6/29/08

EUGENE, Ore. -- Track athletes frequently change coaches, usually because their careers are stagnating, so they hope a change in scenery will provide a boost.

Muna Lee, the surprise winner of Saturday's 100 meters at the U.S. Olympic trials here, made her most recent change because she felt working in Los Angeles with Bob Kersee, one of the sport's highest-profile coaches, was cramping her style.

Figuratively and literally.

The Kansas City native simply didn't love L.A. during the two years she spent there after leaving LSU.