10 athletes with WA ties in Osaka

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Ten athletes with state of Washington ties to compete in Osaka at IAAF World
Track & Field Championships

OSAKA, JAPAN--2004 Olympic 1500 meter silver medalist Bernard Lagat, a
graduate of Washington State University, leads a contingent of ten track and field athletes
with ties to the state of Washington into Osaka, Japan for the IAAF World Track & Field
Championships, which begins on Saturday August 25th, and concludes on Sunday,
September 2nd at Nagai Stadium.

Besides Lagat, who is the current American record holder in the 1500 meters, and
a two-time US national champion in the 5000 meters, the state of Washington contingent
includes Dominique Arnold (Washington State), the current American record holder in
the 110 meter high hurdles; Brad Walker (University of Washington/University HS-
Spokane), the 2006 IAAF world indoor champion in the pole vault; the reigning two-time
American 100-meter hurdles champion Ginnie Powell (Rainier Beach High School); and
2004 US Olympians in the discus Ian Waltz (Washington State), and Jarred Rome
(Marysville-Pilchuck High School).

Two athletes with Washington ties will compete at the world championships
representing their native countries, led by sprinter Anson Henry (Washington State), a
2004 Olympian who will run on Canada’s 4 x 100 meter relay squad; and, Uli Steidl
(Seattle University assistant track & cross country coach), an eight-time winner of the
Seattle Marathon, who will run the marathon for Germany.

Rounding out the contingent with state of Washington ties are recent Washington
State University graduate Diana Pickler, who will compete in the heptathlon; and former
University of Washington standout Cecelia Barnes, who will compete in the women’s
discus.

Dr. Bob Adams of Redmond, Washington will serve Team USA as one of its
team physicians.

The IAAF World Track & Field Championships will be carried on a pay-per-view
basis on the internet at www.wcsn.com. Daily coverage will be seen on the Versus
network, and weekend coverage will be seen on NBC Sports.

Below is the list of athletes competing in Osaka, along with the local time of each
athlete’s first appearance at the meet. Note that Osaka is 16 hours ahead of Pacific
Daylight time. The complete event schedule is listed at http://osaka2007.iaaf.org.

NAME AFFILIATION EVENT DATE & TIME(S)
(local Osaka time)
Uli Steidl Germany/Seattle U. marathon 0700, 8/25
Diana Pickler Washington State heptathlon 1000, 8/25
Bernard Lagat Washington State 1500 meters 1125, 8/25
5000 meters 2045, 8/30
Ian Waltz Washington State discus 0930, 8/26
Jarred Rome Marysville-Pilchuck HS discus 0930, 8/26
Ginnie Powell Rainier Beach HS 100 meter H. 1010, 8/27
Cecelia Barnes Univ. of Washington discus 1000, 8/27
Dominique Arnold Washington State 110 meter H. 1140, 8/29
Brad Walker Univ. of Washington pole vault 1935, 8/30
Anson Henry Canada/Washington State 4 x 100m relay 2040, 8/31

How they got to Osaka:

Uli Steidl (marathon)â€â€