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U.S. Indoor Track & Field Championships Recap

Posted February 25th, 2008 at 12:00 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

matt-tegenkampShannon Rowbury and Matt Tegenkamp [Pictured] dominated the 3-K’s, while Khadevis Robinson just held off Nick Symmonds in the men’s 800m to highlight two days of action at the AT&T U.S. Indoor Championships here. The meet served as the U.S. trials for next month’s IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics in Valencia, Spain, with the top-2 finishers in each event earning provisional berths on the U.S. team.

As expected, Tegenkamp defended his title, but now has the distinction of winning the national 3000m crown in the slowest ever time since the event was introduced to these championships in 1987. In fact, his 8:02.52 clocking is the only winning time north of eight minutes in the history of the meet.
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USA Indoor T&F Champs: Myers Uses Strong Finish to Claim 1500m Title

Posted February 24th, 2008 at 6:53 PM by Jeremy Sussman

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Special Features, Live Race Coverage

Rob Myers claimed his second USATF Indoor 1500m title with a stellar time of 3:40.89. The former Ohio State star bided his time in the pack for the first kilometer before taking control during the last quarter mile.

The race got off to an honest start with Kalpanatit Broderick taking it out in 57.82 for 400m and slowing a bit to split 1:59.82 for 800m. He was followed by Myers, Stanford Alum Russell Brown, and Sean O’Brien with the rest of the field still in tow.
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