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U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS - TRACK & FIELD
ALEX G. SPANOS SPORTS COMPLEX, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY - SACRAMENTO, JULY 9-18, 2004

ALL PHOTOS ALISON WADE/NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS

DAY ONE: PAGE 1 | PAGE 2 | PAGE 3 | PAGE 4 | PAGE 5 | PAGE 6 | PAGE 7 | PAGE 8 | PAGE 9 | PAGE 10 (800 quarterfinals, 10,000 final) DAY TWO: PAGE 1 | PAGE 2 (800 semifinals) DAY FOUR: PAGE 1 | PAGE 2 | PAGE 3 | PAGE 4 | PAGE 5 | PAGE 6 | PAGE 7 | PAGE 8 (800 final, steeplechase semifinals, 5,000 semifinals) DAY FIVE: PAGE 1 | PAGE 2 | PAGE 3 | PAGE 4 | PAGE 5 | PAGE 6 | PAGE 7 (1,500 quarterfinals, steeplechase final) DAY SIX: PAGE 1 | PAGE 2 | PAGE 3 | PAGE 4 | PAGE 5 | PAGE 6 | PAGE 7 (1,500 semifinals, 5,000 final) DAY EIGHT: PAGE 1 | PAGE 2 (1,500 final)

Chris Graff won a tight race for fifth place, crossing the line in 28:27.93.
James Carney finished sixth in 28:31.82 and Matt Downin seventh in 28:33.96.
Adam Tenforde finished ninth in 28:46.34.
Greg Jimmerson finished 12th in 29:04.88.
Ed Torres (left, 13th, 29:06.78) edged out Jason Sandfort (14th, 29:06.79)
Richie Brinker (right, 15th, 29:11.77) edged out Fasil Bizuneh (16th, 29:11.78).
Dathan Ritzenhein was the last runner to finish. He crossed the finish line in 31:13.91.
Because of the 27:38.50 he had run earlier in the season, and because Mike Donnelly did not meet the "A" standard...
...Ritzenhein did end up qualifying for the Olympic Team and running in Athens. Above: Meb Keflezighi celebrates his victory...
...with an American and Eritrean flag. Keflezighi was born in Eritrea but moved to the U.S. in 1987. He became a U.S. citizen in 1998.

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