Daily Emerald
Sports
Falcon, Blanchette top field at Pre Classic
Smith, Deal
also thrill
By Ashley Conklin
tm»»ald Sport ■■ Rei*>rtei
)<>(• I'nlcun might not cunsid
in himself .1 S.IIIH) meter run
ncr but .it I ridav 's Hrefontaine
(dassii at I lavward field fa I
con looked like he was made
lor the rare
I al< on was part ol a star
st lidded t lidd that ini lulled
I) o u g I1 a d i I I a and Steve
I’lasenc la 1 lies were all seek
ing to go under the top tune in
the world this season
I t .’ I Hfi In Australia's Andrew
I lovil and earn a v. (Kill ho
mis loi doing so
The held separated eark on
a lid t he rill e w a s het w ee n
I’laseni i.t and fait on Hut after
slicking with 1‘laseni in for the
I li st 1 I 1 laps I all on put on
the afterburners ovei the last
lilt) meters and pulled awu\
from I’laseiu ia
I all on was timed in a a II for
the last lap and broke the tape
m I t ltd 4>l to earn the S'-.IHH)
bonus with the fastest time in
the w oi Id this season
I'hotu In Mm i ( ,jn!
\tlrr lour \r.irs nl slrut;^lin^ with kiwr injurin'.. j.nrlin thrtiurr k.irin Smith m.iilr .in imprvs
sivv i onwh.ii k at Friday's I’lrhint.iinr (il.issii Smiths throw ntJII-U u .is the host b\ .in 1 nwr
ii .in this sr.ison
lot Kill on. the former At
k<ms.is star. it was tlie Iirst
i.llttll he had run situ e t oilege
Afterward, he said he still con
siders himself a tniler
"I still think I'm ,i better mil
er than a a.(1(H) runnel I all nil
said lo he honest the pai e
was too slow, too i hopj)\ for
ini' .mil I didn't ft-td good I
I In uk t li.it moans I i .111 i u n
nmcli i.istei
I)«• sp 111• till1 linn' I .ill oil s.nd
In- won't run more than mavlic
'out' ,'>.00(1 .1 yuar. for the
next tlirrr \ r.irx
'I lionustlv bidiovo I un run
t -1H tor tin1 milr.' hr said '1
might illovi■ up to the ri.OOO ,it
ter the 1002 ()l\ inpit (lames
lull m\ i u.ii h .mil I believe !
should exhaust nn potential at
the hover distant es hetore inov
mg up "
I ah oil said that being pr i
inaiih a miler helped him in
this rat e
"I wank'd to start going tast
er and make the cadence more
like a mile where I feel more
comfortable." he said "I want
ed to press it at the last mile he
i ause I knew I was the best toil
er in the field and I didn't see
anyone who could go with
me.'1
While the Springfield. Mo.,
native had the performance of
the meet, three local athletes
had outstanding marks as well
Craig Blanr hette. who set the
world record in the wheelchair
mile at last year's I’refontaine
( lassie, set another this year
with a time of .1 TO on to break
last year's mark of :i:5 1 00
Blanchette was hoping for a
t.me around t -to but that went
out the window because of the
slow pace. The record was
there however, w hen set ond
place finisher Tom \ogueim
pai ed Blanchette through the
last 100 meters
"I was planning on 55-5?
second laps, hut the pace was
so slow that I'm not even out of
broat h .'' Blanchette said
loin NIogueiro from Georgia
had a ( T7 ill a time trial last
week, but he's not experienced
in racing
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