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Stacy Dragila, top hurdlers on tap for adidas Track Classic
Women's pole vault legend Stacy Dragila will continue her comeback, while Olympic gold medalist Allen Johnson and new American Record-holder Dominique Arnold will lead a top-flight 110-meter hurdles field and a pair of world-beaters lead the women's hurdles at the adidas Track Classic on May 20, organizers announced Thursday.
Part of USATF's Visa Championship Series, the adidas Track Classic will be broadcast live on ESPN on May 20 from 4-6 p.m. Eastern Time (1-3 p.m. Pacific).
Dragila, whose 2000 Olympic gold medal was the first ever awarded in the women's pole vault, is a two-time World Champion and nine-time U.S. outdoor champion. A former World Record-holder, at 36 she still holds the American Record of 15 feet, 10 inches, set in 2004, and four times has ranked #1 in the world. At the adidas Track Classic, she will face new American rival Jenn Stuczynski, ranked the #1 US vaulter in 2006 and #6 in the world. Stuczynski is the reigning US champion both indoors and outdoors, and has quickly risen to become the #2 American all-time to Dragila.
In addition to his 1996 Olympic gold medal, Johnson has won seven World titles: four outdoor and three indoor. He is a seven-time U.S. Champion, and at the age of 36 was ranked #2 in the world for 2006. Arnold enjoyed the best season of his career in 2006, when he won a bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships and followed that up by breaking Roger Kingdom's American Record of 12.92, set in 1989, when he ran 12.90 in Lausanne, Switzerland, on July 11.
For more information on the adidas Track Classic, visit adidastrackclassic.com. For information on the Visa Championship Series, visit www.visachampionshipseries.com.
Felix doubles in Doha
World champion Allyson Felix won an impressive double, the women's 100 meters and 400m, Friday at the Qatar IAAF World Super Tour 2007, part of the IAAF World Athletics Tour 2007, in Doha, Qatar.
Felix started off her night with a win in the women's 100m, crossing the line in 11.27 seconds to beat reigning world 100m champion Lauryn Williams, who took fourth in 11.39. A little less than an hour later, Felix was back on the track in the women's 400m where she blasted her way to a new personal record and world-leading 50.40 for the win. The next closest competitor was over a half second behind.
In the men's 110m hurdles, the Americans swept the top four places with David Payne stealing the win in a personal best 13.12 seconds. David Oliver, ranked #7 in the world for 2006 by Track & Field News, was second in 13.14 while two-time Olympic silver medalist Terrence Trammell was third in 13.15 and Ron Bramlett was fourth in 13.39.
2006 World Indoor champion Reese Hoffa uncorked a world-leading 21.37 meters/70 feet 1.5 inches throw to win the men's shot put while 2006 NCAA indoor champion and Rhodes Scholar Garrett Johnson took fourth with 19.38m/63-7.
In the women's 100m hurdles, 2006 U.S. and NCAA champion Ginnie Powell set a meet record, winning in 12.66. 2007 U.S Indoor champion Lolo Jones took second in 12.78, and 2001 World champion Anjanette Kirkland was fourth in 12.99.
Also in Doha, 2004 Olympic 200m gold medalist Shawn Crawford took third in the men's 100m in 10.20 and second in the 200m in 20.59. 2004 Olympic long jump gold medalist Dwight Phillips was seventh in men's 100m in 10.34. 2004 Olympian Grace Upshaw took fourth in the women's long jump with a leap of 6.60m/21-8 and 2006 U.S. champion Rose Richmond took fifth with 6.59m/21-7.5.
For more information and complete results from the Qatar IAAF World Super Tour 2007, visit IAAF.org.
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