After Wallace Spearman of the USA Blue team playfully goads the partisan Jamaican crowd, we are now underway.
Kerron Clement hands off first for USA Red, which leads the whole way. Christopher Brown of the Bahamas challenged late, but Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt had it under control with a final burst, locking up a 2:59.78 to [...]
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USA vs the World: Men’s 4×400
April 25, 2009USA vs the World: Women’s 4×400
April 25, 2009After an impressive third leg from Allyson Felix (49.64 — fastest of the day), USA Red’s Sanya Richards had a cakewalk to wrap up an eighth straight win for an American team in this series. The time: 3:23.08.
Novlene Williams-Mills gave it a great effort on Jamaica’s third leg, but ultimately could not match the impossibly [...]
USA vs The World: Women’s 4×100
April 25, 2009After the Jamaican men’s disappointment in the previous race the crowd was really anxious for this one. Unfortunately for the Jamaican fans it was the same result. Lauryn Williams blasted out of the blocks and gave Allyson Felix a huge lead for USA Red. Kerron Stewart and Shelly-Ann Fraser gave a great challenge, but couldn’t [...]
USA vs. The World: 4×100
April 25, 2009We have excellent fields in the 4×100, featuring very speedy teams from Jamaica, the United States, and the Trinidad & Tobago. Hopefully, many of you are following this on live television . . . .
37.92 ! A new Franklin Field record by the USA team . . . . . Walter Dix absolutely smoked the [...]
USA vs The World: Women’s Sprint Medley
April 25, 2009On the track. Olympic 400 champ Christine Ohuruogu is leading off for Great Britain.
After the opening 200 legs, USA Blue, Jamaica and the World All-Stars are well in front. Debbie Dunn runs a strong leg to put USA Blue in front at the final exchange.
Kenia Sinclair of Jamaica sits on Hazel Clark through the first [...]
USA vs The World: Men’s Distance Medley
April 25, 2009A truly international field: Australia, Canada, France and Kenya take on a pair of U.S. teams.
Matthew Lincoln gives Canada the early lead and Tyler Christopher maintains it. Khadveis Robinson (USA Blue) is stalking Canada’s Gary Reed on the 800 leg, and hands off in first.
Four anchor legs — Canada, Kenya and the two American squads [...]
Schedule Update: USA vs The World
April 25, 2009A few late changes to the USA vs The World schedule:
The men’s 4×100 (event 249) will now go off at 4:05 pm.
The women’s 4×100 (event 247) starts at 4:15 pm
The women’s 4×400 (event 262) is at 5:35 pm
The men’s 4×400 (event 260) now goes at 5:50 pm
USA vs The World Press Conference Excerpts
April 24, 2009Several athletes who will be participating in the USA vs. The World races on Saturday stopped by Franklin Field on Friday to talk to the media. Here are some excerpts:
Sanya Richards: “Last year [the Penn Relays] helped inspire me for the entire season and this year I’m looking for the same kind of feeling… The [...]
More USA vs The World Athletes Announced
April 21, 2009Our friends at USA Track & Field have announced more athletes competing in Saturday’s USA vs The World races. Olympic 100-meter bronze medalist Walter Dix jumps into the U.S.’s 4×100-meter relay pool. He’ll be joined by Darvis Patton and 2004 Olympic 200 champ Shawn Crawford. As previously announced, Terrence Trammell will be part of that [...]
First Batch of USA vs. The World Athletes
April 20, 2009Here is the first wave of athletes expected to complete in Saturday’s USA vs The World races.
From the United States:
• LaShawn Merritt
• Terrence Trammell
• Leonel Manzano
• Sanya Richards
• Allyson Felix
• Lauryn Williams
And from Jamaica:
• Asafa Powell
• Michael Frater
• Shelly-Ann Frasier
• Melaine Walker
If you can’t get to Franklin Field, the races will air during ESPN2’s live [...]
