ROAD TO EUGENE '08.Byline: The Register-Guard PREVIEWING THE FIELD FOR TODAY'S INAUGURAL MEET WOMEN'S POLE VAULT pole vault Track-and-field event consisting of a vault for height over a crossbar with the aid of a long pole. It became a competitive sport in the mid-19th century and was included in the first modern Olympic Games. , 6:25 p.m. The rundown: Two-time Olympian Kellie Suttle will face stiff competition from 2003 NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association champion Becky Holliday and 2002 U.S. junior champion Lacy Janson. Also entered: Niki McEwen, Carly Dockendorf and Stephanie McCaan. Bottom line: Suttle and Janson have both cleared 15- 1/4 this season. Holliday, who was third at U.S. nationals, is the UO record-holder at 14-8, while McEwen is second on the all-time list at 13-11 1/4 . MEN'S HAMMER, 6:27 p.m. The rundown: 2006 U.S. champion A.G. Kruger will battle Kibwe Johnson and Thomas J. Freeman, who tied for third at the U.S. national meet. Walter Henning is the U.S. junior champion. Also entered: Lucais MacKay and Jordan Stray. Bottom line: Kruger, who has thrown 257-7 this season, won the U.S. title at 248-9. Johnson has a season best of 247-1. He and Freeman both finished at 235-9 at the U.S. meet. Henning broke his own American junior record with a toss of 235-0. MEN'S DISCUS, 6:30 p.m. The rundown: The top three throwers in the U.S. will go head-to-head, led by two-time U.S. champion Ian Waltz Ian Waltz (born 15 April 1977) is an American discus thrower. His personal best distance is 68.91 metres, achieved in May 2006 in Salinas. Achievements Year Tournament Venue Result Extra 2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 5th . He will be challenged by runner-up Casey Malone Casey Malone (born 6 April 1977) is an American discus thrower. His personal best is 66.58 metres, achieved in May 2002 in Greeley, Colorado. Achievements Year Tournament Venue Result Extra 1996 World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 1st and third-place finisher Jarred Rome Jarred Rome (born 21 December 1976) is an American discus thrower. His personal best throw is 68.37 metres, achieved in 16 April 2007 in Maui. Achievements Year Tournamentstupid Venue Result Extra 2001 Universiade Beijing, China 8th . Robert Taylor Robert Taylor or Bob Taylor may refer to:
Bottom line: Waltz won the U.S. title at 211-8, but has thrown 226-0 this season. Seasonal bests for Rome and Malone are 220-7 and 210-10, respectively. Brown checks in at 197-0; Taylor won junior title at 192-1 and Robinson was second at 188-5. WOMEN'S 100 HURDLES, 6:33 p.m. The rundown: Joanna Hayes Joanna Dove Hayes (born December 23, 1976) is an American runner, who won the gold medal in the Women's 100m Hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens. Currently coaches Track and Field and Cross-Country Running at Brentwood School in Los Angeles, California. , who didn't compete at the U.S. meet, is the 2004 Olympic gold Olympic Gold is the official video game of the XXV Olympic Summer Games, hosted by Barcelona, Spain in 1992. It was released for the Sega consoles, Mega Drive/Genesis and Master System, and Sega's handheld, Game Gear. medalist. Lolo Jones Lolo Jones (born 5 August 1982) is an American track and field athlete, who specializes in the hurdles. After a stellar career at LSU that saw her win 3 NCAA titles and garner 11 All-American honors, Jones had a breakthrough 2006 season, in which she won two meets on the tough and Dawn Harper placed fifth and seventh, respectively, at the U.S. meet. Tiffany Ofili is the U.S. junior champion. Also entered: Danielle Carruthers Danielle Carruthers (born 22 December 1979) is an American hurdler who first gained notoriety on the Indiana University track team. She finished eighth at the 2001 Summer Universiade, fourth at the 2006 World Indoor Championships and seventh at the 2006 World Athletics Final. , Gigi Johnson and Shalina Clarke. Bottom line: Four of the athletes have run under 13 seconds this season. Jones heads the list at 12.56, followed by Carruthers (12.74), Harper (12.80) and Johnson (12.92). WOMEN'S HIGH JUMP, 6:37 p.m. The rundown: Three-time Olympian Amy Acuff Amy Lyn Acuff (born July 14, 1975, Port Arthur, Texas) is an athlete from the United States. An aggressive high jump competitor, Acuff competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics as a member of USA Track and Field and is a three-time Olympian. Her personal best is 2. heads the field. She was the U.S. runner-up this year. Christine Spence, Gwen Wentland and Kelley Bowman Kelley Bowman (born March 26, 1983 in Richmond, Kentucky) is a NCAA All American high jumper for the University of Louisville. The Rockcastle County native finished third at the 2006 NCAA Outdoor Championships with a jump of 1.86 meters or 6 feet 1. tied for fourth at the U.S. meet. Patience Coleman is the U.S. junior champion. Hyleas Fountain was U.S. heptathlon heptathlon: see under decathlon. heptathlon Women's athletics competition. Contestants take part in seven different track-and-field events: 100-m hurdles, shot put, high jump, long jump, javelin throw, and 200- and 800-m runs. runner-up. Also entered: Beth Castagno. Bottom line: Acuff, third at the Prefontaine Classic The Prefontaine Classic is one of the premier track and field meets in the United States. Every year it draws a world caliber field to compete at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field. History The first annual Prefontaine Classic took place in 1974. , has cleared 6-5 this season, while Spence has jumped 6-2 and Bowman 6-1 1/2 . Coleman won junior title at 5-11 1/4 . WOMEN'S LONG JUMP, 6:40 p.m. The rundown: This could be one of the more hotly contested events as 2005 world champion Tianna Madison Tianna Madison (born August 30 1985 in Elyria, Ohio) is an American athlete competing in the long jump. She had attended Elyria High School before University of Tennessee. seeks to avenge her loss to 2006 U.S. champion Rose Richmond Rose Richmond (born 29 January 1981) is an American long jumper. She finished third at the 2006 World Athletics Final and sixth at the 2006 World Cup. Her personal best jump is 6.84 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Indianapolis. . Those two will be challenged by 2004 Olympian Grace Upshaw Grace Upshaw (born 22 September 1975) is an American long jumper. Her personal best jump is 6.84 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Eugene. Achievements Year Tournament Venue Result Extra 2003 World Championships Paris, France 8th , who was third at the U.S. meet, followed closely by Akiba McKinney, Brianna Glenn Brianna Glenn (born 18 April 1980) is an American long jumper. She finished ninth at the 2002 World Cup and seventh at the 2006 World Athletics Final Her personal best jump is 6.68 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Carson. , Shameka Marshall and U.S. junior champion Natasha Harvey. Also entered: Jamaica's Jovanee Jarrett, Gigi Johnson, Shevell Quinley and Sarah Matthews. Bottom line: Richmond won the U.S. title with a wind-aided mark of 22-9, just ahead of Madison's wind-aided 22-2 1/2 . McKinney (22-5) and Upshaw (22- 3/4 ) have also surpassed the 22-foot mark this season. Harvey won U.S. junior title at 21-0 and tied with Marshall for fifth at U.S. meet at 21-4 3/4 . MEN'S 110 HURDLES, 6:43 p.m. The rundown: 1996 Olympic gold medalist and four-time world champion Allen Johnson
Allen K. Johnson (born March 1, 1971) is a hurdling athlete and won Olympic Gold in the 110 metre high hurdles at the 1996 games in Atlanta, Georgia. is the veteran in the group. Ryan Wilson For other persons named Ryan Wilson, see Ryan Wilson (disambiguation). Ryan Wilson is an American professional wrestler currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment in the Ohio Valley Wrestling developmental promotion as Jacob Duncan , Robby Hughes, David Payne, Aubrey Herring Aubrey Herring is an American track and field athlete. He was born September 19, 1978 and attended Indiana State University where he was recruited as a 110m hurdler by coach John McNichols. and Antwon Hicks all made the final at the U.S. national meet. Dennis Martin is the U.S. junior champion. Bottom line: U.S. record-holder Dominique Arnold Dominique Arnold (born September 14, 1973) is an American hurdling athlete. He holds the second-fastest all-time performance in the 110 metre high hurdles, with a time of 12.90 s (+1.1 m/s). He also holds the American record in that event. (12.90) was a late scratch and U.S. runner-up Terrence Trammell Terrence R. Trammell (born November 23, 1978 to Julie and Roger Trammell in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.) is a track and field athlete who won the silver medal in the 110 meter hurdles at both the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. has opted to run the 100 in this meet. Most of the field has run under 13.50 this season - Wilson (13.22), Hughes (13.26), Payne (13.31), Herring (13.31), Johnson (13.37) and Hicks (13.49). MEN'S LONG JUMP, 7:00 p.m. The rundown: Miguel Pate Miguel Pate (born June 13, 1979 in St. Francisville, Louisiana) is an American track and field athlete. His speciality is the long jump, although during his high school and collegiate career he has also done the triple jump, high jump, 100 m, 200 m, 4x100 m relay, and 4x400 m. , ranked No. 2 in the world by Track & Field News magazine for 2005, will take on 2006 U.S. indoor and outdoor champion Brian Johnson and 2005 world triple jump champion Walter Davis Walter Davis may refer to:
Bottom line: Davis is the top American this year at 27-5 1/4 , but Johnson (27-4) and Pre Classic champion Pate (27-1 3/4 ) are close behind. Look for Quinley (26-9), Ramzy (26-6 1/2 ) and Wilson (26-4 1/2 ) to be among the top challengers. Smith won U.S. junior title at 25-11 1/2 . MEN'S POLE VAULT, 7:00 p.m. The rundown: One of the best American fields ever assembled is led by 2006 world leader and 2005 World Championship silver medalist Brad Walker. He will be challenged by U.S. indoor/outdoor record-holder Jeff Hartwig, 2004 Olympic gold medalist Tim Mack, 2004 Olympic silver medalist Toby Stevenson, 2000 Olympic gold medalist Nick Hysong and 2006 U.S. champion Russ Buller. Scott Roth is the U.S. junior champion. Also entered: Phillip Hansen. Bottom line: Walker, ranked No. 1 in the world last season, cleared 19-8 1/4 in Germany last month. He is the 12th vaulter in history to clear 6.0 meters outdoors. Hartwig holds the U.S. record at 19-9 1/4 , while Mack and Stevenson have both jumped 19-8 1/4 , which brings the top four vaulters in U.S. history to Hayward Field. Buller and Stevenson both cleared 19- 1/4 at the U.S. meet, but Buller won the title with one less miss. Roth won the U.S. junior title at 17- 3/4 . MEN'S 300, 7:05 p.m. The rundown: Otis Harris and Derrick Brew won silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the 400 at the 2004 Olympics, while Darold Williamson anchored the gold medal-winning 4x400 relay. Angelo Taylor is a two-time Olympic gold medalist in the 400 hurdles and 4x400 relay. Pre Classic champion LaShawn Merritt is the 2006 U.S. runner-up, indoors and outdoors, in the 400. Oregon's Matt Scherer was a 2006 NCAA finalist and Pac-10 champion in the 400. Quentin Inglehart-Summers and Oliver placed 1-2, respectively, at the U.S. junior meet. Bottom line: Harris and Brew are two of America's best 400-meter runners, but Merritt has the fastest time in the field this year at 44.50, plus a 20.10 clocking in the 200. Williamson (44.88) and Brew (44.96) have both run under 45, while Harris (45.00), Scherer (45.19) and Taylor (45. 24) are close behind. WOMEN'S 200, 7:15 p.m. The rundown: Me'Lisa Barber, the 2006 Indoor Visa championship series winner, will face two members of the 2004 Olympic gold medal-winning 4x400 relay team in Monique Hennagan and Moushaumi Robinson. La Shauntea Moore was sixth at the U.S. national meet. Robinson and Crystal Cox placed fourth and sixth, respectively, at the U.S. meet in the 400. Bianca Knight was the U.S. junior champion. Bottom line: Barber has clocked 11.03 in the 100 this season. Cox has fastest legal time in the 200 at 22.85, followed closely by Moore (22.89), Robinson (22.93) and Knight (22.94). MEN'S 100, 7:32 p.m. The rundown: Shawn Crawford, the reigning Olympic gold medalist in the 200, will be challenged by two-time Olympic 110-meter hurdle silver medalist Terrence Trammell and two-time NCAA Division II champion Jason Smoots. Florida standout Willie Perry is the U.S. junior champion. Also entered: Kaaron Conwright, Gordon McKenzie and Darvis Patton. Bottom line: Crawford has the fastest time in the field this season at 10.01 and placed third at the U.S. meet. Smoots, fifth at the U.S. meet, has clocked 10.04. Trammell has run 10.11 this season, while Perry has a season best of 10.12 and Conwright, sixth at nationals, has run 10.23. WOMEN'S HAMMER, 7:37 p.m. The rundown: Two-time U.S. champion and American record-holder Erin Gilreath will take on 2006 U.S. champion Jessica Cosby, 2004 under-23 champion Loree Smith, three-time U.S. third-place finisher Amber Campbell and Oregon record-holder Britney Henry. Also entered: Jennifer Joyce, Jennifer Leatherman and Kristal Yush. Bottom line: The top seven finishers at the U.S. meet are in the field. Gilreath, the U.S. runner-up, will be looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. revenge against Cosby, who won the U.S. title with a PR of 232-3. Gilreath holds the U.S. record at 242-4 and has a season best of 233-7. Henry's PR is 223-6. WOMEN'S DISCUS, 7:40 p.m. The rundown: 2006 U.S. champion Aretha Thurmond will square off against 2005 U.S. champion Becky Breisch and five-time U.S. runner-up Suzy Powell. Stephanie Brown was fourth at the U.S. meet and Melinda Lincoln placed seventh. Emily Pendleton is the U.S. junior and Nike Outdoor National champion. Also entered: Jere Summers. Bottom line: Thurmond won the U.S. title at 205-1 and has a seasonal best of 211-3. Powell (207-2) and Breisch (205-2) are the only other U.S. throwers to throw over 200 feet this year. WOMEN'S 400 HURDLES, 7:42 p.m. The rundown: Two-time NCAA champion and 2006 U.S. runner-up Sheena Johnson will battle 2005 World Championship bronze medalist and four-time U.S. champion Sandra Glover and Texas standout and Jamaica native Melanie Walker. UCLA's Nicole Leach is the U.S. junior champion. Also entered: Ebony Collins and Josanne Lucas. Bottom line: Johnson has the fastest time this year at 53.90, while Glover, who has run 54.15 this season, was fifth at the U.S. meet. Walker's season best is 54.87. MEN'S SHOT PUT, 7:45 p.m. The rundown: Adam Nelson, the reigning world champion and two-time Olympic silver medalist, will go head-to-head with 2006 world indoor champion Reese Hoffa. Also entered: Jamie Beyer, John Hickey, Jarred Rome, Dorian Scott, Daniel Taylor and Erick Werskey. Bottom line: Nelson beat Hoffa by three inches at the U.S. national meet - 72-3 3/4 to 72- 3/4 - and those two should dominate the competition, although Taylor, who was fifth at the U.S. meet, has a seasonal best of 70-10. Hickey is the U.S. junior champion. MEN'S 400 HURDLES, 7:50 p.m. The rundown: 2005 World Championship silver medalist James Carter looks to be the favorite, but he will be challenged by 2003 World Championship silver medalist Joey Woody and U.S. finalists Labronse Garrett and Kenneth Ferguson. Chris Carter is the U.S. junior champion. Also entered: LaRon Bennett and Joe Green. Bottom line: James Carter placed third at the U.S. meet and has a seasonal best of 48.16. Ferguson (48.80) and Bennett (48.99) have also run under 49, while Woody (49.12), Chris Carter (49.19) and Garrett (49.31) are close behind. WOMEN'S 800, 8:15 p.m. The rundown: Oregon's Rebekah Noble will attempt to become the first U.S. junior to break 2 minutes against a field that includes Alice Schmidt and Frances Santin, who placed second and third, respectively, at the U.S. meet. Krista Ferrara and Erin Donahue were both finalists at the U.S. meet. Two-time NCAA 1,500 champion Tiffany McWilliams drops down to add another big-time competitor. Also entered: Christin Wurth and Shannon Leinert. Bottom line: The hometown crowd will be rooting for Noble, but Schmidt is the only runner who has broken 2 minutes this year. Schmidt has a seasonal best of 1:59.35 and two other sub-2-minute clockings in the month of July. Santin (2:00.72) and McWilliams (2:01.00) are the next two fastest, while Noble, the first freshman to win an NCAA title in this event, checks in with a PR of 2:02.07. MEN'S 1,500, 8:22 p.m. The rundown: The resurgent re·sur·gent adj. 1. Experiencing or tending to bring about renewal or revival. 2. Sweeping or surging back again. Adj. 1. Gabe Jennings, a 2000 Olympian, heads a crowded field of 15 runners, including 2003 U.S. champion Jason Lunn, 2004 Olympians Jonathon Riley (5,000) and Anthony Famigiletti (steeplechase steeplechase Either of two distinct sporting events: (1) a horse race over a closed course with obstacles, including hedges and walls; or (2) a footrace of 3,000 m over hurdles and a water jump. ), and Matt Tegenkamp, who posted the fourth-best time in U.S. history in the 5,000 in Stockholm two weeks ago. Oregon recruit A.J. Acosta is the U.S. junior champion. Also entered: Said Ahmed, Bolota Asmerom, Andrew Bumbalough, Sean Graham, Alex Mason, Thomas Morgan, Grant Robison, Jaques Sallberg and Cory Thorne. Bottom line: Ahmed, the former Arkansas standout, has the year's fastest time in the field at 3:35.94, followed by Lunn (3:37.49), Tegenkamp (3:38.23), Jennings (3:39.42) and Riley (3:39.92). Jennings was the U.S. runner-up, while Lunn placed eighth. Acosta won the U.S. junior title at 3:45.95. He's also the 2005 Footlocker national cross country champion and winner of the Nike Outdoor National two-mile. - Compiled by Curtis Anderson |
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