Marshevet Hooker aims to build on fast 100

By HOWARD FENDRICH

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Allyson Felix owns Olympic and world championship medals, and is seen by many as a possible star of the Beijing Games.

Lauryn Williams has her share of medals, too.

Torri Edwards won a world title.

And Marshevet Hooker, whose primary track accomplishments so far came in college, managed to put that entire trio on notice: She appears to be peaking at the top-three-in-one-race U.S. Olympic track trials.

Hooker will have everyone's attention when the sprinters line up for the 100-meter semifinals and, she hopes, final Saturday.

That's because she ran a wind-aided 10.76 seconds to win her 100-meter quarterfinal Friday, tying her with former world record-holder Ashford as the fifth-fastest woman in all conditions.

"I heard the time first," said Hooker, an NCAA champion at Texas. "I was like, 'Wow!'"

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