Day 2 of USATFs: Lagat Sprints By Tegenkamp For Thrilling 5k Win, Flanagan Dominates June 22, 2007 by: LetsRun.com
Distance Races First *Results *Associated Press Recap
Mens 5k The men's 5k certainly lived up to its pre-meet expectations. Coming
into the race, people expected ultimately to see a 2-man dual between Bernard
Lagat and Matt Tegenkamp (We overheard two people asking each other for
their predictions prior the gun going off and one guy replied, "I know
who is going to finish 1st and 2nd, I just don't know the order").
That's exactly what they got and more so, as it ended up being an
exciting 3-way finish.
The race started out on the slowish side which wasn't a
surprise given the fact that the temperature was in the 70s (certainly
cooler than yesterday). After an opening 400 of 68.99, 800 was reached
in 2:15.7 and 1600 in 4:32.82. The pace stayed about the same through half-way (7:02-3) and
2800 (7:53.79). At this point, things got interesting. Kyle King took
the lead and threw down for about 150 or so and then Ian Dobson took over
and 3200 was reached in 8:55.54 (3k in 8:25.79), meaning the last lap was a 61.75. The pace would
remain hot until the finish. The next lap was a 63.76 (9:59.30) as Ian
Dobson led and was followed by Tegenkamp and Lagat. With 1100 to go,
Tegenkamp made the move he needed to make if he was going to have a
shot at beating the great miler Lagat.
Tegenkamp shot to the lead as 4k was reached in (11:04.24,
64.94) but really he had just started running as 4400 was hit in
12:03.41 (59.17). Coming into the bell (12:32.67 hand-time the other
times were FAT), Tegenkamp had almost a 2-second lead on Lagat (12:34.51). With 300 to go, his lead was just a bit bigger (12:47.18 versus
12:49.23) and I'm sure the crowd began to wonder if maybe Lagat was
beaten and content to jog it in for 2nd. Well, the option of jogging
it in for 2nd was now over as Goucher, who had moved his way up from
next to last early in the race, was in the mix just behind Lagat and
charging like a madman.
One elite male steeplechaser described Goucher's race best,
"He started out in dead last practically. Whenever the field was
whittled down, he'd move and hang onto the back. He's just so tough. (Goucher had appeared to almost fall off when Dobson first pushed the pace)"
With about 260 to go, Goucher pulled up next to Lagat, who
responded, and the two of them went after Tegenkamp as they entered the
final 200. At 200 (12:32.67 for Teg (59.26) and 12:34.51 for Lagat (HT)), everyone could sense the race was Lagat's and the
crowd's premonition was proven correct as Lagat's final 200 was simply
sensational (unofficial 26.84) and he got a thrilling victory. Lagat
passed Tegenkamp in the final 100 and the crowd noise was so loud that
it seemed as if Tegenkamp might also get beat by Goucher as often a
runner will sort of pack it in once he realizes he's beaten. We're not
sure if Teg knew Goucher was there but he ran hard all the way to the
finish and held off the fast charging Goucher who yet again rose to the
occasion at US nationals as his 2007 track season had been a struggle
up to this point.
It really was a sensational race and thrilling last 400. A 3
way battle that got the crowd on its feet. Lagat's final 400 of
roughly 56 flat (my HT To FAT conversion gives him a 55.98) gave him
the win. The last 1k was at least 2:26 for Lagat whose last 1600 was in
the 4:03 range. Great stuff!!
Jonathon Riley ended up in 4th and likely will end up in Osaka
at the world champs as Lagat has indicated he'll only run the 1500 at
worlds.
If you listen to our post-race audio broadcast from
Indy (You can listen in your browser or download it to your mp3 player), you'll hear Tegenkamp talk about his move with 1100 to go as well
as hear Bob Kennedy tell whether or not he thinks his American record
will fall. Click here to listen to the audio (the interviews appear
near the end of the show).
Tegenkamp said, "At some point it was like 'Ok time to take it' and 1100m came around and it was like 'OK There is no turning back now'...It was tough, but overall competing against Bernard is a great experience (for Worlds)... I know right now I don't have the closing speed I will have in 2 months."
American record holder Bob Kennedy is also on the LetsRun.com post-race podcast and talks about his American record and Tegenkamp's run. Kennedy feels his record will fall this year but he's not sure who will break it. ""I feel like it will be either Matt or Bernard," Kennedy says. (Kennedy and Teg are 2/3 of the way through the interview)
Men 5000 Meter Run
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World: W 12:37.35 5/31/2004 Kenenisa Bekele, ETH
American: A 12:58.21 8/14/1996 Bob Kennedy, Nike
Meet: M 13:12.76 6/24/2005 Tim Broe, adidas
Name Year Team Finals
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1 Bernard Lagat Nike 13:30.73
2 Matt Tegenkamp Nike 13:31.31
3 Adam Goucher Nike 13:31.50
4 Jonathon Riley Nike 13:33.56
5 Edward Moran Nike 13:36.50
6 Bolota Asmerom unattached 13:38.26
7 Chris Solinsky Nike 13:39.83
8 Sean Graham Oregon TC 13:44.06
9 Ian Dobson adidas 13:45.36
10 Seth Summerside adidas 13:48.84
11 Kyle King Zap Fitness 13:49.60
12 Rod Koborsi Reebok 13:52.33
13 Matthew Gabrielson Reebok 13:53.17
14 Ryan Kirkpatrick Reebok 13:53.45
15 Stephen Haas New Balance 13:53.77
16 Andrew Carlson adidas 13:55.22
17 Thomas Morgan Zap Fitness 13:58.32
18 Scott Bauhs California S 13:59.42
-- Giliat Ghebray California DNF
-- Galen Rupp Oregon DNS
-- Alan Culpepper Nike DNS
-- Abdi Abdirahman Nike DNS
-- Dathan Ritzenhein Nike DNS
-- Ryan Hall Asics DNS
Womens 5k Shalane Flanagan continued her 2007 prowess on the track Friday night at the AT&T USATF Track and Field Champs, as she easily captured the 5000m title, adding that to her 3000m American indoor record and her 5000m outdoor American record.
Flanagan ran with the pack for most of the first mile, but 1400m into the race she took off and by 2500m she had a 10 meter lead. She reached 3000m in 8:56 and the chase pack was at 9:00. The chase pack of 3 consisted of 2 time Olympian Jen Rhines, last year's champ Lauren Fleshman, and recent NCAA champ and the newest sensation on the scene Michelle Sikes. The 3 were battling for the 2 remaining World Champ spots.
As Flanagan extended her lead over the final mile on her way to the comfortable victory in 14:51.75 (only 7 seconds off her American record and today's race was run in warm conditions), Fleshman surprisingly was the first one to crack. Fleshman just stopped running 4000m into the race and stood there in lane 2, appearing to have dropped out. It looked like she was coughing as well. And just when you thought she was going to drop out after standing and walking for 15 seconds, she started up again in a full sprint. She appeared to be running much faster than before. She repassed Arianna Lambie who had passed her and went on to finish a comfortable 4th in 15:24. It was one of the more bizarre things any of us has ever seen at a track meet.
After the race, other reporters told us that Fleshman said a "little voice" told her to stop running. But then she remembered back to when she first dropped out of a race last year and she vowed to never do it again. She said her dad says she has "balls the size of Texas" and is a "scrapper". That is why she started running up again at full force after appearing to be on the verge of dropping out.
Once Fleshman stopped, Rhines and Sikes were assured of their World Champs spots but the question was who would come out on top in their personal battle. The veteran Rhines outsprinted the upstart Sikes, but both will be going to the World Champs.
Women 5000 Meter Run
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World: W 14:16.63 6/15/2007 Meseret Defar, ETH
American: A 14:44.80 4/13/2007 Shalane Flanagan, Nike
Meet: M 14:45.35 7/21/2000 Regina Jacobs, Mizuno
Name Year Team Finals
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1 Shalane Flanagan Nike 14:51.75
2 Jennifer Rhines adidas 15:08.53
3 Michelle Sikes Nike 15:09.28
4 Lauren Fleshman Nike 15:24.60
5 Arianna Lambie Stanford 15:38.83
6 Catherine Ferrell Oregon TC 15:43.69
7 Julia Lucas N C State 15:55.36
8 Mandi Zemba New Balance 16:06.02
9 Amy Hastings adidas 16:08.71
10 Whitney McDonald unattached 16:12.19
-- Renee Metivier Nike DNF
-- Sara Slattery adidas DNF
-- Melissa Cook New Balance DNS
-- Kara Goucher Nike DNS
Men's Steeple Semis In the men's steeplechase, nothing unusual happened as most of the big
names advanced to Sunday's final. The only 'name' casualty was former
Ohio State star Brian Olinger. Olinger who ran 8:19 a few years back
came into the meet with the 7th fastest qualifying time of 8:
31.56 but did not advance today when he ran 8:42.
The first
heat started out slowish and then picked up after two laps. Anthony "Fam" Famiglietti went
to the lead with 2.5 laps to go and looked fine in his first steeple of
the year.
The 2nd heat started faster. After 2 laps they were about 5
seconds ahead of the first heat. On the 5th lap, Daniel Lincoln went to
the lead and extended it to about 5 meters lead which Slattery slowly
closed. In the last 200, Slattery ran up next to Lincoln (was he making
a point for the final was our thought?) and they crossed the line side
by side. Lincoln looked very good throughout.
Lincoln didn't make himself available for post-race
interviews as he wanted to get an ice bath in right away. We caught up
to Steve Slattery after the race and asked him what his plan was for
the race. "
"(Prior to the race), Lincoln and I were like 'We'll run
exactly what Fam ran' and I think we were off by a second or two. When
there are two of you, it's not like one of you gets stuck out there.
But other people were willing to take the pace early so it was fine,"
said Slattery about his heat which was led by Ben Bruce for laps 2
through 4 after Slattery took the first lap.
Prior to the race, we talked to Danny Greene - an Arkansas
assistant - and he said that John McDonnell is most definitely not
retiring and that they are excited about next year. Additionally, he
said that Lincoln, who is in medical school in Little Rock, has been in
Fayetteville the last two months on a rotation so he has been able to
train under the watchful of McDonnell, a coaching legend.
Leader Splits From Start Line (Outside Water Jump) 1st Heat - 74.53, 75.65, 73.00, 73.08, 72.22, 71.69, 68.10 + 5ish seconds to finish. 2nd Heat - 73.33, 71.88, 74.41, 73.74, 71.56, 72.38, 70.78 + 5.5ish to finish
Full Results
Men 3000 Meter Steeplechase ================================================================ World: W 7:53.63 9/3/2004 Saif Saaeed Shaheen, QAT American: A 8:08.82 7/14/2006 Daniel Lincoln, Nike
Meet: M 8:15.02 7/15/2004 Daniel Lincoln, Nike Name Year Team Prelims ================================================================ Heat 1 Preliminaries
1 Anthony Famiglietti adidas 8:34.85Q 2 Joshua McAdams New Balance 8:34.88Q 3 Aaron Aguayo Arizona State 8:35.04Q 4 Michael Spence Asics 8:35.78Q 5 Kyle Alcorn unattached 8:37.77q 6 Tom Chorny unattached 8:39.20q 7 Max King Oregon TC 8:39.62q 8 Brian Olinger Reebok 8:42.88 9 Ryan Warrenburg Zap Fitness 8:45.00 10 Jordan Fife unattached 8:45.42 11 Emory Mort Willow Street AC 8:52.95 12 Thomas Kloos adidas 8:55.52 -- Michael Nicks unattached DNS Heat 2 Preliminaries 1 Steve Slattery Nike 8:33.65Q 2 Daniel Lincoln Nike 8:33.72Q 3 Corey Nowitzke Eastern Michigan 8:34.97Q 4 Benjamin Bruce Asics 8:35.26Q 5 Anderson Smith Reebok 8:36.94q 6 Kevin Davis California 8:38.02q 7 Thomas Brooks Oregon TC 8:39.54q 8 William Nelson Colorado 8:42.23 9 Todd Ptacek unattached 8:43.95 10 Lucas Meyer Oregon TC 8:45.72 11 Carl Moe unattached 8:47.39 12 Luke Watson adidas 8:55.89 13 Joseph Gray Oklahoma State 8:59.26
Men's 1500m Heats- Top 3 in each heat and next 6 times to final
All the favorites advanced to the finals with the two big favorites Bernard Lagat and Alan Webb each winning their heat.
In heat 1, Pat Tarpy took it out in a quick 57.0 and was followed by Bernard Lagat and Jeff See. The paced slowed to 60.3 the 2nd lap with Tarpy in the lead with Lagat stalking him. Lagat took the lead at 1200 in 2:57.9 (60.5) and looked good as he put a little distance on the field on the final turn. 2005 World Championship team member Chris Lukezic stayed close on the turn with former NCAA champ Leonael Manzano on Lukezic, as they appeared to have the 3 automatic spots for the final. Manzano came up on the final straight for the win but Lagat was conserving some energy for a possible 5000m final 2 hours later.
In heat 2, Steve Sherer was the guinea pig. He took it out in a super quick 56.1, hoping that he could get one of the 6 time qualifying spots for the final (we think it is time that distance events go solely on place for the final or at least with the vast majority of final places based on place, not time. Qualifying heats are not time trials.). The pace slowed the 2nd 400, and 800m was reached in 1:58.6. Said Ahmed, formerly of Arkansas, now with Nike, lead at the bell with Alan Webb dropping back to fifth as a lot of people went around him on the first turn of the final lap. Webb moved up to 4th on the turn and then passed everyone the final 100m to get the win but it did not look super, super easy. Afterwards, we overheard Webb tell ESPN's Lewis Johnson that he thought the top 4 made the final automatically so he was willing to cruise in in 4th until he heard the track announcer say only the top 3 were automatic. 2000 champion and runner-up Gabe Jennings, moved way up the final 100m to nab 2nd. Perhaps like last year he is peaking at the right time.
Men 1500 Meter Run
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orld: W 3:26.00 7/7/1998 Hicham El Guerrouj, MAR
American: A 3:29.30 8/28/2005 Bernard Lagat, Nike
Meet: M 3:34.92 6/20/1982 Steve Scott, Sub 4 TC
Name Year Team Prelims
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Heat 1 Preliminaries
1 Leonel Manzano Texas 3:39.29Q
2 Bernard Lagat Nike 3:39.40Q
3 Christopher Lukezic Reebok 3:39.55Q
4 Andrew McClary unattached 3:39.94q
5 William Leer unattached 3:40.06q
6 Garrett Heath Stanford 3:40.12q
7 John Jefferson Oregon TC 3:40.60q
8 Jeff See unattached 3:40.95
9 Stephen Pifer Colorado 3:41.83
10 Aucencio Martinez Adams State College 3:41.93
11 Sean O'Brien Oregon TC 3:41.93
12 Patrick Tarpy Reebok 3:45.35
13 Brendan O'Keefe Zap Fitness 3:48.12
Heat 2 Preliminaries
1 Alan Webb Nike 3:39.33Q
2 Gabriel Jennings Saucony 3:39.59Q
3 Rob Myers Reebok 3:39.60Q
4 Said Ahmed Nike 3:39.78q
5 Russell Brown Stanford 3:39.82q
6 David Torrence California 3:40.80
7 Ben True unattached 3:41.16
8 Jason Jabaut Carrboro Ath 3:41.74
9 Jordan McNamara unattached 3:42.31
10 Sean Jefferson Oregon TC 3:42.91
11 Blake Boldon Saucony 3:42.96
12 John Richardson Kentuckey Mi 3:45.76
13 Steve Sherer unattached 3:50.28
-- Thomas Morgan Zap Fitness DNS
Women's 800 - Heat 1 - In the 800s, it was the top 4 qualify and no
time qualifiers.
In the first heat, there was no drama as the top 4
were clearly the class of the field as 4th was a full 2 seconds ahead
of 5th. High schooler Chanelle Price didn't look like an amateur at all
as she led the field the first 600 through splits of 27.6, 57.94, and
1:30.3.
The big drama in the first heat was that former US star Nicole Teter dropped out. We didn't see where but know she didn't make it 500 meters.
Heat 2- Hazel Clark had a big early lead as she took things out
in 27.7. At 400, Clark, NCAA champ Alsia Johnson and recent Cornell
graduate Morgan Uceny had 3 meters on 4th as Clark hit 400 in 58.29.
600 was reached in 1:
30.6 for Clark as like in the first heat, the top 4 were clearly the
class of the field.
Women 800 Meter Run ================================================================ World: W 1:53.28 7/26/1983 Jarmila Kratochvilova, CZE American: A 1:56.40 8/11/1999 Jearl Miles-Clark, Reebok
Meet: M 1:57.04 6/17/1996 Meredith Rainey, Foot Locke Name Year Team Semis ================================================================ Heat 1 Semi-Finals
1 Alice Schmidt adidas 2:02.87Q 2 Nikeya Green Reebok 2:02.97Q 3 Lauren Austin unattached 2:03.00Q 4 Chanelle Price United Stars 2:03.09Q 5 Julian Clay Nike 2:05.14 6 Mishael Berger unattached 2:05.46 7 Georganne Way unattached 2:07.80 -- Nicole Teter Oregon TC DNF
Heat 2 Semi-Finals 1 Hazel Clark Nike 2:02.59Q 2 Alysia Johnson California 2:02.87Q 3 Morgan Uceny Cornell 2:03.04Q 4 Geena Gall Michigan 2:03.33Q 5 Trisa Nickoley Missouri 2:04.07 6 Nicole Cook Reebok 2:05.09 7 Becky Horn unattached 2:07.09 -- Mackenzie Pierce California DNS
Mens 800 Khadevis
Robinson was ready to run when the gun went off as he took it out alone
in 24.0, way clear of the field. At 400, KD was still 4-5 meters up on
the field as he hit 51.74. At 600, the field had caught up to KD who
appeared to coast a bit from 300 to 600, but KD threw it into another
gear and had a huge lead by 700 and coasted in for the win.
The four who broke 1:47.00 all got in automatically.
Heat 2- Of the four 800 heats tonight, this was the only one
with a good amount of drama. In the previous three, the top 4 appeared
to be the class of the field. In this heat, 2004 Olympian Jonathan
Johnson took it out in 25ish before hitting 400 in 51.18. At 600
(1:18.3), it was Johnson, Burley, Krumennacker and Solomon in the top 4,
but the last 200 was very exciting. Nick Symmonds, who ran in last for
the first 400, was 6th entering the homestretch but he would power home
to get the win. Duane Solomon, Johnson and Kevin Elliott appeared to
have 2-4 locked up but Trent Riter came from way back in the last 50 to
get 3rd, leaving Johnson to battle it out and edge Elliott for the
qualifying spot.
Former world indoor gold medallist David Krummenacker did not advance.
Men 800 Meter Run ================================================================ World: W 1:41.11 8/24/1997 Wilson Kipketer, KEN American: A 1:
42.60 8/28/1985 Johnny Gray, Santa Monica T Meet: M 1:42.80 6/24/1992 Johnny Gray, SMTC Name Year Team Semis ================================================================
Heat 1 Semi-Finals 1 Khadevis Robinson Nike 1:46.17Q 2 Floyd Thompson Santa Monica T C 1:46.65Q 3 Lopez Lomong Northern Arizona 1:46.70Q 4 Golden Coachman unattached 1:46.79Q 5 Elliott Blount Oregon TC 1:47.03 6 Neville Miller New York A C 1:47.25 7 Brandon Shaw Oregon TC 1:47.98 8 Mark Wieczorek unattached 1:49.44 Heat 2 Semi-Finals 1 Nicholas Symmonds Oregon TC 1:46.53Q 2 Duane Solomon U S C 1:46.57Q 3 Trent Riter unattached 1:46.62Q 4 Jonathan Johnson Reebok 1:46.71Q 5 Kevin Elliott Oregon TC 1:46.73 6 Kevin Hicks Nike 1:47.28 7 David Krummenacker adidas 1:47.64 8 Samuel Burley Asics 1:48.47
Sprints
Women's 100m World Champ Torri Edwards ran 11.02 into the wind to easily defeat Lauryn Williams.
Mens 100m Tyson Gay looked incredible running 9.84 into a .5 mps wind, winning by .23 over LSU's Trindon Holliday. NCAA sensation Walter Dix was 3rd as maybe he is tired from a long NCAA season.
Mens 400m Semis American domination in the 400m should continue if the semis are any indication.
In heat 1, Angelo Taylor the 2000 Olympic champ in the 400m hurdles, continued his incredible 2007 season as he ran a very relaxed 44.63 in the first semifinal.
But before anyone could think that was super impressive, LaShawn Merritt ran 44.44 in heat 2 for the win.
Heat 1 Semi-Finals
1 Angelo Taylor unattached 44.64Q
2 Darold Williamson Nike 44.87Q
3 Bershawn Jackson Nike 45.06Q
4 Jamaal Torrence unattached 45.19Q
5 Calvin Smith Florida 45.73
6 Fernada Blakely Asics 45.74
7 Obra Hogans unattached 46.55
-- Jamel Ashley Reebok DNF
Heat 2 Semi-Finals
1 LaShawn Merritt Nike 44.44Q
2 Lionel Larry U S C 44.67Q
3 Derrick Brew Reebok 45.02Q
4 David Neville Nike 45.24Q
5 Andrew Rock adidas 45.40
6 Greg Nixon unattached 45.70
7 Reggie Witherspoon unattached 45.82
8 Erison Hurtault Columbia 45.97
Women's 400m Semis Sanya Richards won her heat by over a second in 50.02 and Dee Dee Trotter won hers in 50.70.
Women 400 Meter Dash
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World: W 47.60 10/6/1985 Marita Koch, GDR
American: A 48.70 9/17/2006 Sanya Richards, Nike
Meet: M 49.27 6/24/2006 Sanya Richards, Nike
Name Year Team Semis
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Heat 1 Semi-Finals
1 Sanya Richards Nike 50.02Q
2 Mary Wineberg Nike 51.06Q
3 Monique Hennagan Nike 51.46Q
4 Shana Cox Penn State 51.72Q
5 Ashlee Kidd Georgia Tech 52.09
6 Demetria Washington Nike 52.28
7 Kia Davis unattached 52.29
8 Jessica Young Richmond 52.95
Heat 2 Semi-Finals
1 De'Hashia Trotter adidas 50.70Q
2 Natasha Hastings South Carolina 50.72Q
3 Monique Henderson Reebok 50.97Q
4 Moushaumi Robinson Nike 51.66Q
5 Debbie Dunn unattached 51.69
6 Angel Perkins unattached 51.73
7 Jessica Cousins Arkansas 52.44
8 Chauntae Bayne unattached 53.67
Men's 400m Hurdles Semis
Michael Tinsley edged Kerron Clement in heat 2 in 48.02, the fastest time of the year in 2007. James Carter won heat 1.
Men 400 Meter Hurdles
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World: W 46.78 8/6/1992 Kevin Young, USA
American: A 46.78 8/6/1992 Kevin Young, Foot Locker AC
Meet: M 47.03 6/21/1998 Bryan Bronson, Nike
Name Year Team Semis
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Heat 1 Semi-Finals
1 James Carter unattached 48.91Q
2 Derrick Williams Reebok 48.97Q
3 Rickey Harris adidas 49.06Q
4 Reuben McCoy Auburn 49.27Q
5 Brian Derby unattached 49.81
6 Justin Gaymon Georgia 49.91
7 Orentheus Hutcherson unattached 50.12
8 Brandon Johnson U C L A 50.23
Heat 2 Semi-Finals
1 Micheal Tinsley adidas 48.02Q
2 Kerron Clement Nike 48.08Q
3 Kenneth Ferguson adidas 49.25Q
4 LaRon Bennett unattached 49.27Q
5 Ben Clark unattached 49.79
6 Eric Dudley unattached 49.85
7 Andrew Peresta unattached 49.90
8 Joey Woody adidas 50.95
Men's Long Jump Olympic and World Champ Dwight Phillips got the win over Miguel Pate.
Men's Pole Vault 2005 World silver medallist Brad Walker got the win and 39 year old American record holder Jeff Hartwig booked his ticket to Worlds by finishing 2nd as 8 guys went over 18 feet. *Results *Associated Press Recap
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