Day 1 Afternoon Session
Women
100m - Semifinals
(Top 2 in each of the 3 heats and those with the next 2 fastest times advance to the final)
Semi 1 - If there was any question about Jasmine Baldwin being ready, the question was answered. Having the second worst start of the field (.161 seconds), she closed fast to win in 11.46 (-0.1), edging Sally Mc Lellan of Australia by .03. Mc Lellan's time of 11.49 was a PB.
Semi 2 - A classic Tony Wells-coached athlete, Ashley Owens was out of the blocks fast (.148 seconds) and the outcome was never in doubt. She won in 11.35, more than four tenths faster than second placer Schillonie Calvet of Jamaica (11.77).
Semi 3 - After one false start charged to the field, Wanda Hutson of Trinidad was out fast and maintained the lead for the entire race. But the Lina Jacques-Sebastien of France closed fast and almost caught Hutson. Hutson ran 11.60 to Jacques-Sebatien's 11.69.
800m - Round 1
Race 1 - Trisa Nickoley was with the pack at the first lap (62.54) and close at 600 meters (1:34.52), but faded to last down the homestretch, running 2:09.66. Ekaterina Martynova of Russia was the winner at 2:05.94.
Race 2 - Charlotte Moore, the only entrant with a PB of better than 2 minutes, looked great for 600 meters, passing the halfway point at 63.22 and 1:35.23. But she was passed handily with 50 meters to go by Belarus' Natalya Koreyvo. Koreyvo won in 2:07.68 to Moore's 2:07.93.
Race 3 - Latavia Thomas was with the pack at 400 meters, passed in a quick 62.45. At 600 meters Latavia was in third and maintained that place at the end, running a personal best 2:07.17. Binnaz Uslu of Turkey won in 2:05.46, with Elodie Guegan of France back by .03. Thomas qualified for the semis based on time.
Race 4 - Kay-Ann Thompson of Jamaica set a fast pace, leading the 400 meters with a torrid 58.21, and 600 meters at 1:30.37. But everyone was with her! She was passed down the stretch by Simona Barcau of Romania (2:04.30), Mariya Shapaeva of Russia (2:04.31) and Diana Dienel of Germany (2:04.34). Thompson will probably qualify on time, running 2:06.11
Race 5 - Passing the 400 in 63.47, the pack was together. Then the sprint began, with 600m run in 1:36.05 by the leader. It was probably only going to be the top 2 in this case, and those were Laura Finucane of Great Britain (2:07.10) and Larisa Arcip of Romania (2:07.32).
3000m Steeplechase - Semifinals
Race 1 - Asli Cakir of Turkey won the race in 10:08.87, establishing a championship record as this was the first time the event was contested at this meet. Amber Harper (BYU) finished 6th in 10:32.96, well off her personal best.
Race 2 - Gladys Jerotich Kipkemoi of Kenya, running barefoot, had no problem in winning this race, cruising to a 10;13.25 victory. Selena Sekulic (Wake Forest) finished 6th in 10:50.03.
Race 3 - Another Kenyan victory, though this young lady wore shoes. Mercy Wanjiku Njoroge won her race in 10:16.70, with Biljana Jovic of Serbia and Montenegro finishing second in a national record time of 10:18.26.
5000m Final
As good as Caitlin Chock is, this was to be her "coming of age". And, "… boy, did she come of age!" Moving from from second to last to fourth over the first 7 laps, the U. of Richmond-bound Californian maintained fourth place until the last 100 meters, being passed on the homestretch. Her time is a new high school record at 15:52.88, and she is the first high schooler to break 16 minutes. Meselech Melkamu of Ethiopia got the win and the meet record, running 15:21.52. Here are Caitlin's splits (these are hand times, not FAT):
72.42 72.42
2:27.0 74.55
3:45.0 77.96
5:01.71 76.78 1600m
6:16.39 74.68
7:31.04 74.85
8:46.46 75.42
9:23 at 3000m
10:01.97 75.51 3200m
11:17.58 75.61
12:34.36 76.78
13:54.07 79.71
15:15.0 80.93
15:52.88
Javelin - Qualifying
Group A - Five automatic qualifiers here, with all besting the automatic qualifying standard of 171-7. They were:
Asdis Hjalmsdottir Iceland 182-1 (Natl Jr Rec)
Annabel Thomson Australia 178-11
Vivian Zimmer Germany 175-4
Yekaterina Kozhenkova Russia 174-3
Emika Yoshida Japan 171-8
Group B - Two more automatic qualifiers from this group:
Annike Suthe Germany 177-7
Hanna Lindgren Finland 171-7
Mallory Webb (Fresno State) could manage only140-8 for 27th overall.
Hammer Throw - Qualifying
The U.S. athletes had a difficult time against such outstanding competition. Laci Heller (Kansas State) was not able to get a legal mark, and Kristen Callen (Virginia Tech) could manage only 183-3, missing qualifying by less than three feet and finishing in 15th place. The leading qualifiers were:
Nataliya Zolotukhina Ukraine 211-11
Mariya Smolyachkova Belarus 198-4
Youyu Yang China 198-1
Vanda Nickl Hungary 198-0
Malwina Sobierajska Poland 197-0
Men
100m - Semifinals
Semi 1 - Demi Omole had to run! I think he was a bit surprised by the strength of Daniel Bailey of Antigua. Bailey edged Omole, closing fast, with both running 10.19. Bailey's time was a National Junior Record for Antigua.
Semi 2 - A "smooth" Yahya Al-Gahes of Saudi Arabia had no problem winning this race, easily winning in 10.38. He was the fastest starter as well (.121 seconds reaction time). The Greek, Efthimios Steryioulis was second in 10.46.
Semi 3 - A good start for Ivory Williams aided his 10.30 win, a personal best. James Ellington of Great Britain was second in 10.41.
800m - Round 1
Race 1 - Out in 53.18 was Majed Saeed Sultan with the pack not far behind. With a patented homestretch run, the Kenyan Alfred Kirwa Yego took the win in a time of 1:48.96.
Race 2 - Tim Harris is out strong, settling into second behind Frances's Kevin Hautcoeur. Hautcouer, who passes 400 meters at 53.77. Harris stays in the pack, but can't maintain through 700 meters and, though he tries to move with 100 to go, just doesn't have the kick of the others and finished fourth in 1:50.75. Reuben Twijukye of Uganda caught Hautcouer at the end, running 1:49.50 to Hautcouer's 1:49.88.
Race 3 - With a slow first lap (56.01), you just know that the race will be decided by a sprint. And so it was, with Kenyan Elijah Kiprono Boit winning in a "slowish" 1:51.77. But a top 2 finish guarantees a spot in the semis, so it's not how fast you run, but where you place.
Race 4 - Marcus Mayes (Missouri), though with the pack in a slow first lap (55+), could not "hang" with them at the end and finished 6th in 1:53.18. Thomas Matthys of Belgium was the winner in 1:50.98
Race 5 - The advantage of running in the last heat is that you know you can place 8th and still make it to the next round if you run fast enough (5 heats, top 2, and next fastest 6 times advance). So this was a fast race, controlled by Selahattin Cobanoglu of Turkey, who led from start to finish, passing 400 meters in 53.46. He ran 1:49.19 with places 2 and 3 also under 1:50.0
1500m - Semifinals
Semi 1 - Russell Brown (Stanford - Hanover, NH) ran an intelligent race and, were it not for some bumping with a little over a lap to go, would have been in the mix at the end. The pace was typical internationally: out fast, slow "way" down, then sprint to the finish. At 400 the split was 59.26, with Brown at 59.5. Brown passed the 800 at 2:02.9 and, after almost falling down with 430 to go, ran 3:05.5 for 1200 meters. He finished fifth in 3:49.02. The winner was Abdelati Iguider of Morocco in 3:43.96.
Semi 2 - Two future and current US collegians ran well here in a race won by Brimin Kipruto of Kenya (3:42.08). Second was Khamis Zaman Sultan of Qatar at 3:42.31. And third in 3:42.48 was Great Britain and Florida State's Thomas Lancashire who beat Michigan-bound Canadian Michael Woods by .01.
Semi 3 - Victor Gras of France and Belmont (MA) HS, after a slow first lap of 63.7, got back in the pack with a superb second lap of 57.6. It may have been a bit too much for him, though he ran 59.8 for lap 3. The pack pulled away from him and Gras finished in 7th in 3:51.96. David Torrence, the American (California) ran a terrific race and qualified for the final, running 3:46.60 for fourth. The winner was Mohamed Moustaoui of Morocco, running 3:45.43.
High Jump - Qualifying
Not a good day for Americans Norris Frederick and Matt Carter. Frederick jumped only 6-8.75 in Group A to finish 11th in his group. It took 6-10.75 to make the final as most cleared that or one height higher, 7-0.5. Matt Carter could manage only 6-4.75, finished 12th of 12 in Group B.
Long Jump - Qualifying
This was not the best of days for Norris Frederick. In fact, having two events in which to compete in one day is quite a task for a young man, even one as talented as Norris Frederick. Norris jumped 23-6.75, well below his best. The leaders were John Thornell of Australia at 25-5.5, Andrew Howe of Italy (25-2.75) and Godfrey Khotso Mokoena of South Africa (25-2).
Shot Put - Final
Americans Cory Martin and Justin Clickett did not have a good day. They finished in the bottom 2 spots in the field of 12. Martin threw 59-9.75 and Clickett was 5 inches behind Martin. The medallists were:
Georgi Ivanov Bulgaria 67-11
Jakub Giza Poland 65-9.5
Aleksandr Grekov Russia 65-6.75
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