NEW YORK – Two of the most exciting young talents in U.S. track and field will be among those providing star power at Madison Square Garden for the 104th Millrose Games.
America’s newest member of hurdling royalty, Queen Harrison, and multi-time national distance champion Galen Rupp will compete in the women’s 60m hurdles and the men’s 2 mile, respectively.
The 104th Millrose Games will be contested Friday, January 28, 2011 at Madison Square Garden. The first event of USA Track & Field’s Visa Championship Series, the Millrose Games will be televised live from 8-10 p.m. Eastern Time on ESPN2.
Harrison graduates to pros against Lopes-Schliep
At just 22 years old, Harrison will make her Millrose debut in 2011, where she’ll take on one of the world’s best in 28-year-old Priscilla Lopes-Schliep of Canada.
Harrison launches her professional career after having earned the 2010 Bowerman Award as the top female collegiate track & field athlete in the country. Competing...