The meeting was the inspiration of Clyde Littlefield, the head track and field coach at The University of Texas from 1920 to 1961. As a student Littlefield was an impressive sportsman at American football, basketball and in track and field athletics as a sprinter and hurdler.
Berlin Half is part of the SuperHalfs series, which offers runners a unique and challenging experience as they complete half marathons in the famous European cities of Lisbon, Prague, Berlin, Copenhagen, Cardiff and Valencia.
With no other Japanese athletes making finals on Sunday, Japan's only top 8 performances were Izumiya's 4th in the long jump and Naoto Hasegawa's 7th in the men's high jump on Day One.
The Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle hosted the 15th Deloitte Elite Club Competition, featuring more than 70 elite USATF-member club teams from around the country. The teams competed head-to-head for a $30,000 prize purse.
In the men's 400 m Fuga Sato made it through the opening heats with a 46.60 SB for 2nd in Heat 3, while Ryo Yoshikawa ran only 47.47 for 5th in Heat 2 and did not advance. Sato was eliminated in the semifinals after he was last in SF1 in 48.31.
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