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EUGENE, Ore. — It's not often you see the hurdler finishing in the back signing autographs before she heads off the track. In this case, that hurdler was Lolo Jones. The 41-year-old Jones was once one of the main faces of track and field with endorsements galore and high expectations to win as she headed into the 2008 Olympics. She tripped on the ninth hurdle in Beijing and finished seventh but left as big of a celebrity as she came. On Friday, she was entered in the 100-meter hurdles at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials. She finished last in her heat, which wasn't a big surprise. But she's moving on to the semifinals.
