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Bromell Sets Collegiate Record of 9.84 At USATF Trials

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EUGENE, Ore. Jun 25, Sporting Alert — Trayvon Bromell flashed to a collegiate record of 9.84 seconds when winning his 100m heat at the USATF Outdoor Championships here in Eugene, Thursday evening.

The Baylor University sophomore and World Junior record holder, also improved his own personal best with Thursday’s performance, while clocking the second fastest time on the day.

Remontay McClain posted the fastest time of the day at 9.82 seconds, but achieved his mark in a heavy +4.9 m/s traveling wind when beating Tyson Gay (9.85) in the third heat.

Trayvon Bromell
2015 NCAA Track and Field Championships: Trayvon Bromell Finishes 3rd in the 200 Meter

Bromell’s time was done in a legal +1.3 m/s wind.

It was a sad evening for sprinter Ryan Bailey though after he false-started in his heat and failed to make it past the first round.

The wind affected most of the times on the day, as Carmelita Jeter and Jasmine Todd of Oregon both ran 10.87 with the assistance of a powerful +4.5 tailwind.

Tianna Bartoletta, Jenna Prandini, English Gardner, Jeneba Tarmoh, Tori Bowie and Dezerea Bryant all booked places in the semis.

LaShawn Merritt was the quickest around the track in the heats of the men’s 400m dash at the USATF Outdoor Championships here in Eugene, Thursday evening.

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Merritt, who won the world title at the 2013 championships in Moscow, Russia, and doesn’t need to qualify, opted to carry over his midweek training session to Hayward Field to test his fitness against a quality field in the heats.

In the end, the 28-year-old finished first in 44.95 seconds and was the only runner this evening to break the 45-seconds barrier.

Bryshon Nellum and Michael Berry also looked good when they finished behind Merritt in 45.12 and 45.13, respectively.

Other heat winners on the day were David Verburg, who posted 45.20 to take the first race, while Marcus Chambers of Oregon finished super fast to land the third heat in 45.27.

NCAA champion Vernon Norwood from LSU was the winner of the fourth heat in 45.49, with the fifth and final heat going to James Harris, at 45.64.

Former World and Olympic gold medal winner Jeremy Wariner was third in heat five in 45.74 and he also booked a place in the semi-finals.

In the women’s race, world-leader Francena McCorory and Quanera Hayes both looked pretty good in their respective heats.

McCorory pulled no punches when winning her race in a quick 51.25secs, with Hayes taking her heat in 51.31.

Allyson Felix, who has a wild card in the 200m, continued her endurance work with an impressive 51.40 on her way to finishing first in heat one.

Elsewhere in the women’s 400m, Sanya Richards-Ross made easy work of her heat when winning in 51.93, while Natasha Hastings raced home behind Hayes in heat two in a quality time of 51.44.

In the women’s 800m, Ajee’ Wilson was a very relaxed 2:01.96 heat winner and she was the fastest of the heats on the day.

Joining her in the semi-finals are the likes of Alysia Montano (2:02.00) and Brenda Martinez (2:02.33).

In the men’s 400m hurdles, NCAA champion Michael Stigler won his heat in a wind-affected 49.66, with Jeshua Anderson (49.80), Quincy Downing (49.95), Bershawn Jackson (49.96) and Johnny Dutch (50.43) going through as well.

Rollins sets AR of 12.26 in hurdles, wins for Hastings, Merritt; Mary Cain makes Moscow team

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Brianna Rollins wins women’s 100m hurdles at U.S. trials

DES MOINES, Iowa (Sporting Alert) – Brianna Rollins signed off Saturday’s third day of action at the U.S. Track & Field Championships with a sizzling 12.26 seconds (+1.2 m/s) to win the women’s 100-meter hurdles – flashing to a new American record at Drake Stadium.

Rollins had looked very impressive in the early rounds, but her winning time in the final came as a surprised to everyone, including the runner herself.

“I just came out here and tried to focus on my own lane. I was just so overwhelmed and so emotional, it’s just all amazing. I just thank God,” she said.

Rollins’ performance, which is just outside the world record of 12.21, is the third fastest time ever, but she says it wasn’t something she was thinking about.

“I didn’t,” the hurdler said when asked if she was thinking about breaking the American record. “I don’t ever think about times or records or anything.

“I just come out here and feel blessed.”

Finishing second to Rollins was Queen Harrison, who ran 12.43, while third went to Nia Ali in 12.48.

Lolo Jones stopped the clock at 12.55 for fifth place.

LaShawn Merritt delivered another solid run to win the men’s 400m title, running 44.21 to finish ahead of former national champion Tony McQuay (44.74) and Arman Hall (45.01).

“I wanted to come in and execute my race,” Merritt said. “That is what I did. I was confident from my race yesterday. I came in and ran my own race.”

Natasha Hastings raced away with the women’s title and did delivered a sub-50 seconds timing, just as I had predicted on Saturday, prior to the race.

She clocked 49.94 to beat Francena McCorory, who ran a personal best of 50.01 for second. The important third place position went to Illinois’s NCAA champion Ashley Spencer (50.58).

“I knew it was going to be a tight race, and a great race, I couldn’t focus on anything else,” said Hastings after the tough victory.

“I had to focus on myself, on my race plan. All the things I have been working for. This is actually my first victory in the open 400 all season.”

But it was a very disappointing championships for Olympic champion Sanya Richards-Ross, who finished 6th and failed to make the team for the open event.

Michael Tinsley showed that he saved his best race for the finals of the men’s 400m hurdles after running a world-leading 47.96 to beat Kerron Clement (48.06) and Bershawn Jackson (48.09) to the title.

Elsewhere on Saturday, 17-year-old Mary Cain ran 4:28.76 to take second in the women’s 1500m and earned a place on the American team to Moscow. The event was won by Treniere Moser, who just outpaced Cain in the closing metres to take the win in 4:28.62.

Michelle Carter, in the meantime, won the women’s Shot Put event with an American record of 20.24m, a mark she established in the fifth round of the competition.

“It felt good (to get the record), Carter said. “We’ve been training for a peak this time of year. This is like a small one and then we’ll see what happens.

“I’ve been working really hard trying to put everything together and get ready for Russia.”

The first round of the men’s and women’s 200m also went off with Tyson Gay and Allyson Felix amongst the qualifiers for the semifinals.

U.S. Trials Day 3 – Live USATF.TV Webcasting, Schedule, Universal Sports, NBC Live

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Tyson Gay wins the men’s 100m

DES MOINES, Iowa (Sporting Alert) – A number of finals are set for day three at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Drake Stadium on Saturday.

USATF.TV Webcasting Schedule
2013 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships and Junior Track & Field Championships
All times Eastern
June 22nd – 7:30am to 7pm (Only field events from 4-7pm)
TV LIVE Coverage 4-5 p.m. on Universal Sports, LIVE 5-7 p.m. on NBC Sports Network

Amongst the events scheduled to highlight the third day of senior action are the men’s and women’s 400m and 400m finals, respectively, which is well poised to produce world-leading marks when the day is over.

LaShawn Merritt is the big favourite to win the men’s open 400m after coasting to 44.35 seconds when winning his semi-finals on Friday. Tony McQuay (44.72) and David Verburg (44.75) were also below the 45-seconds barrier.

On the women’s side Olympic champion Sanya Richards-Ross (51.53) struggled into the final with only a fastest loser spot and could find the going rough to even make the top six without an improved outing on Saturday.

All eyes will be on semi-finals heat winners Francena McCorory (50.53) and Natasha Hastings (50.67) and many are backing this battle to produce a sub-50 seconds time.

Over the barriers in the discipline, Bershawn Jackson and Michael Tinsley looked very impressive in their semis and a fast final is expected.

Elsewhere on Saturday, teenage sensation Mary Cain will search for a spot on the women’s 1500m title when she races the likes of season veterans Shannon Rowbury and Kerri Gallagher, as well as Gabriele Anderson in the final.

Tyson Gay, fresh off his world-leading 9.75 seconds clocking to win the men’s 100m title on Friday night, takes focus on sealing the double when he races in the heats of the 200m.

Wallace Spearmon, Justin Gatlin, Walter Dix, Charles Silmon and Isiah Young are all entered.

On the women’s side, 100m champion English Gardner also has her eyes on winning her first national double, but will need overcome Allyson Felix, who opens in heat one of the first round of the women’s 200m.

Lolo Jones looked good in her heat of the women’s 100m hurdles and will run in semi-finals two alongside Virginia Crawford, Queen Harrison and Kristi Castlin.

Dawn Harper, Brianna Rollins and Kellie Wells battle in semis one.

The men decathlon is also poised for a strong battle on day two of this competition.

USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Schedule – Day Three

6:30am 20,000m race walk women final
9:30am 110m hurdles men decathlon
10:30am discus throw men decathlon
1:00pm pole vault men decathlon
1:00pm shot put women final
1:00pm 200m masters women exhibition
1:10pm 800m masters men exhibition
2:25pm 100m hurdles women semi’s
2:30pm shot put women final
2:40pm 200m men 1st round
2:45pm high jump women final
3:00pm javelin throw “a” men decathlon
3:10pm 110m hurdles men 1st round
3:15pm long jump women final
3:30pm hammer throw women final
3:35pm 200m women 1st round
4:00pm javelin throw “b” men decathlon
4:03pm 400m hurdles women semi’s
4:20pm 3000m St women final
4:36pm 400m hurdles men final
4:46pm 1500m women final
5:08pm 400m women final
5:18pm 1500m men decathlon
5:30pm 400 m men final
5:40pm 1500m men final
5:52pm 100m hurdles women final

Wariner fails at U.S. trials, Mary Cain moves into 1500m final

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Justin Gatlin wins U.S. Trials 100m

Des Moines, IA (Sporting Alert) — Jeremy Wariner’s decline over the 400m hit another low at the U.S. Track and Field Trials on Thursday after he finished last in his heat and posted the slowest time of all the starters.

Wariner, a 2004 Olympic Games gold medallist from Athens, Greece, had been struggling this season and he posted 48.04 seconds for last place in his heat, which was also the slowest time for the entire qualifying round.

Topping the all the heats was Tony McQuay, who clocked 45.26, while Josh Mance (45.55), LaShawn Merritt (45.81) and Michael Berry (45.58).

Meanwhile, Justin Gatlin (10.37), Tyson Gay (10.28), Walter Dix (10.30) and Jeff Demps (10.19) all made it to the semi-final of the men’s 100m dash, while Dentarius Locke of Florida State ran the quickest time of the rounds, along with Demps, at 10.19.

On the women’s side, with defending world champion Carmelita Jeter scratching, Barbara Pierre ran 11.18secs to lead all qualifiers into the semi-finals.

NCAA star Octavious Freeman of University of Central Florida ran 11.25 to also book her place, with Jessica Young (11.30), NCAA champion English Gardner (11.47) and Muna Lee (11.35) also going through.

In the women’s 1500m heats, 17-year-old Mary Cain looked very easy when running 4:11.48 to finish behind Treniere Moser (4:11.20) in the first heat.

Kerri Gallagher, who will race in the women’s 10000m later on tonight also booked a place with a 4:12.58.

USA Track and Field Trials Schedule USATF.TV Live Stream – Day 1

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American Tyson Gay in action/PHOTO: Randy Miyazaki

Des Moines, IA (Sporting Alert) — Day 1 of the USA Track and Field Trials get underway on Thursday as several of the country’s top male and female athletes go in search of places on the World Championships team this summer.

USATF.TV Webcasting Schedule
2013 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships and Junior Track & Field Championships
Live Results
All times Eastern
June 20th – 11am to 10:25pm

Of course the main attention will come from the sprinting events on both sides, especially with the likes of Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, Allyson Felix, Sanya Richards-Ross and Carmelita Jeter in their respective line-ups.

However, there should be some highlighted moments in the distance events as well, particularly in the women’s women 1500m and 5000m, where a certain prodigy Mary Cain, a Junior at Bronxville High, stands a glorious chance of making the team in both events.

The 17-year-old is being coached by world renowned long/middle distance coach Alberto Salazar and he also backs her to make the world championship team for Moscow, Russia.

Her goal is the 1500m, which she covered in 4:04.62 this season, but Salazar also wants her to race in the 5,000m, where she has a personal best of 15:45.46 – should something goes wrong in her main race.

In the meantime, 2004 Olympic champion Jeremy Wariner will be hoping to find his best form this season at the trial as he seeks to win a place on the men’s 400m team.

Wariner has been struggling this year will need to overcome his sluggish campaign to beat out the likes of Bryshon Nellum, LaShawn Merritt, Tony McQuay and Manteo Mitchell.

The men’s 5000m will have Galen Rupp and Chris Derrick, who will both race in the men’s 10,000m as well, in addition to Bernard Lagat.

Felix has been scratched from the women’s 100m, as she’s yet to master the event and will concentrate on just running her specialty, the 200m, while Jeter, who has been battling with injury problems this season, will only race in the 100m.

USA Track and Field Trials Schedule – Day 1

2:35pm 100m hurdles women heptathlon
3:00pm 3000m St women 1st round
3:00pm triple jump women final
3:30pm 800m women 1st round
3:50pm 800m men 1st round
4:00pm high jump women heptathlon
4:10pm 400m hurdles men 1st round
4:40pm 1500m women 1st round
4:45pm pole vault jr. men final
5:00pm 1500m men 1st round
5:20pm 400m women 1st round
5:45pm 400m men 1st round
6:00pm triple jump men final
6:15pm javelin throw women final
6:15pm shot put women heptathlon
6:25pm 100m women 1st round
6:50pm 100m men 1st round
7:15pm 5000m jr. men final
7:35pm 200m women heptathlon
8:20pm 10,000m women final
9:00pm 10,000m men final

Allyson Felix run 21.69 to win U.S. trials, sends warning to Campbell-Brown

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EUGENE, Ore. (Sporting Alert) — Allyson Felix set a new personal best of 21.69 to win the women’s 200m at the U.S. Olympic trials to pick the team for the London Games on Saturday.

The two-time world champion flashed off the corner and took the lead into the straightaway to batter a very strong field to become the third fastest American ever over the dis

“I am so happy to be on this team,” said Felix, whose previous personal best of 21.81 was set in 2007 in Osaka.

Carmelita Jeter was second in 22.11 with Sanya Richards-Ross taking third in 22.22.

MERRITT DELIGHT, OLIVER LEFT DISAPPOINTED

In the men’s 110m hurdles, Aries Merritt produced a world-leading 12.93 seconds to take the title and book his place to London, but there was disappointment for David Oliver, who could only managed a fifth place finish.

The winning time was also a personal best for Merritt, who was crowned World Indoor champion in Istanbul in March and he said his performance on Saturday certainly makes him one of the favourites to win the gold medal at the Olympics.

World champion Jason Richardson came home strong to take second place in a personal best also of 12.98, while Jeffrey Porter lowered his best mark to take third in 13.08.

Antwon Hicks was fourth in 13.14, with Oliver left back in fifth in 13.17.

In the men’s 200m semi-finals, Maurice Mitchell posted the fastest time, at 20.43 to make the final.

Richards-Ross moves closer to 200/400 double at U.S. trials

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EUGENE, Ore. (Sporting Alert) — Sanya Richards-Ross stayed on course to land the 400/200 double after winning her semi-finals of the women’s 200m at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene.

Richards-Ross, who has already landed the 400m title, sizzled to the fastest time of the day and the second quickest time this year, at 22.15 to take the second semi-final heat.

LSU’s national champion Kimberlyn Duncan crossed the finish line behind her in 22.37 to secure her place in the final.

Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh both ran 22.30 to win their semis – with the latter taking the first race – running with a +3.4 m/s assisted wind.

Carmelita Jeter, the 100m champion got the final slot from the semis with the eight fastest time of 22.64.

On the men’s side, Wallace Spearmon ran the best time of the rounds to take his heat in 20.17, with Calesio Newman and Jeremy Dodson both running 20.28.

Other qualifiers were Darvis Patton, Shawn Crawford and Marcus Rowland.

In other results Angelo Taylor (48.77) and Bershawn Jackson (48.83) clocked the fastest times in the men’s 400m hurdles semi-finals, while Lashinda Demus (54.41) and Georganne Moline (54.72) led the way in the women’s division.

Colorado’s Emma Coburn ran 9:32.78 to beat Bridget Franek (9:35.62) and her fellow teammate Shalaya Kipp (9:35.73) and win the women’s 3000 Meter Steeplechase final.

Gatlin beats Gay at U.S. trials, wins for Richards-Ross and Merritt also

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EUGENE, Ore (Sporting Alert) — Justin Gatlin continued his excellent form this season with another victory, this time producing a personal best to win the U.S. Olympic trials 100 metres on Sunday.

Watch the video of Justin Gatlin beating Tyson Gay

The 2004 Athens Olympic champion stopped the clock at 9.80 seconds to take the win over Tyson Gay, who raced home second in a seasonal best time of 9.86secs.

The biggest surprise, however, was Ryan Bailey, who came home for third in a big personal best time of 9.93secs to edged out Michael Rodgers (9.94).

Veteran Darvis Patton was also below the 10 seconds barrier – running 9.96 for 5th place, while sixth went to Trell Kimmons (10.02) and he was followed by Jeff Demps (10.27) and an injured Walter Dix (10.95).

Meanwhile, LaShawn Merritt and Sanya Richards-Ross captured the men’s and women’s respective 400m crowns.

Reigning Olympic champion Merritt posted and world-leading 44.12 for first place on the men’s side to defeat Tony McQuay (44.49) and Bryshon Nellum (44.80).

It was a disappointing performance, however, for former World and Olympic champion Jeremy Wariner, who could only managed 45.24 for sixth place.

Richards-Ross took control of the women’s race at the final 100m and produced a world-leading and meeting record time of 49.28 to book her place on the London Olympic team.

Dee Dee Trotter finished fast to take second, at 50.02, while Francena McCorory faded to third in 50.43.

Kansas NCAA star Diamond Dixon ran 50.88 for fifth place.

Gatlin runs 9.90, Gay clocks 10.00; Madison impresses at U.S. trials

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EUGENE, Oregon (Sporting Alert) -– Justin Gatlin was the fastest qualifier from the heats in the men’s 100 metres at the U.S. Olympic Games trials at Hayward Field on Saturday.

The 2004 Olympic Games champion clocked 9.90 seconds to win his heat in the quickest time on the evening and defeated World Indoor finalist Trell Kimmons (10.11).

Also moving into the semis is American record holder Tyson Gay, who took heat 4 in a time of 10.00secs, matching his seasonal best from the adidas Grand Prix in New York a few weeks ago.

Other preliminary heat winners were Olympic bronze medallist Walter Dix (10.03), Michael Rodgers (10.05) and Marcus Rowland (10.16).

Making it through also are Jeff Demps (10.18), Darvis Patton (10.06), Ryan Bailey (10.03) and Maurice Mitchell (10.13).

Action in the women’s semi-finals went off this evening also and again Tianna Madison looked very impressive when running the fastest time at 10.96secs to win her race and booked a place into tonight’s final.

Oregon NCAA champion English Gardner was second to her in 11.10.

Also in the final are Carmelita Jeter (11.07) Allyson Felix (11.23) and Alexandria Anderson (11.13).

Elsewhere, Dawn Harper entered the women’s 100m hurdles final with the fastest time of 12.65 and she led Clemson’s Brianna Rollins (12.70) and Ohio State’s Christina Manning (12.72).

Kellie Wells (12.74) and Lolo Jones (12.75) will also race in the decider.

LaShawn Merritt, Francena McCorory quickest over 400m at U.S. trials

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EUGENE, Ore. (Sporting Alert) — LaShawn Merritt leads all qualifiers from the preliminary round of the men’s 400 metres at the U.S. Olympic trials in Eugene on Friday.

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Ashton Eaton after running 10.21. PHOTO/© 2012 Randy Miyazaki | Contact

The reigning Olympic champion posted 45.36 seconds to take heat 1 of the first round races, beating Bryshon Nellum (45.58) and prep star Aldrich Bailey (45.59).

Defending national champion and recently crowned NCAA gold medal winner Tony McQuay of Florida, was on top of heat 2 with a time of 45.41secs, the third fastest of the round.

Josh Mance was the second fastest this evening with a time of 45.38secs, and he led home Joey Hughes Jr and Gil Roberts, who both ran 45.64.

The other heat winner was Manteo Mitchell and he ran 45.70 with NCAA star Torrin Lawrence following him, at 45.82 and Jeremy Wariner taking third with 45.84.

On the women’s side, Francena McCorory was most impressive – registering the fastest time on the evening at 51.11 when taking heat 1.

Amongst the other qualifiers were Sanya Richards-Ross (51.69), winner of heat 2, Debbie Dunn (52.24), who followed her in that race, while Natasha Hastings went 51.86 to take the third heat.

Dee Dee Trotter won the last heat with 51.64, with Kansas’ Diamond Dixon (52.66) amongst those making it from that heat.

The semi-finals are set for Saturday.

Ashton Eaton is also off to a good start in the men’s decathlon – notably posting a fast 10.21 seconds to win the opening race of the multi-event, the 100m.