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Symmonds Wins 800-Meter Run at U.S. Olympic Trials, Qualifies for Beijing

Earns Personal Best of 1:44.10

EUGENE, ORE. -- Former Willamette University runner Nick Symmonds ('06, Boise, ID/Bishop Kelly HS) won the finals of the 800-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Trials on Monday, June 30 in a personal best time of 1:44:10 to qualify for… [more]

Former Willamette runner Nick Symmonds will compete at the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 800-meter run.Former Willamette runner Nick Symmonds will compete at the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 800-meter run.

Running With Passion

Symmonds has Gold on his Mind

EUGENE, ORE. -- Nick Symmonds feels a kinship with legendary Oregon distance runner Steve Prefontaine. Every time Symmonds steps on the track at Hayward Field, he thinks about how Prefontaine symbolized"what it's like to race with passion."Symmonds visits… [more]

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national qualifiers

2008 NCAA Division III National Qualifiers

Ian Batch Ian Batch
5,000m [14:31.79]
1,500m [3:55.21]
Jacob Monroe Jacob Monroe
Hammer [171' 11"]
Grant Piros Grant Piros
Javelin [200' 4"]
   
Melinda Fahey Melinda Fahey
Hammer [162' 4"]
Discus [139' 0"]
Carly Killam Carly Killam
800m [2:14.47]
1,500m [4:37.66]
Brooke Smith Brooke Smith
Heptahlon [4,462 pts]
Javelin [129' 8"]
Jordyn Smith Jordyn Smith
400m Hurdles [1:03.90]
800m [2:11.38] AUTO
Jena Winger Jena Winger
3k Steeple [10:46.74]
5,000m [17:21.59]
Sarah Zerzan Sarah Zerzan
10,000m [ 37:37.35 ]
1600m Relay J. Luecht, K. St. John
J. Smith, L. Marsalli

1,600m Relay [ 3:53.39 ]

NCAA Track & Field

2008 All-Americans

  • Grant Piros - Javelin (7th)
  • Brooke Smith - Heptathlon (7th)
  • Jordyn Smith - 800m (4th)

2008 NCAA Meet Information

2008 NCAA Performance List

features

Zerzan Selected for Prestigious NCAA Today's Top VIII Award Zerzan Selected for Prestigious NCAA Today's Top VIII Award
Sarah Zerzan is one of just eight senior student-athletes from the NCAA's overall membership to be selected for the 2007 NCAA Today's Top VIII Award.

Willamette Athlete Spotlight: Sarah Zerzan Runs Toward Medical Degree Willamette Athlete Spotlight: Sarah Zerzan Runs Toward Medical Degree
Willamette's Sarah Zerzan was in perfect form as she rounded the last gentle, verdant curve of the NCAA Division III West Regional cross country course ...

Symmonds set for World Championships Former Willamette runner Nick Symmonds will compete in the 800-meter run in Osaka, Japan

Willamette Student Named Kemper Scholar Freshman Track Athlete Chris Platano named Kempler Scholar

Score One For the Little guys February 2007 Track & Field News: Division III Product Nick Symmonds Wins the Nationals

A Running Tradition Sarah Zerzan follows her family's footsteps to Willamette

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