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USA Week in Review May 2 - 8, 2011 - Newsroom - 12-05-2011
WEEK IN REVIEW -- MAY 2-8 From USATF Statistician Glen McMicken
JETER, DEMUS RAMP IT UP IN THE ISLANDS
The brand new blue track in Kingston's National Stadium may have a few scorch marks on it after the Jamaica Invitational, as Carmelita Jeter dominated a strong field to win the women's 100m in 10.86, the fastest time in the world this year.
2009 World Championships silver medalist Lashinda Demus hurdled to a world-leading 54.85 in the 400m hurdles at the Guadeloupe meet in Baie Mahault, while Jeremy Wariner lowered his U.S. best in the 400m to 44.88.
Other marks of note came from Adam Nelson, who won the men's shot put in Jamaica at 21.24m/69-8.25, and Khadevis Robinson, who opened his season with a 1:46.25 800m winner at Kingston. Nelson has topped 21-meters in the shot every year since 2000.
Justin Gaymon clocked 48.58 to win the men's 400m hurdles in Kingston, his fastest time since finishing fourth at the 2008 Olympic Trials. In the women's 100m hurdles, former UCF standout Tiki James won her first major international meet with a windy 12.88, and Mike Rodgers zipped to a windy 9.96 for third in the men's 100m.
COSBY INCHES UP ALL-TIME HAMMER LIST
Last year's national runner-up Jessica Cosby moved a little closer to the American Record in the women's hammer at the Oxy Invitational in Eagle Rock, Calif., winning at 72.65m/238-4 to take firm hold of the No. 2 spot on the all-time list.
SOUTHEAST PREPS STATE THEIR CASE
Florida high schooler Arman Hall, one of the leading candidates to qualify for Team USA at the World Youth Championships this summer, rolled to a national high school-leading 46.22 in the 400m at the state meet in Winter Park. 2010 Youth Olympics 400m champion Robin Reynolds was the star of the girls' meet, winning four individual golds and racing to a prep-best 53.91 in the 400m.
The boys' 800m at the Georgia state meet produced a thrillingly close finish as O'Neal Wanliss won in 1:49.62, only a hundredth ahead of Cameron Thornton.