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2/13/99 at Los Angeles Sports Arena
web site: 
www.la-invitational.com

39th LA Invitational

Announcement - Athletes Competing -
Entries are on the meet web sitewww.la-invitational.com

Results

Announcement

Contact: Don Franken (310) 535-9230

TRACK'S ELITE GATHERS FOR 39TH L.A. INVITATIONAL

USATF Indoor Series Brings Stars, Luster to Venerable Meet

Maurice Greene, the "World's Fastest Human," and Dan O'Brien, the
"World's Greatest Athlete," headline the strongest field assembled in at
least a decade for the 39th annual Los Angeles Invitational indoor track
meet, Saturday, February 13, at the Los Angeles Sports Arena.

The L.A. Invitational is part of a nationally televised four-meet
U.S.A. Track and Field series in February dubbed The Golden Spike Tour.
The Federation is funding 40 elite athletes for these four nationally
televised meets, including the Los Angeles stop, the second of the circuit
following this Friday's Millrose Games in New York. The circuit is
sponsored by adidas, Ultima replenisher and Visa. Local sponsors include
the Amateur Athletic Foundation of L.A., Daily News, Reno Air, ARCO am/pm
and AMC Theaters.

Greene earned the title of "World's Fastest Human" by winning the
100 meters at the 1997 World Championships in Athens. The 24-year-old
prot�g� of sprint guru John Smith was ranked number one in the world for
1998 by Track and Field News magazine. Greene has a 9.86 lifetime best in
the 100 and holds the indoor world record for 60 meters at 6.39. He will
compete in the 50 meters at the L.A. Invitational against a strong field
that includes Olympian and training partner Jon Drummond and 1998 national
champ Tim Harden.

O'Brien, perhaps the greatest decathlete in history, won the gold
medal at the 1996 Olympics, along with three World Championship titles. He
holds the world mark with 8891 points and eyes the "impossible" 9000-point
limit. O'Brien will compete in the 55-meter hurdles against Olympic silver
medalist Mark Crear, the world's number one ranked high hurdler in 1988,
and sensational newcomer Reggie Torian, the 1998 national champion.
The 10 events which are part of the circuit are loaded with talent.
Among the headliners:

Jeff Hartwig, Lawrence Johnson and Pat Manson in the pole vault.
Hartwig, the U.S. record holder at 19-8 1/2, opened the indoor season with
a U.S. indoor mark of 19-4 3/4 in Reno. Johnson (19-7 1/2 PR) cleared 19-0
1/2 in his first meet of the year in San Diego.

The women's 50 dash pits Inger Miller against Chryste Gaines,
ranked 3rd and 4th in the world, respectively, last year. Both were members
of the 1996 gold medal winning 4x100 U.S. Olympic relay team.

The women's hurdles will showcase Melissa Morrison, Angie Vaughn
and Cheryl Dickey, three of the hottest runners in the world. Morrison ran
the 100 hurdles in 12.53 and was ranked third in the world. Vaughn clocked
12.63 and was ranked fourth. Dickey, ranked 10th, ran 12.72, but won the
national title.

Tisha Waller , the world's second-ranked high jumper, who cleared
6-7 last year, leads the entries in her specialty. Terrence Harrington,
Richie Boulet, Jason Pyrah, Jamey Harris and Rich Kenah guarantee a very
competitive men's mile, and Tyree Washington, member of the US 4x400 relay
team that set a new world record at last summer's Goodwill Games (2:54.20),
will face a tough challenge from Olympic 400 hurdles champion Derrick
Adkins in the 500 yards.

The always popular high school portion of the meet starts at 11
a.m., with the Invitational at 5:15 p.m. Tickets are priced at $23
(reserved seats) and $10, general admission, and are available at the
Sports Arena box office, 3939 South Figueroa St., (213) 748-6131 and Ticketmaster outlets. For meet information visit the web site at
www.la-invitational.com

Athletes Competing

Meet the Stars

Maurice Greene
The World's Fastest Human... 100 meters world champion, Athens, 1997;
Ranked number one in the world in 100 in 1998... Personal best in the 100:
9.86 in 1997...World indoor record holder in the 60 meters, 6.39...24
years, 5-9, 165 lbs.

Dan O'Brien
"The World's Greatest Athlete"...Olympic decathlon champion in 1996 in
Atlanta and decathlon world record holder (8891 points in 1992)... three
time decathlon world champion (1991, 1993, 1995)... will compete in the
50-meter hurdles and long jump.

Jon Drummond
"The Clown Prince of Track and Field"... Olympic silver medalist with the
4x100 relay in 1996...Consistently one of the top-ranked sprinters in the
world throughout the 1990's...Ranked as high as third in the world (1994)
and first in the US (1995)...ranked 5th in the world in the 100 in 1998,
when he ran 9.94...lifetime bests 9.92 in the 100 (1997) and 20.03 in the
200 (1997, when he was ranked number one in the US)...training partner of
Maurice Greene under John Smith... 30 years, 5-9, 165 lbs.

Reggie Torian
The newcomer among the 110-meter hurdles elite in 1998 and probably the
event's next superstar... Ran a career best 13.03 in 1998 in winning the
USA Track and Field national championships...also won international meets
in Linz (Austria), the Jackie Joyner Kersee Invitational, and
Sheffield...finished third at the Goodwill Games and Zurich...23 years,
6-3, 180 lbs.

Mark Crear
Ranked number one in the world in 110-meter hurdles in 1998 after running a
career best 13.00 and winning the Goodwill Games in New York, Mt. SAC
Invitational, Hengelo, St. Denis, Padua, Lucerne, Budapest, Paris, Zagreb,
Monaco...Olympic silver medalist in 1996... Has been ranked number one in
the world twice and number two twice in the last four years...30 years,
6-1, 175 lbs.

Lawrence Johnson
Former U.S. record holder in the pole vault (19-7 1/2, 5.97 meters in 1996,
the first African American to hold the American record)....two-time NCAA
champion at Tennessee... Pan-American junior champion in 1993... World
University Games silver medalist in 1995...8th in the Atlanta Olympics in
1996... was injured most of the last two seasons...won the January 23 San
Diego Indoor Games with a meet record 19-0 1/2, his best season opener
ever...24 year, 6-0, 185 lbs.

Tyree Washington
Member of the U.S. national 4x400 relay team that set a 2:54.20 world
record at the 1998 Goodwill Games in New York...Silver medalist in the 400
at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, gold medalist with the 4x400 US
relay team...Ranked 4th in the world in 400 in 1998, when he ran a lifetime
best 44.29...24 years, 6-1, 170 lbs.

Pat Manson
Ranked second in the US and 8th in the world in 1998 in the pole
vault...Two-time Pan American Games champion (1991 and 1995)... Runner-up
to Jeff Hartwig at the 1998 USATF championships... Member of the 1997 U.S.
World Championships team, placed 6th in Athens... 31 years, 5-10, 165 lbs.

Tisha Waller
Ranked second in the world and first in the U.S. in high jump in
1998...Jumped 6-7 (2.01 meters) in winning the 1998 USATF national indoor
championships in 1998, which makes her the second highest American
ever...Won the US outdoor championships, the Goodwill Games and the Monaco
Grand Prix meet...28 years, 6-0, 130 lbs.

Inger Miller
Ranked third in the world in the 100 meters and 6th in the 200 in
1998...Olympic gold medalist in 1996 with the US 4x100 meters relay team...
Member of the US 4x100 relay team that won the World Championships in
Athens, 1997...4th in the 1996 Olympic 200 final...Has lifetime bests of
10.96 in the 100 (1996) and 22.20 in the 200 (1998)...Daughter of former
USC / Jamaica 1968 100-meters Olympic silver medalist Dr. Lennox
Miller...26 years, 5-4, 120 lbs.

Chryste Gaines
Ranked 4th in the world in the 100 in 1998 when she ran a lifetime best
10.89 in finishing second to Marion Jones at the USATF Championships...
Member of the gold medal winning 1996 US 4x100 meters Olympic relay team...
Member of the 1997 world champion US 4x100 relay team...28 years, 5-7, 130
lbs.

Jeff Hartwig
U.S. record holder in the pole vault outdoors (19-8 1/2, 6.01 meters) and
indoor (19-4 3/4, 5.91)...First American over 6 meters...Ranked 2nd in the
world in 1998 and first in the U.S. after winning the Goodwill Games, USATF
championships and 9 Grand Prix meets...31 years, 6-3, 185 lbs.

Melissa Morrison
Ranked third in the world and first in the U.S. in 1998 in the 100-meter
hurdles after running lifetime best 12.53...Second fastest American in
history behind Gail Devers (12.46)...Won eight Grand Prix meets in 1998,
including Oslo and Nice...27 years, 5-4 1/2, 115 lbs.

Angie Vaughn
Improved almost a half-second (from 13.11 to 12.63) in the 100 hurdles in
1998 to jump from number 10 in the U.S. to number four in the world, second
in the U.S....Goodwill Games champion, also won at the Grand Prix meet in
Rome and the JJK Invitational...finished second at the World Cup...22
years, 5-7, 140 lbs.

Cheryl Dickey
Ranked 10th in the world and 3rd in the US in 100-meter hurdles in
1998...Ran a lifetime best of 12.72 in the heats at the USATF
Championships, then 12.82 to win the final...1996 Olympian...32 years, 5-6,
130 lbs.

Angela Bradburn-Spangler
Ranked 4th in the US in the high jump in 1998...Runner up at the 1998 US
indoor championships...1990 NCAA champion for Texas....1994 USATF
champion...Has lifetime best of 6-6 (indoor) since 1994...32 years, 5-11
1/2, 135 lbs.

Tim Harden
U.S. 100 meters national champion in 1988 in wind-aided 9.88...Olympic
silver medalist in 1996 with the 4x100 relay...Ranked 8th in the world in
the 100 in 1998...1995 NCAA 100 champ at Kentucky... 25 years, 5-10, 170
lbs.

Johnny Gray
The Patriarch of the half-milers is still going strong at 38, finishing
1988 ranked second in the US for an unprecedented 17th straight appearance
in the top 10 list...Has competed in five U.S. Olympic Trials and four
Olympics, topped by the bronze medal in 1992 in Barcelona...Holds the U.S.
800 record outdoors, 1:42.60 (1985), and indoor, 1:45.00 (1992)...Has 8 of
the 9 fastest times ever by an American...Has run more under 1:44 and 1:45
races than any runner in history...Will be 39 on June 19, 6-3, 165 lbs.

Derrick Adkins
Olympic 400-meter hurdles champion in Atlanta in 47.54...World 400 hurdles
champion in 1995 in Gothenburg, Sweden...Two-time World University Games
champion... Will compete in the 500 yards... 28 years, 6-2, 175 lbs.

C. J. Hunter
Ranked fourth in the world and second in the U.S. in the shot put in
1998...Won seven meets and finished second to John Godina in seven other,
including the Goodwill Games, USATF Championships, Eugene, JJK, etc...Has
lifetime best of 70-0 1/4 since 1997, when he won the bronze medal at the
World Championships...Married to Marion Jones... 30 years, 6-1, 330 lbs.

Kareem Streete-Thompson
The only athlete in history other than Carl Lewis to have run the 100 under
10 seconds (9.96 in 1997) and long jumped over 28 feet (28-1 in
1995)...1995 NCAA long jump champion for Rice...1993 World University Games
long jump champion...25 years, 6-0, 185 lbs.

 

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