July 17, 2000

Collette Liss (#4) follows Regina Jacobs (#7)

(SACRAMENTO) - Invaders’ Collette Liss qualified for the 5000 meter final in Hornet Stadium with a ninth place finish in her heat (15:53.49) at the 2000 Olympic Track and Field Trials. Regina Jacobs (Nike) won the qualifying section in 15:36.09. Liss placed seventh in the 1500 meter finals the day before with a time of 4:13.45.

“Collette demonstrated remarkable recovery capabilities with her second best performance ever at 5,000 meters.” said Invaders Head Coach Chris Buhler. “She looks forward to Friday night’s final and the opportunity to compete with America’s best distance runners.

The women’s 5000 meter finals take place Friday evening at 9:20pm.

Tuesday and Wednesday are rest days at the Trials, competition resumes Thursday afternoon at 4:00pm. Five Invader athletes have yet to compete in the Trials that continue through July 23. Phil McMullen (Asics) of the Invaders’ training group will start competition in the decathlon on Thursday. McMullen, ranked fourth by Track & Field News going into the decathlon trials, will square off against favorites Chris Huffins (Mizuno), Tom Pappas (Tenn), and Dan O’Brien (Nike).

Leslie Vidmar, Brendon Falconer, John McAfee, and Hope Sanders will begin their qualifying process on Thursday in the shot put, decathlon, 400 meter hurdles, and 800 meters respectively. Vidmar is ranked tenth going into the Olympic Trials.





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