INDIANAPOLIS - The Document Company - Xerox, on Thursday announced that it will provide awards to athletes who set world, American or Olympic Trials records at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials, held July 14-23 in Sacramento, Calif. Xerox will present WorkCentre 480cx all-in-one products to the 12 athletes who set records at the Trials. The Xerox WorkCentre 480cx is a black-and-white copier and a fax machine. When connected to a PC, it also becomes a color copier, color scanner, color printer and a PC fax. In addition to providing WorkCentres to record-setting athletes, Xerox also sponsored a sold-out salute to former U.S. Olympic medal winners at a once-in-a-lifetime gathering during the Olympic Trials. The Xerox Century of Champions Salute Dinner on July 19 honored many of the great American track and field athletes of the 20th century, including Evelyn Ashford, Bob Mathias, Joan Benoit Samuelson, Al Oerter, Valerie Brisco, Dick Fosbury, Madeline Manning Mims and Edwin Moses, among many others. "All of us at Xerox are proud to honor the greats of American track and field of yesterday and today," said Terry W. Dillman, Xerox Manager of Olympic Marketing. "We're confident that the 2000 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team that was selected in Sacramento will continue the tradition of excellence with a terrific performance in Sydney." "I join everyone involved with USA Track & Field in expressing our gratitude to everyone at Xerox for their efforts in honoring our former great athletes, and recognizing the accomplishments of today's stars," said USATF CEO Craig Masback. "Through the years, the contributions Xerox has made as a sponsor of USA Track & Field have been immeasurable, and we look for our special relationship to grow even stronger well into the next millennium." "The 2000 Olympic Trials were the best ever, and Xerox made an enormous contribution to that success with its sponsorship of the Xerox Century of Champions Salute Dinner and the awarding of the Xerox WorkCentres to our record setting athletes," said USATF President Patricia Rico. "We are especially thankful to Xerox for its sponsorship of our Hall of Fame inductions each year at our Annual Meeting, and we are most grateful to everyone at Xerox who has provided such a wonderful partnership with USA Track & Field." The following lists the record-setting athletes who will receive Xerox WorkCentres. WR= World recordAR = American recordOT= Olympic Trials record. ATHLETE EVENT MARK/RECORD DATE Lynda Blutreich W Javelin Throw 191-2 - OT July 17 Gail Devers W 100mH 12.33 - AR/OT July 23 Stacy Dragila W Pole Vault 15-2.25 - WR/AR/OT July 23 Deena Drossin W 10,000m 31:51.05 - OT July 14 Dawn Ellerbe W Hammer 227-0 - OT July 15 Sandra Glover W 400H 53.33 - OT July 17 Elizabeth Jackson W 3000m SC 9:57.20 - AR July 17 Regina Jacobs W 5k 14:45.35 - AR/OT July 21 Adam Nelson M Shot Put 72-7 - OT July 15 Michelle Rohl W 20kRW 1:32:39 - OT July 16 Tim Seaman M 20kRW 1:25.41 - OT July 22 Seilala Sua W Discus 216-2 - OT July 17 # # # |
