The Adidas Track Classic is an American track and field athletics meeting which has taken place annually in Carson, California, since 2005. The meeting forms part of the USA Track & Field Visa Championship Series and is also one of the few area meetings where athletes can earn points to qualify for the World Athletics Final. The event has its roots in the Oregon Track Classic, which was sponsored by Adidas until 2005 and was forced to close that year due to lack of funding.Oregon Track Classic canceled, lacks sponsor. USA Today (2005-04-19). Retrieved on 2009-05-17.
Top athletes from the North America, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) area compete at the event and a number of national and area records have been set at previous editions. The event is usually held in mid-May at The Home Depot Center, part of the Adidas Performance Institute. Athletes who are part of the Adidas track team often feature prominently and World Champions and Olympic medalists often participate in the event.Middle and long distance duels announced, while Olympic champion Harper joins the hurdles start list in Carson. IAAF (2009-05-06). Retrieved on 2009-05-17.Painter, Jill (2009-05-16). Felix gets back up to speed at Adidas Track Classic . Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved on 2009-05-17. The competition is broadcast on television in the United States.
Previous editions After winning the 100 metres at the 2004 edition, Olympic Gold Medalist Maurice Greene walked back to the finish line and took off his shoes as if they were on fire. As part of the planned stunt Allen Johnson rushed onto the track with a real fire extinguisher to put out the shoes,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NvXhb52bAk How to mock your rivals in one of the more famous showboating incidents.
At the 2008 Adidas Track Classic Tyson Gay won both the 100 and 200 meters races,Gay wins 100, 200 titles at Adidas Track Classic . AFP (2008-05-18). Retrieved on 2009-05-17. while Megan Metcalfe and Ethiopian Ali Abdosh set world leading times in the 3000 and 5000 meters respectively. Shannon Rowbury won the 1500 meters with the fastest time by an American woman in five years and Jeremy Wariner set the 400 meters meeting record.
In the 2009 edition Anna Willard ran the fastest 3000 meters steeplechase to have been run in the United States and Hazel Clark set a new track record in the 800 metres. LaShawn Merritt, Jenn Stuczynski aka Jenn Suhr, Aheza Kiros and Kerron Clement won their events with world-leading times but Clement's 400 meter hurdles world leading time was disqualified due to a misplaced hurdle. Second-placed Angelo Taylor struck out at the meet organisers for their mistake, saying he would never compete again at the event.
Meet records
Records are correct as of May 17, 2009.
Men
+Men's meeting records of the Adidas Track Classic Event Record Name Nation Date 100 m9.94Maurice Greene2003200 m19.91Wallace Spearmon2007400 m44.42Jeremy Wariner18 May 2008800 m1:45.23Khadevis Robinson20061500 m3:32.34Rashid Ramzi20063000 m7:38.11Markos Geneti20052 miles8:19.61Markos Geneti20065000 m13:08.64Ali Abdosh18 May 2008110 m hurdles13.17Terrence Trammell2007400 m hurdles47.62Bershawn Jackson20053000 m steeplechase8:25.16Anthony Famiglietti2005Pole vault5.60 mToby Stevenson2004Long jump8.39 mHussein Taher Al-Sabee2003Triple jump17.09 mKenta Bell2005Shot put22.35 mChristian Cantwell2004Discus throw65.09 mJarred Rome18 May 2008Javelin throw90.71 mBreaux Greer2007
Women
+Women's meeting records of the Adidas Track Classic Event Record Name Nation Date 100 m10.90Torri Edwards2007200 m22.14Allyson Felix2005400 m49.62Ana Guevara2003800 m2:01.40Hazel Clark16 May 20091500 m4:01.61Shannon Rowbury18 May 20083000 m8:37.69Meseret Defar20072 miles9:10.47Meseret Defar2007100 m hurldes12.58Ginnie Powell2007400 m hurdles55.57Tanisha Mills20053000 m steeplechase9:26.85Anna Willard16 May 2009Pole vault4.90 mJennifer Stuczynski18 May 2008Long jump6.68 mGrace Upshaw18 May 2008Triple jump13.82 mYvette Lewis16 May 2009High jump1.98 mTisha Waller2004Chaunte Howard18 May 2008Discus throw64.71 mAretha Hill2003
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