USA CHAMPS PREDICTIONS: Who do you have making the team?

seb wrote:

In no particular order

100m gay rodgers bracy

200m gatlin Isaiah young dedric dukes

400m mcquay david verburg vernon norwood

800m berian jock solomon

1500m blankenship manzano heath

5000m rupp lagat true

10000m rupp estrada (fake American) mead

110m hurdles oliver richardson merrit

400m hurdles dutch tinsley batman

Steeple jager cabral kebenei

I'm sorry, but did you really single out Estrada as a fake american, but leave Bernard "i'm a US citizen but will wait til after the Olympics to reveal that" Lagat alone??

Also -1 for including Heath over merber

seb wrote:

In no particular order

100m gay rodgers bracy

200m gatlin Isaiah young dedric dukes

400m mcquay david verburg vernon norwood

800m berian jock solomon

1500m blankenship manzano heath

5000m rupp lagat true

10000m rupp estrada (fake American) mead

110m hurdles oliver richardson merrit

400m hurdles dutch tinsley batman

Steeple jager cabral kebenei

The real question is how is Centrowitz not in your 1500m?

MEEERRRRRBEERRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!! in the 1500

blankenship

centrosauce

Is everybody sure that True is doubling? He'd mostly been talking about the 5000

WOMEN'S TEAM PREDICTION

Note:

BYES: Allyson Felix (200), Brianna Rollins (100h), Dawn Harper (100h), Jenny Simpson (1500), Tianna Bartoletta (LJ), Britney Reese (LJ)

100m:

1. Bowie 2. Gardner 3. Prandini

Contenders (also relay pool): Bartoletta, Tarmoh, Jeter

200m:

Allyson Felix (not competing/BYE)

1. Tori Bowie 2.Tarmoh 3. Prandini

Contenders: Bryant, Jefferson, K. Brown, Solomon

400m:

1. Allyson Felix 2. Sanya Richards-Ross 3. Francena Mcrory

Contenders (and relay pool): P. Francis, Beard, Hastings, S. Wimbley, Trotter, Baisden

800m:

1. Ajee Wilson 2. Martinez 3. Vessey

Contenders: Alysia Montano, Price, Ludlow

1500m:

1. Jenny Simpson (BYE) 2. Shannon Rowbury 3. Sarah Brown 4. Alexa Efraimson

Contenders: Moser, Kampf, Mackey, Grunewald, Uceny

5000

1. Huddle 2. Rowbury 3. Infeld 4. Marielle Hall (if Rowbury doesn't run)

Contenders: Tully, A'gostino, Sisson, Flanagan

10000

1. Huddle 2. Flanangan 3. Infeld

Contenders: Sisson, Linden, Cragg, Hasay

100 hurdles:

1. Jasmin Stowers 2. Nelvis 3. Dawn-Harper (BYE) 4. Brianna Rollins (BYE) 5. Kendra Harrison

Contenders: Queen Harrison, Lolo Jones, Castlin

400 hurdles

1. Shamier Little 2. Georganne Moline 3. K. Harrison

Contenders: K. Carter, T. Williams, L. Demus

3000 Steeple Chase:

1. Emma Coburn 2. Leah O'Connor 3. Stephanie Garcia

Contenders: Colleen Quigley, Courtney Frerichs, S. Kipp, N Bush, A. Praught, A. Higginson

Long Jump

1. Bartoletta (BYE) 2. Quanesha Burks 3. Prandini 4. Reese (BYE) 5. Jimoh

PV

1. Suhr 2. Demi Payne 3. Sandi Morris

> BYES: Allyson Felix (200), Brianna Rollins (100h), Dawn Harper (100h), Jenny Simpson (1500), Tianna Bartoletta (LJ), Britney Reese (LJ)

I thought only defending world champs had byes.

According to:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_World_Championships_in_Athletics#Track_2

Felix had silver in 2013 WC, as did Simpson.

Rollins had gold, but Harper is not even listed to have medalled?

Just skimmed this:

http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2015/IAAF-World-Outdoor-Championships/Athlete-Info/Athlete-Selection-Procedures.aspx

and it says 2014 Diamond League champions get byes. Is that how Felix & Simpson have byes?

Ok, yes, Felix & Simpson & a couple others on that list have Diamond League byes.

http://www.iaaf.org/news/press-release/2014-diamond-league-race-winners-stats

Ashton Eaton has a WC decathlon bye as well, that he says he is not using, right?

CuriousTheCat wrote:

Just skimmed this:

http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2015/IAAF-World-Outdoor-Championships/Athlete-Info/Athlete-Selection-Procedures.aspx

and it says 2014 Diamond League champions get byes. Is that how Felix & Simpson have byes?

Correct. Same with Harper and Bartoletta.

Hiya folks wrote:

CuriousTheCat wrote:

Just skimmed this:

http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2015/IAAF-World-Outdoor-Championships/Athlete-Info/Athlete-Selection-Procedures.aspx

and it says 2014 Diamond League champions get byes. Is that how Felix & Simpson have byes?

Correct. Same with Harper and Bartoletta.

I do not think IAAF lets a county use two byes in the same event and run five. Four max I'm sure logic says they go and the rest of the women run for two berths.

truth be told USA has a strong enough depth to put 6 in the final next to Billaud France and Tif Porter GB- Sally Pearson badly broken wrist will not be there

The forecast shows mid-90's which could affect distance runners and people doubling.

Look out for Ward in the 10k. She had a great summer last year including 5th at USAs on the track and 3rd on the roads. She's coming off an injury this spring though, and hasn't raced much.

¿Que? wrote:

seb wrote:

In no particular order

100m gay rodgers bracy

200m gatlin Isaiah young dedric dukes

400m mcquay david verburg vernon norwood

800m berian jock solomon

1500m blankenship manzano heath

5000m rupp lagat true

10000m rupp estrada (fake American) mead

110m hurdles oliver richardson merrit

400m hurdles dutch tinsley batman

Steeple jager cabral kebenei

I'm sorry, but did you really single out Estrada as a fake american, but leave Bernard "i'm a US citizen but will wait til after the Olympics to reveal that" Lagat alone??

Also -1 for including Heath over merber

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Given that Centrowitz took second place in the Prefontaine meet (ahead of Kiprop) and also ran 1:44 in the 800 last week, I think it would be reasonable to add him to your 1500 list in replacement of Heath who is not running in the 1500 (he's in the 5000 only).

WiT wrote:

Hiya folks wrote:

Correct. Same with Harper and Bartoletta.

I do not think IAAF lets a county use two byes in the same event and run five. Four max YES USATF Gives defending champ the bye not the DL winners{/B]

I'm sure logic says they go and the rest of the women run for two berths.

Does not seem to be the case informed sources say DHN in 100HH and Bartoletta LJ only can flash the card if Rollins and Reese are unable to use theirs .

truth be told USA has a strong enough depth to put 6 in the final next to Billaud France and Tif Porter GB- Sally Pearson badly broken wrist will not be there

Defending Byes-

Rollins and Reese

Eaton, Merritt and Oliver

DL Byes-

Felix and Simpson

Gatlin, Hoffa, Christian Taylor, Tinsley

with DHN and Bartoletta DL byes trumped by Defender byes

I'll put top 4 If an athlete has a bye to Worlds

Men:

100m- 1) Gatlin 2) Gay 3) Rodgers 4) Bromell

200m- 1) Gatlin 2) Gay 3) Dukes

400m- 1) Merritt 2) Vernburg 3) McQuay

400m Hurdles 1) Batman 2) Dutch 3) Tinsley

800m- 1) Berian 2) Jock 3) Kidder (it's so wide open, it's really hard to pick here, I predict 51 first lap, but then Berian takes off, Jock hold on for 2nd, Kidder surprises and kicks to just get 3rd, I like Symmonds, but if this is a 1:44 race which I think will win it, he's only in 1:45 shape and I don't think that'll do it...

Sorry accidentally pressed send on my last post

I'll put top 4 If an athlete has a bye to Worlds

Men:

100m- 1) Gatlin 2) Gay 3) Rodgers 4) Bromell

200m- 1) Gatlin 2) Gay 3) Dukes

400m- 1) Merritt 2) Norwood 3) McQuay

400m Hurdles 1) Batman 2) Dutch 3) Tinsley

800m- 1) Berian 2) Jock 3) Kidder

1500m- 1) Centro 2) Manzano 3) Blankenship

5000m- 1) Rupp 2) Lagat 3) Hill

10000m- 1) Rupp 2) True 3) Estrada

3k Steeple- 1) Jager 2) Cabral 3) Huling

Women:

800m- 1) Wilson 2) Martinez 3) Price

1500m- 1) Simpson 2) Rowbury 3) Moser

5000m- 1) Huddle 2) Rowbury 3) Tulley

10000m- 1) Huddle 2) Flanagan 3) Infield

3k Steeple- 1) Coburn 2) Garcia 3) Quigley