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EUGENE - Trevor Barron set four American Junior Records in one race to win the men's 20 km national race walk title and claim his spot as the youngest member of the U.S. team bound for the IAAF World Championships in Daegu on the final day of the 2011 USA
USA Track & Field – News – One man, four records on final day of USA champs
EUGENE – Trevor Barron set four American Junior Records in one race to win the men's 20 km national race walk title and claim his spot as the youngest member of the U.S. team bound for the IAAF World Championships in Daegu on the final day of the 2011 USA Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore.
David Oliver and Carmelita Jeter were the big winners of the day, walking away with the $25,000 Visa Championship Series checks. Oliver & Jeter's performances from the Nike Prefontaine Classic put them atop the standings with 1,253 for Oliver and 1243 for Jeter.
Updates were provided throughout the day and can be reviewed below:
3:25 p.m. — Solomon mines gold with huge PR in women's 200
Foiling a sprint double by 100 champ Carmelita Jeter, Shalonda Solomon ran a masterful race to win her first U.S. 200 title with a lifetime-best 22.15, making her the 12th-fastest U.S. performer all-time. Jeter also had a lifetime best in second place with a 22.23, and Texas A&M's Jeneba Tarmoh ran the race of her life from lane eight to take third with a PR 22.28.
3:20 p.m. — Dix does double, Dodson surprise world team member
With a swift wind of +2.4, Walter Dix and Darvis Patton dipped under the 20-second mark to punch their tickets to Daegu. With Dix injured in 2009 and Patton injured in 2010, both men have firmly established that they are back and in top form. Jeremy Dodson a former Colorado standout shocked the field to take the third spot on the podium and make his first international team. In his first U.S. final, Dodson clocked a wind-aided 20.07.
2:50 p.m. — Reese leaps lifetime best, wins 4th U.S. LJ gold
Defending world champion Brittney Reese opened up with a world-leading 7.02/23-0.5 and after a pass and three fouls finished off with a lifetime-best 7.19/23-7.25 to win her fourth straight U.S. women's long jump title. Indoor national champion Janay DeLoach almost matched the PR she set in Albuquerque in February, finishing second at 6.97/22-10.5, and 2008 Olympian Funmi Jimoh placed third at 6.88/22-7.
Barron blasts records
Youth sensation Trevor Barron sailed over the roads to become the youngest winner ever at 18-years-old to win the USA title in the men's 20 km race walk. In winning the national title in 1:23:25.10, Barron set the American junior record for 20 km. En route to his win, his splits were quick enough to earn him three more Junior records along the way: 5 km – 21:05; 10 km – 41:35; 15 km – 1:02:16. Barron's has the IAAF "B" standard, qualifying him as the youngest member of the world championship team.
Updates were provided throughout the day and can be reviewed below.
Click the links below to read the complete day's recap:
Complete results, photos and videos can be found on the event webpage or at www.VisaChampionshipSeries.com
Complete results, photos and videos can be found on the event webpage or at www.VisaChampionshipSeries.com
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