SACRAMENTO (California), June 14: Mardy Scales of the United States won the men’s 100 metres over Canada’s Pierre Browne at the American collegiate track and field championships on Friday.
Scales held off Browne, winning in a time of 10.25 seconds in a race that featured two false starts. Browne finished in 10.34, just ahead of Michael Frater in 10.36.
In the women’s 100 metres, Aleen Bailey, of Jamaica, defeated Muna Lee with a time of 11.18 seconds. Lee (11.22) beat out Lauryn Williams (11.31) for second.
Ukraine’s Irina Kharun won the women’s javelin with a collegiate record toss of 61.82 metres. Current javelin records are for the newer, heavier implement first used four years ago.
Carl Myerscough captured the men’s shot put with the third-longest toss in NCAA history of 21.92 metres.
Dan Lincoln followed up his win in the 10,000 metres on Thursday with a victory in the steeplechase on Friday.
Leading results:
MEN’S:
100 METRES: 1. Mardy Scales (US) 10.25 seconds; 2. Pierre Browne (Canada) 10.34; 3. Michael Frater (US) 10.36.
Long jump: 1. Leevan Sands (US) 8.05 metres; 2. Tony Allmond (US) 8.02; 3. John Moffitt (US) 8.00.
SHOT PUT: 1. Carl Myerscough (US) 21.92 metres; 2. Christian Cantwell (US) 21.56; 3. Dan Taylor (US) 20.23.
4X100 METRES RELAY: 1. LSU (Kelly Willie, Robert Parham, Pete Coley, Bennie Brazell) 38.65 seconds; 2. Tennessee (Jabari Greer, Gary Kikaya, Sean Lambert, Jonathan Wade) 38.72; 3. Middle Tennessee State (D.J. Spann, Mardy Scales, Brad Orr, Pedro Holiday) 38.94.
400 METRES HURDLES: 1. Dean Griffiths (US) 48.55 seconds; 2. Rickey Harris (US) 48.83; 3. Fred Sharpe (US) 49.23.
WOMEN’S:
100 METRES: 1. Aleen Bailey (US) 11.18 seconds; 2. Muna Lee (US) 11.22; 3. Lauryn Williams 11.31.
LONG JUMP: 1 Elva Goulbourne (Jamaica) 6.76 metres; 2. Viktoriya Rybalko (Ukraine) 6.53; 3. Ineta Radevica (Latvia) 6.48.
JAVELIN: 1. Irina Kharun (Ukraine) 61.82 metres; 2. Inga Stasiulionyte (Lithuania) 52.26; 3. Krista Woodward (US) 50.7.
4X100 METRES RELAY: 1. LSU (Stephanie Durst, Monique Hall, Lolo Jones, Muna Lee) 42.55 seconds; 2. South Carolina (Tiffany Ross, Erica Whipple, Alexis Joyce, Aleen Bailey) 42.83; 3. Texas (LaToya Phelps, Sanya Richards, Natasha Staten, Aleah Williams) 42.86.
400 METRES HURDLES: 1. Sheena Johnson (US) 54.24 seconds; 2. Raasin McIntosh (US) 55.02; 3. Tiffany Ross 56.08.—AFP