61.   Johnson outqualified Jim Yates, the reigning champion who is two rounds away from clinching his second Pro Stock title.

62.   Jong still had to contend with the reigning Olympic champion, Fatuma Roba of Ethiopia, who also has won the Boston Marathon three times.

63.   Julio Caesar Chavez, the reigning junior welterweight champion, joined referee Jerry Markbreit and captains for both teams for the opening coin toss.

64.   Its reigning champion is Tony Stewart, who is leaving after this season to pursue a stock-car career.

65.   Justin Leonard, the reigning British Open champion, had a superb victory two weeks ago at the Players Championship.

66.   Last week in Barcelona, Spain, he upset Yevgeny Kafelnikov, the reigning French Open champion, in the second round.

67.   Kuerten, the two-time reigning French Open champion, lost in the first round here last year.

68.   Lawrie, the reigning British Open champion, will remember this match for a while.

69.   Miller is the reigning Olympic champion on the balance beam.

70.   Moneymaker is the reigning NCAA champion in the uneven parallel bars.