The 2007 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships was organised by USA Track & Field and held from June 20 to 24 at the IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The four-day competition served as the national championships in track and field for the United States and also the trials for the 2007 World Championships in Athletics.2007 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships . USA Track and Field. Retrieved on June 27, 2015.
It was the fifth time that the stadium in Indianapolis had held the combined gender national track and field event, and the second time consecutively following its hosting of the 2006 edition.The United States' National Championships In Track & Field Athletics: Introduction. Track and Field News. Retrieved on June 27, 2015. The USA Junior Championships were held in conjunction with the event and Rynell Parson set a world youth best of 10.22 to win the men's 100 m.Dunaway, James (June 22, 2007). Greer again – 91.29 in the Javelin as U.S. Championships begin - Day One. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-27.
Athletes who finished in the top three of their event and held the IAAF qualifying standard were eligible to represent the United States at the 2007 World Championships. The United States was able to send three athletes per event to the competition, excluding any American reigning world champions, who received automatic qualification separate from the national selection.Dunaway, James (June 24, 2007). Trotter & Hastings inside 50 sec, as Richards is swept out of Osaka 400m berth – US Champs, Day 3. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-27. The World Championships national selection for the marathon and 50 kilometres walk were incorporated into the discrete national championship meets for those events. Selection for the relay races were made by committee.Selection Procedures - Track & Field . USATF (July 22, 2007). Retrieved on 2015-06-27.
Eight Americans went on to win an individual gold medal at the 2007 World Championships. Double sprint national champion Tyson Gay (the only athlete to win two national titles that year) repeated that feat with 100 m and 200 m world title wins. The 5000 m national champion Bernard Lagat won both that event and the 1500 m at the World Championships. Gay, Lagat, Brad Walker, Reese Hoffa, and Allyson Felix were the five athletes to win both national and world titles that year. Jeremy Wariner and Michelle Perry defended their world titles despite not winning their specialities nationally that year. Kerron Clement was runner-up in the men's 400 m hurdles in Indianapolis, but was unmatched at the World Championships in Osaka.2007 IAAF World Championships in Athletics Results. IAAF. Retrieved on June 27, 2015.
Several athletes extended their unbeaten runs at national level. Khadevis Robinson had a third straight win in the men's 800 m. Men's javelin thrower Breaux Greer had an eighth straight win.United States Championships (Men 1943-). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on June 27, 2015. Treniere Clement had her third win over 1500 m, while Dana Pounds brought an end to Kim Kreiner's unbeaten run in the women's javelin, which dated back to 2004.United States Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on June 27, 2015.
Results
Key:
Men track events 100 metersTyson Gay 9.84 Trindon Holliday 10.07Walter Dix 10.09 200 metersTyson Gay 19.62 Wallace Spearmon 19.89Rodney Martin 20.18 400 metersAngelo Taylor 44.05LaShawn Merritt 44.06Lionel Larry 44.84 800 metersKhadevis Robinson 1:44.37Nick Symmonds 1:45.17Duane Solomon 1:45.69 1500 metersAlan Webb 3:34.82 Leonel Manzano 3:35.29Bernard Lagat 3:35.55 5000 metersBernard Lagat 13:30.73Matt Tegenkamp 13:31.31Adam Goucher 13:31.50 10,000 metersAbdihakem Abdirahman 28:13.51Galen Rupp 28:23.31Dathan Ritzenhein 28:31.88 110 m hurdlesTerrence Trammell 13.08Dominique Arnold 13.17David Oliver 13.18 400 m hurdlesJames Carter 47.72Kerron Clement 47.80Derrick Williams 48.26 3000 m s'chaseJoshua McAdams 8:24.46Aaron Aguayo 8:27.01Tom Brooks 8:27.34 20 km walkKevin Eastler 1:26:43.28Tim Seaman 1:28:17.82Matthew Boyles≠ 1:28:40.20
Men field events High jumpJim Dilling 2.27 mJamie Nieto2.24 mNot awardedAdam Shunk≠ 2.24 m Pole vaultBrad Walker 5.70 mJeff Hartwig 5.70 mJacob Pauli 5.70 m Long jumpDwight Phillips 8.36 mMiguel Pate 8.24 mTrevell Quinley 8.24 m Triple jumpAarik Wilson 17.06 mLawrence Willis 16.97 mMarc Kellman≠ 16.74 m Shot putReese Hoffa 21.47 mDan Taylor 21.00 mAdam Nelson 20.54 m Discus throwMichael Robertson 64.04 mIan Waltz 63.60 mJarred Rome 63.56 m Hammer throwA. G. Kruger 78.10 mKibwe Johnson 75.12 mThomas Freeman≠ 74.39 m Javelin throwBreaux Greer 91.29 m Mike Hazle≠ 75.06 mJustin St. Clair≠ 74.71 m DecathlonTom Pappas 8352 ptsPaul Terek 8064 ptsJake Arnold 7921 pts
Women track events
100 metersTorri Edwards 11.02Lauryn Williams 11.16Carmelita Jeter 11.17 200 metersAllyson Felix 22.34Sanya Richards 22.43Torri Edwards 22.55 400 metersDeeDee Trotter 49.64Natasha Hastings 49.84Mary Wineberg 50.24 800 metersAlysia Johnson 1:59.47Hazel Clark 1:59.60Alice Schmidt 1:59.63 1500 metersTreniere Clement 4:07.04Christin Wurth 4:07.86Erin Donohue 4:08.22 5000 metersShalane Flanagan 14:51.75Jennifer Rhines 15:08.53Michelle Sikes 15:09.28 10,000 metersDeena Kastor 31:57.00Kara Goucher 32:33.80Katie McGregor 32:44.69 100 m hurdlesVirginia Powell 12.63Michelle Perry 12.72Lolo Jones 12.79 400 m hurdlesTiffany Williams 53.28Sheena Johnson 53.29Nicole Leach 54.49 3000 m s'chaseJennifer Barringer 9:34.64Anna Willard 9:34.72Lindsey Anderson 9:40.74 20 km walkTeresa Vaill 1:37:28.70Jolene Moore≠ 1:39:24.14Samantha Cohen≠ 1:40:53.23
Women field events High jumpAmy Acuff 1.89 mSharon Day≠ 1.89 mDestinee Hooker≠ 1.86 m Pole vaultJennifer Stuczynski 4.45 mNiki McEwen 4.45 mLacy JansonJillian Schwartz 4.35 m Long jumpGrace Upshaw 6.74 mBrittney Reese 6.67 mRose Richmond 6.60 m Triple jumpShani Marks 14.08 mYvette Lewis≠ 13.59 mErica McLain≠ 13.57 m Shot putKristin Heaston 18.74 mJillian Camarena 18.50 mSarah Stevens 18.02 m Discus throwSuzy Powell 60.63 mBecky Breisch 59.89 mSummer Pierson≠ 56.79 m Hammer throwBrittany Riley 72.41 mKristal Yush 68.24 mJessica Cosby 68.21 m Javelin throwDana Pounds 59.65 mKim Kreiner≠ 58.17 mAnna Raynor≠ 53.77 m HeptathlonHyleas Fountain 6090 ptsDiana Pickler 6029 ptsVirginia Johnson 6002 pts
World Championships qualification
Automatic byes A total of ten American athletes received automatic byes into the 2007 World Championships in Athletics as a result of their being the defending champions from the 2005 World Championships in Athletics.World Championships in Athletics. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on June 27, 2015. Justin Gatlin was the reigning world champion in the men's 100 m and 200 m but was ineligible for competition due to a doping ban.IAAF Statement on Justin Gatlin case. IAAF (August 24, 2006). Retrieved on 2015-06-27.
Lauryn Williams: women's 100 meters Allyson Felix: women's 200 meters Jeremy Wariner: men's 400 meters Michelle Perry: women's 100 m hurdles Bershawn Jackson: men's 400 m hurdles Dwight Phillips: men's long jump Tianna Madison: women's long jump Walter Davis: men's triple jump Adam Nelson: men's shot put Bryan Clay: men's decathlon
Non-top three selections College runners Trindon Holliday and Walter Dix, who both placed top three in the men's 100 m opted not to compete at the World Championships, with fourth and fifth placers Mark Jelks and J-Mee Samuels taking their places. Joint runner-up in the men's high jump, Adam Shunk, did not achieve the qualifying mark and fourth place Jesse Williams was selected instead. Eight place finisher in the men's javelin, Eric Brown, was one of only two Americans with the qualifying standard and thus gained selection.Full Results - Open . USATF. Retrieved on June 27, 2015.Team USA Roster . USATF. Retrieved on June 27, 2015.
As Dwight Phillips won the national long jump while receiving a bye as defending world champion, the fourth placer Walter Davis was the United States' fourth selection for that event. Kenta Bell – who finished third but failed a doping test at the championships – was the fourth choice for the men's triple jump (in which Davis was defending champion) as he was the only other American with the standard and his three-month doping ban expired before the World Championships.Triple Jumper Admits to Doping. New York Times (July 31, 2007). Retrieved on 2015-06-27. Noah Bryant was fourth in the men's shot put and gained selection due to reigning world champion Adam Nelson's bye.
Allyson Felix was fourth in the 100 m but gained selection as Lauryn Williams already qualified as world champion. LaShauntea Moore entered the 200 m on the same basis, due to Felix's own world champion bye, while 100 m hurdles fourth placer Nichole Denby benefited from Michelle Perry's bye.
Erin Aldrich was only seventh in the women's high jump, but took America's second spot as the only other athlete with the standard. Joint third placers in the pole vault, Lacy Janson and Jillian Schwartz had both achieved a qualifying mark of 4.50 m that year, but selectors opted to choose Schwartz for the national team. Cecilia Barnes, fourth place in the women's discus, got preference over third place Summer Pierson due to the former having the standard.
References
Results Full Results - Open . USATF. Retrieved on 2015-06-27. Day reports Dunaway, James (2007-06-22). Greer again – 91.29 in the Javelin as U.S. Championships begin - Day One. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-27. Dunaway, James (2007-06-23). Gay runs 9.84 world season lead into the wind – US Champs, Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-27. Dunaway, James (2007-06-24). Trotter & Hastings inside 50 sec, as Richards is swept out of Osaka 400m berth – US Champs, Day 3. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-27. Dunaway, James (2007-06-24). Gay runs 19.62, the second fastest 200m in history – USA Champs, Day 4 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-27.