Her true colors: Joanna Hayes [daughter of TED HAYES] fulfills dream by making U.S. Olympic team

Good for her!

Athletics (Track and field)

Where: Olympic Stadium, Olypmic Sports Complex (Except men's and women's shotput at Ancient Olympic Stadium, and men's and women's marathons at Marathon Stadium)
When: Aug. 18-29 (Finals designated below).

Top U.S. performers: Maurice Greene will defend his title of "world's fastest man" in the 100-meter dash, always a marquee event. Marion Jones won't duplicate her three-gold, two-bronze performance at Sydney -- she dropped out of the 200 at the U.S. trials and didn't make the top three in the 100 -- but she's likely to vie for a medal in the long jump. Jeremy Wariner has two of the fastest 400-meter times in the world this season and leads a contingent of collegiate standouts in many events. Also among them are Lauryn Williams of the University of Miami in the women's 100; Allyson Felix in the 200; Sheena Johnson of UCLA in the women's 400-meter hurdles, Sanya Richards of Texas in the 400, and LSU's Muna Lee in the 200. Stacy Dragila should be in the final mix again in the pole vault. Allen Johnson, who won four world titles in the 110-meter hurdles but was injured before the Sydney Games and finished fourth, is back in top shape. And Gail Devers will again try for the medal that has eluded her in the 100-meter hurdles.
U.S. Chances: As always, good in the men's and women's 100, 200 and 400, the relays, hurdles and long jump, but remote in the middle and long distances. A sweep in the men's shotput is likely. The pole vaulters should contend for gold, and Olympic trials winner Bryan Clay could be in the decathlon picture with compatriot Tom Pappas. It will be tough to match the 20 medals track and field athletes won at Sydney.

Outlook
(In order of date of final)
Aug. 18

Men's Shotput: John Godina could easily be part of a sweep with Adam Nelson and Reese Hoffa. Those three_and fourth-place trials finisher Christian Cantwell_have dominated the world leaders' list this year.
Women's Shotput: Russian teammates Irina Korzhanenko and Svetlana Krivelyova have been tops in the world this season. Americans Laura Gerraughty and Kristin Heaston, 1-2 at the Olympic trials, are well behind the world leaders.

Aug. 20

Men's 20K race walk: Three Russian Vladimirs_Stankin, Parvatkin and Andreyev_own four of the six top times this season and should dominate. Stankin's world-leading time is 1 hour 17 minutes 23 seconds; Tim Seaman, who trains in Chula Vista, won the Olympic trials at 1:25.40.
Men's 10,000: Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia set the world record of 26:21 in June and is the prohibitive favorite. The second- third- and seventh-best times were recorded by other Ethiopians, making a sweep possible. U.S. trials winner Meb Keflezighi chose not to compete in the Olympic 10,000, leaving runner-up Abdi Abdirahman (27:55) as the top U.S. hope.

Aug. 21

Heptathlon: Carolina Kluft of Sweden has the top two totals in the world this season, 6,820 and 6,769. She's an excellent jumper, with some of the world's top marks this year. Svetlana Sokolova of Russia won't quite match her.
Women's 100: Trials winner LaTasha Colander, a 400-meter runner turned sprinter, and NCAA champion Lauryn Williams have each run 10.97, tied for third in the world this year. Only Bulgaria's Ivet Lalova (10.77) and France's Christine Arron (10.95) have run faster, and Torri Edwards (11.00) isn't far behind. Edwards' status was uncertain after she tested positive for a banned drug, which she said she'd taken inadvertently. One U.S. medal is likely; two wouldn't be a surprise.
Women's Discus Throw: Ekaterini Voggoli and Anastasia Kelesidou of Greece have two of the top four distances this season and will have the home-field advantage. Kelesidou was the silver medalist at Sydney.

Aug. 22

Men's hammer throw: The only U.S. athlete who met the Olympic "A" standard of 78.65 meters (258 feet) is James Parker, who reached only 254-6 at the Olympic trials. Ivan Tikhon of Belarus, fourth at the 2000 Games, has two of the top three results this season including a world-leading 83.79 meters (274-11).
Men's triple jump: Melvin Lister had given up on the event before returning this season to win the U.S. Olympic trials with a leap of 17.78 meters (58-4), tops in the world this year and better than the jump that won gold at Sydney in 2000. Lister, Walter Davis and Kenta Bell give the U.S. hope for at least one medal as they battle with Christian Olsson of Sweden and Jadel Gregorio of Brazil.
Men's high jump: Stefan Holm of Sweden, fourth at Sydney, is the favorite with a world-best 2.36 meters (7-8 3/4). Jamie Nieto won the U.S. trials at 2.33 (7-7 3/4) and has a chance at a medal.
Men's 100: Greene has regained his Sydney championship form, but Crawford (world-best 9.88, plus 9.93 twice) and Gatlin (9.92 and 9.96) will push him. So will Asafa Powell of Jamaica, who has run 9.91 twice this season and beat Greene at London on July 30. No one has repeated as 100-meter champion since Carl Lewis in 1984 and 1988, the latter after Ben Johnson was disqualified for a positive drug test.
Women's marathon: World record holder Paula Radcliffe of Great Britain (2:15:25 in 2003) is the favorite, but Margaret Okayo of Kenya ran 2:22:35 at this year's London Marathon and 2003 world champion Catherine Ndereba of Kenya has a season-best of 2:24.27.

Aug. 23

Men's 400: U.S. runners have won gold in this event 17 of the 23 times the U.S. competed in the Games. The top hope is Wariner, who ran a world-best 44.37 at the Olympic trials and 44.50 in May. He'll have to fend off the experienced Alleyne Francique of Grenada, who competed for LSU and has run 44.47, 44.52 and 44.59 this season.
Men's Discus: Virgilijus Alekna of Lithuania seems to have a lock on this event, which he won at Sydney. He has five of the top six distances this season.
Women's 800: Jearl-Miles Clark qualified for her fifth Olympic team by winning the U.S trials (she was in the relay pool in 1988 but didn't compete), while sister-in-law Hazel Clark was third. They and fellow qualifier Nicole Teter are well behind the season-best 1:57.68 by Jolanda Ceplak of Slovenia. Defending champion Maria de Mutola of Mozambique has been slowed recently by a leg injury, making it difficult to predict her finish. Kelly Holmes of Great Britain could crack the top three.
Women's 5,000: Elvan Abeylegesse, who left her Ethiopian homeland for better training conditions in Turkey, created a sensation when she set a world record of 14:24.68 in June. Otherwise, Ethiopian women dominate the top 15, led by 2003 world champion Tirunesh Dibaba's 14:30.88.
Women's triple jump: Tatyana Lebedeva of Russia, the 2003 world champion, has the three longest jumps of the season and is the favorite. Magdelin Martinez of Italy has also had some good results this season, as has Yamile Aldama of Sudan.
Women's 20K race walk: Hongjuan Song of China has the world-leading time this year, 1:26:46, but the aptly named Olimpiada Ivanova of Russia could earn a place on the medal stand.

Aug. 24

Men's 1,500: Alan Webb's resurgence has energized U.S. track fans, but his season-best 3:32.73 isn't among the top 20 in the world this year. Kenyans took the top five places at a recent meet in Paris, led by Bernard Lagat's 3:29.21, and should dominate unless world record holder Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco has a big Olympic effort left. Mehdi Baala of France and Rachid Ramzi of Bahrain are also contenders.
Steeplechase: Kenyans have 12 of the top 13 times in the world this season, led by Paul Kipsiele Koech's 7:59.65. Saif Saaeed Shaheen[cqall] of Qatar (8:01.97) has a chance to break the Kenyan monopoly.
Decathlon: Pappas is of Greek descent and will be claimed as family by half of Greece if he duplicates the effort that brought him the 2003 world title. Sydney silver medalist Roman Sebrle of the Czech Republic and Azusa's Clay figure to be in the medal hunt, too.
Women's 400: Tonique Williams-Darling of the Bahamas has run three sub-50 times while Mexico's Ana Guevara, who has nearly owned the event, struggled with an injury. U.S. collegian Richards has the speed and smarts to make the top three, but Russia's Olga Kotlyarova has two sub-50 times and could be a factor.
Women's pole vault: Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia raised the world record to 16-0 3/4 (4.90 meters) on July 30, the fourth time in five weeks the record had fallen. She defeated fellow Russian Svetlana Feofanova and Dragila in Stockholm the previous week. Those three should be on the medal stand, probably led by Isinbayeva.
Women's 100-meter hurdles: World indoor and outdoor champion Perdita Felicien of Canada, who attended the University of Illinois, has a world-leading 12.46 to her credit and is the favorite. Two UCLA alums_five-time Olympian Devers and first-time Olympian Joanna Hayes could edge her out.

I'm a Woodcrest Christian alum ('82...how time flies), but that deserves a "Go Huskies!"

And, here is PAPA Hayes, from:

D'Angelo Foundation (& FRiends) honor TED HAYES
on the 10th Anniversary of DOME VILLAGE
Help TED HAYES celebrate the 10th Anniversary of DOME VILLAGE in L.A. - on SATURDAY (12/6/03) ^ | December 6. 2003 | RonDog
Posted on 12/06/2003 8:47:14 PM PST by RonDog
Friends and associates of TED HAYES gathered this aftrernoon in downtown Los Angeles to join the D'Angelo Foundation in honoring Ted on the 10th Anniversary of Dome Village.

Dome Village
10th Anniversary

"Dome Village" founder Ted Hayes
CLICK HERE for the rest of that thread

I am going to read the story. but first who is ted Hayes.

and new TAGLINE!

That answers my question.

I think we need to send the domes, millions of them, to the border for the illegals.

Create a reservation for them if we won't send them back.

And, from www.iaaf.org:

Joanna Hayes (USA) at the 2003 USA Championships
(Kirby Lee)

Pan-Am champion Hayes is back on track in the Hurdles
Friday 9 April 2004

Los Angeles, USA – 27 year-old Joanna Hayes, the 2003 Pan American Games 400m Hurdles champion never had to look far for inspiration during her two-year break from athletics because of injury in 2001 and 2002.
All it took was a glance on her upper right thigh of at a tattoo of a dove and Olympic rings. Hayes, who is coached by Bobby Kersee, had the tattoo stenciled in black ink as a collegian at UCLA, where she won the 1999 NCAA title in the 400m Hurdles, vowing to add colour to her Olympic rings to signify the dream becoming reality only when she qualifies for the Olympics.

Joanna Hayes (USA)
(Kirby Lee)

Her bid for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens will start when Hayes opens her outdoor season at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational at UCLA on April 8-10. She also has appearances planned at the Mt. San Antonio College Relays on April 16-18 and the Home Depot Invitational on May 22 in preparation for the U.S. Olympic Trials in July.
Budapest performance brings dream closer to reality
Hayes was among the biggest surprises in the indoor circuit this spring, placing fourth in the IAAF World Championships in Budapest after running 7.83 in the semi-finals to move into a tie for third on the all-time U.S. list.
The performances went a long way to help erase the disappointment of the last two seasons when she was injured and did not compete.
“Once you have it, you never lose it,” Hayes said. “I just wanted to make the team for (the World Championships). It wouldn't have been worth trying if I didn't think that I could do it."
Misfortune at 2000 Olympic Trials

Hayes finished fourth in the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 400m hurdles, missing a berth by one spot, and was fifth in the 100m Hurdles.
A shot at another 2004 Olympics seemed a distant vision in 2002 when Hayes was working full time as a counsellor and drug and alcohol advisor for underprivileged children at the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Boys and Girls Club in East St. Louis, Ill.
Hayes couldn't get herself to watch a track meet while rehabilitating from a lingering right hamstring injury and surgery to her right foot.
"It was frustrating," Hayes said. "I had been used to competing, and it was hard to sit back and see other people doing what you had been doing."
Hayes injured her hamstring during a workout in 2001. She rested the remainder of the season but still wasn't able to resume training consistently until the fall of 2002.
Hayes Makes Comeback in 2003

Despite only three competitions in the 400m Hurdles since 2001, Hayes finished second in the USA Track & Field Championships to qualify for the IAAF World Championships in Paris. That was followed by a gold-medal performance in the Pan-American Games in the Dominican Republic.
"With my experience and her talent, it doesn't take a lot of races to know when an athlete is in shape or not," said Bobby Kersee, the husband of Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Hayes' coach since her days at UCLA.
"It's just a matter of getting her technique back and the physical shape would take care of itself. Track and field is mentally tough, and physically you have to deal with the ups and downs and frustrations. I think now Joanna has learned that she is tougher all the way around."
Tattoos Symbolic
During her layoff, the tattoos became even more of a symbol for Hayes in her Olympic pursuit. Hayes said the dove symbolizes the releasing of the birds during the opening Olympic ceremonies.
There are deeper meanings than just the Olympics. Dove is her middle name as well as the name of her late grandmother. One of Hayes' most treasured possessions is a ceramic dove made by her grandmother.
Hayes also has a Biblical passage from the second book of Samuel tattooed on her right thigh: "He maketh my feet like hinds' feet and setteth me upon my high places." Hayes learned the passage in childhood and has used it for inspiration throughout her track career.
Owes success to High School Coach

At Riverside North (California), Hayes was named the 1995 national female high school athlete of the year as a senior. Hayes is among a Who's Who of hurdlers that Coach Charles Leathers has produced.
The list includes Nichole Denby, the national high school record holder and a Texas senior who is expected to contend for the NCAA title, and Nicole Hoxie, a 1996 and 1997 California state high school champion in the 100 hurdles.
Denby, Hoxie and Hayes have the three fastest times in state history in the 100 hurdles. Last year, Ashlee Brown, now a Penn State freshman, won the state title to give North six state champions in the event since 1995.
"He coached us to be great and wonderful," Hayes said of Leathers. "When we go on to college and professional careers, he will always be the first one. We wouldn't be great without him."
Versatility in 100m and 400m hurdles
Hayes has extraordinary range to compete in both the 100m and 400m hurdles. She is tied for ninth on the all-time U.S. list in the 100 hurdles at 12.67 and has run 54.57 in the 400m hurdles.
Still, Hayes has struggled in international competition prior to this winter’s breakthrough in Budapest. She was eliminated in the first round in the 1999 World Championships in Seville the summer after finishing her collegiate eligibility, while in Paris 2003, Hayes made it to the semi-finals despite competing with a respiratory ailment.
When Hayes returns to Cal State Sacramento for the U.S. Trials in July on the same track where her Olympic bid ended in 2000, Hayes believes she is finally ready to take the next step.
"Basically my goal is to run as fast as possible and go from there," she said. "In 1999, I was a lot younger. I thought I was really good coming out of college. It was just a disappointing and bad experience. I am not going to let that happen again."

Kirby Lee for the IAAF

Ted is a homeless activist. He joined us at Coco's after the Santa Monica FReep a few days ago. Ted is a very strong Republican and backer of the president and the war on terror, including Iraq. He was a DemocRAT because, as he said, he was born black. He learned that the Democrats were nasty, angry, condescending, and generally unpleasant people. The GOP is the party that freed his people and the one that values an individual and his worth.

I am going to read the story. but first...
who is Ted Hayes?
From TRIMTAB: Bulletin of the Buckminster Fuller Institute - Vol. 12 No. 1, Spring 1999:

Reforming the Environment
Dome Village In Los Angeles
Ten years ago in Trimtab we reported on Ted Hayes, homeless activist and his Justiceville, USA. We’ve been following his work over the years and spoke with him recently on the phone. Hayes and his organization, Justiceville/Homeless USA, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, has transformed an unsightly 1 1/4 acre homeless encampment site in downtown Los Angeles into a community of formerly homeless people allowing them to become more productive, industrious, and responsible. In April of ’93, ARCO, under the then leadership of CEO and Board Chairman, Mr. Lod Cook, led the way with a contribution of $250,000. Mayor Richard Riordan endorsed the project and smoothed the way for progress through the city bureaucracy. The Village opened on November 5, 1993, providing housing and supportive service for 18-24 individuals and families. The 20 foot Omni-Sphere domes “stand as symbols of innovative solutions which depart from the way things have ‘always been done.’”
Their most recent addition is the CyberDome, a new computer education center. The computer education center is housed in a special 20 foot Survival Sphere Dome designed by Craig Chamberlain. The Dome Village has been sponsoring regular computer education classes since February 1998 which have provided positive results for many residents. Student volunteers from USC have assisted the Dome Village Program Director with teaching. It is hoped this program will be greatly expanded in 1999. A number of USC/CyberDome special events are planned such as “Cyber Teach-Ins” which will bring volunteers together with homeless and youth from the community for educational programs.
Hayes feels they have learned many good lessons from the current Dome Village. For their next project they plan to improve the domes by using an insulated structure. Currently the cities of Miami Beach, San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley have expressed interested in setting up dome villages in their cities.
Hayes has also written the “National Homeless Plan” to “stop outlawing homelessness and to break the homeless cycle.” The Plan advocates the appointment of a cabinet-level Commissioner of Homeless who would have the task of coordinating a National Commission on the Homeless. The Commission would work with HUD and other government agencies to implement real solutions to transition people from homelessness to active economic participation (as outlined in the Plan). The Plan has been submitted to President Clinton and has gained support from Representative Richard Gephart, the Mayor of Los Angeles and others. For a copy of the full Plan visit their web site at www.domevillage.org/plan.htm...
...The Dome Village is located at 847 Golden Avenue in Los Angeles.
Ted Hayes and the Dome Village

Can we put a dome in the country? or two? maybe three? =o)

Thanks for the info.

BTW: new tagline..

Ted is a homeless activist.
He joined us at Coco's after the Santa Monica FReep a few days ago...
See also THIS after-action thread:

FREEP REPORT: FReepers defend America's honor from leftist scum in Santa Monica
dfu on the scene | 8-12-04 | dfu
Posted on 08/12/2004 10:23:54 PM PDT by doug from upland

It was a great day in the leftist stronghold of Santa Monica, CA as a contingent of true Americans, led by the FReepers, defended America's honor and came face to face with human scum.

The President and Mrs. Bush along with Arnold made a visit to Santa Monica this afternoon. Ah, yes, Santa Monica, CA. The city with rent control and regulations that would have made an Eastern Bloc Soviet stooge proud. The city with homeless peeing on the sidewalks. The city whose business policies are trying to run business out of town. In California, it is Berkeley South.

We surprised the scumbags today with a force of several hundred on their home turf...
CLICK HERE for the rest of that thread

Thanks!

Ok, I give. Who is Ted Hayes? Any realtion to Bob Hayes?

read on.. lol... your questions will be answered in the posts

Congratulations to Jenna and her family!

How's Ted doing nowadays?

D

Thanks for posting this, especially since I've been checking the Sports Page for news of her event!

Good Luck to Ted Hayes' darling daughter!!

No doubt, the Families Talents
are
"On Loan from God"