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The
Indiana Invaders' Jacob Koczman gets ready for the
800m semifinals.
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Derrick
Peterson suffered a huge disappointment in 2000 when
he finished fifth in his semifinal...
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did not advance to the Trials final. Above: Arkansas'
James Hatch.
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Georgetown
graduate Jesse O'Connell at the start of the first
800m semifinal.
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Nike's
Khadevis Robinson.
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Hatch
will be a senior at Arkansas in the fall.
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The
top four runners in each of the semis would advance
to the final.
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Jacob
Koczman set the pace on the first lap...
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...with
Jesse O'Connell and Derrick Peterson right behind.
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R-L:
Christian Smith, Khadevis Robinson, Elliott Blount,
James Hatch, and Trent Riter.
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The
men's 800 in the U.S. seems to be undergoing a bit
of a changing of the guard.
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While
there are a handful of veterans in the event, there
are also many young...
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...runners
- collegians and recent graduates - coming up.
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Khadevis
Robison lead down the homestretch, and the runners
spread out across...
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...the
track as they fought for a top-four finish. Robinson
would win the first semifinal in 1:47.49.
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Derrick
Peterson finished second in 1:47.87...
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...and
a fast-closing Jesse O'Connell finished third in 1:47.88.
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Jacob
Koczman (4th, 1:48.15) snuck into the final, edging
out Christian Smith by .03 of a second.
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Derrick
Peterson advanced safely to the final this time around.
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Minnesota's
Trent Riter finished off a great season by finishing
sixth here in 1:48.45.
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