Akron Firestone grad LaShaunte'a Moore finishes second in women's 100 meters at track and field championships

Walter Dix dominates a thin field to win the men's 100 meters in 10.04 seconds.

Akron Firestone graduate LaShaunte'a Moore finished second and Elyria's Tianna Madison third as Allyson Felix won the women's 100 meters Friday at the U.S. outdoor track and field championships in Des Moines, Iowa.

Felix, a two-time Olympic silver medalist in the 200, fought through the heat and a strong headwind for her first outdoor title in the 100. Felix finished in 11.27 seconds -- the slowest at this meet since 1977.

Moore finished in 11.34 and Madison 11.43.

Among other competitors with Northeast Ohio ties:

• Two-time Olympian and four-time defending champion A.G. Kruger of Ashland finished fourth in the hammer throw, finishing at 242-5 after fouling on three of his six throws.

• Kent State graduate Kimberley Hamilton finished fourth in the javelin, throwing 179-5.

• Brecksville High graduate Josh McAdams, the champion in 2007 and 2009, qualified seventh in 8:45.22 during the preliminaries of the 3,000-meter men's steeplechase.

• Akron senior Daniel Kinsey was in 12th place through the first half of the decathlon.

Also Friday:

• Walter Dix dominated a thin field to win the men's 100 meters in 10.04 seconds.

• Bernard Lagat repeated as the men's 5,000 champion, holding off Tim Nelson to win by less than a second.

• Kara Patterson was the star of the field events, shattering the American record in the javelin with a toss of 218 feet, 9 inches.