2011 Women's Steeplechase Prelims: Favorites Advance
By LetsRun.com
June 25, 2011
The USATF women's steeplechase got underway and all the favorites made Sunday's final.
Womens 3000 Steeplechase Semi-Finals:
Top 4 + 6 Times 9:43.00 WC "A" Standard, 9:50.00 "B" Standard
Semi-Final 1:
2010 NCAA Champion Bridget Franek, now of the Oregon Track Club, and long-time American distance star Sara Hall took control of the pace early in this first semi-final. 2011 NCAA runner-up Stephanie Garcia of Virginia and Delilah DiCrescenzo were right on the leaders shoulders. Also in the lead group of five through the first 2000 meters was Mason Cathey, who has had a breakthrough season in 2011. But with only the top four advancing, someone was going to get left out. And it seemed like it might be DiCrescenzo, who struggled on two water jumps in the final 1000, losing ground each time before surging to regain her spot. But with 200 to go, it was Hall that lost contact with the group and then landed with two feet on the final water jump, losing any hope of gaining a top four automatic finish and now had to hope her fifth place time would hold up...which it did.
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Semi-Final 2:
Recent NCAA champions continued to set the pace in the semi-finals; in heat two it was Colorados Emma Coburn, who triumphed two weeks ago in Des Moines. Right with her was Nicole Bush, who returned to the site of her horrific 2009 injury, when the officials Hayward set the steeple barrier too high in her heat and she suffered a serious fracture in her leg. Also in the lead group was former Americanr record holder Lisa Aguilera, Shayla Houlihan, Lindsay Allen and Lindsey Sundell. With two laps to go, Coburn, Bush and Allen had separated themselves with Sundell and one of the pre-meet favorites, Aguilera, battling it out for the final automatic qualifying spot. At the bell, Aguilera and Houlihan surged past Sundell but were still 10 meters behind the three leaders. Bush pushed hardest in the last 50 meters to get the win, closely followed by Allen, Aguilera and a very relaxed Coburn. Kansas Rebeka Stowe kicked well for fifth to earn a spot on time in the final as Houlihan and Sundell also hung on for spots.
1 | Nicole Bush | New Balance | 9:59.11 | Q |
2 | Lindsay Allen | McMillan Elite / adidas | 9:59.40 | Q |
3 | Lisa Aguilera | Nike | 9:59.63 | Q |
4 | Emma Coburn | Colorado | 9:59.75 | Q |
5 | Rebeka Stowe | Kansas | 10:00.78 | q |
6 | Shayla Houlihan | Brooks | 10:00.97 | q |
7 | Lindsay Sundell | unattached | 10:02.94 | q |
8 | Kara June | TeamRogue Elite | 10:04.85 | |
9 | Claire Michel | Oregon | 10:06.55 | |
10 | Alyssa Kulik | Clemson University | 10:07.93 | |
11 | Lesley Higgins | New York Athletic Club (NYAC) | 10:15.67 | |
12 | Maggie Callahan | Arizona | 10:17.53 | |
13 | Nicol Traynor | Richmond | 10:17.92 | |
14 | Jane Rudkin | Bowerman Athletic Club | 10:35.67 | |
15 | Keara Thomas | Charlotte | 10:43.20 | |
16 | Kathleen Hursey | Syracuse University | 10:46.23 | |
17 | KaraLyn DeWalt | unattached | 10:50.25 |
Sunday:
Men's 800m: LRC Men's 800m: Nick Symmonds Makes it Four in a Row
Women's 800m: LRC Women's
800m: Alysia Goes Wire to Wire
Women's Steeplechase: LRC Emma Coburn Wins, Stephanie Garcia Falls, and Hey Delilah Goes to Korea
Saturday USATF Coverage
Men's 1500m: LRC Matt Centrowitz Jr Pulls Away from Bernard Lagat
Women's 1500m: LRC The Thrill Victory (Morgan Uceny) and Agony of Defeat (Christin Wurth Thomas)
Men's Steeple: LRC Billy Nelson's Return to Oregon is Successful
Friday: USATF Coverage
Men' 5000m: LRC Men's 5,000m: Bernard Lagat's 3:57.80 Close Wins A Thriller Over Chris Solinsky And Galen Rupp
Women's 5000m: LRC Women's 5,000m: Molly Huddle Impresses, Hastings And Bizzarri Continue The Mammoth Mojo
800m Semis: LRC All the Favorites Advance And KD Asks For Some Energy From His Fans In The Final
*Ashton Eaton Sets PR With Decathlon Win, Olympic Gold Medallist Bryan Clay Falls In 110 Hurdles And Doesn't Finish The Meet
*Walter Dix Just Outleans Justin Gatlin To Win US Champs 100
*SI's Tim Layden Takes a Look at Justin Gatlin's Situation
*Post Race Interviews
Complete Thursday USATF Coverage: *10k Photos
Men's 10k: LRC Men's 10,000m: Galen Rupp Closes Out Matt Tegenkamp With 1:52.5 Final 800m
Women's 10k: LRC Women's 10,000m: Shalane Flanagan Goes Wire to Wire Over Kara Goucher and Field
1500m Round 1 and Men's Steeple Round1: LRC Thursday's 1500m Heats: 2011 US Leader Russell Brown Bows Out
800M Round 1: LRC: 800m Round 1 Goes According to Form
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