IAAF Russian Winter Indoor Meet
Moscow, Russia
February 7, 2010

Greg Nixon (Los Angeles, CA) concluded his European indoor campaign by winning the 400m at the IAAF Russian Winter Indoor Meet in Moscow, Russia Sunday, February 7, 2010.  Nixon ran 46.72sec in his last race before the US Indoor Championships (to be held at the end of the month in Albuquerque, New Mexico (February 27-28)).  Nixon has had an impressive indoor season with wins in all 4 races he has competed in.  Nixon won the 200m and 400m at the Lumberjack Invitational in Flagstaff, AZ, the 200m at the Gugl Indoor Meet in Linz, Austria, and the IAAF Russian Winter Indoor Meet in Moscow. 

LoLo Jones (Baton Rouge, LA) running in her 9th race over 7 days, finished in 2nd place in the 60m hurdles running 8.02sec.  Jones' 5 European indoor races concluded with 2 first place and 3 second place finishes.  Her next race will be at the US Indoor Championships to be held at the end of the month in Albuquerque, New Mexico (February 27-28).

Sparkassen Cup
Stuttgart, Germany
February 6, 2010

Laverne Jones-Ferrette (US Virgin Islands/Houston, TX) became the first woman to run under 7 seconds over 60m in 11 years when she ran 6.97sec at the Sparkassen Cup in Stuttgart, Germany.   Her time is the sixth fastest all-time and is just .05sec over the current world record.  Jones-Ferrette is now the clear favorite to win the world title at next month's World Indoor Championships in Doha, Qatar.

LoLo Jones (Baton Rouge, LA), was relegated to second place in the 60m Hurdles in a time of 7.97sec. 

Reebok Boston Indoor Games
Boston, MA
February 6, 2010

April Steiner-Bennett (Fayetteville, AR) finished in 3rd place with a pole vault clearance of 4.45m (14' 7  1/4").  Better result for the 2008 Olympian as she no-heighted previously at the Millrose Games.

Sara Hall (Mammoth Lakes, CA) finished 5th in the 3000m with a time of 8:55.17sec.  Hall will compete February 13, 2010 at the US Cross Country Championships in Spokane, WA. 

BW-Bank Meeting
Karlsruhe, Germany
January 31, 2010

Reigning World Indoor Champion, Lolo Jones (Baton Rouge, LA), came back from a 2nd place finish at the Aviva International Match in Glasgow, Scotland the day before to win the 60m Hurdles in a world leading time of 7.90sec.  After the race, Jones said: "It wasn't that bad for me today.  In my heat I took the first three hurdles superb but did not do well on the final ones. Strangely in the final it was just the other way round. My aim during this indoor season is to attack the US record and win gold at the World Indoor Championships."

It was another Jones, however, who stole the show at the first major international invitational in Europe for 2010.  Laverne Jones-Ferrette (Houston, TX), new to the ASICS Team for 2010, ran away from the field in the heats of the 60m crossing the line in 7.09sec, another world best and the fastest time recorded in the world since 2008.  Jones-Ferrette, a native of the US Virgin Islands, lowered her own National Record and is aiming to win a medal at the upcoming World Indoor Championships in Doha, Qatar (March 12-14).  "I am getting faster and faster," Jones-Ferrette said. "Let’s see what happens in Düsseldorf on Wednesday. At the World Indoors my first goal will be to reach the final, and then I want to be in contention for a medal."

In other weekend action, Sara Hall (Mammoth Lakes, CA) finished second in a thrilling finish in the Women's Mile at the Millrose Games in New York City.  Hall's time of  4:31.50 was .02 behind the winner.