Jones, Oliver lead Team USA at Five Nations Match in Scotland

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Friday, January 29, 2010

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Jones, Oliver lead Team USA at Five Nations Match in Scotland


INDIANAPOLIS - Two-time Indoor Visa Championship Series winner Lolo Jones and 2008 Olympic Games bronze medalist David Oliver will lead a talented Team USA squad at the 2010 Five Nations Match on Saturday, January 30, in Glasgow, Scotland.

The Five Nations Match features one athlete in each event from the United States, Great Britain, Sweden, Germany and a Commonwealth Select team. It is a unique country vs. country format that features athletes from the different nations battling against each other to earn points towards their teams overall match total.

Last year the Commonwealth Select team finished first in the team competition with 60 points, followed by Great Britain & N.I. (2nd-57 points), Germany (3rd-51 points), Team USA (4th-46 points) and Sweden (5th-37 points).

Jones, who was victorious in the women's 100m hurdles at the 2008 Olympic Trials and ended that season ranked #1 in the world by Track & Field News, endured an injury-plagued season in 2009. A finalist at the 2007 World Outdoor Championships a three-time USA Indoor hurdles champ, Jonesled the U.S. squad at the 2009 Five Nations Match with her convincing win in the women's 60m hurdles in 7.95 seconds.

Another favorite to do well for Team USA in Glasgow will be men's hurdler David Oliver, who captured the U.S. Indoor and Olympic Trials crowns in 2008, in addition to the bronze medal at the Olympic Games later that summer in Beijing. Although he was unable to compete at last year's USA Outdoor Championships due to an injury, Oliver, the 2008 USA Indoor 60m hurdles champ, ended the 2009 season ranked #8 in the world by T&FN.

Additional members of the Team USA roster include:

MEN

60m: Mark Jelks - 4th in 100m at 2007 USA Outdoor Championships; member of Team USA 2007 World Outdoor Championships team; ranked #9 in the U.S. at 100m by Track & Field News.

200m: Shawn Crawford - 2004 Olympic 200m gold medalist; 2008 Olympic Games 200m silver medalist; 2008 Olympic Trials 200m runner-up; 2004 Olympic 4x100m silver medalist; 2001 World Indoor 200m gold medalist; 2004 World Indoor 60m silver medalist; 2001 World Outdoor 200m bronze medalist; 2004 U.S. Indoor 60m champion; 2002 USA Indoor champion; 3-time USA Outdoor 200m champion ('01, '04, '09); 2001 Goodwill Games champion; Two-time NCAA Indoor 200m champion; 4th in 200m at 2009 World Outdoor Champs; currently ranked #5 in the world by T&FN.
400m: Jamaal Torrance - Ranked #9 in U.S. at 400m by T&FN following 2009 season; 2008 Pan American Games 400m finalist.

800m: Karjuan Williams - Two-time USA Junior champion ('05, '06); finished 7th at 2009 USA Outdoor Championships; ranked #7 in U.S. by T&FN.
3,000m: Stephen Pifer - 2008 NCAA men's 5,000m runner-up; 2008 Olympic Trials 5,000m 7th-place finisher.

PV: Jeremy Scott - 2009 USA Indoor champion; Runner-up at 2009 USA Outdoor Champs & 2003 USA Indoor Champs; 2002 NCAA D-III national indoor & outdoor champion; ranked #2 in U.S. by T&FN.
LJ: Miguel Pate - 2005 USA Outdoor champion; Two-time USA Indoor champion ('02, '03); 2002 NCAA Indoor champion; 2001 World University Games champion; 4th at 2001 World Outdoor Championships; Three-time USA Outdoor runner-up ('01, '02, '07).

TJ: Brandon Roulhac - Roulhac came from almost total anonymity to become the 2009 USA Indoor and Outdoor men's triple jump champion, and ending that season ranked as the #1 men's triple jumper in the U.S. by T&FN. During the USA Outdoor Championships in Eugene he posted the top five marks of the competition, including a new personal best of 17.44m/57-2.75m, which led the U.S. that season.

WOMEN

60m: Carmelita Jeter - Two-time World Outdoor Champs bronze medalist ('07, '09); 2009 USA Outdoor champion; 3rd in 100m at 2007 USA Outdoors; 2007 USA Indoor runner-up; 2002 NCAA Div. II 100m runner-up. Jeter became the second-fastest woman in history over 100m in running 10.64 seconds in Shanghai on September 20, 2009; Currently ranked #1 in the world by T&FN.
200m: LaShaunte'a Moore - 2004 Olympian at 200m; 2004 NCAA Outdoor 200m champion; enters 2010 season ranked #10 in the U.S. at 200m by T&FN.

400m: Debbie Dunn - 2009 World Outdoor 4x400m gold medalist; 2009 USA Outdoor runner-up; 2007 NACAC 400m and 4x400m champion; 2006 World Indoor 4x400m silver medalist; currently ranked #8 in the world by T&FN.
800m: Laura Hermanson - 2009 USA Outdoor Championships 5th-place finisher; 2009 NCAA Outdoor Champs runner-up; ended 2009 season ranked #9 in U.S. by T&FN.
1,500m: Heidi Dahl - 7th at 2009 USA Outdoor Championships; 6th at 2009 NCAA Outdoor Champs; ended 2009 season ranked #8 in U.S. by T&FN.
3,000m: Lindsay Allen (College Park HS, Pleasant Hill, Ca) - 2005 USA Junior 3,000m steeplechase champion; two-time Pac-10 conference steeple runner-up ('07, '08); 7th at 2009 USA Outdoor Championships; currently ranked #8 in U.S. by T&FN.
High Jump: Chaunte Howard - 2005 World Outdoor Championships silver medalist; 2008 Olympic Trials champion; 6th at 2008 Olympic Games; 2004 Olympian; Three-time USA Outdoor champion ('06, '08, '09); 2005 NCAA Indoor champion; 7th at 2009 World Outdoor Championships; currently ranked #5 in world, #1 U.S. by T&FN.
For more information on Team USA at the 2010 Five Nations Match in Glasgow, Scotland, visit: www.usatf.org.



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