Americans Stephanie Durst, Mike Hazle, Allen Johnson
(photo/US Outdoor Champs 06), and
Jason Smoots won their respective events Thursday at the
Zagreb 2006 meeting in Zagreb, Croatia.1996 Olympic gold medalist and four-time World champion
Allen Johnson won the men's 110-meter hurdles in 13.19
seconds. David Oliver crossed the line in 13.23 for third
while Aubrey Herring was fifth and Ron Bramlett sixth, both
in 13.50.
Two-time NCAA DII champion Jason Smoots edged out
Olympic silver medalist Francis Obikwelu of Portugal to win
the men's 100 meters, as they both clocked in at 10.22
seconds. On the women's side, 2006 U.S. 100-meter
hurdles champion Ginnie Powell crossed the line in 11.35
seconds for third place in the women's 100 meters.
Other winners include Mike Hazle, who took sixth place at
the 2006 U.S. Championships, won the men's javelin throw
with his heave of 76.33 meters/250 feet 5 inches. Stephanie
Durst won the women's 200 meters in 22.95 seconds.
Olympic 4x400m gold and 400m bronze medalist Derrick
Brew was third in the men's 400 meters, crossing the line in
46.11 seconds, while Olympic 4x400m gold medalist Dee
Dee Trotter came in second in the women's 400 meters in
50.88. Stephanie Spence was sixth in 53.67.
Also in Zagreb, after two false starts in the women's
100-meter hurdles, 2004 Olympic gold medalist Joanna
Hayes was third in 12.85 seconds. 2005 World Outdoor
silver medalist James Carter was third in the men's 400m
hurdles in 49.35 and 2005 U.S. champion Kristin Heaston
was third in the women's shot put with her toss of 17.16
meters/56 feet 3.75 inches. Three-time Olympian Amy Acuff
took fifth in the women's high jump with her clearance of
1.90m/6- 2.75, six-time U.S. runner-up Suzy Powell was
seventh in the discus with her throw of 60.88m/199-9 and
2005 U.S. champion Miguel Pate was fourth in the men's
long jump with a leap of 7.56m/24-9.75. Rodney Martin, who
took third at the 2006 U.S. Championships, was third in the
men's 200m in 20.69.
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