2008 USA Top Lists, as of June 10, courtesy of USATF, Two weeks to go, Comments by Larry Eder

A busy spring. Two American records in the pole vault, one for men and one for women. A 10,000 meter record for women in early May and a fabulous run for the men’s 10,000 meter record, on Sunday, June 8, where Abdi Abdirhaman missed Meb Keflizighi’s 27:13 by less than four seconds!
Then the world records. First, Usain Bolt on May 31 at 100 meters with his 9.72, then Tirunesh Dibaba running the 5,000 meters in 14:11.15, ( she would run a 31:03.3 for 10,000 meters a week later), and Dayron Robles 12.87 in Ostrava for the 110 m hurdles. as well as the new hour run record.
With less than two weeks to the US Olympic Trials, the final work is being done by the top athletes in the US. Veterans, new talents alike, will have to line up and perform on their day. No second chances..
The Olympic Trials makes for great sports theatre. And the 20,000 plus fans who have tickets, know that they are seeing the best of the best… two weeks to go!

2008 USA TOP 5 LIST – as of June 10
Top five performers in each event in 2008
(i=indoor performance)
MEN
100m
9.85 Tyson Gay
9.96 Travis Padgett
10.04 Preston Perry
10.05 Trindon Holliday
10.06 Mike Rodgers
10.06 Darvis Patton
200m
20.00 Tyson Gay
20.07 Wallace Spearmon
20.08 LaShawn Merritt
20.10 Walter Dix
20.22 Charles Clark
400m
43.98 Jeremy Wariner
44.03 LaShawn Merritt
44.70 Xavier Carter
44.77 Lionel Larry
44.82 Jordan Boase
800m
1:44.55 Khadevis Robinson
1:45.01 Nick Symmonds
1:45.68 Jacob Hernandez
1:46.11 Matt Scherer
1:46.27 James Hatch
1500m
3:35.14 Bernard Lagat
3:36.36 Lopez Lomong
3:36.61 Jon Rankin
3:37.53 Chris Lukezic
3:37.84 Said Ahmed
3000m Steeplechase
8:24.34 Anthony Famiglietti
8:28.21 Steve Slattery
8:29.95 Josh McAdams
8:30.19 Jake Morse
8:32.12 Andy Smith
5000m
13:16.29 Bernard Lagat
13:18.46 Brent Vaughn
13:23.79 Abdi Abdirahman
13:28.52 Matt Tegenkamp
13:30.09 Jorge Torres
10,000m
27:16.99 Abdi Abdirahman
27:48.06 Scotty Bauhs
27:50.48 Fasil Bizuneh
28:03.72 Sean Quigley
28:05.49 Dan Browne
110m Hurdles
12.95 David Oliver
13.11 Terrence Trammell
13.21 Jason Richardson
13.24 Aries Merritt
13.28 Ryan Wilson
400m Hurdles
47.79 Kerron Clement
48.15 Bershawn Jackson
48.53 Justin Gaymon
48.68 Johnny Dutch
48.84 Michael Tinsley
20km Race Walk
1:30:30 Patrick Stroupe
1:30:51 John Nunn
1:32:04 Michael Tarantino
1:32:49 Tim Seaman
1:34:47 Christopher Tegtmeier
50km Race Walk
4:05:10 Philip Dunn
4:14:30 Matthew Boyles
4:18:46 Benjamin Shorey
4:22:16 Stephen Quirke
4:42:00 Raymond Sharp
4x100m Relay
38.51 Team adidas
38.63 USA Blue
38.67 LSU
38.72 USA OTC
38.79 USA Red
4x400m Relay
2:59.71 USA Blue-Penn
3:00.65 Waco All-Stars
3:01.12 USA Red-Penn
3:02.38 Baylor
3:02.60 USA Blue-TSU Relays
High Jump
2.36/7-8.75 Dusty Jonas
2.33/7-7.75 Andra Manson
2.32i/7-7.25i Jesse Williams
2.30/7-6.5 Scott Sellers
2.30/7-6.5 Tora Harris
Pole Vault
6.04/19-9.75 Brad Walker
5.80i/19-0.25 Derek Miles
5.75/18-10.25 Mark Hollis
5.71i/18-8.75 Jeremy Scott
5.71i/18-8.75 Jeff Hartwig
Long Jump
8.30/27-2.75 Brian Johnson
8.25/27-0.75 Dwight Phillips
8.18/26-10 Miguel Pate
8.17/26-9.75 Reindell Cole
8.12i/26-7.75 Norris Frederick
Triple Jump
17.22/56-6 Rafeeq Curry
17.13i/56-2.5 Aarik Wilson
17.04/55-11 Kenta Bell
16.96/55-7.75 Brandon Roulhac
16.80/55-1.5 Allen Simms
Shot Put
22.40i/73-6 Adam Nelson
22.18i/72-9.25 Christian Cantwell
21.73i/71-3.5 Ryan Whiting
21.73/71-3.5 Reese Hoffa
21.29i/69-10.25 Russ Winger
Discus
68.90/226-0 Ian Waltz
68.44/224-6 Jarred Rome
65.84/216-0 Jason Young
65.61/215-3 Michael Robertson
64.99/213-2 John Godina
Hammer Throw
78.68/258-2 A.G. Kruger
76.28/250-3 Michael Mai
75.08/246-4 Kevin McMahon
75.00/246-1 Travis Nutter
74.75/245-3 Kibwe Johnson
Javelin
83.74/274-9 Leigh Smith
82.21/269-8 Mike Hazle
81.72/268-1 Chris Hill
81.65/267-10 Corey White
80.20/263-1 Adam Montague
Decathlon
8371 Trey Hardee
8106 Mustafa Abdur-Rahim
8017 Chris Helwick
8010 Jangy Addy
7877 Ryan Olkowski
WOMEN
100m
10.93 Allyson Felix
10.94 Marshevet Hooker
10.94 Torri Edwards
10.97 Muna Lee
11.03 Gloria Asumnu
200m
22.29 Porscha Lucas
22.30 Muna Lee
22.40i Bianca Knight
22.47 Carmelita Jeter
22.49 Marshevet Hooker
400m
49.83 Allyson Felix
50.04 Sanya Richards
50.32 Mary Wineberg
50.80 Natasha Hastings
50.84 Shana Cox
800m
1:59.82 Hazel Clark-Riely
2:00.01 Alice Schmidt
2:00.57 Alysia Johnson
2:01.07 Nicole Teter
2:01.61 Chanelle Price
1500m
4:01.61 Shannon Rowbury
4:04.88 Christin Wurth-Thomas
4:07.62 Amy Mortimer
4:07.65 Erin Donohue
4:08.43 Lindsey Gallo
3000m Steeplechase
9:37.00 Anna Willard
9:41.35 Lindsey Anderson
9:41.68 Delilah DiCrescenzo
9:43.18 Lisa Galaviz
9:44.46 Carrle Messner-Vickers
9:44.46 Jenny Barringer
5000m
14:54.29 Jennifer Rhines
14:58.10 Kara Goucher
14:58.48 Lauren Fleshman
15:19.42 Arianna Lambie
15:19.57 Emily Brown
10,000m
30:34.49 AR Shalane Flanagan
31:26.48 Kara Goucher
31:27.12 Molly Huddle
31:30.31 Jennifer Rhines
31:59.46 Amy Yoder-Begley
100m Hurdles
12.47 Damu Cherry
12.57 Lolo Jones
12.64 Joanna Hayes
12.70 Queen Harrison
12.71 Kellie Wells
12.71 Candice Davis
400m Hurdles
53.99 Lashinda Demus
54.21 Christine Spence
54.69 Queen Harrison
54.97 Tiffany Ross-Williams
55.09 Sheena Tosta
20km Race Walk
1:36:19 Teresa Vaill
1:38:37 Joanne Dow
1:39:02 Susan Armenta
1:40:53 Sam Cohen
1:41:48 Stephanie Casey
4x100m Relay
42.25 USA Red-Texas Relays
42.57 USA Red-Penn
42.59 LSU
42.64 USA Blue-Penn
42.69 Texas A&M
4x400m Relay
3:22.16 USA Blue-Penn
3:23.49 USA Red-Texas Relays
3:25.71 USA Blue-Texas Relays
3:26.84 USA Silver-Texas Relays
3:27.98 USA Red-Penn
High Jump
1.98/6-6 ChauntÃ© Howard
1.95i/6-4.75 Amy Acuff
1.95/6-4.75 Sharon Day
1.92/6-3.5 Deirdre Mullen
1.90/6-2.75 Ifoma Olausson
1.90/6-2.75 Gwen Wentland
Pole Vault
4.90/16-0.75 Jenn Stuczynski
4.68/15-4.25 Chelsea Johnson
4.64i/15-2.75 Lacy Janson
4.64i/15-2.75 Jillian Schwartz
4.63/15-2.25 April Steiner
Long Jump
6.93/22-9 Brittney Reese
6.91/22-8 Funmi Jimoh
6.73/22-1 Akiba McKinney
6.68/21-11 Grace Upshaw
6.68/21-11 Ola Sesay
Triple Jump
14.23/46-8.25 Shani Marks
14.20i/46-7.25 Erica McLain
14.15/46-5.25 Shakeema Welsch
13.98/45-10.5 Brenda Faluade
13.75/45-1.5 Amanda Thieschafer
Shot Put
18.79/61-7.75 Jessica Pressley
18.71/61-4.75 Michelle Carter
18.45i/60-6.5 Liz Wanless
18.36/60-3 Kristin Heaston
18.13/59-5.75 Abby Ruston
Discus
66.17/217-1 Stephanie Trafton
63.70/209-0 Becky Breisch
63.69/208-11 Suzy Powell
63.06/206-11 Aretha Thurmond
61.99/203-4 Cecilia Barnes
Hammer Throw
70.19/230-3 Amber Campbell
69.56/228-2 Loree Smith
68.99/226-4 Jessica Cosby
68.93/226-2 Bethany Hart
68.79/225-8 Brittany Riley
Javelin
61.56/202-0 Kara Patterson
59.92/196-7 Dana Pounds
58.31/191-3 Kim Kreiner
58.25/191-1 Rachel Yurkovich
57.58/188-11 Ruby Radocaj
Heptathlon
6276 Jackie Johnson
6190 Diana Pickler
5990 Julie Pickler
5944 Lela Nelson
5855 Liz Roehrig

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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