June 7, 2009 American
Michael Rodgers set a personal best of 9.94 seconds in the
men's 100 meters beating Jamaican sprinter and former world
record holder Asafa Powell who finished in 10.07 seconds.
American Walter Dix finished third.
Separately, 2004 Olympic gold
medalist Dwight Phillips leaped 8.74 meters, the longest jump
since 1994 and the fifth-longest jump of all-time into a
headwind! Irving Saladino of Panama finished
second.