Olympic Trials
Competitors from New England
Several New Englanders will be representing
the USA at the Olympic Games later this summer by
virtue of their performance at the US Olympic
Track & Field Trials in Sacramento July
14-23; here are results of the New England
competitors. Note that some athletes may have
qualified in more than one event but chose to
limit their competition, or met qualifying
standards but chose not to compete.
Congratulations to all who achieved the high
level of performance required to make it to the
Trials.
Women
800: FINAL: 8.Michele Ave,
asics/Wilmington MA, 2:05.62; Semi-Finals: Ave,
2:02.88; 5.Jen Toomey, Reebok Boston/Salem MA,
2:03.81; Trials: Ave, 2:03.83; Toomey,
2:04.61.
1500: Semi-Final: Ht 2-8th. Mary Cobb,
FarmTeam/Pittsfield MA, 4:17.33; Ht 2-7. Kathy
Fleming, New Balance/Wellesley MA 4:14.26; Ht
1-12. Amy Lyman BAA/Brookline MA, 4:41.71; Ht
3-5. Kristen Manwaring, Hanover NH, 4:17.11; Ht 3
Jen Toomey, DNF;
5000: FINAL: 4.Amy Rudolph,
Reebok/Providence RI, 15:21.16; 13.Kristen
Beaney, Reebok Boston/Wayland MA, 15:55.14.
Semi-Finals: Rudolph, 15:37.65; Beaney,
15:41.48; 19.Molly Watcke, New Balance/Newbury MA
15:57.40; 21.Erica Palmer, U.Wisconsin/Gilsum NH
16:00.69; 32.Kathy Fleming, New Balance/Wellesley
MA, 16:29.76.
10,000: FINAL: 8.Kristen Beaney
32:20.26; 12.Erica Palmer, 32:50.29; 17.Laura
Baker 33:40.87; 22.Tara Chaplin,
U.Arizona/Montpelier VT, 34:38.28
400 Hurdles: Trials: Ht 1-4. Brenda
Taylor, Harvard, 56.64; Semi-Finals: Ht 1-6,
57.85
20K Racewalk: FINAL: 4. Joanne Dow,
NEWalkers/Manchester NH; 1:36:17; 8.Gretchen
Eastler-Fishman, Chelmsford MA, 1:41:24
High Jump: Tamika Toppin, U.Conn, no
height
Pole Vault: Samantha Shepard, AirTime
Athletics/Weston MA, no height
Shot Put: Trials: 15.Andrea Knighton,
Brown U., 47' 3/4"
Hammer: FINAL: 4.Anna Norgren, Norwalk
CT, 214'5"; 5.Bethany Hart, U.Conn; 204'0"
Javelin: FINAL: ** 3.** Emily Carlsten,
U.Florida/Warwick RI, 186'11"
Men
800: FINAL: 6.Trinity Gray, Brown
University, 1:46.55; Semi-Finals: 1:46.42;
Trials: 1:46.64;
1500: FINAL: 6.Andy Downin, Wisconsin
Running/Derry NH 3:38.36 (PR);
Semi-Final: Downin: 3:39.53; #2-11. Dan
Wilson, U.Connecticut, 3:58.73
5000: FINAL: 4.Matt Lane, William &
Mary/Yarmouth ME, 13:37.03 ; 8.Jonathan Riley,
13:46;24; 11.Brian Baker, New Balance/Dorchester
MA 13:58.72; 15.Matt Downin, 14:14.24
Semi-Final: Lane, 13:40.47; Baker, 13:44.18;
Downin, 13:44.; Riley 14:02.55
Steeplechase: FINAL: Darrin Shearer,
DNF; Semi Finals: Shearer, 8:28.98; Sandu
Rebenciuc, USArmy/Springfield MA, 8:35.02
10,000: FINAL: 7.Matt Downin,
U.Wisconsin/Derry NH, 28:45.58; DNF-Mike
Donnelly, New Balance/Providence; .
20K Racewalk: FINAL: ** 2. ** Kevin
Eastler, USAirForce/Farmington ME, 1:26:35
Javelin: FINAL: 7.Tom Petranoff,
MFAthletic/Cranston RI, 230'11". Qualifying
Round: 4.Petranoff, 237'3"; 25.Chris Clever,
Harvard, 215'9"; 36.Rich Destefano, New Haven CT,
199'1";
Hammer: FINAL: 5.Mark McGehearty,
NYAC/Providence RI, 226'1"; 12.Matt Kavanaugh,
U.Kentucky/Warwick RI, 194'6". Qualifying
Round: McGehearty, 229'5"; 9.Kavanaugh,
218'3"; 15.Jacob Freeman, Manhattan/No.Kingston
RI 212'5"; Foul-Dan Bourque, NYAC/Hingham MA;
New England products now living
elsewhere:
400: FINAL 4.Jerome Young (Prince
Tech-Hartford CT) 44.70
400 Hurdles: FINAL 6.Calvin Davis
(Dorchester MA) 49.27
Steeplechase: Semis: Sam Wilbur, Lincoln
ME/Dartmouth) 8:57.28; Jon Russell (Wakefield
MA/St.John's Prep) DNF
Shot Put: FINAL ** 1st ** Adam Nelson
(Dartmouth '97) 72'7" (PR)
Long Jump: FINAL 4. Robert Howard
(Pawtucket RI/Shea HS/U.Arkansas) 26'5 3/4"
Triple Jump: FINAL ** 1st ** Robert
Howard (Pawtucket RI/Shea HS/U.Arkansas),
55'9"
800: 4.Meredith Rainey-Valmon (Harvard)
1:59.50.
Javelin: FINAL ** 1st ** Linda Blutreich
(Lynn MA/Bp.Fenwick HS/U.N.C.) 191'2"
New England Officials working at
the Trials:
Jerry Cantor (NH), Bob Fontaine (CT), Pat
Lavelle (MA), David Post (MA)
