AFTER 2 STRAIGHT YEARS as the runner-up, Lupita González ascended to the No. 1 position. The Mexican star had a compact 2-race season, but it was enough when she scored a convincing win at the World Team Championships. The WTC race provided the main template for this year’s ordering, the 2-3 finishers there, Shenjie Qieyang and Jiayu Yang, earning spots Nos. 2 & 3 after overall seasons in which each lost more times than she won…
THE EUROPEAN LEADERS, Mária Pérez of Spain and Anežka Drahotová of the Czech Republic, claim the 4 & 5 positions… Yearly list leader Yelena Lashmanova, like several of her quick Russian compatriots, wasn’t considered for a spot after not being cleared for competition outside her home borders… The U.S. has still never had a Top 10er in this event. Maria Michta-Coffey is rated as the best American for the ninth year in a row.
(NOTE: After this copy was written came news that González has been provisionally suspended for a doping violation.)
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| 1. LUPITA GONZÁLEZ (Mexico) (1/09/89, 5-4/104) (1.62/47) | |||||
| (¶ has a pending doping positive) | |||||
| 1:27:46 | … | 1)Monterrey | 2/24 | ||
| 1:26:38 | … | 1)World Team Ch | 5/05 | ||
| 2. SHENJIE QIEYANG (China) (11/11/90, 5-3/110) (1.60/50) | |||||
| 1:27:36 | … | 1)Huangshan | 3/03 | ||
| 1:28:04 | … | 1)Rio Maior | 4/07 | ||
| 1:27:06 | … | 2)World Team Ch | 5/05 | ▷ | 1. Gonzalez |
| 1:26:28 | … | 1)La Coruña | 6/02 | ||
| 1:29:15 | … | 2)Asian G | 8/29 | ▷ | 1. Yang |
| dnf | … | –)Weinan | 9/07 | ▷ | 1. Lu; 2. Z. Ma; 3. L. Yang; 4. L. Ma; 5. Su; 6. Ge; 7. Y. Wang; 8. N. Wang; 9. Ni; 10. Duan; |
| 1:33:02 | … | 5)Suzhou | 9/24 | ▷ | 1. Y. Wang; 2. Li; 3. Arenas; 4. Kashnya |
| 3. JIAYU YANG (China) (2/18/96, 5-4/106) (1.63/48) | |||||
| 1:27:36 | … | 2)Huangshan | 3/03 | ▷ | 1. Qieyang |
| 1:27:22 | … | 3)World Team Ch | 5/05 | ▷ | 1. Gonzalez; 2. Qieyang |
| 1:29:15 | … | 1)Asian G | 8/29 | ||
| 4. MÁRIA PÉREZ (Spain) (4/29/96) | |||||
| 1:31:46 | … | 1)Castellón | 3/18 | ||
| 1:28:50 | … | 7)World Team Ch | 5/05 | ▷ | 1. Gonzalez; 2. Qieyang; 3. J. Yang; 4. de Sena; 5. Giorgi; 6. Drahotova |
| dnf | … | –)La Coruña | 6/02 | ▷ | 1. Qieyang; 2. Takacs; 3. Cabecinha; 4. R. González; 5. Henriques; 6. Sanchez-Puebla; 7. Barber; 8. M. Pérez; 9. Sanchez; 10. Ortuno; |
| 1:26:36 | … | 1)European Ch | 8/11 | ||
| 5. ANEŽKA DRAHOTOVÁ (Czech Republic) (7/22/95, 5-11/126) (1.80/57) | |||||
| 1:30:48 | … | 2)Lugano | 3/11 | ▷ | 1. Giorgi |
| 1:30:35 | … | 2)Dudince | 3/24 | ▷ | 1. Arenas |
| 1:32:22 | … | 5)Podébrady | 4/07 | ▷ | 1. Giorgi; 2. Virbalyte-Dimsiene; 3. Trapletti; 4. Z. Vaiciukeviciute |
| 1:28:40 | … | 6)World Team Ch | 5/05 | ▷ | 1. Gonzalez; 2. Qieyang; 3. J. Yang; 4. de Sena; 5. Giorgi |
| 1:27:03 | … | 2)European Ch | 8/11 | ▷ | 1. Perez |
| 6. ERICA DE SENA (Brazil) (5/03/85, 5-6/121) (1.68/55) | |||||
| 1:30:47 | … | 2)Monterrey | 2/24 | ▷ | 1. Gonzalez |
| 1:30:22 | … | 1)Sucua | 3/10 | ||
| dnf | … | –)Rio Maior | 4/07 | ▷ | 1. Qieyang; 2. Palmisano; 3. Henriques; 4. Cabecinha; 5. Wang; 6. Garcia-Caro; 7. Nasri; 8. Barros; 9. Lyra; 10. Ribeiro; |
| 1:28:11 | … | 4)World Team Ch | 5/05 | ▷ | 1. Gonzalez; 2. Qieyang; 3. J. Yang |
| 1:45:49 | … | 1)Bra Ch | 9/15 | ||
| 1:36:37 | … | 10)Suzhou | 9/24 | ▷ | 1. Y. Wang; 2. Li; 3. Arenas; 4. Kashnya; 5. Quieyang; 6. Borovska; 7. Virbalyte-Dimsiene; 8. Liang; 9. Beletew |
| 7. ELEONORA GIORGI (Italy) (9/14/89, 5-4/115) (1.63/52) | |||||
| 1:30:31 | … | 1)Lugano | 3/11 | ||
| 1:28:49 | … | 1)Podébrady | 4/07 | ||
| 1:28:31 | … | 5)World Team Ch | 5/05 | ▷ | 1. Gonzalez; 2. Qieyang; 3. J. Yang; 4. de Sena |
| dq | … | –)European Ch | 8/11 | ▷ | 1. Perez; 2. Drahotova; 3. Palmisano; 4. Virbalyte-Dimsiene; 5. Vaiciukeviciute; 6. Garcia-Caro; 7. Kashyna; 8. Cabecinha; 9. Trapletti; 10. Borovska; |
| 8. BRIGITA VIRBALYTĖ-DIMŠIENĖ (Lithuania) (2/1/85, 5-5/110) (1.65/50) | |||||
| 1:31:05 | … | 2)Podébrady | 4/07 | ▷ | 1. Giorgi |
| 1:29:02 | … | 10)World Team Ch | 5/05 | ▷ | 1. Gonzalez; 2. Qieyang; 3. J. Yang; 4. de Sena; 5. Giorgi; 6. Drahotova; 7. Perez; 8. Garcia; 9. Kashyna |
| 1:31:24 | … | 1)Alytus | 6/08 | ||
| 1:27:59 | … | 4)European Ch | 8/11 | ▷ | 1. Perez; 2. Drahotova; 3. Palmisano |
| 9. KIMBERLEY GARCÍA (Peru) (10/19/93, 5-4¾/97) (1.67/44) | |||||
| 1:38:03 | … | 1)Lima | 1/21 | ||
| 1:32:56 | … | 4)Monterrey | 2/24 | ▷ | 1. Gonzalez; 2. de Sena; 3. Henriques |
| 1:32:48 | … | 3)SAm Ch | 3/10 | ▷ | 1. de Sena; 2. Perez |
| 1:28:56 | … | 8)World Team Ch | 5/05 | ▷ | 1. Gonzalez; 2. Qieyang; 3. J. Yang; 4. de Sena; 5. Giorgi; 6. Drahotova; 7. Perez |
| 1:33:11(A) | … | 1)SAm G | 6/05 | ||
| 10. INNA KASHYNA (Ukraine) (9/27/91, 5-3¾/108) (1.62/49) | |||||
| 1:32:24 | … | 2)Lutsk | 3/11 | ▷ | 1. Borovska |
| 1:28:58 | … | 9)World Team Ch | 5/05 | ▷ | 1. Gonzalez; 2. Qieyang; 3. J. Yang; 4. de Sena; 5. Giorgi; 6. Drahotova; 7. Perez; 8. Garcia |
| 1:29:16 | … | 7)European Ch | 8/11 | ▷ | 1. Perez; 2. Drahotova; 3. Palmisano; 4. Virbalyte-Dimsiene; 5. Vaiciukeviciute; 6. Garcia-Caro |
| 1:31:57 | … | 4)Suzhou | 9/24 | ▷ | 1. Wang; 2. Li; 3. Arenas |
| 11. ANTONELLA PALMISANO (Italy) (8/6/91, 5-5¼) (166/49) | |||||
| 1:28:41 | … | 2)Rio Maior | 4/07 | ▷ | 1. Qieyang |
| 1:30:29 | … | 17)World Team Ch | 5/05 | ▷ | 1. M. Guadalupe González; 2. Qieyang; 3. J. Yang; 4. de Sena; 5. Giorgi; 6. Drahotova; 7. Perez; 8. Garcia; 9. Kashyna; 10. Virbalyte-Dimsiene; 11. Borovska; 12. N. Wang; 13. Y. Wang; 14. Garcia-Caro; 15. Arenas; 16. Trapletti |
| 1:27:30 | … | 3)European Ch | 8/11 | ▷ | 1. Perez; 2. Drahotova |
| U.S. RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | Maria Michta-Coffey (Oiselle/Walk USA) | 6. | Amberly Melendez (Northwest U) | |
| 1)USATF, 1)World Team Trials, 29)World Team Ch | 7)USATF, 4)World Team Trials, 79)World Team Ch | |||
| 2. | Miranda Melville (Skechers/NYAC) | 7. | Melissa Moeller (unattached) | |
| 2)World Team Trials, 56)World Team Ch | 5)USATF, 6)World Team Trials | |||
| 3. | Katie Burnett (unattached) | 8. | Lydia McGranahan (Racewalkers Northwest) | |
| 2)USATF | 6)USATF | |||
| 4. | Robyn Stevens (Skechers) | 9. | Katie Michta (Walk USA) | |
| 3)USATF, 3)World Team Trials, 65)World Team Ch | 7)World Team Trials | |||
| 5. | Anali Cisneros (Judson) | 10. | Meaghan Podlaski (unattached) | |
| 4)USATF, 5)World Team Trials | 8)World Team Trials | |||
