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|  Seventeen Big Red Olympic Trials Qualifiers June 28, 2004 From event press release
(HILLSDALE) Highlights of day one of the Big RED National
Invitational
include seventeen athletes hitting Olympic Trials Qualifying
standards
and an Olympic Trials "A" Standard by Indiana Invaders Zack
Riley in
the Hammer Throw on June 26th, 2004 in Bloomington,
Indiana. Riley's winning throw of 70.89 meters in the hammer throw
was a career
best that exceeded the Olympic Trials "A" Qualifying
standard of 70.00
meters. After day one of competition, Riley is the current
outstansing
performer of the meet. The men's 1500 meter race was the spotlight event as the
finale of day
one with nine Olympic Trials qualifying performances turned
in. Rob
Meyers won the 1500 with a time of 3:39.42 and Olympic
Steeple Chaser
Robert Gary took ninth with a time of 3:42.39. Riley's enthusiasm led four other competitors to hit the
Olympic Trials
qualifying standard in the hammer throw. Riley's
performance in the
first event of the competition set the tone for the meet.
Teammate
Jacob Kozman was one of three Olympic Trials qualifying
performers
in the 800. Koczman was second with a career best of
1:47.47. Jason
Briggs of Indiana State University won the 800 with a time of
1:47.00. In the women's 800, Ashley Wysong of the Nike Farm Team
won with a time
of 2:04.34 with Kinsey Coles, of North Dakota State, in
second with a
time of 2:04.54. Latisha Croom-Staten was third with a
2:04.87 and
was the third and final Olympic Trials qualifier in the 800.
Invaders'
Olympic Trials Qualifier Hope Sanders was sixth with a time
of 2:06.05. In the men's 110 high hurdles, David Davis Jr hit the
Olympic Trials
qualifying standard with a winning time of 13.84. With 17 Olympic Trials Qualifying performances in today's
compeition
and with 13 olympic trials qualifying performances from the
Big Blue
national Invitational in Hillsdale Michigan. the Indiana
Invaders'
High Performance Track & Field series has produced 30
qualifying
performances. Day two of the Big RED National Invitaional
resumes
on Tuesday June 29th in Bloomington, Indiana. Team Director Greg Harger said, "It was a great first day of
what
should be a great week of competition in bloomington.
We're looking
for more olympic trials qualifying performances on Tuesday. Big RED National Invitational Results: Big RED National Invitational Day Two Start Lists:
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