US 07: Gay wins in 9.84 (-0.5)

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Men 100 Meter Dash

   World: W  9.77  6/14/2005   Asafa Powell/Justin Gatlin, JAM/US
American: A  9.77  5/12/2006   Justin Gatlin, Nike
    Meet: M  9.90  6/14/1991   Leroy Burrell/M. Greene, SMTC/Nike
Name                    Year Team                    Finals  Wind

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Finals
1 Tyson Gay adidas 9.84M -0.5
2 Trindon Holliday L S U 10.07 -0.5
3 Walter Dix Florida State 10.09 -0.5
4 Mark Jelks Nike 10.13 -0.5
5 J-Mee Samuels Arkansas 10.22 -0.5
6 Leroy Dixon Nike 10.25 -0.5
7 Leonard Scott Nike 10.26 -0.5 [10.251]
8 Darvis Patton adidas 10.26 -0.5 [10.255]

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Women 100 Meter Dash

   World: W 10.49  7/16/1988   Florence Griffith-Joyner, USA
American: A 10.49  7/16/1988   Florence Griffith Joyner, World Cl
    Meet: M 10.72  6/20/1998   Marion Jones, Nike
Name                    Year Team                    Finals  Wind

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Finals
1 Torri Edwards Nike 11.02 -0.9
2 Lauryn Williams Nike 11.16 -0.9
3 Carmelita Jeter Nike 11.17 -0.9
4 Allyson Felix adidas 11.25 -0.9
5 Mechelle Lewis unattached 11.26 -0.9
6 Mikele Barber Nike 11.27 -0.9 [11.265]
7 Stephanie Durst Nike 11.27 -0.9 [11.266]
8 Muna Lee Nike 11.27 -0.9 [11.267]

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Gay blazes meet record in AT&T men’s 100m at AT&T USA Outdoor champs

06-22-2007
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USA Track & Field
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INDIANAPOLIS - Tyson Gay rewrote meet record books and showed why he is the hottest sprinter in the world by winning the AT&T men’s 100 meters Saturday at the AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Carroll Stadium at IUPUI.

The final meet of the 2007 Visa Championship Series, the AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships serves as the Team USA selection competition for the 2007 IAAF World Outdoor Championships in Osaka. The top three finishers in each event who have achieved the IAAF “A” standard will make the team.

The heavily favored Gay parlayed a solid start into a brilliant drive phase and an unrelenting finish into a meet-record winning time of 9.84. With a headwind of .5mps, the time is the fastest in the world this year and the second-fastest ever run into a headwind, 2000 Olympic gold medalist Maurice Greene having run 9.82 into a -0.2 headwind at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton. It shattered the meet record of 9.90 held jointly by former world record holders Greene and Leroy Burrell.

LSU sophomore Trindon Holliday, second at the 2007 NCAA Championships, was a distant runner-up on 10.07 seconds, with NCAA champ Walter Dix of Florida State third in 10.09. Gay’s win had the largest margin of victory in the 100 since fully automatic, electric timing was instituted in 1975.

2003 world champion Torri Edwards displayed an impressive return to form in the Visa women’s 100m. At age 30, the 2003 USA 100 and 200 champion led from start to finish, winning in 11.02 (0.9mps). World champion Lauryn Williams was second in 11.16, with Carmelita Jeter third in 11.17. World 200m champion Allyson Felix was fourth in 11.25 to make the 100m squad for the World Championships in Osaka, since Williams has an automatic bye as defending champion.

The Nike men’s 5,000 was less relatively speedy but much more suspenseful. In a large field, Matt Tegenkamp threw down a 58.7 lap with 1000 meters go to break away from Bernard Lagat, Jonathon Riley and Adam Goucher. Fresh off an American record at 2 miles at the Nike Prefontaine Classic, Tegenkamp opened a 15-meter lead over the field. Goucher moved to pass Lagat, the defending USA champion, with 200m to go as Tegenkamp still led, but Lagat turned that challenge away and then set upon reeling in a tiring Tegenkamp. Lagat sprinted away to win in 13:30.73, with Tegenkamp holding on for second in 13:31.31 and Goucher third in 13:31.50.

American record holder Shalane Flanagan surprised no one by leading the Nike women’s 5,000 from wire-to-wire. Her winning time of 14:51.75, however, was perhaps a bit brisker than expected and was the fourth-fastest time ever by an American. Two-time Olympian Jen Rhines was second in 15:08.53, with Michelle Sikes third in 15:09.28, just off the IAAF “A” standard of 15:08.70.

Two-time defending world champion Dwight Phillips turned in a strong performance in the men’s long jump with a best mark of 8.36m/27-5.25. 2005 USA champion Miguel Pate was second with 8.24m/27-00.5, with Trevell Quinley third at the same distance. Two-time Olympian Miguel Pate was fourth, also with the same distance as a farthest jump, but Quinley had the top next-best jump with 8.22m/26-11.75.

A trio of vaulters all cleared 5.70m/18-8.25 to qualify for Team USA. World Outdoor silver medalist Brad Walker won the competition with all first-attempt clearances, with American record holder Jeff Hartwig second. 2001 NCAA indoor champion Jacob Pauli was third at the same height.

A.G. Kruger, the only American with the IAAF “A” Standard, successfully defended his national title in the men’s hammer throw with a distance of 78.10m/256-3. Kibwe Johnson was second with 75.12m/246-5. Former NCAA champion Dana Pounds of the Air Force upset American record holder Kim Kreiner in the women’s javelin, throwing 59.65m/195-8 to Kreiner’s 58.17m/190-10.

2003 world champion Tom Pappas led the men’s decathlon after the first five events with 4,394 points, ahead of Paul Terek in second (4,234). Pappas ran 11.00 in the 100, jumped 7.50m/24-7.25 in the long jump, threw 16.43/53-11 in the shot, cleared 2.05m/6-8.75 in the high jump and ran 48.81 in the 400.

Diana Pickler led the heptathlon after four events with 3,636 points. She ran 13.46 in the 100-meter hurdles, cleared 1.75m/5-8.75 in the high jump, threw 12.44m/40-9.75 and ran 24.07 in the 200. 2005 champion Hyleas Fountain was second with 3,618 points and defending champion GiGi Miller third with 3,616.

In qualifying rounds, the women’s 100-meter hurdles provided a glimpse into the competition to expect in Saturday’s semis and final. Defending USA and NCAA champion Ginnie Powell ran a quick 12.79 in Friday’s first round into a 1.7mps headwind. Reigning world champion Michelle Perry was next fastest, winning heat 3 in 12.90, with Nichole Denby taking the second heat in 12.92.

2006 world athlete of the year Sanya Richards ran a 2007 world leader in the semifinals of the women’s 400, blazing the first 200 under 24 seconds and finishing in 50.02. 2006 runner-up Lashawn Merritt was the top men’s 400 qualifier with 44.44. Hazel Clark led women’s 800 qualifiers with 2:02.59, while Khadevis Robinson (1:46.17) was the top man.

Micheal Tinsley was a surprising winner in the men’s 400m hurdles semifinals, running a big personal-best of 48.02 in heat two to post the fastest time in the world this year.

Steve Slattery was the fastest man in the 3,000m steeplechase rounds in 8:33.65, Tiffany Williams ran 55.18 in the women’s 400m hurdles, all top contenders in the men’s 1,500m advanced, including defending champion Bernard Lagat and two-time champion Alan Webb,

The AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships television coverage continues Saturday from 2-3 p.m. Eastern on NBC and from 7-8 p.m. Eastern on ESPN2. It concludes Sunday with live coverage on NBC from 1-3.

For complete results and athlete quotes, visit www.usatf.org

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There is nothing to say other than OMG… I just won a major championships by quarter of a second!

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Gay runs 9.84 world season lead into the wind – US Champs
Saturday 23 June 2007

Indianapolis, USA - Before Friday (22), we knew Tyson Gay was fast. Yesterday we learned he is VERY fast.

Running into a 0.5 m/s headwind, Gay won the 100 metres in the fastest time in the history of the U.S. national championships - 9.84 - breaking the 9.90 meeting record of two former World record holders, Leroy Burrell and Maurice Greene.

Torri Edwards takes the US 100m title in Indianapolis
(Getty Images)

Most fast 100s are run with a following wind. In fact, Greene’s 9.82 (-0.2) in Edmonton is the only other 100 run in 9.86 or faster into a headwind. Gay equalled his PB of 9.84 set in Zurich last 18 August, but he had a 1.0 tailwind then.

Gay finished more two metres ahead of runner-up Trindon Holliday’s second-place 10.07 – at 0.23 second the largest margin anyone could remember in a world-class 100 --with NCAA champion Walter Dix third in 10.09 and Mark Jelks fourth in 10.13. Dix has indicated he will not run in Osaka.

Gay’s start was good, and he was in contention from the beginning, with the quick-starting Holliday in front. But by 30m Gay was clearly moving fastest, and halfway through the race he took the lead and then opened his huge margin from 50m on.

Dwight Phillips en route to the US Long Jump title in Indianapolis
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“I think my start was really good,” Gay said. “It’s the best my body has felt in a long time.”

Two days ago, Gay, who has been working on his start and the early part of his race with Jon Drummond, said, “Jon says he thinks I can break the rule that a sprinter can only accelerate for 60 metres. He believes I can accelerate for 70 metres.”

No-one who saw today’s race is likely to argue. Gay, incidentally, also had by far the fastest semi-final time, with a 9.97 into a 1.1 m/s headwind.

Bernard Lagat en route to his US 5000m title defense in Indianapolis
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Edwards dominated women’s 100

In the women’s 100m, Torri Edwards was almost equally dominant, if not as relatively fast. After winning her semi-final in 11.06 (-0.7), in the final she pulled away over the final 50m to win from Lauryn Williams in 11.02 (-0.9) to Williams’ distant 11.16. Third in 11.17 was Carmelita Jeter, whose best last year (11.48) was not in the US’ top 50.

“I’m very excited to have won a national championship,” said Edwards, who earlier this season improved her personal best to 10.90. This means so much to me.”

Fourth was Allyson Felix, in 11.25 in a blanket finish with Mechelle Lewis (11.16) and Miki Barber, Stephanie Durst and Muna Lee all at 11.27. Since Williams, as defending champion, has an automatic place on the U.S. team for Osaka, Felix will probably get to run the 100 in Osaka.

With successful 5000m defence, One down for Lagat

At the other end of the distance scale, two hours after qualifying for Sunday’s 1500m final (in 3:39.40), Bernard Lagat won his second straight American 5000m championship, overtaking Matt Tegenkamp in the final 200 to win in 13:30.73 to Tegenkamp’s 13:31.31. The relatively gentle pace should help Lagat in his attempt to win the 1500, also for the second time in a row.

World leaders in 400m and 400m Hurdles semis – 50.02 for Richards, 48.02 for Tinsley

The semifinals in both 400m races were outstanding. LaShawn Merritt’s 44.44 and Angelo Taylor’s 44.64 won the men’s semis. World silver medallist Andrew Rock finished fifth behind Merritt, and out of the final.

In the women’s semis, Sanya Richards took over the world leadership with an authoritatively run 50.02, with DeeDee Trotter edging Natasha Hastings, 50.70 to 50.72.

In the men’s 400m Hurdles, Michael Tinsley’s 48.02 (PB) and Kerron Clement’s 48.08 took over the two top spots on the jahrlist with a 1-2 finish in their semi, with the other semi being won by perennial James Carter in an eased-up 48.81

Phillips prevails in windy Long Jump competition

The men’s Long Jump produced 14 jumps of 8 meters or better, 12 of them being wind-legal. The winner was Dwight Phillips, who won with a windy 8.36 (+2.3), and also had one of 8.30 (1.8). Miguel Pate, second; Trevell Quinley, third; and Walter Davis all jumped 8.24 – and all should be in Osaka since Phillips gets in as a defending champion. Brian Johnson was fifth at 8.11, and there were plenty of long, long fouls.

Walker triumphs in Pole Vault

In the men’s Pole Vault, Brad Walker, Jeff Hartwig and Jacob Pauli all cleared 5.70 in a venue famous for tricky, treacherously erratic winds. Left in their dust were Tim Mack and Toby Stevenson, 1-2 in Athens in 2004, and NCAA champion Tommy Skipper.

The best women’s field event results were in the Discus Throw, where current world leader Suzy Powell won with a modest last-round of 60.63 to overtake Becky Breisch’s 59.89.

James Dunaway for the IAAF