NEWSLETTER Volume 7, No. 62 December 23, 2008 version ii etrack — 2008 U.S. Men’s Lists — KEY TO LISTS compiled by Glen McMicken These lists give the top 40 U.S. performers (and top 10 per- formances, denoted by a ———) of the 2008 season, with an appending of those foreign collegians whose marks fall into that 100 METERS range. In the wind-aided category, the domestics and foreign 9.77.............Tyson Gay (adidas) ...................6/28 .............Oly Trials collegians are commingled (' after name = foreigner on windy 9.85.............———Gay .................................5/31 ...... New York GP list). Relay teams may contain non-U.S. nationals. 9.89.............*Travis Padgett (Clem) ..............6/28 .............Oly Trials Open athletes and high schoolers have no notation before their ...........Darvis Patton (adidas) ...............6/28 .............Oly Trials name. Collegians are noted by class: - = senior; * = junior; 9.91.............-Walter Dix (FlSt) .......................8/16 ...........Olympic G **=soph; *** = frosh; ? = unknown. 9.92.............———Dix ..................................9/02 ......Lausanne GP 9.94.............Ivory Williams (Nike) .................6/28 .............Oly Trials (A) = altitude over 1000m (in affected events only). Wind-aided 9.95.............———Dix ..................................8/16 ...........Olympic G marks are those of greater than 2.0mps. Windy marks are listed ...........Rodney Martin (Nike) ................6/28 .............Oly Trials only if superior to the best legal mark (windy performances 9.96.............———Dix ..................................6/28 .............Oly Trials listed to level of legal performances). In field events, ¶ = field ...........———Padgett ...........................5/10 ............. Clemson mark where complete series not known. **11 performances by 6 performers** In the marathon and half-marathon lists, ' = aided course. 9.99.............Mark Jelks (Nike) ......................6/28 .............Oly Trials Since so many road runners are unaffiliated, a state affiliation 10.00...........Xavier Carter (Nike) ..................6/28 .............Oly Trials represents their home, not a school. 10.01...........Jeff Demps (FlHS) .....................6/28 .............Oly Trials 10.02...........Leroy Dixon (Nike) ....................6/28 .............Oly Trials (10) ...........Josh Norman (unat) ..................7/05 ................. Villach 10.04(A) ......Preston Perry (Asics) ................5/24 ..........Provo Gold 10.22...........DaBryan Blanton (Reebok) .......5/01 ...... Baie-Mahault 10.05...........**Trindon Holliday (LSU) ...........5/18 .................... SEC ...........*Michael Ray Garvin (FlSt) ........5/30 .............. NCAA E 10.06...........John Capel (unat) ......................6/28 .............Oly Trials ...........Mickey Grimes (Nike) ................5/10 .......... Modesto R ...........Rae Edwards (Nike) ..................6/28 .............Oly Trials ...........Bernard Williams (adidas) .........6/14 ............. Clermont ...........Mike Rodgers (Nike) .................5/10 .......... Modesto R 10.23...........Ashhad Agyapong (Shore) ........6/07 .............. Holmdel 10.07...........Wallace Spearmon (Nike) .........6/28 .............Oly Trials ...........Greg Bolden (unat) ....................5/24 ............. Clermont 10.08...........*J-Mee Samuels (Ar) .................5/31 ........... NCAA ME ...........*Gordon McKenzie (Ky) ............5/31 ........... NCAA ME ...........**Evander Wells (Tn) .................5/31 ........... NCAA ME ...........John Woods (HN) ......................5/25 .............Canberra 10.09...........Shawn Crawford (Nike) .............6/28 .............Oly Trials Foreign Collegians: 10.10(A) ......Carlos Moore (Cheet) ................5/24 .......... Provo Gold 10.20...........***Gerald Phiri (TxAM-Zam) ......4/19 ........ Alumni Gold (20) 10.23...........*Justyn Warner (TCU-Can) .......4/19 .............. TCU Inv 10.11 ...........Marcelle Scales (Nike) ..............5/10 .......... Modesto R 10.12...........Chris Hargrett (adidas) ..............6/28 .............Oly Trials Wind-aided: ...........Kendall Stevens (ExecTC) ........6/28 .............Oly Trials 9.68.............Gay ............................................6/29 .............Oly Trials ...........-Rubin Williams (Tn) ..................5/31 ........... NCAA ME 9.80.............Dix .............................................6/29 .............Oly Trials 10.16...........**Teddy Williams (UTSA) ..........5/16 ........... Southland 9.84.............Patton ........................................6/29 .............Oly Trials 10.17...........**Jeremy Hall (Fl) ......................5/18 .................... SEC 9.85.............———Gay .................................6/29 .............Oly Trials 10.18...........Jayson Heard (unat) ..................4/26 ........Hamilton Inv ....................Padgett ......................................6/29 .............Oly Trials 10.19...........***Terrell Wilks (Fl) ....................6/20 ............ USATF Jr 9.93.............———Dix ..................................6/29 .............Oly Trials 10.20(A) ......Phil Derosier (GWE) ..................5/24 ..........Provo Blue **** ...........Ernest Wiggins (unat) ................6/16 ................Prague 9.96.............R. Williams ................................4/11 ..............Sea Ray (30) 9.97.............Moore ........................................5/10 .......... Modesto R 10.21...........**Jacoby Ford (Clem) ................5/30 .............. NCAA E 9.99.............L. Dixon .....................................6/29 .............Oly Trials 10.01...........Rodgers .....................................6/29 .............Oly Trials ...........Wells .........................................5/30 ........... NCAA ME © 2008 Track & Field News. All rights reserved. 10.03(A) ......Phiri' ..........................................5/18 ................. Big 12 This newsletter may not be reprinted or retransmitted 10.07...........-Matthieu Pritchett (Tn) .............4/11 ..............Sea Ray in any form without express written permission. 10.08...........**Calesio Newman (NCAT) .......4/11 ..............Sea Ray www.trackandfieldnews.com 10.09...........Stevens .....................................6/07 ......... Eagle Rock 10.11 ...........Grimes .......................................4/20 ............... Mt SAC -373- December 23, 2008 10.13...........Agyapong ..................................5/31 ...... New York GP (A) ......**Courtney Thomas (Bay) .........5/17 ................. Big 12 10.14...........Demi Omole (Reebok) ..............4/11 ..............Sea Ray 20.68...........DaBryan Blanton (Reebok) .......5/01 ...... Baie-Mahault 10.16...........Deangelo Cherry (GaHS) ..........6/07 .................... GWI (40) (A) ......-Marcus Pugh (Ok) ....................5/18 ................. Big 12 ...........*Mike Coleman (LaT) ................5/17 ................... WAC 10.17...........Jerome Avery (OTC) .................4/20 ............... Mt SAC ...........***Mychal Dungey (TCU) ..........4/19 .............. TCU Inv 10.18...........Blanton ......................................4/24 ................Denton ...........Chris Lawson (USE) ..................6/14 ............. Clermont ...........Coby Miller (unat) ......................7/09 ....... Thessaloníki ...........Mardy Scales (Nike) ..................6/07 ................ Chaniá 10.19...........*Gordon McKenzie (Ky) ............5/30 ........... NCAA ME Foreign Collegians: ...........*Willie Perry (Fl) ........................4/04 ............. Florida R 20.18...........-Richard Thompson (LSU-Tri) ...5/30 ........... NCAA ME ...........Marcus Rowland (SCHS) ..........4/11 ............ Columbia 20.29(A) ......***Gerald Phiri (TxAM-Zam) ......5/18 ................. Big 12 10.20...........-Rickie Bratton (Ms) ..................5/30 ........... NCAA ME 20.58...........*José Acevedo (Ky-Ven) ...........5/30 ........... NCAA ME ...........***Shannon Davis (EnKy) ..........4/11 ..............Sea Ray 20.64...........*Gavin Smellie (WnKy-Can) ......7/06 ............... Can Ch 10.21...........**Clint Allen (EnMi) ....................4/11 ..............Sea Ray ...........*Dennis Boone (StA) .................5/24 ...............NCAA II Wind-aided: ...........TJ Graham (NCHS) ...................6/07 .................... GWI 19.80...........Merritt ........................................4/19 .........Greensboro ...........B. Williams ................................6/14 ............. Clermont 20.04...........———Martin .............................7/05 .............Oly Trials 10.23...........**Marvin Bonde (OR-Zim) .........4/12 .......... Jacobs Inv 20.05...........———Spearmon .......................7/05 .............Oly Trials ...........Curtis Mitchell (unat) .................5/17 ........... Cal JC Ch **** 20.36...........Joel Brown (Nike) ......................5/25 ................. Belém 200 METERS 20.40...........*Willie Perry (Fl) ........................4/05 ............. Florida R 20.43...........Ricardo Lockette (SprA) ............5/24 ............. Clermont 19.86...........Shawn Crawford (Nike) .............7/06 .............Oly Trials 20.50...........Phil DeRosier (GWE) ................4/19 .........Greensboro ...........-Walter Dix (FlSt) .......................7/06 .............Oly Trials ...........Chris Hargrett (adidas) ..............4/19 .........Greensboro 19.90...........Wallace