BLUE SHOES ELITE EVENTS PARTICIPANTS

SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2008

Women’s 100 Meters

Miki Barber – The 2003 University of South Carolina graduate was a 2007 World Outdoor 4x100m gold medalist and 2007 Pan Am Games 100m gold medalist.  She has a personal best of 11.02 for the 100m and runs for Nike.

Ellakisha O’Kelly - While attending the University of South Carolina she held five school records as well as three SEC titles. In the 2000 Olympic trials, she made the finals in the 100m hurdles.

Melocia Clarke – A native of Jamaica, she attended Central State University and has personal best of 11.37 in the 100m and 20’ 1” in the long jump.

Men’s 1500 Meters

Jason Jabaut - In 2007, he ran a personal best in the mile of 3:57.26 and was ranked 25th on the IAAF World Outdoor Mile list.  He has a personal best 1500 meters time of 3:40.59.  He is a graduate of Villanova University.

Brendan O'Keefe — The Brown University graduate had a 2007 personal best in the 1500m, running 3:41.99. Brendon runs for Zap Fitness.

Kyle King — The Baylor University graduate had personal bests in the 3,000 meters (7:55.57) and 5000 meters (13:33.4).  Kyle runs for Zap Fitness and has a personal best of 3:42.28 for the 1500 meters.

Ryan Emery – The Auburn University graduate now runs for the Atlanta Track Club. At the 2008 Emory Invitational, Ryan ran 3:58 for the 1500m.

Brendon Mahoney – The Georgia Tech alum has personal best mark of 4:00.24 in the mile, 3:40.19 in the 1500m and 1:47.9 in the 800m.

Brian Deal – A senior at Appalachian State University, he has run 3:55 for the 1500m and 8:51 for the 3000m.

Josh Houser – The Appalachian State sophomore University ran 4:10 in the mile this past indoor season.

Patrick Morgan — The Furman junior was second in the 2006 Southern Conference cross country championships.  He was named All Conference after finishing second in the 800 meters at the 2006 outdoor league championships. He has a personal best time of 1:52.37 in the 800 meters.

Matt Gabrielson – Runs for Team USA Minnesota and attended Drake University.  He has personal best marks of 3:42.01 in the 1500m and 4:02.59 for the mile. Matt was a member of the 2007 U.S. World cross country team.

Sam Robinson – Graduated from Furman in 2007.