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U.S. OLYMPIC TRACK & FIELD TRIALS / California high schooler steals Oregon show (San Francisco Chronicle)
July 5, 2008A California prep legend with flowing blonde hair and an indomitable spirit captivated Hayward Field on the Fourth of July for the sixth day of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials. Peanut-sized Jordan Hasay, a high school senior-to-be from San Luis...
TRACK & FIELD (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
July 5, 2008TRACK AND FIELD (at Eugene, Ore.) (Finals, all race distances in meters; x-qualified for Olympics) THURSDAY MEN 400 1, x-LeShawn Merrit, Nike, 44.0 seconds . 2, x-Jeremy Wariner, adidas, 44.2. 3, x-David Neville, Nike, 44.61. 4, Reggie Witherspoon, Nike, 45.01. 5, Calvin Smith, Florida, 45.57. 6, Darold Williamson, Nike, 45.58. 7, Greg Nixon, Asics, 45.64. 8, Lionel Larry, USC, 45.82.
Merritt upsets Wariner at US Olympic track and field trials (AFP via Yahoo! News)
July 5, 2008LaShawn Merritt upset Olympic and world 400-meter champion Jeremy Wariner but both joined Sanya Richards in qualifying for the Beijing Olympics at the US Olympic Track and Field Trials.
Utahns fail to qualify for Games track and field berths (Deseret Morning News)
July 5, 2008Several Utah track and field athletes finished strong in Friday night's finals at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials but failed to crack the top three finishers who earned invites to the 2008 Beijing Summer Games.
Vols at U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials (WBIR-TV Knoxville)
July 5, 2008Four current or former members of the Tennessee men's track and field team advanced past the qualifying rounds at the US Olympic Trials at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field in Eugene.
U.S. TRACK & FIELD TRIALS / UPSET SPECIALS / Upshaw on team; Merritt stuns Wariner (San Francisco Chronicle)
July 5, 2008All this and Grace Upshaw, too. While the focus on the fifth day of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials was squarely upon the men's 400-meter showdown between defending Olympic gold medalist Jeremy Wariner and rising contender LaShawn Merritt, Upshaw, a...
Western's Cotten in fifth place at Canadian track and field trials after day 1 (universitysport.ca)
July 5, 2008WINDSOR, Ont. - Western Mustang Jen Cotten sits in fifth place in the heptathlon after the opening day at the Canadian track and field trials held in Windsor, Ont.
Track and Field Day: A Big Splash for Topanga Elementary Students (Topanga Messenger)
July 5, 2008On the morning of Friday the Thirteenth, this June, a bright balloon arch welcomed participants and spectators onto the Community House ballfield where 315 of the Canyon's finest young athletes were participating in Topanga Elementary Charter School's second annual Track and Field Day.
Track and field: Wheeling's Torres takes 3rd in 10,000 (Chicago Tribune)
July 5, 2008Edwardo Torres feet were on the track, but his eyes were on the video screen, and his heart was in his throat.
Merritt, Richards win 400m at Track & Field trials (Miami Herald)
July 5, 2008LaShawn Merritt will be headed to his first Olympic Games after winning the men's 400 meters Thursday at the U.S. Track & Field trials from Hayward Field.
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