MEMO: February 11, 2003
TO: U.S. Athletics Media
FROM: Tom Surber (317) 261-0500 x317
Media Information Manager
USA Track & Field
SUBJECT: Media Teleconference
Drossin, Keflezighi to appear on USATF Media Teleconference
NOTE TO MEDIA: PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE ACCESS CODE FOR USATF
TELECONFERENCES HAS CHANGED. SEE INFORMATION, BELOW.
A USA Track & Field Media Teleconference featuring five-time defending
USA women's 8 km cross country champion Deena Drossin and two-time
defending USA men's 12 km cross country champion Meb Keflezighi, has
been scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 12.
Drossin and Keflezighi will discuss their preparations for the 2003 USA
Cross Country Championships, February 15-16 in Houston, Texas. The event
will serve as the Team USA selection event for the 2003 World Cross
Country Championships, March 29-30 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
In winning her fifth U.S. 8 km national cross country title at the 2002
USA Winter Nationals in Vancouver, Washington, Drossin easily defended
her crown by a 15-second margin over runner-up Colleen De Reuck. Drossin
went on the win the individual silver medal in leading the Team USA
women's 8 km squad to the team silver medal at the 2002 IAAF World Cross
Country Championships in Dublin, Ireland. Drossin's 2002 campaign also
included an American record on the track at 10,000 meters (30:52.32) and
the world best for 5,000 meters on the roads (14:54).
Keflezighi, who placed 14th at the 2002 World Cross Country
Championships, defended his U.S. 12 km cross country title last year by
edging Abdi Abdirahman in a photo finish. The 2000 Olympic Trials
10,000m champion, Keflezighi set the American record in that event in
2001. The owner of four NCAA titles, Keflezighi ended the 2002 season
ranked #1 in the U.S. at 5,000m and 10,000m by Track & Field News.
Complete bios on Drossin and Keflezighi, along with additional
information on the 2003 USA Cross Country Championships, may be found at
www.usatf.org
Note: If you would like to participate in the media teleconference
featuring Deena Drossin, please dial (800) 791-2345 just prior to the
beginning of the call. If you are calling from outside North America,
dial (317) 713-0120. The access code is 97545. Shortly after the call, a
full audio replay and partial transcript will be available on the USATF
Web site - www.usatf.org.
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