<p>Veteran Darvis Patton finished a close second with little-known Rae Edwards third to join defending World champion Tyson Gay on the American team for August's World Championships in Berlin. <br /><br />Patton clocked 9.92 and Edwards 10.00 behind an assisting wind of 3.1 metres per second. <br /><br />Fast times also came in a wind-assisted women's final. Carmelita Jeter edged Olympian Muna Lee by one-hundredth of a second for the title, clocking 10.776 seconds to Lee's 10.777. <br /><br />Former world champion Lauryn Williams claimed third in 10.96 seconds. <br /><br />Rodgers called his victory a great accomplishment. "I'm young, I did it early," said the 24-year-old, who as a small-college champion has often been overlooked among America's sprinters. <br /><br />He said quitting was on his mind two years ago before encouraging words from a coaching friend led him to give sprinting one more try. <br /><br />Gay drew a bye to Berlin as the defending World champion in the 100 and 200 metres. <br /><br />He raced once in the US trials -- running a wind-assisted 9.75 seconds in Thursday's preliminaries. The US lost Olympian Walter Dix in the semifinals when the double Beijing bronze medallist strained his right hamstring and ran a non-qualifying sixth. <br /><br />Dix, who won bronzes in the 100 and 200 at Beijing, shook his head when asked if he would run the 200 later this week. <br /><br />That means he will not make the US team since only the top three finishers in the American trials and defending World champions qualify. <br /><br />Jeter threw a scare in the crowd when she fell to the ground after her victory. <br /><br />"I caught a cramp about 70 (metres). I will be fine," said the 29-year-old, who was the 2007 World bronze medallist. <br /><br />"I didn't really execute as well, but hey, I got to the finish line, that's all that matters in the end." <br /><br />With Olympic champion Bryan Clay on the sidelines with an injury, Trey Hardee won the decathlon with 8,261 points. Collegiate champion Ashton Eaton was second at 8,075. <br /><br />World 400 metres hurdles champion Kerron Clement paced the 400 metres semifinals in 45.08 seconds. Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt won the other semifinal in 45.45. <br /><br />Beijing bronze medallist Sanya Richards was the quickest in the women's semifinals, finishing in a dominant 50.96 seconds.</p>
<p>Veteran Darvis Patton finished a close second with little-known Rae Edwards third to join defending World champion Tyson Gay on the American team for August's World Championships in Berlin. <br /><br />Patton clocked 9.92 and Edwards 10.00 behind an assisting wind of 3.1 metres per second. <br /><br />Fast times also came in a wind-assisted women's final. Carmelita Jeter edged Olympian Muna Lee by one-hundredth of a second for the title, clocking 10.776 seconds to Lee's 10.777. <br /><br />Former world champion Lauryn Williams claimed third in 10.96 seconds. <br /><br />Rodgers called his victory a great accomplishment. "I'm young, I did it early," said the 24-year-old, who as a small-college champion has often been overlooked among America's sprinters. <br /><br />He said quitting was on his mind two years ago before encouraging words from a coaching friend led him to give sprinting one more try. <br /><br />Gay drew a bye to Berlin as the defending World champion in the 100 and 200 metres. <br /><br />He raced once in the US trials -- running a wind-assisted 9.75 seconds in Thursday's preliminaries. The US lost Olympian Walter Dix in the semifinals when the double Beijing bronze medallist strained his right hamstring and ran a non-qualifying sixth. <br /><br />Dix, who won bronzes in the 100 and 200 at Beijing, shook his head when asked if he would run the 200 later this week. <br /><br />That means he will not make the US team since only the top three finishers in the American trials and defending World champions qualify. <br /><br />Jeter threw a scare in the crowd when she fell to the ground after her victory. <br /><br />"I caught a cramp about 70 (metres). I will be fine," said the 29-year-old, who was the 2007 World bronze medallist. <br /><br />"I didn't really execute as well, but hey, I got to the finish line, that's all that matters in the end." <br /><br />With Olympic champion Bryan Clay on the sidelines with an injury, Trey Hardee won the decathlon with 8,261 points. Collegiate champion Ashton Eaton was second at 8,075. <br /><br />World 400 metres hurdles champion Kerron Clement paced the 400 metres semifinals in 45.08 seconds. Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt won the other semifinal in 45.45. <br /><br />Beijing bronze medallist Sanya Richards was the quickest in the women's semifinals, finishing in a dominant 50.96 seconds.</p>