GST Open at Princeton Invitational

May 12, 2001
William Weaver Stadium
Princeton University - Princeton, NJ

PRINCETON, N.J. - Marion Jones gave the stadium-filling crowd of nearly 3,500 at Princeton University's William Weaver Stadium what it came to see: a big win in the Verizon women's 100 meters at the GST Open @ Princeton Invitational, the first stop of USA Track & Field's 2001 Outdoor Golden Spike Tour.

Olympic 400m hurdles gold medalist Angelo Taylor set a personal best in the Pontiac Grand Prix men's 400 meters in a come-from-behind win; silver medalist Lawrence Johnson narrowly missed an American record in the Visa men's pole vault despite competing with a hip injury that caused him to limp severely between jumps; Terrence Trammell won the GMC Envoy 110 hurdles by the slimmest of margins; Cheri Kenah stole victory from a fellow Villanova alumnus in the women's mile and Leonard Mucheru ran a world-leading time in the men's mile to highlight a day of impressive performances at Princeton. The weather was equally as impressive, with temperatures in the 80s under sunny skies, with a slight wind.

The Outdoor Golden Spike Tour continues June 3 at the adidas Oregon Track Classic in Portland, Ore., with the U.S. Open June 9 in Palo Alto, Calif., and the GMC Envoy USA Outdoor Championships June 21-24 in Eugene, Ore.

For more information, read the press release.