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Kansas
senior Charlie Gruber gets ready for the 1,500 final.
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Alan
Webb, possibly making his last appearance in a Michigan
singlet.
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Montana junior Scott McGowan.
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Stanford
teammates Don Sage (left) and Grant Robison wish each
other luck.
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Gruber
takes a moment to focus before the race.
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They're
off and running on one of the most anticipated races
of the meet.
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Michigan
freshman Alan Webb leads as they cross the finish
line for the first time.
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Webb
went through 400 in 58 seconds, it appeared he might
be trying to run away from the field...
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...With
a mile PR of 3:53, it seemed possible that he could
pull it off, but so few championships 1,500s are won
that way.
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Behind
Webb it's Chris Mulvaney, Gruber, Adrian Blincoe,
Robison and the rest of the pack.
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Arizona
State's Brandon Stron runs to the outside of Ryan
Hayden, Dan Wilson (UConn) and Don Sage (Stanford)
follow.
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Approaching
the 800 meter mark Webb continues to lead, but the
bunched-up field indicates that the pace has slowed.
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L-R:
Wilson, Robison, Gruber, Mulvaney and Webb.
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The
leaders passed through 800 in 2:02 and the entire
field was still in contention.
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R-L:
Hayden and Strong, Wilson, Sage, McGowan and Wisconsin's
Josh Spiker.
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R-L:
Sage, McGowan and Spiker.
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At
1,100 meters (one lap to go) Webb continues to lead...
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...But
it's anyone's race.
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The
order stayed the same throughout much of the race.
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Note
where Don Sage is, looking out over Grant Robison
and Adrian Blincoe's shoulders in about 7th place.
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