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2008 IAAF World Junior
Championships

July 8-13, 2008 - Bydgoszcz, Poland

Day 5 - Records, 1-2 finish for Henning, McCullough

Preps: Strong showings for Laurynne Chetelat 3k, Ryann Krais Hept; Goodwin gets 2nd Gold in 4x1
Collegians: Team USA 4x100s sweep GOLDS; Teona Rodgers takes 100H


Highlights - Mike Kennedy Summaries - Day 5 Results - Joy Kamani NSSF Gallery - USATF Story/Quotes
Jim Spier NSSF Blogs - Hammer Winners - Rodgers Wins - Relay Wins - Final Notes


Conor McCullough and Walter Henning (left and center) display Gold and Silver in the hammer.  Photo Joy Kamani

Team USA Highlights (single session)
  • Team USA stars Walter Henning and prep Conor McCullough CA gave Team USA another 1-2, this time in the hammer throw. Henning led from the first to last throw, with an American Junior Record 76.92 / 252-04 on his last throw. On his 3rd throw, in danger of not making final 3, McCullough exploded for 75.88 / 248-11 for a HSR with the implement and to move into 2nd.
  • In the women's 3k, prep Laurynne Chetelat CA blazed a 9:15.11 for 6th, good for #5 all-time US and winning a tight battle for that spot with 5 others within 1.81 seconds of her.
  • Prep Ryann Krais finished 9th in the heptathlon, with a legal PR 5457. She long-jumped 5.72m/18-09.25 (+1.6w), threw the javelin 31.88m/104-07 and ran 2:19.15 for 800.
  • Team USA took GOLD in both 4x100 relays ...
    • The USA men, with the quartet of collegians Dante Sales and Antonio Sales, prep Marquise Goodwin TX, and collegian Terrell Wilks, clocked a winning 38.98
    • The USA women, with collegians Jeneba Tarmoh, Shayla Mahan, Gabrielle Glenn, and Tiffany Townsend, stopped the clock at 43.66.
  • Collegian Teona Rodgers flew over the 100H for the GOLD, clocking 13.40 into a 2.4 headwind
  • The Team USA 4x400s raced into Sunday's final with semifinal victories (and leading times) of 3:29.54 for women and 3:05.25 for men. Prep Christian Taylor GA anchored the men's team, while preps Lanie Whittaker FL and Erica Alexander TX contributed to the women.

Mike Kennedy Event Summaries

Men - Women

Finals

4 x 100-Meter Relays
The United States, in lane five, opened up with Dante Sales of Lakeland (Fl.) and, despite running a fine leg, the U.S. was down about two meters to Britain in lane six and Jamaica in lane seven. Antonio Sales of South Carolina, running leg two, made up much of the deficit and had a great handoff to Marquise Goodwin of Rowlett (Tx.), who drew the U.S. even with Jamaica as the two teams entered the final straight.

Terrell Wilks of Florida quickly got up to speed and opened about a three-meter lead that Yohan Blake of Jamaica was barely able to dent. The U.S. finished with a World Junior yearly best time of 38.98 and Jamaica was second in 39.25. South Africa, thanks to a great anchor leg by Wilhelm Van Der Vyver, was third at 39.70.


Pole Vault
At 17-4 ½ six vaulters remained in the competition. Pawel Wojciechowski of Poland and Karsten Dilla of Germany cleared on their first attempts, Dezso Szabo of Hungary was over on his second attempt, but Andrew Marsh of Britain and Rasmus Jorgensen of Denmark both missed three times. Both had cleared 17-0 ¾ and finished fifth and sixth, respectively. Szabo missed three times at 17-6 ½ and had to settle for fourth place.

Wojiechowski and Dilla both passed 17-6 ½. The bar was raised to 17-8 ½. Dilla missed and it was at that height that Raphael Holzdeppe of Germany, the World Junior record holder at 19-0 ½, entered the competition and cleared on his first attempt. Wojciechowski also missed, as did Dilla on his second attempt, but Wojciechowski cleared on his second attempt. Dilla passed his final attempt at 17-8 ½ but then missed at 17-10 ½ to take the Bronze medal.

Holzdeppe cleared 18-0 ½ on his first attempt. Wojciechowski missed twice at that height and them took his final try at 18-2 ½, which he missed, thus guaranteeing Holzdeppe the Gold. Holzdeppe then went after the Championship record of 18-9 ½, but failed three time -- although the final attempt was quite close.

Joe Berry of Tennessee cleared 16-4 ¾ on his first attempt, as did Maston Wallace of Texas. Berry than cleared 16-8 ¾ on his second attempt, but missed three times at 17-0 ¾ and that left him tied for seventh with Hiroki Sasase of Japan. Wallace passed 16-8 ¾ but then missed three times at 17-0 ¾ to finish in 10th place.


Hammer
Walter Henning, who attended North Carolina this season but transferred to Louisiana State at mid-semester, was the second thrower up and lofted the ball and chain out to 249-09, setting the bar very high for all of those to follow. After the first round, Siarheil Kalamoets of Belarus was second at 243-6, Akos Hudi of Hungary was third at 238-1 and Conor McCullough of Chaminade (West Hills, Ca.) was in ninth place at 222-3.

In the second round, Pawel Fajdek of Poland moved into second with a throw of 247-1. McCullough improved to 232-0, which put him in ninth place with just one round remaining and the thought that he needed to be in the top eight to be guaranteed three additional throws. In the third round, Aleh Dubitski of Belarus moved into third place with a toss of 247-5.

Two throwers later and McCullough found himself in the ring needing at least a throw of at least 237-1 to earn three additional throws. No only did he come through with a lifetime best of 248-11, he moved into second place. Although there were improvements by throwers in the final three rounds—Henning improve his winning distance to 252-4 on the final throw of the competition—the exact medal winners had been determined. It marked the first time in that the U.S. had won even one medal in the World Junior Championships. In going 1-2, the American duo defeated the World Junior leader at 257-3, Denis Lukyanov of Russia, and the 2007 World Youth champion Andriy Martynyuk of Ukraine, who had thrown 247-7 earlier this year. Martynyuk finished ninth at 237-1 and Lukyanov was tenth at 232-2.

It was also not the case of the U.S. duo catching a lucky throw as can be seen when looking at their two series. Henning: 249-09, foul, 243-6, 249-1, 230-2, 252-4. McCullough: 222-3, 232-0, 248-11, 242-11, 243-7, 241-2. McCullough’s 248-11 is a high school record with the International Junior Weight (13.2 lb), breaking the old mark of 241-5 set by Henning last year. Henning broke his own American Junior Record with the implement, which he set at 251-10 in May in Chapel Hill.

Three weeks ago McCullough set the high school record with the high school 12-pound weight throwing 260-0 to break Henning’s record of 255-11 set last while a student at St. Anthony’s (South Huntington, N.Y.)


Preliminaries

110-Meter High Hurdles
Semifinals
First Three in Each Heat Plus Next Two Fastest Qualify For Final

HEAT ONE—Warren Weir of Jamaica, in lane four, led until he clobbered the fourth hurdle, which threw him off stride and out of contention. Sami Al-Hayder of Saudi Arabia, in lane eight, then took the lead but he had to hold off David Arzola of Cuba, in lane seven, the entire way, 13.67 to 13.68.

HEAT TWO—Konstantin Shabanov of Russia, got a great start and was never threatened on his way to a 13.41. Quintin Ruffacq of Belgium just held off Jin Nakamura of Japan for second, 13.57 to 13.60.

HEAT THREE—Booker Nunley of Garner (N.C.) had the slowest reaction time of the entire field at 1.71 and, although he was not totally left in the blocks, he was -- at best -- fourth halfway through the race. He moved from third to first over the final two hurdles and was timed in 13.55. Kerion Stewart of Jamaica was second in 13.61 and Balazs Baji of Hungary was third 13.62.


4 x 400 Relay
First Round
First Two in each Heat Plus Next Two Fastest Qualify For Final

HEAT ONE—Jamaica led from start to finish, winning in 3:09.17. Bahamas was second after two legs and finished in that position in 3:10.10. Hungary was third in 3:10.20.

HEAT TWO—Britain and Trinidad quickly separated themselves from the rest of the field. The two teams ran the last two laps with Britain maintaining about a five meter lead the entire way and winning, 3:06.85 to 3:07.60. Poland was third in 3:09.23, thanks to a great anchor led by Arkadiusz Wojno.

HEAT THREE—The United States team of Marcus Byrd of Baylor 46.4, Bryan of Texas A&M 46.3, Ryan Bailey of Oregon 46.2, and Christian Taylor of Sandy Creek (Tyrone, Ga.) 46.3, led all the way in running 3:05.25 for the fastest World Junior time this year.



Women

Finals

3,000 Meters
With four laps to go, it was Mercy Cherono of Kenya, Bizunesh Urgesa of Ethiopia, Frethiwat Goshu of Ethiopia and Jackline Chebii of Kenya, with Marina Gordeeva of Russia not too far behind. Leading the second group was Laurynne Chetelat of Davis (Ca.). These two groups remained about the same until, with two laps remaining, Cherono and Urgesa broke away with Goshu alone in third and Gordeeva and Chebii, in fourth and fifth. Chetelat continued to lead the second group.

Over the final lap, the first two continued to dual with Cherono prevailing, 8:58.07 to 8:58.90. Goshu was third in 9:03.76, with Gordeeva fourth at 9:11.59 and Chebii fifth at 9:12.85. For the entire second half of the race, Chetelat led the second pack and set such a tough tempo that when it came down to the final lap, no one was able to pass her and she finished in sixth at 9:15.11. The time was the fastest time in the nation this year for a high schooler and ranks No. 5 on the all-time high school list. Ekatreina Gorbunova of Russia was seventh at 9:16.59.


100-Meter High Hurdles
Teona Rodgers of Florida St. and Shermaine Williams of Jamaica, the world Junior leader at 13.22, were off even and had the early lead. But just as she had done in the semifinals, Alina Talai of Belarus, gained a lead over the third hurdle -- only this time she was not able to hold the advantage.

Rodgers began to pull away from the field, drawing clear of Talai and going on to win in 13.40. Williams caught Talai by the eighth hurdle and then Belkis Milanes of Cuba passed Talai at the finish. Williams was timed in 13.48, Milanes in 13.49 and Talai in 13.50.


4 x 100-Meter Relay
The United States, in lane six, got off to an excellent start and built a three- to four-meter lead with Jeneba Tarmoh of St. Elizabeth (Oakland, Ca.) leading off and passing to Shayla Mahan of South Carolina. On the third leg, the field gained a bit on Gabrielle Glenn of Providence (Charlotte, N.C.), but Tiffany Townsend of Baylor pulled away for Jura Levy of Jamaica on the final leg as the U.S. prevailed with a World Junior leading time of 43.66. Jamaica was second in 43.98 and Brazil was third in 44.61. All three of the U.S. passes were smooth but safe.


Long Jump

Ivana Spanovic of Serbia took the lead in the first round with a 20-9 ¼, nine inches ahead of the second best jump of the round, just 20-0 1/4 by Nastassia Mironchyk of Belarus. Mironchyk improved to 20-6 ¼ in the second round, but slipped to third later in the round when Dailenys Alcantara of Cuba, the Gold medal winner in the triple jump, leaped 20-5 ¾ to move into second. In the third round, Mironchyk jumped 21-2 ½ to take over the lead but five jumps later Spanovic answered with a 21-8 ¼ that turned out to be the winning jump.

Alcantara also improved to 20-9 in the third round, only to drop to fourth when Ksenia Achkinadze of Germany improved to 20-9 ¼. Alcantara took back third place for good when she jumped 21-0 ½ in the final round.


Heptathlon
Standings After First Day


1. Carolin Schafer, Germany, 3,536; 2. Yana Maksimava, Belarus, 3,460; 3. Natalya Gizbullina, Russia, 3,399; 4. Lea Sprunger, Switzerland, 3,550; 5. Grit Sadeiko, Estonia, 3,350; 6. Ryann Krais, 3,356. Others included: 24. Erin Sampley, Louisville, 2,513.

Long Jump
Carolin Schafer remained in first place with a jump of 18-11 ¾, worth 783 points and a total of 4,319. Yana Maksimava retained second with a 19-1, worth 795 points and a total of 4,255 and Natalya Gizbullina of Russia kept the third spot with a jump of 19-8 ¾, worth 853 points and a total of 4,241. Ryan Krais jumped 18-9 ½, worth 765 points and a total of 4,110, but dropped to spots in the standings to tenth. Erin Sampley of Kentucky, who had 2,514 points after the first day, but had no-heighted in the high jump, dropped out of the competition.

Javelin
As is often the case, the javelin has a tendency shake up the standings. Carolin Schafer had a throw of 144-5, worth 745 points and a total of 5,064 to retain the lead. However, Grit Sadeiko of Estonia had the best throw of the competition at 164-2, worth 861 points and a total of 5,036 to move into from fifth to second place. Prior to the javelin, Schafer had led by 64 points and now she led by just 28. Yana Maksimava threw 130-0, worth 660 points and a total of 4,915 to move from second to third. Natalya Gizbullina had a best of 125-8, worth 635 points and a total of 4,876 to drop from third to fourth. Ryann Krais threw 104-7, worth 512 points and a total of 4,622 to move from tenth to 13th place.

800 Meters
Carolin Schafer of Germany finished in 2:24.05, worth 769 points and a total of 5,833 to win the Gold medal. Yana Maksimava of Belarus finished in 2:17.98, worth 851 points and a total of 5,766. Grit Sadeiko of Estonia finished in 2:27.15, worth 729 points and a total of 5,765. Ryann Krais of Methacton (Norristown, Pa.) finished in 2:19.15, worth 835 points and a total of 5,457 that moved her from 13th to ninth in the standings. That (legal) performance makes Krais the third best high school performer of all time.


Preliminaries

4 x 400-Meter Relay
First Round
First Three in Each Heat Plus Next Two Fastest Qualify for Final

HEAT ONE—The United States opened with Lanie Whittaker of Washington (Miami, Fl.) and she built a very sizable lead with a 52.9 and then Jessica Beard of Texas created two different races with a 51.1. Erica Alexander of Clear Brook (Friendswood,Tx.) followed with a 52.3 and Porche Byrd of South Carolina anchored in 53.2 for a World Junior-leading 3:29.55. Australia was second in 3:35.22 and Russia was third in 3:36.61.

HEAT TWO—Jamaica took the early lead with Kayon Robinson running 55.0 and held it with Latoya McDermott. But France moved from second to first on the third leg, thanks to Floria Guei. With five teams in contention on the anchor leg, it was Yuliya Baraley who got through on the inside and went from fourth to first to give Ukraine the win in 3:37.12. Germany was second in 3:37.20, Belarus third in 3:37.45 and France fourth in 3:37.54.


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