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
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
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
master
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 bes
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
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 th
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
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 prev
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
Wor
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
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University of Houston
Southwest Classic 01/26/01 - 01/27/01
Finals WOMEN'S 60 METER DASH
1. Aleah Williams, Univ. of Texas 7.49; 2. Tami Zachery, Tex
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.
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
Darrell brings up a good point that deserves discussion -- professionalism in track
and field. While I agree wholeheartedly that T&Fers 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 p
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
SC
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
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
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-'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
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,
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 d
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 wow
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
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=42&menu=8&gender=m&slid=23
WOMEN
http://www.njcaa.org/sports.cfm?sid=50&menu=8&gender=w&slid=25
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
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