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On
the first lap of the first of three 1,500m quarterfinals...
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...Michael
Stember (right) leads Charlie Gruber (center) and
Paul McMullen (left).
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Stember,
who attended nearby Jesuit High School, was one of
the...
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...crowd
favorites. He represented the U.S. in this event at
the 2000 Olympics.
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R-L:
Karl Savage, Brandon Strong, Seneca Lassiter, and
Joel Atwater.
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Mike
Miller leads Ian Connor.
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Charlie
Gruber moves to the front, Karl Savage runs second
and Paul McMullen third.
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Only
five athletes would be eliminated in the first round
of the 1,500. The top six in each heat,...
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...plus
the runners with the next six fastest times, would
advance to the semifinals.
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R-L:
Brandon Strong, Sean O'Brien, Michael Stember, and
Mike Miller.
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O'Brien
and Stember both train with the Nike Farm Team.
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Stember
leads the U.S. Army's Mike Miller and Weber State
graduate Joel Atwater.
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Ian
Connor joined ZAP Fitness in the fall of 2003 and
shaved four seconds off his 1,400 PR during the '04
season.
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Charlie
Gruber continues to set the pace and Paul McMullen,
now running for the U.S. Coast Guard...
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...runs
in second place. McMullen was a 1996 Olympian in this
event.
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With
one lap to go, Gruber and McMullen run 1-2 (with Seneca
Lassiter in third).
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Karl
Savage and Michael Stember run 4-5.
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Sean
O'Brien finished seventh in 3:42.90 and advanced to
the semifinals.
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Brandon
Strong finished 10th in 3:52.34 and was the only runner
in the first heat who didn't advance.
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Michael
Stember looked like he was trying to send a bit of
a message down the homestretch. He won the first quarterfinal
in 3:41.65.
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