Team USA roster for the World Youth Championships
World Youth Championships: July 8-12 in Bressanone, Italy
The mark listed next to each event below is what an athlete likely needs to achieve in order to place in the finals of the World Youth Championships. Each athlete’s listed IAAF mark is the best-known performance by the athlete that meets IAAF standards and was achieved between Jan. 1, 2008 and June 22, 2009.
Discus (144-05)
1. Alex Collatz (Stockdale, Bakersfield, Ca.) 152-0.
IAAF: 177-0 (State Prel., Clovis 6-5-09)
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Top 12 Qualify for Final
Alex Collatz (Stockdale, Bakersfield, Ca.) bettered the automatic qualifying standard of 154-2 on her first attempt with a throw of 163-9 to advance to the final. Also advancing to the final on their first throw were Shanshan Li of China at 161-3, Shanice Croft of Germany at 158-10, Lena Urbaniak of Germany, the winner of the shot put, at 157-6, Viktoriya Klochko of Ukraine and Leesa Lealaisalanoa of New Zealand at 154-5. Erica Brand (Northwest, Shawnee Mission, Ks.) threw 144-8 to finish in 14th place. It took 149-11 to make the final.
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Alexandra Collatz (Stockdale, Bakersfield, Ca.) is the World Youth leader with her 177-0 thrown in the California State prelims. She has been consistent in the low-to-mid 160s this year. Lena Urbaniak of Germany is next followed by Weng Chunxia of China and Viktoriya Klochko of Ukraine, all at 168-4. Leesa Lealaisalanoa of New Zealand has thrown 167-8 and Viktoryia Nikitsina of Belarus has a best of 166-1. Erica Brand (Northwest, Shawnee Mission, Ks.) was second at the U.S. Trials at 146-9, but has a best of 152-9.
ReplyDeleteStockdale High's Alex Collatz had no trouble Friday proving she belonged among the world's elite.
ReplyDeleteCollatz, an incoming junior, bombed a 49.93-meter (163 feet, 10 inches) discus throw on her first attempt in the qualifying round at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Sudtirol, Italy.
Figuring that was plenty to reach this afternoon's final, Collatz passed her final two throws and watched the world's best youth throwers try to match her mark. None could.
That gives Collatz, who came in with the top mark at 53.95 meters (177-0), the top seed for the final, which begins at 8:20 a.m. today Pacific time. Friday's next-best mark was 48.42 (158-10), by Germany's Shanice Craft.