Thursday, June 25, 2015

USATF Preview (Seniors & Juniors): Women

The Women!
(See my Men's Preview for all the B.S. about what it's about!)

MEET Records
The Most Likely to be broken are the 1500 (4:01.75), 800 (1:58.33), PV (16-0.50).

Next in line for consideration are the 400 (49.27), 3000SC (9:19.72), 10000 (30:59.97, TJ (46-8.75), JT (218-8), HT (248-5), DT (221-9)

Might as well toss aside the 100 (10.71), 200 (21.88), 5000 (14:51.75), 100H (12.26), 400H (52.97), HJ (6-8..75), LJ (23-7.25), SP (66-5), Hept (6979)

Now for who's most likely to make it to the next rounds, or to make the Final 8 in some of the field events.

100 (Top 3, plus 4 fastest)
(1) Jenna Prandini, Kaylin Whitney, Morolake Akinosun, Barbara Pierre
(2) Tianna Bartoletta, Carmelita Jeter, Kim Duncan, Jasmine Todd
(3) English Gardner, Jeneba Tarmoh, Dezerea Bryant
(4) Tori Bowie, Aliyah Brown, Candyce McGrone

200 (Top 2, plus 6 fastest)
(1) Prandini, Gardner
(2) Bowie, Tarmoh, Muna Lee
(3) Jeter, K Duncan, Whitney, Kyra Jefferson
(4) Kamaria Brown, Akinosun
(5) Shalonda Solomon, Tiffany Townsend

400 (Top 3, plus 4 fastest.)
(1) Allyson Felix, Shakima Wimbley, Robin Reynolds
(2) Natasha Hastings, Kendall Baisden, Taylor Ellis-Watson, Jessica Beard
(3) Fran McCorory, Phyllis Francis, Courtney Okolo
(4) Sanya Richards-Ross, DeeDee Trotter, Ashley Spencer

800 (Top 3, plus 4 fastest)
(1) Ajee Wilson, Alysia Montano, Charlene Lipsey, Geena Lara
(2) Molly Ludlow, Hanna Green, Erin Donahue, Claudia Saunders
(3) Brenda Martinez, Phoebe Wright, McKayla Fricker, Lauren Wallace
(4) Maggie Vessey, Chanelle Price, Dana Mecke

1500 ((Top 3, plus 3 fastest)
(1) Shannon Rowbury, Morgan Uceny, Shelby Houlihan, Stephanie Brown, Mary Cain
(2) Jenny Simpson, Heather Kampf, Treniere Moser, Stephanie Charnigo, Katrina Coogan
(3) Alexa Efraimson, Sarah Brown, L Wallace, Mecke, Gabe Grunewald

5000 (Final)
Rowbury, Molly Huddle, Katie Mackey, Nicole Tully, Marielle Hall, Emily Infeld
Abbey D'Agostino, Shalane Flanagan, Alexi Pappas, Jessica Tonn, Des Linden, Kara Goucher
Grunewald, Alisha Williams, Brie Felnagle

10000 (Final)
Huddle, Flanagan, Emily Sisson, Hall, Infeld
Linden, Erin Finn, Amy Cragg, Pappas, Emma Bates, Katie Matthews

3000SC (Top 4, plus 6 fastest)
(1) Stephanie Garcia, Nicole Bush, Courtney Frerichs, Leah O'Connor, Shalaya Kipp
(2) Emma Coburn, Bridget Franek, Ashley Higginson, Colleen Quigley, Marisa Howard, Jamie Cheever

100H (Top 4, plus 4 fastest)
(1) Queen Harrison, Kendra Harrison, Bridgett Owens, Sasha Wallace
(2) Brianna Rollins, Jasmine Stowers, Lolo Jones, Ginnie Crawford
(3) Dawn Harper-Nelson, Kristi Castlin, Sharika Nelvis, Morgan Snow

400H (Top 3, plus 4 fastest)
(1) Kori Carter, K Harrison, Akela Jones
(2) Shamier Little, Delilah Muhammed
(3) Georgeanne Moline, Lashinda Demus, T'Erea Brown
(4) Turquoise Thompson, Tiffany Williams

HJ
Chaunte Lowe, Amy Acuff, Tynita Butts, Liz Evans

LJ (Top 8 to final)
(1) J Todd, Janay DeLoach, Andrea Geubelle, Whitney Gipson
(2) Bartoletta, Prandini, Brittney Reese, Chelsea Hayes, Funmi Jimoh, Quenesha Burks

TJ
(1) Blessing Ufodiama, J Todd, Toni Smith
(2) Keturah Orji, Ciarra Brewer, Amanda Smock

PV
Demi Payne, Jenn Suhr, Sandi Morris, Mary Saxer, Becky Holliday
Megan Clark, Stephanie Richartz, Kylie Hutson, Kaitlin Petrillose, Melissa Gergel
Carolina Carmichael, Kayla Caldwell, Melinda Withrow, April Steiner-Bennett

SP
(1) Kelsey Card, Kearsten Peoples, Brittany Mann, Jill Rushin
(2) Michelle Carter, Tia Brooks, Raven Saunders, Brittney Smith, Jeneva Stevens, Tori Bliss, Jill Camarena-Williams, Felicia Johnson, Toni Bunch

DT
(1) Stephanie Brown-Trafton, Valerie Allman, Maggie Ewen, Alex Collatz
(2) Gia Lewis-Smallwood, Shelbi Vaughan, Whitney Ashley, Liz Podominick, Kiah Hicks, Card

JT
(1) Megan Glasmann, Sophia Rivera
(2) Kara Winger, Brittany Borman, Hannah Carson, Liz Herrs, Ariana Ince, Leigh Petranoff

HT
(1) K Peoples
(2) Amanda Bingson, Amber Campbell, Gwen Berry, Britney Henry, DeAnna Price, Brook Pleger, J Stevens

Hept
Sharon Day-Monroe, Barbara Nwaba, Erica Bougard,
Sami Spenner, Alex Gochenour

20000 Walk
Maria Michta-Coffey, Melinda Melville, Erin Gray, Erin Taylor-Talcott

Now it's the Juniors turn!
As with the Men, I'll first look at which MEET Records might be broken.

Best chances are in the SP (57-7.75), HJ (6-2.75), 100H (12.87), 800 (2:03.1)

Not quite as likely, and maybe MUCH less likely are in the 3000 (9:15.81), PV (14-1.25), JT (175-0), 3000SC (10:15.3),

Least likely, and some with practically NO chance are in the 100 (11.10), 200 (22.49), 400 (50.69), 1500 (4:14.74), 5000 (16:10.60), 400H (55.43), LJ (21-8), TJ (44-11.75), DT (198-9), HT (223-6), Hept (5600)

Here's the featured Women at the Junior USATF.

100 Ky Westbrook, Teanna Daniels
200 Westbrook
400 Olivia Baker, Zola Golden
800 Raevyn Rogers, Brooke Feldmeier
1500 Stephanie Jenks, Sarah Feeny
3000 Hannah DeBalsi, Jenks, Paige Stoner
5000 Caroline Alcorta, Stoner, Audrey Belf
3000SC Kristin Garcia (NOTE: I know NOTHING about her times or medals, but she's from MY County, so I'm featuring her!)
100H Dior Hall, Mecca McGlaston, Anna Cockrell
400H  Cockrell
HJ  Vashti Cunningham
LJ  Courtney Corrin, Chyna Ries
PV  Desiree Freier, Kaitlin Merritt, Mackenzie Shell, Meagan Gray, Alexia Romero, Denk
SP  Raven Saunders, Sophia Rivera, Ashlie Blake, Lena Giger
DT  Haley Showalter
JT  Kate Gochenour, Tairyn Montgomery, Rivera
HT  Showalter
Hept  Shaina Burns
10000 Walk  Katie Michta

Of course, missing from the Women's Juniors meet are Kate Hall, Candace Hill, Sydney McLaughlin, plus all the great Milers we've seen this HS season, not to mention Tori and Lexi Weeks, etc etc etc!!

Oh, what MIGHT have been!
(Actually, many of the names I just listed could even have qualified for the SENIOR meet!!)

Well, folks, the meet starts in just a few hours!
Check with USATF-TV for their FREE webcast schedule!!
They're providing LOTS of hours of free viewing!!
I'll be watching!

See you in a few days with----HOPEFULLY!!----TONS of great Records and Marks to report!!

And just maybe the DEMISE of a guy named Alberto!
LOL


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