Gardner Collects USA Silver at 100 Meters

Friday, July 26

Des Moines, IA

All Day

University of Oregon

USA Championships

Photo by: Jake Willard/TrackTown USA

07/26/19 | Track and Field

Meet Results

By: Zach Lawson

EUGENE, Ore. – Former Oregon standout English Gardner turned in a silver-medal performance in the 100 meters Friday evening at the 2019 Toyota USA Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. On the men's side, Cravon Gillespie (10.19) just missed out on a medal with a fourth-place finish in same event.

Friday marked Gardner's seventh appearance in the 100-meter final at the USA Championships, and her fourth medal. She was the champion in 2013 and 2016, and previously runner-up in 2015. Gardner was the fastest qualifier (11.16) in the semifinals earlier in the day. She clocked a time of 11.25 in the final. Gardner is also entered in the 200 meters which begins Saturday.

Four #ProDucks are moving on to the final of the men's 1,500 meters. Johnny Gregorek (3:42.44) was the third-fastest overall qualifier in the opening round. Five-time USA champion and reigning Olympic gold medalist Matthew Centrowitz also advanced along with Sam Prakel and Tim Gorman. The final is scheduled for Sunday at 5:33 p.m. (PT) on NBC.

In the women's 800 meters, Raevyn Rogers was the top qualifier for a second-consecutive round. She crossed the finish in 2:00.90 to win heat two and secure a spot in her third-career final at the national meet. Rogers was the runner-up in 2018. The final is Sunday 5:12 p.m.

Briyahna DesRosiers kept her season going with a qualifying effort in heat one of Friday's 400-meter semifinals. Running out of lane eight, she matched her time of 52.02 from the opening round to move on to the USA final. DesRosiers will next line up Saturday at 2:34 p.m.

Wrapping up the two-day, 10-event decathlon, Mitch Modin finished 11^th overall with a season's best total of 7,408 points.

Coming up Saturday…

200 Meters
Jenna Prandini, Phyllis Francis, Deajah Stevens, English Gardner
First Round: 11:33 a.m. (NBC Sports Gold)

Kyree King
First Round: 11:58 a.m. (NBC Sports Gold)

400 Meters
Briyahna DesRosiers
Final: 2:34 p.m. (NBC)

110m Hurdles
Devon Allen
First Round: 12:23 p.m. (NBC Sports Gold)

Pole Vault
Men – Cole Walsh
Final: 12 p.m. (NBC Sports Gold)

Long Jump
Women – Jasmine Todd
Final: 1 p.m. (NBC)

Javelin
Men – John Nizich
Final: 12:20 p.m. (NBC Sports Gold)

Friday Results
USA Championships | Day 3
Q – automatic qualifier; q – time qualifier

100 Meters – final
Women
2. English Gardner – 11.25 (-1.7)

Men
4. Cravon Gillespie – 10.19 (-1.0)

100 Meters – semifinal
Women
1. English Gardner – 11.16Q (-2.4)
--. Jenna Prandini – DNS

Men
9. Cravon Gillespie – 10.36Q (-3.7)

400 Meters – semifinal
Women
9. Briyahna DesRosiers – 52.02Q
15. Venessa D'Arpino – 53.11

800 Meters – semifinal
Women
1. Raevyn Rogers – 2:00.90Q

1,500 Meters - first round
Men
3. Johnny Gregorek – 3:42.44Q
6. Sam Prakel – 3:43.14Q
7. Tim Gorman – 3:43.21q
12. Matthew Centrowitz – 3:43.46Q
21. Mac Fleet – 3:46.00

Decathlon
11. Mitch Modin – 7,408 points [two-day total]
                10. 110m hurdles – 14.69 [887 points]
                11. Discus – 37.38m/122-8 [612]
                9. Pole vault – 4.60m/15-1 [790]
                8. Javelin – 54.79m/179-9 [660]
                13. 1,500m – 4:57.58 [574]

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