Tennessee used a strong performance from its sprinters, including two freshmen, to edge TCU by a point in the Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships May 30-June 2 at Oregon.

The Volunteers earned their third title with 50 points. The championship-clinching point was scored by the 1,600-meter relay team in the final event of the meet. Knowing it only had to finish the event to secure the point to break the tie with TCU, Tennessee's unit passed the baton carefully and placed eighth.

Freshman Justin Gatlin played the key role in getting Tennessee into position to win its first team title since a 1991 triumph at Oregon by capturing the 100- and 200-meter dashes. "I felt real confident after the SEC (Southeastern Conference) championships and right now I am overwhelmed with pride," Gatlin said. "I've learned how to concentrate on my own race and how to prepare."

Gatlin was the meet's only individual double winner.

Sean Lambert, also a freshman, supported Gatlin's effort by finishing fourth in the 100. His position was another important factor in Tennessee's victory, as he placed just ahead of a pair of TCU competitors.

Gatlin and also Lambert made up half of the Volunteers' second-place 400-meter relay team. They were joined by Leonard Scott, who added a sixth-place finish in the 200, and Hassaan Stamps.

"I couldn't be more excited," Tennessee head coach Bill Webb said. "I said earlier that it would take 50 points to win it (the championship).

"I'm not, but it made me look smart."

TCU's best team finish in the championship was made possible by Darvis Patton, who was third in the 200, fourth in the long jump and sixth in the 100. He also was a member of the Horned Frogs' winning 400-meter relay team. TCU ended third in the team scoring in both 1987 and 1998.

Auburn's Avard Moncur and Mississippi's Savante Stringfellow won events for the second consecutive year. Moncur captured the 400-meter dash and Stringfellow the long jump.

Team results

1. Tennessee, 50; 2. TCU, 49; 3. Baylor, 36 1/2; 4. Stanford, 36; 5. LSU, 32; 6. Alabama, 31; 7. Arkansas, 30; 7. UTEP, 30; 9. Oregon, 27; 10. (tie) Auburn and Texas A&M, 26; 12. (tie) Georgia and Southern California, 22; 14. Weber St., 21; 15. (tie) Arizona St. and Texas, 19; 17. Southern Methodist, 18; 18. Utah State, 16; 19. (tie) Brigham Young and South Carolina, 15; 21. Notre Dame, 13; 22. California, 12; 23. (tie) Idaho and Oklahoma, 11; 25. (tie) Colorado, Colorado St. and Mississippi, 10; 28. Florida, 9; 29. Idaho St., 8; 30. (tie) Minnesota, South Fla. and Tulane, 7; 33. (tie) George Mason, Prairie View, Southern U., UCLA, Washington and Wichita St., 6; 39. (tie) Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan St., Norfolk St., Northern Iowa, Penn St., Princeton, Virginia and William & Mary, 5; 48. (tie) Dartmouth, Iowa, Middle Tenn. St., Missouri, N.C. A&T, Northwestern St., Purdue, Southern Miss. and Washington St., 4; 57. (tie) Charlotte, Clemson, DePaul, Georgetown, North Carolina and Wyoming, 3; 63. Arkansas St., 2 1/2; 64. (tie) Cal Poly, Florida St., Manhattan, North Carolina St., Ohio St., Pennsylvania and Providence, 2; 71. (tie) Army, Eastern Wash., Fresno St. and Southwest Mo. St., 1.

Individual results

100-meter dash: 1. Justin Gatlin, Tennessee, 10.08; 2. Kim Collins, TCU, 10.13; 3. Marcus Brunson, Arizona St., 10.26; 4. Sean Lambert, Tennessee, 10.26; 5. Lindel Frater, TCU, 10.28; 6. Darvis Patton, TCU, 10.36; 7. Kenneth Andam, Brigham Young, 10.39; 8. Lewis Turner, Prairie View, 10.40.

200-meter dash (wind aided): 1. Justin Gatlin, Tennessee, 20.11; 2. Caimin Douglas, UTEP, 20.56; 3. Darvis Patton, TCU, 20.59; 4. Marcus Brunson, Arizona St., 20.60; 5. Ja'Warren Hooker, Washington 20.83; 6. Leonard Scott, Tennessee, 20.92; 7. Josephus Howard, South Carolina, 21.00; Kim Collins, TCU, disqualified.

400-meter dash: 1. Avard Moncur, Auburn, 44.84; 2. Alleyne Francique, LSU, 45.36; 3. Geno White, Florida, 45.51; 4. Christopher Brown, Norfolk St., 45.79; 5. Godfrey Herring, Middle Tenn. St., 45.81; 6. Tom Gerding, Minnesota, 46.09; 7. Brandon Couts, Baylor, 46.27; 8. Ato Modibo, Clemson, 46.82.

800-meter run: 1. Otukile Lekote, South Carolina, 1:46.68; 2. Bryce Knight, Idaho St., 1:47.22; 3. Dirk Heinze, Arkansas, 1:47.35; 4. Michael Stember, Stanford, 1:47.49; 5. Floyd Thompson, Baylor, 1:47.77; 6. Mao Tjiroze, Brigham Young, 1:47.94; 7. Sam Burley, Pennsylvania, 1:48.44; 8. Eliud Njubi, TCU, 1:48.50.

1,500-meter run: 1. Bryan Berryhill, Colorado St., 3:37.05; 2. Gabe Jennings, Stanford, 3:37.56; 3. David Kimani, Alabama, 3:38.74; 4. Michael Stember, Stanford, 3:39.15; 5. Don Sage, Stanford, 3:39.27; 6. Joel Atwater, Weber St., 3:39.40; 7. Eliud Njubi, TCU, 3:40.31; 8. Clay Schwabe, Army, 3:41.79.

3,000-meter steeplechase: 1. Daniel Lincoln, Arkansas, 8:42.31; 2. Jeremy Tolman, Weber St., 8:42.85; 3. Steve Slattery, Colorado, 8:42.91; 4. Andy Tate, Kansas, 8:43.28; 5. Jan-Erik Salo, South Fla., 8:43.40; 6. Carlos Suarez, UTEP, 8:43.60; 7. Chris Dugan, North Carolina St., 8:47.88; 8. Solomon Kandie, Tulane, 8:49.14.

5,000-meter run: 1. Jonathon Riley, Stanford, 13:42.51; 2. Bolota Asmeron, California, 13:43.13; 3. David Kimani, Alabama, 13:44.42; 4. Matthew Lane, William & Mary, 13:44.99; 5. Jorge Torres, Colorado, 13:51.08; 6. Ryan Shay, Notre Dame, 13:52.45; 7. Grant Robison, Stanford, 13:53.13; 8. Dave Bazzi, Washington, 13:54.71.

10,000-meter run: 1. Ryan Shay, Notre Dame, 29:05.44; 2. Murray Link, Arkansas, 29:25.75; 3. Jason Hartmann, Oregon, 29:28.97; 4. Christopher Mutai, Alabama, 29:30.30; 5. Tom McArdle, Dartmouth, 29:32.39; 6. Fasil Bizuneh, Arizona St., 29:33.18; 7. Keith Kelly, Providence, 29:51.75; 8. Dave Bazzi, Washington, 29:53.26;

110-meter high hurdles (wind aided): 1. Ron Bramlett, Alabama, 13.54; 2. Bashir Ramzy, Texas A&M, 13.70; 3. Ryan Wilson, Southern California, 13.79; 4. Jermaine Cooper, Texas, 13.97; 5. Wenston Riley, Southern Miss., 14.03; Aubrey Herring, Indiana St., did not finish; Arend Watkins, Washington St., did not finish; Thavius Nelson, Wisconsin, did not finish.

400-meter intermediate hurdles: 1. Bayano Kamani, Baylor, 48.99; 2. Michael Smith, Baylor, 49.34; 3. Viktors Lacis, Wichita St., 49.60; 4. Brian Derby, Penn St., 50.06; 5. Eric Dudley, Washington St., 50.28; 6. Laboris Bean, Oklahoma, 50.48; 7. Rickey Harris, Florida, 50.59; 8. Kurt Duncan, George Mason, 51.30.

400-meter relay: 1. TCU (Lindel Frater, David Spencer, Darvis Patton, Kim Collins), 38.58; 2. Tennessee, 38.80; 3. UTEP, 38.98; 4. Prairie View, 39.45; 5. N.C. A&T, 39.48; 6. South Carolina, 39.66; 7. Texas, 40.05; LSU, did not finish.

1,600-meter relay: 1. Baylor (Zsolt Szeglet, Bayano Kamani, Floyd Thompson, Brandon Couts), 3:03.89; 2. Auburn, 3:03.90; 3. LSU, 3:04.37; 4. Arizona St., 3:04.45; 5. Minnesota, 3:05.90; 6. Oklahoma, 3:06.20; 7. Ohio St., 3:06.84; 8. Tennessee, 3:07.95.

Triple jump (w indicates wind aided): 1. Walter Davis, LSU, 16.56w (54-4); 2. Chris Hercules, Texas, 16.53 (54-2 3/4); 3. Jason Howard, TCU, 16.32 (53-6 1/2); 4. Allen Simms, George Mason, 16.20 (53-1 3/4); 5. Abdul Rasheed, TCU, 16.20 (53-1 3/4); 6. Josh Rollins, Georgetown, 16.17w (53-0 3/4); 7. Andrew Badger, Cal Poly, 15.79 (51-9 3/4); 8. Gregory Hughes, Southwest Mo. St., 15.78 (51-9 1/4).

Shot put: 1. Janus Robberts, Southern Methodist, 21.97 (72-1); 2. Joachim Olsen, Idaho, 20.43 (67-0 1/2); 3. Reese Hoffa, Georgia, 19.93 (65-4 3/4); 4. Jeff Chakouian, Kentucky, 19.59 (64-3 1/4); 5. Christian Cantwell, Missouri, 19.27 (63-2 3/4); 6. Andrey Borodkin, Southern Methodist, 19.17 (62-10 3/4); 7. Jim Roberts, Brigham Young, 18.59 (61-0); 8. Ryan Beckenhauer, Fresno St., 18.47 (60-7 1/4).

Discus throw: 1. Tolga Koseoglu, Texas A&M, 62.43 (204-10); 2. Gabor Mate, Auburn, 60.87 (199-8); 3. Scott Moser, UCLA, 60.14 (197-4); 4. Janus Robberts, Southern Methodist, 59.84 (196-4); 5. Jeremy Allen, Iowa, 59.53 (195-4); 6. Joachim Olsen, Idaho, 58.98 (193-6); 7. Jason Gervais, Wyoming, 58.51 (191-11); 8. Omer Inan, Stanford, 58.10 (190-07).

Javelin throw: 1. John Stiegeler, Oregon, 77.07 (252-10); 2. Vesa Jappinen, UTEP, 73.03 (239-7); 3. Nathan Junius, Tulane, 71.29 (233-11); 4. Leigh Smith, Tennessee, 70.44 (231-1); 5. LaTrell Frederick, Northwestern St., 70.40 (231-0); 6. Brian Kollar, Virginia, 68.69 (225-4); 7. John Welch, Virginia, 68.33 (224-2); 8. Ryan Cole, Eastern Wash., 68.04 (223-03).

Decathlon: 1. Santiago Lorenzo, Oregon, 7,889; 2. Stephen Harris, Tennessee, 7,871; 3. David Lemen, Georgia, 7,790; 4. Paul Terek, Michigan St., 7,645; 5. Justin Conkling, Oklahoma, 7,537; 6. Michael Cvelbar, North Carolina, 7,497; 7. Andy Giesler, Clemson, 7,492; 8. Billy Pappas, Oregon, 7,488.