Just to remind everyone that there are two Arkansas high school products on the USA men's track and field team...by the way, in Olympics and international lingo track anf field is simply "athletics"....
Wallace Spearman of Fayetteville and UAF in the 200m.....see short bio at:
http://www.usatf.org/Athlete-Bios/Wallace-Spearmon,-Jr-.aspxMichael Tinsley of Pulaski Robinson and Jackson State in the 400m intermediate hurdles...Mike defeated Aneglo Taylor and Kerron Clement, two of the best American hurdlers in a generation...see short bio at:
http://www.usatf.org/Athletes/Bios/Tinsley_Michael.aspBoth Wallace and Mike won their events at the US Olympic Trials with very solid Olympic "A" standard times....both are medal contenders although these races are revy competitive...
Tyson Gay who starred at UAF is a favroite to medal in the 100m...key is his start...he ahs too get out clean and fast to have a gold chance...
Alistair Cragg who excelled at UAF is scedhueld to run the 5000m for Ireland...tough guy when healthy and in top form...... one level below the top Africans...
Tina Sutej who competed for UAF is scheduled to compete for Slovenia in the pole vaualt...she is her home country's national vault record holder.....verr fine vaulter but not likely to get to the finals but not out of reach on a good day....
Veronica Campbell-Brown was a superstar for Lance Harter at UAF and is a 5-time Olympic medalist with 3 golds...scheduled for 100m, 200m and 4 x100m relay....runs for Jamaica...nuff said....
Antwon Hicks of Hot Springs and Ole Miss
just barely missed making the USA 110m hurdfle team as he came in 4th....
The full USA Track and Field team is at:
http://usatf.org/News/Powerful-Team-USA-roster-on-tap-for-London.aspx