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Sean
Jefferson of Indiana leads the mile final with about
400 meters to go.
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Jordan
Desilets would finish seventh in 4:04.56.
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Kentucky's
David Freeman had an off day, finishing 10th in 4:18.10.
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Jefferson
ran his penultimate lap in 28 seconds and extended
his lead...
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...over
the field. It looked as if his bold move would pay
off.
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Steve
Sherer wound up sixth in 4:02.47.
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Jason
Woolhouse (left, 3rd, 4:02.00) runs alongside Chris
Mulvaney (9th, 4:06.83).
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Jefferson
ran his last lap in about 30 seconds, and had enough
of a lead that he started...
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...celebrating
before he crossed the finish line. He just missed
running sub-4:00, stopping the clock...
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...in
4:00.16 and winning his first national title.
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Nate
Robison (right, 2nd, 4:01.99) barely edged out Woolhouse.
McGowan finished fourth in 4:02.07.
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Jefferson
was a 4:07 (1,600) and 1:52 (800) runner in college
and has developed nicely at Indiana.
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Erik
Schmidt finished fifth in 4:02.23.
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Jefferson
takes a victory lap.
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Jackson
Langat gets ready for the 800m final.
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L-R:
Mike Inge, Peter Etoot, and Dmitrijs Milkevics.
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L-R:
Moise Joseph, Inge, and Etoot.
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L-R:
Etoot, Milkevics, and Sherridan Kirk.
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L-R:
Moise Joseph, Inge, Etoot, Milkevics, and Kirk. One
of the most painful moments of the meet involved...
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...watching
Sherridan Kirk exit the track after he twitched on
the starting line and was charged with a false start.
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