Felix smashes Trials Record, Barron sets American Record at U.S. Olympic Trials: Eugene, Ore. - Incredibly dee...

Felix smashes Trials Record, Barron sets American Record at U.S. Olympic Trials

Felix smashes Trials Record, Barron sets American Record at U.S. Olympic Trials: Eugene, Ore. - Incredibly dee...

Running away from one of the best fields of American 200-meter women ever assembled, Felix stunned the Hayward Field crowd with a 21.69 victory that took down the 24-year-old meet record of 21.77 set by Florence Griffith-Joyner and became the fourth-fastest woman in history. In her wake, 2011 World silver medalist Carmelita Jeter finished second with a lifetime-best 22.11, and 400m champion Sanya Richards-Ross claimed her second spot on the London squad with a 22.22. NCAA winner Kimberlyn Duncan of LSU placed fourth at 22.34. Felix had a margin of victory of .42 seconds, the largest in the electronic-timing era at the Trials. World Indoor 60m hurdles champion Aries Merritt stepped up in a big way on the outdoor stage in the men’s 110m hurdles, moving to equal fifth on the all-time U.S. list and equal eighth on the all-time world list with a 12.93 that saw him beat 2011 Wor...

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