Jenn Stuczynski and Tyson Gay have the respective leads in USA Track & Field's Outdoor Visa Championship Series following Saturday's Reebok Grand Prix in New York City.

Stuczynski became the first American woman to clear 16 feet in the pole vault Saturday with her winning leap of 45.88 meters/16 feet, 0 inches to set her second American record and world leader in two weeks. The performance was worth 1,218 points using IAAF scoring tables and extended her lead in the Visa Championships Series. She broke Stacy Dragila's 3-year-old American record on May 20 at the adidas Track Classic (4.84m/15-10.5). Two weeks later in New York, she had the bar set at 16 feet and took two solid tries that failed. On her third attempt at the height, Stuczynski gave the bar a brush, but it stayed up, giving her the American record as well as the U.S. all-comers record.

Tyson Gay came dangerously close to a world record Saturday in the NY Metro men's 100 meters. World ranked #2 in the event, Gay had a quick reaction time of .162 seconds, after which he blasted the rest of the race to run 9.76. His time was under Asafa Powell's world record 9.77 but is considered wind-aided because the tailwind of 2.2 meters-per-second was just over the legal limit of 2.0 mps. The time was worth 1,291 points on IAAF scoring tables and keeps her four points ahead of hurdler Ginnie Powell.

The current Visa Championship Series standings follow listing the ranked athlete's name, points, site the name of the meet where the performance took place and their respective mark.

Men's standings

1. Tyson Gay - 1,291 pts. - Reebok Grand Prix - 100m - 9.76/+2.2mps

2. Terrence Trammell - 1,278 pts - Reebok Grand Prix - 110mH - 12.95/+1.5mps

3. Wallace Spearmon - 1,248 pts - Reebok Grand Prix - 200m - 19.82/+1.3

4. Christian Cantwell - 1,238 pts - adidas Track Classic - SP - 21.96m/72-0.75

5. Breaux Greer - 1,232 pts - adidas Track Classic - Javelin - 90.71m/297-7

6. Kenneth Ferguson - 1,215 pts - adidas Track Classic - 400mH - 48.15

7. Jeremy Wariner - 1,207 pts - adidas Track Classic - 400m - 44.60

8. James Carter - 1,204 pts - Reebok Grand Prix - 400mH - 48.37

9. Jarred Rome - 1,179 pts - Reebok Grand Prix - Discus - 66.84m/219-3

10. LaShawn Merritt - 1,175 pts - Reebok Grand Prix - 400m - 45.09

11. Alan Webb - 1,163 pts - Reebok Grand Prix - Mile - 3:52.94

12. Rob Myers -1,154 pts - adidas Track Classic - 1,500m - 3:36.49

13. Russ Buller - 1,139 pts - Reebok Grand Prix - Pole Vault - 5.60m/18-4.50

14. Khadevis Robinson - 1,025 pts - Reebok Grand Prix - 800m - 1:46.38

15. Anthony Famiglietti - 1,025 pts - Reebok Grand Prix - 5,000m - 13:54.92

Women's standings

1. Jenn Stuczynski - 1,218 pts - Reebok Grand Prix - Pole Vault - 4.88m/16-0

2. Virginia Powell - 1,214 pts - Reebok Grand Prix - 100mH - 12.45/+1.4

3. Allyson Felix - 1,204 pts - adidas Track Classic - 200m - 22.18/+2.0

4. Torri Edwards - 1,203 pts - adidas Track Classic - 100m - 10.90/+2.0

5. Michelle Perry - 1,197 pts - adidas Track Classic - 100mH - 12.58/+1.4

6. Rachelle Smith - 1,196 pts - Reebok Grand Prix - 200m - 22.31/+1.6

7. Hazel Clark - 1,170 pts - Reebok Grand Prix - 800m - 1:59.07

8. Dee Dee Trotter - 1,163 pts - adidas Track Classic - 400m - 51.13

9. Shayne Culpepper - 1,158 pts - adidas Track Classic - 1,500m - 4:05.98

10. Lauren Fleshman - 1,111 pts - Reebok Grand Prix - 5,000m -15:38.94

11. Becky Breisch - 1,076 pts - Reebok Grand Prix - Discus - 61.96m/201-3

The Visa Championship Series will resume June 10 with the 2007 Nike Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Ore., and conclude with the AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, June 20-24 in Indianapolis.

For more information on the 2007 Visa Championship Series, visit www.usatf.org.