World Rankings Update -- Sprints

Note that any reference to times are after adjustments for wind & altitude.

MEN
100 meters
1. Daniel Bailey, ANT, 98
2. Michael Rodgers, USA, 98
3. Dwain Chambers, GBR, 52
4. Darvis Patton, USA, 50
4. Monzavous Edwards, USA, 50
6. Trindon Holliday, LSU, 47
7. Usain Bolt, JAM, 41
8. Travis Padgett, USA, 40
9. Mark Jelks, USA, 34
10. Brendan Christian, ANT, 32
Bailey and Rodgers went 1-2 in Brazil on Sunday, both breaking 10 seconds.

200 meters
1. Brendan Christian, ANT, 51
1. Michael Rodgers, USA, 51
3. LaShawn Merritt, USA, 45
4. Darvis Patton, USA, 34
5. Monzavous Edwards, USA, 33
6. Ivory Williams, USA, 27
7. Marvin Anderson, JAM, 24
8. Steve Mullings, JAM, 22
9. Ainsley Waugh, JAM, 17
9. Rodney Martin, USA, 17
Anderson won the Grand Prix race in Brazil, his first notable race of the year, with Edwards second. Christian and Rodgers did well enough in their wake to tie for the top ranking.

400 meters
1. Jeremy Wariner, USA, 49
2. LaShawn Merritt, USA, 44
3. Sean Wroe, AUS, 26
4. Andrae Williams, BAH, 23
5. Gil Roberts, Tex Tech, 23
6. Renny Quow, TRI, 16
7. Greg Nixon, USA, 14
7. Tabarie Henry, Bart JC, 14
9. Ato Stephens, TRI, 11
9. Michael Bingham, USA, 11
Not much happened this week in the 400 except some fast times at the JuCo national championships, moving a Texas A&M-bound Henry into the top ten.

WOMEN
100 meters
1. Carmelita Jeter, USA, 61
2. Kerron Stewart, JAM, 49
3. Veronica Campbell-Brown, JAM, 32
4. LaVerne Jones-Ferrette, ISV, 31
5. Sally McLellan, AUS, 23
6. Porscha Lucas, Tex A&M, 20
7. Murielle Ahoure, Miami (FL), 17
7. Stephanie Durst, USA, 17
9. Bianca Knight, USA, 10
9. Brianna Glenn, USA, 10
9. Vida Anim, GHA, 10
Campbell-Brown made her seasonal debut at a small meet on Saturday and put up the year’s best marks in the process. Jones-Ferrette won in Brazil.

200 meters
1. Laverne Jones-Ferrette, ISV, 37
2. Carmelita Jeter, USA, 36
3. Kerron Stewart, JAM, 33
4. Porscha Lucas, Tex A&M, 20
5. Allyson Felix, USA, 18
6. Brianna Glenn, USA, 17
6. Kelly-Ann Baptiste, TRI, 17
6. Murielle Ahoure, Mia (FL), 17
9. Bianca Knight, USA, 16
9. Shericka Williams, JAM, 16
Jones-Ferrette put up the year’s best time in Brazil on Sunday, with Baptiste in second.

400 meters
1. Antonina Krivoshapka, RUS, 34
2. Allyson Felix, USA, 22
3. Tamsyn Lewis, AUS, 21
4. Bobby-Gaye Wilkins, JAM, 20
5. Aliann Pompey, GUY, 16
6. Amantle Montsho, BOT, 13
7. Debbie Dunn, USA, 13
8. Novlene Williams-Mills, JAM, 10
9. Monica Hargrove, USA, 9
10. Shareefa Lloyd, USA, 8
Wilkins, Pompey and Dunn were the top three in the Grand Prix meet in Brazil on Sunday.