Complete results

Johnathan Johnson grabbed third in the 800 (Alex Moore)

Sunday, June 22

In front of a national televised audience, Johnathan Johnson of Texas Tech placed third in the 800 meters with his time of 1:46.76. The sophomore took out the first 400 meters in 51 seconds and held on until the end.

Alice Schmidt of North Carolina ran a solid time of 2:01.64 in the women's 800 meters, but failed to reach the top three with her fifth place finish.

The big spark in the men's 1500 meters went to Grant Robison of Stanford who finished third with his time of 3:44.83. However, Robinson must still meet the IAAF "A" qualifying standard of 3:34.90.

The men's 200 meters saw Erick Wilson, who ran for Barton CC this season and will represent TCU next season, clock 20.95 which took last.

Saturday, June 21

It was the Texas two-step on Saturday as Longhorn teammates Sanya Richards and Raasin McIntosh will represent Team USA at the World Outdoor Championships in their events.

Richards, who just last weekend claimed the NCAA title in the 400 meters, took home the USA Outdoor title with her time of 51.01. The freshman All-American will next make her mark in Paris later this summer. Tennessee's Dee Dee Trotter also made the team with her third place finish.

Over to the women's 400 meter hurdles, Raasin McIntosh of Texas got her USA title while clocking 54.62.

Rob Minnitti, who recently ended his collegiate career at Boise State, took second in the men's javelin final with his mark of 253-04.

In the other field events, former Missouri standout Christian Cantwell, who is now representing Nike, finished fifth in the shot put while tossing 67-06.00. Ohio State's Dan Taylor finished right behind Cantwell with his mark of 66-07.00.

Toledo's Briana Shook won the steeplechase on Saturday

The women's steeplechase saw Toledo's Briana Shook take the event in 9:44.71. Shook, who redshirted the outdoor season, just missed the collegiate record of marks made outside of the regular season. Her winning time of 9:44.71 was also the second-fastest ever by an American woman, and the third fastest in the world this year. Kathryn Andersen of BYU finished second in 9:47.17. The two collegians will next compete in Paris for a possible World Championship title.

After their outstanding performances last weekend in the NCAA finals, Minnesota teammates Mitch Potter and Adam Steele could not break through the finals of the 400 meters this weekend. Potter clocked 45.29
to take fifth while Steele came through the line right behind his teammate in 45.51.

NCAA Champion and former Arkansas Razorback Daniel Lincoln, who is now representing Nike, finished second in the 3000 meter steeplechase with his time of 8:24.10.

Tiffany McWilliams of Mississippi State placed third in the 1500 meter finals with her time of 4:10.85. McWilliams must still meet the IAAF "A" standard of 4:05.80 in order to qualify for the World team.

Friday, June 20

Day two of the 2003 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships saw Lashinda Demus of South Carolina race to the fastest collegiate athlete time of 55.65 to advance to the finals. Raasin McIntosh of Texas and Shauna Smith of Wyoming were the other two collegians to make the final.

Auburn's Fred Sharpe clocked 50.29 to advance to the semi-finals of the men's 400 meter hurdles. Dwight Ruff and Ricky Harris of Florida also advanced.

NCAA Champion Mardy Scales of Middle Tennessee State was able to get to the final of the 100 meters with his time of 10.31 into a -2.1 headwind. Scales ended up running 10.32 to take seventh overall in the final as former Florida Gator and NCAA Champion Bernard Williams won in 10.11.

The women's 100 meter semi-finals did not fare too well for most of the collegians as Muna Lee of LSU, Consuella Moore of Penn State and Erica Whipple of South Carolina all did not make the cut.

The only collegian to advance was Miami's Lauryn Williams with her time of 11.45 into a -2.1 headwind. Williams ended up running 11.34 to take seventh in the final.

Joshua Walker of Florida saw his season stretch even more as the 110 meter hurdler sped to a time of 13.51 which advanced him to the semi-final. Corey Taylor of South Carolina and Ricardo Moody of Adams State College also made it to the next round.

Jonathon Johnson of Texas Tech continued to impress the rest of the field in the 800 meters with his top time of 1:47.56 which advanced to the final. Florida's Moise Joseph also made the cut.

Over at the women's 800 meter semi-finals, Nicole Cook of Tennessee and NCAA Champion Alice Schmidt of North Carolina both had their ticket punched to the final as well.

Laura Gerraughty placed third in the shot put (TarHeelBlue.com)

Thomas Freeman of Manhattan, who redshirted the 2003 outdoor season, placed fourth in the men's hammer throw with his toss of 229-11. Lucais MacKay of Georgia placed sixth with his mark of 225-00.

In the women's shot put, Laura Gerraughty of North Carolina took third place with her toss of 57-09.50. Gerraughty already met the IAAF "A" standard earlier this season. Adriane Blewitt, who recently graduated from Ashland University, finished fourth with her mark of 57-03.75.

The freshman phenom was at it again as NCAA Champion Sanya Richards of Texas came away with the fastest semi-final time of 51.74 in the 400 meters. Dee Dee Trotter of Tennessee and Crystal Cox of North Carolina both ran 52.57 to advance to the final as well.

The men's 400 meters will see the Minnesota duo of Mitchell Potter and Adam Steele along with Baylor's Darold Williamson compete in the final. Potter had the fastest collegiate time of 45.50 in the semi-finals.

Grant Robison of Stanford came away clocking 3:47.13 in the prelims of the 1500 meters to make the next step to the finals along with Sean Jefferson of Indiana and Brendon Mahoney of Georgia Tech.

Shalane Flanagan of North Carolina grabbed second in the women's 5000 meter final with her time of 15:20.54. However, she must still meet the IAAF "A" standard of 15:08.70 in order to qualify for Paris. Lauren Fleshman of Stanford ran 15:27.68 to take fourth and teammate Alicia Craig came through the line in 15:33.39 to finish fifth.

Former Colorado Buffalo and NCAA Cross Country Champion Jorge Torres, who is now representing Reebok, finished third in the men's 5000 meters with his time of 13:36.42.

Thursday, June 19

The 2003 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships kicked off Thursday on the campus of Stanford University. Team USA will be selected for the 2003 World Outdoor Championships in Paris from the top three finishers in each final who have achieved the IAAF’s “A” standard.

Collegiate action led off with the women's 400 meter hurdle prelims as the South Carolina duo of Tiffany Ross and Lashinda Demus both advanced to the semi-finals with their times of 56.29 and 56.64. Raasin McIntosh of Texas also advanced with her sixth best prelim time of 57.31.

Mardy Scales of Middle Tennessee State, who claimed the NCAA 100 meter title last weekend, advanced to the smi-finals with his time of 10.25.

Jukina Dickerson of Florida placed fourth in the women's hammer throw with her mark of 215-02. Teammate Erin Gilreath finished right behind her as she threw 212-08.

The women's 100 meter prelims took advantage of the wind as the tailwind reading of 3.6 pushed Muna Lee of LSU to 11.16, Lauryn Williams of Miami to 11.21 and Consuella Moore of Penn State to 11.44 in the same heat in which they all advanced.

Samuel Burley, who went out on top with his final collegiate race in the 800 meters last weekend for Pennsylvania, clocked 1:48.74 to earn the second best prelim time. Jonathan Johnson of Texas Tech sped to 1:48.20 which made the cut along with SEC members Marc Sylvester of Tennessee and Moise Joseph of Florida.

Tennessee's Nicole Cook earned the top time in the 800 meter prelimes with her showing of 2:05.02. Fresh off her NCAA title in the 800 meters, Alice Schmidt of North Carolina was right behind Cook in 2:06.01.

Heading over to the men's 400 meters, Division III Champion and record holder Andrew Rock of Wisconsin-LaCrosse ran through the line in 46.02 to advance. Darold Williamson of Baylor, Jerry Harris of TCU and the Minnesota duo of Mitch Potter and NCAA Champion Adam Steele also advanced.

U.S. junior record holder and NCAA Champion Sanya Richards of Texas came away with the top time in the 400 meter prelims as the freshman clocked 51.81. Dee Dee Trotter of Tennessee also advanced with her time of 52.63.

Tiffany McWilliams of Mississippi State made it to the finals in the 1500 meters as the defending NCAA Champion came through in 4:13.12. Shalane Flanagan of North Carolina also made the cut with her time of 4:14.09.

The men's 3000 meter steeplechase advanced Jordan Desilets of Eastern Michigan along with former Montana State standout Lyle Weese and former Razorback and NCAA Champion Daniel Lincoln.

Joshua Ralston of Texas A&M placed fourth overall in the men's discus with his mark of 205-07.