The 10,000 meter run highlights the outstanding distance carnival at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational

World Express Athletic Management distance runner Mario Macias is scheduled to compete at the 12th Annual Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational this Sunday, April 29th at Stanford Univ. Macias will be running the men?s 10,000m run. Here is a link to a preview of that race:

http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/c-track/spec-rel/042407aaa.html

In 2006, Macias ran a personal best at the Cardinal Invitational in the 10k race with a blistering time of 28:02.70. That year US distance ace Alan Webb made his debut at the longer distance and produced a sub 28 minute winning performance. This year’s Kim McDonald Memorial men’s 10,000 meters is projected to be one of the best races at that distance in North America this year. The field is loaded with Olympic-caliber, national and international elite athletes.

Six (6) athletes to compete at Drake Relays for first time

Des Moines, Iowa - The Drake Relays, Iowa’s premier sporting event, will feature 113 events, including 22 invitational events, scheduled for the 98th running of the track and field extravaganza April 26-28 at Drake Stadium. Drake Relays website: http://drakerelays.org/default.htm

There are men’s special invitational events in the decathlon, high jump, shot put, pole vault, 200, 400 110 and 400 hurdles, 800, mile, and the 5,000 and 10,000-meter runs. Women’s special invitational events include the heptathlon, pole vault, high jump, 100 hurdles, 100, 400, 800, 1,500, 5,000 and 10,000-meter run.

World Express will be sending the majority of its athletes to the Drake Relays in an effort to support the event and its director Brian Brown. Three World Express athletes will be opening their season this year at Drake and hope to produce some noteworthy results.

Set to compete in the special invitational events are:

Joel Brown (USA) - 110m hurdles

Bryan Steele (JAM) - 400m hurdles

Sherridan Kirk (Trind) - 800m run

Mickey Grimes (USA) - 200m dash

Kyle Farmer (USA) - 200m dash

Christine Spence (USA) - women?s high jump

This year the Drake Relays has attracted several Olympians and other world-class athletes including World Express athletes. Set to compete are 2-time US Olympic Gold Medalist Jeremy Wariner (men?s 200m), World Indoor Champion Christian Cantwell (men?s shot), 3-time US Olympian Amy Acuff (women?s HJ), 2003 World Champion Tom Pappas (men?s long jump) and a host of international athletes.

Competing for the first time in 2007 will be world-ranked US hurdler Joel Brown, Jamaican hurdle talent Bryan Steele and the newest addition to World Express Trinidad & Tobago?s national champion and record holder Sherridan Kirk. All three will be looking to test their fitness and training toward peak performances at their national championships in the hopes of qualifying for the World Championships this summer.

For results and start list of the Drake Relays, please go to
http://drakerelays.org/default.htm

After the Drake Relays Joel Brown, Sherridan Kirk and Melissa DeLeon are scheduled to compete at the Jamaica International in Kingston on May 5th. Kyle Farmer will be traveling to the Jesse Owens Classic in Columbus Ohio on May 5th and Mickey Grimes is set to compete in Knoxville Tenn. at the Smokey Mountain Men?s Twilight Meet on May 1st.

By ANDREW LOGUE, REGISTER STAFF WRITER

Jeremy Wariner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, is returning to the Drake Relays, the Register learned today.

Wariner, who won the 400 meters and was a member of the United State?s winning 4×400 relay at the Athens Games, will attempt to defend his invitational 200 title at the 98th running of the Relays April 26-28.

Also, Jebreh Harris, ranked No. 2 in the United States last year, will try to defend his men’s invitational 800-meters title during the Saturday, April 28, session.

Wariner?s list of accomplishments include for NCAA titles while at Baylor and two gold medals at the 2005 World Outdoor Championships.

He was named the 2006 U.S. athlete of the year by Track and Field News.

The 23-year old Wariner added to his world dominance in the 400 meters last year, posting a new personal best and the world’s fastest time of 43.62 seconds.

Harris will be challenged by Jonathan Johnson, who competed in the 2004 Olympics, and Christian Smith, a former Kansas State All-American. Both have run under the existing Drake Relays record of 1:45.86 set by Oklahoma’s Randy Wilson in 1978.

Johnson, 24, ended his collegiate career at Texas Tech in 2005 with nine all-America honors, four consecutive Big 12 Conference titles and 16 all-conference honors.

Johnson advanced to the semifinal round of the 800 at the 2004 Olympic Games as the school’s first male Olympian. He won the 800 (1:46.39) at the NCAA Outdoor Championship and also captured the 800 at the U.S. Olympic Trials, where he won with a personal best of 1:44.77.

Harris, 28, has been climbing his way to the top of the U.S. rankings and that trend continued in 2006 with his third-place finish at the U.S. Outdoor Championships when he established a personal-best time of 1:45.91. He placed sixth at both the 2005 U.S. Indoor and Outdoor Championships.

Smith, who was fifth in the 1,500 at the 2006 U.S. Outdoor Championships, owns a personal best of 1:44.86 in the 800 set last year in Lignano, Italy.

He won the Big 12 Conference outdoor title last year as a senior at Kansas State, while finishing eighth in the 1,500 at the 2006 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Smith anchored the Wildcats to a 2005 Drake Relays title in the university division 4×800 relay.

Other entries include: Sherridan Kirk, the national record holder for Trinidad & Tobago; Ricardo Bell, who was sixth in the 800 at the 2006 U.S. Indoor Championships; Jeremy Mims, who was fourth in the 800 at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Championships; and Jacob Koczman, a former two-time NAIA national champion while competing for Northwestern (Iowa) College.

Mt. San Antonio Community College
MT. SAC RELAYS
“Where the World’s Best Athletes Compete”
Hilmer Lodge Stadium-Walnut, California - 4/7/2007 to 4/15/2007

Event 620 Men 100 Meter Dash U/O
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Name Year Team Finals Points
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Finals
1 Grimes, Mickey World Express At 10.37 1.1 5
2 Mullings, Steve Stellar Athletics 10.39 1.3 4
3 Robinson, Bennie Prime Techniques 10.41 1.1 5
4 Avery, Jerome US Paralympics 10.43 1.1 5
5 Soguilon, Ralph International Elite 10.50 1.5 2
6 Woods, Justin Washington St. 10.51 1.5 3
7 Trice, Lawrence Cal St. Fullerton 10.53 1.6 1
8 Samules, J-Mee Arkansas 10.53 1.3 4
9 Johnson, Lamont U.S High Perfomance 10.54 1.1 5
10 Adebayo, Deji Spokane CC 10.55 1.5 2
11 Robertson, Jaycee Washington St. 10.58 1.1 5
12 Street-Thompson, Kareem Unat-Azusa Pacific 10.58 1.1 5
13 Gray, Brent Long Beach St. 10.58 1.3 4
14 Brown, Anthony Cal St. Northridge 10.59 1.5 2
15 Solorzano, Jorge Asociacion Amigo 10.60 1.5 3
16 Thigpen, Aaron Unattached 10.60 1.6 1
17 Walls, Tim Unat-AlliantInt 10.61 1.1 5
18 Ruffin, Brandon Cal St. Northridge 10.61 1.6 1
19 Bruno, Matt Show Time Int’l 10.66 1.3 4
20 Ike, Bradley Cal St. Northridge 10.66 1.6 1
21 Stewart, Mychael Arkansas 10.68 1.1 5
22 Johnson, Jody Sacramento St. 10.71 1.3 4
23 McFarlane, Raphael Sacramento St. 10.71 1.5 2
24 Lenaris, Corey Adams State 10.73 1.5 3
25 Barosso, Marques Cal St. Fullerton 10.74 1.3 4
26 Fenegan, Gary Australia 10.77 1.1 5
27 Alanis, Daniel Tec de Monterrey 10.80 1.6 1
28 Carroll, Marcus Cal St. Los Angeles 10.80 1.3 4
29 Mimoun, Benjamin Idaho 10.83 1.5 2
30 Walker, Billy Cal St. San Marcos 10.85 1.5 3
31 Zellner, Cedric Arkansas 10.94 1.5 2
32 Gault, Willie Unattached 10.96 1.5 3
33 Morales, Andy Cal St. Northridge 10.99 1.5 2
34 Carpenter, Mike Idaho 11.03 1.5 3
35 Olausson, Henrik Sweden 11.06 1.3 4
36 Ojei, Rashaad Cal St. Los Angeles 11.13 1.6 1
36 Williams, Charles Fresno State 11.13 1.5 3
38 Lewis, Joseph Cal St. Los Angeles 11.14 1.6 1
39 Weatherspoon, Ronnie Cal St. Northridge 11.14 1.3 4
40 Rogers-wright, Bojurie Unattached 11.37 1.6 1
41 Finney, Kevin Cal St. Los Angeles 11.47 1.5 3

Gainesville, FL - World Express Athletic Mgmt. athletes opened their 2007 outdoor season at the 2007 Pepsi Florida Relays in Gainesville. Competing in relay events in order to test their fitness and training progress, professional athletes enjoy the college atmosphere and excitement that relays offer.

On Friday, Joel Brown led off the victorious Men’s 4×200m relay that ran the fastest time in the world for 2007 (1:21.37). Joining Brown on this relay was Jamel Ashley, LaShawn Merritt and Florida Alum Bernard Williams. Each athlete splitting at least :20.30 or better for their respective legs (see results below):

2007 Pepsi Florida Relays - 4/6/2007 to 4/7/2007
Hosted by: University of Florida
Percy Beard Track: Gainesville, Florida

Event 38 Men 4×200 Meter Relay College/University
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Facility: # 1:20.72 3/29/2002 Gainesville All-Stars, Gainesv
School Finals H#
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1 World Express A M ‘A’ 1:21.37 2

(J. Brown, J. Ashley, B. Williams, L. Merritt)
2 Tallahasse All-Stars ‘A’ 1:23.98 2
3 Bahamas ‘A’ 1:24.47 2
4 Charleston Southern ‘A’ 1:24.88 1
5 East Carolina ‘A’ 1:25.99 2
6 Delaware State ‘A’ 1:26.36 1
7 Coastal Carolina ‘A’ 1:26.94 1
8 Edward Waters ‘A’ 1:28.79 1
9 Bethune-Cookman ‘A’ 1:28.88 1
10 Hepburn Elite ‘B’ 1:29.33 2
11 Coastal Carolina ‘B’ 1:30.04 1
12 Hepburn Elite ‘A’ 1:30.51 2
– Florida ‘A’ DNF 2

On Saturday, Brown returned to the track to team up this time with Kyle Farmer, Bernard Williams and middle distance star Sherridan Kirk to run the Sprint Medley Relay (200m, 200m, 400m, 800m). Again, World Express athletes performed well and were victorious, as shown by the results below:

Event 46 Men 1600 Sprint Medley College/University
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Facility: # 3:16.53 1992 Florida, Florida
Carter, V. Smith, Kemp, Peters
School Finals H#
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1 World Express A M ‘A’ 3:20.23 2

(B. Williams, J. Brown, K. Farmer, S. Kirk)
2 Delaware State ‘A’ 3:26.50 2
3 South Carolina ‘A’ 3:26.93 2
4 Citadel ‘A’ 3:33.35 1
5 Bethune-Cookman ‘A’ 3:33.87 1
6 Coastal Carolina ‘A’ 3:35.48 2
7 Embry-Riddle ‘A’ 3:50.51 1

The next scheduled event for World Express Athletic Mgmt. athletes will be the Sea Ray Relays in Knoxville Tennessee. Christine Spence will compete in her first Heptathlon of her professional career on April 12th and 13th. Also on that weekend, Mickey Grimes will travel to Walnut Ca. to compete at the 49th Annual Mt. Sac Relays.