Late Scratches Thin Medtronic TC 1 Mile Field; Famiglietti, Jennings, Brown, Deatherage Out

Recent scratches by top contenders in the Medtronic TC 1 Mile have thinned fields and opened opportunities in tomorrow night's race up the Nicollet Mall.

Since Twin Cities Marathon, Inc. officials last week announced (HERE) the elite entrants in the 5th-annual event that this year hosts the first-ever USA Road Mile Championship, seven racers have withdrawn.

Absent from the men's race through downtown Minneapolis are: favorite Anthony Famiglietti, 2000 Olympian Gabe Jennings, 5000 meter specialist Thomas Morgan, and former Team USA Minnesota runner Brad Lowery.

Out of the women's race are: Team USA Minnesota's Emily Brown, fellow Minnesotan Jenelle Deatherage, and two-time Olympian Jen Rhines.

Racheal Marchand, a former University of Iowa star, is a late addition to the race, however.

The remaining racers -- including women's favorite Shannon Rowbury and 2004 Olympian Carrie Tollefson -- will vie for the $22,500 Medtrontic TC 1 Mile prize purse which includes $4000 for race winners.

An additional $10,000 awaits race winners who break 4:00 (men) and 4:28 (women.)

Racing commences at 6:50 p.m. tomorrow; the starting guns fire for the USA Championship races just before 8:00 p.m.