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USATF NEWS & NOTES
Volume 2, Number 65 July 19, 2001
U.S. men take top spots in 100 meters
American men grabbed the top four spots in the 100 meters at a meet Wednesday
in Cottbus, Germany. 2001 U.S. 200m champ Shawn Crawford won the event in
10.19 seconds, followed by Jeff Laynes who finished second in 10.24. 1992
Olympic bronze medalist Dennis Mitchell was third in 10:25, with Ja'Warren
Hooker fourth in 10.33.
Other American performances in Cottbus included a win by 2000 Olympic gold
medalist Nick Hysong in the pole vault with a clearance of 5.75 meters/18
feet, 10.25 inches. Tye Harvey was ninth with a leap of 5.50/18-0.50. Aubrey
Herring won the 110m hurdles in 13.46, and Billy Herman won the 3000m
steeplechase in 8:23.94. Jeremy Huffman was second in Race 2 of the 1,500m
competition in 3:39.95, with Jason Lunn sixth in 3:42.24. Matt Downin was
eighth in Race 1 in 3:46.36.
In women's action, Damu Cherry won the 100 meters in 11.60, with Ellakisha
Williamson sixth in 11.86. Nicole Teter won the 800 meters in 2:01.54, with
Jennifer Toomey a close second in 2:01.59.
Team USA set for deca duel in Germany
Bevan Hart, Trafton Rodgers, Avery Anderson, Joe Cebulski, David Lemen,
Stephen Moore and Jeff Sander will compete for Team USA at the USA vs.
Germany Team Decathlon, July 21-22 in Bernhausen, Germany. The team will be
coached by Bill Webb of the University of Tennessee.
In the eight-year history of the event, Team USA holds a 6-2 edge over the
German team. The Americans are looking to avenge last year's loss to Germany
at Uniondale, N.Y. Team USA's last win was in 1999 when it won by a mere 5
points (USA 38,980 points, Germany 38,975).
Avery Anderson (Panorama City, Calif.): A two-time third-place finisher in
the 110m hurdles at the PAC-10 Championships while a collegian at UCLA,
Anderson also finished fifth in that event at the PAC-10s as a junior in
1995. He was fifth in the decathlon at the 2001 Nationals with 7,717 points
after finishing seventh at the 2000 Olympic Trials with 7,692 points.
Joe Cebulski (Jonesboro, Ark.): As a senior at Taylor University, Cebulski
won the NAIA decathlon championship with a total of 7,431 points. He finished
eighth at this year's USA Outdoor Championships with 7,612 points.
Bevan Hart (Berkeley, Calif): A 2000 graduate of the University of
California-Berkeley, Hart won the NCAA decathlon title as a senior, and he is
a two-time PAC-10 decathlon champ. Hart finished ninth at the 2001 GMC Envoy
USA Outdoor Championships with 7,255 points.
David Lemen (Marysville, Wash.): A junior at the University of Georgia, Lemen
set a new personal best when he placed third at the 2001 NCAA Championships
with a total of 7,790 points. Lemen was seventh at the 2001 U.S. Nationals
with 7,619 points.
Stephen Moore (Lubbock, Tex.): Moore ended his senior season at Abilene
Christian by finishing second at the 1999 NCAA Division II Championships, and
fifth at the USA Outdoor Nationals with 7,864 points. Moore was sixth at the
2001 U.S. Nationals with 7,714 points. His set his PR of 8,037 points in 1999.
Trafton Rodgers (Lubbock, Tex.): Rodgers captured the NCAA Division II
decathlon crown in 1997 as a senior at Abilene Christian University. He
finished 13th at the 2001 Nationals with 5,773 points, and placed ninth at
the 2000 Olympic Trials with 7,369 points.
Jeff Sander (Warrensburg, Mo.): A 1999 graduate of Central Missouri State
University, Sander won the NCAA Division II decathlon title his junior and
senior years. The 13th- place finisher at the 1999 USA Outdoor Championships,
Sander placed 11th at this year's U.S. Nationals with 6,755 points.
Disney hosts USATF event
The 2001 USA Track & Field Jumps Meet & Clinic will take place Sunday, July
22 at the Disney Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. High jump, pole vault,
long and triple jump competitions will be held from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Men's and
women's 400-meter hurdles competitions will also be held.
The event will feature 1996 Olympic high jump gold medalist Charles Austin,
2000 Olympic team member and 2001 U.S. outdoor long jump champ Savante
Stringfellow and 2000 Olympic triple jumper Walter Davis. 2001 U.S. world
championship team members Miguel Pate (long jump) and Tim Mack (pole vault)
will also compete in Orlando.
Prior to the competition, 1992 Olympic triple jump gold medalist and USATF
Director of Elite Athlete Programs, Mike Conley, will be the featured speaker
at a USATF sponsored "Gold Medal" Jumps Clinic. The event will begin at 9:00
a.m. in the Cloister meeting room at the Wyndham Palace Resort & Spa in Lake
Buena Vista, Florida. Admission is $5.00 for individuals displaying USATF or
AAU membership cards, which also includes admission to the meet later in the
afternoon. Admission for all others is $9.25.
Johnson confirms Goodwill Games will be last official race
Five-time Goodwill Games gold medalist, five-time Olympic gold medalist and
nine-time world champion Michael Johnson on Thursday confirmed that he will
run the last race of his competitive career at the 2001 Goodwill Games in
Brisbane, Australia.
Johnson, who is the world record holder in the 200m and 400m and part of the
4x400m world record relay team - a record set at the 1998 Goodwill Games -
will compete in the 4x400m relay team on Sept. 7 at ANZ stadium to close out
his illustrious career. The race will air live on Turner Network Television.
"I will be officially concluding my competitive career at the 2001 Goodwill
Games on September 7, in Brisbane, Australia," said Johnson. "I made my
international debut at the 1990 Goodwill Games and the 2001 Goodwill Games
will be where I conclude my career. It will be a thrill to wear the USA
uniform one more time."
Johnson is scheduled to run an exhibition "Swedish Relay" in Japan later in
September.
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