Cory Martin of Auburn (18.23m/59-9.75) and Justin Clickett of Pittsburgh (18.10m/59-4.75) qualified for the men’s shot put finals but did not win any medals.

In only his 3rd year competing in track & field, Matt Carter of Santa Ana Junior College leaped 1.95m/6-4.75 to finish Twelfth in his section of the men’s high jump.  “It was a mental thing for me today,” said Carter.  “My approach was not as good as it should have been.  I was coming to the bar too slow, when it seemed like I was moving too fast.”  University of Washington-bound Norris Frederick cleared 2.05m/6-8.75 in the men’s high jump in the semi-finals.  Frederick also leaped 7.18m/23-6.75 to finish 8th in his group in the men’s long jump.

Other Team USA members who competed today, but did not advance included 3,000m steeplechasers Amber Harper of BYU (10:32.96) and Selina Sekulic of Wake Forest (10:50.03), who finished 6th in their respective heats; Marcus Mayes of Missouri, who was 6th (1:53.18) in his heat in the 800 meters; Mallory Webb of Fresno State, who placed fourteenth (42.89m/140-8) in her qualifying round in the women’s javelin; Trisha Nickoley bound for Missouri, who placed 6th (2:09.66) heat one of the women’s 800m; Lindsey Grigoriev of Kansas State, who finished 5th (46.60m/152-11) in her section in the women’s discus throw; Kristen Callan of Virginia Tech, who finished eighth (55.84m/183-2) in her section in the women’s hammer throw; Yvette Lewis of Hampton University who finished 7th in a personal best (12.96m/42-6.25) in her section of the women’s triple jump; and Russell Brown of Stanford finished 6th (3:49.02) in his heat of the 1500m.