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WORLD RECORD HOLDER DEENA DROSSIN TO APPEAR AT HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY MEET
Irvine, CA (September 5, 2002) - Olympic distance runner Deena Drossin will make an appearance at the ASICS/Woodbridge (Irvine, CA) Invitational, one of the largest high school cross country meets in the country, on Saturday, September 21st, 2002. She will be appearing on behalf of her sponsor, ASICS TIGER Corporation, and will be available for autographs and photos at the ASICS booth. Drossin, a former California state champion while at Agoura High School, has become one of the world's best distance runners. At the 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Dublin, Ireland, Drossin led team USA to a silver medal as she won the individual silver medal behind Great Britain's Paula Radcliffe. A week later, Drossin broke the 5k-world record at the Carlsbad 5000. Drossin is a six-time USATF cross country champion and last November, she set an American-record for a debut marathon, 2:26:58, at the New York City Marathon. In early May, Drossin established a new American record for 10,000 meters, 30:50:52, at the Stanford Invitational. She broke Lynn Jennings' long standing record by nearly 30 seconds. ASICS
is a proud sponsor of the ASICS/Woodbridge Invitational, which draws
almost 200 high school teams from all over the western United States.
With nearly 9,000 participants, the ASICS/Woodbridge Invitational is
one of the largest high school sporting events in the country. ASICS
will present awards to the top three athletes in each of the meet's
27 races. The team champions in each race will be awarded commemorative
ASICS t-shirts, as will the overall team champions. ###
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