Thursday, January 25, 2007

Deatherage to Run Reebok Boston Indoor Games Mile

Team USA Minnesota's Jenelle Deatherage will open her indoor season Saturday at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games. Deatherage, who started her 2006 campaign at the same meet with an eighth place 4:37.86, has a mile best of 4:31.58.

Lining up with Deatherage are 2006 Reebok Boston mile champ Carmen Douma-Hussar of Canada, U.S. Olympian Shayne Culpepper, fellow American Sara Hall, Australian record-holder Sarah Jamieson, and Ethiopian stars Meskerem Legesse and Mestawot Tadesse.

Headliners for this loaded meet include Ethiopians Tirunesh Dibaba, Meseret Defar, and Gebre Gebremariam; American miler Alan Webb, Australian Craig Mottram, and U.S. sprint star Shawn Crawford.

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