Minnesotans to Race at Fifth Avenue Mile

Four Minnesotans will compete at Saturday's Fifth Avenue Mile in New York City.

Team USA Minnesota's Gabriele Anderson and Heather Kampf will compete for the women's title against world 1500m champion Jenny Simpson and USA champion Morgan Uceny.

Minnesota natives Garrett Heath and Will Leer will compete in a men's field that includes defending champion Amine Laalou of Morocco and three-time Medtronic TC 1 Mile champion David Torrence.

Anderson and Kampf both competed at the Fifth Avenue Mile in 2010 with Anderson posting 4:31.05 on the course and Kampf finishing in 4:30.95. The women’s race starts at 12:50 p.m. EDT followed by the professional men’s race at 1:05 p.m.

Last year, Leer finished 7th in the men's race in 3:55.02, while Heath finished 11th in 3:56.15.

Find the complete startlist for the races HERE.