INDIANA INVADERS FOURTH AT USA CROSS COUNTRY NATIONALS
November 20, 2005
(INDIANAPOLIS) The Indiana Invaders finished fourth in the women's
team championship race at the 2005 USATF National Club Cross Country
Championships at Genesee Valley Park in Rochester, New York.
Led by Erin Nehus who finished third, the Invaders at 140 points were
only one point behind third place Adidas Raleigh TC and only one point
ahead of The Farm Team. Stephanie Dueringer was 19th, Jessica
Textoris was 38th, Lesley Read was 39th, and Heather May was 41st.
Coach Greg Harger said, "It was a very close competitive race between
the Top 5 Teams. We're back in the mix and ready to challenge for the
Title next year." Harger added, "With the addition of four to five new
distance athletes in the next couple of months we will have a very
solid crew capable of competing at the ever rising level of
competition between the top distance clubs in the USA."
This is the Invaders' sixth team appearance at the USATF National Club
Cross Country Championships where the team has finished in the Top Four
a total of five times. Individually the Indiana Invaders have had nine
finishers in the Top Ten.
2005 USATF National Club Cross Country Championships:
http://www.usatf.org/events/2005/USATFClubXCChampionships/results/ow.asp
INDIANA INVADERS HEAD TO CLUB CROSS COUNTRY NATIONALS
November 16, 2005
(INDIANAPOLIS) The Indiana Invaders head to Rochester, New York to
contest the 2005 USATF National Club Cross Country Championships on
Saturday, November 19th.
The Invaders won the women's team title in 2001 and have had the
women's individual champion twice in the past five years. Additionally
the Invaders women's team has finished as National Runner-up three times
in the last six years.
The women's roster consists of Erin Nehus, Stephanie Dueringer, Lesley
Read, Jessica Textoris, and Heather May.
Nehus, a graduate of Cedarville University, is a nine-time NAIA
All-American. She holds the course record having won the 2005 GVH Cross
Country Invitational in October of this year.
Dueringer, a graduate of Michigan State University, is a
three-time NCAA
D-I All-American. Read is a graduate of the University of New
Hampshire. Textoris, a graduate of Baldwin Wallace College, was 10th at
the 2003 NCAA Division III Indoor Championships in the 5,000. May, a
graduate of Indiana University, is a 2004 Olympic Trials Marathon
competitor.
The Invaders men's team in its 6 year history has had one Top 5 team
finish and three athletes finish in the Top 10.
The men's roster consists of Hunter Spencer, Ted Turner, Caleb Bailey,
Aaron Harding, and John Poray.
Spencer, a graduate of the University of
Kentucky, has won twice on this course while competing in the GVH Cross
Country Invitational ('04 & '05). He was fifth in the Mile at the
2003 NCAA Indoor Championships. Turner, a graduate of SUNY Geneseo and
John Jay High School (NY), is a six-time DIII All-American in Cross
Country. Bailey, a graduate of Western Carolina University, competed on
the US Junior National Team in 2000 (1500). Harding is a 2005 graduate
of Indiana State University. Poray is a two-time NCAA Division II
Outdoor Track and Field Championship competitor in the 10,000.
Team Director and Coach Greg Harger said, "These athletes are excited to
be the initial wave of our first rebuilding experience. The fact that we
have been around long enough to have an experience rebuilding a team is
a tribute to all those that have supported our initial efforts in
Indiana to build a national class Elite Development Program. We are
certainly at risk competitively lining up just five athletes for both
teams but they are not afraid of the challenge and I expect we will have
100% best efforts from each athlete on Saturday. We expect to return to
the top of the team and individual podiums by 2007." Harger added, "We
have the beginnings of two distance squads with the potential to have an
impact on the national championships for years to come. Competitions
focused on team scoring between resident based training groups are the
key element to bringing experience to young, emerging elite athletes in
preparation for national and international competition."
This is the seventh edition of the USA Club Cross Country Championships
and is expected to have over 850 athletes competing.
2005 USATF National Club Cross Country Championships
http://www.usatf.org/events/2005/USATFClubXCChampionships/
The Indiana Invaders, a not-for-profit organization founded in 1998,
presents an innovative approach to track & field by providing a
resident-based, athlete-centered support system unique to the sport in
the United States.
INDIANA INVADERS ADD JOHN PORAY TO ROSTER
November 13, 2005
(INDIANAPOLIS) The Indiana Invaders have added distance runner John
Poray, a graduate of the University of Indianapolis, to the team's
roster. Poray has a career best of 30:25 in the 10,000.
Poray competed at the 2002 and 2004 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and
Field Championships in the 10,000.
Team Director Greg Harger said, "We're glad that we can support another
Indiana athlete pursuing his athletic potential here in Indiana." Harger
added, "Poray has the profile of an athlete with a lot of potential
talent that is just now starting to emerge after his collegiate career.
With long term, consistent training he will make great strides. We are
excited to see his potential unfold in the coming months and years."
Poray joins a roster that includes 16 athletes that qualified for the
2004 US Olympic Trials.
The Indiana Invaders, a not-for-profit organization founded in 1998,
presents an innovative approach to track & field by providing a
resident-based, athlete-centered support system unique to the sport in
the United States.
INDIANA INVADERS ADD D-III ALL-AMERICAN TED TURNER TO ROSTER
November 10, 2005
(INDIANAPOLIS) The Indiana Invaders have added distance runner Ted
Turner, a graduate of SUNY Geneseo and John Jay HS, to the team's
roster. Turner has career bests of 14:22 in the 5000 and 30:09 in the
10,000.
Turner is a six-time DIII All-American in Cross Country, 14-time SUNYAC
Champion, and 11-time New York State Champion. In high school, Turner
led his team to THE 2000 Class A New York State Champion Cross Country
Title.
Team Director Greg Harger said, "Turner has a vast amount of untapped
athletic talent to draw upon. He's just beginning his adventure to
discover how good he can become." Harger added, "His initial training
is going extremely well and he's making great strides."
Turner joins a roster that includes 16 athletes that qualified for the
2004 US Olympic Trials.
The Indiana Invaders, a not-for-profit organization founded in 1998,
presents an innovative approach to track & field by providing a
resident-based, athlete-centered support system unique to the sport in
the United States.
INDIANA INVADERS ADD AARON HARDING TO ROSTER
November 8, 2005
(INDIANAPOLIS) The Indiana Invaders have added Steepler Aaron
Harding, a graduate of Indiana State University and Warren Central HS,
to the team's roster. Harding has a career best of 8:52 in the 3000
Steeplechase.
Harding was the 2004 MVC Conference Champion in the steeplechase while
at Indiana State University. In high school Harding was 13th at the
Indiana High School State Cross Country Championship.
Team Director Greg Harger said, "Harding is a home grown talent and
we're excited to be adding him to the roster. He is an athlete with a
great opportunity to become competitive at a national level over the
next couple of years."
Harding joins a roster with 16 athletes that qualified for the 2004 US
Olympic Trials.
