USA Champs & Trials for World Champs - DEC
Bryan Clay, PB 8832 & in Eugene, but back in '08, didn't complete the 6th event, 110H. spraining a calf.
Jake Arnold, PB 8253 '10, only completed 3 events
1 Ashton Eaton, '88, 8729 PB (prev PB 8457 '10)
2 Jon Harlan, '81, 8011 - above Daegu B-standard of 7950 (A-standard 8200) (PB 8171 '04)
3 Miller Moss, '88, 7878 PB (prev PB 7706 '11)
Ashton Eaton, USA, '88, 86kg, 1.85m, PB 8457 '10 - now 8729 '11
10.33 - 8.04 -------- 14.45 - 2.11 - 46.28 ----------- // 13.35 - 43.71 - 5.26 - 53.93 - 4.20.56 - pbs
1016 - 1071 --------- 756 -- 906 --- 994 ------------ // 1060 -- 740 --- 991 -- 647 ----- 808 = 8,989 - with new JT pb (adding 34ps) = 9023
USA Champs '11:
10.33 - 7.80/+3.1 - 14.14 - 2.05 - 46.35 ---------- // 13.52 - 41.58 - 5.05 - 56.19 - 4.24.10
1016 ---- 1010 ------ 737 -- 850 -- 991 (4604) ----- // 1037 -- 697 --- 926 -- 681 ---- 784 = 8729 PB
=PB ------------------------------------- PB by 104pts // --------------------------- PB
WL beating Trey Hardee's 8689 in Gotzis 29may11
Ashton Eaton, in his DEC PB of 8457 '10, after day 1 had a score of 4,500
( 10.37/0.5 - 7.90/1.1 - 12.60 - 2.02 - 46.28 // --- 13.68/1.6 - 41.71 - 4.70 - 54.07 - 4:21.85 )
1006 --------- 1035 ----- 643 --- 822 -- 994 /
Eaton has now added 272pts to his DEC PB.
J Trey Hardee, '84, 1.95m, 82kg, PB 8790 '09, & prev '11 WL 8689, already with a Daegu ticket, but did 2 events in Eugene:
DT 44.91m 765 (pb 52.68 '08); PV 5.05m 926 (pb 5.25 '08)
10.39/0,2 - 7.88/0.6 - 15.94 - 2.06 - 47.51 // 13.71/1.9 - 52.68 - 5.30 - 68.00 - 4.42.23 - pbs
-- 1001 ----- 1030 ------ 848 --- 859 -- 933 // -- 1012 ------ 926 -- 1004 -- 859 ---- 666 = 9,138
So who might gold it in Daegu? Defending Champion Tray or the fast-rising 'youngster' Eaton?
it appears a very close call. We'll go for Eaton perhaps grabbing it in the final 1500m.
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USA Champs DEC results
see
www.flashresults.com/2011_Meets/outdoor ... /Multi.htm###
USA all-time rankings now looks like this:
8891 Dan O'Brien USA 18/07/1966 1 Talence 05/09/1992
( 10.43/2.1 - 8.08/1.8 - 16.69 - 2.07 - 48.51 / 13.98/-0.5 - 48.56 - 5.00 - 62.58 - 4:42.10 )
8832 Bryan Clay USA 03/01/1980 1 Eugene, OR 30/06/2008
( 10.39/-0.4 - 7.39/-1.6 - 15.17 - 2.08 - 48.41 / 13.75/+1.9 - 52.74 - 5.00 - 70.55 - 4:50.97 )
8790 Trey Hardee USA 07/02/1984 1 Berlin 20/08/2009
( 10.45/+0.2 - 7.83/+1.9 - 15.33 - 1.99 - 48.13 / 13.86/+0.3 - 48.08 - 5.20 - 68.00 - 4:48.91 )
8784 Tom Pappas USA 06/09/1976 1 Palo Alto, CA 22/06/2003
( 1078/0.2 - 7.96/1.4 - 16.28 - 2.17 - 48.22 / 14.13/1.7 - 45.84 - 5.20 - 60.77 - 4:48.12 )
8729 Ashton Eaton, USA, 21/01/88 1 Eugene OR 24/06/2011
( 10.33/0.6 - 7.80/3.1 - 14.14 - 2.05 - 46.35 / 13.52/1.6 - 41.58 - 5.05 - 56.19 - 4.24.10 )
see
www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout= ... etail.htmlwww.flashresults.com/2011_Meets/outdoor ... /Multi.htm###
Bryan Clay, Decathlon (Senior)
On the hurdles:
“I sprained my calf a little bit on the hurdles. Tough setback, but going to get back to training and step it up in the next few meets.
On Ashton Eaton’s early success:
“He’s doing what is expected of him, which is great.”
On the future:
“The other athletes in the Decathlon just told me after the hurdles that they’ve all been there. It’s one of those things and I will just move on to what’s next. It’s important to keep perspective, it’s not the end of my career.”
Ashton Eaton, First Place, Decathlon (Senior)
On the win:
“I didn’t expect to score that high. I didn’t get any big marks. It was constant. My goal in Korea is to win. There’s no timetable when to set the American record.”
[USA NR 8891 Dan O'Brien '91]
Jon Harlan, Second Place, Decathlon (Senior)
On making US Team for World Championships:
“I’m a little surprised to make the team, but everything fell in place. I was prepared for the Pan Am Games. It’s hard to expect everything to fall like it did.”
On his performance:
“It’s hard to keep going sometimes at 30 years old, but I didn’t have too many events go downhill for me. I even had my second best throw in the shot put too.”
On final event:
“I knew I had to go under 4:58 in the final event, and the crowd and competitors were helping out and giving me support. It was a great crowd in Eugene, felt great.”
see
www.usatf.org/News/USA-Championship-Quotes-(Day-Two).aspx