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Womens 100 on Tap at Next Weekend's adidas Track Classic CARSON, Calif. (May 7, 2008) Seven
women ranked among the top 10 in the world including the last three
World Champions are expected to toe the starting line at the
adidas Track Classic for what may be the best 100-meter dash of
the year before the Olympic final, organizers announced today.
The adidas Track Classic will
begin at 12:30 p.m. on May 18 at The Home Depot Center, on the campus
of California State University, Dominguez Hills, and will be broadcast
live on ESPN from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. PDT (4 p.m.-6 p.m. EDT). The race will be a rematch of the top
four finishers from the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, won in a
photo finish by Jamaicas Veronica Campbell-Brown (ranked #1
in the world for 2007 by Track & Field News magazine) over
silver medalist Lauryn Williams (#7) and bronze medalist Carmelita
Jeter (#3). Williams is the 2005 World Champion. Jeter, a surprise
medalist, is likely to have a large cheering section: she not only ran
for Bishop Montgomery High School in nearby Torrance, but also later
competed right here for California State University, Dominguez Hills. They will be challenged by Torri Edwards
(#2), the 2003 World Champion who was fourth in Osaka and competed for
Pomona High School and the University of Southern California; Lisa
Barber (#5), the 2006 World Indoor Champion at 60 meters;
Kerron Stewart (#9) of Jamaica, the current 2008 world leader and
third-fastest woman in the world in 2006; Marshevet Hooker, the
2005 NCAA Champion who ran a huge personal best last weekend at the
Jamaica International Invitational; Sanya Richards, the American
Record-holder and 2005 World Championship silver medalist at 400 meters;
and the previously announced Allyson Felix (#6), the 200-meter
World Champion and gold medalist in the 4x100m and 4x400m relays who
competed for Los Angeles Baptist High School Felix will double here at 200 meters.
Tyson Gay, the three-time 2007 World Champion at 100 meters and
200 meters who was previously announced, will also double. At 100m,
he will go up against Derrick Atkins, the World Championship
silver medalist from the Bahamas, while at 200m he will meet Xavier
Carter, the third-fastest man in history behind Michael Johnson
and Gay. Produced by Global Athletics & Marketing, Inc., the adidas Track Classic is the second stop of USA Track & Fields Visa Championship Series. Tickets, from $40 (finish line) down to $10, are now available by calling Ticketmaster at 213-480-3232 or visiting www.Ticketmaster.com. For group sales, call 1-877-AEG-TICKETS. Visit the event website at www.adidasTrackClassic.com for updates and more information.
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