MEDIA GUIDE / HANDBOOK US OLYMPIC TEAM DECATHLON TRIALS and 89th NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Hayward Field University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon June 29-30, 2008 Frank Zarnowski DECA, The Decathlon Association www.decathlonusa.typepad.com 0 Table of Contents Section One: Background Information page 2 Time Schedule 2 Qualifying Procedures 2 List of Qualifiers 3 Web sites which will post results 4 TV Coverage 4 Section Two: Record Section US Olympic Trials Winners, 1912-2004 5 Adenda 5 Number of Competitors/Finishers by Year 6 Individual Event Records 6 Recent Meet Results (1996, 2000, 2004) 9 Section Three: Athlete’s Bios Mustafa Abdur-Rahim page 15 Jangy Addy 16 Jake Arnold 17 Chris Boyles 18 Joe Cebulski 19 Raven Cepeda 20 Bryan Clay 22 Joe Detmer 23 Ashton Eaton 24 Trey Hardee 25 Ryan Harlan 26 Chris Helwick 27 Brandon Hoskins 29 Ricky Moody 30 Mike Morrison 30 Ryan Olkowski 32 Tom Pappas 33 Chris Randolph 35 Chris Richardson 36 Paul Terek 37 PR Page 39 1 SECTION ONE: Basic Info: a) Time Schedule b) Qualifying procedures c) List of Qualifiers d) Web sites which will provide results e) TV coverage a… Time Schedule Sunday, June 29, 2008 Monday, June 30, 2008 10:00 am 100 meters 11:30 am 110 m Hurdles 10:50 Long Jump 12;20 pm Discus Noon Shot Put 2:35 Pole Vault 1:15 pm High Jump 4:45 Javelin 4:00 400 meters 8:35 1500 meters b) …..Qualifying Procedure "A" and "B" Standards A standard is 7900, B standard is 7600. Field limit is 18. "A" - athletes who attain the "A" standard will automatically be included in the event, provided they enter and declare. * "B" - athletes who attain the "B" standard will be included in the event only if additional competitors are needed to make the event competitive (i.e., not enough athletes have attained the "A" standard). * * - subject to the Qualifying Guidelines, entry process, and declaration process. If the "B" standard is used, only the number of athletes needed to make the event competitive will be included. These athletes must declare, and they may be invited for inclusion only after the close of declarations. The field sizes listed are the desired minimum of participants, and the Games Committee will try to fill the field to the minimum provided there are enough athletes entered and qualified without the quality of competition being affected. The Men's and Women's Track & Field Chairs may alter the field size as necessary. Qualifying Guidelines 1. All qualifying performances for running events must be made in competition on a standard outdoor track or during the 2008 indoor season on an indoor track in the same event; qualifying performances for walking events must be made on a USATF-certified road course, standard outdoor track, or an international road course certified by the appropriate authority. 2. Qualifying marks must be made and verifiable in one of the following: a. USATF- or IAAF-sanctioned events that prescribe to or exceed USATF competition rules, b. events at collegiate meets that prescribe to or exceed USATF competition rules, c. high school meets, except duals and triangulars, or d. meets or events that meet a minimum for competitiveness set by the Chair of the Sport Committee and determined to be valid by the USATF staff member responsible for verification. 2 3. Fully automatic timing (F.A.T.) is the only method of timing acceptable for qualifying marks for events equal to or shorter than 400 meters. A manual time may only be used for qualifying for events of 800 meters and longer only if no F.A.T. time is available. No timing allowance for qualifying will be made for hand times. 4. Wind-assisted performances will not be accepted. Wind readings of +2.0 or higher will not be accepted for all relevant events except the combined events, which are allowed up to a +4.0 wind reading. There is no adjustment for altitude. 5. Qualifying marks must be attained in events being contested at the Olympic Trials, except in specific cases involving the Special Qualifying Regulations listed below. An appeal to use a mile qualifying mark for the 1500m will be accepted only if a) no 1500m qualifying mark exists, b) the mile mark was made during the 2008 season, and c) the mile mark is equivalent to the 1500m "A" standard (3:54.40 for men and 4:28.20 for women). 6. All qualifying marks must be attained between January 1, 2007 and June 15, 2008. 7. All qualifying performances are subject to verification. 8. The mark used for qualifying and the mark used for first round seeding might not be the same. Each qualified entrant in each event must submit a best 2008 season (June 15, 2007 - June 15, 2008) mark if one exists, whether it meets the qualifying standard or not. Seeding for the first round of competition is based on all 2008 season performances ranked before any 2007 season performances, even if they do not meet the qualifying standard (see Rule 75). A 2007 season mark may get an individual into the competition, but will not be used for seeding purposes when a 2008 season mark exists. Special Qualifying Regulations Automatic Qualification [USATF Rules 10.3(b)i and 10.3(b)ii] A Track & Field athlete is eligible for automatic qualification into the Olympic Trials in the same event if that athlete has: Earned an individual medal in an Olympic Games or in an IAAF World Indoor or Outdoor Championships during the year 2008, or during the four previous calendar years (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) Won an individual 2007 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championship event For automatic qualification purposes only, the indoor 60m, 60m hurdles, mile, and 3000m distances are interchangeable with the outdoor 100m, 100m/110m hurdles, 1500m and 5000m, respectively A Race Walk athlete is eligible for automatic qualification into the Olympic Trials if that athlete has during 2008, or during the four previous calendar years (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) accomplished one of the following: Earned an individual medal in an Olympic Games or in an IAAF World Indoor or Outdoor Championships Won an individual event at a USA Indoor or Outdoor Track & Field Championships Won a USA 50 km Race Walk Championship Won a USA Olympic Trials event Athletes may only enter the event in which they have won a medal except for the 50 km Race Walk Champion. All athletes who are allowed entry into the Olympic Trials by the special qualifying regulations must submit an entry and follow the same declaration procedures as all other Olympic Trials qualifiers. Athletes entering as "automatic qualifiers" should list any qualifying performance details on their official entry form. Athletes whose entry into the Olympic Trials is based solely on the "automatic qualification" provision are not eligible to receive funding based on the automatic qualification alone. c) ……..Qualifiers Qualified Automatically >7900 2007 8493 Clay, Bryan Nike Hypo Bank, Götzis 5/27 8352 Pappas, Tom Nike USATF, Indianapolis 6/23 8215 Arnold, Jake Arizona NCAA, Sacramento 6/7 8134 Terek, Paul Asics MultiStars, DeSanzano 5/6 7963 Detmer, Joe Wisconsin NCAA, Sacramento 6/7 7901 Harlan, Ryan unat Pan Am, Santo Domingo 5/26 3 2008 8371 Hardee, Trey NIKE Texas R, Austin 4/3 8106 Abdur-Rahim, Mustafa ASC-elite McKinley, Alamosa 4/19 8066 Randolph, Chris Club NorthWest George Fox, Newberg 6/13 8055 Eaton, Ashton Oregon NCAA, Des Moines 6/12 8017 Helwick, Chris Team Wick-Set Deacon, Winston-Salem 5/16 8010 Addy, Jangy Tennessee SEC, Auburn 5/17 7907 Cebulski, Joe Tri Valley TGA, Dallas 6/08 [13] Provisional Qualified [provisional standard = 7600] 2007 7871 Richardson II, Chris unat Mt SAC R, Azusa 4/12 7838 Cepeda, Raven Northern Iowa Missouri Valley, Des Moines 5/12 7804 Boyles, Chris CBO-Elite USATF, Indianapolis 6/23 7664 Hines, Neil Iowa State NCAA, Sacramento 6/7 2008 7877 Olkowski, Ryan unat Deacon, Winston-Salem 5/15 7803 Morrison, Mike Florida Mt Sac R, Azusa 4/18 7800 Hoskins, Brandon Liberty Texas Relays, Austin 4/3 7787 Moody, Ricky Washington St Texas R, Austin 4/3 7722 Lysias Edmonds Ariz Puma George Fox, Newberg 6/13 7694 Chisam, Matt unat TGA, Dallas 6/08 7691 Clark, Mat Northern Iowa Drake R, Des Moines 4/24 7675 Kilmartin, Donovan Texas Big 12, Boulder 5/17 7657 Adcock, Joe Missouri Big 12, Boulder 5/17 d)….Website listing results 1. www.flashresult.com 2. www.decathlon2000.ee (both will post real time results) 3. www.decathlonusa.org (I’ll post results and story as soon as I return from Sacramento) e)…..TV Coverage All times are Eastern; subject to change; check local listings Day Date Times Network Saturday June 29 7:00-8:00 pm NBC Sunday June 30 11:00 pm – 1:00 am USA 4 SECTION TWO: RECORDS U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS, 1912- 2004 ********************************* Original ‘85 Year score tables record winner affiliation site 1912 7414 5867 WR J. Austin Menual Univ of Chicago Evanston, IL (24 pts) 1920 7022.9815 5937 MR Brutus Hamilton Missouri New York City 1924 7377 6248 MR Harold Osburn Illinois AC NewYorkCity 1928 7600.52 6345 MR Ken Doherty Cadillac AC Philadelphia 1932 8103.25 6431 MR Jim Bausch Kansas City AC Evanston, IL 1936 7880 7193 MR Glenn Morris Denver AC Milwaukee 1948 7224 6713 Bob Mathias unat, Tulare, CA Bloomfield 1952 7825 7544 MR Bob Mathias Stanford Tulare 1956 7754 7420 Rafer Johnson UCLA Crawfordsville 1960 7794 7982 MR Rafer Johnson S.C. Striders Eugene 1964 7794 7547 Paul Herman U.S.