Girls Class AA State Cross Country champion Nicole Benson (Sr., Limestone) accepted an invitation to compete in the Girls' Junior Invitational Mile at the Boston Indoor Games on January 26, 2008. Benson also placed second last year in the AA 1600m run, finishing behind middle-distance star Ashley Verplank.
The Reebok Boston Indoor Games officially announced their field for the Girls' Junior Invitational Mile on January 26. With the boys' announcement coming a week and a half ago, the girl's field proves to be equally as strong. What a weekend it will be in Boston and MileSplit will be there to cover all the action!
Reebok Boston Indoor Games
January 26, 2008 - Reggie Lewis Center - Boston, MA
Girls' Junior Invitational Mile- Caitlin Lane (NY): NY '07 state 1500m champion, 4-time qualifier- Jillian Smith (NJ): Boston Indoor Girls' Elite Mile runner-up in '07- Tori Pennings (NY): Member of DMR runner-up squad at NON in 2007- Keely Maguire (MA): 2007 New England 1600 meter champion- Mary Kate Champagne (NY): 3rd place in '07 NON two-mile run- Kristin Reese (NY): Member of 4x800m national champ. relay team- Sarah McCurdy (NY): 2007 NSIC 800 meter champion- Nicole Benson (IL): 2007 Illinois State cross country champion- Brianna Welch (NY): NY state class record-holder at 1000m- Jessica Parry (Canada): Canadian Youth record holder at 800 meters- Bridget Dahlberg (MA): 4th place in '07 NSIC mile Strong field for girl's mile at Reebok Boston Indoor Games
Press Release
Boston (Jan. 17) - Caitlin Lane (Greenwich HS, Greenwich, NY), Jillian Smith (Southern Regional HS/Mananhawkin, NJ), Tori Pennings (Warwick Valley HS/Warwick, NY) and Keely Maguire (Triton Regional HS/Georgetown, MA) will return to compete in the Girls' Junior Invitational Mile at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games on Jan. 26, organizers announced today.
Since the Reebok Boston Indoor Games began in 1996, more than 90 Olympic and World Championship medalists have competed in the event, which has also played host to five World Records and nine American Records. The Boys' and Girls' Junior Invitational Miles, which began in 2005, have quickly become two of the most prestigious events of their kind.
This is the fourth invitation for Lane, the 2007 NY State Champion at 1500 meters for small schools. Smith, the 2006 Nike Outdoor Nationals Freshman Mile Champion, was runner-up here last year; while Pennings was a member of the runner-up DMR squad at Nike Outdoors. Maguire is a 2005 Massachusetts Cross Country champion and 2007 New England champ at 1600m.
Challenging them will be Sarah McCurdy (Bay Shore HS/Bay Shore, NY), the reigning National Scholastic Indoor 800-meter champion; Nicole Benson (Limestone Community HS/Peoria, IL), the 2007 Illinois Cross Country champion; Brianna Welch (North Shore HS/Glen Head, NY), NY state class record-holder at 1000 meters for seventh, eighth and ninth grade; Jessica Parry (Central Catholic HS/London, Ontario), who set a Canadian Youth 800-meter national record at the IAAF World Youth Track and Field Championships last July; Bridget Dahlberg (Newton South HS/Newton, MA), a three-time All-State champion and 4th in the National Scholastic Indoor Mile; Mary Kate Champagne (Seton Catholic Central HS/Plattsburgh, NY), 3rd at 2 miles at Nike Outdoor Nationals; and Kristin Reese (Carmel HS/Patterson, NY), a member of the 4x800m national championship relay team.
The field for the Boys' Junior Invitational Mile was announced last week.
Sponsored by Reebok International Ltd., with its world headquarters in Canton, Mass., the Reebok Boston Indoor Games is owned and produced by Global Athletics & Marketing, Inc., an athlete-representation and events firm based in Boston.
The Reebok Boston Indoor Games, the second stop in USA Track and Field's Via Championship Series, begins at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 26 at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center at Roxbury Community College, 1350 Tremont St. Information and tickets are available on-line at www.BostonIndoorGames.com or by phone at 1-877-TIX-TRAC.
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