USAT Top Five List, May 6, 2008, courtesy of USA Track & Field

Well, the outdoor season has started and the marks are starting to fall quickly! An American record in the 10,000 meters in her debut, Shalane Flanagan now has three ARs to her name ( 3k indoors and 5k outdoors).
Check out the names, some familiar, some not. It will be a true changing of the guard in 2008, as the new young guns and the more seasoned veterans clash in the greatest track and field meet on the planet, the US Olympic Trials for Track & Field.

2008 USA TOP 5 LIST – as of May 6
> Top five performers in each event in 2008
> (i=indoor performance)
> MEN
> 100m
> 10.08 Darvis Patton
> 10.09 Ivory Williams
> 10.12 Mike Rodgers
> 10.13 Rae Edwards
> 10.13 Wallace Spearmon
200m
> 20.00 Tyson Gay
> 20.19i Wallace Spearmon
> 20.25 Xavier Carter
> 20.36i Rubin Williams
> 20.37 Jeremy Wariner
> 20.37 Chris Berrian
> 20.37 Jordan Boase
> 400m
> 44.34 LaShawn Merritt
> 44.56 Jeremy Wariner
> 44.82 Jordan Boase
> 45.04 Lionel Larry
> 45.06 Angelo Taylor
> 800m
> 1:46.27 James Hatch
> 1:46.48i Nick Symmonds
> 1:46.79 Jeremy Mims
> 1:46.95i Khadevis Robinson
> 1:47.18 Ryan Brown
> 1500m
> 3:35.23i Bernard Lagat
> 3:39.50 Lopez Lomong
> 3:40.04 Matt Tegenkamp
> 3:40.22 Andrew Bumbalough
> 3:40.29 Chris Lukezic
> 3000m Steeplechase
> 8:24.34 Anthony Famiglietti
> 8:32.12 Anderson Smith
> 8:32.65 Brian Olinger
> 8:36.17 Jacques Sallberg
> 8:36.44 Billy Nelson
> 5000m
> 13:16.29 Bernard Lagat
> 13:18.46 Brent Vaughn
> 13:23.79 Abdi Abdirahman
> 13:30.09 Jorge Torres
> 13:30.25 Sean Quigley
> 10,000m
> 27:48.06 Scotty Bauhs
> 27:50.48 Fasil Bizuneh
> 28:03.72 Sean Quigley
> 28:16.47 Ian Dobson
> 28:19.48 Matt Downin
> 110m Hurdles
> 13.08 David Oliver
> 13.29 Anwar Moore
> 13.30 Aubrey Herring
> 13.31 Jason Richardson
> 13.34 Allen Johnson
> 400m Hurdles
> 47.79 Kerron Clement
> 48.32 Bershawn Jackson
> 48.84 Michael Tinsley
> 49.26 Justin Gaymon
> 49.39 LaRon Bennett
> 20km Race Walk
> 1:30:30 Patrick Stroupe
> 1:30:51 John Nunn
> 1:32:49 Tim Seaman
> 1:33:11 Michael Tarantino
> 1:34:47 Christopher Tegtmeier
> 50km Race Walk
> 4:12:55 Philip Dunn
> 4:14:30 Matthew Boyles
> 4:27:14 Benjamin Shorey
> 4:27:15 Stephen Quirke
> 4:49:24 Raymond Sharp
> 4x100m Relay
> 38.51 Team adidas
> 38.63 USA Blue
> 38.72 USA OTC
> 38.74 LSU
> 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
> 2.33/7-7.75 Andra Manson
> 2.32i/7-7.25i Jesse Williams
> 2.31i/7-7 Dusty Jonas
> 2.30/7-6.5 Scott Sellers
> 2.27i/7-5.25 Jamie Nieto
> Pole Vault
> 5.85i/19-2.25 Brad Walker
> 5.80i/19-0.25 Derek Miles
> 5.75/18-10.25 Mark Hollis
> 5.71i/18-8.75 Jeremy Scott
> 5.70i/18-8.25 Jeff Hartwig
> 5.70i/18-8.25 Tommy Skipper
> 5.70i/18-8.25 Toby Stevenson
> Long Jump
> 8.30/27-2.75 Brian Johnson
> 8.24/27-0.5 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
> 16.89/55-5 Brandon Roulhac
> 16.55/54-3.75 Jonathan Jackson
> 16.54i/54-3.25 Nkosinza Balumbu
> Shot Put
> 22.40i/73-6 Adam Nelson
> 22.18i/72-9.25 Christian Cantwell
> 21.73i/71-3.5 Ryan Whiting
> 21.49i/70-6.25 Reese Hoffa
> 21.29i/69-10.25 Russ Winger
> Discus
> 65.84/216-0 Jason Young
> 65.61/215-3 Michael Robertson
> 63.77/209-2 Ian Waltz
> 63.60/208-8 Jarred Rome
> 62.88/206-3 Brian Trainor
> Hammer Throw
> 77.52/254-4 A.G. Kruger
> 74.84/245-6 Michael Mai
> 74.75/245-3 Kibwe Johnson
> 73.81/242-2 Travis Nutter
> 73.07/239-8 Cory Martin
> Javelin
> 81.89/268-8 Mike Hazle
> 81.72/268-1 Chris Hill
> 81.65/267-10 Corey White
> 80.20/263-1 Adam Montague
> 79.97/262-4 Brian Chaput
> Decathlon
> 8371 Trey Hardee
> 8106 Mustafa Abdur-Rahim
> 7803 Mike Morrison
> 7800 Brandon Hoskins
> 7792 Ashton Eaton
> WOMEN
> 100m
> 11.01 Marshevet Hooker
> 11.10 Alexandria Anderson
> Torrie Edwards
> 11.11 Bianca Knight
> 11.12 Muna Lee
> 200m
> 22.40i Bianca Knight
> 22.56 Sanya Richards
> 22.69 Porscha Lucas
> 22.81i Alexandria Anderson
> 22.84 Marshevet Hooker
> 400m
> 50.47 Sanya Richards
> 50.82 Natasha Hastings
> 51.22 Mary Wineberg
> 51.41i Shareese Woods
> 51.54 Francena McCorory
> 800m
> 2:01.73i Nicole Teter
> 2:01.98 Hazel Clark-Riely
> 2:02.76 Shannon Rowbury
> 2:02.86i Nicole Cook
> 2:03.17i Tiffany McWilliams
> 1500m
> 4:07.59 Shannon Rowbury
> 4:10.56i Christin Wurth-Thomas
> 4:13.03 Lindsey Gallo
> 4:13.77 Dacia Barr
> 4:14.15 Sara Hall
> 3000m Steeplechase
> 9:37.73 Anna Willard
> 9:41.41 Lindsey Anderson
> 9:45.38 Emily Brown
> 9:51.49 Delilah DiCrescenzo
> 9:51.76 Amanda Lorenzen
> 5000m
> 15:12.55 Lauren Fleshman
> 15:19.57 Emily Brown
> 15:22.51 Arianna Lambie
> 15:25.47 Molly Huddle
> 15:28.04 Christin Wurth-Thomas
> 10,000m
> 30:34.49 AR Shalane Flanagan
> 31:27.12 Molly Huddle
> 31:30.31 Jennifer Rhines
> 32:07.84 Amy Yoder-Begley
> 32:11.13 Lisa Koll
> 100m Hurdles
> 12.70 Damu Cherry
> 12.71 Kellie Wells
> 12.72 Lolo Jones
> 12.72 Joanna Hayes
> 12.78 Nicole Denby
> 400m Hurdles
> 54.83 Lashinda Demus
> 54.97 Tiffany Ross-Williams
> 55.16 Queen Harrison
> 55.37 Nicole Leach
> 55.45 Christine Spence
> 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
> 1.95i/6-4.75 Amy Acuff
> 1.95/6-4.75 ChauntÃ© Howard
> 1.92/6-3.5 Deirdre Mullen
> 1.90/6-2.75 Sharon Day
> 1.90/6-2.75 Ifoma Olausson
> 1.90/6-2.75 Gwen Wentland
> Pole Vault
> 4.75i/15-7 Jenn Stuczynski
> 4.64i/15-2.75 Lacy Janson
> 4.64i/15-2.75 Jillian Schwartz
> 4.63/15-2.25 April Steiner
> 4.50/14-9 Chelsea Johnson
> Long Jump
> 6.93/22-9 Brittney Reese
> 6.91/22-8 Funmi Jimoh
> 6.67/21-10.75 Akiba McKinney
> 6.65/21-10 Jenny Adams
> 6.60i/21-8 Natasha Harvey
> Triple Jump
> 14.20i/46-7.25 Erica McLain
> 14.17/46-6 Shani Marks
> 14.09/46-2.75 Shakeema Welsch
> 13.64/44-9 Amanda Thieschafer
> 13.57i/44-6.25 TiombÃ© Hurd
> Shot Put
> 18.45i/60-6.5 Liz Wanless
> 18.11i/59-5 Jill Camarena
> 18.03i/59-2 Abby Ruston
> 17.99/59-0.25 Michelle Carter
> 17.93/58-10 Kristin Heaston
> Discus
> 64.32/211-0 Stephanie Trafton
> 62.50/205-0 Becky Breisch
> 62.11/203-9 Aretha Thurmond
> 60.40/198-2 Suzy Powell
> 59.96/196-9 Gia Lewis
> Hammer Throw
> 70.19/230-3 Amber Campbell
> 68.79/225-8 Brittany Riley
> 68.58/225-0 Bethany Hart
> 68.31/224-1 Jessica Pressley
> 68.20/223-9 Sarah Veress
> Javelin
> 58.25/191-1 Rachel Yurkovich
> 57.34/188-1 Dana Pounds
> 57.15/187-6 Ruby Radocaj
> 56.10/184-1 Kara Patterson
> 54.75/179-7 Kayla Wilkinson
> Heptathlon
> 6143 Jackie Johnson
> 5990 Julie Pickler
> 5788 Fiona Asigbee
> 5740 Liz Roehrig
> 5697 Ashley Wilhelm
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Larry Eder
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