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Subject: USATF Media Teleconference: Johnson and Norgren-Mahon to speak
on Wednesday Teleconference
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 16:05:36 -0500
MEMO: February 11, 2002
TO: U.S. Athletics Media
FROM: Tom Surber (317) 261-0478 x317
Media Information Manager
USA Track & Field
SUBJECT: Media Teleconference
MEDIA ADVISORY:
Johnson and Norgren-Mahon to speak
on Wednesday Teleconference
Joshua ‘JJ’ Johnson, who won the men’s 60m in 6.56 seconds at the adidas
Midwest Indoor Track Classic on Saturday, and U.S. weight thrower Anna
Norgren-Mahon, who threw a world-leading 23.56 meters/77 feet, 3.75 inches
at the Verizon Millrose Games on February 1, will speak on a USATF media
teleconference at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, February 13. Both athletes are
expected to compete at the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships March 1-2
at the Armory Track & Field Center in New York City.
Johnson, ranked #7 in the world at 200 meters by Track & Field News,
continues to tear up the U.S. Indoor circuit after winning his first Golden
Spike Tour (GST) event on Saturday and finishing second at the Verizon
Millrose Games. A relative newcomer to track and field, Johnson has only
been running competitively the last two years but has quickly made his mark.
Johnson won a 4x100m relay gold medal at the 2001 World Outdoor
Championships, running anchor leg in the rounds. He posted the fastest 200m
time in the world last year at 19.88 seconds.
Norgren-Mahon, the U.S. leader in the weight throw in 2002, is one of the up
and coming hammer/weight throwers in the U.S. Earlier this year, she came
within 4 cm of Dawn Ellerbe’s world record in the women’s 20-pound weight
throw when she won at the Verizon Millrose Games. In 2001, Norgren-Mahon
owned four of the top ten hammer marks in the U.S. outdoors and was
runner-up to Ellerbe at both the U.S. Indoor and Outdoor Championships.
To participate in Wednesday's teleconference, please dial (800) 791-2345
just prior to the beginning of the call. If you are dialing from outside
North America, dial (317) 713-0120. The access code is 64186. Shortly after
the call, a full audio replay and partial transcript will be available on
the USATF Web site - www.usatf.org.
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