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Eugene, Oregon--At the risk of sounding repetitious, the greatest
field ever assembled at historic Hayward Field will toe the line on
Sunday, June 8th, this time in the women's 1500 meters. Led by 2007
World Champion *Maryam Jamal*, who ran 3:58.75 in Osaka last summer to
turn back all comers, Jamal is one of four athletes in the field who
were ranked in the top 10 in the world by /Track & Field News
/magazine. Besides Jamal (at No. 1, of course), these include *Yuliya
Fomenko* at No. 6, *Sarah Jamieson *at No. 7, and *Gelete Burka*, last
year's Pre Classic winner, at No. 8. Add into the mix America's best
from last year, *Treniere Clement*, and the sensational U.S.-leader for
2008, *Shannon Rowbury*, who has improved from 4:12.31 to 4:01.61 this
season, and you have a field unsurpassed in Pre Classic history. The
meet record of 4:00.48 was set by Burka in 2007, and the Hayward Field
record of 3:59.19 was set by the incomparable Mary Slaney in 1984. Both
are in jeopardy in this race.
Tickets for the 34th annual Prefontaine Classic are on sale from
GoDucks.com, from 1-800-WEBFOOT, and in person at the Casanova Center.
1500 METERS (WOMEN)
*Maryam Jamal (Bahrain)
*Yuliya Fomenko (Russia)
*Gelete Burka (Ethiopia)
*Christin Wurth-Thomas
*Lauren Fleshman
*Shannon Rowbury
*Sarah Jamieson (Australia)
*Erin Donohue
*Treniere Clement
*Carmen Douma-Hussar
*Tatyana Tomashova (Russia)
*Lisa Corrigan (Australia)
Meskerem Assefa (Ethiopia)
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