Track and Field News World Summary Lists for 2002 season - Former California Prep Females (and one current) Listed at the world level among the top 40 worldwide!!!

--If you wish to keep track of the World Olympic level and Collegiate scene around the nation you need to subscribe to Track & Field News, which has issues each month chock full of stats, with collegiate and world level reports that add to general enjoyment of our sports. They do cover cross-country also. For info on subscriptions to this fine publication see: trackandfieldnews.com. Interesting the number of impressive results by post-prep and collegian types who started out running around the tracks in California as preps or age-groupers. No area of the world has provided such strength in the sprints and hurdles as our area!!

Women's World Lists (Janaury 2003 issue)

What California female prepster is listed in the top thirty in her event worldwide for 2003? Answer later - but guess now!!

Sprints - Marion Jones (former Thousand Oaks/Rio Mesa HS) star had the world's #2 clocking behind Ukranian Zhanna Pintusevich-Block at 10.83, with former Golden Staters very prominent on the lists. Stanford's Chryste Gaines had the world's #5 clocking for the year at 10.94, with Angela Williams (Chino HS/USC) #11 at 11.06. Torri Edwards (Pomona HS/USC) was #16 on the World yearly lists at 11.16. Kelli White (Logan HS) was =#21 world-wide at 11.16, with Inger Miller (Muir HS/USC) #29 atg 11.22. Jones led the 200 at 22.11 for the yar, with White #7 at 22.50. Allyson Felix (all right we spoiled our question) was =#26 in the entire world at 22.83!!. Briana Glenn (Univ Arizona/La Mirada HS) was #29 worldwide in the 200 at 22.91. Kinshasa Davis (Wilson, LB/USC) was #37 in the world at 22.98. Over 400m Marion Joens was #6 worldwide with her 50.46 clocking. Monique Henderson (Morse HS/UCLA) was =#20 worldwide at 51.10, with Lashinda Demus (Wilson, LB/University of South Carolina) #24 at 51.34.

Middle Distances - Nicole Teter (West Valley HS/Arkansas) was #5 in the world over 800m at 1:57.97. Regina Jacobs (Argyll Academy (North Hollywood)/Stanford) was #7 worldwide timewise over 1500m at 4:01.02, with Marla Runyan (Camarillo/SD State) #19 at 4:02.95. Nicole Teter was #26 at 1500m at 4:04.19.

Long Distances - Over 5000m Marla Runyan was #28 at 15:07.19, with Regina Jacobs #31 at 15:12.1 indoors. At 10,000 Meters Deena Drossin (Agoura/Arkansas) was #5 at 30:50.32.

Hurdles - Gail Devers (Sweetwater HS/UCLA) was #1 at 12.40, with Miesha McKelvey (Gahr/San Diego St) =#4 at 12.60. At the 400m distance Lashinda Demus (Wilson, LB/Univ South Carolina) was #19 at 54.70.

Pole Vault - Stacy Dragila (Placer HS/Boise St) was #3 in the world at 15-05.75, with Mary Sauer (San Dimas HS/Azusa Pacific) =#7 at 15-03. Tracy O'Hara (Rancho Bernardo/UCLA) was =#34 at 14-03.5.

Long Jump - Grace Upshaw (Acalanes HS/Cal) was =#37 in the LJ at 21-08.

Discus - Suzy Powell (Downey HS (Modesto)/UCLA) was #1 worldwide in distance at 227-10 for an American Record!!

Hammer - Leslie Coons (Serra HS (San Diego)/USC) was #36 worlwide last year at 217-3.

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