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Team USA roster - IAAF World Cross Country Championships Name USATF Association Team Samuel Chelanga Colorado Senior Men Trevor Dunbar Colorado Senior Men Scott Fauble Arizona Senior Men Stanley Kebenei Colorado Senior Men Oregon Senior Men Colorado Senior Men

Elaina Balouris New England Senior Women Arizona Senior Women New England Senior Women Emily Pritt Oregon Senior Women New England Senior Women New Mexico Senior Women

Paul Chelimo Colorado Mixed Relay Eleanor Fulton Oregon Mixed Relay Snake River Mixed Relay Cory Leslie Potomac Valley Mixed Relay

Team USA roster - IAAF World Cross Country Championships

Name USATF Association Team Hamza Ali U20 Men Alec Haines Ozark U20 Men Isaac Harding Michigan U20 Men Gavin Parpart Pacific Northwest U20 Men Aidan Reed Utah U20 Men Paul Roberts Colorado U20 Men

Madison Fruchey Indiana U20 Women Kristen Garcia Pacific Northwest U20 Women Michelle Magnani Southern California U20 Women Logan Morris South Carolina U20 Women Megan Murray Tennessee U20 Women Aubrey Roberts Illinois U20 Women

Staff Utah Senior Men’s Coach Dena Evans Pacific Senior Women’s Coach Minnesota Junior Men’s Coach Melody Fairchild Colorado Junior Women’s Coach Michael Stevens Indiana ATC/LMT Jack Ransone Nebraska ATC/LMT

Team USA has podium in their sights at Kampala 2017 KAMPALA, Uganda -- Team USA rolled into Kampala with hopes of bringing back to the a team medal of any color at this coming Sunday’s IAAF World Cross Country Championships at the Kololo Independence Grounds.

A return to the podium by either the senior men’s team or the women’s senior squad would mark the first time since the men did it at the 2013 championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland when the team earned a silver medal, and the first since 2011 for the women’s squad in Punta Umbria, Spain.

Adding to the intrigue is the first mixed relay featuring teams of two men and two women who will run a two-kilometer loop, in any order. The runners will pass a wristband that serves as the baton through the 20-meter exchange zone.

Team USA’s mixed relay team is led by , the reigning Olympic 5000 meter silver medalist from Rio, who recently won the USATF indoor two- title in Albuquerque in a time of 8:28.53. He will be joined by Ohio State grad Cory Leslie, best known as an 8:19.12 steeplechaser, along with alum Eleanor Fulton, who was seventh in the 1000 meters at the USATF indoor championships, and Marisa Howard, who was an NCAA scorer in the steeplechase in 2015 at Boise State.

Reigning USATF Cross Country champion Leonard Korir enters these world championships with an undefeated record so far this year. Korir started 2017 off with a victory at the Great Edinburgh X-Country race, defeating Great Britain’s in a thrilling finish, running the 8K course in 24:03. He then won the USATF title in Bend, Oregon last month by running the 10k course in 30:12.

The 2016 Olympian at 10000 meters will be joined on the team by second place finisher Stanley Kebenei; Korir’s 2016 Olympic 10000m teammate Shadrack Kipchirchir; former NCAA cross country champion ; alum Trevor Dunbar, who has world cross country championship experience as an Under-20 athlete; and University of Portland grad Scott Fauble.

Multi-time USATF champion Aliphine Tuliamuk leads Team USA into Kampala, after her victorious romp over the snowy River’s Edge Golf Course in Bend, where she clocked 34:24 to win by 48 seconds.

Joining Tuliamuk are fifth place finisher Sarah Pagano, formerly out of ; Pagano’s AA teammate , who returns to the world cross country championships after finishing 64th in this meet two years ago in Guiyang; seventh place finisher Stephanie Bruce; ninth place finisher Emily Pritt, who ran in this meet in Amman, Jordan as an under-20 athlete; and, A&M alum Natasha Rogers.

Paul Roberts from Division II Colorado State University/Pueblo returns to the national team after winning the men’s Under-20 title by four seconds over Isaac Harding, a freshman at the University of Michigan. Roberts is the only athlete on the Under-20 squad with world cross country championship experience, as he placed 59th two years ago in Guiyang.

Also on this all-college freshman team are third place finisher Hamza Ali from the ; fourth place finisher Gavin Parpart from the University of Washington; fifth place finisher Aidan Reed from Southern Utah University; and seventh placer Alec Haines from Oklahoma State University.

The Under-20 women’s team is led by Oklahoma State freshman Michelle Magnani, who earned a hard fought five-second victory in Bend over Northwestern freshman Aubrey Roberts.

Fourth-place finisher Logan Morris from Clemson; fifth-place finisher Megan Murray from Tennessee; sixth-place finisher Kristen Garcia, the lone high school athlete from Sedro Wooley, Washington; and, seventh-placer Madison Fruchey from Indiana University/Purdue University at Fort Wayne, round out the Team USA squad.

The coaching staff for Team USA is: Ed Eyestone (senior men’s coach); Dena Evans (senior women’s coach); Steve Placencia (Under-20 men’s coach); and Melody Fairchild (Under- 20 women’s coach).

At the last world cross country championships two years ago in Guiyang, , the senior women finished fifth, while the senior men were seventh. Team USA’s Under-20 men were sixth, and the Under-20 women were eighth.

The IAAF World Cross Country Championships will be aired on a delayed basis on Universal HD online from 11:30am to 12:30pm, and broadcast from 9pm to 10pm, also on Universal HD.

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Contributed by Paul Merca, Team USA press officer at Kampala 2017

Samuel Chelanga Team: Senior Men Current Residence: Colorado Springs, Colorado University: Liberty University Stats: Personal Bests Season's Bests Event Result Venue Date Event Result Venue Date

1500m 3:46.72 Eugene 05.05.2012 10 km

28:19 San Juan 26.02.2017

Mile 4:02.90 Falmouth 16.08.2014 Road

Mile ind. 4:03.84 Blacksburg 21.01.2011 15 km 43:28 Jacksonville 11.03.2017 Road 3000m

7:45.21 Boston 08.02.2014 ind.

5000m 13:09.67 Eugene 02.06.2012 5000m

13:04.35 Boston 16.01.2014 ind.

10,000m 27:08.39 Palo Alto 01.05.2010 5 km

13:43 Boston 15.04.2012 Road 4

18:24 Eugene 29.07.2016 Road 8 km 22:45 Kingsport 12.07.2014 Road 10 km

28:11 Boston 22.06.2014 Road 12 km 34:35 Alexandria 15.11.2015 Road 15 km

43:28 Jacksonville 11.03.2017 Road 10 Miles 46:47 St. Paul 04.10.2015 Road 20 km

59:16 New Haven 05.09.2016 Road Half

1:01:04 Boston 13.10.2013

Trevor Dunbar Team: Senior Men Current Residence: Boulder, Colorado University: University of Oregon Stats: Personal Bests Season's Bests Event Result Venue Date Event Result Venue Date

800m 1:53.09 Eugene 19.03.2011 15 km 45:11 Jacksonville 11.03.2017 Road

1500m 3:38.38 Victoria 05.07.2013 1500m

3:40.77 Portland 22.01.2016 ind.

Mile 3:57.19 Cork 08.07.2014 College Mile ind. 4:06.75 28.01.2012

Station

3000m 7:45.09 11.07.2014 3000m

7:43.33 Portland 05.02.2016 ind.

2 Miles 8:49.79 Greensboro 19.06.2009

5000m 13:26.90 Eugene 13.06.2014

10,000m 28:30.13 Palo Alto 03.04.2015 Mile 4:03.0h 01.08.2014 Road 5 km 14:01 Providence 21.09.2014 Road 12 km 34:49 Alexandria 15.11.2015 Road 15 km

45:11 Jacksonville 11.03.2017 Road

DMR 9:43.11 27.04.2012 DMR College 9:36.88 27.01.2012

ind. Station

4xMile 16:22.40 Philadelphia 28.04.2012

Scott Fauble Team: Senior Men Current Residence: Flagstaff, Arizona University: University of Portland Stats: Personal Bests Season's Bests Event Result Venue Date Event Result Venue Date

1500m 3:45.94 Salem 12.05.2012 Half

1:03:40 15.01.2017

Marathon Mile ind. 4:17.60 Portland 06.02.2011

3000m 8:05.62 Portland 17.05.2015

5000m 14:00.35 Palo Alto 06.04.2012

10,000m 28:00.43 Palo Alto 01.04.2016 5 km Road 14:21 New York 05.11.2016 4 Miles

18:39 Eugene 29.07.2016 Road 10 km

29:55 Boulder 30.05.2016 Road 15 km

46:22 Lake Nona 22.11.2015 Road Half

1:03:06 Columbus 30.04.2016 Marathon

Stanley Kebenei Team: Senior Men Current Residence: Colorado Springs, Colorado University: University of Arkansas Stats: Personal Bests Season's Bests Event Result Venue Date Event Result Venue Date 800m 15 km

1:53.67 Cedar Falls 18.02.2011 43:29 Jacksonville 11.03.2017 ind. Road

1000m

2:26.47 Fayetteville 10.01.2014 ind.

1500m 3:42.88 Waverly 02.04.2011

Mile 4:05.79 Berkeley 23.04.2016

Mile ind. 4:04.37 New York 02.02.2013

3000m 8:42.07 Eugene 10.06.2015 3000m

7:58.58 Fayetteville 23.02.2013 ind.

5000m 13:51.85 Fayetteville 31.05.2014 5000m

13:45.87 Fayetteville 08.03.2013 ind.

10,000m 29:33.58 Palo Alto 04.04.2014

3000mSC 8:18.52 Roma 02.06.2016 5 km 14:18 Oyster Bay 26.11.2015 Road 15 km

43:29 Jacksonville 11.03.2017 Road 10 Miles

48:23 09.10.2016 Road Half

1:06:15 Cedar Falls 10.09.2011 Marathon

4x800m 7:38.50 Hutchinson 20.05.2011

DMR ind. 9:40.83 Fayetteville 13.03.2015

Shadrack Kipchirchir Team: Senior Men Current Residence: Colorado Springs, Colorado University: Oklahoma State University Stats: Personal Bests Season's Bests Event Result Venue Date Event Result Venue Date

1500m 3:49.17 Fayetteville 12.04.2014 15 km

43:23 Jacksonville 11.03.2017

Road Mile ind. 4:13.10 Jonesboro 28.02.2011 3000m

7:59.79 Fayetteville 28.01.2012 ind.

5000m 13:18.52 Palo Alto 01.05.2016 5000m College 13:49.04 24.02.2012

ind. Station

10,000m 27:36.79 Palo Alto 04.05.2014 Mile 4:05.14 Washington 02.10.2016 Road 5 km 13:36 San José 24.11.2016 Road 12 km 34:37 Alexandria 15.11.2015 Road 15 km

43:23 Jacksonville 11.03.2017 Road 10 Miles

48:22 Washington 09.10.2016 Road

Leonard Korir Team: Senior Men Current Residence: Colorado Springs, Colorado University: Iona College Stats: Personal Bests Event Result Venue Date

1500m 3:43.65 Lawrenceville 08.05.2011

Mile ind. 4:03.57 New York 14.01.2012

3000m 7:51.40 Boston 29.01.2011 ind.

2 Miles 8:22.44 New York 16.02.2013 ind.

5000m 13:15.45 Palo Alto 28.04.2013

5000m 13:19.54 New York 11.02.2012 ind.

10,000m 27:29.40 Palo Alto 01.05.2011 Mile Road 4:14.20 Washington 02.10.2016

5 km 13:30 San José 22.11.2012 Road 8 km 23:31 New Orleans 16.03.2014 Road

10 km 28:09 Boston 22.06.2014 Road 12 km 35:43 Spokane 03.05.2015 Road

15 km 43:22 Jacksonville 11.03.2017 Road

10 Miles 46:52 Pittsburgh 09.11.2014 Road

20 km 59:15 New Haven 05.09.2016 Road

Half 1:01:06 New York 15.03.2015 Marathon Season's Bests Event Result Venue Date

15 km 43:22 Jacksonville 11.03.2017 Road

Half 1:01:14 Houston 15.01.2017 Marathon

Elaina Balouris Team: Senior Women Current Residence: Boston, Massachusetts University: College of William & Mary Stats: Personal Bests Season's Bests Event Result Venue Date Event Result Venue Date

1500m 4:24.27 Harrisonburg 03.05.2014 15 km

51:49 Jacksonville 11.03.2017

Road Mile ind. 4:41.21 Boston 12.02.2016

3000m 9:10.41 Princeton 18.05.2014

3000m ind. 9:09.18 Boston 28.02.2016

5000m 15:45.58 Somerville 17.06.2016

5000m ind. 15:46.92 Boston 02.03.2014

10,000m 32:27.28 Portland 11.06.2016 Mile Road 4:41.51 Pittsburgh 31.07.2015 5 km Road 16:07 Providence 20.09.2015 10 km

32:40 Boston 13.10.2014 Road 12 km 39:03 Alexandria 16.11.2014 Road 15 km

51:49 Jacksonville 11.03.2017 Road

DMR ind. 12:25.73 Blacksburg 19.02.2011

Stephanie Bruce Team: Senior Women Current Residence: Flagstaff, Arizona University: University of California – Santa Barbara Personal Bests Season's Bests Event Result Venue Date Event Result Venue Date

1500m 4:26.70 Portland 12.06.2009 Half

1:12:53 Tampa 26.02.2017 Marathon Santa 3000m 9:45.44 07.04.2007

Barbara

5000m 15:49.40 Murfreesboro 02.06.2012

10,000m 32:14.42 Palo Alto 01.04.2016

5 km Road 15:59 Boston 15.04.2012 10 km

32:56 Boston 08.10.2012 Road 10 km

32:55 04.07.2013 Road 12 km 40:51 Spokane 06.05.2012 Road 15 km

51:13 Jacksonville 12.03.2016 Road 10 Miles

55:49 St. Paul 02.10.2011 Road 20 km

1:07:59 New Haven 03.09.2012 Road Half

1:10:53 New York 17.03.2013 Marathon

Marathon 2:29:35 Houston 30.01.2011

Sarah Pagano Team: Senior Women Current Residence: Boston, Massachusetts University: Syracuse University Personal Bests Event Result Venue Date

1500m 4:25.93 Palo Alto 04.05.2014

Mile ind. 4:46.84 Boston 07.02.2014

3000m ind. 9:19.42 State College 01.02.2014

5000m 15:26.79 Concord 02.06.2016

5000m ind. 16:14.81 Clemson 28.02.2014

10,000m 32:16.03 Portland 11.06.2016 5 km Road 15:55 Providence 18.09.2016 4 Miles Road 21:06 New York 31.12.2016

10 km Road 32:31 Boston 10.10.2016 12 km Road 39:33 Alexandria 15.11.2015

15 km Road 52:04 Jacksonville 12.03.2016

Half Marathon 1:12:27 Houston 17.01.2016

Emily Pritt Team: Senior Women Current Residence: Portland, Oregon University: North Carolina State University Personal Bests Event Result Venue Date

800m 2:11.63 Durham 03.05.2009

1500m 4:21.15 Chapel Hill 08.05.2009

Mile 4:59.32 Chapel Hill 12.04.2014

Mile ind. 4:47.16 Blacksburg 27.02.2010

3000m ind. 9:31.21 Winston Salem 06.02.2014

5000m 16:23.96 Portland 12.06.2016

Distance Medley ind. 11:42.79 Clemson 27.02.2014

Natosha Rogers Team: Senior Women Current Residence: Denver, Colorado University: Texas A&M University Personal Bests Season's Bests Event Result Venue Date Event Result Venue Date

800m 2:10.10 Baton Rouge 21.04.2012 3000m

9:25.14 New York 11.02.2017

1500m 4:17.06 Austin 31.03.2012 ind.

Mile 4:41.00 Philadelphia 28.04.2012 15 km 50:02 Jacksonville 11.03.2017 Road

Mile ind. 4:45.84 College Station 21.01.2012

3000m 9:40.10 Philadelphia 28.04.2011

3000m ind. 9:12.83 College Station 28.01.2012

5000m 15:28.56 20.05.2016

5000m ind. 15:52.40 College Station 24.02.2012

10,000m 31:59.21 Eugene 22.06.2012 5 km Road 16:09 Atlanta 24.11.2016

10 km Road 33:18 Northporth 17.09.2016

15 km Road 50:02 Jacksonville 11.03.2017 10 Miles

54:31 Minneapolis 09.10.2016 Road Distance

11:29.89 College Station 27.01.2012 Medley ind.

Aliphine Tuliamuk Team: Senior Women Current Residence: Sante Fe, New Mexico University: Wichita State University Personal Bests Season's Bests Event Result Venue Date Event Result Venue Date

1500m 4:25.22 Wichita 28.04.2012 10 km Road 32:11 San Juan 26.02.2017

Mile ind. 4:47.96 Wichita 02.02.2013 15 km Road 50:11 Jacksonville 11.03.2017

3000m 9:20.6h Nairobi 15.06.2005

Half Marathon 1:09:58 Houston 15.01.2017

3000m

9:08.83 Fayetteville 09.03.2013 ind.

5000m 15:18.86 Palo Alto 29.03.2013 5000m

15:38.00 Fayetteville 08.03.2013 ind.

10,000m 31:54.20 Palo Alto 01.04.2016 Mile 4:56.97 Wichita 09.11.2014 Road 5 km 15:22 Providence 18.09.2016 Road 8 km Virginia 25:52 15.03.2014 Road Beach 10 km

31:52 Boston 22.06.2014 Road 12 km 39:42 Spokane 01.05.2016 Road 15 km

49:24 Tulsa 26.10.2013 Road 10 Miles

52:16 Washington 06.04.2014 Road 20 km

1:05:47 New Haven 05.09.2016 Road Half

1:09:49 Philadelphia 22.11.2015 Marathon Half

1:09:16 Buffalo 15.09.2013 Marathon 25 km Grand 1:25:36 14.05.2016

Road Rapids

Marathon 2:34:44 Pittsburgh 03.05.2015 Distance

Medley 11:50.10 Cedar Falls 23.02.2013 ind.

Paul Chelimo Team: Mixed Relay Current Residence: Colorado Springs, Colorado University: University of North Carolina – Greensboro Personal Bests Event Result Venue Date

800m ind. 1:54.54 Chapel Hill 14.01.2012

1500m 3:39.33 Zagreb (CRO) 06.09.2016

1500m ind. 3:42.49 Portland 05.02.2016

Mile 4:08.06 High Point 23.03.2013 Mile ind. 4:06.57 Birmingham 24.02.2012

3000m 7:37.98 Paris (FRA) 27.08.2016

3000m ind. 7:39.00 Portland 11.03.2016

2 Miles ind. 8:28.53 Albuquerque 04.03.2017

5000m 13:03.90 (BRA) 20.08.2016

5000m ind. 14:14.6h 18.02.2011

10,000m 29:44.42 Marion 26.05.2011 5 km Road 14:19 Providence 20.09.2015 8 km Road 23:27 New Orleans 16.03.2014

10 km Road 29:24 Richmond 29.03.2014

15 km Road 43:46 Jacksonville 11.03.2017

10 Miles Road 48:19 Washington 11.10.2015

4x800m 7:38.95 Durham 06.04.2013

4x800m ind. 7:44.85 Bloomington 22.01.2011 DMR ind. 9:59.73 Birmingham 23.02.2012 Season's Bests Event Result Venue Date

3000m ind. 7:42.39 Boston 28.01.2017

2 Miles ind. 8:28.53 Albuquerque 04.03.2017

15 km Road 43:46 Jacksonville 11.03.2017

Eleanor Fulton Team: Mixed Relay Current Residence: Portland, Oregon University: University of Washington Personal Bests Season's Bests Event Result Venue Date Event Result Venue Date

600m ind. 1:31.40 Nampa 21.01.2017 600m ind. 1:31.40 Nampa 21.01.2017

800m 2:08.36 Eugene 06.04.2013 800m ind. 2:10.35 Nampa 21.01.2017 800m ind. 2:10.35 Nampa 21.01.2017 1000m

2:43.69 Albuquerque 04.03.2017

ind. 1000m ind. 2:43.69 Albuquerque 04.03.2017

1500m 4:19.59 Austin 30.05.2015

Mile 4:42.90 New York 11.06.2011

Mile ind. 4:38.37 Birmingham 11.03.2016

3000m 9:44.79 Ypsilanti 01.07.2009

2000mSC 6:37.31 Bressanone 10.07.2009

3000mSC 10:25.89 Moncton 20.07.2010

4x800m 8:36.59 Des Moines 24.04.2015 Distance

11:09.59 Des Moines 26.04.2014 Medley Distance

Medley 10:58.52 Birmingham 11.03.2016 ind.

Marisa Howard Team: Mixed Relay Current Residence: Boise, Idaho University: Boise State University Personal Bests Season's Bests Event Result Venue Date Event Result Venue Date

1500m 4:18.18 Walnut 15.04.2016 DMR ind. 11:58.31 Nampa 13.01.2017

Mile ind. 4:52.80 Nampa 24.01.2015

3000m ind. 9:54.32 Nampa 21.02.2013

5000m 15:54.06 Palo Alto 01.04.2016

5000m ind. 16:07.90 Bloomington 12.12.2014

3000mSC 9:37.84 Eugene 13.06.2015 5 km Road 16:01 San José 26.11.2015

DMR ind. 11:58.31 Nampa 13.01.2017

Cory Leslie Team: Mixed Relay Current Residence: Fairfax, Virginia University: The Personal Bests Season's Bests Event Result Venue Date Event Result Venue Date

800m 1:47.71 Kortrijk 14.07.2013 800m 1:50.56 Williamsburg 18.03.2017

800m ind. 1:47.63 Nashville 24.01.2015 800m ind. 1:51.52 Fairfax 28.01.2017

1000m 2:19.30 Linz 26.08.2013 Mile ind. 3:57.86 New York 11.02.2017

1000m ind. 2:19.83 Blacksburg 15.02.2013

1500m 3:34.93 Oordegem 06.07.2013

1500m ind. 3:37.67 New York 20.02.2016

Mile 3:53.44 Dublin 11.07.2014

Mile ind. 3:53.87 New York 20.02.2016

3000m 8:36.49 Tucson 02.04.2011

3000m ind. 7:55.87 Boston 14.02.2015

5000m 13:38.36 Palo Alto 01.05.2016

3000mSC 8:19.12 Los Angeles 20.05.2016 Mile Road 4:09.37 Washington 02.10.2016 Mile Road 3:58.2h New York 03.09.2016 10 km

30:44 Birmingham 07.11.2015 Road

4x800m 7:17.68 Des Moines 23.04.2010

DMR ind. 9:38.23 Nampa 09.03.2012

HAMZA ALI

Track Events: 1500m, 5000m Height: Weight: PRs: 800m: 1:58.58 (2016); 1600m: 4:12.49 (2016); 3000m: 8:21.57i (2017) Born: Current Residence: Minneapolis, Minnesota Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota High School: Washburn HS College: University of Minnesota Coach: Steve Placencia

About Hamza:

Hamza, a freshman at the University of Minnesota, finished third at the USATF Cross Country Championships in the men’s under-20 8k race in 26:15 to gain one of the six spots on Team USA for the world championships in Kampala.

Ali was redshirted and did not compete for the Gophers during the 2016 cross country season. In his two appearances on the track this indoor season, he ran 8:39.19 for 3000 meters as an unattached athlete on January 14th, and 8:21.57 on February 17th.

In 2016, Ali finished second in the 1600 in the Minnesota AA state championship meet. In his two appearances at the Minnesota AA state cross country championships, he finished 25th as a junior in 2014, and 16th as a senior in 2015.

Hamza has eight siblings, and lists his most memorable sports experience as winning the Minneapolis Park Board Recreational under-18 basketball title. In his spare time, he enjoys baking, reading, and playing video games. He plans to study pre-neuroscience at the University of Minnesota.

ALEC HAINES

Track Events: 800m, 1500m, 5000m Height: Weight: PRs: 800m: 1:55.14 (2016); Mile: 4:07.65i (2017); 3000m: 8:17.72i (2017) Born: February 22, 1998 in St. Louis, Missouri Current Residence: Stillwater, Oklahoma Hometown: Wildwood, Missouri High School: Lafayette HS College: Oklahoma State University Coach: Dave Smith

About Alec:

Alec, who finished seventh at the USATF Cross Country Championships in a time of 26:36 for 8k, will be Team USA’s sixth runner at the World Cross Country Championships after sixth place finisher Jacob Branch declined his spot.

Haines competed in five meets indoors for Oklahoma State, running a personal best of 4:07.85 in the mile at the Arkansas Qualifier on February 17th, and finishing ninth in the 3000 at the Big 12 Indoor championship in the 3000, running 8:17.72.

He was redshirted during the fall cross country season, but competed unattached in one meet, where he finished 20th at the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree on September 24th, where he ran 26:44 for 8k.

At Lafayette HS in Wildwood, MO., he won a Missouri Class 5 state title in the 1600 in 2015, and had two top-5 finishes in his state cross country championships.

ISAAC HARDING Track Events: 1500m, 3000m, 5000m Height: Weight: PRs: 1600m: 4:17.29 (2016); 3000m: 8:35.72i (2017); 3200m: 9:08.16 (2016) Born: Current Residence: Ann Arbor, Michigan Hometown: Grand Rapids, Michigan High School: Rockford HS College: University of Michigan Coach: Kevin Sullivan

About Isaac:

Isaac, a freshman at the University of Michigan, finished second at the USATF Cross Country Championships in the men’s under-20 8k race in a time of 26:09 to earn his spot on Team USA in Kampala.

Harding finished seventh at the NACAC Under-20 cross country championships on March 4th in Boca Raton, Florida, where he ran 19:28 for 6.5k.

Harding competed unattached during the 2016 collegiate cross country season, finishing 13th at the Michigan Open on September 2nd, running the 5k course in 15:15, and fifth at the EMU Fall Classic in 15:31 over 5k. So far this indoor season, he’s competed once, running 8:35.72 in the 3000 on January 14th.

At Rockford HS in Michigan, he was the runner-up in the 2016 state championship meet in the 3200, running 9:10.56. He won a Michigan state cross country championship in 2015.

Harding is enrolled in Michigan’s school of Kinesiology.

GAVIN PARPART Track Events: 1500m, 50000m Height: Weight: PRs: Mile: 4:16.10i (2017); 3000: 8:12.26i (2017) Born: High School: Inglemoor HS College: University of Washington Current Residence: Seattle, Washington Coach: Greg Metcalf

About Gavin:

Gavin, a freshman at the University of Washington, finished fourth at the USATF Cross Country Championships in the men’s under-20 8k race in 26:17 to earn a spot on Team USA for the world championships in Kampala.

During the 2016 collegiate cross country season, Parpart was redshirted and competed twice as an unattached runner, where he finished 11th at the Sundodger Invitational, running 24:33 for 8k in September, and 72nd at the Washington Invitational, running 25:56 for 8k. He’s raced four times this indoor season, running 8:30.81 at the UW Indoor preview on January 14th, then dropped his time down to 8:21.77 two weeks later at the UW Invitational. On February 11th, he ran the mile in 4:16.10 at the Husky Classic, then ran 8:12.26 at the MPSF indoor championships.

At Inglemoor HS in Kenmore, Washington, Parpart was fourth in the 2016 Washington 4A 3200 in 9:15.37. He set his high school personal best at the Arcadia Invitational that season of 9:09.16. In his two appearances at the Washington state 4A cross country championships, his best placing was 22nd in 2015.

AIDAN REED Track Events: 1500m, 3000m, 5000m Height: Weight: PRs: 1600m: 4:20.12 (2016); 3000m: 8:48.76i (2017); 3200m: 9:06.91 (2016). Born: Current Residence: Cedar City, Utah Hometown: Helena, Montana High School: Helena HS College: Southern Utah University Coach: Eric Houle

About Aidan:

Freshman Aidan Reed from Southern Utah University finished fifth at the USATF Cross Country Championships in the men’s under-20 8k race in 26:20 to earn the penultimate place on Team USA for the world championships in Uganda.

Reed finished sixth at the NACAC men’s U20 race on March 4th in Boca Raton, Florida, running 19:26 over a 6.5k course. Indoors, he finished sixth in the Big Sky Championships in the 5000, running 15:17.18 on February 24th, and ran a personal best 15:05.15 at the UW Invitational on January 27th. He also ran 8:46.78 for 3000m at the Husky Classic on February 11th in Seattle.

During the 2016 collegiate cross country season, Aidan finished tenth at the Big Sky Championships, running 24:54 for 8k. His Southern Utah team qualified for the NCAA championship meet, where he finished 215th in 31:53 for 10k.

At Helena HS in Helena, Montana, Reed won the 2014 Montana state cross country title. He was the runner-up in the Montana state championships in 2016 at 3200m, and fourth at 1600m, where he set his high school personal bests of 9:06.91 and 4:20.12, respectively.

Reed plans to major in political science. He once played the violin.

PAUL ROBERTS Track Events: 3000m, 5000m Height: 5-10 Weight: 140 PRs: 1600m: 4:19.54 (2016); 3000m: 8:18.24i (2017) Born: January 11, 1998 in Longmont, Colorado Current Residence: Pueblo, Colorado Hometown: Longmont, Colorado High School: Lyons HS College: Colorado State University-Pueblo Coach: Matt Morris

About Paul:

Paul, a freshman at Division II Colorado State-Pueblo, punched his ticket to Kampala by winning the national under-20 title, running 26:05 at the national championships in Bend last month.

This is his second appearance at the IAAF world cross country championships, as he finished 59th in Guiyang two years ago, running 26:31 for 8km. He was sixth at the USATF national U- 20 championships in 2015 to earn the trip to Guiyang. He also competed for Team USA at the 2016 Great Edinburgh X-Country race, where he was 14th in 20:10 for 6km.

During the recently completed indoor season, he concentrated primarily on the 3000, with his most significant accomplishments a fifth place finish in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference indoor championships, and a 14th place finish in the NCAA Division II championships in Birmingham, Alabama, where he ran a personal best 8:18.24.

During the 2016 cross country season, he finished 20th in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championship meet, 14th at the NCAA Division II South Central regionals, and 47th at the NCAA Division II championships.

Roberts was the first male athlete in Colorado prep history to win four state titles in any classification, and was the Colorado Gatorade cross country athlete of the year in 2015. He also won nine career Colorado state 2A individual titles on the track—the 800 twice, the 1600m four times, and the 3200m three times Roberts finished 11th at the 2015 Nike Cross Nationals and fifth at the 2015 Foot Locker nationals.

Paul enjoys spending time with his nine siblings and extended family playing basketball, football, and Ultimate Frisbee. He plans to major in Construction Management at CSU-Pueblo.

MADISON FRUCHEY

Track Events: 1500m, 3000m, 5000m Height: 5-6 Weight: PRs: Mile: 5:07.90 (2016); 3000: 10:00.34i (2017); 5000m: 17:20.72i (2017) Born: Current Residence: Fort Wayne, Indiana Hometown: Huntertown, Indiana High School: Carroll HS College: Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Coach: Mike Fruchey

About Madison:

Madison, who finished seventh at the USATF Cross Country Championships last month in Bend, Oregon, running the 6k course in 23:45, received the final spot on Team USA for the IAAF World Under-20 Championships after third place finisher Alicia Monson declined her spot on the team.

Fruchey finished 11th at the NACAC Cross Country Championships in Boca Raton, Florida on March 4th, running 17:59 for 5k.

She ran in six indoor meets over the winter, where she finished seventh in the 5000 at the Summit League championships, running 17:20.72, and tenth over 3000 meters at the same championships, running 10:07.60.

During her high school career at Carroll HS, she finished 8h at the Indiana HSAA championships in the 3200 in 2016. She also finished in the top 15 two other times at her state meet at 3200m during her high school career. Fruchey was 15th at the USATF Junior National Championships over 5000 meters in 2016. She finished 4th in the 2015 Indiana state high school cross country championships.

KRISTEN GARCIA

Track Events: 1500m, 3000m Height: Weight: PRs: 1500m: 4:43.84 (2016); Mile: 5:01.19i (2016); 3000m: 9:56.36i (2016); 2 miles; 10:34.31i (2017) Born: Current Residence: Sedro Wooley, Washington Hometown: Sedro Wooley, Washington High School: Sedro Wooley HS Club: Whatcom Tesseract Coach: Peter Oviatt

About Kristen:

Kristen, a senior at Sedro Wooley HS in northwest Washington, is the lone high school runner on Team USA, by virtue of her sixth place finish at the USATF Cross Country Championship Under-20 race, where she ran 23:43.

Garcia finished in 14th at the NACAC Cross Country Championships in Boca Raton, Florida in the U20 race, completing the 5k course in 18:20.

Indoors, she won her section of the girls 2-mile at the New Balance Nationals at the Armory in New York on March 12th, running 10:34.31, and going through 3000m in a personal best 9:54.19. She’s ran the 3000 at the UW Indoor Preview, running 9:57.51, and ran 4:59.19 in the mile at the UW Open.

Garcia did not compete for her school team during the cross country season, opting to run against college and open competition. She was eighth at the Mustang Challenge 5k in Santa Clarita, CA., running 18:07, and seventh at the Western Washington Classic, running 21:54 for 6k.

In the 2016 season, she finished 16th in the 5000 at the USATF U-20 championships in 18:10.11, and won the 2000m steeplechase at the Portland Track Festival, running 7:11.09. In her one cross country season competing for her high school, she was second at the 2014 Washington state cross country championships in the 2A classification, running 18:36 for 5k.

She is coached by Peter Oviatt at the Whatcom Tesseract club based in nearby Bellingham, Washington. Oviatt was the high school coach of two-time US Olympian , and coached him in the 2013 season.

MICHELLE MAGNANI

Track Events: 1500m, 3000m, 5000m Height: Weight: PRs: Mile: 4:48.29i (2017); 3000m: 9:39.60i (2017); 9:39.60i (2017); 5000m: 16:47.46i (2017) Born: April 20, 1998 in Houston, TX Current Residence: Stillwater, Oklahoma Hometown: Moorpark, California High School: Moorpark HS College: Oklahoma State University Coach: Dave Smith

About Michelle:

Oklahoma State University freshman Michelle Magnani earned her spot on Team USA by winning the USATF Under-20 Cross Country Championships in Bend, Oregon, running the snowy 6k course in 22:37.

In the recently concluded indoor track season, she ran 9:39.60 for 3000 meters at the Razorback Invitational, and 4:48.29 in the mile at the Arkansas Qualifier. Magnani finished 13th in the 3000 at the Big 12 indoor championship meet, and 12th in the 5000, where she set a personal best of 16:47.46 over 5000m.

During the fall cross country season, she finished seventh in the Big 12 championships, 13th in the NCAA Midwest regionals, and 188th at the NCAA championships.

At Moorpark HS in California, she qualified for the state championships in the 800 during her junior year, where she ran 2:10.97. Her 2016 outdoor track season was cut short when she was diagnosed with a bulging disc in her back. During her high school career, she finished tenth at the CIF state cross country championships in 2014, and 11th in 2015.

LOGAN MORRIS

Track Events: 1500m, 3000m, 5000m Height: Weight: PRs: Mile: 5:05.09i (2016); 3000m: 9:54.45i (2016); 5000m: 16:53.84 (2016) Born: July 7, 1998 Current Residence: Clemson, South Carolina Hometown: Inman, South Carolina High School: Spartanburg Christian Academy College: Clemson University Coach: Michael Porter

About Logan:

Logan was the fourth place finisher at the USATF Under-20 Cross Country Championships in Bend, Oregon, navigating the snowy 6k course in 23:11.

In her tuneup race for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Logan finished eighth overall at the NACAC Cross Country Championships in Boca Raton, Florida on March 4th, running 17:21 over the 5k course.

Morris ran in six cross country races for Clemson last fall, with her best performances a 19th place finish at the Atlantic Coast Conference championship meet, where she ran 20:38 over 6k, and a 32nd place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional championship, where she was 32nd in 21:23 over 6k.

At Spartanburg Christian Academy, she won four consecutive South Carolina ISA high school championships in cross country. She finished ninth in the 2015 Foot Locker national championships, where she ran 17:48 for 5k. Morris was selected as the Gatorade runner of the year in cross country for South Carolina three times in her career. She also won six South Carolina ISA high school titles on the track, winning the 800, 1600, and 3200 meter titles in 2014 and 2016, and finished sixth in the 5000 at the New Balance Outdoor nationals.

Morris plans to major in engineering at Clemson.

MEGAN MURRAY

Track Events: 1500m, 3000m, 5000m Height: 5-6 Weight: PRs: 800m: 2:18.81 (2016); 1600m: 4:58.45 (2016); 2 miles: 10:50.34 (2016); 5000m: 17:16.71 (2016) Born: September 29, 1998

Current Residence: Knoxville, Tennessee Hometown: Knoxville, Tennessee High School: West HS College: University of Tennessee Coach: Beth Alford-Sullivan

About Megan:

Megan, a freshman at the University of Tennessee, earned her way to the IAAF World Under-20 Cross Country Championships with a fifth place finish at the USATF Cross Country Championships, finishing the 6k course in Bend, Oregon in a time of 23:17.

Murray was Team USA’s third runner at the NACAC Cross Country Championships in Boca Raton, Florida, finishing 10th in 17:47.

Megan ran in six cross country races for the University of Tennessee last fall, with her best finish a second place finish at the Hokie Open on November 4th, running 13:42 for 4k. She was 56th at the Southeast Conference championships, running 22:04 for 6k, and 35th at the NCAA South Regional championships in 21:12 for 6k.

She was the 2016 Tennessee State SSA champion in the 1600 and 3200, and won a state cross country title in the 2015 season. She also finished 14th in the 5000 meters at the New Balance Outdoor nationals last year, running 17:16.71.

AUBREY ROBERTS

Track Events: 1500m, 3000m, 5000m Height: Weight: PRs: 1600m: 4:47.66 (2016); 3200m: 10:13.68 (2016); 2 miles: 10:17.03 (2016) Born: 1998 in Portland, Maine Current Residence: Evanston, Illinois Hometown: Eau Claire, Wisconsin High School: Memorial HS College: Northwestern University Coach: ‘A Havahla Haynes

About Aubrey:

Aubrey earned her spot on Team USA with a second place finish at the USATF Under-20 Cross Country Championships, finishing the 6k course in 22:42.

At the NACAC Cross Country Championships in Boca Raton, Florida on March 4th, Roberts was the top American finisher, placing seventh a time of 17:15 over the 5k course.

During the fall collegiate cross country season, Roberts competed in six meets, winning the Illini Challenge meet on September 2nd (17:38 over 4.96k); finished 12th in the Big 10 (21:26 over 6k); fourth at the NCAA Midwest Regionals (20:18 over 6k); and 50th at the NCAA championship race (20:32 over 6k). She did not compete indoors.

In her high school career at Eau Claire HS in Wisconsin, she won a state cross country title in 2015, finished second twice, and also placed sixth. She was a Foot Locker national cross country finalist in 2015, where she finished 13th in 17:53 over 5k. On the track, she won two Wisconsin state titles at 3200m, and had two career top 3 finishes over 1600 meters.

ED EYESTONE Senior Men’s Team Leader

Two years after leading Team USA’s Under-20 men’s squad to a sixth place finish in Guiyang, two-time US Olympian Ed Eyestone will head the senior men’s team at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Kampala.

Eyestone, currently the head track & field coach and men’s cross country coach at Brigham Young University, was a ten-time All- American at BYU as an undergraduate, winning the 1984 NCAA cross country title and the 1985 NCAA 5000 & 10000 meter crowns, one of four men to have accomplished that feat in an academic school year, with the others being of Washington State, of Texas-El Paso, and most recently, of Oregon in 2015-16.

Since taking on the head coaching responsibilities, Eyestone has coached six cross country athletes to nine All-American citations and an individual national cross country champion in Josh Rohatinsky in 2006. Three other athletes—Josh McAdams (2006, steeple), Kyle Petty (2009, steeple), and Miles Batty (2011, indoor mile)—have won national titles under his watch. He also coached a BYU quartet to a national title in 2011 in the .

Most recently, Eyestone coached to a sixth place finish at the Rio Olympics, where he ran a personal best of 2:11:30.

Eyestone, who graduated from BYU with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s in exercise science, made two US Olympic teams in the marathon, finishing 29th in Seoul (2:19:09), and 13th in Barcelona (2:15:23). He also ran at the IAAF world track & field championships in Goteborg in 1995, where he finished 21st in the marathon.

Eyestone finished third in the junior men’s race at the 1980 IAAF world cross country championships in Paris. He also won a pair of team silver medals at the 1983 and 1984 world championships, and a pair of team bronze medals at the 1985 and 1986 championships. In all, Eyestone ran in the world cross country championships seven times in his career.

Eyestone has also served as a commentator for ESPN and Fox Sports Elite Racing for 12 years and has been a columnist for Runners World magazine since 1999. In 2008 Eyestone was the head distance analyst for NBCs coverage of the Olympics.

Eyestone and wife Lynn are the parents of six daughters.

DENA EVANS Senior Women’s Team Leader

Redwood City, California resident Dena Evans is serving as the senior women’s team leader at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Kampala.

Evans has served on Team USA coaching staffs four previous times in her career, most recently at the 2014 IAAF World Relay Championships as an assistant coach.

In cross country, Evans has coached several under-20 and senior athletes to qualification for world championship, NACAC, and Great Edinburgh teams, and to the individual title at the 2012 USATF Cross Country Championships.

After beginning her coaching career at Stanford University, she currently serves as Club Director for the Strava Track Club and works with athletes of all ages and abilities.

While at Stanford as an assistant to current USATF president and then as the head women's cross country coach, the Cardinal won six consecutive conference and regional titles and finished in the top five at the NCAA Championships each season, winning a national title in 2003.

She earned her degree in American Studies, as well as a masters in secondary education and a teaching credential through the Stanford Teacher Education Program (STEP).

While at Stanford, the 1996 graduate earned three All-America honors in , and also played soccer for the Cardinal. She was part of three Stanford teams that broke school records in the 4 x 1500 relay, and indoor and outdoor distance medley relays. She also qualified for the US Olympic Trials in 1996 in the 1500.

As a soccer player, she ranked in the school’s top ten in career points, goals, assists and single season assists, and competed on the 1993 Cardinal squad that went to the semi-finals in the NCAA College Cup.

Dena and her husband Marlon live in Redwood City, California and have two children.

STEVE PLACENCIA Under-20 Men’s Team Leader

Steve Placencia, the University of Minnesota’s director of men’s track & field and cross country, will serve as the team leader for Team USA’s Under-20 men’s squad at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Kampala, Uganda.

Since 2009, Plasencia has guided the Golden Gopher track & field program to five Big Ten team titles, 35 Big Ten individual titles and a total of 75 All-America honors.

Plasencia's first two seasons at the helm were easily among the finest in Golden Gopher men's track & field program history, scoring back-to-back sweeps of the Big Ten indoor and outdoor team titles. The Gophers' top NCAA Championships performance during the span was an impressive eighth-place showing at the 2010 NCAA indoor meet.

Under Placencia, Minnesota make 12 trips to the NCAA Cross Country Championships with his 2007 finishing eighth, the third highest in school history and the highest of Plasencia's tenure.

One of Minnesota's top athletes, played a starring role for Plasencia's teams. In 2008-09, Mead won five individual Big Ten titles (cross country, 3,000 meters, indoor 5,000 meters, outdoor 5,000 meters and the 10,000 meters). In 2009. Mead became a 3-time All- American in cross country, after defending his Big 10 and NCAA regional titles.

After graduating, Mead built upon his success as a Golden Gopher and made the US world championship team in the 10000 in 2015, and the US Olympic team in 2016 at 5000m.

Plasencia ran competitively from 1972 to 2001, and remains one of Minnesota's most decorated runners. Plasencia was a three-time cross country and two-time track All-American in the late 70s.

Plasencia represented the United States in the 10,000 meters at both the 1988 in Seoul, South Korea, and the 1992 Games in Barcelona, Spain. He was also the 1990 U.S. 10,000-meters champion. Plasencia nearly made his third straight trip to the Olympic Games, finishing fourth in the 1996 Marathon Trials and fifth in the 5,000 meters at the Track and Field Trials.

Plasencia represented the U.S. in four World Championships. His top finishes were an eighth- place finish in the 10,000-meters in 1987 and a 10th-place showing in the marathon in 1995.

Plasencia earned his bachelor's degree in business from Minnesota in 1979. He later earned a master's degree from Oregon in 1987. Prior to joining the Golden Gopher staff, he was the director of sports respiratory medicine for Allergy and Asthma Associates in Eugene, Ore. He also worked as a cardiac rehabilitation therapist at Eugene's Sacred Heart Hospital.

Plasencia and his wife Theresa reside in Shoreview, Minn. They have two sons, Ryan and Alex.

MELODY FAIRCHILD Under-20 Women’s Team Leader

Boulder, Colorado resident Melody Fairchild will serve as the Under-20 women’s team leader of Team USA at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Kampala, Uganda.

Fairchild has actively coached at various levels, starting at the high school level at Simsbury HS in Connecticut in 2000, before moving on as an assistant coach at Wellesley College in Massachusetts, and Willamette University in Oregon.

She then went back to coaching at the high school level, coaching at Churchill High School in Eugene, before moving back to Boulder, where she is a volunteer coach at Boulder High School.

Her current involvement in the Boulder running community is extensive, as she is the director of the Melody Fairchild Developmental Camp for middle and high school girls (melodyfairchild.com), as well as a site director for the Boulder Landsharks, where she trains coaches in fifteen Boulder schools and organizes logistics for a 400-member kindergarten- 6th grade fun run program during the fall cross country and spring track seasons.

She also finds the time to work as a running instructor at RallySport Health and Fitness Club, where she works with members throughout the year, and serves as a director of the Boulder Mountain Warriors Children’s Cross Country Club.

Fairchlid’s early running career was one of the most decorated in American high school history, as she was the first high school girl to break 10 minutes in the two mile, running 9:55.9. She was a two-time winner of the Kinney Cross Country Championships for high schoolers (now known as the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships), and won eight career Colorado state high school titles—two in cross country, and six on the track. She finished third in the Under-20 race at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Antwerp, Belgium in 1991.

She moved on to the University of Oregon, where she had some struggles with injuries and an eating disorder, before coming back to win the 1996 NCAA indoor championship in the 3000. She competed for Team USA at the 1997 IAAF world track & field championships in Athens, finishing twelfth in her heat.

After leaving professional running in 2000, she slowly returned to the running mainstream through her coaching, she made the USA Mountain Running Team in 2012, and finished eighth at the world mountain running championships in Ponte di Legno, Italy, helping lead Team USA to a team gold medal.

As a masters athlete, she’s won six national titles at various distances, and most recently won the USATF cross country title in Bend, Oregon in February, running 24:02 for 6k despite slipping and falling over the snow-covered course.

Fairchild is married to Glen Delman, and the couple has one child.