USATF Team USA Report, Day 5, morning: Womens long jumpers make final; 200m runners advance
Posted Tuesday, 19 August, 2008
BEIJING - Brittney Reese led three Americans in qualifying for the women's long jump final and all three women's 200m runners advanced in Tuesday morning action at the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium.
Reese automatically qualified for Friday's long jump final on her second attempt of 6.87m/22-6.5, the best mark in the qualifying round. 2004 Olympic finalist Grace Upshaw (Los Altos Hills, Calif.) was sixth in qualifying with a best mark of 6.68m/21-11, and newcomer Funmi Jimoh (Stafford, Texas) was 10th with 6.61m/21-8.25.
Allyson Felix (Los Angeles), Muna Lee (College Station, Texas) and Marshevet Hooker (Pfugerville, Texas) won the first three heats, respectively, in women's 200m first-round action. Lee clocked the fastest time of the round, 22.71, while Felix ran 23.02 and Hooker 23.07.
The women's javelin throw brought less success as Kim Kreiner (Fresno, Calif.), suffering from a serious plantar fascia injury in her foot and noticeably limping, was 39th in qualifying with a best mark of 55.13m/180-10, and Kara Patterson (West Lafayette, Ind.) threw 54.39/178-5 to be 41st in qualifying.
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