February 23, 2008

Women's long jump winner , Hyleas Fountain

"I had a lot of fun during the competition today. I actually enjoyed competing with and helping out some of the younger ladies. It keeps me more relaxed when I'm talking it up. Once I get on the runaway I'm very serious. But I need to stay loose before I jump. If I'm too tense I don't compete well. I'll be focusing on the heptathlon heading to the Olympic Trials. This was a good strength building effort for me today, taking all the jumps plus warm-ups. In the heptathlon we only get three jumps. I like coming in here and competing in individual events."

Men's high jump winner, Andra Manson

"I felt good. It was great to win, that was the goal. I was very relaxed and not as uptight as I have been. I feel like I'm in the best shape of my life. I'm here to have fun and enjoy the moment."

Women's shot put winner, Jillian Camarena

"WOW...It took me quite a while to get things together today. I finally nailed one on my last throw. I came in here trying to have a good competitive session. I've been working on a lot of technique for the past nine month or so. My plan was always to compete indoors this year, especially with the world indoors. "