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Sean
Jefferson won the first mile prelim. in 4:02.54, with
Scott McGowan (mostly obscured, 2nd, 4:02.88)...
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...Chris
Mulvaney (#373, 3rd, 4:02.92), David Freeman (not
pictured) and Eric Garner (in purple, 5th, 4:03.22)
also advancing.
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Taylor
Milne finished seventh in 4:07.03 and did not advance
to Saturday's final.
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L-R:
Gavin Thompson, Ben Aragon, and Jason Woolhouse at
the start of the second mile prelim.
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L-R:
Jordan Desilets, Thompson, Aragon, and Woolhouse move
to the front in the first 200 meters.
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Also
in there, in the back, are Navy's Erik Schmidt, and
BYU's Nate Robison.
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Robison
moves up on the outside.
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The
field remains tightly bunched several laps in. Oklahoma
State's...
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...Woolhouse
continues to lead.
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Gavin
Thompson takes over the lead, with his teammate Jordan
Desilets close behind.
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Robison
(left) and Desilets.
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Thompson,
better known for his accomplishments at the longer
distances, continues to lead.
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Schmidt
runs at the back of the pack.
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Robison
takes over the lead. He went on to win the second
prelim. in 4:03.35.
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UCLA's
Ben Aragon leads Michigan State's Steve Sherer.
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Aragon
finished sixth in 4:05.42 and was the fastest non-qualifier.
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Thompson
faded and finished seventh in 4:08.78.
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Robison
won, with Woolhouse (in orange) second in 4:03.65.
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Navy's
Schmidt (3rd, 4:04.09) and Michigan's State's Sherer
(4th, 4:04.11) and Desilets (5th, 4:04.40) also advanced.
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Oregon's
Ryan Andrus and Georgetown's Rod Koborsi get ready
for the 5,000m final.
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