Evan Jager, Edward Cheserek, Cam Levins, Eric Jenkins, Ryan Hill And Lopez Lomong All To Battle In NYRR Millrose Games 3,000
Press Release, with additions by LetsRun.com
NEW YORK, January 28, 2016 – — Evan Jager has already proved that he belongs on a short list of the best steeplechase runners in the world, but he wants to take the next step in 2016 and win an Olympic medal.
Jager will use the NYRR Millrose Games on February 20th at the New Balance Track and Field Center at The Armory to help get his 2016 season rolling. He is entered in a loaded 3,000 meters field that will see him take on 10-time NCAA champion and former St. Benedict’s Prep star Edward Cheserek of Oregon, Nike Oregon Project teammates Cam Levins and Eric Jenkins, and Jager’s Nike Bowerman Track Club teammates Ryan Hill and Lopez Lomong.
In 2015, Jager broke the American record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with 8:00.45 and later finished sixth at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing. Those results amounted to near-misses. He missed the sub-8 minute barrier and missed the medals.
In 2016, Jager brings renewed hope to his goal.
Jager’s 8:00.45 in Paris was historic — and heartbreaking
“I definitely feel like I’m close,” Jager said, “I’m right there. I just need to run a perfect race in order to do it. It’s achievable.”
Jager’s short-term goal includes qualifying to compete at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, Ore., where he has lived for the past seven and a half years.
The NYRR Millrose Games is part of that build up.
“With this year being an Olympic year, the NYRR Millrose Games is the perfect venue to start off my racing,” Jager said. “I’m excited to go back to The Armory to run the 3K. I’m hoping to get the U.S. and World indoor standard, enjoy the race atmosphere, and compete for the win.”
Levins will return after dominating the 2-mile and mile races at the Armory Track Invitational in 2015. He broke the Canadian 2-mile record at The Armory in 2013. Lomong broke the American record in the indoor 5,000 meters at The Armory in 2013, when he ran 13:07.00. Hill won the U.S. outdoor title in the 5,000 meters.
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About the NYRR Millrose Games
With a storied history that spans more than a century, the NYRR Millrose Games is one of track and field’s most prestigious and enduring annual events. A New York City sports staple, the meet moved to the New Balance Track & Field Center at The Armory in Washington Heights in 2012 after having called Madison Square Garden home from 1914 to 2011. The Games—established by employees of Wanamaker’s Department Store—feature track and field’s most prolific male and female stars as well as collegiate, high school, club and youth competitors. More than 200 athletes share the distinction of being both Millrose and Olympic champions. In November of 2013, New York Road Runners became the title sponsor of the NYRR Millrose Games, which is hosted by the Armory Foundation.