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Dunn qualifies for 2008 U.S. Olympic Team
Two-time Olympian Philip Dunn needed to better the Olympic 'B' standard
time of 4 hours 7 minutes Sunday at the IAAF World Race Walk Cup to
qualify for a spot on the Team USA roster for the 2008 Olympic Games in
Beijing, China.
Mission accomplished.
Dunn posted a season's best time of 4:05:10 in Cheboksary, Russia, to
easily better the Olympic standard and qualify for his third U.S.
Olympic Team. Earlier this year on February 9, Dunn easily won the U.S.
Olympic Trials - 50 km Race Walk in Miami, Fla., in 4:12:55.
Dunn faced the identical scenario after finishing third at the 2004
Olympic 50 km Trials in Chula Vista, Calif. He later punched his ticket
for the Olympic Games in Athens when he bettered the Olympic A standard
on March 23, 2004, with his time of 3:59:12 at a race in Tijuana,
Mexico.
2008 Olympic Trials third place finisher Ben Shorey posted a personal
best time of 4:18:46 on Sunday, and another PB was posted by Trials
fourth placer Stephen Quirke, who crossed the finish line in 4:22:16.
Team USA finished 11th in the men's 50 km team competition.
In the men's 20 km competition, Team USA placed 19th with John Nunn
(80th-1:31:47), Mike Tarantino (81st- 1:32:04PR) and Tim Seaman
(94th-1:38:11) leading the way. The U.S. women's 20 km squad placed 15th
led by Susan Armenta (56th-1:40:24) Maria Michta (66th-1:45:02PR) and
Jolene Moore (68th -1:40:24).
In Junior Men's competition, the Team USA trio of Trevor Barron
(42nd-46:18), Matthew Forgues (51st-47:46PR) and Roberto Vergara
(54th-48:29) placed 16th with the Team USA Junior Women placing 17th led
by Miranda Melville (43rd-53:25PR), Catherine Davis (47th-54:27) and
Jenna Monahan (49th-55:43)
For more information on the 2008 IAAF Race Walk Cup in Cheboksary,
Russia, including the complete results, visit: IAAF.org.
Cantwell, Stuczynski shine at California Relays
Christian Cantwell and Jenn Stuczynski posted world leading marks in
winning their respective events Saturday at the 67th California
Invitational Relays in Modesto, Calif.
A two-time World Indoor men's shot put gold medalist and 2007 Indoor
Visa Series Champion, Cantwell unleashed a world leading throw of 21.76
meters/71 feet 4.75 inches to win the men's shot put.
Cantwell, who is slated to compete Sunday at the adidas Track Classic in
Carson, Calif., took full advantage of competing on a plywood surface.
"It was slippery at first," he told the IAAF website. "I slipped about 8
cm on my first throw. But then I knew the right adjustment to make. I
really like throwing on plywood. I'm heavy, and many times a concrete
ring will have too rough a surface for me to get speed. On plywood, I
can slide much better. And it's easier on the joints."
2008 World Indoor Championships silver medalist and American outdoor
record holder Jenn Stuczynski again demonstrated her dominance in the
women's pole vault with her 2008 world best clearance of 4.70 meters/15
feet 5 inches. It was her first attempt of the day taken after the other
competitors had exited the competition. Stuczynski then had the bar
raised to an American record 4.90m/16-0.75 but failed to clear in three
attempts.
This marked the first time that Stuczynski had ever started a
competition at that height. "Normally, I like to start at about 4.50
(14-9)," she said. "But with the heat, I knew I didn't have a lot of
jumps in me. I started running out of steam at the end, but I thought I
could get 4.90. I had jumped it in warm ups." Stuczynski, who owns the
top two clearances in the world this year, is slated to compete Sunday
at the adidas Track Classic and at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York on
June 8.
On the track, 2005 World 100m women's champion Lauryn Williams was
victorious in that event in 11.18 seconds defeating two-time 100m
hurdles World champion Michelle Perry, who started well and had the lead
midway through the race before a cramp kept her from challenging the
rest of the way. Later that afternoon, Williams completed her double
with a win in the 200 meters in 22.85 seconds. Williams said that her
intention is to dabble some in the 200m, believing it will make her
stronger in her primary event, the 100 meters.
2008 World Indoor Championships 60m fourth-placer Mike Rodgers continued
his impressive 2008 campaign with the fastest wind-legal performance in
the men's 100m with his personal best time of 10.06.
World Indoor 60m hurdles silver medalist Candice Davis equaled her 100m
hurdles personal best with her win in 12.80 seconds. Two-time U.S.
heptathlon champion Hyleas Fountain ran a sub-13 for the second time
this season in equaling her 12.98 posted in Berkeley two weeks ago. The
men's 110m hurdles was won by Anwar Moore, who won this event for the
second year in a row in a wind aided (+2.1) 13.32 seconds.
Also on the track, four-time USA Outdoor champion and 2004 Olympian
Khadevis Robinson was victorious in the men's 800 meters leading
throughout the contest and crossing the finish line in 1:47.32.
For more information on the 2008 California Invitational Relays from
Modesto, including the complete results, visit:ModestoRelays.org.
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