Osaka-Bound Marks Featured on WCCO

USA triple jump champion Shani Marks, who is counting down the days until she competes at the IAAF World Track and Field Championships in Osaka on August 29, was featured on Rosen's Sports Sunday this week.

You can watch the video HERE.

Marks, who won the last two USA Outdoor triple jump titles as well as this year's USA Indoor crown, is currently ranked #44 on the 2007 world outdoor list in the event with her PR jump of 46-2 1/2 from the USA Outdoor Championship in Indianapolis this June.

Marks competes in triple jump qualifying on August 29. If the former Apple Valley and Golden Gopher star advances to finals, she'll compete again on August 31.

Marks is the lone American women's triple jumper at Worlds.

Also competing in Osaka are Minnesotans Jim Dilling (high jump), Kara Goucher (10,000), and Katie McGregor (10,000).

Also ... The Star-Tribune has a feature story on Marks today HERE.

Photo by Victor Sailer http://www.photorun.net.