September 24, 2000


(INDIANAPOLIS)-- DeDee Nathan (Bloomington, Ind.) completes day two of the heptathlon competition in Sydney, Australia. Nathan finishes with a two-day total in her multi-event discipline of 6150 points. Nathan finishes as the top American athlete in the competition placing 9th. Nathan finished 434 points behind overall winnner, Denise Lewis of Great Britian.

"The marks needed for a big second day weren't there for DeDee", said Invaders Director Greg Harger. He added, "We know that she gave her best under the circumstances of these two days.........we are very proud of her efforts".

The Top 9 Heptathlon Finishers (33 athletes started the competition):

Name                    Country         Total Points

Denise LEWIS            GBR             6584 
Yelena PROKHOROVA       RUS             6531
Natalya SAZANOVICH      BLR             6527
Urszula WLODARCZYK      POL             6470
Sabine BRAUN            GER             6355
Natalya ROSHCHUPKINA    RUS             6237
Karin ERTL              GER             6209
Tiia HAUTALA            FIN            	6173
DeDee NATHAN            USA             6150