Sprint Update

It's Tuesday, which is Sprint Day here.

 

MEN

60 meters

1. Dwain Chambers, GBR, 112

2. Terrence Trammell, USA, 66

3. Mark Jelks, USA, 46

4. Simeon Williamson, GBR, 41

5. Fabio Cerutti, ITA, 34

6. Michael Rodgers, USA, 32

7. Ivory Williams, USA, 31

7. Jacoby Ford, USA/Clemson, 31

9. José Carlos Moreira, BRA, 23

10. D'Angelo Cherry, USA, 22

Chambers had a big weekend, moving to #3 on the all-time 60 meters list with his 6.42 Euro semifinal.  He followed that up with 6.46 in the final.  This is the best he has ever run in his life, even better than when mixed up with the BALCO crowd. Hmm...

 

Clemson's Jacoby Ford is the top-ranked athlete going into this weekend's NCAA championships.  In the 200, Baylor's Trey Harts is tops.

 

400 meters

1. Johan Wissman, SWE, 38

2. Claudio Licciardello, ITA, 31

3. Greg Nixon, USA, 29

4. Tyler Christopher, CAN, 25

5. Richard Buck, GBR, 23

7. Gil Roberts, USA/Texas Tech, 13

The Euro Championships were the deepest competition of the year, and Wissman won it in the year's fastest time.

 

WOMEN

60 meters

1. Carmelita Jeter, USA, 63

2. Yevgeniya Polyakova, RUS, 52

3. Tahesia Harrigan, IVB, 51

3. Anna Geflikh, RUS, 51

5. Chandra Sturrup, BAH, 48

6. Murielle Ahoure, USA/Miami (Fl), 43

7. Bianca Knight, USA, 40

8. Me'Lisa Barber, USA, 39

8. Angela Williams, USA, 39

10. Tianna Madison, USA, 35

Geflikh was the favorite to win the Euros, but finished fourth.  Polyakova's big win there pushed her all the way up to #2.  Ahoure is the top sprinter going into the NCAAs, both in the 60 and the 200.

 

400 meters

1. Antonina Krivoshapka, RUS, 145

2. Shalonda Solomon, USA, 34

3. Darya Safonova, RUS, 27

4. Nataliya Pyhyda, UKR, 20

5. Monica Hargrove, USA, 18

6. Jessica Beard, USA/Texas A&M, 17

Krivoshapka continued her complete dominance of the indoor season at the Euros.  Pyhyda came out of nowhere to get second, with Safonova third.  Beard is doubtlessly the class of this weekend's NCAA meet in this event.