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Team NUTRILITE athletes Jenn Stuczynski and Sanya Richards to compete

 

BUENA PARK, Calif., May 9, 2008 - Nutrilite is a proud sponsor of the 2008 adidas Track Classic which will be held on May 18 on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills.

 

As the second stop of the USA Track & Field's Visa Championship Series, the adidas Track Classic is a world-class meet.

"Nutrilite is the exclusive vitamin, mineral and supplement brand of this premier track & field event for the first time this year, and we are pleased to have an elite athletes like Jenn Stuczynski and Sanya Richards represent our brand", says Brian Geers, Manager - Health Marketing for Quixtar.

 

Jenn Stuczynski excited spectators by breaking Stacy Dragila's American Record in the pole vault at the 2007 adidas Track Classic. With more accomplishments under her belt this year, like becoming the first American woman to jump 16 feet, tying for #2 all-time in the world, and winning the silver medal at the 2008 World Indoor Championships, Stuczynski continues to boost the competition.

 

"As I continue to strive to be on top of my game, it is reassuring to know that Nutrilite is here for me with the highest quality supplements. They are an important part of my training regimen, giving me quick and convenient solutions to getting the essential nutrients I need every day", says Stuczynski.

 

Two-time World Championships gold medalist in the 4x400, Sanya Richards, has many accomplishments of her own. In 2006, Richards set her own American record at the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) World Cup in Athletics in Athens, Greece, she is a three-time national champion in the 400m event, and is currently ranked #1 in the race amongst competitors from around the world. Team Nutrilite athlete Sanya Richards will be competing in the 100m adidas Track Classic event.

 

Nutrilite is the world's leading brand of vitamin, mineral and dietary supplements, based on 2006 sales. Nutrilite is the only global vitamin and mineral brand to grow, harvest, and process plants on their own certified organic farms.* Nutrilite is the exclusive vitamin, mineral, and supplement brand of the 2008 adidas Track Classic.

 

The 2008 adidas Track Classic will be will be broadcast live on ESPN from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. PDT (4 p.m.-6 p.m. EDT). More information about the adidas Track Classic is available at http://www.adidastrackclassic.com/.

 

About Team Nutrilite

Team Nutrilite is the treadmill warrior, the power-walking mom, the lunch-break joggers. It's also professional athletes such as world record holders Asafa Powell and Liu Xiang, Olympic Gold Medalist Sanya Richards, and American-record holder Jenn Stuczynski.

 

It's also Nutrilite-sponsored premier athletic events including the:

· Orange County Marathon, California - January 2008

· Reebok Boston Indoor Games, Massachusetts - January 2008

· Tyson Invitational, Arkansas - February 2008

· Reebok Grand Prix, New York - May 2008

· adidas Track Classic, California - May 2008

· Prefontaine Classic, Oregon - June 2008

 

About Nutrilite

Nutrilite is the world's leading brand of vitamin, mineral, and dietary supplements, based on 2006 sales. Nutrilite is so committed to total quality control of its plant concentrates from seed to tablet, it's the only global vitamin and mineral brand to grow, harvest, and process plants on its own certified organic farms,* located in California, Washington, Mexico, and Brazil.

 

Nutrilite products are available exclusively through Quixtar Independent Business Owners (IBOs) in North America and Amway business owners internationally. For more information on Nutrilite products, history, farming and manufacturing practices, visit Nutrilite. To order Nutrilite products, visit Quixtar Inc.

 

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CONTACT: Anna Bryce, 616.787.6482, anna_bryce@quixtar.com.

 

*Based on an independent review in fall 2006 by international market research firm Euromonitor Consultancy.