2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Track & Field

Day 2, Top 5 from Eugene 2012 Olympic Trials

Jun 23, 2012 by Taylor Dutch

Top 5 Performances at 2012 US Olympic Trials, Day 2:

1. We have to give performance of the day to decathlon superstar Ashton Eaton who is now the World Record Holder in the decathlon with a grand total of 9039 points. Eaton annihilated the American record of 8891 points held by Dan O'Brien and smashed the world record of 9026 held by Roman Sebrle. Eaton won 7 out of the 10 events held over the past two days and finished the 1500 meters alongside a roaring crowd in a time of 4:14. Not a bad way to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the decathlon.

Place	Athlete	Points		100m	LJ	SP	HJ	400m	110mH	DT	PV	JT	1500m
1	Ashton Eaton Nike / Oregon TC Elite	9039	W	10.21 w: +0.4 1044 (1044)	8.23m 27-0 w: +0.8 1120 (2164)	14.20m 46-7 ¼ 741 (2905)	2.05m 6-8 ¾ 850 (3755)	46.70 973 (4728)	13.70 w: -0.8 1014 (5742)	42.81m 140-5 722 (6464)	5.30m 17-4 ½ 1004 (7468)	58.87m 193-1 721 (8189)	4:14.48 850 (9039)
2	Trey Hardee Nike	8383 (-656)		10.50 w: +0.4 975 (975)	7.55m 24-9 ¼ w: +1.0 947 (1922)	15.72m 51-7 834 (2756)	1.99m 6-6 ¼ 794 (3550)	49.11 856 (4406)	13.71 w: -0.8 1012 (5418)	49.05m 160-11 851 (6269)	5.00m 16-4 ¾ 910 (7179)	57.00m 187-0 693 (7872)	5:08.67 511 (8383)
3	Gray Horn Unattached	7954 (-1085)		10.93 w: +0.4 876 (876)	7.60m 24-11 ¼ w: +0.0 960 (1836)	13.49m 44-3 ¼ 697 (2533)	1.96m 6-5 767 (3300)	50.66 784 (4084)	14.41 w: +0.8 922 (5006)	38.34m 125-9 631 (5637)	5.00m 16-4 ¾ 910 (6547)	56.31m 184-9 682 (7229)	4:33.02 725 (7954)

Watch Ashton Eaton's interview after breaking the World Record in the decathlon here

2. The women's 100m final was a huge upset as two-time silver medalist Allyson Felix finished in a third place tie with Jeneba Tarmoh. The race was established from the beginning by Carmelita Jeter who came through the line in a 10.92 followed by Tianna Madison for 2nd. 3rd place however is still up in the air as both Tarmoh and Felix ran a time of 11.07 for a photo finish that has yet to determine the third place position. In a press conference shortly after the race, USATF's Communication Chief Jill Greer announced that a procedure will be conducted shortly to decide on the official third place finish between Tarmoh and Felix. Greer has not announced when the third place position will be decided.

Place	Athlete Name	Affiliation	Time	Wind		ReacTime
1	Carmelita Jeter	Nike	10.92	+0.9		0.182
2	Tianna Madison	Saucony	10.96	+0.9		0.187
3	Jeneba Tarmoh	Nike	11.07	+0.9	[11.068]	0.164
3	Allyson Felix	Nike	11.07	+0.9	[11.068]	0.188
5	Bianca Knight	adidas	11.14	+0.9		0.175
6	Lauryn Williams	Saucony	11.18	+0.9		0.170
7	English Gardner	Oregon	11.28	+0.9		0.153
8	Alexandria Anderson	Nike	11.37	+0.9		0.136

3. Bryan Clay getting disqualified in the 110m hurdles this morning was the heart-breaking performance of the day. The 2008 Gold Medalist stumbled over the 9th hurdle and pushed the 10th hurdle over, taking him out of the scoring for that event. Clay also fouled three times in the discus. The 110m hurdles disqualification pushed him down the ranks into 16th place. Clay came back however later in the day with an impressive showing in the javelin by finishing in 2nd place with a throw of 66.80.

4. Lolo Jones making her 2nd Olympic team by finishing in 3rd place with a time of 12.86 was a crowd pleaser tonight. It was an uphill battle for Jones who had run a 12.75 going into the Trials, but she made it happen by running hard through the preliminary rounds and the final. Jones punched her ticket to London alongside Dawn Harper, who powered through in a 12.73, followed by teammate Kellie Wells in a blazing 12.77.

Place	Athlete Name	Affiliation	Time	Wind	ReacTime
1	Dawn Harper	Nike	12.73	-1.6	0.173
2	Kellie Wells	Nike	12.77	-1.6	0.168
3	Lolo Jones	Asics	12.86	-1.6	0.197
4	Virginia Crawford	Nike	12.90	-1.6	0.148
5	Christina Manning	Ohio State	12.92	-1.6	0.175
6	Brianna Rollins	Clemson	12.94	-1.6	0.254
7	Michelle Perry	Nike	12.97	-1.6	0.148
8	Nia Ali	Nike	13.02	-1.6	0.208

5. Justin Gatlin also had a stellar performance in the preliminary round of the men's 100 meters. Gatlin ran a smooth 9.90 to easily win the final heat of the event, putting himself at the top of the field in front of Tyson Gay who ran a comfortable 10.00.

Place	Athlete Name	Affiliation	Time	Qual	Wind		ReacTime	Heat(Pl)
1	Justin Gatlin	Unattached	9.90	Q	+1.7		0.172	5 (1)
2	Tyson Gay	adidas	10.00	Q	+1.6		0.166	4 (1)
3	Ryan Bailey	Nike	10.03	Q	+1.6	[10.022]	0.166	4 (2)
4	Walter Dix	Nike	10.03	Q	+0.7	[10.028]	0.153	1 (1)
5	Michael Rodgers	Unattached	10.05	Q	+1.5		0.144	3 (1)
6	Darvis Patton	Nike	10.06	Q	+0.7		0.174	1 (2)
7	Trell Kimmons	adidas	10.11	Q	+1.7		0.139	5 (2)
8	Maurice Mitchell	Florida State	10.13	Q	+1.5		0.175	3 (2)
9	Marcus Rowland	Auburn	10.16	Q	+1.4		0.149	2 (1)
10	Philippe Derosier	Unattached	10.17	Q	+1.6	[10.164]	0.134	4 (3)
10	Charles Silmon	T C U	10.17	Q	+1.7	[10.164]	0.159	5 (3)
12	Jeff Demps	Florida	10.18	Q	+1.4		0.148	2 (2)
13	Calesio Newman	Unattached	10.19	Q	+0.7		0.184	1 (3)
14	Ivory Williams	Nike	10.23	q	+1.6		0.155	4 (4)
15	Keenan Brock	Auburn	10.26	Q	+1.5		0.161	3 (3)
16	Cordero Gray	Unattached	10.28	q	+1.6		0.162	4 (5)
17	Rae Edwards	Unattached	10.31	q	+0.7		0.163	1 (4)
18	Travis Padgett	adidas	10.33	Q	+1.4		0.142	2 (3)
19	Mickey Grimes	Unattached	10.36	q	+0.7		0.134	1 (5)
20	Ahmad Rashad	Nike	10.39	q	+1.4		0.135	2 (4)
21	Justin Murdock	Clemson	10.41	q	+0.7	[10.404]	0.194	1 (6)