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Hartwell Captures Men's Individual Pursuit Title at U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Track Cycling
FRISCO, Texas (April 26, 2000) - Erin Hartwell (Indianapolis) took another step towards his conversion from sprint cyclist to endurance cyclists when he captured the men's 4,000-meter individual pursuit Wednesday at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Track Cycling at The Superdrome in Frisco, Texas.
No cyclists have qualified for the U.S. Olympic Track Cycling team through their performances during the first two days of competition. The U.S. Olympic Team Trials for track Cycling conclude on Saturday.
Hartwell, who is the only U.S. cyclist to win medals in consecutive Olympic Games, won the event with a time of four minutes 38.002 seconds to defeat Mike Tillman (Santa Monica, Calif.), who posted the fastest time during the morning qualifying round. Adham Sbeih (Granite Bay, Calif.) finished in third place in just his fourth career individual pursuit race. He posted the fastest overall time in the individual pursuit, but recorded that time in the third-place race.
Meanwhile, the trio of Johnny Barios (Redlands, Calif.), Marcelo Arrue (Woodland Hills, Calif.) and Sky Christopherson (Tucson, Ariz.) won the men's Olympic Sprint, one of four new events on the 2000 Olympic schedule. The team posted a winning time of 47.002 to defeat a team comprised of Marty Nothstein (Trexlertown, Pa.), Jonas Carney (Redwood City, Calif.) and Chris Springer (Los Gatos, Calif.). Last July, Barios, Nothstein and Arrue won the gold medal in the Olympic Sprint at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada. On Tuesday night, Christopherson captured the title in the kilometer time trial.
In the women's sprint qualifying, Jennie Reed (Kirkland, Wash.) registered the fastest time in the 200-meter time trial. The top 12 U.S. sprinters advance to Thursday's first round. Reed, who won the national match sprint, title in 1998, recorded a time of 11.609. Chris Witty (Park City, Utah) registered the third-fastest qualifying time during the qualifying round, but withdrew to concentrate on the 500-meter time trial. Witty, who won a pair of medals at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games, placed fourth in the 500-meter time trial at the 1998 World Track Cycling Championships in Bordeaux, France.
Among the finals slated for Thursday is the women's match sprint and men's points race. In addition, the men's qualifying round for the sprint will also be staged.
MEN'S INDIVIDUAL PURSUIT FINALS (top four advanced to finals)
1. Erin Hartwell, Indianapolis, Saturn, 4:38.002
2. Mike Tillman, Santa Monica, Calif., L'Equipe Chevral, 4:47.697
3. Adham Sbeih, Granite Bay, Calif., Navigators, 4:34.697
4. Kent Bostick, Oak Ridge, Tenn., Shaklee, did not finish
5. Colby Pearce, Boulder, Colo., Shaklee, 4:45.159
6. Jame Carney, Flagstaff, Ariz., Shaklee, 4:49.269
7. John Kelly, Martinez, Calif., unattached, 4:50.340
8. Dave Bailey, San Francisco, Pedal Alpine, 4:53.985
9. Daniel Larson, Gainesville, Fla., Cycle Science, 5:01.075
10. Rory McAdams, Plano, Texas, Team Texas, 5:02.359
11. Joey D'Antoni, Raleigh, N.C., Team Cajun Cyclist, 5:07.027
12. Joseph Miller, Boulder, Colo., Tokyo Joe's Pepsi, 5:08.364
13. Adam Burke, Denton, Texas, CCCCD, 5:10.288
14. Eric Gerolstein, Satellite Beach, Fla., unattached, 5:11.183
15. Teran Martin, Plano, Texas, Team UPS, 5:14.003
16. Doug Pence, Northbrook, Ill., Northbrook Bicycle Club, 5:16.695
17. Terry Lott, Colorado Springs, Colo., Eastside Wheelman, 5:27.843
18. Drew Nelson, Hillsboro, Ore., Riversedge Athletic Club, 5:34.332
Non-U.S. cyclists
Gary Alexander, Calgary, Alb., Canada, Bicisport Calgary BC, 4:59.076
MEN'S INDIVIDUAL OLYMPIC SPRINT QUALIFYING (top four advanced to finals)
1. Team UPS (Johnny Barios, Redlands, Calif.; Marcelo Arrue, Redlands, Calif.; Sky Christopherson, Tucson, Ariz.), 47.002
2. USA #1 (Chris Springer, Los Gatos, Calif., unattached; Marty Nothstein, Trexlertown, Pa., autotrader.com; Jonas Carney, Redwood City, Calif., Shaklee), 47.147
3. Shaklee (Lars Madsen, Edmonton, Alb., Canada; Jim Fisher, Calgary, Alb., Canada; Doug Baron, Calgary, Alb., Canada), 47.904
4. Superdrome.com #2 (Joshua Weir, Indianapolis; Giddeon Massie, Lansdale, Pa.; Josiah Ng, Oceanside, Calif.), 48.214
5. Intersport/Canada (Keith Bruneau, Calgary, Alb., Canada; Tyler Hansen, Victoria, B.C., Canada; Kyle Hudson, Pickering, B.C., Canada), 49.196
6. Composite #1 (Jeff Labauve, Frisco, Texas; Jeff Solt, Los Altos, Calif.; Adam Wilk, Plano, Texas, unattached), 49.488
7. Composite #3 (James Hibbard, Morgan Hill, Calif.; Eric Swaidner, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Bobby Walthour, Carmel, Calif.), 59.787
8. Tri-State Velo (Andy Lakatosh, Terxlertown, Pa.; Mike Beers, Tafton, Pa.; A.J. Smith, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.), 50.579
9. Superdrome.com (Nathan Rogut, Irving, Texas; Mark Guerin, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Kirk Whiteman, Brooklyn, N.Y.), 50.858
10. Bankstown Sports (Danny Wilson, Plano, Texas; Jason Beauregard, New Cumberland, Pa.; Jeff Hopkins, Australia), 50.959
11. Composite #4 (Eduwardo Cocina, Miami, Fla.; Chad Rodekohr, Winder, Ga.; Todd Launt, Irving, Texas), 51.029
12. Hammer Racing (Ryan Watson, Los Angeles; Scott Cook, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Stephen Prokopiw, Gypsum, Colo.). 51.957
13. Composite #2 (Keith Thorarinson, Etobicoke, Ont., Canada; Chris Bentley, Calgary, Alb., Canada; Scott Williams, Victoria, B.C., Canada), 52.329
14. Richardson Bike Mart (Murray Solem, Vancouver, B.C., Canada; Tim Goodwin, Lewisville, Texas; Steen Madsen, Edmonton, Alb., Canada), 52.533
15. Team Corima (Al Whaley, Houston, Texas; Garth Blackburn, Houston, Texas; Nick Chenowth, Dallas), 52.580
16. Team Spincycle (John Johanssen, Webster, Texas; Bob Ostrom, Houston, Texas; Patrick Bartell, Katy, Texas), 53.075
17. Team UPS #2 (Teran Martin, Plano, Texas; Jared Beesley, Dallas, Texas; Jay Robertson, Flower Mound, Texas), 54.863
WOMEN'S MATCH SPRINT QUALIFYING (200 meter time trial)
1. Jennie Reed, Kirkland, Wash., Team UPS, 11.609
2. Tanya Lindenmuth, Trexlertown, Pa., Team UPS, 11.805
3. Tammy Thomas, Yazoo City, Miss., unattached, 12.103
4. Nicole Reinhart, Macgunie, Pa., Saturn, 12.141
5. Becky Quinn, Quakertown, Pa., Shaklee, 12.174
6. Suzanne Marshall, Redwood City, Calif., 12.524
7. Shan Rayray, Federal Way, Wash., Pista Elite, 12.787
8. Ashley Kimmet, Bethlehem, Pa., East Coast Velo, 13.000
9. Emily Thurston, Portland, Ore., MAC/Bike Central, 13.106
10. Jeanne Farrell, Washington Cr., Pa., The Sports Team, 13.223
11. Martha Dunne, Coronado, Calif., Team Redlands, 13.230
12. Annette Hanson, Belleview, Wash., Saturn Belleview, 13.509
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