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USA Indoor T&F Champs:
KD, Symmonds Look Strong in Men’s 800m Preliminaries

Posted February 23rd, 2008 at 6:07 PM by Jared Markowitz

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Khadevis Robinson The men’s 800m preliminaries at the 2008 USATF Indoor Track Championships went largely as expected.

Four time outdoor national champion Khadevis Robinson won the first heat in 1:48.88 with Ryan Brown also qualifying for finals. The second heat was won by two-time U.S. outdoor runner-up and defending U.S. indoor champion Nick Symmonds in 1:48.67.

James Hatch and Frederick Sharpe also advanced based on time. Karjuan Williams was the winner and lone finalist from the third heat.

The finals will be tomorrow at 5:13 PM EST.