APRIL 16, 2000

(INDIANAPOLIS)
With three decathletes and twenty club members in all, the Indiana Invaders will compete at the Scott Hartman Decathlon and Sea Ray Relays on April 12-15 in Knoxville, Tenn. The Scott Hartman Decathlon will be contested April 12-13.

The Sea Ray Relays is the first major outdoor track and field meet of the season for the Invaders in preparation of the U.S. Olympic Trials on July 14-23 in Sacramento, Calif.

Phil McMullen, who finished runner-up in the U.S. Indoor Nationals Heptathlon, Brendon Falconer and Kamau Sullivan will compete in the decathlon. McMullen is ranked first in the event with Falconer seeded third and Sullivan fifth.

Daren McDonough

Other men competing in the meet are: Scott Lidskin (5,000), Daren McDonough (pole vault), Todd Moroney (steeplechase), Jim Sellers (5,000), Kirt Thompson (javelin throw), and Frankie Young (long jump).

Invaders women competing will be: Kelly French (10,000), Tyra Holt (pole vault), Lorilynn Hoffman (5,000), Angie Joy (discus throw), Julia Laiuvara (400 hurdles), Collette Liss (1,500), Judy Porter (10,000), Hope Sanders (800), Le'gretta Smith (400 hurdles), and Jamie Strieter (javelin throw).

Lauivera (400), Sanders (800), French (1,200) and Liss (1,600) will compete in the women's distance medley relay and Lauivera, Sanders, Liss and Le'gretta Smith will be paired together in the 1,600 relay.

For more information, please contact Greg Harger.

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