Posted: August 27, 2007

Athletics: Davis goes for gold in Monday competition

OSAKA, Japan - Walter Davis defends his global title in the men's triple jump, and qualifying rounds keep American athletes busy Monday at the 2007 IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Nagai Stadium. The 2005 World Outdoor and 2006 World Indoor gold medalist, Davis (Baton Rouge, La.) will be joined in the final by Aarik Wilson (Bloomington, Ind.), the #2 jumper on the world list this year. On the track, Abdi Abdirahman (Tucson, Ariz.), Galen Rupp (Portland, Ore.) and Dathan Ritzenhein (Boulder, Colo.) take on the men's 10,000m final. All four U.S. sprinters compete in the women's 100m semifinals, aiming for the final later in the night, as do Team USA's women's 400m trio. Other key qualifying events include the women's 100m hurdles, women's long jump and women's 400m hurdles. Below is a complete listing of USATF entrants for Monday competition. Team USA entrants - Monday, August 27 10 a.m., women's discus qualifying - Suzy Powell (Modesto, CA), Rebecca Breisch (Chula Vista, CA), Cecilia Barnes (Fresno, CA) 10:10 a.m., women's 100m hurdles first round - Michelle Perry (Santa Clarita, CA), Virginia Powell (Los Angeles, CA), Lolo Jones (Baton Rouge, LA), Nichole Denby (Champaign, IL) 10:30 a.m., women's long jump qualifying - Tianna Madison (Los Angeles, CA), Grace Upshaw (Santa Monica, CA), Brittney Reese (Gulfport, MS), Rose Richmond (Bloomington, IN) 10:40 a.m., men's high jump qualifying - Jim Dilling (Fond du Lac, WI), Jamie Nieto (Chula Vista, CA), Jesse Williams (Raleigh, N.C.) 10:50 a.m., women's 400m hurdles first round - Tiffany Williams (Columbia, SC), Sheena Johnson (Los Angeles, CA), Nicole Leach (Los Angeles, CA) 8 p.m., women's 100m semifinal - Lauryn Williams (Miami, FL), Torri Edwards (Corona, CA), Carmelita Jeter (Long Beach, CA), Mechelle Lewis (Raleigh, N.C.) 8:30 p.m., men's triple jump FINAL - Walter Davis (Baton Rouge, La.), Aarik Wilson (Bloomington, Ind.) 8:40 p.m., men's 1,500m semifinal - Alan Webb (Reston, Va.), Bernard Lagat (Tucson, Ariz.) 9:10 p.m., women's 400m semifinal - De'Hashia Trotter (Knoxville, TN), Natasha Hastings (St. Albans, NY), Mary Wineberg (Cincinnati, OH) 9:40 p.m., men's 10,000m FINAL - Abdi Abdirahman (Tucson, AZ), Galen Rupp (Portland, OR), Dathan Ritzenhein (Boulder, CO) 10:20 p.m., women's 100m FINAL Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest