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Grant
Robison and Sean O'Brien lead early on in the 1,500m
final.
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L-R:
Jorge Torres, Nick Willis, Grant Robison and Sean
O'Brien.
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The
leaders passed through 400 meters in 60.1.
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Behind
Torres are Minnesota's Martin Robeck and Nebraska's
James Bowler.
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O'Brien
and Robison set the pace with three laps to go.
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Also
in there are Iona's Richard Kiplagat, Arkansas' Said
Ahmed and Mike Taylor...
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...and
Georgetown freshman Chris Lukezic.
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Just
as he did in his preliminary round, Jorge Torres took
the lead on the second lap.
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Approaching
700 meters, it's (R-L) Torres, Robison and Willis.
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Everyone
in the race remained in contention at this point.
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It
was still a waiting game with two laps to go.
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R-L:
Ahmed, Lukezic, Bowler and Robeck.
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Approximately
750 meters in, nightmare struck for Michigan's Nick
Willis (mostly obscured by race official).
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Not
only did Willis go down, but when he got up, his left
shoe was only halfway on his foot...
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...and
the race was long gone.
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With
Willis out of it, this was an entirely different race.
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Weber
State's Joel Atwater moved to the lead.
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With
one lap to go, Tolman led by the slightest of margins...
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...with
Grant Robison of Stanford poised to strike.
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O'Brien,
Ahmed, Kiplagat, Robeck, Mulvaney, Torres and Lukezic
all ran just off the lead.
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