Oregon's Semick Wins USA 50k Championships

(3-5-09) From USATF Press Release - Michael Wardian (Arlington, Va.), won his second consecutive USA 50 km championships on Sunday, running 2 hours 56 minutes 36 seconds at the Caumsett State Park 50K in Huntington N.Y.

Kami Semick (Bend, Ore.) won both the overall and masters women's titles in 3:29:20, while Dan Verington (Bradford, Mass.) won his second straight masters title in 3:25:22.

This year's event was hosted by USATF Long Island and was held for the fourth consecutive year in Caumsett State Historic Park, the fourth largest of Long Island's 25 state parks. The park boasts 1,500 acres and is located 35 miles from New York City. The USA 50 km Championship will be held at Caumsett for the next three years.

For more information on the 2009 MUT circuit visit www.usatf.org.