Monday Olympic Track & Field Preview |
Twenty-year-old Jeremy Wariner (Waco, Texas), leads Derrick Brew (Raleigh, N.C.) and Otis Harris (Columbia, S.C.) in an American-heavy men's 400m final at Olympic Stadium Monday night. Other American finalists Monday include five-time Olympian Jearl Miles-Clark (Knoxville, Tenn.) in the women's 800m, Casey Malone (Fort Collins, Colo.) in the men's discus throw and Teresa Vaill (Gainesville, Fla.) in the women's 20 km race walk. Gold-medal contenders Tom Pappas (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Bryan Clay (Azusa, Calif.) begin competition in the decathlon, and 18-year-old Allyson Felix, the youngest member of Team USA, runs the rounds of the women's 200m. Below is a full schedule of Team USA events. TRACK AND FIELD SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, AUG. 23 9 a.m. - Women's 20k Race Walk Final (Olympic Stadium) - Teresa Vaill, Gainesville, Fla. 9:10 a.m. - Women's Hammer Throw Qualifying Round (Olympic Stadium) - Erin Gilreath, Gainesville, Fla.; Jackie Jeschelnig, Ashland, Ohio; Anna Mahon, Orange, Conn. 9:15 a.m. - Men's 100, Decathlon (Olympic Stadium) - Bryan Clay, Azusa, Calif; Tom Pappas, Knoxville, Tenn.; Paul Terek, Livonia, Mich. 10:15 a.m. - Men's Long Jump Decathlon (Olympic Stadium) - Bryan Clay, Azusa, Calif; Tom Pappas, Knoxville, Tenn.; Paul Terek, Livonia, Mich. 11 a.m. - Women's 200 Round One (Olympic Stadium) - Allyson Felix, Santa Clarita, Calif.; Muna Lee, Baton Rouge, La.; LaShaunte'a Moore, Fayetteville, Ark. 12:10 p.m. - Men's Shot Put Decathlon (Olympic Stadium) - Bryan Clay, Azusa, Calif; Tom Pappas, Knoxville, Tenn.; Paul Terek, Livonia, Mich. 6:30 p.m. - Men's High Jump Decathlon (Olympic Stadium) - Bryan Clay, Azusa, Calif; Tom Pappas, Knoxville, Tenn.; Paul Terek, Livonia, Mich. 7 p.m. - Women's 100 Hurdles Semifinal Round (Olympic Stadium) - Gail Devers, Duluth, Ga.; Joanna Hayes, Los Angeles, Calif.; Melissa Morrison, Columbia, S.C. 7:30 p.m. - Men's 400 Hurdles Round One (Olympic Stadium) - Bennie Brazell, Baton Rouge, La.; James Carter, Hampton, Va.; Angelo Taylor, Decatur, Ga. 8:20 p.m. - Men's Discus Throw (Olympic Stadium) - Casey Malone, Fort Collins, Colo. 8:25 p.m.- Women's 200 Round Two (Olympic Stadium) - Allyson Felix, Santa Clarita, Calif.; Muna Lee, Baton Rouge, La.; LaShaunta'e Moore (Fayetteville, Ark.) 8:55 p.m. - Women's 800 Final (Olympic Stadium) - Jearl Miles-Clark, Knoxville, Tenn. 9:05 p.m. - Men's 400 Final (Olympic Stadium) - Derrick Brew, Raleigh, N.C.; Otis Harris, Columbia, S.C.; Jeremy Wariner, Grand Prairie, Texas 9:20 p.m. - Men's 400 Decathlon (Olympic Stadium) - Bryan Clay, Azusa, Calif; Tom Pappas, Knoxville, Tenn.; Paul Terek, Livonia, Mich. |