Veterans Marsh, McDonald Top Entries For adidas Oregon Track Classic Sprints

Portland - Olympic champion Mike Marsh and World Championships silver medalist Beverly McDonald top the entry lists for the 100 meter races at the tenth annual adidas Oregon Track Classic. The nationally-televised IAAF Permit Meeting and USA Track & Field Golden Spike Tour event will be held on Sunday, June 25 at Lewis & Clark College starting at 11:30 a.m.

Marsh, the 1992 Olympic 200-meter champion, is returning to top form after a couple of injury-filled seasons. He ran a season best of 10.01 to win last week's Pontiac Grand Prix meet. He has a career-best of 9.93 for the 100 and was fifth in the 1996 Olympic Games 100.

McDonald, the Jamaican national champion is the meet record holder in both the 100 and 200. Her 100-meter best time is 10.99.

Challenging Marsh in the men's 100 will be 1999 NCAA 200 champion John Capel (10.03), former TCU star Bryan Howard (10.11), Pac-10 champion Ja'Warren Hooker of Washington, and 2000 NCAA third-place finisher Kaaron Conwright.

McDonald's main competition looks to come from veteran American Carlette Guidry, a 1992 Olympic 400-meter relay gold medalist, and Canadian champion Philomena Mensah.

Tickets for the adidas Oregon Track Classic are $10 in advance and $15 on the day of the meet. Children 12 and under are free when accompanied by a ticket holding adult. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster outlets and the Portland Running Co. or on-line at www.oregontrackclassic.com.

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