Tameka Borders Donnie Fellows

March 2, 2003
(INDIANAPOLIS) Five of eight competing Indiana Invaders finished in the top ten at the USA Track & Field Indoor National Championships. Tameka Borders, a graduate of Ball State University, led the charge on the third and final day of the championship with a sixth place finish in the 200 with a time of 24.38.

Borders advanced to the finals of the 200 with the sixth fastest time of 24.00 in the semi-finals. On day-two, Borders was 10th in the 60. Teammate Donnie Fellows, a Big Ten Champion in the 10,000 while at Purdue University, finished sixth in the 3,000 with a time of 8:09.06. Shannon Gallagher ranked sixth going into the pole vault did not clear the opening height.

Team Director Greg Harger said, "Everyone did a great job competively this weekend. The preparation and training for the indoor season will show itself during the outdoor season." Harger added, "Gallagher's performance wasn't expected. As an eight-time USATF Qualifier she has the experience and talent to get the job done, but it just didn't click today."

TOP 10 PERFORMERS
5th - 400 (54.61)      Mary Danner
6th - 200 (24.38)      Tameka Borders
6th - 3,000 (8:09.06) Donnie Fellows
8th - 800 (2:06.09)   Hope Sanders
10th - 60 (7.46)       Tameka Borders

The USA Indoor Track & Field Championships are the world's oldest indoor track championships, with the first meet being held in 1888 in New York.

Next weekend, the USA Indoor Combined Events Championships in Chapel Hill, North Carolina will feature Invaders' Alex Sprague (Heptathlon), Brendon Falconer (Heptathlon), and Linise Gordon (Pentathlon).

USA Indoor Track & Field Championships:
http://www.usatf.org/events/2003/USAIndoorTFChampionships/

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