What NEW people will medal or make finals at Worlds in 2011?

Wheating

Wheating has a legitimate shot at medaling. Solinsky and Lagat could as well. Teg you have to remember is older than Webb and Ritz, so I think he hit his peak in 2007.

Fernandez will have a hard time making the 5,000 team, with Lagat, Solinsky, Rupp, and Teg in the mix (Jager has said he'll probably be 1500 this summer, due to injury).

The 10,000 will likely be Rupp, Ritz, and either Derrick or Nelson, unless Solinsky decides to do it.

1,500 Wheating (medal), Webb, and either Lopez or Manzano.

50% who medalled at last 3 Worlds/Olys were from California and Texas. One medal came from Oregon. That means the rest of the 47 states won the approximate half. That's plenty. I hope to see the USA continue to dominate T&F on the world stage. It's sure has been fun to watch.

Ashton Eaton will win - mark it down!

I assume NEW means guys that haven't made final before so in that case I will say Wheating for sure in final and 4-5. I think Symmonds will medal but he's been a finalist before.

Keeping it local I will also give props to Bailey to make the final in the 100 and 200. Kid is starting to figure it out and I expect he is close for a medal.