WINDSOR, Ont. — Powerful Priscilla Lopes-Schliep of Whitby, Ont., wrote a Canadian meet record to win the women's 100-metre hurdles at the Canadian Olympic trials but the drama in the script belonged to second place finisher Angela Whyte of Edmonton, who joined Lopes-Schliep in qualifying for the Beijing-bound team.

Lopes, who was also third in the flat 100 metres on a busy Saturday, ran a sterling 12.76 seconds over the barriers in one of Canada's highest quality track events. She said she was "on pins and needles all day," anticipating an Olympic berth.

But it was Whyte, who was sixth in the Olympic final in Athens four years ago while Perdita Felicien crashed, who earned an equally meaningful reward by placing second in 12.96 seconds.

Whyte, who underwent arthroscopic knee surgery in March and had difficulties during rehabilitation, was up against a deadline to run the B qualifying standard of 13.11.

"It's a big weight off my shoulders, but there's still a lot of work to be done. 12.9 won't cut it very far with the girls in Beijing," said Whyte.

The two could be joined by Felicien of Pickering, Ont., the former world indoor and outdoor champion, who received an injury exemption from the Canadian championship to allow a serious foot injury more time to heal. She'll be granted until June 22 to run 13.11. She has said that the injury is healed but has done little actual hurdle training to prevent wear and tear. She was on hand at the University of Windsor Stadium on a brilliant afternoon of sun to present the medals to her teammates.

Among other highlights, Tyler Christopher raced to a Canadian championship record of 45.01 seconds in the 400 metres to lock in his ticket to Beijing. The 24-year-old world indoor champion from Chilliwack, B.C., owns the Canadian record of 44.44, he needed only a top-four finish to secure his spot on the Olympic team.

Whyte's qualification is a affirmation for the strong-willed hurdler who was raised by her father Evert and brother Eddie after a divorce in her infancy. She ran with a tattoo of her name scripted on her left arm — left because her brother is left-handed and the letters of the script were copied from letters her father had sent to her.

"It's an homage to them. My brother and father took a lot of responsibility in raising me, and I was mischievous."

Christopher, who has run in a hood in the past, tried a different fashion statement yesterday, wearing one sleeve and one legging with aerodynamic dimples, a new design from his sponsor, Nike.

"It's a relief," said Christopher, is on his first Olympic team and taking aim at U.S. favourites LaShawn Merritt and Jeremy Wariner.

He was contemplating tune-ups at Granda Prix meets in London and Paris, "but now if I don't want to I really don't have to race until Beijing, I can really pick and choose what we want to focus on, what we want to do.

"I'm going to Beijing for a medal, and that's what I'm going to do. I think it will take a time 44.2 seconds to get a medal (his Canadian record is 44.44). I just have to be in the right race with the right people."

The last words his coach Kevin Tyler utters to him as he goes out to the track serve as a motto: "Leave them in awe."

Among others confirming their place on the Olympic squad were Kelsie Hendry of Saskatoon, who won the women's pole vault, clearing 4.30 metres. Scott Russell of Windsor, Ont., who needed only to finish top four, won the men's javelin with a throw of 74.74 metres, while Sultana Frizell of Perth, Ont., won the women's hammer throw with a toss of 70.94 metres. Taylor Milne of Guelph won the 1,500 metres in 3:38.03 and will go to the Olympic with third-olace veteran Kevin Sullivan of Brantford who needed only a top-four finish. They his necessary time standards before. However second place Nathan Brannen, who is recovering from back surgery will ask for a medical extension to cut two to three seconds off his 3:38.52 and make the time standard.

Several athletes boosted their chances of being on the list Monday when Athletics Canada names it team. Carline Muir of Toronto, who has set a personal best almost every time out this season since shifting to Christopher's coach Kevin Tyler, won the women's 400 metres in 51.73, and could go to the Olympics under the "rising star" category, as could high jumper Mike Mason of Nanoose Bay, B.C., who cleared 2.21 metres to win the men's high jump.

"Winning was what I had to do. The rest is out of my hands. It will be a nervous couple of days until I know," Mason said.

Muir said "everything is going to be going through my mind because who wouldn't want to know if they're going to the Olympics," she said.

Pierre Browne of Toronto won the men's 100 metres in 10.19 seconds, while Toyin Olupona of London, Ont., won the women's event in 11.38.

Hilary Stellingwerf of Sarnia, Ont., captured gold in an exciting women's 1,500 metre final, crossing in 4:08.56 but failing to reach the qualifying standard she needed of 4:05.