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UW Indoor Invitational Highlighted By Ten OTC Elite USATF Qualifiers - OTCelite.comPublished by
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 2, 2008 Watch Ferrells 3000m race below:
The men’s 5,000 meters produced five USATF qualifying times with OTC Elite newcomer Bolota Asmerom winning in 13:45.68. Asmerom was followed closely by teammates Sean Graham (13:46.70) and Lucas Meyer (13:50.44) in second and third while Max King (sixth, 13:54.41) and John Jefferson (eighth, 14:06.11) both grabbed their qualifying times with top ten performances. Meyer’s time was a 17 second personal record and according to him was “a long time coming.” Meyer went on to say, “My confidence is really high right now, and I’m really excited about the upcoming seasons.” OTC Elite ran a Distance Medley Relay, winning the event in a respectable 9:33.08. The relay team consisted of Sean O’Brien (1,200 – 2:56), Matt Scherer (400 – 47), Brandon Shaw (800 – 1:53) and Will Leer (1,600 – 3:58). Watch Hicks' win below:
For in depth post event results visit gohuskies.com, for video race coverage and interviews click here, and for more info on the OTC Elite visit OTCelite.com. In two, OTC Elite, will split forces and travel to the Husky Invitational and the World Cross Country Trials.
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