Archive for the ‘Track and Field’ Category
Olympic Champions Gabby Douglas, Carmelita Jeter, Sanya Richards-Ross & Allyson Felix Cover Essence Magazine
2012 Olympic Champions Cover Essence Magazine
The Olympics may be well over, but the champions who made history and won it all are still shining.… More | Posted: November 27, 2012
Olympian Carmelita Jeter reaches her “Breaking Point”
From the myriad of predatory camera flashes hunting the defining, indelible image of a split moment in time emerges with the design of bringing to captivity the sporting instance that will earn its unique epithet and set the historic narrative often relegating its athletic participants to an inescapable fate of either glorious triumph or agonizing defeat.… More | Posted: October 15, 2012
Carmelita Jeter to appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Dave Matthews Band, Allison Janney, Carmelita Jeter and Tea Time with Sophia Grace & Rosie
Catch Carmelita Jeter on The Ellen DeGeneres Show as she races Allison Janney.… More | Posted: September 12, 2012
Lashinda Demus: Overcoming Hurdles
Despite missed opportunities, world champion hurdler Lashinda Demus has bounced back from depression and is ready to sprint to Olympic gold.… More | Posted: August 16, 2012
U.S. hurdler Lashinda Demus has the most adorable cheerleaders
As Lashinda Demus won her 400m hurdles semifinal on Monday, she was cheered on by two of the most adorable spectators at the Olympic Stadium.… More | Posted: August 8, 2012
Carmelita Jeter finishes with fastest runnerup time in Olympic history behind Shelly-Ann Fraser-Price
LONDON – Shelly-Ann Fraser-Price had the prize that American Carmelita Jeter wanted. Jeter is the reigning world champion at 100 meters, and is the second-fastest woman in history, but she came to these Games, at the age of 32, fixing to get the biggest bauble of them all.… More | Posted: August 5, 2012
OLYMPICS: For Carmelita Jeter, gold is all that’s missing from resume
Who else on Earth could welcome you to their website with these three simple words?
World’s fastest woman.… More | Posted: August 4, 2012
Carmelita Jeter leads 100 heats
LONDON — Well, that sure was fast.
Expectations that the London Olympics track meet would be filled with good times were quickly confirmed on Day 1, with seven sprinters running women’s 100-meter heats in 11 seconds or better Friday night, led by the 10.83 turned in by world champion Carmelita Jeter of the United States.… More | Posted: August 4, 2012
At last, time to stop and smell the roses
The Olympic spirit hit Carmelita Jeter once she put on her uniform for the opening ceremony.
As soon as I landed in London, everything felt different.… More | Posted: August 2, 2012