McGregor Named to USA's World Road Team

Team USA Minnesota's Katie McGregor will join Olympic marathon bronze medalist Deena Kastor and USA 20K champion Alicia Shay on what should be a strong USA squad for the IAAF World Road Running Championships in Udine, Italy on October 14, USA Track and Field announced.

Also named to the five-member squad which will seek the USA's first-ever medal in the event were Tara Storage and Desiree Davila.

The event is a half marathon contested on a 7,000 meter criterium loop through the streets of the northeastern Italian city. The race will offer a total of $225,000 in prize money. The top three athletes on each team score.

McGregor (pictured) won the Women Run the Cities 10 Mile on Sunday in 55:36. She plans to race the USA 10K Championship in Boston the Monday before the Udine event. Her last international outing was in the 10,000 meters at the World Track and Field Championships in Osaka, Japan, where she finished 13th in 32:44.76.

USA team members were selected based on performances time performances at 15K, half marathon, 20K and 25K, according to Jim Estes of USATF.

Photo by Victor Sailer, courtesy of Team USA Minnesota.