Three Oregonians Make U.S 800 Olympic Team!

-From Eugene, Oregon

All I can say is... that might be the best 800m that I've ever witnessed. Khadevis Robinson took the race out hard the first lap (50.03). At the 600 meter mark, Nick Symmonds (1:44.10) laid down the kick that eventually won the race.

At the train wreck finish, University of Oregon runner Andrew Wheating (1:45.03) placed second, followed by Oregon Track Club runner Christian Smith (1:45.47).

Khadevis Robinson reached out in the race's final steps to keep from falling and hit Lopez Lomong.

The always friendly Robinson said, “We both fell, and I was hoping that anyone was there. If Jesus would’ve been there, I would’ve grabbed him.”

Check out the full coverage on TheFinalSprint.

By Jay Hicks

Oregon Track Club Meet: Nick Symmonds vs. Matt Scherer!

The Oregon Track Club is hosting a last ditch meet in Eugene on Sunday. This is the last day to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Trials being held in less than three weeks. Some athletes are also using the meet as tune up to the Olympic Trials which are taking place June 27 at the Hayward Field Track & Field Complex on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene.

Right now PreraceJitters.com can confirm that the Oregon Track Club meet will feature a 600-meter race pitting 800-meter runners Nick Symmonds (1:45.01.) vs. Matt Scherer (1:46.11) in a head-to-head match featuring just the two runners in the race.

This will be the first 600-meters of Scherer’s career, while Symmonds has quite a few of 600s during his career.

The meet list has not been released but we can also confirm the event list will be determined by entrants.

By Jay Hicks.