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Jordan
Desilets ran a patient race to win his first NCAA
title in 8:42.64.
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Approximately
one month later, Desilets ran well at the U.S. Olympic
Trials...
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...and
set a PR of 8:24.62. He said that winning was more
important...
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...than
a fast time at the NCAA meet. Desilets signed a contract
with Reebok after this meet.
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Ian
Dobson led Andy Smith over the final water barrier,
but Smith came back...
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...to
finish second, 8:45.84 to Dobson's 8:48.12. Smith
and Dobson are both juniors.
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Jochen
Dieckfoss of BU finished sixth in 8:55.02.
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BYU's
Matt Adams earned All-American status by finishing
eighth in 8:59.11.
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Brian
Olinger of Ohio State finished 12th in 9:06.60.
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Memphis'
Mate Nemeth finished 11th in 9:05.70.
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Weber
State's Kenneth Richardson finished 14th in 9:21.72.
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Tennessee's
Marc Sylvester, Arkansas' James Hatch, and Oral Roberts'
Prince Mumba...
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...get
ready for the 800m final. Above: Michigan's Andrew
Ellerton sits on the track before the start.
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Sylvester
is a junior at Tennessee.
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Arkansas
junior James Hatch at the start.
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Tennessee
freshman Paul Cross. Tennessee was the only school
with two runners in the final.
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Michigan
sophomore Andrew Ellerton, a native of Canada.
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Not
surprisingly, Jonathan Johnson of Texas Tech took
the lead on the first lap.
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Behind
Johnson (R-L) are Oral Roberts' Prince Mumba, Arkansas'
James Hatch...
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...and
Nebraska freshman Dmitrijs Milkevics.
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