MAY 11, 2000

(INDIANAPOLIS)-- The Indiana Invaders will travel to Billy Hayes Invitational in Bloomington, Ind., on Saturday, May 13 with six women and ten men registered to compete in the meet.

Kirt Thompson hit the Olympic "A" standard in the javelin throw for his native Trinidad, Jamie Strieter achieved the Olympic Trials qualifier mark in the javelin throw in two of the last three meets, and Angie Joy, the newest Invader, qualified for the Olympic Trials in the discus throw last Saturday at a meet at Northern Iowa.

With the U.S. Olympic Trials, to take place July 14-23 in Sacramento, Calif., nearly two months away, eight members of the Indiana Invaders have qualified to compete in the meet. Additionally, Kevin Collins competed this weekend at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials and Kelly French (1500 and 5000 meters) has qualified to compete in the Canadian Olympic trials and Kirt Thompson in the javelin throw for Trinidad.

Leslie Vidmar

The Invaders that have qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials are: Collette Liss (1500 meters), Phil McMullen (decathlon), DeDee Nathan (heptathlon), Steven Parker (high jump), Le'gretta Smith (400 meter hurdles), Strieter (javelin), Leslie Vidmar (shotput), and Frankie Young (long jump).

Invaders women registered to compete this weekend are: Lorilynn Hoffman (1500 metes), Tyra Holt (pole vault), Angie Joy (discuss throw), Hope Sanders (800 meters), Smith (400 meter hurdles), and Strieter (javelin throw).

The men are: Antoine Batiste (400 or 800 meters), Jamie Cook (long jump, high jump, discuss throw, 110 hurdles, and 100 meters), Brendon Falconer (100 meters, long jump, 110 hurdles, and discus throw), Daren McDonough (pole vault), Todd Moroney (1500 meters), Steve Parker (high jump), Jim Sellers (800 and 1500 meters), Thompson (javelin throw), Gareth Wilford (1500 meters), Frankie Young (long jump),

"Qualifying for the Olympic Trials is the next major step for each of our athletes and for those that have qualified they can now focus of establishing the "A" standard," said Invaders Head Coach Chris Buhler. "The Olympic Games are once every four years and now is the time for our athletes to shine."

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