USA Track & Field – News and Notes, Volume 14, Number 18 – 1. Hassay reaches world championships “B” standard 2. Thorpe Cup set for July 27-28

Hassay reaches world championships “B” standard – On Sunday Jordan Hassay joined the list of distance runners that have successfully chased world championships qualifying standards, which also includes Ryan Hill, Leo Manzano and Lopez Lomong.

Hassay ran 31:46.42 in the 10,000 meters late Sunday at the Roughrider Twilight meet in Portland to run under the World Championships “B” standard and assure her spot on Team USA for the upcoming World Outdoor Championships August 10-18 in Moscow, Russia. Hassay was forced to chase the “B” standard after finishing second to Shalane Flanagan, who already possessed the “A” standard, at the recent USA Outdoor Championships.

On Saturday, Hill improved his 5,000m personal best by more than 12 seconds to 13:14.22 to grab the World Championships “B” standard at a race in Belgium and secure his spot on Team USA for the World Outdoor Championships.

The pair joined Manzano and Lomong after each successfully chased down the world championships “A” standard earlier in the month and will represent Team USA in the men’s 1,500m.

The World Championships roster will be announced July 29.

Thorpe Cup set for July 27-28
For the 20th straight year, athletes will gather at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., July 27-28, for the annual Thorpe Cup competition.

An international multi-event competition between USA and Germany, teams feature up to seven men and seven women who compete in the decathlon and heptathlon. Athletes receive a predetermined number of points based upon their performances in each of the events. The top five men’s and top three women’s scores are added together to determine the overall men’s and women’s team winners.

The 2013 edition of the Thorpe Cup will feature full live coverage on www.usatf.tv. A complete roster can be found below and more information on the Thorpe Cup can be found here.

Germany has won the last three Thorpe Cup men’s competitions while the Team USA women have won the last three heptathlon competitions.

The Team USA men’s roster for this year’s Thorpe Cup includes: Gray Horn, Wesley Bray, Austin Bahner, Danial Gooris, Dakota Keys, Isacc Murphey and Ryan Harlan.

The women’s heptathlon team roster includes: Ryann Krais, Heather Miller, Chelsea Carrier-Eades, Shakeia Pinnick, Lindsay Schwartz, Kiani Profit and Sami Spenner.

Team USA coaches include: Jamie Cook (men’s coach); Travis Geopfert (men’s coach); Kendra Reimer (women’s coach) and Josh Priester (women’s coach).