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US Juniors - Wednesday
June 20, 2007 Indianapolis
DyeStat on-site coverage
Decathlon - Heptathlon
Video by Doug Speck
Event Summaries by Mike Kennedy
| Ryann Krais PA and Michael Ayers TN
running 2nd and 3rd after Day 1 of multis
- Heptathlon - Pennsylvania prep Ryann Krais (Methacton), with 3270 pts, trails only USC frosh and former HS rival Shana Woods (3311) .
- Decathlon - Brentwood TN Michael Ayers is top high schooler, scoring 3769 day 1 points, good for third behind leader Ashton Easton of University of Oregon (3920) and Nick Adcock's (Missouri) 3869.
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Woods and Krais: A Year Older, A Year Better?
Day 1 Report - By SteveU
Last year, Shana Woods CA set a HSR in winning the heptathlon here, while Ryann Krais PA set a soph class record in the heptathlon in finishing 5th. They are back and after one day this year, just 42 points separate them, with Woods leading, 3311-3270.
The junior class record of 5365 is 222 points better than what Krais did last year, but the Methacton PA junior’s got a good start after scoring 3270 on the first day, 7 more than last year when she was actually leading Woods and the meet overall after day one, but had a few off events in day two.
Woods, now a freshman at USC, gained a lot of her points on day two last year with a big 132-06 in the javelin.
Woods hurdled 13.73 to start, with Krais close behind in a different heat at a fine 13.82. Both cleared 5-05.25 in the HJ, then Woods gained a few more points with 33-04.50 to 32-06.25 for Krais in the shot put. Finally, in the 200, Woods hit 24.35 and Krais a PR 24.47.
It should be a 2-woman battle as Krais is nearly 200 points up on third.
Krais, who is also competing in the 400H, doesn’t have any special motivation for doing the multis here. “It’s just really my only chance this year to put up a mark,” she said. “I’d like to try and set some more PRs and stay as close as I can to Shana Woods.”
Regarding her events, she said, “The 100H went well. That’s been a good event for me recently and I was confident going into that one. I had good form when I jumped 5-5.25, but couldn’t do it again. I wasn’t snapping quick enough. My first two shot puts were pretty bad; I was just happy to get in a fairly good one. It was the same as I threw here last year. Then the 200 was a PR, so that was good.”
The top prep in the decathlon so far is Michael Ayers of Brentwood TN. He stands 3rd in Day 1 with 3769 points, trailing Missouri’s Nick Adcock 3869 and Oregon’s Ashton Eaton 3920.
Ayers’ best event was the shot, where he hit 47-04.25, the second-best mark of any competitor. He was leading Adcock at that point, but lost ground to him in the HJ and 400. Eaton’s best events were the 100 and 400, both of which he won. |
Event Summaries
by Mike Kennedy
Men
Decathlon - First Day
100 Meters
Ashton Eaton of Oregon blazed a 10.58 with an aiding wind of +3.7 to score 956 points and take the lead after one event. Tyler Dodds of Wake Forest also won his heat and was the second fastest qualifier in 10.98 worth 865 points. Michael Ayers of Brentwood Academy (Nashville, Tn.) was third fastest runner at 11.05, worth 850 points.
Long Jump
Eaton had the fourth best long jump at 21-10.75, worth 736 points but it was good enough to keep him in second with 1,692 points. Frank Shotwell of Michigan, fifth after the first event, had the second best jump of the competition at 22-04.75, worth 769 points, that was good enough to move him into second. The best jump was turned in by Wesley Bray of Houston, who did 23-02.50, worth 830 points, that moved him from tenth to third with 1,597 points. Dodds jumped just 18-07, worth 514, and dropped from second to 15th With 1,379 points.
Shot Put
Despite having just the sixth best put in the competition at 42-0, worth 655 points, Eaton continued in first with 2,347 points. Bray had the fourth best put at 45-04.25, worth 717 points, but it moved him from third to a tie for second with 2,314 points. Michael Ayers of Brentwood Academy (Nashville, Tn.) had the second best put at 47-04.50, which was worth 755 points and moved him from fourth to a tie for second with 2,414 points. Benjamin Davis of Brentwood Academy (Nashville, Tn.) had the best put of the day at 48-10.75 and seventh to third with 2,257 points. Shotwell's best was 40-10.25, which dropped him from second to fifth with 1,233 points.
High Jump
Eaton again found himself trailing the event leaders with the sixth best effort of 6-01.50 worth 687 points but still maintained the lead at 3,034. Nick Adcock of Missouri had the best jump in the competition at 6-07.50, worth 822 points that vaulted him from sixth to second with 3,025 points. Over the first four events Eaton's 91 point lead dropped to just nine points. Ayers and Bray both cleared 6-00.50, worth 822 points, and remained tied, now at third with 2,975 points.
400 Meters
Eaton, who was the Oregon State high school 400 champion last year, won just his second event of the first day with a 48.48 to score 886 points for a first-day total of 3,920 and increase his lead from nine points to 51 points. Adcock had the fourth fastest time at 49.36, worth 844 points, to remain in second with 3,869 points and Ayers with a time of 50.45, worth 794 points, took over sole position of third with 3,769 points. Bray, with a time 50.90, worth 794 points, dropped from a tie for third place to fourth with 3,749 points.
Women
Heptathlon - First Day
100-Meter High Hurdles
Defending champion Shana Woods of USC, who set a national high school record of 5,533, got off to a fast start with a personal best of 13.73 for the fastest time of the day, worth 1,017 points. Ryann Krais of Methacton (Norristown, Pa.), who set the national high school sophomore class record of 5,142 last year in finishing fifth, has the second fastest time at 13.82, worth 1,004 points, just off her personal best of 13.73 and a big improvement over the 14.08 she ran here last year. Katie Guevel equaled her personal best of 14.27 for the third best performance and worth 941 points.
High Jump
Woods and Krais both cleared 5-05.50 worth 806 points, as Woods maintained her 13-point lead, 1,823 to 1 810. Jasmine Cotton of Cincinnati cleared 5-05.25 to move from eighth to third with 1,694 points. Guevel cleared 5-03, worth 736 points, and dropped to fourth with 1,677 points. Alexis Spiranac of Lewis-Palmer (Monument, Co.) was the event leader at 5-06.50, worth 842 points, and left her in sixth place with 2,123 points.
Shot Put
Woods threw just 33-04.50, worth 541 points, but it was good enough to keep her in first over Krais, 2,364 to 2,334. Krais' best was 32-06.25, worth 524 points. Guevel slipped back into third with a 30-07 effort, worth 485 points and a three-event total of 2,162. Cotton's best was 29-08.25, worth 467 points and dropped her to fourth with 2,161 points.
200 Meters
Woods, Krais and Guevel were all heat winners with the three fastest times and maintained their positions after the end of the first day of competition. Woods ran 24.35 worth 947 points for a total of 3,311, Krais set a personal best of 24.47, worth 936 points for a total of 3,270 and Guevel, also set a personal best of 24.71 for 914 points and a total of 3,076. Cotton remained in fourth with 3,012 points. Woods is 85 points ahead of her pace last year and Krais is seven points up on her score recorded in 2006. |
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