MAURICE GREENE SETS SIGHTS ON 60 METER INDOOR RECORD AT NEW BALANCE INVITATIONAL AT REGGIE LEWIS TRACK & FIELD CENTER ON FEBRUARY 7

World champion Maurice Greene will seek to break his own world indoor record (6.39 seconds) in the 60m event at the fourth annual New Balance Invitational to be held at the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center on Sunday, February 7, from 2:30 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.

Greene is confirmed to headline a 60m field that will include Dennis Mitchell, Percival Spencer, Kareem Streete-Thompson, Tony McCall and Brad McQuaig. Should Greene or any other American competitor set a new American record in any one of the 13 events, New Balance Invitational sponsor Barron Chevrolet will award he or she a brand new 1999 Chevrolet Blazer.

The New Balance Invitational, which will air on ESPN the week of February 8, and will feature some of the top names in international track & field.

"Having Maurice Greene participating in the New Balance Invitational takes our meet to the next level," said Mark Wetmore, Meet Director for the New Balance Invitational. "We are thrilled to have an athlete of Maurice's caliber compete here in Boston."

New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. is the premier marketer of width-sized, intelligently designed, technically advanced US-engineered footwear designed expressly for serious performers.

Other sponsors of the New Balance Invitational include Ultima Replenisher and Barron Chevrolet.

For more ticket information, contact Global Athletics & Marketing 617 536 7030

USA Track & Field - New England
usatfne@ix.netcom.com
P.O. Box 1905
Brookline, MA 02446-1905
United States

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