Stuczynski, Gay lead Visa Championship Series standings
Posted Friday, 6 June, 2008
Jenn Stuczynski and Tyson Gay held onto their respective leads midway through USA Track & Field's Outdoor Visa Championship Series following Saturday's Reebok Grand Prix in New York City.
Current American Record holder in the pole vault at 4.90 meters/16 feet .75 inches, set at the adidas Track Classic one week prior, Stuczynski maintained her lead in the women's Visa Championship Series competition, coming off a 4.80m/15-9 vault at the Reebok Grand Prix. After clearing 4.80m/15-9 on her first attempt, Stuczynski took three unsuccessful attempts at 5.02m/16-5.5, a height which would break the current World Record of 5.01m/16-5.25 held by Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia.
Reigning 2007 World Outdoor 100 meter champion and 2007 Visa Outdoor champion, Tyson Gay sprinted further into the lead in the men's Visa Championship Series competition, after clocking 9.85 seconds in the highly anticipated men's 100m dash at the Reebok Grand Prix. Gay, the U.S. leader in the 100m, finished runner-up to Jamaica's Usain Bolt, who ran a World Record time of 9.72, bettering the previous World Record of 9.74 held by compatriot Asafa Powell.
The current Visa Championship Series standings follow, listing the top five ranked athlete's name, points, where the performance occurred, the event and the respective mark.
Men:
1. Tyson Gay - 1,260 pts. - Reebok Grand Prix - 100m - 9.85
2. Terrence Trammell - 1,227 pts. - Reebok Grand Prix - 110mH - 13.11
3. Jeremy Wariner - 1,218 pts. - adidas Track Classic - 400m - 44.42
4. Wallace Spearmon - 1,213 pts. - Reebok Grand Prix - 200m - 20.07
5. Christian Cantwell - 1,204 pts. - adidas Track Classic - SP - 21.39m
Women:
1. Jenn Stuczynski - 1,225 pts. - adidas Track Classic - PV - 4.90m/16-00.75 (AR)
2. Muna Lee - 1,210 pts. - adidas Track Classic - 200m - 22.30
3. Marshevet Hooker - 1,202 pts. -Reebok Grand Prix - 100m - 10.94
4. Sanya Richards - 1,200 pts. -Reebok Grand Prix - 400m - 50.04
5. Joanna Hayes - 1,194 pts. -adidas Track Classic - 100mH - 12.64
The chase for the title of Visa Champion and the accompanying $25,000 bonus continues at the fourth installment of USA Track & Field's Outdoor Visa Championship Series on Sunday, June 8 at the Nike Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Ore.
For more information on USA Track & Field and the 2008 Visa Championship Series, visit www.usatf.org.
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