Sprinter Sets Record

Texas-El Paso sprinter Obadele Thompson set a world indoor record in the 55-meter dash with a time of 5.99 seconds in the finals of the Western Athletic Conference track and field championships at the Air Force Academy. Thompson, a 20-year-old senior and native of Barbados, broke the record of 6.00 set in 1986 by Lee McRae.

In the headline matchup between two three-time Olympic gold medalists, Gail Devers took the lead at the 20-meter mark to win the 60-meter dash over Gwen Torrence at the Mobil Invitational indoor track and field meet at Fairfax, Va.

Devers clocked 7.07 seconds to Torrence’s 7.12.

Olympic 110-meter hurdles champion Allen Johnson easily won the 60-meter hurdles.