olympic track and field

Hooker wins 100-meter qualifier in 10.76 seconds

Topix - Sports News  Sat, 06/28/2008 - 01:47

With one brilliant burst, Marshevet Hooker put her name alongside those of Florence Griffith-Joyner, Marion Jones and Evelyn Ashford.

Hooker ran a wind-aided 10.76 seconds to win her 100-meter quarterfinal Friday at the U.S.

Olympic track and field trials, tying her with former world record-holder Ashford as the fifth-fastest woman in all conditions.