Minneapolis/St. Paul - Aug. 16, 2010 - Team USA Minnesota's Antonio Vega finished eighth overall and second American at the 38th CIGNA Falmouth Road Race on Aug. 15 in Massachusetts.  He ran a personal best time in the 7-mile race of 32:53 (previous best was 33:08) to secure his place in the top 10 among a deep field of Ethiopian, Kenyan and American runners.

Next up for Vega will be the USA Men's 10 Mile Championship that will be held in Flint, Mich., on Aug. 28 as part of the Crim Festival of Races.

In the annual Falmouth Mile held on Saturday evening on the Falmouth High School track, Gabriele Anderson was second in the women's mile race with a time of 4:46.27.  Anderson will race again on Sept. 19 when she heads to Duluth to compete in the Minnesota Mile hosted by Grandma's Marathon.

Heather Dorniden has returned from Europe and completed her summer track season after competing in meets in Switzerland and Belgium.  On Aug. 8 she was third in her heat at a meet in Lucerne with a time of 2:03.89 in the 800 meters, and on Aug. 14, she was seventh in the Flanders Cup meet in Leuven with a time of 2:03.42 in the 800.  Her best time during the outdoor season was 2:01.75 which she posted at a meet in Liege, Belgium, in July.

About Team USA Minnesota

Team USA Minnesota is based in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul.  Formed in 2001, the purpose of the training center is to improve the competitiveness of post-collegiate American distance running and to develop Olympians.  The athletes are coached by Dennis Barker, head cross country and track coach at Augsburg College in Minneapolis.  Team USA Minnesota's major sponsor is Life Time Fitness (www.lifetimefitness.com) and its silver sponsor is Twin Cities In Motion (www.mtcmarathon.org).  It is also supported by the New York Road Runners and the USA Distance Project along with a grant from Running USA.  For more information, visit the team's web site at www.teamusaminnesota.org.

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