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4 Running in Jesse’s Footsteps

8 USATF Youth Rewind withSanya Richards

10 USA Masters Championships

12 USATF Running Club Spotlight

14 USATF on the Roads

15 Get to Know Us

18 Visa Championships Series Rewind

26 Resource Exchange Center

27 World Youth Championships

28 Win With Integrity

30 USATF Events Calendar

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Running inJesse’s Footsteps

The 2009 members of Team USA who will

compete at the IAAF World Outdoor Champi-

onships in Berlin, Germany, will compete at

the 1936 Olympic Stadium where National

Track & Field Hall of Famer Jesse Owens

became an international star and the ultimate icon of

USA Track & Field.

The 2009 World Championships will be the first

major international meet to be held at the Berlin Olympic

Stadium since the 1936 Olympic Games, where Owens

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won four gold medals (100m, 200m,

4x100m relay & long jump).

At the time when Owens com-

peted in Berlin, Adolf Hitler ruled

Nazi Germany, which was preparing

for World War II.

Hitler used the Games as a vehicle

to showcase a resurgent Germany

under Nazi rule. Nazi propaganda at

the time unabashedly proclaimed the

twisted belief that the Aryan race was

superior to all others, while depicting

those of African and Jewish descent

as inferior. With his remarkable

performance in Berlin, Owens, the

humble son of a sharecropper and

grandson of a slave, debunked for-

ever the misguided notion of any

race being superior, while conduct-

ing himself at all times with grace

and class. As for Hitler and the Nazis,

they initiated World War II in Eu-

rope when Germany invaded Poland

on September 1, 1939, proving that

Hitler’s Germany hosting the 1936

Olympic Games was a tragic farce.

In contrast to Hitler’s notions of

Aryan supremacy, Owens was enthu-

siastically cheered in the stadium

each day by 110,000 mostly German

citizens, and he was constantly be-

sieged for his autograph while at the

Games. Years after his 1936 triumph,

Owens was invited back to Berlin,

where a packed stadium cheered him

as he ran a ceremonial lap and was

greeted warmly by the city’s mayor.

Additionally, in 1984, a street near

the stadium was named in his honor.

The remarkable story of Owens

at the Olympic Games and the

joint affection between him and the

German people was personified

during the long jump competition

at the 1936 Olympics.

During long jump qualifying,

Owens had fouled during his first

two attempts. If he were to foul on

his third and final attempt, he would

fail to make the final and would be

out of the competition.

Prior to his final qualifying at-

tempt, German long jump star Lutz

Long, who set the Olympic record

during qualifying and had become

friendly with Owens during the com-

petition, suggested to Owens that he

move back his starting point knowing

that he would takeoff well before the

end line, and would then certainly sail

past the automatic qualifying mark of

7.15 meters/23 feet 5.50 inches.

Owens followed Long’s advice and

easily qualified for the final, where

he won the competition with a leap

of 8.06m/26-5.50, which became the

new Olympic record. Long, who won

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the silver medal, was the first to con-

gratulate Owens and the two walked

arm-in-arm out of the stadium.

Following the competition,

Owens expressed his gratitude to-

ward his German friend. “It took a

lot of courage for him to befriend me

in front of Hitler”, Owens said. “You

can melt down all the medals and

cups I have and they wouldn't be a

plating on the twenty-four carat

friendship that I felt for Lutz Long

at that moment.”

Although Owens died in 1980,

his legend will live on forever. USA

Track & Field honors his memory

and accomplishments each year

when the Jesse Owens Awards are

presented to the nation’s top male and

female athletes at USATF’s Annual

Meeting. The Jesse Owens Awards

are the most prestigious awards pre-

sented by USA Track & Field.

Since the beginning of interna-

tional track competition, the history,

tradition and success of USA Track

& Field has been second to none

around the world. However, with

that history comes an enormous

responsibility to continue the unri-

valed success achieved by Jesse

Owens and countless others who

have won more Olympic and world

championship medals than any other

country. Those wearing the Team

USA singlet in Berlin at this sum-

mer’s World Championships will

have the cherished opportunity to

add to that glorious history.�

FAST FACTS

Owens is most rememberedfor his magnificence at the 1936Olympics, but his greatest accom-plishment at a track meet may haveoccurred on May 25, 1935 in AnnArbor, Michigan.

On that day, Owens remarkablyset five world records and tied an-other in a span of just 45 minutesto pace Ohio State University at theBig Ten Championships. Owens setworld records in the 220 yards and200 meters straightaway, 220-yardand 200m low hurdles on a straight-away and the long jump, and tiedthe world record at 100 yards. Hislong jump mark of 8.14m/26-8.50stood for the next 25 years.

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UpClose with Sanya RichardsBY IVAN P. CROPPER

Many people

know that Sanya

Richards as the

World’s best 400m runner.

She has been ranked #1

the last four years and has

represented the country

at World Championships

and the Olympic Games.

In 2008 at the Beijing

Games, Sanya ran one

of the most impressive

400m relay anchor legs

in history to secure the

gold for Team USA.

What many people

don’t know is that she has

been running and winning

since she was a young

girl in Florida, including

USATF’s Youth Pro-

grams. It wasn’t long ago

that she was heading to the

USATF’s Junior Nationals,

Junior Olympics and set-

ting Junior Records.

Q: As a young kid, given

your parents’ sacrifice in

coming to the U.S. and

their own personal athletic

achievements, did you feel

pressure to run…and win?

A: I never felt pressure to

win as a youngster. Our

education was always the

priority and whatever I did

on the track was extra.

They hoped my sister and I

would go to a great univer-

sity, and the opportunities

that came frommy success

on the track was simply

icing on the cake.

Q: 2002 was a great year

for you, including being

named the USATF Youth

Athlete of the Year. That

year you set the 400m Jun-

ior Record of 50.69 at the

USATF Junior Nationals.

What is your most vivid

memory from that race?

A: It was the perfect race.

I remember lining up as a

high school senior against

Monique Henderson, who

was the previous record

holder and already in col-

lege at UCLA. I was so

nervous but as the race

progressed I felt really

strong. I remember being

right beside her on the

curve and then pulling

away on the straight.

When I looked up and saw

the time I couldn't believe

it! I couldn’t believe I really

ran below 51 seconds.

Q:How important was

your USATF youth running

experience, and do you

think it has played a role

in your current success?

A: Running as a junior

played a huge role in my

current success. Making the

team in 2002 was so diffi-

cult that it prepared me for

the upcoming years. It also

helped that so many of

my peers progressed right

along with me. Bershawn

Jackson, LaurynWilliams,

Allyson Felix, Lashinda

Demus, and Tiffany Ross-

Williams were just a few of

my teammates in 2002 and

we encouraged each other

to keep pushing for the next

level. I was also thrilled to

be a part of the youth pro-

grams because it left me

hungry for the next level.

Q:What advice do you

have for a young track &

field athlete out there who

might be struggling to find

success on the track?

A:Never give up! There

have been somany great

late bloomers in our sport.

Sometimes it’s something

small that changes every-

thing. Maybe a new piece of

information, a new coach,

or a change of scenery. If you

love to run don't give up on

your dream, success could

be just around the corner.

Q: Given all that you have

achieved in your career,

what are your goals for the

next few years?

A: I still have tremendous

goals for myself before my

career is over…my number

one goal is winning a major

championship title! With no

Worlds or Olympics in 2010,

the highlight for me will be

marrying my college sweet-

heart! I also hope to make

theWorld Championship

team in 2011 and the

Olympic Team in 2012.�Sanya Richards, Juniors Champion and 400m record holder

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The only thing stronger than the tailwinds at

the 2009 USA Masters Outdoor Track & Field

Championships were the performances, spirit

and camaraderie of the nearly 1,000 athletes

who took part in the event. Held July 9–12 at

the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh’s J.J. Keller Field at

Titan Stadium, the 2009 edition of the meet stood as the

premier masters event in the United States.

Many athletes in attendance woke up Thursday morn-

ing to find that the issues of USA Today left at their hotel

room doorsteps featured their own Nadine O’Connor

on the front of the sports section. The 67-year-old won-

der was indeed a star of the show in Oshkosh, winning

the W65 100m, 200m, 80m hurdles, high jump, discus

and pentathlon, and finishing second in the shot

put and javelin.

With regular, expansive front-page coverage in the

local newspaper and video coverage on TV stations, it

was a group of 70-something women and 90-something

men who stole the show.

The men’s 95–99 age group was a hit as three athletes

—Leland McPhie, Max Springer and Frank Levine—

competed against and with one another, taking down

records almost every time they donned their competition

bibs. The performance of Springer, of Knoxville, Ten-

nessee, was made more impressive by the retired

professor’s return to competition after two years fighting

cancer. While most cancer survivors of any age would

be happy to merely survive, Springer was back on the

track at the spry age of 95.

Among the women, it was all septuagenarians, all

the time. One of the meet’s highlights came in the final

event women’s of the competition—the shuttle hurdle

relay. The race provided unmatched star power in mas-

ters circles as record breakers Barbara Jordan, Flo Meiler,

Christel Donley and Becky Sisley combined to run

1:14.92 in the W70–79 exhibition event, thrilling the

crowd with each barrier cleared. Donley was especially

remarkable for beginning her leg of the relay by

four-stepping between hurdles, rather than using the

customary five.

Sporting a signature visor, green singlet and perfectly

coiffed hair, Meiler was a top record breaker at the meet,

with two American records and one world record in

W75. Sisley had three W70 ARs, herself, and Donley

and Jordan each posted two wins in W70. Not to be out-

done, W75 ace Audrey Lary broke two world records

and one American record.�

Fans can read all about it and view photo galleries at

http://www.usatf.org/events/2009/

USAMastersOutdoorTFChampionships/

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Not only did USATF member and Track Club

Los Angeles (a USATF member club) runner

Laura Landgreen make her television debut last

April in Nike’s Free 5.0 commercial, she did it

naked! At least, mostly naked. Flesh-toned un-

derwear and Nike shoes were the only items covering her

bare bones as she ran “Supernatural” at the Bear Butte

Running Camp for Nike’s promotion of the lightweight

5.0 Nike Free shoe. Highlighting the shoe’s barefoot-like

freedom yet resilient cushioning, this Nike campaign was

part of ESPN2 and NBC television broadcasts for USA vs.

the World at the Penn Relays, the Nike Prefontaine Clas-

sic, and the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

Because Landgreen, who competed in the 2008 Club

Cross Country Championships, is one of the 25 Nike

Pack athletes that regularly tests Nike products and com-

pletes surveys to provide Nike with real runner input,

she received Nike’s email for the Bear Butte audition in

Simi Valley, California last March.

“I figured just go to the audition and see what it is about

and ask my questions once I get there,” said the Eugene,

Ore., native and long-distance running aficionado. Nike

had the story board up and I saw that Kara Goucher,

Nick Symmonds and Lauren Fleshman were involved.

BearButteBaresAllNike’s most recent commercial featured professional athletesand runners training au naturale…but who where the runningclub members and where did they come from? A USATF memberrunning club provided the bodies and what bodies they are!BY MCKENZE MURPHY

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I thought it can’t be inappropriate if someone like Kara

Goucher is going to sign-up. Nike is not going to put her

in a position to make a fool out of herself.

Dressing or undressing in the barely-there uniform,

Landgreen, former member of the University of

Nebraska swim team, decides to get back to basics

with running. While acting out the scene where she

and 14 other Bear Butte runners listen to a Nike repre-

sentative present the Nike Free 5.0’s flexibility and

agility, a fully clothed Fleshman enters the set.

We were sitting there pretty much in pasties and

g-strings and up walks Lauren Fleshman and I thought

oh my god, this is so weird … this is so strange to be meet-

ing one of my running heroes and I am basically naked.

It was different but [Lauren] was super cool.

More than just being cool toward the club runners,

Fleshman offers her utmost respect to Landgreen and

her new Bear Butte buddies.

“People may think my aspirations in life are to win

Olympic medals and achieve the highest physical prowess

that I can in my sport”, said Fleshman, 2006 USA Outdoor

5000m champion. My real goals are lifestyle based and

long-term so I look up to athletes like Laura and the other

people that are there and are already finding a way, as

young as they are, to balance their sport with their jobs,

marriages, partnership and friendships and aren’t letting

it go like so many people do. I am really inspired by them

and think that is what I want to be when I grow up.”

Even though Symmonds, 2008 Olympic Trials 800m

champion, was only on the set for half-a-day out of the

48-hour commercial shoot, he is equally complimentary

toward his latest campmates.

“The club runners were really good sports,” said

Symmonds. I was nervous watching them [while

clothed] and thought it wasn’t fair that I got to be there

in my jeans. At first, I shot by myself on a hill away from

everyone else, but then they brought out the extras and

we all got to run together so it was all for one, one for all.

Just as Symmonds fully embodies Nike’s go-for-it

posture, Landgreen is not bashful talking to friends and

family about her supernatural running participation:

“Now that I have done it, I just embrace it and say yes,

that was me and it was fun. It was a once-in-a-lifetime

opportunity. It was pretty interesting.”�

To see the Nike Supernatural Running Camp commercial

go to: http://insidenikerunning.nike.com/2009/

LAURA LANDGREEN

Age: 27Hometown: Eugene, ORCurrent residence: Los Angeles, CACollege: University of NebraskaCollegiate sport:

Swimming (50, 100, and 200m breaststroke)Current running races:

5k, Triathlons, 1500mPR: 19:52 in 5k and 3rd place in the 2008 Playa Del

Carmen Triathlon SeriesWeekly running mileage: 35 milesCareer: Elementary School TeacherFavorite sport to watch: Distance runningUSATF member since: November 2008USATF Running Club: Track Club Los Angeles

Q: How did you become a fan of distance running ifyou were a swimmer?

A: Growing up in Eugene, our big sporting event is togo to Hayward Field and watch a track meet. Thecrowd is always getting into distance and with theNike Prefontaine Classic. If you are in Eugene, youjust love distance running.

Q: Back to running naked in Bear Butte, what did yourfamily have to say about it?

A: I didn’t tell my dad. Actually, I was watching PREon TV with my boyfriend and his dad. My boyfrienddidn’t tell his dad [about the commercial] andwhen it came on there was a moment of awkward-ness. His dad is looking at me on the screen andthen looking at me next to him like, ‘what did youdo?!’ I looked at my boyfriend and said, “You didn’ttell him?”

Q: What do you enjoy about being a USA Track & Fieldmember?

A: I like getting emails about what is going on and [theFast Forward ] magazine. I put the stickers on mycar. I’m a nerd, I love USATF! It is fun to be a partof it, to get the updates and be in the circle of whatis going on. I have enjoyed it.

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2009 USARunning CircuitMid-Year Recap BY JIM ESTES

As the 2009 edition

of the USA Run-

ning Circuit

(USARC) approaches

the mid-point of the year,

USA Champions have

been crowned in events

ranging from the mile to

half marathon. The fif-

teenth edition for the men

and fourteenth for the

women, the 2009 USARC

features eleven events for

both men and women.

The USARC began

in 2009 in Houston,

Texas, with the USAHalf

Marathon Championships,

hosted by the Aramco

Houston Half Marathon.

MebKeflezighi (San

Diego, Calif.), and

Magdalena Lewy Boulet

(Oakland, Calif.) won the

men’s and women’s titles

in 1:01:25 and 1:11:47,

respectively.

For the 15th year, the

USARCmade a stop in

Jacksonville, Fla., for the

USA 15 kmChampion-

ships, hosted by the Gate

River Run where Olym-

piansAnthony Famiglietti

(Knoxville, Tenn.) and

AmyYoder Begley

(Portland, Ore.) won close

races for the respective

men’s and women’s titles.

Famiglietti used a last-sec-

ond burst of speed to win

the men’s race by one sec-

ond in 43:36, while Yoder

Begley kicked into the lead

in the final 400 meters to

win the women’s race by

six seconds in 49:51.

The third stop on the

2009 circuit saw the first

ever USA 1 Mile Road

Championships, hosted by

the Medtronic TC 1 Mile

in Minneapolis, Minn.

2008 Olympian Shannon

Rowbury (San Francisco,

Calif.) andDavid Tor-

rence (Oakland, Calif.)

took the respective

women’s and men’s titles.

Rowbury’s time was

4:33.4, while Torrence

was timed in 3:59.3.

Also a regular stop

on the USARC, the Fifth

Third River Bank Run

in Grand Rapids, Mich.,

once again hosted the

USA 25 km Champi-

onships, where 2004

OlympianDan Browne

(Beaverton, Ore.) won

his third U.S. 25 km title

as Sally Meyerhoff

(Tempe, Ariz.) won her

first U.S. title. Browne

timed in 1:15:56 and

Meyerhoff ran 1:27:28.

The most recent stop

on the 2009 USARCwas

the USAMen’s 10 km

Championship, where

three-time OlympianAbdi

Abdirahman (Tucson,

Ariz.), won his third

straight USAMen’s 10 km

Championship in 28:11.

The championship

was hosted at the 40th

running of The Atlanta

Journal-Constitution

Peachtree Road Race in

Atlanta, Georgia.

The 2009 USARC

features a record total

prize purse of $613,000.

Famiglietti currently leads

the men’s circuit with 27

points and Boulet leads

the women with 27 points.

The mission of the

USA Running Circuit is

to showcase, support, and

promote U.S. runners.

For more information on

the 2009 USARC visit

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GET TO KNOW US

Y O U T H

RAEVYN ROGERSHouston, TX

Middle distances

Rogers, a 12-year old

member of the Wings

Track Club in Houston,

Texas, shattered the Youth

Girls’ division national

record in the 800m at

the USA Youth Outdoor

Track & Field Champi-

onships on the 4th of

July in her first year of

competition. Rogers

clocked a time of 2:06.90

as she beat the old record

of 2:09.00 flat. Rogers

also ran an impressive

400m in a blazing time

of 53.36 seconds.

Y O U T H

ROBIN REYNOLDSMiami, FL

Sprints and LongJump

Reynolds, a freshman

fromMiami Jackson

High school and a mem-

ber of Miami Northwest

Express Track Club, was

a quadruple winner at

the USA Youth Outdoor

Track & Field Champi-

onships. Adding to an

impressive resume that

includes four state titles,

Reynolds also swept the

100m, 200m, 400m and

long jump in the Interme-

diate Girls’ division at the

Championships. She also

set a new personal best

in the 400m of 54.07

seconds.

J U N I O R S

CURTIS BEACHAlbuquerque, NM

Decathlon

Beach won the decathlon

at this year’s USA Junior

Outdoor Track & Field

Championships with a

meet-record 7599 points.

Beach was named the

2008-09 Gatorade

National Boys Track &

Field Athlete of the Year

and became the first-ever

student-athlete from

New Mexico to be named

a Gatorade National

Player of the Year in any

sport and is also the first

decathlete honored as

Gatorade National Boys

Track & Field Athlete of

the Year.

M A S T E R S

AUDREY LARYFrederick MD

Track and Field

Lary, a member of the

Potomac Valley Track

Club, set two World

records and one Ameri-

can record in the women’s

75–79 age division at

the 2009 USA Masters

Outdoor Track & Field

Championships. Lary

jumped 7.43 meters/24-

4.5 to capture the World

record in the triple jump

and ran 1:27.41 for the

World record in the

400m. She also recorded

an American record

weight throw of 10.40m/

34-1.5. Along with Lary’s

three records, she also

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USAChampionships2009 Rewind

BY TOM SURBER

In what seems to have

become an annual ritual,

the race for the title of the

2009 women’s Visa Cham-

pion came down to the

final events of the USA Out-

door Championships. Having

dominated the outdoor sprint

season, Carmelita Jeter sat

atop the women’s leaderboard

heading into the final two

events, the 100 hurdles and

200 meters.

2008 Olympic gold medal-

ist Dawn Harper left nothing

to chance by winning the

Nike Women’s 100m hurdles

in 12.36. A tailwind of 2.2

meters per second helped her

in posting the fourth-fastest

time ever by an American

under any conditions.

Harper’s performance cap-

tured her first-ever USA

Outdoor national title and the

lead in the race for the Visa

title with 1,220 points, but

there was one race remaining.

Harper waited nervously at

the finish line for the women’s

200m to start. Knowing that

Allyson Felix was in the race

and that she was capable of

posting a time that could take

the Visa title made the waiting

more excruciating for a visibly tense

Harper. As the athletes got into the

blocks, Dawn looked up to the heav-

ens, only to see herself on the

diamond vision screen… she turned

away. Watching the race proved to be

too much, so instead she watched the

clock. Coming from behind to win

over Muna Lee, Felix broke the tape

in 22.02 with a wind well over the

allowable. Not fast enough.

Harper jumped for joy, shared

a hug with Felix and collected

her Visa Champion trophy and

a $25,000 Visa check card.

2004 Olympic gold medalist

and two-timeWorld Outdoor

champion Dwight Phillips

earned the men’s crown via his

monster long jump effort June

7 at the 2009 Nike Prefontaine

Classic in Eugene.

Phillips easily won that

event with a jump of 8.74

meters/28 feet 8.25 inches,

tying Larry Myricks and Erick

Walder for the eighth-best

outdoor mark in history.

Phillips’ mark was also the

longest jump in the world

since National Track & Field

Hall of Famer Mike Powell set

the world record in 1991.

Phillips won his fifth U.S.

men’s long jump title in Eugene

with a leap of 8.57m/28-1.50

(+2.2 mps). His Visa Champi-

onship title was made all but

certain when two-time defend-

ing Visa Champion and

reigningWorld Champion

Tyson Gay elected to run a sin-

gle round of the Visa Men’s

100m in Eugene. Gay’s slightly

wind-aided time of 9.75 would

have given him the title if he had run

the time in the final.

Phillips emerged victorious with

1,290 points to claim his first Visa

Championship Series title.�

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2004 Olympic gold medalistShawn Crawford won the men’s200m in 19.73 seconds (+3.3mps), which is the fastest timeever run under any conditionsat Hayward Field.

2007 World Outdoor Champi-onships bronze medalistCarmelita Jeter and 2008Olympic Trials champion MunaLee staged a tremendous bat-tle in the Visa Women’s 100mfinal with both crossing the fin-ish line in 10.78 seconds (+3.3mps). Jeter was declared thewinner by one-1,000th of asecond, 10.776 to 10.777.

2009 USA Indoor 60m cham-pion and two-time NAIAoutdoor sprint championMichael Rodgers won his first-ever U.S. national title in 9.91seconds (+3.1 mps),

Olympic gold medalistStephanie Brown Trafton wonher first career national titlein the women’s discus with athrow of 64.25m/210-09.

Nick Symmonds won a dramaticbattle with Khadevis Robinsonto win the Nike Men’s 800 me-ters in 1:45.86.

2005 World champion and2008 Olympic bronze medalistBershawn Jackson captured hissecond consecutive national400m hurdles title with histime of 48.03 seconds.

2008 Olympic silver medalistJenn Stuczynski won her fourthconsecutive U.S. women’s out-door pole vault title with herclearance of 4.65 meters/15feet 3 inches.

2008 Olympic Games silvermedalist Christian Cantwellwon the Visa Men’s Shot Putwith a toss of 21.82 meters/71feet, 7.25 inches.

American record holder JennyBarringer took control of thewomen’s 3,000m steeplechasefinal early on and cruised toher second U.S. steeple title in9 minutes 29.38 seconds.

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LASHAWN MERRITT

CURTIS BEACH

TYREE WASHINGTON




BERSHAWN JACKSON

MUNA LEE

ASHTON EATON

NICK SYMMONDS ANNA WILLARD

CHAUNTE HOWARD


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In his last race at HaywardField in a University ofOregon singlet, 2008 OlympianGalen Rupp battled two-timeOlympian Dathan Ritzenheinmost of the way in the 10,000mfinal, until Rupp broke awaywith 150 meters to go, winningthe race in 27:52.53.

Two-time Olympic silvermedalist and reigning WorldOutdoor champion Allyson Felixwon her fifth U.S. women’s200m title in the last six yearswith her time of 22.02w.

2008 Olympic 4x400m relaygold medalist and 400mbronze medalist SanyaRichards captured her fourthU.S. Outdoor title in winningthe Visa Women’s 400 metersin 50.05 seconds.

2004 Olympian and 2005World Outdoor silver medalistLashinda Demus took the leadfor good over the final hurdleand beat 2008 Olympic silvermedalist Sheena Tosta andwon her third career U.S.Outdoor title in 53.78 secondsin the Hershey Women’s400m Hurdles.

2008 Olympic gold medalistLaShawn Merritt remainedunbeaten during the outdoorseason, winning the GatoradeMen’s U.S. 400m title in44.50.

2008 Olympic Trials championKara Patterson defended herU.S. women’s javelin title onher fifth attempt with a per-sonal best throw of 63.95meters/209-10, just shy of theAmerican record.

Two-time Olympian TimSeaman captured his sixthcareer USA 20 km race walktitle with his time of 1 hour26 minutes 14 seconds.

The women’s high jump teamfor Berlin includes ChaunteHoward, Sharon Day and AmyAcuff, who in placing secondmade her 12th consecutiveU.S. national outdoor team.

Three-time Olympian HazelClark won her fifth career USAOutdoor women’s 800m title,and her fourth in the last fiveyears, by crossing the finishline first in the final in 2:00.79.

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CARMELITA JETER




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BERNARD LAGAT

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MEN’S 100M

KARA GOUCHER

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USATFhelpsmembersmake informeddecisions on supplements

USA Track & Field has

entered into a part-

nership with Drug

Free Sport to enable all

USATFmembers to access

information about supple-

ments and their ingredients,

around the clock.

USA Track & Field be-

lieves that athletes on all

levels should avoid supple-

ments in order to avoid

inadvertently testing posi-

tive for drugs. But we also

recognize that most Amer-

icans take some kind of

supplement as part of their

daily lives. The new part-

nership will help members

make informed decisions

and compete clean.

In 2009, any USATF

member—including

athletes, parents, coaches,

officials and volunteers—

can access the REC to

obtain confidential infor-

mation about dietary

supplements and dangerous

or prohibited substances.

It provides requested infor-

mation and the status of

ingredients of supplements

with regard to U.S. Anti-

Doping Policy. The U.S.

Anti-Doping Agency

(USADA) already has a

hotline that elite athletes

can call to determine if

a medication or specific

substance is banned. The

REC broadens this concept

by expanding access.

The REC doesn't provide

legal advice, and neither

Drug Free Sport nor

USATF can be responsible

if an unlabeled substance in

a supplement causes a posi-

tive drug test. But, we can

help our members negotiate

this complex topic to the

greatest extent possible.

For more information

about how to use your

USATFmembership to

access the Resource Ex-

change Center, visit

http://www.usatf.org/about

/legal/antidoping/rec.asp

For more on the U.S.

Anti-Doping Agency, visit

http://www.usantidoping.

org/

NEWS YOU CAN USE


Crouser and Eutsey bring home thehardware fromBressanone BY VICKY ODDI

The 2009 IAAFWorld

Youth Champion-

ships, July 8–12 were

held in a quaint village,

tucked into the foothills

of the Alps on the Austrian

border in Bressanone,

Italy. 180 countries partici-

pated with a record 46

countries winning medals.

TeamUSAwas led by Ryan

Crouser and Ebony Eutsey.

Had these TeamUSA stars

been a country unto them-

selves, they would have

placed sixth in the final

medal table.

Crouser jump-started

Team USA by winning

the squad’s first medal

of the competition when

he captured silver in the

boys discus throw final. He

had the lead from his first

throw of 61.58 meters/202

feet, but in the fifth round

he was overtaken by

Hamid Manssour (SYR),

who eventually won the

competition with a toss of

64.20m/210-7. Crouser’s

fifth attempt of 61.64m/

202-2 was his best of

the competition, but not

enough to retake the lead.

Said Crouser later,

“I was frustrated after the

discus, not with the silver,

but with the way that I

threw. After that, I really

focused on the shot for

two days.”

That focus paid off.

In the boys’ shot put final,

he started off with a foul

and then launched a com-

petition-leading 20.52

meters/67 feet 4 inches on

his second throw. He con-

tinued to extend his lead

on throws three (20.55m/

67-5.25) and four (21.05m/

69-0.75). On his fifth

throw of the competition,

the six-foot, six-inch

Crouser unleashed a

monster heave of 21.56m/

70-9. This throw secured

the gold medal and set

the World Youth Champi-

onships record.

To get gold and silver

and to get the champion-

ship record, it just

couldn't get any better

than this, said Crouser

when his work in Bres-

sanone was finished.

Ebony Eutsey was the

lone individual female

gold medalist for Team

USA, bringing home the

World Youth title in a

dominant 400m race.

Making up the stagger in

the first 150m, reminiscent

of three-time Olympic

medalist Sanya Richards,

Eutsey powered to the

finish in 52.88 seconds

to win the gold medal.

Countrywoman Michelle

Brown was second

across the line in 53.44

to win the silver.

Eutsey also ran the

anchor leg of the girls’

medley relay that claimed

the gold medal in 2:04.42.

Runner-up Hungary

finished over 10 meters

and approximately five

seconds back in 2:09.22.

Eutsey was overwhelmed

with her victories saying,

“I didn't think I could

come to another country

and win a medal like this.

This means a lot to me. It

takes me to the next level.”

Team USA topped

the medal tally in Italy

with 16 total, including

six gold.�

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WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS

GOLD (6)Prezel Hardy(Killeen, Texas)

Boys 100m, 10.57Ebony Eutsey(Miami, Fla.)

Girls 400m, 52.88Dale Morgan

(Van Nuyes, Calif.)Boys 110m hurdles, 13.28

Ryan Crouser(Damascus, Ore.)Boys shot put,21.56m/70-9

BOYS MEDLEY RELAY:Colin Hepburn(Glenview, Ill.)Keenan Brock

(Birmingham, Ala.)Dedric Dukes(Miami, Fla.)Josh Mance

(Pomona, Calif.)1:50.33

WORLD YOUTH BEST

GIRLS MEDLEY RELAY:Jordan Clark

(Southfield, Mich.)Ashton Purvis(Oakland, Calif.)Briana Nelson(Greenville, S.C.)Ebony Eutsey(Miami, Fla.)

2:04.42

SILVER (5)Kori Carter

(Claremont, Calif.)Girls 100m hurdles, 13.26

Ryan Crouser(Damascus, Ore.)Boys discus throw,

61.64m/202-2Josh Mance

(Pomona, Calif.)Boys 400m, 46.22Michelle Brown(Shamong, N.J.)Girls 400m, 53.44

Alex Collatz(Bakersfield, Calif.)Girls discus throw,

50.09m/131-6

BRONZE (5)Ashton Purvis(Oakland, Calif.)Girls 100m, 11.48Bridgette Owens(Oak Park, Mich.)

Girls 100m hurdles, 13.39Ashton Purvis(Oakland, Calif.)Girls 200m, 23.15

Keenan Brock(Birmingham, Ala.)Boys 200m, 21.39Jennifer Clayton(Monsey, N.Y.)girls long jump,6.05m/19-10.25


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To find out more about Win With Integrity, log onto www.usatf.org

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So far in 2009, USATF

has conducted over 15

Win with Integrity events

featuring 25 professional

athletes from varying

disciplines. The visits to

schools and community

centers have reached

approximately 8,750

young people and millions

more via mini-features

in all Visa Championship

Series broadcasts on

NBC, ESPN and ESPN2.

USATF Alumni athletes

Dan O'Brien, Joanna

Hayer, Joetta Clark-Diggs

and Kevin Young were

participants during the

indoor and outdoor

seasons.


O F F I C I A L U S AT F S P O N S O R S O F F I C I A L S U P P L I E R S

USATF EVENTS CALENDAR

DISTANCE RUNNINGCHAMPIONSHIPS

SEPTEMBER 7

USA 20 km ChampionshipsNew Haven, CT

USA Masters 15 kmChampionships

Buffalo, NY

SEPTEMBER 20

USA 5 km ChampionshipsProvidence, RI

OCTOBER 3

USA 50 Mile ChampionshipsBoalsburg, PA

OCTOBER 4

USA Masters 5 kmChampionshipsSyracuse, NY

USA Masters MarathonChampionshipsMinneapolis, MN

USA Men's 10 MileChampionshipMinneapolis, MN

USA Women's MarathonChampionshipMinneapolis, MN

USATF NationalDisability 5 km

Cross Country ChampionshipsKings Park, NY

OCTOBER 11

USA Masters 5 kmCross Country Championships

St. Petersburg, FL

OCTOBER 12

USA Women's 10 kmChampionshipBoston, MA

NOVEMBER 1

USA Men's MarathonChampionshipNew York, NY

NOVEMBER 7

USA Marathon TrailChampionshipsAshland, OR

DECEMBER 1

USATF National ClubCross Country

ChampionshipsLexington, KY

RACE WALKINGCHAMPIONSHIPS

SEPTEMBER 13

USA 40 km Race WalkChampionships

Ocean, NJ

OCTOBER 3

USA 5 km Race WalkChampionshipsKingsport, TN

OCTOBER 11

USA 1 Hour Race WalkChampionshipsWaltham, MA

YOUTHCHAMPIONSHIPS

DECEMBER 12

USATF NationalJunior Olympic

Cross Country ChampionshipsReno, NV

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