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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Š2008 USA Track & Field Fast Forward is an official publication of USA Track & Field, 132 East Washington, Suite 800, Indianapolis, IN 46204, published quarterly by USA Track & Field.

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GOODNEWS DOUG LOGAN NAMED USATF CEO ABC, ESPN and Univision that more than doubled the number of national MLS games on the air. He also directed the expansion of the league in 1998, increasing the asset value of the league from $5 million per team to $20 million per team.

“I was honored to have stewardship of another major sport, soccer, for four years,” Logan said. “The opportunity to play a meaningful role in a second one was irresistible. The strength of the sport is based on the ubiquity of athletics and the fact that everyone has ‘played’ at one time or another. Everyone has raced their brother or sister. To a large degree, it is a marketer’s dream.”

Logan was selected unanimously by USATF’s CEO Selection Committee after a three-month search that began with a potential candidate list of 100. Through interviews and a winnowing process, Logan emerged as the clear choice to lead USATF as it undergoes a restructuring of its board and seeks to expand on the tremendous growth and TV programming expansion of the last decade.

Kicking off his tenure July 21, Logan is initially devoting his time soliciting feedback from people in all areas of the sport, including athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers, professional staff, the media and fans, developing an action plan for his first months as CEO. Since leaving MLS, Logan has run Empresario, LLC of New York, a sports consulting firm that in 2001 was a consultant in the creation of the National Rugby League.

From 1993 until 1995 Logan served as Director General of OCESA, SA, the largest concert promotion company in Mexico, and he was Senior Vice President of Ogden Entertainment Services from 1985 to 1993. Logan served as the General Manager of the Rockford (Ill.) MetroCentre from 1979 to 1985, where he was the promoter of the first commercial Arena Football League game in 1985.

Logan also has been a member of U.S. delegations to many international sporting events, including the 1996 Olympic Games, 1998 FIFA World Cup and the FIFA Copa Confederaciones in Mexico in 1999. A Vietnam veteran twice decorated with the bronze star, Logan grew up in Cuba and has been a lifelong competitive road runner.

Cathy Griffin of The Griffin Network administered USATF’s CEO search in conjunction with the Selection Committee, comprised of former VISA Chief Marketing Officer John Bennett, two-time Olympic medalist Adam Nelson, four-time Olympian Joetta Clark-Diggs, 1996 Olympic head coach Deanne Vochatzer and former USATF Board member Cynthia Doyle.

Doug Logan The USA Track & Field Board of Directors on July 17 approved top sports executive Doug Logan, the former Commissioner, President and CEO of Major League Soccer, as its next CEO. A bilingual sports and entertainment leader with a proven track record of generating long-term sponsor partnerships, television outreach and high fan attendance, Logan and MLS in 1996 were named Sports Industrialist of the Year by Sports Business Daily.

Logan led MLS during its enormously successful 1995 start-up through 1999. He orchestrated the launch of the league’s inaugural season, averaging attendances of over 17,000 per game, highlighted by two single-game attendance figures over 85,000. With an annual budget of $90 million, MLS under Logan’s leadership generated $120 million in multiple-year sponsorship commitments from Nike, AT&T, adidas, Puma, Umbro, Honda, MasterCard, PepsiCo, Anheuser-Busch and Bic. As the country’s highest-ranking Hispanic-American in sports management, Logan transformed MLS television contracts from a time-buy to co-ventures, negotiating five-year broadcasting agreements with 6

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GOODNEWS Into the Blogosphere USATF CEO Doug Logan has been blogging on a weekly basis, sharing his plans, opinions and ideas directly with the public wit his Shin Splints blog. Topics he took on in his first two months on the job included conducting an audit of USATF’s High Performance Programs, Team USA’s performance in Beijing, the role of track legends in our sport, customer service at the USATF National Office, and drugs in sport. To read the complete archive of Logan’s Shin Splints blog, visit http://www.usatf.org/about/leadership/ShinSplintsBlog/archive.asp

Team USA stars ring bells in NYC Taylor, who won the 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay at the 2000 Walter Dix Olympic Games in Sydney, duplicated that feat last month at the 2008 Games in Beijing. Merritt also won two golds in Beijing, winning the men’s 400 and running on the 4x400m relay. Dix did double-bronze duty, placing third in the 100 and 200 at the Games.

Also while in New York, the trio appeared at the Friar's Club, where they were made honorary members. They also made an appearance on BET's 106 & Park television show and donated a pair of Olympic spikes to Oprah Winfrey's Dr. Oz Healthcorp Initiative Campaign.

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2008 Olympic medalists Angelo Taylor, LaShawn Merritt and Walter Dix received the honor of ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on September 5.

Team USA wins DecaNation in France Led by Olympic medalists Hyleas Fountain, David Oliver and Reggie Witherspoon, Team USA was victorious at the 2008 DecaNation held September 6-7 in Paris, France. The event is a team competition where event specialists compete in 20 different competitions.

Team USA won with a total of 89.5 points, with Germany the runner-up with 85 points and the host French squad third with 84 points. Fountain won the women's long jump with a best of 6.24 meters/20 feet 5.75 inches; Olympic Games 110m hurdles bronze medalist David Oliver won his specialty in 13.43 seconds; and Olympic 4x400m relay gold medalist Reggie Witherspoon won the men's 400 meters in 45.76 seconds. Other U.S. winners included 2008 Olympians Mechelle Lewis (w100, 11.47) and Lindsey Anderson (w3,000 steeplechase, 9:45.28).

USA, Germany split at Thorpe Cup Team USA won the men's team title while Germany prevailed among the women August 2-3 at the 15th Thorpe Cup combined events challenge, held at the R.V. Christian Track Complex at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan. Lela Nelson Team USA won the annual team decathlon crown for the 12th time in 15 outings in amassing the second highest five-man total in history, totaling 40,093 points to 38,496 points for Germany. The individual title went to Germany's Norman Muller (8,199). Germany won its second straight title in the women's heptathlon with a 105-point margin of victory, 17,267 points to 17,162. Winning the individual crown for the second straight year in the heptathlon was Team USA's Lela Nelson (6,029).

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Team USA rolls at NACAC U-23 Team USA dominated the competition by capturing more medals than any other country and rewriting the record books at the 2008 North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Under-23 Track & Field Championships, July 18-19 in Toluca, Mexico.

Team USA easily dominated the medal count with 62 total medals: 28 gold, 26 silver, 8 bronze. Mexico finished a distant second with 19 medals, followed by Canada with 15 and Jamaica with 11. For a complete report, visit the Team USA section of www.usatf.org/events

USATF Foundation awards bonuses to Olympians The USA Track & Field Foundation awarded $5,000 bonuses to nine recipients of their Elite Athlete Development Grant program, in recognition of their qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Team. Shani Marks (triple jump), Aretha Thurmond (discus), Diana Pickler (heptahlon), Stephanie Brown Trafton (discus), David Oliver (110 hurdles), Mike Hazle (javelin), April Steiner Bennett (pole vault), Loree Smith (hammer throw) and Leigh Smith (javelin) all received the bonuses to assist with expenses associated with training for the Olympic Games in August. Brown Trafton went on to win a gold medal and Oliver a bronze at April Steiner the Olympic Games in Beijing.

The USATF Foundation Elite Athlete Grant program contributes to the pursuit of world-class performances by American post-collegiate track and field athletes. Athletes must meet minimum performance and income standards to be eligible.

For more information or to contribute to the USA Track & Field Foundation, visit www.usatffoundation.org

Foundation makes youth, elite athlete development grants The USA Track & Field Foundation awarded numerous youth grants during their 2008 summer Board of Directors meeting in Eugene, Oregon. The largest grant, of $5000, was made to the Carrie Tollefson Training Camp in Minnesota to assist with expenses and scholarships for youth athletes. Additional Foundation grants were made to other track & field related organizations, including $1,500 grants to 25 clubs around the country and $1,000 to two additional clubs.

On the elite side, Elite Athlete Development Grants were awarded to six athletes. Receiving $4,000 grants were discus thrower Adam Kuehl, high jumper Jim Dilling and hammer thrower Erin Gilreath. Athletes receiving $3,000 grants were longer jumper Brianna Glenn, decathlete Christopher Helwick and 1,500m runner Steve Sherer.

Sharp, Login win USA 40 km race walk titles Ray Sharp and Solomiya Login won the respective men's and women's national titles September 14 at the 70th annual USA 40 km Race Walk Championships in Ocean Township, N.J. Sharp (Atlantics Mines, Mich.) won his third consecutive U.S. 40 km men's title on a steamy 90-degree day in 3 hours 58 minutes, 52 seconds.

Solomiya Login (Philadelphia) won the women's race in 4:15:52 for her first ever senior national title. For a complete report, visit www.usatf.org

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OLYMPIC TRIALS Recap

HEROES, HEARTBREAK AND THRILLING COMPETITION Eight days of packed Hayward Field stands, deafening Eugene fans and first-class track-and-field translated into a 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field that saw the selection of what many consider to be the strongest Olympic Team in decades.

championship records, 11 Hayward Field records, two U.S. high school and U.S. all-comers marks and a collegiate, world junior and American junior record.

With more than 20,000 fans each day, a total of 167,123 people attended the Olympic Trials. Athletes responded accordingly. Hyleas Fountain got the meet off right with an American heptathlon record in the 100 hurdles (12.65), and one day later Tyson Gay broke the American record in the quarterfinals with his time of 9.77. He then ran the fastest men’s 100m time in history – a windy 9.68 in the final.

An experienced American team featuring 15 Olympic medalists, 31 World Outdoor Championships medalists and 11 individual outdoor American record holders will represent the United States in track & field competition at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. While competing at the Olympic Trials, Team USA athletes collectively broke four American records, eight Olympic Trials records, five national

1. Lopez Lomong 2. Leonel Manzano 3. Anna Willard 4. Aretha Thurmond 5. Hyleas Fountain

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broke the AR in winning the women’s steeplechase in 9:27.58, leading the first-ever Olympic women’s steeplechase contingent. Jenn Stuczynski closed out the meet with an AR of 4.92m/16-1.75 in the women’s vault.

finishing a whisker under the Olympic “A” standard in third place of the women’s 10,000m, and Dee Dee Trotter, literally running with a broken leg, making her second Olympic Team in the women’s 400.

But it is competition, moreso than records, that define any Olympic Trials. Memorable moments included a dramatic, diving finish for third in an unforgettable men’s 800m, Michelle Carter becoming a secondgeneration Olympian in the women’s shot put, LaShawn Merritt and Jeremy Wariner dueling down the straightaway in the men’s 400, Amy Begley

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For the first time in harrier history, a single race - Nike Cross Nationals - will crown both individual and team national champions. Just as in past Nike Team Nationals events, the 22 best teams of each gender will compete. Only difference is, this year they'll be joined by the 45 fastest individuals from non-qualifying teams. It's true cross country, and a true national championship, whether you compete solo or for the team.

All high school runners are invited to prove who has the most guts on their stretch of turf and toe the line at the Nike Cross Regionals.

Photo Credit: Nike Communications

Nike Cross Nationals Midwest Regional Open, closes Nov 09 2008 at 11:59 PM CST When: November 15, 2008 Where: Terre Haute, IN Homepage: http://www.nikecrossnationals.com Point of Contact: Geoff Wayton (Gwayton@mymail.indstate.edu) Entry Types Allowed: allowed Individual Athletes allowed Coaches/Teams

Oregon, Washington, Montana, Alaska and, Hawaii.

Nike Cross Nationals Southwest Regional Open, closes Nov 16 2008 at 11:59 PM PST When: November 22, 2008 Where: Tempe, AZ Homepage: http://www.nikecrossnationals.com Point of Contact: Jeff Guy (JGuy5048@aol.com) Entry Types Allowed: allowed Individual Athletes allowed Coaches/Teams

Notes: The following states are in the Midwest Region: Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan & Missouri.

Notes: The following states are in the NXN Southwest Region: Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and Wyoming.

Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regional Open, closes Nov 09 2008 at 11:59 PM CST

Nike Cross Nationals South Regional Open, closes Nov 16 2008 at 11:59 PM CST When: November 22, 2008 Where: The Woodlands, TX Homepage: http://www.nikecrossnationals.com Point of Contact: Dan Green (dwilburngreen@yahoo.com) Entry Types Allowed: allowed Individual Athletes allowed Coaches/Teams

When: November 15, 2008 Where: Sioux Falls, SD Homepage: http://www.nikecrossnationals.com Point of Contact: Kristi Rieger (riegalizer@sio.midco.net) Entry Types Allowed: allowed Individual Athletes allowed Coaches/Teams Notes: The following states are in the NXN Heartland Region: South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska & Wisconsin.

Nike Cross Nationals Northwest Regional Open, closes Nov 09 2008 at 11:59 PM PST When: November 15, 2008 Where: Boise, ID Homepage: http://www.nikecrossnationals.com Point of Contact: Ryan Canning (ryancanning@netzero.net) Entry Types Allowed: allowed Individual Athletes allowed Coaches/Teams Notes: The following states are in the NXN Northwest Region: Idaho,

Notes: The following states are part of the NXN South Region: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, and Mississippi.

Nike Cross Nationals Southeast Regional Open, closes Nov 23 2008 at 11:59 PM EST When: November 29, 2008 Where: Cary, NC Homepage: http://www.nikecrossnationals.com Point of Contact: Pat Helland (NXNSoutheast@gmail.com) Entry Types Allowed: allowed Individual Athletes allowed Coaches/Teams Notes: The following states are in the NXN Southeast Region: Delaware, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Kentucky.

Nike Cross Nationals Northeast/New York Regional Open, closes Nov 23 2008 at 11:59 PM EST When: November 29, 2008 Where: Wappingers Falls, NY Homepage: http://www.nikecrossnationals.com Point of Contact: Paul Limmer (PALimmer@aol.com) Entry Types Allowed: allowed Individual Athletes allowed Coaches/Teams Notes: The following states are in the NXN Northeast Region: Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.

The state of New York is its own region.

NXN Open Race Open, closes Nov 30 2008 at 11:59 PM PST When: December 6, 2008 Where: Portland, OR Homepage: http://www.nikecrossnationals.com Point of Contact: Mike Elder (Mike@elderwire.com) Entry Types Allowed: allowed Individual Athletes allowed Coaches/Teams

Notes: It is recommended that, when entering, your team name should reflect that of a club instead of a specific school. And, if a specific club in your area does not exist, that name should have some association with the town or city in which the school is located. All individuals should compete as a club or unaffiliated.

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NIKE TEAM NATIONALS

DECEMBER 1, 2007 Originally appeared in Athletes Only, Winter 2007

Naperville “IL” Boys, Manlius “NY” Girls Win Nike Team Nationals in Portland “OR” Portland, OR, December 1 — The Nequah Club of Naperville IL, made up of seven Neuqua Valley High School cross-country runners, won the boys' championship at the 4th annual Nike Team Nationals, while the girls' championship was won by the defending champion Stotans of the Manlius Club of Manlius-Fayetteville, NY. Boys' individual winner Chris Derrick of Nequah led his Naperville team to victory in a close threeway race -- the kind that keeps coaches reminding their runners that "every place counts!" The "Knees" beat a Los Alamos, NM team, 125-127, with another New Mexico team, Albuquerque, almost as close in third with 134 points. That's about as close to a tie as you'll ever see in a race with 22 teams.

The 22-team girls' race was the opposite of close.

Manlius NY girls (Fayetteville-Manlius) successfully defended their 2006 title by more than 100 points.

With Courtney Champion, Hannah Luber and Carter McKenzie finishing 8-9-10 and a tight 29point spread, Manlius totaled only 83 points to 171 for Newhall (CA) in second and Kinetic of Saratoga, NY, third with 194. Individual winner was junior Madeline Morgan of Mountain Brook, AL's Caution Club, which finished sixth in the team scoring.

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Stephanie Brown Trafton

Mary Wineberg, Allyson Felix, Monique Henderson, Sanya Richards

Sheena Johnson Tosta

Team USA solidifies World #1 Team status in Beijing Celebrating unexpected successes and persevering through some disappointments, Team USA once again stood atop the medal charts at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, retaining its long-held status as the World’s #1 Track & Field Team.

The women’s squad had its best showing at an Olympic Games in 16 years, contributing nine medals to the 23 overall medals reaped by American athletes at the “Bird’s Nest” National Stadium, and sweeps of the 400 meters and 400m hurdles powered the men’s squad.

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Team USA topped the medal charts, with 23 medals overall, including seven gold, nine silver and seven bronze. The U.S. led in total medals as well as number of gold.

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The 23 medals won by the team matches the medal tally won in Atlanta in 1996 and far exceeds the 14 won in Sydney.

The U.S. women won nine medals to post their best medal tally since 1992, when they won 10.

The three golds won by the U.S. women matches their total in 1996 and exceeds 2000 (2) and 2004 (2).

Team USA’s men won 11 of 15 available medals in individual sprinting events – 100, 200, 400, 110 hurdles and 400 hurdles.

Two American records were set in competition. Shalane Flanagan broke her own American record en route to winning the bronze medal in the 10,000 meters, with her time of 30:22.22. Jenny Barringer broke her American record in the women’s 3,000m steeplechase with her time of 9:22.70.

In the final event of track competition, Team USA’s men’s 4x400m lineup of LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, David Neville and Jeremy Wariner

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broke the Olympic record with their winning time of 2:55.39. They bet tered the previous OR of 2:55.74 set by Americans Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Michael Johnson and Steve Lewis in 1992, which was a world record at the time it was set.

Several surprises provided unexpected highlights, led

by Stephanie Brown Trafton’s stunning victory in the women’s discus. Despite never winning a U.S. title and finishing third at the Olympic Trials, Brown Trafton brought home the first Olympic U.S. gold in the event since 1932. In fact, the team’s first three gold medalists all were third-place finishers at the Trials. In addition to Brown Trafton, Dawn Harper won the women’s 100m hurdles, and Angelo Taylor took the men’s 400 hurdles.

The 2000 Olympic gold medalist in the event as well, Taylor matched a feat previously accomplished only by Edwin Moses by winning Olympic 400m hurdles titles

eight years apart. Hyleas Fountain became the only American other than National track & Field Hall of Famer Jackie Joyner-Kersee to win a medal in the heptathlon, placing second.

Expected strong events came through as well.

LaShawn Merritt led a sweep of the men’s 400 meters, while Taylor led the 400 hurdles sweep. Bryan Clay made good on his status as the world’s greatest athlete, winning the decathlon by more than 200 points. And Sanya Richards anchored the Team USA women’s 4x400m relay to a come-from-behind victory, posting the fastest time in the world since 1993.

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Hyleas Fountain

Jenn Stuczynski

Sanya Richards

Bryan Clay

Team USA medal table, 2008 Olympic Games Gold (7) Stephanie Brown Trafton (Galt, Calif.), women’s discus, 64.74m/212-5 Angelo Taylor (Decatur, Ga.), men’s 400m hurdles, 47.25 Dawn Harper (Los Angeles), women’s 100m hurdles, 12.54 LaShawn Merritt (Suffolk, Va.), men’s 400m, 43.75 Bryan Clay (Glendora, Calif.), decathlon, 8,791 Women’s 4x400m relay: Mary Wineberg (Cincinnati, Ohio), Allyson Felix (Los Angeles), Monique Henderson (Chula Vista, Calif.), Sanya Richards (Austin, Texas), 3:18.54 Men’s 4x400m relay: LaShawn Merritt (Suffolk, Va.), Angelo Taylor (Decatur, Ga.), David Neville (Los Angeles), Jeremy Wariner (Waco, Texas), 2:55.39 OLYMPIC RECORD

Silver (9) Christian Cantwell (Columbia, Mo.), men’s shot put, 21.09m/69-2.5 Hyleas Fountain (Kettering, Ohio), women’s heptathlon, 6619 points Jenn Stuczynski (Churchville, N.Y.), women’s pole vault, 4.80m/15-9 Kerron Clement (Los Angeles), men’s 400m hurdles, 47.98 Sheena Johnson Tosta (Chula Vista, Calif.), women’s 400m hurdles, 53.70.

Shawn Crawford (Los Angeles), men’s 200m, 19.96 Jeremy Wariner (Waco, Texas), men’s 400m, 44.74 David Payne (Hampton, Va.), men’s 110m hurdles, 13.17 Allyson Felix (Los Angeles), women’s 200, 21.93

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Bronze (7) Shalane Flanagan (Pittsboro, N.C.), women’s 10,000m, 30:22.22AR Walter Dix (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.), men’s 100m, 9.91 Bershawn Jackson (Raleigh, N.C.), men’s 400m hurdles, 48.06 Sanya Richards (Austin, Texas), women’s 400m, 49.93 Walter Dix (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.), men’s 200m, 19.98 David Neville (Los Angeles), men’s 400m, 44.80 David Oliver (Kissimmee, Fla.), men’s 110m hurdles, 13.18

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JUNIORWRAP Team USA dominates medal table at World Juniors Team USA topped the medal table at the IAAF World Junior Championships July 8-13 in Bydgoszcz, Poland, with 17 medals, 11 of them gold. A U.S. 1-2 finish in the men’s hammer throw and a sweep of the relays led the way for Team USA.

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Walter Henning dominated the men's hammer, winning with his first heave of 76.14 meters/249-9 and breaking his American Junior record by over two meters. He then improved his record on his last throw with 76.92m/252-4. Connor McCullough hit a personal best of 75.88m/248-11 in the third round to move from 10th to win the silver.

In the 22-year history of the World Junior Championships no American had ever won a medal in the event.

The women’s 4x100 relay team of Jeneba Tarmoh, Shayla Mahan ,Gabrielle Glenn, and Tiffany Townsend took the gold in 43.66 seconds. The American men defeated Jamaica with a time of 38.98 with a U.S. crew that consisted of Dante Sales, Antonio Sales, Marquise Goodwin and Terrell Wilks.

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On the final day of competition, Team USA won both 4 x 400m relays in convincing fashion. The women’s team of Jessica Beard (51.1), Lanie Whittaker (52.9), Erica Alexander (52.4) and Takecia Jameson (53.8) won with a time of 3:30.19. The men won in 3:03.86 as O'Neal Wilder (45.4) and Jeshua Anderson (46.1) completed the work put in by the first two legs, Marcus Boyd (45.7) and Bryan Miller (46.7).

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Gold (11): Jeneba Tarmoh, W100m, 11.37 Teona Rodgers, W100mH, 13.40 Marcus Boyd, M400, 45.53 Takecia Jameson, W400mH, 56.29 Jeshua Anderson, M400mH, 48.68 Walter Henning, MHT, 76.92m/252-4 Marquise Goodwin, MLJ, 7.74m/25-4.75 W4x400m: Lanie Whittaker, Jessica Beard,

Erica Alexander, Takecia Jameson, 3:30.19 M4x400m: Marcus Boyd, Bryan Miller, O'Neal Wilder, Jeshua Anderson, 3:03.86 W4x100m: Jeneba Tarmoh, Shayla Mahan, Gabrielle Glenn, Tiffany Townsend, 43.66 M4x100m: Dante Sales, Antonio Sales, Marquise Goodwin, Terrell Wilks, 38.98

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Silver (4): Booker Nunley, M110mH, 13.45 Jessica Beard, W400m, 52.09 Johnny Dutch, M400mH, 49.25 Conor McCullough, MHT, 75.88m/248-11 Bronze (2): Terrell Wilks, M100m, 10.45 O'Neal Wilder, M400m, 45.76

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Anderson’s record in 400H highlights USA Junior Championships USA’s best junior athletes competed in the 2008 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships June 20-22 in Columbus, Ohio, with the top athletes in each event qualifying for the 2008 IAAF World Junior Championships.

With over 600 junior athletes ranging from 14 to 19 years-old competing in Columbus, Jessica Beard and Walter Henning headlined the event, winning their third consecutive national titles in the women's 400 meters and men's hammer throw, respectively. Jeshua Anderson also broke a 24-year old meet record in the men’s 400m hurdles to highlight competition.

winning his third consecutive national title in the men’s hammer throw with a heave of 73.87 meters/242 feet, 4 inches. Beard won her third consecutive women's 400m title in 52.23 seconds.

After a two-hour rain delay, 2007 USATF Youth Athlete of the Year William Wynne took the early lead in the men's 400m hurdles, but was passed on the final straightaway by 2008 NCAA champion Jeshua Anderson, who crossed the line in 49.28 to break the 24 year-old meet record of 49.45 set in 1984 by Belfred Clark.

For complete reports and results, visit www.usatf.org

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YOUTHNEWS USATF’s top youth athletes had a busy and productive summer, with championships action filling the calendar in June and July. National championship events included the USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships June 24-29 in Charlotte, N.C. and the USATF National Junior Olympic Outdoor Track & Field Championships July 22-27 in Omaha, Neb.

McCullough takes hammer record; Reynolds impresses at Youth Championships Highlights from the USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships included Connor McCullough’s record in the young men’s hammer throw and multiple event winners Robin Reynolds and Ryan Crouser, at a meet that featured more than 2,000 athletes age 18 and under.

record when he launched the 12 pound implement 79.24 meters/260 feet, finishing over 100 feet ahead of his nearest competitor. The previous record of 67.64m/221-11 was set last year by Jordan Stray.

Robin Reynolds collected four wins in the youth girls division, including the 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m.

Reynolds’ first win came in the youth girls 200m with a time of 23.83 seconds, just .02 off the meet record. Later that day, Reynolds rallied in the 800m in the final straightaway win in 2:16.28. The following day she won the 100 in 11.98 and the 400 in 53.84.

Crouser amassed three individual titles with his wins in the intermediate boys’ javelin, discus and shot put. He won the boys' discus and javelin throw on the same day, heaving the 1.6kg discus 54.94m/180-03 and throwing the javelin 55.19m/181-01. His third win came in the shot put with a winning throw of 17.48m/57-4.25.

Records fall at Junior Olympics Champs.

Thirteen U.S. Youth and eighteen Junior Olympic meet records fell at the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships held in Omaha, Neb and featured over 6,000 athletes in the youth five age divisions.

McCullough shattered the young men's hammer throw

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The first day saw two records in the steeplechase as Eleanor Fulton broke the intermediate girls' 2,000m steeplechase national youth record with her 6:56.97 clocking, and Alyssa Allison dominated the field in the young women’s 2,000m steeplechase with a time of 6:54.37.

Also on the first day of competition, Tyler Sorensen obliterated the youth boys 3,000m race walk national record by over 20 seconds with a time of 13:42.07. The next day, Stacey Destin won the midget girls' pentathlon with a record 3,412 points and Victoria Powell set a national youth record in the bantam girls' triathlon with a score of 1,460 points. Destin would also go on to set the midget girls high jump national record with a leap of 1.69m/5-6.5.

Natalie Willer smashed the national youth record in the young women's pole vault with a clearance at 4.21m/139.75. Phyllis Francis smashed the national youth record in the intermediate girls' 800m with a stunning 2:04.83, clipping almost two seconds off the previous record of

2:06.64, set in 2006 by Chanelle Price. In the midget girls' 800, Raevyn Rogers set a national youth record with her time of 2:13.12.

And on the final day of competition, Trinity Wilson shattered the national youth record in the youth girls 100m hurdles with 13.85; Turquoise Thompson broke the national youth in the young women's 400 hurdles with her 57.67; Darian Trout-Brown broke the midget boy’s 100m Hurdle records running 11.70; and World Junior silver medalist, Booker Nunley set the young men’s national record in the 110m Hurdles with his 13.41.

Setting Junior Olympic records were: Ashlie Blake (midget, shotput), Bradley Bolton (intermediate; hammer throw), Dior Hall (midget, 80m hurdles), David Reinhardt (youth, javelin), and Otis Statum (bantam, javelin).

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MASTERSWRAP Great performances highlight USA Masters Outdoor Championships Six Olympians and 41 reigning world champions were among the 1,000 athletes who competed at the 2008 USA Track & Field Masters Outdoor Championships, August 7-10 at Spokane Falls Community College, in Spokane, Wash. Among the highlights: In the M55 age group, 2006 World Masters Athlete of the Year Bill Collins of Houston, Texas, won the three sprints (100m, 200m, 400m) at a USA Masters Outdoor Championships for the tenth time in his career.

Collins has won his respective age-group sprint trifecta seven times in world championship competition, and he owns 27 World Outdoor individual titles.

National Track & Field Hall of Famer and 1952 Olympic javelin thrower Franklin “Bud� Held of Del Mar, Calif., set an M80 world record in the pole vault (2.65m/8 feet 8.25 inches) and added an American record in the hammer throw with 34.15 meters/112 feet.

Joy Upshaw-Margerum of Los Altos Hills, Calif., set a pair of W45 American records, with a leap of 5.37 meters/17 feet 7.50 inches in the long jump and with a time of 12.07 in the 80m hurdles. She also won the W45 100m in 13.17 and the 200m in 26.52.

Other world masters records were set on the final day of competition in Spokane by Ralph Maxwell and Stephen Robbins. Maxwell (Alamo, Tex.) won the M85 300m hurdles in 1 minute, 21.44 seconds, shattering the listed M85 world record of 1:27.09. An 11-time world masters sprint champion, Robbins (Cleveland Heights, Ohio), bettered the listed M65 world 200m record with 25.36 seconds. Earlier this year he posted a pending world record time of 25.20, with both times breaking bettering the listed W65 world record of 25.46.

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Kathy Martin (Northport, N.Y.) won the W55 in the 1,500 meters in 5 minutes 13.49 seconds to go along with her other Spokane triumphs in the 2,000m steeplechase, 5,000m, 800m and 10,000 meters.

For complete results and reports from Spokane, visit www.usatf.org

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Cross Country

by Cregg Weinmann

T

he 2008 cross country season is looming, complete with a new batch of shoes designed for traction and lightness. This season’s offerings are familiar, each with a little something for all aficionados of the hill and dale sport. As always, the versatility of cross country racing shoes is their adaptable traction on varying terrain and their protective cushioning, despite their low-profile design.

Each has a subtly different fit to allow runners to find a racing shoe for their individual feet. Cross country spiked and spikeless models nearly mirror each other in styling and weight, with spikes providing a marginally better grip on muddy or soggy ground. Cross country spikes are designed to perform best on all-natural courses, while the spikeless versions, which have integral outersole nubs of some sort, generally handle all surfaces, including indoor or outdoor tracks. If you’re looking to make a purchase that will transition from cross country season to track season, consider the one of the spikeless options here.

adidas adiZero Belligerence

adidas RLH Cross

The Belligerence is the first adiZero cross country shoe and, thanks to adidas’ experience, it’s right on target. Available in a spiked version only, it features a flexible, rubbery spikeplate that’s covered with dozens of multi-directional lugs surrounding the 6 spike wells. A thin layer of CM-EVA midsole provides a bit of protection with its very low-profile and responsive ride. The upper uses minimal synthetic overlays with the HF-welded bands from the eyestay to the bottom of the shoe doing the heavy lifting. The tongue is secured in the interior all along the medial side to shore up the foot and provide additional support. On the lateral side, it’s held in place by an elastic band that flexes with the foot while keeping the tongue in place. The mesh used in the upper allows a bit of stretch that improves the fit, but is strategically reinforced to provide a balance between freedom and structure.

After a lengthy run on store shelves, the Neptune has been replaced by the RLH, in both spiked and spikeless versions.

RLH (an abbreviation for “Run Like He!!”) takes a cue from the adiZero line and features a more streamlined design than did recent editions of the Neptune.

The upper is well tailored with a minimalist approach, but has just enough Lightstrike foam for comfort in the ankle collar and heel.

The low-profile midsole offers enough protection without extra weight, and its thin enough that it doesn’t hinder flexibility. Wellplaced Traxion lugs in both the heel and forefoot provide an effective grip, with enough give to provide a little cushioning on hard surfaces. Both spiked and spikeless versions provide the extra traction needed for sloppy conditions.

“Fit hugs foot without unpleasant pressure anywhere, ideal for racing flat. No feeling of being out of control racing downhill, traction is just right.”

“Very pleased with the great fit. The traction was the best feature, like an extension of my foot, no, more like part of it, the way it flexed and moved with it.”

Price: $60 Spiked/Spikeless Weight: 7.9 oz. (men’s 11) Spikeless/8.2 oz. (men’s 11) with 6 spikes Fit: snug heel, glove-like toe box

Price: $90 Spiked Weight: 7.4 oz. (men’s 11) with 6 spikes Fit: snug heel, glove-like toe box

ASICS Hyper XC2/XCS2 Hyper Rocketgirl XC2/XCS2

Mizuno Wave Kaze 4 For more than 5 years, the Wave Kaze has been consistent thanks to the dialed-in Wave Plate, midsole, and outersole combination. This year, the Kaze continues with what has worked best, and still managed to lighten the shoe by redesigning the upper, thinning out the mesh with a sandwich of Airmesh over closed mesh. Excess material in the overlays has been trimmed, accounting for more than half an ounce coming out of the shoe. The last and sizing continue unchanged with unisex sizes fitting the bulk of the runners, and the women’s shoe taking care of the smaller and narrower feet.

The Hyper cross country series, for men and women, has undergone an update which offers improvement at several turns. The value-oriented price holds steady despite increases throughout the industry. The CMSpEVA midsole, lugged outersole, and rubber Trusstic element continue to provide effective support, cushioning, and traction. The unisex sizing remains with the Hyper XC2/XCS2, as does the women’s last for the Hyper Rocketgirl XC2/XCS2. The upper retains the water-shedding, closed mesh though the rand but the overlays have been pared down, helping to shave almost 3 grams of weight.

That’s not much of drop, but as long as support and durability aren’t compromised, lighter is always better. The spikeless version is effective for all surfaces and indoor and outdoor competitions, making it a good choice if you’re also looking forward to track season.

“Fit [is] snug all around, and they work amazingly well on hills. Good traction from the little nubbin-y things on the bottom. Feel light and fast.”

Price: $75 Spiked/Spikeless Weight: 8.2 oz. (men’s 11) Spikeless/8.8 oz. (men’s 11) with 6 spikes; 5.7 oz. (women’s 8) Spikeless/6.3 oz. with 6 spikes Fit: snug heel, glove-like toe box

“This shoe has a great fit to it, even the heel area has a nice snug feel. The cushioning is low-profile with a minimalistic feel, just enough cushion and grip for racing with nothing more.”

Price: $55 Spiked/$50 Spikeless Weight: 8.4 oz. (men’s 11) Spikeless/9.1 oz. (men’s 11) with 6 spikes Fit: snug heel, close-fitting toe box

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Cross Country Nike Zoom Waffle Racer VI & Zoom Waffle XC VII

The Nike 2008 cross country season amounts to a back-to-the-drawing board for the Nike Waffle offerings. The upper’s tailoring is familiarly snug, reflecting the spike that it is. The midsole and spikeplate/outersole have recognizable aspects—the aggressive chevron-shaped “Waffle” rubber and the CM-EVA midsole—but the switch to a thin layer of thermoplastic in the midfoot has taken significant weight out of the shoe, a whopping 2 ounces. The upper also contributed to the weight loss, with gauze-y mesh and open mesh sandwiched together, with a soft, synthetic suede arch band for fit and comfort.

“These shoes feel good; they are light, offer good traction, and just enough protection for cross country racing.”

Nike Jana Star Waffle III & Jana Star XC III

The Jana Star series benefits from the changes to its sibling the Waffle Racer, the men’s half of this pair. Significantly, it has dropped over an ounce in weight—directly attributable to changes in the midsole. The midfoot now sports a thin, thermoplastic layer of support in place of the much heavier rubber from before, without sacrificing protection from the cushioning and the thermoplastic layer that protects from rocky surfaces. The upper has been reworked to internalize the structural overlays of the previous version, again at a weight savings. One of the ways that the Jana differs from the men’s versions is the open mesh over the toe with a different sandwich of meshes from the midfoot through the heel. Sueded lining in the heel and just in front of the arch offer comfort where the shoe fits the snuggest.

“I really like the shoes overall. Love the color, and they feel fast! Lacing feels secure and strong, won‘t let me down. Maybe best of all, the fit is comfortably snug, but soft against my foot.”

Price: $50 Spikeless/$60 Spiked Weight: 6.4 oz. (men’s 11) Spikeless/6.8 oz. (men’s 11) with 4 spikes Fit: snug heel, glove-like toe box

Price: $50 Spikeless/$60 Spiked Weight: 4.9 oz. (women’s 8) Spikeless/5.1 oz. (women’s 8) with 4 spikes Fit: snug heel, glove-like toe box

Reebok Velocity Waffle II & Velocity XC II

The updated Velocity retains the effective parts of the shoe, while introducing some improvements.

The proven midsole/outersole, with its dependable traction and cushioning for harder surfaces, does equally well on the soft surfaces. The upper contributes to the lighter weight with a new, closed mesh and a bit of water-resistant, rubbery overlays combined with good support from its Vector stripes. The narrow, sueded overlays on the edging add protection and a little structure.

Overall, the supportive, glove-like fit has been maintained to continue to provide Reebok’s version of low-profile design.

“Reebok has steadily provided a shoe that works great for my cross country racing. They fit me, the traction is reliable, and the low profile gives me a feel for the course.”

Saucony Shay XC

The Shay XC becomes Saucony’s new cross country option to the Kilkenny. Named for Ryan Shay, the late elite marathoner and cross country All-America selection, it’s aimed at the fastest performances.

The upper features an open mesh with touches of supportive overlays—it’s minimal but enough. Inside, there’s a soft, flexible sleeve stitched to the sides of the tongue and secured along the edges of the Strobel board. This sleeve moves with the foot, offering a close fit and reducing friction. The midsole is nicely cushioned, especially for a racer. The outersole features the old-school Saucony triangular lugs, which really grip on a wide variety of surfaces, and a fun “footprint” in a second color of rubber. The combination of performance and comfort add up to a hardworking cross country racer—just like its namesake.

“This shoe was a pleasant surprise—traction, cushioning, breathable, comfortable on the foot—it really performs.”

Price: $50 Spikeless/$55 Spiked Weight: 7.9 oz. (men’s 11) Spikeless/8.4 oz. (men’s 11) with 6 spikes Fit: snug heel, glove-like toe box

Price: $60 Spikeless/$65 Spiked Weight: 7.2 oz. (men’s 11) Spikeless/7.7 oz. (men’s 11) with 6 spikes Fit: snug heel, close-fitting toe box

Cregg Weinmann is footwear and running products reviewer for the Running Network LLC. A competitive runner for the past 43 years, he also has coached runners at all levels for over 25 years. He can be reached via fax at 661.872.1233 or via e-mail at shuz2run@lightspeed.net.

Copyright © 2008 by Running Network LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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CLUBCHAMPIONSHIP Nike Central Park TC, KC Smoke take Club titles Nike Central Park Track Club (Metropolitan) and the Kansas City Smoke (Missouri Valley) claimed the women's and men's team titles, respectively, July 19-20 at the USATF National Club Track & Field Championships in Olathe, Kansas. Nike Central Park Track Club used a well-balanced effort by both its men's and women's squads to also claim the combined team title over VS Athletics (Southern California), 298.5 to 267 points.

Scoring in 18 of 24 events, the Nike Central Park TC women tallied 178 points, with VS Athletics (Southern California) scoring 143 points for second.

Norfolk Real Deal (Virginia), was third with 110, Greater Boston TC (New England), the 2002, 2005, and 2006 champions, scored 98, and Brockport Distance Project (Niagara) scored 53 to round out the top five.

In the men's competition, hometown favorite Kansas City Smoke outscored Nike Central Park TC 146 points to 120.5. VS Athletics finished third with 114 points. Southwestern Sprinters (Southwestern) ended the day with 76 points claiming fourth place and Big River Running Company (Ozark), making its Club Championship debut, finished fifth with 69.5 points.

Dabryan Blanton of the Southwestern Sprinters was the Most Valuable Male Athlete, scoring 21 points. He finished 2nd in both the 100m and 200m and was Action Sports Images

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a member of the winning 4x100m and Sprint Medley relay teams. Samaiyah Islam of Norfolk Real Deal was Most Valuable Female Athlete, scoring 26 points. She won the 100m Hurdles, finished 3rd in the 400m Hurdles, placed 5th in the Shot Put, finished 7th in the Javelin, and was a member of the winning 4x100m team.

The top men's performance, based on the IAAF scoring tables, went to Ashhad Agyapong of Shore AC for the 20.75 he recorded in the 200m preliminaries. Valma Bass was awarded the top women's performance for running 23.88 in the 200m.

For complete results from the USATF National Club Track & Field Championships, visit http://www.usatf.org/events/2008/USATFClubT FChampionships

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LDRNEWS Carney, Steffens win 20 km on roads John Nepolitan

James Carney took charge early on his way to his second USA title of 2008, winning the USA 20 km Championships on September 1 in 59:11. In the women's race, Jill Steffens overtook Elva Dryer just after the 12 mile mark to win the women's title in 1:08:48. The championships were hosted by the 31st annual Stratton Faxon New Haven 20K in New Haven, Ct. Also finishing in the top 3 for the men were Josh Rohatinsky (1:59:58) and Dan Browne (1:00:08). Rounding out the women’s top 3 were Dryer (1:08:54) and Ilsa Paulson (1:08:55).

Wardian, Beck win 50-mile trail titles Michael Wardian of Arlington, Va., and Susanna Beck of Eugene, Ore., topped the field at the USA 50-mile Trial Championships, held July 26 at the White River 50 Mile in Crystal Mountain, Wash.

Wardian won in 6:52:50, ahead of Adam Lint (6:59:36) and Jasper Halekas (7:04:25). Beck’s 7:32:12 for the women was a new course record by seven minutes and put her ahead of Kami Semick in second place in 7:42:52 and Annie Thiessen in third in 8:29:45. William Emerson (Portland, Ore.) won the overall men's masters race in 7:30:21, while Beck was top women’s master.

Shared wins at 100 Mile Trail Championships Mike Wolfe (Missoula, Mont.) and Eric Skaden (Folsom, Calif.) combined efforts through the last 25 miles for a

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"shared" victory in 18:59:10, while Nikki Kimball (Bozeman, Mt.) won the women's title in 20:18:12, July 19 at the USA 100 Mile Trail Championships. The event was hosted by the 2008 Tahoe Rim Trail 50K/50M/100M Endurance Runs.

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In the men’s race, Clint Wells finished just eleven seconds behind Blake, and Rickey Gates was third in 1:01:12. For the women, Kasie Enman ran 1:13:26 for second, with Laura Haefli third in 1:13:34. Haefli broke the masters record of 1:16:03 set by Joan Benoit Samuelson in 1997 and Simon Gutierrez, 42, broke the men’s masters record in 1:01:34.

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More trail titles There was plenty of additional trail-running championship action over the summer. At the men’s 12 km, women’s 8 km and junior 8 km Championships held June 29 in Steamboat Springs, Colo. Jonathan Severy of Winsooski, Vt., won the men’s title in 59:51; Laura Haelfi of Del Norte, Colo., took the women’s title in 45:16; and Paul Peterson of Broomfield, Colo., won the junior boys in 44:34.

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At the 100km Trail championships August 16 in Oakridge, Ore., 41-year-old Neil Olsen of Central Point, Ore., won the open and masters men’s divisions in 10 hours, 6 minutes and 54 seconds.

Prudence L’Heureux of Bend, Ore., won the women’s title in 11:12:36, and Meghan Abrogast, 47, of Corvallis, Ore., was the fastest masters woman in 12:03:45.

For the women, Beverly Anderson-Abbs finished just less than 10 minutes after Kimball in 23:28:10, with Jenny Capel third (24:53:38). Ian Torrence was the third male, in 21:53:40. Charles Hofacker and AndersonAbbs were named men's and women's master's national champions, respectively.

Blake, Erholtz win Mountain Running Eric Blake (New Britain, Conn.), and Brandy Erholtz (Bailey, Colo.), won the men's and women's USA Mountain Running Championships at the Mt. Washington Road Race June 21 in Pinkham Notch, N.H. Blake ran 1:00:39 to win his second USA Mountain title, while Erholtz ran 1:11:08 to win her first championship.

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