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PUBLISHER’S NOTE

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his is the first issue of our 21st year. You’ll notice that a few things have changed since we last spoke in this column.

After 181⁄2 years in Wisconsin, I’ve moved back to California, where my brother and two of my three sisters are. Where my parents are. My son, Adam, who, with partners, AJ Felice and Mike Deering, form our digital partners, the Shoe Addicts, also moved back to California. They've produced more than 140 videos on track athletes that your athletes pass around (if you want to see their videos, follow them on The Shoe Addicts at Twitter or on Facebook).

In December 2013 I resigned from my job of nearly a decade, managing The Running Network. Six months earlier, I spent two weeks in hospital and found out that I had Diabetes 2. I had a lot to reassess. I lost some weight, started walking 2–6 miles a day and taking care of myself. After nine months, I went from four shots of insulin a day to zero, and currently control my diabetes with diet, workouts and limited medication. For the first time in several years, I feel fully alive.

In changing my work roles, I’m working more closely with my brother, Brian, who handles RunBlogRun, my son, Adam, who handles our digital video initiatives and strategic planning, and the team from The Running Network, Alex Larsen, who heads up design, and Chuck Bartlett, who manages our websites. Under Fortius Media, we have nearly 30 website partners and 25 magazine partners. Christine Johnson, our group editor, manages Club Running and California Track & Running News for us as well as other key projects.

I'm in the process of reassessing our nine publications and bringing them back as they evolve: Club Running, the RRCA title, was first in April 2014. California Track was second in May 2014, New England Exchange was third in June 2014 and now American Track & Field is back in July 2014.

American Track & Field evolved in 2013 to eight issues, 16 pages, in print and in digital. This year, we’ll focus on major events or seasons and doing print, digital and my daily European coverage for RunBlogRun.com.

We partnered with Saucony for the Summer 500 Mile Challenge. We partnered with adidas for the adidas Moment and coverage of the European season LIVE, and we're working with HOKA ONE ONE on the Postal Two Mile project (more on that to come).

I’ve decided, in the second half of my life, to find a way to work with the people and do the projects that I love and that allow me to live my life fully. It keeps me happier—not without some stress—and more at peace.

Sitting in the stands in Sacramento this past June 26–29 with my Aggie friends Joe Rubio, Peanut Harms, Mike Fanelli, Pat Devaney, Billy Smith and their lovely families, I knew I was home.

Let me know what you want to hear and read! Email me at runblogrun@gmail.com.

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DAY 1 Unique Venue Showcases Shot Put Competition SACRAMENTO (June 25) — Five days of

mark with a throw of 18.53 meters (60 feet,

compelling competition kicked off at the

91⁄2 inches) on her first attempt. Then she

2014 USA Track & Field Outdoor Cham-

led the evening session’s final from start to

pionships in Sacramento, CA, with the

finish. Carter captured her fifth national

shot put at a unique event venue on the

crown outdoors and third in the last four

west lawn in front of the State Capitol. An

years, with a best toss of 19.45m/63-93⁄4 to

estimated 5,000 fans filled two grand-

take the title.

stands on the perimeter of the shot put

Felisha Johnson (Indianapolis) sur-

area, getting an up-close and personal

passed 2012 Olympian Tia Brooks (Grand

view of the competitors. The shot put

Rapids, MI) on her final throw of the

ring was set up on a slightly elevated con-

evening, with a new personal best of

crete platform, constructed so throws

19.18m/62-111⁄4 to claim the silver medal.

would be legal on the Capitol lawn’s up-

Brooks was third with her mark of

hill slant.

18.83m/61-91⁄2, a 2014 best.

“I’m the one to blame for this venue,

“I’m always happy to push the bar

I guess,” joked USATF Pacific Association

from the beginning and keep pushing my-

executive director John Mansoor, who

self further,” Carter said. “If you set the bar

originated the idea for the State Capitol

high early on, everybody else will come up

building venue. “We’ve finished the Cali-

and push the bar even higher. I know Tia

fornia International Marathon here for 30

and Felisha are capable of throwing far and

years, so I’m very familiar with the Capitol

are really coming up, so it’s great to have

grounds. I knew that the backdrop [the

someone from your own country who’s

Capitol dome] was beautiful and I knew

able to push you. My goals for the remain-

that the grass field would lend itself ex-

der of the season are to just keep pushing

tremely well, in terms of the length and

further and see if I can get a PR.”

width, to a shot put sector. So, it was a

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2014 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships

In the final of the men’s competition, 2012 Penn State graduate Joe Kovacs

Appropriately, two athletes with Cali-

(Chula Vista, CA) claimed his first USATF

fornia ties—one native Californian and one

outdoor national title after moving to the

relatively new resident of the Golden

U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista

State—responded with victories.

last January to work with coach Art Vene-

For four-time U.S. outdoor champion

gas. The former UCLA coach has guided

and U.S. women’s record holder Michelle

world-class throwers such as John Godina

Carter, who was born in San Jose but has

and Suzy Powell.

resided in Texas since an early age, these

On his fifth throw, Kovacs, the 2012

championships were a coming home of

U.S. Olympic Trials fourth-placer in the

sorts.

shot put, rocketed a 22.03m/72-31⁄2 for

“California is like home. I always get a

the victory. Kurt Roberts (Ashland, OH)

lot of love and support out here and I really

and Reese Hoffa (Athens, GA) claimed

enjoy it,“ Carter said.

the second and third places with best

Carter started the morning’s qualifying rounds by hitting the auto qualifying

marks of 21.47m/70-51⁄4 and 20.78m/6821⁄4, respectively.

even know just how much the shot put weighs so they can come out and enjoy

throws were there,” Kovacs said after the

watching [up close] the ball going far. They

competition. “It just took a while to line

can really get into it and behind you. And

everything up. I didn’t have the best arm

in the thrower’s circle you get to stare at

strength or speed today, but my feet were

the giant [State Capitol] dome and the

underneath me and I was able to lift the

American flag the whole time.”

ball. So, once I was able to do that I knew

California state Senator Jim Nielsen,

I was lined up. I think I have a bigger throw

who competed in the shot put at Fresno

in me and I’ll have the rest of the season to

State University in the mid-1960s and was

do it.”

instrumental in coordinating the State

Kovacs will now head to Europe to compete in IAAF Diamond League events.

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“I’ve had consistent training all year with Art [Venegas] so I knew that the big

Capitol building setting for this event, threw the honorary first toss of the day.

“We need to promote track & field

“It’s amazing,” Kovacs commented

and get it back on track,” Nielsen said.

about the unique Sacramento shot put

“This is a way to do it. I’m so glad to see

venue. It just shows you how entertaining

shot putters getting the attention they

the shot put can be. Most people don’t

deserve.”

DAY 2 Conley and Rupp Garner 10,000M Titles SACRAMENTO (June 26) — When U.S.

shire, England and moved to the U.S. at

10,000 meter record holder Shalane Flana-

an early age.)

gan was an abrupt nonstarter in the

After a somewhat conservative first

women’s 10,000m final on the second day

5K hit in 16:26, Amy Hastings, Conley’s

of the USA Track & Field Outdoor Cham-

2012 Olympic 5000m teammate, picked

pionships in Sacramento, it opened a door

up the pace with Conley and Jordan Hasay

for hometown favorite Kim Conley (New

(OR, Nike Oregon Project) in tow.

“I know those two girls and I know

The 2012 Olympian (at 5000m), who re-

how fast they are, so I was just trying to

sides in West Sacramento and graduated

take the pop out of their legs,” com-

from nearby University of California, Davis,

mented Hastings, who trained in Mam-

thrilled the Hornet Stadium crowd with a

moth Lakes, CA with the Mammoth Track

superbly planned race to win her first U.S.

Club for four and a half years before mov-

“I’ve wanted to win a national title for so many years now,” said Conley, who

ing to Rhode Island almost two years ago.

“They just had an incredible last mile and an awesome last lap.”

placed third in the 5000m at the 2012 U.S.

With about seven laps to go, Conley

Olympic Track & Field Trials to make the

took control of the race with Hasay on her

team and was fourth in the same event at

heels.

last year’s U.S. Outdoor Championships. “I

“I knew that she’s a strong athlete

have so many family and friends here from

and has a great finish,” Conley said about

England and Australia. To win my first title

Hasay, an Arroyo Grande, CA native who

here, with the Sacramento Running Asso-

moved to Oregon to train under coach Al-

ciation and the whole Sacramento run-

berto Salazarr, “so I would need a little

ning community who have supported me

something extra. But I also planned to rely

so much coming out of college, it’s just

on the hometown crowd to carry me in

perfect.” (Note: Conley was born in Berk-

coming off the final turn.

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outdoor title.

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Balance/Sacramento Running Association).

“During the race, I just kept saying to

ago with his sixth U.S. championship

myself one word over and over again:

10,000m title, a national record. Rupp

Courage, because it can be a dangerous

steadily moved up from 11th place on the

place to be in the front, especially with

fourth lap to second spot with six laps to go

someone like Jordan with you. I just re-

behind leader Chris Derrick (Nike/Bower-

minded myself that if I could be with her

man TC), the former Stanford University

with one lap to go, I’d use my heart to get

standout.

me through.”

“I’m working on my speed and I think

Indeed, coming off the last turn, Con-

it’s getting better,” Derrick related. “I need

ley outsprinted Hasay over the final 100m,

to have the weapon to take a race out the

recording a victorious time of 32:02.07.

way I want to, so I figured that this is a great

Hasay followed for the runnerup spot in

race to practice that. Even if I blow up, I

32:03.28. Hastings was third 32:18.81.

need to be able to do it.”

“I felt really, really comfortable behind

With about 600 meters to go, Rupp

Kim until the last 100 meters and I thought

made his move and hit the finish line in

I had it,” Hasay reflected after the race. “It’s

28:12.07. Derrick followed for second in

just one of those heartbreakers where I did

28:18.18.

everything I could, but she’s just a better

“I didn’t want to make it any harder

runner. I don’t think I would have done any-

than it needed to be,” said Rupp, the 2012

thing different. It’s my strongest finish by far

Olympic silver medalist at 10,000m, who

in a big championship race.”

plans to run the 5000m race at a very com-

Meanwhile, in the men’s 10,000m race,

petitive international meet, the Meeting

Galen Rupp (Portland, OR, Nike Oregon

Areva in Paris, on July 5. “My plan all along

Project) followed his U.S. record 10,000m

was just to sit back and then go hard with a

run at the Prefontaine Classic several weeks

lap to go.”

DAY 3 Huddle and Rowbury Wage Memorable Duel for 5000 Meter Crown SACRAMENTO (June 27) — Rhode Island’s Molly Huddle and San Francisco native

Shannon

Rowbury

thrilled

an

exuberant crowd at Sacramento State Uni-

side a little to see if anyone would come up on the inside,” Huddle admitted. “I just had

in a friendly but exhilarating rivalry for the

to make sure that I had enough left for a

2014 U.S. Championship 5000m title that

hard finish and a great closer in case I had

wasn’t decided until the final stretch. The

to pull it off in the last 100m.”

race will surely be remembered as one of onships competition.

Huddle, the U.S. women’s record

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“I was kind of getting a little nervous in the middle of the race, kind of pulling out-

versity’s Hornet Stadium on Friday evening

the highlights of the five-day champi-

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University of Texas), had a gap on the field.

It turns out that Huddle’s restraint paid off in the end.

At the bell, Huddle and Rowbury, separated by a few steps, were the clear con-

holder at 5000m (14:44.76), assumed an

tenders for the victory. Then with just 300

early lead, with Rowbury, the 2012 Olympic

meters remaining, Rowbury swept past

Trials runnerup at 1500m and 2013 U.S.

Huddle and sprinted for home.

Championships bronze medalist at 5000m,

With less than 50 meters to go, Huddle

and others closely in tow. With 6 laps to go

went to the outside and hit the finish line a

in the 121⁄2-lap race, Huddle and Rowbury,

hair in front of Rowbury.

along with 2014 NCAA 5000m champion

The final times on the clock captured

Marielle Hall (recently graduated from the

the narrowness of the victory: Huddle,

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15:01.56. Rowbury, 15:01.71. Hall finished

bury’s former coach] would always say

a solid third in 15:12.79.

that speed comes through strength. I’m

After the race, Rowbury, the 2009

still building up my endurance since I’ve

World Championships 1500m bronze

been racing the 800m and 1500m. I hope

medalist who has been a finalist in two

I can hold her off next time. She’s a great

Olympic 1500s, reflected on her effort:

competitor.”

“I’d hoped to kick by Molly and get

Last October, Rowbury moved from

her, but she’s a strong girl and she fought

San Francisco to Beaverton, OR to join

back. She was in front the whole time,

coach Alberto Salazar and the Nike Ore-

which I kind of expected. She does longer

gon Project.

distance training, and John Cook [Row-

DAY 4 Yields Solid Performances SACRAMENTO (June 28) — Even in a so-

pace well. In the semis, I ran my curve well.

called of year, with no Outdoor World

But today I knew I had to hit even harder

Track & Field Championships or Olympic

and come off the 150m as hard as I could.”

Games on the calendar, U.S. athletes rose

Emma Coburn (New Balance, CO)

to the occasion on the fourth day of com-

recorded her third national title in the

petition of a robust championships meet

women’s 3000m steeplechase with a win-

held on the California State University

ning time of 9:19.72, the third-fastest time

Sacramento campus. Here are highlights

ever by an American woman and a new

from an array of finals.

USATF outdoor championship record.

Francena McCorory (adidas, VA) and

“I’m not always great running in the

Sanya Richards-Ross (Nike, TX) staged an

heat, so my plan going into this was to be

impressive duel in the women’s 400m

conservative and run with the group at

final. McCorory, this year’s world indoor

least until the last kilometer,” Coburn re-

gold medalist in the 400m, scored the vic-

lated. “With about three and a half laps

tory over 2012 Olympic gold medalist

left, I felt great [so] off the water jump I

Richards-Ross. McCorory’s winning time

took over. When I saw my time at the end,

of 49.48 is the fastest in the world this

I was a little surprised because I wasn’t re-

year and ranks among the top-five all-

ally pressing the last 400m that hard. It’s

time American performances. Richards-

great to see that three American women

Ross was second in 49.66.

have now run under 9:30 this year. The en-

“It’s always great running against a great field,” McCorory said. “You know the

tire American field is getting more competitive, and I’m excited about it.”

times are going to be good, so it gives you

In the men’s high jump final, Olympic

more motivation to push yourself to your

silver medalist Erik Kynard (Nike, OH) over-

highest. [It’s] a big PR for me, so I’m just

came an early slip-up and won the men’s

happy. I want to break the world record

high jump with a clearance of 2.35m/7-81⁄2,

[47.60] so I’m going to have to be movin’

equaling the stadium record set at the

and groovin’.”

2000 Olympic Trials by Nathan Leeper. Ky-

out hard and I’m really pleased,” said

then had the bar raised to 2.41m/7-103⁄4, one centimeter better than the American

big toe, which she injured last year. “I was

record. He missed on all three attempts at

glad there were three rounds here because

that height, but ultimately scored the win-

I was able to focus on the different phases

ning clearance.

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nard missed his first try at 2.25m/7-41⁄2, and

Richards-Ross, who still has pain in her right

of my race in each round. In the first round

“It was kind of up and down at first

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“My race went really well today. I got

I got my first 200 down well, hitting my

today,” Kynard admitted. “I took a few

ney Reese (Nike, MS) recorded a best

been resting a lot with [a hip flexor] injury

mark of 6.92m/22-81⁄2 (wind: +1.9), earn-

but everything has been moving forward.

ing her sixth national outdoor title. After

I’m looking to put[ting] up some big

fouling on three of her first four attempts,

and tactical pack all the way. Down the

Reese made her fifth jump a winner to seal the victory. Reese’s stepfather passed away the day before the competition.

final backstretch, Leo Manzano (Hoka One

“I’m very happy to get the win be-

One, TX) moved into contention and, com-

cause I feel like I did it for him,” a sub-

ing off the final bend, sprinted away to win

dued Reese said. “The track is real fast,

his second U.S. title in 3:38.63.

so I constantly had to keep moving back

“My overall strategy was to be some-

[on the runway] because I was getting

where in the front of the race,” Manzano

faster and faster. On my fifth jump I finally

said. “Unfortunately, it didn’t quite pan out.

got it down. It’s not where I usually would

U.S. distance running has come a long way,

like it, but I’m happy with it. I feel like I

so any time you compete against our guys,

just need to get into a rhythm.”

it’s not going to be easy. My plan was to be

2012 world indoor 4x400 gold

a little bit further ahead at 800m, and when

medalist Gil Roberts (Nike, OK) stepped

I saw that there was nothing really opening

up to the top of the podium in the men’s

up, I started to get a little nervous. Other

400m for the first time, zipping to a life-

than that, things came through for me.

time-best 44.53. Josh Mance (CA) was

“I’m thinking about doing more 800s this year and will, hopefully, break 1:44 [at

second in 44.89.

“I focused on coming off the second

that distance], 3:50 in the mile and 3:32 in

curve strong and maintaining technique

the 1500m,” he said.

over the last 100m,” said runnerup

In the heptathlon, Sharon Day-Monroe

Mance. “I can’t focus on what anybody

(ASICS, CA) added to her first-day lead on

else is doing. I just worry about myself.

the way to finishing with 6,470 points and

I’m getting better each race.”

her third U.S. outdoor title.

In the women’s 100-meter hurdles

“For an off-year I feel like I’ve been

final, Dawn Harper-Nelson (Nike, MS) and

making a lot of good progress with various

Queen Harrison (VA) raced stride for

events. It feels really good to win the

stride in the lead. Harper-Nelson earned

championships in front of a great crowd in

a narrow 0.01-second victory in 12.55

my home state,” said the California Poly

over Harrison (12.56) and Lolo Jones

San Luis Obispo graduate. “The javelin

(12.65).

went really well, just two feet under my

“I had a good start but I felt myself

overall PR. I felt good and I knew that I

making some mistakes,” Harper-Nelson

could run a comfortable 800m [the final

told reporters. “I knew I had to run the

event] to get the championship.

race of my life. Sometimes you don’t

“I hope to keep improving in every

have a perfect 10 hurdles, so you just do

event [and] be consistent at scoring higher

the best that you can. Luckily, I have a

marks. Right now, I have no plan to com-

good lean, so [overall] I was very happy

pete for the rest of the summer. I’ll take a

with my race.

break and get in more cross-training. I’m

“Today was about going out there

gaining a lot better understanding of all

and having fun. You’re not out there to

the events. I’ve only been doing the hep-

make a [U.S. international] team, so you

tathlon since 2009, so it’s still a bit of a

just want to run your race, and I think

learning process here and there.”

that’s what I did.”

In the women’s long jump final, Britt-

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In the men’s 1500m final, it was a tight

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Great Summer Training = Great Fall Racing Summer training is vital to success, not only in cross country this fall, but also for the following spring track season. The key is to build yourself up, both physically and mentally. To help you crush your goals this year, Saucony and RunBlogRun have teamed up to create a 500-mile summer training program. There are also 400- and 300-mile options for younger and less experienced athletes.

Before You Begin: 1. Get your gear in order.

If possible, you should have two pairs of good training shoes so you can rotate them. Most training shoes last for 8–10 weeks, depending on your training. Take your time at your local running store when selecting shoes and remember to go at the end of the day as your feet swell during the day. Bring a clean pair of socks and be prepared to check out 5–7 different shoes to find the right one for you. Assess your stash of socks, shorts, tops.

2. Hydrate yourself.

Eight to 10 glasses of water a day plus sports drinks and juice are a good start. Minimize the amount of coffee, tea, and carbonated soda you drink.

3. Fuel your engine with the right food.

Get the proper amounts and types of food into your system. Fruits, vegetables, whole grains, pasta, and modest amounts of fish, chicken, and beef make sense. For snacks, try apple slices spread with peanut butter. Nuts are also good. Pizza, tacos, and fast food places are fine as infrequent treats.

Breed, A Cold, Clear Day, and Self-Made Olympian. Music can also be a great motivator. Find great additions to your playlist by talking to your friends and searching online, plus we’ll post the Shoe Addicts’ running music lists. We don’t recommend running with earbuds or headphones, however, since they compromise your awareness and possibly your safety. They can also mess with your ability to “tune into” the pace you’re running, which is essential come race time.

7. Set your goals.

Do you want to make the top 7? Improve your times at your league and section meets? Race better over the second half of the course? Think about these things now, write them down and prop them in your room where you can read them each day. It will help you stay on track.

8. Calculate your workout amounts.

5. Establish your training group.

To run 300 miles over 12 weeks, for example, you’ll need to average 25 miles a week, which is very good for freshmen and sophomores. To reach 400 miles over the summer, you need to average 34 miles a week, and to reach 500 miles, it takes a weekly average of 40 miles. The default numbers noted in the daily workouts (miles, reps, minutes) are for those accepting the 500 Mile Challenge. Numbers for those in the 400 Mile and 300 Mile Challenges appear in parentheses that follow. If there’s only one number/ amount, it’s for all runners.

Though some people prefer to train alone, a group helps with the hard days and long runs. Figure out what works for you and your training style.

9. Questions?

6. Inspiration.

Email us at runblogrun@gmail.com or tweet us @runblogrun and we’ll get back to you within 24 hours.

Find some good books that support your running goals. Some classics include Once a Runner, The Irishman Who Ran for Britain, The Lonely

10. Register at www.500MileChallenge.com

4. Sleep!

I know that at 17 or 18 you can text all night or check out the newest game on Xbox, but it will affect your training. Get 8–10 hours of sleep and, if you can, try for a nap (yes, a nap) on a few afternoons.

We recommend, as with all fitness and health issues, you consult with your physician before instituting any changes in your fitness program.

Weeks 1&2: Summer Training Begins

Week 3: Getting the Habit Started

You’ll start on the road to a good summer of training with a long run, a tempo run, and some moderately paced runs. Don’t worry about pace in these first two weeks; just get out there, have some fun, and get into the habit of regular running. Workouts always begin with a warmup, some gentle stretching of major muscle groups, and light jogging. Repeat for your cool-down.

Make sure you’re doing your runs on a variety of surfaces—dirt, grassy fields, sand, road, track. It’s good for the feet and helps you use your feet in a healthy variety of ways. You’ll be a little sore this week as your body adjusts.

Drink your liquids, sleep, eat well, and hang out with your friends.

Monday: Warm up; 5 miles easy running (400 Mile: 4 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); cool down.

Monday: Warm up; 5 miles easy running (400 Mile: 4 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 2x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest in between; cool down.

Tuesday: 1-mile warmup; 20-min tempo run; 1-mile cool-down. To determine your tempo run pace, add a half-minute to your present mile pace for a 5K. For example: If you currently run 19 min for a 5K, that’s 6:10 pace. Add 30 seconds to get your tempo run pace of 6:40 per mile.

Recalculate your pace as your fitness improves, about once a month.

Tuesday: 1-mile warm-up; 20-min tempo run; 1-mile cool-down. To determine your tempo run pace, add a half-minute to your present mile pace for a 5K. For example: If you currently run 19 min for a 5K, that’s 6:10 pace. Add 30 seconds to get your tempo run pace of 6:40 per mile.

Recalculate your pace as your fitness improves, about once a month.

Wednesday: Warm up; 5 miles easy running (400 Mile: 3 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); cool down.

Wednesday: Warm up; 5 miles easy running (400 Mile: 3 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 2x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest in between; cool-down.

Thursday: 1-mile warmup; 2 hill repeats (run 200 yds uphill, turn, jog downhill to start; repeat once with no rest); 1-mile easy cool-down.

Friday: Warm up; 5 miles easy running (400 Mile: 4 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); cool down.

Saturday: No workout. Walk, bike, watch a movie.

Sunday: Easy 6-mile run on grass or dirt with friends. (400 Mile: 5 miles/300 Mile: 5 miles) Weeks 1&2 Totals per week (total): 500 Mile–31 (62) miles; 400 Mile–24 (48) miles; 300 Mile–22 (44) miles Remember to post your miles on www.500MileChallenge.com

Thursday: 1-mile warmup; 3 hill repeats (run 200 yds uphill, turn, jog downhill to start; repeat twice more, no rests); 1-mile easy cool-down.

Friday: Warm up; 5 miles easy running (400 Mile: 4 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 2x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest between; cool down.

Saturday: No workout. Walk, bike, watch a movie.

Sunday: Easy 7-mile run on grass or dirt with friends. (400 Mile: 6 miles/300 Mile: 5 miles) Week 3 Total: 500 Mile–37 miles; 400 Mile–30 miles; 300 Mile–25 miles Remember to post your miles on www.500MileChallenge.com

Week 4: Training Gets Rolling

Week 5: Training Gets Tougher

This week, runners taking the 500 Mile and 400 Mile challenges begin running daily. Advanced athletes should add a 20–25-minute session (3 miles) of easy running on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Do these runs at the opposite time of day that you do your hard workout.

By now you should be running at a better pace than when you started and noting that your tempo runs are more fun. Do the tempo and hill runs with teammates—hard workouts are easier that way. Check your shoes weekly!

Monday: Warm up; 5-mile run (400 Mile: 4 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 3x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest between; cool down.

Monday: Warm up; 5-mile run (400 Mile: 4 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 4x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest between; cool down.

Tuesday: 1-mile warmup; 20-min tempo run, 1-mile cool-down. To determine your tempo run pace, add a half-minute to your present mile pace for a 5K. For example: If you currently run 19 min for a 5K, that’s 6:10 pace. Add 30 seconds to get your tempo run pace of 6:40 per mile.

Recalculate your pace as your fitness improves, about once a month.

Tuesday: 1-mile warmup; 20-min tempo run, 1-mile cool-down. To determine your tempo run pace, add a half-minute to your present mile pace for a 5K. For example: If you currently run 19 min for a 5K, that’s 6:10 pace. Add 30 seconds to get your tempo run pace of 6:40 per mile. Recalculate your pace as your fitness improves, about once a month.

Wednesday: Warm up; 5-mile run (400 Mile: 3 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 3x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest in between; cool down.

Wednesday: Warm up; 5-mile run (400 Mile: 3 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 4x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest in between; cool down.

Thursday: 1-mile warmup; 4 hill repeats (run 200 yds uphill, turn, jog downhill to start; repeat 3 times, no rests); 1-mile cool-down.

Thursday: 1-mile warmup; 5 hill repeats (run 200 yds uphill, turn, jog downhill to start; repeat 4 times, no rests); 1-mile easy cool-down.

Friday: Warm up; 5-mile run (400 Mile: 4 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 3x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest in between; cool down.

Friday: Warm up; 5-mile run (400 Mile: 4 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 4x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest in between; cool down.

Saturday: Easy 3-mile run or walk. (400 Mile: 2 miles/300 Mile: off)

Saturday: Warm up; 4-5–mile run; cool down. (400 Mile: 3 miles/300 Mile: off)

Sunday: Easy 8-mile run on grass or dirt with friends. (400 Mile: 7 miles/300 Mile: 6 miles) Week 4 Total: 500 Mile–35 miles; 400 Mile–30 miles; 300 Mile–21 miles Mo. 1 Total: 500 Mile–134 miles; 400 Mile–108 miles; 300 Mile–90 miles Remember to post your miles on www.500MileChallenge.com

Sunday: Easy 9-mile run on grass or dirt with friends. (400 Mile: 8 miles/300 Mile: 7 miles) Week 5 Total: 500 Mile–36 miles; 400 Mile–29 miles; 300 Mile–25 mile Remember to post your miles on www.500MileChallenge.com

Week 6: Getting on Track

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You’re getting there. You’re running faster and feeling fitter. Stay focused on your goals. Think about purchasing some cross country racing shoes in the upcoming weeks. And check your training shoes.

Monday: Warm up; 6-mile run (400 Mile: 5 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 5x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest between; cool down.

Tuesday: 1-mile warmup; 20-min tempo run, 1-mile cool-down. To determine your tempo run pace, add a half-minute to your present mile pace for a 5K. For example: If you currently run 19 min for a 5K, that’s 6:10 pace. Add 30 seconds to get your tempo run pace of 6:40 per mile.

Recalculate your pace as your fitness improves, about once a month.

Wednesday: Warm up; 6-mile run (400 Mile: 4 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 5x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest in between; cool down.

Thursday: 1-mile warmup; 6 hill repeats (run 200 yds uphill, turn, jog downhill to start; repeat 5 times, no rests); 1-mile easy cool-down.

Friday: Warm up; 6-mile run (400 Mile: 5 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 5x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest in between; cool down.

Saturday: Easy 3-mile run. (400 Mile: 2 miles/300 Mile: off) Sunday: Easy 9-mile run on grass or dirt with friends. (400 Mile: 8 miles/300 Mile: 7 miles).

Week 6 Total: 500 Mile–38 miles; 400 Mile–33 miles; 300 Mile–24 miles Remember to post your miles on www.500MileChallenge.com

Week 8: Increase Your AM Runs This is a good time to get your fall racing shoes and use them for tempo runs. If you’re an advanced runner, up your easy runs to 30–35 minutes on Mon-WedFri, still doing them at the opposite time of day from your hard workout.

Week 7: Midway Through the Summer This week is tough. Check your shoes to make sure they aren’t too worn.

Consider getting racing shoes for the fall and using them for your tempo runs.

Monday: Warm up; 6-mile run (400 Mile: 5 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 6x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest in between; cool down.

Tuesday: 1-mile warmup, 20-min tempo run, 1-mile cool-down. To determine your tempo run pace, add a half-minute to your present mile pace for a 5K. For example: If you currently run 18:50 min for a 5K, that’s 6:05 pace. Add 30 seconds to get your tempo run pace of 6:35 per mile.

Recalculate your pace as your fitness improves, about once a month.

Wednesday: Warm up; 6-mile run (400 Mile: 4 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 6x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest in between; cool down.

Thursday: 1-mile warmup, 7 hill repeats (run 200 yds uphill, turn, jog downhill to start; repeat 6 times, no rests); 1-mile easy cool-down.

Friday: Warm up; 6-mile run (400 Mile: 5 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 6x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest in between; cool down.

Monday: Warm up; 6-mile run (400 Mile: 5 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 7x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest in between; cool down.

Tuesday: 1-mile warmup; 20-min tempo run, 1-mile cool-down. To determine your tempo run pace, add a half-minute to your present mile pace for a 5K. For example: If you currently run 18:50 min for a 5K, that’s 6:05 pace.

Add 30 seconds to get your tempo run pace of 6:35 per mile. Recalculate your pace as your fitness improves, about once a month.

Wednesday: Warm up; 6-mile run (400 Mile: 4 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 7x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest between; cool down.

Thursday: 1-mile warmup; 5 hill repeats (run 200 yds uphill, turn, jog downhill to the start; repeat 4 times, no rests); on the flat at the bottom of the hill, try for 8x150 yds as easy strideouts, jogging back to the start, no rest in between; 1-mile easy cool-down.

Friday: Warm up; 6-mile run (400 Mile: 5 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 7x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest in between; cool down.

Saturday: Easy 5-mile run. (400 Mile: 4 miles/300 Mile: off)

Saturday: Easy 5-mile run or a hilly 4-mile race. Warm up and focus on running the second half well. You might feel rusty early, but you’ll feel better on the second half. (400 Mile: 4-miles or 5K race/300 Mile: off)

Sunday: Easy 9.5-mile run on grass or dirt with friends. (400 Mile: 8.5 miles/300 Mile: 7.5 miles).

Sunday: Easy 9-mile run on grass or dirt with friends. (400 Mile: 7 miles/300 Mile: 6 miles)

Week 7 Total: 500 Mile–40.5 miles; 400 Mile–36.5 miles; 300 Mile–25.5 miles Remember to post your miles on www.500MileChallenge.com

Week 8 Total: 500 Mile–40 miles; 400 Mile–35 miles; 300 Mile–29 miles Mo. 2 Total (To Date): 500 Mile–154.5 (288.5) miles; 400 Mile–133.5 (241.5) miles; 300 Mile–103.5 (193.5) miles

Week 9: Getting in the Groove

Week 10: Moving from Training to Racing

How did your 4-mile race go last week? Are you starting to see some differences in your fitness level? This week, focus on the tempo run and the hill workout. Remember to drink lots of liquids (water, sports drinks, juices, green tea), eat well, and have a good snack after long workouts, like 2% chocolate milk and a PowerBar. Also, if you’re a college athlete, increase your morning runs to 35–40 minutes on Mon-Wed-Fri.

High schoolers start school within a couple of weeks. Juniors and seniors: You should be able to handle the 2 or 3 easy morning runs of 30 minutes. More advanced athletes, depending on your standards, should be able to handle 3 morning runs a week, M-W-F for 30–45 minutes. Just a few races and you’ll be ready to roll! Check those shoes, and we suggest getting two pair now for the season, and a racing shoe if you haven’t already gotten them.

Monday: Warm up; 6-mile run (400 Mile: 5 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 8x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest in between; cool down.

Monday: Warm up; 6-mile run (400 Mile: 5 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 8x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest between; cool down.

Tuesday: 1-mile warm up; 20-min tempo run, 1-mile cool down. To determine your tempo run pace, add a half-minute to your present mile pace for a 5K. For example: If you currently run 18:50 min for a 5K, that’s 6:05 pace.

Add 30 seconds, and your tempo run pace is 6:35 per mile. Recalculate your pace as your fitness improves, about once a month.

Tuesday: 1-mile warmup; 20-min tempo run, 1-mile cool-down. To determine your tempo run pace, add a half-minute to your present mile pace for a 5K. So if you can run 18:30 for a 5K now, that’s a 6:00 pace. Add 30 seconds, and your tempo run pace is 6:30 per mile. Recalculate your pace as your fitness improves, about once a month.

Wednesday: Warm up; 6-mile run (400 Mile: 4 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 8x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest in between; cool down.

Wednesday: Warm up; 6-mile run (400 Mile: 4 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 8x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest between; cool down.

Thursday: 1-mile warmup; 7 hill repeats (run 200 yds uphill, turn, jog downhill to the start; repeat 6 times, no rests); on the flat at the bottom of the hill, try for 8x150 yds as easy strideouts, jogging back to the start, no rest in between; 1-mile easy cool-down.

Thursday: 1-mile warmup; 7 hill repeats (run 200 yds uphill, turn, jog downhill to the start. Repeat 6 times, no rests); on the flat at the bottom of the hill, try for 8x150 yds as easy strideouts, jogging back to the start, no rest between; 1-mile easy cool-down.

Friday: Warm up; 6-mile run (400 Mile: 5 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 8x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest in between; cool down.

Friday: Warm up; 6-mile run (400 Mile: 5 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 8x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest between; cool down.

Saturday: Easy 3-mile run. (400 Mile: 2 miles/300 Mile: off)

Saturday: Easy 3-4–mile run. (400 Mile: 2–3 miles/300 Mile: off)

Sunday: Easy 9-mile run on grass or dirt with friends (400 Mile: 7 miles/300 Mile: 6 miles).

Sunday: Easy 10-mile run on grass or dirt with friends (400 Mile: 8 miles/300 Mile: 7 miles).

Week 9 Total: 500 Mile–46 miles; 400 Mile–33 miles; 300 Mile–26 miles

Week 10 Total: 500 Mile–48 miles; 400 Mile–35 miles; 300 Mile–26 miles

Log your miles at www.500MileChallenge.com

Remember to post your miles on www.500MileChallenge.com

Week 11: Early Season Racing Begins Your first real race will be a revelation. You should be able to handle the distance, but your pace may be slower than you expect. Don’t worry. You’ll recover quickly and should be racing fit in 3–5 races. Only the 500 Mile group should be doing morning runs beginning this week.

Monday: Warm up; 6-mile run (400 Mile: 5 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 8x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest between; cool down.

Tuesday: 1-mile warmup; 20-min tempo run, 1-mile cool-down. To determine your tempo run pace, add a half-minute to your present mile pace for a 5K. So if you can run 18:30 for a 5K now, that’s a 6:00 pace. Add 30 seconds to get your tempo run pace of 6:30 per mile. Recalculate your pace as your fitness improves, about once a month.

Wednesday: Warm up; 6-mile run (400 Mile: 4 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 8x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest between; cool down.

Thursday: 1-mile warmup; 8 hill repeats (run 200 yds uphill, turn, jog downhill to the start. Repeat 7 more times, no rests); on the flat at the bottom of the hill, try for 8x150 yds as easy strideouts, jogging back to the start, no rest in between; 1-mile easy cool-down.

Friday: Warm up; 6-mile run (400 Mile: 5 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 8x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest in between; cool down.

Saturday: Easy warmup; 5K race. Go out well, but pick it up each mile. With 800 meters to go, see what you can do. (400 Mile: 5K race/300 Mile: off) Sunday: Easy 10-mile run on grass or dirt with friends. (400 Mile: 8 miles/300 Mile: 7 miles). Keep this on soft ground and run relaxed. If you’re sore from Saturday, then really slow it down. If you have any pain, consider cutting it short.

Week 11 Total: 500 Mile–52 miles; 400 Mile–37 miles; 300 Mile–29 miles

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Week 12: Here Comes Cross Country Season High school cross country starts quickly, so use those early races to get into shape. Continue to build speed. 300 Mile athletes add a Saturday run.

Monday: Warm up; 6-mile run (400 Mile: 5 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 8x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest between; cool down.

Tuesday: 1-mile warmup; 20-min tempo run, 1-mile cool down. To determine your tempo run pace, add a half-minute to your present mile pace for a 5K. So if you can run 18:30 for a 5K now, that means a 6:00 pace. Add 30 seconds to get your tempo run pace of 6:30 per mile. Recalculate your pace as your fitness improves, about once a month.

Wednesday: Warm up; 6-mile run (400 Mile: 4 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 8x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest between; cool down.

Thursday: 1-mile warmup; 8 hill repeats (run 200 yds uphill, turn, jog downhill to the start. Repeat 7 more times, no rests); on the flat at the bottom of the hill, try for 8x150 yds as easy strideouts, jogging back to the start, no rest in between; 1-mile easy cool-down. Or, if a race happens on Thursday and Saturday, finish up with the 10x150 yds and then do your 1-mile easy cool-down.

Friday: Warm up; 6-mile run (400 Mile: 5 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 8x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest between; cool down.

Saturday: Easy 3-mile run. (400 Mile: 2 miles/300 Mile: 2 miles) Sunday: Easy 11-mile run on grass or dirt with friends. (400 Mile: 8 miles/300 Mile: 7 miles).

Week 12 Total: 500 Mile–53 miles; 400 Mile–37 miles; 300 Mile–29 miles Mo. 2 Total (To Date): 500 Mile–199 (487.5) miles; 400 Mile–133.5 (383.5) miles; 300 Mile–103.5 (193.5) miles

Week 13: You’ve Made It!

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Monday: Warm up; 6-mile run (400 Mile: 5 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 8x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest between; cool down.

Tuesday: 1-mile warmup; 20-min tempo run, 1-mile cool-down. To determine your tempo run pace, add a half-minute to your present mile pace for a 5K. So if you can run 18:00 for a 5K now, that means a 5:50 pace. Add 30 seconds to get your tempo run pace of 6:20 per mile.

Recalculate your pace as your fitness improves, about once a month.

Wednesday: Warm up; 6-mile run (400 Mile: 4 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 8x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest in between; cool down.

Thursday: 1-mile warmup; 9 hill repeats (run 200 yds uphill, turn, jog downhill to the start; repeat 8 times, no rests); on the flat at the bottom of the hill, try for 8x150 yds as easy strideouts, jogging to the start, no rest in between; 1-mile easy cool-down. Or, if a race happens on Thursday and Saturday, finish up with the 10x150 yds and then do your 1-mile easy cool-down.

Friday: Warm up; 6-mile run (400 Mile: 5 miles/300 Mile: 3 miles); 8x150 yds relaxed strideouts on grass, jogging back to the start after each, no rest in between; cool down.

Saturday: Easy 3-mile run or a 5K race.

Sunday: Easy 11-mile run on grass or dirt with friends. (400 Mile: 8 miles/300 Mile: 7 miles) Week 13 Total (Final Miles): 500 Mile–53 miles (540.5); 400 Mile–35 (418.5) miles; 300 Mile–29 miles (332.5)

Check to make sure that you’ve logged all your miles at www.500MileChallenge.com

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You’ve now got 3 months of solid training behind you. Keep the days between racing and the hard days relaxed. Now it’s time to focus on your racing. How are you feeling? When do you tire? When do you kick? Try some different race strategies.

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2014 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships

Friday Night Recap SACRAMENTO (June 27) — For more than half a century, the American national championships have been one of the most exciting, most important track meets in the world each year. Each year you'll see world record holders and Olympic and world champions past and present fighting to maintain their reputations—or establish them—in a noholds-barred fight to stay on top or get there.

This year's championships were no exception. Today's first day of action certainly provided breathtaking excitement for me. In the women's 100 meter hurdles heats, 2013 world champion Brianna Rollins, who set a new American record of 12.26 seconds last year, amazingly had a tough time qualifying for the semifinals of the event she owned last year.

She started off like she might set a new national record—firing out of the blocks and looking like an easy winner. But wait! Here come Queen Harrison and Jasmin Stowers, sailing past Rollins as if someone had just handed Rollins an anvil. And wham! Suddenly she was fighting for a lane in the final. As to what had happened, Rollins had nothing to say right after the race.

Perhaps there's a cautionary tale there. In 2008, Lolo Jones was favored to win the Beijing Olympic 100 hurdles. She was running 12.30s and a windy 12.29. I thought she couldn't miss winning that Olympic gold medal. For the first 8 hurdles of the final, she was running at a sub-12.20 pace, two meters ahead of the rest of the field. Then she clipped the ninth barrier, lost her rhythm, and stumbled over the last two hurdles to crawl across the finish line in seventh.

Lolo never complained about her bad luck, and I've always thought well of her for that. She kept on racing and fought her way back, and actually came back well enough

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to win her heat today and make the semis here. Maybe

Rollins and Jones will end up in the same semi; if they do,

couldn't hold the lead, yet held onto fourth to qualify for

I'll be holding my breath.

the final.

But shucks. That was just one of a number of high-

Both Harper-Nelson and Jones seemed to get

lights today. In the men's triple jump Will Claye and

stronger with every race. They certainly did that in the

Christian Taylor continued the rivalry that began when

final, where Harper-Nelson edged Harrison, 12.55 to

they were Florida Gator freshmen and has won them

12.56, with Jones closing fast to take third. And by golly,

Olympic and world championships medals. Some of

that's how the final turned out, too. Rollins’ fifth-place fin-

these have been classic confrontations, and today's triple

ish at 12.81 was no disgrace; as winner Harper-Nelson

jump was another.

noted, “American hurdlers are the strongest in the world.

Came down to the last two jumps of the last round.

We welcome this competition.”

Claye was leading, 57-11 to Taylor's 57-0. Taylor launched

Both the men's and women's 400 meters made news.

another massive leap but it fell short, just another 57-0

The fastest men's qualifier, 2013 world champion LaShawn

jump. But trust these two; they are competitors. Claye put

Merritt, skipped the final because he had a commitment

it out there 58-3!

for a race in Europe.

One heart-stopper after another. In the women's

Texas Tech star Gil Roberts ran a perfectly judged race

5000 meters, Molly Huddle pushed the pace and found

to win the title in 44.53, and not far behind him was Florida

herself hooked up with Shannon Rowbury, the two of them

State’s Josh Mance, second in 44.89. These times look

well ahead of the field with two laps to go. Rowbury, a for-

good for the future of U.S. 4x400 relay teams.

midable kicker, launched her attack with 200 meters to go

The women’s 400 final was a sizzler. Francena Mc-

and led Huddle by a couple of meters coming into the final

Corory fought off Sanya Richards-Ross down the straight

straight. Somehow, though, Huddle found a tiny bit of

and moved to #3 on the U.S. all-time list with a time of

something extra and rushed past at the line. Result: Hud-

49.48, behind only Richards-Ross (48.70) and Valerie

dle 15:01.56, Rowbury 15:01.71. Six inches, maybe, for the

Briscoe (48.83). Defending champion Natasha Hastings

national championship, and a day Molly Huddle—and a

was third in 50.53. With those three still in the game, the

few thousand fans—will long remember.

4x400 future for the U.S. looks strong.

Ho-hum. Just another day at the national championships.

When Leonel Manzano arrived at the University of Texas a few years ago, he was stunned to find out that some of his lecture classes had more students than were

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enrolled in his Marble Falls, TX high school. But Leo wasn’t

SACRAMENTO (June 28) — Today at the USATF National

cowed by the crowd. He adapted, well enough so that he

Track & Field Championships, while I was watching former #1-ranked world 100 meter hurdlers Brianna Rollins (2013) and Lolo Jones (2007) having their problems in the qualifying heats of their event, I may have overlooked what was going on at the front of their parade.

Today, they ran the semifinals and finals of the

won the NCAA outdoor 1500 meter championship. Here today in Sacramento, he stayed in the middle of a 12-man pack for the first three laps. Then he went into action; around the turn, he moved into second behind leader Pat Casey, then took the lead and won going away in 3:38.63.

If you’re watching Manzano in a race, he’s easy to spot— the shortest guy in the race. Or if you’re watching the finish, he’s probably the fastest guy in the race.

He sure was that today. He covered the final 400 meters in 54.2 seconds.

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rific races. The first semi was

SACRAMENTO (June 29) — Once every four years, when

won by former UCLA star

there are no national teams to be selected for the Olympic

Dawn Harper-Nelson, by a

Games or world championships, the USATF National

foot or two in 12.54 from

Championships take on a special aspect. Many leading

Lolo, who closed fast and

professional American track & field athletes don’t bother

clocked 12.55. Rollins got

to enter; they look at the coming summer as a chance to

out of the blocks well but

earn really big money on the European circuit, as opposed

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women's 100 meter hur-

to the $4,000 first-place award here. Now, I’m nobody to

Eugene on a football scholarship, scored a major upset a

sneer at four thousand bucks, but many of these top U.S.

couple weeks ago when he won the NCAA 110 meter

stars can get paid a lot more than that on the “circuit”

hurdles championship. Here today, Allen did it again; he

just for showing up; “appearance money,” it’s called.

outleaned defending USATF champion Ryan Wilson to

Sometimes it’s paid by the European meet’s director or its sponsor; sometimes it’s paid by the athlete’s spon-

a swift 13.16, but the Finish Lynx photofinish picture

sor, who wants to see its latest high-tech running shoe

showed that Allen’s 13.16 was 1/200th of second faster

displayed by the star in such a spotlight. Nothing wrong

than Wilson’s. So, is Allen a track star or a football star?

with that; we know these athletes are professionals.

You Duck fans will have to decide. Vote one "Quack" for

For example, a friend who knows a lot more about

"tuack," two for football.

these things than I do explained to me that, after winning

A lot happened in that race. Ex-Oklahoma star

his 400 meter qualifying heat here, 2013 world 400m

Ronny Ash, the fastest qualifier for the final (12.99), was

champion LaShawn Merritt withdrew from the meet and

leading by a couple of feet when he clipped a hurdle and

flew off “to honor a professional obligation to run in a

went down in a heap. We saw him being driven away in

meet in Lausanne this coming week.”

an EMS vehicle a few hours later, and asked, “What hap-

I’m sure there are others like Merritt who’ve skipped

pened, Ronny?” “I don’t know,” he answered with a big

the U.S. Nationals; however, when the stars don’t run, this

grin. “A lot of things. Sprained ankle, bruises all over and

creates opportunities for young, up-and-coming athletes

like that!”

to become national champions. And we saw several of them today.

That’s a good reminder that one of the key aspects of high hurdling is…courage. Running as fast as you can

In the women’s 400-meter hurdles, Stanford star Kori Carter outraced her former Pac12 rival from Arizona, Georgeanne Moline, in a classic one-on-one duel, 53.84 to 54 flat. Knowing how tough the 400 hurdles can be as a combination of speed, stamina, intelligence and sheer guts, I found in their side-by-side homestretch struggle the epitome of what I love about track & field. Wow! More hurdles. Devon Allen is going to force Oregon

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sports fans to make a difficult choice. Allen, who came to

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become our #1 high hurdler. Both were timed officially in

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while clearing a 31⁄2 foot barrier—42 inches every four steps takes guts.

Hurdlers never brag about their courage. But they have it; plenty of it.

I admire them for it.

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USA MEN’SSHOT PUT SACRAMENTO — For the first time in the event’s history—probably—a shot put competition caused a traffic jam. Drivers were fuming in all directions around the California State Capitol Wednesday. Capitol police were hard-pressed to keep traffic lanes moving. Twice actually, midmorning and late afternoon. All for a good cause at the right price—absolutely free.

Blame it all on John Mansoor. And his fellow

activists

and

outside-the-box

thinkers of the Pacific Association of USA Track & Field and the Sacramento Sports Commission. Yes, it was California state Senator Jim Nielsen’s fault, too. Mansoor's brainchild was to stage the men’s and women’s shot put events in the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships not at Sac State’s Hornet Stadium—where the rest of the meet will rage daily through Sunday—admission defintely not free there—but smack dab on the front lawn of the California State Capitol. And he convinced the meet organizers to invest in the $20,000-plus it took to build the circle, truck in the sand and create this iconic venue. (Complete with a rubber-tubed retrieval device, too.)

And Sen. Nielsen—a shot putter himself, forever proud of his 54-1 career best years back in his days competing for the powerhouse Fresno State teams coached by the great Cornelius “Dutch” Warmerdam—worked the official channels needed to clear the Capitol’s lawn for the room to stage the event.

It was all designed, of course, as an appetizer for the throngs expected at Hor-

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net Stadium the rest of the week. And as a teaser, too, for the folks who didn’t know a shot put event from a hammer throw, but were curious to find out. The plot worked marvelously. The cast members worked out the scenario to perfection.

2014 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships A crowd estimated at 5,500 turned out for the two sessions of the SP event, the men’s and women’s qualifying rounds in the a.m. and the finals in the p.m. For a change, state workers had some worldclass entertainment delivered to them (for lunch and early dinner) by the cast of the mighty and muscular. Urged on by announcers Rudy Novotny and Brad Upton and by decathlon great Dan O’Brien, those fans—of both old and new varieties—really got into it.

“Tremendous and well worth it,” said Mansoor.

“Great to see,” said Sen. Nielsen.

And the same word—awesome— came from newly crowned U.S. national champions Michelle Carter and Joe Kovacs. “Loved the crowd, loved the setting, loved the whole concept,” said Kovacs, at 6-0 and 276 pounds, one of the smaller throwers but still the mightiest of all in the men’s field.

The alumnus of Pennsylvania’s Bethlehem Catholic High School and Penn State University responded to his audience’s encouragement by delivering a PR bomb of 22.03 meters/72-3½ inches to claim both the gold medal and the world lead as the first man to best 22 meters this outdoor season. (Note that Ryan Whiting had a 22.23/72-11¼ toss this indoor season but both he and Christian Cantwell, the previous outdoor world leader, were absent for this one.)

“Great idea,” lauded Carter, after taking her fifth women’s U.S. outdoor title with a heave of 19.45/63-9¾.

“Track needs new fans, we all know that,” she said. “Well, this is a great way of finding them. I’m pretty sure everybody liked this show.” (Except those caught up in the vehicular traffic slowdown, which stretched in all directions.)

It was never easy for both champions.

Kovacs trailed through four rounds as Kurt

10,000 at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games,

21.47/70-5½ heave in round 3, which held

the race often called the most dramatic in

up for the silver medal. It was a PR, too, for

Olympic history, and still the only American

Roberts, who lamented, “Who’d ever

to bring home gold from the 25-lapper at

guess I’d throw 70 feet and lose?”

the Games?

Always a threat, too, was veteran

Or (2) Frank Shorter, better known as

Reese Hoffa, who reached 20.78/68-2¼ in

a marathoner, of course, and the 1972 Mu-

round 4. Texan Carter was never totally in

nich gold medalist over the 26.2-mile

the clear, either.

route, but still a mighty force in 10,000

A serious threat was posed by Indianan Felisha Johnson, who took the women’s silver with a solid 19.18/62-11¼

meter history as an Olympic silver medalist and a five-time American champion?

Or (3) the relatively new kid on the

effort. Olympian Tia Brooks reached

block, Galen Rupp, the still-baby-faced 28-

18.83/61-9½ but it sufficed only for third.

year-old Oregonian who already owns (a)

Kovacs’ preparation was first-rate and

an Olympic medal (the London 2012 silver,

he gave highest marks to his hosts at the

just back of training partner Mo Farah of

U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula

Britain) and (b) the American record, the

Vista, CA for helping him reach peak form.

26:44.30 he ran at his home Hayward Field

“Chula Vista has everything you need.

track in Eugene May 30 after (c) his deci-

That’s the best part about it,” said Kovacs.

sive, controlled 28:12.07 triumph in the

“You have medical there, great facilities,

USA Outdoor Championships Thursday

great guys in the weight room and, obvi-

night, a sixth consecutive American crown?

ously, a great coach in Art Venegas [former

(Sorry, fans of Lewis Tewanima, the Carlisle

UCLA head coach].

Indian School teammate of Jim Thorpe,

“Mac Wilkins [1976 Olympic discus

who took the silver medal at the 1912

champion] is there as a director, they have

Stockholm Olympic Games, back of Fin-

a geat staff and they run it so well. You

land’s Hannes Kohlemainen, we’re impos-

have everything you need there. You see a

ing the statute of limitations here.)

lot of great international throwers, too. You never know who's going to show up.”

Not since the 2000 Olympic final was staged in Ancient Olympia, Greece (rather

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Roberts seized the men’s lead with a

Hornet Stadium–goers surely did get the chance to cast votes Thursday night, as Rupp upped his Shorter-topping winning streak to six at the nationals.

than in the Athens Olympic Stadium) had

As the fates would have it, former

a championship shot put been held at an

Sacramento resident Billy Mills was back in

iconic site apart from the principal venue.

his once-hometown to host an open 10K

“And you know what,” said Kovacs, “I

road run Thursday night that was held just

think we’re going to see a lot more of this

outside Hornet Stadium while the nation’s

in the future. Bring the sport to the people.

best runners, jumpers and throwers were

It makes a lot of sense.”

cavorting inside it. All finishers in the Billy Mills 10K were treated to tickets to the ac-

now: Who’s the greatest American 10,000 meter runner of them all?

And the debating teams lined up Thursday night at Sacramento State University’s Hornet Stadium to make their points.

Is it (1) Billy Mills, upset winner of the

back in time, they’d have been witness to yet another piece of not-the-fastest but still magnificent, masterful Rupp running.

The blond blazer had good reason to get this race over in a hurry. Wife Keara, back in Portland, was expecting the Rupps’ first child any day now.

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SACRAMENTO — It’s a legitimate debate

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This will be a Billy Mills year—guaranteed.

aspirations, to all the new things that might conspire—to a lesser pupil—to bring on

Major plans are in place for appropri-

staleness.

ate celebrations to honor the 50th anniversary of the former Kansas runner’s epic

“We have it all worked out,” Rupp tells you.

come-from-behind win over Tunisia’s Mo-

With no Olympics, no outdoor world

hammed Gamoudi and Australia’s Ron

championships, there's still no shortage of

Clarke at Tokyo Olympic Stadium in ’64.

goals for the Rupp–Salazar team. Do they

(And yes, for the Lakota tribe member,

ever have it all worked out.

that was a display of magnificence that had many

students

of

Native

American

achievement harking back to Tewanima,

Rupp opted out of the 5000 to be held Friday night to fly back to Portland, leaving that race to Bernard Lagat & Co.

who was of Hopi heritage.)

Rupp (and Salazar) are already point-

The Big Question: At 28, has Rupp’s

ing to his next time out. It’s the big 5000

“body of work” already surpassed Mills’

meters in Paris, where he’ll get to lace ‘em

and Shorter’s? Even the best of debaters

up against many of the best Kenyans,

would have a hard time arguing otherwise.

Ethiopians and more. The date is July 5.

His Thursday night 25-lap win was typically Ruppian.

With the expected cooperation—and approval—of Keara Rupp, hubby Galen

He started conservatively, hung with

has plans to be on the starting line, again

pack for lap after lap in the early going,

testing his mettle, again building on the

and as the challengers began falling back,

portfolio of personal achievements that

Rupp gradually stepped forward, finally

few Americans will ever be able to top.

flooring with a last-lap sprint that broke this thing absolutely wide open. Of course he was in a rush. Keara needed her husband back with all haste.

Chris Derrick, the ex-Stanford star, who was the last man standing up to Rupp as the race entered its 25th lap, understood all that. He knew he was about to be trounced. And there wasn’t a thing he could do to change the script, other than hold on for an honorable second place, some 40 meters back, in 28:18.18.

“Once Galen’s off like that, he’s in a league of his own,” said Derrick. “And right now, there’s nothing that I or any other American, for that matter, can do about it.”

Third-placer Ryan Vail (28:26.02), fourth-place Sean Quigley (28:29.84) and

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virtually every other man in the race could make the same concession speech.

Consistency-consistency-consistency, under the coaching regimen of Alberto Salazar, that’s the key element of the ongoing Rupp success story. Salazar continues to guide Rupp to new goals, to new

TREYHARDEE SACRAMENTO — Is Trey Hardee destined to be the greatest American decathlete never to win an Olympic gold medal?

Is he bound to join such notables as Tom Pappas, Dave Johnson, Chris Huffins, Russ Hodge, Bob Coffman, Steve Fritz, Ricky Barker, Fred Dixon, John Sayre, Tim Bright—and more—on the list of those who had the potential to win it all at the Games, but for an array of reasons, some of their own making, some not, never quite did?

Call it a strong possibility. Good as he is and good as he looked leading the way in the USA Outdoor Championships Thursday and Friday at Sacramento State University, the bottom line of decathlon life these days is that Hardee may never catch up to and outscore good friend and countryman Ashton Eaton. Then again, don’t ever say those things within earshot of this 30-year-old two-time world champion by way of Alabama (Vestavia Hills High School), Mississippi (a two-year stay at Mis-

sissippi State U) and Texas (where he’s a 2007 U of T alum).

in the shot put. But the high jump, that was lights out right

He’d be tempted to turn his pet javelin into a weapon of

there. I was in a rhythm. It was just the second meet ever

convenience.

for me jumping with my new approach, my short ap-

The whole track & field world may have already con-

proach. It gave me the opportunity to be more athletic.

ceded the 2016 Rio de Janiero Olympic gold to Eaton,

That was my mindset, and I had my mark and I had the

who netted the world-record score of 9,039 points, win-

bar. The quarter, I went out a little too hard and at the

ning the 2012 Olympic Trials en route to the London

end I was paying for it. But I still closed strong and walked

Olympic gold and added the 2013 World Championships

away from the track Thursday night [with 4,441 points in

gold by registering 8,809 in Moscow, and who continues

the bank] and not really thinking I had done anything.

going from strength to strength at age 25.

“Second day, the hurdles was great, but I probably

Five years his elder, Hardee, who took his world

did a little too much warming up. The discus, man, the one

crowns in Berlin (2009) and Daegu (2011), isn’t listening.

long throw I had was a goof, a mess-up, but it was still a

He’s certainly not making concession speeches. As far as

long throw. I know a 55-plus [meter] world [decathlon]

he’s concerned—and knowing the vicissitudes of big-time

record is there. I know that, because I’ve already been over

deca competition, including injuries, bad breaks and

55 a few times in practice. So I had some good momen-

tough luck of all descriptions—he and good buddy Eaton

tum moving over to the pole vault. The wind made it a lit-

are still neck and neck in the race for Beijing and Rio gold.

tle iffy. I never could find my find my rhythm. I wound up

Many may scoff at that notion but his runaway tri-

clearing just the one bar.

umph in the USA Nationals this year surely bolstered his

“Then the jav, I’ve changed a few things around this

side of the debate. In order, he reeled off performances

season. I’m learning a lot of new things. It’s funny, I can

of 10.39 for the 100, 23-8¼ in the long jump, 50-5½ in the

throw really far from a short approach but not from a long

shot put, 6-8¾ in the high jump, 48.02 in the 400, 13.69

one. But that’s just now. I know that will change.

in the 110 high hurdles, 166-2 in the discus, 16-4¾ in the

“The 1500, I went out about six seconds too slow for

pole vault, 186-8 in the javelin and 4:43.63 in the 1500

the first 800, but I felt really, really strong pushing the last

meter run to total 8,599 points, the best score in the world

300. With 100 to go, it was like, I’ve done it, it’s over, I can

this year.

relax.”

And just who was the 2014 world leader before that?

His biggest 2014 goal: “to reassert myself” (on the

Well, Trey Hardee, actually, with his 8,518 score at Gotzis,

global charts). “Absolutely. Add up my PBs and I’m at

Austria four weeks ago.

9,200 points, maybe 9,300. Hands down, we [he and

With Oregonian Eaton on sabbatical from deca com-

Eaton] are the two best decathletes in the world.

petition this year to have fun playing at the 400 meter hur-

“We think we’ve got the formula, we know where we

dles, and no further major global competitions on the

want to be and when we should be there. I’m a champi-

2014 calendar, the path is obviously clear for Hardee to

onship competitor. I perform really well at the big meets.

regain the world leadership he held in 2009 and 2011.

But with the World Outdoor Championships in Beijing heading the 2015 calendar, Hardee knows that retain-

And now I’ve got the national title under my belt, I’m the 2014 national champion. That means a lot.”

So this is Hardee's message to Eaton: “Bring it on.”

ing the world leadership and holding off Eaton will be no

But the reply the world’s track experts send him: “Eaton

easy task.

is still the king. He’s secure on the throne, and there's no

ment. Most important, he’s totally rehabbed from the Achilles tendon and hamstring injuries that forced him out of the 2013 Worlds in Moscow, a year after he’d placed second to Eaton at London.

He broke down his performance this way: “The 100, that was the best I’ve run in a little while, wind or otherwise. The long jump, though, I missed it entirely, probably lost 150 points right there. I came back with some power

FRANCENAMcCORORY SACRAMENTO — The good news is that Francena McCorory took a giant leap from 65th place to 32nd on the all-time charts for the women’s 400 meter race.

And from 14th to 5th on the all-time American

ance on a sun-splashed Saturday afternoon at the USA

American Track & Field

but Hardee still knew it left plenty of room for improve-

abdication on his agenda."

Outdoor Championships at Sacramento State University’s

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women’s one-lap listings. And from 31st to 11th on the list of the top performances of the 21st century. It took just 49.48 seconds for this to happen as the feature perform-

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Hornet Stadium.

But the unfortunate not-really-news is that good as she’s getting, fast as she’s im-

marks as the men’s shot put record, too—

proving, Hampton (VA) University graduate

the 75-10¼ by USA’s Randy Barnes in

McCorory’s chances of seriously zeroing in

1990, before his lifetime banishment from

on the world record for the 400 remain ex-

the sport for drug offenses.)

actly where they’ve always been—or have been for going for 29 years—and that’s ex-

the line at Hornet Stadium and saw the 49.48 flashed up on the big video board.

Sanya Richards-Ross, whose 48.70 has

ran the lap in 47.60 back on the 20th of

stood as the women’s American record

October 1985 in Canberra, Australia, it was

since 2006, was pretty excited as well, with

one for the books and one for the ages. No

McCorory’s 49.66. It was the perfect proof

one’s come within less than half a second

that, after an array of injuries, she’s finally

of that performance for the past 29 years.

regaining her old form.

And so it’s time to raise the tired, old

In places 3–4–5, Natasha Hastings

question all over again: Given the German

(50.53), Jessica Beard (50.81) and Dee Dee

Democratic Republic/East Germany’s well-

Trotter (51.04) were no slouches, either.

documented record of doping abuses—

As currently constituted, the all-time

complete with documentation of when and

world list for the women shows Koch

where dosages were administered—isn’t it

(47.60 in 1985) atop; Kratochvilová’s 47.99

time to press the International Association

in 1983 in second, and Marie-Jose Perec’s

of Athletics Federation (IAAF) to take its

48.25 for France in 1996 in third.

head out of the sand and admit to the

But all those are so 20th century. Since

world that such performances as Koch’s

Jan. 1, 2000, Richards-Ross 48.70 AR in

47.60 (and Czech Jarmila Kratochvilová’s

2006 tops the charts, with Ana Guevara of

1:53.28 in the 800 meters in 1983) were

Mexico (48.89 in 2003) and Tonique

not so much the products of superior train-

Williams-Darling of Bahamas (49.07 in

ing and superior coaching and a superior

2006) holding the 2–3 spots.

system of national of governance but

Richards-Ross, of course, continues to

of better (and faster) living through chem-

top the all-time USA list at 48.70 but Va-

istry?

lerie Brisco-Hooks (48.83) and Chandra

Sure it’s time, but why can’t the bigs

Cheeseborough (49.05), both at the 1984

of the IAAF be swayed from their long-

Los Angeles Olympic Games, and Jearl

held and politically (in)correct stance that

Miles-Clark (49.40 in 1997) are the only

every statute of limitations has passed and

other Americans now officially faster than

they’re not ever going to make any

McCorory.

changes? The good news in our sport is

"I

ran

my

lights

out

today,"

that the drug sleuths are finding ways to

exulted McCorory. “It was also great run-

go farther and farther back into old results

ning against a great field and [when] you

to make changes when long-unrevealed

know the times will be good, it’s more mo-

drug abuses are uncovered. Didn’t it take

tivation.”

nearly a decade for justice to be done and American Track & Field

McCorory was all joy as she crossed

actly zero.

When Marita Koch of East Germany

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“I felt my race went really well,” de-

Adam Nelson awarded the 2004 Olympic

clared Richards-Ross. “I went out hard and

shot put gold medal when a perpetrator

got in striking distance. And I’m very proud

was at last revealed?

of my friend [McCorory] today getting a

So what’s the difference, really, between that and amending the charts for such events as the women’s 400 and

PR.” Well, PRs are always good news but WRs are always better.

Sure, folks, but we’re never destined

to see another WR in Francena McCorory’s

a grandstand. That no one was injured by

favorite event until the IAAF concedes that

the flying ball and its wire was miraculous.

nearly 29 years of obfuscation, of playing os-

That officials didn’t order all spectators out

trich, are enough, already.

of that danger zone, not once but twice, was downright negligent. There certainly have

SACRAMENTO — Who are my special stars of the USA Outdoor Championships?

long throw events in the past. Why the officials allowed those spectators to remain in that zone after the near-mishaps went beyond credulity.

Anyway, the hammer show resumed

Easy. Kibwe Johnson and Amanda

two days later with the women taking over

Bingson, Sean Furey and Kara Patterson,

the ring. And Bingson, out of UNLV, was sen-

John Nunn and Maria Michta.

sational. She’d broken the American record

And just why?

with her 248-5 win at 2013 the nationals in

Answer: They competed with honor,

Oregon. Not quite in that form again,

gave their all, delivered solid gold-medal

she still whirled one out to 246-3 to win by

performances and did it all in virtual privacy.

a giant-sized margin over Jessica Cosby

Sure, the men’s and women’s hammer and

Toruga’s 235-4.

javelin throws were staged in prime time at

The javelinists took over these practice

Sacramento State University but Johnson

field venues when the hammerers were

and Bingson, Furey and Patterson, and all

away, and they delivered two rousing good

their long-throwing buddies were relegated

shows, as well.

to distant practice fields, a considerable hike from the main stadium stands.

You had to have a special curiosity or a

Dartmouth grad Sean Furey regained the men’s national jav title he’d won in 2010 with a handsome hoist of 266-10. North

special interest in the hammer throw and

Dakota State alum Riley Dolezal was his

javelin or be friends or family of the hammer-

closest rival at 260-0. But Tim Glover, who’d

heavers or spear-chuckers to be willing to (a)

got one out to 275-7 in May, could only

take the long walk out to the throwing zones

reach 258-9 for third.

and (b) be willing to give up the chance to

USA’s jav-women aren’t quite in the

miss any of the excitement going on simul-

league of Barbara Spotakova, the University

taneously with these events at the main sta-

of Minnesota alumna who set the world

dium.

record of 237-2 for the Czech Republic in

Unbothered by their un-audience

2008. But fellow Big 10 product Patter-

(which, well, maybe numbered in the 100s),

son keeps taking aim just the same. The for-

Johnson and Bingson delivered some bang-

mer Purdue star regained the U.S. title she’d

bang hammer action. Johnson led all the

won in 2009–10–11 with a chuck of 204-9.

men with the wire-and-ball with a heave of

Impressive in beating the 200 mark, too, was

243-4, edging longstanding rival AG

silver medalist Brittany Borman, out of Okla-

Kruger’s 240-7. Johnson, out of that ham-

homa, at 203-6.

mer hub of Ashland College in Ohio, re-

If you don’t have a good alarm clock, it

gained the USA crown he held in

seems, you’ll never be a national-caliber

2008–11–12. Maybe his mini-audience was

American racewalker. Both 20K (12.4-mile)

a blessing in disguise, keeping some folks

races started at 7 a.m., the women Saturday,

out of the way of potential disaster. In the

the men Sunday. Unlike the throwers, they

course of the event, two throws ricocheted

at least got to experience the inside of Hor-

off the edges of the high cage, went over a

net Stadium.

too-short fence and plummeted down near

Their races started with 600-meter (a

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lap and a half) strolls around the stadium track, proceeded

both the 20K and 50K distances, he regained the 20K na-

with nine completions of an outer 2K loop-course route

tional title he last owned in 2010 with a 1:27:57 clocking. In

and finished with a final 100 meter dash back at the sta-

an event that urgently needs young American talent to

dium. Maria Michta led off the pedestrian phase of the na-

emerge—four of them actually did in trailing Nunn home.

tional program by pacing the women in 1:35:55, not her

Grabbing the 2–3–4–5 places were Patrick Stroupe

best, but good enough for a decisive win over Miranda

(1:29:27), Nick Christie (1:29:53), Alejandro Chavez

Melville (1:38:00).

(1:30:29) and John Cody Risch (1:32:50).

The brilliant Long Island Olympian—she’s on the brink

The racewalkers’ sunrise audience may have been

of completing her doctoral studies in microbiology at Man-

mini, but it sure was regal. Giving vocal encouragment

hattan’s Mount Sinai University medical school—knows her

along the College Town Drive sidelines were Olympic

next walk will be far slower.

icons Billy Mills and Larry Young.

It will be down the aisle on July 3 as she weds long-

The 50-year anniversary celebrations of Mills’ epic run

time beau and former Sachem North High School class-

to the Olympic 10,000 meter gold at the 1964 Tokyo

mate Joel Coffey, Â who these days doubles (as he puts it)

Games will soon be underway. Then again, American walk

as Maria’s “waterboy and cheerleader.�

fans have been celebrating Larry Young’s two historic

(Mexico City 1968, Munich bronze medals at the 50K see the name Maria Michta in the official sums. She’ll re- 1972) all along. There’s been no one like him on the Amer

emerge as Maria Michta-Coffey and, within a year, morph ican walk scene in all the years since. for this soon-to-be re- Cloning, sure, would be nice but even Larry Young into Maria Coffey. But, hopefully, named American record-setter (1:30:49 in early May in knows that it would be against the Olympic rules.

China) she’ll be even faster.

U.S. Army staff sergeant John Nunn, originally of Evansville, IN, now of the San Diego area, is a 36-year-old

vet of the 2004 and 2012 Olympics. A quality walker at

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RESULTS: 2014 USA Track & Field Championships 6/25/2014 to 6/29/2014

Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, CA

Women 400M Dash Finals 1, Francena McCorory, adidas, 49.48. 2, Sanya Richards-Ross, Nike, 49.66. 3, Natasha Hastings, Under Armour, 50.53. 4, Jessica Beard, adidas, 50.81. 5, Dee Dee Trotter, Saucony, 51.04. 6, Briana Nelson, Texas, 51.10. 7, Taylor Ellis-Watson, Arkansas, 51.78. – Phyllis Francis, Oregon, DQ. Women 800M Run Finals 1, Ajee' Wilson, adidas, 1:58.70. 2, Laura Roesler, Oregon, 1:59.04. 3, Molly Beckwith, Saucony, 1:59.35. 4, Maggie Vessey, Unattached, 2:00.17. 5, Brenda Martinez, New Balance, 2:00.18. 6, Charlene Lipsey, adidas, 2:01.02. 7, Shelby Houlihan, Arizona St., 2:01.12. 8, LaTavia Thomas, New Jersey N, 2:02.46.

Women 1500M Run Finals 1, Jenny Simpson, New Balance, 4:04.96. 2, Mary Cain, Nike Oregon Proj, 4:06.34. 3, Katie Mackey, Brooks/BRO, 4:07.70. 4, Sarah Brown, New Balance, 4:08.57. 5, Gabrielle Grunewald, Brooks/Tea, 4:09.68. 6, Heather Kampf, Asics/Team, 4:10.60. 7, Cory McGee, Florida, 4:12.16. 8, Stephanie Charnigo, New Jersey N, 4:12.66. 9, Stephanie Brown, Arkansas, 4:12.93. 10, Amanda Eccleston, Unattached, 4:16.92. 11, Kate Grace, Oiselle, 4:18.97. 12, Morgan Uceny, adidas, 4:24.01.

Women 5000M Run 1, Molly Huddle, Saucony, 15:01.56. 2, Shannon Rowbury, Nike Oregon Proj, 15:01.71. 3, Marielle Hall, Texas, 15:12.79. 4, Aisling Cuffe, Stanford, 15:13.15. 5, Kellyn Johnson, Northern Ari, 15:25.63. 6, Rochelle Kanuho, Boulder Runn, 15:25.85. 7, Alexi Pappas, Nike/Orego, 15:28.38. 8, Treniere Moser, Nike Oregon Proj, 15:43.84. 9, Jessica Tonn, Stanford, 15:48.31. 10, Jessica Tebo, Brook /BRO, 15:50.02. 11, Angela Bizzarri, Brooks/BRO, 15:59.02. 12, Lauren Penney, Oiselle/Ne, 16:07.34. 13, Chelsea Reilly, Saucony, 16:07.79. 14, Katrina Coogan, Georgetown, 16:16.17. --, Juliet Bottorff, Duke, DNS. – Emma Bates, Boise St., DNS. – Laura Thweatt, Boulder Trac, DNS. --, Katie Mackey, Brooks/BRO, DNS. – Jordan Hasay, Nike Oregon Proj, DNS. – Kristen Rohde, Bowerman Tra, DNS. Women 10000M Run 1, Kim Conley, New Balance, 32:02.07. 2, Jordan Hasay, Nike Oregon Proj, 32:03.28.

3, Amy Hastings, Brooks, 32:18.81. 4, Juliet Bottorff, Duke, 32:40.61. 5, Rachel Ward, Ragged Mount, 32:49.45. 6, Emma Bates,

Women 100M Hurdles Finals (w: –1.6) 1, Dawn Harper-Nelson, Nike, 12.55. 2, Queen Harrison, Unattached, 12.56. 3, Lolo Jones, ASICS, 12.65. 4, Jasmin Stowers, LSU, 12.78. 5, Brianna Rollins, Nike, 12.81. 6, Tenaya Jones, Unattached, 12.84. 7, Kendra Harrison, Kentucky, 12.92.

8, Nia Ali, Nike, 13.16.

Women 400M Hurdles Finals 1, Kori Carter, Nike, 53.84. 2, Georganne Moline, Nike, 54.00. 3, Cassandra Tate, Unattached, 54.70. 4, Tiffany Williams, Unattached, 54.84. 5, Lashinda Demus, Unattached, 55.17. 6, Jernail Hayes, Unattached, 57.56. 7, Christine Spence, Nike, 58.16. – MacKenzie Hill, Unattached, DNF. Women 3000M Steeplechase Finals 1, Emma Coburn, New Balance, 9:19.72. 2, Ashley Higginson, Saucony, 9:27.59. 3, Stephanie Garcia, New Balance, 9:32.76. 4, Aisha Praught, Nike/Orego, 9:34.69. 5, Rachel Johnson, Baylor, 9:41.56. 6, Courtney Frerichs, Unattached, 9:43.36. 7, Shalaya Kipp, Colorado, 9:46.57. 8, Nicole Bush, New Balance, 9:48.08. 9, Grace Heymsfield, Arkansas, 9:48.10. 10, Carmen Graves, Unattached, 9:50.27. 11, Alicia Nelson, Adams St., 9:53.80. 12, Sara Vaughn, Brooks, 9:56.36. 13, Sarah Pease, adidas/Rogue, 9:59.62.– Bridget Franek, Nike/Orego, DNF. Women High Jump 1, Inika McPherson, Unattached, 2.00m, (606.75). 2, Chaunte Lowe, Nike, 1.94m, (604.25). 3, Brigetta Barrett, Nike, 1.91m, (6-03.25). 4, Maya Pressley, Unattached, 1.85m, (6-00.75). 5, Tynita Butts, East Carolin, 1.85m, (6-00.75). 6, Allison Barwise, Boston U., 1.85m, (6-00.75). 7, Susan Jackson, Unattached, 1.85m, (6-00.75). 8, Tiana Wills, Unattached, 1.80m, (5-10.75). 9, Courtney Anderson, Unattached, 1.80m, (510.75). 9, Megan Glisar, South Dakota, 1.80m, (5-10.75). – Ronea Saunders, Central Conn, NH. – Alexis Walker, UCLA, NH. – Elizabeth Evans, Unattached, NH. – Shanay Briscoe, Texas, NH. – Linda Rainwater, Team Movin S, NH. Women Pole Vault 1, Jenn Suhr, adidas, 4.60m, (15-01). 2, Sandi Morris, Arkansas, 4.55m, (14-11). 3, Becky Holliday, ASICS, 4.45m, (14-07.25).

4, Kaitlin Petrillose, Texas, 4.45m, (1407.25). 5, April Bennett, ASICS, 4.30m, (1401.25). 6, Kylie Hutson, Nike, 4.30m, (14-01.25). 6, Angela Rummans, Unattached, 4.30m, (14-01.25). 6, Megan Clark, Unattached, 4.30m, (14-01.25). 9, Kat Majester, Team Pacer, 4.30m, (14-01.25). 9, Katie Nageotte, Team Pacer, 4.30m, (1401.25). --, Mary Saxer, New York Ath, NH. –

Melissa Gergel, Team Pacer, NH. – Kristen Hixson, Grand Valley, NH. – Kayla Caldwell, Unattached, NH. – Janice Keppler, Unattached, NH. – Megan Jamerson, Unattached, NH. – Melinda Withrow, Unattached, DNS. Women Long Jump 1, Brittney Reese, Nike, 6.92m, w:1.9 (2208.50). 2, Tianna Bartoletta, Unattached, 6.86m, w:–1.2 (22-06.25). 3, Funmi Jimoh, Nike, 6.81m, w:–0.2 (22-04.25). 4, Tori Polk, adidas, 6.58m, w:0.7 (21-07.25). 5, Whitney Gipson, Nike, 6.50m, w:0.6 (21-04). 6, Chelsea Hayes, Nike, 6.48m, w:0.5 (2103.25). 7, Shakeela Saunders, Kentucky, 6.42m, w:–0.9 (21-00.75). 8, Alitta Boyd, Unattached, 6.33m, w:0.4 (20-09.25). 9, Andrea Geubelle, Unattached, 6.23m, w:0.2 (20-05.25). 10, Janay DeLoach, Nike, 6.22m, w:0.4 (20-05). 11, Toni Smith, Unattached, 5.95m, w:0.4 (19-06.25). 11, Malaina Payton, California, 5.95m, w:0.3 (19-06.25). 13, Sydney Conley, Kansas, 5.88m, w:–1.6 (19-03.50). 14, Erica Twiss, Kansas St., 5.81m, w:1.7 (19-00.75). – Alesha Walker, Unattached, DNS, w:NWI. – Shana Woods, Unattached, DNS, w:NWI. – Jessie Gaines, Unattached, DNS, w:NWI. Women Triple Jump 1, Amanda Smock, ASICS/New, 13.77m, w:2.2 (45-02.25). 2, Ciarra Brewer, Florida, 13.57m, w:1.6 (44-06.25). 3, Lynnika Pitts, LSU, 13.57m, w:3.0 (44-06.25). 4, Blessing Ufodiama, Unattached, 13.46m, w:NWI (4402). 5, Andrea Geubelle, Unattached, 13.46m, w:NWI (44-02). 6, Kenna Wolter, Unattached, 13.29m, w:0.8 (43-07.25). 7, April Sinkler, Unattached, 13.20m, w:4.5 (43-03.75). 8, Toni Smith, Unattached, 13.03m, w:2.5 (42-09). 9, Christina Epps, Coppin St., 12.95m, w:3.4 (42-06). 10, Tori Franklin, Michigan St., 12.93m, w:1.3 (4205.25). 10, Malaikah Love, Unattached, 12.93m, w:0.7 (42-05.25). 12, Julienne McKee, Georgia Tech, 12.89m, w:0.2 (4203.50). 13, Alitta Boyd, Unattached, 12.80m, w:2.8 (42-00). 14, Stormy Nesbit, West Virgini, 12.77m, w:1.2 (41-10.75).

15, Ellie Ewere, Nebraska, 12.40m, w:2.7 (40-08.25). – Jasia Richardson, Unattached, DNS, w:NWI. Women Shot Put Finals 1, Michelle Carter, Nike/New Y, 19.45m, (6309.75). 2, Felisha Johnson, Nike, 19.18m, (62-11.25). 3, Tia Brooks, Nike, 18.83m, (61-09.50). 4, Kelsey Card, Wisconsin, 17.77m, (58-03.75). 5, Christina Hillman, Iowa St., 17.41m, (57-01.50). 6, Brittany Smith, Unattached, 17.26m, (56-07.50). 7, Kearsten Peoples, Missouri, 16.96m, (5507.75). 8, Jillian Rushin, Missouri, 16.54m, (54-03.25). 9, Mary Theisen, Indiana St., 16.43m, (53-11). 10, Dani Bunch, Purdue, 16.35m, (53-07.75). 11, Kyla Buckley, Indiana, 16.08m, (52-09.25). 12, Tori Bliss, LSU, 16.04m, (52-07.50).

Women Discus Throw 1, Gia Lewis-Smallwood, Nike, 65.96m, (216-05). 2, Liz Podominick, Unattached, 59.96m, (196-09). 3, Shelbi Vaughan, Texas A&M, 59.75m, (196-00). 4, Stephanie Brown Trafton, Nike, 58.84m, (193-00). 5, Whitney Ashley, Unattached, 58.68m, (19206). 6, Kelsey Card, Wisconsin, 58.41m, (191-08). 7, Summer Pierson, Unattached, 57.60m, (189-00). 8, Jaleesa Williams,

VCU, 57.32m, (188-01). 9, Rachel Longfors, Unattached, 55.69m, (182-08). 10, Alex Collatz, Southern Cal, 54.24m, (177-11). 11, Jere Summers, Unattached, 53.31m, (17411). 12, Valarie Allman, Stanford, 51.84m, (170-01). 13, Tera Novy, Southern Cal, 51.46m, (168-10). 14, Samantha Lockhart, Unattached, 51.34m, (168-05). 15, Jessica Sharbono, Colorado St., 50.52m, (165-09).

16, Beth Rohl, Chula Vista, 49.71m, (16301). 17, Alexis Cooks, Akron, 47.83m, (15611). – Jessica Maroszek, Unattached, FOUL. Women Hammer Throw 1, Amanda Bingson, Nike, 75.07m, (24603). 2, Jessica Cosby Toruga, Nike, 71.72m, (235-04). 3, Amber Campbell, Mjolnir Thro, 71.35m, (234-01). 4, Brittany Smith, Unattached, 69.31m, (227-05). 5, Britney Henry, Oiselle, 68.93m, (226-02). 6, Jeneva McCall, New York Ath, 68.78m, (225-08). 7, Gwen Berry, Nike, 68.74m, (225-06). 8, Kristin Smith, Unattached, 68.40m, (224-05). 9, Amy Haapanen, Unattached, 66.11m, (21611). 10, Brooke Pleger, Bowling Gree, 63.64m, (208-09). 11, Brittany Funk, Akron, 62.29m, (204-04). 12, Chelsea Cassulo, Unattached, 61.53m, (201-10). 13, Emily Hunsucker, Colorado, 61.06m, (200-04). 14, Taylor Bush, Unattached, 60.78m, (199-05).

15, Denise Hinton, LSU, 60.63m, (198-11).

16, Hayli Bozarth, Boise St., 59.08m, (19310). 17, Lisa Wilson, Greater Bost, 58.16m, (190-10). 18, Meagan McKee, Weight City, 55.28m, (181-04).

Women Javelin Throw 1, Kara Patterson, ASICS, 62.43m, (20410). 2, Brittany Borman, Nike, 62.05m, (203-07). 3, Leigh Petranoff, Unattached, 57.80m, (189-07). 4, Kimberley Hamilton, Nike, 57.59m, (188-11). 5, Elizabeth Herrs, Oklahoma, 57.21m, (187-08). 6, Fawn Miller, Florida, 57.18m, (187-07). 7, Hannah Carson, Texas Tech, 56.43m, (185-02). 8, Karlee McQuillen, Unattached, 55.18m, (181-00). 9, Ari Ince, Unattached, 51.37m, (168-06). 10, Victoria Paterra, Miami (OH), 51.33m, (168-05). 11, Jessie Merckle, Wake Forest, 51.10m, (167-08). 12, Laura Loht, Penn St., 49.89m, (163-08). 13, Katie Reichert, Western Wash, 48.50m, (15901). 14, Nicolle Murphy, Minnesota, 47.48m, (155-09). 15, Bethany Drake, Western Wash, 47.44m, (155-08). – Margaret Malone, Nebraska, DNS. Heptathlon: #4 Women 200 Meter Dash 1, Erica Bougard, Unattached, 23.33, w:2.6.

2, Sami Spenner, Neb. Omaha, 23.81, w:2.6.

3, Allison Reaser, San Diego St, 23.86, w:2.6.

4, Heather Miller, Central Park, 23.89, w:0.6.

5, Barbara Nwaba, Santa Barbar, 23.92, w:2.6. 6, Breanna Leslie, Unattached, 24.03, w:0.6. 7, Lindsay Schwartz, Santa Barbar, 24.07, w:0.6. 8, Kiani Profit, Maryland, 24.12, w:2.6. 9, Shana Woods, Unattached, 24.25, w:2.6. 10, Sharon Day-Monroe, ASICS, 24.40, w:2.6. 11, Deanna Latham, Wisconsin, 24.69, w:0.6. 12, Lindsay Lettow, Unattached, 24.89, w:0.6. 13, Amber Metoyer, Unattached, 25.28, w:0.6. 14, Ryann Krais, Nike, 25.32, w:0.6.

Heptathlon: #4 Women 200M Dash 1, Rose Jackson, N. Dakota St., 24.08, w:–0.1. 2, Ashlee Moore, Elite Ath, 24.79, w:–0.1. 3, Cece Jackson, Portland St., 24.95, w:1.6. 4, Lyndsey Lopes, Unattached,

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Women 200M Dash Finals (w: 3.8) 1, Jeneba Tarmoh, Nike, 22.06. 2, Kimberlyn Duncan, Nike, 22.10. 3, Joanna Atkins, Nike, 22.19. 4, Shalonda Solomon, adidas, 22.54. 5, Mahagony Jones, Penn St., 22.64. 6, Tawanna Meadows, Nike, 22.90.

7, Bianca Knight, adidas, 22.93. 8, Cierra White, Texas Tech, 23.12.

Boise St., 32:51.49. 7, Stephanie Dinius, New Balance, 32:56.14. 8, Katie Kellner, Hansons-Broo, 33:06.82. 9, Kara Lubieniecki, HTS Elite, 33:09.84. 10, Kara Foster, Oiselle, 33:11.18. 11, Meghan Peyton, Saucony/Te, 33:11.63. 12, Alia Gray, Brooks/HTS, 33:14.22. 13, Carrie Dimoff, Bowerman Tra, 33:34.01. 14, Kristin Anderson-Swisher, Unattached, 33:47.87. 15, Kristen Rohde, Bowerman Tra, 34:38.89. 16, Bradi Hutchison, Unattached, 35:22.52. – Allison Mendez, adidas/Rogue, DNF. – Shalane Flanagan, Nike/Bower, DNS. – Kelsey Santisteban, California, DNS.

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Women 100M Dash Finals (w: –2.1) 1, Tianna Bartoletta, Unattached, 11.15. 2, Barbara Pierre, Nike, 11.27. 3, Lekeisha Lawson, adidas, 11.30. 4, English Gardner, Nike, 11.37. 5, Shalonda Solomon, adidas, 11.40. 6, Joanna Atkins, Nike, 11.44. 7, Jessica Young, Unattached, 11.53. – Tori Bowie, adidas, DNS.

24.96, w:1.6. 5, Nicole Laws, BYU, 25.11, w:–0.1. 6, Sarah Goodale, Vanderbilt, 25.52, w:1.6. 7, Olivia Vincent, Seatown Exp, 25.69, w:1.6. 8, Emily Godwin, North Caroli, 25.78, w:1.6. 9, Monique Van, UCLA, 26.41, w:1.6.

10, Shaina Burns, Unattached, 26.48, w:–0.1. 11, Becky Collier, Westmont, 26.53, w:–0.1.

Heptathlon: #7 Women 800M Run 1, Kiani Profit, Maryland, 2:08.85. 2, Erica Bougard, Unattached, 2:09.64. 3, Heather Miller, Central Park, 2:09.65. 4, Breanna Leslie, Unattached, 2:10.88. 5, Allison Reaser, San Diego St, 2:11.10. 6, Sharon Day-Monroe, ASICS, 2:11.54. 7, Sami Spenner, Neb. Omaha, 2:13.38. 8, Barbara Nwaba, Santa Barbar, 2:13.76. 9, Lindsay Schwartz, Santa Barbar, 2:14.64. 10, Lindsay Lettow, Unattached, 2:14.73. 11, Ryann Krais, Nike, 2:14.88. 12, Deanna Latham, Wisconsin, 2:19.20. 13, Amber Metoyer, Unattached, 2:29.90. 14, Shana Woods, Unattached, 2:39.80.

Heptathlon: #1 Women 100 Meter Hurdles 1, Erica Bougard, Unattached, 13.28, w:0.9.

2, Sharon Day-Monroe, ASICS, 13.42, w:0.9.

3, Deanna Latham, Wisconsin, 13.46, w:0.9.

4, Allison Reaser, San Diego St, 13.49, w:0.9. 5, Kiani Profit, Maryland, 13.51, w:0.9. 6, Barbara Nwaba, Santa Barbar, 13.63, w:1.8. 7, Heather Miller, Central Park, 13.65, w:1.8. 8, Breanna Leslie, Unattached, 13.72, w:1.8. 9, Shana Woods, Unattached, 13.73, w:0.9. 10, Sami Spenner, Neb. Omaha, 13.91, w:1.8. 11, Lindsay Lettow, Unattached, 13.96, w:1.8. 12, Lindsay Schwartz, Santa Barbar, 13.99, w:1.8. 13, Ryann Krais, Nike, 14.12, w:0.9. 14, Amber Metoyer, Unattached, 14.47, w:1.8.

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Heptathlon: #2 Women High Jump 1, Sharon Day-Monroe, ASICS, 1.84m, (600.50). 2, Barbara Nwaba, Santa Barbar, 1.78m, (5-10). 2, Erica Bougard, Unattached, 1.78m, (5-10). 2, Heather Miller, Central Park, 1.78m, (5-10). 5, Sami Spenner, Neb. Omaha, 1.72m, (5-07.75). 5, Ryann Krais, Nike, 1.72m, (5-07.75). 5, Lindsay Schwartz, Santa Barbar, 1.72m, (507.75). 8, Kiani Profit, Maryland, 1.69m, (5-06.50). 8, Lindsay Lettow, Unattached, 1.69m, (5-06.50). 10, Shana Woods, Unattached, 1.66m, (5-05.25). 10, Breanna Leslie, Unattached, 1.66m, (5-05.25). 12, Amber Metoyer, Unattached, 1.63m, (504.25). 13, Deanna Latham, Wisconsin, 1.60m, (5-03). 13, Allison Reaser, San Diego St, 1.60m, (5-03).

Heptathlon: #5 Women Long Jump 1, Erica Bougard, Unattached, 6.21m, w:2.0 (20-04.50). 1, Allison Reaser, San Diego St, 6.21m, w:1.8 (20-04.50). 3, Sami Spenner, Neb. Omaha, 6.07m, w:1.2 (19-11). 4, Barbara Nwaba, Santa Barbar, 6.02m, w:0.6 (19-09). 5, Deanna Latham, Wisconsin, 5.98m, w:2.4 (19-07.50). 6, Shana Woods, Unattached, 5.96m, w:1.7 (19-06.75). 7, Kiani Profit, Maryland, 5.94m, w:2.2 (19-06).

7, Heather Miller, Central Park, 5.94m, w:1.9 (19-06). 9, Sharon Day-Monroe, ASICS, 5.85m, w:1.8 (19-02.50). 9, Lindsay Schwartz, Santa Barbar, 5.85m, w:0.1 (1902.50). 11, Lindsay Lettow, Unattached, 5.82m, w:2.3 (19-01.25). 12, Breanna Leslie, Unattached, 5.73m, w:0.5 (1809.75). 13, Amber Metoyer, Unattached, 5.45m, w:1.6 (17-10.75). 14, Ryann Krais, Nike, 5.05m, w:2.1 (16-07).

Heptathlon: #3 Women Shot Put 1, Sharon Day-Monroe, ASICS, 15.45m, (50-

08.25). 2, Barbara Nwaba, Santa Barbar, 14.54m, (47-08.50). 3, Amber Metoyer, Unattached, 13.82m, (45-04.25). 4, Kiani Profit, Maryland, 12.80m, (42-00). 5, Ryann Krais, Nike, 12.76m, (41-10.50). 6, Lindsay Lettow, Unattached, 12.45m, (40-10.25). 7, Lindsay Schwartz, Santa Barbar, 12.31m, (40-04.75). 8, Shana Woods, Unattached, 12.28m, (40-03.50). 9, Allison Reaser, San Diego St, 11.94m, (39-02.25). 9, Heather Miller, Central Park, 11.94m, (39-02.25).

11, Sami Spenner, Neb. Omaha, 11.84m, (38-10.25). 12, Breanna Leslie, Unattached, 11.61m, (38-01.25). 13, Erica Bougard, Unattached, 11.32m, (37-01.75). 14, Deanna Latham, Wisconsin, 11.09m, (36-04.75).

Heptathlon: #6 Women Javelin Throw 1, Sharon Day-Monroe, ASICS, 46.84m, (153-08). 2, Barbara Nwaba, Santa Barbar, 43.74m, (143-06). 3, Deanna Latham, Wisconsin, 41.42m, (135-11). 4, Kiani Profit, Maryland, 40.92m, (134-03). 5, Breanna Leslie, Unattached, 40.74m, (133-08). 6, Ryann Krais, Nike, 40.32m, (132-03). 7, Amber Metoyer, Unattached, 40.16m, (13109). 7, Heather Miller, Central Park, 40.16m, (131-09). 9, Sami Spenner, Neb. Omaha, 39.27m, (128-10). 10, Lindsay Lettow, Unattached, 38.17m, (125-03). 11, Allison Reaser, San Diego St, 37.20m, (122-00).

12, Lindsay Schwartz, Santa Barbar, 36.43m, (119-06). 13, Shana Woods, Unattached, 36.15m, (118-07). 14, Erica Bougard, Unattached, 33.05m, (108-05).

Women Heptathlon 1, Sharon Day-Monroe, ASICS, 6470. 2, Barbara Nwaba, Santa Barbar, 6307. 3, Erica Bougard, Unattached, 6118. 4, Heather Miller, Central Park, 6100. 5, Kiani Profit, Maryland, 6072. 6, Sami Spenner, Neb. Omaha, 5960. 7, Allison Reaser, San Diego St, 5917. 8, Breanna Leslie, Unattached, 5838. 9, Lindsay Schwartz, Santa Barbar, 5816. 10, Lindsay Lettow, Unattached, 5738. 11, Deanna Latham, Wisconsin, 5680. 12, Ryann Krais, Nike, 5549. 13, Shana Woods, Unattached, 5466. 14, Amber Metoyer, Unattached, 5377.

Women 20,000M Race Walk 1, Maria Michta, Walk USA, 1:35:54.37. 2, Miranda Melville, New York Ath, 1:37:59.83.

3, Erin Gray, Bowerman Tra, 1:39:23.91. 4, Katie Burnett, Unattached, 1:40:01.61. 5, Susan Randall, Miami Valley, 1:40:21.21. 6, Erin Taylor-Talcott, Shore Athlet, 1:43:41.92.

7, Jill Cobb, Miami Valley, 1:46:15.09. 8, Stephanie Casey, Unattached, 1:48:50.26.

9, Sam Cohen, Wisconsin Ru, 1:49:34.15.

10, Molly Josephs, Missouri Bap, 1:52:40.59.

Men 100M Dash Finals (w: –1.7) 1, Mike Rodgers, Nike, 10.09. 2, Ryan Bailey, Nike, 10.23. 3, Sean McLean, Nike, 10.26. 4, Charles Silmon, adidas, 10.28. 5, Justin Walker, Northwestern, 10.35. 6, Antwan Wright, Florida, 10.37. 7, Mookie Salaam, adidas, 10.90. 8, DionDre Batson, adidas, 11.87.

Men 200M Dash Finals (w:1.3) 1, Curtis Mitchell, adidas, 20.13. 2, Wallace Spearmon, Unattached, 20.19. 3, Maurice Mitchell, Nike, 20.30. 4, Sean McLean, Nike, 20.41. 5, Keith Ricks, Unattached, 20.51. 6, Bryshon Nellum, Nike, 20.65. 7, Kirk Wilson, Shorter, 21.08. – Dedric Dukes, Florida, DNS. Men 400M Dash Finals 1, Gil Roberts, Nike, 44.53. 2, Josh Mance,

Unattached, 44.89. 3, Kyle Clemons, Unattached, 45.00. 4, Vernon Norwood, LSU, 45.02. 5, Manteo Mitchell, Nike, 45.09. 6, Michael Berry, Oregon, 45.12. 7, Brycen Spratling, Pittsburgh, 45.90. – Akeem Alexander, Unattached, DQ. Men 800M Run Finals 1, Duane Solomon, Saucony, 1:44.30. 2, Casimir Loxsom, Brooks/BRO, 1:45.97. 3, Erik Sowinski, Nike, 1:46.94. 4, Elijah Greer, Nike/Orego, 1:48.45. 5, Michael Rutt, Hoka One One, 1:50.32. 6, Ryan Martin, ASICS, 1:52.62. 7, Robby Andrews, adidas, 1:57.41. – Charles Jock, Nike, DNF. Men 1500M Run Finals 1, Leo Manzano, Hoka One One, 3:38.63. 2, Pat Casey, Nike/Orego, 3:38.94. 3, Lopez Lomong, Nike/Bower, 3:39.11. 4, Will Leer, Nike, 3:39.11. 5, Ford Palmer, New Jersey N, 3:39.78. 6, AJ Acosta, Unattached, 3:39.97. 7, Riley Masters, Brooks, 3:40.05.

8, Dorian Ulrey, Nike, 3:40.15. 9, Garrett Heath, Brooks, 3:40.28. 10, Eric Avila, Southern Ore, 3:41.29. 11, Liam BoylanPett, New Jersey N, 3:45.58. 12, Matt Hillenbrand, Kentucky, 3:50.31.

Men 5000M Run 1, Bernard Lagat, Nike, 13:31.41. 2, Andrew Bumbalough, Nike/Bower, 13:32.01. 3, Hassan Mead, Nike/Orego, 13:32.42. 4, Ryan Hill, Nike/Bower, 13:32.82. 5, David Torrence, Nike, 13:34.95. 6, Trevor Dunbar, Oregon, 13:34.96. 7, Joe Bosshard, Colorado, 13:38.19. 8, Jonathan Peterson, Team USA Min, 13:39.51. 9, Tyler Pennel, Reebok/ZAP, 13:40.49. 10, Eric Finan, Team USA Min, 13:41.33. 11, Joe Stilin, ZAP Fitness, 13:48.05. 12, Daniel Quigley, Nike/Orego, 13:52.86. 13, Brendan Gregg, Hansons-Broo, 13:56.18. 14, Scott Dahlberg, Boulder Runn, 14:01.87. 15, Sean Keveren, Unattached, 14:07.95. 16, Lex Williams, Unattached, 14:11.73. – Erik Olson, Stanford, DNF. --, Galen Rupp, Nike Oregon Proj, DNS. – Parker Stinson, Oregon, DNS. – Lopez Lomong, Nike / Bower, DNS. – George-Byron Alex, ZAP Fitness, DNS. – Riley Masters, Brooks, DNS. Men 10,000M Run 1, Galen Rupp, Nike Oregon Proj, 28:12.07.

2, Chris Derrick, Nike/Bower, 28:18.18. 3, Ryan Vail, Brooks, 28:26.02. 4, Sean Quigley, Boulder Trac, 28:29.84. 5, Aaron Braun, adidas, 28:34.43. 6, Robert Curtis, HansonsBroo, 28:40.60. 7, Brendan Gregg, Hansons-Broo, 28:48.22. 8, Aron Rono, U.S. Army, 28:56.90. 9, Jacob Riley, HansonsBroo, 29:06.07. 10, Girma Mecheso, Nike, 29:11.54. 11, Aaron Dinzeo, California, 29:35.22. 12, Devin Monson, adidas/Rogue, 29:53.46. 13, Christopher Enriquez, Long Beach S, 29:57.43. 14, Christopher Bendtsen, Princeton, 30:05.18. 15, John Gilbertson, ASICS Mammot, 30:26.99. 16, Andrew Wacker, Boulder Runn, 30:31.96. – Parker Stinson, Oregon, DNS. Men 110M Hurdles Finals (w:2.1) 1, Devon Allen, Oregon, 13.16. 2, Ryan Wilson, Unattached, 13.16. 3, David Oliver, Nike, 13.23. 4, Aleec Harris, Southern Cal, 13.26. 5, Jason Richardson, adidas, 13.27. 6, Jeff Porter, Nike/New Y, 13.28. 7, Dominic Berger, adidas, 13.38. – Ronnie Ash, Nike, DNF. Men 400M Hurdles Finals 1, Johnny Dutch, Unattached, 48.93. 2, Michael Stigler, Unattached, 49.63. 3, Reggie Wyatt, Nike, 50.16. 4, Trevor Brown, Col-

orado St., 50.21. 5, Jeshua Anderson, Nike, 50.24. 6, Adam Durham, Unattached, 50.94. 7, Quincy Downing, LSU, 53.00. – Bershawn Jackson, Unattached, DNF. Men 3000M Steeplechase Finals 1, Evan Jager, Nike/Bower, 8:18.83. 2, Dan Huling, Nike/Bower, 8:19.73. 3, Donn Cabral, Nike, 8:20.04. 4, Cory Leslie, Nike, 8:26.30.

5, Donald Cowart, Unattached, 8:29.61. 6, Craig Forys, New York Ath, 8:37.06. 7, Andy Bayer, Nike/Bower, 8:40.53. 8, Aric Van Halen, Unattached, 8:42.86. 9, Mason Ferlic, Michigan, 8:43.12. 10, Ben Bruce, adidas, 8:44.31. 11, Tabor Stevens, Adams St., 8:47.28. 12, Billy Nelson, Unattached, 8:52.05. 13, Travis Mahoney, New Jersey N, 8:55.81. 14, Jesus Romo, New Balance, 9:00.48.

Men High Jump 1, Erik Kynard, Nike, 2.35m, (7-08.50). 2, Dustin Jonas, Unattached, 2.28m, (705.75). 2, Nick Ross, Unattached, 2.28m, (7-05.75). 4, Bryan McBride, Arizona St., 2.28m, (7-05.75). 5, Jesse Williams, Nike/Orego, 2.25m, (7-04.50). 6, JaCorian Duffield, Texas Tech, 2.25m, (7-04.50). 6, Jeron Robinson, Tex. A&M-Kin, 2.25m, (704.50). 8, Ricky Robertson, Ole Miss, 2.25m, (7-04.50). 9, Dakarai Hightower, Lane, 2.20m, (7-02.50). 9, Jeffery Herron, Owl Athletic, 2.20m, (7-02.50). 11, Hoova Taylor, Unattached, 2.15m, (7-00.50). 11, Donte Nall, Unattached, 2.15m, (7-00.50).

13, Darius Purcell, Unattached, 2.15m, (700.50). 13, Edward Dudley, Lake Erie, 2.15m, (7-00.50). 13, Anthony May, Arkansas, 2.15m, (7-00.50). – Garrett Huyler, Unattached, NH. – Bradley Adkins, Texas Tech, NH. – Justin Fondren, Alabama, DNS. – Kristopher Kornegay-Gober, Unattached, DNS. Men Pole Vault 1, Sam Kendricks, Ole Miss, 5.75m, (1810.25). 2, Mark Hollis, Nike, 5.70m, (1808.25). 3, Victor Weirich, Unattached, 5.60m, (18-04.50). 4, Peter Geraghty, Eastern Ill., 5.50m, (18-00.50). 5, Brad Walker, New York Ath, 5.50m, (18-00.50). 6, Michael Woepse, Unattached, 5.50m, (1800.50). 7, Nick Frawley, U.S. Air For, 5.40m, (17-08.50). 7, Dustin DeLeo, Unattached, 5.40m, (17-08.50). 9, Chase Wolfle, Texas A&M, 5.40m, (17-08.50). 9, Jack Whitt, Nike, 5.40m, (17-08.50). 9, Mike Arnold, Unattached, 5.40m, (17-08.50). 12, Logan Cunningham, Unattached, 5.40m, (1708.50).– Shawn Francis, Unattached, NH. – Jeffrey Coover, Unattached, NH. – Jeremy Scott, Nike, NH. – Nick Mossberg, Unattached, NH. – Jacob Blankenship, Unattached, NH. Men Long Jump 1, Jeffery Henderson, Nike, 8.52m, w:3.5 (27-11.50). 2, Jarrion Lawson, Arkansas, 8.13m, w:2.6 (26-08.25). 3, Michael Hartfield, adidas/Chu, 8.03m, w:3.6 (26-04.25).

4, Tyron Stewart, Chula Vista, 8.03m, w:3.9 (26-04.25). 5, Mikese Morse, Unattached, 7.92m, w:2.2 (26-00). 6, Corey Crawford, Rutgers, 7.88m, w:1.5 (25-10.25). 7, Melvin Echard, Unattached, 7.85m, w:2.7 (25-09.25). 8, Ronald Taylor, Unattached, 7.78m, w:1.6 (25-06.25). 9, Braxton Drummond, Charleston S, 7.75m, w:2.8 (2505.25). 10, Chris Benard, Chula Vista, 7.60m, w:3.8 (24-11.25). 11, Devin Field, Kansas St., 7.59m, w:2.4 (24-11). 12, Anthony May, Arkansas, 7.57m, w:1.6 (24-10).

13, Jamal Peden, Stephen F. A, 7.57m, w:2.1 (24-10). 14, Ted Hooper, Unattached,

Men Shot Put Finals 1, Joseph Kovacs, Nike, 22.03m, (7203.50). 2, Kurtis Roberts, Nike, 21.47m, (70-05.25). 3, Reese Hoffa, Nike / New Y, 20.78m, (68-02.25). 4, Jonathan Jones, University a, 20.75m, (68-01). 5, Richard Garrett, UTSA, 20.35m, (66-09.25). 6, Jordan Clarke, Nike, 20.06m, (65-09.75). 7, Nick Vena, Georgia, 20.06m, (65-09.75). 8, Cory Martin, Nike, 19.90m, (65-03.50). 9, Zack Lloyd, National Ath, 19.65m, (6405.75). 10, Curtis Jensen, Illinois St., 19.59m, (64-03.25). 11, Darrell Hill, Penn St., 19.54m, (64-01.25). 12, Albert Fournette, Unattached, 18.66m, (61-02.75).

Men Discus Throw 1, Hayden Reed, Alabama, 62.19m, (20400). 2, Bryan Powlen, Greater Bost, 61.05m, (200-03). 3, Mason Finley, Unattached, 61.04m, (200-03). 4, Russ Winger, Asics, 60.83m, (199-07). 5, Lance Brooks, Nike, 60.76m, (199-04). 6, Jason Young, Nike, 60.52m, (198-07). 7, Jared Schuurmans, Unattached, 60.28m, (197-09). 8, Andrew Evans, Kentucky, 59.61m, (195-07). 9, Rodney Brown, LSU, 58.68m, (192-06). 10, Nathaniel Moses, Concordia Un, 58.58m, (192-02). 11, Tavis Bailey, Tennessee, 57.93m, (190-01). 12, James Plummer, Shore Athlet, 57.26m, (187-10). 13, Kole Weldon, Texas Tech, 57.09m, (187-04). 14, Mike Torie, Unattached, 56.97m, (186-11).

15, Casey Malone, Unattached, 55.71m, (182-09). 16, Luke Bryant, Unattached, 55.46m, (181-11). 17, Gabe Hull, Iowa, 55.26m, (181-03). 18, Cody Snyder, South Dakota, 52.67m, (172-10).

Men Hammer Throw 1, Kibwe Johnson, Nike, 74.16m, (243-04).

2, AG Kruger, Nike, 73.34m, (240-07). 3, Chris Cralle, Unattached, 72.83m, (238-11).

4, Andy Fryman, Mjolnir Thro, 72.51m, (23711). 5, Matthias Tayala, Kent St., 70.21m, (230-04). 6, Justin Welch, Findlay, 70.05m, (229-10). 7, Greg Skipper, Oregon, 69.38m, (227-07). 8, Ryan Loughney, Shore Athlet, 69.18m, (227-00). 9, Michael Lihrman, Wisconsin, 68.42m, (224-06). 10, Chuk Enekwechi, Unattached, 67.84m, (222-07). 11, James Lambert, Unattached, 67.64m, (22111). 12, Remy Conatser, Southern Cal,

Men Javelin Throw 1, Sean Furey, Unattached, 81.10m, (26601). 2, Riley Dolezal, Nike, 79.27m, (260-01).

3, Timothy Glover, Unattached, 78.87m, (25809). 4, Sam Humphreys, Nike, 77.99m, (25510). 5, Craig Kinsley, New York Ath, 77.26m, (253-06). 6, Barry Krammes, Shore Athlet, 75.51m, (247-09). 7, Ryan Young, Unattached, 74.73m, (245-02). 8, Benjamin Woodruff, Unattached, 71.79m, (235-06). 9, Cyrus Hostetler, Nike/Orego, 71.52m, (23408). 10, Michael Shuey, Penn St., 71.01m, (233-00). 11, Christopher Carper, Unattached, 70.48m, (231-03). 12, Timothy VanLiew, Team Pacer, 69.62m, (228-05). 13, Tom Carr, Rutgers, 66.88m, (219-05). 14, Nicholas Howe, Team Movin S, 66.53m, (21803). 15, Matthew Byers, Unattached, 66.21m, (217-03). 16, Jesse Elvrom, Unattached, 65.44m, (214-08). 17, Chris Kirkwood, Unattached, 64.32m, (211-00).

Decathlon: #1 Men 100M Dash 1, Trey Hardee, Nike, 10.38, w:4.2. 2, Zach Ziemek, Wisconsin, 10.74, w:4.2. 3, Gunnar Nixon, adidas, 10.86, w:4.2. 4, Austin Bahner, Wichita St., 10.87, w:4.2. 5, J Patrick Smith, Cal St. Chic, 10.87, w:4.2. 6, Clayton Chaney, Unattached, 10.97, w:4.2. 7, Alex McCune, Akron, 11.00, w:4.2. 8, Wesley Bray, Unattached, 11.00, w:1.9. 9, Kurtis Brondyke, Unattached, 11.16, w:1.9. 10, Thomas FitzSimons, Santa Barbar, 11.19, w:1.9. 11, Devin Dick, Kansas St., 11.22, w:1.9. 12, Chase Dalton, BYU, 11.23, w:1.9.

13, Ryan Harlan, Unattached, 11.38, w:4.2.

14, Derek Masterson, Unattached, 11.55, w:1.9. 15, Tim Wunderlich, Unattached, 11.58, w:1.9. 16, Daniel Gooris, UNI, 11.70, w:1.9.

Decathlon: #5 Men 400M Dash 1, Trey Hardee, Nike, 48.02. 2, Thomas FitzSimons, Santa Barbar, 49.02. 3, J Patrick Smith, Cal St. Chic, 49.14. 4, Wesley Bray, Unattached, 49.73. 5, Austin Bahner, Wichita St., 49.78. 6, Clayton Chaney, Unattached, 49.83. 7, Devin Dick, Kansas St., 49.85. 8, Alex McCune, Akron, 50.02. 9, Zach Ziemek, Wisconsin, 50.13. 10, Chase Dalton, BYU, 50.28. 11, Kurtis Brondyke, Unattached, 50.58. 12, Derek Masterson, Unattached, 50.86. 13, Daniel Gooris, UNI, 51.76. 14, Tim Wunderlich, Unattached, 53.10. – Ryan Harlan, Unattached, DNS. – Gunnar Nixon, adidas, DNS. Decathlon: #10 Men 1500M Run 1, Thomas FitzSimons, Santa Barbar, 4:19.01. 2, Daniel Gooris, UNI, 4:27.87. 3, Wesley Bray, Unattached, 4:28.68. 4, J Patrick Smith, Cal St. Chic, 4:34.26. 5, Chase Dalton, BYU, 4:35.69. 6, Kurtis Brondyke, Unattached, 4:41.30. 7, Derek Masterson, Unattached, 4:43.31. 8, Austin Bahner, Wichita St., 4:43.41. 9, Trey Hardee, Nike, 4:43.63. 10, Devin Dick, Kansas St., 4:44.33. 11, Tim Wunderlich, Unattached, 4:47.81. 12, Zach Ziemek, Wisconsin, 4:56.92. 13, Clayton Chaney, Unattached, 5:10.39. – Alex McCune, Akron, DNF. --, Gunnar Nixon, adidas, DNS. – Ryan Harlan, Unattached, DNS. Decathlon: #6 Men 110M Hurdles 1, Trey Hardee, Nike, 13.69, w:1.5. 2, Alex

McCune, Akron, 14.72, w:1.5. 3, Clayton Chaney, Unattached, 14.82, w:1.5. 4, Devin Dick, Kansas St., 14.86, w:1.7. 5, J Patrick Smith, Cal St. Chic, 15.00, w:1.5. 6, Wesley Bray, Unattached, 15.08, w:1.5. 7, Kurtis Brondyke, Unattached, 15.16, w:1.7. 8, Thomas FitzSimons, Santa Barbar, 15.19, w:1.5. 9, Zach Ziemek, Wisconsin, 15.27, w:1.7. 10, Daniel Gooris, UNI, 15.32, w:1.7.

11, Tim Wunderlich, Unattached, 15.33, w:1.7. 12, Derek Masterson, Unattached, 15.33, w:1.7. 13, Chase Dalton, BYU, 15.38, w:1.7. 14, Austin Bahner, Wichita St., 15.93, w:1.7. – Gunnar Nixon, adidas, DNS, w:1.5. – Ryan Harlan, Unattached, DNS, w:1.5.

Decathlon: #4 Men High Jump 1, Trey Hardee, Nike, 2.05m, (6-08.75). 2, Daniel Gooris, UNI, 1.96m, (6-05). 2, Kurtis Brondyke, Unattached, 1.96m, (6-05). 2, Wesley Bray, Unattached, 1.96m, (6-05). 5, Zach Ziemek, Wisconsin, 1.93m, (6-04). 5, Devin Dick, Kansas St., 1.93m, (6-04). 5, Chase Dalton, BYU, 1.93m, (6-04). 5, J Patrick Smith, Cal St. Chic, 1.93m, (6-04).

5, Clayton Chaney, Unattached, 1.93m, (604). 5, Thomas FitzSimons, Santa Barbar, 1.93m, (6-04). 11, Alex McCune, Akron, 1.90m, (6-02.75). 12, Austin Bahner, Wichita St., 1.87m, (6-01.50). 12, Derek Masterson, Unattached, 1.87m, (6-01.50). – Tim Wunderlich, Unattached, NH. – Gunnar Nixon, adidas, DNS. – Ryan Harlan, Unattached, DNS. Decathlon: #8 Men Pole Vault 1, Trey Hardee, Nike, 5.00m, (16-04.75). 2, Austin Bahner, Wichita St., 4.70m, (15-05).

2, Zach Ziemek, Wisconsin, 4.70m, (15-05).

2, Derek Masterson, Unattached, 4.70m, (15-05). 5, Wesley Bray, Unattached, 4.60m, (15-01). 5, Thomas FitzSimons, Santa Barbar, 4.60m, (15-01). 5, Chase Dalton, BYU, 4.60m, (15-01). 8, Devin Dick, Kansas St., 4.50m, (14-09). 9, J Patrick Smith, Cal St. Chic, 4.40m, (14-05.25). 10, Tim Wunderlich, Unattached, 4.30m, (1401.25). 11, Clayton Chaney, Unattached, 4.20m, (13-09.25). 12, Kurtis Brondyke, Unattached, 4.10m, (13-05.25). – Alex McCune, Akron, NH. – Daniel Gooris, UNI, NH. --, Ryan Harlan, Unattached, DNS. – Gunnar Nixon, adidas, DNS. Decathlon: #2 Men Long Jump 1, Zach Ziemek, Wisconsin, 7.51m, w:1.0 (24-07.75). 2, Devin Dick, Kansas St., 7.32m, w:1.7 (24-00.25). 3, Wesley Bray, Unattached, 7.26m, w:1.4 (23-10). 4, Trey Hardee, Nike, 7.22m, w:3.6 (23-08.25). 5, Alex McCune, Akron, 7.11m, w:1.8 (23-04).

6, J Patrick Smith, Cal St. Chic, 7.10m, w:0.8 (23-03.50). 7, Chase Dalton, BYU, 6.98m, w:3.6 (22-11). 8, Austin Bahner, Wichita St., 6.93m, w:1.7 (22-09). 9, Clayton Chaney, Unattached, 6.89m, w:1.0 (2207.25). 10, Kurtis Brondyke, Unattached, 6.86m, w:–0.7 (22-06.25). 11, Thomas FitzSimons, Santa Barbar, 6.84m, w:2.1 (2205.25). 12, Tim Wunderlich, Unattached, 6.68m, w:3.0 (21-11). 13, Derek Masterson, Unattached, 6.66m, w:1.6 (21-10.25).

14, Daniel Gooris, UNI, 6.55m, w:1.0 (2106). 15, Ryan Harlan, Unattached, 5.95m, w:2.4 (19-06.25). – Gunnar Nixon, adidas, DNS, w:NWI. Decathlon: #3 Men Shot Put 1, Ryan Harlan, Unattached, 15.68m, (5105.50). 2, Trey Hardee, Nike, 15.38m, (5005.50). 3, Devin Dick, Kansas St., 15.30m, (50-02.50). 4, Clayton Chaney, Unattached, 14.10m, (46-03.25). 5, Derek Masterson,

Unattached, 13.83m, (45-04.50). 6, Tim Wunderlich, Unattached, 13.82m, (4504.25). 7, Wesley Bray, Unattached, 13.67m, (44-10.25). 8, Kurtis Brondyke, Unattached, 13.51m, (44-04). 9, Daniel Gooris, UNI, 13.31m, (43-08). 10, Austin Bahner, Wichita St., 12.95m, (42-06). 11, J Patrick Smith, Cal St. Chic, 12.56m, (41-02.50). 12, Alex McCune, Akron, 12.46m, (40-10.50).

13, Chase Dalton, BYU, 12.43m, (4009.50). 14, Zach Ziemek, Wisconsin, 12.08m, (39-07.75). 15, Thomas Fitz-Simons, Santa Barbar, 11.98m, (39-03.75). – Gunnar Nixon, adidas, DNS. Decathlon: #7 Men Discus Throw 1, Trey Hardee, Nike, 50.65m, (166-02). 2, Austin Bahner, Wichita St., 44.99m, (14707). 3, Derek Masterson, Unattached, 44.24m, (145-02). 4, Chase Dalton, BYU, 44.06m, (144-07). 5, Tim Wunderlich, Unattached, 43.49m, (142-08). 6, Zach Ziemek, Wisconsin, 42.77m, (140-04). 7, Daniel Gooris, UNI, 42.28m, (138-08). 8, Kurtis Brondyke, Unattached, 41.80m, (13702). 9, Wesley Bray, Unattached, 40.98m, (134-05). 10, Alex McCune, Akron, 40.58m, (133-02). 11, J Patrick Smith, Cal St. Chic, 39.89m, (130-10). 12, Clayton Chaney, Unattached, 39.66m, (130-01). 13, Thomas FitzSimons, Santa Barbar, 39.47m, (12906). 14, Devin Dick, Kansas St., 31.14m, (102-02). – Ryan Harlan, Unattached, DNS. – Gunnar Nixon, adidas, DNS. Decathlon: #9 Men Javelin Throw 1, Thomas FitzSimons, Santa Barbar, 61.20m, (200-09). 2, Chase Dalton, BYU, 60.69m, (199-01). 3, Tim Wunderlich, Unattached, 60.40m, (198-02). 4, Derek Masterson, Unattached, 59.30m, (194-07). 5, Kurtis Brondyke, Unattached, 58.09m, (19007). 6, Alex McCune, Akron, 57.69m, (18903). 7, Wesley Bray, Unattached, 57.54m, (188-09). 8, Trey Hardee, Nike, 56.91m, (186-08). 9, Austin Bahner, Wichita St., 55.02m, (180-06). 10, Zach Ziemek, Wisconsin, 54.69m, (179-05). 11, J Patrick Smith, Cal St. Chic, 53.73m, (176-03). 12, Clayton Chaney, Unattached, 50.68m, (16603). 13, Daniel Gooris, UNI, 50.57m, (16511). 14, Devin Dick, Kansas St., 50.36m, (165-03). – Gunnar Nixon, adidas, DNS. – Ryan Harlan, Unattached, DNS. Men Decathlon 1, Trey Hardee, Nike, 8599. 2, Wesley Bray, Unattached, 7807. 3, Thomas FitzSimons, Santa Barbar, 7645. 4, Zach Ziemek, Wisconsin, 7609. 5, Chase Dalton, BYU, 7592.

6, J Patrick Smith, Cal St. Chic, 7567. 7, Austin Bahner, Wichita St., 7512. 8, Devin Dick, Kansas St., 7434. 9, Derek Masterson, Unattached, 7423. 10, Kurtis Brondyke, Unattached, 7416. 11, Clayton Chaney, Unattached, 7253. 12, Tim Wunderlich, Unattached, 6493. 13, Daniel Gooris, UNI, 6486. 14, Alex McCune, Akron, 6126.

Men 20,000 Meter Race Walk 1, John Nunn, U.S. Army, 1:27:56.39. 2, Patrick Stroupe, Unattached, 1:29:26.68. 3, Nick Christie, Missouri Bap, 1:29:52.67. 4, Alejandro Chavez, Missouri Bap, 1:30:28.15.

5, John Cody Risch, Q Elite, 1:32:49.07. 6, Emmanuel Corvera, Unattached, 1:34:08.71.

7, Michael Giuseppe Mannozzi, Shore Athlet, 1:36:04.88. 8, Richard Luettchau II, Shore Athlet, 1:38:20.68. 9, Jonathan Hallman, Shore Athlet, 1:39:32.96. 10, Matthew De Witt, Parkside Ath, 1:40:37.38. 11, Joel Pfahler, Miami Valley, 1:41:11.65. 12, David Swarts, Pegasus A.C., 1:48:57.93.

American Track & Field

Men Triple Jump 1, Will Claye, Nike, 17.75m, w:0.8 (58-03).

2, Christian Taylor, Unattached, 17.37m, w:1.1 (57-00). 3, Chris Benard, Chula Vista, 17.10m, w:+0.0 (56-01.25). 4, Omar Craddock, Jump Corps, 16.58m, w:+0.0 (5404.75). 5, Ryan Grinnell, Unattached, 16.55m, w:4.6 (54-03.75). 6, Joshua Honeycutt, Unattached, 16.39m, w:+0.0 (5309.25). 7, Troy Doris, Chula Vista, 16.39m, w:1.9 (53-09.25). 8, Matthew O'Neal, Unattached, 16.23m, w:1.9 (53-03). 9, Rex Parker, Unattached, 16.06m, w:1.4 (5208.25). 10, Eric Sloan, Unattached, 16.05m, w:2.4 (52-08). 11, Devin Field, Kansas St., 16.02m, w:1.4 (52-06.75). 12, Dejon Wilkinson, Saint August, 15.66m, w:1.4 (5104.50). 13, Jason Harper, Unattached, 15.62m, w:1.1 (51-03). 14, Anthony May, Arkansas, 15.36m, w:2.3 (50-04.75). 15, Shane Lewis, Unattached, 15.22m, w:0.4 (49-11.25). – Chris Carter, Unattached, DNS, w:NWI.

67.03m, (219-11). 13, Darien Thornton, Grand Valley, 66.24m, (217-04). 14, Kyle Strawn, Florida, 65.87m, (216-01). 15, Daniel Raithel, Unattached, 65.54m, (215-00). 16, Joe Frye, Music City M, 64.17m, (210-06).

17, Caleb Stuart, UC Riverside, 63.81m, (209-04). – Jake Freeman, Nike, FOUL.

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7.46m, w:2.6 (24-05.75). 15, La'Derrick Ward, SIU Edwardsv, 7.39m, w:1.5 (24-03).

16, Dejon Wilkinson, Saint August, 7.34m, w:1.3 (24-01). – Willie Alexander, Long Beach S, DNS, w:NWI. – Will Claye, Nike, DNS, w:NWI.