Day 1 - Friday July 29
Heat Sheets - Results - Highlights
Marc Davis video: Robert Rands pulls out LJ by one centimeter - Ryan Whiting - Dan Nunn -
Cleo Tyson wins first US gold in 100m. US gets 1-2 sweeps in 5000m (Daniel Nunn) and SP (Ryan Whiting). Prep Robert Rands wins LJ. Justin Oliver and Nate Anderson sweep 400m semis. Natasha Hastings is fastest in 400m heats.
Highlights - with notes by Jim Spier
- W 100m semi and final - US champ Cleo Tyson runs away for gold into a headwind at 11.52 -1.8, with Amberly Nesbitt fifth at 11.89 in a pack of girls slower than 11.80. In the semis, Tyson 11.35 +1.1 and Nesbitt 11.81 -2.1 lived up to their top seeding by winning two of the three heats. The other heat winner was Schillonie Calvert of Jamaica 11.88 -3.8; she finished second in the final at 11.80..
- Jim Spier -- With the absence of Kelly-Ann Baptiste of Trinidad (and LSU), the race belonged to Cleo Tyson of the US and Tennessee. Cleo dominated in the semis and did the same in the finals, winning in 11.52, running into a strong wind (-1.8). Amberly Nesbitt of South Carolina won her semi (11.81, again with a strong negative wind), but could not handle Schillonie Calvert of Jamaica (a finalist at the World Youth Championships 2 weeks ago) or, surprisingly, the two Colombians who had made the final, Darlenys Obregon and Yomara Hinestroza. Calvert got second in 11.80, just .02 ahead of Obregon. Nesbitt was fifth in 11.89.
- M 110H semi and final - Dayron Robles Planes of Cuba 13.46 -1.6 set a meet record and left the US pair far behind -- Tyrone Akins 14.00 and Dominic Berger 14.01. In semis, Berger 13.76 +2.4 won his heat and and Akins 14.04 -0.1 was second to Dayron Robles Planes 13.55.
- Jim Spier -- Dayron Robles Planes of Cuba showed he was the class of the field in the semis, "blowing away" that field and running 13.55. In the final, it again was all Robles Planes, with the Cuban running a sensational 13.46 into a 1.6 mps wind. He will be a force to be reckoned with in the coming years on the senior stage. The Americans were expected to get one medal in the personage of Dominic Berger of Maryland. Berger had won his semi in a slightly windy 13.76, a PR had it been legal. Tyrone Akins of Auburn surprised the experts, running tandem with Berger behind Robles Planes, with Akins nipping Berger at the finish, 14.00 to 14.01, the Americans taking the silver and bronze. Akins' time was a PB.
- W 100H semi and final - Jamaica gets 1-2 sweep from Latoya Greaves 13.38 +2.1 and Natasha Ruddock 13.42 as US#1 prep Kira Robinson 13.53 is fourth and collegian Talia Stewart 13.76 is fifth. In semis, US entry each runs 13.82 behind Greaves 13.54 +1.6 and Genevieve Thibault 13.77 +0.1 of Canada, who finished third in final in 13.50. .
- Jim Spier -- In what was supposed to a lock for at least one medal turned into a bit of a disappointment for the Americans. Though Kira Robinson had her usual great start, it was Latoya Greaves of Jamaica who overtook the Coloradan at the fourth hurdle. Robinson remained in second for another two hurdles at which case, the other Jamaican, Natasha Ruddock passed her and remained that way through the finish. Coming from the outside lane was the local favorite, Genevieve Thiebault of Canada, who edged Robinson for the bronze. It was Greaves with a very fast 13.38 win with Ruddock .04 back in second. Thiebault edged Robinson for third, 13.50 to 13.53, with the other American, Thalia Stewart fifth at 13.76.
- W 800m semi - Only eight entries, so semi was eliminated. US champ Becca Noble 2:03.73, the leading junior in the world, shoots for the meet record (2:03.70 by Mairelin Fuentes of Mexico in 1997). Second seed is Heidi Magill 2:04.99 of Brigham Young University. Cuba's Analia Vidiaud Quebrun 2:06.42 lurks.
- M 800m semi - Top seeded St. Augustine LA jr Karjuan Williams 1:50.14, US#2 prep and the US junior champion, advanced to the finals in a closely bunched field with a time of 1:51.67, accompanied by US teammate Jacob DeBois 1:51.87. South American runners had the three fastest times.
- W DT - Cuba's top seeded pair of Lisandra Rodriguez Alvarez 163-7 and Yuneimis Soria Garraway 162-5 were 1st and third, with the US team of Shanna Dickenson 163-0 and Jocelyn White 162-3 finishing second and fourth.
- M PV - Only seven entries and the US pair finished 2nd and 4th well below their best -- collegian Mitch Greeley 16-4.75 and Great Bridge VA jr Michael Morrison 16-0.75. The winner was German Chiaraviglio of Argentina at 17-8.5. .
- M LJ - Bellevue East NE grad Robert Rands, the 4th ranked US prep, won with a jump of 7.60 -1.1 (24-11.25). Rands got his winner on the fifth round, overtaking Jermaine Jackson JAM 24-11 -1.7 by one quarter inch. US collegian Jade Ellis 23-10 -1.5 was fourth.
- M 400m semi - Two US preps sweep semifinal heats -- Texas A&M recruit Justin Oliver 46.80, US#2 prep and champion of US Junior Nationals, Nike Outdoor, and the Golden West, and Benson Portland OR jr Nate Anderson 47.54, US#4 and the Oregon state champ. Next fastest were Leford Green of Jamaica in 47.20 and Jamil James of Trinidad and Tobago in 47.31, who chased Oliver in Heat 2.
- W 400m semi - Natasha Hastings 52.12 is fastest qualifier for the finals. Her US teammate Lauren McNary 55.14 also advances, finishing third in the other heat behind Kineke Alexander of St. Vincent 53.96. Second fastest qualifier was Carlene Muir of Canada, runnerup to Hastings in 52.91.
- M SP - US sweep with US champ Ryan Whiting, from Central Dauphin high school in PA, winning with a throw of 64-9.75, followed by Nate Englin 64-4.
- W 3000 - US champ Marie Lawrence 9:45.43, a rising junior from Reno NV, finished 4th and collegian Lisa Canty 10:28.71 was 7th as Canadian Aly Kohlmeier 9:25.09 was an easy winner.
- Jim Spier -- The Canadians, Alyson Kohlmeier and Mandy Mc Bean were the favorites, having both been under 9:30 this year. Kohlmeier just completed her freshman year at Michigan. She had been 50th at the 2004 NCAA Cross Country Championships for the Wolverines. Mc Bean will begin at Wake Forest this fall. A pack of three consisting of the Canadians and the defending champ, Ines Melchior of Peru, separated themselves after the mile from the rest of the field, including the American, Marie Lawrence. Kohlmeier made the break with two laps remaining and was never caught, winning in 9:25.09, close to her PR. Melchior was second in 9:36.54 and Mc Bean third in 9:42.75. Lawrence, who was fifth for much of the race, moved into fourth with one-half lap to go but could not catch Mc Bean. She ran 9:45.43, close to her PR.
- M 5000 - With only six runners in the field, the US team was top seeded and lived up to is with a 1-2 sweep -- Daniel Nunn 14:55.17 winning and Paul Hefferon 14:56.65 second.
- Jim Spier -- A sluggish pace (5:07 first mile) played into the hands of the Americans, Paul Hefferon of Kansas and Daniel Nunn of Georgetown, the leading entrants in the event. A pack of five slogged through 4300 meters at which point Nunn made a break, sprinting the balance of the race and easily winning in a lackluster 14:55.17. But he won. Hefferon was back slightly (14:56.65) with the Brazilian, Joilson Bernar Da Silva, maintaining third for much of the race and finishing in that position in 14:58.54
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