t-and-f: FLASH: Perkins, Wade win World Youth 200 gold
DEBRECEN, HUNGARY -- American sprinters Angel Perkins and Jonathan Wade raced to the fastest youth times in the world this year and picked up gold medals in the 200 meters on the final day of the IAAF World Youth Championships. Perkins, from Cerritos, Calif., won her race in 23.07, downing previously undefeated Amy Spencer of Great Britain, who won silver at 23.45. Wade, a sprint and football standout from Shreveport's Evangel High School, clocked 20.95 for the men's win and was followed across the line by teammate Michael Grant of Georgia, who won silver in 21.30. More to come... Glen McMicken
t-and-f: World Youth Championships -- Final Day US story
USA TRACK FIELD 2001 World Youth Championships July 15, Debrecen, Hungary PERKINS, WADE SHINE ON FINAL DAY AT WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS DEBRECEN, HUNGARY - Angel Perkins and Jonathan Wade set yearly world youth bests and won gold in the 200 meters here Sunday on the final day of the IAAF World Youth Track Field Championships. Perkins raced to a 23.07 clocking, setting a Championships record and lowering her personal best from 23.14. The Cerritos, Calif., high schooler also ran a 300-meter leg on the winning U.S. sprint medley relay to pick up her second gold of the meet. Perkins was named the meet's outstanding female performer for her efforts. She was joined on the relay by Ashley Lodree (100), Allyson Felix (200) and anchor Stephanie Smith, who turned in a sterling 51.9 final 400 to give the U.S. a Championships record and world youth best of 2:03.83. Wade, a senior-to-be at Shreveport's Evangel High School, dominated the men's 200 with a time of 20.95 and ran the opening 100-meter leg on the U.S. men's sprint medley team that won silver. Georgia high schooler Michael Grant picked up silver in the 200 behind Wade, and ran the 200 leg on the medley relay. Willie Hordge ran the 300 leg and Jonathan Walker anchored with a 46.8 to help the Americans stop the clock at 1:50.90, .44 seconds behind winners Poland. Team USA topped the final medals table with 15, winning five golds, seven silvers and three bronzes. Kenya had the second most medals with 10. In the team scoring, the U.S. won with 119 points, 12 ahead of Germany. Points were awarded to the top eight finishers in each event, on an 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. At the inaugural World Youth Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, in 1999 the U.S. squad won seven total medals, four of them gold. This team came together in an incredible way, said U.S. head coach Ron Williams of Atlanta. We faced a lot of adversity in our travel over here, and the athletes had a chance to fold without anyone blaming them, but they pulled themselves together as a team and did a super job. Team manager and USA Track Field Youth Chair Bob Flint, a veteran of the '99 meet, said, We made a quantum leap with this team. Our kids got themselves into finals that we never expected them to, and there were so many personal and season bests. It's a tribute to the athletes and their coaches back home that they were so well-prepared to overcome problems and produce medals. U.S. team chief Kim Haines, the immediate past chairman of the USATF Youth Athletics Committee, noted the improvement in American field event results, saying, In the past we knew we would have a good number of finalists and medalists in the sprints and hurdles, but this batch of field event performances shows that our new emphasis on grass roots programs and development is paying off. We had a bunch of good efforts in the jumps and throws, including three medals. The IAAF World Youth Championships are for athletes ages 15-17, and are held every odd year. The next edition is scheduled for July 9-13 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. U.S. teams are primarily selected based on performances at the USATF Junior Olympics and Youth Athletics Nationals. Other notes from Sunday: --Kamesha Whitmire leaped 5.97/19-7 to place sixth in the women's long jump. Triple jump bronze medalist Michelle Sanford ended up in a tie for 11th at 5.45/17-10.75. --For the second straight race, Floridian Rolf Steier set a personal best in the 1500 meters, crossing the line in eighth place at 3:53.62. Adam Perkins of Liberty, Mo., was 12th in 4:02.90. --Alabama's Abraham Jones placed ninth in the men's triple jump with a leap of 14.56/47-9.25 --Javelin thrower Dustin Johnson placed 10th in the men's event with a throw of 57.10/187-4. --A win in the final event helped Ashley Selig to a 15th-place overall finish in the women's heptathlon. Selig, who clocked 2:20.77 to win the 800, scored a personal best 4674 points in the seven-eventer. TEAM USA MEDALISTS GOLD: Allyson Felix (100, Sprint Medley); Angel Perkins (200, Sprint Medley); Stephanie Smith (400, Sprint Medley); Ashley Lodree (Sprint Medley); Jonathan Wade (200) SILVER: Michelle Carter (shot put); Jerrika Chapple (400); Ashley Lodree (100 hurdles); Willie Hordge (100, Sprint Medley); Michael Grant (200, Sprint Medley); Jonathan Walker (400 hurdles, Sprint Medley); Jonathan Wade (Sprint Medley) BRONZE: Michelle Sanford (triple jump); Amarachi Ukabam (discus); Jonathan Wade (100) MEDAL COUNT (Top 5 nations): 1, USA 15; 2, Kenya 10; 3, Russia 9; 4, Australia 7; 5, Germany Qatar 6. POINT STANDINGS: 1, USA 119; 2, Germany 107; 3, Russia 92; 4, Kenya 82; 5, South Africa 69.
t-and-f: SMITH, CHAPPLE SWEEP WOMEN'S 400 AT WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS
USA TRACK FIELD 2001 World Youth Championships July 14, Debrecen, Hungary SMITH, CHAPPLE SWEEP WOMEN'S 400 AT WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS DEBRECEN, HUNGARY - Stephanie Smith set a meet record with her 52.19 clocking in the 400 meters here Saturday at the IAAF World Youth Championships to lead a 1-2 U.S. sweep in the event. Smith, a Macon, Ga., high schooler, broke the old meet record of 52.29 set by Monique Henderson of the U.S. in 1999. Texas high schooler Jerrika Chapple won silver behind Smith with a season-best 52.80. I ran a personal best, Smith said. That was a surprise because I am still tired from our trip over here. We arrived very late and I haven't yet adjusted to the time difference. I don't care about that now, though, because I won the World Championships and nothing else matters now. There's a lot of room for improvement left for me. Another Georgia prep picked up silver in the men's 400 hurdles, where Ellenwood's Jonathan Walker ran a personal best of 51.32 to take second. Michelle Carter, daughter of NFL All-Pro defensive tackle and 1984 Olympic silver medalist Michael Carter, set a personal best of 15.23/49-11.75 on her sixth and final attempt to win silver in the shot put. With one day remaining in the meet, Team USA has already surpassed its performance in the inaugural World Youth Championships, winning ten medals, versus seven in 1999. Other notes from Saturday: --Hurdler Dexter Faulk placed sixth in the men's 110-meter event with a 13.64, .04 off the personal best he set in the semifinals. --Idaho high schooler Julene Bailey, nominated Thursday by the local newspaper as one of the most beautiful women in track and field, finished seventh in the pole vault with a 3.80/12-5.5 clearance. --Courtney Clark finished eighth in the women's 400 hurdles with a time of 63.70 seconds. --Rachel Walker was ninth in the women's javelin with a throw of 44.65/146-5. --Lindsey Neuberger and Kristen Michalski picked up a pair of tenth-place finishes in the throws, with Neuberger putting the shot 13.26/43-6 and Michalski tossing the hammer 51.94/170-5. --Angel Perkins set up a gold medal showdown with Britain's Amy Spencer in tomorrow's women's 200 final, winning her semi with a 23.60, the fastest of the day. Spencer won her section in 23.63. --Jonathan Wade (21.20) and Michael Grant (21.24) were the first- and third-fastest qualifiers for the men's 200 final, with each winning their semi sections. --Kamesha Whitmire blasted a personal best of 6.13/20-1.5 to advance to the finals of the women's long jump, where she will be joined by teammate Michelle Sanford. Sanford, the triple jump bronze medalist, advanced with a 5.75/18-10.5 leap. --Dustin Johnson's 59.56/195-5 was good enough to earn him a spot in Sunday's men's javelin final. --In the women's sprint medley relay (100-200-300-400), Angel Perkins broke it open on her 300 meter leg and 400 gold medalist Stephanie Smith anchored in 55.4 to help the U.S. women to the fastest qualifying time at 2:09.36. Ashley Lodree and 100 gold medalist Allyson Felix ran the opening legs for the Americans. --Jonathan Walker clocked 47.6 on the anchor for the U.S. men in the sprint medley. The foursome - Willie Hordge, Robert Woodard, Sergio Daniel and Walker - had the fastest qualifying time at 1:52.70. --Men's hammer thrower Michael Freeman twirled the 11-pound ball and wire 62.68/205-8, but failed to advance to the final. --Arizona heptathlete Jacquelyn Johnson was in second place overall after two events when she was forced to withdraw due to a left knee injury. Teammate Ashley Selig is in 15th place after four events with 2791 points. Selig won her heat of the 200 in 25.97 to close out day one. --Alabama football star Abraham Jones set a personal best of 14.69/48-2.5 to qualify for the final of the men's triple jump. --Janice Davis was injured in heat five of the women's 200, straining a left groin muscle.
t-and-f: Perkins, Steier qualify for WYC 1500 final
In the midst of Webbmania, let's not forget there are some other talented young U.S. distance runners. In the heats at today's World Youth Championships (ages 15-17) in Debrecen, Hungary, Adam Perkins (Missouri HS) and Rolf Steier (Florida HS) advanced to Sunday's final in the 1500 with masterful races. Steier PRed in heat 1, clocking 3:54.17 to take fifth, while Perkins was fifth in heat 2 with a PR 3:52.19. This appears to be the first time in international junior/youth championship history that two U.S. men have qualified for the 1500 final. Michelle Carter and Lindsey Neuberger qualified for the finals in the women's shot, with Carter nabbing an auto q at 14.27/46-10. Rachel Walker was an auto qualifier in the women's javelin with a PR 49.24/161-6 toss. Daily reports and photos from Debrecen are available at http://www.usatf.org Glen McMicken
t-and-f: WYC FLASH: Felix wins first US gold in women's 100
DEBRECEN, HUNGARY: Allyson Felix of the United States picked up the first gold medal of the 2001 World Youth Championships here Friday night, racing to an 11.57 to take the title. Michelle Sanford set personal bests on four of her six attempts in the triple jump, but her final jump was the best as she leaped 13.22/43-4.5 to win bronze. It was a 62cm/2-0.5 PR for the daughter of sprint star James Sanford. More to come... Glen McMicken
t-and-f: FLASH: Hordge WYC silver, Wade bronze in men's 100
DEBRECEN -- Willie Hordge grabbed 100 meter silver in 10.41 seconds and Jonathan Wade nabbed bronze in 10.53 to continue the Team USA medal haul on day two of the World Youth Championships here Friday evening. Hordge was edged for the gold by Trinidad's Darrel Brown (10.31), who has the fastest time in the world by a youth this year at 10.24. Jonathan Walker was the fastest qualifier for the final in the men's 400 hurdles, racing to a personal best 51.35. More to come...
t-and-f: US grabs six medals on Day 2 of World Youth Championships
RECORD MEDAL HAUL FOR U.S. ON SECOND DAY OF CHAMPIONSHIPS Allyson Felix kicked off a record-setting day for Team USA at the World Youth Championships Friday, winning the first gold medal of the meet with an 11.57 in the 100 meters. American athletes won six medals, including two silvers and three bronzes to dominate the day's competition at this second edition of the meet that brings together the finest 15-17 year old athletes in the world. Felix, a Santa Clarita, Calif. High schooler, said, I was a little bit worried coming in, but I knew that if my start was good I would be in with a chance to win. She (Jamaica's Kerron Stewart) was ahead of me early, but I concentrated on my own race and passed her with about 30 meters to go. Willie Hordge and Jonathan Wade ran to a 2-3 sweep for the U.S. in the men's 100, with Hordge picking up silver in 10.41 behind Trinidad's Darrel Brown (10.31), and Wade capturing the bronze at 10.53. Hordge, who will be a senior at Houston's Forest Brook High School in the fall, said, I thought I could beat Brown if I got out even with him, but he beat me at the start and that was the difference. I'm not too disappointed with the silver, but I know I have enough to win on the right day. Silver went to Californian Ashley Lodree in the women's 100 hurdles, where she finished in a dead heat with South Africa's Carla Fick in 13.75 seconds. Lodree's personal best entering the meet was 13.90. Another California prep star, Irvine's Michelle Sanford, had a day of days in the triple jump, recording personal bests on four of her six attempts on the way to a 13.22/43-4.5 effort that earned her bronze. All this despite forgetting her jumping shoes at the team hotel and having to wait anxiously for a coach to race back from downtown in a taxi with the spikes. Her leap was the second best by a U.S. high schooler in 2001, and was a two-foot improvement on her previous best. Missouri state champion Amarachi Ukabam added a WYC bronze to her medal cabinet with a fifth-round throw of 46.12/151-4 in the women's discus to close out the successful day for Team USA. In other action Friday: --Brian Calhoun improved his PR in the long jump to 7.38/24-2.5 to place seventh. --Jonathan Walker ran the fastest time in the semifinals of the men's 400 hurdles, dropping his personal best by almost two seconds to 51.35. The next fastest qualifier clocked in at 51.73. --Stephanie Smith (53.45) and Jerrika Chapple (53.63) won their semifinal heats and were the two fastest qualifiers for the final in the women's 400. --For the first time in recent international junior/youth competition, two U.S. men qualified for the 1500 finals. Adam Perkins (3:52.19) and Rolf Steier (3:54.17) each set personal bests and placed fifth in their qualifying heats. Perkins, the Missouri state champ from Liberty, said, When I looked at the scoreboard clock on the last lap, I thought, 'geez, this is too easy to be running this fast'. I just went with the lead pack as far as I could and tried to make sure I was in range to qualify. --Pennsylvania prep Courtney Clark ran a personal best of 61.50 to grab a spot in the finals of the women's 400 hurdles. --Dexter Faulk crossed the line at 13.72 to advance to the semifinals of the men's 110 hurdles despite being unfamiliar with the lower international youth hurdles, which are 36 inches, compared to the U.S. high school height of 39 inches. Tyler Morton failed to advance with a 14.64. --Louisiana high schooler Rachel Walker set a personal best of 49.24/161-6 to qualify for the final of the women's javelin. Hannah Warfield did not advance with her 36.97/121-3 toss. --Matthew Erickson, a freshman at the University of Idaho, failed to advance from the semis of the men's 400 with a 49.67. --Trey Bell (15-1.25) and Donovan Kilmartin (14-5.25) did not qualify for the finals of the men's pole vault. --Wisconsin's Gavin Ball threw the men's discus 162-8, but did not advance to the final. --Eric Black finished second in the final event of the octathlon, running the 1000 meters in 2:40.40, but ended up 24th overall with a score of 5308 points. ***NOTES*** oTissilli Rogers was injured in the women's 100 final, straining a quadricep and falling to the track midway through the race. oTeam USA won seven medals, including four golds, at the inaugural World Youth Championships in 1999. The first-ever U.S. gold medalist was LaShauntea Moore in the 200 meters.
t-and-f: Gatlin 20.43 at US Juniors
Justin Gatlin won the men's 200 in 20.43 (w +2.0) at today's US Junior Nationals in Richmond, VA. More to come... GM
t-and-f: JUCO results
The NJCAA site is far from hapless... maybe a bit convoluted, but here are the results links in all their glory: MEN http://www.njcaa.org/sports.cfm?sid=42menu=8gender=mslid=23 WOMEN http://www.njcaa.org/sports.cfm?sid=50menu=8gender=wslid=25
t-and-f: Texas High School state meet...wow...39.95!
Check out a fantastic day of high school track and field at the Texas High School state meet: http://www.utexas.edu/admin/uil highlights include a 39.95 4x1 by Forest Brook and a 21-3.25/44-2 double for Ychilindria Spears... and MUCH more! GM
t-and-f: Jamaican high school championships
This has gone curiously unmentioned in the jumble of track-measuring, Chinese-slamming, supplement-loving chit chat: At the Jamaican high school championships in Kingston over the weekend, Veronica Campbell of Vere Tech (born in 1982) ran 11.13 and 22.92, both with legal winds! Need more wows? Karen Gayle (1981) of Holmwood Tech, 53.39/2:06.67; Vere Tech 44.61; Holmwood Tech 3:35.77; Melanie Walker (1983) of St. Jago, 56.55 400H. Is it any wonder US college coaches flock to Jamaica? GM
Re: t-and-f: more on prep records...
Justin: I believe Derrick Florence is the name you are looking for (10.13 100m) Does bring back some memories, indeed. In particular, of the magical nights at the Texas State Meet in 1985 with Roy Martin, Joe Deloach and Stanley Kerr cranking out some of the best prep deuces in history... in different divisions! Anyone else there that night who is willing to share their recall? By the way... the only non-Texan to crack that group on the '85 national list is also the only one still active as an elite athlete... name, anyone?
t-and-f: more on prep records...
insignificant as this discussion must seem to our non-U.S. listers, it does raise some interesting discussion! some other HS marks that may be tough to beat: --Roy Martin's 20.13 for 200m; the closest someone has gotten in the 16 years since it was set? 20.46 in 1990 by Henry Neal. --3000SC, 8:50.1 by Jeff Hess in 1979; no one else has approached 9:00 since '84 --Kim Gallagher's 2:00.07 for 800 in '82... may be the toughest; then again, Mary Shea's 32:52.5 for 10k in 1979 is pretty salty... --Barbara Friedrich's 198-8 javelin from 1967... the Cubs have a better chance at winning the Series than anyone has of cracking this one! To answer an earlier question, the second best mark in the prep boys' shot (12 lb.) is 76-2 by Brent Noon... the runner-up at 10k is 28:55.0 by Eric Hulst in 1976. GM
t-and-f: Alekna blasts past 70m again (Stellenbosch)
T-'n'f 'ers: Virgilius Alekna is on a roll again... check out his latest: 70.99/232-10 in South Africa! Other notes from the meet included Ato Boldon finishing fourth in the 100, and an 80.04 in the hammer for Poland's Szymon Ziolkowski... GM
t-and-f: TSU Relays results link
you can find complete results of the Texas Southern Relays at: http://www.robinwhite.com/track/TSURelFull.htm great high school speed and hurdle marks, and a smattering of other delights Glen McMicken
t-and-f: TSU Relays Day 1 Results link
You can find results from Day 1 of the Texas Southern Relays in Houston at this link: http://www.robinwhite.com/track/TSUrel01Day1.htm Glen McMicken
t-and-f: Robberts 21.06 (70-1) shot put win at WAC meet!
Track 'n' fielders: Check out some astounding throws marks from SMU's Janus Robberts, Libor Charfreitag and Florence Ezeh at the WAC Championships in Reno. Follow this link: http://www.wacsports.com/news/trk/trk/2001/02/24/983074553967.html Full meet results are available there. GM
t-and-f: Conference USA results -- top 3
Here's a list of the team scores and top 3 finishers in each event at the Conference USA indoor championships at Houston, Feb. 23-24. Full results should be available soon at www.uhcougars.com and www.c-usa.org Conference USA Indoor 02/23/01 - 02/24/01 SCORES FOR WOMEN: 1. South Florida, 112.50; 2. Tulane, 101; 3. Houston, 95; 4. Marquette, 80; 5. Cincinnati, 63.50; 6. Charlotte, 42.50; 7. Louisville, 34; 8. Memphis, 33; 9. Southern Miss, 28; 10. DePaul, 17.50; 11. U A B, 17. SCORES FOR MEN: 1. Charlotte, 148; 2. Houston, 143; 3. Memphis, 127; 4. DePaul, 70; 5. Marquette, 66; 6. Tulane, 62. University of HoustonPage 1 Conference USA Indoor 02/23/01 - 02/24/01 Finals WOMEN'S 60 METER DASH 1. Kerine Black, So. Florida 7.45; 2. Yolanda Cooper, U A B 7.48; 3. Jenny Adams, Houston 7.50. 1. Lauren Smith, Houston 24.58; 2. Kerine Black, So. Florida 24.61; 3. Asha James, Tulane 24.71. 1. Nadja Petersen, Tulane 54.60; 2. Nikelola Balogun, Tulane 55.75; 3. Jennifer Batie, Marquette 56.20. Finals WOMEN'S 800 METER RUN 1. Angela Milner, Tulane 2:13.00; 2. Jessica Crump, So. Miss 2:13.97; 3. Michelle Bosse, Cincinnati 2:14.88. Finals WOMEN'S 1 MILE RUN 1. Katrina Gemmell, Tulane 4:57.44; 2. Brianna Dahm, Marquette 4:57.70; 3. Rita Arndt, So. Florida 4:59.17. Finals WOMEN'S 3,000 METER RUN 1. Jolene Williams, So. Florida 9:45.91; 2. Susan Barth, Marquette 9:49.12; 3. Tara Quinn, So. Florida 9:55.73. Finals WOMEN'S 5,000 METER RUN 1. Susan Barth, Marquette 16:53.41; 2. Jolene Williams, So. Florida 17:00.15; 3. Bethany Harry, Marquette 17:17.14. Finals WOMEN'S 60 METER LOW HURDLES 1. Jenny Adams, Houston 8.28; 2. Magenta Taylor, Houston 8.46; 3. Shelley Keys, Houston 8.52. Finals WOMEN'S 4X400 METER RELAY 1. Tulane 3:45.44; 2. Marquette 3:49.29; 3. Houston 3:52.74. Finals WOMEN'S DISTANCE MEDLEY 1. Tulane 11:48.41; 2. So. Florida 11:49.08; 3. Cincinnati 12:00.18. Finals WOMEN'S HIGH JUMP 1. Hope Sinclair, So. Miss 1.68m (5-06); 2. Meredith George, U A B 1.68m (5-06); 3. Briana Bassler, Houston 1.68m (5-06). Finals WOMEN'S POLE VAULT 1. Rhian Clarke, Houston 4.05m (13-03.50); 2. Randalene Sergent, Louisville 3.65m (11-11.75); 3. Cindy Roberson, Louisville 3.50m (11-05.75). Finals WOMEN'S LONG JUMP 1. Jenny Adams, Houston 6.47m (21-02.75); 2. Kerine Black, So. Florida 6.27m (20-07); 3. Kim Smith, DePaul 5.98m (19-07.50). Finals WOMEN'S TRIPLE JUMP 1. Marie Ahlander, Tulane 13.00m (42-08); 2. Kerine Black, So. Florida 12.79m (41-11.50); 3. Jillion Green, Tulane 12.02m (39-05.25). Finals WOMEN'S SHOT PUT 1. Annie Lewandowski, Marquette 14.27m (46-10); 2. Barbara Wine, Memphis 13.69m (44-11); 3. Tamara Dayes, So. Miss 13.49m (44-03.25). Finals WOMEN'S WEIGHT THROW 20# 1. Mimi Merrill, Cincinnati 19.27m (63-02.75); 2. Kameilah Amaya, Memphis 18.05m (59-02.75); 3. Shola Kadiri, Louisville 17.71m (58-01.25). Finals MEN'S 60 METER DASH 1. Larry Crawford, Memphis 6.76; 2. Robert Foster, Houston 6.83; 3. Fred Day, Houston 6.88. 1. Robert Foster, Houston 21.35; 2. Abraham Morlu, Charlotte 21.81; 3. Larry Crawford, Memphis 21.87. 1. Adam Evans, Charlotte 48.69; 2. Marek Krawczyk, Marquette 48.73; 3. Greg
t-and-f: metrics...please stop...please!
U, isn't there an indoor season in progress? And some cross country? As a statistician, I like metrics because they look prettier on lists and are easier to sort in databases. As a long-time fan, I'll take a 70-foot shot or 26-foot long jump any day. Just WHY does this bother people so much? Let it go... Hate to say it, but the U.S. is about as likely to adopt metrics as Europeans are to quit annoying us with incessant smoking... they foisted the metrics on us, we shoved the cigs on them. Smoking is addictive, metrics aren't. Glen McMicken
t-and-f: TF professionalism
Darrell brings up a good point that deserves discussion -- professionalism in track and field. While I agree wholeheartedly that TFers work very, very hard for what they get, I think we insiders have to step back and look at the big picture. While we may hope and pray for our athletes to get paychecks matching those in the NBA, NFL, MLB, Premiere League, whatever, mustn't we first make sure that they are attracting enough interest (i.e. money) to deserve that kind of compensation? I wouldn't begrudge the HSI bunch contracts in the millions of dollars, if indeed they were responsible for bringing in that kind of money through their appearance and performance. In Europe, that happens to some degree -- in the U.S., no dice. Think of it as you would a brilliant artist or musician, who starves unless his/her work sells. Does that artist/musician wait for some "governing body" to go out and market their work? Methinks not unless mac cheese are dietary favorites in the long run. To earn a decent living, that person must SELL, SELL, SELL! It's not enought to just work hard in training/painting/practicing -- the product has to sell! When athletes can attract U.S. crowds in the tens of thousands, who are willing to shell out $30-$100 a ticket for a meet every week, the paychecks will come. That brings me to another point for later discussion -- track fans are a stingy lot... talk among yourselves, I'm verklempt... Glen McMicken
t-and-f: Houston Indoor Inv. top 3's
Houston Indoor Invitational 02/03/01 Finals WOMEN'S 60 METER DASH 1. Monica Twum, T C U 7.42; 2. Aleah Williams, Texas 7.43; 3. LaQuinta Manahan, UT Arlington 7.51. Finals WOMEN'S 200 METER DASH 1. Aleah Williams, Texas 24.32; 2. Adwoa Gyasi-Nimako, Arkansas 24.55; 3. Monica Twum, T C U 24.57. Finals WOMEN'S 400 METER DASH 1. Raasin McIntosh, Texas 54.80; 2. Christine Amertil, SE Louisiana 54.96; 3. Moushaumi Robinson, Texas 55.13. Finals WOMEN'S 800 METER RUN 1. Aimee Teteris, Rice 2:10.03; 2. Tanya Jarrett, Texas 2:10.27; 3. Dawnell Fletcher, Arkansas 2:13.18. Finals WOMEN'S 1 MILE RUN 1. Michaela Mannova, New Orleans 4:48.97; 2. Erin Sims, Texas 4:49.28; 3. Melissa Gulli, Texas AM 4:52.52. Finals WOMEN'S 3,000 METER RUN 1. Radka Holubova, New Orleans 9:36.65; 2. Gladys Keitany, T C U 9:53.90; 3. Erin Sims, Texas 9:57.12. Finals WOMEN'S 5,000 METER RUN 1. Jana Bulirova, New Orleans 18:11.72; 2. Samantha Dompier, Texas 18:17.63; 3. Shannon McKinney, T C U 18:23.55. Finals WOMEN'S 60 METER HIGH HURDLES 1. Nicole Hoxie, Texas 8.17; 2. Jenny Adams, Houston 8.31; 3. Nichole Denby, Texas 8.47. Finals WOMEN'S 4X400 METER RELAY 1. Rice 3:40.92; 2. Rice "B" 3:52.57; 3. SW Texas 3:53.88. Finals WOMEN'S DISTANCE MEDLEY 1. Rice 11:35.54; 2. T C U 11:51.49; 3. UT Arlington 11:54.02. Finals WOMEN'S HIGH JUMP 1. Erin Aldrich, Texas 1.78m (5-10); 2. Carrie Davis, UT Arlington 1.73m (5-08); 3. Dee Brown, Arkansas 1.68m (5-06); 3. Robyn Burkhardt, Texas AM 1.68m (5-06). Finals WOMEN'S POLE VAULT - xAlicia Warlick, Unattached 4.10m (13-05.25); 1. Rhian Clarke, Houston 4.00m (13-01.50); 2. April Stiner, Arkansas 4.00m (13-01.50). Finals WOMEN'S LONG JUMP "B" 1. Dionte Campbell, U T S A 5.38m (17-08); 2. Rachael Jamison, SW Texas 5.38m (17-08); 3. Sylvida Davis, SE Louisiana 5.20m (17-00.75). Finals WOMEN'S LONG JUMP 1. Alice Falaiye, Rice 6.09m (19-11.75); 2. Natasha Coleman, SE Louisiana 5.82m (19-01.25); 3. Jasmin Jackson, Houston 5.75m (18-10.50). Finals WOMEN'S TRIPLE JUMP 1. LaJuana Lovett, SW Texas 12.53m (41-01.50); 2. Jaclyn Owusu, Texas 12.00m (39-04.50); 3. Dionte Campbell, U T S A 11.64m (38-02.25). Finals WOMEN'S SHOT PUT 1. Ashley Dorsey, UT Arlington 15.39m (50-06); 2. Jessica Sommerfeld, Rice 14.91m (48-11); 3. Blake Gordon, SF Austin 14.14m (46-04.75). Finals WOMEN'S WEIGHT THROW 20# 1. Marie Lejour, Arkansas 18.06m (59-03); 2. Meshell Trotter, Texas AM 18.04m (59-02.25); 3. Terra Taylor, Texas AM 15.60m (51-02.25). Finals MEN'S 60 METER DASH 1. Kim Collins, T C U 6.61; 2. Darvis Patton, T C U 6.68; 3. Lindel Frater, T C U 6.71. Finals MEN'S 200 METER DASH 1. Darvis Patton, T C U 21.11; 2. Robert Foster, Houston 21.61; 3. Anthony Amantine, T C U 21.81. Finals MEN'S 400 METER DASH 1. Patrick James, UT Arlington 48.21; 2. Jonte Buhl, Texas AM 48.73; 3. Josh Rosenthal, UT Arlington 48.80. Finals MEN'S 800 METER RUN 1. Adam Davis, Rice 1:50.88; 2. Chris Mulvaney, Arkansas 1:52.70; 3.
t-and-f: Carl Lewis High School Inv. top 3's
Following are top 3 finishers in each event at the Carl Lewis High School Invitational indoor meet at the University of Houston on Jan. 13. The track is a flat 200-meter Mondo surface. Highlights included a great boys' SP battle and a swift sprint double by Brendan Christian. Glen McMicken -- -- University of HoustonPage 1 Carl Lewis Invitational 01/13/01 Finals GIRLS 60 METER DASH 1. Zenobia Reed, Lamar HS 7.72; 2. Meoucha Davis, L C Express 7.75; 3. Sharonda McDonald, Lightning TC 7.84. Finals GIRLS 200 METER DASH 1. Latashia Kerr, Forest Brook 25.37; 2. Meoucha Davis, L C Express 25.59; 3. Julie Pickler, Texas Expres 26.15. Finals GIRLS 400 METER DASH 1. Sheretta Jones, Forest Brook 57.79; 2. Natasha Franklin, Texas Heat 1:00.83; 3. Courtney Fischer, Unattached 1:01.27. Finals GIRLS 800 METER DASH 1. Megan Radermacher, Unattached 2:16.53; 2. Shannon Radermacher, Unattached 2:20.03; 3. Mindy Kate Sullivan, Unattached 2:22.32. Finals GIRLS 1 MILE RUN 1. Candice Kolb, Winners Edge 5:20.34; 2. Mindy Kate Sullivan, Unattached 5:35.68; 3. Quawodolyn Mathis, Yoakum HS 5:38.32. Finals GIRLS 3,000 METER RUN 1. Candice Kolb, Winners Edge 10:21.59; 2. Veronica Ramirez, Unattached 10:29.52; 3. Amanda Lyons, Unicorn TC 10:46.06. Finals GIRLS 60 METER LOW HURDLES 1. Ranysha Leblanc, P A-Lincoln 9.02; 2. Julie Pickler, Texas Expres 9.11; 3. Diana Pickler, Texas Expres 9.15. Finals GIRLS 4X400 METER RELAY 1. Forest Brook 3:59.69; 2. P A-Lincoln 4:10.84; 3. Team Diva 4:11.12. Finals GIRLS DISTANCE MEDLEY 1. Unattached 12:58.81; 2. AM Consol. 13:35.54; 3. Team Diva 13:56.12. Finals GIRLS HIGH JUMP 1. Meggie Schuelke, Mustang TC 5-08 (1.73m); 2. Nicole Brown, Lightning TC 5-06 (1.68m); 3. Diana Pickler, Texas Expres 5-02 (1.57m). Finals GIRLS POLE VAULT 1. Jill Ahrens, St. John's 9-02.25 (2.80m); 2. Amy Swan, Shady's VC 9-02.25 (2.80m); 3. Amra Untermeyer, Lone PV 6-08.75 (2.05m). Finals GIRLS LONG JUMP 1. Julie Pickler, Texas Expres 18-02.25 (5.54m); 2. Ranysha Leblanc, P A-Lincoln 18-01.75 (5.53m); 3. Diana Pickler, Texas Expres 18-00.75 (5.51m). Finals GIRLS TRIPLE JUMP 1. La Donna Moore, Texas Heat 36-09.25 (11.21m); 2. Sonja Nair, Klein TC 35-09.25 (10.90m); 3. Cassandra Pierson, Cedar Hill 35-07.25 (10.85m). Finals GIRLS SHOT PUT 1. Linsdey McFarland, Austin Strid 38-10.75 (11.86m); 2. Benita Hodge, AM Consol. 38-04.50 (11.70m); 3. Lauren Reimer, New Braunfel 38-01 (11.61m). Finals BOYS 60 METER DASH 1. Brendan Christian, Texas Heat 6.87; 2. Mark Foster, Lightning TC 7.02; 3. Scott Good, Sweeny HS 7.09. Finals BOYS 200 METER DASH 1. Brendan Christian, Texas Heat 21.89; 2. John Akinloye, Austin Strid 23.16; 3. Talib Porter, Strake Jes. 23.25. Finals BOYS 400 METER DASH 1. Roderick Compton, Cedar Hill 50.54; 2. Gerren Iles, Track Houstn 51.68; 3. Siraj Williams, Cedar Hill 52.17. Finals BOYS 800 METER RUN 1. Marcus Pitre, Lightning TC 2:00.98; 2. Leonel Manzano, Austin Strid 2:01.65; 3. Brandon Dixon, Lamar HS 2:01.68. Finals BOYS 1 MILE RUN 1. Tyler Stanfield, Canton TC 4:21.65; 2. Andy Rihn, Unattached 4:34.79; 3. Justin Gabriel, Winners Edge 4:35.60.
t-and-f: on Regina Jacobs...
This is a fine case of "damned if you do, damned if you don't." Damned if she does: If Regina showed up in Sydney and ran a below-par race, you would howl about her lack of preparedness, competitiveness, etc. Subsequent revelation of a lingering illness (certified by independent medical sources, of course, to defuse the conspiracy theorists...) would elicit more howls, as you wolves whine about "why didn't she let someone healthy have a chance?!" Damned if she doesn't: How quick some of you were to trash Regina for withdrawing due to illness. Heck, I'm impressed that you all have superhuman recuperative skills! Wish we mere mortals could match your superior abilities... You may think it ridiculous for Regina to withdraw when she likely could make a decent recovery by race time, but then again -- you aren't Regina. Simply put, it is her decision to make. If she doesn't want to race in the Olympics with a less-than-complete preparatory phase in hand, so be it. Best wishes to Shayne Culpepper and the rest of the Olympic crew. I hope none of them come down with a problem that fails to meet your strict guidelines... Glen McMicken
t-and-f: Wildcards and NBC?
Gee whiz, maybe this wildcard business explains the incredibly lame "Olympic Gold" segment shown by NBC earlier today... the segment in question hyped the MJ/MG matchup at the Trials and said the "rematch in Sydney" would be historic (paraphrasing here...). I thought maybe a gremlin got to the NBC button pusher and made him/her push the "old hype clip" indicator, since no one could be so stupid as to hype a matchup that fizzled three weeks ago in Sacto... guess it was just a case of foreshadowing ;) MJ/MG simply do not belong on the U.S. 200 team for Sydney. They tried and failed in Sacramento. End of story. Glen McMicken
