\n| \n Sprints \u2013 Women <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n A<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Gold in the 100, Silver and Bronze in the 200 (and 4th<\/sup> place) and Silver in the 400. With multiple finalists in each event. An absolutely solid performance by the women <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n| <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \n Hurdles \u2013 Men <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n It took a DQ to get gold in the 110 hurdles (and frankly Liu was running by both Robles and Richardson).Without the contact we\u2019re looking at Bronze. Our long hurdlers went into reverse when they hit the straight in the final \u2013 and defending champion Kerron Clement showed up looking like he would have had trouble in the California or Texas State Championships. 48.26 took Gold and 48.80 medaled! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \n Hurdles \u2013 Women <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n A<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Silver and Bronze in the 100 hurdles \u2013 both under 12.50. Gold in the 400 hurdles in a new AR and the third fastest time ever. I would like to have seen another finalist in the 400\u2019s, but hey, you can\u2019t have everything. Once again the women got it done! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \n Mid Distance \u2013 Men <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n C-<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n One finalist in the 800 and a mid-pack finish in a slow race. Just not acceptable to continue to get beat by poor tactics. Hopefully Charles Jock got some valuable experience. Centrowitz\u2019 bronze medal in the 1500 was a pleasant surprise, but what happened to Wheating & Manzano? It\u2019s almost as if they weren\u2019t there. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \n Mid Distance \u2013 Women <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n B+<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Two finalists in the 800 and hundredths away from the podium. Two finalists in the 1500 and Gold with our best performer on the season going down to an in race accident. With Uceny finishing the race we could have been looking at a U.S. 1-2. Again the women performed. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \n Jumps \u2013 Men <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n A<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Gold in the long jump and a rookie making the final. Gold and Bronze in the triple jump. Gold in the high jump. The one area of the meet where the men actually did BETTER than anticipated going into the meet and exceeded expectations on a grand scale. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \n Jumps \u2013 Women <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Brittney Reese came through with a repeat of her long jump Gold. With Chaunte Howard Lowe out for the year we had no one else ready to step into the void \u2013 not good. And we couldn\u2019t get a single woman into the triple jump final \u2013 not even close. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \n Throws \u2013 Men <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n F<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Out of the medals in the men\u2019s shot put \u2013 almost unheard of! And only one finalist between the Javelin, Hammer, & Discus. These were once among our staple events \u2013 now no one knows whose competing in them outside of the shot putters. Perhaps the most disappointing of all the competition sectors. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \n Throws \u2013 Women<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n C-<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Two finalists in the shot put and the Bronze medal. That\u2019s a major move forward. But the AR holder in the javelin couldn\u2019t make the final, our former Olympic discus champ (Trafton) was only middle of the pack, and we had only one legal throw in the Hammer final. That medal is the only thing keeping me from giving this group a \u201cD\u201d. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \n Multis \u2013 Men<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n A<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n The only thing better than Gold & Silver in the decathlon would be a clean sweep \u2013 and what are the odds of that. The last time there was a 1-2 in a global meet was way back in 1956 at the Olympic Games in Helsinki when Milt Campbell and Rafer Johnson turned the trick. A very rare occurrence indeed. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \n Multis \u2013 Women <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n F<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Granted the AR\/WR is way out there at 7291. But while a JJK only comes along every once in a while, barely scoring above 6000 points in a Major \u2013 6043 to be precise \u2013 is just not acceptable. We need to at least be competitive. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \n Relays \u2013 Women <\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n A<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Two events, two Gold medals. Only challenging American or World Records could be better. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| \n Relays \u2013 Men<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n F<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Yes we won Gold in the 4×4, but there are collegiate squads capable of challenging the 2:59.31 that our \u201celite\u201d sprinters left out there. And if not for a Herculean anchor by LaShawn Merritt, this team may not have broken 3:00. Can someone tell me why Mike Berry after his storming leg in the semis, was not in that final? And must I relive that 4×1 again? Once again we didn\u2019t even finish the race.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n So, yes, we were once again ahead of the rest of the world on medal count. But as I\u2019ve said before we should be talking about challenging 40 medals instead of struggling to find a way to get to 30 medals! Perhaps our problem is that we have become satisfied with mediocrity \u2013 satisfied that as long as we get more medals than everyone else, then everything is alright. But the father in me would love to see us reach our potential. And while our medal count may be the best in class, it is NOT the best we can do. And for me that is disappointing. <\/p>\n We\u2019re successful because we are bigger and have more resources in terms of people than everyone else in the world. We\u2019re successful in spite of ourselves. Imagine what we could do with leadership, organization and structure. I read recently where someone said perhaps we do not need a CEO \u2013 and if 25 medals per Major is sufficient then perhaps we do not. <\/p>\n Personally, however, I see too much left on the cutting room floor. I see far more potential than we are developing. I see where our coaches and athletes need more help from their federation. I see where 40 medals is a possibility if we get all our competitive sectors working together at the same time instead of depending on the randomness of which individuals across the country are \u201cfeeling it\u201d at any given point in time. I see where, in spite of 25 medals, there is still a LOT of work to be done. That\u2019s why I give our 25 medals a \u201cC\u201d \u2013 it\u2019s just average for US! <\/p>\n Next up I\u2019m going to take a look at Allyson Felix\u2019 attempt at the 200\/400 double.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Daegu 2011 \u2013 U.S. Report Card So just how did the United States do in Daegu? By the numbers we brought home 25 medals \u2013 12 gold, 8 silver, and 5 bronze \u2013 a definite improvement over Beijing and Berlin. But how does that compare to the rest of the world? 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