Americans have thus far won six events and set three meet records during action of the IAAF World Athletics Final in Stuttgart, Germany. The meet began Saturday, with competition concluding later Sunday. Below are reports and quotes through the middle of Sunday's competition.

Sanya Richards remained unbeaten this year in the women's 400 meters, crushing the field by more than a full second on Sunday. She posted a meet record time of 49.25, with Novlene Williams of Jamaica a distant second in 50.36. Americans DeeDee Trotter (50.58) and Monique Henderson (51.30) were fourth and seventh, respectively.

Coming back from a season of illness and injury, Allyson Felix returned to form in the women's 200 meters, winning on Saturday in a meet record 22.11. Richards was second with 22.17, and Stephanie Durst was fifth with 22.73.

Enjoying a career-making season, Tyson Gay broke the meet record in the men's 200 meters on Sunday, running a personal-best time of 19.68 seconds. USA champion Wallace Spearmon was second in a personal best 19.88, and Rodney Martin was seventh in 20.52.

Jeremy Wariner remained undefeated in the 400 Saturday, capping his European season with a time of 44.02. LaShawn Merritt was third in 44.44, with USA champion Andrew Rock fourth in 44.69.

Reese Hoffa (21.05m/69-0.75) and Christian Cantwell (20.94m/68-8.5) went 1-2 in the men's shot put Saturday, with Dan Taylor fourth (20.50m/67-3.25).

2006 Visa champion Lashinda Demus (53.42) led Tiffany Ross-Williams (54.22) to a 1-2 finish in the women's 400-meter hurdles on Saturday, with Sandra Glover sixth in 55.32.

Also on Saturday, World Indoor 60m champion Leonard Scott was second to world record holder Asafa Powell in the men's 100 meters, running a personal-best 9.91 seconds. Powell edged Scott with 9.89. Tyson Gay was third at 9.92, with Marcus Brunson fifth (10.04) and Shawn Crawford seventh (10.13).

Olympic silver medalist Toby Stevenson posted his best mark of the year in placing second in the men's pole vault with 5.82/19-1; Brad Walker was seventh with 5.65/18-6.5.

Running out of lane 8, four-time world champion Allen Johnson led a 3-4-5-6 finish for Americans in the 110-meter hurdles. Johnson was third in a season's-best 13.01, with Terrence Trammell fourth (13.22), David Oliver fifth (13.24) and Aries Merritt sixth (13.25).

Bershawn Jackson was third in the 400-meter hurdles in 48.24, with James Carter fourth in 48.41. Walter Davis was third in the men's triple jump in 16.98 (55-8.5), with Aarik Wilson sixth with 16.78 (55-0.75).

In other events, Rose Richmond was third (6.75m/22-1.75), Grace Upshaw sixth (6.53/21-5.25) and Brianna Glenn seventh (6.43/21-1.25) in the women's long jump. Khadevis Robinson was fifth in the men's 800 meters in 1:47.37 and Hazel Clark was seventh in the women's race (2:00.88). Amy Acuff was fifth in the women's high jump (1.94m/6-5.25), Erin Gilreath was eighth in the women's hammer (63.45m/208-2), and Carrie Messner placed 10th in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:04.72)

USATF will file more results and quotes after competition concludes Sunday. For complete results, visit www.iaaf.org

ATHLETE QUOTES - World Athletics Final Day 1 (Saturday)
Courtesy of Paul Merca

Alyson Felix
It's kinda hard being out there with no one in front of you. I knew that Sanya was coming though. It's a good feeling to win a race like this at the end of the season. There were times where I wanted to call it, and I am happy to end on a good note.

Sanya Richards (200 meters)
I felt good. It was a nice easy run for me. I felt like I could get her, so I tried to stay relaxed. I ran as fast as I could, but she had a great finish.

Jeremy Wariner
It is a great way to finish my season. I just got out quick the way I usually do, then controlled the curve and took it home strong. They (Gary Kikaya and LaShawn Merritt) have been on my hips all season, and today the really dug deep and ran well. I kept an eye on Merritt and saw Kikaya coming strong at the end, but I just stayed focused till through the line.

I wanted to run under 44 seconds today, but it just gives me something else to work on for next year besides the world championships. This year I focused on winning the Golden League and breaking the world record. Michael Johnson wants me to break it, I know he does, we will see about that in 2007.

LaShawn Merritt
I had a good race. I felt smooth&smoother than my last race, and I actually ran slower. I finally put some things together, and I PR'd.

Lashinda Demus
I got out hard at the start but I came out short soon. it was a tough race. Anyway, the best part is to have the victory. My aim for 2006 was to run under 53 seconds and I had hoped to achieve this today with this world class field, and this fantastic crowd, but unfortunately it did not work. I still have one more race to try.

Leonard Scott
It's wonderful (getting a personal best)! I told myself that I had to warm up real good. I like rounds, and these single races hurt me a lot. I warmed up hard enough as if I ran a round. It made a tremendous difference. I had a great start but I didn't have the GREAT start that I normally have. I think that if I could've had that real good start, then I could've beaten him. I'm a football player and I know how to step up to the biggest games, and today was a big game, so I had to step up.

Tyson Gay (100 meters)
My start today was probably the best start of the year, and I was pretty confident going into the race. The wind was pretty good to us, but unfortunately, I just came in third.

Brad Walker
The pole was just too small, and I hit plastic on my first attempt. I've been jumping on the biggest poles all season, and I just couldn't put things together. (at 5.82) I was on the biggest pole, bigger than the pole I jumped 6.00 earlier this season, and I was ready to get it done, and just came up short twice and that's all she wrote.

Allen Johnson
I wished the organizers would've cut me a break, and put me somewhere other than lane 8. I was out there running by myself, and everyone else was competing next to each other. I couldn't see anything out there. It does change the dynamics of the race a bit (being on the outside). I'm not going to sit here and say I would've won, but if I had been afforded the opportunity to have a lane better than 8, I would've performed better.

I don't think anyone thinks about what the time is going to be. Everyone is out here to do battle&everyone out here feels that they should win. I don't think anyone thinks about what the time is going to be. Technically, my race was good for the first 7-8 hurdles, then I got off a little bit, then I faltered at the end, which is my weakest part. If I had been able to fix that, then I would've run under 13 seconds.

Ian Waltz
It went all right. The best ten guys in the world are here. I haven't been throwing well but I felt I competed well today, and to pull out fourth was decent. I head to Athens and throw in the World Cup, and I hope to throw over 65-66 meters there.

Jarred Rome
To get fifth today is something I'm happy about. I really wanted to get on the podium. I placed third in Zurich, and if I had thrown what I threw in Zurich, I would've been third here. That was really my goal today; to get third here. The guys who were first and second are so far ahead of the rest of the world. I can't be too disappointed about getting fifth place against the best in the world. In the Olympic year, I got 13th; last year I got 7th (at world championships), and this year I get fifth. This has been the best year of my life