EDMONTON - Marion Jones sent a message to the sprinting world that she is still the woman to beat, winning the 200 meters in 22.39 seconds Friday night at the IAAF World Outdoor Championships.

Jones was first off the curve and held off Debbie Ferguson of the Bahamas, who was second in 22.52. Team USA's Kelli White was third in 22.56, earning her first championships medal and doing a celebratory, bounding dance after crossing the finish line. LaTasha Jenkins was fourth in 22.85.

Team USA's medal count now stands at 13, with 5 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze.

"I definitely had something to prove to myself," said Jones, who finished second in the 100 on Monday. "I came here to win the 100, the 200 and the relay. I really wanted this one today." In Friday's only other final for American athletes, Adam Goucher placed 10th in the men's 5,000 meters in a season's best time of 13:24.00. Richard Limo of Kenya won the gold in 13:00.77, with Ali Saidi Sief of Algeria second in 13:02.16 and Million Wolde of Ethiopia was third in 13:03.47. The pace went out at a blazing 4:04 for the first mile, stretching out the field. Goucher's finish was an improvement on his 13th-place finish at the 2000 Olympic Games.

For their performances, Jones and Goucher were named the Xerox Athletes of the Day.

In qualifying rounds, Team USA sent three women to Saturday's final of the 100m hurdles. Defending world champion Gail Devers continued her comeback from injury to win the second heat in a world-leading time of 12.56. Jenny Adams was second in heat #1 in a personal-best time of 12.67, and Anjanette Kirkland also automatically advanced by placing third in 12.80. Donica Merriman crashed the fourth hurdle in heat #2 and finished 8th in 17.17.

Amy Acuff breezed through high jump qualifying, clearing all four of her heights on the first attempt and qualifying at 1.91m/6-3.25. The 2001 U.S. indoor and outdoor champion will jump for her first World Championships medal on Sunday. Erin Aldrich did not clear a height.

Paul McMullen ran a gutsy - and smart - race to qualify for Sunday's final of the men's 1,500. Moving from last to fourth with two laps to go, McMullen ran strong and used a 53.6 final lap to ensure he made the top six of the second heat, running 3:40.57 to advance in sixth place.

Two-time U.S. champion Breaux Greer threw 83.60m/274-3 to advance to Sunday's final of the javelin throw, qualifying seventh. Tom Pukstys threw 78.10m/256-3 to finish 20th in qualifying and did not advance.

Hazel Clark pulled up with an injured left foot at the halfway point of the women's 800m semifinals. Clark is experiencing pain over bones in her foot and is having tendon problems. She will be X-rayed Saturday.

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