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INVADERS' HON HITS CAREER BEST AT JESSE OWENS CLASSIC
May 2nd, 2004
(INDIANAPOLIS) The Indiana Invaders led by hurdlers Brandon Hon and
Adrian Swanson, took first and third in the 400 hurdles with times of
50.63 and 50.83, at the 2004 Jesse Owens Track and Field Classic,
hosted by Ohio State University, on Saturday May 1st, 2004.
Hon's time of 50.63 in the 400 hurdles was a career best and was
0.13 seconds away from the qualifying standard for the US Olympic
Team Trials in July. Hon is already an Olympic Trials Qualifier
in the 110 hurdles.
Amber Plowden, competing as a part of Team USA's High Performance
Relay Project's 4x100 relay, ran the anchor leg of Team USA's winning
4x100 relay team with a time of 44.58. Plowden also placed fourth
the Invitational 100 (11.73).
Due to weather conditions, which resulted in the cancellation of the
meet's final two events, the Invaders' 4x400 men's relay team did not
see action against Team USA's High Performance Relay Project 4x400
relay team. Jamey Sperle took fifth in the Invitational 400 and Jacob
Koczman saw action in the Invitational 800 finishing eighth. Prior to
the 400 hurdles, Hon competed in the 110 hurdles but crashed hard to
the track on the 7th hurdle.
Team Director Greg Harger said, "Both Hon and Swanson are very close to
Qualifying for the Olympic Trials in the 400 hurdles. Both look forward
to technically cleaning up their respective races and dropping into the
sub-50 club very soon." Harger added, "Plowden also gained some very
valuable experience working in with USATF's High Performance Relay
Project."
Over 120 high school and collegiate teams competed at this year's
19th annual running of the Jesse Owens Track and Field Classic
Jesse Owens Track & Field Classic Results:
http://ohiostatebuckeyes.collegesports.com/sports/c-track/stats/2003-2004/050104.html
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