With 75 Skaters from 7 different countries competing at the event, it was an exciting weekend with over 25 athletes attaining new personal best times. Brent Aussprung broke the Junior National Records in the Mens 500m with a time of 35.83 and the Mens 1000m with a time of 1:10.11. Roger Schneider of Switzerland broke the Swiss National record in the Mens 1500m with a time of 1:56.02 and Philip Brojaka of Great Brittan broke the British national record in the Mens 1500m with a time of 1:55.231

Athletes will represent the United States in several of the ISU Long Track Fall World Cup Series, the first of which is being held at the Utah Olympic Oval on November 9-11, 2007. The second in the series will be November 16-18 in Calgary, Canada.

Team members named this weekend are as follows:

Ladies 500m
Elli Ochowicz – Palo Alto, CA
Lauren Cholewinski – Rockhill, South Carolina
Rebekah Bradford - Apple Valley, MN
Jessica Smith- Melvindale, MI
Mia Manganello – Crestview, FL

Mens 500m
Tucker Fredricks – Janesville, WI
Shani Davis- Chicago, IL
Kip Carpenter- Brookfield, WI
Tyler Goff – Madison, WI
Chris Needham – Belmont, MA

Ladies 1000m
Elli Ochowicz – Palo Alto, CA
Catherine Raney – Elm Grove, WI
Mia Manganello – Crestview, FL
Jessica Smith- Melvindale, MI
Rebekah Bradford - Apple Valley, MN (Salt Lake City event only)

Mens 1000m
Shani Davis- Chicago, IL
Kip Carpenter- Brookfield, WI
Nick Pearson – Vernon, WI
Brent Aussprung – Waunakee, WI
Tucker Fredricks – Janesville, WI

Ladies 1500m
Catherine Raney – Elm Grove, WI
Mia Manganello – Crestview, FL
Jessica Smith- Melvindale, MI
Anna Ringsred – Duluth, MN
Jillanne Rookard - MI

Mens 1500m
Shani Davis- Chicago, IL
Chad Hedrick – Houston, TX
Trevor Marsicano – Balston Spa, NY
Nick Pearson- Vernon, MN
Mike Blumel – Woodbury, MN (Salt Lake City event only)

All Official Times and full results can be found on the US
Speedskating website at www.usspeedskating.org