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INVADERS HEADED TO ATLANTA
February 3, 2001
(SOUTH BEND, IND.)-The Indiana Invaders qualified three athletes
for U.S. Indoor Nationals at the Meyo Invitational hosted by the
University of Notre Dame.
Invaders' Hope Sanders, an Indianapolis native and a Warren
Central H.S. graduate won the 800 with a indoor PR of 2:06.73 which
easily surpassed the national qualifying mark. Teammate Le'gretta Smith
qualified with a win in the 60-meter hurdles posting two life-time
bests, 8.27 seconds in the qualifying round and 8.26 seconds in the
finals. Smith also posted a very solid open 400 time in finishing 3rd
with a 54.88 second effort. Kyle Baker, an Anderson Indiana native and
graduate of Michigan State, turned in a qualifying time of 13:51.62 with
a narrow win in the 5000 over a solid field where 5 men broke 13:56.
A strong performance was also turned in by the Invaders' Gareth
Wilford. Wilford's second place 8:06.40 in the 3000 meters lowered his
PR by nearly 10 seconds.
"After a slow start to our indoor season we appear to be headed toward a
solid showing in Atlanta at our indoor national championships", said
Invaders' Head Coach Chris Buhler. Added Buhler, " Baker has put
himself in a position to challenge for a spot on the US World CC Team in
two weeks and in Le'gretta we are seeing a 400 meter hurdler who is
doing the little things that will take her to the next level by late
June when we have our outdoor championships".
Finally, the makings of a respectable 1600m relay team might be in the
works as 4 Invaders have begun the early season with sub 50 sec. 400's.
"There is a lot of work to be done when the "old man" and coach has the
fastest time but I have confidence that these young men will be a
respectable relay team by the time we arrive at our national club
championships in July, it is very early and we are in no hurry at this
time", said Invaders' Sprint Coach Robert Thomas. Thomas added, " We
might see a qualifying time for US Indoor but most important is getting
this group on a solid foundation for the outdoor season".
Meet Results:
2001 Meyo Invitational Results
For additional information on the Indiana Invaders, please contact Greg
Harger at 317 289-4018 or at: (email).
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