US 100-meter tiebreaker runoff set for Monday

By: Associated Press

Updated: Tue 12:28 PM, Jul 10, 2012

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - The tie for third place in the women's 100 meters at the U.S. track trials will be decided by a runoff Monday at 7 p.m. central time.

Officials confirmed Sunday that Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh would race to determine the third member of the Olympic team for London.

Felix and Tarmoh finished in a dead heat for third place in the women's 100 more than a week ago. Track officials had no policy in place to decide things but devised a tiebreaker that included the options of a runoff or a coin flip.

The coach of both athletes said they wanted to wait to make a decision until after Saturday night's 200 meters so they could focus on that race.

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