World Cross Country Champs

Turin, Italy, March 23--

Senior Men (12,333m/7.65M).

1. Tergat (Ken) 35:11 (3rd consecutive win); 2. Hissou (Mor) 35:13; 3. Nyariki (Ken) 35:20; 4. P. Koech (Ken) 35:23; 5. Mourhit (Bel) 35:35; 6. Barmasai (Ken) 35:35; 7. Kibor (Ken) 35:37; 8. Sghir (Mor) 35:56; 9. Rey (Spa) 35:57; 10. K. Boulami (Mor) 35:59;

11. Jifar (Eth) 35:59; 12. El Lahssini (Mor) 36:01; 13. As. Mezegebu (Eth) 36:06; 14. Brown (GB) 36:08; 15. Do. Castro (Por) 36:16; 16. El Khattabi (Mor) 36:18; 17. Chelanga (Ken) 36:19; 18. Ay. Mezegebu (Eth) 36:33; 19. S. Kororia (Ken) 36:34; 20. Béhar (Fra) 36:37;. . . 22. B. Boulami (Mor) 36:40;. . . 26. Guerra (Por) 36:46;. . . 46. Moneghetti (Aus) 37:11;. . .

51. Larson (US) 37:14;. . . 57. Coogan (US) 37:17;. . . 70. Sahere (Mor) 37:33;. . . 83. LeMay (US) 37:40;. . . 84. Julian (US) 37:41;. . . 96. Baker (US) 37:48;. . . 105. Pugsley (US) 37:55;. . . 108. Hacker (US) 37:59;. . . 140. Found (US) 38:31;. . . 173. Dowling (US) 39:16;. . . dnf. Di Napoli (Ita);. . . Ntawulikura (Rwa);. . . 265 finished.

Leading Teams (27 scored): 1. Kenya 51; 2. Morocco 70; 3. Ethiopia 125; 4. Portugal 263; 5. Spain 275; 6. Great Britain 325; 7. Italy 344; 8. Algeria 423; 9. France 463; 10. South Africa 475; 11. United States 487.

Senior Women (6600m/4.1M).

1. Tulu (Eth) 20:53; 2. Radcliffe (GB) 20:55; 3. Wami (Eth) 21:00; 4. Vaquero (Spa) 21:01; 5. Barsosio (Ken) 21:05; 6. Denboba (Eth) 21:18; 7. McKiernan (Ire) 21:20; 8. Mugo (Ken) 21:21; 9. O'Sullivan (Ire) 21:25; 10. Omoro (Ken) 21:29;

11. Cheromei (Ken) 21:34; 12. Fidatov (Rom) 21:35; 13. Barsosio (Ken) 21:36; 14. Adere (Eth) 21:37; 15. Sandell (Fin) 21:38; 16. Miyazaki (Jpn) 21:43; 17. Takahashi (Jpn) 21:45; 18. Elliott (GB) 21:45; 19. Jepkemei (Ken) 21:46; 20. Dandolo (Ita) 21:48;. . .

26. Rudolph (US) 22:00;. . . 29. Drossin (US) 22:02;. . . 33. Butler (Can) 22:07;. . . 35. Dryer (US) 22:09;. . . 38. Coogan (US) 22:10;. . . 44. Beaney (US) 22:12;. . . 51. Lynch (US) 22:19;. . . 86. Pieterse (SA) 22:53;. . . dnf. Weyermann (Swi);. . . 144 finished.

Leading Teams (23 scored): 1. Ethiopia 24; 2. Kenya 34; 3. Ireland 64; 4. Great Britain 98; 5. Japan 100; 6. United States 128; 7. France 148; 8. Italy 160; 9. Russia 166; 10. Portugal 182.

Junior Men (8511m/5.3M).

1. E. Korir (Ken) 24:21; 2. Wolde (Eth) 24:28; 3. P. Kosgei (Ken) 24:29; 4. Gwako (Ken) 24:58; 5. Kwambi (Ken) 25:02; 6. Ivuti 25:06; 7. Emre (Eth) 25:10; 8. Nyombi (Uga) 25:14; 9. Mitei (Ken) 25:20; 10. Admasu (Eth) 25:22;. . . 51. Alzindani (US) 26:58;. . . 65. Leuer (US) 27:13;. . . 79. LeBlanc (US) 27:28;. . . 92. Koeper (US) 27:41;. . . 95. Murley (US) 27:44;. . . 129. Jennings (US) 28:20;. . . 159 finished.

Leading Teams (26 scored): 1. Kenya 13; 2. Ethiopia 31; 3. Morocco 74; 4. Japan 85; 5. Uganda 135; 6. Spain 144; 7. South Africa 147; 8. Algeria 192; 9. Italy 199; 10. France 264; 11. United States 287.

Junior Women (4690m/2.91M).

1. Koskei (Ken) 14:58; 2. Jepleting (Ken) 14:59; 3. Worku (Eth) 15:02; 4. Ed. Kiplagat (Ken) 15:10; 5. Tadese (Eth) 15:11; 6. Satomura (Jpn) 15:12; 7. Kojima (Jpn) 15:12; 8. Tarus (Ken) 15:14; 9. Kiptum (Ken) 15:15; 10. Kiprop (Ken) 15:15;. . . 64. DeLa Vina (US) 16:53;. . . 72. Wiseman (US) 16:57;. . . 85. Moody 17:09;. . . 89. Barbour (US) 17:12;. . . 103. Quenzer (US) 17:26;. . . dnf. Kampfe (US);. . . 136 finished.

Leading Teams (22 scored): 1. Kenya 15; 2. Japan 38; 3. Ethiopia 39; 4. Morocco 107; 5. South Africa 141; 6. Spain 150; 7. Russia 164; 8. Germany 207; 9. Canada 230; 10. Romania 234;. . . 15. United States 310.

Major Marathons

NAGOYA

Nagoya, Japan, March 9 (out-and-back women's race)

Results (cr2:27:29): 1. Biktagirova (Blr) 2:29:30; 2. Suzuki (Jpn) 2:29:36; 3. Tobise (Jpn) 2:29:37; 4. Ichihashi (Jpn) 2:29:50; 5. Ogawa (Jpn) 2:30:20; 6. Sugihara (Jpn) 2:30:39; 7. Kamigauchi (Jpn) 2:30:44; 8. Kumagai (Jpn) 2:31:49; 9. Obata (Jpn) 2:32:01; 10. Ivanova (Rus) 2:32:05;. . . 13. Lokar (Ger) 2:32:54;39. Rose (Aus) 2:44:56;. . . 52. Rybicka (Pol) 2:54:39;dnf. Nikiel (Pol).

DONG-A

Kyong-ju, South Korea, March 16 (out-and-back men's race)

Results (cr2:08:25): 1. Anton (Spa) 2:12:37; 2. de Lima (Bra) 2:12:41; 3. Mekonnen (Eth) 2:12:45; 4. Matias (Por) 2:12:51; 5. Masya (Ken) 2:12:53; 6. Kimaiyo (Ken) 2:12:54;. . . 12. Lee B. (SK) 2:14:25.

HONG KONG

HONG KONG, February 16

Men: 1. Kioko (Ken) 2:16:13; 2. Zhao (Chn) 2:16:39; 3. Makau (Ken) 2:17:19.

Women: 1. Zheng (Chn) 2:31:33; 2. S. Chirchir (Ken) 2:40:14; 3. Webb (Can) 2:40:44.

GUADALAJARA

Guadalajara, Mexico, February 16

Men: 1. Sinqe (SA) 2:17:27.

Women:1. Loma (Mex) 2:38:52; 2. Reyna (Mex) 2:39:00.

AUSTIN

Austin, Texas, February 16

Men: 1. Tarasov (Rus) 2:16:52.

Women: 1. Dudayeva (Rus) 2:39:55; 2. Titova (Rus) 2:41:06.

U.S. WALKS

USATF 50K WALK CHAMPS

Palo Alto, California, February 16 (2.5km loop; top 5 qualify for World Cup Walk; Hermann qualifies for World Champs)

Results: 1. Hermann (adi) 3:58:54 (5, 9 A); 2. Matthews (Reeb) 4:12:36; 3. Green (LVW) 4:14:20; 4. Chylinski (NYAC) 4:16:06; 5. Evoniuk (unat) 4:16:59; 6. Schueler (unat) 4:28:55; 7. Nelson (CNW) 4:55:13;. . . dnf. Bower (GGRW); dnf. Morgan (NYAC); dnf. Yeager (USN);. . . dq. Taub (unat).

NATIONAL INVITATIONAL WALKS

Washington, D.C., March 23 (top 5 U.S. walkers in each race qualify for World Cup Walk)

20kmW: 1. Huerta' (Can) 1:24:27; 2. Seaman (unat) 1:25:59; 3. Hermann (adi) 1:26:16; 4. Clausen (Shore) 1:27:33; 5. Dunn (adi) 1:28:08; 6. McGovern (NYAC) 1:29:44;

7. Heppner (WiP) 1:29:52; 8. Van Axen (unat) 1:30:50; 9. Rohl (ParkRW) 1:32:13; 10. Cassin' (Den) 1:32:36;

11. Schueler (unat) 1:35:33; 12. Taub (unat) 1:36:16; 13. Froman (unat) 1:37:06; 14. Yeager (unat) 1:38:16; 15. O'Brien (unat) 1:38:26; 16. Michielli (WiP) 1:39:21; 17. Souchek (Shore) 1:39:32;. . . 20. Morgan (NYAC) 1:42:36.

NATIONAL INVITATIONAL WOMEN

10kmW: 1. Poitras' (Can) 46:16; 2. Herazo (unat) 47:46; 3. Eastler (unat) 47:59; 4. Standley (unat) 48:08; 5. Dow (unat) 48:34; 6. Yarbrough (AIA) 48:53;

7. Bender' (Can) 48:58; 8. Kirk (WiP) 49:20; 9. van Orden 50:03; 10. Hornung' (Can) 50:17;

11. Ditchburn (WiP) 51:10; 12. Lankowicz (unat) 52:14; 13. Ajaye (unat) 54:10; 14. Duplichain (unat) 54:29; 15. Roberts (unat) 54:33.