Minneapolis/St. Paul – April 22, 2019 – Team USA Minnesota’s Heather Kampf will compete in the USATF 1 Mile Road Championships in downtown Des Moines on April 23. The championships, hosted by the 10th annual Grand Blue Mile, features a professional women’s field at 7:15 p.m. followed by the professional men.
Kampf is a four-time USATF 1 Mile Road Champion (2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016) and has a best on the road in the distance of 4:19.8. She most recently placed fourth in the B.A.A. Invitational Mile on April 13 with a time of 4:40.8.
At the Drake Relays, held on the Drake University blue oval track, Breanna Sieracki will run in the 3000-meter women’s steeplechase event on April 25 at 7:08 p.m. Sieracki has posted a best of 9:56 in the steeple.
On the concluding day of the Drake Relays, Kampf will run in the women’s invitational 1500 meter race at 2:04 p.m. on April 27. She has a best of 4:04.46 in the 1500m.
About Team USA Minnesota
Team USA Minnesota is based in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Founded in 2001, the purpose of the training group is to improve the competitiveness of post-collegiate American distance running and to develop Olympians. The athletes are coached by Chris Lundstrom. Team USA Minnesota’s sponsors include Twin Cities Orthopedics, Twin Cities In Motion, and the Houston Marathon Foundation. for more information visit the team’s web site at www.teamusaminnesota.org.
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Contact:
Pat Goodwin
952-454-8876
pfgoodwin@teamusaminnesota.org