November 16, 2006
(INDIANAPOLIS) The Indiana Invaders have added NCAA Division III All-American runner Robyn Burns, a graduate of Franklin College and Roncalli High School (IN), to the team's roster.

Burns was a two-time All-American in the 1500 and is a two-time cross country, two-time outdoor, and three-time indoor NCAA Division III Championship qualifier. While competing for Franklin College, Burns set school records in the 800, 1500, Mile, 3000, 5000, 6000 CC and as a member of the 4X400 relay. Burns was awarded Franklin College's David C. Naile Award for Leadership and Service in Women's Athletics.

Team Director Greg Harger said, "Burns has the athletic potential and the mental determination to be a national competitor." Harger added, "It's great whenever we're able to retain, develop, and promote Indiana collegians like Burns. As she steps up to the next level over the next couple of training cycles it will be exciting for her home community to have immediate access and interaction in her success as a post-collegiate athlete."

Burns is one of three Indiana collegians and the second Indiana distance runner to join the team's roster in the last two months. During the 2007 outdoor season these native Hoosiers along with their Invaders teammates will have a chance to compete in front of their community as the USA National Championships will return to Indianapolis on June 20-24, 2007.

Burns joins a team that had 16 athletes qualify for both the 2000 and the 2004 US Olympic Trials. The 2008 Olympic Trials will be in Eugene Oregon.

The Indiana Invaders, a not-for-profit organization founded in 1998, presents an innovative approach to track & field by providing a resident-based, athlete-centered support system unique to the sport in the United States.