NSIC Announcement: 13 Star Athletes Commit to Meet

NSIC Press Release

February 6, 2008 

  The 2008 National Scholastic Indoor Championship will showcase members of the 2007 IAAF World Youth Championship Team that competed in Ostrava, Czech Republic this past summer.  Join us March 14-16, 2008 to watch these athletes complete at the New Balance Track & Field Center.

  The following World Youth team members are scheduled to compete at the 2008 NSIC:

Christian Taylor (GA): Triple Jump World Youth Champion

Kenneth Gilstrap (GA): 100m Bronze Medalist, member of Team USA's World Champion Medley Relay

Isaiah Sweeney (TX): Member of Team USA's World Champion Medley Relay

Chanelle Price (PA): World Youth 800m Finalist with an outdoor Personal Best of 2:02.38

Dylan Ferris (NC): World Youth 800m Finalist with an outdoor Personal Best of 1:49.27

Erica Alexander (TX): Member of Team USA's World Champion Medley Relay

Chalonda Goodman (GA): World Youth 200m Silver Medalist, member of Team USA's World Champion Medley Relay

Ashton Purvis (CA): World Youth 200m Finalist, member of Team USA's World Champion Medley Relay

Curtis Beach (NM): Pentathlon Junior Class National Record Holder, Fourth place finish in the World Youth Octathlon

Julian Purvis (CA): 100m Hurdle World Youth Champion

Dalilah Muhammad (NY): 400m Hurdle World Youth Champion

Reggie Wyatt (CA): 400m Hurdle Silver Medalist

William Wynne (GA): 400m Hurdle World Youth Champion and World Youth Record Holder, member of Team USA's World Champion Medley Relay

  For more information regarding the 2008 National Scholastic Indoor Championship call Rachelle Clinton at (718) 812-4827 or Email nsic2008@mac.com

  For more information visit our website www.NSICtf.org

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