June 23, 2006
(INDIANAPOLIS) The Indiana Invaders' Jacob Koczman advances to the semi-finals of the 800 after winning his qualifying section with a time of 1:49.01 at the 2006 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 22.

Koczman, a 2004 Olympic Trials Finalist in the 800, will compete in the 800 semi-finals on Friday, June 23rd. Teammate Ricardo Bell, 6th at the 2006 USA Indoor National Championships, did not advance out of the qualifying round with his time of 1:48.82 in the 800. This was Bell's first USA Outdoor Championship appearance.

Team Director Greg Harger said, "Koczman has worked diligently to balance medical school with his athletic goals. He sets the bar very high with extreme diligence. He is ready for round two." Coach Harger added, "Bell ran his outdoor season best race in his first appearance at the USA outdoor championships. After this weekend's championship outing, Bell has his focus on running some very competitive races in the American Milers Club High Performance Series next week in Bloomington."

2006 AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships:
http://www.usatf.org/events/2006/USAOutdoorTFChampionships/

American Milers Club High Performance Series:
http://www.nftl.net

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