2009 USATF: wDT - Stephanie Brown Trafton 210-09/64.25m

[bhall]

1. Stephanie Brown Trafton (Nike) 1
2. Aretha Thurmond (Nike) 2
3. Summer Pierson (unattached) 6
4. Suzy Powell (Asics) 3
5. Becky Breisch (Nike) 4
6. Gia Lewis (unattached) nr
7. Tai Battle (unattached) 8
8. D’Andra Carter (Texas Tech)
9. Rachel Longfors (TND) nr
10. Kelechi Anyanwu (unattached) 7

[Moura]

My pick:

Trafton
Breisch
Pierson

[Jnathletics]

Re: 2009 USATF: wDT

Brown Trafton
Thurmond
Breisch

How can you not go with the Olympic Champ and I'm partial to Michiganders. 8-)

[Jnathletics]

Re: 2009 USATF: wDT

Brown Trafton
Thurmond
Breisch

How can you not go with the Olympic Champ and I'm partial to Michiganders. 8-)

Wow, I actually got something right!!!! :lol:

Finals
1 Stephanie Brown Trafton Nike 64.25m 210-09

2 Aretha Thurmond Nike 62.51m 205-01

3 Rebecca Breisch unattached 62.08m 203-08

4 Summer Pierson unattached 60.88m 199-09

5 Suzy Powell-Roos Asics 60.29m 197-10
6 Gia Lewis-Smallwood unattached 58.74m 192-08
7 Anastasia Jelmini unattached 57.23m 187-09
8 Rachel Longfors unattached 56.30m 184-08
9 Kimberley Gleeson Pacific Bay 54.13m 177-07
10 D'Andra Carter Texas Tech 54.10m 177-06
11 Taiyshawna Battle unattached 53.70m 176-02

[Terry Gibbs]

SBT certainly has got the peaking sorted out.

Looking forward to her hitting something big at the worlds.

Go Steph..

[bhall]

  1 Stephanie Brown Trafton      Nike                    64.25m     210-09
      FOUL  60.70m  64.25m  60.17m  FOUL  59.79m                          
  2 Aretha Thurmond              Nike                    62.51m     205-01
      60.97m  58.60m  59.64m  61.00m  58.51m  62.51m                      
  3 Rebecca Breisch              unattached              62.08m     203-08
      FOUL  59.80m  60.63m  57.92m  62.08m  54.27m                        
  4 Summer Pierson               unattached              60.88m     199-09
      50.58m  60.88m  60.69m  FOUL  59.50m  59.50m                        
  5 Suzy Powell-Roos             Asics                   60.29m     197-10
      58.34m  58.45m  55.77m  58.84m  59.85m  60.29m                      
  6 Gia Lewis-Smallwood          unattached              58.74m     192-08
      58.74m  FOUL  57.36m  58.26m  57.03m  FOUL                          
  7 Anastasia Jelmini            unattached              57.23m     187-09
      FOUL  43.67m  56.66m  49.07m  57.23m  47.02m                        
  8 Rachel Longfors              unattached              56.30m     184-08
      46.46m  FOUL  54.88m  FOUL  56.30m  FOUL                            
  9 Kimberley Gleeson            Pacific Bay             54.13m     177-07
      54.13m  53.09m  51.69m                                              
 10 D'Andra Carter               Texas Tech              54.10m     177-06
      54.05m  FOUL  54.10m                                                
 11 Taiyshawna Battle            unattached              53.70m     176-02
      52.24m  53.70m  FOUL                                                
 12 Jeneva McCall                Southern Illinois       53.35m     175-00
      53.35m  52.87m  53.04m                                              
 13 Rachel Talbert               unattached              53.00m     173-11
      51.27m  48.68m  53.00m                                              
 14 Ashley Muffet                Kentucky                52.99m     173-10
      42.57m  52.91m  52.99m                                              
 15 Kelechi Anyanwu              unattached              51.39m     168-07
      51.39m  50.21m  FOUL                                                
 16 Emily Pendleton              Michigan                47.41m     155-06
      47.41m  46.66m  FOUL                                                
 -- Jere Summers                 unattached                FOUL           
      FOUL  FOUL  FOUL

[bad hammy]

Nice effort by Jelmini in 7th, near her recent HSR of 190.

[gh]

and she probably now earns a spot in the U.S. Rankings... not many preps do that in any event, let alone a technical one like this

[trig]

and she probably now earns a spot in the U.S. Rankings... not many preps do that in any event, let alone a technical one like this

dj writing on trig's machine:

I think the only prep who could challenge Jelmini with a U.S. Ranking of top-8 finish here would be Marquise Goodwin in the mLJ.

[gh]

unless one wants to think of Will Clay as "really" still a prep!

(gh posting from his own machine now that he kicked trig out of his room)

[26mi235]

How is our HS JT Hannah doing these days. Did she make the top-10 list at 14; will she make it by 18 [was there an injury?]?

[dj]

How is our HS JT Hannah doing these days. Did she make the top-10 list at 14; will she make it by 18 [was there an injury?]?

Torn ACL this year. Finished 5th at Nike Outdoor Nationals last weekend.

[Moura]

My pick:

Trafton
Breisch
Pierson

Trafton was obvious, between Breisch, Pierson, Powell and Thurmond was not easy to pick. For WC Trafton is a candidate to medal.

[26mi235]

My pick:

Trafton
Breisch
Pierson

Trafton was obvious, between Breisch, Pierson, Powell and Thurmond was not easy to pick. For WC Trafton is a candidate to medal.

Well, saying that the an uninjured Olympic Gold medalist with the year's leading mark is a candidate for a medal is a not really going out on much of a limb (as in, still on the tree trunk :wink: ).

Yes, the real question was the other members of the team; however, it WAS her first title, including last year when she was World #1/OG Gold.

[Moura]

My pick:

Trafton
Breisch
Pierson

Trafton was obvious, between Breisch, Pierson, Powell and Thurmond was not easy to pick. For WC Trafton is a candidate to medal.

Well, saying that the an uninjured Olympic Gold medalist with the year's leading mark is a candidate for a medal is a not really going out on much of a limb (as in, still on the tree trunk :wink: ).

Yes, the real question was the other members of the team; however, it WAS her first title, including last year when she was World #1/OG Gold.

For some people Trafton gold on OG was a "lucky" day (I was one of them). This year Trafton confirm she is one of bests DThrowers. I have no doubts she is a candidate to medal, but I don´t think she is the clear favorite besides she is the world leader.