Javelin wrap-up: colorful

EUGENE, Ore. -- Maybe it was the outfits.

Breaux Greer, the eight-time U.S. javelin champion and 2007 world bronze medalist, and 46-year-old Roald Bradstock, wore some of the most colorful and unusual qualifying outfits, with spikes and pink dye involved. Neither advanced to the event final -- Bradstock finishing 16th in his heat with a throw of 225 feet 5 inches and Greer at 220-6.

Greer blamed an injured shoulder for his woes and said he probably would ignore the Beijing Games. "I've never watched a track meet," he said.

The javelin final is Sunday, the last day of the U.S. track and field trials.

-- Helene Elliott

Photo: Breaux Greer prepares to compete in the men's javelin preliminary round. Credit: Jonathan Ferrey / Getty Images