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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, September 12, 2002

U.S. champions take on the world at IAAF World Cup

INDIANAPOLIS -Led by Olympic gold medalists Marion Jones, Allen Johnson and
Gail Devers, a potent lineup of U.S. champions will take on the best
athletes the rest of the world has to offer next week at the 9th IAAF World
Cup in Athletics. The two-day event, held every four years, will be held
September 20-21 at La Comunidad Stadium in Madrid, Spain.

A points-based format of team competition, the World Cup will pit Team USA
against five continental squads from Asia, Africa, the Americas, Europe and
Oceania. Germany, Spain, Great Britain’s men and Russia’s women also will
field teams. At stake are world bragging rights and prize money of
$3,022,500, with $30,000 going to the winner of each individual event. One
athlete from each team competes in each event in a finals-only format. Team
points are awarded ranging from nine points for a first-place finish down to
one point.

Led by a double sprint win by Marion Jones at the 1998 World Cup, the U.S.
women return as defending team champions. The American men have won the
World Cup three times, in 1985, ’89 and ’95, a hat trick matched on the men’
s side only by the African team. While competing as East Germany, German
women posted four World Cup victories from 1979-89.

Heading into the World Cup, three members of Team USA own the best marks in
the world in their events: Gail Devers (women’s 100m hurdles - 12.40),
Savante Stringfellow (men’s long jump - 8.52m/ 27-11.5) and Adam Nelson (men
’s shot put - 22.51m/ 73-10.25).

Although Zhanna Pintusevich Block of Ukraine leads the world in the 100m
(10.83), Marion Jones (10.84) is undefeated in 2002, has beaten Pintusevich
Block in each of their three races and is number 1 ranked by the IAAF. Also
owning the #2 marks in the world are Tim Montgomery (men’s 100m - 9.91),
Alvin Harrison (men’s 400m - 44.48) and Allen Johnson (men’s 110m hurdles -
13.04).

U.S. athletes qualified for the World Cup by winning their events at the
2002 USA Outdoor Championships June 21-23 in Palo Alto, Calif. If the winner
declined his or her World Cup team slot or was unable to compete, the
next-highest placing athlete able to compete at the World Cup was selected
for the team.

Team USA Women’s Roster - 2002 World Cup
Marks as of 12 September; Roster subject to change

Event   Athlete         2002 Best       2002 U.S. Champs
100m    Marion Jones    10.84*  1st (11.01)
200m    TBA
400m    Jearl Miles-Clark       50.37*  1st (50.91)
800m    Sasha Spencer   2:02.34 3rd (2:02.34)
1500m   Regina Jacobs   4:01.02 1st (4:09.57)
3000m   Sarah Schwald   8:56.49 N/A
5000m   Collette Liss   15:28.05        7th (15:37.87)
100H    Gail Devers             12.40!  1st (12.51)
400H    Sandra Glover   54.40*  1st (55.22)
HJ      Tisha Waller    1.96m/6-5*      1st (1.96m/6-5)
PV      Mary Sauer              4.65/15-3       2nd (14-7.25/4.45)
LJ      Brianna Glenn   6.49/21-3.5     1st (21-2.5/6.46)
TJ      Yuliana Perez   14.20/46-7.25*  1st (14.10/46-3.25)
SP      Terri Steer             19.20/63-0*     1st (19.20/63-0)
Discus  Kristin Kuehl   64.44/211-5     1st (64.44/211-5)
HT      Anna Norgren Mahon      72.01/236-3*    1st (70.27/230-6)
JV      Serene Ross     60.06/197-0     1st (60/06/197.0)
4x100m Relay Pool:      Marion Jones, Chryste Gaines, Inger Miller, Kelli White,
Torri Edwards, Angela Williams, Danielle Carruthers
4x400m Relay Pool:      Jearl Miles-Clark, Monique Hennagan, Michelle Collins,
Crystal Cox, Sasha Spencer, Suziann Reid

* = denotes 2002 U.S. leader
! = denotes 2002 world leader

Team USA Men's Roster - 2002 World Cup
Marks as of 12 September; Roster subject to change

Event   Athlete         2002 Best       2002 U.S. Champs
100m    Tim Montgomery  9.91    2nd (9.89w)
200m    Ramon Clay              20.27   1st (20.27)
400m    Alvin Harrison  44.48   1st (44.62)
800m    David Krummenacker1:43.92       1st (1:47.24)
1500m   Seneca Lassiter 3:36.73 1st (3:40.90)
3000m   Matt Lane               7:50.77*        2nd (Indoor 7:51.71)
5000m   Meb Keflezighi  13:21.87*       2nd (13:30.05)
110H    Allen Johnson   13.04*  1st (13.08)
400H    James Carter    47.57*  1st (48.12)
3000m SC        Anthony Famiglietti     8:19.07 8:19.07
HJ      Nathan Leeper   2.32m/7-7.25    1st (2.32/7-7.25)
PV      Jeff Hartwig    5.90/19-4.25*   1st (5.84/19-2)
LJ      Savante Stringfellow    8.52/27-11.5!   1st (8.52/27-11.5)
TJ      Walter Davis    17.59/57-8.5    1st (17.59/57-8.5)
SP      Adam Nelson             22.51/73-10.25! 1st (22.22/72.11)
Discus  Adam Setliff    63.74/209-1     1st (63.74/209-1)
HT      John McEwen     74.18/243-4     2nd (74.18/243-4)
JV      Chris Clever    75.86/248-11    3rd (75.86/248-11)
4x100m Relay Pool:      Tim Montgomery, Ramon Clay, Coby Miller, Jason Smoots,
Jon Drummond, Tom Green, Conroy Cartwright, Darvis Patton
4x400m Relay Pool:      Alvin Harrison, Antonio Pettigrew, Mike Kenyon, Godfrey
Herring, Angelo Taylor, Calvin Harrison, Leonard Byrd

Team USA Coaching Staff - 2002 World Cup

Women
Head Coach      James Barber
Head Manager    Angie Taylor
Assistant Coach Barbara Edmonson
Assistant Coach Robert Vaughan

Men
Head Coach      Ron Bazil
Head Manager    Brad Hackett
Assistant Coach Cliff Rovelto
Assistant Coach Rick Sloan

Men and Women
Head Relay Coach        Brooks Johnson
Assistant Relay Coach   Orin Richburg

Team USA at the IAAF World Cup - Team Points Placing

Year/Site       Men     Women
1977 Dusseldorf, GER    2nd     4th
1979 Montreal, CAN      1st     4th
1981 Rome, ITA  3rd     4th
1985 Canberra, AUS      1st     5th
1989 Barcelona, ESP     1st     5th
1992 Havana, CUB        5th     4th
1994 London, ENG        6th     8th
1998 Johannesburg, RSA  5th     1st

Team USA at the IAAF World Cup - Medals

Year/Site       Men (G-S-B-T)   Women (G-S-B-T)
1977 Dusseldorf, GER    6-3-3-12                0-1-2-3
1979 Montreal, CAN      7-4-1-12                2-0-5-7
1981 Rome, ITA  7-1-5-13                2-2-2-6
1985 Canberra, AUS      8-3-3-14                0-2-3-5
1989 Barcelona, ESP     5-5-1-11                2-0-3-5
1992 Havana, CUB        3-1-5-9         2-1-1-4
1994 London, ENG        3-2-2-7         0-1-1-2
1998 Johannesburg, RSA  3-4-1-8 3-3-4-10

World Cup Prize Money Structure - Individual events

1st - $30,000
2nd - $18,000
3rd - $8,000
4th - $7,000
5th - $5,000
6th - $3,000
7th - $2,000
8th - $1,500
9th - $1,000

World Cup Prize Money Structure - Relays

1st - $30,000
2nd - $20,000
3rd - $10,000
4th - $8,000
5th - $6,000
6th - $5,000
7th - $4,000
8th - $3,000
9th - $2,000

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