Posted: December 1, 2004

Athletics: Indiana Invaders Announce 2005 High Performance Series

(INDIANAPOLIS) The Indiana Invaders will host the 2005 American Milers Club High Performance Track & Field Series consisting of five days of competition during June and July. The series will be produced and managed by NFTL, Inc.

The American Milers Club High Performance Series is an outgrowth of meets hosted by the Indiana Invaders in 2004 to meet the needs of Elite Athlete Development programs from throughout the country. The 4 days of competition held in 2004 produced 43 Olympic Trials qualifying marks including some of the deepest 800 and 1500 meter races in the USA during the 2004 post-collegiate season. Formal commitments from teams like the NIKE Farm Team, Team USA Monterey Bay, Team USA Minnesota, Hansons-Brooks ODP, Wisconsin Runner RT, and Zap Fitness are expected to be announced in the coming weeks. The competition schedule will be focused on the 800 and 1500 with a limited number of additional events on each of the different days of the series.

Meet Series Director Greg Harger said, "We're excited about the potential of this series and it's ability to provide high performance competition opportunities for America's top middle distance and distance athletes. The initial commitments by some of America's top Future Olympians in both Middle Distance and Distance events and their coaches to this series is significant. This will be a unique series intended to allow fans and Future Olympians an opportunity to see and interact personally with many of America's best." Harger added, "As we prepare for 2005 and beyond, we're looking forward to growing this series and making it an annual event on the domestic schedule."

2005 High Performance Track & Field Series dates:
June 10 or 11     TBA, Michigan
July 6            TBA, Indiana
July 12           TBA, Indiana
July 14           TBA, Indiana
July 16           TBA, Indiana

Additional details will be released in early 2005.

American Milers Club: www.americanmilersclub.com.

For further information on the Indiana Invaders, please contact Greg Harger at 317 289-4018 or online at: (greg.harger(at)indianainvaders.com) IndianaInvaders.com