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Navy
Senior Erik Schmidt gets ready for the mile final.
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Washington
senior Eric Garner.
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L-R:
Steve Sherer, David Freeman, Scott McGowan, and Sean
Jefferson.
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There
was no strong favorite heading into the race, despite
the presence of...
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...defending
champion Chris Mulvaney.
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Mulvaney
plays it up for the home crowd.
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An
aggressive start.
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Mulvaney
gets out well, while Jason Woolhouse of Oklahoma State
gets squished.
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Montana's
McGowan and Indiana's Jefferson move to the front
on the inside.
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McGown
took over the early lead.
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Mulvaney
ran right behind, on McGowan's shoulder.
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Schmidt
and Garner trail McGowan and Mulvaney.
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As
in many championship miles, no one wanted to make
a move early on.
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Eric
Garner runs in the pack.
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McGowan
continues to lead, with Mulvaney running on the outside,
ready to cover any moves.
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The
leaders went through the 800 in about 2:02.
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BYU's
Nate Robison ran in the pack, waiting for the pace
to pick up.
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Michigan
State's Steve Sherer runs near the back of the pack.
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Sherer was also planning to run the 3,000m final later
in the evening.
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McGowan
continues to set the pace.
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Chris
Mulvaney runs in second place.
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Erik
Schmidt, who would finish fifth in 4:02.23, runs in
the pack.
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Sherer.
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With
three laps (600m) to go, Indiana's Sean Jefferson...
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...charged
into the lead and made a big move. He was clearly
trying to make...
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...a
winning break, whether or not he could pull it off
was yet to be seen.
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Jefferson
was the only sophomore in a field of juniors and mostly
seniors.
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Mulvaney
and McGowan look ready to go after Jefferson.
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With
400 meters to go, Jefferson pulled away, the question
was if he could hold on to his lead.
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