July 2, 2006
(INDIANAPOLIS) The 2006 edition of the American Milers Club High Performance Series delivered significant results, career enhancing performances, and a wealth of competitively charged races for some of America's top middle distance athletes in three days of racing over the past week on Indiana University's famed Billy Hayes track.

July 1st, the third and final day of the series saw fields of athletes producing four sub-1:49 800’s, two sub-2:06 800's for women, two sub-4:17 1500's for women, and five sub-3:45 1500’s. The Farm Team having won all but one race during the series again dominated on the final day. Krista Ferrara, running for the Farm Team and a graduate of Indiana University, won the 800 with a 2:03.76 as she posted her 4th fastest career 800 meter races over the last 10 days. The Farm Team's Elliott Blount won with a season’s best time of 1:47.76 in the 800 and teammate Brendan Mahoney won the 1500 (3:43.05) with his second fastest time of the outdoor season.

Unattached athletes won the women's 1500 and men's steeple, with Shannon Rowbury posting a life time best of 4:12.31 to win the 1500 and Tom Chorny, an Indiana University graduate and 2001 USA Outdoor Champion in the steeple, posting a winning mark of 8:50.33.

The American Milers Club High Performance Series over three days of heated competition produced 41 season bests and 26 lifetime bests. Eight races were determined by 33/100ths of a second or less and four races were determined by margins of 6/100ths of a second or less.

Meet Series Director Greg Harger said, "These high caliber races were great for everyone. The results speak for themselves as we had multiple athletes break into the USA Top 10 performance list and many others moved up 10 to 15 spots on the US list after the week’s races.” Harger added, "We look to grow, expand and solidify this series as an annual highlight of our nation's potential in the 800 and 1500. Experiences like this to go head-to-head when the athletes are at peak fitness immediately after USA nationals is the reason the top development coaches and athletes came together for this series. 2007 will see a similar series of races immediately after USA nationals."

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