Photos courtesy of Bryan Leighliter
Warren High's Robyn Guggiana (left) and La Serna's
Justine Diaz were among the top teenage runners
competing unattached at the Gahr HS Two-Miler!

Three state-ranked California teams set for Hawaii!
Iolani (Hawaii) Invitational Preview Page

New - Olympic Previews!! - Hurdles feature Golden Staters!!

- Olympic News (Mo not bothered by defeats in Europe, etc.)
Nicole Cochran (Wash middle schooler) JO Distance star talks
Memories of 2004 USATF JO's (emotions of the moment!)
Road to Athens: US Olympic team/Golden Staters in relays in Munich
Arizona State CC Coach Walt Drenth to Mich St

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Summertime All-Comers

Photo courtesy of Mark Casas
Lakewood High's Daniel Clifford was among the fine Southland talent on hand
at Thursday's Gahr HS All-Comers. Also, Warren High's Robyn Guggiana
missed Claire Kim's course record by just five seconds! Chris Miano, Luis
Guevara and Justine Diaz are also race winners on the day! Lakewood and
Warren girls look strong, as do St. John Bosco, Lakewood and Marina boys!

Results!

West Covina's Diego Mercado and his twin brother Daniel join runners from
Don Lugo, Damien, Lakewood and Upland, who rock at the Baldwin Park 5k!

Summertime Results Index

AAU Junior Olympic Nationals
July 31 to August 7 in Des Moines, Iowa

USATF 2004 JOs - Eugene, Oregon Coverage Index

It looks like yet another Varela is on board at Sultana High,
with the Inland Empire crew recently camping at Lake Tahoe!

Upcoming Summer Pictures:
Canyon (CC) -- North Monterey County

2004 Summer Camps Index Page

Many of you will be at cross-country team camps! Please send us "the visuals'!
Please pass them along. A maximum of four per school, please -- more, if in a ZIP file!

Olympic Games in Athens, Greece
August 18-29, 2004

• Olympic Previews
• Men's High Hurdles - Can A Johnson come back from Trials defeat?
• Women's High Hurdles - Can Sweetwater HS's /UCLA's Gail Devers win gold over Canadian (former Arcadia Invite champ) Perdita Felicien?
• Men's 400m Hurdles - Can Uni City HS's/Mesa CC/USC's Felix Sanchez win?
• Women's 400m Hurdles - UCLA's Sheena Johnson - Lashinda Demus (ex-LB Wilson) among favorites!!
• Mulit-Events - Azusa Pacific's Bryan Clay one of the favorites!!
• Women's Multi-Events - Sweden's Kluft the favorite in 2004!

OLYMPIC NEWS

Chaunte Howard and Joanna Hayes from Coach Charles Leathers' North HS of Riverside Program one of three US High Schools with two grads on the Olympic Team - Check the squad's origins!! - Which state had the most qualifiers for the Olympic team from their High Schools? (sure you can guess)

NEW - Stacy Dragila (former Placer HS) interview - Ritzenhein healing - looks to 2008 - Tim Mack (MPV) Interview - Arkansas Coach John McDonnell on his charges in the Olympics - 2004 Olympics marks a changing of the guard - Devers (Sweetwater HS/UCLA) in line for 100m spot - Rivalry between Kenya and Ethiopia in the distances at Olympic level - El Guerrouj: The eight-year itch - US Athletes coming clean - US Team member Brenda Taylor comments on drug situation - Radcliffe writes she is ready for Olympic marathon

Mo Greene - Granada Hills resident not concerned with early European tour losses (Dave Casper photo)

Mo Greene not phased by losses of late - Where did Olympians go to High School (Calif leads states!) - Reduced trained Ritz Will Be Running in Athens - Alan Culpepper (US Olympic Marathoner) interview - NBC Olympics - all the time every day! - Kenyan squad ready for Athens after training camp - Athens dust clouds Radliffe's hopes in marathon - Interview with Breaux Greer (USA Javelin record holder) - Great Gail Devers interview - Suzy Favor-Hamilton will not race in Athens 1500 - politics of Standards and all - Deena Kastor (Deena Drossin as prep) prepares to go Athens Marathon distance - US Triple Jumpers look for Gold - Lister and Bell - Paula Radcliffe carries Brits hopes in Marathon - Story of 1896 Olympic Marathon - interesting distance running a century ago! - Keeping cool in Athens many different ways

Munich 8/8 Meet - Golden Staters featured in great relay efforts as US Squads ready for the Athens Games!!

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