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__/ RICHIE BRINKER, BRIAN SELL TO RUN FOR USA AT CHIBA EKIDEN ROAD RELAYS

__/ ROAD RACE MANAGEMENT NAMES SUSAN HARMELING RACE DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR; SEE ON MICHIGAN RUNNER TV

__/ SIX MICHIGAN TEAMS WILL COMPETE AT NCAA DIVISION I X-C NATIONALS IN TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA

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__/ RICHIE BRINKER, BRIAN SELL TO RUN FOR USA AT CHIBA EKIDEN ROAD RELAYS

USA team members Richie Brinker and Brian Sell of Hansons Team in Rochester, Michigan will run two of the five legs of the prestigious Chiba Ekiden International Road Relays in Tokyo on Saturday. Kevin and Keith Hanson have accompanied the USA team to Japan; Kevin is the official men's coach of the USA team. Additional men's team members are Ryan Kirkpatrick, Colorado, Dave Davis and Nolan Swanson, Oregon, Teren Jameson of Utah and men's team leader Creigh Kelley of Colorado. USA's women's team will also compete, running six legs of the 26.2 mile distance.

__/ ROAD RACE MANAGEMENT NAMES SUSAN HARMELING RACE DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR; SEE ON MICHIGAN RUNNER TV

Michigan Runner cameras ventured to the annual Road Race Management Conference in Fort Lauderdale this past week. Phil Stewart and Jeff Darman's event draws event directors from all over the U.S. We interview Pat Ball, Director of the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon, Jon Scott of Maxwell Medals and Awards of Traverse City, Dan Bloedorn of Sign me up Sports, and Creigh Kelley interviews Race Director of the Year, Susan Harmeling of the Bank of America Gasparilla Distance Classic. http://michiganrunner.tv/2002rrm/

__/ SIX MICHIGAN TEAMS WILL COMPETE AT NCAA DIVISION I X-C NATIONALS IN TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA

Defending cross country champion Boaz Cheboiywo will be competing with his Eastern Michigan University team this year. Eastern men qualified by taking second at the Great Lakes Regional. Michigan women also qualified. Teams receiving at-large qualifiers include men's teams from Central Michigan, Michigan and Michigan State and the Michigan State's women. Cheboiywo can expect tough competition from Jorge Torres of Colorado, David Kimani of Alabama and Kip Kangogo of Brigham Young. See Bob Ramsak's interview of Boaz at Men's Racing, http://www.mensracing.com/athletes/interviews/boazcheboiywo.html

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