Invaders Jeremiah Vaughan and Drake Sterling provided pacing for the mile race where they successfully took the pack through their splits precisely at 58 seconds and 1:57 for 400 and 800 meters respectively. Vaughan carried the group through approximately 1000 meters before leaving the race to the remaining competitors.

The Invaders will look to continue their pace-setting duties as a part of their early pre-seaon competition outings this coming weekend at the Jesse Owens Invitational at Ohio State. The Invaders have had a multi-year history of providing successful pacing duties at Ohio State's premier  track meet.

Coach Greg Harger said, "The Invaders aim to "give back" to those athletes was much appreciated by the Furman Elite group as well as the staff at Furman and a valuable experience for the pace-setters involved.  These outings and occasional similar efforts at selected indoor events help build the sense of community among our national middle distance athletes which peaks annually with our American Milers Club High Performance Series in June".  Harger added, "This core of athletes are doing vital work over the next few weeks as they roll into their personal true season openers. Their efforts are uniquely preparing them for a June PR season. Simultaneously, their competition appearances are accelerating our recruiting efforts for both the AMC Series and for our growing roster as we prepare to make a public launch of our "Gold Medal Program".