http://www.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/players/walter_dix/89415 Recent articles about Walter Dix en-us The longest 100-meter dash ever is soon coming to a finish. After Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh run in the 200-meter final Saturday night at Hayward Field, the two women will choose how they will resolve their third-place tie last weekend in the 100 meters. A decision was expected either Saturday night or early Sunday. At stake was the third spot on the U.S. Olympic team in the event. There are basically three options: Runoff, coin flip, or one athlete could concede the place on the team to the other. If there is a runoff, it would likely have to come late Sunday, following the final day of events at the trials. The pair, who train together, must first compete in the 200, which highlights a day of finals at the trials that includes the men's 110-meter hurdles and triple jump, and the women's high jump. Among the other events is the semifinal for the men's 200, which was diluted when Tyson Gay and Justin Gatlin passed on the event after making the Olympic team in the 100, and Walter Dix dro Sat, 30 Jun 2012 03:55:41 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/article_external/track_focus_saturday_turns_to_womens_200/11122601 http://network.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/article_external/track_focus_saturday_turns_to_womens_200/11122601 Track focus Saturday turns to women's 200 http://www.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/articles/track_focus_saturday_turns_to_womens_200/11122601 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Wallace Spearmon won the 200 meters at the U.S. track trials in 19.82 seconds on Sunday to earn a spot on the Olympic team. Maurice Mitchel was second in 20:14, and Isiah Young third in 20:16 to round out the U.S. team in the event for the London Games. Sprinters Justin Gatlin and Tyson Gay were missing from the field because they decided to pass on the 200 after securing spots on the Olympic team in the 100. Reigning Olympic 200 bronze medalist Walter Dix didn't run because of a lingering hamstring injury that was apparent in the 100. Dix's only option for making it to London will be as a member of the 400 relay team. Fri, 29 Jun 2012 21:22:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/article_external/spearmon_wins_200_at_us_track_trials/11131643 http://network.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/article_external/spearmon_wins_200_at_us_track_trials/11131643 Spearmon wins 200 at US track trials http://www.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/articles/spearmon_wins_200_at_us_track_trials/11131643 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/4/34adfc38fd5f72f831be3ba56a2b9fafe83d7dc5/mini/iaaf-diamond-league-aviva.jpg The top American sprinters were on the sideline and not in the starting blocks for the opening round of the 200 meters. As expected, Justin Gatlin and Tyson Gay didn't run in the event Friday at Olympic track trials. But the absence of Olympic bronze medalist Walter Dix was a bit of a surprise. Dix was hampered by a sore left hamstring that slowed him in the 100, but he thought he might be ready for the 200. Now, Dix's only option for making it to the London Games will be as a member of the 400 relay team. Gatlin said after winning the 100 he would focus on one event. Same with Gay, who finished second in the 100 despite a surgically repaired hip. Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:33:47 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/dix_doesnt_run_in_200_meters_at_olympic_trials/11120273 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/dix_doesnt_run_in_200_meters_at_olympic_trials/11120273 Dix doesn't run in 200 meters at Olympic trials http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/dix_doesnt_run_in_200_meters_at_olympic_trials/11120273 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/4/34adfc38fd5f72f831be3ba56a2b9fafe83d7dc5/mini/iaaf-diamond-league-aviva.jpg Justin Gatlin flew out to a fast start and held off Tyson Gay to win the 100 meters in the US Olympic trials. Gatlin, the 2004 Olympic gold medalist, finished in 9.80 seconds, beating Gay by 0.06 seconds Sunday night. Ryan Bailey was a surprise third-place finisher as he edged 2009 US champion Mike Rodgers, savvy veteran Doc Patton and Walter Dix, the Olympic bronze medalist in Beijing. Dix pulled up in the semifinals with a left hamstring injury and wasn't the same in the final. Gay proved he was back after missing almost a year as he recovered from a hip injury that required surgery. Gay is the American record holder in the event. Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:49:40 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/article_external/gatlin_wins_100_at_us_olympic_trials/11081942 http://network.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/article_external/gatlin_wins_100_at_us_olympic_trials/11081942 Gatlin wins 100 at US Olympic trials http://www.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/articles/gatlin_wins_100_at_us_olympic_trials/11081942 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/f/8fec0bda1b9b7e046e64356edb3cab286f2771ee/mini/Adidas_IAAF_Press_d77f.jpg Justin Gatlin flew out to a fast start and held off Tyson Gay to win the 100 meters in the U.S. Olympic trials. Gatlin, the 2004 Olympic gold medalist, finished in 9.80 seconds, beating Gay by 0.06 seconds Sunday night. Ryan Bailey was a surprise third-place finisher as he edged 2009 U.S. champion Mike Rodgers, savvy veteran Doc Patton and Walter Dix, the Olympic bronze medalist in Beijing. Dix pulled up in the semifinals with a left hamstring injury and wasn't the same in the final. Gay proved he was back after missing almost a year as he recovered from a hip injury that required surgery. Gay is the American record holder in the event. Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:49:40 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/article_external/gatlin_wins_100_at_olympic_trials/11081951 http://network.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/article_external/gatlin_wins_100_at_olympic_trials/11081951 Gatlin wins 100 at Olympic trials http://www.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/articles/gatlin_wins_100_at_olympic_trials/11081951 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/b/4be1f9881ef5403c026b2d0b1b37fd187d9e2cca/mini/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f89767629.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0A4147E476A99E3A621349E3EEF46F4E11B42B45DE275077E.jpg The countdown to the Olympics is well underway, but the intensity picks up from now until July 1 as the American track and field trials take place at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. I'm looking forward to seeing who's going to make this Olympics team for what is going to be a historical event later this summer. The city of London is going to put on a great show and nobody wants to miss it. I'm excited to see what our team is going to be. I'm very excited to see our team start to get put together over these week-long trials in Oregon. Having been in this position, these are just pressure-packed situations - and probably tougher than the Olympics themselves for some of the athletes. There are only so many positions available for the Olympic teams - in most races this week only the top three in each final will go to the Games. And if you do end up making the team, you are expected to medal at the Olympics. That's just the nature of the sport we are in and what adds to the pressure of this wee Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:21:47 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/article_external/lots_to_watch_at_usa_track_trials/11071022 http://network.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/article_external/lots_to_watch_at_usa_track_trials/11071022 Lots to watch at USA track trials http://www.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/articles/lots_to_watch_at_usa_track_trials/11071022 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Joanna Hayes limped off the track four years ago at the Olympic trials fully intending on never hurdling at this level again. The 2004 Olympic gold medalist tore a tendon in her knee at the trials and didn't want to go through months of rehab, let alone the grind of another season. So she called her coach, Bobby Kersee, and said she was stepping away for good. Kersee patiently listened and told her that he would still be around when - not if - she returned. Sounded crazy at the time. Not so crazy now. At 35 and now the mother of a young daughter, Hayes is making her return. She's run precisely four races since the 2008 trials - all this season - and yet still believes she can earn one of the three spots on the squad for the London Games. Hey, it's the hurdles, she insisted, and anything can happen. ''If you can make it into the final, you have a shot, no matter who the favorite is,'' said Hayes, whose daughter, Zoe, was born on Dec. 11, 2010. ''Because you can be the Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:32:21 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/article_external/hayes_returns_to_hurdles_after_all_but_retiring/11063873 http://network.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/article_external/hayes_returns_to_hurdles_after_all_but_retiring/11063873 Hayes returns to hurdles after all but retiring http://www.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/articles/hayes_returns_to_hurdles_after_all_but_retiring/11063873 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png US Olympic track and field athletes will wear uniforms at the London Summer Olympics that Nike says could shave up to 0.023 seconds off 100-meter sprint times -- a difference that could have elevated Walter Dix from bronze to the silver medal at the Beijing Olympics. Dix still wouldn't have caught the fastest man in the world that day. Usain Bolt of Jamaica simply ran away from the field in the final, setting a world record that he would later break again. But maybe these uniforms, with dimples that mimic a golf ball, could help the Americans close the gap on Bolt and his training partner, Yohan Blake. The company said its tests showed an unexpectedly big difference in the 100-, 200- and 400-meter races. The outfits were unveiled Thursday evening in New York. ''We couldn't believe the numbers,'' said Martin Lotti, Nike's Olympics creative director. ''That's not just the difference between first and second place, it's about making the podium.'' The added Thu, 14 Jun 2012 21:56:42 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/article_external/nike_usa_uniforms_could_shave_time/11016500 http://network.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/article_external/nike_usa_uniforms_could_shave_time/11016500 Nike: USA uniforms could shave time http://www.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/articles/nike_usa_uniforms_could_shave_time/11016500 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/4/34adfc38fd5f72f831be3ba56a2b9fafe83d7dc5/mini/iaaf-diamond-league-aviva.jpg U.S. Olympic track and field athletes will wear uniforms at the London Summer Olympics that Nike says could shave up to 0.023 seconds off 100-meter sprint times - a difference that could have elevated Walter Dix from bronze to the silver medal at the Beijing Olympics. Dix still wouldn't have caught the fastest man in the world that day. Usain Bolt of Jamaica simply ran away from the field in the final, setting a world record that he would later break again. But maybe these uniforms, with dimples that mimic a golf ball, could help the Americans close the gap on Bolt and his training partner, Yohan Blake. The company said its tests showed an unexpectedly big difference in the 100-, 200- and 400-meter races. The outfits were unveiled Thursday evening in New York. ''We couldn't believe the numbers,'' said Martin Lotti, Nike's Olympics creative director. ''That's not just the difference between first and second place, it's about making the podium.'' The adde Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:52:18 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/article_external/us_olympic_uniforms_could_shave_time_off_sprints/11015678 http://network.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/article_external/us_olympic_uniforms_could_shave_time_off_sprints/11015678 US Olympic uniforms could shave time off sprints http://www.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/articles/us_olympic_uniforms_could_shave_time_off_sprints/11015678 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/4/34adfc38fd5f72f831be3ba56a2b9fafe83d7dc5/mini/iaaf-diamond-league-aviva.jpg The glamour event at the Prefontaine Classic this weekend will be the men's 100 meters featuring a showdown between Walter Dix and Olympic gold medalist Justin Gatlin. No, wait, the marquee race Saturday is Carmelita Jeter taking the line against Allyson Felix in the 200. Check that, it's got to be the men's 400 as teen sensation Kirani James of Grenada takes on American rivals LaShawn Merritt and Jeremy Wariner. And the list goes on and on. That's actually the intriguing thing about this year's installment of Pre: There are so many attractive races containing so many of track's biggest stars -- with the notable exception of Usain Bolt -- that this meet may provide a sneak peek at what could be in store at the London Games. At the very least, it will tell athletes if their training has them on the right road with the Olympics rapidly approaching. ''If I can win this race, it will be a great indicator,'' 400-meter runner Sanya Richards-Ross said. But only a gauge. Fri, 01 Jun 2012 22:38:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/article_external/pre_classic_draws_big_stars/10924313 http://network.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/article_external/pre_classic_draws_big_stars/10924313 Pre Classic draws big stars http://www.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/articles/pre_classic_draws_big_stars/10924313 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The glamour event at the Prefontaine Classic this weekend will definitely be the men's 100 meters featuring a showdown between Walter Dix and Olympic gold medalist Justin Gatlin. No, wait, the marquee race Saturday is Carmelita Jeter taking the line against Allyson Felix in the 200. Check that, it's got to be the men's 400 as teen sensation Kirani James of Grenada takes on American rivals LaShawn Merritt and Jeremy Wariner. And the list goes on and on. That's actually the intriguing thing about this year's installment of Pre: There are so many attractive races containing so many of track's biggest stars - with the notable exception of Usain Bolt - that this meet just may provide a sneak peek at what could be in store at the London Games. Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:03:36 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/article_external/pre_classic_draws_some_of_tracks_biggest_stars/10922255 http://network.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/article_external/pre_classic_draws_some_of_tracks_biggest_stars/10922255 Pre Classic draws some of track's biggest stars http://www.yardbarker.com/track_and_field/articles/pre_classic_draws_some_of_tracks_biggest_stars/10922255 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Team USA used a Penn Relays romp as a hopeful sneak preview for London. Allyson Felix ran on a pair of relay teams that set Penn Relays records on Saturday, and the United States was flawless in all six relays in the ''U.S.A. vs. the World'' races at Franklin Field on Saturday. USA Track and Field set the lofty goal of 30 medals in the Olympics. Felix, Sanya Richards-Ross, Walter Dix, Justin Gatlin, and Lashawn Merritt showed they're coming to get their share. ''London, here we come,'' Merritt said. On a chilly and windy day at Franklin Field, the men and women simply did what they wanted on the track against teams from Belgium and the Bahamas to Venezuela and Kenya, keeping the thrilling finishes to a minimum and giving a decisive glimpse into what they expect in the Olympics. The women won the sprint medley relay, the 400-meter relay and the 1,600-meter relay. The men won the 400-meter relay, the distance medley relay and the 1,600-meter relay in the 118th running o Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:44:09 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/team_usa_sweeps_the_world_in_penn_relays/10672976 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/team_usa_sweeps_the_world_in_penn_relays/10672976 Team USA sweeps the World in Penn Relays http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/team_usa_sweeps_the_world_in_penn_relays/10672976 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png