Women's long jump winner , Hyleas Fountain
"I
had a lot of fun during the competition today. I actually enjoyed
competing with and helping out some of the younger ladies. It keeps me
more relaxed when I'm talking it up. Once I get on the runaway I'm very
serious. But I need to stay loose before I jump. If I'm too tense I
don't compete well. I'll be focusing on the heptathlon heading to the
Olympic Trials. This was a good strength building effort for me today,
taking all the jumps plus warm-ups. In the heptathlon we only get three
jumps. I like coming in here and competing in individual events."
Men's high jump winner, Andra Manson
"I
felt good. It was great to win, that was the goal. I was very relaxed
and not as uptight as I have been. I feel like I'm in the best shape of
my life. I'm here to have fun and enjoy the moment."
Women's shot put winner, Jillian Camarena
"WOW...It
took me quite a while to get things together today. I finally nailed
one on my last throw. I came in here trying to have a good competitive
session. I've been working on a lot of technique for the past nine
month or so. My plan was always to compete indoors this year,
especially with the world indoors. "
Men's pole vault winner, Brad Walker
"I
had gotten a little banged up in a meet in Glascow, Scotland. My ankles
and feet took a hit in the plant box. But I'm pretty much back to
normal now. This was the plan from the beginning to compete indoors,
head for the world indoors and then begin gearing up for the outdoor
trials. I was pleased with the way I competed today. For some reason
it's tough to get a really good mark here. Not sure why. But I'll take
the win.
Men's 5,000m race walk winner, Matt Boyles
"It
was a real blessing to come in and win today. This is my first Indoor
victory. I'm just very happy. The race was tough from the beginning.
The guys pushed me and made me work for it. "
"My
goal right now is Russia (IAAF World Race Walking Cup) to get the "A"
qualifying standard and lord willing I'll make the Olympic team."
(Boyles was the runner-up at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's
50 km Race Walk.)
Women's high jump winner, Amy Acuff
"This
was a little disappointing today I didn't clear 6-6. But I felt very
good. My practices have been going extremely well. I'm very excited.
After the Fresno indoor meet I decided I could be competitive enough to
take a medal at the world indoors, so I decided I was going to go. The
past several years their have been nagging injuries so It's been a
little frustrating. Lately I've been practicing well. So I'm excited
about the remainder of this year."
Men's triple jump winner, Aarik Wilson
"I
wanted to come out and jump far. I'm just trying to work on things,
working on being as strong and fit as possible. It's a work in progress
trying to get ready for the Olympics.
It'll be
good to get out there and compete against some of the best jumpers in
the world (at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Valencia, Spain).
But right now I need to get ready for tomorrow, focus on the long jump.
I want to hit the qualifier for World Indoors and try to double."
Women's 3000 meter winner, Shannon Rowbury
"I
haven't raced in 11 months so I didn't know what to expect today. I'm
really happy and knowing I got about a five second PR is even more
exciting. The game plan was to go with the pace and see if I could hang
on and then kick. Surprisingly the pace seemed very comfortable. I'm
not sure About going to the world indoors. I have to talk with my coach
and see what the game plan is. I want to be ready for the trials come
June."
Men's 3,000m winner, Matt Tegenkamp
"It
was hard coming in here, we all had the same goal. As the race went on
I got more and more comfortable. This was my first race of the Indoor
season. I'm going to talk to my coach tonight to decide if I'm going to
go World Indoors. I just have to stay focused now and not get ahead of
myself and try to make sure I make the (Olympic) Team."
Women's 1500 meter winner, Christin Wurth
"I
feel fantastic but I still have a ways to go. I knew coming here I was
strong. Last year I struggled with my confidence. It was a building
year. My pan was to just sit and with 1000 to go I wanted to go for it.
I believe coaching in this game is everything. I had a real good game
plan coming into the race."
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