The U.S. Olympic Trials Upcoming.....

There is alot of buzzing going on about the U.S. Olympic Trials coming up June 27th-July 6th. There are many athletes battling for those top three slots to move on to the Olympic Games in Bejing, some will repeat their visits, while other hope to move in the spotlight and have their names mentioned with the best......all the while the goal being to bring back a Olympic Gold Medal to the U.S. One of the more controversial events in my opinion would probably be the Womens 100m dash. So many different athletes have the opportunity to take hold of the 100m title at the trials, in my opinion there are 7 hopefuls.

-Allyson Felix (Season Best 10.93)
-Marshevet Hooker (Season Best 10.94)
-Muna Lee (Season Best 10.97)
-Torri Edwards (Season Best 10.93)
-Bianca Knight (Season Best 11.11)
-Lauryn Williams (Season Best 11.13)
-Porscha Lucas (Season Best 11.15) (If she comes out to the Trials)

I feel as though all these women respectfully have the ability at any given time to step in front of the others, mainly because they all have moments where they can be inconsistent. Personally I feel as though Torri Edwards is the favorite so far, most would argue in favor of Allyson Felix, but I have my thoughts as to my decision. Felix is extremely inconsistent coming out of the blocks through her first 10-15 meters. When she ran her 10.93 in Doha she came out fast and smooth, unlike at the Prefontaine Classic where she came out sluggish and finished strong. It's going to take for her to run a complete race before she claims the 4 Olympic Gold Medals she dreams of obtaining. Marshevet Hooker had a strong showing at the Reebok Grand Prix along with Muna Lee whole both dipped under the 11 second barrier. Torri Edwards is coming along and showed dominance at the Prefontaine Classic. Bianca is my "Franchise" athlete, if you will, because I believe she will grow into a dominant 100/200m runner and begin to blow away fields with ease. Lauryn Williams is coming into her own as the season continues on as her times drop and I feel she may dip under the 11 second barrier soon. Porscha Lucas had a tough showing at the Big 12 meet and if she decides to come out to the Trials I believe she will be stiff competetion for the rest of the women and may prove to slide her way into the top 3. Her main event though will be the 200m where she has a world leading 22.29 time posted form the Big 12 Championships.

Footage of the Women's 100m Dash at the 2008 Nike Prefontaine Classic
Lane Assignments (Right to Left)
1. Peta-Gaye Dowdie
2. Sherone Simpson
3. Carmelita Jeter
4. Torri Edwards
5. Allyson Felix
6. Lauryn Williams
7. Kerron Stewart
8. Oludamola Osayomi



~TrkFeen