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Jordan New Meet Director of Millrose Games - rrw

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Matt Scherer   Jan 17th 2011, 9:16pm
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By David Monti
(c) 2011 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved. Used with permission.

JORDAN NEW MEET DIRECTOR OF MILLROSE GAMES: Tom Jordan, the longtime meet director of the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Ore., is the new meeting director of the Millrose Games, Dr. Sander announced.  Jordan has introduced some new events for the Jan. 28 meeting, including the Millrose Multi Challenge, in which three of the world's best decathletes --Olympic champion Bryan Clay, world champion Trey Hardee, and heptathlon world record holder Ashton Eaton-- compete in the shot put, 60m hurdles, and high jump.  Jordan has also introduced the USA vs. Jamaica Challenge sprint competition, a points competition where three Americans will race against three Jamaicans in the 60m dash.  Two-time Olympic gold medallist Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica and three-time world champion Lauryn Williams of the USA have both been confirmed.  Jordan has also added a two-mile which will feature multiple NCAA champion Galen Rupp, formerly of the University of Oregon.



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