Posted: May 11, 2005

Athletics: Elites Announced For Season's Opener 5-K

From David Monti

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By Bob Ramsak

Mark Carroll, Keith Kelly, Amy Rudolph and Marie Davenport are the key entrants for this Sunday's fourth running of the Season's Opener 5-K in Johnston, Rhode Island, organizers announced today.

The men's race features a battle between fellow-Irishmen Carroll, a two-time Olympian, and Kelly, the 2000 NCAA cross country champion for Providence. The women's field is led by two-time U.S. Olympian Amy Rudolph, whose recent races include a personal best and world-leading 31:18.96 in the 10,000 meters at the Cardinal Invitational on May 1, an upset win at the BUPA Great Ireland Run 10-K in April, and a third place finish at the U.S. 8-K Championships. Marie Davenport, another Irish Olympian, is also in the field.