Jorge Torres Edges Andrew Carlson for USA Men’s 8K Championship
Posted March 15th, 2008 at 11:30 AM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results
Building on a strong, second-place performance at the USA Cross Country Championship, Jorge Torres outlasted Andrew Carlson to win today’s USA 8K Championship in Central Park.
Torres earned the 8K national title with a time of 22:41.2, finishing 0.7 seconds ahead of Team USA Minnesota’s Andrew Carlson (22:41.9). Jason Hartmann (22:48), James Carney (22:52.5), and Fasil Bizuneh (23:02.1) completed the top five.
Alan Webb (23:31.3) finished a disappointing 16th in what was only his fourth professional road race and 2008 racing debut. However, David Monti reports that Webb was sick on Thursday night, probably the result of food poisoning. He and his coach, Scott Raczko, considered scratching him from the race, but Alan decided to start. There is little doubt that it affected his performance today.
Official Results (Top 10 Finishers):
1) Jorge Torres - 22:41.2
2) Andrew Carlson - 22:41.9
3) Jason Hartmann - 22:47.7
4) James Carney - 22:52.5
5) Fasil Bizuneh - 23:02.1
6) Christian Hesch - 23:03.3
7) Tim Nelson - 23:04.3
8) Josh Moen - 23:13.9
9) Ryan Kirkpatrick - 23:20.3
10) Macharia Yuot - 23:20.8
Photograph: Jorge Torres (Courtesy of NYRR)
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