Minneapolis/St. Paul - Jan. 24, 2012 - Team USA Minnesota's Heather Kampf won the women's mile race, Jamie Cheever was first in the women's 3000 meters, and Chris Rombough was second in the men's 3000 meters at the Jack Johnson Minnesota Classic on Jan. 21.

At the indoor track meet, which was held at the University of Minnesota Fieldhouse in Minneapolis, Kampf set a meet record of 4:41.5 in her opening race of the 2012 track season.

In the 3000 meters, Cheever's time was 9:25.42 and Rombough posted 8:06.7.  The three athletes all competed for the Golden Gophers at the University and are well familiar with the Minnesota Fieldhouse.

Next up for Cheever and Rombough will be the USA Cross Country Championships in St. Louis on Feb. 11.  Kampf will compete at another indoor track meet in mid-February.

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 Ausgburg College in Minneapolis.  Team USA Minnesota's major sponsor is Life Time Run (www.lifetimerun.com) and its silver sponsor is Twin Cities In Motion (www.tcmevents.org).  It is also supported by the New York Road Runners and the USA Distance Project.  For more information, visit the team's web site at www.teamusaminnesota.org.

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Pat Goodwin

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