Teva U.S. Mountain Running Team Members Lead USA to Victory in Italy
 

August 25, 2003

SUSA, Italy - (August 24, 2003) - For the first time in world mountain
running competition, Team USA stood on the podium sporting gold medals. Teva
US Mountain Running Team members Paul Low, Simon Gutierrez and Mark Werner
finished fifth, sixth and 18th respectively at the 15th International
Challenge Stellina, a 15.2K race with 1500 meters of ascent.

The first two finishers on each team combine their times for the overall
team "score." Team USA edged Italy by just 18 seconds for the men's title.

Shortly after the victory, Gutierrez said, "We are real happy and feel as
though this shows that U.S. mountain running is a force to reckon with."

In the women's competition run over a 7.5K course with 750 meters of
elevation gain, Teva US Mountain Running Team member Kelli Lusk of Manitou
Springs, CO finished 12th. The Italian women swept the top three places to
handily win the women's team title.

Low, Gutierrez, Werner and Lusk will join the rest of the Teva US Mountain
Running Team in Alaska next month for the 19th World Mountain Running
Trophy. For more information on the World Trophy visit www.wmrt2003.org and
to see complete results from Challenge Stellina, visit www.atleticasusa.it/

15th Int'l Challenge Stellina
Susa, Italy, Sunday, August 24, 2003

MEN - 15.2K
1. Jonathan Wyatt, New Zealand, 1:16:30
2. Robert Krupicka, Czech Republic, 1:20:33
3. Marco Gaiardo, Italy, 1:20:39
4. Andrew Jones, GBR, 1:20:50
5. Paul Low, Amherst, MA/USA, 1:21:06
6. Simon Gutierrez, Alamosa, CO/USA, 1:21:09
18. Mark Werner, Boulder, CO/USA, 1:28:38

MEN'S TEAM
1. USA, 2:42:15
2. Italy, 2:42:33
3. GBR, 2:50:44

WOMEN - 7.5K
1. Antonella Confortola, Italy, 48:07
2. Monica Bottinelli, Italy, 51:36
3. Angela Serena, Italy, 52:38
4. Veronika Jurisic, Croatia, 53:38
5. Kerstin Harbich, Germany, 54:25
12. Kelli Lusk, Manitou Springs, CO/USA, 58:31
 

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For additional information on the Teva US Mountain Running Team contact: 

Nancy Hobbs at trlrunner@aol.com
or
Richahrd Bolt at

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