NCAA Day 4 On Site Coverage June 12, 2004 Day
4 Distance Recap here
Women's 4*400 Exciting
finish. LSU was 6 points back of UCLA in the team title.
LSU won the race buy UCLA's anchor passed a couple
people the final 100m to get UCLA 4th place and
the team title by 1 point. The Texas team fell
on the first exchange and did not win as expected. LSU
ended up losing the meet by getting Texas DQd in the
4*100 which put UCLA in the final of the 4*100 which
they went on to finish 2nd in. Without Texas being DQd, UCLA would
not have made the final.
Men's 4*400 This
was an exciting race as expected. Early leader Arizona
State dropped the baton at the 2nd exchange. 400m champ
Jeremy Wariner ran a superb 3rd leg to give the Bears
the lead and they held off Minnesota on the final lap
for the win.
Women's 400m Hurdles Sheena
Johnson blew away the field running 53.54 which is a
collegiate record for an athlete still competing for
their school. Lashinda Demus of USC ran 54.22 a personal
best but it was only good for 2nd on this day.
Men's 400m Hurdles NCAA
leader Keron Clement got the win in a slow 49.05.
Women's 400m Dee
Dee Trotter of Tennessee got the surprise victory (50.32)
over pre race favorite Sanya Richards who was running
in front of the home crowd. Richards faded the final
20 meters and ended up 3rd in 50.68. Trotter started
out slow but closed great. She said, "I actually felt really good when I was out of the race a little bit at the
200-meter mark. I kept thinking that I didnt know if I could catch up, but I
just kept running and ran it all the way into the line. I was almost surprised
at the line because I was so far behind earlier in the race. I surprised myself
that I caught up in time and passed (Texas Sanya Richards and Monique Henderson
of UCLA).
Men's 400m This
was an extremely deep and strong field, but Baylor's
Jeremy Wariner had the most left the final 100m and
won in 44.71. He said, Ive been working hard all season - last season, too. I wanted to win and I
knew it wasnt just going to be handed to me. I had to fight and I dug down deep
at the end. God blessed me with the win today.
