What an amazing day of competition that just completed. That men's 800 meter final has to go down in history as one of the greatest races for Oregonians. Watching Nick Symmonds and Andy Wheating kick into high gear around the outside of the last turn was a marvel. Then to have Christian Smith dive at the finish line to capture the 3rd and final spot on the team was a dream come true. I can't wait to watch those guys in Beijing.
Several other UO athletes did a great job that day. Ashton Eaton had a great decathlon finish of 5th place and Rachel Yurkovich medaled bronze in the javelin (unfortunately she doesn't have an Olympic A standard so she won't be going to Beijing). Nicole Blood had to drop out of her 5000m semifinal.
It was also great to see OTC runner Ian Dobson qualify in the 5000m final. His step-mother was seated right behind me and boy was she excited.
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