THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE SEATTLE OPEN!

Club Ballard Athletics, Reebok, the Seattle Department of Parks & Recreation, and the Pacific Northwest Association of USA Track & Field thanks all participants and spectators for attending the SEATTLE OPEN CROSS COUNTRY CLASSIC, at Seattle’s Lincoln Park on Sunday, January 25, 2004.

We wish those who ran in the Seattle Open and are continuing on to the USA Cross Country Championships in Indianapolis, IN., and the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Brussels, Belgium, the best of luck!

Congratulations go out to our four winners, Lauren Fleshman, Tina Connelly, Dave Davis, and Michael Kilburg! Thanks to all of our volunteers, and our sponsors, Reebok, Talking Rain, Pike Place Bagels, Active.com, and our partners, the Pacific Northwest Association of USA Track & Field, and the Seattle Department of Parks & Recreation.

Club Ballard looks forward to hosting this meet in 2005!

2004 Seattle Open Champions:

Men's 4k--Michael Kilburg, Univ. of Portland (13:31)
Women's 4k--Lauren Fleshman, NIKE (13:51, course record)
Women's 6k--Tina Connelly, NIKE/Canada (20:29, course record)
Men's 8k--Dave Davis, NIKE (24:41, new event at Seattle Open)

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Paul Merca, Race Director
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RACE HOTLINE: (206) 499-4329