Looking at the list of U.S. team members below that Garry posted made me
wonder what country would stack up the best against the U.S. 1-on-1? The
U.S, would certainly take down any country in dual meet scoring, but who
would come closest? If we were to make up some rankings on this how would
they look?
While I'm on the subject of team competition let me revive the subject of
what would be the most exciting relay event at the Olympics if they had
it, the 4 X 800. I'd love to see the OG or WC end with a relay day that
adds in the 4 X 800, sprint medley and maybe a distance medley and 4 X
1500 to the 4 X 100 and 4 X 4. Of course you would have to do qualifying
based on an addition of season marks for members of each squad as there is
no way you could run rounds of these things. Get the top 8-10 teams on
paper and have them go at it. It would only be one additional competition
after the individual events are over so you could probably get the top
tier guys and gals to run it.
I think there would be a nice marketing aspect of it too. After all the
indivdual glory is doled out it comes down to people running as a rteam
for their country. Yes, individuals run for their country, but the team
aspect makes the representational aspect even more meaningful.
Paul
On Wed, 2 Aug 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> as of today, this is what the U.S. situation for Sydney looks like (as far as
> the best info T&FN has been able to dig up)
>
> Men
> 100: Maurice Greene, Curtis Johnson, Jon Drummond.
> 200: John Capel, Floyd Heard, Coby Miller.
> 400: Michael Johnson, Alvin Harrison, Antonio Pettigrew.
> 800: Mark Everett, Rich Kenah, Bryan Woodward.
> 1500: Gabe Jennings, Jason Pyrah. Third and 4th finishers Michael Stember and
> Jason Lunn hope to hit the A standard, 3:36.80; Steve Holman (5th) has one.
> Steeple: Pascal Dobert, Mark Croghan, Tony Cosey.
> 5000: Adam Goucher, Brad Hauser. Nick Rogers (3rd) lacks the A of 13:29.00;
> Matt Lane (4th) has it.
> 10,000: Meb Keflezighi, Alan Culpepper, Abdi Abdirahman.
> 110H: Allen Johnson, Mark Crear, Terrence Trammell.
> 400H: Angelo Taylor, Eric Thomas, James Carter.
> Marathon: Rod DeHaven.
> 20K Walk: Tim Seaman. Seaman has the B standard. No other Trials finishers
> within 1:50 of the 1:23:00 A standard.
> 50K Walk: Curt Clausen, Andrew Hermann, Philip Dunn.
> 4 x 100: Greene, C. Johnson, Drummond, Brian Lewis, Kenny Brokenburr, Tim
> Montgomery, Williams, Capel, Miller and Trammell make up the pool from which
> coaches will select six names as possible participants in each round. After
> the first round, no more than two of the six names may be changed.
> 4 x 400: Same rules as in the 4x1—pool of M. Johnson, Harrison, Pettigrew,
> Jerome Young, Calvin Harrison, Danny McCray, Ja’Warren Hooker and Taylor.
> High Jump: Charles Austin, Kenny Evans, Nathan Leeper.
> Pole Vault: Lawrence Johnson, Nick Hysong, Chad Harting.
> Long Jump: Melvin Lister, Dwight Phillips, Savanté Stringfellow. Third- and
> 4th-placers Walter Davis and Robert Howard will contest the triple jump only.
> Triple Jump: Robert Howard, LaMark Carter, Walter Davis.
> Shot: Adam Nelson, C.J. Hunter, Andy Bloom.
> Discus: Adam Setliff, John Godina, Anthony Washington.
> Hammer: Lance Deal, Kevin McMahon. All other finalists—led by Jud Logan
> (3rd)—lack the A standard and will chase it.
> Javelin: Breaux Greer. Tom Pukstys (2nd) has the A standard, which Greer does
> not. Should any other finalist(s) achieve the A standard (269-0/82.00), that
> thrower(s) and Pukstys would make up the team. Greer can guarantee a spot by
> making standard.
> Decathlon: Tom Pappas, Chris Huffins, Kip Janvrin.
>
> Women
> 100: Marion Jones, Inger Miller, Chryste Gaines.
> 200: Jones, Miller, Nanceen Perry.
> 400: LaTasha Colander-Richardson, Jearl Miles-Clark, Michelle Collins. The
> Sydney 400 and 800 schedules overlap—including the quarterfinals in the
> former starting 20 minutes before the semis of the latter—so Miles-Clark must
> choose one. She’s likely to lean toward the 800, which would add Monique
> Hennagan (4th) here, but hasn’t yet said so.
> 800: Hazel Clark, Miles-Clark, Joetta Clark-Diggs. Should Miles-Clark choose
> the 400, Meredith Valmon (4th) would be added. After Sacramento, Valmon said
> she was retired, so Amy Ross-Schroer (5th) could see action.
> 1500: Regina Jacobs, Suzy Favor Hamilton, Marla Runyan. Jacobs may choose to
> run just the 5000, the final of which falls one day before the 1500 heats. In
> that case, Shayne Culpepper (4th) would join the team.
> 5000: Jacobs, Elva Dryer, Amy Rudolph. Deena Drossin (2nd) opted out in favor
> of the 10,000. Jacobs will likely withdraw too in favor of the 1500, which
> would add Anne Marie Lauck (5th).
> 10,000: Drossin, Jen Rhines, Libbie Hickman.
> 100H: Gail Devers, Melissa Morrison, Sharon Jewell.
> 400H: Sandra Glover, Kim Batten, Tonja Buford-Bailey.
> Marathon: Christine Clark.
> 20K Walk: Michelle Rohl, Debbi Lawrence, Joanne Dow. China, the former nation
> of runner-up Yueling Chen, will apparently not grant her the required
> permission to compete.
> 4 x 100: Pool of Jones, Miller, Gaines, Torri Edwards, Gail Devers, Perry,
> Carlette Guidry and Passion Richardson.
> 4 x 400: Pool of Colander-Richardson, Miles-Clark, Collins, Hennagan, Miki
> Barber, Andrea Anderson, Monique Henderson and Jones.
> High Jump: Karol Damon, Erin Aldrich, Amy Acuff.
> Pole Vault: Stacy Dragila, Kellie Suttle, Mel Mueller.
> Long Jump: Jones, Dawn Burrell, Shana Williams.
> Triple Jump: Nicole Gamble. No jumpers have the 46-51/4 (14.15) A standard.
> Tiombé Hurd (3rd) is closest this year, with an indoor 46-11/2.
> Shot: Connie Price-Smith, Jesseca Cross, Teri Tunks (4th). Dawn Dumble (3rd)
> will seek the 60-1/2 (18.30) A standard.
> Discus: Seilala Sua, Suzy Powell, Kris Kuehl.
> Hammer: Dawn Ellerbe, Amy Palmer, Cross.
> Javelin: Lynda Blutreich. No Americans have the A standard of 196-10 (60.00).
> Heptathlon: DeDee Nathan, Shelia Burrell, Kelly Blair-LaBounty.
>
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Paul Talbot
Department of Geography/
Institute of Behavioral Science
University of Colorado, Boulder
Boulder CO 80309-0260
(303) 492-3248
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