| Second Facebook Ticket Giveaway Scheduled for Monday, May 10 Your second chance to win a free pair of seats is coming up this Monday! All you have to do to have a chance to win a pair of homestretch seats to the 2010 adidas Grand Prix is to sign-up as a Fan of the adidas Grand Prix Facebook Page. That’s it! As a fan, you’ll be among the first to hear the latest news and announcements on the adidas Grand Prix, the first IAAF Diamond League stop in the US. Click here to visit the official adidas Grand Prix Facebook page and sign up. Ten National and State Champions Names to Jim Ryun High School Dream Mile An all-star list of the country’s top prep distance stars have been confirmed for the inaugural Jim Ryun High School Dream Mile for boys and girls at the adidas Grand Prix on Saturday, June 12, organizers announced Thursday. Included in the list are 10 national or state champions in either track or cross-country. The races are named in honor of Ryun, the first high school runner to ever break four minutes in the mile.
“These kids are already stars at their own high schools, but now they have the chance to race against the country’s top competitors on the same stage as today’s track and field superstars,” Ryun said. “We’ll hopefully see if this race can help determine ‘who’s next’ among this new generation of distance athletes.”
Boys confirmed for the event include: - Lukas Verzbicas, a sophomore from Orland Park, Ill., dominated in 2009 as the Foot Locker Cross Country champion and as the Nike Indoor Nationals Champion at two miles and 5000 meters. He is the current national high school record holder at 5000m indoors.
- Jake Hurysz, a senior from Mebane, N.C., won the 3200m at the Arcadia Invitational in eight minutes, 49.76 seconds, and was the 2009 North Carolina State Cross Country Champion.
- Kirubel Erassa, a senior from Loganville, Ga., won the 5000m at this year’s Nike Indoor Nationals.
- Craig Lutz, a junior from Flower Mound, Texas, was the 2009 Nike Cross Country Nationals Champion.
- Pat Schellberg, a senior from Morristown, N.J., kicked off 2010 with victories in both the Millrose Games and Penn Relays High School Boys Mile races.
- Isaac Presson, a senior from Asheville, N.C., was runner-up to Schellberg in last month’s Penn Relays High School Boys Mile.
- Kemoy Campbell, a senior from Manchester, Jamaica, was the 2010 Jamaican National High School Champion at 1500m. He also holds the Jamaican national junior record at 5000m.
Girls confirmed for the event include: - Cory McGee, a senior from Pass Christian, Miss., is a 17-time Mississippi State Champion in cross-country and track and the 2010 Millrose Games High School Mile Champion.
- Emily Sisson, a senior from St. Louis, Mo., was the 2009 Missouri State Champion at the 1600m and 3200m distances, in addition to finishing second in the 3000m at the 2009 USATF Junior Championships.
- Kelsey Margey, a sophomore from Greenlawn, N.Y., was the runner-up in the 800m at the 2010 Nike Indoor Nationals.
- Eleanor Fulton, a junior from Highlands Ranch, Colo., was both the 2009 Colorado State 5A Champion at 1600m and the fifth-place finisher at the 2009 Nike Cross Country Nationals.
- Maddie Meyers, a sophomore from Seattle, Wash., was the fifth-place finisher in the 2009 Nike Indoor Nationals Mile in addition to winning the 2009 Washington State High School 1A cross country title.
- Natoya Goule, a senior from Manchester, Jamaica, won the 800m and 1500m at this year’s CARIFTA Games.
More athletes will be announced in the coming weeks. Click here to visit the Jim Ryun Dream Mile Information Page. OMEGA to Serve as Official Timekeeper for IAAF Diamond League SWITZERLAND (May 4, 2010) – OMEGA, widely known for its role as the Official Timekeeper of the Olympic Games, today announced it has signed an agreement to serve as the Official Timekeeper of the new IAAF Diamond League circuit in its 2010 inaugural season.
The IAAF Diamond League is an annual series of meets which intends, as one of its main goals, to enhance the worldwide appeal of athletics. The 14 meetings planned for 2010 replace the Golden League, whose six meetings were contested exclusively in Europe. The IAAF Diamond League will still include the most prestigious events on the European athletics calendar but will also feature meetings in China and the United States. The 2010 IAAF Diamond League season will officially begin in Doha, Qatar on May 14th.
The 2010 Diamond League makes its first stop in the U.S. (and fifth stop overall) with the adidas Grand Prix, the nation’s premier outdoor track & field invitational, at Ichan Stadium on Randall’s Island in New York City on June 12th. On July 3rd, the Diamond League will meet in Eugene, OR, for the Prefontaine Classic.
U.S. sprint star Tyson Gay, an OMEGA Ambassador since 2008, has also been named a Diamond League Ambassador and has been confirmed to compete in Eugene, Monaco, London and Brussels so far. Gay is the American Record holder in the 100m and a three-time World Champion. He won the 200m title in New York last year with a blistering time of 19.58.
Click here to read the full release. Limited Seats Still Available for adidas Grand Prix Don’t believe the rumors! The 2010 adidas Grand Prix has not sold out – yet! Tickets are moving quickly so if you haven’t purchased your seats yet for the adidas Grand Prix don’t hesitate and grab the seats you want now, before they’re all gone! Click here to view the stadium layout and purchase tickets online, or call 877-849-8722 for more information on tickets. You can also purchase tickets at Paragon Sports, the exclusive ticket retailer in the New York area for the adidas Grand Prix. Paragon Sports is located at 18th Street and Broadway in Manhattan, and can be reached by calling 212-255-8036. |
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