; 2005 NCAA Indoor 400m champion; 2004 World Junior 400mH and 4x400m champion; 2-time Visa champion (’05, ’06)

Having already qualified for the Team USA roster for the 2009 World Outdoor Championships as the reigning 400m hurdles world champion, Clement focused on the 400 meters at the USA Outdoor Championships, where he finished third in 45.14 seconds. Clement’s 2008 season was highlighted by winning the silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games, and posting the second-fastest time in the world that year of 47.79 seconds from his win in Kingston, Jamaica on May 3. After finishing in fourth place in the 400m hurdles at the 2005 World Outdoor Championships in Helsinki, , Clement made the most of his second opportunity at a World Outdoors. In 2007, he won the gold medal in the fastest time in the world that year of 47.61 seconds. Clement entered the 2006 season looking for an encore after his breakthrough 2005 campaign, and he found it in winning his second consecutive USA Outdoor title in 47.39 seconds, the fastest time in the world that year. After dominating the world as a junior athlete in 2004, Clement proved that he is one of the world’s finest 400m hurdlers in 2005. His personal best time of 47.24 seconds in winning the 2005 USA Outdoor title was the fastest in the world since 1998, and it earned him the overall Visa Championship, and he capped the year off with a fourth-place finish at the World Outdoor Championships in Helsinki, where he ran in lane one. Clement shocked the track world when he ran 44.57 seconds to win the 2005 NCAA indoor 400-meter title on March 12, breaking Michael Johnson’s WR of 44.63, set on March 4, 1995. The 19-year-old sophomore then anchored Florida’s 4x400 meter relay to a collegiate record 3:03.51, previously…Clement went on to win the NCAA 400 hurdles in a meet-record 47.56. Clement enjoyed a phenomenal freshman season at the University of Florida, where he won the NCAA Division I, Southeastern Conference and World Junior Championship titles in the 400m hurdles. Following his amazing season, Clement was ranked #5 in the U.S. by Track & Field News…The 2004 World Junior Championships 400m hurdles final in Grosseto, Italy, was nothing less than spectacular as he set a new championships record of 48.51 seconds… set several national junior Olympic records for 400IH (49.77) ... won the 400m hurdles at the 2002 and 2003 USATF Junior Olympics and at the 2003 adidas Outdoor Championships ... Won the 110m hurdles at the 2002 adidas Outdoor Championships...Won the 110H and 400H at the 2002 USATF Youth Athletic Championships…6-time NCAA All-American.

2009: 3rd at USA Outdoor Champs (45.14)...1st at adidas Track Classic (48.38)…1st at Osaka (48.60)…3rd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (48.73)… 2008: Olympic Games silver medalist (47.98)…2nd at Olympic Trials (48.36)…7th in 400m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (45.77)…1st in 400mH at Reebok Grand Prix (48.40)...4th in 400m at adidas Track Classic (45.10)...1st at Kingston, Jamaica (47.79)…best of 47.79. 2007: World Outdoor champion (47.61WL)...USA Outdoors runner-up (47.80)…4th at Reebok Grand Prix (49.21)…2nd at adidas Track Classic (48.46)… 2nd at Rome (48.26)…2nd at Lausanne (48.31)…2nd at Stockholm (44.48PR)…ranked #1 in world by T&FN…best of 47.61. 2006: USA Outdoor Champion (47.39WL) … 1st at Reebok Grand Prix (44.71)…2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (49.18)…2nd at Paris (48.57)…8th at Athens (49.32)…8th at Lausanne (49.07)…1st at London (48.63)…ranked #4 in world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 47.39. 2005: USA Outdoor 400mH champion (47.24PR, world leader)…4th at World Outdoor Champs (48.18)…set NCAA meet record in winning at NCAA Outdoors 400mH (47.56)… NCAA Indoor 400m champ (44.57WR)...a 4x400m champs at NCAA Indoors (3:03.51 CR)…ranked #3 in world (#3 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 47.24.

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2004: NCAA Outdoor champ (49.05)…World Junior champ (48.51PR)…anchored Team USA to World Junior 4x400m gold and world junior record :3:01.09)...6th in 4x400m at NCAA Outdoors (3:04.71)…NCAA East Regional champ (49.01)…SEC champion (48.77)…4th at NCAA Indoors 400m (45.90)…2nd in 400m at SEC Indoor Champs (46.32)…SEC Outdoor 4x400m relay champ (3:03.09)…second at USA Juniors (50.86)...ranked #5 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 48.51. 2003: USATF Junior Olympic Young Men’s champ (50.13)…National Scholastic 400m champion… bests of 13.52hs, 50.13. 2002: USATF Junior Olympic Young Men’s champ (49.77)…3rd at Golden West Invitational (35.78hs)…National Scholastic 110mH champ…2nd at Golden West Invitational 110mH (13.63hs)…bests of 35.78hs, 49.77.

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JESSICA COSBY Event: Hammer Throw Height: 5-8 Weight: 175 PR: 70.78m/232-3 (2006) Born: May 31, 1982 Current Residence: Mission Hills, Calif. High School: Grover Cleveland (Reseda, Calif.) HS ‘00 College: UCLA ‘05 Coach: Art Venegas Agent: self Club: Nike

Career Highlights: Two-time USA champion (’06, ’08); 2007 NACAC champion; 2004 NACAC runner-up; 2004 NCAA runner-up; 2002 NCAA Outdoor SP champion; 2001 USA Junior SP and HT champion

Cosby won her second career U.S. title in the hammer throw at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, topping the field with an Olympic Trials record throw of 70.72m/232-0...claimed her first national title at the 2006 AT&T USA Outdoor Championships when she upended the American record holder and defending champion, Erin Gilreath. Cosby threw a personal-best 70.78m/232-3…In 2003, Cosby continued to improve with her fourth-place finish at USA Indoors, and by setting a personal best in the hammer throw of 61.15m/200-7. Placed second in shot put with a mark of 15.33m/50-3.50 (prep personal best) at the 2000 USA Junior Championships…four-time Los Angeles City shot put champion (1997-2000)… placed second in shot put at the 2000 California State Championships (14.95m/49-0.75) and Golden West Invitational (14.86m/48-9)…placed ninth at World Junior Championships in Santiago, Chile with a best of 14.93m/48-11.75…at the 2001 U. S. Junior meet, Cosby became the first athlete in history to win both the shot put (16.68m/54-8.75, personal-best, No. 7 in school history, No. 8 on the World Junior list, No. 9 on the 2001 U. S. list) and hammer throw (55.72m/182-10, personal-best, #5 in school history)…voted #3 prep shot putter in the nation in 2000 by Track & Field News, earning All-American status…Cosby serves as the volunteer throws coach for the Bruins.

2008: Olympic Trials champion (70.72m/232-0)...no mark in Olympic Games qualifying...1st at JJK Invitational (67.79m/222-5)...ranked #1 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 70.72m/232-0. 2007: 3rd at USA Outdoors (68.21m/223-9)… 8th in qual. at World Outdoors (67.90m.222-9)...NACAC champion (65.15m/213-9)…1st at Westwood (68.34m/224-2)…3rd at Mt. SAC (68.26m/223-11)…ranked #3 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 68.34m/224-2. 2006: USA Outdoor champion (70.78m/232-3)…1st at USATF West Region Champs (69.50m/228-0)…2nd at Tucson Elite Classic (66.87m/219-4)…ranked #2 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 70.78m/232-3. 2005: 5th at USA Outdoors (66.81m/219-2)…3rd in HT and SP at NCAA Champs…NCAA West Regional HT champion (65.20m/213-11)…Pac-10 HT and SP champion (66.09m/216-10, 17.11m/56-1.75)…ranked #5 in the HT and #7 in the SP in the U.S. by T&FN…bests of 66.81m/219-02, 17.63m/57-10.25. 2004: 7th at Olympic Trials (64.50m/211-7)…NACAC U23 Champs runner-up (63.70m/209-0)…NCAA Outdoor HT runner-up, 11th in SP (66.88m/219-5, 16.17m/53-0.75)…NCAA West Regional HT champion, 3rd in SP (65.46m/214-9, 16.57m/54-4.5)…Pac-10 HT champion, 3rd in SP…ranked #8 in the U.S. in the HT by T&FN…bests of 66.88m/219-5, 17.25m/56-7.25. 2003: 4th in shot at USA Indoors (16.51m/54-2)…2nd in shot at Salinas (17.01m/55-9.75)…2nd in shot (16.66m/54-8) in Seattle…4th in hammer at Home Depot invitational (61.15m/200-7PR)…bests of 17.01m/55- 9.75, 61.15m/200-7. 2002: 1st at NCAA Outdoors (17.38m/57-0.25)…did not compete at USA Outdoors…6th at NCAA Indoors (16.42m/53-10.5)…2nd at Seattle (16.94m/55-7PR)…ranked #3 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 17.38m/57-0.25PR. 2001: 1st at USA Junior SP (16.68m/54-8.75) & HT (55.72m/182-10)…bests of 16.68m/54-8.75, 55.72m/182-10. 2000: 2nd at USA Juniors (15.33m/50-3.5)…9th at World Junior Championships…2nd at Golden West Invitational…best of 15.33m/50-3.5.

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SHAWN CRAWFORD Events: 200m Height: 5-11 Weight: 165 PRs: 100m – 9.88 (2004); 200m – 19.79 (2004) Born: January 14, 1978 in Van Wyck, S.C. Current Residence: Los Angeles, Calif. High School: Indian Land ‘96 College: Clemson ‘00 Coach: Bobby Kersee Agent: Kimberly Holland Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2004 Olympic 200m gold medalist; 2008 Olympic Games 200m silver medalist; 2008 Olympic Trials 200m runner-up; Olympic 4x100m silver medalist; 2004 World Indoor 60m silver medalist; 2001 World Outdoor 200m bronze medalist; 2004 U.S. Indoor 60m champion; 4-time USA Outdoor 200m champion (’01, ’02, ’04, ‘09); 2001 World Indoor 200m gold medalist; champion; Two-time NCAA Indoor 200m champion

In 2009, Crawford won his fourth career USA Outdoor 200m title and his first since 2004 with his winning time of 19.73w at the USA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore. Since winning 200m Olympic gold in 2004, Crawford had not shown the same form in that event until the 2008 Olympic Trials, where he ran well in the rounds before placing second in the final in 19.86 seconds, which equaled ’s winning time and was the fastest time by an American that season. In Beijing, he captured the silver medal in 19.96 seconds. Crawford bounced back from an injury-plagued 2005 season to concentrate solely on the 100 meters in 2006, highlighted by a runner-up finish in that event at the AT&T USA Outdoor Championships. He managed a top-10 world ranking at 200m in 2007, and now is coached by Bobby Kersee. After a dream season in 2004, Crawford had a frustrating year in 2005 due to frequent foot problems, which he described as inflammation in the nerves and tendons around the second metatarsals in both feet. After placing fourth in the 100 meters at the 2004 Olympic Games, Crawford dominated in the 200m final by winning the gold medal with a new personal best of 19.79 seconds. Crawford led an American sweep of the Olympic 200m as teammates Bernard Williams and Justin Gatlin finished second and third respectively. It was Team USA’s first sweep in the men’s 200 meters since Carl Lewis, and Thomas Jefferson did it in 1984. In high school, Crawford was a two-time South Carolina state champion in the 200m and state champion in the 100m. Coached by Michael Gordon, Crawford posted a prep personal best time of 10.62 in the 100m and a 21.57 in the 200m…majored in parks, recreation, and tourism management in college…at the 2000 NCAA Indoor Championships, he won a tight race with John Capel of Florida. Crawford finished the race in 20.252, followed by Capel in 20.257, to win the second national championship of his career, having won the event as a sophomore as well…participated in Fox Television’s show “Man vs. Beast” in January 2003, where he ran against a zebra and a giraffe…calls himself the Cheetah Man.

2009: USA Outdoor 200m champion (19.73w)...5th at 100m (10.02w) at USA Outdoors...1st at Baie Mahault (20.59)…6th in 100m (10.21) and 4th in 300m (32.47) at Nike Prefontaine Classic …6th in 200m at adidas Track Classic (20.82) 2008: Olympic Games silver medalist (19.96)…2nd in 200m at Olympic Trials (19.86=U.S. Leader)...18th at Olympic Trials quarter-finals in 100m (10.09)...5th in 100m (10.24) and 2nd in 200m (20.25) at Nike Prefontaine Classic…5th in 100m at adidas Track Classic (10.21)...6th in 100m at Reebok Grand Prix (10.13)…ranked #2 in world, #1 U.S. in 200m by T&FN…best of 19.86) 2007: 7th at USA Outdoors 200m (20.51)…3rd in 100m at Reebok Grand Prix (9.96w)…3rd in 200m at adidas Track Classic (20.21)... 4th at Nike Prefontaine Classic 200m (20.58)…Won three times at 60m indoors: Boston Indoor Games (6.55)…Millrose Games (6.56) & (6.61)…ranked #10 in U.S. at 100m, #9 in world, #7 U.S. at 200m by T&FN…bests of 10.13 & 20.21. 2006: Runner-up at USA Outdoor 100m (10.26)…2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (10.04w)…1st at Oslo (10.01)…6th at Paris (10.17)…2nd at Rome (10.02)…7th at Lausanne (10.15)…4th at Stockholm (10.14)…3rd at London (10.04)…ranked #6 in world (#4 U.S.) at 100m…best of 10.01. 2005: Runner-up in 100m (10.17), 3rd in 200m (20.12) at USA Outdoors…did not compete at World Outdoors due to injury…8th in 100m semifinal at World Outdoor Champs (10.28)…1st in semifinal at USA Outdoors (9.99)…2nd in 100m at Reebok Grand Prix (10.10)…4th in 100m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (9.98w)…ranked

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#3 at 100m, #6 at 200m in U.S. by T&FN...bests of 9.99 & 20.12 2004: Olympic Games 200m gold medalist (19.79PR)…4x100m relay Olympic silver medal (lead leg, 38.08)…4th at Olympic Games 100m (9.89)…2nd at Olympic Trials 100m (9.93)…1st at Olympic Trials 200m (19.99)…World Indoors 60m runner-up (6.52)…USA Indoors 60m champion (6.47)…1st in opening round 200m at Olympic Trials (19.88)…1st in 100m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (9.88PR)…1st at Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix in 100m (9.86w)…1st at Seville in 200m (20.23)… 5th in 60m at adidas Boston Indoor Games (6.68)…bests of 9.88PR & 19.79PR. 2003: 2nd in 200m at USA Indoors (20.77)... 6th at USA Outdoors (20.35)…8th in 60m at USA Indoors (6.67)...5th at Verizon Millrose Games (6.67)...1st in opening round at Pretoria, Africa (10.07)… 7th at Nike Prefontaine Classic 100m (10.24)…3rd at Home Depot Invitational (10.10)… 2nd at Rome (20.02)…bests of 10.07 & 20.02…ranked #4 in the world at 200m (#4 U.S.) by T&FN. 2002: USA Indoor 200m champ (20.49)…5th at 60m at USA Indoors (6.58)…4th at USA Outdoors 200m (20.57)…1st at Pretoria, (19.85PR, fastest time in the world in ’02)…2nd at Germiston (20.27)…5th at Brussels (20.29)…5th at Athens (20.31)…ran 20.37 in semis at USA Outdoors…1st at Osaka (9.95PR…ran 9.99 at Pretoria…3rd at Gresham (10.09)…won Verizon Millrose Games 60m (6.49)…#8 in the world at 200m, #5 in U.S; #7 in U.S. at 100m by T&FN…bests of 9.95 & 19.85. 2001: Tied for World Outdoor bronze medal with (SKN), both ran 20.20…USA Outdoor 200m champ (20.54)…World Indoor 200m gold medalist (20.63)…Goodwill Games gold medalist (20.17)…3rd at U.S. Indoors (20.45)…won IAAF Grand Prix Final (20.37)…5th in 100m at USA Outdoors (10.09PR)…1st at adidas Oregon Track Classic (20.40)…1st at Tyson Invitational (20.61)…3rd at Prefontaine Classic (20.39)…ranked 2nd in world & #1 in U.S. in 200m & #8 in U.S. in 100m…bests of 10.09 and 20.17. 2000: Set American indoor 200 record of 20.26 while winning NCAA Indoors...won NCAA 200m in 20.09PR...ranked 8th in 200m U.S. by T&FN...best of 20.09. 1999: 6th in 200 at NCAA Outdoors ...4th, NCAA Indoors 200...won ACC Indoors 200...best of 20.39. 1998: Won NCAA Indoors 200 (20.69)...3rd in 200 at USA Indoors (20.76)...3rd in 200 at NCAA Outdoors (20.74)...won both 100 and 200 at ACC Outdoor Champs... bests of 10.34 and 20.31. 1997: Placed 3rd at USA Junior Champs...6th in 100 at Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Champs... bests of 10.51 and 20.78.

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JULIE CULLEY Event: 5000m Height: 5-8 Weight: 128 PR: 5000m – 15:24.43 (2008) Born: Oct. 9, 1981 Current Residence: Arlington, Va. High School: North Hunterdon (Annandale, N.J.) ’00 College: Rutgers ’04 Coach: Club: New York AC

Career Highlights: Earned a spot on the 2009 USA World Team with 4th place finish in 5000m (15:33.92) at the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships…was Loyola’s first women's track coach. She also served as an assistant to Loyola's cross country program… New Jersey’s 2004 NCAA Woman of the Year while at Rutgers

2009: 4th place at the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in 5000m (15:33.92)…2nd in the women's 8K race at the USA Cross Country Championships 2008: 7th in the 5000m at Olympic Trials (15:34.43)…advanced to the finals with a 15:36.50 - the fifth fastest time among all qualifiers…3rd in the 3000m at the USA Indoor Championships (9:00.14) 2007: 13th at USA Outdoors Championship (4:17.53)

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DESIREE DAVILA Event: Distance/marathon Height: 5-2 Weight: 100 PR: 5,000m - 16:17.45 (2003); 10,000m - 34:35.48 (2006); 10K - 34:13 (2006); Half Marathon - 1:12:10 (2008); Marathon - 2:31:33 (2008) Born: July 26, 1983 Current Residence: Rochester Hills, Mich. High School: Hilltop High School ’01 College: Arizona State University ’05 Coach: Keith and Kevin Hanson

Career Highlights: Earned a spot on the 2009 USA World Team with a 5th place finish in the 2008 Bank of America Marathon with a time of 2:31:33…was also the top American finisher in Chicago and established a new PR…made marathon debut at the 2007 placing 19th and posted a Trials qualifying time of 2:44:56.

2009: Member of USA World Championships Marathon team 2008: 5th in the Bank of America , and 1st American (2:31:33)… 2nd at the USA Half Marathon Championships…set a new personal best at the Walt Disney World Half Marathon with a then-personal-best at 1:18:53. 2007: 19th at Olympic Trials (2:44:56)…5th in the USA 20-K in New Haven (1:10:07)…was 34th in the half marathon at the World Road Running Championship in Italy. 2006: 43rd at the World Road Running Championship in when it was a 20k race.

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WALTER DAVIS Events: Triple Jump, Long Jump Height: 6-2 Weight: 185 PRs: LJ - 8.24m/27-0.5 (2003 & 2007); TJ - 17.73m/58-2 (2006). Born: July 2, 1979, in Lafayette, La. Current Residence: Baton Rouge, La. High School: Beau Chene ‘97 (Arnaudville, La.). Colleges: Barton County Community College ‘00; LSU ‘02 Coach: Todd Lane Agent: Kevin Brown Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2005 World Outdoor TJ champion; 2006 World Indoor TJ champion; 2003 World Indoor TJ silver medalist; 2007 World Outdoor bronze medalist; three-time USA Outdoor TJ champ (’02, ’05, ‘06); 2003 USA Outdoor LJ champ; two-time USA Indoor TJ champ (’05, ’06); two-time NCAA Indoor TJ champion (’01, ’02); 2002 NCAA Outdoor LJ champ; six-time national junior college champion

Davis’s career has shown he is one of the world’s best ever combination triple/long jumpers. His best long jump at the 2007 USA Outdoor Championships of 8.24 meters/27-0.50 equaled his personal best set, in 2003. Davis faced quite a challenge on his way to the gold medal at the 2006 World Indoor Championships. He believed he scored well on his first attempt in the final and was surprised to learn that it had only been recorded as a leap of 17.42m/57-2. Davis questioned the result and during the third round the score was changed to the winning distance of 17.73m/58-2, which remains his career best effort. On his first and winning jump being changed during the third round: "They put 17.30m on the first one because they saw a mark they forgot to erase from earlier," he said. "One guy measured from the actual mark for me and they told me they checked it on television and switched it to make it right." In addition to his indoor success in 2006, Davis won the USA Outdoor Championships with the farthest triple jump in the world that outdoor season of 17.71m/58-1. A national champion in both horizontal jumps, Davis didn’t start out in track & field. He was an all-state basketball player who decided to try track his junior year of high school…the first U.S. Olympian from Barton County Community College in any sport…Davis made the 2000 Olympic roster in both the LJ & TJ but opted to compete only in the TJ at …native of Leonville, Louisiana…Davis posted five of the top six triple jumps by Americans in 2002…LSU’s men’s team visited the White House after winning the 2002 NCAA Outdoor crown. Davis presented President Bush with an LSU warm-up.

2009: Runner-up at USA Outdoors (16.84m/55-3)... 2008: 4th at Olympic Trials (17.20m/56-05.25)…ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 17.20/56-5.25. 2007: 3rd at World Outdoors (17.33m/56-10.25)...4th in LJ at US Outdoor Championships (8.24m/27- 0.5=PR)…1st at Stuttgart (17.35m/56-11.25)…5th in LJ at Nike Prefontaine Classic (7.76m/25-5.5)…6th in TJ at Oslo (17.00m/55-9.25)…2nd in TJ at Baie Mahault (17.01m/55-9.75)…ranked #7 U.S. in long jump, #3 in world, #1 U.S. in triple jump by T&FN…bests of 17.35m/56-11.25 & 8.24m/27-0.5. 2006: USA Outdoor TJ Champion (17.71m/58-1.25WL)…World Indoor TJ champion (17.73m/58-2PR)...USA Indoor TJ champion (16.87m/55-4.25)…1st in TJ at Nike Prefontaine Classic (17.40m/57-1)…5th in LJ at Paris (8.10m/26-7)...11th in LJ at Rome (7.65m/25-1.25)…3rd in TJ at Lausanne (17.40m/57-1)…2nd in TJ at Stockholm (17.24m/56-6.75)…ranked #2 in world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 17.73m/58-2 2005: World Outdoor TJ champion (17.57m/57-7.75)…USA Outdoor TJ champion (17.15m/56-3.25)…4th at 2005 USA Outdoor Championships LJ (7.98m/26-2.25)…USA Indoor TJ champ (17.31m/56-9.50)...ranked #4 in world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 17.57m/57-7.75. 2004: 2nd at Olympic Trials TJ (17.63m/57-10.25PR)… 11th at Olympic Games TJ (16.78m/55-0.75)...12th in Group B LJ qualifying at Olympic Games (7.80m/25-7.25)…4th at Olympic Trials LJ (7.91m/25-11.5)… 1st at Martinique (8.20m/26-11)…ranked #8 world (#2 U.S.) in TJ, #5 U.S in LJ by T&FN…bests of 8.25m/27-1 & 17.63m/57-10.25. 2003: 1st at USA Outdoor LJ (8.24m/27-0.5)…2nd at USA Outdoor TJ (17.55m/57-7)…7th at World Outdoors LJ (8.02m/26-3.75)…8th in qualifying group at World Outdoors TJ (16.60m/54-5.5)…USA Indoor runner-up (17.23m/56-6.5)… 2nd at World Indoors TJ (17.35m/56-11.25)…2nd at Home Depot Invitational Outdoors LJ (8.15m/26-9)…bests of 8.24m/27-0.5PR & 17.55m/57-7…ranked #4 in the world in TJ (#1 U.S.), #9 in the world in LJ (#4 U.S.) by T&FN. 2002: USA Outdoor TJ champion (17.59m/57-8.5PR)…NCAA Outdoor LJ (8.08m/26-6.25) and TJ (17.34m/56-

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SHARON DAY Events: High Jump Height: 5-8 Weight: 145 PRs: High Jump - 1.95m/6-4.75 (2008); heptathlon – 6,177 points 100h – 13.82; HJ – 1.95m/6-4.75; SP – 12.92m; 200m – 24.87; LJ – 6.02m; JT – 45.19m; 800m – 2:13.54; – 4,276 (2009) Born: June 9, 1985 in Brooklyn, NY Current Residence: Costa Mesa, Calif. High School: Costa Mesa HS (Costa Mesa, Calif.) ‘02 College: Cal Poly-SLO ‘08 Coach: Jack Hoyt Agent: self Club: Asics

Career Highlights: 2009 USA Outdoor heptathlon runner-up; 2007 USA Outdoor runner-up; 2005 NCAA Outdoor champion; 3rd at 2005 USA Outdoors; 2004 World Junior bronze medalist; 2004 USA Junior champion; 2003 Pan Am Junior gold medalist; Two-time NCAA Indoor & Outdoor runner-up (’03 & ’04)

At the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships, Day qualified for a trip to Berlin for the World Outdoor Championships in both the high jump and the heptathlon. She posted five personal bests in finishing second in the hep with 6,177 points, which is also a personal best total score and earlier in the competition took third in the high jump with 1.95m/6-4.75.…Day is one of America’s top prospects in the high jump. After finishing as the 2008 NCAA Outdoor runner-up, she took third at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials to qualify for her first Olympic Team…In 2007, she was the runner-up at USA Outdoors with a clearance of 1.89m/6-2.25… won her first collegiate high jump crown with a school record performance at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Sacramento…In December 2005, Day went for a run and tripped over the curb. At first, she thought her foot was just bruised, but the next day she was barely able to walk. The fall had fractured metatarsals in her foot and forced her to redshirt the 2006 track season…In 2004, with support from her fellow Team USA members in Grosetto, Italy, Day matched her personal best mark at the time grabbing a bronze medal at the IAAF World Junior Championships. She cleared the same height as the silver medalist, but because she had more misses, Day settled for bronze. “The only thing I could have done better is to stay clean and that is what kept me from getting silver. The goal is to stay clean throughout the competition.” Day gained her first taste of international experience at the 2003 Pan Am Junior Championships in Bridgetown, Barbados. She preserved through a long evening of competition leaped to win her first gold medal before the clock struck midnight… Also played the forward position in Soccer for Cal Poly…named 2003 Big West Conference Freshman of the Year.

2009: USA Outdoor heptathlon runner-up (6,177PR) and 3rd in HJ (1.95m/6-4.75)…1st in heptathlon at America's Cup (6,063)...1st at Run for Dream (1.93m/6-4i). 2008: 12th in qualifying at Olympic Games (1.85m/6-0.75)...3rd at Olympic Trials (1.91m/6-03.25)...NCAA Outdoor runner-up (1.86m/6-1.25)…1st at Big West Champs (1.95m/6-4.75)...ranked #3 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 1.95m/6-4.75. 2007: 2nd at USA Outdoors (1.89m/6-2.25)…4th at NCAA Outdoors (1.83m/6-0)…6th at Pan An Games (1.81m/5-11.25)…5th at NACAC Champs (1.74m/5-8.75)...2nd at Big West in heptathlon (5,244 points)…3rd in Seattle (1.79m/5-10.5i)…ranked #3 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 1.89m/6-2.25. 2006: did not compete (redshirt – fractured metatarsals). 2005: NCAA Outdoor champion (1.93m/6-4PR)…3rd at USA Outdoors (J1.90m/6-2.75)…2nd at adidas Track Classic (1.92m/6-3.5)…3rd at USA Indoors (1.82m/5-11.5i)…3rd at NCAA Indoors (1.86m/6-1.25)...1st at Seattle (1.86m/6-1.25i)…ranked #4 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 1.93m/6-4. 2004: World Junior bronze medalist (1.91m/6-3.25PR)…1st at Atascadero All-Comers Championships (1.91m/6-3.25)…USA Junior champion (1.85m/6-0.75)…NCAA Outdoors runner-up (1.90m/6-2.75)…NCAA Indoors runner-up (1.86m/6-1.25i)…3rd at Holiday Inn Invitational (1.81m/5-11.25i)…ranked #5 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 1.91m/6-3.25. 2003: Pan Am Junior gold medalist champion (1.85m/6-0.75)…USA Junior runner-up (1.78m/5-10)…1st at Cost Mesa (1.88m/6-2)…best of 1.88m/6-2.

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LASHINDA DEMUS Event: 400m Hurdles Height: 5-7 Weight: 136 PR: 53.02 (2006) Current Residence: Palmdale, Calif. Born: March 10, 1983 in Inglewood, Calif. High School: Woodrow Wilson (Long Beach, Calif.) HS ‘01 College: South Carolina ‘05 Coach: Yolanda Rich Agent: Jamel Mayrant Club: Nike

Career Highlights: Two-time USA Outdoor champion (’05, ’06); 2005 World Outdoor silver medalist; 2004 Olympian; 2002 World Junior champion; 2002 USA Junior champion; 2002 NCAA Outdoor champion; 1999 Pan Am junior champion; 2003 SEC Indoors 4x400m champion; 2003 NCAA Indoor 400m champion

The world’s top-ranked 400m hurdler in 2006, the supremely talented and speedy Demus in 2008 attempted an unusual comeback from maternity, having given birth to twin boys in June 2007…At the Olympic Trials in Eugene, she had the lead for most of the race but faded to fourth in the homestretch…won her second straight national title in 2006 in a then-personal best, world-leading time of 53.07, and also won the $100,000 first prize in the Visa Championship Series with her performance... won gold at the 2005 USA Outdoor 400mH and went on to win a silver medal at the World Outdoor Championships in Helsinki with a personal best of 53.27…Demus exhibited the ability to run the open 400m with her win at the 2003 NCAA Indoor Championships...had a big lead heading into the penultimate hurdle at the 2004 Olympic Trials, but she hit the hurdle. Falling back into fourth- place, Demus recovered enough to move into 3rd and earn a spot on her first Olympic team...her time of 56.35 in winning the 2002 U.S. Junior title would've placed second at the 2002 USA Outdoor Championships behind winner Sandra Glover (ranked #3 in the world, #1 U.S.)...Demus broke her own World Junior record by clocking 54.70 to win the 2002 World Junior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica...her effort broke her own World Junior record set that June at the NCAA's 54.85. Demus led from wire-to-wire in Kingston, winning by almost a second and a half. As a South Carolina freshman in 2002, Demus anchored the Gamecocks 4x400m relay squad of Tiffany Ross, Tacita Bass and Demetria Washington to the 2002 NCAA title in collegiate record time of 3:26.46…ran second leg of Gamecocks 2002 NCAA Indoor champion 4x400m relay team (3:30.36)...departed the South Carolina team during the 2003 season…a sensational high school athlete, Demus was named a 2001 Track and Field News All-American in five events (100 hurdles, 300 hurdles, 4x1, 4x4, medley)...set national record in 300m hurdles (39.00)Demus was a member of her high schools 4x400m relay that set the national record her freshman and senior seasons...won state titles as a senior in the 100m hurdles and the 4x100m relay after running around a hurdle and not qualifying for the state championships in the 300m hurdles…her mother, Yolanda Rich (née Demus), was a NCAA 400m champion at Cal State Los Angeles.

2009: USA Outdoor champion (53.78WL)…1st at Baie Mahault (54.17)…1st at Rethymno (54.29). 2008: 4th at Olympic Trials (54.76)…6th at World Athletics Final (55.44)…1st at Reebok Grand Prix (55.17)…1st at Fort-de-France (53.99)…1st at Kingston (54.83)…ranked #8 in the world (#3 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 53.99. 2007: did not compete (maternity). 2006: USA Outdoor Champion (53.07)...1st at Meeting Gaz de France Paris Saint-Denis (53.76)…1st at Golden Gala (53.51)…1st at Athens Super Grand Prix (53.02PR)…1st at World Athletics Final (53.42)…2nd at IAAF World Cup (54.06)…ranked #1 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 53.02. 2005: World Outdoor Championships 400mH silver medalist (53.27)…USA Outdoor champion (53.35)…1st at Rio (54.60)…1st at Belem (53.56)…1st at Paris (53.85)…1st at Rome (53.68)…3rd at Oslo 400mH (54.59)…2nd at Zurich (53.83)…1st at Brussels (53.61)…1st at World Athletics Final (53.37)…6th in 400m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (51.92)…1st at Fortaleza (54.36)…ranked #2 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 53.27. 2004: 3rd at Olympic Trials 400mH (53.43)…5th in semi finals at Olympic Games (54.32)…NCAA Outdoors runner-up (54.22)…NCAA Outdoors 4x400m relay runner-up (2nd leg - 3:28.09)…5th in 400m at NCAA Indoors (51.63i)…3rd at NCAA Indoors 4x400m relay (anchor - 3:30.27i)…1st in 400m at Atlanta (51.70)…1st in 400mH at Columbia, S.C. (54.87)…3rd in 100mH at SEC Championships (13.08)…SEC Champion in 400mH (54.50)…1st in 400mH at Gainesville (54.77)…1st in 400mH at Columbia (54.87)…ranked #10 in the world (#4 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 53.40 (400mH) & 51.41 (400m).

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2003: 8th at USA Outdoors (59.05)…1st in semifinal at USA Outdoors (55.65)… 1st in 400m at NCAA Indoors (51.79)…2nd at SEC Indoors 400m (52.91)…2nd in 4x400m relay at NCAA Indoors (3:28.25)…1st in Los Angeles Outdoors (55.92)…best of 55.65…ranked #9 in U.S. by T&FN. 2002: U.S. Junior champion (56.35)…NCAA Outdoor champ (54.85)…World Junior champ (54.70)…2nd at SEC Outdoors…anchored South Carolina women’s 4x400m relay team to an NCAA record (3:26.46) at NCAA Outdoors…ran second leg on USC’s NCAA Indoor 4x400m relay championship team (3:30.36)…ranked #9 in the world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 54.70. 2001: 5th at USA Outdoors (56.51)…8th in semis at WUGs…ranked #8 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 55.76… 2000: Best of 40.41 (HS). 1999: USA Junior champion (57.95)…1st at Pan American Juniors…best of 57.04, 40.44 (HS). 1998: Bests of 14.23, 53.06. 1997: Best of 54.35

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STACY DRAGILA Event: Pole Vault Height: 5-7 Weight: 140 PR: 4.83m/15-10 (2004) Born: March 25, 1971, Auburn, Calif. Current Residence: Chula Vista, Calif. High School: Placer HS (Auburn, Calif.) ‘90 Colleges: Yuba CC ‘92, Idaho State ‘95 Coach: Dave Nielsen Agent: Peter Stubbs Club: Nike

Career Highlights: Nine-time U.S. Outdoor champion (‘96, ‘97, ’99-‘05); 2000 Olympic gold medalist; Two-time World champion (1999 & 2001); 1997 World Indoor champion; Eight-time U.S. Indoor champion (‘96- ’01, ’03, ‘04); 2001 Goodwill Games and IAAF Grand Prix Final champion; Two-time winner (’00, ’01)

Dragila in 2009 enters what will be her final season of competition. After two seasons plagued by injury, Dragila returned to the international scene in 2008 with a season best 4.70m/15-5...Dragila made her second Olympic team after she won her 8th pole vault crown outdoors at the 2004 Olympic Trials…her clearance of 4.83m/15-10 earlier in the summer at Ostrava was the best women’s outdoor vault in history at the time, and it is the current American record…a foot injury hampered her Olympic performance and kept her from making the final in Athens…she rebounded in 2003 after an injury-plagued 2002 season, briefly holding the world indoor record once again in 2003, clearing 4.78/15-8.25 at the USA Indoor Champs to win her 7th national indoor title…Svetlana Feofanova retook the record at 2003 World Indoors (4.80m/15-9)…at 2004 World Indoors, Dragila matched her then outdoor PR with her silver-medal height of 4.81/15-9.25…it took a world record of 4.86/15-11.25 by Yelena Isinbayeva to beat her…in 2001, Dragila had one of her finest seasons, setting 8 world records…early in 2001, she broke the world record in her event on four occasions – peaking at 4.70m/15-5 – during the 2001 indoor campaign before claiming her sixth U.S. Indoor title with a clearance of 4.70 meters/15 feet, 5 inches…she also broke her own outdoor world record four times (ending at 4.81m/15-9.25), won her fifth U.S. Outdoor title (4.62m/15-1.75), first Goodwill Games gold medal (4.55m/14-11) and the IAAF Grand Prix Final title (4.50m/14-9)…she successfully defended her 1999 World Outdoor Championships crown by winning in Edmonton in 2001 with a clearance of 4.75m/15-7, a new Championships record…Dragila won the first-ever women’s Olympic pole vault in 2000…landed on the cover of Wheaties box shortly after…she competed twice in the California state HS meet in the hurdles and placed 2nd in the 1990 Golden West meet in the 400mH (63.70)…the late coach John Orognen recruited her to Yuba College and trained her for the heptathlon…as a junior at Idaho State, Dragila and the rest of the women heptathletes were told by coach Nielsen to try to vault over 6 feet…graduated from Idaho State with a degree in physical education/health education. Dragila is active with Big Brothers/Big Sisters…underwent surgery in late September 1998 to repair the fractured navicular bone in her foot…became the first woman to win the world indoor championship in the pole vault in 1997, equaling the world record of 14-5.75. In 1999 at the IAAF World Outdoor Championships in Seville, Dragila became the first woman ever to win a pole vault outdoor title by equaling the world record of 15-1…the city of Pocatello has named a street after her, Dragila Way is located on the campus of Idaho State University …web site is www.stacydragila.com... became engaged to distance thrower Ian Waltz in early 2008.

2009: 3rd at USA Outdoors (4.55m/14-11)…2nd at adidas Track Classic (4.42m/14-6)…2nd at Reebok Grand Prix (4.52m/14-10)…2nd at Millrose Games (4.61m/15-1.5)…2nd at Reebok BIG (4.42m/14-6)…2nd at Tyson Invitational (4.53m/14-10.25). 2008: 7th at Olympic Trials (4.40m/14-05.25)…4th at adidas Track Classic (4.47m/14-8)…7th in London (4.55m/14-11)…1st at Chula Vista (4.70m/15-5)…ranked #9 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 4.70m/15-5. 2007: 1st at Road to Eugene (4.50m/14-9)…6th at adidas Track Classic (4.29m/14-0.75)…best of 4.50m/14-9. 2006: did not compete due to injury. 2005: USA Outdoor champion (4.45m/14-7.25)…8th in Group B at World Outdoors (4.40m/14-5.25)…2nd at Lausanne (4.60m/15-1)…3rd at Reebok Grand Prix (4.30m/14-1.25)…7th at meet (4.50m/14-9.25)…1st at Pole Vault Summit (4.55m/14-11i)…1st at Millrose Games (4.48m/14-8.25i)…ranked #10 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 4.60m/15-1.

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2004: World Indoors silver medalist (4.81m/15-9.25PR)…USA Indoor champ (4.70m/15-5)… Olympic Trials champion (4.75m/15-7)…7th in Group A and did not advance to finals at Olympic Games (4.30m/14-1.25)…1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (4.70m)…1st at (4.83m/15-10AR)…1st at El Paso (4.70m/15- 5)…1st at Payton Jordan US Open (4.70m/15-5)…1st at Kassel (4.78m/15-8.25)…1st at Modesto Relays (4.55m/14-11)…1st at Seville (4.50m/14-9)…2nd at Phoenix (4.60m/15-1)…1st at Flagstaff (4.71m/15-5.5i)…1st at Pole Vault Summit (4.70m/15-5)…1st at adidas Boston Indoor Games (4.61m/15-1.5i)…1st at Millrose Games (4.64m/15-2.75i)… 1st at Tyson Foods Invitational (4.71m/15-5.5i)…ranked #3 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 4.83m/15-10. 2003: USA Outdoor Champion (4.50m/14-9)…4th World Outdoor Championships (4.55m/14-11)… Set AR in winning USA Indoor Championship (4.78m/15-8.25)…no height at World Indoors… 3rd at IAAF World Athletics Final (4.50m/14-9)…set ARs earlier in the season with a 4.71m/15-5.5 clearance at the adidas Boston Indoor Games, then raised it to 4.72m/15-5.75 at the Verizon Millrose Games…won Tyson Foods Invitational (4.55m/14-11)…1st at Modesto Relays (4.61m/15-1.5 )…1st at Drake Relays (4.62m/15-1.75)…1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic Outdoor (4.62m/15-1.75)…1st at Home Depot Invitational (4.50m/14-9)…2nd at Ostrava (4.58m/15-0.25)…ranked #5 in world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 4.78m/15-8.25i… 2002: USA Outdoor champion (4.65m/15-3)…won at Nike Prefontaine Classic (4.72m/15-5.75) and Oracle U.S. Open (4.32m/14-2)…won at Rovereto (4.72m/15-5.75)…won at Padova (4.62m/15-1.75)…won at Mt. SAC (4.55m/14-11)…won Verizon Millrose Games (4.55m/14-11)… did not compete at USA Indoor champs (injured)…4th at London (4.52m/14-10)…3rd at Glasgow (4.50m/14-9)…ranked #4 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 4.72m/15-5.75. 2001: World Outdoor champion (4.75m/15-7)…Goodwill Games gold medalist (4.55m/14-11)… IAAF Grand Prix Final champion (4.50m/14-9)…USA Outdoor champ (4.62m/15-1.75)… opened the 2001 outdoor season with two WRs April 28 at the Idaho State Springfest in Pocatello, first clearing 4.65m/15-3, then raising the record again to 4.70m/15-5…On June 9 at the Peregrine Systems U.S. Open, she added her seventh and eighth records of the year, first vaulting 4.71m/15-5.5, then clearing 4.81m/15-9.25…won US Indoors (4.56m/14- 11.5)…broke WR four times during indoor season - at the Millrose Games (4.63m/15-2.25) on February 2 in , at a meet in Pocatello on February 9 (4.65m/15-3), and twice at the adidas Golden Spike Invitational in Pocatello on February 17. She first cleared 4.66m/15-3.5 before successfully clearing 4.70m/15- 5…4th at World Indoors (4.51/14-9.5)…won Jesse Owens Award for outstanding U.S. track and field athlete…ranked #1 in world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 4.81m/15-9.25. 2000: Won Olympic gold with a clearance of 4.60m/15-1... broke WR on five occasions, indoors and out, during the year ... outdoors, broke her own WR with 4.62m/15-1.75 at the Sky Invitational May 26 in Phoenix...won Olympic trials and set a new WR at 4.63m/15-2.25... had a great indoor season, breaking the American indoor record four times and the world indoor record three times...on Feb. 19 in her favorite pit at Pocatello, Idaho, she broke the world indoor record twice, first clearing 4.57m/15-0, then clearing 4.61m/15-1.5, a centimeter over her world outdoor record... raised the world record to 4.62m/15-1.75 while winning the USA Indoor title for the 5th- straight time winning a $50,000 bonus for the WR...won Jesse Owens Award for outstanding U.S. track and field athlete ...ranked #1 in world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 4.63m/15-2.25. 1999: Won gold at World Champs (15-1 WR, AR)... 8th at World Indoor Champs...won USA Indoors (14-7.25) and Outdoors (14-7.25)... ranked #1 in world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 15-1. 1998: Won USA Indoors (14-1.75)...2nd at USA Outdoors (13-5.25)... jumped PR of 14-8.75 indoors to win at Sindelfingen... jumped outdoor best of 14-6 in May in Pocatello...no-height at Goodwill Games; MRI afterwards revealed a fractured navicular bone...ranked #6 in world (#1 in U.S.) by T&FN...best of 14-8.75. 1997: Won World Indoor gold (14-5.25 WR) and USA Indoor (13-1.5)... won PV at USA Outdoors (14-1.75) ... competed in a heptathlon, scoring 5029...ranked #2 in world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN... best of 14-7.25, also 5393 for heptathlon. 1996: Won USA Indoors (13-5.25)...won USA Outdoors (13-9.25 AR)...ranked #1 in U.S. by T&FN... best of 13- 9.25, also 5291 heptathlon. 1995: 2nd in heptathlon at Big Sky Champs... 2nd in PV at USA Outdoors (11-5.75)...jumped 12-1.5 in the dual against Great Britain...ranked #2 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 12-1.5, also 5240 for heptathlon.

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DEBBIE DUNN Event: 400m Height: 5-6.5 Weight: 128 PR: 50.66 (2009) Born: March 26, 1978 Current Residence: Norfolk, Va. High School: Fairmont Heights (Md.) HS ‘96 College: Norfolk State ‘00 Coach: Malcolm Watts Agent: self Club: adidas

Career Highlights: 2007 NACAC 400m and 4x400m champion; 2006 World Indoor 4x400m gold medalist

2009: USA Outdoor runner-up (50.79PR)…4th at Paris (50.66PR)…4th at Oslo (50.84)…1st in 200m at Tanger (22.75) 2008: 8th at Olympic Trials (52.41)…2nd at Dublin (51.85)…2nd in 200 at Belem (22.76)…1st at Fortaleza (51.11)…1st at Fort-de-France (51.24) 2007: NACAC champion (52.68)…8th at Pan Am Games (52.97)…5th in semifinal at USA Outdoors (51.69)…3rd at Kingston (51.66)… 2006: 6th in semifinal at USA Outdoors (52.42)…3rd at USA Indoors (53.17)…5th at Xalapa (52.41)… 2005: 6th in semifinal at USA Outdoors (52.85)…3rd at Hermosillo (52.33)…best of 52.33. 2004: 8th at Olympic Trials (51.93)…1st at Atlanta (51.12)…1st at Munich (51.58)…best of 51.12.

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PHILIP DUNN Events: Race Walk Height: 5-9 Weight: 132 PRs: 50 km: 3:56:13 (2002), 20 km: 1:26:36 (1997) Born: June 12, 1971 in Eugene, Ore. Current Residence: San Diego, Calif. High School: Lincoln (Portland, OR) HS ‘89 College: Carleton ‘93 Coach: Enrique Pena Agent: Self Club: New Balance

Career Highlights: Three-time Olympian; Four-time U.S. 50 km champion (’01, ’06, ’08, ‘09); 3rd at 1999 Pan Am Games 50 km; USATF Board member

Dunn won the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - 50 km Race Walk in convincing fashion, crossing the line in 4 hours 12 minutes 55 seconds, winning by a margin of nearly 2 ½ minutes. He officially qualified for the 2008 Olympic Team with his 'B' standard performance of 4:04:10 at the May 11 IAAF World Racewalk Cup in , Russia. It was the fastest time by an American since 2004. Dunn had a solid year in 50 km competition in 2006, winning the U.S. title and posting the fastest time by an American that season with his 4:16:06 performance at the World Cup of Race Walking. Dunn qualified for his second Olympic team in placing third at the 2004 Olympic 50 km race walk trials. He officially became a member of the 2004 U.S. Olympic team when he bettered the Olympic “A” qualifying standard with his 3:59:12 in Tijuana, Mexico on March 23, 2004. On a trajectory upward on the American and world race walking scene, Dunn broke through in 2000 by making his first Olympic team in the 50 km. Since then he has steadily improved, winning the 2001 U.S. 50km title and being the top U.S. finisher at the 2002 World Cup in a PR of 3:56:13. He ended that season with his first-ever #1 U.S. ranking, and he repeated his #1 ranking in 2003. He got his start in race walking at age 10, when he was scheduled to run a 1,500 at an age-group track meet but decided to compete in the 1,500m race walk instead. After a last-minute lesson from his father, Dunn won the race in his first exposure to the event. He continued with the sport while also competing as a track and field and cross country runner. At Division III Carleton College, he ran track and cross country while competing as a race walker during the summer. ... Dunn’s family is a source of inspiration and support. His twin brother, Malcom, also walked and ran competitively, and is now a cross country and track coach. His mother competes in and his father races sailboats... Dunn married his college sweetheart, Liz Flynn, on September 22, 2001 in Alexandria, Va. Together they and their son Miles, enjoy traveling, kayaking, hiking, snorkeling, reading and visits to the San Diego Zoo...a three-time winner of the Ron Zinn 50 km Award (2002, 2003, 2008) Dunn graduated cum laude and received his BA degree in English from Carleton in 1993. He also is a race director and is a Level 1 coach.

2009: U.S. 50 km race walk champion (4:28:53)… 2008: U.S. Olympic Trials 50 km champion (4:12:55)…8th at Olympic Trials in 20 km RW (1:33:52)…39th at Olympic Games (4:08.32)…ranked #1 in U.S. at 50 km RW by T&FN...best of 4:04:10. 2007: Runner-up at USA 50 km RW Champs (4:09:54)…4th at Pan Am RW Cup (4:14:58)…1st at USA 15 km Champs (1:14:59)…5th at Miami (1:34:45)…bests of 4:09:54 & 1:34:45. 2006: USA 50 km champion (4:17:18)…42nd at World Race Walk Cup (4:16:06U.S. Leader)…ranked #1 in U.S. at 50 km by T&FN…best of 4:16:06. 2005: USA 50 km runner-up (4:15.52)…23rd at World Outdoor Champs 50 km RW (4:25:27)...USA 30 km runner-up (2:28.12)…ranked #2 at 50 km, #3 at 20 km in U.S. by T&FN...best of 4:15.52. 2004: 3rd at 50 km Olympic Trials (4:10:37)…35th at Olympic Games (4:12:49)…achieved Olympic A standard with his 3:59:12 in Tijuana, Mexico, on March 23…ranked #5 at 20 km, #3 at 50 km in U.S. by T&FN…best of 3:59.12. 2003: 5th at USA Outdoors 20 km (1:28:18)...runner-up at Pan Am Race Walk Cup 50 km (4:15:01)...did not finish at USA 30 km Championships…5th at Pan Am Games 50 km (4:25:49)... ranked #1 at 50K, #5 at 20K in U.S. by T&FN…best of 1:28:18 & 4:15:01. 2002: Runner-up at USA 50 km Championships (3:59:59)…4th at USA Outdoors 20 km (1:28:59)…13th at World Cup 50 km (3:56:13PR)…ranked #1 at 50 km, #4 at 20 km in U.S. by T&FN…bests of 1:28:59 & 3:56:13PR.

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2001: USA 50K champ (3:57:18)…14th at World Champs (3:56:33PR)…5th at U.S. 20K (1:32:22)…ranked #2 at 50K, #5 at 20K in U.S. by T&FN…bests of 1:32:22 and 3:56.33. 2000: 3rd at Olympic Trials 50km (4:07.00)...28th at Olympics (4:03:05)...5th at Olympic Trials 20 km (1:32:39)...ranked #2 U.S...best of 4:03:05. 1999: Set PR at the IAAF World Race Walk Cup at Mezidon/Deauville, France...3rd at Pan Am Games 50k...4th at USA 50km Championships (4:04:44)...8th in 20km walk at USA Outdoors (1:32:12)...20k best of 1:29:12 at World Cup Trials...ranked #8 in 20km and #3 in 50 km in U.S. by T&FN...bests of 1:29:12 and 3:59:53PR. 1998: 4th at Pan American Racewalk Cup 50k...8th at USA Outdoors...ranked #9 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 1:30:34. 1997: 3rd at USATF Indoor Nationals...76th at World Cup...disqualified at USA Outdoors...ranked #6 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 1:26:36. 1996: 6th at Olympic Trials...ranked #6 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 1:27:05. 1995: 4th at World Cup Trials...4th at USA Outdoors...5th at Olympic Festival... ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 1:28:18. 1994: 4th at USA Outdoors...20th at Pan Am Cup...ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 1:30:31. 1993: 5th at Olympic Festival 50k...best of 1:35:36. 1992: Did not compete. 1991: 18th at World Cup Trials…11th at Olympic Festival…best of 1:35:32. 1990: 2nd at USA Juniors…16th at World Juniors…best of 44:38 (10km). 1989: 5th at USA Juniors…best of 52:07.39 (10

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JOHNNY DUTCH Event: 400m Hurdles Height: 5-11 Weight: 180 PR: 48.18 (2009) Born: January 20, 1989 Current Residence: Clayton, N.C. High School: Clayton (N.C.) HS ‘07 College: South Carolina ‘11 Coach: Curtis Frye

Career Highlights: Runner-up at 2009 USA Outdoor Champs; runner-up at 2009 NCAA Champs; 2009 SEC and NCAA East Region champion; 2009 Pan Am Junior Champs 110mH & 400mH champion; runner-up at 2008 World Junior Champs

As a sophomore at the University of South Carolina, Dutch earned a roster spot for the 2009 World Outdoor Championships in Berlin after finishing second at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore. Dutch’s time of 48.18 seconds was nearly a half a second better than his previous personal best clocking. Dutch, who placed fifth at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials as a freshman, was consistent at the 2009 Nationals with second place finishes in both the semis and finals. During the 2009 collegiate season, Dutch won the SEC and NCAA East Region titles before taking second at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. As a prep star at Clayton HS in North Carolina, Dutch was named All-American all four years of high school for indoor and outdoor hurdle events and a nine-time state champion in both hurdle events ... Won 2006 Nike Outdoor Nationals in 110m hurdles junior year (13.54) ... won 2007 Nike Indoor Nationals senior year (7.71) ... won 2007 Pan American Juniors in 400 meter hurdles (50.87) and 110 meter hurdles (13.47) ... Caribbean Scholastic Invitational champion ... placed second with the USA's 4x400m team (3:06) ... placed second at 2007 Junior Nationals in 400 meter hurdles (50.07) and 110 meter hurdles (13.39) ... won 2007 Simplot Games 60 meter hurdles in Idaho ... broke national record in 55 meter hurdles at an indoor meet with a time of 7.07... chose South Carolina over Tennessee, Florida and Southern California... pursuing a degree in media arts (film production, editing, screen writing). ... hobbies include creating films, going to the movies, swimming and jogging.

2009: Runner-up at USA Outdoors (48.18PR)...runner-up at NCAA Outdoors (48.62)...SEC & NCAA East Region champ...best of 48.18. 2008: 5th at Olympic Trials (48.52)...runner-up at USA Junior Champs (49.74)...runner-up at World Junior Champs (49.25)...ranked # 6 in U.S. at 400mH by T&FN...best of 48.52. 2007: Pan Am Junior 110mH (13.47) & 400mH champ (50.87)...runner-up at USA Junior Champs at 110mH (13.36) & 400mH (50.07)...bests of 13.46hs, 50.07.

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ASHTON EATON Event: Decathlon Height: 6-1 Weight: 185 PRs: 8,261 points (2009) Born: January 21, 1988 Current Residence: Eugene, Ore. High School: Mountain View (Ore.) HS ‘06 College: Oregon ‘10 Coach: Gabriel LeMay

Career Highlights: 2008 NCAA champion; 2008 Pac 10 champion; 5th at 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials

Eaton won his second consecutive NCAA decathlon title in 2009 in setting a new personal best of 8,216 points. During his sophomore season at the University of Oregon in 2008, Eaton jumped on to the national stage with his decathlon victories at the NCAA Championships and Pac-10 championships. Considered one of the rising stars in the sport, Eaton just missed Oregon’s decathlon record at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, where he was the top collegian with his personal best tally of 8,122 points, which ranks second all-time at Oregon, just 45 points behind the record of 8,167 set by Pedro da Silva in 1992. In addition to his prowess in the decathlon, Eaton is a productive member of Oregon’s sprint, relay and long jump corps. He demonstrated his versatility at the 2008 Pac-10 Championships by scoring in five events: decathlon (first, 10 points), 200 meters (sixth, 3 points), long jump (seventh, 2 points) 4x100 meter relay (seventh, 2 points) and the 4x400 meter relay (second, 8 points) to play a role in 25 of the Ducks’ 144.5 total points in winning the team crown for the fourth time in the last six years. One of only four Ducks to ever break 8,000 points in the decathlon, as a prep star in Mountain View, Ore., he won 2006 Oregon 4A state titles as a senior in 400 meters (48.69) and long jump (24-0 1/4w), and was runner-up in the 200 meters (22.10) to land athlete of the meet honors. As a junior he posted a second- place state finish in the long jump with a then-personal best (23-2 1/4). Led the state long jump rankings in 2006 (24-1) and also ranked top-three in the state in the 100 meters (third, 10.84), 200 meters (second, 21.69) and 400 meters (second, 48.69). Also lettered in football as a halfback and wrestled. His grandfather, James Eaton, was a Michigan State halfback.

2009: NCAA champion (8,261PR)...runner-up at USA Outdoors (8,075)... 2008: 1st at NCAA Outdoors (8,055 points)…5th at U.S. Olympic Trials (8,122 points)…1st at Pac 10 Champs (7,604 points)…6th at NCAA Indoor Heptathlon (5,676 points)…ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 8,122 points. 2007: 3rd at USA Junior Champs (7,155 points)…2nd at Pac 10 Champs (7,123)…2nd at USA Juniors LJ (7.32m/24-0.25)…11th at Pan Am Juniors LJ…bests of 7,155 points & 7.47m/24-6.25. 2006: Best of 7.34m/24-1.

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MONZAVOUS “RAE” EDWARDS Event: Sprints Height: 6-0 Weight: 174 PR: 10.02 (2009). Born: May 7, 1981 in Opelkia, Ala. Current Residence: Kansas City, Ks. High School: Opelkia (Ala.) HS ‘99 College: Bevill State CC ’00; Kansas City CC ‘02 Coach: Al Hobson Agent: Tony Campbell Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 3rd at 2009 USA Outdoor Champs; 2000 U.S. Junior 100m & 200m champion; 2000 JUCO 100m & 200m Outdoor champion

With his third-place finish at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships, Edwards earned a spot on a World Outdoor Championships roster for the first time in his career. Following his sixth-place finish in the 100 meters at the 2005 USA Outdoor Championships, Edwards was selected to be a member of the Team USA 4x100m relay pool for the 2005 World Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Helsinki, Finland, though he did not compete. In 2005 Edwards posted a new personal best of 10.08, which bettered his previous career best of 10.09 from 2003. The 2000 JUCO national 100m and 200m outdoor champion while attending Bevill State Community College, that year Edwards also won the USA Junior national titles in both events. In 2005 Edwards equaled his personal best in the 100 meters with a 10.09 performance in the semifinals at the USA Outdoor Championships.

2009: 3rd at USA Outdoors (10.00)...2nd at Hengelo (10.02PR) 2008: 6th in semis at Olympic Trials (10.16)...best of 10.06PR. 2007: 5th in semi at USA Outdoors (10.26), 2nd in prelims (10.09)…2nd at Road to Eugene (10.24). 2006: 4th in 100m heat (10.39), 3rd in 200m heat (20.89) at USA Outdoors. 2005: 6th at USA Outdoor Champs (10.35)…3rd in semis at USA Outdoor champs (10.09=PR)…1st at Malmo (10.08PR)…best of 10.08. 2004: 6th in 100m quarterfinal at Olympic Trials (10.30)…bests of 10.16, 20.60. 2003: 6th in 100m at USA Outdoors (10.25)…7th in 200m semis at USA Outdoors (20.80)…bests of 10.09PR & 20.81 2002: 7th in opening round 100m at USA Outdoors (10.60)…bests of 10.36 & 20.99. 2001: Did not compete. 2000: USA Junior 100m & 200m champion…JUCO 100m & 200m champion…5th in 100m semis at World Junior Champs…bests of 10.18 & 20.57A

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ALLYSON FELIX Events: 200m Height: 5-6 Weight: 125 PRs: 100m – 10.93 (2008); 200m – 21.81 (2007); 400m – 49.70 (2007) Born: Nov. 18, 1985, in Los Angeles, Calif. Current Residence: Santa Clarita, Calif. High School: Los Angeles Baptist HS (Calif.) ‘03 College: Southern California ’08 (student only) Coach: Bob Kersee Agent: Club: adidas

Career Highlights: 2008 Olympic 4x400m gold medalist; Two-time Olympic 200m silver medalist ('04, '08); Two-time World Outdoor 200m champion ('05, '07); 2007 World Outdoor 4x100m and 4x400m gold medalist; Five-time USA Outdoor 200m champion (’04, ’05, '07-‘09); World Junior record holder; 2004 USA junior champion; 2003 USA Indoor champion; 2003 Pan American Games bronze medalist; Five-time California state prep champion (three-time 100m, two-time 200m); 2001 World Youth 100m gold medalist

At the 2008 Olympic Games, Felix picked up her second silver medal, finishing as the runner-up in the women's 200m in 21.93. It is the second fastest time she has ever run. Running the second leg of the gold medal winning 4x400m, Felix moved into the lead around the curve and handed off to 2004 Olympic relay gold medalist , having clocked a blistering leg of 48.55...The world's dominant 200m runner, Felix was a heavy favorite to win her specialty event entering the Olympic Trials, even though she had yet to run a 200m in 2008. But coming off the curve in the final, it was 100m champion Muna Lee, running in lane 6 to Felix's lane 5, who held the lead. A composed Felix pulled even with Lee, then kept pushing to win in 21.82 (+5.6mps)…In 2007, Felix became the second woman in history to win 3 gold medals at one World Championships. She won the 200m in a huge personal best of 21.81 seconds (1.7 mps wind), the fastest time run by a woman this century. The time improved Felix's previous best by .30 and was the biggest margin of victory in World Championships history (.53). She then went on to win gold in both relays, running the second leg of the 4x100m (41.98) and the 4x400m (3:18.55) with perhaps the fastest 4x400m relay leg ever by an American woman at a major championship (unofficially 48.0)...At the end of a season of illness and injury, Felix returned to form in the women's 200 meters at the 2006 World Athletics Final, winning in a meet record 22.11. She then went on to place third in the 100m with in 11.07…2005 was a phenomenal year for Felix, who was undefeated in the 200, won the world title, set personal bests at 100 and 400 meters, and earned the Jesse Owens Award as the country’s top female athlete. She won her second straight national title in the 2005 Visa 200 meters at the USA Outdoor Championships (22.13WL), then came from behind to win the world title in Helsinki in 22.16. On the year, Felix owned the three fastest times in the world in 2005…as an 18-year-old, she won her first Olympic medal in the women’s 200m in Athens and secured the world junior record that she had waited a year to officially break, clocking 22.18…the performance gave Felix, the youngest person on the U.S. team, the world junior record by .01 seconds. She beat the existing record of 22.19, set in 1980 by the ’s Natalya Bochina. Ironically, her time of 22.18 was not a personal best for Felix…On May 3, 2003, she ran 22.11 in Mexico City, but because meet organizers did not arrange in advance for drug testing at the meet, it could not be officially ratified by the IAAF…Felix won the 2004 Olympic Trials 200m (22.28) a time that was faster than every winning time at the Olympic Games through 1976, and it bests the 1996 gold medal-winning time of France’s Marie Jose Perec by .01 seconds…at the 2003 USA Indoor Championships, she tied the U.S. high school record in the 200 with her time of 23.22 in the semifinals, then broke the record in the finals with her win in 23.14 seconds…outdoors in 2003, her 22.51 clocking at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 19 broke Marion Jones’ previous USA junior and high school record of 22.58, set in 1992…ran a wind-aided 11.12 100m on May 30 in Cerritos, Calif., at the California masters meet…her time of 22.52 in winning the California state title broke Marion Jones’ high school federation record for the fastest time ever run in a high school-only competition…Felix won her first California high school championship as a sophomore in 2001, when she won the 100…as a junior in 2002, she won the 100 and 200, both with U.S.-leading times among junior (19-and- under) athletes…her father Paul, is an ordained minister who teaches New Testament Greek at the Master’s Seminary in Sun Valley, Calif…her mother, Marlean, is an elementary school teacher…high school teammates call her “chicken legs” due to her long, spindly legs…didn’t start running track until her freshman year of high school…USA Today reported that she has leg-pressed 700 pounds on a machine and dead-lifted 245…Felix

72 was a prep media sensation, having had front-page articles in Sports Illustrated and USA Today, among other publications…an extensive profile of Felix was featured by CNN on June 10, 2003…attended the University of Southern California, where her older brother, Wes was the 2002 USA junior champion at 200 meters (21.57)…after the 2003 season, Felix switched coaches, moving from Pat Connolly to Bobby Kersee. Her 2005 performances helped make Kersee the 2005 Nike Coach of the Year... media and PR inquiries for Felix are handled by Breakaway Sports Management's Todd Provost: [email protected] site is www.allysonfelix.com.

2009: USA Outdoor champion (22.02)…1st at adidas Track Classic (22.66)...1st in 400m at Doha (50.75WL)...1st in 400m at Reebok Grand Prix (50.50WL). 2008: Olympic 4x400m gold medalist (48.55, 3:18.54) and Olympic 200m silver medalist (21.93), 1st in semifinal (22.33)...Olympic Trials champion in 200m (21.82), 5th in 100m (10.96)...4th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (11.06)…5th at Reebok Grand Prix (11.13)…4th at adidas Track Classic (11.21)…1st 100m and 400m at Doha (10.93, 49.83)...ranked #2 in the world (#1 U.S.) at 200m and #5 in the world (#2 U.S.) at 400m and #5 in the U.S. at 100m by T&FN...bests of 10.93, 21.93 and 49.83. 2007: World Outdoor 200m champion (21.81)...World Outdoors 4x100m (41.98) and 4x400m gold medalist (2nd leg - 48.0, 3:18.55)…USA Outdoor 200m champion (22.34) and 4th place 100m (11.25)…1st in 400m, 3rd in 100m at Reebok Grand Prix (50.53, 11.01)…1st in 200m at adidas Track Classic (22.18)… 1st in 300m at Tyson Invitational (36.33iAR)…1st at Sheffield (22.35)…2nd in 100m at Rethimno (11.11)…1st in 400m at Stockholm (49.70PR)…2nd in 400m at London (50.17)…ranked #1 in the world (#1 U.S.) at 200m, #3 in the world (#2 U.S.) at 400m and #6 in the world (#4 U.S.) at 100m by T&FN…bests of 21.81, 49.70 and 11.01. 2006: 1st in 200m, 3rd in 100m at World Athletics Final (22.11, 11.07)...5th at Stockholm (22.71)...6th at London (11.33)...1st at Madrid (22.73)...1st at Doha (22.78)...1st at Norwich Union (22.19)...1st at Kansas Relays (11.04PR)…ranked # 1 in the world (#1 U.S.) at 200m and #6 in the world (#4 U.S.) in 100m by T&FN…bests of 22.11, 11.04. 2005: 200m World Outdoor Champion (22.16)…1st in 200m at USA Outdoor Champs (22.13)…1st in 200m at adidas Track Classic (22.14)…3rd in 100m at Rome (11.14)…3rd in 100m at Stockholm (11.29)…7th in 100m at Zurich (11.18)…1st in 100m at Yokohama (11.05PR)…1st in 200m at Doha (22.78)…1st in 200m at Monterrey (22.31)…1st in 200m at World Athletics Final (22.27)…1st at Norwich Union (51.12PR) … ranked #1 in the world (#1 U.S.) in 200m and #9 in the world (#4 U.S.) in 100m by T&FN…bests of 11.05 in 100m and 22.13 in 200m. 2004: Olympic 200m silver medalist (22.18 WJ)…Olympic Trials 200m champion (22.28)...USA Junior 200m champion (22.73)…2nd in 100m at Modesto (11.19)…2nd in 100m at Mt. Sac (11.14w)…3rd in 200m at Payton Jordan US Open (22.71)…3rd at adidas Oregon Track Classic (23.12)…2nd in 400m in Mexico City (51.83)…1st at Linz 100m in PR 11.16…7th in 60m at USA Indoors (7.33)…2nd in 400m at adidas Boston Indoor Games (52.28)…5th in 60m at Verizon Millrose Games (7.36)…ranked #2 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 22.18. 2003: USA Indoors 200m champion (23.14 national HS record)…Pan American Games 200m Bronze medalist (22.93)...3rd at USA Outdoors 200m (22.59)…3rd in Paris on July 4 200m (22.66)…6th in heat 3 at World Outdoor Championships 200m (23.33)…1st in Mexico City 200m (22.11 U.S. junior record, faster than existing WJR)…1st at Mt. SAC Relays in 200m (22.51 U.S. junior record) and 100m HS (11.24w)…ran 23.22 in semis at USA Indoors to tie previous HS record…3rd in semifinal heat at World Indoors (23.29)…1st at Pasadena Games in 400m (52.26)…won the California state high school championships 100m (11.29), 200m (22.52)… ranked #8 in the world (#3 U.S.) at 200m by T&FN…bests of 11.29, 22.11, 52.26. 2002: Runner-up at USA junior champs (23.31)…5th at World Juniors (23.48)…won California HS titles at 100m (11.40) and 200m (22.83, fastest by a U.S. junior in 2002)…bests of 11.40 and 22.83. 2001: Won 100m at the 2001 World Youth Athletics (11.57)…ran the 200 leg on Team USA’s winning (2:03.82)…Won California HS title at 100m (11.61), second in 200 (23.27)…won the 200m at Youth Athletics nationals (23.82)…bests of 11.51 and 23.31. 2000: 7th at California HS champs (24.35).

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SHALANE FLANAGAN Events: middle distance Height: 5-5 Weight: 113 PRs: 1,500m - 4:05.86 (2007); 3,000m – 8:33.25iAR (2007); 5,000m - 14:44.80AR (2007) ; 10,000m 30:22.22AR (2008) Born: July 8, 1981, in Boulder, Colo. Current Residence: Pittsboro, N.C. High School: Marblehead (Mass.) HS ‘00 College: University of North Carolina ‘04 Coach: Agent: Steve Edwards Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2008 Olympic bronze medalist; 2008 Olympic Trials 10,000m champion and 3rd in 5,000m; 2007 Visa Indoor champion; 2007 USA Indoor 3,000m champion; Two-time USA Outdoor 5,000m champion (’05, ’07); Two-time USA XC 4km champion (’04 & ’05); Two-time NCAA XC champion (’02, ‘03); 2003 NCAA Indoor 3,000m champion; 15-time NCAA All-American

Flanagan enters the 2009 outdoor season as the American record holder outdoors in the 5,000 and 10,000 and indoors in the 3,000 and 5,000. She follows an outstanding 2008 season, where she overcame stomach problems that threatened her participation to win the 10,000m bronze an in American record 30:22.22. She is the second American woman ever to win an Olympic medal at 10,000m, joining , who won the bronze in 1992. At the 2008 Olympic Trials, Flanagan turned on the speed in the final laps of the women’s 10,000m and pulled away to win in 31:34.81, a Hayward Field record…Making her debut at 10,000 meters, Flanagan smashed the American record by 17 seconds, running 30:34.49 Sunday, May 4, 2008 at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif...led the 5,000m from wire-to-wire at the 2007 USA Outdoor Championships, posting the fourth-fastest time ever by an American in 14:51.75. At the 2007 Mt. SAC Relays, she set an American Record in winning the 5,000m in 14:44.80…Flanagan destroyed the indoor American record in the 3,000m at the 2007 Reebok Boston Indoor Games. She ran 8:33.25 to bury Regina Jacobs' previous 3, AR of 8:39.14. Flanagan was sidelined after the 2005 World Champs with an injury that initially cropped up after the 2004 Olympics. After a long journey to find the right doctor, it was finally determined that she had been born with an extra bone in her foot...shortly before the 2004 Olympic Trials, she declared she would forgo her final collegiate eligibility...named to the Atlantic Coast Conference 50th Anniversary teams for cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field. In 2002 Flanagan won the first cross country NCAA championship in school history with a record-setting 6 km time of 19:36 on the Gibson Course in Terre Haute, Ind., at the NCAA Championship...named 2002 Honda Athlete of the Year for Cross Country...named NCAA Female Cross Country Runner of the Year...won the Southeast Regional and became the second woman in ACC history (UNC's Karen Godlock 1994-96) to win the ACC Championship three years in a row (2000-02) with a time of 20:06.3 (6 km). She won all five competitions she competed in during the 2002 indoor season Flanagan was named the ACC Athlete of the Year...named 2002 NCAA Female Cross Country Runner of the Year...a three-time All-State cross country runner as a prep, Flanagan was the 2000 USA Junior women's cross country champion. She finished first in the All-State one- and was the champion and record holder in the All-State two-mile run...won the one mile-run (4:46) at the Indoor National Scholastic Championships...her mother Cheryl Treworgy competed on the U.S. World Cross Country teams in 1968 (11th), 1969 (4th), 1970 (18th), 1974 (28th) 1976 (38th); she also is a former women's marathon world record holder...also participated in soccer and swimming in high school...enjoys music, biking and hiking…married husband Steve Edwards in October 2005.

2009: USA Outdoor runner-up (31:23.43)…4th in 5,000 at adidas Track Classic (15:10.86)…11th in 1,500m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (4:06.91)…set indoor AR in 5,000 at Reebok Boston Indoor Games (14:47.62). 2008: Olympic Games bronze medalist (30:22.22AR), 10th at 5,000m (15:50.80)…Olympic Trials champion in 10,000m and 3rd in 5,000m (31:34.81, 15:02.81)…1st in 10,000m at Payton Jordan Invitational (30:34.49AR)…ranked #3 in the world (#1 U.S.) at 10,000m and # 3 in the U.S. at 5,000m by T&FN…bests of 15:02.81 and 30:22.22. 2007: USA Outdoor 5,000m champion (14:51.75)… 8th at World Outdoors (15:03.86)…USA Indoor champion (8:56.74)…3rd in 1,500m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (4:05.86PR)…2nd in 3,000m at Boston Indoor Games (8:33.25iAR)…2nd in USA XC Champs (27:48)…1st in 5,000m at Mt. SAC (14:44.80AR)….4th in 3,000m at

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Monaco (8:35.34)…2nd in 1,500m at Heusden (4:06.24)…5th in 5,000m at Rome (15:04.27)…ranked #10 in the world (#1 U.S.) at 5,000m and #2 in the U.S. at 1,500m by T&FN…bests of 14:44.80 and 4:05.86. 2006: did not compete - injured 2005: 2005 USA Outdoor 5,000m Champion (15:10.96)…7th in second semifinal heat at World Outdoor Championships (15:20.59)…4th in 3,000m at the Reebok Grand Prix (8:54.43)…9th in 1,500m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (4:22.07)…USA XC 4 km champion (13:24.3)...20th at World XC (14:05, 3rd U.S. finisher), winning team bronze…ranked #1 in the U.S. for the 5,000m and 3rd in the 3,000m by T&FN…bests of 15:10.96, 8:54.43, 4:22.07. 2004: 3rd at Olympic Trials 5,000m (15:10.52), 6th in 1,500m (4:11.05)…11th in 5,000m semifinals at the Olympic Games (15:34.63)…USA 4 km XC champion (12:26)…14th at World XC championships (13:34)…1st at Mt. SAC 5,000m (15:09.67)…3rd in 5,000m at Boston on 5/29 (15:05.08PR)…7th in 1500m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (4:09.27PR)…1st at Durham 3,000m (8:55.05)…4th place in 1,500m at adidas Boston Indoor Games (4:13.55)…ranked #3 at the 3,000m, #4 at the 5,000m and #9 at the 1,500 in the U.S. by T&FN…bests of 4:09.27, 8:55.05, 15:05.08. 2003: Runner-up at USA Outdoor 5,000m (15:20.54)…NCAA XC champion (19:30.4)…1st at 3,000m at NCAA Indoors (9:01.05)…2nd at NCAA Outdoors 5,000m (15:30.60)… 5th at adidas Boston Indoor Games (9:00.22)...1st in Atlanta 1,500m (4:11.60)…ranked #7 at 1,500m and #4 at 5,000m in U.S. by T&FN… bests of 4:11.24, 15:20.54. 2002: NCAA XC champion (19:36)…3rd at 1,500m at NCAA Outdoors (4:15.52)…1st at ACC 1,500m (4:16.19)...6th at NCAA Indoor 3,000m (9:16.30), 3rd in the mile (4:39.11)…ACC indoor champion at mile (4:42.35), DMR (11:39.98) and 3,000m (9:19.85)…2nd at DMR at NCAA Outdoors (10:59.76)…4th in mile at Tyson Indoors (4:38.43)…1st at Duke Invitational (9:13.51)…1st at Boston (9:13.47)…bests of 4:15.37, 9:13.51. 2001: ACC Outdoor 1,500m & 5,000m champion…10th in 1,500m at NCAA Outdoors (4:25.67)…best of 4:18.12.

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BRIDGET FRANEK Event: 3000m Steeplechase Height: Weight: PR: steeplechase – 9:36.74 (Penn State record) Born: November 8, 1987 Current Residence: University Park, Penn. High School: Crestwood HS (Mantua, Ohio) ’06 College: Penn State ’10 Coach: John Gondak (PSU)

Career Highlights: Finished in 3rd place at the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in 3000m steeplechase with 9:36.74 to earn a spot on USA World Championships team…reigning Big Ten steeplechase champion…owns three records at Penn State (steeplechase, 4x1500m - 17:57.28 and DMR (Indoor) - 11:14.78)…finished in 16th place in steeple at 2007 US Olympic Trial…won four state titles at the 2006 Ohio State Championships 2009: Earned a spot on the 2009 USA World Team with 3rd place finish at the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in 3000m steeplechase (9:36.74)…Big Ten champion (9:58.56) 2008: 16th at the US Olympic Trials… 3rd in the steeplechase at the NCAA Championships, which is the highest- ever finish by a Penn State athlete in an NCAA distance event (9:58.74) 2007: Big Ten Freshman of the Year…Penn Relays Steeplechase Champion…12th at NCAA Championship in the steeple (10:11.68) 2006: 5th at the Mid-Atlantic Regional, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships in cross country (20:44)…State championships in the 4x800, 800m, 1600m and 3200m

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JAKE FREEMAN Event: Hammer Throw Height: 6-5 Weight: 320 PR: 74.39m/244-0 (2007) Born: November 5, 1980 in Cincinnati, Ohio Current Residence: Westbury, N.Y. High School: Bishop Hendricken HS (Warwick, RI) '99 College: Manhattan College '04 Coach: Dan Mecca Agent: Ranford Hunter Club: New York Athletic Club Career Highlights: 2009 USA Indoor WT champion; 2008 USA Indoor champion; 2002 & 2007 NACAC champion; 3rd at 2008 Olympic Trials; 2004 NCAA HT champion; 2003 NCAA I Indoor WT champion; 2005 USA Indoor & Outdoor Championships runner-up; 1999 USA Junior champion; eight-time NCAA All American; 1999 Pan Am Junior Champs silver medalist

Freeman won his first national title in the men's weight throw at the 2009 USA Indoor Championships in Boston with a best of 23.73 meters/77 feet, 10.25 inches. Freeman had a third place finish at the 2008 Olympic Trials, however he did not have the Olympic qualifying standard which kept him from competing in the Games in Beijing. With his runner-up finishes at the 2005 USA Indoor and Outdoor Championships, Freeman singled himself out as a star of the future in American hammer throwing. Freeman was crowned the 2004 National Champion in the Hammer Throw at the NCAA Championships. His final throw of 70.77m/232-2 earned him the title. Freeman provides an injection of youth into an event that in recent years has been dominated by athletes in their 30s and 40s. Given name is Thomas. 2009: USA Indoor champion (23.73m/77-10.25)...runner-up at USA Outdoors (74.64m/244-10) 2008: 3rd at Olympic Trials (73.59m/241-5)…3rd at USA Indoor Champs (22.29m/73-1.75)…ranked #3 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 74.19m/243-5. 2007: 3rd at USA Outdoor Champs (74.39m/244-1)…runner-up at USA Indoors (23.10m/75-9.50)…1st at NACAC…ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 74.39m/244-0. 2006: 3rd at USA Indoor Champs (23.48m/77-0.5)...3rd at AT&T USA Outdoor Champs (71.87m/235-9)...1st at Penn Relays (71.95m/236-0)...ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 71.95m/236-0. 2005: USA Outdoor championships runner-up (72.60m/238-02)...USA Indoor Championships runner-up (23.16m/76-0)...1st at West Point (72.72m/238-7)...ranked #4 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 72.72m/238-7. 2004: 6th at Olympic Trials (69.10m/226-8)...3rd at USA Indoors (22.13m/72-7.25)...NCAA champion (70.77m/232-2)...IC4A champion (66.92m/219-6)...MAAC champion (67.78m/222-4)...Metropiltan champion (67.20m/220-5)...ranked #7 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 71.12/233-4. 2003: 3rd at USA Outdoors (70.08m/229-11)...3rd at USA Indoors (21.59m/70-10)...3rd at USATF Mid Summer Games (71.72m/235-3)...redshirted outdoor season...NCAA Indoor champion (21.70m/71-2)...MAAC Indoor champion (21.33m/69-11)...Metropolitan Indoor champion (21.99m/72-1)...2nd at Millrose Games (21.39m/70- 2)...1st at Princeton Invitational (21.80m/71-6)...ranked #3 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 71.72m/235-3. 2002: 11th at USA Outdoor Championships (65.97m/216-5)...5th at NCAA Outdoor Championships (67.95m/222-11)...NCAA Indoor Championships runner-up (23.19m/76-1)...3rd in Gotagalan Swedish Grand Prix (67.02m/219-10)...2nd at Bohusspelen Invitational (65.14m/210-5)...NACAC champion (66.49m/218- 01)...1st at Penn Relays (66.21m/217-2)...MAAC champion (64.10m/210-3)...IC4A champion (65.93m/216- 3)...2nd at Homdel International Invitational (68.58m/225-0)...1st at Princeton Invitational (21.42m/70-3i)...1st at St. Johns (22.40m/73-6i)...2nd at Millrose (22.20m/72-10)...MAAC Indoor champion (20.71m/67-11)...IC4A Indoor champion (21.45m/70-4)...ranked #10 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 69.74m/228-10. 2001: 7th at NCAA Outdoor Championships (67.38m/221-0)...6th at NCAA Indoor Championships (21.75m/71- 4)...MAAC Outdoor champion (56.90m/186-8)...1st at Princeton Quad (64.65m/212-1)...6th at Sea Ray Relays (65.50m/214-10)...1st at Hurricane Invitational (64.98m/213-2)...1st at St. Johns (20.36m/66-9i)...3rd at Millrose (20.79m/68-02)...MAAC Indoor champion (19.75m/64-9)...IC4A champion (20.64m/67-8)...ranked #10 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 68.35m/224-3. 2000: best of 67.97m/223-0. 1999: USA Junior champion...Pan Am Junior Champs silver medalist...best of 65.90m/216-2.

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SEAN FUREY Event: Javelin Throw Height: 6-2 Weight: 194 PR: 80.44m/263-11 (2008) Born: August 31, 1982 Current Residence: San Diego, Calif. High School: Methuen (Mass.) HS ‘00 College: Dartmouth ‘05 Coach: Todd Reich Agent: Self Club: Unattached

Career Highlights: 3rd at 2009 USA Outdoor Champs; 2005 /Heptagonal champion.

Following the 2008 season where he posted his personal best of 8.45m/263-11, Furey qualified for the 2009 U.S. World Outdoor Championships team with his third-place finish at the USA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore. Furey closed out his collegiate career by finishing third in the javelin at the 2005 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a school-record throw of 242-03 feet. Earlier in the season, he won the javelin at the NCAA Division I East Regional Championships and won the Ivy League/Heptagonal Championships by more than 20 feet to earn first team All-Ivy honors. Furey earned a 3.80 GPA at Dartmouth with his major in Engineering....was named the 2005 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Men's Scholar Athlete of the Year.

2009: 3rd at USA Outdoors (76.16m/249-10)...1st at Tucson (78.63m/257-11) 2008: 7th at Olympic Trials (73.50m/241-2)...ranked #8 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 80.45m/263-11PR 2007: 6th at USA Outdoors (74.10m/243-1)...ranked #7 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 74.10m/243-1 2006: 21st at USA Outdoors (63.78m/209-3)...best of 240-11. 2005: 13th at USA Outdoors (66.91m/219-6)...3rd at NCAA Outdoors (73.83m/242-3)...1st at New England Champs...1st at Heptagonals...best of 73.81m/242-2. 2004: 8th in qualifying group at Olympic Trials (67.48m/221-5)...8th at NCAA Outdoors (71.49m/234-6)...2nd at Heptagonals...best of 73.18m/240-1. 2003: 19th in qualifying at NCAA Outdoors...3rd at IC4A...2nd at Heptagonals...best of 70.83m/232-4. 2002: Redshirt 2001: 6th at Heptagonals...5th at USA Juniors...best of 62.09m/203-8. 2000: 1st at National Scholastics...4th at Golden West...best of 69.27m/227-3hs.

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MATT GABRIELSON Event: Marathon PRs: 5,000 13:30.68 (2007) Marathon 2:17:38 (2008) Born: June 28, 1978 in Belmond, Iowa Current Residence: Minneapolis, Minn. High School: Belmond-Klemme (Iowa) HS ‘96 College: Drake University ‘00 Coach: Dennis Barker Agent: Self Club: Reebok

Career Highlights: Runner-up at 2008 USA Marathon Championships; Runner-up at 2005 USA Half-Marathon Championships

A four-time Iowa state prep champ at Belmond-Klemme, Gabrielson ran a personal best of 13:34.61 in the 5,000m on May 30, 2004 at the U.S. Open in Stanford, Calif. Since placing fourth at the 2004 Drake Relays invitational mile, Gabrielson set personal bests in the 5,000; 3,000 (7:54.22) and 1,500 (3:42.01) in 2004. He established the personal best in the 1,500 en route to winning that event at the Boston High Performance Series June 26. Gabrielson set the Drake University indoor school record in the 3,000 of 8:06.44. He ran the anchor leg on Drake’s team which set a school indoor record of 9:40.03 en route to winning the MBC indoor title in 1999...Elementary Education major while at Drake.

2009: 16th at USA 15 km Champs (44:36)... 2008: 8th at Olympic Trials (13:38.06)...runner-up at USA Marathon Champs (2:17:38)...bests of 13:30.95, 2:17:38. 2007: 13th at USA Outdoors (13:53.17)...best of 13:30.68. 2006: 6th at USA XC Champs 12 km (35:39)...14th at USA Outdoors (13:55.19)...20th at ...bests of 13:49.36 & 2:19:53.. 2005: Runner-up at USA Half-Marathon Champs (1:04:06)...8th at USA XC 12 km (37:54)...9th at USA XC 4 km (11:59)...best of 13:45.04 2004: 9th in opening round 5,000m at Olympic Trials (13:55.43)...bests of 7:54.22, 3:42.01. 2003: 15th at USA Outdoors (13:57.79)...best of 13:41.88.

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GEENA GALL Events: 800m Height: 5-6 Weight: 125 PRs: 2:00.44 (2009) Born: January 18, 2987 in Flint, Mich. Current Residence: Ann Arbor, Mich. High School: Grand Blanc HS College: Michigan ‘09 Coach: Mark Rowland Agent: self Club: Oregon Track Club

Career Highlights: 2009 USA Outdoor runner-up; two-time NCAA Outdoor champion (’08, ’09)

Gall, a two-time NCAA Outdoor 800-meter champion for the , qualified for her first World Championships with her runner-up finish in the 800 at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships in 2:01.01…She had won her second NCAA title in 2:00.80; In 2008, she was the NACAC 800-meter champion in Toluca, Mexico, and took seventh in the U.S. Olympic Trials. Gall was a 10-time Big Ten champion and nine-time All- American at the University of Michigan. In high school in Grand Blanc, Michigan, she was the national indoor 800-meter champ twice and the outdoor 800 champion once.

2009: USA Outdoor runner-up (2:01.01)…NCAA Outdoor champion (2:00.80)…ran PR 2:00.44 in Ligano 2008: NACAC champion…7th at Olympic Trials…NCAA Outdoor champion

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TYSON GAY Events: 100m Height: 5-11 Weight: 165 PRs: 100m – 9.77 AR (2008); 200m - 19.62 (2007) Born: August 9, 1982, in Lexington, Ky. Current Residence: Clermont, Fla. High School: Lafayette (Lexington, Ky.) ‘01 College: Barton CC ’03, Arkansas ‘05 Coach: Lance Brauman & Agent: Mark Wetmore Club: adidas

Career Highlights: 2007 World Outdoor 100m, 200m champion and 4x100m gold medalist; 2007 Visa Outdoor champion; 3-time USA 100m champion (2006-2008); 2005 USA 200m champion; 2004 NCAA 100m champion; 2002 JUCO 100m champion; 2004 SEC 100m, 200m, 4x100m champion

Gay dominated the men's 200m at the 2009 Reebok Grand Prix, crossing the finish line in a blistering 19.58 seconds. It is the third-fastest performance ever, behind only USA Track & Field Hall of Famer Michael Johnson (19.32) and triple 2008 Olympic champion (19.30)…At the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships, Gay needed only to run one round to make the team for the World Championships in Berlin. He answered the gun in the first round of the 100 meters and he won in convincingly in the sixth-fastest time in history under all conditions with a wind-aided 9.75 seconds (+3.4 mps). In the 100m quarterfinals at the 2008 Olympic Trials, Gay set the American record in crossing the finish line in 9.77 seconds, which bettered the previous AR of 9.79 set by Maurice Greene in 1999. Gay went on to win the 100m at the trials in 9.68w, which is the fastest time in history ever posted under any conditions. Gay's fortunes changed drastically during the 200m quarterfinals at the trials when he collapsed a few steps after leaving the blocks. An MRI later showed a mild strain in the semitendinosus muscle. Later that summer the effect of the injury was evident at the Olympic Games in Beijing as Gay earned a spot in the 100m semifinals and advanced no further. In 2007, he was the world’s dominant sprinter in winning gold medals in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay at the World Outdoor Championships and notching victories at the AT&T USA Outdoor Championships in the 100m (9.84 meet record) and by running the second fastest time in history in the 200m (19.62, meet record, 0.3 meters-per-second headwind). Gay's 200m performance at Nationals in Indianapolis bettered Michael Johnson's 1996 meet record, and then world record time of 19.66 seconds. Gay's 100m performance in Indy (into a headwind of .5 mps) is the second-fastest ever run into a headwind, trailing only 2000 Olympic gold medalist Maurice Greene, who ran 9.82 into a -0.2 headwind at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton. Gay's performance shattered the USA Outdoor Championships meet record of 9.90 held jointly by former world record holders Greene and Leroy Burrell. Gay served notice in 2006 that he is one of the world’s finest sprinters in dramatically lowering his personal bests in both the 100m and 200 meters, with performances that place him near the top of the all-time lists in those events. Gay’s time of 9.84 seconds in the 100 meters in Zurich was the second-fastest time in the world in 2006, and equals the fifth-fastest 100m time in history. He was impressive in the 200 meters in equaling the fifth- fastest time in history (19.68) and posting the sixth-fastest time ever (19.70) with his runner-up finish at Lausanne, . During his breakthrough season in 2005, Gay was part of an American quartet that made history at the World Outdoor Championships in Helsinki. Gay finished fourth in the men's 200m final joining Justin Gatlin (1st), Wallace Spearmon (2nd) and John Capel (3rd) as the U.S. became the first country in World Outdoor Championships history to sweep the top four places in an event. In Helsinki, Gay posted the fastest times in each of the three qualifying rounds -- a wind-aided 19.99, 20.64 and 20.27. Gay followed his performance in Helsinki with a win at the 2005 World Athletics Final in 19.96 seconds. He ended the 2005 season with the third (19.93) and fourth-fastest (19.96) times in the world. Gay became the first athlete in school history to win the NCAA Division I Outdoor 100m title with his victory in Austin, Texas on Friday, June 11, 2004. In his second race of the day, the five-time All-American clocked a UA school record and personal best time of 10.06 seconds, bettering the previous school standard of 10.11 set by in 1993. In a talented field of competitors Gay dipped his head at the line and finished just eight thousandths of a second ahead of second-place finisher of TCU. While at Barton County CC, Gay’s best times were a windy 10.08 in the 100 meters and 21.21w. As a prep standout in Kentucky, Gay was the state champion in 1999, 2000 and 2001, and posted prep best times of 10.46 and 21:23. Gay was named 2004 Mideast Regional Athlete of the Year. A marketing major while at Arkansas.

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2009: 1st at Reebok Grand Prix (19.58WL)...1st in 100m opening round at USA Outdoors (9.75, +3.4 mps). 2008: 5th in 100m semifinal at Olympic Games (10.05)…Olympic Trials 100m champion (9.68w)...1st in Oly Trials quarterfinals (9.77AR)... DQ’ed in first round of 4x100m relay at Olympic Games…runner-up in 100m at Reebok Grand Prix (9.85)…1st in 100m and 200m at adidas Track Classic (10.05, 20.08)…1st at Kingston (20.00)…ranked #9 in world, #2 U.S. at 100m, #7 in world, #4 U.S. at 200m by T&FN…bests of 9.77 & 20.00. 2007: World Outdoor 100m (9.85) and 200m (19.76) champion...World Outdoor 4x100m gold medalist (37.78)…USA Outdoor 100m (9.84PR) and 200m (19.62PR, WL) champion…adidas Track Classic Champion 100m (9.79w)…Reebok Grand Prix Champion 100m (9.76PRw)…1st in 100m at Sheffield (10.13)…1st in 200m at Lausanne (19.78)…1st at London (10.02)…ranked #1 in world in 100m & 200m…bests of 9.84 & 19.62. 2006: USA Outdoor 100m champion (10.07)…2nd at Zurich (9.84PR)…1st at Stuttgart (19.68)… 2nd at Lausanne (19.70)…2nd at adidas Classic (10.04)…2nd at Reebok Grand Prix (10.04)…4th at Rome (10.04)…)…2nd at Stockholm (9.97)…1st at London Grand Prix (19.84)…ranked #2 in world (#1 U.S.) at 100m, #1 in world at 200m by T&FN…bests of 9.84, 19.68. 2005: 2nd in 200m at USA Outdoors (20.51)…4th at World Outdoor Champs (20.34)...1st at World Athletics Final (19.96)...3rd in 200m at NCAA Outdoors (20.16)…ran 19.93PR in semifinals at NCAA Outdoors...3rd in London (19.99)...2nd in Rieti (10.08)...ranked #3 in world (#3 U.S.) at 200m by T&FN…bests of 10.08 & 19.93. 2004: NCAA Outdoor 100m champion (10.06PR)…4th in 200m at NCAAs (20.39) after posting a 20.09 in the prelims...5th in semis at Olympic Trials (10.13)…SEC 100m (10.02w) & 200m (20.16w) and 4x100m relay champion…ranked #9 at 100m #8 at 200m in U.S. by T&FN…bests of 10.06PR & 20.07PR in opening round at Olympic Trials. 2003: 3rd in 100m and 2nd at 200m at JUCO Nationals…bests of 10.01w & 20.31w. 2002: 1st at 100m and dnf at 200m at JUCO Nationals…6th at USA Outdoors (10.28)…bests of 10.27 & 20.88. 2001: 5th at 100m at National Scholastic Championships…bests of 10.46 & 21.23. 2000: Bests of 10.56 & 21.27.

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ERIN GILREATH Event: Hammer Throw Height: 5-10 Weight: 200 PR: HT – 73.87m/242-4AR (2005); WT - 24.46m/80-3 (2005) Born: Aug. 11, 1980 in Gainesville, Fla. Current Residence: Williston, Fla. High School: Carol Stream, Ill. (Glenbard West HS) ‘99 College: Florida ‘03 Coach: Larry Judge Agent: Valentina Fedjuschina Club: NYAC

Career Highlights: 2006 USA Outdoor runner-up; 2005 USA Outdoor champion; 2004 Olympic Trials champion; 3-time USA Indoor champion (‘04-’06); 2003 NCAA Indoor WT champion

American record-holder Gilreath won her second straight U.S. outdoor title in 2005, setting the national record of 73.87m/242-4 on her final attempt...she placed 10th at the World Outdoors...added the title of 2004 Olympic Trials champion to her resume as she unleashed a first-round throw of 69.27m/227-3, giving her all the distance she would need to win and make her first Olympic team…she improved her final mark to 70.42m/231-0 on her fourth throw for good measure…at the relatively tender age of 23, she set two records (HT – 72.12m/236-7 American record and WT - 23.95m/78-7 world best) in 2004 and established herself as America’s leading women’s hammer thrower… Gilreath firmly established herself as an Olympic Team favorite on April 10, 2004,when she tossed the hammer 72.12m/236-7 at the Sun Angel Classic in Tempe, Ariz…she won the event by almost 25 feet over her nearest challenger, and set an American record, bettering the previous standard of 72.01m/236-3 set by Anna Mahon in 2002… The 2003 NCAA Indoor champion in the 20lb. weight throw, Gilreath started her 2004 record setting binge by posting a world best in that event on January 25 at the SEC Track Invitational in Gainesville, Fla., near her residence in Williston, Fla…her winning mark of 23.95 meters/78 feet, 7 inches, easily bettered the previous record of 23.86m/78-3.5 set in March 2000 by … set the current world-best in the weight on Feb. 18, 2005 at Bloomington, Ind., with a toss of 24.23m/79-6.

2009: 3rd at USA Outdoors (68.08m/223-4)...USA Indoor runner-up (21.96m/72-0.75)...1st at Geoegia (70.19m/230-3). 2008: 12th at Olympic Trials (63.50m/208-4)...3rd at USA Indoors (21.71m/71-2.75)…ranked #7 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 66.06m/216-9. 2007: 4th at USA Outdoors (68.08m/223-4)...USA Indoor runner-up (22.40m/73-6)...1st at Spring Fling #1 (70.10m/230-0)…ranked #4 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 70.10m/230-0 2006: USA Outdoor runner-up (69.39m/227-8)…USA Indoor champion (22.95m/75-3.5)…6th at World Cup (67.39m/221-1)…1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (69.82m/229-1)…4th at Madrid (70.96m/232-9)…ranked #1 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 70.96m/232-9. 2005: USA Outdoor champion (73.87m/242-4AR)…10th at World Outdoors (64.54m/211-9)…USA Indoor champion (24.46m/80-3i)...mark did not count as AR due to equipment stretching...set AR/World best with throws of 24.11/79-1.23 on Jan. 28 in Chapel Hill, and 24.23/79-6 on Feb. 18 in Bloomington, Ind…1st at Tallahassee (69.40m/229-4)…1st at Atlanta (71.14m/230-1)…1st at Palo Alto (70.14m/230-1)…1st at Glasgow (71.49m/234-6)…ranked #10 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 73.87m/242-4. 2004: Olympic Trials HT champion (70.42m/231-0)…20th in qualifying round at Olympic Games (66.71m/218- 10)…USA Indoors Champion (23.48m/77-0.5)…1st in HT at Sun Angel Classic (72.12m/236-7AR)…1st in the WT at SEC Track Invitational (23.95m/78-7WB)…1st at WT at Clemson (23.49m/77-0.75)…1st in WT at Verizon Millrose (23.32m/76-6.25)…1st in WT at Tyson Foods Invite (23.14m/75-110)…1st in WT at Gainesville (23.09m/75-9.25)…1st in HT at Claremont, Calif. (71.20m/233-7)…ranked #1 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 72.12m/236-7. 2003: 5th in HT at USA Outdoors (64.83m/212-9)…NCAA Indoor WT champion (22.32m/72-3.75 PR)…SEC Outdoor WT champion (21.57m/70-9.25)…3rd in the HT at (63.78m/209-3) and 4th in SP (51-7.75m/169-9) at the SEC Championships…1st in the WT at the Hoosier Hills (20.54m/67-4.75)...1st in WT at Tyson Foods Invite (20.59m/67-6.75i)…1st in HT (60.63m/198-11) & SP (16.04m/52-7.5) at Florida Relays…best of 64.83m/212-9 (HT) & 22.32m/72-3.75 (WT). 2002: 8th in HT at SEC Champs…1st in SP at Auburn Bank Invitational (15.07m/49-5.5)…bests of 57.40m/188- 4.

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BRIANNA GLENN Events: Sprints, LJ Height: 5-7 Weight: 120 PRs: 6.72m/22-0.75 (2009) Born: April 18, 1980, in Santa Ana Calif. Current Residence: Tuscon, Ariz. High School: La Mirada HS (Calif.) ‘98 College: Arizona ‘02 Coach: Dan Pfaff Agent: Paul Doyle Club: unattached

Career Highlights: 2009 USA Outdoor runner-up; 2002 USA Outdoor LJ Champion; 2001 NCAA 200m & Long Jump Champion; 2000-2001 PAC 10 Athlete of the Year; 2002 NACAC LJ and 4x100m gold medalist

After undergoing arthoscopic knew surgery weeks before the 2008 U.S. Olympic trials, Glenn returned to form in 2009, finishing as the runner-up in the long jump at the 2009 USA Outdoor Champs and qualifying for the World Championships in Berlin…had a then-personal best jump of 6.68m/21-11 to take third at 2005 USA Outdoors... Glenn had a stellar season in 2002, winning the USA long jump title and the gold medal at the NACAC championships…She excelled on and off the track in 2001, and became the first female athlete in NCAA history to win the long jump and a sprint event at the 2002 NCAA Outdoor Championships...inducted in the University of Arizona’s Hall of Fame in 2007…The marketing major maintained above a 3.5 grade point average and holds multiple Arizona records in the 100m, 200m, and LJ…Glenn is the eldest of four siblings and enjoys playing basketball, football, and shopping in her spare time…follow Brianna online at http://briannaglenn.net/.

2009: USA Outdoor runner-up (6.82m/22-4.5w)…5th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (6.60m/21-8)…2nd at Reebok Grand Prix (6.72m/22-0.75PR)…1st at Zaragoza (6.72m/22-0.75w)…1st at Osaka (6.65m/21-10). 2008: 11th at Olympic Trials (6.25m/20-6.25, 6.53m/21-5.25 in qualifying)…3rd at Chula Vista (6.59m/21-7.5)… arthoscopic knew surgery in May…best of 6.59m/21-7.5. 2007: 4th at USA Outdoors (6.59m.21-7.5w)…3rd at Dakar (6.67m/21-10.75)…5th at Ostrava (6.36m/20- 10.5)…3rd at Road to Eugene (6.34m/20-9.75)…7th at Doha (6.52m/21-4.75)…ranked #4 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 6.71m/22-0.25. 2006: 5th at USA Outdoors (6.58m/21-7.25)…6th at adidas Classic (11.29)…6th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (11.39)…6th at London Grand Prix (6.38m/20-11.25)…7th at World Athletics Final (6.43m/21-1.25)…ranked #5 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 6.58m/21-7.25. 2005: 3rd at USA Outdoors (6.68m/21-11)…2nd at Stanford (6.60m/21-8)…1st at Azusa (6.70m/21-11.75w)… ranked #4 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 6.68m/21-11. 2004: 2nd at Stanford (6.35m/20-10) 2003: 12th at USA Outdoors LJ (6.14m/20-1.75)…1st at Tucson (6.59m/21-7.50)…2nd at 100m at Cork (11.41)…best of 6.59m/21-7.50. 2002: USA Outdoor LJ champ (6.46m/21-3.5)...Gold medalist at NACAC U-25 LJ (6.22m/20-5)...9th at World Cup (5.91m/19-4.75)...won gold as the lead-off leg of Team USA 4x100m relay at NACAC U-25 (44.10)...3rd at NCAA Outdoors LJ (6.41m/21-0.5)...4th at NCAA Outdoors 100m (11.50) and 6th in 200m (23.31)...7th at USA Outdoors 100m (11.62)...4th at NCAA Indoors 60m (7.33) and 5th in 200m (23.29)...ranked #3 at TJ, #7 at 200m, #8 at 100m in U.S. by T&FN...bests of 11.36, 22.91 and 6.49m/21-3.5. 2001: 3rd at USA Outdoors LJ (6.49m/21-3.75)...6th at USA Outdoors 100m (11.15)...NCAA Outdoors 200m (22.92w) and LJ (6.5m/21-6.25) champion...Won Pac-10 100m (11.39) and 200m (23.26) titles...3rd in LJ at Pac-10 Champs (6.06m/19-10.75)...ranked #4 in LJ, #5 at 200m, and #8 at 100m in U.S. by T&FN...bests of 11.41, 23.26 and 6.48m/21-3. 2000: 7th at Olympic Trials 100m semis (11.56) and 11th in LJ (6.29m/20-7.75)...9th at NCAA Outdoors 100m and 17th at NCAA Outdoors LJ...3rd at Pac-10 100m, 200m and LJ...bests of 11.33, 22.97w, 6.65m/21-10 (LJ) and 41-5.75 (TJ).

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KARA GOUCHER Events: Middle Distance Height: 5-7 Weight: 120 PRs: 1,500m - 4:05.14 (2006); 3,000m - 8:41.42 (2006); 5,000m – 14:55.02 (2007); 10,000m – 30:55.16 (2008); Half marathon – 1:06:57 (2007); marathon – 2:25:53 (2008) Born: July 9, 1978, in Queens, N.Y. Current Residence: Portland, Ore. High School: Duluth East HS (Minn) ‘96 College: Colorado ‘01 Coach: Alberto Salazar Agent: Peter Stubbs Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2008 Olympic Trials 5,000m champion and 10,000m runner-up; 2007 World Outdoor bronze medalist; 2007 USA Outdoor 10,000m runner-up; 2006 USA Outdoor 5,000m runner-up; 2000 NCAA Outdoor Champion in 3,000 and 5,000m; 2000 NCAA XC Champion.

For the first time in 24 years, Americans appeared on both podiums at the as Kara Goucher was third in the women's race (2:32:25) and third among the men…Goucher turned in a history-making American performance by finishing third in the 2008 NYC Marathon. Crossing the line in 2 hours 25 minutes 53 seconds, it was the fastest marathon debut ever by an American woman; it was the fastest time ever by an American at the ING New York City Marathon; and it marked the first time in 14 years that an American woman placed in the top three in New York…won the 5,000 and was second in the 10,000 at the 2008 Olympic Trials and placed 9th and 10th at the Olympics, respectively…Goucher made her half marathon debut a memorable one in setting a new American best time with her winning performance at the 2007 Great North Run Half Marathon in England. Her time of 1:06:57 bettered the previous U.S. record of 67:34 by set last year in Berlin, but due to the downhill nature of the course, it will not qualify as the American record...Goucher made history at the 2007 IAAF World Outdoor Championships by winning the first American medal ever in the women's 10,000 meters. Her racing savvy and closing speed earned her America's first World Outdoor medal in the 10 km, besting a pair of fifth-place finishes by Hall of Famer Lynn Jennings. Goucher took the bronze in a season-best time of 32:02.05. On July 26, 2006, in just her second 10,000-meter race, Kara Goucher became the second-fastest American ever at the distance, placing third in Helsinki in 31:17.12. Among Americans, only Deena Kastor has run faster. It was part of an amazing season that saw Goucher set personal bests at four distances… After years of mutual injury and frustration, the Gouchers moved from Boulder to Portland, Oregon, in the fall of 2004, where both Kara and her husband, Adam, have flourished …Goucher established herself as one of the top collegiate cross country runners while at Colorado. She was undefeated for the entire 1999 cross country season until the NCAA Championships, where she finished ninth... she returned in 2000 to win her second Big 12 cross country championship, the NCAA title and then won both the 3,000 and 5,000m at the NCAA Championships... was the only collegiate runner in the 5,000m finals at the 2000 Olympic Trials, where she finished 8th... Formerly Kara Grgas-Wheeler, she started running in the seventh grade because she wanted to win an award at her junior high school... to get the award, she needed academics, arts and athletics... she chose cross country because they didn’t make cuts...was a psychology major at Colorado... In 2001, she married fellow Colorado alum, distance runner .

2009: 3rd at Boston Marathon (2:32:25)…1st at Millrose Games mile (4:33.19)…1st in 3,000m at Reebok Boston Indoor Games (8:46.65) 2008: 9th in 5,000m (15:49.39) and 10th in 10,000m (30:55.16) at Olympic Games...Olympic Trials champion in 5,000m and 2nd in 10,000m (15:01.02, 31:37.72)…3rd in 5,000m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (14:58.10)…4th at adidas Track Classic (9:00.53)…3rd at NYC marathon (2:25:53)…ranked #1 in the U.S. at 5,000m and #2 in the U.S. at 10,000m by T&FN…bests of 14:58.10 and 30:55.16. 2007: USA Outdoor 10,000m runner-up (32:33.80)…3rd in 10,000m at World Outdoors (32:02.05)…8th in 1,500m at Pre Classic (4:10.29)…3rd in 3,000m at Rieti (8:34.99)…3rd in 5,000m at Berlin (14:55.02)… ranked #3 in the world (#1 U.S.) at 10,000m, #2 in the U.S. at 3,000m and #4 in the U.S. at 5,000m by T&FN...bests of 32:02.05, 8:34.99 and 14:55.02. 2006: USA Outdoor 5,000m runner-up (15:14.13)…11th in 1,500m at Rieti (4:05.14PR)…1st in 1,500m at Eugene (4:14.23)…3rd in 3,000m at World Cup (8:41.42PR)…2nd in 3,000m at adidas Track Classic (8:55.05)…5th in 5,000m at Naimette-Xhovemont (15:08.13PR)…3rd in 10,000m at Helsinki

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(31:17.12PR)…ranked #1 in the U.S. at 10,000m and #2 in the U.S. at 3,000m and 5,000m by T&FN…bests of 4:05.14, 8:41.42, 15:08.13, 31:17.12. 2005: Bests of 4:12.31, 15:17.55. 2004: Bests of 4:16.48, 9:14.77, 16:30.35. 2003: Bests of 4:11.17, 15:42.97. 2002: Did not compete. 2001: 7th in 5,000m at USA Outdoors…7th in 5,000m at NCAA Outdoors…bests of 4:27.54, 15:41.77. 2000: Won Big 12 XC Champs (19:38)...Won 3000m (9:02.15) and 5000m (15:54.30) at NCAA Outdoor Champs...8th at Olympic Trials 5000m (15:34.47)...won NCAA XC...ranked #8 in U.S. in 5000m by T&FN...bests of 4:12.15, 8:54.82, 15:28.78. 1999: Won Big 12 XC Champs (16:48)...9th at NCAA XC Champs (16:58.40)...runner-up at NCAA Outdoor 3000m (9:29.89)...4th at Big 12 Outdoor 5000 (16:57.31)...3rd at Big 12 Outdoor 3000 (9:41.38)...7th at Mt. SAC Relays (4:28.37)...bests of 9:16.53, 16:57.31. 1998: Won Big 12 3000m (9:32.55)...7th at NCAA 3000m (9:23.45)...best of 9:23.45. 1997: 3rd at Big 12 XC Champs (17:40)...9th at Big 12 3000m...bests of 4:59.42 (mile), 9:55.89. 1996: 11th at Big 12 XC Champs...best of 18.25 (XC).

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ZOILA GOMEZ Event: Distance/marathon Height: 5-2 Weight: 102 PR: 5000m - 15:57; 10k - 32:47; 20k - 1:09; Half-marathon - 1:13:11; Marathon: 2:33:54 Born: June, 7, 1979 Current Residence: Alamosa, Colo. High School: Costa Mesa HS ’98 College: Adams State College ’04 Coach: Damon Martin

Career Highlights: Earned a spot on the 2009 USA World Team…US Marathon National Championships Bronze medalist…Six-time NCAA DII National Champion…11-time NCAA DII All-American…NCAA DII Athlete of the Year…NCAA DII Scholar-Athlete of the Year…2004 Collegiate Women Sports Awards NCAA Division II Athlete of the Year

2009: Member of USA World Championships Marathon team 2008: 4th at the Olympic Marathon Trials…marathon alternate for the 2008 USA Olympic Team 2007: Represented the U.S. at World Championships…7th at the USA Half-Marathon Championships in (1:13:49)…14th at Boston Marathon (2:41:36) 2006: 3rd in the USA Marathon Championships (2:35:26)…3rd in the USA 20k Championships (1:09:04)

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TREY HARDEE Event: Decathlon Height: 6-5 Weight: 210 PR: 8,534 points (2008); Day 1 (4454) - 10.28, 7.75m, 14.75m, 2.04m, 47.76; Day 2 (4080) - 13.71, 52.68m, 5.30m, 63.69m, 4:42.61

Born: February 7, 1984 in Birmingham, Ala. Current Residence: Austin, Texas High School: Vestavia Hills ‘02 College: Mississippi State ‘04; University of Texas ‘06 Coach: Mario Sategna Agent: Brad Hunt Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2009 USA champion; 2008 Olympic Trials runner-up; 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Year; 2005 NCAA Outdoor champion; 2004 NCAA Outdoor runner-up; NCAA decathlon record holder

Hardee won his first ever national decathlon title with his win at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships in totaling 8,261 points. Hardee came up with the performance of his life at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials finishing second in with a total of 8,534 points, which surpassed his previous personal best of 8,371 points set at the 2008 Texas Relays. Hardee ended the 2008 season ranked top ten in the world for the first time in his career (#5) by Track & Field News. At the 2006 Texas Relays, Hardee set an NCAA record in the decathlon with 8,465 points, which was the second-best decathlon tally by an American that season. On the first day of the decathlon, Hardee scored 4,399 points. By day two, he clocked a personal- best time of 13.83 in the hurdles, topping his previous top mark by one quarter of a second. He added his second victory in the next event, the discus, with a mark of 158-3. He topped his personal best in the pole vault by four inches with a clearance of 17-0.75. Competing in his first javelin event of the season, Hardee added another personal best and his eighth victory of the meet, winning the javelin with a toss of 196-10. At the New Mexico Multi-Events Meet in Albuquerque, he won with 6,208 points in the indoor heptathlon, surpassing the NCAA record of 6,136 points set at the 2004 NCAA Championships by then-UT freshman Donovan Kilmartin. In his junior year at the University of Texas, he posted a UT record score of 7,881 points, with the aid of four personal bests, to win the decathlon at the NCAA Championships. While at Mississippi State, Hardee set a Mississippi State record of 8,041 points while finishing second in the decathlon at the NCAA Championship. Hardee placed first at the 2004 SEC Championships with an overall 7,480 points.

2009:USA Champion (8,261)...2nd at Gotzis (8,516) 2008: Olympic Trials runner-up (8,534PR)…was in 4th place prior to dropping out of Olympic Games following no mark in pole vault…1st at Texas Relays (8,371)…ranked #5 in world, #2 U.S. by T&FN…best of 8,534. 2007: Did not compete. 2006: 9th at NCAA Outdoors (7,263)…1st at Texas Relays (8,465 CR)…did not compete at AT&T USA Outdoor Champs…7th in long jump at NCAA Indoor champs (7.75m/25-5.25)…1st in heptathlon at New Mexico Multi (6,208 CR)…ranked #5 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 8,465. 2005: 1st at the NCAA Championships (7,881 pts)… 1st at Texas Relays (7,839 pts)…5th in the 4x100m at the Penn Relays (40.23)…2nd in the heptathlon at the Houston Indoor (5,633 pts)…2nd at the Big 12 Championships in the heptathlon (5,723 pts)…3rd at the NCAA Championships in the heptathlon (5,859 pts) 2004: 2nd at the NCAA Championship (8,041pts)… 1st at the SEC Championship (7,480 pts)…1st at NACAC U23 (7,218) 2003: 5th at the NCAA Outdoor Championship (7,468)… 3rd at the SEC Championship (7,544)… 7th at the SEC Indoor Championships in pole vault (16-8 3/4).

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DAWN HARPER Events: 100m hurdles Height: 5-6 Weight: 134 PR: 12.54 (2008) Born: May 13, 1984 Current Residence: Los Angeles, Calif. High School: East St. Louis Senior (Ill.) HS ‘02 College: UCLA ‘06 Coach: Bobby Kersee Agent: Emanuel Hudson Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2008 Olympic gold medalist; 2009 USA Outdoor champion; 3rd at 2008 Olympic Trials; 2006 NACAC U23 champion; 2004 NCAA 4x100m runner-up; 2003 USA Junior champion; 2003 Pan Am Junior champion; 2009 Outdoor Visa champion

Harper won her first national outdoor title and the women's Visa Championship Series crown on the final day of the 2009 USA Outdoor Champs with her win in the Nike Women's 100m hurdles in a windy 12.36 seconds. Harper's performance gave her 1,220 points and the women's USA Track & Field Outdoor Visa Championship Series title…Harper was considered by many to have a possible shot at a medal in the 100m hurdles final, but no one expected gold. In the women's 100m hurdle final, with hitting the ninth hurdle, Harper moved up to claim the win in a personal best 12.54...Harper punched her ticket to Beijing at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials with her third-place finish in the women’s 100m hurdles (12.62)…Since graduating from UCLA in 2006, Harper has been training under Bob Kersee in Los Angeles…In 2004, Harper earned All-American honors twice at the NCAA outdoor championships -- placing eighth at the 100-meter hurdles and was on the Bruins' 400-meter relay team, which took second. Also in 2004, Harper placed 18th at the Olympic Trials…From East St. Louis, it was on to UCLA where in 2003 she won the 100-meter hurdles in both the Pan American and U.S. Junior Championships…a 2002 graduate of East St. Louis High where she won six state titles -- three each in the 100- and 300-meter hurdles…married to former UCLA sprinter Craig Everhart.

2009: USA Outdoor champion (12.36w)…1st at adidas Track Classic (12.78)...1st at Jamaica Invit (12.78)…1st at Rome (12.55)…1st at Paris (12.68). 2008: Olympic champion (12.54), second in semifinal (12.66)...3rd at Olympic Trials (12.62w), 3rd in semifinal (12.58PR)…6th at adidas Track Classic (13.01)…2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (12.59w)...1st at Shanghai (12.56)...ranked #3 in the world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 12.54. 2007: 8th at USA Outdoors (13.07)…2nd at Belem (12.83w)…4th at Road to Eugene (12.97)…1st at Chambery (12.73)…4th at Stockholm (12.85)…1st at Leverkusen (12.70)…1st at Wattenscheid (12.67)…3rd at Shanghai (13.03)…ranked #6 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 12.67. 2006: 7th at USA Outdoors (13.02)…4th at NCAA Outdoors (12.92)…NACAC U23 champion (13.06)…2nd at NCAA West Regionals (12.80)…ranked #9 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 12.80. 2005: 8th at USA Outdoors (13.23)…3rd at NCAA Outdoors (12.91)…2nd at NCAA West Regionals (12.99)…2nd at Pac 10 Champs (12.91)…ranked #8 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 12.91. 2004: 6th in quarterfinals at Olympic Trials (13.30)…8th at NCAA Outdoors (13.41), 2nd on 4x100m (43.49)…best of 13.16. 2003: USA Junior champion (13.28w)…Pan Am Junior champion (13.42)

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TORA HARRIS Event: High Jump Height: 6-3 Weight: 183 PR: 2.33m/7-7.75 (2006) Born: September 21, 1978 in College Park, Ga. Current Residence: Chula Vista, Calif. High School: South Atlanta (HS) ‘97 College: Princeton ‘02 Coach: Frans Bosch Agent: Kevin Brown Club: Shore A.C.

Career Highlights: 2006, 2009 USA Outdoor champion; 2007 USA Indoor champion; 2002 NCAA Indoor & Outdoor high jump champ; 2001 World University Games bronze medalist; 7-time Heps champion; 5-time NCAA All-American

Harris won his second career USA Outdoor title at the 2009 Championships in Eugene, Ore., with a best clearance of 2.31m/7 feet 7 inches. Harris’ highlights in 2007 included his first-ever national indoor title, a win at the Nike Prefontaine Classic and a fifth-place finish at the World Athletics Final. He enjoyed his finest season in 2006 highlighted by his win at the AT&T USA Outdoor Championships, with his personal best winning jump of 2.33m/7-7.75, the best by an American that season. Harris’ 2005 campaign got off to a fantastic start in winning his first U.S. national title at the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships in Boston with a clearance of 2.27m/7-5.25. Harris had an outstanding season in 2004, placing second at the USA Indoor Championships prior to making the U.S. Olympic Team with his third-place at the Olympic Trials in Sacramento. He has made a name for himself as one of the top high jumpers in the U.S., and in 2002 he earned his first #1 U.S. ranking. The five-time All-American won his first NCAA title in March 2002 at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a jump of 2.26m/7-5, and he added the NCAA outdoor title for good measure. The win came after a successful summer in 2001, when Harris won the bronze medal at the World University Games in Beijing, China, with a jump that was just 1 cm off his personal best. Harris was a hit with the locals in Beijing his mother is Taiwanese and Harris speaks fluent Chinese…while at Princeton Harris never lost a Heps title, indoors or outdoors.

2009: USA Outdoor champion (2.31m/7-7)... 2008: 9th at Olympic Trials (2.19m/7-2.25)...ranked #9 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 2.30m/7-6.50. 2007: 6th at USA Outdoor Championships (2.21m/7-03.00)…USA Indoor champion (2.29m/7-6)…Nike Prefontaine Classic champion (2.30m/7-6.50)…5th at (2.31m/7-7)…ranked #10 in world, #2 U.S. by T&FN…best of 2.31m/7-7. 2006: 1st at USA Outdoors (2.33m/7-7.75)…3rd at World Cup (2.24m/7-4.25)…2nd at Shanghai (2.31m/7- 7)…ranked #8 in world (#1 U.S.)…best of 2.33m/7-7.75. 2005: 7th at USA Outdoor Champs (2.17m/7-01.50)USA Indoor champ (2.27m/7-5.25)3rd in Bydgoszcz (2.23m/7-3.75)2nd at Shanghai (2.29m/7-6)ranked #6 in U.S. by T&FNbest of 2.29m/7-6. 2004: Tied for 2nd at USA Indoors (2.20m/7-2.5)… 3rd at Olympic Trials (2.27m/7-5.25)…did not qualify for Olympic Games final (2.15m/7-0.5)…ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 2.27m/7-5.25. 2003: 3rd at USA Indoors (2.30m/7-6.50)…5th at USA Outdoors (2.22m/7-3.25)…16th in qualifying group at World Outdoors (2.22m/7-3.25)…2nd at Buhl (2.27m/7-5.25)…best of 2.30m/7-6.5…ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FN. 2002: Won NCAA Indoor title with a leap of 2.26m/7-5 …won NCAA Outdoor title (2.25m/7-4.50)…5th at USA Outdoors (2.24m/7-4.25)…won Heps outdoors (2.31m/7-7PR)…1st at Penn Relays (2.30m/7-6.50)…2nd at Nike Prefontaine (2.30m/7-6.5)…5th at Eberstadt (2.30m/7-6.5)…won Heps indoors (7-1.75)…ranked #6 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 2.31m/7-7PR. 2001: World University Games bronze medalist (2.26m/7-5)…4th at USA Outdoor Champs (2.24m/7-4.25)…4th at NCAA Outdoors (2.24m/7-4.25…no-height at NCAA Indoors…won Heps indoors and outdoors …. ranked #5 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 2.27m/7-5.25. 2000: Tied for 7th at Olympic Trials (2.22m/7-3.25)…did not compete collegiately in order to prepare for Olympic Trials …best of 2.25m/7-4.50. 1999: 5th at NCAA Outdoors (7-4.25 school record and PR)…13th at NCAA Indoors (7-1.5)… 1st at Heptagonals indoors (6-11) and outdoors (7-0.5)…1st at IC4As…best of 2.24m/7-4.25. 1998: 7th at NCAA Outdoors…1st at Heptagonals indoors (7-1.5) and outdoors (7-1.75)…1st at IC4A outdoors (7- 3 PR), 2nd indoors…best of 2.21m/7-3.

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NATASHA HASTINGS Event: 400m Height: 5-8 Weight: 135 PR: 400m – 49.84 (2007) Born: July 23, 1986, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Current Residence: Los Angeles, Calif. High School: A. Philip Randolph Campus (New York City, N.Y.) HS ‘04 College: University of South Carolina ‘08 Coach: Bob Kersee Agent: Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2008 Olympic 4x400m gold medalist; 2007 World Outdoor 4x400m gold medalist; 2007 USA Outdoor runner-up; 2007 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor champion; 2007 SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year; 2006 NACAC U23 silver medalist; 2004 World Junior champion; 2004 World Junior 4x400m gold medalist; 2003 World Youth champion

At the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, Hastings made her first Olympic Team with her fifth place finish in the women’s 400m (51.13), which qualified her for the 4x400 relay pool…Just a junior at the University of South Carolina in 2007, Hastings established herself one of the country’s best 400m runners...Following a dominant collegiate season in which she won national titles indoors and outdoors, Hastings finished as the USA Outdoor runner- up...Her personal-best time of 49.84 was the fastest ever run by a collegian. She chose to forgo her final year of NCAA eligibility in the 400 ...website is www.natashahastings.net.

2009: 4th at USA Outdoor Champs (50.89)…1st at adidas Track Classic (51.46)…5th at Reebok Grand Prix (51.64)…8th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (52.33). 2008: Olympic gold medalist (1st round, 3rd leg – 3:22.45)…5th at Olympic Trials in 400m (51.13)… 6th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (51.34)…6th at Reebok Grand Prix (51.98)…4th at adidas Track Classic (51.09)…3rd at Doha (50.80)...ranked #5 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 50.80. 2007: USA Outdoor runner-up (49.84PR)...7th in semi's at World Outdoors (51.45)...3rd at Paris (50.45)...3rd at Rome (50.34)...NCAA Outdoor champion (50.15)...NCAA Indoor champion (50.80CR)...NCAA East regional champion (50.23)...SEC champion (50.84)...1st at Weems Baskin Invite (50.55)...ranked #9 in the world (#5 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 49.84. 2006: NACAC U23 runner-up (52.11)...5th in semis at USA Outdoors (51.99)...6th at NCAA Outdoors (51.60)...2nd at NCAA East Regionals (51.56)...2nd at SEC Outdoors (52.00)...ranked #9 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 51.45. 2005: USA Junior Outdoor champion (51.34)...6th at NCAA Outdoors (51.87)...7th at NCAA East Regionals (52.86)...SEC Outdoor champion (51.94)...SEC Indoor runner-up (52.27)...best of 51.34. 2004: World Junior champion (52.04) and 1st in 4x400m (3:27.60)...2nd at USA Junior Champs (52.92)...best of 52.04. 2003: World Youth champion (53.41)...3rd at USA Junior Champs (52.09)...best of 52.09.

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MIKE HAZLE Event: Javelin Height: 6-0 Weight: 205 PR: 82.21m/269-8 (2008) Born: March 22, 1979 in Conroe, Texas Current Residence: Chula Vista, Calif. High School: Temple (Texas) HS ‘97 College: Texas State University ‘02 Coach: Ty Sevin Agent: Paul Doyle Club: Nike

Career Highlights: Three-time USA runner-up; 2007 Pan Am Games silver medalist; 5th at 2005 USA Outdoor Champs

Hazle enjoyed his finest season in 2008 highlighted by his runner-up performance at the 2008 Olympic Trials and posting a personal best of 82.21m/269-8 from his 3rd place finish May 9 in Doha. He ended the 2008 campaign ranked #1 in the U.S. by Track & Field News for the first time in his career. Hazle enjoyed a strong season in 2007 with a runner-up placing at the AT&T USA Outdoor Championships. Additionally in 2007, Hazle posted a then personal best performance with a toss of 81.99m/269-0 on September 13. As a student athlete at Texas State University, Hazle showed his potential with an enormous personal best his senior year of 235-7, which improved his all-time best by an amazing 25 feet from his previous best mark from his junior year. Hazle owns a B.S. degree in exercise Sports Science and Business and a Master’s degree in Sports Management from Texas State University.

2009: Runner-up at USA Outdoors (82.06m/269-3)... 2008: 2nd at Olympic Trials (75.76m/248-07)…12th in qualifying Group B at Olympic Games (72.75m/238- 8)…7th at Oslo (80.31m/263-6)…5th at DKB-ISTAF Berlin (81.14/266-2)…3rd at Doha (82.21m/269-8PR)…ranked #1 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 82.21m/269-8. 2007: USA Outdoor Championships runner-up (75.06m/246-3)…Pan Am Games silver medalist (75.33m/247- 1)…1st at Huelva (81.99m/269-0)…ranked #2 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 81.99m/269-0. 2006: 6th at USA Outdoor Champs (73.01m/239-6)…1st at Chania (77.09m/252-11)…ranked #3 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 77.09m/252-11. 2005: 5th at USA Outdoors (71.34m/234-1)…ranked #6 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 79.14m/259-8. 2004: 13th in Flight #2 qualifying at Olympic Trials (63.75m/209-2)…best of 70.77m/232-2. 2003: 10th in Flight #2 qualifying at USA Outdoors (67.37m/221-0)…best of 73.67m/241-8. 2002: 13th at USA Outdoors (70.66m/231-10)…14th at NCAA Outdoors (67.56m/221-8)…best of 71.82m/235-7. 2001: Best of 58.93m/193-4.

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KRISTIN HEASTON Event: Shot Put Height: 6-0 Weight: 275 PRs: SP – 18.74m/61-5.75 (2007); DT – 55.50m/182-1 (1998) Born: Nov. 23, 1975, in Walnut Creek, Calif. Current Residence: Opelika, Ala. High School: Ygnacio Valley HS (Calif.) ‘93 Colleges: Diablo Valley CC ’94; Florida ’98; California-Berkeley ‘99 Coach: Jerry Clayton Agent: Jeff Hartwig Club: Nike

Career Highlights: Three-time USA Outdoor champion (’03, ’05, ’07); two-time Olympic Trials runner-up (’04, ’08); 2003 USA Indoor champion; 2004 USA Indoor runner-up; 3rd at 2002 USA Indoors and Outdoors; 2-time USA Junior runner-up (’92, ’93)

Heaston qualified for her second Olympic team with her runner-up performance at the 2008 Olympic Trials…In 2007, She claimed her third USA Outdoor title with a personal-best throw of 18.74m/61-5.75...won her second USA Outdoor title in 2005 with a personal-best 18.68m/61-3.5, and competed in the qualifying round at the World Outdoors... she was the first woman to throw in the qualifying round of the 2004 Olympic Games SP at Ancient Olympia, making her the first woman ever to compete at Olympia…after her first throw of 16.41m/53- 10.75, she fouled in her second attempt before posting her best throw of 17.17m/56-4, short of the automatic qualifying mark of 18.50m/60-8.5. “It’s just exciting to be here and be part of it. Who knows when there will be another woman competing here, or another competition? It’s just awesome.” In 2003 Heaston became the first woman to win the USA Indoor and Outdoor shot put titles in the same year since Connie Price-Smith did it in 2000… a standout at the University of Florida, Heaston transferred to Cal-Berkeley her junior season when she found out that her father was suffering from brain cancer…he died in July of 1999…a five-time All-American, Heaston now focuses solely on the shot put.

2009: 3rd at USA Outdoor Champs (17.88m/58-8)...6th at Reebok Grand Prix (17.37m/57-0). 2008: 23rd in qualifying at Olympic Games (17.34m/56-10.75)…Olympic Trials runner-up (18.34m/60-2)…3rd at Belem (18.36m/60-3)…ranked #3 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 18.36m/60-3. 2007: USA Outdoor champion (18.74m/61-5.75PR)…5th at Pan Am Games (17.88m/58-8)… 10th in qual. at World Outdoors (17.40m/57-1)...1st at Pepsi Florida Relays (18.55m/60-10.5)…2nd at Modesto Relays (18.23m/59-9.75)…3rd at Turin (18.18m/59-7.75)…ranked #2 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 18.74m/61-5.75. 2006: USA Indoor runner-up (18.24m/59-10.25)…4th at USA Outdoors (18.06m/59-3)…3rd at Zagreb (17.16m/56-3.75)…7th at World Athletics Final (17.51m/57-5.5)…ranked #3 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 18.24m/59-10.25i. 2005: USA Outdoor champion (18.68m/61-3.5PR)…9th in Group A Semifinals at World Outdoor Championships (17.53m/57-6.25)…1st at Payton Jordan US Open (18.55m/60-10.5)…ranked #1 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 18.68m/61-3.5. 2004: 12th in Group B at Olympic Games (17.17m/56-4)…Olympic Trials runner-up (18.10m/59-4.75)…USA Indoor runner-up (17.81m/58-5.25i)…9th in semifinals at World Indoors (17.86m/58-7.25)…1st at Westwood (18.56m/60-10.75PR)…1st at Tucson (18.40m/60-4.5)…1st at Stanford (18.15m/59-6.75)…2nd at Chapel Hill (18.20m/59-8.5)…3rd at Munich (18.13m/59-5.75)…1st in Sacramento (18.01m/59-1.25)…1st at Tyson Foods Invite (18.01m/59-1.25i)…1st at Boise (18.04m/59-2.25i)…ranked #2 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 18.56m/60- 10.75. 2003: USA Indoor (18.03m/59-2) and Outdoor champion (18.33m/60-1.75)…12th in qualifying round at World Outdoor Champs (16.70m/54-9.5-did not make final)...1st at Westwood (17.53m/57-6.25)…2nd at Modesto (17.42m/57-2)…2nd at Gainesville (17.41m/57-1.5)…ranked #1 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 18.33m/60-1.75. 2002: 3rd at USA Outdoors (17.59m/57-8.5PR)… 3rd at USA Indoors SP (17.12m/56-2)…2nd at Salinas (17.30m/56-9.25)…1st at Modesto (17.27m/56.8)…1st at Berkeley (17.14m/56-2.75)…1st at Stanford (17.10m/56-1.25)…ranked #3 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 17.59m/57-8.5. 2001: 3rd at USA Outdoors (17.17m/56-4)…4th at U.S. Open (16.79m/55-1)…ranked #5 in U.S. by T&FN… best of 17.17m/56-4. 2000: Did not compete.

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1999: 4th at NCAA Outdoors SP…2nd at Pac-10 Outdoors SP… 8th at Pac 10 Outdoors DT… bests of 54-4.75 and 168-5. 1998: 12th at USA Outdoors SP… 13th at USA Outdoors DT… 10th at NCAA Outdoors SP… 14th at NCAA Outdoors DT… SEC DT Champion… 2nd at SEC Outdoors SP… bests of 55-7.5 and 182-1. 1997: 10th at USA Outdoors SP… 15th in qualifying at USA Outdoors DT… 9th at NCAA Outdoors DT… 12th at NCAA Outdoors SP… SEC DT Champion… 3rd at SEC Outdoors SP… bests of 55-0 and 178-6. 1996: 13th in qualifying at Olympic Trials SP… Redshirt remainder of season due to back injuries… best of 48- 6.75. 1995: 12th at USA Outdoors SP… 9th at NCAA Outdoors SP… 19th at NCAA Outdoors DT… 2nd at SEC Outdoors SP and DT… bests of 53-0 and 168-0. 1994: 4th at USA Juniors SP… 5th at USA Juniors DT… bests of 51-7.25 and 160-3.

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PAIGE HIGGINS Event: Distance/marathon Height: 5-5 Weight: PR: 10,000m - 34:37; 20k - 1:11:01; Half Marathon - 1:14:24; 25k - 1:30:49 Marathon - 2:33:06 Born: July 12, 1982, Washington D.C. Current Residence: Littleton, Colo. High School: Mullen ’01 College: Kansas ’05

Career Highlights: Earned a spot on the 2009 USA World Team…2008 USA 25K champion (1:30:49)…won the Walt Disney World Marathon champion ( 2:51:38)…a multiple-time All-Big XII performer at the 5k and 10k distances at Kansas

2009: USA World Championships Marathon member…13th at USATF Half-Marathon Championships 2008: USA 25K champion (1:30:49)…8th place in the Chicago Marathon (2:33:06)… 5th at the Third River Bank Run 2007: 7th overall and 2nd American woman at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon (2:40:12)…1st at the Gary Bjorklund Half-Marathon in Duluth (1:14:45)…1st at the 10K citizen’s race (34:49)…1st at USATF Club Relay Championships (altitude), 12k leg (44:28) 2006: Walt Disney World Marathon champion (2:51:38)

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ARETHA HILL Event: Discus Throw Height: 5-10 Weight: 235 PR: 65.86m/216-1 (2004) Born: August 14, 1976, in Seattle, Wash. Current Residence: Opelika, Ala. High School: Renton (Wash.) ‘94 College: Washington ‘98 Coach: Jerry Clayton Agent: Paul Doyle Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2008 Olympic Trials champion; Three-time USA champion (’03, ’04, ’06); 1999, 2003 Pan Am Games gold medalist; Three-time Olympian (’96, ’04, ‘08)

Hill has been among the top, and most consistent, American throwers for the last 10 years. Hill returned to the top of the podium after having a child in spring of 2007, winning her fourth career national title and second Olympic Trials crown with a toss of 65.20m/213-11 to make her third Olympic Team...She easily won her third national title at the 2006 AT&T USA Outdoor Championships with a throw of 62.50m/205-1 which qualified her for the IAAF World Cup where she was elected team captain and placed a second with 61.83m/202-10 on her second throw of the competition…She made her second Olympic Team in 2004 by winning her second national title at the Olympic Trials...she posted the top 10 marks during the 2004 season in the U.S. by a woman…in addition to winning her first U.S. discus title in 2003, Thurmond proved her dominance over other U.S. women’s discus throwers by posting nine of the top 11 throws by Americans that season…not bad for someone who embarked on her track career on a lost bet. She had wanted to play in high school, but her physical education teacher wanted her to go out for track…they made a bet that if he could beat her in one-on-one basketball, she would give up softball…he won, and she kept her part of the bargain. She went on to win three state discus title. Coach Ken Shannon says that Thurmond can be the first American to throw 70m (229-8). She says that after a breakthrough 1996 campaign put her on the Olympic team, she pressed too hard in 1997... says, ‘I made an Olympic team…I’ve gotten to see the world, thanks to track and field. I’ve had some great successes…now I want to go back to the Olympics and be a medal winner.’…barely missed returning to Olympics in 2000 when she placed 4th at the Olympic Trials…had son Devon Theoppolis on June 4, 2007...Hill was a member of the Project 30 Task Force and is a member of USATF's newly reconstituted Board of Directors.

2009: USA Outdoor runner-up (62.51m/205-1)...4th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (60.04m/196-11)...2nd at Reebok Grand Prix (61.71m/202-5). 2008: 10th at Olympic Games (59.80m/196-2), 2nd in qualifying (61.90m/203-1)...Olympic Trials champion (65.20m/213-11)...2nd at Reebok Grand Prix (63.06m/206-11)...ranked #10 in the world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 65.20m/213-11. 2007: 6th at USA Outdoors (54.96m/180-4)…best of 54.96m/180-4…only competed in one meet due to return from pregnancy. 2006: USA Outdoor champion (62.50m/205-01)…2nd at IAAF World Cup (61.83m/202-10)…1st at Modesto Relays (64.41m/211-4)…3rd at Ostrava (62.90m/206-4)…ranked #6 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 64.41m/211-4. 2005: 3rd at USA Outdoors (61.77m/202-08)…11th in Group B qualifying at World Outdoors (47.15m/154-8) … 2nd at Halle (63.22m/207-5)…5th at Doha (62.00/203-5)…1st at Zagreb (61.08m/200-4)…1st at Lapua (64.56m/211-9)…1st at Dubnica (63.58m/208-7)…4th at Berlin (61.17m/200-8)…3rd at World Athletics Final (60.68m/199-1)…1st at Athens, Ga. (61.95-203-3)…ranked #1 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 64.56m/211-9. 2004: Olympic Trials champion (63.55m/208-6)…10th in Group B qualifying at Olympic Games (58.82m/193- 0)…1st at Mt. SAC (63.37m/207-11)…1st at Marietta (65.86m/216-1PR)…1st at Huntington Beach (65.76m/215-9)…1st at La Jolla (64.73m/212-4)…1st at San Diego (65.38m/214-6)…1st at adidas Oregon (64.73m/212-4)…1st at Payton Jordan US Open (63.79m/209-3)…1st at Grand Prix (63.43m/208-1)…1st at Szombathely (63.23m/207-5)…1st at Thessaloniki (63.19/207-3)…4th at the IAAF World Athletics Final (63.43m/208-1)…ranked #7 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 65.86m/216-1. 2003: USA champion (63.98m/209-11)…Pan Am Games gold medalist (63.30m/207-8)…1st at Carson (64.71m/212-4, U.S. Leader)…10th in qualifying group at World Outdoor (50.79m/166-7)…1st at Gresham

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(63.44m/208-2)…1st at Mt. SAC (63.13m/207-1)…1st at Belem (62.55m/205-2)…2nd at Monaco (65.10m/213-7 U.S. Leader)…ranked #8 in world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN ...best of 65.10m/213-7. 2002: 3rd at USA Outdoors DT (62.41m/204-9)…won DT at Nike Prefontaine Classic (63.48m/208-3)… 2nd at Oracle U.S. Open (63.21m/207-4) and adidas Oregon Track Classic (63.40m/208-0)…ranked #10 in world (#3 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 65.21m/213-11. 2001: 4th at U.S. Outdoors (59.96m/196-09)…3rd at Modesto Relays (61.64m/202-03)…1st at Sea Ray Relays (61.28m/201-0) …ranked 4th in U.S. by T&FN… best of 61.64m/ 202-3. 2000: 4th in DT finals at Olympic Trials (60.70m/199-02)...6th at Pontiac Grand Prix (58.75m/192-9)...ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 62.90m/206-4. 1999: Won gold at the 1999 Pan Am Games (59.06m/193-9)…3rd at USA Outdoors (193-10)... 23rd in qualifying at World Champs (188-8)...best of 203-11. 1998: Threw American Collegiate Record of 215-3 in San Diego in March, only one American had ever thrown farther... 2nd in NCAA DT (192-5)...3rd in USA Outdoors DT (198-5)... won Pac-10 DT (208-11)...ranked #2 U.S. in DT by T&FN...bests of 52-2.5 and 215-3. 1997: 4th in DT (190-7) at NCAA...5th in DT (196-5) at USA Outdoors...6th in DT (184-1) at World University Games...3rd in DT at Pac-10 (189-10); 4th in SP (48-9)...also 162-7 PR in the hammer... ranked #7 U.S. in DT by T&FN...bests of 50-2 and 196-7. 1996: 3rd in DT (190-5) at Olympic Trials...34th in DT qualifying (183-10) at Olympic Games...3rd in DT (189-10) at NCAA; 16th in SP (44-7.5)... won DT (195-9) at Pac-10; 3rd in SP (50-3.5)... ranked #3 in U.S. in DT by T&FN...bests of 51-0.75 and 198-6. 1995: 4th in Pac-10 DT (166-7)...7th in DT (173-3 PR) at NCAA...5th in DT (158-11) at USA Juniors...bests of 46-1.25 and 173-3. 1995: 5th at USA Junior Champs…7th at NCAAs…4th at Pac 10 Champs…best of 52.80m/173-3. 1994: Won Washington HS DT and SP…3rd at Golden West (157-1)…best of 165-9 1993: Won Washington HS DT…best of 155-9. 1992: Won Washington HS DT…best of 142-4. 1991: 2nd in Washington HS state DT.

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CHRIS HILL Event: Javelin Height: 6-0 Weight: 225 PR: 81.72m/268-1 (2008) Born: February 26, 1988 Current Residence: Sulphur, La. High School: Sulphur (La.) HS ‘06 College: ’10; McNeese State’07 Coach: Don Babbitt

Career Highlights: 2009 USA champion; 2008 & 2009 NCAA champion; 4th at 2008 Olympic Trials; 2007 USA Junior champion; 2007 Pan Am Junior silver medalist; 2006 USA Junior runner-up; USA Junior men’s javelin record holder

With his wins this year at the USA Outdoor Championships and NCAA Championships , Hill has established himself as America’s best javelin thrower. During his sophomore year at the University of Georgia in 2008, Hill enjoyed a breakthrough season that saw him win the NCAA men’s javelin title and finish fourth at the 2008 Olympic Trials. He ended the season ranked #2 in the nation by Track & Field News, which was the first time he had been ranked in his career. Hill's NCAA javelin championship is not only the first in school history for the men’s program, but it is also the first NCAA title (indoor or outdoor) for the Georgia men since 2003. After opening with a throw of 250 feet, Hill, who transferred to Georgia from McNeese State, unleashed his winning effort of 78.40m/257-3 on his second attempt. Hill established a new personal best with his winning toss in the collegiate competition at the Drake Relays of 81.72m/268-1, which is a new meet record and was the third best throw by an American in 2008. It also surpassed his previous personal record coming into the 2008 season by just under 30 feet. Hill’s record Drake Relays toss came during horrendous conditions with temperatures in the 40s with swirling winds. During his one season at McNeese State, where his brother plays football, Hill posted a then personal-best collegiate mark of 72.80m/238 feet, 10 inches in the javelin, which is still the American junior record...won the USA Junior Outdoor Championships in the javelin after recording a top effort of 69.12m/226- 9...finished second at the Pan-American Junior World Championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil, after registering a mark of 71.80m/235-7. As a prep star in Louisiana, Hill was the 2006 LHSAA AAAAA state runner-up and finished the season with the ninth-best high school throw in the country...finished second at the 2006 USA Junior National Championships...was an All-State defensive end and voted as the All-Southwest Louisiana Defensive MVP in football and played at Sulphur High School...named to the LHSAA Academic All- State team.

2009: USA Outdoor champion (83.87m/275-2)... NCAA Outdoor champion (81.80m/268-4) 2008: 1st at NCAA Outdoors (78.40m/257-3)…1st at Drake Relays (81.72m/268-1PR, MR)…4th at Olympic Trials (74.51m/244-5)…ranked #2 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 81.72m/268-1. 2007: USA Junior champ (69.12m/226-9)…Pan Am Junior silver medalist (71.80m/235-7)…5th at NCAA Outdoors (69.90m/229-4)…threw 72.80m/238-10AJR in Sacramento on June 6…best of 72.80m/238-10AJR. 2006: Runner-up at USA Juniors (62.58m/205-4)…best of 62.58m/205-4.

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REESE HOFFA Event: Shot Put Height: 5-11 Weight: 315 PR: 22.43m/73-7.25 (2007) Born: Oct. 8, 1977, in Evans, Ga. Current Residence: Athens, Ga. High School: Lakeside Evans (Augusta, Ga.) HS ‘97 College: Georgia ‘01 Coach: Don Babbitt Agent: Paul Doyle Club: NYAC/Nike

Career Highlights: Two-time USA Outdoor champion (’07, ’08); 2007 World Outdoor champion; 2006 World Indoor champion; 2008 World Indoor silver medalist; 2006 USA Indoor champion; 2004 World Indoors silver medalist; 2003 Pan Am Games gold medalist; Two-time USA Outdoor runner-up (’06, ’09); Two-time USA Indoor runner-up (’04, ’05, ‘07)

Hoffa continued his winning ways at big events in 2008 with his triumph at the U.S. Olympic Trials. He won on his final throw of the competition of 22.10m/72-6.25, which was the second-best throw in the world in 2008. . After winning the 2007 USA Indoor and Outdoor men’s shot put titles, Hoffa set his sights on the world stage, winning the World Outdoor gold medal with a throw of 22.04m/72-3.75. In fact, all but the last of Hoffa's legal throws - he threw 21.58/70-9.75 in the sixth round - exceeded the best that the rest of the field had to offer. Hoffa threw past the 70-foot barrier at 10 separate events in 2007. For his efforts, Hoffa was ranked #1 in the world in the men’s shot put by Track & Field News for the second consecutive year. He enjoyed the finest indoor season of his career in 2006 highlighted by his victories at the USA Indoor Championships in Boston and the World Indoor Championships. At the World Indoor Championships in Moscow he unleashed a massive world- leading and personal best heave of 22.11 meters/72 feet, 6.50 inches, which placed him #8 on the all-time indoor list and makes him the fourth-best indoor performer all-time. That performance propelled him to the #1 ranking in the world by Track & Field News for the first time in his career. 2003 and 2004 saw him emerge as a world-class athlete. His 2004 season was highlighted by a silver medal and personal best at the 2004 World Indoors (21.07m/69-1.5)….He set a Pan American Games shot put record on August 5, 2003 in winning the gold medal with a throw of 20.95 meters/68 feet, 8.75 inches to break the previous mark of 20.52m/67-4 by C.J. Hunter in 1995. Hoffa’s previous personal best came earlier in 2003 with his runner-up finish at the 2003 Home Depot Invitational, where he threw 20.90m/68-7. He set a PR of 21.67m/71-1.25 at the 2004 Home Depot Invitational. A huge professional fan, Hoffa competed while wearing a mask at that event, dubbing himself the “Unknown Shot Putter.” Earned All-American honors for the fourth straight year in 2001, placing third in the shot put at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a throw of 19.93/65-4.75...runner-up at NCAA Indoor Championships with a mark of 60-7.75...two-time prep All-American and state shot put champ at Lakeside...named area Athlete-of-the-Year twice...ranked second nationally in the indoor shot...also competed in football, baseball and wrestling...says his dream is to compete in a bear suit, being brought onto the track in a cage…married Renata Hoffa on November 26, 2005.

2009: 3rd at USA Outdoor Champs (21.10m/69-2.75)...1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (21.89m/71-10)...1st at Doha (21.64m/71-0)...1st at Hengelo (21.59m/70-10) 2008: Olympic Trials champion (22.10m/72-06.25)…7th at Olympic Games (20.53m/67-8.75)…2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (21.73m/71-3.50)…1st at Reebok Grand Prix (21.29m/69-10.25)…World Indoor Champs silver medalist (21.20m/66-3.25)…2nd at USA Indoor Champs (21.40m/70-2.50)…1st at Doha (21.48m/70- 5.75)… ranked #3 in world, #2 U.S. by T&FN...best of 22.10m/72-6.25 2007: World champion (22.04m/72-3.75)...USA Outdoor champion (21.47m/70-5.25)…USA Indoor runner-up (21.21m/69-7)… 1st at London (22.43m/73-7.25PR)…2nd at Millrose Games (21.75m/71-4.25)…3rd at adidas Track Classic (21.36m/70-1)…1st at Alabama Relays (21.84m/71-8)…2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (21.65m/71-0.5)…2nd at Madrid (20.81m/68-3.25)…1st at Ostrava (21.77m/71-5.25)…1st at Doha (21.37m/70- 1.5)… ranked #1 in world by T&FN…best of 22.43m/73-7.25. 2006: World Indoor Champion (22.11m/72-6.5PR, WL)…USA Outdoor runner-up (21.96m/72-0.75)…USA Indoor champion (21.61m/70-10.75)…4th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (20.98m/68-10)…ranked #1 in world by T&FN…best of 22.11m/72-6.5i.

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2005: USA Indoors runner-up (21.74m/71-4)...5th at USA Outdoors (20.90m/68-7)…1st at Millrose Games (21.61m/70-11.25)…1st at Doha (21.29m/69-10.25)…ranked #4 in world (#3 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 21.29m/69- 10.25. 2004: Silver medalist at World Indoors (21.07m/69-1.5PR)…2nd at Olympic Trials (21.14m/69-4.25)…22nd in qualifying at Olympic Games (19.40m/63-7.75)…runner-up at USA Indoors (20.97m/68-9.75)…3rd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (20.38m/66-10.5)…1st at Atlanta (20.71m/67-11.5)… 2nd at Verizon Millrose Games (19.98m/65-6.75)…2nd at Drake Relays SP (19.61m/64-4)…2nd at Home Depot SP (21.67m/71-1.25PR)…1st at Santiago SP (20.99m/68-10.5)…1st in Atlanta SP (20.71m/67-11.5)…ranked #6 world (#3 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 21.67m/71-1.25. 2003: 3rd at USA Outdoors (20.64m/67-8.75)…1st at Pan American Games (20.95m/68-8.75PR)…5th at USA Indoors (19.40m/63-7.75)…2nd at Home Depot Invitational (20.90m/68-7)…2nd at Stanford (20.65/67-9)... ranked #9 in world (#5 U.S.) by T&FN… best of 68-8.75. 2002: 6th at USA Indoors (18.82m/61-9)…6th at USA Outdoors (20.47m/67-2)…ranked #7 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 20.47m/67-2. 2001: 6th at USA Outdoors (19.95/65-5.5)…3rd at NCAA Outdoors (19.93/65-4.75)…SEC Outdoor champ…9th at World University Games…ranked #6 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 20.22/66-4.25. 2000: 6th at U.S. Olympic Trials in SP (18.95/62-2.25)...2nd at NCAA Indoors (18.48/60-7.75)... 4th in SP at NCAA Outdoors (19.79/64-11.25PR)...ranked 5th in U.S...bests of (19.79/64-11.25) and 49.04/160-11DT. 1999: 2nd at Southeastern Conference Champs...11th at NCAA Outdoors...8th at USA Outdoors...best of 62- 7.25. 1998: 3rd at SEC Outdoors...11th at NCAA Outdoors...best of 62-7.25. 1997: 5th at National Scholastics...best of 64-3HS.

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MARSHEVET HOOKER Event: Sprints Height: 5-9 Weight: 148 PR: 100m – 10.93 (2008); 200m – 22.34 (2008) Born: September 25, 1984 Current Residence: San Antonio, Texas High School: Southwest HS (San Antonio, Texas) ‘03 College: Texas ‘07 Coach: Jon Drummond Agent: Mark Wetmore Club: adidas

Career Highlights: 3rd at 2008 Olympic Trials in 200m; 2006 NCAA Indoor 60m and LJ champion; Two-time Big 12 Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Year (’05 & ’06); 2005 NCAA 100m and 4x100m champion

Hooker became the fifth-fastest woman in history, under any conditions, when she ran a wind-aided 10.76 (+3.4) to win the first heat of the 100m quarterfinals at the 2008 Olympic Trials. Only Florence Griffith-Joyner, Marion Jones, of France and of Jamaica have ever run faster than Hooker, either wind- legal or wind-aided. In June 2006, Hooker elected to forgo her final season of collegiate eligibility to pursue a professional track and field career. She will remain a student at Texas and continue her training under coach Beverley Kearney. Hooker, an eight-time All-American, left UT as one of the most decorated student-athletes in the program's history…Hooker, a corporate communications major, made her mark as one of the top athletes in collegiate track and field during the 2005 outdoor season, when she helped Texas to its fourth NCAA outdoor title. Hooker became UT's third NCAA 100-meter champion and its first since 1991, when she claimed the event in 11.14 seconds. She also anchored the 4x100-meter relay team to victory in 42.87, the third-fastest time in school history. Hooker took second in the long jump, finishing only behind eventual World champion Tianna Madison.

2009: 3rd in 200m, 5th in 100m at USA Outdoors (22.36w, 11.02w)...6th at Reebok Grand Prix (11.05w)...5th at adidas Track Classic (11.32). 2008: 5th at Olympic Games (22.34)...3rd at Olympic Trials in 200m (22.20w), 4th in 100m (10.93)...1st in quarterfinals (10.76w)…2nd at Reebok Grand Prix (10.94)..3rd in 200m at adidas Track Classic (22.49)…2nd at Kingston (11.01)…ranked #6 in the world (#2 U.S.) at 100m and #5 in the world (#3 U.S.) at 200m by T&FN…bests of 10.93 and 22.34. 2007: 6th in semis at USA Outdoors (11.34)…3rd at USA Indoors (7.22)…5th at Reebok Grand Prix (11.12)…5th at adidas Track Classic (11.06)…2nd at Kingston (11.08)…1st in 60m at Reebok Boston Indoor Games (7.24)…2nd at 100th Millrose Games (7.32)…1st at Tyson Invitational (7.26)…ranked #7 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 11.08. 2006: 8th in LJ at USA Outdoors (6.35m/20-10)NCAA Indoor LJ and 60m champion (6.71m/22-0.25, 7.20)…NCAA Midwest LJ champion (6.60m/21-8), ran in 100m and 200m heats (11.14, 22.70) - did not compete in finals due to injury…Big 12 100m and 200m champion (11.09, 22.75)…1st in LJ at Austin (6.52m/21- 4.75)…1st at Texas Relays (11.13)...1st in 60m at Reebok Boston Indoor Games (7.24)…ranked #7 in the U.S. in the LJ by T&FN…bests of 11.09, 22.70, 6.71m/22-0.25, 7.20. 2005: NCAA 100m champion, LJ runner-up (11.16, 6.60m/21-8)…NCAA Midwest 100m, LJ champion (11.13, 6.45m/21-2)…Big 12 100m, 200m, and LJ champion (11.12, 22.80, 6.89m/22-7.25)…ranked #6 in the U.S. in the LJ, #7 in the 100m by TF&N…bests of 11.12, 22.80, and 6.89m/22-7.25. 2004: 6th in 100m semis at OT…3rd in 100m at NCAA Outdoors…bests of 11.14, 6.48m/21-3.25.

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CHAUNTE HOWARD Event: High Jump Height: 5-9 Weight: 131 PR: 2.01m/6-07 (2006) Born: January 12, 1984 in Templeton, Calif. Current Residence: Decatur, Ga. High School: J.W. North (Riverside, Calif.) HS ‘02 College: ‘06 Coach: Nat Page Agent: Sharon Richards Club: Nike

Career Highlights: Three-time USA Outdoor champion (’06, ’08, ’09); 2006 USA Indoor champion; 2005 World Outdoor silver medalist; two-time USA Outdoor Championships runner-up (’04, ’05); 2004 Olympian; 2005 NCAA Indoor Champion; 2004 NCAA Indoor & Outdoor champion; 2003 Pan Am Junior bronze medalist

The #1 ranked American in 2005 and 2006, Howard in 2008 returned to competition after becoming a mother in 2007. At the 2008 Olympic Trials, she cleared all but her opening height of 1.84m/6-0.5 on first attempts, ultimately winning her second U.S. title with a height of 1.97m/6-5.5 to make her second Olympic Team and reclaim her spot as the #1 ranked American at the end of the season…Her performance at the 2006 AT&T USA Outdoor Championships proved she is consistently among the world's best. The 22-year-old set a meet record, personal best and 2006 U.S. leader with her winning clearance of 2.01m/6 feet, 7 inches…Howard enjoyed a strong 2005 season that included runner-up finishes at the World, USA and NCAA Outdoor Championships. Howard became the first American woman to win a world outdoor championships high jump medal since National Track & Field Hall of Famer Louise Ritter won bronze at the inaugural World Outdoor Championships in Helsinki in 1983 with her silver medal at the 2005 World Outdoor Championships and a clearance of 2.00m/6- 6.75… In clearing the bar at 1.95 meters/6-4.75 on her second attempt at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials she became the first Georgia Tech women’s track and field athlete to qualify for the Olympics with her runner-up finish in the high jump…the 2004 season began with a school record at the indoor ACC meet, claiming her third straight high jump crown at 1.90m/6-2.75…the Riverside, Calif., native then set a new mark at the NCAA Indoor Championships, clearing the bar at 1.92m/6-3.50 and claiming her first national championship…at the outdoor ACC meet, Howard once again set a new Tech and ACC meet record with a clearance of 1.95m/6-4.75…the sophomore track standout then became the first back-to-back national champion in Tech history with a first- place finish in the high jump at the outdoor NCAA Championships…prior to the U.S. Olympic Trials, the top U.S. women’s high jumpers gathered for a pre-trials meet in Provo, Utah, hosted by BYU on June 26. Howard proved she belonged with America’s elite, winning the event with a lifetime-best mark of 1.98m/6-6…that mark tied for the best in the United States for the ‘04 outdoor season. Howard first thought of becoming an Olympian at age four and believed her best opportunity for that dream to become a reality was attending Georgia Tech and working under jumps coach Nat Page. “I felt like that if I came to Tech and worked with coach Page, I could reach my potential,” said Howard. “He has trained some of the best in the business and has made this childhood dream become a reality.” A seven-time prep national champion at J.W. North High School, Howard was the Indoor and outdoor national champion in the high jump in 2001 and ’02…named one of 33 Nike Athletes of the Year for high school track and field…2001 and ’02 indoor and outdoor All-American in the high jump…2001 California state champion in the high jump…claimed All-America honors in the triple jump and 4x200 relay in 2002 and 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 relay in 2001.

2009: USA Outdoor champion (1.95m/6-4.75)…1st at Georgia Tech Invite (1.98m/6-6)…2nd at Oslo (1.98m/6- 6)…3rd at Rome (1.97m/6-5.5). 2008: 6th at Olympic Games (1.99m/6-6.25)...Olympic Trials champion (1.97m/6-05.5)…5th at Bislett Games Oslo (1.94m/6-4.25)…7th at DKB-ISTAF Berlin (1.93m/6-4)…1st at adidas Track Classic (1.98m/6-6)…1st at Disney (1.95m/6-4.75)…ranked #6 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 1.99m/6-6.25. 2007: did not compete (maternity). 2006: USA Outdoor champion (2.01m/ 6-07)…USA Indoor champion (1.95m/6-4.75)…1st at Boston Indoor Games (1.95m/6-4.75)…1st at Millrose Games (1.93m/6-4)…2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (1.96m/6-0.5)…5th at Paris (1.94m/6-4.25)…4th at Rome (1.94m/6-4.25)…1st at Lausaunne (1.99m6/6.25)…ranked #6 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 2.01m/6-07.

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2005: Runner-up at USA Outdoor Championships (J1.90m/6-02.75)…World Outdoor Championships runner-up (2.00m/6-6.75)…NCAA Indoor Champion (1.92/6-3.5)… 1st at Liege (2.00m/6-6.75PR)…1st at Heusden (2.00m/6-6.75)…1st at Azusa (1.97m/6-5.5)… ACC Champion (1.95m/6-4.75)…1st at Atlanta (1.95m/6- 4.75)…2nd at Walnut (1.93m/6-4)…4th at Monaco (1.93m/6-4)…4th at World Athletics Final (1.93m/6-4)…ranked #2 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 2.00m/6-6.75. 2004: Runner-up at U.S. Olympic Trials (1.95m/6-4.75)…13th in qualifying round at Olympic Games (1.85m/6- 0.75)…NCAA Outdoor champion (1.93m/6-4)…NCAA Indoor champion (1.92m/6-3.50i)…ACC Indoor champion (1.90m/6-2.75)…ACC Outdoor champion (1.95m/6-4.75)…2nd in Munich (1.93m/6-4)…1st at Penn Relays (1.91m/6-3.25)…1st at Provo, Utah (1.98m/6-6PR)…ranked #3 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 1.98/6-6.

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DAN HULING Event: 3,000m Steeplechase Height: 6-1 Weight: 155 PR: 8:20.84 (2008) Born: July 16, 1983 Current Residence: Columbus, Ohio High School: Geneva Community (Geneva, Ill.) HS ‘02 College: Miami of Ohio ‘06 Coach: Agent: Ray Flynn Club: Reebok

Career Highlights: 3rd at USA Outdoor Champs; 3rd at 2006 USA Outdoors; 5th at 2008 Olympic Trials;

Huling is on his way to the 2009 World Outdoor Championships in Berlin after finishing second in the steeplechase at the USA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore. The 2006 Miami (Ohio) graduate punched his ticket to Berlin with his finishing time of 8:32.86. Also at 2009 nationals, Huling posted the fastest time of the first round at 8:34.13. Huling finished as the runner-up in Eugene in his second ever appearance at the USA Outdoor Championships following a difficult period the previous two years where he was beset with injuries. While at Miami, Huling earned All-America honors in both cross country and track and field as a senior (2005- 06). He won Mid-American Conference championships in the 5,000m as a junior and in the 5,000m and 10,000m as a senior. He also won the MAC Cross Country title in 2005.

2009: Runner-up at USA Outdoors (8:32.86)... 2008: 5th at 2008 Olympic Trials (8:35.30)...ranked #5 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 8:20.84. 2007: Injured, did not compete 2006: 3rd at USA Outdoors (8:27.41)...6th at NCAA Outdoors 5,000m (14:20.38)...MAC steeple & 5,000m champ...bests of 8:27.41, 13:46.53, 30:37.25. 2005: MAC Outdoor 5,000m champ...13th in steeple prelims at NCAA Outdoors...MAC cross country champ...bests of 8:43.59, 14:33.02. 2004: 2nd in steeple at MAC Champs...bests of 8:58.88, 14:22.84. 2003: Best of 14:11.52.

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BERSHAWN JACKSON Event: 400mH Height: 5-8 Weight: 158 PR: 47.30 (2005) Born: May 8, 1983 in Miami, Fla. Current Residence: Champaign, Ill. High School: Miami Central (Miami, Fla.) ‘02 College: St. Augustine College ‘06 Coach: Gary Winckler Agent: Treshell Herndon Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2005 World Outdoor champion; 2008 Olympic Games bronze medalist; 2008 Olympic Trials champion;2003 & 2009 USA Outdoor champion; 2005 USA Indoor 400m champion; 2002 U.S. junior champion; 2002 World Junior bronze medalist; 2002 World Junior 4x400 champion

Jackson successfully defended his national title at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships, where his winning time of 48.03 boosted him to the top of the seasonal world list. Following his heartbreaking 4th-place finish at the 2004 Olympic Trials, Jackson made sure he’d qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games by finishing first in the men’s 400m hurdles at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. He went on to Beijing where he won the bronze medal, completing an American sweep of the event with teammates Angelo Taylor and Kerron Clement. Jackson’s 2007 season was highlighted by wins at the Kansas Relays, Osaka GP, and at the Athens GP. In ending the 2007 season ranked #5 in the world, Jackson has been ranked in world’s the top ten in the men’s 400m hurdles by Track & Field News each year since 2003. The dominant force in the men’s 400m hurdles throughout the 2005 season, Jackson was motivated by his failure to make the 2004 Olympic team. His determination paid off. Jackson used his tremendous finishing speed in capturing the gold medal at the World Outdoor Championships in Helsinki in a personal best time of 47.30 seconds. Jackson's victory was the first for an American in this event at a World Outdoor Championships since Derrick Adkins mined gold at in 1995 (47.98). With fellow American James Carter finishing second, it marked the first time Americans had finished 1-2 in the men’s 400m hurdles since Rome in 1987 when National Track & Field Hall of Famer Edwin Moses won the gold and Danny Harris brought home the silver medal. Jackson and Carter’s career best performances in Helsinki are even more impressive considering that the race was held during a torrential downpour in Helsinki. Their times were the second and third fastest in the world during the 2005 season. Jackson’s 2005 season got off to a tremendous start with his performance at the USA Indoor Championships, where he won the 400m national title in 46.05 seconds. Jackson’s only loss during the 2005 outdoor season came when he was the runner-up at the USA Outdoor Championships. His 12 worldwide wins in 2005 made him an easy choice for the coveted 400m hurdles world #1 ranking that year from Track & Field News. The newest phenom over the intermediate hurdles, Jackson has improved his personal best by more than 2 seconds since 2002. For the second season in a row, Jackson posted the second fastest time by an American with his monster (then) personal best of 47.86, which bettered his previous PR of 48.23 in winning at Madrid in 2003. The 2002 U.S. junior champion and World Junior bronze medalist, Jackson planned to be part of the University of South Carolina track powerhouse, but he instead competed on the circuit.…In 2004 joined the St. Augustine’s College roster… raised in Miami, he now lives and trains in Raleigh, N.C., where he is coached by 2004 Olympic Team Head Coach George Williams…daughter Shawnte was born May 2, 2005.

2009: 1st at USA Outdoors (48.03)...1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (48.38)…1st at Reebok Grand Prix (48.52) 2008: Olympic Games bronze medalist (48.06)…Olympic Trials champion (48.17)…1st at Bislett Games Oslo (48.15)…1st at DKB-ISTAF Berlin (48.73)…1st at adidas Track Classic (48.94)…1st at Kansas Relays (48.32)…2nd in semifinal #1 at Olympic Games (48.02)…best of 48.02. 2007: 5th in 400m at USA Outdoor Championships (45.55)…45.06 in 400m semifinal at USA Outdoors… 3rd in semi's at World Outdoors (48.95)...1st in 600m at Millrose Games (1:11.48)…8th in 400m at Prefontaine Classic (46.38)…1st at Osaka GP (48.13)…1st at Athens (48.15)…ranked #5 in world, #3 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 48.13. 2006: USA Outdoor runner-up (47.48)…1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (48.22)…1st at Rome (47.86)…1st at Athens (48.00)…1st at Lausanne (47.77)…ranked #2 in world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 47.48.

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2005: World Outdoor champion (47.30PR)…2nd at USA Outdoor Champs (47.80)…USA Indoor 400m champ (46.05)…1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (47.91)…1st in 400mH at adidas Track Classic (47.62)…ranked #1 in world by T&FN…best of 47.30PR. 2004: 4th at Olympic Trials (48.11)…1st at Texas Relays 400mH (48.74)…1st in Monaco (47.86PR)…2nd at Zurich (48.08)…2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (48.79)…ranked #3 in world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 47.86PR. 2003: USA Outdoor champion (49.01)…disqualified in opening round at World Outdoors…1st at Madrid (48.23) and Atlanta (48.51)…best of 48.23…ranked #10 in the world (#3 U.S.) by T&FN. 2002: Bronze at World Juniors 400H (50.00)…1st at World Juniors 4x400m…1st at USA Juniors (50.33) …3rd at Golden West Invitational 110H…4th at National Scholastic 100H…1st at Golden West Invitational 400H…1st at National Scholastic 400H…bests of 13.90 (hs), 35.39 (hs) and 50.00. 2001: 1st at Junior Olympics (50.86) … 1st at Golden West Invitational 400H…4th at Golden West Invitational 110H…bests of 14.04 (hs), 13.97w (hs), 50.86 and 35.79 (hs). 2000: Bests of 52.17 400H and 36.45 (hs).

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EVAN JAGER Event: 5,000m Height: 6-2 Weight: 145 PR: 13:22.18 (2009) Born: March 8, 1989 Current Residence: Portland, Ore. High School: Jacob (Algonquin, Ill.) HS ‘07 College: Wisconsin Coach: Jerry Schumacher Agent: Self Club: Nike/Oregon Track Club

Career Highlights: 3rd at USA Outdoor Champs; 2008 USA Junior 1,500m champ; 8th at 2008 World Junior Championships

One year ago, Jager was a 1,500m specialist, who didn’t qualify for the Olympic Trials, and in 2009 he qualified for the 2009 World Outdoor Championships by placing third in June at the USA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore. Jager’s time of 13:22.18 from the USA Championships is a new personal best performance, bettering his previous PR by seven seconds. Jager’s life changed dramatically when the day prior to beginning his sophomore year at the University of Wisconsin he decided to leave school and turn pro after learning that his college cross country mentor John Schumacher would be moving to the west coast to train elite athletes with the Oregon Track Club. Jager now lives in Portland, Ore., and is currently taking courses at Portland State University. Jager set a new mile personal best at the 2009 Nike Prefontaine Classic when he crossed the finish line in 3:54.35, which bettered his previous career best by almost nine seconds. A soccer player from the time he was four years old, Jager decided to try cross country in junior high school, where he won a combined four state championships between track and cross country as a prep star in Illinois.

2009: 3rd at USA Outdoors (13:22.18)...7th in mile at Nike Prefontaine Classic (3:54.35)... 2008: USA Junior 1,500m champ (3:47.43)...8th at World Junior Champs (3:49.59)...8th at NCAA Outdoors (3:43.26)...5th at Big Ten Outdoors...best of 3:41.24. 2007: 4th at National Scholastics 2-mile...best of 8:47.59. 2006: 3rd at National Scholastics 2-mile...best of 8:50.42.

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NATE JENKINS Event: Marathon Height: 6-0 Weight: 165 PR: 2:14:56 (2008) Born: October 6, 1980 Current Residence: Lowell, Mass. High School: NA College: University of Massachusetts (Lowell) Coach: Gary Gardner Agent: Self Club: Saucony

Career Highlights: 7th at 2007 Olympic Trials - Marathon

Jenkins is a 2004 graduate of the University of Massachusetts—Lowell, where he ran cross country and led his team to three NCAA Northeast regional titles. In 2003, he took first place at the Regional Championships and was selected as the NCAA Regional Division II Runner of the Year. After college Jenkins began running for Saucony. In 2007, he was selected as a Road Runners Club of America Roads Scholar. In 2006, on a cold February day in Austin, Texas, Jenkins debuted in the marathon, where he finished the course in 2:15:28, which garnered him the “A” standard for the Olympic Trials. On October 7 of that year, he ran a 1:06:17 at the B.A.A. Half-Marathon, which made him the top American finisher and the seventh-place finisher overall. In high school Jenkins started running cross country in the fall to help prepare him for basketball season. Jenkins, who is known for training weeks of 120 miles or more, currently lives in Lowell, Mass., and is an assistant cross country and track coach at his alma mater.

2009: 10th at Crescent City Classic 10 km...2nd at Terrier Classic 5 km (14:04)...dnf at USA Indoors 3,000m 2008: 2007: 7th at Olympic Trials – Marathon (2:14:56)...ranked #8 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 2:14:56 2006: 7th at Austin Marathon (2:15:28)...best of 2:15:28.

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CARMELITA JETER Events: sprints Height: 5-4 Weight: 116 PRs: 100m – 10.96 (2009) Born: Nov. 24, 1979 Current Residence: Long Beach, Calif. Colleges: Cal State Dominguez Coach: Agent: Mark Block Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2009 USA Outdoor champion; 2007 World Outdoor bronze medalist; 3rd in 100m at 2007 USA Outdoors; 2007 USA Indoor runner-up; 2-time NCAA Div. II 100m runner-up, 3rd in 200m (’00, ’03)

At the 2007 IAAF World Championships, Jeter got her best start of the meet in the women's 100 meter final and employed her typical strong finish to take a surprising third for the bronze medal in a personal-best 11.02...A relative unknown, Jeter came onto the scene in 2007 setting a personal record in the 100m (11.05) at the adidas Track Classic and then went on to qualify for her first World Outdoor Championships roster for Team USA with her third-place finish at the 2007 AT&T USA Outdoor Championships. She says her improvement came by overcoming hamstring injuries that dogged her from 2003-2005. Deep tissue massage helped resolve it. Formerly coached by Warren Edmondson, she made a coaching change in spring 2007...says she looks at her World Champs medal every morning and evening to help give her motivation...Jeter is the most decorated track & field athlete in the history of Cal State Dominguez Hills, where she graduated with a degree in physical education in 2004. A 6-time NCAA Division-II All-America sprinter, she was a 3-time 100 meter runner-up at the NCAA Division-II National Championships. With 100/200 meter PR’s of 11.43 and 23.46, in 2004 she was the first-ever U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier from Cal State Dominguez Hills, where she placed 12th in the 100 meters.

2009: USA Outdoor champion (10.78w)…1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (10.85w)…1st at adidas Track Classic (11.09)...1st at Reebok Grand Prix (10.85w)…1st at Mt. SAC (10.96PR) 2008: 6th at Olympic Trials in 200m (22.35)…9th at Olympic Trials semi-finals in 100m (11.05)…5th in 100m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (11.07)…2nd in 200m (22.65) and 6th in 100m (11.16) at Reebok Grand prix…2nd in 200m (22.47) and 5th in 100m (11.26) at adidas Track Classic 2007: 3rd at World Outdoors (11.02PR)...3rd in 100m at USA Outdoors (11.17)…USA Indoor 60m runner-up (7.17)…4th in 100m at adidas Track Classic (11.05PR)…1st in 100m at Mt. SAC Relays (11.16)…1st in 100m and 200m at Oxy Invitational (11.22, 22.82PR)…2nd in 100m at Monaco (11.11)…2nd in 100m at Heusden (11.05w)…1st in 60m at Azusa Pacific Qualifier (7.16)...ranked #3 in the world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 11.02 and 22.82. 2006: USATF National Club championships 100m runner-up (11.49), 200m champion (23.67PR)…8th in 100m at adidas Track Classic (11.59)…2nd in 100m at Oxy Invitational (11.48)…3rd in 100m at Steve Scott Invitational (11.65)…3rd in 100m at Mt. SAC Relays (11.60)…Claremont Classic 100m runner-up (11.65), 200m champion (23.81) 2005: Injured – hamstring. 2004: Claremont Classic 100m runner-up (11.80), 200m runner-up (24.33)…Southern California Association Age-Group champs 100m champion (11.74), 200m champion (24.02) 2003: NCAA Div. II 100m runner-up (11.79), 3rd in 200m (23.67PR)

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FUNMI JIMOH Event: Long Jump Height: 5-8 Weight: 130 PR: 6.96m/22-10 (2009) Born: May 29, 1984 in Seattle, Wash. Current Residence: Stafford, Texas High School: Dulles (Texas) HS ‘02 College: Rice ‘07 Coach: Jim Bevan Agent: Robert Wagner Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 3rd at 2008 Olympic Trials; 2002 USA Youth HJ champion ... 2002 USA Junior Olympic HJ champion

Jimoh made her first Olympic Team after finishing third at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Got her 2008 season started off right with a personal best 6.91m/22-8 in winning the Bayou Classic…full name is Oluwafunmilayo (Yoruba for "the lord brought me joy") Kemi Jimoh… philosophy and English major while at Rice.

2009: 3rd at USA Outdoors (6.77m/22-2.5)…1st at Nike Pre Classic (6.69m/21-11.5)...2nd at Doha (6.96m/22- 10PR)…1st at Reims (6.73m/22-1). 2008: 12th at Olympic Games (6.29m/20-7.75)...3rd at Olympic Trials (6.72m/22-0.75)…3rd at USA Indoors (6.33m/20-9.25)…2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (6.85m/22-5.75)…6th at Doha (6.48m/21-3.25w)…1st at Bayou Classic (6.91m/22-8PR)…ranked #3 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 6.91m/22-8. 2007: 9th at USA Outdoors (6.38m/20-11.25)…5th at NCAA Outdoors (6.43m/21-1.25)…Midwest Regional champion (6.35m/20-10w)…1st at Hamilton (6.46m/21-2.5)…ranked #8 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 6.46m/21- 2.5. 2006: 12th at USA Outdoors (6.24m/20-5.75)…2nd at Alumni Gold (6.36m/20-10.5)…1st at Houston (6.52m/21- 4.75w)…best of 6.44m/21-1.5. 2005: redshirted Outdoor season

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BRIAN JOHNSON Events: Long jump Height: 6-5 Weight: 200 PR: 8.33m/27-4 (2005) Born: March 5, 1980 Current Residence: Baton Rouge, La. High School: Iowa HS (La) ‘97 Colleges: Southern University (La) ‘02 Coach: Johnny Thomas Agent: Daniel Escamilla Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2006 USA Outdoor Champion; Two-time USA Indoor champion (’05, ’06); 2008 Olympic Trials & 2009 USA Outdoor Champs runner-up; 2003 NCAA Indoor Champion

Johnson qualified for his first Olympic Team with his runner-up finish at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, where he posted his best jump of the year. His 2007 season was highlighted by wins at Baton Rouge and Rethymno, where he had his best mark of the season of 8.31meters/27-3.25. Johnson enjoyed a banner season in 2006, highlighted by victories at the AT&T USA Indoor and Outdoor Championships, and ending the season ranked #3 in the U.S. by Track & Field News. Three years after suffering a devastating knee injury, the former Southern University All American became a world class long jumper when he captured the 2005 USA Indoor title, later that summer Johnson placed third at the USA Outdoor Championships with a leap of 8.09m26-6.5. That effort qualified him for a spot on the Team USA roster for the 2005 World Outdoor Championships in Helsinki, where he barely missed qualifying for the final. Injured in April 2003, Johnson suffered two torn ligaments in his knee…Prior to his injury Johnson was the 2003 NCAA Indoor champion 8.28m/27-2. With the victory, Johnson joined former Southern standouts Theron Lewis and as the only Jaguars to win titles in the 39-year history of the NCAA indoor meet...Johnson’s championship jump was, at that time, the nation’s leading performance and the third longest jump in the world, 27 feet. He later won the Black College National Championships in Bethesda, Md., and won the Texas Relays long jump with a leap of 26 feet, 5 inches…Unfortunately, on that winning jump he injured his knee and was out for the rest of the year. A political science major at Southern University…married to Pamela, they have a son, Kobe.

2009: Runner-up at USA Outdoors (8.26m/27-1.25)...2nd at Bair Mahault (8.28m/27-2) 2008: 22nd in qualifying at Olympic Games (7.79m/25-6.75)…2nd at Olympic Trials (8.30m/27-02.75)…5th at Bislett Games Oslo (8.12)…ranked #2 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 8.30m/27-2.75. 2007: 5th at US Outdoor Championships (8.11m/26-7.25)…2nd at USA Indoors (8.03m/26-4.25)…2nd at Rethymno (8.31m/27-3.25)…3rd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (8.11m/26-7.25)…ranked #6 in world, #2 U.S. by T&FN…best of 8.31m/ 27-3.25. 2006: USA Outdoor Champion (8.10m/26-7)…USA Indoor champion (7.95m/26-1)…1st at Xalapa (8.24m/27- 0.5)…4th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (7.89m/25-10.75)…11th at Meeting Gaz de France Paris Saint-Denis (7.64m/25-0.75)…12th at Golden Gala (7.28m/23-10.75)…ranked #3 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 8.24m/27-0.5. 2005: USA Indoor Champion (7.89m/25-10.75)…3rd at USA Outdoor Champs (8.08m/26-6.5)…10th in Group B qualifying at World Outdoor Champs (7.91m/25-11.5)…1st at Payton Jordan U.S. Open (8.17m/26-9.75)…1st at Bad Langensalza (8.33m/27-4)…ranked #9 in world (#3 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 8.33m/27-4. 2004: 4th at 2004 USA Indoor Champs (7.51m/24-7.75). 2003: Injured in April-did not compete for the rest of the season….NCAA Indoor Champion (8.28m/27-2). 2002: 3rd at NCAA Outdoor Champs (7.96m/26-1.5). 2001: 3rd at NCAA Outdoor Champs (8.06m/26-5.5). 2000: 19th at NCAA Champs (6.27m/20-7).

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CHELSEA JOHNSON Events: Pole Vault Height: 5-9 Weight: 137 PRs: 4.73m/15-6.25 (2008) Born: Dec. 20, 1983 in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Current Residence: Los Angeles, Calif. High School: Atascadero HS (Atascadero, Calif.) ‘02 College: UCLA ‘06 Coach: self Agent: Karen Locke Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2009 USA Outdoor runner-up; 2006 NCAA Indoor champion; 2006 NCAA Outdoor runner- up; 2004 NCAA champion and NCAA Indoor runner-up

Johnson qualified for her first World Outdoor Championship team with her runner-up performance at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships…Johnson capped off an impressive Pac-10 career in record-breaking fashion in setting a new collegiate record in the women's pole vault (4.60 meters/15 feet, 1 inch) to win the 2006 Pac-10 Track & Field Championships…Johnson was named the 2006 Pac-10 Women's Field Athlete of the Year…became the first woman in collegiate history to vault 15-0 feet, in winning the 2004 Stanford Invitational…she continued a successful season outdoors after her fourth-place finish at the 2004 Olympic Trials, just missing a spot on the Olympic Games in Athens. She became the second UCLA vaulter since 2000 (the first was Tracy O’Hara in 2002 and 2000) to win NCAA pole vault crown. Her father is the 1972 Olympic pole vault bronze medalist and 1971 U.S. outdoor champion…Johnson first competed in the pole vault during her senior year in high school... Johnson has a bachelor’s degree in sociology.

2009: USA Outdoor runner-up (4.60m/15-1)…3rd at Reebok Grand Prix (4.42m/14-6)…3rd at Athens (4.48m/14- 8.25). 2008: 7th at Olympic Trials (4.40m/14-5.25)…3rd at USA Indoors (4.50m/14-9)…1st at Los Gatos (4.73m/15- 6.25)…ranked #5 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 4.73m/15-6.25 2007: 5th at USA Outdoors (4.35m/14-3.25)…6th at adidas Track Classic (4.29m/14-0.75)…3rd at Madrid (4.57m/15-0)…ranked #6 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 4.57m/15-0. 2006: 5th at USA Outdoors (4.40m/14-5.25)…NCAA Outdoor runner-up (4.25m/13-11.25)…NCAA Indoor champion (4.50m/14-9)…NCAA West Regional champion (4.26m/13-11.75)…Pac-10 champion (4.60/15- 1CR)…ranked #3 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 4.60m/15-1. 2005: NCAA Outdoor Champs (NH)…Pac-10 champion (4.25m/13-11.25)…1st in Los Angeles (4.30m/14- 1.25)…best of 4.30m/14-1.25. 2004: 4th at Olympic Trials (4.50m/14-9)…NCAA Outdoor champion (4.28m/14-1.25)…1st at Stanford Invitational (4.57m/15-0PR)…6th at Home Depot (4.00m/13-1.5)…NCAA Indoors runner-up (4.25m/13- 11.5i)…ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 4.57m/15-0. 2003: 9th at USA Outdoors (4.25m/13-11.25)…6th at NCAA West Region (4.12m/13-6.25)…Pac-10 Championships runner-up (4.04m/13-3.25)…11th at NCAA Indoors (4.05m/13-3.50i)…best of 4.25m/13-11.25. 2002: 1st at Mt. SAC Relays (4.07m/13-4)…1st at Arcadia Invite (3.81m/12-6)…1st at CIF Div. III title (4.12m/13-6)…1st at Golden West Invitational (4.12m/13-6)…5th at USA Juniors (3.70m/12-1.5)…California high school state champion (4.04m/13-3)…best of 4.12m/13-6

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ALFRED “A.G.” KRUGER Event: Hammer Throw Height: 6-4 Weight: 260 PRs: 79.26m/260-0 (2004) Born: Feb. 18, 1979, in Sheldon, Iowa Current Residence: Ashland, Ohio High School: Sheldon (Iowa) ‘97 Colleges: Morningside (Sioux City, Iowa) ‘01 Coach: Agent: Self Club: Nike

Career highlights: 2008 Olympic Trials champion; Four-time USA Outdoor champion ('06, '07, ’08. ‘09); Four- time U.S. Indoor WT champion (’03, ’05, ’06, ‘07); 2004 Olympic Trials runner-up; 2001 NCAA Div. II champion

Kruger qualified for his second Olympic Team with at the 2008 Olympic Trials with his winning toss of 75.81m/248-9. He emphatically demonstrated his men’s hammer throw dominance in the U.S. in 2007 by winning his second consecutive national title and posting the top nine throws by an American that season. He also won his fourth straight indoor title. He ended the 2006 outdoor season owning the top seven hammer throws by an American that year. Kruger finished the 2005 season with four of the top seven hammer throws by Americans in that year.. A young thrower in an event which traditionally favors experienced competitors, Kruger made his first Olympic Team by placing 2nd at the 2004 Olympic Trials, then meeting the Olympic A standard with his personal best throw of 79.26m/260-0 on August 5 in Berea, Ohio, a mark that would have finished fourth at the 2004 Olympic Games...coached by 4-time Olympian Jud Logan, who heads the Ashland Elite Club. Of Logan, Kruger says, “”It was the biggest compliment in my life when Jud Logan recruited me two years ago [out of Morningside College],” Kruger said “I would never be where I am without him. He is the master of getting you ready to go.”

2009: USA Outdoor champion (75.31m/247-1)...runner-up at 2009 USA Indoors (23.31m/76-5.75)...1st at Columbus (75.69m/248-4) 2008: Olympic Trials champion (75.81m/248-09)…14th in Group B qualifying at Olympic Games (71.21m/233- 7)…runner-up at USA Indoors (24.07m/78-11.75)…1st at Eugene (78.68m/258-2 U.S. Leader)… ranked #1 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 78.68m/258-2.best of 78.68m/258-2. 2007: USA Outdoor champion (78.10m/256-3)... 9th in qualifying at World Outdoors (73.19m/240-1)...USA Indoor champion (24.05m/78-11)...2nd at Lake Erie Association Championships (71.95m/)...1st at Sioux City Relays (77.11m/253-0)...2nd at Mt. SAC Relays (76.84m/252-1)...ranked #1 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 78.10m/256-3. 2006: USA Outdoor champion (75.81m/248-9)...USA Indoor champion (23.74m/77-10.75)...1st at Mt. SAC (78.52m/257-7)...1st at Bloomington, Ind. (77.98m/257-7)...1st at Columbus (77.00m/252-7)...1st at Drake Relays (76.09m/249-7)...ranked #1 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 78.52m/257-7. 2005: U.S. Indoor champion (23.47m/77-0)...3rd at USA Outdoors (71.48m/234-6)...7th in Group A qualifying at World Outdoor Champs (74.37m/244-0...... 2nd at Calvin (75.57m/247-11)...ranked #2 in U.s. by T&FN...best of 75.57m/247-11. 2004: 2nd at Olympic Trials (76.02m/249-5) …did not qualify for Olympic final (69.38m/227-7)… met Olympic A standard August 5 at Berea (Ohio) Open (79.26m/260-0PR) …2nd in WT at USA Indoors (22.56m/74-0.25) …1st in WT at Kent (22.87/75-0.5)…ranked #2 U.S. by T&FN…best of 79.26m/260-0. 2003: USA Indoor WT champion (22.25m/73-0) …no mark at USA Outdoors …best of 70.31m/230-8. 2002: 14th at USA Outdoor (64.59m/211-11) … 6th at USA Indoors (19.50m/63-11.75) … best of 68.53m/224- 10. 2001: 1st at North Central Conference in hammer and discus … NCAA Div. II champion in HT … 19th in HT at USA Outdoors … best of 65.66m/215-5 in HT and 56.00m/183-9 in DT.

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BERNARD LAGAT Events: 1,500m, 5,000m Height: 5-8 Weight: 134 PRs: 1,500m - 3:26.34 (2001); Mile - 3:47.28 (2001); 3,000m - 7:32.43iAR (2007); 5,000m - 12:59.22 (2006) Born: Dec. 12, 1974, in Kapsabet, Current Residence: Tucson, Ariz. College: Washington State ‘99 Coach: James Li Agent: James Templeton Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2007 World Outdoor 1,500m and 5,000m champion; 2004 Olympic 1,500m silver medalist; 2000 Olympic bronze medal; 2008 Olympic Trials 5,000m and 1,500m champion; 2004 World Indoor Champs 3,000m gold medalist; 2001 World Outdoor Champs 1,500m silver medalist; 2002 World Cup 1,500m champion; 2007 USA Outdoor 5,000m champion; 2006 USA Outdoor 1,500m and 5,000m champion; U.S. indoor 1,500m, mile, 3,000m record holder; U.S. outdoor 1,500m record holder; 7-time Wanamaker Mile winner at Millrose Games.

At the 2009 Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden in New York, Lagat tied ’s all-time record of seven victories in the legendary Wanamaker Mile. Lagat’s 2008 season was highlighted by winning the men’s 1,500m and 5,000m national titles at the U.S. Olympic Trials for the second time in his career, having first accomplished the feat in 2006. A lingering Achilles injury left him at less than 100% at the Olympics. In the final 100 meters of the men's 1,500m final at the 2007 World Outdoor Championships in Osaka, Japan, Lagat sprinted cleanly to the front and went on to cross the finish line first in 3 minutes 34.77 seconds. It was Team USA's first ever gold medal in that event at a World Outdoor Championships, and the first Olympic or World Championships 1,500m gold medal since 1908, when Hall of Famer won the Olympic title. In the Osaka 5,000m final, Lagat became the first man ever to win the 1,500m/5,000m middle-distance double at World Outdoors, and the first American to win a World Championship medal of any kind at 5,000m with his winning time of 13:45.87. On February 17 in Birmingham, Lagat broke the American record in the indoor 3,000m, with his time of 7:32.43. He also ran the fastest time in the world indoors 2007 in the mile with his 3:54.26 win at the 100th Millrose Games. Lagat had already piled up a series of wins in 2007, including the AT&T Outdoor Championships (5,000m), Millrose Indoor Games (mile) and Birmingham indoor (3,000m). He continued his domination of U.S. middle distance running in 2006 with his wins in the 1,500m and 5,000 meters at the AT&T USA Outdoor Championships in Indianapolis, becoming the first man ever to pull off the historic double. Also in 2006, Lagat posted the five-fastest 1,500m times by an American, and the fastest 5,000m time by a U.S. competitor with his win at London in 12:59.22. His 3,000m winning time of 7:34.41 in Rethymno on July 21 was the fastest by an American in 2006. A two-time Olympic 1,500m medalist for his native Kenya, Lagat competed for Kenya on August 24, 2004. "I thought long and hard before changing my nationality but, at the age of 30, I have to look to my future, after my running career has come to an end," Lagat said at the time. "I hope to continue running at the very highest level until at least the 2008 Olympics. A U.S. resident since 1996, Lagat is a graduate of Washington State University. IAAF rules state that an athlete changing national affiliation must wait three years since last competing for his native country before competing for a new country. Lagat became eligible to compete for the United States on August 25, 2007, one day after the beginning of the 2007 World Outdoor Championships in Osaka, Japan. Shortly after becoming a U.S. citizen, Lagat turned his attention towards rewriting the U.S. record books. He set two records from his 3:49.89 indoor mile at the Powered by Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas on February 11, 2005 including an official 3:33.34 record for the 1500m set en route to the mile victory. Those performances bettered the previous indoor records by Steve Scott (3:51.8, 1981) for the the mile and by , (3:38.12, 1989) for the 1500 meters. His winning time of 3:29.30 at Rieti, Italy on August 28, 2005 in the outdoor 1500m was ratified as a new American record improving the 1985 record of 3:29.77 by . . In growing up on his family's farm in Kapsabet, Kenya, Lagat sprinted a mile and a half to school each morning, and the same distance back. As much as he enjoyed running for fun, Lagat was even more passionate about his education. It wasn't until he began studying at Jomo Kenyatta University College of Agriculture and Technology that he got serious about running competitively. Lagat left Kenya for the United States when he received a scholarship from Washington State University in Pullman. The school was seeking star African runners, hoping to raise the profile of middle- distance and distance-running in the United States. Lagat was seeking academic advancement. He earned BA’s

114 from Washington State in Management Information Systems, and Decision Science (Econometrics). He reached All-American status twice in cross country and nine times in track and field while wearing a Cougar uniform. As a collegian, Lagat won the mile and 3000m races at the 1999 NCAA Indoor Championships, earning the title of NCAA Indoor Male Athlete of the Year. That same year, Lagat won the 5000m race at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. He accumulated four Pacific-10 Conference championships and was named Men's Track & Field Co-Athlete of the Year in 1999. He was Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Male Athlete of the Year on three occasions. Lagat became a father on January 12, 2006 when his wife, Gladys Tom, gave birth to son Miika Kimutai Lagat, Daughter Gianna was born November 2, 2008.

2009: 3rd in 800m opening round at USA Outdoors (1:48.59)...1st in 3,000m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (7:35.92)…2nd at Reebok Grand Prix (13:03.06)…1st at Millrose Games (3:51.34) 2008: 6th in 1,500m semifinals at Olympic Games (3:37.79)…Olympic Trials 5,000m and 1,500m champion (13:27.47,3:40.37)…1st in two mile at Nike Prefontaine Classic (8:12.45)...1st in 1500m at adidas Track Classic (3:35.14)…1st at Rieti (3:32.75)…ranked #1 in U.S. at 1,500m & 5,000m by T&FN…bests of 3:32.75 & 13:16.29. 2007: World Outdoor 1,500m (3:34.77) and 5,000m champion (13:45.87)...USA Outdoor Champion 5,000m (13:30.73) and 3rd in 1,500m (3:35.55)…1st at Millrose Games (3:54.26WL)…1st in 3,000m at Birmingham (7:32.43iAR)…Runner-up at Reebok Grand Prix in mile (3:53.88)…2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic in Bowerman Mile (3:50.56)...3rd in 1,500m at Sheffield (3:36.24)…1st in 1,500m at London (3:35.71)…3rd in 1,000m at Stockholm (2:16.25)…ranked #2 in world, #1 U.S. at 1,500m, ranked #3 in world, #1 U.S. at 3,000m, ranked #4 in world, #1 U.S. at 5,000m…bests of 3:34.77, 7:32.43i, 13:30.73. 2006: USA Outdoor 1,500m (3:39.29) and 5,000m Champion (13:14.32)… 2nd at adidas Classic (3:32.94)…1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (3:51.53)…1st at Rieti (3:29.68U.S. Leader)…1st at Rethymno (7:34.41U.S. Leader)…1st at London (12:59.22U.S. Leader)…3rd at Meeting Gaz de France Paris Saint-Denis (3:31.48)…3rd at (3:32.19)…ranked #3 at 1,500m, #9 at 5,000m in the world and #1 in 1,500m, 3,000m, 5,000m in U.S. by T&FN…bests of 3:29.68, 7:34.41, 12:59.22. 2005: 1st at Rieti 1,500m (3:29.30, U.S. record, world leader)set U.S. Indoor records at Powered by Tyson Invitational (mile, 3:49.89 & 1,500m, 3:33.34)2nd at Oslo (3:48.38U.S. leader, #2 in world)#1 at World Athletics Final 3,000m (7:38.00U.S. leader)...1st at Wanamaker Mile in a Millrose and MSG record (3:52.87)...1st at Berlin 5,000m (12:59.29U.S. leader)...ranked #2 in world, #1 U.S. at 1,500m/mile, #5 in world (#1 U.S. at 3,000m)...bests of 3:29.30AR, 3:48.38 U.S. leader, 7:38.00 U.S. leader, 12:59.29 U.S. leader. 2004: Olympic 1,500m silver medalist (3:34.30)…World Indoor Champs 3,000m gold medalist (7:56.34)…1st at Brussels (3:36.24)…1st at Zurich ( 3:27.40WL)…ranked #1 in world at 1,500m/mile by T&FN…best of 3:27.40. 2003: World Indoor silver medalist (3:42.62)…1st at Millrose Games (4:00.36)…2nd at Zurich (3:30.55)…1st at Stockholm (3:32.99)…1st at Modesto (3:40.66)…ranked #4 in world by T&FN…best of 3:30.55. 2002: 1st at World Cup (3:31.20)…2nd at Grand Prix Final (3:30.54)…1st at Stockholm (3:31.38)…1st at African Championships (3:38.11)…2nd at Monaco (3:27.91)…ranked #2 in world by T&FN…best of 3:27.91. 2001: Silver medalist at World Outdoor Champs (3:31.10)…ran third-fastest 1,500m in history at Rieti (3:26.34)…ranked #2 in world by T&FN…best of 3:26.34. 2000: Olympic Games bronze medalist (3:32.44)…1st at Mt. SAC (3:54.97)…2nd at Grand Prix Final (3:36.88)…best of 3:28.51…ranked #3 in world by T&FN…best of 1999: NCAA Outdoor5,000m champ (14:01.09)…NCAA Indoor mile champ (3:55.65)…NCAA Indoor 3,000m champ (7:54.92)…3rd at Zurich (3:30.56)…ranked #4 in world by T&FN…best of 3:30.56. 1998: Best of 3:34.48.

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LIONEL LARRY Events: 400m Height: 5-9 Weight: 180 PR: 44.63 (2008) Born: September 14, 1986 Current Residence: Compton, Calif. High School: Dominguez (Compton, Calif.) HS ‘04 College: University of Southern California ‘08 Coach: Ron Allice Agent: Self Club: adidas

Career Highlights: 3rd at 2007 USA Outdoors; 2007 & 2008 NCAA Outdoor runner-up; 2006 NACAC U23 silver medalist; 2007 Pac-10 Outdoor champ; 6th at 2006 NCAA Outdoors

Larry’s 2008 season was highlighted by a runner-up finish in the 400m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, where he posted a new personal best time of 44.63 seconds. During his junior year at the University of Southern California, Larry in 2007 established himself as a force in the 400m at the national level. After running a personal best 44.67 in the semi-finals at the 2007 USA Outdoor Championships, Larry finished in third-place in the finals behind only Angelo Taylor and LaShawn Merritt…During his junior year at the University of Southern California, Larry was edged at the line to finish 2nd at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in a time of 44.68…A graduate of Dominguez High School, Larry was a two-time prep All-American….was voted the Long Beach Press 2003 Male Athlete of the Year after winning the California State 200m title…recorded personal bests of 10.31 (100m), 20.73 (200m) and 47.73 (400m) at Dominquez High...was the Dominguez class president as a freshman and was on the honor roll all four years in high school...a Social Sciences and History major while at USC.

2009: 4th at USA Outdoors (45.40)...1st at Austin (45.27)... 2008: 8th at Olympic Trials (45.82)…NCAA Outdoor 400m runner-up (44.63PR)…1st at Tempe (44.77)...ranked #6 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 44.63. 2007: 3rd at USA Outdoors 400m (44.84)…ran 44.67PR in semifinal at USA Outdoors…runner-up at NCAA Outdoors (44.68)…dnf in qualifying at World Outdoor Champs, injury to right hamstring…NCAA West Region champion (45.59)...PAC-10 Outdoor champion (44.73)…ranked #5 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 44.67. 2006: 6th at NCAA Outdoor Championships (45.43)…Anchor leg for USC’s 4th place 4x400m at NCAA Outdoors…NCAA West Regional champion 400m (45.53)…3rd at Pac-10 Championships 400m (45.85)…NACAC U23 silver medalist (45.38). 2005: 4x100m gold medalist at Pan-American Junior Games.

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MUNA LEE Event: Sprints Height: 5-7 Weight: 109 PRs: 100m - 10.85 (2008); 200m - 22.30 (2008) Born: October 30, 1981 in Little Rock, Ark. Current Residence: College Station, Texas High School: Central (Kansas City, Mo.) HS '00 College: Louisiana State University '04 Coach: Vince Anderson Agent: Chris Layne Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2009 USA Outdoor 100m and 200m runner-up; 2008 Olympic Trials 100m champion and 200m runner-up; 2005 World Outdoor 4X100m relay gold medalist; 2005 USA Outdoor 100m runner-up; 2004 Olympic Trials 200m runner-up; 2005 USA Indoor Runner-up; Two-time NCAA Indoor 60m champion (‘03, ‘04); 2003 NCAA Indoor 200m champion; Two-time NCAA Outdoor 100 and 200m runner-up (‘03, ‘04)

Lee won her first national title in impressive style at the 2008 Olympic Trials, winning the women’s 100m in a personal best 10.85. She then came back to finish runner-up in the women’s 200m in a windy 21.99. She placed fourth in the 100m and fifth in the 200m in Beijing…was also NCAA runner-up in both the 100 and 200 in 2004 and 2003highlights of Lees 2003 season included wins in the NCAA Indoors 60m and 200m and a first-place finish at the NCAA Outdoors 4x100m relay...Lee produced one of the greatest seasons ever by an LSU freshman in 2001, and followed up with a strong sophomore campaign in 2002as a freshman she earned four All-America honors, while anchoring the Lady Tigers to the NCAA title in the 4x100-meter relay...one of the top short sprint threats in the nation, she finished second in the 200 and fourth in the 100 at the 2001 NCAA Outdoors...she became only the second freshman in SEC history to sweep the short sprints at the SEC Outdoor Championships, taking the 100 (11.28) and 200 (23.13) titles...at the 2001 Penn Relays she anchored LSU to a victory in the 4x100-meter relay and a school record in the 4x200-meter relay (1:31.24)during the 2001 indoor season, she became the first freshman since Debbie Ferguson of Georgia a two time Olympian to win the SEC 200-meter title, as she blew away the field in a time of 23.04also earned All-America honors in 2002 for her NCAA Indoor 60m third-place finish, and for being part of the Lady Tigers 4x400m relay team...earned additional All-America accolades at the NCAA Outdoor Championships by finishing third at the 100 meters (11.44), fourth in the 200 meters (23.19) and as the anchor leg on LSU's 4x100m relay team (43.28)a two-sport athlete in high school, she earned four letters in track and three letters in basketball...one of the most sought after recruits in the nation, she ran the second fastest 100-meter dash time among American juniors in 2000, clocking an amazing 11.36 at the Olympic Trials in Sacramento, Calif...named the AAU Most Outstanding Athlete in 1999named the Gatorade MVP runner-up in 1998 and 99 and also named to the National Honor Society.

2009: USA Outdoor 100m and 200m runner-up (10.78w, 22.13w) …2nd at adidas Track Classic (11.22)...2nd at Reebok Grand Prix (10.88w)....3rd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (11.02w) …4th at Reebok BIG (7.25). 2008: 4th in 200m (22.01), 5th in 100m at Olympic Games (11.07)…Olympic Trials 100m champion and 200m runner-up (10.85, 21.99w)…1st in 200m at adidas Track Classic (22.30)…3rd at Reebok Grand Prix (10.97)...ranked #7 in the world (#3 U.S.) at 100m and #4 in the world (#2 U.S.) at 200m by T&FN...best of 10.85 and 22.01. 2007: 8th at USA Outdoors (11.27), 2nd in prelims (11.10)…6th in 200m at adidas Track Classic (22.90)…best of 11.10. 2006: 5th in 100m at Nike Prefontaine (11.33)...4th in 100m at adidas Classic (11.23) 2005: 2nd in 100m at USA Outdoor Champs (11.28)...7th in 100m at World Outdoor Championships (11.09)...5th in 200m at USA Outdoor Championships (22.46)...3rd in 100m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (11.32)...1st in 100m at Payton Jordan U.S. Open (11.16)...2nd in 100m at adidas Track Classic (11.2)...USA Indoor runner-up (7.11i)...3rd in Birmingham (7.17i)...2nd at Powered by Tyson Invitational (7.19i)...1st in 200m at Reebok Boston Indoor Games (22.99i)...ranked #7 in the world (#3 U.S.) at 100m and #6 in the U.S. at 200m by T&FN...best of 11.09. 2004: 2nd in 200m at Olympic Trials (22.36)...tied for 7th in 200m at Olympic Games (22.87)...NCAA Outdoor Championships 200m (22.55) & 100m (11.12)runner-up...NCAA Indoors 60m champion (7.21i)...NCAA Mideast Regional 100m (11.00w) & 200m (22.22w) champion...1st in Texas Relays 100m (11.31)...1st in 4x100m Relay at NCAA championships...5th at NCAA Indoors 200m (22.87i)...SEC 60m indoor champion (7.17i) & 200m

117 runner-up (22.97i)...ranked #7 in the world (#2 U.S.) at 200m and (#7 U.S.) at 100m by T&FN...best of 22.36 and 11.12. 2003: 2nd at NCAA Outdoors 100m (11.22)...2nd at NCAA Outdoors 200m (22.76)...1st at NCAA Outdoors 4x100m relay (42.55)...Won NCAA Indoors 60m (7.17)...won NCAA Indoors 200m and set a collegiate record in the semis (22.49)...won SEC Indoors 200m (23.26)...2nd at SEC Indoors 55m (6.75)...ranked #7 at 100m and #5 at 200m in U.S. by T&FN...best of 11.04 & 22.74. 2002: 4th at USA Outdoors 200m (23.16)...3rd at NCAA Outdoors 100m (11.44)...2nd at NCAA Outdoors 4x100m relay (43.28)...4th at NCAA Outdoor 200m (23.19)...1st at SEC Championships 100m (11.19)...3rd at SEC Outdoors 200m (22.82)...won SEC Indoor 60m (7.26) and 200m (22.91)...11.21 in opening round at SECs ...1st at Baton Rouge (11.29)...1st at Houston (11.24w)...1st in heat 4 at NCAA Outdoors 200m (22.66PR)...1st at Sun Angel (22.90)...bests of 11.19 & 22.66PR. 2001: 2nd at NCAA Outdoor 200m ( 23.05)...ran anchor on winning 4x100m relay at NCAA...4th at NCAA 100m (11.22)...SEC Outdoor champion at 100m & 200m...fifth in the 200 and ninth in the 60 meters at NCAA Indoors...SEC Indoor 200m champ (23.04)...ranked #6 in U.S. at 200m by T&FN...bests of 11.17PR & 23.13. 2000: 8th at 100m semis at U.S. Olympic Trials (11.67)...best of 11.36 in first round of Olympic Trials

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LOPEZ LOMONG Event: 1,500m Height: 5-11 Weight: 148 PR: 800m 1:45.58 (2008); 1,500m 3:36.36 (2008); Mile 3:53.97 (2008) Born: January 1, 1985 in Kimotong, Sudan Current Residence: Colorado Springs, Colo. High School: Tully (N.Y.) HS ‘04 College: Northern Arizona Univ. ‘09 Coach: John Hayes Agent: Peter Stubbs Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2009 USA Outdoor 1,500m champion; 3rd at 2008 Olympic Trials in 1,500m; 2007 NCAA Outdoor 1,500m champion; 2007 NCAA Indoor 3,000m champion; 3rd at 2007 NCAA Cross Country Championships

Lomong won his first career USA Outdoor title when he finished first in the men’s 1,500 at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships in 3:41.68. The U.S. delegation flag bearer during the opening ceremonies at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Lopez Lomong has overcome an overwhelming array of obstacles in becoming a top American middle distance runner. When he was 6 years old, in 1991, his family fled Kimotong, Sudan, on foot to avoid an attack by the militia group, the Janjaweed. Lomong and his family ran for three days in the African wilderness to avoid the attackers. After being separated from his family upon arrival at the Sudan-Kenya border, he lived in a refugee camp run by Catholic missionaries for 10 years. Despite being separated from his family as one of the “Lost Boys of Sudan”, Lomong says he is considered one of the lucky children as thousands of boys drowned, were eaten by wild animals or were shot by military forces. An essay that he wrote in 2001 about what he would strive to accomplish if he lived in America prompted officials to give him that chance. Lomong was moved to the U.S. to live with a foster family in Tully, N.Y., and became one of the 3,800 resettled youngsters known as the “Lost Boys of Sudan.” Lomong became a U.S. citizen in July, 2007, while becoming a star middle distance runner at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. He enjoyed his best year in 2007, winning the NCAA Indoor 3,000m title in upsetting two-time NCAA champion Chris Solinsky in 7:49.74, and taking the NCAA Outdoor men’s 1,500m crown in 3:37.07. He set a personal best and an NAU school record of 1:45.79 in placing fifth in the 800 meters at the 2007 AT&T USA Track and Field Championships, and he was named NCAA Mountain Region Male Track Athlete of the year by the USTFCCCA. Lomong, who turned pro after the 2007 NCAA Cross Country Championships, says his dream is to represent the USA in international competition, his way to thank those who have helped him. "I came to this country without expecting anything," said Lomong to USA TODAY. "Now I want to return the favor by being a good runner." Away from the track, Lomong, who enjoys hip hop music, is studying hotel management because he hopes to return to Africa to help revitalize the continent's tourism. He also wants to assist families confronted with multiple challenges in his home country.

2009: 1st at USA Outdoors (3:41.68)...4th at adidas Track Classic (3:39.21) 2008: 12th in semifinals at Olympic Games (3:41.00)…3rd at Olympic Trials in 1,500m (3:41.00)…5th at Olympic Trials in 800m (1:45.58)…5th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (3:53.97)…4th at adidas Track Classic (3:36.36)… ranked #2 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 3:36.36 & 3:53.97. 2007: NCAA Outdoor 1,500m champion (3:37.07PR)…NCAA Indoor 3,000m champion (7:49.74)…5th at USA Outdoor Champs (1:45.79PR)…3rd at NCAA D-I Cross Country Champs (29:45)…ranked #3 in U.S. at 1,500m/Mile by T&FN…bests of 1:45.79, 3:37.07. 2006: 4th at NCAA Cross Country Champs (30:59)…best of 1:47.00.

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MIKE MAI Event: Hammer Throw Height: 6-4 Weight: 255 PR: 74.39m/244-1 (2004) Born: September 27, 1970 Current Residence: Fort Lewis, Mo. High School: Gehlen Catholic (Le Mars, Iowa) HS ‘96 College: U.S. Military Academy ‘00 Coach: Dave Swan Agent: Self Club: U.S. Army

Career Highlights: Third at 2009 USA Outdoor Champs; fifth at 2008 Olympic Trials

After finishing fifth at the 2008 Olympic Trials, Mike Mai qualified for his first U.S. World Outdoor Championships team with his third-place finish off of his final throw at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships in Eugene. Now in his eighth year of throwing the hammer, Mai is taller than the ordinary competitor and is still learning how to avoid spinning clumsily in the hammer circle. After attending the Army’s Intermediate-Level Education at the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., Mai reported to Fort Lewis in early May and took command of the 9th Financial Management Company and the Defense Military Pay Office on May 28. He will soon be promoted from captain to major. Dave Swan, chairman of the men’s hammer throw for USA Track and Field, is Mai’s coach. The second-youngest of six siblings, Mai went off to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where he spent two years on the football team. Injuries caused Mai to stick with track and field, which was his first love. Currently a captain in the U.S. Army stationed at Fort Lewis, Mo., Mai is Commander of the 9th Financial Management Company and Director of the Defense Military Pay Office. A former member of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program (WCAP), Mai just missed earning a berth to last year’s Olympic Games following a fifth-place finish at the Olympic Trials behind the second best throw of his career (250-3). During his cadet career, Mai earned five letters in track (three outdoors and two indoors) along with helping Army capture three Patriot League outdoor titles and two indoor crowns competing in the 35-pound weight throw, the discus and the hammer. Mai had only thrown the discus prior to entering West Point, but proved to be a quick study in the hammer.

2009: 3rd at USA Outdoors (73.80m/242-1)... 2008: 5th at Olympic Trials (71.75m/235-5)...ranked #6 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 76.27m/250-3. 2007: 7th at USA Outdoors (70.21m/230-4)...ranked #5 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 74.62m/244-10. 2006: 6th at USA Outdoors (71.01m/233-0)...best of 70.99m/232-11. 2005: Did not compete. 2004: 8th at Olympic Trials (68.86m/225-11)...ranked #5 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 67.69m/244-1. 2003: 8th at USA Outdoors (68.09m/223-5)...ranked #5 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 69.08m/226-8. 2002: 21st at USA Outdoors...best of 65.98m/216-6.

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CASEY MALONE Event: Discus Height: 6-9 Weight: 265 PR: 66.58m/218-5 (2002) Born: April 6, 1977, Wheatridge, Colorado Current Residence: Ft. Collins, Colo. High School: Arvada West HS (Colo.) ‘95 College: Colorado State University ‘00 Coach: Brian Bedard Agent: Ray Flynn Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2009 USA champion; 3rd at 2004 & 2008 Olympic Trials; 2006 USA Outdoor runner-up; 6th at 2004 Olympic Games; 1998 NCAA Outdoor champion; 1996 world junior champion; 1996 USA junior champion

Malone had competed in 12 USA Outdoor Championships before winning his first national discus title in 2009, which qualified him for his second U.S. World Outdoor Championships team. Malone qualified for his second Olympic Games with his third-place finish at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials. His opening round toss at the Trials of 62.67m/205-7 held up through the remaining five rounds and secured Malone’s spot on the Olympic Team roster. Malone had one of his finest seasons in 2006, finishing as the runner-up at the AT&T USA Outdoor Championships and ending the campaign ranked #3 in the U.S., which is the second-highest ranking of his career. A thrower who has titles on the NCAA, U.S. junior and world junior levels, Malone was 3rd at the 2004 Olympic Trials, then placed 6th at the Olympic Games in Athens in ending the year ranked #1 in the U.S. Malone made the U.S. team for the 2003 World Outdoor Championships by having met the IAAF “A” standard of 64.40 meters/211-13. Malone, who was ninth at the 2003 USA Championships, threw 66.58m/218-5 in 2002 to surpass the “A” standard. …In 1999, Malone redshirted what would have been his senior year at Colorado State in order to try to put in the training necessary to make the U.S. Olympic Team. He qualified for the 2000 Olympic Trials, where he placed 9th…Malone was a four-time All-American and the 1998 NCAA Champion in the discus for coach Brian Bedard while at Colorado State…was also the 1996 USA junior national champion and world junior champion; he took sixth at the . Malone is in his third season as an assistant coach at the University of Colorado, working with the men’s and women’s throwers…is the lone NCAA Champion on the Buffalo coaching staff, and brings considerable success to the Colorado throwing program…earned a bachelor’s degree in fine arts, concentrating in painting. Malone married the former Lindsey Malmgren, an assistant track and field coach at the University of Colorado, in Sept. 2005. Lindsey is the Buff’s combined events/jumps coach.

2009: USA Outdoor champ (64.99m/213-3)... 2008: 19th in qualifying at Olympic Games (61.25m/201-0)...3rd at Olympic Trials (62.67m/205-7)...2nd at Salinas (64.56m/211-10)..ranked #3 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 64.56m/211-10. 2007: 11th at USA Outdoors 56.73m/186-1...4th at Reebok Grand Prix (60.26m/197-08)... 5th at Salinas (64.74m/212- 5)...ranked #7 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 64.74m/212-5. 2006: USA Outdoor runner-up (62.23m/204-02)...5th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (63.02m/206-09)...1st at Greeley (64.26m/210-10)...ranked #3 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 64.26m/210-10. 2005: 5th at USA Outdoors (60.45m/198-04)...6th at Lausanne (61.87m/203-0)...best of 61.87m/203-0. 2004: 3rd at Olympic Trials (64.47m/211-6)…6th at Olympic Games (64.33m/211-0)…1st at Greeley (65.60m/215- 3)…ranked #9 world (#1 U.S.)…best of (65.60m/215-3). 2003: 9th at USA Champs (59.49m/195-02) … 10th in qualifying at World Outdoors (61.50m/201-9)…1st at Ft. Collins (64.43m/211-5)…best of 64.43/211-5…ranked #6 in U.S. by T&FN. 2002: 5th at USA Championships…1st at Greeley (66.58m/218.5)… ranked #4 in U.S by T&FN…best of 66.58m/218-5. 2001: 10th at USA Championships…ranked #9 in US…best of 60.96m/200-0. 2000: 9th at Olympic Trials…1st at Mountain West Invitational…5th at NCAA Outdoors…ranked #7 in U.S…best of 64.50m/211-6. 1999: 6th at USA Championships…ranked #6 in US…best of 61.50m/201-9. 1998: 1st at WAC…1st at NCAA Outdoors…5th at USA Championships…ranked #6 in US…best of 61.40m/201-5. 1997: 3rd at WAC…11th at NCAA Outdoors…8th at USA Championships…best of 58.46m/191-9. 1996: 1st at WAC…5th at NCAA Outdoors…1st at Junior Championships…1st at World Juniors…best of 59.48m/195-2.

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ANDRA MANSON Event: High Jump Height: 6-5 Weight: 165 PRs: 2.35m/7-8.50 (2009) Born: April 30, 1984 in Brenham, Texas Current Residence: Austin, Texas High School: Brenham (Texas) HS ‘02 College: University of Texas ‘06 Coach: Mario Sategna/Dan Pfaff Agent: Chris Layne Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2008 World Indoor bronze medalist; Two-time USA Indoor champion (’08, ’09); 2009 USA Outdoor runner-up; 2008 Olympic Trials runner-up; 2002 World Junior & U.S. Junior champion; American Junior record holder; 2004 NCAA Outdoor champion

Manson has continued his recent success in 2009 with his runner-up finish at the USA Outdoor Championships by posting the highest clearance in the world this year of 2.35m/7-8.50, which is a new personal best. One of the most promising U.S. men’s high jumpers to come along in years, Manson made his first Olympic team with his runner-up finish at the 2008 Olympic Trials…after winning the 2008 U.S. Indoor title, in his first international competition on the elite level, Manson tied for bronze in the men's high jump at the 2008 World Indoor Championships with a season best 2.30m/7-6.5…Manson’s personal best equaling clearance of 2.33m/7-7.75 from his win in Austin, Texas in 2008 was the second best by an American that year and ranked #6 on the world list that season. Manson enjoyed a strong season in 2006 that ended with his second career top-five U.S. ranking from Track & Field News (#4). A low-key young man who early in his career developed a habit of soaring just as high as he had to in winning high jump competitions, Manson became known for stopping at a competition once he had won the event, declining to try a higher height, which is a rare trait among high jumpers. Manson displayed his abilities in an impressive manner in Kingston, Jamaica, at the 2002 World Junior Championships, winning the event with an American Junior record clearance of 2.31m/7 feet, 7 inches, which helped earn him the Track & Field News High School Athlete of the Year Award that year. Manson cleared 10 heights in a row at the competition, which included a then PR of 2.25m/7-4.50. He then proceeded to clear 2.27m/7-5.25 and 2.29m/7-6, before setting the American record, shattering the previous standard of 2.30m/7- 6.50 by Dothel Edwards in 1985. Although he had the event won, contrary to his usual practice, Manson made three attempts at 2.33m/7-7.75. Manson told Track & Field News at the time that his performance in Kingston was just a sample of things to come. “I look at it like this, “he said. “Things like that don’t surprise me because I’ve always told my coach as long as I keep working out, I can’t help but get better. Going 7-7, yeah, its awesome and its a good thing to do, but my goal is to have a record of 8-2, or something like that.” His performance in Kingston was preceded by a month and a half long stint working the graveyard shift, 6:00 p.m.- 3:00 a.m., at a Sealy Mattress factory in Brenham. A 20-point per game scorer as a high school basketball player, Manson once jumped over an opposition player for a dunk on a breakaway.

2009: USA Outdoor runner-up (2.28m/7-5.75)...USA Indoor Champion (2.32m/7-7.25)…1st at Glasgow (2.31m/7-7)....1st at Glasgow (2.35m/7-8.50PR). 2008: 13th in qualifying at Olympic Games (2.25m/7-4.25)…2nd at Olympic Trials (2.27m/7-05.25)…3rd at World Indoors (2.30m/7-6.5)…USA Indoor champ (2.30m/7-7.50)…1st at Austin, Texas (2.33m/7-7.75PR)…ranked #3 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 2.33m/7-7.75 2007: NCAA Outdoor runner-up (2.29m/7-6)…4th at NCAA Indoors (2.22m/7-3.25)…tied for 11th at USA Outdoors (2.15m/7-0.50)…2nd at Lincoln, Neb. (2.30m/7-6.50)…ranked #7 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 2.30m/7-6.50. 2006: 3rd at USA Outdoors (2.24m/7-4.25)…runner-up at NCAA Outdoors (2.26m/7-5)…tied for 2nd at NCAA Indoors (2.26m/7-5)…ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FN…2.28m/7-5.75i. 2005: 12th at NCAA Outdoors (2.17m/7-1.50)…3rd at NCAA Indoors (2.23m/7-3.75)…best of 2.26m/7-5i. 2004: Tied for 8th at USA Olympic Trials (2.24m/7-4.25)…NCAA Outdoor champ (2.32m/7-7.25)…NCAA Indoor champ (2.23m/7-3.75)…Big 12 Conference Outdoor champ…ranked #3 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 2.32m/7-7.25. 2003: 6th at USA Outdoors (2.22m/7-3.25)…best of 2.22m/7-3.25. 2002: World Junior HJ champion (2.31m/7-7AJR)…U.S. Junior champion (2.20m/7-2.50)…t Texas State HS Champ (2.13m/7-0)…1stGolden West Invitational…ranked #7 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 2.31m/7-7.

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LEONEL MANZANO Event: 1,500m Height: 5-5 Weight: 125 PR: 1,500m - 3:34.14 (2009); Mile - 3:56.98 (2008) Born: Sept. 12, 1984, in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico Current Residence: Austin, Texas High School: Marble Falls H.S. ‘04 College: University of Texas ‘08 Coach: John Cook Agent: Ricky Simms Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2008 Olympic Trials runner-up; 2009 USA Outdoor runner-up; 2008 NCAA Outdoor 1,500m champion; 2007 USA & NCAA Outdoors 1,500m runner-up; 3rd at 2006 USA Outdoors; 2006 NCAA Indoor mile champion; 2005 NCAA Outdoor champion

In finishing second in the 1,500 meters at the 2008 Olympic Trials, Manzano became the first University of Texas Longhorn 1500m runner to make the U.S. Olympic squad and the second UT miler to earn an Olympic bid. A five-time NCAA Champion (two-time indoor mile champion/two-time outdoor 1500m champion/distance medley relay), four-time NCAA Midwest Regional 1500m winner, nine-time All-American and 10-time Big 12 Champion (four-time indoor mile champion/three-time outdoor 1500m champion/three DMR), Manzano capped his UT career in 2008 with a spectacular senior season. The 2008 USTFCCCA (U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association) Athlete of the Year claimed three national titles as a senior, winning the indoor mile, taking the outdoor 1500m and leading the distance medley relay to victory indoors. He also won those same three events at the Big 12 Indoor and Outdoor Championships. He helped the Horns set a World, American and school record in the distance medley relay (9:25.97) indoors and also broke a 42-year old school- record in the mile with his victorious 3:56.98 clocking at the Texas Relays. He was named the Most Outstanding Performer at both the Texas and Penn Relays. Recognized nationally as a top young middle distance talent, Manzano during his junior year at the University of Texas, grabbed the attention of the track and field world by out-kicking two-time Olympic medalist Bernard Lagat for second place in the 1,500m at the 2007 AT&T USA Outdoor Championships. His personal best time of 3:35.29… He won the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Championship and is the 2006 NCAA Indoor mile champion…Prepped at Marble Falls High School (Marble Falls, Tex.) where he was a nine-time Texas 4A champion at 800m (twice), 1,600m (twice), 3,200m (twice) and cross country (three times) … claimed the mile, two-mile, and cross country state championships as a sophomore for the Mustangs … also finished 4th in cross country as a freshman, second in the mile as a junior, and 7th in the mile as a senior at state … holds personal bests of 1:50 in the 800m, 4:06 in the 1,600m, and 9:07 at 3,200m … a member of HYPE (Hispanic Youth Promoting Excellence) and PAL's (Peer Assistance & Leadership) programs.

2009: 2nd at USA Outdoors (3:41.82)...1st at Reebok Grand Prix (3:34.14PR). 2008: 12th in semifinals at Olympic Games (3:50.33)…2nd at Olympic Trials (3:40.90)…NCAA Outdoor 1500m champion (3:41.25)…6th in opening round at Olympic Games (3:36.67)…1st in mile at Texas Relays (3:56.98PR)… ranked #3 in U.S. by T&FN…bests of 3:56.98 & 3:36.67. 2007: 2nd at USA Outdoors (3:35.29PR)… 13th in heats at World Outdoors (3:45.97)... 2nd at NCAA Outdoor Championships (3:37.48)…NCAA Midwest Region champion (3:40.21)….Big 12 champion (3:41.60)…NCAA Indoor mile champion (3:59.90)…Big 12 Indoor mile champion (3:58.78PR)…bests of 3:35.29 & 3:58.78i. 2006: 3rd at USA Outdoors (3:39.49)...4th at NCAA Outdoors (3:44.59)…NCAA Midwest Regional Champion (3:42.86)…6th at Big 12 Championships 800m (1:51.78)…7th in Mile at NCAA Indoor Championships…Big 12 Indoor Mile Champion (3:59.86). 2005: Finished undefeated at 1,500m…NCAA Outdoor champion (3:37.13)…NCAA Midwest Regional champion (3:44.93)…Big 12 Outdoor champion (3:45.45)…Big 12 Indoor mile champion (3:59.86).

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SHANI MARKS Event: Triple Jump Height: 5-8 Weight: 149 PR: 14.38m/47-2.25 (2008) Born: Aug. 24, 1980, in Bloomington, Ill. Current Residence: Brooklyn Park, Minn. High School: Apple Valley HS (Minn.) ‘98 College: University of Minnesota ‘02 Coach: Scott Bennett Agent: self Club: Nike

Career Highlights: Two-time USA Indoor champion (’05, ’07); Three-time USA Outdoor champion (’06, ’07, ‘08); 2003 NCAA Outdoor runner-up

Marks qualified for her first Olympic Team in 2008, winning the women’s triple jump in a Hayward Field record 14.38m/47-2.25…Marks successfully defended her USA Outdoor title in 2007 with a personal-best jump of 14.08m/46-2.5. Marks returned to the winner's stand in the women's triple jump at the 2007 AT&T USA Indoor Championships, taking the competition with a best effort of 13.56m/44-6…Marks came through with a big personal best of 13.89m/45-7 to prevail over American record holder (13.86m/45-5.75) at the 2006 AT&T USA Outdoor Championships…Marks earned her first national title at the 2005 USA Indoor Championships when she won the women’s triple jump with her hop, skip and a jump of 13.65m/44-9.5.

2009: 11th at USA Outdoors (13.14m/43-1.50)...4th at Walnut, Calif. (13.63m/44-8.75) 2008: 13th in qualifying at the Olympic Games (13.44m/44-1.25)...Olympic Trials champion (14.38m/47- 02.25)…1st at Provo (14.23m/46-8.25) ...ranked #1 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 13.14.38m/44-1.25. 2007: USA Outdoor champion (14.08m/46-2.5PR)… 8th in qual. at World Outdoors (13.90m/45-7.25)... USA Indoor champion (13.56m/44-6)…1st at Provo (14.02m/46-0)…5th at Pan Am Games (13.92m/45-8)…ranked #1 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 14.08m/46-2.5. 2006: USA Outdoor champion (13.89m/45-7)…USA Indoor runner-up (13.64m/44-9i)…7th at World Cup (13.79m/45-3)…ranked #2 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 13.89m/45-7. 2005: USA Indoor champion (13.65m/44-9.5i)…18th at USA Outdoors (12.49m/40-11.75)…best of 13.65m/44- 9.5i. 2004: 4th at Olympic Trials (13.54m/44-5.25)…5th at USA Indoors (13.24m/43-5.25)…ranked #5 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 13.54m/44-5.25. 2003: 9th at USA Outdoors (13.44m/44-1.25)…NCAA Outdoor runner-up (13.73m/45-3)…ranked #7 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 13.73m/45-3. 2002: Best of 42-9.5. 2001: Best of 41-7.

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JOSHUA McADAMS Event: 3,000m steeplechase Height: 5-9 Weight: 160 PR: 8:21.36 (2007) Born: Mar. 26, 1980, in Atlanta, Ga. Current Residence: Provo, Utah High School: Broadview Heights (Ohio) HS ‘98 College: ‘06 Coach: Agent: Bob Wood Club: New Balance

Career Highlights: 2007 & 2009 USA Outdoor champion; 2007 Pan American Games champ; 2006 NCAA Outdoor champion; 8th at 2005 USA Outdoors; 9th at 2005 NCAA Outdoors

In 2009, McAdams won his second U.S. 3,000m steeplechase title, and in so doing secured his first-ever Team USA roster spot for a World Outdoor Championships. McAdams continued his positive momentum from his landmark 2007 season by becoming an Olympian with his third place finish in the 3,000m steeplechase at the 2008 Olympic Trials. Following his dramatic win at the 2007 AT&T USA Outdoor Championships, McAdams surged at the 200m mark and held on to win the gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, in 8 minutes 30.49 seconds. McAdams, who improved his personal best in 2007 to 8:21.36, ended the 2007 campaign ranked #1 in the U.S. by Track & Field News. McAdams won the 2006 NCAA Outdoor Championships 3,000m steeplechase title with his then personal best time of 8:34.10. With his victory, McAdams became the first distance National Champion from BYU since his coach, Ed Eyestone, won the 5,000-meter title in 1985. A native of Broadview Heights, Ohio (outside Cleveland) McAdams began his collegiate career at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, before transferring to BYU after his two-year LDS mission.

2009: USA Outdoor champion (8:29.91)...3rd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (8:26.55). 2008: 9th in opening round at Olympic Games (8:33.26)…3rd at Olympic Trials (8:21.99)…ranked #3 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 8:21.99. 2007: USA Outdoor champion (8:24.46)…Pan American Games champ (8:30.49)… 5th in heats at World Outdoors (8:32.46)...2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (8:21.36PR)…2nd at Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational (8:23.69)…ranked #1 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 8:21.36. 2006: NCAA champion (8:34.10)…10th at USA Outdoors (8:37.91)…ranked #6 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 8:34.10. 2005: 8th at USA Outdoors (8:39.81)…9th at NCAA Outdoors (8:36.88)…ranked #7 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 8:34.84. 2004: Best of 8:45.26.

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KATIE McGREGOR Events: Distance Height: 5-6 Weight: 120 PRs: 1,500m - 4:18.35 (1998); 3,000m - 8:59.64 (2003); 5,000m - 15:27.10 (2004); 10,000m - 31:21.20 (2005) Born: Sept. 2, 1977, in Cleveland, Ohio Current Residence: Saint Louis Park, Minn. High School: Willoughby South (Willoughby, Ohio) HS ‘95 Colleges: Michigan ‘01 Coach: Dennis Barker Agent: Mark Wetmore Club: Reebok

Career Highlights: 2005 USA Outdoor 10,000m champion; 2-time USA 10 km road champ (’05, ’06); 4-time 3rd- place finisher in 10,000m at USA Outdoors (’02, ’03, ’07, ’08); 1998 NCAA XC Champion; 1998 NCAA 5,000m runner-up

McGregor returned to the track at the 2009 USA Outdoor Champs, where she placed third in the 10,000m to qualify for World Outdoor Championships…Following another fourth place finish at the Olympic Trials over 10,000m in 2008, McGregor refocused on the roads and finished second in the Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon in Virginia Beach (1:13:04). Later in the fall, Katie finished tenth in the ING New York City Marathon in 2:31:14, breaking her personal best from two years before…McGregor just missed a 2004 Olympic berth with her 4th- place finish in the 10,000 meters at the Olympic Trials, and responded in 2005 by winning the national title in the 10,000m at the ’05 USA Outdoor Championships...had an impressive performance in the 8 km race at the 2004 USA Cross Country Championships, where she finished second…was a three-time NCAA champion and a nine- time All American in cross country and track at the University of Michigan…named Big Ten freshman of the year in cross country in 1995, and Big Ten Athlete of the Year in cross country in 1997 and 1998...in 1998 won the 3,000m NCAA Indoor Championship and the NCAA Cross Country Championship…also won the Honda Award for excellence in cross country in 1999…in high school at Willoughby South, McGregor was the Ohio state champion in the 3,200m as a freshman and a state champion at 1,600m as a senior.

2009: 3rd at USA Outdoor Champs (32:08.04)…2nd at USA 15km Champs (45:00). 2008: 4th at Olympic Trials in 10,000m (32:29.82)…4th at 5,000m at Palo Alto (15:46.87)…10th in NYC Marathon (2:31:14)…ranked #8 at 10,000m and #5 in the marathon in the U.S by T&FN…bests of 32:29.82 and 2:31:14. 2007: 3rd in 10,000m at USA Outdoors (32:44.69)… 13th at World Outdoors (32:44.76)...3rd in 10,000m at Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational (31:37.82)…7th in 5,000m at Reebok Grand Prix (15:42.54)…USA 10 km road runner-up…ranked #4 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 31:37.82. 2006: 4th in 10,000m at USA Outdoors (32:49.62)...USA 10 km road champion (32:38)…21st at IAAF World XC Champs (26:46)...3rd at USA 15 km Champs (50:20)…7th in 3,000m at adidas Track Classic (9:02.03)...5th in 10,000m at Helsinki (31:32.17)...ranked #5 at 10,000m in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 31:32.17. 2005: 1st in 10,000m at USA Outdoor Champs (31:33.82)..14th at World Outdoor Championships (31:21.20).... 5th at USA XC Champs 8 km (28:04)... 29th at World XC (28:57, 2nd U.S. finisher)...9th in 3,000m at Reebok (9:07.65)...10th in 5,000m at Stockholm (15:23.24)... 5th in 10,000m at Cardinal Invitational (31:25.94)...1st at USA 10 km road champs…ranked #1 at 10,000m and #7 at 5,000m in the U.S. by T&FN...bests of 9:07.65, 15:23.24, 31:21.30. 2004: 4th at USA Olympic Trials 10,000m (32:33.87)…USA XC 8 km runner-up (26:47)…27th at World XC championships (28:57)…4th in 3,000m at USA Indoors (9:11.97i)…7th at Boston (15:27.20PR)…ranked #4 at the 10,000m and #10 at the 5,000m in the U.S. by T&FN…bests of 15:27.20, 31:51.26. 2003: 3rd in 10,000m at USA Outdoors (31:54.78PR)…4th at USA XC Championships 8 km (30:27)…5th in the 3,000m at USA Indoors (8:59.64PR)…8th in opening round 3000m at World Indoors (9:06.30)…16th at World XC Champs 8 km (27:36)…ranked #3 in U.S. at 10,000m by T&FN…best of 31:54.78PR. 2002: 3rd in 10,000m at USA Outdoor Championships (32:17.49PR)…6th in 3,000m at USA Indoors (9:18.15)…6th at Drake Relays (9:29.79)…ranked #6 at 10,000m in U.S. by T&FN…bests of 9:18.15, 15:30.15PR, 32:17.49PR. 2001: 12th in 10,000m at USA Outdoors (33:39.32)…best of 33:36.44 2000: 13th at USA Olympic Trials (33:10.14)…best of 32:33.62. 1999: Big 10 Conference 5000m champion…3rd in 5,000m at NCAA Outdoors (16:15.75)…10th in 3,000m at

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NCAA Indoors (9:30.50i)…12th in 5,000m at USA Outdoors (16:05.10)…bests of 4:19.03, 9:23.83, 16:05.10 1998: NCAA Indoor 3,000m champion (9:24.68) and DMR champion (1,600m anchor, 11:03.28)...NCAA XC champion (16:47.21)…2nd at Big 10 5000m…2nd at Big 10 3000m…2nd at NCAA Outdoors in 5,000m (15:50.14)…12th in 5,000m at USA Outdoors…bests of 4:18.35, 9:23.83, 15:50.14. 1997: 4th at Big 10 5000m…3rd at Big 10 1500m…3rd at Big 10 3000m…8th at NCAA 10,000m…4th at Big 10 10,000m…bests of 4:20.28, 9:26.43, 16:16.05. 1996: 5th at Big 10 Outdoors 1500m…7th at Big 10 Outdoors 3000m…bests of 4:32.72, 10:07.45

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ERICA McLAIN Event: Triple Jump Height: 5-7 Weight: 137 PR: 14.15m/46-5.25 (2005) Born: January 24, 1986 Current Residence: Menlo Park, Calif. High School: Plano (Tex.) East HS ‘04 College: Stanford ‘08 Coach: Edrick Floreal Agent: Karen Locke Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2009 USA Outdoor runner-up; 2008 NCAA Outdoor champion; 2007 NCAA Indoor champion; 2007 NCAA Outdoor runner-up; 2005 USA Outdoor champion; 2004 USA Junior runner-up; U.S. junior women’s triple jump record holder; 2002 U.S. Junior long jump champion.

Two weeks after capturing the 2008 NCAA Outdoor title in the women’s triple jump with a windy 14.60m/47-11, McLain qualified for her first Olympic Team by placing third at the U.S. Olympic Trials…In 2007, she won her fifth career Pac-10 title with an American collegiate record mark of 14.15m/46-05.25…The future of U.S. women’s triple jumping took center stage at the 2005 USA Outdoor Championships after McClain, a freshman at Stanford, enjoyed a resounding victory and earned a berth on the Team USA roster for the 2005 World Outdoor Championships in Helsinki. McLain broke her American junior record en route to her first U.S. title with a winning jump of 14.01m/45-11.75 on her third of six jumps. Her effort surpassed her previous American junior record of 13.78m/45-2.5 at the Pac 10 Champs in May. "Hitting the American junior record, that was cool," McLain said afterwards. "But it wasn't really my goal. My goal was meeting the "A" standard (“A” qualifying standard for the World Championships). I didn't even have the "B" standard coming into the meet.” McLain was the youngest member of Team USA at 2005 World Outdoors…McLain, who was a three-time Texas state champion in the triple jump as a prepster, started her freshman season at Stanford with a second place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships to earn her first collegiate All-American honor. McLain then won the Pac-10 outdoor triple jump crown to help the Cardinal women win the conference title, she then finished second at the NCAA West Regional, and then earned All-American honors for a second time with a third place finish at the 2005 NCAA Championships… Another notable performance by McClain was her 1st place finish at The Penn Relays, where she leaped 13.34m/43-9.25 for the win even though she had a sprained ankle…a two-time National Honor Roll member and a National English Merit Scholar in high school.

2009: USA Outdoor runner-up (13.91m/45-7.75w)…2nd at adidas Track Classic (13.67m/44-10.25). ..1st at Payton Jordan Invite (14.23m/46-8.25w). 2008: 14th in qualifying at the Olympic Games (13.52m/44-4.25)...3rd at Olympic Trials (13.96m/45- 09.75)…NCAA Outdoor triple jump champion (14.60m/47-11w) and 4th in long jump (6.56m/21-6.25) …1st at Berkeley (13.70m/45-3)…ranked #2 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 13.96m/45-9.75. 2007: 3rd at USA Outdoors (13.57m/44-6.25)…NCAA Indoor champion (13.91m/45-7.75)…NCAA Outdoor runner-up (13.67m/44-10.25) and 3rd in long jump (6.53m/21-5.25)…1st at Stanford (14.15m/46-5.25)…1st at Seattle (13.51m/44-4i)…ranked #3 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 14.15m/46-5.25. 2006: 3rd at NCAA Outdoors in Long Jump (6.41m/21-00.50)…2nd at NCAA Outdoors Triple Jump Finals (13.66m/44-09.75). 2005: USA Outdoor champion (14.01m/45-11.75 American junior record)… 13th in Group B at World Outdoors (13.29m/43-7.25)…1st at Pac 10 Outdoor Champs (13.78m/45-2.50)…3rd at NCAA Outdoors (13.62m/44- 8.25)… 1st at Penn Relays (13.34m/43-9.25)…1st at Texas Relays (13.51m/44-4)…runner-up at NCAA Indoor Champs (13.62m/44-8.25)…ranked #1 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 14.01m/45-11.75. 2004: USA Junior champs TJ runner-up (13.30m/43-7.75)…11th at World Junior Champs (12.89m/42-3.50)…1st at Texas Relays TJ (13.14m/43-1.50)…1st at (13.23m/43-5)…1st at adidas Outdoor Champs (13.44m/44-1.25)…1st in TJ at Nike Indoor Champs…best of 13.44/44-1.25 2003: 3rd at USA Junior Champs (12.85m/42-2)…1st in TJ at Nike Indoor champs…best of 12.85m/42-2 2002: U.S. Junior LJ champion (5.88m/19-3.50)…USA Junior TJ runner-up (12.71m/41-8-50)…12th at World Junior Champs LJ (5.75m/18-10.25)…won LJ and TJ at Golden West Invitational…bests of 5.88m/19-3.50, 13.13m/43-1

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ARIES MERRITT Event: 110m hurdles Height: 6-1 Weight: 158 PR: 13.09 (2007) Born: July 24, 1985 Current Residence: Bryan, Texas High School: Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.) HS ‘03 College: Tennessee ‘07 Coach: Vince Anderson Agent: Mark Wetmore Club: Reebok

Career Highlights: 2004 World Junior 110m hurdles champion; 2006 NCAA champion; Seven-time NCAA All- American; Three-time SEC champion

With his third-place finish at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships, Merritt punched his ticket for a trip to a World Outdoor Championships for the first time in his career. Merritt’s most memorable performance in 2007 came in his win in Stockholm in the new personal best time of 13.09 seconds. In 2006, Merritt, a seven-time All- America and 2006 NCAA champion at the University of Tennessee, decided to forgo his final season of collegiate eligibility to pursue a career in professional track and field. Merritt left Tennessee with 14 total school, meet or facility records, including every high hurdles school record, in his possession. He finished the 2006 college season undefeated in every 55 hurdles, 60 hurdles and 110m hurdles race he finished, including prelims and finals, for a record of 18 wins in 18 complete races. Merritt in 2006 broke the 24-year-old Univ. of Tennessee school record of Willie Gault and the SEC meet record (13.29) of two-time Olympic silver medalist Terrence Trammell. Merritt won the 110 hurdles at the 2006 NCAA championships in 13.21 seconds, breaking Greg Foster’s NCAA meet record of 13.22 in 1978 and lowering his own school record (13.22) -- only National Track & Field Hall of Famer Renaldo Nehemiah from the University of Maryland has ever run faster at the collegiate level (13.00, May 6, 1979). While at Tennessee he won Ed Murphey Award (for most outstanding performance) and Most Valuable Track Athlete Award in 2005. As a prep star in Georgia, Merritt was one of only eight hurdlers nationally named to USA Today's All-USA High School Team ... Went undefeated in the 110 hurdles in Georgia his senior year ... Won the 2003 Georgia state 5A title in the 110 hurdles and took runner-up honors in the 300 hurdles ... Received Best Performance trophies at the 2003 5A Georgia state championships for running a 13.76 in the 110 hurdles and 36.71 in the 300 hurdles at the state meet ... Also took home a 2003 state title by running a leg on the winning 4x400 relay ... Earned membership in the Atlanta Track Club for hurdle and relay performance ... Finished third in the 110 hurdles, fourth in the 400 hurdles and ran on the winning 4x100 and 4x400 relays in the 2003 Junior Olympics ... Came to Tennessee with career-best times of 13.85 (13.76 wind-aided) in the 110 hurdles, 36.61 in the 300 hurdles and 52.50 in the 400 hurdles. A Sport Management major at Tennessee.

2009: 3rd at USA Outdoors (13.15)...2nd in Ostrava (13.15)...2nd at Reebok GP (13.28) 2008: 4th at Olympic Trials (13.27)…5th in 110mH at adidas Track Classic (13.54)...2nd in 110mH at Reebok Grand Prix (13.24)…ranked #6 in world, #5 U.S. by T&FN…best of 13.24. 2007: 6th at USA Outdoor (13.24)…1st at Stockholm (13.09PR)…8th at USA Indoors (7.72)…1st at Millrose Games (7.61)…5th in Reebok Grand Prix (13.2)…5th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (13.42)…ranked #7 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 13.09. 2006: 1st at NCAA Outdoors (13.21)…6th at USA Outdoors (13.43)…5th at Lausanne (13.12PR)…1st at Stockholm (13.17)…ranked #6 in world (#5 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 13.12. 2005: World Junior champion (13.56)…5th at NCAA Outdoors (13.56)…7th at USA Outdoors (13.39)…1st at SEC Champs (13.38)…5th at NCAA Indoors 60mH (7.77)…1st at NCAA Mideast Regional (13.64)…best of 13.38. 2004: 4th at NCAA Outdoors (13.47)…runner-up at USA Junior Champs (13.84)…16th in prelims at NCAA Indoors (7.85)…5th at Mideast Regional 400mH (53.06)…best of 13.47.

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LaSHAWN MERRITT Event: 400m Height: 6-2 Weight: 182 PR: 43.75(2008) 200m 19.98 (2007) Born: June 27, 1986, in Portsmouth, Va. Current Residence: Suffolk, Va. High School: Woodrow Wilson (Portsmouth, Va.) ‘04 College: East Carolina ‘08 Coach: Dwayne Miller Agent: Kimberly Holland Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2008 Olympic 400m & 4x400m relay gold medalist…2008 Olympic Trials champion; 2007 World Outdoor 400m silver medalist and 4x400m gold medalist; 2009 USA Outdoor champion; 2-time USA Outdoor runner-up (’06, ’07); 2006 USA Indoor runner-up; 2005 World Outdoor 4x400m relay gold medalist; 2004 World Junior gold medalist at 400m, 4x100m & 4x400m relays; 2004 USA Junior 200m & 400m champ; USATF’s 2004 Verizon Youth Athlete of the Year

At the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Merritt was in control of the 400m final from start to finish as he captured his second-consecutive national men's one-lap title in 44.50 seconds. Merritt's performance matched his then 2009 world-leading time originally set on May 1 at Baie Mahault, France. Merritt dominated the 2008 Olympic Games final in sprinting down the final straight unchallenged and winning in the personal best time of 43.75 seconds, which was the fastest time in the world in 2008. Merritt’s winning margin of 0.99 seconds was the largest in an Olympic 400m final since 1896. Also in Beijing, Merritt combined with Angelo Taylor, Jeremy Wariner and David Neville to win Olympic gold in the 4x400m relay in the Olympic record time of 2:55.39. Merrit’s rivalry with 2004 Olympic gold medalist Jeremy Wariner has become one of the most compelling in the sport. The two men split 3-3, in 2008, with Merritt winning the Olympics, Olympic Trials and in Berlin. Merritt became the ninth man ever to break the 44-second barrier in the men’s 400 meters in winning the silver medal at the 2007 World Outdoor Championships in Osaka, Japan, with his time of 43.96 seconds. Also in Osaka, Merritt won a gold medal in the men’s 4x400m relay. Merritt finished just one-hundredth of a second out of first place at the USA Outdoor Championships in a then season-best time of 44.06. He ended the 2007 ranked #2 in the world by T&FN, which is his highest placing ever. His 2006 season featured 400m wins at the Nike Prefontaine Classic, the Monaco Grand Prix and the IAAF World Cup. His third-place finish at the World Athletics Final in 44.14 seconds gave him a new personal outdoor best that helped propel him to the #3 ranking in the world by Track & Field News. After a brilliant outdoor season in 2004 as a high school senior, Merritt shocked the world in becoming, at the time, the second-fastest indoor 400-meter runner in history on February 11, 2005 at the Powered by Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The 18-year-old clocked the third- fastest time ever indoors finishing in 44.93 seconds to win the race, but Kerron Clement’s 44.57 WR a month later at NCAA Indoors moved Merritt to 3rd fastest athlete and 4th fastest time. It is the fastest time ever run by a junior (19-and-under) athlete indoors. Also in 2005, Merritt won a gold medal in the 4x400m relay by running the third leg for Team USA in the opening round of competition at World Outdoors. As an 18-year-old, Merritt left East Carolina’s track program to turn professional prior to the end of his freshman indoor season. Merritt as a high-schooler won three gold medals at the 2004 World Junior Championships, including the 400 meters, and anchoring Team USA to world junior records in the 4x100 and 4x400m relays. As a prep star in Virginia, Merritt was the 2004 state 100m, 200m and 400m champion and the 2003 state 400m champion. Merritt is enrolled at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va. Website: wwwlashawnmerrittusa.com.

st st st 2009: 1 at USA Outdoors (44.50)..1st at Baie Mahault (44.50)…1 at Reebok Grand Prix (44.75)…1 in 300m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (31.30) 2008: Olympic Games gold medalist (43.75, WL & PR)…Olympic Trials champion (44.00)…Olympic 4x400m gold medalist (2:55.39)…1st at World Athletics Final (44.50)…1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (44.65)…1st at Berlin (44.03)…1st at Baie Mahault (44.34)…1st in 200m at Doha (20.08)…1st in Greensboro (19.80w)…ranked #1 in world by T&FN…bests of 43.75 & 20.08. 2007: World Outdoor 4x400m gold medalist (2:55.56)...World Outdoor 400m silver medalist (43.96PR)...USA Outdoor runner-up (44.06)…Tyson Invitational Indoor champion (45.51)…2nd at Reebok Grand Prix (45.09)…2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (45.17)…1st at Kingston (44.95)…1st at Paris (44.62)…1st at Rome (44.44)…1st at

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Monaco (44.38)…1st in 200m at Thessaloniki (20.02)…2nd at London (44.23)…ranked #2 in world, #2 U.S. by T&FN…bests of 43.96 & 19.98. 2006: USA Outdoor runner-up (44.50)…1st at World Cup (44.54)…3rd at World Athletics Final (44.14PR)…runner-up at USA Indoor Champs (46.17)…1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (44.88)…4th at Rome (44.77)...5th at Lausanne (20.10)…2nd at Stockholm (20.25)…ranked #3 in world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 44.14. 2005: 4th at USA Outdoor Champs (44.73)...2nd in 400m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (45.57)...1st at Powered by Tyson Invitational (44.93i), the 4th fastest indoor time in history…1st at Kingston, Jamaica (44.66PR)…ranked #10 in the world (#5 U.S. by T&FN)…best of 44.93i. 2004: 2004 World Junior 400m ( 45.25), 4x100m (38.66WJR) & (3:01.09WJR) gold medalist…USA Junior champion (200m-20.72), (400m-46.80)…ranked #9 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 45.25.

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DEREK MILES Event: Pole vault Height: 6-3 Weight: 190 PR: 5.85m/19-2.50 (2004i & 2008) Born: September 28, 1972 in Sacramento, Calif. Current Residence: Tea, S.D. High School: Bella Vista (Fair Oaks, Calif.) HS College: University of South Dakota '96 Coach: /Lucky Huber Agent: Karen Locke Club: Bell Athletics/Nike

Career Highlights: 2008 Olympic Trials champion; 2008 World Athletics Final champ; 4th at 2008 Olympic Games; 2003 USA Indoor champion; runner-up at 2003 USA Outdoors; 3rd at 2002 USA Indoors; 2004 Olympian

The 35-year old Miles qualified for his second Olympic Team and captured his first ever national outdoor title with his win at the 2008 Olympic Trials. With a clearance of 5.70m/18-8.25 at the Olympic Games, Miles equaled the third-place height, but ended up in fourth place because he had one miss at that height, while bronze medalist Denys Yurchenko of the cleared it on his first attempt. Then on September 7, in front of the Brandenburg Gate in the German capital in a promotional competition for the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Berlin, Germany in 2009, Miles soared over a personal best equaling height of 5.85m/19-2.50. A week later Miles was crowned the World Athletics Final winner when taking that title with a 5.80m/19.0.25 clearance on 14 in Stuttgart. “This year I've sorted something out technically that is making a considerable difference,” Miles told the IAAF website. “If I can continue to develop that and make it a permanent fixture in my Pole Vault that even at my age I can jump higher. You learn something new on the technical side and it is helping me jump higher.” Miles won his first U.S. title at the 2003 Indoor Championships, and was the top U.S. finisher at the World Outdoor Championships later that summer. He built on that momentum to make his first Olympic Team in 2004. The NCAA Division II runner-up as a senior at the University of South Dakota, Miles was a four-time All-American as a collegian. While at USD, Miles also competed in the hurdles, long jump and as a decathlete favorite hobby is paragliding, an activity he learned from fellow pole vaulter and training partner Tye Harvey…undergraduate degree in history and a masters degree in athletic administration…married Tori Devericks in May 2004.

2009: Tied for 2nd at USA Outdoors (5.75m/18-10.25)... 2008: Olympic Trials champion (5.80m/19-00.25)…4th at Olympic Games (5.70m/18-8.25)…runner-up at Pre Classic (19-0.50)…1st in Berlin (5.85m/19-2.50=PR)…1st at World Athletics Final (5.80m/19-0.25)…ranked #3 in world, #1 U.S. by T&FN…best of 5.85m/19-2.50 2007: Tied for 4th at USA Outdoors (5.60m/18-4.50)…1st at Chula Vista (5.75m/18-10.25)…ranked #7 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 5.75m/18-10.25. 2006: 10th at USA Outdoors (5.40m/17-8.50)...3rd in Jonesboro, Ark. (5.50m/18-0.50); 4th at Millrose (5.60m/18-4.50)...ranked #10 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 5.50m/18-0.50. 2005: Did not compete at USA Indoor or Outdoor Champs...3rd in pole vault at Nike Prefontaine Classic (5.80m/19-00.25)...2nd at Payton Jordan U.S. Open (5.65m/18-06.50)...runner-up at Rieti (5.81m/19- 0.75)...ranked #5 in world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 5.85m/19-2.25. 2004: 3rd at Olympic Trials (5.80m/19-0.25)…7th at Olympic Games (5.75m/18-10.25)8th at USA Indoors (5.60m/18-4.50)1st at Jonesboro (5.81m/19-0.75)1st at Reno (5.80m/19-0.25)5th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (5.70m/18-8.25) best of 5.81m/19-0.75. 2003: USA Indoor champion (5.75m/18-10.50)5th at World Indoors (5.70m/18-8.25)2nd at USA Outdoors (5.70m/18-8.25)tied for 6th (5.70m/18-8.50) at the World Outdoor Champs1st at Verizon Millrose Games (5.70m/18-18-8.25)1st at Jonesboro (5.81/19-0.75, U.S. Leader) 1st at Gaz de France (5.76m/18-10.75)best of 5.81m/19-0.75ranked #5 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN. 2002: 3rd at USA Indoors (5.62/18-5.25) 5th at USA Outdoors (5.74m/18-10) 1st at Vermillion (5.82m/19-1i)1st at adidas Midwest Classic (5.70m/18-8.5)3rd at Millrose Games (5.70m/18-8.5)3rd at Nike Prefontaine (5.74m/18-10)1st at Belem (5.70m/18-8.5)ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FNbest of 5.82m/19-1i. 2001: 10th at USA Outdoors (5.40m/17-8.50)5th at USA Indoors (5.65m/18-6.05)2nd at Millrose Games (5.60m/18-4.50)ranked #8 in U.S. by T&FNbest of 5.82m/19-1.

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2000: Tied for 3rd at Olympic Trials (5.63m/18-5.50) but lost spot on Olympic team to training partner when the two had a jump-off at 18-5.5ranked #10 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 5.65m/18-6.50. 1999: Best of 5.35m/17-6.5. 1998: Best of 5.35m/17-6.5. 1997: 10th at USA Outdoors7th at World University Gamesbest of 5.50m/18-0.5.

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KEITH MOFFATT Event: High Jump Height: 6-8 Weight: 185 PR: 2.30m/7-6.5 (2006) Born: June 20, 1984 Current Residence: Newport News, Va. High School: Menchville (Newport News, Va.) HS '03 College: Morehouse '07 Coach: Willie Hill Agent: Kimberly Holland Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2006 USA Outdoor runner-up; 3rd at 2005 USA Outdoors; 2003 Junior Pan Am Games gold medalist; 2004 NCAA DII champion; 2003 USA Outdoor Junior champion

After coming close on numerous occasions, Moffatt qualified for his first U.S. World Champs or Olympic team with his third-place finish at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships, which earned him a spot on the Team USA roster for the World Championships in Berlin. As a college senior in 2007, Moffatt soared with America’s finest high jumpers in finishing fourth at the USA Outdoor Championships and ending the season ranked among the top ten in the nation by Track & Field News for the fourth consecutive season. During his junior year at Morehouse College, Moffatt continued to demonstrate that he is one of the nation’s top high jumpers. He set a new personal best as the runner-up at the 2006 AT&T USA Outdoor Championships and he won the NCAA Division II Outdoor title in finishing the year as the #3 ranked American by Track & Field News.. After placing a surprising fourth at the 2004 USA Olympic Trials, Moffatt continued as one of the nation’s top high jumpers in 2005 in placing third at the USA Outdoor Championships and ended the season ranked #5 in the U.S. by Track & Field News. Moffatt’s accomplishments include winning the 2003-04 NCAA Division II National Indoor high jump title and breaking the SIAC high jump record. In 2004 he captured Morehouse College awards for Most Outstanding Performances in indoor and outdoor track and field and Most Valuable Player in outdoor track and field. The Newport News, Va., native also received the Frank L. Forbes Most Outstanding All-Sport Athlete Award, bestowed annually on the student-athlete who has excelled above and beyond all others in any sport.

2009: Tied for second at USA Outdoors (2.28m/7-5.75)...1st at Baie Mahault (2.28m/7-5.75). 2008: 5th at Olympic Trials (2.27m/7-05.25)...ranked #6 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 2.27m/7-5.25 2007: 4th at USA Outdoor Championships (2.24m/7-4.25)…1st at Atlanta (2.25m/7-4.50)…ranked #8 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 2.25m/7-4.50. 2006: USA Outdoor runner-up (2.30m/7-6.5PR)…6th at USA Indoors (2.19m/7-2.25)…NCAA Division II champ (2.29m/7-6)…1st at Clemson Opener (2.23m/7-3.75), 1st at Gator Invite (2.23m/7-3.75)…1st at TSU (2.28m/7- 5.75)…ranked #3 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 2.30m/7-6.5. 2005: 3rd at USA Outdoor Championships (2.27m/7-5.25)...3rd at NCAA DII Championships (2.14m/7- 0.25)...1st at Gainesville (2.18m/7-1.75i)...ranked #5 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 2.27m/7-5.25. 2004: 4th at Olympic Trials (2.27m/7-5.25)...NCAA DII champion (2.22m/7-3.25i)...SIAC champion (2.24m/7- 4.25)...ranked #7 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 7-5.25 2003: USA Junior champion (2.17m/7-1.5)...Jr. Pan Am gold medalist (2.20m/7-2.5)...best of 2.20m/7-2.5. 2002: Best of (2.21m/7-3)

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TERA MOODY Event: Distance/marathon Height: 5-8 Weight: 125 PR: Marathon - 2:33:54 Born: Dec. 18, 1980, St. Charles, Ill. Current Residence: Boulder, Colo. High School: St. Charles, Ill. ’98 College: University of Colorado ’02 Coach: Brad Hudson

Career Highlights: Earned a spot on the 2009 USA World Team…2002 Big 12 Outdoor 10,000m Champion

2009: Member of USA World Championships Marathon team… 3rd at the USA 25K in Grand Rapids 2008: 5th at the Olympic marathon trials (2:33:54)…7th at the Houston Half-Marathon (1:13:05)…6th at the USA 15K in Jacksonville (52:35)

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ADAM NELSON Event: Shot Put Height: 6-0 Weight: 255 PR: 22.51m/73-10.25 (2002) Born: July 7, 1975, in Atlanta, Ga. Current Residence: Charlottesville, Va. High School: Lovett HS (Atlanta, Ga.) ‘93 College: Dartmouth ‘97 Coach: Carrie Lane Agent: Paul Doyle Club: Nike

Career Highlights: Two-time Olympic silver medalist (’00, ’04); Two-time Olympic Trials champion (’00, ’04); 2005 World Outdoor champion; Three-time World Outdoor silver medalist (’01, ’02, '07); 2001 World Indoor silver medalist; Four-time USA Outdoor champion (‘00, ’02, ’04, ‘06); Two-time USA Indoor champion (’01, ’02); 2005 USA Outdoor Champs runner-up; 2001 Goodwill Games gold medalist; 1997 NCAA champ; 1994 World Junior gold medalist; 2008 Indoor Visa Championship Series champion

A two-time Olympic Games silver medalist, Nelson earned a trip to the Beijing Olympic Games with his third- place finish at the 2008 Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. Nelson, who sustained a rib injury four days prior to the Olympic competition in Beijing, fouled on all three attempts in the final. The highlight of Nelson’s 2008 season was his win at the Nike Prefontaine Classic with the best throw in the world that season of 22.12 meters/72 feet 7 inches. Nelson enjoyed another banner season in 2007 highlighted by a silver medal at the World Outdoor Championships and ending the season ranked #2 in the world. All of this was achieved despite juggling his own training schedule in addition to his first year as an MBA student in the fall of 2006 at Virginia, helping coach at UVA and reporting part-time for three Charlottesville TV stations. Nelson hungered for years to win a major outdoor shot put title, having previously won silver medals at two Olympic Games and two World Outdoor Championships. In 2005, it finally happened. On his very first throw in the final at the World Outdoor Championships in Helsinki in a cold, summer rain, Nelson threw 21.73m/71-3.50. That throw held up as the best in the competition and Nelson finally had his hard-earned major outdoor championships gold medal. Earlier in 2005, Nelson, who did not have a sponsor at the time, offered his services on eBay to prospective sponsors and signed a one-month, $12,000 deal with MedivoxRX Technologies to advertise Rex--the Talking Bottle, an aid for the blind and for senior citizens who have difficulty reading labels. Nelson won his second career Olympic silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, . Sixth in the throwing order at the 2004 Olympics, Nelson opened with a throw of 21.16m/69-5.25. It was to be his only legal throw of the event, and would hold up as the first-place throw until the end of the competition. As Nelson waited for his own final toss, 2002 European champion Yuriy Bilonog of the Ukraine matched Nelson with a throw of 21.16m/69-5.25, which put him in the lead because his second-best throw was better than Nelson’s (who had no legal second mark). Nelson stepped into the ring for his final attempt and unleashed what looked to be a possible winning throw, only to have it declared foul… His throw of 72-7 on his final attempt at the U.S. Olympic Trials made him the ninth-best performer in history and helped give him a #1 year-end ranking. It was the longest throw in the world in 10 years. Afterwards he said: “I love it. I’m a big meet thrower…Even in junior meets, I always stepped up to the next level. Whenever there’s a lot of pressure to perform, I’ll be there.” Nelson improved his PR to 22.51m/73-10.25 on May 18, 2002 at the adidas Oregon Track Classic in Portland…he suffered a torn pectoral muscle in September of 1999 while bench-pressing. He then changed training methods to include more work on strengthening his mid-section and doing plyometrics, something he credits for his marked improvement. After training in Northern California, Nelson moved to New York City for a time in late 2000 and early 2001, but then returned briefly to California before relocating later in 2001 to Athens, Ga. Nelson’s life in NYC included acting lessons in addition to his shot put training…Nelson comes from an athletic family. His father played center for the Mississippi State football team, his brother played rugby, and his sister starred in soccer for Dartmouth. Originally a football player, Nelson was asked to come out for track in 8th grade by his coach, who handled both track and football: ‘I was the worst 8th-grade shot putter in our group, but I stuck with it, and it paid off.’ Nelson played football all through high school and college. He started out as a linebacker at Dartmouth, and finished up as a defensive tackle: ‘As my butt got bigger they moved me up closer to the line’…earned his degree in government…has become well known for his pre-shot routine of marching in front of the competition circle and yelling for the crowd to cheer him on before stripping off his t-shirt and storming into the circle for his attempt. He recently told Track & Field News: “I’ve always walked into the landing area and then gone into the ring. It’s all

136 part of visualization. Everybody has their own little routine to get mentally focused for each throw. Sure, it draws the attention of the crowd; the fans can see who we are out there. But the main reason I do it is more personal than that. It’s part of my preparation phase.”…got married on March 13, 2004, to Lacy, the couple had their first child Caroline Grace, on September 13, 2008. The family plans to return to Athens, Ga, and open a frozen yogurt store.

2009: 4th at USA Outdoors (21.01m/68-11.25)...1st at Millrose Games (20.79m/68-2.5)…2nd at Tyson Invitational (21.01m/68-11.25) 2008: 1st in Group B qualifying at Olympics (20.56m/67-5.50) - no mark in final...3rd at Olympic Trials (20.89m/68-03.00)...1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (22.12m/72-7WL)…2nd at adidas Track Classic (21.13m/69- 4)…2nd at Reebok Grand Prix (20.91m/68-7.25)…1st at Tyson Invite with #3 indoor throw all-time (22.40m/73-6) 1st at Millrose Games (22.07m/72-5)...Indoor Visa Champion...3rd at USA Indoors (21.25m/69-8.75)...ranked #5 in world, #4 U.S. by T&FN…best of 22.12m/72-7. 2007: World Outdoor runner-up (21.61m/70-10.75)...3rd at USA Outdoor Championships (20.54m/67- 4.75)...2nd at adidas Track Classic (21.47m/70-5.25)...6th at Madrid (20.28m/66-6.5)...ranked #2 in the world & U.S. by T&FN...best of 21.61m/70-10.75. 2006: USA Outdoor champion (22.04m/72-3.75)...4th at USA Indoor (20.30m/66-7.25)...1st at Dakar (21.28m/69-9.75)...2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (21.44m/70-4.25)...ranked #6 in world, #3 U.S. by T&FN...best of 72-3.75. 2005: 1st at World Outdoor Champs (21.73m/71-3.5)...2nd at USA Outdoor Champs (21.52m70-7.25)...1st at World Athletics Final (21.92m/71-11)...1st at Reebok Grand Prix (21.58m/70-9.75)...4th at adidas Track Classic (20.55m/67-5.25)...3rd at USA Indoors (21:59m/70-10)...1st Reebok Boston Indoor Games (21.66m/71- 0.75)...ranked #1 in the world by T&FN...best of 21.92m/71-11. 2004: 1st at Olympic Trials shot put (21.64m/71-0)…Olympic silver medalist (21.16m/69-5.25)… 3rd at Verizon Millrose Games (19.81m/65-0)…2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (21.50m/70-6.5)…2nd at Adidas Oregon (21.68m/71-1.5)…2nd at Payton Jordan US Open (20.91m/68-7.25)…4th at Home Depot (20.72m/67- 11.75)…ranked #2 in world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 21.68m/71-1.5. 2003: World Outdoor silver medalist (21.26m/69-9)…3rd at USA Indoors (20.63m)… 4th at USA Outdoors (20.61m/67-7.50)…1st at Kuortane (21.29m/69-10.25)…2nd at Salamanca (21.10m/69-2.75)…best of 21.29m/69-10.25…ranked #3 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN. 2002: USA Outdoor champ (22.22m/72-10.75MR)…USA Indoor champ (21.57m/70-9.25 World Leader)…1st at World Cup (20.80m/68-3)… 1st at adidas Oregon Track Classic (22.51m/73-10.25PR)…1st at Knoxville, TN (22.15m/72-8)…1st in Salamanca (21.61m/70-10.75)…1st at Mt. SAC (21.41m/70-3)… ranked #1 in the world & U.S. by T&FN…best of 22.51m/73-10.25PRWL. 2001: World Outdoors silver medalist (21.24m/69-8.25)…2nd at USA Outdoors (20.55m/67-5.25)…World Indoor silver medalist (20.72m/67-11.75)…USA Indoor champ (21.40m/70-2.5)…Goodwill Games gold medalist (20.91m/68-7.25)…1st at adidas Golden Spike Invitational (20.96m/68-9.25)…1st in Calgary (21.39m/70- 2.25)…1st in Rudlingen (21.53m/70-7.75)…1st in Thessaloniki (20.95m/68-8.75)…2nd at Peregrine Systems U.S. Open (20.81m/68-3.25)…ranked #2 in world & U.S. by T&FN…best of 21.53m/70-7.75. 2000: Olympic silver medalist (69-7)...won Olympic Trials on final throw with PR 22.12m/72-7...won Pontiac Grand Prix Invitational (21.40m/70-2.5) and GMC Envoy Open (21.70m/71-2.25)...won Bislett (21.43/70-3.75), Brussels (21.58/70-9.75) and Berlin (20.89m/68-6.5)...ranked #1 in the world by T&FN...best of (22.12m/72-7). 1999: Did not compete at USA Outdoors... best of 67-8.75. 1998: Won Heps Indoor (63-4)...2nd in NCAA Indoor (65-2)...3rd in USA Outdoors (66-9.25)...3rd in Goodwill Games (66-10.75)...3rd in Rudlingen (67-7.5)...ranked #9 in world (#4 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 67-6.5. 1997: Won NCAAs (64-4.5 PR)...won Heps Indoor (57-4.75)...won IC4A Indoor (58-6)...2nd at IC4As (60-4); 4th in DT (171-1)... 8th in USA Outdoors (62-8)...ranked #9 U.S. by T&FN... best of 64-4.5. 1996: Won Heps (59-11); 2nd in Heps DT (169-7)...won IC4As (59-5.5); 4th in DT (173-0)...9th at NCAAs (60- 2)...16th in qualifying at Olympic Trials (58-10.25)... best of 62-9.5. 1995: 2nd in Heps Indoor (54-8.25)...won Heps (56-11.25)...won New Englands (59-1.25)...won IC4As (59-3); 3rd in DT (164-11)...13th at NCAA (57-8.5)... best of 59-11.25. 1994: Won Heps Indoor (57-2)...won Heps (55-10.5)...won IC4A (58-1)...won USA Juniors (55-9.75)...gold at World Juniors (60-2 PR)... best of 60-2. 1993: Won Georgia HS state titles in SP and DT for second straight year...won National Scholastic (63-2.25 hs)...2nd in USA Juniors (53-11)...gold at Pan-Am Juniors (54-4)... best of 54-4, plus 63-2.25 (HS).

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TIM NELSON Event: 10,000m Height: 5-8 Weight: 130 PR: 27:36.99 (2009) Born: February 27, 1984 Current Residence: Portland, Oregon High School: Liberty Christian (Palo Cedro, Calif.) HS ‘03 College: Wisconsin ‘07 Coach: Jerry Schumacher Agent: Self Club: Nike/Oregon Track Club

Career Highlights: 2nd at 2009 USA Cross Country Champs; 2007 Big Ten 5,000m champ; 2005 Big Ten 10,000m champ; 5th in 10,000m at 2007 NCAA Champs

Nelson has enjoyed a breakthrough 2009 season highlighted by his second-place finish at the USA Cross Country Championships and qualifying for the 2009 World Outdoor Championships team with his third-place finish in the 10,000m at the USA Outdoor Championships in June. Nelson also found success at the 2009 Payton Jordan Invitational in early May, winning the 10,000m in a personal best time of 27:36.99, which, as of that day, was the fastest time by an American this year. While at the University of Wisconsin, Nelson was a 2007 Big Ten champion in the 5,000m and a 2005 Big Ten champ at 10,000m. He finished fifth in the 10,000m at the 2007 NCAA Championships. He was also a valued member of Badger NCAA Championship cross country and indoor track teams. He has joined fellow Wisconsin grads Matt Tegenkamp and Chris Solinsky in moving to Portland, Oregon, to continue working with their former college coach, Jerry Schumacher. Nelson was a prep star in California, where he won three cross country championships.

2009: 3rd at USA Outdoors (28:01.34)...1st at Payton Jordan Classic (27:36.99PR)...runner-up at USA Cross Country Champs (36:06)... 2008: 10th at Olympic Trials (28:29.95)...bests of 28:29.95, 13:34.93. 2007: 9th at USA Outdoors (28:55.85)...5th at NCAA Champs (29:00.75)...Big 10 5,000m champ...bests of 28:04.46, 13:42.18i. 2006: 6th at NCAA Champs (28:30.34)...3rd at Big 10 Champs...21st at USA Outdoors 5,000m (14:21.59)...bests of 28:49.98, 13:48.97. 2005: 8th at NCAA Champs (29:01.56)...19th at USA Outdoors (14:08.40)...bests of 28:45.32, 13:50.80i.

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DAVID NEVILLE Event: 400 meters Height: 6-3 Weight: 160 PR: 400m 44.61 (2008) Born: June 1, 1984 Current Residence: Valencia, Calif. High School: Merrillville (Ind.) HS ‘02 College: Indiana ‘06 Coach: John Smith Agent: Danny Escamilla Club: Nike

Career Highlights: Olympic Games 400m bronze medalist; Olympic Games 4x400m relay gold medalist; 3rd at 2008 Olympic Trials; two-time Big Ten 200m champ; three-time Big Ten Outdoor 400m champ; 2003 USA Junior 200m runner-up; 2003 Pan Am Junior Champs 200m runner-up

Neville surprised many with his third-place finish at the 2008 Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. Neville crossed the finish line in a personal best time of 44.61 seconds in punching his ticket for the 2008 Olympic Team. Running out of Lane 9 in the 400m final in Beijing, Neville dove across the finish line in 44.80 seconds to earn third place and the bronze medal just ahead of Bahamian , who placed fourth in 44.84. “Sometimes we have to sacrifice our bodies, out minds, our spirits, he said after the race. “That’s what I did. I knew I had to dive.” Neville ran the third leg of the gold medal winning USA 4x400m relay in Beijing, clocking a split of 44.16 seconds as the U.S. won the gold in the Olympic record time of 2:55.39. A member of the Indiana University track & field squad from 2003-2005, Neville won four Big Ten titles for the Hoosiers and earned All-America recognition on five occasions. He Holds IU indoor records in the 200m dash and 400m dash, as well as in the 4x400m relay and the Distance Medley Relay…owns the second-best outdoor marks in IU history in the 200m dash and the 400m dash as well as the 4x400m relay…named Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2004…did not compete in track & field at I.U. his freshman year, choosing instead to participate in the I.U. Marching Band as a snare drummer. He graduated IU with a degree in Music Education in 2007. He has been playing music since the fourth grade and plays at his church, the Santa Clarita Christian fellowship. After his track career, Neville would like to teach music at a middle school or high school. Neville and his wife Arial, along with Allyson Felix and her boyfriend 400m hurdler Ken Ferguson, participate in a bowling league in Santa Clarita on a team called “The Four By Four.”

2009: 5th at USA Outdoors (45.49)... 2008: Olympic Games 400m bronze medalist (44.80)…Olympic 4x400m relay gold medalist (3rd leg – 2:55.39 Olympic record)…3rd at Olympic Trials (44.61PR)…3rd in semis at Olympic Trials (45.03)…3rd at Baie Mehault (45.08)…ranked #6 in world, #4 U.S. by T&FN…best of 44.61. 2007: 7th at USA Outdoors (46.06)…best of 45.24 2006: 3rd at USA Outdoors (44.75)…3rd at NCAA Outdoors (44.94)…Big Ten Outdoor champ (45.49)…Big Ten Outdoor 200m champ (20.85)…ranked #7 in U.S. by T&FN…bests of 20.74 & 44.75. 2005: Big Ten Outdoor 400m champ (45.89)…Big Ten 200m runner-up (21.05)…5th in opening round at USA Outdoors (46.77)…best of 45.89 2004: 7th at NCAA Outdoors (45.31)…Big Ten Outdoor champ (45.05)…Big Ten Outdoor 200m champ (20.39)…4th in opening round at Olympic Trials (45.69)…bests of 20.39 & 45.05. 2003: U.S. Junior 200m champ (21.11)…Pan Am Junior Champs silver medalist (20.63)…best of 20.63.

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TRAVIS PADGETT Event: Sprints Height: 5-8 Weight: 180 PR: 9.89 (2008) Born: December 13, 1986 Current Residence: Marietta, Ga. High School: Crest (Shelby, N.C.) HS ‘05 College: Clemson ‘09 Coach: Loren Seagrave Club: adidas

Career Highlights: 4th at 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials; 4th at 2009 USA Outdoor Champs; 2008 4x100m relay Olympian; College 100m record holder; 2007 NCAA Indoor 60m champ; 2008 NCAA Outdoor 100m runner-up

As he did in 2008 at the Olympic Trials, Padgett finished fourth at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships, earning a spot in the 4x100m relay pool at the World Outdoor Championships in Berlin. Padgett surprised many in coming just one-hundredth of a second short in his bid to make the U.S. Olympic team in the 100 meters at the 2008 Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. By virtue of his fourth-place finish in the event, Padgett was named to the U.S. Olympic Team as a member of the Team USA 4x100m relay pool. Padgett broke the collegiate record in the quarterfinals at the Olympic Trials with a personal best of 9.89. In the second semifinal at the Trials he overcame a tough start and played catch-up down the stretch to finish second in 10.11 seconds. Padgett got an outstanding jump out of the blocks in the final, but was out-leaned at the finish line by Darvis Patton who took third and the final Olympic Team 100m roster spot in 9.84. Padgett ran a 9.85, though the performance was aided by a +4.1 meters per second wind reading. Padgett experienced a whirlwind year in 2008 in which he was named the ACC’s outstanding track performer, finished second in the 100m at the NCAA Outdoor Champs, and ended the season as a six-time All-American. Named the 2007 ACC Outdoor Freshman of the Year, Padgett was a sociology major at Clemson. He turned pro following the 2008 Olympic Games with one year of collegiate eligibility remaining.

2009: 4th at USA Outdoors (10.02)...1st at Doha (10.00)...4th at Tyson Invitational (6.63)…3rd at Reebok BIG (6.62) 2008: Ran in opening round 4x100m relay (2nd leg) at Olympic Games that did not finish…4th at Olympic Trials (9.85w)…1st in quarterfinal at Olympic Trials (9.89PR, collegiate record)…runner-up at NCAA Outdoors (10.16)…6th in semis at NCAA Outdoors 200m (20.77)…7th in 4x100m relay at NCAA Outdoors…3rd at NCAA Indoor 60m (6.60)…ACC 100m champ (10.22)…3rd at ACC Outdoors 200m (21.04)…ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 9.89. 2007: 4th at NCAA Outdoors (10.24)…NCAA Indoor 60m champ (6.56)…ACC 100m champion (10.35)…6th in semis at USA Outdoors (10.29)…4th at ACC champs 60m (6.68)…ran lead leg on Clemson’s 7th place 4x100m relay at NCAA Outdoors (40.07)…best of 10.09. 2006: 4th at NCAA Outdoors (10.24)…5th in opening round at USA Outdoors (10.43)…6th in prelims of 4x100m relay at NCAA Outdoors (39.67)…ACC Indoor 60m runner-up (6.74)…best of 10.00. 2005: Best of 10.62 2004: Best of 10.46

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MIGUEL PATE Event: Long Jump Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 PR: LJ - 8.59m/28-2.25i (2002); TJ - 16.62m/54-6.5i (2002) Born: June 13, 1979, in St. Francisville, La. Current Residence: St. Francisville, La. High School: West Feliciana HS (La) ‘97 Colleges: Meridian CC ’99, Alabama ‘02 Coach: Rod Tiffin Agent: Tony Campbell Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2005 USA Outdoor champion; 2-time USA Indoor champion (’02, ’03); 2002 NCAA Indoor champion; 2001 World University Games champion; 4th at 2001 World Outdoor Championships; 3-time USA Outdoor runner-up (’01, ’02, ’07)

On his second jump at the 2008 Olympic Trials, Pate soared to 8.22m26-11.75, which secured a third place finish for him and a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team for the first time in his career. He edged out reigning Olympic champion Dwight Phillips for the final Olympic roster spot by .75 of an inch. Pate ended the 2008 season ranked #1 in the U.S. by Track & Field News for the first time in his career. He had been top-ten U.S. ranked on seven previous occasions, and ranked #2 on four occasions. With his runner-up finish at the 2007 AT&T USA Outdoor Championships and 10th place finish at the World Outdoor Championships in Osaka, Japan, Pate demonstrated in 2007 that he remains one of the world’s premier long jumpers. Pate enjoyed a satisfying long jump victory at the 2005 USA Outdoor Championships, made even sweeter when recalling an incident two years previous that nearly ended his track and field career. At the 2003 Nike Prefontaine Classic, Pate suffered what could have been a career ending injury during his final jump of the competition. After already winning the event with a mark of 8.27m/27-01.75, he landed awkwardly, tearing his lateral cruciate ligament (LCL), anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), and posterior cruciate ligament (PCL). Unable to compete for the remainder of the 2003 and most of the 2004 seasons, Pate spent his first six weeks after surgery on crutches and then 15 months doing intense rehab to comeback for the 2005 season. Pate stormed back from his injuries in 2005 to win the USA Outdoor title and finish the year ranked #2 in the world behind countryman Dwight Phillips. Pate won the 2002 USA Indoor Championships with an enormous personal best leap 8.59m/28-2.25. It was the farthest long jump indoors by an American since Carl Lewis set the world record in 1984. Only Lewis, Ivan Pedroso of and Pate have ever bettered 28 feet indoors. Pate was all-state in both basketball and track and field as a prep senior at West Feliciana high school. He enrolled as a two-sport athlete at Meridian Community College, but decided to concentrate on track and field after his freshman season...has high jumped 2.18/7-1.75…received his degree in Criminal Justice in the Spring of 2002…surprised many with his fourth place finish at 2001 World Outdoors.

2009: 4th at USA Outdoors (8.20m/26.11)...3rd at Rabat (8.05m/26-5)... 2008: 38th in qualifying at Olympic Games (7.34m/24-1)…3rd at Olympic Trials (8.22m/26-11.75)…4th at Bislett Games Oslo (8.14)…6th at DKB-ISTAF Berlin (8.02)...1st at Baton Rouge (8.18m/26-10)…ranked #6 in world, #1 U.S. by T&FN…best of 8.24m/27-1. 2007: USA Outdoor runner-up (8.24m/27-0.5)…10th at World Outdoors (7.94m/26-0.75)...4th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (7.84m/25-8.75)…2nd at Rome (8.06m/26-5.5)…3rd at Padova (8.03m/26-4.25)…4th at Modesto Relays (8.02m/26-3.75)…1st at Ponce (8.02m/26-3.75)…ranked #3 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 8.24m/27-0.5 2006: 3rd at USA Outdoors (7.96m/26-1.5)...1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (8.27m/27-1.75)...7th at Paris (8.00m/26-3)...6th at Rome (8.10m26-7)...6th at Athens (8.17m/26-9.75)...ranked #7 in world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 8.27m/27-1.75. 2005: USA Outdoor long jump champion (8.35m/27-4.75)…6th in Group A qualifying at World Outdoor champs (7.70m/25-3.75)…1st at Sheffield (8.45m/27-8.75)…runner-up at World Athletics Final (8.30m/27-2.75)…3rd at Madrid (8.24m/27-0.5)…2nd at Stanford (8.17m/26-9.75)…ranked #2 in world & U.S. by T&FN…best of 8.45m/27-8.75. 2004: Did not compete due to injuries. 2003: USA Indoor champion (8.25m/27-0.75). 2002: Set USA Indoor Championships record by winning with a leap of (8.59m/28-2.25), old record was 8.49m/27-10.25 by Carl Lewis in 1981...won NCAA Indoor long jump title (8.34/27-4.5), runner-up with a PR in

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TJ (16.62m/54-6.5i)…2nd at USA Outdoors (8.45m/27-8.75)…1st at Modesto (8.33m/27-4)…1st at Palo Alto (8.28m/27-2)… 1st at Salamanca (8.15m/26-9w)…1st at Lignano (8.21m/26-11.25)…1st at Thessaloniki (8.42m/27-7.5)…ranked #2 in the world, #2 in the U.S…best of 8.59m/28-2.25i. 2001: 4th at World Outdoor Championships (8.21w/26-11.25)…Runner-up, USA Outdoors LJ (8.35m/27-4.75)… 5th at NCAA Outdoors (7.93m/26-0.25)…jumped 8.48/27-10w in Ft. Worth on April 21…ranked #10 in world & #3 in U.S. by T&FN… bests of 8.20m/26-11 and 16.48/54-1PR. 2000: 8th at Olympic Trials LJ (7.95m/26-1)… 5th at NCAA Outdoors LJ (7.77m/25-6)… best of 8.26m/27-1.25. 1999: Won TJ at Junior College Championships…best of 52-7.5w. 1998: 4th at Junior College Championships in LJ…bests of 25-2.5 and 50-7.25.

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KARA PATTERSON Event: Javelin Height: 5-9 Weight: 168 PR: 61.56m/202-0 (2008) Born: April 10, 1986 Current Residence: Lafayette, Ind. High School: Skyview (Vancouver, Wash.) HS College: Purdue ‘09 Coach: Jack Warner Agent: self Club: Asics

Career Highlights: 2009 USA Outdoor champion; 2008 Olympic Trials champion

Patterson made her first Olympic Team by winning the women's javelin in Olympic Trials-record style. The 22- year-old posted a best mark of 58.44m/191-9 to win over defending national champion and American record holder . At the 2008 Big 10 Champs, Patterson secured her second career Big Ten title and shattered the Big Ten Championships record and the Boilermakers' all-time record with her heave of 61.56m/202-0, It was the top throw by an American so far in 2008, the second longest in NCAA history, and places her second on the U.S. all-time list behind American record-holder Kim Kreiner..…Patterson redshirted the 2007 season…In 2006, Patterson won her second straight NCAA Mideast Regional javelin championship with a throw of 51.16 meters, advancing to the NCAA Outdoor Championships where she finished 26th…Capped off her 2005 season winning the silver medal at the Pan Am Junior Championships with a launch of 50.26m/164-11. Patterson won the 2005 NCAA Mideast Regionals, beating top-ranked Brenda Grace-Hunt of Louisiana Tech, also was the Big Ten Champion in the javelin, recording a winning launch of 49.96m/163-11...in high school, Patterson was a four-year varsity letter winner in swimming, basketball and track and field, three- time javelin state champion as a sophomore, junior and senior ... three-time district and regional javelin champion… majoring in interior design at Purdue.

2009: USA Outdoor champion (63.95m/209-10)...NCAA Outdoor runner-up (57.96m/190-2)...Mideast Regional champion (58.56m/192-1). 2008: 22nd in qualifying at Olympic Games (54.39m/178-5)...Olympic Trials champion (58.44m/191-9)…5th at NCAA Outdoors (53.93m/176-11)…1st at Big 10 Champs (61.56m/202-0)...ranked #1 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 61.56m/202-0. 2007: redshirt 2006: 26th at NCAA Outdoors…NCAA Mideast Regional champion (51.16m/167-10)…2nd at Big 10 Champs 2005: 2nd at Pan Am Juniors (50.26m/164-11)…2nd at USA Junior Champs (50.08m/164-4)…13th at NCAA Outdoors (46.88m/153-10)…best of 50.26m/164-11. 2004: 19th in qualifying at Olympic Trials (42.60m/139-9)…4th at USA Juniors (43.45m/142-7)

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DARVIS PATTON Events: 100m Height: 6-0 Weight: 180 PRs: 100m - 9.89 (2008); 200m - 20.03 (2003) Born: Dec. 4, 1977, in Dallas, Texas Current Residence: Grand Prairie, Texas High School: Lake Highlands (Dallas) '96 HS Colleges: Garden City CC '98, Texas Christian '01 Coach: Monte Stratton Agent: Claude Bryan Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2004 Olympic Games 4x100m silver medalist; 2008 Olympic Games 100m finalist; Two- time World Outdoor 4x100m gold medalist ('03, '07); 2007 Pan American Games 100m silver medalist and 4x100m bronze medalist; 2003 World Outdoor 200m silver medalist; 2003 USA Outdoor 200m champion; 2002 USA Indoor, Outdoor runner-up.

Patton qualified for his third trip to a World Outdoor Championships with his runner-up finish at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships in 9.92w. In addition to qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Team with his third-place finish in the 100m final at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore., Patton posted a personal best in the quarterfinal with his blistering time of 9.89 seconds. Patton enjoyed a rebirth in 2007 highlighted by his eighth-place 100m finish at the USA Outdoor Championships, runner-up placing at the Pan Am Games and gold medal winning performance in the 4x100m relay at the World Outdoor Championships in Osaka, Japan. Patton endured a frustrating 2005 season, which saw him hampered throughout the campaign with injuries to his groin and hip. Patton closed out his 2003 campaign with a U.S. Outdoor title and a gold (4x100m) and silver (200m) medal at World Outdoors, firmly establishing himself as one of the worlds top sprinters. One of the most versatile performers in TCU track & field history, Darvis Doc Patton garnered seven All-America certificates during his senior year alone, and notched ten All-America honors in just two seasons at TCU. Patton was a late-bloomer coming out of Dallas Lake Highlands High School, where he did not make the schools relay team. He spent two years at Garden City Community College, where he was an eight-time JUCO All-American, including the 1998 NJCAA long jump champion. In 2000, he became the first TCU athlete to win an indoor conference long jump title and the first Horned Frog to win a conference long jump crown of any kind since 1970 when he won the WAC indoor title…Though he finished as the runner-up at U.S. Indoors and Outdoors, his consistent performances earned him the #1 U.S. ranking in 2002. His website is: www.docpatton.com.

2009: Runner-up at USA Outdoors (9.92w)...1st at Kingston (10.02)... 2008: 8th at Olympic Games (10.03), DNF in 4x100m relay at Olympic Games…3rd at Olympic Trials in 100m (9.84w), 1st in quarterfinal (9.89PR)... 2nd at adidas Track Classic (10.06)...3rd at Reebok Grand Prix (10.07)…ranked #9 in world, #3 U.S. by T&FN…best of 9.89. 2007: World Outdoor 4x100m gold medalist (37.78)...Pan Am runner-up (10.17)...Pan Am 4x100m bronze medalist (38.88)...8th at USA Outdoors (10.26)…1st at Arlington (10.13)…6th at adidas Track Classic (10.11w) and 10.11PR in heats…5th in 200m at Reebok Grand Prix (20.49)…10.36 at Stockholm…2nd at Luzern (10.26)…ranked #7 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 10.11. 2006: 3rd at Road to Eugene (10.19)…2nd in 200 at Thessaloniki (20.50). 2005: 7th at Jamaica (10.27)…did not compete at USA Outdoors…best of 10.27. 2004: 4th at Olympic Trials (20.32)…Olympic 4x100m relay silver medalist; 1st round winner at Kingston in 100m (10.12)…1st in Arlington in 100m (9.89w)…2nd at Fort Worth in 200m (20.07w)…ranked #10 in world (#5 U.S.) at 200m, #7 U.S. at 100m by T&FN…bests of 10.12 & 20.17. 2003: World Outdoor 200m silver medalist (20.31)…World Outdoor 4x100m relay gold medalist (3rd leg 38.06)…USA Outdoor Champion (20.15.)…1st in semifinal at World Outdoors (20.03PR)…2nd at Lausanne (20.14)…1st at adidas Boston Indoor Games 200m (20.73)... best of 20.03…ranked #2 in the world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN. 2002: 2nd at USA Indoors (20.95); 2nd at USA Outdoors (20.31)…2nd in Brussels (20.12PR)…2nd in Rome (20.14)…won the 200m at the Norwich Union Challenge in Glasgow and was named the Outstanding performer of the meet (20.16)…1st in London (20.25)…1st in Rethymnon (20.26)…1st at Yokohama (20.29)…4th in LJ at Padua (8.04m/26-4.5)…ranked #4 in the world (#1 U.S.) at 200m, #9 at LJ in U.S. by T&FN…bests of 20.12PR & 8.04m/26-4.5.

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2001: 4th at USA Outdoors (20.72)…3rd at NCAA Outdoors 200m (20.59)…4th at NCAA Outdoor long jump (7.97m/26-1.75)…ran second leg on TCU’s NCAA winning 4x100m relay (38.58)… ranked #7 in U.S. at 200m by T&FN…bests of 20.31 & 8.12m/26-7.75. 2000: 5tj in semis at Olympic Trials (20.56)…Western Athletic Conference champion at 200m & long jump…4th in 200m at NCAA Outdoors (20.59)…8th in LJ at NCAA Outdoors (7.59m/24-11)…ran 2nd leg on TCU’s NCAA 4x100m relay (dnf)…bests of 20.29 & 8.04m/26-4.5. 1999: Did not compete. 1998: Junior College long jump champion…4th in 200m at JUCO Outdoors…bests of 20.49w & 8.06m/26-5.5w.

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DAVID PAYNE Events: 110m hurdles Height: 6-1 Weight: 178 PRs: 13.02 (2007) Born: July 24, 1982 in Cincinnati, Ohio Current Residence: Hampton, Va. High School: Wyoming (Ohio) HS ‘00 Colleges: University of Cincinnati ‘04 Coach: Brandon Hon Agent: Mark Block Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2008 Olympic Games silver medalist; 2007 World Outdoor bronze medalist; 2007 Pan Am Games silver medalist; 2009 USA Outdoor champion; 3rd at 2008 Olympic Trials; 4th at 2007 USA Outdoors

Payne won his first career USA Outdoor 110m hurdles title at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships with his time of 13.12 seconds. At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Payne got out well in the final and remained in second place throughout the race, earning the silver medal with his seasonal best time of 13.17 seconds. Payne finished fourth in the men's 110m hurdles at the 2007 AT&T USA Outdoor Championships, just one position shy of earning a spot on the Team USA roster for the World Outdoor Championships in Osaka, Japan. He received a phone call on Monday morning, August 27 at 5:30 a.m., telling him that American record holder Dominique Arnold had dropped off the team due to injury, and would he be willing to get on a plane to Japan the next day to compete. Payne arrived in Osaka on that Tuesday evening and competed in the first round the very next day. He made it through the opening round and the semifinals before finishing third for the bronze medal in the final in a personal-best time of 13.02 seconds. It was a breakthrough performance for Payne, who is apparently immune to the affects of jet lag. Payne also won the silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games and ended the 2007 season ranked #5 in the world by Track & Field News...

2009: USA Outdoor champion (13.12)...3rd in Berlin (13.22)...1st in Bydgoszcz (13.30)... 2008: Olympic Games silver medalist (13.17)…3rd at 2008 Olympic Trials (13.25)…2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (13.28w)…4th at Reebok Grand Prix (13.38)…2nd at Athens (13.27)…ranked #4 in world, #3 U.S. by T&FN…best of 13.17. 2007: 3rd at World Outdoors (13.02)…4th at USA Outdoors (13.22)…2nd at Pan Ams (13.43)…1st at Doha (13.12)...runner-up at adidas Track Classic (13.28)...runner-up at World Athletics Final (13.08)...ranked #5 in world, #3 U.S. by T&FN...best of 13.02. 2006: 5th at USA Outdoors (13.42)...ranked #8 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 13.31. 2005: 5th at USA Outdoors (13.33)...best of 13.33 2004: 7th i semis at Olympic Trials (13.53)...6th at NCAA Outdoors (13.53)...Conference USA Outdoor Champ...best of 13.48. 2003: 3rd at NCAA Outdoors (13.53)... 6th in opening round at USA Outdoors (13.74)...best of 13.53

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MICHELLE PERRY Event: 100mH Height: 5-8 Weight: 140 PR: 100mH – 12.43 (2005, 2006) Born: May 1, 1979, in Granada Hills, Calif. Current Residence: Palmdale, Calif. High School: Quatz Hill H.S. (Palmdale, Calif.) College: UCLA ‘02 Coach: Bob Kersee Agent: Karen Locke Club: Nike

Career Highlights: Two-time ('05, '07) World Outdoor champion; 2005 USA Outdoor 100mH champion; 3rd at 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials in heptathlon; 4th in 100mH at 2003 Pan Am Games; 4-time NCAA All-American

Perry returned to competition in 2009 following an injury plagued 2008 season and will look to defend here back-to-back World titles in the women’s 100 meter hurdles…Perry won her second straight world title at the 2007 IAAF World Outdoor Championships. After a closely contested sprint to the finish, Perry had to nervously await the final results on the scoreboard before she knew of her second global title...An Olympic heptathlete in 2004, Perry made the switch to the 100m hurdles and was the best in the world in 2005 and 2006, culminating with her gold medal-winning performance at the World Outdoor Championships in Helsinki. She also ran brilliantly in the Nike women's 100-meter hurdles at the 2005 U.S. Outdoor Championships, winning in 12.66. Her time of 12.43 in the semifinals was a personal best ... Perry scored a personal-record 6,126 points to finish in third place in the heptathlon at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials to qualify for the 2004 Olympic Team… Perry won three Pac-10 Conference championships in the 100mH during her collegiate career at UCLA…a highly- rated prep hurdler, as a senior at the California State meet, Perry placed fifth in the 100m hurdles (13.87) and third in the 300m hurdles and was second in the long jump …on the ‘97 national prep charts, in the hurdles her 13.87 was No. 9 nationally (she also ran a 13.82w), and was #14 and in the long jump…in CIF competition, she was a two-time 100m hurdle champion and won the 300m hurdles once…at the conference level, she was also a four-time winner in the 100m, won the 100m hurdles three times and was a two-time champion in the 300m hurdles…a sociology major while at UCLA...Her official website is located at www.michellesperry.net.

2009: 2nd in heat 1 semifinal at USA Outdoors (12.48w)…1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (12.74)…3rd at adidas Track Classic (12.84)…2nd at Paris (12.75). 2008: 10th at Olympic Trials semi-finals in 100mH (12.79)…injured most of the season. 2007: World Outdoor champion (12.46)...USA Outdoor runner-up (12.72)...1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (12.51)...1st at adidas Track Classic (12.58)...1st at Oslo (12.70)...1st at Paris (12.56)...1st at Rome (12.44)...1st at Lausanne (12.60)...1st at Sheffield (12.79)...2nd at Stockholm (12.73)...ranked #1 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 12.44. 2006: 3rd in 100mH at USA Outdoors (12.67)...1st at adidas Track Classic (12.61)...1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (12.63)...1st at Brussels (12.55)...2nd at Rome (12.58)...1st at Lausanne (12.43)...1st at Stockholm (12.60)...ranked # 1 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 12.43. 2005: World Outdoor 100mH champion (12.66)...1st in 100mH at the USA Outdoor Champs (12.66), ran 12.43 to win semifinal ... 1st at World Athletic Finals in 100mH (12.54)...1st at Modesto in 100mH (12.78)... 2nd at adidas Track Classic (12.70)...s 1st at Norwich Union Team Challenge (12.85)...1st at Reebok Grand Prix (12.45)...1st at Payton Jordan U.S. Open (12.65)...1st at Lausanne (12.61)...2nd at Rome (12.66)...1st at Rethymnon in (12.45)... 1st at Zurich (12.55)...2nd at Linz in 100mH (12.70)... ranked #1 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 12.43. 2004: 3rd at 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials (6,126 PR)...14th at Olympic Games (6,124)…ran 12.74 in 100mH HEP at Olympic Games…6th at Arles (6059)…6th in 100H at Olympic Trials (12.91)…5th in 100mH at Home Depot (12.75w)…1st in 60mH at Seattle (8.21i)…ranked #2 in the U.S. by T&FN…bests of 6,126, 12.74. 2003: 4th in 100m hurdles at Pan Am Games (12.80PR)…8th at USA Outdoors 100mH (13.26)…ranked #9 in U.S. at 100mH by T&FN…bests of 5,684, 12.80. 2001: 1st at Pac-10 Outdoors 100m hurdles (13.18)…2nd at NCAA Outdoors heptathlon…best of 5,759, 13.18. 2000: 1st at Pac 10 Outdoors 100mH (13.15)…5th in opening round at NCAA Outdoors 100mH…3rd at Pac Outdoors 400mH…4th at NCAA Outdoors 400mH…bests of 13.15, 56.50. 1999: 1st at Pac 10 Outdoors 100mH…5th in semis at NCAA Outdoors 100mH…bests of 13.26, 58.30.

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DWIGHT PHILLIPS Event: Long Jump Height: 5-11 Weight: 180 PRs: LJ – 8.74m/28-8.25 (2009); TJ - 16.41m/53-10.25 (‘99) Born: Oct. 1, 1977, in Decatur, Ga. Current Residence: Snellville, Ga. High School: Tucker (Ga.) ‘96 Colleges: Kentucky ‘98; Arizona State ‘00 Coach: Loren Seagrave Agent: Caroline Feith Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2004 Olympic gold medalist; 2-time World Outdoor champion (’03, ’05); 2007 World Outdoor bronze medalist; 2003 World Indoor champion; 4-time USA Outdoor champion (’03, ’04, ’07. ‘09); 3- time USA Outdoor runner-up (’00, ’05, ’06); 2001 U.S. Indoor champion

Phillips leaped back on the world stage in posting the longest jump in the world since National Track & Field Hall of Famer Mike Powell set the world record in 1991 at the 2009 Nike Prefonatine Classic. He easily won the event when he sailed to 8.74 meters/28 feet 8.25 inches, which ties him with Larry Myricks and Erick Walder for the eighth-best outdoor mark in history, and the trio are also tied as the #5 performers all time…Phillips won his third USA Outdoor men’s long jump title in June, 2007 before capturing the bonze medal at the World Outdoor Championships in Osaka, Japan, and ending the season ranked #1 in the U.S. for the fifth consecutive year. Phillips ended the suspense early on at the 2005 World Outdoor Championships in the men’s long jump final when he landed in the sand at 8.60m/28-2.75 on his first attempt to successfully defend his world title won in Paris in 2003. His performance not only equalled his career best, it also was the best jump in the world in 2005. Phillips, who ended the 2005 campaign in ownership of the top four jumps in the world that season, ended the year ranked #1 in the world by Track & Field News for the third consecutive year, joining an exclusive club that includes only Ivan Pedroso, Carl Lewis, , Ralph Boston and George Brown. He had an emphatic victory at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Phillips won the competition with a leap of 8.59m/28-2.25, just shy of his personal best of 8.60m/28-2.75 set at Linz earlier in the 2004 season. It was the first U.S. Olympic men’s long jump gold medal since Carl Lewis won at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. With Phillips’ triumph in Athens, U.S. men’s long jumpers have now won that event 22 times out of the 26 occasions the event has been contested in modern Olympic competition... In 2003 Phillips exploded on the world scene by winning the World Indoor and Outdoor Championships, establishing himself as the world’s leading long jumper. Phillips started out as a triple jumper at the University of Kentucky, but after transferring to Arizona State in 2000, he has specialized more in the long jump. A native of Tucker, Ga., Phillips placed second in the long jump at both the 1999 and 2000 NCAA Indoor Championships. After fouling on his first qualifying attempt at the Olympics in Sydney, he jumped 25-11 advancing to the final on his third and last attempt of 26-8.25. He placed 8th overall at the Games…regarded as a medal possibility at the 2001 World Outdoor Championships, Phillips was unable to take his final three attempts in the final at Worlds due to a pulled right hamstring. He bounced back with a stellar 2002 that earned him a #3 world ranking behind fellow Americans Savante’ Stringfellow and Miguel Pate...As a high schooler, Phillips was a 1996 All-American and all-state selection. Set school records in triple jump (15.31m/50-3), 200m (20.90w) and 400m (47.50)...member of 4x400m relay team that set a national age-group record (3:06)... But who knew that at age 14 both his legs were broken in a motorcycle accident and it took two years for him to recover well enough to walk properly. “My brother’s friend hit me while I was in the street playing football with my friends,” Phillips said. “I didn’t know where he was coming from and I moved in the wrong direction,” to try to get out of the way. His legs were left twisted, requiring eight months of rehabilitation and using a walker after the casts were removed. Communications major while at ASU...married Valerie in October ‘04...son Dwight Jr., born Dec. 29, 2005.

nd st 2009: USA Outdoor champion (8.57m/28-1.50w)...2 at Hengelo (8.54m/28-0.25)…1 at Nike Prefontaine Classic (8.74m/28-8.25PR) 2008: 4th at Olympic Trials (8.20m/26-11.00)…2nd at Ponce (8.25m/27-0.75)…ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 8.25m/27-0.75. 2007: 3rd at World Outdoors (8.30m/27-2.75)...USA Outdoor champion (8.36m/27-5.25w)...2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (8.35m/27-4.75)...1st at Rethimno (8.31m/27-3.25)...1st at Zaragoza (8.37m/27- 5.5w)...ranked #3 in world, #1 U.S. by T&FN...best of 8.31m/27-5.25w.

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2006: USA Outdoor runner-up (8.08m/26-6.25)...2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (8.20m/26-11)...Paris (8.16m)...4th at Rome (8.32m/27-3.75)...2nd at Athens (8.30m)...ranked #5 in world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 8.32m/27-3.75. 2005: World Outdoor champion (8.60m/28-2.75PR)...2nd at USA Outdoors (8.28m /27-2)...1st at Linz (8.57m/28-1.5)...1st at World Athletics Final (8.46m/27-9.25)...1st in 60m at Madrid (6.47)...ran 6.53 in heats in Madrid...ranked #1 in world by T&FN...best of 8.60m/28-2.75PR. 2004: Olympic gold medalist (8.59m/28-2.25)…1st at Olympic Trials (8.28m/27-02.00)…won Linz with big PR of 8.60m/28-2.75 on his first and only jump of the competition…1st May 22 in Mexico City (8.44m/27-8.25)...1st at Modesto (8.43m/27-8)...1st at Madrid (8.36m/27-5.25)…1st in Birmingham (8.35m/27-4.75)…ranked #1 in the world by T&FN...best of 8.60m/28-2.75. 2003: World Indoor Championships gold medalist (8.29m/27-2.5)…World Outdoor gold medalist (8.32m/27- 3.75)…USA Outdoor champion (8.24m/27-0.5)...USA Indoor runner-up (8.21m/26-11.25)…1st at World Athletics Final (8.28m/27-2)…1st at Trikala (8.44m/27-8.25PR)…best of 4.44m/27-8.25PR. 2002: Runner-up at USA Indoors (7.99m/26-2.75)…3rd at USA Outdoors (8.25m/27-3/4w)…set new PR with a win at Linz (8.38m/27-6)… 2nd at Osaka (8.31m/27-3.75w)…1st at Helsinki (8.27m/27-1.75)…ranked #3 in the world (#3 U.S) by T&FN…best of 8.38m/27-6PR. 2001: USA Indoor champ (8.12m/26-7.75)…3rd at USA Outdoors (8.23m/27-0w)…8th at World Outdoors (7.92m/26-0)…3rd at Tyson Invitational…ranked #4 in U.S in LJ by T&FN…best of 8.13m/26-8.25 in Lausanne. 2000: 8th at Olympics (8.06m/26-5.5)...2nd at Olympic Trials in LJ (8.14m/26-8.5)...2nd at NCAA Outdoors...jumped 8.30m/27-2.75w at adidas Oregon Classic...ranked #1 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 8.21m/26- 11.25PR at Olympic Trials. 1999: 7th in Pan American Games long jump...4th at NCAA Outdoor in both long jump and triple jump...6th at USA Outdoor long jump...ranked #7 in U.S. in long jump by T&FN...bests of 26-10 and 53-10.25. 1998: Best of 51-3.75i. 1997: Best of 50-5.75.

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DIANA PICKLER Event: Heptathlon Height: 5-11 PR: 6,290 (2009); 200m - 24.07; 800m - 2:16.59; 100mH - 13.13w; HJ - 1.84m/6-0.5; LJ - 6.36m/20-10.5; SP - 13.49m/44-3.25; JT - 43.59m/143-0 Born: Dec. 9, 1983, in Shreveport, La. Current Residence: Sachse, Texas High School: Rowlett High School (Sachse, Tex.) ‘02 College: Washington State University ‘07 Coach: Mario Sategna Agent: self Club: Asics

Career Highlights: 3rd at 2008 Olympic Trials; 2007 USA Outdoor runner-up; 2007 NCAA Indoor & Outdoor runner-up

Pickler qualified for her second World Outdoor Championships team by winning the women's heptathlon with 6,290 points, which is a new personal best score...After concluding a strong career at Washington State University, Pickler made a name for herself on the national scene with a runner-up finish in the heptathlon at the 2007 AT&T USA Outdoor Championships and her third-place finish at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials...Pickler eclipsed the 6,000-point mark (6,029) for the first time in her career and landed a spot on Team USA for the World Championships...She also claimed the PAC-10 heptathlon championship in 2007...Prepped at Rowlett High School where, in 2001, she was rated by Track and Field News as the top junior heptathlete in the country...Pickler broke the high school record in 2001 at the Junior Olympics with a score of 5,365...She was also the 2002 National High School Indoor Pentathlon champion.

2009: USA Outdoor champion (6,290). 2008: DNF at Olympic Games (right hamstring strain)...3rd at Olympic Trials (6,257PR)...3rd at IAAF Combined Events Challenge (6,190)…ranked #3 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 6,257. 2007: USA Outdoor runner-up (6,029)…25th at World Championships (5,838)...24th at NCAA Outdoors (4,926)…PAC-10 Conference champion (6,018)…NCAA Indoor Pentathlon runner-up (4,339)…1st at Texas Relays (6,205PR)...ranked #1 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 6,205. 2006: 5th at USA Outdoors (5,855)…3rd in NCAA Outdoor (5,757)…ranked #5 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 5,855. 2005: PAC-10 Combined Events runner-up (5,563)…6th in NCAA Outdoor heptathlon (5,595)…best of 5,955. 2004: 12th at NCAA Indoor pentathlon (3,786)…redshirt Outdoors. 2003: 4th at PAC-10 Heptathlon (5,524)…best of 5,254. 2002: Best of 5,281. 2001: Best of 5,365.

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VIRGINIA “GINNIE” POWELL Events: 100mH Height: 5-10 Weight: 157 PRs: 100mH - 12.45 (2007); 100m – 11.28 (2005) Born: Sept. 7, 1983, in Seattle, Wash. Current Residence: Los Angeles, Calif. High School: Rainier Beach (Wash.) HS ‘02 College: Southern California '06 Coach: Valerie Briscoe/Bob Kersee Agent: Renaldo Nehemiah Club: Nike

Career Highlights: Two-time USA Outdoor champion (’06, ‘07); Two-time NCAA champion (’05, ’06); 2005 Pac-10 champion; 3rd at 2005 USA Outdoors; Two-time Pac-10 100m champion (’04, ’05); 2003 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year

A tall, powerful hurdler, Powell repeated as USA Outdoor champion in 2007 in the 100m hurdles with a winning time of 12.62 (-1.3mps). She ran a personal-best 12.45 to win the 2007 Reebok Grand Prix…a fall that injured her in Paris hampered her preparation for World Outdoors…At the 2006 NCAA Outdoor Championships, she broke the 100m hurdle collegiate record that she shared with Gail Devers. Her impressive winning time of 12.48 seconds gave her second consecutive NCAA Outdoor 100m hurdles crown. For her accomplishments, she was the recipient of the 2006 Honda Award, which signifies that she is the outstanding college athlete in her sport. Powell set a then personal best of 12.61 in the semifinals at the USA Outdoors in 2005, and went on to place third in the final... ran for Team USA at the World Outdoors in Helsinki, making it to the semifinals... an excellent sprinter, she became the fifth Trojan woman in the last six years to win the Pac-10 100m title ... Her time was the sixth-fastest mark in USC history ... She also equaled her school record by running 13.07 to place third in the 100m HH at the Pac-10s ....6th On All-Time USC 100m Chart--11.32... as a prep in 1999, ran for Team USA at the inaugural IAAF World Youth Championships in ... she was 8th in the 100mH in that meet and ran lead-off for Team USA's silver medalist 4x100m relay squad.

2009: USA Outdoor runner-up (12.47w)…7th at Rome (12.79)…7th at adidas Track Classic (13.06)…6th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (13.20)…3rd at Paris (12.81). 2008: 6th at Olympic Trials (12.74w)…3rd at Doha (12.77)…6th at Paris (12.89)…4th at Stockholm (12.88)…ranked #8 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 12.75. 2007: USA Outdoor champion (12.63)…5th at World Outdoors (12.55)...1st at Reebok Grand Prix (12.45PR)…2nd at adidas Track Classic (12.61)…1st at Doha (12.66)…2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (12.58)...ranked #5 in the world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 12.45. 2006: USA Outdoor champion (12.63)…3rd at IAAF World Cup (12.90)…NCAA Outdoors 100mH champion (12.48PR, collegiate record)…1st in semis at NCAA Outdoors (12.55)…5th at Helsinki (12.94)…5th at Brussels (12.77)…1st at Berlin (12.72)…ranked #5 in the world (#3 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 12.48. 2005: 3rd at USA Outdoor Champs (12.87)…ran 12.61PR in semifinals at USA Outdoors…4th in Heat 2 at World Outdoor Championships (12.91)…1st in 100mH at NCAA Outdoor Champs (12.80)…2nd in 100mH (12.75) at Mt. SAC Relays…1st in both 100mH (12.75) and 100m (11.28PR) at Westwood…1st in 100m (11.15w) at Los Angeles…ranked #4 in the U.S. by T&FN…bests of 12.61, 11.28. 2004: NCAA West Regional 100m (11.45) and 100mH (13.14) runner-up... 1st in Pac-10 100m (11.46) and 2nd in 100mH (13.07)…ran 13.26 in 100m hurdles semifinals at the NCAA Championships…bests of 13.07, 11.32. 2003: 6th at the NCAA Championships (13.07)…3rd at NCAA West Regionals (13.31)…5th at PAC-10 Champs (13.47)…bests of 13.07, 11.52. 2002: Best of 13.62. 2001: Best of 13.39. 1999: 8th in 100mH at World Youth (14.01)... World Youth silver in 4x100 relay.

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BRITTNEY REESE Event: Long Jump Height: 5-8 Weight: 140 PR: 7.06m/23-2 (2009) Born: Sept. 9, 1986 Current Residence: Gulfport, Miss. High School: Gulfport HS ‘04 College: Gulf Coast CC ‘06, Mississippi ‘08 Coach: Joe Walker Agent: Mark Pryor Club: Nike

Career Highlights: Two-time USA Outdoor champion (’08, ’09); 2009 USA Indoor champion; 2007 USA Outdoors runner-up; 2007 NCAA champion; 2007 SEC Women’s Field Athlete of the Year

Reese won her second consecutive USA Outdoor title in the women’s long jump with her windy leap of 7.09m/23-3.5 at the 2009 USA Outdoor Champs…On her final jump at the 2008 Olympic Trials, Reese let fly with a mark of 6.95m/22-9.75 (+1.4 mps), a personal record, 2008 U.S. leader and #2 mark in the world, to win…Reese had a breakout season in the long jump in 2007, making the final at the 2007 IAAF World Outdoor Championships…Her runner-up finish at the USA Outdoor Championships came shortly after a sophomore season for Mississippi that saw an NCAA Outdoor championship, NCAA Mideast Regional championship and an SEC Indoor and Outdoor championship…Named SEC Women’s Field Athlete of the Year in 2007…Reese’s personal best of 6.70m/21-11.75 is the third longest jump in the country in 2007…Was Mississippi’s 2004 Gatorade Player of the Year for track…Transferred to Ole Miss from Gulf Coast Community College, where she played basketball and did not compete in track.

2009: USA Outdoor champion (7.09m/23-3.25w)…USA Indoor champion (6.71m/22-0.25)…6th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (6.60m/21-8)…1st at Belem (7.06m/23-2) 2008: 5th at Olympic Games (6.76m/22-2.25)...2008 Olympic Trials champion (6.95m/22-9.75)...NCAA Outdoor long jump champion (6.93m/22-9)…1st at Baton Rouge (6.93m/22-9PR)…1st at Auburn (6.84m/22- 5.25)…ranked #4 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 6.95m/22-9.75. 2007: USA Outdoors runner-up (6.71m/22-0.25w)… 8th at World Outdoors (6.60m/21-8)...NCAA Outdoor champion (6.50m/21-4)…NCAA Mideast Regional champion (6.42m/21-0.75)…SEC Outdoor champion (6.69m/21-11.75PR)…3rd at NCAA Indoors (6.41m/21-0.5)…SEC Indoor champion (6.64m/21-9.5)…1st in HJ at Drake Relays (1.83m/6-0)…ranked #1 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 6.70m/21-11.75. 2006: Did not compete. 2005: Did not compete.

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JEN RHINES Events: Distance Height: 5-3 Weight: 105 PRs: 1,500m - 4:09.52 (2007); 3,000m - 8:35.03 (2007); 5,000m – 14:55.18 (2006); 10,000m - 31:17.31 (2007); marathon – 2:29:32 (2006) Born: July 1, 1974, in Syracuse, N.Y. Current Residence: Mammoth Lakes, Calif. High School: Liverpool HS (NY) '92 College: Villanova '96 Coach: Terrence Mahon Agent: Ray Flynn Club: adidas

Career Highlights: 2008 Olympic Trials 5,000m runner-up; 2002 USA 10,000m champion; 2007 USA Outdoor 5,000m runner-up; 3rd at 2005 USA Outdoor Championships 10,000m; 3rd in the marathon at the 2004 Olympic Trials; 3-time Olympian (’00, ’04, ‘08); 2000 Olympic Trials and 2001 USA Championships 10km runner-up; 3- time NCAA 5km Outdoor champion (‘94-‘96); 1995 NCAA Indoor 5km champ; 1994 NCAA XC champion

An Olympic marathoner in 2004, Rhines is focusing again on shorter distances. She qualified for her third Olympic Team by finishing as the runner-up in the 5,000m (15:02.02) at the 2008 Olympic Trials…In 2007, she set personal bests in the 1,500m, 3,000m and 10,000m and went on to take seventh in the 5,000m at the 2007 IAAF World Outdoor Championships. She recorded personal bests at 5,000m, 10,000m and the marathon in 2006, including fourth in the 2006 Rome marathon in 2:29:32. In the summer track season, Rhines recorded 14:55.18 for 5000m in Brussels and 31:24.16 for 10,000m in Helsinki…In only the third marathon of her career, Rhines finished third at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Women's Marathon Trials with a personal record by 11 minutes, 19 seconds over her previous best of 2:41:16…a college star while at Villanova, Rhines came into her own on the elite track scene when she placed 2nd in the 10km at the 2000 Olympic Trials, using an impressive kick to make the Olympic Team…she repeated that runner-up finish at the 2001 GMC Envoy USA Outdoor Championships, then won her first USA title in the 10 km in 2002 set personal bests across the board in 2000the daughter of two recreational runners, Rhines started her own career in the eighth grade as a sprinter: 'I just kept moving up every year.'...won two state 1500m titles as a prep...won a triple crown in 1994-95, with NCAA titles in cross country, indoor, and outdoor track...earned her degree in civil engineering at Villanova...married distance runner Terrance Mahon on November 20, 1998…along with Mahon is a member of the Team USA Southern California training group.

2009: USA Outdoor runner-up (15:26.92)…5th at adidas Track Classic (15:36.09)…5th at Reebok Grand Prix (15:32.39)…8th in 2,000m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (5:51.59). 2008: 14th in 5,000m at Olympic Games (16:34.63), 6th in heats (15:15.12)...2nd at Olympic Trials in 5,000m (15:02.02); 5th at Bislett Games Oslo (14:54.29)…5th at DKB-ISTAF Berlin (15:09.40)…3rd at adidas Track Classic (8:56.26)…1st at Palo Alto (31:30.31)…8th in heats at World Indoors (9:03.66)…USA Indoor runner-up (8:59.98)...ranked #2 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 14:54.29. 2007: USA Outdoor 5,000m runner-up (15:08.53)…7th at World Outdoors (15:03.09)...1st in 10,000m at Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational (31:17.31PR)…8th in 1,500m at adidas Track Classic (4:09.52PR)...4th in 5,000m at Rome (14:58.51)…2nd in 3,000m at Monaco (8:35.03PR)…4th in 5,000m at Stockholm (15:12.64)...ranked #9 in the world (#3 U.S.) in 10,000m and #2 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 31:17.31 and 15:03.09. 2006: 5th in 5,000m at USA Outdoors (15:29.51)…10th in 3,000m at Lucerne (9:09.30)…8th in 5,000m at Brussels (14:55.18PR)…12th in 5,000m at Rome (15:05.24)…10th in 5,000m at Zurich (15:10.65)…4th in 10,000m at Helsinki (31:24.16PR)…4th in Rome marathon (2:29:32PR)…7th in marathon (2:35:37)…ranked #3 in 5,000m, #2 in 10,000m and the marathon in the U.S. by T&FN…bests of 9:09.30, 14:55.18, 31:24.16, 2:29:32. 2005: 3rd in 10,000m at USA Outdoor Champs (31:37.20)...16th at World Outdoor Championships (31:26.66)...5th in 3,000m at the Reebok Grand Prix (8:56.07)...1st at USA 15 km champs (49:21)...8th in 5,000m at Stockholm (15:12.89)...2nd at Boston marathon (1:12.56)...18th in ING NYC marathon (2:37:07)...ranked #3 at 10,000m, #4 at 5,000m, #5 at 3,000m and #8 in the marathon in the U.S. by T&FN...bests of 8:56.07, 15:12.89, 31:26.66, 2:37:07. 2004: 3rd at USA Marathon Olympic Trials (2:29:57)…34th at the Olympic Games (2:43:52)…5th in 5,000m at Olympic Trials (15:19.15)…ranked #6 at 5,000m in U.S. by T&FN…best of 2:29:57.

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2003: 5th at USA Cross Country Champs 8km (30:29)…3rd at USA Half-Marathon Championships (1:11:59)…3rd in 3,000m at Brunswick (9:06.77). 2002: USA 10,000m champ (31:57.38)…4th at Winter XC Champs 8km (27:04)…won team silver medal at World Cross Country Champs (12th-27:43)…3rd in Palo Alto on May 3 (31:41.16)…7th at Stockholm 5,000m (15:13.44)…ranked #2 at 10,000m, #6 at 5,000m in U.S. by T&FN…bests of 15:13.44, 31:41.16. 2001: 2nd at USA Outdoor 10,000m (32:20.03)…2nd at USA XC Champs 8km (26:43.80)…27th at World XC Champs 8km (30:03)…6th in 3,000m at Prefontaine Classic (9:01.30)…ranked #2 at 10,000m, #6 at 5,000m in U.S. by T&FN…bests of 8:46.09PR, 15:13.26, 32:20.03. 2000: 2nd at Olympic trials in a PR 31:58.34... 16th in her first round heat at Olympic Games (34:08.28)... enjoyed a successful three weeks establishing four PRs between 7/14 and 8/8... ranked #3 in U.S. in 10,000 by T&FN...bests 4:17.30PR, 8:50.72, 15:19.88 and 31:58.34 1999: 4th in 10,000m at USA Outdoors (32:29.67)...bests of 4:18.76, 9:01.16, 15:25.52, 32:29.67…ranked #7 in U.S. in 10,000m by T&FN. 1998: Won USA 15km Champs (51:00)...2nd in 5,000m (15:38.82) at adidas/Oregon Classic...2nd in 10,000m (34:10.31) at USA Champs...won 5,000m (15:26.88 PR) at McGill International...5th in 10,000m (33:44.19) at Goodwill Games...ranked #3 in U.S. at 10,000m, #8 in U.S. at 5,000m by T&FN... bests of 15:26.88 and 33:44.19. 1997: 5th in 10,000m (33:17.26) at USA Outdoors...8th in USA 10km Road Champs (34:04)... ranked #7 in U.S. at 10,000m by T&FN...bests of 9:15.21, 15:57.46 and 33:17.26. 1996: Won 3,000m (9:13.48) and 5,000m (16:19.05) at Big East Indoor...3rd in 5,000m (16:00.39) at NCAA Indoor...won Big East 5,000m (16:25.31), 2nd in 3,000m (9:24.76)...won NCAA 5,000m (16:05.85)...12th in 10,000m (33:58.71) at Olympic Trials...14th in USA XC Champs...bests of 9:13.48, 16:00.39 and 33:15.88. 1995: Won NCAA 5,000m (15:56.18)...10th in 5,000m (15:57.78) at USA Outdoors... won 5,000m at NCAA Indoor (15:41.12 PR, MR); anchored distance medley win (4:42.7 for 11:11.98)...won 5,000m (16:07.40), 2nd in 3,000m (9:31.78) in Big East Indoor...won mile at ECAC Indoor (4:45.62)... won Big East 5,000m (16:21.62), 2nd in 3,000m (9:23.34)...won ECAC 3,000m (9:06.66)... 3rd in NCAA XC... bests of 9:06.66 and 15:41.12. 1994: Won 5,000m (16:21.60) at NCAA...2nd in 5,000m (16:04.02) at USA Outdoors...won NCAA XC... won 3,000m (9:25.29) and 5,000m (16:02.67) at Big East Indoor...3rd in 5,000m (16:54.39, lap long) at NCAA Indoor...won 5,000m (16:22.28), 2nd in 3,000m (9:23.32) at Big East...won ECAC 3,000m (9:10.01)... ranked #6 in U.S. at 5,000m...bests of 9:10.01 and 16:02.67. 1993: 2nd in UNC Twilight 3,000m (9:41.81 PR)...7th in Big East 5,000m...2nd in NCAA XC...best of 9:41.81.

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SANYA RICHARDS Event: 400m Height: 5-8 Weight: 136 PR: 400m - 48.70AR (2006); 100m - 11.05 (2007); 200m - 22.17 (2006) Born: Feb. 26, 1985, in Kingston, Jamaica Current Residence: Austin, Texas High School: St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) ‘02 College: University of Texas ‘06 Coach: Clyde Hart Agent: Sharon Richards Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2008 Olympic 4x400m gold medalist and 400m bronze medalist; 2007 World Outdoor 4x400m gold medalist; Five-time USA Outdoor Champion ('03, ’05, ’06, ’08, ‘09); 2006 IAAF World Athlete of the Year and Jesse Owens Award winner; 2005 World Outdoor silver medalist; 2005 Visa Champion; 2005 Visa Humanitarian Athlete of the Year; 2004 Olympic 4x400m gold medalist; 2003 World Outdoor 4x400m gold medalist; 2003 NCAA 400m champion; 2003 USATF Youth Athlete of the Year; 2002 World Junior Championships 400m silver medalist; 2002 U.S. Junior 200m & 400m champion

In the 2008 Olympic Games 400m final, Richards ran her traditional, strong first 200 meters and hit the homestretch in the lead. But she very noticeably slowed with about 75 meters remaining. Her right hamstring had grabbed, causing her to lose form and forcing her to will herself to the finish line as she watched her gold- medal hopes slip. Richards was third in 49.93. Richards' performance had historic significance: It was Team USA's fourth Olympic medal ever in the event and the first since Valerie Brisco-Hooks and Chandra Cheeseborough went 1-2 in 1984. Running the anchor leg for the 4x400m, when Richards took the baton, she trailed Russia by approximately three meters. Biding her time, she waited until the final straight to move into first, turning in a 48.93 leg and crossing the line in 3:18.54, the fastest time in the world since 1993...Richards returned to the top of the U.S. heap in the women's 400 at the 2008 Olympic Trials, sprinting away to win by nearly 1 full second, running 49.89…In the spring of 2007, Richards struggled with illness, which forced her to pull out of several early meets. In just her third meet of the season, Richards ran a world-leading time of 50.02 in the semifinals at the 2007 USA Outdoor Championships, but suffered her first loss in the 400m since the 2005 World Championships, finishing fourth in the final. Richards bounced back to a runner-up finish in the 200m to qualify for the World Championships...At age 21, Richards had one of the greatest seasons ever by an American 400-meter runner in 2006. She ran under 50 seconds nine times during the season, including breaking the American record on September 16 with her time of 48.70 at the IAAF World Cup in Athens. The win put her #7 on the all-time world list. Richards ran the five fastest times in the world in 2006, the six fastest times by an American and 10 of the top 11 American performances. She was undefeated outdoors in the 400 on the year, winning a $249,999 portion of the jackpot for sweeping the Golden League series and taking the USA Indoor, USA Outdoor, World Athletics Final and World Cup titles. All told, she won 15 consecutive races and added the World Cup 200m crown as well. For her extraordinary season, Richards added the 2006 Jesse Owens Award to her trophy case...One of the top prep track athletes in United States history at St. Thomas Aquinas High in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Richards now is now the #1-ranked 400-meter running in the world. After winning the 2005 USA Outdoors gold in 49.28, Richards won every race she ran except the final of the World Outdoors in Helsinki, where she finished second in 49.74... her only other loss on the year was at the Nike Prefontaine Classic, to Olympic and world champion Tonique Williams-Darling ... Richards made history in 2005 in becoming the second-fastest American in history and the youngest woman ever to run under 49 seconds in the women's 400 meters. She ran 48.92 seconds to win by 0.38 of a second over Williams-Darling of the Bahamas at the Weltklasse meet in Zurich... she ran sub-50 nine times in 2005... later in 2005 Richards won the Visa Humanitarian Athlete of the Year award for her integral role as a participant in USA Track & Field's "Be a Champion" program. She has participated in several events speaking to young people in communities from Miami, Fla., to Austin, Texas. She spent a great deal of time working with adolescents in at-risk situations. In 2004, Richards ran 50.82 seconds to win gold in the 400 meters to set a collegiate, championship, facility and school records at the 2004 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships then she also anchored the Texas 4x400m relay to its second consecutive national crown…outdoors in 2004, she broke her own American junior record three times in the 400, including the Olympic Trials first round (50.22) and final, where she was second in 49.85 seconds…her 50.49 in the NCAA semifinals was her first outdoor AJR of the year…in 2003 she won the U.S. and NCAA titles, and anchored Team USA to 4x400m gold at the World Outdoor Championships…she is

155 the U.S. junior record-holder in the 400m…tabbed USATF’s Verizon Youth Athlete of the Year and Track & Field News Women’s Prep Athlete of the Year and Womens Indoor Prep Athlete of the Year in 2002…Richards is a two-time Florida High School Female Athlete of the Year…named the 2002 Gatorade National High School Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year…she holds national high school indoor record in the 400m (52.10)…posted the nation’s top prep 100m (11.39) and 400m (50.69) times and the #2 mark in the 200m (23.01) in 2002…broke the U.S. high school and junior records in the 400m with a 50.69 clocking at the 2002 USATF Junior National Championships. Her 50.69 was the seventh-fastest 400m time in the world in 2002, and she also won the 200m in 23.31 at that meet…she grabbed the 400m silver medal at 2002 World Junior Championships held in her native Jamaica…Richards set the indoor 200m and 400m prep standards at the National Indoor Scholastic Championships in February, 2002, and dominated the Florida 3A prep competition during her career, winning 10 individual gold medals in the 100m, 200m, 400m and long jump and one in the 4x100m relay…she helped St. Thomas Aquinas win four straight state team crowns and she owns the Florida state 400m record (52.51)…she also lettered in basketball in high school and is a member of the National Honor Society, ending her high school academic career with a 4.0 GPA…an engineering major at Texas, she will compete professionally with two seasons of eligibility remaining…Richards is a talented singer and dancer, regularly putting on shows, along with her sister, for family and friends. Her official website is www.sanyarichards.net.

2009: USA Outdoor champion (50.05)…2nd in 200m at adidas Track Classic (23.03)....1st at Nike Prefonatine Classic (49.86WL)...1st at Berlin (49.57WL)…1st at Oslo (49.23)…1st at Rome (49.46). 2008: Olympic 4x400m gold medalist (48.93, 3:18.54), 400m bronze medalist (49.93), 1st in semifinal (49.90)...Olympic Trials champion (49.89)...1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (50.10)…1st at Reebok Grand Prix (50.04)…6th at adidas Track Classic (11.26)…1st at Michael Johnson Invite (50.47)…1st at UTA Invitational (22.56)...ranked #1 in the world (#1 U.S.) at 400m and #6 in the world (#4 U.S.0 at 200m by T&FN...bests of 49.74 and 22.49. 2007: World Outdoor 4x400m gold medalist (3:18.55)...5th in 200m at World Outdoors (22.70)...2nd in 200m (22.43) and 4th in 400m (50.68) at USA Outdoors...1st in 400m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (50.74)...1st at Oslo (50.26)...1st at Paris (49.52)...1st at Rome (49.77)...2nd in 200m at Sheffield (22.44)...1st at London (49.79)...2nd in 100m, 400m at Stockholm (11.05PR, 49.72)...ranked #1 in the world (#1 U.S.) at 400m, #4 in the world (#3 U.S.) at 200m and #8 in the U.S. at 100m by T&FN...bests of 49.27, 22.31 and 11.05. 2006: World Cup 200m and 400m champion (22.23, 48.70AR)...USA Outdoor Champion (49.27)...USA Indoor champion (51.28) ... 4th in semifinal 2 at World Indoors (52.46), while battling illness... 1st in 400m, 2nd in 200m at World Athletics Final (49.25, 22.17PR)...1st in 200m at adidas Track Classic (22.42)...1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (50.89)...1st at Kingston (49.89)...1st in the 200m at the Norwich Union GP (22.25)...1st at the Oslo (49.82)...1st at Paris (49.73)...1st at Rome (49.31)...2nd in 200m at Stockholm (22.35)...1st at London (49.05)...ranked #1 in the world (#1 U.S.) at 400m and #2 in the world (#2 U.S.) at 200m by T&FN...bests of 22.17 and 48.70AR. 2005: World Outdoor silver medalist (49.74)...USA Outdoor champion (49.28)...race was 1st time 3 American women ran under 50 in the same race...1st in Zurich (48.92PR)...1st at Lausanne (49.95) and Rome (49.82)...2nd in 400m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (49.98)...1st in 400m at adidas Track Classic (50.00)... ranked #1 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 48.92. 2004: 4x400m Olympic gold medalist (3rd leg - 3:19.01)…Olympic Trials 400m runner-up (49.89)…6th at Olympic Games (50.19)…NCAA Indoor 400m (50.82 collegiate record) and 4x400m (3:28.69) champion…NCAA Indoor 200m runner-up (22.49i)…3rd in 400m at NCAA outdoors (50.68)…4th at Zurich (50.91)…1st at 100m (11.32) & 200m (22.73) at Big 12 Championships…1st in 400m at the NCAA Midwest championship (50.66)…1st in 60m (7.21i) & 1st in 200m (22.86i) at Lincoln…1st in 400m at Tyson Foods Invitational (51.45i)…ranked #6 in the world (#3 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 49.89. 2003: USA Outdoor 400m champion 400m (51.01)…NCAA Outdoor champion (50.58PR)…2nd at NCAA Indoors 200m (22.90)…2nd at NCAA Indoors 400m (51.87)…1st at NCAA Indoors 4x400m relay (3:27.66)...won Big 12 Indoors 60m (7.32)…won Big 12 Indoors 200m (23.04)…1st in Sacramento (50.58, U.S. Junior record, U.S. leader)…4th in heat 2 of World Outdoor Championships semifinal (51.32)…World Outdoor 4x400m relay gold medalist (anchor leg 3:22.63 – World Leader)…ranked #8 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…bests of 22.86PR (200m) & 50.58 (400m). 2002: USA Junior 400m champion in U.S. Junior and High School record time (50.69)…won 400m silver medal at World Junior Championships (51.49)…won bronze medal at World Juniors 200m (23.09)…2nd at Nike Prefontaine 400m (51.16)…1st at Raleigh 200m (23.03PR)…1st at 100m at Raleigh (11.39PR)…ranked #5 at 200m, & 400m in the U.S. by T&FN…bests of 11.39PR, 23.03PR & 50.69AJR. 2001: best of 23.09.

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DATHAN RITZENHEIN Events: Distance Height: 5-8 Weight: 117 PR: 1,500m - 3:42.99 (2002); 2 mile - 8:11.74 (2007); 3,000m – 7:39.03 (2007); 5,000m - 13:16.61 (2006), 10,000m - 27:35.65 (2006); Half-Marathon – 61:26 (2006); Marathon – 2:11:07 (2007) Born: Dec. 30, 1982 Current Residence: Eugene, Oregon High School: Rockford (Mich.) High School College: University of Colorado Coach: Self Agent: Peter Stubbs Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2008 Olympic Trials runner-up; 2005 & 2008 USA 12 km Cross Country champion; 2003 NCAA XC Champion; 2004 NCAA Outdoor 5,000m runner-up; 2001 World XC Junior bronze medalist

Ritzenhein was the top finishing American in the men’s marathon at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, fininsh in ninth place in 2:11:59. Ritzenhein put on an impressive display in finishing as the runner-up at the 2008 Olympic Trials- Men’s Marathon with a personal best time of 2:11:06, which improved greatly upon his previous PR of 2:14:01 from 2006. Also in 2007, Ritz showed his versatility through his 9th place 10,000m finish at the World Outdoor Championships in Osaka, Japan, and in setting a new personal best at 3,000m (7:39.03). In 2006, Ritzenhein had a landmark season where he posted personal bests in the 5,000m, 10,000m, half- marathon and also had an impressive marathon debut with his 11th-place finish at the New York City Marathon. In 2005 he set a then personal best in the 5,000 meters (13:22.23), and posted a win at the USA Cross Country Championships (12 km) and a shocking victory over many of the world’s best cross country runners at the 2005 Reebok XC Challenge in Belfast, Ireland. Just prior to the 2004 Olympic Trials, Ritzenhein incurred his third career stress fracture in his foot. Despite the pain, Ritzenhein competed at the Trials and ended his 10,000m race in Sacramento in 22nd place, fully breaking his foot in the process. Having already secured the “A” qualifying standard for the Olympics, Ritzenhein earned his spot on the team when decided to only compete in the marathon at Athens, and was unable to finish his Trials race due to a sore Achilles. Ritzenhein was unable to finish the 10,000m in Athens due to pain from calcium deposits in his foot. Ritzenhein owned the American 10 km collegiate record (27:38.50), four Big 12 Conference titles (2003 cross country, 2004 indoor 3,000-m, 5,000-m and outdoor 5 km), four All-American titles (2001, 03 cross country, 2004 indoor and outdoor 5 km), the 10,000-m school record (27:38.50) and the nation’s only undefeated cross country season in 2003 to capture his first and only NCAA crown. He followed that performance by proving his dominance in cross country by winning the 2005 USA 12 km title by a whopping 25 seconds over the rest of the field. During 2003-2004, he won the Pre-National Invitational, Big 12 Cross Country Championship, NCAA Mountain Region Championship, and NCAA Championship just 10 weeks after resuming training following a femoral stress fracture to cap off the nation’s only undefeated season (792-0). He was the Big 12 Indoor Championships MVP and Performer of the Year with wins in a 3k meet record (8:01.23) and 5k. He was also a 5k All-American in 13:42.09, the second fastest indoor 5k in CU history. During the outdoor campaign, he finished sixth at the Stanford Invitational in an Olympic Trials “A” Standard, American Collegiate Record and 31- year CU School Record 27:38:50 in his first-ever 10k on the track. Eighteen hours later he claimed the Big 12 5 km title in Norman, Okla., and went on to claim the NCAA Midwest Region 5 km crown before an NCAA 5 km runner-up finish for his fourth, and subsequent final, career All-American certificate. Decided to forego his collegiate eligibility to turn pro during the summer of 2004. He believes that ultimately the marathon will be his strongest event…married Kalin Toedebusch on June 30, 2006…daughter Addison Lee Ann born September 29, 2007.

2009: Runner-up at USA Outdoors (27:58.59) 2008: 9th at Olympic Games marathon (2:11:59)…8th at Olympic Trials in 10,000m (28:05.31)…USA Cross Country champ (35:03)…bests of 28:05.31 & 2:11:59. 2007: Runner-up at Olympic Trials - Men's Marathon (2:11:06PR)...3rd in 10,000m at USA Outdoor Championships (28:31.88)…9th at 10,000m at World Outdoors (28:28.59)…4th in 2-mile at Nike Prefontaine Classic (8:11.74PR)…4th in 3,000m at Sheffield (7:39.03PR)…ranked #3 in U.S. at 3,000m & 10,000m, #6 at 5,000m in U.S., and #2 in U.S. in the marathon by T&FN…bests of 7:39.03, 28:28.59 & 2:11:06.

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2006: 3rd at USA Outdoors 5,000m (13:16.61PR)…2nd at Stanford 10,000m (27:35.65PR)…11th at New York City Marathon (2:14:01-Debut)…3rd at Great North Run Half-Marathon (61:26PR)…ranked #8 in marathon, #3 in 10,000m, #3 in 5,000m in U.S. by T&FN…bests of 13:16.61, 27:35.65, 61:26, 2:14:01. 2005: USA 12 km XC champ (36:59)…62nd at World XC 38:46, suffered from severe blisters...5th in 3000 at adidas Track Classic (7:43.95)...... won 2005 Reebok Cross Country Challenge in Belfast, Ireland (29:26)...did not compete at USA Outdoor Champs...1st at Eugene (13:22.23PR)...ranked #5 in U.S. at 3,000m by T&FN...bests of 7:43.95 & 13:22.23. 2004: 22nd in 10,000m at Olympic Trials (31:13.91- injured) …did not finish 10,000m at Olympic Games due to a calcium deposit in his foot…runner-up in the 5 km at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (13:52.13)… 6th at Stanford (27:38.50)…ranked #5 U.S. at 10,000m by T&FN…best of 27:38.50. 2003: 1st at NCAA XC (29:14.1)….redshirt his sophomore track season due to a right femur stress fracture… bests of 3:46.88, 8:14.96, 13:39.17, 2002: 5th at U.S. XC … 24th at world XC … Big 12 5,000m champion …4th in the 5k at the NCAA Outdoors (14:01.02)… bests of 3:42.99, 8:01.72, 13:22.77. 2001: 1st in 2 mile at National Scholastics … 11th in 5,000m at USA Outdoors … 2nd at Big 12 XC … 4th at NCAA XC (29:11) - best finish by a freshman since Colorado's Adam Goucher's runner-up in 1994, third-best ever… best of 13:44.70, 2mile best of 8:44.43. 2000: 1st in 2 mile at National Scholastics … Foot Locker XC champion … 2nd at US XC Championships, earning him a trip to the IAAF World Championships where he finished third, becoming the first American junior to medal (bronze) in the race since ’81... 2-mile best of 8:48.06, 1,600 best of 4:05.9, 3200 best of 8:41.10. 1999: Foot Locker XC champion... 2-mile best of 8:58.65

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GIL ROBERTS Event: 400m Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 PR: 44.86 (2009) Born: March 15, 1989 Current Residence: Lubbock, Texas High School: Millwook (Oklahoma City, Okla.) HS ‘07 College: Texas A&M ‘11 Coach: Wes Kittley

Career Highlights: Runner-up at USA Outdoor Champs; 2009 Big 12 Conference Outdoor 400m champ; runner-up at 2009 NCAA Indoor Champs

Texas Tech sophomore Gil Roberts placed second in the men's 400M at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., earning a spot on the U.S. team for the IAAF World Championships in Berlin, Germany. The three-time All-American ran the second-fastest time of his career with a 44.93 placing second overall and defeating Olympic medalists Kerron Clement, and David Neville. He is the first Red Raider to make the U.S .National team since Jonathan Johnson in 2004. Roberts pulled up lame with a slight quadriceps injury during the semifinals of the 2009 NCAA Championship meet in June. During the 2008 Outdoor season, Roberts earned All-American honors as a member of the Red Raiders 4X400M relay team at the NCAA Championships finishing sixth with a mark of 3:05.22 ... earned All-Regional honors with the relay team at the Midwest Regional finishing third in 3:04.09 ... won the 400M with a mark of 46.21 at the Red Raider Open ... placed second in the 200M with a mark of 21.04 ... member of the 4X100M relay team placing third with a mark of 39.73 at the UTEP Invite. During the 2008 indoor season, Roberts Competed in the NCAA Championships as a member of the 4X400 relay team ... earned All-Conference honors in the 400M event at the Big 12 Championships with a mark of 48.71 ... won the Texas Tech Invitational with the 4X400 relay team with a mark of 3:16.25. Attended Millwood High School, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ... was a member of both the football and track State Championship teams in 2006-2007 season ... five time national champion including Nike Outdoor Nationals ... best performances, 200m 20.77, 400m 46.16...Mass Communications major at Texas Tech.

2009: 2nd at USA Outdoors (44.93)...suffered quadriceps injury in semis at NCAA Outdoors (dnf)...Big 12 Conference champ (44.86PR)...runner-up at 2009 NCAA Indoor Champs (45.71) 2008: 6th in 4x400m relay at NCAA Outdoors 3:05.22...4th at USA Junior Champs (46.43)...best of 46.21. 2007: 1st at National Scholastics...best of 46.16.

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KHADEVIS ROBINSON Event: 800m Height: 6-0 Weight: 160 PR: 1:43.68 (2006) Born: July 19, 1976, in Dallas, Texas Current Residence: Santa Monica, Calif. High School: Trimble Tech HS (Fort Worth, Texas) '94 College: Texas Christian '98 Coach: Agent: Karen Locke Club: Nike

Career Highlights: Four-time USA Outdoor Champion (‘99, ‘05, ’06, ‘07); Four-time USA Indoor champion (’99, ’06, '08, ‘09); 1998 NCAA Outdoor champion; Four-time USA Outdoor runner-up (’02, '03, ’04. ‘09)

With his runner-up finish in the 800 meters at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships, Robinson qualified for his sixth Team USA World Outdoor Championships squad. Robinson was part of one of the most dramatic moments of the 2008 Olympic Trials, when he and Christian Smith desperately dove at the finish of the 800m final, vying for the third Olympic Team spot. Smith finished in third place with Robinson in fourth. In 2006, for the first time in his career, Robinson was ranked in the top ten in the world by Track & Field News (#7) following the 2006 season. Robinson was so dominant in the U.S. in 2006 that he posted 11 of the top 12 outdoor times by an American that season. After finishing as the runner-up at the USA Outdoor Championships the previous three years, Robinson snared his second career USA Outdoor crown with his victory at the 2005 Championships in Carson, Calif. His previous U.S. Outdoor title was in 1999. His time of 1:544.62 in Zurich was the fastest outdoor 800m time by an American in 2005. Robinson had another strong year in 2004, finishing second at the Olympic Trials before placing third in his opening round heat at the Olympic Games in Athens. Robinson earned his degree from TCU in social work and plans to volunteer time in social work when he can…he intends to be a social worker after his running career is finished: ‘I love working with people’…nickname is ‘KD’…was a football standout in high school…broke his wrist in football his junior year…felt he needed to have another sport to list on his college application, so he tried track…loves to play chess…made 2001 World Outdoor Championships team by having “A” standard, when higher finishers at U.S. Nationals did not have “A” standard…son Zion was born October 20, 2007.

2009: Runner up at USA Outdoors (1:45.97)...USA Indoor 800m champ (1:48.61)...1st at Kingston (1:45.67) 2008: 4th at Olympic Trials (1:45.53)... USA Indoor champ (1:46.95)…3rd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (1:44.55)...2nd at Reebok Grand Prix (1:45.55)…ranked #2 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 1:44.55. 2007: USA Outdoor Champion (1:44.37)... 4th in semis at World Outdoors (1:45.45)...Reebok Grand Prix champion (1:46.38)...3rd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (1:44.99)...1st at Occidental Invitational (1:45.40)...2nd at Madrid (1:45.03)...5th at Monaco (1:44.27)...ranked #1 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 1:44:27. 2006: USA Outdoor Champion (1:44.13)...USA Indoor champion (1:46.98)...1st at adidas Track Classic (1:45.23)...1st at Reebok Grand Prix (1:45.66)...1st at Rieti (1:43.68PR)...2nd at Rome (1:43.86)...7th at Athens (1:44.21)...3rd at DN Galan (1:44.86)...ranked #7 in world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 1:43.68. 2005: USA Outdoor Champion (1:45.27)...8th in semifinal at World Outdoor Champs (1:49.13)...3rd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (1:45.19)...Ran 1:45.35 at Modesto, (5/7)...4th in Zurich (1:44.62 U.S. Leader)...ran 1:45.24 at meet in Azusa (4/9)...ranked #1 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 1:44.62. 2004: 2nd at Olympic Trials 800m (1:44.91)…3rd in opening round at Olympic Games (1:46.14)…1st at Drake Relays (1:49.11)…ranked #2 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 1:44.89. 2003: USA Indoor 800m runner-up (1:50.69)…5th in opening round of World Indoors (1:49.44)…runner-up at USA Outdoors (1:46.21)…8th in semifinal at World Outdoors (1:50.60)…1st at Lucerne (1:45.03)…2nd at Verizon Millrose Games (1:51.08)…5th at adidas Oregon Track Classic (1:47.69)…best of 1:45.03…ranked #2 in the U.S. by T&FN. 2002: 2nd at USA Outdoors (1:47.58)…1st at Lapinlahti (1:44.41)…1st at Cuxhaven (1:44.83)… 1st at Harry Jerome Classic (1:45.97)…1st at Ludvika (1:45.97)… 2nd in NYC on Feb. 9 (1:48.48)…ranked #2 in the U.S…best of 1:44.41. 2001: 3rd at USA Indoors (1:47.31)… 1st at adidas Oregon Track Classic (1:46.04)…5th at U.S. Outdoors (1:48.41)…5th in opening round at World Outdoors (1:49.42)…ranked 3rd in U.S. by T&FN…best of 1:45.15 PR in 3rd place finish at Prefontaine Classic.

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2000: 4th at Olympic Trials (1:46.36)...won Prefontaine Classic (1:45.90) and adidas Oregon Track Classic on consecutive days (1:45.40)...2nd at USA Indoors (1:48.83)...ranked 3rd U.S. by T&FN...best of 1:45.40. 1999: Won USA Indoors and Outdoors (1:45.92)... 5th in heats at World Champs (1:48.31)...ranked #2 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 1:45.23. 1998: Won NCAA Outdoor (1:46.04 PR); anchored 2nd-place 4x400 (44.8 for 3:03.00)...5th in USA Outdoors (1:46.10) ...won WAC Indoor 800 (1:48.89)...won WAC (1:46.06 PR)...ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FN... best of 1:45.72. 1997: Won WAC (1:49.52)...7th in NCAA Outdoor (1:49.27)...ran second leg on winning 4 x 440 (3:12.16y) at WAC Indoor... best of 1:47.46. 1996: Won SWC (1:50.79)...2nd in SWC Indoor (1:50.94)... 5th in heats (1:49.78) at NCAA. Outdoor...best of 1:47.85. 1995: 4th in heats at SWC... best of 1:48.61. 1994: Relay leg of 47.0...placed 4th in Texas HS state meet...won every race until state...best of 1:53. 1993: Relay leg under 48-seconds...best of 1:56.

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MIKE RODGERS Event: 100m Height: 5-9 Weight:167 Prs: 9.94 (2009) Born: April 24, 1985 Current Residence: Round Rock, Texas High School: Berkeley (HS) in St. Louis, Mo. College: Oklahoma Baptist University ‘06 Coach: Darryl Woodson Agent: Ramon Clay Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2009 USA Outdoor 100m champion...2009 USA Indoor 60m champion...4-time NAIA champion

The amazing 2009 breakout year of Michael Rodgers continued at the USA Outdoor Championships, where he won the 100m title for the first time in his career in 9.91 seconds (+3.1 mps). Rodgers, who also in 2009 won at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York, was victorious again at the 2009 Nike Prefontaine Classic in the men's 100m defeating former world record holder and Olympic relay gold medalist of Jamaica in posting a new career best and the then fastest time in the world in 2009 of 9.94 seconds, …Following a solid indoor season in Europe, Rodgers captured his first national title with his win in the 60 meters at the 2008 AT&T USA Indoor Championships in Boston. Rodgers overcame a slow start, surged to the lead and won a close finish in 6.54 seconds. Rodgers did not lean well across the finish and was nearly caught by Leroy Dixon, who was second in 6.56. A 2-time NAIA champion at 60-meters (2006-2007), Rodgers won NAIA Outdoor titles in the 100 (2006) and 200 (2007)...attended Lindenwood University through 2006 before transferring to Oklahoma Baptist for the 2007 season. Attended Berkeley H.S. in St. Louis. Rodgers met his coach Darryl Woodson at the 2007 USA Outdoor Championships in Indianapolis while ordering a hot dog at a concession stand. Rodgers was considering quitting the sport when Woodson convinced him they should work together.

2009: USA Outdoor champ (9.91w)...1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (9.94)…1st at Reebok Grand Prix (9.93w)…2nd at Belem (10.01) and 2nd in 200m (20.24)…1st at Rio (10.08)…1st at Millrose (6.51)…1st at Reebok BIG (6.58) 2008: 7th at Olympic Trials (10.01)…4th at World Indoors (6.57)…USA Indoor 60m champ (6.54)…1st at Cal Invite (10.06)…4th at Kingston (10.12)…4th at Reebok Grand Prix (10.11)…3rd at Stockholm (10.06) 2007: 3rd in heats (10.10), 6th in semis (10.40) at USA Outdoors…NAIA Outdoor 100m champion (10.21), 2nd in 200 (20.95)…NAIA Indoor 60m champion (6.69)…1st in Heusden (10.17) 2006: 7th in opening round at USA Outdoors (10.41)…NAIA 200m champ…runner-up in 100m at NAIA Outdoor Champs…bests of 10.29, 21.23. 2005: 8th in semis at USA Outdoors (10.37)…NAIA 100m runner-up…bests of 10.30, 20.88 2004: Best of 10.55

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JARRED ROME Events: Discus Height: 6-4 Weight: 300 PRs: DT – 68.44m/224-6 (2008); SP – 20.40m/66-11.25 (2006) Born: Dec. 21, 1976, in Seattle, Wash. Current Residence: Chula Vista, Calif. High School: Marysville-Pilchuck (Marysville, Washington) HS ‘95 College: Boise State ‘00 Coach: Bud Rasmussen Agent: Valentina Fedjuschina Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2004 Olympic Trials champion; 2005 & 2009 USA Outdoor runner-up; 1997 NCAA runner- up; 3rd at USA Outdoors in 2006 & 2007.

The highlight of Rome’s 2008 season was his personal best throw of 68.44m/224-6 from his runner-up finish in Salinas, Calif., on May 22, which was the second-best throw by an American that year. In 2007, Rome posted six of the top discus throws by an American including the top throw of the year of 68.37 meters/224 feet 3 inches, which is the best of his career. Rome enjoyed a successful season in 2006, and for the second consecutive year he was ranked #9 in the world and #2 in the U.S in the discus. He set a new personal best in the shot put with his win at Boise, Idaho with a toss of 20.40m/66-11.25. Rome won his first-ever national title with his victory at the 2004 Olympic Trials, which punched his ticket for the Olympic Games in Athens. Rome qualified 14th in Athens and narrowly missed competing in the Olympic final with his best throw of 61.55m/201- 11…his discus PR of 65.92m/216-3 was the third-best performance by an American in 2002…Rome received his Business Management degree from Boise State in 2000. After taking more than a year off from school and working as a substitute teacher, he is now working on his master’s degree, and an additional degree in business education, so one day he can teach business courses. …Enjoys living in Idaho for the camping, hiking, mountain biking and fishing opportunities found there…Appeared in a pre-Olympic photo spread in Vanity Fair magazine in 2008.

2009: Runner-up at USA Outdoors (63.48m/208-3)...1st at Chula Vista (65.56m/215-1) 2008: 11th at Olympic Trials in discus (58.95m/193-05)…1st at adidas Track Classic (65.09m/213-06)…2nd at Reebok Grand Prix (66.17/217-1)…2nd at Salinas (68.44m/224-6)…ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 68.44m/224-6. 2007: 3rd at USA Outdoor Championships (63.56m/208-6)... 8th in Group B qualifying at World Outdoors (61.87m/203-0)...1st at Reebok Grand Prix (66.84m/219-3)...1st at Salinas Discus Series (67.76m/222-4)...1st at Maui (68.37m/224-3PR)...1st at Modesto Relays (67.05m/220-0)...5th at Rethimno (63.92m/209-8)...4th at Zaragoza (64.85m/212-9)...ranked #2 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 68.37m/224-3. 2006: 3rd at USA Outdoors (60.93m/199-11)...2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic SP (65.72m/215-7)...2nd at Salinas (67.25m/220-7)...6th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (19.52m/64-0.5)...7th at Athens (63.41m/208-0)...1st at Boise in SP (20.40m/66-11.25)...ranked #9 in world (#2 U.S.) in discus, #10 in U.S. in shot put by T&FN...bests of 67.25m/220-7, 20.40m/66-11.25. 2005: 2nd at USA Outdoors (62.50m/205-1)...7th at World Champs (64.22m/210-8)...5th in SP at Payton Jordan U.S. Open (18.30m/60-0.5)...1st at Salinas (67.39m/221-1)...2nd at Chula Vista (66.03m/216-7). 2004: 1st at Olympic Trials in the discus (65.77m/215-9)…14th in qualifying at Olympic Games (61.55m/201- 11)…1st at Chula Vista (67.51m/221-6PR) on July 3…ranked #2 U.S. by T&FN…best of 67.51m/221-6PR. 2003: 6th in Flight #2 at USA Outdoors (56.84m/186-6)...1st at Boise (62.24m/204-2)…best of 62.24m/204-2. 2002: 8th in DT at USA Outdoors (60.14m/197-4)…1st at Salinas (65.92m/216-3PR)…1st at Boise (64.86m/212-9)…1st at Boise (64.45m/211-5)…1st at Fresno (64.36m/211-2)… 1st at Boise in SP (20.17m/66- 2.25PR)…ranked #3 DT, #8 in SP in U.S…bests of 65.92m/216-3PR & 20.17m/66-2.25. 2001: 5th at USA Outdoors (62.06m/203-7)…8th at World University Games (59.59m/195-6)…ranked #5 in U.S. by T&FN…bests of 19.29m/63-3.5 (SP) & 65.53m/214-11 (DT). 2000: 8th in SP at Olympic Trials (18.65m/61-2.25)…13th in discus qualifying at Olympic Trials (58.18m/190- 10)…at NCAA Outdoors 5th in SP & 7th in DT…Big West Conference DT champ, runner-up in SP…ranked #10 in U.S. in SP by T&FN…bests of 19.50m/63-11.75 & 64m/210-0. 1999: College redshirt…bests of 18.81m/61-8.5i & 56.86m/186-6. 1998: Big West DT champ…11th at NCAAs…2nd in SP at Big West Outdoors…bests of 17.99m/59-0.25 & 59.78m/196-1. 1997: 2nd at NCAA DT…Big West DT champ…2nd in SP at Big West Outdoors…bests of 18.03m/59-2 & 59.46m/195-1. 1996: 2nd in DT, 5th in SP at Big Sky...bests of 16.72m/54-10.25i & 53.14m/174-4.

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TIFFANY ROSS-WILLIAMS Event: 400m Hurdles Height: 5-2 Weight: 126 PR: 100mH - 12.99 (2005); 400mH - 53.28 (2007) Born: Feb. 5, 1983, in Miami, Fla. Current Residence: Orlando, Fla. High School: Northwestern (Miami, Fla.) HS ‘01 College: Univ. of South Carolina ‘05 Coach: Agent: Steven Williams Club: Reebok

Career Highlights: 2008 Olympic Trials champion; 2007 Visa Outdoor champion; 2007 USA Outdoor 400mH champion; 3rd at 2005 NCAA 400mH; 2002 U.S. Junior 100H champ; 2nd in 400mH at 2002 NCAA Outdoor & U.S. Junior Championships; 4th at 2002 World Juniors

Ross-Williams won her second consecutive national title and qualified for her first Olympic Team but winning the women’s 400m hurdles in 54.03 at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials…Two years after giving birth to a daughter, Williams put her name atop the 2007 women's 400m hurdles world list at the 2007 USA Outdoor Championships, leading the race from early on and winning in a personal-best time of 53.28...Her performance earned enough points to win the Visa Championship Series...Although she placed 4th at the 2006 USA Outdoor Championships, Williams earned a #2 world and U.S. ranking…Ross-Williams came back strong in 2005 after a year off, setting a personal best of 54.56 to place third in the 400mH at the NCAA Outdoors...She improved her PR to 53.79 at Monaco, in 2006…won the gold medal in the 100m hurdles at the 2002 USA Junior Championships, missing out on a meet record because her time of 13.01 was run with a 2.3 meters-per-second tailwind…Ross ran 57.94 in winning the 2001 U.S. Junior Olympics 400m hurdles title, and would have been an NCAA qualifier in 2001 in high school… has also jumped 12.49m/41 feet in the triple jump…as a prep standout, Ross was named a 2001 Track & Field News All-American... named a 2000 Track & Field News All-American in 300/400 hurdles, 2001 All-American in 400m hurdles and 100m hurdles, named four time All-County in 300m hurdles, four-time All-County in the 4x400 m relay …was named team MVP in 1999, 2000, and 2001…won Florida state titles in the 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles, and 4x400m in 2000 and 2001…named 2001 Female Track Athlete of the Year for the State of Florida…2001 Miami Herald Female Athlete of the Year…All-American at National Scholastic outdoors in triple jump ...currently holds Junior Olympic 400m hurdles record and the 300m hurdles record for the state of Florida...was the runner-up at National Scholastic Meet in 100m and 400m hurdles...Team won state championship in 1999 and 2001… graduated with a bachelor's degree in retail management from South Carolina…married Steven Williams in 2005, they have a daughter named Samya.

2009: 3rd at USA Outdoors (55.18)…4th at Reebok Grand Prix (55.44)…4th at Rome (54.81)…2nd at Rethymno (54.60) 2008: 8th at Olympic Games (57.55), 3rd in semifinal (54.99)...Olympic Trials champion (54.03)...2nd at Monaco (53.54)...3rd at Reebok Grand Prix (55.78)...1st at Coral Gables (54.97)...ranked #5 in the world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 53.54. 2007: USA Outdoor champion (53.28PR)…7th at World Outdoors (54.63)...3rd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (54.95)…1st at (54.34)…2nd at Athens (54.38)…2nd at Belem (54.81)…1st at Fortaleza (54.88)...ranked #6 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 53.28. 2006: 4th at USA Outdoors (54.84)…2nd at Paris (54.26)…2nd at Rieti (54.20)...2nd Rome (54.40)…7th at Athens (54.99)…1st at Monaco (53.79)…2nd at World Athletics Final (54.22)…ranked #2 in the world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 53.79. 2005: 3rd at NCAA Outdoors (54.56PR)... 5th at Helsinki GP (55.71)... 3rd in first heat at USA Outdoors (54.64)... 1st at SEC Championships (55.68)... 2nd in 4x100m & 4x400m relay at NCAA Outdoors... ranked #5 in 400mH by T&FN…bests of 12.99, 54.56. 2004: did not compete (maternity) 2003: 1st at SEC Indoor 4x400m relay (3:32.90)…8th at SEC Indoor 400m (55.01)…2nd at NCAA Indoor 4x400m relay (3:28.25)…bests of 13.12, 55.89 2002: 1st at U.S. Juniors 100mH (13.01w)…2nd at NCAA Outdoor 400mH (55.22PR, making her the third-fastest U.S. performer in 2002)…4th at World Junior Championships (56.52)…member of Team USA World Junior Championships gold medal winning 4x400m relay (3:29.95)…2nd at USA Juniors (57.13)…1st at SEC Champs (55.75)…1st at Knoxville (57.14)… ranked #3 at 400mH in the U.S. by T&FN…bests of 13.30, 55.22. 2001: Best of 57.91

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BRANDON ROULHAC Event: Triple Jump Height: 6-2 Weight: 160 PR: 17.44m/57-2.75 (2009) Born: December 13, 1983 Current Residence: Tallahasse, Fla. High School: Marianna (Fla.) HS ‘02 College: Albany State ‘06 Coach: Self Agent: Robert Wagner Club: HPC Elite

Career Highlights: 2009 USA Indoor & Outdoor triple jump champion; 2005 NCAA D-II champ; Five-time Collegiate All-American

Roulhac has enjoyed a tremendous breakthrough season in 2009, coming from almost total anonymity to becoming the reigning USA Indoor and Outdoor men’s triple jump champion. Roulhac’s victory at the USA Outdoor Championships in Eugene was particularly impressive as he posted the top five marks of the competition, with his best of the competition a new personal best of 17.44m/57-2.75. Roulhac, who finished fifth at the USA Outdoor Championships in 2006 and 2008, and will make his inaugural appearance on a Team USA international squad when he competes at the 2009 World Outdoor Championships in Berlin, Germany. A former Albany State University Golden Ram, Roulhac was the 2005 NCAA Division II Outdoor triple jump champion and a five-time collegiate All-American. He led the Golden Rams to 3 consecutive conference titles, and he also holds the S.I.A.C. and school record in the triple jump. He held the highest GPA in his graduating class of 2007 and earned a BS in computer science. As a prep star in Florida, Rouhlac state triple jump championship in 2002.

2009: USA Indoor champ (16.94m/55-7)...USA Outdoor champ (17.44m/57-2.75)... 2008: 5th at Olympic Trials (17.16m/56-3.75)...4th at USA Indoors (16.48m/54-1)...ranked #5 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 55-7.75. 2007: No mark at USA Outdoors...5th at USA Indoors (16.40m/53-9.75)...best of 53-9.75. 2006: 5th at USA Outdoors (16.09m/52-8)...2nd at NCAA DII Outdoors (16.55m/54-3.75)...SIAC champ (16.25m/53-2)...ranked #5 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 53-3.75. 2005: NCAA D-II champ (15.89m/52-1.75)...best of 15.89m/52-1.75.

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SHANNON ROWBURY Event: 1,500m Height: 5-5 Weight: 115 PR: 800m - 2:01.03 (2008); 1,500m – 4:00.33 (2008); 3,000m - 8:55.19 (2008); 5,000m - 15:38.42 (2006) Born: September 19, 1984 in San Francisco, Calif. Current Residence: San Francisco, Calif. High School: Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep ‘02 College: Duke ‘07 Coach: John Cook Agent: Peter Stubbs Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2009 USA Outdoor champion; 2008 Olympic Trials champion; 2008 USA Indoor champion; 2007 NCAA Indoor mile champion and 3,000m runner-up

Rowbury turned in the top performance ever by an American woman in the Olympic 1,500m final. She ran a smart race from the gun, positioning herself in the top six and out of trouble as the pace came through at 65.90 for 400m and 2:13.70 for 800m. She finished seventh in 4:03.58, the highest placing for an American in the event...Rowbury entered the Olympic Trials as the prohibitive favorite in the women's 1,500 meters, and she delivered in convincing fashion. Strong and swirling winds kept the field packed tightly through the first two laps. Just past 1,000m, Rowbury took off and put on an impressive display of confident running and crossed the finish line in 4:05.48 - a very fast time in unfavorable winds…On May 18, 2008 at the adidas Track Classic, Rowbury won the 1,500 meters in four minutes, 1.06 seconds. It was the fifth-best time in U.S. history and under the Olympic "A" qualifying standard. That effort followed her first competitive 1,500 meters of the outdoor season on May 4 when Rowbury ran a then-personal best 4:07:59 at the Cardinal Invitational in California, almost five seconds faster than her previous top time… Rowbury has been on a gradual rise to global prominence as a middle-distance runner. She won the 800 meters at the 2001 National Scholastic Outdoor Championships while attending Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep School in San Francisco, Calif. At , she finished second in the mile at the 2005 NCAA indoor championships and won the Atlantic Coast Conference Southeast Region cross-country title that fall. She set her previous personal best in the 1,500 meters in July 2006 following redshirt indoor and outdoor seasons at Duke. In 2007, she won the NCAA Indoor mile title and finished as the runner-up in the 3,000m. A stress fracture in her hip knocked her out of the 2007 outdoor season…enjoys soccer and Irish dancing. Her official website is www.shannonrowbury.com.

2009: USA Outdoor champion (4:05.07)…6th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (4:03.92). 2008: 7th at Olympic Games (4:03.58), 4th in heats (4:03.89)...Olympic Trials champion (4:05.48)...2nd at Paris (4:00.33)...5th at World Athletic Final (4:08.16)...4th in 800m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (2:01.03)…1st at adidas Track Classic (4:01.61)…USA Indoor 3,000m champion (8:55.19)…1st at Payton Jordan Invite (4:07.59)…1st in 800m at Duke Invite (2:02.76)...ranked #6 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 4:00.33. 2007: NCAA Indoor mile champion (4:44217) and 3,000m runner-up (9:02.73)…did not compete outdoors due to injury (hip stress fracture) 2006: 6th at USA Outdoors (4:12.86)…NACAC U23 champion (4:20.57)…1st at Bloomington (4:12.31)…9th in 3,000m at adidas Track Classic (9:03.61)…redshirted indoor and outdoor collegiate seasons…55th at NCAA XC…NCAA Southeast region XC champion…ACC XC champion…ranked #9 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 4:12.31. 2005: 8th at NCAA Outdoors…ACC Outdoor 1500m champion (4:14.81)…ECAC Indoor 800m runner-up (2:06.58)… NCAA Southeast Region Indoor Athlete of the Year…set school records in the 800m (2:06.58), Mile (4:38.66), 3000m (9:16.86) and DMR (11:14.30) indoors and in the 1500m (4:14.81) and DMR (11:10.18) outdoors

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GALEN RUPP Events: 10,000m Height: 5-11 Weight: 138 PRs: 800m - 1:49.87i (2009) 1,500m - 3:44.39 (2005); Mile - 3:57.86i (2009); 3,000m - 7:44.69i (2009); 5,000m - 13:18.12iAR (2009); 10,000m – 27:33.48 (2007) Born: May 8, 1986, Portland, Ore. Current Residence: Eugene, Ore. High School: Central Catholic (Portland) HS ‘04 College: Oregon ‘09 Coach: Alberto Salazar

Career Highlights: 2009 USA 10,000m champion; 2009 NCAA Outdoor 5,000m and 10,000m champion; 2009 NCAA Indoor 3,000m, 5,000m and DMW champion; 2008 Olympic Trials 10,000m runner-up; U.S. Indoor 5,000m record holder; 2007 USA Outdoor 10,000m runner-up; 2005 USA Junior XC champion; U.S. Junior 3,000m, 5,000m & 10,000m record holder; 2007 NCAA 10,000m runner-up; 2008 NCAA Cross Country Champion

Rupp made his final race in a University of Oregon singlet count in a big way as he won the USA Outdoor 10,000m title in front of an adoring crowd at his home track - fabled Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. Rupp red- shirted in 2008 to prepare for the Olympic Trials in Eugene, where he finished second in the 10,000m, which punched his ticket for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, where he placed 13th as the fastest non-African in the race. Rupp’s time in Beijing of 27:36.99 was the second-fastest by an American in 2008. In 2009, Rupp led the Oregon men to the their first indoor national team title and became the first person in NCAA history to win the 5,000 meters, 3,000m and the distance medley relay in the same championship. Rupp started with a win in the 5,000m in 13 minutes 41.45 seconds. Less than 90 minutes later, he anchored the DMR to victory, splitting 3:57.07 over the final 1,600m to cross the line in 9:29.59. The following day Rupp cruised to a title in the 3,000m, winning in 7:48.94, more than 5 seconds ahead of the field. Rupp ended the 2007 season as a seven- time NCAA All-American (outdoors - 2; indoors - 4; cross country 1), and also in 2007 he finished 11th in the 10,000 meters at the World Outdoor Championships in Osaka, Japan. He set a new personal best in the 10,000m of 27:33.48, which was the second-fastest time by an American that season and helped him to the #2 ranking in that event nationally from Track & Field News. In 2006, Rupp captured his first Pac-10 individual crown when he crossed the line in 23:03. Rupp went on to pace the Ducks to victory at the 10,000-meter NCAA West Regional race with a fourth-place finish (30:15) and finished sixth (31.03) in the NCAA Cross Country Championships. One of the nation’s top young distance runners, Rupp faced his initial indoor season and second outdoor campaign for the University of Oregon in 2006, finishing sixth in the 3,000 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships and second at the Pac-10 Championships at 10,000 meters. In 2005, Rupp finished as the NCAA 10,000 runner-up and top American finisher as a freshman outdoors. In two months prior, he re- energized the Hayward Field home crowd's distance yearnings with three stirring runs, including a 10 km U.S. junior record in the 2005 Oregon Twilight meet. Rupp was high point scorer for the Ducks in both the 2005 Pac- 10 and NCAA Championships, and helped UO’s men’s squad to a Pac-10 team win and ninth-place NCAA finish. In his first collegiate cross country season in 2005, Rupp ran twice for the Ducks in the opening month of the campaign before a foot injury cut his season short. As a prep, he trained under former Oregon distance great Alberto Salazar and was a national high school athlete of the year as a senior in 2004, national junior record holder in the 5,000 meters (13:37.91), national cross country runner-up in 2003 and a five-time Oregon state champion (track-3, cross country-2). Rupp won the 2005 USA Cross Country Championship race for Junior Men with a 25:14 clocking over the Fort Vancouver course. After a long 2005 summer season racing in North America and Europe, Rupp delayed his fall training build-up several weeks. Rupp is one of the nation’s most impressive high school runners in history. In 2004, he broke ’s 40-year old U.S. high school record for 5,000 meters by running 13:37.91 for the distance. That performance also bettered the U.S. Junior record of 13:38.59 set by Franklin Sanchez in 2001. Rupp also holds the U.S. high school record for 3000m at 8:03.67. In the classroom, he is a two-time ESPN Magazine First Team Academic All-American and a four-time Pac-10 All-Academic First Team choice. He is a Pre-Business major at the University of Oregon.

2009: 1st at USA Outdoors 10,000 (27:52.53)...NCAA Outdoor 5,000m (14:04.12) and 10,000m (28:21.45) champion…1st at NCAA Indoor 3,000m (7:48.94), 5,000m (13:41.45) and anchor on DMR (9:29.59). Set AR in 5,000m indoors at Tyson Invitational (13:18.12AR).

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2008: 13th at Olympic Games (27:36.99)…2nd at Olympic Trials in 10,000m (27:43.11) and 5,000m finalist (DNS)…NCAA Cross Country champion (29.03)…1st in 3,000m at adidas Track Classic (7:51.17)…ranked #2 in U.S. at 10,000m by T&FN…bests of 7:51.17 & 27:36.99. 2007: USA Outdoors 10,000m runner-up (28:23.21)…NCAA 10,000m runner-up (28:56.19)… 11th at World Outdoors (28:41.71)...PAC-10 5,000m champion (14:02.00) and 10,000m champion (29:07.84)…1st in 5,000m at Oregon Invitational (13:30.49PR)…1st in 10,000m at Cardinal Invitational (27:33.48PR)…ranked #2 in U.S. at 10,000m by T&FN…bests of 27:33.48, 13:30.49. 2006: Pac-10 XC Champ (23:03)…6th at NCAA XC Champs (31:03)…4th at NCAA West Regional XC (30:15)…2nd at Pac-10 Champs 10,000m (30:42.10)…3rd at Pac-10 Champs 5,000m (14:00.94)…20th at NCAA Champs prelims (14:14.02)…7th at Lignano (7:56.3)…bests of 7:56.3, 14:14.02, 30:42.10 2005: Runner-up at USA Junior Champs 1,500m (3:47.47)…USA Junior Cross Country champ (25:13)…4th at Junior Pan Ams (3:50.96)…10th at Cuxhaven, Germany (3:44.39PR)…4th in 3,000m at Lignano, Italy (7:44.39AJR)…4th at Pac-10 Champs (13:57.43)…1st at Oregon Twilight 10,000m (28:15.52AJR)…ranked #4 U.S. at 10,000m by T&FN…bests of 3:44.39, 7:44.39, 28:15.52. 2004: Oregon state cross country champ (14:55)…5:18.5 2,000m National HS record…10,000m 29:09.56…state record in 1,500m (3:45.3) and mile (4:01.8)…bests of 8:03.57 National HS record, 13:37.91AJR

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JEREMY SCOTT Event: Pole Vault Height: 6-9 Weight: 200 PR: 5.82m/19-1.25 (2009) Born: May 1, 1981 Current Residence: Brookland, Arkansas High School: Norfolk (Neb.) HS ‘99 College: Allegheny County ’03; Arkansas ‘04 Coach: Earl Bell Agent: Jeff Hartwig Club: Unattached

Career Highlights: 2009 USA Indoor champion; Runner-up at 2009 USA Outdoor Champs & 2003 USA Indoor Champs; 2002 NCAA D-III national indoor & outdoor champion

Believed to be the tallest world class pole vaulter in history, Scott, who stands 6 feet 9 inches tall, qualified for the World Outdoor Championships in Berlin with his runner-up finish at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore. His breakthrough 2009 season got off to a great start with his win at the USA Indoor Championships in Boston, and he broke the 19-foot barrier for the first time in his career with his winning clearance June 14 in Jonesboro, Ark., when he cleared 5.82m/19-1.25. A letter-winner in three sports in high school (football, basketball and track) Scott enrolled at Allegheny College to play football. After a broken foot as a sophomore caused Scott to focus more on pole vaulting, he decided to enroll at one of National Track & Field Hall of Famer Earl Bell’s pole vault camps in the summer of 2001, and the improvement in Scott was immediate. In only the third meet of the 2002 season Scott cleared 17 feet for the first time, which was a then personal best by five inches. The following week he cleared 5.36m/17 feet 7 inches and by the end of that indoor season he cleared 18 feet for the first time and had won his first NCAA D-III national championship. Scott enrolled in a graduate program at the University of Arkansas for his final year of collegiate eligibility where he studied exercise science. Scott’s nickname is El Grande...received BS in Neuroscience from Allegheny College in 2003...website: www.jscott615.com.

2009: Runner-up at USA Outdoors (5.75m/18-10.25)...USA Indoor champ (5.60m/18-4.50)...1st in Jonesboro (5.82m/19-1.25PR)... 2008: Tied for 6th at Olympic Trials (5.50m/18-0.50)...ranked #7 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 5.71m/18-8.75i 2007: 6th at USA Outdoors (5.60m/18-4.50)...no height at Pan Am Games...ranked #6 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 5.70m/18-8.25i. 2006: No height at USA Outdoors...best of 5.62m/18-5.25. 2005: 4th at USA Indoors (5.35m/17-6.50)...no height at USA Outdoors...best of 5.60m/18-4.50i. 2004: Tied for 4th at NCAA Outdoors (5.50m/18-0.50)...no height at Olympic Trials...SEC Outdoor champ...best of 5.55m.18-2.75. 2003: Runner-up at USA Indoors (5.70m/18-8.25)...tied for 9th in qualifying Group B at World Indoor Champs (5.55m/18-2.50)...ranked #10 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 5.70m/18-8.25i. 2002: NCAA D-III champ...tied for 9th at USA Outdoors (5.44m/17-10.25)...best of 5.55m/18-2.50.

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CHRIS SOLINSKY Events: Middle Distance Height: 6-1 Weight: 165 PRs: 1,500 3:37.27 (2007), 3,000m - 7:36.90 (2007), 5,000m 13:12.24 Birthday: December 5, 1984 Current Residence: Madison, Wis. High School: Stevens Point (Wis.) Area Senior High (SPASH), 2003 College: University of Wisconsin, 2007 Coach: Jerry Schumacher Agent: Tom Ratcliffe Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2009 USA Outdoor Champs 5,000m runner up; Runner-up at 3,000m at the 2008 USA Indoor Champs; 2006 & 2007 NCAA Outdoor 5,000m champion

Solinsky qualified for his inaugural trip to a World Outdoor Championships with his runner-up finish in the 5,000 meters at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships. A five-time NCAA champion, Solinsky enjoyed a banner season in 2007 when he set personal bests in the 1,500m, 3,000m and 5,000m and won the 5,000m gold medal at the Pan American Games. Won NCAA Division I cross country state titles as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Solinsky was the 2002 Foot Locker Cross Country champion while attending high school in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He won the race by 20seconds, tying the largest margin of victory in race history ... Wisconsin HS state champion in the 3,200 as a sophomore, junior and senior, breaking the state record as a junior in 8:58.39 ... won state title in 1,600 meters as both a junior and senior… other SPASH graduates include Olympians Suzy Hamilton and Curt Clausen…a history major while at Wisconsin.

2009: Runner-up at USA Outdoors (13:20.82)...3rd at Mt. SAC (13:18.41)... 2008: 5th at Olympic Trials in 5,000m (13:32.17)…4th in two mile at Nike Prefontaine Classic (8:15.77)…Runner- up at NCAA Indoors 3,000m (8:03.80)...ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 13:18.51. 2007: NCAA 5,000m champ (13:35.12)…7th at USA Outdoor Champs (13:39.83)…1st at Oordegem (3:37.27PR)…3rd at Sheffield (7:36.90PR)…4th at Heusden (13:12.24PR)…bests of 3:37.27PR, 7:36.90PR, 13:12.24PR 2006: NCAA Outdoor 1,500m champ (14:11.71)…12th at USA Outdoor Champs (13:47.24)…ranked #10 in U.S. at 5,000m by T&FN…bests of 13:27.94, 7:54.73i. 2005: 10th at USA Outdoors (13:37.35)… 8th at NCAA Outdoors (13:51.36)…bests of 13:37.35, 7:53.14. 2004: dnf at NCAA Outdoors…best of 13:42.44.

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SHALONDA SOLOMON Event: 4x100m relay pool Height: 5-6.5 Weight: 125 PR: 100m – 11.04 (2009); 200m – 22.36 (2006) Born: December 19, 1985 in Los Angeles, Calif. Current Residence: Inglewood, Calif. High School: Long Beach Poly (Calif.) ‘04 College: South Carolina '08 Coach: Curtis Fry Agent: Mark Wetmore Club: Reebok

Career Highlights: 2006 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor 200m Champion; 2005 NCAA Indoor 4x400m Champion; 2006 NACAC 200m and 4x100m gold medalist; 2006 NACAC 100m runner-up; 2006 USA Outdoor 200m runner-up; 10-Time All-American; 2004 World Junior 200m and 4x100m champion; 2003 Pan Am Junior 100m, 200m and 4x100m champion; 2003 Junior 100m and 200m champion

The highlight thus far of Solomon’s 2009 season was setting a new 100m personal best with her time of 11.04 at the Reebok Grand Prix on May 30. At the 2004 IAAF World Junior Track & Field Championships, Solomon ran 22.82 seconds in the women’s 200m to better the championship record and win her first World Junior 200m crown. She then went on to anchor Team USA’s 4x100m relay to a gold medal finish in 43.49…At the 2003 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Solomon was named co-Verizon Women’s Outstanding Athlete of the Meet for completing the sprint double in winning the 100m and the 200m…Solomon broke the Pan American Junior Championships record in the women’s 200m ran 23.21 in the preliminary round. She later improved her record to 22.93 in the final round to win gold in the 200m. Solomon also brought home the gold with her 11.35 second win in the 100m and anchored the 4x100m team to victory in 44.00…Solomon was named the 2003- 2004 Gatorade National High School Player of the Year... Solomon’s hobbies include going to church and singing in the choir…majoring in Nursing.

2009: 6th at USA Outdoors (11.03)...dnf in 200m prelims at USA Outdoors...1st in New York (11.04PR)...1st at Walnut, Calif. (22.41) 2008: 7th at Olympic Trials (22.36)...ranked #8 at 200m in U.S. by T&FN...bests of 11.16, 22.36 2007: 3rd at SEC Outdoors...bests of 11.33, 22.74. 2006: 7th at Olympic Trials in 200m (22.36)...14th at Olympic Trials semi-finals in 100m (11.18)...USA Outdoor 200m runner-up, 8th in 100m (22.47, 11.41)…NACAC 200m and 4x100m champions, 100m runner-up (22.90, 11.39)…NCAA Outdoor 200m champion, 5th in 100m (22.62, 11.43)…NCAA East Regional 100m and 200m champion (11.07w, 22.30w)…200m SEC Champion, 3rd in 100m (22.36PR, 11.09)…ranked #8 in the world (#5 U.S.) at 200m by T&FN…bests of 11.09 and 22.36. 2005: 7th in 200m at USA Outdoors (22.95)…NCAA Outdoor 200m and 4x100m runner-up (22.86)…NCAA Indoor 4x400m champion, 5th in 200m (3:30.01, 23.15)…3rd in 100m and 200m at NCAA East Regionals (11.44, 22.91)…SEC Outdoor 200m champion, 100m runner-up (22.74, 11.29)…1st in 200m at Tennessee (22.72)…ranked #9 in the U.S. at 200m by T&FN…bests of 11.29, 22.72. 2004: World Junior 200m and 4x100m champion (22.82, 43.49)…USA Junior 200m runner-up, 3rd in 100m (23.03, 11.36)…bests of 11.41and 22.82. 2003: Pan Am Junior 100m, 200m and 4x100m champion (11.35, 22.93, 44.00)…USA Junior 100m and 200m champion (11.40, 23.37)…bests of 11.35 and 22.93.

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WALLACE SPEARMON, Jr. Event: 100m, 200m Height: 6-3 Weight: 175 PR: 200m 19.65 (2006)100m 9.96 (2007) Born: Dec. 24, 1984, in Chicago, Ill. Current Residence: College Station, Texas High School: Fayetteville (Ark.) HS ‘03 College: University of Arkansas ‘07 Coach: Vince Anderson Agent: Ray Flynn Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2007 World Outdoor 4x100m gold medalist and 200m bronze medalist; 2005 World Outdoor silver medalist; 2006 USA Outdoor champion; 2006 World Cup champion; 3rd at 2008 Olympic Trials in 200m; 2005 NCAA Indoor & Outdoor 200m champion; American indoor 200m record holder; 2004 NCAA Outdoor champion

Spearmon won 200m medals at his first two trips to the World Outdoor Championships (2005, 2007) and will try to accomplish that same feat this summer in Berlin after finishing third at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships in Eugene. During the 2008 Olympic Games 200m final in Beijing, Spearmon came roaring back from a slow start to finish third in 19.95 seconds, but was later disqualified for a lane violation, running on the inside line. Spearmon proved his versatility in 2007 by ending the season ranked in the top ten in the world by Track & Field News for the first time in the 100 meters (#10) and posting a personal best in that event of 9.96 seconds in Shanghai. Spearmon was superb in the 200 meters again in 2007, with his runner-up finish at the USA Outdoor Championships and by winning the bronze medal at the World Outdoor Championships in Osaka. Spearmon had 200m wins at the Nike Prefontaine Classic, adidas Track Classic and Reebok Grand Prix in New York, where he posted his fastest time of the season of 19.82 seconds. In 2006 he won the USA Outdoor 200m title and bettered 19.90 seconds on five occasions, moving to #3 on the all-time list with his personal best of 19.65 in . Spearmon improved his then personal best to 19.89 seconds in 2005 with his win at London, which was the fastest time in the world that season. He capped off his tremendous 2005 campaign with his silver medal winning performance at the 2005 World Outdoor Championships, joining gold medalist Justin Gatlin, third-placer John Capel and fourth-placer Tyson Gay in a four-way USA sweep of the event. Spearmon sprinted away from an outstanding field on June 25, 2005 to successfully defend his NCAA 200m men's title in a then world-leading time of 19.91 seconds. Following his performance Spearmon announced that he would forego the remainder of his collegiate eligibility to pursue a professional running career…At the 2005 NCAA Indoor Champs, he fulfilled his potential with two American Records in the 200. He first ran 20.21 in the semifinals then improved to 20.10 in the final. Both broke the existing AR of 20.26 set by Shawn Crawford and John Capel in 2000. As a freshman, Spearmon became the first Razorback in history to win the NCAA Outdoor 200m title. He was a three-sport standout at Fayetteville HS, where he played basketball and wide receiver in football for two years. He earned all-state honors in the 100, 200, 400-meter dashes, the long (best of 7.14m/23-5) and triple (best of 13.94m/45-9) jumps, high jump (best of 1.98m/6-6) and 4x100 and 4x400-meter relay teams. He also competed in the decathlon and 300-meter hurdles. Spearmon’s father, Wallace Sr., was a two-time All-American for coach McDonnell at Arkansas and was a part of the first national championship team in 1984 as a sprinter. He was a 200m bronze medalist at the 1986 Goodwill Games and 1987 Pan American Games. He competed for Team USA at the 1987 World Outdoor Championships in Rome, Italy, and now coaches his son.

2009: 3rd at USA Outdoor Champs (20.03w)...runner-up at Reebok Grand Prix (19.98w)... 2008: 3rd at Olympic Trials in 200m (19.90)…DQ in Olympic 200m final (lane violation, had finished 3rd in 19.95)…12th at Olympic Trials semi-finals in 100m (10.18)…4th in 100m (10.24) and 1st in 200m (20.14) at Nike Prefontaine Classic…6th in 100m at adidas Track Classic (10.22)...Reebok Grand Prix 200m champion (20.07)…5th in 100m at Kingston (10.13)…ranked #4 in world, #3 U.S. by T&FN…best of 19.90. 2007: 3rd at World Outdoors (20.05)...USA Outdoor Championships runner-up (19.89)…adidas Track Classic champion (19.91)…Reebok Grand Prix champion (19.82)…2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (20.25)…1st at Sheffield (20.08)…3rd at Lausanne (20.42)…4th in 100m, 1st in 200m at Rethimno (10.20, 20.24)…2nd in 100m at Monaco (10.17)…2nd at London (20.11)…ranked #10 in world, #2 in U.S. at 100 meters, #3 in world, #2 U.S. at 200m by T&FN…bests of 9.96 & 19.82.

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2006: USA Outdoor Champion (19.90)…4th at USA Indoors 400m (46.67)…1st at World Cup (19.87Meet Record) and 1st in 4x100 (37.59, second leg)…1st at Daegu (19.65PR)… 1st at adidas Classic (20.06)…1st at Reebok Grand Prix (20.09)…1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (20.27)… 4th at Lausanne (19.90)…1st at Stockholm (20.08)… ranked #3 in world & U.S. by T&FN…best of 19.65. 2005: World Outdoor Champs 200m silver medalist (20.20)…4th in 200m at USA Outdoor Champs (20.16)…1st in 200m at London meet (19.89PR)…NCAA Indoor 200m champ (20.10AR); also broke AR in semifinals (20.21); NCAA Outdoor champion (19.91)…ranked #2 in world & U.S. by T&FN…best of 19.89. 2004: NCAA Outdoor champ (20.12)…2nd at SEC Outdoors (20.54)…4th at SEC Indoors (21.08)…8th at NCAA Indoors (20.93)…2nd in opening round of Olympic Trials (20.25PR)…8th in Olympic Trials semis (20.92), NACAC 200m (20.59) & 4x100m (39.03) gold medalist...ranked #7 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 20.25.

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TOBY STEVENSON Event: Pole Vault Height: 6-1 Weight: 180 PR: 6.00m/19-8.25 (2004) Born: November 19, 1976 in Odessa, Texas Current Residence: Chula Vista, Calif. High School: Permian (TX) HS ‘96 College: ‘00 Coach: Ty Sevin Agent: Karen Locke Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2004 Olympic silver medalist; 2004 Olympic trials runner-up; 2006 USA Outdoor runner-up; 2004 USA Indoor champion; 2003 Pan Am gold medalist; 1998 NCAA champion; 2000 NCAA runner-up

Stevenson qualified for his second World Outdoor Championships team with his fourth-place finish at the 2009 USA Outdoor championships. Stevenson’s best performance in 2006 was when he finished as the runner-up at the World Athletics Final with his highest clearance of year of 5.82m/19-1. Stevenson finished third at the 2005 USA Outdoor Championships, but did not compete at the World Outdoor Championships in Helsinki. He had been battling a sore hamstring, and he tried a few warm-up trips down the runway before determining that he was unable to compete...Stevenson enjoyed a banner year in 2004 with his runner-up finish at the Olympic Trials and a silver medal winning performance at the Olympic Games in Athens. He burst on the scene earlier in the summer when he cleared the 6.0-meter barrier at the Modesto Relays. A six-time All-American and the 1998 NCAA pole vault champion, Stevenson recently moved to the ARCO Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., after two years on the coaching staff at Stanford University, his alma mater. While on the Stanford staff, Stevenson worked with the pole vaulters and multi-event performers. During his senior season in 2000, Stevenson captured the Pac-10 title in the pole vault, and gained All-America honors outdoors for a third time when he finished second at the NCAA Championships at Duke University. His eight points helped lead the Cardinal to the NCAA title, Stanford’s first outdoor track & field title in 66 years. Stevenson set the school record in 2000 in the pole vault with a leap of 18-9.25, which was the Pac-10 all-time record. In 1998, Stevenson captured the NCAA Outdoor pole vault title, Stanford’s first pole vault champion at the NCAA’s since Ward Clemens in 1929. Stevenson graduated with a BA degree in Economics in 2000…Stevenson also was a star in high school. The top-ranked 18-year-old pole vaulter in the world in 1995, he was the 1995 Texas State champion. He set 24 school records and was unbeaten during his senior season at Permian High School…A three-time district champion and two-time regional champion, he cleared more than 16 feet in every meet his senior season, with a personal best of 17 feet…enjoys surfing and music…is also well-known for wearing a helmet in competition and for his extroverted, post-clearance celebrations.

2009: 4th at USA Outdoors (5.75m/18-10.25)... 2008: No height at Olympic Trials final...ranked #10 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 5.70m/18-8.25i 2007: Olympic Trials finalist (NH)...8th at USA Outdoor Championships (5.50m/18-0.5)...5th at Millrose Games (5.6m/18-4.5)...4th at Reebok Grand Prix (5.5m/18-0.5)...3rd at Perth (5.61m/18-4.75)...ranked #9 in U.S by T&FN...best of 5.61m/18-4.75. 2006: USA Outdoor runner-up (5.80m/19-0.25)...3rd at USA Indoor Champs (5.60m/18-4.5)...tied for 2nd at World Athletics Final (5.82m/19-1)...1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (5.50m/18-0.5)...5th at Golden Gala (5.72m/22-0.5)...4th at Athens (5.70m/18-8.50)...ranked #5 in world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 5.82m/19-1. 2005: 3rd at USA Outdoor Champs (5.65m/18-6.5)...2nd in pole vault at Nike Prefontaine Classic (5.90m/19- 4.25)...1st at Monterrey (5.90m/19-4.25)...1st at Modesto Relays (5.85m/19-2.25)...ranked #8 in world (#3 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 5.90m/19-4.25. 2004: Olympic Games silver medalist (5.90m/19-4.25)...2nd at Olympic trials in the pole vault (5.85m/19- 2.25)...USA Indoor pole vault champion (5.80m/19-0.25)…5.55m/18-2.5 in qualifying round of World Indoors (dnq)… 1st at Modesto (6.00m/19-8.25PR)…4th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (5.80m/19-0.5)…1st at Verizon Millrose Games (5.70m/18-8.25)…1st at Seattle (5.81m/19-0.75)…1st at Drake Relays (5.71m/18-8.75)… 1st at Phoenix (5.94m/19-5.75)…1st at Payton Jordan US Open (5.85m/19-2.25)…ranked #2 in the world and U.S. by T&FN…best of 6.00m/19-8.25PR. 2003: Pan Am Games gold medalist (17-10.5)…4th at USA Outdoors (5.65m/18-6.5)…1st at Stanford (5.75m/18-10.5)…1st at Fresno (5.67m/18-7.25)…3rd at Bislett Games (5.70m/18-8.50)…5th at Madrid

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(5.73m/18-9.5)…2nd at Mt. SAC (5.70m/18-8.25)…3rd at Oslo (5.70m/18-8.25)…best of 5.75m/18- 10.5…ranked #4 in U.S by T&FN. 2002: 4th at USA Indoors (5.52m/18-1.5)…4th at USA Outdoors (5.74m/18-10PR)…1st at Stanford (5.71m/18- 8.75)…1st at Fresno (5.61m/18-4.75)…2nd at Mt. SAC (5.61m/18-4.75)…2nd at Nike Prefontaine (5.74m/18- 10)…ranked #5 in U.S by T&FN…best of 5.74m/18-10. 2001: Best of 5.40m/17-8.5. 2000: 1st at Pac-10 Outdoors…2nd at NCAA Outdoors…no-height at U.S. Olympic Trials…ranked #9 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 5.72m/18-9.25. 1999: 2nd at Pac-10 Outdoors…2nd at NCAA Outdoors…best of 5.55m/18-2.5. 1998: NCAA Outdoor champion…4th at Pac-10 Outdoors…best of 18-2.5.

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JENN STUCZYNSKI Event: Pole Vault Height: 6-0 Weight: 138 PR: 4.92m/16-01.75AR (2008) Born: Feb. 5, 1982, in Fredonia, N.Y. Current Residence: Churchville, N.Y. High School: Fredonia (NY) HS College: Roberts Wesleyan ‘05 Coach: Rick Suhr Agent: Mark Wetmore Club: adidas

Career Highlights: 2008 Olympic Games silver medalist; 2008 World Indoor silver medalist; Four-time USA Outdoor champion (’06-‘09); Four-time USA Indoor champion (’05, ’07-‘09); 2005 NAIA Indoor champion; American record holder indoors and outdoors

Stuczynski lived up to being the #2 women's pole vaulter of all time in taking the silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The American record holder cleared 4.55m/14-11 on her first try, then passed 4.65 before clearing 4.70/15-5 on her first go as well. She cleared 4.75m/15-7 on her second attempt, then 4.80m/15- 9 on her first to solidify the silver medal. Four misses at 4.90m/16-0.75 - she protested a miss on her second attempt because officials had given her only two minutes between jumps rather than the required three, and she was granted another try - ended her evening. In just a few short years, Stuczynski has become the reigning American queen of the pole vault, and she now threatens to become the best in the world. At the 2008 Olympic Trials, Stuczynski entered the competition at 4.60m/15-1.25 and only two other vaulters were still jumping. After two misses at her opening height, she went on to clear the bar by nearly a foot. She was the only vaulter to clear 4.65m/15-3.75, and she immediately had the bar raised to 4.76m/15-7.5 in an attempt to break Stacy Dragila's 2004 Olympic Trials record of 4.75m/15-7. She easily soared over it on her first attempt, then raised the bar to 4.92m/16-1.75, 1 cm better than her own American record of 4.91m/16-1.5. After a close miss on her first attempt and a less-close miss on her second, she easily made it on her third try…She set two American records early in 2007, including becoming the first American to clear 16 feet with her jump of 4.88m/16-0 of at the Reebok Grand Prix… Stuczynski started the 2006 indoor season with a bang, setting personal bests at nearly every meet and becoming the #2 American all time, behind only Stacy Dragila, with her clearance of 4.68m/15- 4.25, she then captured her first USA Outdoor title with her winning clearance of 4.55m/14-11 at the 2006 AT&T USA Outdoor Championships...was a standout basketball player for Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, N.Y., before taking up the pole vault in 2004…averaged 24.3 points and 6.7 rebounds a game for Roberts Wesleyan in 2003-04, taking her team to the NCAA national championship game… graduated as school’s all- time leading scorer in basketball with 1,819 points… school record-holder in the 100H at 14.66, also holds Roberts bests for the javelin, high jump, 400H and as a member of the 4x100 and 4x400 relays… won 2005 NAIA indoor national title in the pole vault with a 4.00/13-1.5 clearance, also placed in the 55H and HJ… followed up with a surprise win at the 2005 USA Indoor championships in Boston, soaring over 4.35m/14-3.25… won state pentathlon title as a senior at Fredonia High School… transferred from Roberts to Buffalo briefly, before returning to Roberts to complete her degree… has started work on a graduate degree in child psychology.

2009: USA Outdoor champion (4.65m/15-3)…1st at adidas Track Classic (4.76m/15-7.25)...1st at Reebok Grand Prix (4.81m/15-9.25)...USA Indoor champion (4.83m/15-10AR)…1st at Reebok BIG (4.82m/15- 9.75AR)…1st at Millrose Games (4.71m/15-5.5)…1st at Tyson Invitational (4.63m/15-5.25) 2008: Olympic Games silver medalist (4.80m/15-9)…Olympic Trials champion (4.92m/16-01.75AR)…1st at Reebok Grand Prix (4.80m/15-9)…1st at adidas Track Classic (4.90m/16-0.75AR)…World Indoor Champs silver medalist (4.75m/15-7)Indoor PR…USA Indoor champ (4.70m/15-05)...ranked #2 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 4.92m/16-1.75. 2007: USA Outdoor champion (4.45m/14-7.25)…10th at World Outdoors (4.50m/14-9)...USA Indoor champion (4.60m/15-1i)…1st at Reebok Grand Prix (4.88m/16-0AR)…1st at adidas Track Classic (4.84m/15-10.5)…1st at Brockport (4.73m/15-6.25WL)…1st at Tyson Invitational (4.72m/15-5.75i)…1st at Pole Vault Summit (4.70m/15- 5i)…2nd at Millrose Games (4.53m/14-10.25)…3rd at London (4.70m/15-5)…1st at Jockgrim (4.55m/14- 11)...ranked #8 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 4.88m/16-0.

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2006: USA Outdoor champion (4.55m/14-11)… 3rd at USA Indoors (4.50m/14-9)…3rd at World Athletics Final (4.60m/15-1)…1st at Eastern Michigan Open (4.68m/15-4.25i)…1st at Sharon Anderson Inv. (4.62m/15-1.75i) … 1st at Reebok Grand Prix (4.54m/14-10.75)…3rd at Stockholm (4.52m/14-10)…3rd at London (4.65m/15- 3)…ranked #6 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 4.68m/15-4.25. 2005: USA Indoor champion (4.35m/14-3.25)…1st at Rochester Holiday Indoor Classic (4.58m/15-0.25)… 1st at RWB Open (4.45m/14-7.25)… 1st at York Christmas Open (4.41m/14-5.5)… 1st at NAIA Indoors (4.00m/13- 1.5)…best of 4.58m/15-0.25.

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NICK SYMMONDS Event: 800m Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 PRs: 800m - 1:43.83 (2009); mile - 3:56.72i (2007); 1,500m - 3:40.91 (2006) Born: Dec. 30, 1983, in Blytheville, Ark. Current Residence: Springfield, Ore. High School: Bishop Kelly (Boise, Idaho) HS ‘02 College: Willamette University ‘06 Coach: Frank Gagliano Agent: Chris Layne Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2008 Olympic Trials 800m champion; 2009 USA Outdoor champion; 2-time USA Outdoor runner-up (’06, ’07); 2007 USA Indoor champion; 7-time NCAA Div. III Outdoor champion (800m, 1,500m)

In 2009, Symmonds again proved his national dominance in the men’s 800 meters by winning his second consecutive USA Outdoor title with his time of 1:45.86, narrowly edging out four-time USA Outdoor champion Khadevis Robinson. At the 2008 Olympic Trials men’s 800m final, Symmonds used his kick coming off the final curve to propel himself to the win in a personal best time of 1:44.10 in qualifying for his first Olympic Team in front of his hometown fans in Eugene, Ore. His time at the Olympic Trials was the fastest time by an American in 2008. Symmonds won his first U.S. indoor title in 2007 and followed that up with a runner-up finish at the USA Outdoor Championships. He first proved his mettle on the elite level when he finished as the runner-up in the 800 meters at the 2006 USA Outdoor Championships in Indianapolis. His time of 1:45.83 was a personal best for the Division III national record holder from Willamette University in Oregon, who wore his high school singlet during the competition. He was a seven-time NCAA Division III outdoor track champion, winning every NCAA championship race in which he competed. He won both the 800 and 1,500 each year of his college career except his sophomore season, when injury limited him to only the 800. Symmonds was named the 2005 Division III Track and Field Male Athlete of the Year, and was the recipient of the prestigious Ad Rutschman Award, presented at the annual Oregon Sports Awards Banquet to the state’s top small college athlete. Symmonds was the surprise winner of the 2005 Northwest Conference cross country championship, helping lead the Bearcats to another conference and regional championship, their fifth in a row. In his first career indoor race on January 13, 2006 in Seattle, Symmonds posted an impressive time of 3:56.72 for the mile. A 2006 graduate of Willamette University, where he studied biochemistry, Symmonds attended Bishop Kelly High School in Boise, Idaho. He now competes for the Oregon Track Club.

2009: USA Outdoor champion (1:45.86)...1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (1:45.86)…1st at Tyson Invitational (1:47.72)…1st at 1,000m at Reebok BIG (2:20.52)...3rd at Monaco (1:43.83PR) 2008: Olympic Trials 800m champion (1:44.10PR, U.S. Leader)…5th in Olympics semifinal (1:46.96)…4th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (1:45.01)…6th at World Indoor Champs (1:46.48IndoorPR)…runner-up at USA Indoors (1:46.96)…ranked #1 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 1:44.10. 2007: USA Outdoors runner-up (1:45.17)… 6th in semis at World Outdoors (1:46.41)...USA Indoors champion (1:48.73)…1st at Reebok Boston Indoor Games (1:48.15)…1st in mile at Seattle (3:56.72iPR)…2nd in mile at Tyson Invitational (4:01.21)…Nike Prefontaine Classic champion (1:44.54PR)…3rd at Madrid (1:45.06)…5th at Heusden-Zolder (1:45.49)…ranked #2 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 1:44.54. 2006: Runner-up at USA Outdoors (1:45.83)…NCAA Division III Outdoor 800m champ (1:49.59)…4th at Stanford (3:40.91PR)…ranked #7 in U.S. by T&FN…bests of 1:45.83, 3:40.91. 2005: NCAA Div. III Outdoor 800m champ (1:49.87)…NCAA Div. III 1,500m champ (3:54.20)…bests of 1:48.82, 3:54.20. 2004: NCAA Div. III Outdoor 800m champ…bests of 1:50.87, 3:46.66. 2003: NCAA Div. III Outdoor 800m champ (1:49.51)…NCAA Div. III 1,500m champ (3:46.66)…bests of 1:49.51, 3:46.66.

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ANGELO TAYLOR Event: 400mH, 400m Height: 6-2 Weight: 185 PRs: 400mH - 47.25 (2008); 400m - 44.05 (2007) Born: Dec. 29, 1978, in Albany, Ga. Current Residence: Decatur, Ga. High School: Southwest DeKalb (Decatur) HS '96 College: Georgia Tech '99 Coach: Innocent Egbunike Agent: Kimberly Holland Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2000 & 2008 Olympic 400m hurdles & 4x400m relay gold medalist; 3rd at 2008 Olympic Trials in 400m hurdles; 2007 World Outdoor 400m bronze medalist and 4x400m gold medalist; 2000 IAAF Grand Prix Overall and GP Final champion; 2000 Jesse Owens Award winner; 2001, 1999 World Champs gold medalist in 4x400m relay; 3-time U.S. champ (99-01); two-time US Outdoor 400m champion (’02, ’07); 1999 U.S. Indoor 400m champion; 1998 NCAA 400H champ

Taylor won his second Olympic gold in the 400m hurdles at the 2008 Games in Beijing, leading from start to finish in a personal-best and 2008 world leading time of 47.25. The 2000 gold medalist in Sydney, where he ran out of lane 1, Taylor duplicated a feat achieved only by Edwin Moses in this event, winning gold medals eight years apart. Also in Beijing, Taylor joined with LaShawn Merritt, Jeremy Wariner and David Neville in winning the gold medal in the 4x400m relay in the Olympic record time of 2:55.39. Taylor’s career has been a remarkable study in versatility and longevity. After a period of time at the turn of the century as the world’s best 400m hurdler, Taylor, in 2007, became the world’s #3 ranked competitor in the 400 meters, after winning the 2007 U.S. Outdoor title in that event in a personal best time of 44.05 seconds, and winning the World Outdoor Championships bronze medal later that summer. Taylor also ended the 2007 campaign ranked #6 in the world in the 400m hurdles following wins at Mt. SAC, Monaco, Hengelo and Dakar. One of America’s stars in the 400m hurdles in 2000, Taylor won Olympic gold just four years after graduating from high school, at age 21. He has won a total of five US Outdoor championships between the 400m and the 400m hurdles. After winning the 2001 U.S. 400mH title, Taylor split his time between the 400m and 400m hurdles before making his second Olympic Team with a runner-up finish at the 2004 Olympic Trials. When he first went out for track, Taylor tried all the events: “…When I tried the hurdles, I automatically knew that was the event for me.” Both his parents had run, and his father played football at Albany State (Ga.). Taylor is the fastest-ever 19-year-old in the 400H. If he had been born two days later, his 47.90 at the 1998 USA Championships would have been a world junior record. He was named collegiate Athlete of the Year in 1998. Taylor captured the 2000 IAAF Overall Grand Prix title, and collected a check for $250,000 for his efforts. His previous highest check was a $15,000 appearance fee…website: wwwangelotaylorusa.com

2009: 3rd at USA Outdoors (48.30)...2nd at adidas Track Classic (48.70)…4th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (48.79) 2008: Olympic Games gold medalist (47.25PR, World Leader)…4x400m relay Olympic gold medalist (2:55.39, Olympic record)…3rd at Olympic Trials in 400m hurdles (48.42)…2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (45.14)…2nd at Lausanne (44.38)…4th in 400m (44.03) and 6th in 400mH (50.06) at DKB-ISTAF Berlin…1st at Baie Mahault (44.34)…1st in 200m at Doha (20.08)…1st at Greensboro (19.80w)…ranked #2 in world & #2 U.S. at 400m hurdles, #4 in world & #3 U.S. by T&FN… bests of 47.25 & 44.38. 2007: World Outdoor 400m bronze medalist (44.32) and 4x400m gold medalist (2:55.56)...USA Outdoor champion 400m (44.05PR)…1st in 400m at Atlanta (44.35)...1st in 400mH at Dakar (48.68)…1st in 400m at Sheffield (45.25)…2nd in 400m at Madrid (45.05)..1st in 400mH at Monaco (48.45)…ranked #3 in world and U.S. at 400m, #6 in world, #4 U.S. at 400m hurdles by T&FN…bests of 44.05 & 48.45. 2006: 5th in 400m semifinals at USA Outdoors...bests of 45.24, 49.44. 2005: Did not compete. 2004: 2nd at Olympic Trials in the 400m hurdles (48.03)…4th in semifinal at Olympic Games (48.72). 2003: 4th in opening round of USA Outdoors 400mH (50.72)…1st in Turin (48.94)…1st in Milan (48.95)…6th in London (49.10)…best of 48.94. 2002: USA Outdoor 400m champion (45.00)…1st at Nike Prefontaine (44.85)…7th (48.87) in 400mH at Rome…7th at Lausanne (49.20)…ranked #10 in the world at 400m (#4 U.S.), ranked #7 U.S. at 400mH by T&FN…bests of 44.85 & 48.87.

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2001: Won USA Outdoors (48.53)…ran anchor leg of USA's gold-winning World Outdoor 4x400m relay (2:57.54)…4th in semis at World Outdoors, clipping the 10th hurdle and being thrown off balance (49.23). He also was suffering from sinus and stomach problems won Norwich Union Challenge (49.01)…had top four times by an American in 2001…ranked #3 in world, #1 in U.S. in 400mH by T&FN…ranked #10 in world & #3 U.S. at 400m…bests of 47.95 in winning in Lausanne and 44.68 in winning 400m at Princeton Invitational. 2000: Won Olympic gold out of Lane 1 with PR of 47.50 (fastest time in the world in 2000)...ran 2nd leg in opening round of 4x400m relay for gold medal...won Olympic Trials 400 hurdles in a then PR of 47.62... PRd in flat 400 at 44.89...captured overall IAAF Grand Prix title...ranked #1in the world by T&FN...bests of 47.50 and 44.89. 1999: Won USA Outdoors 400LH (48.49)... ran third leg on gold medal winning 4x400 (2:56.47) at World Championships; 3rd in 400mH heats...won 400 at USA Indoors (45.50)...ranked #2 in world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN...bests of 45.50i and 48.15. 1998: 2nd at USA Outdoors (47.90 PR)... won NCAA Outdoors (48.14 PR) ...2nd at Goodwill Games (47.92)... won 400 (46.01 PR) at ACC Indoor...3rd in NCAA Indoor 400 (46.12)...won ACC 400H (49.18); anchored winning 4 x 400 (43.6 for 3:01.89...also PR 45.14 at 400m...ranked #3 in world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN... best of 47.90 and 45.14PR (400). 1997: 2nd in NCAA Outdoors (48.72 PR)... 3rd NCAA Indoor 400 (46.18)...5th in semi at USA Outdoors (49.11)...2nd in ACC Indoor 400 (47.74)... won ACC (49.35 PR); anchor winning 4 x 400 (45.7 for 3:06.23)...ranked #9 U.S. at 400H by T&FN...bests of 48.72, 20.67PR (200). 1996: Won National Scholastic (51.13) and USA Juniors (50.92)...bronze at World Juniors (50.18 PR)...won Georgia state HS titles in the 400, 300H, both relays, and TJ...bests of 50.18, 46.7 (400). 1995: Won Georgia state HS titles in 300H, TJ, and 4x400... best of 52.76.

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DAN TAYLOR Event: Shot Put Height: 6-6 Weight: 325 PR: 21.78m/71-5.50 (2009) Born: May 12, 1982, in Cleveland, Ohio Current Residence: Mesa, Ariz. High School: Berkshire (Middlefield, OH) HS ‘00 College: Ohio State ‘04 Coach: John Godina Agent: John Nubani Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2009 USA Indoor champ; 2007 & 2009 USA Outdoor runner-up; 2004 NCAA Indoor shot put & weight throw champion; 2004 NCAA Outdoor runner-up

Competing for his first few post-collegiate years behind the "big three" of Adam Nelson, Christian Cantwell and Reese Hoffa, Dan Taylor staked a claim to a position in the men's shot put elite with his victory at the 2009 USA Indoor Championships with his winning throw of 20.67m/67-9.75. Taylor’s 2007 season got off to a rollicking start when he sent all of his throws over 21 meters at the 2007 Reebok Boston Indoor Games, including two over 70 feet. He won the competition with a best of 21.57m/70-9.25 to prevail over world #2 ranked Christian Cantwell and #1 ranked Reese Hoffa. His outdoor season was impressive, and featured a runner-up finish at the AT&T USA Outdoor Championships. He ended the 2007 campaign with his then highest ever world ranking (#6) from Track & Field News. In 2006, Taylor, in 2004 became the first student-athlete ever to win the NCAA Division I Indoor shot put and weight throw championships in the same year. He ended his OSU career as a nine-time NCAA All-American with four indoor awards and five outdoor. He added his fourth and fifth outdoor national honors in 2004, placing second in the shot put and third in the hammer at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, where he used a Big Ten and Ohio State record-setting throw of 69.35m/227-6 to gain third place in the hammer. Taylor, the American Collegiate record holder in the weight throw 24.01m/78-9.25, repeated as Big Ten Outdoor Athlete of the Year after winning his third straight league shot put title. He also was the 2004 NCAA Mideast Regional title in the hammer. For the second season in a row in 2004, Taylor was honored as Outstanding Male Athlete of the Penn Relays with title-winning performances in both the hammer and shot. Taylor is the Big Ten record holder in the weight (24.01m/78-9.25) and hammer (69.34m/227-6). He also holds the Ohio State standard in the discus (59.00m/193-7). A 16-time career recipient of the Big Ten athlete of the week award, Taylor was the only collegiate member of 2003 U.S. Pan American team, where he placed fourth in the shot. His uncle, Vernon Howard, dotted the "I" in the first Script Ohio, a well-known tradition of the Ohio State marching band. Taylor competed in track and field and played football at Berkshire High School in Middlefield, Ohio. Taylor completed his degree in construction systems management in 2005.

2009: USA Indoor champ (20.67m/67-9.75)...USA Outdoor runner-up (21.21m/69-7)...1st at Tucson (21.78m/71- 5.50PR) 2008: 4th at Olympic Trials (20.80m/68-3)…3rd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (20.63m/67-8.25)…4th at adidas Track Classic (20.44m/67-.75)…4th at Reebok Grand Prix (18.90m/62-.25)…3rd at Modesto Relays (20.85m/68- 5)… ranked #5 in world, #4 U.S. by T&FN…best of 22.12m/72-7. 2007: 2nd at USA Outdoor Championships (21.00m/68-10.75)... 17th in qual. at World Outdoors (18.45m/60- 6.5)...3rd at USA Indoors (20.32m/66-8)...1st at Reebok Boston Indoors (21.57m/70-9.25)...2nd at Drake Relays (21.18m/69-6)...2nd at Modesto Relays (21.17m/69-5.5)...3rd at Millrose Games (21.12m/69-3.5)... 3rd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (68-9)...5th at Madrid (20.47m/67-2)...4th at London (20.86m/68-5.25)...ranked #6 in world, #4 U.S. by T&FN...best of 21.57m/70-9.25i. 2006: 6th at USA Indoors (20.26m/66-5.75)...6th at USA Outdoors (20.49m/67-2.75)...1st at Ames (20.98m/68- 10)...2nd at Reebok Grand Prix (21.59m/70-10PR)...1st at (20.98m/68-10)...ranked #8 in world (#4 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 21.59m/70-10. 2005: 8th at USA Outdoor Champs (20.08m/65-10.50)...runner-up at Modesto (20.75m/68-1)...3rd at Reebok Grand Prix (20.04m/65-9)...ranked #6 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 20.75m/68-1. 2004: 6th at Olympic Trials (20.10m/65-11.5)…NCAA Indoor SP (20.30m/66-7.25) & weight throw (23.66m/77- 7.5) champion…NCAA Outdoor SP runner-up (20.11m/65-11.75)…3rd in hammer at NCAAs (69.35m/227- 6)…1st at Columbus (20.62m/67-8, outdoor PR)…ranked #5 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 20.62m/67-8.

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2003: 6th at USA Outdoors (20.29m/66-7)…4th at Pan Am Games (19.69m/64-7.25)…3rd in SP at NCAA Outdoors (20.23m/66-4.5)…3rd at NCAA Outdoors hammer (69.35m/227-6)…Big 10 SP champion…8th at NCAA in discus (55.67m/182-8); Big 10 HT runner-up…ranked #6 in SP in U.S. by T&FN…bests of 21.33m/69- 11.75i, 59.00m/193-7, 66.26m/217-5. 2002: 10th at NCAA Outdoors SP (18.93m/62-1.25)…Big 10 SP champion…best of 2.01m/65-7.75.

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MATT TEGENKAMP Events: 5,000m Height: 6-1 Weight: 145 PRs: 1,500m - 3:34.25 (2007); Mile - 3:56.38 (2006); 3,000m - 7:34.98 (2006); 2 Mile - 8:07.07AR (2007); 5,000m - 13:04.90 (2006) Born: January 19, 1982, in Lee’s Summit, Mo. Current Residence: Portland, Ore. High School: Lee’s Summit (Mo) HS ‘00 College: Wisconsin ‘05 Coach: Jerry Schumacher Agent: Tom Ratcliffe Club: Nike

Career Highlights: American two-mile record holder; 2009 USA Outdoor 5,000m champ; Two-time USA Indoor 3,000m champ (’07, ’08); 4th at 2007 World Outdoor Champs 5,000m; 3-time USA Outdoors 5,000m runner-up (’06, ’07, ‘08); 2005 USATF Club XC champion; 5th in Junior race at 2001 World XC Championships; 2001 USA Junior XC champion

Tegenkamp qualified for his second World Outdoor Championships team with his first-place finish at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships in Eugene. Tegenkamp’s surprising fourth-place 5,000m finish at the 2007 World Outdoor Championships propelled him to a year-end world ranking (#10) by Track & Field News for the first time in his career. With fellow American Bernard Lagat ending the season ranked #4 globally, it marked the first time since 1985 that two Americans ended a season ranked in the top ten in the world at 5,000 meters since 1985. Tegenkamp’s 3,000m win at the 2007 USA Indoor Championships preceded a runner-up finish at the Outdoor Championships in the 5,000m. He also raised some eyebrows with his American record in the two-mile at the Prefontaine Classic of 8:07.07. Tegenkamp moved to #4 on the all-time U.S. 5,000m list with a 13:04.90 personal best at the 2006 DN Galan meet in Stockholm, on July 25, 2006. Also in 2006, Tegenkamp set personal bests at two other distances: 3:35.96 for 1500m and 3:56.38 for the mile. Tegenkamp first gained widespread attention in 2001, where at the World Cross Country Championships junior race, which was won by the great , he finished fifth. Tegenkamp is a 2005 graduate of the University of Wisconsin where he struggled with a series of injuries throughout his collegiate career. After Tegenkamp missed the 2003 cross country season with yet another injury, Wisconsin coach Jerry Schumacher changed his training regimen, emphasizing shorter, more frequent runs. Tegenkamp responded quickly in 2004, setting an indoor 5,000m best of 13:44.06 and an outdoor best of 13:30.90. He majored in human ecology at the University of Wisconsin.

2009: USA Outdoor 5,000m champion (13:20.57)... 2008: 2nd at Olympic Trials in 5,000m (13:29.68)…13th at Olympic Games (13:33.13)…USA Indoor 3,000m champ (8:02:52)…13th in Brussels (13:25.71)…ranked #2 in U.S. at 5,000m by T&FN…bests of 3:40.04, 7:40.75, 13:25.71. 2007: 4th at World Outdoors (13:46.78)...USA Outdoor 5,000m runner-up (13:31.31)…USA Indoor 3,000m champ (7:46.08)…3rd at Nike Prefontaine Classic 2 mile (8:07.07AR)…8th in 1,500m at Athens (3:34.25PR)…6th in 3,000m at Monaco (7:37.31)…6th in 1,500m at Heusden (3:36.48)…4th in 3,000m at Stockholm (7:35.68)…bests of 13:07.41, 7:37.31 & 3:34.25. 2006: Runner-up at 5,000m at USA Outdoors (13:15.00)…8th at Stockholm (13:04.90PR)…6th at Eugene 2-mile (8:16:50)…1st at Madison (3:56.38PR)…7th at Berlin 1,500m (3:35.96PR)…5th at Monaco (7:34.98PR)…ranked #3 at 1,500m/mile, #3 at 3,000m, #2 at 5,000m in U.S. by T&FN…bests of 13:04.90, 7:34.98. 2005: 6th at USA Outdoors 5,000m (13:25.36)…1st at 10 km at USATF Club XC Champs (29:47)…5th in 5,000m at NCAA Outdoors (13:41.07)…Big 10 1,500m champ (3:39.40)…ranked #10 U.S. at 5,000m by T&FN…bests of 13:25.36, 7:43.33. 2004: 3rd in 5,000m at NCAA Outdoors (14:11.45)…2nd at Big 10 Champs…best of 13:30.90. 2003: Injured, did not compete. 2002: Runner-up at Big 10 Champs 5,000m…bests of 7:57.08i, 13:44.77.

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EDWARDO TORRES Events: Marathon Height: 5-7 Weight: 140 PRs: 5,000m 13:57.92 (2005); 10,000m 28:21.46 (2003) Marathon: 2:17:54 Born: August 22, 1980 in Chicago, Ill. Current Residence: Boulder, Colorado High School: Wheeling (Ill.) HS College: Colorado '03 Coach: Steve Jones Agent: Mark Wetmore Sponsor/Club: Reebok

Career Highlights: 3rd at 2008 U.S. Marathon Championship; 4th at 2009 USA Cross Country Championships; 4th, 2007 USA Men’s 10 Mile Championship.

Edwardo, the younger (by 10 minutes) twin brother of 2008 Olympian , began running as a youngster after being inspired by Jorge’s early success as a competitor. In 2001, Edwardo helped the University of Colorado win its first NCAA Cross Country Championship, and earned All-American status at 10,000 meters in 2002. He is married to Lynda Jimenez, his sweetheart back at Wheeling High School in Wheeling, Ill. Not surprisingly, Jorge served as his best man. Torres began running as a youngster after Jorge won Junior Nationals (for 11- and 12-year-olds) in Mobile, Ala., on Dec. 12, 1992. “He called me and I could hear him being all happy and satisfied. I don’t think I knew what ‘nationals’ meant until then, every kid my age in the United States. At the airport the next day he came off the plane with a big trophy and I thought, wow, I want to do that, too. I thought, if this guy can run this well, I have the same genes he does.”

2009: 4th at USA Cross Country Championships 12 km (36:16) 2008: 9th USA Cross Country Championships 12 km (36:01)…11th at Olympic Trials (28:35.91)…3rd at Twin Cities Marathon (2:17:54)...best of 28:33.89 2007: 4th USA Men’s 10 Mile Championship (48:19)…12th Falmouth Road Race, 7.1 Miles (33:22)…11th USA Outdoors 10,000m (29:06.18)…dnf at Olympic Trials Marathon...bests of 14:09.70 & 29:06.12. 2006: 14th at USA Outdoors (29:49.46)…best of 29:49.46. 2005: 12th at USA Outdoors (28:46.67)…best of 28:45.60. 2004: 13th at Olympic Trials (29:06.78)…best of 29:06.78. 2003: 8th at USA Outdoors (28:21.46)…9th at NCAA Outdoors…best of 28:21.46. 2002: 9th at NCAA Outdoors (29:36.15)…Big 12 10,000m runner-up…bests of 13:59.84 & 28:43.28 2001: 13th at NCAA Outdoors (30:12.26)…Big 12 5,000m runner-up…bests of 14:28.26, 29:06.12. 2000: Big 12 5,000m runner-up…best of 14:14.22.

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SHEENA TOSTA Event: 400m hurdles Height: 5-5 Weight: 128 PR: 400mH – 52.95 (2004); 100mH - 12.75 (2004) Born: Oct. 1, 1982, in Camden, N.J. Current Residence: Los Angeles, Calif. High School: Garfield HS (Va.) College: UCLA ‘05 Coach: Joey Tosta Agent: Renaldo Nehemiah Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2008 Olympic Games silver medalist; 3rd at 2008 Olympic Trials; 2004 Olympic Trials champion; Three-time USA Outdoor runner-up (’06, ’07, ‘09); 2007 Pan Am Games champion; Two-time NCAA champion (’03, ’04); 3-Three-time USA Junior champion (‘99, ’00, ’01)

After leading the race early, Tosta came off the turn just a whisker behind of Jamaica in the final of the women's 400m hurdles at the Olympic Games. Walker powered ahead to win in an Olympic record time of 52.64, the #4 time in history, with Tosta second in 53.70 to win the first U.S. medal in the hurdles since 1996. The 2008 Games had an inausipicious beginning for Tosta, when she ran a poor first round and barely qualifying for the semifinals. All that history didn't matter Wednesday night when she won her silver medal....After her 2004 Olympic Trials win, Johnson has twice been USA runner-up in ’06 and ’07. She came just one place from winning an Olympic medal in the women’s 400m hurdles final in Athens. She capped a phenomenal collegiate career by becoming the 11th fastest ever 400m hurdler…more significantly, then still just 21 years of age, the former UCLA standout in 2004 became by far the youngest to crack the event’s 53-second barrier…her 52.95 to win the 2004 Olympic Trials was the fastest in the world at the time, and led six of the top seven finishers to personal bests. She shattered the previous collegiate record of 53.87, Kim Batten’s Trials record of 52.97, one which had stood since 1991 and with it Sandra Glover’s 53.33 Olympic Trials record from 2000 as well…she won the event at the 2003 NCAA Outdoor in a personal-best time of 54.24 seconds while setting a new NCAA meet record with #2 all-time collegiate mark…in the 100m hurdles at NCAA Outdoors, Johnson garnered her eighth All-American honor, placing eighth in another personal-best time of 13.09 seconds, ranking #4 in school history…during her prep career, Johnson won the 400m hurdles at the 2000 USA Junior Champs for the second time (1999) with a prep personal-best of 56.82 (#3 on the all-time U.S. high school list, #7 all-time U.S. Junior)…at the 2000 Penn Relays, she won the 400m hurdles for the third consecutive season, the first time in Penn prep history that an athlete won the same event three consecutive years…Johnson was named by Track & Field News as the Outstanding Female High School Indoor Track and Field performer for the 1999 and 2000 seasons…at the 2000 Virginia State Championships, she won the 300m hurdles (40.94, state record), 100m hurdles (13.8w), triple jump (12.21m/40-7.25) and long jump (6.15m/20- 2w)…is tied with U.S. Olympian for most events (four) ever won at the Virginia State meet and total outdoor titles (nine)…held 28 district and regional indoor and outdoor titles (1997-2000), 15 individual VA State championships and six national crowns…maiden name is Sheena Johnson.

2009: USA Outdoor runner-up (54.45)…1st at Belem (54.19)…2nd at Rome (54.57). 2008: Olympic silver medalist (53.70), 1st in semifinal (54.07)...3rd at Olympic Trials (54.62)…2nd at Belem (55.09)...3rd at Monaco (53.58)…ranked #2 (#1 U.S.) in the world by T&FN…best of 53.58. 2007: USA Outdoor runner-up (53.29)…Pan Am Games champion (54.64)… 5th in semis at World Outdoors (54.55)...2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (54.44)…1st at Belem (54.60)…2nd in 100mH at The Road to Eugene ’08 (12.90)…ranked #2 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 53.29. 2006: USA Outdoor runner-up (53.90)…3rd at Paris (54.39)…6th at Athens (54.72)…2nd at Ostrava (54.97)…5th at Rieti (54.42)…ranked #4 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 53.90. 2005: 4th at USA Outdoor Champs (55.55)…1st at Reebok Grand Prix (55.46)…4th at Rome (54.72)…3rd at Helsinki GP (55.35)…2nd at Rieti (54.73)…USA Indoor 60m hurdles runner-up (8.14)…ranked #10 in the world (#3 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 54.72. 2004: Olympic Trials 400mH champion (52.95PR) which broke the collegiate, Olympic Trials, and U.S. Championship record and was also the fastest time ever run by an American on American soil…4th at Olympic Games (53.83)…NCAA champion (53.54)…PAC 10 Champion in 100mH (12.79) and 400mH with a heat time of

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(54.32)…1st at NCAA West Regionals in 400mH (54.91)…3rd at NCAA Indoor 60H (8.11)...ranked #7 in the world (#2 U.S.) at the 400mH and (#9 U.S.) at the 100mH by T&FN…best of 12.75, 52.95. 2003: NCAA 400mH champion (54.24) & 8th in 100mH (13.09) at NCAA Outdoors…NCAA West Regional 400mH champion (55.88)…Pac-10 400mH champion (56.45) & 100mH champion (13.10)…7th in 60mH (8.17) & 4th in the 4x400m relay (second leg-3:33.24) at NCAA Indoors…3rd at NCAA Indoor 60H (8.11)...ranked #5 in U.S. in 400mH by T&FN…best of 13.09, 54.24. 2002: 4th at NCAA Outdoors (55.71, then personal-best)…400mH champion (57.35) & 100mH runner-up (13.39) at Pac-10 Outdoors…1st in 400mH at UCLA (56.56)…best of 13.36, 55.71. 2001: 1st in 400mH (58.56) & 2nd 4x400m relay (second leg - 3:36.90) at Juniors U.S. vs. Great Britain…4th in 100mH at NCAA Outdoors (13.82)…Pac-10 400mH champion (56.02) & 4x400m relay champion…2nd in 400mH at Penn Relays (56.23)…best of 13.52, 56.02.

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TERRENCE TRAMMELL Events: 110mH Height: 6-2 Weight: 186 PR: 110mH – 12.95 (2007); 100m - 10.04 (2000); 200m - 20.74 (1998) Born: Nov. 23, 1978, in Atlanta, Ga. Current Residence: Ellenwood, Ga. High School: Southwest DeKalb (Atlanta, Ga.) ‘97 College: South Carolina ‘00 Coach: Nat Page Agent: Kimberly Holland Club: Track Star Apparel

Career Highlights: Two-time Olympic silver medalist (’00, ’04); Two-time World Outdoor 110mH silver medalist ('03, '07); Two-time USA Outdoor champion (’04, ’07); Two-time World Indoor 60mH gold medalist (’01, ’06); 4- time USA Indoor champion (‘00, ’01, ’06, ‘09); 2005 World Indoor 60m bronze medalist; 6-time NCAA champion; 1999 World University Games champion; 2006 & ‘09 Indoor Visa Series champion

Trammell’s 2009 indoor season ended with a bang when he led from start to finish in the 60m hurdles final at the USA Indoor Championships in Boston, winning in 7.37 seconds to break Reggie Torian's 10-year-old meet record of 7.38. The time was just .01 off the American record, was a 2009 world leader, and gave him 1,259 points in the Visa Championship Series standings, which earned him the series title and a check for $25,000. At the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships, Trammell and David Payne stopped the clocks in the identical time of 13.12, with Payne declared the victor. Trammell punched his ticket for his third Olympic Games with his runner- up finish at the 2008 Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. He was not as fortunate at the Olympic Games in Beijing where a left hamstring strain in the blocks during the first round forced him out of the competition. Trammell recorded his second USA Outdoor championship in the 110m hurdles in 2007 and followed that up by winning the silver medal at the World Outdoor Championships in Osaka, Japan in 12.99 seconds. Also in 2007, Trammell ran his career best time of 12.95 seconds in placing second at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York City. He ended the 2007 season ranked #3 in the world by Track & Field News, which equals his highest-ever global ranking, also achieved in 2003 and 2004. He was ranked #1 in the U.S. for the first time in his career. Trammell’s 2005 season was highlighted by a personal best performance of 13.02 seconds in placing third at the USA Outdoor Championships in Carson, Calif. Trammell enjoyed another banner season in 2004 highlighted by his win at the Olympic Trials, and his second Olympic silver medal (13.18). Trammell finished second to of China, who equaled the world record with his time of 12.91. He had an outstanding 2000 and 2001, winning the 2000 Olympic silver medal and going unbeaten in the 60m sprint and hurdles indoors in 2001, winning the World Indoor title in the hurdles. Nearly 2 years of collegiate and then world-class competition took its toll late in 2001 and in 2002 indoors, when he struggled. He came back to win the 2002 USA Indoor title at 60m, providing a positive spark for the outdoor season. Formerly coached by Curtis Frye, Trammell’s closest training partner for many years was 1996 Olympic gold medalist Allen Johnson…was the track team captain while at South Carolina…a retail management major at USC…in August, 2000, decided to pass up final year of eligibility to concentrate on track; received his bachelor’s degree in business and retail management from the University of South Carolina in December 2002…track and football high school All-American…ran the fourth fastest time ever in the 110m hurdles in high school…named 1997 Track & Field News Male High School Athlete of the Year…tied the national record for the 60m hurdles at the Georgia State Championships at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta in 1997…hobbies include watching track film, analyzing techniques and learning track and field history…owns and designs Track Star Apparel, and designed the Olympic women’s track uniform for Guinea in 2008…last name pronounced Trah-MELL...website: www.terrencetrammellusa.com

2009: USA Indoor champ (7.37MR, WL)…Indoor Visa Champion…runner-up at USA Outdoors (13.12)...1st at Millrose Games (7.45), 2nd in 60m (6.54)…1st at Reebok BIG (7.53)…1st in 60m at Tyson Invitational (6.56). 2008: did not finish Olympic first round due to left hamstring strain…2nd at Olympic Trials in 110mH (13.00w)…runner-up in semis at Olympic Trials (13.08)…1st in 110mH at Reebok Grand Prix (13.11)…2nd in 100mH at adidas Track Classic (13.40)… ranked #3 in world, #2 U.S. by T&FN...best of 13.08. 2007: World Outdoor silver medalist (12.99)...USA Outdoor champion (13.08)...2nd at Reebok Grand Prix (12.95PR, U.S. Leader)...1st at adidas Track Classic (13.17)...3rd at Doha (13.15)...1st at Monaco (13.19)...ranked #3 in world, #1 U.S. by T&FN...best of 12.95.

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2006: World Indoor 60mH champion (7.43)...World Indoor 60m bronze medalist (6.54)...USA Outdoor 110mH runner-up (13.14)...USA Indoor 60mH champion and 60m runner-up (7.46, 6.53)...8th at adidas Classic (10.20)...1st at Paris (13.06)...1st at Rome (13.51)..3rd at Lausanne (13.02)...Ranked #4 in world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 13.02. 2005: 3rd in 110mH at 2005 USA Outdoor Champs (13.02PR)...5th at World Outdoor Champs (13.20)...2nd in 110mH at Nike Prefontaine Classic (13.12)...1st in 110mH (13.11), 2nd in 100m at adidas Track Classic (10.17)...ranked #5 in World (#3) U.S. by T&FN...best of 13.02. 2004: Olympic silver medalist (13.18)…1st at Olympic Trials (13.09PR)…100m in Atlanta (10.34)…2nd at Payton Jordan US Open 110mH (13.20)… 2nd at Home Depot in 110mH (13.20w)…ranked #3 in world #2 U.S. by T&FN…best of 13.09PR. 2003: World Outdoor silver medalist (13.20)…USA Outdoor runner-up (13.38)…USA Indoor runner-up at 60m (6.48) & 60mH (7.43)…5th in opening round 60m at World Indoors (6.77-injured hamstring)…DNS in 60mH at World Indoors…1st at Verizon Millrose Games 60m (6.51), 2nd in 60mH (7.49)…1st at 60m at Tyson Invitational (6.46), 1st at 60mH (7.42)…2nd at World Athletics Final (13.17)…3rd at Bislett Games (13.37)…best of 13.17…ranked #3 in the world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN. 2002: USA Indoor 60m champ (6.56)…3rd at USA Indoor 60m hurdles (7.70)…3rd at USA Outdoors (13.18)... won Verizon Millrose Games (7.60) and adidas Midwest Track Classic (7.47)...1st at Zagreb (13.18)...1st at Monaco (13.19)...1st at USA vs. GBR-RUS (13.24w)...ranked #3 in the world, #2 U.S. by T&FN...best of 13.15. 2001: World Indoor 60mH gold medalist (7.51)…U.S. Indoor champ (7.49)…2nd at USA Outdoor 110H (13.46), 6th in 100m semifinal (10.25w)…3rd in semifinal at World Outdoor Champs (13.44)…4th at Goodwill Games (13.63)…Millrose champ in new meet record (7.47)…1st at Tyson Invitational (7.49)…1st at adidas Golden Spike Invitational in 60mH (7.66) and 60m (6.45)…1st at GST Open at Princeton Invitational (13.43)…1st at Peregrine Systems U.S. Open (13.36)…won Stockholm GP in 13.31…ranked #6 in world & #3 in U.S…best of 13.23 in finishing 2nd in Zurich. 2000: Olympic silver medalist (13.16)...third at Olympic Trials in 13.19...won USA Indoors (7.57), NCAA Outdoors 110H, NCAA Indoors 60 meters and 60-meter hurdles...7th in 100m at NCAAs...ranked #3 in world (#2 U.S.) by T&FN...bests of 13.16 and 10.04. 1999: Won NCAA Outdoors and World University Games...ran leg of NCAA-winning 4x100 relay...won NCAA Indoor hurdles and 3rd in 60m...ranked #7 in U.S. by T&FN... bests of 10.08, 20.88 and 13.28. 1998: 2nd at NCAA Outdoors... bests of 20.74 and 13.32. 1997: 1st at National Junior Champs... bests of 21.32 and 13.87.

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DORIAN ULREY Event: 1,500m Height: 5-9 Weight: 140 PR: 3:35.23 (2009) Born: July 11, 1987 in Port Bryan, Illinois Current Residence: Port Bryan, Illinois High School: Riverside (Port Bryan, Ill.) HS ‘’06 College: Northern Iowa ’08, Arkansas ‘11 Coach: Chris Bucknam

Career Highlights: Third in 1,500m at 2009 USA Outdoor Champs; 2008 NCAA Outdoor runner-up; 2009 SEC Outdoor champ; 2008 Missouri Conference Outdoor champ; 2009 NCAA Mideast Regional Outdoor champ; Four-time NCAA All-American in 2009

Arkansas Razorback soon-to-be senior Dorian Ulrey clocked the "A" standard for the 2009 IAAF World Championships at the Golden Gala, in Rome, on July 10. Ulrey, the only American in the race, tucked in behind a deep field of professionals in hopes of securing the World Championships "A" standard of 3:36.20. As he crossed the line in a respectable 12th place, Ulrey clocked a time of 3:35.23. His bronze finish at the USA Championships and his newly acquired "A" standard secures his spot on Team USA for the 2009 IAAF World Championships, in Berlin, Aug. 15-23. Ulrey, in his first season with the Hogs and competing in the SEC in 2009, picked up three SEC titles in 2009: the mile and 3,000 meters indoors and the 1,500 meters outdoors. He was also a three-time NCAA Indoor All-American (mile, 3,000 meters, distance medley relay). During his time at Northern Iowa, Ulrey was the 2008 NCAA runner-up in the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:42.56. Also at the NCAA Championships, he clocked a prelim time of 3:43.10. He was the NCAA Midwest Region runner-up in the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:41.59, breaking his own UNI and Missouri Valley Conference record. At the 2008 MVC Outdoor Championships, he finished third in the 800 meters (1:49.73) and won the 1,500-meter title (3:56.81). He won the 2008 MVC Indoor title in the mile with a clocking of 4:14.11. During the 2007 outdoor season, he was a member of the title-winning distance medley and 4x800-meter relays at the Drake Relays. He earned All-America honors at the 2007 NCAA Indoor Championships as the mile anchor for the fourth-place distance medley relay. He holds PRs of 3:41.59 in the 1,500 meters, 1:48 in the 800 meters and 4:00 in the mile. At Riverside HS in Port Bryan, Ill., Ulrey was the Illinois State Champion at 1,600 meters during his junior and senior seasons. He holds the state record in the mile with a time of 4:09. In 2009 Ulrey was named to the CoSIDA ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District team. With a GPA of 3.50 as a sociology major, he was also named the Southeastern Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Ulrey was also the recipient of the 2008-09 SEC Sportsmanship Award, it was announced by the conference office during the NCAA Championships. He was chosen by a vote of the SEC Directors of Athletics.

2009: 3rd at USA Outdoors (3:42.84)...12th at Rome Golden Gala (3:35.23PR)...4th at NCAA Outdoors (3:39.93)...SEC Outdoor 1,500m champ...3rd in 800m at SEC Outdoors... 2008: 2nd at NCAA Outdoors (3:42.56)...Missouri Valley 1,500m champ...best of 3:41.59

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TERESA VAILL Event: Race Walk Height: 5-5 Weight: 108 PR: 10 km walk- 45:16 (1992); 20 km walk - 1:33:23 (2001) Born: Nov. 20, 1962, in Torrington, Conn. Current Residence: Gainesville, Fla. High School: Seymour Smith Senior (Pine Plains, NY) HS ‘81 Coach: Self Agent: Self Club: Unattached

Career Highlights: 2008 Olympic Trials 20,000m RW runner-up; Four-time USA Outdoor champion (’04, ’05, ’07, ‘09); 2004 Olympian; Seven-time USA Indoor champions (’84-’86, ’89-’91, ’08); Three-time U.S. women’s 10 km RW champion

Vaill broke the American record for the 20 km walk on the track at the 2005 USA Championships with her time of 1:33:28...She was the only American woman to make the Olympic team in the 20 km race walk after she won the 2004 Olympic Trials...With more than 20 years as an elite athlete, Vaill has been ranked nationally as a women’s race walker in the U.S. since 1986...She won her first national title indoors in 1984…At age 41, she was the oldest female track & field Olympian in U.S. history…she is a two-time competitor at IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships, finishing 22nd in the 10km race walk in both 1993 and 1995.

2009: USA Outdoor champion (1:37:12)…2nd at Millrose Games in 1 mile RW (6:51.33) 2008: 2nd at Olympic Trials (1:36:35)…1st at World Cup Trials (1:36:19)…1st at USA 10km RW Champs (47:50)…ranked #2 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 1:36:19. 2007: USA Outdoor champion (1:37:28)...1st at USA Pan Am Trials (1:35:44)...2nd at USA Race Walk Championships (1:34.42)...ranked #1 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 1:34.42. 2006: USA Outdoor runner-up (1:39:24.07)...2nd at Hauppage (1:35:41)...32nd at IAAF World Race Walking Cup (1:35:46)...ranked # 2 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 1:35:41. 2005: USA Outdoor champion (1:33:28AR)... ranked #1 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 1:33.28. 2004: Olympic Trials 20km racewalk champion (1:35:57)...43rd at the Olympic Games (1:38:47)…1st at Kenosha (1:34:32)…2nd at Overland Park (1:36:49)…1st at Hauppage (1:37:13)…ranked #1 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 1:34:32. 2003: 3rd at USA Outdoors (1:36:38.38)…2nd at USA 10 km RW championships (49:00)…ranked #3 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 1:36:38.38. 2002: 2nd at USA Outdoors (1:34:53)…dq at World Cup…1st at Manassas (1:37.56)…ranked #2 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 1:34:53 2001: Dq at USA Outdoors…ranked #6 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 1:33:23. 2000: Dnf at U.S. Olympic Trials…ranked #10 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 1:35:45 1999: Dnf at USA Outdoors…ranked #9 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 1:37:38 1998: 2nd at 20 km walk, dnf 10 km walk at USA Outdoors…ranked #10 in the U.S. at 10 km by T&FN…bests of 48:04 & 1:36:26 1997: Did not compete 1996: 6th at U.S. Olympic Trials…ranked #6 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 45:21 1995: 1st at USA Outdoors…22nd at World Outdoor Championships…ranked #2 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 45:01. 1994: 1st at USA Outdoors…dnf Olympic Festival…ranked #1 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 45:02 1993: 2nd at USA Outdoors…22nd at World Championships…ranked #1 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 45:27. 1992: Dnf at U.S. Olympic Trials…ranked #8 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 45:16 1991: 8th at TAC…ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 45:51 1990: 2nd at TAC…ranked #3 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 46:21 1989: 2nd at TAC…ranked #2 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 46:45 1988: 2nd at TAC…2nd at Olympic Trials…ranked 3rd in U.S. by T&FN…best of 47:11 1987: 4th at TAC…5th at Olympic Festival…ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 46:50 1986: 2nd at TAC…1st at Olympic Festival…ranked #1 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 46:47 1985: 2nd at TAC…3rd at Olympic Festival…best of 49:26. 1984: Dq at TAC…2nd at U.S. Olympic Trials…best of 47:49 1983: Best of 51:59

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MAGGIE VESSEY Event: 800m Height: NA Weight: PR: 800m 1:57.84 (2009) Born: Dec. 23, 1981 Current Residence: Seacliff, Calif High School: Soquel HS (Soquel, Calif.) College: Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Coach: Greg Brock Agent: Ray Flynn Club: Unattached

Career Highlights: 2005 NCAA Outdoor Championships runner-up; 2009 Nike Prefontaine Classic winner; NCAA All-American

Vessey had the performance of her life in winning the women's 800 meters convincingly in the fastest time in the world thus far in 2009 of 1 minute 57.84 seconds at the Hurculis Super Grand Prix meet in Monaco on July 28. Her performance is a new personal best by more than two seconds, and it placed her on the Team USA roster for the 2009 World Outdoor Championships in Berlin by easily bettering the 'A' qualifying standard of 2:00.00. Vessey's time is the fastest by an American since Jearl Miles-Clark topped the U.S. list in 2004 with her clocking of 1:57.27. Vessey’s performance ties her for seventh place with Joetta Clark on the all-time U.S. list. Vessey provided a preview of what was to come with her stunning victory June 7 at the Nike Prefontaine Classic, which she entered as a last minute “lane filler.” Vessey won the race in a then personal best 2:00.18, and defeated reigning Olympic champion Pamela Jelimo in the process.

2009: 1st at meet in Monaco (1:57.84PR), which bettered the A qualifying standard for the World Championships…4th at the USA Outdoors (2:01.19)…1st at the Prefontaine Classic (2:00.18) defeating Olympic champion, Pamela Jelimo…4th at Reebok Grand Prix Classic (2:01.49) 2008: 5th at the 2008 US Olympic Trials (2:02.01)...ranked #7 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 2:02.01 2007: Best of 2:11.57. 2006: Injured, did not compete. 2005: Runner-up at NCAA Outdoors (2:03.10)...7th at USA Outdoors (2:06.23)....Big West Outdoor runner- up...ranked #9 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 2:03.10. 2004: Redshirt. 2003: Big West Outdoor champ...7th in prelims at NCAA Outdoors (2:08.89)...8th in prelims at USA Outdoors (2:08.12)...best of 2:05.78.

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BETTIE WADE Event: Heptathlon Height: 5-11 PR: 5,908 (2009) Current Residence: Ann Arbor, Mich. High School: Farmington HS ‘05 College: Michigan ‘09 Coach: James Henry Agent: self Club: unattached

Career Highlights: 3rd at 2009 USA Outdoor Champs; two-time 3rd-place finisher at NCAA Outdoor Champs (’08, ’09)

2009: 3rd at USA Outdoors (5,908)…3rd at NCAA Champs (5,876) 2008: 9th at Olympic Trials (5,723)…3rd at NCAA Champs (5,738)…2nd at Big 10 (5,658)…2nd at NCAA Indoor Champs (4,366) 2007: 12th at USA Outdoors (5,429)…7th at NCAA Champs (5,724)…Big 10 champion (5,722)…5th at NCAA Indoor Champs (4,131)

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BRAD WALKER Event: Pole Vault Height: 6-2 Weight: 185 PR: 6.04m/19-9.75AR (2008) Born: June 21, 1981, in Aberdeen, S.D. Current Residence: Mountlake Terrace, Wash. High School: University (Spokane, Wash.) HS ‘99 College: Washington ‘03 Coach: Pat Lacari Agent: Peter Stubbs Club: Nike

Career Highlights: American Outdoor record holder; 2007 World Outdoor champion; 2006 World Indoor champion; 2008 World Indoor silver medalist; 2005 World Outdoor silver medalist; 3-time USA Outdoor Champion (’05, ’07, ‘09); 3-time USA Indoor champion (’05, ’06, ‘08); 2-time NCAA Indoor champion; 2-time Pac-10 champion

In 2008, Walker set the American outdoor record in the men’s pole vault on June 7 at the Nike Prefontaine Classic with his clearance of 6.04m/19-9.75, which was also the top clearance in the world that year. Walker won his third career USA Indoor title in 2008 before winning a silver medal at the World Indoor Championships in Valencia, Spain. He qualified for his first U.S. Olympic Team with his third-place finish at the 2008 Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. Walker was ranked as the world’s #1 pole vaulter for the second time in his career in 2007 posting wins at the AT&T USA Outdoor Championships, the World Outdoor Championships and the World Athletics Final. Walker also posting the highest clearance in the world in 2007 with 5.95m/19-6.25 in Brisbane, . After winning the 2006 USA Indoor men’s pole vault title, Walker faced a great deal of adversity at the World Indoor Championships in Moscow when he fell and hit his head outside the pit during a practice attempt prior to the qualifying round. He went on to qualify for the final and won it with a clutch seasonal best clearance of 5.80 meters/19-0.25 on his third attempt at that height. "I understated how fast I was moving on the runway during warm-ups and I rotated into the pit and went off to the side," said Walker of his mishap. "My feet and legs hit the pit and threw my back and head onto the track and I hit my head. The lights went out for a while and I got back up and qualified. I had a little bit of a whiplash. I had a CT scan thanks to the Russian Federation and it was determined that I was stable and healthy, which was the most important thing to me.” Walker’s winning personal best clearance of 6.00m/19-8.25 at Jockgrim on July 19 was the world’s best in 2006. Walker enjoyed a remarkable season in 2005 that featured wins at the 2005 USA Indoor and Outdoor Championships and a silver medal at the World Outdoor Championships in Helsinki, Finland. Other notable wins for Walker came at the Nike Prefontaine Classic and IAAF Grand Prix events in Paris, Sheffield and Rieti, where his winning clearance of 5.96 meters/19-6.50 made him the #6 American performer ever in the men’s pole vault. He ended the 2005 season with the #1 ranking in the world from Track & Field News...was a recipient of the Pac-10 Medal, awarded to the top male and female student-athletes at each Pac-10 institution ... captured the NCAA indoor pole vault title with a vault of 5.80m/19-0.25 that was nearly nine inches beyond his nearest competitor, and equaled the winning mark at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships ... became the first athlete in Pac- 10 history to clear 19 feet, breaking by three inches the previous Pac-10 record of 5.72m/18-9.25 set by Stanford's Toby Stevenson in 2000 ... finished the indoor season tied with American Derek Miles and France's for third in the 2003 IAAF World Rankings, and tied Miles for the best indoor vault by an American in 2003…outdoors in 2003 saw his bid for an NCAA Championships double dashed by a broken hand just days prior to the NCAA West Regional meet. He is regarded as Washington's best vaulter since , who in 1963 broke the world record twice before injuring himself in a training accident. As a prep star he led University High to consecutive state track and field championships in 1998 and 1999… was 1999 regional and district pole vault champion and finished second at the state meet...also lettered in football…a business administration major.

2009: USA Outdoor Champion (5.75m/18-10.25)... 2008: 3rd at Olympic Trials (5.65m/18-06.50)…cleared no height during Olympic Games qualifying…World Indoor Champs silver medalist (5.85m/19-2.50IndoorPR)...1st at Prefontaine Classic (6.04m/19-9.75AR, World Leader)…USA Indoor champ (5.70m/18-08.25)… ranked #4 in world, #2 U.S. by T&FN...best of 6.04m/19-9.75.

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2007: World Outdoor champion (5.86m/19-2.75)...US Outdoor champion (5.70m/18-8.25)...Millrose Games champion (5.80m/19-0.25)...4th at Monaco (5.77m/18-11.25)...1st at Brisbane (5.95m/19-6.25WL)...1st at Perth (5.92m/19-5)...1st at Lausanne (5.91m/19-4.75)...ranked #1 in world by T&FN...best of 5.95m/19-6.25WL. 2006: World Indoor Champ (5.80m/19-0.25)...USA Indoor champion (5.75m/18-10.25)...1st at Jockgrim (6.00m/19-8.25)...2nd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (5.50m/18-0.5)...3rd at Golden Gala (5.72m)...ranked #2 in world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 6.00m/19-8.25. 2005: World Outdoor silver medalist (5.75m/18-10.25)...USA Outdoor Champion (5.75m/18-10.25)...USA Indoor champ (5.65m/18-6.5)...1st at Paris (5.80m/19-0.25)...1st at Sheffield (5.90m/19-4.25)...1st at Rieti (5.96m/19- 6.5PR)...ranked #1 in world by T&FN...best of 5.96m/19-6.5. 2004: 6th at Olympic Trials (5.75m/18-10.25)…NCAA Indoor champ (5.70m/18-8.25)…2nd at Phoenix (5.82m/19-1PR)…ranked #5 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 5.82m/19-1. 2003: NCAA Indoor champ (5.80m/19-0.25)…Pac-10 Outdoor champ(5.55m/18-2.50)…injured, did not compete at NCAA Outdoors…ranked #7 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 5.80m/19-0.25i. 2002: 2nd at NCAA Outdoors (5.55m/18-2.50)…Pac-10 Outdoor champ ranked #10 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 5.64m/18-6. 2001: Tied for 12th at NCAA Indoors…no-height at Pac-10 Outdoors…best of 17-11.75i. 2000: 6th at Pac-10 Outdoors…best of 5.12m/16-9.5.

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IAN WALTZ Event: Discus Height: 6-2 Weight: 265 PR: DT - 68.91m/226-1 (2006); SP - 20.10m/65-11.5 (2002) Born: April 15, 1977, in Ashland, Ore. Current Residence: Chula Vista, Calif. High School: Post Falls (Idaho) HS ‘95 College: Washington State ‘00 Coach: Brad Rasmussen Agent: Peter Stubbs Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2008 Olympic Trials champion; Three-time USA champion (’05, ’06, ‘08); 2007 USA runner- up; 2006 World Cup bronze medalist; 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials runner-up; Eight-time collegiate All-American; Two-time PAC-10 discus champion; 1997 Pac-10 shot put champion

Waltz continued his U.S. dominance in the men’s discus with a win at the 2008 Olympic Trials, capturing his third national title and second Olympic team spot. His winning throw at the Trials was a whopping seven feet better than that of his nearest competitor. His winning throw at Salinas of 68.90m/226-0 on May 22 was the best by an American in 2008, and just one inch shy of his career best. Waltz ended the 2007 season ranked #1 in the U.S. by Track & Field News after finishing as the runner-up at the AT&T USA Outdoor Championships and placing eighth at the World Athletics Final…In 2006, he won his second consecutive U.S. title, finished third at the World Cup, posted a new personal best and ended the year ranked #4 in the world by Track & Field News…Waltz leaped onto the international stage in 2005 by winning his first-ever men's discus U.S. Outdoor title and placing fifth at the World Outdoor Championships in Helsinki, Finland. Waltz increased his personal best to 66.95m/219-8 with his win in LaJolla, Calif…A seven-time All-American and school discus record holder at Washington State University, Waltz finished second in the discus during the final day of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials. His sixth and final throw of 64.69 meters/212 feet, 2 inches earned him a spot on the team...A prep standout at Port Falls HS in Idaho, Waltz earned four track letters and three letters as a fullback and defensive end in football. The state record holder in the discus, Waltz was named the Idaho Athlete of the Year in 1995. A kinesiology major at WSU…engaged to pole vaulter Stacy Dragila…first name pronounced “Eye-an.”

2009: 3rd at USA Outdoors (61.91m/203-1)...2nd at Chula Vista (64.47m/211-6) 2008: Olympic Trials champion (65.87m/216-01)…12th in Qualifying Group B at Olympic Games (60.02m/196- 11)…1st at Reebok Grand Prix (66.17m/217-01)…2nd at adidas Track Classic (63.40/213-6)...1st at Salinas (68.90m/226-0, U.S. Leader)…ranked #1 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 68.90m/226-0. 2007: USA Outdoor runner-up (63.60m/208-8)… 7th in qualifying Group A. at World Outdoors (62.67m/205- 7)...2nd at Reebok Grand Prix (63.31m/219-3)…2nd at Maui (67.98m/223-0)…2nd at Modesto Relays (66.54m/218-4)…3rd at Salinas Discus Series (65.88m/216-2)…6th at Rethimno (62.97m/206-7)…6th at Madrid (62.29m/204-4)…2nd at Heusden-Zolder (64.33m/211-0)…ranked #1 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 67.98m/223-0. 2006: USA Outdoor champ (64.52m/211-8)…1st at Salinas (68.91m/226-1PR, U.S. Leader)…3rd at Nike Prefontaine Classic (65.27m/214-2)…4th at Athens Super Grand Prix (65.10m)…ranked #4 in world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN…best of 68.91m/226-1. 2005: 1st at USA Outdoors (64.54m/211-9)...5th at World Outdoor Champs (64.27m/210-10)...1st at LaJolla (66.95m/219-8PR)...1st at Aliso Viejo (66.76m/219-0)...2nd at Payton Jordan U.S. Open (63.02m/206- 9)...ranked #8 in world, #1 U.S. by T&FN...best of 66.95m/219-8. 2004: Runner-up at U.S. Olympic Trials (64.69m/212-3)…22nd in qualifying at Olympic Games (58.97m/193- 5)…2nd at Chula Vista on July 3 (66.14m/217PR)…ranked #3 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 66.14m/217-0. 2003: 6th at USA Outdoors discus (60.18m/197-5)…ranked #8 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 62.55m/205-2…best of 66.14/217-0PR. 2002: 3rd in DT at USA Outdoors (62.26m/204-3)…9th in SP at USA Outdoors (19.19m/62-11.5)…ranked #5 in DT in U.S. by T&FN…bests of 20.10m/65-11.5 & 63.84m/209-5. 2001: 8th at USA Outdoors DT (59.40m/194-10)…12th in SP at USA Outdoors (18.67m/61-3); bests of 18.79m/61-7.75 & 60.30m/197-10.

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2000: 1st in DT at Pac 10…9th at NCAA Outdoors…3rd in Pac-10 SP…13th in SP at NCAA Outdoors…20th in DT qualifying at Olympic Trials (56.13m/184-2)…bests of 19.28m/63-3.25i & 60.54m/198-7. 1999: College redshirt…best of 58.50m/192-11. 1998: 8th in DT at USA Outdoors (59.98m/196-9 )…2nd at Pac-10 Outdoors…3rd at NCAA Outdoors…16th in SP at USA Outdoor…3rd in SP at Pac-10 Outdoors…5th in SP at NCAA Outdoor…ranked #7 in DT in U.S. by T&FN…bests of 19.45m/63-9.75 & 64.44m/211-5. 1997: 1st in DT at Pac-10 Outdoors…8th in DT at NCAA Outdoors…Pac-10 Outdoor SP champ…8th at NCAA Outdoors…bests of 18.80m/61-8.25 & 59.85m/196-4.

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JEREMY WARINER Event: 400m Height: 6-0 Weight: 155 PR: 200m - 20.19 (2006); 400m - 43.45 (2007) Born: Jan. 31, 1984, in Irving, Texas Current Residence: Waco, Texas High School: Lamar (Arlington, Texas) HS ‘02 College: Baylor ‘06 Coach: Clyde Hart Agent: Deon Minor Club: adidas

Career Highlights:; 2008 Olympic 400m silver medalist & 4x400m relay gold medalist; 2004 Olympic 400m & 4x400m relay gold medalist; 2-time World Outdoor 400m & 4x400m relay gold medalist ('05, '07); 2008 Olympic Trials runner-up; 2-time USA Outdoor champion (‘04, ’05); 2004 NCAA Indoor & Outdoor champion; 2006 Jesse Owens Award winner

Warnier added to his glittering resume in 2008 by adding an Olympic silver medal in the open 400 meters and his second 4x400m relay gold medal to go along with the gold he earned in Athens in 2004. His winning time of 43.82 in Zurich on August 29 was the second-fastest time in the world in 2008. Wariner proved his 400m dominance again in 2007, winning the gold medal at the World Outdoor Championships in Osaka, Japan, with a personal best time of 43.45 seconds, which is the third fastest time in history. He has now been ranked #1 in the world four straight years. Wariner picked up where he left off in 2006 in posting a new 400m personal best of 43.50 seconds at the DN Galan GP in Stockholm on August 7, 2007. The performance equals the sixth-fastest time ever run (, 1992). It also betters Wariner's previous personal best of 43.62 from his win in Rome on July 14, 2006, and it was the fastest time in the world since National Track & Field Hall of Famer Michael Johnson set the world record of 43.18 at the 1999 World Championships. In 2006, he broke the 44- second barrier three times, and posted the five fastest times in the world that season. Wariner saved his best performance for the biggest stage in 2005 in winning the gold medal at the World Outdoor Championship in Helsinki, Finland. Wariner won the race in a then personal best time of 43.93 seconds, and joined fellow Americans , Michael Johnson, Harry "Butch" Reynolds, , Quincy Watts, Danny Everett and as the only athletes in history to break the 44-second barrier. At season’s end, Wariner became only the ninth quarter-miler ever to repeat as the world’s #1 ranked 400m in the 59-year history of the Track & Field News annual rankings.. The then 20-year-old Wariner shocked the world with his gold medal winning performance at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. With his win in his then personal best time of 44.00 seconds, Wariner became the youngest gold medalist in the event since 19-year-old Steve Lewis won in 1988 and posted the fastest time in the world since Michael Johnson in 2000. He also broke Johnson’s Baylor school record. With Wariner placing first, followed by fellow Americans and in second and third place respectively, the U.S. got its first sweep in the 400 since 1988. Later in Athens he ran the third leg on Team USA’s Olympic gold medal winning 4x400m relay squad. Earlier in 2004 Wariner captured NCAA titles in both the indoor and outdoor 400 meters, setting stadium records at each championship. Wariner ran 44.71 at the outdoor championships in Austin and 45.39 at the indoor championships in Fayetteville, Ark. Wariner also led the Baylor 4x400-meter relay to a pair of national titles, setting an NCAA indoor record at 3:03.96 and clocking the fastest collegiate time this season of 3:01.03 at the NCAA outdoor meet. Winning was second nature to Wariner all season long, having lost only to his Baylor teammate, Darold Williamson. Wariner lettered in track and football at Lamar High School in Arlington, Texas, where he set school records in the 200, 400 and 4x100 relay...he holds the regional records in the 200 and 400 and won state titles in those two events...a member of the 2002 USA World Junior Team, Wariner is a three-time junior All-American in the 400…became a professional athlete after the Olympics…his nickname of “Pookie” is embroidered on his racing spikes...loves to watch the Food Network...owns a St. Bernard.

th st st 2009: 8 in 200m semis at USA Outdoors (20.83)...1 at adidas Track Classic (44.66)…1 at Osaka (44.69)…1st at Drake Relays (45.06) 2008: Olympic silver medalist (44.74)…Olympic 4x400m relay gold medalist (2:55.39)…2nd at Olympic Trials (44.20)…1st at Bislett Games Oslo (43.98)…Runner-up at Berlin (44.07)…1st at adidas Track Classic (44.42)…1st at Zurich (43.82)…1st at Waco (44.56)…1st at UTA Invite (20.37)…ranked #2 in world, #2 U.S. by T&FN…best of 43.82.

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2007: World Outdoor champion (43.45PR, WL)...World Outdoor 4x400m gold medalist (2:55.56)...4th in 200m at USA Outdoor Championships (20.35)...1st at Stockholm (43.50PR)...adidas Track Classic champion (44.60)...6th in 200m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (20.78)...4th in 200m at Rethimno (20.57)...1st at London (44.05)...ranked #1 in world by T&FN...best of 43.45. 2006: 5th at USA Outdoors 200m (20.24)...1st at Golden Gala (43.62PB, WL)...Ran third leg in setting indoor 4x400m American record of 3:01.96 with Kerron Clement, Wallace Spearmon and Darold Williamson on Feb. 11 at Fayetteville, Ark... 2nd at adidas Track Classic (20.19)...1st in the 400m in Oslo (44.31)...1st in Waco, Tex. (44.12)...1st at Paris (43.91)... 1st at Stockholm (44.02)...1st at London (43.99)...ranked #1 in world by T&FN...bests of 20.19, 43.62. 2005: World Outdoor 400m (43.93) champion...World Outdoor 4X400m relay gold medalist (2:56.91)...1st in 400m at USA Outdoor Champs (44.20)...1st in 400m at adidas Track Classic (44.53)...1st in round 1 in Lausanne (44.96)...2nd at Waco, Tex. (45.13)...ranked #1 in world by T&FN...best of 43.93. 2004: Olympic 400m gold medalist (44.00PR, fastest in the world in 2004)...Olympic 4x400m relay gold medalist (3rd leg in 43.98 - 2:55.91)...Olympic Trials champion (44.37)…NCAA Indoor champion (45.39)…NCAA Outdoor Champion (44.71)…NCAA Indoor 4x400m relay champion (3:03.96)…NCAA Outdoor 4x400m relay champion (3:01.03)…ranked #1 in the world by T&FN…best of 44.00PR. 2003: U.S. Junior 400m champion (46.41)…2nd at Pan Am Junior Champs (45.63)…7th at NCAA Indoors 400 (46.21)…2nd at Big 12 Indoors (46.33)…3rd at Big 12 Outdoors (46.59)…best of 45.13. 2002: 4th at USA Junior Championships (46.10)…2nd at Golden West Invitational…best of 46.10.

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SHAKEEMA WELSCH Event: Triple Jump Height: 6-0 Weight: 135 PR: 14.23m/46-8.25 (2008) Born: November 10, 1976 in Philadelphia, PA Current Residence: Charlotte, N.C. High School: Ben Franklin HS (Phila) ‘94 College: Penn State ‘99 Coach: Jonas Welsch/Randy Huntington Agent: Jonas Welsch Club: unattached

Career Highlights: 2009 USA Outdoor champion; Two-time USA Indoor champion (’08, ’09); Two-time Olympic Trials runner-up (’04, ’08); 3rd at 2003 USA Indoors; 1998 ECAC Indoor TJ champ

Welsch won her first USA Outdoor title with her second round leap of 14.30 meters/46 feet 11 inches at the 2009 USA Outdoor Champs…Welsch started competing in track & field after her high school coach suggested that she could be a great high jumper during her sophomore year. Later they discovered that she was talented in the triple jump. She focused in the jumps during high school, because she knew her physique was that of a prototypical high jumper, but her inflexibility hindered her from reaching great heights in the event…after realizing that she was not flexible enough to high jump, she tried the triple jump because she feels that her body responds so naturally to the required positions…the triple jump is Walkers favorite event although it is one of the most painful and stressful events on her body…Being able to execute three weight-bearing responses at a competitive distance is impressive to me, said Walker…during the 1999 season while at Penn State, she set a new outdoor record in the triple jump clearing 13.27m/43-6.50also in high school, she participated in , softball, basketball...in December of 1999, she had a stress fracture in her fibula that caused her to take three months to recover where she opened her season in April at the 2000 Penn Relays...Walker was inducted into the Penn State Athletes Hall of Fame Museum in 2001 but later on in November she suffered another injury with a spinal stress fracture causing her to sit out the most of the 2002 indoor and outdoor season…maiden name is Shakeema Walker.

2009: USA Outdoor champion (14.30m/46-11w)…USA Indoor champion (13.77m/45-2.25)…1st at Salamanca (13.92m/45-8)…1st at Mt SAC Relays (13.92m/45-8). 2008: Olympic Trials runner-up (14.27m/46-10w)…USA Indoor champion (13.94m/45-9)…1st at Mt. SAC (14.23m/46-8.25)…2nd at Provo (14.15m/46-5.25)…ranked #3 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 14.23m/46-8.25. 2007: did not compete 2006: 8th in Helsinki (13.14m/43-1.5)…best of 13.14m/43-1.5. 2005: 7th at Hengelo (13.70m/44-11.5)…best of 13.70m/44-11.5. 2004: Olympic Trials TJ runner-up (14.06m/46-01.50)10th in LJ (6.25m/20-06.25) at Olympic Trials2nd in TJ at Mt. SAC Relays (13.83m/45-4.5)2nd in TJ at Provo (13.90m/45-7.25)3rd in LJ at Home Depot (6.62m/21- 8.75w)1st in TJ at Modesto (13.82m/45-4.25)1st in TJ at San Diego (13.78m/45-2.5)ranked #2 in U.S. by T&FNbest of 6.45m/21-2 (LJ) & 14.06m/46-1.5 (TJ). 2003: 4th in TJ at USA Outdoors (13.87m/45-6.25w)5th in TJ at USA Indoors (13.41m/44-0)1st at UTEP Invitational (13.84m/44-5)...2nd in TJ at Los Angeles (13.82m/45-4.25)3rd in TJ at Fort-de-France (13.58m/44- 6.75)3rd in TJ at Tucson (13.41m/44-0)1st in LJ (6.19m/20-3.75) and 2nd in TJ (13.46m/44-2) at Los Angelesranked #3 in U.S. by T&FNbest of 6.19m/20-3.75 in LJ & 13.46m/44-2 in TJ. 2002: 1st in TJ at Florida (13.32m/43-8.5mi)3rd in TJ at USA Indoors (13.32m. 43-8.5mi)injured the rest of the seasonbest of 13.32m/43-8.5i. 2001: Best of 13.46m/44-2 in TJinjured rest of season (spinal stress fracture). 2000: Best of 13.74m/45-1 in the TJ & 6.21m/20-4.5 in the LJ. 1999: Best of 13.07m/42-10.75i & 13.50m/44-3.50 in TJ & (6.35m/20-10) in LJ. 1998: 10th in TJ at NCAA Champs.

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ANNA WILLARD Event: Steeplechase, 1,500m Height: 5-4 Weight: 120 PR: steeplechase - 9:22.76 (2008); 800m - 1:58.80 (2009); 1,500 - 4:01.44 (2009) Born: March 31, 1984 Current Residence: Ann Arbor, Mich. High School: Telstar (Greenwood, Maine) HS ‘02 College: University of Michigan ’07, Brown ‘06 Coach: Mike McGuire Agent: Mark Wetmore Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2009 USA Indoor 1,500m champion; 2008 Olympic Trials champion; 2007 USA Outdoor runner-up; 2007 NCAA Outdoor steeplechase champion; 5-time Big 10 Outdoor champion in two seasons

After finishing as the runner-up in the women's steeplechase and taking third in the 1,500m, Willard has declared her intent to compete in the 1,500m as part of Team USA at the 2009 IAAF World Outdoor Championships...On July 17 at the Paris Golden League meeting, former American record holder in the steeplechase Anna Willard was running in fifth place with 100m to go in the women's 800, when she surged down the final straightaway to claim victory in a huge personal best 1:58.80...Willard made her move with 600m to go in the 3,000m steeplechase and took the lead over the water barrier at the 2008 Olympic Trials. She quickly gapped second and third, and at the bell the winner seemed clear and Willard went on to win in 9:27.59 to break the American record, posting the fastest time ever on U.S. soil in the process…Willard finished less than one-tenth of a second out of first place at the 2007 USA Outdoor Championships in the 3,000m steeplechase...Her time of 9:34.72 is the second fastest run by an American in 2007...The runner-up finish highlighted a season for Willard that saw an NCAA Outdoor steeplechase championship, an NCAA Mideast Regional championship and a Big 10 Outdoor championship in the 1,500m and 5,000m competing for the University of Michigan…In two seasons at Michigan, she earned five Big 10 Outdoor titles…fiancé’, former Stanford steeplechaser Jon Pierce, proposed on June 28, 2008 at the 2008 Olympic Trials.

2009: USA Outdoor steeplechase runner-up (9:35.01) and 3rd in 1,500,m (4:07.70)…1st in 800m at Paris (1:58.80PR)… 4th in 1,500m at Nike Pre Classic (4:01.44PR)...1st at adidas Track Classic (9:26.85)...1st in 800m at Reebok Grand Prix (1:59.29)...1st in 1,500 at Payton Jordan Invite (4:06.90)...USA Indoor 1,500m champion (4:17.37). 2008: 10th at Olympic Games (9:25.63), 6th in opening round (9:28.52)...Olympic Trials champion (9:27.59 AR)...2nd in Heusden (9:22.76)1st at Cardinal Invite (9:37.73)...ranked #2 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 9:22.76. 2007: 2nd at USA Outdoors (9:34.72)… 8th in heats at World Outdoors (9:48.62)...NCAA Outdoor champion (9:38.08)…NCAA Mideast Regional champion (9:44.08)…Big 10 champion 1,500m (4:15.93) and 5,000m (16:23.57). 2006: NCAA Mideast Regional champion steeplechase (9:44.88)…Big 10 Outdoor champion steeplechase (9:57.90), 1,500m (4:15.93) and 5,000m (16:23.57).

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CHARONDA WILLIAMS Event: 200m Height: 5-5 Weight: PR: 100m – 11.41; 200m – 22.55 Born: March 27, 1987, Richmond, Calif. Current Residence: Tempe, Ariz. High School: Gompers High School (Richmond, Calif.) ’05 College: Arizona State ’09 Coach: Kenny McDaniel (ASU)

Career Highlights: Earned a spot on the 2009 USA World Team with 4th place finish in 200m (22.39w) at the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships…record holder in the 200m at Arizona State with 22.55…All- American in the 200m and defending 100m and 200m champion in the Pac-10 Conference

2009: 4th place at the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships (22.39) to earn a spot on USA World Championships team…ran 22.55 in the semi-final heat of the Outdoor Championship which is a new Arizona State 200m record…2nd at NCAA Championships (22.71)…the Pac-10 and West Region Champion in the 100m and the 200m…broke Arizona State’s 18 year-old 200m record of 22.91 in first meet of the season with a time of 22.82 2008: Pac-10 Championship in the 100m (11.45) and the 200m (23.09)...became just the 9th woman in Pac-10 history and only the 2nd in school history to win both races in the same Pac-10 meet...1st in the 200m at the NCAA West Region meet (23.30) and was 4th in the 100m 2007: Northern California conference championships with Laney College (Oakland, Calif.)...1st at the California Community College State Track & Field Championships with record-setting runs in the 100m (11.56) and 200m (23.53) 2006: California Community College champion in the 100m and 200m

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LAURYN WILLIAMS Event: Sprints Height: 5-2 Weight: 127 PR: 100m- 10.90 (2008); 200m- 22.27 (2005) Born: Sept. 11, 1983, in Pittsburgh, Pa. Current Residence: Miami, Fla. High School: Rochester High School (Pa.) '01 College: '04 Coach: Amy Deem Agent: Ray Flynn Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2005 World Outdoor 100m champion; 2-time World Outdoor 4X100m relay gold medalist ('05, '07); 2007 World Outdoor silver medalist; 2004 Olympic 100m silver medalist; 2006 World Indoor silver medalist; 2004 NCAA 100m champion; 2003 Pan Am 100m and 4x100m relay gold medalist; 2002 World Junior gold medalist 100m, silver in 4x100 relay; 2002 U.S. Junior 100m champ

Williams captured the final spot on the Olympic Team for the women’s 100m with her third-place finish (10.90) at the 2008 Olympic Trials…Williams brought home the silver medal in the women's 100m at the 2007 IAAF World Outdoor Championships. It initially looked as though she may have won her second world title in the women's 100 after getting off to an outstanding start and leading the field at halfway. In the latter portion of the race, five women - Williams, Jamaica's Veronica Campbell, Carmelita Jeter, Torri Edwards and Belgium's - crossed the line virtually simultaneously. But the gold was down to rivals Williams and Campbell, with Williams appearing to have won when seen with the naked eye...After stellar 2005 campaign, Williams’ 2006 season was plagued by injury...Williams has earned a reputation as the top championship sprinter in the world. The then-21- year-old Williams won her first Olympic medal grabbing silver in the 100m at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens in a brilliant and poised run. She followed up that performance by winning the 2005 world title, only her second victory of the season... Ironically, she was third at both the 2004 Olympic Trials and 2005 USA Championships...Williams had family members in Athens, due almost entirely to a total of nearly $20,000 raised by the public to help pay for the trips...the cost of her father's trip, including six dialysis treatments he required while in Athens, were covered fully by a $10,000 contribution from a family friend Tim Wiebe on the college scene she won the 2004 NCAA title at the time a world leader in the 100mWilliams finished 3rd in the 100m at the Olympic Trials, beating out Gail Devers for the final Olympic position by .01 second...the 2003 Pan American Games Gold Medalist in the 100m and 4x100m holds her HS records for the 100, 200m, long jump and 4x100m relay...does community outreach as a part of USATF's "Be A Champion," program…named 2006 Visa Humanitarian of the Year... She volunteers at Arcola Lakes Elementary School in Miami, Florida, assisting a class of deaf students who are teaching her sign language and set up a scholarship fund to assist emerging female athletes in their quest for academic and athletic excellence…graduated from Miami in 3 and a half years, delivering her commencement speech on Dec. 16, 2004... Media and PR inquiries for Williams are handled by Dynamic Elements: 719-351-4189. Her official web site is www.laurynwilliams.net

2009: 3rd in 100m, 6th in 200m at USA Outdoor Champs (10.96w, 22.74w)…5th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (11.12w)…1st in 200m (22.34WL) and 5th in 100m (10.94w) at Reebok Grand Prix. 2008: 4th at Olympic Games (11.03)…3rd at Olympic Trials in 100m (10.90), 4th in 200m (22.21w)...6th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (11.21)…4th at Reebok Grand Prix (11.13)…2nd at Zurich (22.68)...2nd at adidas Track Classic (11.15)...ranked #5 in the world (#1 U.S.) at 100m and #10 in the world (#6 U.S.) at 200m by T&FN...bests of 10.90 and 22.59. 2007: World Outdoor runner-up (11.01)...World Outdoor 4x100m gold medalist (41.98)...USA Outdoor 100m runner-up (11.16)…4th at Reebok Grand Prix (11.11)...3rd at Paris (11.25)…4th in 100m, 1st in 200m at Rethimno (11.12, 22.70)…2nd in 200m at Madrid (23.14)...ranked #7 in the world (#5 U.S.) by T&FN...best of 11.01. 2006: USA 100m Outdoor champion (11.17)...World Indoor silver medalist (7.01PR)...USA Indoor runner-up (7.11)...5th at Reebok Grand Prix (11.44)...7th at Paris (11.23)...5th at Athens Super Grand Prix (11.39)...4th at Lausanne (11.13)...ranked #7 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 11.13. 2005: World Outdoor 100m (10.93) champion... World Outdoor 4X100m relay gold medalist (41.78, anchor)…3rd at the USA Outdoor (11.29)...1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (11.16)...2nd in 200m at adidas Track Classic (22.27PR)...2nd at Lausanne (10.91PR)… ranked #3 in world (#1 U.S.) in 100, #9 in world (#4 U.S.) in

202 the 200 by T&FN…bests of 10.91 and 22.27. 2004: Silver medalist (10.96PR) at Olympic Games...3rd at Olympic Trials 100m (11.10)… NCAA Champion in 100m (10.97)…dnf in 4x100m relay at Olympic Games…1st in 100m (11.01) and 200m (22.46) at Miami Gatorade Invitational…1st in 100m at Penn Relays (11.10)…1st at NCAA Regionals (11.16)…3rd at Brussels (11.16)…ranked #4 in the world at the 100m (#1 U.S.) and at 200m (#10 U.S.) by T&FN…bests of 10.96. 2003: 7th in 100m (11.21) at U.S. Outdoors…won BIG EAST Outdoor Championships in the 100m (11.62)…2nd in the 200m (23.30) at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships…3rd in the 100m (11.31) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships…ran first leg of the 4x100m relay that finished 7th (44.01) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships and was 2nd (44.06) in the NCAA East Regional…ran first leg of the 4x100m relay that won the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (44.58)…was a member of the 4x100m relay team that set a Miami school record (43.96) at the Florida Relays, which they later matched in the prelims of the NCAA Outdoor Championships…won BIG EAST Indoor Championship in the 60m (7.31)…4th in the 60m (7.29) at the NCAA Indoor Championships…runner-up in the 200m (23.99) at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships…set Miami school records for the 55m (6.82), the 60m (7.22), and the 200m (23.53) during the indoor season. 2002: Ranked 9th in the U.S. in the 100m by Track and Field News...Won a gold medal in the 100m (11.33) with a school record time at the World Junior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica and won a silver medal as a member of the 4x100-meter relay...qualified for the World Junior Championships with a victory in the 100m (11.42) at the U.S. Outdoor Junior Championships... 6th in the 100m (11.63) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships marking the best NCAA finish by a Miami Hurricane in the event in school-history…Won the 100m (11.40) at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships…Runner-up at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships in the 200m (23.71)…7th (7.39) at the NCAA Indoor Championships… was named the BIG EAST Most Outstanding Track Performer at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships after recording victories in the 60m (7.38) and 200m (23.91)…set Miami school records in the 55m (6.85) and 60m (7.32) during the indoor season. 2001: High school state champion in 100 and 200m dashes her junior and senior year…High school state champion her senior year in 4x100m relay…set school records in the 100, 200 and 4x100m events…named to All-American and All-State team junior year for the 100 and 200-meter sprints

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CHRISTIN WURTH-THOMAS Event: Middle distance Height: 5-5 Weight: 120 PR: 1,500m – 3:59.98 (2009) Born: July 11, 1980, in Bloomington, Ill. Current Residence: Springdale, Ark. High School: Bloomington (Ill.) HS ‘99 College: University of Arkansas ‘03 Coach: Lance Harter Agent: Paul Doyle Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2009 USA Outdoor runner-up; 3rd at 2008 Olympic Trials in 1,500m; 2008 USA Indoor champion; 2007 USA Outdoor runner-up; 2007 USA Indoor runner-up; 3rd at 2003 NCAA Outdoors; 3rd at 2003 NCAA Indoor mile

Wurth-Thomas clocked a 3:59.98 in the 1,500 meters on Friday, July 10, 2009 at the Golden Gala in Rome to become only the fourth American woman to run a sub-4:00 time in the event…Wurth-Thomas secured her spot on the 2008 Olympic Team with her third-place finish in the 1,500m (4:08.48) at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials…A star while at the University of Arkansas, Wurth-Thomas became a post-collegiate threat when she won the 1,500m at the 2005 Nike Prefontaine Classic. Since then, she has gained fitness and is in the best shape of her life in 2008…She had seen success over hill and dale the previous year, punching her ticket to the 2004 World Cross Country Championships in Brussels with her seventh-place finish the 2004 USA Cross Country Championships (4 km, 13:08)… holds the University of Arkansas school record outdoors in at 1,500m (4:10.49) and the top four times overall in the event for the Lady ’Backs … owns the 2nd-fasted 6,000m cross country time in University of Arkansas history (19:33.55).

2009: USA Outdoor runner-up (4:06.00)…1st at Reebok Grand Prix (4:03.96PR)...5th at Nike Pre Classic (4:01.72PR)…3rd at Lausanne (4:05.09)…2nd at Rome (3:59.98PR). 2008: 8th in opening round at Olympic Games (4:09.70)...3rd at Olympic Trials in 1,500m (4:08.48)… USA Indoor champion (4:14.21)…3rd in 1,500m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (4:04.88PR)…2nd at adidas Track Classic (4:04.94PR)...6th in heats at World Indoors (4:10.56)...ranked #3 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 4:04.88. 2007: USA Outdoor 1,500m runner-up (4:07.86)…10th in heats at World Outdoors (4:20.21)...USA Indoor 800m runner-up (2:03.70iPR)…4th in 1,500m at adidas Track Classic (4:08.22)…1st in 800m at 100th Millrose Games (2:06.97)…6th in 1,500m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (4:08.18)…1st in 800m at Castle Island (2:06.15)...ranked #5 in the U.S. by T&FN...best of 4:07.86. 2006: 5th at USA Indoor Champs (4:14.41)…3rd at adidas Classic (4:08.89)…8th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (4:05.00PR)…14th at Athens (4:07.88)…ranked #4 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 4:05.00. 2005: 1st at Nike Prefontaine Classic (4:09.45) … 5th at Stanford (4:08.76) … 6th at USA Outdoors (4:08.80) … 9th in 5,000 at Mt. SAC (16:14.12) … 8th at USA 8 km champs (26:37) … ranked #5 in U.S. by T&FN… best of 4:08.76. 2004: 7th in 4 km at USA XC Champs (13:08) …43rd at World XC (14:21)… 12th in heats in 1,500 at Olympic Trials … bests of 4:15.99, 9:25.90i. 2003: 3rd in 1,500 at NCAA Outdoors (4:10.49) … 3rd in mile (4:41.73) and 16th in 3,000 (9:52.14) at NCAA Indoors… 2nd in 1,500 at SEC Outdoors… ran 15:54.99 in 5,000m at Mt. SAC … bests of 2:07.15i, 4:10.49, 9:16.22i, 15:54.99. 2002: SEC 1,500m champion (4:20.87) … 7th at SEC 5,000m (17:22.92)… 3rd at SEC indoor mile (4:49.44), 5th in 3,000 (9:42.40)… 19th at NCAA XC Championships… SEC XC champion (21:04.87) … named SEC XC runner of the year… best of 4:16.80. 2001: 5th at SEC indoor mile (4:53.60), 6th at 3,000 (10:01.48), 7th in 5,000 (17:41.16) … 3rd in 1,500 at SEC Outdoors (4:24.66) … best of 4:24.66. 2000: 5th in mile at SEC Indoors … 3rd in 1,500 (4:26.59), 8th in 3,000 (10:08.98) at SEC Outdoors… best of 4:24.21.

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JESSICA YOUNG Event: 4x100m relay pool Height: 5-3 Weight: 125 PR: 100m - 11.18 (2009); 200m - 23.16 (2009) Born: April 6, 1987 Current Residence: Fort Worth, Texas High School: Ridge View (Columbia, S.C.) ’05 College: Texas Christian University ’10 Coach: Darryl Anderson (TCU)

Career Highlights: Four-time NCAA All-American

Finished in 7th place at the 2009 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in 100m with 11.06 to earn a spot on USA World Championships team in the 4x100m relay pool…A four-time NCAA All American, Young closed out one of the most impressive seasons in TCU women's track and field season history earning runner-up honors in the women's 100 meters with a time of 11.21 seconds at the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Young's second-place finish in the 100 ties former Frog great Beverly McDonald for the highest finish ever by a TCU sprinter in the women's 100 meters at an NCAA Outdoor Championships. Young transferred to TCU following an All-America career at the University of Richmond, where as a sophomore, she earned All-America honors during the indoor season at the NCAA's. She also ran at the World Junior Championships as a freshman ... Young posted personal best marks of 11.7 in the 100 meters, 23.5 in the 200 meters and 52.4 in the 400 meters. As a prep standout at Ridge View HS in Columbia, S.C., Young went undefeated in the 400-meter dash as a senior and was ranked seventh in the nation among all high school seniors.

2009: 7th in 100m at USA Outdoors (11.06)…2nd in 100m at NCAA Outdoor championship (11.21)…the Mountain West Conference Champion in the 100, 200 and 4x100... 2008: Redshirted 2007: All-American Indoor 100m 2006: 4th at USA Junior Champs (23.50)…Member of USA’s 4x400 relay team at World Junior Championships…ship in 4x100, 4x400, 100m, and 400m 2005: Earned four gold medals at the South Carolina Championships as a senior at Ridge View High School...Went undefeated in the 400m as a senior… ranked 7th in the nation among all high school seniors

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JUSTIN YOUNG Event: Marathon Height: Weight: PR: 2:13:54 (2008) Born: July 25, 1979 Current Residence: Superior, Colo. High School: Richwoods (Peoria, Ill.) HS ‘96 College: Butler University Coach: Scott Simmons Agent: Club: Reebok

Career Highlights: NCAA Division I All-American; 2008 America’s Finest City Half Marathon champ

Young punched his ticket for the U.S. Marathon team at the 2009 World Outdoor Championships when he finished 13th at the 2008 Rotterdam Marathon, where he clocked his career best time of 2 hours 13 minutes 52 seconds, which bettered his previous personal best by six minutes. Since that performance, Young has continued racing strong. In February of this year, Young placed ninth overall at the U.S. Half-Marathon Championships in Houston, finishing in 1:03:25. The Colorado-based athlete then traveled back to his hometown of Peoria, Illinois, where he placed seventh in the Steamboat Classic 4-Mile in 18:42. Also in 2009, Young finished 12th on June 4 at the USA 10 km Road Championships in Atlanta on in 29:08. In 2008, Young won the America’s Finest City Half Marathon in San Diego in 1:05:46 in becoming the first American to win that race since 1987.

2009: 9th at U.S. Half-Marathon Champs (1:03:25)...ran 2:18:50 at 2008: 13th at Rotterdam Marathon (2:13:54PR)...15th at Twin Cities Marathon...ranked #9 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 2:13:54. 2007: 56th at Olympic Trials Marathon (2:23:06)...best of 2:23:06. 2006: 2005:

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RACHEL YURKOVICH Event: Javelin Height: 5-11 Weight: 135 PR: 59.62m/195-7 (2009) Born: October 10, 1986 Current Residence: Eugene, Ore. High School: Newburg (Ore.) HS ‘05 College: Oregon ‘09 Coach: Christina Scherwin

Career Highlights: 2009 USA Outdoor runner-up; Two-time NCAA champion (’08, ’09); 3rd at 2008 Olympic Trials; 2005 Pan Am Junior champion; 2005 USA Junior champion

Yurkovich won her second consecutive women’s javelin title at the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championships with a commanding series of throws that culminated in a school and Pac-10 record heave of 59.62m/195-7…Yurkovich won her first NCAA javelin title at the Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, as a junior in 2008. The three-time Pac-10 Champion and three-time NCAA West Region Champion holds the school and league marks in the event at 191-1…Is the first three-time Pac-10 champion in the same event in school history…majoring in Economics.

2009: USA Outdoor runner-up (59.31m/194-7)…NCAA Outdoor champion (59.62m/195-7)…NCAA West Regional champion (57.50m/188-8)...PAC 10 champion (58.26m/191-2). 2008: 3rd at Olympic Trials (56.41m/185-1)…NCAA champion (56.57m/185-7.5)…NCAA West Region champion (55.14m/180-11)…1st at Pac-10 (56.08m/184-0)…1st at Oregon Relays (58.25m/191-1)…ranked #3 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 58.25m/191-1. 2007: 6th at USA Outdoors (51.94m/170-5)…5th at NCAA Champs (51.83m/170-0)…1st at ASU Invite (57.88m/189-11)…ranked #5 in the U.S. by T&FN…best of 57.88m/189-11. 2006: 7th at NCAA Champs (50.34m/165-2)…1st at NCAA West Region (50.46m/165-7)…1st at Oregon (54.81m/179-10)…best of 54.81m/179-10. 2005: Pan Am Junior champion (52.58m/172-6)…USA Junior champion (50.62m/166-1)…5th at USA Outdoors (51.89m/170-3)…best of 53.77m/176-5.

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AMERICAN RECORDS as of August 7, 2009

Men's 100 9.77 Tyson Gay (adidas) Eugene 28Jun08 200 19.32 Michael Johnson (USA) Atlanta 01Aug96 400 43.18 Michael Johnson (USA) Seville 26Aug99 800 1:42.60 Johnny Gray (SMTC) Koblenz 28Aug85 1,000 2:13.9 (UCTC) Oslo 30Jul74 1,500 3:29.30 Bernard Lagat (Nike) Rieti 28Aug05 Mile 3:46.91 (Nike) Brasschaat 21Jul07 2,000 4:52.44 Jim Spivey (Ath. West) Lausanne 15Sep87 3,000 7:30.84 Bob Kennedy (Nike) Monte Carlo 08Aug98 3000 SC 8:08.82 (Nike) Rome 14Jul06 2 Miles 8:07.07 Matt Tegenkamp (Nike) Eugene 10Jun07 5,000 12:58.21 Bob Kennedy (Nike) Zurich 14Aug96 10,000 27:13.98 Meb Keflezighi (Nike) Stanford 04May01 Marathon 2:05:38 Khalid Khannouchi (New Balance) London 14Apr02 110 Hurdles 12.90 Dominique Arnold (Nike) Lausanne 11Jul06 400 Hurdles 46.78 Kevin Young (Foot Locker) 06Aug92 20K WALK (Tr) 1:23:40.0 (NYAC) San Diego 19Aug00 (Road) 1:22:02 Tim Seaman (NYAC) Copenhagen 22May04 50K WALK (Tr) 3:59:41.2 (Club Northwest) Seattle 09Jun96 (Road) 3:48:04 Curt Clausen (Shore AC) Deauville, FRA 02May99 4 x 100 37.40 Olympic Team Barcelona 08Aug92 (, Leroy Burrell, Dennis Mitchell, Carl Lewis) 37.40 USA World Champ. Team Stuttgart 21Aug93 (Jon Drummond, Andre Cason, Dennis Mitchell, Leroy Burrell) 4 x 200 1:18.68 Santa Monica TC (USA) Walnut 17Apr94 (Michael Marsh 20.0, Leroy Burrell 19.6, 19.7, Carl Lewis 19.4) 4 x 400 2:54.29 USA Team Stuttgart 22Aug93 (, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson) 4 x 800 7:02.82 USA Team Brussels 25Aug06 (Jebreh Harris, Khadevis Robinson, Sam Burley, ) 4 x 1500 14:46.3 National Team Bourges 24Jun79 (Dan Aldredge 3:44.9, Andy Clifford 3:42.7, Todd Harbour 3:42.7, Tom Duits 3:35.8) Sprint Medley 3:10.76 Santa Monica TC Tempe 06Apr85 (Carl Lewis, Ferran Tyler, Benny Hollis, Johnny Gray) Distance Medley 9:15.63 USA Blue Philadelphia 29Apr06 (Chris Lukezic, James Carter, Khadevis Robinson, Bernard Lagat) 4x110H 53.36 USA Team Stockholm 07Aug07 (Ron Bramlett, Anwar Moore, David Payne, Aries Merritt) HJ 2.40/7-10.5 Charles Austin (Unat) Zurich 07Aug91 PV 6.04/19-9.75 Brad Walker (Nike) Eugene 08Jun08 LJ 8.95/29-4.5 Mike Powell (Footlocker) Tokyo 30Aug91 TJ 18.09/59-4.25 Kenny Harrison (USA) Atlanta 27Jul96 SP 23.12/75-10.25 Randy Barnes (Mazda TC) Los Angeles 20May90 DT 72.34/237-4 (SC Strid) Stockholm 07Jul81 HT 82.52/270-9 Lance Deal (NYAC) Milan 07Sep96 JT 91.29/299-6 Breaux Greer (adidas) Indianapolis 21Jun07 DEC 8891 Dan O’Brien (Reebok RC) Talence 4-5Sep92 (10.43, 8.08, 16.69, 2.07, 48.51, 13.98, 48.56, 5.00, 62.58, 4:42.10)

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Women's 100 10.49 (WCAC) Indianapolis 16Jul88 200 21.34 Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) 29Sep88 400 48.70 Sanya Richards (Nike) Athens 17Sep06 800 1:56.40 Jearl Miles-Clark (Reebok) Zurich 11Aug99 1,000 2:31.80 Regina Jacobs (Mizuno) Brunswick, ME 04Jul99 1,500 3:57.12 Mary Slaney (Ath. West) Stockholm 26Jul83 Mile 4:16.71 Mary Slaney (Ath. West) Zurich 21Aug85 2,000 5:32.7 Mary Slaney (Ath. West) Eugene 03Aug84 3,000 8:25.83 Mary Slaney (Ath. West) Rome 07Sep85 3000SC 9:22.26 Jenny Barringer (Colorado) Beijing 17Aug08 5,000 14:44.80 Shalane Flanagan (Nike) Walnut 13Apr07 10,000 30:22.22 Shalane Flanagan (Nike) Beijing 15Aug08 Marathon 2:21:16 Deena Drossin (Asics) London 13Apr03 100 Hurdles 12.33 Gail Devers (Nike) Sacramento 23Jul00 400 Hurdles 52.61 Kim Batten (Reebok) Gothenburg 11Aug95 4 x 100 41.47 World Champs. Team Athens 09Aug97 (, Marion Jones, Inger Miller, Gail Devers) 4 x 200 1:27.46 USA Blue Philadelphia 29Apr00 (LaTasha Jenkins, LaTasha Colander-Richardson, , Marion Jones) 4 x 400 3:15.51 Olympic Team Seoul 01Oct88 ( 49.82, 49.17, Valerie Brisco 48.44, Florence Griffith Joyner 48.08) 4 x 800 8:17.91 Tennessee Philadelphia 25Apr09 (Kimarra McDonald, , Sarah Bowman, Phoebe Wright) 4x1500 17:08.34 Tennessee Philadelphia 24Apr09 (Chanelle Price, Phoebe Wright, Rolanda Bell, Sarah Bowman) Sprint Medley (800) 1:36.79 Wilt's AC Knoxville 20Jun82 (, , , Arlise Emerson) Sprint Medley (1600) 3:37.16 USA Blue Philadelphia 29Apr06 (Rachelle Smith, Lauryn Williams, , Hazel Clark) Distance Medley 10:48.38 Villanova Philadelphia 28Apr88 (Kathy Franey, Michelle Bennett, Celeste Halliday, ) 10K WALK (Tr) 44:41.87 Michelle Rohl (Parkside AC) St. Petersburg 26Jul94 (road) 44:17 Michelle Rohl (Parkside AC) Gothenburg 07Aug95 20K WALK (Tr) 1:33:28.15 Teresa Vaill (Walk USA) Carson 25Jun05 (road) 1:31:51 Michelle Rohl (Moving Comfort) Kenosha 13May00 HJ 2.03/6-8 Louise Ritter (Mazda TC) Austin 09Jul88 Louise Ritter (Mazda TC) Seoul 30Sep88 PV 4.92/16-1.75 Jenn Stuczynski (adidas) Eugene 06Jul08 LJ 7.49/24-7 Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Honda) New York City 22May94 TJ 14.45/47-5 Tiombe Hurd (Nike) Sacramento 11Jul04 SP 20.18/66-2.5 Ramona Pagel (Mazda) San Diego 25Jun88 DT 67.67/222-0 Suzy Powell-Roos (Asics) Maui 14Apr07 HT 73.87/242-4 Erin Gilreath (NYAC) Carson 25Jun05 JT 64.19/210-7 Kim Kreiner (Nike) Fortaleza 17May07 HEP 7291 Jackie Joyner-Kersee (WCAC) Seoul 23-24Sep88 (12.69, 6-1.25, 51-10, 22.56, 23-10.25, 149-10, 2:08.51)

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2009 IAAF World Championships Team USA Media Kit – Track & Field

TEAM USA BEST MARKS AT IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

MEN 100 9.80 Maurice Greene Seville 22Aug99 200 19.76 Tyson Gay Osaka 30Aug07 400 43.18 Michael Johnson Seville 26Aug99 800 1:44.25 Rich Kenah Athens 08Aug97 1500 3:34.32 Seville 24Aug99 3000SC 8:09.76 Stuttgart 21Aug93 5000 13:19.45 Bob Kennedy Athens 10Aug97 10,000 27:52.01 Abdi Abdirahman Helsinki 08Aug05 Mara 2:13:27 Helsinki 13Aug05 110H 12.93 Allen Johnson Athens 07Aug97 400H 47.18 Kevin Young Stuttgart 19Aug93 4x100 37.40 Stuttgart 21Aug93 4x400 2:54.29 Stuttgart 22Aug93 HJ 2.38 Charles Austin Tokyo 01Sep91 PV 5.91 Dean Starkey Athens 10Aug97 LJ 8.95 Mike Powell Tokyo 30Aug91 TJ 17.86 Mike Conley Stuttgart 16Aug93 SP 22.04 Reese Hoffa Osaka 25Aug07 DT 69.08 Anthony Washington Seville 24Aug99 HT 75.62 Kevin McMahon Edmonton 04Aug01 JT 87.00 Breaux Greer Edmonton 12Aug01 Dec 8817 Dan O'Brien Stuttgart 20Aug93 20k Walk 1:22:25 Kevin Eastler Paris 23Aug03 50k Walk 3:50:46 Curt Clausen Edmonton 11Aug01

WOMEN 100 10.70 Marion Jones Seville 22Aug99 200 21.77 Inger Miller Seville 27Aug99 400 49.74 Sanya Richards Helsinki 10Aug05 800 1:57.40 Jearl Miles-Clark Seville 24Aug99 1500 4:00.35 Regina Jacobs Seville 29Aug99 3000SC 9:39.68 Carrie Messner Helsinki 06Aug05 5000 15:03.09 Jen Rhines Osaka 01Sep07 10,000 31:17.86 Deena Drossin Paris 23Aug03 Mara 2:31:09 Marianne Dickerson Helsinki 07Aug83 100H 12.37 Gail Devers Seville 28Aug99 400H 52.61 Kim Batten Goteborg 11Aug95 4x100 41.47 Athens 09Aug97 4x400 3:16.71 Stuttgart 22Aug93 HJ 2.00 Chaunte Howard Helsinki 08Aug05 PV 4.75 Stacy Dragila Edmonton 06Aug01 LJ 7.36 Jackie Joyner-Kersee Rome 04Sep87 TJ 14.25 Cynthea Rhodes Athens 02Aug97 SP 19.00 Connie Price-Smith Athens 07Aug97 DT 63.74 Seilala Sua Edmonton 11Aug01 HT 68.45 Anna Mahon Paris 28Aug03 JT (new) 55.05 Kim Kreiner Helsinki 12Aug05 Hept 7128 Jackie Joyner-Kersee Rome 01Sep87 20k Walk 1:36:32 Paris 24Aug03

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WORLD RECORDS as of August 7, 2009

Men Event Perf. Wind Athlete Nat. Place Date 100m 9.69 0.0 Usain Bolt JAM Beijing 16Aug08 200m 19.30 -0.9 Usain Bolt JAM Beijing 20Aug08 400m 43.18 Michael Johnson USA Seville 26Aug99 800m 1:41.11 Wilson Kipketer DEN Cologne 24Aug97 1000m 2:11.96 Noah Ngeny KEN Rieti 05Sep99 1500m 3:26.00 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR Rome 14Jul98 Mile 3:43.13 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR Rome 07Jul99 2000m 4:44.79 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR Berlin 07Sep99 3000m 7:20.67 Daniel Komen KEN Rieti 01Sep96 3000m SC 7:53.63 QAT Brussels 03Sep04 5000m 12:37.35 Kenenisa Bekele ETH Hengelo 31May04 10,000m 26:17.53 Kenenisa Bekele ETH Brussels 26Aug05 110m Hurdles 12.87 0.9 CUB Ostrava 12Jun08 400m Hurdles 46.78 Kevin Young USA Barcelona 06Aug92 High Jump 2.45/8-0.5 Javier Sotomayor CUB Salamanca 27Jul93 Pole Vault 6.14/20-1.75 UKR Sestriere 31Jul94 Long Jump 8.95/29-4.5 0.3 Mike Powell USA Tokyo 30Aug91 Triple Jump 18.29/60-0.25 1.3 Jonathan Edwards GBR Goteborg 07Aug95 Shot Put 23.12/75-10.25 Randy Barnes USA Los Angeles 20May90 Discus 74.08/243-0 Jürgen Schult GDR Neubrandenburg 06Jun86 Hammer 86.74/284-7 Yuriy Sedykh URS Stuttgart 30Aug86 Javelin 98.48/323-1 Ján Zelezny CZE Jena 25May96 Decathlon 9026 Roman Sebrle CZE Gotzis 27May01 20,000m Walk 1:16:43 Sergey Morozov RUS Saransk 08Jun08 30,000m Walk 2:01:44.1 Maurizio Damilano ITA Cuneo 03Oct92 50,000m Walk 3:34:14 Denis Nizhegorodov RUS Cheboksary 11May08 2 hours Walk 29,572m Maurizio Damilano ITA Cuneo 03Oct92 4 x 100m Relay 37.10 Jamaica Beijing 22Aug08 (Asafa Powell, , Michael Frater, Usain Bolt) 4 x 200m Relay 1:18.68 USA Walnut 17Apr94 (Michael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Floyd Heard, Carl Lewis) 4 x 400m Relay 2:54.29 USA Stuttgart 22Aug93 (Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson) 4 x 800m Relay 7:02.43 Kenya Brussels 25Aug06 (William Yiampoy, Ismael Kombich, Joseph Mutua, ) 4 x 1500m Relay 14:38.8 FRG Cologne 17Aug77 (Thomas Wessinghage, Harald Hudak, Michael Lederer, Karl Fleschen)

Best Performance Marathon 2:03:59 ETH Berlin 28Sep08

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Women Event Perf. Wind Athlete Nat. Place Date 100m 10.49 0.0 Florence Griffith-Joyner USA Indianapolis 16Jul88 200m 21.34 1.3 Florence Griffith-Joyner USA Seoul 29Sep88 400m 47.60 Marita Koch GDR Canberra 06Oct85 800m 1:53.28 Jarmila Kratochvilova TCH Munich 26Jul83 1000m 2:28.98 RUS Brussels 23Aug96 1500m 3:50.46 Qu Yunxia CHN Beijing 11Sep93 Mile 4:12.56 Svetlana Masterkova RUS Zurich 14Aug96 2000m 5:25.36 Sonia O’Sullivan IRL 08Jul94 3000m 8:06.11 CHN Beijing 13Sep93 3000SC 8:58.81 Gulnara Galkina RUS Beijing 17Aug08 5000m 14:11.15 ETH Oslo 06Jun08 10,000m 29:31.78 Wang Junxia CHN Beijing 08Sep93 100m Hurdles 12.21 0.7 Yordanka Donkova BUL Stara Zagora 20Aug88 400m Hurdles 52.34 Yuliya Pechonkina RUS Tula, RUS 08Aug03 High Jump 2.09/6-10.25 Stefka Kostadinova BUL Rome 30Aug87 Pole Vault 5.05/16-6.75 Yelena Isinbayeva RUS Beijing 18Aug08 Long Jump 7.52/24-8.25 1.4 Galina Chistyakova URS Leningrad 11Jun88 Triple Jump 15.50/50-10.25 0.9 Inessa Kravets UKR Goteborg 10Aug95 Shot Put 22.63/74-3 Natalya Lisovskaya URS Moscow 07Jun87 Discus 76.80/252-0 Gabriele Reinsch GDR Neubrandenburg 09Jul88 Hammer 78.61/257-11 Tatyana Lysenko RUS Sochi 26May07 Javelin 80.00/262-5 Petra Felke GDR Potsdam 09Sep88 Javelin (new) 72.28/237-2 Barbora Spotakova CZE Stuttgart 13Sep08 Heptathlon 7291 Jackie Joyner-Kersee USA Seoul 23/24Sep88 5000m Walk 20:02.60 Gillian O'Sullivan IRL Dublin 13Jul02 10,000m Walk 41:56.23 Nadezhda Ryashkina URS Seattle 24Jul90 20,000m Walk 1:26:52.3 Olimpiada Ivanova RUS Brisbane 06Sep01 4 x 100m Relay 41.37 Canberra 06Oct85 (Silke Gladisch, Sabine Rieger, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr) 4 x 200m Relay 1:27.46 USA Philadelphia 29Apr00 (LaTasha Jenkins, LaTasha Colander-Richardson, Nanceen Perry, Marion Jones) 4 x 400m Relay 3:15.17 Soviet Union Seoul 01Oct88 (, , , Olga Bryzgina) 4 x 800m Relay 7:50.17 Soviet Union Moscow 05Aug84 (, Lyubov Gurina, , )

Best performance Marathon 2:15:25 GBR London 13Apr03

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2009 USA OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP HAYWARD FIELD, EUGENE, ORE., JUNE 25-28, 2009 FINALS RESULTS

Men 100 Meters (+3.1 mps): 1. Michael Rodgers, Nike, 9.91 5. Shawn Crawford, Nike, 10.07 2. Darvis Patton, Nike, 9.92 6. Leroy Dixon, Nike, 10.10 3. Monzavous Edwards, Nike, 10.00 7. Ivory Williams, Nike, 10.16 4. Travis Padgett, adidas, 10.02 8. Bernard Williams, adidas, 10.28

200 Meters (+3.3 mps): 1. Shawn Crawford, Nike, 19.73 5. , Nike, 20.09 2. Charles Clark, unattached, 20.00 6. , Nike, 20.30 3. Wallace Spearmon, Nike, 20.03 7. Rubin Williams, unattached, 20.34 4. Ivory Williams, Nike, 20.05 8. , adidas, 20.42

400 Meters: 1. Duane Gosa, Team Ohio T C, 49.92 5. Johnny Speed, Oxnard Stars, 51.95 2. Robert Thomas, Southwest Spr, 50.06 6. Neil Fitzgerald, Nike Central Pk, 51.97 3. Khalid Mulazim, Southwest Spr, 50.48 7. Corey Moody, Sprint Force, 52.62 4. Matt Devine, unattached, 50.65 8. Marcus Shute, unattached, 53.02

800 Meters: 1. Nicholas Symmonds, Oregon TC El, 1:45.86 5, Tevan Everett, Texas, 1:47.06 2, Khadevis Robinson, Nike, 1:45.97 6. Michael Rutt, Connecticut, 1:47.57 3, Ryan Brown, Asics, 1:46.67 7. Karjuan Williams, unattached, 1:47.87 4, Christian Smith, Nike, 1:46.92 8. Tyler Mulder , Northern Iowa, 1:47.98

1500 Meters: 1. Lopez Lomong, Nike, 3:41.68 5. William Leer, Oregon TC El, 3:44.28 2. Leonel Manzano, Nike, 3:41.82 6. Craig Miller, unattached, 3:45.15 3. Dorian Ulrey, Arkansas, 3:42.84 7. Andrew Jesien, Virginia, 3:45.39 4. Stephen Pifer, Oregon TC El, 3:44.21 8. Christopher Lukezic, Reebok, 3:45.79

5,000 Meters: 1. Matt Tegenkamp, Oregon TC El, 13:20.57 5. German Fernandez, Oklahoma St, 13:25.46 2. Chris Solinsky, Oregon TC El, 13:20.82 6. , Nike, 13:26.90 3. Evan Jager, Oregon TC El, 13:22.18 7. Sean Quigley, Puma, 13:31.98 4. Bolota Asmerom, Nike, 13:24.00 8. , Saucony, 13:33.63

10,000 Meters: 1. Galen Rupp, Oregon, 27:52.53 5. Edward Moran, Nike, 28:34.54 2. Dathan Ritzenhein, Nike, 27:58.59 6. Meb Keflezighi, Nike, 28:35.49 3. Tim Nelson, Oregon TC El, 28:01.34 7. Patrick Smyth, unattached, 28:35.70 4. James Carney, New Balance, 28:13.37 8. Abdi Abdirahman, Nike, 28:35.79

110 Meter Hurdles (+1.7mps): 1. David Payne, Nike, 13.115 5. Jason Richardson, South Carolina, 13.31 2. Terrence Trammell, Track Star App, 13.118 6. Jerome Miller, Southwest Spr, 13.41 3. Aries Merritt, Reebok, 13.15 7. Kirkland Thornton, Nebraska, 13.50 4. Eric Mitchum, adidas, 13.24 8. Dexter Faulk, Nike, 13.77

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400 Meter Hurdles: 1. Bershawn Jackson, Nike, 48.03 5. Jeshua Anderson, Washington St, 48.77 2. Johnny Dutch, South Carolina, 48.18 6. Justin Gaymon, Georgia, 49.31 3. Angelo Taylor, Nike, 48.30 7. Brandon Johnson, unattached, 50.73 4. , adidas, 48.53 -- James Carter, Nike, DNF

3000 Meter Steeplechase: 1. Joshua McAdams, New Balance, 8:29.91 5. Benjamin Bruce, Oregon TC El, 8:36.76 2. , Reebok, 8:32.86 6. Thomas Kloos, TRANSPORTS, 8:38.39 3. Kyle Alcorn, Nike, 8:34.65 7. Ryan Warrenburg, ZAP Fitness, 8:43.91 4. Kyle Perry, unattached, 8:36.65 8. Aaron Aguayo, Nike, 8:44.01

High Jump: 1. Tora Harris, Asics, 2.31m (7-07.00) 5. , Nike, 2.25m (7-04.50) 2. Andra Manson, Nike, 2.28m (7-05.75) 6. Grant Lindsey, unattached, 2.25m (7-04.50) 2. Keith Moffatt, Nike, 2.28m (7-05.75) 7. Dustin Jonas, Nike, 2.20m (7-02.50) 4. Jesse Williams, Nike, 2.28m (7-05.75) 8. Cedric Norman, unattached, 2.20m (7-02.50)

Pole Vault: 1. Brad Walker, Nike, 5.75m (18-10.25) 6. Jason Colwick, Rice, 5.65m (18-06.50) 2. Jeremy Scott, unattached, 5.75m (18-10.25) 7. Jeff Ryan, unattached, 5.55m (18-02.50) 2. Derek Miles, Nike, 5.75m (18-10.25) 8. Daniel Ryland, Bell Athletics, 5.55m (18-02.50) 4. Toby Stevenson, unattached, 5.75m (18-10.25) 8. Scott Roth, Washington, 5.55m (18-02.50) 5. , unattached, 5.70m (18-08.25)

Long Jump: 1. Dwight Phillips, Track Star App, 8.57m, w: 2.2, 5. , unattached, 8.18m, w: 1.3, (28-01.50) (26-10.00) 2. Brian Johnson, Nike , 8.26m, w: 4.0, (27-01.25) 6. Bashir Ramzy, unattached, 8.08m, w: 1.5, (26-06.25) 3. , unattached, 8.23m, w: 3.2, 7. Matthew Turner, unattached, 8.05m, w: 2.6, (27-00.00) (26-05.00) 4. Miguel Pate, Nike, 8.20m, w: 1.5, (26-11.00) 8. Randall Flimmons, unattached, 7.99m, w: 2.5, (26-02.75) Triple Jump: 1. Brandon Roulhac, HPC Elite, 17.44m, w: 2.9, 5. Kenta Bell, unattached, 16.11m, w: 1.8, (52-10.25) (57-02.75) 6. Muhammad Halim, unattached, 16.09m, w: 2.2, 2. Walter Davis, Nike, 16.84m, w: 1.2, (55-03.00) (52-09.50) 3. James Jenkins, unattached, 16.79m, w: 2.4, 7. Ronald Carter, VS Athletics, 16.07m, w: 3.8, (55-01.00) (52-08.75) 4. Nkosinza Balumbu, Arkansas, 16.72m, w: 2.9, 8. Zuheir Sharif, Texas A&M, 15.93m, w: 3.1, (52-03.25) (54-10.25)

Shot Put: 1. Christian Cantwell, Nike, 21.82m, (71-07.25) 5. Sheldon Battle, unattached, 20.56m, (67-05.50) 2. Dan Taylor, Nike, 21.21m, (69-07.00) 6. Noah Bryant, unattached, 20.54m, (67-04.75) 3. Reese Hoffa, N Y A C, 21.10m, (69-02.75) 7. Cory Martin, Nike, 20.28m, (66-06.50) 4. Adam Nelson, Nike, 21.01m, (68-11.25) 8. Garrett Johnson, unattached, 19.98m, (65-06.75)

Discus Throw: 1. Casey Malone, unattached, 64.99m, (213-03) 5. Clendon Henderson, unattached, 59.91m, (196-07) 2. Jarred Rome, Nike, 63.48m, (208-03) 6. Dan Hytinen, unattached, 59.82m, (196-03) 3. Ian Waltz, Nike, 61.91m, (203-01) 7. Chase Madison, Kentucky, 59.78m, (196-01) 4. , unattached, 59.97m, (196-09) 8. Karl Erickson, unattached, 59.06m, (193-09)

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Hammer Throw: 1. A.G. Kruger, Nike, 75.31m, (247-01) 5. Walter Henning, L S U, 71.15m, (233-05) 2. Thomas Freeman, N Y A C, 74.64m, (244-10) 6. Garland Porter, unattached, 69.94m, (229-05) 3. Michael Mai, U.S. Army, 73.80m, (242-01) 7. Andrew Loftin, unattached, 69.91m, (229-04) 4. Cory Martin, Nike, 71.68m, (235-02) 8. Nicholas Welihozkiy, Pacific Bay, 69.65m, (228-06)

Javelin Throw: 1. Chris Hill, Georgia, 83.87m, (275-02) 5. Doug Lefler, unattached, 73.04m, (239-07) 2. Mike Hazle, Nike, 82.06m, (269-03) 6. Adam Montague, Florida, 73.03m, (239-07) 3. Sean Furey, unattached, 76.16m, (249-10) 7. Corey White, U S C, 72.83m, (238-11) 4. , Oregon, 75.58m, (247-11) 8. Bobby Smith, Monmouth T C, 71.65m, (235-01)

Decathlon: 1. Joe Detmer, unattached, 911 5. Chris Randolph, VS Athletics, 843 2. Ashton Eaton, Oregon, 910 6. Nick Adcock, Missouri, 840 3. Lysias Edmonds, Arizona Puma, 890 7. Jake Arnold, Asics, 838 4. Trey Hardee, Nike, 886 8. Michael Marsh, unattached, 797

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100 Meters (+3.3mps): 1. Carmelita Jeter, Nike, 10.776 5. Marshevet Hooker, adidas, 11.02 2. Muna Lee, Nike, 10.777 6. Shalonda Solomon, Reebok, 11.03 3. Lauryn Williams, Nike, 10.96 7. Jessica Young, TCU, 11.06 4. Alexandria Anderson, unattached, 11.00 8. , adidas, 11.23

200 Meters (+3.2mps): 1. Allyson Felix, adidas, 22.02 5. Bianca Knight, adidas, 22.54 2. Muna Lee, Nike, 22.13 6. Lauryn Williams, Nike, 22.74 3. Marshevet Hooker, adidas, 22.36 7. Ebonie Floyd-Broadnax, Nike, 22.77 4. Charonda Williams, Arizona St., 22.39 8. LaShauntea Moore, unattached, 22.77

400 Meters: 1. Sanya Richards, Nike, 50.05 5. Shareese Woods, adidas, 51.05 2. Debbie Dunn, unattached, 50.79 6. Monica Hargroove, unattached, 51.60 3. Jessica Beard, Texas A&M, 50.81 7. Dominique Darden, unattached, 52.19 4. Natasha Hastings, Nike, 50.89 8. , Oregon, 52.47

800 Meters: 1. Hazel Clark, Nike, 2:00.79 5. Laura Hermanson, North Dakota St., 2:01.28 2. Geena Gall, Oregon TC El, 2:01.01 6. , Reebok, 2:01.31 3. Phoebe Wright, Tennessee, 2:01.12 7. Alysia Johnson, Nike, 2:01.58 4. Maggie Vessay, unattached, 2:01.19 8. Katie Waits, Reebok, 2:01.69

1,500 Meters: 1. Shannon Rowbury, Nike, 4:05.07 5. Treniere Clement, Nike, 4:09.10 2. Christin Wurth-Thomas, Nike, 4:06.00 6. Lauren Centrowitz, Stanford, 4:11.21 3. Anna Willard, Nike, 4:07.70 7. Heidi Dahl, East Tennessee St., 4:11.58 4. , Nike, 4:08.96 8. Molly Leham, Duke, 4:12.13

3,000 Meter Steeplechase: 1. Jennifer Barringer, Colorado, 9:29.38 5. Marie Lawrence, Washington, 9:48.27 2. Anna Willard, Nike, 9:35.01 6. Lisa Galaviz, Nike, 9:52.60 3. Bridget Franek, Penn State, 9:36.74 7. Lindsay Allen, McMillan Elite, 9:55.26 4. Lindsey Anderson, Washington, 9:48.27 8. Amanda Lorenzen, unattached, 10:00.42

5,000 Meters: 1. Kara Goucher, Nike, 15:20.94 5. Rebecca Donaghue, New Balance B, 15:36.09 2. , adidas, 15:26.92 6. Racheal Marchand, unattached, 15:37.08 3. , Illinois, 15:33.02 7. Nicole Blood, Oregon, 15:38.61 4. Julie Culley, N Y A C, 15:33.92 8. Allison Grace, Zap Fitness, 15:47.70

10,000 Meters: 1. Amy Begley, Nike, 31:22.69 5. , Saucony, 32:43.11 2. Shalane Flanagan, Nike, 31:32.45 6. Amy Hastings, adidas, 32:56.20 3. Katie McGregor, Reebok, 32:08.04 7. Serena Burla, RIADHA, 32:56.40 4. Magdalena Lewy Boulet, Saucony, 32:20.45 8. Melissa Cook, New Balance, 33:02.19

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100 Meter Hurdles (+2.2mps): 1. Dawn Harper, Nike, 12.36 5. Danielle Carruthers, unattached, 12.77 2. Virginia Powell, Nike, 12:47 6. Loreal Smith, N C A&T, 12.90 3. Damu Cherry, Nike, 12.58 7. , unattached, 13.02 4. Tiffany Ofili, adidas, 12.66

400 Meter Hurdles: 1. Lashinda Demus, Nike, 53.78 5. Nicole Leach, UCLA, 55.72 2. Sheena Tosta, Nike, 54.45 6. Deserea Brown , Illinois, 57.33 3. Tiffany Williams, Reebok, 55.18 7. Latosha Wallace, Asics, 57.47 4. , unattached, 55.64 8. Jennifer Grossarth, unattached, 57.61

20 Meter Race Walk: 1. Theresa Vaill, Walk USA, 1:37:12.84 5. Erin Taylor, South Texas Walk, 1:50:12.22 2. Joanna Dow, unattached, 1:39:59.32 6. Susan Randall, unattached, 1:50:46.41 3. Maria Michta, Walk USA, 1:41:16.24 7. Le’erin Voss, Parkside AC, 1:51:21.51 4. , Wisc-Parkside, 1:45:38.87

High Jump: 1. Chaunte Howard, Nike, 1.95m, (6-04.75) 5. Deirdre Mullen, Nike, 1.88m, (6-02.00) 2. Amy Acuff, Asics, 1.95m, (6-04.75) 6. Adriane Stone, unattached, 1.83m, (6-00.00) 3. Sharon Day, Asics, 1.95m, (6-04.75) 7. Raevan Harris, Auburn, 1.78m, (5-10.00) 4. , unattached, 1.91m, (6-03.25) 8. Elizabeth Patterson, Arizona, 1.78m, (5-10.00)

Pole Vault: 1. Jennifer Stuczynski, adidas, 4.65m, (15-03.00) 4. , unattached 4.45m, 2. Chelsea Johnson, Nike, 4.60m, (15-01.00) (14-07.25) 3. Stacey Dragila, Nike, 4.55m, (14-11.00) 6. Melinda Owen, unattached, 4.35m, (14-03.25) 4. Jilliam Schwartz, Nike, 4.45m, (14-07.25) 7. Alicia Rue, Minnesota, 4.35m, (14 - 03.25) 8. , Nike, 4.35m, (14-03.25) Long Jump: 1. Brittney Reese, Nike, 7.09m, w:3.1 (23-03.25) 5. Akiba McKinney, unattached, 6.68m, w:3.6 2. Brianna Glenn, unattached, 6.82m, w:3.5 (22-04.50) (21-11.00) 3. Funmilayo Jimoh, Nike, 6.77m, w:1.3 (22-02.50) 6. Ti’Anca Mock, Oklahoma, 6.44m, w:2.6 (21-01.50) 4. , Nike, 6.77m, w:2.8 (22-02.50) 7. Erica McLain, Nike, 6.42m, w:3.7 (21-00.75) 8. DeAna Carson, Baylor, 6.41m, w:2.6 (21-00.50) Triple Jump: 1. Shakeema Welsh, unattached, 14.30m, w:2.9 6. Amanda Thieschafer, unattached, 13.64m, w:3.1 (46-11.00) (44-09.00) 2. Erica McLain, Nike, 13.91m, w:2.8 (45-07.75) 7. Blessing Ufodiama, unattached, 13.59m, w:1.4 3. Toni Smith, unattached, 13.90m, w:2.7 (45-07.25) (44-07.00) 4. , Nike, 13.88m, w:3.8 (45-06.50) 8. Sherita Williams, GTBC, 13.33m, w:3.8 (43-09.00) 5. Crystal Manning, unattached, 13.73m, w:2.8 (45-00.50)

Shot Put: 1. Michelle Carter, Nike, 18.03m, (59-02.00) 5. Sarah Stevens, Arizona St., 17.69m, (58-00.50) 2. Jilliam Camarena, NYAC, 17.94m, (58-10.25) 6. Elizabeth Wanless, NYAC, 17.55m, (57-07.00) 3. Kristin Heaston, Nike, 17.88m, (58-08.00) 7. Chandra Brewer, unattached, 17.18m (56-04.50) 4. Jessica Pressley, unattached, 17.81m, (58-05.25) 8. Tiffany Howard, unattached, 16.87m (55-04.25)

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Discus Throw: 1. Stephanie Brown Trafton, Nike, 64.25m, (210-09) 6. Gia Lewis-Smallwood, unattached, 58.74m, 2. Aretha Thurmond, Nike, 62.51m, (205-01) (192-08) 3. Rebecca Breisch, unattached, 62.08m, (203-08) 7. Anastasia Jelmini, unattached, 57.23m, (187-09) 4. Summer Pierson, unattached, 60.88m, (199-09) 8. Rachel Longfors, unattached, 56.30m, (184-08) 5. Suzy Powell-Roos, Asics, 60.29m, (197-10)

Hammer Throw: 1. Jessica Cosby, Nike, 72.04m, (236-04) 5. , NYAC, 66.55m, (218-04) 2. Amber Campbell, Nike, 68.92m, (226-01) 6. Amy Haapanen, unattached, 64.50m, (211-07) 3. Erin Gilreath, NYAC, 68.08m, (223-04) 7. Stevi Large, Akron, 64.09m, (210-03) 4. Britney Henry, unattached, 66.60m, (218-06) 8. Kristal Yush, NYAC, 63.71m, (209-00)

Javelin Throw: 1. Kara Patterson, unattached, 63.95m, (209.10) 6. Kimberley Hamilton, Kent State, 53.96m, (177-00) 2. Rachel Yurkovich, unattached, 59.31m, (194-07) 7. Kayla Wilkinson-Colgrove, unattached, 52.39m, 3. Kim Kreiner, Nike, 58.00m, (190-03) (171-10) 4. Alicia DeShasier, unattached, 55.08m, (180-08) 8. Katie Coronado, New Mexico, 50.67m, (166-03) 5. Dana Pounds-Lyon, U.S. Air Force, 54.76m, (179-08)

Heptathlon: 1. Diana Pickler, Asics, 6290 5. Kalindra McFadden, Oregon, 5821 2. Sharon Day, Asics, 6177 6. Elizabeth Roerig, Minnesota, 5802 3. Bettie Wade, Michigan, 5908 7. Danielle McNaney, unattached, 5688 4. Lela Nelson, unattached, 5897 8. Aisha Adams, Angelo State 5636 8. Kasey Hill, unattached, 5636

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Saturday, August 15, 2009 Wednesday, August 19, 2009, cont’d 10:05 a.m. Shot Put M Qualification A & B 11:15 Long Jump M Decathlon A & B 10:10 100m Hurdles W Heptathlon 11:35 110m Hurdles M Round 1 10:50 3000m Steeple W Round 1 11:40 Discus Throw W Qualification B 11:00 Triple Jump W Qualification A & B 12:10 p.m. 200m W Round 1 11:20 High Jump W Heptathlon A & B 1:00 Shot Put M Decathlon A & B 11:40 100m M Round 1 6:05 High Jump M Decathlon A & B 12:00 p.m. Hammer Throw M Qualification A 6:15 400m M Semi-Final 12:50 400m W Round 1 6:45 100m Hurdles W Semi-Final 1:00 20km Race Walk M Final 7:25 200m M Semi-Final 1:20 Hammer Throw M Qualification B 7:45 200m W Round 2 5:00 Opening Ceremony 8:10 Discus Throw M Final 6:15 1500m M Round 1 8:25 1500m M Final 6:20 Shot Put W Heptathlon A & B 8:45 400m M Decathlon 6:50 100m M Round 2 9:15 100m Hurdles W Final 7:00 Pole Vault W Qualification A & B 9:35 800m W Final 7:25 10000m W Final 8:15 Shot Put M Final Thursday, August 20, 2009 8:20 400m Hurdles M Round 1 10:05 a.m. 110m Hurdles M Decathlon 9:10 200m W Heptathlon A & B 10:10 Pole Vault M Qualification A & B 11:10 Discus Throw M Decathlon A Sunday, August 16, 2009 11:45 800m M Round 1 10:05 a.m. Shot Put W Qualification A & B 12:30 p.m. Discus Throw M Decathlon B 10:10 800m W Round 1 1:45 Hammer Throw W Qualification A 10:45 Javelin Throw W Qualification A 2:25 Pole Vault M Decathlon A & B 11:00 3000m Steeple M Round 1 3:20 Hammer Throw W Qualification B 11:35 Long Jump W Heptathlon A & B 6:05 Javelin Throw M Decathlon A 11:55 100m W Round 1 6:10 Long Jump M Qualification A & B 12:00 p.m. 20km Race Walk W Final 6:15 110m Hurdles M Semi-Final 12:15 Javelin Throw W Qualification B 6:55 5000m M Round 1 6:05 Javelin Throw W Heptathlon A 7:10 High Jump W Final 6:35 100m W Round 2 7:30 Javelin Throw M Decathlon B 7:00 Triple Jump M Qualification A & B 7:50 200m W Semi-Final 7:10 100m M Semi-Final 8:15 400m Hurdles W Final 7:25 Javelin Throw W Heptathlon B 8:35 200m M Final 7:40 400m W Semi-Final 8:55 110m Hurdles M Final 8:15 400m Hurdles M Semi-Final 9:15 1500m M Decathlon 8:20 Shot Put W Final 8:50 800m W Heptathlon Friday, August 21, 2009 9:35 100m M Final 9:10 a.m. 50km Race Walk M Final 5:05 p.m. Javelin Throw M Qualification A Monday, August 17, 2009 5:30 200m M Disabled 6:05 p.m. Hammer Throw M Final 5:40 200m W Disabled 6:15 400m Hurdles W Round 1 6:00 Long Jump W Qualification A & B 6:45 Pole Vault W Final 6:30 Javelin Throw M Qualification B 7:05 100m W Semi-Final 7:15 High Jump M Final 7:30 800m W Semi-Final 7:30 4 x 100m M Semi-Final 8:00 Triple Jump W Final 8:00 1500m W Semi-Final 8:10 1500m M Semi-Final 8:20 Discus Throw W Final 8:30 3000m Steeple W Final 8:30 800m M Semi-Final 8:50 10000m M Final 9:00 200m W Final 9:35 100m W Final 9:20 400m M Final

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 Saturday, August 22, 2009 10:05 a.m. 200m M Round 1 11:45 a.m. Marathon M Final 10:05 Discus Throw M Qualification A 6:05 p.m. Long Jump M Final 10:20 High Jump W Qualification A & B 6:10 4 x 100m W Semi-Final 11:05 400m M Round 1 6:15 Pole Vault M Final 11:35 Discus Throw M Qualification B 6:55 4 x 400m M Semi-Final 12:05 p.m. 1500m W Round 1 7:30 Hammer Throw W Final 6:05 Triple Jump M Final 7:35 5000m W Final 6:10 100m Hurdles W Round 1 8:00 4 x 100m W Final 6:55 200m M Round 2 8:15 4 x 400m W Semi-Final 7:25 Javelin Throw W Final 8:50 4 x 100m M Final 7:35 400m W Final 7:50 3000m Steeple M Final Sunday, August 23, 2008 8:15 400m Hurdles W Semi-Final 11:15 a.m. Marathon W Final 8:50 400m Hurdles M Final 4:15 p.m. Long Jump W Final 4:20 Javelin Throw M Final 4:25 5000m M Final Wednesday, August 19, 2009 5:00 1500m W Final 10:05 a.m. 100m M Decathlon 5:25 800m M Final 10:10 Discus Throw W Qualification A 5:50 4 x 400m W Final 10:45 5000m W Round 1 6:15 4 x 400m M Final 11:00 High Jump M Qualification A & B 6:35 Closing Ceremony

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