Josh Rohatinsky, Ryan Bak, Max King on USA World Cross Country team

Posted by Ken Goe, The Oregonian March 19, 2008 15:41PM

There will be a heavy Oregon presence on USA Track & Field's world cross country team, which was announced officially on Wednesday.

Josh Rohatinsky from the Nike Oregon Project as well as Oregon Track Club members Ryan Bak and Max King will be on the team, which will compete in the world championships in Edinburgh, Scotland on March 30.

Here is the official release.

INDIANAPOLIS - USA Track & Field has named the members of the 2008 Team
USA World Cross Country squad for the 36th IAAF World Cross Country
Championships to be held in Edinburgh, GBR on March 30.

The senior men's 12 km squad will be led by recent USA men's 8 km
champion Jorge Torres (Boulder, Colo.). Torres was the runner-up in the
12 km at the USA Cross Country Championships in San Diego and finished
13th in the 4 km at his last appearance at the World Cross Country
Championships in 2005. Edwardo Torres (Boulder, Colo.)the younger (by
ten minutes) twin brother of Jorge, finished ninth at the championships
in February to join the U.S. team, marking the first time the brothers
have represented Team USA together.