2005 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

2005 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Host city Carson, California
Date(s) June 23–26
Main stadium The Home Depot Center
Level Senior
Type Outdoor
Events 40 (men: 20; women: 20)
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The 2005 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships was organised by USA Track & Field and held from June 23 to 26 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California. The four-day competition served as the national championships in track and field for the United States and also the trials for the 2005 World Championships in Athletics.[1]

It was the first that the stadium in Carson had held the combined gender national track and field event, but the fourth straight time that the event was hosted in California, having previously been to Sacramento and Palo Alto.[2] The Home Depot Center launched the Adidas Track Classic earlier that year, which was briefly a prominent annual track meeting for American athletes.[3] The USA Junior Championships were held in conjunction with the event and the events served as selection for the 2005 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.[4][5]

Athletes that finished in the top three of their event and held the IAAF qualifying standard were eligible to represent the United States at the 2005 World Championships. The United States was able to send three athletes per event to the competition, excluding any American reigning world champions, who received automatic qualification separate from the national selection. The World Championships national selection for the marathon and 50 kilometres walk were incorporated into the discrete national championship meets for those events. Selection for the relay races were made by committee.[5][6]

On the first day, 2004 Olympic champion Timothy Mack became a high profile omission from the national team and he finished outside of the top three of the men's pole vault.[7] The men's 100 m provided drama with the initial disqualification of reigning Olympic champion Justin Gatlin for a false start being overturned. Gatlin won the title while fellow Olympic winner Maurice Greene pulled up injured mid-race. Gatlin also won the 200 m, being the first to do that double since Kirk Baptiste in 1985.[8] Erin Gilreath won the women's hammer throw in an American record mark of 73.87 m (242 ft 4​1⁄4 in). Stacy Dragila won a seventh straight women's pole vault title (her ninth in total).[9][10] Tim Broe had a third straight men's 5000 m win in a championship record time. Hammer thrower James Parker also won his third consecutive national title while javelin specialist Breaux Greer extended his unbeaten run to six.[8]

A total of twelve athletes selected from the national championships went on to win individual gold medals at the World Championships that year.[11] A total of 120 athletes were selected for the national team as a result of the national championships.[12]

One athlete was disqualified for a doping infraction: Rickey Harris, a men's 400 m hurdles finalist, was later shown to have failed a drug test a month earlier at the same venue.[13][14] Sprinters Marion Jones, Chryste Gaines and Tim Montgomery both attended but withdrew from the championships, citing injury. Montgomery and Gaines were banned from the sport later that year for doping as part of the BALCO scandal, which also implicated Jones.[15][16][17]

The meet was marred before it began as official Paul Suzuki was killed, being struck in the head by a shot put during practice for the shot put competition.[18] The resulting analysis of official's procedures and risk management[19] greatly affected the conduct of throwing events since.[20][21]

Results

Key: ≠Not selected for World Championships in Athletics due to failure to reach IAAF qualifying standard within the specified time limit.[22]

Men track events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Justin Gatlin10.08 Shawn Crawford10.17 Leonard Scott10.18
200 metres Justin Gatlin20.04 Tyson Gay20.06 Shawn Crawford20.12
400 metres Jeremy Wariner44.20 Darold Williamson44.62 Andrew Rock44.70
800 metres Khadevis Robinson1:45.27 David Krummenacker1:46.80 Kevin Hicks1:46.99
1500 metres Alan Webb3:41.97 Chris Lukezic3:42.06 Rob Myers3:42.27
5000 metres Tim Broe13:12.76 CR Ian Dobson13:15.33 Ryan Hall13:16.03
10,000 metres Abdihakem Abdirahman28:10.38 Meb Keflezighi28:10.57 Matthew Downin≠28:34.65
100 m hurdles Allen Johnson12.99 Dominique Arnold13.01 Terrence Trammell13.02
400 m hurdles Kerron Clement47.24 Bershawn Jackson47.80 James Carter48.03
3000 m s'chase Daniel Lincoln8:17.27 Anthony Famiglietti8:20.49 Steve Slattery8:25.52
20,000 m walk Tim Seaman1:26:41.36 John Nunn1:27:15.75 Benjamin Shorey≠1:32:28.03

Men field events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump Matt Hemingway2.27 m Jesse Williams2.27 m Keith Moffatt≠2.27 m
Pole vault Brad Walker5.75 m Nick Hysong5.65 m Toby Stevenson5.65 m
Long jump Miguel Pate8.35 m Dwight Phillips8.28 m Brian Johnson8.09 m
Triple jump Walter Davis17.15 m Kenta Bell16.82 m Aarik Wilson16.73 m
Shot put Christian Cantwell21.64 m Adam Nelson21.52 m John Godina20.99 m
Discus throw Ian Waltz64.54 m Jarred Rome62.50 m Carl Brown61.77 m
Hammer throw James Parker74.15 m Jake Freeman≠72.60 m A. G. Kruger71.48 m
Javelin throw Breaux Greer79.19 m John Hetzendorf≠78.23 m Rob Minnitti≠74.99 m
Decathlon Bryan Clay8506 pts Paul Terek7976 pts Phillip McMullen7795 pts

Women track events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Me'Lisa Barber11.10 Muna Lee11.28 Lauryn Williams11.29
200 metres Allyson Felix22.13 Rachelle Smith22.22 LaTasha Colander22.34
400 metres Sanya Richards49.28 DeeDee Trotter49.88 Monique Henderson49.96
800 metres Hazel Clark1:59.74 Kameisha Bennett2:00.59 Alice Schmidt2:02.09
1500 metres Treniere Clement4:06.73 Jen Toomey≠4:07.39 Amy Mortimer≠4:07.58
5000 metres Shalane Flanagan15:10.96 Lauren Fleshman15:16.80 Amy Rudolph15:18.92
10,000 metres Katie McGregor31:33.82 Blake Russell31:35.25 Jennifer Rhines31:37.20
110 m hurdles Michelle Perry12.66 Joanna Hayes12.77 Virginia Powell12.87
400 m hurdles Lashinda Demus53.35 Shauna Smith54.21 Sandra Glover54.62
3000 m s'chase Elizabeth Jackson9:39.78 Lisa Galaviz9:40.58 Carrie Messner9:41.37
20,000 m walk Teresa Vaill1:33:28.15 CR Amber Antonia≠1:36:03.23 Joanne Dow1:37:14.81

Women field events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump Amy Acuff1.90 m Chaunté Howard1.90 m Sharon Day≠1.90 m
Pole vault Stacy Dragila4.45 m Tracy O'Hara4.40 m Jillian Schwartz4.40 m
Long jump Grace Upshaw6.70 m Tianna Madison6.70 m Brianna Glenn≠6.68 m
Triple jump Erica McLain14.01 m Candice Baucham≠14.00 m Nicole Whitman≠13.78 m
Shot put Kristin Heaston18.68 m Michelle Carter≠18.26 m Elizabeth Wanless18.14 m
Discus throw Becky Breisch62.92 m Seilala Sua61.82 m Aretha Thurmond61.77 m
Hammer throw Erin Gilreath73.87 m NR Bethany Hart69.15 m Amber Campbell68.95 m
Javelin throw Kim Kreiner58.95 m Dana Pounds≠54.05 m Sarah Malone≠53.71 m
Heptathlon Hyleas Fountain6208 pts Virginia Miller6192 pts Fiona Asigbee≠5994 pts

World Championships qualification

Automatic byes

A total of five American athletes were eligible for automatic byes into the 2005 World Championships in Athletics as a result of their being the defending champions from the 2003 World Championships in Athletics.[11] Torri Edwards, the reigning women's 100 meters world champion was ineligible due to doping ban.[23]

Non-top three selections

One month after the national championships, the men's 200 m third placer Shawn Crawford opted to withdraw from that World Championship event due a foot injury and to focus on the 100 m instead, allowing the national fourth place athlete Wallace Spearmon to take the third individual 200 m spot.[24] Men's 20 km walk third place athlete Benjamin Shorey did not have the qualifying standard and Kevin Eastler (fourth in Carson) took his place as he has the standard. The third men's high jump spot went to fourth place Kyle Lancaster as Keith Moffatt did not have the "A" standard.[12]

Joel Brown, fourth in the men's 110 m hurdles, was selected as the trials winner Allen Johnson had a bye as defending champion. Walter Davis gained similarly from the bye of men's long jump champion Dwight Phillips.[12]

Erin Aldrich won the third women's high jump spot as third place Sharon Day failed to meet the "A" standard. Rose Richmond, fourth behind Brianna Glenn, took the women's long jump spot in the same circumstance.[12]

References

  1. ↑ 2005 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. USA Track and Field. Retrieved on 2015-07-01.
  2. ↑ The United States' National Championships In Track & Field Athletics: Introduction. Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2015-06-27.
  3. ↑ World leading marks by Merritt, Willard, Stuczynski and Kiros in Carson . IAAF (2009-05-17). Retrieved on 2015-07-01.
  4. ↑ Schedule & Results. USATF. Retrieved on 2015-07-01.
  5. 1 2 National Team Processing. USATF. Retrieved on 2015-07-01.
  6. ↑ Entry Information. USATF. Retrieved on 2015-07-01.
  7. ↑ Dunaway, James (2005-06-24). Pate is back - Mack is out - USATF Championships DAY ONE. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-01.
  8. 1 2 USA Championships Men. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-07-01.
  9. ↑ Dunaway, James (2005-06-26). Gatlin wins 100m but Hart's athletes steal the day - 2005 USATF, Day Three. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-01.
  10. ↑ USA Championships Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-07-01.
  11. 1 2 IAAF World Championships in Athletics. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-07-01.
  12. 1 2 3 4 USA team announced for Helsinki. IAAF (2005-07-28). Retrieved on 2015-07-01.
  13. ↑ Track athlete suspended for one year for doping violation. ESPN (2006-05-23). Retrieved on 2015-07-01.
  14. ↑ Arbitration Ruling: U.S. Track & Field Athlete Rickey Harris. USATF. Retrieved on 2015-07-01.
  15. ↑ CAS decision on Montgomery and Gaines. IAAF (2005-12-13). Retrieved on 2015-07-01.
  16. ↑ Dunaway, James (2005-06-25). Johnson out-leans rivals in 12.99 stunner - USATF Championships, DAY TWO. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-01.
  17. ↑ Longman, Jere (2006-06-26). Jones's Withdrawal at Nationals Stirs Doubts. New York Times. Retrieved on 2015-07-01.
  18. ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/2005/jun/23/sports/sp-trackdeath23
  19. ↑ http://blogs.bgsu.edu/mmalvic/2011/09/29/risk-management/
  20. ↑ http://www.coacheseducation.com/throws/bill_pendleton_feb_02.php
  21. ↑ https://www.mshsaa.org/resources/pdf/Javelin.pdf
  22. ↑ Qualifying Standards. USATF. Retrieved on 2015-07-01.
  23. ↑ CAS arbitration N° CASOG04/003. USADA. Retrieved on 2015-07-01.
  24. ↑ Ramsak, Bob (2005-07-24). Shawn Crawford Pulls Out of Helsinki 200, Opens Door for Wallace Spearmon, 2005 World Leader, to Run. Lets Run. Retrieved on 2015-07-01.
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