Wariner runs 45.61, Richards-Ross Runs 52.00, in Windy Waco, by Alfons Juck, note by Larry Eder

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In the windy weather of Waco, Texas, Sanya Richards-Ross, the 2009 WC gold medalist at 400 meters, and Jeremy Wariner, the 2005 & 2007 World Champ, 2004 Olympic champs and silver medalist in 2008 Olympics, ran 52.00 and 45.61 for their openers….a nice weekend for track and field.

SI CLOCKS ROAD WL

TAICANG (CHN, Apr 24): Olympian and last World Cup fourth placer Si
Tianfeng won the 50 km
race as part of IAAF Race Walking Challenge and improved his lifetime best and
road world lead to 3:38:48. It should be noted that Yohan Diniz of France achieved
on the track this year even faster world record 3:35:27.20. The podium was
dominated by Chinese walkers. Second Xu Faguang who is Berlin 11th placer also improved to 3:42:20.
Third Li Jianbo got 3:43:38. All three will compete for China at World Championships in
Daegu, informs Xinhua.

FAST JAMAICANS AT 100 M

MONTEGO BAY (JAM, Apr 23): Jamaican boys and Bahamas girls dominated the 100 m finals during first day
of 40th Carifta Games, the top junior meet in the region. Jazeel Murphy (17)
won the U19 100 m
in superb 10.27 (-0.2) and is so the top favorite for Lille in summer. Second Kemar Bailey Cole
(already member of Racers TC) as (he is two years older than Murphy) also
clocked lifetime best 10.28. Devano Davis won for Jamaica the U17 gold in 10.75
(-0.4). Last year Moncton semifinalist BahamaÂ´s Anthonique Strachan (17) was
the best in the U19 100 m
for girls in excellent PB 11.38 (-0.8). Second Michelle-Lee Ahye of Trinidad (11.41) and third best Jamaican Christina Williams
(11.52). Devynne Charlton won also the U17 100 m gold for Bahamas with
11.91 (-3.4). In the 400 m
finals two wins for Jamaica
in the girls races. Yanique McNeil (15) in the U17 with 54.27 and Olivia James
in the U19 52.64 ahead of Chris-Ann Gordon 52.74. Boys winners were Machel
Cedeno for Trinidad (U17, 47.38) and Bahamian
OÂ´Jay Ferguson 46.49 in
the U19 final. Third gold from this games for Jamaican discus talent Travis
Smikle who achieved 62.84 win with 1.75 kg implement.

US SATURDAY ACTION (Apr 23, Makusha
9.97, Rodgers 9.96, Armstrong 21.72)

DURHAM: Sensational 100 m final at the ACC
Championships. Ngoni Makusha clocked new national record for Zimbabwe with 9.97 in the 100 m and became the latest
new member of the sub10 club, only 13th from Africa.
Representing only fourth African country with sub 10 (previously Nigeria, Namibia
and Ghana).
The long jump specialist (4th in Beijing)
had a support of the ideal +2.0. His previous best was 10.34 from heats here.
Second Maurice Mitchell also improved his career best to 10.03. Mitchell won
the 200 m timed with another PB 20.19 (+1.1) what is a
world lead. Brandon OÂ´Connor won the 400 m in personal best 45.89. In the 1500 m Ciaran OÂ´Lionaird of Ireland
achieved 3:40.69 to beat US 800
m talent Robbie Andrews 3:40.77 (PB). Slovak former
World junior and European U23 medalist Marcel Lomnicky improved to 75.84 to win
the hammer. World junior champion Stormy Kendrick registered female sprint
double with 11.25 (+2.4) and 23.09 (+1.2). TiÂ´erra Brown (12.94) and Brianna
Rollins (12.99, PB +1.9) dipped sub 13 in the 100 m hurdles. 22-years old LaToya James
improved her best in the 400 m
hurdles to 55.83.

TEMPE: Berlin
200 m
participant Charonda Williams achieved a sprint double at Sun Devil Open with
11.39 (+0.9) and 23.24 (+1.8). Canadian oly finalist Angela Whyte was timed
with 13.09 at 100 m
hurdles and windy 100 m
(+3.9) race was won by Ryan Milus (10.07) ahead of Deun White (10.13).

BATON ROUGE: Fast sprints at LSU
Alumni Gold were supported by too much wind.
World indoor champion Lolo Jones opened with 12.74 (+3.3) at 100 m
hurdles. Olympic
medalist Richard Thompson of Trinidad achieved
9.91 (+5.1) in the menÂ´s 100 m
and clearly beat NCAA top name Rakieem Salaam (10.04). Horatio Williams
won the
200 m in
20.32 (+4.1) over Canadian Jared Connaughton 20.34. Bahamian relay
medalist
Michael Mathieu was the best in the 400 m (45.69) and Barret Nugent got
13.35
(+2.5) at 110 m
hurdles. Jumps also too windy, Jeremy Hicks 809 (+3.0) and Zedric Thomas
17.05
(+3.1). Very fast 200 m
even with wind were registered by NCAA Indoor Champion Kimberlyn Duncan
with
22.18 (+3.2) ahead of Murielle Ahoure of Ivory Coast 22.31 and Jamaican
Patricia Hall 22.84 (she also won the 400 m 51.97). Semoy Hackett of
Trinidad won the 100 m in 11.08 (+2.5) beating Ahoure (11.09).
In the 4×100 m LSU (Wilson, Hackett, Alexander, Duncan) clocked 43.31.

LAWRENCE: Kansas
Relays in cold weather and with strong winds saw Bershawn Jackson 400 m
hurdles opener 48.98.
One of the worldÂ´s fastest sprinters Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica
was
timed with 22.95 (+2.0) in the 200
m. World indoor leader Kellie Wells again ran with too
much wind, 12.75 (+2.5) win. Former 100 m world champion Lauryn Williams
after one
year break from top shape achieved 11.10 (+4.1) and was ahead of Miki
Barber
(11.17). More luck for former World Junior Champion Antwon Hicks who won
the 110 m hurdles with legal +1.9 in 13.35 over Ronnie Ash
(13.44) and Ty Akins (13.48). The same also for Ivory Williams who after
great
start beat good quality 100 m
field in 10.05 (+2.0). Second French European medalist Martial Mbandjock
(10.13), third Rae Edwards (10.15) with Commonwealth Games winner Lerone
Clarke
5th (10.32) and hurdler Terrence Trammell 7th (10.46). 400 m specialist
Jordan Boase
with strong finish beat specialists at 200 m 20.72 (+3.0, Brandon
Christian 20.87,
Darvis Patton 20.90). Sheena Tosta opened with 57.04 at 400 m hurdles
and Kylie
Hutson cleared 450 in
the pole vault.

LA JOLLA: Superb Canadian national record and world
leading 21.72 by Dylan Armstrong headlined the Triton Invitational in California. His former
mark was 21.58 from last year June in German city of Baunatal. He showed impressive shape with
achieving 21.52 in
the downtown Kansas Relays shot put during the week. Foreign throwers ruled
menÂ´s discus. Dutch Eric Cadee won (64.97) over Croatian Martin Maric (64.50)
and Briton Carl Myerscough (64.37). German olympic and world medalist Nadine
Kleinert got 19.15 in
the shot put. British sprinter Dwain Chambers posted 10.57 against -3.4 wind.
Later with Devonish, Malcolm and Fifton they clocked 39.42 win in the 4×100 m
for Great Britain.

BLOOMINGTON: Relay world medalist Mary Wineberg won the 400 m at Polytan Invitational
52.25 and Molly Beckwith the 800
m in 2:01.49.

EUGENE: World indoor record holder Ashton Eaton won
the 110 m
hurdles at Oregon Relays with 13.57 (+2.5) and scored personal best with discus
45.40 and also cleared 490 in
the pole vault. Tyler Mulder was timed with 1:46.79 in the 800 m. Geena Gall got in the
same women event 2:02.04 ahead of German Anne Kesselring 2:02.44 and Andrea
Ferris of Panama
2:02.79.

FAYETTEVILLE: Aries Merritt was again fast, but again windy
13.35 (+2.8) at 110 m
hurdles during the John McDonnell Invitational. Jamaican talent Nickel Ashmeade
posted 10.29 (-0.9) in the 100
m. Shalonda Solomon and her 22.73 in the 200 m were aided by +2.1
wind.

OXFORD: Mississipi Open saw splendid display of shape
by last indoor season world leader Mike Rodgers. For fourth time in his career
he achieved a sub 10 and came 0.02 within his PB 9.94 from 2009. In 9.96 he beat
Trell Kimmons to 10.4 and later won also the 200 m in 20.68 (+0.2) with
Kimmons again second (20.71). GrenadaÂ´s super talent Kirani James achieved his
fifth fastest time of the career 45.12 in the 400 m. Bianca Knight
registered a nice double with 22.68 (+3.5) and 52.55 (PB) at 400 m.

TROY: Tawanna Meadows clocked her fastest 100 m with 11.19 at Coach
OÂ´Invitational in Alabama
but the wind info is missing.

WACO: Strong winds marred better times by 400 m world stars at Michael
Johnson Invitational. Jeremy Wariner won in his season 400 m opener in 45.61 ahead
of another world medalist Renny Quow of Trinidad
(45.69). Mychal Dungey improved to his first sub 46 in another race 45.64
ahead of Marcus Boyd 45.65. Reigning world gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross
was pleased with her opener because of the winds (52.00) and the fact she was
able to beat NCAA Indoor Champion Jessica Beard (52.37). It was her first 400 m since last June. Her
next race is in Kingston
on May 7. World youth champion Prezel Hardy again improved his 100 m lifetime best to
excellent 10.13 (+1.7) and is currently the fastest junior in the world.
Talented Jamaican Natoya Goule improved to 2:02.11 winning the 800 m. Jessica Young was
timed with 23.05 (-1.0) at 200
m and was beaten after 11.29 (+2.8) by Candyce McGrone
in the 100 m
(11.22). Jamaican Natasha Ruddock posted 12.96 (+2.3) over the hurdles and
Artis Edwards with 746 PB leaped to windy 812 (+4.6).

Author

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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