July 11, 2004
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Former Aztec All-American Leslie Miller-Russell placed 12th overall in the javelin Sunday at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials in Sacramento, Calif. Miller-Russell's best throw of the day was 134-05 in an event easily won by American record-holder Kim Kreiner (182-07) at the Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex.
Miller-Russell, who earned All-America accolades in the heptathlon in 2003, was unable to get close to her preliminary round throw of 159-10, which was the 12th-best performance on Friday evening. The Humble, Texas, native had entered the meet as the ninth seed with a career best of 165-4, despite not concentrating on the event until earlier this year.
The 2004 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials continue Monday, as four-time SDSU All-American Tonette Dyer makes her debut in the 400-meter quarterfinals and Olympian Marla Runyan competes in the finals of the 5,000 meters.
2004 U.S. Olympic Team Track & Field Trials
Sacramento, Calif. - Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex
Sunday, July 11, 2004
Women's Javelin - Finals 1 Kim Kreiner Nike 55.65m 182-07 2 Sarah Malone Oregon 54.22m 177-11 3 Denise O'Connell Unattached 54.05m 177-04 4 Erica Wheeler Unattached 53.61m 175-11 5 Serene Ross Nike 53.20m 174-06 6 Dana Pounds Air Force Academy 52.80m 173-03 7 Nicole Carroll Unattached 51.49m 168-11 8 Katy Doyle Texas A&M 50.65m 166-02 9 Emily Carlsten Unattached 49.60m 162-09 10 Megan Spriesterbach unattached 46.08m 151-02 11 Inge Jorgensen Unattached 44.13m 144-09 12 Leslie Miller-Russell Sheffield Elite TC 40.97m 134-05 Remaining Aztec meet schedule Monday, July 12 7:20 p.m. - 400-meter quarterfinal (Tonette Dyer) 9:25 p.m. - 5,000-meter final (Marla Runyan) Thursday, July 15 7:35 p.m. - 400-meter semifinal (*Tonette Dyer) Friday, July 16 6:40 p.m. - 200-meter quarterfinal (Tonette Dyer) 8:00 p.m. - 1,500-meter semifinal (Marla Runyan) 9:20 p.m. - 10,000-meter final (Marla Runyan) Saturday, July 17 1:10 p.m. - 100-meter hurdles quarterfinal (Miesha McKelvy-Jones) 2:02 p.m. - 200-meter semifinal (*Tonette Dyer) 2:52 p.m. - 400-meter final (*Tonette Dyer) Sunday, July 18 3:15 p.m. - 100-meter hurdles semifinal (*Miesha McKelvy-Jones) 5:00 p.m. - 1,500-meter final (*Marla Runyan) 5:25 p.m. - 100-meter hurdles final (*Miesha McKelvy-Jones) 5:50 p.m. - 200-meter final (*Tonette Dyer)
*If athlete qualifies from the heat before