Burrell Beats Lewis Again, Ends Season Undefeated : Track: American wins 100 meters in Athens in 10.04. He has won eight straight international races.

Leroy Burrell completed a perfect IAAF Grand Prix season in the 100 meters today, beating world record-holder Carl Lewis for the second consecutive time.

Burrell, out of the blocks quickly, was timed in 10.04 seconds in the Grand Prix final. It was his eighth victory on the international track and field circuit.

Lewis, the two-time Olympic gold medalist in the 100, finished third in 10.12, a tick behind Mark Witherspoon, the runner-up in 10.11. The first three finishers are teammates on the Santa Monica Track Club.

Burrell’s victory gave him the Grand Prix 100-meter title, worth $10,000, and the men’s overall title, worth $25,000.

But Burrell, who has the year’s best time--9.96--did not threaten Lewis’ world record of 9.92 today.

“My target was to win and I did,” Burrell said. “It was a very good race. . . . I was tired because I had a lot of races this year.”

In their only other meeting this season, Burrell beat Lewis in the Goodwill Games at Seattle in July.

“Nothing went wrong,” Lewis said. “Burrell did his job. I expected to have a better start.”

Jamaica’s Merlene Ottey, winner of the 200 meters in 21.88, also earned $35,000--$10,000 for being the women’s 200 champion and $25,000 for being the overall women’s champion.

Ottey also won both titles in 1987.

Burrell and Ottey each finished the season with 63 Grand Prix points.

In a surprise, Zambia’s Samuel Matete edged American Danny Harris in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles. Matete posted a career best of 47.91.

Harris, the 1984 Olympic silver medalist and the first hurdler to break 48 seconds eight times in one season, finished second in 47.93.

Harris ran the season’s best time of 47.49 at Lausanne, Switzerland, in July and until today was unbeaten in 13 races this year.

“It’s great to beat Harris,” Matete said.

Kenya’s William Tanui won the 800 meters in 1:44.95, with Algerian Reda Abdenouz second in 1:45.17 and Kenyan Nixon Kiprotich third in 1:45.17.