July 4, 2001
(INDIANAPOLIS) Track fans in the northeastern United States saw the middle distance talent of the Invaders in action on June 30th at the New Balance CanAm Boston I Elite Meet in Waltham, Massachusetts. Priscila Hein and Hope Sanders, a native of Indianapolis, placed second (2:05.09) and sixth (2:09.78) respectively in the 800.

Hein and Sanders competed at the New Balance CanAm Boston II Elite Meet then went on to compete July 3rd at Governor Dummer Academy in Byfield, Massachusetts. Hein finished third in the 3,000 with a 9:32.57 performance. Sanders finished seventh with her 2:07.87 mark in the 800.

Taking to the track on July 7th, Collette Liss, a native of Valparaiso, Ind., will join Hein in the 1500. Sanders will also see action in the 800. They will be competing at the New Balance Maine Distance Festival at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, ME.

On July 10th, the McGill International Distance Classic will see Hein and Sanders in the 800, Kelly French in the 1500, and Judy Porter, and Liss in the 5,000. Rick Sluder, a native of Fairbanks, Ind., will be competing in the men's 5,000. This fourth meet of the CanAm Series will be contested at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec.

CanAm Series Results:
http://miscott.home.att.net/canam/results/

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