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SYMMONDS OPENS OUTDOOR SEASON WITH 1:46
By David Monti
(c) 2009 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved - used with permission

U.S. Olympic Trials champion Nick Symmonds opened his outdoor season yesterday on the Nike campus in Beaverton, Ore., clocking 1:46.25 for 800m.  His was just one of four elite events incorporated into the Nike Mile, a series of track races held for Nike employees.

"I wasn't really sure because I've only done one or two speed sessions," Symmonds told RunnerSpace.com in a video interview.  "I was injured for most of March and part of April, so my training is a little bit behind where it was last year.  My goal was just to come out here and open up in 52, and if I felt comfortable, close in 54."

Kara Goucher doubled in the 800m and the mile; the races were held just 15 minutes apart.  Finishing fourth behind Briton Jemma Simpson, who ran 2:02.93, Goucher clocked a personal best 2:06.79.  She then finished a close second in the mile to training partner and Olympic 10,000m teammate Amy Begley.  Goucher clocked 4:37.58, just 4/100ths behind Begley.

"I was really happy with that," Goucher said to RunnerSpace.com about her 800m personal best.  "I came back to run the mile, and I thought it would feel really easy.  I wanted to run 4:35.  I almost bailed with a lap to go I felt so bad."

Steeplechaser Tom Brooks won the elite mile in 3:59.31 and was the only man to break four minutes.

Videos of all the races, including athlete interviews, can be viewed at http://www.runnerspace.com/NikeMile.

ENDS

Licensed to Willamette University      Hy-Tek's Meet Manager 5/28/2009 05:38 PM
                           Nike Mile VI - 5/28/2009                            
                                   5/28/2009                                   
                                    Results                                    
 
Women 1 Mile Run
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals 
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Finals
  1 Begley, Amy                  Nike                            4:37.54  
  2 Goucher, Kara                Nike                            4:37.58  
  3 Lambie, Arianne              Nike                            4:46.01  
  4 Murphy, Joanna               Bowerman Athleti                4:58.54  
  5 Rice, Paige                  Unattached                      5:00.56  
  6 McHattie, Carla              Unattached                      5:17.51  
  7 Klettke, Kelsey              Unattached                      5:18.77  
 
Women 800 Meter Run
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals 
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  1 Simpson, Jemma               Oregon Track Clu                2:02.93  
  2 Vaughn, Sara                 Unattached                      2:04.77  
  3 McMahon, Emily               Bowerman Athleti                2:05.89  
  4 Goucher, Kara                Nike                            2:06.79  
  5 Schaaf, Sara                 Bowerman Athleti                2:08.50  
  6 McGown, Amber                Oregon Track Clu                2:08.74  
  7 Anderson-Gregg, Brianna      Bowerman Athleti                2:09.22  
  8 Begley, Amy                  Nike                            2:11.09  
  9 Smith, Jordyn                Greater Boise RC                2:12.36  
 10 McIlroy, Emma                Bowerman Athleti                2:15.82  
 11 Johnson, Sydnie              Bowerman Athleti                2:17.70  
 
Men 1 Mile Run
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals 
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  1 Brooks, Tom                  Oregon Track Clu                3:59.31  
  2 Riley, Jonathon              Nike                            4:00.27  
  3 Thompson, Chris              Oregon Track Clu                4:01.23  
  4 Vaughn, Brent                Nike                            4:01.57  
  5 Bak, Ryan                    Oregon Track Clu                4:01.68  
  6 Schoolmeester, Bret          Bowerman Athleti                4:02.08  
  7 Achon, Julius                Nike                            4:04.16  
  8 Goucher, Adam                Nike                            4:11.92  
  9 D'Onofrio, Vincent           Unattached                      4:16.01  
 
Men 800 Meter Run
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals 
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  1 Symmonds, Nick               Oregon Track Clu                1:46.25  
  2 Wiezorek, Mark               Oregon Track Clu                1:47.11  
  3 Hicks, Kevin                 Oregon Track Clu                1:47.85  
  4 Pifer, Stephen               Oregon Track Clu                1:48.17  
  5 Leer, Will                   Oregon Track Clu                1:49.42  
  6 Jefferson, John              Oregon Track Clu                1:50.00  

Other race results are on the way!