Dan Lincoln -former Arkansas
star
sets US Steeplechase Record 8:08.82 to
take down nearly 21 year old
record
July15t, 2006
Rome, Italy
Henry Marsh's ancient record finally falls to full-time medical student
Lincoln sets U.S. steeplechase record in Rome
INDIANAPOLIS - The dominant force in the U.S. men's 3,000m steeplechase the
last three seasons, Daniel Lincoln set a new national record with his performance
Friday evening at the Golden Gala in Rome, Italy.
Lincoln finished fifth in 8 minutes 8.82 seconds to eclipse the long-standing
U.S. record of 8:09.17 set on August 28, 1985 by National Track & Field
Hall of Famer Henry Marsh.
An Olympic Games finalist in 2004 and three-time NCAA steeplechase champ
while at Arkansas, Lincoln won his third consecutive U.S. men's steeple
title last month with his time of 8:22.78 at the AT&T USA Outdoor
Championships in Indianapolis.
Elsewhere in Rome, reigning Olympic and world champion Jeremy Wariner
cruised to an easy win in the men's 400 meters. In the highly-anticipated
battle between Wariner and rising superstar Xavier Carter, Wariner assumed
control with 200 meters remaining and continued to stretch his lead to
the finish in winning in 43.62 seconds, which is the fastest time in
the world this year. Wariner's performance is a new personal best, down
considerably from his previous best-ever performance of 43.91 seconds
from July 8, 2006 in Paris. Wariner now owns the four-fastest men's 400m
times in the world this season.
Congolese runner Gary Kikaya, the 2004 World Indoor 400m bronze medalist,
ran the second-fastest time of the day in winning "Race 2" in
44.66 seconds, with Carter placing third overall with his runner-up finish
to Wariner in the "Race 1" contest in 44.76.
Also on the track, men's 100m co-world record holder Asafa Powell of
Jamaica got it in gear halfway through the "Race 1" and won
going away in 10.85 seconds. Reigning Olympic Games 200m gold medalist
Shawn Crawford had the second-fastest time of the day with his win in "Race
2" in 10.02, which nearly equaled his seasonal best of 10.01 from
Oslo on June 2.
In women's events on the track, 2005 World Outdoor Championships silver
medalist Sanya Richards continued her world domination of the 400 meters
this season, winning in 49.31 seconds, the second-fastest time in the
world this year. Richards now owns the five-fastest outdoor times in
the world this year.
Other U.S. winners on Friday included two-time Olympic silver medalist
Terrence Trammell, who won the 110m hurdles in 13.15 seconds, and Lashinda
Demus continued her season-long world dominance in the women's 400m hurdles
with her win in 53.51 seconds. Demus owns the fastest time in the world
this year of 53.02 seconds (Athens, July 3) and four of the top five
times run globally this season.
Reigning World Outdoor champion Bershawn Jackson continued his winning
ways in the men's 400m hurdles with his time of 47.86 seconds, and reigning
USA indoor and outdoor champion Khadevis Robinson was the runner-up in
the men's 800 meters in breaking the 1:44-barrier for the first time
in his career in a personal best time of 1 minute 43.86 seconds.
Jamaican Sherone Simpson, who owns the fastest time in the world this
year of 10.82 seconds, won the 100 meters in 10.87. Five-time Olympic
medalist Marion Jones was the runner-up with her fastest time this season
of 10.91 seconds, with 2006 Indoor Visa Championships Series winner Lisa
Barber third in 11.08.
Reigning World Outdoor champion Michelle Perry was the runner-up in
the women's 100m hurdles in 12.58 seconds, finishing closely behind Sweden's
Susanna Kallur, who won the race in 12.52, and 2006 USA Outdoor champion
Hazel Clark finished second in the women's 800 meters in 1:59.83.
In field event action, 2005 World Outdoor Championships silver medalist
Brad Walker placed third in the men's pole vault with a clearance of
5.72m/18-9.25
The Golden Gala in Rome will be televised on OLN on Sunday, July 16
from 5:00-6:00 p.m., and rebroadcast on Wednesday, July 19 from 7:00-8:00
p.m. All times are Eastern.
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