Serene Ross

September 12, 2002
(INDIANAPOLIS) Indiana Invaders' Serene Ross, the 2002 USA National Champion in the javelin, will have a final throw for the season in her bid to regain the American Record in the javelin at the 9th IAAF World Cup in Madrid, Spain on September 20th, 2002.

Ross held the American Record for approximately two months until Kim Kreiner, the 2002 USA National Runner-Up, continued this year's dual assault on the record book with a record toss in Germany. Kreiner's throw marked the sixth time this season that a new American Record has been set in the women's javelin, and the fourth time it has been set by Kreiner.

Ross, competing in her second international competition, competed on the U.S National Team in 2001 with a seventh place at the World University Games in Beijing, China. Ross set the American Record twice this year in the javelin over a three week period in route to wins at both the NCAA Championships and USA National Championships. Ross also finished third at the USA National Championships in 2001 and was 19th at the 2000 Olympic Trials.

The IAAF World Cup features nine star-studded teams representing Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania, Great Britain, Germany, Russia, Spain, and the United States. In World Cup competition the USA Team is comprised of one athlete per event. The IAAF World Cup, held for the first time in 1977, is broadcast worldwide to an audience of over 500 million people.

Team Director Greg Harger said, "This will be an excellent initial opportunity for Ross to experience the highest level of international competition in the world." Added Harger, "Certainly this appears to be just the beginning of a great international career and potentially a great opportunity for her to help bring the level of US javelin performances up to international standards."

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