INVADERS PLACE FIVE IN TOP TEN AT USA OUTDOOR NATIONALS
June 24, 2002
(INDIANAPOLIS) The Indiana Invaders placed five in the top ten at the
2002 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. On Sunday, hurdlers
Le'gretta Smith and Linise Gordon took sixth and eighth in the 400
meter hurdles, respectively. Priscilla Hein also finished seventh
in the 1500.
Earlier in the week, Olympian DeDee Nathan took runner-up honors
in the heptathlon and Carri Long finished fourth in the high jump.
The 400 hurdles race was won by Olympian Sandra Glover, of NIKE,
and the 1500 field was won by Olympian Regina Jacobs, of NIKE,
Shannon Gallagher was one of seven competitors in the pole vault
that were unable to clear the opening height of 4.10 meters.
The Invaders will now shift gears and prepare for team competition
at the second edition of the USA National Club Track & Field
Championships to be held in Bloomington, Indiana on July 20th.
The USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be broadcast from
5:30-7 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday, June 12 on ESPN2.
USA Outdoor National Championship Results:
http://www.usatf.org
For additional information on the Indiana Invaders, please contact Greg
Harger at 317 289-4018.
INVADERS' GORDON AND SMITH ADVANCE TO FINALS AT NATIONALS
June 22, 2002
(INDIANAPOLIS) The Indiana Invaders will be well represented in
the 400 meter hurdle finals, on the final day of competition, at
the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Linise Gordon and
Le'gretta Smith advanced during Saturday's qualifying session
with times of 58.62 and 58.29, respectively.
Gordon, in winning her qualifying section, advances to her first
career appearance in the finals of the National Outdoor Championships.
Smith, having competed in the finals of the 60 meter hurdles at the
Indoor Championships, has the distinction of being the only hurdler
in the field to compete in the finals of both the 60 and 400 hurdles
this year.
Coach Aron McGuire said, "Gordon and Smith ran great races today.
Gordon ran a season best to win her heat and is looking to improve
on her time. The finals tomorrow should be an exciting event."
2002 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships:
http://www.usatf.org
For additional information on the Indiana Invaders, please contact Greg
Harger at 317 289-4018.
INVADERS' CARRI LONG FOURTH AT OUTDOOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSIPS
June 22, 2002
(INDIANAPOLIS) Invaders' Carri Long jumped 1.85 meters in the high jump
to finish fourth at the 2002 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
on the campus of Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA. The high jump
was won by Olympian Tisha Waller, of NIKE, with a jump of 1.96 meters.
Long, ranked sixth, going into Friday's competition also finished
fourth last year before going on to Beijing, China where she finished
11th at the World University Games. Long finished sixth at Indoor
Nationals earlier this year.
Team Director Greg Harger said, "Long has clearly established
herself in the top 5 in the US by her championship performances.
This opportunity was a little frustrating for her, because she knows
she is ready to compete in the top 3. However, results like these are
good in that it sets her drive and motivation to compete at a higher
level." Harger added, "She's ready physically and mentally to jump at
the next heights and she has a great support team headed by Coach Lisa
Olson that will guide her through the process over the next couple of
seasons."
TOP FIVE PERORMERS:
1 Tisha Waller NIKE 1.96
2 Gwen Wentland Unattached 1.93
3 Amy Acuff Asics 1.90
4 Carri Long Invaders 1.85
5 Darnesha Griffith UCLA 1.80
2002 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships:
http://www.usatf.org
For additional information on the Indiana Invaders, please contact Greg
Harger at 317 289-4018.
INVADERS' DEDEE NATHAN TAKES SECOND AT OUTDOOR NATIONALS
June 21, 2002
(INDIANAPOLIS) Indiana Invaders' Olympian DeDee Nathan finished the
second day of competition at the USA National Championships as the
national runner-up in the heptathlon. Shelia Burrell was the day's
victor with a score of 6299 points to Nathan's 5995 points.
Nathan entered day two in second place, just 11 points behind Burrell.
Nathan tied for second in the long jump with a mark of 6.08, finished
fourth in the javelin throw (40.91), and sixth in the 800 (2:20.33).
Nathan said, "After a long year it was a moderate performance. In
general I was pleased with my placing. I look forward to taking a
rest and then going forward next season."
Team Director Greg Harger said, "Nathan's performance wasn't a suprise
or a disappointment what with her involvement in collegiate coaching,
this past year. Coaching was a very valuable experience for her and it
answered some important questions regarding her future career options.
It wasn't an ideal environment to train but it did keep her very busy
through a year that can be difficult for a veteran to stay focused as
her event doesn't offer much in the way of major international
championships.
2002 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships:
http://www.ustfnationals.org
For additional information on the Indiana Invaders, please contact Greg
Harger at 317 289-4018.
INDIANA INVADERS AT USA Track & Field National Championships
June 20, 2002
(INDIANAPOLIS) The Indiana Invaders, in their fourth full year of
competition, will compete this weekend at the 2002 USA Outdoor Track
& Field Championships on the campus of Stanford University in Palo
Alto, CA.
The Invaders are led by Carri Long, ranked sixth, in the high jump
and Le'gretta Smith, ranked ninth, in the 400 hurdles. Long competed
on the US National Team at the 2001 World University Games, finished
fourth at Outdoor Nationals in 2001, and sixth at Indoor Nationals in
2002. Smith has the distinction of being the only 400 hurdler in the
championship that competed in the finals of the 60 hurdles at the Indoor
Championships earlier in the year.
Teammate Linise Gordon will also compete with Smith in the 400H.
Gordon, an accomplished hurdler from Ball State University, finished
fourth at the Drake Relays this season in the 400H. Priscilla Hein,
ranked 13th, will compete in the 1500. Hein won the Fall USA National
Club Cross Country Championships in 2001.
Pole vaulter Shannon Gallagher is ranked 16th headed into her event.
Gallagher is an eight time USATF Nationals Qualifier and a 10th place
finisher at the 2000 Olympic Trials.
2002 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships:
http://www.ustfnationals.org
For additional information on the Indiana Invaders, please contact Greg
Harger at 317 289-4018.
INVADERS' NATHAN SECOND ON DAY ONE
June 20, 2002
(INDIANAPOLIS) Invaders' Olympian DeDee Nathan finished day one
in second place in the heptathlon at the Outdoor National Track
& Field Championships with 3617 points, 11 points behind leader
Shelia Burrell. The multi-event championship is in Edwards Stadium
on the campus of the University of California - Berkely.
Nathan opened the competition in fourth place with a time of 13.73 seconds
in the 100 hurdles. Nathan jumped into second place with a mark
of 1.73 meters in the high jump. After the third event, Nathan took the
lead, with her winning throw of 14.81 in the shot put.
In the final event of day one, Nathan's effort to maintain her top spot,
a 25.28 second performance in the 200, was undone by Burell's 24.12 second
run. Nathan, with three events remaining in the heptathlon competition,
will start day two a mere 11 points behind Burrel.
Team Director Greg Harger said, "Nathan was a little short of her
expectations in the 100 hurdles and 200, but met her expectations
in the high jump and shot put. It all averaged out after day one."
Harger added, "Tomorrow's winner will likely be the one with the
most consistancy over the three events remaining. Burrell and Nathan's final
day of competition has the makings of a very close finish which should
make this an exciting competition on the final day."
2002 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships:
http://www.ustfnationals.org
For additional information on the Indiana Invaders, please contact Greg
Harger at 317 289-4018.
INVADERS' OLYMPIAN NATHAN TO DEFEND HEPTATHLON TITLE
June 16, 2002
(INDIANAPOLIS) Invaders' Olympian DeDee Nathan, the defending two-time
national heptathlon champion, will seek to defend her title at 2002 USA
Outdoor Combined Events Championships at Edwards Stadium & Goldman Field
on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley on June 19-20.
Nathan, the American Record Holder in the pentathlon, in winning
her second national title in 2001 also finished fourth at the
Goodwill Games and seventh at the World Championships. In 2000,
Nathan won the Olympic Trials and represented the United States
at the 27th Olympic Games in her first Olympic appearance after
3 previous World Championship appearances.
US National Championship Details:
http://www.usatf.org
For additional information on the Indiana Invaders, please contact Greg
Harger at 317 289-4018.
INVADERS' GALLAGHER & HEIN HIT NATIONAL QUALIFYING MARKS
June 10, 2002
(INDIANAPOLIS) Invaders' Shannon Gallagher and Priscilla Hein hit
national qualifying marks in the pole vault and 1500 this weekend.
Gallagher finished third in the pole vault clearing 4.21 meters
in the BellAthletics.Com Open in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Hein finished
eighth in the 1500 with a time of 4:15.24 at the Oracle U.S. Open on
the campus of Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA.
Gallagher's competition was won by Olympian Kellie Suttle. At the
Oracle U.S. Open, Hein competed in a strong international field
that included Canadian, Jamaican, Swedish, and Russian athletes.
Hein finished less than four seconds behind the winner of the 1500,
Olympian Regina Jacobs.
Hein's teammate Carri Long finished fifth at the Oracle U.S. Open
in the high jump with a mark of 1.78. Long's event was won by
Olympian Tisha Waller.
Stephanie Dueringer and Paul Howarth hit the roads over the
weekend at the Steam Boat Classic 4 Mile. The Steam Boat Classic,
held in Peoria, Illinios featured a strong international field in
both the men's and women's races with athletes from Romania,
Poland, Kenya, New Zealand, Australia, Namibia, Burundi, and
South Africa. Dueringer had an eighth place finish with a time
of 21:45. The women's race was won by three-time South African
Olympian and now US Citizen, Colleen DeReuck. Howarth finished
the men's 4 Mile race in 11th place with a time of 18:55.40.
The men's race was won by Tim Broe, American Record Holder in the
indoor 3,000.
Eddie Nehus, in setting a personal best time of 1:49.42 in the
800, finished second at the Midwest Distance Solution, presented
by Hansons Running Shops and hosted by Hillsdale College, in Michigan.
Closer to home, Linise Gordon won the 400H (58.90) at the USATF
Indiana Championships in Terre Haute, Indiana on June 9th.
Le'gretta Smith won the 100H (13.38). Jada Phelps won the
long jump (5.83) and was second in the 100 (11.98). Pristina
Jones finished second in the long jump (5.70). Jeff Minks was
third in the 400 (49.53) and Marc Dzradosi was third in the
triple jump (14.93).
Oracle U.S. Open
http://www.ustfopen.org/
Steamboat Classic
http://www.steamboatclassic.org/
The Invaders, in peaking for the USATF National Championships
in Palo Alto, California (June 19-23), are also preparing for
the second edition of the USA National Club Track & Field
Championships to be held in Bloomington, Indiana on July 20th.
For additional information on the Indiana Invaders, please contact Greg
Harger at 317 289-4018.
INVADERS' HEIN TENTH AT USA NATIONAL 5K
June 3, 2002
(INDIANAPOLIS) Invaders' Priscilla Hein finished 10th, in her first
ever road championship, at the USA 5K National Road Championship
as part of the Freihofer's Run for Women in Albany, New York on June
1, 2002. Olympian Marla Runyan won the race with a time of 15:27.
Invaders' Team Director Greg Harger said, "The last 8 months have been
a very good experience and transitional education for Hein as an athlete
that formerly thought of herself as an 800/1500 athlete. Now she has
a much wider array of opportunities and insights as to what might be
possible at longer distances." Added Harger, "We saw hints of her
potential in Boston on the Franklin Park cross country course, in
Ireland as she faced an international cross country field, and again
in Chicago on the roads over 8K in the Shamrock race. This will
undoubtedly carry over into a few more good outings before the end
of the outdoor track season."
USA 5K National Road Championship:
http://www.freihofersrun.com/
For additional information on the Indiana Invaders, please contact Greg
Harger at 317 289-4018.
