Meghan Peyton, Megan Hogan Named RRCA Roads Scholars: Euro Track Update

Team USA Minnesota’s Meghan Peyton and Megan Hogan have been selected to receive Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) Roads Scholar grants for 2011. They were among six US athletes named with the grants going directly to the athletes to help support their goals of becoming world-class distance runners.

The Roads Scholar program assists American post collegiate runners who show great promise to develop into national and world-class road running athletes. Since 1996, RRCA has awarded grants totaling over $360,000 through the Roads Scholar program. Previous Team USA Minnesota recipients include Matt Gabrielson, Josh Moen, and Antonio Vega.

“I want to extend a most heart-felt thank you to the RRCA," said Peyton (formerly Armstrong) who joined Team USA Minnesota in 2008. “To know that there are people and groups like the RRCA out there to support me and other athletes like myself is truly amazing. This grant will help me continue to strive to reach my dream of being one of our nation’s best athletes. This support will also allow me to give back to the running community by being my best every time I toe the line, which will in turn, I hope, allow our entire sport to advance.”

In 2010, Peyton won the ING Miami Half Marathon, placed fourth at both the USA 5k and 10 Mile Championships, and was a member of the Chiba Ekiden team. In 2011, she was fifth in the USA 15k Championships and seventh at the USA 1 Mile Championships.

Hogan joined Team USA Minnesota in February 2011 after completing her collegiate eligibility at George Washington University in December. This year she was third at the USA 15k Championships and was fifth at the Freihofer’s Run for Women. “I am very excited and honored to have received the Roads Scholar’s grant and I look forward to successful performances in upcoming road races,” said Hogan.

European Track Races
Heather Kampf won her second 800 meter races in Europe during her summer outdoor track campaign following up on her win in Belgium on July 9 with another victory in a meet in Nuoro, Italy, on July 13 with a time of 2:01.96.

Also competing in Europe is Gabriele Anderson who ran 4:14.57 for seventh at the Liege, Belgium, International Athletics Meeting on July 13.

Next up for both athletes will be a track meet in Padova, Italy, on July 16, and then a final European competition in Lignano, Italy, on July 19.