The latest news from the USOC - June 4

 

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2012 Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin (Centennial, Colo.) claimed the title of 2012-13 Arena Grand Prix Series women's champion with wins in the 200-meter backstroke (2:08.24) and 200 freestyle (1:58.26) at the 2013 Arena Grand Prix, held May 30-June 2 in Santa Clara, Calif. Meanwhile, Ryan Lochte (Daytona Beach, Fla.) earned four victories to take home the men's crown, including a meet record in the 400 individual medley with a time of 4:11.36.

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2008 Olympic gold medalist LaShawn Merritt (Portsmouth, Va.) clinched first place in the men's 400-meter hurdles with a season-best time of 44.32 at the 2013 Nike Prefontaine Classic, held May 31 and June 1 in Eugene, Ore. Olympic silver medalist Justin Gatlin (Woodham, Fla.) led a U.S. sweep in the men's 100 in 9.88, while Brenda Martinez (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) ran the world's second fastest time of 1:58:18 to capture a second-place finish in the women's 800.

ARCHERY

Erika Jones (Grand Island, Neb.) captured gold in the women's compound final, edging out Jamie Van Natta (Toledo, Ohio) with a 142-139 victory at the 2013 Easton Foundations Gator Cup, held May 31-June 2 in Newberry, Fla. In the recurve event, Khatuna Lorig (West Hollywood, Calif.) defeated Holly Stover (Brighton, Mich.), 6-2, to claim gold. On the men's side, world No. 1 Reo Wilde (Pocatello, Idaho) secured gold in a thrilling 10-9 shoot-off win against world No. 2 Brady Gellenthien (Woodbridge, Va.). Brady Ellison (Glendale, Ariz.) outdueled Joe Fanchin (Oceanside, Calif.), 6-5, to grab gold in the compound final.

CANOE/KAYAK

As the lone member of Team USA competing, 2012 Olympian Tim Hornsby (Atlanta, Ga.) finished sixth with a time of 37.967 in the men's K1 200-meter final at the 2013 ICF Sprint World Cup No. 3, held May 31-June 2 in Poznan, Poland.

CYCLING

Evelyn Stevens (Acton, Mass.) emerged victorious in 2:33:25 at the inaugural Parx Casino Philly Cycling Classic, held June 2 in Philadelphia. On the men's end, the U.S. swept the podium with Kiel Reijnen (Boulder, Colo.) clinching first place in 4:35:34 and Jesse Anthony (Beverly, Mass.) crossing the finish line in 4:35:41 to claim second place. Joey Rosskopf (Decatur, Ga.) placed third with a time of 4:35:45.

Pua Mata (Yucaipa, Calif.) sped to first place in the women's cross country event at the 2013 Bump N' Grind Pro XCT, held May 31-June 2 in Birmingham, Ala. Caroline Mani (Laguna Beach, Calif.) and Erica Tingey (Salt Lake City, Utah) followed with second- and third-place finishes. On the men's end, Todd Wells (Kingston, N.Y.) clinched first place, while Jeremiah Bishop (Harrisonburg, Va.) and Ryan Trebon (Bend, Ore.) rounded out the top three at the event.

FIELD HOCKEY

Mid-Atlantic/South was crowned champion after defeating Pennsylvania, 4-2, at the 2013 Women's Field Hockey National Championship, held May 27-29 in Norfolk, Va. Michelle Kasold (Chapel Hill, N.C.) and Loren Shealy (Chapel Hill, N.C.) notched goals, while Michelle Vittese (Cherry Hill, N.J.) sealed the victory with a goal in the 44th minute.

MODERN PENTATHLON

Siblings Margaux and Isabella Isaksen (Fayetteville, Ark.) earned top-25 finishes at the 2013 World Cup Final, held May 30-June 2 in Nizhny-Novgorod, Russia. Margaux Isaksen garnered sixth place, while her younger sister secured a 24th-place finish.

SOCCER

The U.S. Women's National Team dominated its rematch of the 2012 Olympic semifinal with a 3-0 international friendly win over Canada, held June 2 in Toronto. Team USA came out firing in the second half with two goals from Alex Morgan (Diamond Bar, Calif.) and a stoppage-time goal from Sydney Leroux (Phoenix, Ariz.). Canada did not register a shot on goal as Nicole Barnhart (Gilbertsville, Pa.) claimed a shutout in net for the U.S.

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