photo by Brian J. Myers, PhotoRun

Highlights

Day 8 July 18

High School record holders Alan Webb and Allyson Felix win the 1500m and 200m,
justifying decisions to turn pro early.

• Day 8 results
• M 1500m final - High School mile national record holder Alan Webb, whose career is in the ascendant again after being obscured for a couple of years after breaking Jim Ryun's "unbreakable" record, ran away from the field the last two laps to win easily in 3:36.13. He broke the field with a 55.23 third lap. Chris Lukezic WA 3:44.14 (2002 WA WA and Golden West mile champ, 2002 US Junior National 1500m champ) 3:40.05 was fourth, Donald Sage IL 3:44.23 (2000 IL and Golden West mile champ) 3:41.26 was 7th, and Said Ahmed MA 3:44.34 (2001 MA 800m champ, 2nd Golden West, 5th AOC Nationals) 3:42.77 was 8th.
• M-200 final - Bernard Williams, former Carver HS, Baltimore MD, star, made the Olympic team with a third place finish in 20.30 -0.7.
• W-200m final - Allyson Felix CA, HS national record holder (22.11A), who turned pro at age 17 to train for the Olympics, made the decision look good by closing for the win in 22.28 -1.2. LSU multi-champion Muna Lee MO (2000 MO and FLO Raleigh champ) 22.36 was second, and Lashauntea Moore OH (2001 OH and Golden West champ) 22.64 was fourth.
• M-HJ final - High school record holder Andra Manson TX (2002 World Junior champ) 7-4.25 tied with Jesse Williams NC for 8th place. Best former HS star showing was Keith Moffat VA 7-5.25 for fourth, just missing the Olympic team in the tie breaker on total misses with Tora Harris. Teak Wilburn CA cleared 7-4.25 for 10th place.
• W-100H - Sheena Johnson VA (2000 Virginia multiple champ), already on the US Olympic team by winning the 400 meter hurdles, was in the semifinal, but did not advance to the finals.
• M-110H: Former Georgia HS star Josh Walker 13.59 +1.6 was in the semifinal but did not advance to the final.
• W PV - Defending Olymic champ Stacy Dragila 15-7 won with ease and attempted a new world record of 4.89 meters (16-0.5). Chelsea Johnson CA, US#4 on the all time high school list, was fourth at 14-9. Amy Linnen NY, former HS indoor national record holder, and Kira Sims, who blossomed after high school in Virginia, tied for 11th at 13-9.25.
• Decathlon - Brian Clay, a 1998 graduate of Castle HS in Hawaii, upset defending national champion Tom Pappas. Clay was a standout in track and field and cross country, running in the Iolani Invitational.

Alan Webb

Allyson Felix

Day 7 July 17

• Day 7 results
• M 110H prelim - Three former DyeStat celebrities advanced to the semifinals: Dexter Faulk GA (2001 and 2002 GA 4A champ, 2000 USATF Youth champ) 13.84 -1.2, Josh Walker GA (2000 Golden South and USATF JO champ, 2001 GA 5A and Golden West champ) 13.84 -1.2, and Jermaine Cooper TX (1999 Texas Relays champ, 2nd FLO Nationals) 13.91 +0.3. Ricardo Moody CO (1999 Arcadia and FLO National champ) 14.44 -1.2 failed to qualify.
• W 100H prelim - Sheena Johnson VA (2000 Virginia champ), already on the US Olympic team by winning the 400 meter hurdles, a former 6-event powerhouse for Garfield VA high school (100, 200, 100H, 300H, LJ, and TJ) 13.12 -1.9, eight fastest of the day, advanced to the semifinals..
• W 200m semi - Young pro Allyson Felix CA (HS national record holder 22.11) and LSU multi-champion Muna Lee MO (2000 MO and FLO Raleigh champ) duelled in heat 2, with Felix coming out on top, 22.70 -1.2 to 22.85. Lashauntea Moore OH (2001 OH and Golden West champ) 22.63 -1.1 won heat 3 in the second fastest time of the day. All three advanced to Sunday's final on national TV.
• W 400m final - Blazing sub-50 final is won by Monique Hennagan 49.56 over HS record holder Sanya Richards FL (2002 FL and US Junior champ, 2nd in World Juniors) 49.89. High School #2 all time Monique Henderson CA 50.75 was fifth.
• M 200 quarterfinal - Walter Dix FL (2004 FL 100-200 champ, US#1 200m 20.54) 21.19 -0.4 and David Neville IN (2002 IN and AAU JO 400m champ, 4th AOC Raleigh 200m) 20.85 -0.8 failed to advance to the semis. .

Day 6 July 16

Laura Gerraughty wins SP. Alan Webb, Chris Lukezic, Donald Sage, and Said Ahmed make 1500m finals. Also advancing are Walter Dix, Allyson Felix, Chelsea Johnson, Amy Linnen, and Shalane Flanagan.

• M 200 pre - Walter Dix FL (2004 FL 100-200 champ, US#1 200m 20.54) 20.87 -0.3 advances with 24th best time of the round. Also advancing was David Neville IN (2002 IN and AAU JO 400m champ, 4th AOC Raleigh 200m) 20.72 +0.7. Kyle Farmer MD (2001 2nd AOC Raleigh 200m, 1st MD 400m) 21.09 -0.3.
• W 200 quarterfinal - Allyson Felix CA (HS national record holder 22.11) 22.67 -0.3 was fifth fastest, running second in heat 2 behind Torri Edwards 22.60. Muna Lee MO (2000 MO and FLO Raleigh champ) 22.66 -0.1 was second fastest of the round. Lashauntea Moore OH (2001 OH and Golden West champ) 22.83 -0.6 also advanced to the semis.
• W PV pre - Fourteen advanced to the finals, including Chelsea Johnson CA (2002 CA and Golden West champ, #4 all time HS) and Amy Linnen NY (2000 NY, Penn Relays and FLO Raleigh champ, former HS indoor national record holder). Lacy Jansen FL (2001 FL, Mobile, Golden South and AOC Raleigh champ) no heighted at 13-5.25.
• M 1500 semi - Alan Webb VA 3:39.92 (HS mile national record holder, 2001 VA and Arcadia champ) advanced easily, although passed at the finish of his heat by Michael Stember 3:39.74. Also making the finals were Chris Lukezic WA 3:44.14 (2002 WA WA and Golden West mile champ, 2002 US Junior National 1500m champ), Donald Sage IL 3:44.23 (2000 IL and Golden West mile champ), and Said Ahmed MA 3:44.34 (2001 MA 800m champ, 2nd Golden West, 5th AOC Nationals).
• W SP final - Laura Gerraughty NH (2001 NH, Nike Indoor and New England champ, former HS national indoor record holder) 60-8.5. Amarachi Ukabam MO 51-11 (2002 MO champ) was 8th and Karen Freberg CA 51-10.5 (2001 CA and Arcadia champ, US#3 all time HS) was 9th.
• W 1500 pre - Shalane Flanagan MA 4:11.77 (2000 MA mile champ, 2nd FLO Raleigh), already on the US Olympic team by winning the 5000, was 14th of 15 runners advancing to the finals.
• W 10000 - Alicia Craig WY 32:47.86 (2000 WY, Golden West and FLO Raleigh mile champ,; 2001 WY, Arcadia and Golden West mile champ) was 5th.

Day 5 July 15

Alan Webb and Said Ahmed win 1500m heats. Laura Gerraughty is second best in SP prelims. Andra Manson leads HJ prelims. Sanya Richards 50.34 is fastest in 400m semis. Jeremy Wariner wins 400m.

• M 1500 pre - Alan Webb VA (HS mile national record holder, 2001 VA and Arcadia champ) 3:47.10 wins heat. Said Ahmed MA (2001 MA 800m champ, 2nd Golden West, 5th AOC Nationals) 3:41.81 wins heat. Also advancing to finals are Chris Lukezic WA (2002 WA WA and Golden West mile champ, 2002 US Junior National 1500m champ) 3:47.31 and Donald Sage IL (2000 IL and Golden West mile champ) 3:47.24.
• W SP pre - Laura Gerraughty NH (2001 NH, Nike Indoor and New England champ, former HS national indoor record holder) 58-3 was second best. Also advancing to the finals were Karen Freberg CA (2001 CA and Arcadia champ, US#3 all time HS) 53-7.75 and Amarachi Ukabam MO (2002 MO champ) 52-4.75.
• W LJ - Marion Jones rebounded from her 100m fifth to win in 23-4 +1.8, second best in the world this year. Former high school stars missing the Olympic team were Tameisha King GA 21-2.75 +0.9, Ola Sesay MD 20-11.25 +0.5, and Tianna Madison OH 21-0.75 +1.5..
• M HJ pre - Qualifying for the finals at 7-4.25 were US high school record holder Andra Manson TX (2002 TX 4A, Golden West, USA Junior and World Junior champ) and Teak Wilburn CA. 2002 AOC Raleigh and Penn Relays champ Jesse Williams NC advanced at 7-2.5. Michael Morrison NJ 7-2.5 failed to advance because of extra misses.
• W 400 semi - HS record holder Sanya Richards FL (2002 FL and US Junior champ, 2nd in World Juniors) 50.34 won her heat in fastest time of day. High School #2 all time Monique Henderson CA 50.53 also advanced to the finals. Missing the finals were Jerrika Chapple TX 52.08 and Angel Perkins CA 52.84.
• M 400 final - 2002 Golden South champ Jeremy Wariner TX 44.37 won and will lead the US team to Athens. Kelly Willie TX, who beat Wariner in the 2002 Golden West, was seventh and missed the Olympic team.
• M 3000m Steeple final - Former NJ high school star Steve Slattery 8:23.60 was fifth.

Day 4 July 12

Chaunte Howard, Jonathan Johnson and Shalane Flanagan make the Olympic team. Sanya Richards is fastest in 400m prelims. Jeremy Wariner, Kelly Willie and Tianna Madison advance.

Olympic Trials Day 4 - former HS stars shine bright - Vic's Pix
Jeremy Wariner	Kelly Willie	Shalane Flanagan	Sanya Richards

• M 800 - Jonathan Johnson TX wins in 1:44.77. Jesse O'Connell MD 1:46.55 is fifth.
• W HJ - Chaunte Howard CA 6-4.75 is second to Tisha Waller 6-6 and makes the Olympic team along with Amy Acuff 6-4.75. Kaylene Wagner 6-00.50 is fifth, and Sheena Gordon 6-00.50 eighth.
• W 5000 final - Shalane Flanagan MA 15:10.52 makes the Olympic team, finishing third behind Shayne Culpepper 15:07.41 and Marla Runyan 15:07.48. Molly Huddle NY 15:37.92 is 7th and Sara Bei CA 15:52.43 11th.
• W 400 prelims - Sanya Richards FL 50.22 is fastest. Also advancing are Angel Perkins CA 52.46 11th and Jerrika Chapple TX 52.16 14th.
• W DT - Aretha Hill 208-6 wins on first throw. Rachel Varner CA 183-2 is 11th and Amarachi Ukabam MO 180-4 12th.
• M 3000 Steeple prelim - Steve Slattery NJ 8:28.85 is fourth fastest, behind Anthony Famiglietti 8:26.51, Daniel Lincoln 8:26.57, and Robert Gary 8:27.00.
• M 400 semi - Jeremy Wariner TX 44.81 wins heat, and Kelly Willie TX 44.89 is second to Derrick Brew 44.75.
• W LJ prelim - Tianna Madison OH 21-1.5 +1.4 advances to finals with fourth best jump. Ola Sesay MD 21-9 +1.2 leads the qualifiers. Marion Jones 20-11.75 +0.9 seventh also advances.
• M 5000 prelim - Louis Luchini ME 13:46.62 12th advances to finals along with Jorge Torres IL 13:44.78 13th. Fastest qualifier is tim Broe 13:42.19. Adam Goucher 13:58.55 fails to advance, and Abdi Abdirahman and Meb Keflezighi do not start.
• Complete Day 4 results on USATF site

Day 3 July 11

Lashinda Demus and Bershawn Jackson come to grief on last hurdle; Sheena Johnson wins. Kelly Willie leads 400m quarters. Brittany Daniels falters.

The fact that the 400m hurdles is a gruelling event was on vivid display on national television, as two former high school stars came to grief on big leads and a third rallied to victory. "The hurdles get higher at the end of the race," said TV announcer Carol Lewis. They sure did for Lashinda Demus. The high school national record holder at 300H (39.98 in 2001, only US prep ever to break 40 seconds) and world junior record holder at 400H (54.70 winning the World Juniors at Jamaica in 2002) was running away from the women's 400H field after eight hurdles. Then she hit the 9th hurdle hard with her trailing leg and almost fell. She slowed to baby steps before the 10th and last hurdle trying to get it lined up and almost stopped as Sheena Johnson, Brenda Taylor and 4-time US champ Sandra Glover swept past her. Demus somehow recovered in the sprint to the finish to catch Glover for the third and last spot on the US team for Athens. Johnson, a sprint-hurdle-jumps powerhouse for Garfield HS in northern Virginia in 2000 (US junior champ in 400H), won in a US Trials record 52.95. Despite her problems, Demus ran a personal record 53.43, making you wonder if she could have beaten the US record (52.61 by Kim Batten in 1995) if she had kept her form through the last two hurdles.

Sheena Johnson - photo by Dave Casper
	left, Lashinda Demus Bershawn Jackson photos by Victah Sailer, PhotoRun

In the men's 400H, Bershawn Jackson, former Miami FL Central star (2002 Florida, Golden West and US junior nationals champ), had similar problems with a worse ending. Jackson was the fastest in the semis and made up the stagger from lane 3 entering the stretch. Just when it seemed he was pulling away to victory, Jackson lost his rhythm before the last hurdle and tried to clear it with two long glides. The shortest elite hurdler at 5-8, Jackson crashed into the hurdle head on and was shut out of the Olympic team by former Maryland HS star James Carter (Mervo Tech 1996) 47.68, 2000 Olympic champ Angelo Taylor 48.03 and Bennie Brazell 48.05. Jackson stumbled home in 48.11. Another former HS great, Rickey Harris (2000 Virginia, Arcadia, FLO Raleigh and US Junior champ), did not finish.

• W-TJ - New high school record holder Brittany Daniels (Merrill West Tracy CA) fell off her recent 44-foot form and finished 9th at 42-7 +0.2 as Tiombe Hurd broke the US record with a stupendous leap of 47-5.
  Brittany Daniels (photo by Dave Casper)
  
• M-400 quarters - Former Sterling Houston TX star Kelly Willie (2002 Texas 3A and Golden West champ) was fastest at 44.63, with former Lamar Arlington TX star Jeremy Wariner (2002 Texas 5A 200/400 champ) third fastest at 45.39.
• M 100 final - 2000 Olympic champ Maurice Greene 9.91 +0.0, Justin Gatlin 9.92 and Shawn Crawford 9.93 are the US team for Athens. Former Maryland HS star (Carver Baltimore, 1997) Bernard Williams 10.04 was sixth, and world record holder Tim Montgomery 10.13 seventh.
• Complete Day 3 results on USATF site

Day 2 July 10

Lauryn Williams (Detroit and Pittsburgh HS star) makes 100m team. Bershawn Jackson (Miami FL Central) and Lashinda Demus (Wilson Long Beach CA) lead 400m hurdle finalists.

• W-100 - New blood reigns as Marion Jones and Gail Devers are shut out by Latasha Colander 10.97, Torri Edwards 11.02 and former Detroit and Pittsburgh high school star Lauryn Williams 11.10 (2001 PA champ and 2000 USATF JO champ).
• M-400H semi - Bershawn Jackson 48.28 (2002 Florida, Golden West and US junior nationals champ) was fastest qualifier for the finals, with Olympian James Carter (Mervo MD) 48.46 second and Ricky Harris (2000 Virginia, Arcadia, FLO Raleigh, and US junior national champ) 49.32 sixth.
• W-400H semi - High school 300H record holder Lashinda Demus 53.70 (2001 California, Arcadia and Mt. SAC champ) led the qualifiers into the finals, with Sheena Johnson 54.16 (2000 Virginia, Penn Relays, FLO Raleigh and US Junior Nationals champ) was third, and Raasin McIntosh 55.00 (2000 Texas and USATF JO champ) fifth.
• M-800 semi - Jonathan Johnson 1:47.19 (2001 Texas and Golden West champion) advanced to the finals, along with Jesse O'Connell 1:47.88 (2000 Maryland champ) in sixth. Missing the finals were Marc Sylvester 1:47.63 (2001 Ohio and AOC Nationals champ) in 10th place and James Hatch (2001 Colorado champ) 1:48.62 13th.
• W-800 semi - Alice Schmidt (1999 FLO Nationals champ) 2:03.98 finished 11th and missed the finals.
• W-HJ pre - Finalists (all clearing 5-11.5) included Chaunte Howard (2002 California and AOC Nationals champ), Kaylene Wagner (2002 Arcadia champ and World Junior team member), and Sheena Gordon (2002 PA HJ champ and AOC Nationals and Golden West TJ champ).
• M-SP - Jeff Chakouian 64-9.25 (2000 Massachusetts, Golden West and US Junior Nationals champ) was 7th as Adam Nelson, Reese Hoffa and John Godina made the US team and favored Christian Cantwell was fourth.
• W-Discus pre - Qualifiers for the finals included Rachel Varner 180-10 (2002 Golden West 3rd in DT and California and Arcadia champ in SP) and Amarachi Ukabam 180-10 (2002 Missouri champ).
• Complete Day 2 results on USATF site

Day 1 July 9

• Men's PV pre - HS record holder Tommy Skipper (Sandy OR) 17-8.5 failed to qualify for the finals, which took 18-0.5.
• Women's 400H pre - HS 300H record holder Lashinda Demus (Wilson Long Beach CA) 55.14 was 3rd fastest qualifier to advance to the semis.
• Women's TJ pre - HS record holder Brittany Daniels (Merrill West Tracy CA jr) 44-6.25 +2.9 advanced to the finals at 5th best of 12 qualifiers.
• Men's 400H pre - Bershawn Jackson (Central Miami FL) 49.14 and Ricky Harris (Centreville VA) 50.03 advanced to the semis.
• Women's 800m pre - Alice Schmidt (Elkhorn NE) 2:04.86 was the 16th and last qualifier for the semis.
• Women's Javelin pre - Golden West and WA champ Kara Patterson (Skyview Vancouver WA sr) 139-9 and OR champ Rachel Yurkovich (Newberg OR jr) 151-6 failed to qualify for the finals.
• Men's 800 pre - 2001 AOC Raleigh champ Marc Sylvester 1:46.87 and 2000 MD champ Jesse O'Connell (Westminster MD) 1:47.99 advanced to the semis.
• Women's 5000m pre - 2002 AOC Raleigh 2-mile champ Molly Huddle (Notre Dame Elmira NY) 15:47.15 9th and 2000 Foot Locker champ Sara Bei (Montgomery Santa Rosa CA) 15:55.88 11th advanced to the finals.
• Women's 100 pre - 2001 PA champ Lauryn Williams (Rochester Pittsburgh 2001) 11.13 -0.8 was the fastest qualifier for the semis (Gail Devers 11.36 -1.0 5th and Marion Jones 11.38 -1.6 7th). 2000 FLO Raleigh and MO champ Muna Lee 11.37 -0.8.
• Men's 10000 - 2-time Foot Locker cross country champ Dathan Ritzenhein 31:13.91 22nd with injury, but still may go to Olympics because he already has run the A standard.
• Complete Day 1 results on USATF site

TV Coverage

July 9 11 p.m.-1 a.m. USA
July 10 8-9 p.m. NBC
July 11 7-8 p.m. NBC
July 12 10 p.m.-1 a.m. USA
July 15 10 p.m.-Midnight USA
July 16 11 p.m.-1 a.m. USA
July 17 5-6 p.m. NBC
July 18 7-9 p.m. NBC

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