COLLEGE STATION, Texas — It might just be the best-kept secret in this spirited college town.

Just a couple of blocks from Kyle Field, where more than 80,000 Aggies will soon enthusiastically welcome the start of the Mike Sherman era at Texas A&M, one of world’s top sprinters has been training for the Beijing Olympics in relative anonymity.

Somehow, despite her immense talent, Muna Lee was almost as inconspicuous heading into the U.S. Olympic Trials in June.

While Allyson Felix, Lauryn Williams and Torri Edwards drew most of the pre-meet attention, Lee quietly was showing signs of a breakout performance during her workouts with A&M sprints coach Vince Anderson.

"You could see it [coming]," Anderson said. "It's impossible to have the kind of workouts she had without dropping a bomb somewhere, and I mean drop a bomb in a good way."

Lee’s timing couldn't have been better.

Lee set a personal best in winning the 100 meters, coming from behind to edge Edwards and Williams in 10.85 seconds to claim her first national title. A week later, she became the lone American woman to qualify for the coveted Olympic sprint double when she finished second behind Felix in the 200.

"No one can count me out anymore," Lee said.

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