2001 USA Indoor 200m champion Coby Miller won the men's 100m and
200 meters, and men's long jumper Dwight Phillips and women's sprint
sensation Allyson Felix set new personal bests with their wins Monday
at the IAAF Grand Prix in Linz, Austria.
Miller won the men's 100 meters in 10.15 seconds, with fellow American
and 2003 World Outdoor 200m gold medalist John Capel the runner-up
in 10.20. In the 200 meters, Miller crossed the finish line first in 20.20
seconds, with 2000 Olympic 4x100m relay gold medalist Bernard
Williams the runner-up in 20.25.
In the men's long jump, reigning World Indoor and Outdoor champion
and 2004 Olympic Trials winner Dwight Phillips soared to a career best
and world leading mark for the year with a first round leap of 8.60
meters/28 feet, 2.75 inches. Phillips took only one more attempt before
pulling out of the competition. Phillips, who surpassed the 28-foot barrier
for the first time with his winning effort on Monday, now owns the top five
men's long jump marks in the world this year.
2004 Olympic Trials women's 200m winner Allyson Felix won the
women's 100 meters Monday with a new personal best time of 11.16
seconds. Felix fought off a strong challenge from Jamaica's Tayna
Lawrence, who placed second in 11.22.
Americans went 1-2 in the women's 1,500 meters as 2004 Olympic
Trials runner-up Jen Toomey won the event in 4 minutes, 7.69 seconds,
with Trials third-place finisher Amy Rudolph finishing second in 4:07.73.
Both fell short of the Olympic Games 'A' qualifying standard of 4:05.80.
Other U.S. winners at Linz included 2000 Olympic bronze medalist and
2004 Olympic Trials third-place finisher Melissa Morrison in the
women's 100m hurdles (12.68 seconds), and 2004 Olympic Trials
runner-up Duane Ross in the men's 110m hurdles (13.30).
For complete results from the Linz Grand Prix , visit www.iaaf.org.