Jamey Sperle

November 11, 2003
(INDIANAPOLIS) The Indiana Invaders have added seven-time NAIA All-American sprinter Jamey Sperle, a graduate of Dakota Wesleyan University and Harding County HS (SD), to the team's roster. Sperle has a career best of 10.34 in the 100, 20.84 in the 200, and 47.00 in the 400.

Sperle placed third in the 200 and fourth in the 55m at the 2003 NAIA Indoor Championships. At the 2003 NAIA Outdoor Championships Sperle was the national runner-up in the 200 and the seventh place finisher in the 100. At the 2003 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships, Sperle finished 12th in the 200.

In addition to holding eleven school records at Dakota Wesleyan, Sperle was a high school state champion in the 400 in 1998 and helped set a state record in the 4x200 relay.

Sperle has represented the United States during the 2001 season as a member of the US National Bobsled Team, competing in the two-man and four-man bobsled events. Sperle's team finished second at the Verizon Wireless US National Trials in both the two-man and four-man bobsled events.

Team Director Greg Harger said, "Sperle's addition to the team presents a great opportunity for the team to have an athlete in the men’s sprints during next year's Olympic Trials. He has excellent potential and talent and we're excited to have him with us in Indianapolis. Training under Coach Robert Thomas will provide him with the critical experience and guidance needed for a young post-collegiate athlete in an Olympic year."

Sperle joins a roster that includes four Olympians and a team history that includes seven individual National Champions, one World Champion, one American Record, and have had two American Record Holders or former record holders wear the Invaders' uniform since the formation of the club in 1998. The Invaders have eight athletes currently qualified for the 2004 US Olympic Trials.