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| June 1, 2005 | Wednesday | Rabi-us-Sani 23, 1426 |
Capel upstages rivals to claim 100m crown
PALO ALTO (California), May 31: Reigning world 200 metres champion John Capel won the 100 metres title here on Monday at the US Open athletics championship and fellow American John Godina won the meet shot put crown for the fifth time in a row Capel, aided by a 1.3 m/s tailwind, won in 10.08 with Jamaica’s Dwight Thomas second in 10.12 and American Brian Lewis third in 10.16.
Capel will try to qualify for the World Championships in the 100 metres and 200 metres at the US Championships in 3 1/2 weeks at Carson, California. He hopes to follow Maurice Greene and Marion Jones in taking both world sprint crowns.
“It’s extremely important to me. It would be the best thing ever to double like Mo and Marion did,” Capel said. “That would be awesome.”
To have his chance, Capel will have to withstand eight gruelling qualifying races at the US meet. That’s why he raced here on the US Memorial Day.
Three-time world shot put champion Godina won with a 21.93 metres effort, second in the world this year to give him the four best distances in the world in 2005.
Dominique Arnold won the 110 metres hurdles in 13.21 and David Krummenacker won the 800 metres in 1:45.19.
American Muna Lee won the women’s 100 metres in 11.16 seconds and Athens Olympic heptathlete Michelle Perry won the 100 metres hurdles in a personal best of 12.65 seconds.
Leading results:
MEN’S:
100 metres: 1. John Capel (US) 10.08 seconds; 2. Dwight Thomas (Jamaica) 10.12; 3. Brian Lewis (US) 10.16.
800 metres: 1. David Krummenacker (US) one minute 45.19 seconds; 2. Gary Reed (Canada) 1:45.20; 3. Samuel Burley (US) 1:46.70.
1500 metres: 1. Rashid Ramzi (Brunei) three minutes 34.74 seconds; 2. Boaz Cheboiywo (Kenya) 3:35.20; 3. Paul Korir (Kenya) 3:35.84.
110 metres hurdles: 1. Dominique Arnold (US) 13.21 seconds; 2. Arend Watkins (US) 13.35; 3. Anwar Moore (US) 13.52.
3000 metres steeplechase: 1. Steve Slattery (US) eight minutes 38.89 seconds; 2. Tom Chorny (US) 8:49.89; 3. Isaiah Festa (US) 8:51.38.
Long jump: 1. Brian Johnson (US) 8.17 metres; 2. Miguel Pate (US) 8.17; 3. John Moffitt (US) 8.01.
Triple jump: 1. Kenta Bell (US) 16.93 metres; 2. Marcus Jones (US) 16.57; 3. Marcus Thomas (US) 16.44.
Pole vault: 1. Jacob Pauli (US) 5.75 metres; 2. Derek Miles (US) 5.65; 3. Brad Walker (US) 5.65.
Shot put: 1. John Godina (US) 21.93 metres; 2. Jamie Beyer (US) 21.13; 3. Adam Nelson (US) 20.72.
Discus: 1. Jarred Rome (US) 63.04 metres; 2. Ian Waltz (US) 63.02; 3. Michael Robertson (US) 58.70.
Javelin: 1. Brian Chaput (US) 80.45 metres; 2. Justin St Clair (US) 74.61; 3. Mike Hazle (US) 73.32.
WOMEN’S:
100 metres: 1. Muna Lee (US) 11.16 seconds; 2. Rachelle Boone (US) 11.23; 3. Angela Daigle (US) 11.30
800 metres: 1. Frances Santin (US) two minutes 01.44 seconds; 2. Aimee Teteris (Canada) 2:01.90; 3. Alice Schmidt (US) 2:02.71.
1500 metres: 1. Kenia Sinclair (Jamaica) four minutes 07.11 seconds; 2. Mestawat Tadesse (Ethiopia) 4:07.95; 3. Kate Vermeulen (Canada) 4:08.17.
100 metres hurdles: 1. Michelle Perry (US) 12.65 seconds; 2. Delloreen London (Jamaica) 12.77; 3. Danielle Carruthers (US) 12.83.
Long jump: 1. Grace Upshaw (US) 6.73 metres; 2. Brianna Glenn (US) 6.60; 3. Jacqueline Edwards (Bahamas) 6.54.
Pole vault: 1. Tracy O’Hara (US) 4.60 metres; 2. Dana Ellis (Canada) 4.45; 3. Mary Sauer (US) 4.25.
Shot put: 1. Kristin Heaston (US) 18.55 metres; 2. Elizabeth Wanless (US) 18.00; 3. Jill Camarena (US) 17.92.
Hammer: 1. Erin Gilreath (US) 70.14 metres; 2. Britney Henry (US) 68.17; 3. Candice Scott (Trinidad) 67.95.—AFP
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