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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Gail Devers demonstrated her versatility showing her world-champion form Saturday at the Tyson Foods Invitational, winning the Verizon women's 60 meters in world- leading fashion and the women's 60m hurdles. A crowd of 4,241 fans filled the Randal Tyson Track Center to witness the action.

An Olympic gold medalist, Devers of Atlanta, Georgia dedicated both her races to her high school math teacher who was injured in a freak car accident. In her first race of the evening, Devers got off to a quick start to win the Visa women's 60m tying a world-leading best of 7.10 seconds and set a new Randal Tyson Track Center record with her performance. She later ran the third fastest time in the world this year with her hurdles mark of 7.87. "I needed to work on my speed for the hurdles. I didn,t feel so good for the start and third step," said Devers.

Olympic gold medalist Stacy Dragila currently residing in Phoenix, Ariz., cleared 4.71 meters/15 feet, 5.50 inches in the Visa women's pole vault. She fell short in three attempts to clear the world-record of 4.81m/15-9.25. In the process, Dragila beat her own Randal Tyson Track Center record.

In the men's 200m, University of Arkansas sophomore Tyson Gay (Lexington, Ky.) clocked in a world-leading performance with a time of 20.64 seconds. Defending NCAA champion Leo Bookman was second in 20.82, while Americans Coby Miller (Auburn, Ala.) and Shawn Crawford (Raleigh, N.C.) finished third (20.94) and fourth (20.97) respectively.

Allen Johnson (Irmo, S.C.) continued his Golden Spike Tour winning streak in the men's 60m hurdles, clocking in 7.56 seconds. The Olympic gold medalist, Johnson doubled in the 60m dash earlier in the evening, finishing fifth.

Americans Mickey Grimes of Colton, Calif., (6.61) and Steve Mullings (6.65) claimed second and third in a close 60m dash with Darrel Brown (6.59) of Trinidad finishing first.

2003 U.S. 800m Indoor champion Nicole Teter of Redwood City, Calif., (2:02.16) and last week's Verizon Millrose Games 800m champion Hazel Clark of Knoxville, Tenn., (2:02.34) finished second and third respectively, behind Meskeren Legesse (2:01.03) of Ethiopia in the Sunny D Intense Sport Drink women's 800 meters. American David Krummenacker (Tucson, Ariz.) finished third behind Berhanu Alemu of Ethiopia winner (1:45.85) and Osmar dos Santos of Brazil was runner-up (1:45.96) in the men's 800 meters.

Milton Campbell, the 1999 and 2001 World Championships silver medalist, ran 46.32 and Corey Nelson (46.40) finished second and third in the men's 400m to winner Alleyne Francique (45.90) of Grenada.

Americans Carrie Tollefson of Edina, Minn., (8:55.36) and Shayne Culpepper of Boulder, Colo., (8:55.42) finished second and third to winner Sentayehu Ejigu (8:55.17) in the women's 3,000 meter run.

The University of Arkansas senior, Allistair Cragg ran 7:38.59 to set a collegiate men's record in the men 3,000m. Cragg bettered the previous record of 7:44.90 set by Nick Willis of Michigan. The four-time NCAA champion from South Africa finished second to Boaz Cheboiywo of Kenya who ran 7:38.30 to set a Tyson Track center record.

American Allen Sims (16.73m/54-10.75) of the University of Southern California finished second in the men's triple jump to Leevan Sands (17.02m/55-10.25) from the Bahamas and Auburn.

American Alan Webb (Reston, Va.) in his first indoor mile of the year finished fourth with a time of 3:57.52 behind winner Paul Korir (3:53.26) of Kenya, runner-up Laban Rotich (3:55.93) of Kenya and third place finisher Kevin Sullivan (3:56.57) of Canada.

On his first jump of the competition Savante Stringfellow (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) leaped a world-leading mark of 8.41 meters/ 27 feet, 7.25 inches Friday night to win the men's long jump. The 2000 Olympian, Stringfellow enjoys performing in front of a U.S. crowd. "Performing in front a nice crowd brings the best in my performance. This was the meet I wanted to jump far and it would tell where I was mentally and physically," said Stringfellow. With his performance, the Mississippi native bettered his previous personal best of 8.29m/27-2.50 set last year at the Tyson Foods Invitational. "When the stakes are raised I know I will be raised to a higher level in preparation to make Budapest (World Indoor Champs) a more 'golden experience' " Stringfellow continued.

Sanya Richards ran a world-leading time of 51.45 seconds Friday and broke her World Junior Indoor record in winning the women's 400m college invitational. Richards a freshman at the University of Texas bettered her previous record of 52.10 seconds set in 2002 at New York City. With her performance the 2003 World Outdoor gold medalist set a Randal Tyson Track Complex record bettering Lashinda Demus, 51.79 in March of 2003. Also in Friday's competition, Indoor & Outdoor American record holder, Jeff Hartwig cleared 5.71m/18-08.75 to win the men's pole vault invitational. The 2002 USA Indoor Championships shot put runner-up, Christian Cantwell tossed 20.35m/66-09.25 to win the men's shot put invitational.

USA Track & Field's Golden Indoor Golden Spike Tour concludes with the 2004 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships February 27-29 at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston, Mass. Tickets are still available for the meet. For more information, go to www.usatf.org.

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