Showing posts with label USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Show all posts
Showing posts with label USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Show all posts

Friday, June 29, 2007

VS ATHLETICS HAS FOUR FINALISTS AT 2007 USA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

INDIANAPOLIS, IN—At the 2007 AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, all but one of the four qualifiers from the VS Athletics Track Club reached the finals. The meet was held at Carroll Stadium on the campus of Indianapolis University.

In the Men’s Pole Vault, Jeff Ryan tied for 11th at 17’ 8¼” (5.40m) as swirling cross winds played havoc with the competition. A week prior to the Championships, Jeff had jumped a PR 18’ 4½” (5.60m). In the Men’s Decathlon, Chris Richardson finished 9th with a score 7542 points. Despite being drenched with rain at various times on both days, Chris had 3 decathlon PRs (shot put, hurdles, pole vault) and won the javelin competition en route to being selected for the USA vs. Germany team in late August. In the Men’s Triple Jump, Ronald Carter strained a quadriceps muscle on his first jump (a big foul near 53’) and was forced to withdraw from the competition. In the Men’s Discus, Nick Petrucci negotiated the rain-soaked ring to throw
188’ 1”
(57.34m)—good for 8th place.

The complete article is here.

Monday, June 25, 2007

Gay makes more history in AT&T men's 200m, Webb breaks meet record

INDIANAPOLIS - Undeterred by a soggy track and slight headwind, Tyson Gay cemented his status as the world's dominant sprinter by winning the AT&T men's 200 meters in the second-fastest time in history Sunday at AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. In addition to two national titles, Gay came away from the meet with the men's Visa Championship as the top male performer of the Visa Championship Series, while Tiffany Williams was women's Visa Champion.

The final meet of the 2007 Visa Championship Series, the AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships serves as the Team USA selection competition for the 2007 IAAF World Outdoor Championships in Osaka. The top three finishers in each event who have achieved the IAAF "A" standard make the team.


Read the complete wrap-up at Track and Field News.

Friday, June 22, 2007

Greer is more than talk

Javelin thrower breaks own American record, Gay qualifies in men's 100-meter

Breaux Greer, a wise-cracking javelin thrower with spiked blondish hair, has a right arm more fearsome than Peyton Manning's.

More coverage here.

Monday, June 18, 2007

USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Schedule

Subject to change, last revised 6/12/07. Results will be posted after the completion of each event.