The Roanoke Times: Press Boxwith our sports staffHow McCoy, Fanning did at track trialsPosted Jul04, 2008 at 11:34 PMFriday night at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials in Eugene, Ore., William Fleming and George Mason graduate Ryan McCoy was 22nd out of 24 entrants in the men's triple jump prelims with a jump of 50 feet 9 1/2 inches.He did not advance to the finals. In the women's 5,000 meters final, Virginia Tech's Tasmin Fanning was ninth out of the 16 runners with a time of 15 minutes, 41.05 seconds. Making the Olympic team in that event were winner Kara Goucher at 15:01.02, second-place Jennifer Rhines at 15:02.02 and third-place Shalane Flanagan at 15:02.81. The men's hammer throw final was won by A.G. Kruger at 248-09. The women's high jump was won by Chaunte Howard at 6-05 1/2. Saturday, it wil be Tech hurdler Kristi Castlin's turn in the spotlight. The first two rounds of the 100-meter hurdles will be held. Can Castiln advance to Sunday's semis, or will the strained leg muscle that caused her to withdraw from the NCAA championships hinder her? -- Mark Berman |
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How McCoy, Fanning did at track trials
Posted Jul04, 2008 at 11:34 PM
Friday night at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials in Eugene, Ore., William Fleming and George Mason graduate Ryan McCoy was 22nd out of 24 entrants in the men's triple jump prelims with a jump of 50 feet 9 1/2 inches.He did not advance to the finals.
In the women's 5,000 meters final, Virginia Tech's Tasmin Fanning was ninth out of the 16 runners with a time of 15 minutes, 41.05 seconds.
Making the Olympic team in that event were winner Kara Goucher at 15:01.02, second-place Jennifer Rhines at 15:02.02 and third-place Shalane Flanagan at 15:02.81.
The men's hammer throw final was won by A.G. Kruger at 248-09. The women's high jump was won by Chaunte Howard at 6-05 1/2.
Saturday, it wil be Tech hurdler Kristi Castlin's turn in the spotlight. The first two rounds of the 100-meter hurdles will be held. Can Castiln advance to Sunday's semis, or will the strained leg muscle that caused her to withdraw from the NCAA championships hinder her?
-- Mark Berman
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