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USATF Jr Nat'ls
INDIANAPOLIS - Down-to-the-wire men's 1,500- and women's 400-meter races provided the highlights Saturday at the 2006 Finish Line USA Junior Track & Field Championships. The Championships take place June 21-25 at the Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium on the campus of IUPUI in downtown Indianapolis. The top two finishers in each event will compete at the 2006 IAAF World Junior Championships in Beijing, China, provided that they have met the qualifying standard. 2006 Nike Outdoor Nationals and Millrose Games mile champion Danielle Tauro ran away with the crown in the women's 1,500 meters with a winning time of 4 mintues 24.53 seconds. 2005 USA Junior Championships runner-up Erin Bedell, a freshman at Baylor, once again took the runner-up spot in 4:25.86, and University of Albany freshman Jenna Ortman was third in 4:28.62. Ortman also place fourth in Friday's 800m final. Tauro and Bedell have qualified for the 2006 IAAF World Junior Championships. A.J. Acosta, the 2006 Foot Locker Cross Country champion, won the men's 1,500 meters in 3 minutes 45.95 seconds. Heading into the final lap, Samuel Borchers took the lead but could not hold it as Acosta and Georgetown freshman Andrew Bumbalough out-sprinted him to the finish. Bumbalough, who won the 5,000m on Wednesday, took second in 3:46.13 and Borchers, competing for the Miami Valley Track Club, ended up third in 3:46.32. Jessica Beard, the 2006 Nike Outdoor Nationals 400 meter champion, edged out Brandi Cross to win the women's 400 meters. Beard's time ranks her ninth on the all-time high school list. Cross, who placed second to Beard at last weekend's Nike Outdoor Nationals, was again relegated to second place, crossing the line in 51.96. 2005 USA Junior Olympic champion Sa'de Williams was third in 52.54. Baylor freshman Quentin Iglehart-Summers came from behind to win the men's 400 meters in 46.02 seconds, inches ahead of 2005 Junior Pan Am champion Justin Oliver, who finished second in 46.06. 2004 USA Junior Olympic 200m and 400m champion Bryshon Nellum was third in 46.22. Katy Hayes, who was on the 2006 IAAF World Cup Race Walking team, claimed the title in the junior women's 10,000m race walk crossing the line in 53 minutes 22.94 seconds. 2005 USATF Junior National Race Walk Team member Lauren Forgues was the runner-up in 53:56.73 and 2006 Nike Indoor Nationals 1 mile race walk champion Christina Peters was third in 54:22.44. ATHLETE QUOTES Junior Women's 10,000 meter race walk winner - Katy Hayes Junior Women's 1,500 meter winner - Danielle Tauro Junior Men's 1, 500 meter winner - Andrew Acosta Junior Women's 400 meter winner - Jessica Beard Junior Men's 400 meter winner - Quentin Iglehart-Summers Women 10000 Meter Race Walk Women 1500 Meter Run
=============================================================== World: W 3:51.34 10/18/1997 Yinglai Lang, CHN American: A 4:09.10 6/6/1987 Suzy Favor, Wisconsin Meet: M 4:18.1h 6/14/1977 Lynn Jennings, Liberty AC Name Year Team Finals =============================================================== Finals 1 Danielle Tauro unattached 4:24.53 2 Erin Bedell Baylor 4:25.86 3 Jenna Ortman unattached 4:28.62 4 Nichole Jones unattached 4:29.27 5 Liz Costello unattached 4:29.36 6 Alison Smith Mach Los Track Club 4:31.45 7 Rolanda Bell Tennessee 4:34.04 8 Marissa Treece unattached 4:35.29 9 Elizabeth Hynes unattached 4:35.58 10 Alexandra Banfich unattached 4:35.96 11 Shelby Greany unattached 4:36.15 12 Catherine Doswell unattached 4:37.51 13 Mary Veith Buffalo 4:37.86 14 Lauren Jirges U C L A 4:45.93 Men 1500 Meter Run
=============================================================== World: W 3:30.24 7/19/2002 Cornelius Chirchir, KEN American: A 3:36.1h 6/17/1966 Jim Ryun, Kansas Meet: M 3:42.8h 6/15/1974 Tom Byers, Ohio TC Name Year Team Finals =============================================================== Finals 1 Andrew Acosta unattached 3:45.95 2 Andrew Bumbalough Georgetown 3:46.13 3 Samuel Borchers Miami Valley TC 3:46.32 4 Brandon Bethke unattached 3:47.04 5 Levi Miller Georgetown 3:47.78 6 Miles Batty Brigham Young 3:49.99 7 Kenneth Klotz Cyo Track Cl 3:52.35 8 Andrew Wheating unattached 3:54.28 9 William Noble Clemson 3:55.09 10 Isaac Stoutenburgh Southern Ore 3:55.81 11 De'Sean Turner unattached 3:59.00 12 Alexander Mason Georgetown 3:59.98 13 Tom Martin Indiana 4:02.27 14 Chase Eckard Charlotte 4:03.18 15 Korey Edwards unattached 4:12.87 Women 400 Meter Dash
=============================================================== World: W 49.42 8/27/1991 Grit Breuer, GER American: A 49.89 7/17/2004 Sanya Richards, Nike Meet: M 50.69 6/22/2002 Sanya Richards, Florida HS Name Year Team Finals =============================================================== Finals 1 Jessica Beard unattached 51.89 2 Brandi Cross unattached 51.96 3 Sa'de Williams Southern Cal 52.54 4 Jessica Young Richmond 53.39 5 Erin Humphrey Maximum Output T/C 53.41 6 Elan Hilaire unattached 54.23 7 Dominique Blake unattached 54.77 8 Mandela Graves-Fulgham Connecticut 55.11 Men 400 Meter Dash
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