FINALS

Women’s pole vault
6:25 p.m.
U.S. entrants: Stacy Dragila (Phoenix, Ariz.), Mary Sauer (San Dimas, Calif.)
THE SCOOP: Dragila is looking for her third consecutive world title in the vault and will face the toughest competition of her World Championship competitions. Yelena Isinbayeva owns the world outdoor record (4.82m/15-9.75), while Svetlana Feofanova was second to Dragila in 2001 and is the world indoor record holder (4.80m/15-9). Dragila has had an up-and-down season, struggling since breaking the then-world indoor record March 2 at the USA Indoor Championships (5.78m/15-8.25), but in Saturday’s qualifying she looked and felt very strong. It appears Dragila, who has a personal best of 4.81m/15-9.25, is physically and mentally ready for a third title. If she pulls it off, it would be the hardest-fought championship of her storied career in an event that is getting stronger each year. Sauer also had a strong showing in qualifying and is making her second appearance at the World Championships. She will look to improve on her 12th-place finish in 2001.

Men’s high jump
6:50 p.m.
U.S. entrants: Jamie Nieto (Chula Vista, Calif.), Matt Hemingway (Denver, Colo.)
THE SCOOP: Nieto won the 2003 U.S. outdoor title and has been the top American jumper on the European circuit this summer, meeting or coming close to his personal best (2.30m/7-6.5) on several occasions. It will take a new personal-best jump for Nieto to be in the top three, but given his consistency it is possible. Hemingway has a personal best of 2.38m/7-9.5 (indoors) from 20000 and has the top jump by an American this year at 2.34m/7-8. Paris will be his first international final; standing 6-7 and with some high clearances on his resume, Hemingway will fare well if he is on form.

Men’s 100m
Semifinal 7:05 p.m., Final 10:10 p.m.
U.S. entrants: Tim Montgomery (Cary, N.C.), Bernard Williams (Miramar, Fla.), Maurice Greene (Irvine, Calif.)
THE SCOOP: Montgomery showed glimpses of his old form in the first two rounds of the men’s 100 meters on Sunday, while Williams looked controlled and easy. Greene had a fantastic start in the second round and ran his second- and third-fastest times of the year. Monday night’s final still promises to be among the most fascinating competitions of the meet, with Kim Collins of St. Kitts, Dwain Chambers of Great Britain and world junior record breaker Darrel Brown of Trinidad likely to mix it up with the Americans.

Men’s triple jump
7:55 p.m.
U.S. entrant: Kenta Bell (Chula Vista., Calif.)
THE SCOOP: With the world’s focus being on world record holder Jonathan Edwards of Great Britain, who is retiring after the World Outdoor Championships, and event favorite Christian Olsson of Sweden, Bell could sneak in for a high place finish. The 2001 World University Games Champion, Bell had the fifth-best mark in qualifying on Sunday. He is the 2003 U.S. outdoor champion and has a personal best of 17.63m/57-10.25.

Women’s discus throw
10:20 p.m.
U.S. entrant: Suzy Powell (Modesto, Calif.)
THE SCOOP: A five-time U.S. runner up, Powell makes her first appearance in a World Championships final, having competed in qualifying in 1997, ’99 and 2001. Powell was ranked #10 in the world in 2002 and has a personal best of 69.44m/227-10 at La Jolla in 2002 (on an uncertified throwing sector) and also threw 65.48m/214-10 at Fresno in 2002.

QUALIFYING ROUNDS

Women’s 400m hurdles semifinals
8:35 p.m.
U.S. entrants: Sandra Glover (Sugar Land, Texas), Raasin McIntosh (Austin, Texas), Joanna Hayes (Los Angeles, Calif.)
THE SCOOP: Glover was 5th in both the 1999 and 2001 World Championships and knows how to make a Worlds final. McIntosh, a University of Texas junior and the 2003 NCAA champion, has youth on her side, while Hayes competed in the rounds at the 1999 World Outdoors and will try to reach her first final.

Men’s 1,500m semifinals
9:05 p.m.
U.S. entrant: Jason Lunn (Redwood City, Calif.)
THE SCOOP: Lunn is ready to run after looking strong in Saturday’s first-round race. Lunn’s strengths – especially his strong kick over the final 300 meters – are suited to international racing and what is needed to advance to a final. Luck could determine if the 2003 U.S. champion and two-time indoor champ will make the cut. A sub-3:30 race would require him to PR by six seconds in order to advance, but a more tactical race will suit him well. 

Women’s 100m hurdles first round (quarterfinals)
9:30 p.m.
U.S. entrants: Gail Devers (Lawrenceville, Ga.), Miesha McKelvy-Jones (Dan Diego, Calif.), Jenny Adams (Champaign, Ill.), Anjanette Kirkland (Gainesville, Fla.)
THE SCOOP: Monday morning’s scheduled first round of the hurdles was canceled, leaving the first races for the evening session. Team USA fields an experienced and potent lineup that includes three-time world champion Devers; 1999 Pan Am Games gold medalist and two-time U.S. runner-up McKelvy-Jones; 2001 World Champs fifth-place finisher Jenny Adams; and 2001 World indoor and outdoor champion Kirkland. Americans went 1-2-5 in 2001 (Kirkland-Devers-Adams) and hope to fare as well in 2003. Devers has the second-fastest time in the world this year (12.49), with McKelvy-Jones the third-fastest athlete in the world in 2003 (12.51), and Adams the fifth-fastest (12.67). Kirkland had a daughter on May 4 and is starting her return to international competition.