Thursday Heats

  1999 World Youth Championships - Bydgoszcz, Poland 
Thursday 7/15/99 
Men: 
100 Meters (Heats)
Heat 2 - 1. Mark Lewis-Francis (Great Britain) 10.76 (-1.9  mps)....7. DURIEL 
LAIRD (USA) 11.13.  (Laird had a good start,  then was passed by most of the 
field over the final 50 meters).  
Duriel Laird (Louisiana) - "I felt tight.  I had a good start,  then tightened 
up as the race went along.  I had a problem with  one quad.  I was the Louisiana 
State 3A 100 meter champ from  Bossier.  My goal today was to qualify and move 
on through the  rounds.  I am also entered in the 200."  
Heat 8 - 1. BRYAN SEARS (USA) 10.57 (wind -0.7) (Sears handled  10.45 Nigerian 
star Ajibade Taiwo surprisingly easy, showing  great power and acceleration 
through the event). 
Bryan Sears (Georgia) (who ran in sunglasses and threw a fist  high in the air 
after finishing in celebration) - "I felt great!   I feel very good about 
running what I believe was the fastest  time of all of the heats.  I am in great 
shape right now.  My  goal in this meet is to bring back gold to the U.S. and 
have us  dominate this sport once again.  I go to Liberty County High  School in 
Georgia, and was State 200 meter champ and finished  second in the 100 Meters."  
(Sears looked very sharp and races in  an explosive style similar to many of our 
nation's top sprinters  of any level).   

400 Meters (First Round) - 

1500 Meters (First Round) - 

3000 Meters (Final) 

110m HH (39" hurdles)
(First Round) -  
--With this the first running event on the track it was readily  apparant that 
the level of competition here would be very high.   Ladji Doucoure (France) 
blasted 13.45 in heat 4, with Nassim  Brahimi (Qatar) was 13.56 in Heat 2, with 
Canada's Paul Whitty  13.76 in Heat 3 (Whitty--"I have another year of high 
school and  based upon my hurdling success I plan on giving up football and  
hockey, my other spots).   
(Heat 3) - 1. Paul Whitty (Canada) 13.75 (wind -1.5 mps)....4.  BRANDON ROYSTER 
(USA) 14.20 (non-qualifier) (Royster ran a good  race in a strong heat). 
Brandon Royster - (Virginia) - "I felt good during the race.  I  hit more 
hurdles than I wanted to.  My goal was to make it here  to the Finals." (Whitty 
qoted above).  
(Heat 5) - 1. Andre Streese (Ger) 13.95 (wind +0.4), 2. JOSHUA  WALKER (USA) 
14.10 (Qualifies for Finals) (Walker ran a solid  race and was edged at the 
finish by the German winner)
Joshua Walker (Georgia) - "I felt I could have been out a bit  better.  My goal 
here is to break my high school pr which is  13.96 over the 39" high school 
hurdles.  This is my first  international competition, with my goal to make it 
into the top  three placers."  (Walker qualfiies for the Finals, where he will  
runin Lane 2).  

Pole Vault (Qual) - 

Long Jump (Qual) - 

Shot Put (Qual) - 

Javelin (Qual) - 

Women: 
100 Meters (Heats) - 
(Heat 2) 1. Anna Saari (Finland) 12.10 (wind +0.5).....8.  KHALILAH CARPENTER 
(USA) 14.10 (injury) (Carpenter was obviously  in trouble from the start of this 
event, limping across the  finish line). 
Khalilah Carpenter (Ohio) - "I felt my hamstring go when I came  out of the 
blocks.  I hurt it two weeks ago and it was very  painful today when I started 
out.  I am also entered in the 200  meters.  (She headed off to seek treatment 
for her injury). 
(Heat 4) 1. LASHAUNTEA MOORE (USA) 11.99 (wind -0.7 mps)  (Qualifier). (After 
ann average start, Moore raced up to and past  the group to narrowly win her 
prelim contest).  
LaShauntea Moore (Ohio) - "I felt okay.  My start was 'iffy.'  I  felt very good 
at the end and think I won the heat.  My goal here  was to run my best for the 
season.  I have not been happy with my  running overall this spring.  My goal 
here is a medal.  This is  the first time I have been in a meet with three 
rounds in one  day."   

400 Meters (First Round) - 

800 Meters (First Round) - 

1500 Meters (First Round) - 

400 Meter Hurdles (First Round) - 
Heat 1 - 1. Olessia Boufalova (Russia) 58.96...3. JANINE JONES   (USA) 60.28.  
(Jones was off to a good start, leading early.  She was passed by  the Russian 
winner and Patricia Lopes of Portugal (59.94) on the  final straightaway) 
Heat 2 - 1. Jana Pittman (Australia) 58.43....8. RAASIN MCINTOSH   (USA) 63.54. 
(McIntosh was off to a good start, but as she indicated below,  had some step 
problems and finished 8th in her heat to not  qualify on) 
Raasin McIntosh (Texas) - "I just made too many mistakes.  This  is a first time 
experience for me.  I loved the experience, and  the competition was much 
stronger than what I face in the U.S.  I  wish I had another shot, but I will 
just have to come back and do  a good job in the 4x100 meter relay, where I will 
be running."  

High Jump (Qual) - 

Pole Vault (Qual) - 
1. Vanessa Boslak (France), Elena Issinbaeva (Russia), and  Nataliya Kuhch 
(Ukraine) 3.75m (12-03.5).....13. ANGELA HILGERS  (USA) 3.40 (11-0.75) (non-
qualifer 12 go to Finals)...nh JENNIFER  GREORAK (USA) no height (3.20 opening 
height 10-06).   

Long Jump (Qual) - 
Group A - 1. Alina Militaru (Romania) 6.05 (19-10.25)....18.  TALISE MANUEL 
(USA) 4.75 (15-07). 
Group B - 1. Zhou Yangxia (China) 6.21 (20-04.5), 2. JILL BELL  (USA) 5.95 (19-
06.25). (Bell finished second and she has the  third best jump of all the Finals 
qualifiers.  Bell is fresh off  a jump of over 20 feet in her Regional Junior 
Olympics  competition back at home).    

Shot Put (Qual) - 
Group A - 1. Katsiaryna Tulko (Bulgaria) 14.10 (46-02.75)...4.  EMILY DURAN 
(USA) 13.28 (Qualifier 10th overall). 
Emily Duran (Nebraska) - "I felt tired.  I felt restricted when  we were not 
allowed to move around very much in the competition  area.  I was a bit 
disappointed in my throwing today."   

Group B - 1. Hang Mei (China) 14.87 (48-09.5)...3. LISA BEACHLER  (USA) 13.57 
(44-06.25 Qualifier 5th overall) 
Lisa Beachler (Nebraska) - "I felt okay, but I had a few form  problems.  I felt 
kind of "small" out there compared to the  other girls.  I think the best throw 
was like 14.4 meters, and I  think I threw 13.59m.  I had a 14 meter throw in 
warm-ups and  would have liked to duplicate that in the competition.  My goal  
here is to not make a fool of myself.  I need to straighten out  some of my form 
problems"   

Javein (Qual) - 

Leslie Erickson (Washington) - "I do not think I did real good.   My goal for 
this meet was to get back into the 170's.  I had a  seasonal best of 170'06 for 
North Thurston HS in Lacey,  Washington, and won the State Meet.  I have had an 
arm problem  off and on over the last few months.  I will be in the twelfth  
grade next year."