Track & Field News Names Marion Jones Woman Of The Year

Jan. 17, 2001

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - A total of seven former Carolina athletes made the 2000 World and U.S. Rankings published by Track & Field News. The Tar Heels were led by Marion Jones who has ranked number one the world in both the 100m and the 200m for an unprecedented four years in a row. Lynda Lipson-Blutriech repeats as the U.S. leader in the javelin and Allen Johnson regains the number 1 spot in the U.S in the 110m hurdles. Olympic gold medallists LaTasha Colander-Richardson and Monique Hennegan are the newest entries to the 400m U.S rankings and Nicole Gamble improves from fourth to second in the U.S rankings for the triple jump.

Women

Marion Jones

Overall, No. 1 in the World, No. 1 in the U.S

100m, No. 1 in the World

200m, No. 1 in the World

400m, No. 4 in the U.S.

Long Jump, No. 4 in the World, No. 1 in the U.S.

LaTasha Colander-Richardson

400m, No. 6 in the World, No. 1 in the U.S.

Sharon Couch-Jewell

100m hurdles, No. 7 in the World No. 3 in the U.S.

Lynda Lipson-Blutriech

Javelin, No. 1 in the U.S.

Nicole Gamble

Triple Jump, No. 2 in the U.S.

Monique Hennegan

400m, No. 5 in the U.S.

Women

Players Mentioned

Nicole Gamble

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