Philadelphia's Ali just misses reaching hurdles final at worlds Nia Ali

MOSCOW - Five-hundredths of a second. That's a snap of the fingers. Maybe even less.

But those five-hundredths meant the world to Nia Ali on Saturday - they kept the Philadelphia product out of the women's 100-meter hurdles final at the World Track and Field Championships.

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/other_sports/20130818_Philadelphia_s_Ali_just_misses_reaching_hurdles_final_at_worlds.html

Nia Ali (West Catholic HS, Philadelphia, PA 2005; Pleasantville HS, NJ 2006; Tennessee 2007; USC 2011)