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Jason
Walker of Humboldt State finished 14th in 9:08.48.
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Casey
Batey of Marshall finished 16th in 9:18.13.
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Jordan
Desilets continues to lead, with Chris Duncan in hot
pursuit.
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Desilets'
winning time of 8:42.07 put him just under the NCAA
automatic qualifying standard of 8:43.00.
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Desilets:
"This is by far the biggest race I've ever been
to. The sound of the crowd cheering for you as you
clear the water... it's incredible.
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Duncan
was heard telling his coach after the race that he
had too much left at the end. He finished second in
8:43.99.
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Andy
Smith of NC State finished fifth in 8:49.86.
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Pius
Stucki of Virginia Commonwealth finished seventh in
8:53.29.
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Clint
Tisserand finished 11th in 8:57.55.
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Runners
stand on the starting line for heat two of the steeple.
L-R: J.J. O'Rielly, Tim Mason, Robert Rotich, Kenny
Henry, David Zabel and Ben Sigle.
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L-R:
Steve Zieminski, Ryan Hesselink, James Osborn and
Nolan Tully.
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Kenny
Henry (19th, 9:40.06) and James Osborn (8th, 9:16.95)
lead the way early on.
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The
pack stays closely bunched in the early going.
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David
Zabel of Loyola clears a barrier.
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Zabel
finished second in 9:07.17.
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Tim
Mason of West Virginia and J.J. O'Rielly of Ohio State.
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Fairleigh
Dickinson's Robert Rotich finished 13th in 9:24.71.
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Chris
McWatters of Oklahoma State.
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Florida's
Steve Sieminski (the eventual winner in 9:04.26) leads
Michigan's Ryan Hesselink.
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Chris
McWatters finished fourth in 9:08.70 while Tim Mason
finished sixth in 9:15.32.
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