Men's Javelin Throw
Breaux Greer broke his own American record and world-leading mark of 90.71m with a huge throw of 91.29m. You might recall that the Pundit called this one beforehand. One down, six to go! Greer also set a USATF Championship record for consecutive victories with his 8th national title.
The following athletes will represent Team USA in Osaka
1st Place: Breaux Greer, 91.29m (New American Record)
2nd Place: Mike Hazle, 75.06m
3rd Place: Justin St Clair, 74.71m Women's Triple Jump American-record holder Tiombé Hurd did not finish in the top 3. Hurd has not had a good 2007 season. She qualified for the National Championships with a jump of 13.43, a mark that ranked her only 13th going into the meet. The following athletes will represent Team USA in Osaka: 1st Place: Shani Marks, 14.08m 2nd Place: Yvette Lewis, 13.59m 3rd Place: Erica McLain, 13.57m Men's 10,000m Run The following athletes will represent Team USA in Osaka: 1st Place: Abdi Abdirahman, 28:13.51 2nd Place: Galen Rupp, 28:23.31 3rd Place: Dathan Ritzenhein, 28:31.88 Women's 10,000m Run The following athletes will represent Team USA in Osaka: 1st Place: Deena Kastor, 31:57.00 2nd Place: Kara Goucher, 32:33.80 3rd Place: Katie McGregor, 32:44.69 FIRST-ROUND SURPRISES The following athletes had top-9 qualifying times coming into the National Championships yet did not make it past the first round:
