■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ NEWSLETTER Volume 4, No. 27 June 28, 2005 etrack ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ — USATF Men’s Champs/WC Trials — CARSON, CALIFORNIA, JUNE 23–26 100 METERS Meet held on Home Depot Center’s 9-lane track. FINAL (6/25; wind -2.3): Attendance: 6/23—5237; 6/24—5710; 6/25—10,194; 6/26—9802 1. Justin Gatlin (Nik) 10.08 (9.94 with 0.0 wind, says Big Gold (total 30,943) Book) (first repeat winner since Carl Lewis 1981–83); 2. Shawn Weather: all four days with high about 75; evening sessions first two Crawford (Nik) 10.17; 3. Leonard Scott (Nik) 10.18; days dropped to 65. Clouds early giving way to haze; gusty winds 4. Walter Dix (FlSt) 10.29; 5. Mark Jelks (Nik) 10.32; 6. Rae always. Edwards (Nik) 10.35; 7. Mardy Scales (Nik) 10.36; 8. DaBryan Blanton (Nik) 10.46;… dnf[pulled hamstring c70m]—Maurice Greene (adi). Making The U.S. Team HEATS (6/24; qualify 2+8): All those who had the requisite A-qualifier and finished in I(1.0)–1. Blanton 10.17; 2. Leroy Dixon (SC) 10.30; 3. Jelks 10.33; first 3 are shown in blue ink. If there aren’t 3 people in blue, 4. Jason Smoots (Nik) 10.35; 5. Michael Rodgers (Linden) 10.37; an explanation is given at the end of the event. Those … fs—Gatlin (advanced on appeal after graph from detector seeking to get qualifiers have been given until July 23 by blocks showed pre-gun movement by Jelks next to him). USATF (as compared to the IAAF deadline of July 25) to II(0.4)–1. Greene 10.12; 2. Edwards 10.21; 3. Dwight Phillips (Nik) achieve the needed mark. A B-standard winner trumps an 10.35; A-standard placer, but multiple A-standard placers will 4. Ernest Wiggins (Holy) 10.39; 5. Timothy Walls (TH) 10.50; 6. supplant a B-standard winner. Shomari Wilson (unat) 10.56;… fs—Bernard Williams (adi). III(1.2)–1. Scott 10.20; 2. Scales 10.27; 3. Josh Norman (HP) 10.35; 4. Derrick Johnson (UNCC) 10.44; 5. Lamont Johnson (EPAS) Key To USATF Results 10.57; 6. Allen Burrell (NDSt) 10.65. IV(0.3)–1. Dix 10.27; 2. John Woods (unat) 10.35; First names are not repeated within the same event, but are 3. Kaaron Conwright (Nik) 10.39; 4. John Capel (adi) 10.39 (has repeated in a second event. Paragraph-breaks in the middle wild-card entry for WC in 200); 5. Carlos Moore (CalT) 10.42; 6. Trell of a prelim indicate the division between qualifiers and non- Kimmons (Hinds) 10.45; 7. Chris Johnson (ArLR) 10.46. qualifiers. Subsequent viewing of video might tweak some V(-0.3)–1. Crawford 10.10; 2. J.J. Johnson (Nik) 10.15; 3. Brian of the splits. Lewis (NBal) 10.28; 4. Demi Omole (Wi) 10.32; 5. Coby Miller (Nik) Affiliations are as officially entered in the meet, meaning 10.33; that many who had collegiate affiliations at the NCAA are 6. Anthony Buchanon (Holy) 10.46; 7. Jeff Laynes (Pum) 10.46; 8. listed differently here, even though our year-end list will Wes Felix (USC) 10.49. retain the scholastic connection. Collegians entered as SEMIS (6/25; qualify 2+3): “unattached” were given their collegiate affiliation. I(1.0)–1. Crawford 9.99; 2. Gatlin 10.00; 3. Jelks 10.08 PR; 4. A combination of numbers and letters in parentheses, such Edwards 10.09; as (x, 5 W), (3, 7 A) or (9, x C) indicates the athlete’s position 5. Omole 10.25; 6. J.J. Johnson 10.28; 7. Rodgers 10.37. on the all-time top 10 performer and performances listings. II(1.7)–1. Scott 10.07; 2. Blanton 10.12; 3. Norman 10.16; 4. Smoots 10.18; 5. Woods 10.25 PR; 6. Dixon In the (x, 5 W) example the athlete has a better PR, therefore 10.25. there is an "x" in the first position. But it's still the No. 5 III(1.9)–1. Greene 10.01; 2. Scales 10.10; 3. Dix 10.14; world performance ever. (W=World; A= American; C= Col- 4. Miller 10.21; 5. Lewis 10.21; 6. Phillips 10.38. legiate; J=Junior; NCAA=NCAA Championships). The (3, 7 A) example means that the person moves to No. 3 on the all-time U.S. performers list, with the No. 7 perfor- mance. And (9, x C) means the athlete becomes the No. 9 collegian ever, but the performance is outside the top 10. Marks making top 10s are bold-faced. Any records are both bold-faced and printed in red. © 2005 Track & Field News. All rights reserved. This We also note yearly leaders for the world (WL) & U.S. (AL). newsletter may not be reprinted or retransmitted in any All wind readings are in meters per second, and any posi- form without express written permission. tive reading over 2.0 (4.47mph) is illegal (“w”). www.trackandfieldnews.com ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ -205- June 28, 2005 ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ USATF men — continued: HEATS (6/23; qualify 3+6): I–1. Wariner 45.29; 2. Washington 45.95; 3. Kelly Willie (LSU) 46.04; 4. Terry Gatson (Ar) 46.07; 5. Milton Campbell (Holy) 46.11. 200 METERS II–1. Merritt 45.70; 2. Jerry Harris (adi) 45.92; 3. Kedar Inico (Or) FINAL (6/26; wind -0.9): 46.09; 4. James Davis (Nik) 46.35; 1. Justin Gatlin (Nik) 20.04 (first 100/200 doubler since Baptiste 5. Jerome Davis (Nik) 47.17. [AW] ’85) (10.2/9.8); III–1. Brew 45.48; 2. Smith 45.52; 3. Jamel Ashley (MsSt) 45.72; 2. Tyson Gay (adi) 20.06 (10.2/9.9); 4. Homewood 46.34; 3. Shawn Crawford (Nik) 20.12 (10.2/9.9); 5. David Neville (In) 46.77; 6. Kellen Blassingame (Va) 46.92. 4. Wallace Spearmon (Nik) 20.16 (10.4/9.8); IV–1. Williamson 45.58; 2. Rock 45.76; 3. Byrd 46.05; 4. Matt 5. Rodney Martin (SC) 20.46 (10.5/10.0); Scherer (Or) 46.25; 5. Reggie Witherspoon (Fl) 46.72; 6. Leo Bookman (Nik) 20.49 (10.3/10.2); … dq[lane]—Chris Jones (HP). 7. Coby Miller (Nik) 20.64 (10.4/10.2); SEMIS (6/24; qualify 4+1): 8. J.J. Johnson (Nik) 20.70 (10.5/10.2); I–1. Williamson 44.83; 2. Rock 45.08; 3. Brew 45.46; 4. Byrd 9. Xavier Carter (LSU) 20.71 (10.6/10.1). 45.71; (John Capel has Helsinki wild-card rights as defending champ) 5. Willie 46.17; 6. Campbell 46.27; 7. Harris 46.38; 8. Scherer (lanes: 1. Carter; 2. Johnson; 3. Miller; 4. Gay; 5. Spearmon; 6. 46.65; 9. Witherspoon 48.67. Gatlin; 7. Martin; 8. Bookman; 9. Crawford) II–1. Wariner 44.82; 2. Merritt 45.31; 3. Smith 45.46; 4. Washing- HEATS (6/25; qualify 2+8): ton 45.53; 5. Homewood 45.99; I(-0.9)–1. Bookman 20.63; 2. Spearmon 20.67; 3. Johnson 20.76; 6. Davis 46.08; 7. Ashley 46.27; 8. Gatson 46.50; 9. Inico 46.99. 4. Carey LaCour (Hous) 20.84; 5. Preston Perry (Hous) 20.97; 6. Wes Felix (USC) 21.17. 800 METERS II(-2.4)–1. Crawford 20.77; 2. Leroy Dixon (SC) 20.96; 3. Martin FINAL (6/26): 20.97; 1. Khadevis Robinson (Nik) 1:45.27 4. Trell Kimmons (Hinds) 21.20; 5. Haddow Weatherborne (Lind) (24.6, 26.5 [51.1], 26.7 [1:17.8], 27.5) (51.1/54.2) (14.3); 21.34; 6. Starr Roberts (unat) 21.46. 2. David Krummenacker (adi) 1:46.80 III(-1.6)–1. Gay 20.38; 2. Rae Edwards (Nik) 20.46 PR; 3. Rubin (25.3, 27.2 [52.5], 27.2 [1:19.7], 27.1) (52.5/54.3) (14.0); Williams (Tn) 20.52 PR; 4. Carter 20.54; 5. Kenneth Baxter (NYE) 3. Kevin Hicks (FlAM) 1:46.99 21.00; (25.1, 27.0 [52.1], 27.4 [1:19.5], 27.5) (52.1/54.9) (13.9); 6. Kyle Farmer (Fl) 21.11. 4. Derrick Peterson (adi) 1:47.30 IV(-2.3)–1. Gatlin 20.53; 2. Miller 20.68; 3. Bernard Williams (adi) (25.4, 27.0 [52.4], 27.5 [1:19.9], 27.4) (52.4/54.9) (13.9); 20.68; 4. Jimmie Hackley (Shore) 20.77; 5. Chris Berrian (Fres) 5. Jeremy Mims (Nik) 1:47.43 20.86; (24.9, 27.0 [51.9], 27.2 [1:19.1], 28.3) (51.9/55.5) (14.6); 6. Robert Staten (unat) 21.01. 6. Jebreh Harris (Reeb) 1:47.44 SEMIS (6/26; qualify 4+1): (24.9, 26.7 [51.6], 27.0 [1:18.6], 28.8) (51.6/55.8) (15.0); I(-1.0)–1. Gay 20.51; 2. Martin 20.52; 3. Carter 20.53; 4. Crawford 7. Zach Glavash (Il) 1:49.64 20.57; (25.3, 27.0 [52.3], 28.1 [1:20.4], 29.2) (52.3/57.3) (14.8); 5. Edwards 20.77; 6. R. Williams 20.80; 7. Berrian 20.88; 8. Dixon 8. Christian Smith (KsSt) 1:49.79 21.12; 9. Perry 21.36. (24.8, 26.6 [51.4], 27.4 [1:18.8], 31.0) (51.4/58.4) (16.3); II(-1.8)–1.