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January 29, 2010
 On January 29th, Molly Lehman makes her official Pro debut as a NYAC athlete at the 103rd running of the historic Millrose Games. Molly is a recent graduate of Duke University, where she ran the fastest 1500 meter performance of any female athlete in a Duke uniform when she finished 8th at the USA outdoor championships with a personal best of 4:12.13. Molly opened up her indoor season last weekend with a 1000 meter victory over multi-time Olympian Hazel Clark, running a time of 2:44.33. She will be running the Fred Lebow Women's Mile at 9:04 PM tonight. Tickets can be purchased here, or at the box office at Madison Square Garden. Live television coverage will be on ESPN2 starting at 8:00 PM Eastern Time.
 The club will also have a men's and women's 4x800 meter relay at the 103rd Millrose Games. The women's relay will be composed of Caroline Mullen, Catha Mullen, Cate Robbie and Lesley Higgins. The gun for the women's race goes off at 5:00 PM.
The men's team will be composed of Steve Scherer, Sean Tulley, Rob Novak and Brendon Mahoney. The gun for the Byron Dyce Men's 4x800 meter relay goes off at 8:45 PM and will be part of the television coverage.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------When the New York Athletic Club was founded in September of 1868 it was with the sport of track and field very much in mind. On November 11th, 1868, the fledgling NYAC sponsored the first indoor track meet in American history. Subsequently, in 1874, the Club sponsored the first inter-collegiate championships, and, in 1876, the first national championships.
Among the NYAC's founding precepts was to provide competitive opportunities for athletes who, having graduated, no longer had the benefit of college affiliation. Continuing that tradition, the NYAC Running team is an amalgam of former NCAA All-American athletes and emerging local talent, all living in New York City and the surrounding area. Our goals are continued individual success, plus to make an increasing impact on the New York City club scene.
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Most photos, unless otherwise noted, courtesy of Victor Sailer/PhotoRun
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