Posted: June 6, 2005

Athletics: Team USA places 2nd at Norwich Union International Match

Despite posting wins is six events to Russia's five, Team USA fell to Russia Sunday in team competition at the Norwich Union International Match in Glasgow, Scotland. Russia led team scoring with 118 points, with Team USA second with 108 and Great Britain and Northern Ireland third with 92.

World and Olympic champion Dwight Phillips led a 1-2 finish for Team USA in the men's long jump, leaping a Scotstoun Stadium record 8.26m/27-1.75. Miguel Pate was runner-up with 8.01m/26-3.5.

Erin Gilreath scored a big victory in the women's hammer with a season's best throw of 71.49m/234-6, relegating Olympic gold medalist Olga Kuzenkova to second place (69.64m/228-6).

Olympic decathlete Michelle Perry won her second 100m hurdles race in as many weeks, winning in Glasgow in 12.85 seconds, while Kevin Ferguson won the men's 400m hurdles in 49.93.

Olympic 200m silver medalist Allyson Felix took the women's 400 meters in a personal-best time of 51.12 seconds, while defending world champion John Capel was victorious in the men's 200m (21.04).

Russia won the women's 100 (Olga Fyodorova 11.63), long jump (Irina Simagina 6.88m/22-7) and 4x100m relay (43.37), and the men's 800 meters (Dmitriy Bogdanov 1:47.26) and high jump (Yaroslav Rybakov 2.30m/7-6.5 stadium record). GBR/N.I won the men's 100 (Marlon Devonish 10.43), women's 3,000 meters (Joanne Pavey 8:45.79 stadium record) and men's 400 (Malachi Davis 46.48).

For complete results from the 2005 Norwich Union International Match, visit: UKAthletics.net.