{"id":522,"date":"2011-07-02T18:01:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-03T01:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/?p=522"},"modified":"2011-07-02T18:01:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-03T01:01:00","slug":"first-2011-medal-watch-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/?p=522","title":{"rendered":"First 2011 Medal Watch List"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With the team selected for Daegu, it\u2019s time to start looking at where our medals our. So following is my first Medal Watch List of 2011. My final list of 2010 can be found here<\/a> for comparison. <\/p>\n

As you can see the list has already undergone some major renovation since the end of the 2010 season, and with nearly two months to go until Daegu I\u2019m sure there will be more changes. As always the list is composed of those individuals that I feel have the potential to step onto the medal stand at the World Championships. As we know, however, much happens during a meet as intense as Worlds. Dropped batons. Misjudged rounds. Or simply a bad day, and medals slip away. <\/p>\n

So while I feel that all of those listed have the potential to garner medals, reality is that some will not. Please note that in some cases there are multiple names listed. This is because while I feel that several individuals have the potential to medal in an event, I feel that only 1 will.<\/p>\n

I will try to fine tune things and have my final projected list prior to the opening ceremony for the meet. But as July opens up, this is my list of those American\u2019s that I feel have a strong shot at reaching the podium in Daegu. <\/p>\n

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Medal Watch List \u2013 Potential Medalists in Daegu<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 <\/td>\nAthlete<\/td>\nEvent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.<\/td>\nWalter Dix or Justin Gatlin<\/td>\n100 Meters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/td>\nCarmelita Jeter<\/td>\n100 Meters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/td>\nMarshevet Myers<\/td>\n100 Meters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.<\/td>\nWalter Dix<\/td>\n200 Meters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/td>\nAllyson Felix<\/td>\n200 Meters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6. <\/td>\nShalonda Solomon<\/td>\n200 Meters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.<\/td>\nTony McQuay<\/td>\n400 Meters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.<\/td>\nJeremy Wariner<\/td>\n400 Meters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.<\/td>\nAllyson Felix<\/td>\n400 Meters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10.<\/td>\nDebbie Dunn<\/td>\n400 Meters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11.<\/td>\nAlysia Montano or Maggie Vessey<\/td>\n800 Meters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12. <\/td>\nAndrew Wheating<\/td>\n1500 Meters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13. <\/td>\nUceny or Simpson or Rowbury<\/td>\n1500 Meters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14.<\/td>\nBernard Lagat<\/td>\n5000 Meters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15.<\/td>\nMolly Huddle<\/td>\n5000 Meters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16.<\/td>\nShalane Flanagan<\/td>\n10000 Meters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17.<\/td>\nDavid Oliver<\/td>\n110 Hurdles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18.<\/td>\nDanielle Caruthers or Kelli Wells<\/td>\n100 Hurdles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19.<\/td>\nBershawn Jackson<\/td>\n400 Hurdles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20.<\/td>\nAngelo Taylor<\/td>\n400 Hurdles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21.<\/td>\nLashinda Demus<\/td>\n400 Hurdles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22.<\/td>\nMen\u2019s 4×1<\/td>\nRelay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23.<\/td>\nWomen\u2019s 4×1<\/td>\nRelay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24.<\/td>\nMen\u2019s 4×4<\/td>\nRelay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25.<\/td>\nWomen\u2019s 4×4<\/td>\nRelay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26.<\/td>\nBrittney Reese<\/td>\nLong Jump<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27.<\/td>\nChristian Taylor<\/td>\nTriple Jump<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28.<\/td>\nJesse Williams <\/td>\nHigh Jump<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29.<\/td>\nJenn Suhr<\/td>\nPole Vault<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30.<\/td>\nKara Patterson<\/td>\nJavelin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31.<\/td>\nKibwe Johnson<\/td>\nHammer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32.<\/td>\nChristian Cantwell<\/td>\nShot Put<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33.<\/td>\nAdam Nelson or Reese Hoffa<\/td>\nShot Put<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34.<\/td>\nTre Hardee<\/td>\nDecathlon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35.<\/td>\nAshton Eaton<\/td>\nDecathlon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With the team selected for Daegu, it\u2019s time to start looking at where our medals our. So following is my first Medal Watch List of 2011. My final list of 2010 can be found here for comparison. As you can see the list has already undergone some major renovation since the end of the 2010 season, and with nearly two months to go until Daegu I\u2019m sure there will be more changes. As always the list is composed of those individuals that I feel have the potential to step onto the medal stand at the World Championships. As we know, however, much happens during a meet as intense as Worlds. Dropped batons. Misjudged rounds. Or simply a bad day, and medals slip away. So while I feel that all of those listed have the potential to garner medals, reality is that some will not. Please note that in some cases there are multiple names listed. This is because while I feel that several individuals have the potential to medal in an event, I feel that only 1 will. I will try to fine tune things and have my final projected list prior to the opening ceremony for the meet. But as July opens up, this is my list of those American\u2019s that I feel have a strong shot at reaching the podium in Daegu.   Medal Watch List \u2013 Potential Medalists in Daegu     Athlete Event       1. Walter Dix or Justin Gatlin 100 Meters 2. Carmelita Jeter 100 Meters 3. Marshevet Myers 100 Meters 4. Walter Dix 200 Meters 5. Allyson Felix 200 Meters 6. Shalonda Solomon 200 Meters 7. Tony McQuay 400 Meters 8. Jeremy Wariner 400 Meters 9. Allyson Felix 400 Meters 10. Debbie Dunn 400 Meters 11. Alysia Montano or Maggie Vessey 800 Meters 12. Andrew Wheating 1500 Meters 13. Uceny or Simpson or Rowbury 1500 Meters 14. Bernard Lagat 5000 Meters 15. Molly Huddle 5000 Meters 16. Shalane Flanagan 10000 Meters 17. David Oliver 110 Hurdles 18. Danielle Caruthers or Kelli Wells 100 Hurdles 19. Bershawn Jackson 400 Hurdles 20. Angelo Taylor 400 Hurdles 21. Lashinda Demus 400 Hurdles 22. Men\u2019s 4×1 Relay 23. Women\u2019s 4×1 Relay 24. Men\u2019s 4×4 Relay 25. Women\u2019s 4×4 Relay 26. Brittney Reese Long Jump 27. Christian Taylor Triple Jump 28. Jesse Williams High Jump 29. Jenn Suhr Pole Vault 30. Kara Patterson Javelin 31. Kibwe Johnson Hammer 32. Christian Cantwell Shot Put 33. Adam Nelson or Reese Hoffa Shot Put 34. Tre Hardee Decathlon 35. Ashton Eaton Decathlon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pa3DCY-8q","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":413,"url":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/?p=413","url_meta":{"origin":522,"position":0},"title":"The New \u201cMedal\u201d Watch List","author":"CHill","date":"November 3, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"At the beginning of his short reign as CEO of USATF, Doug Logan set 30 medals as a goal for the US squad at the 2012 London Olympics. 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