A two-time Olympic gold medalist, a three-time World Champion, and the most-dynamic young American track star in a generation are among the latest athletes added to the roster for the adidas Grand Prix on June 14, organizers announced today.
Tickets for the event, which is marking its 10th year of bringing the world’s top athletes to Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island, are on sale now at www.adidasgrandprix.com or by calling 1-877-849-8722.
Mary Cain, who earlier this month turned 18, rewrote the record books last year by breaking high school and/or U.S. junior marks at eight distances—including 1500 meters—and becoming the youngest athlete ever to represent the U.S. at the IAAF World Championships. So far in 2014, she has twice broken the World Junior Record for 1000 meters indoors, and won the U.S. indoor 1500-meter title.
Cain, set to receive her high school diploma a week after the meet, will be competing just 15 miles from her hometown of Bronxville, NY.
Among the athletes she will face at 1500 meters is American Jenny Simpson, the 2011 IAAF World Champion. The last time the two met was in the final of the World Championships last summer, where Simpson won a silver medal and Cain finished 10th. Also in the NYC field is Morgan Uceny, a three-time U.S. champion who in 2011 was ranked #1 in the world at the distance.
Leading the heavily decorated veterans will be Felix Sanchez of Dominican Republic and Robert Harting of Germany. Between them, they own three Olympic gold medals, five World Championship titles, and have been ranked #1 in the world nine times.
