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July 31 update
1,700 College Choices by Class of 2002
1,700 choices by the class of 2002 based on information received through 7/31. Recent choices of note: Maryland sprinter India Ransom will run for Miami FL. Football scholarships were signed by sprinter Edorian McCullough TX with Texas and thrower Mike D'Andrea OH with Ohio State. Texas 3A hurdle champion Dion Cooper signed with Texas. California discus champ Jarared Morgan is signed with Arizona State. Nebraska Class D shot put champion Tamara Burns will throw for Kansas State. Washington 3A triple gold and Mt. SAC Relays hurdle champ Ginnie Powell is travelling down the coast to Southern California. Georgia 4A 200 meter champ Carolyn O'Hora signed with Tennessee. Arizona and Great Southwest hurdles champion Jaime Cluff signed to run for UCLA. Jefferson Forest VA twins Shannon and Kristin Saunders will run for James Madison. If we missed any, send email to John Dye.
Thursday August 1 was last day to sign National Letter of Intent

July 31 DyeStat Elite Update - 4,742 performances listed!
This is the fourth list of the 2002 outdoor season. The database contains 7,877 performances meeting DyeStat Elite cutoffs, of which 4,742 performances from 714 meets are listed (only the season best performances for an athlete are listed). Lists will be closed at the end of the AAU Junior Olympics national finals in Knoxville August 10. Details

All Ontario Championships
BELLEVILLE ONTARIO -- Some outstanding performances from the recent All-Ontario (OFSAA) Track and Field Championships may be of interest to Dyestat followers, since many of these athletes will be competing within the NCAA program over the next few years. Story and photo by Barrie Ontario coach Bonnie Holowchuk

Webb Watch
Coach Raczko outlines Alan Webb's pro training plan
Track writer Pearl Watts, who has covered HS mile record holder Alan Webb since his first cross country race as a freshman at South Lakes HS, Reston VA, found that Webb is on vacation, so he talked to South Lakes coach Scott Raczko, who will now coach Webb as he begins his professional career. Pearl's report
Frustration, Homesickness, Burnout caused Webb to leave Michigan
WASHINGTON DC 7/25/02 -- A Washington Post story today describes Alan Webb's freshman year at the University of Michigan and discusses his decision to return to Northern Virginia and high school coach Scott Raczko. Michigan coach Ron Warhurst reportedly told Webb, "You can't serve two masters." Parents wanted Webb to stay at Michigan, but also wanted Alan to pursue his dream, story says. Story by Jeff Passan.
Alan Webb pro contract may be near
WASHINGTON DC 7/18/02 - The Washington Times reported today that high school mile record holder Alan Webb is close to signing a lucrative professional contract with a shoe company. The Times said Webb "acknowledged" that Nike, Reebok, and adidas were interested in signing him. Citing "sources," the Times also said that Nike has offered $250,000 a year through 2008. According to the Times, Reebok marketing director Mark Bossardet wants to sign Webb, and he expects Webb to make a decision in the next couple of days. The Times article.

Knoxville TN August 3-10 2002 AAU Junior Olympics DyeStat home page - Best regional performers - these should be the top seeds at Knoxville

 

	Omaha July 23-28 36th USATF Junior Olympics
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NEW: Best Marks - 203 DyeStat Elite performances at Omaha Day 6 Sunday (Closing Day) Hurdle fireworks! Morning: Texas champion Kerron Clement 49.77 beats US 400H record holder Kenneth Ferguson MI 49.83. First time two preps under 50 seconds in one race. (When Ferguson set the record of 49.38 earlier this month at the World Juniors in Jamaica, Bershawn Jackson FL ran 50.00.) “My plan was to get out in the first 200, attack the hurdles, and finish strong,” Clement said. “On the last hurdle I didn’t see him on my shoulder, and I knew I had it from there.” Afternoon: Ferguson wins 110H in 13.82 -2.3 (Lorenzo Mallette MI 13.93 and Clement 14.26 fourth). Track Houston and Willie Hordge win sizzling YM relays: 4x100 in 39.75 and 4x400 in 3:08.51. Texans sweep wind-hindered YM/YW 100m finals: Willie Hordge 10.53 -2.1 and Chauntae Bayne 11.93 -3.2, a sprint double for Bayne. In IG, Jessica Onyepunuka AZ 11.83 -2.7 to complete a sprint double. Pablo Solares TX completes middle distance double by winning 1500m in 3:51.21 and is named male Athlete of the Meet. Alondra Cooper FL is female Athlete of the Meet for her heptathlon-800m double and 3rd in 100H. Cedar Hill TX soph Jason Richardson sweeps the IB hurdle finals in 14.37 -2.3 and 53.63. Ashton Collins LA wins 400m thriller over Reggie Witherspoon GA, 46.07 to 46.08. Evelyn Dwyer PA 4:35.60 1500m win (Celeste Tyson TX 4:37.34) completes a middle distance double. More Day 6 highlights YG: Elizabeth Olear, who will be a freshman at Louisville HS in Woodland Hills CA this year, completes her second national sprint double this month (Youth Athletics Championships in Miami) by winning the 100m in 11.96 -0.9. Brandi Cross TX 53.40 breaks Char Foster's national record in the 400m (53.43 in 1994), followed by Ebony Collins CA 54.01, Bianca Knight MS 54.55, and Elizabeth Olear CA 55.33. Rachel Wittum MI 4:37.26 1500m winner (Emily Thompson 4:38.23 and Angela Bizzarri 4:42.91, both of Cincinnati OH, and Jen Croghan NJ 4:43.02 also made DyeStat Elite cutoffs). IG: Lauren Austin FL 53.52 wins the 400m final (Nicole Leach PA 54.56, Brook Turner OH 54.57) and then leads Young Achievers Sprint Club to the 4x400 gold in 3:41.84. Leslie Clerc-Koenck LA 4:41.81 1500m winner. Sierra Hill GA 14.47 -3.5 just edges Nyoka Norman SC 14.48 in 100H final. Inika McPherson TX 5-9.75 HJ winner. YW: Jerrika Chapple TX 53.87 400m winner (Shana Cox NY 53.90). Dawn Harper IL 13.66 -3.1 100H winner (Jacquelyn Johnson AZ 13.87). Lauren Tillman GA 1:00.69 400H winner. Wings TC over Blues TC in a 4x100 thriller, 45.53 to 45.54. Dallas Gold TC was third there in 45.84, but won the 4x400 in 3:40.58 (Metro Eagles 3:41.58, Georgia Elite 3:41.70). IB: Derick Jones CA 10.69 -1.0 100m winner. Cedric Goodman GA 47.07 400m winner. Michael Haddan CA 3:59.34 1500m winner (Michael Webley NY 4:00.49, Ben Delay NE 4:01.94).

photo by Victah Sailor, PhotoRun

Chantelle Dron, a home schooled freshman from New Hampshire, made a big splash this summer. First she ran 4:30.92 1500, US#6 in 2002 DyeStat Elite rankings, in the USA Jr Nationals at Stanford, and then she won the Maine Distance Festival HS girls mile (below) in 4:58.13 with a 21-second margin.

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Closing Day - 35,000 screaming fans USA wins 3 of 4 relays USA men run new WJR 38.92! Antwon Hicks 13.42 wins hurdle gold for USA M 110 METRES HURDLES FINAL - Antwon Hicks USA completed his victorious march with a better PR each round by winning gold in 13.42 +2.6, comfortably ahead of Dongpeng Shi CHN 13.58. Kenneth Ferguson USA was fifth in 13.91 after hitting his knee on a hurdle.. photo by Joy Kamani, NSSF team Complete WJC coverage

USA National Indoor to Boston?
Agence France-Presse reports that the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston is close to agreement with USATF for the USA National Indoor championships to be held at Reggie Lewis next year after a 1-year stay at the New York Armory.

It's Official
Foot Locker Cross Country National Finals
are returning to San Diego
NEW YORK, July 11, 2002—Foot Locker today announced that the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships National Finals race will be held at Morley Field in Balboa Park in San Diego, Calif. on Dec. 14, 2002. This move marks the return to the site of the first National Finals race held in 1979. Headquarters will be the Hotel Del Coronado. Details

Great American update

Two months before the 4th running of the Great American Cross Festival in Charlotte NC September 27-28, here are some eye popping figures:
- 562 teams entered.
- Over 4000 runners from 41 states.
- Kingwood and Saratoga return to defend titles.
- Saratoga goes for three in a row but 14 state champs from 2001 to challenge.
- Solinsky and Kaltenbach lead elite individual entries.
- Finke named new Meet Director.
- Resort Hotels sold out.
- Nike signs on for three-year sponsorship.
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