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Hardee claims decathlon title at USA Outdoor Championships
06.27.2014 | Track & Field / Cross Country
Hall finishes third in the 5,000 meters, Petrillose fourth in the pole vault; Richards-Ross and Nelson reach 400-meter final
2014 USATF OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
• When: Wednesday, June 25 - Sunday, June 29 - Meet Information | Meet Notes
• Where: Sacramento, Calif. (Hornet Stadium)
• Entries: Men/Women
• Live Results: Click here
• Broadcast/Web Stream: USATF.tv, NBC, NBC Sports Network and Universal Sports will provide coverage. Click here for the schedule
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Trey Hardee built off a strong opening day and cruised to victory in the decathlon Friday at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships which is being held at Sacramento State University through Sunday.
Hardee, who claimed his second U.S. outdoor title, rolled up 8,599 points over the 10 events to improve on his world-leading mark of 8,518 set earlier this month at Hypo-Meeting in Gotzis, Austria.
The 2012 Olympic silver medalist entered the final day of competition at Hornet Stadium with a total of 4,441 and a 368-point lead over second-place Devin Dick of Kansas State. That quickly increased with Hardee posting the top mark in the first three events.
Hardee clocked a time of 13.69 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles and then tossed the discus 166 feet, 2 inches (50.65m). By the time he cleared 16-4.75 (5.00m) in the pole vault, the eighth event, Hardee had pushed the lead to 777 points.
Wesley Bray was second with 7,807 and Thomas FitzSimons third with 7,645.
Hardee won the 2009 U.S. outdoor title en route to the world crown that year. He also captured the 2011 world decathlon championship.
Kaitlin Petrillose had a solid bounce-back performance in the pole vault. The lone collegian among 16 competitors in the field, Petrillose finished fourth by clearing 14-7 1/4 (4.45m), the third-best performance in school history. Two weeks ago at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, Petrillose was unable to clear a bar. She won the 2014 NCAA indoor crown clearing a collegiate-record 15-1 (4.60m).
Jenn Suhr, the 2012 Olympic gold medalist, won her sixth U.S. outdoor title with a clearance of 15-1 (4.60m).
Both UT entries in the 400-meter semifinal advance to the final. Sanya Richards-Ross won the first of two heats in 50.03, the top semifinal time. Briana Nelson was fourth in that heat in a personal-best 51.05. A four-time Olympic gold medalist, Richards-Ross will be seeking her seventh U.S. outdoor title in the 400 on Saturday.
Marielle Hall continues to impress against the top competition in the nation. Two weeks after winning the NCAA 5,000-meter title, Hall finished third in the same event Friday night and knocked more than six seconds off her own school record by clocking a personal-best 15:12.79.
Hall was in the lead pack until the final two laps when Molly Huddle and Shannon Rowbury broke away. Huddle won in 15:01.56, nipping Rowbury, who clocked 15:01.71, at the finish line.
Hall originally set the school record by clocking 15:19.26 in April at the Stanford Invitational. That time ranked No. 2 on the 2014 NCAA performer's list. Hall now has the top three outdoor 5,000-meter times in school history.
Morolake Akinosun and Bianca Knight did not advance out of Friday's 100-meter semifinal. Akinosun was fifth in the first heat in 11.24 and Knight was fifth in the second heat (11.20). The top four in each reached the final.
Joe Stilin, who spent last season with the Longhorns after transferring from Princeton, finished 11th in the 5,000 meters in 13:48.05.
Saturday will also feature Leo Manzano competing in the 1,500-meter final and Bianca Knight in the first round of the 200. Manzano had the top time (3:42.01) in Thursday's first round.
TEXAS ENTRIES/RESULTS - USA Outdoor Championships
Sacramento, California • Hornet Stadium • All Times Central
Wednesday, June 25
Women
• Shot Put - Qualifying: 1. Michelle Carter, 60-9.50 (18.53m)
• Shot Put - Final: 1. Michelle Carter, 63-9.75 (19.45m)
Men
• Shot Put - Qualifying: 17. Hayden Baillio, 61-1.25 (18.62m)
Thursday, June 26
Women
• 100 Meters - First Round: 4. Bianca Knight, 11.39q; 9. Alexandria Anderson, 11.42q; 11. Morolake Akinosun, 11.48q
• 400 Meters - First Round: 3. Briana Nelson, 51.39q; 9. Sanya Richards-Ross, 52.39q; -- Kendall Baisden, FS
Men
400 Meters - First Round: 23. Zack Bilderback, 47.63
1,500 Meters - First Round: 1. Leo Manzano, 3:42.01; 15. Kyle Merber, 3:45.26
• 100 Meters - Decathlon: 1. Trey Hardee, 10.38/w4.2 (1004)
• Long Jump - Decathlon: 4. Trey Hardee, 23-8.25/7.22m/w3.6 (866)
• Shot Put - Decathlon: 2. Trey Hardee, 50-5.50/15.38m (813)
• High Jump - Decathlon: 1. Trey Hardee, 6-8.75/2.05m (850)
• 400 Meters – Decathlon: 1. Trey Hardee, 48.02 (908)
• Decathlon (Five Events): 1. Trey Hardee, 4441
Friday, June 27
Women
• 100 Meters - Semifinal: 9. Bianca Knight, 11.20; 10. Morolake Akinosun, 11.24; -- Alexandria Anderson, DNS
• 400 Meters - Semifinal: 1. Sanya Richards-Ross, 50.03q; 6. Briana Nelson, 51.05q
• 5,000 Meters: 3. Marielle Hall, 15:12.79$
• Pole Vault: 4. Kaitlin Petrillose, 14-7.25 (4.45m)
Men
• 5,000 Meters: 1. Joe Stilin, 13:48.05
• 110-Meter Hurdles - Decathlon: 1. Trey Hardee, 13.69 (1015)
• Discus - Decathlon: 1. Trey Hardee, 166-2/50.65m (884)
• Pole Vault - Decathlon: 1. Trey Hardee, 16-4.75/5.00m (910)
• Javelin - Decathlon: 8. Trey Hardee, 186-8/56.91m (691)
• 1,500 Meters - Decathlon: 9. Trey Hardee, 4:43.63 (658)
• Decathlon (10 Events): 1. Trey Hardee, 8599
Saturday, June 28
Women
• 200 Meters - First Round (2:20 p.m.): Bianca Knight
• 400 Meters - Final (3:05 p.m.): Sanya Richards-Ross, Briana Nelson
Men
• 1,500 Meters - Final (4:14 p.m.): Leo Manzano
Sunday, June 29
Women
• 200 Meters - Semifinal (1:50 p.m.):
• High Jump (2:05 p.m.): Shanay Briscoe
• 200 Meters - Final (4:29 p.m.):
q – qualified to next round
$ – school record
