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PALO ALTO (California), June 22: Maurice Greene eased through his 200 metres preliminary and world indoor champion Tyree Washington ran the fastest 400 in two years, at a windswept US championships on Saturday.
Greene clocked 21.10 seconds into a strong headwind of 5.3 metres per second (mps) to finish second in his race and 10th out of the 16 qualifiers for the semifinals.
The race was Greene’s first at the four-day meeting, which serves as the US trials for the world championships in Paris in August. He received a bye in the 100 metres as the world champion and opted to run only the 200 here.
Washington pushed hard out of the curve to win the 400 metres in 44.33 seconds and become the world championship favourite.
This year represents a comeback for Washington, who took nearly 18 months off in 2001-02 because of injuries and the stress of his sister’s murder trial and conviction.
Washington’s sister and her boyfriend were sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after being convicted of suffocating one of her children.
Calvin Harrison (44.62 seconds) and Jerome Young (44.79) joined Washington in the world championship team.
Leading results (top three finishers qualify for the world championships in Paris, provided they have met the qualifying standard):
WOMEN’S:
20k walk: 1. Michelle Rohl 1 hour 34 minutes 31.06 seconds; 2. Joanne Dow 1:34:57.79; 3. Teresa Vaill 1:36:38.38.
3,000 metres steeplechase: 1. Briana Shook 9:44.71; 2. Kathryn Anderson 9:47.17; 3. Lisa Nye 9:49.14.
400 metres: 1. Sanya Richards 51.01 seconds; 2. Demetria Washington 51.54; 3. Dee Dee Trotter 51.78.
400 metres hurdles: 1. Raasin McIntosh 54.62 seconds; 2. Joanna Hayes 54.76; 3. Sandra Glover 55.12.
1,500 metres: 1. Regina Jacobs four minutes 01.63 seconds; 2. Suzy Favor Hamilton 4:03.70; 3. Tiffany McWilliams 4:10.85.
Pole vault: 1. Stacy Dragila 4.50 metres; 2. Jillian Schwartz 4.40; 3 equal. Mary Sauer 4.35, 3 equal. Becky Holiday 4.35.
Long jump: 1. Grace Upshaw 6.64 metres; 2. Rose Richmond 6.56; 3. Jenny Adams 6.45.
MEN’S:
400 metres: 1. Tyree Washington 44.33 seconds; 2. Calvin Harrison 44.62; 3. Jerome Young 44.79.
3,000 metres steeplechase: 1. Steve Slattery eight minutes 23.58 seconds; 2. Daniel Lincoln 8:24.10; 3. Robert Gary 8:24.82.
Shot put: 1. Kevin Toth 21.22 metres; 2. John Godina 21.04; 3. Reese Hoffa 20.64.
Javelin: 1. Breaux Greer 79.37 metres; 2. Robert Minnitti 77.21; 3. Joshua Johnson 76.16
110 metres hurdles: 1. Allen Johnson 13.37 seconds; 2. Terrence Trammell 13.38; 3. Larry Wade 13.43.—Reuters
