Alysia Johnson 1:57.85! What a year for her, she keeps on rolling...

Or on something. just catching up with the russians?

Race here....

http://www.flotrack.org/videos/coverage/view_video/237351-2010-lignano-athletics-meeting/348086-w-800-h02-johnson-157-2010-lignano

Real deal, what a rebound from 2008!!!

Serie 1 Stadio comunale G.Teghil - 18 Luglio 2010 Ora Inizio: 22:08

Clas. Cors. Pett. Atleta Anno Cat. Società Prestazione

1 4I 38 DONOHUE Erin 1983 SF USA00 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2:01.26

2 2I 25 DORNIDEN Heather 1987 SF USA00 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2:01.78

3 5I 32 SANTIUSTI CABALLERO Yus 1984 SF PD140 ASSINDUSTRIA SPORT PADOVA 2:02.20

4 5E 30 REINA Daniela 1981 SF RM002 G.S. FIAMME AZZURRE 2:02.51

5 3I 26 GALL Geena 1987 SF USA00 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2:03.31

6I 35 WILLIAMS Clora 1983 SF JAM00 JAMAICA Rit

6E 36 ZULIAN Lara 1975 SF TS010 C.U.S. TRIESTE NP

1I 20 BATAGELJ Jolanda 1976 SF SLO00 SLOVENIJA NP

4E 19 ARTUSO Elisabetta 1974 SF RI224 G.S. FORESTALE NP

Passaggi: m. 400: 58.3

Serie 2 Stadio comunale G.Teghil - 18 Luglio 2010 Ora Inizio: 22:14

Clas. Cors. Pett. Atleta Anno Cat. Società Prestazione

1 2I 27 JOHNSON Alysia 1986 SF USA00 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1:57.85

2 1I 34 VESSEY Maggie 1981 SF USA00 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1:59.00

3 3I 33 UCENY Morgan 1985 SF USA00 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1:59.29

4 3E 21 BECKWITH Molly 1987 SF USA00 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1:59.83

5 4I 29 PIERCE Anna 1984 SF USA00 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2:00.79

6 5I 24 DAHL Heidi 1986 SF USA00 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2:02.14

7 4E 28 MOSER Treniere 1981 SF USA00 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2:03.29

8 6E 31 RIVA Antonella 1981 SF PR068 C.U.S. PARMA 2:05.88

6I 23 DARDEN Dominique 1983 SF USA00 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NP

Passaggi: m. 400: 57.2

Yet another cal runner who gets much better after escaping the black hole known as cal track and field.

not from the farm wrote:

Yet another cal runner who gets much better after escaping the black hole known as cal track and field.

David Torrence 1:45.97 in the same meet.

Why did the US travel all the way to Morocco to rerun the USTAF 800m in two sections?

It was marroccooo it was furyher

gotta love it! happy to see these results.

not from the farm wrote:

Yet another cal runner who gets much better after escaping the black hole known as cal track and field.

Funny thing is she is coached by Tony Sandoval the Cal coach

Maggie bringing her times down every meet. She'll be back to her 1:57 from by the end of the summer.

The black hole of Cal --

Junior (2007): Captured both the NCAA indoor and outdoor 800-meter titles...her school-record 1:59.29 at the NCAA outdoor meet not only set a school record, but was the third fastest in collegiate history...Alysia Johnson -- 2007 the women's 800 meter at the USATF outdoor championship.

Senior (2008) Named the 2008 Pac-10 Women's Track Athlete of the Year...at the 2008 NCAA Championships, did not run in the semifinals of the 800 meters due to a minor foot injury suffered at the end of her preliminary race the day before. ...won her second-straight NCAA West Regional title in the 800 with a meet-record time of 2:00.77, breaking her former record time of 2:02.12, which she set a year ago...won her second straight 800-meter Pac-10 title with a time of 2:00.57.

Her injury in 2008 was more severe than originally thought. She is just getting back to form this season.

Don't let the facts get in your the way of your hatred for Cal.

correction:

Alysia Johnson -- 2007 the women's 800 meter champion at the USATF outdoor championship.

Alysia's race was in Italy

I was responding to "not from the farm"'s black hole comment.

non-american wrote:

Or on something. just catching up with the russians?

She is not doing anything out of the ordinary, AJ ran 1:59 as an college junior. She has been hurt and just returning to form. -shut your mouth

Way to go, Morgan! Great job by the Big Red alumna!

Agreed, she had a rough 2008 and has rebounded.

of course, I hope that she is clean. But then she is very muscular and has crossed that invisible line into doping country (the sub 1:58 woman's 800m runner). Not too many possible exceptions in there, and some of those exceptions are probably men or hermaphrodites (Jelimo?, definitely Mutola and Semenya).