Shannon Gallagher

February 23, 2003
(INDIANAPOLIS) Invaders' Shannon Gallagher and Tameka Borders took top honors at the Hoosier Hills Open, hosted by Indiana University, at Harry C. Gladstein Fieldhouse on Saturday, February 22, 2003. Gallagher and Borders won the pole vault (3.90) and 60 meters (7.41), respectively.

Linise Gordon captured second in the 60 hurdles (8.74) and finished fourth in the 400 (56.39). Hope Sanders took third in the 400 (56.31) and Jacob Koczman also took third in the 400 (49.08). Pristina Jones took fifth in the long jump (5.62).

Team Director Greg Harger said, "This weekend was all about having a final tune-up with respect to next weekend's contests in Boston." Harger added, "For the 11 athletes that have qualified our sights are set on the next two weekend's indoor nationals. We are generally pleased having nearly triple the number of USATF national qualifiers that we had last year for indoor nationals. The rest of the team is diligently training for the outdoor season."

The 2003 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships will be held February 28th through March 2nd at the Reggie Lewis Center - Boston, MA.
http://www.usatf.org/events/2003/USAIndoorTFChampionships/

The 2003 USA Indoor Combined Events Championships will take place March 8-9, 2003 at Eddie Smith Fieldhouse, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - Chapel Hill, NC.
http://usatf.org/events/2003/USAIndoorCombinedEventsChampionships/

Hoosier Hills Open:
http://www.iuhoosiers.com/womenstrackandfield/schedule/

For further information on the Indiana Invaders, please contact Greg Harger at 317 289-4018 or online at: (email)