Amy Begley, Russell Brown Scratch from 2011 USA Indoors

By: Chris Lotsbom
February 25, 2011

(25-Feb) -- With the 2011 edition of the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships set to begin tomorrow in Albuquerque, N.M., several late scratches have caused the fields for the distance events to shrink.

In the women's 3000m, 2008 Olympian Amy Begley has withdrawn, scuttling a potentially excellent match-up with USA steeplechase record holder Jenny Simpson.  At this point, only seven women are entered in that race.

Also scratched is Russell Brown in the mile, the winner at the mile at the New Balance Grand Prix in Boston.  "Russell is not running," said his manager Chris Layne of Total Sports U.S. in a text message.  "Was never really in the plans, but just to cover the base we entered him."  Brown, who trains with Andrew Wheating under coach Vin Lananna in Eugene, Ore., will focus on building up for his outdoor season, instead.

University of Oregon redshirt senior A.J. Acosta also has pulled out of the mile.  Garrett Heath, Brown's former teammate at Stanford University, scratched from the 3000m, but is still declared for the mile.

Further scratches include Heidi Dahl in the 800m, Lauren Johnson in the mile, and Lauren Bonds in the 3000m.  Bonds has declared in the mile, though, and is still likely to run.

The men's 3000m offers the most robust field with Bernard Lagat, Galen Rupp and Brent Vaughn all competing.

Full event fields are listed below.  The meet, which begins Saturday and concludes Sunday, will be the final stop of the 2011 Indoor Visa Championship Series.

Athletes are listed by name, with their affiliation, qualifying mark, and declaration status. An asterisk (*) denotes times which were run at a different distance but still met qualifing standards i.e., a 1500m mark for the mile or a 5000m mark for the 3000m.

MEN -
800m:
 Tetlo Emmen, unattached, 1:47.95, declared
 Mark Wieczorek, unattached, 1:48.99, declared
 Jacob Hernandez, Nike, 1:49.53, declared
 Brandon Shaw, unattached, 1:49.63, declared
 James O'Brien, Indiana Invaders, 1:49.74, declared
 Mark Husted, unattached, 1:50.03, declared
 Anthony Luna, unattached, 1:50.17, declared
 Duane Solomon, Saucony, 1:50.22, declared
 Joshua Slamka, Wisconsin Runner Racing Team, 1:51.70, declared
 Shawn Lindbom, unattached, 1:49.54, open
 Raymond Parker, Greater Philadelphia TC, NT, open

Mile:
 Kyle Miller, Nike, 3:41.99, declared
 Garrett Heath, Saucony, 3:55.87, declared
 Jeff See, Saucony, 3:58.15, declared
 Rob Myers, Saucony, 3:58.87, declared
 Aaron Braun, adidas / McMillan Elite, 4:00.38, declared
 Joshua McAdams, New Balance, 4:01.43, declared
 Tommy Schmitz, Saucony / Wisconsin Runner Racing Team, 4:01.55, declared

3000m:
 Brent Vaughn, Nike, NT, declared
 Bernard Lagat, Nike, 7:39.35, declared
 Aaron Braun, adidas / McMillan Elite, 7:50.11, declared
 Jeff See, Saucony, 7:50.23, declared
 Christopher Barnicle, New Balance, 7:55.70, declared
 Trevor Dunbar, unattached, 8:00.10, declared
 Scott Smith, McMillan Elite, 8:00.34, declared
 Jeremy Johnson, Brooks, 8:00.88, declared
 Derek Scott, Puma, 8:01.68, declared
 Kyle Alcorn, Nike, 8:02.56, declared
 Galen Rupp, Nike / Oregon TC Elite, 13:11.44*, declared
 Kyle Perry, New Balance, 8:03.20, pending
 Ryan McNiff, unattached, 8:05.76, pending
 Brian Medigovich, Hansons-Brooks Distance Project, 8:05.87, pending
 Alejandro Ruiz, Nike, NT, open

WOMEN -
800m:
 Phoebe Wright, Nike, 2:00.39, declared
 Erica Moore, unattached, 2:03.51, declared
 Angee Henry, Team Nebraska Brooks, 2:03.80, declared
 Heather Kampf, Asics / Team USA Minnesota, 2:05.31, declared
 Jesse Carlin, unattached, 2:06.09, declared
 Stephanie Charnigo, unattached, 2:06.28, declared
 Kimarra McDonald, unattached, 2:06.85, declared
 Lindsey Schnell, unattached, 2:07.03, declared
 Laura Januszewski, Brooks, 2:07.84, declared
 Melanie Hardy, unattached, 2:07.87, declared
 Stephanie Herrick, CPTC New Balance, 2:08.09, declared
 Molly Beckwith, unattached, 2:03.01, open
 Tamika Kinchen, unattached, 2:07.57, open

Mile:
 Sara Hall, Asics, 4:15.35*, declared
 Heidi Dahl, New Balance, 4:16.99*, declared
 Sara Vaughn, adidas, 4:20.52*, declared
 Lesley Higgins, New York Athletic Club (NYAC), 4:20.72*, declared
 Dana Mecke, unattached, 4:22.67*, declared
 Catherine Beck, CPTC New Balance, 4:25.00*, declared
 Jenny Simpson, New Balance, 4:28.60, declared
 Frances Koons, New Balance, 4:31.53, declared
 Lauren Bonds, Adidas Raleigh Track Club, 4:34.65, declared
 Gabriele Anderson, Brooks / Team USA Minnesota, 4:35.17, declared
 Karly Hamric, RIADHA, 4:37.55, declared
 Heather Kampf, Asics / Team USA Minnesota, 4:37.76*, declared
 Annick Lamar, New York Athletic Club (NYAC), 4:40.92, declared
 Mason Cathey, unattached, 4:42.36, declared
 Asher Kyger, unattached, 4:47.94, pending

3000m:
 Jenny Simpson, New Balance, 8:50.78, declared
 Allison Kieffer, Sun Elite, 9:08.00, declared
 Sara Hall, Asics, 9:11.17, declared
 Stephanie Pezzullo, unattached, 9:21.20, declared
 Erin Dromgoole, New Balance Boston, 9:22.13, declared
 Mindy Sullivan, unattached, 9:25.73, declared
 Lois Ricardi Keller, Club Northwest, 9:34.35, pending

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