Brandon Hon Erin Nehus

March 27, 2005
(INDIANAPOLIS) Indiana Invaders' Brandon Hon had a strong season opener on the east coast with a win in the 110 hurdles and a runner-up finish in the 400 hurdles at the 2005 Raleigh Relays hosted by North Carolina State University. Simultaneously on the west coast, Erin Nehus dropped 20 seconds in her PR over 5,000 meters in the Stanford Invitational.

Hon opened the season with a USATF "A" Standard qualifying performance in the qualifying round of 110 hurdles with a time of 13.80. His winning time in the finals was 13.92. Hon also took second in the 400 hurdles (51.10).

Hon, a 2004 US Olympic Trials qualifier, is now a four-time USATF National Championship qualifier since completing his collegiate career in 2002 for the University of Cincinnati.

Posting a notable performance on the opposite side of the country was teammate Erin Nehus. Nehus was third in section #2 of the 5,000 at the Stanford Invitational. Nehus recorded a time of 16:28.31 which was the 11th fastest time of the day and a 20 second personal improvement at the distance over her 2004 PR.

Team Director Greg Harger said, "Hon had a career best season opener this weekend at both the 110's and 400 hurdles. His challenging decision to not compete at the Indoor Championships due to a minor injury was obviously the correct decision. Hon, not surprisingly, can run a much cleaner 400 hurdle race and has plenty of room for refinement over the 110's over the coming weeks" Harger added, "Nehus had a strong outing and the time verifies her recent 8K time of 27 flat on the roads. Her training has yet to include any real speed work so the prospects of her re-writing personal bests from 1500 meters to the 10,000 are very real for this season which is a learning season with regard to her longer-term racing future."

2005 Raleigh Relays - Results:
http://www.flashresults.com/ncstate/2005/index.htm

2005 Stanford Invitational - Results:
http://gostanford.collegesports.com/sports/c-track/stats/2004-2005/open_res.html