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World Points Standings:
Women’s Hurdles

Posted June 21st, 2008 at 2:00 PM by Jesse Squire

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Rankings, World Standings

lolo jones oakley 100m Hurdles
1. Lolo Jones, 79
2. Josephine Onyia, 61
3. Susanna Kallur, 49
4. Lacena Golding Clarke, 35
5. Candice Davis, 34
6. Brigitte Foster-Hylton, 33
7. Vonette Dixon, 32
8. Joanna Hayes, 30
8. Kellie Wells, 30
10. Damu Cherry, 26

Jones leads this event based on her tremendous consistency and World Indoor championship. Onyia, still alive for the Golden League jackpot, has won big but bombed out big as well. Kallur broke the world indoor record then came up injured but appears to be fully recovered.

400m Hurdles
1. Lashinda Demus, 31
1. Melaine Walker, 31
3. Nickiesha Wilson, 27
4. Xiaoxiao Huang, 24
5. Christine Spence, 20
5. Anna Jesien, 20
5. Sheena Tosta, 20
8. Aïssata Soulama, 18
9. Anastasiya Rabchenyuk, 16
10. Tiffany Williams, 15

Demus and Walker are both undefeated and have run significantly faster than anyone else. Wilson has run this event only three times this year but her decisive NCAA win put her up to #3.