Former Leto High and University of South Florida track star Damu Cherry earned her second consecutive title in the IAAF’s Golden League series when she won the women’s 100-meter hurdles at Friday’s historic Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway.

Cherry, who just five days ago finished third in the USA Outdoor National Championships to earn a spot in the world finals, won Bislett in 12.68 seconds. Among those she beat were fellow 2008 Olympians Brigitte Foster-Hylton of Jamaica, who was second in 12.75, and Canada’s Priscilla Lopes-Schliep, third in 12.78. Lopes-Schliep was the bronze medalist in this event at the 2008 Beijing Games.

The Golden League is an annual series of track meets organized by the IAAF, the sport’s world governing body. Athletes who win their event at all six Golden League meets win a share of $1 million. Two weeks ago, Cherry won her first Golden League title in the 100 hurdles at a meet in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium. Cherry’s next meet is Saturday in Paris at a non-Golden League event.

Also competing at Bislett was former Berkeley Prep standout Rolf Steier. Racing in the men’s 3,000 against some of the world’s top distance runners, Steier, a former Stanford University All-American who is in Oslo studying on a Fulbright Scholarship, finished 10th in 8:14.10. The winner was Kenya’s Richard Bartale in 7:50.58.

Photo: Tampa’s Damu Cherry, left, takes the women’s 100-meter hurdles title over Olympic bronze medalist Priscilla Lopes-Schliep of Canada (center) at Friday’s Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway. AP Photo by Lise Aaserud