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The
winning time in the second quarterfinal was about
six second slower than the others.
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Don
Sage finished fourth and advanced to the following
Day's semifinals.
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Erik
Schmidt finished seventh in 3:47.91 and just missed
advancing.
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Former
teammates Aaron Lanzel (left) and Schmidt.
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The
Nike Farm Team's Chris Estwanik warms up for the third
and final 1,500 heat.
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2004
USA Indoor 1,500 champion Rob Myers warms up.
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Grant
Robison was one of the two starters (the other being
Alan Webb) who had the Olympic "A" standard.
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Erik
Nedeau takes the lead on the first lap.
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R-L:
Said Ahmed, Rob Myers, and Grant Robison follow.
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Also
in there are Georgia Tech's Brendon Mahoney and BYU's
Nate Robison.
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Robison
stretches out near the back of the pack.
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Nedeau
competed at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Trials...
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...but
narrowly missed qualifying for the 2000 Trials.
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R-L
on the outside: Myers, Grant Robison, Nate Robison,
and Drew Griffin.
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R-L:
Mahoney, N. Robison, Ibrahim Aden, Scott McGowan,
and Griffin.
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McGowan
recently finished out his eligibility at the University
of Montana.
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With
one lap to go, Rob Myers and Chris Estwanik take control
of the race.
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R-L:
Myers, Nedeau, Estwanik, Ahmed, McGowan, and G. Robison.
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The
entire field was close together with one lap to go.
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McGowan
finished fourth in 3:42.06 and advanced with room
to spare.
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