Team USA MN Hosts First RunPro Camp

A first of its kind primer for a professional running career, the RunPro Camp will be held Friday and Saturday in Bloomington. 21 recent graduates of colleges and universities will get advice from elite athletes, sports administrators, PR professionals, race organizers, elite atlete recruiters and agents, shoe company reps, and medical and tax experts during the two days of presentations.

While sprinters or other track athletes have had similar preparation clinics for entry into the world of professional sport, this is the first such attempt to educate and inform US distance runners, says Pat Goodwin, one of the speakers, a founder of Team USA MN, and organizer of the camp. Funding for the camp came from a grant from USATF and was also made possible by some who came to present at the camp at their own expense, said Goodwin.

The grant provided funding for the expenses for 20 athletes, said Goodwin. The Hilton Hotel in Bloomington gave special rates for the participants and as one of the athletes chosen to attend lives in MN, 21 athletes were able to attend. The 21 are men and women from all over the US. Some are All Americans, others conference champions. A listing of their names, their schools, and their accomplishments are:

Alison Parris,James Madison University; NCAA Qualifier, 1500m: 4:29, 3K: 9:35, 5K 16:27
Amy Vanalstine,University of Richmond; NCAA Qualifier, 1500m: 4:19, 3K: 9:29, 5K: 16:09
Andrew Benford,University of Richmond; Steeplechase: 8:46, 5K: 13:55
Christian Gonzalez, Rider University, MAAC Champion (cross country and track)800m: 1:49, 1500m: 3:42, mile: 4:00, 3K: 8:23, 5K: 14:26
Colton Tully-Doyle,University of Washington; NCAA Qualifier, 1500m: 3:46, Mile: 4:05, 3K: 7:53, 5K: 13:47
Darryll Oliver, University of Pennsylvania; NCAA Qualifier, 800m: 1:48, 1500m: 3:53
David Adams, University of Nebraska; NCAA Qualifier and All-American, 3K: 7:58, Steeplechase: 8:43, 5K: 13:48
Devotia Moore, Duke University; NCAA Qualifier and All-American, 800m school record holder, 800m: 2:04
Elizabeth Yetzer, University of Minnesota; NCAA Qualifier, 1500m: 4:18, Mile: 4:41, 3K:9:31
Emily Anderson, William and Mary; NCAA Qualifier and All-American, 1500m: 4:14, mile: 4:43, 3K: 9:26, 5K 16:03
Jonathan Grey, William and Mary; NCAA Qualifier and All-American, 3K: 8:07, 5K: 13:46, 10K: 28:40
Jonathan Sees, University of California Davis; 800m: 1:51, 1500m: 3:44
Kaitlin Gregg, University of California Davis; 5K: 16:21, 10K: 34:01
Kate Van Buskirk, Duke University; NCAA Qualifier and All-American, placed 3rd in 1500m at 2011 Championships, 800m: 2:06, 1500m: 4:15,mile: 4:33
Kristen McGlynn, Adams State College; DII NCAA Qualifier and All-American, 5K: 16:12, 10K: 34:03
Lisa Baumert, Princeton University; NCAA Qualifier, 5K: 16:25, 10K: 33:53
Mary Cate Quiett, DePaul University; NCAA Qualifier, 800m: 2:05, 1500m: 4:35
Matthew Llano, University of Richmond; NCAA Qualifier and All-American, 3K: 8:11, 5K: 14:00, 10K: 28:43
Matti (Bridgmon) Suver, University of Oregon; NCAA Qualifier and All-American, 1500m: 4:25, 3K: 9:17, 5K: 16:02, 10K: 33:37
Michael Crouch, Queens University; DII NCAA Qualifier and All-American 1500m:3:45, mile: 4:04, 3K: 7:57, 5K: 13:40, 10K: 28:58
Sarah Porter, Western Washington University; DII NCAA Qualifier and All-American, Placed 9th at 2011 USATF National Championships, 5K: 15:57, 10K: 32:57

More infromation on RunPro and the camp are available HERE.