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R-L:
Charlie Gruber, Ian Connor, Said Ahmed, Jason Lunn,
and Seneca Lassiter...
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...with
one lap to go in the first 1,500m semifinal.
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Joel
Atwater finished 12th in 3:55.15.
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The
runners went five lanes wide down the homestretch
as they tried to finish in the top six.
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The
top 10 runners were separated by less than a second
at the finish line.
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BYU's
Nate Robison kicked to a win in 3:43.84.
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Charlie
Gruber (3:43.87), Jason Lunn (3:43.89)...
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...Chris
Lukezic (3:44.14), Don Sage (3:44.23)...
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...and
Said Ahmed (3:44.34) advanced to the final.
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Said
Ahmed (behind Jason Lunn) dove across the finish line...
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...but
it was worth it, because he edged Ian Connor out for
the final spot by .01 of a second.
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Erik
Nedeau made a strong showing here (8th, 3:44.41) but
missed the final by .07 of a second.
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Michael
Stember gets ready for the second 1,500m semifinal.
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Grant
Robison had had a rough season due to an injury, but
he was one of two athletes who had the "A"
standard.
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Bryan
Berryhill had battled injuries and illness in 2004
but was hoping for a good one here.
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Drew
Griffin of the Nike Farm Team.
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After
running a PR of 3:32.73 earlier in the season, Alan
Webb was considered the favorite here.
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Michael
Stember looked good in the first round here but had
raced inconsistently this season.
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Navy's
Aaron Lanzel leads on the first lap of the second
1,500m semifinal.
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R-L:
Lanzel, Rob Myers, and Michael Stember.
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