updated 2:44 p.m. ET July 11, 2004

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - LaTasha Colander was a champion hurdler and 400-meter runner before she decided to try the 100.

Now she is a winner in all three. Colander added 100-meter champ Saturday, winning at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials in a personal-best 10.97 seconds, upsetting sprint specialists Marion Jones, Gail Devers and Torri Edwards.

As Colander crossed the line, she raised her finger in the air and had one thought on her mind.

“Athens, Athens, here I come Athens!” she said.

Her time tied NCAA champion Lauryn Williams for second fastest in the world this year. Edwards had taken the lead midway through the race, but Colander turned on another gear to beat Edwards, who clocked 10.97. Williams, going into her senior year at the University of Miami, was third in 11.10 while Jones was a disappointing fifth.

The 20-year old Williams edged the 37-year-old Devers by 0.01 seconds.

Colander said she paid no attention to Jones in the blocks.

“I wasn’t focusing on Marion,” she said. “When it’s your opportunity and the Olympics come every four years, you give it all you’ve got.”

Though Colander has been running the 100 for just over a year, she is no stranger to international competition. She won gold in Sydney as part of the 1,600-meter relay team, and finished fifth in the second heat of the 400.

She won U.S. titles in 2000 and 2001 in the 400, after starting her career as a hurdler, when she was the U.S. and world champion in 1994.

But Colander decided last year she wanted to do something different.

“I wanted to see what I could do in the 100,” she said.

By the end of 2003, she was ranked No. 10 in the United States. This year, Colander won a race in Raleigh and finished fourth at the Prefontaine meet last month. She isn’t done.

Colander also is entered in the 200 for the trials, in which she has more experience. Jones also is going to try to qualify in the 200.

They also have one other thing in common: Trevor Graham. Colander is coached by Graham, whom Jones split from last year. Colander has been with him since 1999.

Even though Colander has been doing the 100 for a short time, she didn’t think it was a surprise she won.

“Within, I don’t think so. I’m focusing on myself and bettering my times. It wasn’t a surprise to me,” she said.

As for Williams, this has been a whirlwind year. She won the NCAA title last month and now is headed to the Olympics.

“I’m very excited,” she said. “I’m only 20. I had nothing to lose by coming here. Going to the Olympics is an outstanding opportunity.”