UM's Williams Advances To Second Round

Aug. 20, 2004

Athens’ Greece (hurricanesports.com) – Former University of Miami sprinter Lauryn Williams (Rochester, Pa.) won her 100-meter preliminary heat in a time of 11.16 seconds to advance to tonight’s second round at the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.

Williams, who entered the Olympic Games with the third fastest time in the world this season, will be matched up in what will arguably be the toughest second round heat of the night.

Included in Williams’ second round heat will be Zhanna Block (Ukraine) who ranks fifth in the world in the 100-meters, University of Miami volunteer assistant coach Debbie Ferguson (Bahamas) who ranks ninth in the world, and Ivet Lalova (Bulgaria) who has the fastest time in the world this year (10.77).

Williams will be running in heat two of the second round which is scheduled for 1:18 p.m. (ET). The top three finishers in each heat plus the next four fastest times advance to Saturday’s semifinals.