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6th IAAF World Youth Championships

Wed.-Sun., July 8-12, 2009

Day 2 - Thursday

Day 2 Results - Highlights - What's on tap - Mike Kennedy Reports

P.M.: Hardy wins 1st gold for Team USA! 10.57 100 (-1.2w)
3 Medals for Team USA girls: Carter, Owens-Mitchell 2-3 in 100H, Purvis 3rd in 100



Day 2 Medal Haul: Bridgette Owens-Mitchell and Kori Carter score bronze and silver in the 100H, Ashton Purvis claims 3rd in 100 final.
Photos by PhotoRun


Flash Highlights

Afternoon
  • B 100 final - Prezel Hardy TX took down the 100 field with 10.57, into a 1.2 headwind, winning by 0.17 over Aaron Brown CAN
  • G 100 final - Ashton Purvis CA waged a tough battle for the medals, winding up 3rd in 11.48 (+0.7), while Jordan Clark MI was 5th in 11.76
  • G 100 hurdle final - Kori Carter CA and Bridgette Owens-Mitchell MI ran 2nd and 3rd in the 100H (30"), with PRs of 13.26 and 13.39 (+0.3w), behind winner Isabelle Pedersen NOR.  They move to #3 and #8 all-time US over 30" hurdles, with Carter #9 on all-time World Youth list
  • B LJ final - Leon Samuels NC was 6th in 24-01.50 (+0.7w), while Carlton Lavong PA was 13th with 23-00.50 (+0.1w)
  • G 400 semifinals - Ebony Eutsey FL won the 1st semi in 53.99, the fastest time of the round.  Afia Charles ANT and Emmy Fraenk AHO qualified behind her; they are students at Eleanor Roosevelt MD and Bethel VA. Michelle Brown NJ qualified 2nd from heat 2 in 54.77 to also make the final.  In heat 3, Chizoba Okodogbe NGR - also a prep at Deer Valley CA -- won with 55.18, making it 5 US preps in the 400 final!
  • B 400 semifinals - Josh Mance CA was 2nd in heat 2 of 3, running 46.65, trailing only World Youth leader Kirani James GRN.  He will be seeded #2 in the final
  • B HJ qualifying - Dwayne Golbeck OK tied for 1st in Group A, while David Smith GA was 3rd in Group B.  Both were auto-qualifiers for the final
  • B 100 semifinals - Prezel Hardy TX came within .04 of his WY leader with 10.38 (+1.1) to win 1st semi with the fastest overall time
  • G 100 semifinals - A very fast heat 1 saw Jordan Clark MI take 3rd in 11.63 (+0.4w), while Ashton Purvis CA ruled heat 2 in 11.53 (+0.7w)
  • G 100 Hurdle semifinals - Bridgette Owens-Mitchell MI was 2nd in the 2nd of 3 semifinals with a PR 13.46 (+1.0w), notching the 2nd best time overall.  Kori Carter CA then made it in heat 3, running 13.61 (+0.1w) for 2nd, just .01 behind 1st
  • B 800 semifinals - Bronson Duran NM finished 6th in the 2nd of 3 semifinals, running 1:53.59, and will not advance

Morning
  • B Hammer Qualifying - Alec Faldermeyer NY whirled the hammer 227-04 to lead Group B and place third overall to qualify for the final.  Bradley Bolton CA had no mark
  • G 800 heats - Marielle Hall NJ was 3rd in heat 1 of 7, running 2:09.16 and eventually qualified on time for the semis.  Claudia Francis NY won heat 4 in 2:09.76 to also make the semis
  • G Pole Vault qualifying - Morgann LeLeux LA cleared 12-07.50 for 4th in Group A to make the final.  Kortney Ross CA cleared 12-03.75 in Group B and did not advance
  • B 3000 heats - Zach Wills OH ran 8:25.93 in heat 2 of 3, placing 5th and eventually qualifying for the final on time.  Erik Olson CA ran 8:29.11 in heat 3 for 3rd and an auto qualifier
  • B 110 Hurdle heats - Dale Morgan CA ran 13.56 (+0.8w) in heat 2 of 6 to place 2nd at qualify automatically for the semis.  In heat 4, Kendall Hayes TX did the same, taking 2nd in 13.91 (+1.4).
  • B Octathlon - Justin Gross MD did not start the second day due to injury


Mike Kennedy Reports

Morning

Boys

1,500 Meters
First Round
First Four in Each Heat Plus Next Four
Fastest Qualify for Finals


      HEAT ONE—With two laps remaining, passed in 1:49.0, Girma Bekele of Ethiopia took the lead and passed 800 meters in 2:04.02.  Kane Grimster of Australia briefly grabbed the lead with one lap remaining, passed in 2:51.66.  Gideon Mageka of Kenya, who was always close to the leaders, took over at 1,200, passed in 3:05.25, and went on to win in 3:45.31 with Bekele second at 3:46.69.  Badr Lakhal of Morocco was third at 3:48.33 and Mohamed Al-Garni of Qatar was fourth at 3:49.33.

     HEAT TWO—With two laps remaining, Caleb Ndiku of Kenya and Zebene Alemayehu of Ethiopia were together at 1:50.0, with Otmane Laaroussi of Morocco in close attendance.  Ndiku led the rest of the way with splits of 2:05.08, 2:49.24, 3:03.19, and 3:17.0 before winning in 3:45.55.  Alemayehu was second at 3:46.88 and Laaroussi  was third at 3:51.60.  There were no Americans entered.  


3,000 Meters
First Round
First Three in Each Heat Plus Next Six
Fastest Qualify for Final


     HEAT ONE—At 2,000 meters, passed in 5:33.18, it was Kibet Soyekwo of Uganda, Ferku Feyisa of Ethiopia, Nabil Al-Garbi of Yeman and Ryota Matono of Japan running single final in a close group.  With two laps remaining, passed in 6:05.0, Feyisa burst to the lead with only Soyekwo giving chase.  Feyisa finished with a 2:05.0 last 800 and a 60.42 last 400 to win in 8:13.43.  Soyekwo was second at 8:20.04, Marcel Fehr of Germany was third at 8:20.81 and Al-Garbi was fourth at 8:25.22.

      HEAT TWO—At 1,600 meters, passed in 4:28.02, a very interesting race was developing with Isiah Koech of Kenya using a series of surges down the back straight to try and shake Simon-Pierre Niyukuri of Burundi, but to no avail, as the two continued to run together.  Koech finally pulled away, with a final 400 of 63.62, to win in 8:08.44.  Niyukuri was second at 8:09.76, Goigtom Kivle of  Eritria was third at 8:14.23 and Hicham Sigueni of Morocco was fourth at 8:23.92.  Zachary Wills (Mason, Oh.) started out slowly and worked his way up slowly to as high as fourth before falling back to fifth, finishing in 8:25.93, and advancing as a time qualifier. 

     HEAT THREE—David Bett of Kenya took the lead after the second lap and was virtually unopposed the second half of the race, winning in 8:13.04, with a last 400 of 58.01.  Kazuto Nishike of Japan was second at 8:28.07 and Eric Olson (Novato, Ca.) was third at 8:29.11.  Olson had moved to third place just before 1,600 meters and was never challenged for that spot.   


110-Meter Low Hurdles
First Round
First Three in Each Heat Plus Next Six
Fastest Qualify for Semifinals


    HEAT THREE—Dale Morgan (Taft, Woodland Hills, Ca.) got off to a great start and had the lead at the half-way point before Gergory MacNeill of Canada, the world Youth leader at 13.43, got rolling.  MacNeill pulled into the lead over the ninth hurdle before going on to win in 13.49.  Morgan was second at 13.56 and Julian Santiago of Spain was third at 13.59.  Both Morgan and Santiago got personal bests. 

     HEAT FIVE—Kendall Hayes (Lancaster, Tx) got out well but had trouble in the early going, hitting at least two hurdles.  At the ninth hurdle, Hayes was even with Mitchell Tyseo of Australia, but coming off the hurdle had stumbled for a moment before regaining his balance.  That was all the advantage that Tyseo needed to gain the win, 13.65 to 13.92.  Jussi Kanervo of Finland was third at 14.06.  Gregor Traber of Germany, who came in with a best of 13.58, false started.

OTHER HEATS—Jack Meredith of Britain, with a supple bend at the waist, breezed to a personal best of 13.50 in winning the first heat.  Jean Roberto Da Silva of Brazil was second at 13.65 and Rodric Seutin of Belgium was third at 13.72.  Andrew Pozzi of Britain was not out of the blocks first but by the third hurdle he had taken control and was an easy winner at 13.61 in heat two. Ivan Mach Di Palmstein of Italy was second at 13.93.

In heat four, Dingqiang Wang of China, in lane three, and Dario Vanderveken of Belgium, in lane six, were very close the over the second half of the race with Wang prevailing, 13.51 to 13.58.  Philipp Widmer of Switzerland was third at 13.84.  In heat six, Filip Loov of Sweden, in lane one and Haris Koutras of Cyprus, in lane eight, probably never saw one another, as they both shared the lead from much of the race before Loov prevailed, 13.72 to 13.78.  Larazo Aguerrido of Cuba was third at 13.98.


Hammer
Top 12 Qualify for Final


     Alec Faldermeyer (Minisink Valley, Slate Hill, N.Y.) was one of just three throwers to better the automatic qualifying standard of 226-4, with a throw of 227-4.  Hongqui Chen of China, at 234-0, and Tomas Kruzliak of Slovenia, at 230-4, were the two other throwers to better the standard.  Evgeniy Korotovskiy of Russia, at 225-2, was next followed by Vasillos Siakoulis of Greece, at 224-4 and Yauheni Ivanou of Belarus, at 223-8.  Brad Bolton (El Toro, Lake Foreest, Ca.) had no fair throws.  It took 214-11 to make the final.


Octathon
First Day Scores


       1. Steffen Klink (Germany), 3,218; 2. Maksim Fayzulin (Russia), 3,209; 3. Mohd Al-Mannai (Qatar), 3,151; 4. Kevin Mayer (France), 3,150; 5. Pavel Rudnev (Russia), 3,054. Others included: 14. Justin Gross (McDonough, Owings Mills, Md.), 2,748 points.

110-Meter Low Hurdles

      Maksim Fayzulin of Russia improved his personal best by more than half a second with his 14.05.  That performance was worth 968 points and it moved him from second to  first with 4,177 points.  Steffen Klink of Germany won his race in 14.31, worth 935 points and a total of 4,153, but dropped to second place.  Kevin Mayer of France had the fourth fastest time at 14.43, worth 920 points, and moved from fourth to third with 4,070 points.  Mohd Al-Mannai of Qater slipped from third to four after running 14.52, worth 908 points and a total of 4,059.  The gap between fourth and fifth is 121 points.  Justin Gross (McDonough, Owings Mills, Md.) did not start due to injury. 

High Jump

     Kevin Mayer of France had the best jump of the competition at 6-8 ¼, worth 840 points and a total of 4,030 to move from third to second and draw to within 52 points of Maksim Fayzulin.  Fayzulin had the second best jump at 6-6, worth 785 points and a total of 4,962.  Steffen Klink of Germany jumped just 6-2 ¼, worth 705 points, dropping from second to third with 4,858 points.  Mohd Al-Mannai of Qatar jumped 6-6, worth 785 points and a total of 4,844 to remain in fourth.
   


Girls

800 Meters
First Round
First Two in Each Heat Plus Next
Ten Fastest Qualify for Final


       HEAT ONE—Alawia Maki Andal of Sudan was content to remain in third, passing 400 in 65.66.  She took the lead at 600, passed in 1:37.36, and then had to hold off Viktoria Gyurkes of Hungary, 2:08.41 to 2:08.93.  Marielle Hall (Haddonfield, N.J.), was in third at 600 and moved to second around the final turn before being passed by Gyurkes and finishing third at 2:09.16.  Riko Mastsuzaki of Japan was fourth at 2:09.54 and Maja Pacaric of Croatia was fifth at 2:10.29, with all three getting to the semifinals on time.
     HEAT FOUR—Claudia Francis (Benjamin Cardozo, Oakland Gardens, N.Y.) led through splits of 30.34, 63.98 and 1:37.23 before giving up the lead to Hanane Qallouj of Moroccoe.  Francis retook the lead coming off the final turn and won in 2:09.76.  Bronte Gange of Australia was second at 2:10.10 and Qallouj was third at 2:10.13.

     OTHER HEATS: Olha Lyakhova of Ukraine was in second at 400 meters, passed in 61.81 before taking the lead at 600 in 1:34.29 before going on to win heat two in 2:06.66.  Rowena Cole of Britain was second in 2:06.92 and Annie Leblanc of Canada was third at 2:09.78.  In heat three, Tizita Bogale of Ethiopia led with splits of 60.32 and 1:32.28 before Rose Mary Almanza of Cuba took over and went on to win in 2:05.93.  Bogale was second in 2:06.20.

In heat five, Cherono Koech of Kenya had the lead at 400, passed in 62.34, before Anastasiya Tkachuk of Ukraine took over at 600, passed in 1:34.94.  Koech quickly retook the lead on the final turn and went on to win, 2:06.21 to 2:07.17.  Vandela Mindelof of Sweden was third at 2:08.58.  Ciara Mageean of Ireland was content to let Margaret Kipkemboi of Kenya lead heat six through splits of 29.27 and 60.58 before taking over and winning impressively with splits of 1:33.19 and 2:06.50, despite practically walking the last 15 meters of the race.  Ioana Doaga of Romania was second at 2:09.30 and Julia Handjyene of Nambia was third at 2:10.63.  Dayrina Sotolongo of Cuba was the early leader in heat seven with splits of 29.02, 62.70  and 1:37.52 before Charline Mathias of Luxumborg moved from third to first over the final 120 meters to take the win in 2:10.44.  Sotolongo was second at 2:10.85.


Pole Vault
Top 12 Qualify for Final

     Morgann LeLeux (Catholic, New Iberia, La.) was one of 12 jumpers to clear 12-7 ½ and advance to the final.  She needed two attempts at both 12-4 and 12-7 ½.  Kortney Ross (Westview, San Diego, Ca.) cleared 11-11 ¾, but then needed three attempts to clear 12-4 before missing three times at 12-7½. Four jumpers had no misses through 12-7 ½: Kseniya Chertkoshivili of Ukraine, Felicia Horvath of Hungary, Michaela Meijer of Sweden and Kira Grunberg of Austria.    


Afternoon

Boys

100 Meters
Semifinals
First Four in Each Heat Qualify for Final


     HEAT ONE—Prezel Hardy (Ellison, Killeen, Tx.) got out with the field and then just pulled away for the win in 10.38.  Royota Yamagata of Japan was second at 10.61, Xiang Huang of China was third at 10.62 and Moriba Morain of Trinidad was the final qualifier at 10.71.  The time is within .04 of Hardy’s legal personal best.
      HEAT TWO—Super starter Juquan Tan of China had just a 0.135 reaction time, which accounts for his tremendous start that put him in the early lead, but it was Takumi Kuki of Japan that had the lead at 50.  However, the second half of the race belonged to Aaron Brown of Canada, who looked to be in cruise control in running 10.49.  Jimmy Vicaut of France was also very strong in the second half of the race and finished in 10.56, just in front of crowd favorite Giovanni Galbieri of Italy, and Tan, both at 10.61.

Final

       Prezel Hardy (Ellison, Killeen,Tx.), in lane five, got off to a great start and Aaron Brown of Canada never recovered.  Hardy, who is the World Youth leader at 10.34, moved away from the field in the final 50 meters to win in 10.57 and give the U.S. its first-ever World Youth Championship gold at 100 meters—in a driving rain no less.  Brown was timed in 10.74 and Giovanni Galbieri of Italy sent the crowd into yet another frenzy with a third place finish in 10.79.  Ryota Yamagata of Japan was fourth at 10.80 and Xiang Huang of China was fifth at 10.83.


Long Jump
Final


       Florent Szezesny of France took the lead in the first round with a jump of 24-1 before Supanara S.N.A. took it away in the second round with a 25-1 ¼ effort that wound up being good enough for the win.  Also in the second round, Yannick Roggatz of Germany moved into second at 24-8 ½, Tomasz Jaszczuk of Poland took over third at 24-2 ¼ and Leon Samuels (Vance, Charlotte, N.C.) moved into fourth with a 24-1 ½.  The third round was also full of action as Stefan Brits of South Africa jumped 24-10 to move from seventh to second.  Jaszczuk improved to 24-7 ¼ but still slipped from third to fourth.  Ankit Sharma of India went from eighth to fifth with a 24-6 ¼ effort.  By that time, the rains came and in the final three rounds none of the top eight were able improve.  Samuels would wind up 6th with his jump.  Carlton Lavong (Methacton, Norristown, Pa.) struggled with jumps of 22-10 ½, 23-0 ½ and another at 22-10 ½ to finish 13th. 


Octathon
Standings after Six Events
 

    1. Maksim Fayzulin (Russia), 4,962; 2. Kevin Mayer (France), 4,910; 3. Steffen Klink (Germany), 4,858; 4. Mohd Al-Minnai (Qatar), 4,844; 5. Tavi Sarapuu (Estonia), 4,696.

Javelin

       Kevin Mayer of France had the longest throw of the competition at 190-9, worth 708 points and a total of 5,618, to move from second to first.  Steffen Klink of Germany had the fourth best throw at 177-8, worth 650 points and a total of 5,508 to jump from third to second.  Mohd Al-Mannai of Qatar threw 162-2 worth 580 points and a total of 5,424 to move from fourth to third.  Maksim Fayzulin of Russia had just the 13th best throw at 128-7, worth 431 points and a total of 5,393, that dropped him from first to fourth.

1,000 Meters

       Kevin Mayer of France was leading going into the final event, but that did not stop him from winning in 2:41.22, worth 860 points and a total of 6,478 that left him just four points shy of the World Youth record.  Mohd Al-Mannai of Qatar finished in fourth at 2:46.01, worth 808 points and a total of 6,232 to move from third to second.  Steffen Klink of Germany ran 2:56.47, good for 709 points and a total of 6,217 to finish third.  Maksim Fayzulin of Russia, who led for much of the competition, ran 2:55.02, worth 714 points and a total of 6,107 to finish fourth.


400 Meters
Semifinals
First Two in Each Heat Plus Next
Two Fastest Qualify for Final


      HEAT ONE—Javere Bell of Jamaica, in lane six, had the early lead but a strong turn by Varg Konigsmark of Germany, in lane eight, put the two in  a virtual tie with 100 meters remaining.  Konigsmark appeared to have a slight led with 20 meters to go, but Bell won it at the wire, 48.03 to 48.04.  Alexander Beck of Australia was third at 48.17 and Leandro De Arqujo of Brazil was fourth at 48.19.

     HEAT TWO—Josh Mance (Chino Hills, Ca.) and Shogo Momiki of Japan had the early lead, but by the time the runners came off the final turn, Kirani James of Granada, in lane five, had a very slight lead over Mance.  As the two moved down the final straight, Mance began to move up on James, the World Youth leader at 45.45.  But James would have nothing of that and took two sideward glances at Mance before easing away for the win, 46.43 to 46.65.  Nathan Wake of Britain was third at 46.86 and Momiki was fourth at 47.51.

   HEAT THREE—Jacques De Swardt of South Africa had the early lead, but at 300 meters Awadelkarim Elyas of Sudan and Ko Kayada of Japan were even before Elyas pulled away for the win in 47.49.  Frazer Wickes of New Zealand went from fourth to second, finishing in 48.05.  De Swardt was a nonqualifying third in 48.29 and Kayada was fourth in 48.59.


800 Meters
Semifinals
First Two in Each Heat Plus Next
Two Fastest Qualify for Final


     HEAT ONE—Peter Kiplangat of Kenya took the early lead with splits of 25.29 and 53.43, before Benjamin Herriau of France moved to the front at 600 meters, passed in 1:22.18.  Kiplangat retook the lead in the final straight and went on to win, 1:49.45 to 1:49.51.  Alexander Rowe of Australia was third at 1:50.95.
     HEAT TWO—Anhonio Mascoll of Barbados had the early lead at 25.99 before Bronson Duran (Sandia Prep, Albuquerque, N.M.) led at 400, passed in 55.04.  Nicholas Kipkoech of Kenya and Jordan Williamsz of Australia were one-two at 600, passed in 1:23.49, before Kipkoech controlled the rest of the race, winning in 1:50.85.  The interesting runner is Johan Rogestedt of Sweden, who, for the second straight race, was very strong in the final straight and appeared to be content to just finish second in 1:51.11.  Mirlsav Burian of Czech Republic was third at 1:51.20.  Duran finished sixth in 1:53.59.
     HEAT THREE—Fikadu Dejene of Ethiopia got out in front and was content to run at anyone’s pace just as long as no one passed him.  With splits of 26.67, 54.83 and 1:22.06, he went on to win in 1:49.74.  Giorgio Chuchu of Eritria was second for most of the way, except just past 600 when Alejandro Hernandez of Cuba moved quickly to second. But then Hernandez fell behind Chuchu for good, 1:50.02 to 1:50.62.


400-Meter Low Hurdles
Semifinals
First Four in Each Event Qualify for Final

      HEAT ONE—Enrique Gonzalez of Spain and Norge Sotomayro of Cuba had the early lead.  Coming off the final turn it was Sotomayor, first in lane seven, and Jose Bencosme De Leon of Italy, second in lane six.  They remained in that order to finish, clocking 52.15 and 52.24.  Amadou Ndiaye of Senegal, in lane eight, almost caught the top two, finishing third at 52.32.  Seiya Kato of Japan was fourth at 52.63.
     HEAT TWO—Juan Pablo Martinez of Dominica had the early lead, but coming off the final turn Lorenzo Veroli of Italy had a small lead over Jeremiah Mutai of Kenya and maintained that margin to the finish, 52.50 to 52.65.   Demitriy Koblov of Kazakhstan was third in 52.76 and Ziemowit Dutkiewicz of Poland was fourth at 52.79, to edge Juan Stenner of Mexico, who ran 52.82, for the final two qualifying places.


High Jump
Top 12 Qualify for Final

       David Smith (Lovejoy, Hampton, Ga.) had a scary moment at 6-8 ¼ when he missed twice before a monster clearance on his final attempt.  He then cleared 6-9 ½ on his first attempt and booked his place in the final with a second try clearance at 6-10 3/4.  Dwayne Golbek (Claremore, Ok.) had a much easier path, with just a single miss at 6-9 ½ before finishing at 6-10 ¾.  No jumpers were able to compete with no misses.  Ten jumpers cleared 6-10 ¾.  Jorge Debon of Spain and Andriy Kovalyov of Ukraine advanced by clearing 6-9 ½ on their first attempt and having just one miss.  In addition to Golbek, Khalid Al-Saiari of Qatar, Nikita Anishchenkov of Russia and Danill Tsypalkov of Russia, also cleared 6-10 ¾ on their first attempt.   



Girls

100 Meters
Semifinals
First Four in Each Heat Qualify for Final


    HEAT ONE—Jordan Clark (Lathrop, Southfield, Mi.) had the best reaction time at the start at 0.138, but it was not enough to overcome Jodie Williams of Britain, who cruised to a World Youth-leading time of 11.40.  Allison Peter of the Virgin Islands moved very well over the final 50 to grab second at 11.49.  Clark was third at 11.63 and Anasztazia Nguyen of Hungary was fifth at 11.83. 
     HEAT TWO—Ashton Purvis (St. Elizabeth, Oakland, Ca.) had the best reaction time at 0.163, and once she got rolling the rest of the field was running for second behind her 11.58.  Shaunna Thompson of Britain was second at 11.66, Fany Chalas of Dominican Republic was third at 11.79 and Deandre Whitehorne of Jamaica was fourth at 11.85.

Final

     Allison Peter of Virgin Islands and Ashton Purvis (St. Elizabeth, Oakland, Ca.) both got out well, but Jodie Williams of Britain was not far behind.  At 50 meters Williams began to lengthen out and pull away for the field and finish in 11.38 for the best Youth time in the world this year.  Peter and Purvis finished together, but Peter had the better lean, 11.47 to 11.48.  Purvis’ time equaled her seasonal best.  Shaunna Thompson of Britain was fourth at 11.63 and Jordan Clark (Lathrop, Southfield, Mi.) was fifth at 11.76.


100-Meter High Hurdles
First Two in Each Heat Plus Next
Two Fastest Qualify for Final


    HEAT ONE—Ekaterina Blaskina of Russia just held off Nooralotta Neziri of Finland, 13.49 to 13.53 to earn the win.  Rikenette Steenkamp of South Africa was third at 13.61 and Chanice Chase of Canada was fourth at 13.62. 

HEAT TWO—Isabelle Pedersen of Norway bettered her World Youth-leading mark of 13.35 with a stunning 13.20 to move to No. 3 on the all-time world list.  Bridgette Owens-Mitchell (Southfield, Mi.) got a great start and was even with Lotta Harala of Finland before grabbing second as both girls were timed in 13.46.  Samantha Eliott of Jamaica was fourth at 13.52.

      HEAT THREE—Kori Carter (Claremont, Ca.) had the worst start in the field and, at 0.306, found herself running from behind the entire way.  She just missed catching the winner Yarong Zheng of China, 13.60 to 13.61.  Silvia Zuin of Italy was third at 13.71. 

Final

      After one false start, Isabelle Pedersen of Finland was out well with Bridgette Owens-Mitchell (Southfield, Mi.), who was running next to Petersen, not far behind.  Kori Carter, in lane eight, had a much better start than in the semifinal and over the second half of the race was moving faster than anyone.  Coming off the last hurdle, Pedersen had a meter lead, but Carter almost caught her, 13.23 to 13.26.  Owens-Mitchell was third at 13.39, followed by Lotta Harala of Finland in fourth at 13.41, and Nooralotta Neziri of Finland in fifth at 13.44.  Of the top five finishers, only world leader Pederson, who ran a world leading 13.20 in the semifinals, did not run a personal best.  Carter now ranks No. 3 on the all-time U.S. high school list for 30” and Owens-Mitchell is No. 8.  Carter is also now No. 9 on the all-time World Youth list.


Hammer
Final


    Barbara Spiler of Slovakia took the lead in the first round at 183-6 and never fell from first place, although she did improved first to 193-8 in the second round and finally to 194-8 in the fourth round.  Rana Taha Ibrahim of Egypt was second after the first round at 179-0, followed by Elina Uustalo of Finland at 178-10 and Kivilcim Kaya of Turkey at 177-10.  Kaya jumped to second in the third round with a 190-0, and Bianca Fazecas of Romania jumped from eighth to third with a 185-1, and the top five spots were settled. 


400 Meters
Semifinals
First Two in Each Heat Plus Next
Two Fastest Qualify for Final


    HEAT ONE—Ebony Eutsey (Southridge, Miami, Fl.), running in lane five, let Sandra Farquhaerson of Jamaica, in lane eight, have the early lead.  But down the back straight, Eutsey moved easily (during a driving rain storm) to take the lead and record an easy win in 53.99.  Afia Charles of Antigua (and Roosevelt of Greenbelt, Md.) went from fourth to second in the final 30 meters to grab second at 55.51 followed by Emmy Fraenk of Netherland Antilles (and Bethel of Hampton, Va.), at 55.88.
     HEAT TWO—Sandra Wagner of Sweden looked to have the lead down the back straight, but coming off the final turn it was Michelle Brown (Seneca, Tabernacle, N.J.) and Justine Palframan of South Africa running one-two.  Wagner moved from third to first over the final 50 to win in 54.60, with Brown in second at 54.77 and Palfreman in third at 54.90.
       HEAT THREE—Chizoba Okodogbe of Nigeria (and Deer Valley of Antioch, Ca.) was content to let Romana Kirinic of Croatia take the early lead.  Running a strong final turn, Okodogbe had a small lead with 100 meters remaining, but then had to hold off Adelina Pastor of Romania, with both runners being timed at 55.18.  Chantal Duncan of Jamaica was third at 55.90.
   



What's on tap

Afternoon
  • DONE G 100 Hurdle semifinals - Bridgette Owens-Mitchell MI is seeded 3rd in heat 2 of 3, while Kori Carter CA is top-seeded in the final heat.  Top 2 in each heat and next two fastest advance to the final later today
  • DONE B 800 semifinals - Bronson Duran NM is seeded 6th in the 2nd of 3 semis.  Top 2 in each heat and next two fastest advance to the final
  • DONE B High Jump qualifying - Dwayne Golbeck OK is seeded 2nd in Group A, while David Smith GA is 1st in Group B.  Top 12 or anyone making 2.10 will qualify for the final.  Both Golbeck and Smith have exceeded that mark.
  • DONE G 100 semifinals - Jordan Clark MI is in lane 4 for the 1st semi after the top time in the quarters.  Ashton Purvis is in lane 5 in the 2nd semi.  First four in each heat move to the final
  • DONE B 100 semifinals - WY#1 Prezel Hardy TX is in lane 6 for the 1st semi.  First four in each heat move to the final
  • DONE B 400 semifinals - Prelims leader and WY#3 Josh Mance CA is in lane 3 for the 2nd of 3 semifinals.  World leader Kirani James GRN will be in lane 5 in the same race
  • DONE B Long Jump finals - Carlton Lavong PA and Leon Samuels NC have several jumpers just ahead of them, but are both in position to be in the medal hunt
  • DONE G 100 Hurdle finals - Kori Carter CA and Bridgette Owens-Mitchell MI hope to be here after the semis, going for medals
  • DONE G 100 finals - Jordan Clark MI and Ashton Purvis CA hope to be competing here and going for medals after the semifinals
  • DONE G 400 semifinals - Ebony Eutsey FL is in lane 5 for the 1st of 3 semis, and Michelle Brown NJ is in lane 5 for semifinal 2.  Top 2 and next 2 fastest make the final
  • DONE B 100 finals - WY#1 Prezel Hardy TX hopes to be competing here and going for a medal after the semifinals

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