January 28, 2006
(INDIANAPOLIS) Indiana Invaders' Adam Shunk became the second athlete on the roster to qualify for this season's USA Indoor Championship with his winning jump of 2.21 meters in the high jump at the Gladstein Invitational, hosted by Indiana University on January 27, 2007.

Shunk, competing with a NIKE affiliation, returns as the defending USA Indoor National Champion in the high jump. Shunk has represented the United States on two US National Teams including the World Indoor Championships held in Moscow, Russia in 2006 and the eight-nation DecaNation competition held in Paris, France in 2005. Collegiately, Shunk took top honors in the high jump by winning the NCAA Indoor Championships in 2003.

Teammate Ricardo Bell won the 600m in a time of 1:18.47 in running his first 600m of the Indoor season. Bell, posted the fastest 600m time by an American in 2006. Bell's teammate, Jacob Koczman, also one of the fastest Americans over 600 meters in 2006 opened his indoor season with a 1:18.11 win at the Hawkeye Invitational January 13th, 2007.

Team Director Greg Harger said, "It was very good to see Shunk easily qualify for the Indoor Championships with his season opener. His recovery from an auto accident from a few weeks ago has been facilitated greatly by the expertise of our Gold Medical Team. The leadership of St. Vincent Sports Medicine and the rest of our sports medicine team, specifically including Dr. Sheila Wilson, has been vital in Shunk’s return to high level training." Harger added, "Bell ran a tactically competitive 600 and given the slow start to his training due to a sequence of minor injuries his outdoor prospects at 800 meters are looking better every day."

The Indiana Invaders will compete at the US Indoor Championships in Boston, Massachusetts on February 24-25 at the Reggie Lewis Center. The Invaders currently have two athletes qualified with Adam Shunk in the high jump (2.24) and Amber Plowden in the 60 meters (7.44).

Gladstein Inviational Results:
http://iuhoosiers.cstv.com/sports/w-track/stats/2006-2007/gladsteinday1.html
http://iuhoosiers.cstv.com/sports/w-track/stats/2006-2007/gladsteinday2.html

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