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Oregon men sweep 800

11:56 AM Tue, Jul 01, 2008 |
Frank Mungeam

Wow. Track Town USA is back!

Monday night's 1-2-3 sweep of the 800 meters by Oregon men was a race for the ages.

With half a lap to go, race favorite Nick Symmonds was trapped, boxed in by the pack in the men's 800 meter final. With a single move on the backstretch, the former Willamette University standout extricated himself and unleashed a blistering kick to gap the field and win the 800.

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