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CONTACT: Jerry Reilly,
Sports Information Director

DATE: Wed., July 19, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Cross Country

Running camp to feature Olympian as instructor

FREDONIA, N.Y. -- Former U.S. Olympian Nick Rogers will be a guest coach at the 2006 Fredonia State Running Camp beginning July 31.

A 2000 Sydney Olympian at 5000 meters, Rogers instruct campers and speak about his running experiences for the entire week of the camp, which concludes Aug. 3.

This will be Rogers's second visit to the Fredonia State campus. He met with the Blue Devil cross country teams during the 2004 season as a favor to head coach Nolan Swanson, a personal friend.

Swanson, a two-time All American at Wake Forest, and Rogers are former training partners. Both have also run professionally.

The camp will be geared toward getting high school runners ready for the upcoming season. Contact Swanson for more information at 716-673-3700 or by E-mailing him at nolan.swanson@fredonia.edu.

In additon, a camp brochure is available under the Camps link along the lower left panel of the Fredonia State athletics home page.

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