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 | 6th IAAF World Youth Championships
Wed.-Sun., July 8-12, 2009
Day 4 - Saturday
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Day 4 Results - Highlights - What's on tap - Mike Kennedy Reports
This time, Crouser gets the GOLD in shot put!
Collatz wins DT silver; Sveinsson 4th 1500, 5th's for LeLeux, Weaver; Clayton 20-10.75 LJ
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| Chelsey Sveinsson TX took 4th in the 1500 at 4:20.29, Jen Clayton NY set a wind-legal US#1 20-10.75 in LJ prelims, and Alex Collatz claimed discus silver with a throw of 162-01 - Photos by PhotoRun (Sveinsson and Clayton) and Joy Kamani for NSSF (Collatz)
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| Flash Highlights
Afternoon
- B Shot Put final - Ryan Crouser OR added to his DT silver with SP GOLD, throwing 70-09 on his 4th attempt. He had the three best throws of the competition
- G Discus final - Alex Collatz CA claimed the silver in the discus with 162-01
- G 1500 final - Chelsey Sveinsson TX took 4th in the 1500 at 4:20.29. Cory McGee MS was 9th in 4:30.20
- G Pole Vault final - Morgann LeLeux LA was 5th in the PV, clearing a near-PR 13-01.50
- G 400 Hurdles final - Angelica Weaver CA was 5th in 1:01.48
- B 200 semis - Keenan Brock AL and Dedric Dukes FL each won their semis, with Brock taking heat 1 of 3 with 21.36 (+0.6w) and Dukes claiming heat 2 in 21.22 (+0.9w). They had the 2nd and 3rd best qualifying times.
- G 200 semis - Briana Nelson SC won heat 1 of 3 with 23.78 (+0.8), then Ashton Purvis was 2nd in heat 3 with 24.00 (+1.1w), both advancing to the final. Nelson and Purvis had the 3rd and 4th fastest times overall
- B High Jump final - David Smith GA tied for 7th at 6-11.75, while Dwayne Golbeck was 10th at 6-10.25
Morning
- G Long Jump qualifying - Jen Clayton NY dropped a huge bomb on her first and only attempt in Group B, a wind-legal US#1 20-10.75 (+0.4) that was the best overall in qualifying. A'Lexus Brannon TX, who missed qualifying in the TJ, made sure she got in the LJ final with a 20-00.50 (+0.1) on her second try, placing 2nd in Group A and 5th overall
- G Medley Relay heats - Team USA (Jordan Clark MI, Briana Nelson SC, Michelle Brown NJ, Ebony Eutsey FL) rolled to a 2:07.51 win in heat 2, easily the fastest time overall
- B Medley Relay heats - Team USA (Colin Hepburn IL, Prezel Hardy TX, Jaron Roberson GA, Dedric Dukes FL) struggled to qualify on time, finishing 2nd in heat 4 of 4 with 1:54.82
- B Javelin Qualifying - Devin Bogert TX, after two fouls, came through with a 219-00 in Group A to get the last qualifying spot to the final. Chris Rodriguez AZ threw 215-09 to finish a non-qualifying 10th in Group B
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Mike Kennedy Reports
Morning
Boys
Medley Relay
First Round
Heat Winners Plus the Next Four
Fastest Qualify for the Final
HEAT FOUR—The United States was lucky to qualify. Brazil was an easy winner in 1:54.23. Colin Hepburn (Glenview South, Glenville, Il.) ran the 100-meter leg and handed off the Prezel Hardy (Ellison, Killeen, Tx.), who seemed tentative on his 200 leg before handing off the Jaron Roberson (Campbell, Smyra, Ga.). Roberson then ran the 300 leg and handed off to Dedric Dukes (St. Thomas Aquinas, Fort Lauderdale, Fl.), who held off Canada for second, 1:54.82 to 1:54.90. Both the U.S. and Canada advanced as time qualifiers. Splits for the U.S. were, 10.8, 22.2, 34.3 and 47.3. Hardy looked to be injured and is unlikely to run the final. Joshua Mance (Chino Hills, Ca.), who was the runnerup in the 400, will probably run the 400 leg in the final with Dukes dropping down to the 300.
OTHER HEATS: In heat one Japan just held off New Zealand, 1:53.58 to 1:53.97, with Australia third at 1:54.49. Trinidad and Tobago was an easy heat two winner in 1:54.09 and Jamaica was an even easier winner in heat three at 1:53.89.
Javelin
Top 12 Qualify For Final
After having to fit his first two throws between the girls walking across the javelin runway in the 10,000-meter walk, which resulted in two fouls, Devin Bogart (Tomball, Tx.) used a full run-up to unleash a personal best of 219-0 to place fifth in Group A. Bogart now had to wait for Group B to throw before knowing he had made the top twelve. As Group B began to work its way through the three qualifying rounds, Bogart began to fall in the standings until he was twelfth with just three throwers remained. The first to fell far short of a throw that would knock Bogart out of the final, but the final thrower, Ahmed Samir El Shabramsly of Egypt, had had throws of 215-8 in the first round and 217-4 in the second round, so there was the distinct possibility that he could displace Bogart.
El Sharbramsly let fly with his final effort and when it came down it looked like there was a chance that it might be close, but the measurement came up at 208-6 and Bogart was on to the final. Bogart’s previous best with the 700 gram javelin was 217-1. His best with the international javelin is 216-8. Christopher Rodriguez (Suhuaro, Tucson, Az.) came close to qualifying with a first round throw of 215-9, but that was to be his best as he finished 17th. Shih-Feng Huang of Chinese Taipai had the best throw at 245-3, followed by Killian Durechou of France at 245-0, Florian Janischek of Germany at 236-3 and Brian Toledo of Argentina at 232-0. Valeriy Iordan of Russia, the world Youth leader at 272-4, threw just 222-4, to finish in tenth.
Girls
5,000-Meter Walk
Final
Elena Lashmanova of Russia led from early on with kilometer splits of 4:14.34, 8:43.74, 13:27.75 and 18:12.91 before winning in a World Youth leading mark of 22:55.45. Yanelli Caballero of Mexico came on late to finish second in 22:59.27 and Svetlana Vasilyeva of Russia was third at 23:00.15. There were no U.S. entrants.
Medley Relay
First Round
Heat Winners Plus the Next Five
Fastest Qualify for the Final
HEAT TWO—The United States led off with Jordan Clark (Lathrop, Southfield, Mi.) at 11.8, followed by Briana Nelson (J.L. Mann, Greenville, S.C.) at 23.5 for 200, Michelle Brown (Seneca, Tabernacle, N.J.) at 38.4 for 300, and Ebony Eutsey (Southridge, Miami, Fl.) at 53.8 for the 400. The cumulative time of 2:07.51 is the best Youth performance in the world this year. Romania finished second at 2:10.48 and was a time qualifier.
OTHER HEATS: In heat one, Canada took the lead after the 200 leg and then had to hold off Hungary, 2:09.27 to 2:09.68. Nigeria, which finished third, was disqualified. Katrina Seymour of the Bahamas ran down Jamaica on the 400-leg to win, 2:10.12 to 2:10.72. Japan was third at 2:11.11 and advanced as a time qualifier.
Long Jump
Top 12 Qualify For Final
Jennifer Clayton (Suffern, N.Y.) opened up in the first round with a legal 20-10 ¾ for the best jump of the competition. It is also the best by a high school athlete this year and the second-best Youth jump in the world this year. Clayton’s previous legal best this season was 19-9 ¾. She also had a 20-6 ½ but no wind gauge was in use. A’Lexus Brannon (Ozen, Beaumont, Tx.) bettered the automatic qualifying standard of 19-8 with a second round jump of 20-0 ½, which is her legal best this year. Alina Rotaru of Romania, at 20-6 ½, Minjia Lu of China, at 20-3 ¾, and Franziska Geier of Germany, at 19-11 ¾, all qualified on their first jumps. Brooke Stratton of Australia was also over 20 feet at 20-1 ½. It took 19-4 ¼ to make the final.
Heptathlon
Scores After Three Events
1. Katarina Thompson (Britain), 3,434; 2. Laura Ikauniece (Latvia), 3,370; 3. Kira Biesenbach (Germany), 3,301; 4. Deborah Brodersen (Germany), 3,249; 5. Tania Mayer (Switzerland), 3,177.
Long Jump
Katarina Thompson of Britain had the best throw of the competition at 20-8 ½, worth 946 points and a total of 4,380, to increase her lead by 63 points to 199. Kira Biesenbach of Germany has the second best jump at 20-0 ½, worth 860 points and a total of 4,181 to move from third to second. Laura Ikauniece of Latvia jumped 18-7 ¼ worth 750 points and a total of 4,120 to drop to third.
Afternoon
Boys
800 Meters
Final
Johan Rogestedt of Sweden pulled what just might have been the upset of the meet when he moved from fourth to first over the final 80 meters to win in 1:50.92. He becomes the first non-Africa/Asia medalist at 800 meters. The race started out the way most of the 800s have started in World Youth championships, with the Kenyans and Ethiopians in control. Nicholas Kipkoech of Kenya went for the lead at 200 meters and had it at 25.08. However, at that point, Fikadu Dejene of Ethiopia was going for the lead and collided with a runner in front of him and fell to the track. He was up in no time and probably over-reacted, as he moved to the lead at 400, passed in 54.82.
Benjamin Herriau of France took over at 500 meters and appeared to cross himself, as he flew down the back straight, passing 600 meters in 1:24.01. He lead was short-lived as Kipkoech and Giorgio Chuchu of Eretria moved to the front entering the final straight, with Herriau close behind. Then it became Rogestedt Time, as, for the third straight race, he began a drive the brought him first, by Herriau, and then in the final five meters, past both Kipkoech and finally Kiplangat, just before the finish, to win in 1:50.92. Kiplangat was second at 1:50.97, followed by Kipkoech at 1:51.01 and Herriau at 1:51.79.
400-Meter Low Hurdles
Final
Cuba had to wait four days before it had an athlete place in the top eight, but Norge Sotomayor went right to the top with the World Youth leading time of 51.30. Sotomayor and Jose Reynaldo Bencosme De Leon of Italy, who had been the previous leader at 51.50, were both out well and ran evenly through the first 300 meters before Sotomayor pulled ahead in the final straight. Jeremiah Mutai of Kenya passed Bencosme De Leon with 60 meters remaining to finish second, 51.45 to 51.74. Seiya Kato of Japan was fourth in 52.10.
High Jump
Final
Dmitriy Kroyter of Israel, the No. 2 ranked Youth in the world at 7-3, opened at 6-10 ¼ and did not have a miss through his gold medal winning height of 7-2 ½. Janick Klausen of Denmark was in fourth place until a third try clearance at 7-2 ½ earned him the silver medal. Both Kroyter and Klausen missed three times at 7-3 ½. Danili Tsyplakov of Russia and Django Lovett of Canada tied for third at 7-1 ½. David Smith (Lovejoy, Hampton, Ga.) and Dwayne Golbek (Claremore, Ok.) both needed three jumps to clear 6-10 ¼, and that left Smith in ninth place and Golbek in tenth. Smith cleared 6-11 ¾ on his first attempt to end up tied for seventh while Golbek missed three times.
Shot Put (5 kg)
Final
After the first round it was Krzysztof Brozozowski of Poland at 64-10 ½, Frans Schutte of South Africa at 64-3 ¼, and Lukas Weisshaidinger of Austria at 59-11 ¾. Ryan Crouser (Barlow, Gresham, Or.), after an opening round foul, connected on a throw of 67-4 in the second round to take the lead. Schutte moved to second with a throw of 66-10 and Weisshaidinger took over third with a throw of 66-3, both later in the second round. Crouser then improved to 67-5 ½ in the third round, followed by at 69-0 ¾ throw in the fourth round, and his gold medal-winning distance of 70-9 in the fifth round – beating his own previous mark for the best throw in the world this year by a Youth athlete. Brzozowski improved to 66-8 ¾ in the fourth round to move into third, and took the silver medal in the sixth round with a throw of 68-6 ¾. Crouser now ranks No. 6 on the world all-time Youth list.
Triple Jump
Final
Jose Adrian Sornoza of Ecuador had the first round lead at 49-8 ½ but the real action began in the second round when Benjamin Williams of Britain checked in with a 52-2 ½ and Superara S.N.A. of Thailand, the winner of the long jump, answering with a 51-6 ½ to move into the one- two positions and that turned out to be the final order of finish. Sornoza improved to 50-4 good enough for third after two rounds. In the third round, Elton Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago took over third at 50-5 1/3. Nothing of note took place in the fourth round but in the fifth round, Aleksandr Yurchenko of Russia, who was the eight qualifier after three round when jumped 49-0 ¾ for is only fair jump up to that time, flew 51-4 ¼--a jump that would earn him the bronze medal.
200 Meters
Semifinals
First Two in Each Heat Plus Next
Two Fastest Qualify For Final
HEAT ONE—Keenan Brock (Carver, Birmingham, Al.), in lane three, and Johannes De Klerk of South Africa, in lane six, were the leaders coming out of the turn. Brock then established a small lead which he held to the finish, running 21.36 for his second straight personal best. Tomasaz of Kluczynski of Poland, in lane one, closed quickly to grab second at 21.43. Sam Watts of Britain was third at 21.50 and De Klerk fourth at 21.22 as both advanced as time qualifiers.
HEAT TWO—Dedric Dukes (St. Thomas Aquinas, Fort Lauderdale, Fl.), in lane five, might have been in last place before he got to the top of the turn, but once passed that point he chewed up the field, taking the lead with 80 meters remaining and going on to win in an eased-up 21.22. Leandro De Araujo of Brazil was second and Demitri Knowles of Bahamas was third, with both being timed at 21.76.
HEAT THREE—Kirani James of Grenada, the 400 champion running in lane five, looked to be running in place as the runners in lanes two, three and four pulled even with James – before the field entered the straight. James then moved to the front and once there he ran just fast enough to win—in this case, 21.23. Alberto Gavalda of Spain was second at 21.43 and Moriba Morain of Trinidad and Tobago was third at 21.56. .
Girls
1,500 Meters
Final
Geta Dima of Ethiopia, Nelly Chebet Ngeiywo of Kenya and Stella Chebet of Kenya were closely grouped through splits of 48.0, 64.38, 1:56.0 and 2:14.76, before Alela Terzic of Serbia replaced Chebet Ngeiywo and the group continued with splits of 3:08.47 and 3:25.14. Chelsey Sveinsson (Greenhill, Addison, Tx.) worked her way through the pack, starting at ninth and moving to sixth by 800 meters, before taking over fourth just after 1,200 meters. By that time, the top three had opened up a gap, with Chebet Ngeiywo pulling away from Dima midway through the final turn and going on to a comfortable win, 4:12.76 to 4:15.16. Terzic was third at 4:16.71 and Sveinsson was fourth at 4:20.29. Cory McGee (Pass Christian, Ms.) finished ninth at 4:30.20.
400-Meter Low Hurdles
Final
Danielle Dowie of Jamaica, the Penn Relays champion and the World Youth leader at 57.88, running in lane three, was out like a shot and had the lead until the final hurdle – when Vera Rudakova of Russia, in lane two, drew even with Dowie. Ristanna Tracey of Jamaica, in lane six, had also closed the margin on Dowie and the three came off the final hurdle virtually together. Then disaster struck for Jamaica as first Tracy, after giving a tremendous effort, collapsed after clearing the barrier and Dowie was passed by Rudakova, who had run a perfectly paced race. Rudakova was timed in 57.83 for the best time in the world this year by a Youth. Dowie was second at 58.62. Deborah Rodriguez of Uruguay was third at 59.71 and Bili Liu of China was fourth at 60.43. Angelica Weaver (Rancho Cucamonga, Ca.) finished 5th in 61.48. Tracy got up to finish eighth in 62.90.
Pole Vault
Final
Angelica Bengtsson of Sweden had some trouble at the beginning of the completion, but once she got going no one could stop her. She needed second attempts to clear 12-1 ½, and 12-5 ½ and, after clearing 12-9 ½ on her first attempt, she again needed a second attempt to clear 13-1 ½. That left her in fourth place, but from then on it was nothing but clearances: first at 13-5 ¼, to move into second behind her teammate Michaella Meijer, and then to win the competition at 13-9 ¼ for the best Youth jump in the world this year. Next, she placed the bar at 14-0, which she cleared on her first attempt and then at 14-2, which she also cleared on her first attempt, to move into ninth on the all-time world Youth list. She finally missed at 14-4.
Tatyana Setesyuk of Russia and Felicia Horvath of Hungary tied for third at 13-1 ½. Morgann Leleux (Catholic, New Iberia, La.) really hung tough in the competition, clearing 12-1 ½ and 12-5 on her second attempts before clearing 12-9 ½ on her first attempt. However, it was a third attempt clearance at 13-1 ½ that earned her a fifth-place finish. It was also her outdoor best this year, just off her all-time best of 13-2 ½ indoors.
Discus
Final
Alex Collatz (Stockdale, Bakersfield, Ca.), the world Youth leader at 177-0, took the early first round lead with a throw of 161-0 before Shanshan Li of China answered later in the same round with a 169-9, for the second best throw in the world this year by a Youth. Collatz answered in the second round with a throw of 164-4. Neither thrower was able to improve in the final four rounds, and first and second had been decided. Margaret Satupai of Samoa was third after the first round at 160-11 and remained there until the third round, when Shanice Craft of Germany threw 161-7 – and that turned out to be the bronze medal throw.
Javelin
Final
Lismania Munoz of Cuba took the lead in the first round with a toss of 163-6, but that was as far as she threw, finishing eighth. Anastasiya Svechinkova of Uzbekistan was second at 163-1 and Laura Henkel of Germany was third at 162-10. Svechnikova took over first in the second round with at 174-8 and finished the competition with a throw of 174-7 for the No. 2 Youth throw in the world this year. Marija Vucenovic of Serbia took over second at 164-4 and Liina Lassma of Estonia, third at 163-10 to close out the second round. Henkel improved to second in the third round with a throw of 168-10 and You Wu of China moved to third at 168-0. In the fifth round, Wu took second with a throw of 170-9.
Heptathlon
Standings After Five Events
1. Katarina Thompson (Britain), 4,380; 2. Kira Beisenbach (Germany), 4,181; 3. Laura Ikauniece (Latvia), 4,120; 4. Deborah Brodersen (Germany), 3,943; 5. Zenia Kirzsan (Hungary), 3,907.
Javelin
Katrina Thompson of Britain had the ninth best throw at 110-9, worth 549 points and a total of 4,928 to remain in first place – but saw her lead of 199 points reduced to 92 points. Laura Ikauniece of Latvia was in third place, but a throw of 139-6, worth 716 points, moved her to second place with a total of 4,836. Kira Biesenbach of Germany had a throw of 97-6, worth 471 points for a total of 4,652 to remain in third. Xenia Krizsan of Hungary had the longest throw of the competition, at 143-3, worth 738 points and a total of 4,645 to move from fifth to fourth.
800 Meters
The three leaders, in order, Katrina Thompson of Britain, Laura Ikainiece of Latvia and Kira Biesenbach of Germany, finished in that order. Thompson was second at 2:20.12, worth 822 points and a total of 5,750, for the leading mark in the world this year for Youth. Ikauniece was third at 2:30.49, worth 811 points and a total of 5,647, and Biesenbach was fourth at 2:23.90, worth 771 points and a total of 5,423. Eliodie Jakob of Switzerland had the fastest time at 2:19.91 worth 825 points, and a total of 5.328 to move from seventh to fifth.
200 Meters
Semifinals
First Two in Each Heat Plus Next
Two Fastest Qualify For Final
HEAT ONE—Briana Nelson (J.L. Mann, Greenville, S.C.), in lane three, was a little slow getting up into running position, but once she did she drew even with Shaunna Thompson of Britain before pulling away to win in 23.78, just .07 off her personal best. Celia Walters of Jamaica just got up to nip Thompson for second, with both being timed in 24.05. Mujinga Kambundji of Switzerland was fourth at 24.06. Both Thompson and Kambundji advanced as time qualifiers.
HEAT TWO—Allison Peter of Virgin Islands, in lane three, made up the stagger on the field midway through the turn and was an easy winner in 23.60. Martina Riedl of Germany was second at 24.16 and Huijun of China was third at 24.28.
HEAT THREE—Favorites Jodie Williams of Britain, in lane four, and Ashton Purvis (St. Elizabeth, Oakland, Ca.), in lane five, both got out well, but coming out of the turn Williams had a clear advantage and went on to win, 23.44 to 24.00. Justine Palfreman of South Africa was third at 24.17.
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What's on tap
Afternoon
- DONE G Pole Vault final - Morgann LeLeux LA is seeded fifth of 12 finalists
- DONE B High Jump final - David Smith GA is seeded 2nd of 12 finalists, while Dwayne Golbeck OK is tied for #3
- DONE G 200 semis - Briana Nelson SC is in lane three in heat 1 of 3, seeded 2nd, while Ashton Purvis CA is in lane 5 in heat 3, seeded 2nd
- DONE G 1500 final - Chelsey Sveinsson TX was seeded 1st coming into the meet, but now has the 4th best PR after Tuesday's heats
- DONE B Shot Put final - WY#1 Ryan Crouser OR had the best throw in the prelims
- DONE B 200 semis - Keenan Brock AL is in lane 3 in heat 1 of 3, seeded 7th, while Dedric Dukes FL is in lane 5 of heat 2, seeded 1st
- DONE G Discus final - WY#1 Alex Collatz CA had the best throw in the prelims
- DONE G 400 Hurdles final - Angelica Weaver CA is in lane 2. She is #6 among entrants on 2009 times, but #3 in career PRs
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