Spearmon, Moore capture 200 m at outdoor nationals

Wallace Spearmon and Consuella Moore won national titles in the 200 metres at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Iowa yesterday.



Spearmon finished in a wind-aided 19.77 seconds to edge Walter Dix, who won the 100 on Friday. Dix took second in 20.14.



Tyson Gay missed the race with a hamstring injury, while Shane Crawford was a late scratch.



Moore, who recently returned to the track after an extended absence, won in 22.40, edging out Shalonda Solomon.



David Oliver upset David Payne in the 110 hurdles, breezing to the victory in 12.93. Payne, the silver medallist in the Olympics two years ago, finished fourth.



Shot putter Christian Cantwell won his second straight outdoor title with a heave of 71 feet, half inches.