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USATF Junior Nationals Top 2 In Each Event Qualify For Thursday-Sunday, June 23-26, 2005 Day 3 Recap |
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USATF Junior Nationals Top 2 In Each Event Qualify For Thursday-Sunday, June 23-26, 2005 Day 3 Recap USATF Quotes Men's Junior Hammer Throw Champion: Boldiszar Kocsor, RS-Freshman at UCLA - 214-5 On two early fouls: "I knew I had to get in a safety throw after the first two fouls and my coach, Art Venegas, told me to do a two-turn. That two-turn saved me. I usually throw 200-ft. in practice with a two-turn so I knew that it was there if I needed it." On being the favorite: "Usually I'm the underdog, but today I was the favorite and that was tough. I'm just glad I went through this experience now so I'm prepared for future meets." On his overall performance: "I'm just really relieved because I didn't put it together and I need to prepare better for the next meet." Women's Junior Triple Jump Champion: Cassandra Strickland, Cal-Berkley freshman, jumped 42-1.50/12.84m "I'm really, really excited. It's my first national championship. I'm really glad I did it at Cal because of my coach (Chris Huffins). I'm ecstatic about making the national team. When I found out I won and had made the team, I was really, really happy." On her mark: "My distance wasn't exactly what I wanted to jump today, but it was enough two win." "I had a rough day yesterday in the 800 final. Everything that could have gone wrong, did. It felt nothing like me. I didn't run like I knew how to. Today everything went great. All year I have been training for this race. It worked out for me." About running alone: "That's how I run. If someone wants to run with me, that's great. I've learned how to push myself. I hit each split." Junior Men's 1,500m Champion, Mark Matusak, 3:47.07, Loyola High School, LA, Going to Cal in the fall "The race went really well. I'm happy with my performance. It's a big PR. Going into the race, my main goal was to make the team. It's cool. It's a great feeling to beat someone at such a high level (Galen Rupp)." "I'm not happy with the distance, but very happy to qualify. I've waited two years to make this team. All season I've been trying to peak for this meet. I don't have high expectations for Pan Ams. I just want to have fun and throw well." Women Javelin Throw Junior Women 10000 Meter Race Walk Junior Women Triple Jump Junior ====================================================================================== Name Year Team Finals Wind Points ====================================================================================== Finals 1 Michael Morrison Chesapeake 6.95m 1.5 22-09.75 802 6.95m(1.5) 6.82m(0.1) 6.81m(0.2) 2 Raven Cepeda Unattached 6.84m 1.3 22-05.25 776 6.84m(1.3) 6.76m(1.4) 6.30m(2.2) 3 David Pichler Azusa Pacific 6.68m 2.0 21-11.00 739 6.63m(2.5) 6.68m(2.0) 6.67m(2.6) 4 Matt Oconnor Unattached 6.65m 0.6 21-10.00 732 FOUL(NWI) 6.65m(0.6) FOUL(NWI) 5 Michael Bingham Wake Forest 6.64m 0.5 21-09.50 729 6.39m(1.5) 6.64m(0.5) 6.57m(+0.0) 5 Michael Hall Unattached 6.64m 1.7 21-09.50 729 FOUL(NWI) FOUL(NWI) 6.64m(1.7) 7 Matthew Reuter Unattached 6.53m 2.6 21-05.25 704 6.32m(2.2) 6.53m(2.6) 6.28m(1.8) 8 Tim Wunderlich Unattached 6.50m 1.8 21-04.00 697 6.28m(+0.0) 5.87m(1.7) 6.50m(1.8) 9 Chris Morrisey Unattached 6.48m 1.9 21-03.25 693 FOUL(NWI) 6.30m(1.8) 6.48m(1.9) 10 Michael Feathers Unattached 6.47m 1.8 21-02.75 691 6.22m(+0.0) 6.47m(1.8) 6.35m(1.4) 11 Duane Hynes Ambler O C 6.43m 0.4 21-01.25 682 5.96m(-1.4) 6.36m(3.6) 6.43m(0.4) 12 Michael Ayers Personal Best T C 6.02m 1.3 19-09.00 591 6.02m(1.3) 5.80m(1.7) 5.96m(2.3) 13 Weston Leutz Team NoDak 5.97m 3.0 19-07.00 580 5.49m(2.3) 5.97m(3.0) 5.90m(2.4) 14 Benjamin Davies Personal Best T C 5.94m 2.3 19-06.00 574 5.59m(2.3) 5.94m(2.3) FOUL(NWI) 15 Tyler Whitham Rice U. 5.91m +0.0 19-04.75 567 FOUL(NWI) 5.91m(+0.0) 5.70m(1.3) 16 Fidel Velazquez Unattached 5.88m 1.5 19-03.50 561 5.72m(-1.6) 5.69m(+0.0) 5.88m(1.5) 17 Daniel Newell Unattached 5.80m 0.4 19-00.50 544 5.69m(+0.0) 5.80m(0.4) 5.42m(0.8) 18 Bradley Silvester Unattached 5.29m 0.9 17-04.25 439 5.06m(2.8) 5.06m(1.9) 5.29m(0.9) Men Hammer Throw Junior ========================================================================== World: W 81.34m 9/2/2001 Krisztian Pars, HUN American: A 71.43m 6/25/2004 Nick Owens, North Carolina Name Year Team Finals ========================================================================== Finals 1 Boldizsár Kocsor U C L A 65.37m 214-06 FOUL FOUL 60.17m 65.37m 59.39m 63.75m 2 John Freeman Unattached 62.75m 205-10 60.24m 61.57m FOUL 62.38m 62.33m 62.75m 3 Matthew Wauters Idaho 62.73m 205-10 61.18m FOUL 62.56m 62.73m 61.52m 62.34m 4 Zack Midles Barron Park Str 60.81m 199-06 FOUL FOUL 58.37m 57.30m 60.81m 58.77m 5 Brendan Lodge Unattached 58.24m 191-01 56.13m 57.41m 58.24m FOUL FOUL 55.77m 6 Brad Charters Unattached 58.23m 191-00 FOUL 55.76m 58.23m 56.69m 57.20m 53.25m 7 Zach Hunter Throw 1 Deep 56.11m 184-01 56.11m 54.86m 51.57m 54.86m 54.22m FOUL 8 Brian Vazquez Unattached 54.66m 179-04 48.23m FOUL 54.66m 51.70m 53.49m 52.29m 9 David Schiedt Unattached 54.14m 177-07 FOUL 54.14m FOUL FOUL FOUL FOUL 10 Andrew Hackney Throw 1 Deep 51.52m 169-00 FOUL 49.15m 51.52m 11 Luke Johnson Texas-San Antonio 51.32m 168-04 51.32m 51.32m 50.87m 12 Mark Schaapveld Unattached 51.08m 167-07 FOUL FOUL 51.08m 13 Lloyd Lassiter Throw 1 Deep 49.51m 162-05 FOUL 44.42m 49.51m 14 Michael Curiel Unattached 47.20m 154-10 47.20m 46.44m FOUL 15 Jake Maloy Unattached 46.39m 152-02 FOUL 46.39m FOUL -- Buck Sullivan Unattached FOUL FOUL FOUL FOUL -- Charles Rohling Throw 1 Deep FOUL FOUL FOUL FOUL -- Edward Skowronski Monmouth FOUL FOUL FOUL FOUL Decathlon: #3 Men Shot Put Junior ================================================================================= Name Year Team Finals Points ================================================================================= Finals 1 Tim Wunderlich Unattached 14.30m 46-11.00 747 14.12m 13.99m 14.30m 2 Bradley Silvester Unattached 14.17m 46-06.00 739 FOUL 14.17m FOUL 3 Raven Cepeda Unattached 13.82m 45-04.25 717 13.82m 13.41m 13.21m 4 Michael Hall Unattached 13.33m 43-09.00 687 13.12m 13.05m 13.33m 5 David Pichler Azusa Pacific 13.13m 43-01.00 675 11.73m 13.13m FOUL 6 Benjamin Davies Personal Best T C 13.12m 43-00.50 675 12.69m 13.12m 12.98m 7 Michael Feathers Unattached 12.91m 42-04.25 662 12.91m FOUL FOUL 8 Michael Bingham Wake Forest 12.45m 40-10.25 634 12.45m 12.10m 11.33m 9 Matt Oconnor Unattached 12.19m 40-00.00 618 FOUL 12.19m FOUL 10 Daniel Newell Unattached 11.92m 39-01.25 602 11.26m 11.76m 11.92m 11 Michael Ayers Personal Best T C 11.85m 38-10.50 597 FOUL 11.66m 11.85m 12 Fidel Velazquez Unattached 11.84m 38-10.25 597 11.84m 11.17m 11.57m 13 Chris Morrisey Unattached 11.71m 38-05.00 589 11.71m FOUL 10.56m 14 Tyler Whitham Rice U. 11.48m 37-08.00 575 11.38m 11.48m 11.00m 15 Matthew Reuter Unattached 11.41m 37-05.25 571 11.41m 11.36m 11.27m 16 Duane Hynes Ambler O C 10.96m 35-11.50 543 10.89m FOUL 10.96m 17 Weston Leutz Team NoDak 10.82m 35-06.00 535 10.10m 9.47m 10.82m 18 Michael Morrison Chesapeake 9.90m 32-05.75 480 FOUL 9.90m FOUL Women 1500 Meter Run Junior Men 1500 Meter Run Junior ================================================================ World: W 49.42 8/27/1991 Grit Breuer, GER American: A 49.89 7/17/2004 Sanya Richards, Nike Name Year Team Finals ================================================================ Finals 1 Natasha Hastings South Carolina 51.34 2 Lauren McNary Howard U. 52.48 3 Brandi Cross Visions T C 52.65 4 Deonna Lawrence L S U 52.98 5 Becky Horn Western Michigan 53.57 6 Kenyata Coleman Unattached 53.68 7 Tominque Boatright Arkansas 54.51 8 Krista Simkins Unattached 55.09 -- Brittany Jones Unattached DQ Rule 163.5 Men 400 Meter Dash Junior Decathlon: #4 Men High Jump Junior ========================================================================== World: W 65.88m 9/7/2003 Omar al Ghazaly, QAT American: A 63.22m 3/28/1992 Brian Milne, Penn State Name Year Team Finals ========================================================================== Finals 1 Edward Cornell Cal-Long Beach 55.73m 182-10 55.15m 51.00m FOUL FOUL 55.73m 50.30m 2 Ryan Whiting Unattached 55.56m 182-03 54.99m FOUL 52.43m 55.56m FOUL FOUL 3 Tommy Killen Unattached 53.70m 176-02 FOUL 52.71m 44.00m 52.04m 53.70m 52.07m 4 Matthew Wauters Idaho 52.82m 173-03 50.85m 52.74m 49.68m 52.82m 51.96m FOUL 5 Corey Jones Unattached 51.96m 170-06 48.58m 51.96m 51.35m 49.72m FOUL 49.71m 6 Aaron Dan Unattached 51.48m 168-11 51.48m 49.44m 47.92m FOUL 49.81m FOUL 7 David Haynes Unattached 50.87m 166-11 FOUL FOUL 50.87m 50.48m 48.93m 49.56m 8 Bo Taylor Unattached 50.57m 165-11 FOUL 48.58m 49.95m FOUL 46.26m 50.57m 9 Bobby Smallman Unattached 50.35m 165-02 45.70m 46.63m 49.41m 50.35m 45.36m FOUL 10 Eki Faagai Unattached 49.12m 161-02 46.19m 49.12m FOUL 11 Cameron Carter Unattached 48.76m 160-00 48.76m 46.29m FOUL 12 Aleksandrs Grietens Kentucky 48.46m 159-00 FOUL 48.46m FOUL 13 Sean Pruitt Unattached 44.06m 144-07 FOUL 41.74m 44.06m -- Nicholas Panezich Austintown TC DNS Men 3000 Meter Steeplechase Junior =============================================================== World: W 7:58.66 8/24/2001 Stephen Cherono, KEN American: A 8:33.8h 5/20/1979 John Gregorek, Georgetown Name Year Team Finals =============================================================== Finals 1 John Martinez Unattached 9:06.60 2 Kevin McDermott Unattached 9:14.53 3 Kinsey Dinnel Unattached 9:20.16 4 David Mehlhorn Unattached 9:23.08 5 Philip Roach Unattached 9:25.26 6 Jared Swehosky Salem T C 9:31.53 7 Ryan Gaedje Unattached 9:39.79 8 Shane Young Unattached 9:41.82 9 Alexander Mason Unattached 9:44.23 10 Karch Hickman Unattached 9:48.81 11 Travis Wolfe Unattached 9:52.08 12 Roel Elizalde Unattached 9:56.84 13 Dominic Vogl Unattached 10:08.04 14 Donald Gies Unattached 10:09.37 15 Alejandro Shepard Unattached 10:24.03 Women 3000 Meter Steeplechase Junior ================================================================ World: W 9:30.70 9/4/2001 Melissa Rollison, AUS American: A 10:07.55 5/29/2004 Kathleen Trotter, Stanford Name Year Team Finals ================================================================ Finals 1 Lindsay Allen Stanford 10:37.94 2 Marie Lawrence Silver State 10:40.95 3 Hilary McClendon Unattached 10:48.79 4 Amanda Thornberry Cal-Berkeley 11:11.00 5 Shelby Brice Southern Illinois 11:27.78 -- Erin Gray Track City T DNS Decathlon: #5 Men 400 Meter Dash Junior ======================================================================= Name Year Team Finals Points ======================================================================= Section 1 1 Michael Bingham Wake Forest 48.29 895 2 David Pichler Azusa Pacific 50.51 791 3 Michael Morrison Chesapeake 51.60 742 4 Michael Hall Unattached 51.69 738 5 Raven Cepeda Northern Iowa 52.75 692 6 Tim Wunderlich Unattached 53.94 642 Section 2 1 Matt Oconnor Unattached 50.57 789 2 Chris Morrisey Unattached 51.71 737 3 Duane Hynes Ambler O C 52.04 723 4 Matthew Reuter Unattached 53.82 647 5 Michael Feathers Unattached 55.60 575 -- Fidel Velazquez Unattached DNS Section 3 1 Benjamin Davies Personal Best T C 50.75 780 2 Daniel Newell Unattached 51.31 755 3 Michael Ayers Personal Best T C 52.68 695 4 Weston Leutz Team NoDak 52.73 693 5 Bradley Silvester Unattached 54.19 632 -- Tyler Whitham Rice U. DNS ========================================================================== Name Year Team Finals H# Points ========================================================================== Finals 1 Michael Bingham Wake Forest 48.29 1 895 2 David Pichler Azusa Pacific 50.51 1 791 3 Matt Oconnor Unattached 50.57 2 789 4 Benjamin Davies Personal Best T C 50.75 3 780 5 Daniel Newell Unattached 51.31 3 755 6 Michael Morrison Chesapeake 51.60 1 742 7 Michael Hall Unattached 51.69 1 738 8 Chris Morrisey Unattached 51.71 2 737 9 Duane Hynes Ambler O C 52.04 2 723 10 Michael Ayers Personal Best T C 52.68 3 695 11 Weston Leutz Team NoDak 52.73 3 693 12 Raven Cepeda Northern Iowa 52.75 1 692 13 Matthew Reuter Unattached 53.82 2 647 14 Tim Wunderlich Unattached 53.94 1 642 15 Bradley Silvester Unattached 54.19 3 632 16 Michael Feathers Unattached 55.60 2 575 -- Fidel Velazquez Unattached DNS 2 -- Tyler Whitham Rice U. DNS 3 |
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