INVADERS HON WINS AT RALEIGH RELAYS; NEHUS PR's AT STANFORD
March 27, 2005
(INDIANAPOLIS) Indiana Invaders' Brandon Hon had a strong season opener
on the east coast with a win in the 110 hurdles and a runner-up finish
in the 400 hurdles at the 2005 Raleigh Relays hosted by North Carolina
State University. Simultaneously on the west coast, Erin Nehus dropped
20 seconds in her PR over 5,000 meters in the Stanford Invitational.
Hon opened the season with a USATF "A" Standard qualifying performance
in the qualifying round of 110 hurdles with a time of 13.80. His
winning time in the finals was 13.92. Hon also took second in the 400
hurdles (51.10).
Hon, a 2004 US Olympic Trials qualifier, is now a four-time USATF
National Championship qualifier since completing his collegiate career
in 2002 for the University of Cincinnati.
Posting a notable performance on the opposite side of the country was
teammate Erin Nehus. Nehus was third in section #2 of the 5,000 at the
Stanford Invitational. Nehus recorded a time of 16:28.31 which was the
11th fastest time of the day and a 20 second personal improvement at the
distance over her 2004 PR.
Team Director Greg Harger said, "Hon had a career best season opener
this weekend at both the 110's and 400 hurdles. His challenging decision
to not compete at the Indoor Championships due to a minor injury was
obviously the correct decision. Hon, not surprisingly, can run a much
cleaner 400 hurdle race and has plenty of room for refinement over the
110's over the coming weeks" Harger added, "Nehus had a strong outing
and the time verifies her recent 8K time of 27 flat on the roads. Her
training has yet to include any real speed work so the prospects of her
re-writing personal bests from 1500 meters to the 10,000 are very real
for this season which is a learning season with regard to her
longer-term racing future."
2005 Raleigh Relays - Results:
http://www.flashresults.com/ncstate/2005/index.htm
2005 Stanford Invitational - Results:
http://gostanford.collegesports.com/sports/c-track/stats/2004-2005/open_res.html
INDIANA INVADERS ADD NINE TIME ALL-AMERICAN ERIN NEHUS
March 13, 2005
(INDIANAPOLIS) The Indiana Invaders have added nine time NAIA
All-American Erin Nehus, of Cedarville University, to the team's roster.
Nehus has career bests of 4:29 in the 1500 and 16:48 in the 5,000.
Nehus holds five Cedarville University school records from the 1,000 to
the 10,000 and is an eight time conference champion. Nehus is also a
eight time Ohio High School Championship Qualifier (four times in cross
country and four times in track).
Team Director Greg Harger said, "Nehus is just beginning to realize her
potential." Harger added, "Nehus competing in February on the roads in
Indianapolis turned in a notable 27:00 for 5 miles providing something
of a clue regarding her prospects for national caliber marks in the
2005 season."
INDIANA INVADERS ADD FORMER USA NATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM MEMBER CALEB BAILEY
March 3, 2005
(INDIANAPOLIS) The Indiana Invaders have added 1500 meter USA National
Junior Team member Caleb Bailey to the team's roster. Bailey is a
graduate of Western Carolina University and Brookwood High School,
Georgia and has career bests of 1:48.49 in the 800 and 30:15 at 10K in
cross country.
Bailey was a member of the 2000 US National Junior Team in the 1500
meters and is a two-time NCAA Championship qualifier in 2003 (800 and
cross country). Bailey set school records at Western Carolina University
in the 800 and for 10,000 meters in cross country. Bailey was also the
2003 Western Carolina University Male Athlete of the Year and is a seven
time conference champion (800, Mile, and Relays).
In 2004, Bailey met the US Olympic Trials "B" qualifying standard in the
800 and competed at the 2003 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships in
the 800.
Bailey, a graduate of Brookwood High School (Ga.), was fourth in the 5A
Georgia State Championship 1600, seventh in the 800, and eighth in the
4x400 relay.
Team Director Greg Harger said, "Bailey has a considerable range of race
experience, from the 800 to 10K in Cross Country, and he has just begun
to explore the possibilities and opportunities available to him as a
post-collegian." Harger added, "Bailey is a valuable addition to our
middle distance group that is totally focused on the Big Picture leading
to 2008."
MILLER, SANDERS TOP INVADERS' PERFORMERS AT USA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
March 1, 2005
(INDIANAPOLIS) - The Indiana Invaders' Alicia Miller and Hope Sanders
took fifth and sixth in the finals of the 400 and 800, respectively at
the 2005 USA Track & Field Indoor National Championships, held February
26th and 27th at the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center in Boston, MA.
Miller, in her first appearance at the USA Indoor Championships, took
fifth place in the 400 with a time of 55.19. Sanders was sixth in the
800 with a time of 2:04.56. Sanders ran a career indoor best time of
2:04.35 in the qualifying round of the 800.
Additionally, Francesca Green took 10th in the long jump, Natasha
Lothery and Jacob Koczman were both 11th overall in the 800 while Adrian
Swanson was 14th in the 800 (1:54.81). Invaders' pole vaulter Ebbie
Metzinger was unable to compete due to travel problems related to the
snow storm that immediately preceded the competition in Boston.
This is the seventh competitive indoor season for the Invaders since the
initial formation of their athlete roster in the fall of 1998. Since
1999 in addition to one World Indoor Champion, the Invaders have won one
individual Indoor National Title, had four runner-up finishes, placed 13
in the top five, and had 39 finishes in the top 10.
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'05 '04 '03 '02 '01 '00 '99 Total(s)
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Qualified: 8 12 12 4 12 7 5 60
Top 10: 3 5 6 4 10 7 5 39*
Top 5: 1 1 1 2 4 2 2 13*
2nd: - 1 - - - 2 1 4*
1st: - - - - 1 - - 1*
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Team Director Greg Harger said, "It was a bit of a crazy weekend what
with our having difficulties getting everyone to the meet and then even
getting home after the meet. Regardless, it was a constructive and
positive weekend for the most part as we evaluate the athletes competing
this weekend in Boston." Harger added, "We're looking forward to having
a much larger impact and presence during the outdoor season and at the
USA Outdoor Championships."
The USA Indoor Track & Field Championships are the world's oldest indoor
track championships, with the first meet being held in 1888 in New York.
2005 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships:
http://www.usatf.org/events/2005/USAIndoorTFChampionships/
The Indiana Invaders, a not-for-profit organization founded in 1998,
presenting an innovative approach to track & field by providing a
resident-based, athlete-centered support system unique to the sport in
the United States. The Indiana Invaders have also been designated as a
USA Elite Development Club by the United States Governing Body of
Athletics, USA Track & Field. The designation is for the upcoming
Olympiad, as the team prepares for the next four years heading into
Beijing, China for the 2008 Olympic Games.
