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2008 Prefontaine Classic

Hayward Field, University of Oregon, Eugene OR

Sunday June 8, 2008

Televised on NBC, Live: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time

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  Highlights - Results - Rich Gonzalez Meet Story

Price US#2 all-time 2:01.61, Demps 10.19 100 for 3rd
Puskedra manages 8:46.41 2-mile in flying elite race
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Jeff Demps FL
100: 3rd - 10.19
Photo Brandon Kruse
Luke Puskedra UT
2M: 10th - 8:46.41
Photo Kirby Lee
Chanelle Price PA
800: 6th - 2:01.61
Photo John Nepolitan


Highlights
  • Leading through the final turn, Pennsylvania's Chanelle Price faded to 6th as the pros stormed home, but held on for US#2 all-time 2:01.61, trailing only Kim Gallagher's 1982 mark of 2:00.07.
  • Utah's Luke Puskedra, well off the 2 Mile pack with Scott Wall as his assigned pacer, hit splits of 2:07, 3:13 and 4:17, and was 7:38 with a lap to go, to finish 10th in 8:46.41
  • Two false starts charged to the field, and then Floridian Jeff Demps, coming out of Lane 1, led through first half before ending up third against Elites in 10.19 (-0.5)!
  • Oregon 6A 800 champ Elijah Greer ran to a runner-up 1:50.31 finish in Section 3 of the morning Qualifier races, held between the distance WR attempts and the televised afternoon Elite sections
  • Oregon 4A star Taylor Wallace reportedly US#2 4:28 1500 for 6th in her morning heat.
Results

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Prefontaine Classic Eugene, OR (USA) - Sunday, Jun 08, 2008
800 Metres - W
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Official Results - Women - 800 Metres Pos Athlete Nat Mark Pts
1 Maria de Lurdes Mutola MOZ 1:59.24 10
2 Alice Schmidt USA 2:00.01 8
3 Hazel Clark USA 2:00.51 7
4 Shannon Rowbury USA 2:01.03 6
5 Nicole Teter USA 2:01.07 5
6 Chanelle Price USA 2:01.61 4
7 Diane Cummins CAN 2:01.70 3
8 Miho Sato JPN 2:06.75 2
Melanie Hardy USA DNF

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Prefontaine Classic Eugene, OR (USA) - Sunday, Jun 08, 2008
Two Miles - M
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Official Results - Men - Two Miles Pos Athlete Nat Mark Pts
1 Bernard Lagat USA 8:12.45 10
2 Rashid Ramzi BRN 8:13.16 8
3 Paul Kipsiele Koech KEN 8:13.31 7
4 Chris Solinsky USA 8:15.77 6
5 Craig Mottram AUS 8:18.19 5
6 Shadrack Kosgei KEN 8:21.34 4
7 Saif Saaeed Shaheen QAT 8:22.86 3
8 Bolota Asmerom USA 8:32.16 2
9 Collis Birmingham AUS 8:40.22 1
10 Luke Puskedra USA 8:46.41 1
Ryan Bak USA DNF
Josphat Mitunga Kithii KEN DNF
Jonathon Riley USA DNF
Scott Wall USA DNF
Ed Moran USA DNS


Event 4 Men 100 Meter Dash
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World: # 9.74 2007 Asafa Powell, Jamaica
American: & 9.79 1999 Maurice Greene
Hayward: % 9.88 2004 Shawn Crawford, USA
Prefontaine: * 9.88 2004 Shawn Crawford, USA
Name Year Team Finals Wind
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Finals
1 Darrel Brown Trinidad 10.07 -0.5
2 Ivory Williams USA 10.10 -0.5
3 Jeff Demps USA 10.19 -0.5
4 Wallace Spearmon USA 10.24 -0.5 [10.231]
5 Shawn Crawford USA 10.24 -0.5 [10.233]
6 Michael Frater Jamaica 10.24 -0.5 [10.234]
7 Rodney Martin USA 10.27 -0.5
8 Mark Jelks USA 10.31 -0.5


Photo by Rich Gonzalez


Event 8 Men 800 Meter Run SECTION 3
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Name Year Team Finals
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Finals
1 Legare, Joel Team XO 1:50.04
2 Greer, Elijah Unattached 1:50.31
3 Roppelt, Brian Unattached 1:51.22
4 Hummel, Mike Luke's Locker 1:51.54
5 Lopez, Brandon Team XO 1:51.65
6 Strickler, Eddie Club Northwest 1:52.84
7 Culley, Mitch Valley Royal 1:53.07
8 Mazzei, Darren Unattached 1:53.17
-- Emrani, Dustin Otc-Elite DNF



Elijah Greer OR finishes 2nd in a PR 1:50.31 in Section 3 of the morning races.

Photo by Rich Gonzalez


 Time Schedule

Elite Events:
9:30 10,000 Meters (M)
10:10 5,000 Meters (W)

Qualifying Races:
10:35 3000mSteeplechase (men)
10:50 1500m (women)
10:57 1500m Section 1 (men)
11:05 1500m Section 2 (men)
11:10 800m (women)
11:15 800m Section 1 (men)
11:20 800m Section 2 (men)
11:25 800m Section 3 (men)

Elite Events:
12:05 National Anthem
12:10 Hammer Throw (W)
12:15 Triple Jump (M)
12:50 Pole Vault (M)
1:03 400 (W) [Live TV]
1:07 Discus Throw (W)
1:12 100 Meters (M)
1:15 High Jump (M)
1:19 1500 Meters (W)
1:26 Shot Put (M)
1:30 800 Meters (M)
1:35 Long Jump (W)
1:41 100 Hurdles (W)
1:51 110 Hurdles (M)
2:04 400 Meters (M)
2:11 100 Meters (W)
2:18 Two Miles (M)
2:34 200 Meters (M)
2:42 Bowerman Mile (M)
2:52 800 Meters (W)
3:00 Presentation of Inaugural Maria Mutola Outstanding Athlete Award

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