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Continuing his superb season, Matt Tegenkamp ran a strong race at the Herculis 2006 meet in Monaco on Sunday, August 20th, and became the fifth-fastest U.S. runner of all time at 3,000 meters. Tegenkamp finished fifth in a close 3,000m race in 7:34.98. The race was won by Kenya's Abraham Chebii in 7:33.42. Tegenkamp trails only Bob Kennedy (who has the five fastest marks), Sydney Maree, Bernard Lagat, and Adam Goucher on the U.S. all-time list.
A large U.S. contingent competed at the Norwich Union International in Birmingham, England, a four-way meet among the U.S., Russia, Great Britain, and China, on August 19-20. Khadevis Robinson (800m, 1:47.48), Bernard Lagat (3,000m, 7:50.49), and Gabe Jennings (mile, 4:10.02) all took home gold for the USA. Jennings became the first U.S. winner of the Emsley Carr Mile since 1967, when Jim Ryun beat Kip Keino. The race was a tactical one in which Great Britain's Michael East led through 800 meters in 2:14.40. Jennings kicked away from the field on the last lap, which he covered in approximately 53 seconds, and finished .06 of a second ahead of Great Britain's Andrew Baddeley.
Lauren Fleshman led the U.S. women with her 9:01.59 third-place finish in the 3,000 meters, a race which was won by Liliya Shobukhova in 8:38.42.
Treniere Clement (1,500m, 4:12.77) and Sean Graham (3,000m, 8:04.31) both earned fourth place finishes. Carrie Tollefson (3,000m, 9:03.84), Lisa Galaviz (steeplechase, 10:03.90), Nick Symmonds (800m, 1:48.81), and Alice Schmidt (800m, 2:03.54) all finished fifth in their respective events. Lindsey Gallo (1,500m, 4:18.65 and 800m, 2:05.97), Christian Smith (mile, 4:11.87), and Kristin Anderson (steeplechase, 10:30.63) all finished seventh.
Meanwhile, in Beijing, China, the U.S. team finished up their competition at the IAAF World Junior Championships on Sunday, August 20th. The final U.S. middle-distance/distance runner to compete was Baylor's Erin Bedell. She finished 10th in the 1,500 meter final in 4:20.01, a new personal best.
Posted by Alison Wade at 8:02 p.m. | Tags: Race Reports, Race Results