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Check this page frequently to find out the latest information on start lists, scratches and deadlines.

August 28, 2009

Congratulations to our final top 10 winners and three randomly selected players for the 2009 World Championships Pick-N-Win Game! Enjoy your prizes!

Grand Prize Winner: blueusatf (338 points) - $250 Visa Gift Card and USATF/Nike apparel

Second Place: naijastar (336 points) - $150 Visa Gift Card and USATF/Nike apparel

Third Place (winning tie breaker with most first place picks): Luckie (320) - $100 Visa Gift Card and USATF/Nike apparel

Third Place (tie): CrazyDuckFan, Jengs12, Team USA Nacho Grande (320) - USATF/Nike apparel

Seventh Place (tie): lanefour, Team Swagger (318) - USATF/Nike apparel

Ninth Place: 'Cats (314) - USATF/Nike apparel

Tenth Place: Huper.Nikao (312) - USATF/Nike apparel

Randomly Selected Winners: Annointed Conquerors, Sonic, Vandals - USATF/Nike Apparel

August 12, 2009

Jenn Stuczynski is not competing in the women's pole vault at the IAAF World Championships due to an Achilles injury. Read the full story here.

August 10, 2009

The USATF Pick-N-Win Fantasy Game for the World Championships is open! Click on "pick your team now!" to get started but please note that due to the large field of athletes (up to 100 in some events), the start lists are not complete. We appreciate your patience as we continue to enter each name into the game. You can get a PDF of the complete start lists (as of August 8) as well as each athlete's personal best, 2009 best, and qualifying best times HERE.

As previously mentioned, more prizes for more people will be awarded! Prizes for the top 10 finishers and three random players are given in the following manner:

  • 1st: $250 Visa Gift Card, USATF/Nike bag and apparel
  • 2nd: $150 Visa Gift Card, USATF/Nike bag and apparel
  • 3rd: $100 Visa Gift Card, USATF/Nike bag and apparel
  • 4th - 10th: USATF/Nike t-shirt
  • Three players picked at random (who did not win one of the above prizes): USATF/Nike t-shirt

Remember, final picks are due Saturday, August 15 at 4:00 a.m. ET.

August 7, 2009

The first ever Pick-N-Win Fantasy Game for the World Championships (held August 15-23 in Berlin, Germany) begins Monday, August 10! Final picks are due Saturday, August 15 at 4:00 a.m. ET. There are more prizes for more people so stay tuned for the complete details at www.visachampionshipseries.com.

July 28, 2009

462 Pick-N-Win players completed the fantasy survey! We surpassed our goal of 400 - great work to all our participants! USATF is analyzing the results and reading the responses so that your feedback can be incorporated (when feasible) into future games. Thanks for being a part of the Pick-N-Win experience and feel free to contact us with any additional comments.

July 14, 2009

237 Pick-N-Win players have taken the fantasy survey. Thanks for those who have provided their feedback. Your comments have been very helpful! If you haven't had a chance to do so yet, please take the Pick-N-Win survey HERE. Thank you for your participation!

July 10, 2009

To ensure that your experience playing USATF's Fantasy Pick-N-Win game is the best it can be, please take 5-10 minutes to complete an 11-question survey at the link below. USATF is eager to gather your feedback and use your helpful insight to make the game more worthwhile!

Take the Pick-N-Win survey HERE. Thank you for your participation!

Congratulations to all the Pick-N-Win winners for the 2009 Outdoor Visa Championship Series! Enjoy your Visa Gift Cards and Nike/USATF apparel!

  • Grand Prize Winner: RogueDen with 919 points and winning a $2000 Visa Gift Card and USATF/Nike apparel

  • Second Place Winner: tedp222 with 910 points  and winning a $250 Visa Gift Card and USATF/Nike apparel

  • Third Place Winner: donley with 905 points and winning a $100 Visa Gift Card and USATF/Nike apparel

  • Weekly Winner #1: tandfunlimited.com with 154 points for the Penn Relays and Drake Relays and winning USATF/Nike apparel

  • Weekly Winner #2: but but with 176 points for the adidas Track Classic and winning USATF/Nike apparel

  • Weekly Winner #3:JJJason with 158 points for the Reebok Grand Prix and winning USATF/Nike apparel

  • Weekly Winner #4:Don Kardonkey with 158 points for the Nike Prefontaine Classic and winning USATF/Nike apparel

  • Weekly Winner #5: Go USA Track with 348 points for the USA Outdoor T&F Championships and winning USATF/Nike apparel

July 1, 2009

Fantasy Pick-N-Win results for the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships were double-checked and a few corrections were made. The current standings should now be accurate.

June 29, 2009

Congratulations to all players for completing another great Pick-N-Win season! The final top three winners will be announced and contacted by the end of this week. Thanks for playing and stay tuned for more games.

June 28, 2009

Results for the Men's Pole Vault in the USA Outdoor T&F Championships were changed to reflect the second-place tie between Derek Miles and Jeremy Scott. Derek Miles was erroneously marked as the third place finisher.

June 24, 2009

The following changes have been made to the 2009 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships’ Pick-N-Win start lists.

·         Men’s 100m

o   Removed: Otis McDaniel

·         Men’s 200m

o   Added: Chrisdon Hargrett

o   Removed: Chris Berrian, Kerron Clement, Jeremy Hall, Mychal Dungey, Otis McDaniel

·         Men’s 400m

o   Removed: James Davis

·         Men’s 800m

o   Removed: Jacob Hernandez, Floyd Thompson, Steve Sherer

·         Men’s 1500m

o   Added: Korey Edwards

o   Removed: Matthew Centrowitz, Andrew Bumbalough, Scott Bauhs, Matthew DeBole, Evan Jager, David Nightingale, Ryan Bak, Thomas Morgan, Seth Summerside

·         Men’s 5000m

o   Removed: Bernard Lagat, Jorge Torres, Michael Couch, Edward Moran, Patrick Tarpy

·         Men’s 10000m

o   Removed: Anthony Famiglietti, Adam Goucher, Fasil Bizuneh, Matthew Downin, Sean Quigley, Daniel Nunn, Brett Gotcher, Joe Driscoll, Ian Burrell, Jake Schmitt, Stephan Shay, Kiel Uhl, Paul Jellema

·         Men’s 110m Hurdles

o   Added: Allen Johnson

o   Removed: E. Andrew Brunson, Carrington Queen

·         Men’s 400m Hurdles

o   Removed: Reuben McCoy, Kerron Clement, Ray Varner, LeBronze Garrett

·         Men’s 3000m Steeplechase

o   Removed: Anthony Famiglietti, Kyle Heath

·         Men’s High Jump

o   Removed: Trent Arrivey, Ryan Fleck, Ryan Fritz

·         Men’s Pole Vault

o   Removed: Maston Wallace

·         Men’s Long Jump

o   Added: Tyrone Harris

o   Removed: Christian Taylor, Joe Kindred

·         Men’s Triple Jump

o   Added: Alonzo Moore, Mario Lowe

o   Removed: Christian Taylor, Tyron Stewart, Clarence Smith, Darrell Roddick, Troy Doris

·         Men’s Shot Put

o   Removed: Chris Figures

·         Men’s Discus Throw

o   Added: Jason Lewis

·         Men’s Decathlon

o   Added: Paul Terek

·         Women’s 100m

o   Added: Judith Onyepunuka, Jessica Onyepunuka

o   Removed: Scottesha Miller

·         Women’s 200m

o   Added: LeDedra guy, Lynette Rives, Natalie Knight, Donita Harmon, Dominique Maloy, Cynetheia Rooks, Jeneba Tarmoh, Mechelle Lewis

o   Removed: Debbie Dunn

·         Women’s 400m

o   Added: Cynetheia Rooks

o   Removed: Allyson Felix

·         Women’s 800m

o   Added: Colleen NewHart, Ashley Puga, Aja Jackson

o   Removed: Treniere Clement, Chanelle Price, Sarah Bowman, Margaret Infield

·         Women’s 1500m

o   Added: Amanda LoPiccolo, Dacia Perkins, Frances Koons, Jessica Pixler, Katherine Follett

o   Removed: Jennifer Barringer, Morgan Uceny, Sara Hall, Lindsey Gallo, Jenelle Deatherage, Rebecca Donaghue, Elizabeth Maloy, Brenda Martinez, Shayne Culpepper,

·         Women’s 5000m

o   Added: Allison Grace, Amanda LoPiccolo, Lauren Weaver

o   Removed: Arianna Lambrie, Melissa Cook

·         Women’s 10000m

o   Added: Alissa McKaig

o   Removed: Kara Goucher, Rebecca Donaghue, Meghan Armstrong, Gwen Jorgensen

·         Women’s 100m Hurdles

o   Removed: Nia Ali, Shalina Clark

·         Women’s 400m Hurdles

o   Added: Landria Buckley, Chelsea Shapard

o   Removed: Tameka Johnson

·         Women’s 3000m Steeplechase

o   Added: Sarah  Madebach, Lois Keller, Jane Rudkin

o   Removed: Lesley Higgins

·         Women’s High Jump

o   Added: Heather Davis, Lizzie Harris, Ashley Rhoades

o   Removed: Dess Meek

·         Women’s Pole Vault

o   Removed: Erica Bartolina 

·         Women’s Long Jump

o   Added: Pat Springs

o   Removed: Natasha Harvey, Brittany Porter

·         Women’s Triple Jump

o   Added: Ti’Ara Walpool, Casey Taylor, Jennifer Gurrant, Jasmine Simmons

·         Women’s Shot Put

o   Added: Faith Sherrill, Melissa Faubus

o   Removed: Jere Summers

·         Women’s Discuss Throw

o   Added: Kim Gleason

·         Women’s Hammer Throw

o   Added: Ozioma Okolie, Shannon Popp, Jasmine Jennings, Lauren Chambers, Sasha Leech, Amy Thayer

·         Women’s Javelin Throw

o   Added: Leslie Bourgeois, Sarah Schelb

o   Removed: Kimberly Hanslovan, Karlee McQuillen, Amanda Martin, Stephanie Zollman

·         Women’s Heptathlon

o   Added: Shana Woods

o   Removed: Julie Pickler

June 22, 2009

A complete update of start lists in the fantasy game for the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships will happen on Wednesday, June 24. Look for the changes that evening.

Please see the following additions to the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships and fantasy game start lists:

  • Women's 200m
    • Added: Allyson Felix
  • Men's Discus
    • Added: Jarred Rome

June 19, 2009

Start lists for the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships are posted. Final picks are due by 8:55 a.m. PT/ 11:55 a.m. ET on Thursday, June 25. Good luck!

June 6, 2009

Please not the following adjustment to the Men's 3000m at the Nike Prefontaine Classic.

  • Men's 3000m
    • Removed: Sileshi Sihine

Another change has been made to the Nike Prefontaine Classic start lists.

  • Men's Steeplechase
    • Removed: Ezekiel Kemboi

 The deadline for the Prefontaine Classic was changed to Saturday June 6, at 10:25 a.m. PT / 1:25 p.m. ET.

Results of Section I and Section II of the  Men's 100m will be combined for the purposes of the Nike Prefontaine Classic Pick-N-Win scoring.

The following changes have been made to the start lists:

  • Men's 100m:
    • Added: Ivory Williams, Leroy Dixon, Rae Edwards, Nesta Carter, Ryan Bailey, Rodney Martin, Michael Rodgers
  • Men's 3000m:
    • Added: Julius Achon, Eliud Kipchoge, Scott Bauhs
    • Removed: Juan Luis Barrios, Johnathan Riley
  • Men's High Jump:
    • Added: Raul Spank, Yaroslav Rybakov
  • Nutrilite Men's 300m:
    • Added: Shawn Crawford
  • Men's Pole Vault:
    • Removed: Evgenyi Lukyanenko
  • Men's Steeplechase:
    • Added: Rob Watson
    • Removed: Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad
  • Women's 2000m:
    • Removed: Ariana Lambie
  • Women's 800m:
    • Added: Maggie Vessey
  • Women's Discus:
    • Removed: Annie Hess
  • Women's Long Jump:
    • Removed: Akiba McKinney
  • Nutrilite Women's 400m:
    • Added: Yuliya Guschina
  • Visa Women's 100:
    • Added: Tianna Madison

 June 4, 2009

Start lists for the Nike Prefontaine Classic are available.

Be sure to make your final picks by 10:40 a.m. PT/ 1:40 p.m. ET. this Sunday, June 7.

Watch the event live on NBC from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. PT/ 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET. 

Total Pick-N-Win players:

Since the start of the Pick-N-Win game during the 2008 Indoor Visa Championship Series, there have been 5,707 players. Active players this season equals 2,902 players. Keep telling your friends to play so we can get more people involved. Or, if you have any suggestions for spreading the word about Pick-N-Win, email McKenze Murphy, USATF Marketing Coordinator. We welcome your feedback!

May 31, 2009

The Reebok Grand Prix Pick-N-Win standings were updated to account for the two Visa Women's 100m races. The races results were combined, moving Carmelita Jeter and others ahead of  Shalonda Solomon (originally scored for first place). Complete results are available here.  Race results were also combined for the other two-heated events - Irie Jam Women's 400m Hurdles, Visa Men's 100m, and Reebok Men's 400m Hurdles. 

May 29, 2009

The following changes have been made to the Reebok Grand Prix start list.

  • Western Union Men's 200m
    • Removed: Chris Williams
  •  Nutrilite Men's 400m
    • Removed: Andrew Rock
  • NY Running Company Men's 800m
    • Removed: Duane Solomon
  • Reebok Men's 1500m
    • Removed: Kevin Sullivan, Nicholas Kemboi, Reda Ait Douida
    • Added: Steve Sherer
  • Men's 5000m
    • Removed: Bekana Daba, Edwin Soi, Jore Torres
  • Visa Women's 100m
    • Removed: Angela Williams
  • Reebok Women's 1500m
    • Removed: Malika Akkaoui
    • Added: Nicole Edwards, Chelsea Sveinsson, Jenelle Deatherage
  • NYRR Women's 5000m
    • Removed: Carrie Tollefson
  • Reebok Women's Long Jump
    • Removed: Grace Upshaw
    • Added: Tabia Charles

May 27, 2009

Pick-N-Win for the Reebok Grand Prix is now open.

The start lists for the Reebok Grand Prix are posted.

 

May 16, 2009

The following changes were made to the start lists for the adidas Track Classic:

  • Men's 110m Hurdles
    Added: Antwon Hicks

May 15, 2009

The following changes were made to the start lists for the adidas Track Classic:

  • Nutrilite Women's 500m
    Removed: Genzabe Dibaba, Sentayehu Ejigu, Rachel Marchand, Sara Slattery
  • Women's 800m
    Removed: Kenia Sinclair
  • Men's 400m Hurdles
    Added: Jozef Robertson
    Removed: Bershawn Jackson
  • Visa Women’s 100m Hurdles
    Removed: Priscilla Lopes-Schliep 
  • Adidas Women’s 200m
    Added: Hasani Roseby, Mechelle Lewis 
  • Women’s 800m
    Added: Jemma Simpson 
  • Women’s 1500m
    Added: Renee Metivier-Baillie, Kenia Sinclair 
  • Adidas Men’s 100m
    Removed: DaBryon Blanton, Marc Burns 
  • Nutrilite Men’s 200m
    Removed: Wallace Spearmon 
  • Visa Men’s 400m
    Removed: David Neville 
  • Men’s 1500m
    Added: Steve Sherer, Peter Van Der Westhuizen
    Removed: Said Ahmed, Kevin Sullivan 
  • Men’s 110m Hurdles
    Added: Kai Kelley 
  • Men’s Long Jump
    Added: Savvas Diakonikolas
     

May 13, 2009

The following changes were made to the start lists for the adidas Track Classic:

  • Nutrilite Men’s 200m

  • Added: Damien White
  • Men’s 1500m
    Added: Evan Jager, Jon Rankin, Brandow Shaw
    Removed: Christian Smith
  • Men’s 5000m
    Added: Josphat Boit, Jordan Horn, Luke Watson, Jorge Torres, Jon Pierce
    Removed: Markos Geneti
  • Men’s 110m Hurdles
    Added: Jacoby Dubose, Jeffry Porter, Ronnie Ash, Kai Kelley
  • Men’s 400m Hurdles
    Added: James Carter
    Removed: Reggie Wyatt
  • Men’s Long Jump
    Added: Dwight Philips
  • Men’s Discus
    Added: Adam Kuehl, Drew Ulrick
    Removed: Lance Brooks, Brian Trainor
  • Women’s 100m
    Added: Schillonie Calvert, Bianca Knight
    Removed: Veronica Campbell-Brown
  • Adidas Women’s 200m
    Removed: Monica Hargrove
  • Women’s 800m
    Added: Katie Waits
    Removed: Alice Schmidt, Morgan Uceny
  • Women’s 1500m
    Added: Hilary Sterlingwerff, Lauren Hagans, Sherron Rhetta
    Removed: Mary Cullen, Sara Hall, Tiffany McWilliams, Carrie Tollefson
  • Nutrilite Women’s 5000m
    Added: Sara Hall, Carrie Tollefson
  • Visa Women’s 100m Hurdles
    Added: Priscilla Lopes-Schliep
  • Women’s 3000m Steeplechase
    Added: Kara June
    Removed: Korene Hinds

May 12, 2009

Pick-N-Win for the adidas Track Classic is now open.

The start lists for the adidas Track Classic are posted.

May 11, 2009

The deadline for the adidas Track Classic has been changed to Saturday May 16, 3:40 p.m. PT.

April 23, 2009

The deadline to make picks for the Penn Relays and Drake Relays is moved to 9:25 a.m. PT on Saturday, April 25 to accommodate the Drake Relays Women's Discus throw start time of 11:30 a.m. CT.

The following changes have been made to the Penn Relays and Drake Relays start lists.

Drake Relays Men:

Drake 400m
  • Added: Sekou Clarke, Dewayne Barret, Andrew Rock, Ericson Hurtault
  • Removed: Jamaal Torrence
Drake 400m Hurdles
  • Added: Javier Culson, Justin Boyd, Isa Phillips, Derrick Williams
Drake One Mile
  • Added: Peter Vanderwesthuizen, Chris Lukezic
Drake High Jump
  • Added: Keith Moffat
Drake Pole Vault
  • Added: Tommy Skipper
  • Removed: Mitch Greely, Jeff Hartwig, Tim Mack
Drake Shot Put
  • Added: Brian Robison

Drake Relays Women

Drake 400m Hurdles
  • Added: Alyssa Aiken, Angel Perkins, Tiffany Williams, Kou Lougan
  • Removed: Dominque Darden
Drake Shot Put
  • Added: Rachel Jansen, Chandra Brewer
Drake Discus
  • Added: Liz Rodomonick, Rachel Longfors
Drake 400m
  • Added: Kia Davis, Kineke Alexandar
Drake 1500m
  • Added: Jenelle Deatherage, Lauren Hagans, Rachel Marchand
Drake 110m Hurdles
  • Added: Tiffany Ofili
  • Removed: Leah Kincaid
Drake High Jump
  • Added: Sarah Boyle, Doreen Amata, Renee Hein

Penn Relays:

The following are tentative start lists to Team USA's Penn Relays lineup. Please not that these are best estimates and are not guarantees.

Women's Visa 4x100
  • Red USA Team: L. Williams, M. Lee, C. Jeter, A. Felix
  • Blue USA Team: E. Floyd, S. Solomon, M. Lewis, R. Smith
Women's Visa 4x400
  • Red USA Team: S. Richard, A. Felix, N. Hastings, M. Hargrove
  • Blue USA Team: S.Tosta, M. Hennagan, S. Cox, M. Barnes
Women's Sprint Medley Relay
  • Red USA Team: H. Clark, E. Floyd, S. Solomon, D. Darden
  • Blue USA Team: A. Johnson, L. Moore, R. Smith, D. Dunn
Men's Nike 4x100
  • Red USA Team: T. Padgett, W. Dix, D. Patton, S. Crawford
  • Blue USA Team: Rogers, T. Trammell, D. Williams, M. Jelks
Men's Nike 4x400
  • Red USA Team: L. Merritt, A. Taylor, D. Neville, K. Clement
  • Blue USA Team: D. Williamson, J. Torrance, Carter, W. Spearmon

April 21, 2009

The women's Penn Distance Medley Relay event was changed to the women's Penn Sprint Medley Relay.

April 20, 2009

Pick-N-Win for USA vs. The World at the Penn Relays and the Drake Relays is now open.

(Insider hint - in the relays, USA's red or blue team is normally favored over USA white.)

The combined start lists for USA vs. The World at the Penn Relays and the Drake Relays are posted.

April 15, 2009

USATF’s 2009 Outdoor Pick-N-Win Fantasy game will begin the week of April 20th with the Penn Relays and Drake Relays. This is the first time the two relays have been incorporated into the Pick-N-Win game so we are excited for the addition and extra chance for players to win weekly prizes. Please stay tuned!”

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