Harrigan Eliminated in 100m Quarterfinals

Tahesia Harrigan, the University of Minnesota school record holder at 100 and 200 meters, failed to advance to the semifinals in the women's 100 meter dash at the Beijing Olympics after finishing 5th in a season-best 11.36 in her quarterfinal heat today.

Harrigan represents the British Virgin Islands.

The top three sprinters in each of five heats qualified for tomorrow's semis, plus the fastest remaining time. Kerron Stewart of Jamaica won Harrigan's heat -- the fastest of the round -- in 10.98. The lone time-qualifier of the round came from Harrigan's heat -- Yulia Nestsiarenka of Belarus in 11.14.

Full quarterfinal results are HERE.

Earlier in the day, Harrigan finished 3rd in the 100m prelims in 11.46, which automatically qualified her to the quarterfinals.

Full results of the prelims are HERE.

There's a photo of Harrigan in action in the preliminary round HERE.

Also ... The Duluth News-Tribune ran THIS story on Kara Goucher today, while Jim Souhan of the Star-Tribune wrote THIS column on her. The Boulder Daily Camera also had THIS story.

The News-Tribune also has a Goucher photo gallery HERE.

The Star-Trib's Rachel Blount expanded her initial Shani Marks story HERE.

There's a photo of Rasa Troup from yesterday's competition HERE.

There's a story about Roman Cress and other Pacific Islands sprinters HERE.