6/27/08

EUGENE, Ore. -- Maybe it's something you get used to if you are small, learning how to deal with being overshadowed by everyone until you slip into a position where no one can miss you.

It has become something of a running joke with Lauryn Williams, who always seems to have the last laugh -- and what an infectious laugh it is.

Williams has entered the U.S. Olympic trials as the ninth-fastest entrant in the 100 meters. It is a familiar position for the 5-foot-2 sprinter from Miami.