Courtesy: USATF

Winning performances by John Godina (pictured), Chryste Gaines, Jon Drummond, Angelo Taylor, Breaux Greer, Charles Austin, Kevin Little, Allen Johnson, Seneca Lassiter and Elizabeth Jackson, who set a new American record in the 3,000-meter women's steeplechase, propelled Team USA to a narrow victory Sunday over Great Britain and Russia in the Norwich Union Challenge in Glasgow, Scotland.

Team USA won the competition with 135 points, with Great Britain finishing a close second with 131 points. Russia placed third with 111 points. Team USA has won this event three years in a row and holds a 9-6 series lead over Great Britain. This year was the first time that a team from Russia was added to the annual competition.

Team USA's victory was highlighted by Elizabeth Jackson, who set a new American record in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase. Jackson won the event in 9 minutes, 48.72 seconds, bettering Lisa Nye's mark of 9:49.41 set in winning the 2001 USA national title on June 23 in Eugene, Oregon.

Other U.S. winners in Glasgow include Jon Drummond in the 100 meters, who won the event in 10.10 seconds. Drummond edged out Britain's 2000 Olympic Games fourth-place finisher and 1999 World Outdoor Championships bronze medalist Dwain Chambers (10.13). Drummond's teammate Bernard Williams placed fifth in 10.36.

1997 World Indoor champ Kevin Little won the 200 meters in 20.31 over Britain's Christian Malcom (20.47), who placed fifth at the Sydney Olympics. Dennis Mitchell finished fourth in 21.05.

In the 400 meters, Britain's Mark Richardson defeated Americans Jerome Young and Antonio Pettigrew in 46.20. Young finished second in 46.25, with Pettigrew grabbing third in 46.33.

Russian Yuriy Borzakovskiy captured the 800 meters in 1:48.50, with Trinity Gray finishing fifth in 1:50.03, and Derrick Peterson, who placed second at last month's U.S. Nationals, finishing sixth in 1:51.01.

Seneca Lassiter and Andy Downin scored heavily for the Americans by taking the top two places in the 1,500 meters. Lassiter won the event in 3:50.78, with Downin finishing a close second in 3:51:06.

Two-time world champion and 1996 Olympic gold medalist Allen Johnson won a spirited duel in the 110-meter hurdles against longtime rival and world record holder Colin Jackson of Great Britain. Johnson won the event in 13.31 with Jackson finishing second in 13.37. Johnson's teammate Dawane Wallace was third in 13.41.

2000 Olympic gold medalist Angelo Taylor won the 400m hurdles in 49.01, holding off Britain's Chris Rawlinson, who finished second in 49.22. James Carter, who placed fourth at the 2000 Olympics, finished fourth in Glasgow in 49.70.

Americans finished 1-2 in the high jump, with 1996 Olympic gold medalist Charles Austin, and 2001 U.S. Indoor and Outdoor champ Nathan Leeper both clearing 2.25m/7-4.50. Austin won the event on fewer misses.

World record holder and 2000 Olympic gold medalist Jonathan Edwards of Great Britain won the triple jump with a leap of 17.66/57-11.25. Team USA's LaMark Carter was third in 17.01/55-9.75, and Robert Howard finished fourth in 16.71/54-10.

Two-time world outdoor shot put champion John Godina dominated the men's discus with a throw of 65.54/215-0. Adam Setliff, the two-time defending U.S. discus champion, placed third with a best effort of 63.84/209-5.

Breaux Greer continued his winning ways in Glasgow, after winning his second national javelin title last month in Eugene. Greer won on Sunday with a best effort of 85.74/281-3. Six-time U.S. champ and two-time Olympian Tom Pukstys placed sixth (77.83/255-4).

On the women's side, 1996 Olympic relay gold medalist and 2001 U.S. champ Chryste Gaines was victorious in the 100 meters in 11.19. Gaines' 2000 Olympic relay teammate Inger Miller did not start.

2000 Olympic 4x400m relay gold medalist Monique Hennagan finished second in the 400 meters in 51.30. Great Britain's 2000 Olympic bronze medalist Katharine Merry won the event in 51.03. In the 1,500 meters, Russia's Olga Yegorova finished first in 4:02.76, with Americans Sarah Schwald (4:07.33) and Amy Rudolph (4:09.11) finishing fourth and fifth respectively.

Russia's Svetlana Laukhova was a surprise winner in the 100m hurdles, crossing the line in 12.76. Three-time world champ Gail Devers placed third in 12.97. Kim Carson, who placed fifth at the U.S. Nationals in Eugene, was fifth in 13.07.

Olga Rublyova won the long jump for Russia with a best of 6.80/22-3.75. Shana Williams placed fourth (6.50/21-4), Grace Upshaw was fifth (6.36/20-10.50) and Brianna Glenn was sixth in (6.29/20-7.75)

The U.S. men's 4x100m relay team finished second in 38.83. The U.S. women's 4x100m team was disqualified. Relay lineups were not provided.