The 2003 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships was organised by USA Track & Field and held from June 19 to 22 at the Cobb Track & Angell Field in Palo Alto, California. The four-day competition served as the national championships in track and field for the United States and also the trials for the 2003 World Championships in Athletics.2003 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships . USA Track and Field. Retrieved on 2015-07-01.

It was the second consecutive time that the stadium in Palo Alto had held the combined gender national track and field event.The United States' National Championships In Track & Field Athletics: Introduction. Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2015-06-27. The Cobb Track & Angell Field, connected to Stanford University, was the host of the annual Payton Jordan U.S. Open – a high-profile mixed senior and college level meet.Greene runs wind-aided 9.78 100m in Payton Jordan US Open. IAAF (2004-06-01). Retrieved on 2015-07-02.USA Nationals Preview. IAAF (2003-06-18). Retrieved on 2015-07-02.Lee, Kirby (2003-06-08). McKelvy breezes to a fast win in Palo Alto. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-02. The USA Junior Championships were held in conjunction with the event and the events served as selection for the 2003 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.Entry Information. USATF. Retrieved on 2015-07-02. Senior performances also informed the team selection for the athletics sections of the 2003 Pan American Games and 2003 Summer Universiade.2003 USA OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS Entry Information. USATF. Retrieved on 2015-07-02.

Gail Devers had a fifth consecutive win in the women's 100 m hurdles, bringing her career total to nine national hurdles titles. Stacy Dragila also had her fifth straight win, bringing her total to seven titles. Marla Runyan won her third straight title in the 5000 m,United States Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-07-02. while David Krummenacker achieved the same feat in the men's 800 m. Hurdler Allen Johnson extended his unbeaten streak to four titles, bringing him to a career sum of six. Breaux Greer won his fourth title to remain unbeaten in the men's javelin since 2000.United States Championships (Men 1943-). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-07-02.

There was extensive doping at the competition, with national champions Kelli White (100 m and 200 m), Regina Jacobs (1500 m), Eric Thomas (400 m hurdles), Kevin Toth (shot put), and Melissa Price (hammer) all subsequently having their national titles removed from the record. Then-world record holder Tim Montgomery was also later disqualified, having finished as men's 100 m runner-up. The men's 400 m runner-up Calvin Harrison and women's 400 m hurdles third placer Sandra Glover had their performances annulled due to doping as well.Full Results - Open. USATF. Retrieved on 2015-07-02.

Results Key:

Men track events 100 meters Wind +1.6 Bernard Williams 10.11 Jon Drummond 10.18 Coby Miller† 10.23200 meters Wind +0.1 Darvis Patton 20.15 John Capel 20.17 Joshua J. Johnson 20.22400 meters Tyree Washington 44.33 Jerome Young 44.79 Derrick Brew† 45.05800 meters David Krummenacker 1:45.53 Khadevis Robinson 1:46.21Jonathon Johnson≠ 1:46.761500 meters Jason Lunn 3:44.00Bryan Berryhill≠ 3:44.30Grant Robison≠ 3:44.835000 metersTim Broe≠ 13:35.23Adam Goucher≠ 13:35.67 Jorge Torres 13:36.4210,000 meters Alan Culpepper 27:55.36 Meb Keflezighi 27:57.59 Dan Browne 28:03.48110 m hurdles Wind -2.4 Allen Johnson 13.37 Terrence Trammell 13.38 Larry Wade 13.43400 m hurdles Bershawn Jackson 49.01 Joey Woody 49.22 James Carter† 49.233000 m Steve Slattery 8:23.58 Daniel Lincoln 8:24.10 Robert Gary 8:24.8220,000 m walk Kevin Eastler 1:23:52.20Tim Seaman≠ 1:24:47.37John Nunn≠ 1:25:15.89

Men field events High jump Jamie Nieto Matt Hemingway Terrance Woods≠ Pole vault Jeff Hartwig Derek Miles Timothy Mack Long jump Dwight Phillips Walter Davis Savanté Stringfellow Triple jump Kenta Bell Walter Davis Tim Rusan Shot put John Godina Reese Hoffa Adam Nelson Discus throw Carl Brown Adam Setliff≠ Doug Reynolds≠ Hammer throw James Parker Patrick McGrath≠ Tom Freeman≠ Javelin throw Breaux Greer Rob Minnitti Joshua Johnson Decathlon Tom Pappas 8784 pts Bryan Clay 8482 pts Paul Terek 8275 pts Tim Montgomery was originally runner-up in the men's 100 m, but was disqualified due to doping. Jon Drummond and Coby Miller were raised to second and third place. Calvin Harrison was originally runner-up in the men's 400 m, but was disqualified due to doping. Jerome Young and Derrick Brew were raised to second and third place. Eric Thomas originally won the men's 400 m hurdles, but was disqualified due to doping. Bershawn Jackson was elevated to the national title. Joey Woody and James Carter were raised to second and third place. Kevin Toth originally won the men's shot put, but was disqualified due to doping. John Godina was elevated to the national title. Reese Hoffa and Adam Nelson were raised to second and third place.

Women track events 100 metersWind -1.1 Torri Edwards 11.13 Gail Devers 11.16 Inger Miller† 11.17200 metersWind +0.0 Torri Edwards 22.45 Allyson Felix 22.59 LaTasha Jenkins† 22.65400 meters Sanya Richards 51.01 Demetria Washington 51.54 DeeDee Trotter 51.78800 meters Jearl Miles Clark 1:58.84 Nicole Teter 1:59.91 Jen Toomey 2:00.121500 meters Suzy Favor Hamilton 4:03.70Tiffany McWilliams≠ 4:10.85Collette Liss≠ 4:11.045000 metersMarla Runyan≠ 15:16.18Shalane Flanagan≠ 15:20.54Shayne Culpepper≠ 15:23.5910,000 meters Deena Drossin 31:28.97 Elva Dryer 31:35.74Katie McGregor≠ 31:54.78100 m hurdlesWind -0.1 Gail Devers 12.61 Miesha McKelvy-Jones 12.62 Jenny Adams 12.68400 m hurdles Raasin McIntosh 54.62 Joanna Hayes 54.76 Brenda Taylor† 55.603000 m Briana Shook 9:44.71 Kathryn Andersen 9:47.17 Lisa Nye 9:49.1420,000 m walkMichelle Rohl≠ 1:34:31.06 Joanne Dow 1:34:57.79Teresa Vaill≠ 1:36:38.38

Women field events High jump Amy Acuff Gwen WentlandTisha Waller Not awarded Pole vault Stacy Dragila Jillian Schwartz Mary SauerBecky Holliday Long jump Grace Upshaw Rose Richmond≠ Jenny Adams≠ Triple jump Yuliana Pérez Tiombe Hurd≠ Nicole Gamble≠ Shot put Kristin Heaston Seilala Sua≠ Laura Gerraughty≠ Discus throw Aretha Hill Suzy Powell Seilala Sua≠ Hammer throw Anna Mahon Dawn Ellerbe Jukina Dickerson† Javelin throwErica Wheeler≠ Kim Kreiner Denise O'Connell≠ Heptathlon Shelia Burrell 6159 pts Kim Schiemenz 6003 ptsTiffany Lott-Hogan≠ 5843 pts Kelli White originally won the women's 100 m, but was disqualified due to doping. Torri Edwards was elevated to the national title. Gail Devers and Inger Miller were raised to second and third place. Kelli White originally won the women's 200 m, but was disqualified due to doping. Torri Edwards was elevated to the national title. Allyson Felix and LaTasha Jenkins were raised to second and third place. Regina Jacobs originally won the women's 1500 m, but was disqualified due to doping. Suzy Favor Hamilton was elevated to the national title. Tiffany McWilliams and Collette Liss were raised to second and third place. Sandra Glover originally placed third in the women's 400 m hurdles, but was disqualified due to doping. Brenda Taylor was raised to third place. Melissa Price originally won the women's hammer throw, but was disqualified due to doping. Anna Mahon was elevated to the national title. Dawn Ellerbe and Jukina Dickerson were raised to second and third place. The women's steeplechase was a national championship event, but was not part of the selection for the World Championships as the women's event was not added to the competition program until the 2005 edition.World Championships in Athletics. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-07-02.

Doping

Doping was widespread at the 2003 USA Championships. A year after the competition, hurdler Brenda Taylor revealed she was offered banned substance modafinil and claimed that she thought she was "the only person that didn't take it".Hurdler offered stimulant at U.S. meet. Associated Press (2004-08-12). Retrieved on 2010-06-30. This followed the revelation that several athletes had tested positive for that drug at the championships and received bans from the sport, including Kelli White, Chryste Gaines, Sandra Glover and Eric Thomas and John McEwen. The governing body USA Track & Field was criticised for not acting more quickly in reporting the failed tests. Despite the failed drug test, the American body failed to report this to the International Association of Athletics Federations until after she had won gold medals in both the 100 m and 200 m at the World Championships.US officials admit drug tests. BBC Sport (2003-12-31). Retrieved on 2010-06-30.

Others to later have their national championship results be disqualified for doping were: Regina Jacobs, Damu Cherry, Melissa Price, Tim Montgomery, Calvin Harrison, Alvin Harrison and Kevin Toth. Many of these athlete bans were related to the BALCO scandal and the use of Tetrahydrogestrinone (THG).

World Championships qualification

Automatic byes A total of five American athletes were eligible for automatic byes into the 2003 World Championships in Athletics as a result of their being the defending champions from the 2001 World Championships in Athletics. All the athletes used their byes.USA Team Roster. USATF (2003-08-13). Retrieved on 2015-07-02.Team USA for the World Championships in Paris . IAAF (2003-08-14). Retrieved on 2015-07-02.

Maurice Greene (sprinter): men's 100 meters John Godina: men's shot put Allen Johnson: men's 110 m hurdles Anjanette Kirkland: women's 100 m hurdles Stacy Dragila: women's pole vault

Non-top three selections

Men's shot put fourth placer Christian Cantwell would have been given the fourth national team spot due to Godina's bye, but was omitted as Kevin Toth, whose performance was later disqualified for doping, was chosen instead.

Sam Burley, sixth in the men's 800 m, was given the third national team place as the highest finisher with the "A" qualifying standard. Chris Phillips, fourth in the men's 110 m hurdles, was selected as a result of Allen Johnson's bye. Tora Harris was given the third men's high jump spot for his fifth-place finish as he was the only other athlete with the "A" standard. Low finishers in the men's discus were selected by merit of having the standard – Nick Petrucci had come fifth while Casey Malone was ninth nationally.

None of the top three finishers in the women's 5000 m had the "A" qualifying standard so Lauren Fleshman, fourth in Palo Alto, was the United States' sole World Championships representative in the event. Women's discus third placer Seilala Sua did not reach the standard so fourth place Kris Kuehl was selected instead.

References

Results Full Results - Open. USATF. Retrieved on 2015-07-02. Day reports Lee, Kirby (2003-06-20). An 'easy' 10.04 for Montgomery on Day One of the 2003 US Nationals". IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-02. White shows scorching speed; Williams bests Montgomery - US Champs, Day Two. IAAF (2003-06-21). Retrieved on 2015-07-02. Jacobs and Washington on track for repeat in Paris - USA Champs Day Three. IAAF (2003-06-22). Retrieved on 2015-07-02. White completes double and Pappas sets 8784pts PB - final day of US Nationals. IAAF (2003-06-23). Retrieved on 2015-07-02.

External links USA Track & Field website