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Texas
Tech junior Jonathan Johnson leads the way with less
than a lap to go...
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...in
the 800m final. Behind him (R-L) are Prince Mumba,
James Hatch...
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...and
Nebraska's Dmitrijs Milkevics.
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Johnson,
who also runs on Texas Tech's 4x400 relay, had looked
strong all season.
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Johnson
had finished second in this event, behind Sam Burley,
one year ago.
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R-L:
Mumba, Hatch, Andrew Ellerton, Milkevics, Jesse O'Connell,
Paul Cross, and Marc Sylvester.
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Johnson
continued to lead throughout the final lap and he
managed to hold off a late charge from Georgetown's...
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...Jesse
O'Connell to win his first NCAA title in 1:46.39.
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O'Connell,
a senior, came from back in the pack to finish second
in 1:46.79.
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Tennessee
freshman Paul Cross finished third in 1:47.18 and
Marc Sylvester finished fourth in 1:47.23.
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Johnson
checks the scoreboard...
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...and
celebrates his win.
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Johnson's
competitors congratulate him as he catches his breath.
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Michigan's
Andrew Ellerton finished fifth in 1:47.29.
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Wednesday's
thunderstorms caused the 5,000m rounds to be cancelled...
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...which
meant that the event was run as a straight final.
Twenty-seven...
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...runners
started the race, and on the second lap, the congestion...
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...caused
Arizona's Robert Cheseret (one of the race favorites)
and Velibor Radojevic...
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...to
tumble to the track. Cheseret rejoined the pack quickly,
but Radojevic...
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...was
never in contention again and eventually dropped out.
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