Track Ledger

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25 June 2015	Q&A Candace Hill, the new junior record-holder 6 By At the Brooks PR Invitational Meet held on Saturday June 21, 2015 in Seattle, Washington, 16 year-old Candace Hill made history in the 100m. Candace, a sophomore at Rockdale County High School in Conyers, Georgia won the 100m in a blistering time of 10.98 (+2.0 mps). Candace becomes the first high school girl to go sub-11 seconds in the 100m. She is now the new world junior and American junior 100m record-holder. Candace, the two-time Georgia State Girl Athlete of the Year has been improving with each race that she competes in. She now has her eyes set on the making the USA team to the 2015 IAAF World Youth Championship set for Cali, Columbia on July 15-19, 2015. Barring injury, she should be the overwhelming favorite to claim her first global sprint title in Cali. At the Adidas Grand Prix (NYC Diamond League) held in N....
19 June 2015	Hurdler Sharika Nelvis Aiming for Fast Times at USA Trials 6 By “I feel great about the victory because training is going really really good,” said Sharika Nelvis in her post-race interview. Sharika, the former NCAA champion, won the women’s 100m hurdles title in 12.65 seconds (-1.7 mps) at the 2015 Adidas Grand Prix Meet (New York Diamond League) held last Saturday, June 13 at Icahn Stadium on Randall Island. Sharika finished ahead of Britain’s Tiffany Porter (12.81), Jamaica’s Danielle Williams (12.89) and American Lolo Jones (12.95). After running into a headwind of 1.7mps, Sharika said “I never really felt the wind in my face and I always tell my coach that I prefer to run into the wind than having the wind behind me, so I was very comfortable with the race, I don’t know why, but I [feel] I’m a strong athlete, so the wind didn’t really affect me as much,” Sharika, the Arkansas State graduate, who was undefeated during her 2014 NCAA outdoor season, is winning....
17 June 2015	David Oliver ready to defend his title 6 By At the Adidas Grand Prix meet eld on Saturday June 13, 2015 in New York, American 110m hurdles champion, David Oliver, won the sprint hurdles race in a time of 13.19 (-1.2mps) ahead of countryman Jason Richardson (13.26) and France’s Garfield Darien (13.32). Oliver, the defending world champion in the event, was visibly happy with his performance but was undecided about competing at the USA Trials. Oliver, who ran a season best time of 13.14 seconds (3rd fastest time in the world) in Eugene on May 30, said that he is ready to defend his world title in Beijing.....
17 June 2015	Deedee Trotter happy for the victory 6 By At the 2015 Adidas Grand Prix Meet held last Saturday June 13 at Icahn Stadium in New York, Deedee Trotter took the women’s 400m B race in 51.96 seconds ahead of Britain’s Shana Cox (52.62) and Jamaica’s Anastasia Le-Roy (52.80). In her post-race interview, the injury-plagued Deedee expressed relief for her victory, “I am not sure what’s being going on. I have been doing everything in my power to get healthy and I just wasn’t making a lot of grounds. I have been asking people for prayers, but today God showed how powerful he is and I was able to go out and have an improved and victorious race. That [race today] allowed me to gain confidence in my last 200m.” Deedee has her eyes set on the USA Trials at the end of June in the hope of making the USA World Championship team. ....
17 June 2015	Ajee Wilson proving she�s the best in the 2-lap event 6 By Neptune, New Jersey product, Ajee Wilson, continues to exercise her dominance in the women’s 800m. The 21 year-old Wilson posted a time of 1:58.83 to take a comfortable victory over Kenya’s Janeth Busienei (1:59.37) and American Chanelle Price (1:59.47). Wilson’s time of 1:58.83 is the 4th fastest time in the world this year - at just under one second slower than her season’s best 1:57.87 performance at the Prefontaine Classics on May 30, 2015. When asked how she felt about her performance, Wilson said, “I am real happy to get a win. I don’t take it for granted. I am real happy that I was able to do what I had to do to win the race.” When asked how she felt about being a top 800m contender this year, Wilson responded, “just thinking where I was two years ago, when I first signed [to go pro], it’s definitely a blessing. I am grateful to be where I am [right now].” Last season, Wilson....