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March 1-2, 2002
Armory Track & Field Center - New York, NY
NCCU's Smoots Second in Photo-Finish at USATF Indoor Championships
NEW YORK, NY - North Carolina Central University
junior Jason Smoots, a two-time collegiate national champion running
against the best competition in the country, placed second in a photo-finish
of the men's 60-meter dash at the USA Track & Field Championships in
New York, NY.
Smoots' time of 6.557 was just 0.005 seconds
behind the winner Terrence Trammell, a silver medalist at the Sydney Olympics
and two-time gold medalist at the USA indoor championships. Two-time U.S.
champ Jon Drummond was third with a time of 6.57.
"This was the race of his lifetime," NCCU
head coach Michael Lawson said. "He's a world-class athlete, and we've
been working toward an effort like that."
Smoots, a 21-year-old native of Gadsden, Alabama,
will now prepare to defend his indoor national championship as the top
qualifier in the 60m dash. The 2002 NCAA Division II Indoor Track &
Field Championships will be held March 8-9 at the Reggie Lewis Center in
Boston.
NCCU Individual Results:
Men's 60 Meter Dash (Finals)
Jason Smoots (2nd) 6.557 (photo finish ... 0.005 behind winner)
Men's 60 Meter Dash (Preliminaries)
Jason Smoots (1st-Heat 1) 6.59
Complete Results of Men's 60-Meter Dash Finals:
1 - Terrence Trammell
Mizuno
6.552
2 - Jason Smoots
NC Central
6.557
3 - Jon Drummond
NIKE
6.57
4 - Greg Saddler
Unattached
6.57
5 - Shawn Crawford
Mizuno
6.58
6 - Gerald Williams
SoCal Cheetahs 6.60
7 - Mickey Grimes
NIKE
6.61
8 - James Shelton
Ole Miss
6.63
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