Day 3 - A.M. SESSION

Men

200 METERS

First Round - First Two in Each Heat Plus Next 8 Qualify For Semifinals

HEAT ONE (-0.2)—Willie Perry of the U.S. and the University of Florida, was out of the blocks very slooooowly in lane seven and found himself down two to three meters to Per Strandquist of Sweden after 100 meters. Perry, who was the world junior leader in the 100 but did not make the final, then worked hard in the straightaway to pull away for the win, 21.11 to 21.26. Arnout Matthijs of Belgium was third in 21.36. 

HEAT TWO (-1.1)—Yibo Chen of China in lane eight ran a great turn to lead going into the straight but was overtaken first by Kurt Mulcahy of Australia, then Matteo Galvan of Italy and finally Ihor Bodrov of Ukraine, running, 21.26, 21.33 and 21.36, respectively. Chen was fourth in 21.71.

HEAT THREE (-0.4)—Kemar Hyman of Cayman Islands, running in lane six, held a very slight lead going into the straight before he was overtaken by Franklin Nazareno of Ecuador and Marek Niit of Estonia, who finished in 21.21 and 21.24, respectively. Hyman was third in 24.41.

HEAT FOUR (1.5)—Ramon Gittens of Barbados and Rion Pierre of Great Britain were out well and about even with 100 meters remaining before Gittens pulled away to win easily in 21.26. Miklos Szebeny of Hungary closed well to grab second in front of Pierre, 21.48 to 21.51.

HEAT FIVE—Kagisho Kumbane of South Africa in lane two and Calvin Smith of the U.S. and Freedom High in Tampa, Florida, in lane seven, were out fastest and reached the straight at about the same time. However, it was Brian Barnett of Canada in lane two, who has run 20.70, that was the most impressive as he blasted the final straight to win easily in 21.07. Smith was second in 21.51 and Kumbane was third in 21.71.

HEAT SIX—Alexander Nelson of Great Britain had the best start and controlled the entire race to win in 21.15 as he looked left and right to check the competition in the final 30 meters. Mateusz Pluta of Poland was second and Tshegoifatso Mputla of South Africa was third, both timed in 21.30.   

HEAT SEVEN (-0.8)—Alexandre Adalbert of France in lane three and Jerrell Feller of Netherlands in seven were out fastest but Feller took control midway down the straight and was push hard to the finish by Julian Reus in lane six, 21.21 to 21.39. Richard Richardson of Antigua was third in 21.41. 
HEAT EIGHT (-0.6)—Dmytro Ostrovsky of Ukraine ran a very even race to dominate the field with a 21.00 winning effort. Visa Hongisto of Finland was second in 21.51 and Nils Miller Germany was third 21.57.

 
Women

200 METERS

First Round - First Three in Each Heat Plus Next 3 Qualify For Semifinals

HEAT ONE (wind -0.1 mps)—Ezinne Okparaebo of Norway in lane six was out fastes, but with 100 meters remaining was overtaken by Jue Chen of China in lane eight. Both were then passed by Vanda Gomes of Brazil and Juliane Stolle of Germany, who finished in 24.04 and 24.12, respectively. Chen was third, also in 24.12, and Okparaebo held on for fourth in 24.43.

HEAT TWO (-0.9)—Jeneba Tarmoh of the U.S. and Mt. Pleasant High in San Jose, California, who was a late replacement for the injured Bianca Knight of Ridgeland High in Mississippi, was out fastest and never headed, winning in 23.90. Jing Wang of China was second in 24.04 and Kunya Harnthong of Thailand was third in 24.30.

HEAT THREE (-0.9)—Sheniqua Ferguson of the Bahamas ran a very even race, taking over coming out of the turn and going on to win in 23.90. Kimberley Hyacinthe of Canada closed well to finish second in 24.12. Ksenia Vdovina of Russia was third at 24.26.

HEAT FOUR (-0.1)—Franciela Krasucki of Brazil, running in lane two, took the early lead but coming out of the turn she overhauled by Anasthasia Leroy of Jamaica in lane three, who went on to win, 23.86 to 24.09. Marika Popowicz of Poland was third at 24.14.

HEAT FIVE (0.0)—Gabriella Mayo of the U.S. and Southeast High in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Inna Eftimova of Bulgaria were off about even, but Mayo quickly prevailed and held a three meter lead entering the straight before going on to win in 23.62. Ewelina Klocek of Poland closed well to grab second in 23.69 with Johanna Danois of France was third in 23.93. Etimova finished fifth in 24.59.

HEAT SIX (-1.5)—Tezdzhan Naimova of Bulgaria, the gold medal winner in the 100, got out well in lane three, ran a strong turn and the cruised to the finish line in 23.60, running into the wind. Lina Grincikaite of Lithuania, running in lane eight, was second in 23.84 and Katerina Cechova of Czech Republic, one lane inside of Grincikaite, was third in 24.18.

HEAT SEVEN (-0.7)—Takarako Nakamura of Japan took the led midway through the turn and never looked back, winning in 24.27. Racheal Nachula of Zambia was second in 24.37 and Valentine Arrieta of Switzerland was third in 24.48. 

100-METER HIGH HURDLES

First Round - First Four in Each Heat Plus Next Four Fastest Qualify For Semifinals

HEAT ONE (wind +1.1 mps)—Tiffany Ofili of the U.S. and the University of Michigan, the No. two ranked junior in the world, got out well and ran a relaxed race to win in 13.68. Anna Polotitsyna of Ukraine, with a personal best of 13.73, had a conservative start before measuring the field and then closing on Ofili to finish second in 13.73. Manuela Galtier of France was third in 14.06. April Williams of the U.S. and Skyline High in Dallas, Tesas is the world leader at 13.35 but she finished third in the U.S. Junior championships and did not make the team.

HEAT TWO (+0.5)—Christina Vukiecevic of Norway was away quickly in lane seven and won easily in 13.51. In the battle for second, Shalina Clarke of the U.S. and Evanston High in Illinois, running in lane three, was out well and led Annimari Korte of Finland to the finish, 13.86 to 13.93. Nikkita Holder of Canada was fourth in 13.97.

HEAT THREE (+0.5)—Anne-Kathrin Elbe of Germany and Kettiany Clarke of Jamaica, who graduated for Palm Beach Lakes High School in West Palm Beach, Florida, were even the entire way with Elbe prevailing, 13.56 to 13.58. Arna Erega of Croatia was third in 13.68 and Zara Hohn of Great Britain was fourth in 13.90.

HEAT FOUR (+0.8)—Yekaterina Shtepa of Russia in lane six was out fastest but she was pressed the entire way by Katsiaryna Paplauskaya of Belarus, in seven, before prevailing in 13.51. Natasha Ruddock of Jamaica, in lane two, pulled away from Giia Lindstrom of Finland, in lane three, over the final three hurdles to finish second in 13.73. Paplauska was third in 13.74 and Lindstrom fourth in 13.84. 

HEAT FIVE (-0.1)—Nadine Hildebrand of Germany looked be off best but by the third hurdle she had been reeled in by Aleksandra Fedoriva of Russia, who went on to win, 13.60 to 13.80. Kim Reuland of Luxembourg was third in a national junior record of 14.01 and Yanhua Jiang of China was fourth at 14.08.

DAY 3 P.M. SESSION

MEN

400 METERS

Final

The big favorite was Martyn Rooney of Great Britain, the world junior leader at 45.35, who had finished third in the Commonwealth games earlier this year. Rooney was in lane six and when Justin Oliver of the U.S. and  Texas A&M, who was one lane outside, took off like a shot and opened up a big lead down the back stretch Rooney felt he had to expend a great deal of energy to catch him which he did with 100 meters remaining. Meanwhile in the center of the track Renny Quow of Trinidad was almost unnoticed until he put on a burst of spell to steal the race in the final 20 meters in 45.74. Rooney tried to respond but lacking any final burst of speed, had to watch as Oliver overtook Rooney in the final strides, 45.78 to 45.87.
       

1,500 METERS

Final

    With one lap remaining, passed in 2:48.09, all 12 runners were within five meters of one another. Remmy Ndiwa of Kenya was leading with Abdelati Iguider of Morocco in second and Belal Ali in third.
Ndiwa went by 1,200 meters in 3:01.84 and opened a five-meter lead that he held until the final straight when Iguider pulled up on his shoulder but Iguider was never able to pass the Kenyan, who prevailed, 3:40.44 to 3:44.73. Ali was third in 3:41.36 and Geoffrey Rono of Kenya was fourth in 3:41.68. Andrew Bumbalough of the U.S. and Georgetown was the back of the pack with one lap to go but got up for 10th with a time of 3:46.89, just off his personal best of 3:46.13.

DECATHLON

LEADERS AFTER FIVE EVENTS—1. Yordanis Garcia, Cuba, 4,202 points; 2. Jordan Vandermade of New Zealand, 4,180; 3. ARkadiy Vasilyev, Russia, 4,109. Others included 23. Shawn Schmidt, U.S. and St. Mark’s, Dallas, Texas, 3,014.

Day Two

110 HIGH HURDLES—Garcia had the fastest time of 13.94 to retain his lead with 5,148 points. Dmytro Shcherbakov of Ukraine had the second fastest time of 14.04 to move from fourth to second overall with 5,021 points and Vasilyev’s 13.64 kept him in third with 5,003 points. Schmidt checked in with a 15.41 worth 801 points to give him a total of 3,815 points and 22nd place.

DISCUS—Garcia maintained his lead with a throw of 138-1 worth 707 points to bring his total to 5,891. Vasilyev moved from third to second with a throw of 140-7 worth 723 points and a total of 5,726. Vandermade jumped from fourth to third with a throw of 142-3 worth 766 points and a total of 5,701.
Schmidt threw 124-7 for 624 points and a total of 4,439 to remain in 22nd place.

POLE VAULT—Vasilyev had the best vault at 15-9 worth 849 points to take over the overall lead with 6,575 points. Garcia, who cleared just 13-9 ¼, which was worth 673 points, dropped to second with   6,564 points. Jordan Vandermade remained in third with 6,432 points. Schmidt had no fair throw and remained in 22nd with 4,439 points.

JAVELIN—Vasilyev had the farthest throw of 221-2, worth 850 points, and continued in first place with 7,425 points. Garcia and Vandermade, remained in second and third with 7,267 and 7,171 points respectively.

1,500 METERS—Vasilyev was just eighth in 4:47.44, worth 636 points, but it was enough to move him for third to first with 8,059 point. Garcia, who ran 4:55.97 for 583 points to total 7,850, was second  and Vandermade finished in 4:47.09 for 634 points a total of 7807 points to finish third.

WOMEN

400 FINAL

    Sonita Southerland of Jamaica, the world junior leader, was out quickest but Danijeta Grgic of Croatia never let her get hold more then a very slight advantage and when the two drew even at the top of the final straight it was Grgic who pulled away to win in 50.78 for the fastest time in the world this year. Southerland was second in 51.45 and Nawal El Jack of Sudan was third in 51.67. Jessica Beard of Euclid High in Ohio, was out conservatively and found herself in eighth place with 100 meters remaining, at which point she then responded well and moved up to fifth, finishing in 52.51.  

3,000-METER STEEPLECHASE

Final

   With two laps to go it looked as if Mekdes Tadese of Ethiopia would be the winner but first Ancuta Bobocal of Romania passed her with one-half lap remaining and then Caroline Tuigong of Kenya passed both Tadese and Bobocal to win going away in 9:40.95. Bobocel was second in 9:46.19 and Tadese was third in 9:48.67.  Amy Fowler of the U.S. and BYU and Marie Lawrence of Reno High in Nevada were competitive with the final third of the field. Fowler was in eight for much of the race but a final burst of speed netted her eighth  place in 10:11.73. Lawrence, who was in close contact with Fowler much of the time, finished in tenth in 10:17.84 just off her national high school record of 10:15.26..

400-METER LOW HURDLES

Final

Nicole Leach of the U.S. and UCLA, the world junior leader, and Kaliese Spencer of Jamaica, ranked second in the world, were out even and stayed that way for three hurdles at which time Spencer took a small lead, which she maintained until the two came out of the final turn. At that point Spencer began to pull and Leach was not able to respond. Spencer’s winning time of 55.11 was the fastest junior time in the world this year and that made her the fourth fastest junior of all time. Leach was second in 55.55. Sheren Pinnock of Jamaica just held off Muna Adam of Sudan for third, 56.67 to 57.03.

200 METERS

Semifinals
First Two in Each Heat Plus  Next Two Fastest Qualify For Final

HEAT ONE (wind -2.8)—Tezdzhan Naimova of Bulgaria was not the first one out of the block by the time she had reached the top of the straight she was in full control and went on to win easily in 23.63 into the wind. Vanda Gomes of Brazil held a small lead over Katerina Cechova of Czech Republic with 100 to go and they finished in that order, 24.14 to 24.34. Takarako Nakamura of Japan was fourth in 24.35.

HEAT TWO (-2.0)—Gabriella Mayo of the U.S. and Southeast High in Raleigh, North Carolina, the world junior leader at 22.88, looked much better then she had in the first round this morning. She was out well and entered the straight with a small lead over Ewelina Klocek of Poland and maintained that advantage the entire was to win, 23.69 to 23.72. Sheniqua Ferguson of Bahamas was third in 23.93 and Jue Chen of China was fourth in 23.94. 

HEAT THREE (-1.2)—Jeneba Tarmoh of the U.S. and Mt. Pleasant in San Jose California was out well but found herself in a group of four with 100 meters remaining. Anasthasia LeRoy of Jamaica pulled away for a convincing win in 23.57 followed by Jing Wang of China at 23.78. Tarmoh appeared to let off, especially in the final 10 meters, and it almost resulted in her not making the final. Her time in finishing third was  23.91, which made her a time qualifier. Had she been .05 slower she would not have advanced.

MORNING

Long Jump Qualifying - Women

Eight athletes got the automatic qualifier of 20-4, led by Rhonda Watkins of Trinidad (and UCLA) at 21-2.75. Americans Natasha Harvey ( Jacksonville U.) and Sarah Griffen-Matthew ( Niwot, CO) had better days. Harvey could manage only 19-3.25 and Griffen-Matthew was not able to get a mark.

Triple Jump Final - Women

Kaire Leibak of Estonia took the lead in the second round, jumping 45-9, then improving to 46-1.75 in round 4. Li Sha of China and Liliya Kulyk of Ukraine both jumped 45-11.75 in round 5 to move into 2nd and 3rd, respectively (based on better second jump). Both did not improve in round 6, but Leibak, on the final jump of the competition, bounded to 47-4.25, #3 on the all-time junior list.

High Jump Final - Men

It is always amazing how the truly great athletes can rise to the occasion. Hiaqiang Huang of China won this event, in front of the home crowd, on the final jump of the competition. His winning jump was 7-7.25, a personal best by almost 2 inches. Had he not cleared that height, Niki Palli of Israel would have been the winner. Palli jumped 7-6 for second, and Bohdan Bondarenko of Ukraine had a personal best of 7-5 to take the silver. Joe Kindred ( St. Augustine's) jumped 7-0.5 to finish 8th.

Pole Vault Qualifying - Men

Five athletes got the automatic qualifier of 17-0.75 with another 10 at 16-10.75 (they did not break the ties at 16-10.75, so a total of fifteen athletes moved into the finals instead of the usual twelve). Scott Roth ( Granite Bay, CA) was one of the 10, making 16-10.75 on his third attempt. Phil Hanson ( Pontiac, IL) did not fare as well, managing to clear only 15-9.

AFTERNOON