Adidas GP (NY) Dream 100/Mile Fieds Set

Final fields set for adidas Dream 100m and Dream Mile

Dream athletes are #1 on U.S. list in 11 events; Meyers back for 3rd year

NEW YORK CITY (June 5, 2012)‰ÛÓMaddie Meyers, a senior
from Seattle, Wash., and the 2010 adidas Dream Mile Champion, will
return to Icahn Stadium to compete in the event for the third
consecutive year at the adidas Grand Prix, organizers have announced.

Meyers, ranked #4 in the U.S. at 3000 meters, rounds out the field for the Girls‰Ûª Dream Mile, while the addition of Ahmed Bile to the Boys‰Ûª Dream Mile and sprinters Tremayne Acy and Trae Armstrong to the Boys‰Ûª Dream 100 complete those fields.

In its eighth year as one of the premier track-and-field events in the world, the adidas Grand Prix,
at Icahn Stadium on Randall‰Ûªs Island, will feature athletes from 42
countries and 72 Olympic or World Championships medalists, 40 of whom
are Olympic gold medalists and/or World Champions. Tickets are available
at adidasgrandprix.com or by calling 1-877-849-8722.

The Dream fields include athletes currently ranked #1 on the U.S. high
school list in 11 events. Headlining the Boys‰Ûª Dream 100 are the
athletes with the five top legal times in the country this year, while
the Girls‰Ûª Dream 100 features athletes who own eight of the top 10 times
for 2012. In the Boys‰Ûª Dream Mile, athletes represent the five fastest
Mile times in the country; in the Girls‰Ûª Dream Mile, the athletes bring
seven of the fastest eight 1600-meter marks.

Bile, a senior from Annandale, Va., is a seven-time Virginia 3A State
Champion, ranked #10 in the U.S. at 1600 meters (4:08.29). He is the son
of Abdi Bile, the 1987 World Champion at 1500 meters. Acy, a junior
from DeSoto, Texas, has the #6 wind-aided time in the nation this year
for 100 meters (10.26) as well as the #9 legal mark (10.41), and is a
member of the 2012 Texas 5A State Champion 4×100-meter relay team.
Armstrong, a senior from Glendale, Ariz., is #3 U.S. at 200 meters
(20.74) and is an eight-time individual Division 1 State Champion at
100, 200 and 400 meters.

Fields for the Dream Mile and Dream 100 consist of invited top athletes and winners of three qualifying meets in the adidas Golden Stripes series,
provided those athletes meet the qualifying times. The first meet, the
adidas Meet of Champions, was held on March 24, followed by the Kansas
Relays in Lawrence, Kan., April 19-21 and the Golden South Classic in
Orlando, Fla., on May 26. In addition to the opportunity to compete in a
world-class international track event, athletes in the Dream Mile and
Dream 100 will also have the chance to receive coaching from mile legend Jim Ryun.

All of the latest news, photos and additional information on the adidas Grand Prix can be found at adidasgrandprix.com, the event‰Ûªs pages on Facebook at facebook.com/adidasGrandPrix and on Twitter at
twitter.com/adidasGrandPrix. When tweeting, use #agpny. For even more coverage on the Dream Mile and Dream 100, visit adidasgoldenstripes.com.

With the addition of the four new athletes, the fields for Saturday‰Ûªs Dream races are complete. The full fields are:

BOYS‰Ûª DREAM 100

Tremayne Acy: DeSoto, Texas; #9 U.S. 100m (10.41), 100m PB 10.26

Trae Armstrong: Glendale, Ariz.; 8-time Div. 1 State Champion 100m, 200m, 400m

Raymond Bozmans: Fort Collins, Colo.; #4 U.S. 100m (10.27), 2012 State Champion 100m, 200m, 400m

Marvin Bracy: Orlando, Fla.; #3 U.S. 100m (10.25), #1 U.S. under all conditions 100m (10.06)

Abraham Hall: South Grand Prairie, Texas; co-#1 U.S. 100m (10.19), #2 U.S. 200m (20.58)

Tyreek Hill: Douglas, Ga.; co-#1 U.S. 100m (10.19), #1 U.S. 200m (20.14, #2 all-time)

Jazeel Murphy: St. Catherine, Jamaica; 2-time U20 CARIFTA Champion 100m

Khalfani Muhammad: Sherman Oaks, Calif.; 2012 Mt SAC Champion 100m, 200m

Levonte Whitfield: Orlando, Fla.; #5 U.S. 100m (10.35); co-#1 U.S. 60m indoors

GIRLS‰Ûª DREAM 100

Morolake Akinosun: Naperville, Ill.; #2 U.S. 100m (11.41), AAU Junior Olympics Champion 100m, 200m

Aaliyah Brown: Frankfort, Ill.; #4 U.S. 100m (11.48), 2-time State Champion

Kali Davis-White: Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.; #6 U.S. 100m (11.56); state runner-up 100m, 200m

Destinee Gause: Reynoldsburg, Ohio; 2012 National Indoor Champion 200m

Tristie Johnson: Jacksonville, Fla.; #1 U.S. 100m all conditions (11.28)

Jennifer Madu: Plano, Texas; 2011 IAAF Youth Champion 100m

Shayla Sanders: Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.; #1 U.S. 100m (11.33) and 200m (23.25), State Champion 100m, 200m

Tianna Valentine: St. Louis, Mo: State Champion 100m; Kansas Relays Champion

Ariana Washington: Long Beach, Calif.; #3 U.S. 100m (11.45), #2 U.S. 200m (23.52)

BOYS‰Ûª DREAM MILE

Ahmed Bile: Annandale, Va.; 7-time Virginia 3A State Champion;  #10 U.S. 1600m (4:08.29)

Jacob Burcham: Ona, W.V.; #4 U.S. in Mile; 7th, 2011 World Youth Championships 1500m

Edward Cheserek: Newark, N.J.; 2011 U.S. HS XC Champion; HS National Record 5000m indoors

Marcus Dickson: Buckley, Wash.; #3 U.S. 1600m, #2 U.S. in Mile; State Champion 800m,1600m

Craig Engels: Pfafftown, N.C.; #4 U.S. 1500m, #3 in Mile; 2012 Penn Relays Mile Champion

Blake Haney: Bakersfield, Calif.; #7 U.S. 3200m, adidas Meet of Champions winner

Brannon Kidder: Lancaster, Ohio; 4-time State Champion, #7 U.S. 1600m

Josh Lampron: Mansfield, Mass.; #1 U.S. 1500m (3:45.74), #5 U.S. in Mile

Ben Malone: Hillsdale, N.J.; #2 U.S. 1500m; National Indoor Champion 800m

Bernie Montoya: Yuma, Ariz.; #1 U.S. 3000m; 7-time State Champion

Craig Nowak: Cypress, Texas; #3 U.S. 3000m, #4 U.S. 1600m; State Champion 1600m, 3200m

Brad Nye: Kaysville, Utah; #1 U.S. in Mile; 2012 U.S. Indoor Mile Champion

Izaic Yorks: Lakewood, Wash.; #1 U.S. 1600.; State Champion 800m, 1600m

Futsum Zeinassellasie: Indianapolis, Ind.; #1 U.S. 3200m; #2 3000m; National XC Runner of Year

GIRLS‰Ûª DREAM MILE

Allie Cash: Shawnee Mission, Kan.; Kansas Relays Champion 800m, 1600m; #5 U.S. 1600

Cami Chapus: Los Angeles, Calif.; 5th, 2011 World Youth Champs; #3 U.S. 1500m, 1600m

Alexa Efraimson: Camus, Wash.; #4 U.S. 1600m; is a freshman

Erin Finn: West Bloomfield, Mich.; U.S. HS Record-holder 5000m indoors

Wesley Frazier: Raleigh, N.C.; 2011 National HS Champion in Mile 5000m

Nikki Hiltz: Aptos, Calif.; 4th, 2011 U.S. Junior Nationals 1500m

Maddie Meyers: Seattle, Wash.; #4 U.S. 3000m, 2010 Dream Mile Champion

Amy-Eloise Neale: Snohomish, Wash.; 6-time State Champion

Alexis Panisse: Bayside, N.Y.; U.S. top 5 in 800m, 1600m and 2K Steeplechase

Angel Piccirillo: Homer Center, Pa.; #1 in U.S. 1600m; #2 in Mile; 7-time State Champion

Haley Pierce: Wilmington, Del.; # 2 in U.S. 1600m; 15-time State Champion

Paige Rice: Portland, Ore.; #5 U.S. 1500m; Cross Country State Champion

Lily Williams: Tallahassee, Fla.; #3 in U.S. Mile; 800m, 1600m, 3200m State Champion