MASTERS TRACK & FIELD NEWS
FRIDAY,
JANUARY 20th EDITION
Injured MTSU track athletes in stable condition
Authorities searching for driver of SUV involved in
accident
By Adam Sparks, The Daily News Journal
All three MTSU track athletes are in stable condition after suffering serious
injuries in an accident Tuesday.
Tiffany Sawyer, 19, a freshman from Powell, spent most of Wednesday in surgery
on her forearm, hip and pelvis. Kaitlyn Hammond, 18, a freshman from Ontario,
Canada, will undergo knee surgery Friday, and Catherine Chester, 19, a sophomore
from Woodlawn, is awaiting an MRI on her injured knee.
However, none of the injuries are life-threatening.
Two other MTSU runners, Marjorie Gombert and Ashleigh Thaler, were at the
incident, but did not report serious injuries.
"All three of the women are doing well, considering the situation," said MTSU
track coach Dean Hayes. "The weather contributed to the accident, but it also
helped Catherine and Tiffany. Two inches of rain really softened the blow.
"If you think fate doesn't play a factor in these instances, consider the girls
decided about 50 feet from the accident whether to keep running that direction
or turn right onto another street. They were at the wrong place at the wrong
time, but they were also lucky to come away with their injuries and not
something more serious."
Campbell, Williams psyched-up for 60-m showdown
Jamaica Gleaner
ORGANISERS OF next month's 99th Millrose Games are building
up the sprint bang between Jamaica's Olympic champion Veronica Campbell and
World Champion Lauryn Williams, of the United States, as the major attraction at
the meet.
The pair will clash in an anticipated explosive 60-metre run at the February 3
renewal of the Millrose Games, arguably the most prestigious event on the indoor
track and field calendar in the U.S.
Campbell, who became the first Caribbean woman to win an Olympic sprint title
when she landed 200-metre gold in Athens in 2004, relishes the challenge and
says Williams will bring out the best in her.
"I have a lot of respect for Lauryn and all of my competitors. In order to do
well, you have to have somebody there. A true champion always needs somebody
there to push them. It should be a really great race," Campbell said. "I know a
lot of people are looking forward to it," she added.
Williams, the reigning Pan American Games 100-metre champion, scored her biggest
career win when she toppled Campbell (silver) to land the World Championship
100-metre crown in Helsinki last summer and admits her rivalry with the
23-year-old Jamaican motivates her.
"When I'm training, I'm trying to beat Veronica, when I'm going to cheat on a
sit-up, I think, 'What would Veronica be doing right now?" said Williams.
IOC welcomes U.S. bid, but without strings
By Stephen Wilson, The Associated Press/USA Today
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The IOC would welcome a U.S. bid for the 2016 Summer
Games — provided the government doesn't try to bar any nations as it has with
Cuba at the World Baseball Classic.
"I would really love to have a (U.S.) bid," IOC president Jacques Rogge said in
an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday. "There is a great tradition
of games in the U.S. The States has organized by far the most Winter and Summer
Games."
The 16-team World Baseball Classic, scheduled for March 3-20, is organized by
MLB and its players' union.
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