Volume 3, Number 4 • August 25, 2003 • Saint-Denis, France WHITE, EDWARDS FINISH 1-2 IN WOMEN’S 100 METERS PARIS – Kelli White and Torri Edwards delivered Together, White and Edwards repeated the gold- sizzling, personal-best performances Sunday night in silver U.S. finish by Marion Jones and Inger Miller at the women’s 100 meters at the 2003 World Outdoor the 1999 World Championships in Seville, and also Track & Field Championships, finishing in a 1-2 sweep mirrored their 1-2 placing at the 2003 USA Outdoor at the Stade de France. Championships in White posted a Stanford in June. world-leading time of Considered a favor- 10.85 – a personal best ite in the event entering by .08 seconds – to be- the meet, White (Union come the fourth Ameri- City, Calif.) responded can woman to win the brilliantly to early-race 100m gold at the World challenges from co-fa- Championships. [Other vorite Chandra Sturrup U.S. winners were Gail of the Bahamas, defend- Devers (’93), Gwen ing champion Zhanna Torrence (’95) and Block of Ukraine, and Marion Jones (’97, ’99).] Edwards, all of whom She was followed to the beat White soundly out finish line by Edwards, of the blocks. Edwards’ whose time of 10.93 was reaction time of .133 sec- a personal best by a onds gave her an edge whopping .12 seconds. over Sturrup’s .136, with Gail Devers finished Block at .160 and white eighth in a season-best Victah Sailer/Photorun Victah at .184. time of 11.11. Kelli White Continued on Page 2 BELL RINGS IN A NEW OPPORTUNITY At 25 years of age, Louisiana’s Northwestern State University, has come the reigning U.S. to know in the last two years. His first taste of victory champion in the triple came in 2001, when he won the World University jump already has seen Games in Beijing, China, with a jump of 17.64m/56- peaks, valleys, unex- 6.75. Bell was coming off of a 9th-place finish at the pected victories and World Outdoor Championships, and he finished the unexpected setbacks. year ranked fourth in U.S. in the triple jump. At Monday’s final His personal best of 17.63m/57-10.25 came at Mt. competition in the SAC in 2002, shortly before his season was interrupted men’s triple jump, he when he broke the fourth metatarsal in his left foot hopes he will see the three weeks prior to the USA Outdoor Championships. top of the medal stand. That setback barely caused a break in his stride, It is a position that however. Bell rebounded nicely in 2003, placing third Bell, a three-time All- at the USA Indoor championships and winning his first American while at Kirby Lee/The Sporting Image Kenta Bell/File Photo national title outdoors in June with a jump of 17.59m/ Continued on Page 7 1 Day 1 from Page 1 White’s drive phase powered her past the competi- World record tion by mid-race, and she went on to hit the finish line holder Tim Mont- well clear of the rest of the field. Edwards (Los Angles, gomery (Cary, Calif.) also impressed as she defeated the defending N.C.) showed that world champion and continued the top season of her he has overcome career. Her 100m silver improves on her 60m bronze the sub-par form medal from the 2003 World Indoor Championships. he showed in Eu- The rest of the world could be in for double trouble rope over the sum- when the 200 meters begins on Tuesday. White and mer, winning both Edwards will take their talents to the half-lapper, an of his heats of the event in which White won bronze at the 2001 Worlds men’s 100 meters. and which she calls her favorite. They will be joined in In the first round, the 200 by 17-year-old Allyson Felix, whose time of Montgomery had 22.11 leads the world this year. the fastest time In the 100m semifinals Sunday, White again came with his winning back from a slow start to win her semi in 10.96 over 10.07 in heat 7; in Sturrup. In the second semi, Edwards was third (11.11) the second round, Kirby Lee/The Sporting Image and Devers was fourth in a then-season best 11.12. he won his heat in 10.04. Tim Montgomery Endurance events were featured in Team USA’s Also advancing in the 100 for Team USA were other finals Sunday. Alan Culpepper (Louisville, Colo.) Bernard Williams (Miramar, Fla.) and Maurice Greene was 14th in the men’s 10,000 meters in 28:14.92. He (Irvine, Calif.). In the first round, Williams won heat 2 was followed by Meb Keflezighi (Mammoth Lakes, in 10.19 and Greene was second in heat 8 in 10.18; in Calif.) in 16th (28:35.08) and Dan Brown (Portland, the second round, Williams was second, behind Mont- Ore.) in 19th (29:01.60). Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia gomery, in heat 1 in 10.12 while Greene was third in outkicked countryman Haile Gebrselassie for the win, heat 4 in 10.04. Jon Drummond won his first-round finishing in 26:49.57 to beat Gebrselassie by 1.20 sec- race in 10.22 but was called for a false start and dis- onds. qualified from the second round after a protest. Joanne Dow (Bedford, N.H.) placed 24th in the All three American entrants advanced in the women’s 20 km walk Monday morning with a time of women’s 400-meter hurdles, as four-time U.S. cham- 1 hour, 36 minutes and 32 seconds. Yelena Nikolayeva pion Sandra Glover ran 54.48 in the third heat to be of Russia won the race by 42 seconds with her time of fastest among Americans. Defending U.S. champion 1:26:52. Raasin McIntosh was second in heat 2 in 55.54, while Team USA’s men’s 400 meter runners continued Joanna Hayes was third in heat one with 56.10. their dominant form in the semifinals. Tyree Washing- U.S. champion Sanya Richards (Austin, Texas) will ton won the second semi with the fastest qualifying be joined by former NCAA champion Demetria Wash- time of the day, 44.60. Jerome Young (Fort Worth, ington (Columbia, S.C.) in Sunday’s semifinals of the Texas) won the first race in a season-best time of 44.70, women’s 400 meters. Richards ran 51.00 to place sec- followed by Calvin Harrison (Salinas, Calif.) in sec- ond in heat 5 of Sunday’s first-round races, and Wash- ond in 44.71. Continued on Page 6 Tom Surber’s Le Phrase Francaise du jour Ou est Bubba? Where is Bubba? is Where 2 FROM THE MIXED ZONE – TEAM USA QUOTES Women’s 100m final Men’s 100m quarterfinals Kelli White: I’m not sure how this feels yet. I am a Tim Montgomery: I was able to shut it down around bit of a slow starter, but I was strong enough to come 60 meters and look over and run 10.04. My back. Someone asked me one time is it better to have confidence is back and I look forward to the rest of a world record or a title, and I’d rather have a title the season. because it will always be there and I’m happy that I Maurice Greene: When have that now. asked about the Jon Drummond false start Torri Edwards: I’m very situation: “It’s a shame.” pleased with it. I got that When asked how much the great start and just kinda said delay affected his race: ‘Okay, let’s do it,’ so I went “None.” for it. I’m pleased with the silver. I was going for the Bernard Williams: It felt gold but I’ll take silver for pretty good. I got out real now. I’m going to go for the smooth and aggressive and I gold in the 200. just wanted to get in the top two because tomorrow Gail Devers: I’m very happy we’ve got two more and it’s for the Americans. To get first time to do it. I hurt myself and second with two young about a week ago and I’ve athletes, who’ve never won been in rehab ever since. major championship before, When I ran in Zurich, I hurt and for them to come out and my groin. I haven’t had any do it in that fashion with problems with it this week. personal bests shows how strong our American team is. Men’s 10,000m final Alan Culpepper: Obviously Men’s 400m semifinals I’m not very happy about it, but I’m not disappointed Tyree Washington: I’m really Sailer/Photorun Victah happy to win that one. My because I ran as hard as I c Maurice Greene coach Brooks Johnson told me to make a statement could. today and I believe I did that, although there are some things that were wrong with my race and I look Meb Keflezighi: It was a very tough race. As it went forward to speaking with him to get them corrected. I on they picked up the pace and I wasn’t able to keep feel like I’m living a dream. up with them. Calvin Harrison: It felt okay. I got a little tired Dan Browne: There’s not much to say. It was a tough toward the end.