USA Track & Field – News – Veteran stars look to collect titles at USA Championships

EUGENE – Veterans Carmelita Jeter, Allyson Felix, Jenn Suhr and Brittney Reese headline competitive fields of the nation's best at the 2011 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships June 23-26 in Eugene, Ore.

The USA Championships serve as the selection event for the coveted spots to represent Team USA at the IAAF World Championships August 27- September 4 in Daegu, South Korea. The USA Championships are also the final stop of the 2011 Outdoor Visa Championship Series. Each male and female athlete who finishes the series at the top of the point standings will be awarded $25,000.

The event will be featured on three networks, in six broadcasts spread over three days of competition. Broadcasts will air on ESPN2, Universal and NBC.

View the full TV schedule here.

In addition, a free webcast will be provided in partnership with RunnerSpace.com. The webcast will run throughout the duration of the event, with commentators including: Larry Rawson, Jenny Adams, Dan O'Brien, Joanna Hayes and John Godina. During the event, the webcast can be viewed online here.

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BMW Women's 100m
Carmelita Jeter will look to make her third consecutive world championships team in the 100m. Jeter has been on a roll claiming the #1 ranking in the world the past two years, and she is the current world leader. Jeter ran away from the field and garnered USATF Athlete of the Week honors earlier this month at the Nike Prefontaine Classic where she won in a time of 10.70. Jeter's closest competitors include Marshavet Myers who is currently ranked third in the world (10.86) and LaShaunte'a Moore who was the runner-up at the 2010 USA Championships and has run 11.25 this year. This race boasts a competitive field, with 19 women having already achieved the IAAF "A" standard of 11.29.

Visa Women's 200m
Two collegiate standouts lead the field after setting fast PR's at the NCAA D-1 Championships. Kimberlyn Duncan of LSU won 2011 NCAA titles in the 100m, 200m and anchored the winning 4x100m team. With her recent PR of 22.24, Duncan is the current world leader in the 200m. Janeba Tarmoh of Texas A&M took the runner-up spot in the NCAA 200m and also ran on the 2nd place 4x100m and 1st place 4x400m teams. The youngsters will also have to contend with Consuella Moore, the defending 200m US Champion. Reigning world champion Allyson Felix will not run the 200m, as she has an automatic bid to the world championships.

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Win with Integrity sponsors Olympic Day 

EUGENE – USA Track & Field's Win with Integrity program will partner with the city of Eugene and the JS & Associates Youth Foundation to present an "Olympic Day" Win with Integrity event on Thursday, June 23 at 10:15 a.m.

More than 200 youth are expected to participate in the event that will be held behind the west grandstand at Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus. Afterwards, youth will spend the day watching the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

Current Team USA athletes Kellie Wells and David Oliver join USATF Alumni athletes Joanna Hayes, Gary Morgan, Dan O'Brien and Johnny Gray for the event.  They will speak to the youth about Olympism, their experiences in athletics and the benefits of living a healthy, active lifestyle while making good life choices. Commemorating the birth of the modern Olympic Games, Olympic Day is not only a celebration, but an international effort to promote fitness and well-being in addition to Olympic ideals of Fair Play, Perseverance, Respect and Sportsmanship.

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For more information on the 2011 USA Indoor Championships, including broadcast schedules and updated entries, view the event page or www.VisaChampionshipSeries.com.

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Katie Landry
USA Track & Field
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
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Katie.Landry@usatf.org