Foster Goes Out in Style With a Win : Track and field: In his final year of competition, he wins the 50-meter hurdles.

Greg Foster, one of the world’s finest hurdlers for more than a decade, ran in the Sunkist meet for the final time Saturday night and won for the ninth time.

Foster, the three-time world champion who is retiring after this year, won the 50-meter hurdles with a time of 6.41 seconds. Mark Crear was second in 6.43.

“I would like to retire at the end of this season as the indoor and outdoor champion. I’m defending champion in both and it seems a great way to go out,” said Foster, 34. “I want to go out on my own terms, I don’t want to go out because of an injury or because I am losing.

“My last race will be for the Mobil Grand Prix in London.”

Gail Devers, champion at 100 meters at the Barcelona Olympics, set an American record in the 50 meters with a time of 6.10. Teresa Neighbors was second in 6.25.

The old national standard for the women’s 50 meters indoors was 6.13, set by Jeanette Bolden in 1981 and matched by Michelle Finn in 1992.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee ran a 6.84 in the women’s 50-meter hurdles to tie the American indoor mark set by Kim McKenzie in 1989. Joyner-Kersee, out of the blocks quickly and pulling away throughout the race, finished well in front of runner-up Dawn Bowles, who was timed in 6.99.

Former USC wide receiver Travis Hannah won the men’s 50 meters, beating Tony Miller of UCLA. Hannah’s time was 5.81 and Miller’s was 5.84. Osmond Ezinwa of Nigeria was third in 5.85.