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Tegenkamp Takes 1st Heat, Rupp Shocks Crowd in 2nd to Advance in 5,000m Semis

Posted June 28th, 2008 at 12:25 AM by Stephanie Lowe

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics

Matt Tegenkamp Hayward Field was made for the 5000 meters. The men’s preliminary race was highly anticipated Friday night.

In the first heat, Thomas Morgan led most of the race by a large margin. Eventually the gap was closed by Matt Tegenkamp (Pictured)(13:54.62), Jonathon Riley (13:54.69) and Bernard Lagat (13:54.93).

The pressure was on for University of Oregon star Galen Rupp in the second heat. He lived up to the hype by winning in 13:59.14. Rupp is a favorite in the 10000 meters, so he is still unsure if he will compete in both finals. The pack stayed tight throughout the entire race, with Chris Solinsky (13:59.85) and Robert Curtis (14:00.00) finishing the top three.

Heat 1
1 Matt Tegenkamp Nike 13:54.62 Q
2 Jonathon Riley Nike 13:54.69 Q
3 Bernard Lagat Nike 13:54.93 Q
4 Stephen Pifer Colorado 13:55.10 Q
5 Adam Goucher Nike 13:56.25 Q
6 Josh Rohatinsky Nike 13:56.94 Q
7 Thomas Morgan ZAP Fitness 13:57.28 q
8 Matthew Gabrielson Reebok 14:00.92 q
9 Ryan Vail unattached 14:05.26 q
10 Brent Vaughn Nike 14:06.90 q
11 Hassan Mead unattached 14:07.44
12 Andrew Carlson T USA Minn/N Bal 14:13.78

Heat 2
1 Galen Rupp unattached 13:59.14 Q
2 Chris Solinsky Nike 13:59.65 Q
3 Robert Curtis Reebok 14:00.00 Q
4 Bolota Asmerom Oregon TC Elite 14:00.48 Q
5 Ian Dobson adidas 14:01.42 Q
6 Kyle King ZAP Fitness 14:04.82 Q
7 Ryan Bak Oregon TC Elite 14:07.42
8 Anthony Gallo Run Flagstaff Mz 14:12.54
9 James Strang Arkansas 14:12.68
10 Ryan Kirkpatrick Reebok 14:29.66
11 Rod Koborsi Reebok 14:30.41
– Patrick Tarpy Reebok DNF