Posted: November 10, 2008

Athletics: Semick leads USA to team silver medal at 100 km World Cup

TARQUINIAL, Italy - Kami Semick (Bend, Ore.), finished second Saturday at the IAU 100 km World Cup in Tarquinial, Italy, leading an outstanding American team performance. Semick's time of 7:33:58 was the second-fastest time ever for a U.S. woman to lead Team USA to the team silver medal. Meghan Arbogast (Corvallis, Ore.) finished sixth in 7:52:21, while Devon Crosby-Helms (San Francisco, Calif.), rounded out the team scoring, finishing tenth in 8:01:52. In the men's race, first-time Team USA member Michael Wardian (Arlington, Va.) led American men, finishing ninth in 7:06:35. Adam Lint (Seattle, Wash.) finished in 50th-place in 8:06:35. For more information on the IAU 100 km World Cup visit USATF.org. Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest