People To Watch At IAAF Worlds

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People To Watch At IAAF Worlds

posted on 8/2/2011

When the IAAF World Championships get underway in Daegu, South Korea, later this month, there will be a number of ties to New York state, the metropolitan area and The Armory.

The rosters have not been finalized as some athletes are still looking to achieve the necessary qualifying marks to punch their ticket. The athletes below either finished among the top three at the U.S. Nationals in Eugene, Ore., in late June; or are expected to compete for a country other than the U.S.

Miki Barber	100m	U.S.	attended Montclair (N.J.) High
Brigetta Barrett	high jump	U.S.	born in Bronx; attended Roy C. Ketcham High (Wappingers Falls, N.Y.)
Dewayne Barrett	relays	Jamaica	attended St. John's University
Trevor Barron	20k racewalk	U.S.	represents New York AC
Neisha Bernard-Thomas	800m	Grenada	attended Samuel J. Tilden High (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Jillian Camarena-Williams	shot put	U.S.	represents New York AC; won at New Balance Collegiates in 2002
Matthew Centrowitz	1,500m	U.S.	son of a New York City high school distance running legend
Shana Cox	400m	Great Britain	attended Holy Trinity High (Westbury, N.Y.)
Walter Davis	triple jump	U.S.	won at New Balance Collegiates in 2001
Sharon Day	heptathlon	U.S.	born in Brooklyn
Matt DiBuono	hammer	U.S.	attended New Rochelle (N.Y.) High and Fordham University
Delilah DiCrescenzo	steeplechase	U.S.	attended Columbia University
Allyson Felix	200m, 400m	U.S.	won at the National Scholastic Indoors in 2002
Justin Gatlin	100m	U.S.	born in Brooklyn; won at New Balance Collegiates in 2002
Kara Goucher	10k	U.S.	born in Queens
Natasha Hastings	relays	U.S.	attended A. Philip Randolph High (Harlem, N.Y.) and Manhattan College
Reese Hoffa	shot put	U.S.	represents New York AC
Molly Huddle	5,000m	U.S.	attended Notre Dame High (Elmira, N.Y.)
Erison Hurtault	400m	Dominica	attended Columbia University
Riker Hylton	400m	Jamaica	attended Essex County (N.J.) Community College
Bershawn Jackson	400m hurdles	U.S.	won at the National Scholastic Indoors in 2002
Kibwe Johnson	hammer	U.S.	represents New York AC
Bernard Lagat	1,500m	U.S.	won eight Wanamaker Miles at Millrose Games
Samyr Laine	triple jump	Haiti	attended Newburgh (N.Y.) Free Academy
Michal Mai	hammer	U.S.	attended the U.S. Military Academy
Leonel Manzano	1,500m	U.S.	won at New Balance Collegiates in 2007 and 2008
Francena McCorory	400m	U.S.	won at New Balance Collegiates in 2009
Inika McPherson	high jump	U.S.	won at the National Scholastic Indoors in 2005
Aries Merritt	110m hurdles	U.S.	won at New Balance Collegiates in 2005
Maria Michta	20k racewalk	U.S.	attended Sachem North High (Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y.)
Clarisse Moh	800m	France	attended Seton Hall University
Alysia Montano	800m	U.S.	born in Queens
Aliann Pompey	400m	Guyana	attended Manhattan College; works for The Armory
Tiandra Ponteen	400m	St. Kitts	attended Washington Irving High (Manhattan, N.Y.)
Jen Rhines	10k	U.S.	attended Liverpool (N.Y.) High
Jillian Schwartz	pole vault	Israel	coaches at Columbia University
Kenia Sinclair	800m	U.S.	attended Seton Hall University
Shalonda Solomon	200m	U.S.	won at the National Scholastic Indoors in 2004
Kerron Stewart	100m	Jamaica	attended Essex County (N.J.) Community College
Lisa Stublic	marathon	Croatia	attended Columbia University
Jenn Suhr	pole vault	U.S.	attended Fredonia (N.Y.) High
Christian Taylor	triple jump	U.S.	won at the National Scholastic Indoors in 2008
Teresa Vaill	20k racewalk	U.S.	attended Seymour Smith High (Pine Plains, N.Y.)

The World Championships in South Korea begin Aug. 27 and run through Sept. 4. Click here for a PDF view of the timetable.