adidas Oregon Track Classic features dramatic performances
6-3-2001

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Fast times, a few upsets and the implementation of proposed new IAAF rules provided the stories of the adidas Oregon Track Classic Sunday in Portland.

On the second stop of the Golden Spike Tour and IAAF Grand Prix II event, Dawane Wallace edged World Indoor Champion Terrence Trammell - to whom he had lost by an eyelash at the GST Open @ Princeton Invitational - and 1996 Olympic gold medalist Allen Johnson in the men's 110 hurdles. LaTasha Jenkins and Jenny Adams whisked to speedy times in the women's 200 meters and 100 hurdles, respectively, Khadevis Robinson beat an international field in the men's 800, World Indoor champion Shawn Crawford added another 200m win, and Adam Goucher made an impressive outdoor debut in the men's mile after recovering from injuries last fall.

The pole vault and throwing events used new rules being proposed by the IAAF - a maximum of two misses at each height for each athlete in the vault, and four total attempts per contestant in the throws. World record holder and Olympic champion Stacy Dragila came out on top in the women's pole vault and Virilijus Alekna of Lithuania won the men's discus to live up to their billing as pre-meet favorites. In the women's hammer, Lisa Misipeka was an upset winner over a field that included American record holder Dawn Ellerbe, and Pat Manson won the men's vault. See below for full results.

The adidas Oregon Track Classic will be broadcast from 12:30-2 a.m. Eastern time on June 10 on ESPN2. For a full TV schedule of the Golden Spike Tour and other meets, visit the USATF web site - http://www.usatf.org.

RESULTS 2001 adidas Oregon Track Classic June 3, 2001

Final WOMEN'S 200 METER DASH VERIZON 1. LaTasha Jenkins, USA 22.40 w:2.9; 2. Merlene Frazier, Jamaica 23.45 w:2.9; 3. Fali Ogunkoya, Nigeria 23.48 w:2.9; 4. Astia Walker, Jamaica 23.66 w:2.9; 5. Fatima Yusuf, Nigeria 24.05 w:2.9.

Final WOMEN'S 400 METER DASH PONTIAC 1. Kaltourma Nadjina, Chad 50.75; 2. Suziann Reid, USA 51.05; 3. LaTasha Colander-Richar, USA 51.09; 4. Monique Hennagan, USA 51.32; 5. Nova Peris, Australia 52.21; 6. Ladonna Antoine, Canada 53.04; 7. Catherine Scott, Jamaica 53.12; 8. Kim Graham, USA 54.03.

Final WOMEN'S 800 METER RUN AK AIR 1. Tina Paulino, Mozambique 1:59.15; 2. Letitia Vriesde, Suriname 1:59.39; 3. Charmaine Howell, Jamaica 1:59.61; 4. Diane Cummins, Canada 1:59.65; 5. Mardrea Hyman, Jamaica 2:00.19; 6. Svetlana Badrankova, Kazakhstan 2:00.91; 7. Shayne Culpepper, USA 2:02.18; 8. Jen Toomey, USA 2:02.33; 9. Julie Henner, USA 2:05.99; 10. Claudine Williams, Jamaica 2:07.77; - Regina Jacobs, USA DNF.

Final WOMEN'S 3,000 METER RUN WB 32 1. Meseret Defar, Ethiopia 8:52.47; 2. Lyuda Vasilyeva, Russia 8:52.98; 3. Cheri Kenah, USA 8:53.70; 4. Amy Rudolph, USA 8:54.07; 5. Jen Rhines, USA 8:55.28; 6. Una English, Ireland 8:55.82; 7. Carrie Tollefson, USA 8:57.61; 8. Eyeruslam Kuma, Ethiopia 9:04.04; 9. Ejagayou Dibaba, Ethiopia 9:04.86; 10. Kim Fitchen, USA 9:04.95; 11. Jenny Crain, USA 9:12.83; 12. Katie McGregor, USA 9:20.57; - Gina Procaccio, USA DNF.

Final WOMEN'S 100 METER HURDLES ADIDAS 1. Jenny Adams, USA 12.78 w:2.1; 2. Dionne Rose, Jamaica 12.91 w:2.1; 3. Damu Cherry, USA 13.15 w:2.1; 4. Sharon Couch, USA 13.39 w:2.1; - Vonette Dixon, Jamaica DNF w:NWI; - Michelle Freeman, Jamaica DNF w:NWI; - Brigitte Foster, Jamaica DNF w:NWI.

Final WOMEN'S POLE VAULT VISA event used IAAF 2 miss rule (GP II test) 1. Stacy Dragila, USA 4.51m (14-09.50); 2. Kellie Suttle, USA 4.41m (14-05.50); 3. Mary Sauer, USA 4.31m (14-01.75); 4. Mel Mueller, USA 4.21m (13-09.75); 5. Vala Flosadottir, Iceland 4.11m (13-05.75); 5. Nastja Rysich, Germany 4.11m (13-05.75); 7. Becky Holliday, USA 3.91m (12-10); - Alicia Warlick, USA NH.

Final WOMEN'S HAMMER THROW SOBE event used IAAF 4 attempt rule (GP II test) 1. Lisa Misipeka, American Samoa 64.84m (212-09); 2. Bronwyn Eagles, Australia 64.26m (210-10); 3. Dawn Ellerbe, USA 63.58m (208-07); 4. Anna Norgren, USA 63.06m (206-11); 5. Karyne DiMarco, Australia 61.94m (203-02).

Final MEN'S 200 METER DASH VERIZON 1. Shawn Crawford, USA 20.40 w:1.7; 2. Chris Williams, Jamaica 20.50 w:1.7; 3. J.J. Johnson, USA 20.59 w:1.7; 4. Kevin Little, USA 20.60 w:1.7; 5. Aziz Zakari, Ghana 20.71 w:1.7; 6. Jerome Young, USA 20.81 w:1.7; 7. Rohshaan Griffin, USA 21.14 w:1.7.

Final MEN'S 400 METER DASH ADIDAS 1. Mike McDonald, Jamaica 44.85; 2. Antonio Pettigrew, USA 45.05; 3. Tyree Washington, USA 45.10; 4. Sanderlei Parrela, Brazil 45.40; 5. Danny McFarlane, Jamaica 45.74; 6. Michael Blackwood, Jamaica 45.75; 7. Paul Lewis, USA 46.60; 8. Daniel Batman, Australia 46.63.

Final MEN'S 800 METER RUN GMCENVOY 1. Khadevis Robinson, USA 1:46.04; 2. Derrick Peterson, USA 1:46.44; 3. Anthony Kabara, Kenya 1:46.50; 4. David Krummenacker, USA 1:46.61; 5. Daniel Caufield, Ireland 1:46.80; 6. David Kiptoo, Kenya 1:47.20; 7. Zack Whitmarsh, Canada 1:47.80; 8. Trinity Townsend, USA 1:48.93; 9. Nicholas Wachira, Kenya 1:49.10; - Ryan Cheney, USA DNF.

Final MEN'S 1 MILE RUN ADIDAS 1. Leonard Mucheru, Kenya 3:53.60; 2. Adam Goucher, USA 3:55.47; 3. Edward Maranga, Kenya 3:55.80; 4. Andy Downin, USA 3:56.25; 5. Hudson De Souza, Brazil 3:56.56; 6. James Karanu, Kenya 3:56.72; 7. Ibrahim Aden, Somalia 3:56.95; 8. Daniel Zegeye, Ethiopia 3:57.40; 9. Martin Keino, Kenya 3:57.89; 10. Charlie Gruber, USA 3:58.47; 11. Jason Lunn, USA 4:01.53; 12. Matt Holthaus, USA 4:04.08; - Ryan Cheney, USA DNF; - Andrew Walker, Ireland DNF.

Final MEN'S 3,000 METER RUN VISA 1. Luke Kipkosgei, Kenya 7:48.50; 2. Daniel Gachera, Kenya 7:49.13; 3. Alan Culpepper, USA 7:49.25; 4. Mohammed Amyn, Morocco 7:49.26; 5. Tekeste Kebede, Ethiopia 7:53.75; 6. Phil Price, USA 7:57.99; 7. Greg Jimmerson, USA 8:00.62; 8. Luke Watson, USA 8:02.74; 9. Matt Downin, USA 8:02.86; 10. Birhanu Adane, Ethiopia 8:03.44; 11. Brian Baker, USA 8:04.99; 12. Nigel Adkin, Australia 8:24.97; 13. Dejene Berhanu, Ethiopia 8:32.29.

Final MEN'S 110 METER HURDLES GMCENVOY 1. Dawane Wallace, USA 13.44 w:2.2; 2. Terrance Trammell, USA 13.45 w:2.2; 3. Allen Johnson, USA 13.47 w:2.2; 4. Terry Reese, USA 13.66 w:2.2; 5. Dominique Arnold, USA 13.70 w:2.2; 6. Rich Benoy, USA 14.01 w:2.2.

Final MEN'S 3,000 METER STEEPLECHASE HORIZON 1. El Arbi Khattabi, Morocco 8:12.95; 2. Stephen Cherono, Kenya 8:22.98; 3. Anthony Famiglietti, USA 8:23.20; 4. Tim Broe, USA 8:26.56; 5. Tom Chorny, USA 8:27.40; 6. Joel Bourgeois, Canada 8:28.90; 7. Robert Gary, USA 8:34.87; 8. Salvador Mirandi, Mexico 8:35.21; 9. Tony Cosey, USA 8:38.95; 10. Cormac Smith, Ireland 8:42.43; 11. Darin Shearer, USA 8:46.13; 12. Rick Mestler, USA 8:48.39; - Raymond Yator, Kenya DQ.

Final MEN'S POLE VAULT SOBE event used IAAF 2 miss rule (GP II test) 1. Pat Manson, USA 5.35m (17-06.50); - Lawrence Johnson, USA NH; - Derek Miles, USA NH; - Russ Buller, USA NH; - Tim Mack, USA NH.

Final MEN'S DISCUS THROW VERIZON event used IAAF 4 attempt rule (GP II test) 1. Virilijus Alekna, Lithuania 66.74m (218-11); 2. Adam Setliff, USA 65.27m (214-02); 3. Jason Tunks, Canada 64.23m (210-09); 4. John Godina, USA 62.71m (205-09); 5. Aleksander Tammert, Estonia 61.55m (201-11); 6. Vassili Kaptyukh, Belarus 61.32m (201-02); 7. Andy Bloom, USA 61.27m (201-0); 8. Doug Reynolds, USA 60.64m (198-11).