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Lead Stories: Friday, December 5, 2008

Pile-Up in Women’s 800m Sends 12 Athletes To Final

Posted June 29th, 2008 at 8:00 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics

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On a blazing hot day here, a pile-up about 250 meters into yesterday’s first heat of the women’s 800m semi-finals at these U.S. Olympic Trials sent four women tumbling to the track, splitting the field, and initially crushing some long-held Olympic dreams.

“I remember getting grabbed then getting physical with someone,” said Nikeya Green who finished third in a race where only the top-4 finishers would qualify for the final. “I don’t know. It wasn’t my fault, but it just kind of happened.”

Just behind Green, Kameisha Bennett, Latavia Thomas and Becky Horn fell hard. Nicole Teter (Pictured above) then went down as she tried to jump over the pile-up.
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Four-Runner Pile-Up in the Women’s 800 Semifinals, All Advance

Posted June 28th, 2008 at 8:33 PM by Stephanie Lowe

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics

The women’s 800-meter semifinals saw some tough competition. As expected, Alice Schmidt got out fast and stayed in front during the first heat. The real action occurred behind Schmidt as Becky Horn tripped near the 300-meter mark and caused a four-person pile-up. The crowd cheered as they immediately got right back up.

Schmidt won the first heat in 2:03.27, followed by Maggie Vessey (2:03.81) and Nikeya Green (2.03.90). The entire field of athletes in the first heat will advance due to the crash.

The second heat included high school sophomore Laura Roesler. She shows great potential with her 2:06.82 time. Those who qualified in the second heat were Morgan Uceny (2:02.10), Hazel Clark (2:02.14), Katie Waits (2:02.38), and Geena Gall (2:03.3).Uceny ran an outstanding race considering she was recently injured.
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