FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 20^th, 2010

OTC Elite To Send Symmonds, Leer and Simpson To Penn Relays

Eugene, Oregon – The Oregon Track Club Elite will be sending several athletes to the 116^th edition of the prestigious Penn Relays.  The Relays are annually held on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania at Franklin Field.  The event takes place Tuesday, April 20^th through Saturday, April 24^th.

2008 U.S. Olympian Nick Symmonds, along with 2010 Indoor World Championships qualifier Will Leer, will represent the United States in the U.S. vs. The World Men’s Distance Medley Relay which will be held on Saturday, April 24^th at 3:00pm (EST).  Symmonds is tentatively slated to run the lead-off leg (1,200 meters) on one of the American teams, while Leer is tentatively slated to anchor one of the American teams, running the 1,600 meter leg.  Symmonds and Leer will be competing against teams from Australia, Canada, Kenya and Morocco.

2008 British Olympian, Jemma Simpson, will anchor the British team in the U.S. vs. The World Women’s Sprint Medley, which will be held on Saturday, April 24^th at 1:50pm (EST).   Simpson will race the 800 meter leg against the two U.S. teams as well as teams from the Bahamas, Jamaica and Russia.

The Penn Relays U.S. vs. The World events will be broadcast on ESPN2 at 8:00pm (EST) on Saturday, April 24^th.  For results from the Penn Relays visit the meet website at www.thepennrelays.com.  To follow Nick Symmonds and other OTC Elite Athletes visit the team website at:  www.OTCelite.com, or follow the team on Twitter @OregonTCelite.

Contact:

Rob Vermillion

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