Dayton Flyers

Olympic Trials Marathon (Houston, Texas)
Saturday, Jan. 14 - 3 p.m. ET
TV: NBC
Houston2012.com

HOUSTON – Three University of Dayton women’s cross country alumni and former head coach Ann Alyanak will compete in the Olympic Trials Marathon in Houston on Saturday for a chance to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games.

Kara Storage ’03, Tara Storage ’03, Melissa Rittenhouse ‘99 and Alyanak (2004-10) will be four of over 200 women’s runners in Saturday’s trails, which begin at 3 p.m. ET on NBC.

Twins Kara and Tara Storage will both be representing Infinite Running and RUNOHIO Racing Team. Tara has the fastest qualifying marathon time between the four former Flyers at 2:40:14. Kara qualified with a 2:41:29 time.

Rittenhouse will run for Saucony with a qualifying time of 2:43:46. Alyanak – who led Dayton to its first women’s cross country conference title in 2009 – is also running for Saucony with a 2:41:53 qualifying time.

The event will determine the three men and three women who will represent the United States in the marathon at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. USA Track & Field and the Houston Marathon Committee will host the men’s and women’s Olympic Trials Marathon at the same site.
 
Watch the race live on NBC or follow the results at Houston2012.com.