MCAFEE, SANDERS AND SMITH LEAD INVADERS
AT INAUGURAL MIDWEST CHALLENGE MEET

(INDIANAPOLIS)-- John McAfee, Hope Sanders and Le'gretta Smith turned in personal best performances among 110 total athletes at the inaugural Midwest Chllenge track and field meet held June 24 at the I.U. Michael A. Carroll Track and Soccer Stadium on the IUPUI campus.

The meet was held one week prior to the Fifth Third Bank Clash For Cash to take place Saturday, July 1 with more than $10,000 in prize money. The Clash For Cash is one of the final meets prior to the U.S. Olympic Trials to take place July 14-23 in Sacramento, Calif.

McAfee, Sanders and Smith, are among the 12 Indiana Invaders that have qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials.

McAfee came from third to first over the final two hurdles in the 400 hurdles and won in a time of 49.97. Sanders was runner-up to Ashley Wysong in the 800 meters in 2:04.32 and Smith was second to Karlene Haughton (Canada) in the womens 400 meters in 57.32.

Other highlight performances were provided by Lamark Carter (Nike) in the triple jump (16.81 meters) and Calvin Bostic (USAF), and Sherman Armstrong (Un. Illinois) with Olympic qualifying marks of 49.99 and 50.00 very closely behind McAfee in the 400 hurdles.

Kirt Thompson (Indiana Invaders), who returned from his native Trinidad after winning his national championship, won the javelin (76.20). Aubrey Herring (Indiana State Un.) won the 100 hurdles (13.70).

For more information, contact Greg Harger at 317/274-9749.

INDIANA INVADERS TO FIELD 12 IN OLYMPIC TRACK AND FIELD TRIALS,
THREE QUALIFY FOR RESPECTIVE NATIVE COUNTRY OLYMPIC TRIALS

JUNE 22, 2000

(INDIANAPOLIS)-- With the 2000 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials to begin in less than one month, 12 members of the Indiana Invaders have qualified for the meet and the chance to complete at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Austrailia. The Trials meet will take place July 14-23 in Sacramento, Calif.

DeDee Nathan, the 1999 World Indoor Heptathlon champion, leads the list with fellow multi-eventer Phil McMullen, who finished sixth in the decathlon at the 1998 U.S. Track and Field Championships, also qualfied for the Trials.

Other Invaders women that have qualified are: Angie Joy (discus throw), Collette Liss (1500 and 5000 meters), Hope Sanders (800 meters), Le'gretta Smith (400 hurdles), Jamie Strieter (javelin throw), and Leslie Vidmar (shot put).

Joining McMullen in the men's field at the Trials will be: John McAfee (400 hurdles), Daren McDonough (pole vault), Stephen Parker (high jump), and Frankie Young (long jump).

Kelly French (1500 and 5000 meters) has qualified for the Olympic Trials in her native country of Canada, and Kirt Thompson (javelin throw) and Gareth Wilford (1500 meters) have achieved the Olympic Trials standard for their homelands of Trinidad and South Africa respectively.

"For a two year old club and this being our first Olympiad to have 12 athletes competing in our own Trials and 15 overall is humungous," said Invaders Head Coach Chris Buhler. He added, "This should tell all those looking at us that the model of the Invaders as a club works."

Olympic Trials qualifying marks may be achieved by Sunday, July 9.

Kevin Collins qualified and competed in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials last month in Pittsburgh.

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ILLINI ALUMNI SANDERS, MC DONOUGH QUALIFY FOR OLYMPIC TRIALS

JUNE 13, 2000

(INDIANAPOLIS)-- Go to the University of Illiniois on athletic scholarships. Compete and achieve relative collegiate stardom. Begin a professional career leaving track and field behind. Have athletic second thoughts. Join the Indiana Invaders. Qualify for Olympic Trials.

Simple enough, it's the route of achieving what was once nothing more than a dream for two members of the Indiana Invaders.

Hope Sanders (800 meters) and Daren McDonough (pole vault) produced personal best performances to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials on Saturday, June 10 and Sunday, June 11th with outings at the Michigan International and Indiana USA Track and Field Championships respectively.

Sanders, a 1995 graduate and now a teacher/coach at Warren Central High School (Indianapolis), won the 800 meters with a 2:04.50. Her previous personal best was 2:05.61 from 1995.

McDonough vaulted 5.70 meters (18' 8") besting his personal best of 5.62 meters from 1994 to easily achieve the Olympic Trials standard of 5.60 meters.

The U.S. Olympic Trials will take place July 14-23 at Sacramento, Calif.

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THE LATEST INVADERS OLYMPIC TRIALS QUALIFIERS:

June 12, 2000
The latest Invaders Olympic Trials qualifiers:
Hope Sanders 2:04.50 - 800m
Daren McDonough 5.70m - PV

That is now a total of 16 "Invaders" qualified
for their respective Olympic Trials in 2000.

The next couple of weeks could see a couple more added to the list.

Kevin Collins                   Marathon
Kelly French                    1500 & 10,000   (Canada)
Angie Joy                       DT
Collette Liss                   1500 & 5,000    
John McAfee                     400H    
Daren McDonough                 PV
Phil McMullen                   Decathlon       
DeDee Nathan                    Heptathlon
Stephen Parker                  HJ
Hope Sanders                    800     
Le'gretta Smith                 400H
Jamie Strieter                  JT
Kirt Thompson                   JT              (Trinidad)
Leslie Vidmar                   SP
Gareth Wilford                  1500            (South Africa)
Frankie Young                   LJ

INDIANA INVADERS STEEPLECHASE CLASSIC
IUPUI, INDIANAPOLIS, JUNE 8TH, 2000

RESULTS

Men's 3000m Steeplechase
Robert Gary             Adidas          8:33.88
Tom Chorny              Nike            8:36.77
Francis O'Neill         Asics           8:37.00
Jared Cordes            Wisconsin       8:38.69
Eric Pierce             Minnesota       8:55.18
Todd Moroney            Ind. Invaders   8:59.20
Jeremy Tollman          Weber St        9:02.87
Corbin Talley           Weber St        9:03.52
Reuben Njau             Run. Forum      9:05.84
Joe Wilson              Weber St        9:07.91
Floyd Held              Unattached      9:08.59
Jeff Zeha               Indiana         9:09.56

Women's Long Jump
Rose Richmond           Indiana         5.96m (wind +1.28)
Tandra Foster           Indiana         5.71m (wind +3.62)

Women's Triple Jump
Maria Fleischmann       Indiana         12.43m (wind +1.16)

Men's Triple Jump       
Myron McClure           Unattached      15.70m (wind +1.71)

Men's 10,000m
Matt Sparks             Ind. Invaders   DNF
Chris Powers            Indiana         DNF
Bart Phariss            Unattached      DNF