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Ever So Close

by Brett Hoover — posted on 7/5/2012

In just 22 days, the opening ceremonies for the 2012 Olympic Games will kick off in Olympic Stadium in London. Among the large contingent from the United States will be quite a collection of track & field athletes who have competed on the famed Armory oval.

Among those donning the Red, White & Blue will be Sanya Richards-Ross, LaShawn Merritt, Bianca Knight, Matthew Centrowitz, Morgan Uceny, Jenny Simpson, Jenn Suhr, Bernard Lagat, Lauryn Williams and Jesse Williams. Each of them competed at the Millrose Games at The Armory in February.

Here is Team USA:

100m dash

  • Men — Justin Gatlin (Orlando, Fla.), Tyson Gay (Clermont, Fla.), Ryan Bailey (Salem, Ore.)
  • Women — Carmelita Jeter (Gardena, Calif.), Tianna Madison (Los Angeles, Calif.), Allyson Felix (Santa Clarita, Calif.)

    • 200m dash

  • Men — Wallace Spearmon (Dallas, Texas), Maurice Mitchell (Tallahassee, Fla.), Isiah Young (Lafayette, Miss.)
  • Women — Allyson Felix (Santa Clarita, Calif.), Carmelita Jeter (Gardena, Calif.), Sanya Richards-Ross (Austin, Texas)

    • 400m dash

  • Men — LaShawn Merritt (Suffolk, Va.), Tony McQuay (Gainesville, Fla.), Bryshon Nellum (Los Angeles, Calif.)
  • Women — Sanya Richards-Ross (Austin, Texas), Francena McCorory (Hampton, Va.), DeeDee Trotter (Orlando, Fla.)

    • 800m run

  • Men — Nick Symmonds (Springfield, Ore.), Khadevis Robinson (Las Vegas, Nev.), Duane Solomon (Los Angeles, Calif.)
  • Women — Alysia Montano (Canyon Country, Calif.), Geena Gall (Eugene, Ore.), Alice Schmidt (Coronado, Calif.)

    • 1,500m run

  • Men — Leonel Manzano (Austin, Texas), Matthew Centrowitz (Eugene, Ore.), Andrew Wheating (Eugene, Ore.)
  • Women — Morgan Uceny (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.), Shannon Rowbury (San Francisco, Calif.), Jenny Simpson (Colorado Springs, Colo.)

    • 5,000m run

  • Men — Galen Rupp (Portland, Ore.), Bernard Lagat (Tucson, Ariz.), Lopez Lomong (Beaverton, Ore.)
  • Women — Julie Culley (Clinton, N.J.), Molly Huddle (Providence, R.I.), Kim Conley (West Sacramento, Calif.)

    • 10,000m run

  • Men — Galen Rupp (Portland, Ore.), Matt Tegenkamp (Portland, Ore.), Dathan Ritzenhein (Portland, Ore.)
  • Women — Amy Hastings (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.), Lisa Uhl (Portland, Ore.), Janet Bawcom (Rome, Ga.)

    • Marathon

  • Men — Meb Keflezighi (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.), Ryan Hall (Flagstaff, Ariz.), Abdi Abdirahman (Tucson, Ariz.)
  • Women — Shalane Flanagan (Portland, Ore.), Desiree Davila (Rochester Hills, Mich.), Kara Goucher (Portland, Ore.)

    • High hurdles

  • Men — Aries Merritt (Bryan, Texas), Jason Richardson (Los Angeles, Calif.), Jeff Porter (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
  • Women — Dawn Harper (Los Angeles, Calif.), Kellie Wells (Orlando, Fla.), Lolo Jones (Baton Rouge, La.)

    • Intermediate hurdles

  • Men — Michael Tinsley (Round Rock, Texas), Angelo Taylor (Atlanta, Ga.), Kerron Clement (Gainesville, Fla.)
  • Women — Lashinda Demus (Palmdale, Calif.) , Georganne Moline (Tucson, Ariz.), T’erea Brown (Miami, Fla.)

    • Steeplechase

  • Men — Evan Jager (Portland, Ore.), Donn Cabral (Glastonbury, Conn.), Kyle Alcorn (Mesa, Ariz.)
  • Women — Emma Coburn (Crested Butte, Colo.), Bridget Franek (Eugene, Ore.), Shalaya Kipp (Salt Lake City, Utah)

    • High jump

  • Men — Jamie Nieto (Chula Vista, Calif.), Erik Kynard (Manhattan, Kan.), Jesse Williams (Eugene, Ore.)
  • Women — Chaunte Lowe (Loganville, Ga.), Brigetta Barrett (Tucson, Ariz.), Amy Acuff (Isleton, Calif.)

    • Pole vault

  • Men — Brad Walker (Mountlake Terrace, Wash.), Jeremy Scott (Brookland, Ark.), Derek Miles (Tea, S.D.)
  • Women — Jenn Suhr (Churchville, N.Y.), Becky Holliday (Jonesboro, Ark.), Lacy Janson (Sarasota, Fla.)

    • Long jump

  • Men — Marquise Goodwin (Austin, Texas), Will Claye (Imperial Beach, Calif.), George Kitchens (Hephzibah, Ga.)
  • Women — Brittney Reese (Gulfport, Miss.), Chelsea Hayes (Ruston, La.), Janay Deloach (Fort Collins, Colo.)

    • Triple jump

  • Men — Christian Taylor (Daytona Beach, Fla.), Will Claye (Imperial Beach, Calif.)
  • Women — Amanda Smock (Minneapolis, Minn.)

    • Shot put

  • Men — Reese Hoffa (Athens, Ga.), Ryan Whiting (Port Matilda, Pa.), Christian Cantwell (Columbia, Mo.)
  • Women — Jill Camarena-Williams (Tucson, Ariz.), Michelle Carter (Ovilla, Texas), Tia Brooks (Grand Rapids, Mich.)

    • Discus throw

  • Men — Lance Brooks (Denver, Colo.), Jarred Rome (Chula Vista, Calif.), Jason Young (Lubbock, Texas)
  • Women — Stephanie Brown Trafton (Galt, Calif.), Aretha Thurmond (Opelika, Alabama), Gia Lewis-Smallwood (Champaign, Ill.)

    • Hammer throw

  • Men — Kibwe Johnson (Kamloops, B.C.), A.G. Kruger (Ashland, Ohio)
  • Women — Amber Campbell (Myrtle Beach, Calif.), Amanda Bingson (Las Vegas, Nev.), Jessica Cosby (Mission Hills, Calif.)

    • Javelin throw

  • Men — Craig Kinsley (Providence, R.I.), Sean Furey (San Diego, Calif), Cyrus Hostetler (Eugene, Ore.)
  • Women — Brittany Borman (Norman, Okla.), Kara Patterson (Chula Vista, Calif.), Rachel Yurkovich (Eugene, Ore.)

    • Multi-Events

  • Men — Ashton Eaton (Eugene, Ore.), Trey Hardee (Austin, Texas)
  • Women — Hyleas Fountain (Daytona Beach, Fla.), Sharon Day (Costa Mesa, Calif.), Chantae McMillan (Rolla, Mo.)

    • 20k racewalk

  • Men — Trevor Barron (Bethel Park, Pa.)
  • Women — Maria Michta (Nesconset, N.Y.)

    • 50k racewalk

  • Men — John Nunn (San Diego, Calif.)

    • Relay pool

    Relay pools are composed of the 100m and 400m rosters, the athletes listed in each pool, plus any athlete already on the roster in any other event

  • Men — Mike Rodgers (Round Rock, Texas), Darvis “Doc” Patton (Grand Prairie, Texas), Trell Kimmons (Round Rock, Texas), Ronell Mance (Los Angeles, Calif.), Manteo Mitchell (Cullowhee, N.C. ), Jeremy Wariner (Waco, Texas)
  • Women — Jeneba Tarmoh (San Jose, Calf.), Bianca Knight (Austin, Texas), Lauryn Williams (Miami, Fla.), Debbie Dunn (Norfolk, Va.), Diamond Dixon (Lawrence, Kan.), Keshia Baker (Los Angeles, Calif.)