MEDAL HAUL
CONTINUES IN PRE CLASSIC HURDLES - PreClassic.com
Eugene, Oregon--Last we counted, after 7
announced events in the Prefontaine Classic, eleven Beijing medal
winners were in the fields. That total takes a significant jump with
the addition of the two hurdles events in the Pre Classic on June 7th
at Hayward Field. It's a clean sweep in the men's 400 Hurdles, with
2-time gold medalist Angelo Taylor, silver medalist Kerron
Clement, and bronze medalist Bershawn Jackson heading a
group that includes No. 6 in the world Isa Phillips and No. 8
in the world Markino Buckley, as ranked by Track &
Field News magazine. Jackson was the World Champion in 2005, and
Clement in 2007, but Phillips from Jamaica is the current world-leader
in the event. Is another American-dominated sprint event in jeopardy?
In the women's 100 Hurdles, surprise Olympic gold medalist Dawn
Harper of the U.S. is joined by bronze medalist Priscilla
Lopes-Schliep of Canada, along with No. 6 Brigitte Foster-Hylton of Jamaica and No. 8 Damu Cherry of the U.S. Perhaps no other
event is as medal-laden, with the last 3 World Champions in the field: Michelle
Perry ('07 & '05) and Perdita Felicien ('03).
With the addition of these two events, the number of Beijing
medalists in the 35th Prefontaine Classic now totals sixteen, with the
Jumps, Sprints, and Distances still to be announced.
Tickets are available online at goducks.com, from 1-800-WEBFOOT,
and in person at the Casanova Center ticket office. The NIKE
Prefontaine Classic will be shown live on NBC from 2-4 p.m. ET on June
7th.
400 METER HURDLES (MEN)
**Angelo Taylor
**Kerron Clement
**Bershawn Jackson
**Isa Phillips (Jamaica)
**Markino Buckley (Jamaica)
**James Carter
**Kenneth Ferguson
**Michael Tinsley
100 HURDLES (WOMEN)
**Dawn Harper
**Brigitte Foster-Hylton (Jamaica)
**Damu Cherry
**Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (Canada)
**Ginny Powell
**Michelle Perry
**Perdita Felicien (Canada)
All of the 2009 Pre Classic Start Lists
