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Men's
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morning.
“Luckily I got enough sleep and I
could rejuvenate to come back to
day,” Collins said.
The men soon took to the dis
tances, and Kenya’s Abraham
Chebii didn’t disappoint the dis
tance-running fans at Hayward.
Chebii used a 51-second last lap in
the 5,000 meters to take the event
in 13:08.10, less than one second
short of the Hayward Field record.
Chebii stunned fellow Kenyan Ben
Limo, who was ranked first in the
world in the event, with a huge kick
over the last 200 meters.
The meet concluded with its signa
ture event, the Bowerman Mile. All
eyes were on a pair of high schoolers,
future Duck Mike McGrath and Texas’
Steve Magness, as they attempted to
break the four-minute barrier. They
stuck together for much of the race
until Magness broke away in the final
lap, missing the four-minute ceiling
by 1.02 seconds. McGrath finished in
4:10.66. Kenya’s Bernard Lagat won
the event in 3:50.21, nearly eclipsing
Hicham El Guerrouj’s meet record of
3:49.92. Alan Webb, whose high
school mile record was part of “El G”’s
record-setting day in 2001, ran a sub
four minute mile in Saturday’s Pre.
A day of high notes ended on a
low one as high jump winner Miguel
Pate was carted off the field. He
landed on the side of the high jump
pit and injured his ankle, but had al
ready won the competition with a
leap of 27-013/4.
The 29th Prefontaine Classic was a
meet of fast times and highlights,
even a 300-pound man clearing two
hurdles. What will they think of next?
Contact the sports editor
atpeterhockaday@dailyemerald.com.
Mile
continued from page 9
close to Webb’s mark of two years ago,
but he has a promising future ahead of
him. His Prefontaine Classic time was
a personal record for the senior.
The final lap “felt like hell,” he said.
“I was just tying up so bad. I just kept
on thinking, ‘fight on, fight on. I can do
it.’ I was right where I wanted to be the
whole way.”
Magness said he normally runs
each lap of the mile at approximately
59 seconds, but his final round on Sat
urday was unofficially just over that
time. Still, the Prefontaine Classic
looks to be a huge building block for
his career.
Kenya’s Bernard Lagat won the
mile at a time of 3:50.21, less than a
second slower than the Prefontaine
record set by Hicham El Guerrouj in
2001. Canada’s Kevin Sullivan took
second, and Alex Kipchirchir of
Kenya placed third.
For Webb, the mile was a chance to
see where he stands. For McGrath and
Magness, the Prefontaine was a
chance to get out on the national stage
and begin what could be a successful
collegiate career.
If anything, the Prefontaine mile
gave the Hayward crowd something to
cheer about.
“They’re the best fans in the
world,” Webb said. “It’s where I want
to be. It’s great to run in front of this
crowd. It’s fun.”
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