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America’s Felix to focus on 200m at World Champs

Posted August 23rd, 2007 at 7:00 AM by Jeanie Rebb

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

allyson felix mt sac relays Reigning women’s 200m world champion Allyson Felix will focus on the 200m at the World Championships in Osaka, choosing to forgo the 100m.

Mechelle Lewis (Fort Washington, Md.) will assume her 100m spot on the roster, where she is joined by 2003 world champion Torri Edwards, 2005world champion Lauryn Williams and USA Outdoor third-place finisher Carmelita Jeter.

Felix qualified to compete in both the 100 and 200 meters in Osaka by winning the 200 (22.34) and placing fourth in the 100 (11.24) at the 2007 AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. After arriving in Japan, she decided to focus her efforts on her specialty event, the 200,as well as Team USA relays.

The 2007 Pan Am Games silver medalist in the 100, Lewis placed fifth at the AT&T USA Outdoor Championships in 11.25, just .01 behind Felix. She has a best time this year of 11.13, run in the first round of the USA Championships. The 2002 graduate of University of South Carolina is a former NCAA All-American and was the 2002 NCAA woman of the year from that state.

Written by: Tom Surber
Via: USA Track & Field