Minneapolis/St. Paul
– Jan. 24, 2012 – Team USA Minnesota’s Heather
Kampf won the women’s mile race, Jamie
Cheever was first in the women’s 3000
meter event, and Chris Rombough was
second in the men’s 3000 meters at the Jack
Johnson Minnesota Classic on Jan. 21.
At the indoor track
meet, which was held at the University of
Minnesota Fieldhouse in Minneapolis, Kampf set a
meet record of 4:41.5 in her opening race of the
2012 track season.
In the 3000 meters,
Cheever’s time was 9:25.42 and Rombough posted
8:06.7. The three athletes all competed for
the Golden Gophers at the U and
are well familiar with the Minnesota Fieldhouse.
Next up for Cheever
and Rombough will be the USA Cross Country
Championships in St. Louis on Feb. 11. Kampf
will compete again in mid-February at another
indoor track meet.
About Team USA
Minnesota
Team USA Minnesota is
based in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul.
Formed in 2001, the purpose of the training center
is to improve the competitiveness of
post-collegiate American distance running and to
develop Olympians. The athletes are coached
by Dennis Barker, head cross country and track
coach at Augsburg College in Minneapolis.
Team USA Minnesota’s major sponsor is Life Time
Run (www.lifetimerun.coom)
and its silver sponsor is Twin Cities In Motion (www.tcmevents.org).
It is also supported by the New York Road Runners
and the USA Distance Project. For more
information, visit the team’s web site at www.teamusaminnesota.org.
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