USA TRACK & FIELD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS: UCLA GRAD RUNS TO USATF TITLE.Byline: KIRBY LEE Special to the Daily News BOSTON -- Hasani Roseby can hold her own in the sprints against the boys she coaches at Western High in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . The 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 graduate showed she could also hang with the best women in the country in the 60 meters after her victory Sunday in the USA Track & Field Indoor Championships at the Reggie Lewis Reggie Lewis (November 21 1965 – July 27 1993) was an American basketball player for the NBA's Boston Celtics from 1987—1993. He averaged 20.8 points per game in each of his last two seasons with the Celtics, and finished with a career average of 17.6 points per contest. Center. Roseby edged Carmelita Jeter Carmelita Jeter (born 24 November 1979) is an American sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. In 2007 she won bronze medal at the World Championships in a personal best time of 11.02 seconds. References
After an injury-plagued career at UCLA, Roseby, 24, has blossomed this season after training with Western High coach Freddy Morrison. Roseby serves as an assistant coach at Western and runs with the boys in practice. "If I can line up with these boys, I know I can run with any girl," said Roseby, the 2000 California state high school 100-meter champion. That was evident with the depth of the field on Sunday. Marshevet Hooker, the 2006 NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association Indoor 60 and long-jump champion, finished third in 7.22. Angela Daigle-Bowen, the 2005 USATF 60 champion, was fourth in 7.23. As a UCLA sophomore in 2002, Roseby was hampered by a hamstring injury hamstring injury Sports medicine A muscle injury of biceps femoris, seen in sprinters and runners, when a contracted muscle meets a lengthening force, overpowering intrinsic muscle resiliency Management RICE, NSAIDs, gradual ↑ of pain-free activity–eg, . In her senior year, Roseby competed with a broken hand in the 2004 NCAA championships. She was a 4x400 relay All-American on UCLA's 2004 NCAA team championship squad. But Roseby has had very few accolades since college until hooking up with Morrison this year. "My first coach out of college didn't work out too well," Roseby said. "I didn't want to live my life saying that I never gave it 100 percent. I just never thought that this wouldn't work out. I have been through so much, this has to work out." Roseby had planned to only run in a few indoor meets for conditioning to prepare for the outdoor season, but that changed after running the 60 in 7.20 in the altitude of Flagstaff Flagstaff, city (1990 pop. 45,857), seat of Coconino co., N Ariz., near the San Francisco Peaks; inc. 1894. Lumbering, ranching, and a lively tourist trade thrive in the region, where many ruined pueblos, numerous state parks, several lakes, and large pine forests , Ariz., in her second race, the fastest qualifying time for the USATF Indoor Championships. "After that we thought, 'Let's go all the way,'" Roseby said. "I really didn't have any expectations." In the 60-meter hurdles, Sheena Johnson Sheena Johnson (born 1 October 1982) is an American hurdler. She finished fourth at the 2004 Summer Olympics and eighth at the 2006 World Athletics Final. Her personal best time is 52.95 seconds, achieved in July 2004 in Sacramento. , a former teammate of Roseby's at UCLA, finished fourth in 8.06. Taft graduate Frances Santin finished fifth in the women's 800 in 2:05.33. It was won by Nikeya Green in a U.S.-leading 2:02.68. Christian Cantwell won the shot put at 71-3(bul) in a competition featuring the top three throwers in the world. Reese Hoffa was second at 69-7 and Dan Taylor was third at 66-8. John Godina, the three-time World Outdoor champion, was fifth at 64-5, and Rhuben Willliams, the 1999 and 2000 state champion at Eagle Rock High, was sixth at 63-5 1/2. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Carmelita Jeter, from left, Marshevet Hooker and Hasani Roseby duel in the women's 60-meter final, which Roseby won. Kirby Lee/Special to the Daily News (2) Christian Cantwell competes in the men's shot put Sunday during the U.S. Track and Field Indoor Championships. Michael Dwyer/Associated Press |
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