INDIANA INVADERS SHINE AT USA CROSS COUNTRY NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
December 08, 2007
(WEST CHESTER, Ohio) The Indiana
Invaders posted modest team performances in cold and muddy conditions
at the 2007 USATF National Club Cross Country Championships held
Saturday December 8th in West Chester, Ohio as both teams finished in
14th place. Individually, Indiana Invaders athletes Erin Nehus and Julia Rudd,
provided the brightest points on Voice of America Park cross country
course by finishing in the top ten team finishers adding to a team
legacy of top performers at the nation’s club cross country
championships.
Nehus and Rudd, as the thirteenth and fourteenth athletes in Indiana
Invaders history to finish in the USATF National Club Cross Country
Championships, lead their injury and illness depleted roster against a
record number of women’s teams (32). The Indiana Invaders men’s roster
was led by Ted Turner
against a record number of men’s teams (50). The women’s national team
title was taken by Run Ohio Racing Team with 157 points and the men’s
team title was retained by Zap Fitness with 45 points.
Indiana Invaders’ Coach Greg Harger
said, “With the current depth and health of our roster we can’t feel
disappointed with the result as a team this weekend. When you loose two
athletes from your scoring line up as we did in the week preceding the
championships for our women’s team it does not matter what your level
of competition, challenging for a top finish becomes unrealistic.”
Harger added, “The men being just five, competed well given current
fitness levels. These team performance levels provide both rosters a
reference as we look to take a significant step back toward the top
performance levels in 2008 when we will be in Spokane , Washington for
these championships.”
Full Results: http://www.usatf.org/events/2007/USATFClubXCChampionships/schedule.asp
USATF Media Release: http://www.usatf.org/news/view.aspx?DUID=USATF_2007_12_08_13_13_55
For additional information on the Indiana Invaders, please contact Coach Harger at 317 289-4018 or by e-mail at: [email protected] or visit the Indiana Invaders web page at www.indianainvaders.com
Indiana Invaders Top Ten Individual Team Finisher History:
Erin Nehus (’07) – Ninth
Julia Rudd (’07) - Tenth
Erin Nehus (’05) - Third
Stephanie Dueringer (’02) - Fifth
Keisha Banks (’02) – Seventh
Geoff Fleming (’02) – Eighth
Priscilla Hein (’01) – First
Collette Liss (’01) – Second
Kelly French (’01) – Tenth
Collette Liss (’00) – Second
Kyle Baker (’00) - Second
Priscilla Hein (’00) – Third
Rick Sluder (’00) – Fifth
Collette Liss (’99) – First
INDIANA INVADERS HEAD TO USA CROSS COUNTRY NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
December 06, 2007
(INDIANAPOLIS) The Indiana Invaders will send a men's and women's team
to West Chester, Ohio, on Saturday, December 8th to compete in the 2007
USATF National Club Cross Country Championships. Leading off the
competition schedule for the Indiana Invaders is the Women’s 6K race at
12:45 PM followed by the Men's 10K race at 1:30 PM in Voice of America
Park.
Leading the Indiana Invaders on the women's side will be Julia Rudd and Erin Nehus.
Rudd had a break out year in 2007 as she qualified for the 2007
AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships placing seventh in
her heat and running a 3000m Steeplechase PR of 10:15.76. Nehus is
also no stranger to competing at an elite level as she represented the
United States in the 2006 IAAF World Road Running Championships and was
a third place team scoring finisher in the 2005 USATF National Club
Cross Country Championships while leading the Indiana Invaders team to
a fourth place finish. Making up the rest of the women’s entry roster
is Robyn Burns, Stefanie Calhoun, Stephanie Dueringer, Alana Margarf, Shannon Runge and Jessica Textoris.
For the Indiana Invaders men's team, Ted Turner and John Poray
are positioned to lead the team efforts. Turner has had a strong fall
training and racing local events and will be poised to be a top
finisher this weekend in Ohio. Poray comes into the championships off
of a multiple PR 2007 season at numerous distances and his best fall
training. Rounding out the men's roster will be Jesse Davis, Aaron Harding and Hunter Spencer.
Invaders Director and Head Coach Greg Harger
said, "It is good to be back to our sport’s national cross country
championship with a men’s and women’s team. With new cross country
resources coming on-line for us in Indianapolis next year, this
weekend’s results will give us a national measuring stick and reference
point as we head in to a new era and our second decade of competition."
Harger added, "With some focused effort we expect to be back in the mix
and ready to challenge for national titles in the coming years with
both our men’s and women’s teams."
The Indiana Invaders Cross Country Team recently made a partial roster
appearance in winning both the women’s and men’s team titles at the GVH Invitational on November 18, 2007.
This is the Invaders' seventh team appearance at the USATF National
Club Cross Country Championships where the team has finished a team in
the Top Five a total of six times in the past eight years.
Individually the Indiana Invaders have had 12 finishers in the Top Ten
since their activation in 1999.
2007 USATF National Club Cross Country Championships
Indiana Invaders Team History with scoring place finishers
Women Men
1999 Second(1,16,17,19,27) Eighth (22,29,33,37,73)
2000 Second(2,3,23,31,44) Fifth (2,5,14,18,142)
2001 First (1,2,10,11,14) Seventh (27,33,34,47,57)
2002 Second (5,7,18,19,38) Seventh (8,27,39,57,88)
2003 DNR DNR
2004 Sixth (25,36,40,53,58) DNR
2005 Fourth (3,19,38,39,41) 13th (34,73,89,105,106)
2006 DNR DNR
Indiana Invaders Top Ten Individual Team Finisher History:
Erin Nehus (’05) - Third
Stephanie Dueringer (’02) - Fifth
Keisha Banks (’02) – Seventh
Geoff Fleming (’02) – Eighth
Priscilla Hein (’01) – First
Collette Liss (’01) – Second
Kelly French (’01) – Tenth
Collette Liss (’00) – Second
Kyle Baker (’00) - Second
Priscilla Hein (’00) – Third
Rick Sluder (’00) – Fifth
Collette Liss (’99) – First
For additional information on the Indiana Invaders, please contact Coach Harger at 317 289-4018 or by e-mail at: [email protected] or visit the Indiana Invaders web page at www.indianainvaders.com
