U.S. Olympic medalists Jeremy Wariner, Allyson Felix, Maurice Greene,
Sanya Richards, Allen Johnson, Lauryn Williams, Derrick Brew and
Terrence Trammell will lead a star-studded lineup at the 2005 Clyde
Littlefield Texas Relays, April 6-9, at the University of Texas' Mike A.
Myers Stadium in Austin.Nearly 5,000 elite, collegiate and high school athletes will compete in
125 separate events at this year's Relays, presented by Nike Timing.
As part of USA Track & Field's National Relay Program - in which top
athletes compete in relays around the country and around the world
during the season, with the goal of reaping gold medals at World
Championship and Olympic competition - many of America's finest
sprinters will compete in relay competitions at this year's Texas Relays.
The men's 4x100m relay invitational in Austin will feature four separate
U.S. relay squads (Blue, Red, White and High Performance Team), that
will take on the Canadian national squad.
Former 100m world record holder and 2000 Olympic gold medalist
Maurice Greene will make his 10th appearance at the Texas Relays
competing for one of the Team USA 4x100m teams (final lineups to be
determined at a later date). Also competing in the men's 4x100 will be
1996 Olympic 110m hurdles gold medalist and four-time world outdoor
champion Allen Johnson, and two-time Olympic 110m hurdles Olympic
silver medalist Terrence Trammell. 2004 Olympic 200m silver medalist
and 2000 Olympic relay gold medalist Bernard Williams, also will be
featured in the men's 4x100.
Reflecting the depth and dominance the U.S. has shown through the
years in the 400 meters, five U.S. squads will battle one another in the
men's invitational 4x400m relay in Austin. An impressive group of
performers will be headlined by former Baylor University star Jeremy
Wariner, who won the 400m gold medal at last year's Olympics in
Athens, before running the third leg on Team USA's gold medal winning
4x400m relay squad. Wariner will be joined by 2004 Olympic 400m
bronze medalist Derrick Brew, who handed the baton to Wariner after
running the second leg on Team USA's gold medal winning 4x400m
team in Athens. Andrew Rock, who won a gold medal in Athens by
running the third leg for Team USA in the 4x400m prelims, will also
compete this weekend.
The women's 4x400m invitational relay will feature three U.S. squads
headlined by former University of Texas great Sanya Richards. A five-
time NCAA champion during her two years as a Longhorn, Richards
owns the U.S. junior 400m record (49.89). After placing sixth in the 400
meters at the 2004 Olympics, Richards ran the third leg on Team USA's
gold medal winning 4x400m relay squad.
The women's 4x100m invitational relay will feature U.S. Olympic
medalists Lauryn Williams, Allyson Felix and Inger Miller. Williams, who
won the silver medal in the 100 meters in Athens and the 2004 NCAA
Outdoor title while at the University of Miami, will be a member of one of
the three teams competing in Austin. Williams will be joined by 2004
Olympic 200m silver medalist and world junior record holder Allyson
Felix, along with 1996 Olympic 4x100m gold medalist and 1999 World
Outdoor 200m champion Inger Miller.
For more information on the 2005 Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, visit www.texassports.com/mainpages/txrelays.html.