Morning Star Staff
CIS runners have a chance to meet the Millers.
Vernon sisters Alesha and Christa Miller, who run for the Thompson Rivers Univesity WolfPack in Kamloops, both finished on the podium at the Van Ryswik Invitational Indoor track meet at the Tournament Capital Centre.
“A key piece of the transition we are making as a program to be able to compete at a CIS level in cross country is actually track and field,” said WolfPack head coach Carmin Mazzotta.
“Training and competing through a track season allows runners to really focus on strength and conditioning, on developing speed, on fine-tuning form, and on racing at an intensity that you often don’t find on the roads or trails.
“Several of our team members have been training hard over the past two months and we saw some big improvements.”
The Millers led a TRU sweep of the women’s 1,500 metres Saturday with Alesha crossing the line first in 5:21.89, nearly 19 seconds ahead of her sister. Nicole Vermey (Kamloops) was third in 5:42.14.
“Christa Miller ran a brilliant race to set a personal best in the 1,500m on Saturday, as did Nicole Vermey,” said Mazzotta. “Alesha Miller ran a solid solo effort from the front in winning the 1.500 on Saturday. “
On Valentine’s Day, Alesha was second in the women’s 20-34-year-old 800m race with a 2:35.95. Christa was third in 2:48.47.
