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HOT FIELDS FOR AMERICAN MILERS CLUB HIGH PERFORMANCE SERIES
June 29, 2005
(INDIANAPOLIS) The Indiana Invaders are hosting the American Milers
Club High Performance Series on July 6th, July 9th, and July 12th. The
fields include NCAA Champions, Olympians, top Indiana athletes,
and athletes from the top US elite development clubs.
The American Milers Club High Performance Series is an outgrowth of
meets hosted by the Indiana Invaders in 2004 to meet the needs of Elite
Athlete Development programs from throughout the country. For the July
12th meet there will also be open and community races at the venue.
Top clubs represented will include athletes from the NIKE Farm Team,
Hansons-Brooks ODP, Wisconsin Runner RT, Zap Fitness, Big Sur Distance
Project, and the Indiana Invaders. The fields include Two-Time NCAA 800
Champion Nathan Brannen (Canada/University of Michigan), Olympian Prince
Mumba (Zambia/Oral Roberts), NCAA Mile Champion Sean Jefferson (Indiana
University), NCAA Mile Runner-up & Big Ten Champion John Jefferson
(Indiana University), and two-time NCAA Steeplechase Champion Matthew Kerr (Canada/Arkansas), Olympic Trials Finalist at 800 meters Jacob Koczman (Indiana Invaders), 3-Time NCAA DIII National Champion
Ryan Bak (Big Sur Distance Project), two-time Big Ten Champion Andrew
Ellerton (Canada/University of Michigan), Five-Time All-American Toby
Henkels (Team USA Minnesota/University of Minnesota).
For the July 12th race, $1000 will go to the best meet performance in
the 800 or 1500 where the performance exceeds the following standards,
1:46.00/3:38.00 for men. Power Tables will be used to determine the
single winner of this $1000 challenge. This prize money would be split
if a tie exists after applying the Power Tables. To be eligible an
athlete must have raced in one of previous two dates of the series (July
6th &/or July 9th) to be eligible for prize monies on the 12th.
Invaders Director Greg Harger said, "The fields are shaping up to be
extremely competitive. There will be some great head-to-head competition
as athletes look to chase World Championship "A" qualifying standards
and US National Qualifying Marks for next year's US Nationals, that will
be held in Indianapolis." Harger added, "We look forward to building on
this series and making it an annual event on the domestic competition
calendar." The USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be in
Indianapolis in 2006 and 2007.
American Milers Club High Performance Series:
http://www.nftl.net/events/2005/american_milers.asp
Power Tables - based on a 10.0 scale:
http://www.indianainvaders.com/athletes/power_tables.html (MEN)
http://www.indianainvaders.com/athletes/power_tables_women.html (WOMEN)
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