Volume 15, No. 19 March 22, 2016 — World Indoor Champs Women — PORTLAND, OREGON VI–1. Pierre 7.07; 2. Rosángela Santos 400 METERS (Bra) 7.21; 3. Maja Mihalinec (Slo) 7.28; 4. March 17–20 FINAL (3/19) Chantal Butzek (Ger) 7.35; 1. Kemi Adekoya (Bhr) 51.45 NR (200 banked) 5. Carole Zahi (Fra) 7.36; 6. Angie Lam (23.81/27.74); (Attendance: 6924, 4087/7016 (sellout), On Ki (HK) 7.54; 7. Valentina Meredova 2. Ashley Spencer (US) 51.72; 6842/7173 (sellout), 7191 (sellout)—39,283. (Tkm) 7.89. 3. Quanera Hayes (US) 51.76; SEMIS (3/19; qualify 2+2) 4. Stephenie Ann McPherson (Jam) 52.20; 60 METERS I–1. Pierre 7.06; 2. Asher-Smith 7.11; 5. Justyna Święty (Pol) 52.46; FINAL (3/19) 3. Samuel 7.16; 4. Baptiste 7.16; 5. Pinto 6. Iveta Putalová (Svk) 54.39. 1. Barbara Pierre (US) 7.02 (x, =12 A); 7.22; 6. Povh 7.27; 7. Popowicz-Drapala 2. Dafne Schippers (Hol) 7.04; HEATS (3/18; qualify 2+4) 7.34;… dns. Hooper. 3. Elaine Thompson (Jam) 7.06; I–1. Adekoya 52.27; 2. McPherson 52.56; II–1. Ahye 7.09 =NR =PR; 2. Bowie 7.11 4. Michelle-Lee Ahye (Tri) 7.11; 3. Mupopo Kabange (Zam) 52.72 NR; 4. PR; 3. Ta Lou 7.15; 5. Asha Philip (GB) 7.14; Samantha Edwards (Ant) 53.70; 4. Facey 7.21; 5. Harrigan 7.23; 6. 6. Tori Bowie (US) 7.14; 5. Amaliya Sharoyan (Arm) 55.13. Emmanuel 7.23 =PR; 7. Mihalinec 7.34; 8. 7. Marie Josée Ta Lou (CI) 7.29; II–1. Spencer 52.96; 2. Lisanne De Witte Butzek 7.45. … dnc—Dina Asher-Smith (GB). (Hol) 53.19; 3. Grace Claxton (PR) 53.97; III–1. Thompson 7.04 PR; 2. Schippers 4. Christina Francisco (Gum) 60.08 PR. HEATS (3/19; qualify 3+6) 7.08; 3. Philip 7.13; III–1. Święty 54.25; 2. Putalová 54.53; I–1. Thompson 7.09 PR; 2. Philip 7.18; 3. 4. Santos 7.20; 5. Tenorio 7.21 PR; 6. Wei 3. Ashley Kelly (IVB) 54.95;… dnf— Kelly-Ann Baptiste (Tri) 7.20; 7.28; 7. Jones-Ferrette 7.33; 8. Chand 7.62. Chris-Ann Gordon (Jam). 4. Flings Owusu-Agyapong (Gha) 7.36; IV–1. Hayes 52.98; 2. Malgorzata Holub 5. Agata Forkasiewicz (Pol) 7.45; 6. Élodie (Pol) 53.15; 3. Bianca Razor (Rom) 53.27; Vanessa Embony (Mol) 7.65 PR; 7. Mariana 4. Djénébou Danté (Mli) 55.76 PR;… Cress (MHL) 8.51 PR. dq—Tjipekapora Herunga (Nam). II–1. Schippers 7.13; 2. Bowie 7.15; 3. Laverne Jones-Ferrette (VI) 7.27; 4. Yongli SEMIS (3/18; qualify 3) Wei (Chn) 7.31; I–1. Spencer 52.39; 2. Święty 53.00; 3. 5. Adeline Gouenon (CI) 7.50; 6. Phobay Putalová 53.13; Kutu-Akoi (Lbr) 7.56; 7. Charlotte Wingfield 4. Razor 53.34; 5. De Witte 53.35; 6. (Mlt) 7.63. Edwards 54.67. III–1. Tatjana Pinto (Ger) 7.19; 2. Simone II–1. Adekoya 51.47 NR; 2. Hayes 51.54; Facey (Jam) 7.20; 3. Crystal Emmanuel 3. McPherson 51.91 PR; (Can) 7.23 =PR; 4. Olesya Povh (Ukr) 7.29; 4. Kabange 52.68 NR; 5. Holub 52.73 5. Ashley Marshall (Bar) 7.38; 6. Qiqi PR; 6. Claxton 53.67. Yuan (Chn) 7.48; 7. Patricia Taea (COK) 7.95; 8. Zarinae Sapong (NMA) 8.70 PR. IV–1. Ahye 7.09 NR; 2. Asher-Smith 7.12; 3. Gloria Hooper (Ita) 7.29 PR; 4. Marika Popowicz-Drapala (Pol) 7.32; 5. Tynia Gaither (Bah) 7.41; 6. Viktoriya Zyabkina (Kaz) 7.47; 7. Lan Loi Im (MAC) 7.83 PR; 8. Kariman Abuljadayel (Sau) 9.48 PR. V–1. Ta Lou 7.17; 2. Jamile Samuel (Hol) 7.19; 3. Angela Tenorio (Ecu) 7.24; 4. Tahesia Harrigan (IVB) 7.30; 5. Dutee Chand (Ind) 7.30; © 2016 Track & Field News.All rights 6. Anasztázia Nguyen (Hun) 7.46; 7. reserved.This newsletter may not be re- Aziza Sbaity (Leb) 7.78. printedor retransmitted in any formwithout express written permission. www.trackandfieldnews.com -119- March 22, 2016 800 METERS 3000 METERS 4 x 400 FINAL (3/20) RESULTS (3/20) RESULTS (3/20) 1. Francine Niyonsaba (Bur) 2:00.01 NR (WL) 1. Genzebe Dibaba (Eth) 8:47.43 1. United States 3:26.38 (WL) (7 W, 2 A) (1:29.78); (42.6, 40.1 [1:22.7], 37.7 [2:00.4], 38.4 (Natasha Hastings 51.89, 2. Ajee’ Wilson (US) 2:00.27 [2:38.8], 38.2 [3:17.0], 34.6 [3:51.6], 31.7 Quanera Hayes 51.02, (29.23); [4:23.3], 32.2 [4:55.5], 33.5 [5:29.0], 33.8 Courtney Okolo 50.71, 3. Margaret Wambui (Ken) 2:00.44 PR [6:02.83], 33.6 [6:36.4], 33.3 [7:09.73], 33.2 Ashley Spencer 52.76); (60.56); [7:42.9], 32.6 [8:15.5], 31.9) 2. Poland 3:31.15 4. Laura Roesler (US) 2:00.80; (31.9, 64.5, 2:11.0, 2:44.60, 4:24.1, 5:30.4) (Ewelina Ptak 54.6, Malgorzata Holub 51.9, 5. Aníta Hinriksdóttir (Ice) 2:02.58; (6:02.83); Magdalena Gorzkowska 53.0, 6. Habitam Alemu (Eth) 2:04.61. 2. Meseret Defar (Eth) 8:54.26 Justyna Święty 51.7); HEATS (3/19; qualify 1+3) (68.2, 2:15.7, 3:23.2, 4:29.4); 3. Romania 3:31.51 I–1. Wilson 2:00.61; 2. Wambui 2:00.68 3. Shannon Rowbury (US) 8:55.55 (Adelina Pastor 54,1, Mirela Lavric 53,1, PR; 3. Hinriksdóttir 2:01.96; 4. Alemu (68.1, 2:16.6, 3:23.7, 4:30.1); Andrea Miklós 52.7, Bianca Razor 51.6); 2:02.34; 4. Maureen Koster (Hol) 8:56.44 4. Nigeria 3:34.03 5. Anastasiya Tkachuk (Ukr) 2:02.60. (68.9, 2:17.2, 3:24.0, 4:30.5); (Margaret Bamgbose 54.2, II–1. Niyonsaba 2:02.37 NR; 5. Abbey D’Agostino (US) 8:58.40; Regina George 52.4, 2. Lynsey Sharp (GB) 2:02.75; 3. Lovisa 6. Steph Twell (GB) 9:00.38; Tameka Jameson 53,5, Ada Benjamin 53.9); Lindh (Swe) 2:03.44; 4. Hedda Hynne (Nor) 7. Betsy Saina (Ken) 9:01.86; 5. Ukraine 3:40.42 2:03.96; 5. Malika Akkaoui (Mor) 2:04.00; 6. 8. Betlhem Desalegn (UAE) 9:03.30; (Anastasiya Lebid 55.9, Olha Bibik 54.4, Liga Velvere (Lat) 2:05.20. 9. Jessica O’Connell (Can) 9:05.71; Anastasiya Bryzhina 55.6, III–1. Roesler 2:04.38; 10. Nancy Chepkwemoi (Ken) 9:07.63; Dzhoys Koba 54.5); 2. Tigist Assefa (Eth) 2:04.55; 3. Christina 11. Sviatlana Kudzelich (Blr) 9:17.45 … dnf—Jamaica Hering (Ger) 2:05.39; 4. Adele Tracey (GB) (3:15.73); (Patricia Hall [fell], Chris-Ann Gordon, 2:07.05; 5. Rose M. Almanza (Cub) 2:08.07; 12. Sheila Reid (Can) 9:19.67; Anneisha McLaughlin, 6. Natoya Goule (Jam) 2:08.23. 13. Josephine Moultrie (GB) 9:29.10. Stephenie Ann McPherson). 1500 METERS 60-METER HURDLES FINAL (3/19) FINAL (3/18) 1. Sifan Hassan (Hol) 4:04.96 1. Nia Ali (US) 7.81; (2:46.35, 3:19.26, 3:49.78) 2. Brianna Rollins (US) 7.82; (17.4, 33.3 [50.7], 33.5 [1:24.2], 32.5 [1:56.7], 3. Tiffany Porter (GB) 7.90; 32.8 [2:29.5], 33.3 [3:02.8], 4. Andrea Ivancevic (Cro) 7.95; 32.3 [3:35.1], 29.9) 5. Angela Whyte (Can) 7.99; (29.9, 62.2, 2:08.3, 2:40.8, 3:14.3); 6. Alina Talay (Blr) 8.00; 2. Dawit Seyaum (Eth) 4:05.30; 7. Serita Solomon (GB) 8.29; HIGH JUMP 3. Gudaf Tsegay (Eth) 4:05.71; 8. Keni Harrison (US) 8.87. RESULTS (3/20) 4. Axumawit Embaye (Eth) 4:09.37; HEATS (3/18; qualify 2+2) 1. Vashti Cunningham (US) 6-5 (1.96) 5. Brenda Martinez (US) 4:09.57; I–1. Rollins 7.82; 2. Talay 7.96; 3. Solomon (x, =2 AJ, HS) (also x, =5 HS & x, 10 HS) 6. Melissa Duncan (Aus) 4:09.69 8.04; 2. Ruth Beitia (Spa) 6-5; (32.95, 65.87, 1:3913, 2:12.71); 4. Michelle Jenneke (Aus) 8.10 PR; 5. 3. Kamila Lićwinko (Pol) 6-5; 7. Renata Plis (Pol) 4:10.14; Pedrya Seymour (Bah) 8.15 PR; 6. Shuijiao 4. Airinė Palšytė (Lit) 6-5; 8. Violah Lagat (Ken) 4:10.45 PR; Wu (Chn) 8.18; 7. Samantha Scarlett (Jam) =5. Levern Spencer (StL) 6-4 (1.93); 9. Danuta Urbanik (Pol) 4:12.59. 8.37. =5. Sofie Skoog (Swe) 6-4; HEATS (3/18; qualify 3+3) II–1. Ali 7.91; 2. Porter 8.00; 7. Alessia Trost (Ita) 6-4; I–1. Seyaum 4:09.05; 2. Embaye 4:09.43; 3. Hanna Plotitsyna (Ukr) 8.09; 4. 8. Erika Kinsey (Swe) 6-4 PR; 3. Martinez 4:09.75; 4. Plis 4:10.44; 5. Lagat Stephanie Bendrat (Aut) 8.25; 5.