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February 25, 2011

Albuquerque’s Legal & Financial Weekly

Vol. 84 No. 27

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Oliver, Lagat headline men’s running events at 2011 USA Indoor Championships National event to take place at Albuquerque Convention Center

INDIANAPOLIS – The world’s #1 ranked high hurdler David Oliver, and two-time Olympic medalist and holder of numerous American records Bernard Lagat will be the featured attractions in the men’s running events at the 2011 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships presented by BMW, February 26-27 at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, N.M. The third and final event of the USA Track & Field 2011 Indoor Visa Championship Series, the USA Indoor Championships will be televised live on Sunday, February 27, from 4:30 - 6 p.m. Eastern Time on ESPN. The Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau, along with the New Mexico Sports Authority, the University of New Mexico, the City of Albuquerque and USATF New Mexico, are the official hosts for the championships, which were held in Albuquerque in 2010 and will return in 2012. Oliver looks to continue momentum from last season in 60m Hurdles 2008 USA Indoor champion David Oliver turned in one of the most prolific seasons ever by a high hurdler in 2010, which culminated with him becoming the #3 performer all-time in his event, ending the season ranked #1 in the world by Track & Field News and winning the Jesse Owens Award as America’s finest male athlete. Oliver’s amazing season began indoors with his runner-up finish in the 60m hurdles at the USA Indoor Championships. He went on to post his personal best time and the fourth-fastest indoor clocking by an American that season of 7.44 seconds, when he won the bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships in Doha. Prior to the World Championships, Oliver won the 60m hurdles at the 2010 Five Nations match in 7.58. Oliver became the world’s best high David Oliver hurdler in 2010 by winning nearly everything in sight and posting the five fastest times in the world (and 12 of the top 15 times globally) during the outdoor season, which included his pending American record 12.89 clocking from his win in Paris on July 16. Oliver’s performance was the fourth-fastest time ever, and made him the third-fastest 110m hurdler of all-time trailing only world record holder Dayron Robles of Cuba and former world record holder Liu Xiang of China. Oliver was unbeaten in 15 finals races during the outdoor season and won the inaugural IAAF Diamond League 110m hurdles title. Oliver is dominating the world again in posting the three-fastest performances globally this indoor season, with his quickest time coming from his February 5 win in Stuttgart, Germany, in a personal best of 7.37 seconds. A heavy favorite to win in Albuquerque, Oliver will face a strong challenge from 2009 World Outdoor Championships team member and 2004 World Junior champion Aries Merritt, who posted the third-fastest time in the world this season and his personal best time of 7.46 from his win in Houston on January 29. Others to watch include Ryan Fontenot, who finished fifth as last year’s championships, Jason Richardson, who ended the 2010 season ranked #6 in the U.S. by Track & Field News and Jarret Eaton, the owner of the third-fastest qualifying time in the field of 7.56. Relentless Lagat favored in Nike Men’s 3,000 meters 2007 World Outdoor 1,500m and 5,000m champion Bernard Lagat will look to defend his USA Indoor 3,000m title and add to his ever-expanding

legacy Saturday in Albuquerque. Lagat, who won last year’s U.S. Indoor title in 8:12.60, earlier this month secured his fifth national indoor record at the Armory New Balance Track & Field Center in New York when he won the two-mile in 8:10.07, which bettered Doug Padilia’s two-mile record 8:15.02 set in 1990. The winner of a record eight Wanamaker Mile titles at the Millrose Games in New York, Lagat also owns U.S. national indoor marks at 1,500m, one mile and 3,000m. He held the U.S. 5,000m record of 13:11.50 set last year until Galen Rupp bettered it with his 13:11.44 last Saturday in England. Lagat is the USA outdoor record-holder at 1,500m, 3,000m and 5,000m. Lagat enters the championships with the fastest 3,000m time by an American this season of 7:39.35, from his February 12 win in New York. Challengers to Lagat include Brent Vaughn, who on February 5 was a surprise winner in the men’s race at the 2011 USA Cross Country Championships in San Diego, Calif., after dropping out of the USA HalfMarathon Championships the week before. Others to watch include Aaron Braun, who finished fifth here last year. Locals will cheer for former University of New Mexico standouts Chris Barnicle and Jeremy Johnson, who finished 7th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 10,000m in 2007 and 2008, and was 14th in the 10,000m at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships. Johnson also finished 12th in the 5,000m at last year’s USA Outdoor Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. Rodgers should be man to beat in BMW Men’s 60 Meters The winner of two of the last three USA Indoor 60m titles, Mike Rodgers will step into the blocks in Albuquerque as a heavy favorite to do it again this year. Rodgers, who won in 2008 in 6.54 seconds, regained the title in 2010 when he crossed the finish line in 6.52. He ended the 2010 campaign ranked #9 in the world and #2 in the U.S. in the 100m by Track & Field News. Rodgers posted the secondfastest 60m time in the world and fastest time by an American this year of 6.50 from his win in Birmingham, England on February 19. Challengers to Rodgers include Leroy Dixon, who has finished sixth in the 100m at the last four USA Outdoor Championships, and 2009 World Outdoor Championships team member Monzavous Edwards. Other top contenders and their qualifying times include Christopher Davis (6.61), Jeremy Dodson and Michael Ray Garvin (6.64). For more information on the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships, the 2011 Visa Championship Series and USA Track & Field, visit: www. visachampionships.com or www.usatf.org. About USA Track & Field USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track & field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States. USATF encompasses the world’s oldest organized sports, the World’s #1 Track & Field Team, the most-watched events at the Olympics, the #1 high school and junior high school participatory sport, and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States: www.usatf.org.


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