Roster Announced for Five Nations Match

USA Track & Field recently announced the list of athletes that will represent the United States in the annual Five Nations Match to be held Saturday, January 28, in Glasgow, Scotland.

The Five Nations Match is a unique competition between countries where one member from each team competes in select events and the winner is determined by total points. In 2011 the United States placed fourth in the competition with a total of 52 points to finish behind Germany (61), Great Britain & N.I. (56), Commonwealth Select (56) and ahead of Sweden (29).

The squad for the United States includes six athletes that were a member of Team USA for the 2011 World Outdoor Championships including Ivory Williams, Jamaal Torrance, Natasha Hastings, Danielle Carruthers, Amanda Smock and Funmi Jimoh.

More information on the Five Nations Match can be found at www.usatf.org.

The complete roster for this year’s competition can be found below:

Men’s roster
60m: Ivory Williams
200m: Calvin Smith
400m: Jamaal Torrance
800m: Duane Solomon
1,500m: Tommy Schmitz
60m hurdles: Kevin Craddock
Pole vault: Scott Roth
High jump: Andra Manson

Women’s roster
60m: Angela William
200m: Candyce McGrone
400m: Natasha Hastings
800m: Erica Moore
1,500m: Treniere Moser
3,000m: Tara Erdmann
60m hurdles: Danielle Carruthers
Triple jump: Amanda Smock
Long jump: Funmi Jimoh

Staff: John Chaplin, Rose Monday, Alan Kolling (manager), Anthony Yengo (medical)