Wallace Spearmon Runs Very Fast, Very Early to Beat Jeremy Wariner at UTA Bobby Layne Invitational
By LetsRun.com
March 24, 2012
Wallace Spearmon is back.
A week after running a wind-aided 10.06 100m, Spearmon blasted a world leading 19.95 200m to easily defeat Jeremy Wariner at the UTA Bobby Layne Invitational in Arlington, Texas.
Spearmon, a three time individual World medallist in the 200m, suffered from an achilles injury in 2012 and called it a season after not making the finals of USATF nationals. Spearmon got a call from friend Usain Bolt to cheer him up, but he was left watching the 2011 World Championships from home. Any concerns that the achilles injury would curtail Spearmon's Olympic year are gone.
Running this fast this early is very, very rare. According to the IAAF all-time lists, this is the earliest anyone in the world has ever gone sub 20.00 seconds in the Northern Hemisphere outdoors. Pushing it out a month, only three people have gone sub 20.00 in April in the Northern Hemisphere: Spearmon, Bolt and Jeff Williams.
This was Spearmon's 22nd sub 20 clocking of his life tying Usain Bolt. Michael Johnson has 23 sub 20 clockings and Frankie Fredericks has the most at 24.
Jeremy Wariner improved from his 20.66 wind aided 200m the week before to finish a distance second in 20.53, just edging Canadian Olympian Jared Connaughton.
Doc Patton, second last year at USATFs in the 200, who didn't make the finals of the US 60m last month, ran a very quick world leading 10.06 in the 100m.
La Shauntea Moore, sixth at USATFs in the 200 last year, ran a world leading 22.94 in the women's 200m.
With the Olympics the first week in August the stars are clearly getting ready earlier this year. It was also a beautiful 80 degree day with a favorable light breeze in the sprints.
UTA Bobby Layne Key Results below. Full results here, recap from UTA website here
Click on the thumbnail to see an excellent shot of the finish tweeted by Max Faulkner of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Trust us you won't be disappointed the thumbnail does not do it justice.
Update: FW Star Telegram Article on Race: Spearmon: "I'm back" 
Men's 200:
Event 209 Men 200 Meter Dash
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Name Year School Finals Wind H# Points
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Finals
1 Spearmon, Wallace Saucony 19.95 1.8 1
2 Wariner, Jeremy Adidas 20.53 1.8 1
3 Connaughton, Jared Canada 20.54 1.8 1
4 Hubbard, Jamil unattached 20.77 1.8 2
5 Boyd, Marcus Michael Johnson 20.89 1.8 2
6 White, Steven North Texas 21.19 1.2 4
7 Isles, Carlin unattached 21.20 1.9 3
8 Collins, Clinton North Texas 21.30 1.7 5
9 Baker, Ethan Oklahoma 21.33 1.2 4
10 Robertson, Paris Abilene Christian 21.39 1.2 4
11 Betters, Lejerald unattached 21.50 1.8 1
12 Fortson, Danzell unattached 21.63 1.8 1
Men's 100m:
Event 205 Men 100 Meter Dash
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Name Year School Finals Wind H# Points
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Finals
1 Patton, Doc Nike 10.04 1.1 1
2 Silmon, Charles Tcu 10.22 1.5 5
3 Isles, Carlin unattached 10.24 1.1 1
4 Gray, Cordero unattached 10.25 1.1 1
5 Edgar, Tyrone unattached 10.30 1.1 1
6 Norman, Solomon Saucony 10.34 1.1 1
Women's 200m:
Event 109 Women 200 Meter Dash
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Name Year School Finals Wind H# Points
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Finals
1 Moore, La Shauntea Nike 22.94 1.3 1
2 Hodge, Virgil Unat-Tcu 23.50 1.3 1
3 Corinealdi, Chaniqua Tcu 23.73 1.2 2
4 Sanford, Jasmine unattached 23.92 1.3 1
5 Evans, Amber Smu 24.04 1.2 2
6 Kutu-Akoi, Phobay unattached 24.16 1.3 1
7 Ahye, Michelle Lee unattached 24.35 0.7 10
8 Lee, Leandria Wayland Baptist 24.41 1.2 2 24.403
8 Sutherland, Andrea unattached 24.41 1.3 1 24.403
10 Wells, Sherine Oklahoma 24.47 1.2 2
UTA Bobby Layne Key Results below. Full results here, recap from UTA website here
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