Stephanie Dueringer

April 30, 2007
(INDIANAPOLIS) The Indiana Invaders seventh Olympic Trials qualifier was posted with Stephanie Dueringer's performance of 2:45:25 at the 2007 Eugene Marathon on April 28, 2007.

Dueringer's performance qualified her for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials Women's Marathon which will be the US Olympic Team selection event for the 2008 Olympic Games marathon to be held in Beijing, China. The U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon will be held in Boston over the weekend of the Boston Marathon as a separate event. This will be Dueringer's first participation at a US Olympic Trials. Dueringer joins teammate Heather May who also qualified for the women’s marathon trials with her effort at the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon on October 22, 2006.

Team Director Greg Harger said, "Dueringer is now the seventh Invaders athlete to post a mark for next year's Olympic Trials. For the next 12 months Stephanie's focus will be on optimal preparation for the Olympic Trials Marathon in April of 2008. This is an important experience for her and we know that she's up to the Challenge of being prepared to break 2:40 with her teammate May." Harger added, "As the build up to the Olympic Trials and the Olympic Games grows, we work to stay focused on the day-in and day-out tedium of training that must be held in the perspective of a specific date in 2008 and not get unduly distracted with intermediate competitions.”

The Indiana Invaders had 16 athletes qualify for both the 2000 and the 2004 US Olympic Trials. Currently, seven Invaders athletes have posted Olympic Trials qualifying marks for the 2008 US Olympic Trials. Since 1999 the Invaders have had one IAAF World Indoor Champion, one IAAF World Indoor Bronze Medalist, eight USA National Champions, one USA Olympic Team Member, nine USA National Team Members and 132 USA National Championship Qualifiers.