BRIEFLY.Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Olear helps U.S. team to gold Elizabeth Olear won a gold medal Sunday at the IAAF IAAF abbr. International Amateur Athletic Federation World Junior Championships in Beijing, China, helping the U.S.400-meter relay team to victory in 43.49 seconds. The Louisville of Woodland Hills graduate, who is about to begin college at USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. , ran the third leg and made a perfect handoff to North Carolina runner Gabby Mayo. Jeneba Tarmoh of San Jose and Alexandria Anderson from Texas ran the first two. UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX sophomore Rhonda Watkins, representing Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (trĭn`ĭdăd, təbā`gō), officially Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, republic (2005 est. pop. 1,088,000), 1,980 sq mi (5,129 sq km), West Indies. The capital is Port of Spain. , captured the gold medal in the women's long jump with a leap of 21 feet, 2 1/2 inches. -- Matthew Kredell Russia won the four-team Birmingham (England) International track meet despite a dominating performance from the American sprinters, including Allyson Felix (L.A. Baptist of North Hills). Felix pushed through a swirling crosswind cross·wind n. A wind blowing at right angles to a given direction, as to an aircraft's line of flight. Noun 1. crosswind - wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft and won the 200 meters in 22.19 seconds, second-fastest in the world this year. Russia took the victory with 349 points. The U.S. was second with 312.5points. TENNIS: Andy Roddick won his first championship in more than a year, beating Spain's Juan Carlos Ferrero Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (born February 12 1980) or JCF is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Spain. He captured the men's singles title at the French Open in 2003, and in September that year he became the 21st player to hold the World No. 1 ranking. 6-3, 6-4 at the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Mason, Ohio. Ana Ivanovic advanced to the final of the Rogers Cup with a rain-interrupted 6-1, 6-4 victory over Dinara Safina in Montreal. Ivanovic will meet former world No. 1 Martina Hingis in the final, which was postponed until today because of weather. Defending champion Kim Clijsters officially pulled out of the U.S. Open because of a left wrist injury. FOOTBALL: In an abrupt change, Arizona State coach Dirk Koetter has decided to make sophomore Rudy Carpenter (Westlake High) the starting quarterback. Senior Sam Keller, named the starter Friday, was excused from the Sun Devils' practice and is considering transferring. |
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