Jones to Compete at Meet in Carson

Marion Jones, whose fourth-place finish in the 200 meters Sunday at the Mt. San Antonio College Relays was her worst result at that distance since 1997, has agreed to compete in the 100-meter dash and the long jump at the Home Depot Invitational in Carson on May 22.

Jones, who won gold medals in the 100 and 200 at the 2000 Olympics, is working her way back into shape after having given birth June 28. Tim Montgomery, her training partner and the father of her son, is not scheduled to run at Carson.

“I never said it was going to be easy this year,” Jones said after being timed in 23.02 seconds and losing to three little-known sprinters at Mt. SAC. “It’s turning out to be quite a challenge.”