t-and-f: Craig Masback interview on RW Daily...
...Masback talks about the television coverage of the upcoming world championships on PAX, http://www.wcsn.com, Comcast Sports Net, and College Sports Television Network. He says 58 hours of the meet will be webcast on http://www.wcsn.com using the IAAF announce team of Peter Matthews, Steve Ovett Sean Pickering, so for those who have clamored for European style coverage, here it is. Apparently, the ppv webcast ($14.95 for the meet or $3.95/day) will be available in the USA only. For those who've bashed the US style coverage over the years, it's put up or shut up time. Masback also states the Bislett Games will be available free on wcsn.com. Full interview is at: http://www.runnersworld.com/cda/daily_news/0,5039,0-0-0-007-20-2005,00.html#chat Paul Merca
t-and-f: Ritz wins in Belfast...
Go to: http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=28166.html Paul Merca
Re: t-and-f: Greek duo out of Games
At 12:39 PM -0400 8/14/04, Paul Tucknott wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/athletics/3565054.stm Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou have been withdrawn from the Olympics for missing a mandatory drugs test. The pair failed to take the test on Thursday and were then hospitalised after a motorcycle accident. Greek team bosses met on Saturday and voted 5-1 to ban the pair, pending a hearing by Games officials on Monday. Swedish athletes had threatened to boycott the games if the duo were cleared to compete. Missing a drugs test is regarded as an offence punishable by a ban of up to two years. Kenteris, the Olympic 200m champion, and Thanou, who won silver in the women's 100m at Sydney, were due to attend a drugs test on Thursday evening but failed to show up. They were then involved in a motorcycle accident in an Athens suburb and were taken to hospital with various cuts and bruises. Greek police, however, have launched an inquiry into the accident after failing to find any witnesses, including the driver who is said to have driven the pair to hospital. Hospital officials have so far refused the police permission to quiz the athletes further on their accident. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) have revealed that Kenteris and Thanou were also under investigation for missing a doping test in Chicago, Illinois, earlier this week as they prepared for the Games. Which brings up the question of what they were doing in Chicago, of all places? PM
t-and-f: Fwd: Zurich results
Courtesy IAAF. Weltklasse Zurich Zurich 06-Aug-2004 Results MEN Official Result Men - 100m - Race 1 Wind:-0.5m/s Pos Athlete Nat Mark 1 Powell AsafaJAM 9.93 2 Greene Maurice USA 9.94 3 Gatlin Justin USA 10.06 4 Scott Leonard USA 10.07 5 Obikwelu FrancisPOR 10.10 6 Capel John USA 10.11 7 Collins Kim SKN 10.21 8 Miller Coby USA 10.25 Official Result Men - 100m - Race 2 Wind:-0.9m/s Pos Athlete Nat Mark 1 Frater Michael JAM 10.17 2 Patton Darvis USA 10.19 3 Johnson Joshua J. USA 10.19 4 Brunson Marcus USA 10.24 5 Scales MardyUSA 10.31 6 Williams BernardUSA 10.32 7 Waugh Ainsley JAM 10.47 8 Dubois Daniel SUI 10.61 Official Result Men - 100m - Race 1 Wind:-0.5m/s Pos Athlete Nat Mark 1 Powell AsafaJAM 9.93 2 Greene Maurice USA 9.94 3 Gatlin Justin USA 10.06 4 Scott Leonard USA 10.07 5 Obikwelu FrancisPOR 10.10 6 Capel John USA 10.11 7 Collins Kim SKN 10.21 8 Miller Coby USA 10.25 Official Result Men - 100m - Race 2 Wind:-0.9m/s Pos Athlete Nat Mark 1 Frater Michael JAM 10.17 2 Patton Darvis USA 10.19 3 Johnson Joshua J. USA 10.19 4 Brunson Marcus USA 10.24 5 Scales MardyUSA 10.31 6 Williams BernardUSA 10.32 7 Waugh Ainsley JAM 10.47 8 Dubois Daniel SUI 10.61 Official Result Men - 200m Wind:-1.2m/s Pos Athlete Nat Mark 1 Williams BernardUSA 20.13 2 Johnson Joshua J. USA 20.28 3 Obikwelu FrancisPOR 20.36 4 Fredericks FrankNAM 20.46 5 Buckland StÈphane MRI 20.56 6 Unger TobiasGER 20.65 7 Patton Darvis USA 20.66 Batangdon JosephCMR DNF Official Result Men - 800m - Race 1 Pos Athlete Nat Mark 1 Bungei Wilfred KEN 1:43.06 2 Yiampoy William KEN 1:43.29 3 Mutua JosephKEN 1:43.85 4 Kipketer Wilson DEN 1:43.89 5 Sepeng HezekiÈl RSA 1:44.38 6 SaÔd-Guerni Djabir ALG 1:44.87 7 Koech JustusKEN 1:44.91 8 Bucher AndrÈSUI 1:45.56 9 Mulaudzi Mbulaeni RSA 1:46.89 Rotich HenryKEN DNF Official Result Men - 800m - Race 2 Pos Athlete Nat Mark 1 Kamel Youssef Saad BRN 1:43.11 2 Laalou AmineMAR 1:43.68 3 Reina Antonio ManuelESP 1:43.89 4 Chirchir WilliamKEN 1:44.75 5 Longo AndreaITA 1:44.83 6 Robinson Khadevis USA 1:44.89 7 Krummenacker David USA 1:44.93 8 Yemmouni Mounir FRA 1:45.25 9 AÔssat Nicolas FRA 1:45.28 10 Som BramNED 1:46.51 11 Jansen JoeriBEL 1:47.05 12 Johnson JonathanUSA 1:47.63 Lelei David KEN DNF Olmedo Manuel ESP DNF Official Result Men - 800m - Race 1 Pos Athlete Nat Mark 1 Bungei Wilfred KEN 1:43.06 2 Yiampoy William KEN 1:43.29 3 Mutua JosephKEN 1:43.85 4 Kipketer Wilson DEN 1:43.89 5 Sepeng HezekiÈl RSA 1:44.38 6 SaÔd-Guerni Djabir ALG 1:44.87 7 Koech JustusKEN 1:44.91 8 Bucher AndrÈSUI 1:45.56 9 Mulaudzi Mbulaeni RSA 1:46.89 Rotich HenryKEN DNF Official Result Men - 800m - Race 2 Pos Athlete Nat Mark 1 Kamel Youssef Saad BRN 1:43.11 2 Laalou AmineMAR 1:43.68 3 Reina Antonio ManuelESP 1:43.89 4 Chirchir WilliamKEN 1:44.75 5 Longo AndreaITA 1:44.83 6 Robinson Khadevis USA 1:44.89 7 Krummenacker David USA 1:44.93 8 Yemmouni Mounir FRA 1:45.25 9 AÔssat Nicolas FRA 1:45.28 10 Som BramNED 1:46.51 11 Jansen JoeriBEL 1:47.05 12 Johnson JonathanUSA 1:47.63 Lelei David KEN DNF Olmedo Manuel ESP DNF Official Result Men - 1500m Pos Athlete Nat Mark 1 Lagat Bernard KEN 3:27.40 2 El Guerrouj Hicham MAR 3:27.64 3 Songok Isaac KipronoKEN 3:30.99 4 Korir Paul KEN 3:31.32 5 Baala Mehdi FRA 3:32.54 6 Kipchirchir AlexKEN 3:32.74 7 Rotich LabanKEN 3:34.11 8 Willis Nicholas NZL 3:34.53 9 Sullivan Kevin CAN 3:34.69 10 Shabunin Vyacheslav RUS 3:36.25 11 East MichaelGBR 3:36.92 12 Silva Rui POR 3:37.99 13
t-and-f: Bergquist snaps Achilles tendon
Go to: http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=26338.html Paul Merca
t-and-f: Vote for ESPN's ESPY Awards...
Go to: http://espn.go.com/espy2004/s/04maletracknominees.html and http://espn.go.com/espy2004/s/04femaletracknominees.html to vote for the best male and female track field athletes. Paul Merca
t-and-f: TIm Montgomery and Three Others Receive Letter on Potential Doping Violation...
Go to: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/08/sports/olympics/08CND-TRAC.html?ex=1087358400en=667ac3de21cc6befei=5062partner=GOOGLE or http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=1818235 Paul Merca
t-and-f: Christian Cantwell feature...
Go to: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2004/05/30/SPGR36U6UD1.DTL to read about shot putter Christian Cantwell, who competes in tomorrow's US Open meet at Stanford. Paul Merca
t-and-f: Craig Masback tries to guide track through steroid woes...
Go to: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/athens/track/2004-05-26-masback-track_x.htm Paul Merca
t-and-f: Dick Patrick Transcript from USAToday.com
USA Today track field writer Dick Patrick answered a number of questions today regarding BALCO, USATF, Marion Jones, etc. Go to: http://cgi1.usatoday.com/mchat/20040527004/tscript.htm Paul Merca
t-and-f: Rick Noji retrospect...
Go to: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2001937691_smitty25.html for an update on what the former 3-time US world championship team member in the high jump (8th in 1991) is doing these days. Paul Merca
t-and-f: Blaine Newnham column on Roger Bannister...
Go to: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2001917776_blai02.html Paul Merca
t-and-f: IAAF World Indoor Championships recap...
...including performances by Pappas, Jacobs, Krummenacker, Geb, etc. at: http://www.iaaf.org/WIC03/news/Kind=2/newsId=20835.html Paul Merca
t-and-f: NCAA d-1 final lists available...
Women are at: http://members.aol.com/rpodkam/d1windF.txt Men are at: http://members.aol.com/rpodkam/d1mindF.txt Paul Merca
Re: t-and-f: More track in SI
At 1:42 PM -0500 3/7/03, Martin J. Dixon wrote: This time Burleson and Brasher. The Gallowalkers won't like this comment: I don't call what I do now running. That's when you're doing somewhere around six minutes a mile, says Burleson... Regards, Martin Isn't Gallowalking what an inmate does before execution? :-) Paul Merca
t-and-f: Kenyan Cross Country Championships and provisional team forLausanne
Go to http://www.iaaf.org/WXC03/news/Kind=2/newsId=20456.html Paul Merca
t-and-f: FACT SHEET--2003 USA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, BUFFALO BAYOUPARK, HOUSTON, TX.
For Release: 10 February 2003 Contact: Paul Merca, Championships Media Relations Consultant 206/499-4329, telephone 206/725-3662, fax e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Connie Nordyke, Houston LOC, 713.807.9002 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tom Surber, USA Track Field, 317/261-0500, extension 317 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] FACT SHEET 2003 USA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS WHEN: 15-16 February 2003. This is the fifth time that the national championships have been contested in February, as opposed to the previous traditional dates in late November/early December, in order to align with the international schedule (in most parts of the world, cross country is a late fall/winter sport). WHERE: Buffalo Bayou Park near downtown Houston HOSTED BY: Houston Harriers, and the Gulf Association/USA Track Field SPONSORS: Southwest Bank of Texas and Academy Sports Outdoors. THE TIME SCHEDULE: The schedule of events are as follows: SATURDAY 9:30 AM: 4k Community Race 10:30 AM: Masters Womens 6k Race 11:30 AM: Masters Men 6 km 12:15 PM: Jr. Women 6 km Championship 12:45 PM: Open Men 4 km Championship 1:15 PM: Sr. Womens 8k Championship 5:00 PM: Awards Presentation (@ Doubletree) SUNDAY 10 AM: Jr. Mens 8k Championship 10:45 AM: Sr. Womens 4k Championship 11:15 AM: Sr.Mens 12k championship 12:30 PM: Awards Ceremony WHO'S EXPECTED TO COMPETE: Many of Americaís top distance runners, including three of the six defending national champions (Deena Drossin, Meb Keflezighi, and junior champion Timothy Moore). As team titles are also at stake, many of the countryís top clubs are expected to send teams, led by last year's menís and women's national team champions adidas (m 4 12 k) and Nike (w 4 12 k). In addition, many of the country's top masters runners are vying for national titles at the USA Masters Cross Country Championships, competing over a six-kilometer course. Defending womenís champion Carmen Ayala-Troncoso from Austin, TX., is entered in this year's event. As of the early entry deadline of February 7th, close to 325 athletes have submitted entries for the championship races, and the community runs. Entries are being accepted for the championship races, with a $50 late entry fee up to 6 PM on Friday February 14th. Most of the team entries and rosters will be determined by 6 PM on Friday. WHAT'S AT STAKE: The top six finishers in each of the six races contested (senior menís 12 k, senior womenís 8 k, junior menís 8 k, junior womenís 6 k, senior menís short cross 4 k, senior womenís short cross 4 k) will earn berths on the United States national team that will compete at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships March 29-30th in Lausanne, Switzerland. Additionally, prize money will be awarded to the top finishers in each of the four senior-level races. MEET HISTORY: The USA National Cross Country Championships have been contested since 1890. The women began contesting for the national championships in 1964. Among the illustrious list of national champions include 1972 Olympic marathon gold medallist Frank Shorter; former American marathon record holder Alberto Salazar; Sports Illustrated writer Kenny Moore; eight-time winner Pat Porter; nine-time USA national champion, three time world cross country champion, 1992 Olympic Games bronze medallist (1 meters) Lynn Jennings; and, Doris Brown Heritage, who is the coach of this year's senior women's team. MEET HEADQUARTERS: The official hotel for the USA Cross Country Championships is the Doubletree Allen Center, 400 Dallas Street, in downtown Houston. The phone number is : 713-759-0202. Here are the directions from George Bush Intercontinental Airport: 1: Start out going West on TERMINAL RD N toward TERMINAL A BAGGAGE CLAIM. 0.12 miles 2: Turn LEFT onto AIRPORT EXIT. 0.09 miles 3: Turn LEFT onto TERMINAL RD S. 0.47 miles 4: Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto JOHN F KENNEDY BLVD. 2.52 miles 5: Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto GREENS RD. 2.47 miles 6: Turn RIGHT onto EASTEX FRWY/US-59. 0.58 miles 7: Merge onto US-59 S via the ramp- on the left. 12.42 miles 8: Merge onto I-10 W/US-90 W toward SAN ANTONIO. 1.47 miles 9: Merge onto I-45 S/US-75 S via exit number 768B- on the left. 0.88 miles 10: Take the MC KINNEY ST exit- exit number 47C- on the left. 0.24 miles 11: Stay straight to go onto MCKINNEY ST. 0.03 miles 12: Turn RIGHT onto BAGBY ST. 0.12 miles 13: Turn LEFT onto DALLAS ST. From Houston Intercontinental Airport: 1: Start out going East on GREENS RD toward RANKIN RD. 3.18 miles 2: Turn RIGHT onto EASTEX FRWY/US-59. 0.58 miles 3: Merge onto US-59 S via the ramp- on the left. 12.42 miles 4: Merge onto I-10 W/US-90 W toward SAN ANTONIO. 1.47 miles 5: Merge onto I-45 S/US-75 S via exit number 768B- on the left. 0.88 miles 6: Take the MC KINNEY ST exit- exit number 47C- on the left. 0.24 miles 7: Stay straight to go onto MCKINNEY ST. 0.03 miles 8: Turn RIGHT onto BAGBY ST. 0.12 miles 9: Turn LEFT onto DALLAS ST. THE BUFFALO
t-and-f: 2002 FOOT LOCKER CHAMPION CHRIS SOLINSKY LEADS GROUP OF ELITEPREPSTERS INTO USA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
FOR RELEASE: 9 February 2003 CONTACT: Paul Merca, 206-499-4329; [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2002 FOOT LOCKER CHAMPION CHRIS SOLINSKY LEADS GROUP OF ELITE PREPSTERS INTO USA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (HOUSTON, TX) Chris Solinsky, a senior at Stevens Point Area Senior H.S. of Stevens Point, WI., today confirmed his participation in next week's USA Cross Country Championships at Buffalo Bayou Park in Houston, TX. Solinsky won the 2002 Foot Locker National Cross Country Championship for high school athletes, covering the 5-kilometer (3.14 miles) course at Balboa Park in San Diego in a time of 14:40.5. Solinksy won by 20 seconds, which tied Dathan Ritzenhein's 2000 win for the biggest victory margin of victory. His time was the third-fastest ever on the course. Solinsky, who attends the same school that produced three-time US Olympian Suzy Favor-Hamilton, won the Wisconsin state title last year in both the 1600 and 3200 meter runs on the track, and enters the USA Cross Country Championships with personal bests of 4:08.61, and 8:48.44. In addition to Solinsky, six other Foot Locker finalists are entered in the meet. Third place finisher Bobby Curtis, a senior at Saint Xavier H.S. in Louisville, KY; junior Ryan Deak of Maclay H.S. in Tallahassee, FL., senior Alec Wall of Grant High in Portland, OR; junior Brian Sullivan of The Woodlands HS in The Woodlands, TX; and junior Galen Rupp of Central Catholic HS in Portland, OR., are all entered in next Sunday's 8-kilometer junior men's championship race for runners 19 and under. In the junior women's 6-kilometer race, which happens on Saturday, junior Rachael Forish of Lamar High School in Arlington, TX is the lone Foot Locker Cross Country Championships competitor that has entered so far. High school distance running enthusiasts will have an opportunity to see these athletes race against each other and against the best 19-and-under distance runners in the country here in Houston, said USA Cross Country Championships media relations consultant Paul Merca. The USA Cross Country Championships comes to Houston, under the guidance of meet director Jon Warren, the cross country coach at Rice University. The USA Cross Country Championships brings together many of America's top distance runners, and serves as the selection meet for the USA national team that will compete in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships on March 29th-30th in Lausanne, Switzerland. The top six finishers in each of the six championship races on the spectator-friendly Buffalo Bayou course (junior men, junior women, senior men, senior women, menís short-course, womenís short course) earn berths on Team USA. In last year's event in Vancouver, WA., Deena Drossin won her fifth national women's eight-kilometer harrier title in a time of 26:31, while Meb Keflezighi won the men's 12-kilometer championship in 35:45. Regina Jacobs (12:55), and Tim Broe (11:26) each won the women's and men's 4-kilometer title, while Maria Cicero (21:05) and Tim Moore (24:48) were the national junior champions. For more information on the USA Cross Country Championships, please visit the meet's official web site at http://www.usatf.org/events/2003/USAXCChampionships/ --end-- NOTES: Here is the official time schedule for the meet: Saturday, February 15, 2003 9:30 a.m. Community Run 4 km 10:30 Masters Women 6 km 11:30 Masters Men 6 km 12:15 p.m. Junior Women 6 km 12:45 Open Men 4 km 1:15 Open Women 8 km 5:00 Awards Ceremony Sunday, February 16, 2003 10:00 Junior Men 8 km 10:45 Open Women 4 km 11:15 Open Men 12 km 12:30 p.m. Awards Ceremony Media wishing to cover the USA Cross Country Championships are urged to contact either Connie Nordyke, media relations manager of the Houston Host Committee at 713.807.9002 or by e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED], or Paul Merca, Championships Media Relations Consultant at 206/499-4329, or by e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Media members may also contact Tom Surber, Media Information Manager at USA Track Field at 317/261-0500, extension 317, or by e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] The official hotel for the USA Cross Country Championships is the Doubletree Allen Center, 400 Dallas Street, in downtown Houston. The phone number is : 713-759-0202
t-and-f: DEFENDING JUNIOR MEN'S CHAMPION TIM MOORE CONFIRMS HIS ENTRY INTHE USA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS IN HOUSTON
DEFENDING JUNIOR MEN'S CHAMPION TIM MOORE CONFIRMS HIS ENTRY IN THE USA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS IN HOUSTON BILLY NELSON AND VALERIE LAUVER ROUND OUT TRIO OF 2002 NATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM MEMBERS ENTERED IN USA WORLD CROSS COUNTRY TEAM TRIALS (HOUSTON, TX) Defending junior men's 8-kilometer national cross country champion Tim Moore of Novi, MI., today confirmed his participation in next week's USA Cross Country Championships at Buffalo Bayou Park in Houston, TX. Moore, a freshman at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, IN., won last yearís national junior title for athletes 19 and under, covering the 8-kilometer (4.97 miles) course at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Vancouver, WA., in a time of 24:48. At last yearís IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Dublin, Ireland, Moore finished in 54th place, in a time of 25:47. Moore was the winner of the 2001 Foot Locker National Cross Country Championships. Meet organizers also announced the entry of fellow 2002 USA junior team member Billy Nelson. Nelson, a freshman at the University of Colorado in Boulder, finished third in last yearís nationals in Vancouver, running 25:04, and placed 33rd in last yearís world junior meet in Dublin. Yet another standout from last yearís USA national junior team, Valerie Lauver of Allen, TX., returns to her home state to run in the selection race for this yearís IAAF World Cross Country Championships at the end of March in Lausanne, Switzerland. Lauver, currently a freshman at the University of Missouri, and the winner of the 2002 Texas 5A state title in the 3200 meter run, placed fifth last year in Vancouver in 21:40 over 6 kilometers (3.74 miles), and 36th at the world championships. The USA Cross Country Championships comes to Houston, under the guidance of meet director Jon Warren, the cross country coach at Rice University. The USA Cross Country Championships brings together many of Americaís top distance runners, and serves as the selection meet for the USA national team that will compete in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships on March 29th-30th in Lausanne, Switzerland. In last year's event, Deena Drossin won her fifth national women's eight-kilometer harrier title at Fort Vancouver in a time of 26:31, while Meb Keflezighi won the men's 12-kilometer championship in 35:45. Regina Jacobs (12:55), and Tim Broe (11:26) each won the women's and men's 4-kilometer title, while Maria Cicero (21:05) and Moore (24:48) were the national junior champions. For more information on the USA Cross Country Championships, please visit the meet's official web site at http://www.usatf.org/events/2003/USAXCChampionships/ --end-- NOTES: Here is the official time schedule for the meet: Saturday, February 15, 2003 9:30 a.m. Community Run 4 km 10:30 Masters Women 6 km 11:30 Masters Men 6 km 12:15 p.m. Junior Women 6 km 12:45 Open Men 4 km 1:15 Open Women 8 km 5:00 Awards Ceremony Sunday, February 16, 2003 10:00 Junior Men 8 km 10:45 Open Women 4 km 11:15 Open Men 12 km 12:30 p.m. Awards Ceremony Media wishing to cover the USA Cross Country Championships are urged to contact either Connie Nordyke, media relations manager of the Houston Host Committee at 713.807.9002 or by e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED], or Paul Merca, Championships Media Relations Consultant at 206/499-4329, or by e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Media members may also contact Tom Surber, Media Information Manager at USA Track Field at 317/261-0500, extension 317, or by e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] The official hotel for the USA Cross Country Championships is the Doubletree Allen Center, 400 Dallas Street, in downtown Houston. The phone number is : 713-759-0202
t-and-f: Fwd: Athletes Climb World Standings at Husky Invitational TrackMeet
Release courtesy Univ. of Washington media relations. Full results are listed at www.gohuskies.com. Overlooked in the release was a mark of 5.70 in the pole vault by former Michigan State jumper Paul Terek. Overall a great meet on the University of Washington's 307 meter unbanked Mondo track, as I had the pleasure of helping call some of the events. Paul Merca Feb. 1, 2003 Athletes Climb World Standings at Husky Invitational Track Meet SEATTLE- Nike's Bolota Asmeron clocked the world's sixth-fastest indoor 3,000-meter time in 2003 on Saturday, while Iron Wood Track Club's Derek Woodske threw the 35-pound weight farther than any athlete in the world had so far this season, highlighting the 2003 Husky Invitational Track and Field Meet at Dempsey Indoor, on the UW campus. Collegiate athletes posted 17 NCAA automatic-qualifying marks, and 28 provisional-qualifying marks, including provisional marks by Husky senior Courtney Inman in the mile, and the UW men's distance medley relay. Asmeron routed a world-class field by six seconds, posting a time of 7 minutes, 49.68 seconds that was briefly the world's best, before five athletes ran faster at Saturday night's Adidas Games 2003, in Boston. The mark was only the second most-impressive of the day, however, as Woodske heaved the weight a stunning 73-feet, 9 1/2 inches, tops in the world of marks entering Saturday's competition. The two world-beaters stole the show from the three Olympians on hand for the UW meet. Two-time Olympic medalist John Godina wowed the eager crowd by winning the shot put with a throw of 65-6 3/4, as did 2000 Olympian Seilala Sua, whose mark of 56-8 in winning the women's shot put bested her own facility record. Joining the two throwers on the victory stand was former Husky and 2000 U.S. Olympian Ja'Warren Hooker, who took the 60-meter dash in a blistering 6.63 seconds. I thought that the performances at today's meet were outstanding, said first-year head coach Greg Metcalf. Having athletes like John Godina and Seilala Sua competing at our meet is great for our athletes, who can see firsthand what it takes to perform at a world-class level. Of our folks, I thought that Courtney Inman, the men's distance medley relay team, and Brittiny Roberts had particularly good days. Already an NCAA qualifier at 800 meters, Inman clocked a qualifying time in the mile of 4:45.78, less than half a second off of her own school record. In the DMR, Huskies Jeremy Park, Sean Williams, Todd Arnold and Eric Garner made the best of their first time on the track together, shattering the UW's indoor school record by nearly eight seconds with a time of 9:44.97 that was well under the NCAA's provisional-qualifying standard. Roberts, meanwhile, became just the third woman in UW history to reach 40 feet in the triple jump indoors, achieving the mark, exactly, in a one-foot victory. In addition to Roberts and the two NCAA qualifiers, Washington also added five additional Pac-10 qualifiers to its ranks, bringing to 10 the total number of UW athletes already qualified for May's conference meet. Joining the list at Saturday's meet were senior Kameko Gay and sophomore Mary Beeman in the shot put, senior Kate Bradshaw in the 5,000 meters, sophomore Lindsey Egerdahl in the mile and true freshman Ryan Brown, who not only qualified at 800 meters but also ran a key leg of Washington's nearly record-setting 4x400-meter relay squad. Washington will look to add more NCAA and Pac-10 qualifiers - and the world's best athletes will look to improve their marks - when the team returns to the track Saturday, Feb. 15 for the UW Invitational at Dempsey Indoor. more Husky Indoor PreviewPage 2 Husky Invitational Dempsey Indoor; 307m track Seattle, Wash. January 18, 2003 Women's Results (Top Three Listed) 60m Dash: 1. Jakki Bailey, STA, 7.35; 2. Sheena Johnson, UCLA, 7.46; 3. Monique Henderson, UCLA, 7.50. 60m Hurdles: 1. Virginia Powell, USC, 8.18; 2. Sheena Johnson, UCLA, 8.25; 3. Lindsey Johnson, 8.45. 200m:1. Ashley Purnell, STA, 24.16; 2. Jakki Bailey, STA, 24.46; 3. Aisha Margain, CSN, 24.79. 400m: 1. Chinny Offor, STA, 56.45; 2. Comfort Agara, CSN, 56.79; 3. Leianna Matthews, CSN, 57.17. 800m: 1. Tiffany Burgess, UCLA, 2:05.28; 2. Tamika Williams, NFT, 2:06.23; 3. Maggie Vessey, CPSLO, 2:06.82. Mile: 1. Courtney Inman, UW, 4:45.78; 2. Alejandra Barrientos, UCLA, 4:46.53; 3. Mari Chandler, NFT, 4:46.83.. 3000m: 1. Alicia Craig, STA, 9:07.88; 2. Lauren Fleshman, STA, 9:11.53; 3. Lena Nilsson, UCLA, 9:13.55. 5000m: 1. Liz Reusser, WIS, 16:39.78; 2. Kate Bradshaw, UW, 17:21.23; 3. Jamie Gibbs, UW, 17:34.22. 4x400m Relay: 1. CS Northridge, 3:43.34; 2. Nike Farm Team, 3:50.06; 3. Sacramento State, 3:57.96. Distance Medley Relay: 1. Stanford, 11:05.16; 2. UCLA, 11:07.18; 3. Wisconsin, 11:19.84. High Jump: 1. Julie Stevenson, UCLA, 5-10; 2. Schquay Brignac, CSN, 5-8; 3. Lisa Gunderson, PSU, 5-6. Pole Vault: Chelsea Johnson, UCLA
t-and-f: MONDOR REPEATS AS SEATTLE OPEN CHAMPION AND BREAKS COURSE RECORD
CLUB BALLARD ATHLETICS P.O. Box 70601 Seattle, WA. 98107-0601 USA E-MAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WEB SITE: www.clubballard.com For Release: Immediately (26 January 2003) Contact: Paul Merca, Meet Director 206/499-4329, telephone 206/725-3662, fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] , e-mail MONDOR REPEATS AS SEATTLE OPEN CHAMPION AND BREAKS COURSE RECORD Johnson, Hanneck MacDonald also emerge victorious in muddy conditions at Lincoln Park (SEATTLE, WA) Canadian national cross country champion Emilie Mondor, a student at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, cruised to an easy victory, and broke the Lincoln Park course record in winning her second straight Seattle Open Cross Country Classic women's 6-kilometer title in a time of 20:29. Despite a very soggy race course with patches of slick mud in places, Mondor ran away from her nearest competitor, fellow British Columbian Allison Rendell of Vancouver to garner a win by almost a minute and a half, en route to breaking the course record of 20:30, previously set by Canadian Olympian Tina Connelly in 2001. The Seattle Open was Mondor's first competition since winning the Canadian national title in December. According to the Canadian star, she felt that today's race, despite the mucky conditions, will help gauge her fitness as she leads Team Canada into Lausanne, Switzerland in March for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Mondor and Rendell led Team British Columbia to a perfect team score of 10 points in the accompanying Northwest International Team Challenge, held in conjunction with the women's 6-k and men's 10-k races. Chad Johnson of Portland, OR., led a 1-2-3-4 Team Oregon sweep of the men's 10-kilometer race, winning the Seattle Open title in a time of 30:17, the third fastest time in the meet's history. Former University of Puget Sound standout Dave Davis finished second in 30:27, while Mike Donnelley finished third in 30:30. Former Zimbabwe Olympian Phillimon Hanneck placed fourth in 30:58. All four Oregonians are coached by former American marathon record holder Alberto Salazar, as part of race sponsor NIKE's Oregon Project for post collegiate distance runners. Salazar was pleased with his athletes' performances today, as they prepare to challenge for berths on the United States national team at the US team trials and national championships in three weeks in Houston, TX. Hanneck made Seattle Open history, as he competed in the 10-kilometer race shortly after winning the men's 4-kilometer title twenty five minutes earlier, in a time of 13:06, defeating 2001 Seattle Open 4-k winner Geoff Perry of Seattle. Perry ran 13:19, with Seattle's Devin Kemper third in 13:26. Former Arizona State University All-American Kelly MacDonald of Renton, ran away with the women's 4-kilometer title, winning in a time of 15:11, the second fastest time in meet history, just missing the course record of 15:06. The Seattle Open Cross Country Classic, presented by NIKE, with assistance from the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation, Talking Rain, the Pacific Northwest Association of USA Track Field, and Active.com, is one of the final high performance cross country races in the country designed to help prepare runners for the USA Cross Country Championships in Houston, TX on February 15-16 and the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in March in Lausanne, Switzerland. --cba- NOTE--Full results of the Seattle Open Cross Country Classic are now posted at Club Ballard's website, http://www.clubballard.com
t-and-f: Fwd: American Record, World Mark Fall at Huskies 2003 Track Opener
courtesy University of Washington sports information department. Highlights of the meet included an exciting womens 800m featuring Diane Cummins (CAN) running 2:03:05, the second fastest time (not the fastest as the UW release states) in the world so far, hotly pursued by Chantee Earl of the Nike FT; and a US indoor masters' mile record by Tony Young. 2000 US Olympic 4 x 400 relay pool member Ja'Warren Hooker debuted, running 46.39 on the 307 meter unbanked Mondo track. In another heat, high schooler Darren Woods ran 48.88. Nike Farm Team's Jason Lunn ran 3:59.93 in a solo effort, while John McEwen threw the 35-pound weight 72-10 (22.20m). Paul Merca Jan. 18, 2003 American Record, World Mark Fall at Huskies' 2003 Track Opener SEATTLE- Club Northwest's Tony Young established a new American record for the indoor mile in the masters' division, and Pacific Sport's Diane Cummins became 2003's world leader at 800 meters, helping Washington open the 2003 track and field season in the Husky Indoor Preview at Dempsey Indoor. The announcement of Young's time of 4 minutes, 8.60 seconds - half a second faster than the American masters' record - brought a roar from the crowd of roughly 2,500 in attendance at the largest indoor track and field meet ever held in the state of Washington. The host Huskies made plenty of noise in their 2003 opener, welcoming first-year head coach Greg Metcalf with four Pac-10 qualifying marks and six marks that rank among the top-10 all-time indoors for UW. No Husky made a bigger splash than senior Courtney Inman, whose time of 2:10.56 in the 800 meters is the second-fastest indoors all-time at Washington, and earned the senior a return trip to the 2003 Pac-10 Championships in May. Not even Inman, however, could catch Cummins, whose winning time of 2:03.05 is the world-leading indoor 800-meter mark in the fledgling 2003 season. Far from a runaway win, however, Cummins was hotly pursued by NIKE Farm Team's Chantee Earl, who kept pace with Cummins step-for-step before finishing second in 2:03.88. Inman's mark was good for third. Joining Inman at the Pac-10 meet will be sophomore James Sims, who won the triple jump with a mark of 47-11 1/4 that was well beyond the conference standard. Sims, also a safety on the UW football squad, was one of several Husky football players to make an impact at the meet. Freshman Shelton Sampson, a UW tailback, placed second in the 60-meter dash - his first race as a collegian - with a time of 6.84 seconds that was just .03 seconds shy of UW's all-time top-10, while freshman Matt Fountaine, a Husky cornerback, placed fourth in the event in 6.99 seconds. Not to be overlooked by the outstanding performances on the track are those by Husky field athletes, who, including Sims, posted three conference-qualifying marks. Junior Brittiny Roberts notched a qualifying leap of 39-8 1/2 that was good for second place, trailing only the facility-record jump of 41-6 by Rosaline Olomina, competing unattached. Additionally, redshirt freshman Cherron Davis scored a Pac-10 mark with a winning throw of 44-3 1/4 in the shot put, edging teammate Mary Beeman by just under two feet. Washington returns to the track Sat., Feb. 1, for the Husky Invitational, a meet scheduled to feature several Olympic athletes from the U.S., Canada and abroad, as well as teams from Oregon and Arizona State. Husky Indoor Preview Dempsey Indoor; 307m track Seattle, Wash. January 18, 2003 Women's Results (Top Three Listed) 60m Dash: 1. Keisha Givens, Unatt., 7.48; 2. Deborah Jones, MCS, 7.72; 3. Ena Shemi, PSU, 7.85. 200m:1. Deborah Jones, MCS, 25.19; 2. Janette Davis, ORE, 25.37; 3. Heather Murtaugh, ORE, 25.83. 400m: 1. Brandi Probasco-Canda, MCS, 56.56; Cambrielle Jensen, UW, 57.85; 3. Sara Schaaf, ORE, 58.17. 600m: 1. Melina Thibodeau, UNA, 1:36.63; 2. Andrea Eiseman, UW, 1:44.21. 800m: 1. Diane Cummins, UNA, 2:03.05; 2. Chantee Earl, NFT, 2:03.88; 3. Courtney Inman, UW, 2:10.56. Mile: 1. Katie Vermuelen, UNA, 4:55.88; 2. Kelly MacDonald, Asics, 4:57.52; 3. Alicen Maier, CWU, 5:03.16. 3000m: 1. Sarna Becker, NFT, 9:37.72; 2. Laura Harmon, ORE, 9:53.55; 3. Jamie Gibbs, UW, 10:11.50. 60m Hurdles: 1. Brynne Steward, UW, 8.98; 2. Mallory Higgns, UW, 9.08; 3. Jennifer Pyeatt, SPU, 9.29. more Husky Indoor PreviewPage 2 4x400m Relay: 1. Pacific Athletics, 3:53.93; 2. Washington, 4:02.20; 3. Portland State, 4:04.31. Distance Medley Relay: 1. Simon Fraser, 12:31.32; 2. Portland, 12:32.19. High Jump: 1. Lisa Gunderson, PSU, 5-9.75; 2. Jenny Brogdon, ORE, 5-7; 3. Monica Smith, WOR, 5-5. Pole Vault: Results not available. Long Jump: Results not available. Triple Jump: 1. Rosaline Olomina, UNA, 41-6; 2. Brittiny Roberts, UW, 39-8.5; 3. Amanda Brown, ORE, 38-8.25. Shot Put: 1. Cherron Davis, UW, 44-3.25; 2. Mary Beeman, UW, 42-9.75; 3. Whitney Gum, ORE, 42-6.25. Weight Throw: 1. Jordan Sauvage, ORE, 55-10.5; 2. Jennifer Dunkin, WOR, 52-8.25; 3. Kristin
t-and-f: Fwd: Athletics Canada Big Sale...
Go to: http://athleticscanada.com/2003BigSale.pdf Paul Merca
t-and-f: Marla Runyan article in USA Today
Go to: http://usatoday.com/sports/olympics/summer/2002-10-29-runyan-cover_x.htm Paul Merca
t-and-f: Deena Drossin story in USA Today...
Go to: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/olyglory/2002-10-02-drossin_x.htm Paul Merca
t-and-f: Tim Montgomery on Best Damn Sports Show Period
The world's fastest man, Tim Montgomery, appeared on the Sept. 30th edition of the Best Damn Sports Show Period on Fox Sports Net, with co-hosts Chris Rose, Tom Arnold, John Salley, and John Kruk. Highlights of his WR run were shown, along with a humorous clip of Kruk and Arnold running against each other, with Montgomery offering the analysis. Some Fox Sports Net affiliates in the USA may repeat the show in the morning by the time you read this (Fox Sports Northwest repeats it at 7:30 am, pacific time)...check your local listings. There was no talk on the show of steroids, the World Cup in Madrid, reaction time, grass tracks, or wind readings :-) Paul Merca
Re: t-and-f: why the Cal job is still open
At 6:40 PM +0200 9/27/02, Wilmar Kortleever wrote: ghill schreef: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/09/27/SP227165.DTL John Crumpacker story about Chris Huffins not having a degree. Big deal--i ran TFN for almost 20 years sans sheepskin. Overrated credential. gh LS I think it was an interesting and well-written story by Mr. Crumpacker. I was somewhat surprised though, about the comment about Ms. Johnson (who, according to http://calbears.ocsn.com/sports/c-otrack/mtt/johnson_robyne00.html, is quite a succesfull coach). It seems to suggest that because she earned her masters degree, it is proven that finishing school can be combined with remaining a competative athlete. And while I do happen to believe the latter, it has to be observed there are some differences between Ms. Johnsons record (9th World indoors '91, four olympic trials participations) and Mr. Huffins' record (bronze medallist of the 2000 olympics and the '99 Worlds, US champ. '98). So maybe, just maybe those differences are (apart of course from natural given talent) also a reflection of the fact that Mr. Huffins' focused on his athletics for the full 100%? (not too mention it is my experience most decathletes make far more hours in training than athletes in most other events) Regards, Wilmar Kortleever The question I have is why are long-time Cal event coaches Ed Miller and Tony Sandoval not even in the mix...I know that both are respected by their peers around the country...are there some politics within the Cal athletic department involved? Paul Merca
t-and-f: Fwd: Miller, Licari, MacDonald Complete UW Track Staff
News release courtesy Univ. of Washington media relations. Paul Merca //For Immediate Release// Contact: Brian Beaky Sept. 26, 2002 Miller, Licari, MacDonald Complete UW Track Staff Husky head coach Greg Metcalf hires additional three coaches for 2002-03 SEATTLE _ First-year Washington track and field head coach Greg Metcalf announced the hiring Thursday of Dion Miller, Pat Licari and Kelly MacDonald to his staff for the 2002-03 season, completing the hiring process begun last month. MetcalfÅfs staff includes five assistants, each of whom will work with Husky track athletes in specific events. Directing WashingtonÅfs sprinters, hurdlers and relays will be Miller, who spent the previous two years turning Texas TechÅfs sprinters into one of the nationÅfs elite units. In 2002 alone, 13 athletes coached by Miller earned All-American honors, and the schoolÅfs 4x100-meter relay team earned its first-ever Big 12 championship. Miller graduated from Texas Tech in 1998 with a B.A. in exercise sports science, and worked collegiately at Southern Methodist University before arriving at Texas Tech in 2000. Joining Miller is Licari, who in the past six years has developed WashingtonÅfs pole vaulters into some of the best in the country. Last season, junior Brad Walker earned a Pac-10 title and placed second at the NCAA Championships, establishing a new school record in the event in the process. True freshman Kate Soma also blossomed under LicariÅfs tutelage, improving the teamÅfs school record by more than a foot in just her first season at the UW. An All-Pac-10 vaulter at Washington State in 1991, Licari will add jumps and multi-events to his existing vault responsibilities. Rounding out the staff is MacDonald, a five-time All-American and three-time Pac-10 champion during her career at Arizona State University. An Oregon native, MacDonald was honored as ASUÅfs 2002 Pac-10 Medal Winner, and was the 2001-02 Arizona State Athlete of the Year. MacDonald earned top-five finishes in three different events at the 2001 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships, combined, and graduated in 2002 with three school records. Dion Miller is a young and energetic coach, and has shown tremendous success working with sprinters at Texas Tech, Metcalf says. Pat Licari has been an asset to our program for the six years that he has been here. He has the ability to coach any event in our track program. Kelly MacDonald is an outstanding athlete and will play a big role in recruiting. She is an awesome young lady, and is an outstanding role model for our young female athletes. The three join Bryan A. Bud Rasmussen, hired earlier this month to coach the Husky throwers, and former UW All-American David Bazzi, who will work with WashingtonÅfs distance runners, to form a five-coach team of assistants. Metcalf was named head coach on Aug. 14, after spending the previous five years working with the Husky distance corps. -UW-
t-and-f: IAAF Officials Visit ATHOC
Release courtesy ATHOC media relations. Paul Merca Athens, September 24, 2002 DELEGATION OF INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ATHLETIC FEDERATIONS VISITS ATHOC A delegation of the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) today completed a two-day visit to the ATHOC headquarters. The delegation was comprised of Istvan Gyulai, the IAAF's General Secretary, Technical Executives Bill Bailey, Cezar Moreno Bravo, Jean Poczobut, Events Manager Sandro Giovannelli, and Planning Manager Rosie Pili. The IAAF officials were briefed in detail on the progress in preparations for the Olympic Athletics competition. The briefings were provided by ATHOC Executive Director Spyros Capralos, General Manager for Sports Makis Asimakopoulos, Competition Manager Yannis Gounaris, Sports Planning Manager Eleni Michopoulou, Sports Services Manager Anita Spring, Sports Sector Manager Evangelos Papapostolou and by other ATHENS 2004 officials. They were briefed on issues of hospitality, the competition programme, ticketing, transport, sports equipment, accreditation, television broadcasting, training sites, and doping. They also discussed the issue of planning the Marathon race course, which involved all its related subjects such as, the time of the race's commencement, transport, etc. The officials visited yesterday the Olympic Village and various hotels scheduled to host the IAAFís Games-time delegation. Mr. Istvan Gyulai expressed his satisfaction over the cooperation with the executives of the Organising Committee. It was one of our regular meetings, as always held within the framework of our constructive cooperation with the Organising Committee. We are very satisfied with the briefing and progress achieved in all sectors. Our cooperation does not stop here, but continues and will be completed when the Games end, said the Mr Gyulai. He added: We are very pleased with what we saw during our visit to the Olympic Village, but also with its convenient distance from the Olympic Stadium, which is no more than 15 to 20 minutes being very important for the athletes. # # #
t-and-f: Fwd: Greg Metcalf To Head UW Track and Field Program
Courtesy University of Washington media relations... Paul Merca //For Immediate Release// Contact: Brian Beaky Aug. 13, 2002 Greg Metcalf to Head UW Track and Field Program Former Husky All-American becomes just fifth UW head coach in 84 years SEATTLE _ Former Husky All-American Greg Metcalf has been named head coach of track and field and cross country, Director of Athletics Barbara Hedges announced Tuesday. Metcalf becomes just the fifth different head track coach since Clarence Hec Edmundson took the helm in 1919. He replaces longtime head coach Orin Richburg, who left the University in June to pursue other interests. Washington is the second head coaching position for Metcalf, who worked one season as the head cross-country and assistant track coach at Auburn in 1996-97, before joining Richburg as an assistant at his alma mater in the fall of 1997. While at Auburn, MetcalfÅfs athletes earned four All-America honors and seven NCAA Championships berths. Greg Metcalf will bring a tremendous amount of enthusiasm and energy to the Washington track program. In his prior capacity here as an assistant, he has proven to be a tireless worker, an effective recruiter, Hedges said. As an undergraduate, Greg was an All-American runner, so he certainly knows firsthand the commitment it takes to excel. That is what he wants with this program. You could not ask for someone with more passion about Husky track, and heÅfs the perfect person to head up our program. In five seasons directing WashingtonÅfs distance runners, Metcalf has led the womenÅfs cross-country team to five consecutive NCAA Championships appearances, including an all-time best ninth placing in 1998. On the track, he has coached five Pac-10 champions, eight All-Americans and 10 school-record holders. After eight years with Husky track and field program as both an athlete and an assistant coach, I am extremely excited to lead Washington in the role of head coach, Metcalf said. I have been a Husky fan as long as I can remember. I strongly believe in this University, our athletic administration and my athletes. A 1993 graduate of Washington with a degree in geography, Metcalf earned All-American honors with a sixth-place finish at the 1993 NCAA Championships, and was the 10th overall finisher in the event at the NCAAs in 1992. A finalist in the steeple at the 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials, Metcalf boasts a best collegiate mark of 8:41.17 in the event that is fourth-fastest all-time at Washington. A native of Ephrata, Wash., Metcalf was the 1987 Washington Class A state cross-country champion, and captured the state title in the 1,600 meters in 1988. -UW-
t-and-f: Euro 200m
From the BBC...awesome performance, as the World Oly champ pulled away hitting the straight. 1) Kederis (GRE) 19.85 CR 2) Obikwelu (POR) 20.21 NR 3) Devonish (GBR) 20.24 BTW, looks like Zelezny won't win a Euro title in the javelin, the only major that's eluded him. Paul Merca
t-and-f: Is the list down?
...just wondering, since I have not seen very much stuff... If it isn't, here's some questions for discussion: 1) General comments on the US hosting the 2006 World Cup in Los Angeles/CS-Dominguez Hills, if IAAF president Lamine Diack's statements opening the World Jr. Championships are true? 2) Are the two guys who broke Angelo Taylor's 400h record at the Junior Olympics this weekend the real deal? 3) It's not too early to begin predictions for NCAA cross country championships...who are the favorites (both individual team), by region? What teams and/or individuals could surprise? 4) Which incoming freshmen could be impact players for their schools and why? (I'll make this question broad, to include cross country and track). All the best, Paul Merca
t-and-f: Fwd: Orin Richburg Resigns As Husky Track and Field Coach
Release courtesy University of Washington media relations at www.gohuskies.com Paul Merca // For Immediate Release // June 24, 2002 Contact: Brian Beaky Orin Richburg Resigns as Husky Track Head Coach SEATTLE- Washington head track and field coach Orin Richburg announced his resignation Monday. Richburg will continue to work with USA Track and Field, with whom he has held numerous coaching appointments. Due to circumstances surrounding the direction the University of Washington track and field and cross-country teams, I will be resigning as head coach of both, effective at the end of my contract, Richburg said, I am offering my resignation at this time to provide ample opportunity for the University to consider quality applicants for my position. Richburg, 56, directed four U.S. Olympians, three NCAA champions and 19 Pac-10 champions during his 17-year tenure at Washington. Last year, Richburg was elected by his peers to coach the United States at the 2001 World Championships, the most prestigious honor for a track and field head coach in a non-Olympic year. Richburg directed the Americans to a meet-high 19 medals, including nine golds. We appreciate all that Orin has done for the track and field program over two decades, says Washington athletic director Barbara Hedges. He has had a positive impact on numerous student-athletes during his tenure. On behalf of the entire department, we want to wish him luck in his future endeavors. Prior to Richburg's becoming Washington's fifth women's track and field head coach, in 1986, Washington had struggled to a 21-25 (.457) dual-meet record in 12 seasons. In the 17 years since, Richburg guided Washington to a 79-32-1 (.710) mark, while establishing himself as the winningest coach in Husky track and field history. As men's head coach, a title he added in 1998, Richburg compiled a 23-12 (.657) dual-meet mark. Richburg's finest season was 1988, when he directed Washington's women's squad to a 10th-place finish at the NCAA Championships, the best postseason finish in school history. Before arriving at Washington, Richburg spent seven seasons at Kent State, earning Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year honors in 1980. A fine athlete in his own right, Richburg was a two-sport star at Kent State, earning All-America accolades as a sprinter in 1967, the same year he set a school record with a 98-yard kickoff return for the Golden Flashes' football team. The search for Richburg's successor will begin immediately. -UW-
t-and-f: Jason Drake new distance coach at Washington State Univ.
...full story at: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/134477122_regr18.html Paul Merca
t-and-f: Harry Jerome results...
...are available at: http://harryjerome.com/Results.htm Some quick notes: --Brandon Rock in the men's 400; --2000 US Olympian Nick Rogers a DNF in the men's 10k; --Khadevis Robinson 1:45.97. Paul Merca
t-and-f: Michigan freshman Webb may turn pro...
...see Dick Patrick's article at http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/stories/2002-05-30-webb.htm Paul Merca
Re: t-and-f: hs uniforms
At 11:45 PM -0500 5/28/02, William Bahnfleth wrote: I heard some details on a local radio broadcast this morning. The DQ'd team won the race in question by over 9 seconds and is prevented from advancing in the tournament unless legal action threatened by parents is effective. The HS association says they can't help because an appeal was not filed within 30 minutes. The violation did not have to do with the uniform itself, but with a rule about visible sports bras. They must be solid black, gray or white. The offender was wearing one with 1/4 inch trim. I don't believe there are any rules about invisible sports bras. Bill Bahnfleth To all--If you all feel strongly about this, go to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association's web site...there are e-mail addresses listed for their key personnel. Though I've been out of coaching high schoolers for a number of years here in Washington, I must agree that for the most part, the uniform rules are ridiculous. The Wisconsin IAA site is at: http://www.wiaawi.org/ Paul Merca At 07:37 PM 5/28/2002 -0700, Dan Kaplan wrote: --- Michael J. Roth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please ... get this uniform rule changed across the US to read as follows: ... The top and bottom are of a color scheme so as to allow for officials to differentiate between competitors of opposing programs and recognize which program a participant belongs to. Careful, I think that definition might just make things even worse. We have 3 schools in the conference with an identical make of uniform (speedsuits). One is black, one is dark purple, and the other is navy. Very difficult to tell apart unless you can read the name from straight on or recognize the athlete. Would these schools have to invest in new uniforms under that definition? Dan = http://AccountBiller.com - MyCalendar, D-Man, ReSearch, etc. http://Run-Down.com - 10,000 Running Links, Fantasy TF @o Dan Kaplan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] |\/ ^- ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) _/ \ \/\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] (lifetime forwarding address) / / (503)370-9969 phone/fax __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com
t-and-f: Gabe Jennings article in Spokane Spokesman Review
...is available at: http://www.spokesmanreview.com/news-story.asp?date=052002ID=s1151170cat=section.sports Paul Merca
t-and-f: Fwd: adidas and Maurice Greene Begin Partnership
Here's the release announcing the signing of Maurice Greene, courtesy adidas America media relations. Paul Merca adidas and the World's Fastest Man, Maurice Greene, Begin Partnership Amsterdam, May 15, 2002*adidas and the world's fastest man, Maurice Greene, have agreed on a partnership that unites two of the sport's top names. Over the last five years, no sprinter has matched Maurice's success: He has won three 100-meter World Championships, including the 2001 title in Edmonton, as well as an Olympic gold medal in Sydney. He also holds the current World Record for the distance with his 9.79-second mark. The addition of Maurice to the adidas team is a perfect match. It pairs the best sprinter with the leading sports brand. Adi Dassler began making track and field spikes in 1926 and since then adidas has been the leader in quality equipment. This dedication to athletes has also spawned other running innovations, like a-cubed* and ClimaCool* technologies. Look for Maurice to be wearing adidas shoes and apparel at this year's top meetings. We are pleased to have Maurice as a member of the adidas family, said Mike Riehl, Head of Global Sports Marketing for adidas. He is the best at what he does, and we are trying to be the best at what we do. Speaking about the new partnership, Maurice said, I am thrilled about my new partnership with adidas and appreciate the commitment they have made. This is an exciting time in my life. I look forward to the many projects and successes adidas and I will accomplish in the coming years. xxx For more information, please contact: Sally Murdoch adidas America Public Relations Telephone: (971) 234-2550 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
t-and-f: IAAF JAPAN GP RESULTS
courtesy IAAF Paul Merca -- IAAF Grand Prix IAAF Japan Grand Prix Osaka, 11-May-2002 RESULTS MEN GP 100 METRES - MEN Wind: +1.8 Pts 1 Crawford Shawn USA 9.94 8.0 2 Montgomery Tim USA 9.95 7.0 3 Suetsugu Shingo JPN 10.13 6.0 4 Shirvington Matthew AUS 10.19 5.0 5 Aliu DejiNGR 10.20 3.5 5 Asahara Nobuharu JPN 10.20 3.5 7 Miyazaki Hisashi JPN 10.31 2.0 GP 400 METRES - MEN Pts 1 Pettigrew AntonioUSA 44.72 8.0 2 Haughton Gregory JAM 44.82 7.0 3 Sánchez FelixDOM 45.16 6.0 4 Byrd Leonard USA 45.26 5.0 5 Tabata Kenji JPN 45.90 4.0 6 Xu ZizhouCHN 46.07 3.0 7 Osakada Jun JPN 46.85 2.0 8 Muraki Ryuji JPN 46.91 1.0 GP 1500 METRES - MEN Pts 1 Hachlaf Abdelkader MAR3:40.36 8.0 2 Lassiter Seneca USA3:40.65 7.0 3 Berryhill Bryan USA3:41.05 6.0 4 Mottram CraigAUS3:41.31 5.0 5 Zegeye DanielETH3:43.77 4.0 6 Tokumoto Kazuyoshi JPN3:43.80 3.0 7 Morikawa Mitsuho JPN3:44.56 2.0 8 Omori Terukazu JPN3:44.86 1.0 9 Tsuji JunJPN3:44.89 10 Lee Du-Haeng KOR3:45.81 11 Kobayashi TetsuyaJPN3:47.53 12 Kobayashi Fumikazu JPN3:52.12 GP 5000 METRES - MEN Pts 1 Ngatho ZakayoKEN 13:18.96 8.0 2 Gitahi JuliusKEN 13:19.05 7.0 3 Gebremariam Gebre-egziabher ETH 13:22.10 6.0 4 Munyi Simon MainaKEN 13:26.02 5.0 5 Tsubota TomooJPN 13:41.57 4.0 6 Takaoka ToshinariJPN 13:48.24 3.0 7 Seto TomohiroJPN 13:53.73 2.0 8 Power MichaelAUS 14:04.32 1.0 9 Maeda TakashiJPN 14:07.92 10 Hosokawa Michitaka JPN 14:14.72 11 Matsumiya Takayuki JPN 14:20.33 12 Noda Michitane JPN 14:27.41 3000 M STEEPLECHASE - MEN 1 Uchitomi YasunoriJPN8:41.52 2 Sakakieda Hiromitsu JPN8:46.00 3 Sekikawa Yoshio JPN8:48.66 4 Kiriyama Kosuke JPN8:51.97 5 Abe Nobuhiko JPN9:04.50 110 METRES HURDLES - MEN Wind: +1.1 1 Crear Mark USA 13.48 2 Shi Dongpeng CHN 13.50 3 Dorival Dudley HAI 13.50 4 Naito Masato JPN 13.72 5 Sakurai Ken-ichi JPN 13.88 6 Asami Kimihiro JPN 13.89 Tanigawa Satoru JPNDSQ GP 400 METRES HURDLES - MEN Pts 1 Carter James USA 49.21 8.0 2 Kawamura Hideaki JPN 49.58 7.0 3 Tamesue Dai JPN 49.74 6.0 4 Yoshizawa KenJPN 49.95 5.0 5 Chiba Yoshihiro JPN 50.13 4.0 6 Kawakita Naohiro JPN 50.92 3.0 7 Davis Calvin USA 51.30 2.0 GP HIGH JUMP - MEN Pts 1 Boswell Mark CAN 2.24 8.0 2 Boateng KwakuCAN 2.24 7.0 3 Strand Staffan SWE 2.21 6.0 4 Uchida Takahiro JPN 2.18 5.0 5 Kaihoko YoshiteruJPN 2.15 4.0 6 Kimino Takahiro JPN 2.10 2.5 6 Vasilache Stefan ROM 2.10 2.5 GP POLE VAULT - MEN Pts 1 Mack Timothy USA 5.60 8.0 2 Lobinger Tim
t-and-f: IAAF World Half-Marathon Championships
Full results are at: http://www.iaaf.org/whm02/ Paul Kosgei of Kenya and Berhane Adere of Ethiopia were the winners today in Brussels. Paul Merca
t-and-f: USATF claims efforts to comply with USOC rules
Full story at: http://www.usatoday.com/olympics/track/2002-04-20-usoc.htm Paul Merca
t-and-f: Analysis: USOC to give governing body an ultimatum
Go to: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/134435223_track12.html Paul Merca
t-and-f: USA WINTER NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS TO RECEIVETELEVISION COVERAGE ON FOX SPORTS NET 2/20 (US interest)
USA TRACK FIELD OF OREGON 39400 Pioneer Boulevard, Suite 11 Sandy, OR 97055-8000 E-MAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WEB SITE: http://www.usatf-oregon.org For Immediate Release: 19 February 2002 Contact:Paul Merca, Championships Media Relations Consultant 206/499-4329, telephone 206/725-3662, fax [EMAIL PROTECTED], e-mail Mike Long, Elite Racing, Inc. 858/450-6510 USA WINTER NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS TO RECEIVE TELEVISION COVERAGE ON FOX SPORTS NET Meet organizers of the USA Winter National Cross Country Championships, held February 9-10 at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Vancouver, WA., remind fans and viewers that highlights of the men's races will be aired February 20th on FOX SPORTS NET at 3:30 pm as part of its New Balance Elite Racing television series. New Balance Elite Racing, produced for FOX SPORTS NET by Elite Racing Television, has established a well-earned reputation over the last decade as the source for the finest foot races in the world, including such classic events as the NCAA Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships and the Carlsbad 5000. New Balance Elite Racing records the most memorable moments in the sport of running, then brings them to you with all the sweat still glistening on the faces of their champions. Over the last 12 years, New Balance Elite Racing has ventured around the globe, to capture world and national records, breakthrough performances, and features which illuminate the dedication, and joy which lie behind the successes and failures come race day. Describing the action on FOX SPORTS NET are award-winning broadcaster and journalist Toni Reavis and two-time U.S. Olympian and former national cross country team member Ed Eyestone. The women's national cross country championship races airs on FOX SPORTS NET on March 8th, at 3:30 PM, with a repeat air date of March 21st. From cross country to the track to the roads, New Balance Elite Racing discovers the best races, then pulls them together for a half-hour that will have you lacing up your own running shoes and out the door before the TV set has cooled down. The Winter National Cross Country Championships brought together many of the USA's top distance runners, and served as the selection meet for the USA national team that will compete in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships on March 23-24th in Dublin, Ireland. Meb Keflezighi won his second straight men's 12-kilometer championship, while Deena Drossin won her fifth national women's eight-kilometer harrier title at the Fort. Regina Jacobs and Tim Broe repeated as women's and men's 4-kilometer champions, while Maria Cicero and Tim Moore won the national junior championships. For more information on the USA Winter Cross Country Nationals, please visit the meet's official web site at http://www.usatf-oregon.org. For more information about Elite Racing Television, producers of New Balance Elite Racing, please visit their web site at http://www.eliteracing.com. --end-
Re: t-and-f: Drossin, Keflezighi Try to Repeat at U.S. CrossCountry Championships
At 1:07 PM -0800 2/7/02, Paul Banta wrote: DEENA DROSSIN AND MEB KEFLEZIGHI RETURN TO DEFEND THEIR TITLES AT THE USA CROSS COUNTRY NATIONALS IN VANCOUVER THIS WEEKEND (release snipped for brevity) If Drossin competes in the women's 4-kilometer race on Sunday, it would mark the first major head-to-head race between Drossin and Jacobs since the 2000 US Olympic Trials 5000 meter race in Sacramento, CA., where Drossin pushed Jacobs to an American record time of 14:45.35. Drossin ran a personal best of 14:45.62 in that thrilling race. Before anyone gets on Paul Banta's case on that, that was MY mistake, and no one else's. I realized my mistake shortly after I sent it to him. Thanks to Fred Finke and everyone else for correcting me! The correct sentence should have been, Drossin ran 15:11.55 after coming back off her victory in the 1 meters at the Trials. I apologize for that error. Paul Merca Sleepless in Seattle, and driving to Vancouver at 5 am!
t-and-f: Links to 2002 USA Winter National Cross Country Championshipspress releases...
Listers-- If you've missed any of the media releases Paul Banta's posted for this coming weekend's USA Winter National Cross Country Championships in Vancouver, WA., you may read them by going to the following URL: http://www.usatf-oregon.org/misc/media.htm If you can't make it to Vancouver, we hope you'll follow the action by visiting the site. Incidentally, the most current entry list for the meet is now up at: http://www.usatf-oregon.org/cross_country/xc_entrants.htm We will update this regularly! Thanks in advance, Paul Merca Media Relations Consultant 2002 USA Winter National Cross Country Championships
t-and-f: UW Quad Classic Results
University of Washington Quad Classic Dempsey Indoor; Seattle, Wash. Saturday, February 2, 2002 307.408 meter unbanked Mondo track (thanks, Wayne!) Results courtesy UW Sports Information. Paul Merca Final Scoring Men's Dual Meets: Washington 98, Portland 21 Washington 100, Portland State 28 Washington 94, Eastern Washington 40 Washington 90, Boise State 58 Portland State 42, Portland 36 Eastern Washington 69, Portland 24 Boise State 87, Portland 29 Eastern Washington 74, Portland State 35 Boise State 88, Portland State 32 Boise State 73, Eastern Washington 60 Final Scoring Women's Dual Meets: Washington 61, Oregon 83 Washington 94, Portland 28 Washington 86, Portland State 33 Washington 86, Eastern Washington 54 Washington 77, Boise State 55 Oregon 101, Portland 26 Oregon 83, Portland State 40 Oregon 92, Eastern Washington 51 Oregon 102, Boise State 48 Portland 43, Portland State 51 Portland 43, Eastern Washington 80 Portland 42, Boise State 71 Portland State 44, Eastern Washington 79 Portland State 43, Boise State 73 Eastern Washington 69.5, Boise State 59.5 Women's 20-lb Weight Throw Provisional: 58-1 (17.70m)/Automatic: 63-11 3/4 (19.50m) 1. Cari Soong (UCLA)66-8 (20.32) 2. Abbey Ellsberry (BSU)60-4 (18.39) 3. Jessica Cosby (UCLA) 60-1 (18.31) 4. Jamie Martin (EWU) 58-1 (17.70) 5. Lara Saye (UCLA) 54-11 1/2 (16.75) 6. Charlene Hawthorne (BSU) 53-11 3/4 (16.45) 7. Katie McKeever (UO) 53-11 3/4 (16.45) 8. Mary Etter (UO) 53-11 3/4 (16.45) 9. Jordan Salvage (UO) 49-7 (15.11) 10. Katheryn Mount (BSU)48-7 1/2 (14.82) 11. Searan Salibian (UW)46-5 1/4 (14.15) 12. Dani Keyser (UO)45-11 3/4 (14.01) 13. Kameko Gay (UW) 45-9 3/4 (13.96) 14. Kelly Holloway (EWU)45-2 1/4 (13.77) 15. Jill Hoxmeier (UO) 41-8 3/4 (12.72) -- Jamie Burk (UO) NO MARK Men's 35-lb Weight Throw Provisional: 62-4 (19.00m)/Automatic: 70-0 1/2 (21.35m) 1. Scott Moser (UCLA) 66-0 1/4 (20.12) 2. Dan Ames (UCLA) 61-5 (18.72) 3. Adam Kriz (UO) 60-2 1/2 (18.35) 4. Ty Weingard (EWU)56-4 3/4 (17.19) 5. Ben Snyder (EWU) 52-10 1/4 (16.11) 6. Mat Schwinn (UW) 52-4 1/2 (15.96) 7. Steffan Jonsson (BSU)48-11 3/4 (14.93) 8. Levi Cushman (EWU) 48-10 1/4 (14.89) -- Jeff Wallis (UW) 46-11 (14.30) -- Clint Pasley (EWU) 44-1 1/2 (13.45) -- Justin St. Clair (BSU) 42-6 3/4 (12.97) -- Jesse Thompson (UW) 42-6 1/4 (12.96) Men's Shot Put Provisional: 57-5 (17.50m)/Automatic: 62-4 (19.00m) 1. Scott Weigand (UCLA) 63-7 (19.38) 2. Dan Ames (UCLA) 62-5 3/4 (19.04) 3. Mark Hoxmeier (BSU) 59-6 3/4 (18.15) 4. Scott Moser (UCLA) 58-6 1/2 (17.84) 5. Rian Ingrim (UO) 55-2 (16.81) 6. Jack Clamon (UCLA) 54-8 3/4 (16.68) 7. James March (UO) 52-1 3/4 (15.89) 8. Jeff Wallis (UW) 51-2 1/4 (15.60) -- Ben Snyder (EWU) 48-1 3/4 (14.67) -- Ty Weingard (EWU)47-9 3/4 (14.57) -- Mat Schwinn (UW) 46-11 (14.30) -- Will Conwell (UW)46-7 1/2 (14.21) -- Brendan Tuohy (UW) 44-11 3/4 (13.71) -- Kevin Bibby (EWU)40-4 1/4 (12.30) -- Justin St. Clair (BSU) FOUL Women's Shot Put Provisional: 48-10 3/4 (14.90m)/Automatic: 52-10 (16.10m) 1. Seilala Sua (NIKE) 56-3 3/4 (17.16) 2. Jessica Cosby (UCLA) 55-7 (16.94) 3. Chaniqua Ross (UCLA) 52-4 1/2 (15.96) 4. Brionna Reynolds (UCLA) 51-7 (15.72) 5. Mary Etter (UO) 48-3 1/2 (14.72) 6. Lara Saye (UCLA) 47-0 3/4 (14.34) 7. Kameko Gay (UW) 44-3 1/4 (13.49) 8. Kellly Holloway (EWU)42-1 1/2 (12.84) -- Katie McKeever (UO) 42-0 1/2 (12.81) -- Dionna Anderson (SPU)41-6 1/2 (12.66) -- Katherine Mount (BSU)41-4 1/4 (12.61) -- Dani Keyser (UO) 40-4 (12.29) -- Jordan Salvage (UO) 39-10 (12.14) -- Mary Beeman (UW) 39-6 3/4 (12.06) -- Laura Widman (Unatt.)39-5 3/4 (12.03) -- Christie Kight (EWU) 39-5 1/4 (12.02) -- Searan Salibian (UW) 39-1 3/4 (11.93) -- Abbey Ellsberry (BSU)39-1 3/4 (11.92) -- Charlene Hawthorne (BSU) 38-5 (11.71) -- Karina Powell (UCLA) 38-2 1/4 (11.64) -- Jill Hoxmaier (UO) 37-4 (11.38) -- Jamie Martin (EWU) 36-4 1/4 (11.08) -- Bridget Pearson (UCLA) 36-0 (10.97) -- Keisha Harvey (PSU) 31-9 1/2 (9.69) Women's Long Jump Provisional: 20-0 1/4 (6.10m)/Automatic: 21-0 (6.40m) 1. Sally Vail (BSU) 18-10 (5.74) 2. Keisha Harvey (PSU) 18-7 3/4 (5.68) 3. Amanda Brown (UO)18-6 1/2 (5.65) 4. Zee Ogarro (UW) 18-5 (5.61) 5. Laura Widman (Unatt.)18-3 (5.56) 6. Stephanie Huffman (SPU) 17-10 3/4 (5.45) 7. Christie Kight (EWU) 17-6 (5.33) 8. Sara Smith (BSU) 17-4 1/4 (5.29) -- Katie Kociemba (BSU) 17-2 1/4 (5.24) -- Kerine Harvey (PSU) 17-1 1/4 (5.21) -- Shelley C omstock (WOR) 17-0 (5.18) -- Katie Sharratt (BSU) 16-11 1/4 (5.16) -- Jenny Kenyon (UO)16-8 1/2 (5.09) -- Wiianna Cramer (EWU) 16-7 3/4 (5.07) -- Brandy White (UW)15-4 3/4 (4.69) -- Sara Seitz (UP) 14-11 1/2 (4.56) -- Katherine Flood (EWU)FOUL -- Liz Weiss (UP
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t-and-f: Fwd: Northwest Collegiate Track Squads Clash at Dempsey Indoor
Results courtesy University of Washington media relations. Paul Merca --- //For Immediate Release// Contact: Brian Beaky Jan. 21, 2002 Northwest Collegiate Track Squads Clash at Dempsey Indoor SEATTLE- The University of Washington today concluded three days of track and field competition at Dempsey Indoor with the UW Small College Invitational, pitting several Husky athletes against lower-division collegiate teams and local club squads. As he did in Sunday's high school meet at Dempsey Indoor, 16-year-old Darren Woods stole the spotlight away from the collegiate squads. Woods, competing for club team Self Esteem Through Athletics, won the 200 meters in a scintillating 22.24 seconds, a mark that would currently rank among the best in the nation collegiately. On Sunday, Woods bested his own week-old state prep record in the 400 meters with a 48.42-second victory, the fastest 400-meter time in the nation by a high-schooler this season. A pair of Husky women earned event victories, including true freshman Cherron Davis in the shot put (45-3 1/2) and senior team captain Zee Ogarro in the 60-meter hurdles (8.97). In the pole vault, junior school-record holder Sandy Erickson equaled the second-best mark ever at UW with a vault of 11-11 3/4 in a second-place finish, while former Husky Matt Phillips just missed qualifying for the 2002 U.S. National Championships, settling for a mark of 17-6 1/2. With three home meets in the past two weeks now behind them, the Huskies take to the road to meet a trio of collegiate foes in the University of Nebraska Quad in Lincoln on Saturday, before returning to Dempsey Indoor for the UW Quad Classic, Feb. 2. UW Small College Invitational Dempsey Indoor; 300m track Seattle, Wash. January 21, 2002 Women's Results (Top Three Listed) 60m Dash: Laura Wilson, TWU, 7.61; 2. Lakeisha Givins, Unatt., 7.82; 3. Chelsye Wika, SOG, 7.96. 200m:1. Chelyse Wika, SOG, 25.80; 2. Tonika Vickers, HTC, 25.97; 3. Rasheida Coleman, SFST, 26.51. 400m: t1. Karie Jean Mackenzie, UBC, 1:01.17; t1. Andrea Eiseman, SOG, 1:01.17; 3. Maria Skipper, CLK, 1:01.74. 600m: 1. Melanie Szirony (Unatt.), 1:36.35; 2. Luci McGregor, SFU, 1:36.48; 3. Jackie Smith, SFU, 1:39.15. 800m: 1. Ludmilla Vasiliyeva, SETA, 2:06.07; 2. Ann-Marie Hobbs, CNW, 2:18.64; 3. Nancy Fedoruk, UV, 2:21.84 1000m: Rachel Ross, SFU, 2:58.53; 2. Carlene Daniel, SFU, 3:00.76; 3. Sarah Kraybill, SPU, 3:02.94. Mile: 1. Natasha Wodak, SFU, 5:06.66; 2. Sarah Leonard, Unatt., 5:08.56; 3. Kim Stone, NWC, 5:10.14. 3000m: 1. Dana Boyle, UPS, 9:38.82; 2. Karen Tulloch, UBC, 9:51.07; 3. Sarah Forrey, CWU, 10:17.84. 60m Hurdles: 1. Zee Ogarro, UW, 8.97; 2. Stephanie Huffman, SPU, 9.47; 3. Jennifer Pyeatt, SPU, 9.51. 4x400m Relay: 1. Seattle Pacific A, 4:04.06; 2. Simon Fraser, 4:07.27; 3. Sport of the Gods TC A 4:11.22. 4x800m Relay: 1. Northwest College A, 9:48.31; 2. British Columbia, 10:10.86; 3. Central Washington, 10:11.43. High Jump: 1. Rachel Tarvudd, TWU, 5-5 1/4; 2. Jenoa Potter, 5-1; t3. Shawna Flynn, SFU, Stephanie Huffman, SPU, 5-1. Pole Vault: Stevie Marshalek, Unatt., 11-11 3/4; 2. Sara Rouse, CLK, 11-11 3/4; 3. Sandy Erickson, UW, 11-11 3/4. Long Jump: 1. Stephanie Huffman, SPU, 17-2 3/4; 2. Davina Strauss, CWU, 17-0 3/4; 3. Rachel Tarvudd, TWU, 16-7 1/4. Triple Jump: 1. Leah Tiger, CWU, 33-10 3/4; 2. Amber Rose, SPU, 33-7 1/4; 3. Wendi Dewey, TWU, 32-11 1/4. Shot Put: 1. Cherron Davis, Unatt., 45-3 1/2; 2. Dionna Anderson, SPU, 43-3 1/4; 3. Laura Widman, Unatt., 40-6. Weight Throw: 1. Kristen Hepler, PLU, 44-7; 2. Jami Questra, KJK, 42-4 1/4; 3. Jennifer Padrinao, SFU, 41-7 3/4. Men's Results (Top Three Listed) 60m Dash: 1. Lorenzo Hill, CB, 6.86; 2. Eddie Redmond, CNW, 7.08; 3. Jason Gillette, CAS, 7.09. 200m: 1. Darren Woods, SETA, 22.24; 2. Isaac Frederick, CLK, 22.43; 3. Lorenzo Hill, CB, 22.48. 400m: 1. Courtney Jaworski, SETA, 49.89; 2. Cameron Hartman, SOG, 49.94; 3. Carson Schmiett, SOG, 50.23. 600m:Chris Williams, UBC, 1:18.77; 2. Justin Beanblossom, TWU, 1:21.04; 3. Graeme Wells, SFU, 1:21.43. 800m: 1. Ben Kern, UPS, 1:55.39; 2. Albert Armstrong, SETA, 1:55.50; 3. Josh Henderson, VU, 1:55.75. 1000m: Craig Biuk, UV, 2:27.82; 2. Ian Sharp, TWU, 2:27.85; 3. John Luckhurst, UBC, 2:28.59. Mile: 1. Jay Penry, Unatt., 4:27.47; 2. Cody Callon, SFU, 4:27.87; 3. Brent Zachs, SFU, 4:29.52. 3000m: 1. Chris Clancy, WPU, 8:30.32; 2. Uli Steidl, CNW, 8:30.35; 3. Ben Andrews, Unatt., 8:35.66. 60m Hurdles: 1. Yves McDavid, TBTC, 8.52; 2. Jershon Foyston, HTC, 8.65; 3. Jesse Fipps, LIN, 8.86. 4x400m Relay: 1. SETA, 3:17.10; 2. SOG TC, 3:18.51; 3. Simon Fraser, 3:20.97. 4x800m Relay: 1. British Columbia A, 7:58.25; 2. Victoria A, 7:59.78; 3. Trinity Western, 8:14.88. High Jump: 1. Jas Gill, VR, 6-8 3/4; 2. Frank Remund, UW, 6-6 3/4; 3. Sean Steele, Unatt., 6-4 3/4. Pole Vault: 1. Matt Phillips, Unatt., 17-6 1/2; 2. Fumi Nagahisa, UW, 15-11; 3. Graham Danziger, VR, 15-5. Long Jump: 1. Ryan Doran, BCC, 20-10 1/2; 2. Matt Nelson
t-and-f: Husky Scoring Track and Field Meet Dempsey Indoor; Seattle, Wash.Saturday, January 19, 2002
Husky Scoring Track and Field Meet Dempsey Indoor Facility--Univ of Washington; Seattle, Wash. Saturday, January 19, 2002 300 meter unbanked Mondo track. NCAA automatic qualifying mark made today by Simon Kamata (UO), who ran 1:48.07 today. Results courtesy Univ of Washington Sports Information. Paul Merca Final Team Scoring Men's Dual Meets: Oregon 69, Washington 64 Washington 104, Portland 17 Washington 104, Portland State 14 Washington 101, Western Oregon 24 Oregon 99, Portland 13 Oregon 90, Portland State 26 Oregon 87, Western Oregon 29 Portland State 41, Portland 25 Western Oregon 56, Portland State 38 Final Team Scoring Women's Dual Meets: Washington 82, Oregon 46 Washington 107, Portland 16 Washington 87, Portland State 33 Washington 105, Western Oregon 24 Oregon 80, Portland 37 Oregon 56, Portland State 50 Oregon 74, Western Oregon 48 Portland State 69, Portland 26 Western Oregon 63, Portland State 51 Women's 20-lb Weight Throw Provisional: 58-1 (17.70m)/Automatic: 63-11 3/4 (19.50m) 1. Mary Etter (UO) 49-11 3/4 (15.23) 2. Jordan McDaniels (UO)47-7 3/4 (14.52) 3. Jennifer Dunkin (WOR)47-71/4 (14.51) 4. Searan Salibian (UW) 46-7 1/2 (14.21) 5. Katie McKeever (UO) 46-4 3/4 (14.14) 6. Kameko Gay (UW) 43-6 (13.26) 7. Dani Keyser (UO) 43-5 3/4 (13.25) 8. Dorothy Kerr (WOR) 42-5 1/4 (12.93) 9. Stephanie Reichenbach (WOR) 41-7 1/4 (12.68) 10. Shalese Borden (WOR)36-4 (11.07) 11. Mary Beeman (UW)33-5 3/4 (10.20) -- Jaci Cederberg (WOR) NO MARK Men's 35-lb Weight Throw Provisional: 62-4 (19.00m)/Automatic: 70-0 1/2 (21.35m) 1. Adam Kriz (UO) 57-6 1/4 (17.53) 2. Jeff Wallis (UW) 48-4 3/4 (14.75) 3. Greg Gottfried (WOR) 48-2 3/4 (14.70) 4. Jesse Thompson (UW) 45-3 3/4 (13.81) 5. Brendan Tuohy (UW) 45-2 1/2 (13.78) Men's Shot Put Provisional: 57-5 (17.50m)/Automatic: 62-4 (19.00m) 1. Rian Ingrim (UO) 54-2 (16.51) 2. James March (UO) 51-6 1/4 (15.70) 3. Doug Jackson (UW)49-10 (15.19) 4. Jeff Wallis (UW) 49-0 1/4 (14.94) 5. Santiago Lorenzo (UO)45-10 (13.97) 6. Will Conwell (UW)45-9 1/4 (13.95) 7. Greg Gottfried (WOR) 39-0 1/2 (11.90) 8. Colin Babcock (WOR) 39-0 1/4 (11.89) Women's Shot Put Provisional: 48-10 3/4 (14.90m)/Automatic: 52-10 (16.10m) 1. Mary Etter (UO) 44-9 1/2 (13.65) 2. Kameko Gay (UW) 43-5 3/4 (13.25) 3. Searan Salibian (UW) 41-8 3/4 (12.72) 4. Holly Conrad (WOR) 40-7 (12.37) 5. Katie McKeever (UO) 40-2 1/4 (12.25) 6. Dani Keyser (UO) 38-10 1/4 (11.84) 7. Jordan McDaniels (UO)38-5 1/2 (11.72) 8. Dorothy Kerr (WOR) 37-6 (11.43) -- Shalese Borden (WOR) 37-5 1/4 (11.41) -- Mary Beeman (UW) 37-4 1/2 (11.39) -- Stephanie Reichenbach (WOR) 29-10 3/4 (9.11) -- Alaina Peterson (PSU)28-0 3/4 (8.55) Women's Long Jump Provisional: 20-0 1/4 (6.10m)/Automatic: 21-0 (6.40m) 1. Keisha Harvey (PSU) 18-5 (5.61) 2. Zee Ogarro (UW) 18-2 1/4 (5.54) 3. Amanda Brown (UO)18-1 1/2 (5.52) 4. Brittiny Roberts (UW)16-11 1/4 (5.16) 5. Jenny Kenyan (UO)16-10 (5.13) 6. Shelley Comstock (WOR) 16-8 3/4 (5.10) 7. Brandy White (UW)15-6 1/4 (4.73) 8. Lara Nelson (UW) 14-6 (4.42) Men's Long Jump Provisional: 24-9 1/4 (7.55m)/Automatic: 25-9 1/4 (7.85m) 1. Ryan Brown (PSU) 23-2 1/2 (7.07) 2. Marcus Kelly (UW)22-2 1/4 (6.76) 3. Billy Pappas (UO)22-1 (6.73) 4. Kevin deSouza (UW) 21-11 (6.68) 5. Santiago Lorenzo (UO)21-8 3/4 (6.62) 6. Phillippe Cook (UW) 21-8 1/4 (6.61) 7. Brad Satran (WOR)21-2 3/4 (6.47) 8. Derek Strubel (UO) 20-2 1/4 (6.15) -- Nate Anderson (WOR) 19-4 (5.89) -- Hobey Un (UW)19-0 (5.79) Men's High Jump Provisional: 7-1 (2.16m)/Automatic: 7-4 1/2 (2.25m) 1. Jason Boness (UO)6-11 (2.11) 2. Kyley Johnson (UO) 6-11 (2.11) 3. Jake Warner (UO) 6-7 (2.01) 4. Phillippe Cook (UW) 6-5 (1.96) 5. Frank Remund (UW)6-5 (1.96) 6. Erik Lanigan (UW)6-3 1/4 (1.91) t7. Damien Davis (WOR) 5-11 1/4 (1.81) t7. Sean Gabe (WOR) 5-11 1/4 (1.81) 9. Scott Lemon (WOR)5-11 1/4 (1.81) Women's High Jump Provisional: 5-9 3/4 (1.77m)/Automatic: 6-0 (1.83m) 1. Lisa Gunderson (PSU) 5-7 (1.70) t2. Julie Elliot (UP) 5-5 (1.65) t2. Rachel Kriz (UO)5-5 (1.65) 4. Sidney Brown (UW)5-3 (1.60) 5. Mary Murphy (UO) 5-3 (1.60) 6. Jenny Brogdon (UO) 5-3 (1.60) 7. Brittiny Roberts (UW)5-3 (1.60) t8. Rose Cook (UP) 5-1 (1.55) t8. Keisha Harvey (PSU) 5-1 (1.55) 10. Elena Popovskaya (UW) 5-1 (1.55) -- Kendra Caprye (UW) 4-11 (1.50) -- Holly Conrad (WOR) 4-11 (1.50) -- Lara Nelson (UW) 4-11 (1.50) -- Mary Majors (WOR)4-9 (1.45) -- Monica Smith (WOR) NH Women's Pole Vault Provisional: 12-5 1/2 (3.80m)/Automatic: 13-5 1/4 (4.10m) 1. Kirsten Riley (UO) 11-11 3/4 (3.65) 2. Kate Soma (UW) 11-11 3/4 (3.65) 3. Sandy Erickson (UW) 11-5 3/4 (3.50) 4. Alexis Jaime (UW)10-11 3/4 (3.350 5. Tayler Wilkins (UW) 10-6 (3.20) 6. Stephenie Booth (WOR
t-and-f: University Indoor Open Preview Track and Field Meet--DempseyIndoor Complex, University of Washington
Courtesy University of Washington Sports Information, here are the complete results of the University Indoor Open Preview Track and Field Meet, held at the Dempsey Indoor Complex, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. The meet was held on the UW's new 300 meter unbanked Mondo track. Notable mark made by high schooler Darren Woods in the men's 400. Paul Merca Women's 20-lb Weight Throw Provisional: 58-1 (17.70m)/Automatic: 63-11 3/4 (19.50m) 1. Jennifer Dunkin (WOR)46-6 1/4 (14.18) 2. Kameko Gay (UW) 42-8 (13.00) 3. Dorothy Kerr (WOR) 39-6 3/4 (12.06) 4. Kharmyn Williams 38-8 1/4 (11.79) 5. Aleena Zibin (TWU) 38-0 (11.58) 6. Becky Webb (TWU) 26-1 1/2 (7.96) -- Searan Salibian (UW) NO MARK Men's 35-lb Weight Throw Provisional: 62-4 (19.00m)/Automatic: 70-0 1/2 (21.35m) 1. Ryan Dirks (Unatt.) 54-2 (16.51) 2. Mat Schwinn (UW) 53-8 1/4 (16.36) 3. Jeremy Edwards (UBC) 50-1 1/4 (15.27) 4. Jeff Wallis (UW) 45-5 1/4 (13.85) 5. Brandan Tuohy (UW) 45-0 1/2 (13.73) 6. Greg Gottfried (WOR) 44-1 1/2 (13.45) -- Jesse Thompson (UW) 37-10 3/4 (11.55) -- Derek Howell (SFU) 34-8 1/2 (10.57) -- Glen Bingisser (Unatt.) FOUL Men's Shot Put Provisional: 57-5 (17.50m)/Automatic: 62-4 (19.00m) 1. Doug Jackson (UW)47-10 (14.58) 2. Jeff Wallis (UW) 47-3 3/4 (14.42) 3. Corey Lehosky (HTC) 45-1 1/2 (13.75) 4. Nathan Carter (HTC) 44-9 1/2 (13.65) 5. Mat Schwinn (UW) 44-9 (13.64) 6. Jeremy Edwards (UBC) 42-0 3/4 (12.82) 7. Brendan Tuohy (UW) 39-7 3/4 (12.08) 8. Glenn Bingisser (Unatt.) 38-11 1/2 (11.87) 9. Gunner Argo (HTC)37-0 1/2 (11.29) 10. Matt Nelson (SFU) 34-11 (10.64) Women's Shot Put Provisional: 48-10 3/4 (14.90m)/Automatic: 52-10 (16.10m) 1. Cherron Davis (UW) 44-1 1/2 (13.45) 2. Kameko Gay (UW) 42-11 3/4 (13.10) 3. Dionna Anderson (SPU)42-7 (12.98) 4. Mary Beeman (UW) 39-9 1/4 (12.12) 5. Searan Salibian (UW) 39-8 3/4 (12.11) 6. Holly Conrad (WOR) 39-4 (11.99) -- Kharmyn Williams (HTC) 36-0 3/4 (10.99) -- Aleena Zibin (TWU) 35-10 3/4 (10.94) -- Lauren Kooy (SPU)35-8 1/2 (10.88)-- Dorothy Kerr (WOR) 35-1 (10.69) -- Sharon Kamphuis (TWU)27-9 1/2 (8.46) -- Becky Webb (TWU) 24-11 (7.59) Women's Long Jump Provisional: 20-0 1/4 (6.10m)/Automatic: 21-0 (6.40m) 1. Zee Ogarro (UW) 17-9 1/2 (5.42) 2. Laura Widman (Unatt.)17-5 1/2 (5.32) 3. Shelley Comstock (WOR) 16-9 3/4 (5.12) 4. Katherine Louman-Gardiner (UBC) 16-7 (5.05) 5. Leah Wiest (SPU) 16-2 1/2 (4.94) 6. Rachel Tarvudd (TWU) 16-1 (4.90) -- Amanda McClary (SPU) 15-10 1/4 (4.83) -- Elena Popovskaya (UW)15-9 1/2 (4.81) -- Amber Rose (SPU) 15-8 3/4 (4.79) -- Morgan Ranta (SPU) 15-8 3/4 (4.79) -- Yolanda Fenske (VRTC)15-5 1/2 (4.71) -- Tiffany Owens (SOG) 15-4 1/4 (4.68) -- Lara Nelson (UW) 15-2 1/4 (4.63) -- Wendi Dewey (TWU)14-10 3/4 (4.54) -- Tiffany Owens (SOG) 14-2 1/4 (4.32) -- Sidney Brown (UW)NO MARK Men's Long Jump Provisional: 24-9 1/4 (7.55m)/Automatic: 25-9 1/4 (7.85m) 1. Kevin deSouza (UW) 22-5 3/4 (6.85) 2. Marcus Kelly (UW)21-6 (6.55) 3. Phillippe Cook (UW) 21-2 3/4 (6.47) 4. Nathan Jarvis (HTC) 21-2 (6.45) 5. Justin Lawrence (Unatt.) 20-10 1/2 (6.36) 6. Nate Anderson (WOR) 20-7 1/4 (6.28) -- Ahmed Imran (HTC) 20-5 3/4 (6.24) -- Matt Nelson (SFU)20-2 1/2 (6.16) -- Marc Noble (TBTC)19-11 (6.07) -- Malcolm McElmore (HTC) 19-5 1/2 (5.93) -- Hobey Un (UW)18-10 (5.74) -- Matt Voltz (SOG) 18-6 (5.64) -- Ed Nelles (TBTC) 17-6 (5.33) Men's High Jump Provisional: 7-1 (2.16m)/Automatic: 7-4 1/2 (2.25m) 1. Jas Gill (VRTC) 6-10 3/4 (2.10) 2. A.J. Acker (Unatt.) 6-8 3/4 (2.05) 3. Frank Remund (UW)6-6 (1.98) 4. Erik Lanigan (UW)6-4 (1.93) T5. Phillipe Cook (UW) 6-4 (1.93) T5. Mike Bonadurer (WOR)6-4 (1.93) 7. Michael Mason (VRTC) 6-2 (1.88) 8. Gunner Argo (HTC)6-2 (1.88) T9. Dan Johnson (TWU) 6-0 (1.83) T9. Malcolm McLemore (HTC) 6-0 (1.83) -- Michael Sychraya (COQ) NH -- Damien Davis (WOR) NH Women's High Jump Provisional: 5-9 3/4 (1.77m)/Automatic: 6-0 (1.83m) 1. Rachel Tarvudd (TWU) 5-4 1/4 (1.63) T2. Stephanie Huffman (SPU) 5-2 1/4 (1.58) T2. Monica Smith (WOR) 5-2 1/4 (1.58) 4. Elena Popovskaya (UW)5-2 1/4 (1.58) 5. Sidney Brown (UW)5-2 1/4 (1.58) 6. Shawna Flynn (SFU) 5-2 1/4 (1.58) 7. Brittiny Roberts (UW)5-0 1/4 (1.53) 8. Kendra Caprye (UW) 5-0 1/4 (1.53) 9. Lara Nelson (UW) 5-0 1/4 (1.53) 10. Sarah DeGoede (VRTC)4-10 1/4 (1.48) 11. Jourdan Schmidt (VRTC) 4-10 1/4 (1.48) -- Sharon Kamphuis (TWU)NH Women's Pole Vault Provisional: 12-5 1/2 (3.80m)/Automatic: 13-5 1/4 (4.10m) 1. Jennifer Hunter (Unatt.) 12-6 (3.81) 2. Alexis Jaime (UW)11-6 1/4 (3.51) 3. Ally Studer (SPU)11-0 1/4 (3.36) 4. Taylor Wilkins (UW) 10-6 (3.20) 5. Kate Henes (WOR) 10-0 (3.05) 6. Katie Heaton (UPS) 9-6 1/4
t-and-f: Seattle Open Cross Country Classic 1/26/01
Listers--Information on the Seattle Open Cross Country Classic on January 26, 2002 is available at http://www.clubballard.com. The Seattle Open is one of the country's final tune-up cross country meets before the USA Winter Cross Country Championships in Vancouver, WA. Please don't hesitate to contact me off-list if you need more information. All the best, Paul Merca
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t-and-f: IAAF lifts extended ban on Baumann
MONACO, Monte Carlo (AP) -- The IAAF on Wednesday lifted an extended drug ban on former Olympic gold medalist Dieter Baumann, clearing him to return to competition next month Full story at: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/news/2001/12/05/baumann_ban_ap/ Paul Merca
t-and-f: Fwd: USATF RELEASE: St. Louis to host Women's Olympic MarathonTrials
Courtesy USATF media relations. Paul Merca - Contact: Jill M. Geer USATF Director of Communications In Mobile: 251-208-2186 http://www.usatf.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, November 29, 2001 St. Louis to host Women's Olympic Marathon Trials MOBILE - St. Louis will host the 2004 Olympic Team Trials - Women's Marathon, USA Track Field announced Thursday at its 2001 Annual Meeting. The 2003 USA women's marathon champions also will be held in St. Louis. A century after hosting the first Olympics on American soil and the first marathon west of the Mississippi River, St. Louis will again welcome the nation's top women's distance runners as a gateway to Olympic glory on April 4, 2004. The Olympic Games will be held in Athens, Greece, in August, 2004. The St. Louis Sports Commission, Spirit of St. Louis Marathon, and St. Louis 2004 partnered on the successful bid, casting the race as a cornerstone to the region's yearlong civic celebration marking the centennial of the 1904 Olympics and World's Fair, and the bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase treaty signing and the Lewis and Clark expedition. Competition for hosting the Olympic Trials was intense, said USATF CEO Craig Masback. St. Louis put together an attractive bid package that incorporated all the elements that our athletes have said are important to them: prize money, a fast and fair course and their own race. All of us at USA Track Field are looking forward to coming to St. Louis in 2003 and 2004 for a great event. St. Louis beat out competing bids from Birmingham, Ala.; Washington, D.C.; and New York City in a selection process conducted by USATF's Women's Long Distance Running Committee. As part of the selection process, the Committee surveyed athletes to determine their priorities for the Olympic Trials. The rank order of priorities were prize money, a separate start if the race was to be held in a mixed-gender race, a moderate course and television coverage. St. Louis will provide $250,000 in prize money in addition to paying travel and lodging costs for athletes who achieve the Olympic Trials A qualifying standard of 2:39:59. In 2000, 25 met the Olympic Trials A standard. Athletes who qualify with a time faster than 2:48:00 may compete in the race but do not receive funding. The qualifying window for athletes to achieve their qualifying times is November 4, 2001 (at the New York City Marathon) and January 1, 2002 through early March, 2004. Olympic qualifying standards have not yet been set by the International Association of Athletics Federations. This is a tremendously special day for all of us in St. Louis, said Sports Commission President Frank Viverito. Our region is very proud of its rich history and there is perhaps no better event that connects 2004 with 1904 than the Women's Olympic Marathon Trials. We genuinely tried to impress upon the Women's Long Distance Running Committee how much the Marathon Trials will mean to our community. In no other city but St. Louis will the 2004 Trials carry as much significance or historical relevance. In 2004, women's marathoners competing in the Olympic Trials will run on a four-lap criterium course in Forest Park, site of the 1904 World's Fair. A well-shaded course of moderate hills, it provides the fair course requested by USA women's runners. The Women's Olympic Marathon Trials will be held on the same day as the Spirit of St. Louis Marathon, which will be held on a different course. Nearly 3,300 people took part in the 2001 Spirit of St. Louis marathon and its affiliated events, with participation expected to as much as double by 2004. In 2004, St. Louis will host a series of community-wide events that showcase our recent revitalization accomplishments and mark our rich history and promising future, said former U.S. Senator Jack Danforth, chairman of St. Louis 2004. It is with great pride and enthusiasm that the Women's Olympic Marathon Trials will be among the highlights of a spectacular year in St. Louis. The Trials will create a wonderful excitement in our region. And in return, we look forward to providing the event a one-of-a-kind experience that only St. Louis can offer in 2004. # # #
t-and-f: Fwd: ATHENS 2004 meeting with SEGAS and IAAF
News release courtesy ATHENS 2004 Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. Paul Merca ATHENS 2004 meeting with SEGAS and IAAF Athens, November, 2001 The ATHENS 2004 Organising Committee for the Olympic Games continued its cooperation with the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) and the Hellenic Association of Amateur Athletics (SEGAS) on the preparation of Athletics during the Olympic Games. A four-member IAAF delegation paid a three-day visit to Athens and were fully briefed on the progress of the Competition Programme and projects to be carried out in the Athens Olympic Sports Complex (AOSC), the Panathinaiko Stadium (Kallimarmaro) and the Marathon route. The IAAF delegation included members of the IAAF Board of Directors C. Moreno Bravo (MEX), B. Bailey (AUS), J. Poczobut (FRA) and the IAAF Competition Manager S. Giovannelli (ITA). On behalf of the Organising Committee, the presentation was made by ATHENS 2004 Sports General Manager Makis Assimakopoulos; Sports Competition Manager Yiannis Giannouris; Athletics Competition Manager E. Papapostolou; and several other members of ATHENS 2004. Other participants included President of the Board of Directors of SEGAS B. Sevastis, and Mrs Balkiza, representative of the Special Service of Public Works for Olympic Projects of the Sports General Secretariat. After the briefing, the IAAF officials approved the plans for the Marathon route, from its starting point in Marathon to the Tomb and from there to Panathinaiko Stadium, as well as the plans for Walking Race events, which will start and end in AOSC. The IAAF representatives agreed also with the AOSC Master Plan and renovation plans. Regarding the competition programme, all basic principles and guidelines were discussed. The Test Events will take place in spring 2004 with Hellenic and Balkan events, while ATHENS 2004 will contribute to the organisation of the Super Cup in June 2004. Commenting on the IAAF's visit to Athens, the member of the Board of Directors Cezar Moreno Bravo stated, Everything is moving according to schedule and we are very satisfied with the progress of works up to now. There are some decisions that we made today that will keep us busy for the next month; until our next visit. We have full confidence in the Organising Committee and are very satisfied with the progress made to date. STATEMENT OF SEGAS PRESIDENT Referring to the visit of the IAAF's representatives, the President of the Board of Directors of SEGAS Vasilis Sevastis stated, ATHENS 2004 and the Sports General Secretariat fully briefed the IAAF representatives on the whole spectrum of the competition and construction programme. I believe that we are headed in the right direction and on schedule. This meeting and the next to follow will solidify a continuous cooperation between SEGAS, IAAF and ATHENS 2004. I believe that the IAAF officials are of the same conviction, following their three-day stay in Athens. All of us ought to do our best for the successful staging of the Olympic Games. * ATHENS 2004 Executive Director Spyros Capralos had a separate meeting with the IAAF representatives, whom he briefed on organisational issues and informed them that ATHENS 2004 will attend the IAAF annual gala that will take place in Monaco. ###
t-and-f: If anyone paid close attention to game 5 of the Cleveland/Seattlebaseball game today...
...you would've noticed that the guy in the orange cap and black leather jacket holding the radar gun behind home plate was none other than 1996 US Olympic team and '97 World Championships 10k runner (28:07.5, set in '96 Mt. Sac Relays) Brad Barquist! Paul Merca
t-and-f: Fwd: 17th IAAF Grand Prix Final - Melbourne (AUS) - 9/9/2001Results
Courtesy IAAF media relations. Paul Merca IAAF Grand Prix Final 17th IAAF Grand Prix Final Melbourne, 09-Sep-2001 RESULTS MEN GP 200 METRES - MEN Wind: +1.0 Pts 1 Crawford Shawn USA 20.37 24.0 2 Williams Bernard USA 20.39 21.0 3 Obikwelu Francis NGR 20.52 18.0 4 Malcolm ChristianGBR 20.55 15.0 5 Williams Christopher JAM 20.59 12.0 6 Zakari Abdul AzizGHA 20.63 9.0 7 Little Kevin USA 20.95 6.0 8 da Silva Andr=E9 Domingos BRA 21.26 3.0 GP 800 METRES - MEN Pts 1 Bucher Andr=E9 SUI1:46.71 24.0 2 Borzakovskiy Yuriy RUS1:46.78 21.0 3 Nduwimana Jean-Patrick BDI1:46.88 18.0 4 Yiampoy William KEN1:46.99 15.0 5 Mutua Joseph Mwengi KEN1:47.09 12.0 6 Dube Glody BOT1:47.15 9.0 7 Bungei Wilfred KEN1:47.79 6.0 8 Sepeng Hezeki=E9l RSA1:48.81 3.0 GP 1500 METRES - MEN Pts 1 El Guerrouj Hicham MAR3:31.25 24.0 2 Lagat BernardKEN3:32.10 21.0 3 Chirchir William KEN3:34.06 18.0 4 Ngeny Noah KEN3:34.76 15.0 5 Rotich Laban KEN3:35.13 12.0 6 Mottram CraigAUS3:35.40 9.0 7 Sullivan Kevin CAN3:35.50 6.0 8 Maazouzi Driss FRA3:35.99 3.0 9 Shabunin Vyacheslav RUS3:39.43 10 Koech Enock KEN3:41.35 11 Kipkurui BenjaminKEN3:48.53 McCarthy KrisAUSDNF GP 3000 METRES - MEN Pts 1 Bitok Paul KEN7:53.85 24.0 2 Bekele Kenenisa ETH7:54.39 21.0 3 Kipkosgei Luke KEN7:54.39 18.0 4 Limo BenjaminKEN7:54.46 15.0 5 Limo Richard KEN7:54.82 12.0 6 Kipketer Sammy KEN7:54.98 9.0 7 Abate AbiyoteETH7:54.98 6.0 8 Mekonnen Hailu ETH7:55.15 3.0 9 Kibowen John KEN7:55.37 10 Goumri AbderrahimMAR7:56.43 GP 3000 M STEEPLECHASE - MEN Pts 1 Boulami Brahim MAR8:16.14 24.0 2 Kosgei ReubenKEN8:17.64 21.0 3 Cherono Stephen KEN8:18.85 18.0 4 Misoi Kipkirui KEN8:19.01 15.0 5 Kosgei John KEN8:19.29 12.0 6 Mart=EDn Luis Miguel ESP8:22.04 9.0 7 Nyamu Julius KEN8:22.85 6.0 8 Yator RaymondKEN8:31.21 3.0 Boit Kipketer Wilson KENDNS GP 110 METRES HURDLES - MEN Wind: -1.7 Pts 1 Garc=EDa Anier CUB 13.22 24.0 2 Johnson AllenUSA 13.28 21.0 3 Arnold Dominique USA 13.43 18.0 4 Dorival Dudley HAI 13.56 15.0 5 Jackson ColinGBR 13.68 12.0 6 Wallace Dawane USA 13.72 9.0 7 Trammell TerrenceUSA 14.17 6.0 8 Wade Larry USA 14.22 3.0 GP LONG JUMP - MEN Pts Wind 1 Moudrik Youn=E9s MAR 8.23 24.0 +1.0 2 Stringfellow Savant=E9 USA 8.19 21.0 +1.4 3 Lukashevych Olexiy UKR 7.93 18.0 +1.3 4 Beckford James JAM 7.92 15.0 +1.9 5 Streete-Thompson Kareem CAY 7.87 12.0 +0.8 6 Pedroso Iv=E1n CUB 7.83 9.0 +1.0 7 Dilworth Kevin USA 7.81 6.0 +1.6 8 Al-Sabee Hussein Taher KSA 7.72 3.0 +0.1 GP DISCUS THROW - MEN
t-and-f: Fwd: New Press Release from IOC / Nouveau communique de Presse duCIO
Courtesy International Olympic Committee. Paul Merca OLYMPIC NEWS ALERT There is a new press release on the IOC web site, entitled: IOC publiSHeS THE NEW list OF PROHIBITED substances AND METHODS Please go to http://www.olympic.org/ioc/e/news/press_releases_e.html to view it. If you no longer wish to receive Olympic News Alerts, simply click on the following link http://www.olympic.org/ioc/e/news/alerts_unsub_e.html Un nouveau communiquÈ de presse est disponible sur notre site Web, intitulÈ: Le CIO publie La nouvelle liste de substances ET METHODES INTERDITES Vous pouvez le consulter ý l'adresse suivante : http://www.olympic.org/ioc/f/news/press_releases_f.html Si vous ne souhaitez plus recevoir les BrËves Olympiques, veuillez vous rendre ý l'adresse suivante : http://www.olympic.org/ioc/f/news/alerts_unsub_f.html
t-and-f: Fwd: USATF Release: USATF Board votes to oppose IAAF proposedrules changes
Courtesy USATF media relations. Paul Merca Contact:Jill M. Geer Director of Communications [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.usatf.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunday, June 24, 2001 USATF votes to oppose IAAF rules changes EUGENE, Ore. - USA Track Field's Board of Directors on Saturday night voted unanimously to oppose a set of rules changes for international competitions proposed by the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF). In a scheduled meeting of the USATF Board at the GMC Envoy USA Outdoor Track Field Championships, the Board voted to officially oppose a proposed no-false start rule; a proposed change in the equipment and number of attempts allowed in the vertical jumps; and a proposal to limit horizontal jumps and throws to four attempts per athlete. USA Track Field favors innovation in our sport to make it a more fan-friendly, better product, said USATF CEO Craig Masback. However, we do not support these proposed changes. We look forward to working with other countries, the IAAF, and athletes to develop ways to improve our great sport. The IAAF will vote on the proposed changes during sessions at the IAAF World Outdoor Track Field Championships August 3-12 in Edmonton, Canada. # # #
t-and-f: Fwd: Fanny Blankers-Koen Games - Hengelo (NED) - 6/4/01 Results
Courtesy IAAF media relations. Paul Merca Begin Forwarded Message Date:06/04 11:17 Received:06/04 11:32 From:IAAFMediaandPRDepartment IAAF Grand Prix II Fanny Blankers-Koen Games Hengelo, 04-Jun-2001 RESULTS MEN 200 METRES - MEN Wind: +1.8 1 Devonish Marlon GBR 20.52 2 Batangdon Joseph CMR 20.80 3 Condon Allyn GBR 20.99 4 Caines DanielGBR 21.05 5 van Balkom Patrick NED 21.21 6 Middelkoop Rowdy NED 21.84 800 METRES - MEN 1 Dube Glody BOT1:44.69 2 Schumann NilsGER1:45.28 3 Sepeng Hezeki=E9l RSA1:45.44 4 Koers Marko NED1:46.22 5 Som Bram NED1:46.27 6 Pires Jo=E3o POR1:46.58 7 Kimutai SylasKEN1:46.61 8 Bourrouag Tarik GER1:46.93 9 Omey Tom BEL1:46.99 10 Jansen Joeri BEL1:47.33 Eplinius MarkGERDNF 1500 METRES - MEN 1 Lagat BernardKEN3:35.65 2 Koech Enock KEN3:35.80 3 Hachlaf Abdelkader MAR3:36.02 4 El Mouaziz Hamid MAR3:40.56 5 Too Michael KEN3:40.83 6 Nolan James IRL3:40.97 7 Graffin Andrew GBR3:42.67 8 Philipp PeterSUI3:43.94 9 Stenzel R=FCdiger GER3:44.37 10 Beumer StefanNED3:44.51 11 Mwangi Paul KEN3:45.89 Chirchir Robert KENDNF Haschke Franek GERDNF Kreykamp Stephan NEDDNF Liefers Gert-Jan NEDDNF M=FCller Wolfram GERDNF Vandewiele J=FCrgenBELDNF Vroemen SimonNEDDNF GP 3000 METRES - MEN Pts 1 Abate AbiyoteETH7:43.17 5.0 2 Bekele Kenenisa ETH7:43.28 4.0 3 Mekonnen Hailu ETH7:46.03 3.0 4 Mosima PhilipKEN7:46.70 2.0 5 Kalya WilliamKEN7:48.47 1.0 6 Berioui Sa=EFd MAR7:48.74 7 Van Hooste Tom BEL7:51.61 8 Bett MarkKEN7:51.95 9 Jensen DennisDEN7:52.09 10 Compernolle Tom BEL7:53.45 11 Kataron CyrusKEN7:54.97 12 Bessou La=EFd ALG7:55.11 13 Naaji Atiq FRA7:59.25 14 Schutgens Sander NED8:05.53 Jansen Guus NEDDNF GP 1 METRES - MEN Pts 1 Mezgebu Assefa ETH 27:22.30 5.0 2 Kamathi Charles KEN 27:22.58 4.0 3 Tolla Girma ETH 27:22.84 3.0 4 Limo Richard KEN 27:25.27 2.0 5 Admassu Yibeltal ETH 27:57.01 1.0 6 Jifar Habte ETH 27:57.23 7 Limo Felix KEN 27:57.42 8 Cu=F1ado Teodoro ESP 28:10.79 9 Vanko Miroslav SVK 28:20.50 10 Maase Kamiel NED 28:24.67 11 Rongo Olengura SamuelKEN 28:28.10 12 Kipsang SalimKEN 28:34.12 13 Hailu Mesfin ETH 28:35.20 14 Abdalla Ali ERI 29:39.04 Allaert Koen BELDNF Biwott Paul KENDNF El Ahmadi El Mustafa FRADNF Raymaekers Koen NEDDNF 3000 M STEEPLECHASE - MEN 1 Kosgei ReubenKEN8:15.43 2 Barmasai Bernard KEN8:15.58 3 Misoi Kipkirui KEN8:15.77 4 Sven=F8y Jim NOR8:21.66 5 Belz Christian SUI8:22.24 6 Lakhal Yarba MAR8:23.29 7 Zioini Badre Din FRA8:24.22 8 Pronin Vladimir RUS8:25.29 9 Kigen Moses KEN8:27.92 10 Green Andr=E9 GER8:28.08
t-and-f: Talk to Marion Jones today online...
...there is a online chat with Marion Jones today (Monday 4 June) at 3:30pm eastern time at: http://cgi1.usatoday.com/mchat/20010604005/tscript.htm or go to the usatoday.com web site. Paul Merca
t-and-f: Ja'Warren Hooker in today's Seattle Times...
Title: Ja'Warren Hooker in today's Seattle Times... Hooker's last run as a Husky By Bud Withers Seattle Times staff reporter Ja'Warren Hooker has made a breakthrough. He wouldn't mind another one this week. There on the June cover of Track and Field News - the self-appointed Bible of the sport - is Hooker, straining mightily, looking buff in a University of Washington singlet. Triple Threat Sprinter, screams the accompanying headline ...go to http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/134300790_hook30.html for the full story. Paul Merca
t-and-f: Men's 10k @ Stanford...
Title: Men's 10k @ Stanford... Courtesy www.gostanford.com. Meb Keflezighi sets the American record at the distance tonight...hope to hear details from listers who were there! Paul Merca Men's 10,000 Meters (Championship Section) 1 (h-1) Abraham Chebii Puma International 27:04.20 2 (h-1) Ben Maiyo Puma International 27:07.55 3 (h-1) Luke Kipkosgei Puma International 27:12.37 4 (h-1) Mebrahtom Keflezighi Nike 27:13.98 5 (h-1) Alan Culpepper Adidas 27:33.93 6 (h-1) Toshinari Takaoka Japan 27:35.09 7 (h-1) Jeff Schiebler Nike/Canada 27:36.01 8 (h-1) Satoshi Irifune Japan 27:53.92 9 (h-1) Abdi Abdirahman Nike International 28:01.02 10 (h-1) Toshiuiro Iwasa Japan 28:24.31 11 (h-1) Andrew Letherby Fila 28:25.56 12 (h-1) Alan Bunce New Zealand 28:26.80 13 (h-1) Clint Wells NYAC 28:30.27 14 (h-1) Yoji Yamaguchi Japan 28:31.58 15 (h-1) Michael Aish Western State 28:37.27 16 (h-1) Phil Price Team USA 28:49.52 17 (h-1) Brent Hauser Nike Farm Team 29:14.35 (h-1) Martin Keino Puma International DNF (h-1) James Getanda Puma International DNF (h-1) Bob Kennedy Nike International DNF (h-1) Jason Rexing Nike Farm Team DNF (h-1) Weldon Johnson LetsRun.com DNF
t-and-f: Elliott Almond's story on last night's Stanford 10k...
...is available at: http://www0.mercurycenter.com/premium/sports/docs/track05.htm Paul Merca
t-and-f: Gator bite out of crime...
Title: Gator bite out of crime... From the Seattle Times, 4/5/01 Paul Merca --- Gator bite out of crime Two Florida pole vaulters might finish their Gator careers with track records they'd rather not have. Michael Hissam, a senior, and Brian DaCunha, a sophomore, probably wished they were sprinters when they were caught around 3 a.m. yesterday inside the Gator track concession stand, and police say they weren't there to make a midnight food run. They were charged with burglary - they are suspected of breaking into the baseball field's concession stand, as well - and another count of theft. Apparently they knew the heat was coming, because they also stole a fire extinguisher.
t-and-f: Michael Johnson retiring from track after Goodwill Games
Title: Michael Johnson retiring from track after Goodwill Gam From espn.com http://espn.go.com/oly/news/2001/0313/1152257.html Tuesday, March 13 Johnson retiring from track after Goodwill Games Associated Press HONG KONG - Michael Johnson plans to retire after this summer's Goodwill Games in Australia, ending a career in which he won five gold medals at the Olympics and nine at the world championships Paul Merca
t-and-f: World Cross Country Championships moved again...
Title: World Cross Country Championships moved again... Courtesy IAAF media relations Paul Merca World Cross Country Champs moved to Ostend IAAF Release 8 March 2001 - Lisbon - Portugal - IAAF President Lamine Diack, on the occasion of the official Press Conference of the World Indoor Championships, has announced that the IAAF World Cross Country Championships will now take place in Ostend, not Brussels, at the request of the Belgian Athletics Federation. The change is due to the difficulty of finding sufficient hotel rooms in the Belgian capital to accommodate over 1000 athletes and officials. The event takes place on the weekend of March 24-25 on the course that will host this year's Belgian National Championships.
t-and-f: Hooker opts to run track, skip football season again
Title: Hooker opts to run track, skip football season again From the Seattle Times, 2/27/01 Full story at http://www.seattletimes.com/news/sports Tuesday, February 27, 2001, 12:59 a.m. Pacific UW Football Hooker opts to run track, skip football season again by Bud Withers Seattle Times staff reporter Ja'Warren Hooker's on-again, off-again fling with football appears finally to be over. Washington football coach Rick Neuheisel said yesterday that Hooker, the Olympic quarter-miler who is participating in indoor track again, is not going to participate in football this year. Paul Merca
t-and-f: TINA CONNELLY AND MINDY LEFFLER SET COURSE RECORDS AND THREE-PEAT AT THE SEATTLE OPEN CROSS COUNTRY CLASSIC
Title: TINA CONNELLY AND MINDY LEFFLER SET COURSE RECORDS AND TINA CONNELLY AND MINDY LEFFLER SET COURSE RECORDS AND THREE-PEAT AT THE SEATTLE OPEN CROSS COUNTRY CLASSIC (Seattle, WA, 3 FEB 2001) Under perfect conditions, Canadian Olympian Tina Connelly of Port Coquitlam, British Columbia and Mindy Leffler of Bellevue, WA., each broke their own course records in winning the women's 6-kilometer (3.74 miles) and 4-kilometer (2.48 miles) distances at today's Seattle Open Cross Country Classic at Lincoln Park. Joining Connelly and Leffler in shattering the Lincoln Park course record was former University of Washington runner Geoff Perry of Seattle who won the men's 4-kilometer race Full details and results are at: http://www.accessone.com/~clubalrd/SeaOpn01res.html Paul Merca
t-and-f: Olympic PV owie...
Someone passed along this web site to me... Not for the faint of heart...it's an .MPEG, so it will take a while... http://www.ilovebacon.com/sports/101100d.shtml Paul Merca
Re: t-and-f: suddenly it's a track meet
At 11:11 PM -0500 1/28/01, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 1/28/01 9:08:46 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: the Stupid Bowl, i mean; Jermaine Lewis just ran the kick in for a touchdown. How many of you remember him as the High School Record holder in the indoor 200? 21.40 in '92 (Roosevelt, Greenbelt, Md) He was also Eastern Track's high school Athlete of the Year in 1992 (Shameless plug). Walt Murphy/Eastern Track And in a near-miss, former University of Oregon sprinter Patrick Johnson _almost_ caught a touchdown pass...(another guy whom I thought was a better track guy than footballer) Paul Merca
t-and-f: TWO-TIME DEFENDING CHAMPION TINA CONNELLY LEADS CANADIAN CONTINGENT FOR SEATTLE OPEN CROSS COUNTRY CLASSIC (US Canadian interest)
Title: TWO-TIME DEFENDING CHAMPION TINA CONNELLY LEADS CANADI CLUB BALLARD ATHLETICS P.O. Box 70601 Seattle, WA. 98107-0601 USA E-MAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WEBSITE: www.accessone.com/~clubalrd For Release: Immediately (21 Jan 2001) Contact: Paul Merca, Meet Director 206/499-4329, telephone 206/725-3662, fax [EMAIL PROTECTED], e-mail TWO-TIME DEFENDING CHAMPION TINA CONNELLY LEADS CANADIAN CONTINGENT FOR SEATTLE OPEN CROSS COUNTRY CLASSIC Two-time defending Seattle Open women's 6-k champion Tina Connelly of Port Coquitlam, British Columbia leads a contingent of Canadian harriers into Seattle's Lincoln Park for the third running of the Seattle Open Cross Country Classic on Saturday, February 3rd. The Canadian Olympian at 1 meters at the Sydney Games and two-time national cross country champion is using the Seattle Open to gauge her fitness after an injury suffered upon her return from the Olympics caused her to miss the Canadian championships in November. Connelly placed 42nd in last year's World Cross Country Championships in Vilamoura, Portugal, and 17th in the 1999 World Championships in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Connelly is using the Seattle Open to help gain selection for Canada's short cross country (4-kilometer) team that will compete at the World Championships in Dublin, Ireland in March. In last year's Seattle Open, Connelly set a new course record, running away with a time of 20:35. What is projected to be a strong women's 6-kilometer field over the Lincoln Park course is bolstered by the entry of Connelly's City Track and NIKE/Canada teammate Leah Pells of Coquitlam. Pells, a Canadian institution in the middle distances over the last decade, is a three-time Olympic Games competitor at 1500 meters, and placed fourth in the Atlanta 1500 finals in 1996. She's also represented Canada numerous times at the IAAF World Track Field Championships, Pan-Am Games, and Goodwill Games competitions. Pells, like Connelly, is using the Seattle Open to help gain selection for Canada's short cross country team that will compete in Dublin. Once again, we're happy that runners of the caliber of Tina and Leah are coming down to Seattle to run in the Seattle Open, said race director Paul Merca. Merca also noted that he expects in the next few days to receive entries from several other elite runners from British Columbia and Western Canada on both the men's and women's side. The men's 10km and women's 6km features an international team challenge competition between teams composed of runners representing American states and Canadian provinces. The first four finishers from each state or province will score for their team, while the first six displace per IAAF rules. The Washington state men's and women's teams won the titles last year. The Seattle Open Cross Country Classic gets underway at Lincoln Park at 11 am with the 4k men's and women's short cross and citizen's race, followed at 11:45 by the men's 10k and women's 6k races over the spectator-friendly 2-kilometer loop course. Runners interested in competing in the Seattle Open have until Saturday, January 27th to send their entries to Club Ballard, POB 70601, Seattle, WA 98107-0601, or you may register on race day starting at 9:30 am at Lincoln Park. Entry fee for the Seattle Open is $10 to January 27th, and $15 day-of-race. Entry forms for the Seattle Open are available in the Seattle area at NIKE Town in downtown Seattle; Super Jock 'n Jill in Green Lake; Foot Zone in Issaquah, and on Capitol Hill; and, Fast Lady Sports in the University Village mall. An entry form is available at Club Ballard's web site, at http://www.accessone.com/~clubalrd, or, you can enter online at www.active.com. For more information, please contact race director Paul Merca at 206/499-4329, or by e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED]. The Seattle Open Cross Country Classic is presented by NIKE, with assistance from AT T Wireless Services, Talking Rain, the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation, the Pacific Northwest Association of USATF, and Active.com. --cba-- MEDIA NOTES: Members of the media wanting background information on Tina Connelly and Leah Pells are encouraged to go online to: http://www.canoe.ca/AthcanAthletes/tconnelly.html for Connelly, and http://www.canoe.ca/AthcanAthletes/lpells.html for Pells. -- http://www.accessone.com/~clubalrd
t-and-f: SEATTLE OPEN CROSS COUNTRY CLASSIC 3 FEB 2001
Title: SEATTLE OPEN CROSS COUNTRY CLASSIC 3 FEB 2001 T F listers-- Entry information for the Seattle Open Cross Country Classic on February 3, 2001 is now posted at http://www.accessone.com/~clubalrd. Just click on the Seattle Open link, and you're there! A men's 4k 10k, and a women's 4k and 6k are being offered for the last tune-up race before the USA Winter Cross Country Championships and World Championship Team Trials two weeks later in Vancouver, Washington. Please contact me off-line for more information. Thanks in advance, Paul Merca Race Director, SEATTLE OPEN -- http://www.accessone.com/~clubalrd
t-and-f: Fwd: USATF NEWS NOTES - 10/25/00
From USATF. Paul Merca Contact: Tom Surber Media Information Coordinator USA Track Field 317-261-0500 x317 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.usatf.org USATF NEWS NOTES Vol. 1, Number 50 October 25, 2000 Greene faces "Hot Seat" tonight (Wednesday) on ABC Look for double Olympic gold medalist Maurice Greene to appear in the "Hot Seat" tonight (Wednesday, Oct. 25) on ABC's hit game show, "Who Wants to be a Millionaire." The show will air at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Check local listings. In addition to the originally scheduled broadcasts on October 22 and 24, producers decided to include the Olympians on Wednesday's broadcast. Half of each player's winnings will be donated to the charity of the athlete's choice, with each athlete guaranteed to earn a minimum total of $16,000 (with half to charity). Women's pole vault gold medalist Stacy Dragila also appeared on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" but did not advance to the Hot Seat. Dragila record ratified by IAAF Stacy Dragila's outdoor pole vault world record of 4.63 meters (15 feet, 2.25 inches) has officially been ratified by the International Amateur Athletic Federation, the world governing body of the sport. Dragila set the mark during the U.S. Olympic Track Field Trials in Sacramento, Calif., on July 23, 2000. She shared the previous standard of 4.60 (15-1) with Australia's Emma George. George's mark came on February 20, 1999, and Dragila equaled the mark later that summer in winning the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Seville, Spain, on August 21 of that year. Dragila also holds the world indoor record of 4.62 (15-1.75), set on March 3, 2000, at the U.S. Indoor Championships in Atlanta. Dragila set the Olympic record with her gold- medal winning clearance of 4.60 (15-1) at the inaugural women's pole vault competition at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. Quintet of track field Olympians to honored Thursday in Atlanta Five U.S. stars who competed at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney will be honored on Thursday, October 26, at "The City of Atlanta's Official Tribute and Celebration for the Metro Atlanta USA Olympic Athletes." Track and field honorees include 400-meter hurdles gold medalist Angelo Taylor, 110-meter hurdles silver medalist Terrence Trammell and decathlon bronze medalist Chris Huffins. Additional honorees include eighth-place long jumper Dwight Phillips and 100-meter hurdler Sharon Couch. The Atlanta program will be held at noon in the City Hall atrium. Larrieu Smith, Bowden elected to San Jose Sports Hall of Fame Two all-time track greats, Francie Larrieu Smith and Don Bowden, have been elected to the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame in California. The induction ceremonies will take place on November 2. Known for her amazing longevity in addition to her many accomplishments, Francie Larrieu Smith's career is unique in U.S. history. During an international career that spanned four decades and included 35 American records, Larrieu Smith competed on 28 national teams and won 21 national titles. A five-time Olympian, her best placing was in 1988 in Seoul, where she finished fifth in the 10,000 meters. The U.S. flag bearer during the opening ceremonies at the 1992 Games in Barcelona, Larrieu Smith was inducted into the National Track Field Hall of Fame in 1998. Previously known for his prowess at 880 yards, Don Bowden shocked the track world alike when as a freshman at the University of California-Berkeley, he broke the national record in his first try at the mile. Two years later in 1957, Bowden made history by becoming the first American to break the 4-minute barrier in the mile with a time of 3:58.7. A 1956 Olympian at 1,500 meters, Bowden also helped set the world record in the 4x880-yard relay in 1958. Gotham cabs feature New York City Marathon race director New York City Marathon race director Allan Steinfeld has joined a long list of famous sports, movie and music personalities as part of the New York "Talking Taxi" program. The service features the recorded voices of celebrities who remind passengers to buckle up and take their taxi receipts. Steinfeld's message began running in October and will run for 4-6 months. This year's New York City Marathon is November 5. (http://www.nyrrc.org). # # #
t-and-f: Chicago Marathon top 10
Title: Chicago Marathon top 10 Courtesy Runnersworld.com Official results Men: 1. Khalid Khannouchi, 2:07:01 (AR) 2. Josephat Kiprono, 2:07:29 3. Moses Tanui, 2:07:47 4. Peter Githuka, 2:08:02 5. Fred Kiprop, 2:08:23 6. William Kiplagat, 2:11:57 7. David Morris, 2:12:00 8. Eric Mack, 2:12:42 9. Yi Young Kim, 2:13:02 10. Josh Cox, 2:13:55 Women: 1. Catherine Ndereba, 2:21:33 2. Lornah Kiplagat, 2:22:36 3. Irena Timofeyeva, 2:29:13 4. Elana Meyer, 2:31:59 5. Kayoko Obata, 2:31:59 6. Libbie Hickman, 2:32:09 7. Christine Junkerman, 2:32:45 8. Kristy Johnston, 2:33:20 9. Marie Soderstrom, 2:34:58 10. Ann Schafers-Coles 2:37:48
t-and-f: Ja'Warren Hooker article from the Seattle Times...
Title: Ja'Warren Hooker article from the Seattle Times... Wednesday, October 18, 2000, 12:00 a.m. Pacific UW Football Notebook: Hooker to hold off on any return to football until '01 by Bud Withers Seattle Times staff reporter Ja'Warren Hooker, the Washington sprinter-sometimes-football-player, hasn't given up the idea of helping the Husky football team. Or so UW Coach Rick Neuheisel believes. Neuheisel said yesterday that he and Hooker have discussed the UW speedster's return to the program, starting in January with winter conditioning. Hooker made the U.S. Olympic team as an alternate on the 4x400 relay, but never ran in Sydney Full story at http://www.seattletimes.com/sports Paul Merca
t-and-f: Michael Johnson quote re Constantinos Kenteris
Hi there-- Could someone please refer me to the quote attributed to Michael Johnson where he said in effect that he had no idea who Constantinos Kenteris was... If someone has it, could you please send it to me privately... I want to say that it came from one of Eamonn Condon's posts, but I'm not sure. Thanks in advance, Paul Merca
t-and-f: Renaldo Nehemiah interview...
Interesting interview with Renaldo Nehemiah, Allen Johnson Mark Crear's agent at http://espn.go.com/special/careers/sports/index.html Paul Merca
t-and-f: Nick Rogers article in Register-Guard
Title: Nick Rogers article in Register-Guard Nice article on US 5000 meter runner Nick Rogers can be found at http://www.registerguard.com/news/2905/1e.sp.nickrogers.0905.html September 5, 2000 Unlikely Olympian gains confidence with each race By RON BELLAMY The Register-Guard Working a running camp on the East Coast last month, Nick Rogers heard the Olympic memories of former Oregon sprinter Otis Davis, and marathoner Joan Benoit Samuelson. They were talking about what it was like to be at the Games, recalled Rogers, the 25-year-old Eugene runner. And Joanie was saying that as you walk down to the stadium, you can hear the crowd roaring. And Otis said `Yeah, it's like `Spartacus,' and I started going `Oh, my gosh.' -- http://www.accessone.com/~clubalrd
t-and-f: A break from track AND cross country...
Go to: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/sports/html98/golf23_2823.html Paul Merca
