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TUESOAY May 2®. 1996 MlunttMMMiatti Records, crowd favorites drop at Prefontaine meet ■ PREFONTAINE CLASSIC: Johnson leads the way lor a memorable day at Hayward Field By Ryan Frank flNAHwc* Sport* MtypQttP The Profontaina got off to a alow start Sunday morning. But when Allen Johnson lined up for the 110 meter hurdles. nearly two hour* after the meet * start. everything changed Johnson blazed hi* way to a world-lead ing 13 13 seconds to begin a record setting second half of the meet in front of a Pre record 13.804 fans. I think it was message to the world that I am on my way back.' Johnson said. Prior to the 110 hurdles, the 22nd annu al Pro Classic was plagued with mediocre performance*, chilly weather and a mal function in the automatic timing system World-record holder Sergey Bubka and American-record bolder Scott Huffman highlighted the pole vault competition, which opener! the meet at 9:30 a m But both turned in disappointing per formances. Bubka tied South African Okkert Brits with a jump of 18-8 1/4. well below bis world record of 20-1 1/4, and Huffman tied with four other competitors for h third place finish at 18 2 1/2 Following the 110 hurdle* was the women's 1,500-meter run Local runner Suey Hamilton began the 1.500 as one of the favorites, hut Maria Mutola proved too strong for her Mutola broke away from the pack to record a Prefuntaine Classic record with a time of 4 minutes. 6.86 seconds Despite finishing second. Hamilton enjoyed running in front of the home crowd "ft is just so amazing to run on my home track with the home crowd. " Hamilton said “I felt malty comfortable anti rosily mined’ In the men s one mile run. David Kibet (weed the pack with a time of 3.52.28 Ten runners followed Kibet to finish under the 4 minute mark High school standout Michael Steadier finished ahead of 40-year-old Steve Scot! with a time of 4 09.0 After running in her hometown of Atlanta last weekend. 100 meter sprinter Gwen Torrence set a meet and Hayward Field record Sunday Torrence rat ed to the first sub 11 second Hit (tutirrr dash in il«y ward Field history with • tint* of to 96 "I am very pleased about my rim® and lb® way I ran." Torrence Mid “It ««< vary good for me knowing that I no under 11 wccmds and (hat 1 tan undot control Torrence had a hard tiro® getting mult vaied «ft<n running in front of *0 0on plu» in Atlanta last weekend "Last wank was such an emotional racn fur m*. (t waa kind of bard to got back up." Torrenc* said In tha ha rumor throw, thrweuroo NCAA national champion and currant Southern < al Tropin Batata Kiss out tossed Unco I >»*1 with a throw of 2620 tor tho win. Deal finished second with a throw of 259 l In th« womon'a J.000 motor run. Sonia O'Sullivan recorded a lima of a 39 33. a now moot and Bold record O'Sullivan, like many of tho athletes in tho Pre, enjoyed rac • ing in hoot of tho Eu$*»® crowd 'I really enjoyed it; it wa* great * O'Sul livan said "I have never heard a crowd *«> loud in iho last 100 motor* Thi* la one of t ho boat tracks ever * Racing againat O'Sullivan waa bead hero and eg-Olympian Mary Slanev "1 wanted to etay with Sonia, but the first lap was a little faster than I should have boon running at this point." Slanev said Coming into the race. Slanev had been hampered by a kidney infection. “My Sega wore fine." Slanev laid, "The biggest issue for m® those past couple of week* ha* been this kidney infection that I've had, and I waa on some real nasty antibiotics " Slanev finished fifth with a time of 8:91.14 Two of the Utter race* of the day were saved for last In the men's 200 meter dash. Caul lewis was the sentimental favorite Hut it was tun meant to he, as fon Drummond edged him out. Drummond recorded a time of 20 20. and Uwis finished with a time of 20 22 “He ran a good rac®." Lewis said of Drummond. "I didn't really get aggressive in the turn, and that was the difference in the rac®.* Uwis wasn't too worried about his sac ond place finish, however "t>ne race donan't make a season," Lewis Turn to CLASSIC P*Q® 16 ANUMrw MmMCMmnw Bob Kennedy (right) led Paul BHok (cantor) and Oantal Komtn tor molt of I ho 5.000 motor run at tha Pratontafna Ctantc Bttofc ovartook Kannady and won tba raca In ff-MJ* Chicago comeback completes sweep ■ MBA EAST; The Bulls overcome an early drive from Orlando to advance to the NBA Finals OKI.ANDO. Fla, (API — !(*• sweep revenge fur Michael Ionian and a return trip to the NBA Final* fur hi* (Chica go Butt*. The Bull* dethroned Orlando a* Eastern Conference champion* Monday, defeat mg the wounded Magic It* 101 behind 45 point* hum Iordan Wo mw a challenge and faced a challenge." Jordan Mid, "In a every game a different guy *tepped up. Today 11 wa* my turn " The final* will begin Friday In (Tat.ago if Seattle wraps up it* Western Conference aerie* against Utah on Tues day night. Iordan, who led the Bull* to titles in 1M1 1092 and 1093 before retiring, returned last season only to make numerous mistakes in a second-round loss to Orlando He has Mid that memori** of that bitter defeat moti vated him lor thi* Mason, when he won hi* eighth scar ing crown and fourth MVP and led Chicago to an NBA-record 72-vlctory season. “Last year. I wasn't in a rhythm to do thal for this team." Iordan Mid. “Thu year. I had a belter under standing of the team, and they had a better understand ing about myself." After thru# below average this snriea. Jordan was sensational Monday He w*» 1)1 of 23 from the flixx. kn|il the Butt* In the game when they ‘ttuggled in the Brat half and helped them overtake Orlando in I he third quarter Now ht* Bull* are 11*1 In the playoff* and back in the final* for the fourth time in six year* And they have beat* en the Magic seven straight time* The Magic became the first team since the Chicago Stag* (1946 30) to be swept from the playoff* three straight years. Orlando lost 3 0 to Indiana In the first round in 1994 and 4-0 to Houston in last year's Anal* But despite injuria* that sidelined starter* Nick Ander son and Horace Grant as well as top reserve Brian Shaw, the Magic played with heart and desire that many felt they lacked "They made this a very difficult series for us." said Scott le Pi open, who had just 12 points but eight assists. "But as a baliciub we stayed focused. We knew what we wanted to do and who we wanted to shut down " Lad by Shaquille O'Neal and Anfemee Hardaway, who finished with 26 points apiece, the Magic opened with a 13-4 burst and were still up 73 63 with 3 1/2 minutes left in the third quarter But the Bulls then went on a 13-3 run. with Dennis Turn to NBA EAST. Pag* 16 Payton proves value in first four games ■ NBA WEST: Seattle's point guard has gotten the better of his All-Star counterpart thus far m the Western Conference finals SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Through lour of the Wninm Conference final*, on* thing ha* bwuffl* chair John Stockton uui'l bn called the In! point guard in the West anymore If* tiary Payton's turn Stockton missed the game winning shot Sunday a* Seattle heat 1‘tah 8« ttti to take a ) | lead in the best of-7 series, but it comes down to more than just one shot Payton has simply outplayed Stockton game after game, play after play. HI* 27-year old teg* are quicker and not aa broken down, and hi* shot baa been sweeter, be it from 3-point range or from underneath the basket Turn to MSA WEST Page 16
