Goal of 30 medals still on USA track team’s radar Hightower said, “The way he went about putting out the goals was pretty unorthodox... It’s done, and our high-performance plan is based upon getting 30 medals. We’re still moving down that path...”
Who could win these "thirty medals"?
• your contenders picks: 01.) Jeshua Anderson (long hurdles) 02.) Christian Cantwell (shot put) 04.) Danielle Carruthers (sprint hurdles) 05.) Kerron Clement (long hurdles) 06.) Lashinda Demus (long hurdles) 07.) Walter Dix (sprints) 08.) Ashton Eaton (multis) 09.) Allyson Felix (long sprints) 10.) Shalane Flanagan (distance) 11.) Hyleas Fountain (multis) 12.) Justin Gatlin (sprints) 13.) Tyson Gay (sprints) 14.) Goodwin (long jump) 15.) Trey Hardee (multis) 16.) Dawn Harper (sprint hurdles) 17.) Queen Harrison 18.) Reese Hoffa (shot put) 19.) Bershawn Jackson (long hurdles) 20.) Carmelita Jeter (sprints) 21.) Chelsea Johnson (vault) 22.) Kibwé Johnson (hammer) 23.) Bernard Lagat (distance) 24.) Chaunte Lowe (high jump) 25.) Tony McQuay (400 meters) 27.) Aries Merritt (sprint hurdles) 27.) LaShawn Merritt (400 meters) 28.) Derek Miles (vault) 29.) Marshevet Myers (sprints) 30.) Adam Nelson (shot put) 31.) David Oliver (sprint hurdles) 32.) Dwight Phillips (long jump) 33.) Brittney Reese (long jump) 34.) Sanya Richards (400 meters) 35.) Jason Richardson (sprint hurdles) 36.) Jenny Simpson (1500 meters) 37.) Jenn Suhr (vault) 38.) Taylor (horizontal jumps) 39.) Angelo Taylor (long hurdles | 400 meters) 40.) Stephanie Brown Trafton (discus) 41.) Jeremy Wariner (400 meters) 42.) Jillian Camarena-Williams (shot put) 43.) Kellie Wells (sprint hurdles) 44.) Jesse Williams (high jump) 45.) women's 4x100m 46.) men's 4x100m 47.) women's 4x400m 48.) men's 4x400m
USATF 2011: Big trouble or bad rap? "To answer this question, it seemed best to compare it to the three previous USATF Championships which served as IAAF World Championships qualifiers: 2005 in Carson, California (for which I was privileged to serve as meet director), 2007 in Indianapolis and 2009 in Eugene. The meet vs. meet comparisons:"
bushop wrote: Goal of 30 medals still on USA track team’s radar Hightower said, “The way he went about putting out the goals was pretty unorthodox... It’s done, and our high-performance plan is based upon getting 30 medals. We’re still moving down that path...”
Who could win these "thirty medals"?
• your picks: 01.) Jeshua Anderson (long hurdles) 02.) Christian Cantwell (shot put) 03.) Bryan Clay (multis) 04.) Kerron Clement (long hurdles) 05.) Shawn Crawford (200 meters) 06.) Lashinda Demus (long hurdles) 07.) Walter Dix (100 | 200 meters) 08.) Ashton Eaton (multis) 09.) Allyson Felix (200 | 400 meters) 10.) Shalane Flanagan (distance) 11.) Hyleas Fountain (multis) 12.) Tyson Gay (100 | 200 meters) 13.) Dawn Harper (sprint hurdles) 14.) Reese Hoffa (shot put) 15.) Bershawn Jackson (long hurdles) 16.) Carmelita Jeter (100 | 200 meters) 17.) Chelsea Johnson (vault) 18.) Kibwé Johnson (hammer) 19.) Lolo Jones (sprint hurdles) 20.) Bernard Lagat (distance) 21.) Tony McQuay (400 meters) 22.) Aries Merritt (sprint hurdles) 23.) LaShawn Merritt (400 meters) 24.) Derek Miles (vault) 25.) Adam Nelson (shot put) 26.) David Oliver (sprint hurdles) 27.) Dwight Phillips (long jump) 28.) Brittney Reese (long jump) 29.) Sanya Richards (400 meters) 30.) Shannon Rowbury (1500 meters) 31.) Jenn Suhr (vault) 32.) Angelo Taylor (long hurdles | 400 meters) 33.) Sheena Tosta (long hurdles) 34.) Stephanie Brown Trafton (discus) 35.) Terrence Trammell (sprint hurdles) 36.) Brad Walker (vault) 37.) Jeremy Wariner (400 meters) 38.) Jillian Camarena-Williams (shot put) 39.) who else...?
If Wells performs next year like she's been doing this year, she would be the favorite to win the gold medal coming into London. Carruthers has also been doing well.
We'll see if London 2012 is finally going to be the year that Lagat, Richards-Ross and Felix win gold medals. If Lagat doesn't win a gold medal in 2012, I don't think it takes away from all he's accomplished.
bushop wrote: Goal of 30 medals still on USA track team’s radar Hightower said, “The way he went about putting out the goals was pretty unorthodox... It’s done, and our high-performance plan is based upon getting 30 medals. We’re still moving down that path...”
I see Sheena Tosta's name on the list. That's interesting. I know she didn't make it on the national team this year, but when it comes time for competing for a spot in the Olympics, she does very well in nationals and does very well in the Olympics (finished 4th in 2004 and silver medalist in 2008). One wonders though if her time has passed. I know it has for Tiffany Ross-Williams. If it has, I'd replace her on that list with Queen Harrison.
tm71 wrote:it is extremely unlikely that even 3/4 of that list would make the team and be contenders by next summer.
Agreed... but which ones?
You can already eliminate Shawn Crawford, Terrance Trammell and Sheena Tosta off the list. If the US Nationals are any indication, all three may be done with being a part of the US Team, although Tosta does step it up during Olympic years. However, with the emergence of Queen Harrison, that may not happen. Not sure if Lolo Jones can rebound, but doubtful, especially if Dawn Harper, Danielle Carruthers and Kellie Wells ride their momentum into next season.
Crawford and Trammell have had nice careers and it would not surprise me to see either of them retire if neither make the Olympic Squad next year.
100m: Carmelita Jeter 200m: Carmelita Jeter Allyson Felix 400m: Allyson Felix 1500m: Jenny Simpson 400m hurdles: Lashinda Demus long jump: Brittney Reese shot put: Jillian Camarena-Williams
100m: Walter Dix 400m: LaShawn Merritt sprint hurdles: Jason Richardson 4x400m: USA high jump: Jesse Williams long jump: Dwight Phillips decathlon: Trey Hardee Ashton Eaton
gold silver bronze
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Moura wrote:I think was successful, but I still believe that will be very hard to get 30 medal in London. I know that some stars did not participate in this WC, but is usual that some miss a major due to injury or bad performance in US nationals or even doping. This time was Wariner, Gay, Love, Clay for example. Next year can be others, for example Merritt (400) can be not elegible to participate in OG due to doping problem. One interesting fact from this WC, is female and male US teams had very similar performances which is unusual as in other majors US male team won much more medals than female team. Other interesting fact, the strength of US is usually sprints and hurdles. In male in 7 events (5 individual ans 2 relays) only get 5 medals in total and just two were gold. In female things were much better with 9 medals and 4 gold. Anyway this WC "discovered" new stars from US such as Simpson, Taylor, Centrowitz and Claye which seem to me that can in London also contribute for US medalling. It is too early to predict for London, as new stars will appear, some athletes who underperform in this WC will come back much stronger and some champs from this WC will surely fail in London. To get 30 medal in London, I think US has to have all their best athletes healthy which is not very probable to happen.
Is “Project 30″ still a possibility? September 6, 2011 "Beyond confirming its status as the world’s best track & field nation, the question is asked about whether the team is living up to its enormous potential, and as a corollary, whether ex-USA Track & Field chief executive Doug Logan’s goal of 30 medals at the 2012 Olympic Games is possible." Men: Sprints & Relays: • Walter Dix • LaShawn Merritt • Tyson Gay • Michael Berry • Tony McQuay • 4x100m • 4x400m Men: Middle Distances: • Bernard Lagat • Nick Symmonds • Robby Andrews, perhaps? • Matthew Centrowitz Men: Distances: • Bernard Lagat • Galen Rupp • Chris Solinsky What about the steeple? Next. Men: Hurdles: • three medals Men: Jumps: • Jesse Williams • Will Claye • Christian Taylor • Dwight Phillips Men: Throws: • Whomever makes the team in shot put • Kibwé Johnson* Men: Decathlon: • Trey Hardee • Ashton Eaton • Bryan Clay Women: Sprints & Relays: • Carmelita Jeter • Marshevet Myers • Allyson Felix likely • Sholanda Solomon • Sanya Richards-Ross • Francena McCorory • Jessica Beard • Debbie Dunn • Alysia Johnson Montano • Maggie Vessey • Shannon Rowbury • Morgan Uceny • Jenny Simpson • Anna Pierce Women: Distances: • Shalane Flanagan • Lauren Fleshman • Kara Goucher • Amy Hastings Women: Hurdles: • Dawn Harper • Kellie Wells • Lolo Jones • Ginnie Powell • Lashinda Demus • Turqoise Thompson Women: Jumps: • Brigitta Barrett • Jenn Suhr • Brittney Reese • Janey DeLoach • Funmi Jimoh Women: Throws: • Jillian Camarena-Williams for her bronze medal in the Daegu shot and • Stephanie Brown Trafton • Kara Patterson Women: Heptathlon: • Hyleas Fountain
So, can the Americans win 30 track & field medals in 2012? Yes: here’s how: •: Men: 17 (won 13 in Daegu): 100 (1), 200 (1), 400 (1), 800 or 1500 (1), 5000 (1), 110H (1), 400H (2), 4×100 (1), 4×400 (1), HJ (1), LJ (1), TJ (1), SP (1), Dec (3). • Women 13 (won 12 in Daegu): 100 (1), 200 (2), 400 (1), 800 or 1500 (1), 100H (2), 400H (1), 4×100 (1), 4×400 (1), PV (1), LJ (1), SP or DT (1). And there is room for improvement even on that projection, in the men’s 200 m, the long jump, triple jump and shot put, and the women’s long jump and shot or discus.
bushop wrote:Is “Project 30″ still a possibility? September 6, 2011 "Beyond confirming its status as the world’s best track & field nation, the question is asked about whether the team is living up to its enormous potential, and as a corollary, whether ex-USA Track & Field chief executive Doug Logan’s goal of 30 medals at the 2012 Olympic Games is possible." Men: Sprints & Relays: • Walter Dix • LaShawn Merritt • Tyson Gay • Michael Berry • Tony McQuay • 4x100m • 4x400m Men: Middle Distances: • Bernard Lagat • Nick Symmonds • Robby Andrews, perhaps? • Matthew Centrowitz Men: Distances: • Bernard Lagat • Galen Rupp • Chris Solinsky What about the steeple? Next. Men: Hurdles: • three medals Men: Jumps: • Jesse Williams • Will Claye • Christian Taylor • Dwight Phillips Men: Throws: • Whomever makes the team in shot put • Kibwé Johnson* Men: Decathlon: • Trey Hardee • Ashton Eaton • Bryan Clay Women: Sprints & Relays: • Carmelita Jeter • Marshevet Myers • Allyson Felix likely • Sholanda Solomon • Sanya Richards-Ross • Francena McCorory • Jessica Beard • Debbie Dunn • Alysia Johnson Montano • Maggie Vessey • Shannon Rowbury • Morgan Uceny • Jenny Simpson • Anna Pierce Women: Distances: • Shalane Flanagan • Lauren Fleshman • Kara Goucher • Amy Hastings Women: Hurdles: • Dawn Harper • Kellie Wells • Lolo Jones • Ginnie Powell • Lashinda Demus • Turqoise Thompson Women: Jumps: • Brigitta Barrett • Jenn Suhr • Brittney Reese • Janey DeLoach • Funmi Jimoh Women: Throws: • Jillian Camarena-Williams for her bronze medal in the Daegu shot and • Stephanie Brown Trafton • Kara Patterson Women: Heptathlon: • Hyleas Fountain
So, can the Americans win 30 track & field medals in 2012? Yes: here’s how: •: Men: 17 (won 13 in Daegu): 100 (1), 200 (1), 400 (1), 800 or 1500 (1), 5000 (1), 110H (1), 400H (2), 4×100 (1), 4×400 (1), HJ (1), LJ (1), TJ (1), SP (1), Dec (3). • Women 13 (won 12 in Daegu): 100 (1), 200 (2), 400 (1), 800 or 1500 (1), 100H (2), 400H (1), 4×100 (1), 4×400 (1), PV (1), LJ (1), SP or DT (1). And there is room for improvement even on that projection, in the men’s 200 m, the long jump, triple jump and shot put, and the women’s long jump and shot or discus.
Still the goals for some... US coaches like chances for 30-medal Olympic haul "There is a lot of opportunity to get those 30 medals," Valmon said. The 30-medal goal for London was set by former USA Track and Field chief executive Doug Logan and backed by new chief executive Max Siegel, who took over last month. Americans claimed 23 medals from athletics at Beijing with seven golds, nine silvers and seven bronzes."
2012 could be a very good year for U.S. track and field team July 3, 2012 "... at the U.S. Olympic trials was an array of world-class races and enough noteworthy leaps and bounds to suggest the team will come close to its goal of 30 medals at the London Games." • Allyson Felix (200m) • Tyson Gay (100m) • Justin Gatlin (100m) • Wallace Spearmon Jr (200m) • Sanya Richards-Ross (400m) • Aries Merritt (sprint hurdles) • Jason Richardson (sprint hurdles) • Ashton Eaton (multis) • Lashinda Demus (400m hurdles) • Jenny Simpson (mile) • Morgan Uceny (mile) • Chaunte Lowe (hight jump) • Brigetta Barrett (hight jump) • Alysia Johnson Montano (½ mile) • Galen Rupp (distance) • Christian Taylor (triple jump)
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Is this the worst USA athletics team ever? 5 July 2012 "The 'roster' contains a lot of 'tourists', athletes with little hope of winning a medal. The Star-Spangled Banner no longer sparkles. Dwight Stones, said: 'I'm disturbed by our lack of depth. Our system is showing its vulnerability. The cause is not enough high-quality coaches and not enough money. Until we address that, we're going to see standards continuing to fall.' "
Track & Field News' predictions: 17 men’s medals... 100m Tyson Gay 200m Wallace Spearmon 400m LaShawn Merritt 5k Bernard Lagat 10k Galen Rupp 110m h Jason Richardson, Aries Merritt 400m h Kerron Clement 4x100m 4x400m HJ Jesse Williams TJ Christian Taylor, Will Claye SP Reese Hoffa, Ryan Whiting Dec Ashton Eaton, Trey Hardee
I like Wallace Spearmon but piking him 2nd in 200m is a stretch if Jamaicans are healthy. I pick a healthy US runner to get bronze in 100m and 400m. IMO this is a very weak men US team and I hope I am wrong.
Track and field: U.S. seeking 30 medals after bungle of Beijing July 8, 2012 "Still, 30 track and field medals might be a stretch. The United States has not brought home that many in 20 years. The Americans won 23 medals in Beijing, and only seven were gold."
Interesting how 15 out of 45 of the individuals listed in the original list didn't make it in individual events. A few that made the team will be long shots or require a huge performance to make the podium. Even some of the daegu medalist will have a hard time getting back on the podium (camarena-Williams, centrowicz, simpson will have a hard time repeating their feats this time). But again I don't see getting shut out in the men's 400 h and shot like in Korea. However, the total of 30 seems unrealistic.
Marlow wrote:I'll say 25 is a good guess, but if that's the over/under, I'll take OVER!
Who are your drop/adds from T&F News' picks?
I have Men - 7 golds, 16 medals Women - 7 golds, 13 medals
that's 29 medals, but I also know I have a natural US bias, so we won't get all 29.
Marlow, I have the USA getting exactly 30 medals (McQuay and Rupp included), and I try very hard not to be a homer. You commented about doing so much research and then having similar picks to T&F News. I feel the exact same way. I worked my tail off this year, and then I find that T&F News has similar picks. But I do have some long shots in there that other people dont have (men's long jump, men's hammer, and women's 400m). I hope to see your picks in the Netherlands contest.
