Tyson Invitational
February 15, 2008 9:35 amThis weekends event takes place at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR.
Press Release from www.tysoninvitational.com
Springdale, AR (February 4, 2008) – The Tyson Invitational has become one of the premier indoor track & field competitions in the nation and the 8:00 p.m. event on Friday, February 15 at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Ark., is poised to crush its previous attendance record.
Tickets for the Tyson Invitational are currently on sale and may be purchased by calling 1-800-766-4626. Reserved seats located near the finish line are $20 while general admission tickets are $10 per person with children 12 and under receiving a free general admission ticket.
“We’re pleased to again be the title sponsor of this great event,” said John Tyson, Tyson Foods, Inc. “As a sponsor of the 2008 and 2010 U.S. Olympic Teams, we’re particularly excited about the caliber of the athletes scheduled to compete-many of whom we’ll likely see at the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. We encourage everyone to come out and see them in person while you have the opportunity.”
Since Tyson Foods began sponsoring the Tyson Invitational in 2000 attendance at the event has regularly exceeded 3,000 fans. In 2007, more than 4,400 were counted in the arena, nearly exceeding the capacity of the building, and were treated by a near world record in the women’s 300 meters and numerous world best times.
Since 2006 the Tyson Invitational has seen one world record broken, another exceeded and a pair of world marks nearly fall. The 2008 installment should see action at or above those levels as the world’s best sprinters, throwers and pole vaulters make their way to Fayetteville in an attempt to make their mark on the sport prior to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Some of the extraordinary talent scheduled to compete include former Razorbacks Wallace Spearmon, Jr. and Allistair Cragg, former Lady Razorbacks April Steiner and Christin Wurth-Thomas, shot put sensations Adam Nelson and Christian Cantwell as well as American pole vault record holder Jenn Stuczynski.
The Tyson Invitational is scheduled to be televised on ESPN on Sunday, February 17 at 5:00 p.m. EST. For more information regarding the Tyson Invitational and Tyson Foods please visit www.tysoninvitational.org or www.tyson.com.
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I watched you at the Tyson meet and was sorry to see you didn’t do better. I also noticed you during the singing of the National Anthem because you were one of two vaulters who stood still and placed her hand over her heart. I was proud to see that their are some American Athletes who will render proper respect to our flag and nation. My best wishes with your future athletic career and my thanks for honoring us.
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