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This Year, There's No Clear Favorite In Women's 100
Marshevet Hooker's 10.94 seconds in the 100 meters put her atop the quarterfinal field at the Olympic trials and was the second-fastest among U.S. women this year.
(By Jonathan Newton -- The Washington Post)
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"I'm totally healthy and ready to go," Edwards said. "Everything is coming together at just the right time. Hopefully I can run at least as good or better" than so far this season.
Allyson Felix, who became a star at 17 when she broke many of Marion Jones's high school records, brings the same uncertainty as Williams. She has won two world championships in the 200, as well as the Olympic silver. She posted the fastest time in the 100 this year (10.93) among Americans and added a fast 10.98 in the quarterfinals here.
But her season has otherwise been littered with average showings in the 100: two fourths and one fifth place.
She wants to contend for Olympic gold medals in both the 100 and 200, her specialty, but winning one of the three slots in the 100 is no sure thing.
"This year, I am trying to focus more on the 100 meters," Felix said in April. "My main focus is just the start. If I can get that down, I can be very competitive in it. I also love the race. I love the speed. I am looking for good things come trials."
Said Felix Friday night, "It could have been a lot better coming in, [but I'm] okay."
Who else will contend? Hooker topped Edwards, Williams and Felix in New York and left mouths agape Friday. "It's fast," Edwards said with a smile about the 10.76. "Hopefully, she's tired." Lee, a 2004 Olympian, ran a 10.97 in May. Bianca Knight, who turned pro this year after her freshman season at the University of Texas, beat Jamaican star Brown in a 200 race in May and won the NCAA 200 indoor title. Me'Lisa Barber posted the fastest time among Americans in the 100 in 2006 and has a personal best of 10.95. Carmelita Jeter and Gloria Asumnu nearly have broken 11 seconds.
"I think the times are really going to be really fast," Williams said. "This is your one opportunity to get on that team. Either you move it, or you lose it."
