Who is going to be the US sprinters in Athens 2004?

[Brazilian Track fan]

My guess is:
100
Gatlin
Williams
Greene

200
Capel
Patton
Gatin

Women 100
Marion Jones
Torri Edwards
Gail Devers

200
Marion Jones
Torri Edwards
Allyson Felix

Re: Who is going to be the US sprinters in Athens 2004?

mont
greene
lewis

capel
gatlin
lewis

jones
white
edwards

jones
white
felix

[DentyCracker]

Re: Who is going to be the US sprinters in Athens 2004?

Men
100m
Gatlin
Williams
Crawford

200m
Gatlin
Patton
Capel

400m
Washington
Young
Brew

Women
100m & 200m
Jones
White
Edwards

400m
Richards
Henderson
Demus (If she doesn't want to hurdle)

[Keyser Soze]

Re: Who is going to be the US sprinters in Athens 2004?

You guys got it all wrong.. Check it out:

100m Men
Gatlin - nobody stops this guy in 04
Williams - 2nd fastest clean guy in the world
Capel - don't sleep on this guy
Sleepers: Crawford, J.J.

200m Men
Gatlin - Sub 19.80 next year.. Watch!!
Patton - Will go under 20.00
Capel - Will be close between him and Doc.
Sleepers: Crawford, J.J., Williams

100m Women
Edwards - has the realest first 70m in the world
Jones - 100m domination nearing its end..
Jenkins - if she runs more 100m before the trials
Sleepers: A. Williams, Devers, Lee

200m Women
Jones - can still easily go 22.00 or faster
Edwards - Will be a close second
Felix - Third, but it may be tight for 4th
Sleepers: Jenkins (would have made the team in 03 if not for Kelli White/Modafinil), Lee

Here are my relays

Men 4 x 100
Leadoff: Capel
2nd: Williams
3rd: Patton
Anchor: Gatlin = 37.50 These guys can do it.

Women 4 x 100
Leadoff: A.Williams
2nd: Edwards
3rd: Jenkins
Anchor: Jones = 41.65

Re: Who is going to be the US sprinters in Athens 2004?

Assuming everyone is healthy and eligible (not banned)

100m
Jones
White
Gaines
Contenders: Edwards, Lee, Williams

Gatlin
Williams
Greene
Contenders: Capel, JJ

200m
Jones
White
Collins
Contenders: LCR, Felix, Lee, Jenkins

Gatlin
Capel
Patton
Contenders: JJ, Williams

400m
Collins
Richards
LCR
Contenders: Washington, Mi. Barber, Hennegan

Washington
Brew
Young
Contenders: Potter, Harris, Steele, Williamson

HH
Devers
McKelvy
Merriman
Contenders: Adams, Kirkland, Morrison, Carruthers

Johnson
Trammell
Wade
Conteneders: Duane Ross, Chris Phillips

IH
Glover
Demus
Johnson
Contenders: McIntosh, Hayes, Taylor

Carter
Taylor
Woody
Contenders: Jackson, Thomas, Harris, Ferguson

4x100 Pool
Jones, White, Gaines, Edwards, Williams, Lee

Gatlin, Williams, Greene, Capel, Patton, JJ

4x400 Pool
Collins, Richards, LCR, Washington, Mi. Barber, Miles-Clark

Washington, Brew, Young, Potter, Steele, Harris

[DentyCracker]

Re: Who is going to be the US sprinters in Athens 2004?

I forgot about Michele Collins. She should figure in the 2/4 mix. As usual someone will come out of the woodwork and mess up our predictions, but that's one of the beauties of an Olympic year

Re: Who is going to be the US sprinters in Athens 2004?

Did Coby Miller retire?

Re: Who is going to be the US sprinters in Athens 2004?

no i don't think he retired I know he has a new coach in California not training at Auburn anymore

Re: Who is going to be the US sprinters in Athens 2004?

so y r we forgetting him?

Re: Who is going to be the US sprinters in Athens 2004?

no one is forgeting him I think that Gatlin, Capel, Johnson probally are our 200 meter guys for top three I would see him making it to the finals but getting maybe 4th or 5th place at the trials

[DentyCracker]

Re: Who is going to be the US sprinters in Athens 2004?

I haven't forgotten him, just think he'll be outside the top three in the 1 and 2

Re: Who is going to be the US sprinters in Athens 2004?

For the 400 meters I think Washington, Brew, Young for the 400 meters with Taylor being a leg on the relay Brew should turn good tmes working with former 400 meter runner Antonio Pettigrew

Re: Who is going to be the US sprinters in Athens 2004?

what about Alvin Harrison and Leornard Byrd for potential canidates

Re: Who is going to be the US sprinters in Athens 2004?

Provided any athletes aren't suspended...

100M
Montgomery
Williams
Gatlin
X-factors=Greene(dominant reign over), Drummond(big US meet performer),J.J., Capel

Jones
Gaines
White
X-fact's = Edwards, Lee, Williams, Miller

200M

Capel
Gatlin
JJ
X-facts=Patton,Miller,Williams,Greene, J. Mathis(huge sleeper)

Jones
Gaines
White
X-Facts=Lee, Felix, Edwards, Jenkins, Collins (Dark horse)

400M
Harrison
Washington
Young
O. Hogans
X-Facts=Williamson, Potter, Steele, Harris

Collins
Colander-Richards
Richards/Mi. Barber(tough one to call, Barber will be fresher due to a healthy year back and a no college season. Richards will have a hard time peaking 3 times in a yr, will be tired after a grueling college season)

Re: Who is going to be the US sprinters in Athens 2004?

everyone is forgetting bennie dajett chatman, he can beat gatlin easily, he said so on an earlier thread. dajett will fly in 2004.