Chest heaving, she bent at the waist and put her hands on her knees. Then she peeled off her sweaty maroon top and slumped against the fence in this shadowy corner of Ferry Field.
Eight minutes earlier, she passed Michigan's Katie McGregor in the final hundred meters. Eastern Kentucky's Jamie King was queen of the 1,500 at the Len Paddock invitational. She finished in 4:17.76, just .60 seconds ahead of McGregor.
King might have reigned over one particular distance race, but the sprinting queen was Michigan's Maria Brown. The sophomore set a personal record of 11.43 in the 100 and matched her personal best in the 200 with a time of 23.76.
Michelle Slater finished third in the 1,500 at 4:29.92. Tania Longe pulled down a second place in the javelin, throwing 126-11. Brandi Bentley took first in the long jump with a flight of 19-9
McGregor stayed a step ahead of King for the first two laps. But with two hundred meters to go, King was trailing by about five meters. But McGregor was the one offering congratulations after the race.
"That's how most of my races go ... I mean, I don't mean them to, but they do," King said.
However she means them to go, she can't be upset with the result.
05-18-98
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