Hope Sanders
Jacob Koczman
Ebbie Metzinger
Francesca Green
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MILLER, SANDERS TOP INVADERS' PERFORMERS AT USA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
March 1, 2005
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The Indiana Invaders' Alicia Miller and Hope Sanders
took fifth and sixth in the finals of the 400 and 800, respectively at
the 2005 USA Track & Field Indoor National Championships, held February
26th and 27th at the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center in Boston, MA.
Miller, in her first appearance at the USA Indoor Championships, took
fifth place in the 400 with a time of 55.19. Sanders was sixth in the
800 with a time of 2:04.56. Sanders ran a career indoor best time of
2:04.35 in the qualifying round of the 800.
Additionally, Francesca Green took 10th in the long jump, Natasha
Lothery and Jacob Koczman were both 11th overall in the 800 while Adrian
Swanson was 14th in the 800 (1:54.81). Invaders' pole vaulter Ebbie
Metzinger was unable to compete due to travel problems related to the
snow storm that immediately preceded the competition in Boston.
This is the seventh competitive indoor season for the Invaders since the
initial formation of their athlete roster in the fall of 1998. Since
1999 in addition to one World Indoor Champion, the Invaders have won one
individual Indoor National Title, had four runner-up finishes, placed 13
in the top five, and had 39 finishes in the top 10.
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'05 '04 '03 '02 '01 '00 '99 Total(s)
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Qualified: 8 12 12 4 12 7 5 60
Top 10: 3 5 6 4 10 7 5 39*
Top 5: 1 1 1 2 4 2 2 13*
2nd: - 1 - - - 2 1 4*
1st: - - - - 1 - - 1*
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Team Director Greg Harger said, "It was a bit of a crazy weekend what
with our having difficulties getting everyone to the meet and then even
getting home after the meet. Regardless, it was a constructive and
positive weekend for the most part as we evaluate the athletes competing
this weekend in Boston." Harger added, "We're looking forward to having
a much larger impact and presence during the outdoor season and at the
USA Outdoor Championships."
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.
2005 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships:
http://www.usatf.org/events/2005/USAIndoorTFChampionships/
The Indiana Invaders, a not-for-profit organization founded in 1998,
presenting an innovative approach to track & field by providing a
resident-based, athlete-centered support system unique to the sport in
the United States. The Indiana Invaders have also been designated as a
USA Elite Development Club by the United States Governing Body of
Athletics, USA Track & Field. The designation is for the upcoming
Olympiad, as the team prepares for the next four years heading into
Beijing, China for the 2008 Olympic Games.
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